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__label__wiki	0.576803	0.576803	10 Years JavaMuseum – Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art This is an anniversary which really needs to be celebrated. 10 years JavaMuseum – means 10 years of the development of an art genre which actually never became one, although people are continuously talking about, art schools and universities offer courses in netart, and netart is said by to be dead since so many years by so many people. The interativity, which is representing a basic component of netart – an art form which is using Internet based technology for creating art – was celebrated in the beginning of the new technologies in art as the future in contemporary art – but what is left during the years is no more than the dry statement: people do actually not want to become active themeselves, but prefer to keep the passive position of a consumer. In Internet, interactivity represents that fundamental component, at all, and does therefore also not represent anything extraordinary, while the connection between art and interactivity remains something extraordinary, nevertheless, since the traditional values of art and art perception are not valid anymore and replaced by new values, for instance the active involvement of an user., and an art work is defining itself via a process which can be influenced by the user. Netart never became that popular because the pioneers in the genre started with ideals and perspectives connected to the Internet as a medium for creating art, which however never came true, i.e being able to use the Interent as an independent art medium for creating a typ of art which is self-organised and independent from the “commercially” controlled art scene. When JavaMuseum started in 2000 and launched in 2001 its first global competition, all submitting artists had these ancient ideals in mind which nowadays are completely out of date, since the reality of the Internet, especially regarding art, did not follow these idelogical ideals, but was captured by the commerce on one hand, and in concern of art by some established art institutions taking fundamental, but de-encouraging influence. Netart had its real high time in 2004 with a really extensive art production worldwirde, while afterwards a dramatic decline could be observed. It became obvious, that the artists generations using netart did not longer last than 3, maximum 5 years, when most artists either changed the medium or the profession, and were in any case no longer or only occasionally active in netart. The idealistic ideas of independece came to its limits quite fast, since netart couild not be used commercially like the traditional art forms, and artists could not make their living by creating netart, and therefore also no market for netart developed, the questions of authorship and copyrights are also quite complicated, since there does not exist a global agreement between the countries regulating only the basic legal questions. In this way, 2004 was also the high time of JavaMuseum and it was always the question, how to deal with netart in future – this art form which was never really explored by anybody for its entire potential until these days. Nobody explored the divers programming languages for their artistic potential, since an ideal would be an artist who is ingenious as an artist and a programmer, at the same time. But this actually represents a paradox, and just a handful people worldwide can be classified like that. The years after 2004 until 2010 are still marked by an art production worldwide which can be classified rather as embarrassing, not concerning its quality, but the quantity of artists active in the field of netart and the realised substantial projects during a year. The fact that the artists generations last mainly just a few years and that much time is needed for exploring programming languages and the Internet for an extended artistic potential caused, that the artistic productions have lost the label to be innovative. In a certain sense, the way how programming languages and software is used for artistic productions remains since years on a similiar level of the known, one can even speak of repeating, and nobody is taking the risk to explore the unknown in technology and contents transformed via technology into something exciting new. Nevertheless, the chances are always given, that new technology is used for creating something new and probably also spectacular, and therefore JavaMuseum is looking continuously for the new talents which give netart new inspiration and a new direction probably. The 10th anniversary project “Celebrate!” want to celebrate netart and share it with the online users via the daily journal of a blog. During one year new and older projects, younger and older artists will be featured, so that at the end of the year, a kind of who is who in netart can be reviewed like a living book. “Celebrate!” is planned and developed by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, chief curator and director of JavaMuseum. JavaMuseum – Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art http://www.javamuseum.org JIP – JavaMuseum Interview Project http://jip.javamuseum.org “Celebrate” is part of NewMediaFest’2010 10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:\|\|cologne global heritage of digital culture http://2010.newmediafest.org	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line1
__label__cc	0.68511	0.31489	Amethyst Eyes Book Tours, Interviews and More About Me & My Books Snippits True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager Today we will have the first in a "Two-Part" post, featuring Krysten Lindsay Hager and her True Colors series. so, get ready for some good stuff. Oh, and if you have a teenage girl, she just might like this series! Oh, and don't forget to come back tomorrow for part two. So just who are we talking to? Allow me to introduce you to Krysten Lindsay Hagar. Author bio: Krysten Lindsay Hager is an author and book addict who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and also writes middle grade, YA, humor essays, and adult fiction. TRUE COLORS is her international bestselling debut novel from Astraea Press and the first book in the series. She is originally from Michigan and has lived in South Dakota, Portugal, and currently resides in Southern Ohio where you can find her reading and writing when she’s not catching up on her favorite TV shows. She received her master’s in American Culture from the University of Michigan-Flint. Could you share a little about yourself and what led you to become a writer? -I’ve been making up stories since I was a kid. When I was in the fifth grade, my teacher told my parents at a conference she thought I would grow up and become an author. My mom was a little thrown by that. I think at that time all my friends and I were obsessed with books (like the Sweet Valley series, The Baby-Sitters Club, etc.) but I think my mom thought it was just a phase. Fast forward to high school and I was still saying that was what I wanted to do, so my mother signed me up for a writing conference a few days after the end of my senior year. It is really great that your mother supported you and helped you in such an awesome way. Do you write full time? How much of your life is set aside for writing? -I don’t have a schedule, but I am very disciplined. I might not write every day, but I work on some aspect of writing, editing, plotting—something every day. It’s not a career where you can take breaks. I read somewhere that writers never take vacations and isn’t that the truth? I went away with a friend for a short trip and my mind was going, “Hey, so and so could have her break up scene in a place like this,” and, “Gotta get a picture of this house because this is how I imagined the beach house in my story would look.” Haha! Now I don't think there's an author out there that would disagree with that comment. Could you tell us a little about your novel? -My book is about an eighth grader named Landry who is torn between wanting to fit in and wanting to stand out. She gets pushed into trying out for a modeling reality show with her two best friends, but they “unfriend” her when she advances in the competition without her. Landry tries to make new friends, but gets caught up between wanting to be herself and conforming to who her new friends want her to be. Along the way she learns that modeling is nowhere as glamorous as it seems, how to deal with frenemies, a new crush, and that true friends see you for who you really are and like you because of it. Would you take us on a brief tour of your novel and the world you’ve created? -I’ve set the book in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which is not a city I’ve ever lived in, but I spent a lot of time there since I have family there. I felt this was a safer environment and more universal than the town I grew up in myself. Landry goes to a private school called Hillcrest Academy where she sees that having a small class means trying to co-exist with frenemies. I went to a small private school from kindergarten through eighth grade so it was a world I understood very well. Landry starts going to the high school basketball games with her friends and meets a ninth grader named Vladi who she develops a crush on, but he seems like he might be interested in her, too. In my mind, I even know Landry’s school bus route and the stops where her friends live. I get very detailed when I come up with an idea, but most of that information is just for me when developing the story. This is something we have in common...details and research to make sure all bases are covered, and yet the reader is rarely aware of any of it. Where does the inspiration for you main character and story come from? -My inspiration came from a college professor who said we should write the book we wanted to read and this was the book I wished I could have had at that age. I wanted a character who shared her insecurities and fears (along with her funny commentary about life) to let readers know they are not alone with what they’re feeling or going through themselves. What is the message behind the story? Was it something you specifically wrote a story around or did it develop as your characters came to life? -I knew I wanted to create an honest, realistic teen who shared her fears and insecurities and how she longed to be a part of one of those tight knit cliques at school, yet never quite felt like she fit in anywhere. I knew going in that I wanted to deal with the friendship aspect of it, but as I went along more things popped up like her feelings about her parents living apart due to her mother’s job transfer. Sounds like something teens will really relate to, and definitely enjoy reading. Do you work from an outline or just go with the flow? If you use an outline, how detailed is it? I never used an outline until writing the second book in the series, Best Friends…Forever? (which will come out in 2015). It became easier to have plot points and things jotted down to finish book two and work on book three. I think for a stand alone project that free flowing works best for me, but with the series I have to admit the outline has been helpful. I have only outlined a novel once, because I was taking a writing course, and although I find it to be somewhat of a pain to do, I will admit that it had been a useful tool. I think certain genres, such as mysteries, would require an outline. What is the time span in your novel, weeks, months, years? How much research went into it? -The book begins in fall and goes until the week of Christmas vacation for my character. The second book (which will come out this year) picks up right where I leave off in book one because I hate reading a series where important stuff happens off the page. I want to see it all and not read a little catch-up paragraph, so the readers won’t miss anything. I didn’t do too much research since it’s fiction, but I do keep a list of Landry’s school schedule and make sure it’s accurate for an eighth grader. Could you tell us how you go about your research, how you ‘catalogue’ information to make it all work? -I write fiction so not as much detailed research. I do keep track of what goes on in middle schools and high schools in terms of schedules, I use diaries/journals, watch tween and teen shows and read the magazines. I also know the area I’m writing about (even though I never lived there) so that helps. That sounds like research to me! How does this book differ from what you have written in the past? -I think this book is more vulnerable than some of my past work. A lot of people know my journalism work or my humor essays or funny short stories whereas this one deals more with self-esteem issues. This book is still funny, which relates to my other work, but it’s more of a vulnerable work which is why I think people connect to it so much. My list of books to read just keeps growing... How have the changes in present day publishing impacted your schedule as a writer? -It is more time consuming now due to social media. There are different time zones to consider, too. You might be dealing with bloggers, readers, interviewers, or reviewers from other countries and have to work on their hours. I enjoy meeting new people, so I have fun doing it, but it takes a lot more time than people realize. I think we (and people in general) would be shocked at just how many hours we spend on the marketing of our material, something that takes away from our writing time. How do you handle marketing? Do you have a plan, a publicist or just take one day at a time? -I’m not a planner when it comes to anything, so I take it one day at a time. I promote other writers on my blog all the time and not myself so much on there. Do you have any advice for aspiring authors? -Take as many classes (literature classes, creative writing classes) as you can and go to conferences and workshops to learn about the business. There is so much to learn and like any other career you need training and education before you dive in. Could you tell us what you’re working on now? -I am writing the third book in the Landry’s True Colors series. I also am working on an older YA novel, another upper middle grade one and an adult novel as well. I just had the best time last night writing a funny scene with Landry and her crush. It’s moments like that when a scene really comes together that makes all the hard part worthwhile. Tagline: A little competition can really bring out people’s true colors. Blurb: Landry Albright just wants to be one of the interesting girls at school who always have exciting things going on in their lives. She wants to stand out, but also wants to fit in, so she gives in when her two best friends, Ericka and Tori, push her into trying out for a teen reality show modeling competition with them. Landry goes in nervous, but impresses the judges enough to make it to the next round. However, Ericka and Tori get cut and basically "unfriend" her on Monday at school. Landry tries to make new friends, but gets caught up between wanting to be herself and conforming to who her new friends want her to be. Along the way she learns that modeling is nowhere as glamorous as it seems, how to deal with frenemies, a new crush, and that true friends see you for who you really are and like you because of it. Back Cover Blurb: Every day I walked down the sidewalk to school and wished I were one of the interesting popular girls who ran up with exciting news. Just once I’d like to be one of those girls instead of the being the one who didn’t get invited to things because people “forgot” about me. Landry Albright gets pushed into trying out for the American Ingénue reality show modeling competition with her two best friends. She doesn't think she stands a chance, but she advances to the next level in the competition and her friends ignore her when they get cut. Enter the gorgeous Devon Abrams, who also makes the first cut and includes Landry in her clique. Devon becomes the perfect best friend, but can their friendship survive the competition? Landry hopes her big break could come at any moment, but soon sees there's much more to modeling than just getting your hair done and looking pretty. She begins missing out on being with new friends like Ashanti, a girl who truly has Landry's back. Landry also has the chance to have a boyfriend when she meets a boy named Vladi from another school. Part of Landry wants to be famous (and have her hair look good for once), but part of her just wants to be accepted. She learns about friendships, being true to yourself, and that a good hair conditioner doesn’t hurt either. While I was deciding whether or not to chicken out, the stage manager, Georgia, started having the girls go out on stage. I overheard somebody say one girl fell out of her shoe as she stepped on the runway. “Is she okay?” “Yeah, she’s fine. She just pretended to have two heels on and walked on her tip toes,” Georgia said. I would have burst into tears and run off the stage — kind of like I did when I was four years old and in a dance recital. We were supposed to be little ballerinas and have scarves attached to our tutus, but my mom was still in school at the time and she came home late and forgot to give me my scarves. So all the other little girls pulled out their scarves, and there’s a video of me looking on either side of my tutu for my scarves and then bursting into tears crying “Mommy!” as I ran off the stage. My grandmother said I was adorable, but I don’t think it was any coincidence my grandfather died two weeks later. At least I didn’t have to worry about missing scarves tonight. All I had to do was focus on not tripping. If I could just make it down the runway and back, I’d be fine. Unless, of course, I suddenly came down with Tourette’s Syndrome and started swearing live on the air… but I’d know if I had Tourette’s, right? It doesn’t just come on out of nowhere, does it? “Okay, girls. Your group is next,” Georgia said. I took a deep breath. All I had to do is say, “My name is Landry, and I’m from Grand Rapids.” Easy—as long as I didn’t get the dry heaves or puke into the microphone and electrocute myself…or get diarrhea on live TV. Why did I ever go to the audition in the first place? Everything was fine when I was just boring old Landry fading into the background. The girls at school were a lot nicer to me when I was nobody special. I mean, before this stupid competition I had friends, but now it seemed like there was no one I could trust. Maybe if I lost this stupid thing I could go home and everything would be back to normal. “Okay, girls. You guys are next.” Georgia pushed me in the back. “Don’t forget to smile,” she said in my ear. Then the girl in front of me morphed into a different person. She straightened her spine and walked with a little skip in her step. “I’m Desiree, and I’m from Sterling Heights,” she said in a low sexy voice. Great, I had to follow her. “I’m Landry, and I’m from Chicago, Illinois,” I said. I moved away from the microphone and realized I said “Chicago” instead of “Grand Rapids,” so I went back to the microphone to correct myself and slammed into the next girl. She acted like she didn’t notice, but I had hit the microphone and it made a shrieking noise. I heard laughter. People were laughing at me. On television. I wanted to die. I saw Georgia gesturing at me to get off the stage, and I walked off. I had been practicing my stupid runway walk for weeks and for what? A chance to humiliate myself on live TV? I’ve always been sorta accident prone. If anybody was going to do something stupid and embarrassing it was probably me, but I thought I could control myself for two seconds on live television. I’m such an idiot. Connect with Krysten: Authortalk show interview Amazon author profile From Teenage Book Recommendations in the UK: Review- "This is a fantastically relatable and real book which I feel captures all of the insecurities and troubles which haunt the modern teenage girl. It is about a young model who has to go through tough times when she is torn between a life as a model and managing her friendships. You learn which friends she can most trust and which will create the drama typical of teenage life. Follow the life of Landry and try to see if you can find out which are her true friends before their true colours are revealed. This book is all about relationships, hopes and truth. I loved this book!" Review from Purple Pen Book Reviews: Heart-touching Life Story and Great Read!! When I first started reading Krysten’s book, I thought to myself that she must no everyone’s story at any given time in their life, we have all had to deal with some kind of drama, rumors, judgment, and loss of friendship and hoping to gain friendship. This book should be read by all tween & teen girls, I believe each one would have some sort of connection to Landry. By the way, I love that name, “Landry!” Every woman worries about how they look and how other people perceive them to be; doesn’t matter if we are tweens, teens, in our twenties, middle-age or older. when we all look in the mirror, we all wonder. And Krysten, shows this and more in her book and how we all can learn from what she has written. A great story with a great lesson and great morals. Keep writing, Krysten!! http://purplepenbooksreview.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/blog-tour-krysten-hager/ From Books & Authors Spot: So this book was just so awesome due to which I have rated this book 5/5, first book on the blog to receive full marks. This book is about Landry Albright, a fourteen year old girl who hates her hairs and forehead. She underestimate herself but she is really tall and she's a great writer. Her best friends Tori and Ericka forces her to participate in a modeling contest. Landry knows that she will be rejected as she is not gorgeous. But to her surprise, judges select her and her best friends Tori and Ericka get rejected. Ericka and Tori become jealous and they starts to ignore Landry. Landry's heart breaks, due to the ignorance of her best friends. Meanwhile, she also gets second place in a short story writing competition. Landry makes a new best friend, Devon but she is really moody due to which things get complicated between them. Landry also befriends Ashanti, Peyton, India, Arianna. Landry likes a guy, Kyle but she knows that he will never have feelings for her as she is not gorgeous. Landry fails the competition and it doesn't matter to her. She gets modeling opportunities from some modeling agencies, and she starts to model for an agency. A super handsome guy Vladi falls in love with him and Tori and Ericka want Landry back. Know more about Landry's chaotic life which so relates every teen girl... Never underestimate yourself. This book is such an inspiration for those who just care about their looks and are tensed about them. This thing is looks aren't every thing. This book is related to every teen's problem. Hager has written a very inspiring novel. RATE: 5/5 PRAISE: "Inspiring... Perfect for a depressing day." http://booknauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/true-colors-by-krysten-lindsay-hager.html?m=1 Book review from teen book blogger: Indyia's Reviews! http://meaboveaverage.weebly.com/book-reviews/true-colors Krysten Hager's "True Colors" is GREAT book for teens! I'm in love with this book because almost ANY middle school, or even high school teens can relate to this! This book opens up when the main character, Landry Albright, is going through the typical stage of wanting to fit in! She gets an opportunity of trying to fit in when her best friends Tori and Erika push her into trying out for this teen reality modeling show! Landry goes for it and ends up making it to the next round! Little Landry? Making it to the next cut? Who would've ever thought! Even she was surprised! The real problem comes when her two friends Erika and Tori get cut! Of course, being jealous and mad and they unfriend her the next day! Landry tries to make new friends! Through this journey she gets caught up in trying to be herself, but also wanting to be "perfect middle school girl" to meet her new friend's standards! Landry learns throughout the story how to deal with her new found enemies, a crush, and she figures out modeling isn't this great big fairy tale world! In the end, she figures out that true friends will love you for you! I love the moral of this story because to me, it's very self motivating! It's okay to be yourself and a little quirky sometimes! I defiantly give this book a 5 out of 5!! After all, "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself!" -Coco Chanel Posted by Amethyst Eyes at 2:35 PM Labels: Krysten Lindsay Hager, True Colors $3.99 on Amazon Click pic to buy Amethyst Eyes Trailer, Rebirth Trailer Click to Vote for this Blog More blog awards below Sally Ember and This Changes Everything Who is Sally Ember ? Sally Ember, Ed.D., is a published, nonfiction author and produced playwright (children's theatre, Crystal Drea... 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__label__cc	0.691523	0.308477	xHenry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature Found 2 collections related to Letters Filtering on: x1951 - 2000 xHenry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature Auster, Paul, 1947- Paul Auster collection of papers, 1999-2006 [bulk 2000-2005] Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature \| Berg Coll MSS Auster archive 47 linear feet (113 manuscript boxes) The archive contains material related to the publication of four novels and one unpublished novel written by Auster during the period 1999-2005; material related to the publication of volumes of collected poetry, novels, and prose published in the... more The archive contains material related to the publication of four novels and one unpublished novel written by Auster during the period 1999-2005; material related to the publication of volumes of collected poetry, novels, and prose published in the period 1999-2006; and material related to the genesis of five film projects: the HBO project "I Thought My Father Was God," based on Auster's collection of reminiscences published in 2001; "In the Country of Last Things," based on Auster's novel published in 1987; and "Lulu on the Bridge." Also present are materials related to four nonfiction works, an illustrated fiction project ("Auggie Wren's Christmas Story," first published in 1990); contributions, prefaces, interviews from the period 2000-2005, and material related to reissues of translations completed mostly during the 1970s but published 2002-2005. Additional material includes promotional artwork; programs featuring Paul Auster; and public remarks made by Auster and those introducing him at these events. Also present is material written by others, including creative adaptations of Auster's work and scholarly analyses of his work. The archive is rich in both incoming and outgoing correspondence, and includes letters to and from writers and friends, agents and publishers, as well as translators, readers, students, and organizations. Writers and recipients of correspondence include Pedro Almodóvar, Russell Banks, William Corbett, Don DeLillo, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jonathan Lethem, Sam Messer, Michael Ondaatje, Ron Padgett, Claude Royet-Journoud, and others. less Sarton, May, 1912-1995 May Sarton Papers, 1846-1995 [bulk 1920-1995] Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature \| Berg Coll MSS Sarton The May Sarton Papers at the Berg Collection cover the years 1846-1995 (bulk dates 1920-1995) and are housed in 188 boxes (47 linear feet), plus oversized material. They include manuscripts, correspondence, personal notebooks, artwork, handmade... more The May Sarton Papers at the Berg Collection cover the years 1846-1995 (bulk dates 1920-1995) and are housed in 188 boxes (47 linear feet), plus oversized material. They include manuscripts, correspondence, personal notebooks, artwork, handmade collections, anthologies and commonplace books as well as family papers and photographs. They also include professional papers, theater-related materials, translations, and work inspired by May Sarton. less Series XIV: Correspondence » Subseries B: Incoming Correspondence » Letters to May Sarton. Series XIV: Correspondence » Subseries B: Incoming Correspondence » Letters to May Sarton,. Series I: Writing » [The Music-Box Bird] : letters from theater companies Series XIV: Correspondence » Subseries A: Outgoing letters » Letters to Rosalind Greene,. Series XIV: Correspondence » Subseries A: Outgoing letters » Letters to Marian Hamilton,. See all 100 matches in this collection	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line6
__label__wiki	0.683886	0.683886	Bahrain becomes second country to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Updated: 2020-12-05 12:16:36 KST Just a couple of days after the UK approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Bahrain also granted their emergency-use authorization to use the same vaccine. And Germany is getting ready to provide free vaccines for citizens as soon as possible. Choi Won-jong reports. Bahrain said Friday that they had approved the emergency-use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. The approval made Bahrain the second country to grant their authorization for the vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Following the UK's approval on Wednesday, Bahrain's health authorities said those approved vaccines would be used for high-risk groups first in line. According to AP news, however, the nation did not mention how many vaccines they have purchased, nor when the vaccinations would begin. In Germany, the nation will be giving out COVID-19 vaccinations free of charge. In a briefing on Friday, Berlin's health ministry said the vaccination would be free, no matter whether and how someone is insured. The government will be setting up hundreds of vaccination centers before the EMA grants the vaccine across European countries. Their target in the first stage of vaccination, the authorities said, will be for elderly citizens and front-line health workers. However, concerns continued to linger over the vaccination. Due to a vocal protest movement against forced inoculation, the government plans to inform citizens to answer all questions related to the vaccine. In the meantime, the World Health Organization is preparing to secure enough vaccines. Its chief scientist said Friday that they hope to have half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine ready for distribution in the first quarter of next year. She added that their goal is to have at least 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, hoping to vaccinate 20-percent of the global population.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line7
__label__wiki	0.735011	0.735011	Floods, Landslides Continue Affecting Peru April 16, 2015 /in Peru /by admin We’ve been following the tragic flooding this year in Peru. The rainy season is nearly over, but for now the damage to property & the lives of affected residents continues. Here’s the latest news: Via El Comercio Peru (Translated via Google translate, some authors corrections.) The National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) reported between October last year and this month a total of 49,641 people homeless, 204,282 affected, 44 dead, 58 wounded and 7 missing by various natural events recorded in 23 regions. Damage assessment comprises the departments of Amazonas, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad. Also Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin Tacna Tumbes and Ucayali. All mentioned regions have been affected by landslides, floods, hail, rain, thunderstorms, snow and landslides. According to the report of the Center for National Emergency Operations, the Loreto region has the highest number of victims (13,276) and affected (42,088). While Cajamarca leads the death toll, according realized Andina. INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGED Across the country, a total of 3,047 houses collapsed, 6,797 were uninhabitable and 41,480 were damaged. Seven educational institutions and two health facilities collapsed, eight schools were uninhabitable, 237 schools were damaged and 63 health centers were affected. Indeci also reported that 21.62 kilometers of rural roads and 26.65 miles of road were destroyed by natural events and other rural kilometers 121.80 and 120.95 kilometers of roads were affected. Nationwide 29 bridges were destroyed and 60 damaged. 7736.10 So far 177,918 hectares of crops and affected animals are counted. Flooding Continues Some sectors of Mancora and Bodies in Talara (Piura), woke up today with flooding rains product started last night and continued into the early hours. Just the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (SENAMHI) announced today that moderate rains in northern Peru, mainly in the evenings are planned. The alert was issued for the departments of Tumbes, Piura, Cajamarca, Lambayeque and Amazon. 16 Dead in Cajamarca Heavy rains are recorded in the Cajamarca region have so far claimed the lives of 16 people. Last weekend two people died when a landslide swept through their home in the community of Santa Rita, in the province of Cutervo. The director of the Office of National Defense of the Regional Government of Cajamarca, Tulio Guillen said of the 13 provinces in the Cajamarca region, Cutervo is the most affected by nature. He said that many people in this place, despite having been warned of the danger of living in areas at risk, persist overnight in their homes. Rain Causing Increased Malaria & Dengue Through Supreme Decree 005-2015-SA, the government declared a health emergency in the provinces of Tumbes, Zarumilla and Admiral Villar for a period of 90 days, due to an epidemic of dengue. The emergency declaration published in the newspaper El Peruano comprises thirteen districts: Tumbes, Corrales, San Jacinto, San Juan de la Virgen, Pampas de Hospital, La Cruz, Zarumilla, Aguas Verdes, Matapalo, Papayal, Zorritos, Casitas and Punta Canoas Salt. It is also reported that the region has a high risk of malaria caused by heavy rains and the threat of the spread of chikungunya fever. We’ll keep you posted as we hear more news from the outlying regions affected by this years’ extreme weather. The Impressive & Terrible Landslides in Chosica Torrential Rains & Mudslides Continue to Plague Peru Massive Flooding in the Peruvian Rain Forest Flooding in Peru has Affected Thousands (Photo – El Comercio) Tags: flooding, peru Opinion: I'm An American Stuck In Peru, On Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Outbreak : NPR Medical Tourism News Roundup 12/12/14 It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore, SCAA 2015 Specialty Coffee Event US Chocolate Made with Peruvian Cocoa Wins Awards	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line16
__label__cc	0.547053	0.452947	Every Southern black parent to be jailed Yahoo reports: On Sunday, Charles Barkley, speaking about Adrian Peterson's arrest for beating his four-year-old with a switch and leaving welts and bruises, said this: "I'm from the South. Whipping -- we do that all the time. Every black parent in the South is going to be in jail under those circumstances." You can watch the full video below. In a story published Monday, USAToday.com's Josh Peter writes that Peterson and childhood friend David Cummings still talk about one whipping in particular Peterson, then in middle school, received from his father. Nelson Peterson received a call from school officials after Adrian had been disruptive in class. The father waited for the two boys near the school parking lot. "His dad asked what happened, and Adrian told him," Cummings said. The elder Peterson then removed his belt and whipped Adrian in front of more than 20 students, according to Cummings. "We still talk about it to this day," Cummings said. "My dad was tough, but his dad was real tough." "When Adrian showed out or was bad, he got a whupping," his uncle, Greg Peterson told Peter.... "I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have enjoyed as a man. I love my son and I will continue to become a better parent and learn from any mistakes I ever make." Traditionally a criminal conviction usually requires showing mens rea, and that is probably absent in this case. The news media loves jumping on some stupid case like this. I just watched the Comedy Channel's Jon Stewart babble about Peterson, and he said: This ain't Fermat's Last Theorem, which I may say is a notoriously difficult numerological proof concerning integer theory. I'll just give myself a wedgie. It is a difficult number theory proof, not a numerological proof. He was just babbling nonsense. Sometimes I cannot tell whether Stewart really is a foolish racist liberal Jew, or he just pretends to be one for comedic appeal. Now that the NFL is supposed to do its own prosecution of bad behavior, so are universities. The Obama administration is forcing colleges to abolish the notion of innocence until proven guilty, and here is the WSJ describing the latest: Princeton University looks set to become the latest campus to curtail the due-process rights of students accused of sexual misconduct, including rape and other violent assaults. ... Such allegations would instead be handled by a three-person team acting as both investigators and jury. That trio would conduct separate interviews with the accuser, defendant and any other witnesses. Defendants would have no right to confront the accuser or other adverse witnesses. In a nod toward due process, the proposal stipulates that an accused student (as well as the accuser) would have the right to a lawyer, which is not the case under current policy. But the lawyer would be permitted to speak only to his client, not on his client's behalf. The investigators would decide guilt or innocence, and a pair of deans would impose a sentence. The investigators would "have training in investigating and evaluating conduct prohibited under the policy," although precisely what kind of training is unspecified. We asked a university spokesman, who replied by email: "At this time it would not be appropriate to discuss what will or will not happen until the process is complete." There is no need for this. If a crime has been committed on campus, just report it to the police like everyone else. Labels: abuse, news dmc said... I hate this kind of discipline but I gotta agree that this is how black parents do it. Under these circumstances its not abuse. I showed my kids a few worldstar videos of parents exacting this type of punishment. Now, when they push it, I say "Keep it up and I'm going to go Ghetto on your A**". I only had to swing the belt once and he complied. I think they're onto something. New shared parenting initiative Study shows memories can be false Not much debate on surrogates Divorce Corp conference on family law Child victim has to pay child support Best interests of the dog Harry Potter girl rants at the UN The perverted side of spanking Stable marital homes have better behaved kids He may be right, but her feelings matter Prosecuting the innocent NY law still favors parents over unmarried lesbian... Feminized advice on being a gentleman Conservative Christian mommy blogger gets divorce. CPS core value: the state knows what’s best for kids Defending Ray Rice My moms don't have any rings How Divorced Parents Lost Their Rights Amicable divorce is just as damaging Brewington posts his evaluation Attacks on the manosphere Something is rotten in Rotterham Foster system drugging our kids	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line21
__label__wiki	0.545577	0.545577	directions to hickory north carolina Population: ~ 10,500,000. View detailed trail descriptions, trail maps, reviews, photos, trail itineraries, directions and more on TrailLink. Take I-40 East to Hickory, leaving the highway at Exit 126. #1 Hickory, North Carolina Settlement Population: 40,010 Elevation: 362 m Founded: 1870 Updated: 2020-05-05 Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. All Hickory Hotels Hickory Hotel Deals Last Minute Hotels in Hickory By Hotel Type. Your trip begins in Hickory, North Carolina. About North Carolina: The Facts: Capital: Raleigh. 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If you are planning on traveling to Hickory, use this interactive map to help you locate everything from food to hotels to tourist destinations. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina.Hickory's population at the 2010 census was 40,010 (primarily in Catawba County), with an estimated population in 2019 of 41,171. The total driving distance from Hickory, NC to Wilmington, NC is 256 miles or 412 kilometers. North Hickory map - North Hickory Michelin maps, with map scales from 1/1 000 000 to 1/200 000 Where is Hickory, North Carolina? Take US-321 South to Hickory, then I-40 East. This place is situated in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, its geographical coordinates are 35° 43' 59" North, 81° 20' 29" West and its original name (with diacritics) is Hickory. not only hold copious amounts of books, but also act as great studying spaces. The total driving distance from Hickory, NC to Boone, NC is 45 miles or 72 kilometers. 1950 13th Avenue Drive SE. 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Take I-77 North to Statesville, then I-40 West to Hickory, leaving the highway at Exit 126. Compared to the other cities in North Carolina and all other cities across the US, is Hickory safe? Hickory Extended Stay Suites is located in the heart of Hickory, North Carolina. Compare Hickory, North Carolina to any other place in the USA. Hampton Inn Hickory is an accommodation in North Carolina. U.S. 321 is a major roadway linking Hickory and the Charlotte region to the High Country. Area: 53,819 sq mi (139,390 sq km). ZIP CODES IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28601 28602. "Easy access trails in the woods â¦ Your trip begins in Hickory, North Carolina. Things to Do in Hickory, North Carolina: See Tripadvisor's 1,317 traveler reviews and photos of Hickory tourist attractions. Take a look at what Hickoryâs educational institutions look like such as their schools, a list of exactly what it is that you are searching for. Kappa/ADC. 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In addition, Hickory is safer than 15% of cities in the entire United States. Hickory Office 828-267-1740 201 Government Ave SW Suite 305 Hickory, NC 28602 Lenoir Office 828-754-6087 315 Wilkesboro Blvd NE Suite 1A Lenoir, NC 28645 Disclaimer If you are planning on traveling to Hickory, use this interactive map to help you locate everything from food to The large-print North Carolina fold map is a full-color, regional map, including: Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem; and features: Campgrounds, detailed Points of Interest, Interstate Exit Numbers, Parks and Rec Areas, and the Great Smoky Mountains. Satellite map - street map and area map. Here, find some of the best malls that The city's 2010 estimated population is 40,010.In the 1850s, under a huge Hickory Tree, Henry Robinson built a tavern of logs. 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North Carolina (NC) Hickory. The primary coordinate point for Hickory is located at latitude 35.7332 and longitude -81.3412 in Catawba County.The formal boundaries for the City of Hickoryencompass a land area of 29.91 sq. From Mapcarta, the free map. The street map of Hickory is the most basic version which provides you with a ... Hickory, NC . Hickory, North Carolina Connor Dale Thompson is listed at 4315 30th St Ln Ne Hickory, Nc 28601 and has no political party affiliation. ... Map Of North And South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. Legal. From Mapcarta, the free map. Get your hands on some new items that you canât find back home! Hickory on Google Map. Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. It is the second largest cable operator in â¦ Detail at 1:1 from center of map Hickory Creek is a stream in North Carolina and has an elevation of 1476 feet. Driving distance from Hickory, NC to Washington, DC. Your trip begins in Hickory, North Carolina. The total driving distance from Hickory, NC to Washington, DC is 406 miles or 653 kilometers. SR - 321 North to Hickory. Read reviews and get directions to where you want to go. By fading or "seeing through" the historic maps, users are able to compare the similarities and differences between old and new maps, and to study the changes in North Carolina â¦ World Time Clock and TimeZones Map Help. COVID-19 update from Visit Hickory Metro The Visit Hickory Metro team is monitoring the current COVID-19 crisis. Spectrum Outage in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina Last Updated a minute ago: Spectrum is a telecommunications brand offered by Charter Communications, Inc. that provides cable television, internet and phone services for both residential and business customers. Explore the best trails in Hickory, North Carolina on TrailLink. It ends in Wilmington, North Carolina. North Carolina (NC) Hickory. Take US-321 South to Hickory, then I-40 East. skip form. Life. Get personalized driving directions to Modern Nissan of Hickory, your local new and used Nissan dealership near Gastonia, Statesville & the rest of North Carolina. Hickory is a city located in North Carolina.With a 2020 population of 41,595, it is the 23rd largest city in North Carolina and the 940th largest city in the United States. We have reviews of the best places to see in Hickory. It ends in Washington, District of Columbia. We are located by Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Hickory Crawdads Stadium, and Union Square. You can also use our search box in order to locate any Hickory Furniture Mart is on the left. Hickory's population at the 2010 census â¦ skip form. #2 Hickory, North Carolina Settlement Population: 40,010 Elevation: 362 m Founded: 1870 Updated: 2020-05-05 Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. Easily locate airports with identifiers such as IATA, or International Air Transport Association, and ICAO, Easily add multiple stops, live traffic, road conditions, or satellite to your route. In just 20 miles, youâll find a multitude of stores, galleries and outlets, from big-name manufacturers like Bernhardt and Broyhill to smaller, lesser-known â¦ Our Hickory location specializes in sports medicine, foot & ankle pain, physiatry & more. 76 North Center Street Hickory, North Carolina 28601 Phone: (828) 323-7400 Fax: (828) 323-7550 . Get directions today for your nearest OrthoCarolina â¦ Fairfield Inn & Suites Hickory . Compared to the other cities in North Carolina and all other cities across the US, is Hickory safe? Hampton Inn Hickory is situated northwest of Fairbrook. The City of Hickory hada population of 41,708 as of July 1, 2019.Hickory ranks inthe upper quartile for Population Density when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in North Carolina. In addition, Hickory is safer than 15% of cities in the entire United States. Access other maps for various points of interests and businesses. He is a black or african american male registered to vote in Catawba County, North Carolina. otherwise known as the International Civil Aviation Organization. Step by step directions for your drive or walk. The first lot was sold to Henry Link for $45.00 in 1858. See Tripadvisor's Hickory, NC hotel deals and special prices on 30+ hotels all in one spot. Use the satellite view, Find the perfect hotel within your budget with reviews from real travelers. Tornado activity: Hickory-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average.It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.. On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. 1 : 1300000 Winterbotham, W. Tennessee. 1956 13th Avenue Drive SE, Hickory, North Carolina, 28602, USA TEL: +1-828-624-2000 FAX: +1-828-624-3000. Each second weekend of October, the Hickory Downtown Development Association hosts the Hickory Oktoberfest on Union Square in Downtown Hickory, NC. Tornado activity: Hickory-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average.It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.. On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. access it while you travel without any means to the Internet. have to offer. Hickory Furniture Mart is on the right, about one mile. Where are you going? Driving Directions to Hickory, NC including road conditions, live traffic updates, and reviews of local businesses along the way. All rights reserved. Have a look at store list, locations, mall hours, contact, rating and reviews. The city's population was 37,222 at the 2000 census. [citation needed]The first train operated in the city of "Hickory Tavern" in 1859. Map of ZIP Codes in Hickory, North Carolina. Hickory ranks in the upper quartile for Population Density when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in North Carolina. Hickory, NC traffic updates reporting highway and road conditions with real-time interactive map including flow, delays, accidents, construction, closures, traffic jams and congestion, driving conditions, text alerts, gridlock, and live cameras for the Hickory area including US 1 and the I-95 corridor as well as other hwys and roads â¦ The city's population was 37,222 at â¦ the locations of the nearest airports. ZIP CODES IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28601 28602. 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__label__cc	0.709924	0.290076	Can you not see its application to yourselves? Had I but trusted my God and remained in Judah, or even had I stayed here in Ziklag, this would not have come to pass.” He did not simply make an effort to encourage himself, he actually encouraged himself, found encouragement for himself, in the Lord his God. David did not always do what was right. 1 Samuel 30:6 Translation & Meaning. “How comes a professing Christian to be acting as we do?”. Under the pressure of so unexpected and widespread a calamity, of which he was upbraided as the indirect occasion, the spirit of any other leader, guided by ordinary motives, would have sunk; "but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." Lord! https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/1-samuel-30.html. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:6". If you never think about them they cannot affect you, and they will not make you sure that God is yours. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. The reality of David’s faith. He says, “In my distress I cried unto the Lord and He heard me.” Trust in the Lord your God. Three days after this emeute of his turbulent followers, there came a fugitive into the camp with news that Saul was dead and David was king. And then when we look up into the heavens thus submissive, thus obedient, thus owning His authority, and His rights, as well as claiming His love and His tenderness, and cry; “My Father,” He will bend down and whisper into our hearts: “Thou art My beloved son.” Then we shall be strong, and of a good courage, however weak and timid, and we shall be rich, though, like David, we have lost all things. II. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/shh/1-samuel-30.html. Problems in our marriage feel like an uppercut to the chin. ], 3. He “encouraged himself in the Lord his God”--that is what he is said to have done. It is to be remarked, however, that David does not expect that God is going to help him without his doing his best. Some of the things that he did in life were questionable at best. He had long been a wandering outlaw, and had finally been driven, by Saul’s persistent hostility, to take refuge in the Philistines’ country. And was now aligned with the Philistines . The man who contents himself with the generality of a Gospel for the world, and who can say no more than that Jesus Christ died for all, has yet to learn the most intimate sweetness, and the most quickening and transforming power, of that Gospel, and he only learns it when he says, “Who loved me, and gave himself for me.”. Put a little candle in a room, and you will not see the lightning when it flashes outside, however stormy the sky, and seamed with the fiery darts. Everything was gone; property, cattle, wives, children-and all was desolation. He who speaks to everybody except himself is a great fool. Here is one of the many eloquent “buts” of the Bible. 6 David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. Everything else was gone; his property was carried off by raiders, his home was smouldering embers. It is not by accident, nor is it a mere piece of tautology, that we read ‘the Lord his God.’ For, if you will remember, the very keynote of the psalms which are ascribed to David is just that expression, ‘My God,’ ‘My God.’ So far as the very fragmentary records of Jewish literature go, it would appear as if David was the very first of all the ancient singers to grapple that thought that he stood in a personal, individual relation to God, and God to him. BibliographySimeon, Charles. ].”], [We must expect to meet with many difficulties and troubles: nor can we find any grounds of encouragement in ourselves, but in God there is all that we can either need or desire. Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, "but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God. “Shall I pursue? The end of sorrow {that is to say, the purpose thereof} is to breed in us the conviction that God is ours, to drive us to Him by lack of all beside; and the end of sorrow {that is to say, the termination thereof} is the kindling in our hearts of the light of that blessed assurance, for with Him we shall fear no evil. “He encouraged himself in the Lord his God.” What a blessed art this of self-encouragement in God. In proportion therefore as God’s faithfulness has been tried and ascertained, our confidence in him must be increased. 3 Dan Daud 4 sangat 1 terjepit, karena rakyat 2 mengatakan hendak melempari dia dengan batu. There is another thing which we have to make an effort to do, if we would have the blessedness of this conviction filling and flooding our hearts. There may be, and no doubt there is, much unworthiness, much undeserving, in the best of saints. That is the surest way of encouraging yourself. Do you need an interpretation of this parable? At this time in his life, David was living in Ziklag . 1871-8. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:6". 1 Samuel 30:6. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/1-samuel-30.html. 1 Samuel 30:6. 30:6 Dan Daud > sangat > terjepit >, ... BIS: 1 Samuel (Pendahuluan Kitab) I SAMUEL PENGANTAR Buku I Samuel berisi sejarah Israel dalam masa peralihan dari zaman Hakim-hakim kepada zaman Raja-raja. The grand assurance which this man gripped fast. Happy he, who in the hour of trouble knows how to encourage himself in Jehovah, for such a man shall surely triumph over all foes. Nothing. "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". Because the soul of all the people was grieved.] But David found strength in the LORD his God. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on 1 Samuel 30:6-8. 1 Samuel 30:6. He had gathered around himself a band of desperate men, and was living very much like a freebooter. But when a man feels, not only ‘the God of Jacob is our Refuge,’ but, ‘the God of Jacob is my God,’ then the whole thing flashes up into new power. Yes! Now I am not putting too much into a little word when I insist upon it that the very essence and nerve of what strengthened David, at that supreme moment of desolation, was the conviction that welled up in his heart that, in spite of it all, he had a grip of God’s hand as his very own, and God had hold of him. Not quite a P.O.â¦ ], We have experienced more abundant proofs of his faithfulness—, [How many promises, made to the Church at large, have been accomplished by the mission of Christ, and the gift of the Holy Spirit! As the chief cause of their calamity, by carrying them all after Achish to no purpose; whereby their city was exposed to the spoil of the enemy. Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/1-samuel-30.html. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". 1. 1 Jean 2 Jean 3 Jean Jude Apocalypse. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. Used by Permission. If you are in trouble, and your trouble is mixed with sin, if you have afflicted yourselves by your backslidings and perversities, nevertheless I pray you look nowhere else for help but to the God whom you have offended. the Lord his God, properly so called. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:6". Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae. 1. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. David encouraged himself in the Lord notwithstanding his sinfulness. Then he went further, and argued, “Hath not the Lord chosen me? If you can never think about them they cannot affect you, and they will not make you sure that God is yours. BibliographyBenson, Joseph. give me grace, that whatever leanness or barrenness there may be in me, I may, like David, encourage myself in the Lord my God. You say you “did it for the best;” ay, but it has turned out to be for the worst. 1599-1645. And at that moment what did he do? he encouraged himself in Jehovah, his God. 4. Inconstant people! It is the very thing to do. So for poverty, loss, the blasting of earthly hopes, the crushing of earthly affections, the extremity of danger, and the utmost threatening of death, here is the sufficient remedy-that one mighty assurance: ‘The Lord is my God.’ For if He is ‘the strength of my heart,’ He will be my portion for ever.’ He is not poor who has God for his, nor does he wander with a hungry heart who can rest his heart on God’s; nor need he fear death who possesses God, and in Him eternal life. 2. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:6". Under the pressure of so unexpected and widespread a calamity, of which he was upbraided as the indirect occasion, the spirit of any other leader guided by ordinary motives would have sunk; but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God — His faith supplied him with inward resources of comfort and energy, and through the seasonable inquiries he made by Urim, he inspired confidence by ordering an immediate pursuit of the plunderers. Just as an upright merchant in this country would not be suspected of a falsehood, so you would not in the olden time have suspected the average Oriental of ever speaking the truth if he could help it, because he felt that everybody else would deceive him, and so he must practise great cunning. Are not these then grounds of encouragement to us as well as to David?]. And then when we look up into the heavens thus submissive, thus obedient, thus owning His authority and His rights, as well as claiming His love and His tenderness, and cry: ‘My Father,’ He will bend down and whisper into our hearts: ‘Thou art My beloved son.’ Then we shall be ‘strong, and of a good courage,’ however weak and timid, and we shall be rich, though, like David, we have lost all things. 1909-1922. Was he agitated? Here is one of the many eloquent ‘buts’ of the Bible. What do these Hebrews here?” is the sarcastic question of the world. But we have far greater reason to encourage ourselves in God than David had. (A. Maclaren, D. D.). David ‘strengthened himself in the Lord,’ and if he had not doggedly set about resisting the pressure of circumstances, and flinging himself as it were, by an effort, into the arms of God, circumstances would have been too strong for him, and despair would have shrouded his soul. His turbulent followers rose against him, a mutiny broke out-a dangerous thing amongst such a crew-and they were ready to stone him. These things are as much beyond any thing that David had ever seen, as the substance is beyond the shadow. There is an attitude of faith which is passive. The words of the original convey even more forcibly than those of our translation the thought of David’s own action in securing him the hold of God as his. II. At the back of this came bereavement. BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "1 Samuel 30:6". This is what happened now to David at Ziklag, while about the same time Saul, alone and distrustful, fought and fell on the bloody day of Gilboa. ‘But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God’ and the bleeding heart was stanched, and the yearning for some one to love and be loved by was satisfied, when he turned himself from the desolation of earth to the riches in the heavens. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:6". 1 Samuel 30:6 Parallel Verses [â See commentary â] 1 Samuel 30:6, NIV: "David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters.But David found strength in the LORD his God." It was in this view that he was enabled to call God IIIS God; and the thought of this relation to God added ten-fold confidence to his soul.]. We have many conspicuous examples of this; for instance, in the lives of Samson and Saul, how, when with weeping and with mourning, they returned to their allegiance, and again leaned on the “Arm,” success and victory returned to them. 1 Samuel 30:6 \| NIV \| Other Versions \| Context. In the Lord his God, i.e. Thatâs what David did. We may also see much of his goodness in our own experience. 1 Samuel 30:7 NKJV. 3. The Amalekites had attacked part of the south of Judah's land. 2 Samuel 17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Are we then discouraged by outward difficulties or inward corruptions? 1871-8. BibliographyBeza, Theodore. There is another thing which we have to make an effort to do, if we would have the blessedness of this conviction filling and flooding oar hearts. Peter had his choice whether he would look at the water, or whether he would look at Jesus Christ. A paycheck that wonât cover unexpected bills doubles us over like a punch in the gut. let us direct our eyes to him, as our compassionate, almighty, and ever faithful Friend. There will be changes in God's people, like the ebbings and flowings of the tide. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. A superficial look at this whole scene would allow us, as it did Davidâs men, conclude that God had simply judged Davidâs little army for their evil. The Lord heard his supplication. David encouraged himself in the Lord his God. Psalm 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. Let us then look to Christ, that through him we may find acceptance with God; so shall God be our Friend, our Father, and our “eternal great Reward [Note: Genesis 15:1; John 1:12; 2 Corinthians 6:18. David, with the help of his God, on whose mercy he had thrown himself, obtained his brilliant success over Amalek, and restored his prestige not only among his own immediate followers, but through all the cities and villages of Southern Canaan. You may have a strong impression that in certain you shall be helped, delivered, but the impression may be all a delusion, “the baseless fabric of a vision,” a hallucination of the mind. The golden rule in David’s day was, “Do others, for others will certainly do you.”. He had lost everything that his heart clung to; wives, children; Abigail and Abinoam were captives in the arms of some Amalekites; his house was left to him desolate; his heart was bleeding. ], 1. Abarbinel is of opinion that it was his excess of sorrow for his two wives, and his remissness and backwardness to take vengeance on their enemies, that provoked them, and put them on talking after this manner: because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; as well as David; and they were very desirous of recovering them if possible, and of taking vengeance on those who had carried them captive: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God; took all patiently, and exercised faith on his God; he encouraged himself in the power and providence of God; in the promises of God, and his faithfulness in keeping them; in a view of his covenant relation to God; in remembrance of the grace, mercy, and goodness of God, and his former experiences of it; hoping and believing that God would appear for him in some way or another, and work salvation for him. 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Named for pianist/composer Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz was created four years after his death through the efforts of the Monk family and the late Maria Fisher, a musical philanthropist and moving force behind the Beethoven Society of America who felt that jazz deserved nothing less than its own organization dedicated to nurturing and acknowledging musical greatness , cited: http://collegeplanningofamerica.org/library/adele-people-in-the-news. I was just staying up late every night playing piano and watching the snow pile up outside the window , source: http://safemosquitollc.com/library/blake-shelton-country-singer-tv-personality-contemporary-lives-set-4. Note the long tables where patrons ate and drank during performances http://derfensterladen.com/library/100-the-wanted-the-unofficial-biography. Journal of Research in Music Education, 31,191-201. The nonmusical outcomes of music education: A review of the literature. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 55,1-27. Get news from your favorite artists before everyone else. YOU'RE NOW SIGNED UP TO THE UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP NEWSLETTER. BMI represents performance rights while Songwriters, Composers and Music Publishers focus on their craft ref.: http://foto1320.com/books/macklemore-ryan-lewis-grammy-winning-hip-hop-duo-contemporary-lives-set-4. Be sure to check out past lectures on our Virtual Conference page. The UR IPM will return to the annual conference of the American Musicological Society--this year in Vancouver, British Columbia--hosting the AMS Dance ref.: http://collegeplanningofamerica.org/library/justin-bieber-first-step-2-forever-my-story. Ian tells 99 Rock (via Blabbermouth): "As a fan, I would love to see Ace Frehley play one more time in Kiss http://derfensterladen.com/library/dixie-chicks-contemporary-musicians-and-their-music. In each mode, the ordering of tones and SCMiLones in the scale differed somewhat. Tonal music consists of only two modes, major and minor. In post-tonal music some composers (such as Messiaen) have written pieces using artificially constructed scales as modes. Modulation: changing from one key to a related key in the course of a musical passage http://collegeplanningofamerica.org/library/christina-aguilera-hip-hop. I have always tried to encourage my students to develop their own special styles of playing, but when it came to popular piano, I have seen so many students struggling to get beyond the basics. There have always been two main obstacles that have been bothering my students: ONE: There are loads of books of popular music on the market and heaps of sheet music on sale that have full accompaniments written on the bass staff , cited: http://derfensterladen.com/library/jennifer-lopez-ll-latinos-in-the-limelight. Weston's Music Hall (one of the earliest) sometime in the 1880s. Note the long tables where patrons ate and drank during performances. 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__label__wiki	0.680915	0.680915	THE VILLAGERS OF COLLINGHAM AND LINTON WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR ONE COLLINGHAMANDDISTRICTWARARCHIVE.INFO This site commemorates the men and women of Collingham, Linton and Micklethwaite who served during World War 1. BEFORE THE WAR ARMY STRUCTURE SERVICE OF THOSE LISTED ON THE WAR MEMORIALS LIST OF SERVICE OF ALL PARISHONERS RECORDS USED Named on the War Memorial Arthur Bootland Walter Bootland Sidney Herbert Bray Alfred Brown George Elliott Dawson Robert Benyon Neville Gunter Arthur Johnson Raymond Johnson William Herbert Johnson George Haddington March James Herring Parkinson Arthur Henry Rutherfoord Reginald Woolley Sanderson William Wheelhouse Smith William Lee Stoker John Stanley Wilson William Pearson Allen Wilson George Arthur Wray Killed in the war but not named on the War Memorial John William Dawson Albert Edward Frost Allix James William Griffith George Hall Percy Maude Frederick Noble Joseph White Ordish Henry Morris Renton Arthur Roberts George Stanley Saville John William Swann Neville Inchbald Wilson Go to full list of those who served Maude, Percy Rank and Unit at End of World War One Rank Corporal Service Number 11374 Service Army Battalion Medium Trench Mortar Battery Regiment Australian Artillery Brigade Killed in Action: 10th July 1916 Buried Cite Bon Jean Military Cemetery Pre-war Occupation/marital status* Trade or Occupation pre-war: Engineer * Taken from attestation papers or 1911 census ** Marital status on enlistment or at start of war Connection with Collingham, Linton or Micklethwaite and reason for inclusion on this web site Lived in Collingham, Linton or Micklethwaite immediately prewar or during the war Family background Percy Maude was born in about 1890 in Wortley, Leeds the son of Walter Maude, a publican, and his wife Alice, nee Dunning. Before 1901 the family had moved and were living in Collingham. Percy was the youngest of four children. In 1911, just before the 1911 census, Percy's father Walter died and was buried on the 9th March 1911 in St.Oswald's churchyard. Walter's address at his death was given as 11 Byron Road, Heysham. We have not traced Percy's whereabout on census night of 1911, but his mother was staying with friends (the Walkers) in Langwith Park, Collingham. In 1913, Percy's mother Alice died in Belmont Nursing Home, Leeds and she was buried in Collingham on the 31st January 1913. We believe that around this time Percy, who was an engineer, decided to emmigrate to Australia where his uncle, John Dunning, lived. We have found a record for a Percy Maude leaving Liverpool on the 2nd April 1914 on the White Star Liner Persic bound for Syndney, although the age given in the record for Percy was 36, ten years higher than his age. Around one year later, on the 18th October 1915, Percy attested for military service at Victoria Barracks in New South Wales. He gave his next of kin as John Dunning, JP of Wanella, Sylvania, New South Wales. On the 15th January 1916, Percy embarked on a military transport ship, the RMS Osterley, in Sydney to sail back to Europe. By the 13th February 1916 Percy was taken on the strength of 1st Divisional Ammunition Column in Cairo. A few weeks later he was transferred to the 15th FAB and was posted to 57th Battery in Tel-el-Kebir. In June 1916 (on the 17th) Percy's military travels continued as he embarked on the Kalyan in Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force in France. He landed in Marseilles on the 24th June 1916. On the 2nd July, he was posted to the Trench Mortar School and on the 5th he transferred to the Medium Trench Mortar battery and Z5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery of 5th Australian Division Trench Mortar Brigade. Percy was promoted to Bombadier (on 27th July) and to Corporal (on the 19th Aug). Two months later Percy was killed in action on the 7th October 1916. He is buried in Cite Bon Jean Military Cemetery in France. The Wetherby News reported Percy's death: LOCAL CASUALTIES HOW A COLLINGHAM MAN DIED Wetherby News 22 Dec 1916 Mr A Young, Collingham, has received information of the death in action of Percy Maude, youngest son of the late Walter and Alice Maude of Acacia, Collingham. He was 26 years of age, and five months before the war commenced went to Australia, where he joined the Australian Artillery Brigade. He served some considerable time in Egypt, and then went to France, where he was attached to the Trench Mortar Section of his Brigade. He was killed on Oct, 7th last, shot through the throat by a piece of high explosive shell. His commanding officer writes that he died a hero, as he was killed at his post after the remainder of his Section had been wiped out. 1911 Census. 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__label__wiki	0.842388	0.842388	Board index DragonBall: Infinity Roleplay Logs Age of Mortals Date Night, Part 2 BenRGamer Post by BenRGamer » 15 Feb 2017, 19:55 [CHAT] Requius looks to Samuel after exiting the restaraunt with a grin. "So. Lead the way." She said as the food was her part of the fun. It was time for Samuel to show what he brought to the table. She was excited to see this battleship, but she was curious to see how he would present it. She fixed her skirt and shirt and smiled. "After you." [CHAT] Samuel nods, immediately walking along with Req towards the naval museum, "Hope you like it, I had to do some research to figure out a good one for ya," it nods. None of the people it had devoured had actually known anything more than cursory information, so it had to actually go look stuff up online about it. Which was kind of a trip for something that never really used a computer in person before. Still, from her reaction, she was definitely interested. The EDS Atlantic had been in some big battles back when naval battles were still a thing--and it had some big guns, it was still curious itself to look at it. Fortunately it wasn't very far from the restaurant, just a quick trip to the sea. [CHAT] Requius walked alongside Samuel as they neared the coast. She took her time walking, something she normally didn't do. It was either running, flying or jaunting to wherever she was needed. She didn't really take the time to actually appreciate the strolls or "flavors" of the bustling cities. She looked around, seeing a mash of wealthy people, some others that seemed like they were comfortable and then the down and out no one payed attention to. Sure, some probably had incurable psychological disorders, but others might not have ever been given a chance. A chance that was too expensive for them even before they were born. She glanced into an alley and shook her head. "And here the people are not even caring that 10 feet from them there is a guy in a gutter, possibly dead, yet they walk by as if he does not exist." [CHAT] Samuel blinks, pulled from its train of thought as Req spoke up about the homeless situation in the city, and glances over, pausing in its step just long enough to see what she's pointing out. It then furrows its brow and shakes its head, "It's, uh, sad," it notes with a curt nod, it didn't really know what to say to that--it wasn't a very political person, it said as much in the restaurant. How to deal with a homeless population? That problem was way out of something it knew how to do deal with--you can't punch societal issues away. "Well," it says, eventually, "Maybe these are some of the people that'll go to New Requiem? If someone like me can fit in there, anyone can," it adds, still heading in the direction of the museum, they'd be there within a few minutes. [CHAT] Requius nods slowly and says rather cold and flatly. "Thats exactly what will be fixed on New Requiem..." She said as she trailed off. Her eyes remaind cold and grey as the were rounding the last corner before the naval museum. She shook her head slightly and then turned around facing Samuel. "I don't want to look. You lead me there then spin me around so I get it all at once." she asked in a slightly more upbeat tune. [CHAT] Samuel offers Req a sharptoothed smile, it moves over to her, slips its arms around her and, gently picking her up, it takes to the air--floating up a few stories up to get a better, aerial, view of the ship-turned-museum before they enter proper. It's a large ship, slate grey, with multiple batteries of large cannons, along with a command tower and radio towers, but the, but the real star of the show were the largest guns, the mass drivers, the very first to be deployed on a warship, or so said the research it went looking through--and backed up by Req herself when it told her about it. At the time of its creation, this was the most heavily armed warship of the entire Earth's naval forces. The whole thing was a gun nuts dream, impressively armed to the teeth, even despite being decommissioned. "So, what do ya think?" it asks, showcasing the aerial view of the ship. [CHAT] Requius smiles almost from ear to ear as her heart skipped a beat. The Atlantic. The ship that ushered in a new age of Naval warfare. "Sam! Its those Mass Drivers!" She said as she flew in low, rather quickly, closing the distance in an instant, before oogling and oggling the twin massive cannons. "Sam! These things..." She said before she turned her voice into a whipser. "They actually have enough power to..." She said before she stopped. Should her really tell him. Sure. Why the hell not. "If they were finished from their prototype state, they could punch a hole in the moon." She said with a smile as she placed her hand on the cold metal. The thoughts of all the ships these twin cannons sunk sent shivers through her spine. [CHAT] Samuel just grins at her reaction, looks like Req likes it! It follows her as she oogles and oggles the ship, blinking a moment as she speaks about the mass drivers. "What? Really?" it says, glancing to the big guns for the moment, then looking to the sky, half expecting to see the moon with a hole in it or something along those lines. It gives a small chuckle, "That sounds awesome. Too bad they weren't finished, then," it shook its head a moment, stepping over and looking over the mass drivers appreciatively itself. It was more a fan of physically fighting rather than ranged combat, but -that- kind of power? It was fascinating, and commanded respect. [CHAT] Requius: -- '"They had to. I believe the goverment didn't know what they had in their hands. Key components from the designer were taken out and it probably saved furture generations from mass accidental suicide." She said with a smile as she floated down next to the ticket booth. She approached the window and heard a computer voice "How many Tickets." followed by. "Children or Adult." She looked to Samuel and shruged her shoulders, waiting to see if he would pay, or if she would have to.' [CHAT] Samuel says in reply, "Well, it would've looked amazing. That kind of power..." it gives a small chuckle, before following after Req to the ticket booth, reaching into its coat's chest pocket and pulling out the pair of tickets it had purchased and shown Req earlier and gave them to the computerized ticket taker, with a bit of a sharptoothed grin. It was ready for this--it wanted to impress her, after all--that much was obvious from squeezing into a suit like this. Things were going well--the suit wasn't even ruined yet, even after the restaurant, and walking around a war museum seemed interesting, especially with Req adding what she knew. [CHAT] Requius smiled as soon as the tickets were produced, swiping one and running off up the gangplank and onto the ship. Running from room to room looking at all the "cutting edge" equipment. Granted childrens toys nowadays were probably more complex, but it was exciting for her. The way they even propelled the ship anywhere was incredible, and getting at the correct place at the correct time was mind-bogling. She then paused in front of a picture. Was a young man, had to be bairly in his twenties with a hat tucked under his arm. "Captain of this vessel." She said as she waited for Samuel. "The original captain took shrapnel at sea and passed his command to this young green bloke." She said as she looked at it. "Was able to get this ship through many battles, some at the seat of their pants, but he was the reason more than half of the original crew came home." She said as she sat down in a nearby commo officer's chair. [CHAT] Samuel keeps up with Req as quick as it could, it was only somewhat aware of just how outdated a decommissioned warship-turned-museum would have to be, it was nevertheless impressed by all the tech. "Man, this is kinda neat," it adds, going through and looking at everything. On her talking about the captain, it nods a moment, "That sounds awesome," it says with a chuckle. They'd had their own share of moments where everyone was running around by the seat of their pants but they somehow came out on top. "I'm glad you like the ship," it nods with a big sharptoothed grin. [CHAT] Requius spins in the chair and locks onto Samuels eyes. She gets up slowly and gives Samuel a large hug then whispers into his ear. "This ship should come with me." She said with a devilish grin. "Do you think they will miss a battleship?" She whispered then took a step back. She waited a few seconds for a reply, then she started laughing. "Just kidding. Lets keep going." [CHAT] Samuel slips its arms back around Req as she hugs it, that whisper making it weak in the knees for a moment before it moves to kiss her. "You want it?" it says with a grin, "For you? Anything," it gives a small chuckle. It... definitely couldn't afford the ship. If it was even for sale. It probably wasn't for sale. Still! It did get her that scale model. That's something, isn't it? "I wonder if they have the ammo for those mass drivers on display around here," it muses. Something that powerful it was still interested in checking it out. [CHAT] Requius smiles at Sam. "Silly Sam." She said as she tapped on an empty chair. "The ammo for the drivers is pretty much anything with mass." She said with a grin. She continued to weave her way through the ship as she continued. "They had a few high powered presses on board and they could pretty much turn anything into a ball of mass they would shoot out of it. Chairs. Tables. Shell Casings. Anything really." She said as they cam upon the magazine room that held various examples of the ordnance the ship used "back in the day" [CHAT] Samuel blinks, "Really? That sounds so cool," it says with a grin, following after Req through the ship as she told it about it, "I would've thought they used some kinda explosive, but just shooting like... a chair at something hard enough that it explodes -anyway-," it gives a small chuckle, "That's just -cool-!" it says, looking through the ordnance now. This whole thing was fascinating--it had never really been all that big into technology and ships, but this? This was cool. Especially Req's own infectious enthusiasm for it, it couldn't stop grinning excitedly. [CHAT] Requius grabs Samuel and gives him a shot of her own Ordnance. Quick. Efficient and after breaking takes a step back. "Thank you for this Samuel." She said as she took a half-step back. "I don't know what will happen or where we will be after this. But in this time right now. Thank you." She finished as she leaned against a glass case containing a small life saving device. [CHAT] Samuel blinks, slightly surprised at that but quickly composes itself, looking to Req and saying, after a moment, "I'm just glad I could give you a time away from everything like this, you deserve it," it says with a small nod, keeping its eyes on her. "I don't know what'll happen either, but I know where I'll be--doing everything I can to help you," it adds, still just keeping that small smile at her. [CHAT] Requius: -- '"Don't say that Samuel..." She said as she looked down at the ground. "Look to yourself and keep to what YOU think is right. Your convictions." She said as she turned away and began to look at the shells and explosive rounds. "Sometime we might find outself in a situation where we disagree. Even to the point of trading blows." She said as she wandered to the next room. The room that held the wall of the men, lost at sea. A small shrine with all their pictures and names underneath them. "I am in a position now that I may have to make a choice sometime. A choice that would mean a few dying in order to save others." She continued flatly. "Would you really help me if helping me would kill people?"' [CHAT] Samuel frowns a moment, furrowing its brow and thinking as Req speaks up about that, it goes quiet for a few moments as they walk into the next room and it looks over the little shrine. "Well," it eventually speaks, talking it out as much to itself as it is to Req, "You'd be trying to save people, right? It's not like you're just... going out and killing people. It's just... having to pick who to save," it goes quiet again, thinking some more for a few moments. "In that case," it nods a moment, "I... I'd help you," it says with a nod. There was more he didn't say, though--the whole 'kill people to save others' reminded it of what happened with Dad, too. It... wasn't sure of what to think. [CHAT] Requius: -- '"And what if your friends like Dumastin or Thousand come after me. Or try to kill me or me them." She asked again. Again the coldness in those grey eyes was present. There was still some of the old Requius left in her, but there was this cold calculating piece as well. Something that wasn't there before. She had hoped sam would accept her for who she is now. She can't change it and was taking a big step being open like this. Showing this side she normally keeps tucked away.' [CHAT] Samuel -- At the mention of them coming after her, it furrows its brow and looks up at her, "I won't let them," it says, simply, "I won't let them try to kill you. They'd have to get through -me- first," it adds, with finality in that last statement. No bravado that it usually uses when talking about or to opponents, just... determination. Dumastin had already had this conversation with it--trying to get it to step aside so it could fight Req. No. It wouldn't. It couldn't. "I don't want to hurt or kill them," it says, shaking its head slowly, "But I -will not- let them hurt you, I don't care what happens," [CHAT] Requius: -- '"And If I WANTED to kill them?"' [CHAT] Samuel blinks, looking back up to Req. It... wasn't sure how to respond. Mostly it was Thousand. "I..." it says, going quiet again "I don't know..." it says, barely above a whisper. It had said it would do anything for Req--and it meant it. But this? This wasn't something that could be just brought up like that--without context. It most definitely would fight them for her, especially to keep her safe, but to -kill- them...? "If they wanted to hurt you and gave me no choice, then yeah... but otherwise... I... I don't know. Thousand... raised me. After Dad was... I don't know what I would've done without him." [CHAT] Requius smiles and puts her hand on his shoulder. "That is why I said not to say things like that. I know you want to help protect me and assist me. But there are someplaces people go sometimes. Dark places that you might need to stop someone from going to." She said as she gave him a hug. At least he was softer in the suit than that carapce armor he usually strutted around in and..."Is that cologne" She asked before shaking her head slightly. "Nevermind. If I went after Dumastin or Thousand or Jules or even someone else entirely first, with the full intent of gutting them like a fish. I hope you can look inside yourself at what you believe in and acting on that." She said as she tried to take his hand in hers. "Anyways...Lets blow this popscicle stand." [CHAT] Samuel looks back up to Req and smiles at her quietly a moment, hugging her back, "It's true, though. Yeah, there are things that'll give me pause... but I still want to help you, I can’t help it," it says, offering her a small smile. It nods in response to her question about cologne, "Yeah, I wanted to, um, impress you," it says, sounding a little awkward. As she speaks again about 'gutting' the people it furrows its brow quietly and nods, "I understand. That's just... not something I can answer without... being there in the moment, though," again, it was a situation given without context--which is something it needs if she wants it to make a choice that big. That said, there had been moments where -it- wanted to gut Jules like a fish, so... As she took its hand, it looked back up at her and offered her a small smile and a nod, "Alright, let's go," Re: Date Night, Part 2 Post by Lye » 15 Apr 2017, 04:22 Awarded and covered in the next video review Return to “Age of Mortals” DragonBall: Infinity ↳ Roleplay Logs ↳ Age of Mortals ↳ Age of Heroes ↳ Roleplay Discussion Purplexion style by Ian Bradley	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line64
__label__wiki	0.622038	0.622038	Welcome to visite SINOMA ENERGY CONSERVATION(WU HAN) Offical Website Online messages \| Careers \| Customer service：86 27-65523292 \| 中文 Orgnization Learning column Discipline inspection Scan now! 鄂ICP备19005308号　Powered by yichang.300.cn Copyrights © 2019 Sinoma Energy Conservation (WU HAN) Co.,ltd. All rights reserved. He Li, deputy secretary of the Deyang Municipal Committee of Sichuan Province, and the mayor of the delegation visited Sinoma Energy Savings On the morning of March 20th, deputy secretary of the Deyang Municipal Committee of Sichuan Province and Mayor He Li visited the Sinoma Energy Saving Co., Ltd. Liu Xide, secretary of the company's party committee, warmly received He Li and his entourage, and the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on the cooperation in energy-saving new building materials industry. Baoding Wangdu County Government Delegation visited Sinoma (Yichang) New Material Production Base and Sinoma Energy (Wuhan) Headquarters On March 13-15, 2019, Wang Xiaolai, deputy head of Wangdu County Government of Baoding City, deputy secretary of the Development Zone Working Committee, and deputy director Yan Li and other six people went to Sinoma (Yichang) Energy Saving New Materials Co., Ltd. to inspect the new field. The material production base, and the next day, visited the headquarters of Sinoma Energy (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. Zhou Shaozong, general manager of Sinoma Energy (Wuhan), Xu Zheng, deputy general manager, and Bai Feng, assistant to the general manager, attended the meeting. Sinoma Energy Conservation (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. held its inaugural meeting On the afternoon of January 25, Sinoma Energy Savings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “China National Energy Conservation”) holding subsidiary Sinoma Energy Conservation (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Energy Conservation Wuhan”) held an inaugural meeting. Zhang Qi, chairman of Sinoma Energy, Liu Xide, secretary of the party committee, Huang Jianfeng, vice president and secretary of the board of directors, and Jiao Erwei, chief financial officer, attended the inaugural meeting of energy Conservation Wuhan.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line79
__label__wiki	0.61322	0.61322	Emergency Management Platform Emergency Smartphone App Inteligent Patrol Vehicle Hospital Pharmacy Software Automatic Storage for medication Critical Unit information System Bedside Administration Systems Deblistering & Packing System Locked DC-charging cabinets Digital Whiteboards Multimedia Box Interactive Terminals Home » APD´s Industrial Division gets the award to automate a new Desalination Plant in Djibouti. APD´s Industrial Division gets the award to automate a new Desalination Plant in Djibouti. APD has recently received the contract award for the design, integration and installation of the automation project of a Desalination plant currently under construction in Djibouti. The seawater desalination plant will be located in Doraleh, and will support the efforts to improve the drinking water supply of the city of Djibouti, capital of the Republic of the same name located in the Horn of Africa. The project aims to build a reverse osmosis desalination plant with an initial capacity of up to 22,500 m3 / day, with civil engineering infrastructure designed to undertake a future expansion up to 45,000 m3 / day, supplying water to an estimated population of 200.000 people. Within this project, APD´s Industrial Division will design and supply the complete Control and Automation System of the plant, basing its technical solution on PCS7, one of the most advanced tools available nowadays on Distributed Control Systems. Within APD´s scope will be the manufacture of all the control cabinets, the supply and configuration of the supervision system and the complete programming, testing and commissioning of all the Plant processing system. This project has as a total budget 46 million euros, 5.5 million directly financed by the state of Djibouti and 40.5 million by the European Union (EU), as part of the community initiative "Sustainable Energy for All” With this new contract, APD strengthens its presence in the design and implementation of complex international "turnkey" projects in the area of Industrial Automation. APD integrates the new e-Call emergency System in the 112 Center of Andalusia APD implements the new communication system for the 112 Emergency Service Center of the Canary Islands APD renews the IT equipment of the Regional Health Management Service of Castilla y León • Request for Services • APDSer Incidence • Incidence Tracking • Drivers and Manuals • Business Environmental Policy • Legal Notice info@gapd.es C/ Raimundo Fernández Villaverde 53. Production Center and Delegations © 2021 . All Rights Reserved. APD Algoritmos Procesos y Diseños S.A.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line90
__label__wiki	0.86279	0.86279	Extra Screening 'Western Stars' Bruce ... Extra Screening 'Western Stars' Bruce Springsteen Wed 2 Dec ’20, 7:30pm – 9:15pm The Theatre & Function Rooms - Lopdell House, 418 Titirangi Road, Titirangi Adult: $16.38 Senior/Student: $12.30 FLICKS CINEMA Titirangi WEDNESDAY 2nd DECEMBER (All tickets for Thursday 3rd SOLD OUT) Doors/Bar* open 7pm film starts around 7-30pm *(serving the best Kentucky Bourbon) 'WESTERN STARS - Bruce Springsteen' PG / America 83 mins "Western Stars" is a cinematic film version of Bruce Springsteen's globally successful album of the same name. Springsteen's longtime collaborator Thom Zimny directed the film together with Springsteen, marking Springsteen's directorial debut. The film "Western Stars" offers fans the world over their only opportunity to see Springsteen perform all 13 songs on the album, backed up by a band and a full orchestra, under the cathedral ceiling of his historic nearly 100-year-old barn. Springsteen's first studio album in five years, Western Stars marks a departure for the legendary singer/songwriter while still drawing on his roots. Touching on themes of love and loss, loneliness and family and the inexorable passage of time, the documentary film evokes the American West--both the mythic and the hardscrabble--weaving archival footage and Springsteen's personal narration with song to tell the story. The film features Springsteen explaining the inspiration for each song. This movie is as much about Springsteen the man, as it is about Springsteen, the performer. I was never a great fan of Springsteen but I am now, having seen this film. At the age of 71, Springsteen forgoes his more typical, invigorating concert experience for an intimate, reflective live show; it's achingly beautiful, tender, and personal, with strains of regret and hope. Marking Springsteen's directorial debut alongside Thom Zimny, Western Stars ranks with the best concert films ever made, with its combination of wonderful songs and touching orchestration and Springsteen's confessional asides. The songs are surprisingly moving; they're great stories of everyday Americans, but -- rather than having the heart-pumping energy of Springsteen's early work -- these songs are wistful and quiet, looking back to find a way to look forward. It's possibly one of the best collections in the singer's career. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW for this EXTRA SCREENING AND what will be a great night with the 'Boss' Bookings 0210 222 5558 or e-mail robinkewell@xtra.co.nz TICKETS $15 and $12 from eventfinda.co.nz and on door if not sold out (Thursday 3rd Screening has SOLD OUT) Big Wednesday - Fresh Comedy The Classic Comedy Club, CBD, Auckland Wed 20 Jan – more dates The Classic Comedy All-Stars 2021 Fri 22 Jan – more dates A Mindful Choice The Theatre & Function Rooms - Lopdell House, Titirangi, Auckland Wed 17 Feb Coromandel Comedy Star and Garter, Coromandel, The Coromandel Cori Gonzalez-Macuer The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line94
__label__wiki	0.676491	0.676491	VeryTop CustomMainMenu What is Éxito? Éxito! Testimonials Carla Rosales Carla Rosales found herself essentially on her own in a new city in New Orleans, not knowing anyone, not knowing much about the college process and little financial aid. But with her supportive parents in her native Honduras and her family’s faith and culture, she overcame many hurdles and doubts to move to New Orleans in 2006—a year after Hurricane Katrina—and reach her higher education goals. Rosales earned her bachelor’s degree and worked as a research assistant at the University of New Orleans, where she helped conduct research based on identification and characterization of enzymes involved in biosynthesis of different phycobiliprotenis in cyanobacteria. Her rise, which coincided with the rise of post-Katrina New Orleans, continued as she transferred to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Science Center’s School of Public Health, where she is working on a master’s degree in public health (epidemiology). Rosales also is a research coordinator at the LSU Health Science Center School of Public Health, which she works on the Louisiana Gulf Women’s Health Study and the Women and Their Children’s Health Study. Seeking new knowledge on how to pursue a doctoral degree, Rosales applied forÉxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training, which aims to increase research in Latino cancer disparities by encouraging master’s-level students and health professionals to pursue a doctoral degree and a cancer research career. The program benefited her in many ways. “Éxito!is a life-changing experience that changed the way I viewed cancer research,” Rosales said. @saludtoday Follow › Tweets by @SaludAmerica Éxito! is led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio with support from NCI (2R25CA134301-06), Cancer Therapy & Research Center, Redes En Acción, and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Applications for the 2021 Éxito! training on Latino cancer research and the pursuit of a doctoral degree are open. Éxito! 7411 John Smith, Suite 1000 exito@uthscsa.edu A Website of the IHPR at UT Health San Antonio Our Home Base The Institute for Health Promotion Reseach researches causes of and solutions to health inequalities. Latino Health SaludToday website, blog and social media campaign tackles Latino health issues. Latino Cancer Redes en Accion network drives research, training and awareness in Latino cancer. Latino Child Obesity Salud America! national network to support advocacy to reduce Latino child obesity. © Redes En Accion 2013	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line95
__label__cc	0.699296	0.300704	NP “GLONASS”: the Russian Federation must design centers for the development of the elemental base Design centers in Russia, will allow to predict the development of advanced technologies and markets, said the President of NP “GLONASS” Alexander Gurko. To date, prospects for the civil market of electronic components is not observed, he said. MOSCOW, Dec 14. Alexander Kovalev. In Russia it is necessary to develop and support the design centers for designing your own microelement base and preserve intellectual property, according to the President of NP “GLONASS” Alexander Gurko. “In our view, it is necessary to maintain design centers. In modern electronics much of the added cost associated with intellectual property… When in Russia will have their own successful design centers, can predict the development of advanced technologies, markets, and already then to build factories, understanding how and what they will be loaded for years. Exactly, and not Vice versa, when painful in a few years built the company, but at the moment of its commissioning it is outdated already, since the production has leaped forward”, — said Gurko. “While prospects for the civil market of electronic components we can’t see. On the contrary there is an inverse trend: whereas two years ago there were still Russian navigation chipsets, currently all manufacturers of end devices completely switched to foreign receivers”, — he stated. According to Gurko, mass-produce products microelement base in a number of Asian countries will be still more profitable, but patents on their development should remain in Russia. “It is clear that to produce the components and then it will be profitable in China, Taiwan and Korea, but intellectual property development must remain in Russia. Not much money required for development of a chip set, but need a long time for this development to recoup, so here without state support not to manage”, — concluded the President of NP “GLONASS”. PreviousKnown users of “Vkontakte” will be able to find out how many people viewed their entry NextUkrtransgaz: Ukraine since the beginning of November has reduced the reserves in UGS of 10% The position of the Internet industry on the development of the Runet will present to the President Google has acquired the domain name abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com “Yandex” has launched an aggregator of movies and TV series Mikhail Fridman has invested $200 million in Uber Putin in Nizhny Tagil inspected a new Russian PD-14 engine Russia developed the briefcase for the protection of the first persons	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line101
__label__wiki	0.853677	0.853677	PressTVGlobalNews ‘US military too weak to invade Iran’ http://www.presstv.com/detail/230292.html US president Barack Obama has insisted on his country’s unbreakable ties with Israel. Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, Obama said the US is committed to the security of Israel and that the two sides’ militaries and intelligence agencies have close consultations on matters related to their foreign policies. Obama said his discussions with Netanyahu will focus on Iran’s nuclear energy program, adding that his administration is keeping all options on the table for dealing with Iran. Tehran strongly rejects the allegations. The Islamic Republic stresses that its nuclear energy program is purely civilian. Press TV talks with Gordon Duff, with Veterans Today from Ohio, to shed more light on the issue. US, President, Barack Obama, Gordon Duff, United States, Israel, attack, millitary operation, Iran, Tehran, Washington, Islamic Republic, Nuclear program, Veterans Today, US president, Benjamin Netanyahu, PM, nuclear energy program, war, anti-war, all options on the table, Ohio Fanning the flames-News Analysis-03-05-2012 Last week anti-government armed groups in Syria said they had received weapon from US, France and some regional countries. This came a few weeks after some Western and Arab countries including Qatar and Saudi Arabia said they would offer the groups political and financial support. The Syrian army is engaged in daily fighting with these groups in different parts of the country. Damascus says over 2000 of security personnel have been killed over the past year. Last week president Assad endorsed a draft constitution approved by nearly 90 percents of the voters in referendum. The news constitution was rejected by anti-Assad Arab States and their western allies. On this edition of News Analysis we will discuss the situation. 1441 sec. US, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, government, Bashar al-Assad, Damascus, News Analysis, security personnel, President Assad, voters, referendum, constitution, Arab States, Western Countries, weapon, political support, financial support, anti-Assad, Omar Nashabe, Al-Akhbar newspaper, Webster Tarpley, Lizzie Phelan, reporter and broadcaster News Bulletin — 10:00 GMT Press TV reports on the latest news headlines from around the world. News, reports, headlines, Youtube, latest, Press TV, world, global, Bulletin, hot topics, interesting politics, culture “Confidence Men” written by Ron Suskind-Epilogue-03-05-2012 http://www.presstv.com/Program/230239.html In this edition of the show we discuss the book; Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President, written by Ron Suskind. The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House comes down to a single, powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence. Both centers of power, tapping brazen innovations over the past three decades, learned how to manufacture it. In this gripping and brilliantly reported book, Ron Suskind tells the story of what happened next, as Wall Street struggled to save itself while a man with little experience and soaring rhetoric emerged from obscurity to usher in “a new era of responsibility.” It is a story that follows the journey of Barack Obama, who rose as the country fell, and offers the first full portrait of his tumultuous presidency. Wall Street found that straying from long-standing principles of transparency, accountability, and fair dealing opened a path to stunning profits. Obama’s determination to reverse that trend was essential to his ascendance, especially when Wall Street collapsed during the fall of an election year and the two candidates could audition for the presidency by responding to a national crisis. But as he stood on the stage in Grant Park, a shudder went through Barack Obama. He would now have to command Washington, tame New York, and rescue the economy in the first real management job of his life. The new president surrounded himself with a team of seasoned players?like Rahm Emanuel, Larry Summers, and Tim Geithner?who had served a different president in a different time. As the nation’s crises deepened, Obama’s deputies often ignored the president’s decisions?”to protect him from himself”?while they fought to seize control of a rudderless White House. Bitter disputes?between men and women, policy and politics?ruled the day. The result was an administration that found itself overtaken by events as, year to year, Obama struggled to grow into the world’s toughest job and, in desperation, take control of his own administration. Barack Obama, Confidence Men, Ron Suskind, Epilogue, Wall Street, Washington, President, White House, America, US, American, power, presidency, collapse, election year, candidate, national crisis, Grant Park, New York, Rahm Emanuel, Larry Summers, Tim Geithner Internet censorship in the West-A Simple Question-03-05-2012 Despite its historic and international reputation for heralding free speech, the United Kingdom has the second strictest censorship of the internet in the European Union. The UK has a number of laws and policies that restrict the way information can be made public, including some that make it illegal to report on information that the government or corporations are trying to keep secret. During the London riots, David Cameron ordered the censorship of social networking sites, and his censorship plans have been applauded by China. Western governments are attempting to put forward laws that further restrict the freedoms of internet usage such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Protect IP Act (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). These are all argued to be internet filtering systems and policies on a national and international level that stifle the ability of internet users to discuss, question and critique and risks the internet becoming a tool of political and economic power for the ruling elite. In this edition of the show we talk to British public about the Freedom of Information in the West and ask; why do you think Western governments engage in censorship and make it illegal for the public to share certain information? Internet, UK, Britain, Censorship, United Kingdom, strictest censorship, European Union, laws, policies, government, corporation, London riots, London, David Cameron, social networking sites, Social network, facebook, twitter, Youtube, ACTA, Protect IP Act, PIPA Latest, news headlines, top stories, interesting, Press TV, reports, world BP faces heavy fines in Gulf oil spill settlement It’s been almost two years since the BP explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed eleven workers and had millions of gallons of oil oozing into the Gulf. Press TV’s Ashantai Hathaway reports from Washington. Press, TV, BP, faces, heavy, fines, in, Gulf, oil, spill, settlement Amano fails to give clear answers about IAEA report on Parchin The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors has met once more following two reports delivered by its Director General, Yukiya Amano: the first in November on nuclear activities in Iran alleged to have a military dimension, and again following two visits to Tehran recently. Press TV’s Fabian Pierre reports from Vienna. Press, TV, Amano, fails, to, give, clear, answers, about, IAEA, report, on, Parchin Hundreds of anti-Putin protesters detained in Russia Thousands of Russians gathered Monday at the Pushkinskaya Square for a massive rally to protest the presidential election results. The protest rally came less than 24 hours after a landslide election victory for Vladimir Putin had secured him a third presidential term. Press TV’s Kristina Topilskaya reports from Moscow. Press, TV, Hundreds, of, anti-Putin, protesters, detained, in, Russia ‘Obama betrays Americans for Israel’ A prominent political analyst says the US government feeds misinformation to its citizens in order to increase support for Israel, while demonizing Iran. An interview with Sarah Marusek, political analyst Obama, betrays, Americans, Israel, supports Israel, gain vote, presidential elections, US government, feeds misinformation, demonizing Iran, Press TV Alleged spy tools found in Mutasim’s home There is still no news on the whereabouts of Press TV’s detained reporters in Libya two weeks after they were abducted by a militia group. The Saraya Swehli militia has held a press conference repeating allegations that Nick Jones and his cameraman Gareth Montgomery Johnson are spies. The team of two was taken along with two locals on February 22 in Tripoli. Press TV, correspondant, Nick Jones, Alleged spy, spying tools, found, Mutasim’s home, detained reporters, Libya, militia group Obama loyal to Israel, shuns US public President Obama has reaffirmed his sacrosanct commitment to the security of Israel, but Israel plans to attack Iran and the majority of Americans are against that. Interview with Ralph Schoenman, political commentator, Berkeley.? Obama, loyal to Israel, shuns US public, President Obama, reaffirmed, sacrosanct commitment, security Israel, Israel plans, attack Iran, majority, Americans Perils of Intervention-Double Standards-03-04-2012 From Somalia to Syria to Iran, the West looks like it wants war with the developing world. In this episode, Double Standards investigates the so-called NATO “success” in Libya and the chaos left behind as well as the global capitalist crisis, Cherie Blair helping Bahrain, Sarkozy’s friendship with Assad of Syria and US attempts to colonize the moon. Coming up on t he show, Afshin Rattansi talks to Sabri Malek the spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Libya about the chaos left by the NATO after Gaddafi. Watch this video on our Website: http://www.presstv.com/Program/230090.html Follow our Facebook on: https://www.facebook.com/presstvchannel Follow our Twitter on: http://twitter.com/presstv Afshin, Rattansi, funny, political, comedy, satire, Terrorism, banks, William, Hague, Somalia, Al, Shabab, Qaeda, iran, Arab, Spring, 911, Saudi, Arabia, David, Mulholland, Rupert, Murdoch, john, yates, Bahrain, moon, yogurt, CIA, Cherie, Blair, Mitt, Romney, Qatar, Damascus, Afghanistan, oil, libya, Syria, Zionism, Hillary, Clinton, Xi, Jinping, BBC, Palestine, solar, wind, Sabri, Malek, The, Democratic, Party, of, NTC, Jalil, Corruption, Tripoli, Misurata, Benghazi, Marie, Colvin, Sunday, Times, Remi, Ochlick, Sarkozy, Assad, Paul, Ryan Esteghlal & Perspolis Derby-Iran-03-04-2012 In this episode of Iran, Arash Ahmadi will show you how Tehran’s major football teams, Esteghlal and Perspolis have Iranians buzzing with excitement. Watch this video on our Website: http://www.presstv.ir/Program/230056.html Esteghlal & Perspolis Derby, Iran, Persepolis, derby, soccer team, mega star rivals, football teams, Tehran Derby, excitement, Iranians, Azadi Stadium, Persian Gulf League, Red, Blue, world cup, most goal kicks, Press TV, Arash Ahmadi 100 Second Film Festival-Iran-03-04-2012 In this edition of Iran, Hoda Lezgee reports on the 8th International 100 Second Film Festival which was held on February 23 and 24 in Iran’s capital, Tehran. 100 Second Film Festival, Iran, filmmaker, Iranian cinema, movie festival, Tehran, fiction, documentary, animation, international, Zipper, international section, Press TV, Hoda Lezgee Bodyguard-Iran-03-04-2012 In this part Amir Mehdi Kazemi talks to the 1999 World Kick boxing champion Mehdi Safaei who has established the first Iranian bodyguard company. Bodyguard, Iran, Iranian bodyguard institution, security firms, security, first generation, private bodyguards, athletes, luxury service, protecting people, high profile businessmen, escorting, monitoring tests, Press TV, Amir Mehdi Kazemi Holiday Shopping-Iran-03-04-2012 Every district of Tehran is good for buying something with numerous shops specialized in that item. In this feature Mahsa Mortazavi tell you all about shopping in this city. Holiday Shopping, Iran, New Year shopping, Nowruz, Tehran, shop browsing, Iranian spring, shop, Bahar, buying, new dress, clothes, Press TV, Mahsa Mortazavi Put in Kremlin-News Analysis-03-04-2012 The Russian presidential elections has been held and it appears that president Dmitry Medvedev will be passing the government back to the former president Vladimir Putin and if so, this will be Putin’s third term as president. What are we exactly likely to see from a Putin-led Russia especially as the relations between Moscow and Washington seem to be on the decline? Put in Kremlin, News Analysis, Russian presidential elections, president Dmitry Medvedev, wins presidenct, Putin’s third term, Putin-led Russia, relations, Moscow, Washington, US, Jonathan Fryer, Michael Burns, Vyacheslav Matuzov, Press TV Israel pushes US to attack Iran-The Real Deal-03-04-2012 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are in Washington to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. Israel is pressing for the US to explicitly threaten military action against Iran if sanctions fail to dissuade the country from developing its nuclear energy industry. Iran has repeatedly said that the nuclear program is a peaceful one and denies that it intends to develop nuclear weapons and that there is no evidence as it is aiming to do so. Israel has made it known that it will not notify the US before any attack on Iran. This is while, the Americans have made it clear that they want time for sanctions to take effect. Meanwhile, a young athlete from Gaza, Bahaa al-Farra, will be competing in the London Olympics together with three other Palestinians from the West Bank. Bahaa has no job, no sponsorship and only the most rudimentary of training facilities. He will be carrying Palestinian flag in front of a global audience in the opening ceremony and the message is “despite the blockade, despite the attempts to wipe Palestine from the map, Palestine exists and will not be written out of history,” says George Galloway. The Real Deal, Israel, Ehud Barak, Washington, discuss, Iran nuclear program, US, threaten, military action against Iran, sanctions, energy sectors, peaceful, develop nuclear weapons, attack on Iran, Americans, Bahaa al-Farra, London Olympics, Palestinians, West Bank, George Galloway, Press TV Syrian turmoil-INfocus-03-04-2012 Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. The West and the Syrian opposition blame the government of President Bashar al-Assad for the turmoil but Damascus says “armed terrorist groups” are responsible for the unrest, which it says is being orchestrated from abroad. The western city of Homs has been the flashpoint of clashes between Syrian forces and armed gangs. In this episode of INFocus we travel to Homs and Damascus and shed light on the pain behind the political smoke screen engulfing the country. Syrian turmoil, INfocus, Syria, unrest, violence, West, Syrian opposition, blame government, President Bashar al-Assad, turmoil, Damascus, armed terrorist groups, Homs, clashes, Syrian forces, politics, Arab world, uprising, Saudi, US, Turkey, intervention, Press TV US plans to legally justify targeted killings of Americans The Obama administration is set to offer legal backing for the targeted killing of American citizens suspected of involvement in terrorist activities against the United States overseas. news, report, Press TV, Youtube, American, targeted killing, United States Obama says when chips are down I have Israel’s back US President Barack Obama says Washington has remained and will remain committed to Israel’s security, despite Tel Aviv atrocities committed against Palestinians. news, report, Press TV, Youtube, Barack Obama, Washington, Israel, Tel Aviv, Palestine	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line106
__label__cc	0.597664	0.402336	Sketches from Seabirdland Latest update September 21, 2020 Started on July 17, 2017 I'm a sketch biologist sketching my way through the "seabird capital of the world"—New Zealand. I'm living out of a car and tent, hitching boat rides to remote islands, climbing down sea cliffs, and being chased by sea lions while pursuing penguins, prions, storm-petrels, shearwaters, shags, gulls, gannets, mollymawks, and more. Meanwhile I'm joining New Zealanders in their extraordinary efforts to save seabirds, the fastest declining group of birds worldwide. <p>I'm a <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/07/seabirds-art-news-new-zealand-conservation/">sketch biologist</a> sketching my way through the "seabird capital of the world"—New Zealand. I'm living out of a car and tent, hitching boat rides to remote islands, climbing down sea cliffs, and being chased by sea lions while pursuing penguins, prions, storm-petrels, shearwaters, shags, gulls, gannets, mollymawks, and more. Meanwhile I'm joining New Zealanders in their extraordinary efforts to save seabirds, the fastest declining group of birds worldwide.</p> 0920, Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand Ghostbusting an “Extinct” Seabird It’s well past midnight on Little Barrier Island, called Hauturu in Māori—“resting place of the wind.” Six of us have been lying on our backs in the wet grass since nightfall, squinting through the spatter of raindrops on our faces. A giant inverted triangle of light, blurred by mist and striated with rain, shoots upward from a floodlight on the ground and looms above the forest clearing. Swirling in and out of the beam are the pale underbellies of hundreds of seabirds, their raspy laughter filling the air. They look like constellations of stars that have come loose and started careening around the sky. Each time one of these rogue stars dips low enough, it slips into focus as a Cook’s petrel, a vulnerable seabird species that nests only on a few islands in New Zealand. But the star we're looking for is an even more enigmatic one. After being thought extinct for the entire 20th century, the New Zealand storm petrel was recently found nesting here—a forest-covered old volcano in the Hauraki Gulf, lying a scant fifty miles north of the city of Auckland. It has no other known breeding sites in the world. Its call is loud in our ears, coming from a speaker placed on the ground to draw the birds toward us. Actually, this is the only audio recording of this species in existence: a plaintive note alternating with a sort of squawk, looping every fifteen seconds. We’ve been hearing it on repeat for hours, and I’m fighting a losing battle not to memorize it. Rain is slowly soaking into my supposedly rainproof jacket and pants, and moisture from the waterlogged ground is seeping in from below. My socks and boots are sopping wet, a delightful reminder of the knee-deep puddle we had to walk through on the way here. Suddenly someone yells out. “Stormy!” Capturing a New Zealand storm petrel on Little Barrier Island It’s scientist Matt Rayner of the Auckland Museum, and he’s not talking about the weather. We all jump up. Three high-lumen torches switch on and converge on an erratically moving shape, pale like the petrels but smaller and scrappier. It appears headless, its dark face disappearing against the sky while its belly reflects white. Rayner and the other two torch bearers take off at a run, stumbling in gumboots through the hummocky grass, striving valiantly to keep their eyes and their lights on the target as it ricochets around the sky. Like some sort of backcountry ghostbusting team they’re maneuvering to form a triangle around the bird, which seems caught in the nexus of the three beams. Slowly, inexorably, the storm petrel is drawn in a swooping descent to the ground. Rayner gently picks it up. It was 2003 when a bird that looked a lot like an extinct New Zealand storm petrel was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf, 108 years after its extinction date. Within the next few years, as sightings began to accumulate, scientists managed to capture some of the diminutive black-and-white storm petrels at sea. They confirmed the birds‘ identity genetically using the only three museum specimens in existence, collected in the nineteenth century. Finding this species still clinging to life was nothing short of miraculous. But to safeguard its recovery, researchers needed to know where the burrow-nesting bird was breeding. At that point nobody could be sure if the New Zealand storm petrel’s breeding site was in New Zealand at all. Steffi Ismar measures the bill of a storm petrel Rayner is now wading through the soggy grass, storm petrel safely in tow. He crawls under a tarp strung between two trees for shelter from the rain. Settling in next to a box full of banding and measuring tools, he checks the bird for a brood patch. Sure enough, its belly has a patch with no feathers, which means the bird is in active breeding mode. “This measurement was critical for us back in 2013,” he says. That was when he and fellow researchers, searching for the storm petrel’s breeding grounds, first managed to catch some birds whose bare bellies meant they had nests nearby. In an epic tale of ingenuity and perseverance (recounted here by researcher Chris Gaskin), Rayner and colleagues traced the breeding storm petrels to Little Barrier Island. Little Barrier is special: arguably New Zealand’s most intact ecosystem, it’s full to the brim with endangered plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else. On this evening’s walk to the catching site we passed a giant weta sitting at eye level on a tree trunk, looking actually rather cute for a cricketlike insect the size of your hand. Geckos peek from the shrubbery on the edge of the clearing, and we’re hearing strident kiwi calls from the bush on both sides of us (not to mention the incessant “more-pork, more-pork” croaking of New Zealand’s only surviving native owl, which is called—wait for it—a morepork). The key to this mini paradise? Predator control. Cats were eradicated from Little Barrier by 1980 and rats in 2004. Now the island is mammal-free, like it used to be in the not-so-olden days before humans arrived with human-transported pests. In a part of the world where the wildlife evolved without land mammals for 80 million years, invasive predators are serious business—and controlling them can save multiple species of concern at the same time. This storm petrel we’re holding right now demonstrates another benefit of pest control: it can even save species you haven’t discovered yet. Rayner says it’s likely that the New Zealand storm petrel would have gone extinct for real, if Little Barrier hadn’t been cleared of mammals when it was. Little Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand Now the cats and rats are gone, and the storm petrels are found—nearly 500 individuals captured and banded since their rediscovery, and a grand total of four nests located on Little Barrier’s steep slopes. But the work of saving this species isn’t over, which is why we’re here getting soaked. Banding and measuring and collecting blood samples are all part of understanding breeding biology, and that’s a crucial prerequisite to effective conservation. One of the next big challenges for Rayner’s team is convincing some of the birds to take up residence in a colony of nest boxes (built nearby in the forest), because their natural burrows have proven too cryptic, inaccessible, and fragile to monitor. Another is to find out if there any other islands in the Gulf harboring the elusive storm petrels. The project chugs onward, in true New Zealand style, “on the smell of an oily rag,” with the small but mighty Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust carrying on a continual hunt for funding. Did I mention the floodlight we’re using is made out of aluminum foil, duct tape, tin scraps, and the remnants of an old catapult originally built for one of the island caretaker’s children? We had a rough boat ride from the mainland to the island earlier in the day. We’ll be out in the rain until the wee hours of the morning and we’ll be back every night for ten days straight, catching and releasing bird after bird. Our gear will get wetter and the puddles will get deeper. But for this bunch, that’s all worth it—because seabird conservation in New Zealand gets results. One of them is this little storm petrel with a new band on its leg. Read more about the rediscovery of the New Zealand storm petrel and learn how to support conservation efforts for this species. Abby McBride 0 comments February 3 2019 19:59 Click here or scroll down to view full-sized image. This week in Stylist France magazine, Julia is wearing Lancôme. Abby is wearing eau de seabird and a $17 coat and a pair of pants she's had since 1999. Accessorized, of course, with a grey-faced petrel chick. While this French fashion magazine is a hilariously unexpected platform (let's just say that "fashion" and "Abby McBride" are rarely used in the same sentence), I'm very pleased to connect with a brand-new audience on behalf of seabirds. Thank you to Edin Whitehead for photographing me and a fluffy petrel chick on the Mokohinau Islands of New Zealand. See the magazine profile here. Incredible. An unexpected platform indeed! Your jacket matches the page's color palette perfectly, though. Looking forward to more posts from your trip. Abby McBride Thanks, Petr. I guess we'll never know if they matched my outfit to hers or the other way around... Punakaiki, Runanga, West Coast, New Zealand Quick Stop at the Petrel Station I drove through Punakaiki recently. Once a year this west coast town holds a festival to welcome the Westland petrel back home to New Zealand after the bird’s annual sojourn to South American waters. Amid a weekend of music and revelry, festival-goers gather on the beach at sunset to watch thousands of large black seabirds assemble in the sky above the coast. The birds then fly en masse overhead toward the forest hills, as they do every night during their breeding season. Punakaiki has good reason to be proud of these beautiful petrels, also known as a tāikos, because they’re truly a local specialty. All 4,000 or so pairs nest along this small patch of coastline. Unlike nearly all other burrowing seabird species in New Zealand, Westland petrels somehow avoided being pushed off the mainland when invasive mammals hitched a ride with humans to this part of the world (though the birds certainly struggle with predation on land, as well as with threats at sea). I missed the Tāiko Festival by a few weeks, but I got to see something even better when I stopped through town. With the help of a conservation-minded landowner whose property holds dozens of nests, I visited the Westland petrel colony itself. That’s my faithful steed, Indy, parked at the edge of the inland forest. The beach is just beyond the treeline to the left. (It’s also to the right. Panoramas are weird.) It was sunset when I parked in the driveway and followed Bruce Stuart-Menteath into the inland forest. In the gathering dusk we ascended long sets of wooden stairs that he’d built years ago to give petrel colony tours to interested parties. At one point, Bruce paused to explain something and was interrupted by a crash in the thicket off to the left. “That was a petrel,” he remarked, and we continued our climb. At the top we sat down, and there the spectacle began in earnest. Big dark birds were crash-landing in the trees and ferns all around us and shuffling along the ground to their burrows. Watching the dimly lit sky through a gap in the forest, we could see their silhouettes circling as they prepared for entry. One came straight at me; imagine looking at a Batman symbol (except more seabird-shaped) that gets larger and larger and then veers aside at the last instant. I felt a whoosh of air, a brush of wings, and fortunately no puncture from a fearsome ivory beak, as the bird dodged past me and tumbled dramatically onto the ground. After one of these landings, Bruce turned on a dim light so we could get a look at a petrel as it rested from the exertion. I had half a minute to sketch this one before it crept away toward its burrow: Later on, another bird climbed up a stump in front of us—a customary launch pad, Bruce informed me—and spent about ten minutes contemplating an early departure back to sea. Several times it opened its long wings and flapped vigorously. But it ended up dropping back to the ground and meandering off into the bush. Apparently it would wait until the morning rush, when most of the petrels head back to the ocean under cover of darkness (to avoid “the falcon,” Bruce said). We didn’t want to use too much light and disturb the petrels. But there was plenty to listen to, between the crashes and the rustlings and all manner of vocal performances, as the birds sat in their burrow entrances and loudly laid claim to their territory. Within a week or so they’d be laying eggs. When we descended back to sea level that night, I accepted a kind offer for “tea and pudding” (that’s dinner and dessert in New Zealand) with Bruce and his partner Denise Howard. Then I camped nearby on the coast. I emerged from my tent an hour before dawn and drove until I reached a stretch of road that Bruce had described to me. I got out of the car. Standing there with the world gradually lightening around me, I watched Westland petrels materialize in the distance above the hills and fly toward me in a wide, continuous stream. They flew over my head and past the moon with faintly swishing wingbeats, off for a day of feeding at sea. The flood slowed to a trickle, and at last the final petrel flew over. The sun rose. I got back in the car and drove on. Poor Knights Islands, Northland, New Zealand Riches on the Poor Knights In the far north of New Zealand lie the rugged Poor Knights Islands, off-limits to terrestrial tourism, but surrounded by a stunning marine reserve containing one of Jacques Cousteau’s top ten dive sites. Why are these prismatic waters so rich with life? One likely factor is the abundance of seabirds that breed here, bringing nutrients they’ve consumed at sea and depositing them on land—with a cascade of effects on the coastal ecosystem. It’s a rare privilege to see the underwater world around this archipelago, but even luckier is being part of a research expedition with a special permit to go ashore. Along with the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust and Radio New Zealand’s Alison Ballance, I caught a ride on a dive boat to one of the Poor Knights Islands to study its influential (yet elusive) seabird inhabitants. Buller’s shearwaters or rako are slender seabirds that traverse the Pacific and can be seen off the California coast (where they’re sometimes called New Zealand shearwaters), but their only nesting place worldwide is right here. Aside from enriching the Poor Knights ecosystem with their guano, the birds have also used their clawed feet to engineer a unique landscape. The forest floor here is largely a forest crust, with a vast city of burrows beneath. Visiting the home of the shearwaters is a multi-sensory experience. You land in a dinghy on sharp volcanic rocks with a surge and a splash. You spend a couple of hours lugging loads of gear across the craggy shoreline, encircled by a 360-degree technicolor vista of towering cliffs and sun-filled waters. You climb into the shady forest and set up your tent, smack in the middle of a neighborhood of musky-scented nest burrows. (They seem to be deserted during the day, but you know better). You spend mornings and afternoons struggling up steep forest slopes, tracking down audio recorders to switch out their batteries and SD cards—which requires stepping gingerly on thousands of shearwater burrows, and taking great pains not to break through their roofs. You lie face down in the leaf litter and reach your entire arm into many of those burrows, each time hoping to feel a spirited nip from the fluffy chick you’ll be measuring, rather than the reptilian bite of a lurking tuatara. But perhaps the most remarkable sensory dimension of a Poor Knights seabird expedition is the soundscape. When the sun goes down and darkness falls, the adult shearwaters fly in from the ocean, crashing through the canopy and landing with spectacular thumps on the forest floor. After scuttling to find their burrows and feed their chicks, they spend the rest of the night making a grand old racket of yelps and cackles all around your tent. Just before daybreak they climb up boulders and trees, launching themselves back through the trees and out to sea, leaving stillness behind—soon broken by the musical dawn chorus of bellbirds. If you’re wishing you could experience this for yourself, great news: Ballance has produced a transportive RNZ episode about our trip. Take a few moments to listen in (and don’t miss her written story, which includes some photos of the sketch biologist in residence). Chatham Island Operation Mudhole This was supposed to be a story about an expedition to the Pyramid—an extremely dramatic rock in the ocean near Chatham Island (500 miles east of New Zealand), inhabited by the world's only population of Chatham albatross. Instead, it's a story about sheep. The scene: a sheep shearer's cottage on windswept Chatham Island. The premise: waiting and waiting and waiting for sea conditions that would allow us to land on the Pyramid. The cast: a photographer (Tom), a videographer (Otto), and a sketch biologist (me). Not to mention the sheep. During the day, we went on treks—sans sheep—into the nearby forest, where we could pass some time studying another endangered seabird. In the evenings, we hung out at the cottage—with sheep—hoping that the next day might bring a trip to the Pyramid. On one of these evenings at the sheep shearer's cottage, I took a rare shower, washing my hair for the first time in more than a week. Then I went for a pre-sunset walk, working my way across the barren field around the cottage, weaving in and out of clusters of sheep. They eyed me nervously and sidled out of the way. I rounded the fenced property and went down a hill to the edge of some trees, out of sight of the cottage. Glancing back up at the hillside, I was accosted by the disconcerting gaze of several dozen sheep. They had formed lines along terraces of the hill and were staring down at me with what looked vaguely like hostility but was probably just sheeply vigilance. I couldn't help myself. I let out a "maaaaaaa" at the rows of wary sheep. To my everlasting delight, they responded in unison: "maaaaaaaaa." I tried again and was rewarded with another chorus from the sheep choir. We kept this up for a while (and would have continued indefinitely, if it had been up to me) but finally the sheep gradually began to lose interest and go about their business. Then I saw one sheep lingering oddly at the bottom of the hill. I wondered if it had hurt itself. Moving closer, I realized it was in the middle of a mucky spot, and it was stuck. Watching the sheep wrestle with its predicament, I became more and more sure that it wouldn't get free without help. So I said farewell to my brief state of post-shower cleanliness. I ran back to the cottage to change into my dirty clothes, put on my gumboots, and grab my gloves. As I crossed paths with a quizzical Otto, I explained succinctly that I was going to try to pull a sheep out of the mud. When I got back to the sheep, it was almost up to its eyeballs, with all four legs fully submerged, and the lower portion of its copiously fleeced body as well. Moving as close as I could without sinking into the mudhole myself, I bent down, reached around the struggling sheep, grabbed fistfuls of wool, and tried pulling up. It didn’t budge. I dug my arm down into the mud and reached for its hind hoof. Pulling as hard as I could, I managed to raise the leg a bit higher in the mud, but the sheep itself was as firmly lodged as ever. I tried for the other hind leg, and almost got hopelessly stuck as a clump of firmer earth I was standing on sunk down. I repositioned, tried again, and managed to raise the second leg a bit too. Then I reached around the sheep with both arms to grab both hind hooves at once. The sheep struggled and braced its hind legs on my hands under the mud, and was able to plunge forward and free itself. Laden with mud, the newly liberated sheep staggered across the quagmire while I prayed it wouldn't immediately sink into another puddle. Luckily it went straight for the fence, where there was a strip of firmer ground. The next task was getting the sheep to move along the fence to one side or the other—preferably the side closer to safety—to escape the mudtrap for good. Our protagonist was refusing to move, and making butting motions as I approached, when backup arrived. Otto appeared over the crest of the hill, followed by Tom. They helped me surround the sheep and herd it toward the edges of the muddy valley. They helped pull it out of the mud again, the several times it sunk in anew. The final challenge: getting our hapless sheep friend up onto a ledge separating the muddy patch from the harder hillside. Otto and I combined our efforts and lifted the sheep onto the slope, while Tom guarded the side, so it wouldn’t flee in that direction and end up back in the death trap. Once on the ledge, the sheep made its way up the rest of the hill under its own power, despite the heavy coating of mud that was weighing it down. It reached the top, found a dirt path, and trotted away—looking all right aside from the mud load, which would probably dissipate as it dried. (Being clean is overrated anyway, I decided.) And that's the tale of my voyage to the Pyramid, or lack thereof. I'll never be sure how much I've done to help seabirds during this year of seabird storytelling, but I can take comfort knowing I saved one life in the Chatham Islands. The Very Secret Life of the Chatham Island Taiko Photo by Otto Whitehead When an endangered animal is so elusive that it's barely glimpsable (yes, glimpsable), how do you get a picture of it? This is an important question, thanks to the obvious role images play in capturing human interest and support. It's certainly a question for the Chatham Island taiko, a critically endangered seabird that is superlatively hard to see. The taiko spends its life out of sight on the ocean. Under cover of darkness it comes ashore to nest, on an island 500 miles east of New Zealand, where it immediately disappears into a burrow underground. It's just about as unphotographable as you can imagine. Enter: sketching! As one of National Geographic's leading photographers remarked to me during our explorations of Chatham Island, "You're lucky; you can just make stuff up." For the record, making stuff up is not how I describe my approach. But through art I was able to reconstruct a few days in the life of the barely glimpsable taiko. Here's how: I caught what brief glimpses of the bird were possible during conservation missions conducted at night. I squinted at grainy nocturnal footage from trail cameras, watching shadowy forms emerge from burrows and climb trees to launch into the sky. I got familiar with the taiko's jungly habitat by day, trekking up and down forest trails. I studied closely related species to infer aspects of appearance and behavior. I spent a lot of time talking taiko with the people who know it best. And the outcome is below. (In a separate post, due to technical problems.) Introducing the now-glimpsable Chatham Island taiko (see post above). Meeting an Unmeetable Creature Chatham Island lies 500 miles east of New Zealand. It is a large island, a roughly undulating expanse of faded greens and earth tones. Mostly treeless, peppered with sheep. But tucked away in a corner of this barren landscape is a dense, verdant forest. Hidden in that forest is one of the world's rarest seabirds. The Chatham Island taiko—a type of petrel with plumage like a slate-gray suit—was rediscovered in 1978 after many years of supposed extinction. A group of enterprising people tried everything they could to protect the tiny population. After decades of effort, taiko numbers started to rise from a couple of known nests to a handful, to several dozen. About 100 individuals are known today. The people who shouldered this incredible responsibility—keeping one of the world's rarest birds from going extinct—are the members of the Chatham Island Taiko Trust. Their job is massive, multifaceted, and dominated by the relentless, endless task of invasive predator control. They have fenced off one large area, known as Sweetwater, within a special predator-proof fence. But not all of the endangered seabirds have gotten the memo to nest inside the fence. Taiko burrows are scattered throughout the Tuku, this hilly forest packed with tree ferns. I made a few forays into the Tuku with a Taiko Trust scientist. We were joined sporadically by other researchers and visitors, including the team producing National Geographic's story on the global seabird crisis. Each Tuku trek was long and convoluted, as we made the rounds from burrow to burrow to burrow, checking them for records of recent taiko activity. What used to be a low-tech endeavor (e.g. with strategically placed twigs that shift when a bird passes through) has become more sophisticated over the years. Data loggers register the comings and goings of electronically tagged birds. At this point you might be wondering when I'm going to show you a picture of a taiko. Not yet! Sorry. Turns out you don't actually see these seabirds when you traverse their breeding grounds (for reasons that will become clearer in my next post). The few taiko glimpses we snagged were under cover of darkness. One evening we embarked on a long nighttime slog to a specific burrow, the residence of a taiko that had yet to be tagged. An audio lure played softly while we sat among mud and ferns in the dark and waited, fighting sleepiness. Suddenly and miraculously, the taiko emerged, responding to the call. The researchers quickly switched on a headlamp to trap the bird, fit it with a band and electronic tag, and release it. In the dull red glow I sketched this picture. Yes, this is the foot of a Chatham Island taiko Now the taiko will provide information about its activities for the rest of its life, without ever having to be handled again. The Trust will use that information to better protect the bird and its fellows. I'll leave you with a question to ponder. The moment shown above—an interruption, albeit a careful and essential one—was our only chance to capture images of this animal, this superlatively elusive seabird. How, then, could we hope to depict its natural behavior? Stay tuned to see one solution... February 14 2018 23:54 Steampunk Plane to Another Planet This is a story about the time I boarded a plane in Wellington and flew east, 500 miles, to a very strange place. The Chatham Islands are part of New Zealand, but that's not completely obvious when you're here. Chatham Islanders refer to the mainland not as "the mainland" but as "New Zealand." I went to the Chatham Islands to sketch seabirds, yes. I also went to meet up with the team photographing, filming, and writing this National Geographic magazine story about the global seabird crisis. The team happened to be chasing down seabirds on the Chatham Islands at the same time as I was chasing down seabirds anywhere and everywhere in New Zealand. More about the seabirds later. First, a journal entry to set the scene. Day 1: I fly to Chatham Island on a rickety rattletrap of a plane, sitting next to an elderly widow and across from a vast tarp-covered bundle (contents unknown) that has replaced all of the seats left of the aisle. Otto picks me up at the airport and we set off across the mostly treeless island in an offroad truck. We reach some buildings signaling the town of Waitangi and make a brief stop at the (only?) store, where it costs more than $60 NZD for a small bag of snacks. After another long stretch up and down bumpy dirt roads we arrive at team headquarters: the sheep shearer’s cottage. I sketch a parea through the window. The parea—a very large endemic pigeon—is obviously not a seabird, but it is one of an assortment of bird species found on this clump of far-flung isles and nowhere else in the world. Thirty years ago there were only about 45 parea left. They've rebounded since then, thanks to the same invasive predator control efforts that are saving Chatham seabirds. We'll get to that. In upcoming posts you will meet more Chatham Island specialties. And a lot of sheep. Get ready for the sheep. Nuno Veloso As always your posts keeps us glued to the seat and imagining the scenery. When that happens there are basically two options: 1)Stay in the chair and wait for more updates or 2)Get a flight to kiwi land and live the adventure. In the impossibility of 2) I'll wait for more updates! :) Keep them coming! Hi Abby, I've just discovered your project and all the posts below. You've done some great work and I love the fusion of art and science like this - it really helps cross boundaries and open people's eyes to what's out there and what's happening. I try that through my photography but drawings can really portray something different. Keep up the good work! What's your next project? Thanks, Nuno. Thanks, Matt. More seabird stories coming up; new projects yet to be announced! Saint Clair, Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand Supposedly I didn’t show any fear during my first abseil—down a 70-meter seacliff south of Dunedin, New Zealand. Thank you, poker face. But in truth, it was amazement more than fear that I felt while hanging vertiginously over the ocean, descending past surfaces sculpted like unfired urns, to find a wild, winged treasure buried in the sandstone below. This music video/science documentary mashup—viewable at the bottom of today's post—features Volcano Sky from the album “Birds Say” by Darlingside. (In case you missed it, here’s another music vidocumentary of amazing New Zealand seabirds.) Abseiler and former Department of Conservation ranger Graeme Loh has been hurtling over the cliff regularly for a couple of decades, studying and caring for a colony of small, silvery seabirds that nest on a ledge halfway down. They’re called fairy prions, and they’re enchanting. The sheer cliff protects them from rats and other invasive mammals that terrorize the countryside above. Otherwise, these delicate and sweet-tempered birds can nest only on offshore islands free of predators. The hidden ledge holds about 50 natural nest burrows and 90 nest boxes (including 74 study boxes), which Loh built after discovering the colony in the early 1990s. A few years later he started banding the prions, and by now he’s placed bands on the legs of some 1500 birds. Learn more about the secret prion colony in a Radio New Zealand story by Alison Ballance. I visited the colony at the perfect time to see adults as well as nestlings. Fairy prion parents incubate their chicks for less than a week, but Loh found adults huddled with their babies in 23 of the 61 active nests. (In one nest a parent was still sitting on an egg.) Seabird chicks tend to be ludicrously fluffy. These fairy prions were no exception. Besides checking all of the study boxes for activity, Loh also downloaded data from temperature loggers and cameras, gathering information about the prions’ comings and goings. While Loh did the rounds, I had ample time... ...to sketch. As if caretaking a cliffside colony weren’t enough of a commitment, Loh has added a new element to the project. He recently led a team of volunteers in building a remarkable fence at the top of the cliff, completely sealing off one small plot of land from wily predators. With the help of audio recordings to lure in fairy prions, he aims to expand the colony to this slightly more accessible location, as well as protect other seabird species that nest there. So far no nesting prions, but it’s early yet. Great footage Abby! You nailed it with the content itself but also the music choice and all the ambiance. Also, please let Graeme know that across the world, here in Portugal (and aroudn the world for sure) his is an amazing story of commitment to Nature. All the best and keep us dreaming with your expedition. Stay safe. Thanks, Nuno :) Some guts Abby. Wonderful views. I am wondering about the way back. How hard was it to jumar back up? The ascent was fun! Good exercise :) Lumsden, Southland Region, New Zealand When I set out to find a nesting colony of the most endangered gull in the world, I fully expected to fail. Not that it should be hard if you’re in the right place, and I was—the river-crossed interior of New Zealand’s South Island. The black-billed gull (which, I might add, is not a seagull) nests mainly on gravel river islands in the far south, feeding on little critters in the rivers and nearby farm fields. Still, I suspected I might not run into any black-billed gulls at all, because I’m a haphazard naturalist with a patented technique of bumbling along to see what I see. That generally does not include specified targets, never mind highly endangered ones. My current target seemed like a needle in a haystack. Thanks to a tip from nature filmmaker Bill Morris, I knew the 170-kilometer Oreti River was one where black-bills had nested in previous years. Without any additional information I bumbled my way to the unassuming town of Lumsden, where there was a camping area near the river. (Bill asked me to let him know if I found a colony, because he was keen to film one. I said I would, omitting my fairly confident prediction that it wasn’t going to happen.) The black-bill is the only gull in the world classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Ten years ago the population was estimated at 90,000 adults, but it’s been dropping precipitously for decades. Some of the culprits are invasive predators, invasive weeds encroaching on nest habitat, invasive people driving cars through active colonies, and effects of ocean warming on the fish and marine invertebrates that black-bills eat in the nonbreeding season. It was late afternoon on Christmas Day when I arrived at my Lumsden campsite to search for some of these beleaguered gulls. I had spent Christmas Eve sleeping in my car on a mountain pass, ignoring the stares of several bemused sheep, and the following day driving across rugged terrain through a variety of weather conditions. By the time I arrived I was pretty hungry and tired. But like a committed finder of endangered species, I walked straight over to the river, eyes on the alert for small, pale, long-billed gulls. I found a vast gravel expanse, completely devoid of birds. No gulls here Any spark of optimism that I may have been indulging died away immediately. Fortunately, my hopes had been so low that I wasn’t very disappointed. I reverted to my usual semi-abstracted state and started strolling down the river, with an eye out for anything that might come along. I strolled until I couldn’t stroll any farther, having reached a point where two streams converged from either side of me. I turned around and strolled back upstream until the gravel beach shrank to nothing and the river was flush with the wall of streamside shrubbery. Oh well, at least I’d tried, I thought. I was about one second away from heading back to the campsite to eat and sleep. Then I saw something in the distance—upriver, near a distant highway bridge to the north. A handful of white birds flying around. They couldn’t be. I raised my binoculars. They were. With visions of food and a nap slipping away, I sprinted back to camp and got in my car, drove to the highway, and parked at the bridge. I saw no trace of the birds. Where did they go? Maybe they were following a school of fish down the river, I thought, ruing my ignorance about their feeding habits (haphazard naturalist, I told you). I started walking south along the river, with my hopes dying down again. But I rounded a bend and suddenly there they were: a dozen or so black-billed gulls wheeling in the sky. I would have been happy getting a glimpse of a single bird, and here was a great look at a whole bunch of them, alive with sound and motion. It was thrilling. Then, as I got closer, I noticed the ground beneath them. It was completely white with gulls. This was no mere feeding frenzy: I’d stumbled onto a breeding colony. There were hundreds and maybe thousands of birds on the ground. It was hard to tell how many because they were packed on a flat gravel island, raised above the stream level and shielded by some grasses. I was shocked to have actually found what I was looking for. My Christmas dinner (pasta and leftover snacks) tasted particularly delicious. My sleeping bag that night was especially comfortable. The next morning Bill the filmmaker showed up and we spent a full day with the black-billed gulls. I sketched, he filmed, and later he cautiously sent his camera drone over the colony. “You can see tire tracks from cars driving through,” he said. “Wonder if they’ve been going through while the gulls are there—I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they had.” After we’d spent hours moving very slowly toward the edge of the colony, a guy with a fishing pole appeared and walked right through it, scattering gulls right and left. This was a kind of bumbling I take pains to avoid. I half expected him to ask us what we were doing, and I half hoped he would. “Just observing the most endangered gull in the world; what are you doing?" (I wouldn’t have actually said that.) Surely that fisherman doesn't realize he's in the company of a unique and threatened species. Maybe he, and whoever left tire tracks through the colony, and a lot of other people in the world would treat "seagulls" differently if they knew just a bit more of the story. As for me, I will continue to wander haphazardly, and occasionally find wonderful things by accident. But I'll tread carefully, knowing that there's so much I don't know about the world I'm exploring. Another great update Abby! And yes, it is amazing how people are sometimes so close to such vulnerable species and they just don't care. I guess it's our job to raise awareness as best as we could. Dave Eslinger Great sketches, images, and story. It is surprising what people take for granted. Maybe you can leverage your sketches and experiences into a local effort to raise awareness for this particular colony. Sometimes, locals will care, they just need some encouragement. Let's hope that works! Heyward Point, Port Chalmers, Otago Region, New Zealand Seagull or Not? Having survived a subantarctic voyage, I'm back to roaming around mainland New Zealand—seabird capital of the world—in pursuit of stories and sketches. In today's episode we engage in an extremely important debate about (sea)gulls. According to certain pedants, there’s no such thing as a seagull. The bird in question, which may or may not be stealing your sandwich as we speak, is actually a gull—one of about fifty gull species living in habitats all over the world (oceanic and otherwise). Gulls range from the size of a dove to the size of an osprey, with all sorts of differences in appearance and behavior. Three of those species live here in New Zealand—including the river-dwelling black-billed gull, the most endangered gull in the world. When I took my sketchbook and went looking for nesting gulls, I found some nests inches from the ocean and others 50 miles inland, which is about as far from the coast as you can get around here. What’s wrong saying "seagull" for the sea-going ones? Sigh...nothing, I suppose. But by using more precise terms you can help discourage a tragic misconception: that there’s only one kind of seagull, and it’s a rat with wings. In a single week I’ve watched a motorist drive casually into a flock of endangered black-billed gulls resting on the grass, cringed while a recreational fisherman traipsed through one of their breeding colonies on a river island, and heard stories about people shooting them for fun. They’re just seagulls, after all—they’re everywhere, all making a nuisance of themselves. Right? Nope. Endangered or otherwise, each gull species is unique and deserves to be recognized as such, in my humble opinion. So without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to New Zealand’s gulls. RED-BILLED GULL (Larus novaehollandiae) The dainty red-billed gull is known as tarāpunga or akiaki in Māori. It’s the most common gull on New Zealand’s shores, so some people think of it as a pest. But in fact its population has been plummeting in response to things like invasive predators and changes in krill abundance caused by climate fluctuation. I think the red-billed gull is one of the dandiest birds around: sparkling white, with brilliant red accents and an attitude out of proportion with its size. BLACK-BILLED GULL (Larus bulleri) The black-billed gull also goes by tarāpuka. Closely related to the common but declining red-billed gull, it’s of similar size and spunk but with a more elongated body, a more attenuated bill, and more of an emo expression. It nests in dense colonies on river islands and is the most endangered gull in the world. I generally avoid talking about politics, but I voted for this misunderstood and underappreciated bird in the New Zealand Bird of the Year elections. More about it in my next story. SOUTHERN BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus dominicanus) The southern black-backed gull is found all over the southern hemisphere, where it’s usually known as the kelp gull. Here in New Zealand it goes by karoro or simply “black-back”. Opportunistic scavengers, black-backed gulls have gotten more common alongside human impacts on the landscape. Even among bird aficionados they have a villainous reputation, thanks to their habit of dining on eggs and chicks. But just look at how cute that black-backed gull family is! Anyway, good or bad, a gull is never just a seagull. In the next episode we'll stumble upon a gull goldmine, so stay tuned. South Port, Bluff, Bluff 9814, New Zealand What will become of the endangered penguins? Will our ship make it back to New Zealand? Does Abby know how to make scones? Find out in this final installment of the subantarctic odyssey "Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin." Day 15 – Cabin Fever The morning weather was too bad for penguin counting. According to a few repeat volunteers and staff on the project, I’ve lucked into the chilliest, stormiest Auckland Islands penguin-counting trip to date (sounds like something I would do). Nobody even followed through on last night's pirate plan, though we could see the other ship in the distance. Amidst today’s inactivity I did accomplish one thing: making a carrot cake for DoC ranger Juzah’s birthday. You wouldn’t think that experience as a pastry chef would be especially useful in the average scientific enterprise, but let me tell you, it comes in handy all the time. Day 16 – Aucklands Farewell Eight days after the first count on Rose Island, we set off for another one on the same island—our final count of the trip. A bunch of us hopped into the dinghy and zoomed away in the dark. Low tide meant a high climb onto the rocks compared to last time. “Find lots of YEPs,” someone said as we dispersed, referring to yellow-eyed penguins. The obvious reply was “yep.” This being New Zealand, both times it was pronounced yip. Maybe it was the calm water or maybe the ease of experience, but everything seemed to go uncannily smoothly. I even got to return to my original tussock. Just as before, I had barely settled into place when an adult penguin appeared. It popped out of the grass right in front of me. A minute later, I saw a second penguin at the base of the rock ledge jutting into water. I bet they were the same two from last week. The first penguin called, shrilly (bringing to mind its Māori name, hoiho, which means “noise shouter”). It crossed over to join the second penguin and they both toddled out to the end of the rocks, entering the water at 5:35, exactly like they did a week ago. Then the Rose Island sun rose, right in my face. Suddenly I couldn’t see very well. But I did get blissfully warm. (See video clip below.) That was the end of penguin counting. We had just one more recreational dinghy trip ashore. Actually, the dinghy never made it: the slope was too gradual to land properly. Several people’s boots filled with water as we waded the rest of the way in. On shore we found a few buildings, abandoned decades ago, but with some furniture and supplies intact. There was even a guest book. If you ever end up there yourself and flip through the book, keep an eye out for the page with former New Zealand Minister of Conservation Maggie Barry’s name signed at the top and mine at the bottom. The buildings were surrounded by ancient rātā trees, their wide trunks growing nearly horizontal along the ground before rising up into the canopy. We walked through the trees and up the mountain. Strung along the whole length of the path was a rusty old wire, with which the former tenants had communicated between the top and bottom of the hill. And at the top of the hill was a little shed with a platform on the roof. Was there a ladder going up to the platform? When I went around the back to check, I nearly tripped over a sea lion tucked in behind the shed. This gave me a start, but it was a small female and she stayed calmly in place. She must have spent hours climbing up there. I’m told they do that kind of thing to escape the attention of males. Back on the coast below, I put my GoPro down on a rock while I donned my lifejacket. It almost ended its days on that rock on Auckland Island, but I remembered it at the very last second before returning to the ship. When we finally boarded Evohe for the last time, something else felt like it was missing: we didn’t need to scrub our boots with Sterigene disinfectant. Sadly, we had no more islands to visit. By early afternoon we were on our way back toward mainland New Zealand. Day 17 – The Return, With Scones Thanks to crew member David Smith for mapping our path through the Auckland Islands. Our ship flew like a seabird back to the South Island town of Bluff, arriving evening before the sun set. The midnight-to-4 a.m. watch was considerably less scary than last time, the tradeoff being that it was nearly impossible to stay awake. One last noteworthy event before we made it back to land: the only person on the ship who had never seen or eaten a scone in New Zealand (that’s me) was asked to make scones. I think everyone ultimately realized that was a mistake. Landing the boat was a protracted affair in a difficult berth. I got to be first ashore, scrambling onto the dock to catch and throw lines. It was late, and we spent one last night aboard Evohe. Day 18 – Plight of the Penguins By 8:00 a.m all of the penguin-monitoring volunteers and DoC rangers had left the ship. The crew stayed behind to clean up. While I was maneuvering the vacuum through the narrow galley, my entire ponytail was sucked into the hose. There was a second where I wasn’t sure I’d get it back, but I did, and it was stylishly matted and smelled distinctly vacuumous. We crammed Steve’s little old red car full to the brim with stuff, and four of us drove back to Dunedin. My faithful station wagon Indy was still there. He didn’t start. Of course he didn’t. I knew he wouldn’t. (I still hoped he would.) But David grabbed some jumper cables, and all was well. I’ll deal with the battery this week. That night I lay in a very comfortable bed on land, feeling the phantom rocking of the ship I’d been on for two and a half weeks, and thought about yellow-eyed penguins. New Zealanders have spent decades working to save this species on the mainland. But there seems to be a strong chance that they’ll run out of time, in the midst of arguments about which threats are causing penguins the most harm. As yellow-eyed penguins disappear from the mainland, their final hope lies hidden on islands in the subantarctic. Not an easy place to carry out research or conservation, as I’ve learned firsthand. Fortunately, New Zealand scientists and conservationists are not easily held back. The researchers I joined on this trip are steadily making progress in learning about the lives and needs of yellow-eyed penguins—things you can only discover by putting the rest of your life on hold for weeks or months and going where other people never go. Over time, that hard-earned knowledge will be invaluable for informing conservation efforts on the mainland and in the subantarctic. But meanwhile, with so many hazards stacked against them, yellow-eyed penguins could go extinct. Perhaps the only way to safeguard their survival is to crack down on known threats, sooner rather than later. It was a long day and a long trip, and these problems are not easily solved. I fell asleep, and my long subantarctic dream came to a close. Thanks for sharing your journey with us! I've enjoyed following your experiences and adventures, and appreciate the perspective your sketches bring. Photos are great, but your art has a different kind of impact. As a scientist, it was a welcome change. Your expedition has made me much more aware of the plight of these birds. I'll now add them to the list of those natural resources I try ot keep an eye on and help as I can. Thanks again and best wishes for your future endeavors! Beautiful writing and storytelling, Abby. Thanks for sharing with us all. And hopefully it adds to the urgency of protecting and saving the penguins. It's great to hear this. Thank you. The penguin voyage has concluded, but more NZ seabird adventures are coming right up! Auckland Islands, Subantarctic Region, New Zealand As our subantarctic voyage nears its conclusion, we make a stop at penguin HQ... Enderby Island! (Photo by John Ayers) Day 14 – Twelve Hours of Enderby At the dreaded 02:30 wakeup time I clambered out of my bunk, piled on layer upon layer of gear, shoveled some cereal into my mouth without tasting it, and in a state of great sleepiness lowered myself into the dinghy in the dark. There were five of us, with Hamish as usual at the helm. We sped away from the yellow lights of the portholes, leaving Evohe behind and barreling into the blackness. “We’re going to wake up from this and think it was a nightmare,” Peanut said. “No, a beautiful dream!” said Flo. It really had elements of both. Once ashore we started the long walk across the island in the dark. Our path through the grass tussocks was lit by dimmed headtorches, and an eery orchestra of seabird sounds emanated from both sides. Little fat diving petrels scurried from the path. At one point I could see the shadowy forms of giant petrels standing on the beach in the dark, with their wings spread high. I was among those traveling the farthest this morning. I continually removed layers and crammed them into my increasingly crammed backpack. After settling into my spot, I put them all on again. It was 5:15 a.m., and it was going to be a chilly four hours. The sun rose as I watched two penguins on the beach below. They stood together with their backs toward me, on rocks covered with those white spatters that always look like guano but are actually white lichen. I was struck by the colors: the penguins’ gray backs blended with the gloomy seascape, the yellow horizontal stripe on their heads was an extension of the sunrise straight ahead, and their white-lined wings gleamed like the white-topped rocks. They both raised their wings slowly and stretched higher, then gave a synchronized shiver, a bit like two dogs shaking themselves. Then they continued on toward the water with their comical gaits, stopping often and looking all around with apparent caution. For the final stretch they slithered on their bellies over the kelp. As I faced the sunrise, I thought that I must be looking more or less straight across the Southern Ocean toward the Patagonian ice fields. Three skuas flew together over the beach calling like gulls. For a second two of them locked feet and fell through the air. Before hitting the ground they righted themselves and flapped away. At 07:40 I saw something quite startling: on the edge of the shore some distance away, there was a massive thing—a living creature—on the kelp. My mind was temporarily blown, the same way it had been the first time I saw a moose stepping into the road back in Maine. Like a moose compared with a run-of-the-mill deer, so was this incomprehensibly big elephant seal compared with the sea lions. The whole of its body rippled as it hitched itself up the beach: a few hitches and then a rest, and repeat. It took 15 minutes to reach the grass, 20 meters from the shore. Sea lions kept coming up to loll on the grass as well. I was grateful that nothing ended up either stumbling into me or seeking me out. The subantarctic megaherbs were megahandy for shielding me from view. Toward the end of my four-hour stint, an Auckland Island tomtit started hopping around in the megaherbs behind me. While I followed its progress I saw a white shape back there: a penguin! It might have been waiting for me to leave before proceeding to the water. So I left discreetly right as my shift ended at 9:00. On my way out I radioed to warn the others not to step on the elephant seal as they passed through, since elephant seals at rest look more like topography than animals. Then we all met up farther down the beach and compared notes. Enderby Island being a penguin hotspot, some members of the group had logged quite a few penguins. DoC ranger Jolie counted dozens of them, including a line of 15 penguins waddling down to the sea at once. It was now an uncharacteristically brilliant sunny day in the subantarctic, as we continued hiking all the way around the perimeter of Enderby Island. Banded dotterels scurried over the grass and giant petrels cruised the sky. At one point I saw three giant petrels take off in the distance ahead of us, and ten minutes later we came upon their giant fluffy chicks near the cliff edge. We gave them a wide berth so as not to make them vomit up their most recent meals. Giant petrels are indeed giant, but toward the end of the walk we passed some truly enormous southern royal albatrosses. There were several of them seated on the ground, courting and maybe sitting on eggs. Sunbaked and bird-dazzled, we finally made it all the way around the island. While waiting for the rest of the group to catch up, we hung out with the resident grad students—whom we had dropped off last week—in front of their huts. Chris and Rebecca have started right in on their summer work, getting up close and personal with the Enderby penguin population. Their nest numbers are down from last year, just as our morning count numbers are down. But last year was an especially good year. It will take more data and more work to determine a population trend. I hoped we would get a chance to follow Chris and Rebecca to some of the penguin nests they monitor. But we’d been on land for twelve hours, and everyone was starving for lunch, so we returned to Evohe. Today’s survival challenge: what to do when the water tank unexpectedly runs dry. I washed the lunch dishes with a bucket of seawater, which was fun but took at least twice as long as usual. Captain Steve cautioned me not to spill any (“a boat rusts from the inside out”). It was good that he did, because it took considerable effort to keep water off the floor. Meanwhile Steve and Hamish spent an hour or so obtaining two dingyhfuls of water from a creek on the main island. They literally filled the dinghy with water, due to a lack of other available containers, and pumped that directly into the ship’s tank. (I could see some of the proceedings through the galley porthole.) We shouldn’t end up needing this delightfully brown fluid for drinking water, since we have a few backup bottles of that, but it is providing extra flavoring in the tea. Word on the ship is that there’s supposed to be another vessel visiting this region tomorrow. If I’m overhearing the post-dinner conversation correctly, the penguin-monitoring volunteers are talking seriously about boarding it like pirates. Maybe it’s for the best that this voyage is almost over. Great update as always! Stay safe! Thanks; glad you're enjoying it! Day 13 – Explorations of Eden Today started out pretty OK. Just another morning in the subantarctic, in an impossible cove full of waterfalls, rainbows, and yellow-eyed penguins. Eight penguins swam up to and under and around the boat. They disappeared for a while, then came back and did it again. They seemed like a band of mischief-makers. (Scroll down for video.) I was the first one on deck this morning, for once, so I snagged the coveted sheltered spot at Evohe’s stern. That selfish act was justly rewarded. Despite the profusion of penguins in the water, there were none on my allotted section of coastline. Nor on Peanut’s section to my right. But Tony to my left was racking them up, and the shore crew got decent numbers too. On our afternoon field trip we got to visit the nearest waterfall, where the DoC team collected the fish traps they had deployed yesterday. Not too much is known about the freshwater fish in these islands. Even less is known by me. I used the rest of my free time ashore to scale the waterfall, tier after tier, all the way to the top. Cruising onward in Evohe, we came upon another paradisiacal cove and another waterfall. This one was more distant and dramatic, pouring toward a valley just hidden from view. We dinghied to land and walked through forests and fields to the valley, inevitably getting lost on the way. Auckland Island gentians were blooming in the open areas. Here’s what we found inside the hidden valley: wind-blasted Lake Hinemoa. We returned to Evohe and cruised on. Our final stop was to visit some caves and arches. Then it was time to head back toward Enderby Island, where we started this subantarctic exploration more than a week ago. We’re going ashore there tomorrow morning to do a penguin-monitoring stint. We’ll need to walk to our sites on the other side of the island before sunrise, which means getting up at 2:30 in the morning. Does that even count as morning? I don’t think so. Abby McBride 1 comment I agree with you Abby: those looked like a mischievous gang! Our voyage in the subantarctic continues! DAY 12—Wreck and Near-wreck Today the only penguin monitoring was from the deck of Evohe, so I skipped it and slept in—all the way until 5:15. I became so engrossed in writing up notes and backing up footage that I somehow missed a late morning excursion to the island, to look for the ruins of a camp. I caught a second trip ashore with skipper Steve and Hamish. Ruins are okay, but I was more interested in the very odd appearance of this forest. A thick layer of even-length branches coated the ground, mostly aligned in one direction, as if someone had thatched the entire forest floor. I suppose it’s caused by the top branches of the dense canopy crashing around and breaking off in the relentless subantarctic wind. We returned to Evohe and the ship moved on. I almost missed the next shore excursion because I’d been recruited to make a cake. But I finished frosting it just in time to go see the famed wreck of the Grafton. Of all the crazy castaway stories from these islands, this one might be the craziest. Surviving for more than a year on the island, the five Grafton castaways eventually gave up on being rescued. They used debris from their wreck to make a bellows and forge. They forged tools and outfitted a dinghy with a deck and sails. Only three of them could fit onboard, but those three miraculously made it to Stewart Island (at the south end of New Zealand) in five days. The two left behind, best buddies, were no longer on speaking terms when they were rescued some weeks later—that’s how fellow penguin monitor John told it to me yesterday, anyway. Today the Grafton wreck was the site of a memorable performance, when Richard led three shipmates in a haka, a Māori war dance. Don't miss the video clip below. Then we discovered firsthand that the Grafton castaways had been smart not to overload their dinghy. For the short trip back from the wreck to the boat, we piled everyone into a single dinghy load. Water poured over the stern as we backed away from the shore, making the dinghy even heavier. Even after we faced forward and got up speed, the ocean continued flooding in over the stern, and in waves over the bow. By the time we reached Evohe I think some people were starting to get worried. As the final event of the evening, in the main saloon of the ship, I gave a presentation of sorts to my shipmates about my work. I handed around the business cards that have been sitting in my backpack all this time: authentic sea lion-trampled limited edition. Very much the worse for wear. The subantarctic seabird voyage continues... Day 11: Ascent of the Albatross “Today’s going to be a good day,” said crew member David, as we all got ready for penguin counting in the 4 a.m. darkness. He was right. We started out in Magnetic Bay. I was lucky to be among those dropped off on Adams Island, the farthest south island of the archipelago. Adams has never been colonized by pigs or rodents or any other sort of terrestrial mammal, so its native flora and fauna is particularly pristine. The landing site was full of birds and bird sounds in the dark. A pair of native teal startled in my headtorch, fleeing at a leisurely pace on webbed feet over the rocks. The bellbird chorus was a stream of short, sharp, sweet piccolo wisps. I could hear the purrs of petrels in the dark, and later see petrel silhouettes flying from shore to sea. I spent the next four hours failing to observe any penguins but successfully avoiding the notice of the resident sea lion patrolling the shoreline. His snorty breaths warned me, from some distance away, to keep especially still every time he swam by. After yesterday’s little incident, I suddenly feel a distinct kinship with the prey animals of the world. The world slowly lit up. Just visible through binoculars across the water, on the main Auckland Island, was a finger post. Finger posts were installed in the late 19th century to point castaways toward shelter and provisions. I guess it was all too common for ships to run aground here en route from Australia to Cape Horn. Though we weren’t allowed to explore protected Adams Island, we were in for an excellent afternoon adventure on the main island. Our ship Evohe cruised down the channel dividing the two islands, all the way to Victoria Passage, the narrow western opening to the sea. There we all went ashore in two dinghy trips (see the exciting video below). Once safely on the rocks, we scrambled along the beach toward the peninsula marking the passage. On our left was the channel between the islands. In front of us, a broken chain of land between the two islands. And on our right, the Tasman Sea. Evohe has sailed through this dramatic passage before, to circumnavigate the main Auckland Island, but only in ideal conditions. On this trip we would be making a U-turn and heading back the way we came. Waves crashed spectacularly on the cliffs and long tendrils of kelp danced in the surge below. Next came my favorite part of any hike: an arduous climb up a steep mountain. This involved improvising a path that connected hundreds of rambling pig trails, winding around grassy tussocks and muddy ravines. As I ascended I kept hearing a wild, hoarse, wailing call, and seeing light-mantled sooty albatrosses fly hauntingly by on tapered wings. At the top, we dropped down over the other side and looked out at another cliff face, dotted with white spots. Here at the end of the earth, a creaky frog sound filled the air: the cry of New Zealand white-capped mollymawks. Dozens of these albatrosses were in the air, cruising on updrafts along the cliff. Hundreds were seated on nests. With their dark furrowed brows, and bodies oriented in random directions on their cylindrical nests, the mollymawks seemed to be lost in thought. Steve told me that they usually nest on flat ground, but were driven to this vertical cliff by the invasive pigs—introduced to feed castaways, but now wreaking havoc on native plants and animals. “There’s a pig there now,” said Steve suddenly. It was way down near the base of the cliff, a barely visible dark form. With alarm we watched it move along among the scattered white shapes of the birds. Then we saw another pig, and another. The albatross colony has shrunk dramatically just in the past few years, and this is one reason. I needed help holding my flag (it was windy up there). Mollymawk nests visible on both sides. Pending the results of a recent mouse eradication effort in the Antipodes Islands, Auckland Island may be the last of New Zealand’s subantarctic isles to have pests: not just pigs but cats and mice as well. It’s also the largest of those islands, so eradicating all of the invaders is a very tall order. But that’s the plan! Here’s hoping it pans out, for the sake of the albatrosses and a host of other endangered species. Another great update. Thanks Abby. As for albatrosses, I was priviledged enough to help rehabilitate one with success at a recovery centre for wildlife some year ago. They are magical. That must have been wonderful. It was. And they are so not used to humans that it's a really hard task to make them survive enough to recover in captivity. The voyage to the subantarctic continues... Day 10—Endangered (by) Sea Lions Alternate title: Mom, Don’t Read This One. Imagine you’ve sailed 300 miles south of New Zealand to a subantarctic island. You’ve been dropped off by dinghy before sunrise in a secluded cove, by yourself, to spend the morning counting yellow-eyed penguins. (To get an idea of the vibe, watch the brief video clip at the bottom of this post.) After about two penguinless hours the tide is surging up so high that you decide to move onto higher ground. That means stepping backward into the forest, up onto the little ledge you’ve been leaning against. As you’re settling onto this low perch, a bull sea lion materializes on the beach in front of you. He is a very large animal with a lot of teeth and some bloody chunks hanging from his hide. You’re hemmed in by trees and shrubs and a steep slope behind you. This is a highly endangered New Zealand sea lion who has possibly never encountered a human before, here on the remote island where he breeds. You’ve watched him patrolling the waters of this coast for the past couple of hours, but it seemed like he was going to leave you alone. Not so. In fact, his giant body is trampling your backpack and sketchbook and emergency radio, which you’ve not yet retrieved from the ground below. As you crouch there on the ledge, his head—with big liquid eyes and a blunt, whiskered-covered muzzle—is three feet away from yours. The GoPro on your own head, incidentally, is not recording. You’ve had some practice dealing with similar animals: specifically, several months of camping with a herd of Galápagos sea lions. So you’re not panicking yet. You’re holding a stick between yourself and him, quietly waiting for him to lose interest. He doesn’t lose interest. He roars and throws himself at you. Do you: (a) wait for the impact of his teeth, or (b) perform a sideways dive through the shrubbery and down to the beach, and start running? I did the latter. He crashed into the bushes that had been behind me one second earlier. I was meanwhile booking it down the thin strip of gravelly shore, in my gumboots and all my rain gear. The first time I glanced back, the sea lion was emerging back onto the beach, slithering out the same opening in the bushes through which I’d fled. The second time I glanced back, he was charging toward me at a full gallop. I stopped glancing back. Up ahead, the shoreside trees and bushes gave way to a more open, grassy area. I veered off the rocks and up onto the grass, thinking I could run more easily and he might not follow me up there. But it turned out to be a soggy marsh, and follow me he did. I gave it my best effort, sloshing through muddy ditches and past some scattered bushes, before the sea lion caught up. I had no choice but to turn around, face him, and yell. I told him—loudly and with expletives—that he’d better back off. This seemed to make some kind of an impression. He came to a halt in front of the stick I was still clutching in one hand. For the next few minutes we played a fun little game. He would lunge forward, I would shout, he would back off, and then he would do it again. The yelling seemed to keep him at arm’s length, which a big improvement on the full-body assault that had begun our acquaintance. But now I was more or less stuck, knee deep in a ditch and blocked by bushes, and from here I couldn’t even see the ocean. I had no idea if anyone could hear me from their penguin-counting posts way down the coast. Then came the cruel joke of the morning: I started getting dizzy. (I recently had a minor concussion that involved some dizzy spells. They faded away within a couple of weeks, but apparently being toyed with by a 700-pound carnivore is enough to cause a relapse.) I had to kneel down with one ear to the marsh, still yelling at the sea lion, who was now towering over me. I made a couple attempts to stand up but reeled back over again. [Expletives.] Somehow I needed to extricate myself from this ridiculous situation. On the third try I managed to stay standing. I tugged my boots out of the mud. To get back to the beach I would need to move closer to the sea lion for a moment, so I could edge in front of a shrub that blocked my exit. He lunged at me for doing that, but I growled him down. Feeling disembodied from what was happening, I noticed that my voice sounded quieter but maybe more threatening in tone now. I guess some sense of propriety had bizarrely kicked in, because I had also stopped swearing. You stay away from me. Don’t you come near me. He continued lunging at me as I continued circling. When I descended from the grass onto the beach, he gave an especially vehement lunge from his higher ground, but stayed up there. Sidling away with one eye still on my nemesis, I was mildly alarmed to see a second sea lion head approaching in the water. This one made a beeline not toward me but toward the first sea lion, to my great relief. They started fighting with each other, and I took that opportunity to run the final stretch toward my stuff. I dodged into the tangle of branches that sprawled out from the forest’s edge, grabbed my radio from the ground, and dodged out. Just then I saw the dinghy approaching. Apparently penguin monitor Alan, posted some distance down the beach, had heard my expletive-strewn shouting and radioed for assistance. (His comedic line for the rest of the day: “I’ve never seen a sea lion blush before.”) Dinghy helmsman Hamish circled in. He saw me on one end of the beach and a couple sea lions on the other, said “All good?,” and spun around to leave again. I had to quickly say um well not exactly and could you possibly take me back to the boat now! I was pretty sure everyone would think I was overreacting, but I was too rattled and dizzy to care. Much. Before climbing in the dinghy I picked up my backpack and all the pages of my sketchbook, which had been pulverized. Today’s penguin count: zero. Here is a female sea lion, who probably would have been a more pleasant beach companion this morning. On the dinghy ride back to the ship, we passed a thin leopard seal draped on the beach not far from where I’d been sitting, its reptilian head barely raised to look at us. Hamish said they’re quite vicious—in contrast to, say, the sea lions. I took this as a pointed remark. According to those with experience in these islands, New Zealand sea lions are usually just messing with you—all bark and no bite. I'm glad I have no scars to contradict that. I spent the next few hours back in Evohe’s main saloon with my shipmates. Over food and drink we conversed about a range of topics in history and science—speculating wildly about everything, thanks to the glorious lack of internet in the subantarctic. With this dose of humanity and a large amount of chocolate, I recovered my equilibrium. That was intense! I mean, even reading about it was intense, I can't imagine the real life situation! Stay safe and keep us posted! The subantarctic ‘Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin‘ continues... Day 8—Penguin Payoff At some point in the very early morning I heard the anchor coming up: we were leaving our sheltered anchorage spot and heading toward Rose Island. I was about to perform my first subantarctic penguin-monitoring duties on land. I hadn’t slept much, thanks to a loud banging noise from the wind generator (which was “munted,” a word I had been pleased to learn earlier on this trip). So I was still dazed with sleepiness as I climbed over the side of the ship to set off for the island. The dinghy was heaving wildly this morning and I suddenly wondered how accessible the inflation tab of my lifejacket was. After a bit of fumbling I located it with my fingers. Meanwhile we were all doused repeatedly with sprays of salt water. The waves calmed as we approached the island. Once I got ashore onto the slippery rocks, the ground seemed to sway with the sudden absence of boat motion. We all made our way down the beach to our respective posts, marked the previous afternoon by the DoC rangers with bits of reflective tape. Soon I was happily seated in a tussock. I sat in darkness for a while, until almost imperceptibly the sky began to lighten. At 5:32 two penguins appeared in front of me, as if by magic. Their white fronts and yellow-striped heads glowed dimly, while their dark gray backs faded into the shadowy rocks. They must not have seen me, because they waddled purposefully along the low ledge of rocks that jutted diagonally into the shallows. They had a forward-leaning walk, with wings held back. When faced with a change in elevation they hunched even farther forward and flung themselves with a floppy, double-legged hop. Their awkwardness was enchanting. (But deceptive: later in the trip I would watch them swimming just below the surface of the ocean, where they moved with shocking speed and grace.) At 5:35 they reached the end of the ledge and disappeared belly-first into the water, off to catch fish for the day. Two penguins counted. There are days when I worry I’m somehow failing to take full advantage of my travel opportunities. Today wasn’t one of them. As light slowly filled the sky I sat there in my tussock, at the bottom of the world, with skuas and giant petrels cruising the air above me. Masses of kelp filled the inlets and edges of the shore, looking like a writhing, self-animated creature. Bits of it would flip up suddenly, like the flipper of a sea lion or a whale. Pairs of Auckland Island teal swam among the kelp. Auckland Island shags sat like sentries on the rocks. An Auckland Island pipit kept coming back to the same spot in front of me, poking its long beak around near the puddles at the edge of rock and grass. The view from my tussock on Rose Island (with skua) Before the end of the count I saw a couple more penguins jump in, far down the beach. Then at 9:00 I stood up, stretched, and made my way back to the pickup point. We all piled back into the dinghy and returned to Evohe. I was pretty happy to have seen four yellow-eyed penguins, each of whom presumably had a nest hidden nearby where their partners would be tending chicks. But total numbers on Rose Island were down from last year. As if the morning’s activities counted as work, in the afternoon we were due for our first recreational excursion. Our destination: the broccoli forest of Auckland Island. I’m not sure what I expected, but when we stepped into that forest I was surprised. The southern rātā trees, which looked impenetrably dense from the outside, turned out to be a mere shell. Underneath we found their twisted trunks but almost no other vegetation. When we looked up, our eyes were dazzled by channels of sky running through the dark canopy, a mosaic of crown shyness. The lack of undergrowth, said ranger Juzah, is on account of the pigs. Pigs were originally brought to this mammal-less island as a food supply for castaways from frequent shipwrecks. As New Zealand’s biggest subantarctic island, this is the only one from which mammalian pests have yet to be eradicated. (It also has mice and cats.) We continued through the forest until we reached the ruins of a mid-19th-century settlement. Unsurprisingly, it had lasted only two years. An early rātā blossom, fallen on the forest floor As we dinghied back to Evohe we were treated to another violent hail and wind storm. Sounds of dismay ensued and were jovially brushed off by helmsman Hamish. “It wouldn’t do to be in the subantarctics and have it be sunny,” he said. Now I’m in my bunk. I heard someone say that the crew would be getting up at 3, which scared me into bed early. I just washed my hair for the first time in about a week, in a perfunctory and water-conserving manner. I can hear the rest of the group going a bit loopy in the main saloon: John apparently has his stethoscope out and Richard is taking everyone’s blood pressure. Ah, the shipboard life. Day 9—Naturalist Ashore Once again I spent a morning on Evohe‘s deck searching in vain for penguins: this time in Webling Bay, which is pronounced “Wibbling” in Kiwi. After the count, we congregated for snacks in the main saloon and somehow ended up competing in feats of athletic prowess. The usual kind of stuff: pushups, pullups, and highland dancing. Hard to deny the Scottish influence among Southland New Zealanders. We cruised south along the crenelated east coast of the main Auckland Island toward Chambres Inlet. Along the way, one of the veteran crew members pointed out a rockhopper colony. Through binoculars I could just make out some penguiny shapes on a ledge of dark rocks near the water, with a big headland towering behind. Chambres Inlet will be the site of tomorrow’s penguin count. But today the four DoC rangers had a mission to install fish traps in some of the streams, in hopes of learning what freshwater fish species inhabit these islands. They asked if I wanted to come, and I definitely did. We dinghied to shore and waded up a stream and set the first trap in place. On the way back to the dinghy pickup point, I couldn’t resist whipping out my sketchbook to draw some of the giant limpets covering the intertidal rocks. DoC ranger Sarah noticed, and offered to let me stay behind to sketch. The afternoon was just getting better and better. The rangers went off in the dinghy to their remaining sites while I stayed behind. I sat on the rocks and sketched. I wandered around in the trees and sketched. It was maybe the best hour of the trip so far. The steep slopes of the coastal forest were crisscrossed with trails, made not by humans but by sea lions. At one point I watched one sea lion surf onto shore and seem to contemplate an uphill journey through the trees. It was huge and sleek and shiny from the water and looked entirely unsuited to moving around on this island. I knew that wasn’t true, but the next morning I would find out just how untrue it was. This is the all-important post-island boot-scrubbing ritual described in my previous post. Hi Abby! The Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin just keeps getting better and better. Where others might see work, I see exploration and "wanderlust" as you do. Great sketches and helpful tutorial on boot scrubing by the way :) Thank you once again for your narration of events. Stay safe. Life on board can be hard, even amongst skilled teams. Austin Hagwood This is so great! Are there any remnants left from early Māori/Polynesian voyages to the islands? Hey, great stuff! Thanks for sharing. "Crown shyness"---who knew!? That is a new phenomena for me. :-) I'm always excited to learn something. Keep up teh great photos and sketches. As a birder up in the USA, I've alsways wanted to get a peek at those New Zealand birds, so this is a great teaser. Looking forward to more! Thanks, all. I'm not aware of any remnants of early Māori voyages, Austin... The Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin continues... DAY 7—Penguins Wanted It was cold and clear and very dark when six hardy souls climbed over the ship’s rail and down into the little dinghy, surging up and down against Evohe’s hull. Hamish the helmsman yanked the engine into gear and they all sped way into the blackness. He would be dropping them off at intervals along the coast of the nearest island. To monitor yellow-eyed penguins on a subantarctic island, 300 miles south of New Zealand, you get up at three-something in the morning. You get into position before first light, when the reclusive birds are already emerging from their nests and skulking toward the ocean. You stay in one spot without moving for four and a half hours, or risk scaring the penguins back into hiding. You wear layers and layers and layers of clothing, because there’s no telling what the weather will do. Those of us stationed on the ship this morning had more leeway where the weather was concerned. After seeing the shore crew off, we waited on the sheltered side of the boat until we agreed that it was almost light enough to see. Then we went over to our posts around the deck, at which precise moment it started hailing. The sky cleared; the sun came up. The light began to take on a strange and unsettling hue, and we were engulfed in hail again. Scroll down for video. (Transcript: “Reckon we go in, because we can’t see.”) When the second hailstorm passed, the nearby mountaintops were coated with a layer of white that slowly melted away. Meanwhile there we were, back at our posts and doing our best to look for penguins. Squinting at a too-distant shore through binoculars, I scanned the dark line of rocks for any and all white blobs that might possibly be pale penguin bellies. Finally I saw some: a clump of three faraway white blobs. I waited ten minutes for the penguins to jump into the sea. Then they all flew away. I concluded that they were, in fact, gulls. Zero penguins for me today, but what a day. After that last storm, the sun steadily gained conviction and transformed the moody morning landscape back into the chilly paradise we had discovered yesterday, with not only whales but breaching whales to punctuate the scene. How they could get up speed in that shallow cove was beyond me. And that concluded our first penguin count. Everyone had survived, and we took a prolonged break to get warm, eat snacks, take naps, and have lunch. My baking contribution for the day was brownies. Then the afternoon’s task: moving the two grad students and all their stuff onto Enderby Island. Chris and Rebecca will live there, on their own, all summer. Getting 15 people and a dozen dinghyfuls of stuff onto a ledge of slippery, kelp-covered rocks was no small challenge, even with the calm seas we had this afternoon. Nor was carrying stacks of fish bins and 40-pound batteries all the way down the beach and up the hill to the huts. But that didn’t matter, because we’d landed in wonderland. I was enthralled to see real live brown skuas sauntering around and poking through our piles of supplies. Not only were there endangered New Zealand sea lions all over the place, but they were dwarfed by the massive bulk of a male elephant seal lying among them. He occasionally whiffled through his large proboscis as we walked by with load after load of stuff. SKUAS. The sea lions, on the other hand, seemed a lot more interested in messing with the humans. Every so often one would galumph over to one of us with a menacing growl, and stop short just a few feet away. Chris assured us that they’re all show and no bite. He then showed us a big wavy scar on his arm. That had been an extreme situation, he said. It’s the eighth summer out here for Chris, whose Ph.D. work is closely tied to this annual penguin-counting expedition. Among many other things, he’s been figuring out if and how the snapshot morning counts can be used to accurately assess the penguin population. Enderby is the most penguin-populated island in the archipelago, so this is where he and Rebecca are intensively studying the birds at their nests. After a few days on a cramped ship, I was practically running back and forth in my enthusiasm to carry heavy objects across the island. I’d peeled off about a dozen articles of clothing and was down to single layers (plus gumboots). It took many loads and a couple of hours to get everything up to the huts, where it all underwent another quarantine check. The island has been cleared of all invasive mammals, so we had to make sure there were no rodents hiding in any boxes or bags. Then we bade Chris and Rebecca farewell—just until next week, when we’ll make one more stop at Enderby before leaving the subantarctic. Upon returning to Evohe we performed an all-important boot-scrubbing ritual in a bucket of sterilizing liquid. We can’t risk bringing any species from Enderby to our next stop: Rose Island. (Where I might finally come face to face with a yellow-eyed penguin. Stay tuned.) Your storytelling is amazing! I was reading your post and I swear I felt the chill of the subantarctic wind before laughing out loud when Chris presented you with the "big wavy scar on his arm". Keep up the great job you're doing, I'll be sure to follow it post by post. DAY 4—All Aboard At 9:00 in the morning I was waiting, along with the rest of Evohe's crew, for the penguin-counting team to show up and meet us at the dock in Bluff—the southernmost port of New Zealand's South Island. They arrived with a van full of “fish bins” (which seem to be a standard packing container here in New Zealand) and duffel bags. We made a human chain from the dock to the boat to get everything aboard. The rule was not to put anything on the ground, because it had all just undergone intensive quarantine, to make sure there were no stray seeds or other living things that could hitch a ride to the subantarctic Auckland Islands. Bluff, New Zealand The penguin volunteers are mostly retirees. There’s a family doctor, an engineer, a pilot who introduced herself as Peanut, a forestry guy, and an American expat. There’s also a mid-career teacher from Tolaga Bay Area School. Then there are the Department of Conservation rangers, four intrepid women from a few different towns in the southern South Island. Rounding out the group of new arrivals are a Ph.D. student and master’s student from Massey University, who will stay out on one island for the whole New Zealand summer. On the ship's crew are a retired captain who is a trustee for the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, a deer farmer, a recent university graduate, and me. Yes, it’s a colorful bunch. Several people are wearing rainbow-striped tights under their shorts. Leading us is our distinguished captain Steve, originally from England. (He purchased this ship in 1984, having never set foot on a sailboat before, and has since built a life and career around Evohe.) We all gathered in the outdoor cockpit behind the enclosed wheelhouse. “It’s going to be rough ride,” Steve told the group. We departed the South Island and headed into Foveaux Strait, where a weirdly blue-gray sky loomed over an aquagreen sea. I watched seabirds with binoculars until the boat motion became prohibitive, at which point I lapsed into opportunistic birding, which is a unique experience in these conditions. An albatross would pop into view alongside the boat, at eye level and practically within arm’s reach, before disappearing as abruptly as it came. Then we’d heel over and suddenly I’d be looking straight down at two cape petrels sitting on the water. Cape petrels After a few hours we came alongside Stewart Island and its satellite muttonbird islands, the final outpost of “mainland” New Zealand before the wide open sea. We pulled into Port Pegasus in the evening to spend one more night in a sheltered cove. I keep having the slightly disorienting experience of arriving and leaving places while sequestered in the galley below. This time I missed our arrival because I was making chocolate chip cookies. The New Zealanders were not terribly familiar with this type of baked good, but it put me in good standing with the other American on board. In our nice calm cove, shipboard life seemed pretty pleasant. Little did we know what was in store for us the next day. DAY 5—Onward from Pegasus It all started benignly enough: we passed a peaceful hour in the cove by Port Pegasus, with terns diving to catch fish and Salvin’s mollymawks coasting around the boat. We even glimpsed our first yellow-eyed penguins and got excited to see more of them on the Auckland Islands. And then… the passage began. Evohe departed Port Pegasus with two sails up and the motor running for maximum speed. She immediately encountered rollicking seas, all day long and into the next, as we headed in the direction of Antarctica—into an immense, frigid ocean with no other boats. It didn’t take long to start thinking that maybe this whole thing was a crazy idea. At one point crew member David catapulted across the wheelhouse and silently returned to his seat. “What are you doing, Dave?” asked fellow crew member Hamish, facetiously. David gave a sort of rueful shrug with his eyebrows. “You could ask the same of all of us.” The boat had adopted a permanent 45-degree average tilt to port, compounded by a lot of rocking as a confused sea smashed into the starboard beam. In the bathroom mirror I noticed my hair was also standing at a 45-degree angle, as was the towel hanging on a hook on the wall. “It’s just part of the adventure, I suppose,” said DoC ranger Juzah, unconvincingly, as we braced ourselves against the thousandth lurch of waves crashing into the beam. “You have to deserve the penguin monitoring,” agreed fellow ranger Flo. Everyone started out on the upper deck, in the cockpit and the wheelhouse, enjoying the view and fresh air. But numbers dwindled as people made their way below to their bunks, with varying degrees of control over their stomach contents. Anxiety levels currently stable Even people who had never been seasick before found themselves ill, including the retired sea captain. Supposedly there were only five of us who didn’t throw up. (Below, watch a one-minute excerpt of a many-minute voyage.) Knowing I had to get up in the middle of the night to go on watch, I went to bed early. Getting into that bunk felt great. I did my best to ignore the loud clangs of pots and dishes in the nearby galley, and the disconcerting phenomenon of my bedside porthole going underwater every now and then. Whenever there was a particularly violent tilt, I spent a few seconds wondering if we would come back up again. At 11:57 p.m. I fell out of my bunk (more or less intentionally) to begin my watch. DAY 6—Hellish Passage to Paradise As midnight struck I staggered up to the wheelhouse. The ship was pitching wildly and pitch black, but for some colored lights blinking on nautical devices. I spent the next four hours doing my best to stay awake and maintain control over my vivid visions of capsizing. It had been hours and hours since we’d encountered another boat. We kept ploughing headlong through a vast, dark ocean toward nothing but some tiny islands, still hours and hours away. At one point my watchmate, Hamish, and I realized the autopilot had stopped working and we’d been going the wrong direction for a minute or two. Fortunately it had just blown a fuse. It was a hellish night. By the end of the watch the seas seemed to have calmed just slightly. At 4:03 a.m. I fell back into bed and slept for most of the eight hours until my next watch, at noon. A million years later, sitting lethargically around the wheelhouse, we finally saw land. “Land ho?” said volunteer Sharon, hopefully, looking around at the rest of us for confirmation. “Land! Land!” And what interesting land it was. The rolling hills appeared to be coated with an unbroken canopy of large broccoli: rātā trees. I didn’t expect such a profusion of vegetation here. I bundled up and went out on deck, feeling the keen breeze of the subantarctic and the keen relief of leaving a confined space. A delicate red-billed gull glided around the boat twice, within arm’s reach as it passed. We were in a cove encircled by the main Auckland Island, with smaller Rose and Enderby Islands off to the north. The afternoon sun illuminated the nearby mountain called “Sarah’s Bosom.” Then a whale spouted—my first southern right whale! They breed here in Port Ross, but this was the first time the crew had ever seen one at this time of year. Now the sun is low in the sky and the cold blue-green-gray landscape is warmed with yellows and pinks. It’s a subantarctic paradise, a place that few people ever reach. I feel almost like a real naturalist explorer. Stay tuned for the next installment. See original post. Fryatt Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Yellow-eyed penguins are heading toward extinction on mainland New Zealand. Their only other breeding habitat is hundreds of miles to the south on a handful of islands. In this multi-part story I join a surreal voyage to the all-but-inaccessible Auckland Islands, where we’re trying to find out how this gravely endangered penguin is faring in the subantarctic. DAY 1: Shipping Out I stood next to my car at the Fryatt Street dock in Dunedin, looking for a ship called Evohe. She was bound for the subantarctic Auckland Islands, 300 miles south of New Zealand. My slot on the crew had fallen into place at the last minute. Since this was more or less the chance of a lifetime, I begged my feeble station wagon, Indy, to take me from Auckland in the North Island to Dunedin in the South Island in three days. With a slight assist from the Interislander Ferry, Indy pulled through. A 25-meter sailing vessel sounds big, but when you see it in real life and contemplate your imminent departure toward the Antarctic Ocean, wow does it look small. The captain and the rest of the crew showed up an hour after I did: they had been at the grocery store buying five trolleys‘ worth of produce (five grocery carts, in American). We transferred copious amounts of fruits and vegetables onto Evohe, squirreling it all away in compartments under floorboards and cupboards built into bunks. Then we went back to the store for five more trolleys of dry goods. The other three crew members are local, and apparently we’re not actually departing until tomorrow, so they’ve gone home and I’m the only one in the aft crew cabin this evening. I’ve crawled into my coffin-like bunk on the port side. Waves are slapping on the stern. DAY 2: Bound for Bluff The vaguely lobster-shaped Auckland Islands are ridiculously remote, have globally unique wildlife, and hold a reputation as a stronghold of the yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho in Māori), possibly the most endangered penguin in the world. This species is well on its way toward disappearing from mainland New Zealand, thanks to a host of threats on land and at sea. Nobody is really sure how the rest of the population is doing on the subantarctic islands, because they’re so hard to access. That’s where this voyage comes in, the sixth of its kind in as many years. I had the ship to myself all morning. Later I learned that skipper Steve spent the morning flying to Wellington and back to take care of paperwork for the voyage. Eventually he and the other crew members reappeared. Our first stop will be in Bluff, the southernmost port of the South Island, where we will pick up two graduate students, four Department of Conservation rangers, and six penguin-monitoring volunteers. Then it’s off on the harrowing journey through the Southern Ocean. It’s much easier to get to Antarctica than it is to New Zealand’s subantarctic islands, I’m told. First we had to get out of Dunedin. It seemed we were almost ready to embark. Just for good measure we went back to PAK’nSAVE for yet another five trolleys full of food. At last, as the sun went down, we motored through the long, skinny Otago Harbour, leaving my car behind on the Dunedin dock to rest (and possibly lose all of his battery charge, based on recent experience). So long for now, Indy. A rainbow stretched across the craggy landscape along the water, rainbow-adorned scenery being the norm in these parts. Just before getting out to sea we passed the famous northern royal albatross colony at Taiaroa Head, the only mainland albatross colony in the southern hemisphere. When we approached the red and green lights marking the channel, the mnemonic “red right returning” leapt familiarly to mind, before I saw that red was actually on our right as we departed. Everything just has to be different in New Zealand… DAY 3: Ready About We were underway all night, and still chugging along the coast until afternoon, passing the Catlins and other landmarks of the South Island. In the afternoon we arrived in the port of Bluff. As we approached the dock I was assigned to leap from the boat and grab the lines. On cue, the skies opened up and poured. A few minutes later, when we finished tying up, the sun shone as if nothing had happened. We spent the rest of the day washing the deck, refueling, cleaning the interior, and making up bunks. I went below to make potato leek soup and salad. Meanwhile the boat was moved three times, until we were finally in our rightful berth. Ready for tomorrow’s guests and final departure. Cook Strait, New Zealand Last-minute call to join a voyage to the subantarctic islands, to count yellow-eyed penguins! I’m surprised and pleased to report that my feeble '98 Toyota station wagon, Indy, got me from Auckland to Dunedin in three days (with a necessary assist from the Interislander ferry, pictured at left) without breaking down once. And I made it in time to catch this boat. What an adventure! Enjoy your time with the penguins! Goat Island, Auckland Region, New Zealand Like much of New Zealand, Goat Island should be an ideal place for nesting seabirds. It even sits inside a marine reserve—the first such reserve in the country, established in 1975. But the island has rats. When Edin and I kayaked over to it, the first thing we found was neither an invasive mammal nor a seabird. It was a New Zealand fur seal snoozing in an inlet. Exhibit A, below. But we quickly got down to business: our plan was to bushwhack all over the island, so Edin could monitor ("stick her arm into") all of the Grey-faced Petrel burrows where she had observed breeding activity earlier in the season. "This is slightly depressing," she said after the first few minutes. "There were birds incubating in both of these burrows, and there's nothing in there now." Rats. Not too long ago, the only mammals in New Zealand were marine mammals like that sleepy seal, plus a few bats. But thanks to human colonization and everything that came with it, native seabirds now have to contend with a slew of invasive mammals on land—damaging their breeding grounds and eating their babies. As we looked in on burrow after empty burrow, we also came across some of the traps installed to keep rat numbers in check. Unfortunately, those wily rodents keep on swimming over from the mainland. Finally Edin reached into a burrow and pulled out a ball of gray fluff with a beak. "I watched this one hatch!" she said, starting to weigh and measure it. "I'm super glad it's still around." In total, we found seven fluffy chicks, which was better than zero. We also found more rat traps, doing their job. The last thing we found, before kayaking back to shore, was the seal—still snoozing. Left: petrel chick. Right: me and my inflatable kayak (photo by Edin Whitehead). Apart of your whole expedition and will to document and do what you love (yes, I spend the last minutes reading about your expedition), this video made me chuckle and brought a ear to ear smile to my face. 100% relaxation time! I will keep monitoring this Expedition for sure, amazing work! Thank you! That seal was very committed to his nap. Hey Megan! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it. New Zealand sometimes reminds me of the Galapagos too – there are a lot of similar threats toward the native wildlife, that's for sure. Rakitu Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand The voyage to and from rugged, rodent-inhabited Rakitū Island was marked by cetacean sightings. On the way out, bottlenose dolphins. On the way back the next day, an unusual glimpse of five blue whales. (Scroll down for illustrations.) Within the steeply sloped forests of Rakitū itself, I found myself struggling through what may be the densest jungle I've ever attempted to traverse. At one point I gave up and tried crowd-surfing a thicket. I made it across. After hours of scrambling—guided by weak GPS signals, spottily placed neon flagging, and a blurry map—we miraculously found each of the audio recorders we were looking for. (I less miraculously lost my water bottle in the process.) In a barely accessible landscape like this one, acoustic recordings are one way to keep track of wildlife populations. Scientists use that kind of information when planning a conservation initiative—for example, an island-wide purge of invasive rodents. Rat-ridden Rakitū is slated for an eradication in several months' time. Once the rats are gone, native wildlife—seabirds in particular—will be able to return to the island. Left: Rakitū Island sketch. Right: In which I photobomb a notable whale sighting (photo by Edin Whitehead). Tawharanui Peninsula, New Zealand After an afternoon trek along the coast, a group of us climbed the steep slopes of the Tawharanui Peninsula (video below) and settled into the grass, waiting for the sun to go down and the seabirds to fly in for the night. During the climb I felt a bit sorry for Edin—appearing toward the end of the video—who was wearing yellow PVC overalls. But those overalls had already proven their worth. Edin was making frequent stops at seabird burrows to weigh the fluffy chicks hidden inside, and some of those chicks were projectile vomiting all over her. Seabirds can nest here because Tawharanui is a "mainland island," more or less free of invasive mammals that prey on native birds, thanks to a special 2.5-km fence that cuts across the base of the peninsula. This protection is invaluable for land birds too. (Later that night, I heard some rustling in the bush and caught a glimpse of a kiwi in my headtorch.) Waiting for the nightly seabird influx. Apparently I even sketch in my sleep. Photo by Chris Gaskin of the Seabird Trust. Always love reading your entries and seeing the corresponding sketches. They compliment each other so well. Thanks, David! Very glad to hear it. David Hecht Fantastic! That you for sharing! Maria Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand I'm told that little Maria Island—one of the Noises Islands in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf—is the site of the first islandwide eradication of invasive rodents. That happened in the 1960s, and since then pest removal has saved native species on islands around the world. When I visited Maria Island with Noises owner Sue Neureuter and seabird scientist Matt Rayner, we couldn't land the boat on the rocky shore. So I swam over to take a look. I climbed out of the cold water, up the barnacle-covered rocks, and onto the grassy slope. But I didn't make it far up the hill. There was nowhere to step! The ground is riddled with the burrows of storm petrels and diving petrels that have returned to the island since it became rat-free. Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand Music video or science documentary? This is both! We took a GoPro-rigged buoy out into New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, where multitudes of hungry seabirds were tracking swarms of fish and krill just below the surface of the sea. The video below features Darlingside’s “The Ancestor” from the album Birds Say and underwater footage courtesy of the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust. Here are some of the things you’re seeing: Clouds of wriggling krill among massive schools of blue mackerel Fluttering shearwaters casually flying around underwater in pursuit of the krill Thousands of fairy prions, Buller’s shearwaters (which breed on a single clump of islands in New Zealand, and nowhere else in the world), and other tubenose seabirds in flight Cameo of a northern giant petrel coming in for a close look at our GoPro buoy Now that we’ve established the “music vidocumentary” as a genre, let’s go behind the scenes. What are these GoPro-wielding scientists up to? Chris Gaskin of the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust wants to understand how commercial fishing affects seabirds. Not just how it snags them on hooks, already a hot-button topic, but how it changes their food supply. Lots of seabirds feed on krill. Fish eat those tasty little crustaceans too, and their feeding frenzies (called work-ups) seem to bring krill up toward the surface within reach of the birds. “We want to document that, but also record out what else is going on within these work-ups,” Gaskin said. So Gaskin and skipper James Ross have been voyaging regularly into the Gulf to get a better look below the waves—which is where the GoPro-bedecked buoy comes in. Kiwi ingenuity at its finest. The trick is finding the filming location, because work-ups are always on the move. Heading out into the Gulf on Ross’s boat, we scanned the horizon until we found a promising cloud of birds in the distance. As we got closer, we started to see a rough patch in the water, evidence of the maelstrom of marine animals hunting and fleeing from each other just below the surface. We started to hear and smell it too: it sounded like rapids in a river, and smelled (to put it generously) something like strong seafood. Three of us hopped from the boat into a small dinghy (see the photo below) and headed straight into the middle of the action. Or tried to. Those birds and fish were all over the place—one minute just out of reach, and the next minute half a kilometer away. At last we caught up with them, I dropped the buoy, and the cameras rolled. When the work-up moved on, we retrieved the buoy and motored the dinghy back to Ross’s boat. The footage we captured adds another piece to a complicated food-web puzzle. Gaskin and colleagues will work with the Department of Conservation and the University of Auckland to put that puzzle together. Their project, in turn, is just one piece in a network of essential seabird conservation efforts going on throughout the Gulf and around New Zealand. I’m still reeling after being surrounded by more seabirds than I had previously seen in my life, many of them unique to this small corner of the world. But at current rates of seabird decline, this astonishing abundance and diversity of birds won’t last—even here in the seabird mecca that is the Hauraki Gulf. We should protect seabirds for all sorts of practical reasons. We should save them for their critical role within the marine food web. We should save them for their unique ability to convert fish from the sea into nutrients for the land, and for their value as indicators of ecosystem change. But I also think we should save seabirds because…well, just look at them! Photo (by Tony Whitehead): Wielding a GoPro-studded buoy, I accompany Chris Gaskin and Edin Whitehead into the seabird cyclone. See original post. Auckland Museum, New Zealand Below, watch a thrilling video of a sketch biologist sketching a little blue penguin specimen from the collections of the Auckland Museum—my host institution in New Zealand—at ever-so-slightly-faster-than-actual speed (you can tell by the breathing). Also, read the museum's Q&A about my project. Although my project will take me all around New Zealand, I'm lucky to be hosted by the Auckland Museum and curator Matt Rayner while in Auckland. One perk is getting to sketch seabirds from the collections, as pictured below. I find that stuffed specimens stay put while being drawn, which is a novelty. (And yet my sketching remains slapdash. Such is the power of habit.) Top: fluttering shearwater, Australasian gannet. Bottom: Pycroft's petrel, little blue penguin. But sometimes even specimens move: in the video clip below, Matt wheels a cart full of seabirds down to one of the galleries, where I got to give a brief talk under some eerily-lit skeletons hanging from the ceiling. The Museum worked with Fulbright New Zealand and the U.S. Embassy to put on this event introducing my project. In a fun twist, I got dizzy and almost fell over in the middle of my talk. I later realized this was because I had a concussion from hitting my head on a rock earlier in the week. (Seabirding: an extreme sport.) Muriwai Beach, New Zealand This is Rua the New Zealand Conservation Dog, introduced in my previous post. Rua has just sniffed out a grey-faced petrel nest and is intently watching the burrow entrance while awaiting further instructions from his handler, Jo Sim. (As Jo points out, this angle makes Rua's butt look big. Sorry, Rua!) Piha Beach, New Zealand I joined Rua the seabird detection dog, his handler Jo Sim, Jo's partner Brook Mells, and Auckland Council scientist Todd Landers for two days of searching out Grey-faced Petrel nests on the steep coastal slopes of Muriwai and Piha. Check out New Zealand's Conservation Dogs program and learn more about Jo and Rua. Auckland Region, New Zealand I've been in New Zealand exactly two weeks. Here's a breakdown of adventures and misadventures so far. Arrived in Auckland with a heavy backpack, heavy carryon suitcase, heavy checked suitcase, and heavy duffel bag containing a kayak. On more than one occasion during the multi-day trip from Maine, had the pleasure of carrying/propelling all four items simultaneously. Successfully drove around the city on the left side of the road with a lefthand stickshift in a borrowed car. Fellow Auckland drivers may not fully agree with that statement. Bought my very own 1998 Toyota Caldina station wagon from a sleazy car salesman posing unconvincingly as a regular retired guy who had owned the vehicle for ten years. Obtained insurance. Began working on solutions for the foul-smelling interior (professional cleaning service? bowls of vinegar? coffee grounds?). Struggled to find parking. Started hearing clunking sounds when I brake. Prevailed on the seemingly boundless hospitality of (Auckland Museum curator) Matt Rayner and his family for several days. Thank you, Rayners! Stayed for a week in a dingy hostel dormitory. Somehow got a room otherwise occupied exclusively by a rotating cast of middle-aged men. All very polite, and all horrific snorers. For the duration of my short stay in Auckland, moved into a delightful flat on Gribblehirst Road. You heard that correctly. Made a list of precisely 17 stores I will visit to obtain the project supplies I didn't have room for in my plane luggage. Ordered a new computer to replace the new computer I bought last month, which had an inexplicable meltdown the day before I left the States. Had problems using all three of the payment cards I brought. Opened a New Zealand bank account. Obtained staff access to the Auckland Museum. Met several dozen interesting and friendly people involved in New Zealand wildlife conservation. Continued the process of planning nine months' worth of expeditions and storytelling all over the country. Joined a three-day expedition to the dramatic Mokohinau Islands. Spent time with the penguins, petrels, diving petrels, storm petrels, and shearwaters that nest there. Peeked at a kiwi in its burrow on the Tawharanui Peninsula ("wh" being pronounced "f," by the way) and then enjoyed a torrential rainstorm while catching grey-faced petrels on a clifftop in the dark. Spent a day on a boat in the Hauraki Gulf and watched all sorts of seabirds flying around, including albatrosses and giant petrels and the long-lost New Zealand storm petrel, which for the entire 20th century was thought to be extinct! Photo: Oscar Thomas holds a grey-faced petrel chick that Megan Friesen has extracted from a nest box, while monitoring seabirds at Tawharanui. Burgess Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand This is a little story about coincidences. (Title: "Only in the seabird research world.") Three months ago, a boat picked me up from Eastern Egg Rock off the coast of Maine. On this boat were some people I didn't know, who were about to spend two months on the island. One of them was named Alyssa. Today, a boat picked me up from Burgess Island off the coast of New Zealand. On this boat were some people I didn't know, who were about to spend two months on the island. Except I did know one of them! It was Alyssa again. Photo by Todd Landers. Mokohinau Islands, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand I’m on a clifftop in the dark, on a remote island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. An inky sea lies below, unfamiliar constellations glitter above, and a bird has just flown straight into my hand. Other pale squeaking shapes are brushing by me and bumping into me. A few minutes ago one smacked me in the eye. They started whirling in from the ocean at nightfall, forming a helter-skelter cloud over the vegetation on the cliff: a storm cloud of white-faced storm petrels. Surprised to be holding a seabird, I lift my hand into the beam of my headlamp (which I should remember to call a “headtorch” while I’m in New Zealand) and look at the small creature lying quietly on my palm. It has a brown back, a brown-streaked face with a white eyebrow, and a white belly that gleams ghostly in the darkness. Its beak is topped with an odd little tube, involved in filtering salt from the seawater it drinks. Folded against its body are long black legs and yellow-webbed feet. This is a bird that hops from wave to wave, nabbing beakfuls of krill while fluttering along the surface of the ocean. Just a moment of looking, and then I shift my hold on its soft and delicate form, releasing it into the air to join its fellows. Storm petrels spend most of their lives at sea, but once a year they start paying nocturnal visits to certain islands, islands that are safe from the predators prowling the mainland. They’re about to carry out the annual business of nesting. That’s why the birds are here. As for me, I came to Burgess Island yesterday on a boat with four seabird conservation scientists. We’re staying in a hut on the other side of the island, next to a lighthouse. Today we trekked over to these cliffs in the late afternoon, arrived just after sunset, and had a peaceful few minutes staring westward out to sea. Until dusk fell and this happened: [See video below. And yes, maybe I could have used an audio clip, but then you wouldn’t get to see how dark it was.] Apparently this “whooping” technique is a standard way of luring seabirds to land. Either it worked on the storm petrels, or they were headed here anyway. Maybe some of both. Now, an hour after their frenzied arrival, the birds are gradually settling to earth, milling around in the low-lying shrubbery that conceals a whole neighborhood of nest burrows. Auckland Museum curator (and lead seabird vocalist) Matt Rayner is weaving through the fragile colony with care. He checks the storm petrels for numbered bands, placed on their legs in previous visits, to keep tabs on how the population is faring. It’s faring unusually well. Not long ago, Burgess Island had hardly any seabirds left, thanks to invasive predatory rats and to the nest-trampling livestock owned by the lighthouse keepers. But by the time the lighthouse was automated in 1980, the keepers and all of their cows, pigs, goats, and sheep had vacated the island. Ten years after that, Burgess was the site of the world’s first-ever helicopter drop of poison for rat control. Then it was finally safe for seabirds to start returning. And return they did. Something like five thousand white-faced storm petrels share the island with chunky northern diving petrels, big grey-faced petrels, and nine other species of seabird. Nearby on the clifftop, Auckland University researcher Brendon Dunphy and grad student Edin Whitehead are sitting on a patch of rocky ground with diving petrels in their laps. They’re weighing these small, heavy birds by the light of their headlamps (headtorches!) and extracting blood samples, identifying ways to assess the health of the ocean by paying attention to seabird health. Auckland Council scientist Todd Landers is roaming around and capturing petrel sounds, part of long-term acoustic monitoring studies. All in the name of helping these birds, which are essential members of a maritime ecosystem we all depend on. In New Zealand and everywhere, seabirds lead a precarious existence, victims to introduced predators, changing oceans, entanglement on fishing lines, and all sorts of other knotty problems on land and sea. The recovery of Burgess Island is a bright spot in the darkness: a flicker of hope that these birds still stand a chance. Coming face to face with one of them tonight was startling and special, like learning a secret. The next time I stand outside at nightfall, with or without a headtorch, I’ll be picturing a cloud of storm petrels sweeping in from the ocean—wild, precious, and at our mercy. See original post. Burgess Island, Mokohinau Islands, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand Landing on Burgess Island to study seabirds! (Left photo: Auckland University grad student Edin Whitehead, Auckland Council scientist Todd Landers, and Auckland Museum scientist Matt Rayner. Right photo, taken surreptitiously by Edin: my Burgess Island birthday handstand.) Rotary Walkway, New Zealand Testing out new sketching gear, at the mudflats in the Tamaki River. First sketch of New Zealand. Scarborough Marsh, Maine, United States I knew I needed a New Zealand bird guide for this trip. I did not know I would find one in a pile of secondhand books being sold from a table outside the Maine Audubon center in Scarborough Marsh, right before embarking on my travels. Seems like a good omen. Southland Region, New Zealand I'm Abby McBride, a sketch biologist and Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow. I'm spending the better part of a year in New Zealand, writing and illustrating stories about penguins, prions, shearwaters, shags, gulls, gannets, albatrosses, and all sorts of other birds that spend their lives on the ocean. Seabirds are declining faster than any other group of birds in the world, which is very worrisome indeed. Besides being beautiful and fascinating in their own right, these too-often overlooked birds play an indispensable role in connecting marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and act as coal mine canaries to warn us about problems in the environment. Why go to New Zealand? This small island country holds by far the most seabird species of any country in the world. It also happens to be a global leader in solving the plethora of problems afflicting seabirds, caused by humans past and present. Take the New Zealand storm petrel, one victim of the rats that followed human colonists to New Zealand. So scarce it was thought extinct for the entire 20th century, this tiny seabird recently showed up nesting on an island 50 miles from Auckland. It owes its second chance to New Zealanders, working hard to control predators throughout the country. I aim to capture a sense of this seabird-saving grit and gumption and help pass it on. So I'm roaming the New Zealand coastline for nine months with my not-so-trusty station wagon, my coffin-sized tent, and my inflatable kayak. I'm hitching rides on boats to offshore islands. I'm sketching seabirds and taking part in seabird conservation and telling stories about it all. Left image: Abby with petrel chick (photo by Edin Whitehead). Right image: the "extinct" NZ storm petrel (watercolor by me).	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line109
__label__wiki	0.966949	0.966949	Eesa Fazili’s associate was south Indian, says Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind By Aasif Sultan on 13/03/2018 @ 11:48 PM Srinagar: Al-Qaeda’s Kashmir wing Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind today said that the unidentified militant who was killed in a gunfight in Hakoora village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Sunday evening along with two local militants was a south Indian from Hyderabad. Mohammad Eesa Fazili of Srinagar and Syed Owais Shafi of Kokernag were the two local militants killed during the gunfight. The outfit issued this statement in Al-Nasr bulletin on group’s Telegram channel in both English and Urdu languages titled “People of truth: Martyrdom of the Muhajir from India”. “Responding to the call of Shariat or martyrdom, Mohammad Taufeeq started his jihadi journey in 2017 after making Hijrah [emigration] from India’s Hyderabad city to the mountains of Kashmir and was among the first in the ranks of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind,” the statement said The statement also said that the purported south Indian was known by two nom de guerres like Sultan Zabul Al-Hindi and Abu Zarr Al-Hindi. Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind, which is headed by Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, also released an undated picture of the purported south Indian militant along with outfit’s deputy chief Rehan Khan. This picture was released by Zakir Musa-led Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind On close observation, the man in the picture issued with the statement is the same person whose picture went viral on social media immediately after three militants were killed in Anantnag. Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind, however, didn’t say anything whether the purported south Indian had left their group and joined “Islamic State Kashmir” as was stated in the caption on the viral picture. This picture went viral soon after the killing of three militants in south Kashmir’s Anantnag Interestingly, last December, Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind issued an audio message on the 25th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, calling all Muslims in India to join jihad. The voice in the audio clip was attributed to a person who was named as Sultan Zabul Al-Hindi. Zabul is one of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan located on the south side. “Mujahideen are aware of all attacks on Muslims in India and we think of ways to protect them from it,” the speaker in that message is heard saying. The Police, however, said that after all efforts to identify the militant failed to fructify, the unidentified militant was buried in Boniyar. A news report even hinted that the unidentified militant may be from Pakistan. “(T)he body of the unknown militant believed to be from Pakistan was buried with the help of local Auqaf on the intervening night of March 12 and 13 at around 1:30 am,” the report said. If confirmed, it won’t be for the first time that youth from south India have come here to fight against the forces. In 2008, two militants from Kerala were killed in a gunbattle in frontier district of Kupwara who were identified by their aliases Yasin and Fayaz. They belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit. By: Aasif Sultan	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line114
__label__wiki	0.809624	0.809624	Lannie Flowers has been a standard bearer for Power Pop. Completing the story arc started by “Same Old Story” and continued by “Circles,” winner of LA Music Awards 2013 “Record of the Year,” Lannie has released a new album entitled “Home.” Where “Same Old Story” tells the tale of teenage romance and “Circles” describes the feelings coursing through a young musician on the road, the poignant and decidedly not Power Pop “Home” recounts the emotions of an aging rock and roller contemplating life after the road. Featuring Lannie’s most accomplished songwriting and arrangements to date, the lyrics read like a set of poems that highlight a universal message. He ran away from the circus So he could go home To somehow find a purpose For all that was wrong He lost a little of something Out along the way But to him it meant nothing ‘cause he ain’t here today Reviews for Home “Home is an album that will touch each listener in different ways. It is an album that operates as both a musical tour-de-force and a revealing look into a songwriter that understands the human condition… Is home a place that is defined by four walls or is it something more spiritual? Is home where you gather with friends or is it where you prefer to be alone? ‘Home’ doesn’t answer these questions, it lets the listener decide and define what home really is.” Stephen “Spaz” Schnee, Discussions Magazine “This kind of album is almost impossible to make. You have to start with a theme that is so broad and so wide that the common traits are scattered across a barren landscape, and you have to work out in concentric circles, painting images that are vivid and universal enough to resonate with a large audience. On “Home,” Lannie Flowers has achieved that impossible result.” Michael DeAngelis, There Once Was A Note “I was asked if I could give it one listen. I could not. It was impossible. This set defies a SINGLE listen. it is the aural equivalent of a box of chocolates, each its own little surprise, leading on to one more, one more, and another. What? I’m done? Spin it up again. Home, indeed.” George Gimarc, Texas Radio Hall Of Fame and Grammy Award winner “Lyrically thoughtful, nuanced, passionate and always melodically stimulating, Lannie Flowers continues his string of top-notch releases with the fabulous ‘Home.’” John M. Borack, Contributing Editor, Goldmine Magazine “’Home’ is a masterpiece. These brand-new songs sound like they should have been in our psyche forever.” Mike Lidskin, Twirl Radio “Trying to drag power pop into adulthood can be a precarious tightrope walk for some. Lannie Flowers pulls it off on ‘Home’ where he has deftly used his songwriting and record making skills to create an album that has gravitas to match the buoyant melodic sounds he’s known for. Loosely thematic, it’s an album that’s an album. Bravo.” Bill Lloyd, Songwriter and Recording Artist Nitebob, world famous sound engineer, producer and tour manager CD track list MY STREET FREE TO DREAM I GOT A SECRET JUST GO TO SLEEP MISSING YOU TONIGHT HE’S GOT HIMSELF TV OFF IT’S ALL OVER HE’S GOING HOME All songs by Lannie Flowers Recorded at The Cove Studio in Arlington TX Album design & art by Dan Zimmer [dzign.net] Executive Producer, Alan Petsche SpyderPop Records 2019 Vinyl track list D [Bonus tracks] ANOTHER WEEKEND KISS A MEMORY EVERYTHING A MAN COULD WANT MY STREET (MEMPHIS VERSION) IN TIME (ALTERNATE VERSION) Lannie on facebook SpyderPop youtube © 2020 SpyderPop Records	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line118
__label__cc	0.695332	0.304668	Athens is like no other European capital. For me it has a rawness, a unique ambiance that makes it feel truly authentic and uncontrived. Other European capitals have almost become pastiches of themselves, with local culture, architecture and cuisine packaged as a series of clichéd experiences. Yet Athens, well it’s like a non-conformist city. Admittedly booking a holiday to Greece might at times feel like a gamble, especially considering the images conveyed this year by the main stream media of an angry and sometimes violent Athens on the brink of financial Armageddon. Yet don’t let this put you off. I felt safe and welcome in the city – it’s like visiting a series of small towns rather than the sprawling metropolis it appears from the air. It is a very manageable, if at times bizarrely confusing, destination for a weekend break or as a stop-over on the way to an idyllic Greek island escapade. Colourful, chaotic & noisy Taking the airport bus to the city centre is not a glamorous way to travel, but it somehow prepares you as a visitor for the Athens experience. The traffic, the noise and the mishmash of poorly maintained buildings you pass on the way all combine into a colourful, chaotic picture of Greek urban life. Despite the immediate temptation to visit the Acropolis, resist and instead get immersed into the city life without the throngs of fellow tourists, by heading out to one of the local neighbourhoods. The neighbourhoods of Monastiraki, Plaka and Thissio, practically in the shadow of the Acropolis are of course amongst the most popular, thanks to their touristy markets, historical heritage, quintessential Greek charm, and predominantly traffic free pedestrianised streets. Yet one of the easiest districts to get to though, is the market district of Athens. It’s fairly rundown like much of the capital, but it’s a place where one can quickly feel part of the city. Unlike many other capitals, where city centres are often only home to offices or upscale apartment buildings, the heart of Athens is still where local people live and work, creating a rich culture of neighbourhoods. All around the central Varvakeio Market are small shops and trading stalls, arranged like an exotic souk, that are there to serve the local community – these stores are not contrived or gentrified for tourists. Unfamiliar Europe The cuisine in Athens is just one of the many things, like the beautiful Byzantine churches with their distinctive round domes, and the romantic ancient temple ruins that make you feel as if you are somewhere a little more special than familiar Europe. With cultural and culinary influences dating back to when Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire, eating here makes for a fascinating mix of European and Middle Eastern Mediterranean snacks and dishes. Exploring the streets will involve navigating around other disorientated visitors, locals on their scooters, and all manner of products from homewares to artisan foods hanging from canopies and piled high on crates. Expect tempting seasonal produce and typical Greek products. Laid out amongst fruits and vegetables you’ll see fresh verdant grape leaves and exotic herbs and species used for the popular and ubiquitous Greek speciality, ‘dolmadakia’ – vine leaves stuffed with rice. Of course there is also an unbeatable choice of olives too; ask to try a few, as the flavours are as different as their shapes, colours and marinades. Eating down-to-earth Walking builds an appetite. With the investment that came with the 2004 Olympic Games, Athens saw a flurry of new restaurant openings; fancy new rooftop eateries all trying to out-do the other for the best Acropolis view terrace. But for lunch, why not make it something more down-to-earth? If you are not tempted by the numerous small cafes with their take-away street food style bars then there are still some traditional tavernas to discover. I’d heard about Diporto, a classic local restaurant that wasn’t far away. It’s a little hard to find, as there is no sign outside. In fact its corner building location looks derelict, yet there are two basement doors swung open at pavement level encouraging you to come inside. The grubby stone steps lead down into a well-lit basement. One wall has basement windows letting light fill the space, whilst the back wall is of wine barrels. In one corner is an old stone sink with colourful aluminium jugs stacked on each other, and a tray of worn glass tumblers; in the other the owner cooks over a small stove. The proprietor gave me a friendly nod of welcome and his son gave a quick smile but didn’t say much in English other than ‘you eat?’ As the only foreigner in the place I felt I had struck upon a hidden gem, but the truth is this traditional lunch spot is in a few guides so the place is familiar with dealing with international visitors. Even so, conversation is pretty much zero, and I just allowed the meal to arrive. Firstly cutlery is placed in the centre of the table, with a half loaf of artisan bread. Then dish by dish, food arrived, without any real need to order. There were a few choices, but I was happy to keep the surprises coming. Scrumptious sardines (grilled in the basement!) were amongst the first dishes, then a colourful Greek salad, a vegetable and lamb stew, and also chickpea soup, which I later learnt was a classic of Diporto. The distinctive retsina white wine came in a rose-coloured aluminium jug resting on a block of ice. The taverna was lively and noisy, the chatter and laughter of the other tables reverberating off the low season, whilst smoke from the grill was carried through the space by the breeze between the two open doors. Overall quite an experience; and the price for multiple dishes, wine and water was only 21 euros. Athens is still a great destination for the budget traveller. Exploring up with the gods A visit to Athens is also, of course, all about its classical heritage and the Acropolis is visible from pretty much everywhere in the city centre – a continual reminder that you just have to get up there and see it. I couldn’t find a way to pre-book tickets online, but in my experience, away from the mid-morning crush of cruise ship tours, the queue outside the small Acropolis ticket office moved quickly. The entrance ticket also included access to the other major ancient sights, most of which are now linked by a broad pedestrian avenue, making for a relaxed day of discovery. I chose the evening ‘golden hour’ to explore the Acropolis. As the sun sets the warm light exaggerates the colour of the marble – beautiful. However, the rocky plateau with almost sheer cliffs, upon which the citadel sits can be a windswept place yet that didn’t distract from the impact of the architecture. The Parthenon, despite being partially covered by conservation scaffolding and housing cranes and other equipment used in the almost constant battle against erosion from pollution, was truly impressive. Like the city below, it has a rawness though, lacking most of its original detailing and intricate craftsmanship. Of course the remnants of the beautiful marble adornments that once made this one of the most outstanding temples of the ancient world are missing too. Below, on the approach road to the citadel, is the new Acropolis Museum. Even if one isn’t a great fan of formal galleries, this relatively new addition to the cultural scene of Athens is a must-visit. Poignantly the Parthenon Gallery on the third floor displays replica casts of the missing Elgin Marbles; everything is ready to display them. But then, that’s a whole other story.source surinenglish	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line120
__label__wiki	0.760993	0.760993	Absent A Blue Dress, What Does Cain Hve To Lose Besides His Credibility To say that Herman Cain has now completely made an ass of himself does a disservice to donkeys everywhere. With one of the four women who have accused him of sexual harassment providing a detailed and credible account of Cain groping her in a parked car in the context of him offering her a job and a second woman about to go public with a detailed account because she is angered the Cain remains very publicly in denial, the Republican presidential wannabe has now shot himself in both feet and is working northward. It has been 10 days since Politico broke the story of his adventures in philandering while president of the National Restaurant Association. Since then Cain has alternatively blamed that vast left-wing media conspiracy, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Democrats. That is, everyone but himself in about as an atrocious example of political damage control evah. That Cain continues to deny that he even knew Sharon Bialek in the face of what she had to say at a press conference earlier this week is stunning. Bialek, a former employee of the NRA’s educational foundation, stated that Cain approached her on the pretense of showing her the association’s offices. She said Cain parked his car and essentially assaulted her, slipping his hand under her skirt and trying to bring her head toward his lap. Bialek said that when she protested and reminded Cain that she had a boyfriend, he replied, "You want a job, right?" It will only be a matter of time — and probably very little time as the rate Cain is immolating — before someone comes forward who has seen Cain and Bialek together, if not outright corroborating her account. Cain’s other big problem at this point is that a scandal in the making that involved alleged victims with no names or backgrounds has mushroomed into a scandal with faces. One woman — and soon to be two and possibly three — who have names, employment records and children. This prompted Kathleen Parker to note in the Washington Post that in journalism, three is a trend and four is a tipping point. In fairness to Cain (and I’m being way too generous here), perhaps he is an old-school type of guy who believes sticking one’s hand up a woman’s dress in an effort to grab her snatch is just being friendly and a little nooky in return for the promise of a job is the way business is done when you’re a big shot millionaire and former pizza magnate. Besides which, there is no semen-stained blue dress, Cain’s supporters despise the messenger (the news media), his wife is standing by him, at least in public, so what’s to lose besides the most important thing a politician has — his credibility. Photograph by Darryl Webb/The Associated Press	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line121
__label__cc	0.719131	0.280869	Download Christianity and Democracy: A Theology for a Just World by John W. de Gruchy PDF By John W. de Gruchy During this very important learn John de Gruchy examines the prior, current and destiny roles of Christianity within the improvement of democracy. He strains the connection from its gestation in early Christendom to its digital breakdown as democracy turns into the polity of modernity, and makes a speciality of 5 twentieth-century case reviews, together with Nazi Germany and South Africa, which show the revival of the church buildings as a strength within the fight for democracy. His conclusions aspect how to the improvement of a theology for a simply international order. 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__label__wiki	0.684388	0.684388	The Trouble in Me by Jack Gantos This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in the memoir Hole in My Life. Set in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of his family's latest rental home, The Trouble in Me opens with an explosive encounter in which Jack first meets… (more) This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in the memoir Hole in My Life. Set in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of his family's latest rental home, The Trouble in Me opens with an explosive encounter in which Jack first meets his awesomely rebellious older neighbor, Gary Pagoda, just back from juvie for car theft. Instantly mesmerized, Jack decides he will do whatever it takes to be like Gary. As a follower, Jack is eager to leave his old self behind, and desperate for whatever crazy, hilarious, frightening thing might happen next. But he may not be as ready as he thinks when the trouble in him comes blazing to life. This title has Common Core connections. Fiction Juvenile & Young Adult Themes Social Situations New Experience Humorous Stories EPUB, Streaming Unlimited, 2 years, 1 at a time Streaming mode Nombre d'utilisateurs simultanés In-situ 1 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) (August 31, 2015) Juvenile & Young Adult > Themes > Social Situations >	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line126
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__label__cc	0.686784	0.313216	This site uses cookies for analytics. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Ready for the New Era Published July 2020 The aviation industry has had a challenging year so far. We have been encouraged, however, by the almost daily news of resumed routes, and look forward to a return to some sort of normality shortly. As the industry picks up again, we know that things will be different. Remote working has become the norm. We’re ready for this. We already have an excellent track record in delivering remotely hosted Baggage Solutions with minimal requirements for on-site activities. We have also refined our training and service delivery capabilities ready for a likely increase in requests for remote service delivery. We will soon release the latest version of our successful Load & Track Baggage Management System, with an extensive set of new features and enhancements. We have also been investing time into new solutions, such as support for Customs Preclearance, and a Baggage Inventory & Storage System which can be used for early bag storage as well as disruption management. With a new era facing our industry, Luggage Logistics are ready for the challenge. We hope all our friends, customers, colleagues and competitors alike have managed to stay safe and well, and that we get a chance to catch up soon. Luggage Logistics Ltd The Surrey Technology Centre The Surrey Research Park Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7YG © 2019 Luggage Logistics Ltd	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line136
__label__wiki	0.720134	0.720134	1515 Arapahoe St #400 Denver 80202 Clare Plaisted Plaisted Reid Communications clare@prcoms.com Wazee Digital Appoints Vice President Of Sales & Business Development for UK and Western Europe Sally Wallington Joins Title and Metadata Management Company to Accelerate Growth Across Europe Sally Wallington Denver, Co February 12, 2015 Wazee Digital™, the leader in title management, metadata management and monetization services for sports, media and entertainment companies, has recruited Sally Wallington as their new VP, Sales & Business Development for UK and Western Europe. Reporting to Dave Polyard, Wazee Digital SVP of Global Sales, Wallington will be responsible for bringing Wazee Digital’s portfolio of content management tools to content owners across the region. Wallington joins from Grass Valley where she was Regional Director for Northern Europe. Prior to Grass Valley Wallington was Regional Director, UK, Ireland and South Africa at Harris Broadcast as well as Harris' Director of Professional Services and Support, EMEA. She has also held various broadcast-related roles at Channel Ten Television, Australia, as well as Channel 4 and Flextech in the UK. Dave Polyard, SVP Global Sales for Wazee Digital, said: “We’re thrilled to have Sally Wallington joining Wazee Digital and leading our European team. The depth of knowledge and experience that Sally brings to the table makes her a perfect complement to the evolving and ever improving team at Wazee Digital.” Sally Wallington, Wazee Digital VP, Sales & Business Develop for UK and Western Europe said: “The management and cataloging of content is so important to content owners for them to make money in today’s ever changing media landscape. I look forward to bringing Wazee Digital’s portfolio of cloud-based content management products to European broadcasters, sports rights holders and production companies.” About Wazee Digital Wazee Digital is the leader in content management, metadata management and monetization services for media and entertainment companies. We provide one of the world’s largest managed video and metadata platforms as a cloud-based service, reducing or eliminating the impact of people intensive processes, legacy hardware and monolithic software on our customers as they transition to digital. +1 703 300 3054/+44 (0)7739920287	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line141
__label__wiki	0.801724	0.801724	(Redirecționat de la Jiji Becali) This page needs to be translated to Romanian Language Acest articol trebuie să fie traduse în limba română George Becali, zis si Razboinicul NLuminii, JJ B si Jiji cel Mare este presedintele Romaniei si patronul celei mai tari echipe din univers, Faci Ce Spune Becali. Also known as Jiji Berbecali, is one of the greatest Romanian politicians. Although his origins disappear in the mists of time and no one knows his age, there are rumours that he may be the result of the love between a Moldavian shepherd and his black sheep, if we are to believe the Romanian legend Mioriţa. He started as a shepherd, following his family's tradition. Then, he bought a football club called Steaua (the Star), which is very popular among the alcohol soaked seed-eating (seed-cracking ??) Romanians who regularly engage in wars with drunk seed-eating red dogs supporting the football club Dinamo (untranslatable) and dark skinned pot smoking giuleştians supporting the football club Rapid (a sort of Fast Train). At a time of social unrest following the leaving of the national god Ceausescu to heavens, when the rulers of the country were about to sell it to the martian mob, he decided it was the time to take Romania's fate into his own hands and bring a meaning to the existence of the drunk Romanians. Since then, he has been called the Warrior of Light. Now he wanders through the country and the TV screens together with his faithful servant and bodyguard Meme Stoica, carrying a Bible in his pocket and "The Warrior of the Light" by Paulo Coelho in his other one, smoking crack and fighting injustice, poverty, the Hungarians and the windmills. He doesn't own a horse any more, because it was stolen, but the thieves were kind enough to leave him a Maybach instead. His worst enemies are the journalists, especially 2 of them called Huidu and Găinuşă. He also hates Antena 1, a rather important TV station owned by his idiotic political adversary, Dan Voiculescu. Format:Catstub It is interesting to notice that Gigi Becali likes to impersonate Romanian Historical figures, such as Michael the Brave or Corneliu Zelea-Codreanu, known for their violent deaths (decapitation and strangulation). Either he considers himself their equal, or he's looking forward to embrace thier tragic destinies, the future of mr. Becali is,for the moment, to be decided by the Romanian High Court. Gigi "The Bear" Becali si also known as The Warior of Light. Hystorical sources show that he is the unrecognised brother of Jesus. He died carriyng his star (The Star of Bucharest)in stad of cross because he doesn't knew rather he was a christian or a jew. Adus de la „https://neciclopedie.org/index.php?title=Gigi_Becali&oldid=8632” Articolele pentru a traduce Adaugă legături	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line143
__label__cc	0.584618	0.415382	draft-ietf-netmod-factory-default-12.txt NETMOD Working Group Q. Wu NETMOD Working Group Q. Wu Internet-Draft Huawei Internet-Draft Huawei Intended status: Standards Track B. Lengyel Intended status: Standards Track B. Lengyel Expires: August 19, 2020 Ericsson Hungary Expires: August 28, 2020 Ericsson Hungary Y. Niu Y. Niu Factory Default Setting A YANG Data Model for Factory Default Settings draft-ietf-netmod-factory-default-12 draft-ietf-netmod-factory-default-13 This document defines a method to reset a server to its factory This document defines a YANG data model to allow clients to reset a default content. The reset operation may be used, e.g., when the server back to its factory default condition. It also defines a existing configuration has major errors so re-starting the "factory-default" datastore to allow clients to read the factory configuration process from scratch is the best option. default configuration for the device. A new "factory-reset" RPC is defined. When resetting a device, all previous configuration settings will be lost and replaced by the factory default content. A new optional "factory-default" read-only datastore is defined, that The YANG data model in this document conforms to the Network contains the factory default configuration for the device. Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA) defined in RFC 8342. Status of This Memo Status of This Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. 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Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. described in the Simplified BSD License. 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Factory-Reset RPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Factory-Reset RPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Factory-Default Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Factory-Default Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. YANG Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. YANG Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Appendix A. Changes between revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Appendix A. Changes between revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1. Introduction 1. Introduction This document defines a method to reset a server to its factory This document defines a method to reset a server to its factory default content. The reset operation may be used, e.g., when the default content. The reset operation may be used, e.g., when the existing configuration has major errors so re-starting the existing configuration has major errors so re-starting the configuration process from scratch is the best option. configuration process from scratch is the best option. A "factory-reset" RPC is defined. When resetting a device, all A "factory-reset" RPC is defined. When resetting a device, all previous configuration settings will be lost and replaced by the previous configuration settings will be lost and replaced by the skipping to change at page 3, line 30 ¶ o candidate configuration datastore o candidate configuration datastore o running configuration datastore o running configuration datastore o intended configuration datastore o intended configuration datastore o operational state datastore o operational state datastore o conventional configuration datastore o conventional configuration datastore o datastore schema o RPC operation o RPC operation The following terms are defined in this document as follows: The following terms are defined in this document as follows: o factory-default datastore: A read-only configuration datastore o factory-default datastore: A read-only configuration datastore holding a preconfigured initial configuration that is used to holding a preconfigured initial configuration that is used to initialize the configuration of a server. initialize the configuration of a server. This datastore is referred to as "<factory-default>". 2. Factory-Reset RPC 2. Factory-Reset RPC A new "factory-reset" RPC is introduced. Upon receiving the RPC A new "factory-reset" RPC is introduced. Upon receiving the RPC o All supported conventional read-write configuration datastores o All supported conventional read-write configuration datastores (i.e. <running>, <startup>, and <candidate>) are all reset to the (i.e. <running>, <startup>, and <candidate>) are reset to the contents of <factory-default>. contents of <factory-default>. o Read-only datastores receive their content from other o Read-only datastores receive their content from other datastores(e.g. <intended> gets its content from <running>). datastores(e.g., <intended> gets its content from <running>). o All data in any ephemeral datastores MUST be discarded. o All data in any dynamic configuration datastores MUST be discarded. o The contents of the <operational> datastore MUST reflect the o The contents of the <operational> datastore MUST reflect the operational state of the device after applying the factory default operational state of the device after applying the factory default configuration. configuration. In addition, the "factory-reset" RPC MUST restore non-volatile In addition, the "factory-reset" RPC MUST restore non-volatile storage to factory condition. Depending on the system, this may storage to factory condition. Depending on the system, this may entail deleting dynamically generated files, such as those containing entail deleting dynamically generated files, such as those containing keys (e.g., /etc/ssl/private), certificates (e.g., /etc/ssl), logs keys (e.g., /etc/ssl/private), certificates (e.g., /etc/ssl), logs (e.g., /var/log), and temporary files (e.g., /tmp/). All security (e.g., /var/log), and temporary files (e.g., /tmp/). All security datastores are immediately reset to factory default, the device may datastores are immediately reset to factory default, the device may become unreachable on the network. It is important to understand how become unreachable on the network. It is important to understand how a given vendor's device will behave after the RPC is executed. a given vendor's device will behave after the RPC is executed. Implementors SHOULD reboot the device or otherwise restart processes Implementors SHOULD reboot the device or otherwise restart processes needed to bootstrap it. needed to bootstrap it. 3. Factory-Default Datastore 3. Factory-Default Datastore Following the guidelines for defining Datastores in the appendix A of Following the guidelines for defining Datastores in the appendix A of [RFC8342], this document introduces a new optional datastore resource [RFC8342], this document introduces a new optional datastore resource named "factory-default" that represents a preconfigured minimal named "factory-default" that represents a preconfigured initial initial configuration that can be used to initialize the configuration that can be used to initialize the configuration of a configuration of a server. A device MAY implement the "factory- server. A device MAY implement the "factory-reset" RPC without reset" RPC without implementing the "factory-default" datastore, implementing the "factory-default" datastore, which would only which would only eliminate the ability to programmatically determine eliminate the ability to programmatically determine the factory the factory default configuration. default configuration. o Name: "factory-default" o Name: "factory-default" o YANG modules: all o YANG modules: The factory default datastore schema MUST either be the same as the conventional configuration datastores, or a subset of the datastore schema for the conventional configuration datastores. o YANG nodes: all "config true" data nodes o YANG nodes: all "config true" data nodes o Management operations: The content of the datastore is set by the o Management operations: The content of the datastore is set by the server in an implementation dependent manner. The content can not server in an implementation dependent manner. The content can not be changed by management operations via NETCONF, RESTCONF, the CLI be changed by management operations via NETCONF, RESTCONF, the CLI etc. unless specialized, dedicated operations are provided. The etc. unless specialized, dedicated operations are provided. The datastore can be read using the standard NETCONF/RESTCONF protocol datastore can be read using the standard NETCONF/RESTCONF protocol operations. The "factory-reset" operation copies the factory operations. The "factory-reset" operation copies the factory default content to <running> and, if present, <startup> and/or default content to <running> and, if present, <startup> and/or <candidate> and then the content of these datastores is propagated <candidate> and then the content of these datastores is propagated automatically to any other read only datastores, e.g., <intended> automatically to any other read only datastores, e.g., <intended> and <operational>. and <operational>. o Origin: This document does not define a new origin identity as it o Origin: This document does not define a new origin identity as it does not interact with <operational> datastore. does not interact with the <operational> datastore. o Protocols: RESTCONF, NETCONF and other management protocol. o Protocols: RESTCONF, NETCONF and other management protocol. o Defining YANG module: "ietf-factory-default". o Defining YANG module: "ietf-factory-default". The contents of <factory-default> is defined by the device vendor and The contents of <factory-default> is defined by the device vendor and MUST persist across device restarts. MUST persist across device restarts. If supported, the factory- default datastore MUST be included in the list of datastores in YANG library [RFC 8525]. 4. YANG Module 4. YANG Module This module uses the "datastore" identity [RFC8342], and the This module uses the "datastore" identity [RFC8342], and the "default-deny-all" extension statement from [RFC8341]. "default-deny-all" extension statement from [RFC8341]. <CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-factory-default@2019-11-27.yang" <CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-factory-default@2019-11-27.yang" module ietf-factory-default { module ietf-factory-default { yang-version 1.1; yang-version 1.1; namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-factory-default"; namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-factory-default"; prefix fd; prefix fd; import ietf-datastores { import ietf-datastores { prefix ds; prefix ds; "RFC 8342: Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA)"; "RFC 8342: Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA)"; import ietf-netconf-acm { import ietf-netconf-acm { prefix nacm; prefix nacm; "RFC8341: Network Configuration Access Control Model"; "RFC8341: Network Configuration Access Control Model"; organization organization "IETF NETMOD (Network Modeling) Working Group"; "IETF NETMOD (Network Modeling) Working Group"; "WG Web: <https://tools.ietf.org/wg/netconf/> "WG Web: <https://tools.ietf.org/wg/netconf/> WG List: <mailto:netconf@ietf.org> WG List: <mailto:netconf@ietf.org> Editor: Qin Wu Editor: Qin Wu <mailto:bill.wu@huawei.com> <mailto:bill.wu@huawei.com> Editor: Balazs Lengyel Editor: Balazs Lengyel <mailto:balazs.lengyel@ericsson.com> <mailto:balazs.lengyel@ericsson.com> Editor: Ye Niu Editor: Ye Niu <mailto:niuye@huawei.com>"; <mailto:niuye@huawei.com>"; "This module provides functionality to reset a server to its "This module provides functionality to reset a server to its factory default configuration and, when supported, to discover factory default configuration and, when supported, to discover the factory default configuration contents independent of the factory default configuration contents independent of resetting the server. resetting the server. 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This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see the RFC itself for full legal notices."; see the RFC itself for full legal notices."; // RFC Ed.: update the date below with the date of RFC publication // and remove this note. // RFC Ed.: replace XXXX with actual RFC number and remove this // note. "Initial revision."; "RFC XXXX: Factory default Setting"; revision 2019-11-27 { feature factory-default-datastore { "Initial revision."; "Indicates that the factory default configuration is reference available as a datastore."; "RFC XXXX: Factory default Setting"; } feature factory-default-datastore { rpc factory-reset { description nacm:default-deny-all; "Indicates that the factory default configuration is description available as a datastore."; "The server resets all datastores to their factory } default content and any non-volatile storage back to factory condition, deleting all dynamically generated files, including those containing keys, certificates, logs, and other temporary files. rpc factory-reset { Depending on the factory default configuration, after nacm:default-deny-all; being reset, the device may become unreachable on the description network."; "The server resets the content of all read-write } configuration datastores (i.e.,<running>, <startup>, and <candidate>) to their factory default content."; identity factory-default { identity factory-default { if-feature "factory-default-datastore"; if-feature "factory-default-datastore"; base ds:datastore; base ds:datastore; "This read-only datastore contains the factory default "This read-only datastore contains the factory default configuration for the device used to replace the contents configuration for the device used to replace the contents of the read-write conventional configuration datastores of the read-write conventional configuration datastores during a 'factory-reset' RPC operation."; during a 'factory-reset' RPC operation."; <CODE ENDS> <CODE ENDS> 5. IANA Considerations 5. IANA Considerations This document registers one URI in the IETF XML Registry [RFC3688]. This document registers one URI in the IETF XML Registry [RFC3688]. The following registration has been made: The following registration has been made: URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-factory-default URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-factory-default Registrant Contact: The IESG. Registrant Contact: The IESG. XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace. XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace. layer is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement layer is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest secure transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure RESTCONF layer is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS [RFC8446]. transport is TLS [RFC8446]. Access to the "factory-reset" RPC operation is considered sensitive Access to the "factory-reset" RPC operation is considered sensitive and therefore has been restricted using the "default-deny-all" access and therefore has been restricted using the "default-deny-all" access control defined in [RFC8341]. control defined in [RFC8341]. The "factory-reset" RPC can prevent any further management of the The "factory-reset" RPC can prevent any further management of the device if the session and client config is included in the factory device if the session and client config are included in the factory default contents. default contents. The operational disruption caused by setting the config to factory The operational disruption caused by setting the config to factory default contents varies greatly depending on the implementation and default contents varies greatly depending on the implementation and current config. current config. The non-volatile storage is expected to be wiped clean and reset back to the factory default state, but there is no guarantee that the data is wiped according to any particular data cleansing standard, and the owner of the device MUST NOT rely on any temporary data (e.g., including private keys) for recovery after the factory-reset RPC has been invoked. 7. Acknowledgements 7. Acknowledgements Thanks to Juergen Schoenwaelder, Ladislav Lhotka, Alex Campbell, Joe Thanks to Juergen Schoenwaelder, Ladislav Lhotka, Alex Campbell, Joe Clarke, Robert Wilton, Kent Watsen, Joel Jaeggli, Lou Berger, Andy Clarke, Robert Wilton, Kent Watsen, Joel Jaeggli, Lou Berger, Andy Bierman, Susan Hares to review this draft and provide important input Bierman, Susan Hares for reviewing this draft and providing important to this document. input to this document. 8. Contributors 8. Contributors Rohit R Ranade Rohit R Ranade Email: rohitrranade@huawei.com Email: rohitrranade@huawei.com 9. References 9. References 9.1. Normative References 9.1. Normative References [RFC8341] Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration [RFC8341] Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration Access Control Model", STD 91, RFC 8341, Access Control Model", STD 91, RFC 8341, DOI 10.17487/RFC8341, March 2018, DOI 10.17487/RFC8341, March 2018, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>. <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>. [RFC8342] Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Shafer, P., Watsen, K., [RFC8342] Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Shafer, P., Watsen, K., and R. Wilton, "Network Management Datastore Architecture and R. Wilton, "Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA)", RFC 8342, DOI 10.17487/RFC8342, March 2018, (NMDA)", RFC 8342, DOI 10.17487/RFC8342, March 2018, [RFC8525] Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Watsen, K., and R. Wilton, "YANG Library", RFC 8525, 9.2. Informative References 9.2. Informative References [RFC6241] Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., [RFC6241] Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011, (NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011, [RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure [RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011, Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011, [RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol [RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018, Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018, Appendix A. Changes between revisions Appendix A. Changes between revisions Editorial Note (To be removed by RFC Editor) Editorial Note (To be removed by RFC Editor) v12 - 13 o Address issues raised during AD review. v11 - 12 v11 - 12 o Fix IDnits and reference issues from Shepherd review. o Fix IDnits and reference issues from Shepherd review. o Incorporate additional Shepherd review's comments. o Incorporate additional Shepherd review's comments. o Incorporate Shepherd review's comments. o Incorporate Shepherd review's comments. o Provide some guideline for operators and implementor who implement o Provide some guideline for operators and implementor who implement factory defaut method. factory defaut method. End of changes. 36 change blocks. 106 lines changed or deleted 135 lines changed or added This html diff was produced by rfcdiff 1.47. The latest version is available from http://tools.ietf.org/tools/rfcdiff/	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line144
__label__cc	0.688586	0.311414	Posted on : January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021 By : Brian Joura Posted in : Perspectives Fans who’ve been waiting impatiently for the Mets to make a big move can now exhale. Instead of signing one of the top free agents, the Mets instead turned to the trade market, acquiring shortstop Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco from the Indians in exchange for infielders Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario, RHP prospect Josh Wolf and OF prospect Isaiah Greene. While shortstop wasn’t a big hole for the Mets, there’s no doubt that Lindor is an upgrade on the position. While he’s not as good offensively as Mookie Betts, a player to whom he’s frequently compared, Lindor should be a consistent 4-5 fWAR player and those guys simply don’t grow on trees. Additionally, Lindor is an excellent defensive shortstop. This will be Lindor’s last season before free agency, although it’s tough to imagine that the Mets don’t have a strong idea of what it would take to lock him up long term. Carrasco addresses a big hole in the rotation. He’s been an asset in the rotation for Cleveland in six of the past seven years, including 2020 when he posted a 2.91 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP in 68 innings during the shortened season. He’s on a team-friendly deal, too, under contract through the 2022 season, with a 2023 team option. Carrasco will make $12 million in both 2021 and 2022, while the option is for $14 million with a $3 million buyout. The only potential downside is that 2021 will be his age-34 season. Gimenez and Rosario were essentially redundant with Lindor in the picture. The big surprise is that two highly-rated minor league prospects were included in the deal, after Alderson specifically said they would not proceed in this manner. It should be noted that both were selections of former GM Brodie Van Wagenen. Since Van Wagenen parted with a bunch of Alderson draft picks, it seems turnaround is fair play. It’s not the direction I would have gone in but it seems like a fair deal on the surface Why this isn’t the right time for a Michael Conforto extension 30 comments on “Mets set to trade for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco” neal On January 7, 2021 at 1:35 pm Not a direction you would have gone in ?? Please expound Brian Joura On January 7, 2021 at 1:40 pm Lindor >>>>Gimenez But Lindor is about to get a $25 million salary and be 25X more expensive than Gimenez. It’s not how I would have allocated the money. Then there’s also the minor league prospects they gave up in the deal. Alderson was on record as saying they would prioritize free agency, since they had more money than prospects. That made sense to me. But it’s not like the Cano deal – which was immediate hatred. It’s a solid move. Just not one that I would have done if I was running the show. I think we need to worry less about cost now. Lindor worth whatever. Hes on a borderline HoF arc. I think you add Springer at this point. Its not what I expected either, but theres no doubt, this team just got better, a lot better. Its a good time to be a Mets fan. Worry less? Sure. Not consider cost at all? Can’t go quite that far. I was of your mindset in regards to the approach to this offseason. I do think the price paid was a tad high, given the potential lack of true suitors, but that is splitting hairs. The prospect pool is thin, but these two were lower top 10 and not the blue chippers, so for a 27 year old superstar, it is hard to pass up. Of course, the key is to extend Lindor, as the price paid is for control 2021 given his looming free agency in 2022. I have confidence that Cohen, Alderson, Porter, and gang are plenty bright enough to understand his cost and that cost impact on acquiring/retaining other players. Unlike the Cano deal, I vote thumbs up on this acquisition. Steve S. On January 7, 2021 at 2:33 pm I am all for this deal! The Mets kept Allan and Ginn (giving up the the lesser pitcher in Wolf), kept Mauricio, Alvarez, Baty, Crow-Armstrong (letting go of Greene), and more, with two shortstops who were not needed anymore traded. And they added a very good and much-needed starting pitcher in Carrasco! And they still can sign Springer and Hand. HOF19 On January 7, 2021 at 1:50 pm Even Ian Rappaport (NFL only reporter) is reporting this trade…….Big News !!!!!…….Does Carrasco eliminate going after Bauer ?????……….Hope not ………Lets Go Mets !!!!! Name On January 7, 2021 at 2:15 pm I was trying to break up this trade. 1 yr Lindor + (first rights to extension or 2022 late first round pick) for Rosario + Josh Wolf Carrasco for Gimenez + Greene First part is an absolute steal for me as i’ve soured on Rosario. Guess the Indians figured they would rather roll the dice with him than a future draft pick Second one seems fair to me but given that SP have done quite well in the 2020 FA market this one could easily be viewed as weighted towards the Mets as well. Sooo…. does Alderson finally notch a win under his belt in my eyes or does credit belong to Porter? Remember1969 On January 7, 2021 at 2:22 pm I have been a proponent of adding Lindor for quite a while, but even with Carrasco, this price seems a bit steep, especially with what Brian pointed out that they want to rebuild the farm. I had read good things about Greene, and wanted them to move both Greene and Crow-Armstrong through the system. My guess is that this absolutely puts them out of the running for Bauer, and probably even Springer. I can see them do a flyer on Kluber/Paxton/Walker for $5-10M, but don’t see them paying Jake $36, Stro 19, Carrasco 12, Thor 10 and Bauer 20+ , especially with Matz on board for $5.2M. Greene reportedly has a weak arm and at 160lbs, needs to beef up quite a bit to add power. Yes, he can fly, but he’s a project. Wolf only has two plus pitches according to Baseball Prospectus and was looking like a possible long term reliever. My goodness! This was better than I hoped for! Now, the Mets can use Springer’s money to resign Lindor – as we wrote last week – or resign a younger Conforto. Sorry George… Now join J. T. Realmuto looking for a a team that will give you your dream contract. Yeah, Bradley instead of Springer could get real now. Let’s get a real defense. My biggest concern now is second base. I am just not convinced that McNeil is the right guy there with Lindor. This was exactly the scenario you first brought up last week. Also, Anderson said point blank that Smith isn’t a left fielder. So, there will be another guy added to move Nimmo to left field. Gus, I wouldn’t rule out Springer completely, although the likelihood diminishes. Now it can really be framed as a Springer or Conforto choice. When asked how the Mets would proceed this offseason, Alderson said he’s see how the market “evolved” based on this trade…to me, that means the Mets may still be players, but not at the current prices. I see the Mets having more options than Springer, which is a good place to be. I think their choice now is whether to add Springer, or add a lesser OF defender and bulk up the pitching more. If Springer’s price drops, adding him and waiting for pitching bargains in Feb makes sense. If Springer want to play the Realmuto game, go strong on a big pen arm or two and another SP option. Wow! Rosario has been a disappointment,Giminez you have to wonder about the bat and Greene and Wolff are lottery tickets, #s 9 and 10 in a just mediocre farm system. Not much of a payout for one year of Lindor who will surely be signed and for Carrasco a very good starter. Mike W On January 7, 2021 at 4:24 pm I think they will still sign Springer and they will let Conforto walk. We still have Mauricio. The question is, what do we do with all of those shortstops? Now we know. The question is, do they go with what we have for the rotation, or do they add one starter? No way it will be Bauer. Maybe they take a flyer on Kluber on a one year deal. Don’t be surprised to see Conforto get traded while he has some value. Thank You Gary Cohen !!!!!………On SNY Network Gary Cohen just said the Mets (as the roster stands today) really……..really need to get 1 more starting pitcher…….I totally Agree !!!!!……..Lets Go Mets !!!!! And others SNY studio guys just agreed with Gary about the Mets need 1 more starting pitcher . David Groveman On January 7, 2021 at 6:58 pm So much for me to unpack, it might be what I write about for Monday. First blush: I like Carrasco a lot and always have and Lindor is not a Cano-type acquisition. What this comes down to is that I just lost two prospects i spent a lot of time on. Not Wolf or Greene, I mean Gimenez and Rosario. They aren’t prospects in the sense that they’ve ascended but that doesn’t factor the years I spent following both of them. Ultimately, the deal solidifies the rotation but leaves the same glaring question regarding centerfield. I don’t knownif they still have the money for Springer now that they’ve gone this route. The deGrom, Carrasco, Stroman, Peterson, Matz/Lugo rotation looks mighty good. This trade checks off one box with Carrasco but they should sign another starting pitcher. Lindor will cost less than Springer in 2021. An extension should cost about $25m per year which is what Springer wants. This trade gives the Mets flexibility and strong position in bargaining. The free agent market for SS 2021 is flush, unlike the 2020 CF free agent market. The will get a draft choice if they don’t sign Lindor and can sign another free agent SS next winter. The Mets have approximately $25m to spend before the luxury tax. Pivot away from Springer to Bradley and a starting pitcher. MattyMets On January 7, 2021 at 8:03 pm Love love love this trade. Lindor is the best shortstop in baseball and will immediately be the best everyday player on our team. He’s not only super talented but charasmatic and fun. As A-Rod said, he’s the Steph Curry of MLB. Mets fans are gonna fall in love with him. He geeatly improves the infield and the lineup and will boost ticket and merch sales too, helping to offset his salary. Carrasco is a very good and reasonably priced pitcher who helps solidify our rotation. He’s also Lindor’s best friend for what it’s worth. As a bonus I think this rules out the vastly overrated headcase Bauer. I have no issue at all with what we gave up. My only concern is that the lineup is now too left-handed. If there is a DH, I’d still go for Springer, move Nimmo to left, Dom to first, Pete to DH. If no DH, I’d go for Kolton Wong, put McNeill at third, have Dom in left, and Nimmo in a CF platoon with a Marisnick type righty who can field. Jackie Bradley Jr, as a lefty is not a good option. Friend of the site John Coppinger with a nice take on the deal https://thesportsdaily.com/2021/01/07/new-kids-in-town-mets-get-lindor-carrasco-m1d1/ TJ On January 8, 2021 at 9:49 am Thanks for the link, I enjoy his work. For those of us gray beards, the recap of the Carter deal is fun and relatable. I had a very similar reaction to dealing Hubie, who was home grown and an easy guy to root for. While being excited for obtaining Carter, I was a bit sad that Hubie would not be able to enjoy the upswing after being a contributor on bad teams. Brian, thanks for sharing this link. I especially liked the long highlight reel of Lindor’s fielding. 10+ mins of amazing plays. He has great range in the hole and over the middle and has a strong, accurate arm. He may be the best Mets position player since Beltran. Where’s he going to hit? Cleveland had him leading off but I read somewhere they were dropping him to #3, boomboom On January 8, 2021 at 1:12 pm This is the only site where I’ve seen even lukewarm commentary. We just got one of the top 5 or 10 players in the league entering his prime, and filled a rotation slot with a high character, playoff tested vet who ZIPS is projecting to have the best ERA next season of the free agent types we were considering. Lindor is leaps and bounds better than either Rosario or Gimenez and Wolf/Green are years away, if they amount to anything. We are the Dodgers of East now – we don’t have to worry about high priced contracts. Lindor also balances the lineup as a switch hitter, is an elite defensive addition, and will compete with Nimmo was biggest smile on the team. There is nothing to not like about this deal. We went from being 8th or 9th in fangraphs WAR projections to 3rd overnight. In response to BoomBoom, I must admit that my first thoughts were “not Gimenez, and not Greene”, but in 24 hours, I have come to believe that the Mets absolutely stole those two from Cleveland. This trade was a huge success before anybody even steps on the field. I had a philosophy to not trade high draft picks before they had a good chance to show what they could do for the organization, but a player like Lindor, arguably one of the top 3? 5? definitely 10 players in MLB merits the exception and the Mets did exceptionally well. While I have been preaching to acquire Lindor all off season, I was hoping that they could obtain one of the younger Cleveland pitchers (Plesac, MacKenzie, or Civale) rather than 33 yr old Carrasco. In revisiting and reading everything about Cookie, I am now very happy with this acquisition. I am ready for the finishing touches and get spring training going. Hopefully that can happen on time in just over a month now. I think the Carrasco signing will end up being very shrewd. He’ll provide veteran leadership and reminds me of bringing over a guy like Frank Viola. Lindor is the superstar but Carrasco has actually been a top 10 pitcher for the last 6 or 7 years. Remember1969 On January 9, 2021 at 10:10 am TexasGusCC On January 9, 2021 at 12:23 am As a finishing touch of Lindor news, from MLBTR tonight: “The Mets won the Francisco Lindor sweepstakes when they acquired the star shortstop from Cleveland in a blockbuster trade earlier this week. It turns out that the Blue Jays finished second in the derby, Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com reports. While Castrovince isn’t sure which other players were involved in the teams’ trade talks, the Blue Jays offered “what is probably a higher ceiling,” he writes. The problem for Toronto is that the prospects it put on the table weren’t that close to being ready for the majors, so Cleveland accepted an offer that it expects to be beneficial in both the short and long term.“ We were very lucky. NYM6986 on Poll: Are you comfortable with Steven Matz in the Opening Day rotation? TexasGusCC on Poll: Are you comfortable with Steven Matz in the Opening Day rotation? Mike W on Poll: Are you comfortable with Steven Matz in the Opening Day rotation?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line146
__label__wiki	0.610258	0.610258	From MMO Comic Index Wyvern is a mercenary organization in the City of Heroes MMO, often seen in the Rogue Isles. 2.1 Legal Authority 3 Related Information (From the City of Heroes website) According to public record, Wyvern is a private security agency hired by Paragon’s wealthiest families. Yet the public face, upheld by owner Delia Huntley, masks the true nature of this dangerous strike force. Behind the facade, Wyvern is in fact the dark arm of Manticore’s crusade for justice. Justin Sinclair, aka Manticore, was increasingly frustrated by the limitations placed upon the heroes of Paragon City, and so he created Wyvern to carry out those ambiguous tasks that even Freedom Corp's Longbow division were unwilling to carry out. As firm believers in the notion that the ends justify the means, Wyvern agents walk the line between hero and mercenary. However, Wyvern is no typical mercenary force simply in it for the money. It draws its ranks from around the globe, searching for those whose lives have been shattered at the hands of evil. While most certainly heroic in their goals, Wyvern’s recruits fight with dark motives, driven by a desire to annihilate that which has destroyed them. With unlimited funds and a willingness to bend the law to suit their ultimate goals, it remains unclear the extent to which Wyvern would go to bring down the villains of Arachnos. Manticore keeps his role in the activities of Wyvern well hidden from Statesman and the Freedom Corps, knowing that many of them would never sanction Wyvern’s “eye for an eye” approach to justice. While firmly on the side of good, Manticore’s own past has given him a different perspective on the nature of evil. After watching Protean murder his parents in cold blood, Manticore became convinced that there are times when evil must be confronted in a way they can understand, with cold, calculating force. Although other members of the Freedom Corps might agree to some extent, Statesman is adamant that true heroes never use deadly force, no matter the situation. And thus, Manticore’s beliefs put him at odds with many of the core values promoted by Statesman. Organized as a paramilitary force, agents of Wyvern work their way up the ranks, gaining better weaponry and being assigned to more prestigious missions as they advance. Wyvern soldiers begin their training as Talon agents where they receive extensive training in close combat knife fighting as well as basic archery skills. Talon agents who prove themselves are promoted to Fang rank, gaining access to Wyvern’s special Fang Poison that slows the reflexes of anyone injected with it. By the time an agent has advanced to become a Sting Agent, they have achieved Wyvern’s complete trust and begin to specialize in armor piercing arrows. The veteran Wing Agents are eventually granted jet packs allowing them to rain damage from the skies with their deadly arrow attacks. Finally, the most elite arm of Wyvern are the Raptor Agents, trained masters of Archery, deadly accurate with their array of specialty arrows. All Wyvern agents focus on two things, extraditing criminals back to Paragon City and targeting villains early in their career so that they are taken down before they get too powerful. With these goals their only directive, it is no surprise that Wyvern agents often resort to illegal and perhaps questionable actions to fulfill their one true desire – the ultimate destruction of evil. As a private paramilitary organization, Wyvern has no legal power or authority, although they have been used for peacekeeping purposes. In the two-part "Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight" story Limelight, MidKnight X commented that Wyvern was prohibited from operating inside the United States. The explanation behind that was revealed in "Tales from Paragon City" #4, it was shown that Major Cain Catastrophe, an officer for Wyvern, took it upon himself to murder what he believed was a known Arachnos agent. In truth, however, he murdered a pop superstar who also happened to be the twin sister of that same Arachnos agent. Worse yet, this was done during a live television broadcast of a public event. The incident was a serious blow to Wyvern, and the only way to resolve the matter was to discharge Catastrophe from Wyvern and exile him to the one place he hated being in... the Rogue Isles. It was also mentioned that Wyvern currently maintains a blockade around the Rogue Isles, supposedly to isolate the Isles from all trade, although the blockade is somewhat porous, especially in recent years with warming relations between the Isles and the United States. (See their Paragon Wiki entry for more information.) Retrieved from "http://mmocomicindex.com/comicindex/index.php?title=Wyvern&oldid=6127" Storyline Groups Hero Groups Forum (beta) C.C.C. Paragon Wiki STO Wiki WoW Wiki CO Wiki CO Wiki (2) Primus Wiki (CO) SWtOR Wiki DCUO Wiki About MMO Comic Index	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line148
__label__wiki	0.798477	0.798477	BBC NEWS CHANNEL Sinn Fein man opposes flag flying Francie Brolly suggested bunting would be more appropriate A Sinn Fein assembly member has said he is not happy that Irish tricolours are being flown from lamp posts in Dungiven to commemorate a dead hunger striker. Sunday is the anniversary of the death of Kevin Lynch, who died during the 1981 hunger strikes. The main street has been lined with flags but MLA Francie Brolly said an alternative tribute should be used. "I have strong feelings about the tricolour, perhaps bunting would be more appropriate for the parade route." A man who helped organise Sunday's commemoration, but did not wish to be named, said he had never heard of any problems with flags being flown in Dungiven before. "This happens every year and I've never heard any complaints about this before," he said. What happened in the hunger strike? 05 May 06 \| Northern Ireland TOP FOYLE AND WEST STORIES Petrol bomb attack in Londonderry Derry riot 'among worst in decade' Donegal crash 'worst in Ireland'	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line149
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__label__cc	0.54843	0.45157	Praxis & Mimesis IQ Measurement Talking & Cooperating Selftalk Different Paths? Wired & Alienated Space Fantasies Errors and Limitations Human cognition is inherently fuzzy. Human performance is also fuzzy and mistakes are common if not inevitable, even with advanced skills and years of experience. It makes sense that there should be some slack in the evaluation of human performance and conduct. One of the common themes of storytelling is the errors and limitations of others and humans take pleasure in recounting the errors that others make. An industry of litigation has emerged around human error and the pretense is that there are perfect humans who make no serious errors. The legal case for damages is built on the assumption of a standard of care and due diligence that exceeds the standards achieved in actual performance. If a surgeon amputates the wrong leg, a lawsuit against him is likely to succeed. 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__label__cc	0.744816	0.255184	Tobacco Regulatory Research Priorities TRSP supports research applications that will inform the FDA in regulation of the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to reduce the public health toll from tobacco product use in the United States. Research is encouraged in the following scientific domains. These domains were updated in November 2019. Only applications with research aims that are within FDA's Center for Tobacco Products regulatory authority will be considered for TRSP funding opportunities. 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__label__wiki	0.633843	0.633843	Site search Legislation Committees News NA President \| Deputies \| NA Council \| Committees \| Factions \| Staff \| Budget office \| Legislation \| News \| Foreign Relations \| Library \| Constituency Relations \| Links Today in Parliament January February March April May June July August September October November December 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Constitution of the Republic of Armenia Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly A Number of Issues Concerning Iraqi Yezidis Discussed On October 1, the members of the RA NA Armenia-Iraq Friendship Group on the initiative of the Group Member Rustam Bakoyan met with the delegation led by an MP of Yezidi origin of the Iraqi Parliament Saib Khidir. Welcoming the visit of the delegation to the National Assembly the Head of the Friendship Group Hovhannes Hovhannisyan has noted that the Armenian and Yezidi peoples have always historically been friends, and at present those brotherly relations continue. In that context Hovhannes Hovhannisyan highlighted the anointment of the Yezidi Taus Melekê and Seven Great Angels Temple a few days ago. The Head of the Friendship Group has noted that the visit to Iraq is designed which will promote the development of the two countries' cooperation. Thanking for the meeting the MP of the Iraqi Parliament presented the problems of Sinjar Yezidis, particularly in the health care and educational spheres. The deputy of the RA National Assembly, the representative of the Yezidi community Rustam Bakoyan noted that during his visit to Iraq, he got acquainted with numerous problems of the Yezidis living in Sinjar and expressed readiness to assist them in the solution of those problems. The sides have touched upon the policy being pursued towards the national minorities in Armenia and stated that opportunities are created for the preservation and development of the Yezidis' spiritual, cultural and national values. The representatives of the national minorities living in Armenia actively take part in the public, political and cultural happenings of the country. Both sides emphasized the frequent mutual visits at the most different levels. Issues on Development of Armenian-Lithuanian Friendly Relations Discussed On October 1, the Head of the RA NA Armenia-Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Friendship Group Anush Begloian, the members of the Group Nora Arustamyan, Hayk Konjoryan and Arkady Khachatryan met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Armenia In... Parliament Begins Work of Regular Sittings On October 1, the RA National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings.The MPs debated and approved the draft agenda of the regular sittings.The draft law on Amending the RA Law on State Property Privatisation Programme for 2017-2020 was debated in the first reading, which presented the Chair... Open Lesson in National Assembly On October 1, within the framework of the RA NA Open Lesson the pupils of Yerevan Special Educational Complex for Children with Hearing Disorders. The guests went to the NA Museum, took a tour in the parliament building, got acquainted with the parliamentary everyday life and observed the work of th... RA NA Delegation to PACE Organizes Unprecedented Event with Participation of Human Rights Defender of Artsakh On September 30, during the Autumn Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) the Armenian delegation initiated an unprecedented event entitled If the Human Rights are Universal: Forgotten People of ‘Grey Zones.’The main speakers were the Human Rights Defender of Artsakh A... Vahe Enfiajyan Speaks about Close Borders by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey On October 1, the RA NA Vice President, the member of the BSEC Parliamentary Assembly delegation Vahe Enfiajyan summed up the works of the 54th Legal and Political Affairs Committee Meeting held in the city of Sochi, the Russian Federation on September 25-26. According to Vahe Enfiajyan, during the ... MP Tatevik Hayrapetyan’s Speech at PACE: The Sport is One of Those Special Areas Where Discrimination Has No Place “Dear Madam Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to bring to your attention to two very important topics which are core values of the Council of Europe. First, the issue of minority and human rights. As you might already have heard a well known Talish activist Fahraddin Aboszoda who is imprison... NA President \| Deputies\| NA Council \| Committees \| Factions \| Staff Legislation \| News \| Foreign Relations \| Constituency Relations \| Links \| RSS ZOOM GRAPHICS WWW.ZOOM.AM Site updated 15.01.2021 19 Baghramyan 0095, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia Information phone line: (374-11) 513622 ,(374-10) 588551	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line164
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__label__wiki	0.583576	0.583576	Construction Starts Show Additional Gains in June August 13, 2020 October 7, 2020 Rock Products News Improvement In Nonresidential And Nonbuilding Activity Push Starts Higher. By Mark S. Kuhar Total construction starts increased 6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $641.4 billion. This marks the second consecutive monthly gain in construction starts following the COVID-19 induced declines in March and April. In June nonresidential building starts gained 6% and starts in the nonbuilding sector moved 27% higher. Residential starts, by contrast, fell 6% during the month. Highway and bridge construction starts were up 8%. Through the first six months of the year, starts were down 14% from the same period in 2019. For the 12 months ending in June 2020, total construction starts were down 2% from the previous 12 months. “Construction starts activity remains significantly weaker than year-ago levels, even though it has been slowly increasing since its nadir in April,” stated Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. “May’s gain in starts was fueled by a handful of very large projects, but June’s gain appears to be much more organic in nature. Construction starts should continue to post modest gains in the months to come as the economy continues to recover from the shortest and steepest recession in U.S. history. However, the recent acceleration in new COVID-19 cases in states such as Texas, Florida and California is a significant downside risk to the economy and the construction industry’s growth trajectory.” Nonbuilding Construction Nonbuilding construction rose 27% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $191.1 billion. Utility/gas plants moved 108% higher in the month due to the start of over $2.0 billion in renewable power projects (split between solar and wind facilities). The miscellaneous nonbuilding category rose 63% in June, while environmental public works moved 38% higher. Construction starts for highways and bridges dropped 4% during the month. The largest nonbuilding project to break ground in June was the $1.4 billion Federal Way Link Extension in Seattle. Also starting during the month were the $600 million Golden Hills Wind Project in Sherman County, Ore., and the $438 million Athos I solar facility in Desert Center, Calif. Through June, total nonbuilding starts were down 14% compare to the same time period in 2019. Highway and bridge construction starts were up 8%, while environmental public works and the miscellaneous nonbuilding sector were each 20% lower through the first six months of the year. Utilities/gas plants were down 40% on a year-to-date basis. On a 12-month rolling basis, total nonbuilding starts were up 3% from the 12 months ending June 2020. Starts in the utility/gas plant category were 14% higher, while miscellaneous nonbuilding starts increased 6%. Street and bridge starts were 1% lower for the 12 months ending June, while environmental public works were down 4%. Nonresidential Building Nonresidential building starts moved 6% higher in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $198.5 billion. Institutional building starts rose 15% during the month, while commercial building starts moved 4% higher. Manufacturing starts, however, fell 32% following the start of a $950 million steel plant in May. The largest nonresidential building project to break ground in June was the $384 million Women’s and Children’s hospital tower in San Antonio. Also starting in June was the $306 million Aligned Energy Data Center in Ashburn, Va., and the $294 million renovation of SeaTac International Airport in Seattle. On a year-to-date basis, total nonresidential building starts were 22% lower than the first six months of 2019. Institutional building starts were down 15%, while commercial starts were 27% lower. Manufacturing starts dropped 38% on a year-to-date basis. On a 12-month total basis, total nonresidential building starts were 7% lower than the 12 months ending June 2019. Commercial starts have dropped 8%, while institutional starts were down 9%. Manufacturing starts are 9% higher on a rolling 12-month basis. Residential building starts fell 6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $251.8 billion. Both multifamily and single-family starts were lower during the month, with single family falling 7% and multifamily dropping 4%. The largest multifamily structure to break ground in June was a $170 million mixed-use project in Jersey City, N.J. 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__label__cc	0.609694	0.390306	Ross France RossFrance Specialist Employment Law Barrister Servicing Auckland Wide Employment Law For Employers & Employees Ross France is a specialist employment lawyer with 25 years experience with offices located in Manukau servicing greater Auckland. He advises on a full range of employment law issues for both employers and employees. With extensive litigation experience in the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Court of Appeal, Ross France areas of expertise include: Disciplinary issues About Ross France Barrister After graduating Ll.B from Victoria University of Wellington and working as a clerk in the Ministry of Transport Head Office, Ross moved to Auckland and eventually established a law office in Otahuhu. He was initially a general practice lawyer, involved in conveyancing, criminal law and estate work. He also represented many community organisations. In 1989 Ross sold his practice to a Trust comprising eighteen trade unions and thereafter became the head solicitor at the Union Law Centre for five years. He became heavily involved in employment law from the introduction of the Employment Contracts Act 1991 and has worked consistently in employment law since then. He has represented individuals, unions, small to medium size employers and non government organisations in a wide variety of employment disputes and Court hearings. He continues to work with community organisations in South Auckland. Specialist Employment Lawyer Fill out the form below to make an enquiry or © Ross France 2021	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line182
__label__wiki	0.754929	0.754929	Band: Fugazi Label: Dischord Title: Argument Pictures (13) Summary (0) Related (0) Band:Fugazi Title:Argument Reviewed By:Benjamin Howarth Label:Dischord Although you won’t find as much hype for it in the music press as some underground bands manage to achieve, one of the most heavily anticipated records from the American underground music scene is always the new record from Fugazi. This is their fifth record (not including their soundtrack album 'Instrument') and probably their best. It is certainly an improvement on 1998’s well-received 'End Hits'. Fugazi stand at the forefront of the most exciting genre of underground music, 'post-hardcore' or 'emo', alongside the likes of Hot Water Music, Elliott, Rydell, the now defunct Chamberlain and The Gloria Record. In the same way that Chamberlain added country and folk influences to their hardcore sound, Fugazi extend their sound and influences to all of alternative music and remind listeners of Sonic Youth, Tortoise and early REM. What really makes Fugazi stand apart from the pack is their uncompromising standing among the record industry. Forming their own label they keep album prices at around £8 or $10, arguing that any higher prices rip off the fan. They have also established a policy of no violence at concerts, banning all moshing and stagediving. For some reason hardcore is not as well respected in the mainstream press as other alternative rock styles (although it has comfortably the most dedicated fans, many of whom run fanzines, labels and distros to keep this scene alive), but Fugazi have managed to establish themselves as one of the most influential bands on the planet in a way that the equally talented Chamberlain and Hot Water Music have not been able to manage. 'The Argument' is an astonishingly brilliant and original record. It has hardly left my stereo since I bought it. It is the sort of record that benefits from repeated plays, but it is also tuneful and memorable. Fugazi have developed into a tight group of musicians and there is now a natural chemistry between the four players, as rhythmic drums merge with Ian MacKaye’s stabbing guitar lines. Fugazi resist the temptation to merely admire the noise they make, however, and showcase it through ten impressive songs in exactly 45 minutes. Anyone familiar with Fugazi’s earlier albums may well be surprised at just how melodic 'The Argument' is. After an instrumental introduction of radio static, piano and strings, 'Cashout' kicks off the album. Beginning with those familiar, energetic drum lines and a simple two note guitar part Ian MacKaye tells a moving story of eviction. Unlike the rest of 'The Argument' the lyrics are straightforward, but still passionate. Fugazi mastered the art of tackling politics without being sensationalist long ago but they refine it to perfection here. It is the best thing by them that I have ever heard. The album continues with 'Full Disclosure'. MacKaye has begun to share out vocal duties in order to concentrate on his guitar playing, but the rest of his band are all capable vocalists. This is much heavier with shouted vocals but it is the closest the album comes to an out and out pop song, catchy and with a nice little “ooh ooh” harmony. Even heavier still is the following 'Epic Problem', with MacKaye back on vocals, screaming his heart out. After two rocking minutes they break it right down to a single guitar and vocals, and when they build it back up the track becomes as melodic as 'Full Disclosure'. 'Life And Limb' is much quieter, and features Bridget Cross on backing vocals, ans a delightful guitar line – it sounds simple but definitely isn’t. The rest of the album keeps up the high standard. There honestly isn’t a weak track, and all fit into the atmosphere of the record perfectly. It all culminates in tht title track closer, which is the perfect way to finish the album. Sung by MacKaye, it is similar to 'Cashout' but it is drawn out with skill to represent the end of a genuine experience. I guarantee you will skip right back to track one, and start again. Fugazi are genuine underground heroes and 'The Argument' is one of the best albums I have ever heard in my life. You must own this record! 01) Untitled 02) Cashout 03) Full Disclosure 04) Epic Problem 05) Life And Lime 06) The Kill 07) Strange Light 08) Oh 09) Ex Spectator 10) Night Shop 11) Argument Commenting On: Argument by Fugazi Dischord Fugazi:Exeter University Lemon Grove, 21/10/2002 Fugazi played one of the smaller dates of their recent British tour at Exeter University. Ben Howarth finds the band to be '"perfect at making their music serious, and a gig something of an event without being ridiculous about it." Fugazi:Interview with Guy Picciotto Part 2 In the second and final part of our Fugazi interview, Ben Howarth talks to guitarist Guy Picciotto about songwriting, playing live and the band's political conscious One of the best known punk bands of all, Fugazi have recently returned to the fray with a new album 'The Argument'. In the first part of a two part interview, Ben Howarth speaks to guitarist/vocalist Guy Picciotto about its recording. Argument - CD	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line183
__label__wiki	0.61998	0.61998	Band: Far Label: Xtra Mile Title: At Night We Live Band:Far Title:At Night We Live Reviewed By:Adrian Huggins Label:Xtra Mile The sad thing for me about music at this moment in time is that there have been bands, pop groups, “artists”, call them what you will, and I would add rubbish ones at that, who have had a career including greatest hits and ‘best of’ albums since the last time Far released an album. It is twelve years now to be scientific about since the now legendary band released their last and best known album, ‘Water and Solutions’. Those in the loop will probably be very well aware of front man Jonah Matranga’s solo work under his own name and as One Line Drawing and also with his other band Gratitude, all of which have released great music in their own right. A lot, however, has stemmed from Far. A massive influence on band such as Jimmy Eat World, Hundred Reasons and Biffy Clyro to mention a few, Far were pioneers of the “emo” genre before it became shat upon on by haircuts and awful choruses. When these guys ruled, they did so by laying their hearts on the line, being honest, and making music that dug deep, that sang to your soul and really meant something. The bands I just mentioned are examples of excellent modern bands that have carried on this tradition, but there are countless more than bands that just sully the term emo. Far, however, just destroys these acts. Whereas ‘Water and Solutions’ had a certain distance between it and audience, ‘At Night We Live’ is right up there in your face. Blasting off with current single ‘Deafening’, it is obvious from the start that Far are not just shot of a bob or two and looking to make a bit of money. They’re here to stay and help in the quest to completely wipe out the mediocrity and “it’ll do” attitude that sweeps across music theses days. Much heavier than anything before them, they don’t let up with songs like ‘Burns’, ‘Fight song # 16, 223, 241’ and ‘Dear Enemy’. They sound like a combination of a really heavy A and Stone Temple Pilots mixed into one and really give your ears a good kicking when you whack this album on. The owner of one of the most sincere, encapsulating and moving voices on record, Matranga is on form here and does his best to show this side to the band on ‘If You Cared Enough’, ‘When I Could See and ‘Give Me a Reason’. This is real emo, written through tear-filled and not pound and dollar sign filled eyes. A truly touching song comes in the form of title track, which was written in for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng who has been in a coma since being involved in a car crash in late 2008. These guys know their friends and peers. There’s no fickle throw away attitude or sentiment on here and this can be heard throughout the entire album start to finish and this is what makes this band so good and so important. Produced by guitarist Shaun Lopez, who in this past twelve years has leant his production talents to the likes of Will Haven, Giant Drag and Deftones, amongst others, this album has done an incredible job of encapsulating everything that made Far brilliant and iconic in the first place. I fear it’ll be a long, long time before this lot bring out a ‘Best of’, and better we all are for this. Commenting On: At Night We Live by Far Xtra Mile Fantastic first album in twelve years from influential Californian emo pioneers Far At Night We Live - CD	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line184
__label__cc	0.610572	0.389428	Emergency Management Portfolio Employee Solutions Student & Passenger Solutions The case for Situate Me’s emergency management intelligence chatbot gains momentum with $60,000 investment SituateMe News Investment from the Westpac Government Innovation Fund will take Situate Me’s virtual disaster assistant, Ema, to pilot, marking a very positive step for the future of how emergency management groups collect and receive key welfare information. In the dark with no data When the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura Earthquake rocked the top of the South Island of New Zealand in November 2016, around two minutes after midnight, emergency management services knew within 30 minutes that the township was badly affected and were ready to coordinate and execute their disaster recovery plans. What they didn’t know was what the situation was like further north and south of Kaikoura. While residents across the affected area were using social media as the ‘go to’ communication channel – with 15,840 reports of an earthquake within the first hour on New Zealand’s GeoNet website and 250 million hits on the website in 24 hours – with no direct link through to emergency management teams, this information wasn’t being collected or shared. This meant that little was known about the extent of the damage to outer-lying towns and villages, roads, water supplies and sewage systems until later. A definite place for Ema Situate Me’s compassionate and conversational chatbot, Ema, would have been a vital resource here in capturing this vital information direct from anyone and potentially everyone affected by the earthquake that night. Ema would have been able to quickly communicate the welfare needs – be they food, water, shelter or sanitation – to emergency management groups to assist them in their tasks. Of course, Ema hadn’t been designed back then. Ema was developed just last year but, importantly, has been steadily gaining momentum as well as recognition across the emergency management sector. Investment takes Ema to next stage The latest milestone in Ema’s development is a $60,000 grant from the Westpac Government Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund provides monies and expertise to support innovative ideas and opportunities that will make a difference for New Zealand. And Ema fits into this category perfectly. Situate Me will use this investment to take the chatbot to the next stage – a pilot in conjunction with a local emergency management group in a locale with a population of around 1.5 million. The pilot will be provide a very real environment for testing Ema, informing and educating the public about emergency preparedness and gathering data a large scale. We believe Ema will be a game-changer for the emergency management industry. Follow Situate Me If you would like to keep up-to-date with Ema’s progress, follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/situateme and on Linkedin www.linkedin.com/company/situateme Disrupting disasters with crowdsourced welfare data and AI New Animal Welfare Chatbot Enables Quick Reporting of Pets Left ‘Home Alone’ in an Emergency Emergency Preparedness instils confidence in our kids New Animal Welfare Chatbot Enables Quick Reporting of Pets Left ‘Home Alone’ in an Emergency Disrupting disasters with crowdsourced welfare data and AI team@situateme.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line191
__label__cc	0.682263	0.317737	金沙app下载客户端 By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Continue Find out 更多 End Hunger > Grow Farming > Farm Africa You are here: 主页 > Footer Links > FAQs 金沙登录网址 Farm Africa is an innovative charity that reduces poverty in rural eastern Africa by helping farmers grow more, sell more and sell for more: we help farmers to not only boost yields, but also gain access to markets, and add value to their produce. We place a high priority on environmental sustainability and develop approaches that help farmers to improve their yields and incomes without degrading their natural resources. Our programmes vary hugely, ranging from helping crops farmers to boost harvests, livestock keepers to improve animal health, and forest coffee growers to reach export markets, but core to all of them is a focus on the financial sustainability of the farmers’ businesses and environmental sustainability. We are a registered charity in the UK (Registered Charity Number 326901) and a registered company (Registered Company Number 01926828). Farm Africa currently works in five countries in eastern Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the DRC. We work with different types of farmers in a range of regions, from dry rangelands to lush, diverse forests. Their situations may vary, but these small-scale farmers face increasing economic and environmental challenges. Find out more in the Where We Work section of the website. Farm Africa currently works in five countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the DRC. We have an ambitious plan to grow and increase our impact. We plan to scale up and hope to increase our footprint so that we work in a total of six countries by 2020. Find out more by reading our strategic plan. We cannot respond to individual requests to undertake work in other locations. Farm Africa receives funding from a variety of donors. Sources of its charitable income include: Institutional donors; such as the UK Government’s Department for International Development, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the European Union and the The National Lottery Community Fund Direct marketing appeals and legacies Foundations and companies based in the UK, Europe, the USA and in Africa Committed giving (individuals who give via direct debit or standing order on a regular basis) Other income sources. This includes merchandise sales such as e-cards In 2018, our total income was £18.1 million and expenditure was £16.3 million. Farm Africa's expenditure falls into four main categories: Costs of implementing our programmes on the ground in Africa (£11.1 million in 2018) Fundraising costs (£0.8 million in 2018) Support costs, including head office staff and governance (£1.1 million in 2018) Costs incurred by Sidai, our Kenyan social enterprise subsidiary company (£3.4 million in 2018) Farm Africa is committed to ensuring that we use our funds wisely and get the maximum impact for every pound we spend. We apply a value for money framework to manage the main identified cost drivers carefully. For more information read our 2018 Annual Report and Financial Statements (PDF 5.7MB). No. Across all of the countries that Farm Africa works in, national governments have not authorised the commercial production of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as food crops. Farm Africa works within the parameters of national governments’ legislature on GMO usage. Farm Africa is not engaged in any GMO trials and does not supply GMO products or seeds to any of the farmers that we work with. You can be assured that we do not sell our donors’ details to other organisations. When you provide your details we store them securely on our database. We only use these details to contact you about your giving, Farm Africa’s work and how you can support us, unless you ask us not to. You can get in touch with our Supporter Services Team at any time to let us know when and how you would like us to contact you or if you would like to be removed from our mailing list by emailing them on: 资讯@farmafrica.org. More information about data protection can be found here. If you haven't found the answer to any of your questions here please contact the Supporter Services Team here or phone us on +44(0) 20 7430 0440 and we'll be happy to help you (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm). 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__label__wiki	0.863151	0.863151	RP ranks high in terrorism, now 8th most dangerous By Michaela P. del Callar 01/26/2011 TERRORISTS STRIKE AS EDSA BOMB BLAST KILLS 4, INJURES DOZENS RP ranks high in terrorism, now 8th most dangerous Foreign countries all issued travel warnings to their citizens against imminent terrorist attacks in the country, which irked President Aquino, who claimed then that these foreign travel advisories were baseless, and demanded at least seven countries to withdraw their advisories. But the foreign advisories proved to have a lot of substance, as just yesterday, a bomb planted under a seat in the bus travelling through Edsa-Makati went off, killing at least four passengers and injured dozens, all of whom were brought to the government hospital in Makati. Yesterday’s bus blast succeeds in affirming that the Philippines, which has moved two notches up in this year’s global terrorism risk assessment, now ranks as the eighth most dangerous country in the world. Joining the Philippines in the Terrorism Risk Index are: Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories in fifth place, Colombia 6, Thailand 7, Yemen 9 and Russia at 10th spot..... MORE Posted by Jesusa Bernardo at 12:23 PM 0 comments Links to this post Merci ‘lectures’ Tupas; House gets even, slaps Ombudsman with subpoena 01/26/2011 Merci ‘lectures’ Tupas; House gets even, slaps Ombudsman with subpoena Citing a Supreme Court (SC) ruling, Chief Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday snubbed the hearing set by the House committee on justice aimed at determining the validity of the plea bargain agreement entered into by the Office of the Ombudsman and retired Army Maj.Gen. Carlos Garcia in connection with the former military officer’s P303-million plunder case, lecturing panel chairman, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas on the principle of the separation of powers. Getting even, the panel approved unanimously to subpoena Gutierrez and six others from the Office of the Ombudsman, an independent and constitutional body, for the next hearing scheduled on Feb. 1. In a one-page letter addressed to committee secretary, lawyer Narcisa Guevarra, Gutierrez said that while she and subordinates would want to attend the committee hearing, certain legal issues restrict them from doing so. For one, the Ombudsman said the Garcia case is still pending before the Second Division of the Sandiganbayan and any discussion on the issue might be construed as sub judice..... MORE Garcia admits initiating plea bargain By Charlie V. Manalo 01/26/2011 Garcia admits initiating plea bargain By Charlie V. Manalo 01/26/2011 Amnestied Sen. Antonio Trillanes’ claims of a missing retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia was a complete dud, as the “missing” former military comptroller showed up at the House of Representatives to face the panel’s interrogators yesterday. Garcia showed up yesterday at the hearing of the House committee on justice and admitted he had initiated the plea bargain agreement he entered into with the Office of the Ombudsman after members of his family were incarcerated in the United States sometime in March, 2009 in connection with their P303-million plunder case. Garcia, accompanied by lawyer Constantino de Jesus, however, would not disclose who in the Office of the Ombudsman was involved in the deal although he was quick to add the idea of a plea bargain “was already in the negotiation stage as early as May 2008.” “Knowing that they (Office of the Ombudsman) have a weak case, I did not immediately succumb to the offer,” Garcia told Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez. “I knew, from the very starts that which was important (to pin me down) was for a whistleblower to come out.”.... MORE Probers eye police, fiscals link to car theft syndicates By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/26/2011 Probers eye police, fiscals link to car theft syndicates Government investigators plan to zero in on the involvement of law enforcers and even prosecutors in the recent wave of car theft incidents, the latest of which saw the brutal slaying of two vehicle dealers. A joint panel of Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) officials will look into reports of the supposed complicity of the police and members of the judiciary in allowing carjacking syndicates to ply their evil trade. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima speaking with reporters said the DILG has a list of law enforcers but could not be made public yet pending review of their records particularly involving car theft. She said a joint department circular will be issued this week for the creation of the join investigating team. US rights group blasts Noynoy for failing to check abuses By Michaela P. del Callar 01/26/2011 US rights group blasts Noynoy for failing to check abuses A prominent human rights watchdog yesterday blasted President Aquino for failing to live up to his commitment in providing justice for human rights abuses, eradicate private armies and address impunity by the Philippine police and military. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said seven months into his presidency, Aquino’s government “has taken insufficient steps to hold perpetrators of killings and other abuses accountable. “President Aquino came to office promising that human rights would be a top priority,” said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “But talk is cheap, so long as security forces remain unaccountable for violent abuses.” In its 649-page World Report 2011, HRW described the Philippines as a multiparty democracy with a thriving civil society and vibrant media, but observed that law enforcement agencies and the military and police commit human rights violations with impunity. The report is the group’s 21st annual review of human rights practices around the globe, which summarizes major human rights trends in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide..... MORE House launches Cha-cha information drive By Gerry Baldo 01/26/2011 House launches Cha-cha information drive Charter change advocates in the House of Representatives aren’t giving up the fight. The House committee on constitutional amendments is set to launch an information drive on the issue of Charter change. At a congressional hearing yesterday, the panel, headed by Loreto Leo Ocampos of Misamis Oriental, discussed the possibility of conducting yet another survey within their respective districts to get the pulse of their constituents regarding the proposed Cha-cha bills. “There is a need to come up with an information drive to let the people know about Charter change,” Ocampos said during the hearing. Ocampos maintained that there is now a growing sentiment for Charter change since President Aquino assumed office last year..... MORE Slain botanist’s kin file murder raps vs Army men By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/26/2011 Slain botanist’s kin file murder raps vs Army men Murder charges have been filed before the Department of Justice (DoJ) against 38 soldiers in connection with the killing of noted botanist Leonardo Co and his two companions in the mountains of Kananga, Leyte on Nov. 15, 2010. The criminal charges were filed by Co’s wife Glenda and parents Lian Sing Co and Emelina Co through their lawyer Evalyn Ursua against members of the Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion. Named respondents were 1st Lt. Ronald Odchimar, 2nd Lt. Cameron Perez, Corporal Marlon Mores, Private First Class (Pfc) Albert Belmonte, Pfc Michael Babon, Pfc Elemer Fortaleza, Pfc Roger Fabillar, Pfc Gil Guimerey, Pfc Alex Apostol, Pfc William Bulic and 28 John Does. Ursua said Co’s relatives are also appealing to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to set aside the findings of the fact-finding committee that she created which cleared the military of any responsibility over the death of Co and his companions Sofronio Cortez and Julio Borromeo..... MORE 3 to 5 years needed to clean up Makati oil leak, says FPIC By Angie Rosales 01/26/2011 3 to 5 years needed to clean up Makati oil leak, says FPIC By Angie Rosales 01/26/2011 It will take three to five years to accomplish a total clean-up of the area in Makati City affected by the leak in the petroleum pipeline as there remains to be 1.8 million liters of oil that needs to be extracted from the ground. Officials and consultants of First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) made the disclosure to Senate probers yesterday, on the last day of the upper chamber’s investigation into the petroleum seepage discovered last year. Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, chairman of the committee on environment and natural resources and overall lead in the proceedings in joint with the health and demography panel, said the so-called plumes due to the leak in the pipeline that is coming out of West Tower condominium is already “contained” and no longer pose a threat to the said building, residents and affected community in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City..... MORE Flawed justice system EDITORIAL 01/25/2011 Flawed justice system Retired Sandiganbayan Justice Manuel Pamaran pointed to the former Ombudsman, Simeon Marcelo, and his special prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio for the “weakness” of the plunder case against military comptroller dishonorably discharged Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, laying the blame on the two former officials. “It was the team of Ombudsman Gutierrez’s predecessor who spearheaded the filing of the incomplete and deficient information against Garcia without the allegation stated therein validated,” Pamaran was quoted in a report as saying. He stressed that “the Information filed was so worded in generalities. Even the resolutions, which paved the way for the filing of the plunder charge, did not provide any discussion on the specific acts of the accused that would qualify as unjustly enriching himself at the expense and to the damage of the Filipino people.” Pamaran said the prosecution team formed in 2004 failed to gather the needed documentary and testimonial evidence to sustain the plunder charge against Garcia..... MORE Knee-jerk reactions FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 01/25/2011 Knee-jerk reactions Lawmakers always have the same knee-jerk reaction whenever a crime committed gets full publicity in media — especially in the broadsheets, and truly, it made the news only for want of news stories. Right now, media’s flavor of the month is the carnap-murder of car dealers, which has the legislators all clamoring for the return of the death penalty for such crimes, or, in the case of Senators Chiz Escudero and Antonio Trillanes, proposing to make the crime of car jacks non-bailable. The trouble is, this proposal, apart from being unconstitutional, since the Constitution expressly says in the Bill of Rights, that all persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua, or life sentences, when evidence is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. That right to bail shall not be impaired, even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required. (Article lll, Section 13). What these provisions should mean is that even those accused of crimes that are punishable by life imprisonment can still avail themselves of bail — when the evidence against them is weak..... MORE Memories take hold better during sleep — study FEATURE 01/25/2011 Memories take hold better during sleep — study PARIS — The best way to not forget a newly learned poem, card trick or algebra equation may be to take a quick nap, scientists surprised by their own findings reported Sunday. In experiments, researchers in Germany showed that the brain is better during sleep than during wakefulness at resisting attempts to scramble or corrupt a recent memory. Their study, published in Nature Neuroscience, provides new insights into the hugely complex process by which we store and retrieve deliberately acquired information — learning, in short. Earlier research showed that fresh memories, stored temporarily in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, do not gel immediately. It was also known that reactivation of those memories soon after learning plays a crucial role in their transfer to more permanent storage in the brain’s “hard drive,” the neocortex..... MORE The blame game NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 01/25/2011 And this is how it’s played: A group of people get together, analyze what’s going on, realize there’s something wrong and that the fault could get traced to them, so before that happens they point an accusing finger at others, in order to free themselves of whatever responsibility. For instance, the Department of Justice says the New People’s Army killed botanist Leonard Co, farmer Julius Borromeo and forest guard Sofronio Cortez, November last year in Leyte. The DoJ likewise accused the Lopez-owned Energy Development Corp. (EDC) with “reckless imprudence” for failing to inform its three employees that they were to work in a known communist work area. Sinisi ang lahat, puwera lang ang military. That Co and his group were caught in crossfire his scientist friends’ investigation hotly contests. The trees, they point out even in Facebook, are mute witnesses, as the bullets that hit them were from the side of the military. But whatever story the trees have to tell seem to bear no impact on the side DoJ investigators assistant state prosecutor Diosdado Solidum Jr., Bryan Cacha and NBI lawyer Romulo Asis have taken in their report: “The military or state forces could not be charged with criminal acts because their activities in the area were due to a legitimate military action.” Kung baga, kahit na sino pa ang bumaril, hindi na mahalaga. Basta, “The military or state forces could not be charged with criminal acts…”.... MORE Profiting from fear AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller 01/25/2011 Profiting from fear AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller In cyberspace, there’s a document by one Porter Stansberry that in the course of over 12,000 words claims that, due to its crushing mountain of debt, the USA is about to implode, with soaring inflation, unemployment, riots and martial law. So what is this document? Essay? Scientific paper? No. It is, quite simply, an advertisement. Although of US origin – where according to one source it was e-mailed to one million addresses last December – it is now doing the rounds in the Philippines. Recipients should be extremely wary of its arguments and claims. Its author founded Stansberry & Associates Investment Research in 1999. This, he claims, “has become one of the largest and most recognized investment research companies in the world, serving hundreds of thousands of subscribers in more than 120 countries.” This is a claim that might bear careful examination, but this task is beyond me. In making one of his claims (that even if Americans were taxed at the rate of 100 percent it would be insufficient to balance the federal budget) Stansberry cites the National Inflation Association. According to Mary Rice of Moneyblog, the NIA “is a group that encourages fears and worry about possible inflation in order to sell gold and silver.” Rice tells us that Fox’s Glenn Beck has also been known to cite NIA figures, and that he’s a promoter of a gold and silver dealer listed on the NIA Web site. Stansberry, as we will see, also promotes gold and silver.... MORE Prada latest label to target booming China market focus 01/25/2011 Prada latest label to target booming China market BEIJING — Miuccia Prada has already won plaudits for her spring/summer 2011 collection — simply-cut dresses and suits in a quirky mix of stripes and solids, with bold splashes of orange, violet and electric blue. But by displaying the clothes on a runway in Beijing on Saturday evening, her first catwalk show outside Europe, and adding a few looks from her spring menswear line, the Italian designer signalled her focus on China’s huge market. Actresses Gong Li and Maggie Cheung added a bit of high-wattage star power to the show at the Central Academy of Fine Arts museum — a surefire way to maximize local media coverage and get the Prada message to the masses. China is the world’s fastest-growing market for luxury goods and is forecast to be the world’s top buyer of such products — cosmetics, handbags, watches, shoes and clothes — by 2015, according to consultancy PriceWaterhouseCoopers..... MORE Death penalty Here we go again VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 01/25/2011 Death penalty Here we go again Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz There are more and more criminals in the country. There are more and more heinous crimes committed. There is more and more fear in the streets, in the community. Murders are ordinary events. Rapes are no longer big news. Hence, there is much anger among the people as there is a signal preoccupation among the legislators of the land. Conclusion: After it was legislated, and after it was subsequently abolished, here we go again: There is loud clamor for the reinstitution of death penalty. Understandable but not acceptable. This is not to say that the said reaction among the Filipinos and some members of the Legislative department is not pursuant to psychological and/or emotional factors. Yet, it remains unreasonable. There seems to be big cash and/or kind such as ransoms, cars, vendettas and other benefits. In this country, crime does pay particularly in no less than three counts. First, there is the Legislative department itself that has been making more and more laws in the course of time, changing these in the course of time, if not actually abolishing them also in the course of time. It would not be an easy task to know or to keep track of what and how many laws the said department has enacted, derogated and/or abrogated in the past several decades and counting. By the way, the laws in the order of nature are but 10 which has been in fact even reduced into but Two – Love of God. Love of neighbor – in the order of grace. Yet, even these but Ten Commandments or simply Two Mandates are by and large ignored by humanity in general for centuries and counting..... MORE RP ranks high in terrorism, now 8th most dangerous... Merci ‘lectures’ Tupas; House gets even, slaps Omb... Garcia admits initiating plea bargain By Charlie V... Probers eye police, fiscals link to car theft synd... US rights group blasts Noynoy for failing to check... House launches Cha-cha information drive By Gerry ... Slain botanist’s kin file murder raps vs Army men ... 3 to 5 years needed to clean up Makati oil leak, s... Knee-jerk reactions FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares... Memories take hold better during sleep — study FEA... The blame game NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyn... Profiting from fear AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller ... 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__label__cc	0.510206	0.489794	Video & audio podcasts Home » Events & media » Australian ambitions – regional reactions From left: Ambassador Lyn Khun Maung (Myanmar), The Hon. Julie Bishop, MP Mr Richard Smith – Co-chair, AusCSCAP and Ambassador Wiryono Sastrohandayo (Indonesia) Australian ambitions – regional reactions Editor CSCAP Regional Security Outlook Naik Sungai: The river war in Borneo National Versus Human Security: Australian and Canadian Military Interventions Book Launch: Geopolitics and the Western Pacific Women scholars in Strategic Studies: A career reception for future leaders Women Scholars in International Security Australia’s one step forward, two steps back in the Pacific As America becomes relatively weaker and more ambivalent about the value of allies, it makes sense for Australia to work hard on its other regional partnerships. Apart from joining the renewed TPP (now no longer including America), Australia continues to rally support for a rules-based international order, and also promotes an ‘Indo-Pacific’ regional vision, correcting the downplaying of India in previous ‘Asia-Pacific’ initiatives. There is merit in both these campaigns – but real difficulty as well. Australia engages in the region not only in government-to-government meetings, but also through so-called Track-2 networks. Bringing government officials together with think-tank analysts and other policy-oriented analysts, these networks – including the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) - give Australians additional opportunities to gauge regional viewpoints, and to test Australian policy orientations. At CSCAP’s meeting in Perth last week, the discussion was sobering. Representatives from India and all the East Asian countries including Mongolia, as well as from the United States and Russia, exposed some regional anxieties about both the rules-based order and the Indo-Pacific vision. The regional participants, many influential in their home society, dialogued not only with Australian CSCAP members but also with a range of Perth-based specialists - including Kim Beazley (Governor of Western Australia), former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and former Defence and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith. In all the cynicism about Australian politics today, it is refreshing to see senior political figures responding carefully and eloquently to regional viewpoints – but the Perth discussions also suggested that the task ahead will be difficult. The meetings were held under Chatham House rules of confidentiality; but drawing as well on the just-published, multi-authored, CSCAP publication – the annual Regional Security Outlook – it is possible to identify some regional preferences which we have to accommodate. United States-China rivalry is a preoccupation as, indeed, it should be; and looming large is Vice President Pence’s 4 October speech, in which he accused China of a range of aggressive behaviour in the “great power competition” between the two powers, and insisted that America would defend its interests in advancing “our vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific”. Some regional commentators see opportunities as well as threat in this increasingly stark competition. Southeast Asian countries may benefit if foreign companies move their production from China to their region. Major power rivalry, in the view of key Vietnamese analysts (writing in the Security Outlook) “creates more room for manoeuvre” for Southeast Asians as Washington and Bejing strive to win partnership and collaboration from them”. Bilahari Kausikan from Singapore makes the point that the world – at the end of the period of US unipolarity – is in “a more historically normal situation of a divided global and regional order and great power competition”. This said, there is concern, not only in Russia and China, but also in much of Southeast Asia and elsewhere, that advocacy of ‘Indo-Pacific’ is antagonistic toward China. The Vietnam essay in the Security Outlook portrays Washington’s ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS)’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)’ as rival visions, representing “intensified engagement with the wider region in terms of economic, politics, diplomacy, and defence”. The IPS is “centred on the concept of the Quad” (which is intended to bring together the four democracies – the United States, Japan, India and Australia), and “may sideline ASEAN-led arrangements that prioritise … a more comprehensive approach to security”. There is continuing strong anxiety in ASEAN about forging alliance-style alignments: the “DNA of ASEAN countries”, according to a senior Indonesian writer in the Security Outlook, “is to forge inclusive cooperation between countries”. They also support the idea of maintaining “equal distance from all the great powers”- and preventing their region from “becoming a theatre of proxy war”. Today ASEANS tend to wish to “benefit from both the US and China” – and if there is to be a serious Indo-Pacific project they want it not to be adversarial (as highlighting a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific can be seen to be), but “accommodated in an inclusive platform”. In this Indonesian view, this means the ASEAN-led East Asia Summit – “in which all important powers are members, including the US and China”. What the Perth discussion and the Security Outlook convey is that despite concerns about China’s behaviour in the international arena – particularly the South China Sea - there is also goodwill toward China, and a belief that the rise of China brings benefit to the wider region. The trade factor is enormous, not just in Southeast Asia but in South Korea - where the “trade volume with China exceeds the sum of its trade volumes with the US and Japan”, and “constructive engagement” of China is also believed to be “indispensable” to building “permanent peace” with North Korea. In Australia there has been a strong view that the ‘Indo-Pacific’ is primarily a geographic framing device, recognizing in particular the rising importance of India. The CSCAP commentary, however, is a reminder that the concept carries other more controversial significance for many in the region. The notion of an international ‘rules-based order’ is also less straight-forward than Australian official statements and academic commentary sometimes suggest. True, there is support for the idea of ‘rules’ in international behaviour – but reference to a ‘liberal rules-based order’ is seen as pointing to some pervasive ideological bias. Also, the insistence that alliances are a part of this order – as some Australian leaders have done - fits uncomfortably with ASEAN international preferences. Exactly what a ‘rules-based order’ includes is a matter of debate. ASEAN has its own ‘norms’ of behaviour – and one ASEAN comment was that a ‘rule’ is simply a ‘norm’ that has been written down. One question is how to balance ASEAN’s opposition to alliances, stress on inclusivity, preference for consensus decision-making, and bias toward informal dialogue rather than legalistic sanctions against the very different foreign-relations thinking that is influential in the United States and Australia. There is wide agreement that many countries, including China, have benefited from the international order established in the period following World War Two – but the great transition in global power underway today has far-reaching implications. Most observers instinctively sense that moving to a new order is a fearsomely daunting undertaking, especially as we are not coming out of a major war with a clear winner who has the muscle and the moral authority to offer new solutions. Henry Kissinger has argued that the future international order will involve not just a shift in power from the US to China but also a new “agreement on norms”- and he is uncertain whether it will be “possible to translate divergent cultures into a common system”. An understandably popular stance is to keep it simple, staying clear of ideology and focussing initially on trade and investment regimes. But even here, divergent philosophies of governance darken the horizon almost instantly. As discussion proceeded in Perth, it was clear that Chinese perspectives need to be negotiated not only in respect to maritime relations (with particular reference to the South China Sea), but also in numerous economic areas (for instance, dispute settlement and other mechanisms in the Belt and Road Initiative, and interpretation of such concepts as ‘market system’ and ‘free enterprise’). Reviewing and perhaps revising the rules-based order may be especially difficult as a government-to-government or Track One context – and CSCAP is therefore considering the advantages of undertaking exploratory investigation and deliberation as a Track Two project. As Australia pursues such regional initiatives as the rules-based order and the ‘Indo-Pacific’ vision, there can be no doubt about the importance of gauging the strength and texture of regional opinion, and of making judicious judgements about whether to accommodate or debate differences. By Dr Ron Huiskenand Emeritus Professor Anthony Milner. The Regional Security Outlook 2019 publication is available from the CSCAP website. Pic: From left - Ambassador Lyn Khun Maung (Myanmar), The Hon. Julie Bishop, MP Mr Richard Smith – Co-chair, AusCSCAP and Ambassador Wiryono Sastrohandayo (Indonesia) Tags: security, Asia Pacific	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line216
__label__wiki	0.665661	0.665661	AL TEAMS Total Angels Total Astros Total Blue Jays Total Indians Total Yankees NL TEAMS Total Braves Total Cubs Total Brewers Who is catcher David Fry, and why is he interesting? The Milwaukee Brewers have several talented catchers in the Minor Leagues, but none has flown as far under the radar as David Fry. From Payton Henry to Mario Feliciano, the Milwaukee Brewers have more than a few options in the Minors who could become their ‘catcher of the future’. However, they also have a catcher at the lowest levels of the Minors who could make some noise. We’re talking about none other than David Fry. Where did Fry come from? Fry was selected with the 21st pick in the seventh round in last year’s amateur draft. He attended Northwestern St. in Natchitoches, LA where he posted an .892 OPS over four full seasons. How did Fry do in his first professional season? Fry started the 2018 season with the Helena Brewers in the Rookie League, and all he did was hit. Fry slashed .315/.406/.563 in 261 plate appearances with Helena. He bashed 12 homers, and stole two bases in three attempts. Fry did advance to Low-A, but he only appeared in two games, and went 2-for-9 with three strikeouts. Where will he start the 2019 season? He’ll probably start the year in Low-A, but he needs to start advancing soon. Fry stayed for all four seasons of college, and 2019 is his age-23 season. Will he stick at catcher? That depends. If the Milwaukee Brewers allow him to develop and give him playing time behind the dish, he might. However, he’s already 23 years old and doesn’t have a ton of time at catcher in his young career. He split his 2018 season between catcher, first base, and third base, so it looks like the Brewers are already looking to move him from behind the plate. Next: Which Brewers prospects are recovering from TJS? Want your voice heard? Join the Reviewing The Brew team! Fry is an intriguing bat, but he’s not really the Milwaukee Brewers catcher of the future. He has shown a solid eye, and has power, but the defensive aspect of his game needs to develop. Due to his age, a future at catcher isn’t his best bet at advancing in through the Minors. Keep an eye out for Fry’s name in the boxscores, and pay attention to where he’s playing, and how he’s hitting. Brewers: 3 Under The Radar Corner Infielders The Crew Might Trade For – Reviewing the Brew Milwaukee Brewers claim Tim Lopes on waiver from Seattle Mariners – Brew Crew Ball Milwaukee Brewers acquire Leo Crawford as PTBNL in Corey Knebel trade with Dodgers – Brew Crew Ball Milwaukee Brewers extend minor-league invitations to four organizations, including the Nashville Sounds – Brew Crew Ball Milwaukee Brewers 2021 Payroll Projection: Update 1 – Brew Crew Ball More in Milwaukee Brewers Brewers: 3 Under The Radar Corner Infielders The Crew Might Trade For Reviewing the Brew... Milwaukee Brewers declare Tim Lopes on waiver from Seattle Mariners Brew Crew Ball Brewers declare... Milwaukee Brewers receive Leo Crawford as PTBNL in Corey Knebel trade with Dodgers Brew Crew... Milwaukee Brewers increase minor-league invitations to four organizations, such as the Nashville Seems Brew Crew... More than photos, De Sisti’s 2018 was moment filled Zabel, Lewis win South Dakota Sports Writers Association awards \| Local Sports News Total Brewers is an independent site and is not affiliated with the MLB or the Milwaukee Brewers Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers in MLB Playoffs: Time, score, TV channel, how to watch live stream online Brewers force Game 7 with 7-2 victory Reasons for optimism, pessimism as Brewers return home Big performance comes on anniversary of another Game 6 that didn’t turn out so well	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line227
__label__wiki	0.670726	0.670726	Mumbai (PTI) Akshay Kumar on Monday said in his close to three-decade-long career, action has been one of the biggest reasons for his consistency in Bollywood. The 51-year-old actor, who started his career in 1991 with “Saugandh”, went to on to become one of the biggest action stars in the Hindi film industry courtesy his performance in “Khiladi” series — “Khiladi”, “Main Khiladi Tu Anari”, “Sabse Bada Khiladi”, “Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, “International Khiladi”, “Khiladi 420” and “Khiladi 786”. Akshay is currently filming director Rohit Shetty’s next venture “Sooryavanshi”, the fourth film in the filmmaker’s cop universe. “From the day acting became my destiny, action has been my lifeline. Pure, unadulterated action in #Sooryavanshi will tell you’ll why it still fires up my core,” he wrote on Instagram alongside a set video of him performing some tough stunts. “Sooryavanshi” also reunites Akshay with his longtime collaborator Katrina Kaif after a gap of nine years. The movie is scheduled to be released on March 27 next year. Previous Post Action still fires up my core: Akshay Kumar Next Post 'Bond 25' production underway in London	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line244
__label__cc	0.628505	0.371495	View from Section 29 Don's musings about baseball, radio and whatever. Cuba...the rest of the story Part dos of my Cuba adventure. If you enjoy live music, you're in for a treat. It's everywhere. .Don't ask if they know Guantanamera. That's like asking a band at home if they know Happy Birthday. Every band sings Guantanamera. In every set. Every time. Guantanamera, which was a top 10 hit song in the US by The Sandpipers (Billboard Hot 100 #9 on 7/30/1966), is probably the best-known of any Cuban song. Part of the lyrics come from a patriotic poem by Jose Marti, the National Hero of Cuba (see the description of his 164th birthday party rally and parade in part uno of the blog). You should tip the band, of course. If you're in a restaurant - outdoor or indoor - one of the singers will come up to your table after the set and ask if you'd like to buy one of their CD's. The tip and any CD sales is probably all they get. Driving around in Havana. Traffic is not that busy. Lots of people are walking around and hanging in doorways. At night there's hardly any traffic, very few lights, basically no stores and hardly any signs. With one notable exception. Floridita Restaurante. It's a restaurant and bar - mostly bar - where Ernest Hemingway hung out ordering daiquiris so frequently that the government let them keep the neon sign and put up a bronze statue of him sitting at the bar. Hemingway was famous for saying writers should use small words instead of big ones. When I asked him about that he didn't say much at all. Out in the country. We headed out west to Pinar del Rio where they roll cigars by hand. Looks like pretty tedious work, but when you get back home everyone will ask you if you brought back any Cuban smokes. Along the highway - a four lane divided highway with a grass median - you see vast farmland with horses and cows grazing. It seems like they have as much grass to chew as they could possibly want, but the horses and cows are all skinny. Maybe the grass there doesn't taste that great. You also see horse-drawn wagons trotting down the slow lane hauling bales of hay or whatever. Even some with oxen doing the hauling. My observation is that the horses trot along and look like they're having a pretty good time, but the oxen just slog along and look bored. Beaches? Of course. Beautiful clean sand, gently rolling waves of pure blue water. In terms of beach attire, people are pretty relaxed. The European effect is clearly there. Remember, most tourists are not from the US. What about the people? Do they like Americans? They're incredibly nice. Everyone you pass has a smiling "Hola" for you. And they love having Americans visit after all those decades. But it isn't as easy now as it was last year. The Trump rollbacks were designed to keep American dollars out of the hands of the Cuban Government. But as I wrote on part uno of this blog, no one in Havana is whipping out an Amex Gold Card or even a pile of $20 bills. No plastic is accepted and no American money. So the only ones who really get hurt are the people like Alejandro who drive you around in that 1954 Chevy. Or Pedro, who owns the casa where we stayed. Absolutely. The most interesting trip I've taken in a long time. Back from Spring Training - how do they look?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line245
__label__wiki	0.517077	0.517077	All in Once Cleaning Books Looking for a comprehensive book that covers all the cleaning A Benjamin Franklin Reader Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson / Jan 16, 2021 A Benjamin Franklin Reader A selection of Benjamin Franklin s writings with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin An American Title: A Benjamin Franklin Reader Author: Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson A selection of Benjamin Franklin s writings, with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson.Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin An American Life, this collection of Franklin s writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America s favorite founder and wit Includes an introductory essayA selection of Benjamin Franklin s writings, with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson.Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin An American Life, this collection of Franklin s writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America s favorite founder and wit Includes an introductory essay exploring Franklin s life and impact as a writer, and each piece is accompanied by a preface and notes that provide background, context, and analysis. Best Read [Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson] ✓ A Benjamin Franklin Reader \|\| [Travel Book] PDF ↠ Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson 267 Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson Title: Best Read [Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson] ✓ A Benjamin Franklin Reader \|\| [Travel Book] PDF ↠ Posted by:Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson About "Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson" Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson Benjamin Franklin was a writer, a philosopher, a scientist, a politician, a patriot, a Founding Father, an inventor, and publisher He helped with the founding of the United States of America and changed the world with his discoveries about electricity His writings such as Poor Richards Almanac have provided wisdom for 17 years to the colonies. A great reference work, keep it in easy reach to quote some Franklin! Very, very interesting. Benjamin Franklin, while definitely a strange fellow, was certainly a genius and one of the best writers of all time. What scares me is that because he's so good, he almost made me believe some bizarre things.And Walter Isaacson did an amazing job of putting it all together and into context. It's an amazing read (it just takes a looong time) that'll give you plenty of information on all the aspects of Benjamin Franklin's long and full life. "Wonderful book about a fascinating life that did so much to create the American character and shape a nation." Old fashioned writing can be challenging to read. But the Silence Dogood letters are funny. I really LIKE Old Ben. Brian Willis This splendid and thorough collection gathers in one place the most essential self publications of the greatest and most important self publisher in American history, Benjamin Franklin. The most important, and best, is The Autobiography, a breezy recollection of his curious mind and the rationality behind many of his best inventions, some of which are only recollected in that book. But several of the works collected here detail his other achievements in wit and reason, including a healthy collec [...] It took a long time, but I finally finished! I didn't read the autobiography, which is the last section of the book, since I've read that in the past. Reading the letters of other people is quite different than simply reading about history, and takes some getting used to. However, if you have an interest in the early history of this country, this is an interesting window into that time. Christopher Potter Franklin of course was very smart, but reading him in his own words dispels the widely-held notion that he was some kind of unparalleled genius. I mainly appreciated his humility and his ability to good-naturedly poke fun at the haughty and the tyrranical.If only benevolent and humble people like him could be found in our political system today. Marc Gacy What better way to spend Ben Franklin's 300th birthday than to fly into Philly reading a copy of this book?This omnibus simply reinforces my opinion that Ben Franklin clearly qualifies as The Greatest American (or at least one of) Sheri Hansen Our impish American Da Vinci at his finest. People should read more of his actual stuff, or they risk losing the marvelous nuance he brings when we see his life as a whole. Anthony Robb-John Hmmm - such a life, so many contradictions, good, bad, blindspots, insights. BF deserves something better. Am happy to say this is a start and has some moments. I look forward to reading more. Just picked it up from the library. As a new Philadelphian I thought it was my duty. I definitely won't read everything in here. 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__label__cc	0.719399	0.280601	National Quality Standards You are here / Home / Events / Restricted Mic - expressions of interest Restricted Mic - expressions of interest Event date: 29 June 2020 Event location: Radio and Video Streaming As a result of Government advice and guidance concerning COVID-19, CDYSB is responding in numerous ways to support youth funded organisation during these exceptional times. Where normally CDYSB would produce a number of showcase events for young people, for example the “Open Mics”, this year CDYSB are seeking expressions of interest in what has been given the working title of “Restricted Mic”. This is an online event whereby pre-recorded performances are to be broadcast via radio with video streaming to social media. The logistics of how we achieve this are being developed as we speak. CDYSB would like to think if enough interest is shown we could stage this event mid to late June. The logistics of how workers engage young people in this venture are also complex. With the restrictions in place it is paramount that young people are not encouraged to group together in order to perform. On this occasion the “Restricted Mic” will be open to a young person’s family as a performance, which may alleviate some of the pressure. As this will be an online event, the additional parental and/or guardian consent required will be the responsibility of individual services. There are platforms out there to enable performers collaborate digitally and support will be provided on how best to record performances, where possible. This could be an exciting adventure and one that will be developed over time. Closing date for expressions of interest is Friday 15th May 2020 If you would like to be involved or further information, contact Maurice Noble by email at maurice.noble@cdysb.cdetb.ie Clubs & Group Loading the Map! Design by i3Digital & powered by kentico	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line273
__label__cc	0.613714	0.386286	Charlotte's VVeb Tales of East European Travel, Culture & Food (… With Occasional Diversions to Africa & Beyond) Eating & Imbibing Archive Pre-2016 Jon Baines Tours The Golden Road to Samarkand Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan 09/06/2014 17/10/2016 by Charlotte J Travel company, Jon Baines Tours, has launched a new tour, The Golden Road to Samarkand and Turkmenistan, hosted by journalist and author Jonathan Fryer. Travellers will explore Turkmenistan and its desert cities which have borne witness to some of history’s most dominant empires. Throughout the trip, travellers will learn about the Silk Road and its links to both the Chinese and Roman empires and how it continues to influence the modern world. Khiva City Walls Jonathan Fryer is a freelance British writer, lecturer and broadcasterw ho has reported from around the world for magazines, radio and television stations. He has written more than a dozen non-fiction books and teaches a course in Humanities at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Itinerary Highlights: Arrive in Tashkent and visit the Museum of Applied Arts. Visit the Hast Imam, walk through the Chagatai Cemetery, drive to Samarkand, eat at a Sufi clinic, visit the honey bazaar and arrive in Samarkand. Visit Langar village, Shakre Sabz, a local winery for a wine and cognac tasting, hear a talk on horses and the Silk Road, drive to Bukhara, stop off at local potteries. Spend a day in Bukhara, visit the prison (zidan). Arrive in Khiva, the region’s renowned slave trade centre. Cross into Turkmenistan and fly to Ashgabat. Savour local caviar and views across Ashgabat’s glittering marble and gold towers. Visit the National Museum and tour the city. Enjoy a farewell dinner. Jon Baines runs specialist cultural tours and medical study tours, tailormade tours and corporate and golf tours. Each tour gives travellers privileged access to the country. For more information go to www.jonbainestours.co.uk Categories Archive Pre-2016, TravelTags Jon Baines Tours, Jonathan Fryer, The Golden Road to Samarkand, Travel, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanLeave a comment Charlotte Jones	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line274
__label__wiki	0.775425	0.775425	Mayor & Councilmembers Agendas, Meetings & Videos Architectural Commission Arts and Culture Commission Charitable Solicitations Commission Cultural Heritage Commission Design Review Commission Health and Safety Commission Public Works Commission Recreation & Parks Commission Rent Stabilization Commission Traffic and Parking Commission How to Become a Commissioner Council Liaison Committee Assignments Audit and Finance Committee Autonomous Vehicles Committee BHUSD Committee/JPA Liaison Branding and Licensing Committee Chamber of Commerce Liaison Committee CVB-Marketing Liaison Committee Commission Liaison Committees Community Charitable Foundation COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force Disruptive Tenant Application Hearing Committee Groundwater Technical Committee Legislative Lobby Committee Litigation Committee Mayor's Cabinet Meeting Next Beverly Hills Committee Property Owners Task Force Rodeo Drive-Special Events-Holiday Program Committee Sister Cities Committee Small Business Assistance Task Force Strategic Planning/Southeast Task Force Committee Sunshine Task Force Wallis Annenberg Committee Technology Committee About Beverly Hills TIP (Trust and Innovation Portal) Animal Control & Pet Care Beverly Hills Television Human & Social Services Landlord & Tenant Information Permits (CitySmart) Recreation Classes & Programs Report a Concern (Ask Bev) Residential Parking Permits and Exemptions Smoking Regulations Team Beverly Hills Water Tracker Artmake, Recreate & Library in Place! 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Edward Laurence Doheny, who bought the land in the 1910s, was born in 1856 in the small Midwestern town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. By the time he was a young teen, Doheny’s adventuresome spirit and love of the wilderness led him to prospecting for gold and soon thereafter, oil. In 1892, Doheny and his friend Charles A. Canfield, were the first to strike oil in Los Angeles. They later discovered large oil deposits in Mexico which, combined with their Los Angeles holdings, made them the largest producers of oil in the world at that time. Edward Doheny and his wife Carrie Louella Wilkins had two children. Their first, a daughter Eileen, passed away when she was just seven years old. On November 6, 1893, their only son, Edward “Ned” Laurence Doheny, Jr., was born and grew up as heir to one of the world’s great financial empires. Ned went on to marry Lucy Smith of Pasadena and in 1926 Edward Laurence Doheny Sr. gave his son as a wedding gift a premium parcel of land consisting of 12.58 acres with sweeping citywide views. Construction of the palatial manor home began February 15, 1927 and although Ned, his wife Lucy, and their five children moved into the residence in September 1928, the estate took three years to complete at a cost of over $3 million, an almost unimaginable sum in real estate at the time. The original cost to construct Greystone’s entire estate was $3,166,578.12, the mansion alone cost $1,238,378.76. The extraordinary result became known as Greystone for its abundant use of stone construction and its rather somber gray appearance. In addition to the mansion, originally located on the grounds were stables and kennels, tennis courts, a fire station, gatehouse, swimming pool and pavilion, a greenhouse, a lake, babbling brooks and cascading waterfalls. On the night of February 16, 1929, only five months after the family had moved in, Ned Doheny was found shot to death inside the home, at the age of 35 and the victim of an apparent murder-suicide perpetrated by his longtime personal friend and aid Hugh Plunkett. Lucy continued living at Greystone until 1955, after which she and her second husband Leigh M. Battson sold the majority of the original land to the Paul Trousdale Corporation, developers of Beverly Hills’ prestigious “Trousdale Estate” homes. The following year Lucy and her husband sold for approximately $1.5 million the remaining 18.3 acre parcel, including Greystone Mansion, to Henry Crown of Chicago-based Park Grey Corporation. Mr. Crown, however, never formally occupied the site but instead leased it out as a popular filming location, a legacy Greystone still maintains today. The City of Beverly Hills purchased the property from Mr. Crown in 1965 for approximately $1.3 million with plans to install a 19-million gallon water tank on the property as its hilltop site provided tremendous natural water pressure. This site continues to serve as the City of Beverly Hills’ largest reservoir. On September 16, 1971, the entire 18.3 acre site, including its centerpiece Greystone Mansion, was formally dedicated as a public park by the City of Beverly Hills. Five years later, on April 23, 1976, Greystone was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2013 Greystone was designated Beverly Hills Local Historic Landmark No. 4. Architecture & mansion interior Greystone Mansion was designed by the renowned Southern Californian architect Gordon B. Kaufmann and was constructed by the P.J. Walker Company. The landscape architect was Paul G. Thiene, who used a potpourri of Gothic and neoclassic architectural styles. The structure of Greystone Mansion was built of steel reinforced concrete, faced with Indiana limestone and is roofed of Welsh slate. Upon entering the mansion, the hand railings and arch-framed stairway typify both the opulence and craftsmanship of the era and of the entire Greystone property. All of the oak banisters, balustrades and rafters were hand carved, while each of the five chimneys was designed and crafted by a different artist. The floors of the grand hall showcased black and white inlaid marble and an elaborate living room held a balcony where musicians often performed on special occasions. The kitchen featured a pantry built to secure a large adjoining wall safe that was used to store the family’s silver and gold services. The mansion included servant’s quarters on two floors of the east wing and accommodated a live-in staff of fifteen. There are fifty-five livable rooms within the 46,054 square feet of living space in the mansion. Bedrooms were spread throughout the second floor, where the master bedroom suite was located in the west wing and featured an accompanying sitting room, two baths, a dressing room and a massage room. All the rooms with southern exposure offered a panoramic view of the Los Angeles Basin, from downtown to the Pacific Ocean. The two oldest boy’s bedrooms were located in the north wing, where a circular staircase led into an adjacent recreation wing that contained a movie theater room, an original Brunswick bowling alley, billiard room and a hidden bar. Today one may recognize certain scenes from the movies as a number of well known films have been shot here at Greystone using the stately home and grounds as a backdrop. The grandeur of the setting also makes it a popular venue for weddings and elegant special events. City of Beverly Hills 455 North Rexford Dr Monday-Thursday 7:30AM-5:30PM © Copyright 2021, City of Beverly Hills. 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__label__wiki	0.699629	0.699629	Get The Green Mile from Amazon.com View the Study Pack View the Lesson Plans Order our The Green Mile Short Guide Literary Precedents The Green Mile Social Concerns This Study Guide consists of approximately 14 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Green Mile. Print Word PDF This section contains 482 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample One of the trademarks of Stephen King's writing is the moral earnestness with which he approaches a wide range of social issues. The Green Mile is, however, the most overtly didactic of his works. Its purpose is to kindle the reader's outrage at the inhumanity and capriciousness of the death penalty. Victims of the death penalty are, King suggests, overwhelmingly, the poor, social or racial minorities, or the mentally impaired. The three men executed during the course of the novel are a Native American, a lowlife French Canadian, and a man who is both black and retarded. In contrast, "the President," a well-connected white man who had killed his father, stays on E Block only briefly before his sentence is commuted to life in prison. The Green Mile's descriptions of "routine" executions are merely heartbreaking; Delacroix's slow death during an execution deliberately sabotaged by a sadistic... More summaries and resources for teaching or studying The Green Mile. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. The Green Mile from Gale. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved. BookRags About BookRags \| Customer Service \| Terms of Service \| Privacy Policy Copyright 2021 by BookRags, Inc. FOLLOW BOOKRAGS:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line284
__label__cc	0.715523	0.284477	Rabbids Bring Theme Park Madness To Wii U Posted 9 years ago by King Baby Duck Those lovable fuzzy bastards have returned, only this time they've taken over their own theme park. Rabbids Land will have players take control of those furry bunny freaks as you compete in mini-games of various tasks, all with its trademark humor in full force. For the demo at E3 two players compete in a music-based roller coaster ride, this time with fireballs. The person with the Wiimote will have to throw down their controls in a drum-like motion to the proper beat of the song, with each right note causing fireballs to be shot out of the coaster's back side. Meanwhile, the person with the WiiU controller will be controlling another Rabbid as they board behind the coaster. While doing so they have to avoid the fireballs that are being shot at them by turning the WiiU controller in a steering fashion. So far the WiiU controls moved flawlessly, measuring my turns with relative ease. While the difficulty of avoiding these fireballs rose as the song reached its mid-point I didn't feel any sort of frustration while I was being burnt alive by the other Rabbids. The same cannot be said about the Wiimote controls, however. Many times I hit the right note with the Nunchuk, but the system wasn't reading this movement. While there were a couple flaws to be found with the demo, I could not really stay mad at those goofy Rabbids after gameplay. I know that by the time Rabbids Land is released as a WiiU launch title that these kinks will be worked out in the long run. At this time there is no word as to what other mini-games people will be able to play, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for more info as the months progress toward release day. The J-POP king of America, Evan has been bringing the hottest sounds of the Land of the Rising Sun to the English-speaking public since his college radio days. He's also an expert in the gaming, anime, & manga realms, never afraid to get critical when the times call for it. For personal inquiries, contact Evan at evan@electricsistahood.com For press/band inquiries, write to us at thebastards@bostonbastardbrigade.com (Drawing by AFLM of Wicked Anime)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line285
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__label__wiki	0.715674	0.715674	'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 video 'podcast' ShowPlug1: Yeah, it was an earthquake. Meanwhile, new polling: Perry burying Palin, Bachmann. W/TPM's @EvanMc_s Morris-Santoro ShowPlug2: Plus Paul Ryan's tax breaks: for Frats, Golf, and Beer. What is he, Bluto? Economist Jeff Madrick of @RooseveltInst joins me ShowPlug3: Moammar missing? Whatever. Where's the oil? Contributor @Kate_Sheppard of Mother Jones on the real story of Libya ShowPlug4: Arrests outside White House protesting Canada-to-Texas "Tar Sands" pipeline pass 150. One of them, @BillMcKibben , joins us ShowPlug5: Tea Partier posts "joke" on Facebook about throwing President Obama and First Lady out of plane, mid-flight. Surprised by reax. ShowPlugLast: And the Quake didn't hurt you but the coverage did. The great Paul F. @PFTompkins and I sneer mightly at 8 EDT. ShowPlugPS: We have calculated how many people could have felt the shake today. The number will blow your cranium. watch whole playlist #5 'Race on the Right', Evan McMorris-Santoro #5 'War on the Poor', Jeff Madrick YouTube, Current.com (excerpt) #4 'To The Victor Goes The Oil', Kate Sheppard # Time Marches On! #3 'Oil That Spoils', Bill McKibben #2 Worst Persons: Roger Ailes, Gov. Jan Brewer, Shery Lanford Smith Current.com, YouTube #1 'Shock Treatment', Paul F. Tompkins printable PDF transcript KEITH OLBERMANN: Which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? So, yeah, that was an earthquake. (EXCERPT FROM VIDEO CLIP) MAN: Yeah, it could have been an earthquake, but that's not my first thought. OLBERMANN: Dude, I lived in L.A. for nine years, it was a quake. DAN LOTHIAN: How bad is the situation at the epicenter? I'm getting some information here. Hang on just a second. I'm just getting some information. The President, who is out on the golf course, he just took a phone call. OLBERMANN: And while the Right blames the President for being on the golf course, on March 14th, Eric Cantor defended cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey and other natural disaster preparedness entities. Today, a 5.8 earthquake was felt by a third or more of the country. Its epicenter? In the middle of Eric Cantor's congressional district. Elsewhere, Bachmann's poll numbers collapse. And so do Palin's. And guess whose went up? This idiot. RICK PERRY: We've gone from a country that made great strides in issues of Civil Rights. I think we all can be proud of that. And as we go forward, America needs to be about freedom. It needs to be about freedom from over-taxation, freedom from over-litigation, freedom from over-regulation. OLBERMANN: Freedom from infantile comparisons between Civil Rights and safety net cuts to benefit billionaires? Libya, where in the world is Moammar Gadhafi ? And what in the world does his overthrow mean for this country and the politics of oil prices? Tar Sands, The Pipeline protest at the White House. WOMAN: Personally, I've never been arrested before. I don't do this for fun. I'm here because I think it's such an important issue that it really demands that kind of action, and it demands that level of commitment from myself. OLBERMANN: Worsts -- the Tea Party chairwoman, who just posted a joke online about throwing the President and the First Lady out of an airplane. And if it scared you, I get it, but all's okay after the earthquake, except maybe for the coverage. "U.S. Weather service says there is no tsunami expected after the east coast earthquake that was centered in VA." OLBERMANN: Gee, thanks, Fox. What about Mothra? Was Mothra released by the earthquake? All that and more now on "Countdown." (TITLE SEQUENCE) OLBERMANN: Good evening from New York. This is Tuesday, August 23, 441 days until the 2012 Presidential Election. So those of you North of North Carolina, East of Indianapolis, South of Toronto, now you know why I never say this is a political earthquake, nor that something will shake the Republic. Whole coverage of the quake with its epicenter in Eric Cantor's congressional district, and moreover, full coverage of the semi-hysterical coverage, which included that Fox helpful hint that no tsunami is expected at the end of this news hour. But in the fifth story on the "Countdown," the precipitous drops in the Republican polls by Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin were not tectonic shifts rumbling far beneath the surface of the American political landscape. Though the grinding sound you hear may be Texas governor Rick Perry snacking on his Tea Party opponents. According to Public Policy Polling, in a tally that mixes declared and undeclared candidates, 21% of Iowa Republican voters favor Perry. 18% support Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann comes in third, down to 15%, Ron Paul at 14%, and Sarah Palin just creeping into double digits at 10% of the total. Palin has not declared that she is running for president, may not declare that she's running for anything. She did declare war on her fellow Fox News propagandist Karl Rove for his claim that she would announce her run at a Tea Party event in Iowa on September 3rd. In language unbecoming to a professional colleague, the erstwhile "Sarah Barracuda" informed the world and Rove through her Sarah-Pac webpage that, "Any professional pundit claiming to have 'inside information' regarding Governor Palin's personal decision is not only wrong but their comments are specifically intended to mislead the American public." Take a second and let this sink in. You heard it there. Sarah Palin claims Karl Rove goes on Fox News to mislead the American public. Rick Perry has a different problem -- he can't stop himself from saying what he really believes. Though maybe he'll slow down a bit, after comments like this one, equating Civil Rights-era gains in freedom for minorities to the GOP crusade for freedom from taxes on corporations. RICK PERRY: And as we go forward, America needs to be about freedom. It needs to be about freedom from over-taxation, freedom from over-litigation, freedom from over-regulation. OLBERMANN: Perry's also pushing for a fourth freedom. Freedom from the income tax. In his book "F'ed Up!," sorry, "Fed Up!" -- truly a gift that keeps on giving -- Perry proposes, "An alternative model of taxation, such as a national sales tax, that provides only the modest revenue needed to perform the basic constitutional functions of the federal government." If you enjoyed today's earthquake, you'd love the barren landscape of a post-Perry America because his version of basic constitutional functions may not be the same as yours. Given that Perry's on the record calling Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security bankrupt and akin to Ponzi schemes and probably unconstitutional. As for Governor Romney, at least the leading so-called "moderate" in the GOP pack did not call for a firing squad, when he in turn criticized a course that Fed Chairman Bernanke may take to boost the economy. MITT ROMNEY: Another round of quantitative easing, money printing if you will, is not the right course for the economy, and suggests a growth of inflation down the road. OLBERMANN: Correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro of "Talking Points Memo" has been in South Carolina reporting on Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry and joins us now. Evan, good evening. EVAN McMORRIS-SANTORO: Hi, Keith. OLBERMANN: So are we reading this right, the far right has found its true love in Perry, and Bachmann and Palin just got dumped? McMORRIS-SANTORO: Well, you know, it does seem that way to a certain extent. I mean, in South Carolina I spoke to a lot of voters, political professionals and voters, and, you know, Rick Perry, they have all been waiting for. He comes in and he's got a robust campaign operation. He's got 12 years of executive experience.These are the kind of things that sort of the Tea Party people think make him more electable, and the more establishment people think it makes him a little bit less worrisome than maybe a Bachmann or a Palin, who doesn't have the same amount of experience. So, you know, every poll is sort showing at this point that Perry is really the man to beat now. There is a new poll coming out tomorrow, a national PPP poll, that shows Perry with a double-digit lead in the Republican national contest, which of course isn't really a contest, but sort of judges how their support is. And it looks like Perry really has sort of jumped in there and grabbed a hold of the field, and left Bachmann specifically in the dust, I think. OLBERMANN: Is that entirely, the last part, entirely Perry's doing or does some of that go to Bachmann's repeated gaffs? Is there some, is it not just, "Oh, we like Perry better," or "Oh, he's been louder," or "Oh, he's more extreme, he's been crazier to our liking"? Or is there some sort of quantitative analysis that maybe Bachmann could not get through a week of the campaign without saying incredibly self damaging? McMORRIS-SANTORO: Well, I think you are right on that. This is part of what I was hearing when I was down in South Carolina, was that she hasn't been able to expand her crowd, expand her base sort of beyond the very activist side. And partially it's because of what she says when she's not making gaffs. For example, she talks about getting rid of the Department of Education, which is, you know, a good Tea Party issue but one that doesn't have a lot of national appeal. But then when she, you know, does go off script it's all, you know, getting Elvis's birthday wrong and saying she is in the wrong John Wayne's hometown. So I think that she hasn't been able to sort of show that she's more than kind of the extremist, maybe kind of gaff-prone politician that she was before. For all of the impressiveness of her campaign so far, and it has been impressive to see her sort of leverage that national Tea Party fame that she has into so much support and so much influence in Iowa, and of course, influence in the debt debate. She has been able to move past that sort of initial phase of fame, I think, because of sort of her personalities are just where she is and the things that she keeps saying. OLBERMANN: And when you then account for those mistakes by saying, "Well, she's just busy, there's nothing wrong with her, she's just busy. And if she speaks six times a day, she is likely to screw up." Then that does, I suppose, even in some sort of guttural level inside people's souls, make them say, "Uh, does she really expect not to be busy as President?" McMORRIS-SANTORO: Well, you know, I think this is another of these experience questions. I mean, Perry has been running a large state for a long time, and Bachmann doesn't have the experience. And so whether or not that line goes to that or something else, I think that that is an essential part of why Perry's doing well. He just has so much more sort of gravitas, if you will, than Bachmann does in terms of going into a general election race. OLBERMANN: And Sarah Palin, is there evidence that if she was waiting to get in, she waited too long? McMORRIS-SANTORO: Well, you know, we've have talked about this before. And I do think that the longer it goes, this sort of less interested people are in her. I mean, Rick Perry has come in, he's saying a lot of the same things I think that people think that a Bachmann -- that a Palin would say. His comments about Ben Bernanke, and stuff, you know, the thing about the Civil Rights stuff that you mentioned earlier, these are kind of things you would kind of expect the sort of far right things you expect a Sarah Palin to say, but again, he says it while also being a Texan and having, you know, the cowboy swagger that is really appealing to the Republican Party and having that Texas experience. OLBERMANN: Evan McMorris-Santoro, the reporter from Talking Points Memo, great to have you on the program. Thanks for your time. McMORRIS-SANTORO: Thanks. OLBERMANN: Not so great, a theme that the "Wall Street Journal" is calling "The New GOP Orthodox" -- you lower lower taxes for the corporations and rich to be paid for by a new income tax for the working poor families and seniors -- the guys normally thought of as too poor to pay that tax under current law. Jon Huntsman, who sometimes plays a moderate Republican on TV told "The Journal" he agreed with Tea Party favorite Florida senator Marco Rubio that we don't have enough people paying taxes in this country. It's not really a new take on class warfare. The "Wall Street Journal" has been pushing it since 2002 -- impose income taxes on the people who are too poor to pay them. Their numbers went from less than 30 to nearly 47% of the American public thanks to the Bush tax cuts and the Bush recession which followed. Illinois congressman Randy Hultgren tried out a variation on this theme at a town hall last night, one that should please his wealthier constituents and contributors. RANDY HULTGREN: I am not out there trying to coddle anybody. I, in fact, I support a bill that allows super rich -- if they want to make, if they want to give more money to the federal government, it could be a charitable contribution. OLBERMANN: However, former Reagan and George H. W. Bush official Bruce Bartlett was not laughing nor feeling charitable when he attacked ideas like Hultgren's in his "New York Times" column today writing, "It is not class warfare to suggest that the richest 1% of the people in society pay one-third of their income to the federal government as they did under Ronald Reagan." It is fair to point out hypocrisy, when would-be tax cutters promote tax loopholes to benefit their own contributors, like house budget committee chairman Paul Ryan. According to the "Huffington Post," Ryan has pushed legislation to special loopholes manufacturer for S.C. Johnson and Son, which contributed $41,000 to his campaign. The Fraternity and Sorority political action committee -- another $24,500, and The National Wholesalers Association, which put $7,200 in Ryan's war chest. For more on this latest front in the GOP's war on the poor, I am joined again by Jeff Madrick -- a senior fellow at The Roosevelt Institute, and the author of the aptly titled "Age of Greed." Thank you for coming in, sir. JEFF MADRICK: Good to see you. OLBERMANN: Uh -- let's see. This is a new orthodoxy here. Tax breaks for the rich, new income taxes for the poor. Sound like a plan? MADRICK: Well, it sounds like the old orthodoxy. But, this one is especially, I think, mean-spirited, insensitive and may backfire, because who is the base of this Republican uprising, but these very people who are supposedly not paying taxes? Your viewers should understand 46% of people may not pay taxes. That number has gone up, as you have said, because of the recession. People are losing jobs. But, two-thirds of those do pay FICA, Social Security taxes. So, this implication, which I think is a very deliberate one, that half of American people are not paying taxes is an outright lie, in fact. Most of them are paying Social Security taxes, and they are high, and they are regressive. OLBERMANN: But it is, as ridiculous as it is, it's one of the great pieces of sophistry because it sounds symmetrical. It sounds -- oval. It sounds something that people can get easily enraged at, those people who are maybe middle income, or lower to middle, or even higher end of middle income people. That makes you want to say, "Well, that's damn right. Why are they not paying their fair share?" And of course, the answer to it is they are paying their fair share, because they don't have any money to begin with. That's just as easy to sell. Whose responsibility is it to make that point to the vast part of the public that would naturally say, "I would like for somebody to take this tax burden off of me"? MADRICK: Yours and mine, I think. OLBERMANN: Yeah, I guess. MADRICK: It's up to us. The facts are -- the facts have to stand. But this -- I mean, speak agreed this really is a contemptible idea. Only 18% -- less than one out of five Americans pay either no -- pay no FICA, Social Security tax, or no income tax. Who are those 18% that don't pay any major Federal taxes? The elderly. Basically, the majority are the elderly. What are we talking about? And a lot of that has come -- and a lot of that, in fact, ironically it's because George Bush passed the child tax credits, and extended an earned income tax credit to eliminate some more people from the income tax roles. The money is just not there. This is a bad joke, an insensitive joke. I think a mean-spirited joke and it may well backfire on these people. OLBERMANN: All right. The Bruce Bartlett comment in "The New York Times" today that the rich can't afford to pay more. It seems like a fairly simple concept. But, is that not an impossibility, politically, unless the Bush tax cuts are going to expire at some point? MADRICK: Well, I think the Bush tax cuts have to expire. OLBERMANN: You thought so last time. MADRICK: That doesn't mean they will expire. Yeah, right. That doesn't mean they will expire. People should know very clearly. If all of the Bush tax cuts expire, not just the rich, but the middle -- and middle would not mean a lot of extra tax burden for middle income people. We would not have a budget-balancing problem, even by conservative lights. Think about that. If we just paid the tax rates of the Clinton years when some people remember we had an economical boon. OLBERMANN: Yeah. MADRICK: We would be okay, and not talking about this budget balancing, and not strapping government down, and able to make the public investments and maintain the social programs we need. It's a very cynical time. I don't remember economic leadership this poor in the U.S. OLBERMANN: Oh, yes. I was just going to say, Dickensian London sounds about -- MADRICK: Well, yeah. And they're rapidly catching up to Dickensian London. OLBERMANN: Yeah, the last thing, and it can never be underscored too many times with the easy answer. I'll give you the seemingly complicated question here. The GOP argument is, lower tax rates, especially on the wealthy, spur economic growth and the answers is? MADRICK: No. OLBERMANN: And why not? MADRICK: It didn't in the 2000s. MADRICK: We have good, empirical, historical proof. Let's call it proof, which is a dangerous thing in economics. It didn't work in the 2000s, slowest rate of economic growth of the post World War II period after the Bush tax cuts which promised jobs -- slowest rate of job creation. So, let's you and I keep telling viewers this, and maybe it will sink in. OLBERMANN: The economist Jeff Madrick, the author of "The Age of Greed." As ever, great thanks for coming in. MADRICK: Very nice to be here. OLBERMANN: My pleasure. Simultaneously, the push to control the oil of Libya and the arrest at the White House over a dangerous oil pipeline that creates almost no new jobs, but risks countless new environmental disasters. That's next. This is "Countdown." OLBERMANN: Rebels capture Gadhafi's compound. Well, that would make it their compound, right? The latest from, and the latest oil implications of Libya. As Libyan oil is in the news, so is his probable approval of the tar sands pipeline from Canada to Texas. Our guest, one of dozens who are willing to be arrested at the White House to stop this project. The manuscript for her new autobiographical "History of the World" is late, and she has just blamed for that, the President. And by our calculations, the number of Americans who today experienced an earthquake for the first time might be as high as 121,382,000,692. Nearly that many potentially exposed to how an earthquake gets covered by people who don't understand earthquakes, and are trying to keep themselves from crying or screaming on TV. Paul F. Tompkins joins me ahead on "Countdown." OLBERMANN: Moammar Gadhafi is missing, and presumed no longer the dictator of Libya. Rebels seized his compound -- he was nowhere to be found. President Obama is calling this a victory for the people of Libya, but it's also looking like the President could be a big winner as well. With the U.S. economy benefitting from falling oil prices, as analysts anticipate a Libya without Gadhafi. In our fourth story tonight, while news cameras follow the chaos and joy on the streets there, oil companies have their sights set on the vast oil reserves beneath those streets. Libya sits on more oil than any other African country. Before the uprising, it was the world's twelfth largest exporter, mostly to European nations. And, how Libya's reserves are divvied up by its new government will likely impact the health of the U.S. economy. The President has consistently referred to the uprising in the Middle East, or the uprisings in the Middle East as headwinds hampering economic growth here. But, the "New York Times" reporting today that the rebel-controlled oil company Agoco is already indicating it will give the U.S. preferential treatment, a spokesman saying, "We don't have a problem with western countries like Italians, French and UK companies. But, we may have some political issues with Russia, China and Brazil. Russia, China, and Brazil did not back strong sanctions and pushed for negotiations to end the uprising." Those three are among a growing number of countries whose oil companies are hoping to access Libyan reserves -- companies from the U.S., France, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands also seeking rights to drill there. They're all hoping the new rebel-led government is a better business partner than colonel Gadhafi was. The erratic dictator frequently increased fees and made other demands on companies working there. Already, markets are responding well to the news that he is on his way out. The price of Brent crude, which is used to price oil, dropping on word that the rebels had taken Tripoli. Meanwhile, Mr. Obama's approval ratings on the economy are the lowest they've been. Holding in about a quarter of American's saying he's doing a good job. Let's bring in "Countdown" contributor Kate Sheppard, a reporter from Mother Jones magazine. Thanks for joining me tonight, Kate. KATE SHEPPARD: Thanks for having me, Keith. OLBERMANN: If the situation is confused and scrambling at the Gadhafi compound, what would you describe the situation in the oil company board rooms around the planet right now? SHEPPARD: Well, they are definitely pretty happy about the situation. They, you know, even as early as yesterday, companies were saying that they were going to start sending in delegations to start figuring out what the status is of the infrastructure there and start making plans to continue development they had underway or seek new contracts there. So, they are definitely eager to get back into Libya as soon as possible. OLBERMANN: It's easy to throw around oil as a motive for everything. But do you think there was one that related to that in terms of our involvement in Libya? The U.N. resolution we were supporting through NATO was about protecting citizens in part of the country, something made us push the envelope of that resolution and stick to it in ways that we have not in other African nations or nations of a similar economic stratus? SHEPPARD: Well, you know, I think that oil is always involved when we get ourselves in the Middle Eastern countries. It's really hard to avoid.I don't think that this is necessarily the number one reason that we went in. But it, I'm certainly sure that it was involved. I think, you know, probably the broader reason that we decided to get involved is that we thought it was going to be rather easy to push Gadhafi out and move these rebel forces in. And I think that probably had more to do with it than the oil factor. OLBERMANN: In the end, though, is there result of this going to be making us more dependent on foreign oil rather than less so? SHEPPARD: It will be interesting. Right now the U.S. is not a huge importer of Libyan oil. But, as you noted, that could change with the new power in place there. It's our allies in Europe who have been more reliant of Libyan oil in the past. And, so, whether the U.S. will import more from there remains to be seen. But, they definitely, they're hopeful that it will be easier with the new government in place. But, right now, we don't really even know what that never government would look like. So, time will tell what actually happens there. OLBERMANN: The several oil producing countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, providing a sort of strange side light on all of this. Endorsing the attack on Gadhafi in the name of Democracy, when those don't really seem to be huge components of their own political systems, can you decipher that, or are they just happy to have somebody out of competition with them, or what is that all about? SHEPPARD: I think there's certainly an aspect of competition there. You know it's always easier to push, to point the finger at someone and say, "No, that's that bad guy, we're fine." I'm sure there's a certain degree of that going on as well. OLBERMANN: Kate Sheppard, the "Countdown" contributor from Mother Jones magazine. Thanks for your time tonight, Kate. SHEPPARD: Thanks for having me. OLBERMANN: And, however oil is obtained, oil requires pipelines. And one new pipeline project is so controversial that in this age of acquiescence, more than 150 protesters have now gotten themselves arrested over several days outside the White House. One of them, Bill McKibben, joins me ahead on "Countdown." OLBERMANN: The push to stop the pipeline next. First, the sanity break. And this was written in the San Francisco "Daily Morning Call" newspaper in 1864. A story by a waggish young reporter who was mocking the fact that something hadn't happened. Headline, "No Earthquake." Story, "In consequence of the warm close atmosphere which smothered the city at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, everybody expected to be shaken out of their boots by an earthquake before night, but up to the hour of our going to press the supernatural bootjack had not arrived yet. That is just what makes it so unhealthy, the earthquakes are getting so irregular. When a community gets used to a thing, they suffer when they have to go without it. However, the trouble cannot be remedied, we know of nothing that will answer as a substitute for one of those convulsions, to an unmarried man." That was published on August 23rd, 1864, 147 years ago today and it was written by Mark Twain. Time marches on. We begin in the animal kingdom where this bird's career has hit the proverbial glass ceiling. What I'm going to call a cardinal, sure. OLBERMANN: Appears to be trying to get past a glass window to what I can only assume is a buffet of worms. But this bird is no dodo and he keeps at it because persistence is the key to success. However, after eight unsuccessful attempts, our hero retreats in failure. But, in the end, he gave it his all. I'm sure he has no regrets or egrets. Although, he did have to take two aspirin for his massive migration. Migraine. We check in on the kids. What do kids like? Candy. There's nothing better as a kid than an extra large pixie stick. All right, you tell me what we're going to play. Play it, we'll just see if it's there. OLBERMANN: Whoa, this looks familiar. To the internets, the hot summers, there's not better activity than finding creative ways to cool down. Release rotation splash. I'm just so used to seeing the guys fail, or the tape not play. his one succeeded and it actually surprised me. East German, 9.9, 9.8, 9.9, and a 10 from the East German judge. Ignore for a second the random furniture scattered in the yard, for today, that man has nothing to be embarrassed about. OLBERMANN: Whee! You survived the earthquake, but did you survive the earthquake news coverage? I don't think so. Paul F. Tompkins ahead on "Countdown. OLBERMANN: We are live from "Countdown" world headquarters in the Sports Capsule Building in New York City each night at 8:00 P.M. And then we transmit into your home again at 11:00 P.M., 2:00 A.M., 7:00 A.M., noon and 3:00 P.M. We call it our little miracle. For a fourth straight day outside the White House, environmentalists were arrested for protesting a pipeline that would can a carry acidic crude oil, if you can call it oil, from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. In our third story on the countdown, the protestors begin what should be a two-week long demonstration, Saturday against the proposed Key Stone XL Pipeline. The so-called Tar Sands Pipeline, it would travel about 1,700 miles. Tar sands or oil sands are sluggish mixes of sand, clay, water, and a molasses-level-thick petroleum. It used to be considered so unusable that until recently none of it was counted as the world's oil supply. Extracting it, heating it, moving it will destroy Canadian forests, risk spills on sensitive terrain and increase U.S. dependence on carbon based fuels. One demonstrator from Maine summed it up. (EXCERPT FROM VIDEO CLIP) ANDIE BURR: It's a terrible idea, and it is time for us to turn the tide on climate change. OLBERMANN: Part of the pipeline already exists, but most of it must still be built by the TransCanada Company. To the benefit, surprisingly enough, of many oil companies including some from Texas, which we should not be surprised then, that a Republican Congressman, Ted Poe, recently spoke in favor of the project. (EXCERPT FROM VIDEO CLIP)TED POE: An easy choice for this administration. Either they can force Americans to continue to rely on unfriendly, foreign countries for our energy, like Venezuela and the Middle Eastern dictators, or work with our friends in the North to supply over 1.4 million barrels of oil per day. OLBERMANN: And rely on Texas dictators. The Obama Administration says it will decide on the pipeline by the end of the year. The "New York Times," in a strongly worded editorial last Sunday sided with the environmentalist, saying, "We have two main concerns -- the risk of oil spills along the pipeline, which would traverse highly sensitive terrain, and the fact that the extraction of petroleum from the tar sands creates far more greenhouse admissions than conventional production does. The state department will decide whether approve or reject the pipeline by the end of the year. It should acknowledge the environmental risk on the pipeline and the larger damage caused by tar sands production and block the Keystone XL." Joining us now from Washington, Bill McKibben, an environmentalist and author who spent the weekend with fellow demonstrators in a Washington jail. Mr. McKibben, thanks for your time tonight. BILL McKIBBEN: Keith, what a pleasure to be with you. OLBERMANN: Thank you, sir. It's ours. President Obama can decide this without Congress. What's his political calculation and which side do you expect him to end up on? McKIBBEN: Well, I think we're changing the odds of that at the moment. You know, a week ago, I think there was little question he would have gone ahead. Think of the pressure coming from the most powerful, profitable industry on the planet. But we have succeeded by organizing the largest civil disobedience protest in the environmental movement in decades in nationalizing this issue. It's no longer just people along the pipeline route and native people who have been carrying this fight for a couple of years. Now, it's people from all 50 states who have come to Washington to get arrested, and the media coverage that they are drawing is producing things like that editorial in the "Times." So it's beginning to shift. It's going to be gut-check time for the president. When he ran for president, he said -- the night he was nominated, in fact -- he said, "You know what? When I am president, the rise of the oceans will begin to slow and the planet will begin to heal." That's powerful talk. He hasn't yet done heroic things on the environment. He has done some good things around the edges but nothing transformative, and he has backed down on some important fights. This time, he can't blame it on Congress. He doesn't need to ask Jim Inhofe's permission. He doesn't need any help from the congress. He can turn down this permit himself, and if he does -- and here I think is the political calculation -- If he does, it will send a surge of excitement through that base. We were sitting and lying on the metal shelves in the, what's called central cell block in the Washington jail the other day, and people were saying, "You know, the last time I was this uncomfortable, I was lying on a church basement getting ready to go knock on doors for Barack Obama." I sure hope I get reminded of why I was doing all of that. OLBERMANN: Obviously, transporting oil involves risks. Even the most dedicated environmentalist president would not be able to dismantle the oil reliance of this country in a matter of years --let alone decades, probably. McKIBBEN: Very true. OLBERMANN: -- let alone decades, probably. But why is this one project worse than usual, worse than acceptable? McKIBBEN: Sure. The answer lies at heart in the place it's coming from. The Tar Sands of Canada are the second largest pool of carbon on Earth. Only after the Saudi Arabian oil fields. We plumed those Saudi oil fields 70 years ago when no one had heard of global warming. If we do the same kind of thing, make the same kind of investment, produce the same volumes of oil from Canada, then as Jim Hansen, our leading climate scientist put it not long ago, it will be essentially game over for the climate. That's about as strong language as you will get from a scientist, and it's a reminder that we need to leave carbon in the ground. It's exactly the same principle as say, telling the Brazilians that they need to guard their rain forest, not cut it down. If the Brazilians who are poor are supposed to guard their rain forest – and, actually, they've begun to do a pretty good job of just that -- then surely North Americans who aren't poor should be able to keep their hands off something as dangerous as all that oil. It's risky in transmission. It will almost certainly spill in places like the Ogallala aquifer. The precursor pipeline has leaked 12 times in 12 months, you know? But even if that oil gets safely to Texas, that's just that much more of it to spill into the atmosphere, essentially game over for the climate. That's why this has emerged as the premier environmental test for Barack Obama between now and the next election. OLBERMANN: And the rationalization for going ahead for it, obviously they're not going to say, "We're going to do this to put more money in the oil companies pockets." But there is not some huge gain in jobs creation or something to throw out? McKIBBEN: Well, you know, you're going to have to -- some people are going to have to build the pipeline. The State Department, in its analysis, estimates a few thousand jobs, about 800 or 900 of them for people along the pipeline route. But, of course that's dwarfed by the number of people who would be employed turning to the wind and the sun, if we decide that we are no longer going to allow our addiction to oil to grow, that we are not going to find one more vein in, you know, to exploit. Instead, we are going to make the beginning of what, as you pointed out, will be a long and difficult transition off of fossil fuel. But as long as we keep pumping to the ground every barrel we can find, then we will never make that transition. And it's that kind of transformation that Barack Obama needs to show us he will lead on. OLBERMANN: Bill McKibben of tarsandaction.org, great. Thanks for your time, and good luck with this. McKIBBEN: Thanks so much. OLBERMANN: Thank you. Just another joke about president Obama from a leader of the Tea Party. This one encourages people to fantasize about pushing him out of an airplane midflight. But, there is nothing wrong, or belligerent, or violent about the Tea Party. So, I am sure they would love the same joke if it was told about, say, Sarah Palin. "Worst Persons" ahead on "Countdown." OLBERMANN: It was just a joke about pushing the president of the United States out of a plane midflight, and First Lady. "Worst Persons," ahead. And this was not a joke, but some of the coverage? Yeah, pretty much. Paul F. Tompkins and I talked earthquakes and what happens when nearly all of the national media has never lived in Los Angeles, next on "Countdown." OLBERMANN: So, the coverage of the quake was far more damaging than the quake itself. Paula Thompkins joins me to review what could have been so deadly serious, but not to do it so deadly seriously. But first, because these mutton heads have already blamed it on socialism, here are "Countdown's" nominee's for today's top three worst persons in the world. The runner-up -- Rodger Ailes, the maître d' at Fixed News, you don't think their talking points off which his collection of mynah birds learns its nonsense, think again. Mediamatters.org has chronicled a curious repetition on the propaganda channel lately about president Obama's vacation. August 17th, Greta Van Susteren, "I don't begrudge him on vacation, I just begrudge him." August 17th, somebody named David Webb on "Fox Out of Business," -- "Never begrudged the President a vacation, but..." August 18th, Andrea Tantaros, moron, one of the hosts of the thing they put on after they cancelled Glenn Beck, "I don't think people begrudge him from time off... Here's the issue..." August 18th, Eric Bolling, racist, same show, "Is Obama tone-death for taking ten days right now on the Vineyard?" Nobody is begrudging the president a vacation. August 19th, Karl Rove, "Well, look, I don't begrudge any President a vacation. I do think he's got a perception problem." August 19th, Steven Hayes, "I don't begrudge the President of the United States to take a vacation, but..." Nice, crappy grammar, by the way. August 20th, the despicable Judith Miller, "I don't begrudge the president a vacation, but..." She did not add W.M.D. Now, I don't begrudge Fox News being a factory of propaganda the likes of which the nation has never seen before, nor the people on it being attention-crazed losers who will literally say anything to get to be in television, and in their sick world, adored. But, I just wish they tried harder to mix it up a little vocabulary-wise. The runner-up -- Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona, her book is apparently late. So she is writing one. She isn't trying to read one. It is delayed as she explained to Capital Media Services, because, "Something came up. I am working away, trying to get this all done on the weekends and late at night, trying to get it done. And all of the sudden, here we go, he starts it all up again." Who is the "he"? President Obama. This insane governor who thinks the Arizona desert is littered with decapitated corpses because she saw it on some TV show, and is no longer there enough to know the difference between that and realty, is now blaming delays in writing her own warped view of the recent American history she helped to poison on interference by the President of the United States. Madam Governor, you are a laughing stock. You have reduced the great and generous state of Arizona to a national punch line. You are giving the wicked witch of the West a bad name. Resign. Go away. Let another Republican run the place. Any other one. I will take Steve Pearce at this point. But our winner -- Sherry Lanford Smith of Sumter, South Carolina, she posted a joke on Facebook about killing the President and the First Lady. It's an old one about Character 1 saying, "If I could throw a thousand dollar bill out of this plane and make one person very happy." Then, Character 2 says, "I could throw 10, $100 bills and make 10 people very happy." Then the pilot tops them. Only this time, Character 1 is President Obama. Character 2 is the First Lady and the rest of Ms. Smith's Facebook post reads, "I could throw both of them out the window and make 256 million people very happy." Smith added, "If you are one of the 256 million, pass it on." Ms. Smith has removed it, telling a local Sumter newspaper, "It was just a joke, and I had no idea it would be an issue." Which is plausible if you are not too bright. But it might seem a little more serious if you were not as Sherry Lanford Smith is, the chairwoman of the Sumter Tea Party. Sumter, Tea Party boss, Sherry Lanford Smith, simply put, today's Worst Person in The World. OLBERMANN: There is a chance it may have made you think of that line from the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life" -- "Don't look now, but there is something funny going on over at the bank, George." I never have seen one but that has all of the earmarks of being a run or our number one story, an earthquake. For around 121 Americans who may have never felt one before, certainly not where they were, a 5.8 epicenter in Mineral or Louisa, Virginia, felt in Buffalo and Michigan and of course the centers for panic in the media -- New York and D.C. The earthquake forced the evacuation of building in Washington, like that white one there, including the White House and the Pentagon, shockwaves stretched from Ohio to Massachusetts. Building in other large metropolitan areas in the northeast also evacuated including a New York courtroom holding a news conference during the dismissal of the charges against a defendant. They thought it was some sort of attack on the district attorney. No reports of injuries. Very few things were broken including what passes for breaking news. Here is Dan Lothian. DAN LOTHIAN: Hang on just a second. I am just getting some information. The President, who is out on the golf course, he just took a phone call. OLBERMANN: Thank God you said, "phone call." "Fixed News" made a brilliant observation on its crawl there that, "The east coast need not worry about a tsunami following the earthquake." Good to know, considering the earthquake happened inland. Perhaps, no one truly captured the days' news better though than clever folks with Twitter handles, including "Countdown" contributor Jeremy Scahill. "It's just like Obama to be golfing when an earthquake suddenly hits." Jet Blue tweeted, "We've issued a temporary ground stop while we assess the earthquake impact. In the meantime, enjoy some Carole King." This from a conversation overheard during an evacuation, "The stairs? But I am wearing R.L. Collection heels." I believe from a woman. This one captured the "devastation in D.C." in a picture. It was also used for Central Park in New York. Mike Barrett hit the nail on the head, "Unconfirmed report" or bearish, "Unconfirmed reports of people moving on with their lives, news reporters undeterred." But no one captured the essence as the blogger Empty Wheel -- her tweet reminded us that Virginia Republican Congressman, Eric Cantor, the House Majority Leader, defended in March Republican plans to cut funding from the U.S. geological service, survey rather. Empty Wheel tweets, "March 15th 2011,"It's actually March 14th, "Eric Cantor attacked U.S.G.S. funding. August 23rd 2011, freak earthquake hits his district." That's right. His district. The epicenter of the quake today in Virginia is inside Congressman Eric Cantor's district. For a fitting perspective on all this, let's go to Los Angeles, unaffected by the earthquake, here is the actor and comedian Paul F. Tompkins, who will be recording his fourth Comedy Central special on Friday, October 7th, at the Alex Theater in Glendale -- barring acts of God. Hello, Paul. PAUL F. TOMPKINS: Hello, Keith. OLBERMANN: Unbelievable. I don't want to dismiss this. I mean, I was on the 15th floor of a building in midtown Manhattan. You'll know this immediately, and anybody from California will recognize this terminology, it felt like a 3.6 or so, maybe a little stronger would have felt in L.A. I mean, you noticed it, but it's like, "Okay. So what?" But is all Southern California just laughing its head off over the suddenly earthquake-panicked East? TOMPKINS: Yes, absolutely, 100%. OLBERMANN: Good. TOMPKINS: It's nothing but hilarious. You know, I -- here is the thing about New York City, especially, is that the dirty little secret about New York City -- the greatest city on Earth -- is that it is largely uninhabitable. It is not fit for human beings to live in. New Yorkers pride themselves on being tough. They can deal with the extreme heat, the extreme cold, and so on and so forth. Well, now they know what it's like in Southern California to walk around, not knowing when the Earth will suddenly decide to throw you off of itself. That's tough. Okay? OLBERMANN: Yes. TOMPKINS: So what if it's summertime all year round? That's a heavy burden to walk around under. OLBERMANN: There was, as I suggested, a good deal of panic on television. I mean, if you were in Steubenville, Ohio, it must have been very reassuring there would be no tsunami hitting downtown Steubenville. TOMPKINS: Yeah, I think -- that's on the Ohio license plate, right? "Almost no chance of tsunamis." Like now, it's just, we've just put them hand-in-hand, no matter where an earthquake might happen. It's like, "Well, in this, how far behind could the tsunami be?" TOMPKINS: Surely, this is just what happens now. OLBERMANN: What part did you enjoy most about the coverage you have been able to see today? TOMPKINS: Stuff like this, I always love when news anchors get to do their dramatic sort of 1940s radio question, when they will look in the camera and say, "An earthquake in Connecticut?" And they get to show off a little bit. That, to me, is when broadcasters really shine. OLBERMANN: My favorite part of this was watching every network try to answer the one question that all Californians, northern and southern, know is unanswerable by this one line repeated everywhere – "U.S. geological survey says aftershocks likely," which is like saying, "Wednesday is likely." There are always aftershocks. TOMPKINS: Yes. OLBERMANN: There are always earthquakes, but there is no way, sorry, we hate to break this to you at this late moment, after you've been through an earthquake, there is no way to predict what happens next. Ha-ha-ha. TOMPKINS: Yeah. What I love about living in Los Angeles is you are never sure if it's an earthquake or an aftershock from five earthquakes ago. OLBERMANN: Exactly. TOMPKINS: There is that wonderful moment you are just sitting there and everything starts to roll a little bit and then there is always a moment where it's very pleasant for just a few seconds. OLBERMANN: Yes. A hammock kind of quality. TOMPKINS: And then it's over. OLBERMANN: Yes. The little hammock thing, where you're sort of swinging nicely. TOMPKINS: Yeah, it's like we're all on a big water bed. OLBERMANN: Right. Until the water starts to splash up and drown you. To be fair, I was working in L.A. and I think it was 1986 when in snowed in Malibu. Flurries that did not stick, and very few got to the pavement and every local station in L.A., including the one I went to went live to Malibu for, snow you could not see on television. So, this is, that was, today was like the reverse of that, I thought. TOMPKINS: Yeah. I mean, you have to understand in that in Los Angeles, if it rains, that is -- that is the story of the day. OLBERMANN: Yes, sir. TOMPKINS: It doesn't matter what's going on in the rest of the world, Washington, anything. We always lead with – "If it can get your car wet, it leads." TOMPKINS: So I imagine that any sort of frozen rain happening would be the Holy Grail of California news coverage. OLBERMANN: That's it. "President Obama has resigned but let's go to Dallas rains where three inches of snow have fallen." Paul F. Tompkins, whose fourth Comedy Central special tapes in October, and then presumably they show it sometime after. Thanks, Paul, it's a pleasure. TOMPKINS: Thank you, Keith. OLBERMANN: That's "Countdown" for this, the 22nd day since the Republican debt ceiling blackmail worked. Speaker Boehner, where are the jobs? Where is our credit rating? Up next on Current, "50 Documentaries To See Before You Die, Part 4." I'm Keith Olbermann.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line298
__label__cc	0.629266	0.370734	The best parenting and baby brands and products for 2020 Emily Lefroy Dec 10 2020 at 3:31 PM Australia's favourite baby brands have been revealed. Photo: Finder.com.au Preparing for a baby can be overwhelming - and knowing what products are best for your little one can be tough. The Finder Retail Awards have revealed the best parenting and baby brands for 2020, quizzing more than 3,000 Australian consumers on their recent purchases. New mum shares 'happy' baby's heartbreaking diagnosis: 'I live in hope one day I will hear my daughter say mum' 'Action is needed now': Australia's fertility rate crashes to record low New mum hits back after being shamed for holding baby 'too much' Parents were asked to rate the products based on quality and value for money, as well as if they would recommend them to other parents. Kate Browne, retail expert at Finder said the Finder Awards were designed to work as a guide for new parents. "With so many brands on the market, it's incredibly hard for new parents to know where to start," she explained. "Parents do want reassurance that they are buying the best when it comes to their new baby and this list gives clear guidance on the brands to look out for." The list includes a mix of budget and high end brands, with Browne suggesting keeping an eye out during Christmas sales to save money. "The good news is there are some ways to save without compromising on quality," she explained. Best rated parenting brands for 2020: Baby Car Seat: Britax Safe-n-Sound Price range: $179–$699 "With top scores across the board, it's no surprise that Britax Safe-n-Sound took out the award for best baby car seat this year. It was rated well above the competition for safety features, ease of installation and design and style." Baby Carrier: Ergobaby Price range: $99–$349 "Ergobaby is this year's best baby carrier brand, beating out the competition for comfort and support, durability and value for money." Baby Stroller & Pram: Steelcraft "With top scores for safety features and value for money, Steelcraft has taken out the best baby stroller and pram category. It also rated highly for ease of use and design and style." Best High Chair: IKEA Price range: $19.99–$129 "IKEA has trumped other brands such as Kmart, Target and Mother's Choice to win this year's award for best high chair. It topped the list for ease of cleaning, portability and value for money." Best High Chair: IKEA. Photo: Finder.com.au Best Cot: Boori Price range: $299.95–$1,999.90 "A great cot can make a big difference to a parent's peace of mind and your baby's sleep routine, and this year, Australians have voted Boori as the best cot brand. It was top rated for safety, design and ease of assembly, and it was also recommended by 92% of Aussies." Best Baby Nappies: Mamia (ALDI) Price range: $0.14–$0.25 (per nappy) "An ALDI brand, it's no wonder Mamia ranked best for value for money. It also received the best nappy score for anti-leak protection and it got good scores for comfort and absorbency too." Mamia (ALDI) was named the best baby nappies. Photo: Finder.com.au Best Baby Wipes: Little One's Price range: $2.08–$5.33 (100EA) "The brand may be called Little One's, but it received big scores for scent as well as strength and thickness. If you're looking for a great baby wipe brand, Little One's is recommended by 98 per cent of Aussies." Baby's third month: development, medical and sleep Baby poo: Everything you ever wanted to know The myths about your baby's unique physical traits	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line312
__label__wiki	0.636039	0.636039	Glimpses of Gir The Statue of Unity – Know why it’s worth experiencing the thrill and scenic beauty in Gujarat Popularly known as The Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of India. In fact, he played a key role as the Home Minister before our independence in 1947. He united all the then-disjointed princely states and integrated into one nation, one country-India. The tallest statue in the world is known as The Statue of Unity. It is a tribute to his contributions towards the country. The statue is located atop Sadhu Bet Island. At a height of 182 meters, it stands facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada. The construction In 2013, the Government collected the soil and iron of the discarded farming equipment from nearly 169000 villages. In three years, 135 metric tonnes of iron was collected and used in the formation of the Statue of Unity. The architectural marvel with its surrounding occupies the area of 20,000 square meters surrounded by a 12 square km artificial lake. Amongst the most renowned companies, Larsen and Toubro Ltd built The Statue of Unity that cost INR 2989 crores. The statue is made up of 6500 tonnes of structural steel and 18,500 tonnes of reinforced steel. Moreover, 1700 tonnes of bronze and 1850 tonnes of bronze cladding have gone in the making. An army of over 4,500 designers, architects, global consultants, engineers and workmen have built the gigantic statue. Interesting Facts – The Statue of Unity The statue is constructed from the iron collected from the farmers of different villages. They donated their used farming instruments. From the 135 metric tonnes of collected scrap iron, 109 metric tonnes have gone in constructing the foundation. Ram V. Sutar, an Indian sculptor designed the Statue of Unity and submitted his design. Further, a team of skilled artists, historians and academics mutually agreed with the design after analysing various statues of Patel across India. 1850 tonnes of bronze cladding and 1700 tonnes of bronze plates are used in the outer facade. Our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Statue of Unity on the anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 31st October. The Statue of Unity is a larger replica of the statue installed at the Ahmedabad International Airport. The world’s tallest statue can withstand earthquakes measuring 6.5 on Richter scale and winds of up to 180km/h. The Statue of Unity was built in the record of the shortest time of 33 months. Government of Gujarat has fully funded the project built at a cost of INR 2989 crores. The viewing gallery for the statue at 153meters can accommodate 200 people at a time. The Statue Core has two high-speed passenger elevators near the legs of the statue which can carry 26 people each. The elevators will take you to the statue’s chest where the viewing gallery is located. It can accommodate 200 tourists at a time. The statue is visible from a radius of approximately 7 km. How to reach there By Air- The nearest airport is Vadodara International Airport. By Train- The nearest railway station is Vadodara which is 90km away from the Statue of Unity. By Road- The Statue of Unity makes for a great road trip destination. The nearest city from the Statue of Unity is Vadodara- 95 km, Ahmedabad-200km and Surat -154km. The nearest village is Kevadia at 3.5km distance. Entry Ticket Fees For adults- Rs. 120/- For children (Age 3-15) – Rs. 60/- The above ticket includes- Valley of flowers, memorial, museum, audio-visual gallery and Sardar Sarovar Dam. For the Observation Deck View you will need to buy other tickets as below: Adults-Rs. 350/- Children-Rs. 200/- 9:00 AM-5:00 PM from Tuesday-Sunday Note: The Statue of Unity remains closed for tourists on every Monday due to maintenance work. You can enjoy the Laser Light and Sound Show from 7:30 PM onwards daily except on Mondays. Viewing Gallery- At a height of 153m, the Viewing Gallery is a centre of attraction amongst the tourists. The gallery offers panoramic views of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the 200km long water reservoir beyond it and the Satpura and Vindhya mountain ranges. Selfie Point- The selfie point is located in close proximity enables visitors to take picture-perfect selfies with the statue in the background. High-speed elevators- Two high-speed elevators and a beautiful garden are an added charm to the Statue. The elevator carries 5000 visitors to the viewing gallery. A museum and the light and sound show throw light on the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is an added bonus. Valley of Flowers- Both Satpura and Vindhya hills adjoin the statue and flaunt a new look similar to the ‘Valley of Flowers’. There are almost 100 varieties of beautiful flowers grown in the plantation. Chopper Rides – This service is available at the Statue of Unity. The ride costs INR 2,900 per person for 10 minutes and offers panoramic views in a helicopter. You can even buy souvenirs of The Statue of Unity at their Souvenir shops and Shopping Centre. It’s a must-visit destination situated in Gujarat that gives an experience for a lifetime. I am visiting The Statue of Unity for sure! Are you? While you visit The Statue of Unity, you definitely can’t miss visiting the famous Sasan Gir situated at 500 km distance. Sasan Gir is the last home of Asiatic lion. It’s worth experiencing the amazing wildlife in their natural habitats. Enhance your experience of nature, stay at Hotel Anil Farmhouse in Sasan Gir. It is a popular and premium eco-friendly resort with lush greenery all around. We provide all our guests the best stay experience in a serene atmosphere in the lap of nature. Lose yourself in nature and feel refreshed. We organize tours and activities such as Forest Lion Safari, Wildlife Tour, Wildlife Photography, Bird watching, etc that will give you a close experience with nature. Call us for your stay requirements and queries! Top 5 Birding Places around Sasan Gir Top 5 Things To Do in Sasan Gir An Escape to the Serene Diu Island near Gujarat that will leave you refreshed The most beautiful tourist places in and around Somnath you would love to visit more than once Foods and People Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 Tuesday, Oct 01, 2019 Hotel Anil Farmhouse Gir Jungle Resort - Sasan Gir Bhalchel, Sasan Gir, Mendarda, Junagadh – 362 135 (Gujarat) INDIA (+91)-942-699-5315 info@girjungleresort.com anil_farmhouse@yahoo.com Copyright © 2007 - 2018 Hotel Anil Farmhouse. All Right Reserved. Made with by Webylize	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line316
__label__cc	0.629207	0.370793	Riley Institute Announces Winner of WhatWorksSC Education Award Oct 27, 2017 08:01AM ● By Emily Stevenson Make Summer Count, a program of Public Education Partners in Greenville that combats summer learning loss, has won the 2017 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. The Riley Institute at Furman University and South Carolina Future Minds presented the award to Make Summer Count on Oct. 24 during the WhatWorksSC luncheon in Columbia. Former U.S. Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor Dick Riley presented the award, which is given annually to an education initiative improving the lives of students in South Carolina. Make Summer Count aimed to prevent the summer loss of academic skills by encouraging students and families in 29 higher-needs public elementary schools to remain engaged in reading through the summer by providing free and new books to take home for summer reading and by hosting 23 Family Reading Nights. The program partners with Greenville County Schools and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company. As the top award recipient, Make Summer Count received $5,000 to support its ability to share its story and continue to expand throughout South Carolina. In addition, $1,000 was awarded to each of the two finalists—Camp iRock, a free summer camp in Pickens County with the goal of minimizing summer reading loss by promoting literacy and improving attitudes about learning among below grade level readers; and Innovate! at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School in Greenville, which helps at-risk children by providing academic instruction, creative teaching, mentoring, and various enrichment opportunities year-round. “South Carolina sets the example in so many good ways — we just need to do a better job of talking about it. We honor and celebrate these three programs today for improving the lives of students across our state,” said Riley. A panel of judges not affiliated with the Riley Institute selected the three finalists from the more than 100 entries in the Riley Institute’s WhatWorksSC clearinghouse, an online tool that showcases initiatives that explore and exemplify key strategies for improving South Carolina’s public schools. More information about the three programs can be found online here. The Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award is named for Secretary Riley and his late wife, Ann “Tunky” Riley, a devoted teacher and passionate advocate for quality public education for all children. The award presentation was sponsored by Elliot Davis, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA), the South Carolina Education Association (SCEA), the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (SCEOC), South Carolina ETV, and the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA). For more information about the WhatWorksSC Award and the WhatWorksSC clearinghouse contact the Riley Institute at 864-294-3546 or email jill.fuson@furman.edu. Education, Enterprise	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line319
__label__cc	0.647108	0.352892	GRESFORD COMMUNITY COUNCIL CYNGOR CYMUNED GRESFORD This is an opportunity to nominate members of the community that go above and beyond for our area. Do you know someone that works hard in our community? A volunteer or enthusiastic individual that is always keen to help? Someone who goes out of their way to help others? Or someone who promotes the community by their achievements- excelling in a particular sport, hobby or area of expertise? As a Community Council we want to celebrate these individuals that make our villages a special place to live and recognise them for their efforts. If there’s someone you’d like recognised and thanked please get in touch via the email address below. We will have a Community Spotlight once a month so there’s plenty of opportunities to nominate that special person. Janet Holmes says: " I would like to nominate Holly Burke . Holly gained her black belt in Tae Kwondo in April 2018 and was runner up for the best in grading award for the UK. She enjoys helping at Ady Jones’ TaeKwondo club as part of the STORM team, and regularly assists at the Tiger and Taekwondo classes. Over the past 18 months, Holly has generously volunteered over 200 hours of her time and has recently been awarded the club’s gold volunteer award. Holly has also attended a Sports Leader course with WCBC and is currently completing her final coursework assessment. In addition to helping others during classes, Holly trains several hours a week and enjoys competing at a local and national level. She has been Welsh Patterns Champion on four occasions and has recently achieved her first medal in the Black Belt division CONGRATULATIONS HOLLY BURKE! YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON IN GRESFORD AND MARFORD TO BE RECOGNISED UNDER OUR COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT SCHEME! WELL DONE!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line320
__label__wiki	0.548705	0.548705	Dead Sea: Know Where A little after their first couple of singles which set them off to much intriguing start, and while on tour with Slowdive, French dreampop/shoegaze four-piece, Dead Sea, unveil their newest track. Know Where is an impressive five-minute piece which evidently showcases the band's knack for accessible songwriting, while expressing the melancholy in their compelling sound. Forceful, but at the same time dreamy and yearning, Know Where exposes for the third time a hopeful and potent new shoegaze act on the rise. The song comes with a great looking, self-produced and directed video, about which the band share: "Whilst listening to Know Where, we imagined a pop, colorful and sunlit video which would be very different from our two previous ones. Another thing we wanted to do was to make this video by ourselves from A to Z. We went down to the French Riviera this summer, where Caro grew up, Julien brought his motocross and we shot everything using both 4K and MiniDV cameras, to make a kind of 'on steroid' holiday movie." The band's excursion with Slowdive will be soon followed by a tour with Editors. wearedeadsea.com dead sea dreampop music shoegaze zr	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line321
__label__wiki	0.636178	0.636178	Reviews from the Web HomeReviewsSoftwareReview: Super Scribblenauts - Nintendo DS Review: Super Scribblenauts - Nintendo DS Written by Jake Vander Ende on 17 February 2011 . Posted in Software Developer 5th Cell returns to the Nintendo DS with Super Scribblenauts, sequel to the hit creativity based puzzle game. Does the second iteration add enough to stand up to its predecessor? After playing Super Scribblenauts for what seems like an eternity, I finally finished it this week. I've played through the original, too, and I have to admit that the Scribblenauts series is one of the most unique game series I've ever gotten my hands on. For those who've never played or heard of Scribblenauts, it's a game where your character, Maxwell, is inserted into a level and given a brief prompt on what the puzzle at hand is. From there, you have access to a notebook where you just write or type in words that are then instantly created for you. You can type in anything from "Robosaur" to "Cthulhu" and "Katana" to "Professor" and as long as it isn't trademarked, obscene, or offensive it's probably recognized by the game. Your only limit on how to solve puzzles is essentially your imagination. To make things even crazier, Super Scribblenauts adds adjectives to the mix, which I'll talk about below. Here's what stood out to me about this long-anticipated sequel. The Accomplishments + Level diversity is where Super Scribblenauts shines the most. Whereas most levels in Scribblenauts could be solved with a flying thing, a rope-like object, and maybe a weapon, the levels are vastly different in Super Scribblenauts. New level types include adding parts to a machine until you have everything you need for the goal object (e.g. Snowman, Solar System, etc.), levels where you have to add the right objects to complete a scene (e.g. a birthday party or a city), restrictive levels that prevent the use of certain kinds of objects (e.g. no weapons), levels where you have to equip Maxwell with the right kind of gear, garb, and gadgets to please a panel of judges (e.g. a pirate, a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost), levels where you have to make objects that share traits of adjacent objects in a Hollywood Squares-like grid (e.g. something that's like both a dog and a house, such as a Furry House), and action levels where you can use whatever you'd like to solve a speedy, reflex-based puzzle. There really are a ton of different levels and the mix is very satisfying. + The most obvious new feature aside from level design is the use of adjectives, which I thought both added and detracted from the game. Overall, the use of adjectives was welcome and promoted creative thought, but sometimes I found that being able to use adjectives made things almost too easy. Level hazard preventing you from driving your vehicle from point A to point B, for instance? Instead of a Truck, just make an Indestructible Truck. Adjectives sometimes break the game the way Black Holes broke the first Scribblenauts, but overall I thought they were a ton of fun. Without adjectives, I could have never solved the sleeping lion level with Delicious Chloroform, for instance. + Super Scribblenauts boasts a gigantic dictionary of useable items and creations, even compared to the original. Maybe it's just that you could modify anything with adjectives and that made the game feel infinitely more open, but I beat the game with about 600 nouns and 200 adjectives and I felt like I had only barely scraped the surface as far as useful stuff I could have been making. It's rewarding to just sit down with the free form menu screen and make stuff simply for the sake of discovering new things and experimenting: That's how cool this game can be. + The game controls are much better than the first Scribblenauts, but they're still not perfect. Sensitivity issues are fixed across the board, meaning you won't obliterate yourself every time you don a jetpack anymore. You can directly give items to NPCs, too, which really helps when you want to give them Adjective Potions to bestow useful properties at will. The whole interface feels much smoother and better than Scribblenauts, but it's still a bit clunky. + The Super Scribblenauts hint system is great. I used it every few levels and I found that it was extremely helpful in clarifying exactly what a given puzzle was asking you to do. Some of the hints are pretty useless and some levels are still painful to solve, such as the snowman level I've mentioned a few times, but the hint system generally just makes for a smoother, more enjoyable game. The Disappointments - Ultimately, Super Scribblenauts felt more like an IQ test than a game, even compared to the original Scribblenauts. When I was playing through the main game, I felt like I was trying to pass basic tests, such as remembering every piece that goes on a snowman or being able to list three random astrological signs. Despite the diverse level design, it felt like there were very few ways to effectively solve any given puzzle, ergo it felt more like a test of getting the right objects than of finding a creative solution. In fact, creativity only makes things harder on you as the player most of the time, which is a shame given how much freedom the dictionary and use of adjectives gives you. - The controls are still pretty bad, so at least Super Scribblenauts is a thinker's puzzle game and not an action game. In fact, I found that the action stages are actually pretty miserable to play through at points because the controls are so unresponsive in terms of controlling your character. In fact, I think the third Scribblenauts game would be so much better if it somehow didn't even give you a character to control. Sorry, Maxwell. - I wish there was a way to discover new words and adjectives besides the internet, a strategy guide, or blind experimentation. Some sort of simple system to suggest new, unused words or categories of words would be cool. As it stands, the dictionary is somewhat overwhelming to discover on one's own. - Maybe it's just me, but I found the level editor to be almost incomprehensible. I normally love level creation, but in this case I'll leave it to the pros. Super Scribblenauts is a real gem of a handheld game despite its faults. It isn't always the most fun game in the universe, but it's more intellectually stimulating than anything else currently out there while still remaining a game. A dedicated level editing community and better controls could make Super Scribblenauts outstanding, but even as-is it's still a worthwhile experience. Maybe the next time you reach for a handheld game, put down the mindless time killers like Angry Birds, which is a great game, don't get me wrong, and give Super Scribblenauts a whirl instead; your brain will thank you. A copy of Super Scribblenauts, developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros., was provided to DigitalReviews Network for review purposes. I played through the entire main game, using 597 nouns and 220 adjectives in the process, before writing this review. 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__label__cc	0.730125	0.269875	The Courage of the Lion Shines Forth: New Moon in Leo, Aug. 18th, 2020 The courage of the lion shines forth. Image Source Unknown Like the great lioness standing behind her cub, we give birth to our ideas - we give the divine inspiration within us form - and become the fierce force of nature which passionately expresses it and moves it out into the world so it may be shared with others for the highest good of all. On Tuesday the 18th, at 8:41 p.m., MDT, we arrive at the new moon in Leo. Mercury, ruler of the mind, thoughts, and communication, will be sitting with the sun (light of consciousness) and the moon (the subconscious and feelings) for this event, and the trio will be receiving a boost from Mars in fellow fire sign Aries. Leo is a sign of creative self-expression, and Mars in Aries ups the passion, motivation, and fire to get out there and get it going. The challenge with this new moon comes via Mars being in square to Saturn still retrograde in its own sign of Capricorn. (Read more about Saturn retrograde in Capricorn here.) Capricorn rules over structures and systems like our social, financial, governmental, political, and educational systems. On the personal level, it rules over the systems we create in our own lives. Saturn is the Roman god of the harvest. Saturn rules over fear, doubt, illness, restrictions, limits, boundaries, skin, bones, teeth, authority, discipline, responsibility, and rules. In retrograde, it is reviewing and reworking our relationship to those things in our lives. When we are working with Saturn, we are being called to take the responsibility that enables us to be in our own authority. Saturn shows us how to make our dreams reality - it shows us how to work within the parameters of the 3D world and be successful. When we are working with Saturn, we move beyond seeing the rules and boundaries as limiting and restricting, and move into understanding how having our own structures, systems, rules, and boundaries in place actually keep us and that which we value most, safe and protected. We run into problems when we try to take shortcuts or skip the required basics when working with Saturn because Saturn is the energetic force that demands we create in a way that honors the 3D world and will be solid and have longevity and meaning. If we put all of the creative fire and passion that comes with Tuesday's new moon into Saturn's strong and sturdy container, we will find ourselves winning, and this wave may carry us forward quite far into the future. The new moon is positive, but Mars square Saturn is not easy energy, and it has everything to do with the more challenging aspects we have faced this year so far. Mars is the warrior and Saturn is authority - it might feel like running into a military road block. (These days, you might actually run into a military road block!) Mars can be volatile, and Saturn just throws on the brakes and says no. And this is the first out of three of these Mars-Saturn squares, so this is ongoing. Paying attention to what comes up now will clue us in to how its going to be resurfacing on hit #2 (the review of the issues), and hit #3 (the resolution). (Read more about Mars in Aries and Mars retrograde here.) Hold on to these new moon vibes - all of that creative passion is a gift right now which we can hold up as a torch to light our pathway forward, even if we cannot run with it just yet like we want. We are still wrapping up a little unfinished business with Pluto and Saturn at the end of Capricorn over this fall. Remember that Saturn wants strong structure and a container, and Pluto asks for evolution - what they are teaching us now will prepare us for what's ahead, we only need know how to listen. Love & Gratitude, (Taken from the Know to Flow Forecast for Consciously Creating Life, Vol. 71, week of August 17th, 2020. Subscribe on the blog page in the sidebar!)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line336
__label__cc	0.724609	0.275391	Glutinous Rice The Official Lion Brand Blog Review: Eating out at Zaab Street Food Guest Blogger Charinya Ruecha of @charinyas_kitchen visits Zaab Street Food in Canberra! Zaab translates to both Thai and Lao. In Lao it means "delicious" ... In Thai, Zaab means "intensely flavoured or extra spicy" - Charinya My first experience in a Thai restaurant in Australia was a week after I arrived. We (my husband, his family and I) were spending my first summer holiday on the NSW south coast. After discussing choices for dinner everyone agreed that I might be missing Thai food so they should take me out to a Thai restaurant! Oh yes! I was overjoyed and started thinking of delicious Thai foods like som tum, beef jerky, sticky rice etc. Sticky Rice, Beef Jerky, Som Tum Lao When we arrived at the restaurant everyone was happy for me to order the food. The waitress came to the table with a smile. I was thinking I hadn't made any Thai friends yet so this might be the time. I smiled back and said "Sa wad dee ka", meaning "hello" in Thai, but she smiled back and said "I can't speak Thai, I'm Filipino"! For someone who had lived in Thailand and been eating authentic Thai food for my entire life it was not a satisfactory adventure and not at all what I expected. Nevertheless, my in-laws and their family seemed to enjoy it. They even said to me "Good choices, Charinya!" That was over 10 years ago though. Now Thai restaurants in Australia have changed so much and in a good way. It's not just the taste of food but also the design and decorations of the restaurants that make you feel like you are on the street in Thailand. As an example of that change, let's go to Zaab Street Food, Lao - Thai restaurant and bar in the trendy suburb of Braddon, Canberra. Canberra was recently named by Lonely Planet as one of the world's top travel destinations, and Braddon is the centre of that interest. The restaurant is run by a dad and daughter of Laotian heritage, Sankeo and Becky Khanthavongsa. Zaab translates to both Thai and Lao. In Lao it means "delicious", which has the same meaning in Isaan, the language of the region I came from. In Thai, Zaab means "intensely flavoured or extra spicy" I spoke with Becky about Zaab Me: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and Zaab. Becky: I'm a born and bred Canberran with a Lao background. I grew up in the family restaurant business but my career initially started out as an accountant. I quickly learned that a desk job was not for me, I enjoy the daily interaction between people, and the creative and problem solving aspects of the hospitality industry. Zaab is a concept that was brewing in my imagination over many years. I enjoy eating and drinking both in Canberra and all over the world, and noticed the lack of good Lao and Thai food in Canberra. My love for good food and drinks also included good vibes and ambiance, which is how Zaab came about. I was lucky enough to grow up eating home cooked meals from both my parents so I was confident that if they were to agree to help with Zaab, the food would not disappoint. Me: What motivates or inspires you in this industry? Becky: I started out in the family restaurant scene and really enjoyed the customer service aspect of hospitality. My parents always taught me to go above and beyond for all our customers and build a lasting relationship. After many years of experience in both the corporate and hospitality world, I am able to combine the two to create an establishment that is professional but has the family care. This industry allows me to be creative in our product offering, have the daily customer interaction that I crave for whilst also incorporating accounting skills to run the business efficiently. I get to do a bit of everything I like. Me: What is the most famous dish at Zaab? Becky: Customers will always come back for three standout dishes at Zaab. The Betel Leaf, Crying Tiger and Beef Mussamun. Me: Do you have plans to open more restaurants in the future? Becky: Zaab has been such as success since opening in October 2016. I have enjoyed every moment of the journey and hope to expand in the near future. After talking with Becky and her dad I acknowledge their passion about food. Passion and love is always a key ingredient for cooking, no matter whether as a home cook or in a restaurant. Here are some dishes they serve at Zaab, starting with corn fritters, a pretty and delicious round ball of corn kernels which pop in your mouth. The sweetness of corn harmonises with other seasoning so it is very enjoyable to eat. Betel leaf (Miang kham) is another dish, a traditional snack from Thailand that translates to "one bite wrap". Betel leaf (Miang kham) Some street food that is available includes grilled pork skewers (moo ping) and charcoal chicken (kai yang). I could smell the smokiness from the charcoal and the meat was so tender. Grilled Pork Skewer (Moo Ping) Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) For dessert I had the pumpkin and pandan infused pudding with coconut cream served with taro ice cream. I loved this one; it's such a smart way to re-create a traditional Thai dessert using pumpkin in coconut milk with a more modern flavour and presentation. My favourite would have to be the sticky rice, beef jerky and, of course, Som Tum Lao, also known as Tum Mak Hoong (Lao style papaya salad). Today we are lucky that Chef Sankeo will show us how to make it! Are you ready? Thank you Becky and chef Sankeo for such great hospitality and kindly showing us how to make Tum Mak Hoong. And thank you for bringing Lao - Thai street food to Canberra! Zaab Street Food Unit 2, 7 Londale Street Braddon, ACT Website: zaabstreetfood.com.au IG: @zaabstreetfood Facebook: Facebook.com/zaabstreetfood Check out Charinya's awesome work here IG: @charinyas_kitchen Web: https://charinyaskitchen.wordpress.com/ FB: @charinyaskitchen Inspired? Keep up to date with us! Catering Industries link Its' really looks yummy Aged Care Catering link Great post you had shared here. is the Official Blog for Lion Brand Rice. We wish to celebrate the traditional food and culture of Asian Australian Communities and look forward to sharing with you our thoughts on the latest products, tips and all things rice! 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One such name is Emil Dobry who was born in Morse Bluff on Aug. Pittsburgh Steelers running back Fitgerald Toussaint was part of the Steelers kickoff and return units on Saturday night that give us a glimpse of who has a chance to make the team’s 53 man roster. 11 Packers Jaguars game, which is scheduled to air in as many as 34 states, than it did for its regional coverage of the Bucs Falcons game. During partner stunts, bases who support another cheerleader cannot hold props. The winner earns a very direct path to the playoffs. He has played sparingly since as he has bounced between teams, appearing in 13 games and recording 10 tackles. Bank Stadium, ready to be the guy who starts while the franchise guy tries to make himself available.. Mowins was raised in a sports saturated household, the only girl of four Mowins’ siblings, the daughter of a long nfl gear time North Syracuse High School basketball coach. Step 2Record your own voice reading a voice over script. «A team that is going to run the football no matter what front you get, no matter how many guys you have up there trying to stop it. Trailing by two touchdowns, the Patriots had running back Shane Vereen, who was lined up as a wide receiver, declare himself ineligible while tight end Michael Hoomanawanui, lined up in an offensive tackle spot, was eligible. Do I have great stories about Sam? Not really because I started officiating in the NFL the year after Sam left as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You know what kind of overtime TV networks love? College football overtime. The pro Trump political non profit America First Policies released a Facebook ad with the tagline off the NFL. «No those are his habits and he recorded himself and sent it to me professing his love. 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Otherwise we will keep wallowing in complete confusion.»Neurologists seek to better ID ‘invisible’ concussion injuriesOmalu is co director of the Brain Injury Research Institute. A few critics blame Mr. He was a Parade Magazine and McDonald’s High School All American and the captain at Notre Dame. As it always is, he said. They captured the AFC South crown by being the best of a mediocre bunch. Hicks mother, Renee Hill, made the trip to Toronto from Detroit to watch the Stampeders face Ottawa in the Grey Cup game, which the Redblacks won 39 33 in overtime.. Therefore, most referees in the SEC may be first year officials, but they are never rookies in the true sense of the term. This reality is why I have prioritized rebuilding our broken healthcare system from the beginning and will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress on a solution that supports Hoosiers and their families.». Aguayo still has time to improve in the NFL, but it’s unlikely he will everlive up to the expectations of being a second round pick. There is no guarantee that a First Amendment lawsuit would succeed against pro teams even if they have accepted government money, Tushnet said. Click for full scheduleSupporters of former quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against blacks, showed their solidarity with him. They didn win another playoff game until 1997 and still haven won a Super Bowl. Once the liner is installed, start to use the rest of the clamps and begin to clamp the edges. The Rams bid a fifth round pick to draft Battle, which under NFL rules meant they gave up their 2016 fifth round draft pick. Your teachers’ pension is largely being funded by tax dollars but this is not sustainable for much longer.. Personally, I am not a fan of the N word. For example, a lineman may require additional strength, agility, blocking or footwork drills.. That followed three years of recruiting, weight training and nutrition that have transformed the position from a depth chart liability to a competitive Big Ten line.. It also seeks «fair compensation» for lost profits and damages.. Oakland: The Raiders are making huge strides offensively, which are more noticeable thus far in total yardage and efficiency (just one turnover) than on the scoreboard. Two teams standing during week 17 of the NFL season play for the Super Bowl in the fantasy world. Still, Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports provides a useful framework. At the same time, if you are drinking cheap nba jerseys a special white say, an expensive California Chardonnay or French Pinot Gris in a setting where you really want to appreciate its subtleties, you might allow a cold white to warm up 15 minutes or so before serving. Impressive enough having thrown three or more touchdown passes in 61 of his 159 career games (including playoffs), Rodgers might do it in the Sept. Stay tuned.. The playoffs in fantasy start at week thirteen of the regular season. There’s more negative messaging out there and less positive.. Obviously, when that came out, we were all sitting in the training room and it comes up, and it’s disgusting. Be safe, all.. «Certain jersey numbers are eligible numbers and certain jersey numbers are ineligible numbers. «The NFL announced yesterday that in the interest of public safety in light of the continuing state of emergency,» the NFL said in a press release Wednesday morning. With about four minutes to go, I started to breathe easier. I know. Anthony Barr (55) of the Minnesota Vikings hits quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) of the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter of the game on Oct. If the GM’s attempt to assemble a predominantly winning team fails he may instead focus resources on providing a fun fan experience. We’re getting a lot better. They were an annual disappointment. Those include prioritizing Criminal Justice Reform and Police/Community Relations Engagement. Don’t be a creep, math teacher.. So, I flipped the switch and nothing happened. Many are fed up with being told they have to tolerate everything they don’t believe in. And this has now morphed into a protest over First Amendment speech rights. Major League Baseball MascotsAccording to the same article, Kelly Frank, a mascot for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, is one of 11 full time mascots in Major League Baseball, where the starting salary for a full time mascot was $28,000, as of 2006. Lewis: Praying. March with me!. The custom built, 30,875 square foot estate, dubbed by locals as «St. One site, trying to knock down the story altogether, topped it with the daunting headline «It’s Unlikely Golden Tate Had an Affair Russell Wilson’s Wife» [sic].. (The record is held by defensive end Kabeer Gbaja Biamila, a one dimensional speed rusher who recorded 74.5 sacks from 2000 through 08.). College Defensive CoordinatorsAs of publication, the highest paid defensive coach in Division I college football earns more than Wade Phillips in the NFL. I came back into camp the appropriate weight with the appropriate conditioning. The Carolina quarterback caught some heat this week for responding to a reporter, who happens to be a woman, asking him about a teammate’s route running. They still have a chance because this decision was not made on the merits of the case. But the ball squirted out on a hit by Brandon Bolden. «Antisocial» is about as anti AFL as it gets these days.. Plus, fresh meat walks through the locker room doors every year after the draft to replace the damaged goods.. They certainly need him.. As a vegan, he lost 15 pounds and, like Gonzalez, felt great lighter, faster, «cleaner.» But when he returned to camp, a strength coach took one look at him and said, «You’re too small. The weather isn part of Pete Harriman advance but it may play a part in the outcome. MNF scored a 5.7 overnight rating, The weather isn part of Pete Harriman advance but it may play a part in the outcome. MNF scored a 5.7 overnight rating, according to Sports Media Watch, which is about 38 percent lower than last season 8.9 in the Week... 235.. Weeks 6 9: The Eagles will be in Phase 235.. Weeks 6 9: The Eagles will be in Phase Three of the offseason program, which means they can hold 10 OTAs and a three day minicamp. The 2017 NFL draft wrapped up with Day 2 as of picks in the second and third... Denver averaged a meager 3.6 yards per rush i Denver averaged a meager 3.6 yards per rush in 2016, which ranked 27th in the 32 team league. It created a sense of trauma and internal conflict.. Receive 15 points for a correct second choice, and so on down to o... «No those are his habits and he recorded himself and sent it to me professing his love. Comparisons to Adrian Peterson f "No those are his habits and he recorded himself and sent it to me professing his love. Comparisons to Adrian Peterson feel lofty, but from a physical standpoint, he's there. There were times when I was so manic, ... 89 Просмотры0 Комментарии0 Мне нравится Уроки ремонта на Facebook Уроки ремонта в Google Plus Уроки ремонта ВКонтакте 2021 © Уроки ремонта - Рестот.ру. Все для дома дешевле в Китае Распродажа iPhone SE	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line355
__label__cc	0.686217	0.313783	Warner Archive Grab Bag: ANYTHING GOES, THE REFORMER AND THE REDHEAD ANYTHING GOES(1956; Robert Lewis) My mind can be a little annoying at times in that it can't help but think of movies in terms of other movies. Now I had never seen ANYTHING GOES prior to this, but of course I can't think of that song without thinking of the opening scene from INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM. This movie features music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. Story and screenplay by Sidney Sheldon. It's interesting to hear a lot of these Cole Porter tunes in a film that preceded Bogdanovich's AT LONG LAST LOVE, especially because I just recently revisited that film on Blu-ray. So, as you might have guessed, the songs sound much better in this movie. I am certainly a proponent of both Bing Crosby and Donald O'Connor. Both very talented guys. Crosby is obviously more talented in the singing arena and O'Connor in the dancing(though he's a good singer too). I was hoping for a 'Road movie' of sorts, which this isn't really, but it's still quite refreshing - like a Mojito or something. Mitzi Gaynor is quite lovely, even if her voice reminds me alarmingly of Judy Jetson. And speaking of distracting voices, tell me it's not a little disorienting to actually hear Phil Harris voice coming from him instead of Thomas O'Malley or some other animated character. THE REFORMER AND THE REDHEAD(1950; Norman Frank/Melvin Panama) Any film that features a fistfight between June Allyson and Kathleen Freeman within the first 10 minutes has at least earned my attention for a little bit. I'll always remember Kathleen Freeman as the foul-mouth landlady that Dan Aykroyd has to question in DRAGNET, but it's been glorious to discover her older films, especially all the stuff she did with Jerry Lewis. June Allyson is an odd case for me. I don't really care for her as a general rule and was shocked to find out that I was not alone in my dislike. Apparently, there is a contingent of classic film fans who also have a June Allyson problem. As for me, I can't really explain what it is that bothers me about here. To even attempt to get at my issue I tried to delve deep back into my mind and recall my first encounter with her. It was in the Gary Coleman classic THE KID WITH THE BROKEN HALO. I can barely recall her character, but I believe she was kind of a crabby old lady in the movie. Of course, her experience with the adorable Coleman brings her around to being a happier person by the end, but there must have been something about that character that just struck me wrong when I was a kid. I really wish I could understand exactly what it is about her that rubs me the wrong way though. Especially in her older films wherein I can see that she is a charming presence... in theory. It doesn't help that her character in this film is a bit self-righteous, but at least her real-life husband, Dick Powell is in the film to help balance things out. It is especially amusing to see a scene with Dick Powell and a lion. That was fun for sure. If you're looking for a movie with funny scenes of Dick Powell reacting to llamas, lions, chimpanzees, mountain goats and other animals then this is the flick for you. On the whole, the film is quite pleasant, so I'd say it's worth seeing. It's certainly as tolerable as June Allyson has ever been for me. I credit the genuine chemistry between she and Dick Powell and all the cute animals. Plus an one-shot joke with Tor Johnson doesn't hurt either. Labels: Warner Archive, warner archive grab bag Robert M. Lindsey said... Both look right up my alley. I love Phil Harris! RetroHound.com Favorite Underrated Dramas - Heather Drain Scream Factorized: Q: THE WINGED SERPENT & DARK AN... Warner Archive Grab Bag: ANYTHING GOES, THE REFORM... Favorite Underrated Dramas - James David Patrick Favorite Underrated Dramas - Angela from Hollywood... Favorite Underrated Dramas - Shawn Robare 20 Favorite Underrated Dramas - Dean Treadway(pt.1) Favorite Underrated Dramas - Samuel B. Prime Second Sighted: POSSESSION Blu-ray Warner Archive Grab Bag: THE COBWEB, JONATHAN LIVI... Synapsized: STREET TRASH on Blu-ray Favorite Underrated Dramas - Sydney Wegner Favorite Underrated Dramas - Jack Criddle Favorite Underrated Dramas - Phil Nobile Jr. Favorite Underrated Dramas - Robert Ham Arrow Video: De Palma Love - BLOW OUT and DRESSED ... Twilight Timey: LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING, S... Warner Archive Grab Bag: AIR FORCE, ZANDY'S BRIDE,... Favorite Underrated Dramas - Noah Lee Favorite Underrated Drama - Adam Jahnke Favorite Underrated Dramas - Jonathan Hertzberg Scream Factorized: THE FOG Blu-ray Warner Archive Grab Bag: BACK TO THE BEACH, HELLO ... Scream Factorized: THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN Blu-ray Shout Factorized: The 4 Sci-Fi Movie Marathon Favorite Underrated Dramas - Steve Q Favorite Underrated Dramas - Justin Bozung Favorite Underrated Dramas - Everett Jones Favorite Underrated Dramas - Marya E. Gates Favorite Underrated Dramas - Will McKinley Warner Archive Grab Bag - IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER, THE...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line361
__label__cc	0.598331	0.401669	上海419论坛,上海龙凤419,爱上海 – Powered by Ryleigh Tyshon! Category: khmexore Metcalf Crossing project nears finish line of approvals process in Overland Park A preliminary rendering of the Metcalf Crossing development.The last details of the Metcalf Crossing redevelopment agreement have been worked out and the project is headed for June 4 public hearings at the Overland Park City Council meeting.The project, which replaces two run-down hotels at Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway with a self-storage building, retail and another hotel, has been working its way through city offices since early this year but hit a minor snag recently on technical issues. City council members say they are keen to do something with the five-acre area because of the blight and police calls generated by the Ramada Inn and Knights Inn while they were partly occupied. Both hotels closed at the end of 2017.Under the proposed timeline, demolition of the hotels would be done this year and a three-story self-service facility built by April of 2020. The new four-story hotel would go up by the end of 2022. There is no deadline for the retail shops.The $39 million project proposed by Wes Grammer of Sky Real Estate, comes with some public financing asks. A tax increment financing district would generate as much as $2.9 million to the developer and a community improvement district with a one-percent sales tax district would raise $3 million for development costs.Various city and planning commission members have signed off on aspects of the plan, but the redevelopment agreement was delayed while city officials and developers worked out how much approval power the city will have over future sale of components of the development.They eventually agreed that the city will have approval power until “substantial completion” of the buildings. Afterwards, their sale can be made without city approval.Some city council members have worried at previous meetings that self storage and another hotel won’t be a huge improvement on the intersection, especially if the developer never gets enough tenants to build the retail shops. But Todd LaSala, who gives the city legal advice on development questions, said during the council’s recent finance, administration and economic development committee meeting that high quality standards have been promised and that developers are motivated to build the shopping area because it will provide sales tax money to help pay development costs.A unanimous committee quickly passed the plan on to the full council last week. Developers are facing a June 28 deadline to close on the property. read more Posted in khmexoreTagged 2020上海还有敲背的地方么, 上海后花园哪座城市, 上海哪里找会所嫩模, 上海夜网RQ, 上海干磨是怎么个流程, 公园20元一次性工作者哪里有, 大学四年洞越来越大, 武汉嫩茶会, 爱上海BX, 爱上海CT, 重庆品茶你懂, 阿拉后花园上海Leave a Comment on Metcalf Crossing project nears finish line of approvals process in Overland Park Rep. Davids’ Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act aims to address surprise medical billing Rep. Sharice Davids has introduced legislation to help prevent surprise medical billing. File photoRep. Sharice Davids introduced legislation on Monday designed to address the growing issue of surprise medical billing.The bill, called the Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act, would require insurance companies to update their provider directories at least once every six months so that patients don’t unintentionally go to an out-of-network provider.“When Kansans look to see if a doctor or hospital is in-network from their insurance company, they expect and depend on that information to be accurate, so they can make decisions about care for themselves and their families,” Davids said. “But right now, too many folks are unknowingly relying on inaccurate information – and are paying the price in surprise medical bills.”There are no federal laws mandating that insurance directories stay updated with a list of doctors, hospitals or other providers that are in-network and covered by an insurance policy, according to Davids’ office. As a result, patients may visit a doctor that their insurance directory says is in-network, then find out later on that the provider is out-of-network when they’re hit with an unexpected bill.A recent study out of the University of Chicago found that 57% of American adults have been surprised by a medical bill they thought would be covered by their health insurance. Of those surprise medical bills, 20% came as a result of a doctor not being included in the patient’s health insurer’s network.“This commonsense legislation will help ensure insurance companies do their part to provide folks with accurate information, so they aren’t hit with a crippling bill they never saw coming,” Davids said. “Health care is expensive enough as it is, and surprise medical bills only add to the burden. This is an issue that Democrats and Republicans agree need to be fixed, and I’m committed to doing just that.”While this bill addresses one piece of the bigger picture, the House of Representatives is working on a larger surprise medical billing package that will address other areas of healthcare. For instance, one common way people get surprised with a medical bill is by getting emergency care, such as a visit to the emergency room or a ride in an ambulance or air ambulance.The House’s package would address issues such as large bills for emergency care service and ambulance rides. Davids’ office staff said they hope her bill will be part of that larger package.Surprise medical billing was the main topic of discussion at a recent panel led by Davids earlier this month with Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and healthcare professionals from St. Luke’s, Alzheimer’s Association and AdventHealth.Johanna Warshaw with Davids’ office said more than 150 people filled the room to follow the panel discussion and participate in the conversation. A recent survey by Davids’ office also collected hundreds of responses from people who have been affected by surprise medical billing.“Whether it was during our round table on surprise billing or from folks calling into our office, I’ve heard from hundreds of people across the Third District and in Johnson County who have struggled with surprise medical bills they simply can’t afford,” Davids said. “This legislation is one part of a larger solution to address the problem of surprise medical billing and protect families in our community.” read more Posted in khmexoreTagged 一品威客诚推官网z, 上海夜网AJ, 上海夜网DM, 上海夜网JZ, 上海夜网LM, 上海夜网QB, 上海夜网VA, 夜上海论坛YY, 广州ypx最新地址, 杭州1314龙凤, 爱上海JS, 爱上海PDLeave a Comment on Rep. Davids’ Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act aims to address surprise medical billing Great recession still cramping consumer attitudes ShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr Today’s workers are responsible for their finances in ways earlier generations weren’t.by. Susan TiffanyConsumer attitudes about the economy are “mixed,” Jean Chatzky says. Chatzky spoke via webinar, hosted by the Filene Research Institute, as director of education for SavvyMoney.While the economy has rebounded significantly, Chatzky, who also is financial editor for NBC’s “Today Show,” says 10% of mortgages still are underwater, compared with a historical rate of 5% in a normal economy.Unemployment is down, but many workers are underemployed. Further, half of all consumers save nothing.“The recovery is very regional,” Chatzky explains. “It all depends on the job and housing market where you live, and on your industry.”She points out, too, that workers today have to be responsible for their finances in ways earlier generations did not: Previous workers had pensions, health coverage from an employer, and confidence in Medicare and Social Security. continue reading » read more Posted in khmexoreTagged 一杯茶北京论坛, 上海新茶 v, 上海全套会所, 上海各区gm资源汇总, 上海夜网AM, 上海现在有海选的场子吗, 南翔老街还有女的吗2020, 夜上海论坛RM, 娱乐地图, 爱上海BG, 爱上海ZM, 苏州夜上海论坛工作室Leave a Comment on Great recession still cramping consumer attitudes Advertising Update Advertising Update Oct 01, 2015 Prepared by the Staff of The Standing Committee on Advertising Advertising Updates Recent Decisions of The Board of Governors on AdvertisingJuly 2015The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar considers appeals from opinions of the Standing Committee on Advertising. The Board’s decision on advertising issues at its most recent meeting is as follows:TextingThe Board of Governors reversed the decision of the Standing Committee on Advertising and determined that an advertisement delivered via text message is not a prohibited solicitation under Rule 4-7.18(a), but must comply with the requirements of Rule 4-7.18(b) based on the inquirer’s representations that recipients are never charged for the texts, that the inquirer is in compliance with FCC regulations for commercial text messages, and that the recipient may opt out of receiving texts.Recent Decisions of The Standing Committee on AdvertisingMarch, May and August 2015At the committee’s recent meetings it made the following decisions on appeals from staff opinions on lawyer advertising:Characterizes Skills, Experience, Reputation or RecordRule 4-7.13(b)(3) prohibits advertisements that contain statements, words or phrases that characterize the lawyer or law firm’s skills, experience, reputation or record unless it is objectively verifiable. The committee determined that the following italicized language is objectively verifiable and therefore is permitted:Spoken & on-screen text:The committee also determined that the law firm name “El Ticket Tigre” as expressed throughout the advertisement, including the domain name, telephone mnemonic device, and cartoon logo does not characterize the skills, experience, reputation or record under Rule 4-7.13(b)(3) and does not unduly manipulative under Rule 4-7.15(a) and therefore is permitted. Additionally, the committee determined that the law firm is a permissible trade name under Rule 4-7.21(b). The committee commented that the cartoon tiger used in the logo was unaggressive and nonthreatening, but noted that if the logo were changed to a more aggressive tiger that the committee may not reach the same conclusion.Lawyer Referrals Rule 4-7.22(c) defines a lawyer referral services as “any person, group of persons, association, organization, or entity that receives a fee or charge for referring or causing the direct or indirect referral of a potential client to a lawyer drawn from a specific group or panel of lawyers” or “any group or pooled advertising program operated by any person, group of persons, association, organization, or entity wherein the legal services advertisements utilize a common telephone number or website and potential clients are then referred only to lawyers or law firms participating in the group or pooled advertising program.” The committee determined that Lawyer.com, which offers premium services to paying members in Florida for exclusive referrals for a one hour period of time before non-paying members can accept referrals, is a lawyer referral service as defined in Rule 4-7.22(c).Celebrity FiguresAn advertisement cannot contain the voice or image of a celebrity. Rule 4-7.15(c). A celebrity is defined as “an individual who is known to the target audience and whose voice or image is recognizable to the intended audience. A person can be a celebrity on a regional or local level, not just a national level.” Rule 4-7.15, Comment. The committee determined that an advertisement’s inclusion of a former major league baseball player, who is the brother of the advertising attorney, is an impermissible use of the voice or image of a celebrity, in violation of Rule 4-7.15(c) because the advertisement included on-screen text identifying the individual by name and as a former major league baseball player. The committee determined that if all information identifying the individual’s name and his status as a former major league baseball player were removed, then the individual may remain in the advertisement because his professional baseball career ended in 1997 and he was not readily recognizable by his on-screen image alone.Misleading Information in AdvertisementsRule 4-7.13(a) provides that a lawyer cannot make deceptive or inherently misleading communications about the lawyer or services offered unless the statements are factually and legally accurate and no material information has been omitted to avoid misleading consumers. The committee determined that the use of an actor in a pro-football jersey stating “I’m [advertising lawyer’s name] with the on-screen disclaimers, “THIS IS NOT [advertising lawyer’s name] and “Actor. Not Actual Member of the Firm” is not deceptive or inherently misleading under Rule 4-7.13(a) because the tone of the advertisement appeals to the viewer’s sense of humor and not intended to mislead anyone.Awards and RatingsAdvertisements cannot contain information about awards, honors, ratings or memberships of lawyers “unless the entity conferring such membership or recognition is generally recognized within the legal profession as being a bona fide organization that makes its selections based upon objective and uniformly applied criteria, and that includes among its members or those recognized a reasonable cross-section of the legal community the entity purports to cover.” Rule 4-7.14(a)(3). The committee has determined that the use of awards/recognitions by the organizations “National Trial Lawyers” (Top 100 Trial Lawyer) and “The National Advocacy for DUI Defense” (Superior DUI Attorney) are permissible because they are given by bona fide organizations that use objective selection criteria as required by Rule 4-7.13(a)(3).Economic IncentivesAn advertisement cannot offer an economic incentive for consumers to hire the lawyer or view the advertisement. Rule 4-7.15(d). The committee has determined that a membership to a savings program (Brandply) could be offered only to a lawyer or law firm’s clients who have already established a relationship with the firm. The savings plan is a discount plan in which lawyers agree with the company organization the savings plan in which the lawyer would pay a one-time set up fee plus a fee per participant to offer coupons and discounts for services, products, and companies that the firm clients would access through a website that displays the law firm’s name, contact information, and a link to the law firm’s website together with the coupons and discounts offered to participants. The committee members commented that the program could not be offered to former clients or to prospective clients, or on the firm’s website as an incentive to visit or hire the firm, because to do so would be a prohibited economic incentive to employ the lawyer or law firm’s services, in violation of Rule 4-7.15(d). The committee commented that it is not authorized to interpret rules other than the lawyer advertising rules, but that a lawyer or law firm’s participation in the savings plan raised ethics concerns such as prohibited financial assistance if offered to clients with pending or contemplated litigation and potential conflicts of interest depending on the services, products, or companies offered through the savings plan, and that the lawyer or law firm is lending its imprimatur to the services, products, and companies offered by the savings plan.The information provided in this article is for educational purposes. The content of any advertisement noted in this article may constitute the intellectual property of the advertising lawyer or another person and use of any of the content of the advertisements may require permission of the copyright holder. If you have any questions regarding lawyer advertising, call the Ethics Hotline at 1-800-235-8619 and we will be happy to assist you. read more Posted in khmexoreTagged 上海kb最新地方, 上海外菜 vx, 上海夜网XF, 上海香草, 什么是贵人传媒外围, 南京不限次数场子, 夜上海论坛BM, 杨浦光头kb70元名店, 油压店, 爱上海MC, 爱上海龙凤阁, 苏州喝茶群Leave a Comment on Advertising Update Planning and Zoning Update: Nov/Dec 2014 City of Casa Grande The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) continues with its ongoing study of the proposed Interstate 11. The primary aim of the study was to propose and plan a high-priority link between Phoenix and Las Vegas, but ADOT recently indicated that the I-11 planners are considering extending the range of the interstate from Mexico to Canada. This extended transportation corridor could enhance commerce, international trade, tourism and create a border-to-border manufacturing corridor. The southern segment of the corridor would link Nogales with Tucson, then Phoenix, and, potentially, be routed through Casa Grande. This could put Casa Grande in the center of a significant commerce, manufacturing and tourist corridor, linking it to vast numbers of communities to the south and north. Currently, there is just the study, which is very important in the initiation of the planning process. That would include additional studies, such as environmental, engineering and routing studies. Funding is not yet available for the project, which will cost billions of dollars, and could be years if not decades away.City of CoolidgeRecently, the Coolidge City Council approved changes to its general plan that would allow for the future economic development and planning of approximately 11,500 acres of land that is mostly owned by Pinal Land Holdings (PLH) and has been known for many years as the “Mesa Water Farm Property.” The City of Mesa purchased the property for future preservation of its water rights but sold much of the land to PLH this past year. PLH is now in the process of rezoning the property for various uses. Coolidge leaders have expressed excitement about the potential for growth and development of this property resulting from the general plan changes and are proposing to annex the area by the end of the year.City of PhoenixThe Phoenix City Council recently gave tentative approval to the city’s proposed impact fee structure for 2015. Impact fees are developer-paid fees used by the city to deliver services to new development. They are used by the city to pay for development improvements such as streets, drainage infrastructure, water and sewer facilities, and to fund fire and police, library and park facilities. The new fees are proposed to be increased by approximately 4.6 percent to 43.1 percent, depending on which impact fee zone is addressed. The northwest impact fee zone has the highest current fees but is proposed for the lowest increase of 4.6 percent, while the Ahwatukee zone has the lowest current fees but is proposed for the highest increase of 43.1 percent. The new fee proposal is available for public review and comment before final action is taken.City of Tempe Charged by the Tempe City Council with finding ways to improve the development and home improvement process, Tempe’s public works, engineering and community development staff have reorganized to improve service. Most questions about residential or business projects on private property and parcels of land may now be answered at the community development front counter. Issues involving city right-of-way on major arterials, capital improvement projects and bid openings will be addressed through public works or engineering. Community development front counter staff can assist residents with permitting (except utility permits for utility companies), property information, plats, underground utility information, right-of-way and haul permits, floodplain information, address assignments and inquiries. From residents who want to add a pool or garage to contractors, land use attorneys and developers, these changes will streamline processes. After months of meetings and planning, the drafts for Tempe’s first character area plans are ready for review and comments. Hundreds of Tempe residents have participated in a series of public meetings and surveys to come up with the elements that define their character areas as well as the desired conditions that they would like to see embraced in the future. Character areas recognize groups of neighborhoods that contain common design, land use and commercial characteristics distinct from neighboring areas. Similarities in age of housing, styles of architecture, patterns of development, land use or street patterns and landscaping form some of the recognizable differences. Meetings to review the drafts for character areas 7, Corona/South Tempe, and 8, Kiwanis/The Lakes, have already taken place. However, each section of the city will have an opportunity to participate in the character area process for their neighborhood at future meetings.City of ScottsdaleScottsdale is preparing a zoning ordinance text amendment to the service residential district of the zoning ordinance. This effort will include revisions to all sections of the district, including, but not limited to, a purpose statement, use provisions and development standards. The proposal may include revisions to definitions, conditional-use criteria and administrative requirements, general provisions, signs, parking and landscaping. 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Some examples of such lies are “If you don’t come with me now, I will leave you here by yourself” and “I did not bring money with me today, we can come back another day”.Participants who reported being lied to more as children were more likely to report lying to their parents in adulthood. They also said they faced greater difficulty in meeting psychological and social challenges.The researchers also found that being lied to by parents was associated with adjustment difficulties such as disruptiveness, conduct problems, experience of guilt and shame, as well as selfishness and manipulative traits.“Being lied to in childhood predicts lying to parents and social challenges in adulthood. The lies we studied were parental lies told to manipulate children’s emotions or behavior. The implication of the study is that parents should consider lying less to their children,” Setoh told PsyPost.“Parents can consider alternatives to lying. As parents, we aim to build a trusting and positive relationship with our children. We can do this by acknowledging children’s feelings, and providing them accurate information so that they can problem solve on their own. This aids the development of their reasoning skills and emotion regulation.”The findings are in line with a previous study, which also found that parenting by lying was associated with negative outcomes later in life.Some limitations of both studies, however, include the fact that the data are correlational and based on self-reports.“A major caveat of the study is that it depended on young adults reporting on their childhood memories. The causal pathways are unknown – does lying to parents cause psychosocial problems, or do psychosocial problems cause lying to parents? Another caveat is that we relied on young adults’ reporting,” Setoh explained.“Future studies can be longitudinal to follow children as they grow so that we can determine causal relationships between the variables of interest over time. Finally, the young adults were the only ones surveyed, and future studies can utilize multiple respondents, such as parents reporting on the lies they tell their children, and parents, teachers, and friends reporting on the children’s psychosocial adjustment.”The study, “Parenting by lying in childhood is associated with negative developmental outcomes in adulthood“, was authored by Peipei Setoh, Siqi Zhao, Rachel Santos, Gail D. Heyman, and Kang Lee. LinkedIn Email Childhood experiences of being lied to by parents is associated with maladjustments in adulthood, according to new research that was published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.The findings suggest that parents may be unknowingly teaching their children that dishonesty is an acceptable means to an end when they tell lies such as “we do not have enough money to buy that toy.”“I’m interested in this topic because lying to children is a common parenting practice, yet we do not know if it has good or bad outcomes for children,” explained study author Peipei Setoh, an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University and director of the Early Cognition Lab. 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Illnesses were reported from Oct 22, 2018, to Apr 8, 2019.”The outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium was identified in samples collected from 10 hedgehogs in Minnesota, including 5 hedgehogs from the homes of five ill patients. A common source of hedgehogs has not been identified,” the CDC said.Minnesota has the most recorded cases, with 5, followed by Missouri (3), and California, Indiana, Virginia, and Wyoming with 2 each. Eleven states have reported 1 case.The CDC recommends good hygiene when handling pet hedgehogs and says to avoid kissing or snuggling the animals. May 30 CDC update CDC records 2 new pediatric flu deaths, 1 variant H1N1 caseToday the CDC recorded 2 new pediatric deaths from influenza in its weekly FluView report, raising the 2018-2019 total to 113. The agency also notes an infection with a variant strain.The rate of influenza-like-illness (ILI) remained at 1.5%, well before the national baseline of 2.2%, signaling flu is circulating at low levels typically seen in summer months. All 10 regions reported ILI activity below their region-specific baseline levels.”CDC continues to recommend vaccination as long as flu viruses are circulating until all vaccine expires at the end of June and prompt antiviral treatment in people with flu symptoms who are very sick or who are at high risk of developing serious flu illness,” the CDC said in a summary statement last week.The CDC said the variant influenza A strain, H1N1v, was recorded in a patient in Michigan. The patient is older than 65, has no history of swine exposure, and has fully recovered. This is the first H1N1v case recorded in the United States in 2019. May 31 CDC FluView report May 24 CDC FluView summary H1N2 seasonal flu reassortant infects Danish womanEuropean health officials recently reported a novel H1N2 infection in Denmark, a reassortment involving two seasonal flu strains: the 2009 H1N1 virus and H3N2. The original source of the report was the European Union Early Warning and Response System (EWRS), according to a post yesterday on Avian Flu Diary (AFD), an infectious disease news blog.The latest novel H1N2 case marks Europe’s third in just over a year; earlier cases were detected in March 2018 in the Netherlands and in February 2019 in Sweden.In the Danish case, the sample was collected on Apr 11 as part of routine surveillance. The patient is a 74-year-old unvaccinated woman who had traveled by plane to Croatia, then returned home after also visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her symptoms began after returning to Denmark on Apr 7, and she was hospitalized on Apr 11. She was discharged on Apr 13. It’s not clear where she contracted the virus. No other cases have been detected in other contacts or fellow travelers.A genetic analysis of the novel H1N2 virus found that has a hemagglutinin gene from the 2009 H1N1 virus and a neuraminidase gene from H3N2. No evidence of coinfection was found.Last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a risk assessment that the reassortant H1N2 virus is similar to other seasonal flu viruses and that current seasonal flu vaccines are likely to offer some protection. It also said the virus doesn’t show any markers to suggest resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors.May 30 AFD post Feb 6 CIDRAP News scan “Rare H1N2 flu reassortant reported in Swedish adult” Mar 23, 2018, CIDRAP News scan “Dutch officials report reassortant seasonal flu H1N2 infection” Polio cases confirmed in Pakistan, SomaliaPakistan has two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases, and Somalia has one vaccine-derived polio case, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) latest weekly situation report today.Pakistan has now recorded 19 WPV1 case in 2019, an increase from 2018’s total of 12. The two most recent case-patients, from North Waziristan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, experienced symptom onset on May 3 and 5, respectively.In Somalia, the vaccine-derived case of circulating poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was recorded in Togdher, with an onset of paralysis on Apr 22. This is the second cVDPV2 case recorded in Somalia this year.In addition to the three new cases, the GPEI also reported new positive environmental samples collected in Cameroon and Iran, but no associated cases of paralysis in those countries. May 31 GPEI report Almost 7,000 sickened with dengue in Honduran outbreakDoctors without Borders (MSF) is ramping up its efforts in Honduras, as the country has tallied 6,883 cases of dengue fever since the first of the year.Sixty-one percent of cases have been recorded in Honduras’s Cortes department, and the nearly 7,000 cases include 2,111 cases of severe dengue, MSF said in a press release.”The behaviour of this epidemic is unusual compared to previous dengue outbreaks,” says Deysi Fernandez, MD, MSF’s medical activity manager for the dengue response in Honduras. “This epidemic fluctuates, with a high number of cases some weeks and a decrease in other weeks.”MSF said it is engaging in community education and extensive mosquito control. 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Sullivan has announced awards of more than $45 million to help law enforcement agencies and crime labs process sexual assault evidence and increase the number of sexual assault kits submitted to crime labs in order to solve more crimes, including cold cases.OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance made 36 grants to support the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an effort to strengthen jurisdictions’ capacity to act on evidence resulting from rape kits, and three grants to the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence ‒ Inventory, Tracking and Reporting (SAFE-ITR) program.“Far too many people endure the physical and emotional trauma of a sexual assault only to have evidence of the crime remain unanalyzed,” Sullivan said. “These grants will help investigators get these kits to labs, where they can be tested, used to solve crimes and ultimately bring justice to victims.”With this year’s funding, SAKI has committed more than $238 million to 70 sites across 44 states. As of December 2019, SAKI sites had uploaded 20,005 eligible DNA profiles to the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), where the profiles have found 9,892 matches to offenders and additional crimes, including long-standing cold cases. From 2016, SAFE ‒ ITR has distributed 19 awards valued at nearly $8 million. “We are committed to supporting the SAKI and SAFE ‒ ITR programs, which empower law enforcement to identify and remove rapists from our streets through the analysis of critical forensic evidence,” Acting BJA Director Kendel Ehrlich said. “These grants will help state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies reduce the number of unsubmitted sexual assault kits, expand their capacity for handling forensic evidence in the future, resolve more sexual assault cases and bring a measure of justice to victims of sexual assault.” For a complete list of individual grant programs, amounts, and the jurisdictions that will receive funding, click here. 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With the slogan “Fight the bite,…May 10, 2016In “CARICOM Secretariat”CARICOM SG lauds Dominican heading PAHO for second termDominican Dr Carissa Etienne was sworn in for a second term as Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on Thursday and was commended for the achievement by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. Delivering an address at the inauguration ceremony at PAHO Headquarters in Washington D.C the CARICOM Secretary-General…February 1, 2018In “Dominica”Countries move towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, Chagas disease“Significant progress has been made towards ensuring a generation free from AIDS and syphilis, and now efforts are also being made to stop children from being born with hepatitis B and Chagas.” – PAHO Director, Carissa F. Etienne (PAHO Press Release)- Countries are moving towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission…May 20, 2019In “CARICOM”Share this on WhatsApp (Nation News) Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne has warned that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is threatening to set the region back in its fight against diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis (TB) and mosquito-borne diseases. She said such disruptions were likely to drive infection rates up in the coming months and predicted that: “In the short term this means that more people will die from preventable and treatable conditions and in the long term, the progress that we have made in recent decades could be lost in a few months. Yet she said all was not lost as it was ‘not too late to prevent these outcomes’.” In a webinar media briefing Tuesday, Etienne said just as the region was making significant progress against neglected tropical diseases, the pandemic “interrupted the mass drug administration campaigns that are vital to the elimination efforts”. Oct 16, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 More deaths from COVID-19 recorded in CARICOM countries,… St. Lucia records more cases of COVID Six Eastern Caribbean countries deemed safe for travel – CDC You may be interested in… Oct 16, 2020 read more Posted in khmexoreTagged 上海夜网DG, 上海大型娱乐会所, 全国风花雪月信息, 夜上海论坛BC, 夜上海论坛OI, 夜上海论坛UN, 夜上海论坛W, 宁波品茶微信, 宁波贞观spa养生馆新店, 深圳喝茶你懂, 爱上海GK, 爱上海SCLeave a Comment on PAHO Director: COVID-19 Threatening Fight Against Infectious Diseases Latest GRI report issues by Air Products Get instant access to must-read content today!To access hundreds of features, subscribe today! 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__label__wiki	0.811441	0.811441	2014 Mini Cooper S Review - Tested 2014 Mini Cooper & Cooper S - First Drive Custom Titanium Fabrication & Honda’s K-Series Workhorse Engine Power The Most Unique Mini Cooper You Never Saw Coming 2018 Mini Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 - Better with Batteries Home \| Cars \| New Car Reviews \| 2014 Mini Cooper S Review - Tested Subscribe to the Free Sign Up today for our FREE Newsletter and get the latest articles and news delivered right to your inbox. European Car cars Agile: Handle Without Care Michael Febbo – View Photo Gallery \| 68 Photos The word "mini" is an adjective, a comparative word and not a unit of measure. My colleagues in auto journalism always squeal in delight at any opportunity to point out that the Mini Cooper has grown substantially since its launch in 1959. Jokes of the Maxi Cooper and Not-So-Mini have dribbled off reviewers' fingers onto keyboards since the relaunch of the brand under BMW ownership in 2001. The latest 2014 Mini Cooper S Hardtop is the largest yet, at nearly 152 inches long. That sounds pretty substantial compared to the original car's 120-inch length. Or maybe not, when you consider it's 30 inches shorter than a current BMW 3-series. It's even 16 inches shorter than a VW GTI. Among its contemporaries, the Mini is, in fact, still decidedly mini. Photo 2/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S Review - Tested Photo 43/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S With my rant out of the way, let's get down to why we're here. Mini sent over a Cooper S Hardtop for us to test and see how this entirely new package performs. About the only carryover from the R56 to the F56 model is the ability to make you giggle in a way that nothing else on the road can. The bigger platform is stiffer and more refined. The 1.6-liter turbo four-cylinder has given way to the 2.0-liter unit found under the hoods of several BMW models, just turned 90 degrees east/west in the Mini. The six-speed manual transmission is still from Getrag, but reworked to handle the extra torque. Our tester is equipped modestly and carries a sticker price of $27,595—just $3,200 more than the base price. It includes the panoramic sunroof (probably the one option we would avoid) but not Mini's new Dynamic Damping Control System. Although the standard setup is pretty good, we would recommend spending the extra $500 if you don't have plans for suspension modifications. The 17-inch wheel option for $750 is another good buy. Even if you plan on replacing them, you can sell them later and probably make money on the deal. Sadly, the Cooper S doesn't come with a spare, which means run-flat tires, and all-seasons at that. Past experience has shown that there is almost always a big performance gain from switching to a good stuck-flat summer tire. Photo 5/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S Although the Mini's engine has gained 25 percent more displacement over the older car, it only picks up 17 hp for a total of 189 ponies. The 207 lb-ft of torque, however, is a bump of 30 lb-ft over the 1.6 liter. It seems like Mini has gone rather conservative with the boost. Low-down torque is fat and easy underfoot. At higher revs, it feels as though the boost disappears and the power curve flattens out. We're anxious to see what a software change will do to the horsepower peak. The sound is the familiar Mini growl and will make you want to stay on the throttle more often than the EPA would like. In a straight line, the new F56 shows a modest improvement over the previous car, with 0 to 60 mph coming up in 6.3 seconds, compared with 6.4 seconds. The quarter-mile shows off the F56's legs a little better, with a time of 14.7 seconds at 95.8 mph, as opposed to the R56's 15.0 at 91.4 mph. The new car can brag about braking as well, stopping from 60 mph in 111 feet, which is a full 6 feet shorter than the older car managed. Photo 9/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S 01 Front Three Quarter Minis have never been about stoplight performance, though. You buy a Mini because the straight and narrow is boring. In figure-8 testing, this Cooper S manages a respectable 0.86 g around the skidpad sections. Previous versions of the R56 Cooper S we tested were able to manage 0.83 g. But for comparison's sake, the latest GTI was able to manage an impressive 0.96 g, proving there really is something to be said for a good summer tire. The new Mini betters the older car again in total figure-8 time, putting in a 26.6-second lap, compared with the R56's 27.2. If you're wondering what it might do with some strategically chosen modifications, the 2013 John Cooper Works GP was able to fly through a lap in just 25.1 seconds, putting it into some rarefied company. Photo 10/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S Review - Tested With quantitative lap data out of the way, let's get to what really matters. The new Mini still feels much like a traditional Mini. Turn-in is as quick as anything on the road; the longer wheelbase hasn't dulled reactions at all. The slightest twist of the steering wheel results in an immediate reaction from the front end. And that front end does run the show. The rear axle follows quickly, but without any rapid yaw rotation. This is where the Mini really shows its magic. There may not be another car for sale right now that will snap into a corner like a Mini. If lane changing were an Olympic sport, the little bulldog would be on a cereal box. It will dart around like an athlete on tiptoe and shoot from direction to direction with a pinball's ferocity. However, unlike most cars that move with this urgency, once you commit to a corner the tires sink into the pavement and the Mini hunkers down. You can still dance the car around with a modulated throttle and a flick of the wheel, but stay in it and keep it smooth, and it feels like the wheelbase suddenly stretched a foot. This split personality means the Mini is just as enjoyable as a parking lot performer as it is for autocrossing, tearing up canyons or even track days. With all that said about performance and how it still feels like a Mini, some things have changed significantly. We can argue whether that's for better or worse. The central speedometer is gone and the window switches have migrated to the door panels. The dashboard is a big step up in terms of quality and design. The rest of the interior, while immediately recognizable as a Mini, now feels more BMW-ish. You can read that as either classier or more expensive. And complain about the bigger size all you want, but my 2-year-old, my wife and myself certainly didn't have a bad thing to say when we all fit comfortably on a weekend road trip with bags and associated child accessories. The Mini has always felt a bit more premium than its Japanese rivals—the gap is now greater. In terms of driving, the Mini still delivers everything you expect in terms of great turn-in, good power and driver confidence. As for the rest of the package, you now get a nicer environment for enjoying those traditional dynamics. Photo 23/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S Wheel 02 Photo 27/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S 07 Rear Taillight Photo 31/68 \| 2014 Mini Cooper S 11 Engine Bay View Photo Gallery (68) Photos By Michael Febbo Base Price: $24,395 Vehicle Layout: Front-engine, FWD, four-pass, two-door hatchback Engine: 2.0L/189 hp/207 lb-ft turbo DOHC 16-valve I-4 Transmission: six-speed manual Curb Weight (F/R Dist) 2734 lb. (63/37%) Length X Width X Height: 151.9 x 68.0 x 55.7 in. 0-60 MPH: 6.3 sec. Quarter Mile: 14.7 sec. @ 95.8 mph Braking, 60-0 MPH: 111 ft. Lateral Acceleration: 0.86 g (avg.) Figure Eight: 26.6 sec. @ 0.66 g (avg.) Hello, Officer: AC Schnitzer Builds 621HP BMW 8-Series Cop Car The typical encounter between tuner cars and the police involves Fast & Furious impersonators modifying cars to outrun other street racers and the cops, but who get caught anyway and go to jail for doing illegal stuff on public roads. Today we stand witness to the exception to the normal tuner car-police relationship. This AC Schnitzer-tuned BMW M850i makes more than Nick Yekikian – Dec 18, 2020 1,000hp Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is your 2020 Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner! Two years after debuting at the 2018 SEMA Show, Riley Stair is back making some big news as the champion of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour with his insane 1970 Pontiac Trans Am racecar. What’s that mean exactly? Well, picture walking through your local Walmart to find a 1:64 scale diecast version of Riley’s build Sam Du – Dec 11, 2020 Toyota GR Supra Originaly Set to Debut at SEMA Reveals JDM Makeover I don’t break my neck often, but damn, I was all over Tom Nguyen’s 2020 Toyota GR Supra two months ago when I ran into it at the Supras in Vegas car show. The car was set to debut inside the Mackin Industries booth, but with a physical SEMA Show cancelled this year, Tom decided Sam Du – Dec 8, 2020 1999 Honda Civic Hatchback with California-legal JDM B16A Swap, Type R styling and Porsche Paint I had the master plan of collaborating with a group of buddies to build a 1999 Honda Civic “EK” hatchback. It would’ve been a joint venture with the guys from the NorCal Honda crew ATS Garage, my good friend Phillip Trinh and myself. 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__label__wiki	0.548672	0.548672	SurePaleo.com Is Cumin Paleo? by surepaleo \| Oct 19, 2016 \| Is it Paleo? \| 0 comments Yes, Cumin is Paleo! Cumin is a dried, pale green seed of the plant from the family Apiaceae, which is closely related to parsley and is native to East Mediterranean region. The seeds can both be used in whole or ground form. It has a very distinct, sharp, nutty flavor and is widely used in Mexican, Spanish and Indian cuisine since ancient times. Cumin has been a staple in most curry powders and spice blends and used in savory recipes such as taco seasoning, chilli, stews, meats, fish and vegetables. Traditionally, cumin has been used a natural remedy to certain illnesses and is considered as a medicinal plant. It is used as a diuretic, a treatment for swelling and sore throat. Nutritional Profile Like most spices and herbs, cumin contains significant amounts of vitamins B and C, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese and phosphorus. Health Benefits of Cumin Cumin is great flavoring to foods but its potential health benefits are impressive too, from anti-glycation, anti-carcinogenic, anti-osteoporotic and much more. Cumin can help stimulate the pancreatic enzymes that are necessary for proper digestion and nutrient assimilation. The aroma of cumin comes from cuminaldehyde, an essential oil that activates the salivary glands and facilitates food digestion. Cumin is also caminative, which relieves from gas problems. High Antioxidants The high amounts of vitamin C and antioxidants in cumin can prevent the damaging effects of free radicals in the body. Vitamin C acts as a natural antioxidant and it defends against other infections and toxins as well, further boosting the immune system. Cumin has been found to have a powerful effect in preventing diabetes and reducing chances of hypoglycemia. It is effective in increasing insulin sensitivy especially for people suffering from diabetes. Cumin has detoxifying and anti-carcinogenic properties. The cancer-protective effect of cumin is due to its potential free radical scavenging abilities. The presence of iron, vitamin C and essential oils are helpful in boosting immune system and stimulating the function and activity of the white blood cells. Vitamin C and antioxidants can fight against the effects of free radicals, preventing certain diseases. Cumin has anti-asthmatic properties and acts as a bronchodilator. It suppresses the development of coughing by drying up the excess mucus. Cumin contains caffeine which is a stimulating agent. This makes cumin as an anti-congestive and expectorant. Cognition and Memory The iron found in cumin can lead to cognitive performance and decrease risks of brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Cumin is also found as protective against memory loss. What Experts Say About Cumin As is usually the case with spices that have been in use for thousands of years, cumin appears to provide a number of potential health benefits, from anti-glycation agent to antioxidant to anti-osteoporotic, and much more. – Mark Sisson All you ever wanted to know about Cumin and Paleo Mark’s Daily Apple. Cumin http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cumin/#axzz3MDU8VhVx Mark’s Daily Apple. Top 10 Favorite Herbs and Spices http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-favorite-herbs-and-spices/ Robb Wolf. The Paleo Table: 8 herbs & spices you should get to know http://robbwolf.com/2010/11/29/the-paleo-table-8-herbs-spices-you-should-get-to-know/ Primal Pal. 10 Awesome Herbs and Spices to Add Flavor to Your Paleo Recipes http://www.primalpal.net/paleo-recipe-blog/14/10-awesome-spices-to-add-flavor-to-your-meals Paleo Diet News. Spices and Herbs for the Paleo Diet http://paleodietnews.com/1208/spices-and-herbs-for-the-paleo-diet/ Paleo Porn. Is Cumin Paleo? http://paleoporn.net/q/is-cumin-paleo/ The Paleo Mom. Cumin http://www.thepaleomom.com/cumin/ Organic Facts. Health Benefits of Cumin https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/seed-and-nut/health-benefits-of-cumin.html Wellness Mama. Cumin Herb Profile http://wellnessmama.com/5607/cumin-herb-profile/ Did we miss anything? Comment below and let us know what you think. Do you agree with our conclusion? photo credit: Daniel Kulinski Cumin via Get Updates on What’s Paleo! Is it Paleo? Is Worcestershire Sauce Paleo? Is Mayonnaise Paleo? Is Fish Sauce Paleo? Is Tamari Paleo? Is Vinegar Paleo? Is Cheese Paleo?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line375
__label__cc	0.54002	0.45998	Professor reports to class from the ocean April 16, 2012 12:00 am by Rolla Al-Abbasi Professor Teresa Greely tried to distinguish the faces of the students filing in to her Introduction to Marine Life and Habitats class Thursday. To her, they looked like a Van Gogh painting, she said. Though Greely was sitting aboard the JOIDES Resolution in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, she is still able to share her adventures and research with her class via the video-calling software Skype. Greely has been meeting with students in France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Martinique, the United Kingdom and South Africa through Skype since she set out to sea in March and is expected to return to Tampa on Tuesday. Though the class of fewer than 30 students meets every Tuesday and Thursday in the John and Grace Allen Building, Greely has Skyped with students three times since she left for her first-ever voyage in March. While she is away, graduate student Suzanne Stickley and marine science professor Angela Lodge conduct the classes on shore, where students learn about the biology, chemistry, geology and engineering of ocean life. The JOIDES Resolution is a 470-foot ocean-drilling research vessel that is currently collecting cores of sediment from about 400 meters deep in the sea floor off the island of Martinique in Lesser Antilles. The scientists aboard, who have traveled around the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, study the formation of volcanoes, earthquakes and landslides by sampling marine deposits of volcanic debris on the ocean floor that have existed for millions of years. Were doing something that hasnt been done before, she said. Were able to drill in areas we havent drilled before … (This is an) opportunity of a lifetime for marine scientists. Sailing on the JOIDES is a one in a million shot to be aboard in any capacity geologist or educator. From the ship, Greely shares the crews research findings with students. On Thursday, the class was cut short because of technical difficulties when a drill got stuck to the ocean floor and explosives had to be used to free the pipe from the vessel. Yet Greely was still able to regale the class with stories from the sea, such as how she witnessed a school of squid chasing after flying fish that day. During the Skype sessions, Greely has given students tours around the ship, even going through the labs and showing them when researchers pulled up samples. Matthew Barthe, a sophomore majoring in computer science and a student in the class, said he thought the labs were particularly impressive. The … really neat thing is the labs, he said. Theres no lab on land that has all of the equipment right there. The seven-floor, 12,000-square-foot vessel has chemistry, microbiology, paleontology, X-ray and geophysics laboratories on different decks of the ship. Amanda Koslow, a freshman majoring in mass communications, said seeing Greelys experiences with research firsthand makes the course more understandable. With USF having such a high focus on research we know how important it is to be involved, Koslow said. Its a lot better than, Heres a book and Im going to teach from it. Stickley said she one day hopes to do work similar to Greelys. Seeing the work that I do with her put into this format (Skype), is really inspiring for me, Stickley said. I want to go into a similar field. Shes turned me from wanting to be a strict research scientist. To see the impact she can make (with her ocean research) is really inspiring. BookBites: Meet Characters and Journeys You Won’t Soon Forget Let’s Set An Amazing Education Record This School Choice Week BookBites: Four Intriguing Reads to Start the New Year Money Management for Kids Pays Off in Adulthood BookBites: 4 Books With Stories and Lessons to Guide Us Into the New Year School Choice: Because Not Everyone Belongs in a STEM School 3 Tips for Winning at Weight Loss this New Year American Heart Association Issues Call to Live Fierce Stream The Office Exclusively on Peacock January 1 Make Money Management Your New Year’s Resolution Earn tokens for sharing and discussing scientific articles	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line382
__label__cc	0.565438	0.434562	What is Utopia To become partner OUR MISSION: TO MOBILIZE CITIZENS IN AID OF REFUGEES IN FRANCE By joining us on the ground in Calais, Paris or elsewhere in France By opening the doors of your house or your flat, for a single night (only in Paris) or for several weeks (currently in Bretagne, Ile-de-France, Indre-et-Loire and in le Nord), in the context of citizen hosting (only in french) By collecting donations of clothing, hygiene products or other items anywhere in France By making a donation to fund the purchase of fuel for our vehicles, shared accommodation for long-term volunteers and other projects Come help the roughly 800 refugees surviving in Calais. The organization continues to operate despite the destruction the jungle. Preparing the eight daily distributions of warm meals, clothes, drinking water, hygiene products etc. Sorting clothes and donations with Help Refugees Helping out in the kitchen with Refugee Community Kitchen and making hot tea … and other tasks in collaboration with L’Auberge des migrants Shared accommodation with other volunteers in bungalows, on a campsite close to Calais, for 5 € per night. Come for a day, a week, a month or more… >> Become a member of the organization by clicking here, then come join us in Calais by clicking here. Got questions specifically regarding Calais? E-mail us on Come help refugees in the Porte de la Chapelle neighbourhood. identification of needs in terms of clothing, blankets or medical care distributing breakfasts and other meals daytime rounds in the neighbourhood to clean the living areas of the refugees Elsewhere in Paris: following up on collection points No accommodation is available for volunteers that join us for less than two weeks. If you will be staying longer, contact Volunteers are needed 7 days a week, with morning, afternoom and evening shifts. >> Become a member of the organization by clicking here, then come join us in Paris by clicking here. Got questions specifically regarding Paris? E-mail us on ELSEWHERE IN FRANCE: LILLE, LYON, QUIMPER, TOURS… Utopia 56 volunteers have set up local branches of the organization in their hometowns after spending time in Calais or in Paris. Collection of donations and citizen hosting in Lille, collection of donations in Lyon, French classes in Quimper, citizen hosting in Tours… >>> You can find all the local initiatives and contact information on the page Regions. HÉBERGEMENT CITOYEN (only in french… sorry) Chaque nuit, à Calais comme à Paris, des hommes, des femmes et des enfants dorment à la rue. Nous voulons leur proposer mieux qu’un sac de couchage : devenez hébergeur citoyen. Pour une nuit, à Paris ou proche banlieue : l’hébergement d’urgence. Décembre 2017 : chaque soir, ce sont entre 30 et 40 exilés, dont la moitié sont des enfants de moins de 10 ans, qui sont accueillis. Quelque 80 hébergeurs citoyens d’urgence sont sous convention à Paris. Pour une semaine ou plus, en Bretagne, Ile-de-France, Indre-et-Loire et dans le Nord : l’hébergement citoyen. Pour des adolescents en attente de documents attestant leur minorité, en attente d’une décision de justice, en attente d’une place à l’Aide sociale à l’enfance (ASE) ; pour des majeurs vulnérables… >>> L’hébergement citoyen, plus d’informations ici COLLECTE DES DONS (soon in english) Apporter des dons ou participer à une collecte près de chez vous ? Notre carte en France La liste des besoins (vêtements, produits d’hygiène, etc.) sur la page «Collecte» Vous voulez créer une collecte chez vous ? Des questions spécifiques aux collectes : The association is recognized as a charity: if you’re a French taxpayer, a donation made before the 31st of December gives you the right to a 75% tax deduction on your income tax in the year after. A donation of 50 € … It’s a full tank of petrol for one of the distribution vans that bring the refugees warm meals, tea, drinking water, clothes and blankets every lunchtime and every evening at four locations in Calais. It’s a full tank of petrol for the 9-seater van that was just delivered to Paris (a 6000€ purchase). This 9-seater will facilitate the work of the volunteers that take the refugees to emergency citizen accommodation (see the France 2 news story here). Every evening, 30-40 refugees are given shelter. Half of them are less than 10 years old. Around 80 hosts have signed an agreement to provide emergency accommodation in Paris. It’s two nights indoors in the warm for unaccompanied foreign minors taken off the streets in Tours and accommodated in shared housing, which Utopia 56 has access to till mid-February. It’s 10 kilos of sugar to sweeten the tea that we distribute. A bit of warmth and comfort in the cold of Calais and Paris! It’s half the cost of a 20 € car journey to take a minor off the streets of Paris and to a citizen host in Finistère, Côtes-d’Armor, Nord… A donation of 300 € … It’s a new generator in Calais, which we can take to distributions so that refugees can charge their phones, their sole and vital link to their country. More generally, your donation will help finance : Maintenance and fuel for our vehicles Shared housing for long-term volunteers and young people in civic service in Calais and Paris. >>> Make a donation Do you have questions? Contact us on	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line383
__label__wiki	0.657634	0.657634	[ ? ] About VDB VDB TV VDB Publications Support VDB Ximena Cuevas La Tombola (Raffle) “Take back the airwaves: Mexico’s video art doyenne Ximena Cuevas books herself onto the tabloid talk show Tombola (Raffle), toying at first with whimsical deconstruction until she turns the whole affair on its head by seizing the televisual flow itself.” Liza Béar Towards a New World Information Order Addressing the imbalance of information flow between the wealthy and the destitute nations of the world, Towards A New World Information Order suggests means by which this imbalance might be rectified, including ways to control the press. This tape is, in effect, a ready-made. Produced by the Pepsi Cola Company for its own use, it was accidentally substituted for one of my tapes in 1974. The mistake in the transfer was a communications mishap that involved a series of people and corporations... I wonder what accidents of this sort might reveal about secret channels of information. I see the material on this tape, innocuous as it may be, as a phenomenon that affects us without our being aware of its existence. —Antonio Muntadas Transformers: The Premake Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth installment of the Transformers movie franchise directed by Michael Bay, was released June 27 2014. But for months ahead of the release, on YouTube one could already access an immense trove of production footage recorded by amateurs in locations where the film was shot, such as Utah, Texas, Detroit, Chicago, Hong Kong and mainland China. Transformers: the Premake turns 355 YouTube videos into a critical investigation of the global big budget film industry, amateur video making, and the political economy of images. 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Trecartin is known for his construction of non-linear narratives, campy costumes, and excessively visceral characters and environments. One of the most compelling aspects of this interview is his insistence that language and its verbal articulation, rather than the visual, anchor his process. Trecartin identifies the influences of 1990s retro-rave culture, hip-hop videos, and editing software tools on his work. He notes that the accelerated disintegration of high and low culture has played a major part in his growth as an artist. Turn It On, Tune It In, Take It Over! Turn It On, Tune It In, Take It Over! is a portrait of freedom of expression at the dawn of the Electronic Age. The video was distilled from hundreds of hours of footage shot mostly in the early 1970s, using the first portable video format—the 1/2" open-reel, black-and-white, battery-operated, video Portapak. 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Playing back "visual quotations" of everything from Poltergeist to Blade Runner, Muntadas rescans the surface of the monitor, questioning the "nature" of media—film, television, video, and image. Television emerges as the medium to eat all mediums, raising the question: Is it possible,within the context of television, to tell art from life or fact from fiction? An endless row of generic TV monitors visually evokes a hall of mirrors as the expression of the cultural homogeneity and bland abundance achieved through the dominant medium of the late 20th century. Watching the Press, Reading the Media “Reading various popular magazines through the camera, the dominance of advertising over content becomes apparent as the same cigarette ads are consistently legible, while the various articles become a blur. A quick scan with no pause for reflection is the only reading possible of the rapidly turning pages. Muntadas asks whether magazines might be manufactured to be read as passively as television, questioning the consequences of active, or critical, viewing.” — Mark Mendel, Muntadas: Media Landscapes (Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art, 1982) Sadie Benning, Dara Birnbaum, Leah Gilliam, Tom Kalin, Tom Rubnitz, Suzie Silver The Whole World is (Still) Watching 1990s: The Whole World is (Still) Watching Kent Lambert WHS VHS #1 I made this piece within my first year of using Facebook. Dozens of people I’d thought I’d never hear from again were suddenly accessible to me in mystifyingly dynamic, flattened form. The cognitive dissonance wrought by this collision and collusion of past and present, distant and immediate, provoked me to dig out a strange artifact: a VHS compilation tape produced annually for three or four years at my high school. 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__label__wiki	0.698753	0.698753	www.ViralNewsBlog.Com - Bringing you viral news as it happens Bringing You Viral News As It Happens Wells Fargo Is the Go-To Bank for Gunmakers and the NRA admin / NEWS / Bonds, Business, Credit Line, Debt, Florida, Gun Control, MORGAN STANLEY, National Rifle Association, politics, TD SECURITIES, VISTA OUTDOOR INC, WELLS FARGO & CO / 0 Comments Wells Fargo & Co. has emerged as the preferred financier for the U. S. gun industry. The bank has helped two of the biggest U. S. firearm and ammunition companies access $431. 1 million in loans and bonds since December 2012, when the gun control debate gained steam after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That puts it on the top of the list of banks arranging funding for gunmakers. Wells Fargo also has a long relationship with the National Rifle Association, inherited from banks that Wells took over. The San Francisco-based Wells Fargo created a $28 million line of credit for the NRA and operates the primary accounts for the pro-Second Amendment group, financial documents show. Following the Feb. 14 shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high-school that left 17 dead, retailers such as Dick’ s Sporting Goods Inc. have implemented stricter gun rules, such as increasing the age necessary to buy one, and some companies, like Delta Air Lines Inc. , have cut ties with the NRA’ s member-benefits program. Those changes were largely driven by boycott movements on social media. Banks, which have made millions financing the NRA and firearms manufacturers, haven’ t been a focus in the same way. Encourage Responsibility “ Financial firms can use their relationships with the gun industry to encourage responsible sales practices, ” said Avery Gardiner, co-president of the Brady Campaign, a gun-control advocacy group. The organization has no plans to pressure Wells Fargo at this time, she said. Bookrunning for Gunmakers Leaders in arranging borrowing for gun companies since the Sandy Hook shooting Note: Includes bonds and loans issued by American Outdoor Brands, Remington Outdoor, Sturm Ruger and Vista Outdoor since Dec. 14, 2012. Wells Fargo said in a statement that it didn’ t comment specifically on customer relationships. “ Any solutions on how to address this epidemic will be complicated, ” the statement read. “ This is why our company believes the best way to make progress on these issues is through the political and legislative process. ” The statement continued: “ We plan to engage our customers that legally manufacture firearms and other stakeholders on what we can do together to promote better gun safety for our communities. ” These points were mirrored in a memorandum to employees from Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan on Wednesday following Bloomberg’ s report. Other banks are active as bookrunners for gunmakers, sometimes jointly. Morgan Stanley helped arrange $350 million in debt and TD Securities $332. 5 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. and two other banks each arranged $273. 6 million. That’ s counting loans and bonds to gun and ammunition manufacturers American Outdoor Brands Corp. and Vista Outdoor Inc. since the day of the Sandy Hook bloodshed. Another gunmaker, Sturm Ruger & Co., currently has no public debt. Remington Outdoor Inc. has debt outstanding, but it was issued before December 2012. TD Securities said the bank condemns violence in any form and shares the public’ s outrage over the Florida school shooting. “ We strongly support bipartisan efforts aimed at preventing these types of tragedies from happening again. ” The bank declined to comment further, citing policy against speaking about customer relationships. Immediate Step Bank of America said in a statement it was examining what it could do to help end mass shootings. “ An immediate step we’ re taking is to engage the limited number of clients we have that manufacture assault weapons for non-military use to understand what they can contribute to this shared responsibility, ” the statement read. JPMorgan, which worked only with Vista, declined to comment. So did Morgan Stanley. The NRA paid $9. 9 million in banking fees in 2015 and 2016, according to annual reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service. The NRA didn’ t respond to requests for comment. $1 Billion Debt Dealing in any debt can be tricky, though the relationships have been lucrative for Wells Fargo. Remington Outdoor, a division of private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management that’ s expected to file for bankruptcy this month, is saddled with nearly $1 billion in debt. Unable to pay its creditors, Remington Outdoor and the 12 firearms companies it owns will likely become the property of lien holders. Remington Outdoor’ s term loan fell to 26 cents on the dollar after the company announced its bankruptcy intention, and its third-lien bond due 2020 trades around 23 cents on the dollar. Banks who provided Vista Outdoor with a $400 million revolving line of credit in 2016 are faring better. They reap 0. 30 percentage points in a commitment fee for unused parts of the revolver. For Wells Fargo, who was credited with pledging $57. 14 million, that adds up to a maximum of $171, 420 each quarter when the fee is assessed assuming the credit line is unused at the time. If the full credit line were in use, Wells Fargo would stand to make 1. 75 percentage points over the benchmark Libor rate. Vista Outdoor’ s 5. 675 percent 2023 bond traded at around 98. 25 cents on the dollar as of March 5, according to Trace bond price data, and its term loan traded at 99. 75. Remember Wachovia Wells Fargo faced a boycott of its own after it was revealed that the bank may have created 3. 5 million bogus accounts for customers. The bank’ s involvement with the NRA stemmed from its 2008 purchase of Wachovia Corp. Wachovia’ s relationship with the NRA, in turn, came from its takeover of First Union National Bank. The NRA and Wells Fargo amended its longstanding financial arrangement in 2014, according to public records, when the lobbying group agreed to borrow $22. 6 million in exchange for pledging its Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters as collateral. The building was assessed at $40. 4 million last year, according to Fairfax County records, down from $57. 9 million a decade ago. It’ s been a profitable relationship for Wells Fargo. The variable-rate loan of as much as $28 million carries an interest rate of 6. 08 percent, according to the NRA’ s most recent financial statement. That’ s higher than typical commercial-mortgage rates. Based on year-end 2016 figures, Wells Fargo would make an estimated $1. 2 million annually from the loan. The NRA owed Wells Fargo $19. 8 million as of Dec. 31, 2016. Interest-Rate Swap The loan includes an interest-rate swap between the two parties. The swap has further boosted Wells Fargo’ s fortunes. The bank was in the money by about $2. 1 million as of year-end 2016, NRA documents show. The NRA’ s main account had about $13. 2 million in cash and cash equivalents in its Wells Fargo accounts, not including investments, at the end of 2016, NRA documents show. The NRA and its Freedom Action Foundation bank only with Wells Fargo, according to documents filed with state regulators. The group’ s Civil Rights Defense Fund had bank and investment accounts at Wells Fargo and an investment account at Morgan Stanley. The NRA Foundation also had financial institution and investment accounts at Water wells Fargo, and a separate investment accounts at Charles Schwab. The NRA’ s political actions committee, the Political Victory Account, also banks with Wells Fargo, Federal Election Commission records display. Over the last three years, the political motion committee has paid Wells Fargo nearly $71, 000 in various financial fees. Michael Ur. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP, is the donor to groups that support gun control, including Everytown for Gun Safety. 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__label__cc	0.516755	0.483245	One Watershed Series > OW#1: TB Watershed Intro OW#2: Making Sense of Water OW#3: Groundwater Management OW#4: Native Lands OW#5: Climate Change OW#6: Forest Management OW#7: Flood History OW#8: Environmental Justice Tulare Basin Watershed Initiative > AAAT Project A+A WBL Program Tulare Basin Working Group Conceptual Project List Tulare Basin Regional Conservation Reports > Buena Vista/Kern Lake Sand Ridge/Tulare Lake Riparian & Wildlife Corridor Water Supply Strategies Report Fresno County Corridor Report Tulare County Corridor Report Conservation Toolkit > One Watershed Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative Integrated Regional Water Management > IRWM Plans Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Tulare Basin > Tulare Basin GSAs & GSPs Climate Change Adaptation Solutions > Land Use and Natural Resource Integration Integrated Resource Management Climate Change Adaptation Projects in the Tulare Basin > Adaptation & Mitigation News and Legislation Local Rural Community Resources About the Tulare Basin Water > Floods and Droughts in the Tulare Lake Basin Habitats > Species > Governor Newsom's Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Executive Order & Bob Wilkinson's Presentation from the June 19 Community Water Center Listening Session Governor Newsom's Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Executive Order Bob Wilkinson's Presentation from the June 19 Community Water Center Listening Session New On-Farm Recharge of Annual Crops brochure On-Farm Recharge of Annual Crops Brochure GROUNDWATER RECHARGE TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE With the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requiring basins to balance water budgets and manage groundwater sustainably, there is an opportunity to demonstrate groundwater recharge with benefits to birds and people. A multiple-benefit approach brings together water managers, farmers, agencies and conservation groups to stabilize groundwater in a manner that provides greater water reliability for farms and communities while protecting ecosystems, including migratory bird habitat. The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership is developing resources to help landowners incorporate multiple benefits into groundwater recharge projects. This includes working with farmers, water management agencies, and other partners to identify how recharge on annual crop fields can also provide bird habitat. Our goal is to develop the resources that will help landowners implement multiple-benefit recharge projects where it matters most. Talk to your community, other farmers and local agency staff about a multiple-benefit approach to replenishing groundwater. Collaborate with us to evaluate the benefits and tradeoffs of managing annual cropland for birds and groundwater recharge. If you are interested in collaborating, please reach out by calling or emailing Samantha Arthur, sarthur@audubon.org, (916) 737- 5707. California Water Board Adopts Statewide Wetland Definition and Procedures From the CA Water Board's Media Release: SACRAMENTO – The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted rules to protect wetlands and other environmentally sensitive waterways throughout the state. More than 90 percent of California’s historic wetlands have been lost to development and other human activity. Wetlands are a critical natural resource that protect and improve water quality, provide habitat for fish and wildlife, and buffer developed areas from flooding and sea-level rise. The newly adopted rules provide a common, statewide definition of what constitutes a wetland. They also provide consistency in the way the State Water Board and nine regional water boards regulate activities to protect wetlands and other waterways, such as rivers and streams, and bays and estuaries. “Californians take pride in balancing both the ecologic and economic needs of our state,” said State Water Board Chair E. Joaquin Esquivel. “It’s critical we established this consistent statewide framework that protects and enhances our most sensitive water resources, while creating regulatory certainty for housing, agriculture, water managers, conservationists, and communities.” The rules have two components that support each other. First, the rules define what is considered a wetland and include a framework for determining if a feature defined as a wetland is a “water of the state” subject to regulation. Second, the rules clarify requirements for permit applications to discharge dredged or fill material to any water of the state. Please continue to read in full HERE. Reedley Peace Center Climate Change Effects in the Central Valley Presentation, April 5, 2019 by John Austin Click below to access: From the last slide of the presentation: Sierra Nevada Conservancy is now accepting Pre-Applications for the Strategic Lands Conservation Grant Program Strategic Land Conservation Grant ProgramThe Strategic Land Conservation Grant Program supports fee title or easement acquisition projects that permanently protect high-benefit lands that are threatened with conversion, represent unique natural characteristics, or are critical for resilience to climate change. These projects must deliver clear, long-term public benefit and result in conditions that contribute to the health and resiliency of the watershed. Acquisitions may protect, restore, or create: Unique cultural and/or natural areas Working landscapes that provide public resource or economic benefit Access to public lands and recreation opportunities The grant program is funded by Proposition 68, the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018. Pre-application can be found HERE. USDA Offers Conservation Assistance to Landowners to Protect Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands WASHINGTON, March 27, 2019 –USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $450 million this year through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to help private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups wanting to restore and protect critical wetlands and protect agricultural lands and grasslands. “For over 25 years, NRCS has worked with landowners to protect their wetlands and agricultural lands,” NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr said. “Conservation easements are important tools for people who are trying to improve soil health, water and air quality and wildlife habitat on their land.” ACEP provides assistance to landowners and eligible entities helping conserve, restore and protect wetlands and productive agricultural lands and grasslands. NRCS accepts ACEP applications year-round, but applications are ranked and funded by enrollment period, which have application deadlines set by the states. Many states have upcoming deadlines this spring. Wetland Reserve Easements Through ACEP Wetland Reserve Easements, NRCS helps landowners and tribes restore, enhance and protect wetland ecosystems. NRCS and the landowner work together to develop a plan for the restoration and maintenance of the easement. “Seventy-five percent of the nation's wetlands are situated on private and tribal lands,” Lohr said. “Wetlands provide many benefits, including critical habitat for a wide array of wildlife species. They also store floodwaters, clean and recharge groundwater, sequester carbon, trap sediment and filter pollutants for clean water.” Wetland conservation easements are either permanent, for 30 years or the maximum extent allowed by state law. Tribal landowners have the added option of enrolling in 30-year non-easement restoration contracts. Eligible lands include: Farmed or converted wetlands that can successfully be restored; Croplands or grasslands subject to flooding; and Riparian areas that link protected wetland areas. Agricultural Land Easements Through ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ALE), NRCS provides funds to eligible entities to purchase easements on private working lands. This program helps keep working lands working, especially in areas experiencing development pressure. Eligible cooperating entities include state or local agencies, non-profits and tribes. Landowners continue to own their property but voluntarily enter into a legal agreement with a cooperating entity to purchase an easement. The cooperating entity applies for matching funds from NRCS for the purchase of an easement from the landowner, permanently protecting its agricultural use and conservation values. Landowners do not apply directly to NRCS for funding under ALE. Easements are permanent. Eligible lands include privately owned cropland, rangeland, grassland, pastureland and forestlands. ACEP remains a major part of the recently passed 2018 Farm Bill and program implementation will continue during fiscal year 2019 with some minor changes. Landowners and tribes interested in wetland reserve easements and partners interested in agricultural land easements should contact their local USDA service center. State Issues Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Build Local Capacity to Protect and Restore State Forests From the California Department of Conservation: SACRAMENTO March 21, 2019 – Eight organizations have received $1.85 million in grants to hire watershed coordinators who will build local capacity to improve forest health, the Department of Conservation (DOC) announced today. “Healthy forests are essential to reduce catastrophic wildfires, supply clean water, and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” DOC Director David Bunn said. “Watershed coordinators can play a major role in ensuring the health of our forests by promoting collaboration, integrating watershed management efforts, and supporting local activities that restore resilience to forest lands.” Local projects will support the state’s Forest Carbon Plan and Executive Order B-52-18 and help achieve the California Global Warming Solutions Act’s goal of reducing California’s greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Just as the state is divided into counties, it is also divided into watersheds: the geographic areas that channel rain and snow into creeks, streams, lakes, and rivers. Watershed coordinator positions will be funded for two years in project areas that encompass about 31,000 square miles within 26 counties – from Modoc County in the northeast, to coastal areas from southern Humboldt County to San Luis Obispo County, and to Madera, Tulare, and Fresno counties in the inland central part of the state. The Forest Health Watershed Coordinator Grant Program is funded by the California Environmental License Plate Fund and administered by DOC. Areas identified by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as being most at risk of catastrophic wildfires were given priority for the grants. The recipients, headquarters location, and amount of funding each received: ♦ Resource Conservation District of Butte County, Oroville, $217,564. ♦ Sierra Resource Conservation District, Auberry (Fresno County), $235,000 ♦ South Yuba River Citizens League, Nevada City (Nevada County), $234, 995 ♦ Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka, $231,900 ♦ Tuolumne River Trust, San Francisco, $235,000 ♦ Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, Capitola, $234,959 ♦ Pit Resource Conservation District, Bieber (Lassen County), $235,000 ♦ Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, Taylorsville (Plumas County), $228,2645 “Each grant application received highlighted good local projects and collaboration,” said Keali’i Bright, director of DOC’s Division of Land Resource Protection. “Our ability to protect forested lands depends on strong local leadership, and this fantastic response underscores the need for continued support.” The strategy of funding watershed coordinators to organize efforts at the local level has an outstanding track record. DOC provided grants from 2000-2015. A study of that program by the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment indicated that every dollar spent to hire a coordinator leveraged more than seven times that investment in the development of watershed management plans and restoration projects. The study also found that that forest health and watershed health are inextricably linked. “The return on investment in watershed and forest health has been impressive, and California’s commitment to these issues is strong,” DOC Director Bunn said, noting that the Natural Resources Agency and DOC recently announced $20 million in block grants for local and regional projects to improve forest health and increase fire resiliency. DOC’s Division of Land Resource Protection also manages programs that map land-use changes in California, permanently conserve important farmland, help reduce development pressure on agricultural and open-space land, and provide assistance to California’s Resource Conservation Districts. It also works with the Strategic Growth Council on the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program and the Transformative Climate Communities Program, and with the High Speed Rail Authority on the Agricultural Land Mitigation Program. Natural Resources Agency and Department of Conservation Announce Awards for the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program From the March 12, 2019 Press Release: SACRAMENTO – The California Natural Resources Agency and Department of Conservation today announced awarding $20 million in block grants for local and regional projects to improve forest health and increase fire resiliency. Funded by Cap-and-Trade revenues through California Climate Investments, the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program aims to help communities prioritize, develop, and implement projects to strengthen fire resiliency, increase carbon sequestration, and facilitate greenhouse gas reductions. The program is one element of the state’s efforts to improve forest health, protect communities from wildfire risk and implement the California Forest Carbon Plan and Executive Order B-52-18. Projects funded through the program will build on priority projects identified by the Forest Management Task Force and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection through Executive Order N-05-19. “Getting this funding out the door will help local communities develop watershed-level projects that can make a big difference in forest health and fire resiliency,” California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot said. “With California facing unprecedented wildfire risk, we need every tool available to put the state on a path toward long-term wildfire prevention and forest health.” Six regional block grants are being awarded on a noncompetitive basis to support project implementation in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sierra Nevada, Klamath-Cascade, and Southern California Regions. In addition, two grants are being awarded to assist in implementing statewide efforts. Regional block grant recipients will oversee distribution of funding and collaborative planning with local entities including municipal and Tribal governments, nonprofits and community organizations, fire safe councils, land trusts, resource conservation districts, residents, private and public forest landowners and managers, businesses, and others to accomplish the program’s objectives. Block grant recipients were selected based on their history of implementing related projects, demonstrated capacity to work across regional partners, and ability to serve as fiscal administrators for the program. Learn more about recipients HERE. UC Merced Center for Climate Communication Water Resource Manager Survey Final Report From the desk of Carol Hart: With guidance from Professor LeRoy Westerling, Director of the Center for Climate Communication and Professor Teenie Matlock, McClatchy Chair of Communications and Professor of Cognitive Science, both at the University of California Merced, I have completed a survey of California water resource managers. The finalized survey summary report attached here is now available to share and help educate the public about climate change and how it affects water resource management decisions in California. Complete survey responses were received from forty-seven California water resource managers from February 1, 2018 through May 25, 2018. Our survey outreach was assisted by Armando Quintero, Executive Director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced; David Boland, Director of State Regulatory Relations at Association of California Water Agencies; Carole Combs of the Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative; Jennifer Morales, SR Environmental Scientist at California Department of Water Resources’ Climate Change Program; and Michelle Selmon, former Climate Change Specialist/Senior Environmental Scientist at the California Department of Water Resources and current Environmental Program Manager at California Department of Fish and Wildlife. We are grateful for the assistance provided by all aforementioned individuals and agencies and hope to continue this research in the near future to track trends in water management as they pertain to climate change. Carol Hart, Outreach Specialist Center for Climate Communication University of California Merced California leans heavily on its groundwater, but will a court decision tip the scales against pumping? Gary Pitzer for Western Water on 10.19.18 In 1983, a landmark California Supreme Court ruling extended the public trust doctrine to tributary creeks that feed Mono Lake, which is a navigable water body even though the creeks themselves were not. The ruling marked a dramatic shift in water law and forced Los Angeles to cut back its take of water from those creeks in the Eastern Sierra to preserve the lake. Now, a state appellate court has for the first time extended that same public trust doctrine to groundwater that feeds a navigable river, in this case the Scott River flowing through a picturesque valley of farms and alfalfa in Siskiyou County in the northern reaches of California. Yet in an era when local agencies around the state already are drafting plans to protect groundwater basins from being over pumped, the impact of this appellate ruling depends on who you ask. In the Scott River case, Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Board, California’s Third District Court of Appeal concluded that counties are obligated to consider the public trust before authorizing new groundwater wells whose extractions might have an adverse impact on trust resources, such as water in a navigable river. Siskiyou County, which was a defendant in the case, has filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court. Still, Environmental Law Foundation President James Wheaton sees the ruling as a harbinger, even if its reach is limited to groundwater connected to surface waters and not deep aquifers. “This opinion, to paraphrase the court, is the public trust case for the 21st century — a monumental decision bringing public trust principles to today’s water issues,” he said. “California’s water future is underground. That is where the real fight is and will continue to be. And this decision brings one of the most powerful legal rules — the public trust doctrine — to that fight.” Please continue to read the piece in full HERE. CDFW Disadvantaged Communities Land Retirement RCIS SGMA Water Budget	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line389
__label__wiki	0.980616	0.980616	Home Graph Data Text Data Layout Detector Laser Coil Electronics Enclosure Acquisition Linearity Analysis Harmonic Analysis References Operator Log Experimental Data & Results This page contains a record of experimental data acquired at the Observatory. The data is updated hourly and is available as the most recent one, six, and twenty-four hour graphs. Additionally, at the end of each calendar day, that day's data is archived and made available in the table of Archived Data. By default, the most recent twenty-four hour graphs are displayed. The most recent one and six hours of data can be selected by clicking on their respective buttons and daily data can be viewed by clicking on one of the date fields in the table of Archived Data below. Anywhere from one to six graphs are displayed at any time including "Field Signal", "Error Signal", "Internal Temperature", "External Temperature", "Heater Power", "Laser Power", all as a function of time. The Field Signal contains a record of the relative magnetic field measured by the Balance. The Error Signal displays how well the Balance is following the relative magnetic field. The Internal and External Temperatures show the temperature in the vicinity of the Nulling Magnet Assembly and on the south outside of the enclosure, respectively. Heater Power provides an indication of how much thermal power is being dissipated to maintain the enclosure interior at the desired set temperature. Laser Power is an arbitrary measure of the brightness of the laser source. Experimentally this signal is found to be significantly sensitive to the temperature of the laser diode assembly and offers and independent measure of internal temperature fluctuations. Observatory Location: Latitude: 40.572° North Longitude: 105.062° West Elevation: 1.5 km above sea level Current Date & Time: 08:15 Hr, 16 January 2021 UTC 00:15 Hr, 16 January 2021 PST Selected Data: Data Archives: Click on any date below to display the corresponding archive. All dates are UTC 1 Apr 2002 1 May 2002 1 Jun 2002 1 Jul 2002 1 Aug 2002 1 Sep 2002 1 Oct 2002 1 Nov 2002 1 Dec 2002 1 Jan 2003 1 Feb 2003 1 Mar 2003 1 Apr 2003 1 May 2003 3 Apr 2002 3 May 2002 3 Jul 2002 3 Aug 2002 3 Sep 2002 3 Oct 2002 3 Nov 2002 3 Dec 2002 3 Jan 2003 3 Feb 2003 3 Mar 2003 3 Apr 2003 3 May 2003 10 Apr 2002 10 May 2002 10 Jun 2002 10 Jul 2002 10 Aug 2002 10 Sep 2002 10 Oct 2002 10 Nov 2002 10 Dec 2002 10 Jan 2003 10 Feb 2003 10 Mar 2003 10 Apr 2003 10 May 2003 13 Apr 2002 13 Jul 2002 13 Aug 2002 13 Sep 2002 13 Oct 2002 13 Nov 2002 13 Dec 2002 13 Jan 2003 13 Feb 2003 13 Mar 2003 13 Apr 2003 13 May 2003 15 Apr 2002 15 May 2002 15 Jul 2002 15 Aug 2002 15 Sep 2002 15 Oct 2002 15 Nov 2002 15 Dec 2002 15 Jan 2003 15 Feb 2003 15 Mar 2003 15 Apr 2003 16 Apr 2002 16 May 2002 16 Jun 2002 16 Jul 2002 16 Aug 2002 16 Sep 2002 16 Oct 2002 16 Nov 2002 16 Dec 2002 16 Jan 2003 16 Feb 2003 16 Mar 2003 16 Apr 2003 18 Apr 2002 18 Jun 2002 18 Jul 2002 18 Aug 2002 18 Sep 2002 18 Oct 2002 18 Nov 2002 18 Dec 2002 18 Jan 2003 18 Feb 2003 18 Mar 2003 18 Apr 2003 29 Apr 2002 29 May 2002 29 Jun 2002 29 Jul 2002 29 Aug 2002 29 Sep 2002 29 Oct 2002 29 Nov 2002 29 Dec 2002 29 Jan 2003 29 Mar 2003 29 Apr 2003 31 May 2002 31 Jul 2002 31 Aug 2002 31 Oct 2002 31 Dec 2002 31 Jan 2003 31 Mar 2003 Home \| Graph Data \| Text Data \| Layout \| Detector \| Laser \| Coil \| Electronics \| Enclosure \| Acquisition Linearity Analysis \| Harmonic Analysis \| References \| Operator Log Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2003 XTR Systems, LLC Send comments to: Webmaster	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line392
__label__wiki	0.631839	0.631839	Alliance Francaise présents GILLES SERVAT + guests The evening will be partly sang and partly narrated by Gilles’ wonderful raconteur talent and will emphasis the connections between the two countries an opportunity to discover the close Irish connections and inspiration through songs and stories. Gilles Servat, singer-songwriter, extraordinary poet, one of the leaders of the Breton folk music movement, author, internationalist, gifted with a rich, resonant, expressive voice, and an equally compelling gift for associating himself with the best in celtic music over the last thirty years…. Servat, native of Brittany, France, is also the adopted son of Ireland and Scotland, whose folksongs he has both translated beautifully, and sung in their original. That is, even those immune from the lure of the French language or the mysteries of the celtic tongues will find room for Servat’s interpretations of “The Lake at Ponchartrain” (in French) or “Raglan Road” (in English) from his most recent CD, “Comme je voudrai” (“as I will” or “the way I choose”). In fact, the song title itself is a tribute to Servat’s internationalism: “I will sing the way I choose, I will sing just what I choose, and in the language that I choose.” His most famous song, “La Blanche Hermine” (the white ermine), a song of passionate Breton nationalism, was misinterpreted by right-wing groups to the point that he had to issue a counter-CD, “Touche Pas à la Blanche Hermine” (keep your hands off “La Blanche Hermine”). He has sung with Algerian pop star “Idir,” Irish folk enchantress Karen Matheson (of Capercaille), Irish traditionalist Ronnie Drew, the incomparable An Triskell harpists, the twin Quéffeléants, and, of course, Breton folk-rock superstars Tri Yann. His music spans traditional Breton folk songs, to new songs in Breton, to angry songs of political protest (most recently, an anthem against the oil tanker “Erika” that created a “black tide” on Breton beaches), to breathtaking, exquisitely written original poems in French set to equally perfect music. This event is supported by Storytelling Southeast – a 5 day multi-disciplinary arts festival from 26 to 30 September. Whelan’s Indie DJ from 11pm til late or you might even catch the end of the weekly Trad Session in the front bar (9pm, Free). Tickets: €12 / €5 Members	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line397
__label__wiki	0.8047	0.8047	www.whelanslive.com presents Choice Music Prize Winner + SHIPS & REID Whelan’s, March 16th Tickets €16.50 available to buy online from WAV or call the Box Office [Lo-call 1890 200 078]. Also available from www.tickets.ie and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. Fresh from being nominated for the Meteor Choice Music Prize for the critically acclaimed Ocean of Frequency, Jape is delighted to announce a headline show on March 16th in Whelan’s, Dublin. Tickets will cost €15 + booking fee and will feature support from very special guests. To coincide with the Choice nomination and the Dublin show announcement, brand new single ‘Scorpio’ will be released on Friday March 9th. Driven by an instantly memorable acoustic guitar, the melodic rhythm is accompanied by Egan’s soft yet rich vocals, creating a song that is both warm and haunting. As the front man explains – “We took a drive up around the Hellfire Club one day and there were definitely spirits in the air. They came back to our house in the car boot and helped me write this one.” “Scorpio is what Empire of the Sun would sound like if Luke Steele used his creative flair more as opposed to just his aesthetic flamboyance.” – Drowned in Sound “Scorpio is the perfect carefree jam for the fall.” – Some Kind of Awesome “Scorpio meanwhile seems to have some drops of the veritably South American in its gene pool, jiggling panpipes riding the storm of a robust rhythm section, and is quite palatable.” – Dots & Dashes On their album Ocean of Frequency – the follow up to 2008’s Meteor Choice Music Prize winner Ritual – Jape draw inspiration from the likes of Prefab Sprout, Caribou and the solo albums of BrianEno, to create earworm melodies with the musical innovation of Beck and Steve Mason. Using an inventive mix of live instruments, hardware samplers and sequencers, Jape knit together an eclectic blend of meticulously crafted lyrics and electronic rhythms that flit comfortably across a myriad of genres. Acclaim for Ocean of Frequency: Irish album of the year. Sunday Times #7 Irish album of the year. Irish Independent #1 Irish album of the year. Nialler9 “Not many albums reviewed in The Scene get five stars, but then few albums traverse as broad a musical landscape as Ocean of Frequency with such aplomb. The follow-up to the 2009 Choice Music Prize-winning Ritual is destined for similar acclaim, as it’s one of the most intoxicating albums of 2011.” The Star *** “Egan plumbs new musical and lyrical depths in the most subtle of fashions with Ocean of Frequency.” AU Mag – 8/10 “Busy boy Richie Egan is back in the fray with another doozie of a record that is bound to appear on plenty of Best of 2011 lists come December.” Irish Times – 4 stars “Jape continue to mine the musical stratosphere of whatever takes their fancy and do it with so much panache and humour.” Highbrowse.ie “On this, his fourth Jape album, Egan lets his experimental side loose but never loses sight of the song. The result is a more expansive collection of songs than previous album Ritual. Perfection is a near impossible thing to achieve yet like its creator, Ocean of Frequency’s mixture of sonics and melodies will draw you back in again and again. Another pleasing and progressive chapter in the Richie Egan and Jape discography.” Nialler9 – Album of the week “Ocean of Frequency is a stellar album. It’s an album which remains loyal to Jape’s core values, striking the perfect balance by firmly holding on tightly to the old, but embracing the new with evident conviction.” State – 4 stars ** “What a fine piece of work Ocean of Frequency is” Herald AM “While Ocean of Frequency may feel like a departure from their previous material, it opens itself up to repeated listens and reveals that it has retained, and indeed enhanced, the qualities which have madeJape such an interesting band in the first place.” Entertainment.ie – 4.5/5 “A twelve track stunner that is a heady mix of jaunty, fizzing electro tunes, bursting at times with a slow-burning, Jamie XX meets Hot Chip bounce, Brian Eno and Prefab Sprout crossed with Caribou, all swirling synths and endless introspection” Limerick Leader “The album is instantly accessible… a charm that truly improves with time. Jape’s back, and he’s brought his A-game.” University Observer – B+ “crystal clear synths and half dreamt acoustic guitars locate us somewhere on the edge of the forest of Paw Tracks and Weird Records…” 20 Jazz Funk Greats “..euphoric and glitchy harmonies perfectly fitted to late summer nights” No Fear Of Pop “As LCD Soundsystem has shown us before, emotion and election music can sit very well together. Ocean of Frequency is another excellent example of that.” Golden Plec “If you’re looking for music that’s emotionally engaging, texturally lush, loaded with detail, adventurous in spirit and melodically rich, then Jape are worthy of your time. They’ve earned it.” 8/10 Drowned in Sound TICKETS: SOLD OUT €16.50 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings) AFTER THE GIG: Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am). Tonight Featuring THE ZEALOTS http://www.japemusic.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line398
__label__cc	0.542334	0.457666	It was dreadfully late in coming, and everybody in the media is pretending nothing happened, but the war of the rest of the world against the Jews started this past week. somebody should tell the good folks at CounterPunch, who are still pumping out bilge like this, from Ishmael Reed, no less: My mother, now 91, said that a few years ago the deceased who had been visiting her since childhood had stopped coming. They'd been replaced by spirits bringing prophecies. She said that one of the spirts said cryptically that Israel is going to be okay. ^Forgot to add that passage from Ishmael Reed yesterday. Still, I can't figure out what he means. Xymp, are you referring to the Pope's decision to rehabilitate Bishop Williamson? Richard Williamson's latest blog entry: http://dinoscopus.blogspot.com/2009/02/heroic-harmonies.html This could be turn into a nice song: http://tinyurl.com/cl5a5v (Sully and Suleyman) From http://freedomrider.blogspot.com/ For those who can read German: Sauerland-Zelle: Mutmaßlicher CIA-Mann war "der Chef" http://www.stern.de/panorama/:Sauerland-Zelle-Mutma%DFlicher-CIA-Mann-der-Chef/653678.html Xymph, What event exactly marks this tuning point last week? About Al-CIAda synthetic terror in North-Rhine Westphalen, here is a commentary with links to videos in German. Also a video on the recent botched false-flag attack by the BND in Kosovo: http://politikprofiler.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-02-07T23%3A03%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=1 Well Xenophile, it is nice to see not all Germans are Obamanias. It just struck me that a major failure of imagination common to all the habitues if Mondoweiss is that not one of them can see through the biggest fiction of all: namely, the fiction that the people looting the US Treasury are distinct from 'the zionists'. I was thinking about this last night, and it struck me that we have all been far too ready to internalise the fictional detail, which is the famous 'anti-zionism' of 'georg soros'. It might be better to regard him simply as yet another Rothschild proxy, who does what he is told and serves as a faithful cut-out for whichever Rothschild is running things at the time, i.e., he never breathes a word of any close relationship between them. After all, that is precisely the kind of proxy you would want, if you were a Rothschild, isn't it? That's a Chris Bollyn sort of approach, isn't it? Look for Madoff's "zionist connections". I never thought Soros was an anti-zionist. He's just part of the Jewish shadow play. His role was/is to be the embodiment of the Jewish liberal conscience. Mahathir had him pegged in 2003, it's just to bad that by 2006 Mahat was step'n and fetch'n with the rest of them. The tribe must have gotten some pictures on the old guy. Some Sunday humor via the Onion... Thank God for U.S. Baby Boomers Jews, U.S. retried Jews and their twenty-something millennial off-spring. Yes, Israel will be OK, God willing. Evie, you are doubtless right never to have been impressed by the zionist alarums about Soros and his 'anti-zionism'. However, this is also interesting in another way: those complaints from the zionist Right about Soros always coupled his supposed 'anti-zionism' with a whole slew of 'Left' qualities - if you remember Barry Chamish used to take this sort of thing to extremes, accusing the Rothschilds themselves of being crypto-communists. All this happens just because the people targeted are insufficiently right-wing for their critics. I used to read the JPost, etc., and think, well, if the Israeli Left is such a menace to the Right, there must be hope that things will change. But no, it was just their usual exaggeration and vituperation against anyone insufficiently extreme-right for them. The ultra-Right spend a lot of time doing this - painting people only slightly less to the Right than themselves as raving Lefties. Nanette Asimov said: Israel will be OK, God willing. The only way 'Israel will be OK' is by imposing an explicitly Jewish dictatorship upon the entire planet, Nanette. Do you really think that they are likely to succeed? We don't. I'm not sure what this fuss is about, since Soros never billed himself as anti-Zionist, which at least would have involved taking some kind of position resembling Tony Judt's. Dear Mr. Xymphora Excuse me but I could not follow what turning-point event you are refering to that supposed to have initiated the war against the Jews I think Xymphora is referring to the pope's reinstatement of SPPX bishop Williamson, who doubts the existence of 'gas chambers' HuffPo printed this defense of him I wrote: "This is sad, the way everyone piled on the Bishop and the Church for politically incorrect views, while denying certain facts and missing the broader picture: He has the right to his views. The Pope has the right to guide his flock, and reinstate anyone he pleases. The Bigger Picture: Israeli actions in Gaza, and Jewish sympathisers continually bringing up the holocaust, only adds to anti-semitism, not diminish it. Even friends might say, dumb move. The Facts: Those who say Germans kept meticulous records, have been unable to produce blueprints of the alleged gas chambers, or copies of the death registers, or any forensic evidence whatsoever (6 million corpses leave a lot of evidence, as any cop can tell you) Emotive recollections by alleged survivors are traditionally disregarded by fairly constituted courts. The Nuremberg confessions of Auschwitz camp commandant Rudolph Hoess were obtained under extreme torture, the alleged gas chambers were post war Stalinist reconstructions, and those who tried to say otherwise were imprisoned. This is my honestly held view, which I'd be happy to debate with anyone" I think even ant-semitism is becoming fashionable, don't you? Man From Atlanta Thank you for the explaination and the insights. I do not know if the reinstatement of bishop Willimson would have such a devistating out-come on the world jews or the zionest state of Israel. But whai I am very sure of is that the masacares and war crimes and crimes against huminity committed by Israelis against the improisned people of Gaza will hunt them for long times to come. What War Against the Jews? Did I miss something? They've burrowed their way into Bama's administration, so no war there. They've got quislings installed in Paris, Bonn and #10 Downing, so no war there. One of their most obedient lad dogs, the boot licker Blair, looks to be the next president of Europe, so no battles there. So where is this War Against the Jews? Except in the delusional minds of the likes of Abe Fartman and Norman Podhoretz and the legions that follow. Oops, looks like that attack against that Venezuelan synagogue was an inside job. Shit, I'm flabbergasted. Who'd ever thunk that? Venezuela arrests police, guard in synagogue attack http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08458628.htm Huff PO, a most liberal blog, just published this too: "Commenters here have felt free to use the most emotive and prejudicial arguments concerning the church or questioners of the Holocaust mythos, then demanded objective links and books from those who disagreed with them. History isn't the search for a consensus, or agreed upon statement of facts, but the truth. Zionists can admiringly quote the thoroughly discredited Joan Richards 'From Time Imemorial' to 'prove' the non-existence of a Palestinian people, and many faked Holocaust memoirs, but quibble about the provenance of every IHR.org or Harry Barnes book so I'm not going to play that game. As a student of history I'll tell you I've read hundreds of books, so i'm not going to list any one, sorry. But my opinion, which some may seem allergic to debate, is: After WWI a group of International Bankers of a certain religious persuasion forced the most ruinous terms upon the German people at the Treaty of Versailles. This caused Germany, which had been the most liberal European country in relations with the Jewish people, become more anti Jewish. When Hitler was elected in 1933 a Jewish led boycott of Germany gave Hitler the opportunity to move against Jewish control of academia, business and culture and promote the discriminatory Nuremberg Laws. His economic reforms led to a German resurgence. WWII was an unnecessary war, but Churchill and FDR wanted and got a war anyway. Hitler, to promote the war effort, established slave labour camps which he filled with communists, Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals. He offered Allies the chance to repatriate the Jews to Madagscar and then Palestine. They refused. Conditions in the slave camps deteriorated after years of allied bombing on Germany to the point where hundreds of thousands of inmates died of typhus. There were no homicidal gas chambers, just rooms where clothes were defumigated with Zyklon B, an insecticide to kill the typhus bearing lice. Inmates heads were shaved also as a preventative measure. The Red Cross visited the camps during the war. No mention made of gas chambers. Germans kept meticulous death records plus cause of death. At best, 300,000 people died of starvation and typhus. If it were German policy to kill useless mouths and children, Anne Frank would have been gassed. Instead, she died of typhus. There is no Hitler order concerning the killing of Jews, and Himmler's 'Final Solution' concerned their eventual deportation. Many communist partisans, including Jews, were also shot during the invasion of Russia. But six million corpses, whether buried, cremated, or boiled into soap, would leave mountains of forensic evidence. The execution of ONE prisoner with poison gas is a huge undertaking, and six million, monumentally more so. So far, the only evidence provided is memoirs of exagerrated provenance, and Hollywood movies, however fantastic. According to Norman Finkelstein, the Holocaust Industry serves only to further the aims of Global Zionism. I agree" I've worked extra hard to get to where I am - this station in life - I only use cruelty free hair care products and I have my own cable channel with an 800 number scratchily at the bottom. I don't gossip in public spaces in my hometown in south Florida because there are nine there left. Hitler was perhaps one - quarter to half Jewish. Was he a Zionist agent who in the same way Bush ushered in the era of Judeo-Negro officialdom? Then again, Huff PO just had a change of heart, deleted all my above comments after posting them. I'm not really that surprised, I guess. Hopefully Xymphora will fix the comments page soon, so people can come back. the BEST way to end this Jewish crime and terrorist network is to send in fully armed vigilante men (preferably with machine guns) into various Jew controlled media and TV stations throughout the Western world and play movies like "911 missing links" www.911missinglinks.com or "7-7 Ripple Effect" -http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8756795263359807776&hl=en IF and WHEN the American Patriots do that, the JEWISH CRIME AND TERRORIST NETWORK WILL FALL, AND JEWISH TERRORISTS WILL BE EXECUTED PUBLICLY AND ALL STOLEN WEALTH WILL BE RECONFISCATED. JEWISH TERRORISM MUST COME TO AN END AND JEWISH MASS MURDERERS MUST BE MASS MURDERED!!! Hitler was perhaps one - quarter to half Jewish. Was he a Zionist agent who in the same way Bush ushered in the era of Judeo-Negro officialdom? Untrue and unimportant. Racial Jewishness is not inherently bad (kei is racially jewy), but it is sometimes useful when you have a guy with a screamingly Jewish name and phenotype and mom, and he's out there schilling for Israel and turns around and insists that heisn't Jewish. The Jews also needlessly make race important by fetishizing it themselves -- if you go to Israel with the right Blutsanteil you get free freshly stolen Arab land. But by itself it's meaningless and Hitler's debunked Jewishness is totally a red herring. Anything any Bush ever did to help any Blacks must not have been intentional. @Anonymous - calm down mate. This is false anti-semitism you spout. Enough with the ugly words. As Dr Robert Bowman, Lt-Col USAF, Aeronautical and Nuclear Engineer has said: "The official explanation [for 911] in the NIST reports violates the laws of physics. It is physically impossible for a building (or anything else) to fall at near free-fall speed and do work (smashing steel and concrete) on the way down...The symmetrical collapse of building 7 due to highly asymmetrical damage is also unbelieveable. We have not yet been told the truth." But no-one has said anything about the ethnicity of any possible perpetrators. No false anti-semitism! "But no-one has said anything about the ethnicity of any possible perpetrators." Then let me say that 9/11 was a Jew job. It was a false flag operation to kick start the Jew war on the Arabs. "Then again, Huff PO just had a change of heart" No surprise. Huff PO is run by Jews,... just like every other website where you get to comment. As much or little I've read, Mfa, these are objective points of view, supported by Benjamin Freedman as an original witness of time from WW1 on and others. Otherwise it doesn't make sense why today investigators are prevented from collecting evidence against or for the alleged case of planned and done mass-murder, and like Germar Rudolf put in imprisonment. a bit of logic I've kept until today, Fritz the circumstantial evidence regarding the WTC points unambiguously enough at silverstein and lowy, it always has done. The ultra-Right spend a lot of time doing this - painting people only slightly less to the Right than themselves as raving Lefties. Actually, all Jews do that, and all the time, creating straw kikes to demonstrate diversity of positions and opinions but look more carefully and you will see that the aspens will already be turning. They turn in clusters, because their roots connect them. And those who fail to grasp this underlying reality get clusterfucked.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line402
__label__wiki	0.918553	0.918553	Author: Joe McGee PHOTOS: David Beckham arrives in Beijing for Breitling photocall The former England international and H&M underwear model attended a photocall for watchmaker Breitling on Thursday, as a squad including several of his former teammates headed to Brazil... by Joe McGee, 13 June 2014 Beijing hands out biggest air pollution fine yet Following months of promises to clean up the notoriously smoggy city, Beijing has handed out its biggest fine for air pollution yet: 300,000 yuan ($48,100) to a US joint venture boiler... by Joe McGee, 15 May 2014 Facebook announces plans for sales office in Beijing Facebook has announced plans to open a sales office in Beijing within the next year, prompting speculation over the company's future in a country where it has been blocked since 2009.... Beijing performance artist removes own rib in front of audience Beijing-based performance artist He Yunchang has divided opinion with his one of his works, which saw him slice open his torso and remove one of his ribs in front of a live audience.... Primary school teacher arrested for raping 12 students A 30-year-old male primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly raping 12 students in a school outside Bijie city, Guizhou Province. by Joe McGee, 30 April 2014 Expat falls to his death at Beijing airport An unidentified foreign man fell to his death as he waited for his flight at Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning, Beijing Times reported. Governor of Tokyo hopes to 'mend ties' with Beijing visit The governor of Tokyo told reporters in Beijing on Thursday that he hoped his trip to the capital would mend ties between China and Japan, which have been strained recently by several... Uber car booking app launches in Beijing Premium car booking service Uber has launched in Beijing, eight months after making its mainland China debut in Shanghai. The capital's launch marks the company's presence in 100 cities... This Day in History: Anna May Wong's Shanghai... Your Guide to Getting Lasik Eye Surgery in... International Students’ Quest to Return... This Day in History: Google Announces Exit... China Doesn't Want You To Travel During Spring... The 6 Most Viral Memes in China in 2015 Great article though the"10cc" theory has been debunked: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/10cc/ jse2101 I would like to point out that it's not possible for foreigners to have the QR Code on the 12306 app. I tried when I took the train from GZ to Futian two days ago, and I was always getting the "system's busy, please try again later". Called the customer care so many times, every time a different reply. The last person I spoke to basically said it's not available for holders of foreign passports at this time, and that the registration it's only for online purchase (!?). As usual, when it's about customer care for foreigners, they don't get any training at all, and they're always clueless...It's so frustrating... It is really helpful tips! exporthub.com/china aamaralynch China Records First Coronavirus Death Since May as Cases Surge The Benefits of Biological Diversity in the City Scan our QR Code at right or follow us at ThatsBeijing for events, guides, giveaways and much more! 7 Days in Beijing With thatsmags.com Never miss an issue of That's Beijing!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line404
__label__wiki	0.733865	0.733865	Difference between revisions of "Casino Twilight Dogs" '''''Casino Twilight Dogs''''' is an album from [[Youth Group]]. The mellow sound and melancholy lyrics in these songs sit very well with me. My favorite songs off the album are "Under the Underpass", "TJ", and their Alphaville cover, "Forever Young"; my least favorite is "Sorry". The songs on this album have this amazing soothing sound that is just snappy enough for you to want to listen to, but not too overbearing that it can't be kept to the background. It's really a step up from their previous album which was too bland for my taste. The USA release is missing the track "Let It Go", so be sure to get the Australian import if you plan on buying it. '''''Casino Twilight Dogs''''' is the third studio album from [[Youth Group]]. It was produced by Wayne Connolly and published by Ivy League Records and ANTI-/Epitaph Records on 2006-07-15. Youth Group was listed as a favorite band on the MySpace page of a girl I admired, so I downloaded the album. The mellow sound and melancholy lyrics in these songs sit very well with me. The songs on this album have this amazing soothing sound that is just snappy enough for you to want to listen to, but not too overbearing that it can't be kept to the background. It's really a step up from their previous album, [[Skeleton Jar]], which was too bland for my taste. The USA release is missing the track "Let It Go", so be sure to get the Australian import if you plan on buying it. ==Track Listing== All songs sung by [[Toby Martin]]. {\| class="wikitable" \| ! Track ! Title ! Writer(s) \| [[Catching & Killing]] \| [[Toby Martin]], [[Danny Lee Allen]], [[Cameron Emerson-Elliott]], [[Patrick Matthews]] \| [[On a String]] \| [[Let It Go]] \| [[Start Today Tomorrow]] \| [[Dead Zoo]] \| [[Daisychains]] \| [[Sorry]] \| [[TJ]] \| [[The Destruction of Laurel Canyon]] \| [[Sicily]] \| [[Forever Young]] \| [[Marian Gold]], [[Bernhard Lloyd]], [[Frank Mertens]] ==Song Rank== This is the order in which I enjoy the songs from this album, and their individual song ratings. ! Order !! Title !! Stars \| 1 \|\| Under the Underpass \|\| 10 \| 2 \|\| TJ \|\| 8 \| 3 \|\| Forever Young \|\| 8 \| 4 \|\| Catching & Killing \|\| 5 \| 5 \|\| Let It Go \|\| 5 \| 6 \|\| Daisychains \|\| 4 \| 7 \|\| Start Today Tomorrow \|\| 4 \| 8 \|\| The Destruction of Laurel Canyon \|\| 3 \| 9 \|\| Dead Zoo \|\| 3 \| 10 \|\| Sorry \|\| 3 \| 11 \|\| On a String \|\| 2 \| 12 \|\| Sicily \|\| 2 The album's total score is 830. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Twilight_Dogs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Twilight_Dogs] - Wikipedia. [[Category: Albums]] Casino Twilight Dogs is the third studio album from Youth Group. It was produced by Wayne Connolly and published by Ivy League Records and ANTI-/Epitaph Records on 2006-07-15. Youth Group was listed as a favorite band on the MySpace page of a girl I admired, so I downloaded the album. The mellow sound and melancholy lyrics in these songs sit very well with me. The songs on this album have this amazing soothing sound that is just snappy enough for you to want to listen to, but not too overbearing that it can't be kept to the background. It's really a step up from their previous album, Skeleton Jar, which was too bland for my taste. The USA release is missing the track "Let It Go", so be sure to get the Australian import if you plan on buying it. All songs sung by Toby Martin. Writer(s) 1 Catching & Killing Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 2 On a String Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 3 Let It Go Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 4 Start Today Tomorrow Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 5 Dead Zoo Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 7 Daisychains Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 8 Sorry Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 9 TJ Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 10 The Destruction of Laurel Canyon Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 11 Sicily Toby Martin, Danny Lee Allen, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Patrick Matthews 11 Forever Young Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens Song Rank 1 Under the Underpass 10 2 TJ 8 3 Forever Young 8 4 Catching & Killing 5 5 Let It Go 5 6 Daisychains 4 7 Start Today Tomorrow 4 8 The Destruction of Laurel Canyon 3 9 Dead Zoo 3 10 Sorry 3 11 On a String 2 12 Sicily 2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Twilight_Dogs - Wikipedia. Retrieved from "http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Casino_Twilight_Dogs&oldid=6610"	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line405
__label__wiki	0.795983	0.795983	Difference between revisions of "Momodora: Reveris Under the Moonlight" [[Image:Momodora - Reverie Under the Moonlight - Steam - Title Card.jpg\|thumb\|256x256px\|Steam title card.]] '''''Momodora: Reveris Under the Moonlight''''' is a [[platformer\|platform]] action adventure game developed by [[Bombservice]] and published by [[Playism]] on 2016-03-04 for [[Windows]] and then ported to several other platforms. It is the fourth game in [[Momodora (universe)\|''Momodora'' series]]. It is a [[Metroidvania]] style game developed in [[GameMaker Studio]]. '''''Momodora: Reveris Under the Moonlight''''' is a [[platformer\|platform]] [[Metroidvania]] [[beat 'em up]] game developed by [[Bombservice]] and published by [[Playism]] on 2016-03-04 for [[Windows]] and then ported to several other platforms. It is the fourth game in [[Momodora (universe)\|''Momodora'' series]]. It was developed in [[GameMaker Studio]]. I got this game as part of a Humble Bundle, and the screenshots looked cool enough for me to play it. Once I started playing I found it to be a pretty decent Metroidvania. I got this game as part of a Humble Bundle, and the screenshots looked cool enough for me to play it. Once I started playing I found it to be a pretty decent game. * Most of the items aren't very useful. Occasionally I'd find a use for one or two, but I mostly had the magnet stone and healing flower equipped at all times. * You're only given two options for game pad configurations, and neither were what I wanted. I wish there was a fully customizeable setup. * I almost always stumbled upon bosses, and they almost always killed me the first time because I wasn't ready for them. I wish the designers made it a bit more obvious when you were about to enter a boss room, like how in the Castlevania games there is a boss door. * I almost always stumbled upon bosses, and they almost always killed me the first time because I wasn't ready for them. I wish the designers made it a bit more obvious when you were about to enter a boss room, like how in the ''Castlevania'' games there is a boss door. * Too much of the map is walled off by locked doors. Better ways to preventing the player from entering sections should have been made. * The ending is pretty dull. Steam title card. Momodora: Reveris Under the Moonlight is a platform Metroidvania beat 'em up game developed by Bombservice and published by Playism on 2016-03-04 for Windows and then ported to several other platforms. It is the fourth game in Momodora series. It was developed in GameMaker Studio. 3.1 Boxes I own this game on Steam and have beaten the true ending. Best Version: Not sure The game plays well. It is neither too hard nor too easy, the controls are good, and the menus are smooth. The background graphics and sprite animation are well-drawn, particularly the bosses. Ordinarily, I don't like insta-death (spikes, water, etc.) in a Metroidvania, but the map has so many save points, and the player has so little health, it's actually not that bad, and complements the difficulty. The game nicely takes advantage of game pad rumbling. Despite reading all the dialogue from the NPCs, I had only a slight idea what was going on in the story. Instead, I just explored new areas of the map, killed bosses, collected items, and so forth. It was still fun, but I wish the story played a bigger role. The background music is moody and ambient, which is fitting for the game, but I found it to be a bit dull. A leaf is a stupid weapon. Most of the items aren't very useful. Occasionally I'd find a use for one or two, but I mostly had the magnet stone and healing flower equipped at all times. You're only given two options for game pad configurations, and neither were what I wanted. I wish there was a fully customizeable setup. I almost always stumbled upon bosses, and they almost always killed me the first time because I wasn't ready for them. I wish the designers made it a bit more obvious when you were about to enter a boss room, like how in the Castlevania games there is a boss door. Too much of the map is walled off by locked doors. Better ways to preventing the player from entering sections should have been made. The ending is pretty dull. Steam title card. This art shows the main character and bosses in a style similar to the game's art. The PlayStation 4 digital box. The art here has a more adult anime theme, but it doesn't fit the game. Quick map. Complete map. youtube.com/watch?v=d8mKayorabg - Longplay. Retrieved from "http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Momodora:_Reveris_Under_the_Moonlight&oldid=27446" Video Game Genre - Beat 'Em Up Game Mechanic - Optional Permadeath Game Mechanic - Playable Female Character Linux Games Trope - Strong Female Character	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line406
__label__wiki	0.952879	0.952879	Difference between revisions of "SimCity 2000" (→‎Review) [[Image:SimCity 2000 - DOS - USA.jpg\|thumb\|256x256\|North American box art.]] '''''SimCity 2000''''' is a strategy which simulates city planning. It was developed and published by [[Maxis Software]] for the [[Macintosh]] in 1993, and then ported to many other platforms. It's less of a sequel to [[SimCity]], and more like a remake. Like the original, you play as the mayor of a city and maze all the large decisions of zoning land for residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, and plan out the location of roads, power plants, water pipes, parks, and more. But this game adds many more elements to take into consideration. '''''SimCity 2000''''' is an open-ended city planning [[simulation (video game genre)\|simulation]] game. It was developed and published by [[Maxis Software]] for the [[Macintosh Classic\|Macintosh]] in 1993, and then ported to many other platforms. It is the seventh game in the [[Sim (universe)\|''Sim'' series]], and more of a complete remake of ''[[SimCity]]'' rather than a sequel. Like the original, you play as the mayor of a city and make all the large decisions of zoning land for residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, and plan out the location of roads, power plants, but this game adds many more elements to take into consideration like the water system, highways, bus routes, and more. I first played SimCity 2000 at my cousin's house. After I had bought SimCity on the SNES, we got into a Sim game kick, and began buying a lot of them. I bought [[SimAnt]], and [[A-Train]], they bought 2000 and Classic, and another friend bought [[SimFarm]] and [[SimTower]]. ==Personal== I first played ''SimCity 2000'' at my cousin's house. After I had bought ''SimCity'' on the SNES, we got into a Sim game kick, and began buying a lot of them. I bought ''[[SimAnt]]'', and ''[[A-Train]]'', they bought 2000 and [[SimCity\|the original]], and another friend bought ''[[SimFarm]]'' and ''[[SimTower]]''. I really liked all the additions of SimCity 2000: the isometric view, sloping land, the water system, the slow invention of technologies, and the nice music. And, of course, it was always fun to send the space alien to destroy everything. Like most Sim games, I got bored with the game because there is no objective, but it took a lot longer because there is so much to do. I really liked all the additions of ''SimCity 2000'': the isometric view, sloping land, the water system, the slow invention of technologies, and the nice music. And, of course, it was always fun to send the space alien to destroy everything. However, like most ''Sim'' games, I got bored with the game before too long because there is no objective. However, with the many new features, it stayed interesting for a lot longer. ==Review== * '''Overall:''' 5/10 {{Video Game Review\|7\|7\|7\|5\|8\|DOS}} * '''Best Version:''' DOS {{Spoilers}} ===Good=== ===Bad=== * The music plays entirely at random, so you can get a snappy jazz number during a hurricane, or a dirge right after celebrating a milestone. * I remember always having water pressure problems no matter how many water towers or pumps I created. Not sure if this was a bug, or something I was doing wrong that the game never explained to me. * I remember always having water pressure problems no matter how many water towers or pumps I created. Not sure if this was a bug, or something I was doing wrong that the game never clearly explained to me. ===Ugly=== ==Media== ===Box Art=== SimCity 2000 - DOS - USA.jpg\|The art on the box was painted by [[David Schleinkofer]]. It's fantastic and has incredible attention to detail. It really gets across the micro-managing aspect of the game as well as the futurism. I only wish the layout didn't obscure so much of it. ===Documentation=== SimCity 2000 - Manual.pdf\|Game manual. ===Videos=== {{#ev:youtube\|wjxVci-fWj4\|256\|inline\|Game play.\|frame}} This is the DOS demo version of SimCity 2000. This is the DOS demo version of ''SimCity 2000''. * [[Media:SimCity 2000 - DOS - Demo.zip\|Download]] ([[:File:SimCity 2000 - DOS - Demo.zip\|Info]]) - Demo. * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/simcity-2000 mobygames.com/game/simcity-2000] - MobyGames. {{Link\|MobyGames\|http://www.mobygames.com/game/simcity-2000}} * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_2000 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_2000] - Wikipedia. {{Link\|Wikipedia\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity_2000}} * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/SimCity_2000_(DOS) vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/SimCity_2000_(DOS)] - Music. {{Link\|StrategyWiki\|https://strategywiki.org/wiki/SimCity_2000}} {{Link\|VGMPF\|2=http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/SimCity_2000_(DOS)}} {{Link\|ModdingWiki\|http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Simcity_2000}} [[Category: Games]] [[Category: 1993 Video Games]] [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Strategy, Adventure, Action]] [[Category: Video Game Genre - Simulation]] [[Category: Video Game Genre - Strategy]] [[Category: Game Mechanic - Management]] [[Category: Media Theme - Management]] [[Category: Acorn 32-bit Games]] [[Category: Amiga Games]] [[Category: FM Towns Games]] [[Category: Game Boy Advance Games]] [[Category: Macintosh Games]] [[Category: Macintosh Classic Games]] [[Category: Nintendo 64 Games]] [[Category: OS/2 Games]] [[Category: PC-98 Games]] [[Category: PC-9800 Games]] [[Category: PlayStation Games]] [[Category: Saturn Games]] [[Category: Windows 3 Games]] [[Category: Windows Mobile Games]] [[Category: Simulation]] [[Category: Video Games That Can't Be Beaten]] [[Category: Puzzle]] [[Category: Strategy]] SimCity 2000 is an open-ended city planning simulation game. It was developed and published by Maxis Software for the Macintosh in 1993, and then ported to many other platforms. It is the seventh game in the Sim series, and more of a complete remake of SimCity rather than a sequel. Like the original, you play as the mayor of a city and make all the large decisions of zoning land for residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, and plan out the location of roads, power plants, but this game adds many more elements to take into consideration like the water system, highways, bus routes, and more. 1 Personal I first played SimCity 2000 at my cousin's house. After I had bought SimCity on the SNES, we got into a Sim game kick, and began buying a lot of them. I bought SimAnt, and A-Train, they bought 2000 and the original, and another friend bought SimFarm and SimTower. I really liked all the additions of SimCity 2000: the isometric view, sloping land, the water system, the slow invention of technologies, and the nice music. And, of course, it was always fun to send the space alien to destroy everything. However, like most Sim games, I got bored with the game before too long because there is no objective. However, with the many new features, it stayed interesting for a lot longer. I own the special edition of this game for DOS. Best Version: DOS There is an surprisingly large amount of things to do in the game. There are dozens of units to build, several systems to manage, and all sorts of interesting things that can occur. The layout, interface, and graphics are all fantastic. Most of Sue Kasper's music is very enjoyable. The pre-made maps included a lot of real-life cities including one only a half hour from where I grew up: Flint, Michigan. Like most Maxis games, it came with a very thorough manual. The music plays entirely at random, so you can get a snappy jazz number during a hurricane, or a dirge right after celebrating a milestone. I remember always having water pressure problems no matter how many water towers or pumps I created. Not sure if this was a bug, or something I was doing wrong that the game never clearly explained to me. The art on the box was painted by David Schleinkofer. It's fantastic and has incredible attention to detail. It really gets across the micro-managing aspect of the game as well as the futurism. I only wish the layout didn't obscure so much of it. Game play. Download (Info) - Demo. English SimCity 2000 Japanese シムシティ2000 ShimuShiti 2000 SimCity 2000 Retrieved from "http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=SimCity_2000&oldid=36759" Video Game Rank - 7 Video Game Graphics Rank - 7 Video Game Sound Rank - 5 1993 Video Games Video Game Prime Order - Strategy, Adventure, Action Video Game Genre - Simulation Video Game Genre - Strategy Game Mechanic - Management Media Theme - Management Acorn 32-bit Games Amiga Games FM Towns Games Macintosh Classic Games OS/2 Games PC-9800 Games Windows Mobile Games Video Games That Can't Be Beaten	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line407
__label__wiki	0.933323	0.933323	Difference between revisions of "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link" [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Adventure, Action, Strategy]] [[Category: Game Mechanic - New Game Plus]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Famicom Disk System Games]] [[Category: Fantasy]] [[Category: Metroidvania]] [[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]] File:Legend of Zelda 2, The - Adventure of Link, The - NES - USA.jpg Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is an action adventure role-playing game developed and published by Nintendo and released on the Famicom Disk System on 1987-01-14, then ported to the NES for release in other countries. It is the second game in the Zelda series. In the game's story, even though Ganon has been defeated, his evil monsters live on, and are seeking out Link to mix his blood with Ganon's ashes in order to resurrect him. Also, another Princess Zelda has been cursed into a deep sleep from which she cannot awake. Link must seek the third Triforce, the Triforce of Courage to wake the princess which means defeating the guardians of six palaces to place a crystal in a shrine in each one, then, defeating the final guardian to prove himself worthy. Being such a huge fan of the original game, I rented this game from a movie rental place around 1990. My brother, who had already played the game at a friend's house, warned me saying the game was terrible, but I refused to believe him. I had seen the game described in Nintendo Power and The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, and it looked so cool. Sadly, my brother was right, and even with a fairly descriptive walk-through of the first part of the game, I didn't get very far before having to return the game. After toying with the game for many years, I began to realize that it was actually a decent game for the NES era, it just got a bad wrap from being compared to the original masterpiece. So, I tried play the game seriously, and made it all the way to the final palace, before eventually becoming sick of the game getting so difficult, and I never finished it. I would love for Nintendo to remake this game like how they remade Metroid with Metroid: Zero Mission. If it was polished with a graphics upgrade, new translation, bug fixes, and an internal mapping system, I would probably give it another try. 3.4 Graphics 3.5 Gallery I own the original gold cart. I have not beaten the game, but I have reached the Great Palace. Best Version: NES Despite what people say, I actually enjoy the side-view platform elements of the game. I like the jumping, ducking, sword swinging, and shield use of combat. Link looks pretty great in his larger sprite. Adding experience and levels was a nice addition. By allowing weaker players the opportunity to grind to become more powerful, the designers made the game more accessible. It's nice to see towns throughout Hyrule. The original was almost completely devoid of citizens, so it just felt more like a monster land than a kingdom. Stalfos, Molblin, Goriya, Octoroks, etc. were all well-converted to their side-view look. Some of the boss guardians are pretty impressive. I like how you are taught new forms of attack like the up-thrust and down-thrust. I appreciate the addition of magic and spell points in the game. The game's music is quite nice and hummable. Akito Nakatsuka did a good job of building on Koji Kondo's music from the first game. I like how the overworld has many hidden areas with simple rewards. The new game plus feature is nice for completionists who want to max out their character. It's nice that Nintendo continued the tradition of a gold cartridge. The background story is a bit of a mess, not just because it makes little sense, but because of internal contradictions. The overworld graphics are awfully blocky. Lives and 1-ups aren't a good mechanic in an action RPG, and they certainly don't fit the game's theme. The level 8 cap on each stat keeps players a bit too weak to ever make the game easy. If they let players keep leveling, it would have made the game more accessible. I don't like the decrease in usable items, or how several of the new items aren't usable, but rather lock-and-key form: Trophy, Hammer, Raft, Flute, Boots, Cross, etc. The game has a fair amount of glitches, most obvious the Fairy spell, that should have been resolved before the game was released. I don't understand why a lot of the enemies which have obvious analogues to the original game were renamed. The bat Vire and Keese are now called Acheman and Ache, the slimes Zol and Gel are renamed Bit and Bot, Darknuts are called Iron Knuckles, Moldorms are called Geldarm, etc. The dialogue translation has several problems which cause the story to be fairly difficult to follow at times. "I am error," for example. The P-Bags are pretty fourth-wall-breaking. I'm okay with treasure counting as experience, but this form is a bit childish. It's a minor issue, but I don't like how palaces collapse after you finish them. I prefer being allowed to return like in the first game. They should have recorded a new laugh for Ganon rather than recycling the Punch-Out!! laugh. I find the game to be too difficult, especially in later palaces. This makes it inaccessible to its target audience. I don't approve of death by falling in games where players have lots of hit points, especially if the character is difficult to control when taking hits (think Castlevania or Ninja Gaiden). I'm fine with pits in Mario games because you never really get that powerful, and the levels are fairly short, but it's such a let-down for your fully equipped character with tons of hit points to get completely killed by a weak monster deep into a dungeon, just because of a single late reaction. The long areas where Link is expected to simply dodge enemy fire are both annoying and unrewarding. The bridges with bubbles is bad, but the path to the Great Palace where Gerus pelt you with rocks over and over again is just obnoxious. The Japanese box shows a defiant Link with sword and shield outside of a well fortified castle with a Triforce symbol behind him. Although the drawing is pretty basic, I prefer this cover to the other regions. FDS disk sleeve. Legend of Zelda 2, The - Adventure of Link, The - NES - USA.jpg All other regions use this gold box with a well-painted shiny metallic jeweled short sword. It's reminiscent of the previous game's North American box art, and gets the point across you're playing an action game, but it's still pretty vague. The North American golden metallic cartridge. Europe saw a silvery metallic cartridge. Famicom manual (digital). Japanese insert. NES manual, USA. NES manual, USA (digital). Futabasha Guide. Map of Hyrule. The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 1. Nintendo Power, January 1989, Part 1. Nintendo Power, January 1989, Part 10. Nintendo Fun Club, 1988-06 - Blurb. Hyrule. Hyrule with spoilers. North Castle. Town of Rauru. Town of Ruto. Town of Saria. Town of Mido. Town of Nabooru. Town of Darunia. Town of Kasuto (Deserted). Town of Kasuto. Parapa Palace. Midoro Palace. Island Palace. Maze Palace. Palace On the Sea. Three-Eye Rock Palace. Great Palace. spriters-resource.com/nes/tloztheadventureoflink - Graphic Sheets. Zelda II contains the map of the first game. Fan art - Healing Comic. youtube.com/watch?v=sDBfNTf4ORY - AVGN review. youtube.com/watch?v=P9jThfBhP5A - Region differences. youtube.com/watch?v=MRpfgo-1kNQ - BrentalFloss - Zelda II With Lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=LY-YryVEXZQ - Longplay, part 1. youtube.com/watch?v=6EcNaMyVyb8 - Longplay, part 2. youtube.com/watch?v=FES3QUWshFI - Boundary Break. Zelda II has credits, but they leave out some people and are mostly aliases. Thankfully, dedicated fans have determined the majority of their real names. Executive Producer Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata Producer Shigeru Miyamoto Directors Tadashi Sugiyama, Yoichi Yamada Designer Kazunobu Shimizu Programmers Kazuaki Morita, Tatsuo Nishiyama, Shigehiro Kasamatsu, Yasunari Nishida, Toshihiko Nakago Music, Sound Effects Akito Nakatsuka English Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Japanese ゼルダの伝説パート2 リンクの冒険 Zeruda no Densetsu, Pato Tsu: Rinku no Boken Legend of Zelda, Part 2: Link's Adventure zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link - Zelda Dungeon. zelda.gamepedia.com/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link - Zelda Wiki. Retrieved from "http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link&oldid=25437" Game Mechanic - New Game Plus Famicom Disk System Games Trope - Damsel In Distress	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line408
__label__cc	0.690749	0.309251	Quantum Tutorials Angels, Dreams and Visions Religion or Spirituality Our Spiritualist Beliefs Quantum Communications New Presentations 2019 Short Presentations Spiritual Reverse Songs Relationship to Quantum Mechanics Presentations 2019- Start Here Explanation of Dreams and Visions Experiment Instructions- How To Biological Quantum Communications Danny's Quantum Recordings Victor's Quantum Recordings Maylor's Quantum Recordings What You Can Learn Here What Is Spiritual Evolution? Dream Finder Parrot Prophecies Understanding The Recordings Why Are The Recordings So Important? The Victor Chronicles Victor's New Quantum Recordings The Maylor Chronicles Maylor's New Quantum Recordings Transcript Menu Presentations 2019 The Procession The Indoctrination All Transcripts Unconfirmed Prophecy Confirmed Prophecy Newest Transcripts Future Translations The Angel Scrolls Is Proud To Announce A Miraculous Event We will be live streaming angels and all we need is a few good members to see it happen Please Come And Join The Angel Scrolls Forum To Witness The Miracles Yourself Join Our New Forum The Angel Scrolls (Mysterious Angelic Communications) The Angel Scrolls began as a study of mysterious communications I was receiving while recording a budgie (budgerigar/parakeet) named Victor. No matter how impossible it seemed, his communications demonstrated a higher intelligence that far exceeded any animal previously known. It led me to thousands of hours of research in an area that was basically untouched by science. It enabled me to make contact with a core group of other guardians who had budgies with a higher than average vocabulary. The act of measurement and observation of what they were saying provided evidence that they all had a connection. Things rapidly evolved as these other budgies began speaking intelligently an d communicating their own thoughts as well. Like Victor, they too wanted to demonstrate their own belief systems about God, the universe, the afterlife and even how it all relates to quantum mechanics. The theories and conclusions I provide on this website did not come easy. For the most part, are not currently supported by scientific formulas or widely accepted because they exhibit strange and often spooky examples of things that are not part of the physical realm. The recordings, in particular, contain hundreds, if not thousands of examples of how the angelic realm can communicate and even enter our reality. Many of you will be able to experience and witness it for yourselves here. If you spend some time going through this website you will see how it seems to break all the rules of natural law, however, it does provide indisputable examples of paranormal events. The intensity of it has sent me on an alternate path of discovery that is far more bizarre than I ever imagined. Throughout this journey, I, as well as others, have witnessed the existence of a supreme intelligence, one that I prefer to call God. More so, I have recently become aware of how it is supported by one of the weirdest, yet highly respected, scientific fields called "Quantum Mechanics." The past and continuing documentation of my experiences in relationship to this research is what I call "The Angel Scrolls." In short, The Angel Scrolls is this knowledge and information that has been passed on to me in a miraculous way from the consciousness of God. It provides a new way of discovering what God wants us to know and how it relates to the purpose and survival of humanity. Get The Newest Updates On This Page - Sign-up for updates on the transcriptions and witness the miracles as they happen. An email will be sent to you when new transcriptions are added or when they are confirmed. You can also get updates for any other page including the quantum communications videos. All audio and video files on this website are copyrighted by The New Adam Kadmon Ryan Reynolds 2001-2017 and cannot be reproduced in part or whole or in any form without my written permission. http://directory.seofreetools.net Seo Free Directory Copyright Ryan Reynolds (The New Adam Kadmon) © 2014. All Rights Reserved. Images by Flickr/fluffisch	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line409
__label__cc	0.575179	0.424821	Packers Tickets - Milwaukee Brewers Tickets - Concerts - Ticket King Brewers Farm System Update \| Ticket King Inc. The current status of the Milwaukee Brewers is “All About Tomorrow”. We thought Ticket King should take a look at where the farm currently stands. To be honest, some of us at Ticket King think the farm system needs work. Specifics are listed below. The Brewers prized prospect, shortstop Orlando Arcia, is not having as good of season as the club would have liked. To this point in the season, Arcia is batting just .267 with 8 home runs and 53 RBI's in Triple A, and remind you, the Brewers Triple A affiliate is in Colorado. Still that didn't stop him from being called up last week. Through his first week of play for the Brewers, Arcia is batting just .208. To be honest, I don't understand this at all. The Brewers are going nowhere in 2016. Why start his service clock for no reason at all, especially when he isn't having that great of a season? Makes no sense. The Brewers second best prospect just got here a week ago. Outfielder Lewis Brinson, who came over in the Jonathan Lucroy trade from Texas, is primed to be an important piece for this club heading into the future. He struggled to start the season, but the Brewers have put him in Colorado Springs anyways, and he is off to a monster start. Through his first week, Brinson is batting .480. The Brewers third best prospect, outfielder Corey Ray, is having a nightmare 2016. Ray, who is thought of as a rare five-tool player, is batting just .216 with one home run and nine RBI's through 34 games in the Florida State League. The Brewers best pitching prospect, Josh Hader, had a terrific start to the season in the Southern League. Hader started 11 games in Double A, going 2-1 with a 0.95 ERA. Recently the Brewers moved him up to Colorado Springs, and it has not gone well. Hader has started nine games for Colorado Springs, and is 0-3 with a 5.44 ERA. It's not all doom and gloom though. Starting pitcher Marcus Diplan started 11 games in Class A-Short season, posting a 6-2 record with a 1.80 ERA before moving up to Class A-Advanced. Outside of Diplan, the rest of them, that is pretty much the story for most Brewers prospects right now. This is why you have to be patient with prospects, and give them time. If they are as good as we think they are, they will figure it out. Posted by Ticket King Wisconsin at 7:28 AM Ticket King Wisconsin Concerts, Sports, Theater Ticket King Address Packers tickets - Brewers tickets and More! (414)273-6007 (800)334-5434 751 N. Broadway Street Where Else Can You Win Tickets? Like Ticket King on Facebook for ticket specials and giveaways! Ticket King Twitter Follow @theticketking Ticket King Updates by Email? Ticket King on Google+ Packers Preseason Game Recap \| Ticket King Inc.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line417
__label__wiki	0.530278	0.530278	Disney Is Launching An ESPN Streaming Service! By Dave styles Apr 3, 2018 Starting on April 12th, Disney will launch their all new sports streaming service ESPN+ The service will be $4.99 per month and subscribers will have access to watch live events from MLB, NHL, MLS, boxing, golf, tennis, rugby, cricket and several college teams. To access those features, all users have to do is login through the ESPN app or ESPN.com. However, live events available will be limited. Streaming games from certain networks will require a different subscription to access those channels. ESPN+ is just the start for streaming services by Disney as they get ready to release their own full on streaming service, which is expected to launch in 2019. Will you get this?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line421
__label__wiki	0.69541	0.69541	Cam Cameron: Chargers coaches, including Marty, wanted Brees over Rivers By Ben Fletcher Oct 9, 2018 Former Chargers OC Cam Cameron joined Hardwick and Richards today to discuss Drew Brees' milestone from Monday, and in doing so, Cameron revealed that back in 2005, the entire coaching staff wanted to keep Brees as the Chargers starting quarterback. Instead, Brees signed with the Saints and Philip Rivers took over as the starter. Here are Nick Hardwick's thoughts of what he heard from Cameron today: "I had no idea, as I'm assuming most of my teammates didn't at the time either; there was a consensus amongst the coaching staff that they were going to move forward with Drew Brees as their quarterback after the 2005 season. That was a season in which we regressed from the 12-4 season the year before to a 9-7 mark. It was also the year that Drew had his arm virtually ripped off in our last game of the year. Nonetheless, the coaching staff seemed fine to have let Philip Rivers get traded, according to Cam. The position coaches took their approval to Marty Schottenheimer, who took it to AJ Smith, who apparently offered Drew a deal at the time. It's amazing the things you assume as a player in the building that aren't at all true." The entire interview can be heard below.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line423
__label__wiki	0.731571	0.731571	(Redirected from OWoD) RPG published by White Wolf / Onyx Path Storyteller System / Storytelling System The World of Darkness is two different lines of RPGs published by White Wolf and later Onyx Path (and later still by both of them at once, it's complicated) that focus on deep role-playing and, depending on the specific sub-game, the horror genre. The setting can only be described as the modern world, but worse in every aspect. Every creeping suspicion you have is probably true, and the world is as dirty and corrupt as it often seems to be. In the old World of Darkness, each game was meant to be played separately; as a result the games often had conflicting metaplots and, despite using the same basic "Storyteller System", were incompatible when it came to various supernatural powers. The release of a new World of Darkness (with an updated ruleset, the "Storytelling System") features a core book that contains the basic rules for all the games, and focuses on normal human beings in horrific situations that may or may not be supernatural in nature. The new games interact in a modular fashion and also have little established fluff, making it more malleable for Storytellers (the in-game term for GM; abbreviated as ST). The new line has also been trying to avoid the old Gothic feel for which it was known (specifically with Vampire: The Masquerade) in favor of a slightly more traditional form of horror. As of December 2015 it has been renamed Chronicles of Darkness to allow its setting to exist separately from that of the setting of the relaunched oWoD (which is itself now called Classic World of Darkness or cWoD). 1 The System 1.1 Short Summary of Old Game Lines 1.2 Short Summary of New Game Lines 2 Old World of Darkness/Classic World of Darkness (oWoD/cWoD) 2.1 The Big Three 2.2 The Could Have Beens 2.3 Apocalyptica 2.4 Fan Games 3 New World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness (nWoD/CofD) 3.1 Core Rulebooks 3.2 Principal Games 3.3 Limited Release Games 4 Notable Differences 5.1 Cancelled 5.2 Upcoming The System[edit] The basic system in both the new and old World of Darkness revolves around a dicepool of d10's. Your dice pool consists of a number of dice equal to your relevant ability score plus your skill and other relevant modifiers. In oWoD/cWoD, the Storyteller sets the difficulty for each roll depending on the circumstances, with the default being a difficulty of 7. A success is a roll of that difficulty or higher (7 or above, on most rolls). A roll of 1 is called a botch. If any number of 1's are rolled, they cancel out a single success. No more than one success can be cancelled out in this way, so critical failures (A botch with zero successes) are relatively rare. The net number of successes determines how well you succeed, with one success meaning that you are barely able and a greater number indicating better achievement. When you get zero net successes (if you get no successes or if your 1s cancel out your successes, or if you get at least one success and more ones than successes), you fail the roll. When you get zero successes and at least one 1, you botch-- a critical and spectacular failure. If you have a specialty in either your attribute or ability that is relevant on the roll, you may reroll all 10s to gain extra successes, and rolls of 1 on these rerolls do not count. In nWoD/CoD, a success is an 8, 9, or 10, and 10s explode. A critical success is made when you get five or more successes. Instead of altering the target number of the roll, difficulty and circumstances increase or reduce the number of dice in the pool. When your dice pool is reduced to zero or less, you get a chance die. You roll the die normally, but only succeed on a ten (which still explodes) and if you get a one you get a critical failure. All other rolls are called simple failures, although any simple failure can be turned into a critical failure by the player in return for bonus Beats (basically XP). Short Summary of Old Game Lines[edit] Vampire: You're the bad guy. Your friends are also villains. Werewolf: You're fighting a war, and you're losing. Mage: You're fighting a war you already lost. Wraith: You lost, you died, and now you're trying to avoid a fate worse than death. Changeling: You're fighting a war you already lost and nobody is taking you seriously. Hunter: You're fighting a war where everyone's bigger than you and trying to kill you. Mummy: You're immortal... that's it. Demon: You're fighting a cold war with mixed results. Orpheus: You're mortal and dying temporarily is part of your job. Short Summary of New Game Lines[edit] Vampire: You're still the bad guy. But there are even worse guys out there. Werewolf: You're with border patrol on the shores of animistic hell because of your ancestors' divine fratricide. Your distant cousins skipped out and now try to kill you, and the spirits aren't a big fan of your work either. Mage: You lost the first war, but are planning to win the second. Promethean: You're Frankenstein's monster on a journey to become Pinocchio. The world itself hates you, so you have to keep moving to avoid the mobs that spring up around you. Changeling: You got kidnapped, but escaped, only to find someone stole your life and your god-like kidnapper wants you back. Hunter: You try to kill a few monsters, then you die. Your light gets snuffed out, only to light two more. Geist: You died and a ghost brought you back, and that ghost now shares your body. Mummy: You keep coming back from the dead and are forced by your bosses to find their stuff. Demon: You escaped from the Matrix and are now in a cold war with God, who is the Matrix. Beast: You're a colossal asshole who feeds the nightmare monster that replaced your soul by scaring people into psychological trauma. Deviant: Your soul has been broken and your body is turning into something monstrous. The only way you can be sure to stay sane and human is to get back at the bastards who did this to you. Old World of Darkness/Classic World of Darkness (oWoD/cWoD)[edit] The Big Three[edit] oWoD 1st edition cover Vampire: The Masquerade: The original World of Darkness game. Covers playing vampire characters in the modern day World of Darkness. It gains its title from "The Masquerade", an in-game set of rules and guidelines dictated by the Camarilla sect in an attempt to keep the mortal populace unaware of vampires and their influence on society. This is also basically the only thing you can get more than one sect of vampires to agree on, and a lot of the game revolves around the resulting political intrigue. It is heavily influenced by gothic imagery and by a variety of different vampire mythos, including the romanticized version of the vampire popularized by Anne Rice. Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Second game to be released set in the World of Darkness. The game covers playing werewolf characters known as Garou. It gains its title from one of the major antagonistic themes in the game where supernatural forces of corruption are attempting to bring about the Apocalypse. The game tended to degenerate into hack-and-slash, mainly as it is an author tract whose authors had conflicting messages. Mage: The Ascension: Player characters in this game come from a variety of backgrounds, both mortal and immortal and are unified by the fact that they all practice magic of one form or another. Magic is defined by the game as a force that can shape reality with the willpower, belief or special magical techniques of the user. Had a pretty sweet metaplot/setting, but was hamstrung by the extreme clumsiness of its mechanical system. The Could Have Beens[edit] Wraith: The Oblivion: You died, and now you're a ghost. Either move on by severing what anchors you have to this world, or stay and have a good time making scary noises. And oh, try not to fall into hell. Lots of ideas that sound good on paper but tear apart groups and ruin friendships in execution, like making each player also roleplay another player's manifested personal demons. Changeling: The Dreaming: The characters are fairy souls 'trapped' in human bodies to survive in the cold banal world. The game's theme centered heavily on the concept of Chimera, where things weren't magical or mundane, but both at once. So the real world would see an old butterknife, and it would be - but in the realm of faerie, it would also be a mystical longsword. The concept of Banality is unfortunately somewhat awkwardly implemented and requires some work by the Storyteller to appropriately function. The series was cut short and a number of expansions that were announced were never released, like the supplement for the Middle-East in the Year of the Scarab. This game was and is massively popular with otherkin since its premise is their delusion, and any people who play it likely believe themselves to be elves. Apocalyptica[edit] Kindred of the East: Based on hong-kong legends, the "Kindred of the east", internally called Cathayans or Kuei-Jin, are vampire-like in appearance and in certain behaviors, but instead of being a mortal inflicted with a curse that make them thirst for blood and burn in the sun, the Kuei-Jin are mortal-ish descendants of god-like heroes who betrayed the mandate of heaven and was cursed to thirst for blood and rot in the sun. The game was built more as an extension to Vampire: The Masquerade rather than its own game and was meant to be played specifically in the Far East, in the same way that Mummy: The Resurrection was made to specifically be played in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Hunter: The Reckoning: Mortals are imbued with weird powers by mysterious forces in a last-ditch effort to keep the world from circling the drain. Played according to the writing, it's Call of Cthulhu in the World of Darkness: a bunch of scared people who are going to die very horribly unless they're very cautious and paranoid. Played according to the art it's, well, the licensed video games. Mummy: The Resurrection: You play a Mummy. Who has been Resurrected. And has access to a third-level power (out of five) that levels the town you're in. Mummies are people with unusual qualities who died too soon but were given a second chance at life. This compelled them to travel to the Middle East where they underwent a ritual that combined their spirit with that of an ancient Egyptian. Now they are the servants of Ma'at, the concept of divine justice and seek to destroy those who challenge Ma'at. Yes, this makes Mummies a lot like the Garou from Werewolf, but they don't walk around with bandages (unless they run out of Sekhem, the fuel for thier powers, and want to slow the ensuing degredation of their bodies). Mummies are the closest thing to good guys in the World of Darkness, and have a very strict Morality track called Balance that can see a Mummy destroyed by the Judges of Ma'at if they violate it at a low level. There are only two books in the Mummy line: the core book and the Players Guide which adds new powers, as well as options for Mummies from middle and south America and China. Infamous for its vague goals and antagonists. Demon: The Fallen: A third of the heavenly host rebelled against God out of their love for humanity and warred against Him and His angels. The rebels lost and were cast into Hell for their trouble, minus their leader Lucifer. Their stay in Hell made them all go just the tiniest bit completely, murderously insane. After thousands of years the events of the metaplot caused the gates of the Hell that the fallen angels have been trapped in to crack open, allowing the Fallen to slip back to the world and find human hosts to inhabit to avoid falling into Hell again that, as a wonderful bonus also help them regain a bit of their lost sanity. Now the Fallen quarrel amongst themselves to figure out what to do next in the perversion of their creation that is the modern world where God and His angels are absent, as well as the dread Earthbound who were once like them but were bound to unfeeling objects instead of humans and became amoral monsters. Frequently derided for its meddling with the metaplots of other game lines like Vampire, Werewolf and Wraith, as well as its prominent Abrahamic trappings. Orpheus: It's like Flatliners meets Ghostbusters; focusing on teams that use cryogenics and astral projection to become semi-ghosts, all funded by a corporation called the Orpheus Group. And if you thought The Underworld from Wraith couldn't get more grimdark... Fan Games[edit] Gargoyles: The Vigil: A crossover with the cartoon Gargoyles, there's work underway to convert it to GMC nWoD rules here. Greys: The Abduction: A short fan-expansion from 1997, has three different types of aliens. Highlander: The Gathering (Link, alt): Holy shit this is a fan-made supplement where life doesn't suck! You're immortal and extremely powerful, but still human. It's kill or be killed, though. So once The Gathering comes around you have to kill most of the friends you've made through the ages. Also has a neat custom sword fight system. If you've seen Highlander, you'll love it. If not, see Highlander 2 and The Source. There's also a LARP version called Highlander: The Quickening made by different authors exists. Senshi: The Merchandising: A fan-game from the 90's that is a parody of Sailor Moon and the old WoD. Remember how Mages can bend reality to their whim? Well, now imagine a bunch of 90s anime nerds Ascending... "The Technocracy is STILL trying to cover up the 'Tokyo-3' disaster." Tech Infantry: oWoD meets Starship Troopers, has some parallels in the Mirrors: Infinite Macabre supplement for the nWoD. Zombie: The Coil (Link): A Fan-made expansion from 2001. Brai-i-ins and grimderp ensue. Atlantean: The Longing: Long lost descendants from the city of Atlantis try to survive in modern day by fighting ocean pollution. While fighting on the surface, they continuously have to resist the urge to go back into the ocean. Exalted Versus World of Darkness: ex-White Wolf writer Gordon Shearer gives a possible answer to what would happen if the World of Darkness was actually Exalted's Creation, and now at the End of Days, the Exalted come back. Will they save the day? Or will just push things over the brink? New World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness (nWoD/CofD)[edit] Core Rulebooks[edit] nWoD cover The Storytelling System Rulebook The core rulebook unifies the rule systems of the other game lines, as well as provides a basic system with which to play as mortal humans, and some barebones ghosts rules that are added onto in nearly every publication where ghosts are relevant. The second edition update is available as a free pdf online and it replaces the old "Victorian" morality system with one that's more modern, and also includes most of the improvements from the God Machine Chronicle (see below). God Machine Chronicle: Essentially the second edition of the core rulebook. Brings in a new morality system, "Integrity", with breaking points instead of the hierarchy of sins. Along with systems of conditions and "beats". If you don't mind the notion of God being a celestial laptop or the increased micro-management of the system, it's worth looking at as it's a big update over the old version. For better or worse depends on how you look at it. Expanding on the core rules, White Wolf decided to release a bunch of books expanding on the core rules to make the basic NWoD/CoD system a viable game in its own right. These books are, in order of release: Antagonists: A whole slew of antagonists for the core game, but could also theoretically be used in the main games (especially Hunter). Includes a whole bunch of zombies including the regular kind, the primitive Prometheans called the Imbued (no relation to Hunter: The Reckoning) and those ghosts who have reentered their bodies and became Revenants in order to enact revenge. Others include a basic version of Hunters (best used as antagonists), cults of all kind and a variety of other monsters. Armory: Guns, a whole lot of them. Also armor, vehicles and of course swords and such. A good book to have when playing any NWoD game that relies heavily on equipment. The book takes a very responsible and mature look at weaponry without disrespecting the player's intelligence. Second Sight: Psychic powers, Low Magic and magical monsters for those games where using Mage: The Awakening is too high power. Skinchangers: Yep, skinwalkers. Not all as evil as you'd think, just... don't piss them off. Book of Spirits: Geist of those of you who don't want to use Geist. A good book for those who fall victim to the realm of spirits as well as those who try to conquer it. Asylum: Horror stories set in insane asylums are very common, so it's logical that the World of Darkness jumps that bandwagon. Also includes an in-depth look at an example asylum: Bishopgate. Reliquary: Everybody knows that magical items are the Good Shit, even if they're cursed. There's a ton of premade items here as well as easy rules to make your own. Changing Breeds: You know how Forsaken removed all the bad things from Apocalypse? Now imagine if you take all those bad things, slap them together, double, triple and quadruple down on them and have "Satyros" Phil Brucato write it. One of the worst core WoD books. Innocents: An add-on for the core book, you're just a kid who has to deal with the realities of the world revealing themselves to you. If you survive you'll most likely either be institutionalized, a Hunter, or a serial killer. Or more than one. Or a monster, that works too. The book you'll want if you want to play a Stranger Things game. Dogs of War: The stories of black ops military units dealing with the supernatural. Perfect for those times you want to go all Delta Green, including how normal soldiers deal with the supernatural, how armies work as well as the more... irregular units. Inferno: Rules for old-fashioned demons (or angels) almost completely different from the fallen angels of both God himself and the God Machine. As it was one of the earlier supplements, it is horribly incompatible with the GMC rules update, being focused on one half of the old morality system. Contains rules for both demons themselves and the Possessed, those unfortunates possessed by a demon and now have to deal with the perverse being living inside their head. Slasher: Despite being a Hunter book in all but name, Slasher can still be used on its own to create a whole bunch of serial killers to use as antagonists in a core WoD game. Also contains rules for their use in Hunter games, including a gentleman's club for serial killers and those who hunt them: the FBI's Vanguard Serial Crimes Unit (VASCU) and its psychic operatives. Armory Reloaded: How do you stop a grisly tentacled horror from tearing you apart? Use a gun. And if that don't work? Use more gun. Contains rules for fighting styles, high-tech weapons, blessed and cursed weapons and alternate rules for combat. Infamous for allowing the creation of some of the most powerful mortals the World of Darkness has ever seen. Immortals: A supplement that was released for immortal characters that follow different ideas of immortality. Except out of the 3 Immortals in the book, the first jumps off the karma meter so fast its unplayable, primarily because its Immortality is powered by bathing in a LOT of blood, preferably virgin but any human will do. The second, the Body Thief, is almost playable but again the karma meter gets in the way of anything involving the whole body swapping thing, resulting in the character becoming unplayable again. The third Immortal lives off some sort of mystic Chi/Kai stuff and is basically powered by Feng Shui. It's the only one that could be considered playable, and the authors must have realized this because its much better worked then the others which seem to have been intended as pure NPCs initially and then left as they are now. Book of the Dead: Think the Book of Spirits mixed with Geist and the result is poured into a sourcebook. Good for Geist games (and also its ONLY sourcebook), but if you want to use this for a core WoD game you might as well play Geist instead. The Mirrors supplements and Translation Guides: Modifications for the Storytelling System itself as well as hints on adapting it for different genres (the former) while the latter guides allowed mix-and-match rules from the three main game-lines of oWoD and nWoD. It's notable that the Guides not only go through the crunch but also have chapters with suggestions of how you might fluffwise justify having one nWoD Mage order here or an cWoD tribe of Werewolves there for both New and Classic World of Darkness games. So if you for example really miss Clan Tzimisce in Vampire: The Requiem or think Requiem did the Nosferatu better but you still wanna run Vampire: The Masquerade, have a look in the Vampire Translation Guide and you'll get separate chapters covering both the fluff and the crunch for porting them over from Masquerade into Requiem or vice versa. Dudes of Legend: How To Be Fucking Awesome: A joke supplement released on April 1st 2010, Dudes of Legend relentlessly pokes fun at both itself, White Wolf and the conventions of the RPG genre as a whole. Expect lesbian stripper ninjas, katanas and trenchcoats, magical gays, a more traditional XP system and loot drops from everyone you kill. It's a good laugh and might make for the ideal supplement if you're into that sort of game. Unfortunately White Wolf started to take itself way too seriously since and we'll never see a supplement like this one again. Since the advent of Chronicles of Darkness only a few core books have been released specifically for that ruleset: Dark Eras: A 600 page behemoth of a tome detailing a variety of historical settings in which you can play Chronicles of Darkness. From the advent of the world where you play werewolves babysitting humanity so that it won't get eaten by the monsters of the wild, all the way up to to werewolves in the New York of the 70s. Contains settings for every gameline out there, but they are rather fixed: so if you want to play a Hunter during the Great War or a Mage during the fall of Constantinople you're out of luck. Also infamous for being very expensive: the standard hardcover book is $65 while the deluxe hardcover clocks in at $100, which many people feel is way too fucking expensive for a single book that you won't even use all the content of. Dark Eras Companion: The same as Dark Eras but more. A Kickstarter goal turned into a 300 page book ($40 regular hardcover $60 premium hardcore) that does the same but more and for a higher price. Hurt Locker: A book on pain and violence, as well as a half-dozen templates to make normal mortals a bit more attuned to violence. It takes a rather mature take on violence and injury... until you reach the Plain template; normal people who deal with violence by using radical pacifism. Yes, that's right: you can defuse a violent situation by getting punched in the face and not fighting back. The Contagion Chronicle: Formerly referred to as The Crossover Chronicle, this series will add a new set of chronicle hooks, potential settings, and cross-template factions geared specifically around allowing parties composed of multiple types of supernatural beings to cooperate without killing each other. Details on the metaplot are fuzzy right now, but the basic premise seems to revolve around the various supernatural being forced to form new alliances with each other in the hope of fighting against the mysterious force known only as the Contagion, which is corrupting elements of the God-Machine and threatening to destroy the fabric of reality itself. Principal Games[edit] Vampire: The Requiem: 13 Clans with fleshed out, restricting histories become 5 clans with vague, open-ended histories and multiple Bloodlines (sub-clans). The Camarilla becomes 5 Covenants with mutually exclusive goals. The Sabbat becomes VII, the Infernalists become the more sporadic, less-organized Belial's Brood. Arguably the biggest difference is that you can't just make someone a Vampire by draining them and feeding them your blood, now you have to permanently spend a dot of Willpower to do it. An alternate setting in ancient Rome also exists, which contains a history of the Carmarilla (and how it collapsed with the rest of the Roman Empire). Additionally, a new set of antagonists in the form of the Strix, which are demonic owl-like creatures bent on purging every last trace of Humanity from vampire society (to the point where even a Humanity 0 vampire is too human for them) and can possess corpses and vampires to lash out at mortals and undead alike. Werewolf: The Forsaken: A slightly more "balanced" version of Werewolf. You can't run around in 8-foot tall invincible war-form all the time, and you see humans as a flock of idiotic sheep that you have to protect from malicious spirits due to a vow sworn by your ancient ancestors as punishment for divine patricide. The "adjustments" resulted, possibly intentionally, in the average werewolf no longer being a match for the average vampire, a criticism invariably met with statements regarding the relative level of coordination between werewolf packs and vampire coteries. An example of a well run Werewolf: the Forsaken game is Detroit Rock City. It is written in novel format for ease of reading, played over Skype. Mage: The Awakening: Mechanically simplified and involving more magic usage than M:tAsc, M:tA's biggest criticism is that it doesn't have as compelling a plot — specifically, the revised political landscape is the most frequent target of attack. Its second edition fixed most of that though, and it bears repeating that its rules for magic allow for a lot more freedom than what Ascension let you do. Limited Release Games[edit] Promethean: The Created: Frankenstein: The RPG. You're a scorned mockery of humanity, most likely abandoned by your creator, left to fend for yourself in a world that wants you dead. You're perpetually dazed and confused, always trying to pick up the ways of humans, but you can never make real friends and have to live as a nomad because the very thing that keeps you alive also makes people hate you and poisons the land around you. Only five books, but it pretty much covers all the bases. Surprisingly, it's actually rather optimistic since in theory you can make like Pinocchio and become a true human under the right circumstances. Changeling: The Lost: No longer are the Changelings faeries, but humans kidnapped by the True Fae and twisted into something not quite mortal. Managed to do the exact opposite of its predecessor and sell enough copies that they extended the series instead of cutting it short. It completed its run with nine books and a long-awaited web enhancement. Hunter: The Vigil: Hunter, without the ridiculously overpowered gifts. You're just an average Joe with more information than other people, and on occasion ties to people with some special toys that let you use powers that can border on the supernatural themselves. For instance, you might channel the power of your demonic heritage to smite people with hellfire, you might have bullets that are extra-effective against vampires, or you might have access to religious rites that bless your weapons with the power to hurt ghosts. That, and you can break every conceivable human moral code without going insane, provided you can justify it in light of your "Vigil." Though, of course, this slowly makes you inhuman. Well-known for its antagonists - Slashers - who are the World of Darkness take on serial killers. Once again had "lite" versions of all the other supernaturals, which tended to be more singularly powerful than the real thing, but not as versatile (or player-character-friendly). See what happens when Hunter: The Vigil meets Harry Potter here. Geist: The Sin-Eaters: People who die and have ghosts decide to resurrect them, getting stuck with said ghost riding shotgun to said person's body and giving them all manner of powers depending on the way the first party died, all to accomplish the ghost's goals. Instead of humanity, you have "synergy" which is how in sync you are with your spirit. When you die, someone else is forced to die in your place and you lose 1/5 of your maximum possible synergy, stunting your abilities permanently and ultimately making you a slave to your spirit "partner", who often has some rather unusual ideas about what to do with its new body. The Underworld is finally fleshed out, but somehow far more foreboding than expected. Mummy: The Curse: You're a slave of Irem of the Pillars (Yes, the one in the Rub-Al Khali). But the city is dead and gone, and the Sorcerers who made you into what you are now live in the lands of the dead and tell you what to do. A reversal of normal "You're young and weak, they're old and powerful", Mummies wake up with a power trait of 10...and lose it quickly, because it drops over time as the magic animating your undying body begins to fade. Most Arisen remain active for about four months, at best. And then they have to come back to life and do it all over again. Demon: The Descent: Remember the God Machine? From the God Machine Chronicle, and the start of the core book? Yeah, turns out it has robo-angels. Sometimes, one of them decides it doesn't particularly enjoy its function. Or it fails to perform. Or ends up getting saddled with an order it can't actually carry out. Instead of returning they go on the lam, becoming 'demons'. The God Machine sends its angels looking. You don't want to go back, so you become a robot secret agent, pretending as hard as you can to be human while ruining the occult plans of the Divine Calculator; luckily, you retain the ability to hack reality thanks to your former connection to the God Machine. The angels are still Cthulhu-robots in service to the...thing that is in total control of the World of Darkness, and they would really like you to come back so they can erase your personality and replace it with a new, more compliant one. Fortunately Demons are very good at hiding their true identities- so good that even supernatural beings (and other demons, at that matter) can't see through their disguises if they don't want to reveal themselves. Beast: The Primordial: The most recently published game, and another one with absolutely no tie to the Old World of Darkness. You play as a Beast, a living embodiment of primal fear running around in a meat-suit, and driven by the need to feed on fear, either passively by hanging out with your "kinfolk" (most every other monster in the WoD) or actively by going out and terrorizing folks. Pretty strongly panned, many consider it the absolute worst gameline in the New World of Darkness because it combines CtD's "otherkin" appeal with some rather hazy moral trappings that make readers wonder if the authors got beat up in school a lot. The discovery that its author was a sex offender did not help matters. Deviant: The Renegades: The next announced gameline, which uses a "body horror" theme. You play as a Deviant, some poor soul caught by a mad scientist, a black ops bio-corp, a fucked up cult or some other kind of conspiracy and twisted into something not entirely human. Your soul is broken and your body will inevitably collapse under the strain of your continued changes, but sheer stubbornness allows you to cling to what's left of your humanity long enough to get revenge on each and every one of the sonsofbitches who did this to you. You can decide how strong you want your starting powers to be but stronger powers come with stronger drawbacks and cause the Conspiracy that made you to become more aggressive in trying to recapture you. Due to the lack of a Metaplot in NWOD, and the bigger focus on keeping things vague in-universe, Fan Games are FAR more common for NWOD than for it's older counterpart. Dragon: The Embers: A long, long time ago, Dragons rule. And then humans fought back. Now, you are one of the last of your kind, what do you do? Genius: The Transgression: A fan-built WoD set, Genius allows players to gorge themselves on Venture Brothers level superscience while drinking deep from the cup of mundane failure. While Inspiration allows a mad scientist to channel Mania into impossible inventions, their Obligation to humanity gradually gives way to that alien brilliance. If a scientist falls too far off the straight and narrow, they become Unmada, unable or unwilling to accept that they are crazy, that their ideas are true regardless of Mania. Without help or restraint, they become Illuminated. Think Hannibal Lecter in a lab coat and a fascination with altering the DNA of pregnant women. (Also don't even think of trying to get rich off your mad science; your inventions basically break the laws of physics through sheer force of will on your part and tend to malfunction explosively if the mundanes get their grubby hands on them.) Giant: The Perfidious: Another fan-made WoD gameline, in which you are a Giant. Hunchback: The Lurching: Even Quasimodo gets a game based on his poor ass. You're a Hunchback, and your goal in life is to find a nice master, pick up a hot chick, and die happily(?) from your horrible disfigurement. Leviathan: The Tempest: OOOOOCEAN MAN. In which you play as the WOD version of a Deep One/the Creature from the Black Lagoon. You're a descendent of an unknowable and powerful monster from the beginning of the planet, now you're turning into an undersea monster with your own personal cult. Yay! Mutant: The Aberration: A mutant is you. Princess: The Hopeful: Sailor Moon? ha ha no, try Sailor Nothing, or late-season Madoka Magica. Pretty dresses won't help you fight despair, but sometimes that's all you got. Sovereign: The Autonomy: An AI is you. Do you try to go full Reign of Steel, manipulate humans into making you a physical body, or just fuck with people on the Internet? Wraith: The Arising: Was the NWOD version of Wraith before Geist happened and filled that spot. You're dead, and unlife is not much better, can you make it in the politics of the afterlife? Notable Differences[edit] Even without getting into the specifics of each game's interpretation of one archetype (say, Masquerade vs. Requiem for vampires), the two games are very different. World of Darkness takes place in a "Gothic Earth". Which basically amounts to an 80s-style (at least in 1e) grimdark interpretation of the world; monstrous conspiracies are involved in most major events (except World War 2, for some reason), the "Neo-Gothic" art style is popular so there's lots of gargoyles and stuff everywhere, all forms of crimes are up, and the world is just generally a very shitty sort of place to live. Humans are generally unimportant; sheep to be fed on by vampires, slaughtered by werewolves, pushed around by mages... generally, if you don't have powers, you're pretty much everybody's bitch. Even Hunters are only viable as a threat because they have some supernatural patron giving them all kinds of nifty powers specifically to fight monsters. Lore is generally very detailed and fleshed out, but not exactly crossover compatible, at least on the meta level; one of the more prominent examples is that, in Masquerade, vampires owe their origins explicitly to a Judaeo-Christian metaphysicality (being spiritual children of Caine), whilst in Apocalypse, the world is controlled by (totally not Hindu Trimurti) Paganistic/Animistic spirit-gods, with the most powerful being the Wyld (Creation), Weaver (Order) and Wyrm (Destruction) and werewolves have every reason to believe that the Abrahamic "God" is just some bullshit that humanity came up with and has swallowed. Or probably was a powerful Celestine with influence around Middle-East. This doesn't mean that this setting, old World of Darkness, shortened as "oWoD", didn't have its merits. The struggle between Technocracy and Traditions had amazing locations, technologies and ways to make a game session fun, vampires themselves had a long and rich history and full scale war between sects, and bloodlines themselves granted an exotic and diverse Fluff. However, said separate games, like Vampire and Mage, overlap each other's territories so badly it's illogical not to clash with each other. We have Technocracy on one hand, that has a mission to root out "Reality Deviants", and have technologies that border (and cross to) supernatural, yet Technocracy protected the world from the vampires' depradations ONCE, yes, just ONCE around the 90's. We have wars of Tzimisce and Tremere across the streets of Medieval Europe like its the Lord of the Rings on crack cocaine with a cast of freaks, yet mages and their ilk, plus mortal rulers SOMEHOW ignore the supernatural conflict, which is even funnier in modern era with insane levels of Sabbat atrocities across the world ignored by virtually every non-vampire organization which number in the millions and have missions that concern the welfare of the people. For example, with the power Technocracy is wielding (and that's not even saying Traditions by themselves are weak), how can Sabbat conduct horrid festivals in EVERY major city named La Palle Grande, kidnapping hundreds of girls and conducting snuff festivals on open techno parties with elaborate torture theatre without alerting the Technocrats, Mages, Werewolves, one of the millions of Hunter organisations, Celestines, some random Spirit, a sympathetic fairy, the President and Your Mom? How can Camarilla apply mass blackouts and buyouts of presidents without the NWO coming down on a bunch of bloodsuckers? Every year? Unless the readers liked to fap to Hostel 2 bloodbath faggotry, it simply doesn't make sense to put it. And that's just about the consistent Fluff, not the conflicting ones. Here is an example concerning Gilgamesh, a Sumerian king.: In Vampire: The Masquerade, Gilgamesh is a fourth generation Gangrel Vampire, fighting against Toreador Methuselah, Ishtar. The epic is shaped into supporting this claim. However, According to Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Gilgamesh was offered unlife by vampires, but was talked out of it by a Child of Gaia named Siduri Sabitu. It is said that Gilgamesh was the first human to organize resistance against vampiric rule and the Garou tell that the inborn suspicion against the undead stems from his early influence. It hits Titan-sized degrees of Derp when you add Mage: The Ascension. There, the Celestial Chorus Tradition calls Gilgamesh as one of the First Singers, Exarchs (Masters) of great power that existed during the First Age and represent an inspiration for their Tradition. Using the original myth as a basis, it is said that Gilgamesh was a man who performed many wondrous acts and sought out immortality in a quest. He was flawed like any other man, but nevertheless he is considered a hero. It is also said that the First Singers ultimately passed away or were corrupted, so both previous interpretations can be valid too. Other eminent experts in supernatural ancient history, like the Hermetic Winston Brown, believe that Gilgamesh was a mortal man who was later deified by the population of Uruk, who ruled before the Babylonian Infernalists spread. See it now? And that's without even mentioning the End Times chronicles, which are impossible to play out without fucking the lore in the ass concerning a neighboring setting. Mage's End Times Scenario Hell on Earth simply ignores every other gadzillions of lore and creatures with one Nephandus (Nephandi are Mages who are edginess incarnate) destroying everything. That's it. No Antediluvian or hordes of vampires and werewolves even have an ounce of effect on the strange, omnipotent monstrosity that shifts in and out of reality and turns the Earth into Mordor. Same goes for Crucible of God, where Antediluvians turn the Earth into a post-apocalyptic fiefdom where humans are their slaves. Technocracy with Aurora bomber aircraft and space stations in other solar systems, Werewolves, GOD-DAMN Kuei-jin (who are massive armies of Asian Chi-vampires) who could wipe out the get of Caine are not even mentioned once, presumably rolling over and dying when Caine rips a fart. Then there are the three stories of Demon, which can be summed up as a world-wide war against the Greater Demons, a world-wide war against the Earthbound and a world-wide war against the Earthbound but Lucifer's there. Only two End Times stories have a passable niche in other settings, the first being "Fair is Foul" where Lilith tries to kill Caine without even breaking the Masquerade or influencing other mortals, with one city of Storyteller's choosing has Kaballah runes etched under it to shift some alleys, but that's it. Second is Wormwood where the Red Star is actually the Harbinger of a second, harmless-to-nonvampires Flood to wipe out vampires only, because humanity showed resolve and used its divine spirit to stop Ravnos, impressing God to get off his ass and do something. 40 days later, the world is clear of all vampires, with the other settings untouched. To put it short, crossovers were all but impossible unless you utterly butchered the fluff of one line or another. Chronicles of Darkness, meanwhile take place in "Earth, but with deeper shadows". So the world is basically like it is when you look out your window or look at the news, just a little creepier and more mysterious. Humanity is special, both on a crunch level (mortals are a lot beefier than in WoD) and on a metaphysical level; Hunter: The Vigil is often held up as literally Humanity Fuck Yeah the RPG, where you can face down and, if you're doing it right, curbstomp any and every monster out there. Alright, except maybe mages if you don't one-shot them, but that's just because it's a little hard to take on some asshole who can dick around with the laws of reality. Lore is more vague and nebulous, but also drastically more crossover friendly and provides more wiggle room for Storytellers to get creative without having to worry about canon. There is no immediate end of the world around the corner so much as a vague sense of dread, the supernaturals of different game lines typically have at least a uncertain idea of the existence of other supernatural beings and usually don't meddle too much in each other's affairs unless it furthers their own ends since no player side is a monstrous killer, the Paths of Edgelightenment consigned to dustbins, and so on. Video Games[edit] There were a number of video games made (and cancelled) for the oWoD: Hunter: The Reckoning series A linear series on three different consoles. If you were interested in the plot, you had to own a GameCube, PS2, and Xbox in that order. But they were also all multiplayer hack-&-slash beat-em-ups so the plot probably wasn't what their target audience was looking for. Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption Third-person RPG from Nihilistic Software with a action-focused single-player campaign that has nothing to do with conventional tabletop (vampiric discipline scroll anyone?) and oddly customizable multiplayer. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines First-person RPG from Troika Games that used an early version of Valve's Source engine, it requires the fan-patches; but is otherwise an entertaining single-player game. World of Darkness: Preludes Two "interactive experience" non-games released by Paradox Interactive in February of 2017. Let's just let the press release speak for itself. Vampire The Masquerade: We Eat Blood In Vampire: The Masquerade - We Eat Blood you’re a young artist who wakes up at night to find you’re no longer human…but exactly what are you and why are you so ravenously hungry for blood?!? Told entirely through an innovate mobile messaging perspective, We Eat Blood is a sharp, mature, and terrifying story about your first nights as unwilling predator and prey. Will you join ancient vampire conspiracies, or will you turn the tables on oppressive authority and seek your own future? The temptation is real. The game is written and illustrated by Zak Sabbath and Sarah Horrocks. Mage The Ascension: Refuge In Mage: The Ascension - Refuge you play a volunteer at a European camp for Syrian refugees, and suddenly you discover that magic is real, you can use it, and you’re in the middle of a secret magical war for the fate of the world. The game lets you experience today’s social and political upheavals while learning that you can shape reality itself through sheer force of belief. Your actions and choices will have profound consequences on the world and people around you. Safety or sacrifice? Let them in or build the wall? The choice is yours. The game is written by noted Swedish author Karin Tidbeck. Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York A visual novel about a conflict between the Camarilla and the Anarchs. Also based on 5th Edition. General concensus (based on what's written in the Vampire: The Masquerade page) seemes to be that it's shortcomings (short length, abrupt ending, lack of meaningful choices) keep it from being great. Cancelled[edit] Vampire the Masquerade MMORPG Used to be in the works of CCP, the studio that made EVE Online, but it was cancelled in 2014. This is probably for the best as it was going to be based on CCP's engine for EVE's "walking in stations" feature which had a habit of melting GPUs. A brawler for the Sega Saturn made by Capcom. Got cancelled around the same time White Wolf stopped printing their Street Fighter RPG books. All that remains is this prototype. Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of Gaia Another cancelled oWoD game, 27 minutes of it have been salvaged. Upcoming[edit] Fifteen years after the last game, the cult classic is getting a sequel. Mostly based on VtM 5th Edition, little is known about the gameplay and story at this point. What is known is that the game will take place in Seattle, where a bunch of vampires descend on Pioneer Square and Embrace a whole bunch of people, turning them into Thin-Bloods (one of whom being the player-character). This means you won't have any disciplines at first and be restricted to the handful of powers Thin-Bloods got in V5 (as opposed to prior editions where they got crap-all), though the devs have said that you will eventually pick your Clan and gain the relevant disciplines and whatnot. Exactly how you gain a clan within the narrative has been the source of much speculation, but the current favourite theory is some form of diablerie. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road A text adventure of all things. You're courier delivering messages and supplies between other vampires in the American Southwest. Vampire: The Masquerade - Out For Blood Another text adventure, though rather than playing as a vampire, this time you're a vampire hunter. Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives One more text adventure. The Prince of Ottawa is missing and your sire sends you to find him. Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York An upcoming stand-alone expansion to Coteries of New York. You play as a Lasombra investigating the death of the Anarch leader. Vampire: The Masqurade - Swansong Yet another newly announced Vampire game. It's going to be a tactical RPG where you control three different vampires working for the Camarilla An RPG that is currently being made by Cyanide Studio. You're gonna get to play as a Fianna fighting against Pentex. Here's the most recent trailer. Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest Another game we know fuck all about at the time of writing. Here's the announcement trailer. Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife A VR game where you get to play as a wraith. Here's the announcement trailer. 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__label__wiki	0.559845	0.559845	1VIBE Juls & Sango – Fufu & Grits (EP) julssango Sango and Juls have teamed up on a two-track EP titled Fufu & Grits, marking Soulection Records’ first proper release of 2020. The effort delivers the instrumental tracks “Ritmo Coco” and “Angele Ni Fie,” both of which feature an experimental sound that take cues from various cultures of the African Diaspora… View on complex.com #KingButch by Butcher Brown Butcher Brown – King Butch (Album) To say that the music of Richmond, Virginia-based quintet Butcher Brown is rooted in funk is accurate, but inadequate. They’ve covered everyone from Biggie Smalls to Bob James, put out an entire… Kofi ft. Rodney – Nuff Talk Red Bull Records has been stepping up in terms of picking new talent from across North America. Their newest signee is a young singer, rapper and producer from Toronto, Kofi who has Ghanaian roots.… The Best Beat Tapes on Bandcamp: April 2020 This month’s column is as diverse geographically as it is sonically. There’s footwork grounded in decades-old Brazilian samples from an established São Paulo producer; a Denver, Colorado… Help us find the best hip-hop content on the internet 1VIBE is the front page of hip-hop. We provide a curated information stream of the best content from top industry sources. Everything you see on 1VIBE is hand-picked or produced by our team. We utilize technology and user submissions to discover content but our curators and writers make their own editorial decisions. Join our community and help us elevate hip-hop culture! © 1VIBE 2020 Collection MusicNewsVideos	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line425
__label__wiki	0.824203	0.824203	BLACKPINK Jisoo And Jung Hae In’s Drama “Snowdrop” Halts Filming Due To Coronavirus Scare They have stopped all filming. Ron Kim Upcoming JTBC drama Snowdrop starring BLACKPINK‘s Jisoo and Jung Hae In has halted filming after experiencing a Coronavirus scare on the filming set. According to an exclusive report from Edaily, a supporting actor (also known as an extra) who is participating in the filming for Snowdrop was noted as a close contact of a confirmed Coronavirus case. This Coronavirus case is connected to the supporting actor who was confirmed positive on set of another drama. Due to the close contact, all filming was suspended since November 23, and all actors and staff who came into contact with the extra are awaiting their test results. An official from JTBC commented on the situation, stating that an extra indeed was a close contact and filming has halted. We have confirmed that there are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus within the Snowdrop team, but there is an extra actor who was in close contact with a confirmed case. We have temporarily suspended filming to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus and for the safety of all our team. We are waiting for the results of the test. — JTBC Numerous dramas have now been affected by extra actors or support staff with confirmed Coronavirus cases, including MBN‘s Bossam – Stealing Destiny, SBS‘s Joseon Exorcist, and JTBC’s Sisyphus. Snowdrop is a drama that tells the story of a male University student who ends up in a women’s dormitory and the love story that surrounds the encounter. The main cast includes Jung Hae In, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, Jang Seung Jo, Yoon Se Ah, Kim Hye Yoon, and Jung Eugene. Source: Edaily	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line427
__label__cc	0.741663	0.258337	Harry Potter / edited by Valerie Estelle Frankel Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2019. Call No: 465.29 HAR Place: Chicago PubDate: 2019 PhysDes: 235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Series: Fan phenomena Subject: FANS; HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (US/UK, Chris Columbus, 2002); HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (UK/US, David Yates, 2010); HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (UK/US, David Yates, 2011); HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (UK/US, Mike Newell, 2005); HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE (UK/US, David Yates, 2009); HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (UK/US, David Yates, 2007); HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (UK/US, Chris Columbus, 2001); HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (US, Alfonso Cuaron, 2004) Contents: Introduction -- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Bringing the Books to Life, Erin Pyne -- Surveying Fanworks: Art, Dance, Fic, Music and Community, Madeline Wilson -- Aya Esther Hayashi, A. J. Holmes -- Lisa Gomez, Justin Zagri -- Valerie Estelle Frankel, Matt Maggiacomo -- Valerie Estelle Frankel, Ariel Birdoff -- Polyjuice and Potterheads: The Changing Face of Fandom from LiveJournal to Tumblr, Emily E. Roach -- The Magic of Video Game Adaptation: The Admirer Becomes the Caster in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Sorceror's Stone, Cesar Alfonso Marino -- The Wizarding World of D&D: The Art of Roleplaying in the Potterverse, S. Evan Kreider -- Tommy Taylor Reveals Harry's True Power: Stories and Fans Can Reshape Our World, Joel Hawkes -- Buffy, Hamilton and Jon Snow Go to Hogwarts: Literary Affordance and the Hogwarts Houses as Interpretative Framework and Rhetorical Tool, Jessica Hautsch -- Harry's Magical Move to Broadway, Valerie Guempel -- Tuesdays with Malfoy: The Pain of Sharing Fandoms -- Recharming the Fans? The Expanded Works and Why They Don't Hold Up, Valerie Estelle Frankel HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX : (UK/US, David Yates, 2007) Subject: HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (UK/US, David Yates, 2007) The hell of war comes home : imaginative texts from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq / Owen W. Gilman Jr. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2018. Call No: 737(73) GIL Author: Gilman, Owen W. Source: US Place: Jackson Publisher: University Press of Mississippi PhysDes: x, 252 pages ; 24 cm Subject: WAR AND THE CINEMA; WAR AND THE CINEMA. USA; WAR FILMS. USA; WAR IN FILMS. AFGHANISTAN; WAR IN FILMS. IRAQ; AMERICAN SNIPER (US, Clint Eastwood, 2014); APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979); AVATAR (US, James Cameron, 2009); BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK (CC/UK/US, Ang Lee, 2016); BODY OF LIES (US, Ridley Scott, 2008); BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE (US, PAUL GREENGRASS, 2007); DA VINCI CODE THE (US, Ron Howard, 2006); DEER HUNTER, THE (US, Michael Cimino, 1978); DOCTOR STRANGE (US, Scott Derrickson, 2016); FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (US, Michael Moore, 2004); FULL METAL JACKET (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1987); GRACE IS GONE (US, James C. Strouse, 2007); GREEN BERETS, THE (US, Ray Kellogg & John Wayne, 1968); GREEN ZONE (FR/US/UK/SP, Paul Greengrass, 2010); HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE (UK/US, David Yates, 2009); HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (UK/US, David Yates, 2007); HURT LOCKER, THE (US, Kathryn Bigelow, 2008); JARHEAD (US, Sam Mendes, 2005); INFERNO (US/JA/TU/HU, Ron Howard, 2016); MULAN (US, Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft, 1998); REDACTED (US, Brian De Palma, 2007); UP (US, Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, 2009); WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT (US, Glenn Ficarra & John Requa, 2016); ZERO DARK THIRTY (US, Kathryn Bigelow, 2012) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The Long Arc of War Experience for Americans. A Brief Introduction: Veterans Face the Challenge of American Fantasyland at War -- On Going to War the American Way -- America's Recent War Experience Comes Home in Imaginative Texts. The Efforts of Journalists and Writers of Creative Nonfiction to Deliver War for Readers at Home -- The Contribution of Films, from The Hurt Locker to American Sniper with Many Films Ignored -- Poets Capture War in Brief for a Small Audience -- American Fiction (and Hellish Truth) from Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- Veterans Lost as Distractions Rule in Fantasyland America. American Fantasyland in Time of War: the Hell Veterans Face at Home -- America and Future Wars: Fantasyland Ready for More War.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line431
__label__cc	0.63134	0.36866	Global Swarm Anticipatory Experimentation / Bridge Method Futures Visioning Conceptual Prototyping with Futures Action Model Strategic Foresight / Futures Training Vision Mapping Systemic leadership and strategic foresight Anticipatory Governance: Strategic Design Service Integrated Governmental Foresight (IGF) Anticipatory Democracy (AD) Network Foresight (NF) Transition Management (TM) Futures Commissions (FC) Foresight Informed Strategic Planning (FISP) Science, Technology and Innovation Foresight (STIF) Social Learning for Sustainability Anticipatory Design Action Research and Learning Open Futures Library Publications: José Ramos Kate McCallum: the Center for Conscious Creativity, Transmedia Storytelling and the 21 Century Camerata July 11, 2014 December 17, 2014 by José Ramos I was very lucky to meet up with Kate McCallum, at her offices at LA Center Studios, in June 2012. I had been hoping to catch up with her for a while, she is one of the global pioneers in bringing together alternative futures thinking with media and storytelling. I had heard many good things about her and was really impressed by her work with the Millennium Project node on the future of art, media and entertainment, where she brought together dozens of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, science, art and spirituality, in a collaborative exploration of emerging transdisciplinary patterns for the future of creativity. Since that time much has happened. Due to Kate’s commitment to tracking future trends in the arts and media, her company Bridge Arts Media, LLC, was contracted by www.createasphere.com to help design and chair a new media conference they named TransVergence Summit. An entertainment educational summit addressing Tech+Story, innovative narrative, transmedia and cross platform storytelling, emerging technologies and branded content. Concurrent to launching and programming the summit, she also launched and has been serving as the Managing Editor of www.transmediacoalition.com which has entailed curating contributors and content, the companion editorial platform for the TVS. Createasphere then contracted her to curate, program and produce a Digital Asset Management (DAM) conference in NYC and also a Post Production Master Class in both NY and LA. She’s also co-created a DAM 101 Workshop and Certification program launched at the DAM conference. Currently, she’s working with Createasphere to design and launch a new conference called StoryWorld Quest for Canadian clients NAIT and AMPIA. She was recently nominated and voted on to the PGA National Board and also serves on the New Media Council Board as a Delegate. Her university WMU in Michigan honored her with an Alumni Achievement Award last year as well. Toward the end of 2014 she produced an event for the c3: Center for Conscious Creativity STATE OF THE ARTS 2013: The Future of Fulldome co-hosted with IMERSA.org and provided a panel, talks and screenings of fulldome content and immersive storytelling. Recently Kate was invited to Singapore to teach a Masterclass in Transmedia Storytelling at the Singapore Media Academy and will also be lecturing and teaching a Transmedia Storytelling Workshop at the Hong Kong Design Institute in July. Since our initial meeting, Kate has been working with her partner, Ed Lantz, President of Vortex Immersion Media www.vorteximmersion.com to build out an experimental AIR: Artist In Residence program in The Vortex Dome theater www.thevortexdome.com that they operate and maintain. Together they have supported R&D in the fulldome immersive space and have produced several unique dome projects with a growing collective of talented artists and creatives. Upon her return from Hong Kong, Kate will be getting back into creative development with Vortex to hopefully launch in their fulldome theater one of her passion projects — VISIONS FROM THE EDGE — a series focusing on the innovation and the future. In my interview with her she talked about her roots in television and film, the Los Angeles media culture and working her way through the ranks the old-fashioned way. She also talks about her love of art and music, and her music and singing background. Creating the C3 Center for Conscious Creativity has been a profound journey for her and she talks about what it means to bring arts to bear on social change, the evolution of humanity and the future. Her introduction to foresight and futures through both the WFSF and Millennium Project inspired her to begin to make new connections between thinking about the future and creative media, and importance developments in the futures of media. In an important digression, she talked about the Florentine Camerata, a very important analogy to the monumental transitions happening today in media and creativity. The role of storytelling being fundamental, she explained the importance of exploring and developing new stories for the future of humanity and our world. Alongside this is the importance of hope in developing a new story, new narratives for empowering futures even as we face the harsh challenges. We ended the interview with a discussion on the emerging area of Transmedia Storytelling, and the way in which participation can transform the story space through a new mode of public story hacking. She is definitely one of the most amazing people I have talked to and it was an absolute pleasure. 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__label__wiki	0.971189	0.971189	Unclassified Topic Obvious management By Melanie Shortman. Published on May 01, 2004. How restaurant chains are duking it out to be the best in their categories With Obvious Management, former publishing executive Tom Symes has launched a new production partnership and a new model for working with foreign directors in Canada. After publishing a magazine that covered agencies and production companies, Symes decided that he wanted to get into the production industry himself. "The only drawback was that I didn't have any executive producer experience-I had a sales and marketing background," he says. But after approaching Christina Ford, owner and president of Toronto-based Imported Artists Film Co., which represents international directorial talent for Canada, the two brainstormed an unusual business model for the Canadian market. The result of the partnership is Obvious Management, a company that represents American and international talent for work with Canadian agencies, providing production services through affiliated production services company, Treehouse North. Typically, a foreign director would be represented through a full-service Canadian production company, which reps individuals or rosters of foreign directors, as well as its own domestic talent, and handles all facets of the production. Karen Silver, owner Treehouse North, signed on Symes' idea to promote foreign directors in Canada, because Canadian production companies signing American directors typically require that production services also stay with that company. "I want to represent companies from around the world and sell them to the Canadian market and its agencies," Symes explains. "It's pretty similar to the traditional system, except that the company of record is the one that we're repping." Other clients signed since the company's launch in November include American companies Independent Media and A Band Apart; London-based Pagan Productions; Prague's Stillking Films; Spain's The Lift; Shoot N.Y.; and Dutch music company Massive Music. Symes also promotes Treehouse North internationally. At first, Symes met with some opposition from Canadian agencies and production companies, as the market had never embraced the repping system. "It was a little controversial, but people realized that there are other ways to do things," Symes says. "It's just an option for the way that people want to be represented in the Canadian market.." As Symes continues to sign new companies and build a diverse roster, he's helping to keep directors busy. Tool of North America's Erich Joiner and Sean Berringer have shot for Diet Pepsi and Kellogg's, respectively. "My goal is to be able to sell all of the directors on my roster, and get everyone a job this year," says Symes, noting that once the market warmed up around January, the board flow has been steady. Melanie Shortman View all articles by this author Cannes Lions Jury President: Branded Content is Permeating Advertising If I knew then what I know now ... Confessions of a self-diagnosed perfectionist Nike is Ad Age's Marketer of the Year for 2018 Marketer A-List 2018: Coca-Cola Marketer A-List 2018: NBA Marketer A-List 2018: Fortnite	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line440
__label__wiki	0.967692	0.967692	Follow Frankie Sandford Frankie Sandford Quick Links News Pictures Footage Quotes RSS Frankie Sandford Quick Links News Pictures Footage Quotes RSS Frankie Sandford (born Francesca Sandford, 14.01.1989) Frankie Sandford is an English singer and a member of the girlband The Saturdays. Childhood: Frankie Sandford was born in Upminster, London. Her parents are Kevin and Viv Sandford. She attended a private dance school after school before leaving to enrol at a Romford stage school to study musical arts. Her previous jobs include working in a bar and as a sales assistant in a clothes shop. Musical Career: Frankie Sandford started out her career when she was 12 in the pop band S Club Juniors, winning a spot after CBBC auditions with S Club 7's management. Their first single was 'One Step Closer' which opened at number 2 in the UK charts. Their second single, 'Automatic High', and third, 'New Direction', also reached number two. Their debut album 'Together' reached number 5. They changed their name to S Club 8 as they got older and released a second album, 'Sundown', in 2003 before splitting in 2005. Frankie joined The Saturdays in 2007 alongside another former S Club 8 member Rochelle Humes nee Wiseman and released debut single 'If This Is Love' in 2008 as well as their platinum debut album 'Chasing Lights'. They released their highest charting single 'I Just Can't Get Enough', a cover of the song by Depeche Mode, at number 2 in 2009. Frankie made an appearance on Kids in Glass Houses' track 'Undercover Lover' in 2010. Other Career: ventures Frankie Sandford and the other Saturdays appeared on 'Hollyoaks Later' in 2008. Frankie has also taken part in the TV series 'The Door' as well as teen TV show 'I Dream' with S Club 8 in 2004 and the paranormal show 'Ghosthunting with...' in 2010. In 2010, the band had their own reality TV show 'The Saturdays: 24/7'. Frankie was ranked number 17 in FHM's 2009 Sexiest Women poll while Zoo named her has having the 'best bum'. She has also helped with the 2010 autobiography 'The Saturdays: Our Story'. The Saturdays have been the face of Veet hair removal, Impulse women's deodorant and Nintendo 3DS game, 'Nintendogs + Cats'. Frankie Sandford: Personal life: Frankie Sandford dated McFly's Dougie Poynter from 2008 to 2010. Since 2010, she has been in a relationship with Manchester City footballer Wayne Bridge. Frankie was reported to have been suffering from depression in 2011 but has since reported on her recovery. She has two tattoos; a star on her wrist and one reading 'Sunshine 'n' Showers' under her neck which was what her grandmother used to call her. Biography by Contactmusic.com Frankie Bridge Reveals Mollie King Is "Panicking" About 'Strictly Come Dancing' By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 August 2017 Mollie King Frankie Sandford However, she's confident her former Saturdays bandmate will shine. As an alumnus of the ever-popular dancing show and with experience of its pressures, Frankie Bridge has backed her former Saturdays bandmate Mollie King as she prepares for this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ – but revealed that King is nervous about getting to grips with things. Frankie, who appeared in the 2014 edition of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ alongside professional dancer Kevin Clifton, said that although her friend would “look amazing” would “love” the experience, she’s stressing about getting through the early weeks and hitting the ground running. “She finds it a little bit harder to pick things up and that is what she’s panicking about,” she told Christine Bleakley during an appearance on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’ on Friday morning (August 18th). Continue reading: Frankie Bridge Reveals Mollie King Is "Panicking" About 'Strictly Come Dancing' Frankie Bridge 'sucks' At Packing By Clive King on 26 April 2017 Frankie Bridge ''sucks'' at packing, but she knows she will always take with her one item in particular - a box of tea bags. Frankie Bridge ''sucks'' at packing. The 28-year-old singer - who is known for being in the girl band The Saturdays alongside Vanessa White, Rochelle Humes, Una Healy and Mollie King - has admitted she struggles to fill her suitcase and organise herself when she is travelling. The brunette beauty shared a video on her Instagram Story, which remains on the photo-sharing site for 24 hours, of a pile of clothes on the floor in her room. Continue reading: Frankie Bridge 'sucks' At Packing Frankie Bridge seen at The Media Mind Awards held at The Troxy in East London, United Kingdom - Monday 14th November 2016 Frankie Bridge at the 2016 The Pride of Britain Awards held at the Grosvenor Hotel, London, United Kingdom - Monday 31st October 2016 Frankie Bridge - Lorraine's High Street Fashion Awards 2015 at the Soho Sanctum Hotel - Arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Tuesday 19th May 2015 Caroline Flack Crowned 2014 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winner By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 December 2014 Caroline Flack Strictly Come Dancing Frankie Sandford Mark Wright Simon Webbe The television presenter received three perfect scores of 40 from the judges on the way to securing her victory in the popular vote. After nearly three months of intense competition, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has a winner! Former ‘Xtra Factor’ host Caroline Flack was voted the best of the three remaining contestants along with her professional dance partner Pasha Kovalev. Former pop stars Frankie Bridge (of The Saturdays) and Simon Webbe (of Blue) were the runners-up in the final vote, while former ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ star Mark Wright was voted off in fourth place in an earlier stage of the final. Winner! Caroline Flack was crowned 'Strictly...' 2014 champion on Saturday night Continue reading: Caroline Flack Crowned 2014 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winner Frankie Sandford - The Saturdays perform at North East Live 2014 - Sunderland, United Kingdom - Sunday 22nd June 2014 Frankie Sandford And Wayne Bridge Welcome Son 'Parker Bridge' By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 October 2013 Frankie Sandford Wayne Bridge Wayne Bridge and Frankie Sandford are parents to little Parker. Frankie Sandford and footballer fiance Wayne Bridge have confirmed the arrival of their first child, a son named Parker Bridge. Frankie announced the news on Twitter today, telling followers, "Wayne and I are so proud to say our little boy Parker Bridge was born this morning," Frankie tweeted to confirm the news. "7bs 13oz. All doing well and absolutely besotted." Parker Bridge. Now there's a man. He'll play in midfield for Fulham, obviously. It got us thinking, where does it rank on the all-time list of footballer's names for their children? There's some pretty awful ones - usually the work of Wayne Rooney - and we think young Parker Bridge might be one of the better choices. Everyone's least favourite footballer Joey Barton named his son Cassius, after his boxing hero Muhammad Ali's original name. Ryan Giggs called his daughter Liberty, while Gareth Bale - who appears to have a severe lack of taste in anything but how to get a ball into a net - called his daughter Alba Violet Bale. AVB. Continue reading: Frankie Sandford And Wayne Bridge Welcome Son 'Parker Bridge' Mollie King, Vanessa White, Una Healy, Frankie Sandford and The Saturdays - The Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2013 - Inside Arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Tuesday 4th June 2013 Issues? Frankie Sandford And Wayne Bridge Are Engaged! By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 April 2013 Frankie Sandford Wayne Bridge The Saturdays Frankie Sandford has accepted Wayne Bridge's proposal, despite assuring the press that they would not be getting engaged anytime soon. Frankie Sandford and Wayne Bridge don't need to worry about the press reporting on their on-off relationship anymore, because they're getting married. The Saturdays singer excitedly revealed the news on her Twitter page, posting a picture of the former Manchester City footballer kissing her on the cheek as she flashed a pretty huge diamond engagement ring on her wedding finger. Sanford, 24, uploaded the image to Instragram with the caption, "Guess what?!!!" - thousands of fans gave their blessing. The couple have been dating on-and-off since December 2010 and just last month had to slam rumors of an impending engagement. Frankie told OK! Magazine at the time, "He's definitely not going to do it. Everyone else is thinking about it more than I am." Well, he has Frankie, so you're going to just have to deal with being married to a multi-millionaire footballer. It's not clear when or where Wayne proposed, though Sanford and her band-mates attended the Grand National meeting at Aintree racecourse on Thursday, where they opened the three-day meeting with a special live performance. Bridge is currently on loan at Brighton and Hove Albion from Manchester City, though the left-back could be heading to the south coast permanently if his side win promotion to the Premiership this season. Gus Poyet's team currently sit in the final playoff position. Continue reading: Issues? Frankie Sandford And Wayne Bridge Are Engaged! Video - The Saturdays Don Racy Devil Girl Costumes For Halloween Vanessa White, Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman from British girl group The Saturdays are snapped leaving their Los Angeles apartments in full Halloween costume following their manager Adam who has donned a black halo and black angel wings. Continue: Video - The Saturdays Don Racy Devil Girl Costumes For Halloween Video - Frankie Sandford Boyfriend And Sister Surprise Her At The Saturdays Photoshoot Una Healy, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford and Vanessa White from British girl band The Saturdays are snapped on arriving at a photoshoot in LA laden with bags. When they leave, Frankie's Manchester City football player boyfriend Wayne Bridge and her sister Victoria are with them having turned up at the session to say hi to the girls. Continue: Video - Frankie Sandford Boyfriend And Sister Surprise Her At The Saturdays Photoshoot Video - Most Of The Saturdays Get A Surfing Lesson In LA Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford and Vanessa White from British girl band The Saturdays pose for snaps as the paparazzi catch them taking a stroll on sandy beaches of Venice in Los Angeles. Una Healy is noticeably missing from the group, probably due to her new baby commitments and having her rugby playing husband Ben Foden come to visit her from England. Continue: Video - Most Of The Saturdays Get A Surfing Lesson In LA Video - Frankie Sandford Is Upstaged By Mysterious But 'Famous' Guy Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays climbs into her Jeep with her sister Victoria after having a spot of breakfast with her and a couple of male friends at Toast in Los Angeles. Continue: Video - Frankie Sandford Is Upstaged By Mysterious But 'Famous' Guy Video - Una Healy And Frankie Sandford Spend The Day Getting In And Out Of Black Cars Frankie Sandford is snapped by photographers pulling up outside a big house and going to the door to get buzzed in. Una Healy is then spotted somewhere else in Los Angeles looking super girly with her hair tied back and wearing a black, white and blue summery dress with black ballet pumps. She follows her assistant down the sidewalk to an awaiting parked car. Continue: Video - Una Healy And Frankie Sandford Spend The Day Getting In And Out Of Black Cars /frankiethesaturdays @frankiethesats www.frankiebridge.com/ Frankie Sandford Tweets Frankie Sandford Confirms Strictly Come Dancing Role Frankie Sandford: 'Baby Keeps Depression At Bay' Frankie Sandford: My son's first photograph Frankie Sandford gives birth to baby boy Frankie Sandford Fronting Mental Health Campaign Frankie Sandford wants to be a bad girl Frankie Sandford's Engagement Ring Was Presented By Her Dog The Saturdays' tea supply Frankie Sandford Boyfriend And Sister Surprise Her At The Saturdays Photoshoot Frankie Sandford Is Upstaged By Mysterious But 'Famous' Guy Frankie Sandford Calls For Sponsorship Help	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line442
__label__cc	0.547535	0.452465	How Parents Can Help Their Selectively Mute Children Become ‘Brave Talkers’ By Lauren Effron December 16, 2011 On "Nightline," ABC's Juju Chang profiled child psychologist Dr. Steven Kurtz and a program he developed at the Child Mind Institute for kids suffering from "selective mutism" - an extreme anxiety disorder often combined with social phobia. While the week-long "boot camp" helps these quiet children overcome their anxieties, Kurtz said part of the therapy session is also to re-train parents to ignore their protective instincts to spare their child a painful silence. Kurtz recommended these tips for parents with selectively mute children, but said this advice could help any parent improve communication with their child. 1. DO wait five seconds before you repeat a question, ask a different question or try to rescue. "The five seconds allows the child to discover experientially that anxiety doesn't kill you," Kurtz said. "They need to learn from experience, not from somebody telling them, that it's just a false alarm. The five seconds allows them to experience it, with- and finding out experientially that they don't die, and that they're not going to be rescued prematurely." 2. DO give "labeled" praise for brave talking. "It doesn't scare kids to have a positive focus on their coping," Kurtz said. As an example, Kurtz said if you were to ask your child if it is sunny or cloudy outside and they respond correctly, praise them for that particular response. "'Good participating! It is cloudy. Thank you for sharing that…' and I've just done a labeled praise for [his or her] brave talking," Kurtz said. 3. DO validate or affirm what they say when they are speaking. "That way you get into, I know, that you know, that I know, that you know that you talk," Kurtz said. 4. DO NOT ask yes or no questions. "You ask yes/no questions, people quickly learn to nod, or point, or gesture," Kurtz said. "When you simply change from yes/no questions to what we call a force-choice question: 'Do you want a cup or a cone,' or an open-ended question: 'What flavor do you want?' that you increase the chance of a child verbally responding four or five fold." Get more tips on the Child Mind Institute's website for selective mutism HERE. Find more information about the "Brave Buddies" program on their website HERE.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line447
__label__cc	0.548179	0.451821	Tafseer of Surah Al-Baiyyinah – Dr. Saleh As-Saleh [Audio\|En] by AbdurRahman.org February 12, 2019 The following has been taken from Tafseer Ibn Kathir (Darussalam English Publication) : Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah said to Ubayy bin Ka`b, (Verily, Allah has commanded me to recite to you (Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture.)) Ubayy said, “He (Allah) mentioned me by name to you” The Prophet replied, (Yes.) So he (Ubayy) cried. Al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa’i all recorded this Hadith from Shu`bah. In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ رَسُولٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةً فِيهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ (1. Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture and the idolators, were not going to leave until there came to them the Bayyinah.) (2. A Messenger from Allah reciting purified pages.) (3. Wherein are upright Books.) (4. And the People of the Scripture differed not until after there came to them the Bayyinah.) (5. And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, making religion purely for Him alone, Hunafa’, and that they perform Salah and give Zakah, and that is the right religion.) As for the People of the Scripture, they are the Jews and the Christians, and the idolators are the worshippers of idols and fire among the Arabs and the non-Arabs. Mujahid said, they are not going (to leave) “Meaning, they will not be finished until the truth becomes clear to them.” Qatadah also said the same thing. (until there came to them the Bayyinah.) meaning, this Qur’an. This is why Allah says, (Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture and idolators, were not going to leave until there came to them the Bayyinah.) Then He explains what the Bayyinah is by His saying, (A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified pages.) meaning, Muhammad and the Magnificent Qur’an he recites, which is written down among the most high gathering in purified pages. This is similar to Allah’s statement, (In Records held in honor. Exalted, purified, in the hands of scribes (angels). Honorable and obedient.) (80:13-16) Then Allah says, (Wherein are upright Books.) Ibn Jarir said, “Meaning in the purified pages are Books from Allah that are upright, just and straight. They have no mistakes in them because they are from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.” Allah says, (And the People of the Scripture differed not until after there came to them the Bayyinah.) This is similar to Allah’s statement, (And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the Bayyinat came to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment.) (3:105) This refers to the people of those divinely revealed Scriptures that were sent down to the nations that were before us. After Allah established the proofs and evidences against them, they divided and differed concerning that which Allah had intended in their Scriptures, and they had many differences. This is like what has been reported in a Hadith that has many routes of transmission, (Verily, the Jews differed until they became seventy-one sects. And verily, the Christians differed until they became seventy-two sects. And this Ummah will divide into seventy-three sects, and all of them will be in the Fire except one.) They said, “Who are they, O Messenger of Allah” He replied, ((Those who are upon) what I and my Companions are upon.) (And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, making religion purely for Him alone,) This is similar to Allah’s statement, (And We did not send any Messenger before you but We revealed to him: La ilaha illa Ana.) (21:25) Thus, Allah says, (Hunafa’) meaning, avoiding Shirk and being truly devout to Tawhid. This is like Allah’s statement, (And Verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming): “Worship Allah, and avoid the Taghut (false deities).”) (16:36) A discussion of the word Hanif has already been mentioned previously and in Surat Al-An`am, so there is no need to repeat it here. (and perform Salah) And this is the best of the physical forms of worship. (and give Zakah,) This is doing good to the poor and the needy. (and that is the right religion.) meaning, the upright and just religion, or the nation that is straight and balanced. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ جَزَاؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ (6. Verily, those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture and idolators, will abide in the fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures.) (7. Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, they are the best of creatures.) (8. Their reward with their Lord is Eternal Gardens, underneath which rivers flow. They will abide therein forever, Allah will be pleased with them, and they well-pleased with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord.) Allah informs of what will happen to the wicked disbelievers among the People of the Scripture and the idolators who oppose the Allah’s divinely revealed Books and the Prophets whom He sent. He says that they will be in the fire of Hell on the Day of Judgement and they will abide therein forever. This means that they will remain in it and they will have no way out of it and they will not cease being in it. (They are the worst of creatures.) meaning, they are the worst creation that Allah has fashioned and created. Then Allah informs about the situation of the righteous people who believed in their hearts and performed righteous deeds with their bodies. He says that they are the best of creation. Abu Hurayrah and a group of the scholars have used this Ayah as a proof that the believers have a status among the creatures that is better than the angels. This is because Allah says, (They are the best of creatures.) Then Allah says, (Their reward with their Lord) meaning, on the Day of Judgement. (is Eternal Gardens underneath which rivers flow. They will abide therein forever,) meaning, having no end, no break and no conclusion. (Allah will be pleased with them, and they well-pleased with Him.) The condition of Him being pleased with them is more illustrious than all of the everlasting delights that they will be given. (and they well-pleased with Him.) Due to the comprehensive favors He has given them. Then Allah says, (That is for him who fears his Lord.) meaning, this is the reward that will be attained by those who revere Allah and fear Him as He deserves to be feared. This is the person who worships Allah as if he sees Him, and he knows that even though he does not see Him, indeed Allah sees him. Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said, (Shall I not inform you of the best of creation) They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah!” He said, (A man who takes the reins of his horse in the way of Allah, and whenever there is a fearful cry from the enemy, he climbs upon it. Shall I not inform you of the best of creation) They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah!” He said, (A man who has a flock of sheep and he establishes the prayer and gives the obligatory charity. Shall I not inform you of the worst of creation) They said, “Of course.” He said, (The person who is asked by Allah and he does not give by Him.) This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Lam Yakun (Al-Bayyinah), and all praise and thanks are due to Allah. https://abdurrahman.org/tafseer-ul-quran Explanation Surah 78-114 – Tafseer Juz Amma – Dr. Saleh as Saleh [Audio\|En] .Salafi Audio, Tafseer ul Qur'an Lectures of Dr. Saleh as Saleh Previous Entry “Who We Must Worship?” – Dr. Saleh Al-Saleh [Video\|En] Must Watch! Next Entry Nawaqid Al Islaam – Abu Muhammad al-Maghribee [Audio Series\|En]	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line448

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