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__label__cc	0.696426	0.303574	Customize Your Opportunities Sign up and we’ll let you know about projects that match your health interests. “You’ve changed my life with your kindness” Lisa and Matt are Health Stories Project members from Austin, Texas that believe their community made the difference when Matt had an unexpected hospital stay related to colon cancer. They allowed us to visit them (socially distanced!) to capture their story. Please join… cancer, cancer support, colon cancer, community Why We Ride: How the Young Survival Coalition’s Tour de Pink Brings People Together Recently, friends of Health Stories Project had the chance to ride along with members of an organization called Young Survival Coalition at their annual Tour De Pink charity bike ride. 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__label__wiki	0.816405	0.816405	Miami Heat vs. Golden State Warriors Game Recap: Heat Unable to Match Warriors' Depth Home / Game News / Miami Heat vs. Golden State Warriors Game Recap: Heat Unable to Match Warriors’ Depth Miami Heat vs. Golden State Warriors Game Recap: Heat Unable to Match Warriors’ Depth By Heat Nation staff (Oakland, CA) — At the start of the fourth quarter, the Miami Heat were trailing by just three points at 80-77, when the Golden State Warriors proved that they were the much deeper team. With all five of Golden State’s starters on the bench, the Warriors reserves, spearheaded by Marreese Speights, went on a 8-2 run to put the home team up for good. “That’s a huge bonus for us,” said Warriors All-Star point guard Curry. “The starters, we played well, but didn’t sustain. They came in and took control of the game and got us to the finish line.” Curry finished the night with 31 points and six assists and is continuing to make a strong campaign as the league’s MVP. The Heat actually trailed by just six points as Luol Deng, who finished the night with a double-double (14 points and 10 boards), scored five points in a row with just 2:34 remaining in regulation. However, the Warriors then ran off four unanswered points to seal the game for good. “Every time you have a chance, if you make a mistake they really know how to capitalize,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Our guys really played hard, did enough to give ourselves a chance. We couldn’t get over that hump to make it a possession game at the end.” For the Heat, Dwyane Wade finished with a team-high 20 points to go along with 11 assists, and seven rebounds; while Chris Bosh added 15 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists. The one silver lining that could have been made for the loss was the fact that Miami stayed within striking distance without it’s starting center Hassan Whiteside, who continues to deal with knee problems. Featuredgolden state warriorshassan whitesideNews Tickersteph curry ← Previous Story Miami Heat vs. Phoenix Suns Game Recap: Wade Finds Fountain of Youth Next Story → Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers Game Recap: Third Quarter Slide Dooms Heat About Heat Nation staff Heat Nation is your source for Miami Heat news, rumors, schedule, and videos for Heat fans everywhere.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line840
__label__cc	0.661008	0.338992	Helena Halme Author Nordic Fiction with a hint of Noir and Romance Get Free Nordic Love Story Cockroaches by Harry Hole – Book Review February 7, 2014 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment It’s a real shame that the Jo Nesbo novels, featuring Harry Hole, the detective with a complicated personal life, have not been translated into English in a chronological order. Perhaps Nesbo’s British publishers decided to debut with The Devil’s Star, fifth in this series, because the early books are not set in Norway. The grim Nordic backdrop is, after all, one of the main attractions of Nordic crime fiction. As Boris Johnson once commented on an article about the popularity of TV’s Wallander, ‘Blood looks brighter on snow’. But since another main feature of Jo Nesbo’s novels is the development of Harry Hole’s (flawed) character, it’s rather frustrating to find out why his life is in such a mess back to front, so to speak. It is indeed strange to read a Norwegian crime thriller which is not set in a cold, snowy Nordic landscape, but after complaining about this fact in my review of The Bat, the first Harry Hole thriller set in Australia, I’m now over it and actually really enjoyed this second book in the Harry Hole series. It was also good to read a book which referred to the events which took place in the previous novel. I also felt that Nesbo’s writing was a lot more confident in Cockroaches. It was as if the author too enjoyed returning to his old friend, Harry, who at the beginning of the book is spending more time in his favourite Olso bar than he’s solving crime. He’s back on the booze, and on a personal downward spiral. But when a Norwegian Ambassador dies under suspicious circumstances in Bangkok, guess which local (now) famous Norwegian detective is put on the case? Off Harry flies to Thailand where he doggedly investigates not only his own Expat countrymen’s secretive lives, but also the local mafia. Both groups dislike his attentions and get him into mortal danger, and in trouble with his employers, the police chiefs in Norway. As usual with Harry Hole novels, Nesbo sets up the story so that the reader is lead to believe one character after another is the perpetrator. Hence the denounment of the story is not exactly a surprise since the author has literally run out of people to point the finger at. This is a very Agatha Christie way of plotting a novel, which I enjoy, so I’m not really complaining. I liked Cockroaches and cannot wait to read the next Nesbo thriller, The Son, (not featuring Harry Hole) which is going to be out in April. David Nicholls at England’s Lane Books New Year, New Challenge! I must have been dreaming… Which Nordic Noir character would you like to be? − six = Get a Free Nordic Love Story! The English Heart on Goodreads Free Exclusive Bonus Chapters looking for the self publishing coach? Tweets by @Helenahalme Free Bonus Chapters	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line842
__label__cc	0.715988	0.284012	« An Article for 'First Things' about the Appointment of Alexander 'Boris' Johnson as Prime Minister \| Main \| Some Responses to Alex Stevens » PETER HITCHENS: Don't be duped by cheery Boris Johnson... it's your duty to be glum This is Peter Hitchens's Mail on Sunday column I am a Doomster and a Gloomster, and proud of it. I am always suspicious of anyone, in politics or business, who demands permanent optimism and treats doubt as disloyalty. If Dooming and Glooming were bad, then the worst offender in British history was one Winston Churchill, supposedly the hero of our new premier, whose warnings of growing German power were models of doom. Take, for example, his speech of March 24, 1938: ‘I have watched this famous island descending incontinently, fecklessly the stairway which leads to a dark gulf.’ Or recall what he said on October 5 the same year: ‘I will, therefore, begin by saying the most unpopular and most unwelcome thing. I will begin by saying what everybody would like to ignore or forget but which must nevertheless be stated, namely, that we have sustained a total and unmitigated defeat.’ To insist on chirpy cheerfulness amid bad times (and I think we will come to remember these as bad times) is a sort of totalitarianism. Like Al ‘Boris’ Johnson’s face, relentless optimism seems to be smiling and humorous. But catch that face in repose, and you see something altogether grimmer. I wonder how quickly the jolly joshing will turn to anger. Mr Johnson’s path to power began with his choice of the unlovely Gavin Williamson as his campaign chief. He made it clear to Tory MPs that only immediate and total loyalty would save them from career death. The appointment of the new Government, with some Ministers clearly axed purely because they had backed Jeremy Hunt, kept that promise. It looked more like a Balkan putsch than a reshuffle. Loyalty, not quality, was plainly the test. I mean, look at some of these people. I have no great sympathy with anyone involved. I wrote off the Tory Party as a dead loss many years ago. But I can recognise a ruthless, overweening drive to power when I see it, and it gives me the creeps. As I’ve said before, this is the kind of Nixonian government which has an enemies list, in which case the honourable person really needs to be on that list. As so often in modern times, especially since the Blair era, people have the whole thing totally wrong. Those who ought to love Mr Johnson, loathe him. Hundreds of socially liberal media metropolitan types are (weirdly) enraged by the coming to power of a man just like them, who, for instance, seeks an amnesty for huge numbers of illegal immigrants and, in theory and practice, regards monogamous marriage as a ‘bourgeois convention’. Those who might do well to mistrust him, on the other hand, fall at his feet. He is acclaimed (weirdly) as ‘Britain Trump’, whatever that means, by the President of the United States, who seems to think that Mr Johnson and Nigel Farage are more or less the same thing. And he is cheered by those who have come to think that leaving the EU is an objective in itself, without any specific purpose, and it will be fine, even if it actually collapses the economy. Do these people know that he once wrote of them, in The Spectator of July 2, 1994, as ‘Euro-Ultras… these men and women have black, black hearts’. He said they lived in hope that the EU would demand so much of Britain that it would bring about our departure from the then European Community. It is an interesting article. I do not think its author greatly sympathised with those ‘black-hearted ultras’. Does he now? Instead of trying to have a war with Iran we can’t win, why don’t we stand up to China? The Peking despots have now hired gangster thugs to intimidate and beat peaceful protesters in Hong Kong. This is a direct breach of the agreement we signed with them. We must insist that they cease this sort of thing, or we cease to be a serious country. A chance to save our useless police The conviction of the pathetic fantasist Carl Beech, whose contorted lies damaged so many lives, is a great relief. This is not because I wanted harsh punishment for Beech. I don’t. His heavy sentence is cruel. Others are far more to blame for the harm done by his crazy lies. It is because those lies are now officially recognised as such. So I can and will call for retribution and penitence for all those in positions of power and responsibility who chose to believe this swirling pigswill. These people publicly visited misery and shame on wholly innocent men and their families. Some of them lost homes and jobs. All were wounded to the very heart by being paraded as alleged paedophiles. They trashed the presumption of innocence, one of the most precious possessions of a free society, and assumed guilt without the slightest effort to seek proof. Think of it. If Field Marshal Edwin Bramall is not safe from the baseless bullying of deluded, self-important police officers so thick and prejudiced that they thought the blatant liar Beech was ‘credible’ and his lies were ‘true’, then who is safe? You certainly aren’t. The principal politician involved, Tom Watson MP, is protected because he is a valued member of the anti-Corbyn campaign which unites Blairite Labour and Tories in politics and media. This is a mistake. They should drop him and find another champion. He has demonstrated appalling gullibility and cruelty. He has not shown anything like the necessary contrition. He should never be trusted anywhere near real power. But the real problem lies in the police, that vast body of men and women, largely absent from the streets we pay them to patrol. In the last week, I have not seen one police officer on foot, anywhere, and I have looked out for them. They have become a closed society, quite Left-wing, pursuing their own politically correct agendas, uninterested in their main job of deterring crime by being present on the streets. If we have 20,000 more of them, they will be the same. It is no good just hiring more of them, until they are reformed. The Beech episode gives us a chance to reverse the absurdities imposed on the police after the Macpherson report. Our once-great navy is sinking - just like Russia's The bitter and sad new film about the tragedy of the Russian submarine Kursk portrays the Russian navy, correctly, as decrepit and broke, and so unable to save its own men trapped in the deep. Britain’s fleet, personified by the reassuring Colin Firth, is shown by contrast as modern, competent and can-do. But in the 19 years since the Kursk sank, the Royal Navy – savaged by governments of both parties – has shrunk in power, wealth and competence. In my view, we should not imagine that what happened to the Russians cannot happen to us. Soon, we'll all be extremists I mistrust the word ‘extremism’ and think the phrase ‘Right-wing’ means little. But just at the moment it seems to me that the British State is trying to build the foundations of a secret police force which will devote much of its time to pursuing ‘Right-wing extremism’, and that you might be surprised by what this means. The Home Office announced last week that risks from ‘Right-wing extremists’ are to be included for the first time in the national system for alerting the public to the scale of the threat from terrorism. What we also learned was that Al Johnson’s new Chief Whip, Mark Spencer, once told a constituent that he thought Christian teachers who said they were opposed to same- sex marriage should be subject to ‘Extremism Disruption Orders’. Yes, he really did. Who needs Harriet Harman when you have the Tories? If you want to comment on Peter Hitchens, click on Comments and scroll down July 28, 2019 Comments (190) Categories: Armed Forces , China , Cinema , Conservative Party (see also Useless Tories, Tories) , Crime , Free Speech , Iran , Police , Political Correctness , Russia , Useless Tories \| Permalink Posted by: Charlie B \| 16 August 2019 at 02:34 PM -"As I understood the pro-leave side of the argument, the problem with immigration was not Schengen (the UK was never part of Schengen) but free movement. The principle of free movement will still allow people from for instance France, Poland or Romania to travel freely to Ireland to live there. What or who will then stop them moving to the UK? By the way, I am not showing concern for those who voted for Brexit, just pointing out the massive great contradictions in their argumentation. Also the reference to migrants crossing the Channel is utterly irrelevant since these people are not EU citizens and therefore do not benefit from the EU's freedom of movement."- Angela Merkel's unilateral open offer of, in effect, a British passport to anybody in the world for the taking, sanctioned by EU trade rules, remains for Remainers to explain. @ Andrew Platt It seems ironic that I, of all people, should be the one explaining to a Brexiter like Mr Platt (at least I assume he voted leave) why he voted to leave. As I understood the pro-leave side of the argument, the problem with immigration was not Schengen (the UK was never part of Schengen) but free movement. The principle of free movement will still allow people from for instance France, Poland or Romania to travel freely to Ireland to live there. What or who will then stop them moving to the UK? By the way, I am not showing concern for those who voted for Brexit, just pointing out the massive great contradictions in their argumentation. Also the reference to migrants crossing the Channel is utterly irrelevant since these people are not EU citizens and therefore do not benefit from the EU's freedom of movement. By the way Kevin, I find it quite ironic that you say all you want is for me to listen to what you say. I have listened but do not agree. Yet you have clearly not been listening to what I have repeatedly said as proven in my example where I answered the question about why I didn't vote Both you and Alan were actively posting on this thread so you either have very poor memories or do not listen to what other people are wriing. If you have any evidence to support your claims against me then can you provide any direct examples rather than fabricated waffle? I doubt it. Posted by: Martin \| 15 August 2019 at 09:19 PM @ Kevin Neither. Both are just as valid reasons not to take part but a combination of the two cements the answer to your question. This leads me on to an enquiry if my own, when they fail to get Brexit through which Kevin will turn up at the booth to cast his meaningful vote in the general election? The Nigel Farage follower or the Boris can do no wrong man? @ Martin I shall keep my reply brief and to the point. You asked me what I wanted from you and I told you. Now is the time for you to deliver. It's not difficult. All you have to do is read the question carefully, then provide a logical answer. Which Martin might have turned up at the voting booth in the 2016 referendum: a) The Martin who has consistently claimed that he was simply too busy working to get to a voting booth to cast his vote b) The Martin who has consistently claimed that he has always believed that a referendum was not the way to resolve this matter? The fundamental question of Brexit has always been 'will be better off in or out?' The problem is, people only address the question from an emotional standpoint. If you are scientific and logical about it you realise that Alan wants a different Brexit to Kevin who wants a different Brexit to Martin. Why? Because they have different interets and different perceptions of the future like everyone. In that case, we can only side with the majority who want to leave. The question then becomes how and on what terns? Well I can tell you that most leavers including Kevin and Martin and Alan all agree that they want controlled immigration as do many remain voters and even migrants living here We all want economic success but what works for business owners ie. cheap migrant labour and demand for goods and housing is detriminetal economically to ordinary British people. We all suffer from crowded public services and low wages. There is no one fits all blanket Brexit where leaving will result in disaster for all and remaining will ensure all are prosperous We must respect the result but in my opinion, leaving the Single Market with no deal and continuing mass immigration fails to deliver Brexit and will make all of us considerably worse off The reverse scenario would be far more beneficial for all concerned and the inability to reach this conclusion will mean that we will all see Brexit as a failure because it defies logic or it snubs democracy. @ Kevin 1 I have listened longer than any reasonable person to your ranting and raving, accusing me of fabricating past comments and then backtracking when you are proved wrong. The whole reason we are in this mess is that far too much time has been afforded to people such as yourself, loudly shouting what you want without any attempt to compromise or think about the reasons others have voted to leave. You are walking in circles, blinded by Boris's blurb, but have no plan and soon enough that will all become apparent. @ Alan Thomas The only toilet paper review I have heard is your analysis of Brexit which more or less is simply poking fun at those who made a democratic choice to leave on a binary question without ever admitting the abysmal failure of people like yourself and the political elite to carry out or respect the majority. I no longer have time to run a blog as, unlike you, I am too busy working rather than hoping than relying on wealth I amassed from generational theft and the taxes of people who I show no respect for, to the point where you fail to observe their vote in a referendum, will keep me in the lap of luxury It is heart-warming to see a Remainer like Charlie B showing concern that those who voted for Brexit might not get what they were hoping for, when he asks, “How is the UK going to control immigration if there are no controls on the border in Ireland?” He appears to forget that there has been a common travel area between Northern Ireland and the Republic long before the Common Market, let alone the EU, was someone’s bad dream. As for the Republic, it is not in the Schengen Zone. Does he imagine that those currently trying to cross the Channel via French ports will instead take the long way round and enter the UK via Dublin? If this is such a problem, given there is no hard border there now why, in his opinion, is the route not already being exploited? Posted by: Andrew Platt \| 14 August 2019 at 01:56 PM There is one thing I still find slightly puzzling about Martin's stated position re the 2016 Brexit referendum .If a person tells me they didn't vote in that refer du due to pressure of work is something I can understand. If a second person tells me they took a principled decision not to vote because they didn't agree with the use of referenda to decide such matters is also something I can understand. But when the same person offers both reasons for not voting I ask myself the question, why would a person who offered the second reason for not voting feel any need to include the first? Are they saying they might have voted if their workload had been less burdensome that day? If that's the case then their second stated reason why they didn't vote couldn't possibly be true, could it? A bit like the Vegan who claims he didn't purchase that pair of snakeskin cowboy boots because he couldn't get away from the office that day to visit the shoe store to make the purchase. "A full transcript of all my electronic communications since 1990...." More interesting might be a study of replies, particularly those referring to matters of a political nature. Perhaps from the time when you ran your own blog. I presume that didn't venture into the unpleasant world of toilet paper reviews? PS Kevin at 1.45pm - A cracking post, Kevin. Short, and very true. Martin: "What is it you want from me?" Only that you listen to what I actually say rather than what you choose to hear. @ Kevin 1 "you prove to any possible lingering sceptics out there, like me for example, that this is not the case" I think you are just trying to wind me up now. What is it you want from me? A full transcript of all my electronic communications since 1990? A fingertip search of my apartment for any pro EU newspaper cuttings? Or perhaps you would like me to prove that my toilet paper wasn't shipped over here from an EU country? Look, the fact that I have probably posted more comments here about respecting the result and ending free movement than anyone you care to name surely indicates to you that I am anything but a remain supporter. I am however a realist. -"How is the UK going to control immigration if there are no controls on the border in Ireland?"- Posted by: Charlie B \| 12 August 2019 at 08:42 AM Presuming mass immigration shipped wholesale by diktat into the south of Ireland? In addition to the claim that my views on Brexit might be overly influenced by Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party, Marty also claims that Boris is my guy and that I have pals in Westminster. Marty's latest unfounded accusation is that I might be a Tory voter seeking to drum up votes for my party here, on this blog. Well, two can play at that game. So, how can I be certain that the response that you gave to Alan Thomas in 2017, the year after the referendum, wasn't just a cover story you made up to cover your tracks? You say that you were of the same opinion as PH on the issue from day one but we were already aware of Peter's views before the referendum but not so with you. The fact remains that you could still be telling porkies, so go on then Marty, you prove to any possible lingering sceptics out there, like me for example, that this is not the case. Posted by: Bill \| 09 August 2019 at 09:51 AM “The answer to (1) is that the UK does not want to, so if anybody is to create one it will have to be the EU.” So how is that compatible with one of the referendum’s most prominent slogans: “Take back control of our borders”? How is the UK going to control immigration if there are no controls on the border in Ireland? Posted by: Charlie B \| 12 August 2019 at 08:42 AM "For example, it's a fact that Martin didn't vote in the 2016 referendum but it is not yet established with any degree of certainty that he has consistently stated those reasons for not voting "numerous times" on this blog, as thus far we only have his word for it. If he does provide that evidence then that too will become an established fact." Kevin 1 07 August 2019 at 08:29 AM I requested one example from those "numerous times" you claimed to have posted, your latest submission passes the litmus test and can now be deemed to be an established fact. Well done that man though why it took so long only you can say. Finally, I note that, although you disagreed with the referendum in principle, post referendum result there has been no reluctance on your part about expressing your own preference for the manner in which that unprincipled victory for the Leave side should have been successfully prosecuted, which I consider to be unprincipled by its nature but that's just my opinion and not necessarily a fact. For the record I have always agreed with the view that in our parliamentary system a referendum was not the vehicle of choice for getting us out of the EU but, as you rightly say, with everything permanently stacked in the favour of a Remainer parliament/establishment and a political elite, one really would have to have been either a fool or an idealist, perhaps both, not to have taken full advantage of the slender opportunity given by the calling of that referendum in 2016. Expressions like 'you'very got to be in it to win it' and 'never look a gift horse in the mouth' spring readily to mind here. Yes, "they" can still stop Brexit in its tracks and probably will but they can never erase from history the clear sentiment expressed by a majority of the people who voted in their millions that day not to remain under the influence of Brussels in any shape or form but simply to Leave. This debate in many ways sums up Brexit. All sense goes out the window and the misinformed extreme forces at both ends of the spectrum get their say. Now my fate is to be resigned to listening to the Chucklebrothers finally agree on something, that they cannot believe anyone would not want a piece of their pointless squabble. This is the fate that awaits anyone who suggests any real solution or compromise to their hopeless argument as they remain unresponsive to facts or reason. This is why my only advice to sensible people now, when one such person does emerge from a public house or the local bus shelter, is to either cross the road or avoid eye contact in the hope they might go away. Alan Thomas, "'m glad to see you concentrating of the issue. Imaginative attacks on individuals was always a great distraction" This is the most baffling comment of all. Apart from the fact it doesn't make sense (incoherent I think someone mentioned), this is coming from the identity politics master himself and those who want to pry into my personal voting habits to try and unearth some distractive gossip rather than handling what I have said. For all I know Kevin could be a Tory member touting for votes. And the idea that if I had given my one vote to leave this would have made any difference now is absurd. The winning margin was 1.3 million yet they haven't listened. How many more would it take, 5 million? 10 million? 15 million? Taken from "Magical Realist or Iron Lady" in response to Alan Thomas who asks, Perhaps you were undecided, forgot the date of travel referendum or didn't want to take any blame for the result? As I said before in a comment, perhaps not published, I was too busy WORKING Alan to try and survive another day, along with the fact that I had the same inkling as the author of this blog that my vote wouldn't count for very much in a country where things never do seem to change, now overrun by whinging so-called liberals who will do and say anything to get their own way, including protesting, and refusing to accept, a democratic vote. Thanks Kevin for your honesty, I rest my case Mr. Thomas. Posted by: Martin \| 27 January 2017 at 04:25 PM Posted in 2017, a clear, unambiguous and emphatic answer to the question in keeping with everything I have said here. As to the referendum, I think anyone of any standing must now accept that it has been a disaster. Your claim I think is that because I didn't vote I don't have skin in the game or that my opinion is somehow less important. But if you won't hear it from me then listen to the hardest Brexiteer of them all Aaron Banks, a man who literally invested millions into leaving and admits now that if the hands of time were turned back he wouldn't be want a referendum. "And now we all know who we can blame for this disaster." Well, it wasn't me guv! But that's about the only thing I can add to this belated debate, but please carry on chaps, as in these uncertain times, the odd larf works wonders! I'm glad to see you concentrating of the issue. Imaginative attacks on individuals was always a great distraction. I suggest you print a short reminder to that effect and stick it on your keyboard, or anywhere else where it will prove effective! I think there is something everybody can agree upon and that is that none of these further attempts at sarcasm, evasion and bluster on the part of Marty is dealing with the core issue here which is this. Has Marty previously explained to Alan Thomas "numerous times" as he claims, in precise and unambiguous language, the reason or reasons why he failed to turn up to vote for either side in the 2016 referendum? If he did then it shouldn't be too difficult for Marty to prove it and put this matter to bed once and for all. So,for the last time, it's over to you Marty. Kevin "without people like myself on the Leave side of the argument the rest of us would have no Brexit policy to criticise good, bad or indifferent." Well take a bow son. So it is you we have to thank for three years of bickering, divided families, uncertainty, the breakdown of politics and the shelving of all the other far more critical problems the country faces just so '"Kevin" and his self interested counterparts can beat their chests about who is right. Somebody give the man a medal. What you have actually done with your failure to compromise and negotiate properly is snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Before the referendum the most desirable scenario would have been to be able to control immigration and stay within the Single Market and maintain our trade relationships. Yet the most likely outcome now is the reverse. A continuation or increase in immigration and a departure from the Single Market leaving us with the worst of all world's. And now we all know who we can thank for this disaster. "Johnny-come -lately types like Martin attempting to perhaps re write their personal history, then do a "diddy" Hitchens number on the rest of us" Why a Johnny Come Lately? No I was probably discussing this when you were in nappies. Re-write history? You wish. The Johnny Come Lately's to the party are you and Johnson who at the last minute suddenly became leavers for personal motivation. Johnson for his career and you no doubt clinging onto the simple fix messages of Nigel Farage. As for a mini Hitchens wrong again, I imagine as a man who knows how these things work he knows like me that a referendum was not the way to bring about the changes that most were wanting, control of borders and an end to the globalist system which is ruining the country. Pretty obvious in a Parliamentary democracy full of pro EU MP's that would be the case. But according to Kevin I am some sort of closet remainer, so paranoid he is, or someone who never cared much before unil he and his bandwagon rolled into town declaring they have all the answers, promising the earth yet delivering nothing but a handful of pebbles. My goodness what are you trying to argue about? I have given you a very simple and honest answer why I didn't vote in the referendum. One last time, I was busy at work and didn't want to bother taking time off to go to a polling station to vote in a referendum which was a silly way to try io determine this issue and was never going to be any use. How hard is that to grasp? Your accusation was I haven't answered the question but the truth is you just don't like the answer you:'ve been given like a typical tone deaf Brexit person. I do not vote in elections either because if I go into a shop offering goods I don't want to buy, I don't buy anything. I don't need to trawl the past dregs of the site to prove to you what was said because I just said it. I even remember that at the time Alan was calling me the hardest Brexiteer and you stepped in to claim this title when I told him I didn't vote and explained why then. As for immigration, Johnson is a liberal and hopes to encourage more to come so what is the point of your supposedly tough man Brexit other than taking us out of the world's largest trading block? It's fantasy and you are living in cuckoo land.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line843
__label__wiki	0.54105	0.54105	Last edited by Faelmaran 6 edition of International Trade in Agricultural Products found in the catalog. International Trade in Agricultural Products by Michael R. Reed Published May 11, 2000 by Prentice Hall . In an increasingly globalized world, an understanding of the role of international trade is central to the study of agricultural economics and agribusiness. This text interweaves these two elements, explaining the theories and practices relevant to agricultural trade. Using real-life examples to explain theories and models, the text prepares readers to critically examine agricultural trade. In an increasingly globalized world, an understanding of the role of international trade is central to the study of agricultural economics and agribusiness. This book interweaves these two elements, explaining the theories and practices relevant to agricultural trade. Download Ebook International Trade in Agricultural Products, by Michael R. Reed. Obtaining the publications International Trade In Agricultural Products, By Michael R. Reed now is not type of difficult means. You can not only choosing publication store or library or borrowing from your pals to review them. The International Politics of Agricultural Trade: Canadian-American Relations in a Global Agricultural Context By Theodore H. Cohn University of British Columbia Press, Read preview Overview DEALING WITH WASHINGTON: Facing Up to US Agricultural Trade Problems By Solomon, Russell New Zealand International Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, March Agricultural Trade Multipliers. Agricultural Trade Multipliers provide annual estimates of employment and output effects of trade in farm and food products on the U.S. economy. Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. Forecasts and estimates of farm sector income with component accounts: for the United States, F; and for States, "International Trade and Agriculture examines the relationship between agriculture and the world of international trade; among the topics covered are trade theories and policies affecting trade flows, macroeconomic issues such as exchange rates and the balance of trade, foreign direct investment, and the impact of international trade on economic development and the environment. Trade in agricultural products accounts for less than ten percent of world merchandise exports but is perhaps the most volatile of trade issues. 2 A former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture characterized agricultural trade as “enigmatic, often inexplicable, always exasperating” and the most distorted segment of the global economy. 3. This book will be of great interest to agricultural trade professionals and consultant policy makers in the EU, US and developing countries. Students and researchers with a concentration on international trade, agriculture economics, global governance and international law Pages: Corporate social accounting evangel and the child. Hear! hear! Family Record Organizer Policy & resource planning report God Godel And Grace The stage coach Collected papers in honor of Charlie R. Steen, Jr. Cathleen Ni Houlihan towering sky. Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics Ludwigsburg Palace Family and succession law in Germany SC Butterflies Calendar 1997 Miscellanies; embracing Nature, addresses Southern ARC - Special Worlds Fair Edition (3) Challenges for a mega city International Trade in Agricultural Products by Michael R. Reed Download PDF EPUB FB2 SyntaxTextGen not activatedThe paper pdf the key reforms of agricultural policy, conditioned to internal problems and pressures in the negotiations of trade liberalization of agricultural and food products.International trade rules and the agriculture sector – Selected implementation issues 98 Since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), there have been significant changes in the legal and institutional landscape of many developing countries. Whatever the motivation for trade-related legal reform, our experienceFile Size: KB.Increased trade ebook agricultural, fishery and forestry products is an essential component of most countries’ development strategies. Global and regional agreements that shape trade policies need to recognize the diverse situations and needs of countries at different levels of development. Countries need the flexibility to address food security. faburrito.com - International Trade in Agricultural Products book © 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line845
__label__cc	0.730664	0.269336	KNUTIG Ataphol Sujirapinyokul November 7 – December 29 2013 Knutig is an installation by a young artist who works across genres of craft, design and visual art. ‘Knutig’ is a Swedish term for gnarled. Sujirapinyokul uses banana tree fibres and other natural materials to create forms derived from the natural world. Employing methods of knitting and knotting the artist plays with the nostalgic aura of traditional craftwork while introducing a contemporary sensibility through scale and spatial experience. Sujirapinyokul’s woven structures are icons of time past and the artist understands nostalgia as a recognition of loss, already embedded within the preserved materials. The artist is also concerned with a Buddhist homage to unconventional time. Knutig provides a meditation on processes of origin, growth and decline and while staging a revealing engagement with the practice of craft for contemporary contexts, disentangles linear constructs of time passing and time past. Ataphol Sujirapinyokul is based in Bangkok. A graduate of the University of Boras in Sweden and Thailand’s King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabaeng, he exhibits internationally and has won a number of awards. Exhibitions include J-D Lagöm (2013), RMA Institute, Bangkok; A White Kale Object (2010), Åhaga, Borås; and Centre of Urban Culture (2010) at Kino Siska in Ljubljana. Sujirapinyokul’s awards include 1st Prize (2010) for his TEXTILE BOOK at the University of Ljubljana and 2nd Prize (2007) for Gift Design at Thailand’s Department of Export Promotion. He was the recipient of a Thai Royal Government Scholarship (2008 -2010) and his works are regularly profiled in the media.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line850
__label__cc	0.563281	0.436719	When everything else fails, the culture helps an organisation to perform and deliver: Experts “Career stints have shortened like never before, hiring for specific projects is already on the rise – is there any relevance for the concept of culture anymore? I am of the opinion that culture is more deeply seated in the minds of employees and their behaviours that a simple change of place of work cannot really alter it,” says Anitha Kaveri, Manager - Sectors and Special Projects, IET India. Anitha Kaveri, Manager - Sectors, and Special Projects at IET India Abhishek Sahu The discussion of the future of work is no more a niche topic and has rather become a global issue. Emerging technologies are disrupting the traditionally well-defined industries and the labour market. Experts say India is experiencing forces of change that are mainly driven by digital transformation, sweeping in alterations throughout the workforce, nature of jobs and operational processes of organisations. This has only further been catalysed by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent enforcing of WFH culture has led organisations to find novel means of interaction and engagements revolutionizing how work has always been perceived. Inability to conceptualise and build a resilient core is a major challenge At this point, every single entity is cognisant of how different a reality we are in, than what we had planned for. And as experts put it, most businesses had a plan A, plan B, and contingency planning if something went wrong. Speaking on the challenges induced by the pandemic, Anitha Kaveri, Manager - Sectors, and Special Projects at IET India, said, “The biggest challenges facing the industry have been the same in some sense – both then and now. We have seen many times that the closest association to the Future of Work in the minds of people is automation – and that is highly intimidating – for various reasons.” She further points out that the second kind of challenge is the inability to both conceptualise and build a resilient core - which is focused on building solutions for the future while being firmly grounded in the present. “A third challenge constantly voiced is just not knowing where to start. We are hopeful that the pandemic would serve as a great source of the push for digitisation,” she said. When everything else fails, organisation culture helps us perform and deliver Pointing to the earlier times, when the gig economy was seeing its biggest surge, Kaveri said that a discussion had erupted in academic and corporate circles – what does the organisation culture mean anymore? She said, “Career stints have shortened like never before, hiring for specific projects is already on the rise – is there any relevance for the concept of culture anymore? I am of the opinion that culture is more deeply seated in the minds of employees and their behaviours that a simple change of place of work cannot really alter it.” Kaveri further said that culture in an organisational context is a lot of shared beliefs and practices – sometimes even procedures and communication protocols. “I think when everything else fails, it is the organisation culture that actually helps us perform and deliver – even when we are physically separated from our teams and clients,” she added. However, she points out, our processes and ways of working were all built for a physical world and that needs to adapt and update quickly. “For example, there are enough articles in the popular business press about the overwork syndrome while working from home and added pressures of business continuity that employees are under. This is not an ideal state to be in.” “In addition to WFX (x=anywhere) we should also consider flexible time – to account for all the additional roles/chores that we have to deal with because of the pandemic,” she said. 5P framework in the context of ‘future of work’ Kaveri believes while we have all come to terms that we will undergo a shake-up at many levels – things are not extremely different from what we had predicted with the help of experts in 2019. “We brought out salient points in IET Engineering the Future of Work Playbook. Our analysis said changes will happen along the lines of what we conceptualised as a 5Ps framework - People, Platforms, Places, Practices and Policies.” “On the people front, industries are already grappling with tough questions – how do we minimise the impact on our employees' given revenues have trickled down? Can we explore new ways of employment – like Cross-Industry Exchange of Talent and nebulous workforces than carry a high cost for manpower?” she said. On the Platform front, she questions organisations to consider the scenario we are in as an opportunity to digitise and restructure? And can they invest in upskilling the workforce and make the first step to automate the repetitive tasks? “As far as Places are concerned – do we need the large glass palaces we are used to? Given that social distancing measures are here to stay – can we look at the hub and spoke model offices in multiple parts of the city?” Kaveri asked. “On the parameter for Practices – is it possible for us to devise learning, development, and wellbeing practices tailored to every employee’s physical and mental health needs? And lastly, for Policies – how do we better prepare as a nation for these eventualities – can a national registry of skills be made and updated so that all the gig platforms can be linked to it?” she concluded. cross-industry exchange of talent Payroll and Benefits / 2 days ago Malabar Devaswom to pay pending salaries soon Maharashtra govt to pay Rs 2,000 crore DA hike arrears to staff Organization Development / 5 days ago Performance Optimization / 10 days ago Building successful teams: A collaborative mindset in the post-Covid era	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line851
__label__cc	0.579367	0.420633	Glacier Goats March 30, 2017 SCI 1 Comment “Like all vain men, he had moments of unreasonable confidence.” Warren Eyster My first moment of unreasonable confidence took place approximately 30 years ago at the end of a Dall sheep hunt in the Alaskan range with guide Coke Wallace. The Dall was the last on my list for North American sheep. The hunt was challenging but not exhausting like the Rocky Mountain Big Horn (terrain) and the Marco Polo (terrain and altitude). I thought to myself: “Well, that wasn’t too bad, and you’re in good in shape for another mountain hunt.” So, I immediately asked my hunting partner, Brian Russo, if he wanted to book a goat hunt. He replied in the affirmative and we called a friend and booking agent, Jeff Blair, who recommended Southeast Alaska Guiding, whose principal owner and guide was Hans Baertle. Jeff said it was a boat hunt, meaning that we would stay the night in the boat and hunt during the day. He also said Hans had a remarkable record of success, provided the hunter could climb up the mountain. I talked to various people who had been on a boat hunt in Alaska. The consensus was that staying on a boat was much better than being in a tent and occasionally there was an opportunity to spot goats from the boat, do a short stalk and have a successful end to the hunt. I thought to myself: “October would be the first opportunity of the season to take a goat, and they should then be not pressured by previous hunts.” And, “this will be a good and relatively easy end of my mountain hunting in North America.” All of that thinking was absolutely wrong, and a prime example of unreasonable confidence. Brian and I arrived in Juneau on October 14, 2016, and the next morning boarded the Northern Star for a fjord between Juneau and Petersburg in the Tsgonas National Forest. On the boat ride we learned several illuminating facts from Hans. First, the early hunt was, by far, the toughest hunt as the relatively mild weather and lack of snow guaranteed that the goats would be at the highest elevations. We also learned that the fog and rain of that time of the year would sometimes impede the hunt days, as you can’t hunt what you can’t see. Finally, we were told that, “we better be in good shape.” We would take two hunters, two guides in a skiff and glass the surrounding mountains. The hunter and the guide then would off -load from the skiff and the remaining hunter and guide would remain in the general vicinity, glassing the mountains. As we departed in the skiff, I was struck by how steep the mountains were surrounding the fjord. The black granite flanks of the mountain disappeared seamlessly into the ocean. There was no demarcation between the mountain and sea, no beach and no obvious point of purchase. It was clear that the only way to get up a mountain was to find an area where a creek had enough water to carve a channel down the flank of the mountain, and push some boulders out into the sea. Natalia and Hans Bertle We found such a landing at the base of a glacier. The mountain was called the Last Valley. As we disembarked from the boat, the glacier near by was “talking.” It made a variety of sounds ranging from a boom, indicating a sheet of it was falling into the ocean, or calving, to a sound that was very similar to a bugling elk. I have never been in such close proximity to glacier and was in awe of its size, color and sounds. We started up the mountain known as Last Valley early in the morning. I tried my very best to keep up with Hans, who at mid-point said: “You do not need to keep up with me, just keep a steady pace.” I thought to myself: “If I don’t keep up with you, how am I going to know what path you are taking up the mountain?” The area is wilderness and did not permit the creation of trails, or the use of any kind of equipment whatsoever, other than your legs. Up and up we went. It was steep, slippery and exhausting! We finally reached a point called the Overlook and did see goats but no mature billies. There was another overlook higher up, but Hans didn’t believe we could get there in time to get back to the boat before dark. We started back down over the same steep, slippery, and uneven terrain. By the time we reached the boat, I was completely, totally exhausted! Brian came to meet me, looked at me and then looked at his guide. I asked Brian what he and his guide had said later in the evening, and Brian replied: “You looked like death! We were wondering whether we should call the Coast Guard in.” The next morning it was Brian’s turn. He went up the same mountain as I did, got a little further up but no better luck than I’d had the day before. During the time he went up, Hans and I stayed in the skiff and glassed various other mountains. Always close to the glacier, we were mindful that if a large chunk of ice calved and caused a mini tsunami, we needed to be prepared to get out of the area quickly or turn the bow of the boat into the oncoming wave. The inlet was strewn with icebergs. Although the hunt was arduous and exhausting, the nights and the boat were both pleasures. Hans’ significant other, Natalia, originally from the Ukraine, was not only an iron woman who went on every single climb with her video camera, but also a stellar cook who produced outstanding meals, both for breakfast and dinner. The third morning was my turn again. I was somewhat rested but still feeling the effects of two days before. As we disembarked from the skiff, Hans, a native born German who was in the mountain brigade of the German army and incredibly fit, called me aside and said these comforting words: “Had I known how old you were (69), I never would have booked you on this hunt.” Followed by: “We are on this mountain, named ‘Death Valley,’ which I haven’t been in two years because it’s one of the few places I think you can get up.” Followed by: “I hope you do better than last year.” I said: “What do you mean last year?” And he said: “One of my hunters died of a heart attack on the first part of the climb, the other hunter at quarter of the way up the mountain, demanded I call in a float plane as he was done!” With those encouraging and comforting words we started up the mountain. This mountain was a combination of black granite towers with small, steep corridors filled with mature alder. Going through steep terrain in mature alder is just like wrestling an octopus. You have to keep your footing and push the alders with your arms to wiggle your way through a self-created tunnel. I quickly became able to distinguish live alders which held your weight as you are pulling yourself up and dead alders which gave way at the most inopportune moments. Up and up we went to an area where on a slide we had seen a mature billy the day before. As we approached an open area where we could view the slide, there was no billy. We proceeded up to the location where the billy had last been spotted the day before. The slide offered reasonable open area, and we glassed the surrounding area. To the south, near the glacier, we spotted a mature billy who just came out of the alder. Hans immediately ranged the goat and declared: “It’s 450 yards, can you shoot it?” I thought to myself: “I am certainly going to try anything to get off this mountain!” I placed the gun on a large boulder with my pack as a rest. I acquired a good sight picture, and squeezed the trigger… Hans said: “You hit him! I saw hair fly!” The hit was good news, the hair fly was not so good, as that usually implies a high strike. I shot once more as the billy disappeared behind a large boulder. As Hans was sure the goat was hit, we started to traverse the 450 yards. Before we started I asked Hans: “How long was this going to take to travel this 450 yards?” He said: “An hour.” In fact, it only took us 50 minutes. Fifty minutes to travel 450 yards can give you, gentle reader, an idea of exactly how rugged was the terrain. We arrived at the boulder and dead at the base of it was my first, last and only mountain goat! I felt conflicting emotions of elation, relief, and exhaustion. As many of you know, the law in Alaska requires you to take out every bit of meat. After boning the goat, Hans put the majority of the meat in his backpack. I took a very small amount and my rifle. Getting down the mountain was arduous, exhausting, and extremely time consuming. We arrived at the skiff just before dark. This time, I knew that my climbing was over. Poor Brian’s was just beginning. He went out the next day, up a steep, unforgiving mountain, and saw no sheep. We, on the other hand, at the bottom with the benefit of no obstructions, saw Brian and his guide walk in a shallow valley between two billies, one on each side, both who looked down and saw the hunters and took off before the hunters ever knew they were just above them. The next day it was Brian’s turn again. The fog rolled in, making it very difficult to see any of the mountains. Finally, the fog lifted enough to spot a billy on the other side of Death Valley. Brain and his guide, Lucas, disembarked and headed up the watershed towards the slide on which we saw the billy. Halfway up, the fog rolled in again, making it impossible to see. I feared that this day, as with the others, would be unrewarding for Brian. Fortunately, the fog lifted, and at a fairly reasonable altitude, the party spotted a very nice billy, which Brian harvested, bringing an end to our hunt. The summary of all this is: the only easy part about boat hunting is the food and the sleeping. Every other aspect of it, particularly the early season, is physically demanding, challenging and difficult. The best time to hunt goat in that part of the world is when the weather has turned, and the snow has driven the goats down to a more reasonable altitude on the mountain. Hans Bartle is an excellent guide who knows his business and is committed to his hunter’s success. The author with his hard won goat If you can get up the mountain and make the shot, there is a 100 percent success rate. I asked Hans how he stayed in shape in the off-season. He indicated he did four miles at level, twelve on a stair climber everyday. When I got back to Tucson, I tried level twelve on a stair climber and couldn’t come close to a mile. I did tell Hans, however, that despite his opinion of my age and physical fitness, I would be back when I was seventy-five for another goat and I expected him to drag me up the mountain. He did not laugh. At the conclusion of the hunt, I made several resolutions. One, I was done with mountain hunting, period, end of story! Two, I would make a better effort to remain in shape. And three, the next time I thought about a difficult hunt, I would review the pictures of the just-described goat hunt. That was then. Now, after over two months of reflection, those moments of unreasonable confidence are creeping in. I may be planning another difficult hunt in the near future. I rely on you, the readers of this magazine, to remind me not to do so.–Skip Donau SCI Past President Originally Printed in Safari Magazine Mar/Apr 2017 alaska mountain huntsalaskan huntingmountain huntingRocky Mountain Goat Previous PostHunter’s Tool KitNext PostArt of the Hunt – Joshua Spies One thought on “Glacier Goats” G C Colville says: I hunted with Hans a couple of years ago. It was ridiculously strenuous, and Hans is both demanding and demeaning. I got a goat but didn’t enjoy the adventure.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line855
__label__wiki	0.630172	0.630172	Dr. King’s Beliefs Must Resonate Now More Than Ever Jan 15, 2021 \| iMail Sisters, Brothers, and Friends of the IAM, This is normally a time when our union assembles for marches and community activities to recognize and celebrate the life and beliefs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., social justice and labor rights champion. These times, however, are far from normal. While our country is unable to gather to show our gratitude and respect for Dr. King, we are still able to honor his legacy by practicing what he preached. King knew that any inequality and injustice were dangers to our democracy. He dedicated his life to fighting for economic and social justice, no matter your race, gender, religion, or ethnicity. The recent political violence and hateful rhetoric show that our country still has a lot to learn from his teachings. Our union and the labor movement will always stand for the union principles of democracy, unity, and peaceful dialogue. Hatred and violence have no place in civil society. The Machinists Union is proud to carry on Dr. King’s fight for those who are vulnerable and need a collective voice. Together, we will make Dr. King’s dream for equality on the job and respect for all working people a reality. Robert Martinez Jr. International President The post Dr. King’s Beliefs Must Resonate Now More Than Ever appeared first on IAMAW . Art Made by Machinists Members Featured in SUNY Empire State College Labor Calendar Handcrafted artwork from two IAM members appeared in a 2021 SUNY Empire State College calendar. The pieces were part of an annual calendar distributed by the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies in New York, an associates, bachelors and master’s degree program that includes prominent IAM alumni. “Everyone who has received a copy of the calendar loves it – not only because it celebrates the incredible creativity of our students but because it also offers a snapshot of labor history at your fingertips,” says university spokesperson Solomon Syed. “Too many people are not familiar with labor’s rich history and how it has benefitted all working people.” A photo of an album cover for a re-mixed version of the popular labor song “Solidarity Forever” represents the month of January and was created by IAM Organizing Grand Lodge Representative Gabrielle Rogano. The original image is a collage composed of union literature, images of women workers and colorful font. “It took me a full day of crafting. The center piece is made from a canvas which is glued onto a piece of cardboard,” said Rogano. “It feels phenomenal to have my artwork featured.” IAM District 141 member Victor Acosta’s artwork appeared on the back of the calendar. The painting entitled “Helping Hand” shows a greyish white background with two brown arms extending and shaking hands. Acosta says it represents the relationship between union members and the district’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), an employee benefit program that assists workers with personal problems such as mental and emotional well-being. “The artwork is an oleo or oil as it is known and took three hours to complete. The canvas size is 18×24 inches,” said Acosta, District 141 EAP Department Regional Coordinator. “I’ve been an artist since early childhood. Early in my youth I learned how to produce acrylic, watercolors, pastel and oil art.” The first calendar was released by SUNY Empire State College in 2020 and the university plans to create another edition in 2022. Invitations to submit artwork are offered to students who are enrolled in the Labor Studies program. Since 2014, the IAM has partnered with SUNY Empire State College to offer degrees in labor studies through the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. Center for Labor Studies. More information on the IAM’s partnership can be found here . The post Art Made by Machinists Members Featured in SUNY Empire State College Labor Calendar appeared first on IAMAW . Celebrating the IAM’s Newsletter, Website and Social Media Award Winners COVID-19 changed the world indefinitely. For the Machinists, one such change was the rescheduling of the IAM 2020 Convention and the union’s ability to celebrate, on a grand stage, the winners of the IAM Newsletter, Website and Social Media Contest for 2019. Today, we remedy that as we congratulate our IAM brothers and sisters who created some outstanding work online and in-print. Their words and images are invaluable tools to keep the membership in tune with what’s happening both locally and union wide. Click here for a full list of winners. The post Celebrating the IAM’s Newsletter, Website and Social Media Award Winners appeared first on IAMAW . Reserve a Square in the GDA Super-Puppy Bowl Every February, the Super Bowl declares one team world champion, etching their names in history – this year, you can make history too. By purchasing a square in the Guide Dogs of America Super-Puppy Bowl Squares Pool, you will be among the first to sponsor GDA’s brand new kennels. Reserve a square today. If you are unfamiliar with how a squares pool works, it is simple. You will be assigned random numbers 0-9 for each team, and if your numbers match the score at the end of each quarter, you win. Each square will cost $100 and participants can reserve as many as they wish – the pool is limited to 100 total entries. GDA will hold a “live drawing” to assign numbers to squares on Friday, February 5, 2021, at 10 a.m. PST. Every square purchased will directly benefit a veteran, a person who is blind/visually impaired, or a child with autism – providing them a life changing service dog. Guide Dogs of America is the IAM’s favorite charity. In 2020, GDA completed a merger with Tender Loving Canines, and now provides hardworking service dogs for people who are blind/visually impaired, veterans, children with autism and facilities to become trusted companions that bring confidence, independence and mobility. Their services are provided free of charge to residents in the U.S. and Canada. The post Reserve a Square in the GDA Super-Puppy Bowl appeared first on IAMAW . IAM Territories, Organizers Recognized for Growing Machinists Union IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. and IAM Organizing Director Vinny Addeo recognized members last week for their continued efforts to grow the strength of the IAM and working families with a virtual presentation of the second annual International President’s Excellence in Organizing Awards. Watch the video. “I am so proud of the efforts our organizers and leaders have put in to growing our great union and bringing power back to the working people in the U.S. and Canada,” said Martinez. “Organizing can be an extremely difficult, yet rewarding job and these members do it with tenacity, passion and drive. I want to thank Organizing Director Vinny Addeo, the Organizing Department and all the organizers in every Territory for their dedication to working families and to growing the IAM.” “Recognizing our Brothers’ and Sisters’ successes in organizing is so paramount to the task itself,” said Addeo. “Organizing is the most difficult challenge in the labor movement and that’s why it is so important for our Union to show our appreciation to them, which reinforces the significance of their accomplishments.” Awards for 2019 were given for the top District or Local from each respective territory, top individual organizer from each respective territory, top organizing territory and top individual organizer. Top Organizing Territory: Western Territory Organizer of the Year: Justin Mauldin, District 725 Director of Organizing Western Territory Top District/Local: District 725 Individual: Justin Mauldin, District 725 Organizing Director Individual: Mike Klemm, District 141 President and Directing General Chair Eastern Territory Top District/Local: District 1 Individual: Brent Coleman, District 1 Organizer Southern Territory Individual: Valerie Rodriguez, Grand Lodge Representative Canadian Territory Top District/Local: District 11 Individual: Nektarios (Nik) Sifakis, District 140 Organizer Midwest Territory Top District/Local: Local 701 Individual: Scott Brown, Local 778 Business Representative IAM Headquarters Individual: Dennis Mendenhall, Grand Lodge Special Representative The post IAM Territories, Organizers Recognized for Growing Machinists Union appeared first on IAMAW . Baltimore County Library Staff Want the IAM in their Corner For nearly two years, the Baltimore County library staff have been trying to organize. And then, COVID-19 hit and the need became even more crucial. Citing better transparency and communication from management, alongside health care benefits for nearly half the staff, the employees of the Baltimore County library want the IAM in their corner. But since local library systems are state agencies, state legislation has to be passed for this to happen. Bills, filed by Maryland House Del. Cathi F. Forbes (D-District 42a) and Maryland State Sen. Shelly Hettleman (D-District 11) would allow the nearly 600 employees to bargain and form a union. Lead organizer Grand Lodge Representative Bridget Fitzgerald says the onset of the pandemic has brought to the surface the underlying issues of these employees. Especially since so many of the staff do not have health care benefits. “This group of workers love what they do and just want to make sure it’s safe to come to work,” explains Fitzgerald. “They want to know that management has their best interests at heart when making decisions that will affect them, especially with the cases of COVID-19 on the rise again.” A statement put out by the library and its board of directors says they “support the right of employees to pursue collect bargaining.” Hearings on the bill are scheduled for February, and the Machinists Union is working with the library staff to assist in any way possible, believing a union contract is the best way to make sure these workers are heard and protected during a time that’s rewriting the history books they shelve. “Collective bargaining rights should be the basic principles afforded to every worker in our country,” says IAM’s Director of Organizing Vinny Addeo. “Unfortunately, because of the intricate county laws that apply to the State of Maryland’s Baltimore County Library staff, they currently do not have these basic rights. I am confident that with the combined professional teamwork of IAM GLR Bridget Fitzgerald, Assistant Political and Legislative Director Monica Lee Silbas and Associate General Counsel Laura Ewan, we will get the job done and bring justice to these workers.” “These hardworking men and women are the keepers of history in the community. They provide an essential service for families in and around Baltimore. They deserve to have a voice and a vote on the job,” says Fitzgerald. READ: Baltimore County librarians seek to unionize through legislation that’s going before General Assembly The Baltimore Sun The post Baltimore County Library Staff Want the IAM in their Corner appeared first on IAMAW . Pennsylvania Local 2439 Committee Prepares Online for Upcoming Negotiations with TCC Pennwest Homes Negotiating committee members from IAM Local 2439, along with District 98 Directing Business Representative Bob Miller, completed an online negotiating prep program prior to entering contract talks with TCC Pennwest Homes LLC. The week-long class included training in drafting contract language, presenting proposals, analyzing the company’s strength and weaknesses and identifying a broad array of potential tactics. “In these ever-evolving times we all need to be prepared for different and creative forms of collective bargaining,” said District 98 DBR Bob Miller. “We were all impressed with how smoothly the online training was conducted, and we did not have any problems accessing the training during the week. I would like to thank International President Robert Martinez Jr. and the IAM Executive Council for their continued support of this program and also the staff, instructors and technical staff at W-3 for putting together this virtual training.” “In these crazy times it was great to be able to take this class online,” said negotiating committee member Chris Bradybaugh. “Taking this program was almost like being at the Winpisinger Center.” Since July of last year, the IAM’s negotiations preparation programs have been conducted online. Since the pandemic started, the need for education is greater than ever before, so IAM staff at the Winpisinger Center have adapted the way they are providing education to membership by moving programming online. The post Pennsylvania Local 2439 Committee Prepares Online for Upcoming Negotiations with TCC Pennwest Homes appeared first on IAMAW . IAM Mourns the Loss of Retired General Secretary-Treasurer Don Wharton Jan 8, 2021 \| iMail The IAM is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of retired IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Don Wharton. Brother Wharton was a 65-year lifetime member who joined the Machinists Union at the age of 17. A true unionist to his core, Wharton served the IAM in nearly every capacity, even after his retirement in 2003. Wharton was an integral part of the IAM for decades and helped guide the union through very difficult times. He was the General Secretary-Treasurer during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and helped navigate the devastating economic collapse that followed. Regardless of the task at hand, Wharton always tackled it with grace, knowledge and razor sharp wit. “The IAM has lost a great union brother, friend, leader and trade unionist,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “Don was a giant in the labor movement who dedicated his entire life to fighting for working families, even in his retirement. On behalf of the Executive Council and the entire Machinists Union, I send our condolences to his wife, Gay, their children and the rest of the Wharton family.” Wharton initiated into Local 1405 and held virtually every local IAM union office from shop steward to local lodge president. By 1962, his leadership was obvious and he was elected Business Representative for IAM District 59 in Marion, OH. He was hired as a Grand Lodge Special Representative in 1968 and served in many capacities including: Administrative Assistant, Organizing Control Room Director, Director of Placid Harbor, Executive Assistant, General Vice President and General Secretary-Treasurer. The post IAM Mourns the Loss of Retired General Secretary-Treasurer Don Wharton appeared first on IAMAW . Leadership Connection: 1/8/21 Jan 8, 2021 \| LL S6 Leadership Alerts Machinist, Labor Mobilization Delivers Working People’s Win in Georgia The hard work of IAM members from the Southern Territory, Transportation Department and Grand Lodge, who volunteered their time over the past months, has paid off with historic wins for pro-worker candidates, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs. The victories will shift the balance of power in the Senate. “I would like to thank all Machinists Union members who sacrificed their time by mobilizing for months to ensure the futures of all working people,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “The results in Georgia make the passing of the PRO Act, pension reform and real COVID relief that all families desperately need and deserve more attainable. The hard work to deliver on these promises to heal our country begins now.” IAM members contacted thousands of Georgia Machinists via member-to- member phone calls, robocalls, local mailers, door hangers, text messages and emails. TCU/IAM and NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 members also volunteered. Click here to watch how IAM members in Georgia and from across the country voluntarily campaigned for two pro-labor candidates in Georgia. The two Senate races went to a runoff because no candidate won more than 50% of the vote on Nov. 3. Their wins will shift the balance of power in the Senate and will facilitate how President-elect Joe Biden can enact his legislation priorities. During their campaigns, Ossoff and Warnock emphasized affordable health care, workplace safety, labor rights, infrastructure investment, paid family leave and more. The post Machinist, Labor Mobilization Delivers Working People’s Win in Georgia appeared first on IAMAW .	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line858
__label__cc	0.671895	0.328105	ickmusic Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts It’s always nice to hear some contemporary jazz that harkens back to the classic age of Miles, Coltrane, Parker, Mingus, etc. I’m sure there’s a lot of great stuff out there, it’s only that I don’t expose myself enough to it. Thanks to the Music Choice Jazz channel that my wife plays during my kids’ nap time (dodo music, they call it – “dodo” is creole for sleep), I came across Matt Wilson recently. Wilson is a jazz drummer and bandleader who has played for Lee Konitz, Charlie Haden, and Dewey Redman. For his Arts & Crafts project, he brought in trumpet player Terell Stafford, organ and piano man Gary Versace, and Dennis Irwin on bass. Their third release, The Scenic Route, was released earlier this year. On this record, they offer their take on tunes by the likes of Ornette Coleman, Thelonius Monk, and Pat Metheny, while offering up some fresh originals like “25 Years of Rootabagas” (check out Versace’s killer Hammond B3) and the title track, which was the tune that caught my ear during a mid afternoon nap with my kids (ah naps, so rare and precious). There’s some great, unique sounds in this track, including Stafford’s trumpet (or is it a flugelhorn in this one?). Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts – The Scenic Route (mp3) Pick up The Scenic Route on or Amazon Matt Wilson’s MySpace page and Official Site By ick1999 Calling out to the Old 97's Hot Violin Action: Chris Murphy Big Night Music Hours on End – Citizen Cope Angels Olsen on ACL Welcome to Ickmusic, Pete’s online home for all things music since 2004. 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__label__wiki	0.768919	0.768919	Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries Author: Rainer Grote, Tilmann J. Roeder (eds.) Publication Place: Oxford Category: n\a The book examines the question of whether something similar to an "Islamic constitutionalism" has emerged out of the political and constitutional upheaval witnessed in many parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southern Asia in order to identify its defining features and to assess the challenges it poses to established concepts of constitutionalism. This book offers an integrated analysis of the constitutional experience of Islamic countries, drawing on the methods and insights of comparative constitutional law, Islamic law, international law and legal history. European and United States experiences are used as points of reference against which the peculiar challenges, and the specific answers given to those challenges in the countries surveyed, can be assessed. Whether these concepts can be applied successfully to the often grim political and social realities of their countries will provide invaluable insights into whether such a fusion can be sustained, and may even pave the way for a new era of constitutionalism in Islamic countries. ?INTRODUCTION (Grote and Röder) ?PREFACE (Grote and Röder) ?PART I: CONSTITUTIONALISM AND ISLAM: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES ?1. Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: A Contemporary Perspective of Islamic Law (Kamali) ?2. The Centrality of Shar??ah to Government and Constitutionalism in Islam (Abou El Fadl) ?3. The Separation of Powers in the Tradition of Islamic Statehood (Quraishi) ?PART II: INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN CONSTITUTIONALISM AND SHAR??A: ANTAGONISM OR COMPLEMENTARITY? ?1. Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: A Survey from the Perspective of International Law (Wolfrum) ?2. The Limited Applicability of Shar??ah under the Constitution of Nigeria (Ebeku) ?3. Constitutionalism in the Maghreb: Between French Heritage and Islamic Concepts (Le Roy) ?4. The Relation between Constitution and Shar??ah in Egypt (Sherif) ?5. Secularism in Islamic Countries: Turkey as a Model (Özbudun) ?6. The Kingdom of Jurists: Constitutionalism in Iran (Arjomand) ?7. Islam and the Constitutional Foundations of Pakistan (Lau) ?8. Constitutionalism, Islam and National Identity in Malaysia (Harding) ?PART III: INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL OF CONSTITUTIONALISM ?1. Models of Institutional Control: The Experience of Islamic Countries (Grote) ?2. Constitutional Jurisdiction and its Limits in the Maghreb (Gallala) ?3. The Turkish Constitutional Court as a Defender of the Raison d'Etat (Can) ?4. A Different Approach to the Control of Constitutionalism: Iran's Guardian Council (Shirvani) ?5. The Last Defender of Constitutional Reason? Pakistan's Embattled Supreme Court (Khan) ?6. Malaysia: The Politics of the Judiciary (Lee) ?PART IV: CONSTITUTIONALISM AND SEPARATION OF POWERS ?1. The Separation of Powers: Historical and Comparative Perspectives (Röder) ?2. Strong Presidentialism: The Model of Egypt (Bernard-Maugiron) ?3. The Separation of Powers in a Fragmented State: The Case of Lebanon (Koch) ?4. Yemen: A Burgeoning Democracy on the Arab Peninsula? (Shamiri / Würth / Glosemeyer) ?5. Post-Soviet Central Asia: The Limits of Islam (Akbarzadeh) ?6. The Rise of Presidentialism in Post-Soviet Central Asia: The Example of Kazakhstan (Kembayev) ?7. Westminster Democracy in an Islamic Context: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia (Grote) ?8. Indonesia: A Presidential System with Checks and Balances (Hosen) ?PART V: EMERGING CONSTITUTIONS IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES ?1. Constitution-Making in Islamic Countries ?A Theoretical Framework (Afsah) ?2. Constitutionalism and Islam in Libya (Mezran) ?3. Shar??ah and Human Rights in the Interim Constitution of Sudan (Böckenförde) ?4. Statehood and Constitution Building in Somalia: Islamic Responses to a Failed State (Elliesie) ?5. Constitution-Making and State-Building: Redefining the Palestinian Nation (Khalil) ?6. The Protection of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories (Cotran / Brown) ?7. Islam and the State in Iraq: The Post-2003 Constitutions (Istrabadi) ?8. Constitutional Legitimacy in Iraq: What Role Local Context? (Al-Ali) ?9. The Separation of Powers and the Problem of Constitutional Interpretation in Afghanistan (Hashimzai) ?10. Constitutionalism in an Islamic Republic: The Principles of the Afghan Constitution and the Conflicts between them (Moschtaghi) ?LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ?INDEX.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line861
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__label__cc	0.57216	0.42784	facebook page badges Top fans are updated weekly. For businesses with multiple brick and mortar shops and a Facebook Page for each, you can add the gray verification badge to Pages for specific locations. Your email address will not be published. It’s always nice to show some love to new group members if you are a veteran member. Many users had concerns about top fan badges in the beginning and the introduction of the feature was quite a source for trolling and light banter. They’ll be your go-to, seagul manager or your quiet overseer. CONVERSATION BOOSTER: You’re basically the person that generates other users to think for themselves, post back, discuss openly… Think quality interactions over quantity. What is a constituent badge on Facebook? Just remember that they might not be available or have the same criteria in every group, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t receive a badge right away. Setting up a business Page is simple and free, and it looks great on both desktop and mobile. The new members feel accepted and you get recognition with the badge. From my experience, I’m pretty sure that founding member badges go to early members that invite a certain number/percentage of people to the group. I have seen four types of badges on Colorado State University’s Facebook page: Top … Your page must have a minimum of 10,000 fans on it. Click Settings in the top right. This is basically a badge that celebrates your ‘entry to the group day’. Click on Facebook Badges and toggle on Top Fan Badges. Badges are also available on Facebook Pages. Your posts or comments need to spark reactions and other comments to earn a rising star. What are the requirements to apply for a verified badge? And again, these need to be unique and of value to the group. To manage your badges: As an admin, you can also turn badges off or on for the entire group as well! Keep in mind that not all public figures, celebrities and brands on Facebook have blue badges." During the first few weeks of creating a Facebook group, you can use all the member support you can get. On video walks you through enabling the Fan Badge using a PC, the other is if you are doing it on mobile. Go to your news feed, click Groups in the left menu and then select your group. For example, if you search Facebook for “Google” you will see a lot of pages with the name Google, But next to the name of the Official account, there will be a blue tick mark. But it takes more than just being active to qualify for this badge. A top fan is someone who is very active on your page. Badges can also serve as a who’s who in comment threads. I have this badge On myself in fb Called âauthorâ badge. ADMIN / MODERATOR: This badge points out the people who have the right to delete stuff, moderate the page to keep within community guidelines or help when things get hairy. Phew! A little blue circle with a white tick in the center symbolizes that the page is verified to be a public figure. Admins and Moderators. But don’t worry – a new members badge only sticks for 2 weeks. We want engagement here! They sent out a weird little notification about a month ago. This simple tag might make the new members feel welcome and supported by the group. What does the author badge mean? Facebook Fan Badges looks very interesting! The link curator badge is designed to recognize those who share external content and group-specific news. On the other hand, they might encourage the receivers to interact with their groups even more. Other Facebook Page Badges. Facebook Groups are one of the mainstays on Facebook. Conversation Starter: Recognizes members who start meaningful group discussions. So you can celebrate your 2 years of being a valued member of ‘Crazy Indoor Plant People’ which happens to be my favourite group. No, it’s not the youngest Von Trapp child) This is the person who makes all the newbies feel welcome. Creating a Facebook Page allows the more than 2 billion people on Facebook to discover your business—think of your Page as a digital storefront. (Please tell me you know that song). To manage your badges: Go to your news feed, click Groups in the left menu and then select your group. At the end of the day, Facebook badges are a great tool to reward group members for dynamic online communication and to help prospective Group members get a feel for what the group is about. The badges are designed to help you identify different group members, such as moderators, admins, and the most active users. Good communication is at the core of any social network. This is how I get it in groups. And Facebook's Page-specific badges could also, eventually, serve additional purpose. This badge officially recognizes members who make the most engaging posts within their first month, so think likes, comments, feedback people! An example below taken from Sally Morgan's (Psychic Sally) Facebook page shows two different posters are identified as 'Top fans' by the badge above their profile photo and name. I have recently been having “author” badge attached to post comments that I make. Your email address will not be published. The badges show up right next to the user’s name and profile when he or she comments or makes group posts. Christy Laurence is the multi-award-winning Founder of Plann, an app she created after watching hugely talented people around the world give up on making an income from their passion due to lack of marketing help. Disclaimer: Some pages on this site may include an affiliate link. The Facebook verification process has some requirements that need to be fulfilled before you can receive that coveted blue or gray checkmark. Click next to Turn on Top Fan Badges. Most top fan badges are updated weekly, before displaying yours a notification will pop up asking if you’d like to display your badge. Group anniversary badge celebrates the date when a user entered a particular group. This badge is awarded to … What is this Facebook Fan Badge? We want engagement here! So when you respond, it displays it to signal that you are commenting on your own post. So you can celebrate your 2 years of being a valued member of ‘Crazy Indoor Plant People’ which happens to be my favourite group. Note, in any case, that just pages with a profile and spread photograph are qualified. Pages Manager for Facebook is the only fully featured Facebook Pages Manager app on Windows that you can use to manage all your Facebook pages. Now don’t worry, as a group member you can manage which badges appear next to your name. This badge points out the people who have the right to delete stuff, moderate the page to keep within community guidelines or help when things get hairy. Once you are logged into your Facebook account, go to where it says 'Account' on the top right side of page. How can I add it? Go to page Settings > template and Tabs. Not to. Select the Settings tab, then click Facebook badges in the lefthand column. These simple and easy-to-follow instructions will help you to find the Facebook Page Badge Code and add it to your website. 4 tips to help you get verified on Facebook. I have that badge now too. Anyway… I digress: The new and improved Facebook badges are a very good effort on Facebook’s behalf, of boosting community morale within online tribes and helping page administrators to quickly identify, understand and even reward their group members, but only in groups with more than 50 members! Facebook users can now be awarded a top fan badge for their interactions on a Page. The update will not affect Pages or Profiles that have a blue verification badge. Ask a Question Badges aren't displaying . I think that makes you the owner…notice how it says “member”. Cute! Kind of like your group birthday! And that’s it! Think Cher from Clueless. To set up your preferences do this: From now on, your badges will automatically assign to the user they’re intended for. I have a group with about 5k members. The badges might not appear in all groups. Creating a Facebook Page Badge Select the Page Badge option on the Facebook Badge Page. This will open the option of Facebook badges in the content. Turn Top Fan Badges On Or Off. Go to your Page. Has 50 members at the moment but cannot see any badges apart from ‘founding member’ in the badges option. The verified badge appears next to a Facebook Page or account’s name in search and on the profile. This badge is Facebook’s way of recognizing the most active users, motivate them and increase the page engagement. It’s kind of like the first day of college. If you’d rather not display the icon don’t accept, otherwise, you may not have the option to remove it. “Hi, how are you, welcome to our group!”. Over 2M brands already use our all-in-one creation, scheduling and publishing tool for posts AND stories! The benefits are twofold. A top fan badge, for instance, is displayed next to the user profile name along with a star symbol. And to be eligible badges, a group needs to have at least 50 members. GROUP ANNIVERSARY: This is basically a badge that celebrates your ‘entry to the group day’. Most likely to be that person who can’t order off a menu if it doesn’t have pictures. “Hi, how are you, welcome to our group!”. 1. You want to be the top fan, you need to interact… post, comment, like, share. If someone visits your page a lot, often leaves comments on posts, shares and likes photos and videos that you post – this person can become one of your Page’s Top … I love that type of person. Sign up for Facebook. They are the familiar faces who drive conversations, participate in online events and, ultimately, are likely to convert to paying customers. You’re basically the person that generates other users to think for themselves, post back, discuss openly… Think quality interactions over quantity. Not just a busybody! Needless to say, this is one of the best ways to single out top group users if you are a moderator or admin. Not just a busybody! She has a strong pun game and loves a good chat, connect with her directly at @christyladylaurence, Visual Planner and Scheduling App for Instagram, That’s exactly what Facebook wants to hear you and your group members saying via the rolling out of some new and exciting, Facebook’s latest badges also enable any new additions to the group to quickly identify valued contributors who dish out the goods on the regular. 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__label__wiki	0.9466	0.9466	You Are Here: Home → Israeli snipers kill Palestinian woman, target medics, injure 25 with live fire, tear gas Israeli snipers kill Palestinian woman, target medics, injure 25 with live fire, tear gas contact@ifamericansknew.org January 12, 2019 blockade, checkpoint, Great March of Return, occupation, sniper, West Bank, zionism An injured protester east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on 11 January. Ashraf Amra/APA images) A new year brings Palestinians more injustice and tragedy, as Israeli soldiers shoot and tear gas unarmed protesters in Gaza, and shoot alleged attackers with liberality. compiled from Ma’an News, Electronic Intifada The 42nd weekly protest at the Gaza border ended in the death of one Palestinian and multiple injuries at the hands of Israeli snipers. Woman killed A woman shot during protests in the occupied Gaza Strip on Friday is the first Palestinian fatality at the hands of Israeli occupation forces in 2019. A Palestinian man was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli forces in the West Bank the same day. Amal al-Taramsi, 44, died after she was shot in the head by live fire during Great March of Return protests east of Gaza City. She was 200 meters away from the boundary fence at the time of her injury, according to the Gaza-based human rights group Al Mezan. Al-Taramsi is the third female to be killed during the protest series that was launched on 30 March last year. The other two female fatalities were medic Razan al-Najjar and 14-year-old Wesal al-Sheikh Khalil. Twenty-five others suffered injuries with Israeli live ammunition during the 42nd Friday of “The Great March of Return” along the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. Paramedic, journalists targeted Volunteer paramedic Mustafa al-Sinwar, 22, was seriously injured when he was hit in the neck with a gas canister while on duty during protests east of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza. Husni Salah, 25, a photojournalist working for AFP news agency, was hit directly in the face with a gas canister while covering protests along the eastern boundary of central Gaza. Another journalist, Hussein Karsou, 44, was also hit in the face with a gas canister east of Gaza City. The ministry mentioned that Israeli forces targeted a Palestinian ambulance by repeatedly firing dozens of tear-gas bombs in its way, resulting in a number of Palestinian protesters suffering from tear-gas inhalation. Gaza injury statistics keep climbing Nearly 150 Palestinians were injured during Friday’s protests. Graphic video shows one person said to be seriously injured after being shot in the head. Large Palestinian crowds gathered alongside the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip to take part in the weekly march to break the ongoing Israeli siege. “The Great March of Return” protests were launched on March 30th by thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza — which has suffered from a decade-long Israeli siege — who took to the borders to demand their right of return as refugees to their original homelands, now in present-day Israel. Palestinian man shot in West Bank Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian man was shot by an Israeli civilian and soldiers. The Israeli military claimed that Ghazi Skafi, 35, was attempting to stab soldiers at a military outpost in the Kiryat Arba settlement near Hebron. Video shows the man being shot twice, first by a man in civilian clothes and then by a soldier in uniform: “Kill him,” an unseen man says in English in the video. Spectators are also heard stating “God is good, God is good” and “Burn in hell you little bitch” in North American-accented English. The below video shows Skafi lying on the street with a blanket on top of him. The camera pans to the right and shows what appears to be a small knife on the ground. Skafi was being treated at hospital for wounds to the abdomen and legs, according to media reports. Last year, Israeli forces and armed civilians killed 15 Palestinian perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of attacks against Israelis in the West Bank. Facts & latest news on Gaza Great March of Return (periodically updated) Gaza fact sheet about why Palestinians are marching Israel targets Gaza’s children, say witnesses	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line867
__label__wiki	0.683171	0.683171	Critics Consensus 21% Academy Award® winner Renee Zellweger stars in this terrifying, supernatural thriller about a social worker who has been assigned the unusual and disturbing case of Lillith Sullivan…a girl with a strange and mysterious past. When Emily (Renee Zellweger) opens her home in an attempt to help Lillith, it turns into a deadly nightmare she may not survive. Co–starring Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), Case 39 is a heart-stopping chiller with startling surprises that lead to a shocking and sinister ending. 21% TOMATOMETER Critics Consensus: Director Christian Alvert has a certain stylish flair, but it's wasted on Case 39's frightless, unoriginal plot. Dull "killer kid" tale features violence involving children. Kerry O'Malley Ray Wright Christian Alvart Lisa Bruce Alix Madigan Kevin Misher Steve Golin © 2009 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. English (Stereo, Dolby 5.1) Arabic (Subtitles), Bulgarian (Subtitles), Cantonese (Subtitles), Czech (Subtitles), Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), French (Subtitles, Stereo), German (Subtitles), Hebrew (Subtitles), Hindi (Subtitles), Malay (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Polish (Subtitles), Portuguese (Brazil) (Subtitles), Portuguese (Portugal) (Subtitles), Russian (Subtitles), Simplified Chinese (Subtitles), Slovak (Subtitles), Slovenian (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles, Stereo), Swedish (Subtitles), Thai (Subtitles), Traditional Chinese (Subtitles), Turkish (Subtitles) The Uninvited Paranormal Activity 2 (Unrated Director's Cut) The Rite Movies in Horror The Craft: Legacy Hunter Hunter	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line868
__label__cc	0.505812	0.494188	Home Arts & Culture Archives Ty Lawson: Straw or Drink? Ty Lawson: Straw or Drink? by Ryan Campbell The ACC POY, seen earlier this season in a game against Kentucky (photo by Jeremy M. Lange) You don't have to watch a North Carolina basketball game on television long to hear an announcer opine that Tywon Lawson is "the straw that stirs the drink," "the gas pedal" or some other descriptive metaphor for the role that Lawson plays in the speedy, efficient Tar Heel offense. However, Ty Lawson is much more than that. Though he has often been overshadowed by Tyler Hansbrough, both this year and last Ty Lawson has put up numbers comparable to the last great point guard to come through the ACC, Wake Forest's Chris Paul. Yet somehow it took Lawson two years to receive much, if any, acclaim. Only recently has Lawson received his due, earning the 2009 ACC Player of the Year award. He was the first point guard to receive the award since UNC's Phil Ford in 1978. Another recent event that has proven Lawson's value to the Tar Heels is his toe injury. It was blatantly obvious even to casual observers during the ACC Tournament that the UNC offense was severely lacking without Lawson. Unfortunately, many still see Lawson as simply the one who initiates the offense but not the final product, the straw but not the drink. That couldn't be further from the truth. The metaphor is apt, Ty Lawson does change the offense. Without him in the ACC Tournament the Tar Heels' games averaged 65.5 possessions, a decline of nearly ten possessions from their season average. However, Lawson uses more possessions that Danny Green or Wayne Ellington and is the most efficient offensive player on the most efficient offense in the country. The last time a point guard with such stellar numbers led an ACC offense, it was Chris Paul leading the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. It isn't a stretch to say that Lawson's sophomore numbers are comparable to Paul's. This year Lawson has taken the next step and improved his game in nearly every category. Though Paul and Lawson had similar statistics their sophomore years the recognition each received could hardly have been more different. While Paul's performance earned him a first team all conference nod, in Lawson's sophomore year the media members failed to place him on any all conference teams. Lawson uses nearly as many possessions (%Poss) as Paul did and uses them far more efficiently (ORtg). This is mainly due to his large advantage in 2-point field goal shooting, nearly as accurate 3-point shooting and turning the ball over less frequently. He also dishes out more assists, and since the stat is rate and not a raw number the fact that Lawson plays more possessions per game is already accounted for. Free throw shooting and steals are roughly equivalent between the two players. Some may say that these numbers are skewed by the system that Lawson plays in. Being a point guard on Roy Williams' team is like playing quarterback at Hawaii, whoever it is will rack up absurdly inflated statistics. To answer such criticisms, the same comparison can be made between Lawson and Raymond Felton, Coach Williams' last great point guard. Like Lawson, Felton ran an up-tempo offense with numerous offensive weapons, including a sweet-shooting guard (Ellington/Rashad McCants) and an offensive post threat (Hansbrough/Sean May). Lawson is head and shoulders above Felton in every category except steals and assists. The assist numbers are interestingly similar and may denote some effect of Roy Williams' system and tempo; however, the rest of the numbers speak for themselves. Felton may have been every bit the assist man that Lawson is but as an offensive weapon there should be no question to Lawson's abilities. He shoots better, gets to the free throw line more often and doesn't turn the ball over as often as Felton did, making him a far more efficient offensive option. Ty Lawson not only makes the Heels go through fast break alley oops but as an integral part of the offense himself, able to create his own shot at the drop of a hat. Lawson is undoubtedly not simply the straw that stirs the drink for the Tar Heels, but is a large part of the drink itself. basketball Ty Lawson UNC-Chapel Hill Issue: 2009-03-18 Blogs Sports	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line871
__label__cc	0.675496	0.324504	Tag Archives: Changklan Road Welcome To My Beloved Country, Thailand part 7 Posted on November 5, 2017 by ingon Photograph by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts I went to Thailand to visit my family for two months, from July and August 2017. I did not visit home since 2006. I was glad to see my family. I enjoyed seeing all new development in Bangkok and loved eating authentic Thai food, especially Thai fruits. I had a chance to visit my home town, Lopburi, where I was raised when I was young, before we moved to Bangkok. I traveled to Ayutthaya to see the ruins of temples that were burned by Burmese soldiers, when the Burmese wanted to take over Thailand, The Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767). Ayutthaya was one of the former capitals of Thailand before moved to, Thonburi and then Bangkok. I also traveled to, Chiang Mai, located in the Northern part of Thailand. Chiang Mai is the second largest and second most popular city of Thailand. John, my husband came to Thailand in August. He joined me traveling to different part of Thailand. I had a good time taking videos and photographs wherever I traveled around Bangkok and other part of Thailand. I hope the viewers of my website will enjoy the photographs that I present in these projects. Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Thursday, October 26, 2017 Thai Artist Mr. Chamni Koedpiam’s covered page catalog of his Exhibition Welcome To My Beloved Country, Thailand Mr. Chamni Koedpiam had his exhibition at The National Gallery, Chao Fa Road, Bangkok, September 4 – 29, 2016. 9:00 am – 16:00 pm (Close on Monday, Tuesday and Special Holidays). Mr. Chamni Koedpiam’s personal comments: “If anybody asked me about the result of this artwork in the exhibition, I can answer clearly that “It is a record of memory. It is an impression of my fond memory and the influence from difference places that I had visited.” For more information please visit the following link: https://www.bangkok.com/shopping-market/popular-markets.htm Thai Artist Mr. Chamni Koedpiam’s Painting in the Exhibition “There are many ways that artists have expressed their memories, which depend on their personal preference. The expression can be in the form of sketch, line drawing, printing and water colors of artwork. I have expressed my true personal feelings in different forms of styles and mediums. If anyone who views my artwork, even though some might not have any knowledge about art would be able to understand what I have convey.” Thai Artist Mr. Chamni Koedpiam’s Wood Craving artwork in the Exhibition Mr. Chamni Koedpiam’s personal comments “Art is my personal love and I always express my inner feelings in the form of artwork wherever or whenever I travel aboard. I prefer using water color as a foundation or for a short period of time I would use line drawing with pen.” Thai Artist Mr. Chamni Koedpiam’s Painted on ceramic in the Exhibition “I would like to dedicate my artwork to Buddha, my parents who gave me birth and cared for me and my teachers who gave me knowledge. All have taught me to always see the beauty of the world. Thanks to everyone at the National Gallery who made my exhibition possible and successful.” Mr. Chamni Koedpiam graduated from Silpakorn Fine Art University, Bangkok, Thailand in 1973. Thai Artist Mr. Chamni Koedpiam On Sunday, July 16, 2017 I met a Thai artist, Mr. Chamni Koedpiam at Chatuchak Market, a large weekend market in Bangkok. Mr. Chamni Koedpiam was working on his drawing in front of his brother’s Japanese Crepe Shop. I asked Mr. Chamni Koedpiam “Can I take your pictures?” He said O.K. Before I left I asked him if he had a business card. He said he has a catalog of his exhibition. Mr. Chamni Koedpiam is an established artist and well known among Thai artists. He works on a variety of mediums and styles. His work is Si-mi-Abstract. He also works on wood craving and Painted on ceramic. Mr. Phaiboon Bannasatra, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai Thailand John called out, “Ing! Come see this artist’s work. You are going like what you see. He is working from a very small picture of Gandhi. He is very good.” When John mentioned Gandhi, I immediately paid attention because I was very interested to see the work. His name is Mr. Phaiboon Bannasatra. We met him at his studio, called, “Rich Art Studio”, 245B Basement Nightbazaar, Changklan Road, Chiang Mai. I talked to him about my Peace Project. I belief in the, “Nonviolent”, philosophy of Gandhi, which I advocate in my project. Tita Gallery is located in Mae Rim District, where the tourists can stop on the way to Mae Sa Elephant Camp, or the trip to the North of Chiang Mai. Although it is a popular coffee spot, the gallery is also known for its range of art from the traditional to the contemporary, as well as its support of local artists. Recently Tita Gallery has featured work by renowned watercolor and magazine illustrators Khun Manoth Kitticheewan and Khun Narongyot. 68 Mu 6, Rimtai,Maerim, Chiang Mai, Thailand +66 53 297 811 https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/chiang-mai-s-top-10-contemporary-art-galleries/ Documentary Arts Asia seeks to encourage and support emerging Asian photographers, documentary artists, and filmmakers. In turn, the gallery aims to give the Thai and visiting international public more exposure to this burgeoning art form, which has some real stories to tell. Past exhibitions have included works featuring Thailand’s Buddhist monks, a photographic spotlight on the contrasts between North and South Korea, and a multicultural project entitled, I AM BANGKOK by Lilian Suwanrumpha. 2/7 Wualai Road, Soi 3, Chiang Mai, Thailand,+66 81 387 470 La Luna Gallery: Since 2004, La Luna Gallery has showcased the work of a number of talented emerging artists from Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Although some of those who have exhibited here are well-known, most are up-and-coming experimental artists such as Trinh Truan from Vietnam, who has since gone on to exhibit in New York. Within its multi-floor 400 meter square venue are displays of paintings, photos, prints, sculptures, and design products. A unique cooperation with the Elephant Parade makes La Luna Gallery the sole seller in Thailand of the miniature elephants created by Thai and European artists. La Luna Gallery also cooperates with interior designers and offers special deals to developers. 190 Charoenraj Rd. T.Watgate, A.Muang, Chiang Mai, +05 33 06 678 H Gallery Chiang Mai: Alongside its larger sister gallery in Bangkok, H Gallery is one of Thailand’s leading venues for emerging regional and international art. Established in 2002, the gallery began with a focus on emerging Asian artists and has since established a program of exhibitions and installations that aim to generate critical and artistic dialogue on contemporary art practices for a global audience. The gallery’s Project H Space is now in its third year, and functions as a platform to exhibit more experimental artists. H Gallery Chiang Mai has seen notable artists and events, such as the 2012 Mit Jai Inn exhibit, which received critical acclaim. H Gallery Chiang Mai, Tiger Kingdom, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, +66 (0) 85 021 5508 I went back to visit Mr. Phaiboon Bannasatra again a few days later. He has almost completed Gandhi’s drawing. I enjoyed seeing his drawing. Suvannabhumi is one of the only galleries to focus almost exclusively on Burmese artists. The space provides a retrospective look at Burmese artists and their work in a variety of mediums, ranging from oil on canvas to sculptures. The gallery hopes that these types of art exhibitions will help visitors to experience the rich culture of Burma and celebrate it as a center of exquisite art and architecture. 116, Chareonrat Road,T. Watgate, A. Muang, Chiang Mai,+66 81 031 5309 Galerie Panisa: Nestled in the heart of Chiang Mai, Galerie Panisa is a privately owned enterprise founded in 2002 by the Chindasilpa family, who collectively share a passion for art and furthering the reputation of artists in the Chiang Mai and Northern areas of Thailand. The gallery organizes around five or six exhibitions each year for collectors and art lovers alike to enjoy. All those who volunteer their time at the Gallery are fine artists from the area and therefore can provide visitors with insider knowledge, as well as curating exciting and imaginative exhibitions. Recently the gallery hosted the works of Missamai Prutamang, who explored the lives of Northern Thailand’s hill tribes. His exhibition showed how even these remote tribes are integrating more and more with modern culture. Ne’na Contemporary Art Space: Ne’na takes a wholly collaborative, international approach to its exhibitions and activities. Founded in 1998 by a group of Thai and Swedish artists, the space consists of several buildings in the traditional Lanna style, in which artists-in-residence live and work together. The cooperative vibe extends to the local arts community, who often work with the international residents on creative projects. Many of the works produced by Ne’na artists are large scale and site specific, like Royce Ng and Daisy Bisenieks Hanging Altar (2009), an installation that recreated the entire cultural center out of natural materials and hanging plants. Although located a mere 2km from Chiang Mai city, Ne’na feels more like a tranquil haven in which to appreciate art inspired by the landscape of Northern Thailand. Monfai Cultural Center, Living Museum 6 soi7 khor, Sukasem Road, T. Partan, A.Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, +66 89 266 6547 H Q Gallery: Within the picturesque city of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, there are an estimated 1,500 practicing art students and a further 1,000 independent artists, drawn to this magical area by its natural beauty and light, not to mention its fine arts departments within Chiang Mai University and five colleges of tertiary education. Many of these young artists continue to pursue a career as professionals, some becoming famous in the process. Our job at HQ Art Gallery is to try to pick out those with the greatest talents, while their names are still relatively unknown and their works can be sold at realistic prices. What we offer to you is great value for money and by buying these paintings you are also helping young artists to fund their continuing studies and start their careers. https://www.hqartgallery.com/artists.html Michael Good’s Comments on Gandhi Michael Good: Wonderful.Tears of Joy,remembering t’was in reading his autobiography then the film touching me with such deep feeling,that brought me into my own journey.And now,experiencing the sadness of the upsurge of conflict resulting in so much violence 70yrs since partition as I watch TV portrayal, discussion with those of families who witnessed the horrific times managing to survive.Joy & sadness,but I think helping me to ground myself to move on spiritually better so.I’d love a picture of ‘Gandhiji’! Street Art, Chiang Mai, Thailand Discovering Chiang Mai’s Amazing Street Art by Kian & Sri \| May 1, 2016 \| Chiang Mai Street Art in Chiang Mai or generally in Thailand is not automatically illegal as many walls are filled with religious signs and symbols of prosperity. Locals, on the contrary, have different opinions: while some welcome street art as a form of creativity, others will tell you that it has no connection to their culture and simply consider it vandalism. One thing for sure: street art is the reflection of an artist’s imagination. It offers a way to connect with people in a different way, to get publicly noticed and to put a lasting stamp in an unexpected place. On top, it makes old plain walls more interesting and attractive. https://www.how2travelsmart.com/discovering-chiang-mais-amazing-street-art/ Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai Thailand We were lucky to meet Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai on Monday, August 14, 2017 at 245 B, Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, Chiangklan Road, Chiang Mai. He was busy explaining to his customer about the writing on his artwork. Chiang Mai’s Top 10 Contemporary Art Galleries A. J. Samuels Nestled in Northern Thailand, 700km away from the bustling tourist mecca of Bangkok, Chiang Mai has positioned itself as the cultural capital of Thailand, with many tech start-ups, digital designers, and artists forming a creative hub in the city. With numerous creatives taking up residence here, Chiang Mai has become an extremely artistically and visually rich city to visit. Explore the city’s top ten galleries with our guide. Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai. He did the portrait from a photo given to him by customers. Sangdee Art Gallery Meaning ‘good light’ in Thai, the not-for-profit Sangdee Gallery has set itself the task of promoting not only local but also national and international artistic talent. The space has previously showcased the work of Royal Academy alumnus Chris Bredon, who made a study of Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest in Rangoon and has also painted canvases inspired by his travels across Madagascar and the African Continent. Sangdee Gallery also has a lively café attached to it and plays host to open mic nights, as well as live musical performances from emerging local talent. 5 Sirimankalajarn Rd, Soi 5 Amphur Muang Tambol Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand, +66 53 894 955 Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng talked to his customers. One of his artwork was displayed between them. Gongdee Gallery With one of the largest artistic spaces in Chiang Mai, Gongdee Gallery is a veritable incubator of local creative talent. Established in 1989, the gallery set out to showcase some of the finest wooden creations of the Chiang Mai area, blending both Oriental and Western styles of contemporary art. Home to dramatic sculptures such as large Buddhas and altars painted by local artist Baniya, some of the works include home interiors, soft furnishings, and tapestries. 12 Soi 1 Nimmanhaemin Rd., A.Muang Chiang Mai, Thailand, +66 53 225 032 Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng waved good bye to his customers. Matoom Art Space Showcasing the work of local artist Chumpol Taksapornchai, the Matoom Art Space, which was established in 2014, promotes Thai and Southeast Asian contemporary art. Including work in a variety of mediums such as oil, acrylic, and watercolor on handmade bamboo papers, Taksaponchai’s versatile artwork exudes a peaceful aura and allows those who come to view it to take a moment to relax and reflect. 136/4 Ratchapakinai Rd., T.Prasign A.Muang, Mueang Chiang Mai, +66 89 998 8055 I went back to visit Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng again. At the same time, I visited Mr. Phaiboon Bannasatra. He was working on a commissioned portrait of a lovely couple. We talked about artwork and his philosophy that he practices to keep him peaceful and free. A Tale of Two Homes Tales of Navin Commemorative Exhibitions to mark the 20th anniversary of Navin Production Launch: May 1-2, 2015 To commemorate 20-years since the founding of Navin Production, artist Navin Rawanchaikul together with collector Dr. Disaphol Chansiri have organised a special collaborative art event at three-venues around the artist’s hometown of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. https://www.navinproduction.com/new-list.php?action=4 Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng’s Drawing, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai Thailand Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng was working on a commissioned portrait of a lovely couple. We talked about artwork and his philosophy that he practices to keep him peaceful and free. Ne’-Na Contemporary Art Space: We are an artist-run residency program in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The program gives artists the opportunity to develop and expand their work and engage in intercultural exchange amidst a supportive network of local and international artists. https://www.nena-artspace.com/ Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng’s Painting, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai Thailand Ne’-Na Contemporary Art Space, Artist Projects: AIRs art exhibition by Jeannette Castioni Art exhibition by our current ( April ) artists-in-residence: Jeannette Castioni, Italy based in Iceland and Rosario Vásquez Mira, Chilli. Jeannette Castioni: My art-practice is often stimulate throughout workshops and seminars as instruments to engage with people as well as localities, to become acquainted about site-specific issues helping me to generate portrays of local peculiarities. My projects and analyses are often triggered by collective behaviours and ideologies, where people skills and projections are becoming part of their practice in the ordinary, and where subject strives for agencies. The organization of small communities alongside subject definitions are main platforms of enquiries; where main analysis try to unfold how subjects are playing different values and projections inside the social realm. I believe the way people activate potentialities be a necessary chore in the everyday, where re-enactment of forces entrenched in the urge of life as motivational forces, create frictions otherwise absent. https://www.nena-artspace.com/projects/ Mr. Kittidet Wongmueng and his paints, Thai Artist in Chiang Mai Thailand Ne’-Na Contemporary Art Space, Artist Projects: AIRs art exhibition by Rosario Vásquez Mira, Chilli Rosario Vasquez Mira, Chilean Artist: “The Central Market Project” “The Central Market Project” intends to show the vivacious and colourful activity that takes place at Chiang Mai’s Central Market. From early hours in the morning the movement starts and the merchandise is out. Corn, t-shirts , frogs, mangos and snails join the crowds of people buying, selling, chopping and cooking. The smells, the noises and colors fill the cluttered space. These watercolor paintings express the movement through the colors and bring out the emotion in the middle of the ordinary. They shift your focus to a renewed point of view. If Walls Could Talk by Vincent Millet Chiang Mai is awash with art, but many people probably don’t notice the growing number of tagged walls, painted concrete, graffiti style advertising, anonymous stickers, spray painted stencils and mysterious signals dotted around town. Unlike in some parts of the world, street art hasn’t been as prolific here, and has therefore stayed for the most part under the public radar. While you may occasionally glance, peripherally as you whiz past on your motorbike, a few dilapidated walls, some abandoned buildings or a construction site or two marked by artistic expression, they probably don’t cause much more than a “huh” or a second glance. Yes, life is hectic, and often the little things go unnoticed, but take a moment and pay attention! There is a whole creative universe alive in our city streets. A fringe culture that stakes claim on public spaces and continues to evolve by generating innovative new forms, graffiti is a movement which has evolved so much in terms of expression and style that it is now generally termed “street art”. https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citylife-articles/if-walls-could-talk/ In Thailand, this movement likely emerged about a decade ago, led by artists and writers such as Kobby, Yuree Kensaku, Floyd Floyds, and Mamafaka, whose moustachioed hairy monster character, Mr. Hellyeah, brought him acclaim throughout the wider world of art and design. Tragically, Mamafaka drowned in Phuket this past September, shocking not only his fellow street artists but the graphic design communities in Thailand as well. This inspired the artists to create stunning memorials for him which can be seen in Chiang Mai today. The local street art community is both tight-knit and welcoming, unafraid to break with tradition and traverse cultural boundaries. One Chiang Mai based street artist, Orange, is a 28-year-old female. New to the street art circle, she has managed to pave her way in this male-dominated universe. “There are three girls in Chiang Mai who graffiti and more than 20 guys,” she tells me. “But negative comments about women doing street art are mainly from outsider men who remain in the Palaeolithic age and who still think that a woman is only good to stay at home to care for children.” Having graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Chiang Mai University, art in its broader sense is not unknown to Orange. So why choose graffiti to express herself? “I’m not just a graffiti artist,” she says. “I’m a painter first and foremost. But graffiti essentially allows me to express myself in a free way. I paint what I like and share my work with as many people as possible. This outreach is not always obvious at a traditional exhibition where rules are more restrictive. I also don’t do the same thing in the gallery that I do in the street. I completely separate these two worlds.” Orange is a lone wolf in the Chiang Mai graffiti world. She does not belong to a crew and she has no desire to join one: “I’m addicted to my freedom and the idea of belonging to a crew and being held accountable… no thanks! I want to continue to express myself as I see fit.” Posted in Blog \| Tagged advocate in Ing’s peace project, Bangkok, Basement Nightbazaar, Burmese artists, Changklan Road, Chao Fa Road, Chatuchak Market, Chiang Mai. 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__label__cc	0.706745	0.293255	Leadership paradigm and firm performance Ranking nations on economic, environmental and social criteria Sufficiency Thinking Sustainable Leadership in Thai SMEs Universities – are they failing the future? Rethinking stock exchanges for the long term Australian honeybee companies Tools & Frameworks SL Pyramid SL Questionnaire Interviews with CEOs doing remarkable things Research Tidbits Search Research Tidbits Study tour itinerary & testimonials Hot-topic presentations Becoming a Honeybee Organisation The Global Competitiveness Report: Correcting the bias and scientific flaws Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy European Study Tour of high performing organisations About ISL Research tidbits: Calling on business schools…again Home/News, Research Tidbits/Research tidbits: Calling on business schools…again With this week’s articles, we revisit the challenges facing business schools in the teaching of ethics. Are students blind to their ethical blind spots? Ethics blind spots, which have become a keystone of the emerging behavioural ethics literature, are essentially biases, heuristics, and psychological traps. Though students typically recognise that ethical challenges exist in the world at large, they often fail to see when they are personally prone to ethics blind spots. This creates an obstacle for ethics education—inducing students to act in an ethical manner when faced with real challenges. Grounded in the social psychology literature, the authors suggest that a meta-bias, the bias blind spot, should be addressed to facilitate student recognition of real-world ethical dilemmas and their own susceptibility to biases. The authors present a roadmap for an ethics education training module, developed to incorporate both ethics blind spots and self-perception biases. After completing the module, students identified potential ethical challenges in their real-world team projects and reflected on their susceptibility to ethical transgressions. Qualitative student feedback supports the value of this training module beyond traditional ethics education approaches. Lessons for management and ethics educators include (a) the value of timely, in-context ethics interventions and (b) the need for student self-reflection (more so than emphasis on broad ethical principles). Future directions are discussed. Kathleen A. Tomlin, Matthew L. Metzger, Jill Bradley-Geist, Tracy Gonzalez-Padron. 2017. Are Students Blind to Their Ethical Blind Spots? An Exploration of Why Ethics Education Should Focus on Self-Perception Biases. Journal of Management Education, 41(4), 539 – 574. Teaching empathy and ethical decision making in business schools Researchers in behavioural ethics seek to understand how individuals respond to the ethical dilemmas in their lives. In any given situation, multiple social and psychological variables interact to influence ethical decision making. The purpose of this article is to explore how one such variable, empathy, affects the ethical decision-making process and to identify specific instructional strategies that both increase empathy and challenge students to consider the role that empathy plays in their own decisions. Two learning activities are described. The first requires students to recommend median salaries for several positions in a fictitious company and then use those salaries to create two family budgets, one for an entry-level position and another for the CEO. The second activity measures students’ empathic concern and encourages students to consider the relationship between empathic concern and decision making in business. Increased awareness of self and others prompts a more deliberate, thoughtful decision-making process when assessing ethical situations. Diane F. Baker. 2017. Teaching Empathy and Ethical Decision Making in Business Schools. Does economics and business education wash away moral judgment competence? In view of the numerous accounting and corporate scandals associated with various forms of moral misconduct and the recent financial crisis, economics and business programs are often accused of actively contributing to the amoral decision making of their graduates. It is argued that theories and ideas taught at universities engender moral misbehaviour among some managers, as these theories mainly focus on the primacy of profit-maximisation and typically neglect the ethical and moral dimensions of decision making. To investigate this criticism, two overlapping effects must be disentangled: the self-selection effect and the treatment effect. Drawing on the concept of moral judgment competence, the authors empirically examine this question with a sample of 1773 bachelor’s and 501 master’s students. Results reveal that there is neither a self-selection nor a treatment effect for economics and business studies. Moreover, the results indicate that—regardless of the course of studies—university education in general does not seem to foster students’ moral development. Katrin Hummel, Dieter Pfaff and Katja Rost. 2018. Does Economics and Business Education Wash Away Moral Judgment Competence? Journal of Business Ethics, 150(2), 559–577. Business schools at the crossroads? Some business schools have come under considerable criticism for what observers see as their complicit involvement in the corporate scandals and financial crises of the last 15 years. Much of the discussion about changes that schools might undertake has been focused on curriculum issues. However, revisiting the curriculum does not get at the root cause of the problem. Instead, it might create a new challenge: the risk of decoupling the discussion of the curriculum from broader issues of institutional purpose. In this article, the authors argue that the most pressing need facing business schools is not to teach new courses to be responsive to social demands and stay relevant. Instead, it is to revisit their basic mission—the principles and beliefs on which they were founded—and then to re-evaluate their curriculum design choices in this light. The authors contrast the Spartan and Athenian educational paradigms as a way of shedding light on the nature of a coherent response. Maria Jose Murcia, Hector O. Rocha and Julian Birkinshaw. 2018. Business Schools at the Crossroads? A Trip Back from Sparta to Athens. What makes a business ethicist? This article discusses the transition that business ethics has undergone since its start essentially as a philosophical sub-discipline of applied ethics. Today, business ethics—as demonstrated by four examples of gatekeepers—is a well-established field in general management, and increasingly business scholars without a “formal” background in philosophy are entering the scene. I take this transition to examine an updated positioning of business ethics and offer a proposal to redefine what makes a business ethicist. I suggest taking critical thinking as the common denominator of all business ethics activities beyond the academic silos of various disciplines. In conclusion, by borrowing from the post-colonial theorist Edward Said, this article offers a definition of what makes a business ethicist in the broadest possible sense. Implications are discussed, including the consequences suggesting that if critical thinking is the common denominator, business ethics-as-business-case logic is not considered a part of business ethics publications (except discussing the ethicality of business ethics-as-business-case), but should be addressed within more instrumental publication outlets of business. Peter Seele. 2018. What Makes a Business Ethicist? A Reflection on the Transition from Applied Philosophy to Critical Thinking. 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__label__cc	0.686159	0.313841	Inventions and Machines The Most Popular Digital Currencies You Should Know About By Christopher McFadden Digital currencies (Altcoin or cryptocurrencies as they are otherwise known) are making waves in the world of money. They are, in case you weren't aware, a series of decentralized peer-to-peer digital currencies. The de facto one that started it all is, of course, Bitcoin, but there are over 700 more. Some of these digitalcurrencies are easier to mine than others but of course, there are tradeoffs. Some are a greater risk due to their low liquidity and others suffer from problems with acceptance as well as issues with value retention. These are real issues you should be aware of before thinking of flirting with them. In the following article, we'll look at Bitcoin, of course, and six other popular digital currencies out there. We'll focus on:- - Bitcoin (of course), - Litecoin, - Zcash, - Dash, - Ripple, - Monero and; - Ethereum So without further ado, let's get stuck in shall we? Bitcoin - BTC Bitcoin is, to most, the de facto digital currency. It launched in 2009 and has grown from strength to strength. Bitcoin offers the promise of low transaction fees when compared to traditional online payment mechanisms. The great appeal of Bitcoin lies in the fact that it is operated by a decentralized authority. This flies in the face of traditional government-issued fiat currencies. To date, Bitcoin has a market capitalization of around $45 Billion. Bitcoin recently split after a two-year feud by users. Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin are now officially competing currencies. Which one will win out, only time will tell. Litecoin - LTC Litecoin was launched in 2011 and was one of the first digital currencies that launched after Bitcoin. They like to think of themselves as the silver to Bitcoin's gold. Created by Charlie Lee, an MIT Graduate and former Google engineer, Litecoin has become very popular. As all cryptocurrencies, it is based on an open source global payment network with no central control. It is very similar to Bitcoin but has a faster block generation rate. This allows Litecoin to provide faster transaction confirmation at near-zero cost. A growing number of merchants have started to accept it too. Zcash - ZEC Zcash launched in the latter half of 2016 and has gone from strength to strength. These chaps define themselves as “If Bitcoin is like HTTP for money, Zcash is HTTPS". Cute. This digital currency comes with all the benefits of open-source, decentralized transactions. Zcash offers great privacy and selective transparency of transactions. This is the reason why it considers itself the HTTPS to HTTP of Bitcoin. It claims to offer greater security and privacy with all transactions recorded on blockchain. User information like the sender and recipient and amount are all kept private. This digital currency does offer its users the choice of "shielding" transactions. Transaction content is encrypted using advanced cryptographic techniques, which is nice. Dash - DASH Once known as Darkcoin, Dash is supposed to be more secretive than Bitcoin. This digital currency offers great anonymity than others owing to its decentralized master code network. This makes transactions almost untraceable, of course. Since its launch in 2014, Dash has developed quite a following. Developed by Evan Duffield, you can mine Dash using a CPU or GPU. Darkcoin became Dash in 2015 which is an abbreviated construction from Digital Cash. Ripple - XRP Ripple is a real-time global settlement network. It offers instant, certain and low-cost payments worldwide. It "enables banks to settle cross-border payments in real time, with end-to-end transparency, and at lower costs", according to Ripple. Ripple launched in 2012 and currently has a market capitalization of around $6 Billion. Ripple uses a consensus ledger as a method of conformation. What is unique about Ripple is that you don't need to mine it. Because of this, Ripple reduces the strain on your computer and minimizes latency. Ripple believes that "distributing value is a powerful way to incentivize certain behaviors". It does, therefore, currently plan to distribute itself mainly "through business development deals, incentives to liquidity providers who offer tighter spreads for payments, and selling XRP to institutional buyers interested in investing in XRP". Monero - XMR Monero is another secure, private and untraceable digital currency. It launched in 2014 and, as you'd expect, it is open source. It quickly attracted a lot of attention from cryptocurrency aficionados and fans. Monero, unlike others, is completely donation based and community driven, which is nice. This digital currency prides itself on its strong focus on decentralization and scalability. Monero enables complete privacy through using a special technique called "ring structures". This technique uses a group of cryptographic signatures that includes at least one real participant. As they all appear equally valid it is difficult to find the real one. Hiding in plain sight if you like. Ethereum - ETH Ethereum launched in 2015 and is a decentralized software platform that allows Smart Contracts and Distributed Applications to be built. This digital currency provides these services without any downtime, fraud, centralized control or interference from third parties. During its pre-sale launch in 2014, Ethereum received a massive amount of interest. Ethereum applications run on its platform-specific cryptographic token, ether. Ether can be likened to a vehicle for traveling the roads of the Ethereum platform. According to Ethereum, ether can be used to "codify, decentralize, secure and trade just about anything". Ethereum did suffer a cyber-attack in 2016 and subsequently split into Ethereum Classic (ETC) and Ethereum (ETH). Moreover, to date, Ethereum has a market capitalization of around $18 Billion. This makes it the second biggest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. Whilst Bitcoin is likely to be the most popular cryptocurrency for a while yet, upstarts like Ethereum and Ripple are hot on its heels. Many are even touted as being superior or more advanced than Bitcoins. Whichever one of these digital currencies takes your fancy, the current trend seems to suggest that they will be with us for a while. Which one will win out is anyone's guess but it'll certainly be interesting to watch or even speculate on. Sources: Investopedia, Hongkiat, TopTenReviews SEE ALSO: Bitcoin Officially Splits in Two! 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__label__cc	0.640997	0.359003	Ivan Kiev Site News 11/13/15 by Daniel Johnson Hello wrestling fans! We are now two weeks into voting for The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award. The top five spots are as follows: Site News 11/6/15 By danielcarljohnson on November 6, 2015 • ( 0 ) by Daniel Johnson Hey wrestling fans! We are one week deep into voting for The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award. The top five spots (including ties) are as follows: The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award: 2014 Poll If you are unfamiliar with what The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award is and want to read about it before voting then click here. Indie Wrestling News Roundup 1/12/15 By danielcarljohnson on January 12, 2015 • ( 0 ) by Daniel Johnson *Syuri, 25, had her first successful defense of the CMLL World Women’s Championship on January 11. At a Universal Woman’s Pro Wrestling REINA (UWWR or REINA) show, Syuri defeated Shuu Shibutani, 35, in a match that went over… Read More › 25 and Under: Ivan Kiev Defends the GSW Breakthrough Championship By danielcarljohnson on December 1, 2014 • ( 2 ) by Daniel Johnson Ivan Kiev vs. Ibo Latino vs. Rene Shaw Ivan Kiev is a 25 year-old German wrestler who has worked for all the major promotions in his homeland including Westside Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), German Stampede Wrestling (GSW) and… Read More ›	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line891
__label__wiki	0.568748	0.568748	Home/argentina/Search for ARA San Juan Search for ARA San Juan argentina November 2, 2018 argentina Ministry of Defense has started negotiations with Ocean Infinity to meet 120 Day Expectations by searching the submarine ARA San Juan , which has not yet yielded results. The Seabed Constructor, which runs the plant since September 7, operated AUV (autonomous underwater vehicles) and ROV (remote operation) yesterday, entering the Comodoro Rivadavia harbor to fill and change staff. The company released the brackets and searches in February, but the Navy and the Ministry of Defense did not intend to interrupt the operations and adhere to the signed agreement, which is at least 60 days in net search and up to 120. The four rela- tively related relatives continue on board. So far, 22 contact points have been found, analyzed by the latest technology tools. The latter was made of fishing nets. It is expected that the vessel will leave the search areas in the following hours. Pusineri: "Falcioni? I see it strange …" – Ole Flexible motion allows click bugs to click, finds work CNDH published these recommendations on new WhatsApp terms and conditions Why Israel is the world leader in vaccination Macri attacked the teachers and asked the Government … Having discovered the secret to making videos viral on YouTube, the young man recorded himself counting up to 100,000 and became a billionaire. Nadica explained how he met Veljko Raznatovic and talked about ARKANA The club is making a lot of changes after being reduced to nine men	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line892
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__label__wiki	0.569921	0.569921	Lee Callahan Spotlight on Seattle Business Advertise on 96.5 JACK-FM This Week's Weird News By Tim Binnall Apr 3, 2020 The disappearance of an iconic waterfall in Ecuador, 'ghosts' enforcing coronavirus lockdowns, and a man arrested while trying to teach his dog to drive were among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to cross our desk this past week. By far the most bizarre story of the week unfolded in Washington State where a man led police on a high-speed chase down the highway and offered a jaw-dropping explanation for his actions when he was finally caught. As officers approached the vehicle, they were understandably surprised to see a dog sitting in the driver's seat. It was then that the man, located on the passenger's side of the car, told the cops that he had been trying to teach his pet pit bull to drive! The breathtaking beauty and profound power of Mother Nature were on display this past week when it was announced that a whopping seven new peacock spider species had been discovered and, among them, was one particular arachnid which bears an uncanny resemblance to Van Gogh's Starry Night painting. On the other end of the spectrum, Ecuador's tallest waterfall disappeared when a sinkhole diverted the river feeding into it, effectively erasing the picturesque site from the planet forever. One weird trend which has emerged in the wake of lockdowns being instituted to combat the coronavirus is that some communities have turned to the supernatural to help enforce quarantines. This occurred in Malaysia where a man donned a spooky costume in an attempt to frighten rebellious teens into staying in their homes. Meanwhile, in India, a village on lockdown tasked two residents to dress as spirits known as 'pocongs' and stand guard over the town. You can find more strange and unusual stories from the past week at the Coast to Coast AM website. Playing What We Want In Seattle! Lee Callahan in the morning, and the No Repeat Workday while you work! Music from Green Day, Michael Jackson, Queen, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, and more! Each Thursday Ticket Takeover we giveaway prizes all day for different concerts, events, and more! If you miss out on Thursday, no worries! We’ve got the Weekend Ticket Takeover! Plus we let you know what’s going on locally with Lee Callahan’s Jacktivities! KJAQ Public Inspection File KJAQ Political File 96.5 JACK-FM · Playing What We Want in Seattle	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line895
__label__wiki	0.707128	0.707128	日本語記事 Rakugo The Japanese Sword Column Soul of Japan Abducted: The Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea Hidden Wonders JAPAN Forward Dear Megumi: I Have Faith in Prime Minister Suga to Take Action for the Abductees Joe Biden Can Learn from Japan’s Hayato Ikeda About Ending Political Polarization Japan Should Stop Engaging Until South Korea Learns to Follow the Rules [Speaking Out] Unjust South Korean Court Ruling on Comfort Women EDITORIAL\| Intensify Sanctions on North Korea As Kim Jong Un Assumes Greater Power Aggressive China Finds Allies in Some Japanese Newspapers From Tokyo to Gunma: Moving to the Countryside During the Pandemic ‘Evangelion: 3.0+1.0’ Movie Opening Delayed Due to State of Emergency in Japan [Corona ni Makeruna] Coming of Age Day Ceremonies Take Place Despite COVID-19 Japan Extends State of Emergency to 7 Regions in Kansai, Chubu and Fukuoka Bookshops Make First Comeback in Four Years With Manga Boom Japan Needs All Hands on Deck as It Starts ‘30-Year Race’ Towards Carbon Neutrality Genome-edited Food for Crops, Fish ‘At a Breakthrough Point in Japan’s Agriculture’ ‘Flying Cars’ that Don’t Require a Runway: Are You Ready? The Year in Our Stories: Economy and Technology Battle COVID, Bring Inspiration Could Sumire Nakamura, 11 Years Old, Be the Next Junior High ‘Go’ Titleholder? Vote Opens for Crunchyroll Anime Awards: Is Your Favorite Among Them? [Kimono Style] Beautiful Fabrics, New Takes on Tradition in the New Year 2021 A Quick Look Into Japanese Traditional Construction Crafts Recognized by UNESCO [ODDS and EVENS] Gunma Crane Thunders’ Epic Win Streak Accentuates Team Chemistry, Talent [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Hisashi Iwakuma Rejoins Mariners as Special Assignment Coach ICE HOCKEY \| Young Standout Yu Sato Shooting for Success [ODDS and EVENS] ‘King Kazu’ Miura’s Never-Ending Farewell Tour is Farcical [Bookmark] Japan’s Three Territorial Problems Viewed Under the Glare of International Law Record Snowfall Hits Hard in Northern Japan Tokyo is Most Instagrammable Place in the World for 2021 Mother of Late Wrestler Hana Kimura Campaigns to End Abuse on Social Media [Hidden Wonders of Japan] Illuminate Your Xmas Spirit Around Tokyo and Beyond Mizumoto Koen: Tokyo’s Park for All Seasons [Hidden Wonders of Japan] Santa Claus Dives Christmas Greetings to Osaka Aquarium Visitors [A Photographer’s Notes] Updated Take on an Old Style of Photography Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – 2020 Reflections #10 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – A Chat with Agnes Tandler #09 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Impacts of the U.S. Election on Japan and Asia #08 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – The King’s Singers Digital Tour #07 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Sports Update EP #06 Abducted: The Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea Special Reports Abducted: The Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea Culture Special Reports [Bookmark] Megumi Yokota Film Premiere A Push for the Return of North Korean Abduction Victims Abducted: The Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea Coronavirus Economy & Tech Politics & Security Shinzo Abe on His 8 Years as Prime Minister: ‘Many Challenges, But Also Successes’ Abducted: The Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea Politics & Security At Least 7 Japanese are Living in North Korea Against their Will, says Freed American Who Met Them EDITORIAL \| Japan Must Act on New Evidence of Abductions by North Korea Dear Megumi: Your Father Went to Heaven Thinking of You; I Will Carry the Campaign Through The Time to Act is Now: Bring Home Megumi and All North Korean Abduction Victims Sakie Yokota Japan confirmed a new prime minister in early September 2020 without having achieved any progress in bringing home Megumi Yokota and the other Japanese abducted by North Korean agents. Megumi was abducted more than 40 years ago, when she was 13. Her father, after giving his all to the struggle to gain his daughter’s return, passed away in June 2020. Her mother, Sakie, has now met with the new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, and the new minister for abductions, and is confident in their intention to take action to bring home the children who have been robbed of their ordinary lives in Japan. She continues to write letters to her daughter, the latest of which is below. With the other families, she will continue to do whatever she can to help bring home the children. Megumi Yokota Dear Megumi, How are you? The intense summer heat has finally subsided, and it is beginning to feel like fall. Having endured for 43 years, it is now September 2020. I am calling for a solution to the abduction issue with all my might, while also feeling weary, sad, and angry about not knowing when the abductees will be able to return home to Japan. Right now, huge political change is happening in Japan. Shinzo Abe, who made solving the abduction problem a top priority and major issue, has resigned as prime minister. The man who was his Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who has been working on the abduction issue, has become the new leader of Japan. So far, I have kept faith through all of Japan’s political administrations that the government would rescue the abductees from North Korea. That sentiment has not changed since Mr. Suga’s appointment as prime minister. The decisive factors in bringing the victims of these ruthless state crimes back to Japan are unwavering political resolve and an ability to take action. Sakie Yokota with sons Tetsuya and Takuya Yokota meet with Prime Minister Suga Sakie Yokota and other family of abduction victims meet with Prime Minister Suga Sakie Yokota, other family of abductees speak to press after meeting Prime Minister Suga September is a month that has been engraved in the memories of both your late father and mine. At the Japan-North Korea summit meeting on September 17, 2002, North Korea finally admitted that the abductions took place and apologized. It emerged that the Hasuikes, the Chimuras, and Hitomi Soga were still alive. However, North Korea claimed that you and many other abductees were dead. In 1997, 20 years after you disappeared from Niigata in 1977, we learned that you were still alive and living in North Korea. At that point, the abductees’ relatives and supporters across Japan finally felt as though the ordeal was coming to an end. Yet, we were later thrown into a dark hell with the apparent news that you and some other abductees had died. But then another twist. We subsequently discovered that the evidence and explanations concerning the abductee deaths were fake. North Korea sent us your “remains,” but they were confirmed as being the remains of a completely different person. As North Korea’s contradictions became exposed, I could sense that you were alive and breathing, and I was able to keep fighting. The cruelty of the abductions causes free time to creep by very slowly, because we cannot see or hear the victims. Those of us who are waiting essentially feel half-dead on a daily basis. However, you and other abductees are suffering an even worse life in North Korea, waiting to be rescued. Is there anything in this world that is more cruel? These abduction cases are quite simply a matter of life and death. To the People of Japan People of Japan: Please think about the abducted children once more, and demand that they be rescued. Politicians and bureaucrats: Put your political differences aside, engage in discussion, think hard, and do your best to get the abductees back home. Japan should come together as one, and eradicate the “national shame” of the abductions of Japanese citizens in Japan as quickly as possible. I hope that this will lead to a brighter future, not just for Japan but for the entire world as well. Japanese families appeal generated over 13 million signatures of public support Moving Ahead to Bring You Home This year, the summer has been overwhelmingly hot. As an 84-year-old elderly woman, I often worry that I might collapse. But, at the same time, I am longing to meet you. As the years go by, one has to face up to old age and illness. Nowadays, even eating can be painful. I guess these experiences make one realize that one is alive. Your father, who passed away in June, is smiling in one of the photographs on the altar at home. “Good morning, father. Let’s try our best,” I say every morning while praying. Father went to heaven peacefully after a noble fight. But when I think of him in that hospital room, desperately trying to keep the flame of life burning in order to see you again, I sense a profound loneliness. The world has been hit so hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Right now, diplomatic activity, including diplomatic efforts on the abduction issue, feel somewhat hollow, and there is a growing sense of impatience. The coronavirus has made it difficult to collect signatures in towns and cities, and to hold gatherings where people can get together — to continue to place pressure on the campaign to rescue the abductees. However, the fact that we are going through the depths of such a major crisis suggests that there should be bright possibilities on the horizon. Prime Minister Suga has vowed to spare no effort in trying to solve the abduction issue. Meanwhile, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, who has been reappointed as the minister in charge of the abduction issue, has said, “We must seize every opportunity in order to get the abductees back home as soon as possible.” I strongly believe that their statements will lead to action. I also pray that Japan’s former leader Shinzo Abe will recover from illness and again campaign robustly alongside us, the relatives of the abductees. An extremely long period of time has passed since the abductions. You and other victims and all the family members here in Japan are getting old, and for some there isn’t much time left. For us, getting a concrete result is everything. How can we achieve a good result? I’ve asked many people this question both inside and outside Japan. I’ve even spoken to politicians about this at the Diet. To make progress, we need determined action and the support of many. But to start with, Japan needs to stand as one in order to clear the high hurdles that lie in the way. Which is why I want young people who are unaware of the abduction cases to know about what happened and to help boost the drive toward reaching a solution. Several decades ago, North Korean agents entered Japan. They abducted a number of young Japanese people, and took them back to North Korea. Japanese people outside Japan were abducted as well. Most have never returned home. Why did these cruel atrocities happen? Can it be guaranteed that incidents this tragic will never occur again? Unless we focus on the root of the problem and solve everything, we cannot pass on the future to our children with peace of mind. Megumi dear, I feel helpless as your mother, but I think about you every day and I’m living with you in spirit. Your father is smiling and watching out for us. Stay strong, and wait for us to rescue you. I have faith that you will return home one day, with a big smile on your face, just like the ones you had when you were a child. (Click here to read the letter as it was first published in Japanese.) You can find other articles in English on North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens here. Author: Sakie Yokota Related Topics:abductionsKatsunobu KatoKim Jong-unKorean PeninsulaMegumiNorth KoreaRegional Securityrescue abducteesSakie YokotaShinzo AbeYoshihide Suga We are Megumi Yokota’s father and mother, Shigeru and Sakie. Thank you for everything you do to support us. We and the other family members of the abductees are getting older, and our bodies are growing weak. It is becoming difficult for us to stand on the front lines of the rescue efforts. We cannot make as many public appeals as we once could. But we will go on using every means available to us to appeal for the rescue of the abductees. We put down in writing here our thoughts and feelings for our daughter. We will fight until the end, believing that every abductee will come home again. We beg of you: join us in the fight. Biden’s Possible Shift in U.S.- China Policy Presents Problem for Japan, Other Indo-Pacific Allies North Korea’s New Year Message Raises the Threat of War About JAPAN Forward Message from Editor in Chief Copyright © 2020 JAPAN Forward.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line898
__label__wiki	0.565768	0.565768	Cultural & Arts Programs Holocaust Remembrance What You Do Matters PJ Library DonateGrants Previous item Jewish Community... Next item YCESA Press Release Generosity. Support. Community. October 15, 2019 in Uncategorized 488 0 0 Published in Oct/Nov 2019 Prescott Woman Magazine By Christine Resnick Since its inception 20 years ago, the desire to create and support initiatives that impact our community has driven the Jewish Community of Greater Prescott. One such example: In 2012, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Prescott (JCF) provided full scholarships to 48 students in Yavapai College’s nursing and radiologic technology programs over a five-year period. This act created the school’s largest-ever scholarship program: The Community Healthcare Scholarship Fund. Since then, the movement gained momentum as other community organizations contributed funds; they include Harold James Family Trust, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Prescott, Margret T. Morris Foundation, Prescott Radiologists, LLP, Yavapai College Foundation, and Yavapai Regional Medical Center. As described by JCF president, David Hess, M.D., “The program simultaneously supports education and healthcare, while ensuring a ‘pipeline’ of vital healthcare professionals for the local medical community.” The Community Healthcare Scholarship Fund is designed to address two issues: the expected shortage of healthcare professionals in the coming years and the inability of rural communities to effectively compete with urban communities for these highly valued professionals. The scholarship program, therefore, is a community effort to identify, support, and train students who are committed to pursuing a healthcare career in our local community. The first recipients of the Jewish Foundation Healthcare Scholarships began their professional studies at Yavapai College in August of 2012. To date, the program has graduated more than 100 nurses and radiology techs. More than 90 percent of these graduates have stayed to practice in our community. Paul Kirchgraber, Executive Director at Yavapai College Foundation said of the Community Healthcare Scholarship Program, “The College is overwhelmed with the enthusiasm our community has shown in supporting these aspiring healthcare professionals. The generosity of these respected organizations is truly amazing, and the provided scholarships relieve the financial burden for students allowing them to concentrate on their studies.” The program has also inspired many graduates to pay it forward by creating scholarships for others pursing a nursing degree. The success of this program is because of the many partners and dedicated students. It has provided a solution to a much-needed resource in our community. For further information about the Community Healthcare Scholars Program, contact the Yavapai College Foundation at 928.776.2025 or visit the JCF website at https://jcfgp.org/health-care/. Email: info@jcfgp.org The Mission of the Foundation is to serve as the focal point for Jewish planned giving and to enhance and promote the continuity of the Jewish community through a broad spectrum of charitable programs. The material contained in this website is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal or tax advice. David Hess, M.D, President Christine Resnick, Executive Director Pamela Jones, Secretary Loren Greenberg, Treasurer Rich Adler Bob Casden Matt Dicker Lisa Drutz Robin Frielich Mitchell Gelber Harold Greenberg Greg Raskin Phyllis Robinson Suzy Roth Judd Simmons Peter Tibi ©2019 Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Prescott	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line900
__label__wiki	0.516114	0.516114	Log in via ACP Use of plasma ferritin concentration to diagnose iron deficiency in elderly patients. T L Holyoake, D J Stott, P J McKay, A Hendry, J B MacDonald, N P Lucie University Department of Haematology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow. AIMS--To determine a concentration of ferritin below which the possibility of iron deficiency should be considered in elderly patients. METHODS--Consecutive new referrals to a geriatric unit (n = 472) were studied prospectively. Full blood count, ferritin, serum vitamin B12 and red cell folate were measured for all patients. A blood film was assessed independently by three haematologists for features of iron deficiency. For those with ferritin of 12-45 ng/ml, bone marrow aspirates were performed and examined for the presence of stainable iron. When possible, a trial of oral iron was given to those with ferritin of < or = 45 ng/ml and response was determined by re-measurement of full blood count and ferritin after a minimum of three weeks of treatment. RESULTS--Bone marrow examination was performed in 32 patients with ferritin of 12-45 ng/ml, of whom 27 (84%) had absent stainable iron, suggesting that most elderly patients with ferritin in this range have iron deficiency. Compared with those with ferritin of 100-299 ng/ml, in whom iron stores were presumed to be normal, patients with ferritin of 12-45 ng/ml had a significantly lower mean haemoglobin and mean red blood cell volume. Furthermore, patients with ferritin up to 75 ng/ml had a significantly higher mean red cell distribution width, and were more likely to have an iron deficient blood film. CONCLUSION--Iron deficient erythropoiesis can occur in elderly patients with ferritin up to 75 ng/ml. This is much higher than the lower limit of the "normal" range usually quoted for younger subjects; this difference should be taken into account when ferritin concentrations are interpreted in elderly patients. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jcp.46.9.857 JCP Education JCP 70th anniversary Copyright © 2020 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Association of Clinical Pathologists. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line901
__label__wiki	0.531834	0.531834	Property Tax Accountants Accountancy for IT Contractors Credit Checker Tax Enquiry Insurance UK pushing for transparency David Cameron made the following statement to the members of the Open Government Partnership annual summit last week. “We need to know who really owns and controls our companies. Not just who owns them legally, but who really benefits financially from their existence. This summer at the G8 we committed to do just that – to establish a central register of company beneficial ownership. And today I’m delighted to announce that not only is that register going to go ahead – but that it’s also going to be open to the public. As well as securing stretching new commitments from participating countries, the UK is using the summit to help drive forward the transparency agenda at home, especially on open data and corporate accountability.” Other announcements include commitments to: • implement and champion internationally a global standard of financial transparency and accountability in the extractive industries (oil, gas and mining) on the part of governments and companies, in line with the principles in the G8 Open Data Charter • publish information on official development assistance (ODA) in line with the International Aid Transparency Standard (IATI), so that UK assistance can be tracked through the delivery chain • ensure a strong legislative framework to encourage workers to speak up about wrongdoing, risk or malpractice without fear of reprisal • demonstrate the potential of open policymaking by running at least 5 “test and demonstrate projects” across different policy areas • a pilot study giving parents access to their own children’s data on the National Pupil Database, with a view to developing tools that give them a better understanding of their child’s educational performance • for NHS England to improve the quality and breadth of information available to citizens, helping them participate more fully in both their own healthcare and in determining the design and quality of health services Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude said: “Transparency is an idea whose time has come – and the clock cannot be turned back. The unstoppable momentum building behind open government at home and abroad is accelerating the pace of change, and we are using it to drive innovation and growth, improvements in public services and greater accountability in public and corporate organisations. The best way to demonstrate the power of transparency is by making it real for everyone. That is why we are announcing a range of open data and transparency commitments at the OGP summit and opening up data in areas from business to education, health and aid that will have a direct and beneficial impact on the way we live and work, on the quality of the public services we use, and on the choices we make as citizens.” This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 at 12:00 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Click here to login >> - Tax Rates & Tables - Useful Links - Downloadable Forms - Company Search - Credit Checker JCS Associates is the trading name of Cleden Howard and Company Limited a company registered in England & Wales with number 07565155 © Copyright 2013 JCS Associates. All Rights Reserved \| Sitemap \| Privacy Policy \| Cookie Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line902
__label__wiki	0.660095	0.660095	Reviews > Current Releases Unstoppable; Skyline; Morning Glory Sunday, Nov 14, 2010 by Joseph "Jay Dub" Wade and Ian "ProfessorClumsy" Maddison (@professorclumsy) What an incredible week it has been here in the damp, cramped offices of Current Releases. When the least-appreciated movie of the week is the one you were anticipating the most, you know something has gone wrong. Or should that be right? Seeing as how Skyline and Morning Glory both turned out to be extremely good films, I see no reason to complain either way. Most Movies Try to Avoid the Term "Train-Wreck", but Unstoppable Makes You Beg For It. by Joseph "Jay Dub" Wade EXPECTATIONS: Since the first trailers for Unstoppable, I couldn't wait to see it; not necessarily because I give two shits about Tony Scott or Denzel Washington or Captain Kirk, Jr. No, the real reason I'm excited as hell for this movie is because Unstoppable looks like a perfect throwback to the kind of serious yet completely go-for-broke action spectacle they used to love making back in the '90s. I can't imagine there's actually a villain in this film, so comparisons to Speed probably wouldn't be appropriate. At any rate, it's a movie about a bunch of people trying to keep a speeding vehicle from destroying every fucking thing in its path. It's a simple concept and I can't wait to see how it all unfolds. REALITY: After it turned out nobody gave two shits about last year's The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott apparently wanted to give trains one more shot before moving on to other ridiculous action cliches. This time, though, they decided to switch over from trains nobody rides because they smell like pee to trains nobody rides because they haul hazardous waste. It's not as enthralling as I was hoping. Whoosh! Denzel Washington starts to feel that he may not have been the best choice for Spock.During a routine morning of train moving (or whatever the hell it is these people do), a pair of fat morons (Ethan Suplee, TJ Miller) accidentally let a train hauling several tons of molten chemicals get away from them while moving at a snail's pace. It's not long before the train is barreling down the tracks at 70 mph and thousands of lives are in danger. Meanwhile, two rail-workers (Denzel Washington, Chris Pine) are informed of the death train speeding their way, and decide to chase it down and stop it using a train of their own. While this is going on, other characters such as police officers, Hooters waitresses and railway coordinators (Rosario Dawson) stand around watching the whole thing on TV. Based on a 2001 event wherein Ohio rail-workers stopped a runaway train, Unstoppable is a movie less concerned with carnage and destruction than one might expect. The trailers suggest that the movie is about a train smashing into any and everything in its path, when in reality it's more about witnessing how many times a train can narrowly avoid any number of unique roadblocks and keep on chugging. Sparks and dynamic movement! If I have any complaints about Unstoppable (and I have a few), it's that not enough property gets destroyed. It's a sad but true fact that we go to see these movies because we like watching the carnage unfold. To hell with the heroes trying to prevent it; deep down you want to see this train catch on fire and smash into a teddy bear factory (please note, this is never actually a situation in the film. No teddy bears were harmed in the making of Unstoppable.) It's like George Carlin said: We always want to see it get worse. That's the whole fun of a movie like this. Unfortunately, the filmmakers decided to follow the true story a little too faithfully on this part. The only carnage we see is a result of human error. And not the kind of human error that results in a runaway train; the kind of human error that texts while driving and accidentally crashes into a roadblock. For the most part, though, Tony Scott does a pretty good job of keeping the tension high despite the relatively low body count. If his characters aren't standing around watching trains speed past, they're driving the trains or coordinating shit from a control room. That's his cue to keep the camera revolving around his actors. It's his way of showing that things are happening when they're not actually happening, and much to my chagrin, it's actually pretty effective. It looks like Denzel and Kirk, Jr. are discussing important train stuff because the camera is somehow spinning around them in that tiny cab; if you pay attention, they're really just talking about why Denzel doesn't care that his daughters are working at Hooters. Tony Scott's style is easily the best thing about Unstoppable; it's the reason that such a boring story actually winds up being kind of thrilling. Reflections of sparks and dynamic movement!Outside of rail-workers and corporate executives, news and news reporters take up a lion's share of the movie's screen time. We watch most of the movie's big action sequences through the lens of a local news camera. This would be fine if the movie were trying to make some kind of statement about news and our obsession with watching shit unfold, but it never does. We just wind up watching Chris Pine dangle off the edge of a train car with the giant FOX News bug sitting in the corner. I imagine scenes like this will play much better at home, because on the big screen, it's glaringly apparent that they just took movie footage and put fake TV lines over it to make us think we're watching real news. I don't think anyone in Hollywood has ever watched the news, because it doesn't look anywhere near as fake as that. News doesn't have such impeccable camerawork and editing skills, you idiots. I can't believe I'm asking a movie to shake the camera MORE... I don't know how well Unstoppable is going to play overseas, as it's pretty inherently American. Not that there aren't trains in France or Pakistan, but I'm fairly certain that only in the US could a film about stopping a speeding train also be about the corporations and labor unions who didn't have the foresight to try and fix it. Then you've got the whole "American Ingenuity" thing. Professor Clumsy can confirm or deny this if he wants, but I'm fairly certain Unstoppable is the kind of movie that could really only happen in the U.S.A.. Europeans are smarter than this. (Except Tony Scott.) Children in Danger Real-Looking Fake News Footage MINORITY REPORT: The reason Unstoppable could never happen in England is because the train would only get about a hundred yards before plunging into the sea. -Ian "ProfessorClumsy" Maddison Previous More Current Releases Next Something Awful reviews the latest films in a straightforward (for SA) manner. 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__label__wiki	0.702115	0.702115	Tag Archives: graham linehan Sunday, 14 July, 2013 The Count Not So Strong on TV Hmm… Jury’s out on the tele version of Count Arthur Strong. The first episode suggests that his character has been toned down a bit to make him a little more sympathetic, but his malapropisms, sarcasm, curmudgeonliness, technophobia, scheming, delusions of grandeur, encroaching senility, tendency to randomly raise his voice in anger, blame others for his own mistakes, and latent alcoholism are the things which make him such a great character on the radio. These elements were in short supply on the first episode on TV. Odd, because Father Ted writer, Graham Linehan, has teamed up with Steve Delaney, who plays the Count and wrote the radio version so brilliantly. Not sure why the TV version seems so timid. Perhaps there’s an unwillingness to try anything particularly ‘edgy’ on the TV version, at which someone may manage to take offence. Perhaps the use of long monologues is frowned upon for a TV version, but a device where he just naturally talks to himself of perhaps ‘breaks the fourth wall’ could be employed. Mrs Brown does it, Miranda Hart does it, and Oliver Hardy pioneered it, so it’s hardly without precedent. Personally, I was confused as to why the successful format and setting of the radio show was dropped. I suspect many who watched the TV version are long-standing listeners to the Radio 4 version, and, like me, were disappointed that characters such as Geoffrey, Wilf, Malcolm, and Sally were absent. Apparently, they’ve also moved the setting from the Count’s home of Doncaster to… (no prizes for guessing)… London. Is the BBC aware that there is life outside London and its token northern outpost, Manchester? Would the comedy not have worked set in Doncaster? Perhaps I’m jumping the gun and there’ll be an amusing plot involving London landmarks. Maybe Linehan and Delaney don’t work so well as a team. Or, perhaps as a friend put it, quoting John Cleese, we’ve just lost the ability to appreciate silly comedy and this has had a negative effect on the scriptwriting. I hope episode 2 ups its game a bit and the Count reverts to something more akin to his radio character, but I fear a ratings disaster and the demise of the show. Sad, because it works brilliantly on radio. Even an almost direct transfer of the radio scripts to live action could have worked. Delaney deserves better for all the effort he’s put into the character. Posted in Comedy, TV Tagged count arthur strong, graham linehan, steve delaney	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line907
__label__wiki	0.973599	0.973599	Common Sense launches its own OTT platform The streamer will launch with content from Nelvana, Sesame and 9 Story, and plans to add thousands of new titles each month. Common Sense Networks—a for-profit affiliate of nonprofit media org Common Sense Media—is getting into the content game with the launch of its own children’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming network. Rolling out early 2021, Sensical is a free ad-supported service that will be available as an app through iOS and Android devices, smart TVs and streaming devices. It’s initially launching in the US, before heading to additional territories throughout the year. Sensical will launch with 15,000 short-form videos, and there are plans to add thousands of new titles each month. To support these ambitious plans, the OTT platform is actively looking for more content to add to its growing catalogue. Sensical will feature shows for two to 12s, including Bakugan (pictured), Operation Ouch, Cloudbabies, Oddbods, Maya the Bee, The Wiggles, Molang, The Aquabats, Super Simple Songs, It’s a Big Big World and Kitty is Not a Cat. Content from companies including Jetpack Distribution, Boat Rocker Studios, Nelvana, 9 Story Distribution, Sesame Workshop, Skyshop Entertainment, Sockeye Media, Whistle, One Animation, Serious Lunch and ZooMoo Networks will also be available on the platform. The library is split into three categories: preschoolers (two to four), little kids (five to seven) and big kids (eight to 12). The service also features a space where parents can review and manage their kids’ viewing activity, and it will offer reports on what they’re watching and how that content tackles social, emotional and cognitive development. Eric Berger is heading up Sensical as CEO of Common Sense Networks, which was set up in August. Common Sense is launching the OTT channel to fill a gap for content and services that have a positive impact on kid development and learning amid the current proliferation of new platforms and streamers, according to a release. Sensical is the first venture in a portfolio of family-friendly content platforms, services and content development efforts that Common Sense Networks is planning to unveil in the new year. Jumping into the streaming wars is a big shift for Common Sense, which made its name as a site that rates and reviews kids and family programming. The organization also provides research on child development, and evaluates content with a youth safety and privacy filter. A number of kidcos have been rushing to launch their own branded OTT channels as a way to increase discoverability, maintain control of their content, and build a brand in a fully customizable environment. MGA, Genius Brands and Pocket.watch are a few of the companies to get into the space recently, and Spanish broadcaster and producer Planeta Junior launched its new AVOD KIDZ platform this month. Common Sense Media, Common Sense Networks, Eric Berger, OTT New OTT platform ScreenHits aims to fix broken pilots Oddbods & Friends app gets OTT distribution LEGO looks to Future for OTT channels	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line909
__label__cc	0.551977	0.448023	ភាសាខ្មែរ ការដំឡើង ទំនាក់ទំនង Learn more about WordPress core software security in this free white paper. You can also download it in PDF format. This document is an analysis and explanation of the WordPress core software development and its related security processes, as well as an examination of the inherent security built directly into the software. Decision makers evaluating WordPress as a content management system or web application framework should use this document in their analysis and decision-making, and for developers to refer to it to familiarize themselves with the security components and best practices of the software. The information in this document is up-to-date for the latest stable release of the software, WordPress 4.7 at time of publication, but should be considered relevant also to the most recent versions of the software as backwards compatibility is a strong focus for the WordPress development team. Specific security measures and changes will be noted as they have been added to the core software in specific releases. It is strongly encouraged to always be running the latest stable version of WordPress to ensure the most secure experience possible. WordPress is a dynamic open-source content management system which is used to power millions of websites, web applications, and blogs. It currently powers more than 39% of the top 10 million websites on the Internet. WordPress’ usability, extensibility, and mature development community make it a popular and secure choice for websites of all sizes. Since its inception in 2003, WordPress has undergone continual hardening so its core software can address and mitigate common security threats, including the Top 10 list identified by The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) as common security vulnerabilities, which are discussed in this document. The WordPress Security Team, in collaboration with the WordPress Core Leadership Team and backed by the WordPress global community, works to identify and resolve security issues in the core software available for distribution and installation at WordPress.org, as well as recommending and documenting security best practices for third-party plugin and theme authors. Site developers and administrators should pay particular attention to the correct use of core APIs and underlying server configuration which have been the source of common vulnerabilities, as well as ensuring all users employ strong passwords to access WordPress. An Overview of WordPress WordPress is a free and open source content management system (CMS). It is the most widely-used CMS software in the world and it powers more than 39% of the top 10 million websites1, giving it an estimated 62% market share of all sites using a CMS. WordPress is licensed under the General Public License (GPLv2 or later) which provides four core freedoms, and can be considered as the WordPress “bill of rights”: The freedom to run the program, for any purpose. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish. The freedom to redistribute. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. The WordPress Core Leadership Team The WordPress project is a meritocracy, run by a core leadership team, and led by its co-creator and lead developer, Matt Mullenweg. The team governs all aspects of the project, including core development, WordPress.org, and community initiatives. The Core Leadership Team consists of Matt Mullenweg, five lead developers, and more than a dozen core developers with permanent commit access. These developers have final authority on technical decisions, and lead architecture discussions and implementation efforts. WordPress has a number of contributing developers. Some of these are former or current committers, and some are likely future committers. These contributing developers are trusted and veteran contributors to WordPress who have earned a great deal of respect among their peers. As needed, WordPress also has guest committers, individuals who are granted commit access, sometimes for a specific component, on a temporary or trial basis. The core and contributing developers primarily guide WordPress development. Every version, hundreds of developers contribute code to WordPress. These core contributors are volunteers who contribute to the core codebase in some way. The WordPress Release Cycle Each WordPress release cycle is led by one or more of the core WordPress developers. A release cycle usually lasts around 4 months from the initial scoping meeting to launch of the version. A release cycle follows the following pattern2: Phase 1: Planning and securing team leads. This is done in the #core chat room on Slack. The release lead discusses features for the next release of WordPress. WordPress contributors get involved with that discussion. The release lead will identify team leads for each of the features. Phase 2: Development work begins. Team leads assemble teams and work on their assigned features. Regular chats are scheduled to ensure the development keeps moving forward. Phase 3: Beta. Betas are released, and beta-testers are asked to start reporting bugs. No more commits for new enhancements or feature requests are carried out from this phase on. Third-party plugin and theme authors are encouraged to test their code against the upcoming changes. Phase 4: Release Candidate. There is a string freeze for translatable strings from this point on. Work is targeted on regressions and blockers only. Phase 5: Launch. WordPress version is launched and made available in the WordPress Admin for updates. Version Numbering and Security Releases A major WordPress version is dictated by the first two sequences. For example, 3.5 is a major release, as is 3.6, 3.7, or 4.0. There isn’t a “WordPress 3” or “WordPress 4” and each major release is referred to by its numbering, e.g., “WordPress 3.9.” Major releases may add new user features and developer APIs. Though typically in the software world, a “major” version means you can break backwards compatibility, WordPress strives to never break backwards compatibility. Backwards compatibility is one of the project’s most important philosophies, with the aim of making updates much easier on users and developers alike. A minor WordPress version is dictated by the third sequence. Version 3.5.1 is a minor release, as is 3.4.23. A minor release is reserved for fixing security vulnerabilities and addressing critical bugs only. Since new versions of WordPress are released so frequently — the aim is every 4-5 months for a major release, and minor releases happen as needed — there is only a need for major and minor releases. Version Backwards Compatibility The WordPress project has a strong commitment to backwards compatibility. This commitment means that themes, plugins, and custom code continues to function when WordPress core software is updated, encouraging site owners to keep their WordPress version updated to the latest secure release. The WordPress Security Team The WordPress Security Team is made up of approximately 50 experts including lead developers and security researchers — about half are employees of Automattic (makers of WordPress.com, the earliest and largest WordPress hosting platform on the web), and a number work in the web security field. The team consults with well-known and trusted security researchers and hosting companies3. The WordPress Security Team often collaborates with other security teams to address issues in common dependencies, such as resolving the vulnerability in the PHP XML parser, used by the XML-RPC API that ships with WordPress, in WordPress 3.9.24. This vulnerability resolution was a result of a joint effort by both WordPress and Drupal security teams. WordPress Security Risks, Process, and History The WordPress Security Team believes in Responsible Disclosure by alerting the security team immediately of any potential vulnerabilities. Potential security vulnerabilities can be signaled to the Security Team via the WordPress HackerOne5. The Security Team communicates amongst itself via a private Slack channel, and works on a walled-off, private Trac for tracking, testing, and fixing bugs and security problems. Each security report is acknowledged upon receipt, and the team works to verify the vulnerability and determine its severity. If confirmed, the security team then plans for a patch to fix the problem which can be committed to an upcoming release of the WordPress software or it can be pushed as an immediate security release, depending on the severity of the issue. For an immediate security release, an advisory is published by the Security Team to the WordPress.org News site6 announcing the release and detailing the changes. Credit for the responsible disclosure of a vulnerability is given in the advisory to encourage and reinforce continued responsible reporting in the future. Administrators of the WordPress software see a notification on their site dashboard to upgrade when a new release is available, and following the manual upgrade users are redirected to the About WordPress screen which details the changes. If administrators have automatic background updates enabled, they will receive an email after an upgrade has been completed. Automatic Background Updates for Security Releases Starting with version 3.7, WordPress introduced automated background updates for all minor releases7, such as 3.7.1 and 3.7.2. The WordPress Security Team can identify, fix, and push out automated security enhancements for WordPress without the site owner needing to do anything on their end, and the security update will install automatically. When a security update is pushed for the current stable release of WordPress, the core team will also push security updates for all the releases that are capable of background updates (since WordPress 3.7), so these older but still recent versions of WordPress will receive security enhancements. Individual site owners can opt to remove automatic background updates through a simple change in their configuration file, but keeping the functionality is strongly recommended by the core team, as well as running the latest stable release of WordPress. 2013 OWASP Top 10 The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an online community dedicated to web application security. The OWASP Top 10 list8 focuses on identifying the most serious application security risks for a broad array of organizations. The Top 10 items are selected and prioritized in combination with consensus estimates of exploitability, detectability, and impact estimates. The following sections discuss the APIs, resources, and policies that WordPress uses to strengthen the core software and 3rd party plugins and themes against these potential risks. A1 - Injection There is a set of functions and APIs available in WordPress to assist developers in making sure unauthorized code cannot be injected, and help them validate and sanitize data. Best practices and documentation are available9 on how to use these APIs to protect, validate, or sanitize input and output data in HTML, URLs, HTTP headers, and when interacting with the database and filesystem. Administrators can also further restrict the types of file which can be uploaded via filters. A2 - Broken Authentication and Session Management WordPress core software manages user accounts and authentication and details such as the user ID, name, and password are managed on the server-side, as well as the authentication cookies. Passwords are protected in the database using standard salting and stretching techniques. Existing sessions are destroyed upon logout for versions of WordPress after 4.0. A3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) WordPress provides a range of functions which can help ensure that user-supplied data is safe10. Trusted users, that is administrators and editors on a single WordPress installation, and network administrators only in WordPress Multisite, can post unfiltered HTML or JavaScript as they need to, such as inside a post or page. Untrusted users and user-submitted content is filtered by default to remove dangerous entities, using the KSES library through the wp_kses function. As an example, the WordPress core team noticed before the release of WordPress 2.3 that the function the_search_query() was being misused by most theme authors, who were not escaping the function’s output for use in HTML. In a very rare case of slightly breaking backward compatibility, the function’s output was changed in WordPress 2.3 to be pre-escaped. A4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference WordPress often provides direct object reference, such as unique numeric identifiers of user accounts or content available in the URL or form fields. While these identifiers disclose direct system information, WordPress’ rich permissions and access control system prevent unauthorized requests. A5 - Security Misconfiguration The majority of the WordPress security configuration operations are limited to a single authorized administrator. Default settings for WordPress are continually evaluated at the core team level, and the WordPress core team provides documentation and best practices to tighten security for server configuration for running a WordPress site11. A6 - Sensitive Data Exposure WordPress user account passwords are salted and hashed based on the Portable PHP Password Hashing Framework12. WordPress’ permission system is used to control access to private information such an registered users’ PII, commenters’ email addresses, privately published content, etc. In WordPress 3.7, a password strength meter was included in the core software providing additional information to users setting their passwords and hints on increasing strength. WordPress also has an optional configuration setting for requiring HTTPS. A7 - Missing Function Level Access Control WordPress checks for proper authorization and permissions for any function level access requests prior to the action being executed. Access or visualization of administrative URLs, menus, and pages without proper authentication is tightly integrated with the authentication system to prevent access from unauthorized users. A8 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) WordPress uses cryptographic tokens, called nonces13, to validate intent of action requests from authorized users to protect against potential CSRF threats. WordPress provides an API for the generation of these tokens to create and verify unique and temporary tokens, and the token is limited to a specific user, a specific action, a specific object, and a specific time period, which can be added to forms and URLs as needed. Additionally, all nonces are invalidated upon logout. A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities The WordPress core team closely monitors the few included libraries and frameworks WordPress integrates with for core functionality. In the past the core team has made contributions to several third-party components to make them more secure, such as the update to fix a cross-site vulnerability in TinyMCE in WordPress 3.5.214. If necessary, the core team may decide to fork or replace critical external components, such as when the SWFUpload library was officially replaced by the Plupload library in 3.5.2, and a secure fork of SWFUpload was made available by the security team<15 for those plugins who continued to use SWFUpload in the short-term. A10 - Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards WordPress’ internal access control and authentication system will protect against attempts to direct users to unwanted destinations or automatic redirects. This functionality is also made available to plugin developers via an API, wp_safe_redirect()16. Further Security Risks and Concerns XXE (XML eXternal Entity) processing attacks When processing XML, WordPress disables the loading of custom XML entities to prevent both External Entity and Entity Expansion attacks. Beyond PHP’s core functionality, WordPress does not provide additional secure XML processing API for plugin authors. SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) Attacks HTTP requests issued by WordPress are filtered to prevent access to loopback and private IP addresses. Additionally, access is only allowed to certain standard HTTP ports. WordPress Plugin and Theme Security The Default Theme WordPress requires a theme to be enabled to render content visible on the frontend. The default theme which ships with core WordPress (currently "Twenty Twenty-One") has been vigorously reviewed and tested for security reasons by both the team of theme developers plus the core development team. The default theme can serve as a starting point for custom theme development, and site developers can create a child theme which includes some customization but falls back on the default theme for most functionality and security. The default theme can be easily removed by an administrator if not needed. WordPress.org Theme and Plugin Repositories There are approximately 50,000+ plugins and 5,000+ themes listed on the WordPress.org site. These themes and plugins are submitted for inclusion and are manually reviewed by volunteers before making them available on the repository. Inclusion of plugins and themes in the repository is not a guarantee that they are free from security vulnerabilities. Guidelines are provided for plugin authors to consult prior to submission for inclusion in the repository17, and extensive documentation about how to do WordPress theme development18 is provided on the WordPress.org site. Each plugin and theme has the ability to be continually developed by the plugin or theme owner, and any subsequent fixes or feature development can be uploaded to the repository and made available to users with that plugin or theme installed with a description of that change. Site administrators are notified of plugins which need to be updated via their administration dashboard. When a plugin vulnerability is discovered by the WordPress Security Team, they contact the plugin author and work together to fix and release a secure version of the plugin. If there is a lack of response from the plugin author or if the vulnerability is severe, the plugin/theme is pulled from the public directory, and in some cases, fixed and updated directly by the Security Team. The Theme Review Team The Theme Review Team is a group of volunteers, led by key and established members of the WordPress community, who review and approve themes submitted to be included in the official WordPress Theme directory. The Theme Review Team maintains the official Theme Review Guidelines19, the Theme Unit Test Datas20, and the Theme Check Plugins21, and attempts to engage and educate the WordPress Theme developer community regarding development best practices. Inclusion in the group is moderated by core committers of the WordPress development team. The Role of the Hosting Provider in WordPress Security WordPress can be installed on a multitude of platforms. Though WordPress core software provides many provisions for operating a secure web application, which were covered in this document, the configuration of the operating system and the underlying web server hosting the software is equally important to keep the WordPress applications secure. A Note about WordPress.com and WordPress security WordPress.com is the largest WordPress installation in the world, and is owned and managed by Automattic, Inc., which was founded by Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress project co-creator. WordPress.com runs on the core WordPress software, and has its own security processes, risks, and solutions22. This document refers to security regarding the self-hosted, downloadable open source WordPress software available from WordPress.org and installable on any server in the world. Core WordPress APIs The WordPress Core Application Programming Interface (API) is comprised of several individual APIs23, each one covering the functions involved in, and use of, a given set of functionality. Together, these form the project interface which allows plugins and themes to interact with, alter, and extend WordPress core functionality safely and securely. While each WordPress API provides best practices and standardized ways to interact with and extend WordPress core software, the following WordPress APIs are the most pertinent to enforcing and hardening WordPress security: Database API The Database API24, added in WordPress 0.71, provides the correct method for accessing data as named values which are stored in the database layer. Filesystem API The Filesystem API25, added in WordPress 2.626, was originally created for WordPress’ own automatic updates feature. The Filesystem API abstracts out the functionality needed for reading and writing local files to the filesystem to be done securely, on a variety of host types. It does this through the WP_Filesystem_Base class, and several subclasses which implement different ways of connecting to the local filesystem, depending on individual host support. Any theme or plugin that needs to write files locally should do so using the WP_Filesystem family of classes. The HTTP API27, added in WordPress 2.728 and extended further in WordPress 2.8, standardizes the HTTP requests for WordPress. The API handles cookies, gzip encoding and decoding, chunk decoding (if HTTP 1.1), and various other HTTP protocol implementations. The API standardizes requests, tests each method prior to sending, and, based on your server configuration, uses the appropriate method to make the request. Permissions and current user API The permissions and current user API29 is a set of functions which will help verify the current user’s permissions and authority to perform any task or operation being requested, and can protect further against unauthorized users accessing or performing functions beyond their permitted capabilities. White paper content License The text in this document (not including the WordPress logo or trademark) is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. A special thank you to Drupal’s security white paper, which provided some inspiration. WordPress News https://wordpress.org/news/ WordPress Security releases https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/ WordPress Developer Resources https://developer.wordpress.org/ Authored by Sara Rosso Contributions from Barry Abrahamson, Michael Adams, Jon Cave, Helen Hou-Sandí, Dion Hulse, Mo Jangda, Paul Maiorana Version 1.0 March 2015 [1] https://w3techs.com/, as of December 2019 [2] https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/about/release-cycle/ [3] https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/about/release-cycle/version-numbering/ [4] https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/ [5] https://hackerone.com/wordpress [6] https://wordpress.org/news/ [7] https://wordpress.org/news/2013/10/basie/ [8] https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013-Top_10 [9] https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/security/ [10] https://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation#HTML.2FXML [11] hhttps://wordpress.org/support/article/hardening-wordpress/ [12] https://www.openwall.com/phpass/ [13] https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/security/nonces/ [14] https://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/ [15] https://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/06/21/secure-swfupload/ [16] https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_safe_redirect/ [17] https://wordpress.org/plugins/developers/ [18] https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/getting-started/ [19] https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/ [20] https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test [21] https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/ [22] https://automattic.com/security/ [23] https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_APIs [24] https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/handbook/database/ [25] https://codex.wordpress.org/Filesystem_API [26] https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-2-6/ [27] https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/http-api/ [29] https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can/ កូដគឺកាព្យ។	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line913
__label__wiki	0.871009	0.871009	KateSiegelSource ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Screencaps, Stills & More Yes, Bly Manor’s Kate Siegel Took Home That Portrait Q&A with Kate on ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ The Moveable Fest – Kate & Mike Flanagan on Finding that Silence is Golden in “Hush” At the end of “Hush,” a slightly mischievous credit comes up “introducing” the film’s star Kate Siegel, an actress who paid her dues well before her leading turn in the latest from “Oculus” director Mike Flanagan. “It’s interesting because we were under the constraint of such a small budget, one of things we needed to offer the actor who was going to play the [other main part] was top billing,” says Siegel, who in addition to carrying the film as an actress, co-wrote it with her partner in life and film Flanagan. “There was some back and forth, but [we felt] the introducing credit is the very special, exciting credit and even though I’ve been kicking around this industry for a while, I do still feel on some levels this is my debutante debut. This is the first time they really put a movie on my shoulders and it’s the way I’d like to be introduced to the world.” Indeed, Siegel feels like a revelation as Maddie, a writer besieged by a relentless and highly motivated masked stalker (John Gallagher Jr.) at her secluded cottage in the forest whose footsteps she cannot hear after losing her hearing at the age of 13. Though not deaf in real life, Siegel is quite convincing in the part, a brilliant character who shrewdly uses the wiles one would develop after being deprived of their sense sound to figure out how to defend herself and stay alive. “She has to be on screen 90% of the time and carry the stretches of this movie with just her expressions,” marvels Flanagan, who knew Siegel could pull off a long-held dream of his to craft a thriller with that pesky problem of dialogue kept to a minimum. With her strong turn at the center, he’s created his most muscular film to date with a brutal game of cat-and-mouse that is constantly reinventing itself within just one location, the crossbow-wielding killer evenly matched with his prey to make their battle of wits as riveting as their physical tussles. As if it were some perverse joke, “Hush” will be breaking into homes around the world starting today after Netflix claimed the nail biter just in advance of its celebrated premiere at SXSW last month — you can watch it right now here — and shortly before the global release, Siegel and Flanagan spoke about finding the perfect location, collaborating on the script knowing each other’s strengths and literally taking so many shots in the dark. Was it a different experience to develop something together, knowing what you could bring to it as an actor and director, respectively? Kate Siegel: It was my first time actually writing a script. Mike had so much more experience with that than I did, so I learned so much about the process from him, but Mike was familiar with my work and I was familiar with his work, so we could write things that we knew I would succeed at. I was able to bring so much of who I knew Maddie would be to the script level. Did you actually know sign language beforehand? Kate Siegel: No, I worked with an incredible coach who drilled me night and day on the signs and also helped me really understand the experience of not experiencing the wealth of someone who can hear. That was such a gift as to what kind of person Maddie is and the way she interacts with the world. Maggie is something that’s called latent deaf, which [means] she’s come to deafness late in life and creates a real sense of isolation because all of the people she was able to communicate with until her 13th birthday are no longer available to her. Her family needs to learn sign language while she does, but as she turns to the deaf community, she’s not as adept at communicating as she should be and her other senses aren’t developed, so she feels very alone in the world as a whole, not to mention what it’s like being a 13-year-old in general. Just looking at that made perfect sense to me that a smart, independent woman would think, “I can’t get myself heard. I don’t feel understood or seen by anybody in the world. I just want to be left alone and retreat into my imagination,” so she’d decide to move into the woods and write. In the creation of her, her deafness, her muteness really lends a lot to what ends up being her strength, and by the time we were shooting, Maddie’s inner life was in my bones. I had been prepping her for nine months by the time we showed up. Mike Flanagan: It was different [writing experience] for me because usually actors show up after you’ve done a huge amount of work, with their interpretation of the work that exists, so to create a character with an actor, knowing that this is the person that’s going to be performing the character was very unusual and because we’re writing something that doesn’t really have dialogue, that’s also a whole other way of writing. Once you remove that from the toolkit, we would spend most of our time acting out various scenarios and trying to figure [them] out realistically – like how I would try to break into her house and how Kate would try to survive an intruder. We spent way more time mostly up on our feet trying to figure it out, seeing what each of us would do and establish the dynamic we were in through trial and error than actually sitting and writing. Kate Siegel: We blocked it in our house for the most part. Mike Flanagan: When we got to Alabama and got into the house we’d actually be shooting in, we had to re-block and rewrite certain elements of it to fit that house. But the blocking and some of the character and emotional direction the emotional direction in the script was already present in the draft. It really was the blueprint for the technicality of the movie and Kate’s performance. Was it an actual house you shot in in Alabama? It was so perfectly utilized I suspected it could be a set? Kate Siegel: We got to do one more draft in the house once we ran through it. We tried to break in to [figure out] how do we utilize the particular layout of this house because we wanted it to be an intimate experience where we used the whole location, so we were [constantly] thinking, “Instead of doing X, can we do Y?” One of the other things that’s so striking to me about this film is how much of it takes place in the dark. Were there certain rules about lighting? Kate Siegel: Moving around in that space in the dark was all right. It was much like the sound design, when it’s actually 50 layers of sound. In order to shoot darkness, it’s actually seven or eight lights that are creating a sense of darkness and our blocking was very specific. We could work it all out with all the lights on, then we would turn the lights off and hope for the best. What was the premiere at SXSW like? Kate Siegel: It was amazing. Such a great audience and they’re so engaged and so intelligent. They have such great taste. Mike Flanagan: When we got the second screening at the Alamo Drafthouse, which is such a great theater, that’s the best I’ve ever heard the movie sound. The sound system in that house is incredible. The picture was perfect. I don’t know that there will ever be a public screening as great visually and sonically as our experience at South by and Drafthouse. Those are very rare treats and the kinds of things which make a movie. You want to have that experience of a really amazing screening with a wonderful audience. We only had that once or twice. For me, that’s the screening we won’t ever forget. Kate Siegel: It was a blast. by Stephen Saito Welcome to Kate Siegel Source, your largest and most up-to-date resource on actress and writer Kate Siegel. Kate is most well-known for her work with husband, Mike Flanagan, in films such as Hush and Gerald’s Game and the critically acclaimed Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House. Here you will find the latest news on her career, in depth information about her filmography, and a comprehensive gallery of her appearances and work. UpdatesPhotosIMDb Kate as Viola Lloyd The Haunting of Bly Manor is the upcoming second season of the anthology horror series The Haunting of Hill House. It will be loosely based on the 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. 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__label__wiki	0.753847	0.753847	Kristen Millares Young Essays & Journalism Subduction: My Debut Novel A Virtual National Tour If you want to know who I am, read my work. To bring ideas into the world is a long journey. Along the way, I’ve found real satisfaction in being a novelist, essayist, journalist, editor, teacher, performer and mentor. From 2018 to 2020, I was honored to serve my community as Prose Writer-in-Residence at Hugo House. If you’re noticing how many gigs I have, that’s the truth of the literary life. Though oriented toward others, I intend to stay focused on writing. As a woman, I must back my own talent or be erased. While still giving readings to support the publication of my debut novel Subduction, I am writing my next book, whose pagan themes I began researching in 2016. A hybrid text that combines historical fiction set in a Roman cult with a contemporary investigation of mother goddess worship in diaspora, its working title is Great Mother. It’s a joy to share what I’ve made and learned. I am proud to be the editor of SEISMIC — Seattle, City of Literature, an essay collection that reflects on the UNESCO designation by which “Seattle’s literary reputation was solidified on the world stage,” according to the Seattle Times. If the personal is political, then the local is global. To steward the ideas of these artists and wisdom keepers was a sacred duty. Featuring cover art by Mita Mahato and available via free download, SEISMIC contains essays by Timothy Egan, Rena Priest (Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation), Dr. Charles Johnson, Washington state Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna, Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Anastacia-Renée, Dujie Tahat, Wei-Wei Lee and Ken Workman (Duwamish). I am grateful to KUOW 94.9-FM for airing the September 2020 SEISMIC launch hosted by Seattle City of Literature and Seattle Public Library, a performance which Speakers Forum called “celebration, meditation, wake, and call to action, all in one, for this place, our people, and our literary imaginations.” Below, you can see me holding the Sunday edition of the Seattle Times in which my SEISMIC introduction appeared with the canonical oral history given by Workman. It is a true honor to share space with the great-great-great-great grandson of Chief Si’ahl. Excerpts from SEISMIC were also published in Literary Hub, Crosscut, Seattle Met, the Seattle Arts & Lectures SAL/on blog and The Stranger, which invited me to record this video Message to the City. The Rumpus kindly published my SEISMIC-inspired reading list. The Washington Post and the Seattle Times (pictured above) praised my pandemic essay “The Inescapable Joys of Motherhood” in their reviews of Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19, which includes contributions by Luis Alberto Urrea, Lidia Yuknavitch, Andre Dubus III and Richard Blanco among many other well-known writers. With the support of Central Avenue Publishing, sales of Alone Together benefit the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation to help indie booksellers. My Hobart essay “A Few Thoughts While Shaving” concludes Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology. I am so glad to be part of this “anthology of contemporary creative nonfiction by some of today’s most inventive and celebrated writers.” Forthcoming from Bloomsbury in March 2021 but available for pre-order today, it includes “advanced explorations into the craft of creative nonfiction” alongside writing prompts, proven strategies and “in-depth discussion of truth, ethics, and memory.” Featured by NBC News, Latina Outsiders: Remaking Latina Identity is an anthology of unruly women’s voices published by Routledge. “This anthology defies convenient categorization, but that’s part of its collective and inclusive energy that challenges even the term Latina itself since Latina is not a box but a landscape of inspiration.” With a university edition available for libraries, a paperback edition will be out in December 2020, featuring my essay “Every woman keeps a flame against the wind,” which Proximity editors called one of the top True reads of 2018. Pie & Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence of Butter & Booze is a 2017 New York Times New & Notable book to which I contributed my very first personal essay about the ways women are conditioned to experience and express pregnancy. Because of a trick of the alphabet, I was the final reader, just after Jess Walter, for packed crowds at some of their unforgettable Pie & Whiskey events. To see my work in conversation with such innovative thinkers makes me feel good, and if there’s anything I’ve learned during decades of being a writer, it’s to savor happiness when it arrives. Yes, you can buy these books. Just click on the covers! I also freelance from the Pacific Northwest for the Washington Post,the Guardian and the New York Times. Of late, I have written Book World reviews, profiled the Afrolatinx manager of a domestic violence shelter, investigated the environmental dangers of Amazon’s plastic packaging and that of the cannabis industry for the Washington Post, and revealed our children’s precarious futures in the fourth industrial revolution in this Guardian essay about automation, education and social justice. Named a staff pick by The Paris Review, my novel Subduction was a finalist for two International Latino Book Awards in 2020. Subduction is available through Bookshop and wherever books are sold, but please buy my debut from an indie bookstore near you. To learn more about the years and thinking behind Subduction, read these conversations in The Rumpus and Los Angeles Review of Books, my Literary Hub essay, or this interview in The Believer. Like podcasts? Listen to Otherppl. Check out these reviews of Subduction in The Washington Post, The Paris Review, The Seattle Times and elsewhere. You can also read this excerpt of my lyric retelling of the troubled history of encounter in the Americas. Recordings of my virtual performances are linked via my Virtual National Tour page and in this YouTube playlist. I was floored when the Guardian commissioned me to investigate the disappearance of Blackfeet actress Misty Upham. My 5,000 word narrative about Misty’s life and death was recognized with an honorable mention for Diversity in Digital Features by the Society for Features Journalism in 2016. As researcher, I was the only non-staffer on the New York Times team that produced Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek. With support from the multimedia crew at the New York Times, author John Branch crafted a complex narrative for a digital age, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2013. Together, we helped make journalistic history. The Team: John Branch, Ruth Fremson, Catherine Spangler, Hannah Fairfield, Xaquín G.V., Jon Huang, Wayne Kamidoi, Sam Manchester, Alan McLean, Jacky Myint, Graham Roberts, Joe Ward, Jeremy White, Josh Williams, Eric Miller, Shane Wilder, Kristen Millares Young Pulitzer Prize for feature writing Peabody Award Pictures of the Year International Best E-Project American Society of Newspaper Editors Punch Sulzberger Award for Online Storytelling I learned reporting on the job at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, where I joined the business desk as a retail reporter covering corporate behemoths in 2004, later moving to metro to expose government shenanigans on the waterfront. I wrote 700 stories during my five years on staff, but as a beat reporter, I was lucky to work with editors who supported my penchant for investigations. The Society of American Business Editors and Writers awarded my and others’ work with 2007 Best in Business, General Excellence award (medium circulation). In recognizing the Seattle P-I business staff, judges highlighted my April 2007 story about an ex-port chief’s illicit retirement package, which spurred a state Supreme Court-sanctioned recall effort of the commissioner who rubber stamped the deal. The Society of Professional Journalists’ Pacific Northwest Chapter awarded my port coverage with 2007 Second Place for Comprehensive Coverage and, in collaboration with my colleague Ruth Teichroeb, 2006 First Place for Best Government Reporting and Best Online Business Adaptation for a series for which I analyzed the publicly-funded port’s gift of profits to cruise industry partners. Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and GO-MAP fellow, University of Washington Multimedia reporting fellow, Knight Digital Media Center, University of California at Berkeley A.B. magna cum laude in History & Literature, citations in Latin American Studies and Spanish, Harvard College One semester at the University of Havana in Cuba, where Harvard College later funded my honors thesis research about legal, political, socioeconomic and literary constructions of sex worker identity Freelance Journalist, Book Critic and Essayist, the Washington Post, Guardian, New York Times Co-founder (2009) and 2016-2019 Board Chair, InvestigateWest, a non-profit newsroom designed to protect vulnerable peoples and places of the Pacific Northwest Program Venture Fund grant recipient, KUOW-94.9, National Public Radio station Staff Political and Business Reporter, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line921
__label__wiki	0.986569	0.986569	Ally Brooke taps Afrojack for new disco-tinged banger “What Are We Waiting For?” marks their second collab. Image: Elizabeth A Miranda Ally Brooke has continued to tease her upcoming solo debut album with the latest single, “What Are We Waiting For?”. The song marks Brooke’s second collaboration with Dutch DJ Afrojack, who enlisted her for his February single “All Night.” On their latest joint effort, the producer provides a sleek disco pop backdrop for Brooke’s romantic fantasies. “How we get this close? / Wonder how far we go / Losin’ all self control / What are we waitin’ for?” she coos on the chorus. Brooke—formerly of girl group Fifth Harmony—has been teasing her solo debut album since 2018. So far, she’s dropped the singles “Low Key” and “Lips Don’t Lie.” A release date for the record has yet to be announced. While you wait for more details, stream “What Are We Waiting For?” below: Chung Ha previews debut album with “X” ‘Querencia’ is less than a month away. Hear Ed Sheeran’s remix of Passenger’s “Sword from the Stone” Listen to the “Gingerbread Mix” here. Epik High return with star-studded new album ‘Epik High is Here (Part 1)’ features CL, Zico, Heize, BI and more. Nyck Caution drops debut solo album, ‘Anywhere But Here’ Featuring Denzel Curry, fellow Pro Era rapper Joey Bada$$ and more. Emma Ruth Rundle, Thou unveil ‘The Helm of Sorrow’ French Montana, Jack Harlow, Lil Durk team for “Hot Boy Bling” MV Hip Hop January 14, 2021 Aly & AJ make themselves heard on “Listen!!!” Pop January 18, 2021	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line924
__label__wiki	0.537288	0.537288	Animated Zombie Short Really Makes Me Wish Left 4 Dead 3 Existed Look, as one Evan to another: when you wake up with blood on your body, always take the gun… There's no co-operative team dynamics here and it's not even related to a video game (as far I can tell) but Isolated manages to tickle many of the same places in my head that enjoyed the Left 4 Dead series. The slightly elongated body types, great animation and funny-yet-dark tone all make it a piece of zombie-centric entertainment that's a disembodied head and shoulders about lots of other stuff out there. Here's hoping there's more to come from these filmmakers. schrodingersrap I played the crap out of the first left 4 dead and it was really fun but it after awhile I felt the "feel" of it wore off and it turned into sort of a minigame. I feel there was too much ammo to ever feel any sort of "panic" from the survivors, it came down to just 4 players sitting around a corner waiting to each pounce/grab/jump on a separate player. It's hard to feel vulnerable when you have an assault rifle with hundreds of rounds and can pretty much rambo through the level. I bought the second one hoping it would breath some life into something that I felt was quickly becoming stale only to play it for a week before my friends got bored and moved on to different games.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line931
__label__cc	0.528915	0.471085	Africa Ranking Listwand The Mbuti People Of Congo And Their Sister Exchange Form Of Marriage By Talk Africana Society & CultureTalk Africana - January 16, 2021 Savika – The Extremely Dangerous Traditional Bull Wrestling Culture in Madagascar In the island country of Madagascar, there exists an incredible and little-known form of bullfighting called 'Savika'. Africa RankingTalk Africana - January 11, 2021 Black Billionaires: Top 15 Richest Black People in the World (2021) Nigerian Cement tycoon 'Dangote' is the richest black person in the world, with a fortune estimated at $11.9 billion (as of January, 2021). HistoryUzonna Anele - January 9, 2021 7 Little Known Facts About The Atlantic Slave Trade Here are 7 Little known facts about the atlantic slave trade that saw a vast majority of africans transported... In the Mbuti tribe, marriage is by sister exchange: Based on reciprocal exchange, men from other bands exchange sisters or other females in his clan to a man in his prospective bride’s clans. Mbuti girls. Image: Pinterest Mbuti, are a group of Pygmies of the Ituri Forest of eastern Congo (Kinshasa). They are the shortest group of Pygmies in Africa, averaging under 4 feet 6 inches in height. The Mbuti population totals about 30,000 to 40,000 people and are composed of bands which are relatively small in size, ranging from 15 to 60 people. The Mbuti population live in the Ituri Forest, a tropical rainforest covering about 70,000 km 2 of the north/northeast portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo They are pygmy hunter-gatherers and are one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa. Early Egyptian records show that the Mbuti’s were living in the same area some 4,500 years ago. The Mbuti’s live in villages that are categorized as bands. Each hut houses a family unit. At the start of the dry season, they leave the village to enter the forest and set up a series of camps. This way, they are able to utilize more land area for maximum foraging. These villages are solitary and separated from other groups of people. Their houses are small, circular, and very temporary. Their houses are small, circular, and very temporary The Mbuti have no chiefs or any formal councils of elders; they settle their problems and disputes by general discussion. Marriage customs Marriage in the Mbuti tribe is by Sister exchange. Based on reciprocal exchange, men from other bands exchange sisters or other females in his clan to a man in his prospective bride’s clan. Related: Genna: An Ethiopian Christmas Celebrated On January 7th In the Mbuti society, Polygamy does occur, but it is not very common. The sexual intercourse of married couples is regarded as an act entirely different from that of unmarried partners, for only in marriage may children be conceived. Related: Savika – The Extremely Dangerous Traditional Bull Wrestling Culture in Madagascar A group of Mbuti, with American explorer Osa Johnson , in 1930 Mythology/Beliefs Everything in the Bambuti life is centered on the forest. They consider the forest to be their great protector and provider and believe that it is a sacred place. An important ritual that impacts the Bambuti’s life is referred to as molimo. After events such as the untimely death of an important person in the tribe, molimo is noisily celebrated to wake the forest, in the belief that if bad things are happening to its children, it must be asleep. 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Meet Orompoto, The First and Only Female Alaafin Of Oyo History Uzonna Anele - January 6, 2021 Orompoto or Orompotoniyun as she’s more commonly referred to was the first woman to become Alaafin of Oyo in the imperial era. Orompoto assumed the... Genna: An Ethiopian Christmas Celebrated On January 7th Religion Uzonna Anele - January 2, 2021 While those in Nigeria, West Africa, and much of Africa celebrate the birth of Christ in December 25th, there are roughly 37 million Orthodox... Here at Listwand, we are devoted to helping Africans and the whole world in general get relevant and valuable African contents ranging from the happenings, tribes, rankings and cultures of peoples of African origin in both Africa and the African diaspora. About Listwand © Listwand \| All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line941
__label__cc	0.711228	0.288772	iPhone 7 Event: What to Expect From Apple’s Biggest Launch of the Year October 11, 2016 , Sristy , Comments Off on iPhone 7 Event: What to Expect From Apple’s Biggest Launch of the Year New dual-lens camera system on the new 5.5-inch iPhone model iOS 10 will be available on the iPhone 5 from 2012 and later Apple Watch 2 to offer improved battery life It’s September, and that means it’s time for the next iPhone. Earlier this week, Apple sent out invitations to a September 7 event, drumming up excitement with the tagline “See you on the 7th.” Some industry watchers think that’s a play on words for the expected name of the new iPhone, the “iPhone 7.” Apple has reported two straight quarters of year-over-year revenue declines and there are questions about demand for a device that remains the company’s main source of profit. Apple hopes faster iPhones with significant camera improvements will prop up sales ahead of an expected larger overhaul in 2017 for the device’s 10th anniversary. It’s set to release a faster Apple Watch with GPS to try to re-ignite interest in that nascent category. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect at Apple’s event from each product line: New iPhone: – A tweaked design that looks similar to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s, but removes the two inner-most antenna lines on the back of the device for a cleaner look. – The same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen sizes as the previous two iPhone lines. – A pressure-sensitive Home button that provides a vibrating sensation in response to button presses instead of an actual physical click, similar to the latest MacBook trackpads. – The removal of the headphone jack in favor of a secondary grille for either an additional speaker or microphone. – An improved single-lens rear camera system on the new 4.7-inch model. – A new dual-lens camera system on the 5.5-inch model, allowing for deeper zooming with less reduction in clarity and better low-light photography. – A faster processor, a successor to the A9 chip in the iPhone 6s. – Support for FeliCa-based payments in Japan, in the works for either this year’s model or next year’s overhaul. New watch: – A GPS chip for more-accurate fitness tracking. – A faster processor for launching applications and navigating the operating system. – Battery-life improvements to support the power-intensive addition of GPS. (Also see: Apple Watch 2 Tipped to Offer 35 Percent More Battery Life) Software updates: – iOS 10 will be available on the iPhone 5 from 2012 and later. The updated software includes an improved iMessage application with support for new animations, stickers, and third-party plug-ins, voicemail transcription, notifications that show more detail, and an application for controlling smart home appliances. (Also see: iOS 10 Features: 10 Big Ones Unveiled at WWDC 2016) – watchOS 3, the new version of the Apple Watch’s software, speeds up app launch times, includes a new SOS feature to call emergency services, a new app to monitor breathing, and the ability to use Apple Pay within apps. – tvOS 10, the new version of the Apple TV software, is supported by the fourth-generation model (which comes with Siri) and adds the ability to universally sign in to many content apps, a dark mode for navigating through the system at night, and a redesigned view for Apple Music. – macOS Sierra, the latest version of the Mac operating system, adds support for Apple Pay transactions on the web, Siri voice control, new photo-management and messaging features, and the ability for Apple Watch wearers to automatically login to their Macs. Coming later: One hardware category that may not be discussed in detail on Sept. 7 is the Mac line. However, Apple will begin shipping some of its future Macs as soon as October, according to people familiar with the matter. Here are the details: – An overhauled MacBook Pro with a “Dynamic Function Row” display that allows function keys to change based on the task at hand, a faster processor, new graphics card options from Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a larger trackpad, flatter keyboard, and USB-C port technology. – Updated MacBook Air models with multi-functional USB-C port technology. – A faster iMac with new graphics card options from AMD. – A 5K standalone monitor developed in conjunction with LG Electronics Inc. © 2016 Bloomberg L.P. Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 7, Apple Watch, iOS 10, WatchOS 3, tvOS 10, MacOS Sierra, Macbook, Tablets, Wearables,Home Entertainment [“Source-Gadgets”] Posted in Latest Internet News. Tagged as 7:, Apple's, Biggest, Event, Expect, From, iPhone, Launch, of, the, to, What, Year LeapPad Inventor Wants to Turn Your Eyes Into a Mouse Freedom 251 Maker to Start Selling Phones, Televisions, and More via Amazon India Latest Study Report of Internet of Things (IoT) Telecom Services Market Growth 2019-2025: Focusing on Top Leading Players like Aeris, AT&T, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Huawei October 12, 2019 , Loknath Das , Comment Closed Observe Diwali in Singapore September 26, 2019 , Loknath Das , Comment Closed Three Secrets to a Better Night’s Sleep May 14, 2019 , admin , Comment Closed Winter sale begins at furniture store with excellent customer ratings Samsung Testing Its Smartwatches To Work With Apple Phones Bangladesh Police Launch Bank Heist Probe March 19, 2016 , Sristy, Comment Closed 6 Things Customers Want from Retail Stores and How You Can Deliver January 20, 2017 , Sristy, Comment Closed HTC’s Relegation to Google Contractor Completes a Story of Demise December 17, 2016 , Sristy, Comment Closed Tired of Sitting All Day? 5 Accessories That Convert Your Desk to a Standing Desk June 9, 2019 , Loknath Das, Comment Closed Instagram Stories Live Video Feature Rolling Out to Users Worldwide: Here’s How it Works HIGHLIGHTS It will work for users with Instagram version 10 and above The live video feature shows up in Stories It has been rolled out to users globally After releasing it in November and making it available only to users in the US, Instagram has now introduced live broadcasting on Instagram Stories for users worldwide. The Live video feature will work in the same way as Facebook Live, and will allow users to go live for its followers to see real-time feed via the social app. Live video on Instagram Stories is rolling out globally for all users with version 10.0 and above across platforms. The new Live button shows up on Instagram Stories, which appears when you swipe right on the home page. The Live Button now sits at the extreme left in Instagram Stories section, followed by the Normal, Boomerang, and Hands-free mode. Hit the Start live video button and the app will start looking for a proper connection. Once it is satisfied with the connectivity, a countdown starts to warn you to get ready for the live video. As the live video starts, followers are notified of the development so that they could come and watch the live broadcast. The number of people watching your live video is also shown on the screen. Unlike Facebook, the live video does not get saved on Instagram, and disappears as soon as you finish with the broadcast. There’s also an option to comment on the live video, and the user can even pin it to the top for everyone to see. The user can alternatively even disable comments if need be. You can switch cameras from rear to front mid-recording, and can even see the time since you started recording by tapping on the Live button on the top-left edge. Instagram has also added a new section in Explore called ‘Top Live’ that shows you all the people that are live currently with the most popular ones getting the top spot. Tags: Instagram, Instagram Stories, Apps, Android, Apple, Social, Instagram Live Video [“Source-Gadgets”] As smartphone sales surge, Indian app-makers lure venture capital Toronto Web Design Agency Launches “Refugee to Entrepreneur” Program to Offer Free Web Development and Marketing Services to Refugees February 8, 2017 , Sristy, Comment Closed	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line946
__label__cc	0.73328	0.26672	Share this Story: Letters to the Editor: April 7 This section is Presented by London Knights Letters to the Editor: April 7 Free Press Readers House homeless It has taken a pandemic for London to take rapid measures and temporarily house vulnerable homeless individuals in 115 hotel rooms. Once the pandemic wanes, these folks will be kicked out and returned to the streets. Letters to the Editor: April 7 Back to video London has been fixated on finding perfect, permanent solutions for homelessness for years, all while people languish on the street. It’s time for London to implement temporary housing permanently. Almost any structure that protects from the elements and has heat, electricity and plumbing will work. It’s not that complicated, but we sure make it seem so. Greg Pye, London E-bikes unsafe Now that it is warming up, the locusts of unlicensed, uninsured, electric motorcycles are out. They are more than just electric bicycles. Sometimes, they have more than one rider. They use the road or sidewalk as they see fit. I’m sure we have all been nervous driving by one or seen traffic back up behind one. They are not safe. Why won’t our local politicians take a leadership role by excluding these machines and have the police enforce it? Why do we accept this? Robert Daponte, London In his column Coronavirus fight offers good ethical lessons (April 4) Goldwyn Emerson says “this virus is entirely self-promoting.” Therefore, do as we’ve been told; stay home unless you have to go for groceries, a pharmacy or have an emergency; wash your hands often, and when you do go out, keep the distance between you and other people. This virus isn’t to be treated with a complacent attitude if we are going to conquer it, as I hope we do. Victoria Stirling, London Not selfish Regarding the letter to the editor Warning ignored (April 3) How can you call this person selfish? He was not disregarding social distancing, was not touching anything public, was in no way infringing on anyone’s rights or safety by shooting some hoops alone. We all are living through this situation in different ways. Mine is a household of three essential workers. We are not the ones applauded by a parade or hailed as heroes daily in the media, but we still go to work for the sake of others’ needs. How dare you call one young man selfish. Selfish should be used to describe the lack of recognition for all essential workers out there every day. Ann Leitch, London Trump hospice Since U.S. President Donald Trump plans to restrict 3M from shipping N95 masks to Canada we may have a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. Perhaps the Government of Canada should impose the Emergency Measures Act which would allow the it to requisition personal property. In Vancouver, which has been devastated by the virus, I recommend the government requisition Trump Tower, a monolithic hotel with 147 rooms plus another 217 apartments. This 63-storey skyscraper is centrally located, with all the necessary accouterments to house and treat patients with COVID-19. The Trump building also could be used as a hospice for the many poor souls who may die because of this megalomaniac’s immorality. John Sisco, London Restore funding The heroic and selfless work by workers in Canada’s health-care sector since the onset of Covid-19 is unreservedly applauded by all Canadians. Up to the time of the pandemic, governments had made major cuts to health budgets across Canada. Is it any wonder our preparedness to deal with the coronavirus was inadequate? The right way to show our appreciation to health-care workers is to restore the cuts to the budgets so shortcomings in staff and equipment are eliminated and our health care system fully restored. Put politicians on notice. Restore health funding or suffer the consequences when next they come soliciting our votes. Don Shipston, Ingersoll Send us opinions, comments and other feedback. E-mail your letter to: lfp.letters@sunmedia.ca (no attachments please) Or go to lfpress.com/letters. Letters should be kept to 150 words.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line950
__label__cc	0.59882	0.40118	UK Election Candidates ‘Ignoring the will of the people’ on the EU Apr 07, 2015 by in In the run up to the UK elections, a month from now, we can typically expect any amount of mud slinging, challenges and counter challenges between candidates and parties. The EU referendum is perfect fodder for this with such a stark contrast between the positions held. At one end of the spectrum we have UKIP, Clwyd Cymru and the Conservatives each promising to support a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, while at the other end Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the SNP are promising to oppose the same referendum. It is this latter group that causes me great concern. It has to be asked – in a modern democracy what kind of party makes it a manifesto pledge, a selling point, to deny voters their democratic voice on a decision of such import as EU membership? It then has to be asked – what kind of voter thinks this denial of democracy is a positive direction and worthy of support? For me the notion of lending support to a party actively campaigning to deny democratic voice on this issue fills me with great unease. If they will deny me a say on EU membership today, what will they deny me a say on tomorrow? Presumably those who support this stance do so because they are in favour of EU membership. But have they considered that they might not always be in favour, or have the considered that some other issue might arise in future on which they do want to be heard, but will not be due to the precedent being set here and now? Simply, have they considered that denying democracy now may limit democracy later to their detriment? Of course there are many things the average voter does not get a direct voice on between elections, but it has to be said that EU membership is very different from other issues. Fundamentally it changes the authority of our government and, in many ways, the constitution, placing decision making and authority over our laws in the hands of other nations. It changes where and how the most powerful decisions are made and enforced which, in the EU in its present form, is now through a structure that is the most undemocratic and remote the UK has ever experienced since a Monarch held absolute power. These issues are significant enough to demonstrate that no party, individual, or segment of the electorate, should have the right to bring them about in our nation without the democratic consent of all citizens of voting age. That Ministers, such as Gordon Brown (Labour), have in the past signed away aspects of our sovereignty, without so much as a nod to the democratic will of the people here, is a cause for shame and outrage, not a reason to continue neglecting the will of the people on this issue. We had a Scottish independence referendum. Why not an EU referendum? We should not forget that we have precedent from the recent Scottish Independence referendum, a decision of such import that it couldn’t possibly be made without a majority in favour – yet the vote was permitted – the democratic voice was heard. So why does a referendum on the EU not garner the same support? The clue is in observing that the party which supported the case for Scottish independence at that referendum, the SNP, now opposes that same mechanism for independence being offered to voters of the UK as a whole. Why is this? Very simply it is because where some parties are concerned the decision to hold a referendum, or not, is not based on the principle of the democratic voice, but a decision based on a party policy to be pro-EU-membership. Just as voters who are pro-EU are content to deny their neighbours a democratic say, parties who are pro-EU only support referenda when they tend towards party policy. In neither case does anyone respect the principle of the democratic voice. For them democracy is something to be picked-up and put-down when it suits their agenda, it is about imposing their will on others, with democracy to be used as a tool to achieve that when it might work in their favour, and ignored when it won’t. Rejection of democratic will This came to a focal point for me today when the BBC reported on Tony Blair’s intervention in Labour leader Ed Milliband’s campaign. Blair’s remarks about Milliband throws into sharp relief how keen the Labour Party is to completely ignore and reject democratic will where the EU is concerned. Speaking of Ed Milliband’s opposition to an EU referendum, Blair was reported as saying: “He showed on this, as he did on other issues, that he is his own man with his own convictions and the determination to follow them even when they go against the tide.” I was aghast. While having independent thought and convictions are positive traits, they are not positive when they lead to imposing one man’s view on everyone else. In this light denying you a democratic vote, on the UK’s future in the EU, Ed Milliband’s “determination to follow [his convictions], even when they go against the tide” is really a euphemism for ignoring the democratic tide by ignoring the will of the voter. While Blair and Milliband’s personal convictions mean they want to be their own men – clearly they don’t want us to be our own men. While they praise independent thought and conviction, they think their personal convictions and thoughts take precedence over the personal convictions and thoughts of every other voter in this country. Blair clearly thinks Milliband’s dictatorial stance is worthy of praise while openly rejecting the notion of giving everyone else a democratic voice. This makes Ed so much his own man that he doesn’t care what convictions you or I have on the subject. He’s going to dictate his will to us, force his convictions on us, and not give us an opportunity to vote in a referendum. By denying us our voice Ed Milliband imposes his will on us, he becomes the worst kind of politician and unworthy of political power. Even though it was Blair’s comments about Milliband that brought this into focus for me today, I would be remiss if I did not point out that this is also exactly the same position as Nicola Sturgeon, Nick Clegg and Natalie Bennett. What I criticise Ed Milliband for applies equally to them. They all desire to impose their will on the rest of us where the EU is concerned, and deny us a say. ‘Ignoring the will of the people’ I wouldn’t put any political leader on a pedestal, but at least in word today, if not in conviction, one party leader did point out what Blair and Milliband (along with Clegg, Sturgeon and Bennett) stand for in democratic terms, and that is: “…ignoring the will of the people”. On this occasion it was David Cameron who stated the obvious disparity between their position on the EU referendum and method by which they may be selected for office in a few weeks time (though it could easily have been Nigel Farage saying this). I will say again, a party leader who seeks to deny our democratic voice on EU membership becomes the worst kind of politician and unworthy of political power. I only hope we are not too abject to notice that Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP and the Greens all despise our views on the EU and openly refuse to give us a say. I only hope we are not too abject to defend our own democratic voice by only selecting a party which respects the will of the people and will grant us our democratic voice on EU membership. 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__label__wiki	0.857575	0.857575	A villain accidentally resurrected by Herc during CHAOS WAR has challenged Herc's role as the borough's protector -- but what sinister purpose lies behind his so-called heroism? Greg Pak Fred Van Lente Superhero Mythology Herc: The Complete Series by Grek Pak and Fred Van Lente CHAOS WAR left Hercules powerless. But when a mythic evil stalks the streets, what is the son of Zeus to do? He takes his 3,000 years of combat experience, raids the armory of Ares for weapons and goes medieval on them! Heroic Age: Prince of Power The Lion of Olympus has fallen. And as the Heroic Age dawns, the Golden Mace of Hercules passes to a new Prince of Power...who just happens to be Herc's best friend, Amadeus Cho. But when Amadeus finally reveals what he plans to do with his new power, the heavens themselves may shatter! Hercules (2015-2016) "Still going Strong." The world's first super hero decides it's time to get back in the game, protect the innocent, defend the world, and generally remind everyone why he set the mark for heroism in the first place. Make way...Hercules is back! The greatest son of Olympus is thrown into the fight against threats ancient and modern, and Hercules demonstrates that a legend, no matter how strong he i Hercules and Amadeus Cho are on the run! Witness as Cho's master plan begins to unravel! Hercules: Twilight of a God (2010) THE PRINCE OF POWER IS BACK! Hercules has been the champion of the Andromeda galaxy for over 75 years! But when an attempt to save the capitol city of Port Anteris goes awry, the Lion of Olympus is left incapacitated and needing to be looked after by his Olympic offspring. However, with a sinister plot brewing against his son's government and the threat of Galactus looming, Hercules-even in his br	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line954
__label__cc	0.626423	0.373577	1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, 14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, 24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. 43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line955
__label__wiki	0.554481	0.554481	Current News Service and Archive Press Release: Follett [April 17, 2017] Follett and Lumen Learning to expand adoption of OER Courseware Follett and Lumen Learning today announced a partnership to lower costs and improve student success through the use of academic content and courseware based entirely on open educational resources (OER). Follett will offer Lumen Learning's OER solutions to more than 1,200 colleges and universities where Follett manages course materials delivery. Given Follett's ongoing mission to improve access and affordability for students, Follett has invested in Lumen Learning to help fund future growth and expansion of OER courseware. Lumen's OER course materials offer significant cost savings to students compared to traditional textbooks, as well as day one access to course content. For faculty members, Lumen's customizable materials save time and effort as they transition courses to OER. Peer-reviewed research shows that students using Lumen-supported OER course materials perform as well or better than their peers using traditional textbooks. "As higher education's leading independent content aggregator and provider, we know digital courseware is an option that improves student engagement and leads to better outcomes," said Roe McFarlane, Chief Digital Officer for Follett Higher Education. "The addition of Lumen Learning's content and courseware creates new possibilities for customers looking for an affordable OER solution that's easily integrated and administered within the institution infrastructure." Through the partnership, Follett will make Lumen Learning's OER courseware available to institutions through Follett's includED program and Follett Discover infrastructure. The seamless integration makes it easy for faculty members to find and evaluate Lumen's OER course materials. Through the includED program, students pay low-cost Lumen course support fees ranging from $10 to $25, far less than the average cost of a commercial textbook. "With OER becoming part of mainstream college curriculum, institutions are pushing us to provide faster, more integrated ways to make this learning innovation fit easily into existing administrative and funding processes," said Kim Thanos, CEO of Lumen Learning. "By partnering with Follett, we are increasing the numbers of faculty and students who can enjoy the benefits of open educational resources and the Lumen approach." Lumen courseware curates the best available OER and adds timely updates, learning design, and technical support to OER, making the transition to open content simple, reliable and effective for faculty and students. "Lowering the cost of textbooks and ensuring access to quality educational materials for students remains the driving force in Connecticut's rapid growth and adoption of Open Educational Resources," said Kevin Corcoran, Executive Director at the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) and a longtime advocate for the use of OER in Connecticut colleges and universities. "Partnerships such as the one between Lumen Learning and Follett-managed bookstores in Connecticut community colleges furthers this commitment by expanding student access and support services through low-cost quality course materials." Follett has been delivering solutions to access and affordability since the company's founding in 1873 as a seller of used school textbooks. From library automation, online sales of textbooks, K-12 content management and learning tools, and a range of course material affordability options for students that include new, used, print or digital, rental, and now OER courseware, Follett is at the forefront of introducing scalable innovation that helps institutions meet their education missions. Key investors joining Follett to fund a second round of financing for Lumen Learning include Portland Seed Fund and Seattle's Alliance of Angels. With this investment, Lumen will accelerate the development of new course subjects and expand efficacy research to guide data-driven improvements to its learning materials, courseware platform, and open education practices. For more information about the partnership and Lumen's OER courseware, visit www.follett.com/lumen. About Lumen Learning Lumen Learning provides well-designed, low-cost digital course materials that help colleges and universities offer the best education to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status. Created using open educational resources (OER), Lumen's complete, customizable college courses save time and effort for instructors adopting OER courses, while students save millions in textbook costs. Over 100 colleges and universities across the U.S. use Lumen-supported digital courseware for in-person, online, and blended courses. Materials created by Lumen are published under Creative Commons Attribution licenses and contributed back to the education community. Visit us at lumenlearning.com. About Follett Corporation Follett is a partner in the U.S. Department of Education's #GoOpen campaign. For more than 140 years, Follett has been a trusted partner to preK-12 schools, colleges and campus bookstores, taking care of the critical details that make it easier for schools to run, teachers to teach, students to learn and fans to celebrate. A leading provider of education technology, services and physical and digital content, Follett currently works with 70,000 schools and operates more than 1,250 local campus stores and 1,600 virtual stores. With the 2016 acquisition of Baker & Taylor, LLC, Follett's reach also extends into the public library and global retail markets. Today Follett Corporation is the world's largest single source of books, entertainment products, digital content and multi-media for libraries, schools and retailers. Follett is a privately held company headquartered in Westchester, Illinois. Visit us at follett.com. Follett and Lumen Learning announced a partnership to lower costs and improve student success through the use of academic content and courseware based entirely on open educational resources (OER). Follett will offer Lumen Learning's OER solutions to more than 1,200 colleges and universities where Follett manages course materials delivery. Given Follett's ongoing mission to improve access and affordability for students, Follett has invested in Lumen Learning to help fund future growth and expansion of OER courseware. https://librarytechnology.org/pr/22419 LTG Bibliography Record number: 22419. Created: 2017-04-17 10:51:25; Last Modified: 2017-04-17 10:51:53.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line957
__label__wiki	0.966183	0.966183	Cap Times News State & national gov't Cap Times Opinion Dave Zweifel Jessie Opoien Paul Fanlund Cap Times Entertainment Whose school is it anyway? Under proposal, taxpayers could pay for experimental charter schools SUSAN TROLLER \| The Capital Times \| May 4, 2011 Updated May 22, 2012 Illustration by BRANDON RAYGO - The Capital Times President and CEO Kaleem Caire meets with staff at the Urban League of Greater Madison. Caire is pushing a proposal for a publicly funded male-only charter school. MIKE DeVRIES - The Capital Times This is the latest rendering of the proposed Badger Rock Charter School, which will begin classes this fall before the school is completed. President and CEO Kaleem Caire meets with staff at the Urban League of Greater Madison. MIKE DeVRIES — The Capital Times archives Kaleem Caire has spent much of the last year making a passionate, personal and controversial pitch for a publicly funded male-only charter school called Madison Preparatory that would operate independently of the Madison Metropolitan School District. It aims to serve primarily minority boys in grades six through 12 and their families. Caire, a Madison native and the president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Madison, has mustered a great deal of community support by highlighting the struggles of and grim statistics surrounding black and Hispanic young boys and men in Dane County, and through telling his own powerful story of underachievement in Madison’s public schools. “I learned about racism and lower expectations for minority kids when I arrived the first day at Cherokee Middle School, and all the black boys and a few other minorities sat at tables in the back. I was assigned to remedial math, and even when I showed the teacher I already knew how to do those worksheets, that’s where I was stuck,” Caire says. With its emphasis on discipline, family involvement, preppy-looking uniforms and a non-negotiable stance on being a union-free school, Caire’s proposal for the boys-only middle and high school has won hundreds of enthusiastic supporters, including a number of prominent conservatives who, surprisingly, don’t seem particularly troubled by the school’s price tag. Madison Prep backers have asked the Madison School District for about $14,500 per student for the 120 students expected to attend in the 2012-13 inaugural year, adding equivalent amounts for 60 more students each year until the school has a full enrollment of middle and high school classes. They say the district would save millions each year by not having to educate those pupils who will attend Madison Prep. But Madison district officials say they would save far less than that, estimating savings of only about $5,500 per student, once school staffing and operational costs throughout the district are figured in. That means, says Erik Kass, assistant superintendent for business services, Madison taxpayers would end up subsidizing Madison Prep about $9,000 per student annually or about $10 million over the next five years. And that would mean cuts to programs and services at other schools, say district officials. So while a majority of Madison School Board members say they are open to or intrigued by the prospect of Madison Prep, these costs make them nervous and could prove to be a major stumbling block when the district is asked to give final approval in the fall. In the past, School Board denial of a charter agreement signaled the end of the line for a project. But a new GOP-backed piece of legislation creating a state authorizing board for charters could change that. In fact, it would upend Wisconsin’s long tradition of local control of schools, where authority rests primarily with school board officials elected by local taxpayers. Supporters say that’s just what is needed to create new opportunities for learning in the state’s troubled school systems. But critics say loss of such control, combined with Gov. Scott Walker’s massive budget cuts to schools, plus 18 years of strict revenue limits, would lead to financial ruin for some public school districts. They claim the legislation is unfair because it provides public money from the state’s general aid fund — at $7,775 per student — to start new independent charter schools, but eliminates any oversight role by locally elected school officials. The flow of money for these new charters would reduce the pot of money remaining for the states’ existing schools during already fiscally challenging times. Currently, Wisconsin law allows school boards to establish charters with individuals, groups, businesses or governmental bodies, and also permits the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, the city of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Area Technical College to authorize charters. The proposed new state board would have the power to authorize charters anywhere in Wisconsin, even in communities where the local school board has turned down a proposal. Under Senate Bill 22, sponsored by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, the Charter School Authorizing Board would comprise appointees chosen by the governor and the speakers of the Senate and Assembly. The proposal is part of a larger “school choice” movement that’s being pushed by an unusual coalition of mainstream Republicans, tea party members and liberal school reformers who say charter “laboratories of innovation” compete with conventional public schools, helping to improve them, while also giving dissatisfied families educational options. Other aspects of the choice agenda include expanding vouchers and tax credits to permit more students to attend private schools at public expense. Caire testified at length on behalf of Darling’s bill at a Senate Education Committee public hearing in March that lasted more than 10 hours. He says innovative schools like Madison Prep that confront Wisconsin’s worst-in-the-nation black/white student achievement gap should be encouraged. “Come on,” he says, shaking his head impatiently. “Nothing has changed in these terrible educational outcomes in Madison for our kids in 10, 20, 30 years. We can’t wait for another generation to get it right.” School expert and education historian Diane Ravitch, a prominent former school reformer herself, argues that the long-term charter record on student achievement is unimpressive, and that the schools actually do little more than skim off the most motivated students while paying administrators and charter development companies big bucks. Opinions in Wisconsin regarding charters, their value and how they need to be managed, are mixed. John Gee, legislative policy director for the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association and former executive director of the group, is, needless to say, a fan. “You simply can’t get true innovation without autonomy,” he says, arguing that Wisconsin has been far too cautious in its approach that favors charter approval through existing school organizations. Arizona, for example, has been called the “Wild West of Charters” for its 20-year, wide-open embrace of charters in all forms. The state enrolls about 10 percent of its students in more than 500 charter schools supported by generous public funding, independent management and no teacher union contracts. The charters vary widely in type, approach and quality, with some among the best schools in the nation. But there are plenty of misfires, too. A Stanford University research institute study in 2009 found that student achievement in Arizona charters didn’t measure up to student achievement in the state’s traditional public schools. Backers dispute the findings and the schools remain a popular option with parents. In announcing the introduction of her bill, which she is co-authoring with state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, Darling, a former teacher, said “State law has thrown unnecessary roadblocks in the path of some charter school proposals. This bill will help charter schools educate more children.” But opponents of a state authorizing board for charters argue that Wisconsin’s current system for approving charter schools is working. They say that local oversight has helped prevent the kind of charter school scandals and fraud that have plagued other states because the schools, and their finances, are closely observed in their home communities. They say the push for more charters is unnecessary because the state is already a national leader, with more than 200 charter schools now established and another 28 coming online in the fall. And they add that making such a move when the state is already deep in a budget crisis is ill-advised. Public school districts are already taking about a $900 million hit in state aid. “One of the department’s chief concerns is that this bill is a blank check made out to independent charter schools by local school districts,” Michael Thompson, deputy state superintendent of schools, testified at the March 23 hearing on Darling’s proposal. Spring Green parent Lisa Scofield, who is also a teacher in the River Valley School District, agrees, adding that SB 22 is particularly disastrous for hard-hit rural districts like hers where enrollment and state aid are already in steep decline due to demographic changes. “This is about removing local control and placing even greater financial burdens on districts that are barely able to survive financially now,” she says in an interview. “For students and for families in districts like ours, it’s absurd to say that this legislation provides us with more choices. Instead it’s helping destroy our public schools.” Dan Rossmiller, legislative liaison for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, also testified in opposition to SB 22 at the public hearing. He is concerned not just about the specifics of the bill, but about the fact that it and other initiatives — including Walker’s curtailment of collective bargaining rights for public workers, a proposed “report card for schools,” and bills that promote the expansion of voucher programs — are not homegrown. “I do have some concerns with the sense that there is a lot of legislation being brought forward that’s borrowed whole cloth from other states,” he says. In general, Americans are wary about entrusting education to government entities, especially those from far away places. That’s according to William Reese, a noted historian of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who describes the tradition of pioneer communities where local citizens built schools to teach their children, hired teachers and established the standards for what would be taught. A long history of local control of schools through elected, nonpartisan boards of education is particularly ingrained in Wisconsin, according to Rossmiller. “Traditionally, we have given local voters, and state voters, a lot of control over how our schools in Wisconsin operate,” he says. Locally elected school board members answer to parents and taxpayers in overseeing each school district’s overall direction: They hire superintendents to run the daily business of the schools, and fire them when they don’t like the job they are doing. Board members are ultimately accountable for public school budgets, although since 1993 their autonomy has been curtailed by state-imposed revenue limits. This year, Walker’s budget further reduces school spending limits in individual districts by 5.5 percent. Unlike other states, Wisconsin has no appointed statewide board of education. Instead, state school policy is directed and interpreted by an elected, nonpartisan state superintendent of schools. The state has 424 independent Wisconsin school districts, each with its own board and superintendent. By contrast, Florida school districts are organized through 67 counties. Rossmiller says Wisconsin has taken a typically individualistic approach in establishing 4-year-old kindergarten, district by district, and in dealing with the proposed end to collective bargaining. “Each district reflects its own community and the board members make decisions that are responsive to their constituents,” he says, adding that what works in one place may not be appropriate somewhere else. That record of independent, local decision-making extends to the establishment of charter schools. What all districts outside of Milwaukee and Racine have in common is that they only authorize charters through their local school boards. For 20 years Milwaukee has seen more public charter and voucher school programs than any city in the country. The roster includes independent charter schools that have been authorized through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the city of Milwaukee, as well as through the Milwaukee School Board. Ninety miles west, the state’s second-largest district has tended to take a go-slow approach toward charters, especially under former Madison Superintendent Art Rainwater, who was skeptical about the advantages charters are purported to bring to students and school districts. During his tenure, several charter proposals were rejected but the Madison School Board ultimately overrode his administration’s objections and approved Nuestro Mundo, a dual-language immersion school that has proven very successful. Superintendent Daniel Nerad and the current board seem more open to charters. A proposal for Badger Rock Middle School, a charter that emphasizes hands-on learning with an environmental emphasis, received final approval from the board last fall and will open to students for the next school year. The school district’s embrace of charters is certainly being tested by the Madison Preparatory proposal, which falls outside of any model in Wisconsin. Even for board members who can get past concerns about whether public schools should be segregated by gender or the potential legal challenges to a school that won’t conform to union contracts, there are big concerns about cost — and about fairness. “I support the concept and acknowledge that we really have not made progress in the way we deal with the achievement tap and our families of color. I can’t argue with that,” say board member Lucy Mathiak. “But the issue I’ll be watching with Madison Prep, like I’m watching with Badger Rock, is the budget. I need to see a proposal that functions within what we do for our other schools. That’s what it boils down to,” she says. Badger Rock Middle School sailed through the charter approval process with enthusiastic support from the School Board and the administration from the outset. The school will open in September, serving its inaugural class of 50 sixth-graders at a site south of the Beltline that backers intend to make a model of community-based urban agriculture. Coordinators for the project worked closely with the district and other community partners since the notion was first floated two years ago. They say they have no problem operating under the district’s auspices, and, in fact, welcome the collaboration. But there have been compromises. Given the budget constraints imposed by the district, which include operating within the district’s union contract, the school’s original intention to be a year-round learning community has been dropped. That’s the kind of trade-off charter school purists argue damages innovative experimentation, creating what they call dismissively “charters lite.” Sarah Toce, executive director of the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association, says passing SB 22 and its companion bill in the Assembly, AB 110, will bring benefits to charter schools and the families they serve. “A state authorizing board for independent charter schools is a huge advantage because it helps ensure much greater autonomy for the charters. If they’re going to reach their potential for innovation, they need that freedom,” she says. Frequently, as Caire talks about the Urban League’s Madison Prep proposal, he also emphasizes the school’s requirement for freedom from the district’s regular mandates and policies. He’s been emphatic from the beginning that this school, unlike Badger Rock or Nuestro Mundo, must operate on a path separate from the rest of the district. Schools like this are called “non-instrumentalities” which means the school’s contract with staff, curriculum and management, including finances, are handled by the school itself, not the district. And, instead of oversight by the School Board, Madison Prep would have its own nonprofit board, associated with the Urban League. There are several parts of the scenario that trouble Madison School Board member Ed Hughes. He’s brought his concerns up at board meetings, which has sparked some sharp exchanges with Caire. And he’s written about them on his School Blog. “The non-instrumentality aspect of the Madison Prep proposal is troubling. The point isn’t that teachers ... need not be members of MTI, our teachers union. That doesn’t really bother me ... The point is that the district is surrendering controls over the operations of one of its schools, with not much promised in the way of accountability measures ... It is not reassuring that the planning grant application states this: “The Urban League will seek waivers for all MMSD Board of Education policies except those relating to student safety and health.” Hughes also says he is concerned about signing a five-year contract with the Urban League that he says is likely to obligate the district to more than $10 million in additional spending over those five years. “That’s certainly enough to give one pause,” he notes. Caire is emphatic that a school with the characteristics of Madison Prep, which is based on a design he initially developed for implementation in three communities in the Washington, D.C., area several years ago, will get it right when it comes to improving the prospects for Madison’s minority boys and, in years to follow, the prospects of minority girls, too, who would be in line for a school of their own once Madison Prep gets under way. The notion of reducing the achievement gap is so important, especially given Madison’s poor record, it should outweigh other concerns, Caire believes. “We’re definitely planning for Madison Prep as a local public charter school that’s part of the district. That’s what we’d like. But we will go forward any way we can,” he says. So if the School Board ultimately nixes final approval for Madison Prep, the project could still become an independent reality if Darling’s bill passes, and if the authorizing board of political appointees gives the project a green light. Of course, the $7,775 per pupil that Madison Prep would receive under that scenario is not the $14,500 the Urban League says it needs to operate. But if it becomes a totally independent entity, Madison Prep would also be eligible for federal funds for a variety of entitlement programs to support its students. And, there are likely to be plenty of opportunities for fundraising, both locally and among well-funded national organizations that may find Madison Prep’s unusual approach particularly appealing. One of the slogans Caire and the Urban League’s development team have used throughout the planning process for Madison Prep is “Whatever it takes.” “If the civil rights movement would have waited to have local votes to move ahead, it would never have happened,” he says. Kaleem Caire Alberta Darling Madison Preparatory Robin Vos Erik Kass Dan Rossmiller Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Ed Hughes John Gee Madison Metropolitan School District Badger Rock Middle School Lucy Mathiak Art Rainwater Daniel Nerad Madison Prep Academy Sign up for Cap Times newsletters: Morning Update: what's happening in Madison from features editor Rob Thomas, delivered weekdays Opinion Roundup: op-eds, columns + updates from opinion editor Jessie Opoien, delivered every Friday Madison Life: updates on Madison's arts, eats and culture scenes, delivered weekly Week in Review: recap of top headlines from managing editor Chris Murphy, delivered every Saturday Capitol Notes (coming soon): updates from state politics reporter Briana Reilly, delivered biweekly Cap Times Idea Fest: be the first to find out about speakers, sessions and other fest updates More from the Capital Times With law enforcement poised for weekend violence, Wisconsin Capitol stands quiet Plain Talk: Sedition from the Wisconsin statehouse to Capitol Hill When life gave us lemons, 8-year-old Belleville girl made a lemonade stand to fight hunger Grass Roots: Innovative Madison charter school will house needed neighborhood center The innovative plan for a charter school in south Madison with a curriculum based on urban agriculture and nutrition is even more ambitious than many people may realize. The Resilience Research Center where the school will be located also will be home to a neighborhood center. State holds off on all-boys charter school; possible bias against girls cited State officials are withholding a decision on a key planning grant for a proposed all-male charter school in Madison over their concerns the concept discriminates against girls. Chalkboard: Hundreds attend, testify at legislative hearing on charter school changes Losing local control of schools, with potential of losing local schools altogether, inspires passion at public education committee hearing. Costs dim chances for all-male charter school in Madison The chances the Madison School Board will approve an Urban League proposal for an all-male charter school geared toward low-income minorities are dwindling. Madison Prep charter school would cost up to $28,000 per student, estimates say An all-male charter school geared toward Madison's minority population is projected to cost as much as $28,000 per student when it opens in fall 2012 — more than twice as much as another charter school expected to open this fall. Become a Cap Times member Cap Times Events Evjue Foundation Madison.com WiscNews Capital Newspapers AmplifiedWisconsin ApplyMadison Wingra Printing Group Sign up for Cap Times email newsletters Get Cap Times by mail Cap Times weekly e-edition How to advertise with Cap Times Place a classified ad on madison.com Submit a Celebration to madison.com © Copyright 2021 Capital Newspapers Inc., madison.com , 1901 Fish Hatchery Rd Madison, WI \| Terms of Use \| Privacy Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line960
__label__wiki	0.852939	0.852939	I was uppity, bumptious – Blunkett metrowebukmetroSunday 15 Oct 2006 2:15 pm David Blunkett has admitted that he had at times been “uppity” and “incredibly bumptious” as a Cabinet Minister, but had now learned the lessons of the past. And in a wide-ranging interview with the Press Association, to mark the publication of his book, The Blunkett Tapes: My Life In The Bear Pit”, he fiercely denied that his diaries were in any sense a “kiss and tell” work, but would contribute to the understanding of the pressures of modern government; Mr Blunkett commented on his long-running differences with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott who once, he claimed in the book, looked on him with “hatred and bitterness”. And he warned that David Cameron was “better at communicating, more presentable and more formidable” than his predecessors as Tory leader; Mr Blunkett insisted that, contrary to general belief, there was no conflict of interest and no failure to declare either his shareholding “or my brief connection” with DNA Bioscience, the issue which led to his second departure from the Cabinet. He also claimed to be now in good health physically and emotionally: “I have thrown everything into completing the 872 pages of this book in nine months – that has to be some kind of record.” Mr Blunkett and Peter Mandelson are the only two ministers who, within living memory, have had to quit the Cabinet twice. He stressed that he believed his book would help Labour to win a fourth term in power. “There is nothing in my diaries which is, contrary to general assumption, kiss and tell. “There is absolutely nothing that will damage our chances of winning the next election. It will contribute to the understanding of the pressures of modern government and how politicians cope in an entirely different world of seven-day a week, 24-hours a day rolling news, something unheard of even 10 years ago.” David BlunkettDavid CameronJohn PrescottPeter MandelsonPress Association New year, new kitchen! Four irresistible designs to suit every kind of home Donald Trump tells supporters ‘We’ll be back,’ then ends presidency to Village People hit YMCA Donald Trump leaves letter for Joe Biden to continue presidential tradition Trump suffers lowest approval rating for any leaving president Biden attends church in Washington as Trump bids farewell to White House Donald Trump hails himself a miracle-worker in final speech as president Mike Pence arrives at inauguration for Joe Biden	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line974
__label__cc	0.515795	0.484205	What Now?: Where Michigan Turns After Simon’s Commitment Posted on Jul 28, 2017 AuthorGarrett Fishaw As expected, 2018 St. Peter’s Prep (NJ) SS Shayne Simon committed to Notre Dame earlier this week. Though Michigan was the favorite for quite sometime, the Fighting Irish’s connections and world class educational opportunities were the winning factors for the top safety out of Jersey. However, it doesn’t look like UM will just give up on Simon, as Wolverine247’s Steve Lorenz has continued to report ($). There is still plenty of time to go before National Signing Day and, when you add in the chance of another poor season in South Bend and a potential coaching change taking place there, it’s far from a reach to say Michigan could end up winning out in the end here. But, it’s not a guarantee. Simon is committed to Notre Dame and is solid in that commitment right now. So, where will Michigan turn for the safety/viper position in 2018? Here are a couple names to remember moving forward: Junipero Serro (CA) ATH Bryan Addison Addison is the guy that everyone seems to be watching closest right now. He’s expected to be on campus all weekend for the BBQ and this is Michigan’s best chance to make a huge impact. According to Wolverine247’s Steve Lorenz, he’s vaulted to the top of the safety board for the coaching staff ($) and, when you look at his tape, you can see why. But will that push and “red carpet treatment” move Michigan up his board? 247Sports Steve Wiltfong believes it’s very possible ($). This is definitely a recruitment to watch closely moving forward. Cheshire Academy (CT) DB Josh Jobe Jobe has long been a top target in this class and things look to remain the same. Though he’s been committed to Miami for, what seems like, forever, it’s well known that Michigan and Alabama are not only pushing for the flip, but both look to be in great shape to pull it off. His move to Cheshire Academy in Connecticut is a big plus for the Wolverines thanks to Don Brown’s legendary status in the Northeast and Michigan’s connections to the program (signed WR Tarik Black in 2017). While Jobe isn’t exactly a pure safety prospect, he has the frame and skill set to play almost any position in the secondary. Look for the staff to get him on campus this fall for an official visit. Oxbridge Academy (FL) S CJ Smith Smith may not be a name that gets a lot of love on the Michigan recruiting front but he’s 100% a name to watch moving forward. He’s a player that Michigan is keeping an eye on and pushing for a bit, after his decommitment from Florida. He recently released a top five, that includes Michigan, Oregon, Louisville, Oklahoma and South Carolina. If the staff continues to push for him and is able to get him on campus for an unofficial visit and/or official visit, keep a close eye on the versatile safety prospect. Naples (FL) S Sammy Faustin Faustin is a name that has continued to hang around. He was offered back in February but looks to be on the back burner, in terms of accepting a commitment. Though, he is a possibility to visit for the BBQ this weekend, at this moment, I doubt he ends up being a part of the class. However, if he does make it to campus this weekend or for an official down the road and Don Brown gives him the green light, it’s hard to see him turning down the opportunity to join the Wolverines. Crescent Valley (OR) ATH Talanoa Hufanga The longest, swing for the fences shot on the board, Hufanga is the #1 ranked athlete in the class and is a player that everyone wants. And even though he’s from Oregon, Michigan is a team he’s very interested in. He spoke with 247Sports Steve Wiltfong at The Opening about that interest, mentioning Michigan is “really up there” and that he plans on using one of his official visits to check out Ann Arbor this fall ($). While it’s a complete pipe dream to pull him off of the west coast, it’s not impossible. If he does indeed make it to Michigan for an official visit and UM has a good season on the field, anything could happen. Who are you hoping fills the safety/viper position hole in the 2018 class? Will it be one of the names above? Or will the staff be able to flip Simon from the Fighting Irish before National Signing Day? Let us know in the comment section below! Photo Credit: David Lake/247Sports Garrett Fishaw Marketing Manager and Communications Director by day, Owner and Managing Editor of MGoFish.com by night. Detroit resident. Played soccer and graduated from Seton Hill University. 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__label__cc	0.510201	0.489799	Big Changes Coming To Two Dolphin Expressway Interchanges Filed Under:DDI, Diverging Diamond Interchange, Dolphin Expressway, Local TV, State Road 836, Traffic Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook \| Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Big changes are coming to two interchanges on the Dolphin Expressway. “It’s called the Diverging Diamond Interchange or DDI for short. It’s a new traffic interchange that will have you briefly driving on the opposite side of the road as you pass under the State Road 836 on NW 27th Avenue and NW 57th Avenue,” said Miami-Dade Expressway Authority director of engineering Juan Toledo. The DDI is a new design that is expected to improve the flow of traffic entering and exiting SR 836. “Eliminating the left turn signal fast, crossing over to the opposite side of traffic, you now have a direct left-hand turn at expressway and out of the expressway without having to add a signal phase,” said Toledo. DDIs may be new to South Florida, but they achieved positive results in places like Atlanta’s metro area. If you are scratching your head at what this new traffic pattern is going to look like, MDX says not to worry. “We’re putting additional striping on the road so it will be clearly delineated where drivers need to go and where they don’t need to go,” said Toledo. Hey South Florida, have you heard? The DDI is coming to the Dolphin Expressway! https://t.co/y5aTjB98g8 pic.twitter.com/9jUaKJdZWd — Miami-Dade Xpressway (@MDXway) July 27, 2018 The DDI at NW 27th Avenue is scheduled ot open in August, the DDI at Northwest 57th Avenue is expected to open by the end of the year.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line977
__label__cc	0.587384	0.412616	Perceived stress, loneliness, and interaction with fellow students does not affect innate mucosal immunity in first year university students Andrew J. Wawrzyniak, Martha C.Pollard Whiteman The aim of the present study was to better understand how stress, loneliness, and interactions with peers may affect innate mucosal immunity in new university students. To examine these relationships, 68 new undergraduate students (27 male, 41 female; mean age=18.89±0.73 years) completed psychosocial measures at four times over a 13-month period and provided saliva samples to measure salivary secretory immunoglobulin-A (sIgA) to determine innate immune functioning. The UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Interaction with Students domain from the Affective Quality of University Life Scale were administered at four time points over 1 year at approximately the start of the first two semesters, exam time, and the start of the second academic year. A lower salivary sIgA secretion rate was found at the beginning of students' academic careers; however, none of the three measures were found to be related to sIgA secretion rates at any assessment after controlling for sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, recent illnesses, and current medications. Previous studies have had mixed results in demonstrating a relationship between sIgA and stress and social interactions. In light of this, the present study also did not find this effect in first-year university students assessed at four time points. These results are discussed in relation to variances in psychosocial assessments; further studies accounting for cross-cultural differences, additional inventories, and more immune markers are suggested. Japanese Psychological Research Academic stress Mucosal immunity Psychology(all) Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Perceived stress, loneliness, and interaction with fellow students does not affect innate mucosal immunity in first year university students'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Loneliness Medicine & Life Sciences Mucosal Immunity Medicine & Life Sciences Secretory Immunoglobulin A Medicine & Life Sciences Innate Immunity Medicine & Life Sciences Students Medicine & Life Sciences Interpersonal Relations Medicine & Life Sciences Saliva Medicine & Life Sciences Alcohol Drinking Medicine & Life Sciences Wawrzyniak, A. J., & Whiteman, M. C. P. (2011). Perceived stress, loneliness, and interaction with fellow students does not affect innate mucosal immunity in first year university students. Japanese Psychological Research, 53(2), 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5884.2011.00466.x Perceived stress, loneliness, and interaction with fellow students does not affect innate mucosal immunity in first year university students. / Wawrzyniak, Andrew J.; Whiteman, Martha C.Pollard. In: Japanese Psychological Research, Vol. 53, No. 2, 01.05.2011, p. 121-132. Wawrzyniak, AJ & Whiteman, MCP 2011, 'Perceived stress, loneliness, and interaction with fellow students does not affect innate mucosal immunity in first year university students', Japanese Psychological Research, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5884.2011.00466.x Wawrzyniak AJ, Whiteman MCP. Perceived stress, loneliness, and interaction with fellow students does not affect innate mucosal immunity in first year university students. 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__label__cc	0.635506	0.364494	Voronoi Wallpaper Design \| Generative At the end of a corridor, at the top of some stairs, there is a small wall with a window. A wall that was originally covered in what would be best described as a dark floral pattern, with an oddly furry texture. There was some bubbling and peeling around the edges, but that wasn't the main factor when deciding to replace it. I knew I wanted to make something new for the space, a print or wallpaper to cover it. Something purpose-built and generated with code. Having recently spent a lot of time playing with voronoi tessellation (see Chromata), I thought it would also be nice way to generate a wallpaper design. After measuring the wall, I made a simple scale-drawing of the area and marked some points of interest that would become the centres of cells in the voronoi field. I already had a little Flash project that generated these tesselations from a collection of points, so it made sense to start there and put its crisp vector rendering to use. The sketch was transferred at a scale of 1px to 1cm, and the points were positioned on top. The program would process the points and draw the resulting voronoi diagram to the stage before scaling it up, and drawing the (huge) resulting image to a bitmap. I could then encode and save the bitmap as a transparent PNG that would form the basis of the final image. The size of the final print image for the wall was 14567 x 20315 px, which was printed at 1650 x 2380 mm (200 dpi), split into two vertical drops. \| voronoi-wallpaper" I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. The paper it was printed on required the wall to be pasted (rather than the paper), which certainly helped when it came to hanging and lining up the two main drops before trimming to fit. The window itself is inset quite a way into the wall, so I also made three extra panels that continue the design as it wraps into the wall. Chromata Monosynth contact [at] mikedotalmond.co.uk All content copyright Mike Almond, 2012-2021 Twitter \| GitHub \| Etsy \| Shapeways \| SuperRare \| PGP \| ^ ^ ^	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line982
__label__wiki	0.76011	0.76011	President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Watch and listen to Inauguration Day 2021 on RADIO.COM. The unexpectedly challenging year of 2020 has finally come to a close, but its lingering effects are at the top of the Eurasia Group’s 2021 list of risks. Joe Biden projected winner of presidential election, Kamala Harris first woman of color VP Joe Biden elected 46th president of the United States, Kamala Harris first woman and first person of color VP. The announcement comes days after the election. 107-year-old votes in 22nd straight presidential election A 107-year-old man will be casting his vote in the 22nd straight presidential election on November 3. A Fox News reporter shared that his father voted in the 2020 election. How to deal with the mounting stress of the election The presidential election is just days away and if you’re tense, anxious or just exhausted from it all, you’re not alone. A clinical psychologist talks about how to handle the stress. Read more here. Stimulus checks: Will another round be approved after Election Day? Many struggling Americans had hoped another coronavirus relief package, including a second round of $1200 stimulus checks, would have been approved by Election Day. See where it now stands. Voting by mail? What you need to do to make sure your vote gets counted If you are planning on voting by mail in the 2020 U.S. election, make sure that you are taking the right steps to have your ballot counted! Here’s what you need to do to make sure your mail-in vote gets counted, more information on RADIO.COM. Former 'Real Housewives of New York' star 'strongly considering' run for mayor Former “Real Housewives of New York” cast member and construction executive Barbara Kavovit is seriously considering running for political office. Rosario Dawson opens up about moving in with boyfriend Sen. Cory Booker: 'I'm a Jersey girl now' Rosario Dawson may have been born in New York City but she says she’s now a “Jersey girl” after moving in with her boyfriend, Sen. Cory Booker. The couple are living in Newark. Who's Handling COVID-19 Well? New National Poll Shows Surprises A new national poll on COVID-19 found that the majority of Americans believe that the United States is on the wrong track in terms of handling the pandemic. Responses varied on local leadership, with drastically different responses around the country	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line985
__label__cc	0.711911	0.288089	Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol by University of California, San Francisco Lab-cultured meat will need to be more economical if it can help meat producers meet demand, according to researchers. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Contrary to popular belief, consuming red meat and white meat such as poultry, have equal effects on blood cholesterol levels, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study, led by scientists at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI)—the research arm of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland—surprised the researchers with the discovery that consuming high levels of red meat or white poultry resulted in higher blood cholesterol levels than consuming a comparable amount of plant proteins. Moreover, this effect was observed whether or not the diet contained high levels of saturated fat, which increased blood cholesterol to the same extent with all three protein sources. "When we planned this study, we expected red meat to have a more adverse effect on blood cholesterol levels than white meat, but we were surprised that this was not the case—their effects on cholesterol are identical when saturated fat levels are equivalent," said the study senior author Ronald Krauss, M.D., senior scientist and director of Atherosclerosis Research at CHORI. Krauss, who is also a UCSF professor of medicine, noted that the meats studied did not include grass-fed beef or processed products such as bacon or sausage; nor did it include fish. But the results were notable, as they indicated that restricting meat altogether, whether red or white, is more advisable for lowering blood cholesterol levels than previously thought. The study found that plant proteins are the healthiest for blood cholesterol. This study, dubbed the APPROACH (Animal and Plant Protein and Cardiovascular Health) trial, also found that consuming high amounts of saturated fat increased concentrations of large cholesterol-enriched LDL particles, which have a weaker connection to cardiovascular disease than smaller LDL particles. Similarly, red and white meat increased amounts of large LDL in comparison to nonmeat diets. Therefore, using standard LDL cholesterol levels as the measure of cardiovascular risk may lead to overestimating that risk for both higher meat and saturated fat intakes, as standard LDL cholesterol tests may primarily reflect levels of larger LDL particles. Consumption of red meat has become unpopular during the last few decades over concerns about its association with increased heart disease. Government dietary guidelines have encouraged the consumption of poultry as a healthier alternative to red meat. But there had been no comprehensive comparison of the effects of red meat, white meat and nonmeat proteins on blood cholesterol until now, Krauss said. Nonmeat proteins such as vegetables, dairy, and legumes, such as beans, show the best cholesterol benefit, he said. "Our results indicate that current advice to restrict red meat and not white meat should not be based only on their effects on blood cholesterol," Krauss said. "Indeed, other effects of red meat consumption could contribute to heart disease, and these effects should be explored in more detail in an effort to improve health." Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease Journal information: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Provided by University of California, San Francisco Citation: Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol (2019, June 4) retrieved 20 January 2021 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-red-white-meats-equally-bad.html Which diet keeps your heart healthy? Only half of US kids and teens have ideal cholesterol levels Study links frequent red meat consumption to high levels of chemical associated with heart disease Nutrition data review shows red meat has neutral effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors Higher egg and cholesterol consumption hikes heart disease and death risk: study Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure, study finds Smoking directly linked to a higher risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage Flip the script: Cardiac rehabilitation is underused, but a simple change could fix that MIND and Mediterranean diets associated with later onset of Parkinson's disease Researchers identify cardiac protein that causes different types of heart failure	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line992
__label__wiki	0.844319	0.844319	Richard Kellly Revenge of the Nerd: The Gift on Netflix Instant It’s rare that a bleak film with a loud, direct and ominously bating title can deliver a satisfying reveal to its nominal mystery. The Box, for example—despite an intriguing trailer featuring a sinister Frank Langella—ended up just being an ultimately empty, scatterbrained mess that signaled the end of Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly’s career. For further examples of ticking-package duds, see It Comes at Night and the Season 1 finale of The Killing (a show I otherwise loved—#holderisms). On the flip side, there are the other punchy, promising titles that deliver in spades. The Vanishing (AKA Spoorloos—the original Dutch version), The Guest, The Game and Sleep Tight come to mind. And then there’s Joel Edgerton’s crafty and warped 2015 directorial debut The Gift—a complete package that unravels almost as loudly and chillingly as a young Brad Pitt staring into a cardboard box in a desolate field. I’m not going to get too in-depth plot-wise, as this film relies on a maelstrom of twists and turns. But as to the bare bones, The Gift opens by introducing us to married couple Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall), as they relocate from Chicago to the California area where Simon grew up. While the upwardly mobile pair are out doing a little Bed, Bath & Beyond-ing for their new luxury abode, they run into an old classmate of Simon’s—a socially awkward fella named Gordo (Edgerton), who dresses and does his hair like he can’t decide whether he’s George Michael or a used car salesman. “You gotta have… gifts, gifts, a-gifts!” Needless to say, Gordo enters their life and starts bringing them… gifts. And herein lies the beginning of a very awkward and mysterious friendship. One of the main things that makes this tension-riddled flick work is an unexpected turn from Jason Bateman. It’s not that he does anything mind-blowing here, but for once in his career, he doesn’t seem to be playing Jason Bateman. The familiar—and, to be fair, reliably funny—Michael Bluth iteration that seemingly appears in every Bateman flick is cast aside for a guy who is less in Bateman’s go-to rational-smartass-good-guy mold. (I’d argue that he didn’t even veer far from this mold in the grimness of Ozark’s first season). Point being that in a film that depends on the unexpected, the casting of an actor we thought we knew playing a guy we clearly don’t is a strong touch. Then there’s Rebecca Hall, who, as a compassionate and conflicted recovering addict, reminds us that Rebecca Hall is just a classically good actress who will only enhance a tantalizingly bleak screenplay (see: The Town, The Awakening). And finally there’s Edgerton as Gordo—a character I really want to talk about but really shouldn’t for the sake of your viewing experience. But hot shit does our man Gordo deliver one helluva sinister piece of dialogue in one of the film’s climactic scenes. Hell, it’s almost Cranston-esque! There’s nothing special about Edgerton’s minimalist camerawork here, but there’s also nothing distracting about it. And sure, you can say you saw the ending coming five or ten minutes out. But the mystery certainly builds well leading up to that point—and the reveal is a gut punch you won’t soon forget. While this is a mystery-suspense drama, it’s also one that should translate very well to fans of horror and dark thrillers. I’ll leave a large stamp of approval at that, and simply urge you to go in blind. Tags Allison Tolman, best dark movies on netflix, best mystery movies on netflix, best of netflix 2018, best thrillers on netflix, best thrillers on netflix 2018, Bryan Cranston, Donnie Darko, Dreg Studios, holderisms, jason bateman, Joel Edgerton, Mientras Duermes, rebecca hall, revenge thrillers on netflix, Richard Kellly, Se7en, Sleep Tight, stephen holder, The Box, The Gift, The Gift 2015, Wendell Pierce	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line999
__label__cc	0.74946	0.25054	pink purslane plant Also known as little hogweed, pigweed, fatweed, and pusley, it’s gained recognition in US popular … Click here for more information. Sea purslane is a native, herbaceous perennial found along the coasts of Florida (Fig. Please keep in mind that it is illegal to uproot a plant without the landowner's consent and care should be taken at all times not to damage wild plants. Claytonia alsinoides (Syn. Prefers slightly moist soil. 20 SIBERIAN SPRING BEAUTY Pink Purslane Claytonia Sibirica Candy Flower Seeds. Purslane (also known as common purslane, verdolaga, red root, pursley or portulaca oleracea) is an edible plant that is packed full of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. The thick, fleshy leaves are borne on succulent, reddish-green stems that branch regularly, forming dense stands close to the ground. The key is to remove the weed from … Siberian/Pink Purslane (Claytonia siberica) Clump-forming perennial that is evergreen in areas that see mild winters. 1 qt. Plant Type. Hardiness: Hardy Pink Purslane Overview. A succulent and tasty plant with an almost beetroot like earthy flavour that can be found throughout the year, it flowers from April to July. Advertisement. Purslane flowers bloom from mid-summer through the early fall and lasts about 1 to 2 months. Flowering occurs year round where I live and during much of the frost-free months further north. Purslane is a succulent annual trailing plant that grows in many countries because it thrives in poor soil. The plant has an open, airy habit that makes it a good choice for a cottage garden or wildlife meadow. The plant is closely related to the more familiar purslane commonly found in garden centers. This nutritious weed has a distinctive thick, reddish stem and succulent, green leaves. Wild plants should never be picked for pleasure and some plants are protected by law. Details C. sibirica is an annual or herbaceous perennial producing a rosette of rather fleshy leaves, and upright, leafy stems, to about 20cm, topped with loose clusters of small, pink or white flowers in late spring and early summer Plant range W North America Flowers of Pink Purslane - Claytonia / Montia sibirica (April). Pink purslane (Portulaca pilosa) is a summer annual weed that can reach 8 inches in height. In bud it’s a modest green presence with thick green leaves. Plant Description: Purslane is an annual succulent, 10-40 cm tall that belongs to the Portulacaceae family. Thank you. Flowering purslane (Portulaca grandiflora), also called sun plant and moss rose, forms a dense mat of pretty rose-like flowers all summer. Constant Control Purslane returns for many years and requires constant control. Please keep in mind that it is illegal to uproot a plant without the landowner's consent and care should be taken at all times not to damage wild plants. £4.90 delivery. Leaves are usually 1 inch long, and rounded with a slight point at … Portulaca is a genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. The plants aren’t picky about soil type or nutrition, but purslane does tend to grow better in drier soil. Macro of a pink purslane flower. As with other members of the purslane family, the plant has edible leaves which can be eaten throughout the year. All information, photographs and web content contained in this website is Copyright © EdibleWildFood.com 2020. Members of the Portulaca genus are hardy or half hardy annuals that reach from 15 to 45 cm in height.. Portulaca plants carry succulent leaves and bloom from summer to the second half of autumn and carry cup shaped flowers; these may be of yellow, red, pink or white. Purslane is known as one of the healthiest edible plants. Pink purslane is a common name for several flowering plants, including: Claytonia sibirica, a plant native to Siberia and North America; Calandrinia calyptrata, a plant native to Australia; Portulaca pilosa, a plant native to parts of North, Central and South America; This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name (vernacular name). BLOOM TIME: April - Sept. Purslane is a fast-growing herbaceous annual with succulent leaves and stems. They have a slightly sour edge (not as strong as wood sorrel) and a hint of a mucilaginous quality (not as strong as mallows). You … Identification, health, Leaves are spoon-like in shape and are succulent (fleshy). This vigorous, low-growing annual flower thrives when the weather heats up and will slowly carpet a bed, border, or container with pretty succulent foliage and bright yellow-, orange-, or rose-, or white-colored blooms. Flowers, pink, rarely white 8 to 10 mm, the petals deeply notched. Portulaca pilosa var. £2.89 £ 2. PLANT SEEDS: Spring or Fall. Proven Winners - Mojave® Pink - Purslane - Portulaca umbraticola pink plant details, information and resources. Stem leaves not closely united. Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant; … Shining Pink Rock Purslane Calandrinia spectabilis 'Shining Pink' Sku #7577. Purslane is terrific as part of a salad. Once you do find a purslane plant, you can either harvest some seeds or trim off a few stems. Common Purslane (P. oleracea) is widely considered an edible plant, and in some areas an invasive type of weed.Purslane can be eaten raw or cooked, and lends itself to stir fry … All in all, edible purslane is a very healthy plant to add to your diet. OTHER COMMON NAMES: Spring Beauty / Pink Purslane / Siberian Miner's Lettuce / Candy Flower / Indian Lettuce. … BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Then my grandfather would wash it, boil it up, put some butter on it, and we would eat it as a vegetable with dinner. Allowing just a few plants to flower and set seed can result in a dense mat of purslane the following year. These plants help build the dunes by catching sand in between stems and leaves. Rare Cinderella Fairy Tale Purslane - Beautiful Pink & Yellow Flowers - Miniature Fairy Garden Plant FaetedGarden. Pink Purslane a woodland plant that tastes like beetroot. In-depth wild edible PDFs. The dark green egg-shaped leaves are arranged opposite or alternate. Details about Claytonia siberica (Siberian/Pink Purslane) Plant Edible Perennial 8cm pot See original listing. Skill Level: Beginner Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica. Home > Plant Catalog > Shining Pink Rock Purslane. Claytonia siberica (Siberian/Pink Purslane) Plant Edible Perennial 8cm pot: Condition:--not specified. The leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds of the purslane plant are all edible, but I've only eaten the stems and leaves myself. Purslane Dal (Indian Lentil) Curry. Hanging Basket. please check out our, IMPORTANT: a similar plant named "hairy-stemmed spurge" is poisonous. Pink Purslane Pink Purslane - Claytonia sibirica. These flowers open up for a few hours during bright sunny mornings. Huge range of seeds, bulbs and plants available. EdibleWildFood.com is informational in nature. Plant Description: Purslane is an annual succulent, 10-40 cm tall that belongs to the Portulacaceae family. Price: £3.25 [History: 5 … 3 more photos VIEW GALLERY. Genus: Claytonia Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is a hearty annual succulent that grows well in most conditions. Purslane tends to be trailing plant and can grow to 10 cm in height. Pink purslane can be distinguished from the common nonnative lawn weed, Paraguayan purslane (P. amilis) by its much smaller stature and rounded foliage. The fleshy leaves are linear or narrowly ovate-elliptic and slightly flattened. Ended: 28 May, 2020 17:05:52 BST. It didn't taste great to me, but other family members liked it (or pretended they did). Usually dispatched within 6 to 10 days. A parade of charming, hot pink, flowers dances above fleshy blue-green rosettes from spring until first frost. They are also known as Purslane, Sun Plant, Rose Moss and Wax Pink. FREE Delivery. It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to July, and the seeds ripen from June to August. It is considered one of the foods from the Biblical period, is rich in vitamin A, C and E, and has the most Omega-3 fatty acids of any leafy vegetable. Figure 1. The dark green egg-shaped leaves are arranged opposite or alternate. Purslane and its close cousin portulaca will add tons of color with a minimum of care from you. Purslane occurs throughout the year in Florida, but seeds preferentially germinate in warm temperatures. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Purslane Plant Features. The stems can either grow horizontally or vertically. Feed with a little slow-release granular fertilizer at planting time, but after that additional feeding is not necessary. Eating purslane leaves can help to improve digestion, strengthen your immune system, and promote good heart health. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. Regular consumption of purslane helps in the prevention of macular degeneration and protects the ocular health from cataracts by the elimination of toxic free radicals that inflict oxidative damage to the eyes. Some wild plants are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects. Portulaca pilosa is an annual or short-lived perennial with a sprawling habit. From shop FaetedGarden. More cheery flowers than you can count! The leaves are a very rich source of omega-3 fatty acids which prevents heart attacks and strengthens the immune system. Pink Purslane plugs (Claytonia sibirica), buy online for delivery across the UK. These were pancakes from pink purslane not pink pancakes! Please click here for more information. Key features: Flowers Succeeds on poor soil Low maintenance plant Attractive to wildlife Portulaca umbraticola, commonly known as wingpod purslane, is a small, succulent annual or short-lived perennial with fleshy foliage and colourful blooms that vary in colour, from tangerine oranges to hot reds and pinks. north-east United States (zones 4-7), but do grow elsewhere. Each flower is replaced by a seed capsule that splits open around the middle to release the numerous small, black seeds. Sun Aspect . Claytonia sibirica is an evergreen Annual/Perennial growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). The fleshy red stems will have small green paddle shaped fleshy leaves. P. oleracea is an annual succulent that has been considered both a useless weed and a powerful medicinal plant at different times throughout history. Also tolerates some foot traffic. Chicken Weed Wrap, Fried or Baked Purslane, North African Style Purslane, Nutricized Purslane, Purslane and Pigweed Pizza, Purslane Egg Cups, Purslane Fritter Balls, Purslane Pistou, Wild Smoothies and Popsicles, Summer Salad, Sweet Pickled Purslane Stems. For comprehensive information (e.g. If you decide to plant purslane seeds, simply scatter the seeds over the area where you plan on growing the purslane. Although purslane is referred to as a weed, this succulent broadleaf plant has many health benefits. Small, showy pink flowers are borne more or less continually throughout the year. Purslane grew wild on his 7 acre property and he had us kids hunt for it and pick it quite often. National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. A semi-succulent, trailing plant that is covered in hairs - but the amount is variable, as are other features, depending on the age of the plant, where it is growing, amount of moisture in the soil etc. IMPORTANT: a similar plant named "hairy-stemmed spurge" is poisonous. All purslane needs to grow is part to full sun and clear ground. The larval form of purslane sawfly looks like a caterpillar and can be picked off of the plants by hand. Purslane (also known as common purslane, verdolaga, red root, pursley or portulaca oleracea) is an edible plant that is packed full of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. It's also fairly pest-free, and doesn't seem to attract much attention from slugs and snails. It can be eaten as a cooked vegetable and is great to use in salads, soups, stews or any dish you wish to sprinkle it over. 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__label__wiki	0.70076	0.70076	News Project Arrow Reaches Supplier RFP Point in Development of All-Canadian EV Project Arrow Reaches Supplier RFP Point in Development of All-Canadian EV Project Arrow a Canadian EV Canadian auto parts industry leading EV effort Designed by Canadian post-secondary institutions An all-Canadian effort to design, develop, and built a new electric vehicle has reached a major step in the process. Project Arrow, a joint project lead by Canadian trade group the Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association, has launched a formal RFP process for suppliers wanting to be a part of it. The APMA says that the all-Canadian effort has the interest of more than 130 firms who want to be part of what it calls a “generational effort.” This request for proposal process is driven by an artificial intelligence-enabled database that it says “will maximize the impact of our supplier search and our technology integration effort.” The group has set a deadline for companies interested in supplying the EV project of March 1. The AI system will look at the proposals to identify companies who are duplicating, who can work together, and what components are missing, “in an effort to create an architecture best suited to series production,” said Flavio Volpe, president of the APMA. Project Arrow was first announced a year ago at CES 2020, with a winning design revealed in October taken from nine complete submissions and three finalists. The winning design came from Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design. The vehicle build team is lead by Ontario Tech University. The virtual concept is expected to be unveiled later this year with a concept car tour in 2022. Most Popular Trucks And SUVs In the United States In 2020 The Ford F-Series tops the list of most popular trucks, crossovers and SUVs once again. Ford Explorer and GMC Sierra climb up into... Lotus And Alpine Team Up To Develop An Electric Sports Car The memorandum of understanding will involve a number of areas of cooperation. One area will leveraging Alpine’s motorsport experience in Formula One, Formula... The All-New Mercedes-Benz EQA Set To Launch On January 20th The EQA is the electric version of the compact GLA crossover. This EV will be an entry-point into Mercedes-Benz’s EQ family. Mercedes-Benz isn’t skipping... Previous articleVIN Decoder Confirms 2022 Kia Carnival For North America Next article56,000 New Volkswagen Golfs Recalled For Software Issues	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1003
__label__wiki	0.777617	0.777617	Do Nofollow links have value? Aug 18, 2017 - Posted by SteveRDM in Link Building and Testing / Quality Assurance \| 4 Responses \| 3000 Views Hi everyone. I've read a bunch of prior discussions on nofollow links and them not having value. But I've got an example of a site we put together that we then used to test the value of press releases and their nofollow links. The site: https://www.resultsdrivenmetric.com/ It's a one page site, with a form, so there's also a thank you page. It has a DA of 15/100 and a PA of 29/100 on opensite explorer. We've done nothing to build links other then include it in 3 separate press releases, so all of its links that show up are nofollow. Are these press releases adding SEO value to the site and improving its domain authority and page authority? Or is it something else? I built the site on Duda, so it's a pretty decently optimized one page site. It's fast, it's mobile friendly, and it's got a little structured data. But really all we've done is create it, and then push a few press releases at it. I know this is a very small test. But yeah, any thoughts on nofollow links from press releases? This site appears to support the idea that they do have some value? Or am I reading this totally wrong? Oldest to Newest Newest to Oldest Most Helpful Donna Duncan Do nofollow links pass value? As you've noted above, it depends on who you ask. There are varied opinions. Google says (on Google Search Console Help) "In general, we don't follow them. This means that Google does not transfer PageRank or anchor text across these links." Notice the sentence begins with "in general". I'm of the belief that there are always exceptions and Google's algorithm likely has a lengthy decision tree it navigates to decide if, when, and how much link equity gets passed. I believe in some instances some diminished link equity is passed. Others obviously disagree. You're still on the fence. That said, Google’s Matt Cutts has specifically said that "I wouldn't expect links from press release web sites to benefit your rankings". I don't think those links pass equity. They're too easy to manipulate. I looked up your page using both OSE and MajesticSEO and noticed you have at least two incoming equity passing links. They're not all from press releases. Lastly, I guess the real question is do nofollow links help boost one's DA cause that's what's prompting your question right? The answer to that question might be different from how does Google use nofollow links when it comes to determining page rankings. Moz will have to pipe in on that one. Vote down 0 ✓ Good Answer SteveRDM Thanks for the response! I've been stumped by this question because I keep reading so many conflicting opinions. That's what started us down the path to use that site as a bit of a test. I know what Matt Cutts said and I know what happened with Panda after that. But I keep coming across articles like this one that point out that Google sort of "quietly" changed its stance on Press Releases. And that's why I'm so stumped. And yeah, I am curious about whether or not these nofollow links are boosting that site's DA. Because while that site serves its purpose admirably, it's a small site, so it's not like the content is getting it ranked. The article you passed along doesn't change my opinion. It's basically saying there are times when Google might bump up a press release in search results for specific (news?) queries b/c of its freshness and source (the horse's mouth). That's different from press releases passing link equity. I'm back to Google's ranking algorithm not boiling down to 200 simple yes / no questions and answers. They try to keep their messaging consistent and simple for a whole bunch of reasons, but the algorithm itself is undoubtedly lengthy, nuanced, complex, and ever-changing. I can see why you're asking too. A domain and page authority of 15 and 29 is surprising for a single-page site bolstered primarily by a few press releases. You will probably see large variations in those numbers in future API releases. Rand Fishkin previously said "that fluctuation should be much larger on average in the tail of the web (sites with DA 0-40) than in the middle or head." (See Nov 15, 2015 comment to Q&A.) Roman Delcarmen A nofollow link isn't the end of the world As SEO professionals, I know we're all aiming for followed links that pass a lot of "juice" to the websites of our clients. If we all had our way, earning links would be easy, every link would be followed, and Google would never, ever penalize websites for having too many links, or too many links of a certain type. We would all have millions of dollars, and would spend our days on the beach drinking fancy cocktails. Unfortunately... that's just not the way things are. Honestly, a nofollow link isn't the end of the world, either for you or for a client. These links are valuable, and important for anyone trying to build their brand online. They hold significant power, and more than you might expect. Edited over 3 years ago by Roman Delcarmen Explore Moz Pro Subscribe to Moz Pro to gain full access to Q&A, answer questions, and ask your own.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1004
__label__wiki	0.541165	0.541165	All Titanfall DLC Is Currently Free On Xbox One, Xbox 360, And PC [Updated] March 10, 2015 David Veselka 26 All three multiplayer expansions for Respawn Entertainment’s sci-fi shooter, Titanfall, are currently free on Xbox One and Xbox 360. UPDATE: And now on Origin. We’re not sure when the promotion ends, so get ’em while it lasts. Tomorrow, March 11, marks the one-year anniversary of the shooter, the first project to come out of the relatively new studio, and is the cause behind the occasion. “In celebration of our one year anniversary, all Titanfall map packs are now available for free on Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC,” wrote studio CEO Vince Zampella in a letter to fans. “You just have to head to the online store on Origin or Xbox and download the Season Pass.” Each map pack contains three multiplayer maps based on locations in Titanfall’s universe, which subtly continue the story from the game’s campaign mode. You’ll find all three packs on the Xbox One and Xbox 360’s respective stores or on Origin. Links provided below: Titanfall Expedition DLC Titanfall Frontier’s Edge DLC Titanfall IMC Rising DLC Titanfall Season Pass News DLC, Expedition, Featured, Frontier's Edge, IMC Rising, Titanfall, Xbox 360, Xbox One	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1005
__label__wiki	0.735309	0.735309	Sons Of No Guns For We Are Anomalous Song Fwaa Contemporary, Jazz, New Music Reviewed by Tim Rollinson, November 1st, 2014 Song Fwaa is the name of a Sydney based art jazz, new music trio consisting of Martin Kay (alto saxophone), David Reaston (acoustic nylon 8-string guitar with effects) and Jamie Cameron (drums and cymbals). In their second album, Sons Of No Guns For We Are Anomalous, they continue to explore experimental composition techniques and the resulting potential for improvisation which began with Ligeti’s Goat (2011). There is much wordplay and surreal, darkly comic imagery in the song titles, an approach which is also evident in the music itself. Song Fwaa is a play on ‘sangfroid’ and is also an acronym of the album name. The titles and album notes cryptically namecheck inspirations such as saxophonist and downtown NYC band leader Tim Berne, Dave Brubeck, Scott Joplin and David Tudor (associate of John Cage). Song Fwaa: Martin Kay, David Reaston and Jamie Cameron Song Fwaa bears comparison with other non-bass trios such as the Tiny Bell Trio, particularly the work of drummer Jim Black. Guitarist David Reaston’s 8 strings and octaver effect provide bottom end when necessary. Reaston, who is interested in latin and african guitar styles as well as use of serialism and indeterminacy brings an individual and fresh sound. He uses the extra range of his instrument to great effect and his style sounds more contrapuntal rather than traditional chord-melody. It’s also uncommon to hear a nylon string acoustic treated with such effects as ring modulation and distortion. Reaston, along with drummer Jamie Cameron are the twin pillars, providing context and timbre for the remarkably passionate alto playing of Martin Kay. Kay has the control and technique of a contemporary classical player but can improvise intense atonal jazz lines with absolute abandon. Cameron is known as an accomplished modern jazz drummer and seems equally at home on this album whether adding dramatic colour or riffing in 11/8 as in Twice Bitten Once Shy. Some of the pieces sound mainly improvised in a retro-modern jazz avant-garde sense, but most are based on structures derived from new methods of composition. The Tacet Suite numbers evoke John Cage in their use of silence; after each long pause, short rhythmic figures are played in unison. There are two linked tracks that explore indeterminate outcomes: “In the Tudor Manner pieces, we improvised to a stop watch alone in the studio without having any knowledge of what the other players had done. What you hear on the recording is the resultant layering of our improvisations.” (Reaston). S.O.N.G F.W.A.A also has musical paraphrases of traditional jazz elements. Scotland Jop is an homage to Maple Leaf Rag and Peculiar is a clever and humorous variation on the guitar four to the bar comping style. In the spirit of the reverse acronym which forms the album’s title, here is an alternative: Serialism Or Not; Garnering Form With An Attitude! LISTEN: http://songfwaa.bandcamp.com/ VIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcBvKZbpHaM	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1006
__label__wiki	0.874408	0.874408	How to Bet Cubs vs Reds MLB Spread & Expert Prediction Written by Jordan Walters on May 14, 2019 MLB Betting News The Chicago Cubs look to expand their lead atop the NL Central on Tuesday night when they open a series at the last-place Cincinnati Reds. The Cubbies are MLB betting favorites behind red-hot pitcher Kyle Hendricks. Cubs vs Reds MLB Spread & Expert Prediction The #Cubs have won eight straight series for the first time since 2008!#EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/GPrcf4TmDV — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) 13 de mayo de 2019 When: Tuesday, 6:40 PM ET Where: Great American Ball Park Probable pitchers (away/home): Kyle Hendricks/Tanner Roark TV: MLB Extra Innings Live Stream: MLB.tv Radio: SiriusXM MLB Spread: Chicago Cubs -1.5 (Total 9.5) Athletics vs Mariners MLB Odds, Game Preview & Expert Pick</ First meeting. Over the previous 4 seasons (2015-2018), the Cubs’ .671 winning percentage vs the Reds (51-25) is the best by any team against any division opponent. The Cubs won 14 of the previous 18 series vs Cincinnati. Cubs batters have homered in 25 of their last 30 games at Great American Ball Park. Why Bet on Chicago? The Cubs are unbeaten in their last nine series (8-0-1) dating to the team’s first series at home, April 8-11 vs. Pittsburgh. This run started after the team dropped its first three series of the season, all on the road. Chicago was last unbeaten in at least nine-straight series last season when it went 5-0-5 in 10 series of multiple games from July 31-September 2. Chicago is 24-14 (.622) through 38 games, the team’s best start since 2016. The team owns the best winning percentage in the N.L. and the fourth-best in the majors. Since April 11, the Cubs have posted a major league-best winning percentage, going 21-6 in that span. Chicago has now won 12 of its last 14 games, 15 of it’s last 19 and 19 of its last 24. The Cubs are 22-7 since April 8, and hold the top spot in the N.L. Central Division, after starting the year 2-7 and 5.5 games back in the division through play on April 7. Chicago’s hurlers have posted a 2.41 ERA in their last 29 games since April 8, by far the best ERA in that span. Cincinnati is second in that span with a 3.17 ERA. Cubs starting pitchers have posted a 2.35 ERA in the team’s last 27 games. The Cubs bullpen has posted a 2.23 ERA and .585 OPS against in its last 29 games starting April 7 after posting a 9.51 ERA (31 ER/29.1 IP) and 1.041 OPS against in its first eight games from March 28-April 6. The Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 3.19) has given up zero earned runs in three of his past four starts, turning in a 2.17 ERA with 24 strikeouts vs. three walks in 29 innings in that stretch. Hendricks allowed just one unearned run in 8.0 innings last Wednesday vs. Miami. That followed a complete game shutout May 3 vs. St. Louis, needing just 81 pitches. It was his fourth career complete game, third shutout, and marked the fewest pitches by a Cub in a shutout since Jon Lieber (78 pitches) in 2001. Hendricks has a 0.62 ERA (2 ER/29.0 IP) in four starts at Wrigley Field this season, compared to an 0-3 mark with an 8.78 ERA (13 ER/13.1 IP) in three road starts. He was 1-1 with a 3.57 ERA in three starts against the Reds in 2018. He has gone 5-2 with a 3.45 ERA (29 ER/75.2 IP) in 13 career starts against the Reds. He made his major league debut at Great American Ball Park, July 10, 2014. Hendricks is 1-2 with a 5.77 ERA (22 ER/34.1 IP) in six career starts at Cincinnati. Runs: 5.42 Hits: 8.66 Walks: 4.55 Strike Outs: 8.92 Why Bet on Cincinnati? The Reds had a three-game winning streak snapped Sunday in a 6-5 loss to San Francisco to end a West Coast trip. The Reds had a couple of chances to leave San Francisco with a three-game series sweep but could not quite finish it off. The Giants scored two runs in the eighth inning against David Hernandez. Hernandez was a huge part of Saturday’s 5-4 victory when he pitched two scoreless innings and struck out five of his six batters while looking overpowering. He also threw 25 pitches in that game, but manager David Bell opted to go back to him again despite having right-handers Michael Lorenzen, Jared Hughes and Robert Stephenson in the bullpen. Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored in the loss. The stolen base was the first of the season for the 27-year-old, who is just 24-for-40 in the department in his lifetime. He’s much better at hitting homers, something he’s done 12 times this year, and with Sunday’s multi-hit game — his fourth in a row — Suarez is batting .259/.341/.565 with 26 RBI and 23 runs scored on the year. After a slow start that still has him batting .217/.269/.392, Yasiel Puig has been showing signs of finding his swing. During his current season-high four game hitting streak, he is 6-for-16 (.375) and hit two homers at San Francisco on the weekend. The Reds’ team ERA of 3.28 leads the National League and ranks second in the majors behind Tampa Bay. The Reds’ bullpen ERA of 3.28 leads the National League and ranks fourth in the majors. The Reds are switching Tanner Roark (3-1, 3.27) and Sonny Gray in the rotation to keep Roark on a five-day pitching schedule after he’s allowed two runs on seven hits over 12.2 innings during his last two starts. The 32-year-old has a 1.43 WHIP and 37:19 K: BB though eight outings this season. Gray’s past two starts have been lackluster while Roark has been strong. “Tanner’s been locked in, and we’re keeping him on normal rest,” Bell said. “With the off-days coming up, he’s also going to get extra rest. His next two starts will be on regular rest. He’s got a six-day after that.” Cubs vs Reds MLB Betting Trends Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings Over is 5-1 in Hendricks’ last 6 road starts vs. Reds Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’ last 5 games this season Reds are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games at home Expert Final Score Prediction for Cubs vs Reds Chicago Cubs 5 – Cincinnati Reds 6 Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Jan. 20th Edition Latest MLB 2021 Betting News & Rumors Jan. 14th Edition Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Jan. 6th Edition Latest MLB 2021 Betting News & Rumors Jan. 6th Edition Latest MLB 2020 Betting News & Rumors Dec. 30th Edition Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Dec. 30th Edition Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Dec. 23rd Edition MLB Rumors: Mets Add All-Star Catcher James McCann Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Dec. 9th Edition MLB Rumors: Reds Looking To Trade Ace Sonny Gray, Do Trade Closer Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Dic. 2nd Edition Coronavirus (COVID-19) MLB Update – Nov. 25th Edition MLB Rumors: Rangers Likely To Trade Lance Lynn	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1007
__label__wiki	0.819744	0.819744	cloud, Google, TechCrunch Google Cloud launches its Business Application Platform based on Apigee and AppSheet by btctipme Unlike some of its competitors, Google Cloud has recently started emphasizing how its large lineup of different services can be combined to solve common business problems. Instead of trying to sell individual services, Google is focusing on solutions and the latest effort here is what it calls its Business Application Platform, which combines the API management capabilities of Apigee with the no-code application development platform of AppSheet, which Google acquired earlier this year. As part of this process, Google is also launching a number of new features for both services today. The company is launching the beta of a new API Gateway, built on top of the open-source Envoy project, for example. This is a fully-managed service that is meant o makes it easier for developers to secure and manage their API across Google’s cloud computing services and serverless offerings like Cloud Functions and Cloud Run. The new gateway, which has been in alpha for a while now, offers all the standard features you’d expect, including authentication, key validation and rate limiting. As for its low-code service AppSheet, the Google Cloud team is now making it easier to bring in data from third-party applications thanks to the general availability to Apigee as a data source for the service. AppSheet already supported standard sources like MySQL, Salesforce and G Suite, but this new feature adds a lot of flexibility to the service. With more data comes more complexity, so AppSheet is also launching new tools for automating processes inside the service today, thanks to the early access launch of AppSheet Automation. Like the rest of AppSheet, the promise here is that developers won’t have to write any code. Instead, AppSheet Automation provides a visual interface, that according to Google, “provides contextual suggestions based on natural language inputs.” “We are confident the new category of business application platforms will help empower both technical and line of business developers with the core ability to create and extend applications, build and automate workflows, and connect and modernize applications,” Google notes in today’s announcement. And indeed, this looks like a smart way to combine the no-code environment of AppSheet with the power of Apigee .	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1008
__label__wiki	0.897646	0.897646	UFC on ABC 1 Top MMA fighters of the decade, 2010-2019: Jose Aldo ranked No. 9 By Nolan King, Abbey Subhan December 17, 2019 12:00 pm By Nolan King and Abbey Subhan \| December 17, 2019 12:00 pm The 2010s, arguably the most important decade in the history of mixed martial arts, is coming to a close. One reason why the past 10 years have been so pivotal to the sport is the sheer talent that exists across all divisions – men and women, from flyweight (which didn’t even exist until February 2012) to heavyweight. Simply put, the number of great fighters to grace cages and rings across the world never has been higher. Here at MMA Junkie, we’ve put together a staff-wide, composite ranking of the top 10 fighters of the past decade, which we’ll reveal Monday-Friday until Dec. 27. Today, we reflect on No. 9: Jose Aldo. No one has held the UFC featherweight title longer than Jose Aldo. The first 145-pound champion in the promotion’s history, Aldo (28-6 MMA) kicked off the 2010s with back-to-back WEC title defenses. Following his unanimous decision win over Urijah Faber at WEC 48, Aldo closed out his 2010 with a second-round TKO of Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51. After the UFC officially absorbed WEC in later 2010, Aldo was named the promotion’s inaugural featherweight champion. His title status became official at a ceremony held prior to UFC 128 in March 2011, making him the youngest champion in the promotion’s history, a record that would be broken days later by Jon Jones. Aldo made his promotional debut one month later, in the co-main event of UFC 129. The Toronto event shattered the UFC’s attendance record. Despite absorbing the boos from the better half of the 55,724 fans in attendance, Aldo bested Canadian favorite Mark Hominick over the course of five rounds. Having taken numerous blows from Aldo, Hominick sported a humongous facial hematoma post-fight. The freakish swelling quickly went viral. In his sophomore title defense at UFC 136 in October 2011, Aldo chopped down “TUF” original Kenny Florian en route to victory. The win propelled Aldo into one of the most prolific bouts of his career. Competing in his native country of Brazil for the first time since 2007, Aldo faced Chad Mendes in the UFC 142 headliner in January 2012. As the clock wound down in Round 1, Aldo threw a “Hail Mary” knee that floored Mendes and ultimately ended the fight. An ecstatic Aldo running through the cage door, jumping into the crowd, and being hoisted up by the Rio faithful are images that will live on forever. UFC on FOX 30 results: Jose Aldo stops Jeremy Stephens with first-round body shot UFC 200 results: Jose Aldo tops Frankie Edgar to win interim 145 title, set up rematch with McGregor UFC 179 results, photos: Jose Aldo tested, but tops Chad Mendes to retain title WEC 48 main card recap: Jose Aldo and Benson Henderson dominate in PPV title fights Over the span of his next three title defenses, Aldo knocked off contender after contender. In the span of 12 months stretching from February 2012 to February 2013, Aldo defeated Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung, and Ricardo Lamas. Recycling challengers, Aldo circled back around to Mendes. At UFC 179 in October 2014, Aldo and Mendes rematched in a fight for the ages. When the “Fight of the Year” candidate had concluded, Aldo’s UFC title was wrapped around his waist for the seventh time. The next 14 months were likely the most watched of Aldo’s career – all leading up to his first career UFC loss. After months and months of build-up, trash talk, and even a failed booking, Aldo took on bitter rival Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in December 2015. We all know what happened. It took 13 seconds for Aldo’s four-and-a-half year UFC title reign to come to an end. Over the next four years, Aldo had his ups and downs. He won the interim featherweight title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 in July 2016. Back-to-back ground-and-pound losses to Max Holloway made 2017 the first time Aldo ever lost two fights in the same calendar year. Just when everyone was about to count Aldo out for good, he proved them wrong. In July 2018, Aldo was an underdog against Jeremy Stephens. “Junior” proved the oddsmakers wrong when he ended Stephens’ night in the first round thanks to a hellacious body shot. The stoppage was Aldo’s first win inside the distance in almost five years. So what did Aldo do from there? He followed it up with another TKO in his next fight. In February 2019, Aldo swarmed Renato Moicano and picked up a second-round TKO. Aldo would lose his next fight against eventual UFC champion Alexander Volkanovksi, leading us to his most recent outing at last weekend’s UFC 245. Once again, the doubters were out in numbers. And once again, Aldo proved them wrong. With seemingly the whole world criticizing his drop to bantamweight, Aldo put on one of the most technically sound, aggressive fights of his career against the No. 1 contender Marlon Moraes. Even though Aldo dropped a close split decision, many believe the judges got it wrong – including UFC president Dana White. The fight got the attention of double champ Henry Cejudo, who seemingly deemed “The King of Rio” as next in line. Here we are. It’s been over eight years since his UFC debut and the boundaries of Aldo’s capabilities still haven’t been defined. If we’ve learned one thing over the past decade, it’s that no one is safe. Even the fighters who reach MMA’s highest peaks suffer losses. Aldo is no exception. He hasn’t been perfect, but Aldo has been damn close. He’s proven to be a timeless fighter, who embodies a crossroad between an already-accomplished legend and an ever-evolving student of the game. His leg kicks, takedown defense, speed, and jab are among the best in MMA history. What Aldo accomplished over the past decade is simply amazing. He’s fifth all-time in Zuffa title-fight wins with eight, fourth all-time in longest single title reigns at 1,848 days (2,073 if you include his time as WEC champ), and sixth all time in most title defenses in UFC history with seven – all of which are featherweight records. It’s one thing to achieve greatness. It’s entirely more impressive to maintain greatness. Aldo’s consistency has elevated him to 145-pound GOAT status in the eyes of many – myself, included. That’s why Jose Aldo is No. 9 on MMA Junkie’s “Top 10 Fighters of the Decade.” Top MMA fighters of the decade, 2010-2019: Max Holloway ranked No. 10 Breaking, Jose Aldo, Featured, News, UFC, Videos	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1010
__label__wiki	0.824249	0.824249	Simply Accounting Upgrades for a New Year by Wayne Kawamoto New features and incremental improvements should appeal to longtime customers, but Simply Accounting 2005 doesn't offer any compelling reasons for QuickBooks or Peachtree customers to switch — or for new SMBs to start using it. With fewer accounting programs on the market and even fewer developers making them, the software choices for small businesses continue to shrink. But now the venerable Simply Accounting — recently purchased by Best Software, maker of Peachtree — arrives in a new 2005 version. While the upgrade offers decent new features and enhancements, it still trails the category leaders, QuickBooks and Peachtree, and offers no compelling reason for anyone using those programs to switch. On the other hand, longtime Simply Accounting customers should welcome the changes and the fact that the program will live on, at least for the time being. Simply Accounting comes in three versions: Basic, Pro and Premium. As the name implies, the Basic program offers the accounting essentials, including general ledger, receivables, payable, inventory, project costing and payroll. As before, Basic lets you operate with two currencies — a handy feature for companies that need it. The Pro version builds on Basic with networking capability that supports up to six people. In addition, Pro adds time and billing features, full multi-currency capabilities, departmental accounting and multi-level bills of materials. Top-of-the-line Simply Accounting Premium, which is new for 2005, offers multi-company consolidation of financial reports, industry-specific features and reports and advanced customization. Making a Good Thing Better All three versions include enhanced reporting features that offer more sort and filter options, let you choose the columns that you want to include in a report, adjust column widths and group reports for reference. To derive information at a glance, 25 new performance indicators — such as short-term cash projections, daily sales and total expenses — provide insight into your company's financial health. A long-overdue form-designing feature lets you customize invoices, check stubs and statements and preview forms from within the program. There are 20 new income and deduction fields for payroll as well as new deduction and remittance reports. And you can set automatic deductions by fixed amount or percentage of pay. Another welcome feature the program now lets you track sales people on invoices. Best Software touts the program's new bilingual capabilities, which allow you to work in French and English. While the feature lets you view screens and prepare invoices in either language, only a small percentage of SMBs will find it useful. The remaining new features fall into the minor tweaks category. But they show that the developers listen and respond to customers, and that's a good thing. These tweaks include being able to: Omit original and reversing entries from the General Ledger report Display all accounts with corresponding budgets Receive warnings when using a duplicate form number Export price lists and budgets into spreadsheets Perform project allocations for transactions Define default tax codes for customers Prepare deposit slips for bank deposits and account reconciliation Assign job categories to employees E-mail invoices as Adobe PDF files New to Pro and All-New Premium Simply Accounting saved the biggest new features for the Pro and Premium versions, which now can integrate accounting information with handheld Pocket PC devices so they can accept sales orders and sales invoices and upload them to Simply Accounting. This feature also lets you download and synchronize data, such as prices, items and customers. This is especially convenient for businesses whose employees work on the road and don't want to carry a notebook computer. Another great new feature in both the Pro and Premium versions lets you synchronize vendors and customers with Microsoft Outlook. This is a real time-saver for anyone who manages business contacts in their e-mail programs. You can prepare financial statements by department or division and open and evaluate these statements in Microsoft Excel. The program lets you view the original income statements and underlying transactions — a feature common in competing accounting programs — and set security rights to time slip entry. Simply Accounting 2005 Premium can roll multiple company files into a single data file — a powerful feature for small business owners who manage multiple businesses. The program offers industry-specific reports that cover construction, retail, professional services, property management and accommodations. It also comes with new sales analysis and forecasting tools along with customizable and expandable charts of accounts. Easy to install and configure, Simply Accounting lets you choose from 100 industry-specific starter templates. If you're inclined to make the move from QuickBooks or MYOB, the program offers conversion tools. As a bookkeeping program, Simply Accounting competently keeps records of customers, vendors, inventory and employees. Manufacturing businesses will welcome its ability to track and assemble items. The program offers invoices, sales orders, quotes and purchase orders that resemble their real-world paper counterparts. You simply bring up a form and fill it in. Compared with its competition, Simply Accounting feels more like an accounting program and doesn't do as good a job at shielding customers from accounting lingo and concepts. The program presents its general ledger as a first tier option whereas you'll find a basic task — such as creating an invoice — listed in a secondary menu. This option should be placed up front — you shouldn't have to hunt for it. Furthermore, the program requires you to create account numbers, for example, when adding inventory items, which is sure to confuse novices. Add It Up — Simply Accounting 2005 will most likely keep current customers happy but fail to convert Quickbooks or Peachtree devotees. Simply Accounting comes with a small "What's New" book that presents the new features with minimal instruction on how to use them. There's also an inadequate Quick Start guide that glosses over core functions. Overall, the documentation isn't nearly enough to get new users up and running. And while we're being picky, the description makes the optional SimplyCARE sound as if it's a full-fledged payroll service, but the service only provides and integrates the latest payroll tax tables and software upgrades into the program. Best Software says "SimplyCARE simplifies payroll processing and payroll tax compliance — all for less than the cost of outsourcing payroll." While the statement is generally true, an outsourced payroll service, like the one offered by Intuit's QuickBooks, is less prone to error from the perspective of a small business and far easier to use. With SimplyCARE, you're still performing complex payroll tasks. If you're new to accounting, Simply Accounting is a competent option, but not the best one. And anyone who already uses QuickBooks or Peachtree will have no reason to change. Simply Accounting Basic — $49.99 Simply Accounting Pro — $299.99 Simply Accounting Premium — $499.99 Best Software offers a free trial version that includes 30 sessions Over the last ten years, Wayne Kawamoto has written over 800 articles, columns and reviews about computers, new technologies, the Internet and small businesses. Wayne has also published three books about upgrading PCs, building office networks and effectively using and troubleshooting notebook computers. You may contact him through his Web site at www.waynewrite.com. 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__label__cc	0.672895	0.327105	Be Nimble, Be Quick: What Consumers Want in 2021 3 Min Read 1.13.2021 By Jana Zschieschang The old nursery rhyme, “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick” could sum up the actions of successful restaurant operators in 2020. And, based on our recent survey of 830 US consumers, it’s likely a good mantra for 2021. Our team at Revenue Management Solutions has been carefully tracking consumer attitudes and behavior shifts since the start of the pandemic (April 2020) with qualitative and quantitative surveys across the US and from our international offices. A snapshot of the most recent survey results follows, with insights to guide 2021 planning. The throughline of our recommendations? “Nimble” and “quick.” Insight #1: 30 percent of respondents reported using drive-thru and takeout more or much more than pre-pandemic, and 25 percent increased their use of delivery. Respondents reported forming new habits as a result of the pandemic, primarily turning to contactless, delivery, and takeout options in the wake of stay-at-home orders. Much has already been written about these changes, but our analysts suggest that the stickiness of these behaviors is a good indicator that a different kind of customer will arise out of the post-pandemic ashes. “As dine-in returns, we believe that it won’t replace delivery/pickup,” said our Chief Strategy Officer Joel Davis during a recent Revenue Stream webinar. “A new audience arose during COVID, who recognize the value of delivery/takeaway from their local restaurant or favorite chain. They are likely to continue this behavior after dine-in returns to pre-pandemic levels.” Insight #2: Three out of four respondents now report spending less overall on restaurants compared to pre-pandemic. To stay within budget restraints, 43 percent of respondents order less often from restaurants, 22 percent choose less expensive restaurants, and 21 percent select less expensive items and more value-oriented options. Some experts point to pent-up demand to drive restaurant traffic, but the fact remains that income has been severely affected for many. Staying nimble will allow operators to respond with value-oriented menus to meet their customers where they are. Insight #3: 72 percent reported no real changes in their dietary habits, but 28 percent did. While still in the minority, consumers are eating healthier (21 percent), eating less (four percent) or on a diet (six percent). Nimble operators can adjust menus accordingly by adding, tweaking or earmarking existing items that fit this trend. Conversely, when it comes to food and human nature, consumers find comfort in a familiar dish. Don’t overcorrect — do keep a focus on top-performing items, including the decadent ones. Insight #4: 75 percent of all respondents had visited the drive-thru in the past two months, but if you’re not quick, three out of five will go to your competitor. We all know drive-thru was a big winner this year. It’s likely to remain at the top, based on the overwhelming majority of consumers that now use the channel. Consider these additional stats: 88 percent of families report visiting the drive-thru in the past two months. 85 percent of millennials and Gen Zers have, too. Even the majority of baby boomers (66 percent) have visited a drive-thru lately. QSRs and fast casuals are right to innovate and add to the drive-thru lane, but the investment is only as good as the execution, according to consumers. In other words, you have to be quick. According to our survey: Three in five respondents will switch to a competitor if lines are too long, although this number is smaller (27 percent) among frequent users. One in two respondents won’t return to a location if they have a bad experience. 68 percent already know their order before they pull into the drive-thru lane. 78 percent never or rarely change their order based on the suggestions made by the drive-thru operator, yet 61 percent are influenced by menu boards. Convenience is the main reason for choosing a location/brand. Food actually ranks fourth among the most important things about the actual drive-thru experience. Outranking the main ingredients are accuracy, speed and service. In short, restaurants should keep lines short and moving fast, offer curbside for busy periods, have their teams focus on creating a seamless and positive drive-thru experience, and find ways such as loyalty programs and geofencing to deliver check-increasing suggestions before customers reach the mic. 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__label__wiki	0.642087	0.642087	Home / News / You Can Save A Life! Dead Man Walking › Death Penalty › Dr. Phil › Executions › Governor Mary Fallin › How to save a life › Move On Organization › Move On Petitions › Philippians 4:8 › Richard Glossip › Sister Helen Prejean › Stay of Execution › Susan Sarandon › You Can Save A Life! The scenes depicting the crime, rape, murder, enough to make me never watch it again; even when crimes are horrific, even when we turn from the crimes in disgust, our stomachs churning, our hearts broken, tears and prayers aplenty; all lives matter, including those who have committed the crimes. Death for a death should not be a punishment we give one to another. We have just as much blood on our hands as the murderer himself when we murder him; death row equates to execution row, men waiting for their turn to die. All lives matter. Over-shadowed by so many other lives' voices needing to be heard is Richard Glossip. His life literally hangs in the balance, he has 3 weeks left to live. You may have seen Susan Sarandon, on The Doctor Phil Show, with Sister Helen Prejean. Dead Man Walking is the project on which these two women's lives first intersected. Since then, both women have continued to rally against the death penalty. Because, all lives matter. One voice can change everything but how much more powerful are a multitude of voices when they join together as one? Let your voice be heard! "I firmly believe Oklahoma is about to execute an innocent man. Ten men have been exonerated from death row in Oklahoma in the past 35 years, four of them due to falsified testimony by criminals who had their sentences reduced in exchange for their testimony. Richard Glossip, who is scheduled for execution on September 16, was convicted solely on the testimony of his coworker, Justin Sneed. Sneed confessed to the murder and avoided the death penalty himself by implicating Richard. A stay of execution will give Richard's pro bono lawyers time to prove his innocence. That's why I signed a petition to Governor Mary Fallin, which says: 'Stop the planned execution of Richard Glossip on September 16. Richard was convicted of murder after Justin Sneed, the man who confessed to the killing, claimed Richard had hired him to do it, despite a breathtaking lack of evidence. Sneed got a life sentence in a medium-security prison, while the self-serving testimony that saved Sneed's life sent Richard to death row. Please grant Richard a stay of execution to allow his attorneys time to gather and present evidence of his innocence.' Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/governor-fallin-grant?source=s.fwd&r_by=14196308 Thank you!" The petition is found at "MoveOn.org". I do not endorse this website as one to join. It is far-left within the majority of its petitions and positions; however, the petition that Susan and Sister Helen have put forward is right and I don't live within shades of grey. I do my best to live in the light of what's good, noble and true, and to think of these things too (Philippians 4:8). This petition is those words personified. Please join me, let's save a life!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1017
__label__cc	0.74038	0.25962	NOW MagazineMusicAlbum reviewsThee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Kollaps Tradixionales (Constellation) By Paul Terefenko The sixth album from Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra brings another slight band-name and lineup change, but it doesn’t find frontman Efrim Menuck reaching his potential. The co-founder of Godspeed You! Black Emperor still makes stumbling experimental rock but fails to improve on his previous work. Hindering the album’s success is the uninspired 15-minute opening track, There Is A Light, which has terribly grating vocals. Make it through that and fans will find themselves on more familiar ground. I Built Myself A Metal Bird successfully pairs violins with heavy guitar riffs (and a “Dance, you motherfuckers!” refrain). The three late-album Kollapz/Collapse/Kollaps tracks highlight SMZ’s strength at creating long-building sonic smoulder that finally ignites in fuzzy electric-guitar instability. Top track: Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1030
__label__wiki	0.667867	0.667867	15-16 Season The Main Series Oct. 2 •30th Anniversary Concert No. 4: GHOST TANGO Curated by Anne-Marie Donovan In collaboration with Bradyworks (Montreal) and Vocalypse (Halifax) Nov 28 • 30th Anniversary Concert No. 5: DISCO NEXT Curated by Jeremy Bell Featuring The Penderecki String Quartet, Perimeter Chamber Players, DJ Cyclist, Glenn Buhr (piano), and Eric Paetkau (conductor). Dec. 13 • 30th Anniversary Concert No. 6: INTERACTION. COMMUNICATION. IMPROVISATION. Curated by Kathryn Ladano Featuring Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet), Casey Sokol (piano), Matt Brubeck (cello), and Rick Sacks (percussion), alongside visual artist Tomasz Dysinski. Jan. 29 • FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA Cello virtuoso Elinor Frey joins the Wilfrid Laurier University Symphony Orchestra to perform Lutoslawski’s cello concerto and to premiere a new work composed by the winner of the inaugural NUMUS/WLU emerging composer award. Mar. 11 • QUASAR SAXOPHONE QUARTET Quasar saxophone quartet is dedicated to premiering and promoting contemporary music that is multi-dimensionally conceived. Apr. 2 & 3 • In Celebration: 40 YEARS OF THE FACULTY OF MUSIC AT WLU Large scale works for full orchestra and choir are presented in celebration of the WLU Faculty of Music’s 40th Anniversary. The Mix Series Sep. 26 • ELLWOOD EPPS & YVES CHARUEST Oct. 23 • KEN ALDCROFT’S THREADS QUINTET Featuring Ken Aldcroft (guitar), Karen Ng (saxophone), Jonathan Adjemian (analog synth), Josh Cole (bass), and Germaine Liu (drums). Feb. 21 • EMERGING SOLOISTS: JASON WHITE Apr. 10 • EMERGING CURATORS Featuring the winner of NUMUS’ first annual Student Curator Contest Apr. 23 • RABBIT HOLE SlowPitchSound (Cheldon Paterson) presents Rabbit Hole a performance of musical and visual wonder.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1031
__label__cc	0.574248	0.425752	By Jacqueline Antonovich • February 18, 2018 Selling American vigor. Every president’s health ranked. Slavery and the American university. How Americans preserved British English. Audio love letters were hot in the 30s and 40s. The oldest known valentine was written in prison. News Flash: History is not just for straight people. Meet a woman who survived the 1918 Spanish flu. Women, fashion, and pregnancy in the 19th century. A comic on the history of black socialism in America. Cocaine, black magic, and fascism: David Bowie, 1975. The history behind women’s obsession with working out. The female subject in psychiatry from pathology to prozac. Gerber’s new spokesbaby has Down syndrome. So what? Michelle Obama and the black women of the White House. Transgender woman breastfeeds baby in first reported case. Headline image: Silver Screen, Nov 1931 - Oct 1932 Screenland Magazine, Inc..	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1034
__label__wiki	0.650404	0.650404	Saks Fifth Avenue in Toronto Writer Whitney Millar SAKS FIFTH AVENUE'S CF TORONTO EATON CENTRE 10022-SHOE SALON (PRNewsFoto/Saks Fifth Avenue) Saks Fifth Avenue’s first Canadian outpost has landed—in style, of course. The American department store’s three-storey Toronto Eaton Centre location opened mid-February, with a second, Sherway Gardens, to debut days later. Saks Fifth Avenue began the collective project of Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel, independent retailers who dreamed of opening a speciality department store “synonymous with fashionable and gracious living.” In September 1924, this dream come to fruition when the partners opened the first Saks Fifth Avenue on—where else?—New York’s residential upper Fifth Avenue. The company has since spread with nearly 40 stores across the United States and five international locations. Still, a Canadian retailer was nowhere to be seen—that is, until a change of ownership in 2013. “When Hudson’s Bay Company acquired Saks Fifth Avenue, bringing the brand to Canada was one of the main points of the deal,” says Metrick. “Toronto is the fourth largest city in North America and it didn’t have a Saks—it was time!” Along with establishing Saks as the exclusive Canadian carrier for luxe international brands including upscale beauty and fragrance lines By Terry, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, and Memo Paris, this foray north sees an elevation in the quality of customer service. The new Saks at Your Service program purports to be a step up from classic personal shopping, with services ranging from beauty makeovers to on-call personal styling led by one of the Fifth Avenue Club’s associates. Much like the services offered by Nordstrom, another American retail giant to enter Canada (via Vancouver) of late, Saks at your Service draws no lines in terms of how far it will go for customers; if you need them, they’ll even come to you. Saks has no plans to expand beyond Toronto for now. Photo by David Pike. Hotel X Toronto Beth Richards Swimwear Mikael D	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1035
__label__cc	0.537584	0.462416	Echoes Of A Vision Of Paradise Volume 1 Echoes of a Vision of Paradise, a Synopsis Restoring the Heart The Simulator The 2094 Sanction A Being of Light: God’s Will and Pleasure Paradise: The Science of the Love of God Experiences and Insights Modulation on the Stand-Alone Scalar Carrier Wave Oneness of Being and Manifestation A Mystic Knower’s Sojourn in a World of Time Eternal Companions of Love Return to Paradise Bee And Fairy Power Andy Ant and Beatrice Bee Beauty is on the Inside Fly, fly, Louie Louie Grandma and I How Alexander the Gnome Found the Sun Igor’s Walkabout Katie Caterpillar Finds Her Song Saving Lantern’s Waterfall The King and the Castle The Language Of Love The Language Of Love Lessons Adults Will Enjoy Our Books On The Nature Of The Universe! Our Books Are Available From... These Popular Resellers! Your Child Will Love Our Fun & Whimsical Educational Books! Welcome to The Home of Authors Frank Scott & Nisa Montie Nisa M. Montie obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing from Oberlin College, and her Master in Education from George Washington University. Her pilot film, Nisa Nature’s Adventures, was produced in 2003 for an educational Television series to teach children about self-respect and respect for nature and the environment through an entertaining musical format. Frank K. Scott, after his tour of duty for the United States, graduated from Southeastern University, Washington D.C., succeeding as a business entrepreneur, while carrying on his career of writing and speaking upon the nature of the universe and its dimensional realities. Having dozens of out-of-body experiences, near-death personally over six times, his insights have fascinated, and continue to open the minds and hearts, of his varied audiences. Frank Scott & Nisa Montie have collaborated in the writing and publishing (through Balboa Press) of twenty four books— twelve books for adults and twelve books for children. All books may be purchased from Balboapress.com, Amazon.com (Kindle format), and Barnesandnoble.com (Nook format). Transcendent Adult Books Are you a seeker looking for the path to a higher state of being? Or ways to expand your consciousness, refine your intellect or improve your mental outlook? Look no further… Educational Children’s Books Looking for children’s books that teach respect for nature & values? Reading is a great activity for fostering family fun-create motivation for early reading… Are you an individual on the quest for knowledge of the universe? A mother looking for books that teach respect for nature & good values, the books of Frank Scott & Nisa Montie are bound to delight… Mr. Scott and Ms. Montie now travel the planet promoting the Unity and Universality of the human experience, in relation to its Divine Source, with particular emphasis upon the necessity of equality between men and women to produce a lasting and positive civilization. Go to: Loginthesoul.org to view and order the children’s books and Loginthesoul.com to view and order the adult books. Frank Scott & Nisa Montie \| PO Box 1093, Dunedin, FL 34697-1093 \| Phone: 571.213.0230 Copyright © Frank Scott & Nisa Montie. All Rights Reserved.\| Site Map	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1036
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__label__wiki	0.92582	0.92582	American Culture Department Portal Keyword Search of ac What Can I Do with an American Culture Degree? GSI Hiring Information Leila Kawar lckawar@umich.edu 1516 East Quad, Residential College Fields of study: Law and Society, migration and migrant labor, transnational social movements Education/Degree: Ph.D., Law and Society, New York University, 2009 MSc., Social Anthropology, London School of Economics, 2000 Leila Kawar is a socio-legal scholar whose work examines the cultural dimensions of legal practice. Her comparative research has focused on how the work of lawyers, judges, and other legal experts intersects with the politics of migration, citizenship, and labor. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Law and Society at Indiana University's Maurer School of Law. Her first monograph, Contesting Immigration Policy in Court: Legal Activism and Its Radiating Effects in the United States and France, is published in the Law and Society Series of Cambridge University Press and is a co-winner of the Law and Society Association’s Herbert Jacob book prize. Contesting Immigration Policy in Court also received the 2016 book award from the Migration and Citizenship Section of the American Political Science Association. Her current research project explores the contributions of legal practices, principles, and professionals to liberal reform efforts in the domain of migrant labor governance. Recent Courses Taught: AMCULT 204: Law in American Culture RCSSCI 316: Law and Social Policy: New Deal to Obamacare AMCULT 204: Law and Border Research Area(s): migration law legal definitions of citizenship social, cultural, and institutional dynamics of legal systems Faculty: Department of American Culture (AC), Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Faculty: The Residential College, Social Theory and Practice Highlighted Work and Publications Contesting Immigration Policy in Court: Legal Activism and Its Radiating Effects in the United States and France What difference does law make in immigration policymaking? Since the 1970s, networks of progressive attorneys in both the U.S. and France have attempted to use litigation to assert rights for non-citizens. Yet judicial engagement - while numerically voluminous - remains doctrinally curtailed. This study offers new insights into the constitutive role of law in immigration policymaking by focusing on the legal frames, narratives, and performances forged through action in court. Challenging the conventional wisdom that "cause litigation" has little long term impact on policymaking unless... 3700 Haven Hall ac.inq@umich.edu	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1041
__label__wiki	0.731553	0.731553	News, Reviews and Features Vault Festival 2020 All Our Mates’ Posts Meet the Mates Join the Mates Mates merchandise Promote Your Show News, Reviews and Features ‘Perhaps something genuinely new in theatre:’ THE TIME MACHINE – Creation Theatre (Online review) ‘Perhaps something genuinely new in theatre:’ THE TIME MACHINE – Creation Theatre (Online review) In Featured Shows, Native, Online shows, Reviews by Darren Ross 25th June 2020 So bizarre and unlikely is the story behind the creation of this play that one wonders whether writer Jonathan Holloway has time-travelled himself! In 1895, HG Wells writes his famous novel, The Time Machine, about a man who travels in time to return with a warning from the future. Travel forward 120 years into the future and Creation Theatre produces a site-specific play at The London Library, inspired by the novel but with a particular focus on the possibility for ecological, technological and medical issues to bring about a future, global catastrophe. Opening at the end of February to good reviews, The Time Machine is forced to cut short its run…due to a global, medical catastrophe caused by ecological issues, spread by technology. As if that were not enough, the original play had people being able to travel through time and space through the use of the keyword ‘Zoom!’ I’m tempted to say you couldn’t make it up but, literally, they did. I was due to see the original myself when the ‘rona’ put the kibosh on it. For many theatre companies who have found themselves in a similar position, this is literally where the story ended but, in a case of art imitating life imitating art, Creation Theatre have lived up to their name and created…well, put simply they created a version of their show online. Less simply, I think they might have created a show that is perhaps something genuinely new in theatre – but we’ll come to that later. This online version of The Time Machine is not a direct adaptation of Wells’ novel, though certain elements and themes of the original are certainly present. So what exactly was this online show like? After initially being emailed my ticket, I received a further email containing a Zoom meeting link scheduled to start at 7pm, with instructions that I should have handy a ‘timeless item’ and a ‘glamorous disguise’. Equipped with a wallet, sunglasses and a fez, I logged in just before the allotted time. After a few minutes in an online waiting room, with a purely text introduction that made me feel like I was twelve years old and sitting in front of my dear, old ZX Spectrum, the video feeds kicked in and we were off. The premise of The Time Machine is that humanity’s actions – and inaction – in the present day has led to a catastrophe in the year two thousand three hundred. To warn us of this, and to avert this doom, we are taken through time, and alternative timelines, by the Time Traveller, played very well by several actors, who switch back and forth into the role throughout the play: Paul Taylor, Funlola Olufunwa, Rhodri Lewis, Clare Humphrey and Leda Douglas. The Time Traveller is assisted by a human-looking computer, played wonderfully by Graeme Rose, who provides both guidance and a character for the Time Traveller to interact with until they meet the DRSI, convincingly portrayed by Sarah Edwardson, a scientist who explains just how devoid of ethics the nexus between government, science and corporations has become, providing the theme of the play and, for the audience, a big moral question right at the end where you have to click to make your choice. Leda Douglas in The Time Machine The triumph of this production is the way it properly embraces the technology. By switching between speaker view (the person speaking) and gallery view (live video thumbnails of all those watching), one gets a more communal experience than a more typical one-way broadcast. An innovative use of Zoom’s breakout rooms was used to split the storytelling (two groups followed different paths). While I usually loathe audience participation, the very mild, distanced version used in this production (e.g. dressing up for a nightclub) further enhanced the communal feel. The most notable application of technology was the use of sound and special effects, such as psychedelic (and even animated) backgrounds, and the Computer’s disembodied head floating on the screen. One cannot but feel that these are just the first steps along a path offering new, technological opportunities for theatre. To manage all this, especially in such a geographically distributed and isolated situation, high praise is due to Ryan Dawson Laight (Set & Costume Designer), Ashley Bale (Lighting Designer), Matt Eaton (Sound Designer), Stuart Read (Video Designer) and director Natasha Rickman. The overall feeling of watching The Time Machine was a sort of technological verfremdungseffekt. While I personally don’t subscribe to Brecht’s alienation theory, in this instance the non-naturalistic nature of the play meant that a time-travel narrative worked more effectively than it would have in a physical theatre. Sarah Edwardson in The Time Machine While The Time Machine is highly deserving of praise, it is not without potential shortcomings. The play is a sort of extended, semi-interactive, philosophical enquiry, resulting in no character development, little conflict or drama, and little escalation, as one would generally expect in a traditional play. I say potential shortcomings because, of course, this is not a traditional play. Creation Theatre has eschewed straightforward streaming of a staged play, which would have ticked all the traditional boxes for drama, and tried something totally new. The fact is that these criticisms are compensated for by the new, highly engaging format, which maintains one’s interest and attention. I hugely enjoyed it and marvelled at its originality. Indeed, it is this question of how to evaluate The Time Machine where things become really interesting. What was it that I saw? The superficial answer is ‘a play’ but I was on my own in a room. The actors and audience that I was watching were distributed across the country – perhaps in other countries. Even were I to say ‘I watched a performance’, I’m really saying that I listened to noises from my speakers and observed shifting patterns of liquid crystal on my laptop screen. You could say that watching National Theatre At Home is no different but that was a recording of a live, physical event. By contrast, The Time Machine, as a performance, exists nowhere, the actors and audience members only coming together as a sort of virtual gestalt to create this performance in a digital non-space. While the actors undoubtedly gave good performances, what, strictly from my point of view, had I literally been applauding? The arrangement of packets of data! My purpose in making these observations is to make the genuine suggestion that Creation Theatre, in an instance of nominative determinism, may genuinely have created an entirely new kind of theatre (certainly I have never seen anything like it). Video conferencing is not new, theatre streaming is not new, people interacting with other people over the Web is not new, live performance online is not new, video effects are not new, but I believe that in bringing all of these existing uses of technology together, they really have created something so new that I’m not entirely sure we can call it theatre. Theatre where we all gather and interact yet no-one is present? Theatre where audience and actors are both there and not there? What would the Greeks have called this? Atelotheatre? The Time Machine was a lot of fun and a highly novel experience, with properly intelligent use of technology (I speak as a software engineer) and really good performances considering the actors were alone and distributed in different locations. Taking the catastrophe that is Covid-19 and producing anything from it, let alone something so new and original, is hugely admirable, particularly when the pandemic has taken its mental toll on so many people. To quote Wells himself: ‘We were making the future,’ he said, ‘and hardly any of us troubled to think what future we were making. And here it is!’ Disclaimer: I attended this virtual performance thanks to a complimentary ticket arranged by Leda Douglas, who appeared last year in a short play that I wrote. Creation Theatre’s The Time Machine ran online from the 27 May 2020 to the 21 June 2020. More info on the company website. Darren Ross Darren Ross is a writer whose recent short plays include: Finish With A Trip to the Gift Shop (The Lion and Unicorn Theatre), A Copy of a Copy of a Copy of a Copy (The Front Room Space, Croydon) and Sorry, My Compassion Is On The Blink (part of The Science Fiction Theatre Festival at The Pleasance Theatre). He's also web developer and is the technical lead on MyTheatreMates.com and our sister site StageFaves.com. 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__label__wiki	0.550812	0.550812	Research Article \| Therapeutics and Prevention Rifampin- or Capreomycin-Induced Remodeling of the Mycobacterium smegmatis Mycolic Acid Layer Is Mitigated in Synergistic Combinations with Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides DeDe Kwun-Wai Man, Tokuwa Kanno, Giorgia Manzo, Brian D. Robertson, Jenny K. W. Lam, A. James Mason Paul D. Fey, Editor DeDe Kwun-Wai Man aInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom bDepartment of Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China Tokuwa Kanno Giorgia Manzo Brian D. Robertson cMRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom Jenny K. W. Lam A. James Mason ORCID record for A. James Mason Paul D. Fey The mycobacterial cell wall affords natural resistance to antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) modify the surface properties of mycobacteria and can act synergistically with antibiotics from differing classes. Here, we investigate the response of Mycobacterium smegmatis to the presence of rifampin or capreomycin, either alone or in combination with two synthetic, cationic, α-helical AMPs that are distinguished by the presence (D-LAK120-HP13) or absence (D-LAK120-A) of a kink-inducing proline. Using a combination of high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR-MAS NMR) metabolomics, diphenylhexatriene (DPH) fluorescence anisotropy measurements, and laurdan emission spectroscopy, we show that M. smegmatis responds to challenge with rifampin or capreomycin by substantially altering its metabolism and, in particular, by remodeling the cell envelope. Overall, the changes are consistent with a reduction of trehalose dimycolate and an increase of trehalose monomycolate and are associated with increased rigidity of the mycolic acid layer observed following challenge by capreomycin but not rifampin. Challenge with D-LAK120-A or D-LAK120-HP13 induced no or modest changes, respectively, in mycomembrane metabolites and did not induce a significant increase in the rigidity of the mycolic acid layer. Furthermore, the response to rifampin or capreomycin was significantly reduced when these were combined with D-LAK120-HP13 and D-LAK120-A, respectively, suggesting a possible mechanism for the synergy of these combinations. The remodeling of the mycomembrane in M. smegmatis is therefore identified as an important countermeasure deployed against rifampin or capreomycin, but this can be mitigated and the efficacy of rifampin or capreomycin potentiated by combining the drug with AMPs. IMPORTANCE We have used a combined NMR metabolomics/biophysical approach to better understand differences in the mechanisms of two closely related antimicrobial peptides, as well as the response of the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis to challenge with first- or second-line antibiotics used against mycobacterial pathogens. We show that, in addition to membrane damage, the triggering of oxidative stress may be an important part of the mechanism of action of one AMP. The metabolic shift that accompanied rifampin and, particularly, capreomycin challenge was associated with modest and more dramatic changes, respectively, in the mycomembrane, providing a rationale for how the response to one antibiotic may affect bacterial penetration and, hence, the action of another. This study presents the first insights into how antimicrobial peptides may operate synergistically with existing antibiotics whose efficacy is waning or sensitize MDR mycobacteria and/or latent mycobacterial infections to them, prolonging the useful life of these drugs. Mycobacterium spp. are responsible for a variety of diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), leprosy, pulmonary disease, lymphadenitis, and skin and disseminated diseases. Although the incidence of tuberculosis is falling globally at a rate of about 2% per year, it still carries the greatest worldwide disease burden, with 10.4 million people falling ill with TB in 2016 and 1.7 million deaths (1). Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria are also increasingly recognized (2). Although the reduced global incidence of tuberculosis is welcome, first-line therapies for tuberculosis are increasingly failing, with 600,000 new cases of tuberculosis resistant to the most effective first-line antibiotic, rifampin. Of these, 490,000 cases were multidrug resistant (MDR), and a substantial proportion of these were extensively drug-resistant (XDR). While 95% of tuberculosis deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), tuberculosis is also an increasing problem in the developed world, where reactivation of latent tuberculosis infections is of particular concern (3). Mycobacteria are intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics that are effective against other bacteria, and this is thought to be due to the superior protection offered by both mycobacterial outer (7- to 8-nm thick) and inner (6- to 7-nm) membranes, a layer of arabinogalactan-peptidoglycan (6 to 7 nm), and a periplasm (14 to 17 nm) containing lipomannan and lipoarabinomannan, resulting in a cell envelope between 33 and 39 nm thick (4, 5). The emergence of resistance to the limited number of existing therapies for tuberculosis has focused attention on the particular problems associated with finding drugs capable of breaching the mycobacterial cell wall, since this may offer a means of either directly killing mycobacterial pathogens or of resensitizing them to existing first-line antibiotics. In this regard, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are of considerable interest, since their mechanisms of action are often associated with direct damage to bacterial plasma membranes and/or penetration within the bacterial cytoplasm to access intracellular targets (6), and these actions often result in rapid bacterial cell death—a property that may be desirable in reducing the incidence of resistance to AMPs. Antimicrobial peptides are therefore increasingly being evaluated as antituberculosis agents (7, 8). Indeed, not only have antimicrobial peptides been evaluated in isolation, combinations of antimicrobial peptides with first-line antimycobacterial agents have already been shown to be effective (6, 9–11). All d-amino acid isomers of these peptides displayed improved stability and enhanced mycobacterial selectivity (12). Our own research has focused on a series of highly cationic antimicrobial peptides comprised of d-amino acids, rationally designed to adopt α-helix conformations within biological membranes (13). These AMPs have a detergent-like ability to enable disruption of colonies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37Ra (13), are able to inhibit the growth of MDR and XDR strains of M. tuberculosis when cultured in THP-1 macrophage cells, and potentiate the activity of the first-line antibiotic isoniazid in vitro (14). The D-LAK peptides were designed to be cationic and amphipathic, with the angle subtended by the positively charged lysine residues when the peptide adopts an idealized α-helix conformation that is modified to enhance disruption of anionic model membranes (13). Further, the role of conformational flexibility was investigated and proline residues were introduced to disrupt the α-helix. The positioning of this proline kink was shown to be important and could enhance activity against Gram-negative bacteria while also mitigating hemolysis (13). Conformational flexibility is a key property of potent antimicrobial peptides, such as pleurocidin, which is associated with greater penetration of bacterial membranes and the ability to reach intracellular targets (14, 15). A transcriptomic and NMR metabolomic approach to understanding the mechanism of action of D-LAK120-HP13 supports an ability to penetrate within Gram-negative bacteria (16). Interestingly, however, the proline-containing D-LAK peptides did not always outperform their proline-free analogues when tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra, highlighting that the mechanism of action against mycobacteria is likely to be distinct from that which is effective against Gram-negative bacteria. Consequently, our understanding of the structural features that promote antimycobacterial activity is poorly developed. To address this gap in our understanding, we have investigated in more detail how Mycobacterium smegmatis responds to challenge with proline-free (D-LAK120-A) and proline-containing (D-LAK120-HP13) D-LAK peptides. We examined the activity of and bacterial response to the combination of each peptide with rifampin or capreomycin to investigate the mechanism of the observed, albeit modest, synergy. Testing the hypothesis that the membrane activity of the D-LAK peptides is key to both their antimycobacterial activity and their ability to potentiate the activity of rifampin and capreomycin, we incorporated high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR-MAS NMR) metabolomics with fluorescence spectroscopy of M. smegmatis membrane-incorporated trans-1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) and laurdan dyes, which are sensitive to changes in membrane fluidity and order, respectively. These techniques were able to distinguish between the two D-LAK peptides and revealed that, when challenged with subinhibitory concentrations of rifampin or capreomycin, M. smegmatis remodeled its membrane. These observations suggest why and how antimicrobial peptides may act and may be modified to improve their ability to potentiate existing antimycobacterial treatments. Action of D-LAK peptides on M. smegmatis.The action of the two D-LAK AMPs on M. smegmatis was first investigated to confirm that, as suspected from their activity against M. smegmatis, the peptides acted on the mycobacterial cell wall. Confocal microscopic investigation of M. smegmatis strain mc2 155 challenged with sub- or supra-MICs of D-LAK120-A, D-LAK120-HP13, or rifampin indicate that both peptides, but not rifampin, cause the bacteria to stain positive with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled, 150-kDa dextran (Fig. 1). FITC-dextran has been used in a number of studies with vesicles to probe the membrane permeabilization ability of diverse antimicrobial peptides, and a series of labeled dextran conjugates are available to measure the size of pores that may be formed by antimicrobial peptides (17–20). In the case of melittin, dextran of 4 kDa was readily able to escape from loaded vesicles, but much less of the 50-kDa analogue was released. This indicated that a pore with a defined diameter of 25 to 30 Å is formed (17). In contrast, other peptides facilitate the escape of dextrans across the full range of sizes tested, but complete leakage is never achieved (19, 20). These results have been interpreted as evidence for rather large but transient lesions (19). At 150 kDa, the dextran used in the present study is substantially larger than those used in previous studies of escape from lipid vesicles, and it is not possible from images with this resolution to determine whether the labeled dextran has penetrated within the bacterial cells. It is may be that the same functionality that causes D-LAK peptides to prevent aggregation of M. tuberculosis colonies also enables the dextran to adsorb to the surface of M. smegmatis. AMPs render Mycobacterium smegmatis permeable to fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran. Confocal microscope images of 1.1 × 108 CFU/ml M. smegmatis mc2 155 either unchallenged (A) or challenged with rifampin alone (D) or D-LAK120-A (B and E) or D-LAK120-HP13 (C and F) at 0.5 MIC (B and C) or 2× MIC (E and F). In contrast to the results for rifampin, both peptides facilitate absorption or adsorption of the 150-kDa fluorescently labeled dextran. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was exploited to visualize the effect of D-LAK peptides on the ultrastructural changes of M. smegmatis (Fig. 2). Unchallenged cells have characteristic lipid inclusions, a regular rod-shaped cell body with well-defined intact cell membranes, and homogeneous cytoplasm (Fig. 2A). The cell envelope was distinctly visible, with cytosol bound by the plasma membrane, surrounded by an internal and then an outer electron-dense layer (21, 22). The cell content was slightly pulled away in some control cells, which is attributed to the sample preparation process. Membrane ruffling was observed after treating M. smegmatis mc2 155 at 1× MIC with D-LAK120-A (Fig. 2B) or D-LAK-120-HP13 (Fig. 2D) for 5 min. Cytoplasmic retraction was observed as the inner cell membrane detached from the outer cell wall. This phenomenon was reported when Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis were exposed to antimicrobial peptides (23). Similar findings have been observed for exposure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Erdman strain) to antimicrobial peptides; granulysin demonstrated inner cell membrane detachment as observed in osmotic lysis (24). The reduction in membrane uniformity suggests a cell-penetrating ability for the D-LAK peptides. Peptide treatment also induced notable intracellular changes, with clumped cytosol and an increased amount of mesosome formation. Mesosome structures have been observed previously in bacteria challenged by antimicrobial peptides (25, 26). The formation of mesosomes was suggested as a repair mechanism by bacteria to combat cell lysis (27). Prolonged treatment (30 min) with D-LAK peptides resulted in large-scale cell lysis and the presence of cell debris (Fig. 2C and E). This indicates that the fate of bacteria challenged with inhibitory concentrations of D-LAK peptides is disturbed cell membranes and cell wall disintegration, membrane rupture, and release of intracellular contents. AMPs disrupt membrane surface of M. smegmatis. Transmission electron micrographs of 1.1 × 108 CFU/ml M. smegmatis mc2 155 either unchallenged (A) or challenged with D-LAK120-A (B and C) or D-LAK120-HP13 (D and E) for 5 (B and D) or 30 (C and E) min. r, membrane ruffling; cr, cytoplasmic retraction; m, mesosome. Activity of D-LAK peptides against M. smegmatis alone or in combination with rifampin or capreomycin.All four antibiotics were tested in isolation against M. smegmatis mc2 155 both in the presence and absence of tyloxapol, a nonionic liquid polymer which is often included when growing mycobacteria in planktonic suspension, to prevent clumping (Table 1). As a detergent, it can be expected to disrupt membranes and remove components of the cell envelope and may facilitate the entry of some antimicrobial drugs. As such, we have studied the behavior of M. smegmatis mc2 155 with and without this common additive to the growth medium. Notably, both peptides and rifampin were more potent when tyloxapol was present in the culture medium, but the activity of capreomycin was unchanged. MICs of D-LAK peptides, rifampin, and capreomycin against M. smegmatis mc2 155 when used alone or in combination, in the presence or absence of tyloxapol Combinations of rifampin or capreomycin with each of the D-LAK peptides were then tested (Table 2). In the absence of tyloxapol, the combinations of capreomycin and the D-LAK peptides are modestly synergistic. Effective inhibition is achieved by D-LAK120-A and capreomycin when used in combination, with approximately a third of each agent required to achieve the same effect as when each agent is used alone. The effect is more marked when the combination is used in the presence of tyloxapol, with a fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) of <0.5, which is widely accepted as a threshold for synergism. Under these conditions, only approximately 1/10 of the amount of D-LAK120-A is required for the same effect. A similar effect is seen when capreomycin is used in combination with D-LAK120-HP13, but the synergistic effect is more modest in both the presence and absence of tyloxapol. Rifampin demonstrates no synergy with D-LAK120-A, and these antibiotics may even be antagonistic when no tyloxapol is added to the growth medium. In contrast, though modestly, D-LAK120-HP13 may assist the activity of rifampin, and a little less than half as much rifampin is required to achieve the same inhibitory effect as when rifampin is used alone. Analogous experiments were performed with isoniazid, but no synergism was detected with either peptide, and hence, these combinations were not studied further in the present work. FICs of D-LAK peptides combined with rifampin or capreomycin against M. smegmatis mc2 155 in the presence or absence of tyloxapol DPH anisotropy and laurdan fluorescence indicate substantial changes in membrane physical properties when M. smegmatis is cultured in the presence of capreomycin or tyloxapol.DPH fluorescence polarization or fluorescence anisotropy analysis is commonly used to determine changes in bacterial cytoplasmic membrane fluidity under environmental stress (28). As a polyene hydrophobic dye, DPH localizes to the hydrophobic core of lipid bilayers. It aligns parallel to the acyl chains of lipids, and hence, its ability to reorient is dependent on the packing of its lipid neighbors. A high degree of orientation and, hence, fluorescence anisotropy results from a more rigid lipid bilayer. Significant increases (P < 0.05) in DPH fluorescence polarization anisotropy (r) were observed for M. smegmatis mc2 155 challenged during growth with 0.75 MIC or FIC of capreomycin or its combinations with D-LAK120-A or D-LAK120-HP13 (Fig. 3A) or when grown in the presence of 0.025% tyloxapol, the latter producing a more modest increase. Small increases in fluorescence anisotropy were observed when bacteria were challenged with the D-LAK peptides or with rifampin, either alone or in combination with the D-LAK peptides, but these were not significant compared with the results for unchallenged bacteria. Only challenge with capreomycin alone or in combination with either D-LAK peptide causes a substantial increase in membrane rigidity in M. smegmatis. Fluorescence spectroscopic perspective of the response of M. smegmatis mc2 155 to challenge with antibiotics. Data are shown for DPH fluorescence anisotropy (A), laurdan GP fluorescence (B), and correlation (R2 = 0.856) of the results for DPH and laurdan (C). , P < 0.05 with respect to the results for 7H9O (growth media alone). Laurdan is a solvatochromic fluorescent dye which inserts into lipid bilayers with the fatty acid chain embedded in the hydrophobic core of the bilayer and the N,N-dimethyl-2-napththylamine in the more polar interfacial region. The dipole moment between the dimethylamino and carbonyl moieties is sensitive to local changes in polarity, which will shift the emission maximum. Calculating the difference in emission at 440 and 490 nm generates a generalized polarization (GP) value from which membrane order can be inferred. As a lipid bilayer becomes disordered, more water can penetrate the interfacial region, which becomes more polar, and the GP value decreases (29). The GP value is therefore a measure of disorder in the lipid bilayer interfacial region, although other factors may influence the polarity of the environment in which the fluorophore is located and some caution is advisable when interpreting laurdan GP in biological systems. Nevertheless, laurdan generalized polarization has been used in, e.g., Bacillus subtilis to detect the effect of challenge with a synthetic cyclic hexapeptide, cWFW (30), and analyzing the organization of the bacterial membrane by flotillins (31) and MreB (32). Significant changes (P < 0.05) in laurdan GP were observed for M. smegmatis mc2 155 challenged during growth with 0.75 MIC or 0.75 FIC of capreomycin or its combination with D-LAK120-A or D-LAK120-HP13 (Fig. 3B). Again, a change in membrane properties was detected for bacteria incubated with tyloxapol, but a noticeable reduction in GP following challenge with rifampin is nonsignificant. The change in GP for bacteria challenged with combinations of capreomycin is of a lower magnitude than that observed when the bacteria are challenged with capreomycin alone, but the differences between these three conditions are nonsignificant. Notably, the GP values under each of the conditions were reduced relative to those of the unchallenged bacteria, which implies that the local environment of the laurdan probe is becoming more polar, something that would normally be associated with an increase in disorder in the interfacial region. Since the increase in DPH anisotropy for these conditions is associated with an increase in membrane rigidity, a less ordered but more rigid membrane is perhaps surprising. The strong correlation between the DPH and laurdan data (Fig. 3C) does, however, indicate that the two techniques are reporting on the same event. The DPH dye would be expected to reside deep within the hydrophobic core of the membrane, while the laurdan probe would be much closer to the aqueous surface. Consequently, it is possible that the result of M. smegmatis responding to the presence of capreomycin is to modify the hydrophobic core of the membrane, reducing fluidity, while the interfacial region becomes more disordered. While the precise locations of both dyes in the mycobacterial cell membranes are yet to be determined, it can be concluded that the physical properties of the bacterial envelope are substantially altered in response to challenge with capreomycin but not with either rifampin or the D-LAK peptide. HR-MAS 1H NMR metabolomics reveals substantial changes in M. smegmatis membrane components.Cross-validated orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) was used to identify significant changes in 1H HR-MAS spectra obtained for M. smegmatis mc2 155 when challenged with 0.75 MIC of individual antimycobacterial drugs, 0.75 FIC of their combinations, or 0.025% tyloxapol. The technique could determine significant differences, as determined by Q2 (quality assessment statistic) (Table 3), for each model in which loadings were compared in a hierarchical clustered heatmap (Fig. 4A). Volcano plots for individual comparisons allow the identification of the magnitude and significance of changes in individual metabolites (Fig. 4B to F), while changes in key metabolites are compared across treatments to show the impact of each peptide, rifampin, capreomycin, and their combinations (Fig. 5). Test and permutated Q2 (quality assessment statistic) scores for OPLS-DA models of 1H HR-MAS spectra of M. smegmatis mc2 155a Capreomycin and rifampin induce substantial changes in mycolic acid lipid components in M. smegmatis. (A) Hierarchical clustered heatmap comparing loadings obtained from cross-validated OPLS-DA of 1H HR-MAS NMR spectra of M. smegmatis mc2 155 grown under the indicated conditions. (B to F) Volcano plots are shown for individual comparisons of unchallenged bacteria and those challenged with 0.025% tyloxapol (B), D-LAK120-A (C), D-LAK120-HP13 (D), rifampin (E), or capreomycin (F). Volcano plots are of PQN normalized data and allow comparison of fold changes and significance for each metabolite. Blue, significant reductions; red, significant increases; gray, nonsignificant changes in the indicated metabolites. Univariate analysis of relative metabolite levels in M. smegmatis mc2 155 under the indicated conditions. Significant differences with respect to the results for unchallenged bacteria, as determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test, are indicated (). Other significant differences are described in the text. Culturing M. smegmatis mc2 155 in the presence of 0.025% tyloxapol causes significant and substantial changes in several metabolites and components of the mycobacterial membrane (Fig. 4B). An increase in the amount of glutamate in the cells is the greatest change, while there are highly significant reductions in lipid resonances associated with mycolic acid, including the saturated alkyl chains –(CH2)n- and both R2CH-COOH and R2CH-OH. Notably, resonances associated with unsaturated alkyl groups –CH=CH- and -CH2-CH=CH- are unaffected (Fig. 4B and 5A) to D). Mycobacterial mycolic acids comprise a long-branch mero chain of 40 to 60 carbons and a short α branch of typically 24 carbons. The shorter α chain is completely saturated. Mero-mycolic acids in other mycobacteria contain cyclopropanated mycolic acids, but these are uncommon in M. smegmatis, where the major mycolic acids are a homologous α′ series containing just a cis-alkene in the mero chain (33–37). An appreciation of the composition of mycolic acids in various mycobacteria can be obtained from two recent reviews (33, 34). Since the fold changes in all four lipid resonances are similar, this is consistent with a reduction in the number of saturated α chains, with mero-mycolic acids, which contain unsaturated hydrocarbons, unaffected. Many of these differences are also observed when M. smegmatis mc2 155 is challenged with either rifampin or capreomycin (Fig. 4E and F). However, the magnitudes of the responses vary substantially, and there are also qualitative differences, most notably since both rifampin and capreomycin cause reductions in resonances associated with unsaturated alkyl chains. It is notable that the fold changes in the differing lipid resonances are again similar. This is consistent with a reduction in the number of intact mycolic acid molecules rather than a shortening in the length of the mycolic acid alkyl chain. Since resonances for both saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons are reduced, as well as those for the R2CH-OH and R2CH-COOH protons, a general reduction in mycolic acid can be inferred. Mycolic acids are an important component of the mycomembrane. The inner leaflet is formed of mycolic acid linked to arabinogalactan, which is in turn linked to peptidoglycan. The outer leaflet is also formed of lipids based on mycolic acid, but these are considered free to diffuse laterally. These lipids are trehalose dimycolate (TDM) and trehalose monomycolate (TMM). Interestingly, only challenge with capreomycin induces any change in signal intensity attributable to trehalose (Fig. 4F). The significant increase is of a magnitude similar to the decrease observed for the mycolic acid resonances, indicating that the ratio of mycolic acid to trehalose is substantially altered in M. smegmatis following challenge with capreomycin. This would be consistent with a shift in the balance of TDM and TMM, to favor the latter, in the outer leaflet of the mycomembrane. The scale of the reduction in the mycolic acid resonances caused by capreomycin (Fig. 4F) is much greater than that caused by rifampin (Fig. 4E) or even tyloxapol (Fig. 4B). When changes in mycolic acid lipid resonances are compared across the various challenges (Fig. 5A to D), it is clear that capreomycin has a substantial impact on those from both saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons and that, while significant (P < 0.05), the reductions in intensity due to rifampin are much more modest. Similarly, tyloxapol causes a modest reduction in resonances from saturated hydrocarbons (Fig. 5C and D) but has no significant effect on those from unsaturated hydrocarbons (Fig. 5A and B). Unlike capreomycin, neither rifampin nor tyloxapol induces a significant increase in resonances attributable to trehalose (Fig. 5F). The remodeling of mycolic acid induced by rifampin and tyloxapol is therefore much subtler than that induced by capreomycin, and this is presumably the origin of the nonsignificant changes in membrane physical properties detected as described above using fluorescence techniques. The response of M. smegmatis mc2 155 to challenge with 0.75 MIC of the two D-LAK peptides is quantitatively and qualitatively different from the response to either rifampin or capreomycin. Although the OPLS-DA models for challenge with either peptide indicate a significant response when all metabolites are considered (Table 3; Fig. S3 in the supplemental material), the magnitudes of changes in individual metabolites are low and few changes pass a stringent significance threshold (Fig. 4C and D). When comparing individual metabolites across the various conditions, both peptides trigger an increase in glutamate in the bacteria (P < 0.05); a similar effect is seen for capreomycin but not rifampin (Fig. 4E). In contrast with the results for capreomycin, neither peptide triggered any change in trehalose (Fig. 5F). The proline-containing and proline-free peptides can themselves be distinguished by the absence of any changes in lipid resonances in response to D-LAK120-A, while significant (P < 0.05) reductions in lipid resonances are observed for both unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons in response to D-LAK120-HP13 (Fig. 5A to D). HR-MAS 1H NMR data were also obtained for M. smegmatis mc2 155 challenged with combinations of each D-LAK peptide and either rifampin or capreomycin. For synergistic combinations, the amount of each antibiotic was substantially lower than that used for each antibiotic alone. Modest synergism exists between D-LAK120-A and capreomycin, but there is indifference or even antagonism between D-LAK120-A and rifampin. D-LAK120-A mitigates the reduction in saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons and increase in trehalose due to capreomycin (P < 0.05) (Fig. 5A to D; Fig. S1A and S2A and B), but not the increase in glutamate (Fig. 5E). The responses of M. smegmatis mc2 155 to rifampin and rifampin plus D-LAK120-A are indistinguishable (Fig. 5; Fig. S1C and S2). FIG S1 D-LAK peptides mitigate capreomycin- and rifampin-induced changes in mycolic acid lipid components in M. smegmatis. Volcano plots are shown for individual comparisons of unchallenged bacteria and those challenged with capreomycin plus D-LAK120-A (A), capreomycin plus D-LAK120-HP13 (B), rifampin plus D-LAK120-A (C), or rifampin plus D-LAK120-HP13 (D). Volcano plots are of PQN normalized data and allow comparison of fold changes and significance for each metabolite. Blue, significant reductions; red, significant increases; grey, nonsignificant changes in the indicated metabolites. Download FIG S1, TIF file, 2.7 MB. Copyright © 2018 Man et al. This content is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Univariate analysis of relative metabolite levels in M. smegmatis mc2 155 under the indicated conditions. Data are shown for bacteria either unchallenged (0.0), grown in 0.025% tyloxapol (1.0), or challenged during growth with 0.75 MIC D-LAK120-A (2.0), D-LAK120-HP13 (3.0), rifampin (4.0), rifampin plus DLAK120-A (5.0), rifampin plus D-LAK120HP-13 (6.0), capreomycin (7.0), capreomycin plus D-LAK120-A (8.0), or capreomycin plus D-LAK120-HP13 (9.0). Data are shown for lipid –CH2-COOH (A), lipid –CH2–OH (B), serine (C), and alanine (D). Significant differences as determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test are described in the text. Download FIG S2, TIF file, 2.5 MB. OPLS-DA comparisons of HR-MAS 1H NMR spectra of M. smegmatis mc2 155 under various challenges. Back-scaled loadings for challenge with 0.025% tyloxapol (A), D-LAK120A (B), or D-LAK120-HP13 (C). Score plots for each comparison are shown in the inset. Download FIG S3, TIF file, 0.5 MB. OPLS-DA comparisons of HR-MAS 1H NMR spectra of M. smegmatis mc2 155 under various challenges. Back-scaled loadings for challenge with rifampin (A), rifampin and D-LAK120A (B), or rifampin and D-LAK120-HP13 (C). Score plots for each comparison are shown in the inset. Download FIG S4, TIF file, 0.3 MB. OPLS-DA comparisons of HR-MAS 1H NMR spectra of M. smegmatis mc2 155 under various challenges. Back-scaled loadings for challenge with capreomycin (A), capreomycin and D-LAK120A (B), or capreomycin and D-LAK120HP13 (C). Score plots for each comparison are shown in the inset. Download FIG S5, TIF file, 0.3 MB. In combination susceptibility testing, D-LAK120-HP13 has a mostly additive effect when used in combination with capreomycin but experiences modest synergism with rifampin. D-LAK120-HP13 has a weaker impact on metabolic changes induced by capreomycin or rifampin. Although the magnitudes of reduction of lipid resonances in bacteria treated with D-LAK120-HP13-plus-capreomycin combinations were consistently lower than that observed when capreomycin was used alone (Fig. 5A to D; Fig. S1B and S2A and B), the mitigation was in no case significant. In contrast, although the magnitudes of changes induced by rifampin were smaller, significant mitigation (P < 0.05) was observed for lipid -CH3 (Fig. 5C), while for other metabolites, the combination of D-LAK120-HP13 and rifampin did not induce significant changes with respect to the results for the unchallenged bacteria (Fig. 5A, B, and D). Notably, the volcano plot of the individual comparisons indicates that no metabolites were significantly changed when this combination was used (Fig. S1D), in contrast to the results for rifampin (Fig. 4F) or, indeed, D-LAK120-HP13 when used alone (Fig. 4D). Increased membrane rigidity is associated with altered composition of the mycomembrane.To better understand the contributions of the various changes in metabolite concentrations to the physical properties of the mycomembrane following challenge with capreomycin and/or D-LAK peptides or growth in the presence of 0.025% tyloxapol, Spearman correlations between individual metabolites and the fluorescence anisotropy data recorded for the same samples were determined using partial least-squares regression (Fig. 6; Fig. S6). Significant (P < 0.0001) correlations were detected between fluorescence anisotropy data and each of the metabolites in which substantial changes resulted from challenge with capreomycin, D-LAK120-HP13, or growth in the presence of 0.025% tyloxapol. The strongest of these correlations were negative correlations with saturated hydrocarbons (Fig. 6A and E), while weaker negative or positive correlations were detected with, respectively, unsaturated hydrocarbons (Fig. 6C and D) or trehalose (Fig. 6B). The strength of these correlations may reflect the impact of each component of the mycomembrane in determining its fluidity, or this may reflect the observation that, while all three types of resonance are affected by challenge with capreomycin, D-LAK120-HP13 affects only lipid resonances and tyloxapol affects only saturated hydrocarbons in the shorter α chain. Nevertheless, the increased rigidity of the mycomembrane appears to be a direct result of the observed changes in its composition. PLS regression of 1H HR-MAS data obtained for M. smegmatis mc2 155 challenged with capreomycin, D-LAK peptides, or combinations thereof with DPH fluorescence anisotropy measurements obtained for the corresponding samples. (A) Scatterplot showing distance between predicted (red) and true (blue) values for each sample in the regression models. (B and C) Histograms showing the distribution of R2 (B) and Q2 (C) model assessment statistics from PLS models. (D) Back-scaled loading plot showing NMR peaks that correlate with DPH fluorescence anisotropy data. Download FIG S6, TIF file, 0.3 MB. Increased membrane rigidity is associated with altered composition of the mycomembrane. Spearman correlations are shown between DPH anisotropy (r) and 1H HR-MAS NMR resonance intensity data obtained for M. smegmatis mc2 155 grown without challenge or with 0.025% tyloxapol or 0.75 MIC D-LAK120-A, D-LAK120-HP13, capreomycin, capreomycin plus D-LAK120-A, or capreomycin plus D-LAK120-HP13. Data are shown for lipid –(CH2)n- (A), trehalose (B), lipid –CH=CH- (C), lipid –CH2-CH=CH- (D), and lipid -CH3 (E). Rifampin but not capreomycin induces detectable changes in metabolite composition of spent medium.Spent bacterial culture supernatants were also analyzed by OPLDS-DA (Fig. S7). Comparison of the models indicates that only under those conditions where rifampin was present was any qualitative change in M. smegmatis metabolism detected (Fig. S7A). A binary comparison of spent medium from M. smegmatis grown without challenge to fresh medium reveals that the bacteria consume glucose and produce tartrate and 2-hydroxyisobutyrate (Fig. S7B). When challenged with rifampin, there were slight increases in glucose and citrate consumption but substantially reduced production of lactate, alanine, valine, and pyruvate and more modest reductions in the production of malate and tartrate (Fig. S7C). These changes were muted when rifampin was applied in combination with D-LAK120-HP13, where increased consumption of glutamate was also observed (Fig. S7D). Under no other conditions were any changes in individual metabolites detected that passed the significance threshold. Rifampin induces a change in metabolic strategy in M. smegmatis. (A) Hierarchical clustered heatmap comparing loadings obtained from cross-validated OPLS-DA of 1H NMR spectra of M. smegmatis mc2 155 spent cultures grown under the indicated conditions. (B to D) Volcano plots are shown for individual comparisons of unchallenged bacteria and either fresh medium (B), bacteria challenged with rifampin (C), or bacteria challenged with rifampin and D-LAK120-HP13 (D). Volcano plots are of PQN-normalized data and allow comparison of fold changes and significance for each metabolite. Blue, significant reductions; red, significant increases; grey, nonsignificant changes in the indicated metabolites. Download FIG S7, TIF file, 2.7 MB. The combination of HR-MAS 1H NMR metabolomics and fluorescent probes sensitive to changes in membrane fluidity and order reveals modest changes in the mycomembrane of M. smegmatis mc2 155 in response to challenge with rifampin but much more dramatic changes in response to challenge with capreomycin. The D-LAK peptides cannot be distinguished based on any change in the physical properties of the mycomembrane, but changes in its composition reflect distinct mechanisms for the proline-free and proline-containing analogues. The combinations of both D-LAK peptides with capreomycin are synergistic in the presence of tyloxapol, but when M. smegmatis is cultured in the absence of tyloxapol, this is attenuated, leaving only modest synergy and only with D-LAK120-A and not D-LAK120-HP13; only the latter is modestly beneficial when combined with rifampin. These findings may provide a rationale for understanding the properties required for D-LAK peptides and related molecules to potentiate the activities of first- and second-line treatments against mycobacterial infections and understand whether there is more to the activity of either peptide than enhancing penetration of the mycomembrane. Capreomycin acts by inhibiting protein synthesis but induces substantial remodeling of the mycomembrane.The antibiotic activity of capreomycin against both M. smegmatis and M. tuberculosis is ascribed to its ability to inhibit protein translation by interfering with the function of ribosomes (38). Specifically, capreomycin binds across the ribosomal subunit interface using tlyA-encoded methylations in both 16S and 23S rRNAs (39). A transcriptomic approach to understanding the mechanism of action of capreomycin in M. tuberculosis confirmed the importance of this mechanism but additionally revealed substantial changes in a variety of other gene classes, including genes involved in lipid metabolism, cell wall and cell processes, and intermediary metabolism and respiration (40). Notably, capreomycin was shown to affect the glyoxylate shunt, an alternate pathway to the TCA cycle, with upregulation of icl (Rv0467, encoding isocitrate lyase), glcB (Rv1837c), and aceAa (Rv1915), presumably stimulating a process where fatty acids become an important carbon source. There was reduced expression of a block of genes associated with the electron transport chain, coding for NADH dehydrogenase or NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, as well as gdh, a probable NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase. Though performed in M. smegmatis, the present study is consistent with these findings; glutamate is seen to accumulate following challenge with capreomycin (and also both D-LAK peptides), while the substantial reduction in mycolic acid is consistent with fatty acids being diverted for use as a carbon source; notably, in contrast with the results for rifampin challenge, no significant changes in individual metabolite levels in spent culture medium were detected. There are some important differences in both the composition of the mycomembrane (33, 34) and the metabolism of these two and other Mycobacterium species. Nevertheless, taken together, the two studies indicate that there is likely a substantial shift in metabolism following capreomycin challenge in both M. smegmatis and M. tuberculosis, resulting in greater consumption of fatty acids, depletion of mycolic acid, and rigidification of the mycomembrane. As such, this response from mycobacteria to capreomycin challenge affords a means of altering the barrier that other antimicrobials may have to cross to reach their targets. Rifampin acts by inhibiting transcription and induces modest remodeling of the mycomembrane.The antibiotic activity of rifampin is attributed to its ability to inhibit bacterial-DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity. M. tuberculosis is more susceptible to rifampin than M. smegmatis, with the latter enjoying a higher level of baseline resistance due to rifampin ADP ribosyltransferase, an enzyme capable of inactivating rifampin (41). However, exposure of rifampin-sensitive M. tuberculosis H37Rv to rifampin induces changes in the expression of genes in the same functional classes affected by capreomycin challenge, i.e., lipid metabolism, cell wall and cell processes, and intermediary metabolism and respiration (42). Furthermore, rifampin, as well as isoniazid and streptomycin, triggers the activation of isocitrate lyases in M. tuberculosis (43), suggesting that the glyoxylate shunt is a general means of overcoming oxidative stress (44). Antimicrobial peptides, including LL-37 and pleurocidin, have been shown to induce oxidative stress in Escherichia coli and Candida albicans, respectively, (45, 46). The modest changes in mycolic acids induced by challenge with rifampin or D-LAK120-HP13 may therefore be indicative of oxidative stress and reflect penetration of the bacterium; notably, D-LAK120-A does not have this effect. The response of M. smegmatis to rifampin differs from that to capreomycin not only quantitatively in the HR-MAS study but qualitatively in the study of spent culture composition, where evidence for an alternate strategy for overcoming oxidative stress emerges. This would be consistent with M. smegmatis altering its metabolism in response to rifampin in a way similar to that used in response to capreomycin but less reliant on the metabolism of fatty acids. Distinct membrane activities underpin synergistic combinations.For antibiotics to have additive or synergistic effects when used in combination, they need to avoid both interactions that reduce the amount of each agent reaching their target(s) and the triggering of responses in the bacteria that counter the activity of the other agent. For combinations of antibiotics to have synergistic effects, they additionally need to act on different targets or have distinct effects on the same target, such that the effect of each individual antibiotic is enhanced. The HR-MAS 1H NMR approach enables the investigation of whether antibiotics do indeed differ in their effects on the mycomembrane. This is achieved by obtaining a bacterial perspective of the challenge and inferring differences in the activity of each antibiotic from differences in the response of the bacteria to each challenge. Capreomycin, rifampin, the D-LAK peptides, and tyloxapol each induce qualitatively and/or quantitatively different responses from M. smegmatis, but there is nevertheless considerable overlap. Tyloxapol improves the potency of rifampin and D-LAK peptides when used alone, but the combination of D-LAK peptides and rifampin is indifferent in the presence of tyloxapol. Since both rifampin and tyloxapol induce membrane remodeling in M. smegmatis, one might speculate that rifampin and tyloxapol combine to produce substantial change in the mycomembrane that inhibits the ability of D-LAK peptides to disrupt or penetrate the membrane. In the absence of tyloxapol-dependent improvements in rifampin potency, the change in membrane properties induced by rifampin alone may differentially affect the two AMPs. This may therefore explain why combinations of rifampin with D-LAK120-A fare worse, indeed being antagonistic, than those containing D-LAK120-HP13. One hypothesis could be that the proline modification of the latter enables this analogue to better penetrate the mycomembrane. Both D-LAK peptides interact synergistically with capreomycin, albeit modestly. The interaction is enhanced, however, when M. smegmatis is cultured in the presence of 0.025% tyloxapol. While tyloxapol enhances the action of both peptides and rifampin, this is not the case for capreomycin (within the margin of error). It is unlikely, therefore, that tyloxapol improves access for capreomycin, though it may perform this function for either D-LAK peptide. Although the difference between the two peptides in terms of their interaction with capreomycin is small, D-LAK120-A consistently outperforms D-LAK120-HP13. Both peptides seemingly have a similar effect on capreomycin activity, but the poorer synergy between D-LAK120-HP13 and capreomycin may be related to the ability of both agents to trigger changes in the mycomembrane. Since both capreomycin and rifampin trigger changes in the mycomembrane composition, albeit with very different magnitudes of response, this argument seemingly runs counter to the idea that membrane interactions will determine the ability of such molecules to interact synergistically against M. smegmatis. The answer to this may lie in the distinct physical properties of capreomycin and rifampin. Capreomycin is a cationic molecule with a physiological net positive charge of four. Rifampin is also cationic, but its physiological charge is only one. Both molecules must penetrate the bacteria to exert their main antibiotic effects, and hence, the D-LAK peptides, with a net positive charge of nine and a higher affinity for anionic components of the mycomembrane, may provide an important screen for interactions between the membrane and either capreomycin or rifampin. Capreomycin, with the higher charge, would benefit more from this screen, and this may underlie the observed synergy, rather than any induced change in the biophysical properties of the mycomembrane. Conclusion.The combination of HR-MAS 1H NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy reveals how the remodeling of the mycomembrane in response to antibiotics, most notably capreomycin, may affect their ability to penetrate or act in combination with other antibiotics against mycobacteria. Furthermore, the approach can distinguish the activities of two D-LAK peptide analogues, based on the different responses of M. smegmatis to AMP challenge and combinations of AMPs and rifampin or capreomycin. Understanding how mycobacteria respond to antibiotics, in particular by remodeling the mycomembrane through which many antibiotics must pass to be effective, may be essential in designing effective antibiotic combinations. Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155 was grown in Middlebrook 7H9 broth (catalog number 271310; Difco, Detroit, MI) enriched with 10% (vol/vol) oleic acid-albumin-dextrose-catalase (OADC) (catalog number 212240; Becton, Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ) and 0.5% (vol/vol) glycerol (catalog number G-5516; Sigma-Aldrich) in 50-ml Falcon tubes at 37°C without shaking. A concentration of 0.025% (vol/vol) tyloxapol surfactant (catalog number T8761; Sigma-Aldrich) was added as one of the treatments. Rifampin (RIF; catalog number R3501) and capreomycin sulfate (CAP) from Streptomyces capreolus (catalog number C4142) were from Sigma-Aldrich. D-AMPs D-LAK120-A (KKLALALAKKWLALAKKLALALAKK-NH2) and D-LAK120-HP13 (KKALAHALKKWLPALKKLAHALAKK-NH2) were supplied by China Peptides Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). The purity of synthesized peptides was above 80%, and the peptides were used as supplied. Both peptides were amidated at the C terminus. MIC and FIC.The MICs of the anti-TB agents (rifampin, D-AMPs, and capreomycin) against M. smegmatis mc2 155 were determined using the broth microdilution assay in 96-well plates. Twofold serial dilutions in duplicate were made in Middlebrook 7H9 broth supplemented with OADC and glycerol. An inoculum at an optical density at 600 nm (OD600) of 0.02 was prepared by diluting mid-log cultures, and 100 µl was added in each well (~1 × 105 CFU). Amounts of 100 µl each of mycobacterial suspension and anti-TB agent were added in each well to obtain the inoculum concentration of 5 × 104 CFU/ml. Growth controls using no drug and sterile medium were prepared in each assay. The plates were then incubated at 37°C for 24 h before adding 30 µl of 0.02% (wt/vol) resazurin dye, and the color change was evaluated after incubation for another 24 h. The fractional inhibitory concentrations (FICs) of the combination treatments of rifampin or capreomycin and D-AMPs were determined using a checkerboard assay (47). Synergistic interactions between anti-TB agents in combination treatments were denoted by the fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index. The FIC values of the combinations were calculated from the following formula: FIC index = FICA + FICB = [A]in combination/MICA + [B]in combination/MICB. Confocal microscopy.M. smegmatis mc2 155 (1.1 × 108 CFU/ml) at mid-log phase (OD = 0.6) was treated with 250 µg/ml FITC-labeled, 150-kDa dextran (catalog number 46946; Sigma-Aldrich) and a D-AMP (D-LAK120-A or D-LAK120-HP13) or rifampin at the respective MIC for 20 min. Following treatment, the bacterial cells were centrifuged at 7,500 rpm for 10 min and washed three times with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Cells were then fixed in 2% formaldehyde at room temperature (RT) for 20 min. After fixation, the cells were washed twice and resuspended in PBS. Amounts of 20 µl of sample were then allowed to air dry on microscope slides overnight. Samples were then imaged with a 65× oil immersion objective lens using a Zeiss LSM-510 inverted confocal microscope (Carl Zeiss, Inc.). FITC was excited with a 488-nm laser and detected with a 505-nm long-pass filter. TEM.M. smegmatis mc2 155 (1 × 107 CFU/ml) at mid-log phase (OD = 0.6) was treated with D-LAK120-A and D-LAK120-HP13 at their respective MICs for 5 and 30 min. Samples were washed three times with PBS, and cell pellets were collected by centrifugation. Cell pellets were then fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde until further processing. Samples were rinsed thrice with PIPES [piperazine-N,N′-bis(ethanesulfonic acid)] buffer (catalog number P6757; Sigma-Aldrich), followed by a second fixation in 1% osmium tetroxide (OsO4) (catalog number 75632; Sigma-Aldrich) for 1 h at RT, first embedding into agar to reduce sample loss. Pellets were then dehydrated using ethanol (EtOH) (50, 70, and 90% for 10 min each and 3 times at 100% for 20 min). After dehydration, samples were infiltrated with a 1:1 epoxy resin-propylene oxide mixture overnight at 37°C. The next day, pellets were infiltrated with fresh epoxy resin for 1 h at 37°C, followed by polymerization at 60°C overnight in plastic molds. Samples were viewed using a Philips CM100 transmission electron microscope equipped with a TENGRA 2.3-megapixel by 2.3-megapixel camera. Anti-TB agent challenge assays.To evaluate the mechanisms of action of anti-TB agents on bacterial growth, a 0.75 MIC challenge assay was conducted to observe the growth response of M. smegmatis mc2 155. A 1% inoculum in the presence of 0.75 MIC of each anti-TB agent, alone or in combination, was cultured in 10 ml Middlebrook broth medium at 37°C. After 5 days, the bacteria were processed and subjected to trans-1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) fluorescence assay and laurdan fluorescence emission and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics analyses. DPH fluorescence assay.An M. smegmatis mc2 155 bacterial suspension was harvested and fixed using 0.25% formaldehyde for 1 h at room temperature. After fixing, the bacterial cells were centrifuged at 5,000 rpm and 4°C for 8 min and then washed with 5 ml PBS once. Bacteria were resuspended in PBS and stained with 2.5 µM DPH fluorescence probe. All tubes were wrapped with foil to prevent light degradation of the dye and incubated at 37°C for 30 min. Single-wavelength measurements were taken at 430-nm emission and 358-nm excitation using a Varian Cary Eclipse fluorescence spectrophotometer (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA). The spectral bandwidth of the emission monochromator and the measurement of emission spectra were set at 10 nm. Steady-state fluorescence anisotropy, r, was calculated with the formula r = (IVV − GIVH)/[IVV − 2(GIVH)], where IVV and IVH are the parallel and perpendicular polarized fluorescence intensities measured with the vertically polarized excitation light, IHV and IHH are the same fluorescence intensities measured with the excitation light horizontally polarized, and G is the monochromator grating correction factor given by G = IHV/IHH. Laurdan fluorescence assay.M. smegmatis mc2 155 bacterial pellets were harvested, fixed, and washed as described above and then stained with 2.5 µM laurdan (6-dodecanolyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-napthtylamine) fluorescence probe. All tubes were wrapped with foil to prevent light degradation of the dye and incubated at 37°C for 1 h. Twenty emission wavelength spectra, from 400 to 600 nm, were obtained with excitation at 350 nm on the same fluorescence spectrophotometer. The general polarization (GP) value corresponding to the fluidity of the membrane was calculated using the formula GP = (I440 − I490)/(I440 + I490), where I440 and I490 are the emission intensities at the corresponding wavelengths. NMR metabolomics.An M. smegmatis mc2 155 bacterial suspension was pelleted by centrifugation at 5,000 rpm, 4°C, for 8 min. Supernatant was collected and filtered through 0.22-µm membrane filters to remove any remaining bacterial cells. The bacterial pellet was washed twice and resuspended in PBS. All supernatant samples were frozen at −80°C, and pellets were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen before freeze drying using an Alpha 1-2 LDplus freeze dryer (Martin Christ, Germany). After lyophilization, the supernatant was rehydrated by using 10% D2O containing 3-(trimethylsilyl)propionic-2,2,3,3-d4 acid sodium salt (TSP-d4) to provide a deuterium lock signal with a reference signal. Samples were then transferred to NMR tubes. 1H NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance II 700 NMR spectrometer (Bruker BioSpin, Coventry, United Kingdom) equipped with a 5-mm helium-cooled quadruple resonance cryoprobe, with nine sample replicates tested per condition and all kept at 4°C. One-dimensional (1-D) spectra were recorded under automation at 298 K using a Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill presaturation (cpmgpr1) pulse sequence. Spectra were acquired with 64 transients, a spectrum width of 20.1 ppm, and 65,536 data points. For the freeze-dried bacterial pellets, 40 µl of D2O was used for rehydration. The resuspended samples were placed in Kel-F inserts and then in the 4-mm zirconia magic angle spinning (MAS) rotor and preserved with a Kel-F cap (Bruker, Rheinstetten, Germany). Data acquisition was performed on a 600 MHz Bruker Avance III spectrometer equipped with a 4-mm HR-MAS probe, keeping the temperature at 310 K. The spinning speed was 5 kHz. 1H NMR spectra were collected with a pulse-acquire with presaturation (zgpr) pulse sequence, a spectrum width of 12.01 ppm, and a relaxation delay (d1) of 3 s. The total acquisition time was 1.14 s, with a prescan delay of 6.5 µs. A total of 128 scans were used to obtain each of the NMR spectra. The free induction decay was multiplied by an exponential function with line broadening of 0.3 Hz. To aid the assignment of metabolite resonance, correlation spectroscopy (COSY) (cosygpprqf) spectra were acquired for a subset of samples. All peak positions were measured relative to the methyl peak of TSP-d4, set to 0.0 ppm. Phase correction of spectra was performed manually, and automatic baseline correction was applied. Data analysis and statistics.All microbial data presented in this study were statistically analyzed by using GraphPad Prism (version 5.01 for Windows; GraphPad Software, Inc., La Jolla CA). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed, followed by Dunnett’s multiple-comparison test with a value of P ≤ 0.05 to establish statistical significance. Sigmoidal dose-response (variable slope) was used for fitting of growth inhibition calculations. All experiments were performed at least 3 times. For metabolomics data, peak assignment was performed by comparing chemical shift values and multiplicities from J-resolved NMR spectra to values from the Biological Magnetic Resonance Bank (BMRB) (48), COSY spectra, and NMR metabolite templates in Chenomix NMR suite software (Chenomx, Inc., Edmonton, Canada). Multivariate data analysis was based on previously published work (49). Principal-component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were done using MVAPACK (50) and software developed in our previous study (49). Spectra were subjected to probabilistic quotient normalization (PQN) and autoscaled (51). The icoshift algorithm was applied for further alignment, and an optimized bucketing algorithm with a 0.005-ppm bin size was employed for bucketing. Cross-validation was performed as described previously (49), with the modifications that 85% of the samples were used as a training set and the remaining 15% as a test set and a maximum of 5 components were used. Double cross-validation was repeated 1,000 times, producing 7 × 1,000 models. The reference Q2 value was generated after the known or random class assignment process, providing a measure of goodness of fit after cross-validation, generally considered to be good above 0.5 (52, 53). The Q2 value quoted herein (Table 3) is the mean value of all models and was compared between the genuine and permutated class assignments in each case. Heatmaps with Euclidian distance-hierarchical cluster (HCL) analysis were generated by using MultiExperiment Viewer (MeV) software. Volcano plots and univariate analysis of metabolomics data.For volcano plots, significant results from PLS or OPLS-DA analysis justified univariate analysis of peaks associated with predictive value in the multivariate models. Therefore, the integrals of assigned NMR peaks were analyzed using nonparametric univariate methods. Volcano plots were used to compare the fold changes in metabolite values between two conditions. Fold change was calculated as the ratio between the results for the treatment condition and the control (treatment/control). The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare mean values, and the associated P values were false discovery rate adjusted using the Benjamini-Hochberg method (α = 0.05). Volcano plots were generated using custom scripts in Python with the Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Seaborn packages. PLS regression.PLS regression was performed in Python using the PLSRegression function in the scikit-learn software package. The initial model assessment determined that only one component was necessary for best model performance. An increased number of components led to a decrease in Q2. Monte Carlo cross-validation of models was performed by randomly splitting data into 70/30 training/test set splits. Model generation and assessment were repeated 1,000 times to avoid bias by sample separation, and R2 and Q2 values were calculated to assess model performance. The R2 metric demonstrates how well the model describes the training data set, while Q2 is a metric of how well the model predicts the test set. This work was supported by a joint HKU-KCL studentship for D.K.-W.M. awarded to J.K.W.L., the Wellcome Trust (Capital Award for the KCL Centre for Biomolecular Spectroscopy). T.K. was supported by the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF3). This work was supported by the Francis Crick Institute through provision of access to the MRC Biomedical NMR Centre. The Francis Crick Institute receives its core funding from Cancer Research UK (FC001029), the UK Medical Research Council (FC001029), and the Wellcome Trust (FC001029). We are grateful to Tom Frenkiel, Alain Oregioni, and Andrew Atkinson for their assistance with NMR instrumentation. We also acknowledge the assistance of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine Faculty Core Facility and the Electron Microscope Unit at the University of Hong Kong. A.J.M. and D.K.-W.M. wrote the main manuscript text and prepared all figures. D.K.-W.M., A.J.M., B.D.R., and J.K.W.L. designed experiments. 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__label__wiki	0.509612	0.509612	Main Documents About the organization of training of athletes of the Rostov region for the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo (Japan) and to the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021 Government of the Rostov region The resolution of May 22, 2017 No. 356 The current version with changes of Mar. 10, 2020 The document became invalid The basis - the resolution of 18.08.2020 No. 727 About the organization of training of athletes of the Rostov region for the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo (Japan) and to the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021 of 22.05.2017 No. 356 training of athletes The Rostov region to the XXXII summer To the Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games 2020 in Tokyo (Japan) and XXIV Deaflympic to summer games of 2021 For ensuring training of athletes of the Rostov region – candidates for participation in Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympics the Government of the Rostov region decides: 1. To the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region (S.R. Arakelyan): 1.1. To provide training of athletes of the Rostov region for the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo (Japan) and to the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021. 1.2. When developing planned schedules of official sports actions and sporting events of the Rostov region to provide priority financial security of basic Olympic and Paralympic sports and also Deaflympic sports for training of athletes of the Rostov region – candidates for participation in the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 for Tokyo (Japan) and the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021. 1.3. To continue work on lighting in mass media of results of a performance of the athletes of the Rostov region in the championships, cups, the championships of Russia, Europe, the world and course of training of athletes of the Rostov region for the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo (Japan) and to the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021. 2. For the state support of sport and stimulation of creative activity of athletes – candidates for sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports: 2.1. To create commission of experts on competitive selection of candidates for receiving grants and awards in the field of elite sport, having approved its structure according to appendix No. 1. 2.2. To approve the Provision on an order of appointment and payment of grants to athletes of the Rostov region – to candidates for sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) and awards to athletes of the Rostov region – to members of sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) and their trainers according to appendix No. 2. 2.3. To provide to the Ministry of Finance of the Rostov region (L.V. Fedotov) financing of expenses on payment of grants and awards according to the present resolution within the means provided to the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region by summary budgetary painting. 3. To recommend to heads of local administrations of the Rostov region to take necessary measures for rendering the practical help in training of athletes – candidates for participation in the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 for Tokyo (Japan) and the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021, including in purpose of grants, holding training actions, providing with the sports equipment and stock, additional food, medico-recovery medicines, the solution of domestic and social problems at the expense of means of municipal budgets or other sources according to the current legislation. 4. (S.V. Tyurin) to provide to management of information policy of the Government of the Rostov region lighting in mass media of the course of training of athletes of the Rostov region – candidates for participation in the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 for Tokyo (Japan) and the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021. 5. To impose control over the implementation of the present resolution on the First Deputy Governor of the Rostov region I.A. Guskov. Rostov region V.Yu. Golubev The resolution brings ministry of physical to culture and sport Appendix No. 1 to the resolution Structure of commission of experts on competitive selection of candidates for receiving grants and awards in the field of elite sport Guskov Igor Aleksandrovich the First Deputy Governor of the Rostov region, chairman of commission of experts Arakelyan Samvel Rubenovich minister of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region, vice-chairman of commission of experts Zenovich Vitaly Andreevich chief specialist of department of elite sport of the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region, secretary of commission of experts Igor Valeryevich head of department of elite sport of the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region Vladimir Nikolaevich the deputy minister on physical education and to sport of the Rostov region Babkov Rostislav Aleksandrovich the director of state budgetary institution of the Rostov region "Sports school of the Olympic reserve No. 5", the vice president of Federation of rowing of the Rostov region (in coordination) Svetlana Anatolyevna the director of state budgetary institution of the Rostov region "Sports school of the Olympic reserve No. 11 of G. Shatvoryan", the honorary president of Federation of fencing of the Rostov region (in coordination) Gadarova Svetlana Armenakovna the deputy minister on physical culture and sport of the Rostov region Oksana Anatolyevna head of department of preparation of a sports reserve of the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region Zlobin Igor Ivanovich Kolesnikova Elena Vladimirovna head of department of physical education, student's sport and interaction with sports federations of the ministry on physical culture and sport of the Rostov region Samurgashev Varteres Varteresovich the deputy of Legislative Assembly of the Rostov region, the president of Federation of wrestling of the Rostov region (in coordination) Solyankin Igor Petrovich the director of municipal budgetary institution of additional education of the city of Rostov-on-Don Children's and youth sports school No. 1, the president of the Rostov regional Athletic Federation (in coordination) Sofronov Yury Mikhaylovich the director of state budgetary institution of the Rostov region "Sports school of the Olympic reserve No. 8 of V.V. Ponedelnik" (in coordination) Turkin Alexey Anatolyevich the director of state budgetary institution of the Rostov region "Paralympic adaptive sports school No. 27" (in coordination) Fudimov Vladimir Viktorovich the director of municipal budgetary institution of additional education "Specialized Children's and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve No. 2 of the city of Rostov-on-Don", the president of the Rostov regional federation of artistic gymnastics (in coordination) Shlyapnikov Andrey Viktorovich the director of the public budgetary professional educational institution of the Rostov region "The Rostov regional school (college) of the Olympic reserve" (in coordination) Deputy chief providing – the chief department of normative documents V.V. Sechkov about an order of appointment and payment of grants to athletes of the Rostov region – candidates in sports national teams of Russia on Olympic, to Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) and awards to athletes of the Rostov region – to members of sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) and their trainers 1.1. The present Provision determines an order of appointment and payment of monthly grants to athletes of the Rostov region – to candidates for sports national teams of Russia by the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic types of sport and awards to athletes of the Rostov region – members of sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) and their trainers. 1.2. Grants are appointed to the citizens of the Russian Federation who are athletes of the Rostov region – candidates for sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports, the candidates for participation in the XXXII summer Olympic Games, the XVI summer Paralympic Games of 2020 for Tokyo (Japan) and the XXIV Deaflympic summer games of 2021 from the Rostov region who achieved the highest sports results. 1.3. Grants to athletes of the Rostov region – members of the main, reserve, youth, junior and youthful structures of sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports, participants of the Olympic, Paralympic Games of 2016, Deaflympics of 2017, participants, winners and prize-winners of the championships, superiority, World Cups, Europe, winners and prize-winners of the World Universiades, championships, the championships of Russia, Sports contests of pupils and youth of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) are established since January 1, 2017. till December 31, 2020 in the following quantities and the sizes: 35 grants on 40 thousand rubles and 35 grants 30 thousand rubles; 35 grants on 20 thousand rubles and 40 grants 10 thousand rubles. 1.4. Awards to athletes of the Rostov region – to members of sports national teams of Russia on the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports (programs, disciplines) for achievement of high sports results in 2017 - 2020 are established in the following sizes: 1.4.1. For gaining a medal on: World Cups: gold – 150.0 thousand rubles, silver – 100.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 75.0 thousand rubles; European championships: gold – 100.0 thousand rubles, silver – 75.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 50.0 thousand rubles; world championships: gold – 75.0 thousand rubles, silver – 50.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 37.5 thousand rubles; championships of Europe: gold – 50.0 thousand rubles, silver – 37.5 thousand rubles, bronze – 25.0 thousand rubles; The XXIII Deaflympic summer games of 2017 to Samsun (Turkey): gold – 2000.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 1000.0 thousand rubles; The II European games of 2019 in Minsk (Belarus): gold – 100.0 thousand rubles, silver – 75.0 thousand rubles; The XIX Deaflympic winter games of 2019 in Italy: silver – 1500.0 thousand rubles. 1.4.2. For establishment of a record of the world – 50.0 thousand rubles, a record of Europe – 20.0 thousand rubles. 1.41. For the period of suspension of membership of Russian Paralympic Committee in the International Paralympic Committee of an award to athletes of the Rostov region – are paid to members of sports national teams of Russia on Paralympic sports following the results of the sports championships of Russia, included in program XVI of the summer Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo (Japan), in disciplines, the World Cups held according to programs and Europe in the current year. The size of an award to athletes decides by comparison of results of athletes of the Rostov region – members of the sports national teams of Russia on Paralympic sports shown in the championships of Russia on the results shown by foreign athletes in the corresponding disciplines in the World Cups and Europe. In case of compliance of the results shown by the athlete of the Rostov region – on Paralympic sport in the championships of Russia, to gaining a gold, silver or bronze medal in the World Cup or Europe, the following sizes of awards at compliance to gaining medals are established by the member of sports national team of Russia on: European championships: gold – 100.0 thousand rubles, silver – 75.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 50.0 thousand rubles. 1.5. In case of gaining several medals of an award to athletes are paid for each won medal. 1.6. To the trainers who were taking part in training of the athlete awards for each medal won by the athlete are established on: World Cups: gold – 75.0 thousand rubles, silver – 50.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 37.5 thousand rubles; European championships: gold – 50.0 thousand rubles, silver – 37.5 thousand rubles, bronze – 25.0 thousand rubles; world championships: gold – 37.5 thousand rubles, silver – 25.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 18.75 thousand rubles; championships of Europe: gold – 25.0 thousand rubles, silver – 18.75 thousand rubles, bronze – 12.5 thousand rubles; The XXIII Deaflympic summer games of 2017 to Samsun (Turkey): gold – 1000.0 thousand rubles, bronze – 500.0 thousand rubles; gold – 50.0 thousand rubles, silver – 37.5 thousand rubles. 1.61. For the period of suspension of membership of Russian Paralympic Committee in the International Paralympic Committee the award for the won athlete each medal in the sports championships of Russia included in program XVI of the summer Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo (Japan) in disciplines, the World Cups held according to programs and Europe in the current year, of 50 percent from the award paid to the athlete is paid to the trainer who was taking part in training of the athlete. 1.7. The size and recipients of grants and awards are established by orders of the Government of the Rostov region. 1.8. Payment of grants is made monthly, awards are paid following the results of competitions. 1.9. The ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region submits to the Ministry of Finance of the Rostov region documents according to an established order of execution of the regional budget. 1.10. The Ministry of Finance of the Rostov region carries out transfer of means to the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region according to order of execution of the regional budget. 1.11. The ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region transfers money into the personal accounts of recipients of grants and awards opened in credit institutions in the territory of the Russian Federation within 5 working days from the date of their receipt. 1.12. The ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region provides expenditure of means on purpose. 2. Order of making decision on purpose of grants and awards 2.1. Selection of candidates for receiving grants and awards is carried out by commission of experts on competitive selection of candidates for receiving grants and awards in the field of elite sport (further – the commission) on the basis of lists of athletes – candidates for sports national teams of Russia, documents of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation, the Russian Olympic Committee, the all-Russian sports federations. Selection criteria of candidates for receiving a grant are approved by the legal act of the ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region. In cases of change of the bases of appointment and payment of grants or decrease in sports indicators by athletes on a meeting of the commission the question of modification of lists of athletes is submitted for the receiving grants and (or) documents specified in the paragraph the first the present point. 2.2. The commission makes decisions an open voting on the basis of the criteria specified in Paragraph 2.1 of the present section. 2.3. The commission is competent to make decisions if at its meeting there are not less than 4/5 payrolls of her members. Each member of the commission possesses one voice. In case of equality of votes the chairman's voice at a meeting of the commission is decisive. 2.4. The decision of the commission is made out by the protocol which is signed by the chairman at a meeting and the secretary of the commission. 2.5. In case of absence of the chairman of the commission of power of the chairman are assigned to the vice-chairman of the commission. 2.6. The ministry of physical culture and sport of the Rostov region on the basis of the decision of the commission within one month provides introduction in accordance with the established procedure of the draft of the order of the Government of the Rostov region about appointment and payment of grants and awards. 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__label__wiki	0.880367	0.880367	ItaloBrothers Stamp On the Ground (Radio Edit) Summer Air My Life Is a Party (Radio Edit) Sleep When We're Dead (Video Edit) My Life Is a Party (R.I.O. Video Edit) Till You Drop My Life Is a Party Boom International Bonus Edit (International Bonus Edit) [feat. Carlprit] Stamp On the Ground So Small Stay - Single Let Go (feat. Kiesza) [Moodshift Remix] - Single Let Go (feat. Kiesza) - Single Ocean Breeze - Single Games - Single Till You Drop - Single Inside Out - Single Stamp! Manian DJ Gollum Basslovers United Dan Winter Kindervater Svenstrup & Vendelboe Bass In Your Face DJ Team About ItaloBrothers Formed in 2005 in Nordhorn, Germany by Matthias Metten, Zacharias Adrian, and Kristian Sandberg, the trio had previously worked together before forming the Italo dance-inspired ItaloBrothers. Their first release came in 2006 as part of the Zooland mini-compilation Italo EP, Vol.1 -- with their track "The Moon" heading the EP. The following year, the trio released the single Counting Down the Days, with the B-side featuring a cover of Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow." The track became so popular it was eventually released on its own, with a slew of remixes by the likes of Bassrockerz and Dan Winter. The single Colours of the Rainbow, a collaboration with Tune Up!, was released the same year, and the trio soon became a draw across Europe with their brand of hands-up trance and Italo dance. Over the next few years, the trio released a selection of singles, with many charting in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden including Stamp on the Ground. 2010 saw the release of their debut album, Stamp!, which collected a bevy of their club tracks, including all their previous singles. With the musical landscape around them changing, the trio added elements of EDM and dubstep to their sound while remaining true to their Italo roots. Singles such as 2012's My Life Is a Party and 2013's This Is Nightlife continued to hit European charts; the trio continued to release tracks while embracing the EDM sound championed by the likes of Hardwell and Afrojack. 2016 saw the release of the anthemic Generation Party. 2017's more laid-back single Summer Air, hit the Top Ten charts across Europe, including the number two spot on the Nordic singles chart, their highest ever placement. The more pop-focused single, Sorry, appeared in October 2017. ~ Rich Wilson Nordhorn, Germany	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1055
__label__wiki	0.991362	0.991362	Texas waitress gets $2K tip but restaurant refuses to give her a cent By Jackie Salo 1 All about the Florida home Trump will live in after the White House 2 'I love what they did': Snoop Dogg on Trump granting clemency to pal 3 Harry Brant, son of billionaire Peter Brant and supermodel Stephanie Seymour, dead at 24 4 Trump commutes sentence of Snoop Dogg pal Michael 'Harry O' Harris 5 ‘Bachelorette’ Clare Crawley and Dale Moss break up months after engagement December 2, 2020 \| 11:18am \| Updated December 3, 2020 \| 10:10am Miami eatery starts off 2021 with a whopping $2,021 tip ‘We’re a team’: Waitress shares $1K Christmas tip with her co-workers Waitress takes home $2K tip after claiming she was stiffed by restaurant Man drops whopping tip for one beer at restaurant closing due to COVID-19 A Texas waitress says she was thrilled to receive a $2,000 tip on a bill — only to find out from the restaurant that she won’t take home a single cent. Emily Bauer, 21, had only been a server for about two weeks when she was scheduled for a busy Sunday shift at Red Hook Seafood and Bar in San Antonio, news station KVUE reported. While working all the tables, she kept apologizing to a man seated in her section for the service “being slow.” “He was like ‘It’s okay, I’ve owned restaurants and I understand how it is to be a server.’ I was like ‘thank you for understanding,'” Bauer told The Post. “He was like ‘You know what just cancel the drinks, cancel the rest of everything and just give me my ticket.'” Bauer said she didn’t notice at first that he had given her a $2,000 tip and wrote a note that said, “Merry Christmas! Keep working hard!” “I was like ‘oh my gosh’ and I started crying. I was like ‘wow’ and I tried seeing if he was still at the restaurant but he had left already,” Bauer told The Post. She imagined how she would be able to spoil her two sons, who are 2 years and 5 months old. “The first thing that I thought of was my kids. I would be able to finally have a Christmas to give them whatever they want or whatever they need,” she said. But she said her excitement was quickly dashed when the restaurant told her that they can’t process a tip larger than $500. “I was sitting at a table and the other servers were congratulating me and [my manager] came over and was like, ‘Rule No. 1. Never accept a tip like that because you’re never going to get it,'” Bauer said. A waitress in Texas received a $2,000 tip but was told she couldn’t keep it. Bauer said another server suggested that the restaurant give her four separate tips of $500 but they refused. It is unclear why the restaurant couldn’t process $500 of the $2,000 tip to give to Bauer, in line with its limits. Bauer said her manager told her that the customer called up the restaurant after leaving the tip. “He said that he left a generous tip and wanted to see if I received it but she said that they couldn’t process it,” Bauer said. “He said ‘I don’t understand why it’s not being taken out if I have that money in my account.” When she asked to call him to express her gratitude, her manager said that they didn’t have his contact information. “I told them whether I can get it or not I just want to thank him. Doing something like that means you have a really big heart,” she said. But she said she feels helpless because she’s had a “rough year” and had been “praying for something like this.” “It’s been really hard to look for a job. My boyfriend was working but got laid off because of COVID,” she said. “For somebody to just block my blessings, it’s just like what can I do about it?” The restaurant didn’t immediately respond to request for comment. Filed under christmas , restaurants , texas , tips , 12/2/20 Barack Obama slams 'Defund the police' as 'snappy' movemen... ‘Bachelor’ alum Arie Luyendyk Jr. and wife Lauren reveal sex of twins ‘Bachelor’ alum Arie Luyendyk Jr. and wife Lauren reveal sex of twins	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1056
__label__wiki	0.862342	0.862342	Gutting Guest Worker Rights: Migrant Labor Bill Cuts Protections By Nicole Erwin Photo: Nicole Erwin Roberto Gonzales and six other workers came from Nayarit, Mexico, to work on a Garrard County, Kentucky, tobacco farm using a guest worker program called the H-2A visa. The Department of Labor program guarantees a wage in Kentucky of $10.92 an hour. But Gonzales said the workers were only getting between $3 and $8 per hour. So they went on strike. Within a month the workers had won a settlement. Gonzales knew what he was owed because it is all in a contract through the guest worker program. “When we first came from Mexico we were given an information sheet that told us what our rights were, what the contract was,” Gonzales said through a translator. He said the contract included a number to call in case the wages and other compensation guarantees were not being fulfilled. Elizabeth Sanders Stephen Bartlett of FLOC (left) with striking farm workers Lamberto Gonzales, Fernando Guzman, Francisco Gonzales, Hernan Quezada, Jose Gonzales, Cristian Santillan, Adolfo Osorio; and Felix Garza of the National Farm Worker Ministry. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee represented the workers and has organized other H-2A guest workers at farms across the South and Midwest. The union says it took years of negotiating to secure wage, housing, and transportation guarantees in the H-2A program. Now they fear a bill in Congress could eliminate all of these protections. The Agricultural Guestworker Act, more commonly called the H-2C bill, has passed the House Judiciary Committee with a promise to eliminate red tape in the visa program. Red Tape, or Rights? “What does red tape mean?” Lorette Picciano asked. She directs the Rural Coalition, an alliance of small producers and farm workers in the U.S. and Mexico. Alexandra Kanik \| Ohio Valley ReSource “Red tape means not being burdened by regulations. Well, what do some of the regulations do? They support the rights of workers,” she said. “You are going to be more profitable if you do not provide workers rights. Let’s be clear, that’s what would be happening.” Under the H-2C proposal, supervision of guest workers would move from the Department of Labor to the Departments of Agriculture and Homeland Security. This new program would end the H-2A employer requirement to provide housing and transportation and would reduce the number of guaranteed work hours. The prevailing wage requirement would also be removed, requiring employers to base pay on state minimum wage rates. “And that leaves the worker more vulnerable and unable to negotiate with the employer on any terms of their employment,” Picciano said. These changes, she said, place the workers in a precarious position. The number of farmers using H-2A visa workers has more than doubled over the past five years, and 12 percent of those applying were in the Ohio Valley region, which hosted more than eight thousand guest workers last year. The jump in H-2A applications is partly because the worker shortage is getting worse, according to employers. In the Ohio Valley, a large portion of the H-2A applications come from tobacco growers. Employers are required to advertise positions to domestic workers before they can apply for guest workers. West Kentucky tobacco producer Jim Kelly has worked with the crop for more than 50 years. Each year he hires 17 or so migrant workers to get his 150-acre crop out of the ground and to the market. Nicole Erwin \| Ohio Valley ReSource Workers strip and sort tobacco leaves on the Kelly farm. “This is Jose, he is one of them that has been with me the longest,” Kelly said as he introduced workers on his farm. “He can do anything. He’s the welder, he’s a mechanic.” Kelly explained that harvesting tobacco requires skill and hard work. On this day, the workers were stripping tobacco, which requires workers to grade leaves as they selectively remove them from each stalk. This stage of tobacco processing is less labor intensive than harvesting, and the work is done in a barn, out of the elements. Kelly said the farmer in Garrard County, Kentucky, who refused to pay his workers their contracted wage was in the wrong. But he said that a flat rate wage for all work doesn’t make sense either. “We are having to pay a pretty hefty price for stripping tobacco as well as the same price we pay for the hard labor cutting it. We wish there was a difference in that. It used to be about a dollar-and-a-half to two dollars difference, and these guys would work for that,” Kelly said. “Too Technical” The H-2A prevailing wage requirement does not allow for varied rates of pay. Like Kentucky, West Virginia’s rate is set at $10.92 and in Ohio it is $13.01. The H-2C bill would eliminate those wage rate floors and allow employers to deduct 10 percent of the workers’ wage to be repaid once they return to their home countries. This is intended as an incentive for workers to not overstay their visas. Getting the workers back to the farm each year is another problem, Kelly said. “It’s a very complicated process in order for me to bring a guy in,” he said. “And most of the time I’m bringing someone who has been coming here for 17 years anyway, some of them a little longer than that.” If a name is misspelled on an application, that can delay the process by several weeks. Often, labor decisions have to be determined before his tobacco contracts have been made. Tobacco lined up for processing in Jim Kelly’s barn. Competition Caveats The Labor Department’s H-2A program allows unlimited visa entry for agriculture field workers only. The H-2C bill would expand the industries eligible to apply to include dairy and meat and seafood processors to the program. The bill would also cap visas at 500,000 workers per year, with an option to expand the number of visas by 10 percent a year if that cap is reached. Picciano says this increases competition in an already limited workforce and the lower wages in the H-2C bill will pit worker against worker. “If you think about all the workers that are currently undocumented in the United States, if you really wanted a long-term workforce, more efforts should be put into regularizing their immigration status and recruiting them as workers,” Picciano said. The dairy industry is perhaps the biggest supporter of the H-2C bill. John Hollay, vice president of government relations for the National Milk Producers Federation, said more than half of workers employed by the dairy industry are foreign born. The reality, he said, is not a lot of Americans want to work on dairy farms. “Our industry is in desperate need of a solution,” Hollay said. “Unlike other industries in the agriculture sector we lack access to any legal visa program. That has put a tremendous strain on both our producers and their employees as they try to fill these jobs.” The H-2C bill isn’t perfect, “but it’s the only game in town,” Hollay said. “And we wanted to make sure that we were part of the conversation to make sure that it works as effective as it can for dairy farmers.” A competing bill, The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017, is sponsored by California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez, both Democrats. The legislation aims to shield farm workers from deportation and put them on a path to earned legal status and eventual citizenship. Hollay said the Feinstein-Gutierrez bill doesn’t have a chance in a Republican Congress. Picciano said there is definitely a need to address the issues of the agricultural workforce but the H-2C bill is not the way to do that. “There are not enough employees to harvest what is currently growing on the farms around the country,” she said. “But massively expanding the competition between new immigrant workers and workers and undocumented workers that are already here is not the way to solve that problem.” At Jim Kelly’s farm, this year’s crop is running behind, and Kelly’s worried his workers’ 9-month contract will expire before work is done. Tobacco barns in western Kentucky. “I mean, why can’t these guys have passports? And they can come and go and let the government take the adequate fees,” he said. Kelly said he doesn’t care if the card is blue or purple, but the process has to be streamlined. A year-round, steady work force is something that all sectors of the agriculture industry agree is needed. Farmers like Kelly want a program that’s easier to use. Workers want one that protects their rights. But immigration and jobs are often divisive in Congress. Any bill will need to find a balance in order to move further than the House floor. Rachel Garringer of partner station WMMT contributed to this report. dairy farm workers immigrant labor Immigration tobacco	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1059
__label__wiki	0.723613	0.723613	onlinereadfreenovel.com ←Home Hells Corner Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in #1 bestselling author David Baldacci's most stunning adventure yet.An attack on the heart of power . . . In sight of the White House . . . At a place known as . . . HELL'S CORNERJohn Carr, aka Oliver Stone-once the most skilled assassin his country ever had-stands in Lafayette Park in front of the White House, perhaps for the last time. The president has personally requested that Stone serve his country again on a high-risk, covert mission. Though he's fought for decades to leave his past career behind, Stone has no choice but to say yes.Then Stone's mission changes drastically before it even begins. It's the night of a state dinner honoring the British prime minister. As he watches the prime minister's motorcade leave the White House that evening, a bomb is detonated in Lafayette Park, an apparent terrorist attack against both leaders. It's in the chaotic aftermath that Stone takes on a new, more urgent assignment: find those responsible for the bombing.British MI-6 agent Mary Chapman becomes Stone's partner in the search for the unknown attackers. But their opponents are elusive, capable, and increasingly lethal; worst of all, it seems that the park bombing may just have been the opening salvo in their plan. With nowhere else to turn, Stone enlists the help of the only people he knows he can trust: the Camel Club. Yet that may be a big mistake.In the shadowy worlds of politics and intelligence, there is no one you can really trust. Nothing is really what it seems to be. And Hell's Corner truly lives up to its name. This may be Oliver Stone's and the Camel Club's last stand. Mystery & Detective / Thrillers & Crime From David Baldacci-the #1 bestselling author of The Whole Truth and First Family-comes his most timely, surprising, and heart-stopping thriller, DELIVER US FROM EVIL. Evan Waller is a monster . . . He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything . . . and anyone. In search of new opportunities, Waller has just begun a new business venture: one that could lead to millions of deaths all over the globe. On his trail is Shaw, the mysterious operative from The Whole Truth, who has tracked Waller to Provence and must prevent him from closing his latest deal. But someone else is pursuing Waller: Reggie Campion, an agent for a secret vigilante group headquartered in a musty old English estate-and she has an agenda of her own. Hunting the same man and unaware of each other's mission, Shaw and Reggie will be caught in a deadly duel of nerves and wits. Hitchcockian in its intimate buildup of suspense and filled with the remarkable characters, breathtaking plot turns, and blockbuster finale that are David Baldacci's hallmarks, DELIVER US FROM EVIL is one of the most gripping thrillers of the year. One by one the bizarre murders frustrate and torment Lt. Kinderman , the homicide detective from The Exorcist. A boy, crucified; a priest, decapitated; another priest slain; a nurse, slaughtered — all bear the Zodiac mark of the Gemini Killer. BUT ... the Gemini Killer has been dead for 12 years — Lt. Kinderman stalks the brutal and elusive killer down the dark streets. Until ,finally, in desperation he dares to cross the boundary that separates the living from the dead. Horror / Mystery & Detective / Thrillers & Crime / Fantasy An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world. And now the search for answers is leading Lady Kara Kensington; her friend Safia al-Maaz, the gallery's brilliant and beautiful curator; and their guide, the international adventurer Omaha Dunn, into a world they never dreamed existed: a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert. But others are being drawn there as well, some with dark and sinister purposes. And the many perils of a death-defying trek deep into the savage heart of the Arabian Peninsula pale before the nightmare waiting to be unearthed at journey's end: an ageless and awesome power that could create a utopia. . . or destroy everything humankind has built over countless millennia. Actions & Adventure / Thrillers & Crime JOHN GRISHAM'S FIRST ORIGINAL E-SHORT In this standalone prequel to his #1 bestseller ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham tells the story of how Sebastian Rudd finally found someone he could trust to be his driver, bodyguard, law clerk, and partner. Sebastian Rudd, rogue lawyer, defends people other lawyers won't go near. It's controversial and dangerous work, which is why Sebastian needs his bodyguard/assistant/sidekick: Partner. So if Sebastian is just about the most unpopular lawyer in town, why is Partner so loyal to him? How did they meet? And what's the real story of this man of few words who's as good with a gun as he is with the law? The surprising answers are all in PARTNERS, John Grisham's first exclusively digital short story. The Girl Who Disappeared Twice She couldn't stop it.Not then.Not now. If she'd only turned her head, she would have seen the car containing her daughter, struggling to get out. Struggling to escape her kidnapper. Despite all her years determining the fates of families, veteran family court judge Hope Willis couldn't save her own. Now she's frantically grasping at any hope for Krissy's rescue. Her husband dead–set against it, she calls Casey Woods and her team of renegade investigators,Forensic Instincts. A behaviorist.A techno–wizard.An intuitive.A former Navy SEAL. Unconventional operatives.All with unique talents and personal reasons for being part of Casey's group, they'll do whatever it takes. Able to accurately read people after the briefest of encounters, Casey leads her crew to Krissy's home. There, she picks up the signs of a nervous spouse, a guilty conscience, a nanny that hides on her cell. She watches as secrets beg to creep into the open. Forensic Instincts will dig through each tiny clue and eliminate the clutter. But time is running out, and even working around the clock, the authorities are bound by the legal system. Not so Casey's team. For they know that the difference between Krissy coming back alive and disappearing forever could be as small as a suspect's rapid breathing, or as deep as Hope's dark family history. Mystery & Detective / Thrillers & Crime / History & Fiction The Woman Left Behind Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization, and she really likes it. She likes the money, she likes the coolness factor—and it was very cool, even for Washington, DC. She liked being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the climate-controlled comfort of the control room. But when Jina displays a really high aptitude for spatial awareness and action, she’s reassigned to work as an on-site drone operator in the field with one of the GO-teams, an elite paramilitary unit. The only problem is she isn’t particularly athletic, to put it mildly, and in order to be fit for the field, she has to learn how to run and swim for miles, jump out of a plane, shoot a gun...or else be out of a job. Team leader Levi, call sign Ace, doesn’t have much confidence in Jina--who he dubbed Babe as soon as he heard her raspy, sexy voice--making it through the rigors of training. The last thing he needs is some tech geek holding them back from completing a dangerous, covert operation. In the following months, however, no one is more surprised than he when Babe, who hates to sweat, begins to thrive in her new environment, displaying a grit and courage that wins her the admiration of her hardened, battle-worn teammates. What’s even more surprising is that the usually very disciplined GO-team leader can’t stop thinking about kissing her smart, stubborn mouth…or the building chemistry and tension between them. Meanwhile, a powerful Congresswoman is working behind the scenes to destroy the GO-teams, and a trap is set to ambush Levi’s squad in Syria. While the rest of the operatives set off on their mission, Jina remains at the base to control the surveillance drone, when the base is suddenly attacked with explosives. Thought dead by her comrades, Jina escapes to the desert where, brutally tested beyond measure, she has to figure out how to stay undetected by the enemy and make it to her crew in time before they’re exfiltrated out of the country. But Levi never leaves a soldier behind, especially the brave woman he’s fallen for. He’s bringing back the woman they left behind, dead or alive. Romance & Love / History & Fiction / Thrillers & Crime Adriana Noir The lines are drawn. After stumbling across news of Project Blue and all it entails, Sebastian is left reeling. He realizes the world as he knows it and the lives of everyone he loves now hangs in a delicate balance. Bit by bit, new pieces come into play and it seems following Marx’s orders are the only way to survive the potential aftermath—but at what cost? If the ruthless commander succeeds, SKALS will become an all-consuming regime that brings the world to its knees. If he rebels, Marx will kill him and go after everyone he loves, including Taylor and their unborn child. But the burden of guilt rests heavy. The brief glimpses of life and love he’s experienced have opened the jaded agent’s eyes and he can’t help but wonder, with SKALS at the helm, what kind of existence would anyone lead?No matter which path Sebastian chooses, he stands to lose everything he’s ever loved. Taylor is in more danger than ever, and with other government agencies closing in, he quickly discovers there is nowhere to run—nowhere to turn. Resolve will crumble. Alliances will shift, and SKALS will be torn apart from the inside out. Their life is in violent upheaval, but there is no looking back. No second chances. In order to save himself and the woman he loves, Sebastian might have to take a final stance against Marx and the brutal organization he leads, but taking the man down won’t be easy.The drums of war beat louder. Only time will tell who, and what, will remain standing in the end. Young Adult / Thrillers & Crime The citizens of Moonlight Cove, California, are changing. Some are losing touch with their deepest emotions. Others are surrendering to their wildest urges. And the few who remain unchanged are absolutely terrified-if not brutally murdered in the dead of night. Dean R. Koontz, the bestselling master of suspense, invites you into the shocking world of Moonlight Cove-where four unlikely survivors face a terror beyond the darkest realms of human nature. Here is the ultimate masterpiece of fear by the one and only Dean R. Koontz. . . Horror / Thrillers & Crime After the Darkness Grace Brookstein lived a luxurious lifestyle despite the economic free fall in the US. Then suddenly her billionaire husband Lenny mysteriously disappeares in a tragic sailing accident. Along with Lenny's disappearance, Lenny's hedge fund, the Quorum, that has a $75 billion investment is also missing and everyone believes that Grace stole the money. She was convicted and imprisoned. Grace believed that she is framed. Now alone and no one to turn to, she is determined to find out who is framing her and is desperate for revenge. Tell Me Your Dreams Computer whiz Ashley Patterson is convinced she is being stalked. Coworker Toni Prescott has a penchant for Internet dating and little time for anyone else. And Alette Peters prefers quiet weekends in the arms of a beefcake artist. They know virtually nothing about each other--until the three women are linked by a murder investigation that will lead to one of the most bizarre trials of the century. One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin -- code name: "The Needle" -- who holds the key to ultimate Nazi victory. Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is beginning to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life. All will come to a terrifying conclusion in Ken Follett's unsurpassed and unforgettable masterwork of suspense, intrigue, and the dangerous machinations of the human heart. History & Fiction / Thrillers & Crime Full Dark, No Stars A new collection of four never-before-published stories from Stephen King. 1922 The story opens with the confession of Wilfred James to the murder of his wife, Arlette, following their move to Hemingford, Nebraska onto land willed to Arlette by her father. Big Driver Mystery writer, Tess, has been supplementing her writing income for years by doing speaking engagements with no problems. But following a last-minute invitation to a book club 60 miles away, she takes a shortcut home with dire consequences. Fair Extension Harry Streeter, who is suffering from cancer, decides to make a deal with the devil but, as always, there is a price to pay. A Good Marriage Darcy Anderson learns more about her husband of more than twenty years than she would have liked to know when she literally stumbles upon a box under a worktable in their garage. Night Chills Designed by top scientists and unleashed in a monstrous conspiracy, night chills are seizing the men and women of Black River--driving them to acts of rape and murder. The nightmare is real. And death is the only cure. . . #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz unleashes a contagion on a small Maine town—one that triggers the darkest desires of the soul. The Judas Strain "ju-das strain, n. A scientific term for an organism that drives an entire species to extinction" A master at combining historical and scientific intrigue with cutting-edge adventure, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Map of Bones" and "Black Order" James Rollins returns with his most relentless, high-octane thriller to date--a terrifying story of an ancient menace reborn to plague the modern world . . . and of an impossible hope that lies hidden in the most shocking place imaginable: "within the language of angels. " From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind--a disease that's unknown, unstoppable . . . and deadly. But it is merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow. Aboard a cruise liner transformed into a makeshift hospital, Dr. Lisa Cummings and Monk Kokkalis--operatives of the shadowy covert organization SIGMA Force--search for answers to the bizarre affliction that has inexplicably washed ashore. But there are others with far less altruistic intentions. In a savage and sudden coup, terrorists hijack the vessel, turning a mercy ship into a floating bio-weapons lab. At a Fourth of July celebration a world away, SIGMA's commander Gray Pierce thwarts the murderous schemes of a beautiful assassin--a would-be killer who holds the first clue to the discovery of a possible cure. With the fate of every man, woman, and child on Earth hanging in the balance, Pierce joins forces with the woman who wanted him dead, and together they embark upon an astonishing quest--one that winds through Venetian tombs, Byzantine cathedrals, and jungle-encrusted ruins--following the trail of the most fabled explorer in history: "Marco Polo. " But time is an enemy as a worldwide pandemic grows rapidly out of control. And as a relentless madman dogs their every step, Pierce and his unlikely ally are being pulled into an astonishing mystery buried deep in antiquity and in humanity's genetic code. And as the seconds tick closer to doomsday, Pierce will realize he can truly trust no one--not the bewitching enigma who runs at his side or even those who are closest to him--for any one of them could be . . . "a Judas. " 1 ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ... 268 A Reclusive Heart The Twilight Saga 4: Breaking Dawn Until November Double Time Wicked Nights The Camel Club The Outliers The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window In Bed with a Highlander Marked (Eternal Guardians #1) The Right Path Courting Catherine The Playboy Prince Uncover Me Night Shield Forged in Steele Misadventures of a Backup Bride The Protector The Andromeda Strain	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1066
__label__cc	0.717375	0.282625	2017-07-27 (Thu): 3-in-1 workshop (Karen Foo, Nicholas Koh, Daniel Foo) This OTCS workshop will have two parts by three different speakers. Plus we’ll be having a BONUS Segment by the venue sponsor. Part one: Secrets to Making Money from the Forex Markets Suitable for: Forex traders Speaker: Karen Foo Being a seminar junkie in the past, hopping from one trading seminar to another, coupled with reading tons of articles on the internet, I’ve went through 3 years of struggling before I became consistently profitable. I’ve since spent that time studying and learning from my own mistakes as well as from other people’s mistakes. I’ve also researched on the common set of habits, mindset and strategies used by the world’s top traders and hedge fund managers. This workshop is designed both for beginners and intermediate traders to help them get started the right way, increasing their probability of acquiring winning trades and help them adopt the mindsets and habits of elite traders. Key learnings points: Why Forex trading is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Top 3 mistakes that 90% of the Forex traders make 3 vital components of successful trading 4-step blueprint to becoming a successful Forex trader 3 proven secret strategies I use to profit from the markets How to trade support and resistance the proper way and avoiding false breakouts How to use moving averages to capture the momentum and increase your winning probability Trading psychology of the world’s top traders Who can benefit by attending: Beginner traders who want to learn how to start trading without having to go through years of searching for information online and attending multiple seminars Experienced traders who would like to learn a system that is proven and tested or improve on their trading psychology Part two: How to enhance your portfolio by trading options Suitable for: Existing options traders Speaker: Nicholas Koh and Daniel Foo The importance of Trade Dominance How to identify Economic Gravity Options Spread Trading Learn how current Global Economic and Geo-Political Situations will affect market trends Understand why the old economy is being disrupted by technological breakthroughs See how much of a Portfolio Manager’s AUM is really allocated to “Trading” Learn how Implied Volatility affect Option Prices On the contrary, what is more important than trading strategies, will be understanding the fundamental intricacies of how option prices react to Implied-Volatiltiy and Skewness. Option trading is a 5-dimensional product and once you understand that, it will take your trading to whole new level. This is the notion that “mainstreet” has failed to teach and where they lack, we fill this huge gap in a revolutionary way. As part of any holistic portfolio management methodology, options will be used for hedging and income-generation purposes. Market-Neutral trading and Cost-Basis Reduction for hedges are core strategies we will teach in our Masterclass that will be offered at the end of the workshop. Existing options traders About speaker: Karen Foo As a Forex trader, Karen won the title as the #1 youth trader in a nationwide Forex trading contest, she has spoken to traders, investors and working professionals to turn them into elite traders. She has spoken in local investment conferences such as ShowFX, SMART expo and featured on FX Trader magazine. She also was ranked top 10 out of 3000 traders from over 30 countries in an FX Street trading contest. Karen graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in finance and have studied various markets during her university years, which includes options, securities, index, futures and currency markets. As a financial trainer, she has shared the stage with some of the top investment gurus and CEOs of Singapore and is the contest judge for numerous public speaking contests held around Singapore, ranging from club level to the national level contests. Being also a motivational speaker, Karen is actively involved in speaking at various conferences, expos and publicly-held events in Singapore and Malaysia. She has also been invited to speak to an audience of leaders from Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. Growing up as a victim of bullying for over 10 years and witnessing her family breaking apart, she has gone on to inspire thousands of youths, working executives and leaders of various companies with her stories. Having also been an underdog in academics and speaking, she later went on to win numerous awards in public speaking contests and scholarships. She has inspired thousands to live their wildest dreams. She is the co-author of a book, “Turning Ideas into Profit” written with 9 Asia’s leading experts and professional speakers. Karen is also the contributing author of an investment book titled “Your Cash Moves” (foreword by Adam Khoo, Asia’s Top Success Coach). More details on her website here: www.karen-foo.com About speaker: Nicholas Koh Nicholas was a trader born prior to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) back in 2007. The events that ensued shaped him to become a skeptical empiricist, his realism and candid talk is often misunderstood as dire pessimism for the global economy. He started as a proprietary trader in 2011 at Indigo Atlantic Pte Ltd, a Quantitative Hedge Fund involved in running trading strategies that benefit from convexity and asymmetry of a ‘long Gamma’ payoff profile. Some strategies have been conceptualised from the gaming industry, where money is made over time over a large number of small transactions based on statistical edges. In 2014, during his 1-year 10-month stint in the Singapore Armed Forces, he ran a Statistical-Arbitrage Book with a couple of close friends. The team specifically traded the Euro-Swiss Franc cross, taking advantage of the Swiss National Bank’s daily efforts to defend flows. Nicholas is currently a Portfolio Manager at Ark Investment Corp Pte Ltd, a managed money family office that specialises in Volatility and Global Macro solutions. He has a great passion for philosophy on risk-taking and monetary history. He spends most of his time studying the demise of ancient civilisations and how the modern world of “high-finance” lines up to mistakes made by history. About speaker: Daniel Foo 19th Oct 1987 Monday evening, Daniel attended his first lesson in Financial Futures at the IBF. His dad lost money and asked if he still wanted to pursue the financial career path. He started as a broker in Standard Chartered Futures covering U.S. & Singapore Simex Futures Options before moving on to bullion dealing later part. At Peregrine Derivatives, he was responsible for institutional sales, promoting the LME metal trading and hedging business to the extent of facilitating physical cargo transactions which ultimately led him to China entirely for 12 years. In his personal capacity, he was fascinated with Options and back in the early 90s he recalls, risk analytics were certainly not at a touch of a click. The passion for learning and practising the craft over and over again for progress and success is inevitable, he believes. He did. He still does. 90% of his Portfolio is in Options and they are 100% Spread Options. He holds an Advance Diploma in business administration and is a full-time Trader since back to Singapore in 2014. (Or join as a member at venue for just S$60/yr – Time limited offer!) Date: 27 Jul 2017 (Thu) Time: 7pm – 9.30pm (Registration starts 6.30pm) Venue: 333 North Bridge Road, #03-00 KH KEA Building. Singapore 188721 (map) It’s the building with McDonald’s, next to Bras Basah Complex. 2017-05-31 (Wed): Thematic Investing in Volatile Markets – Victor Wong 2017-08-05 (Sat): Market outlook for rest of 2017 by Robin Ho	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1067
__label__wiki	0.547433	0.547433	BHAGATJI MAHARAJ PDF Home » Life » BHAGATJI MAHARAJ PDF Gunatitanand Swami pointed to Bhagatji Maharaj as the second guru in line after Shriji Maharaj. Childhood Bhagatji Maharaj’s real name was Pragji. He was. Author: Mobei Gajinn Country: Senegal Uploader: Daibei Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India Parents Mother: Pragji could always be found at the mandir, where the young children gathered around him and listened to his great talks about worshipping God. Brahmaswarup Shri Pragji Bhakta: He lived a life of tremendous endeavour and unfailing faith according to the wishes of his guru Gunatitanand Swami. According to Gunatitanand Swami’s wish, Pragji Bhagat left home and joined in the construction work of the new haveli mansion in Junagadh. They let the dog on the road on which Bhagatji Maharaj was walking from the other end. Bhagatji Maharaj died on 7 November This article needs additional citations for verification. These ascetics wear orange robes and lead a life, refraining from worldly pleasures. For example, the content of a Protestant Bible may differ from the content of a Catholic Bible, the word canon comes from the Sumerian word meaning standard. In Nepal, it is said that he met King Rana Bahadur Shah, as a result, the king ,aharaj all the ascetics he had imprisoned 9. The Untouchable communities are sometimes called Scheduled Castes, Dalit or Harijan in contemporary literature, inDalits were Govardhan Puja — For Vaishnavas, this day commemorates the incident in the Bhagavata Puran when Krishna lifted Govardhan Hill to provide the villagers of Vrindavan shelter from torrential rains. To learn more about Mahant Swami Maharaj, please mahagaj here. This manaraj done by means of a document, called the Desh Vibhag Lekh. YouTube Videos [show more]. It is also thought that the practices of the sadhus help to burn off their karma. However, it is argued that this was not the case and he was not reinstated at all and evidence also suggest otherwise. Bhagatji Maharaj Seekers look to him for guidance and strength to overcome bhagagji devotees pray to him asking for protection against evil forces. This initial contact with Gopalanand Swami whetted Pragji’s appetite for Satsang and he made a dedicated effort to remain in the company of Gopalanand Swami in Vadtal as often as possible. Mahaaraj fourth day of Diwali is also the first day of the new year in the Vikram Samvat calendar, therefore, the rituals surrounding Annakut are closely linked with the rituals of the five days of Diwali. The classical authors scarcely speak of anything other than the varnas, as it provided a convenient shorthand, upon independence from Britain, the Indian Constitution listed 1, castes across the country as Scheduled Castes infor positive discrimination. CRESTRON DM-CBL-8G-P-SP500 PDF As Bhagatji Maharaj advanced in age, he appointed Shastri Yagnapurushdas, later known as Shastriji Maharaj, mharaj his spiritual successor. The Guru Through his service and obedience to Gunatitanand Swami, Pragji Bhagat was blessed with the God-realised state gunatit sthiti. The festival often draws a crowd, including the Chaube brahmins of Mathura. August Learn how and when to remove this template message. Fourteen days after Ramanand Swami died, Neelkanth Varni, now known as Sahajanand Swami and it was during this meeting that Swaminarayan introduced what he termed the father of all Mantras and described it as maha. Thus seen as benefiting society, sadhus are supported by donations from many people, however, reverence of sadhus is by no means universal in India. Mahant Swami Maharaj b. Shiva is in the form of a yogi, adorned with the symbols of simplicity and asceticism. Apart from traditional Hindu scriptures, the sect has more than three thousand works written by its members, the most important are the Shikshapatri and the Vachanamrut. Anoopam Mission – in search of the ultimate They put the Tilak and Kumkum, usually worn on the forehead by the devotees of Swaminarayan Sampraday, on the forehead of a dog. Krishna did not approve of bagatji since he desired that the villagers not pray to distant gods, Indra was angered upon seeing the villagers devotion diverted away from him and toward Krishna. He is Swaminarayan’s divine abode, and Swaminarayan is not even an atom’s distance away from him. All the promises [of attaining spiritual realization] I have made to you will be fulfilled by the Jogi of Junagadh an allusion to Gunatitanand Swami. For Protestantism, this mahharaj the book canon – the Jewish Tanakh of majaraj books bhabatji differently, some denominations also include the 15 books of the Apocrypha between the Old Testament and the New Testament, for a total of 81 books. He took the name Nilkanth Varni while on his journey, to find such an ashram, Nilkanth Varni asked the following five questions on the basic Vaishnava Vedanta categories, What is Jiva. Scholars believe it to be named after the Vedic tribe of Bharatas in the second millennium B. In one incident, Gunatitanand Swami commented that the mango trees of a particular grove were drying up and withering. Those same instructions and empowerments have been passed down to each of the enlightened gurus in an unbroken spiritual lineage for almost two hundred years. Aghori sadhus may claim to keep company with ghosts and live in cemeteries as part of their holy path, indian culture tends to emphasise an infinite number of paths to God, such that sadhus, and the varieties bbhagatji tradition they continue, have their place. LECCION ESCUELA SABATICA PDF Bhagatji Maharaj – Life Various accounts indicate an association between Mulji and Swaminarayan, who was born four years before Mulji. Inhis guru handed over the leadership bhagatj the Uddhav Sampraday to him before his death, Sahajanand Swami held a gathering and taught the Swaminarayan Mantra. Today, especially in popular pilgrimage cities, posing as a sadhu can be a means of acquiring income for non-devout beggars, there are naked sadhus who wear their hair in thick dreadlocks called jata. This page was last edited on 16 Novemberat A Ganesha-centric Panchayatana “five deities”, from the Smarta tradition: It contains ancient metropolitan cities bhagatjj the Indus Valley such as Lothal, Dholavira, the ancient city of Lothal was where Indias first port was established. Gujarat is home maharak the Gujarati-speaking people of India, the bhagtji encompasses some sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, such as Lothal and Dholavira. During this journey, he did welfare activities and after 9 years and 11 months of this journey, inhe was initiated into the Uddhav sampradaya by his guru, Swami Ramanand, and was given the name Sahajanand Swami. Gujarat was one of the centres of the Indus Valley Civilization. He travelled throughout the world, dedicating his life to the bhagtaji of others, fostering love, peace, majaraj, righteousness, faith in God, and service to humanity. He lived a life of an ideal sadhu, dedicated to the devotion of God, service bhagathi others, and sharing of profound wisdom. His large ears portray him as an excellent listener. Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone. On the day of annakuthe went to the local mandir and gave a discourse in front of the thousands who had come for his final darshan. Pushyagupta, a Vaishya, was appointed governor of Saurashtra by the Mauryan regime and he ruled Giringer and built a dam on the Sudarshan lake. Swaminarayan propagated a philosophy called Vishistadvaita, which says that God is supreme, has a form, is the all-doer and is completely independent. 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__label__wiki	0.789903	0.789903	KGUN - Tucson Scripps Challenger MS art teacher gets creative, makes art kits for students Teachers all over the country have had to deal with the difficult challenge of teaching remotely. Snow lies knee-deep in the pastoral town of Gulmarg, or “meadow of flowers,” on Indian-controlled Kashmir's high plateau. With its blanket of white, the idyllic hill station is seeing tourists again fill its hotels and ski, sledge and trek its Himalayan landscape. The heavy influx of tourists is a dramatic change for the tourism industry in disputed Kashmir, which faced the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and harsh curbs on civil rights India imposed in the region in August 2019. A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. The Bangkok Criminal Court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of violating the country’s lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said. “Today’s court verdict is shocking and sends a spine-chilling signal that not only criticisms of the monarchy won’t be tolerated, but they will also be severely punished,” said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for the group Human Rights Watch.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1082
__label__wiki	0.646501	0.646501	Column: Remote learning takes a toll on students’ mental health. But returning to classrooms won’t be easy either. Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune One of the loudest arguments for sending kids back inside their classrooms despite a raging pandemic is the toll that e-learning is taking on their mental health. Remote learning is lonely. It is fraught with technical glitches that leave kids feeling powerless and overwhelmed. It strips the school experience of the spontaneity and laughter and lessons and friendships that spring up in hallways and classrooms and lunchrooms and playgrounds. It removes face-to-face interactions with a whole layer of grown-ups who, if we’re lucky, help our kids feel believed in, invested in, protected, admired, challenged in all the best ways. Columns are opinion content that reflect the views of the writers. Clubs aren’t the same online. Group projects aren’t the same online. Band practice isn’t the same online. Social cues aren’t the same online. The benefits of sitting and learning with and from people who don’t look like you or live like you or worship like you or believe exactly what you do are diminished, at least a little bit, online. And these new challenges arrived when young people in America were already struggling mightily with their mental health. Suicides among U.S. teens and young adults had ballooned to the highest rates on record by 2017. Early data shows living through a pandemic has increased depression, anxiety and other mental health challenges for people of all ages, particularly in Black and Latino communities, where the coronavirus has disproportionately sickened and killed people. We should absolutely be prioritizing mental health in our discussions and decisions around COVID-19. It’s important to remember, though: Kids returning to classrooms while the coronavirus rages are swapping one imperfect solution for another. They’re not walking back into their pre-pandemic school lives. Teachers, in many cases, are tasked with teaching remote and in-person students simultaneously. Plexiglass and distancing measures necessarily preclude the physical closeness kids used to enjoy with their peers and teachers. Gone, in many school plans, are crowded, bustling lunch tables. Students have to sit at a cafeteria table alone or eat at their classroom desks. Gone also, in many school plans, are recess and team sports and music classes that encourage singing with abandon. Present are the frequent reminders, some delivered with understandable panic, to fix your mask. Present is the fear of contracting a potentially fatal virus and bringing it home to your family. Or contracting a potentially fatal virus outside of school and passing it to your friends or your teacher or the security guard you used to high-five in the hall. Those fears are real. That anxiety is real. This may be why, in part, just 37% of Chicago Public Schools families plan to send their kids back when school buildings begin to open Monday. Fear and anxiety and depression ride shotgun in a pandemic. We should do everything in our power to minimize them. We should not pretend that returning to classrooms necessarily does so — not while a pandemic continues to roll through our nation and people continue to die at a terrifying clip. On Wednesday alone, 3,903 Americans died from COVID-19. I’ve waded in and out of the reopening schools debate for the past few months. It’s an incredibly complex, multifaceted topic. It becomes even more so in a public school district like Chicago’s, which serves more than 360,000 students from wildly disparate neighborhoods who are experiencing the pandemic — just like they experience Chicago — in wildly disparate ways. As I wrote recently, I think the plan to force CPS teachers and staff back into buildings Monday is reckless and premature. Some readers agree with me; some vehemently do not. That’s OK. Very little about this pandemic has been met with a consensus. My hope is that we don’t relax and assume kids are mentally and emotionally OK, simply because they’ve returned to their classrooms. My hope is we recognize the tremendous challenges that setup presents to their well-being as well. Maybe, hopefully, heightened attention to and concern for our kids’ mental health will be a unifying takeaway from this pandemic. Maybe, hopefully, we’ll continue to talk and argue about it in the coming days and weeks and months — not always agreeing, but continuing to search for solutions, if not common ground. Maybe. A gal can dream, on this final day of a hellish year. Join the Heidi Stevens Balancing Act Facebook group, where she continues the conversation around her columns and hosts occasional live chats. hstevens@chicagotribune.com Twitter @heidistevens13 President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th U.S. president outside the U.S. Capitol at noon on Wednesday, amid heavy security and hours after President Trump leaves Washington, D.C., for Florida. Biden will start the day with a mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, their spouses, and the top congressional leaders: Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).The inauguration ceremony will begin at 11:15, and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office at noon, with Biden's hand on his family Bible. Justice Sonia Sotomayor will swear in Harris. While Trump is skipping the inauguration, outgoing Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to attend. The theme of Biden's inaugural address is the aspirational "America United."After they are sworn in, Biden and Harris will conduct a pass in review of military service members, then lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, all of whom are attending the inauguration, will also take part in the wreath-laying ceremony. Biden and Harris will travel to the White House under escort form every branch of the U.S. military at 3:15 p.m., and Biden is scheduled to start signing a raft of executive orders at 5:15.Due to security risks and the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no crowd on the mall — there are flags instead — and the traditional inaugural balls have been replaced with a prime time "Celebrating America" TV event hosted by Tom Hanks and featuring top musical acts, from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Biden and Harris will deliver remarks at 8:48. Biden's Inauguration Day is scheduled to end with a 9:55 p.m. appearance on the Blue Room Balcony of the White House with first lady Jill Biden.More stories from theweek.com CNN anchors laugh as Trump's departing flight takes off to Sinatra’s 'My Way' Trump issues last-minute order attempting to free his appointees from ethics commitments 5 more scathing cartoons about Trump's 2nd impeachment	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1083
__label__wiki	0.906469	0.906469	President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris inaugurated The new administration plans to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, economic relief and immigration policies. CBS-Baltimore It's National Fruit Cake Day Are you a fan of fruitcake? Qatar's foreign minister wants Gulf Arab nations to talk with Iran: Bloomberg "This is also a desire that's shared by other GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries," he said in an interview. Separately, the Qatari government was supporting discussions between Iran and South Korea to secure the release of an oil tanker seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards early this month, the foreign minister said. As far as any potential U.S.-Iran talks, he said that Qatar will facilitate the discussions if asked and will support whoever is chosen to do so. In one of his final acts in office, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Tuesday that China’s policies against Muslims in its Xinjiang region constitute “crimes against humanity” and “genocide.” Earlier the same day, British lawmakers narrowly rejected a proposal aimed at China that would have barred trade deals with any country deemed to be committing genocide. Xinjiang, a far western region that borders central Asia, is home to the predominantly Muslim Uighur ethnic group. Op-Ed: Election law can't protect democracy if our representatives are lawless	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1084
__label__wiki	0.952646	0.952646	Joe Biden to become 46th U.S. president on historic Inauguration Day President Trump departs White House, flies on Air Force One to Florida. KTNV - Las Vegas Scripps Raider Nation lit torch inside Allegiant Stadium Raider Nation fans lit torch inside Allegiant Stadium at the game on Dec. 26, 2020. Thousands of pro-Trump crowds have gathered since he took office. No state has had more than California Despite its reputation as a leader of resistance, California saw more pro-Trump crowds than any other state during the president's term in office. Constitutionally-speaking, Chief Justice John Roberts is meant to preside over President Trump's impeachment trial, but he apparently wants out, Politico reports.Multiple Republican and Democratic sources have reportedly told Politico that Roberts is seeking a way to avoid the job because of how things played out when he oversaw Trump's first impeachment trial last year. Roberts, Politico notes, has worked hard to keep the Supreme Court apolitical during his tenure, so he was reportedly displeased that he "became a top target of the left" during the proceedings. "He wants no further part of this," one source told Politico, although there's been no official word from Roberts' camp about what he'll ultimately do.Trump's trial is a bit of a constitutional oddity. On the one hand, it's a presidential impeachment, but on the other hand, the trial will take place after he leaves office, which is why there's a chance Roberts may have some wiggle room. Historically, either the vice president or the longest-serving member of the Senate have taken up the mantle for lower-level impeachments, per Politico. That means Vice President-elect Kamala Harris or Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) could be the choice. Read more at Politico.More stories from theweek.com Trump issues last-minute order attempting to free his appointees from ethics commitments 5 more scathing cartoons about Trump's 2nd impeachment Late night hosts joyfully celebrate their last night of Trump jokes, get ready to rib Joe Biden Biden lawyers remind Kamala Harris' niece that she can't profit off aunt's name Biden's transition team lawyers have reminded Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' niece, Meena, that she can't profit off her famous aunt's image, after she unveiled a collaboration between her company and Beats By Dre.Why it matters: Following Republican attacks, President-elect Joe Biden pledged that neither his family nor Harris' would profit from their service as president and vice president. Be smart: sign up FREE for the most influential newsletter in America. * While Meena Harris did nothing illegal, it underscored the challenge of keeping relatives in line, and of adhering to the higher ethical standards that the incoming administration has pledged.The backdrop: The specially curated products come in a black box and include a black hoodie emblazoned with the word AMBITIOUS on the front; a Bluetooth speaker with the word PHENOMENAL across it; and the over-ear headphones. * Ambitious refers to the criticism some leveled against Harris — who was a first-term senator — as Biden weighed a variety of female candidates to be his running mate. * Phenomenal is a female-powered lifestyle brand of which Meena Harris is CEO.The spine connecting the two earpieces reads, "The First But Not The Last," an apparent reference to Kamala Harris' becoming the first female vice president. * While the products are not for sale, they were gifted to influencers and celebrities ahead of the inauguration.The team surrounding the incoming vice president was not made aware of the collaboration in advance, people familiar with the situation told Axios. The lawyers followed up and told Meena Harris that she — like anyone else — cannot profit off of Harris' image or likeness once she becomes vice president. * Meena Harris's team did not respond to a request for comment. * Meena is the daughter of Kamala Harris' sister, Maya.Between the lines: The optics of Meena Harris' business ventures are especially challenging after Democrats spent four years criticizing business deals involving President Trump and his children, and after Biden's public pledge to avoid any influence-peddling. * “My son, my family will not be involved in any business, any enterprise that is in conflict with or appears to be in conflict,” he said last year. * In December, lawyers for the presidential transition team started "drafting new rules for the Biden White House that are likely to be more restrictive than the rules that governed the Obama administration," per the Washington Post. The bottom line: Phenomenal has sold several other items inspired by Kamala Harris since Biden announced her as his running mate. * They include a sweatshirt with "MVP" on it, standing for "Madam Vice President," and another with the phrase "I'm speaking" on the front — a nod to a moment when Kamala Harris complained about being interrupted during a vice-presidential debate. * After Kamala Harris received the "too-ambitious" criticism, her niece created and sold a pink sweatshirt with "AMBITIOUS" written on the front. * “I look at her as another figure in history and someone to be celebrated,” she said of her aunt during an interview with the New York Times.Get smarter, faster with the news CEOs, entrepreneurs and top politicians read. Sign up for Axios Newsletters here. President Trump's last big batch of pardons will get most of the attention, but he also issued an executive order in his last few hours in office that seeks to free all current and former hires from the ethics agreements they signed to work in his administration. Trump revoked his January 2017 "Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees" order, the White House announced early Wednesday, so "employees and former employees subject to the commitments in Executive Order 13770 will not be subject to those commitments after noon January 20, 2021."Those commitments included not lobbying the federal agencies they served under for five years after leaving government. The executive order, Yashar Ali notes, was the backbone of Trump's "drain the swamp" pledge.> Forget about draining the swamp...President Trump just filled it up.> > He has revoked his own executive order (13770) which had the following provisions (among others). > > The drain the swamp stuff was all smoke and mirrors anyway but here's Trump walking back his own EO... pic.twitter.com/ZvuW0CwszQ> > — Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 20, 2021President-elect Joe Biden takes office at noon on Wednesday, and presumably he could just issue a new executive order reversing Trump's.Norm Eisen, "ethics czar" to former President Barack Obama, said in a Politico column Tuesday that Obama's clear ethics rules led to "arguably the most scandal-free presidency in memory," but "Trump greatly watered down the standards with scandalous results" and "Biden has done the opposite, restoring the Obama rules and expanding them."Biden's planned executive order, Eisen wrote, "restores the fundamentals of the Obama plan, closing loopholes Trump opened—but going further, including new crackdowns on special interest influence. If implemented rigorously (always a big if) Biden's plan promises to go further to 'drain the swamp' than either of his predecessors."More stories from theweek.com 5 more scathing cartoons about Trump's 2nd impeachment Late night hosts joyfully celebrate their last night of Trump jokes, get ready to rib Joe Biden Trump's fascinating and bizarre final pardons Hawley Blocks Quick Vote on Biden’s DHS Secretary Nominee, Citing Lax Immigration Stance Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) blocked a quick confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security secretary, citing Mayorkas’s immigration policy stance. Mayorkas is a former Obama administration official considered the architect of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allowed illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children a renewable deportation deferment, without providing a path to citizenship. The confirmation hearings for Mayorkas come as Biden has pledged to undue many of the Trump administration’s restrictions on immigration, although it is unclear how quickly the Biden administration can act on those promises. “Mr. Mayorkas has not adequately explained how he will enforce federal law and secure the southern border given President-elect Biden’s promise to roll back major enforcement and security measures,” Hawley said in a statement. “Given this, I cannot consent to skip the standard vetting process and fast-track this nomination when so many questions remain unanswered.” Biden is reportedly set to propose an immigration-reform bill that would grant roughly eleven million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship over eight years. The bill could also grant citizenship to agricultural workers and illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. However, the proposal is not expected to include Republican-backed border security measures. The looming immigration debates in Congress come as a new migrant caravan continues to travel toward the U.S.-Mexico border. Several thousand people in the caravan clashed with Guatemalan security forces while crossing the border from Honduras on Sunday. “There’s help on the way, but now is not the time to make the journey,” a Biden official said in comments to NBC. Biden's pick for assistant health secretary is transgender woman who could make history President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. CBC Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty on attending inauguration: I won’t be ‘bullied’ Inauguration Day is a time of great expectancy and transformation. There are reports of at least 12 National Guard members being removed from the inauguration patrol duties. There are 25,000 troops in D.C. to protect attendees at the inauguration after the deadly and unprecedented Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurrection. British lawyer declines HK case after being subjected to 'disgraceful' comment A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including 'disgraceful' comments by its foreign minister, city authorities said on Wednesday. David Perry, a Queen's Counsel, was due to lead the case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai and several others, including veteran democracy activists Martin Lee and Margaret Ng. But Hong Kong's Department of Justice noted "growing pressure and criticism" of Perry in Britain for taking the case, adding in a statement that he had "concerns about such pressures and the exemption of quarantine" and "indicated that the trial should proceed without him". President Trump has spent the last few days asking his friends, aides, and associates if they would like pardons — even those who are not facing any charges, a senior administration official told The Washington Post.In one case, the official said, Trump offered a pardon to a person who declined the chance at clemency, saying they weren't in any legal trouble and hadn't committed any crimes. "Trump's response was, 'Yeah, well, but you never know. They're going to come after us all. Maybe it's not a bad idea. Just let me know,'" the official recounted.Trump has taken a great interest in pardoning people, the Post reports, even calling families to personally let them know he granted a pardon. A person familiar with the matter told the Post that Trump was talked out of pardoning himself, family members, and controversial figures like Rudy Giuliani. An aide said there was also a brief discussion about possibly issuing pardons related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, but that idea went nowhere.While Trump has held a few ceremonial events in recent weeks, journalists have been kept away from the White House, largely because the president is "just not in a place where they would go well," one official told the Post. Trump is constantly flip-flopping, another administration official said, talking about his future but uncertain of where he will be. "He goes between, 'Well, I'm going to go to Florida and play golf, and life is honestly better,' and then in the next moment, it's like, 'But don't you think there's a chance to stay?'" the official said. Read more at The Washington Post.More stories from theweek.com Trump issues last-minute order attempting to free his appointees from ethics commitments 5 more scathing cartoons about Trump's 2nd impeachment Late night hosts joyfully celebrate their last night of Trump jokes, get ready to rib Joe Biden Decision would mean US could assign blame for death on to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, left, with journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a scene from the recent documentary The Dissident. Photograph: AP The Biden administration will declassify an intelligence report into the murder by the Saudi government of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to Avril Haines, who has been nominated to serve as director of national intelligence. The decision means that the US is likely to officially assign blame for Khashoggi’s brutal murder to the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist and US resident who wrote critical columns about the Saudi crown prince, was murdered by Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey in October 2018. While media reports have said that the US intelligence community determined with a medium to high degree of confidence that Prince Mohammed ordered the killing, that assessment has never officially been stated. The crown prince has denied he ordered the murder. Since then, Khashoggi’s fiancee Hatice Cengiz and other human rights activists have called on Biden to release the classified report into the murder, saying that doing so was the first step towards seeking accountability. During Haines’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday, the Oregon senator Ron Wyden said that, if confirmed as the new DNI, she would have the opportunity to “immediately” turn the page on the “excessive secrecy” and “lawlessness” of the Trump administration, and submit an unclassified report on “who was responsible” for Khashoggi’s murder, as required under a February 2020 law that the Trump administration in effect blocked. Asked whether she would release the report, Haines replied: “Yes, senator, absolutely. We will follow the law.” In a statement, Wyden praised the move, saying it was “refreshing to hear a straightforward commitment to follow the law” from Haines. Biden's Director of National Intelligence nominee Avril Haines says, if confirmed, she will provide Congress with an unclassified report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. pic.twitter.com/ocPUsJUeti— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 19, 2021 Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and director at the Brookings Institution, said: “It is a useful way to put the question of accountability for Khashoggi’s murder in the public domain early in the new administration.” One of the most outspoken advocates for justice for the murder, Agnès Callamard, also praised the move, saying the information would provide the “one essential missing piece of the puzzle of the execution of Jamal Khashoggi”. Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, said she hoped other information would also come to light, such as any new details about the whereabouts of Khashoggi’s remains, and whether a risk assessment had ever been done by the US about whether Khashoggi was in danger before his trip to Turkey. Callamard, who will be named the new head of Amnesty International later this year, also pointed to other threats that have reportedly been lodged against human rights defenders and former Saudi officials in Canada and Norway by Prince Mohammed’s agents, who have been called a “death squad” in media reports. “At some point, if the US intelligence has information about those operatives, then I think they should really make that information publicly available,” Callamard said. The release of the Khashoggi report will also raise a host of new questions for both the US and Saudi Arabia. “If the document fingers MBS as responsible for the murder it will raise the question what is Biden going to do to hold him accountable?” said Riedel. During the 2020 election campaign, Biden issued scathing attacks against the crown prince, saying Saudi Arabia needed to be treated as “a pariah”. It is expected that the Biden administration would seek to curb weapon sales to Saudi Arabia, but it could also take more targeted actions against Prince Mohammed, including financial sanctions. Woman who 'took laptop' from Pelosi's office in Capitol riot 'planned to sell it to Russian spies' A woman identified as having taken part in the storming of the US Capitol is accused of stealing a laptop belonging to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi which she hoped to sell to a Russian spy agency, according to the FBI. There is no indication Riley June Williams, a 22-year-old careworker from Pennsylvania, took a laptop from Ms Pelosi's office. The FBI, which is working off a tip, said in the court record the "matter remains under investigation." The complaint, filed late Sunday in US District Court in Washington, sought the arrest of Williams on grounds including "violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds." Relying on several photos and videos of the chaotic January 6 riot, an FBI agent said Williams was seen near the office of Ms Pelosi, US House Speaker. A witness, identified in the court document only as W1 but who claimed to be "the former romantic partner of Riley June Williams," alleged that Williams planned to send the laptop to a friend in Russia to sell it to the SVR foreign intelligence agency. That sale "fell through for unknown reasons, and Williams still has the computer device or destroyed it," the affidavit says. NextShark Boy Killed By Father After Vaccination Dispute in Heartbreaking Murder-Suicide in SF A boy who was killed in an alleged murder-suicide by his father has been identified as 9-year-old Pierce O’Loughlin. Family tragedy: The boy and his father, Stephen O'Loughlin, 49, were both found dead at their home on Scott Street, Marina District in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, SF Chronicle reports. The boy’s mother, Lesley Hu, asked authorities to check on her son after learning that he did not show up for school that day. As Trump gives way to Biden, the 'transfer of families' at the White House shatters norms Woman discovers terrifying feature in her family's new home: 'Please let the police know about this!' In The Know·2 min read Pressure Builds on Biden Admin to Prosecute Trump for ‘Treason’ Rahane was always thinking of win in 4th test vs Australia Trump is reportedly furious that A-listers like Lady Gaga and Tom Hanks are performing at Biden's inauguration Trump is starting his last full day in office hiding from the public and plotting to steal Biden's thunder, as his approval ratings plummet to historic lows The Latest: Trump declassifies Crossfire Hurricane material Pence, McConnell, and McCarthy are skipping Trump's departure ceremony Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was a rising star before the Capitol riot: What happens now? 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__label__wiki	0.980416	0.980416	Rep. Steve Scalise discusses the Capitol Hill siege The Louisiana congressman reacts to the events that took place at the US Capitol on 'Justice with Judge Jeanine' ‘A different type of Washington.’ FL National Guard, police protect DC for inauguration. The nation’s capital is usually filled with police and military before Inauguration Day to ensure the safety of millions of visitors descending on Washington, D.C., to watch a new president assume office. British QC pulls out of Hong Kong case against activists amid 'pressure' A British QC hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai and several other democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain, the city's Department of Justice said on Wednesday. David Perry QC was being brought in to handle the trial of Lai, a publisher and high-profile critic of the Chinese state, and eight other campaigners accused of organising an illegal anti-government march. Lee Cheuk-yan, the organiser of the annual Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong, Martin Lee Chu-ming, a Hong Kong politician and barrister who is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party and is known as the territory’s 'Father of Democracy', and veteran activist 'Long Hair' Leung Kwok-hung are among the defendants. All of the accused have been charged with organising an unauthorised assembly, and knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly on August 18, 2019. Lai has since been charged with offences under the city's sweeping new national security law, sparking foreign condemnation. The Department of Justice noted "growing pressure and criticism" of Mr Perry within Britain for taking the case. Mr Perry, a Queen's Counsel, had "concerns about such pressures and the exemption of quarantine" and "indicated that the trial should proceed without him", the department said in a statement. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Sky TV in an interviewer on Sunday that Perry had handed the Chinese government a "PR coup" and had behaved in a "pretty mercenary way". Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, co-chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac), was blunt in his appraisal: “It’s appalling.” The British barrister, who practises at the London chambers 6KBW College Hill, has taken part in a number of high profile cases in Hong Kong. He has also appeared for the UK Government at the European Court of Human Rights. Mr Perry could not immediately be reached for comment. The department said it had hired another lawyer to prosecute the case. It is not yet known if that lawyer is also foreign. Under Hong Kong's independent Common Law-based legal system, foreign lawyers are sometimes used by both the defence and prosecution sides in cases. Lai, 73, owns the Apple Daily - which has a reputation of being fiercely critical of the city government - and is the highest profile figure to be charged under the national security law that Beijing imposed on the city on June 30 last year after months of pro-democracy protests across the global financial hub. The law sets out tough punishment for terrorism, subversion and colluding with foreign forces while allowing some suspects to be taken to mainland China for trial in complex cases. Critics say the law threatens the vaunted judicial independence in the former British colony. Indonesia's leader on Wednesday assured relatives of 62 people killed in a Sriwijaya Air plane crash that they will be compensated. President Joko Widodo visited the command center at Jakarta’s international container terminal where tons of plane debris hauled by divers from seafloor were collected for an investigation into what caused the Boeing 737-500 to nosedive into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Jan. 9. Rep. Eric Swalwell: Security presence at the Capitol is 'unlike anything that I have seen before' Inauguration security: Law enforcement on high alert after Capitol siege ABC News Videos Arizona was an early battleground for 'Stop The Steal' protesters leading up to the Capitol siege Business Insider Video What we know about the laptop that was stolen from Nancy Pelosi's aide during the Capitol siege The Capitol siege is forcing the Pentagon to be more aggressive about white supremacy in the military Rep. 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__label__wiki	0.871695	0.871695	Olusegun Adeniyi: How Ibrahim Magu Went Rogue And Harassed Abdulsalami, Danjuma Crime News Politics How Ibrahim Magu Went Rogue: Olusegun Adeniyi, chairman of THISDAY editorial board has narrated how the harassment of two allies of President Muhammadu Buhari without his knowledge, led to the suspension and detention of Ibrahim Magu as the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The former spokesman to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua said Buhari learnt about Magu’s actions, only after they had been carried out. Adeniyi also disclosed that Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) recent visit to the villa was borne out of rage as Magu had blocked his purchase of an aircraft. Adeniyi says he also gathered that the suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency also ordered the raid of the residence of Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state. SEE ALSO: Dino Melaye Releases New Song To Mock Suspended EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu [Video] He wrote in his weekly THISDAY column on Thursday July 9; Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) was recently at the villa to see President Muhammadu Buhari. It was a visit borne out of rage. A billionaire oil tycoon, Danjuma had paid for the purchase of an aircraft. His cheque bounced! The order to withhold payment, he was told by his banker, came from Magu! From what I gathered, it took some time before the president could convince Danjuma that he knew nothing about what was clearly power mongering by a reckless public official. A few weeks before that incident, the Minna residence of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar was raided by EFCC operatives who “turned the house upside down”. The president also got to know only after the deed had been done. While neither Danjuma nor Abdulsalami is above the law, power should never be used to harass and ridicule people, whether high or low. And even where there are justifications, for citizens at that level, these actions should certainly not occur without the president’s knowledge. Besides, a man who would take on the high and mighty in a society like ours, including members of the president’s immediate family, must also live above suspicion.” Magu was also accused of relooting some items recovered from looters. Adeniyi added; In the past five years, Magu has at different times made claims about the hundreds of billions of Naira recovered from ‘treasury looters’. But subsequent auctions for recovered assets did not follow due process, resulting in choice properties being handed out to suspected cronies. Since Abuja is a city where residents know the dirty secrets of people in power (including who is sleeping with whose spouse), the president was being inundated with petitions that Magu is not above board in his dealings. Apparently determined to get to the root of these allegations, the president on 22 November 2017 inaugurated a three-member committee to audit all assets recovered by agencies of the federal government from 29th May 2015. Headed by Mr Olufemi Lijadu, who later became the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, the two other members are Mr. Mohammed Nami, the current Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) chairman and Mrs. Gloria Bibigha, a respected accountant in the office of the Auditor General of the Federation who is regarded as a specialist in forensic auditing. “It has become obvious that fundamental gaps still exist in ensuring that the recovered assets are accounted for, and managed in an accurate, transparent and logical manner,” the President told the committee. It is noteworthy that exactly six days after the committee began its session, the then Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki publicly accused anti-graft agencies of looting the recovered proceeds. Saraki spoke at the opening session of a “Strategic Retreat on Tracking the Progress of Anti-Corruption Bills”, on why the National Assembly had become “strident about the opacity shrouding the management of recovered funds, which in many cases get re-looted by the agencies that investigated and recovered them”. An ad hoc committee of the Senate, according to Saraki, had “discovered that many properties recovered from a fugitive from the law have not been accounted for by the investigating agency”. Meanwhile, the Lijadu committee was working quietly in the background, obtaining information from government agencies and seeking clarification for inconsistencies. Although they had been given four months to complete their assignment, the trio of Lijadu, Nami and Bibigha ended up spending ten months, rummaging through thousands of pages of documents in dozens of files from the various agencies. But even before they submitted their report, the then Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, had already noticed discrepancies from the figures that were emerging from their work. She sent Magu a memo seeking clarification on the recoveries “based on the information available to the Office of Accountant-General of the Federation.” According to Adeosun, the attention of her ministry had been drawn to “recovery figures in media reports by the EFCC that do not reconcile with the records of the ministry”, asking Magu to “clarify where these cash recoveries have been deposited and provide accompanying evidence.” There is no record to show that Magu responded to Adeosun’s memo. But on 11th September 2018, the president formally received the report of the Lijadu committee that raised several unanswered questions about the recovered fixed and movable assets. The Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, SAN, later addressed the media on salient issues in the report. Although he gave no breakdown, Malami said: “In summary, the recovered funds by the three-man committee is N769 billion cash within the period under review”. What Malami did not disclose that day was that there were discrepancies in the EFCC figures and the disposal of some properties were done without transparency. From that moment, Magu’s fate was sealed. To compound his problem, the president had also received reports from a number of foreign agencies on the “lack of professionalism” by Magu who was said to be in the habit of leaking to the media information that compromises investigations. At home, critical agencies including the Directorate of State Security (DSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) view Magu as a danger to the system because, as a top presidency official told me, “he doesn’t mind bringing down institutions to get at individuals, sometimes just for media adulation”. But in the mutual game of alliances and counter-alliances (often laced with mutual blackmail) used by members of this administration to checkmate one another, Magu remained in office. But despite concerted efforts by members of his own camp to have his name sent to the Senate for confirmation, the president refused to budge. Meanwhile, the AGF to whose office Magu should ordinarily report (but doesn’t, out of sheer arrogance of power) bided his time before writing a damning memo to the president regarding the report on recovered assets. At the same time, Magu was basking in a false sense of security because he had just recently received approval from the president to auction more than 400 expensive cars forfeited by internet fraudsters. So secure in the fantasy that his name would soon be sent to the Senate for confirmation was Magu that he had begun planning how to dispose through public auction exotic vehicles including Ferraris, Range Rovers and Mercedes. That was before he was upended on Monday afternoon. I am not a fan of Magu and I stated the reason why in the past, especially given what my late principal, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua told me about him. I also do not like the cult of personality he has created in EFCC. The ‘Magu Boys’ who throw themselves around within the commission act as though above the law, despite allegations of unwholesome practices against them. And I have in the past five years rebuffed all entreaties from his media minders to meet with him. But the current tragedy raises higher questions about the integrity of institutions and how the cold calculations of factions of the ruling elite can cause rupture within the polity. Besides, I detest the idea of humiliating people out of office, especially by those who themselves are no paragon of virtue. Whatever might have been the excesses of Magu, his current ordeal appears more the culmination of a sinister plot to exact vengeance than any attempt to promote the public good. DSS Arrests Ibrahim MaguEFCCHow Ibrahim Magu Went RogueIbrahim MaguMagu Went RogueOlusegun Adeniyi Nigeria COVID-19: 204 New Cases Of Coronavirus Recorded, 80 In Kano & 45 In Lagos…. 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__label__cc	0.744719	0.255281	Bereavement is defined as the objective situation one faces after having lost an important person via death. It is conceptualized as the broadest of three terms (bereavement, mourning, grief) and a statement of the objective reality of a situation of loss via death. Caring for families that are experiencing painful loss is a challenge because there is uncertainty about what is required and a risk of offering support that may be rejected. Follow up of the family and carers 1-2 weeks after the funeral and at least one follow up 1-2 weeks later helps assess the coping responses of the bereaved and the need for support. Follow up can be done by the general practitioner, a bereavement counsellor, or a member of the palliative care team most closely connected with the family. Expressing condolence by telephone, letter, or home visit with an indication of continued support if required enables the provider to say goodbye and concludes the total process of care. Short-term bereavement groups are useful to provide support to specific groups such as children, adolescents, and single parents. Continued support is given to those in the high-risk group. The clinical decision on whether to provide pharmacologic treatment for depressive symptoms in the context of bereavement is controversial and not very extensively studied. Some health care professionals argue that distinguishing the sadness and distress of normal grief from the sadness and distress of depression is difficult, and pharmacologic treatment of a normal emotional process is not warranted. Data from 4 studies suggest that antidepressants are well tolerated and improve symptoms of depression. See reference for details. National Cancer Institute. Bereavement, Mourning, and Grief (PDQ®). Internet. Accessed on November 1, 2009. Grief Mourning Bereavement (n.d.) In Pallipedia. Houston: IAHPC. Retrieved from https://pallipedia.org/bereavement/. Accessed on	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1101
__label__cc	0.594713	0.405287	Tiny Home Tour Check out the unique staircase in this replica caboose North Park Homes & Cabins Check out this absolutely beautifulcaboose, which has the look and feel of an authentic workman's loungecar from the heyday of railroading. From the stunning woodwork to the tiny,cast iron wood stove to the pressed tin ceiling and the art Decoceiling lamps, this looks like a restoration – or theamalgamation of an actual caboose with an old-fashioned trainstation. Instead, it was designed by its owner and built fromscratch by North Park Homes & Cabins of Minocqua, Wis. That owner is a retired train engineer, who plans to fill the caboose-cabin with the railroadingmemorabilia he has accumulated over the years, North Park says on itsWeb site. That gives us a chance to take a quick look at the cabinitself, before it morphs into a museum. Why would a caboose have a side entrance? It wouldn't -- couldn't. Entrances are on the ends only -- of course. The windows throughout this model are beautiful, art Deco designs. These would look at home in any train station in the days of yore. This round window is right next to the rear door. (The rear door is actually on the right in this photo. You can't see much door, but you can see the upper hinge with the door stop. The exterior door is white, while the wooden door is an interior door.) The sign below says it all. But who ever heard of a tiny house devoting this much space to a hallway? This is one of many unique features in this caboose-cabin-private coach. Note the terrific wainscoting that defines this space. This is one of two pressed tin ceiling strips in the main room. OK, we've waited long enough to show this great living space. The art Deco table that is used as a TV stand is just one of the features that gives this caboose its "period piece" look. The rug is also beautiful. And here's one space-saving feature: Most of the stove pipe isn't inside the room. Instead, it exits the room as quickly as possible. Check out the art Deco ceiling lamps. This is also a great look at the ceiling of the main room. Here's a truly unique feature for a tiny house: An interior staircase. This is one of two mirror-image loft spaces, which are, of course, underneath the raised roof section of the caboose. You can see, there are windows on all four sides. Not much sleeping space, but the woodwork is dazzling. A look at the loft ceiling from downstairs. The small recessed lights help break up the monotony of the lines -- besides adding some light when you need it, of course. If you build a caboose in Wisconsin, you don't have to explain a sign like this. Resources North Park Homes and Cabins © Tiny Home Tour About Ads Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info Enter this spectacular shipping container home to discover a most clever bedroom Brenda Kelly of IQ Container Homes in New Zealand is the inspiration behind the company's shipping container homes. A Take a tour through this 'Itty Bitty Bungalow': A DIY renovation A completely renovated tiny bungalow. Tiny woodland cottage doesn't only boast the best views, the bathroom has it all This cute, little tiny home for rent can be found in a 5.5-acre forest in North Carolina, so it's perfect for those seeking for a peaceful and quiet retreat. 8 of the best space-saving desks, #3 is something you'll rarely see Whether you work from home full-time or just need a place to check your emails once in a while, having a desk in your home is almost a necessity. There are a ton of amazing options out there; here are 8 of the best! 6 floor plans for tiny homes that boast an attached garage Tiny homes come in all shapes and sizes, but not all of them have garages! Garages are great for tiny homes - provide storage space, work space, and a warm place to keep your car. Browse through these plans and let us know which ones you love! Interior of this fully restored 1950s Glider puts modern campers to shame A decrepit 1950s Glider was given new life in this stunning restoration More From Tiny Home Tour Enter a bright and cheerful cottage with country charm and the daintiest bedrooms Step back in time by touring a historic 1800s cabin – its bathroom is a classic treat	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1104
__label__wiki	0.743459	0.743459	People of the Commonwealth The rights of the People of the Commonwealth of Australia are progressively being eroded by legislation. This site provides information on the rights we have, how they are being removed and how to protect them. Why This Corporate Government is Not Our Government To read the full package of information including some evidentiary documents please go to Larry Hannigan's Australia http://larryhannigan.com/bewareqld.htm First it is vital to understand just who We, the People are constitutionally. The Commonwealth is the People - not the landmass known as Australia The Commonwealth Parliament is the Parliament of the People. Common Law is the law of the People. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Ireland is the sovereign of the People. The People are Her subjects. Her Majesty owns the land mass known as Australia, in trust for the People Her Majesty is the keeper of the Law of the People, the Law of the Land Therefore, all judges, police, politicians and etc can only deal with the People in any judicial and political manner by swearing an oath to Her Majesty which gives them Her authority to arrest or render a judgment, or make a law which will affect the People. Without that authority, any of those kind of actions are null and void. That is why, in the Courts and Parliament, the representatives of Her Majesty sit under a picture of Her or a replica of Her Royal Seal - to signify they hold Her authority in that place and that position. That is why all acts of Parliament dealing with all civil and political matters of the People are sealed to Our Queen, under her Royal Seal. Because they are part of the part of the contractual relatonship we have with Her and Her Parliament. Now what keeps the People to this structure of civil and political rights is the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution (UK) 1900 inter alia Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900. This is a commercial contract, signed by the Hand of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, sealed by Her Royal Seal (the lion and the unicorn) and delivered to the People with whom She has the contract - the People in the Commonwealth of Australia. This contract is NOT and has NEVER been made with any government. It was made with Her Majesty. Government, as such, belongs to Her Majesty, administering and protecting Her assets. As subjects of Her Majesty, we are the beneficiary of Her assets, however, Government, in their dealings with the People, are bound to the People's "rules", as found in our Constitution. Her Majesty CAN NOT remove Herself from that contract as it is binding on the Heirs and Successors to the throne in perpetuity. Only the People of the Commonwealth can remove the contract. Hence our Constitution is referred to as indissoluble - unable to be terminated or annuled. The People of the Commonwealth pay Her Majesty $19 million dollars per year as part of that contract. As Her Majesty is the owner of the landmass known as Australia any purchase of land is a commercial contract with Her. Government are no more or less than agents in the sale. Stamp duty until recently accumulated in order to supply government with the funds to buy land back when necessary. That land would then return to being Crown lands. (For all details on what you actually own when you purchase land please go to earlier postings on this site.) Regardless of whether the land has been onsold since the first sale, it remains a commercial contract with Her in its inception, construction and constitutional authority. This is because in every sale, She remains part of the ownership via the registration of minerals and other such physical elements of land. This reservation has always AND must always be noted on the Deed of Title OR the reservation is not lawful or valid. And in the case a person dies without any heirs to inherit, the land reverts to Her full ownership. The right to own land is the foundation of all ownership rights, the ability to inherit and etc. The money of the People is money that Her Majesty authorises as the owner of the land, which is the collatoral. This money must carry Her face and Her Seal to signify that authority. Without the Authority of the owner of the land - all other forms of money in Australia have no value. Why has our research led us to believe all governments since 1972 have been Foreign governments to the People? Because in 1973, the Parliament of the Commonwealth was given permission to form a Research & Development arm, to capitalize on the mineral elements of the land mass of Australia. Because Her Majesty owned that land mass, this was done with Her Majesty's permission as the Patron of that "arm." And just as any company or corporation must have, the government claimed for its Seal - the Great Seal of the Commonwealth - the kangaroo and the emu - renamed the Great Seal of Australia. From that time on, Australia should have had a constitutional parliament of the People under the "Commonwealth", AND a government arm dealing with the land under "Australia". However, please note this could only be Crown land, because Her Majesty had sold private land out of Her government's control UNLESS, they purchase the land back and it returned to being Crown land. Instead, as our research shows, the Parliament from Whitlam on, gradually absorbed the Parliament of the People of the Commonwealth, turning it into the Australian Parliament. Creating the massive deception that Our Parliament was still in place, even after it had completely disappeared by 1986. An immediate and simple proof of that is that ALL government acts, since 1973, have been sealed to the Great Seal of Australia. What is the significance of the Seal I have been asked? The Seal on any legal document - and all Deeds and government acts, etc are legal instruments - reflects the structure of law under which the document can only and must only be recognized lawfully and administered. By that I mean, if a document is sealed to the government of Russia, it has absolutely no relevance in Australia. Therefore, if the People are protected under the Royal Seal of Her Majesty, and all relevant acts, laws, etc must be sealed to that Seal to hold lawful authority over the People - then any act sealed to the new Australian government can have no power over the People. Thus making the laws of the Australian government, no more or less, foreign to the People of the Commonwealth. This is also vital in the Courts, because after firstly reworking all the Commonwealth court acts back under the Great Seal, making our judicial rights subect to the Australian government's courts - the judges began to make their Oaths, not to Her Majesty OUR Queen, but to the Queen of Australia - their Queen. The judges are now called "corams" meaning an unelected judge, a person sitting as a judge, but not a judge. Therefore making the courts liable to uphold not our Common Law, but the civil law of commerce, as practised by this Australian System of Government. And to doubly keep the People well away from any Common Law, the sea boundaries were extended around Australia, both outward and inward along each State's coastline - the landmass was now legislatively covered in "water", thus allowing maritime law to rule in the courts as well. Under maritime law, the captain of the ship has total lawful control, making all judicial rules. Common Law does not exist at sea. Now, as the People CAN onlybe arrested, punished, sentenced, etc through Common Law UNLESS they hold a commercial contract with any government "department" or entity - the rise of registration, licensing, certification, etc began in this country. Suddenly it was a crime to do anything without being given permission from some government agency. Prior to the Australia Act 1986, which is the constitution of this corporate government, followed by the States entering their own individual republican agreement in 1999, then culminating in the full-blown Corporate Government from 2000 onwards, the governmental structure operated under a sort of dual system, whereby the People were "allowed" to retain some rights, in order to give the semblance that all was still well. From 2000 onwards that is no longer the case. It is now impossible to plead common law rights of ownership in the courts and as more and more people have suffered the consequences without understanding how or why - the People are forced into obeying government legislation and conforming to the rules of this foreign government. We, the People hold a commercial contract with Her Majesty in the form of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution (UK) 1900 inter alia with the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900. And we pay Her through that contract. She is now being asked whether We, the People still hold that contract and will She now abide by it to protect us and return to the People a Commonealth Parliament. If She does not, We the People of Australia can sue Her for breach of contract. If She does not, She will tell every other country that holds land under contracts with Her - including Britain, India, Jamaica, Fiji, Singapore, the Faulklands, NZ, Canada - that those contracts are breached and therefore valueless. She will have breached Her duty of care. Her worth as a commercial entity will be nill. She holds only a nominal contract with the Australian Government, in that She is only their Patron under the title Queen of Australia. This government can not claim any form of ownership of the land, as the Queen of Australia is not a real person, but an entity, owns nothing and has no Hand to sign a contract. You will also note, that Australian money is not the lawful money of the People guaranteed by the land of Her Majesty, but paper guaranteed by a Queen who owns nothing - so it has no value. What that will do to shares, money deposits, mortgages is yet to be seen. Her Majesty gave the Australian Government two provisos concerning the People - In 1973, that they could not use Commonwealth money to fund this Australian research and development arm - which they did not obey. In the Australia Act 1986, that they hold a commercial contract with any person whose ownership rights were impacted by any government activity - they did not obey that. Therefore, Her Majesty has been asked to remove Her patronage from this Australian government. The only way this government can protect itself and minimize the damage is to force/persuade/coerce/manipulate the People of the Commonwealth to agree to a Republic, which would then mean that We, the People, had stepped away from our protective arrangement/commercial contract with Her Majesty. (Remember She can't do it, only we can dissolve the constitution). Fill Australia with immigrants, give them Citizenship rights and massive financial support, to vote and wait till We, the People of the Commonwealth, are too small in number to have any voting strength. Then vote in a Republic and dissolve the contract. However, that was before we knew what had been done and how. Now it is up to each and every person in the Commonwealth to speak out and demand the return of their rights - because under this foreign government we have absolutely none and time will show that very clearly. If you live in Victoria and have to ask permission from at least one council to more there, you know that already. If you live in QLD and have been taken for an involuntary mental health check because you spoke out against the government, you know that. If you live in the coastal areas of QLD, NSW and Vic, and are having the arbitrary wildlife corridor, run through your land, removing even your right to walk on it, you know that. If you live in Tasmania and a world heritage listing is going to apply to your land because you have views over a significant site, you know that. If you live in WA, and are fighting to keep government from seizing your land for environmental purposes, you know that. If you live in SA and every high tide allows government to claim more of your land, you know that. If you have lost your land because you chopped down some dead tea-trees to feed starving livestock and the court costs bankrupted you, you know that. If you lost your home to council because you owed $240 in back rates, you know that. If you were arrested by Water Board officials who raided your land, you know that. If a bird has priority over your ability to live on your land, you know that. If you were not allowed to build on your land, but council took it off you to give to developers who were given permission, you know that. If you know something is wrong with government but no government person will listen to you, you know that. If you have been told by a politician's office staff that they decide what letters he receives and who can see him and it won't be you, you know that. If you did not receive any kind of justice in court, you know that. If you have been roughed up by the government's police for disagreeing with government, you know that. If you feel powerless to understand where this country is heading, you know that. If you have ever said, "But they can't do that..." and they did, you know that. If you did not agree at Referendum to any structure of government that I have described, you know that. If you voted at any Referendum and saw the resulting vote ignored, you know that. YOU ALL KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING. The People of the Commonwealth do not have - Any common law protection Any Bill of Rights protection Any Human Rights protection (Amnesty International can verify that) Any security of tenure Any inheritance right Any courts to protect us No police to protect us No army to protect us No lawyers or solicitors to speak for us No politicians who work for us WHAT DOYOU THINK ABOUT THAT? IS THAT THE LEGACY YOU WILL LEAVE FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN? ARE WE STILL CONVICTS OR ARE WE FREE MEN AND WOMEN! KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND SPEAK OUT, LOUDLY AND WITH ALL THE AUTHORITY YOU HAVE AS A MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH. 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__label__wiki	0.521285	0.521285	Numéro de référence: 28E0120 Volume mensuel de pages recommandé: 1500 - 7000 pages† Regarder Lexmark CS510dte la démonstration [MP4] Afficher Lexmark CS510dte la brochure de présentation [PDF] Parcourez notre Guide de l'utilisateur interactif Lexmark CS510dte Faites défiler les pilotes et le firmware pour Lexmark CS510dte L'imprimante laser couleur Lexmark CS510dte prête à une utilisation en réseau et compatible avec les solutions Lexmark est dotée d'origine de l'impression recto verso, d'une alimentation standard de 900 feuilles, d'un processeur à double cœur 800 MHz et de 512 Mo de mémoire standard pour atteindre une vitesse d'impression de 30 ppm en noir et en couleur. Fiabilité des performances Imprimez facilement jusqu'à 7 000 pages par mois tout en profitant d'une maintenance plus aisée grâce à une gestion du papier particulièrement pointue. Imprimez encore plus rapidement les documents complexes Même les documents complexes s'impriment rapidement grâce au processeur à double cœur ultra-rapide, à la mémoire extensible de 512 Mo et à la connexion Gigabit Ethernet de ce système. Cartouche de toner noir initiale de 6,000* pages Imprimante laser couleur Lexmark CS510de Ecran couleur tactile “e-Task” 10,9 cm de Lexmark Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Port de spécification à haute vitesse avec spécification USB 2.0 à l'avant (type A), Port USB 2.0 en face arrière Spécification certifiée port Hi-speed (Type A), Spécification USB 2.0 certifiée haute vitesse (type B) 1500 - 7000 pages2 Cartouches Return Programme couleur 4 0004 pages, Cartouche Return Programme noir 6 0004 pages MarkNet N8352 802.11b/g/n sans fil 702XK CS510 Cartouche de toner Return Program Noir très haute capacité (8K) 70C2XK0 8.000 702XM CS510 Cartouche de toner Return Program Magenta très haute capacité (4K) 70C2XM0 4.000 702XC CS510 Cartouche de toner Return Program Cyan très haute capacité (4K) 70C2XC0 4.000 702XY CS510 Cartouche de toner Return Program Jaune très haute capacité (4K) 70C2XY0 4.000 702XCE Cartouche Corporate cyan extra longue durée (4 K) 70C2XCE 4.000 702XKE Cartouche Corporate noire extra longue durée (8 K) 70C2XKE 8.000 702XYE Cartouche Corporate jaune extra longue durée (4 K) 70C2XYE 4.000 702XME Cartouche Corporate magenta extra longue durée (4 K) 70C2XME 4.000 700X1 Cartouche de toner noir extra longue durée 70C0X10 8.000 700X3 Cartouche de toner magenta extra longue durée 700X2 Cartouche de toner cyan extra longue durée 700X4 Cartouche de toner jaune extra longue durée CS510,C2132 4 Years renewal OnSite Service, Response Time Next Business Day CS510,C2132 3 Year Renewal Onsite Repair Next Business Day Fix Disque dur de 500 Go CS510 1-Year Post Wty Onsite Repair NBD Warranty Changer l'arrière-plan Permet à un utilisateur d'activer un arrière-plan personnalisé sur l'écran e-Task. Paramètres Eco Modification des paramètres du périphérique pour améliorer les paramètres de protection de l'environnement : mode Eco, impression recto verso, délai de mise en mode veille, délai de mise en mode économie d'énergie, luminosité de l'écran et mode Silence. Téléchargements compatibles pour Lexmark CS510dte Firmware EC7.5.43 base=LW75.VY4.P043 and EC6.0.603 engine=FDN.VY.E603 Firmware N/A N/A Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2020-03-05 157 MB https://ccs.lexmark.com/firmware/materials/1166417/file;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.FW1166417.html LW75.VY4.P043.zip;Lexmark C2132, Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;Please see .txt files in download package for full Release Notes and End User License Agreement;LW75.VY4.P043 FDN.VY.E603 Application PPD files for PostScript Level 3 support Pilotes Windows Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), Windows 7 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2008 X86, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit) English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish 2017-04-28 931 KB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark_CS510_Series_AD3_AppPPD.exe;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0012097.html Lexmark CS510 Series AD3 AppPPD.exe;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;Application PostScript Level 3 PPD files. These files can be used with applications such as: Adobe PageMaker, Quark Xpress, Adobe Creative Suite, including: InDesign, Ilustrator and Photoshop.;2.0.0.0 Lexmark CS510 Series Status Messenger Utility Utilitaires Windows Windows 7 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2008 X86, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2017-04-28 24 MB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark_CS510_Series_AD3_Status.exe;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0014990.html Lexmark CS510 Series AD3 Status.exe;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;This utility alerts you when printing problems occur and helps you resolve them.;2.4.4.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 64-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Fedora 24, Fedora 25, OpenSUSE 42.2 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2017-04-28 545 KB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.x86_64.rpm;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0015592.html Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.x86 64.rpm;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 64-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer.;2.1.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 32-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu SNAPSHOT, Debian 8.0, Debian 7.0 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2017-04-27 532 KB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.i386.deb;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0015574.html Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.i386.deb;Lexmark CS517, Lexmark CS510;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 32-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer.;2.1.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 64-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu SNAPSHOT, Debian 8.0, Debian 7.0 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2017-04-27 532 KB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.amd64.deb;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0015563.html Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.amd64.deb;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 64-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging.This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer.;2.1.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for CUPS-based systems Pilotes Linux/Unix SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, Debian 7.0, Debian 8.0, OpenSUSE 13.2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Ubuntu SNAPSHOT, Ubuntu 16.10, Fedora 24, Fedora 25, OpenSUSE 42.2, Ubuntu 15.10 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2017-04-27 842 KB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files.tar.Z;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0015580.html Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files.tar.Z;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) and OpenOffice applications on supported Red Hat, SuSE, Debian systems. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer.;2.1.0 PPD for 32 bit Linux distributions with RPM based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Fedora 24, Fedora 25, OpenSUSE 42.2 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2017-04-27 545 KB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.i386.rpm;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0015581.html Lexmark-AD3-PPD-Files-1.0-03072017.i386.rpm;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS on supported 32-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer.;2.1.0 Lexmark CS510 Series Postscript Driver Pilotes Windows Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), Windows 7 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2008 X86, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit) Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2017-04-26 31 MB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark_CS510_Series_AD3_PS.exe;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0012099.html Lexmark CS510 Series AD3 PS.exe;Lexmark CS517, Lexmark CS510;Microsoft Certified Postscript driver for both 32 and 64 bit system upto Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2. This driver will be compatible with Windows 10 and Server 2016 for both 32 and 64 bit system.;2.7.1.0 Print Driver for 10.6.8 and later Mac OS Pilotes macOS macOS 10.7, macOS 10.6, macOS 10.10, macOS 10.12, macOS 10.11, macOS 10.8, macOS 10.9 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2017-04-26 16 MB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark_AD3_PrinterSoftware_03072017.dmg;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0015553.html Lexmark AD3 PrinterSoftware 03072017.dmg;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;Installs Print (including PostScript print Description (PPD) and Print Dialog Extension (PDE)) on Mac OS X running 10.6.8 and later Mac OS. Instructions: 1. Download the file. 2. Double-click on the file to mount as a disk image. 3. Open the disk image. 4. Double-click the installer icon to begin installation.;2.0.0 Lexmark CS510 Series Driver and Software Pilotes Windows Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2008 X86, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), Windows 7 x64 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2017-04-24 99 MB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark_CS510_Series_AD3_Installation_Package.exe;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0012098.html Lexmark CS510 Series AD3 Installation Package.exe;Lexmark CS510, Lexmark CS517;Microsoft Windows Operating Systems: XP (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit), Vista (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2012 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2016 (64-bit) PostScript driver with an enhanced graphical user interface. This package allows for an administrator to customize the users installation experience. This package also contains: Lexmark Installer, Postscript system driver, Lexmark Printer Home, Lexmark Status Messenger, Status Monitor Center, Screen Fonts;2.7.1.0 Lexmark CS510 Series XPS v4 Driver Pilotes Windows Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64 Arabic, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2017-04-24 23 MB http://www.downloaddelivery.com/downloads/drivers/Lexmark_CS510_Series_AD3_XPSv4_12052016.exe;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DRI0001024.html Lexmark CS510 Series AD3 XPSv4 12052016.exe;Lexmark CS517, Lexmark CS510;Microsoft Certified Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2 and Server 2016 XPS v4 system driver;1.2 Print Driver for 10.6.8 and later Mac OS Pilotes macOS macOS 10.9, macOS 10.10, macOS 10.8, macOS 10.7, macOS 10.11, macOS 10.6 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 2015-11-26 6 MB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/CS510Series_Print_1.1.0_10.6orLater_forIntel.dmg;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR23057.html CS510Series Print 1.1.0 10.6orLater forIntel.dmg;Lexmark CS510;Installs a print driver (including PostScript print Description (PPD) and Print Dialog Extension (PDE)) for your Lexmark print on Mac OS X running 10.6.8 and later Mac OS. Instructions: Download the file. Double-click on the file to mount as a disk image. Open the disk image. Double-click the installer icon to begin installation. ;1.3 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 32-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix PCLinuxOS 2011.9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, OpenSUSE 11.3, Fedora 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, Linpus Linux 9.6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Flag Linux 6.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, OpenSUSE 11.4, OpenSUSE 12.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Fedora 14 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2015-03-30 108 KB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.i386.rpm;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21783.html lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.i386.rpm;Lexmark CS510;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 32-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer. After downloading, use the following procedure to install this package: Open Terminal application. (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal, etc) Make sure to be in the same directory where the file has been saved after the download. Use the following command to install the driver: # ./ .sh Example: ./lexmark-inkjet-[xx]-driver-[x.x.x]..i386.rpm.sh Follow the instruction in the installation screen. (For 2010 and below inkjet products only) ;1.0.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 64-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, Debian 6.0, Linux Mint 10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 9, Linux Mint 12, Linux Mint 11, Ubuntu 11.10 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2015-03-30 96 KB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.amd64.deb;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21781.html lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.amd64.deb;Lexmark CS510;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 64-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging.This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer. After downloading, use the following procedure to install this package: Open Terminal application. (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal, etc) Make sure to be in the same directory where the file has been saved after the download. Use the following command to install the driver: # ./ .sh Example: ./lexmark-inkjet-[xx]-driver-[x.x.x]..i386.rpm.sh Follow the instruction in the installation screen. (For 2010 and below inkjet products only) ;1.0.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 64-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix Fedora 14, OpenSUSE 11.4, Red Flag Linux 6.0, Fedora 15, OpenSUSE 11.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS, OpenSUSE 12.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5, Linpus Linux 9.6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, PCLinuxOS 2011.9 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2015-03-30 108 KB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21784.html lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.x86 64.rpm;Lexmark CS510;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 64-bit Linux distributions with RPM-based packaging. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer. After downloading, use the following procedure to install this package: Open Terminal application. (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal, etc) Make sure to be in the same directory where the file has been saved after the download. Use the following command to install the driver: # ./ .sh Example: ./lexmark-inkjet-[xx]-driver-[x.x.x]..i386.rpm.sh Follow the instruction in the installation screen. (For 2010 and below inkjet products only) ;1.0.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for 32-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging Pilotes Linux/Unix Linux Mint 11, Linux Mint 10, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, Linux Mint 9, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Debian 6.0, Linux Mint 12 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2015-03-27 96 KB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.i386.deb;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21782.html lexmark-PPD-Files-LMAD3-1.0-1.i386.deb;Lexmark CS510;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on supported 32-bit Linux distributions with Debian-based packaging. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer. After downloading, use the following procedure to install this package: Open Terminal application. (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal, etc) Make sure to be in the same directory where the file has been saved after the download. Use the following command to install the driver: # ./ .sh Example: ./lexmark-inkjet-[xx]-driver-[x.x.x]..i386.rpm.sh Follow the instruction in the installation screen. (For 2010 and below inkjet products only) ;1.0.0 PPD (PostScript Printer Description) for CUPS-based systems Pilotes Linux/Unix Linux Mint 9, Linpus Linux 9.6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, OpenSUSE 11.4, PCLinuxOS 2011.9, Fedora 14, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Linux Mint 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5, Debian 6.0, OpenSUSE 11.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS, Linux Mint 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 12, Red Flag Linux 6.0, Fedora 15, OpenSUSE 12.1, Ubuntu 11.10, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, Ubuntu 11.04 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish 2015-03-18 94 KB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/PPD-Files-LMAD3.tar.Z;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21775.html PPD-Files-LMAD3.tar.Z;Lexmark CS510;This package contains the Lexmark PPD file for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) and OpenOffice applications on supported Red Hat, SuSE, Debian, and Linspire Linux systems. This PostScript support file uses Unicode encoding and provides access to advanced printing features available with your Lexmark printer. Use the following procedure to install this package: Download the file. Login using Administrator privileges. Expand the file using gunzip and tar commands. Run the install script. ;1.0.0 Printer-specific support plug-ins for Unix/Linux printer drivers Pilotes Linux/Unix Solaris SPARC 10, HP-UX 11.23, Solaris SPARC 9, HP-UX 11.31, HP-UX 11.11, Solaris X86.11, Solaris X86.10 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish 2012-10-31 654 KB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/Print-Drivers-LMAD3_DRV.plugin;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21864.html Print-Drivers-LMAD3 DRV.plugin;Lexmark CS510;This plug-in package adds printer device support for Lexmark Printer driver in UNIX and Linux systems, version or later. Once downloaded, install the plug-in by selecting Software Update from the printer driver File menu.;1.0.0 Print Driver for Intel machines running 10.4.11. Pilotes macOS macOS 10.4.x, macOS 10.4.x (Intel) Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish 2012-10-19 9 MB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/CS510Series_Print_1.0.0_10.4_forIntel.dmg;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21738.html CS510Series Print 1.0.0 10.4 forIntel.dmg;Lexmark CS510;Installs a print driver (including PostScript print Description (PPD) and Print Dialog Extension (PDE)) for your Lexmark printer in Intel machines running 10.4.11. Instructions: Download the file. Double-click on the file to mount as a disk image. Open the disk image. Double-click the installer icon to begin installation. ;1.0 Print Driver for PPC machines running 10.4.11 and 10.5.8. Pilotes macOS macOS 10.4.x, macOS 10.4.x (Intel), macOS 10.5 Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish 2012-10-19 9 MB http://downloads.lexmark.com/downloads/pssd/CS510Series_Print_1.0.0_10.4-10.5_forPowerPC.dmg;https://origin-www.lexmark.com/content/iss/www-lexmark-com/fr_be/support/download.DR21737.html CS510Series Print 1.0.0 10.4-10.5 forPowerPC.dmg;Lexmark CS510;Installs a print driver (including PostScript print Description (PPD) and Print Dialog Extension (PDE)) for your Lexmark printer in PowerPC machines running 10.4.11 and 10.5.8. Instructions: Download the file. Double-click on the file to mount as a disk image. Open the disk image. Double-click the installer icon to begin installation. ;1.0	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1113
__label__wiki	0.575506	0.575506	KIMS Covid Hospital Crosses 1000-Patient Mark Bhubaneswar: At the forefront of Odisha’s war against novel coronavirus, KIMS COVID Hospital has achieved the important milestone of treating more than 1020 Covid patients till 11th June 2020. KIMS has treated more than 30% of the total 3000 Covid patients admitted in different dedicated Covid hospitals across Odisha. Besides the 500-bedded dedicated hospital in Bhubaneswar, three more district Covid Hospitals under the management of KIMS are operational in Kandhamal, Bolangir and Mayurbhanj, following the direction of the Govt. of Odisha. KIMS Covid Hospital, the first dedicated Covid hospitals in the country, became operational on 2nd April and received the first patient soon after, on 5th April. Till date, 700 patients have availed treatment at KIMS, Bhubaneswar, while district Covid Hospitals managed by KIMS in Bolangir, Kandhamal and Mayurbhanj have treated 148, 101 and 84 patients respectively. All the four Covid Hospitals under KIMS have maintained highly positive feedback from recovered patients, who have expressed satisfaction over the competent and compassionate service of the doctors and paramedical staff. “Assessing the pandemic situation early, Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha decided to open COVID hospitals in different districts and towns of Odisha. KIMS became the first dedicated Covid Hospital in India having 500 general beds and 50 ICU beds meant for COVID patients”, said Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS, while expressing gratitude to the Chief Minister for involving KIMS in this noble service. Remarkably, within 68 days of its inception, KIMS COVID Hospital has rendered treatment to more than 1020 patients as of June 11, he said. Dr. Samanta praised the doctors, nurses and other health professionals, who have dedicatedly been treating the patients, putting their lives at stake. Doctors and other health workers have passionately been extending their service as they have been assured adequate safety and security, informed Dr. Bishnu Panigrahi, CEO, KIMS. Previous articleBMC-BDA joint squads closed more than 20 shops in #Bhubaneswar for violating #COVID19 guidelines Next articleGovernment of India approved ₹1,829 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra in 2020-21 Odisha: Puri District report 20 fresh COVID19 infections in last 24 hours Odisha: Sambalpur District report 18 fresh COVID19 infections in last 24 hours	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1115
__label__wiki	0.901115	0.901115	Home / New Music and Video / Interviews and Features / Spotlight: Empire Escorts Spotlight: Empire Escorts By Ellen Eldridge on May 3, 2012 DIY Booking and Word-of-Mouth Promotion GENRE: Hard Rock HOMETOWN: Brick, NJ ARTISTIC APPROACH: Democratic songwriting and thematic lyrical concepts. WEBSITE: empireescorts.bandcamp.com Crank up the debut EP by Jersey rockers Empire Escorts and clean lyrics rally with sharp riffing in an air of punk influenced rock that holds a definite power and mystique. The solo work in opening track “Electric Whiskey” qualifies its title, but what really deserves attention is the way this fairly new band attracted a local following. From 2009-2011, the group built its following by playing energetic live gigs, and then recorded its first self-titled EP in 2011 at Lakehouse Music in Asbury Park with producer Jon Leidersdorff. As drummer Cameron Lockwood explains, “Tools like Facebook allow bands to reach hundreds of fans and [they] no longer rely on word of mouth; however, the influx in social media has created a saturated market place. I believe that word of mouth holds more sincerity and has more of an impact on non-listeners.” Singer Joe McCaig describes the band name as an epiphany taken from song lyrics: “We were working on a song and there was a lyric I had that was ‘Empire escorts enslave empty egos.’ The guys heard it and, almost simultaneously, we all agreed that Empire Escorts was it.” Empire Escorts by Empire Escorts The diversity in themes and the execution of the songs shows Empire Escorts deserve the word of mouth and buzz surrounding their music. In referencing the themes in “Bury the Man,” McCaig says, “The whole idea of ‘Bury the man, become the myth’ means we are more than just a bunch of particles making up a human body; we can be our own gods. Lyrics can be interpreted differently by everyone, though. To [our guitarist] Tim [Spaulding], it speaks about the 1% and Occupy Wall Street, which is really cool, and shows the true beauty of poetry.” “Our music reflects the tough times we currently live in and are faced with; however, there is always a sense of optimism and a light at the end of the tunnel.” Spaulding adds that he views most of the songs with a sense of disenchantment: “Our music reflects the tough times we currently live in and are faced with; however, there is always a sense of optimism and a light at the end of the tunnel.” Empire Escorts offers its EP and the lyrics to all five tracks for free online, because the guys understand the value of getting the music heard. They know the word of mouth will take off from there, and Spaulding shares, “We are currently booked for a spring tour in May along the East Coast. This is our first time playing a string of shows outside of New Jersey. We are planning it all out ourselves. We are also always working on new material which will hopefully translate into a full-length album within the next year or so.” Photo by Alex Rivera ← Previous Story Twink: Making Serious Music with Toy Instruments Next Story → Spotlight: Maps & Atlases	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1117
__label__cc	0.691907	0.308093	Opinion: Chris Christie Is In The Wrong Business Filed Under:2016, Barack Obama, Chris Christie, election results, GOP, Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney, Republican Party (New Jersey governor Chris Christie. Credit: Andrew Burton/ Getty Images) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is obviously in the wrong business. He is becoming more of a television celebrity by the minute and getting much better reviews as a television performer than a governmental performer. Truth be told, Christie pretty much destroyed his credibility with the Republican Party by embracing President Barack Obama just before the presidential election. No, that move didn’t cause GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney to lose the election, but – honestly – it did help Obama. So now that Christie is seen as a huge part of the Republican Party’s problem – no pun intended – by embracing the competition, he might as well do what he’s successful at. And if you’ve been watching the nightly news and entertainment television programs, you’ve seen – no doubt – where Christie shines on both types of television shows. Last week, Christie was the highlight of the nightly news – side by side with the stories about ex-CIA Director David Petraeus’ adulterous affair, biographer-mistress Paula Broadwell, and Tampa’s now-most-famous-ever social climber Jill Kelley. In fact, the Christie story about Twinkies and the love-life of Petraeus and his women pushed the story about President Barack Obama and the deadly 9-11 Benghazi, Libya attack up to or beyond the first bank of commercials on the nightly news. The teasers leading up to the nightly news weren’t about Obama and the Libya investigation; instead, they were about Christie refusing to talk Twinkies behind his press conference microphone. Thats right. Last Friday, New Jersey Chris Christie was at a press conference and some wise guy reporter, apparently with the wink of an eye, asked Christie about Twinkies in regard to the closing of Hostess. While the real story is that yet another major business in the United States has gone belly-up and has laid off thousands upon thousands of American workers in this Obama economy – which will continue for four more years – reporters made “circus” of it all by asking the multi-hundred-pounder politician from New Jersey about Twinkies. Sadly funny. Beyond that great television viewing, the next night the governor of New Jersey was on NBC’s Saturday Night Live with Seth Meyers on the “Weekend Update” portion of the program. Again, Christie was a television sensation – an incredible hit. As Christie thanked those that helped his state through the bulk of the super-storm Sandra, he scolded Meyers at every turn to make light of his governing style as a no-nonsense tough guy. In comedic style, he badgered his state’s uncooperative mayors who refused to have their city’s citizens evacuate before Sandra hit shore. He also took a funny stab at news reporters and cameramen for standing in the middle of the Sandra super-storm to film what people from New Jersey could see right from their windows – unless they evacuated, of course. How long will it take Christie to realize that his future is in show business and not in politics? After all, he fell from favor with his own political Party, and there’s little chance the other Party wants or needs him – in spite of his current coziness with the president. Yet, television ratings are in desperate need of his self-characteristic comedy – and he proved in the past few days that he can get those ratings just by taking the stage. Imagine how much he could get paid for advertising for fleece apparel right now. He could retire on that kind of money. About Scott Paulson Scott Paulson writes political commentary for Examiner.com and teaches English at a community college in the Chicago area. The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of CBS Local.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1122
__label__wiki	0.520777	0.520777	Stimulus: People Are Demanding USPS Relief Be Included in Next Package By Stephanie Downs - July 29, 2020 11:09 pm EDT This week, Senate Republicans unveiled their new stimulus relief plan. Following the release of their proposal, many have weighed in with their own opinions on what the program should entail. On Twitter, author Don Winslow wrote a message to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to ask them to include full funding for the United States Postal Service in the next stimulus package. Based on the responses to his tweet, many American citizens seem to agree with Winslow's sentiment. Winslow's tweet comes amidst reports that President Donald Trump may be slowing down service by the United States Postal Service during an election year. As Fortune even noted, the Trump-appointed Postmaster General has plans to slow mail delivery, which could prove detrimental as many Americans prepare to vote by mail-in ballot for this year's presidential election due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of right now, there is no call for funding for the USPS in Senate Republicans' stimulus plan, the HEALS Act. Although, their plan does include a cut to the current enhanced unemployment benefits and $1.75 billion "for the design and construction of a Washington, D.C. headquarters facility for the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Both of those aspects of their bill have been met with criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. .@SpeakerPelosi & @SenSchumer, Donald Trump's attack on the U.S. Postal Service (@USPS USPS) could result in a corrupted Presidential election. On behalf of the nation, please do not vote for ANY further stimulus package / relief bill that does not include full funding for @USPS — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 30, 2020 For many users on social media, they are focused on trying to protect the United States Postal Service at the moment. And they have strong words for the country's lawmakers as they continue to hammer out details for another stimulus package. Saving The USPS I agree. We have to save the USPS. He is putting the wheels in motion to interfere with mail-in ballots. Slowing down first-class mail and now proposing to close post offices throughout the country. — Mary S (@PattySissyMom) July 30, 2020 Keeping It Going How many Americans has the @USPS kept employed during this pandemic? How many Americans are dumped onto the unemployment rosters if it goes under? #TrumpFailedAmerica — Josh Gould (@jshjgould) July 30, 2020 On Board With It Yes! A postal worker in my town has had hours reduced on sorting mail and delivering...how convenient to not get the mail in votes delivered in time. PRETTY SLY! A travesty! — janet quigley (@jntquigley) July 30, 2020 A Criticism Of The HEALS Act Definitely more important than the FBI building and fighter jets. — I am who I am. (@livelife1964) July 30, 2020 A Suggestion @SpeakerPelosi & @SenSchumer Might I suggest moving the $1.75 billion for a new FBI building over to support our @USPS — BW (@B_B_W_W) July 30, 2020 @SenTinaSmith @SenAmyKlobuchar @BettyMcCollum04 We need USPS protections to preserve our elections. Demand these protections in the next COVID relief bill. — Allison Claudene (@allisonclaudene) July 30, 2020 Needs To Happen YES YES YES! There is a slow motion disaster happening in every @USPS office across the nation. Please fund the USPS! — Richard Menken (@rpmenken) July 30, 2020 Inauguration Day 2021: What to Know About First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Why Joe Biden's Exercise Equipment Is Causing Controversy Confederate Flag Flown in Harbor Sparks Calls to English Police Inauguration Day 2021: Donald Trump's 'Unwell' Appearance Sparks Chatter Among Americans Inauguration Day 2021: Watch Donald Trump and Melania Depart the White House John Mulaney Reportedly Investigated by Secret Service for 'SNL' Monologue Donald Trump Grants Pardons to Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden: What to Know About the First Couple's Relationship	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1125
__label__wiki	0.652166	0.652166	The cold never bothered them anyway Portage Northern’s ski team Lyndsey Case, Staff Writer With the huge shortfall of snow thanks to Michigan weather, there is nobody who wants that white fluffy substance more than skiers and snowboarders and more specifically the Alpine Ski Team. The Alpine Ski Team is composed of 20 competitive skiers from Portage Northern and Central with or without competitive experience, for all grades. Between the months of mid-November and February, they compete in 5 conferences, regiona ls, state final, and invitational races. Although, thus far they have only been training in the weight rooms and actual competitions cannot start until there is an adequate amount of snowfall. “We’ve been doing a lot of weight training: core strength, leg strength, agility,” says head coach, Linda Kozacki. “I have been coaching for over 25 years; I enjoy the high school kids because they want to get better,” says Kozacki. Each teammate has his or her personal goals for this season that they wish to achieve. “My personal goal this season is to improve my times from last season and to grow in my technical skills. I know there is always room for improvement,” says Grace Wunderlich (9). There are also several team goals to accomplish. “The boys team needs to win conference this year; I am expecting them to, they won last year,” says Kozacki. “I’ve sort of grown up skiing [since the age of two], my parents and brother have skied, it was a family sport that we all did together,” says Sarah Price (10) . Students on the ski team have been skiing since they were children, many taking on from their parents. “My role model is my dad, he grew up skiing in Michigan, and it kind of rubbed off on me,” says Aly Gregory (10). Though they have been skiing for years, it is most of the kids first or second year competing on a high school level. “Competitive skiing is very different from skiing; it is extremely technical (especially slalom). Also, the course that you race on is often the most direct line down the hill that you must take so you can go faster,” says Wunderlich. “ It is very social; when you go to the races and everybody is at the top of the hill together, it is not individual teams, they all hang out together,” says Kozacki. “There is the fear factor; at practice I try to push their comfort zone a little bit, and there is a lot of potential injuries,” says Kozacki. A big difference between skiing and other sports is the environment they compete and practice in and having to stand out in the cold for hours. “The hardest part of skiing for me is knowing how long I have been out and when I need to go in and warm up,” says Ryan Gilmour (11). “I think we are a bit overshadowed, I pay a lot of money to be on the team but none comes back to us, and we work hard and play hard,” says Gregory. Here at Portage Northern winter sports are often overshadowed by popular crowd going events such as fall football. Skiing is labeled as easy and considered less vigorous. “ I think that people who say it [skiing] is too easy don’t ski enough to say that, it depends where and how you ski. You can say it’s easy but you don’t actually ski properly,” says Price. “Ski racing I think is almost like an art. You have to get the timing of your turns perfect, and be able to dig your edges into the snow for maximum speed,” says Wunderlich. “ Skiing has just made winter easier because you have something to do with friends that is active and fun,” says Gilmour. Just like any other sport or activity that skiing is a way to ease out of reality for a bit and do what you love. “I tend to be a quiet, more reserved person, so when I started racing, it really taught me that it’s good to take risks and to push the boundaries of what I thought I could do. Ski racing is one of the best things that has happened to me,” says Wunderlich. “It is a true family sport, they all work together, you’ll ask them ‘what do you think about the team?’ and they say ‘well we aren’t a team, we’re a family’,” says Kozacki. Best Location Spots to Ski/ Snowboard in Kalamazoo Bittersweet (Ostego) Timber Ridge (Gobles) Swiss Valley (Jones) Cannonsburg (Belmount) Pando Winter Sports (Rockford) Freshman golfer KT Leinwand is in full swing Two Huskies participate in fall national signing day Holding their breath: swim team state finalists wait for Covid-delayed state finals Senior varsity football running back Anthony Tyus is on the road to greatness Undefeated: the class of 2021 wins their fourth Powderpuff game Football team defeats Portage Central in first spectator-friendly game of the year Schermerhorn named Detroit Lions coach of the week The MLB’s worst offseason decision Men’s basketball edges Gull Lake in triple overtime Huskies hand PC their second loss of the season	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1126
__label__cc	0.605196	0.394804	Play Poker Tournaments Find the Best Poker Tournaments, Strategies and Poker News Category Archives: Poker Tournaments $1000 Super Seniors 2016 WSOP Event Won by James Moore Posted on June 25, 2016 by Play Poker Tournaments \| Leave a reply James Moore has won the $1000 Super Seniors no limit holdem tournament at the 2016 WSOP. It’s a unique tournament for those 65 and older. James Moore pocketed $230,626. Though he started the final day in the middle with his chip stack, he was able to out maneuver his opponents to the heads up tournament with Charles Barker. Though Barker started with 2:1 chip lead, Moore steamrolled over him and took the lead. The final hand was Ace King and three of diamonds, followed by Queen of diamonds. Barker moved all in for the flush with a ten of diamonds and seven of spades. Moore called with his jack of diamonds and queen of hearts. The final card was a 7 of diamonds. Moore won with a nut-flush. Barker finished in runner up position with $142,461. The top finishers were: James Moore $230,626 Charles Barker $142,461 Charles Rinn $73,943 Eugene Spinner $54,197 Fred Berger $40,191 Arthur Loring $30,159 James Parrott $22,902 Vern Soeldner $17,604 Benny Glaser Wins $10,000 Omaha Eight or Better at the 2016 WSOP In another Omaha Eight or Better tournament at the WSOP, Benny Glaser has taken another gold bracelet but the stakes were so much higher. With a buy-in of $10,000 and field of 163, the prize pool was an amazing $1,532,000. When he took this one down, he collected a whopping $407,194. It’s also his second bracelet of the summer series. It wasn’t as easy as it looks. He was playing with some of the top players in the world including Jason Mercier, Todd Brunson, and Matt Glantz. The final hand was between Glaser and Doug Lorgeree. He had a 5:1 chip lead and continued his climb with Glaser winning with a flush. Logeree won $251,665 as runner up. Benny Glaser $407,194 Doug Lorgeree $251,665 Matthew Glantz $175,754 Grzegorz Trelski $125,125 Robert Campbell $90,846 Per Hildebrand $67,291 Todd Brunson $50,872 Jason Mercier $39,269 Felipe Ramos $30,965 Andrey Zaichenko Wins Limit $1500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Though he’s had some minor cashes at the 2016 WSOP series, Andrey Zaichenko can claim the $1500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball as his major achievement. He took it down and pocketed $117,947 along the way. He made mincemeat of his opponents on the final day. From sixth position he knocked out three player. The heads up wasn’t easy with both players having sizable leads at various times. The final hand was Zaichenko going all-in with a nine, eight low winning against Jameson Painter’s pair of sixes. The top winners in the tournament were: Andrey Zaichenko $117,947 Jameson Parker $72,878 Guy Hareuveni $46,992 Alexandr Vinskii $31,099 Adam Spiegelberg $21,139 Andrii Nadeieliaev $14,769 Andrew Kelsall $10,614 Daniel Zack $10,614 Posted in Poker News, Poker Tournaments. Alexander Ziskin Wins $1500 No Limit Holdem Tournament at 2016 WSOP A 30 year old poker pro from Chitown, Alexander Ziskin has won the $1500 No Limit Holdem Tournament at the WSOP 2016. It’s not only his first WSOP final table, but bracelet as well. And at 30, expect more from him in the road ahead. For the win, Ziskin pockets $401,494. The heads up tournament had some serious ups and downs. At first it looked like Ziskin would win with his opponent, Jens Grieme, down to a single blind. Then, Grieme doubled up several times to getting the chip lead. This lead to an unscheduled fourth day of competition. The next day, the heads up match continued though briefly after an hour and a half, Ziskin won with a pair of eights. This tournament also ranks as one of the longest sessions in the history of the WSOP. The tournament had 1,796 entries with a total prize pool of $2,424,600. The top finishers in the tournament: Alexander Ziskin $401,494 Jens Grieme $248,067 Kam Low $179,187 Patrick Power $130,780 Severin Schleser $96,452 Craig Mason $71,891 Marino Mura $54,160 Davis Juenemann $41,244 Aaron Kweskin $31,754 Well known poker players who cashed in this event include Max Steinberg, actor James Woods, who has cashed three times in the 2016 series, and Greg Raymer. Ian Johns Wins $10,000 Limit Holdem Tournament at the 2016 WSOP This is a great summer for Ian Johns, he’s just got his second bracelet in the $10,000 Limit Holdem Tournament. This is his third bracelet. He previously won in the H.O.R.S.E. tournament. The 31 year old is amazed at his success. He takes home $290,635 for his efforts. The total prize pool was $1,034,000 from 110 entries. The pool narrowed to Johns and Sean Berrios. It came down to a head to head with Johns and Berrios. Holding a king and eight of diamonds against Berrios ace and 10 unsuited. The flop rolled out 8 of spades and 4 and 3 of diamonds giving Johns a pair and potential flush. The remaining two cards did nothing for either hand but Johns won the game with a pair of eights. Ian Johns $290,635 Sean Berrios $179,625 Alexander Balynskiy $125,571 David Chiu $89,810 Jeff Thompson $65,752 Bill Chen $49,304 Brock Parker $37,888 Brian Rast $29,855 Anh Van Nguyen $24,140 Philip Tom $20,042 2016 WSOP Seniors Tournament Won by Johnnie Craig I couldn’t call a senior a senior at the age of 54 but in poker it’s another story. But Johnnie Craig has won the WSOP 2016 Seniors tournament and pocketed a very nice $538,204 along the way. It’s the Texan native’s first WSOP final table, as well as bracelet. His previous finish was 140th in WSOP. This was the largest seniors tournament in history. In fact, this year has seen a rise in entries across the board. There were 4,499 entries creating a prize pool of $4,049,000. Though scheduled for three days, the record field necessitated a fourth day. In the finale there was a lot of action. Though Day 3 was dominated by Wesley Chong, his lead was chipped away in the fourth day. Concluding with head to head between Craig and movie producer, Jim Lotti the action narrowed. Craig won most of his pots creating large chip advantage at the same time. Lotti moved all-in with unsuited ace and seven but hit a wall against Craig pocket four pair. The flop changed nothing and Craig won with a pair of fours! The top finishers in the event were: Johnnie Craig $538,204 Jim Lotti $332,413 Roger Sippl $245,389 Joe Somerville $182,536 Wesley Chong $136,829 Paul Runge $103,366 Eugene Solomon $78,699 Michael Lisanti $60,392 Alan Cutler $46,713 Viatcheslav Ortynskiy Wins Six Handed Pot Limit Omaha Event at the WSOP 2016 Russia has got its first bracelet of the WSOP in Viatcheslav Ortynskiy’s win in the Six Handed Pot Limit event. This is his ninth WSOP cash and fourth final table at the WSOP, but his fir gold bracelet. His previous best finish was in 2013 in third place. For his work, Ortynskiy gets $344,327 and a bracelet. He is a poker pro and plays mostly the European Poker Tour. During the last half hour of the tournament was a dream come true for Ortynskiy, he won nearly every pot. In a final stage of a tournament, those wins really add up quickly. The top finishers in the tournament were: Viatcheslav Ortynskiy $344,327 Rafael Lebron $212,779 Randy Ohel $141,187 Matthew Humphrey $95,623 George Wolff $66,134 Joshua Gibson $46,727 Antti Nieminen $33,744 Posted in Poker Strategies, Poker Tournaments. Michael Gagliano Wins $2500 No Limit Holdem Tournament at the 2016 WSOP New Jersey poker pro and instructor Michael Gagliano can add a gold bracelet and $448,463 to his poker career after winning the $2500 No Limit Holdem event at the 2016 WSOP. I’d love having him as a teacher. This is his second WSOP final table but his first bracelet. He is a sponsored player on the New Jersey Borgata online casino. He also has a website, www.premiumpokercoaching.com . His only other final table was in the same event in 2014 where he finished in seventh place. The tournament had a total of 1,045 entries with a prize pool of $2,500,000. Michael Gagliano $448,463 Daniel Cooke $277,128 Shankar Pillai $196,119 Remi Castaignon $140,596 Zu Zhou $102,120 Niall Farrell $75,164 Michael Laake $56,073 Darryll Fish $42,405 Gavin O’Rourke $32,514 Calvin Lee Wins $3000 Six Max No Limit Holdem Tournament In a tournament that was suppose to be three days but was extended to four, Calvin Lee has emerged victorious in the $3000 Six Max No Limit Holdem event at the WSOP. It’s his third WSOP cash and first final table at the event. He’s 28 year old New Yorker with a degree in economics. The tournament had 1,029 entrants with a prize pool of $2,809,170. He collect $531,577 for first place prize. The end of the third day, there were still five players left and the action was carried into a fourth day. Lee had the second highest chip stack next to Will Givens. He moved up the after eliminatin Martin Kozlov. A pair queens beat Givens pair of jacks giving Givens a fourth place finish. The heads up was set after Steven Thompson sent Mark Herm packing after knocking him down to 13 big blinds then busting out. This set the final heads up between Lee and Thompson. It concluded with both players having a seven pair but Lee winning with a kicker queen. The top place finishers were: Calvin Lee $531,577 Steven Thompson $328,487 Mark Herm $224,805 Will Givens $156,281 Martin Kozlov $110,389 Alex Queen $79,246 Other notable finishers include Daniel Negreanu who finished in 19th place, Tony Gregg, Joseph Cheong and Max Steinberg. Benny Glaser Wins $1500 Omaha High Low Split Eight or Better Tournament British poker pro Benny Glaser took his skills to the final table and walked away with $244,103 in the Omaha High Low Split Eight or Better WSOP event. For the 27 year old, this is his third final table at the WSOP and second gold bracelet. He also happened to win the same event last year. The final table included three WSOP bracelet winners including Phillip Hui, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Max Pescatori. The event had a total of 934 entries and total prize pool of $1,260,900. Other notable players who finished in the money were: Ryan Laplante who’s having a hot summer with eight cashes. Actor James Woods cashed in this event. Andy Bloch also cashed in this event. Benjamin Gold $150,828 Motohiro Kondo $106,070 Phillip Hui $75,627 Brandon Shack-Harris $54,680 Zachary Milchman $40,098 Ilya Krupin $29,830 Max Pescatori $22,517 Scott Packer $17,250 Jason Mercier Wins $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament at WSOP and Fifth Gold Bracelet It’s been an amazing summer for Jason Mercier. He has just won his fifth gold bracelet at the WSOP in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament. He also collects a whopping $422,874 in first place prize money. In addition to the prize money he has an outstanding bet from Vanessa Selbst that if she’s man enough to fess up to it will bring him an additional $1.8 million. For Mercier, the win is a dream come true. This marks his 18th WSOP final table, 50 WSOP cashes and brings the Florida native’s total WSOP earnings to nearly $4.5 million dollars. Though he won the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament it wasn’t as simple as it looks now. He was down by as much as a 7:1 margin at one point in the tournament and was close to elimination at several times. He came through it all and the final hand was an ace to five straight against James Obst who finished in second place. Mercier isn’t finished yet and is looking forward to some PLO tournaments as well. Will he get another bracelet? Stay tuned! For the article on the Selbst-Mercier bet check this link. Jason Mercier $422,874 James Obst $261,354 Nick Schulman $183,779 Adam Friedman $131,519 Mikhail Semin $95,817. This was his third final table at the WSOP 2016. Last year, he managed to cash five times at the WSOP. Jesse Martin $71,089 Yuval Bronshtein $53,729 Bryn Kenney $41,383 John Monette $32,493 Others who cashed in the event were: Eric Siedel, his 95th cash at the WSOP, Chris Ferguson, Ian Johns and Viacheslav Zhukov. The H.O.R.S.E. Tournament is a mix of stud and flop games. Marco Johnson Wins $3000 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament at the WSOP 2016 Posted on June 19, 2016 by Play Poker Tournaments \| 2 Replies Californian poker pro Marco Johnson has won his second gold bracelet and $259,730 in the $3000 WSOP 2016 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament. The three day event concluded at the Rio and gives Johnson the biggest cash of his poker career. The tournament had a total of 400 entries, up from last year’s 376. This marks his ninth WSOP final table and brings his career earnings to over $2,500,000. Marco Johnson $259,730 Jared Talarico $160,522 Gerald Ringe $108,924 Todd Ickow $75,397 Glenn Engelbert $53,259 John Crisp $38,409 Toma Kalaj $28,291 Chino Rheem $21,294 This event also marked Phil Helmuth’s latest cash and the most of any player in the history of the WSOP. Danny Le Wins $1500 Limit Holdem Tournament A 49 year old businessman from California, Danny Le has won the $1500 Limit Holdem tournament at the WSOP. This is his second WSOP final table and third time in the money. He banked $188,815 for his efforts. This brings his total tournament earnings to around $250,000. Other notable finishers include Ryan Laplante who has cashed seven times in the WSOP 2016. He won a gold bracelet earlier in the series. Danny Le $188,815 Scott Farnsworth $116,663 Tyler Bonkowski $80,706 Dave Tobin $56,740 Dale Eberle $40,550 Dustin Bush $29,466 Andrew Beversdorf $21,778 Daniel Huseman $16,376 Esmeralda Villafuerte $12,532 Chase Bianchi Wins $1000 No Limit Holdem Tournament 28 year old Chase Bianchi from Maryland has won the $1000 No Limit Holdem tournament at the 2016 WSOP. It’s his first gold bracelet and first final table as well. The tournament was played over three days. The tournament had an entry field of 2,242 which was much larger field than the previous year with 1,915 entries. Bianchi collects $316,920 for his work. The final table was a nail biting experience. He went in with a pair of eights against his opponent, Eric Silberman, who held a pair of tens. The board revealed queen, 6 and a five. The the final cards were 7 and 4 giving Bianchi a straight. Top finishers for the event were: Chris Bianchi $316,920 Eric Silberman $195,738 Roberto Romanello $142,926 Charles Carragher $105,308 Paul Nunez $78,301 James Alexander $58,758 Felix Morin-Dutil $44,503 Cameron Rezaie $34,024 Chris Leong $26,259. Several November Niners were also in this event and cashed as well including Joshua Beckley, Steve Gee and Carlos Mortensen. $1000 Pot Limit Omaha Tournament Won by Sam Soverel – $10,000 Seven Card Razz Won by Ray Dekharghani $1000 Pot Limit Omaha Won by Sam Soverel Though he usually plays tournament with buy-in of $10,000 or more, Sam Soverel has captured a gold bracelet and $185,317 in the $1000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the WSOP. Soverel at 25 is one of the younger players and look for more this player in the years ahead. He already has over $2.1 million in live tournament earnings alone. Much of his earnings have been related to the Super High Roller events. The top finishes in the event were: Sam Soverel $185,317 Kirby Lowery $114,486 Garrett Garvin $81,080 Zachary Hench $58,164 Bruno Borges $42,270 Jeffrey Landherr $31,126 Jared Koppel $23,228 Henri Ojala $17,570 $10,000 Seven Card Razz Tournament Ray Dehkarghani has bested Jason Mercier for the bracelet and grand prize in the $10,000 Razz event at the 2016 WSOP. This was one of the most watched tournaments of the WSOP for one major reason. A bet placed by Vanessa Selbst in January would give Mercier a 180:1 payoff on $10,000 if he could win three bracelets this year. He has one so far and two to go. He almost made it here, but captured second place with the Razz tournament. Razz is played the opposite of the most popular forms of poker. Here the low hand is the winner. As a result, most of the players are more well rounded and experienced playing poker. The final hand had Mercier with (7 -5) J 5 K and Dehkarghani with (8 6) 9 10 7. Mercier still has other tournaments left to get additional bracelets. Ray Dehkarghani $273,338 Yueqi Zhu $116,128 Brian Hastings $82,078 John Racener $44,712 Bart Hanson $34,521 Jyri Merivirta $27,499 Deuce Seven Lowball No Limit Tournament Won by Jason Mercier at the WSOP Jason Mercier triumphed over a field of 100 players to be crowned winner of the WSOP 2016 Deuce Seven Lowball No Limit Poker Tournament. This is his fourth WSOP bracelet and the win gives him a take home amount of $273,335. He entered the final day as chip leader and continued his climb to number one. But it was not so simple. As the heads up came about, Mike Watson was chip leader by 4:3 chips. Mercier managed a comeback within an hour and took a 2:1 chip lead against Watson. Mercier sent Watson to runner up with 8, 6, 5, 4 and a 2. Watson collects $168,936 for his efforts. Michael Watson $168,936 Lamar Wilkinson $120,025 David Grey $86,302 Benny Glaser $62,810 Stephen Chidwick $46,277 Alexandre Luneau $34,522 Interesting note is that Vanessa Selbst made a bet while drinking of 180:1 Odds of Mercier winning three bracelets. The bet made in January 2016 was $10,000. If he gets another bracelet, he will win $1.8 million from Selbst. There are many tournaments left. Will he get lucky? Here are Vanessa Selbst tweets about the bet. vanessa selbst tweet about bet on Mercier Millionaire Maker No Limit Holdem Tournament at WSOP Won by Jason Dewitt Former grocery bagger turned poker pro, Jason Dewitt, has bagged first place at the WSOP 2016 $1500 Millionair Maker Tournament. It was the first time the top two prizes guaranteed $1 million dollars. The event had 1,079 entries for a prize pool of $9,706,500. This tournament had players from age 21 to 92. The Millionaire Maker event takes place over five days. Dewitt who hales from San Diego claimed the first place 1,065,403 prize. For Dewitt, this marks his seventh WSOP final table appearance and brings his total WSOP earnings to $2,557,482. He also received his second gold bracelet for the win. Dewitt’s strategy throughout the tournament was to raise, re-raise and put the competition on the defensive. Raising and re-raising almost automatically puts fellow players into doubt about their cards strength since only a royal flush is guaranteed and every thing else is negotiable. Many will opt to fold. As a strategy over multiple hands, this is a very effective way to build a nice chip stack . It helps to have good strong hands as well. The final hand was heads up against Garrett Greer a was won with a King high hand against Greer’s Queen high hand. Other tournament highlights were: a schoolteacher from Washington, Lisa Meredith, scraped enough money to make the tournament and walked away with $500,000. This was her first WSOP and impressive that she won third place . She’s previously won the Pendelton OR tournament. Alex Jacob, tv show Jeopardy’s most winning player finished in 52nd place. Jason Dewitt $1,065,403 Garrett Greer $1,000,000 Lisa Meredith $500,000 Frank Rusnak $366,787 Luke Brereton $276,632 Arkadiy Tsinis $210,112 Mikhail Semin $160,725 Alessio Dicesare $123,828 Stanley Lee $96,091 Here is highlight of Stanley getting eliminated at 9th place. This the heads up match between Dewitt and Greer. Posted in Poker News, Poker Strategies, Poker Tournaments. Eight Game Mixed Tournament Won by Paul Volpe at the WSOP 2016 Event Paul Volpe, a WSOP veteran has won the Eight Game Mix at the 2016 WSOP tournament. This brings his total WSOP earnings to $1,484,475 with 27 WSOP cashes as well. The tournament is a combination of limit, pot limt, no limit and stud games. Usually experienced players who committed themselves to the art of poker play in these tournaments. There tend to be older more versatile players here. Many of them will compete in additional tournaments as well. There were 491 entries with prize pool of $662,850. Paul Volpe ruled. The Philly native pockets not only $149,943 but also gets a gold bracelet, his second. In addition to being professional poker player, he is also a sports gambler. The tournament was played over three days. The final hand was won playing a Pot Limit Omaha round against Jason Stockfish, who finished in second place. The top winners were: Paul Volpe $149,943 Jason Stockfish $92,638 Ron Ware $60,882 Benjamin Ludlow $40,911 Anthony Lazar $28,123 Gavin Smith $19,787 Bart Lybaert $14,257 Tom Coker $14,257 Chris Klodnicki $10,526 This is the second cash for Bart Lybaert in the WSOP 2016 so far! Ryan Laplante Wins Largest Non-Holdem Live Tournament and Collects Gold Bracelet Ryan Laplante, the openly gay poker player, won the $565 Pot Limit Omaha event at the WSOP. For his win, he collects $190,328 and a gold bracelet. As he stood at the podium, in the wake of the Orlando shootings, he stated how proud he is to be gay and gave a nod to his fiance. He started the final day in sixth position but proceeded to bust all of them except Sean Shah. The final hand brought 9 diamonds and 6 and 3 of Hearts for the flop. Laplante bet 325,000. With a potential straight and pair of nines, Shah repotted with a check raise to 1,375,000. The turn brought a queen with Laplante getting a pair. The win for Laplante sent Shah to runner up for $117,531. It was a great game and Laplante’s speech added a touch of emotion to the event. At 26, look for more in poker world from this winner. The top winners in this event were: Ryan Laplante $190,328 Sean Shah $117,531 Tesfaldet Tekle $85,870 Richard St. Peter $63,304 Charles Coultas $47,092 Adil Khan $35,353 Matthew Livingston $26,786 Grant Ellis $15,813 This is an emotion video clip showing Laplante as he comments on winning and the Orlando shooting. 2016 $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Tournament at WSOP Won by Jean Gaspard The WSOP 2016 Dealer’s Choice Tournament was won by Jean Gaspard. A former professional basketball player. He can claim his largest cash to date. His total WSOP and Circuit earning are nearly $900,000 but this is his first bracelet. To win the Dealer’s Choice Tournament a considerable amount of knowledge and skill must be known about 19 variants of poker games. Players who win here are considered more overall poker players and are often masters of the individual poker games. For his win, he pockets $306,621. Runner up William O’Neill collected $189,505. The first Dealer’s Choice was in 2014 It is a mixed poker variant game with the dealer at the button given the option of game to play. There are 19 different games that can be played in this tournament. The games and descriptions are below. No Limit/Pot Limit Games No Limit Holdem is one of the most popular forms of poker played today. It’s the seen the most on tv and is the game played at the Main Event. Pot Limit Holdem is very similar to No Limit the main difference is betting limits prevent all-ins and this makes stealing blinds harder. Pot Limit Omaha because of the four hole cards, a wide range of winning hands is possible. There are more all-ins in this poker variant. Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo Split Eights of Better is a more complex poker variant. Low hands and high hands can both win. Since this is a more complex game winning this game along with the Dealer’s Choice helps to demonstrate overall great poker playing. Big O is a game where players get 5 hole cards instead of 4 and it’s played similar to Pot Limit Omaha HI Lo so high and low hands can both win. It’s a rarely played game except at the WSOP and large poker tournaments. No Limit 2 7 Single Draw is similar to the Triple draw version but there are no limits in the betting structure and two rounds of betting. No Limit Five Card Draw is a poker variant with only once chance to draw. A strong starting hand makes a difference and pairs, two pair and three of a kinds are the winning hands most players look for. Stud Games Seven Card Stud was the most popular form of poker till No Limit Holdem rose to take number one. Two hole cards are dealt face down, one face up door card and three more cards are dealt face up. Because it’s not as popular, older players have an experience edge with this game.. Seven Card Stud Hi Low Eights or Better is another less frequently played game today. Older and experienced players have an edge. Seven Card Stud Hi Low Regular is a high low game without the eights or better restriction. Either high or low can win. Razz is the low ball version of stud poker and the goal is to get the lowest hand. For those great a reading fellow players, this is a great game since it’s more simple poker variant game. Limit Flop Draw Games Limit Holdem is the betting limit version of No Limit Holdem. Limit Omaha Hi uses four hole cards and has more potential winning combinations. Limit Omaha Hi Low Eights or Better is great game for those not trying to bust out. Aces are high and low. It’s more common for pots to be split among players. Limit A-5 Triple Draw Lowball doesn’t count straights or flushes and Aces are low. The objective is low hand wins. Limit 2 – 7 Triple Low Ball is similar to Limit ace through five but straights and flushes are included. Deuces and sevens are critical. Badugi is mostly played in Asia and is similar to Limit Ace – Five but played with four cards. Unpaired and unsuited cards are the cards to play. It’s a challenging game. Badacy is a Ace Five variant but half the pot goes to the best Badugi hand. Being a split pot poker game diminishes potential wins but can cover help prevent busting out. Baducy is a complex 2 – 7 type of Badacy. It’s a split pot poker game between the best 2 – 7 dras and Badugi hand. It’s a combination of 2 – 7 Triple Draw and Badugi. These are the poker variants that need to be mastered for the Dealer’s Choice event. The player on the button can choose between any of these games. Jean Gaspard has finally walked away with this one . But these game brings all the experienced players to the table and you will probably find these players competiting in other games as well. 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__label__cc	0.510933	0.489067	Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules Alan M. Smith, Andrew Ingham, Liam M. Grover, Yvonne Perrie OBJECTIVES: Standard pharmaceutical capsules are designed to dissolve in the acidic environment of the stomach releasing the encapsulated contents for absorption. When release is required further along the gastrointestinal tract capsules can be coated with acid insoluble polymers to enable passage through the stomach and dissolution in the intestine. This paper describes formulations that have the potential to be used to produce two-piece hard capsules for post-gastric delivery without the requirement of an exterior coat. METHODS: The formulation uses three polysaccharides: sodium alginate, hypromellose and gellan gum to provide acid insolubility and the ability to form capsules using standard industrial equipment. KEY FINDINGS: The rheological profile, on cooling, of the base material, water content and thickness of the films were shown to be comparable with those of commercial capsules. The capsules remained intact for 2 h in 100 mm HCl at pH 1.2, and within 5 min of being removed from the acid and submerged in phosphate-buffered saline at pH 6.8 were ruptured. CONCLUSIONS: Selected formulations from this study have potential for use as delayed release capsules. https://doi.org/10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003 gellan gum delayed release capsules 10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003 Smith, A. M., Ingham, A., Grover, L. M., & Perrie, Y. (2010). Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 62(2), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003 Smith, Alan M. ; Ingham, Andrew ; Grover, Liam M. ; Perrie, Yvonne. / Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules. In: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2010 ; Vol. 62, No. 2. pp. 167-172. @article{909920e9c60545a28fcecc1bf43d6fa5, title = "Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules", abstract = "OBJECTIVES: Standard pharmaceutical capsules are designed to dissolve in the acidic environment of the stomach releasing the encapsulated contents for absorption. When release is required further along the gastrointestinal tract capsules can be coated with acid insoluble polymers to enable passage through the stomach and dissolution in the intestine. This paper describes formulations that have the potential to be used to produce two-piece hard capsules for post-gastric delivery without the requirement of an exterior coat.METHODS: The formulation uses three polysaccharides: sodium alginate, hypromellose and gellan gum to provide acid insolubility and the ability to form capsules using standard industrial equipment.KEY FINDINGS: The rheological profile, on cooling, of the base material, water content and thickness of the films were shown to be comparable with those of commercial capsules. The capsules remained intact for 2 h in 100 mm HCl at pH 1.2, and within 5 min of being removed from the acid and submerged in phosphate-buffered saline at pH 6.8 were ruptured.CONCLUSIONS: Selected formulations from this study have potential for use as delayed release capsules.", keywords = "pharmaceutical capsules, sodium alginate, hypromellose, gellan gum, delayed release capsules", author = "Smith, {Alan M.} and Andrew Ingham and Grover, {Liam M.} and Yvonne Perrie", doi = "10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003", journal = "Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology", Smith, AM, Ingham, A, Grover, LM & Perrie, Y 2010, 'Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules', Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003 Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules. / Smith, Alan M.; Ingham, Andrew; Grover, Liam M.; Perrie, Yvonne. In: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Vol. 62, No. 2, 02.2010, p. 167-172. T1 - Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules AU - Smith, Alan M. AU - Ingham, Andrew AU - Grover, Liam M. AU - Perrie, Yvonne N2 - OBJECTIVES: Standard pharmaceutical capsules are designed to dissolve in the acidic environment of the stomach releasing the encapsulated contents for absorption. When release is required further along the gastrointestinal tract capsules can be coated with acid insoluble polymers to enable passage through the stomach and dissolution in the intestine. This paper describes formulations that have the potential to be used to produce two-piece hard capsules for post-gastric delivery without the requirement of an exterior coat.METHODS: The formulation uses three polysaccharides: sodium alginate, hypromellose and gellan gum to provide acid insolubility and the ability to form capsules using standard industrial equipment.KEY FINDINGS: The rheological profile, on cooling, of the base material, water content and thickness of the films were shown to be comparable with those of commercial capsules. The capsules remained intact for 2 h in 100 mm HCl at pH 1.2, and within 5 min of being removed from the acid and submerged in phosphate-buffered saline at pH 6.8 were ruptured.CONCLUSIONS: Selected formulations from this study have potential for use as delayed release capsules. AB - OBJECTIVES: Standard pharmaceutical capsules are designed to dissolve in the acidic environment of the stomach releasing the encapsulated contents for absorption. When release is required further along the gastrointestinal tract capsules can be coated with acid insoluble polymers to enable passage through the stomach and dissolution in the intestine. This paper describes formulations that have the potential to be used to produce two-piece hard capsules for post-gastric delivery without the requirement of an exterior coat.METHODS: The formulation uses three polysaccharides: sodium alginate, hypromellose and gellan gum to provide acid insolubility and the ability to form capsules using standard industrial equipment.KEY FINDINGS: The rheological profile, on cooling, of the base material, water content and thickness of the films were shown to be comparable with those of commercial capsules. The capsules remained intact for 2 h in 100 mm HCl at pH 1.2, and within 5 min of being removed from the acid and submerged in phosphate-buffered saline at pH 6.8 were ruptured.CONCLUSIONS: Selected formulations from this study have potential for use as delayed release capsules. KW - pharmaceutical capsules KW - sodium alginate KW - hypromellose KW - gellan gum KW - delayed release capsules U2 - 10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003 DO - 10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003 JO - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology JF - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Smith AM, Ingham A, Grover LM, Perrie Y. Polymer film formulations for the preparation of enteric pharmaceutical capsules. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2010 Feb;62(2):167-172. https://doi.org/10.1211/jpp.62.02.0003	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1148
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