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__label__wiki	0.567056	0.567056	Just a Fantasy? Examining Fantasy Sport in a Time Without Sport in International Journal of Sport Communication Brody J. Ruihley,1 and Jacob Chamberlin,1 1 Miami University, Oxford https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2020-0213 Coronavirus; COVID-19; gaming The fantasy sport industry has seen tremendous growth over the past three decades. Estimated at 500,000 participants in 1988, the industry has had positive growth every step of the way to a current estimate of 59.3 million North American participants. Touting this incredible rise in participation, nothing has obstructed the growth of this sport media and communication phenomenon until now. The sport landscape and fantasy sport industry find themselves in a situation with complete absence of live sport. The Coronavirus crisis has impacted the fantasy sport community and thousands of professionals in many ways. This research commentary, supplemented with primary interview data, questions the stoppage of fantasy sport and explores conversations, planning, and reaction from the fantasy sport community. The fantasy sport industry has seen tremendous growth over the past three decades. Estimated at 500,000 North American participants in 1988, the industry has had positive growth every step of the way to a current estimate of 59.3 million participants (Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association, 2020). It has become one of the biggest sport media, gaming, and communication phenomenon. The industry has won lawsuits over the right to use sport statistics and game results, shrugged off early legal associations to sport gambling, survived player strikes and work stoppages, and lobbied in nearly every U.S. state for the right to offer daily fantasy sport product (hereinafter referred to DFS). Nothing had stopped this activity from growing, expanding, and providing entertainment to millions of sport fans … until now. Seemingly, the only way to stop fantasy sport play is not having sport. The initial impact of the Coronavirus crisis of 2020 created a social-distancing environment not suitable for sport participation and spectator viewing. This sport closure has impacted the fantasy sport community in ways that were and are far beyond anyone’s imagination. With major sports like professional soccer, basketball, hockey, football, golf, and racing all in season, this is arguably the best time of the American sport calendar and the worst time for all sport to stop. This shutdown has affected thousands of fantasy sport professionals, halted current fantasy sport play, and altered preparation for upcoming seasons. This commentary explores fantasy sport operation in a critical time with no sport offerings and is supplemented with primary data collected from 13 fantasy sport professionals from organizations consisting of ESPN, Yahoo!, USA Today, The Athletic, and representatives from the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (hereinafter referred to as FSGA) and Fantasy Sports Writers Association. Upon Miami University institutional review board approval, participants were targeted via a personalized e-mail request or by social media messaging to invite fantasy sport professionals to participate. Participants were directed to an online questionnaire where they gave consent to participate in the interview and answered a series of open-ended questions. These questions inquired about actions, strategy, and conversations had before and during the stoppage of sport. In addition, questions were asked about preparation for the return of sporting events and any changes for future operation based on lessons learned during this crisis. Participants were asked for permission to link their names with their comments. Some chose not to have their name associated with their comments and with that their responses are reported in an anonymized form. This commentary focuses on the reaction, response, and planning of the fantasy sport industry before, during, and after the Coronavirus crisis and explores if fantasy sport is simply a fantasy during this difficult time. Worst-Case Scenario The fantasy sport industry primarily has had to prepare for two types of business obstructions prior to sport’s cancellation and postponement due to COVID-19. The first type involves stoppage of business for legal reasons. For example, in 2006, fantasy sport operator CBC Distribution and Marketing, Inc. sued Major League Baseball Advanced Media to argue that players’ promotion and marketing rights should not include real-time statistics, a valuable commodity in the fantasy sport environment. This lawsuit came as a result of Major League Baseball Advanced Media selectively choosing licensing partners and essentially shutting down any other organization not in that exclusive group. CBC Distribution and Marketing, Inc. won their lawsuit and saved many in the fantasy sport industry banking on the ability to use real-time statistics and information. If this had gone the opposite direction, many fantasy sport businesses would have been forced to delay or end their operation until agreements or partnerships could be made to secure licensing rights. Another example in the legal realm involves the DFS boom of 2015 sending many U.S. state legislators into a frenzy when trying to sort out the activity as gaming or gambling (or both). As a result, many states placed DFS activities on hold for months while legislation and lobbying took place in order for DFS to stand on safe legal ground. Major DFS operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel had to stop business in many U.S. states and simply wait through this difficult time in their growth. The second type of work obstruction concerning fantasy sport organizations is player strikes and labor disputes. Having no games or live statistics takes the fans’ interest away from the fantasy sport industry. Aside from the 1981 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike, where columnists actually began writing about modern rules of fantasy baseball helping launch its popularity (Nesbit & King, 2009; Walker, 2006), there have been several player strikes, lockouts, and labor disputes in the history of sport that have caused significant concern for fantasy sport organizations (CNN Editorial Research, 2020). Most notably the 2012–2013 National Hockey League (NHL) lockout and 2011–2012 National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout caused the cancellation of hundreds of games. With a majority of fantasy sport play happening in American professional football, the 136-day (off-season) lockout between the National Football League (NFL) owners and players caused the fantasy sport industry to discuss and prepare for the then worst-case scenario of a delayed start or no season at all. With much celebration, the agreement was ratified nearly a month prior to the season start. These examples are impactful and important, but their punch does not hit as hard as the one from the Coronavirus crisis. Labor disputes are drawn out and take time to come to full boil as collectively bargained agreements have expiration dates and time to negotiate. In previous cases while DFS activities were shut down in certain states causing a major financial hit, businesses were still able to operate in many other states. When the Coronavirus directly touched the American sport landscape on March 11 at an NBA basketball game, within a matter of hours, sports came to a screeching halt. While one can argue that warning signs were abound, the severity and abruptness of this stoppage took most, if not all, off guard. How does one plan for that? How does one prepare for the one thing you need to have in business, live sport statistics, to be gone for an indefinite amount of time? Coronavirus Conversations and Contingency Plans Participants were asked to pull back the curtain and discuss any conversations and contingency planning they had within their organizations about the crisis prior to the postponement of all sport. Collectively, participants were aware of the Coronavirus situation, assuming some sort of change to the sport spectator environment, and many were preparing for a potential suspension of live sports. Every organization planned and reacted differently as the news of the virus seemingly changed by the hour. Nando Di Fino, managing editor for fantasy sports at The Athletic, admits to being “super planners” and developing contingency plans “when things started to bubble up a little bit in Italy” (N. Di Fino, personal communication, April 22, 2020). Fantasy Sports Writers Association president, fantasy sport writer and analyst Andy Behrens, discussed Yahoo!’s preparation stating that they discussed the possibility of delays and postponements, “but not with any specifics in terms of content planning [as] shutdowns hit within perhaps a day of any of us considering the possibility” (A. Behrens, personal communication, April 22, 2020). Similarly, ESPN fantasy sport editor Pierre Becquey describes the company’s response leading to the first event being canceled stating, “None of us predicted how quickly it would happen. As more information became available, we discussed various scenarios and the appropriate actions in order to best serve our fantasy players” (P. Becquey, personal communication, May 5, 2020). Paul Charchian, former FSGA president and current member of the board of directors, stated that prior to the NBA halting their play, the FSGA had few conversations about the potential for disruption to the sporting environment. He indicated, None of our forecasts saw the sweeping severity or speed of the shutdown that emerged. At the time, we were worried about people being afraid to fly or congregate. Nobody suggested that people wouldn’t be allowed to fly or congregate. We speculated about a possible disruption of the start of the MLB season and/or the end of the NBA regular season. We discussed how fantasy sports operators would determine winners of their season-long contests. And similarly, we discussed how sports betting operators would handle futures bets. (P. Charchian, personal communication, April 23, 2020) Since fantasy sport organizations rely solely on live sport statistics, many had already been looking into alternative plans, but even the best plans can fall flat in the face of a situation where sport is shutdown suddenly. Contingency planning for fantasy sport organizations can vary greatly depending on the type of product offered. In the case of planning around this crisis, those covering primarily the NFL have more time than those who have a stake in the NBA, NHL, or MLB. Similarly, individual sports such as golf, mixed martial arts, or racing have vastly different time frames, and the organizations associated with those sports may have more flexibility in their planning. Our participant’s response surrounding their contingency plans illustrates how different planning can be in this trying time. Charchian asserts, “Honestly, I don’t know any company that had a meaningful contingency plan in place pre-Gobert.” Josh Moore, Owner/CEO of 4for4 Fantasy Football, shared a thought that many likely felt, “It all happened so fast. I think we were all thinking that sports would go on without fans, but then everything got cancelled all at once, which came as a bit of a shock” (J. Moore, personal communication, April 23, 2020). ESPN’s Becquey says there was not much contingency planning in place as they “didn’t expect it to get so bad that sports would be postponed or cancelled” (P. Becquey, personal communication, May 5, 2020). Those who did seem to have backup products in place began thinking about many possibilities. For example, Di Fino explains that The Athletic began to “shift our focus to writing on things surrounding fantasy.” He included ideas of fantasy weather games, pop culture and entertainment pieces, and ideas that were different while still “serving the fantasy audience as much as we could.” Their strategy focused on the consumer, as they created many “mailbag columns” to hear from the subscribers “instead of taking a lot of guesses” (N. Di Fino, personal communication, April 22, 2020). Other organizations spoke about their planning and concern revolving around a potential work stoppage in the NFL either because of a virus-related postponement or due to a “possible NFL lockout in 2020 or 2021” (Anonymous participant 1, personal communication, 2020). While it was unlikely that any fantasy sport provider would predict and execute a perfectly planned contingency plan, this research has uncovered that many may have avoided catastrophic damage to their businesses by having important conversations and keeping track of the Coronavirus impact on the sporting landscape. During the Crisis In the past, there has been a shutdown of particular sports for short periods of time (Beck, 2011; CNN Editorial Research, 2020; McIntyre, 2011). What is unparalleled in this period of fantasy sport is a pause of all sports worldwide. With many professional sport leagues in hiatus, fantasy sport companies are making organizational decisions on what type of content to produce and fantasy sport games to offer, while managing feedback and reactions from consumers to keep them engaged. During the time Coronavirus cases began to increase in the United States and stay-at-home orders were issued, the contingency plans that these fantasy sport companies discussed were forced into action. One decision was what content could be provided to keep their readers engaged. USA Today’s Gardner describes his experience stating that “major changes involved shifting some sports department writers and editors to the news department to help with Coronavirus-related stories and other news operations” (S. Gardner, personal communication, April 22, 2020). Other companies looked around the world to find leagues that were able to still offer games as many sport media, wagering, and fantasy sport organizations have indicated excitement in the return of the Korean Baseball Organization. The previous examples have impacted fantasy sport offerings. Fantasy Sport Offerings As fantasy sport professionals implement organizational changes, many had to explore other avenues or gaming products. In DFS, contests consisted of simulated games, where consumers can draft players in the video game, Madden, and then watch the game played on a specific YouTube channel. DraftKings, one of the largest companies offering DFS, has turned to the Korean Baseball Organization, table tennis, and reality TV shows (Sprung, 2020). Becquey mentions that ESPN even had to look to nonnormal sport leagues and television programming for their offerings. He comments, We continue to run our “Streak” game, which allows players to pick between two options, usually the result of a sporting event. We can draw from worldwide competition still in play, such as Belorussian soccer, but we’ve also gotten creative with props from TV shows ranging from “The Price is Right” to “The Bachelor” and even lottery drawings. We’ve also had single-event games around the WNBA and NFL drafts. (P. Becquey, personal communication, May 5, 2020) More traditional fantasy sport offerings during this time center around the NFL. Greg Ambrosius, fantasy sports games director for SportsHub Technologies, believes that customers are enjoying still being able to participate in drafts. He claims, “… Football drafts are still solid as folks enjoy the diversion of drafting upcoming football teams with the hope that the NFL will play a full season” (G. Ambrosius, personal communication, May 4, 2020). Charchian is also focused on engaging customers through NFL-related content. He discusses the need to prepare for an upcoming NFL season. He explains, My company is a startup during the heart of the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve had to scale back our plans for funding and hiring. Yet, we have to prepare under the assumption that the NFL season will go off as planned, so we’re still developing our products. (P. Charchian, personal communication, April 23, 2020) As companies diversify the offerings they are providing, a big question is how customers are reacting to these changes. Sport fans have grown accustom to the fantasy sport experience and consuming games with teams and players for whom they have a stake in. The interviewees gave insight on how their customers have reacted to their current offerings. Reaction From Customers Many people around the world are either voluntarily or have been ordered to stay home. Social distancing is now a common term and handshakes may be a thing of the past. People are needing content and distraction. Fantasy sport has always been a welcomed part of people’s lives and would be a fitting distraction in this time of social isolation. When asked about how they believed customers were taking a pivot of offerings, interviewees felt their customers were happy to still have some sort of sport content. Di Fino says, “people have been grateful that we’re not being lazy, we’re still turning out content, and we’re not completely dropping fantasy sports to do pop culture stuff. It’s been pretty nice to hear the feedback” (N. Di Fino, personal communication, April 22, 2020). The appreciation of sport content by customers, even without sport, is echoed by Behrens saying that at Yahoo!, “we’ve continued to produce a significant amount of content, some of it nostalgic or gimmicky. My general feeling is that our users enjoy any distraction we can give them, even without live games” (A. Behrens, personal communication, April 22, 2020). While customers have embraced this change, there is still a strong desire for a return of sport. In one fan survey conducted on ESPN, 65% of fans supported a return to sport even without fans. Furthermore, 53% of sport fans felt sorrow that no sports had a return date (Adler, 2020). This sadness about sport and longing for return is real, and as the fantasy sport industry awaits the return of the world’s most popular leagues, there is still optimism around a return to sport even in a form that fans and industry members have not seen before. Response From the FSGA The FSGA has been the voice of the fantasy sport industry for over two decades and recently expanded its scope to include gaming and gambling organizations. In this unprecedented time of no sport, it can be argued that their voice is needed now more than ever. Charchian stresses that during this time of COVID-19, a major aim for the association is to “offer the guidance companies need to stay afloat during this time of low revenue” (P. Charchian, personal communication, April 23, 2020). To accomplish this, the FSGA has responded by updating their website, posting relevant news on social media, and offering free webinars. On the FSGA website, members can access resources such as financial and mental health resources (Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association, 2020). The FSGA has also utilized social media and e-mail to keep their members updated on the latest from sport leagues and laws that affect their members companies. For example, on their Twitter and Facebook page, the FSGA posted a news article about sports being continued without fans and how that would look. The webinars that have been offered by the FSGA cover topics from how the fantasy sport industry moves forward and updates to the U.S. sport leagues, to advice on how members can solve business problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to handle shortened seasons. For members unable to attend the webinars, the FSGA has posted all of videos on their website. In a pandemic like the one presented with COVID-19, it is easy to look to the future as a way to get back to normal or even pick up right where many organizations left off. For much of the sport management conversations about the future, discussions revolve around questions of when, how, and what will sport look and feel like? For most fantasy sport providers, writers, and hosts, they only need one thing: live action. Fantasy sport needs pitches thrown, pucks saved, birdies delivered, and races to be won. Even, at the time of this writing, some sports were returning to action. The Ultimate Fighting Championship, NASCAR, Bundesliga, and many Asian baseball leagues began play with no audience and very little in-house production and commentary. With this, there are some areas of fantasy sport and DFS activities that can take place. For a large majority, however, baseball, basketball, and soccer need to resume play, and football needs to kick off without delay. Participants were asked about the conversations they have had with their co-workers and peers about a return of sport. For most, it is all about when. Knowing the when helps everyone prepare and strategize. The interviewees mentioned the idea of “ramping up” and organizing their producers, writers, and part-timers again (Anonymous participant 2, personal communication, 2020). Behrens brings up a much-forgotten point arguing that when restrictions ease, we might not experience a slow burn back into sport; rather, it could be an all-at-once scenario. He suggests, When sports return, they will come roaring back. No doubt about that. We’re going to need to be flexible in our approach to coverage, because we can’t yet say when anything will return or where it will take place. It’s at least possible that we may have the NBA and NHL concluding their seasons while the NFL and MLB are in-season, with all sports operating simultaneously. That would definitely require us to deploy our writers in new ways. (A. Behrens, personal communication, April 22, 2020) Similarly, Di Fino says that his conversations are about keeping “a close eye” on all sport developments and proposals being discussed in the professional leagues. He adds that they have “mapped out several plans, so we’ll be ready when something happens/is decided” (N. Di Fino, personal communication, April 22, 2020). In the world of sport, this is a true season of waiting. While waiting, it is impossible to not think, prepare, and plan for what the sports world may look and feel like when and if restrictions ease. The idea of if restrictions ease is an important idea to consider. This is something Gardner his colleagues at USA Today are discussing. Like others, he states that they are “trying to stay ahead of the various proposals that have been floated.” But what is different about Gardner’s comments is a last point he makes stating that “most of the overall conversations we’re having right now surround what might happen if sports DON’T come back” (S. Gardner, personal communication, April 22, 2020). Contingencies plans have turned into dealing with the worst-case scenario of sport not returning in the near future. If this happens, individual sports or activities that can be done while social distancing might have a rise in popularity. Areas like golf, NASCAR, fighting, esports, or sport simulations could potentially keep user entertained, but it could take time for users to adapt to this change. The COVID-19 crisis is arguably one of the greatest challenges that the fantasy sport industry has ever faced, and if sport does not return to some faction of normal, it is going to take innovation and consumer buy-in to unique offerings to overcome any deficit. There will be an abundance of research studies and commentary dedicated to what people, organizations, and the sport industry learned during the time of a global pandemic. For this research, participants were asked during the pandemic, what future decisions might look like as a result of this experience. One of the questions participants were asked was: Knowing what you know now, is there anything that you would have done differently prior to the crisis taking full hold? Surprisingly, a large majority of the responses said they would have changed nothing knowing what they know now. Whether the disruption was being prepared thoroughly already or there preserving a reputation was taking place, participants agreed that this type of situation is/was so rare and unique, they would not have been able to do anything differently leading up to this crisis. In response to this question, one of the anonymous participants stated, “I don’t think anyone envisioned a shutdown of sports everywhere globally. I thought the worst thing that would happen would be sports with no fans” (Anonymous participant 1, personal communication, 2020). Looking back on the beginning of the pandemic, the FSGA’s Charchian did mention one thing he/the association could have done differently. He adds, “I would have used the FSGA’s communication channels to urge companies to update their Terms of Service to cover their plans for a modified, shortened, or cancelled season” (P. Charchian, personal communication, April 23, 2020). Moving forward with future business in mind, fantasy sport operators have much to think about in terms of seasons, content, and logistics of league play. As Behrens mentioned, when sport comes back, it will likely be in heavy doses and with altered calendars. The participants in this research were primarily focused on what constitutes a full season of fantasy sport play. Ambrosius discusses this topic as what to pay attention to once the crisis is over stating, “We will need to add language in our rules on what constitutes a full fantasy season to award prizes. We hadn’t planned for seasons to be shortened by acts of nature” (G. Ambrosius, personal communication, May 4, 2020). Charchian echoes this sentiment about what a full season of place might look like: We’ve given great thought to how our season-long fantasy products would work in a modified season. For example, we’re establishing an 8-week minimum for a valid season. And those 8 weeks don’t need to be contiguous. We’re also updating our Terms of Service to allow us to modify our gameplay as needed to support a modified season. (P. Charchian, personal communication, April 23, 2020) There is amplified importance in understanding what a modified season would look like because fantasy sport games are played by millions and millions of people. Drafts, prize funds, and multiyear commitments are often a part of fantasy sport play. Having the ability to shift a season, once it has started, or choose what weeks of play will count toward standings is an important feature for a fantasy sport product to have. This takes careful planning and specific instruction for game designers to follow as they create or edit a fantasy sport product. This type of planning will provide more flexibility in the event another crisis takes place, but what is not apparent is that this type of product update might be essential for this exact same virus, should occur in later part of 2020 and early 2021. Why is this sport time frame important to fantasy sport providers? Three letters. NFL. It is a fair question to ask if fantasy sport operation is just a fantasy when there are no sports being played. While a fantasy can be defined as “the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable” (Lexico, 2020, para. 2), this research commentary argues that fantasy sport activities are not just fantasy during the Coronavirus crisis. It is true that there is some imagining taking place within the industry while trying to predict and prepare for sport’s return. However, this imagining is not improbable or impossible as this definition would suggest. As previously stated, fantasy sport operators need only live sport statistics to offer their product. This industry is full of real people, real jobs, and real decisions that need to be discussed prior to the probable return of live sport. As this research would suggest, fantasy sport operations are still taking place in different forms, conversations, and plans. While all sports were postponed or canceled, some sports have found their way back to action, with the rest are planning for return in a heavily altered environment. Once sport is back to playing, many will find comfort, peace, and some normalcy in the reality of their fantasy sport experiences. Adler, K. (2020, May 4). ESPN commissions coronavirus lockdown fan study. Retrieved from https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2020/05/espn-commissions-coronavirus-lockdown-fan-study/ Adler, K. (2020, May 4). ESPN commissions coronavirus lockdown fan study. 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Fantasyland: A sportswriter’s bid to win the world’s most ruthless fantasy baseball league. New York, NY: Penguin.)\| false * The authors are with Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA. Ruihley (brody.ruihley@miamioh.edu) is corresponding author. https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsc/13/3/article-p361.xml International Journal of Sport Communication Brody J. Ruihley Jacob Chamberlin	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line538
__label__wiki	0.797962	0.797962	Italian Cardinal Says Abortion And Homosexuality Show The ‘Final Battle’ Between God And Satan Has Come May 21, 2017 Comments 4 Pink Panther 1153 Views The prophecy of the Fatima visionary Sister Lucia that the final battle between God and Satan will be about marriage and the family is being fulfilled today, said a cardinal speaking at a Catholic conference in Rome. “What Sister Lucia said in those days is being fulfilled in these days of ours,” said Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, one of the dubia signers who is the archbishop emeritus of Bologna and a former member of the Pontifical Council for the Family, in a Q&A after his presentation. He made his comments at the fourth annual Rome Life Forum. Cardinal Caffarra, who is the founding president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, made his comments on the “final battle” in reference to a letter he wrote to Sister Lucia back in the early 1980s to ask for her prayers as he began his new undertaking of founding the institute. He never expected a reply. But, to his surprise, Caffarra received a lengthy letter signed by Sister Lucia in which she spoke of the “final battle” that would come at the end of time. The Fatima visionary wrote that the “final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about marriage and the family. Do not be afraid, (she added), because anyone who works for the sanctity of marriage and the family will always be fought and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue.” She then concluded: “However, Our Lady has already crushed his head.” The letter is now in the archives of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family. Caffarra said in his presentation that there are two forces opposing one another in the battle. One is the “wounded Heart of the Crucified-Risen One” who calls all men to himself. The other is the “power of Satan, who does not want to be ousted from his kingdom.” (Read Cardinal Caffarra’s full talk HERE) The Cardinal said that the area in which this battle takes place is the human heart. “Jesus, the Revelation of the Father, exerts a strong attraction to Himself. Satan works against this, to neutralise the attractive force of the Crucified-Risen One. The force of truth which makes us free acts on the heart of man. It is the Satanic force of the lie which makes slaves of us,” he said. The two forces of attraction give rise to two cultures, he said, a “culture of the truth and the culture of the lie.” “There is a book in Holy Scripture, the last, the Apocalypse, which describes the final confrontation between the two kingdoms. In this book, the attraction of Christ takes the form of triumph over enemy powers commanded by Satan. It is a triumph which comes after lengthy combat. The first fruits of the victory are the martyrs,” he said. Caffarra said that legalized abortion comes from the “culture of the lie” where the “crime” of murdering a human being is seen as a “good.” Abortion is a “sacrilegious act,” he said, adding that it is the “profoundest negation of the truth of man.” “The reason why man should not shed the blood of man is that man is the image of God. Through man, God dwells in His creation. This creation is the temple of the Lord, because man inhabits it. To violate the intangibility of the human person is a sacrilegious act against the Sanctity of God. It is the Satanic attempt to generate an ‘anti-creation.’ By ennobling the killing of humans, Satan has laid the foundations for his ‘creation’: to remove from creation the image of God, to obscure his presence therein,” he said. The Cardinal said Homosexual “marriage” also comes from the “culture of the lie” since it “denies entirely the truth of marriage” as it comes from the “mind of God the Creator.” “The Divine Revelation has told us how God thinks of marriage: the lawful union of a man and woman, the source of life. In the mind of God, marriage has a permanent structure, based on the duality of the human mode of being: femininity and masculinity. Not two opposite poles, but the one with and for the other,” he said. “The union between a man and woman, who become one flesh, is human cooperation in the creative act of God,” he added. Satan, in pushing the lies of abortion and homosexuality, is attempting to destroy the two most important pillars of creation, the “human person” created in the image of God and the “conjugal union” between a man and woman. “The axiological elevation of abortion to a subjective right is the demolition of the first pillar. The ennoblement of a homosexual relationship, when equated to marriage, is the destruction of the second pillar,” Caffarra said. Satan’s ultimate goal is to “build an actual anti-creation,” an “alternative creation,” where God and every sign of his beauty and goodness have been erased. “This is the ultimate and terrible challenge which Satan is hurling at God,” the Cardinal said. To be a faithful follower of Christ in these times means to “testify…openly and publicly” to the truth of God’s creation with regard to the dignity of the human person and marriage. “Someone who does not testify in this way is like a soldier who flees at the decisive moment in a battle. We are no longer witnesses, but deserters, if we do not speak openly and publicly,” he said. Caffarra praised the pro-life March for Life events that happen around the world a “great testimony” to the truth of the worth of every person. He likened Christians confronting sin to doctors combatting disease, telling his audience that just as with disease there can be no peace terms, the same follows for sin. “It would be a terrible doctor who adopted an irenical (aimed at peace) attitude towards the disease,” he said. The meaning of Augustine’s dictum ‘Love the sinner, persecute the sin,’ he added, means to “hunt down the sin. Track it down in the hidden places of its lies, and condemn it, bringing to light its insubstantiality.” Previous Chibuihe Obi: We’re Queer, We’re Here! Next IBK's JOURNAL (Entry 23) Tags AbortionCarlo CaffarraFinal BattleGay MarriageGodHomosexualityOur Lady Of FatimaSatanSinSister Lucia Category The Happenings The Happenings 11 Comments ‘No officer has the right to check your mobile phone,’ says Lagos Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus The thorny issue of the Nigerian Police indiscriminate search of the mobile phones of pedestrians has been a problem for a long time. In spite of the mandate issued last “I am as comfortable in a suit as I am a jockstrap.” Former Fox News anchor, Jim Walker, discusses new life as a gay porn star Dallas Steele The former Fox and CBS news anchor-turned-gay porn star has spoken about his new life. Jim Walker has spent the last 19 months building himself a reputation in the gay Pietro Boselli talks about the downside of being too handsome To ask a handsome man to explain the downside of being handsome is to set that person up for failure. Yet physique model/math teacher Pietro Boselli rises to the occasion ambivalentone May 21, 09:08 Reply Encouraging someone to abort her foetus was the most terrible advice I had ever given. Sometimes, I feel I am suffering for it now sef. BUT marriage is some polar negation ish??? Well, priests av refused to marry. No wonder there is so much negativity in the world. Yazz Soltana June 05, 21:45 Reply did she lose her life WhoIsUgo Lmaoo Honored to be part of the problem ? 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__label__cc	0.508066	0.491934	Postgame Notes - at Iowa State Recap \| Final Stats IOWA STATE 72, KANSAS 64 Postgame Notes KANSAS STARTERS (Career/Season Starts): C Jeff Withey (22/21); F Thomas Robinson (24/21); G Tyshawn Taylor (109/20); G Elijah Johnson (29/21); G Travis Releford (25/21) Kansas’ Loss… … Drops Kansas to 17-4 on the season and 7-1 in Big 12 play … Ends KU’s 10-game winning streak … Ends KU’s seven-game road winning streak, which dates back to last season … Stops KU’s 13-game winning streak against Iowa State, which dates back to the 2004-05 season … Made the KU-ISU series 171-59 in favor of Kansas, including 24-8 since the start of the Big 12 in 1996-97 … Made Bill Self 461-155 overall, 254-50 at KU and 16-3 all-time against Iowa State, including 15-3 while at Kansas … Dropped KU to 2,055-803 all-time – KU’s starting lineup of Jeff Withey, Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor, Elijah Johnson and Travis Releford has been used 20 times in 21 games this season. – Kansas used a 10-0 run in the later stages of the first half to take its first lead at 3:32. – Kansas trailed 37-34 at the half, marking just the fifth time in 21 games that the Jayhawks have been behind at the intermission. KU is 3-2 in those games. – Iowa State outrebounded Kansas 36-23. It was the fewest rebounds by Kansas since securing 23 boards at Kansas State on Feb. 14 of last season. – It was also the first time that KU has been outrebounded by 10 or more since being outdone 36-26 at Oklahoma State on Feb. 27, 2010. – KU’s five offensive rebounds are the fewest in a game this season. – The Jayhawk defense forced 19 Iowa State turnovers, the most forced by KU against a conference opponent this season. – KU put all five starters in double figures for just the second time this season. KU also accomplished this against Baylor. – The Jayhawks shot 48.0 percent from the field compared to just 44.4 percent for Iowa State. KU has shot a higher percentage than all but two opponents this season. Individual Notes – Senior G Tyshawn Taylor recorded his first double-double of the season and second of his career with 16 points and 10 assists. – Taylor’s 10 assists in the game, marked his highest career total in a conference game. – Junior F Thomas Robinson recorded seven rebounds – all on the defensive glass. It marked the second time this season that Robinson has failed to secure an offensive board (at USC). – Taylor’s 16 points moved him into sole possession of 30th place on KU’s all-time scoring list with 1,280 points. He broke a tie with Jerod Haase (1,264). – Taylor’s 10 assists moved him into a tie for ninth-place on KU’s all-time list with Kevin Pritchard (499). – Taylor’s two steals give him 144 in his career, moving him ahead of Ryan Robertson (143) for 20th on KU’s all-time list.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line544
__label__wiki	0.597104	0.597104	Kenya identified illiteracy, poverty and disease as its greatest enemies at independence in 1963 and continuously made them integral in the country’s development goals. In education, despite consistently spending a good percentage of the national budget, the country is yet to attain the envisioned achievements close to six decades later. Granted, the nation has realized a number of milestones, including: the free primary education programme initiated in 2003; increase in universities and university colleges from one (1) in 1963 to seventy two (72) in 2019, and lately the free and compulsory basic education, accompanied with plans to ensure 100% transition from primary to secondary education. Further, the Government has set aside funds to subsidize secondary education. Equally significant is increased financing of the Technical, Vocational Education Training (TVET) sector. However, numerous challenges still abound. These primarily hinge on inadequate financing by Government, calling for contributions from parents and guardians. As such, a big portion of the populace is still unable to provide quality education for their children. As such, access is a big challenge both in terms of availability of space in institutions, and affordability, especially in poor rural communities. Among other benefits, education gives all, including those from underprivileged backgrounds, a fighting chance in the modern increasingly competitive life. I would not have traveled as I have done, and accomplished whatever I have without education. Because of that, it gives me a lot of pleasure and tremendous satisfaction whenever I am able to contribute, however minimally, in making a poor child afford education. Sangai Mohochi, PhD Founder and Chairman, Kusoma International Kusoma International – Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation Kusoma International – Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization created to enable access to quality education for children of impoverished and marginalized communities (particularly in the Kuria District of Kenya). Inspired by the dedication and tireless efforts of his father, Laurenti Mohochi, to provide his children with an education under extreme conditions, Sangai Mohochi founded the organization in 2008 in his honor. The goals of Kusoma International – Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation include: To offer scholarships that would enable young boys and girls from poor families to acquire an education and by so doing, to uplift themselves as well as their families. To offer the youth in poor communities an opportunity to participate in community service through programs that touch on guidance, career, and health education in light of the HIV/AIDS prevalence in the region. Kusoma International – Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation (Kusoma – LMEF) runs its activities from California USA. It is organized as follows: Board of Directors (BD) This is the highest decision making organ of the foundation. The Board is composed of men and women from diverse academic, cultural and professional backgrounds, brought together by their strong commitment to providing access to quality education for poor and marginalized young people. Kuria Coordinating Committee (KCC) The Kuria Coordination Committee serves as the liaison unit between Kusoma – LMEF and its activities in Kenya. Kusoma Alumni Association (KAA) This is an Association that brings together all students who have benefitted from the Kusoma International Scholarship Program. Referred to as Mohochi Scholars, these are young men and women who want to remain connected to the organization by participating in its activities and helping in charting its future. We have a Board of Directors, which is the highest decision making organ of the foundation. The Board is composed of men and women from diverse academic, cultural and professional backgrounds, brought together by their strong commitment to providing access to quality education for poor and marginalized young people. Sangai Mohochi, Ph.D Born and brought up in Kuria West District, Migori County in Kenya. He was educated in Kenya, receiving his PhD, MA and BA from Egerton University, in Njoro. Prof. Mohochi currently serves as the Registrar, Academic Affairs at Kibabii University in Bungoma, Kenya. Sandra Darrow She developed a long history of volunteering for a school district based non-profit corporation, the PTA and other functions during the time her children were in school. Over the years, Sandra supplemented her responsibilities with her family and managing the home with both full and part time work in IT at Stanford University. Mbithi Muthini Mbithi Muthini is the Senior Director of Quality Assurance at Vertos Medical, Inc. He has worked in the Medical Device industry for several companies in the SF Bay area including Evera Medical, St. Francis Medical, Kyphon (bought by Medtronics), Novare Surgical Systems and Sterigenics. George Amulele He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has over 15 years’ of experience working as a researcher and has worked at several high education institutions in the U.S. and Australia which include University of Hawaii at Manoa, Stanford, Yale and Macquarie University. Meshack Nyambane Makori Meshack has more than 10 years active career practice in Marketing and Communications profession. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing Option), Master of Business Administration (Marketing Option) an also a PHD student in Marketing Communications. Isabel Ziz Ms. Isabel Ziz was born in Nakuru and brought up in Eldoret, Kenya. She obtained a BSc in Communication and Journalism in Rongo University, and is currently pursuing an MSc in Communication Studies. She works in Kibabii University in Bungoma, Kenya as a Snr. Media Technician. Basil Burke Dr. Basil Burke was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and has over 25 years progressive experience in academia and in the start-up, strategic planning and development of new businesses. He is currently Principal of the consulting firm ELGAE Associates. Max Darrow Max Darrow is a television news reporter in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2016, and is a proud alumnus of Pinewood High School. Max is a firm believer in the power of education, and credits much of his success to having a strong educational foundation. Holly Durocher Holly Durocher is owner and principal designer at her San Francisco, CA based interior design firm, Holly Durocher Design. She holds a B.S. in Interior Architecture from the University of California, Davis. While studying for her degree she became deeply passionate about the environment and healthy home interiors. Deshka Foster Deshka Foster is a General Surgery resident and a Ph.D. candidate in Cancer Biology at Stanford University. She completed her undergraduate training in Human Biology at Stanford University. Her honors thesis research explored treatment-seeking behavior for pediatric malaria in the Tanga District of Tanzania. Janet Turan Dr. Janet Turan is a Professor in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy at the UAB School of Public Health. She is also serving as the Interim Director for the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health. Dr. Turan's main research interests are in the topic area of maternal and child health (MCH) in low-resource settings of both developing and developed countries. Our Mission is to empower impoverished and marginalized communities by enabling all children access to quality education, in order to develop their full capabilities and equip them well to fight poverty, ignorance and disease in their communities and the world. Everybody deserves an opportunity for Education Join us in championing for this noble cause Mr. Joseph Gikaro KCC Chairman Joseph Gikaro O’Bwiru is a retired teacher, and education administrator. He has been involved in several community service initiatives by serving in many Boards of Management in a number of schools. He is a respected community and church elder in his community. Prof. Sangai Mohochi KCC Treasurer Prof. Sangai Mohochi is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Kusoma International – Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation. Sangai was born and brought up in Kuria West District, Migori County in Kenya. He was educated in Kenya, receiving his PhD, MA and BA from Egerton University, in Njoro. Edith Sangai Member, KCC Edith Sangai was born and brought up in Nakuru, Kenya. She attended high school and college in Kenya where she obtained a Diploma in Sales & Marketing. She later joined State University of New York, Canton, where she started her studies in Nursing before joining Canada College, where she is currently enrolled. Harun Makuri KCC Member Mr. Robi Haruni Makuri is currently working as a local administrator (Chief) in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government in charge of Makerero Location, Kuria West Sub-county, Kenya. He holds a Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Eldoret, Kenya. 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__label__wiki	0.875133	0.875133	in Movies, Uncategorized Netflix’s Over the Moon: What’s The Animated Title All About? by Kane Dane September 15, 2020, 12:00 am 0 Votes An American-Chinese computer-animated adventure musical comedy film, Over The Moon, is arriving on the streaming giant Netflix’s platform soon. It has been two years since the broadcasting giant acquired the rights to the animated adventure comedy film. The wait is finally over, and the subscribers of Netflix would be able to watch Over The Moon with their children soon. Over The Moon is arriving on the broadcasting giant’s platform in fall this year. Here is everything we know about the upcoming American-Chinese computer-animated adventure musical comedy film, Over The Moon. Over The Moon: When Is The Animated Adventure Comedy Film Arriving On The Streaming Giant’s Platform? The wait for the release of the animated adventure comedy film, Over The Moon is finally over. The streaming giant, Netflix, recently announced the premiere date of its much-awaited animated film. Over The Moon will make its debut on the streaming giant’s platform on October 23 this year. Over The Moon: What Is The Premise Of The Upcoming Animated Adventure Comedy Film? The upcoming animated adventure comedy film will follow a small girl named Fei Fei. Since childhood, Fei Fei has heard the stories of the moon goddess Chang’e. In the stories, Chang’e, the moon goddess, has been trapped on the moon for a long time. Fei Fei wants to meet the moon goddess. She builds a rocket ship to travel to the moon and meet the goddess of the moon, Chang’e. On her adventure, she takes her pet Rabbit and stowaway Chin and flies to meet the moon goddess Chang’e. Over The Moon: Who Are The Part Of The Cast Of The Upcoming Animated Adventure Comedy Film? Many actors have lent their voices to the various characters in Over The Moon. The cast of the animated adventure comedy film includes Cathy Ang as Fei Fei, Phillipa Soo as Chang’e, Robert G Chiu as Chin, Sandra Oh as Mrs. Zhong, Artt Butler as Ma Ma, Margaret Cho as Auntie Ling, and Ruthie Ann Miles as Mother. Over The Moon will feature eight songs in it. Directed by Glen Keane, the animated adventure comedy film will arrive on the broadcasting giant Netflix’s platform on October 23. See also Sweet Magnolias Season 2: What’s The Update On Its Renewal And Premiere Date? More From: Movies 4 Forgotten (But Good) Christian Bale Movies to Watch 3 Best Scott Cooper Movies to Watch on Netflix Top 4 Christian Documentaries Every Believer Should Watch by Michaela Ball August 10, 2021, 3:20 pm 4 Best Movies You Might Have Missed to Watch by Michaela Ball July 12, 2021, 12:38 pm Here’s Upcoming Marvel Movies Set To Get Here In 2021 For Th… by Jean Seymour June 20, 2021, 12:08 am Justice League Snyder Cut: Stars Ben Affleck And Henry Cavil… by Kane Dane May 22, 2021, 4:06 pm Solve Captcha* − 3 = 4	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line549
__label__wiki	0.655467	0.655467	Khanlibrary Bookworm, writer, pediatric nurse and potato. Join me as I discover new books and share some of my writing. July 25, 2019 July 25, 2019 Shazia Daisy Jones and The Six Review No matter how many times Google tells me that Daisy Jones and The Six are not a real band, I will go down with this ship believing they are real. Try to convince me otherwise. It boggles my mind that these incredibly flawed and talented characters are fictional. It just can’t be possible. Author Taylor Jenkins Reid does some kind of magic with her words because this is the second book I have read of hers that makes me turn to the internet to find proof of these characters existence in our world. Daisy Jones and The Six was one hell of a ride. I did not know what to expect when I realized that this book was written entirely in an interview style narrative, but I was pleasantly surprised right off the bat. This book takes us into the glamorous and destructive world of a “fictional” 70’s rock and roll band (I swear I’m still in denial about this being a made up band). Read on for my spoiler free ramblings about this epic musical reading journey. (picture from @khanlibrary) Daisy is a neglected and lonely girl sneaking into clubs, doing drugs and dreaming of becoming a singer/song writer. She has the look and the voice, so it is only a matter of time before she gets noticed by the right people and enters the music industry. The Six is a band lead by the talented and tortured Billy Dunne. The band is starting to make a name for themselves when Billy gets lost in the world of drugs and booze right after he finds out his wife is pregnant. History is made when Daisy and The Six come together and make an album that rocks the world. But nobody knows what happened behind the scenes of their success, until now. This book is a chronicle of their time together in a band as each member and people close to them sit down for an interview revealing all the devastating and wonderful moments they shared under the spotlight. I Really Love that Rock n’ Roll: “Dancing Barefoot in the snow, Cold can’t touch her, high or low She’s blues dressed up like rock ‘n’ roll Untouchable, she’ll never fold – Taylor Jenkins Reid. The way the characters described that rock and roll lifestyle felt so believable and real. I really enjoyed how each character was portrayed as being deeply passionate about their craft and how they described what the music meant to them. Everyone from the guitarist to the lead singer was connected to the music in a way that seemed so vulnerable. The act of writing a song based on past mistakes or hopes for a better future were really well described. There was also a lot of drama between the band members, as expected, but it was really well written and explored. You get to see the experiences through multiple perspectives and that is what makes for a great big picture. “And, baby, when you think of me I hope it ruins rock ‘n’ roll Regret me, regretfully” – Taylor Jenkins Reid It blew my mind that the author actually wrote original songs for this book and how each song was like reading the personal diary of the characters. I’m convinced the author had to be some kind of rockstar before becoming a best-selling author. How else can you write such deeply moving songs? How? I have too many questions. There was so much emotion in the songs that I began wondering what it would actually sound like with the drums, guitar and keyboard. I also found myself wondering what Daisy and Billy would sound like together. Major Themes and Characters: “It’s very vulnerable, being an artist, telling the truth like that, like we’re doing now. When you’re living your life, you’re so inside your head, you’re swirling around in your own pain, that it’s hard to see how obvious it is to the people around you. These songs I was writing felt coded and secret, but I suspect they weren’t coded and secret at all” – Taylor Jenkin Reid. You really get a sense of how high and low fame can take a person. Billy and Daisy’s struggle with addiction was a major theme of this book. While Billy goes wild and then works his way towards sobriety, Daisy falls deeper into the world of addiction. The interactions between Billy and Daisy were full of tension and I live for that kind of character relationship. Through that tension, these two come together to write and perform brilliant songs. They are both deeply flawed characters that make many mistakes, but I still found myself rooting for them to come to terms with their feelings and fears. I also loved the relationships between the women in this book. Often times you come across female characters that compete and try to sabotage one another. I actually expected this in a book about musicians and fame. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised with female characters that support one another instead of tearing each other down. Besides Daisy, Karen and Camilla were two other female characters that shined in their own way. These three characters were strong, confident and unapologetic about the way they wanted to live their lives. The comradely between them was really refreshing. I never imagined that a book written in interview style could make me feel all the emotions and keep me glued to the pages. I know readers like the whole “show instead of telling” type of narrative but in this case the telling really worked. I think its because I felt each character had a distinct voice in the transcript. When Daisy was interviewed, her answers were always heavy and filled with pain. When Billy was interviewed, there was something so apologetic in his answers. Like he just felt sorry for everything he was and did. I felt the same with the other band members. They all felt real to the point where I could almost picture them being interviewed. I cannot recommend this book enough and I really do hope that Daisy Jones and The Six reunite and put on a show (just let me continue believing they are real ok? Please let me have this). I picked up this book while attending the Penguin Random House Ice Cream Social event at Bookcon earlier this summer and would like to send out a big thank you to them for bringing this book into my life. What an exciting ride! Happy reading bookworms, Shazia. Published by Shazia View all posts by Shazia Previous Where the Crawdads Sing Book Review Next The Turn of the Key Book Review TheEuphoricZat says: This is still one of the best books I have read this year	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line550
__label__wiki	0.859639	0.859639	A former student, recognised earlier this year for his work to support care leavers, has spoken at the annual conference of the National Educational Opportunities Network this week. Law graduate Brandon Akem spoke at the event on 22 June about how his work to support care leavers and how his time at the University of Leicester has transformed his life. In March, he attended the NEON awards ceremony to receive a Commendation for his work with vulnerable children and young people who have been in care. Professor Mark Peel, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience), said of Brandon. “On behalf of the University of Leicester I would like to thank Brandon for all his hard work as part of our outreach team. Many staff members and students found him to be an inspirational leader of our work to support care leavers, especially because of his willingness to share his life story with a wide audience so that others can learn from his experience. With his success in overcoming adversity and taking control of his own destiny, Brandon was an incredibly important role model for many of the young people who had the benefit of hearing him and talking with him.” You can read about Brandon's experiences in a feature for our website entitled 'I do not feel disadvantaged any more'. Family court process in child arrangement cases in line for major overhaul following ‘Harm Panel’ report Professor Sally Kyd appointed first woman Head of Law Danielle Brown inducted into BUCS Hall of Fame Leicester academic speaks at UCLA symposium on race and human rights A poetic double helix University of Leicester expert to explore Parliament’s Brexit options in public lecture University of Leicester announces winners of Images of Research competition	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line556
__label__cc	0.603141	0.396859	Share this Story: Green is the Colour of this Potash Partnership Green is the Colour of this Potash Partnership A unique, world-class potash development by Western Potash Corp. is paved with green intentions. And the City of Regina is all the richer for it. Ella McIntyre Drill rig drilling an exploration hole.— Photo courtesy Western Potash When Western Potash Corporation was looking for a reliable water supply for its solution potash mine, treated wastewater surfaced as a feasible and preferred option. From this, a unique partnership with the City of Regina was formed. In an agreement signed in June, 2012, the City of Regina approved Key Commercial Terms that will see between 40 to 70 per cent of the City’s treated effluent to be piped 30 kilometres southeast of Regina to Western Potash Corp.’s Milestone Potash mine site. The wastewater will then be used in the solution mining process of bringing potash to the surface. Western Potash Corp. will fund all capital costs associated with the construction of the pump house and pipeline, and the City of Regina will be in charge of operations. “Western Potash Corp. is thrilled to partner with the City of Regina in developing a first-of-its-kind, world-class potash deposit in an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially responsible manner,” says Greg Vogelsang, Manager of Environment and Regulatory Affairs, Western Potash Corp. Using effluent as a water source will reduce construction costs, lower capital expenditures and add value to Western Potash Corp. and its shareholders. “The Milestone Potash project is predicted to be the lowest cost highest volume of the Greenfield juniors in Saskatchewan,” says John Costigan, VP of Corporate Affairs, Western Potash Corp. “It has secured a viable water source for production. We have also identified our Port Options. For potential project financiers, it also boasts the highest net present value of all the potash juniors in North America. In fact, we believe it to be one of the lowest risk Greenfield projects in the world today.” For the City of Regina, the agreement means over $200 million from Western Potash Corp. over a 45 year term for treated wastewater. As an added bonus, the use of reclaimed water will have a net positive impact on the environment. “Not only is this venture an environment-friendly initiative which will see reduction in the release of residual compounds to Wascana Creek and the downstream Qu’Appelle River area, it means the City of Regina can generate revenue by providing a new service to a new customer,” says Dorian Wandzura, Deputy City Manager, City Operations Division. It will also generate positive economic benefits and jobs that are both significant and long-term. Construction on the Milestone Project could mean up to 1, 500 jobs, with approximately 350 jobs for mine operations. While there remain several key steps before implementation – starting with the Milestone Feasibility Study coming in November 2012 – Wandzura says the City is very much looking forward to selling that first unit of treated wastewater. “The City is quite happy to be able to provide reclaimed water to an industrial customer, “ Wandzura says. “ It’s an excellent and practical way to stretch the use of a finite resource.” Together, the City of Regina and Western Potash Corp. are paving the way for innovative thinking to address environmental issues. Green is the Colour of this Potash Partnership Back to video	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line557
__label__cc	0.513555	0.486445	Posted by ZJShen-PSimon in immigration, refugees in Europe cultural values, fighting for success, immigrants in the Netherlands, talent, work in the Netherlands As I promised in my previous post a few days ago, I’m posting the translation of the article of de Volkskrant published on 16th April, written by a guest columnist. I publish the article in English in honour of my PhD friend working for CALTEC at the moment, who comes from Iraq originally and proves most points below. Being an Arab, a G.P., fluent in three languages, well-versed in European and world literature, a devotee of J.S.Bach, whose smaller piano pieces he began to learn at 28 years of age as his first ever piano pieces, he is a gifted and internationally quoted microbiologist with a bright career ahead of him. I’d like to warn my readers, though, that, towards the end, the text could be seriously misunderstood or misinterpreted. Please do not construe the writer’s words as a threat to the existing society – the intention is to show the sheer effort, value and positive effect immigrants add to the existing society. The intended change the writer means is the change to inward-looking thinking some original natives of the country apply against those added values. It is to show that people should not consider immigrants as different in colour or culture, but as people who add their own talent and efforts to build a better future. Here comes my translation. “Guest column: an ode to the immigrant GUEST COLUMN In spite of the barriers that the Dutch society erects, thanks to his own effort, the black-and sand-coloured Dutchman has made a historic success of his own part of the integration process, argues guest columnist Izz ad-Din Rahman. Izz ad-Din Rahman 16 april 2017, 07:00 Often, a tragedy forms the basis for migration. No one voluntarily chooses to leave his homeland for good. Persecution. Hunger. War. Hopelessness. Forced by the colonizer and quartered in former Nazi camps. A tragedy that has left deep wounds, sometimes still noticeable to the fifth generation. In spite of the visible and invisible barriers that the Dutch society erects, thanks to his own effort, the black-and sand-coloured Dutchman has made a historic success of his own part of the integration process. The pearl of the nation, who features determination, discipline and endurance. People who often came to Netherlands with empty hands as guest workers or refugees are now directors, politicians, journalists, officers, judges, lawyers, tax advisors, entrepreneurs, surgeons, engineers and architects. The immigrant has taken over complete business sectors, or has revived them himself. From nothing, they have built vibrant communities, which now form the backbone of the economy of the Randstad. It is the black-and sand-coloured Dutchman who sustains the public and commercial life in the power centres. Blood, sweat and tears From his first steps in the sandpit, the black-and sand-coloured Dutchman has been fighting for his position in this country with blood, sweat and tears. The long way from the elementary school teacher and his framework advice at the technical school up to the professors who unsuccessfully try to bring down their thesis. Graduation with honours while his parents sometimes can’t even read. From the harshest of conditions, he has shown what it means to be a fighter. The hopelessness of the concrete jungles and the uncertainty of the asylum procedures could not break the immigrant – on the contrary, it has armed him with unique experiences that bring out the best human qualities from the black-and sand-coloured Dutchman. For many, that path has not been strewn with roses. For some, sheer agony. Of poverty. Of raids and round-ups. Of less, less and less. Of having to take too great responsibilities too early. The stabbings and shootings. The traffickers. The lonely abortion and the infants in the containers. Periods of despair and destitution. Losing everything and starting again. Going on despite setbacks or wrong choices. Not giving up, not losing sight of the objective. Soldier. A generation of lions make an act of presence. This is a generation that does not allow you to tell them that they should be grateful. No, it is precisely the Netherlands that should be grateful to this generation for the energy they put into this reclaimed swamp. The success of the black- and sand-coloured Dutchman is purely the result of his own excellence. Of the courage to stand firm in a hostile climate that disclaimed him before he was born at all. In particular, the immigrant who took his first steps in the conservative environment of predominantly white-populated offices. To have to be in a completely different world from nine to five and not speak about the stupid ideas that regularly circulate around the coffee machine is gruelling. It takes character to hold your ground in this mental torture chambers. Keep your head up. We support you. No victimization This is a generation that realizes that they can stand on their own feet. Which does not allow victimization by those who would rather see us fail because they need empirical evidence to support their sociological theories about perpetrators and victims. Or even worse: to make a PROFIT out of them. No, the black and sand-coloured Dutchman knows: a butterfly that is pulled out of its cocoon will be permanently maimed. This generation cannot be maimed by those whose degree of sympathy correlates with our level of subordination. Glass ceiling? Even a ceiling of reinforced concrete will not stop us. We have the talent. We have the numbers. The hostile discourse in the media is just a last gasp of a social order that knows its days are numbered. The stubborn black- and sand-coloured Dutchman ruthlessly deals with any obstacle that stands in the way of its emancipation and success. He does not need to be saved, helped, protected or being pulled ahead. He does not want to be the object of other people’s urge to have a clean conscience. Diamonds are formed under extreme pressure. All those elements that, according to the statisticians, make us fail at birth, created exactly the opposite: a whole generation of gemstones that shine far beyond the horizon. It is this generation that paves the way for those who come after us. I am proud of my dark-eyed soldiers, the future of my country. A shout-out to all fighters: life can give me no greater honour than to be able to call you my contemporaries. Shout-out majesty to the queen of Amsterdam-West. Izz ad-Din Rahman is a publicist and a guest columnist of de Volkskrant this month.” by P.S.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line559
__label__cc	0.735218	0.264782	Washington State University Vancouver Dr. Art Blume Art Blume's Research Site Psychology Dr. Blume is author of the books, A new psychology based on community, equality, and care of the earth: An Indigenous American perspective and Treating Drug Problems, editor of the book series, Social issues in living color: Challenges and solutions from the perspective of ethnic minority psychology, and has published over 100 scholastic articles and book chapters. He has been honored with the Joseph E. Trimble and Jewell E. Horvat Award for Distinguished Contributions to Native and Indigenous Psychology, a Rockefeller Foundation Academic Writing Fellowship, an appointment as President’s Professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for Alaska Native Health Research, and as APA fellow in Divisions 45 and 50 (Society of Addiction Psychology). He served as 2020 President of Division 45 of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, and also served as a past president of the Society of Indian Psychologists, as Associate Editors of the journals Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology and Addictive Behaviors, and as a member of the American Psychological Association’s Working Group on Health Disparities among Boys and Men. In 2003, he was awarded the Early Career Award for research in addictive behaviors. Departments:Arts and Sciences art.blume@wsu.edu Located in Classroom (VCLS) 208L Office Hours: by appointment Support Staff: Janet DeWitt My current research is conducted in the context of multicultural psychology, examining how microaggressions, prejudice, and discrimination impact substance use and mental health. Current studies are examining those relationships among college students of color, as well as collaborative research working American Indian and Alaska Native communities with other likeminded researchers. I also have experience in applied and clinically relevant etiological and intervention research with other populations at high risk for substance abuse such as college student drinkers, people with co-occurring mental disorders and cognitive dysfunction, military personnel, and incarcerated populations. If you would like to know more about my work, I invite you to review my CV.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line560
__label__cc	0.679933	0.320067	Joe Walsh’s 70th Birthday Party EAT B-Sharp Turntable The last time I bought a turntable was this weekend. Forty one years ago. My parents told me I could buy the stereo of my dreams as a college graduation present, but having the traveling gene I declined, until I ended up in Los Angeles going to law school and took them up on their offer. Actually, I spent more time listening to music than studying, but that’s another story. I bought a Sansui integrated amp with 110 watts a channel and a pair of JBL L100’s, the only thing was my turntable was not up to the task, the Dual 1218 I’d bought while at Middlebury to preserve my vinyl. That’s what they don’t tell you, if you want it to sound good you cannot use one of those cheapie turntables, you cannot touch the grooves, you’ve got to respect your records. And most people way back when did not. But that Dual 1218 had a speed problem. So I went back to Pacific Stereo and dropped some cash on a Panasonic SL-1300. Most people know the 1200. Well, the 1200 was fully manual, the 1300 was fully automatic, and therefore more expensive. In other words the SL-1300 would drop the needle on your records all by its lonesome, and return to home base when it was all done. And this Panasonic turntable stood me well for decades, until it was eclipsed by CDs and then MP3s and streaming. I still occasionally use it, but when Micah Sheveloff offered an EAT B-Sharp turntable, I took him up on his offer. Now the first question was whether I wanted help setting it up. I vacillated, said no and then yes, depending upon the information coming in in e-mail. I thought I could do it myself, and ultimately they said I could do it myself, so today I tackled the project. It took all afternoon. And stunningly, IT WORKS! It’s weird to be jetted back to the past. It’s so familiar, but deep in your memory bank. First and foremost you’ve got to clear a space. My rack is totally full. What do I punt? I ultimately decided to put my Polk XM tuner in storage. And then I had to disconnect the Panasonic. And you forget the rat’s nest of wires, the ground wire screwed to the amplifier. And it’s dark and crowded and making room for my new turntable was effort enough. And then I tackled assembly. You used to dream of upgrading your stereo system. I did not do it the way most people did. I sacrificed completeness for quality. In other words, I lived for a year without an FM tuner so I could get a powerful enough amplifier. When I added FM, I bought the best unit Yamaha made, and then ultimately a Nakamichi 582 for cassettes. Funny how those machines were so expensive and nearly worthless these days, but vinyl lives on. And I kept mine. All of it. So the first thing is to take the new turntable out of the box. I decided to set it up on the kitchen table, where there was the most light. But the damn thing wouldn’t stand up straight. That’s when I realized it was sans feet. I found none in the box, but the manual said they were in there. I ultimately found them ensconced in a piece of foam. Then I had to install the platter. Well, three of them. It all went together seamlessly, but I could not screw on the record clamp. And I didn’t want to force it, but it made no sense. And I’m getting frustrated when I wonder…could I have installed the sub-platter upside down? That turned out to be true. So I took the thing apart, installed the sub-platter correctly, then the main platter and the felt platter, and then the record clamp would screw on and it was time to balance the tonearm, i.e. set the vertical tracking force. They included a manual gauge, but also sent me a digital gauge, which I could not make work. I reversed the batteries and it went on. But I could not get the weight right. That’s when I realized it wasn’t set to grams, I had to change from ounces to grams, and then it worked. And it was stunning how precise it was as I was manually turning the counterweight, a blend of yesterday and today. And the unit came with an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge, so I didn’t have to set azimuth and all the other arcanities of Stanton and Shures way back when. But when it came time to set skating force… The wire was broken. I couldn’t quit. Couldn’t ask for help. I wanted to figure it out. Turns out they included two additional wires so I went about installing one, after losing both, spending nearly half an hour looking for them before I found them on the floor, imagine looking for four inches of fishing line…GOOD LUCK! And now I’m marveling at what a Rube Goldberg contraption a turntable is. Usually our technology is hidden, we push a button and it just works, we’re not used to mechanical devices, never mind their less than perfect tolerances. We were glad to get rid of records, not only because of turntables, but the vinyl itself. There was no such thing as a perfect record, they were all warped or skipped. And even if your turntable was dialed in perfectly, there were the inherent limitations in the vinyl format and the issue of needle angle which that old Garrard tried to conquer, but with so much friction the audiophiles pooh-poohed it. But if something’s recorded analog and reproduced analog, there’s a special sound and… Don’t buy one of those USB turntables. The sound is horrific. If you’re gonna play, play for real, buy good stuff, but it’s expensive. And inconvenient. Which is why stereo is now a hobby. Used to be for everybody, now mostly it’s for males with too much money pursuing a sound the musicians themselves often cannot hear, they certainly don’t own systems of similar quality. The B-Sharp turntable is fully manual. Which means, once again, you’ve got to lift the needle onto the record and pick it back up after a side has played. But it does have a tonearm lifter, so you can drop the needle where you want it, but… You’ve got to turn the table off to remove the clamp and record. And after placing a new record upon the felt you’ve got to screw the clamp back down, turn the table back on, and then drop the needle. This is the opposite of Alexa. Forget those kids buying vinyl as souvenirs, many of whom don’t even own a turntable, or if they do, it’s a piece of crap. Forget the digital recordings transferred to vinyl. Best if the original is analog, i.e. tape. Which means you’re gonna go back to your old records. Or new pressings thereof. And that’s an experience unto itself. You scroll through the old discs and remember when you bought them, what you were doing, who you hung with, and when you drop the needle… I really didn’t expect the B-Sharp to work. I’ve assembled a ton of audio gear, but this was the biggest challenge I’ve ever had, I haven’t gone on a journey like this since assembling a barbeque grill with nearly no instructions twelve and a half years ago. The truth is the person who bought it should have had it assembled at Home Depot. And if you buy one of these B-Sharps it will come with an installer, but you won’t get the sense of accomplishment I had. After plugging its cables into my phono pre-amp, screwing its ground to my amp, firing up said amp, turning on the table, dropping the needle and hearing… Chipmunks. It turned out I had the belt on the wrong groove of the drive pulley, so I had to pull the whole thing apart once again, but when I got it right, VOILA! It’s hard to describe vinyl. The way it pulls you through the speakers. You’re not just listening, you’re involved. Humans make this music, and suddenly the organ sounds like someone is inside the speaker playing it, the guitars occupy space and the singer is singing to you. Not that every record is a revelation. I put on Aerosmith’s “Rocks” and it was strangely distant. Maybe it was a bad pressing. This is not digital, which can be replicated with no loss a zillion times. But then I dropped the needle on Bob Dylan’s “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” from “Bringing It All Back Home” and my jaw dropped. It was so intimate, it was like he was RIGHT THERE! And since then I’ve been experimenting. “Physical Graffiti” was glorious, not only in sound, but packaging. With the windows in the cover. Right now I’m playing Santana’s “Abraxas.” Carlos’s guitar has got that richness we heard at the Fillmore, only this time it’s in my home. That’s what we used to do, save all our money so we could buy the best stereo to get closer to the music, when it wasn’t just entertainment, but life itself. The B-Sharp is not cheap. In fact, it’s $1,595. Then again, I just employed the US Inflation Calculator and that Panasonic SL-1300 which was $300 back in ’76, would cost $1,300.51 today, which is almost the same price as the B-Sharp. We expect our devices to drop in price, but when they’re built by humans, in this case in Czech Republic, they cost. So this isn’t an item for everyone. Unfortunately, too many people who own one will be enthralled with their gear more than the music, but if you came over to my house and dropped the needle on one of these records… You’d be wowed. By: bob \| 2017/11/25 \| Technology - The Music \| Trackback \| Comments [RSS 2.0]	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line561
__label__cc	0.71454	0.28546	Obama, Perry, and the Crisis at the Texas Border By Allison Dawson \| July 9, 2014 President Obama will be coming to Texas today. Yippee! Thankfully he doesn’t plan to come to Houston so I don’t have to worry about the traffic jam disasters he tends to create. We Houstonians have to deal with horrible traffic day in and day out so having that additional stress just makes us less friendly. Let’s get to the more important stuff: President Obama, Governor Rick Perry, and immigration. So much has come out about these three in the last couple of days that it is making me mad. But first I want to address the petty topic that Governor Perry has declined shaking President Obama’s hand when he hits the mean Texas tarmac. When I first read this headline I thought, “Oh great, something else for Democrats to grab on to and slander Texas and Republicans with,” but once I read the blurb that went along with that headline it actually makes sense. I love Governor Perry and although I don’t agree with him on everything, I do agree with him on not wanting to simply shake Obama’s hand and take a few pictures. Despite our differences you should always show respect to our Commander in Chief (until Texas secedes from the Union — though we all know that isn’t legal or likely). But if our good ol’ President is going to come to Texas he should probably squeeze in a little time to talk to the Governor and see what’s going on at the border instead of hitting up Democratic party circuit. Squeeze in reality for a few hours sir, you might look like you care about what’s happening down here. Moving on to something a bit closer to home and a little more important: a Houston Independent School District (HISD) middle school is being considered as housing for immigrant children. I am the product of a HISD education — a craptastic one at that — and my intelligence and creativity come from hard work and influences outside of the HISD realm, but I still feel it is necessary to share that tiny bit of information. HISD is the largest school district in Texas, seventh largest in the United States, and it has 282 schools. Yes nearly three hundred schools, but how many of those are actually in use? HISD was so kind as to give Homeland Security officials a nice little tour of an abandoned middle school in the Houston area. Why would Homeland Security want to come visit an abandoned school, you ask? Well it’s because this building is being considered for housing for undocumented children who have crossed the Texas-Mexico border in recent months. Most of these kids crossed the border illegally and alone, which has now turned into another issue that the U.S. is being forced to handle. Typically Border Patrol is required to transfer all unaccompanied children over to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement within 72 hours, but because so many children — 52,000 since October 2013 — have crossed the border it is taking more time and resources to house all of these illegal children. Surprisingly by law, all illegal alien children who are not from Mexico cannot be immediately deported without an additional investigation to ensure that these children are not victims of sex trafficking. It was news to me to find out that Terrell Middle School, the site of the tour, had been closed since 2001 and is now simply a storage unit for the district. So instead of taking the hard-earned tax dollars of Houston locals and putting them into keeping Terrell as a school, people like Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and the higher ups within HISD feel it is okay to turn it into a housing facility for children. I have never been a fan of Congresswoman Lee and certainly have very little respect for anyone at HISD, but this is getting a little bit ridiculous. Allowing an abandoned school to go unused is infuriating, but then to turn it into federal housing is even worse. Yes, these children need a place to stay but it is not the responsibility of a school district to house children and the federal government should probably get its act together and do what needs to be done. Terrell could be reopened had HISD used a little bit of a $1.9 BILLION bond to update it instead of just letting it sit there while they tear down and rebuild schools that really don’t need to be renovated or rebuilt altogether. What else could the abandoned middle school be used for instead of just housing for immigrant children and storage for HISD? Well, the school could be torn down and the property sold to a private investor to create more housing or a shopping center for the area. Or even use the land as a sports arena. At the end of my neighborhood is a parcel of HISD property that is all baseball fields rented out to a local little league association for $1 a year. HISD doesn’t even care to profit from what it already owns. The building could be turned into a public library, police station, or even a community center. Allowing the 14.5 acres to be used in a way that is beneficial to the city of Houston is much more ideal than allowing it to be turned into storage or federal housing for undocumented children. Everyone knows that getting anything done by the government is like watching paint dry. Slow and painful. And can I ask why President Obama declared back in June that we have an “urgent humanitarian situation” at our border? This is not something new; this has been going on for decades. Sometimes I wonder where the President has been all of these years. I’ve seen the statistics: there have been a larger number of border crossings in the last year but there is a reason for that. I partially blame how bad it is getting south of the border, but I also blame how relaxed we have become about our borders without even realizing it. I may come across a bit heartless, but I don’t believe in a handout and I don’t believe that just because you cross the border into the United States that you are automatically allowed to live here, even if you are a child. There are laws and regulations that need to be upheld. The first step to becoming an American is to respect the United States. Allison Dawson (@AllyD528) Born in Germany, raised in Mississippi and Texas. Graduate of Texas Tech University and Arizona State University. Currently dedicating her life to studying for the LSAT. Twitter junkie. Conservative. Featured image courtesy of [Debi Fitzsimmons via Flickr] Allison Dawson Allison Dawson was born in Germany and raised in Mississippi and Texas. A graduate of Texas Tech University and Arizona State University, she’s currently dedicating her life to studying for the LSAT. Twitter junkie. Conservative. Get in touch with Allison at staff@LawStreetMedia.com. Related ItemsBorderBorder PatrolChildrenHISDHomeland SecurityHoustonIllegal ImmigrationImmigrationObamaRick PerrySchoolSheila Jackson LeeTexas Federal Judge Blocks Texas Voter ID Laws…Again RantCrush Top 5: August 16, 2017 Computer-Based Oral English Test Fails Irish Vet in Australia	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line562
__label__wiki	0.870674	0.870674	The National Comedy Center Is an Unlikely Attraction That’s Putting Western New York Back on the Map – Condé Nast Traveler Did you hear the one about the comedy museum that opened in the middle of nowhere? It sounds like the setup to an old Rodney Dangerfield joke, but this punchline has a twist: The new $50-million National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, about 90 minutes south of Buffalo, is now one of the best museums in the country. And while Jamestown, which has been in decline since the 1930s and was overdue for a break, may not be on many travelers’ wish lists, that may soon change. The town is known among comedy aficionados for the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum and annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, but Ball always wanted something bigger for her hometown. “She wanted Jamestown to become a destination for the celebration of all comedy and inspire the next generation of artists,” says Journey Gunderson, executive director of the new center, which is housed in the former Erie-Lackawanna Train Station. “We had to build a museum in the age of the Internet,” Gunderson says—and by all rights they succeeded, with a state-of-the-art museum is more Silicon Valley than Rust Belt. Upon arrival, you put on an RFID bracelet that tracks your “sense of humor profile” by gauging your reactions to different types of comedy as you explore the building. Your first stop is the Hologram Theater, where a translucent Jim Gaffigan explains how his standup evolved from self-deprecating jokes to commentary on everyday life (“You always hear swimming’s the best exercise, but have you seen how fat whales are?”) to darker topics like his wife’s brain cancer (“The tumor is gone, along with my ability to ever win another argument.”). The overwhelming majority of exhibits are interactive and digital. While you watch clips of stand-up comics in the History of Comedy Lounge, tap your wristband on your cocktail table to register your appreciation. An algorithm is constantly “reading the room” and presenting more of what the audience wants. In the museum’s participatory wing, you and friends can sit in a green-screen booth and replace Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, and Alec Baldwin in Saturday Night Live’s “Schweddy Balls” skit—with the option to have your performance projected into the lounge. Feeling even braver? Take the stage in the Comedy Karaoke Lounge and perform a routine from a favorite comic. “I saw a 12-year-old kid do Jim Gaffigan’s ‘Hot Pockets’ bit and his family was just dying laughing,” says Gunderson. “You could just see how exciting it was for him to be getting laughs.” Everything in the museum is rated G and PG, with the exception of a basement suite called The Blue Room, which tackles edgier topics like censorship, taboo, and free speech. There’s a huge display of George Carlin’s seven dirty words you can’t say on television, along with Lenny Bruce’s iconic trench coat and posthumous pardon for a nearly 40-year-old obscenity conviction. You can watch comedians discuss how soon is too soon to joke about tragedy, and gain a whole new vocabulary as you learn about the history of roasts, from Dean Martin and Comedy Central to the Jeff Ross Roast Battle. This isn’t the sort of museum you breeze through quickly. You stop. You watch. You laugh—a lot. The exhibits are embedded with over 42,000 media clips, guaranteeing that the material will never get stale. “There’s enough content that you could be here for days and not see everything,” says Gunderson. “And we can just keep adding more data—we don’t have to curate just for space.” Kliph Nesteroff, author of The Comedians and a consulting producer of CNN’s docu-series “The History of Comedy,” helped with that curation. “One of the mandates was to showcase comedy as an art form that should be taken seriously, but not too seriously,” he says. “A lot of the times when comedy is celebrated, it’s the people who aren’t funny that are in charge.” Not here. The comedy center’s advisory board includes comedic heavyweights, including Carl Reiner, Lewis Black, Robert Klein, and Jim Gaffigan, as well as the daughters of late comics George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and Harold Ramis. The challenge was to provide more than just a showcase for funny schtick, but a place that helps visitors appreciate comedy as an art form as well as the comedians who practice it. “Mom, Dad, I don’t know how to tell you this,” says Jerry Seinfeld in one clip, “but I’m a funny person, and I don’t want to be ashamed of it anymore and I want to lead a funny lifestyle now.” The center’s opening weekend in early August featured more than 40 events, including live performances from Amy Schumer and Lily Tomlin and appearances by SNL alums Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Laraine Newman. Aykroyd arrived on the Harley Davidson he rode to the SNL’s studio in the ‘70s, then donated the motorcycle to the museum. The trove of comedic artifacts also includes Charlie Chaplin’s cane, Lucy’s polka-dot dress, and Archie Bunker’s jacket. You can see original SNL scripts, Jerry Seinfeld’s puffy shirt, and Rodney Dangerfield’s monogrammed duffel, along with a scrawled note to self to pump his trademark welcome twice: “What a crowd, what a crowd!” And from the late Joan Rivers, there’s a typed instruction sheet on “how to handle a heckler.” Few exhibits reveal the craft of comedy like George Carlin’s ragtag filing system—jokes written on scraps of paper, stored in Ziploc baggies, organized in cardboard boxes—and decades worth of his daily agendas, complete with handwritten notes about appearances on the Tonight Show and SNL. “We’re going to present as much live comedy as we can,” says Gunderson. “The vision is to build a year-round calendar of programming with big celebration weeks and themed weekends.” Soon the center will start presenting comedians at the 5 p.m. closing time, she says, “so that people are encouraged to take in some live comedy and then get dinner and stay overnight.” One option is the newly opened Chautauqua Harbor Hotel, which I consider the best in town. Set on the shores of lovely Chautauqua Lake, the hotel features a satellite exhibit from the comedy center in the lobby and offers a package that includes tickets to the museum. Your next-best option is a 20-minute drive from the National Comedy Center, the wonderfully historic Athenaeum Hotel at the Chautauqua Institution. Every summer, the non-profit learning center and resort presents performances by world-class artists and lectures by speakers on topics ranging from art to politics and, yes, even comedy.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line563
__label__cc	0.713652	0.286348	Music Friday: 'Star Search' Junior Champ Tiffany Evans Sings, 'I'll Rock Your Promise Ring' Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, a 14-year-old Tiffany Evans sings about a very special piece of jewelry in her 2007 debut single, "Promise Ring." In the song, the former Star Search Grand Champion in the Junior Singer Division tells her boyfriend that sometimes a girl needs a token of love to show how much she's appreciated for all the things she does. Apparently, her boyfriend was thinking the same thing. He surprises her with a small velvet box containing a promise ring and makes the following vow: "I promise not to hurt you, I promise not to lie / I promise to befriend you and defend you with my life / I promise you forever, I promise you today, he said / Would you wear my promise ring? I said yes." Later in the song, Evans sings, "How in the world could a girl say no / I knew it the moment he made my finger glow." The recurring hook is, "Yes, I'll rock your promise ring." "Promise Ring" was the lead single from the teenager's self-titled debut album. The song went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 list and #66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list. The album scored a Top 20 position on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart. The official video for the song spotlights the teenybopper rockin' her promise ring with a special appearance by Grammy Award-winner Ciara, who was 21 years old at the time. The video has been viewed on YouTube more than 12 million times. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Evans rose to fame in 2003 as an 11-year-old contestant on Star Search, hosted by Arsenio Hall. Evans was the only performer in the talent show's history to earn perfect scores on all of her appearances. The Grand Champion in the Junior Singer Division soon caught the attention of Columbia Records, which signed her to a record deal. Please check out the video of Evans and Ciara performing "Promise Ring." The lyrics are below if you'd like to sing along... "Promise Ring" Written by Michael Crooms, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Bryan Reid and Patrick Smith. Performed by Tiffany Evans, featuring Ciara. To the beat, to the beat, to the beat 'cause I need Everybody to the floor, why? 'cause this beat is sick, yeah It's time to rock, uh, that's what it is Tiffany's her name, love is the game And the only way to play is with this promise ring Sometimes a girl needs to know that she's Appreciated for all the things she does With some sorta token of love 'Cause without it her young heart won't know And right then to my surprise, he Pulled out a small velvet box, pink ribbon tied I'm wondering what's inside He opened it and then he replied He said, I promise not to hurt you, I promise not to lie I promise to befriend you and defend you with my life I promise you forever, I promise you today, he said Would you wear my promise ring? I said yes If ya break ya promise we breakin' up Got a couple things that I want Walks in the park and sweet things If I rock your promise ring I could be your pretty young thing You could become my king I gotta know you got me Yes, I'll rock your promise ring Yes, I'll rock your promise, promise, promise ring Yes, I'll rock your promise, yes, I'll rock your promise ring How in the world could a girl say no I knew it the moment he made my finger glow It was good to know I'm who he chose It was your heart he felt now it shows, now it shows You know when you see me floss No way it's gon' get lost, I'll never take this off I'm older and they call me by your name I'll wear it on a chain, because I can hear you say He said I promise not to hurt you, I promise not to lie Would you wear my promise ring' I said yes Everybody get up and rock to this beat My name is Tiffany and why'all know me All my girls with me, all the boys like me Come correctly with the promise ring And you just might be my boo, my boo Promise that you'll never let me go and boy I'll Boy I'll wear your promise ring All you have to do is say the word and boy I'll Just let me know, just let me know, what I gotta do Just let me know, just let me know You ain't goin' nowhere, I ain't goin' nowhere I'll be on for sure but you gotta know that Young thing, my king Credit: Screen capture via YouTube.com.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line565
__label__wiki	0.964121	0.964121	But by the early 1970s, B&O's business here had slackened, and the company eventually vacated the roundhouse. In 1975, Midwest moved in. It bought 4070 for $10,000 and docked it there. Its grand Pullman cars and a refurbished dining car were stored on tracks out back, and with them a new railroad heyday began. "We ran trips out of Akron to the Chardon Maple Sugar Festival. We'd load up the general public for five bucks each and do mystery trips," Fink fondly recalls. "You bought a ticket and didn't have any idea where you were going. The only hint was the direction the train was pointed." In the mid-'70s, Midwest started Cuyahoga Valley excursions: The national park owned the tracks and let Midwest use them, and Midwest supplied the coaches, dining car, and of course, 4070. In 1984, the steamer pulled three of Midwest's handsomely restored Pullmans and a caboose to New York, where TriStar Pictures paid dearly to use them for filming of The Natural. One of the coaches had come to be known as the "Killer Car" for a brush it had with another passing train in the 1940s; the impact damaged pipes, resulting in 27 passengers being steamed to death. Robert Redford didn't seem to mind. Midwest was making money, its members were playing like children — and then, en route to a Cuyahoga Valley run in 1990, 4070 broke down. "I knew it had a problem," says Fink, the last engineer to run the great steamer. "It carries 18 tons of coal and 12,000 gallons of water. I pulled out of the roundhouse, and by the time I'd gotten about two miles down along West Third, I'd gone through 10,000 gallons of water. That was not good. Normally it only took 7,500 gallons to get from Cleveland to Akron." With that, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad bought its own vintage diesel locomotive and cars to continue the lucrative excursions, and the park and Midwest parted ways. But without its main moneymaker, Midwest spiraled into depression. The nonprofit continued buying vintage cars and locomotives to refurbish in hopes of reselling or leasing them to make the $200,000 it would take to fix the steamer. At the same time, the group's aging board members increasingly turned to raising money to convert the roundhouse into a railroad museum. To outsiders it might have looked like a colossal waste of time. But most of the outside world had no idea they even existed. If the Midwest roundhouse wasn't exactly the lounge at the Ritz, its members didn't seem to notice. "It was like a private gentlemen's club," recalls the group's new president, Don Zeyer, a relative newcomer who has heard tales of days gone by. "They didn't want outsiders. Guys would come down here and play their trains and smoke cigars." And they would occasionally garner the wrong kind of attention. When a construction accident at a lumber company next door caused a third of the historic roundhouse to collapse in 2003, news reports of bricks blocking West Third was the most publicity that came of it. When a caboose fell off a nearby trestle into the river and Midwest rescued it, the group became famous for an ignominious moment. "We've made the news in all the wrong ways," Korpos says. With a third of the original roundhouse gone, the structure today is an unimposing presence, with its blackened red bricks and its badly warped wooden bay doors. A thick coat of lime sprayed on the walls inside — a safety measure following a big fire during the Depression — is starting to flake off. "It's a constant sweep-up," Korpos says. Although Midwest owns six barbed-wire-surrounded acres on West Third, the bulk of the vintage cars are stored in the back. A bright red antique caboose out front offers the only clue that might startle a passerby into wondering what goes on there. Part of the problem was, Zeyer says, that Midwest's board had succumbed to bad politics and dubious deals that brought in little cash. As these troubles increased, the trains they had to play with decreased. While members joked and smoked under soot-slapped ceilings, muck accumulated beneath the old turntable that once ushered locomotives and cars off the tracks and into the roundhouse for repair. A line of vintage cars a half-mile long languished on the tracks out back. Some had been brilliantly refurbished, only to sit and gather rust for lack of funds and volunteers to fix them. Others, dilapidated almost beyond recognition, had been sent to Midwest for repair but were long forgotten by their owners. One of them was the "vulture car," a 1930s passenger car that was special for its time: complete with fancy porthole windows, round mirrors, and luggage racks with lights. It's been untouched for 20 years, but for the buzzards that perch on it every summer. "You wouldn't believe the amount of crap in there," Korpos says. "And the concrete floor is rotted through. We had an inspector look at it, and he dropped right through the concrete to the track. I think he was talking in a higher pitch for a few days after that." The most devastating blow came in 2004, when Midwest's board said that the city had condemned the roundhouse as a result of the construction accident. The stall that housed their beloved 4070 was off limits, leaving little hope that they would ever get it running again.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line570
__label__wiki	0.503292	0.503292	Parents and kids in Murcia love this British international school Modern facilities meet traditional British values at King’s College Murcia in La Torre Golf Resort Murcia It’s hard to find the perfect school for your children, one that promises good educational performance but also allows your kids to grow creatively in the direction they want. Many parents find themselves having to compromise between science, sports and special needs support, but there’s one school in Murcia that has a perfectly balanced combination of everything a parent could want. Based in La Torre Golf Resort Murcia, King’s College is a British School that teaches the English National Curriculum while ensuring that pupils grow up bilingual in English and Spanish. Open to pupils from 18 months to 18 years (Pre-Nursery – Year 13), all the children are encouraged to learn from first-hand experience, not just textbooks, to create open-minded, creative and dynamic individuals. King’s College uses the latest technology to support students’ education, including smartboards and computers in every classroom, two state-of-the-art ICT suites, three libraries, three science laboratories and an outstanding art department. Their sports facilities include a floodlit, synthetic 7-a-side Astroturf football pitch, a well-equipped indoor Sports Hall with three full size badminton courts, a netball court, three basketball courts, climbing ropes, wall bars and a new trampoline with all the necessary safety equipment. The school even has a modern dance studio with mirrored walls and dancing aids, plus an excellent sound system, allowing children to enjoy the best in dance and drama within the UK curriculum. King’s College also has a comprehensive special educational needs policy. The school currently offers additional or alternative provision for a range of special needs, including: Communication and interaction patterns, such as autistic spectrum disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, speech and language difficulties Cognitive and learning disorders like dyslexia and dyspraxia Social, emotional and mental health difficulties, for example attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Sensory and/or physical needs, including visual impairments, hearing impairments, processing difficulties and epilepsy Moderate/severe/profound and multiple learning difficulties British curriculum and extracurricular activities The British System offered by King’s College prepares students from their very first day of pre-school right up to their university applications. Secondary pupils are led through IGCSEs to choose three or four A Levels which will help them get accepted into universities in the UK and around the world. But school life isn’t all about studying… King's College has many after-school activities which all pupils are encouraged to participate in, from football, netball, basketball and tennis to arts and crafts, film club, ICT and mindfulness. Then there’s the Duke of Edinburgh Award, which King’s College supports, and summer schools during July and August. Open Days at King’s College Murcia King’s College School Murcia has Virtual Open Days available online, or parents can arrange a private tour to see the school in person. For more information about King's College, see the website or contact the school directly. Calle Pez Volador s/n, Urbanizacion La Torre Golf Resort, 30709 Roldan, Murcia King’s College Murcia is a British school in La Torre Golf Resort offering the English National Curriculum to pupils from the age of 18 months right the way up to 18 years (Pre-Nursery – Year 13) King’s College’s mission statement is to provide high quality British education while remaining at the forefront of British education internationally. To deliver a transformative learning experience to all pupils, King’s College relies on engaging and effective teaching based on their core values and the best, most up-to-date UK educational practices. Why choose King’s College, the British school of Murcia? Choosing the right school for your child is immensely important, and a significant decision for any parent. We all want our children to be nourished and nurtured in a secure environment from the moment they start their formal education up to the day they graduate. King’s College Murcia has a proven history of educational excellence based on firmly embedded British values, devotion for learning and pride in its international learning environment. King’s College Murcia has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in every category in the latest inspection by PENTA International and is also the only school in the Region of Murcia that is regularly inspected by an external inspectorate approved by the association for British Schools Overseas (BSO). “We are now the only ‘Outstanding’ school in the area and, in fact, in the Region of Murcia,” says Dawn Akyurek, Headteacher. They have unsurpassed university entry through A-Levels and ‘Especifica’ results, and their students regularly achieve places to study at prestigious public and private universities in Spain, the UK and across Europe and the wider world. Teaching methodology at King’s College The school subscribes to the High Performance Learning (HPL) methodology, a pedagogy that ensures teachers instill thinking skills and a growth mindset in students, supporting young people to cultivate an ambitious future that can help sculpt the 21st century. They emphasise the importance of educating the whole child, paying special attention to their physical, emotional and social development. The ethos of HPL mirrors the school’s own belief in developing each child’s individual values and skills, rather than relying on a broad approach across a whole class or entire year. Visit King’s College Murcia The school is approximately half an hour from Murcia city centre, 10 minutes from San Javier and 25 minutes from Cartagena. A school bus offers pupil transport to and from each of these nearby cities, so it’s easy for your children to get there. Parents are invited to take a tour of the school and to feel a part of the King’s College Murcia family. 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__label__wiki	0.706625	0.706625	Valerie Loichot (2) Joshua Lund (2) Ericka Beckman (2) Esther Katheryn Whitfield (2) Shona N. Jackson (2) Amy K Kaminsky (2) Estelle Tarica (2) Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (3) By the end of the twentieth century, Argentina's complex identity-tango and chimichurri, Eva Peron and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the Falklands and the Dirty War, Jorge Luis Borges and Maradona, economic chaos and a memory of vast wealth-has become entrenched in the consciousness of the Western world. ... Argentina: Stories for a Nation By the end of the twentieth century, Argentina's complex identity-tango and chimichurri, Eva Peron and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the Falklands and the Dirty War, Jorge Luis Borges and Maradona, economic chaos and a memory of vast wealth-has become entrenched in the consciousness of the Western world. In this wide-ranging and at times poetic new work, Amy K. Kaminsky explores Argentina's unique national identity and the place it holds in the minds of those who live beyond its physical borders. To analyze the country's meaning in the global imagination, Kaminsky probes Argentina's presence in a broad range of literary texts from the United States, Poland, England, Western Europe, and Argentina itself, as well as internationally produced films, advertisements, and newspaper features. Kaminsky's examination reveals how Europe consumes an image of Argentina that acts as a pivot between the exotic and the familiar. Going beyond the idea of suffocating Eurocentrism as a theory of national identity, Kaminsky presents an original and vivid reading of national myths and realities that encapsulates the interplay among the many meanings of Argentina and its place in the world's imagination. Amy Kaminsky is professor of gender, women, and sexuality studies and global studies at the University of Minnesota and author of After Exile (Minnesota, 1999). https://magrudy.com/book/argentina-stories-for-a-nation-9780816649495/ by Amy K Kaminsky The only recent English-language work on Spanish-American indigenismo from a literary perspective, Estelle Tarica's work shows how modern Mexican and Andean discourses about the relationship between Indians and non-Indians create a unique literary aesthetic that is instrumental in defining the experience of mestizo nationalism. Engaging with narratives by Jesus Lara, ... The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism The only recent English-language work on Spanish-American indigenismo from a literary perspective, Estelle Tarica's work shows how modern Mexican and Andean discourses about the relationship between Indians and non-Indians create a unique literary aesthetic that is instrumental in defining the experience of mestizo nationalism. Engaging with narratives by Jesus Lara, Jose Maria Arguedas, and Rosario Castellanos, among other thinkers, Tarica explores the rhetorical and ideological aspects of interethnic affinity and connection. In her examination, she demonstrates that these connections posed a challenge to existing racial hierarchies in Spanish America by celebrating a new kind of national self at the same time that they contributed to new forms of subjection and discrimination. Going beyond debates about the relative merits of indigenismo and mestizaje, Tarica puts forward a new perspective on indigenista literature and modern mestizo identities by revealing how these ideologies are symptomatic of the dilemmas of national subject formation. The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism offers insight into the contemporary resurgence and importance of indigenista discourses in Latin America. Estelle Tarica is associate professor of Latin American literature and culture at the University of California, Berkeley. https://magrudy.com/book/inner-life-of-mestizo-nationalism-9780816650057/ by Estelle Tarica in Cultural Studies of the Americas With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, during an economic crisis termed its special period in times of peace, Cuba began to court the capitalist world for the first time since its 1959 revolution. With the U.S. dollar instated as domestic currency, the island seemed suddenly accessible ... Cuban Currency: The Dollar and Special Period Fiction With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, during an economic crisis termed its special period in times of peace, Cuba began to court the capitalist world for the first time since its 1959 revolution. With the U.S. dollar instated as domestic currency, the island seemed suddenly accessible to foreign consumers, and their interest in its culture boomed. Cuban Currency is the first book to address the effects on Cuban literature of the country's spectacular opening to foreign markets that marked the end of the twentieth century. Based on interviews and archival research in Havana, Esther Whitfield argues that writers have both challenged and profited from new transnational markets for their work, with far-reaching literary and ideological implications. Whitfield examines money and cross-cultural economic relations as they are inscribed in Cuban fiction. Exploring the work of Zoe Valdes, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Antonio Jose Ponte and others, she draws out writers' engagements with the troublesome commodification of Cuban identity. Confronting the tourist and publishing industries' roles in the transformation of the Cuban revolution into commercial capital, Whitfield identifies a body of fiction peculiarly attuned to the material and political challenges of the special period. Esther Whitfield is assistant professor of comparative literature at Brown University. https://magrudy.com/book/cuban-currency-the-dollar-and-special-period-fiction-9780816650361/ by Esther Katheryn Whitfield	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line577
__label__wiki	0.939715	0.939715	Which hulu customers would you like to see on the TV? NBC News customers can’t wait to see the new season of “The Voice” next week. The NBC hit TV show is returning to NBC this fall, and while fans are eagerly awaiting the return of the popular series, there’s one group of “Voice” fans who are looking forward to the new episode. The “Voice Cast” fans are eager to get their first taste of the new show. As part of a special event on Wednesday, the cast of ” The Voice ” will join the “Voice Team” at the Emmys. The “Voice Crew” is comprised of the cast members who were part of the original “The Real World” and the “Baskets” TV shows. While the cast has been busy, the “Real World” cast members have been busy as well. Last night, they celebrated their 100th episode together. “The Reunited Real World Crew” has been the crew’s official social media channel for the last several years. “Real Life Crew” member and “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Lisa Joy, also known as “Lady Dynamite,” will be in attendance. “I don’t know about you, but when we got here, I thought the Emmy was a great honor, and it was definitely an honor to be on stage with our favorite cast members, and to be in the Emmiys,” Joy said. “I’ve been so lucky to work with them for years, and I love to have their support. I think that’s really exciting. The show is great, and the show is what I love about it. I’ve had so many good days with them, and we really enjoyed working with them and having them on stage.” The “Real” crew members, along with Joy and “Basket” castmember and “New York City” star Kim Richards, will be joined by other “Voice cast members like “Bachelor” star Jason Mantzoukas, who also has a show in the works, and “The Hills” star Ashley Benson, who is also in the running for the Emmie. The Emmys are usually held in the middle of the week and are often one of the biggest days of the year for television fans. The fans can vote on the contestants who they want to see perform on stage during the Emmis, and they can also vote for who they think will win the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.” Celebrities” can appear at the Emmy Awards with other celebrities, including actors, singers, comedians, and even former “Friends” star Robert De Niro. The cast members also have their own Twitter accounts. Fans will be able to follow the cast on the accounts of “Real People,” “Real Sports,” and “Voice”. They will also be following the Twitter accounts of the “Reunited Real Life Crew,” “Bass Crew,” and the other cast members. The show “The Emmie Awards” will be held on Tuesday, February 14. It will air live from Los Angeles at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Posted byadmin August 10, 2021 Posted inGalleryTags: hulu customer service, tree service What is an emergency meal delivery? When Amazon takes over the postal service for Tel Aviv – The Post	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line579
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__label__wiki	0.652456	0.652456	Home Local History Our Local Heritage The Scattered Heritage The Scattered Heritage Marple Hall Dining Room with many items including a tapestry cut around the fireplace Click to see: Exterior of Marple Hall As a community we lost Marple Hall in the late 1950s. It was sad but inevitable as the fabric of the house had been deteriorating for years and many other country houses had met the same fate. However, on the bright side, we have been locating and, in some cases, reclaiming, a number of items from the house. There were two main periods which saw the wholesale distribution of artefacts across the country and, in some cases, worldwide. The first period was the end of July in 1929 when the owner at that time, Henry Bradshaw-Isherwood, took the decision to sell the complete contents of the house as he was no longer interested in it. His timing was exquisite, if not perfect. The ‘Roaring Twenties’ ended in the United States on 4th September 1929 when stock market prices began to fall and reached a climax on ‘Black Tuesday’, 29th October. The Britisheconomy followed a similar pattern a few days later. RHS North Window 10" x 8" (25.5cm x 20cm) Sepia coloured arched panel depicting an outdoor scene, possibly overlooking Jerusalem, with three female figures, one who appears to be kneeling at Christ's feet. Click the image to see both south images The sale was a spectacular success, taking place over two days and raising the magnificent sum of just under £10,000 (about £700,000 in current values.) The most spectacular lots were two superb tapestries made by the Gobelin factory in the latter part of the eighteenth century. These sold for 600 guineas each (£41,000) to a dealer. In turn he sold them to William Randolph Hearst, an America multi-millionaire and the Rupert Murdoch of his day. In 1954 the Hearst Foundation gave the tapestries to the Art Institute of Chicago. It was only when the Art Institute were researching the provenance of the tapestries that they found the Marple website, saw Mark Whittaker’s account of the sale and contacted him to ask for details of the sale. We have recently been able to establish a connection between Agatha Christie and two items she bought at that same sale. Her grandson, Matthew Prichard arranged to come to Marple to take part in the 150th celebrations of Marple Station. He brought with him a letter held by the Christie Archive Trust which demonstrated once and for all where her eponymous Miss Marple got her name. Almost as an aside there was a reference to chairs which had been in Marple Hall sale. Dear Mrs McMurphy, I expect you will be interested to learn that at the time I was writing The Thirteen Problems (starting with a series of 6 short stories for a magazine) I was staying with a sister of mine in Cheshire and we went to a sale at Marple Hall – the house alone, she said, was worth seeing, a beautiful old manor, belonging to the Bradshaws descended from Judge Bradshaw who sentenced Charles I. It was a very good sale with fine old Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture and at it I bought 2 Jacobean oak chairs which I still have – wanting a name for my ‘old maid’ character I called her Jane Marple. So now you know the answer to your question! This was obviously something that had to be checked out, but where? The obvious place for her to take the chairs when she had bought them was Greenway, her summer home near Dartmouth. But it was not as easy as all that. Although Greenway is now owned by the National Trust, it is almost three hundred miles from Marple. Even when you get there the house is not easy to access. It is reached along single lane country roads; the NT only provides parking for really exceptional visitors; there is a Greenway Halt on the local tourist steam railway but it has not been used for decades. The only practical way to get there was by ferry from Dartmouth and then a climb up a steep hill. And this is exactly what your intrepid explorer did. All he had to do now was find the chairs. Greenway is an attractive and spacious house built in the style of the 1920s. There is some Art Deco styling in a few of the rooms but it is not a design icon; much of the furniture is very ordinary. However, two Jacobean armchairs were there, in a small hall at the base of a staircase. Winter tapestry in the Drawing Room of Marple Hall So what? What to do now? The NT is very protective about its treasures. There was no way they would let us take these back to Marple but they are interested in the provenance of their items. The Collections Manager for the area was not present that day but we exchanged contact details and arranged further investigations. The Greenway house had only been given to the Trust in 2000 so they had no idea where any of the furniture had come from. However even with all their detailed design description and measurements of the two chairs that was not really much help. Similarly, our copies of the sale catalogue contained no pictures of armchairs and the descriptions by the auctioneers were not as precise as they could have been. We knew that there were 17 Jacobean armchairs that could have fitted Agatha’s brief description but which were they? There was one last clue to follow. A series of photographs of the interior of the Hall had been taken in 1906 and again (slightly different) in 1924. The furniture was never moved between rooms so perhaps these might give a clue. Almost, but not quite! We were able to eliminate some from our search but not all. The angle was wrong. Some chairs were not in view at all. However, we are confident that these chairs were in the dining room at the time of the sale and therefore we kn ow that Agatha paid £15 for each of them. Quite a bargain, even in 1929 money. Marple Hall Rear Door The rear entrance door now at 1 Padden Brook in Romiley. Click the image to see: The rear of Marple Hall, where the 1658 date stone was located Unfortunately they will never come back to Marple but we are very gradually building up a record of where the pieces went to. The other period when parts of Marple Hall were scattered far and wide was in the early fifties when the building was rapidly deteriorating. There was no owner with both the interest and the means to maintain it; there was no caretaker to keep a watch on it so the inevitable happened. It became an adventure playground for the local children. More seriously, there was lead on the roof and that attracted local thieves. Once the lead had gone the roof began to go and when that collapsed the interior staircase went with it. At this point it became an obvious ruin and anything of value or even just interest, began to disappear. It very soon reached the point where it was a danger to the public and Marple Council was forced to intervene, buying the property for a nominal sum and then demolishing it. However, it is surprising the number of artefacts we can trace - stained glass windows, stone balls, sundial, the rear door, a door knocker, a balustrade, wooden shutters. Over the years Mark Whittaker has played a key role in identifying and, in some cases, recovering items. However, there is a long way to go. If anyone knows of some item that is now decorating a garden or a shed in Marple or further afield, please contact Mark at this address: https://www.marple.website/contact.html If you want to find out more about the artefacts that have been retrieved there are some fascinating articles on the Marple-UK website. There is a gallery of many of the relics on the Virtual Tour at: https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=9 All Marple Hall articles can be found at: Click In particular we would recommend three as particularly interesting: Exterior door Neil Mulleneux, Category: Our Local Heritage	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line589
__label__cc	0.7198	0.2802	Helping with funding The running shed project is a big one, and unlike previous building projects that we have undertaken there is currently no grant aid for which it would be eligible, so that we need to raise the funds for it ourselves. Even doing much of the work using our own volunteer labour, we initially estimated that we would need to raise at least £46,000 to build the Running Shed, to cover materials and the parts of the work for which we have to employ contractors. Since then, costs have risen a bit, partly because some further bits of the work have been identified where contractors will be needed, so that we currently estimate the total cost of the project as just under £49,000. Of course, it would be nice if we could simply pay contractors to do all of the building work, but that would be even more expensive! The fundraising appeal has now closed, so the material below about buying bricks no longer applies. But, the building is not yet finished, and so there is still scope for you to help the project by volunteering: details of this are given below. You can help us by buying a brick at £2.50 each, and there are three ways in which you can do this: in person at our shop; by completing the donation form which can be accessed by clicking here (and will open in a new browser tab or window), and then returning this to us at: The Station, Moor Road, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 2JQ; or if you are buying a number of bricks, or are buying a brick and want to have it engraved (as described below), then we can take the details by telephone (0113 271 0320), and accept payment by credit or debit card. We accept most payment cards (except American Express & Diners Card), but only for payments of more than £5. The "brickometer" currently stands at over £18,000, which is a magnificent result, but even so we still need more! A Name Engraved on a Brick Another possibility which was available was to have a name engraved on a brick which will be used in the construction of the running shed. This possibility has now closed, as the last batch of bricks has had to be sent off for engraving in order for us to get them back in time to be used. These bricks will be placed in a prominent position on the Running Shed wall. Great idea for yourself, a present or in memory of someone. But the last batch of bricks has now been sent away to be engraved, so as to ensure that they are back ready to be used in time for when bricklaying will start. The first batch of bricks were engraved last year, and if you have ordered a brick that is in this first batch then you can view it in the shop. The picture below shows this first batch of engraved bricks, when it had been collected from the engravers in Birmingham by one of our volunteers. Helping by volunteering We are always happy to receive offers from anybody to contribute as a volunteer to the work of the railway. If you have particular skills that might be useful in this project then we will be particularly happy to hear from you, but don't be put off from offering if you haven't. Running the railway involves all sorts of tasks, and many of our volunteers contribute to all sorts of these. So, if you can help with some other activity, then it may free up others to put more time into this project. Also, because the railway is run entirely by volunteers, we are very well aware of the importance of training, particularly given the historic nature of many of the technologies that we use. So, even if you do not have any particular skill that would be needed for this project, if you are willing to learn then we will be happy to try to train you. Separate pages give more details about becoming a member of the railway and about contributing as a volunteer to any of the aspects of the work of the railway. Following the project To help inform subscribers to the appeal of the progress with the Running Shed project, we produced a newsletter at the beginning of March 2016 and sent this out to all donors for whom we had addresses recorded. A copy of this can be accessed by clicking this link - but it is a large file (3.2MB), and so may take a little while to download. Also, you will be able to follow the progress of the work on the Running Shed by checking back regularly on this website. Since we are all volunteers, however, we can't promise to keep it updated in real-time! Or, you are welcome to visit the railway when it is open and ask whether you can see the progress - although this may not always be possible for safety reasons, since the site of the project is next to an area where trains may be operating. If you have any questions about the Running Shed, or would like to discuss further sponsorship opportunities, please contact one of our volunteer team at the railway or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Go on to the next stage in this project. Return to the overall description of this project. Other pages about this project and the "Buy a Brick" appeal: An overview of the project and the appeal; The structure of the project; The progress with the project; The construction of the pit; Design and site preparation; Construction of the foundations; Erection of the framework; Construction of the walls; Fitting out; The opening ceremony. Other pages provide more information about: Our portfolio of development projects; Our museum collection; How you could get involved;	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line599
__label__cc	0.664911	0.335089	Will Delta-8 Get You High & How Does It Feel Like? Ministry of Hemp / May 30, 2021 / No Comments If you’re planning to use Delta-8 THC products for some much-needed relief from stress, you would naturally wonder how high you could get after consuming Delta-8. That means you’re probably worried about getting completely stoned. Well, the answer is yes – but to a certain extent. Delta-8 THC does get you high, but not as intensely high as Delta-9 THC, i.e., it won’t get you stoned like if you smoked raw marijuana herbs. All Delta-8 THC products that are made from hemp – not marijuana. But unlike cannabidiol (CBD), it does get you a bit high. The main difference between CBD and Delta-8 is that Delta-8 has a lot in common with the Delta-9 THC with which most of you are more or less familiar. You would get a subtle euphoria. But it won’t be so potent as to give you anxiety, hallucinatory effects, or paranoia. Nevertheless, it’s quite natural for you to have some doubts and questions regarding Delta-8 THC’s psychotropic potency, especially if you’ve never tried it before. This guide will try to address some of those doubts and suspicions. How High Can You Get by Taking Delta-8 THC? Delta-8 will help you feel relaxed. The feeling will be pretty similar to that of a small dose of marijuana. Unlike, marijuana, however, many Delta-8 users have professed that after using the product, their thinking got sharper and did not make them anxious, nervous, or paranoid. The science behind this euphoria while taking hemp-infused products is that these items bind with the CB1 receptors in our endocannabinoid system (ECS). These receptors play a huge role in numerous bodily functions. However, not all cannabis products affect everyone in the same way. It depends on the amount of THC used in the product. So, the answer to the question of whether Delta-8 can get you high and with what intensity would vary from person to person, as well as, from product to product. The Delta-9 THC levels in Delta-8 products sold legally are well within 0.03% by dry weight of the hemp. Unlike raw cannabis, for most people, Delta-8 helps them remain in control of their senses. How Much Time Before Delta-8 Takes Effect? Delta-8 may not produce intense euphoria, but it will take effect pretty quickly. Depending on your mode of intake, of course, the time of impact will vary. If you vape Delta-8, you will experience the effects within 1 to 6 minutes. If you use a tincture, you will get the first effects after half an hour. In the case of Delta-8 gummies, you may not experience the effects until an hour has passed. In cases of vaping and smoking, the compound is directly absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs. However, with edibles, the process of Delta-8 hitting the bloodstream takes longer as it has to be metabolized in your digestive system before it can reach the bloodstream. This is known as the first-pass effect. In the case of tinctures, it is somewhat in the middle. When you use tinctures or oral sprays, the sublingual glands under your tongue allow quicker absorption of the cannabinoid into the bloodstream than edible consumption could. But that is still not as quick as the absorption capacity of your lungs. Then again, these durations are not exact for everyone. Note: The endocannabinoid system regulates the physiological and chemical balance of your body. Anything that impacts this system depends on your internal balance or homeostasis. What are the Effects of Delta-8 on Different Types of Users? The effects of Delta-8 depend a lot on the ECS of the user. The ECS, or the endocannabinoid system, of your body, will allow you to experience the effects of Delta-8 in a certain way. All Delta-8 users will not share the same experiences. Moreover, the difference in the intake method is among numerous other factors that play a role in it. For first-time and experienced users, the difference in the effects of Delta-8 is quite noticeable. The typical experience of a first-time user If you have never taken marijuana but have experienced different CBD products, you will have a more intense experience with Delta-8 compared to those who have experienced the D-8 or D-9 high. Although Delta-8 is a form of THC, it does not (legally) come from marijuana. Reputable brands make sure to breed and cultivate Hemp, and not marijuana, to manufacture Delta-8 products. That is why many people do not get an intense sensation after using it. But if you are a first-time Delta-8 consumer, you will experience a slight euphoria. Effect on experienced users If you have had experience with marijuana, you will get a mellow high from Delta-8. You will find some similarities between the effects of Delta-8 and regular marijuana. Unlike hardcore cannabis, this product will not cloud your thought process or judgment. Delta-8 will keep you focused, yet energized, while making you feel somewhat relaxed and refreshed. That is also partly due to the terpenes present in these hemp strains that Delta-8 is usually extracted from. So, experienced consumers feel energized and chilled. How Long Does the Effect of Delta-8 Last? How long the effects of Delta-8 will last would depend on several factors. That would include a user’s gender, age, body type, and health conditions, among others. But in most cases, the effect of Delta-8 stays for at least five hours. If you vape, the effect will last for around five hours. In the case of tinctures, sprays, or edibles, the effects could last for over six to seven hours. In the case of smoking or vaping, the peak effect of Delta-8 will happen between 30 minutes and 2.5 hours. The peak effect duration depends on the user, and it might differ from one person to another. But if you take Delta-8 through vaping or gummies, you would hit the peak between 1 and 2 hours. Similarities Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC Share The most obvious similarity between these two substances is that they can get you high. But there are other similarities, too. Both Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC can bind with the CB1 receptors of your ECS. But their propensity to bind varies. Nevertheless, they can both regulate the same parts of the human body that is responsible for pain sensitivity and other immune system responses. However, D-9 can bind more effectively with the CB1 receptors than Delta-8 due to the latter’s minute difference in its chemical structure with D-9. [Note: The C=C double bond in the D-8 THC is placed on the eighth position, instead of the ninth, as in D-9 THC, making all the difference in effects!] Delta-9 and Delta-8 can both be detected on drug tests, as they both share similar metabolites. In other words, despite their differences, the body breaks them down to the same metabolites (well, almost the same!). Both have similar benefits. Although these effects are still being studied. In this Delta-8 guide, we have tried to clarify some of the typical doubts people have about Delta-8 THC high. Now, whether or not you think it is a good idea to try it is up to you. You can take Delta-8 in different forms, i.e., different kinds of products consumed through varying delivery methods. Many people prefer to vape or smoke it, whereas others like to take it through tinctures, oral sprays, gummies, or capsules. If you have never experienced Delta-8, it would be best to start low – and go slow. After using it for a while, you can increase the dose. Owing to its amazingly mild high and seemingly therapeutic effects, it has become quite popular among a lot of people. Ministry of Hemp Ministry of Hemp is America's leading hemp advocate.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line602
__label__wiki	0.945031	0.945031	Miami Heat Take On The Charlotte Bobcats Filed Under:Al Jefferson, Charlotte Bobcats, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Steve Clifford, Tyler Hansbrough MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 29: Norris Cole #30 of the Miami Heat dribbles up the court against the Chicago Bulls on October 29, 2013 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat are cruising through their best stretch since an epic winning streak earlier this year. That’s not likely to change against the Charlotte Bobcats – even if LeBron James doesn’t play. It’s possible James misses a game for the first time this season as the Heat seek a 10th straight win overall and 14th in a row over the visiting Bobcats on Sunday night. After finishing with 27 points in a 90-83 win at Toronto on Friday, James is averaging 27.6 points on 61.1 percent shooting – including 14 of 28 from 3-point range – during Miami’s nine-game winning streak. It’s the franchise’s longest run since its 27-game streak Feb. 3-March 25 that was the second-longest in NBA history. James, though, said after the contest that he was looking forward to Saturday’s day off after injuring his back in a collision with Toronto’s Tyler Hansbrough. According to reports, it’s possible the reigning MVP could be held out of Sunday’s game. “It bothered me throughout (Friday’s) game,” said James, who hasn’t sat out since some relatively meaningless regular-season games in April. “That’s definitely a step backwards, but we’ll see what happens the next couple of days.” The Heat (13-3) won 89-79 in Charlotte on April 5 even with James and Dwyane Wade out due to minor injuries, then they beat the Hornets for the 13th straight time with a 97-81 road win Nov. 16 when James scored 30. He’s shot 80.4 percent (37 of 46) in his last three games against them, averaging 31.3 points. Wade had a season-low four points in that last meeting, bothered by a knee problem which caused him to miss the next two games. He’s scored more than 20 points in all four games since returning, averaging 23.0 while hitting 62.7 percent from the field. Chris Bosh hasn’t been much help offensively, scoring 5.7 per game on 7-of-24 shooting in the last three, but he helped Miami hold all of those opponents below 40.0 percent from the field. The Bobcats (8-9) have not shot better than 35.0 percent in any of the last three meetings with the Heat, and they’ve averaged 86.9 points during their 13-game skid in the series. Charlotte’s Kemba Walker finished with 22 points in the first meeting this season and had 20 in a 109-77 loss in the team’s most recent trip to Miami on March 24. Walker, however, has totaled 25 while missing 21 of 27 shots in his last two games overall. Behind Al Jefferson’s season highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds, the Bobcats snapped a two-game skid with a 92-76 victory over Eastern Conference-worst Milwaukee on Friday. Jefferson, who has battled a nagging ankle injury all season, has posted 18.0 points per game over his last four. “We have to get him the ball deeper (in the paint) consistently if we’re going to beat the best teams,” said first-year coach Steve Clifford, whose club is among the league’s worst offensively with 88.6 points per game and 40.7 field-goal shooting. Things aren’t likely to get any easier against a Miami team that has given up an average of 90.9 points on 41.1 percent shooting during its streak. Bobcats starting forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is expected to return after missing one game due to plantar fasciitis. Charlotte has won four of five on the road but has dropped seven straight in Miami.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line608
__label__wiki	0.938604	0.938604	Rematch with Michigan comes on heels of 21-16 upset Saturday The Wolverines are on the verge of joining the Big Ten elite this season. by Matt Anderson In 1999, Minnesota’s wrestling program finally broke through in the Big Ten, beating national powerhouse Iowa to win the conference championship and ending the Hawkeyes’ string of 24 straight Big Ten titles. At 1 p.m Sunday at the Sports Pavilion, No. 7 Michigan (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten) hopes to make a statement that the Big Ten has another program ready for a breakthrough when it faces fifth-ranked Minnesota (6-4, 0-0) in a dual meet. Minnesota also opens its Big Ten season at 7 p.m. tonight when it plays host to No. 15 Michigan State (5-2, 2-0). The Wolverines match is actually a rematch – Minnesota beat then-second-ranked Michigan 21-16 Saturday in the quarterfinals of the NWCA National Duals in Cleveland. “We haven’t been able to get to where Iowa and Minnesota have been,” Wolverines coach Joe McFarland said. “And that’s what we’re trying to do; no doubt that’s one of our goals.” When Minnesota finally won a Big Ten title in 1999 and two years later won the school’s first NCAA Championship, it reached the level of acclaim that Iowa had been at for so long. “A big thing was when we finally beat Iowa in a dual meet, we knew we could compete with them,” Minnesota assistant coach Joe Russell said. “Illinois hadn’t beaten us since 1964, and now they finally beat us. They can start believing they’re the best team. Or Michigan last year beat us twice, so they know they belong.” In two dual meets last season, Michigan trounced Minnesota, winning 30-6 and 31-4. But when the Big Ten Championships came around, Michigan finished fourth, unable to break through against champion Iowa and second-place Minnesota. Despite the continued success of Minnesota and Iowa at the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan and Illinois have both seen their wrestling profiles improve over recent years. Since 1999, Illinois and Michigan have each finished in the top five at the conference tournament every season except for 2003, when Michigan placed sixth. “When Joe McFarland came in, he brought a different mentality, and he brought different recruiting and he just works at it a little harder than the old coach Joe Barr did,” Minnesota coach J Robinson said. “They use the name of Michigan in athletics to recruit some really quality kids.” Come Sunday, Michigan will have another opportunity to make a statement. And another chance to beat the Gophers in the dual format. “For us, this is going to be a chance to see if we can come back and rebound from that loss,” McFarland said. “It’s in their gym, so we’re really going to have to be ready to go if we want to have a chance.”	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line612
__label__cc	0.638199	0.361801	Technology Underpins the Future of Fertility Consent If ever a year has proven the importance of digital technology, it is 2020. The ability to pivot to remote operating models has enabled organisations of every shape, size and industry to remain productive and deliver vital services. As a leader at the forefront of digitally enabled informed consent in healthcare, we have continued to facilitate secure, compliant processes so fertility treatments could proceed during the pandemic, whilst ensuring the safety of patients and clinical staff. The future of fertility is digital Fertility treatment is a highly regulated speciality that requires multiple visits to clinics, in part, to complete the necessary legal and medical paperwork and forms. This is an essential element in the process for both patients and clinics and each of these forms takes time to complete. Signing these forms provides informed consent before treatment begins and the content must be properly understood by the patient before signing. Forms must be completed in compliance with HFEA regulations and with many elements of the fertility process and records already available electronically, it no longer makes sense for the consent process to be paper based. Fertility Consent was developed to provide a secure digital platform for both patients and clinics that is not only HFEA compliant but adheres to NHS Digital Security and Protection Toolkit standards. This is why our secure online platform has been adopted by 50+ clinics in the UK across the private and public sector. Clinics benefit from a secure platform for patient consent records with content and information tailored to the patient’s treatment. Patients benefit from an easy to use service that they can access on their own device, from the comfort of their own home. Patients can be reassured that their registration forms, medical questionnaires and clinic consent forms are processed efficiently, stored electronically, and that all the information they provide is secure and legally binding through the use of digital signature technologies that conform to eIDAS. The pandemic has highlighted the need for the widespread adoption of a digital consent process. With many patients unable to continue with treatment for part of lockdown, clinics needed a solution that enabled them to provide services safely. We have helped fertility clinics this year to deliver their services safely, providing clinics with additional support to ensure the safety of their staff and patients. While minimising physical contact has been important this year, there are multiple other advantages in terms of security, compliance and ease of use for patients and clinics. While the pandemic has highlighted the need for reliable, regulated digital processes, in the fertility treatment sector it has simply accelerated a trend that has been growing for some years – the ability to integrate certified fertility documentation securely with other electronic medical records so that patients receive an exemplary experience. As a result, digital consent is increasingly becoming a standard for fertility treatment and other medical specialities. The importance of informed consent cannot be stressed highly enough and technology’s role in the process has become clearer than ever over the past year. Fertility Consent provides clinics with a platform to inform, involve and educate patients in a way that ensures the consent process is robustly and securely applied throughout, including audit trails to meet with clinical governance. We will continue to develop state-of-the-art secure and certified solutions to enable clinics to provide a digital service that is as advanced as the treatment they provide. MD Consents Limited, ©MD Consents Limited 2021	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line617
__label__wiki	0.632316	0.632316	Kalmoesfontein Pass This gravel pass traverses the Swartwatersberge between Riebeeck East in the north and Alicedale in the south. It has a substantial altitude variance and some very sharp corners, including two hairpins, but is well designed with gradients never exceeding 1:10. The pass offers exceptional views over the New Years River valley and dam and mostly falls within the boundaries of the Frontier Safaris Game Farm. It's named after the Kalmoesfontein farm, which is located at the foot of the pass on the southern side. Riebeek East is 42 km west of Grahamstown. It is located in a hilly area, in the midst of game and sheep farming regions. It was founded in 1842, and initially named Riebeek after Jan van Riebeeck, one year after the local church was built. The name was later amended to Riebeeck East to separate it from Riebeeck West near Cape Town. It was erected on a part of the farm Mooimeisjesfontein, that was subdivided and sold by the subsequent voortrekker leader Piet Retief. A settlement appeared around the church congregation after it was established here in 1830 by the Dutch Reformed Church. Since 1826 the local farmers applied to the colonial government to form a local congregation, as they previously had to travel to Uitenhage, 130 km distant, to attend communion services. Retief's farmhouse is just east of the village and has been declared a national heritage site. Eastern Cape (214) / riebeeck east	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line620
__label__wiki	0.822821	0.822821	Spielberg’s The BFG Gets Release Date June 25, 2014 By Søren Hough 2 Comments A press release from the official Roald Dahl website states that Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of The BFG will hit theaters on July 1, 2016. The film will be produced by DreamWorks and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has yet to be cast. The BFG features a girl named Sophie – reportedly based on Dahl’s own granddaughter – who leads a crusade against all of the evil giants who plague humanity. Along the way, she meets the eponymous BFG, or “Big Friendly Giant,” who introduces himself as the only good giant in the world. According to the story, The BFG is in charge of delivering dreams to young kids and speaks with an almost Seussian vocabulary. All told, it should make for a compelling adventure that taps into many of our childhood wishes, fears, and fantasies. Dahl’s award-winning book was once turned into a film for ITV back in 1989. Directed by Brian Cosgrove, the 2D animated film starred David Jason as the giant and Amanda Root as Sophie. The trailer for film can be found below: Melissa Mathison will be penning the script for Spielberg’s adaptation. Mathison is perhaps most well-known for writing Spielberg’s seminal classic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Outside of a segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie, this marks their first time working together on a feature-length project since that film. Like Spielberg. Mathison has already proven herself to be adept at telling stories about children with The Black Stallion, Ponyo, and the aforementioned E.T. But for the first time, she will have an opportunity to work with a young female protagonist in Sophie as she navigates a treacherous and exciting fantasy world. In theory, her pairing with Spielberg should be a match made in heaven. Who would you most like to see play Sophie and the BFG? Do you think another film adaptation of the book could work? Let us know in the comments below! ~ Søren	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line623
__label__wiki	0.703537	0.703537	Energy transition is a global challenge that needs an urgent global response Timur Tillyaev COP26 showed that green energy is not yet appealing enough for the world to reach a consensus on coal phase-out. The priority now should be creating affordable and viable alternatives Many were hoping that COP26 would be the moment the world agreed to phase out coal. Instead, we received a much-needed reality check when the pledge to “phase out” coal was weakened to “phase down”. This change was reportedly pushed by India and China whose economies are still largely reliant on coal. The decision proved that the world is not yet ready to live without the most polluting fossil fuels. This is an enormous problem. Coal is the planet’s largest source of carbon dioxide emissions, but also a major source of energy, producing over one-third of global electricity generation. Furthermore, global coal-fired electricity generation could reach an all-time high in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Given the continued demand for coal, especially in the emerging markets, we need to accelerate the use of alternative energy sources, but also ensure their equal distribution around the world. There are a number of steps policymakers and business leaders are taking to tackle this challenge, but all of them need to be accelerated if we are to incentivise as rapid shift away from coal as the world needs. The first action to be stepped up is public and private investment in renewable energy. This investment can help on three fronts: improve efficiency and increase output of existing technologies, and help develop new technologies. For green alternatives to coal to become more economically viable, especially, for poorer countries, we need more supply and lower costs. There are some reasons to be hopeful. During COP26 more than 450 firms representing a ground-breaking $130 trillion of assets pledged investment to meet the goals set out in the Paris climate agreement. The benefits of existing investment are also becoming clearer. Global hydrogen initiatives, for example, are accelerating rapidly, and if investment is kept up, the Hydrogen Council expects it to become a competitive low-carbon solution in long haul trucking, shipping, and steel production. However, the challenge remains enormous. The IEA warned in October 2021 that investment in renewable energy needs to triple by the end of this decade to effectively combat climate change. Momentum must be kept up. This is especially important for countries like India where coal is arguably the main driver for the country’s economic growth and supports “as many as 10-15 million people … through ancillary employment and social programs near the mines”, according to Brookings Institute. This leads us to the second step which must be accelerated: support for developing countries to incentivise energy transition in a way which does not compromise their growth. Again, there is activity on this front, but it is insufficient. Twelve years ago, richer countries pledged to channel US$100 billion a year to less wealthy nations by 2020, to help them adapt to climate change. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that the financial assistance failed to reach $80 billion in 2019, and likely fell substantially short in 2020. Governments say they will reach the promised amount by 2023. If anything, they should aim to reach it sooner. There are huge structural costs in adapting electricity grids to be powered at a large scale by renewable energy rather than fossil fuels. Businesses will also need to adapt and millions of employees across the world will need to be re-skilled. To incentivise making these difficult but necessary changes, developing countries should be provided with the financial support promised them over a decade ago. The third step to be developed further is regulation. Only governments are in a position to pass legislation which encourages a faster energy transition. To take just one example, the European Commission’s Green Deal, proposes introduction of new CO2 emission performance standards for cars and vans, incentivising the electrification of vehicles. This kind of simple, direct legislation can reduce consumption of fossil fuels and encourage industry to tackle climate change. Widespread legislative change won’t be straightforward. Governments should closely involve industry in the consultative process to ensure changes drive innovation rather than add unnecessary bureaucracy, which has already delayed development of renewable assets in countries including Germany and Italy. Still, regardless of the challenges, stronger regulation will be key to turning corporate and sovereign pledges into concrete achievements. COP26 showed that we are not ready as a globe to phase out coal. The priority for the global leaders must now be to do everything they can to drive the shift towards green energy and reach the global consensus needed to save our planet. Related Topics:energy transformationEnvironmentRenewable Energy Pakistan–Russia Gas Stream: Opportunities and Risks of New Flagship Energy Project international investor in renewable energy Canada’s bold policies can underpin a successful energy transition Natural Resources Bingo Climate Failure and Social Crisis Top Global Risks 2022 Iran to add 10GW to renewable energy capacity The Need for Chinese Stakeholder Participation in Maritime Environmental Governance How wind power is transforming communities in Viet Nam Olga Malik Russia’s Yekaterinburg hosted the 7th meeting of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation on November 24–26, 2021. Chaired by Omar Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s Minister for Economic Affairs, and Nikolai Shulginov, Russia’s Minister of Energy, the meeting was attended by around 70 policy makers, heads of key industrial companies and businessmen from both sides, marking a significant change in the bilateral relations between Moscow and Islamabad. Three pillars of bilateral relations Among the most important questions raised by the Commission were collaboration in trade, investment and the energy sector. According to the Russian Federal Customs Service, the Russian-Pakistani trade turnover increased in 2020 by 45.8% compared to 2019, totaling 789.8 million U.S. dollars. Yet, there is still huge potential for increasing the trade volume for the two countries, including textiles and agricultural products of Pakistan and Russian products of machinery, technical expertise as well as transfer of knowledge and R&D. Another prospective project discussed at the intergovernmental level is initiating a common trade corridor between Russia, the Central Asia and Pakistan. Based on the One-Belt-One-Road concept, launched by China, the Pakistan Road project is supposed to create a free flow of goods between Russia and Pakistan through building necessary economic and transport infrastructure, including railway construction and special customs conditions. During the Commission meeting, both countries expressed their intention to collaborate on renewal of the railway machines fleet and facilities in Pakistan, including supplies of mechanized track maintenance and renewal machines; supplies of 50 shunting (2400HP or less) and 100 mainline (over 3000HP) diesel locomotives; joint R&D of the technical and economic feasibility of locomotives production based in the Locomotive Factory Risalpur and other. The proposed contractors of the project might be the Russian Sinara Transport Machines, Uralvagonzavod JSC that stand ready to supply Pakistan Railway with freight wagons, locomotives and passenger coaches. In order to engage import and export activities between Russian and Pakistani businessmen, the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum with Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, marking a new step in bilateral relations. Similar memorandums have already been signed with other Chambers of Commerce in Russian regions. — Today, the ties between Russia and Pakistan are objectively strengthening in all areas including economic, political and military collaboration. But we, as businessmen, are primarily interested in the development of trade relations and new transit corridors for export-import activities. For example, the prospective pathways of the Pakistan-Central Asia-Russia trade and economic corridor project are now being actively discussed at the intergovernmental level, — said Mohsin Sheikh, Director of the Pakistan Russia Business Council of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry. — For Islamabad, this issue is one of the most important. Based on a similar experience of trade with China, we see great prospects for this direction. That is why representatives of Pakistan’s government, customs officers, diplomats and businessmen gathered in Yekaterinburg today. However, the flagship project of the new era of the Pakistan-Russia relations is likely to be the Pakistan Gas Stream. Previously known as the North-South Gas Pipeline, this mega-project (1,100 kilometers in length) is expected to cost up to USD 2,5 billion and is claimed to be highly beneficial for Pakistan. Being a net importer of energy, Pakistan will be able to develop and integrate new sources of natural gas and transport it to the densely populated industrialized north. At the same time, the project will enable Pakistan—whose main industries are still dependent on the coal consumption—to take a major step forward gradually replacing coal with relatively more ecologically sustainable natural gas. To enable this significant development in the Pakistan’s energy sector, Moscow and Islamabad have made preliminary agreements to carry on the research of Pakistan’s mineral resource sector including copper, gold, iron, lead and zinc ores of Baluchistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and Punjab Provinces. A lot opportunities but a lot more risks? The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipe Project undoubtedly opens major investment opportunities for Pakistan. Among them are establishment of new refineries; the launch of virtual LNG pipelines; building of LNG onshore storages of LNG; investing in strategic oil and gas storages. Yet, it seems that Pakistan is likely to win more from the Project than Russia. And here’s why. The current version of the agreement signed by Moscow and Islamabad has been essentially reworked. According to it, Russia will likely to receive only 26 percent in the project stake instead of 85 percent as it was previously planned, while the Pakistani side will retain a controlling stake (74 percent) in the project. Another stranding factor for Russia is although Moscow will be entitled to provide all the necessary facilities and equipment for the building of the pipeline, the entire construction process will be supervised by an independent Pakistani-based company, which will substantially boost Pakistan’s influence at each development. Finally, the vast bulk of the gas transported via the pipeline will likely come from Qatar, which will further strengthen Qatar’s role in the Pakistani energy sector. Big strategy but safety first The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline will surely become an important strategic tool for Russia to reactivate the South Asian vector of its foreign policy. Even though the project’s aim is not to gain a fast investment return and economic benefits, it follows significant strategic goals for both countries. As Russia-India political and economic relations are cooling down, Moscow is likely to boost ties with Pakistan, including cooperation in economy, military, safety and potentially nuclear energy, that was highlighted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during visit to Islamabad earlier this year. Such an expansion of relations with Pakistan will allow Russia to gain a more solid foothold in the South Asian part of China’s BRI, thus opening up a range of new lucrative opportunities for Moscow. Apart from its economic and political aspects, the Pakistan Stream Project also has clear geopolitical implications. It marks Russia’s growing influence in South Asia and points to some remarkable transformations that are currently taking place in this region. The ongoing geopolitical game within the India-Russia-Pakistan triangle is yet less favorable for New Delhi much because of the Pakistan Stream Project. Even though the project is not directly aimed to jeopardize the India’s role in the region, it is considered the first dangerous signal for New Delhi. For instance, the International “Extended troika” Conference on Afghanistan, which was held in Moscow last spring united representatives from the United States, Russia, China and Pakistan but left India aside (even though the latter has important strategic interests in Afghanistan). With the recent withdrawal of the U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, Moscow has become literally the only warden of Central Asia’s security. As Russia is worried about the possibility of Islamist militants infiltrating the Central Asia, the main defensive buffer in the South for Moscow, the recent decision of Vladimir Putin to equip its military base in Tajikistan, which neighbors Afghanistan, seems to be just on time. Obviously, Islamabad that faces major risks amidst the Afghanistan crisis sees Moscow as a prospective strategic partner who will help Imran Khan strengthen the Pakistani efforts in fighting the terrorism threat. From our partner RIAC MD Staff In two provinces of Viet Nam, a quiet transformation is taking place, driven by the power of renewable energy. Thien Nghiep Commune, a few hundred kilometres from Ho Chi Min City, is a community of just over 6,000 people – where for years, people relied largely on farming, fishing and seasonal labour to make ends meet. Now, thanks to a wind farm backed by the Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) – a multi-donor trust fund, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – people in the Thien Nghiep Commune are accessing new jobs, infrastructure and – soon – cheap, clean energy. The 40MW Dai Phong project, one of two wind farms run by SCAF partner company the Blue Circle, has brought new hope to the community. For the 759 million people in the world who lack access to electricity, the introduction of clean energy solutions can bring improved healthcare, better education and affordable broadband, creating new jobs, livelihoods and sustainable economic value to reduce poverty. “It’s not only about the technology and the big spinning wheel for me. It’s more about making investment decisions for the planet and at the same time not compromising on the necessity that we call electricity,” said Nguyen Thi Hoai Thuong, who works as a community liaison. “The interesting part is I work for the project, but I actually work for the community and with the community.” While the wind farm is not yet online, a focus on local hiring and paying fair prices for land has already made a big difference to the community. “I used the money from the land sale to the Dai Phong project to repair my house and invest in my cattle. Currently, my life is stable and I have not encountered any difficulties since selling the land,” said Ms. Le Thi Doan. Powering change The energy sector accounts for approximately 75 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). UNEP research shows that these need to be reduced dramatically and eventually eliminated to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Renewable energy, in all its forms, is one of humanity’s greatest assets in the fight to limit climate change. Capacity across the globe continues to grow every year, lowering both GHGs and air pollution, but the pace of action must accelerate to hold global temperature rise to 1.5 °C this century. “To boost growth in renewables, however, companies need to access finance,” said Rakesh Shejwal, a Programme Management Officer at SCAF. “This is where SCAF comes in. SCAF works through private equity funds and development companies to mobilize early-stage investment low-carbon projects in developing countries.” The 176 projects it seed financed have mobilized US $3.47 billion to build over one gigawatt of generation capacity, avoiding emissions of 4.68 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent each year. But SCAF’s work isn’t just about cutting emissions. It is bringing huge benefits across the sustainable development agenda: increasing access to clean and reliable electricity and boosting communities across Asia and Africa. SCAF will be potentially creating 17,000 jobs. This is evident in Ninh Thuan province, where the Blue Circle created both the first commercial wind power project and the first to be commissioned by a foreign private investor in Viet Nam. Here, the Dam Nai wind farm has delivered fifteen 2.625 MW turbines, the largest in the country at the time. These will generate approximately 100 GWh per year. They will avoid over 68,000 tCO2e annually and create more than an estimated 302 temporary construction and 13 permanent operation and maintenance jobs for the local community. Students from the local high school in Ninh Thuan Province were also given the opportunity to meet with engineers and technicians on the project, increasing their knowledge about how renewable energy works and opening up new career paths. SCAF, through its partners, is supporting clean energy project development in the Southeast Asian region and African region. SCAF has more than a decade of experience in decarbonization and is currently poised to run till 2026. Playing cat and mouse: UAE energy company agrees to build power plants in Iran Dr. James M. Dorsey Increasingly, compliance with US sanctions against Iran could emerge as a litmus test of the United Arab Emirates’ close ties to the United States. At the sharp edge of a potential rift between the allies is a reportedly recently concluded agreement by a private UAE company to build gas-fired thermal, solar, and wind power plants with a total capacity of 300 megawatts in Iran’s hydrocarbon-rich province of Khuzestan. Established in 2020, AJ Holding, the Dubai and Fujairah-based company, could not be reached for comment. The company website claims, without further detail, that its portfolio includes some 600MW of wind and solar power projects in Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Far East. A picture attributed to Iranian energy news agency Bargh News appeared to show the company’s Danish CEO, Allan Jespersen, exchanging documents with an Iranian official. The deal was signed as the United States warned that it would toughen enforcement of sanctions if multilateral talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear programme failed. A US delegation expects to visit the UAE, a major Iranian trading partner, this week to warn banks, petrochemical firms, and other companies that US authorities have evidence of their non-compliance with sanctions and that they could be penalized. As the Vienna talks took place, Anwar Gargash, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed’s diplomatic advisor, asserted that he did not “see further sanctions as a solution …There are already enough sanctions on Iran,” he said. At the same time, Mr. Gargash described the United States as the UAE’s “number one strategic ally.” The United States has expressed support for the UAE’s diplomatic outreach to Iran that began in July 2019 after the US failed to respond to attacks on oil vessels off the coast of the Emirates, for which the Islamic Republic was believed to be responsible. “We welcome any direct talks that lead to greater peace and stability in the region,” said US deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran and Iraq Jennifer Gavito. In the highest-level contact in a decade, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, the UAE national security advisor and brother of strongman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, met in Tehran last week with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. “I expect that Iran will make demands which would be very difficult for the UAE to accommodate. They would be asking…to use UAE financial institutions to trade with the world. The UAE needs to find out for itself if it wants to help the IRGC (the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps) evade and bypass US sanctions to protect itself against potential future attacks,” said Iran scholar Ali Alfoneh in a recent webinar that was part of this year’s UAE Security Forum hosted by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). Mr. Alfoneh was referring to fears that Iran could target the UAE and Saudi Arabia in a possible military confrontation with Israel and/or the United States should the Vienna nuclear talks collapse. The UAE’s concerns were magnified following last year’s establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel that Iran condemned. The United States and the UAE are negotiating final details for the US$23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets that would make the Gulf state the only Middle Eastern nation except for Israel to operate America’s most advanced stealth warplane. Earlier this month, the UAE agreed during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to a $20 billion deal to purchase 80 French Rafale fighter planes. “Officials in Abu Dhabi and (especially) Dubai are fully aware of the damage that would be caused to their brand as (relatively) stable hubs in an otherwise insecure region should the pattern of attacks seen in 2019 continue and/or escalate,” said Gulf scholar Kristian Coates Ulrichsen. Mr. Ulrichsen was referring to attacks on shipping in the UAE and Saudi oil facilities for which Iran was believed to have been responsible. The UAE’s outreach to Iran amounts to a questionable bet that detente, against the backdrop of sustained social unrest driven by economic hardship, will induce the government in Tehran to modify its policies. “What we’re hoping for is regime moderation…where we’re dealing with Iran as another state that we can deal with viably, and they can benefit from. So, if they need leverage, they can get leverage, but it doesn’t have to be through military aspects… That’s the type of change that has not been explored a lot,” Mohammed Baharoon, the head of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center, said in the AGSIW webinar that also included Mr. Alfoneh. Mr. Gargash expressed hope in his remarks to the security forum that Iran would respond to the “new environment” that the UAE and Saudi Arabia were trying to create. He suggested that Iran could signal its interest by helping achieve a ceasefire in the debilitating almost seven-year-long war in Yemen. The UAE bet is that Iran, like the Gulf, will accept that to survive in the 21st century, autocratic regimes need to deliver public goods and can no longer depend primarily on a repressive security state. For Iran to do so, it needs a lifting of the sanctions. Similarly, the bet further presumes that Iranian minority voices that argue that improved relations with Gulf states require a resolution of the nuclear issue and a lifting of US sanctions will resonate with policymakers In Tehran. Majidreza Hariri, head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, recently cautioned that Iran was at a trade disadvantage as long as the sanctions were in place. “Our status is weakening daily … because when we’re absent from the international trade energy arena, our competitors in the Persian Gulf’s southern region take our place, and when they sell more oil to China, they’re obliged to buy more merchandise from it,” Mr. Hariri said. Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, who heads the London-based Bourse and Bazaar think tank and is a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, noted that Iranian imports from the UAE projected at $12billion in 2021/2022 were set to exceed pre-2018 levels by March of next year, the end of the Iranian calendar year. The UAE is a major hub for re-export to Iran. Mr. Batmanghelidj suggested that Iran’s increased spending power in the UAE was enhanced by oil sales to China in violation of the US sanctions that are mediated by the Emirates as well as Malaysia. The AJ Holding energy deal, if confirmed, would, at the very least, grant Iran a symbolic victory, a contract with a company from a country closely allied with the United States that would snub US sanctions. The UAE is unlikely to snub the sanctions that blatantly. More likely is that the contract is a further indication to Iran of what would be possible if it did its part to get US sanctions lifted. 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__label__cc	0.733953	0.266047	Biden’s Budget Would Increase Funding For Great Lakes, Water Infrastructure June 4, 2021 by kZ Radio Advocates for the Great Lakes see President Biden’s budget and jobs plan as an opportunity to boost funding for restoration projects and outdated water infrastructure in the region. But, the president’s proposals face significant hurdles from Republicans and some moderate Democrats over plans to increase taxes and spending. Biden’s $6 trillion budget would set aside $3.6 billion to upgrade water infrastructure across the nation for public water supplies, schools and homes. State revolving loan funds that help communities repair drinking and wastewater systems would see funding increase by $464 million. The budget would also boost funding for a federal Great Lakes cleanup program by $10 million from $330 million to $340 million. Biden’s proposal would also fund design and construction preparation of an $831 million plan to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The invasive fish threatens the Great Lakes’ $7 billion fishing industry and $16 billion recreational boating industry. “We have a historic opportunity before us, and it’s important that we seize the day to protect drinking water, health, jobs and the quality of life of millions of people in the Great Lakes region and across the country,” said Laura Rubin, director of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Rubin said the budget and jobs plan could be a “game changer” for protecting the Great Lakes and addressing climate change. Biden’s jobs plan would invest nearly $1 trillion in infrastructure that would provide $111 billion to address water systems, replace lead services lines and address so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS. The budget includes around $75 million to help speed up research that would guide efforts to set standards for the chemicals in drinking water. Meanwhile, Republicans in the U.S. Senate have proposed their own $928 billion infrastructure plan. Republicans in the U.S. House have put forward a $400 billion infrastructure bill, but it wouldn’t include investments in water or broadband infrastructure. Republicans have balked at Biden’s proposals to increase corporate taxes to pay for infrastructure investments, prompting Biden to propose a minimum corporate tax hike on Thursday. Chad Lord, policy director for Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, noted that all proposals represent significantly more funding for infrastructure than is currently being allocated. “The need is there,” said Lord. “And the current rate of federal investment is just not keeping pace with the scale of the threat and it is not meeting the needs of communities.” Sign up for daily news! Stay informed with WPR’s email newsletter. Eight Great Lakes states, including Wisconsin, need more than $188 billion over the next two decades to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, said Lord. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates Wisconsin will need $8.6 billion to address drinking water systems over the next 20 years while $6.3 billion will be required to fix wastewater systems that have faced more stress due to climate change. Many of those systems still carry drinking water and wastewater through lead services lines. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates there are around 6 to 10 million lead lines nationwide. In Wisconsin, water utilities have already identified more than 176,000 lead service lines that are publicly owned and more than 148,000 private lead lines. The city of Milwaukee alone has more than 70,000 lead service lines that need to be replaced. Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin have supported a $40 million effort to help replace lead lines, but Republicans have blocked those plans. On Wednesday, Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, indicated that federal funding could be used to address lead service lines during a meeting of the state’s budget writing committee. But, Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, said the state needs to chip in. She noted that lead exposure is harmful to human health and has been linked to developmental and behavioral issues in children. “We need to do our part to make sure that our children are safe,” said Johnson. Citizen advocacy groups in the Great Lakes region highlight that state and local governments can’t do it alone. “If we’re going to fix this problem (we) need significant investments from the federal government to help,” said Brian Smith, associate executive director for the Citizens Campaign for the Environment in New York. The Biden administration is proposing to invest billions more in federal agencies to tackle climate change and other environmental challenges. The EPA would see its budget increase more than 20 percent to $11.2 billion after the Trump administration repeatedly threatened drastic cuts to the agency. Under the budget proposal, the EPA would also set aside $936 million in programs to create jobs, clean up pollution and address racial disparities among communities that have been disproportionately impacted by climate change. GOP Senator Outlines UW Consolidation Plan How To Get Rid Of Unwanted Electronic Devices	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line627
__label__wiki	0.956533	0.956533	Young Voters Did Show Up for Bernie — But Alot of Gen Xers and Boomers Voted Too WASHINGTON — Young people were told if they’d only show up to vote, they could change America. Well, they did show up at the polls on Tuesday — but so did a lot of Boomers and Gen Xers. In a Democratic presidential primary election that saw turnout up across the board, the voices of young… WASHINGTON — Young people were told if they’d only show up to vote, they could change America. Well, they did show up at the polls on Tuesday — but so did a lot of Boomers and Gen Xers. In a Democratic presidential primary election that saw turnout up across the board, the voices of young people were drowned out by higher voter participation among older Americans, even as young people did vote in greater numbers than they did in prior years. That helps tell the story of why, even though young voters overwhelmingly chose Sen. Bernie Sanders, it wasn’t enough to carry the Vermont Independent to victory over former Vice President Joe Biden in Tuesday’s critical elections. “While Joe Biden continues to do very well with older Americans, especially those people over 65, our campaign continues to win the vast majority of the votes of younger people,” Sanders said Tuesday, speaking in Burlington, Vermont. “The younger generations of this country continue in very strong numbers to support our campaign.” Unfortunately for Sanders, the situation this week is largely the same as it was on Super Tuesday, when he won the youth vote in every state but lost most of the contests. The campaign, as he admitted then, simply overestimated its power to bring masses of those young voters to the polls, and they’ve sometimes made up a smaller share of the electorate. “There’s no question that we’re not seeing some crazy storming of the polls by some army of young Bernie supporters,” said Ben Wessel, executive director of NextGen America, a nonprofit political action committee that focuses on young people. “But I think the dunking on ‘Kids don’t vote,’ that we’re seeing all over the internet, it’s kind of oversimplifying what’s actually happening.” A look at college towns across the country begins to paint the picture. A good example is Washtenaw County, which includes Ann Arbor, where the University of Michigan is located. Michigan saw one of the highest turnouts for a presidential primary in the state’s history, on the strength of expanded same-day and absentee voter rules — especially notable since only one party held a competitive primary this year. In just the Democratic primary, nearly 1.6 million people voted on Tuesday, as opposed to just under 1.2 million votes in the 2016 primary. In Washtenaw County alone, turnout increased by almost 50% from about 69,000 voters in 2016 to more than 102,000. Conventional wisdom would hold this high turnout in a college town is good news for Sanders, but he lost every county in the state, including this one, where in 2016 he beat Hillary Clinton 55.4% to 43.7%. This year, Washtenaw swung to Biden, who won the region with 47.6% of the vote compared to Sanders’ 45%. “There just wasn’t enough turnout in young people,” said Branden Snyder, executive director of a community organization called Detroit Action, which endorsed Sanders. “White and black and Latinx went out overwhelmingly, 40 [years old] and under, for Sanders, but just not enough of them to slow down the progress of Boomers.” Digging even deeper into the numbers, it’s safe to assume young people around the University of Michigan turned out at a record clip. But so did older voters, leaving young people relatively underrepresented as a portion of the electorate. That tracks with what some exit polls have shown (though exit polls are generally unreliable and especially hard to compare to prior years because the methodology has been adjusted since then).	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line631
__label__cc	0.665759	0.334241	Diminished Capacity Posted on Jan. 15, 2013, 10:21 am by Jeff Welty Diminished capacity is among the most commonly asserted defenses, particularly in first-degree murder cases, but I realized yesterday that I had never blogged about it. Today, I will remedy that. Here’s what you need to know. Generally, negates specific intent. Diminished capacity, first recognized in the case of State v. Shank, 322 N.C. 243 (1988), negates specific intent, typically on the basis that the defendant was severely intoxicated and/or suffered from some mental defect that rendered him unable to form the requisite intent. In a first-degree murder case, it negates the specific intent to kill that is required to establish premeditated murder. See, e.g., State v. McDowell, __ N.C. App. __, 715 S.E.2d 602 (2011) (“The diminished capacity defense to first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation requires proof of an inability to form the specific intent to kill.”). But it may be used in non-homicide cases as well. For example: It may negate the specific intent required to commit the offense of taking indecent liberties with a child. State v. Connell, 127 N.C. App. 685 (1997) (finding plain error in trial court’s failure to instruct on diminished capacity). It may negate the specific intent to kill that is an element of AWDWIKISI. State v. Williams, 116 N.C. App. 225 (1994) (“The defense of diminished capacity applies to the element of specific intent to kill which is an essential element of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.”). It may negate the intent to commit larceny or a felony that is an element of burglary. Cf. State v. Gay, 334 N.C. 467 (1993) (apparently concluding that diminished capacity may be a defense to burglary, but finding no error in trial court’s failure to instruct on it in this particular case). No defense to general intent crimes. Diminished capacity isn’t a defense to general intent crimes, because there is no specific intent to negate in such cases. See, e.g., State v. Page, 346 N.C. 689 (1997) (diminished capacity isn’t a defense to AWDWLEO because it is a general intent crime). Application to felony murder. In a felony murder case, diminished capacity is a defense only if it is a defense to the underlying felony, i.e., only if the underlying felony is a specific intent crime. Compare State v. Roache, 358 N.C. 243 (2004) (trial judge properly instructed jury on diminished capacity in connection with armed robbery and first-degree burglary, the predicates for felony murder in this case, as each was a specific intent felony), with State v. Carroll, 356 N.C. 526 (2002) (approving of instruction that “[t]he law does not require any specific intent to kill for the defendant to be guilty of the crime of first degree murder on the basis of felony murder or second degree murder” and that therefore “the defendant’s intoxication or drug condition can have no bearing upon your determination of his guilt or innocence of these crimes”), and State v. Daughtry, 340 N.C. 488 (1995) (trial judge did not err in failing to instruct on diminished capacity in connection with first-degree sexual offense, as “[f]irst-degree sexual offense is not a specific-intent crime; the intent to commit the crime is inferred from the commission of the act”; submission of felony murder based on first-degree sexual offense was therefore also proper). Pretrial notice. If the State provides discovery to the defense, “the court must, upon motion of the State, order the defendant to . . . [g]ive notice to the State of the intent to offer at trial a defense of . . . diminished capacity . . . Notice of defense must be given within 20 working days after the date the case is set for trial pursuant to G.S. 7A-49, or such other later time as set by the court.” If the defendant fails to provide the required notice, the trial judge has the discretion to impose reasonable sanctions, including, in a proper case, barring the defendant from asserting the defense. State v. McDonald, 191 N.C. App. 782 (2008). Burdens. When a defendant claims diminished capacity, he has the burden of production, i.e., the burden of coming forward with evidence of diminished capacity. If he does so, he will be entitled to a jury instruction on the defense. However, the ultimate burden of proving the defendant’s specific intent always remains with the State. State v. Shareef, __ N.C. App. __, 727 S.E.2d 387 (2012) (citing State v. Mash, 323 N.C. 339 (1988)). Evidence. Defendants who assert diminished capacity often present expert testimony in support of the defense, but such testimony likely is not required if other evidence is sufficient to raise genuine questions about the defendant’s capacity. Cf. State v. Hunt, __ N.C. __, 722 S.E.2d 484 (2012) (ruling that “expert testimony is not necessarily required to establish the extent of a victim’s mental capacity to consent to sexual acts”); State v. Cummings, 329 N.C. 249 (1991) (expert testimony not required to submit capital mitigating circumstance of impaired capacity; evidence from the defendant and his family was sufficient); State v. Mayhand, 298 N.C. 418 (1979) (lay witness may testify on the issue of the defendant’s sanity). State’s right to examination. At least when the defendant intends to present expert testimony in support of a defense of diminished capacity, the State is entitled to have a mental health expert examine the defendant. State v. Clark, 128 N.C. App. 87 (1997). Jury instructions. There is a pattern jury instruction for diminished capacity, but it is specific to first-degree murder cases. See N.C.P.I. – Crim. 305.11. There is also a pattern jury instruction for voluntary intoxication that addresses the defendant’s ability to form specific intent. See N.C.P.I. – Crim. 305.10. Either of the instructions could be adapted to instruct the jury about diminished capacity generally in a trial for an offense other than first-degree murder. Distinct from capital mitigating factor. Under G.S. 15A-2000(f)(6), it is a mitigating circumstance in a capital murder case if “[t]he capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law was impaired.” This is distinct from the diminished capacity defense. Further reading. My colleague John Rubin wrote a paper on diminished capacity in 1992 that may still be of interest. 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__label__wiki	0.715713	0.715713	FG To Feed 9 Million Pupils Across 53,000 Public Schools Nationwide Neighborhoodmic Media 4 days ago Leave a Comment Ongoing efforts by the Federal Government towards successful implementation of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) gained a boost on Monday, as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) renewed its commitment towards successful implementation of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) as schools resume for the 2022 academic year across the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, gave the assurance during the joint assessment of the Q1 2021 implementation period with a view to improve, scale-up and sustain the Programme. She noted that the “National Home Grown School Feeding Programme remains an important intervention of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. “Through it, hunger, malnutrition, poverty, education can all be addressed. It is an investment that is fully funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria because of its sheer potential as a development driver. “We at the FMHADMSD are here to ensure that this programme is strengthened and sustained so that it can continue to support the needs of the children, families, women and communities it targets. The technical support from the World Food Programme is therefore timely, relevant and well appreciated,” she noted. In his address, WFP Country Director, Ronald Sibanda who applauded the present administration for the successes achieved so far, described the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme affirmed that: “One of the best ways of fighting hunger and preventing malnutrition among children is to provide them with a healthy school meal. “Nigeria is a good example of where the Government has taken the lead from day one and invested resources and funding into the design and implementation of its National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. “This is a great initiative and WFP is very pleased to provide technical support for the Government of Nigeria.” Home Grown School Feeding initiative which was launched in 2016, seeks to promote nutrition education and better eating habits and encourage the diversification of production with a special emphasis on local crops. Under the new arrangement, the World Food Programme which is backing the next stage with a significant transfer of ICT equipment. This includes; tablets with access to the PLUS Schools Menus – a free tool to help state Nutrition Officers design nutritious menus for schools. The hardware will not only support the Ministry’s efforts to digitalise its monitoring and evaluation system but also enable the national roll-out of the PLUS School Menu Tool developed by WFP to standardize cost-effective menu development. By 2021, this breakthrough initiative serves school meals to over 9 million students in 53,000 public primary schools, making it one of the largest school feeding programmes in Africa. According to the Organisers, the Programme also “led to a significant increase in school enrollment across the country. Moreover, the programme has provided a much-needed boost to local economies by buying the products of smallholder farmers and providing jobs to more than 107,000 cooks from low-income families. “Schools provide local farmers with a predictable outlet for their products, leading to a stable income, more investments and higher productivity. The children enjoy healthy, diversified food; this makes it more likely that they will stay in school, perform better, and improve their adult job prospects. “In line with one of the key pillars for sustaining the NHGSFP, several partnerships have been realised across various relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Government, which have truly strengthened the collaboration and cooperation for a more effective service delivery.” Some of the key partners include; National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Federal Ministries of Agriculture, of Education, Information, Trade and Industry, Water Resources, amongst others. According to the joint assessment team, “over 30 million Nigerians have benefited and continue to benefit directly and indirectly from different clusters of the programme making it the largest social protection programme ever carried out in Nigeria and one of the biggest in Africa. Many who were hitherto poor have been lifted out of poverty through the Conditional Cash Transfers they now own small businesses thus improving their quality of life significantly,” the Team noted. 2023 Presidency: South-West APC May Ostracise Osinbajo If He Contests 2023 Presidency : I Won’t Reveal My Manifesto For Nigerians Now – Tinubu	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line634
__label__wiki	0.831613	0.831613	March 3, 2015 John Nguyen Sony’s PS4 sells over 20 million units to consumers Sony is here to let everyone know that its PS4 console is the king. It has announced that it has sold over 20.2 million units worldwide as of March 1st. If you’re thinking that it’s shipped to retailers, think again, because according to the company via GameSpot, these are sold through to consumers. Those are some impressive numbers. The last we heard, Sony had sold over 18 million PS4 units to consumers. The console war is still early, but the PlayStation 4 is leading by a lot. Microsoft still hasn’t announced its sales figures yet for the Xbox One. The last we heard, it only shipped 12 million units to retailers. Imagine what the actual sell though is to consumers. The Xbox One was able to beat the PS4 during two months of the holiday season, thanks to the price cut. However, it looks like the price cut didn’t help in the long run. Microsoft will have to do more than that to get more people to adapt it’s new-gen console. As for the Wii U…	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line635
__label__cc	0.525418	0.474582	IABATIslamic Ahlulbayt Association of the Triangle Welcome to IABAT The ISLAMIC AHLUL BAYT ASSOCIATION OF THE TRIANGLE (IABAT) is a nonprofit organization located and serving Muslims in the Triangle area of North Carolina. The organization has been in existence since 1999. IABAT is committed to the religious beliefs and practices of the Ja`fari Ithna `Ashari Shiah sect of Islam, and all of its activities and education are based on the teachings of this sect. The intention of IABAT is to serve as an educational and social center for the purpose of conducting classes and events for Islamic teachings of its sect for its members and their children. IABAT conducts religious and social ceremonies such as marriages and funerals and is engaged in charitable works for needy families of the Ithna `Asahari Shi`ah Muslim community in and outside the United States of America and also for those who are needy in the local community at large. IABAT at all times endeavors to establish positive and mutually beneficial relationships with local Islamic communities of other Islamic sects as well as with Christian, Jewish and other religious organizations in order to promote understanding. It can also participate in other relationships including memberships in national and international religious bodies representing the interests of IABAT. All classes, instruction and services are in English with Arabic used as appropriate for recitation of the Holy Quran and other religious texts. Separate gatherings with services in other languages such as Urdu or Farsi can be approved by the board as long as they do not supersede or conflict with the main English programs… IABAT consists of a general body of members governed by a Board of Directors and a Board of Trustees. Sub-committees are appointed to serve various functions as needed. Religious matters are overseen by a Ja`fari Ithna `Ashari Shi`ah religious scholar residing in the United States. Voting members are expected to pay annual dues. More Board Members Karrar Husain Ouj Zaman Director of Treasury Lulu Khan A critshahal component of every Muslims journey is Ihsan was the way of our We pray together, we break our fast together, Islam is Being in service to others is the duty of every Muslim info@yousite.com 1122 Potter Rd, Antelope, Copyright © 2022 Islamic Ahlulbayt Association of the Triangle.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line638
__label__cc	0.552818	0.447182	Henry Bradshaw (1831-1886) The above statement, by Henry Bradshaw, could be the official Creed of the provenance researcher. When discussing cataloguing, I sometimes tell people that I think that the single most important thing a cataloguer can tell their reader about a manuscript is its collation. (This is partly, but not exclusively, because the physical structure of leaves and bifolia is one of the few features of a manuscript that usually cannot be conveyed by photography). People who study manuscripts -- and early printed books -- seem to fall into two camps: on one hand there are those who see collation as a mechanical task, like measuring the leaves and counting the number of lines, and on the other hand are those who really understand how much a book's physical structure can tell them about its manufacture, and know how to use this powerful tool to inform their work. I won't go into details here; I mention it only as background to explain why Henry Bradshaw is one of my bibliographical heroes -- on a par with M.R. James and Neil Ker. A Curious Cutting at the Chazen Last summer Maria Saffiotti Dale, Curator at the Chazen Museum of Art, sent me just the sort of provenance puzzle I enjoy. It concerned a 15th-century Italian cutting, shown above, described on the Chazen website as an "Initial 'D' from an Antiphonary from Como Cathedral with a Temple". [1] On the back is an inscription which she could not entirely read: "I can make out all the inscriptions EXCEPT the initials(?) immediately preceding the date 1856 and what follows it. Any ideas?" "Beyond Words" Exhibition Catalogue Online I expect that many readers of this blog will have visited the "Beyond Words" exhibition in Boston and Cambridge towards the end of 2016, and many more will have bought the catalogue. The catalogue has been made available online at Archive.org, where the entire text can be read, searched, or downloaded as a PDF: [as usual, click to enlarge] Collages and Cuttings from an Unusual Breviary The Schoenberg Institute at the Kislak Center at the University of Pennsylvania is the only institution, as far as I'm aware, that regularly introduces its medieval manuscripts by way of YouTube videos; there are now more than 70 (including non-western MSS). I only recently became aware that one of these videos concerns not a codex, but two collages of cuttings, perhaps assembled in the 19th century, one of which is shown above. This caught my attention because I had also recently been looking at other fragments from the same manuscript.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line645
__label__wiki	0.516298	0.516298	Betting on in-state college sports in NJ? Voters likely to decide Michael Symons Michael Symons Published: May 5, 2021 FanDuel sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) TRENTON – It’s increasingly likely that voters will be asked in November to expand sports betting to include collegiate games played in New Jersey or involving schools from the state. The Senate moved quickly on the idea shortly after it was introduced last fall, but activity then stopped because it never got a hearing in the Assembly. That changed Thursday, when the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee unanimously endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment. Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling, D-Monmouth, said the state moved cautiously in how it approached collegiate sports when it when first approved sports betting but that the idea was always that it could be revisited. “Time has proved that this has been a very beneficial bill. It has gone on without any problems – or none that we know of,” Houghtaling said. “And I think it’s been run very, very well. So, we thought the time was right now to include college sports for sports betting. And I think it will also be a big boon for casinos, the racetracks and those venues that are kind of really struggling now.” To be clear, betting on college sports is legal in New Jersey, except for games involving New Jersey college teams or played in the state. The latter would preclude wagering on the East Regional of the 2025 NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, which is scheduled to be hosted by Seton Hall University at the Prudential Center in Newark. In-state college sporting events are excluded from sports betting due to concerns about maintaining the integrity of the games. “We’ll monitor it to make sure that the ethical standards are being withheld because the oversight part is important,” said Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, D-Essex. “So, we’ll see. Let’s give the public an opportunity to vote on it.” “Obviously it will help the industry,” he said. “But as far as the questions of ethics, etc., we’ll have to keep an eye on it.” Michael Symons is State House bureau chief for New Jersey 101.5. Contact him at michael.symons@townsquaremedia.com. READ MORE: Sports teams targeted for name changes Filed Under: Eric Houghtaling, ralph caputo, sports betting	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line649
__label__wiki	0.691872	0.691872	HONORING AN AMERICA-HATER August 4, 2009 6:55am THE Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Past recipients include John Wayne, Norman Rockwell and Vaclav Havel. This year, one of the 16 recipients President Obama selected (along with such worthies as Sen. Edward Kennedy and the late Jack Kemp) is former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson. Bad choice. Robinson’s views are well out of the American foreign-policy mainstream. Rep. Peter King (R-LI) says, “She is definitely from the school of moral equivalency which somehow invariably comes down on the side against vibrant democracies such as Israel and the United States.” Despite her noble commitment to human rights, Robinson has become a symbol of all that’s wrong in the human-rights community and the United Nations — of the tendency to appease dictatorships, rationalize terrorism and bash the West. She is perhaps best known for presiding over the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa — which targeted the West, especially Israel, while overlooking racism in Arab countries. The conference was so biased the United States and Israel boycotted it. In the tense months before convening in Durban, Robinson failed to listen to pleas from Secretary of State Colin Powell and Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), among others, to stop Arab dictators from hijacking an anti-racism conference to advance their anti-Zionist agenda. Afterward, she declared the disaster a success, even after she herself belatedly condemned the vicious anti-Semitism coursing through the streets of Durban at a parallel forum of nongovernmental agencies. Robinson has criticized US foreign policy throughout her career. Since 9/11, she has blasted the United States for losing the “moral high ground” — as if she’s more focussed on trying to win the “minds and hearts” of unrepentant terrorists than on the dilemmas that democracies face in fighting terror. She also blasted the United States for objecting to the new UN Human Rights Council in 2006 — even though America was rightly protesting the power the forum granted to human-rights-abusing dictatorships such as Libya and Sudan. The Obama administration had to be aware of all this before the president decided to honor her. The White House has careful procedures for selecting winners of awards like this, and for running these names by key White House offices to avoid trouble. This process of “clearing” the 16 Medal of Freedom recipients surely allowed officials such as Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior Adviser David Axelrod, both savvy political operatives, to sign off or object before the list became final. If Obama’s aides missed the fact that Robinson would be controversial, then the incompetence of the Cabinet-vetting process continues. If the staff — and the president himself — were aware of her record but chose to go ahead anyway, we have to ask: What message is Obama sending by awarding her America’s highest civilian honor? Medal of Freedom selections shouldn’t cause the president political trouble. If President Obama believed he could honor Robinson without harming himself politically, he’s taking for granted the votes of both American Jews and more traditionally hawkish moderate Democrats. Worse, it seems Obama doesn’t mind celebrating a symbol of Western weakness and appeasement of anti-Semitism at a time when the world’s dictators and terrorists are deciding what to think of him. Gil Troy is a professor of history at McGill University and author of “Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presi dents.” Tevi Troy, a former senior White House aide and deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, is a visiting senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Read Next VIETNAM-ISTAN	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line653
__label__wiki	0.5134	0.5134	Obscurley is an adventurous 5-piece Pacific-Northwest-based musical group whose eclectic, richly detailed Alternative Pop is informed by Reggae, Afro-Caribbean Calypso, Soul, Hip-hop, and many other genres. Their full-length debut, Lost Circus, appeared on Innerstate Records in 2021. “We play the music around you. We’ve all been through different frames of mind at any given time. First you’re in that awkward date mode, then you’re in that fist pumping mode, then you’re in that smoke some ganja and relax mode, and then you’re in that sleepy mode. After that, you’re right back into that party mode and ready to do it all again. Our purpose in writing songs is to take you through that journey of moods.” We coined the term “Obscurley” out of our use of poor English in 2019 when we came up with the idea for the group. It’s spelled “L-E-Y” like Bob Marley, but not Obscurely – that’s just wrong. We think of it like this. Have you ever flipped through the radio stations or play-lists on Spotify simply looking for some good songs that don’t all sound the same? Why does every new band’s songs all sound the same? We came up with the idea for Obscurley to be a combination of good, fun music. It’s as simple as that. Since we started writing music our friends had always described our music as avant garde and obscurley put together. We looked up both words. Turned out Avant-garde was a real word but Obscurley wasn’t. Now it is… Obscurley · Lost Circus Wardrobe for Obscurley is provided by Salt Kured and Koloa Surf. Elephant in a Porcelain Store Jacue Bay Street	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line654
__label__wiki	0.683949	0.683949	Israel Sounds Alarms as Iran Fills ISIS’ Void in Syria If Iran became a dominant force in the region, Israel would strike By Micah Halpern • 08/25/17 6:30am Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. PAVEL GOLOVKIN/AFP/Getty Images Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin played host to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the beautiful Black Sea resort city of Sochi. This visit marked their ninth in two years, five of which have taken place in Russia. The two leaders have a lot to talk about. Putin’s and Netanyahu’s discussions are straightforward. To use the Hebrew vernacular, which comes from the Arabic, the discussions are very “dugri,” meaning practical and to the point. They are diplomatically convivial, but the issues at hand require gravity. Russia and Israel need to make certain that they do not, quite literally, clip one another’s wings in Syria and Lebanon. Both countries’ air and ground forces are active in the area, and nobody wants either military to accidentally shoot at the other. Major General Amir Eshel, the outgoing head of the Israeli air-force, announced during his exit ceremony that, of late, Israel successfully carried out over 100 strikes into Lebanon and Syria. The attacks aimed to destroy weapons being transferred into Hezbollah’s hands, which would alter the balance of power in the region. None of these strikes involved Russian troops, and there were almost no retaliatory strikes by Hezbollah. Russia and Israel also need to work together to oust ISIS. One of Israel’s biggest worries is Iran assuming an increasingly large role in Syria and Lebanon. In face-to-face conversations and over their secure phone lines, Netanyahu has emphasized to Putin that Israel will not tolerate a permanent residence by Iran—either by proxy or with boots on the ground—on two of their borders. When Iranians preach about “wiping Israel off the map,” they are not merely spewing rhetoric. Teheran pursues policies and supports groups that attack Israel. Iran and her cohorts present a very real threat to Israel’s existence. It has gravitas in the region, real power, and significant and dangerous weapons. Iran can outfit Hezbollah and shoot the weapons themselves. At a joint press conference in Sochi, Netanyahu said, “Iran is increasing its efforts to establish its military foothold in Syria. That is dangerous for Israel, the Middle East and, I believe, the whole world. Iran is already in advanced stages of taking over Iraq and Yemen, and in effect it also controls Lebanon.” He continued, “We are all defeating ISIS in a concerted international effort, and that is welcome. What is not welcome is Iran moving in everywhere ISIS moves out. We do not forget for one minute that Iran continues to threaten Israel’s destruction every day; it is arming terrorist organizations and is instigating terrorism; and it is developing intercontinental missiles with the goal of arming them with nuclear warheads. For all these reasons, Israel continues to oppose Iran’s entrenchment in Syria.” Netanyahu made it perfectly clear: If the stars align for Iran and they become a dominant, established presence in the region, Israel will not hesitate to strike. Putin understands that Netanyahu is protecting Israel’s military and historical mandate—but that does not mean Putin agrees or will take up arms in Israel’s campaign to derail Iran. And unfortunately, despite a lobbying effort made last week in D.C., Israel was not able to secure an agreement from Washington that Iran won’t play a political or military role in Syria. Israel will not be swayed and will do whatever is necessary to keep itself safe. It knows better than to rely on Russia or the U.S. At this point, it is safe to assume that if Iran remains strong in Syria and in parts of Lebanon, Israel will engage Iran directly. But one little spark could set off a very large explosion, engulfing the entire region in flames. Micah Halpern is a political and foreign affairs commentator, author the “The Micah Report,” and host of the weekly TV show “Thinking Out Loud w Micah Halpern.” Follow him on twitter: @MicahHalpern Filed Under: Politics, International Politics, Israel, Vladimir Putin, Iran, ISIS, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hezbollah SEE ALSO: What Are the Taliban’s Plans for Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage?	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line656
__label__cc	0.724365	0.275635	Home › Our Team › Ryan Freling Ph.D. » Single Entry Ryan Freling Ph.D. Thomas O’Kelly Mitchner Endowed Professor, Assistant Professor Department: Marketing & Analysis Email: rfreling@latech.edu Office: COBB 345 Address: COBB #345 502 West Texas Ave. Dr. Ryan Freling joined the Marketing & Quantitative Analysis Department in the College of Business at Louisiana Tech University in 2017 and is the Thomas O’Kelly Mitchner Endowed Professor in Business and an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Quantitative Analysis. Dr. Freling completed his Ph.D. in Management Science with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2017. He also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester. While completing his doctoral degree Dr. Freling held visiting lecturer positions at Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University and the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Freling teaches analytics courses at the undergraduate and doctoral level in the College of Business. His research focuses on the application of meta-analytic methods and he has multiple publications in the Journal of Retailing. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Freling worked in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry in addition to non-profit sports marketing.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line659
__label__wiki	0.671522	0.671522	Jamie Lynn Spears Responds To Britney Spears' Statement, Says It's 'Exhausting' When Their Private Conversations 'Don't Match What You Post On Social Media' Jan. 14 2022, Published 5:07 a.m. ET Jamie Lynn Spears has clapped back at Britney Spears after she shared her thoughts on her little sister's recent interview. The "How Could I Want More" singer's interview with ABC News' Juju Chang to promote her upcoming memoir, Things I Should Have Said, aired earlier this week. As previously reported by OK!, Britney claimed in response to the interview that Jamie Lynn wasn't around her much 15 years ago when she was growing up, leaving her to speculate she only brought up their alleged childhood rifts to "sell a book at my expense." The Zoey 101 alum posted a lengthy statement on Instagram in response to Britney's scathing post late Thursday, January 14. "It's hard to see these posts, as I know the world also feels. I just wish her well," she began. "Brit, I am always here, you know behind the scenes I have always been here. It's becoming exhausting when conversations and texts we have in private don't match what you post on social media," she continued. "I know you're going through a lot and I never want to diminish that, but I also can't diminish myself." JAMIE LYNN CLAIMS SHE TOOK 'NO STEPS' TO BE A PART OF SISTER BRITNEY SPEARS' CONSERVATORSHIP: 'I'VE ONLY EVER LOVED AND SUPPORTED HER' The Sweet Magnolias star insisted some of the things being said are not true. She added that it's hard to explain to her oldest daughter, Maddie, why their family gets death threats, "as a result of their aunt's vague and accusatory posts especially when we know she could tell the truth, and put an end to all of it in one second if she wanted to." Jamie Lynn said she realized Britney wasn't going to ever tell the whole truth, which is why she felt the need to set the record straight herself in order to protect her family and own well-being. "That being said, I hate to burst my sister's bubble, but my book is not about her. I can't help that I was born a Spears too, and that some of my experiences involve my sister," she said. The 30-year-old maintained she has worked hard since she was a child and built her own career in spite of being the Princess of Pop's little sister. JAMIE LYNN SPEARS RECOUNTS BRITNEY SPEARS' 'ERRATIC' & 'PARANOID' BEHAVIOR GROWING UP, REVEALS THE TWO GOT INTO A SCREAMING MATCH DURING THE PANDEMIC "There are no sides, and I don't want drama, but I'm speaking my truth to heal my traumas, so I can close this chapter and move forward, and I wish my sister could do the same. No matter what comes, I will always love my big sister, and be here for her. It's time to put an end to the unhealthy chaos that has controlled my life for so long," she concluded. Jamie Lynn alleged on Nightline that Britney once pulled a knife out and locked them both in a room. She said she was afraid and upset that Britney didn't feel safe but didn't want to say anything that would upset anyone. JAMIE LYNN SPEARS OPENS UP ABOUT FATHER JAMIE'S ALCOHOLISM, REVEALS HIS PERSONAL DEMONS CAUSED THE FAMILY 'TORMENT' & 'SORROW' She also insisted during the sit down she was not involved in Britney's conservatorship, which was terminated in November after 13 years. Jamie Lynn said she did not pay much attention to the legal binding when it began because she was expecting her first child at the time. Jamie Lynn claimed Britney even asked her once if she would make sure her sons were taken care of and stressed she was not involved in the conservatorship beyond that request. "There was no like me overseeing funds or something like that, and if that was, it was a misunderstanding," she maintained. Jamie Lynn even went so far as to say she tried to help her sister by setting up contacts and resources so she could, "possibly go ahead and end this conservatorship." She admitted that she spoke to Britney's former legal team, but it did not end well for her.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line660
__label__wiki	0.87489	0.87489	Home » Encyclopedia Entry » Prelude to the Battle of Averasboro Prelude to the Battle of Averasboro Written by Averasboro Battlefield Commission Click Images for Full Size Major William T. Sherman led Union forces through North Carolina during his infamous march through the South. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, N.C. On orders from General Ulysses S. Grant, Commander in Chief of all Union forces, in April 1864, Major William T. Sherman was to move against the Confederate forces in the South. He was to neutralize the South’s war-making capability by defeating its army, demoralizing its people, and destroying key resupply sources. This was to happen in combination with General Grant’s efforts in Northern Virginia. After ravaging South Carolina and burning its capital, Columbia, by March 1, 1865, the first of Sherman’s troops were entering North Carolina. Following Sherman’s capture of Fayetteville, Union soldiers demolished the arsenal there, crossed the Cape Fear River, and continued northward to rendezvous with other Federal commands. On orders from General Joseph E. Johnston, General of the Army of the South, to delay the progress of a major portion of Sherman’s army after it moved north from Fayetteville, North Carolina, General William J. Hardee and his determined corps of Confederates successfully surprised, shocked and disrupted the formidable Federals. This success occurred against overwhelming odds. In February, General Robert E Lee had ordered General Johnston to assume the command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida to “concentrate all available forces and drive Sherman back.” In March 1865, as Lieutenant General Braxton Bragg attempted to thwart an overwhelming Union offensive to the east, General Johnston assembled forces in the vicinity of Smithfield, North Carolina. Meanwhile, under General Johnston’s directions, General Hardee employed the veteran cavalry of Lieutenant General Wade Hampton and Major General Joseph Wheeler to closely monitor and raid General Sherman’s advancing army. General Hardee’s infantry and artillery consisted of the divisions of two seasoned veterans of the major Virginia Campaigns, Major General Lafayette McLaws and Brigadier General William B. Taliaferro. General McLaws had commanded a division at Gettysburg, and General Taliaferro had commanded a division under General T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson. Both Generals McLaws and Taliaferro had assembled remnants of Confederate commands in Georgia and South Carolina, and with General Hardee and the cavalry, they were enroute to join General Johnston. Realizing that General Sherman’s left wing was isolated as it advanced between the Cape Fear and Black Rivers toward Averasboro, General Hardee initiated the classic and effective delaying action required by General Johnston in prelude to the Battle of Bentonville. The Battle of Averasboro (also called Averysborough, Smith’s Mill and Black River) was the first deliberate, tactical resistance to the infamous march on federal forces through Georgia and the Carolinas. The battle was fought on the plantation lands of the John Smith family four miles south of the Cape Fear River village of Averasboro. Piedmont Plateau	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line661
__label__cc	0.639862	0.360138	Starbucks Strategic Analysis November 4, 2021 October 16, 2018 by Abhijeet Pratap #Strategic Analysis of Starbucks Corporation #INTRODUCTION: Starbucks is a premium coffee brand that roasts markets and sells premium coffee around the world. Formed in 1985, STARBUCKS (NASDAQ: SBUX) is operating across 75 countries. The coffee brand is known best for its premium quality coffee. However, apart from that, it is known for its great customer service and great stores that offer the customers a stress free environment. The brand is known for many more extraordinary things as well. It aims to become one of the most prestigious and recognized brands of the world. To achieve its objective the brand has focused on disciplined expansion in key markets including developed and fast developing as well as optimization of its licensed and owned store base. Starbucks purchases and roasts high quality coffee that it sells along with hand roasted coffee, tea and other beverages. The number of total Starbucks stores operational as of October 2017 was 27,339. Out of these more than 16,500 were operational across the Americas. The company has managed an optimum balance of licensed and owned stores globally. Apart from these things, the brand is also known for doing ethical business. It sources its cocoa ethically and also maintains its focus on high ethical standards inside the organisation. Read more about Starbucks and its business strategy in this strategic analysis. #SWOT ANALYSIS: Brand Image: Starbucks has maintained a strong brand image as an ethical business brand. Apart from its premium products, it is well known as a customer centric brand. Its main focus remains on creating highest customer satisfaction. However, it does that without compromising on ethics. The company has formed strict rules related to work ethics. Its image of a premium brand is also support by good quality customer service. If the brand is a favourite of millions around the world, the reason is its dedication to customer satisfaction. A strong brand image is a critical strength which helps at many points. Apart from higher sales and revenue it also controls marketing costs and helps brands find faster growth as in the case of Starbucks corporation. Premium quality coffee: Starbucks sources only premium quality coffee from the best producers. Its Arabica beans are very different from the regular Arabica beans and the company goes to great lengths to ensure that it sources only the best. Best quality beans are found at higher altitudes. To source the best Arabica coffee Starbucks has formed deep rooted relationships with coffee farmers. Apart from picking cherries when they are at their peak, the brand also roasts them deeper to bring out the best taste which can be felt in each cup of coffee. Everyday experts taste thousands of cups to ensure that only the perfect taste reaches the customers. Global presence: Starbucks is a global brand that sells its products across 75 countries. It sources its cocoa from several corners of the world. Americas are its main market and the brand earns a very large part of its revenue from the American markets. However, apart form America, it is also focusing on growing its business in the fast developing markets. The geographical segments that its business is divided into include Americas, CAP and EMEA. The Americas include United States, Canada & Latin America. CAP means the China and Asia Pacific markets. EMEA includes Europe, Middle East and Africa. Starbucks has the highest number of stores in Americas followed by China and Asia Pacific. Large product portfolio: Starbucks has maintained a large and diverse product portfolio that includes premium quality and hand roasted coffee as well as other beverages. The company also sells tea and other beverages and a variety of high-quality food items, including snack offerings, through company-operated stores. It sells a variety of coffee and tea products and licenses its trademarks through other channels like licensed stores, grocery and foodservice accounts. In addition to its flagship Starbucks Coffee brand, it sells goods and services under several brands including: Teavana, Tazo, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, La Boulange and Ethos. Customer loyalty: Starbucks enjoys very high level of customer loyalty. It has been able to build a strong image which has resulted in a large and loyal customer base. The main factors that have led to high level popularity and loyalty are its premium quality products and high standards of customer service as well as work ethics. Financially strong: Starbucks is a financially strong brand and the result is that it is able to invest in high quality raw materials and excellently designed stores to welcome its customers. Total net revenues of the brand reached 22.4 Billion dollars rising from 21.3 Billion dollars. Operating income of the brand saw a slight decline in 2017 falling from 4.17 Billion to 4.13 Billion. Well managed supply chain: Starbucks has managed its supply chain very well. It needs high quality cocoa for preparing coffee which it sources from around the world. A well managed supply chain is one of its most critical strengths that supports its worldwide operations. It has a dedicated team of experts in roasting, planning, warehouse management, packaging, maintenance, engineering and logistics. The brand focuses on continuous improvement and lean principles down its supply chain. Low focus on marketing: Traditionally, Starbucks has not spent much on marketing. It has mainly relied on word of mouth and publicity for marketing. In the recent years, it has started spending on advertising and promotions. However, its marketing expenditure is still very low as compared to the other beverage brands. Its brand awareness and recognition could be even higher given it had focused on strategic marketing of its brand and products. High operating expenses: The operating expenses of Starbucks have kept growing higher. Its operating expenses in 2017 rose to 18.6 Billion dollars from 17.5 Billion dollars in 2016. Its operating expenses in 2017 were 83.3% of its entire revenue. Premium pricing: The premium pricing strategy of Starbucks can be a weakness leading to erosion of customer base. The brand targets mainly the high end customers. Its customer base could grow faster, if the prices of its products were lower. However, Starbucks does this to maintain a premium image among its customers. Changing the pricing strategy can result in brand dilution. However, decreasing the prices can also have major benefits like access to a larger customer base. Digital marketing opportunities: Digital technology has brought several new opportunities for brands and marketers which they can use to better market their brands and engage their customers. Starbucks can use AI and digital technology for establishing deeper connection with its audience. It can also use digital technology and explore new channels to engage its customers and increase customer satisfaction. Asian markets: Asian markets are among the fastest growing markets in the world currently. These markets have brought several unique opportunities for the brand. Starbucks is focusing on increasing its presence in the Chinese markets and for that it is investing in opening new stores and marketing for increased brand awareness and faster expansion. India is also an attractive market where the brand can find faster growth. Acquisitions and partnerships: Acquisitions and partnerships can also offer the brand opportunities of faster growth. Starbucks can acquire other smaller food and beverage brands and grow its product portfolio and business. It can also partner other brands for cobranding and to access a larger pool of customers. Threats: Growing competition in the beverage industry: Competition in the beverage industry has increased a lot. Apart from coffee there are other beverage and fast food brands too competing with Starbucks. It seems that due to the higher pressure of competition, the brand raised its expenditure on advertising and promotions. Rising operational costs: The operational costs of Starbucks have kept rising year over year. Apart form the cost of raw material, the cost of labor has also increased. Other costs like that of supply chain management are also adding to operational costs and causing a reduction in operating income. In 2017, the brand’s operational costs were higher than 83% of its total revenue. Regulatory pressures: Around the world regulatory pressures have grown leading to higher legal and regulatory pressures on the international business organizations. These pressures are not just leading to compliance costs but also making international expansion difficult. Starbucks also ensures that its business is in compliance with all the local and international laws. Changing customer trends: Customer trends keep changing fast. People are now looking for healthier products. Fast changing trends alter people’s preferences and affect their taste. This can prove costly for brands like Starbucks as they have to alter their menu as per their changing trends. #PESTEL ANALYSIS: POLITICAL: Political forces have grown increasingly important in the context of business in the twenty first century. Several things have changed in the international political environment. Worldwide political and government agencies have grown highly strict in terms of their control of local and international business. Higher oversight and control has resulted from several factors including lack of ethics and corruption. However, the degree of regulation may have increased manifold in this century. Political factors affect businesses in many more ways too. Political stability in a market results in economic stability which can be great for businesses. On the other hand, political chaos causes economic instability and can lead to disruption of supply chain and sales and distribution network. Moreover, trade relationships between various nations also affect stability of the business environment. The recent trade wars between US and China re affecting their business relationships and in turn the businesses based in these two nations. Starbucks is a global brand that operates across the world in 75 nations. While its main markets are the Americas, it has also maintained an impressive presence in China and Asia Pacific. Americas are generally a stable market. Asia Pacific has also remained politically stable in the recent years. A stable political environment proves profitable for Starbucks. ECONOMIC: Economic factors are among the most important in the context of business. It is because they affect businesses directly whether big or small. The world has been through a recession some years ago. The period of recession was a very difficult period for the international businesses. Employment level had tumbled globally leading to fall in people’s income and level of spending. This was having an adverse impact on businesses and their income. Large businesses were forced to cut down costs. Most large companies were engaged in lay offs to reduce their labor costs. Since employment was down middle class customers were spending less on lifestyle and premium priced items. All these factors had a negative impact on the income of international businesses. Now the world economy is back on track and people’s income level as well as employment have risen. This has led to higher spending as people have higher dispensable income. the post recessionary period is also remarkable for the rise of the middle class. Competition and premium pricing of Starbucks are also some important factors affecting the demand of its products. Since Starbucks only sells premium quality products, its customer base is also limited to the higher end segment of the market. This can have an adverse impact on sales of the brand in the times of economic fluctuations. Apart from that currency fluctuations and a stronger dollar also affect businesses like Starbucks adversely. Social factors have also acquired larger importance in the context of business. Sociocultural factors are affecting various dimension of business including their sales and marketing as well as supply chain management. Having a socially responsible image is important for any brand. A socially responsible image leads to higher customer loyalty and popularity. Changing social trends affect businesses and they have to alter their product and marketing strategies accordingly. The 21st century has seen major sociocultural changes happening. After globalization, now brands are focusing more on executing localized strategies to win their customers and to grow their business. Localized branding and marketing strategies can help you grow popular with local audience. Companies are also focusing on local sourcing for improving the condition of employment in local economies. In this way socio cultural factors are now an integral part of business sales and marketing strategies of international businesses including Starbucks. TECHNOLOGICAL: Technology is now a central factor affecting business and apart from being a source of competitive advantage it is also a major differentiator industry wide. This is true about nearly every industry including the coffee industry. Starbucks invests heavily in Information Technology. It uses IT to facilitate work processes at several points including point-of-sale, web and mobile platforms, including online and mobile payment systems and rewards programs, and for administrative functions, including human resources, payroll, accounting and internal and external communications. IT and digital technology have become central to the functioning of businesses efficiently. Starbucks also uses digital technology like its website, blog and the social media for marketing and brand awareness. The brand also uses other forms of technology down its manufacturing and supply chain. So, overall technology plays a critical role in the functioning of Starbucks’ day to day business. Environmental factors are now increasingly central to business as government and private agencies are watching the environmental impact if businesses globally. Starbucks is highly cautious about doing business sustainably and playing an accountable role in the society and community. It also invest heavily n environmental protection and community empowerment. Apart from recycling and waste reduction, the brand has also focused on energy conservation in its system for managing its environmental footprint. It has continued to focus upon reducing the amount of water it uses by continuously evaluating its store design, equipment and operations. It is making its stores as green as possible by using responsible building materials as well as energy efficient design. It also organizes regular programs on environmental awareness and trains its employees in community service. Starbucks does its business ethically and has retained its focus on environmental protection. Law has taken a stricter position around the globe with respect to international businesses in the recent years. The level of oversight and control of businesses by legal agencies globally has increased a lot. Several of international businesses have got to be at the receiving end in the recent years. The level of fines for violations have also increased and the stance taken by EU is particularly ver strict. In case of Starbucks too, it focuses a lot on compliance in all its markets. Compliance and ethics are important issues and therefore the company trains its employs well in both the areas. Compliance issues can pose major challenges before enterprises in today’s world. Apart from higher operational costs, it can also lead to reduced profitability. In case of violations, fines can be very high and from labor to environment there are several laws in each area to be complied with. Overall, the role and importance of legal factors in the business industry has grown manifold. Law is keenly observing businesses around the globe to ensure they remain engaged in ethical practices. However, in several areas it can become a challenge to business growth and expansion. #FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS: BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS: The bargaining power of suppliers in case of Starbucks is low. the brand itself works to ensure that its su[pliers get nothing less than fair value. However, while these suppliers are scattered worldwide, they are also much smaller in size and strength. Starbucks is a large brand with financial clout. Moreover, Starbucks ensures ethical sourcing and selects its suppliers carefully. All these factors lead to lower bargaining power for Starbucks suppliers. BARGAINING POWER OF CUSTOMERS: The bargaining power of customers in the twenty first century has grown much higher as compared to earlier. It is because of several factors. Apart from rising competition, the rise of digital technology is also responsible for these changes. Today, the level of competition in the food and beverages industry is very high which has led to higher control in the hands of the customers. Moreover, the premium pricing strategy of Starbucks also makes every customer valuable. It is also why the brand focuses on both premium quality and premium customer service. It has implemented several customer retention programs too. THREAT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS: The threat from substitute products for Starbucks is moderately high. It is because of the significant competition in the coffee industry. The food and beverages industry is marked by intense competition. There are several rands offering matching products. However, the threat gets moderated by the premium quality of Starbucks products and the extraordinary customer service that the brand offers. Overall, the threat from substitute products in case of Starbucks remains moderately high. THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS: The threat of new entrants in the coffee industry is moderate. It is because of the low barriers to entry. A brand can start its business locally with a small financial investment. Starting a local brand does not require major investments in product, processes or marketing and human resources. However, to grow into an international brand requires considerable investment as well as focus on quality and human resources. All these factors make it difficult for new brands to rise in the coffee industry which is already marked by heavy competition. The overall threat from new players remains moderate. COMPETITIVE RIVALRY in THE INDUSTRY: Competitive rivalry in the coffee industry has grown moderately high. The number of brands that roast and/or sell coffee has grown. In this competitive market some of the factor that moderate the competitive pressure for Starbucks are brand image, premium quality, and customer service. Overall, the competitive threat for Starbucks is moderately high. It is the largest coffeehouse chain of the world based on the number of stores. Its global presence also moderates the competitive threat before the brand. #VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: Value chain covers the entire range of activities that add value to the product or service from product conception to product delivery, marketing and after sales service. The concept of Value chain was given by Harvard Professor Michael E Porter. All the activities down the value chain add value to the product and a value chain analysis helps get a better glimpse of how each step can be better optimized to add value to the final product. Optimization of the value chain helps control costs and bring higher efficiency. It can also help generate unique sources of competitive advantage. This is a value chain analysis of Starbucks Corporation. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: Inbound logistics: Starbucks sources from suppliers all around the world and the brand has managed excellent relationships with its suppliers to ensure continuous supply of high quality raw material. The company undertook some major reorganization in 2008 to optimize its supply chain and manage its logistics better. It created a single global logistics system for its global supply chain. the company sources beans from Latin America, Africa and Asia which are brought to US and Europe in ocean containers. From the ports, these beans are brought to the roasting sites, storage sites and warehouses. Several of its facilities worldwide act as roasting, warehouses and distribution facilities. Starbucks also uses external logistics and supply chain partners to manage its inbound logistics. Outbound logistics: Starbucks has more than 27000 stores worldwide. It ships roasted coffee beans in large amounts regularly from its warehouses and distribution centers to the retail stores for final sales. Apart from the company owned regional distribution centers, the brad uses third party logistics providers to serve its retail stores. It serves its retail stores through its larger distribution centers or the smaller distribution centers called Central distribution centers. the largest number of Starbucks distribution centers are located in US. A dedicated fleet of trucks carries products from these central distribution centers carry products regularly to the company retail stores and other retail outlets selling Starbucks branded products. Starbucks is a global brand with operations in 75 countries. The brand has a large number of facilities located globally to carry out its operations including retail stores and supply chain facilities. The company owns its roasting facilities but it has leased a major part of its warehousing and distribution to external partners. Its headquarters are in Seattle, Washington, United States. The brand has 27,339 retail stores operational across the world (as of October 1, 2017). the locations of some of its major facilities are listed below: Rancho Cucamonga, —- Manufacturing Augusta, GA —– Manufacturing Auburn, WA — Warehouse and distribution San Francisco —- Warehouse and distribution Stratford —– Warehouse and distribution Samutprakarn, Thailand — Warehouse and distribution Minden, NV (Carson Valley) —– Roasting and distribution Kent, WA —- Roasting and distribution Amsterdam, Netherlands — Roasting and distribution York, PA —– Roasting, distribution and warehouse Gaston, SC (Sandy Run) —- Roasting and distribution Lebanon, TN —- Distribution center Seattle, WA —- Corporate administrative Marketing and sales: Traditionally, Starbucks has not undertaken major marketing activities as most brands do for promotions. It has relied on word of mouth and publicity for marketing. It has also been heavily successful in this area because of its premium product quality, excellent customer service and well designed stores. these stores have always attracted premium customers in large numbers. Apart from that its ethical image has also been a major support for its marketing strategy. However, during the recent years, the level of competition in the industry has grown which has led to Starbucks increasing its spending on advertising and promotions. Compared to the other beverages and coffee brands, its marketing expenses are still limited and hardly touch even half a billion dollars. It sells its products through a mix of company owned and licensed stores. Apart from that customers can buy its products online as well as a limited range at Walmart, target and other retail stores. Starbucks has managed excellent level of customer service. It trains its baristas and employees to serve its customers well and generate highest level of customer satisfaction. Customer service is one of the major priorities of Starbucks which has traditionally been known for managing a customer friendly environment inside its stores. SUPPORT ACTIVITIES: HRM: Human resource management is also an important focus at Starbucks. Apart from hiring and retaining the best talents, it also nurtures a unique culture. It calls its employees partners since they share the brand’s success. As of 2017, the brand had 277,000 employees of which 185,000 were employed in United States alone. It has implemented several training programs and important benefits for higher employee satisfaction. A culture of integrity and inclusion ensures a non discriminatory work environment. Employees are also trained in ethics and compliance. Infrastructure: Starbucks has managed a global infrastructure that includes its several manufacturing, roasting and distribution facilities as well as retail stores. Led by Howard Schultz, the company is growing its global presence continuously through growth in the number of stores. Technology has grown increasingly central to the functioning of Starbucks. Apart from the various types of technologies that the brand uses for roasting and down its supply chain the brand has maintained extensive focus on Information technology. Investment in IT has brought higher efficiency and productivity. Starbucks uses IT at several points including point-of-sale, web and mobile platforms, including online and mobile payment systems and rewards programs, and for administrative functions, including human resources, payroll, accounting and internal and external communications. It is also using digital technology proactively for the purpose of marketing. Procurement: Starbucks procures raw material from numerous suppliers across the globe. Its procurement function is also known as Global Sourcing and Supplier relations. However, continuous growth can make it difficult to retain a consistent supply of high quality raw materials. Therefore, its global sourcing function is continuously on the look out for new suppliers. he company has also formed rules for the selection of suppliers who must be able to meet the quality expectations as well as other standards related to HRM and diversity. #CORE COMPETENCIES: Starbucks enjoys very high level of customer loyalty. Some of the factors that have helped it build such high level of loyalty include its premium quality, customer service and an ethical brand image. Premium quality: Starbucks’ focus on premium quality is also an important core competency of the brand. It has always sourced the best quality coffee from around the world. the brand sources coffee from best sources and roasts it deeper to bring out the flavour. Global expansion: Starbucks is operational across 75 countries. It is also the largest coffeehouse chain based on the number of operational stores. Human resource management: Starbucks is an ethical brand that has managed its human resources well. It trains them well in several areas apart from customer service and ethics as well as compliance. Starbucks has maintained an excellent image as a global coffee brand. It has maintained a premium image which is related to its premium products and service. Apart from that its focus has also been on ethics and community service which has helped it earn a strong image. #VRIO ANALYSIS: #BUSINESS STRATEGY: Premium Quality and Global Expansion: The central pillar of Starbucks’ business strategy is is premium quality products. It as always brought the best quality coffee to its customers. Its focus on quality has earned it heavy customer loyalty and high level popularity around the globe. A strong brand image has resulted in strong sales and revenue growth. The brand sources best quality Arabica coffee found at altitudes from around the world. It has also brought a large portfolio of products that includes coffee, tea and other beverages and snacks. Starbucks has focused on global expansion for revenue growth. Its biggest market are the Americas followed by China and the Asia Pacific region. The company is working to expand its market by adding to the number of stores in its developed and fast developing markets. It has also worked on optimizing the mix of company owned and licensed stores. The current proportion of licensed and company owned stores is 51% and 49%. Total 27,339 Starbucks stores were operational worldwide as of October 2017. #FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: Starbucks’ financial performance has continued to grow better year by year. Its revenue has continuously increased over the previous several years. Rising from 14.9 Billion dollars in 2013, its net revenue has reached 22.4 Billion dollars in 2017. From 2016 to 2017, there was a net growth of 5% in the revenues of the brand. Its global comparable store sales also grew by 3%. US comparable store sales increased by 3% whereas in China there was a growth of 7% in comparable store sales. Net Earnings attributable to Starbucks rose to 2.9 Billion dollars in 2017 from 2.8 Billion dollars the previous year. The company’s GAAP Operating income declined 0.9% to 4.1 Billion dollars compared to the previous year. Non GAAP operating income on the other hand grew by 7.8% to 4.4 Billion dollars. GAAP EPS grew 3.7% versus the prior year to $1.97. Non GAAP EPS grew 11.4% to $2.06 versus the previous year. #SUGGESTIONS: Starbucks must focus on international growth to reduce its dependence on the US markets. For this purpose the brand must focus on growing its range of stores in emerging markets like China, India and Brazil. The rise of the middle class in these economies offers great growth opportunities for the brand and a chance to increase its customer base and market share. Local partnerships will help Starbucks find faster growth in these areas. The core product of Starbucks is coffee but the brand must also focus on teas and juices for faster growth. these products also offer great opportunities of sales growth. Tastes and preferences of the consumers are changing and people are looking for healthier options. The millennial generation is especially very health conscious. Starbucks must tailor its offerings to suit the health conscious generation’s taste. In the US market too, it must try tapping into the rural customer base. The brand has kept its investment in marketing and advertising very low. In the last five years since it started spending on advertising and promotions, it limited its advertising expenditure to lower than half a billion. Starbucks must raise its investment in this area to grow its market share and customer base as well as sales and revenue faster. It must try to improve customer engagement and loyalty by investing in digital technology and AI. Tailored experiences can help it improve the level of customer experience. A large part of its customer segment uses mobile apps for purchases. Starbucks should focus on this area for more growth. STARBUCKS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 https://www.starbucks.in/responsibility/environment https://www.starbucks.in/coffee/ethical-sourcing/coffee-quality https://www.starbucks.com/careers/find-a-job/manufacturing-and-distribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coffee_companies https://www.starbucks.com/business/suppliers Starbucks financial results Q4 and full year 2017 https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/nithingeereddy/files/starbucks_case_analysis.pdf https://www.starbucks.com/careers/working-at-starbucks/culture-and-values Categories BUSINESS Tags starbucks, SWOT Analysis Post navigation FEDEX Marketing Mix Starbucks SWOT Analysis	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line662
__label__wiki	0.841164	0.841164	20190812 post Scarborough Athletic FC scores sponsorship from One Stop’s ‘Carrier for Causes’ The One Stop Carriers for Causes grant scheme is enabling franchisees to provide sizeable grants to local causes that play an important role in their communities. The brother and franchisee duo, Danny and Craig Wilson have recently awarded £8,000 to their local football team, Scarborough Athletic FC to build a new stand for the member owned club. The stand is designed to encourage more people to visit the club and watch the games and One Stop is also sponsoring a new scoreboard for the ground, helping to give fans the best possible experience when supporting their team. Furthermore, the brothers, through their business Wilson Retail Ltd are boosting even more support by sponsoring the new home kit for the club for the next two seasons and giving over part of their store to the Scarborough Athletic FC club shop, enabling fans to buy merchandise and tickets for games from a central location. Following the liquidation of Scarborough FC, Scarborough Athletic FC was formed by a group of loyal supporters in 2007. The club is owned entirely by its members and seeks the support of the local community to secure its financial stability, competitiveness and success, including support from local businesses. The Wilson brothers operate seven One Stop stores across Bridlington and Scarborough and as Danny comments: “It’s great to be able to help bring back a much-loved football team to their home and we hope that the One Stop sponsorship will enable the club to keep growing and become a real cornerstone for the community.” Danny adds: “Scarborough Athletic FC has a bright future and we wanted to help more fans enjoy watching the games at the home ground. The club is one of the biggest in North Yorkshire and the local community want the team to do well and love supporting the players. We’re delighted that the One Stop logo will be positioned on the front of the shirts and will also appear on the football club’s new scoreboard.” The brothers pride themselves on playing an active part in each of the local neighbourhoods they serve. Along with supporting Scarborough Athletic FC, they have sponsored various smaller local football clubs, training schools for children and football shirts, using monies raised from their in-store Carriers for Causes initiative. Danny comments: “My brother and I have always had such great support in our stores from our local customers, so we want to keep giving back to them by supporting their football teams and clubs. Plus, I’m a big football fan – regularly playing 5-aside – so I’m really pleased to be getting involved in even more football for the community to enjoy!” There are plans for a new One Stop store too, as Danny explains: “We’re excited about opening our eighth store in Scarborough town centre. With 2500 square foot of space, we’ve been able to work with Scarborough Athletic FC to support them in relocating their club shop inside the new store, which will give them a base right in the heart of the town. The store is due to open in September and we’re looking forward to welcoming football fans to One Stop and chatting to them about our favourite team!” With community at the core of One Stop’s operations, the Carrier for Causes grant scheme is just one way that One Stop is able to work with its franchisees in supporting local initiatives and increasing its visibility and unique position within those communities. Claim your FREE ebook now! Want to see how we could help you grow your business? We’ve created an essential ebook filled with hints, tips and a whole lot more to help you get ahead and stay there. Best of all, it’s absolutely FREE! Download yours today! I consent to One Stop contacting me. Please confirm your consent By opting in you are consenting to One Stop contacting you in the future. Please read our Privacy Policy before signing up if you would like further details about how we hold or use your personal data. Oops, something went wrong. Please see the above hints to rectify the issues. Feeling the love for One Stop Franchisees One Stop addresses the work/life balance for its franchisees Popularity of One Stop's market-leading promotions boosts profits for franchisees Why invest in a franchise over starting your own business?	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line665
__label__wiki	0.659381	0.659381	The Paisano • February 20, 2009 • https://paisano-online.com/2379/sports/mens-basketball-utsa-73-tx-am-cc-66-final/ Men’s Basketball: UTSA 73 Tx A&M CC 66 Final Wednesday night marked the return of the nation’s leader in steals, Devin Gibson, to the Convocation Center and he did not disappoint as he scored 14 points and four steals coming off of the bench to lead the Runners to a 73-66 victory over the western division leading A&M Corpus Christi Islanders. The Runners entered the game following a heartbreaking loss to UT-Arlington. Early on they showed they would try to avoid the same outcome. After the Islanders took the lead at 5-4 with 17:31 left in the first half, the Runners took charge and went on a 19-4 run over the next seven minutes to lead 23-9 with 10 minutes until the half. The Islanders however used a 13-10 run to cut the Runners lead to 29-22 with 4:47 remaining. The Runners were able to add one off of an Omar Johnson free throw. A Filip Toncinic jump shot and Demond Watt dunked, got the Islanders to within four at 30-26 with 1:39 left. The Runners got their lead back up to eight with :35 seconds left, but Kevin Palmer put in two of his 13 first half points with 14 seconds left to send the teams into the half with UTSA up 34-28. The second half began as the first had ended with Palmer putting in four of the first six Islander points to tie the game at 36-36 with 17:03 remaining. The Runners responded with an 8-3 run to bring the lead to five at 44-39 with 13:03 left in the game. A few missed shots by the Runners left the door open as the Islanders took their third lead of the night at 46-44 with 11:48 remaining. The Runners finally broke their slump and took the lead back at 49-48 after a Morris Smith IV 3-pointer. Late in the second half, UTSA would go on a 5-2 run to go up 64-62 with 3:53 left. Coombs responded for the Islanders with a 3-pointer at the 3:38 mark to put the Islanders in front at 65-64. It would be the last time the Islanders led as the Runners responded by going on a 9-1 run to end the game and walk out with a 73-66 win over the Islanders. Leaders for the Runners were Gibson with 14 points, six rebounds, and four steals, Smith IV with 11 points, Travis Gabbidon and Chris Allen finished with 10 points followed by Demarco Stepter who finished with nine points and eight rebounds. Player of the Game Gibson was excited to be back on the home court in front of the favorable crowd. “I just went out there and attacked,” Gibson said. “It was good to get back out there, I always try and play up to their expectations.” “It always seems to put us in a better position when they come out and support us so we need them to keep coming out.” Gibson later gave the credit for the team holding on to win to Demarco Stepter’s clutch plays. “Demarco came up with two big rebounds as well as two free throws that really changed the momentum of the game,” Gibson said. “His plays killed their last run, we just had energy tonight.” Head Coach Brooks Thompson was pleased to have Gibson back out on the court for the Runners. “Devin is just a winner, he does things to help the team win but in the end it was just a whole team effort,” Thompson said. “But its always good to have Devin Gibson out there.”	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line670
__label__wiki	0.689607	0.689607	The Park County Public Libraries History In 1966 a Board of Directors was chosen and development of the Park County Public Libraries began. Books were borrowed from home libraries and purchased with the help of the Women’s Club. During the first year, volunteers donated 180 days of service to the new Park County Public Library. History of the Bailey Library: Beginning in 1967, Mason’s Grocery Store in Bailey, donated a small room where books could be checked out. In 1970, having outgrown that space, Mr. George New donated space in Rustic Square. Mr. Gordon Bennett, retired “State Librarian”, was hired as librarian in 1972 and again, the library expanded occupying half (744 sq. ft.) of the building in Bailey. In 1987 the new library was build on Crow Hill on the lower level (3,200 sq. ft.) of the new county offices. With continued growth the library again needed to expand, and in 1999 the next phase began. The county offices moved out of the building, which made the upper level (2,950 sq. ft.) available to the library. The Bookmobile: In 1966 a bookmobile was borrowed and was then purchased in 1970 for $125. The bookmobile continued service in Park County as the only library outside of Bailey until 1980 when the old courthouse in Fairplay was remodeled. In 1980, Park County Public Libraries acquired a new bookmobile and parked the old one close to the Lake George Elementary School. History of the Fairplay Library: In 1986 the Park County District Court was moved from the old 1874 courthouse to a new building. The second floor of the old courthouse was then converted to a library, with various offices on the lower floor and meeting space on the top floor, formerly the District Court. History of the Lake George Library: The Lake George community liked having a library in town and in 1981, a grant was acquired to help purchase a modular for 1/2 library and 1/2 classroom use. As the school grew, the library moved to a small room inside the school so that the modular building would just be used for classes. In 1988, work started on the existing library building in Lake George that adjoins the Lake George Charter school. It was dedicated on November 7,1988 and officially opened in February of 1989. The Lake George Charter school has since moved to a new location and the old school building purchased by a private party. The school children are now bussed to the library to check out books. The Lake George Library remains a vibrant center of the community. History of the Guffey Library: The Guffey library was established in 1985 in a 12 x 40 sq. ft. modular building. The modular was donated to the Re-2 School District and half was used by the school and the other half by the library. Following a successful passage of the Re-2 School District bond issue and subsequent plans to remodel the school, the library’s future was up in the air. It was decided that a new library in Guffey was needed. In 1998 a new 1,064 sq. ft. building was constructed. In 2010 an addition was completed which added 600 square feet, used for additional shelving, computers and work space. By Colorado Library Law, public libraries are required to have a Library Board of Trustees. Park County has seven members on this board with representation for each established library in the county. The board’s purpose is to work with the library director in establishing library policy, advising the library director on matters of library direction and service to the communities. The library board works with the Board of County Commissioners in making recommendations for the library budget and in personnel issues, such as employment of a library director and annual personnel reviews. The Board of County Commissioners is directly responsible for the Park County Public Libraries and supervision of the Library Director. Twelve part-time employees and the library director, who is a full-time employee with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Services, staff the Libraries. The Park County Public Library is a member of the Colorado Library Card and the Colorado Virtual Library (interlibrary loan). “Ask Colorado” is available through the Internet. The library’s on-line catalog allows patrons to renew and reserve books as well as to see what books are available in the libraries. Universal Class – Over 500 Online continuing education courses are offered through Universal Class with your library card. Subjects include GED training, personal finance, and computer training to mention just a few. The program features remote 24/7 access via the internet with real instructors. Go to online resources and click on Universal Class to get started. Overdrive – Overdrive and the Across Colorado Digital Consortium provide our patrons with downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more. 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__label__wiki	0.746803	0.746803	Planned Parenthood decides to withdraw from Title X program Catholic News Service August 16, 2019 Planned Parenthood employees stand outside the facility during protests in St. Louis May 31, 2019. (CNS photo/Lawrence Bryant, Reuters) Aug. 15, 2019. SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — The Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced Aug. 19 it is withdrawing from the federal Title X program over the Trump administration’s “Protect Life Rule” barring these funds from being used for promoting or providing abortion as family planning. Planned Parenthood called the rule a “gag order” on its operations that needed to be lifted. It said Aug. 14 it would withdraw from the program if it did not get “emergency judicial relief” in the form of an injunction from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep the new policy from taking effect. The San Francisco-based court did not do that. The administration “is trying to force us to keep information from our patients. The gag rule is unethical, dangerous, and we will not subject our patients to it,” Planned Parenthood said in its Aug. 19 statement. It will no longer receive $60 million of the $286 million allocated annually through Title X. Pro-life groups’ reaction to the Planned Parenthood decision was swift. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the national Susan B. Anthony List pro-life organization said: “Today, Planned Parenthood showed its true colors by prioritizing abortion over family planning, refusing to comply with the Protect Life Rule and dropping out of the Title X program.” President Donald Trump’s policy “is a huge victory for the majority of taxpayers who reject taxpayer funding of abortion,” she said. “The Protect Life Rule does not reduce family planning funding by a single dollar, it simply directs taxpayer funding to family planning providers who stay out of the abortion business.” March for Life echoed Dannenfelser’s statement, saying: “Planned Parenthood, our nation’s largest abortion provider, today made a choice not to separate its abortion operation from Title X services, and in doing so declined Title X funding.” According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs, the Trump administration’s “Protect Life Rule” is based on the most accurate interpretation of the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970, which enacted Title X. Section 1008 of this act states that “none of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.” HHS said the rule requires “clear financial and physical separation between Title X funded projects and programs or facilities where abortion is a method of family planning. This separation will ensure adherence to statutory restrictions, and provide needed clarity for the public and for Title X clinics about permissible and impermissible activities for Title X projects.” After Trump’s May 2 announcement on the new Title X rule — which included an expanded “conscience rule” to protect health care workers who oppose abortion and sterilization — 20 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and several advocates of legal abortion, including Planned Parenthood, filed suit. They sought an emergency stay on the rule. On July 11, the 9th Circuit in a 7-4 decision said that even as court cases challenging it proceed, the rule could take effect. The ruling let stand the court’s June 20 decision lifting injunctions blocking enforcement of the rule. On July 15, HHS announced it would begin implementing the Trump administration’s rule. “Women have the most to gain from this news” about Planned Parenthood is withdrawing from Title X, said Dannenfelser. “With community health alternatives vastly outnumbering Planned Parenthood facilities nationwide, on average, these health centers would see an additional two clients per week. This is a huge win for women’s health,” she added. Court OKs law ending state funding of Planned Parenthood Medicaid services CINCINNATI (CNS) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati ruled… Pro-lifers say Wen's firing shows abortion is Planned Parenthood priority Following the news Dr. Leana Wen was fired by Planned Parenthood as its president, several… Supporting women? First, we had the Women's March lamenting on Twitter how disappointed they were that the… What really happened during the Crusades? In Colombia, bishops, religious listen to Amazonians before synod	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line672
__label__cc	0.579105	0.420895	https://oxfordre.com/neuroscience/page/authors/for-authors;jsessionid=019d6b480ca1f99830bf4710328aaffa;jsessionid=019D6B480CA1F99830BF4710328AAFFA Writing for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia The ORE of Neuroscience will continue to develop over the coming years, evolving to cover the entire span of the field of Neuroscience. We are working to create a discipline hub, with the goal of helping scholars, researchers, scientists, teachers, and students by providing an in-depth collection of peer-reviewed, long-form reference articles. Why Publish in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia? The ORE of Neuroscience is a dynamic, scholarly, and up-to-date reference work in Neuroscience, developed with the active involvement of renowned scholars and scientists from all around the world. Here are some of the benefits of publishing in the ORE: Peer review: Your article, like all articles published in the ORE, will be peer reviewed by other experts in the field. Impact on future research: Your work will publish fast and will be distributed worldwide. It will be discoverable online, indexed in key databases, and promoted at international conferences. Global dissemination and visibility: Your scholarship will be disseminated digitally and, as needed, in print, in libraries all around the world, reaching a worldwide readership. Access and sustainability: The ORE is based on sustainable library subscription models developed with input from librarians all around the world. Access is free or heavily subsidized in developing countries. Flexibility: The sophisticated ORE platform supports flexible length and audio-visual materials, and gives authors the ability to revise and keep their articles up-to-date. Author Guidelines Contact the Editor Contents FAQ Thank you for your support in shaping the future of the ORE of Neuroscience. For more ways to make the ORE's discoverable, and to raise awareness of your work, please visit Get Involved.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line675
__label__wiki	0.74968	0.74968	The Charlottetown police chief says that the tactical unit will ‘definitely’ save lives ‘Your adrenaline is up because you have no idea what’s going to happen next.’ Chief Brad MacConnell of the Charlottetown Police Department is confident that his department’s new tactical response unit will save lives. He stated that the purpose of the unit is to deploy less lethal options to de-escalate critical situations in order to improve outcomes for all parties involved, including the cops. The Priority Tactical Response and Containment Team has already been deployed, despite the fact that it has only been in operation for a little over a year. The tactical squad was put through its monthly training at the Prince Edward Island Firefighting School in Miltonvale Park, west of Charlottetown, earlier this month, and CBC News spent the afternoon with them. “If you look at the sad occurrences that occurred in Fredericton and Moncton, we’ve learnt the lessons from them,” MacConnell said. “We want to make sure that when our officers respond to circumstances that can happen in a matter of seconds, they are tactically and equipment-wise prepared to deal with them.” ‘Less lethal options’ The highly trained eight-member team responds to high-risk calls, such as those involving guns, drugs, or high-risk searches. Every shift has two people on it. They are distinguished from the other officers by their clothing, which is more akin to a military uniform. When the tactical unit was founded in the spring of 2021, Const. Michael Chaloner, a 15-year veteran of Charlottetown Police Services, joined. Charlottetown police Officers now have more tools to deal with dangerous circumstances, according to Chaloner, than they had before the tactical team was formed. “With the tools, we have now, we can use various, less-lethal options to bring things to a safe conclusion for the person we’re dealing with, ourselves, and the community,” Chaloner said. Officers on Chaloner’s squad must always be on high alert, according to Chaloner, because instances in neighbouring provinces have shown that major crises may occur in little towns like Charlottetown. ‘It has the potential to spoil the suspect’s day.’ “Your adrenaline is pumping because you have no idea what’s going to happen, but you’re hoping that with all of your preparation and effort, you’ll be able to manage the situation sufficiently to have it turn out the way you want it to. Of course, you’re always prepared for the possibility that things won’t work out, but you do your best.” Also Read: If classes are held virtually, the Public Schools Branch of P.E.I. is unsure when they will begin Tags: charlottetown, PEI news, police, save lives, weapons Team Canada should boycott Beijing 2022, according to a two-time Olympic snowboarder Ottawa offers $28 million to help with the potato wart crisis on Prince Edward Island P.E.I. is undertaking a survey to improve women’s health care During the B.C. floods, a Princeton native is stranded at a motel with his family As the senior health official raises concerns, work on a new UPEI medical school is beginning How the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers become the top women’s basketball team in U Sports Hilda Woolnough was remembered by friends and artists when the P.E.I. gallery was renamed after her Social Sharing During his visit to the United States, Trudeau says to have taken up the P.E.I. potato trade with Biden	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line678
__label__wiki	0.760316	0.760316	Home / Medal / Budapest – Vajdahunyad Castle silver medal Budapest – Vajdahunyad Castle silver medal Special gift for anyone who loves the beauty of Budapest! This series presents the enchanting buildings, spaces and scenery of the Hungarian capital. Built according to the plans of Ignác Alpár in 1908 in Budapest’s City Park, the Castle is a copy of a Gothic castle located in Transylvania. It was erected as part of the Millennium celebrations in 1896 to showcase the 1000-year history of Hungarian architecture in a single building. Thus, the building features Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectural styles. The original was constructed of wood as a temporary building for the Millennium National Exhibition, but it became so popular that it was rebuilt from stone and brick in 1908. It currently houses the Museum of Agriculture. Considered one of the best example of historical romanticism in Hungary, it was declared a protected national monument in 1991. Front: The front of the medal has the legend “VAJDAHUNYAD VÁRA” and depicts the Castle with its statue of Anonymous in the courtyard, along with the master mark of the designer. Back:The back of the medal features a panorama of the Danube banks in Budapest. The panorama of the Danube banks in Budapest covers an area of sixty hectares and has been protected as a World Heritage site since 1987. The banks of the Danube from Margaret Island to the Szabadság Bridge are part of this heritage, including the architectural ensemble of the Buda Castle District, the Gellért Hill, the Szabadság statue, the Citadel and the Gellért baths on the Buda side, and the Parliament building, the headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Gresham Palace, the Vigadó theatre and the Belvárosi parish church on the Pest side. The mint mark BP. and the purity (.999) are found on the back of the medal. Keywords:Budapest, building, architecture, World Heritage, city, medal, pure silver, silver, series Numismatic magnifier medal	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line681
__label__wiki	0.951657	0.951657	Most Americans support greater scrutiny of police as discrimination concerns... The U.S. Has a New Climate Goal. How Does It... A New York road race suggests that competitive runners can... A New York road race suggests that competitive runners can start lacing up again. by World News 9 months ago 9 months ago New York Road Runners, the club that puts on the New York City Marathon, has announced the return of its first regularly scheduled race since the beginning of the pandemic. On Thursday, the club said that it would hold the annual New York Mini 10K on June 12. The 10-kilometer, women-only race has been held annually since 1972, with the exception of last year. “This is our first real table setting,” said Kerin Hempel, the organization’s interim chief executive. “It’s starting to feel like ‘OK, we’re back, we’re coming back.’” This will not be the first race the club has held since the onset of the pandemic. The organization has held a series of “return to racing” events as pilots starting last fall, allowing very small fields to run with safety protocols in place. Among other measures, the races had temperature checks, staggered starts and different corralling of runners. Those events, Ms. Hempel said, have given N.Y.R.R. the confidence to move ahead with its first regularly scheduled race since March 2020. The Mini 10K field will be smaller than in past years, with a cap of 1,200 runners. The race will also have safety protocols, such as requiring runners to mask up at the start and finish. (They will be strongly encouraged to wear masks during the race, too.) It will be the first time N.Y.R.R. has welcomed elite athletes since the 2019 New York City Marathon, with 25 elite athletes expected at the starting line. The 2019 Mini 10K champion, Sara Hall, will return to defend her title. The announcement comes as runners look ahead — with cautious optimism — to the return of major road races. Ms. Hempel anticipated the question on the minds of many: What does this mean for the New York City Marathon? “We’ve been saying the marathon is going to happen,” she said. “It’s more about what it’s going to look like, and how many people we can accommodate on the course.”	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line682
__label__wiki	0.884679	0.884679	Steelers' Mike Tomlin agrees with Brett Keisel about team's readiness against Chargers Pittsburgh's coach said "the proof is in the pudding" with his team's performance Sunday. By Randy Booth Dec 12, 2012, 9:30am EST Share All sharing options for: Steelers' Mike Tomlin agrees with Brett Keisel about team's readiness against Chargers Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel said Sunday that his team was not prepared for its 34-24 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. His coach, Mike Tomlin, said Tuesday that he agrees with Keisel, writes Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Tomlin did not disagree, but did so from the vantage point of his team having lost the game, not necessarily from anything he saw leading up to it. "I don't mind a guy speaking the truth as he sees it under any circumstances," Tomlin said of Keisel's remarks. "I'm a result-oriented guy and the result of that performance would lead you to believe that that's a possibility. So, I don't run away from that. The proof is in the pudding. I felt good about our preparation and our overall game-readiness but our play didn't display that. I agree with him. We'll go back to the lab and work in an effort to put it on tape this week." The Steelers were sent to school Sunday by the Chargers, who improved to 5-8 with the win. San Diego held a 27-10 lead after the third quarter thanks to a pair of Philip Rivers touchdown passes. Ben Roethlisberger returned to the field for the Steelers, but his presence wasn't enough. Roethlisberger completed 22-of-42 passes for 285 yards. He threw three touchdowns and one interception. He also fumbled the ball, which led to a Quentin Jammer recovery and touchdown. The Steelers are 7-6 with a spot in the playoffs on the line. Pittsburgh will finish its regular season with games against the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line684
__label__wiki	0.522238	0.522238	Keeping Up With The Kanyes: Deciphering Ye’s Tweets By: Papa Minnow The end of the year cultivates a period of reflection in which we evaluate what we’ve done, or haven’t done, in order to make changes and improve […] By: Papa Minnow The end of the year cultivates a period of reflection in which we evaluate what we’ve done, or haven’t done, in order to make changes and improve for the upcoming new year. With only 18 days left, Kanye West made the most of his calendar days of December when he took to his Twitter account Thursday night to air out some things that just didn’t sit right with his spirit. Throughout the 126 tweet long rant, West focused on his grievance with Drake and touched on various topics such as sneak dissing, Ye’s family, and positive energy. He also shed light on how Toronto’s biggest artist has been carrying himself. Some of those tweets hold credence, which sparked debate, while others were just far off and factually incorrect. Buying first two rows at Pusha show got me hot bro — ye (@kanyewest) December 13, 2018 Kanye has been notorious for his strings of thought as he’s had multiple threads of them earlier this year, but it’s this one in particular that has sparked strong speculation surrounding Kanye and Drake. So Far Gone’s 10-Year Anniversary This proves shit faker than wrestling pic.twitter.com/E9wzNycJna February 13th, 2019 will mark the 10 year anniversary for Drake’s breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone. Last night, Kanye received a text message looking for a sample clearance for Drake’s song Say What’s Real which samples Kanye’s Say You Will song off 808s & Heartbreak. This was the initial tweet that set West off, and provided him an opportunity to speak on Drake. However, this begs the question, is Drake doing something special for the 10 year anniversary of So Far Gone? Initial reports have stated that he’s looking to release it on all streaming platforms under his OVO label. I assume this release would simply come with some mastering edits to the audio quality, but fans would certainly hope for some kind of special addition to be accompanied with it. If Drake does have a roll-out plan for this release, not only has it now been outed by West (second time GOOD Music has ruined the 6 god’s plans), but he’s going to have to make good with him if it wants to see the light of day. By the way… not cleared😂 No Ye, No Drake? Kanye has been one of the most influential artists in hip-hop ever since he emerged on scene. He’s pushed the boundaries for what was considered “traditional” hip-hop music through his own musical genius. While his first two album releases were critically acclaimed, it wasn’t until his release of Graduation, in which Kanye went head-to-head against 50 Cent and won, that gangster rap’s grip on hip-hop began to loosen across the industry. There would never be a drake without a Kanye west so never come out your mouth with a threat West took it further when he released 808’s & Heartbreak which started a whole new wave of artistry and created one of the biggest staples in the genre: 808 drums. That sound birthed and inspired many artists, including Drake, who got his biggest break through that sound of music when his So Far Gone mixtape hit the scene. While it’s impossible to quantify the exact influence Kanye’s had, there is no denying that he’s been an instrumental piece in Drake’s success along with the success of many other artists who’ve followed after West’s footsteps. YANDHI Is On The Way…Maybe Kanye knows how to draw attention to himself. Every release this year has come with some sort of public gesture to get the media and fans speaking on his name. The last public display came about around the time he was set to announce the release date of the Yeezy 350s V2 the new Yeezy 500. The public had been previously told by Kanye that YANDHI would drop September 29th, the day after the Carter V, but that day came and went with no release leaving fans wondering. pic.twitter.com/PuN8QhnxNV — ye (@kanyewest) September 18, 2018 We later found out that Kanye decided to go to Africa in order to complete the album. Since then we haven’t heard any word on when the album is set to drop, but with this recent stream of thought, the album or a single off the album may be on the way. Posted on December 14, 2018 9 By Papa Minnow Entertainment Posted in Entertainment Tagged #Drake, Hip-Hop, Kanye West, OvO, Rant, Rap, So Far Gone, Twitter Papa Minnow I hope Ye runs for office in 24, he has more than just musical genius. I hope for the USA’s sake he doesn’t. There are plenty of more deserving candidates than celebrities. He’s not qualified to run this country imo. Well given the kooks who ran in the last election he isn’t the worst option at all. Actors are notoriously more intelligent IQ wise than the average person, and honestly the president doesn’t have to know all the answers he just needs to know who and where to get them from. Many “qualified” politicians are the worst possible option for their position because they’re in it for selfish and biased reasons (Romney, Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi, Waters, the Clintons… All of these jokers you can bet would kill to be president and technically they’re all qualified to some degree, which is the scariest part). Personally I disagree, from the way I’ve heard Kanye speak on things it’s clear to me that he is not suitable to run a country. A lot of things he thinks he knows, are just ideas he’s heard from other people and sound good to him. He never conveys those ideas well often butchering them. I think celebs have emotional intelligence but I don’t think that translate to leadership and Trump as President is also in it for his own benefits as well. There are better people fit for the job than celebrities. But people are more than their careers as celebrities. Trump is not just a celebrity, he is a businessman (how many times have you heard that?). Working as a rap artist does not limit someone’s mental capacity to only understand and succeed in music. All ideas are borrowed and expanded upon, especially in the philosophy of politics. Discussing political ideas is really just a matter of recycling history. And if you listen to Kanye’s “rants” in full and in context then you can see he has a firmer grasp on American history than the average person. Obviously he isn’t the first or even second choice of all possible choices; But put him up against kookoo bird Clinton or the old Jew fart and suddenly he’s fit to win by comparison. It would just depend on who he campaigns against whether he’s the better choice or not. For sure people are more than their careers, but I still don’t see Kanye as fit for presidency. Kanye does a lot of things as a contrarian just for the sake of being different. There’s a lot of things I don’t think he truly believes but he likes the idea so he just goes with it without understanding what’s behind the actual idea. He regurgitates rather than thinks for himself, he just tries to come off as a “freethinker” but often is not. All I’m saying is that there are way more people fit for presidency than him as well as a Trump. To continue to look at celebrities at this point is a dangerous game for the US. I don’t want a guy who can’t even manage his own to run such an influential country. Kanye’s still worried about Drake and that’s not someone who seems capable of handling the problems of a country, even if he has a team around him. Also don’t forget that Trump technically wasn’t qualified either, hasn’t stopped him from kicking ass in office. Mursal Rahman Have no idea what’s going on with him. At this point I think he just wants to stay in the spotlight until he’s ready to release something. And he knows his tweets will do that. Next Post Creative Minds: How A Unique Platform Is Pushing Toronto Artists To The Top Previous Post 6ix9ine’s Dummy Boy Review	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line686
__label__cc	0.57498	0.42502	Home Economy An oil tanker is being attacked for the first time in the United States to wash greens An oil tanker is being attacked for the first time in the United States to wash greens Did the American oil company Chevron exaggerate or lie about its investments in renewable energy and its obligations to reduce CO2 emissions? This is the question that the competing authority must answer. It was seized by three voluntary charities, which accused the company of deceiving consumers. Chevron has been accused of exaggerating its environmental efforts by three voluntary organizations, which have complained to the FTC, the US competitive authority. They were the first to use a method of combating “greenwashing” against an oil group. EarthWorks, Global Witness and Greenpeace USA criticize Chevron for exaggerating its investment in renewable energy and its commitment to reducing pollution, thus misleading consumers. Voluntary charities say this is the first time a complaint has been filed against a company that produces hydrocarbons based on “green guidelines” developed by the FTC to determine what is misleading environmental information. Millions for advertising campaigns Chevron re-set new targets to reduce carbon emissions in early March. “Only 0.2% of investment spending on low carbon energy resources was spent between 2010 and 2018“, That is, an average of 26 million per year out of the 13 billion dedicated to investments, i.e. securing voluntary charities. On the other hand the company exists”They spend millions on advertising and marketing campaigns to convince consumers with bad claims about the environmental impact of their products.“, They add in a press release. These fees “Unsubstantiated“, The company responded to a message sent to AFP. The company says”Engaged in honest conversations about energy change“.”We are taking steps to reduce the carbon intensity of our operations and assets, increase the use of renewable energies and carbon offset tools in our operations and invest in low carbon technologies to develop commercializable solutions.“, He adds. See also Artificial intelligence soon for employees? Ludovic Dupin with AFP	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line690
__label__wiki	0.62466	0.62466	One Wimpole Street Wimpole Lecture Theatre Home to the Royal Society of Medicine for the last one hundred years, the historic One Wimpole Street is a state-of-the-art venue offering some of the most technologically-advanced meeting and conferencing spaces available in central London today. In January 2013, as part of its commitment to remaining at the forefront of auditoria technology, One Wimpole Street announced the opening of its latest offering; the Wimpole Lecture Theatre. With such a high technical specification, a centralised management and control system was a key consideration. Enter AMX and a unified control solution of panoramic proportions which is helping One Wimpole Street deliver an unrivalled auditorium experience, not just to those who hire it but also to the doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons and other healthcare professionals of the Royal Society of Medicine who rely on this impressive facility. Comfortable and capable by design, the lecture theatre features the very latest in audio-visual presentation technology. At the heart of this impressive technological set-up, the central AMX control system provides both the in-house AV support technicians behind the scenes, and the presenters and lecturers in front, with simplified management of the theatre’s installed systems. An AMX application on iPads at the lectern helps users navigate the technology at their disposal by providing them all the control capability that they need, on an interface they are comfortably familiar with. While the theatre’s dedicated control room boasts the very latest in touch panel technology; AMX’s impressive 20” Modero X Series panel. With its edge-to-edge projected capacitive glass display and unrivalled panorama, this stunning interface offers One Wimpole Street’s in-house technicians all the pixel realestate they could possible need. "We chose AMX’s 20” Modero X Series wide-aspect touch panel specifically to facilitate system control by two technicians during live events. Now, for example, one technician can be switching sources on the matrix interface while another simultaneously operates camera controls while viewing a video preview, all on the one touch panel." – One Wimpole Street Representative	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line694
__label__wiki	0.505102	0.505102	Home AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE Depletion of stratospheric ozone emerged as a political concern in the early 1970s in the United States in the debate over the development of a commercial fleet of supersonic transports. In the mid- 1970s it became a major political issue with regard to the use of CFCs in aerosol spray cans, and in 1978 the United States banned the nonessential use of CFCs as aerosol propellants. Efforts at negotiating an international agreement controlling CFC use began in the 1980s and culminated in the 1987 Montreal Protocol. This paper traces the evolution of policy responses to stratospheric ozone depletion. The evolution of stratospheric ozone depletion policy can best be understood as a two-stage process. The first stage involves the emergence of stratospheric ozone depletion as a domestic issue in the United States and several other countries in the 1970s, while the second stage focuses on its transformation to an international issue in the 1980s. In addition to the emergence of stratospheric ozone depletion as an international political issue, three other factors are important in understanding the sources of the Montreal Protocol: (/) the evolving scientific understanding of the problem, (2) increasing public concern over the problem based on the threat of skin cancer and the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and (3) the availability of acceptable substitutes for CFCs. CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Representatives from 24 nations, meeting in Montreal in September 1987, signed the “Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,”1 an international agreement designed to reduce the worldwide production and use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). This protocol is the result of years of negotiation fostered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) among the major CFC producing countries. Its formulation was a response to a growing international consensus on the need to protect stratospheric ozone from depletion by CFCs. The Montreal Protocol is a landmark agreement in that it is the first international treaty for mitigating a global atmospheric problem before serious environmental impacts have been conclusively detected. As such, the Montreal Protocol has stirred much interest, and both scientists and policymakers have suggested that it can be used as a model for international agreements on other global environmentalproblems, especially the problem of CO2 and trace-gas induced global warming. Before such a comparison to other environmental problems can be made, however, it is useful to understand the Montreal Protocol in its historical and political context. Depletion of stratospheric ozone is an example of both the complicated and the global nature of contemporary environmental problems, and the Montreal Protocol shows that innovative approaches to such global environmental problems are possible. During the past two decades concern over stratospheric ozone has evolved from a fringe environmental issue to a major policy issue of national and international importance. An analysis of this evolution is important for understanding both the value of the Montreal Protocol and its implications for other global atmospheric problems. The evolution of stratospheric ozone policy can be understood as a two-stage process: (1) the development of domestic regulations controlling CFC use in aerosol spray cans in the United States and several other countries in the mid- and late-1970s, and (II) the development of an international policy response to the problem of global stratospheric ozone depletion in the 1980s. These are not separate issues. The development of an international response clearly followed from the concern raised in the United States, Canada, Sweden, and other countries which had taken unilateral action to control CFCs in the 1970s. However, many important differences between stage 1 and II make this distinction a useful tool for analysis. I argue that four key factors are important in understanding the evolution of stratospheric ozone policy: (1) the recognition that ozone depletion is a global problem requiring an international response; (2) the evolving scientific understanding of stratospheric ozone depletion and its influence on policymakers; (3) increasing public concern based on the threat of skin cancer and the perception of the potential for global catastrophe associated with the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole; and (4) the availability of acceptable substitutes for CFCs. This paper analyzes the evolution of stratospheric ozone policy. The first section reviews the science behind the problem of CFC-induced stratospheric ozone depletion. The next two sections discuss the emergence of stratospheric ozone depletion as a national political issue in the United States during stage I, and its evolution to an international political issue during stage II. This is followed by a discussion of how the evolving scientific understanding of the problem, the catastrophic nature of the risks, and the availability of alternatives to CFCs influenced the final negotiations on an international agreement. The last section examines the Montreal Protocol and discusses its prospects for success. 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__label__wiki	0.76192	0.76192	5 Overlooked NYC Midtown Attractions By Scott ShetlerNew York, New York City, USA New York City might be the most exciting city in the world, and Midtown is where a lot of the action happens. Many of NYC’s most famous attractions are here, including Broadway, Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the Museum of Modern Art, but there are plenty of overlooked NYC Midtown attractions as well. There’s a lot more to see and do than just the famous iconic spots. From interesting museums to cool nightclubs and hidden park areas, Midtown has a lot of entertainment options of all kinds. Check out our list of five overlooked attractions in Midtown Manhattan that will keep you away from those huge crowds. Museum of Arts and Design Located near the corner of Central Park at Columbus Circle on 59th Street, the Museum of Arts and Design doesn’t get as much attention as the Museum of Modern Art. But, the Design Museum is worth checking out because of its specific focus on design and craft elements. Current attractions include “The Art of the Mannequin” and a “Pathmakers” exhibit that highlights the contributions made by women to the worlds of arts and design from the 1950s through today. NYC Midtown Attractions: Birdland Named for the legendary Charlie Parker, Birdland opened in 1949 and immediately became a hot spot for live jazz music. The club has moved locations a few times over the years, but it now packs in patrons at its 44th street location near Times Square. Hearing jazz music in an old-school candlelight setting is a great way to experience a taste of nostalgia and one of the very cool NYC Midtown attractions. Rockefeller Center Ice Rink The ice rink is one of the top NYC midtown attractions. The home of NBC Studios and the Top of the Rock observation deck, Rockefeller Center itself is well-known as a tourist destination. But not everyone is aware that during the winter, guests can ice skate on an outdoor rink beneath the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Rates are under $30 per person when the rink is open from October to April, and private lessons are available. The rink is limited to 150 skaters at a time, so it won’t get as crowded as some other NYC holiday attractions. Fun Things To Do In Pioneer Square, Seattle: A Complete Neighborhood Guide Discovery Times Square The Discovery Channel has its own museum featuring displays that range from the human body exhibition Body Worlds: Pulse, to the immersive Hunger Games presentation featuring props, costumes, and hands-on experiences from the adventure film series. Past exhibit subjects include King Tut, Harry Potter, the Titanic, and Leonardo da Vinci. Discovery Times Square is located on W. 44th Street and is open until 8 p.m. (or later) seven days a week. Paley Park There aren’t a lot of public parks within Midtown proper, and the biggest (Bryant Park) can get loud and crowded. While much smaller, Paley Park is worth visiting. It has a falling water display with locust trees and flowers that help create a brief break in the nonstop chaos of NYC. Visitors can sit at the tables to eat or socialize at this peaceful park on E. 53rd Street. One last tip: If you plan to explore Midtown Manhattan, check out La Bernardin restaurant for great French food, Beer Culture for quality craft beer, and the Archer Hotel for affordable Midtown lodging. For further reading, here’s an additional list of my favorite lesser-known New York City places., including Riverside Park and the Irish Hunger Memorial. And if you’re willing to head to the Upper West Side, here’s a story about my visit to the Seinfeld diner. MORE NEW YORK CITY CONTENT: The Staten Island Ferry: The Budget Traveler’s Method of Seeing the Statue of Liberty The Best Music Venues in NYC Walking the High Line Rail Trail in NYC The Coolest New York City Neighborhoods Last updated on: Thursday, December 31, 2020 Quirky Attraction: The Cleveland Police Museum How to Live in On $1000 a Month in Nearly Any Major American City	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line700
__label__cc	0.650397	0.349603	August 13, 2018 June 22, 2020 Quran Talk Blog David and Solomon (27:15 – 27:28) David and Solomon [27:15] We endowed David and Solomon with knowledge, and they said, “Praise GOD for blessing us more than many of His believing servants.” [27:16] Solomon was David’s heir. He said, “O people, we have been endowed with understanding the language of the birds, and all kinds of things have been bestowed upon us. This is indeed a real blessing.” [27:17] Mobilized in the service of Solomon were his obedient soldiers of jinns and humans, as well as the birds; all at his disposal. [27:18] When they approached the valley of the ants, one ant said, “O you ants, go into your homes, lest you get crushed by Solomon and his soldiers, without perceiving.”* [27:19] He smiled and laughed at her statement,* and said, “My Lord, direct me to be appreciative of the blessings You have bestowed upon me and my parents, and to do the righteous works that please You. Admit me by Your mercy into the company of Your righteous servants.” [27:20] He inspected the birds, and noted: “Why do I not see the hoopoe? Why is he missing? [27:21] “I will punish him severely or sacrifice him, unless he gives me a good excuse.“ [27:22] He did not wait for long. (The hoopoe) said, “I have news that you do not have. I brought to you from Sheba, some important information. [27:23] “I found a woman ruling them, who is blessed with everything, and possesses a tremendous palace. [27:24] “I found her and her people prostrating before the sun, instead of GOD. The devil has adorned their works in their eyes, and has repulsed them from the path; consequently, they are not guided.” [27:25] They should have been prostrating before GOD, the One who manifests all the mysteries in the heavens and the earth, and the One who knows everything you conceal and everything you declare. [27:26] GOD: there is no other god beside Him; the Lord with the great dominion. [27:27] (Solomon) said, “We will see if you told the truth, or if you are a liar. [27:28] “Take this letter from me, give it to them, then watch for their response.” 27:18-19 The more unusual the events in a given sura, the stronger the mathematical evidence supporting them. This helps assure us that such strange phenomena are indicative of God’s power. This sura’s initials, T.S., constitute a complex part of the mathematical miracles related to the Quranic initials. The unusual birth and miracles of Jesus are in Sura 19, which is prefixed with five Quranic Initials. See Appendix 1 for the details. [21:78] And David and Solomon, when they once ruled with regard to someone’s crop that was destroyed by another’s sheep. We witnessed their judgment. [21:79] We granted Solomon the correct understanding, though we endowed both of them with wisdom and knowledge. We committed the mountains to serve David in glorifying (God), as well as the birds. This is what we did. [21:80] And we taught him the skill of making shields to protect you in war. Are you then thankful? [21:81] For Solomon, we committed the wind gusting and blowing at his disposal. He could direct it as he wished, to whatever land he chose, and we blessed such land for him. We are fully aware of all things. [21:82] And of the devils there were those who would dive for him (to harvest the sea), or do whatever else he commanded them to do. We committed them in his service. [30:22] Among His proofs are the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colors. In these, there are signs for the knowledgeable. 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. The word “servant” has the word “ant” in it (27:19) Order out of Chaos: Ant Communication Ants – Secret of their communication revealed How Ants Communicate? Are Ants Better Communicators Than You? The man who can talk to birds. Amazing talent How honeyguide birds talk to people [17:36] You shall not accept any information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you are responsible for using them. David’s Exemplary Piety [38:24] He said, “He is being unfair to you by asking to combine your sheep with his. Most people who combine their properties treat each other unfairly, except those who believe and work righteousness, and these are so few.” Afterwards, David wondered if he made the right judgment. He thought that we were testing him. He then implored his Lord for forgiveness, bowed down, and repented. [26:30] He said, “What if I show you something profound?” [26:31] He said, “Then produce it, if you are truthful.” [18:86] When he reached the far west, he found the sun setting in a vast ocean, and found people there. We said, “O Zul-Qarnain, you can rule as you wish; either punish, or be kind to them.” [18:87] He said, “As for those who transgress, we will punish them, then, when they return to their Lord, He will commit them to more retribution. [18:88] “As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they receive a good reward; we will treat them kindly.” Did the subordinates of Solomon follow Solomon’s orders just because he was Solomon or did God teach Solomon how to rule in order to maintain obedience? 17 CULTIVATE AN AIR OF UNPREDICTABILITY \| The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene \| Book Summary The 48 Laws of Power (Animated) Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/2lLnsFE Quran translation on iOS: https://apple.co/2C1YGXj Quran translation website: https://www.quranstudyapp.com/grid Additional Resources: http://www.masjidtucson.org Moses (27:7 – 27:14) Back in Sheba (27:29 – 27:37)	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line701
__label__wiki	0.831916	0.831916	Bill Gates says climate tech will produce 8 to 10 Teslas, a Google, an Amazon and a Microsoft AmazonBill GatesGOOGLE By Reporters Post24 On Nov 5, 2021 81 Bill Gates said in an interview that aired Wednesday as part of the virtual SOSV Climate Tech Summit that “there will be eight Teslas, 10 Teslas” in the space. He also expects climate innovation to lead to a Microsoft, a Google and an Amazon for investors. For “somebody who can’t afford risk or if you expect near-term returns,” Gates says, “I would look elsewhere.” Bill Gates, the fourth-wealthiest person in the world, doesn’t need to make money by investing in climate change. But for those who are looking to strike it rich, Gates sees plenty of opportunities. In an interview that aired Wednesday as part of the virtual SOSV Climate Tech Summit, Gates said future returns in climate investing will be comparable to what the biggest tech companies have produced. “There will be eight Teslas, 10 Teslas,” Gates said. “And only one of them is, is well known today.” The electric car company led by Elon Musk has doubled in value in the past year and is up over 2,000% in the past five years. “For the winners, anybody who invested in Tesla is feeling very smart,” Gates said. He predicts the gains will be spread out over a wider swath of companies, beyond the electric vehicle space. “There will be, you know, Microsoft, Google, Amazon-type companies that come out of this space,” Gates said. Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975, while Amazon and Google were launched in the 1990s as the internet was taking off. They’re now three of the four most-valuable U.S. companies. Currently, Gates is worth $134.3 billion, according to Forbes. SOSV is a Princeton, New Jersey-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate-tech start-ups. Gates invests in clean tech through his firm Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which also counts Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Ray Dalio as investors. While Gates is bullish on the sector, he said that a lot of money will get washed away, just as did when the internet bubble popped, adding that today it’s “like the early days of software and computing.” Gates said much of the technology is “at the lab level,” and that investors will need to be careful in assessing the economic viability of the idea. Also, many of the projects will need a lot of investment before they can be proven to work. Some things like nuclear fusion, nuclear fission and energy storage require “hundreds of millions or, in the case of nuclear, billions” of dollars to test out, he said. “You’re not quite sure whether” those technologies are “going to be able to contribute or not,” he said. In addition to hefty capital commitments, climate tech needs governments to set “encouraging policies” that facilitate the adoption of zero-emissions technologies, he said. Investors wanting to put money into the space with less risk “can be part of financing solar fields,” he said. The more difficult markets to predict are direct air carbon capture, hydrogen, steel and aviation fuel. “We will have a high failure rate,” Gates said. But there are enough ideas that “we have a likelihood of substantial success,” particularly with the right government assistance, he said. “Somebody who can’t afford risk or if you expect near term returns it’s, you know, I would look elsewhere,” Gates said. Source: www.cnbc.com AmazonBill GatesGoogleMicrosoft AMD Ryzen 6000 RDNA 2 iGPU Smashes Iris Xe DG1, GeForce MX350 In New Benchmarks Microsoft issues advisory for Surface Pro 3 TPM bypass vulnerability Bill Gates Predicts the Future in a Rediscovered Microsoft Video from 1994 Google Messages update translates iMessage responses for Android users	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line703
__label__wiki	0.929323	0.929323	5th Ward Boyz From Rap Dictionary The first artists brought to Rap-A-Lot Records after the infamous Geto Boys, 5th Ward Boyz originally comprised Andre "007" Barnes and Eric "E Rock" Taylor. The trio originally recorded for Dewey Forker's Underground Records, but moved through a deal between Forker and Rap-a-Lot chief James Smith. The two executives helped produce the debut 5th Ward Boyz album, 1991's Ghetto Dope, which was distributed through Priority. 5th Ward Boyz released Gangsta Funk the following year, then added third member Richard "Lo-Life" Nash for 1995's Rated G. Usual Suspects followed in 1997, and two years later the group returned with P.W.A. The Album: Keep It Poppin'. A fifth album, Recognize the Real, was released in fall 2000. Retrieved from "https://rapdict.org/index.php?title=5th_Ward_Boyz&oldid=124744"	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line708
__label__wiki	0.728194	0.728194	8.6 Magnitude Earthquake hits off Indonesia By REZA MUNAWIR from BANDA ACEH \| REUTERS \| APRIL 11, 2012 A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people as far away as southern India scurrying from buildings and raising fears of a disastrous tsunami as in 2004. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in Aceh, the Indonesian province closest to the initial earthquake. But an aftershock of almost the same magnitude, less deep that the first quake, hit soon after he finished speaking. The first quake struck at 4.38 a.m EDT and an 8.2 magnitude aftershock just over two hours later, at 6.43 a.m. EDT. Two more strong aftershocks hit later. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued fresh tsunami warnings for the entire Indian Ocean after the aftershocks. Authorities in Indonesia said there were reports of sea-levels rising off Aceh, but by less than a metre (3.3 feet). But authorities in India’s Andaman and Nicobar islands, to the north of where the quakes struck, said waves of up to 3.9 metres (13 feet) could hit there. Individual countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, issued their own tsunami warnings and people near the coast in six Thai provinces were ordered to move to higher ground. Authorities shut down the international airport in the Thai beach resort province of Phuket. The quakes were about 300 miles southwest of the city of Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the U.S. Geological survey said. The first was at a depth of 20.5 miles. Indonesia’s disaster management agency said power was down in Aceh province and people were gathering on high ground as sirens warned of the danger. “The electricity is down, there are traffic jams to access higher ground. Sirens and Koran recitals from mosques are everywhere,” said Sutopo, spokesman for the agency. Yudhoyono, speaking after the first quake, said there were no signs of a disaster. “There is no tsunami threat although we are on alert,” said he said at a joint news conference in Jakarta with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, who said Britain was standing ready to help if needed. “The situation in Aceh is under control, there’s a little bit of panic but people can go to higher ground,” Yudhoyono said. Warning sirens rang out across the Thai island of Phuket, a tourist hotspot that was one of the worst hit areas in the 2004 tsunami. “Guests from expensive hotels overlooking Phuket’s beaches were evacuated to the hills behind and local people were driving away in cars and on motorcycles. Everyone seemed quite calm, the warning had been issued well in advance,” freelance journalist Apichai Thonoy told Reuters by telephone. OUT ON THE STREETS Indonesian television showed people gathering in mosques in Banda Aceh. Many others were on the streets, holding crying children. In the city of Medan, a hospital evacuated patients, who were wheeled out on beds and in wheelchairs. Yudhoyono said he had ordered a disaster relief team to fly to Aceh, which was devastated by the 9.1 magnitude 2004 quake, which sent huge tsunami waves crashing into Sumatra, where 170,000 people were killed, and across the Indian Ocean. In all, the 2004 tsunami killed about 230,000 people in 13 Indian Ocean countries, including Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. Wednesday’s quakes were felt as far away as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and in southern India, hundreds of office workers in the city of Bangalore left their buildings while the port of Chennai closed down because of tsunami fears. The quakes were in roughly in the same area as the 2004 quake, which was at a depth of 18 miles along a fault line running under the Indian Ocean, off western Indonesia and up into the Bay of Bengal. One expert told the BBC at least Wednesday’s first quake was a “strike-slip” fault, meaning a more horizontal shift of the ground under the sea as opposed to a sudden vertical shift, and less risk of a large displacement of water triggering a tsunami. The quakes were also felt in Sri Lanka, where office workers in the capital, Colombo, fled their offices. Mahinda Amaraweera, Sri Lanka’s minister for disaster management, called for calm while advising people near the coast to seek safety. “I urge the people not to panic. We have time if there is a tsunami going to come. So please evacuate if you are in the coastal area and move to safer places,” Amaraweera told a private television channel. In Bangladesh, where two tremors were felt, authorities said there appeared to be no threat of a tsunami. Australia also said there was no threat of a tsunami there. Filed under Asia, English, World Tagged with Bangladesh, earthquake, indonesia, Sri Lanka, thailand, tsunami Creating Reality: The Western Media Promotes a Mistaken View of the World I am not good at flying kites. But during a recent visit to the Olympic Village of Beijing, I felt compelled to do so. Despite the cold and late hour, there were many kite runners around me. A salesman insisted that I try my hand before committing to any purchase, and I did. Once I finalized the purchase of ten small kites, I shared the one I was already flying one with a most adorable boy. He thanked me, then asked me not to play with his hair. Earlier, at Tiananmen Square, I had watched throngs of people giddily roam the vast expanse, snapping endless photos in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace, in the Imperial City and around every monument in the Square. A formation of about 10 soldiers was suddenly in tatters when I asked if I could take a photo with them. Their excitement seemed to surpass mine. None of this should by any means take away from the seriousness of the violent crackdown at the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989. That date should be remembered and lessons must be gleaned. But why the reductionism? When one thinks of Tiananmen, why does one only conjure visions of hordes of protesters and gangs of soldiers? The bloody scene is used time and again to single out China as an anti-democratic regime, juxtaposed conveniently against Western ‘democratic values’. One hardly ever reads positive news from China, or any other ‘non-Western’ countries – unless an agenda exists for promoting selective positive news from those countries, for example, a supposedly successful election in Afghanistan conducted under the auspices of Western armies. In Thailand last week I saw no signs of the Red Shirts, or the Yellow Shirts either. I did, however, see some shirtless Thais. Considering the heat and humidity, this was not surprising. The point remains that aside from a standoff at a major Bangkok shopping center, the rest of the metropolis seemed to operate as normal. A Thai man struggled to communicate his political views on to me in English. I had found him watching a video on some social network website. The video featured a dog and a cat, the cat representing the Red Shirts, and a dog, the current government. They barked, meowed and hissed, but they didn’t physically engage. The man laughingly commented, “This is how things are in Thailand.” Then, in a more somber tone, “It’s all about power and control; no one cares about Thais who cannot afford a shirt – red, yellow, or otherwise.” True, but it also seems that Western media cares little about these countries, outside of a very narrow context. The story of China is only worthy if it involves government restriction (e.g. of Google), or economics, i.e. how China’s economic growth will affect Western economic recovery. Even if the story is related to art rather than politics, somehow it finds its way back to the same old theme, for example, the government censoring struggling artists. Once the Red Shirts and the government sort out their problems, Thailand will certainly disappear off our radar. It would take an economic crisis, rigged elections, or even a tsunami to bring it back as a story worth telling. In the meantime, the country will return to its convenient role for the West – a cheap destination for adventure-seeking travellers with some money to spare, a topic in blogs advising ways to get more money for your buck, or baht, and clever ways to dodge Thai con artists. China and Thailand are the norm, not the exception. In a recent discussion with a Reuters editor, I complained about the fact that every story on Malaysia had some kind of negative undertone. Example include: Muslim, Christian clashes over the use of the word “Allah”; the trial of Anwar Ibrahim; the ugly politicking. The news makes it easy to quickly imagine Malaysia as the most dysfunctional and unfortunate society on earth. This was not the impression I got during my last visit to Malaysia. It is, in many respects, a thriving society. It has its internal politics, like anywhere else, but essentially Christians and Muslims seem to be getting along just fine, as they have been for many years. Media channels – especially those dispatching their news from various Western capitals – focus not simply on sensational news, but they also intentionally sensationalize news, and purposely relay the news so as to be understood within Western contexts. Thus ‘democracy’, ‘elections’, ‘government restrictions’ and ‘terrorism’ are the usual buzzwords. Sadly, the south is also stereotyped in the south itself. Newspapers in non-Western societies depend on coverage provided by Western news agencies for their international news. An Indonesian friend recently commended on my ‘bravery’ for going to South Africa. For him, South Africa is just ‘Africa,’ where ‘primitive’ people, along with lions and other wild animals prey on innocent white tourists. Thank you, Hollywood, for perfecting the art of stereotype. Similarly, some people show utter disbelief when they discover that Iran is one of the world’s busiest travel destinations – not necessarily for Americans or Israelis, but for people across the globe. Yes, Iran has much to offer in terms of culture, history, scenery and societal achievements. There is far more to the country than clashing soldiers and youth, or fiery statements pertaining to nuclear weapons, Israel and the Holocaust. A few years ago, in Stockholm, I asked a group of officials to tell me the images that popped in their heads when they thought of Palestinians. I asked them to be honest, assuring them that nothing they said would offend me. But when I heard back from them, I was indeed very offended. The images were unfailingly gory. Even the ‘positive’ images amongst them were disturbing and stereotypical. The western media will continue to reduce non-Westerners, for they have a vested interest in doing so, and it has become habitual. A first step in overcoming this would be to empower our own local and regional media, and to create rapports amongst them. We can only challenge the abhorrent narratives about us when we start to present our own truth and experience, and support others to do the same. Ramzy Baroud (www.ramzybaroud.net) is an internationally-syndicated columnist and Chief Editor of the Brunei Times. His latest book is “My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story” (Pluto Press, London), now available on Amazon.com. Filed under World Tagged with africa, china google, christians, corporate media, Economy, english, false reality, Holocaust, Israel, main stream media, media lies, muslims, newspapers, palestinians, political views, radio television, reality, respect, social networks, stereotype, thailand, tyranny	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line712
__label__cc	0.653943	0.346057	On Economics: Interview with Social Sciences in China Press Posted on May 27, 2020 June 12, 2020 by Sanjay G Reddy Today, Social Sciences in China Press (http://www.csstoday.com/), an academic news and publishing agency affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (http://casseng.cssn.cn/), published an article in Chinese on the state of the economics discipline, based in part on an interview with me. Below, in English, are the questions that were asked to me by journalist Wang Youran, and my responses in brief (slightly edited for clarity) [The English version of the article has since been published and is available here]: “- What are the major trends and characteristics of economics studies in the past decades? What are the factors that have shaped them? Has there been any important event or shift?” Referring to the mainstream of the discipline: In the mid-twentieth century, economics underwent a phase of mathematization. That was driven by the idea of its becoming more scientific through this process. During that period (mathematical) economic theory gained great prestige. Empirical statistical methods in economics (using econometrics) also underwent a lot of development. However, over time there developed some scepticism about whether either economic theory or econometrics could deliver definitive results. Its very ability to describe everything (for instance, through diverse applications of game theory, general equilibrium theory and so forth) became a reason to think that it could not explain anything, at least not decisively. Similarly, the possibility for deriving reliable results from econometric studies was questioned as a result of the demonstration that one could arrive at diverse conclusions about important economic questions depending on the models and data employed. In the last twenty years, as a result, there has been a shift, which has involved on the one hand a de-prioritization of theory and on the other hand the ‘identification revolution’ and the empirical turn in economics more generally, which has sought to pin down empirical inferences more precisely, but at the cost of narrowing the questions asked. In the process, both conceptual understanding and the ability to ask larger questions may have been sacrificed. But more recently, there are some signs of the big questions coming back in, especially as a result of the return to political economy and institutional analysis. “- What does criticism levelled against economics focus on? Does it reflect problems that really exist or should economists should be wary of such criticisms?” There are many different strands of criticism. Alternatively minded economists have often criticised what they view as the idealized character of economic models, for instance their emphasis on maximizing consumers and firms, equilibrium as an explanatory concept, and the use of various simplifying assumptions. Many alternative strands of economics have focused on weakening these idealizations or building alternate foundations for models altogether, for instance through introducing the role of institutions, political economy, social norms and culture, models with heterogeneous agents pursuing not necessarily optimizing strategies, disequilibrium processes, and so forth. These efforts are based on the conviction that economics needs a fuller range of theoretical concepts and empirical tools to make sense of reality. Since the idealized approaches have not performed especially well in many situations (for instance in the lead-up to the 2008 crisis) there is a broad agreement today about this direction. In this respect, mainstream economics may have come just a little bit closer to the alternative and critical traditions. “- In which ways has economics research influenced our society and economy over the half past century? What are the dynamics we should follow closely?” Economics has played a crucial role in providing the advocacy (some might say ideology) that has defended private property and markets, understood in a very stereotypical way. If course, it has also sometimes played contrary roles, but not so often in the last fifty years. We need only think about the form taken by the transition in many formerly planned economies , the rise of independent central banks, or the creation of the WTO to see examples of the influence of economic ideas in the world. Today, the ‘neoliberal’ policy orthodoxies are being questioned but we still do not have a new economics that is fully adequate to understand economies differently and to examine the various policy options that are present. “- How do you perceive the relationship between economics and other academic disciplines? Do you think interdisciplinary research, interaction and mutual reference between disciplines as well as between subfields of one discipline will become increasingly common and necessary?” There is a vital need for such interchange going beyond what is sometimes called economic imperialism or the application of economics to other disciplines’ domains. We need instead a trans-disciplinary dialogue that can in turn be disciplined — by the need to understand problems and issues in the world. This requires modesty and collaboration. The rise of mixed methods research in political science and other fields (not so much in economics) provides an example of what may be possible, although it must go beyond individual disciplines and enter a trans-disciplinary space to be more fully effective. This in turn requires some re-organisation of our old ways of doing things (for instance that hiring, promotions and tenure decisions happen entirely within a disciplinary matrix). It is not, moreover, an excuse not to master individual disciplinary traditions. More is needed of us, not less, existentially as well as intellectually. – What do you think of the future of economics and its application to real-world issues? Do you have any suggestions for achieving high quality and high impact economics scholarship? I personally believe that the best discipline for our thinking in the social sciences is to cut our teeth against real world cases, by undertaking examination of specific problems, with an applied orientation. This requires all the tools at our disposal, going beyond any one discipline, and it requires active collaboration straddling intellectual traditions, as well as theory and empirics. From this standpoint public policy analysis is not a stepchild to economics nor to the academic social sciences generally but rather is the mother lode, the true test of validity and relevance. Tagged Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences The Covid-19 crisis in India, the US, and the World (English Text of Interview with Telugu newspaper Eenadu) On Performative Academic Anti-Racism 2 thoughts on “On Economics: Interview with Social Sciences in China Press” Philloctetes says: Wang Youran’s article in English is available with title “Where does economics go next?” Thank you for bringing this to my attention!	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line715
__label__wiki	0.58834	0.58834	Developing Human Resources Through Overseas Transfers: The impact of dual careers Smith, C. R. & Still, L., 1999, The British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Conference Proceedings Volume II. Thorpe, R. (ed.). Manchester, England ed. Manchester, England: Manchester Metropolitan University, Vol. II. p. 977-988 Developing indicators to objectively review clinical pharmacists performance Clifford, R. & Bright, J., 1999. Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera › peer-review Developing laser-induced glaucoma in rabbits Johnson, B., House, P., Morgan, W., Sun, X. & Yu, D-Y., 1999, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology. 27, p. 180-183 Developing writing skills; a large class experience: a teaching note Ng, J., Lloyd, P., Kober, R. & Robinson, P., 1999, In: Accounting Education. 8, 1, p. 47-55 Development and characterization of new flavivirus-resistant mouse strains bearing Fl vr-like and Flvmr and alleles from wild or wild-derived mice Urosevic, N., Silvia, O. J., Sangster, M. Y., Mansfield, J. P., Hodgetts, S. & Shellam, G., 1999, In: Journal of General Virology. 80, p. 897-906 Development of allergen-specific T-cell memory in atopic and normal children Prescott, S., Macaubas, C., Smallacombe, T., Holt, B. J., Sly, P. & Holt, P. G., 1999, In: Lancet. 353, p. 196-200 Development of a snapback method of single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis for genotyping Golden Retrievers for the X-linked muscular dystrophy allele Honeyman, K., Carville, K. S., Howell, J. M., Fletcher, S. & Wilton, S., 1999, In: American Journal of Veterinary Research. 60, 6, p. 734-737 Development of Entrepreneurship in Croatia: Problems and Challenges Pavicic, J., Renko, N. & Pecotich, A., 1999, Enterprise in Transition, Third International Conference on Enterprise in Transition, Proceedings. Goic, S. (ed.). Faculty of Economics, Universi ed. Split, Croatia: University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Vol. N/A. p. 2168-2180 Development of Gene Therapy-based strategies for the treatment of eye diseases Rakoczy, E., Shen, W-Y., Lai, C-M., Rolling, F. & Constable, I., 1999, In: Drug Development Research. 46, p. 277-285 Development of Industruct: A Scale for the Measurement of Perceptions of Industry Structure Pecotich, A., Hattie, J. & Low, L. P., 1999, In: Marketing Letters. 10, 4, p. 409-422 Development of intra-natural killer complex (NKC) recombinant and congenic mouse strains for mapping and functional analysis of NK cell regulatory loci Scalzo, T., Brown, M. G., Chu, D. T., Heusel, J. W., Yokoyama, W. M. & Forbes, C., 1999, In: Immunogenetics. 49, p. 238-241 Development of rat models for choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) Rakoczy, E., Shen, W-Y., Spilsbury, K., Yu, M., Lai, C-M., Barry, C. J. & Constable, I., 1999, Retinal Degenerative Diseases and Experimental Therapy. Hollyfield, J. G., Anderson, R. E. & LaVail, M. M. (eds.). New York, USA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 1. p. 383-392 Development of specialty sheep milk dairy products - Increasing the market scope Bencini, R., 1999, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. 77 p. Development of T-Cell Memory in Atopic and Nonatopic Children Prescott, S., 1999 Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual Products Development of the Innervation and Airway Smooth Muscle in Human Fetal Lung Sparrow, M., Weichselbaum, M. & Mccray, P. B. JR., 1999, In: American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 20, p. 550-560 Diabetes and Cognitive impairment in older age: Is there a link? Harrington, N., Bruce, D. & Davis, T., 1999, Diabetes Towards 2000. Ltd, J. W. (ed.). Sydney, Australia ed. Queensland: John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 4. p. 78 Diabetic retinopathy: pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment Constable, I., 1999, Diabetes in the New Millennium. Turtle, J. R., Kaneko, T. & Osato, S. (eds.). Sydney, Australia: The Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Foundation, Vol. 1. p. 365 - 376 Diagnosing osteoporosis: the value of quantitative ultrasound Prince, R., 1999, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 171, 6, p. 295-296 Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filarial Infections Mccarthy, J. S., 1999, Lymphatic Filariasis. Nutman, T. B. (ed.). London: Imperial College Press, Vol. 1. p. 127-150 (Tropical Medicine: Science and Practice). Diagnostic Tests of GARCH Against E-GARCH Ling, S. & Mcaleer, M., 1999, Modelling the Dynamics of Natural, Agricultural, Tourism and Socio-economic Systems. Oxley, L., Scrimgeour, F. & McAleer, M. (eds.). Hamilton, New Zealand ed. Perth, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia, Vol. 2. p. 195-300 Diallel analysis of vernalisation responses in spring rape (Brassica napus L.): a basis for adaptation to a Mediterrnaean environment Dahanayake, S. R. & Galwey, N. W., 1999, In: Crop and Pasture Science. 50, p. 1417-1423 Dialoguing across Difference: Negotiating Understandings of Domestic. Gardiner, J. & Bakshi, L., 1999, In: Women Against Violence. 7, p. 76-81 Diaphragm inhibition with positive pressure ventilation: quantification of mechanical effects Lake, F. R., Finucane, K. E. & Hillman, D. R., 1 Dec 1999, In: Respiration Physiology. 118, 2-3, p. 149-61 13 p. Dichromatic colour vision in an Australian marsupial, the tammar wallaby Hemmi, J. M., 1 Dec 1999, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 185, 6, p. 509-515 7 p. Did they jump or were they pushed? The exit of older men from the London labor market, 1929-1931 Baines, D. & Johnson, P., 1999, In: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY. 59, p. 949-971 Dielectric Function and Diffusivity of Nonideal Plasmas Ropke, G., Redmer, R., Wierling, A. & Reinholz, H., 1999, In: Contributions to Plasma Physics. 39, 4, p. 323-327 Dietary fish and weight reduction improves multiple risk factors in overweight, treated hypertensives Bao, D. Q., Mori, T., Burke, V., Puddey, I. & Beilin, L., 1999, Cardiac Society of Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. Perth, Western Australia ed. French's Forest, NSW: Adis International Ltd, Vol. 29. p. 148 Dietary fish as a major component of a weight reducing diet: impact on serum lipids, glucose and insulin metabolism in overweight hypertensive subjects Mori, T., Bao, D. Q., Burke, V., Puddey, I., Watts, G. & Beilin, L., 1999, In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70, 5, p. 817-825 Differences between Farmer and Agency Attitudes Regarding Policies to Reduce Phosphorus Pollution in the Minnesota River Basin Mccann, L. M. J. & Easter, K. W., 1999, In: Review of Agricultural Economics. 21, 1, p. 189-207 Differences in fuel utilization between trout and human thrombocytes in physiological media Guppy, M., Hill, D. J., Arthur, P. & Rowley, A. F., 1999, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 169, p. 515-520 Differences in functional magnetic resonance imaging of sensorimotor cortex during static and dynamic finger flexion Thickbroom, G., Phillips, B. A., Morris, I., Byrnes, M., Sacco, P. & Mastaglia, F., 1999, In: Experimental Brain Research. 126, p. 431-438 Differences in functional MRI of sensorimotor cortex during isometric and dynamic finger flexion Different evolutionary histories in two subgenomic regions of the major histocompatibility complex Gaudieri, S., Kulski, J. K., Dawkins, R. L. & Gojobori, T., 1999, In: Genome Research. 9, 6, p. 541-549 Differential expression of epidermal growth factor receptor in melanocytic tumours demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and mRNA in situ hybridization Sparrow, L. E. & Heenan, P. J., 1999, In: Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 40, N/A, p. 19-24 Differential expression of neutrophil adhesion molecules during coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass Ilton, M. K., Langton, P. E., Taylor, M. L., Misso, N. L. A., Newman, M., Thompson, P. & Hung, J., 1999, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 118, p. 930-937 Differential improvement in vasodilation of the forearm microcirculation with EPA and DHA in hyperlipidaemic, overweight men Mori, T., Watts, G., Burke, V., Bao, D. Q., Hilme, E., Beilin, L. & Puddey, I., 1999, Ninth European Society of Hypertension Meeting. Zanchetti, A. (ed.). Milan, Italy ed. U.K.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Vol. 17 Supplement 3. p. S61 Differential patterns of Executive Function in Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder According to Gender and Subtype Houghton, S., Douglas, G., West, J., Whiting, K., Wall, M., Langsford, S., Powell, L. & Carroll, A., 1999, In: Journal of Child Neurology. 14, 12, p. 801-805 Differential posttranscriptional regulation of androgen receptor gene expression by androgen in prostate and breast cancer cells Yeap, B., Krueger, R. G. & Leedman, P., 1999, In: Endocrinology. 140, 7, p. 3282 - 3291 Differential responses of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) to ascochyta blight (Mycosphaerella pinodes): rating disease in the field Wroth, J. & Khan, T. N., 1999, In: Crop and Pasture Science. 50, p. 601-615 Differential responses of human monocytes and macrophages to IL-4 and IL-13 Hart, P. H., Bonder, C. S., Balogh, J., Dickensheets, H. L., Donnelly, R. P. & Finlay-Jones, J. J., 1 Jan 1999, In: Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 66, 4, p. 575-578 4 p. Diffusion and reaction of oxygen in the central tissue of ureide-producing legume nodules. Thumfort, P. P., Layzell, D. B. & Atkins, C., 1999, In: Plant, Cell and Environment.. 22, p. 1351-1363 Digging into Learning Areas Haynes, F., 1999, AARE 1999 Conference papers. Renshaw, P. (ed.). Melbourne, Australia ed. Swinburne, Victoria: Australian Association for Educational Research, Vol. 1999 Conference Proceedings. p. HAY99654 website address http: Diminished responses to IL-13 by human monocytes differentiated in vitro: Role of the IL-13Rα1 chain and STAT6 Hart, P. H., Bonder, C. S., Balogh, J., Dickensheets, H. L., Vazquez, N., Davies, K. V. L., Finlay-Jones, J. J. & Donnelly, R. P., 17 Jul 1999, In: European Journal of Immunology. 29, 7, p. 2087-2097 11 p. Diplomacy by other means: The use of legal basis litigation as a political strategy by the European Parliament and Member States Cullen, H. & Charlesworth, A., 1999, In: Common Market Law Review. 36, 6, p. 1243-1270 Direct Measurement of Sun Protection in Primary Schools Milne, E., English, D. R., Corti, B., Cross, D., Borland, R., Gies, P., Costa, C. & Johnston, R., 1999, In: Preventive Medicine. 29, p. 45-52 Discontinuous Materials and Structures Bush, M. & Brebbia, C. A. (ed.), 1999, Southampton, UK: Computational Mechanics Publications. Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology Discourse Analysis in Educational Research: A social semiotic approach Chapman, A., 1999, In: Education Research and Perspectives. 26, 2, p. 127-147 Dispersal of dung containing ivermectin in the field by Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Dadour, I., Cook, D. F. & Neesam, C., 1999, In: Bulletin of Entomological Research. 89, p. 119-123 Dissociation of water on the surface of galena (PbS): A comparison of periodic and cluster models Wright, K., Hillier, I. H., Vincent, M. A. & Kresse, G., 15 Oct 1999, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 111, 15, p. 6942-6946 5 p. Distal colonic neoplasms predict proximal neoplasia in average risk, asymptomatic patients Collett, J. A., Platell, C., Fletcher, D. R., Aquilia, S. & Olynyk, J., 1999, In: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 14, p. 67-71	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line716
__label__wiki	0.847568	0.847568	What's new in the treatment of Varicose Veins Yang, D., Eklof, B., Kistner, R. L. & Masuda, E., 1998, In: Proceedings. 62, 1, p. 109-110 What's new on therapies for elevated lipoprotein(a) Ward, N. C., Schultz, C. J. & Watts, G. F., 3 Jun 2019, In: Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 12, 6, p. 495-499 5 p. What's Next: Measurement and Enhancement of Student Experience - 20 years and beyond Nair, S., 2013, CAA Quality Series. Dubai, UAE: Commission for Academic Accreditation, Vol. 5. p. 124-128 (CAA Quality Series 5, Commission for Academic Accreditation). What's not to like? Parents' views of inappropriate school canteen foods Pettigrew, S. & Pescud, M., 2011, Academy of Marketing Conference 2011. UK: Academy of Marketing, Vol. 1. 8 p. What's the future of treatment for Alzheimer's disease? Szoeke, C., Campbell, S., Lautenschlager, N., Yastrubetskaya, O. & Ames, D., 2010, In: Medicine Today. 11, 6, p. 32 "What's Their Story?" Experiences of newly graduated nurses learning experiences in a neonatal intensive care unit McKenzie, R., 2019, (Unpublished) What strategies can women use to optimise bone health at this stage of life? Prince, R. & Kerr, D. A., 2000, In: The Medical journal of Australia. 173, p. S106-S107 What strategies do desk-based workers choose to reduce sitting time and how well do they work? Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial Stephens, S. K., Eakin, E. G., Clark, B. K., Winkler, E. A. H., Owen, N., Lamontagne, A. D., Moodie, M., Lawler, S. P., Dunstan, D. W. & Healy, G. N., 12 Oct 2018, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 15, 1, 98. What Strategies Do Less-Skilled Adult Readers Use to Read Words, and How Aware Are They of These Strategies? Mchardy, J., Chapman, E. & O’Neill, M., 28 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Adult Education Quarterly. 17 p. What style of leadership do women in STEMM fields perform? Findings from an international survey Nash, M., Davies, A. & Moore, R., Oct 2017, In: PLoS One. 12, 10, e0185727. What's working memory got to do with it? A case study on teenagers Price, A., Oliver, M. & Mcgrane, J., 2015, In: Teaching Science. 61, 2, p. 26-32 What's wrong with this picture? an experiment in quantifying accuracy in 2D portrait drawing Hayes, S. & Milne, N., 2011, In: Visual Communication. 10, 2, p. 149-174 Whats Wrong With Vote Buying Umbers, L., 2020, In: Philosophical Studies: an international journal for philosophy in the analytic tradition. 177, 2, p. 551-571 What's your place in the research race? Ebert, M., Dec 2006, In: Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences In Medicine. 29, 4, p. xv-xvii What the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations Overlook Garis, L. & Clare, J., 2013, Canada: Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research. What the people said: Findings from the regional Roundtables of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project Milroy, J., Dudgeon, P., Cox, A., Georgatos, G. & Bray, A., Sep 2017, In: The Journal of indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri. 2, 2, p. 16-32 17 p. What the public think about participation in medical research during an influenza pandemic: an international cross-sectional survey Gobat, N., Butler, C. C., Mollison, J., Francis, N. A., Gal, M., Harris, V., Webb, S. A. R., Byrne, J. P., Watkins, A., Sukumar, P., Hood, K. & Nichol, A., 1 Dec 2019, In: Public Health. 177, p. 80-94 15 p. What the pulmonary specialist should know about the new inhalation therapies Laube, B. L., Janssens, H. M., De Jongh, F. H. C., Devadason, S., Dhand, R., Diot, P., Everard, M. L., Horvath, I., Navalesi, P., Voshaar, T. & Chrystyn, H., 2011, In: European Respiratory Journal. 37, p. 1308-1331 What to call a dog? A review of the common names for Australian free-ranging dogs Kreplins, T. L., Gaynor, A., Kennedy, M. S., Baudains, C. M., Adams, P., Bateman, P. W. & Fleming, P. A., 9 Aug 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pacific Conservation Biology. What to do ... When the treatment does not work: polymyositis Mastaglia, F., 2008, In: Postgraduate Medical Journal. 84, p. 382-384 Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review What to Do When Clients Are Reluctant to Share Gutierrez, H. C., Hershey, D. A. & Gerrans, P., 2011, In: CSA Journal. 49, p. 39-44 Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article What to make of the 'Murchison Cement'? A re-examination of a megafaunal fossil site in the Mid West, Western Australia Murszewski, A., Ward, I., Spooner, N. & Leopold, M., 2014, In: Australian Archaeology. 79, p. 116-123 What type of immune responses are needed to control HIV infection? French, M., Tjiam, C. & Fernandez, S., 2015, In: Atlas of Science. N/A, p. 1-3 What type of value drives intentions to visit WA coastal destinations? Soutar, G., Lee, J. & Jenkins, N. P., 2008, Shifting the Focus from Mainstream to Offbeat. Spanjaard, D., Denize, S. & Sharma, N. (eds.). Sydney, Australia ed. University of Western Sydney: Promaco Conventions Pty. Ltd., Vol. -. p. 1-6 What underlies the difference between self-reported health and disability after stroke? A qualitative study in the UK Mavaddat, N., Sadler, E., Lim, L., Williams, K., Warburton, E., Kinmonth, A. L., Mckevitt, C. & Mant, J., Dec 2021, In: BMC Neurology. 21, 1, 315. What Use Are the Humanities? Haskell, D., 1995, Perth: Folio Press. What vulnerability do we need to patch first? Hong, J. B., Kim, D. S. & Haqiq, A., 18 Sep 2014, Proceedings of the International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks. United States: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 684-689 6 p. 6903625 What was contemporary music? The new, the modern and the contemporary in the ISCM Collins, S. S., 29 Oct 2018, The Routledge Research Companion to Modernism in Music. Heile, B. & Wilson, C. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 56-85 What was the impact of a participatory research project in Australian Indigenous primary healthcare services Applying a comprehensive framework for assessing translational health research to Lessons for the Best Ramanathan, S. A., Larkins, S., Carlisle, K., Turner, N., Bailie, R. S., Thompson, S., Bainbridge, R., Deeming, S. & Searles, A., 23 Feb 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 2, e040749. What We Can Salvage From ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Ruling Powles, J., 15 May 2014, Wired. What we don't understand about teaching for understanding: questions from science education Wallace, J. & Louden, B., 2003, In: Journal of Curriculum Studies. 35, 5, p. 545-566 What we have to work with: Teaching Australian literature in the contemporary context Mead, P., 2011, Teaching Australian Literature: From Classroom Conversations to National Imaginings. Doecke, B., Davies, L. M. & Mead, P. (eds.). South Australia: Wakefield Press, p. 52-69 What We Know and What We Need to Know About Curriculum Integration in Science, Mathematics and Technology Wallace, J., Rennie, L., Malone, J. & Venville, G., 2001, In: Curriculum Perspectives. 21, 1, p. 9-16 What we know as 'Australian Muslim Contemporary Arts' is difficult to define Novakovich, H., 2012, No Added Sugar: Engagement and Self-determination: Australian Muslim Women Artists: Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. What we need is better theory, not more data Anderson, M., 2006, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 29, p. 125-126 What we need to know about renal nerve ablation for treatment of hypertension and other states of sympathetic overactivity Schlaich, M. P., 1 Dec 2016, In: American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology. 311, 6, p. F1267-F1270 What Wikipedia can teach us about blockchain technology Baur, D., Cahill, D. & Liu, Z., 13 Apr 2018, The Conversation. What Will Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Cost Western Australian Agriculture? Cook, D. C., Gardiner, P. S. & Spafford, H., 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Economic Entomology. 114, 4, p. 1613-1621 9 p. What Will You Do If I Say 'I Do'?: The Effect of the Sex Ratio on Time Use within Taiwanese Married Couples Chang, S., Connelly, R. & Ma, P., 2016, UWA Business School, (Economics Discussion Papers; vol. 16, no. 5). 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Behandeling in strafrechtelijke context Tubex, H., 2006, In: Panopticon. 27, 6, p. 88-96 What works in preventing youth smoking? Experiences from the WA Smarter than Smoking Project Robertson, K., Clarkson, J., Shilton, T. & Frizzell, S., 2001, First National Tobacco Control Conference, Adelaide. Adelaide ed. Adelaide: Not given, Vol. 1. p. Not given What would the Babel fish say? Gagliano, M., 2016, In: Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling. 1, 3, p. 1-4 4 p. "What you do is who you are": gender identity in the resources industry Yrke, M., 2004, (Unpublished) What Young People Need to Make Better-Informed Decisions When Communicating With Digital Images: Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being Cardoso, P., Hawk, D. V. & Cross, D., 14 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Education and Behavior. What’s at stake in the tariff negotiations between the US and China Tyers, R. & Zhou, Y., 22 May 2018, The Conversation. 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__label__cc	0.704868	0.295132	Air Quality Programs and Provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 Title : Air Quality Programs and Provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 Published Date : 1992-01-01 Report Number : FHWA-PD-92-022 DOI : https://doi.org/10.21949/1404022 United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Clean Air Act Amendments Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act FHWA-PD-92-022 ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Air Quality This brochure summarizes the provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) that can best help State and local officials as they work toward the air quality goals of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). This summary is divided into six categories: (1) Funding Flexibility; (2) Increased Funding Levels; (3) Strengthened Planning Process; (4) Strengthened Role of Metropolitan Planning Organizations; (5) New Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program; and (6) Miscellaneous Provisions. urn:sha256:3f7cfa85f13affe162802e03b7731f729e77e0f6ce72bc8304f149ed4cf2512e Transportation Conformity : A Basic Guide for State and Local Officials The planning provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the transportation provisions of the Clean Air Act... Rules, Roles, and Responsibilities in Transportation Planning and Air Quality: One State's View The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 and the Intermodal SurfaceTransportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 are a pivotal moment intransportat...	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line723
__label__wiki	0.907551	0.907551	HomeWORLDWIDEARTS & CULTUREOnline EntertainmentJOE LANDRY’s Radio Play Version of “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” Pleases In Every Way JOE LANDRY’s Radio Play Version of “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” Pleases In Every Way December 23, 2021 Michele Caprario Online Entertainment 0 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Theater Offers Live- and STREAMING- Holiday Family Fun! Joe Landry has found a sweet spot, for sure, with his radio play adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life. While many will remember the tale of George Bailey from the classic 1946 movie, this version puts a new spin on the telling of this wonderful story. Recall in this tale of love, loss, and redemption, George Bailey considers ending his life on Christmas Eve, opting to give up his dreams to serve as benevolent business leader in small town USA (Bedford Falls). Spoiler alert: Bailey’s guardian angel,”Clarence” – still earning his wings – arrives to convince Bailey that his suicide plan will hurt others far more than himself. That’s the classic tale Landry brings to the stage in a brave new way as radio play. George Bailey (Moses VIllarama) and his wife, Mary (Sarita Ocon) share a happy moment The setting of It’s a Wonderful Life is the same time as the Golden Age of Radio,” Landry shared in his post-performance interview with director Giovanna Sardelli. “So I thought, maybe that could work like a radio play, maybe there’s a way to do it playing into the idea of the live radio broadcast elements and also telling the story that way.” Landry worked with an original cast of some twenty actors in a high school play version of the show, “and then every year it got smaller and smaller; it started with a cast of twelve and then ten and then eight and then five…” which is what is suggested now. Only five, albeit veteran, actors for this story is an amazing feat, particularly since three actors play, as Sardelli describes it, “the entire town of Bedford Falls.” Clarity, Landry underscored, is extremely important in the story telling. There is a built-in narration with the superintendent of angels telling Clarence the story, so it’s easy for an audience to follow. But presenting so many parts with so few people? Landry says he was so blessed to have such great character actors that he says he was “like, sure, (one person) can play a conversation with the father, and Potter, and Billy all at the same time…!” And they do- sometimes playing, even, an adult one moment and then a child. One can only imagine what line memorization must have been like! Landry was a fan of the film version of It’s a Wonderful Life; it was a movie he saw growing up. He says he had no idea what it was when he first came upon it in a local archive, but it certainly left an impact upon him. Director Giovanna Sardelli talks with playwright Joe Landry after OnDemand performance stream “It really blew me away,” Landry said, “not only because it seemed so contemporary for certain reasons- or timeless, I guess we could say- but also the message, I feel, is so touching. It’s something we can use, you know; it’s lovely that it’s considered a Christmas piece because, I think, hearing the message of how each of our lives touch so many others is something that is great to hear, you know, at least once a year and sort of remember that.” Landry does a wonderful job of re-telling the story, choosing excellent moments of narration, even adding in radio ads with singing. Sardelli has directed the show twice now as a radio play. One of the things she enjoyed was the multi-generational and multi-cultural connections to the film. “There’s a way into this film for so many people,” Sardelli said, sharing that her own father “looks at the movie and sees the America that he wanted to be a part of, part of the reason he came to the US. The values, the people, all seem familiar.” A huge high point for Sardelli was hearing the present-day lead, Moses Villarama, as George Bailey say on set, “I’m so happy to tell this story and so happy to be in a production where a typical American dreamer can look like me.’ Sardelli shared that his remark “stopped everyone in the room…” “It’s something that I’ve taken for granted having known it so long,” Landry said. “There’s so many parts of the story that tie us together. I think that goes back to Frank Capra and his body of work- and what it means to be an American… or what it is to be a human, what we all share together…” “When I produced (the radio play) in 2019, “ Sardelli shared, “it seemed fun and playful.” But when she was asked to revisit it now she found herself asking, “how does this connect to today? And to the original impetus to the movie? The production starts in present day and travels to the past, but one of the questions/reasons people connect so deeply is because it’s about a man in despair, a man who is so lost for a moment but finds healing through the life he’s lived and the people he’s known… it really speaks to being our best self- but doesn’t deny how hard that is…” “Spoiler alert,” Landry said, “there’s a section in the story where George sees the world differently, and then he goes through that, and I think there may be a parallel to that to what we’ve gone through (with Covid) in the last year and a half…” you know that we’ve been in this different place where things seem sort of familiar, but oh, now we’re doing plays on line, and we’re finding ways to make it work but everything seems slightly off, but then we have a moment where we can go back to the stage…” As with the original movie, Landry’s production ends with Auld Lang Syne. Thought-provoking, uplifting, and inspiring: TheatreWorks’ It’s a Wonderful Life, the radio play, reminds that, even when things seem their worst, dreams can come true. Full set of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s radio play version of “It’s a Wonderful Life” Directed by Giovanna Sardelli, this production previews Live at the Lucie Stern Theater in Palo Alto on December 3 and opens December 4. For anyone “in the know,” this annual holiday favorite would usually take place at the Stanford Vintage Movie House. Note that it will also be available to anyone to view at home. Leading this new take on an old classic will be Moses Villarama (as George Bailey),a seasoned stage actor who will be making his debut as a radio actor. You might remember Villarama from a prior TheatreWorks production, Writing Fragments Home. Sarita Ocon (playing George Bailey’s wife, Mary and other roles), also with multiple stage credits, including ACT, Cal Shakes, and Berkeley Rep, also makes her radio debut. Luisa Sermol plays multiple roles, including Violet, the woman Bailey “saves.” Sermol holds stage credits with TheatreWorks and others, including roles on national television, including Grimm. Phil Wong, another TheatreWorks alum (Four Immigrants, and Currency (online) ), will play Freddie Fillmore and other characters, including a radio announcer and a greedy banker. Todd Cerveris, all the way from Broadway (South Pacific and Twentieth Century) makes his TheatreWorks debut as Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood, guardian angel “Clarence,” and others. Please support Live theater- especially during this critical time- if you can by coming out to the Lucie Stern Theater. For any of us home-bound, disabled, or otherwise unable to get to the show, again, yes- online tickets are available. Please be generous! Then get out the popcorn, fire up the hot cocoa, settle in and let the Christmas-ing at home begin! It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayPreviews at Lucie Stern Auditorium, Palo Alto, on December 3, 2021, at 8:00pmOpening Night at Lucie Stern Auditorium, Palo Alto, on December 4, 2021Regular Performances after Opening:Tuesdays at 7:30pmWednesdays at 2:00pm and 7:30pmThursdays at 8:00pmFridays at 8:00pmSaturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pmSundays at 2:00pm and 7:00pm Joe Landry online theater About Michele Caprario 66 Articles Michele Caprario is a writer and editor covering great people, projects, and things that bring goodness to the world. New York City’s Five Boroughs Sparkle with Holiday Lights and Cheer A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Experience – Coming to Chicago in January 2022! “It’s a Wonderful Life” as a Radio Play is Holiday Gift from TheatreWorks November 22, 2021 Michele Caprario Online Entertainment 0 Spread the loveJoe Landry is taking the iconic story of George Bailey from the classic 1946 movie and offering a new and exciting format via TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Recall […] Pear Theatre Takes Silicon Valley Series of Short Plays Online This Year May 2, 2021 Michele Caprario Music & Arts 1 Spread the loveMountain View, CA to the World online – The Pear Theatre’s annual short-play series “Pear Slices” offers a little something for everyone: romance, drama, and comedy. 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__label__wiki	0.966584	0.966584	Coronavirus: One of the last sporting events still standing, clock is ticking for Tour de France The event needs France to end its lockdown, not just so the riders can ride but because the Tour attracts 10 to 12 million spectators. File image of Geraint Thomas from Tour de France 2018 \| Reuters For the Tour de France, one of the last of the summer’s major sports events still standing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the stop-watch is ticking. While the Tokyo Olympics, the Euros, tennis and golf majors and the Giro d’Italia have already been postponed or even cancelled, the Tour is still scheduled to start on June 27. Christian Prudhomme, the Tour director, made clear that before the race he wants “two months of exposure for the riders.” That means training rides and races and with most prospective competitors confined, the chances of their getting back on the road by late April look slim. The race also needs France to end its lockdown, not just so the riders can ride but because the Tour attracts 10 to 12 million spectators who stand by the roads to watch. Last week, when he announced the postponement of the Dauphine, an eight-day Tour warm-up stage race in the southeast of France due to start on May 31, Prudhomme said: “The most important word in Tour de France is France, and health concerns come first.” The situation across Europe suggests that a postponement is increasingly likely. Prudhomme is not prepared to discuss alternative plans in public, but he told AFP last week: “As of today, the dates of the Tour de France are maintained. But it would be a lie to say that we are not studying other hypotheses.” Banned fans Behind the scenes, AFP has learned, the organisers have sounded out cycling teams as well as French politicians and broadcasters about a postponement to August. Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu talked of banning spectators. But the idea seems to have died. The Tour is fuelled by its fans and it would be hard to prevent people coming out of their houses when the race passes by. Welshman Geraint Thomas, the winner in 2018, and Julian Alaphilippe, France’s hero of the 2019 Tour after wearing the leader’s jersey for 14 days, used almost identical words. “Without the fans, it wouldn’t be the Tour de France,” was how Thomas put it. Many politicians from towns along the route have echoed the sentiment. The Tour is a festive and symbolic event. Raphael Geminiani, who raced the Tour in 1947, said if the Tour went ahead it could bring France back to life. “This period of confinement will hurt our morale for some time. We will need a cure and a Tour de France would help give us a sense of stability,” the 94-year-old told French sports daily L’Equipe. For the sport, the Tour is a priority both financially and for the visibility it offers. “The Tour represents around 60% of earnings in a season,” French team AG2R boss Vincent Lavenu said. Some are even prepared to contemplate the worst. Bernard Hinault, a five-time winner of the event, told an affiliate of Radio France: “250 races around the world have been cancelled. So why not the Tour de France?” The fallout would be international. “Without the Tour de France, cycling would have a very big problem,” Ralph Denk, boss of the German Bora team, told German daily Die Welt. Patrick Lefevere, the head of the Deceuninck team, faced with the reduction in investment from his main sponsor, agreed. “If the Tour were not to be raced, it would be a hard blow that (Tour organisers) ASO could probably absorb, but not the teams,” he told Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. “It could bring down the whole model on which our sport is built.”	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line731
__label__wiki	0.558518	0.558518	Filters: Author is Whipple, A.V., [edit] [Clear All Filters] Evans, L. M., J. S. Clark, A. V. Whipple, and T. G. Whitham. 2012. The relative influences of host plant genotype and yearly abiotic variability in determining herbivore abundance.. Oecologia 168:483 - 9. Waring, K., S. Cushman, A. Eckert, L. Flores-Renteria, H. Lintz, R. Sniezko, C. Still, C. Wehenkel, A. V. Whipple, and M. Wing. 2016. Collaborative research for sustainable management of southwestern white pine.. 2 - 5 in Society of American Foresters National Convention. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Whipple, A. V., and M. Wing. 2016. Collaborative research for sustainable management of southwestern white pine.. in Society of American Foresters National Convention. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Whipple, A. V., and L. M. Holeski. 2016. Epigenetic Inheritance across the Landscape.. Frontiers in genetics 7:189. DaBell, J., K. Waring, T. E. Kolb, A. V. Whipple, and W. I. Madison. 2016. Southwestern white pine seedling tolerances to a changing climate: early results from common gardens across an elevational gradient.. in Society of American Foresters National Convention. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Castilla, A. R., R. Sniezko, K. Waring, S. Cushman, A. J. Eckert, L. Flores, C. Still, C. Wehenkel, A. Whipple, M. Wing, T. E. Kolb, and B. A. Goodrich. 2016. Sustaining southwestern white pine by combining experimental work and genomic tools. Waring, K., S. Cushman, A. Eckert, L. Flores-Renteria, R. Sniezko, S. Still, C. Wehenkel, A. V. Whipple, M. Wing, E. Boes, E. Bucholz, J. Burnett, A. Castilla, J. DaBell, C. Friedline, C. Garms, E. Heck, J. Johnson, A. Leal-Saenz, B. McTeague, M. Menon, and E. Moler. 2017. Blending Ecology and Evolution using Emerging Technologies to Determine Species Distributions with a Non-native Pathogen in a Changing Climate.. in Forest Regeneration in Changing Climates. Corvallis, OR. Waring, K., S. Cushman, A. Eckert, L. Flores-Renteria, R. Sniezko, C. Still, C. Wehenkel, A. V. Whipple, M. Wing, and P. Yury. 2017. A holistic approach to genetic conservation in Pinus strobiformis.. 17 - 21 in International Scientific Conference on Genetics of Populations Progress and Perspectives commemorating the 80th birthday of Academician Altukhov and dedicated to the 45th Anniversary of the Laboratory of Population Genetics named after Yu P Biological Sta. Zvenogorod Biological Station, Russia. DaBell, J., K. Waring, T. E. Kolb, and A. V. Whipple. 2017. Southwestern white pine performance across an elevational gradient.. in National Silviculture Workshop. Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. DaBell, J., K. Waring, T. E. Kolb, and A. V. Whipple. 2017. Southwestern white pine performance across an elevational gradient.. 18 - 22 in North American Forest Ecology Workshop. Edmonton Canada. Knapp, J. D., M. Middleton, P. L. Heinrich, A. V. Whipple, and P. G. Flikkema. 2017. Support of distributed ecological experiments via closed-loop environmental control. in 2017 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), . IEEE SusTechPhoenix, AZ. Menon, M., J. C. Bagley, C. J. Friedline, A. V. Whipple, A. W. Schoettle, A. Leal-Saenz, C. Wehenkel, F. Molina-Freaner, L. Flores-Renterıa, S. M. Gonzalez-Elizondo, R. A. Sniezko, S. A. Cushman, K. M. Waring, and A. J. Eckert. 2018. The role of hybridization during ecological divergence of southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis) and limber pine (P. flexilis). Molecular Ecology 27:1245-1260.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line734
__label__cc	0.624183	0.375817	Home > JITIM > Vol. 22 (2013) > Iss. 4 Journal of International Technology and Information Management A New Asset Type: Digital Assets Alp Toygar, California State University San Bernardino C.E. Taipe Rohm Jr., California State University San Bernardino Jake Zhu, California State University San Bernardino Is there a need for a new “asset” type? What are “digital materials?” Can digital materials be designated as “Digital Assets?” What is the driven source of the “Digital Asset?” Is the “Digital Asset” concept mature enough to be defined as a new asset type? For example, under what name or ownership should we regard all social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.), online photo albums(Flickr, Picasa etc.), blogs, domain names, websites, email accounts, smart phones or any information stored in the cloud or computers? In reality, digital images, photos, documents, audio and video files should be considered “assets” because they are real and contains monetary and personal values. In addition, what will happen to these “Digital Assets” after death? Does the “Digital Society” or “Cyber Citizenry” need better cyber law and regulations particularly related to the “Digital Assets” concept? Today, the concept of Digital Asset is real. However, it is not effectively defined and regulated by law and better regulation is necessary in order to protect people’s “Digital Assets” and rights. Similar to other asset types, people should be able to legally keep, transfer, use, sell or inherit “Digital Assets.” This study examined and elaborated on the “Digital Asset” concept and defined it as a new asset type titled “Digital Asset.” Toygar, Alp; Rohm, C.E. Taipe Jr.; and Zhu, Jake (2013) "A New Asset Type: Digital Assets," Journal of International Technology and Information Management: Vol. 22 : Iss. 4 , Article 7. Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/jitim/vol22/iss4/7 All Issues Vol. 30, Iss. 4 Vol. 30, Iss. 3 Vol. 30, Iss. 2 Vol. 30, Iss. 1 Vol. 29, Iss. 4 Vol. 29, Iss. 3 Vol. 29, Iss. 2 Vol. 29, Iss. 1 Vol. 28, Iss. 4 Vol. 28, Iss. 3 Vol. 28, Iss. 2 Vol. 28, Iss. 1 Vol. 27, Iss. 4 Vol. 27, Iss. 3 Vol. 27, Iss. 2 Vol. 27, Iss. 1 Vol. 26, Iss. 4 Vol. 26, Iss. 3 Vol. 26, Iss. 2 Vol. 26, Iss. 1 Vol. 25, Iss. 4 Vol. 25, Iss. 3 Vol. 25, Iss. 2 Vol. 25, Iss. 1 Vol. 24, Iss. 4 Vol. 24, Iss. 3 Vol. 24, Iss. 2 Vol. 24, Iss. 1 Vol. 23, Iss. 3 Vol. 23, Iss. 2 Vol. 23, Iss. 1 Vol. 22, Iss. 4 Vol. 22, Iss. 3 Vol. 22, Iss. 2 Vol. 22, Iss. 1 Vol. 21, Iss. 4 Vol. 20, Iss. 1 Vol. 19, Iss. 4 Vol. 19, Iss. 3 Vol. 19, Iss. 1 Vol. 18, Iss. 3 Vol. 18, Iss. 1 Vol. 17, Iss. 3 Vol. 17, Iss. 2 Vol. 17, Iss. 1 Vol. 16, Iss. 4 Vol. 16, Iss. 3 Vol. 16, Iss. 2 Vol. 16, Iss. 1 Vol. 15, Iss. 4 Vol. 15, Iss. 3 Vol. 15, Iss. 2 Vol. 15, Iss. 1 Vol. 14, Iss. 4 Vol. 14, Iss. 3 Vol. 14, Iss. 1 Vol. 13, Iss. 4 Vol. 13, Iss. 3 Vol. 13, Iss. 1	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line739
__label__wiki	0.790176	0.790176	Home SCIENCE NEWS Space & Planetary Science Secret embraces of stars revealed by Alma in Space & Planetary Science Unlike our Sun, most stars live with a companion. Sometimes, two come so close that one engulfs the other – with far-reaching consequences. When a team of astronomers led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, used the telescope Alma to study 15 unusual stars, they were surprised to find that they all recently underwent this phase. The discovery promises new insight on the sky’s most dramatic phenomena – and on life, death and rebirth among the stars. Credit: Danielle Futselaar, artsource.nl Using the gigantic telescope Alma in Chile, a team of scientists led by Chalmers University of Technology studied 15 unusual stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, the closest 5000 light years from Earth. Their measurements show that all the stars are double, and all have recently experienced a rare phase that is poorly understood, but is believed to lead to many other astronomical phenomena. Their results are published this week in the scientific journal Nature Astronomy. By directing the antennas of Alma towards each star and measuring light from different molecules close to each star, the researchers hoped to find clues to their backstories. Nicknamed “water fountains”, these stars were known to astronomers because of intense light from water molecules – produced by unusually dense and fast-moving gas. Located 5000 m above sea level in Chile, the Alma telescope is sensitive to light with wavelengths around one millimetre, invisible to human eyes, but ideal for looking through the Milky Way’s layers of dusty interstellar clouds towards dust-enshrouded stars. “We were extra curious about these stars because they seem to be blowing out quantities of dust and gas into space, some in the form of jets with speeds up to 1.8 million kilometres per hour. We thought we might find out clues to how the jets were being created, but instead we found much more than that”, says Theo Khouri, first author of the new study. Stars losing up to half their total mass The scientists used the telescope to measure signatures of carbon monoxide molecules, CO, in the light from the stars, and compared signals from different atoms (isotopes) of carbon and oxygen. Unlike its sister molecule carbon dioxide, CO2, carbon monoxide is relatively easy to discover in space, and is a favourite tool for astronomers. “Thanks to Alma’s exquisite sensitivity, we were able to detect the very faint signals from several different molecules in the gas ejected by these stars. When we looked closely at the data, we saw details that we really weren’t expecting to see”, says Theo Khouri. The observations confirmed that the stars were all blowing off their outer layers. But the proportions of the different oxygen atoms in the molecules indicated that the stars were in another respect not as extreme as they had seemed, explains team member Wouter Vlemmings, astronomer at Chalmers University of Technology. “We realised that these stars started their lives with the same mass as the Sun, or only a few times more. Now our measurements showed that they have ejected up to 50% of their total mass, just in the last few hundred years. Something really dramatic must have happened to them”, he says. A short but intimate phase Why were such small stars come losing so much mass so quickly? The evidence all pointed to one explanation, the scientists concluded. These were all double stars, and they had all just been through a phase in which the two stars shared the same atmosphere – one star entirely embraced by the other. “In this phase, the two stars orbit together in a sort of cocoon. This phase, which we call a “common envelope” phase, is really brief, and only lasts a few hundred years. In astronomical terms, it’s over in the blink of an eye”, says team member Daniel Tafoya of Chalmers University of Technology. Most stars in binary systems simply orbit around a common centre of mass. These stars, however, share the same atmosphere. It can be a life-changing experience for a star, and may even lead to the stars merging completely. Scientists believe that this sort of intimate episode can lead to some of the sky’s most spectacular phenomena. Understanding how it happens could help answer some of astronomers’ biggest questions about how stars live and die, Theo Khouri explains. “What happens to cause a supernova explosion? How do black holes get close enough to collide? What’s makes the beautiful and symmetric objects we call planetary nebulae? Astronomers have suspected for many years that common envelopes are part of the answers to questions like these. Now we have a new way of studying this momentous but mysterious phase”, he says. Understanding the common envelope phase will also help scientists study what will happen in the very distant future, when the Sun too will become a bigger, cooler star – a red giant – and engulf the innermost planets. “Our research will help us understand how that might happen, but it gives me another, more hopeful perspective. When these stars embrace, they send dust and gas out into space that can become the ingredients for coming generations of stars and planets, and with them the potential for new life”, says Daniel Tafoya. Since the 15 stars seem to be evolving on a human timescale, the team plan to keep monitoring them with Alma and with other radio telescopes. With the future telescopes of the SKA Observatory, they hope to study how the stars form their jets and change their surroundings. They also hope to find more – if there are any. “Actually, we think the known “water fountains” could be almost the only systems of their kind in the whole of our galaxy. If that’s true, then these stars really are the key to understanding the strangest, most wonderful and most important process that two stars can experience in their lives together”, concludes Theo Khouri. More about the research, and about Alma The research is published in the paper “Observational identification of a sample of likely recent Common-Envelope Events” in Nature Astronomy, by Theo Khouri (Chalmers), Wouter H. T. Vlemmings (Chalmers), Daniel Tafoya (Chalmers), Andrés F. Pérez-Sánchez (Leiden University, Netherlands), Carmen Sánchez Contreras (Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Spain), José F. Gómez (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Spain), Hiroshi Imai (Kagoshima University, Japan) and Raghvendra Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA). Alma (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) is an international astronomy facility is a partnership of ESO, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) of Japan in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ALMA is funded by ESO on behalf of its Member States, by NSF in cooperation with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and by NINS in cooperation with the Academia Sinica (AS) in Taiwan and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI). Chalmers and Onsala Space Observatory have been involved in Alma since its inception; receivers for the telescope are one of many contributions. Onsala Space Observatory is host to the Nordic Alma Regional Centre, which provides technical expertise to the Alma project and supports astronomers in the Nordic countries in using Alma. Robert Cumming, Communications Officer, Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers University of Technology, Theo Khouri, Astronomer, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology “Observational identification of a sample of likely recent Common-Envelope Events” Tags: ALMAembracesrevealedsecretstars	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line741
__label__wiki	0.896525	0.896525	Home » My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Lake Witch Trilogy #1) (Hardcover) My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Lake Witch Trilogy #1) (Hardcover) By Stephen Graham Jones This is book number 1 in the The Lake Witch Trilogy series. #2: Don't Fear the Reaper (The Lake Witch Trilogy #2) (Hardcover): $27.99 September 2021 Indie Next List “Jade isn’t the final girl; she doesn’t fit the requirements for a typical slasher flick. When her town becomes the setting for a real-life slasher case, she fills the role of wise woman to the appropriate final girl.” — April Gosling, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, CO Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. “Some girls just don’t know how to die…” Shirley Jackson meets Friday the 13th in My Heart Is a Chainsaw, written by the author of The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones, called “a literary master” by National Book Award winner Tananarive Due and “one of our most talented living writers” by Tommy Orange. Alma Katsu calls My Heart Is a Chainsaw “a homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre.” On the surface is a story of murder in small-town America. But beneath is its beating heart: a biting critique of American colonialism, Indigenous displacement, and gentrification, and a heartbreaking portrait of a broken young girl who uses horror movies to cope with the horror of her own life. Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, a world in which protection comes from an unusual source: horror movies…especially the ones where a masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them. And Jade narrates the quirky history of Proofrock as if it is one of those movies. But when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian Lake, she pulls us into her dizzying, encyclopedic mind of blood and masked murderers, and predicts exactly how the plot will unfold. Yet, even as Jade drags us into her dark fever dream, a surprising and intimate portrait emerges…a portrait of the scared and traumatized little girl beneath the Jason Voorhees mask: angry, yes, but also a girl who easily cries, fiercely loves, and desperately wants a home. A girl whose feelings are too big for her body. My Heart Is a Chainsaw is her story, her homage to horror and revenge and triumph. Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and been recipient of several awards including: the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder. * “Horror fans [will] be blown away by this audacious extravaganza.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * “This extraordinary novel is an essential purchase.”—Kirkus, Starred Review "Stephen's writing is a chainsaw and every sentence in this book drips with blood, every paragraph is clotted with skin, and every period is a bullethole. He makes me feel like an amateur."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of The Final Girl Support Group "A homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre. You don't have to be a slasher fan to read My Heart is a Chainsaw, but I guarantee that you will be after you read it."—Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and The Hunger "Brutal, beautiful, and unforgettable, My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a visceral ride from start to finish. A bloody love letter to slasher fans, it's everything I never knew I needed in a horror novel."—Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens "Stephen Graham Jones can't miss. My Heart Is A Chainsaw is a painful drama about trauma, mental health, and the heartache of yearning to belong...twisted into a DNA helix with encyclopedic Slasher movie obsession and a frantic, gory whodunnit mystery, with an ending both savage and shocking. Don't say I didn't warn you!” —Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat and Red Hands “An easy contender for Best of the Year. A love letter to (and an examination of) both the horror genre and the American West, it left me stunned and applauding.”—Brian Keene, World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rising and The Damned Highway “Stephen Graham Jones masterfully navigates the shadowy paths between mystery and horror. An epic entry in the slasher canon."—Laird Barron, author of Swift to Chase "An intense homage to the classic horror films of yore."—Polygon "At once an homage to the horror genre and a searing indictment of the brutal legacy of Indigenous genocide in America, Stephen Graham Jones’ My Heart Is a Chainsaw delivers both dazzling thrills and visceral commentary... Jones takes grief, gentrification and abuse to task in a tale that will terrify you and break your heart all at the same time."—Time "Sneaking in right at the end of the summer is the best horror novel of the year... A loving homage to meta-horror classics like Scream and Cabin in the Woods. Hilarious at one turn and outrageously gruesome at the next, it’ll be the perfect book to read after dark over Labor Day weekend."—GQ "Stephen Graham Jones continues his reign as a horror maestro with My Heart Is a Chainsaw. This brutal homage to slasher films focuses on Jade, a young half-Indian woman who finds comfort in horror movies after feeling abandoned by her family and her town."—PopSugar "Stephen Graham Jones is a star when it comes to melding horror with literary fiction, exploring themes of colonialism and racisms alongside Indigenous experiences. He hasn’t been described as the Jordan Peele of horror fiction for nothing... A masterpiece."—Book Riot "The Only Good Indian is equal parts revenge thriller, monster movie, and meditation on the inescapable undertow of the past. A gripping, deeply unsettling novel."—Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award finalist and Guggenheim Fellow and author of Her Body and Other Parties "The best yet from one of the best in the business. An emotional depth that staggers, built on guilt, identity, one's place in the world, what's right and what's wrong. The Only Good Indians has it all: style, elevation, reality, the unreal, revenge, warmth, freezing cold, and even some slashing. In other words, the book is made up of everything Stephen Graham Jones seemingly explores and, in turn, everything the rest of us want to explore with him." —Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake. “Stephen Graham Jones is a literary master who happens to write horror, and you've never read a book quite like The Only Good Indians.”—Tananarive Due, National Book Award winner, author of The Good House “The Only Good Indians is scary good. Stephen Graham Jones is one of our most talented and prolific living writers. The book is full of humor and bone chilling images. It’s got love and revenge, blood and basketball. More than I could have asked for in a novel. It also both reveals and subverts ideas about contemporary Native life and identity. Novels can do some much to render actual and possible lives lived. Stephen Graham Jones truly knows how to do this, and how to move us through a story at breakneck (literally) speed. I’ll never see an elk or hunting, or what a horror novel can do the same way again.”—Tommy Orange, Pulitzer Prize finalist of There There “The Only Good Indians is the most American horror novel I've ever read.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires “This novel works both as a terrifying chiller and as biting commentary on the existential crisis of indigenous peoples adapting to a culture that is bent on eradicating theirs.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW "I like stories where nobody escapes their pasts because it's what I fear most."—Terese Marie Mailhot, New York Times bestselling author of Heart Berries "Stephen Graham Jones is one of our greatest treasures. His prose here pops and sings, hard-boiled poetry conspiring with heartbreakingly-alive characters." —Sam J. Miller, Nebula-Award-Winning author of Blackfish City “Gritty and gorgeous” —The New York Times "How long must we pay for our mistakes, for our sins? Does a thoughtless act doom us for eternity? This is a novel of profound insight and horror, rich with humor and intelligence. The Only Good Indians is a triumph; somehow it’s a great story and also a meditation on stories. I've wondered who would write a worthy heir to Peter Straub's Ghost Story. Now I know the answer: Stephen Graham Jones."—Victor LaValle, author of The Ballad of Black Tom and The Changeling "THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS is a masterpiece. Intimate, devastating, brutal, terrifying, yet warm and heartbreaking in the best way, Stephen Graham Jones has written a horror novel about injustice and, ultimately, about hope. Not a false, sentimental hope, but the real one, the one that some of us survive and keeps the rest of us going. And it gives me hope that this book exists and is now in your hands."—Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World “Jones hits his stride with a smart story of social commentary—it’s scary good.”—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW “Jones... has written a masterpiece. The book is… as instinctive and essential as it is harsh. Despite the blood and bleakness, The Only Good Indians is ultimately also about hope and the promise of the future...Read it.” — Locus Magazine “A heartbreakingly beautiful story about hope and survival, grappling with themes of cultural identity, family, and traditions.” —Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW “Subtly funny and wry at turns, this novel will give you nightmares. The good kind, of course.”—Buzzfeed Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press Publication Date: August 31st, 2021 Series: The Lake Witch Trilogy Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural Fiction / Horror Fiction / Native American & Aboriginal Paperback (March 29th, 2022): $17.99 Library Binding, Large Print (January 26th, 2022): $43.39 Compact Disc (August 31st, 2021): $39.99	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line744
__label__wiki	0.925876	0.925876	How American Airlines Prompted The DC-3’s Construction The Douglas DC-3 has had a long-lasting impact on passenger and military aviation for over eight decades. However, the design of the plane may have never ended up being what we know if it wasn’t for American Airlines’ insistence. The Douglas DC-3 helped catalyze the potential of the passenger aviation industry. Photo: Getty Images Before the aircraft’s introduction, carriers were struggling to perform successfully with a long-distance passenger plane. The DC-3 revolutionized commercial services as it helped airlines to start earning regular profits on long-haul operations. If it wasn’t for the determination of Cyrus Rowlett “C. R.” Smith, the iconic president of American Airlines, the game-changing introduction may not have happened. The US commercial aviation pioneer wanted two new planes. He sought a lower version of the DC-2, which would carry 21 passengers during the day, and he also wanted an aircraft with railroad-type sleeping berths, which would transport 14 travelers overnight. The Douglas DC-2 was already in production in 1934, and it was a 14-seat, twin-engined plane competing against Boeing 247. According to the Archbridge Institute, Smith, alongside his top engineer, Bill Littlewood, called Donald Douglas himself to request an improved type. However, the aircraft manufacturing giant said that his company couldn’t even keep up with orders for the DC-2. Therefore, he couldn’t justify the development costs of a whole new plane. Stay informed: Sign up for our daily aviation news digest. The Douglas DC-2 wasn’t around for very long before the DC-3 was also introduced. Photo: The United States Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons The green light Nonetheless, Smith showed his persistence and promised Douglas that he would order 20 units of the new aircraft if they were built. After hours of negotiations, Douglas finally gave in. To finance the deal, Smith flew to Washington to meet with Jesse Jones, the head of the government’s Great Depression-era Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He returned with a $4.5 million ($83 million today) loan secured. Boeing highlights that the first DC-3 built was the Douglas Sleeper Transport, which passengers affectionately called the Skysleeper. It had 14 luxury seats in four in four main compartments, and they could be folded in pairs to form seven berths. Meanwhile, seven more berths folded down from the cabin ceiling. Altogether, the aircraft could fly 14 overnight passengers or 28 customers for shorter daytime flights. The first of these planes arrived at American Airlines in June 1936. Two months later, the first standard 21-passenger DC-3 joined the company. The DC-3 was introduced with a range of 1,495 miles and could hit speeds of 192 mph. Photo: Cory W. Watts via Wikimedia Commons Hitting the skies On June 25th, 1936, American launched its first regularly scheduled DC-3 flight, which was a service from Chicago Midway to Newark. The journey took three hours and fifty minutes to complete, and Smith was one of the 13 passengers aboard. In September of that year, American started a 15 hour and 50-minute overnight transcontinental sleeper service between California’s Glendale and Newark. This trip included stops for refueling in Tucson, Dallas, and Memphis. The deployment of the DC-3 was a grand affair in airline history. American toured the plane around the US. While in Detroit, a crowd of 110,000 people gathered to see the spectacle. The plane enabled American to operate a route that could earn a profit solely on passenger activity. At the time, operators had to rely on mail services to record gains. This progress saw American eventually hold 94 units of the type. In the years leading up to World War II, two-thirds of American’s revenue was from passengers. Furthermore, the carrier was boasting profits of $200,000 ($3.6 million today) a year. As a result, Smith sent a check of $25 ($460 today) to two thousand of his employees that had been with the company at least one year. Moreover, newcomers received $15 ($275 today). The trend catches on The DC-3’s buzz had soon spread throughout the aviation industry. Other US carriers, such as United Airlines, TWA, Eastern Air Lines, and Delta Air Lines, ordered more than 400 units of the aircraft. The increase in airline efficiency saw planes swiftly replace several train routes across the country. United was notably proud of its new DC-3 “Mainliners”. It flew them from New York to San Francisco in less than 16 hours and made only three stops on its journey. Two 1,200-horsepower Wright Cyclone radial engines powered the DC-3. Photo: The City of Vancouver Archives via Wikimedia Commons Additionally, the plane also caught on across the continents. For instance, in 1936, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines received its first unit. It used the aircraft to replace the DC-2 service from Amsterdam to Sydney via Batavia (now Jakarta). This operation was the world’s longest scheduled route during this period. Altogether, between 1935 and 1946, over 10 thousand DC-3s were built. These planes were put to use by both commercial and military operators across the globe. In fact, by 1939, the DC-2 and DC-3 served 90% of all US airline customers. Most of the military units of the DC-3 were C-47 Skytrain, which served well in WWII. Moreover, the plane also worked as a C-53 Skytrooper. The models proved to be durable, versatile, and reliable in their missions. The DC-3 also saw deployment in other critical missions over the rest of the 20th century, such as the Vietnam War. The C-47 Skytrain even remained in service with the US military until 2008. The type was a military workhorse for much of the 20th century. Photo: The United States Air Force via Wikimedia Commons The aircraft, in all its forms, would go on to be adored by several passenger airlines over the decades. Over 80 years after its debut, the type is still being spotted in the air. Just this summer, on the 76th anniversary of D-Day, tribute was paid to frontline health workers with a DC-3 towering the skies above the Finger Lakes region of New York. Nonetheless, if it wasn’t for American Airlines’ persistence and drive, the plane’s production may have been a very different outcome. An aircraft with the name of DC-3 may have eventually been produced. However, it would have come at a later time, with different requirements and a different outcome. 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__label__wiki	0.55718	0.55718	Home/Religion/Four Myths About 9/11 & Muslims I’m Tired of Hearing Four Myths About 9/11 & Muslims I’m Tired of Hearing Heina Dadabhoy Follow on Twitter Send an email September 12, 2013 Palestinians didn’t celebrate 9-11; that was footage from 1991. This one is trotted out often by sympathetic, well-meaning folks who want to believe that no one could celebrate a tragedy like 9/11. They’re wrong: there is no evidence to support the claim that CNN was conspiring to make Palestinians look bad by airing old footage and plenty to support the claim that the footage was taken right after the 9/11 attacks occurred. It makes sense to profile people who appear to adhere to Islam since 9-11 was planned and carried out by Muslims. Yes, I’m looking at you, Sam Harris. It’s comforting to think that terrorists wear specific garb or all look a certain way and that, therefore, targeting people who look or dress a certain way is helpful in preventing terrorism. If only those darn politically-correct simpering liberals would let us, amirite? Except, if you take a look at the hijackers, what do you see? No long beards — or beards at all, for the most part. They look like any number of brown men in the US. Furthermore, they dressed in “normal” garb, as in pants and shirts rather than robes and turbans (most turban-wearers are Sikh rather than Muslim, anyway). Muslims didn’t condemn 9-11. At least within the United States, nearly every major Muslim org and mosque put out a condemnation of 9/11, just as they have done with every other major terrorist act. Why wasn’t that better publicized, then? Ask yourself what tends to make the news especially after a terrorist attack. “Muslim Group Condemns Terrorism” is either going to be ignored entirely or buried because it’s not sexy, violent, offensive, or otherwise attention-grabbing. Furthermore, Muslims aren’t exactly a huge percentage of the American population. Some claim that Muslims should have gone further in order to make their condemnation of terrorism clear and public, with a march, perhaps, or a giant protest of some kind. The problem is that, especially right after 9/11, most of us Muslims were, frankly, scared shitless. We faced potential and actual violence from our fellow Americans for a violent act that killed several of our own. Organizing a giant public spectacle to appease those who automatically believed us to be terrorists wasn’t exactly the first thing on our minds when we couldn’t go about our daily lives without fear. Later, we had plenty to fear from the government: the Patriot Act was used to falsely accuse, incarcerate, and persecute innocent Muslims; the government lied to us despite our cooperation in anti-terror measures on at least one documented occasion. Personally, I believe that people are innocent until proven guilty. While I have my issues with Islam and agree that there are problems with the Quran that lend themselves to being used to justify horrendous violence, that’s no reason to automatically assume that every Muslim is pro-terror unless they’ve participated in a march to “prove” that they aren’t. For some of us, such demands simply add insult to injury. Muslim Americans are just as targeted by Al Qaeda and its ilk as any other American: Bin Laden himself said so. If someone who is arguably the face of terror tells you that Muslim Americans aren’t his people and you still believe them to be his supporters, well, I don’t know what more I can say. I don’t think it’s helpful in fighting terrorism to lump Muslims who aren’t terrorists in with terrorists, but hey, what do I know? It was disrespectful for Muslims to want to build the Ground Zero Mosque. For the record, the building is a community center called Park51 and wasn’t built on Ground Zero, so the term “Ground Zero Mosque” is a deliberate troll. For many years, there have been mosques close to the World Trade Center site in New York City. There was a Muslim prayer room in the World Trade Center itself. New York is a multi-cultural city and most of its residents understand that. If Muslim Americans who aren’t at all affiliated with terrorism aren’t allowed to build community centers anywhere near Ground Zero, then by that logic, no churches of any denomination should be allowed anywhere near reproductive health centers. I was unable to find a link to it, but I do recall seeing a Bin Laden video at some point where he basically said that it’s cool to kill American Muslims because they’re on the wrong side of things. Even if I’m misremembering, Al-Qaeda has generally been fine with killing Muslims who are in the way of their non-Muslim targets and considers all Americans a target, no exceptions stated. Update: Astute commenter Nathan found a link to a transcript of a Bin Laden tape where he says Anyone who aids America or help it, including Arab leaders, or anyone who fights alongside them or provides them with bases or any kind of support, even if it was only verbal, in order to kill Muslims in Iraq, that is a Muslim that he is no longer a Muslim and therefore he will be a legitimate target. 9/11 ground zero mosque Islam Muslims park51 Study: Atheists are Made By Their Parents Are Poor People Happier in Religious Societies? LGBTQ Rights vs Christian Schools: Who Does Biden Support? One Weird Reason the US Supports Israel: An Ancient Prophesy About Magog BonnieBeth says: To your third point, “Muslim Group Condemns Terrorism” was barely publicized in DETROIT, where one might thing it could possibly have been A Thing. (For those unfamiliar, the Detroit suburb of Dearborn has one of the largest Arab-American populations in the US. While Arab != Muslim, there’s still a lot.) And oh, you wanted all the Muslims to go out and march in protest of the attacks to demonstrate their harmlessness to you? From what I heard, quite a lot were afraid to leave their houses for a while, let alone gather in large groups in public. Or, you could just be jerks for over a decade and chase a festival out of town. I mean, how in the hell do you prove you’re not a terrorist? delphi_ote says: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Coptic_monks.jpg Uh oh… those dudes look pretty Muslim to me… and angry, too! Probably time to get all up in their shit to protect our Christian nation. Profiling. Works EVERY time. Thanks. I’ve come to dread 9/11 rolling around. Mostly it’s just a day that pisses me the fuck off what with all the racism and xenophobia and Islamophobia and so on.. Also, Heina, I found one link mentioning the threat Bin laden made to Muslims who “sided with” the US: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0302/12/ltm.10.html Thank you so much! I’ll add that in. Phillip Hallam-Baker says: I am British and until 9/11 many Americans including the Mayor of New York supported a terrorist organization that has tried to murder members of my family. Not just with words, but attending fund raisers (NORAID existed to raise money for the IRA) and giving their leaders ‘humanitarian awards’. I note that many of the folk who attack many legitimate Muslim charitable organizations with no ties to terrorism helped collect money for NORAID despite being told by the State department that the money went to buy guns and explosives. The CNN footage is probably genuine but what struck me was just how few people were in the film. They were not showing demonstrations with thousands or even hundreds of people. They were showing one family of maybe six people total. And then there is the fact that the UK and US then went on to cause the deaths of half a million Iraqis because George W. Bush wanted to show he was more macho than his father and the neo-cons wanted to enact a foreign policy of oderint dum metuant. eli syed says: I felt such relief as I read this article. I can’t even articulate a proper response but I just want to make sure I say thank you so much. It is hard to avoid anti-Muslim rhetoric in the media, on social media, in social settings, there is no way to avoid it and it’s hard to address it. I can look away, I can scroll on to something else, I can change the subject and I can change the channel, but that is simply self-preservation, and it is really not enough. It’s so good to see a chance for this sort of conversation to happen.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line756
__label__cc	0.651948	0.348052	Mary Ellen Strom she \| her \| hers Professor of the Practice Degree Program Faculty Graduate Program Faculty mary_ellen.strom@tufts.edu Geyser Land View CV Standby Snow Chronicles of a Heatwave Mary Ellen Strom and Laine Rettmer Gabriel Canal Light Installation conceived by Mary Ellen Strom and Jim Madden Paint, Trees, Color Bars Shoot, 10:00 minute cycle, two channel video, with music by MJ Williams, 2013 Cake (Collecting Action and Knowledge about the Every Day) Site-specific video project with garment workers in empty retail store in lower Manhattan, 2005 Mary Ellen Strom's artworks unearth submerged narratives in the environment, history and cultural discourse(s). Strom's project-based work takes the form of installation and temporal public art. Strom's work has been exhibited in a wide range of contexts including museums, galleries, on passenger trains, large-scale video projections onto industrial sites and mountain rock faces, in empty retail stores, on ranches, horse arenas and on rivers. Recent awards include an International Fulbright Scholar Fellowship, ArtPlace America, a Bogliasco Fellowship to the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities, The MAP Fund, ARTADIA-The Fund for Art and Dialogue, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial Fellowship Prize, Art Matters, and Creative Capital, among others. Strom’s individual installations and collaborative projects have been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, the ICA Philadelphia, The Contemporary Art Museum Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, The Pompidou-Metz, Paris, France, The Nagoya Museum of Fine Arts, Japan, Espacio Cultural Contemperaneo, Montevideo, Uruguay, the Currier Museum, Manchester, NH among others. Strom has participated in residencies including the Watermill Center, PS1/MoMA, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The International Studio and Curatorial Program, The Headlands Center for the Arts and Bellagio Center Lake Como, Italy funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Strom is a founding member of the arts organization Mountain Time Arts in Bozeman, MT. MTA produces interdisciplinary public art projects that focus on social and environmental justice in the Rocky Mountain West.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line757
__label__wiki	0.887989	0.887989	Nba Live 2008 Tricks After 4 seasons with the Miami Heat, LeBron James went back to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014–-- 15 season. He led the group to their second Finals appearance with the assistance of Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Golden State Warriors beat the Cavaliers in 6 video games, led by the Splash Brothers Stephen Curry Klay Thompson. The Cavaliers and the Warriors dealt with each other in the Finals a record four successive times. In the 2015–-- 16 season, the Warriors completed the season 73–-- 9, the best season record in NBA history However, the Cavaliers conquered a 3–-- 1 deficit in the Finals to win their first championship In the 2016–-- 17 season, the Warriors took advantage of the recruitment of complimentary representative Kevin Durant. The Warriors won the Finals against the Cavaliers. After the departure of James in totally free agency in 2018, the Cavaliers' streak of playoff and Finals looks ended. The Warriors returned for a fifth successive Finals appearance in but lost to the Toronto Raptors, who won their very first championship after obtaining Kawhi Leonard in a trade. The 2019–-- 20 season was suspended forever on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. On June 4, 2020, the NBA Board of Governors voted to resume the season in a 22-team format with 8 seeding games per team and a regular playoffs format, with all video games played in a bubble Walt Disney World without any fans present. This era also saw the continuous near year-over-year decrease in NBA viewership. In between 2012 and 2019, the league lost 40 to 45 percent of its viewership. While some of it can be credited to cable-cutting, other professional leagues, like the NFL and MLB have retained stable viewership demographics. The opening game of the 2020 Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat generated just 7.41 million viewers to ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That is apparently the most affordable viewership seen for the Finals because at least 1994 when overall viewers started to be frequently tape-recorded and is a 45 percent decline from game one between the Golden State Warriors Toronto Raptors, which had 13.51 million audiences a year earlier. Some attribute this decrease to the political positions the league and its gamers are taking, while others think about load management, the uneven talent distribution between the conferences and the cord-cutting of younger audiences as the primary factor for the decline. Worldwide influence Following pioneers like Vlade Divac Dražen Petrović (Croatia) who signed up with the NBA in the late 1980s, an increasing number of global players have actually moved straight from playing in other places on the planet to starring in the NBA. Given that 2006, the NBA has faced EuroLeague in exhibit matches NBA Europe Live Trip, and because 2009, in the EuroLeague American Trip 2013–-- 14 season opened with a record 92 global gamers on the opening night lineups, representing 39 nations and consisting of over 20% of the league. The start of the 2017–-- 18 season saw a record 108 worldwide players representing 42 various countries marking 4 successive years of a minimum of 100 global gamers and each team having at least one worldwide player. In 2018, the Phoenix Suns worked with Serbian coach Igor Koko & scaron; kov as their new head coach, replacing Canadian interim coach Jay Triano, making Koko & scaron; kov the first European coach to become a head coach for a team in the NBA. In 2001, an associated minor league, the National Basketball Development League, now called the NBA G League, was developed. 2 years after the Hornets' move to New Orleans, the NBA returned to North Carolina, as the Charlotte Bobcats were formed as an expansion group temporarily moved Oklahoma City in 2005 for 2 seasons due to the fact that of damage brought on by Cyclone Katrina. The group went back to New Orleans in 2007. A new authorities game ball was presented on June 28, 2006, for the 2006–-- 07 season, marking the very first modification to the ball in over 35 years and only the second ball in 60 seasons. Spalding, the new ball featured a brand-new design and new artificial material that Spalding claimed offered a much better grip, feel, and consistency than the original ball. Nevertheless, numerous gamers were singing in their contempt for the brand-new ball, stating that it was too sticky when dry, and too slippery when damp. Commissioner Stern announced on December 11, 2006, that starting January 1, 2007, the NBA would return to the standard leather basketball in usage prior to the 2006–-- 07 season. The modification was affected by regular gamer problems and verified hand injuries (cuts) caused by the microfiber ball. Gamers' Association had actually filed a fit on behalf of the gamers against the NBA over the brand-new ball. Since the 2017–-- 18 season, the NBA group jerseys are manufactured by Nike, changing the previous provider, Adidas. All groups will use jerseys with the Nike logo other than the Charlotte Hornets, whose jerseys will rather have the Jumpman logo design connected with longtime Nike endorser Michael Jordan, who owns the Hornets. Federal Bureau of Examination (FBI) began an examination on July 19, 2007, over accusations that veteran NBA referee Tim Donaghy bank on basketball video games he officiated over the past two seasons and that he made calls impacting the point spread in those games. On August 15, 2007, Donaghy pleaded guilty to 2 federal charges connected to the examination. Donaghy claimed in 2008 that certain referees got along with players and business guys for the NBA, and he alleged that referees affected the result of specific playoff and finals video games in 2002 and 2005. NBA commissioner David Stern denied the claims and stated Donaghy was a founded guilty felon and a singing, working together witness. According to an independent research study by Ronald Beech of Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals in between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, although the refs increased the Lakers' chances of winning through foul calls throughout the game, there was no collusion to fix the game. On declared star treatment during Video game 6 by the referees towards specific players, Beech declared, there does appear to be issues with various standards and allowances for various gamers. The NBA Board of Governors authorized the request of the Seattle SuperSonics move to Oklahoma City on April 18, 2008. The group, nevertheless, could stagnate until it had actually settled a suit filed by the city of Seattle, which was meant to keep the SuperSonics in Seattle for the remaining 2 seasons of the group's lease at KeyArena. Following a lawsuit, the city of Seattle settled with the ownership group of the SuperSonics on July 2, 2008, enabling the group to move to Oklahoma City instantly in exchange for terminating the last two seasons of the team's lease at KeyArena. Oklahoma City Thunder began playing in the 2008–-- 09 season. The very first outside game in the modern era of the league was dipped into the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on October 11, 2008, in between the Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets The very first authorities NBA league video games on European ground happened in 2011. In two matchups, the New Jersey Nets Toronto Raptors O2 Arena in London in front of over 20,000 fans. After the 2012–-- 13 season, the New Orleans Hornets were relabelled the Pelicans During the 2013–-- 14 season, Stern retired as commissioner after 30 years, and deputy commissioner Adam Silver ascended to the position of commissioner. During that season's playoffs, the Bobcats formally recovered the Hornets name, and by arrangement with the league and the Pelicans, likewise received sole ownership of all history, records, and statistics from the Pelicans' time in Charlotte. As an outcome, the Hornets are now officially considered to have actually been established in 1988, suspended operations in 2002, and resumed in 2004 as the Bobcats, while the Pelicans are officially dealt with as a 2002 growth team. (This is rather comparable to the relationship between the Cleveland Browns Baltimore Ravens NFL Donald Sterling, who was then-owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, got a life time restriction from the NBA on April 29, 2014 after racist remarks he made became public. Sterling was likewise fined US$ 2.5 million, the optimum allowed under the NBA Constitution. Becky Hammon was employed by the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 2014, as an assistant coach, ending up being the 2nd female coach in NBA history however the first full-time coach. This also makes her the first full-time female coach in any of the 4 major professional sports in The United States and Canada. The NBA announced on April 15, 2016, that it would enable all 30 of its teams to offer business sponsor advertisement spots on main game uniforms, beginning with the 2017–-- 18 season. The sponsorship advertisement spots would appear on the left front of jerseys, opposite Nike's logo, marking the very first time a maker's logo design would appear on NBA jerseys, and would determine approximately 2.5 by 2.5 inches. The NBA would become the first significant North American professional sports league to permit corporate sponsorship logos on main group uniforms, and the last to have a consistent maker logo design appear on its team uniforms. The first team to reveal a jersey sponsorship was the Philadelphia 76ers, who agreed to a deal with StubHub On July 6, 2017, the NBA unveiled an updated rendition of its logo; it was largely identical to the previous design, except with modified typography and a richer color scheme. The league began to phase in the updated logo across its residential or commercial properties during the 2017 NBA Summertime League The NBA likewise formally launched brand-new Nike uniforms for all 30 teams beginning with the 2017–-- 18 season. The league eliminated home and away uniform classifications. Rather, each team would have four or 6 uniforms: the Association edition, which is the team's white uniform, the Icon edition, which is the group's color uniform, and the Statement and City uniforms, which most groups utilize as an alternate uniform. In 2018, the NBA also released the Made uniform. Following the summertime break, groups begin training camps in late September. Training camps enable the coaching personnel to assess gamers (especially novices), scout the group's strengths and weaknesses, prepare the players for the rigorous regular season and figure out the 12-man active lineup (and a 3-man non-active list) with which they will begin the routine season. Teams have the ability to appoint gamers with less than two years of experience to the NBA G League. After training camp, a series of preseason exhibition games are held. Preseason matches are sometimes kept in non-NBA cities, both in the United States and overseas. The NBA regular season starts in the last week of October. Throughout the regular season, each team plays 82 games, 41 each home and away. A team faces challengers in its own department four times a year (16 games). Each group plays six of the teams from the other 2 departments in its conference 4 times (24 games), and the remaining 4 groups 3 times (12 video games). Finally, each group plays all the groups in the other conference twice each (30 games). This asymmetrical structure suggests the strength of schedule will differ in between teams (but not as considerably as the NFL MLB ). Over 5 seasons, each group will have played 80 games versus their department (20 video games against each opponent, 10 at home, 10 on the road), 180 games versus the rest of their conference (18 games against each opponent, 9 in your home, 9 on the road), and 150 games against the other conference (10 video games versus each group, 5 at home, 5 on the roadway). The NBA is also the only league that frequently schedules video games on Christmas The league has actually been playing games routinely on the holiday because 1947, though the very first Christmas Day video games were not televised until Games used this day have featured some of the very best teams and gamers. Christmas is likewise noteworthy for NBA on television, as the vacation is when the very first NBA video games air on network tv each season. Games played on this day have actually been some of the highest-rated video games throughout a particular season. In February, the regular season pauses to celebrate the yearly NBA All-Star Video game. Fans vote throughout the United States, Canada, and on the Web, and the top vote-getters in each conference are called captains. Fan votes identify the rest of the allstar beginners. Coaches vote to choose the staying 14 All-Stars. Then, the leading vote-getters in each conference draft their own group from a gamer pool of allstars. The top vote-getter in the league makes first choose etc. The gamer with the best performance during the game is rewarded with a Video game MVP award. Other destinations of the All-Star break include the Increasing Stars Obstacle (initially Novice Difficulty), where the leading novices and second-year gamers in the NBA play in a 5-on-5 basketball game, with the existing format pitting U.S. players versus those from the rest of the world; the Skills Challenge, where gamers complete to complete an obstacle course consisting of shooting, passing, and dribbling in the fastest time; the 3 Point Contest, where gamers complete to score the greatest variety of three-point basket in a given time; and the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where gamers contend to soak the ball in the most amusing method according to the judges. These other attractions have varying names which include the names of the different sponsors who have paid for calling rights. Soon after the All-Star break is the trade due date, which is set to fall on the 16th Thursday of the season (normally in February) at 3pm Eastern Time After this date, teams are not enabled to exchange gamers with each other for the remainder of the season, although they may still sign and launch players. Significant trades are frequently finished right prior to the trading due date, making that day a busy time for basic supervisors Around the middle of April, the regular season ends. It is during this time that voting begins for specific awards, along with the selection of the honorary, league-wide, post-season teams. The Sixth Guy of the Year Award is offered to the very best gamer coming off the bench (should have more video games coming off the bench than actual video games began). The Rookie of the Year Award is granted to the most impressive first-year gamer. One Of The Most Enhanced Player Award is granted to the gamer who is deemed to have actually shown the most improvement from the previous season. The Defensive Gamer of the Year Award is awarded to the league's finest protector. The Coach of the Year Award is awarded to the coach that has actually made the most positive difference to a team. The Most Belongings Gamer Award is given to the gamer deemed the most valuable for (his group) that season. In Addition, Sporting News grants an unofficial (but commonly acknowledged) Executive of the Year Award to the general supervisor who is adjudged to have actually carried out the best task for the advantage of his franchise. The NBA playoffs start in April after the conclusion of the regular season with the leading 8 groups in each conference, no matter divisional positioning, contending for the league's championship title, the Larry O'Brien Champion Trophy. Seeds are awarded in strict order of routine season record (with a tiebreaker system used as needed). Having a greater seed uses numerous benefits. Given that the first seed starts the playoffs playing against the 8th seed, the 2nd seed plays the seventh seed, the 3rd seed plays the 6th seed, and the fourth seed plays the fifth seed, having a higher seed implies a group faces a weaker group in the preliminary. The group in each series with the much better record has home-court advantage, consisting of the First Round. Prior to the league altered its playoff determination format for the 2006–-- 07 season, this indicated that, for instance, if the group that got the 6th seed had a much better record than the team with the third seed (by virtue of a divisional champion), the 6th seed would have home-court benefit, even though the other team had a greater seed. For that reason, the team with the very best routine season record in the league is ensured home-court advantage in every series it plays. For example, in 2006, the Denver Nuggets won 44 video games and captured the Northwest Department and the third seed. Their opponent was the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, who won 47 games and ended up second in the Pacific Department. Although Denver won its much weaker department, the Clippers had a home-court advantage and won the series in 5. The playoffs follow a competition format. Each group plays an opponent in a best-of-seven series, with the first team to win 4 games advancing into the next round, while the other team is eliminated from the playoffs. In the next round, the effective team plays versus another advancing team of the exact same conference. All however one group in each conference are gotten rid of from the playoffs. Considering that the NBA does not re-seed teams, the playoff bracket in each conference utilizes a conventional style, with the winner of the series matching the first- and eighth-seeded teams playing the winner of the series matching the 4th- and fifth-seeded teams, and the winner of the series matching the second- and seventh-seeded teams playing the winner of the series matching the third- and sixth-seeded teams. In every round, the best-of-7 series follows a 2–-- 2–-- 1–-- 1–-- 1 home-court pattern, suggesting that one group will have house court in games 1, 2, 5, and 7, while the other plays at home in video games 3, 4, and 6. From 1985 to 2013, the NBA Finals followed a 2–-- 3–-- 2 pattern, implying that a person team had house court in video games 1, 2, 6, and 7, while the other dipped into home in games 3, 4, and 5. The final playoff round, a best-of-seven series between the victors of both conferences, is called the NBA Finals and is held each year in June. The winner of the NBA Finals gets the Larry O'Brien Champion Trophy. Each gamer and major contributor including coaches and the basic manager on the winning group receive a championship ring. In addition, the league grants the Costs Russell NBA Finals The Majority Of Prized Possession Player Award to the best carrying out player of the series. The league started using its present format, with the leading eight teams in each conference advancing no matter divisional positioning, in the 2015–-- 16 season. Previously, the top 3 seeds went to the division winners.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line761
__label__wiki	0.91739	0.91739	Nba Youngboy Concert Springfield Mo After 4 seasons with the Miami Heat, LeBron James went back to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014–-- 15 season. He led the team to their second Finals look with the assistance of Kyrie Irving Kevin Love Golden State Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in six games, led by the Splash Brothers Stephen Curry Klay Thompson. The Cavaliers and the Warriors faced each other in the Finals a record four successive times. In the 2015–-- 16 season, the Warriors ended up the season 73–-- 9, the very best season record in NBA history However, the Cavaliers overcame a 3–-- 1 deficit in the Finals to win their very first champion In the 2016–-- 17 season, the Warriors took advantage of the recruitment of complimentary representative Kevin Durant. The Warriors won the Finals against the Cavaliers. After the departure of James in complimentary company in 2018, the Cavaliers' streak of playoff and Finals appearances ended. The Warriors returned for a fifth consecutive Finals look in however lost to the Toronto Raptors, who won their first championship after getting Kawhi Leonard in a trade. The 2019–-- 20 season was suspended forever on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert evaluated positive for the coronavirus. On June 4, 2020, the NBA Board of Governors voted to resume the season in a 22-team format with 8 seeding games per group and a routine playoffs format, with all games played in a bubble Walt Disney World without any fans present. This period also saw the constant near year-over-year decrease in NBA viewership. In between 2012 and 2019, the league lost 40 to 45 percent of its viewership. While some of it can be credited to cable-cutting, other expert leagues, like the NFL and MLB have actually retained stable viewership demographics. The opening video game of the 2020 Finals in between the Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat brought in just 7.41 million viewers to ABC, according to The Hollywood Press reporter. That is supposedly the most affordable viewership seen for the Finals considering that a minimum of 1994 when total viewers began to be regularly recorded and is a 45 percent decrease from video game one in between the Golden State Warriors Toronto Raptors, which had 13.51 million viewers a year earlier. Some associate this decrease to the political stances the league and its players are taking, while others think about load management, the uneven skill distribution in between the conferences and the cord-cutting of younger audiences as the main factor for the decrease. Following leaders like Vlade Divac Dražen Petrović (Croatia) who joined the NBA in the late 1980s, an increasing variety of worldwide gamers have actually moved straight from playing somewhere else in the world to starring in the NBA. Because 2006, the NBA has actually faced EuroLeague in exhibition matches NBA Europe Live Trip, and considering that 2009, in the EuroLeague American Trip 2013–-- 14 season opened with a record 92 global gamers on the opening night lineups, representing 39 countries and consisting of over 20% of the league. The start of the 2017–-- 18 season saw a record 108 worldwide players representing 42 different countries marking 4 consecutive years of at least 100 global players and each team having at least one worldwide player. In 2018, the Phoenix Suns employed Serbian coach Igor Koko & scaron; kov as their brand-new head coach, changing Canadian interim coach Jay Triano, making Koko & scaron; kov the very first European coach to end up being a head coach for a group in the NBA. Other advancements In 2001, an affiliated minors, the National Basketball Development League, now called the NBA G League, was produced. Two years after the Hornets' transfer to New Orleans, the NBA went back to North Carolina, as the Charlotte Bobcats were formed as a growth group temporarily moved Oklahoma City in 2005 for 2 seasons since of damage caused by Cyclone Katrina. The group returned to New Orleans in 2007. A brand-new official video game ball was introduced on June 28, 2006, for the 2006–-- 07 season, marking the first modification to the ball in over 35 years and just the second ball in 60 seasons. Spalding, the new ball included a new style and brand-new synthetic material that Spalding claimed provided a better grip, feel, and consistency than the initial ball. Nevertheless, lots of gamers were vocal in their contempt for the new ball, saying that it was too sticky when dry, and too slippery when damp. Commissioner Stern announced on December 11, 2006, that beginning January 1, 2007, the NBA would return to the standard leather basketball in use prior to the 2006–-- 07 season. The modification was affected by regular player problems and confirmed hand injuries (cuts) caused by the microfiber ball. Players' Association had actually filed a fit on behalf of the players against the NBA over the new ball. As of the 2017–-- 18 season, the NBA group jerseys are made by Nike, changing the previous supplier, Adidas. All groups will wear jerseys with the Nike logo except the Charlotte Hornets, whose jerseys will instead have the Jumpman logo design associated with long time Nike endorser Michael Jordan, who owns the Hornets. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began an examination on July 19, 2007, over claims that veteran NBA referee Tim Donaghy bank on basketball games he officiated over the previous two seasons which he made calls affecting the point spread in those games. On August 15, 2007, Donaghy pleaded guilty to two federal charges associated with the examination. Donaghy claimed in 2008 that particular referees got along with gamers and business males for the NBA, and he declared that referees affected the result of specific playoff and finals games in 2002 and 2005. NBA commissioner David Stern rejected the allegations and said Donaghy was a founded guilty felon and a singing, cooperating witness. According to an independent study by Ronald Beech of Video Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals in between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, although the refs increased the Lakers' opportunities of winning through nasty calls throughout the game, there was no collusion to repair the game. On declared star treatment during Game 6 by the referees towards certain players, Beech claimed, there does appear to be issues with various standards and allowances for different gamers. The NBA Board of Governors authorized the demand of the Seattle SuperSonics relocate to Oklahoma City on April 18, 2008. The group, nevertheless, might stagnate up until it had settled a lawsuit submitted by the city of Seattle, which was meant to keep the SuperSonics in Seattle for the staying 2 seasons of the team's lease at KeyArena. Following a court case, the city of Seattle settled with the ownership group of the SuperSonics on July 2, 2008, enabling the team to transfer to Oklahoma City instantly in exchange for ending the final two seasons of the team's lease at KeyArena. Oklahoma City Thunder started playing in the 2008–-- 09 season. The very first outdoor game in the modern era of the league was played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on October 11, 2008, in between the Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets The very first authorities NBA league video games on European ground took place in 2011. In two matches, the New Jersey Nets Toronto Raptors O2 Arena in London in front of over 20,000 fans. After the 2012–-- 13 season, the New Orleans Hornets were renamed the Pelicans During the 2013–-- 14 season, Stern retired as commissioner after thirty years, and deputy commissioner Adam Silver rose to the position of commissioner. During that season's playoffs, the Bobcats formally recovered the Hornets name, and by agreement with the league and the Pelicans, also got sole ownership of all history, records, and stats from the Pelicans' time in Charlotte. As an outcome, the Hornets are now formally considered to have been founded in 1988, suspended operations in 2002, and resumed in 2004 as the Bobcats, while the Pelicans are officially treated as a 2002 expansion group. (This is rather comparable to the relationship between the Cleveland Browns Baltimore Ravens NFL Donald Sterling, who was then-owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, got a lifetime ban from the NBA on April 29, 2014 after racist remarks he made became public. Sterling was likewise fined US$ 2.5 million, the maximum allowed under the NBA Constitution. Becky Hammon was worked with by the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 2014, as an assistant coach, becoming the 2nd female coach in NBA history however the first full-time coach. This also makes her the very first full-time female coach in any of the four major expert sports in North America. The NBA announced on April 15, 2016, that it would permit all 30 of its groups to sell corporate sponsor advertisement spots on official game uniforms, starting with the 2017–-- 18 season. The sponsorship advertisement patches would appear on the left front of jerseys, opposite Nike's logo design, marking the first time a maker's logo design would appear on NBA jerseys, and would measure around 2.5 by 2.5 inches. The NBA would end up being the very first major North American expert sports league to allow corporate sponsorship logos on official group uniforms, and the last to have an uniform maker logo appear on its group uniforms. The first string to reveal a jersey sponsorship was the Philadelphia 76ers, who agreed to a handle StubHub On July 6, 2017, the NBA unveiled an updated performance of its logo design; it was mostly identical to the previous design, except with modified typography and a richer color pattern. The league began to phase in the upgraded logo design throughout its residential or commercial properties during the 2017 NBA Summer Season League The NBA also officially released brand-new Nike uniforms for all 30 teams starting with the 2017–-- 18 season. The league eliminated home and away uniform designations. Instead, each team would have four or 6 uniforms: the Association edition, which is the team's white uniform, the Icon edition, which is the group's color uniform, and the Declaration and City uniforms, which most teams use as an alternate uniform. In 2018, the NBA also launched the Made uniform. Following the summer break, teams begin training camps in late September. Training camps enable the coaching personnel to assess players (especially novices), scout the team's strengths and weak points, prepare the players for the rigorous routine season and identify the 12-man active roster (and a 3-man non-active list) with which they will begin the regular season. Groups have the capability to assign players with less than 2 years of experience to the NBA G League. After training camp, a series of preseason exhibition video games are held. Preseason matches are often kept in non-NBA cities, both in the United States and overseas. The NBA regular season begins in the recently of October. During the regular season, each team plays 82 video games, 41 each house and away. A group faces challengers in its own division 4 times a year (16 games). Each group plays 6 of the teams from the other two divisions in its conference 4 times (24 games), and the staying four teams three times (12 games). Finally, each team plays all the teams in the other conference two times apiece (30 video games). This asymmetrical structure means the strength of schedule will vary in between teams (but not as significantly as the NFL MLB ). Over five seasons, each team will have played 80 games against their division (20 games against each challenger, 10 at home, 10 on the roadway), 180 video games versus the rest of their conference (18 games versus each challenger, 9 in the house, 9 on the road), and 150 games versus the other conference (10 games versus each group, 5 at home, 5 on the roadway). The NBA is also the only league that frequently schedules video games on Christmas The league has been playing games routinely on the vacation because 1947, though the first Christmas Day games were not telecasted till Games played on this day have actually featured some of the very best teams and gamers. Christmas is likewise notable for NBA on television, as the vacation is when the very first NBA video games air on network television each season. Games played on this day have actually been a few of the highest-rated video games throughout a specific season. In February, the routine season pauses to celebrate the yearly NBA All-Star Video game. Fans vote throughout the United States, Canada, and on the Web, and the top vote-getters in each conference are called captains. Fan votes determine the remainder of the allstar starters. Coaches vote to select the remaining 14 All-Stars. Then, the leading vote-getters in each conference draft their own group from a player pool of allstars. The leading vote-getter in the league makes initially choose etc. The player with the very best performance throughout the video game is rewarded with a Video game MVP award. Other attractions of the All-Star break consist of the Increasing Stars Challenge (initially Novice Obstacle), where the leading rookies and second-year gamers in the NBA play in a 5-on-5 basketball game, with the existing format pitting U.S. gamers versus those from the rest of the world; the Skills Difficulty, where players complete to finish an obstacle course including shooting, passing, and dribbling in the fastest time; the Three Point Contest, where gamers complete to score the greatest variety of three-point basket in a given time; and the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where gamers contend to soak the ball in the most entertaining method according to the judges. These other destinations have differing names that include the names of the numerous sponsors who have paid for naming rights. Shortly after the All-Star break is the trade deadline, which is set to fall on the 16th Thursday of the season (usually in February) at 3pm Eastern Time After this date, groups are not allowed to exchange players with each other for the remainder of the season, although they might still sign and release gamers. Significant trades are often completed right before the trading deadline, making that day a stressful time for basic managers Around the middle of April, the regular season ends. It is throughout this time that voting starts for private awards, in addition to the selection of the honorary, league-wide, post-season teams. The Sixth Guy of the Year Award is offered to the very best player coming off the bench (must have more video games coming off the bench than actual video games started). The Rookie of the Year Award is granted to the most exceptional first-year player. One Of The Most Improved Player Award is granted to the player who is considered to have shown the most improvement from the previous season. The Defensive Player of the Year Award is awarded to the league's best protector. The Coach of the Year Award is awarded to the coach that has made the most favorable difference to a group. One Of The Most Valuable Player Award is given to the gamer considered the most valuable for (his group) that season. In Addition, Sporting News awards an informal (however widely acknowledged) Executive of the Year Award to the general manager who is adjudged to have actually performed the best task for the benefit of his franchise. The NBA playoffs begin in April after the conclusion of the routine season with the leading eight groups in each conference, despite divisional alignment, competing for the league's championship title, the Larry O'Brien Champion Prize. Seeds are awarded in stringent order of regular season record (with a tiebreaker system used as needed). Having a greater seed offers a number of advantages. Because the very first seed begins the playoffs playing against the eighth seed, the second seed plays the seventh seed, the 3rd seed plays the 6th seed, and the fourth seed plays the 5th seed, having a greater seed suggests a group deals with a weaker team in the preliminary. The team in each series with the much better record has home-court benefit, consisting of the First Round. Before the league changed its playoff decision format for the 2006–-- 07 season, this implied that, for instance, if the team that got the sixth seed had a better record than the team with the third seed (by virtue of a divisional champion), the 6th seed would have home-court benefit, even though the other group had a greater seed. Therefore, the group with the very best routine season record in the league is ensured home-court benefit in every series it plays. For instance, in 2006, the Denver Nuggets won 44 video games and captured the Northwest Department and the 3rd seed. Their opponent was the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, who won 47 video games and finished second in the Pacific Department. Although Denver won its much weaker department, the Clippers had a home-court advantage and won the series in 5. The playoffs follow a tournament format. Each group plays an opponent in a best-of-seven series, with the first string to win 4 games advancing into the next round, while the other team is removed from the playoffs. In the next round, the successful group plays against another advancing group of the exact same conference. All but one group in each conference are eliminated from the playoffs. Given that the NBA does not re-seed groups, the playoff bracket in each conference uses a conventional style, with the winner of the series matching the first- and eighth-seeded groups playing the winner of the series matching the 4th- and fifth-seeded teams, and the winner of the series matching the 2nd- and seventh-seeded groups playing the winner of the series matching the third- and sixth-seeded teams. In every round, the best-of-7 series follows a 2–-- 2–-- 1–-- 1–-- 1 home-court pattern, implying that a person team will have house court in games 1, 2, 5, and 7, while the other plays at home in video games 3, 4, and 6. From 1985 to 2013, the NBA Finals followed a 2–-- 3–-- 2 pattern, implying that a person group had home court in video games 1, 2, 6, and 7, while the other dipped into home in games 3, 4, and 5. The final playoff round, a best-of-seven series in between the victors of both conferences, is called the NBA Finals and is held yearly in June. The winner of the NBA Finals receives the Larry O'Brien Champion Trophy. Each gamer and significant contributor consisting of coaches and the general manager on the winning team receive a championship ring. In addition, the league awards the Expense Russell NBA Finals Most Belongings Player Award to the very best performing player of the series. The league began using its existing format, with the leading eight teams in each conference advancing despite divisional positioning, in the 2015–-- 16 season. Formerly, the top 3 seeds went to the department winners.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line762
__label__wiki	0.755866	0.755866	com.ibm.skins.NoSkin.skin Register identifier and legal persons, entrepreneurs and public authorities (RLE) Register identifier and legal persons, entrepreneurs and public authorities (RLE) Last update: 11.10.2021 \| Number of views: 65097 From 1 November 2015, the Register and identifier of legal entities, entrepreneurs and public authorities (RLE) has become a legal data source in accordance with the relevant legislation. It is a uniform data source of all legal entities (legal persons, entrepreneurs, public authorities) which are currently registered or recorded in more than 70 source registers and registrations through various types of information systems. RLE was established in accordance with the National Concept of Informatization of Public Administration and it is part of the e-Government. The register will contain data from all source registers within 2 years after the entry into force of the Act on RLE, i.e. November 2017. All the existing source registers of legal entities will be integrated by that date. Data for the legal entities entered in the registries managed by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior, will be entered into the RLE, within 3 months after the entry into force of the Act on RLE, i.e. by no later than 1 February next year. However, the RLE will provide data from the Business register and the registers of the Ministry of the Interior (trade register, register of political parties and political movements, non-profit organizations etc) as at 1 November 2015. Electronic services provision Services for citizens and entrepreneurs also include extract from the RLE or the electronic depreciation from the RLE for public authorities. The services will be provided by means of the Central portal of public administration www.slovensko.sk or the portal or the SO SR https://rpo.statistics.sk/rpo. Another functionality of the RPO is an online allocation of the identification of companies in the process of formation of all types of legal entities, entrepreneurs and public authorities. License agreement for the use of the data from the RLE SO SR as an administrator of the RLE applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License - cc by 4.0 (hereinafter referred to as the Public License) to the use of data made accessible from the RLE, according to Section 7, Article 2 of the Act No 272/2015 Coll. on the register of legal entities, entrepreneurs and public authorities and on amending and supplementing certain acts (hereinafter referred to as Act on RLE). The scope of the public license covers the data made accessible via the website of the SO SR, under the Section 7, Article 2 of the Act on RLE. SO SR gives consent to the use of the subject of public license and to the exercise of the license rights (“license”) under the public license cited above. /wps/portal/ext/Databases/RPO%20-%20Register%20pr%C3%A1vnick%C3%BDch%20os%C3%B4b Register identifier and legal persons, entrepreneurs and public authorities (RLE) Z6_VLP8BB1A0OL3E0QRSKUFQPHGV1 /Štatistický úrad SR - Home /Databases /RPO - Register identifier and legal persons	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line763
__label__cc	0.547319	0.452681	University of Bristol, Altran and Moltex Energy to Design Wireless Nuclear Control System Altran has announced that it is leading a consortium of Moltex Energy and the University of Bristol to deliver the ICON research project, which will explore the feasibility of designing a nuclear control system using wireless technology. ICON (Intelligent Control for efficient Nuclear applications) was chosen for funding by Innovate UK because of the significant potential for wireless control systems to have a positive impact in the nuclear context. The ability to remotely power and securely communicate control responses and asset information within a nuclear plant can make control systems more robust and secure to external influences, while making the plant safer for operatives. By removing traditional power and data harnesses from in-reactor applications, Altran believes that it can facilitate faster deployment and replacement of instrumentation. Further, this has the potential of flexible deployment in hard-to-reach areas, which can enable monitoring of asset integrity to currently unachievable levels. These advantages will clearly contribute to reduced service downtime and increased profitability for new build, existing plants and decommissioning. As well as designing system architectures, the research will determine appropriate control contexts, the resultant system reliability claims and safety approvals route to validate the viability of deploying this technology in nuclear applications across the UK’s civil nuclear landscape. Reaction From Project Partners David Lawson, Head of Energy at Altran UK, said: “As a global leader in engineering and R&D services we’re perfectly positioned to oversee this important research, which promises to enhance the safety and optimise the efficiency of nuclear operations. We have over thirty years of experience in developing high-integrity control systems across a number of sectors, experience that equips us to bring a great deal of value to this project and to ensure that it delivers maximum return for the nuclear industry.” Ian Scott, CTO of Moltex Energy, said: “The guiding principle behind Moltex Energy’s development of advanced nuclear reactors is to eliminate complexity and build-in robustness of operation by design. Nuclear control and instrumentation systems in most cases use technology from the 1970s, adding complexity that is not necessary today with advanced wireless C&I. Moltex Energy are therefore pleased to be working with University of Bristol and Altran in the development of this technology, in support of our mission to deploy transformatively-cheaper and abundant clean energy, without delay.” Can #wireless #control help bring down costs in nuclear? This feasibility study with @Altran_UK and @BristolUni will tell us. https://t.co/Sbvl9Yy2AM — Moltex Energy (@MoltexEnergy) January 18, 2018 Dr Guido Herrmann, Reader in Control and Dynamics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol and project lead at Bristol, said: “The University of Bristol has a unique strength in the combination of control, communication technology and nuclear safety research which will allow us to address this problem. The aim is to make control in nuclear systems more efficient in cost and functionality while retaining highest standards of safety and reliability.” About Altran As a global leader in Engineering and R&D services (ER&D), Altran offers its clients a new way to innovate by developing the products and services of tomorrow. Altran works alongside its clients on every link in the value chain of their project, from conception to industrialisation. For over thirty years, the Group has provided its expertise to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, Railway, and Telecom sectors, among others. In 2016, the Altran group generated revenues of €2.120bn. With a headcount of more than 30,000 employees, Altran is present in more than 20 countries. www.altran.com About Moltex Energy Moltex Energy is a UK-based, nuclear technology development company, challenging the status quo. Moltex’ focus is commercial deployment of their clean energy technology portfolio, to enable lower electricity costs than today’s fossil fuel sources. The breakthrough Stable Salt Reactor is an advanced modular reactor that presents a low-cost, quick-to-market solution, to the demand for global deployment of large scale clean energy plants, within the next decade. Existing stockpiles of spent nuclear fuel can be used as the fuel source, and the electricity produced is flexible, to complement renewable technology on the grid. Moltex is supported by numerous international experts in the development of their technology portfolio. CategoriesNewsTags,Altran Moltex Energy Nuclear Previous PostPrev Post National Centre for Nuclear Robotics Launch Workshop Next PostNext Post New Nuclear Energy Research Projects at the University of Bristol	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line767
__label__wiki	0.892503	0.892503	A Analysis Ruth Resigns: What Could This Mean for The Future of the Scottish Conservatives? Stephanie Whitehead Saturday, 07 September 2019 - 22:03 On Thursday, the Scottish Conservative Leader, Ruth Davidson voiced her resignation to the disappointment of both some of her supporters and rivals, citing her family as reason for her resignation with undertones of her disappointment for Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament. The leader of almost 8 years was seen to have left a legacy through her ambitious and tenacious approach to politics, her genuine resilience to stand up for her beliefs and her ability to open politics up for others. However, her legacy was seen to be most effective on that of her own party in Scotland. Once almost a complete by-stander in the race for Holyrood, standing in 3rd place behind the Labour Party and the SNP, Davidson managed to lift the party up into second place beating Scottish Labour. She also brought the Scottish Conservatives into the limelight of UK Politics, creating a better relationship with the Tories in Westminster and becoming a popular politician among Conservatives across the UK, often cited as a future leader of the UK-wide party, while often honourably declining such allegations to focus on progress in Scotland and her own mental health. However, now that such a leader as Davidson has gone, what could be the future for the Scottish Conservatives? The End of the Scottish Conservatives? With Ruth’s influence now gone, there are questions on who can replace her while maintaining her legacy. Undeniably Ruth played a major role in the revival of the Scottish Conservatives after her election as Party Leader back in 2011. It has been reported in the past however, that some members of the Scottish Conservatives, particularly those who are ‘Davidsonites’ have made comments about splitting the party, particularly from former Deputy Leader, Murdo Fraser. However, this is contradicted by Davidson’s own comments of keeping the party united, something that played a part in winning her the leadership in 2011. There have been rumours of reviving such plans in an aim to remove the party from their association with Boris Johnson and his team of hard- Brexiteers, especially as many Conservative MSPs stood for Remain back in 2016. Despite stepping down as leader, Ruth Davidson, one of those MSPs, is staying in place as a Conservative MSP, possibly further linked to her stance on staying united. With many Scottish Conservative MSPs united behind her, it’s likely her colleagues will also stay within the party to satisfy voters in Scotland. Furthermore, rumours have spread of splitting the party to form the old Unionist Party in Scotland and from the opinion of some Conservative members the upcoming leadership election could potentially be a battle ground between the two sides of the Scottish Conservative coin. However, the current interim leader Jackson Carlaw has made clear that no such loosening of the party will occur, despite even himself campaigning for Remain in 2016. There is also no doubt from some that the achievements made by Davidson could disappear, including her doubling of Conservative MSPs in just one election and her instrumental role in defeating the SNP during the 2014 Independence Referendum, while others express that it would be distasteful to incite such ideas and that it is not time to despair over the rest of the party’s capabilities. Could the Union be at threat? In addition to splitting the Scottish Conservatives to form a new version of the Unionist Party, this is not the way according to some and if it occurred could pose a potential threat to maintaining Scotland’s relationship with the UK. Henry Hill, writing for CapX argues that such a split is not the way to save the Union, using the UUP in Ireland as a good example of how history has not been kind to the recreation of Unionist Parties. Devolution (which is ever more developing today than it was during the resurrection of the UUP) created tensions between the UUP and their counterparts in Westminster. These tensions eventually put the relationship between Northern Ireland and the UK’s central government under strain, with the Unionists eventually refusing to back their allies. It is likely with the Scottish Conservative’s preference for Remain or Soft Brexit, that a new Scottish Unionist Party could face the same fate. In addition, Ruth Davidson was well known for holding strong the Pro-Unionist vote, however since the election of Boris Johnson as leader many believed this has strengthened the belief by Nationalists that Westminster only serves a Southern Elite. The result of the Brexit referendum has also served as a catalyst of this view, however Davidson worked hard to both accept the result while standing up for the views of her remain voters, despite her role in the Remain campaign. The election of Boris Johnson has increased the call for independence in Scotland according to a recent poll, therefore a potential way in which the Scottish Conservatives could maintain their ties is by having a leader able to convince Scottish voters of the potential benefits of the union after Brexit, while not forgetting the needs of their own voters. Overall, a potentially difficult but achievable task as shown by Ruth Davidson’s legacy. However, with the ever-growing concern over the Irish border, it is possible that voters anywhere outside of England could lose faith over the UK Government’s perceived complacency with the Union. There are concerns that Ruth Davidson’s departure may also spark concern over gender equality, with many women across the UK identifying with the former leader’s move to resign partially in light of her changing personal and family life. Writing for the Guardian, Libby Brooks, argues that pressure for women to balance work and family life still exists today, with the heavier load of these decisions still mainly on women rather than men. However, Brooks rightly identifies that “Davidson did not suggest that women can’t do top jobs and have young children” and she is not advocating that women must leave their jobs to look after their children, as many hardcore feminists have reportedly accused her. Instead it is a possible opportunity for us to show that women do have a choice in what they do with their lives and if that’s changing their employment situation then shouldn’t we let that be? Overall, many will agree that Ruth’s influence not only helped her party gain second place at Holyrood, as well as 13 Westminster MPs but also further improved a general openness towards Scottish Politics. Scottish Secretary Allister Jack hailed her as ‘inspirational and transformational’. Reasons for why she was seen to be so transformational may be left to someone’s own personal opinion, however she was definitely see by many to inspire the next generation of politicians in Scotland, particularly due to her passionate communication style and her fresh outlook on the Union. Mr Jack added “At the heart of Ruth’s success has been her brilliance as a communicator and her passion for strengthening Scotland’s place in the UK. She has consistently articulated a positive vision of the Union and that is why she played such an important role in the successful 2014 campaign to stay part of the UK and why a majority of Scots continue to oppose a second independence referendum.” The Scottish Conservatives have now begun the race to hopefully continue that success. Photo by Ross Sneddon on Unsplash	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line769
__label__wiki	0.635632	0.635632	20-Jul-13 History, LGBT Sorry We Destroyed Your Life After You Saved Our Country “Alan Turing, the Enigma codebreaker who took his own life after being convicted of gross indecency under anti-homosexuality legislation, is to be given a posthumous pardon.” … “I am certain that but for his work we would have lost the war through starvation.” Lady Trumpington, 2013 Ooops. «Sorry about the whole castration/murder even though you were actually a major war hero, couldn’t have done it without you, thing.». Fags are cool, now. So. Yeah. Like, we good? We good here? “Alan Turing, the Enigma codebreaker who took his own life after being convicted of gross indecency under anti-homosexuality legislation, is to be given a posthumous pardon. “The government signalled on Friday that it is prepared to support a backbench bill that would pardon Turing, who died from cyanide poisoning at the age of 41 in 1954 after he was subjected to “chemical castration.” “The announcement marks a change of heart by the government, which declined last year to grant pardons to the 49,000 gay men, now dead, who were convicted under the 1885 Criminal Law Amendment Act. They include Oscar Wilde. “The government threw its weight behind the private member’s bill, promoted by the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Sharkey, after a debate that featured a contribution from a peer who worked at Bletchley Park. Lady Trumpington told peers: “The block I worked in was devoted to German naval codes. Only once was I asked to deliver a paper to Alan Turing, so … I cannot claim that I knew him. However, I am certain that but for his work we would have lost the war through starvation.” “Turing broke German ciphers using the bombe method, which allowed the code-breakers to crack the German Enigma code. His colleague Tommy Flowers built the Colossus computer. Ahmad described Turing as “one of the fathers, if not the father, of computer science.” “Sharkey said: “As I think everybody knows, he was convicted in 1952 of gross indecency and sentenced to chemical castration. He committed suicide two years later. The government know that Turing was a hero and a very great man. They acknowledge that he was cruelly treated. They must have seen the esteem in which he is held here and around the world.”” The arc just bent a little more towards justice, in this case, only taking 70 years.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line775
__label__wiki	0.880571	0.880571	Games Database PC Adventure Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition - PC Also for: PS3, Xbox 360 Viewed: 3D Third-person, over the shoulder Genre: Beat 'Em Up: Hack and Slash Media: DVD Arcade origin: No Developer: LucasArts Soft. Co.: LucasArts Publishers: Activision (GB) Released: Unreleased - Incomplete (GB) Ratings: BBFC 12 Have you ever wanted to be a secret Sith apprentice, hunting down the last remnants of the Jedi order for Darth Vader as you hone your skills with the Force? That's the basic premise of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed from Lucas Arts, a game that will give you more control over the Force than any other game before it. Set between the movie trilogies and created in collaboration with both George Lucas and Industrial Light and Magic, the game will take you from one end of the Star Wars galaxy to the other in your quest. You will have access to four Force powers - push, grip, repulse and lightning - that will enable you to destroy anybody or anything that stands in your way. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed uses new and exciting technology to make your game more involving. Physical objects react as you would expect them to; dropping, breaking and blowing up in a natural way. In addition, humans and other creatures react to events around them in dynamic, non-scripted ways that mean that no two games will play exactly the same. Also, you will be able to change the path of the story by decisions you make during the game, creating multiple endings that promise to reveal surprising twists in the Star Wars continuity. The secret apprentice will be accompanied in his adventure by a droid companion called PROXY and an Imperial pilot cadet called Juno Eclipse who pilots your starship, the Rogue Shadow, and with whom the apprentice will have a love interest during the course of the story. The game of The Force Unleashed is one part of a multimedia project that encompasses a novel, a graphic novel, a set of miniature figures, a reference book, a line of collectible toys and an expansion to the Star Wars role-playing game. The Ultimate Sith Edition includes not only the full original game, but also three levels not seen in the original release. These are the two levels set on Coruscant and Tatooine previously only available via download and an all-new level set on Hoth. The exclusive level rounds off the 'Infinities' storyline set up in the Tatooine mission, with the Secret Apprentice heading out to finally crush the Rebellion. Players will even get to go up against Luke Skywalker against the backdrop of settings seen in The Empire Strikes Back! SPOnG's Review of the Year 2010: August Feature Xbox 360 Wii PS2 PS3 PSP DS/DSi Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line777
__label__wiki	0.805774	0.805774	What year did the New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl? Q: What year did the New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl? What Super Bowl have the Denver Broncos lost to the New York Giants? The Denver Broncos lost Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants 39-20 ...Super Bowl XXI. Who did the giants play in their first Super Bowl? The Denver Broncos. Who did giants play in super bowl in 1987? In what Super Bowl did the Denver Broncos play the New York Giants? Super Bowl XXI the Broncos played and lost to the New York Giants ... What Super Bowl was Denver Broncos vs NY Giants? Super bowl XXI (21). What Super Bowl did the Denver Broncos lose to the New York Giants? The Denver Broncos lost Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants 39-20, on January 25, 1987. In what a super bowl have the Denver Broncos lost to the New York Giants? In what super bowl have the Denver Broncos lost to the New York Giants? In what Super Bowl did the Denver Broncos lose to the New York Giants? Who did the New York Giants beat in their first super bowl? Who played the super bowl in 1987? The Denver Broncos and the New York Giants. When did the Denver Broncos lose the Super Bowl to the New York Giants? On January 25, 1987, the Denver Broncos were defeated by the New York Giants, 39-20, in Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When did the Denver Broncos lose in the Super Bowl? The Denver Broncos have lost four Super Bowl ...1978 Super Bowl played the Cowboys ...1987 Super Bowl played the Giants ...1988 Super Bowl played the Redskins ...1990 Super Bowl played the 49ers ... Score of NY Giants and Denver Super Bowl? Super Bowl XXIThe New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI played on January 25, 1987. What year did the Denver Broncos beat the New York Giants in the super bowl? Who won the 86 Super Bowl? The New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos Who won Super Bowl XXL? In Super Bowl XXL, the New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos 39-20. What was the score of the 1987 Super Bowl? New York Giants 39 Denver Broncos 20 What was the last Super Bowl that the Denver Broncos won? Super Bowl XXXIII (33) was the last Super bowl the Denver Broncos won. That Super Bowl occured in 1999. Who have the Denver Broncos played in the Super Bowl? The Denver Broncos have played in six Super Bowl against :Cowboy (lost)Giants (lost)Redskins (lost)49ers (lost)Packer (won)Falcons (won) What Super Bowl have the Denver Broncos play against a New York team? The Denver Broncos played and lost to the New York Giants 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987. Who did the Denver Broncos play in their second Super Bowl? The Broncos played in the 1967 Super Bowl XXI against the New York Giants but lost by a score of 39-20. Who won the Super Bowl in 1987? New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI (1987) Who played against the NY football Giants in 1987 Super Bowl? Denver Broncos. The Giants won 39-20. What team did the New York Giants beat in the 1986 Super Bowl?	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line778
__label__cc	0.733515	0.266485	Tag: Edwards Article: The Jeffrey Epstein Cover Up: Pedophilia, Lies, and Videotape The Jeffrey Epstein Cover Up: Pedophilia, Lies, and Videotape Nick Bryant, 18 July 2021 The worst form of injustice is pretended justice,” Plato wrote over two millennia ago. The preceding two decades have witnessed Lady Justice repeatedly eschewing her blindfold to dispense pretend justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell and also to their cohorts. Numerous procurers and perpetrators who were integral to Epstein and Maxwell’s crimes against children over the course of 25 years have not been indicted, and the charges against Maxwell, which include only one count of child trafficking, are woefully inadequate and a further miscarriage of justice against her victims. More recently, a report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on May 10, 2021 superimposed an additional miscarriage of justice on the myriad of injustices that have already been inflicted on the victims of Epstein, et al. The FDLE report concluded that a Florida grand jury that didn’t indict Epstein on a single count of child abuse was not guilty of malfeasance. Article: Short selling in initial public offerings Article - Academic Short selling in initial public offerings Amy K. Edwards, Kathleen Weiss Hanley Journal of Financial Economics, 1 October 2010 Short sale constraints in the aftermarket of initial public offerings (IPOs) are often used to explain short-term underpricing that is subsequently reversed. This paper shows that short selling is integral to aftermarket trading and is higher in IPOs with greater underpricing. Perceived restrictions on borrowing shares are not systematically circumvented by “naked” short selling. Short sellers, on average, do not appear to earn abnormal profits in the near term and our findings are not driven by market makers. Short selling in IPOs is not as constrained as suggested by the literature, implying that other factors may be responsible for underpricing. Paywall access to article.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line781
__label__cc	0.736457	0.263543	Facility Expansions Manufacturing Site Selection Headquarters Site Selection Incentive Negotiations Site Discovery Reshoring and FDI SDG President, Mark Williams, Reflects on Common Site Selection Mistakes in Recent Podcast Interview by Strategic Development Group \| Dec 5, 2019 \| Blog, Insights SDG President, Mark Williams, Reflects on Common Site Selection Mistakes in Recent Podcast Interview SDG President, Mark Williams, Reflects on Common Site Selection Mistakes in Recent Podcast Interview Strategic Development Group President, Mark Williams, was... Corporate Site Selection and Economic Development: A 30-Year Perspective Mac Farr Mac Farr joined Strategic Development Group in 2017 as a project consultant and works closely with the Company’s senior team on activities related to incentive negotiation and site location analysis. In addition, he undertakes demographics and workforce analysis for SDG’s clients. Prior to joining SDG, Mac worked in the commercial development industry and, in his time with a boutique development firm, led a diverse team to undertake all aspects of the development process, including project budgeting, site selection, pre-construction due diligence and construction management. He is a licensed real estate broker. Mac earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina with a focus on Real Estate and Marketing. Mac lives in Columbia and when he is not working he enjoys exploring the mountains of western North Carolina. Danielle Campolo Senior Principal As Strategic Development Group’s Senior Principal, Danielle Campolo works closely with clients to conduct site evaluation, site selection, and incentive negotiation projects for major US and multi-national corporations in automotive, aerospace, chemical, rubber, healthcare, energy, and nutraceutical industries. She enjoys working with corporate decision makers to select the optimal site for their business ventures, while considering operational, logistical, labor, and other business related costs. From providing in-depth analysis related to specific business locational cost comparisons, to incentive negotiation strategies facilitating successful site location, Danielle collaborates with decision makers on projects of all sizes to maximize the value of economic benefits and to ensure incentives offered are on time and as stated. Danielle has been instrumental in the successful completion of numerous site location projects for large global corporations, including JTEKT / Koyo Corporation, Nutramax Laboratories, LKQ Corporation, BP Chemical, and Bridgestone / Firestone. Her most successful projects are due, in large part, to her specialized service and attention at every level. And when it comes to public sector work, Danielle continues to offer strategic planning, goal setting, marketing studies, site evaluation and certification, best practices analysis, and organizational evaluations to numerous county, regional and state economic development programs across the country. Danielle has a joint degree in Marketing and Small Business Management, as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business. Jeannette Goldsmith Jeannette Goldsmith is Vice President of Strategic Development Group, where she specializes in site selection and incentive negotiations for clients worldwide. Jeannette’s background spans more than 20 years in site location consulting, incentive negotiations, and economic development consulting with McCallum Sweeney and then with her own company, Goldsmith Strategy. Her specific experience includes a heavy focus on manufacturing (specifically, aerospace, logistics, advanced materials and automotive sectors), as well as office sectors. Recent clients include Suntory, Boeing, Nissan North America, Suncoke Energy and Vought Aircraft. Among Jeannette’s most notable projects, are Nissan North America’s headquarter relocation from Los Angeles to Nashville, the Boeing 7E7 Final Assembly siting project and the Vought Aircraft / Alenia Aeronautica 7E7 supplier site project. Her most recent economic development assignments include evaluating automotive assembly sites for NCRR and developing and implementing a site certification program for Mississippi Power Company. In addition, she recently completed an economic development strategic plan for Transylvania County, NC and Citrus County, FL. Jeannette has designed several site certification programs, including the South Carolina Department of Commerce Certified Site Program, the Mississippi Power Certified Site Program and the site evaluation program for Duke Energy. Jeannette achieved a Masters of Public Policy from Duke University and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Smith College. She was honored with the Graduate Student of the Year Award from the Terry Sanford Institute in 1995 and is a proud member of the Site Selectors Guild, South Carolina Economic Developers Association, as well as the International Economic Development Council. As Founder and President of Strategic Development Group, Mark Williams specializes in manufacturing and office facility site selection and negotiation for mid- to large-size US and multinational corporations in automotive, distribution, life science, steel and chemical sectors. From strategic planning to marketing studies, Mark also provides a variety of economic development consulting services to state, regional and local economic development organizations across the US. Prior to founding Strategic Development Group, Mark served as Chief Development Officer for the South Carolina Department of Commerce, where he directed South Carolina’s domestic and global business recruitment activities, including the operation of Commerce’s international offices in Frankfurt and Tokyo. He has served as an advisor to US governors, mayors, legislators and directors of state development agencies in matters related to business retention, strategic planning and target marketing initiatives. Nationally recognized as an expert economic developer, Mark has earned the professional designations of Certified Economic Developer (CED) and Certified Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP). He chaired the former American Economic Development Council’s Certification Board, which certified professional economic developers in the US and Canada, and was President of the South Carolina Economic Developers Association. Mark is currently an active member and Chairman of the Site Selectors Guild, a professional association comprised of the world’s most respected site selection consultants, and is a frequent US and international speaker on site selection trends. Other recognitions include being named “One of the Top 10 Site Consultants that know the South Best” and “One of the Top 3 Site Consultants in South Carolina” by Southern Business and Development magazine. Mark has also received the Order of the Palmetto, the highest honor that can be given to a South Carolina citizen, for his success in business recruiting.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line784
__label__wiki	0.842935	0.842935	Real Deals: New owner pays $29M for Bentonville multifamily asset Arkansas may have new ally in opening trade relations with Cuba AgricultureLatest NewsNortheast ArkansasTalk Politics by George Jared ([email protected]) May 19, 2017 6:36 am 440 views Arkansas could benefit economically if trade relations with Cuba are expanded, and several state political leaders including U.S. Sen. John Boozman, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson have pushed hard with President Donald Trump to make changes in the relationship. The Natural State may have found a voice within the administration to help the cause. Under current trade policies, agricultural products can only be sold on a cash basis to Cuba. The Agriculture Exports Act, introduced by Crawford in January, would allow agriculture commodities to be bought with credit. Boozman supports a similar bill in the Senate. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said during a House Agriculture meeting on Thursday that he supports the measure. “I think it’s something I would be supportive of if folks around the world need private credit to buy our products, and I’m for that,” he said. Perdue, the former governor of Georgia, has stated in the past he supports open trade with Cuba. Arkansas is the leading rice producer in the country and one of the leading poultry producers, the two largest commodities bought on the world trade markets by Cuba. State officials are hopeful Arkansas’ farmers will be able to carve out a share of Cuba’s estimated $2 billion agriculture import market. Some estimates indicate the market could grow up to $6 billion as the economy improves on the relatively impoverished nation. Engage Cuba, a non-profit, bipartisan organization has been pushing Cuba trade friendly legislation, President James Williams said. “Having traveled to Cuba as governor of Georgia, Secretary Perdue knows firsthand the significant opportunities for U.S. farmers in emerging markets there,” Williams said. “Commodity prices are dropping. Farmers across the country are struggling. At the same time, our island neighbor is importing $2 billion of ag products a year from our foreign competitors.” In 2000, Congress passed the Trade Sanctions and Reform Act allowing farmers to sell ag commodities on a cash only basis. Cuba is allowed to export food products to the U.S. Agriculture expansion could only be the start. Cuba has 394 potential foreign investment projects. It’s the only country in the world the U.S. government has placed travel restrictions on, and as those ease, a booming tourism economy will erupt, Williams said. The island nation, located 90 miles from the southern tip of Florida, also needs massive infrastructure improvements, and that could be a benefit to U.S. construction and engineering firms, he said. The impact goes beyond an economic one. Human rights issues and government changes will likely occur because of the capitalization of the island. The U.S. needs to be involved in these cultural changes to ensure the two countries have a meaningful and productive future, Williams said. American companies are at a disadvantage right now, he noted. The U.S. has a list of complicated trade restrictions with the country still in place. If an American firm makes a proposal to a Cuban company and there are competing proposals from firms in other countries such as Russia, Brazil, Germany, or any other, the American firm is often in a weaker position because of the potential for trade restrictions. Crawford has met with Trump administration officials and he thinks the president will be responsive to opening these markets, he said. Crawford previously told Talk Business & Politics he thinks the administration will revise its Cuba trade policy sometime later this year. OG&E CEO says Fort Smith is 'well-positioned' for economic development OPEC export revenue declines 15% in 2016	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line787
__label__wiki	0.828721	0.828721	The fam is back! Watch the ‘Doctor Who’ season 12 trailer now November 26, 2019 — Leave a comment “Doctor Who” season 12 returns to BBC America in early 2020. This entry was posted in Television and tagged Doctor Who, season 12, snippet, teaser, telelvision, trailer, trailers, TV. Bookmark the permalink. Damon Albarn updates Gorillaz fans on new album Last month, Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett had told a fan site in passing conversation that he and co-creator Damon Albarn were shooting for a 2017 release date for the animated group’s new album. A month after a Hewlett’s confirmation, Albarn has now confirmed that a new album is headed our way “really, fairly soon.” During an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music (via AllEyesOnGorillaz), Albarn was discussing everything that he was currently working on. During a snippet of the interview, he touches on the subject of the Gorillaz’s new album. “Later in the year, we be starting to get the whole Gorillaz thing together. I’m loving it and it’s getting there. It should be really, fairly soon.” Listen to a snippet of the interview with Albarn below. Back in June, another Gorillaz’s fan site got the inside scoop on the band’s impending new album. “We got Jamie news! This here is HIM and our friend, Linda. Jamie says new Gorillaz is special, really f****n special. Can’t be rushed. 2017, yo,” the caption on GorillazNorthAmerica’s Instagram post read. Before that, the rumors of a new album were already starting to spread. In January of 2015, Hewlett had also confirmed that he and Albarn had reunited to begin working on a new album for the Gorillaz. Then, in the fall of 2015, the duo confirmed that they were working on some new Gorillaz tunes. The Gorillaz’s last release was 2011’s The Fall. This entry was posted in Music News and tagged BBC Radio 6 Music, Damon Albarn, interview, music, music news, new album, snippet, The Gorillaz. Bookmark the permalink. Sum 41 Post Snippets of New Songs It’s been months since we’ve heard anything from the Sum 41 camp. Last time the Canadian band updated fans, they already had “six or seven songs recorded.” Now, the group has given fans a little snippet of what to expect from their impending record. On Friday (Dec. 25), Sum 41 took to their Instagram page to post two short snippets of new songs. In the captions for the two snippets, the group confirm that these are just work in progress (one caption reads “Just a rough mix” while the other one reads “Unfinished”) it’s nice to see how much work they have been doing since their last update. Listen to the two snippets below. Just a rough mix A video posted by SUM 41 (@sum41) on Dec 25, 2015 at 4:14pm PST Earlier this year, Sum 41 revealed that they would be hitting the studio to record a new album; the much-anticipated follow-up to 2011’s Screaming Bloody Murder. The new album announcement came over a year after frontman Deryck Whibley was admitted to the hospital for kidney and liver failure. This time last year, the singer had posted images on Facebook showcasing him in the studio which only began talks of a new Sum 41 album. Then, this past July, the news was confirmed when they posted a link to a Pledge Music page. On the page came the announcement Sum 41 fans had been waiting for; there was new music on the horizon. If that wasn’t enough, there was a reunion on the stage at the Alternative Press Music Awards and a month later it was revealed that former guitarist Dave “Brownsound” Baksh had returned to the band. As of now, there is no projected released date or title for the new album. If you’re interested in still donating to the new album fund, then head on over to Pledge Music and help out. You can also check out some updates from the band as they work their magic in the studio. This entry was posted in Music News, Streaming and tagged Instagram, music, music news, new music, new songs, snippet, Sum 41. Bookmark the permalink. Aria Becomes a Hacker in New ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Teaser Pretty Little Liars returns to a television screen near you next week and in a teaser clip from an upcoming episode, Aria (Lucy Hale) heads to Caleb’s (Tyler Blackburn) new lair with the pretense of being a nice friend and bringing him some coffee. Of course, Caleb sees right through the act almost immediately when she starts asking about how to hack and asks Aria why she’s really there. Turns out, she didn’t get into any of the six colleges she applied for, though she does admit that getting into Brown was a long shot. “I need to know if it’s me or if it’s A” she tells Caleb. Being a good friend, Caleb decides to help out, but not in the way that we think Aria expected him to. Funny. Somehow we assumed that Spencer would be the one hacking into college admission systems. Check out the clip below. Pretty Little Liars returns to its normal time of 8 p.m. next Tuesday, Jan. 6, on ABC Family. This entry was posted in Television and tagged ABC Family, Aria Montgomery, Caleb Rivers, Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars, snippet, teaser, television, television news, Tyler Blackburn. Bookmark the permalink. First Eight Minutes of ‘The Veronica Mars Movie’ The Veronica Mars Movie will be hitting theaters this coming Friday and the people behind the film have given fans yet another treat by revealing the first eight minutes of the highly anticipated film. Fans of the cult hit, were given the first two minutes of the film last week, which was just a general overview of the three seasons that the show was on the air. During their time stint at South By Southwest today, the new preview was released, much to the excitement of the Marshmallows. The preview is currently being streamed over at Fandango which you can hit up right here and finds us in the midst of Veronica’s new life trying to get a job at a firm with Jamie Lee Curtis as the big boss. We also find out that Veronica did end up going to her dream school, Stanford after giving away all her tuition funds to her mom’s rehab which we all know was wasted. And how proud are we of her spunk still being present when one of the partners tries to be “coy” in asking about that “sex video” featuring her and Piz in season three? Oh Marshmallows, our little girl has grown up. Oh, and pay attention to Piz on the radio when he makes reference to being “passé” and starting again with a “Kickstarter campaign.” This entry was posted in Movies, Music News and tagged eight minutes, film, Kristen Bell, Marshmallows, movie, preview, sneak peek, snippet, The Veronica Mars Movie, Veronica Mars. Bookmark the permalink. President Snow Does His Late Night Rounds While making his rounds on the late night show press tour, President Snow himself, Donald Sutherland appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Before taking the stage with the late night host, he brought a long with him a new clip from the upcoming series. The clip was the scene in the book where President Snow tells our heroine, Katniss Everdeen, that she needs to not convince the people of Panem that she is madly “in love” with fellow District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark, but rather she needs to convince him. For anyone who has read the books, it’s probably one of the most important scenes of the series (at least in our opinion) and it’s nice to see that it had not been cut out like another important scene from the series. Check out the snippet from the film as well as Sutherland’s interview from last night. Tick Tock, the clock is ticking; The Hunger Games: Catching Fire comes out next Friday, November, 22. This entry was posted in Movies and tagged clip, Donald Sutherland, President Snow, snippet, The Hunger Games. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line788
__label__wiki	0.623662	0.623662	Category Archives: Sex Ed Modern Day The Forty-Six Year-Old Afterschool Tutor Taught Her Middle School Students How to Have Sex Herself This is so totally, the, WRONG way, to go about, SEX ed here!!! The improper behaviors of a school instructor here, a case of, Mrs. Robinson here, off of the Front Page Sections, translated… Using the Excuses that Pornography Gives the Students the WRONG Idea Chen works as a female afterschool tutor at a care foundation, three years ago, she put a thirteen-year-old young man to stay at her place, believed, that the young man learned about sex from the pornographies that it’d given him, the wrong ideas, “the pornography has it all wrong!”, and she’d, taught him how herself, had sex with the minor twice; the young man felt guilt, and disclosed it to the volunteers at the foundation last year, the case was busted out into the open. The Kaohsiung D.A.’s Office indicted Chen on having sexual intercourse with a minor of not yet fourteen. Chen is forty-nine years old currently, and the foundation tailored itself to help the children in the families that can’t get them the needed help from school, offered the children afterschool help, and on the holidays and weekend, the daycare programs are, provided, offered classes in parenting, family education, and the sex ed for teens in school, life education, and how to prevent the transmissions of A.I.D.S., prevention of domestic violence, and sexual assault. The police and D.A. investigated, the young man was only thirteen, he was in the baseball team of his school, after school, he’d entered into the tutoring program; in the winter vacation of 2018, he was in the training sessions for baseball at school, he didn’t like the dormitory provisions of the training, asked Chen if he could crash at her place, and after he got the okay from his mother, he’d, moved in to Che’s home. like Mrs. Robinson from The Graduate??? photo from online One evening, as Chen was having a conversation at home with the adolescent male, the subject drifted to sex, and it became, more and more, sexually illicit, when Chen asked the adolescent male, “had you had sexual intercourse yet?”, the young man told her he hadn’t, Chen asked him, “then, where do you get the knowledge of sex from?”, “from pornography”, replied the youth, Chen told him, “the pornography had it all wrong!”, “if you want to know how to do it, I can, teach it to you.” And, not long thereafter, the young man went to Chen to “learn”, and, Chen taught him how to have sex, when her own daughter wasn’t at home; a few short day after the “lessons of sex”, the adolescent had sex again, in the bedroom of Chen’s home again. Afterwards, the young man felt guilt-ridden, believed, that it was wrong that he had had sex with his forty-six year-old female tutor, and last year, he’d, disclosed the matter to a volunteer at the foundation; at first, Chen denied the allegations, claimed that she’d only, massaged him, that she’d helped him stretch out his muscles, by the second interrogation was when she’d, admitted, and, agreed on a settlement with the teen boy’s mother. Even though, the adolescent male’s mother was willing to forgive Chen, giving her a chance to turn her life around with a probation, but, due to how the young man was only thirteen, the D.A. fund, that Chen’s behaviors are punishable by anywhere from three to ten years in prison, that it’d not qualified for probationary terms, and indicted her with the charges of sexual intercourse with a minor of fourteen years or younger. And so, this, is how this woman, abused this young man’s trust, and, this still showed, how there are, NO sexual differences to sexual predators, and this is a tutor from a care foundation too, and that young man is, forever, DAMAGED, by this woman he put his trust in, and, his mama actually, forgave the woman for raping her own young! Filed under Abandonment of Children, Abuser/Enabler Interaction Style, Abusing Someone's Trust, Crime & Punishment, Improper Behaviors of an Adult, Improper Behaviors of School Instructors, Innocence Lost, Knowing the Law and Breaking It, On the Wrong Side of the Law, Properties of Life, Punishment Doesn't Fit the Crime, Rapes, Sex Ed Modern Day, Sexual Assaults, sexual misconducts, Violence Against Members of Opposite Sex, White Picket Fence Tagged as a Real Case of Mrs. Robinson, Sex with a Minor, Sex with Her Student, Taking Advantage of His Innocence Sex Ed Today Teaching children to ABSTAIN from sex is NO longer effective, and, if you think that by threatening them with all the wide varieties of STDs, STIs, unwanted pregnancies will work, get R-E-A-L, parents, found on the Houston Chronicles…as reported by: L. Faulkenberg. When people find out I’ve got two daughters who will someday be teens at the same time, they often give me this look of sympathy or concern that I never really understood. Until now. The hours I spent reviewing statistics on sexual activity among today’s children were enough to frighten any parent, including those of you breathing a sigh of relief that you have boys. At age 11, I think I was still playing with Barbies, maybe even still mourning the loss of Santa. Today, in the age of YouTube, 11 is the average age of a child’s first exposure to porn, according to Melissa Peskin, an associate director of University of Texas Prevention Research Center. In the United States, 11 percent of sixth-graders are sexually active. By the ninth grade, it’s 35 percent. By the 12th grade, it’s nearly 70 percent. These are among the statistics Cypress-Fairbanks ISD provided to parents who had questions about the district’s new sexual education curriculum, called “It’s Your Game, Keep it Real.” But it wasn’t these statistics that some parents of Cy-Fair middle-schoolers found most shocking. It was the abstinence-plus program the district implemented. Parents have made headlines recently, speaking out against the supposedly graphic nature of the “It’s Your Game” curriculum, expressing concern that it prematurely exposes children to sex. This week, the district informed parents that the curriculum will be reviewed by a local advisory council made up of staff and parents, and may not be taught to seventh-graders at all. Parental objections to sex education classes are nothing new in our conservative state, where three-quarters of school districts use abstinence-only programs, and only a quarter use something called “abstinence-plus,” which teaches medically accurate information about contraception, according to the Texas Freedom Network‘s analysis of Texas Education Agency data. The course works But most Texans may not know that the vast majority of districts are not implementing programs that are proven to work, according to UT’s Peskin. In the vernacular of scientific studies, these programs proven to change children’s behavior, which include abstinence-only and abstinence-plus, are called “evidence based.” And the award-winning program that Cy-Fair is thinking about delaying, and possibly eliminating, is one of the few that has earned this distinction. Harris County middle-schoolers who participated in trials of “It’s Your Game” were 1.5 times more likely to delay initiating sex, 50 percent more likely to delay oral sex, 29 percent more likely to delay vaginal sex, and 66 percent more likely to delay anal sex. “It’s Your Game” is used in 11 districts in Harris County and cities as different as Midland and Los Angeles. It was developed by the folks at the University of Texas Prevention Research Center, which is funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control. And it was designed very specifically to begin in seventh grade, early enough so that children can still be influenced, and encouraged to delay sex, and hopefully avoid teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Despite claims from some parents, and the fear-mongering on websites such as Tea Party Nation, UT’s program is not trying to encourage kids to have sex or to shun traditional marriage. Its main focus is abstinence, a message that’s repeated more than 80 times in program materials. Videos that may seem too sexually explicit to parents are geared toward reality, Peskin says, presenting situations that students can relate to and take seriously. While Peskin says she respects parents’ concerns, and Cy-Fair’s decisions, she cautions: “We don’t know if the program will be as effective if the program is delayed until later grades.” When I shared this fact with Cy-Fair’s Linda Macias, associate superintendent of curriculum, instruction and accountability, she said she’d share it with the panel reviewing the program. I hope so. Frightening statistics Every parent has the right to be scared when it comes to today’s statistics. And every parent has the right to choose how to educate our children about sex. Parents in Cy-Fair who disagreed with the “It’s Your Game” approach were given the option to opt out. But before those parents pressure the district to scrap a program that’s proven to encourage our kids to delay sex – and help prevent the pregnancy, STDs and other problems – they should face the facts first. So, with children getting exposed, earlier and earlier by the generation, WHAT are we, the parents to do, to help keep their innocence INTACT? What can we do, to PREVENT from them to getting E-X-P-O-S-E-D to S-E-X, I mean, you DO realize, how easy it is, for a kid of two or three years of age to get SOLICITED, right? And then, it wouldn’t have been CONSENSUAL for those two-to-three year olds, I mean, how can they consent, IF they don’t even have a CLUE what they’re consenting to, right??? And, before you know it, your lower graders (between first and fifth grades???) will be bringing home their first C-O-N-D-O-M applied on your “little boys’” PENISES, or who knows, they’ll just put it on themselves, and start HUMPING their sisters’ dolls here… Handing out CONDOMS at a high school or middle school auditorium with those “guest lecturers” talking on why you shouldn’t have SEX is still a VERY ineffective way to T-E-A-C-H them about S-E-X, if you ask me. But hey, WHO asked Y-O-U??? Exactly!!! Filed under Education, Sex Ed Modern Day	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line790
__label__wiki	0.516926	0.516926	Many US adults worry about facial image data in healthcare settings By Jessica Irvine On Oct 15, 2021 Uses of facial images and facial recognition technologies—to unlock a phone or in airport security—are becoming increasingly common in everyday life. But how do people feel about using such data in healthcare and biomedical research? Through surveying over 4,000 US adults, researchers found that a significant proportion of respondents considered the use of facial image data in healthcare across eight varying scenarios as unacceptable (15-25 percent). Taken with those that responded as unsure of whether the uses were acceptable, roughly 30-50 percent of respondents indicated some degree of concern for uses of facial recognition technologies in healthcare scenarios. Whereas using facial image data in some cases—such as to avoid medical errors, for diagnosis and screening, or for security—was acceptable to the majority, more than half of respondents did not accept or were uncertain about healthcare providers using this data to monitor patients’ emotions or symptoms, or for health research. In the biomedical research setting, most respondents were equally worried about the use of medical records, DNA data and facial image data in a study. While respondents were a diverse group in terms of age, geographic region, gender, racial and ethnic background, educational attainment, household income, and political views, their perspectives on these issues did not differ by demographics. Findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE. “Our results show that a large segment of the public perceives a potential privacy threat when it comes to using facial image data in healthcare,” said lead author Sara Katsanis, who heads the Genetics and Justice Laboratory at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and is a Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “To ensure public trust, we need to consider greater protections for personal information in healthcare settings, whether it relates to medical records, DNA data, or facial images. As facial recognition technologies become more common, we need to be prepared to explain how patient and participant data will be kept confidential and secure.” Senior author Jennifer K. Wagner, Assistant Professor of Law, Policy and Engineering in Penn State’s School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs adds: “Our study offers an important opportunity for those pursuing possible use of facial analytics in healthcare settings and biomedical research to think about human-centeredness in a more meaningful way. The research that we are doing hopefully will help decisionmakers find ways to facilitate biomedical innovation in a thoughtful, responsible way that does not undermine public trust.” The research team, which includes co-authors with expertise in bioethics, law, genomics, facial analytics, and bioinformatics, hopes to conduct further research to understand the nuances where public trust is lacking. On face recognition, Americans trust police over private firms PLOS ONE (2021). journals.plos.org/plosone/arti … journal.pone.0257923 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Many US adults worry about facial image data in healthcare settings (2021, October 14) retrieved 14 October 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2021-10-adults-facial-image-healthcare.html Denial of responsibility! TechCodex is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours. Jessica Irvine 10965 posts 0 comments Acer Was Hacked Again, Losing Personal Data of Millions Senate bill would prevent tech companies from favoring their products over rivals This South African Quit Her Day Job To Pursue A Passion For Particles More than meets the eye to recent rise in child hospital admissions	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line793
__label__wiki	0.575481	0.575481	hideo kojima Death Stranding Director’s Cut: Death Stranding Director’s Cut launched: Here are the new features… Alex Smith Sep 25, 2021 0 Action role-playing game Death Stranding’s Director’s Cut has launched today. The Director’s Cut of the critically acclaimed title comes with new content and enhanced gameplay features. The single-player game can be purchased for Rs 3,499… What Is Blue Box? a Vast Conspiracy Around Hideo Kojima Grips the Video Game World Eugen Boglaru Jun 22, 2021 0 Tens of thousands of people are coordinating online in search of clues surrounding what's either a series of curious coincidences or a conspiracy led by one of the world's most celebrated video game directors.It starts with a PlayStation 5… Alex Smith Jun 22, 2021 0	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line794
__label__wiki	0.808366	0.808366	These are the best technology stocks of 2021 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid \| Reuters Technology stocks have been far from a sure bet since 2021 began its stretch run in mid-November. Inflationary concerns and fears of rising interest rates pushed investors out of software and internet companies, sending scores of prior outperformers into correction territory. Despite the sell-off and the volatility across wide swaths of the tech industry, investors have made a bundle of money betting on specific companies and stories. Certain areas of the semiconductor market ballooned this year, as demand soared for processors that could speed crypto mining, aid game development and connect more devices to the internet. Fintech, cloud software and cybersecurity had their share of standouts as well, even if buying baskets of those stocks and holding them for the year would not have been a particularly lucrative investment. Here are the five biggest gainers in 2021 among U.S. tech companies valued at $5 billion or more. The list excludes companies that went public this year. Prices are as of Thursday’s close. When Upstart held its stock market debut in mid-December of last year, the company was valued at about $1.5 billion. Just over a year later, it’s a $12 billion company. Upstart shares are up 264% since the beginning of 2021, including a gain of 171% over a wild three-day stretch in March. The company uses machine learning to underwrite consumer loans and provides its technology to banking partners who can then better target customers. Revenue in the third quarter soared 250% to $228 million. In addition to rapid growth, Upstart is giving investors something that’s unusual from a newly public tech company: profits. Upstart has generated earnings for five straight quarters, including net income of $29.1 million in the latest period, up from $9.7 million a year earlier. Upstart said in its earnings call in November that it now provides technology services to 31 banks and credit unions, up from 10 a year ago. In the third quarter, the company powered 362,780 loans, up 244% from a year earlier. Top tech stocks of 2021 CEO David Girouard said on the call that the company is now moving beyond personal and auto loans and into small-dollar loans for consumers with “immediate cash needs.” “Our bank partners rightly feel pressured to better serve low-to-moderate income Americans, and we want to help them do that right,” Girouard said. “The interest in the small dollar product from our bank and credit union partners is off the charts and we hope to bring it to market before the end of 2022.” Synaptics was founded in 1986 and went public 16 years later. But it took until 2020 for investors to start getting excited about the stock. This year it took off, soaring 189%. Synaptics grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, developing touchpads and scroll pads for PCs as well as biometrics. Its touch technology then gained resonance with smartphones. Now, with more devices acting like computers, Synaptics has positioned itself at the center of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) boom. The company’s technology can be found in connected cars, virtual reality headsets, set-top boxes, drones and gaming systems. It focuses on low-power consumption for all sorts of wireless devices. “We’ve done really really well with that business — it’s outperformed our best expectations,” CEO Michael Hurlston told CNBC’s Jim Cramer in July. “I think it’s because we didn’t go after what everybody else was chasing. We repositioned it to go after an interesting market that has turned out to be a great grower.” Earlier this month, Synaptics completed its $549 million acquisition of DSP Group, which provides voice processing and wireless chipsets. Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz At its peak in mid-November, Asana was up almost five-fold for the year, far outpacing all other U.S. tech stocks. It’s lost almost half its value since then, falling alongside a bunch of other high-priced cloud software stocks. Still, the provider of software that helps marketing, operations and sales teams manage projects and collaborate remotely is up 164% in 2021, driven by year-over-year revenue growth of at least 70% in the second and third quarters. Like Upstart, Asana went public in 2020 but its coming-out party with investors took a few months to get rolling. Dustin Moskovitz, the company’s billionaire co-founder and CEO, has been buying along the way. Moskovitz has purchased about $293 million worth of Asana shares in December, taking advantage of the dip to bolster his position. He now controls about 44% of the company’s Class A and Class B combined shares, up from 36% before the company’s New York Stock Exchange debut in September 2020. Converting free users to paying customers is key to Asana’s future growth and profitability. In its third-quarter earnings report earlier this month, Asana said paying clients increased by 7,000 to over 114,000 and said revenue from customers spending more than $5,000 annually jumped 96% from a year earlier. Fortinet Inc. headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Tony Avelar \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images With two straight quarters of revenue growth above 30%, Fortinet is expanding at its fastest rate since 2016. A flurry of ransomware attacks along with a more complex security environment created by a sudden surge in remote work led to a spike in demand for Fortinet’s technology this year. Shares are up 133%, closing on Thursday at $349.02. That’s lifted the company’s market cap past $57 billion, surpassing rival Palo Alto Networks, which is valued at $55 billion after its stock climbed 58% in 2021. Following Fortinet’s better-than-expected earnings report and upbeat forecast last month, analysts at Wedbush increased their price target to $400 from $350. One reason, the firm cited, was the company’s free cash flow, which jumped to $329.8 million from $185.7 million a year earlier. “In a nutshell, Billings growth upside, strong FCF, and a healthy pipeline should be the trifecta to drive this stock higher,” wrote the Wedbush analysts, who kept their buy recommendation on the stock. Nvidia GeForce Now on iPhone Chipmaker Nvidia was the best-performing mega-cap tech stock of the year. The shares soared 127% in 2021, pushing the company’s market cap to $741 billion, seventh highest among U.S. tech companies, behind the five Big Tech names and Tesla. Revenue growth has topped 50% in each of the last five quarters, proving that Nvidia’s high-performance graphics processing units remain in hot demand. Within the data center, Nvidia’s technology bolsters artificial intelligence and data-intensive workloads, while gaming systems continue to require heftier processing power. Earlier this year, Nvidia released new processors specifically for crypto mining. They’ve generated $526 million in revenue so far, but crypto is proving to be a volatile market for Nvidia. The company said last month that sales of the products plunged 60% sequentially from the second quarter to the third and are expected to be “very negligible” in the fourth quarter. Investors aren’t expressing much concern. The stock climbed more than 8% after the earnings report, largely because gaming processors, Nvidia’s core business, generated $2.76 billion in revenue, an increase of 106% from last year. “We continue to believe the company’s long-term prospects are some of the best in the semiconductor industry,” analysts from Piper Sandler wrote in a note after third-quarter earnings. They maintained their buy rating and raised their price target to $350 from $260. WATCH: Nvidia could be a $10 trillion stock one day, says Jim Cramer ← The 10 Best Movies of 2021 Is Oppo Find N the Finest Foldable Phone That You Can’t Get in India? → Jamie Dimon says CEOs `shouldn’t be crybabies about it’	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line795
__label__wiki	0.747619	0.747619	How are the people who change sex 11 tell stories about the people who have changed their sex and happy to have made this step. Ulyana Romanova (formerly Igor Bulgachev) PR specialist Igor Bulgachov couple of years ago, went through a series of plastic surgery: - changed his sex, increased breast, rhinoplasty, changed the shape of the forehead, cheeks, removed the Adam's apple, etc. He was five years old he seemed to be a girl... Now, Juliana, passing through a pile of plastic surgery is very happy and believes cosmetic surgery a wonderful invention of mankind, and assured that he will continue to improve their appearance. Diana Dontski (formerly Anatoly Konstantinov) Anatoly Konstantinov was a successful barber and famous singer in his city, but, according to her, always felt like a woman, although it has long struggled with this. As Anatoly even married and fathered a daughter. But then I decided - to become a woman. To look like this, it took him two years of hormone therapy. Then, a number of operations. By the way according to most of Diana, she was always feminine, the problem is only in his voice, but with vocal and she coped with it. Many of the friends took this step is negative, but all relatives supported. Now Diane is just one problem - her daughter is the only one who sees it as a man, and the relationship they have not exactly succeed. But in general, Diana is very happy - she is getting married and her chosen one knows its history. Kimberly Ann Sallans (formerly Ryan Sallans) This is one of the most famous lawyers of our time, specialized in the rights of the transgender community, t. To. He himself was in 2005 by a woman named Kimberly Ann Sallans. Rex Cameron (former Lorraine Cameron) Today Rex - a famous American photographer, writer and activist sexual movement. By the way, he became known not only for its reincarnation, but also the fact that for the first time documented the entire process of transformation of a woman into a man. Chez Bon (San byvschaya Chastity Bono) The daughter of singer Cher admitted that in his heart has always felt like a man, and they became. Now Chaz Bono - known LGBT advocate, musician and writer, and a very happy person. Balian Buschbaum (formerly Yvonne Bushbaum) Yvonne Bushbaum became an athlete, even managed to speak for the German national team as a pole vaulter. In 2008, he went missing, but shortly before the world appeared Balian Buschbaum in all its glory. Balian is very happy that he is now in his body - men. Buck Angel (formerly Buck Angel) He used to be the sexy blonde beauty. Now Buck and porn film director and lecturer, and writer, and a lawyer all in one. As a model, he clearly realized that wants to be a man. So he divorced her husband and took the path to gender reassignment. Today, Buck is living in a happy marriage with a woman who makes films for adults involving transgender (for which he received several awards), as well as programs for transgender people, promotes love for yourself and your body, and also created the first dating site for transgender people. But there are more interesting cases where the floor changed both people, who subsequently became the spouses (or have been in a marriage). Famous pair Arin Andrews and Katie Hill A very happy couple, despite the fact that a few years ago, 17-year-old Arin was a girl named Emerald, a 19-year-old Katie was born boys, and her name was Luke. Alexis and Karen This is the marriage of two transsexuals is unique - the fact that her husband stopped taking hormones for a complete transformation into a man, only to have a baby. The pair learned of the pregnancy postponed its reincarnation. After the birth of his dad is his own mother, and vice versa ... Felix and Helen Lowes morphs A pair of interesting firstly because they first pair of the UK, who married after the sex change. Helen changed her sex first, way before that, as a man, she was married three times and she (it) was born 8 children. But he decided to change sex and become a woman, and was replaced by Felix to male, was also previously married and had two sons, whom he now dad, not mom who gave birth to them. Jane and Ann Watson (ex-Barry and Ann Watsons) The couple - Barry and Ann in family life many problems, until Barry did not confess that I feel like a woman. He eventually changed his sex and the couple were married again, but as the two women. 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__label__wiki	0.651908	0.651908	Tag Archives: Stefan Kanfer Stefan Kanfer Author- THE ESKIMO HUNTS IN NEW YORK Is this not displaying correctly? THE ESKIMO HUNTS IN NEW YORK by Stefan Kanfer Author Spotlight: Stefan Kanfer Aug 14, 2013 \| Harvey I’m shifting our Author Spotlight this time to nationally renowned author Stefan Kanfer. Stefan Kanfer released his first new novel in 20 years,The Eskimo Hunts in New York, in January 2013 through StoneThread. In June, he released the second novel in The Eskimo Hunts series, The Eskimo Hunts in Miami. Along with Stefan’s fans, we eagerly anticipate at least a few more titles in this series. His other titles with us are The International Garage Sale and A Summer Place. Steve is the author of fifteen other books as well, including the bestselling biographies of show business icons:Groucho, Ball of Fire (Lucille Ball), Somebody (Marlon Brando), and Tough Without a Gun (Humphrey Bogart). He has also written many social histories, among them The Last Empire, about the De Beers diamond company, and Stardust Lost, an account of the rise and fall of the Yiddish Theater in New York. Kanfer also wrote two novels about World War II and served as the only journalist on the President’s Commission on the Holocaust. He was the first by-lined cinema critic for Time magazine, where he worked as writer and editor for more than two decades. He has been given many writing awards and was named a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library. He lives in New York. Visit his website at Stefan Kanfer. Stefan Kanfer. In The Eskimo Hunts in New York, Jordan Gulok, an Inuit, is a former Navy SEAL. In Stefan’s first novel in 20 years, Jordan is tasked with stopping a lethal group who’s manufacturing illegal and sometimes toxic pharmaceuticals and selling them to victims world wide. See all of StoneThread’s titles at Here. Again, please share this information with your friends and encourage them to sign up for our free newsletter. We have more exciting news coming, and they have only to enter their email address in the bar across the top of the page at the above link. ‘Til next time, happy reading! Copyright © 2013 StoneThread Publishing, All rights reserved. Tagged as De Beers, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Rise and fall of Yiddish Theater, Stefan Kanfer, Stone Thread Publishing	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line800
__label__wiki	0.729559	0.729559	Homeland Security to Release Chemicals into the Air to Simulate a Biological Terror Attack By Jay Syrmopoulos Newkirk, OK – The Department of Homeland Security plans to conduct chemical and biological testing near the border between Kansas and Oklahoma in January and February, and again in June and July, to determine how much protection people would receive from being inside a house or an apartment in the event of a biological terrorist attack, according to a statement on the Homeland Security website. The DHS press release notes: ‘The study is part of the Department’s ongoing commitment to preparedness and the shared responsibility of protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure. The purpose of this study is to gather data that enhances our predictive capabilities in the event of a biological agent attack. Specifically, this work will help in predicting the extent to which an intentional release of a biological agent may penetrate single family and multi-family structures. These tests will release inert chemicals and biological materials that will be used to measure the amount of material that penetrates the buildings under varied conditions.’ The environmental assessment of the proposed “low level outdoor release” of inert chemical and biological simulant materials states that low concentrations of particles will be released at two buildings on the now-abandoned Chilocco campus. According to a report by the Wichita Eagle: For the particle test, the federal government plans to release titanium dioxide, which it describes as a “white odorless powder that is chemically insoluble in water, nonreactive, nonflammable, and nonhazardous.” It also plans to release urea powder mixed with a CL Fluorescent Brightener. For the biological portion of the test, it plans to release genetic barcoded spores of a biological insecticide known as native Btk, which is sold under the trade name of Dipel. Dipel is not considered a hazard by the Environmental Protection Agency when handled appropriately, according to the assessment. Of course, the EPA has been caught colluding with major agro-chemical companies and lying to Congress—so they shouldn’t likely be taken at their word. Interestingly, while the U.S. government claims the chemicals used in the testing won’t adversely impact human health or the environment, the EU has proposed to classify titanium dioxide as a carcinogen—meaning that it is suspected of causing cancer – specifically when inhaled. Kansas Congressman Ron Estes, in response to the planned chemical and biological testing, said federal agencies, “need to be 100 percent certain this test is safe for the residents of south-central Kansas,” noting that he has “numerous questions.” Estes serves on the Houses Committee on Homeland Security, and in a statement recently released, said that he is “monitoring the situation very closely.” “I have numerous questions regarding this proposed test,” Estes said. “While it’s important for our federal agencies to test their abilities in response to threats, we need to be one hundred percent certain this test is safe for the residents of south central Kansas.” The proposed test site at the Chilocco campus is near the Kansas/Oklahoma border, about 6 miles south of Arkansas City and about 55 miles southeast of Wichita. Wind typically blows out of the south, which could carry airborne particles into Kansas, according to the Wichita Eagle. The city of Arkansas City posted a statement on its Facebook page Thursday saying it was unaware of any proposed testing at Chilocco, and they were looking into the situation. “This is the first time the city has been made aware of any testing to occur at Chilocco,” the statement said. “Inert means chemically inactive, which means by definition there should be no risk to the citizens. However, we are looking into the situation to gather more information for our citizens and their safety.” The public has 30 days to submit comments on the environmental assessment to Homeland Security about the proposed tests by email at biotest@hq.dhs.gov or by mail to: Department of Homeland Security: S&T CBD Mail Stop 0201, 245 Murray Ln SW, Washington, DC 20528-0201. The deadline for comments is Dec. 8	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line805
__label__wiki	0.528252	0.528252	Welcome to our countdown of the Worst Things about 2021. It’s a Festivus tradition and my sort of Airing of Grievances for the bad things that have happened in 2021. I gotta lot of problems with this year and now you’re going to read about it. This list is short,but it contains what I think were the worst things about the year. So,let’s get it started! 10. Getting COVID-19 We start off the list with me getting the dreaded COVID-19 earlier this year in late January/early February. I had started to not feel well before I tested positive and the hint that I might have it were the body aches I had, they were unlike any I had before. Then the headaches came in and the intermittent chills and sweats and having it hurt to take a deep breath. Despite this, my symptoms were mild and I didn’t lose my sense of taste or smell. It was,however,a lonely feeling to have such a virus. You can’t go anywhere, you’re stuck in the bedroom and just have to stay there until you feel better. I did after 11 days and was back in action,but the lingering effects of it lasted well into April, which included COVID fog and depression. To those of you who say this is/was nothing,it’s not. When you have the experience I had,it’s everything and much more. 9. The California recall election and Larry Elder losing gracefully One of the biggest wastes of time this year was the recall election in California against Governor Gavin Newsom and the crazy cast of characters vying to replace him,including but not limited to, attention whore Caitlyn Jenner and right wing radio host Larry Elder,who is a crazy person. Many reasons they had to replace him were his handling of COVID and his controversial visit to the French Laundry restaurant when his citizens had to shelter in place and because the folks who wanted him gone just don’t like him. Even I thought there might be a chance that someone as crazy and controversial as Elder would replace him, but in the end the recall failed very badly. Newsom’s job was retained and the recall election was $300 million in wasted taxpayer money. What was even worse was that Elder promised to find voter fraud and ended up losing gracefully. That’s not supposed to happen. You’re Republicans, you’re supposed to cry foul and say that the election results were fake and that there should be a recount and you’re supposed to set up a voter fraud hotline so that I and many others can prank call it endlessly. Thanks for robbing me of that,Larry! Anyways I am glad the recall failed,but it shouldn’t have happened to begin with. You want him out? Vote in the actual fucking general election and do it that way! 8. CATCH-ALL: Justin Bieber’s Peaches song and the Fancy Like Applebee’s song Two of the worst songs of the year are part of the list because,well,they’re terrible. Let’s start with Bieber and his stupid song about how he gets his peaches down in Georgia and his weed in California. First of all,nobody cares,and secondly he’s only singing about those places so that the people there will like him. Also, this song was very overplayed on the radio during the summer for being a terrible one. Not to be outdone, the country rap hit Fancy Like by Walker Hayes was not very good,either. All it was to be was a free commercial for Applebee’s in a sense where they could use it non-stop in advertising and people could go on TikTok and use it in videos of them dancing outside of Applebee’s. Both of these songs were just awful and are part of what made 2021 the worst. 7. The heat wave of 2021 This past summer sure was a hot one and it didn’t let up at all. There were times where it was over 100 degrees where I live for weeks in a row. It wasn’t very fun to deal with at all. I don’t mind it being semi-warm during the summer,but when it’s blazing hot on a continuous basis, then something’s gotta give. Honestly,something tells me it’s only going to get worse because of climate change and nothing being done about it. This year’s summer was a telltale sign of that. 6. Nancy Pelosi thanking George Floyd for dying Yes,this really did happen. After former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd in May 2020, Nancy Pelosi,the Speaker of the House,had this to say: “Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice,” Pelosi said at an event with the Congressional Black Caucus shortly after the verdict. “For being there to call out to your mom, how heartbreaking was that,” Pelosi said during the news conference. “And because of you … your name will always be synonymous with justice.” Uh,Nancy,I’m pretty sure he didn’t have a choice in the matter and I’m pretty sure he wanted to live instead of being killed by a police officer over $20. This was a very tone-deaf statement made by a tone-deaf congresswoman who should’ve known better. It also shows that she’s using him as a prop for lack of a better term. Regardless of what you think about Floyd, he should be alive today and instead isn’t because of the terrible actions of Chauvin and for Pelosi to thank him for dying in the name of justice is plain offensive and truly out of touch. 5. The Better.com CEO firing 900 people over Zoom weeks before Christmas In a despicable move from a corporate warlord, the CEO of Better.com decided to fire 900 people just weeks before the holidays remotely over Zoom,citing a desire to improve productivity and claiming that over 250 of those workers were stealing time by only working two hours of an eight hour workday. It was viewed as demeaning and unacceptable by outsiders. Vishal Garg (pictures) the CEO in question, has been far from controversy over his management style. Not long before his harsh act, Forbes magazine wrote an article calling his management style “scorched earth” as evidenced by this email sent to employees: “HELLO – WAKE UP BETTER TEAM. You are TOO DAMN SLOW. You are a bunch of DUMB DOLPHINS and … DUMB DOLPHINS get caught in nets and eaten by sharks. SO STOP IT. STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE EMBARRASSING ME.” Since terminating those employees,Garg has taken a leave of absence over what he did,but in a way maybe these people are better off. I’m not saying they were justifiably fired because the way they were fired was shameful, but in all honesty, who would want to work for someone like this? I know I wouldn’t and I speak from experience from working for people who didn’t value me or give me much dignity so I know how these people feel in a way. There’s a much better world out there for you than having to work for someone who didn’t value your time to begin with. 4. Billionaires in space Proof that the one-percent have too much money, billionaires such as Jeff Bezos,Elon Musk,and Richard Branson decided to go into space with their insane wealth,not necessarily for space exploration purposes, but as a hobby. In a time where we’re in a pandemic where people are dying and don’t have universal healthcare in this country and don’t have a living wage job and the quality of life is low these rich assholes are in a dick measuring contest in outer space. That speaks to how bad this is in our land that the rich have gotten so much richer than the rest of us that they’re allowed to pay low taxes and take joy rides in space. It’s time to tax the shit out of these people so that us normal people can prosper for a change. We need healthcare for everyone and higher education to be more affordable and for the wars we’re in to be over,not subsidizing billionaires to go into space because it’s Tuesday. If you’ve wondered why America is so underdeveloped and becoming more third world,this is why. 3. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema If you’ve wondered why I left the Democratic Party five years ago,it’s because of the way some of them govern,especially these two. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are the biggest saboteurs of the party’s agenda and they’re in the party. Sinema rejected raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by giving an emphatic thumbs down on the Senate floor while Manchin had rejected anything and everything the President is trying to get passed,including the Build Back Better agenda which would be transformative legislation to better the lives of many Americans,including his constituents who are among the nation’s poorest citizens all while living on a million dollar house boat and driving a Maserati. These two Senators are absolute garbage and have negatively impacted regular people and any chance the party has at retaining power in the midterms and beyond. As the saying goes “With Democrats like these,who even needs Republicans?” 2. The massive Vaxx-lash in America You knew this was coming and I have to say something about it because I can’t believe how bad this is. When the vaccine came out,I thought a lot of people would be down to get it and for the most part,people have. Unfortunately it’s those who fancy themselves as experts in virology from the University of Facebook who haven’t and won’t get it and as a result we have variants of COVID-19 and as of press time are going backwards again by having to wear masks at work and postpone football games and people are rapidly getting sick once again. I get not wanting to get shots, I used to not like it,either, but after seeing how big of babies the anti-vax crowd is and has been over the last year any fear I had over needles or shots is virtually gone because if I can handle doing this as a 39-year-old man and my niece can get the vaccine, then I consider it an act of bravery on my part. Oh,and for those who say it doesn’t work, it’s not true. I have had all of my shots to date and haven’t been sick since then or even since my bout with COVID. Take that for data! If you truly want to see us out of the pandemic, then you should get vaccinated. That’s how these things get eradicated. Not Ivermectin, not hydroxychloroquine, not Listerine, it’s the vaccine. Get it, you wuss! 1. The Trump Insurrection By far the worst thing to happen this year was in its early days, the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol that day to try and get the already decided election overturned for their dear leader. As a result the building was vandalized, objects were stolen, lawmakers had to be locked down and five people were killed. It was a sight I had never seen before in this country and all because a group of people didn’t know how to take a loss because the leader who brainwashed them into liking him didn’t win another term. I hope everyone who was a part of it and the leaders who were behind it go to jail and are prosecuted for trying to overthrow the government that day,including the guy who incited it,Donald Trump. What scares me the most is that this kind of thing could happen again and very soon. I hope it doesn’t,but since this country is full of sore losers who can’t take it, nothing surprises me anymore in that regard. 2021, anti-vaccine, anti-vaxxers, Applebee's, Better.com, Bezos, Bieber, billionaires, Branson, Caitlyn, California, CEO, commentary, COVID, COVID-19, Democrats, Donald, dying, Elder, election, Elon, employees, Fancy Like, firing, Floyd, Gavin, George, Hayes, heat wave, hot, insurrection, insurrectionists, Jeff, Jenner, Joe, Justin, Kyrsten, Larry, Manchin, massive, music, Musk, Nancy, news, Newsom, obstructionists, opinion, pandemic, Peaches, Pelosi, personal, poltics, pop culture, preview, rant, recall, review, Richard, Sinema, society, Space, symptoms, temperatures, thanking, things, tone deaf, Trump, vaccines, Vaxx-lash, Walker, wealth, worst, Zoom The Things That Need to Come Back in 2022-Part One Since we just revealed what needs to go, now it’s […]	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line807
__label__cc	0.562152	0.437848	In Lt. Governor’s Race, It’s Time for Leticia April 4, 2014 L. Wayne Ashley Leave a comment As the 2014 campaign season begins to pick up steam, it’s becoming clear which candidates hold the momentum. Some are fully engaged in general election fights, like Democrat Wendy Davis and Republican Greg Abbott in the Governors’ race, while others like Dan Patrick and David Dewhurst are forced to vie for the GOP nomination in the upcoming Primary run-offs. The Patrick- Dewhurst brawl has already gotten particularly ugly. However, one candidate for Lieutenant Governor sees the GOP run-off as a golden opportunity… State Senator Leticia Van de Putte. Though she’s been a known fixture in Austin since the Ann Richards administration, Senator Van de Putte came to international prominence last June alongside Wendy Davis, causing a roar in the Senate chamber when she was disrespected by her male colleagues. But make no mistake… Senator Van de Putte is not taking her cues from Davis. She is running her own campaign, and talking about the issues that matter to Texans as she sees them. The increased action on the GOP side is certainly an advantage, but in some ways, so is the fact that the Davis- Abbott battle is stealing the spotlight. As a result of these factors, Van de Putte is quietly building a movement for her campaign, and may have a better shot at victory than her more famous Gubernatorial counterpart. The Senator has tackled the tough issues, and is a strong supporter of common-sense reforms, public investment, and providing healthcare for all Texans. And this week, Leticia Van de Putte embarked on a bus tour across the state of Texas, giving voters a dose of old-fashioned shoe leather politics. Here’s more about the tour from Van de Putte’s op-ed in the Burnt Orange Report… Campaigning statewide requires listening to the people in all of these areas, learning what they expect of government, and then unifying them all under the Lone Star flag so that we may move forward together as a single state. And when I say unify, I don’t just mean Democrats or those who usually agree with me. I mean all the people of Texas. During my 30 years as a pharmacist and legislator, I’ve learned that to really serve people, first you listen – then you talk. That’s why I’ve been able to work with Republicans, Independents and Democrats to solve problems. I’ve worked with Fortune 500 executives, community activists, doctors and nurses, firefighters and financial executives, all sharing the same goal – keeping Texas the best place to live in the country. And I am proud to say I’ve developed friendships and working relationships with all of them. Those relationships will be key to sway voters if the Senator is to make history in the Lone Star State. April is a critical time for the Van de Putte campaign… a time to get the word out, meet voters and make sure that Texans know there is a credible alternative GOP antics. Given that she’s kicking off the month with a statewide, press-generating bus tour, one has to think she off to a great start. As a business owner, pharmacist, mother of 6, and experienced legislator, Van de Putte brings a wealth of unique experience that her opponent, whomever it is, simply cannot match. It just may be the prescription for victory in November. If you’d like to learn more about Leticia Van de Putte, check out her Texas Tribune interview with Evan Smith below… 2014 Texas General ElectionLeticia Van De PutteLeticia Van De Putte bus tourLeticia Van De Putte Lieutenant GovernorTexas 2014 democratsTexas DemocratsTexas Lieutenant Governor's raceturn texas blueWendy Davis running mate Abbott, Davis Parlay Over Pre-K Some very revealing plans for Pre-K came out of the Abbott campaign. Here’s the low-down from the Texas Tribune, including Wendy Davis’ response… Announcing the first of his education policy proposals Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott called for reforming pre-kindergarten programs before expanding access, saying that additional funding should be tied to academic outcomes. Abbott’s plan, which was unveiled in Weslaco, proposes providing an additional $1,500 per student on top of the funding the state already provides for half-day pre-K programs if the program meets performance requirements set by the state. “Expanding the population of students served by existing state-funded programs without addressing the quality of existing prekindergarten instruction or how it is being delivered would be an act of negligence and waste,” Abbott’s policy proposal reads. Abbott’s proposal comes with a $118 million price tag in the 2016-17 biennium and includes a focus on annual reviews for children beginning school in 2016… On Monday, Davis was quick to respond to Abbott’s call for reforming pre-K instead of expanding access. “The fact that Greg Abbott thinks it’s a ‘waste’ to ensure all Texas children have access to pre-K explains why he’s still fighting to defend nearly $200 million in cuts to pre-K in the courtroom,” Davis said in a statement. “Abbott’s plan of pre-K for the chosen few but not for all hardworking Texas children would set our state backwards at a time we need to prepare for a 21st-century economy.” Earlier in the day, Davis also attacked Abbott before he released his proposal, calling his policies hypocritical given his defense of the state in court as part of the school finance lawsuit. Abbott’s Pre-K “plan” is tailor-made for his mostly Conservative, non-minority audience. He proposes that instead of trying to take care of all Texas children, we should instead shift more resources to programs that are already doing well, and let the struggling children fall further behind. But unlike years past for Democrats, Wendy Davis is able to offer a competing vision that will get noticed by voters. After massive cuts to public education in 2011, Davis lambastes Abbott for daring to cut some programs even further. She also mentions a landmark lawsuit where Texas schools are suing the state due to severe under-funding from the Legislature’s 2011 education budget slash-fest. One has to agree with Davis in this case…. having our precious Pre-schoolers compete in a Hunger Games battle for their education is not the way to make Texas a better state. The sheer immediacy of the response to Abbott is impressive, and presents further evidence of a bold shift for the Davis campaign, and even for the Texas Democratic Party. Here’s hoping they can keep the heat on Abbott through November. It’s quite astounding that the Abbott campaign would be bold enough to even mention education platform this early before November. Are they giving Democrats free ammunition here? No matter one’s political stripes, everyone in the state of Texas lived through those ridiculous cuts in 2011, and they know that schools haven’t nearly recovered. As the Attorney General has proven today, a Davis administration would be much better for our kids. (photo credit: CBS DFW 11) 2014 Texas General ElectionGOP TexasGreg Abbott Pre-KTexas DemocratsTexas education budget cutsTexWatch 2014Wendy Davis Pre-K	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line810
__label__wiki	0.60106	0.60106	Barkhane: Malians fear the life after The Barkhane Force continues its patrols in the desert to meet the population. An abandoned people who lack food, medicine and infrastructure. While France began to withdraw troops from Mali on October 12, the soldiers of the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment are still roaming the desert, between Bata and Gaïna (north of Gao). This region of northern Mali is a dangerous crossroads, through which armed groups pass, returning to Gao to stock up on weapons and vehicles. On the spot, the local populations know of looting. All the more so as the price of basic products (flour, food for children, bread) has exploded in one year, and prevents communities from getting adequate supplies. Mother of four children, Kaïla, a resident of the castle district in Gao, says that “all products are expensive because of the war”. “We know a great lack of food”. Same story for the director of a school, which includes more than a hundred young children. He explains that he finds himself without “roof, chairs and tables” to continue teaching in good conditions. Young high school students interviewed in Gao denounce the comings and goings of terrorists. They “pass in their pick-ups at night” to come and steal “motorcycles, telephones, weapons.” Some can even kill, ”says a teenage girl. Lieutenant Geoffroy wants to be clear, even if France withdraws from Operation Barkhane, the soldiers present on the spot are still “with the Malian people”, at a time when the French military command, has already announced to put more commandos in place, in order to hunt down terrorists in the desert. PrevNew electric car record: Over 110,000 cars sold in 2021 NextCovid-19. These countries which have reduced the quarantine of positive cases despite the outbreak of the epidemic	cc/2022-05/en_head_0003.json.gz/line814

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