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__label__cc	0.602362	0.397638	Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks from the year and onwards Download "Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks from the year and onwards" 1 Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks from the year and onwards i) The audit firm shall have a minimum of 7 full time chartered accountants, of which at least 5 should be full time partners exclusively associated* with the firm. Of these five full time exclusively associated* partners, one each should have minimum continuous association with the firm at least for 15 years and 10 years, two with a minimum continuous association of 5 years each and one with a minimum continuous association of one year. The remaining two could be either exclusively associated* partners or CA employees. There should be at least one year continuous association for both exclusive partners and CA employees. Four of the partners should be FCAs. Also, at least two of the partners should have minimum 15 and 10 years experience in practice. (In case the paid Chartered Accountant available with the firm without any break was admitted as a partner of the said firm at a future date, his association with the firm as a partner will be counted from the date of his joining the firm as a paid Chartered Accountant.) * The definition of exclusive association will be based on the following criteria: (a) The full time partner should not be a partner in other firm/s (b) He should not be employed full time / part time elsewhere (c) He should not be practicing in his own name or engaged in practice otherwise or engaged in other activity which would be deemed to be in practice under Section 2(2) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (d) The total of the partner from the firm should not be below the following limit: In case the Head office of the firms located in (i) Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad ACA partner FCA partner 1.80 lakh in a year ( 15000/- per month) 3.00 lakh in a year ( 25000/- per month) (ii) Other places ACA partner FCA partner 1.20 lakh in a year ( 10000/- per month) 1.80 lakh in a year ( 15000/- per month) 1 2 (e) A partner whose total from the firm is less than the following will not be treated as exclusively associated with the firm: Firms having more than 14 partners 1% Firms having 10 to 14 partners 3% Firms having 5 to 9 partners 5% Firms having less than 5 partners compensation =Sum total of share of profit, remuneration and interest on capital (ii) The number of professional staff (excluding typists, stenographers, computer operators, secretary/ies and sub-ordinate staff etc.), consisting of audit and articled clerks with knowledge in book-keeping and accountancy and are engaged in outdoor audit should be 18. (iii) The standing of the firm should be of at least 15 years which would be reckoned from the date of availability of one full time FCA continuously with the firm. (iv) The firm should have minimum statutory central audit experience of 15 years of Public Sector Banks (before or after nationalisation) and/ or by way of statutory branch audit thereof or that of statutory audit experience of a private sector bank with deposits resources of not less than Rs.500 crore. (In case any of the partner of an audit firm is nominated / elected for a period of at least 3 years or more on the Board of any public sector bank then his / her such experience for a maximum period of three years will be considered as bank audit experience, provided such experience has not been earned by him/ her concurrently i.e. when his / her firm was assigned statutory audit of any PSB, select all India financial Institutions or RBI.) (v) The firm should have statutory audit experience of 5 years of the Public Sector Undertakings (either Central or State Government undertaking). (While calculating such experience, more than one assignment given to a firm during a particular year or more than one year's statutory audit (audits in arrears) assigned to the firm will be reckoned, as one year experience only, for the purpose of counting such experience.) 2 3 (vi) At least two full time partners of the firm or its paid full time Chartered Accountants must possess CISA /ISA qualification. (vii) In case of merger and demerger of firms, merger effect will be given after 2 years of merger while demerger will be effected immediately. Note- 1. C&AG will empanel the Audit Firms based on the above parameters as on January 1 of the relevant year and send the panel to RBI. 2. If any audit firm empanelled by C&AG with the position as on January 1 undergoes change in its constitution after empanelment date, the audit firm will take all necessary steps to become eligible within a reasonable time and in any case, audit firm should be complying with above norms [Para 1 (i) to (vii)] on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks hosted on RBI web site before the following events: a) Appointment of the audit firms by the PSBs as SCAs. For this, the audit firm while giving consent to PSB for appointment may ensure that it complies with the norms. b) Before commencement of Annual Statutory Audit for Financial Year ending 31st March and till the completion of annual audit. c) Quarterly Review of Accounts as on June 30, September 30 and December 31 every year till its completion. In case any audit firm (after appointment) does not comply with any one of the norms (on account of resignation, death etc. of any of the partners, employees etc), it may promptly approach the PSB with full details. The PSB in turn may approach RBI. 3 4 PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AUDITORS IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) 1. The number of SCAs to be appointed in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will be as under: i) Category A Banks (Large Banks viz. Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Central Bank of India, IDBI Bank and Union Bank of India) shall not have more than 6 SCAs. However, in case of SBI the number of SCAs shall not be more than 14. ii) Category B Banks (Medium Banks viz. Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Syndicate Bank and UCO Bank) shall not have more than 5 SCAs, and; iii) Category C Banks (Small Banks viz. Andhra Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Dena Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, United Bank of India and Vijaya Bank) shall not have more than 4 SCAs. Actual numbers of SCAs to be appointed can be decided by respective boards subject to the above limit. 2. The cooling off period after completing the term of three years as SCA will be of three years. 3. The appointment of SCAs will be made on an annual basis, subject to their fulfilling the eligibility norms prescribed by RBI from time to time and also subject to their suitability. 4. The Government has decided that from the financial year , selection and appointment of SCAs is delegated to individual Public Sector Banks. 5. The procedure that will be followed for selection of SCAs by the PSBs is as under: a) The eligible list of firms furnished by C&AG every year will be subjected to scrutiny by RBI for identifying the continuing, rested and non-continuing firms and excluding audit firms 4 5 against whom adverse remarks/disciplinary proceedings are pending or who have been denied audit. b) RBI will verify that the firm has minimum bank audit experience of 15 years from its records. c) RBI will prepare separate list of rested, continuing and non continuing eligible audit firms after excluding the name of firms who have been denied audit by RBI/C&AG and the firms who have declined the offer of appointment given by Public Sector Banks. The list of non continuing eligible audit firms will be further split up into list of experienced audit firms and new audit firms. An Experienced firm is one which has a Statutory Central Audit experience of any of the Public Sector Banks and New Firm is one who does not have such experience. Reserve Bank will be giving Public Sector Banks i) List of continuing firms (i.e. the list of audit firms who have not completed three years of audit ii) List of eligible, non continuing audit firms in two parts viz. experienced audit firms and new audit firms. d) The allotment of vacancies of SCAs shall be in the ratio of 60:40 between 'Experienced ' and New audit firms. As regards ratio of 60:40, banks will round the number to the nearest round number and choose auditors from the Experienced and New firm list. e) The Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG) will provide a graded panel. The audit firms in case of both the panels i.e. experienced as well as new firms, will be ranked (highest to lowest) based on the points given by C&AG. The banks will select the statutory auditors as per norms from the two panels. For Category A banks, cut off limit for selection of audit firms will be 4 times of vacancy in that category while for Category B banks, cut off limit will be 8 times of vacancy. Category C banks will have the liberty to choose audit firms from the entire panel. The cut offs for category A and B banks, both for experienced as well as new firms, will be indicated by RBI at the time of forwarding the panels to banks. f) While making final selection, the PSBs will take into consideration the following points:- 5 6 i. As far as possible, the bank should have at least two audit firms having their Head Office from the same place where the banks' HO/CO is located. This condition is applicable for the combined pool of continuing and fresh auditors. ii. Audit firms are not selected in the PSB from where they last retired (after completing the full term) before going under rest. iii. The firms whose partner/s are on the Boards of PSBs are not appointed as auditors for the same PSB. iv. In case of SBI, only experienced audit firms are considered as SCAs. v. An audit firm is eligible to be appointed as a Central/ Branch auditor of only one PSB during a particular year. vi. PSBs will make parameters for short listing the audit firms. vii. The Chartered Accountant firm/s, whose partner/s are serving on the Board of any Nationalised banks/psb as Part Time Non-Official Director/s under CA Director category, are not to be appointed as Statutory Central Auditor in any PSB. The above parameters may be approved by the Board. PSBs will prepare list of shortlisted audit firms in terms of above parameters. PSBs will obtain the willingness in writing from above shortlisted audit firm(s) to accept the assignment of Statutory Central Audit work. In the willingness letter, it should be clearly mentioned that there is no commitment on the part of PSBs to allot the Statutory Central Audit work to the auditors and the audit firms are free to give similar willingness to multiple PSBs, if approached by other PSBs. The list of shortlisted audit firms will be placed before ACB. The ACB will approve adequate number of audit firm (s) in order of preference. The number of audit firms approved should be adequate enough to take care of the situation where some firms may not give consent. Thereafter, PSBs will approach the audit firms to obtain their consent in writing strictly in order of preference. The audit firm should give their consent in writing for consideration of appointment in the bank concerned for the particular year and the subsequent continuing years subject to complying with para 3 above. If the approached audit firm does not give consent, the bank will approach the next audit firm in order of preference for obtaining 6 7 consent till the time the number of audit firms who have given the consent equals to number of vacancies for the particular year. The consent letter may clearly state that this selection of the audit firms as Statutory Central Auditor is subject to approval of RBI and any force majeure events and, in such cases, the audit firms will not have any claim against the PSBs and RBI. The PSBs may also clearly mention in the consent letter that appointment is subject to complying with the stipulated norms on eligibility and empanelment issued by RBI from time to time. In the consent letter, the audit firm should declare that consent is given to one PSB only. It may also be incorporated in the consent letter that the consent given by an audit firm will be treated as irrevocable and request, if any, from audit firms for changing the bank, after giving its consent to the bank concerned will not be entertained. The list of such selected firms (i.e. the firms who have given consent in the manner as stated above) who have given consent for appointment as statutory central auditors in PSBs may be placed before the ACB for its concurrence before it is forwarded to RBI for final approval. 6. Audit firm(s) selected by the PSBs after obtaining consent in writing from the audit firm will be debarred for a period of 3 years for selection if the firm refuses to accept the appointment without a reasonable ground, that is ground not to the satisfaction of RBI. 7. The above norms will be implemented during the selection process of SCAs for the year and onwards. 8. After selection, as per the statutory requirement, banks, in turn, are required to forward the names of the selected SCAs to RBI for its prior approval before their actual appointment. 9. A feedback on the quality of audit of SCAs may be given by PSBs to RBI after the annual audit of banks. 10. Other guidelines i. In order to protect the independence of the auditors/audit firms, banks will have to make the appointments of SCA for a continuous period of three years subject to the 7 8 ii. iii. firms satisfying the eligibility norms each year. Banks cannot remove the audit firms during the above period without the prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India. All PSBs are required to have a Board approved policy for appointment of statutory auditors and the same may be hosted on the bank s website. Banks are also required to ensure that the policy framed by the Board in the matter of selection of auditors/audit firms for appointment of auditors is strictly adhered to. The audit firms applying for empanelment as SCAs in PSBs will be required to give an undertaking that, in case of selection in PSBs, they would give up the existing SCA assignment, if any, in Private Banks/Foreign Banks/RBI/Financial Institutions such as National Housing Bank, EXIM Bank etc. and they cannot refuse appointment of PSBs once selected. This stipulation however, will not be applicable for the auditors of the banks with no presence in India. Note : A full time partner does not include a person who is: (1) A partner in other firms. (2) Employed full time/part time elsewhere, practicing in own name or engaged in practice otherwise or engaged in other activity which would be deemed to be in practice under Section 2 (2) of the Chartered Accountants Act, AnnexureC. (vi) At least two full time partners of the firm or its paid full time Chartered Accountants must possess CISA lisa qualification. AnnexureC POLICY FOR EMPANELMENT AND SELECTION OF STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDITORS [SCAs] 1.0 Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors from the year 2016-17 and onwards (i)the Annex I Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks Statutory Central Auditors as Annex I and Statutory Branch Auditors as Annex II Annex I Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks (i) The audit Policy for appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) for the FY and onwards Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors: (i) The audit firm shall have a minimum of 7 full time chartered accountants, of which at least 5 should be full time partners POLICY TO APPOINT STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDITORS [SCAs] TO CONDUCT AUDIT FOR THE YEAR POLICY TO APPOINT STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDITORS [SCAs] TO CONDUCT AUDIT FOR THE YEAR 2018-19 Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors: 1 (i) The audit firm shall have Statutory Central Auditors as Annex I and Statutory Branch Auditors as Annex -II Statutory Central Auditors as Annex I and Statutory Branch Auditors as Annex -II ANNEX I Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors in Public Sector Banks 1 (i) The audit Policy for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) Policy for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) The Bank shall comply with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India / Reserve Bank of India from time to time for CORPORATION BANK Policy for selection and appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) CORPORATION BANK Policy for selection and appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) 1.0 Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of SCAs in PSBs-Eligibility Criteria The selection of SCA POLICY FOR SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDITORS (SCAs): POLICY FOR SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDITORS (SCAs): Norms on eligibility, empanelment and selection of Statutory Central Auditors: i) The audit firm shall have a minimum 7 full time IDBI Bank Ltd. Policy for appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCA) for the year and onwards IDBI Bank Ltd. Annexure 1 Policy for appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCA) for the year 2017-18 and onwards 1. Eligibility of Audit Firms to be appointed as SCA The Eligibility norms (as advised Policy for Appointment of Statutory Auditors Policy for Appointment of Statutory Auditors A. Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors I) Number of Audit Firms As per the extant norms prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India on appointment of number Guidelines on appointment of statutory auditors in public sector banks Guidelines on appointment of statutory auditors in public sector banks Based on the recommendations of a Working Group (WG) to review the norms for empanelment of statutory auditors for public sector banks Policy for appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) : As on 1 January of the relative year the firm should have. Eligibility criteria : Policy for appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) : As on 1 January of the relative year the firm should have Eligibility criteria : i. minimum 7 full time Chartered Accountants, of which at Norms for empanelment of audit firms to be appointed as Statutory Central Auditors: (As on 1 January of the relative year the firm should have) Norms for empanelment of audit firms to be appointed as Statutory Central Auditors: (As on 1 January of the relative year the firm should have) 1.1.1. Minimum 7 full time chartered accountants, of which Policy on Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCA) And Statutory Branch Auditors (SBA) The Catholic Syrian Bank Limited Policy on Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCA) And Statutory Branch Auditors (SBA) The Catholic Syrian Bank Limited 1. INTRODUCTION : The Board of Directors (the Board ) of The Catholic Syrian REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDIT Inspection & Audit Department REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - STATUTORY CENTRAL AUDIT Tender Reference Number: RFP / IAD / SCA / 01/2015-16 Date of issue of RFP: 25.02.2016 Table of contents 1) Preface 2) The position of Gross NPAs and Net NPAs in PSBs as at 31/03/2017 ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS CONFEDERATION (Registered under the Trade Unions Act 1926, Registration No.:3427/Delhi) State Bank of India Officers Association 04 th Floor, SBI Administrative Unit, No. 86, Rajaji 1.0 Categorization norms for the empanelment of audit firms to be appointed as Statutory Branch Auditors Policy for Appointment of Statutory Branch Auditors (SBAs) Annexure -1 With regard to the appointment of Statutory Branch Auditors, the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India will form a basis, Bank Indicators of Bank Profitability in India: An Analysis of Nationalised Banks Indicators of Bank Profitability in India: An Analysis of Nationalised Banks Niharika 1 1 Ph.D. Research Scholar (UGC-JRF), Department of Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Abstract Bank profitability, ( Sridhar C.) State Project Director BIHAR EDUCATION PROJECT COUNCIL Rastra Bhasha Parisar,Shiksha Bhawan, Saidpur Patna- 800 004 Ph.:0612 2667152, Fax: 0612 2667190 Website: www.bepcssa.in Invitation for Expression of Interest for empanelment Empanelment of Chartered Accountant firms for the Audit of Accounts of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Telangana for the financial year Empanelment of Chartered Accountant firms for the Audit of Accounts of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Telangana for the financial year 2015 16 Applications are invited from Chartered Accountants firms in the prescribed SUGGESTIONS ARE INVITED FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS SUGGESTIONS ARE INVITED FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS N.B: The information provided below highlights the performance of Public Sector Banks vis-à-vis Old Private Sector Banks and New BIHAR EDUCATION PROJECT COUNCIL BIHAR EDUCATION PROJECT COUNCIL Rastra Bhasha Parisar,Shiksha Bhawan, Saidpur Patna- 800 004 Selection of Chartered Accountant firms for the Audit of State/Districts Accounts (SSA/KGBV/NPEGEL/GOB/Others CORRIGENDUM NOTICE INVITING TENDER Ref: MDIM/Audit/2017/54 Date: 27-Jun-2017 CORRIGENDUM NOTICE INVITING TENDER APPOINTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDITOR IN MDI MURSHIDABAD Refer para 3 (IV) page no. 2: the amount Rs.20,000 per annum may be read EMPANELMENT OF CONCURRENT AND INTERNAL AUDITORS EMPANELMENT OF CONCURRENT AND INTERNAL AUDITORS Akola Janata Commercial Co-op. Bank Ltd. Akola invites applications from well established and experienced chartered accountants to assist the Bank as per Telangana Grameena Bank Audit, Department, Head Office, Nallakunta, Hyderabad. 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Specification Selection of Internal Auditors for MDI-Gurugram for FY Selection of Internal Auditors for MDI-Gurugram for FY-2017-18 MDI Invites applications for appointment of Internal Auditors for MDI Gurugram from Delhi/NCR based eligible CA firms for FY-2017-18. For STATE BANK OF INDIA LOCAL HEAD OFFICE, MUMBAI EMPANELMENT OF EXTERNAL CONCURRENT AUDITORS FOR BRANCHES / CPC SITUATED IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & GO STATE BANK OF INDIA, Audit Department, L.H.O Synergy 4 th floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051, B State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Mumbai intends to outsource Concurrent Audit ASSTT. GENERAL MANAGER (AUDIT) andra Kurla ComplexMPANELMENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTAN T FIRMS FOR CONCURREN T AUDIT APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AUDITOR OF THE BANK FOR FINANCIAL YEAR Helena, 57, Mount Carmel Road, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050. CITIZENCREDIT CO-OPERATIVE BANK is one of the fastest growing Banks in the Co-operative Banking Sector, with a business mix of around Rs.4500 Securities and Exchange Board of India Plot No. C4-A, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai Securities and Exchange Board of India Plot No. C4-A, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR EMPANELMENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT FIRMS SEBI invites applications, Helena, 57, Mount Carmel Road, Bandra West, Mumbai Helena, 57, Mount Carmel Road, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050. 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__label__cc	0.68454	0.31546	Glacier National Park - Yellowstone National Park - Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton Park Waterton Lakes Park Our Favorite Businesses Lodging, Tours, Services Crypt Lake Trail - Waterton Lakes National Park Crypt Lake Trail - Waterton Lakes National Park Hikes - Hiking Waterton Lakes National Park Home Page > Waterton Lakes National Park > Waterton Lakes National Park Hikes > Crypt Lake Trail Crypt Lake Trail Includes Crypt Lake, Crypt Falls, Crypt Lake Tunnel, Crypt Landing Burnt Rock Falls, Twin Falls, Hellroaring Falls, Hellroaring Canyon Trail Crypt Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park Home Page Contact Us WATERTON LAKES All About Waterton NP Waterton NP Hikes/Places Informative Ebooks > Crypt Lake Trail Includes Crypt Lake, Crypt Falls, Crypt Lake Tunnel, Crypt Landing, Trailhead: Waterton Park Township Boat Dock Distance: 5.4 miles (one way) from Crypt Landing Elevation Gain: 2,100 vertical feet Elevation Loss: 630 vertical feet (See trail map at the bottom of the page) The hike to Crypt Lake along the Crypt Lake Trail is without question one of the most popular day hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park. You start with a boat ride across Upper Waterton Lake, then hike by four gorgeous waterfalls, climb a steel ladder, crawl through a narrow tunnel for nearly 100 feet, and walk directly above a harrowing cliff as you hold on to a steel cable.... Now that sounds like a fun hike!!! Every time we hike the Crypt Lake Trail we completely enjoy not only the adventure of the hike, but also the incredible scenery that surrounds us the entire way. We definitely recommend the Crypt Lake Trail for anyone visiting Waterton Lakes National Park who'd love to go on a great day hike with a little bit of adventure thrown into the mix. The "Miss Waterton" takes 50 hikers at a time to Crypt Landing in Waterton Lakes National Park. FInding The Trailhead The trailhead to Crypt Lake is actually located at what is known as Crypt Landing, and by far the easiest way to get to Crypt Landing is take a boat named "Miss Waterton" across Upper Waterton Lake to the trailhead at Crypt Landing with 50 hikers at a time. "Miss Waterton" is among the Waterton Shoreline Cruise Company's fleet of tour boats, and the boat ride to Crypt Lake begins at the Waterton Park Township boat dock. The Waterton Shoreline Cruise Company also uses a smaller boat named the "Connie Marlene" when fewer hikers are heading for Crypt Lake. Click Here for more information on this time and energy saving fifteen minute boat ride to Crypt Landing via the Waterton Shoreline Cruise Company. Wishbone Trail Option You can also take the Wishbone Trail to get to the Crypt Landing trailhead if you don't want to take the boat ride, but it is much farther (15+ miles), and will really eat up your day, even if you ride your mountain bike part of the way. The trailhead to the Wishbone Trail is located just beyond the Waterton Lakes National Park entrance, along the Chief Mountain International Highway. You will definitely get to know this trail if you miss your boat ride back to Waterton Park Township that evening! The "Connie Marlene" taking us to Crypt Landing, where our Crypt Lake Trail hike begins. Boat Schedule For Crypt Lake Below is a general overview of the Waterton Shoreline Cruise Company's boat schedule for Crypt Lake.... May through last part of June: Boat departs at 10:00 am and picks up at Crypt Landing at 5:30 pm. Late June through Early September: Boat departs at 9:00 am and 10:00 am, and picks up at Crypt Landing at 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Early September through early October: Boat departs at 10:00 am and picks up at 5:30 pm. Please Click Here for the exact details, dates and prices of this boat shuttle. Hikers arriving at Crypt Landing on the "Connie Marlene" in Waterton Lakes National Park. Trailhead Sign at Crypt Landing (mile 0.0) Once "Miss Waterton" or "Connie Marlene" drops you off at Crypt Landing, you will see a large trailhead sign showing you the way. There are also campsites located at Crypt Landing for those hikers on a multi-day backpacking adventure in the Crypt Lake area. Once you get off the boat, you and fifty other hikers (during peak season) will head for the Crypt Lake Trail. Stay calm and stay polite, and fairly quickly this bottle neck will straighten itself out. The faster hikers will separate from the slower hikers, and it will all work out just fine. The Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park climbs quite abruptly initially. In fact, the Crypt Lake Trail climbs about 900 vertical feet in one mile. So be ready to get a little "cardio" going during this first mile of the hike. By the way, you will be hiking through fairly dense forest, so make sure you talk loud so you don't surprise a grizzly bear that may be on or near the trail. Hellroaring Canyon Trail Junction (mile 0.2) In about two tenths of a mile along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park, you will encounter the Hellroaring Canyon Trail junction on your right. We highly recommend that you IGNORE this junction sign and continue onward towards Crypt Lake. You can take this spur trail on your way down if you'd like. We'll talk about the Hellroaring Canyon later in this section. The trail begins to somewhat level off after the first mile, and at mile 1.4 you will encounter another Hellroaring Canyon Trail Junction. This is the junction that we recommend that you take on your way back from Crypt Lake, if you have time. But for now, once again ignore this junction and keep heading for Crypt Lake. Mount Boswell dominates the southern skyline along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park. The trail works its way up the north slope of the Hellroaring Creek Valley all the way to Crypt Lake. Once the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park enters the Hellroaring Creek Valley, the trail levels off nicely here, where it only climbs about 250 vertical feet in 2.5 miles. Looking back you will get really nice glimpses of the Waterton Valley to the west. Twin Falls (mile 2.2) Along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park, you will encounter a short detour to Twin Falls, about 2.1 miles from the Crypt Landing trailhead. The falls are somewhat blocked by pine trees, but are still very scenic, especially early in the summer season when the water is really pouring down due to the melting snow. Burnt Rock Falls (mile 3.5) Burnt Rock Falls along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park. We photographed these falls in early September. Earlier in the summer, there is a lot more water coming down. About 1.3 miles beyond Twin Falls along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park, you will then encounter Burnt Rock Falls to your right (see photo above). Burnt Rock Falls are really beautiful, especially during the early summer season when Hellroaring Creek is really high because of the spring run-off. These falls are located in a rocky "bowl", where the sound of the falls is amplified. This particular hike where we photo-documented the Crypt Lake Trail was in early September, therefore the Burnt Rock Falls weren't as impressive as they are earlier in the summer. Along the Crypt Lake Trail, this black bear peeked over a ridge directly above us to see what we were. At about mile 4.0, the Crypt Lake Trail begins to rapidly gain in vertical elevation as it climbs up the north side of Hellroaring Creek Valley. There are a fair amount of switchbacks as the Crypt Lake Trail gains nearly 1,400 vertical feet in less than a mile. As you climb in elevation, the views get better and better. You will see Vimy Ridge straight to the east, and Mount Boswell will dominate the view to the southeast. Also to the east, between Vimy Ridge and Mount Boswell, you will see Crypt Falls cascading down from a large hanging valley, where Crypt Lake is waiting for you. Shannon heading up the many switchbacks as the Crypt Lake Trail gains nearly 1,400 feet in less than a mile. This photo gives you a good view of the Hellroaring Creek Valley as well. Crypt Falls As the trail works its way up the Hellroaring Creek Valley toward the east, you will begin to see Crypt Falls in front of you. Located at what is known as the Hellroaring Creek Valley Headwall, Crypt Falls is 500 feet tall, and during the early summer season, they are incredibly impressive as tons of water pour down these amazing falls due to all the snow melting above it. Crypt Lake rests in the "hanging valley" above this giant headwall in Waterton Lakes National Park. This hanging valley was created by two glaciers flowing perpendicular to each other. As you get closer to the Hellroaring Creek Valley Headwall, you will begin to get good views of Crypt Falls. We took this photo in early September. Earlier in the summer, Crypt Falls are much more impressive due to all the water pouring down from the melting snow above the falls. As you get closer to the Crypt Lake Campground, you will get this nice view of Crypt Falls, as well as the Crypt Lake Tunnel and the hanging valley where Crypt Lake is located. Crypt Lake Campground (mile 4.8) As the Crypt Lake Trail continues to gain in elevation, you will see a emerald colored glacial tarn (lake) below Crypt Falls to your right. This small lake located on the floor of the Hellroaring Creek Valley, this small lake is getting smaller through the years as it is slowly filling up with silt from the erosion taking place above it. Mount Boswell looms high above this glacial tarn to the south. At mile 4.8 you will reach the Crypt Lake Campground, which is just north of this glacial tarn. The Crypt Lake Trail then levels off again as it approaches the Crypt Lake Tunnel (see photo below). Shannon heading for the Crypt Lake Tunnel along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park. Just before you get to the Crypt Lake Tunnel, you will get a great view of Mount Boswell and the Hellroaring Creek Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park. Crypt Lake Tunnel (mile 5.1) The Crypt Lake Tunnel is one of the most entertaining sections of the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes Park. This steel ladder takes you up into the Crypt Lake Tunnel. From the Crypt Lake Campground, the trail then levels off as it works its way along the west slope of Vimy Ridge onto an open rock slide area, just to the north of Crypt Falls. As the trail gets closer and closer to an outcropping cliff, you will notice that the trail seems to disappear into the cliff. Well, actually it does. As you reach this cliff (which is about 0.3 miles from the Crypt Lake Campground, you will find a steel ladder bolted into the cliff that takes you up into the opening of a small tunnel that takes you through literally inside of this huge rock wall. The Crypt Lake Tunnel is only about 4 feet high at the most, and is quite narrow in places. We really enjoy crawling through this interesting tunnel, and no matter how many times we've done it, we never tire of it. After crawling for nearly 100 feet, you will reach the other end of the tunnel. Potential Bottleneck The Crypt Lake Tunnel is one of the most entertaining sections of the Crypt Lake Trail hike in Waterton Lakes National Park. However, this is also where there can be some serious bottlenecks during the peak summer season, because not only are 50 hikers trying to go through this tunnel from the first boat, but remember there is a second boat bringing 50 more hikers an hour later. A bottleneck can definitely occur with just the first bunch of hikers, but usually by the time they reach the tunnel everyone's fairly spread out. The real potential for a whopper bottleneck is when the first bunch of hikers are coming back through the tunnel, and the second boat load of hikers is at the other end of the tunnel trying to get through to see Crypt Lake. And add on top of that someone who is really having a difficult time with the exposure below their feet along the section of the trail just beyond the tunnel...that's when things can get really backed up. If this happens, just stay calm... it will work itself out. The Crypt Lake Tunnel in Waterton Lakes National Park is about a hundred feet long, and only about four feet high. In places it gets quite narrow, and to be honest with you, it's an absolute blast to crawl through!!! Once you get to the other side of the Crypt Lake Tunnel, another adventure awaits you..... After getting through the Crypt Lake Tunnel, you must climb down about 10 feet to reach your next adventure, which is the harrowing cliff that is directly below your feet. (See below) Once you've made it through the tunnel, you will then climb downward about 10 feet, where you will then be soon be greeted by a sheer cliff directly below your feet (see below). That's what the steel cable is for. Grab onto the cable and carefully work your way along the trail above this amazing exposure. Please watch your footing during this section of the trail, and make sure your hiking poles are folded up and put away onto your backpack so you have two hands to navigate this section of the trail. If you're frightened of heights, simply don't look over the cliff. Instead, concentrate on the steel cable and your footing. We usually see a few hikers stop and turn around at this section of the trail due to their fear of heights... and all we can say is that if you're not comfortable with hiking along the edge of this cliff, then don't. But please keep in mind that the cable makes this section of the hike very safe and far less "scary" than if you were on your own here. The steel cable makes this section of the Crypt Lake Trail quite safe, but for those hikers who have never experienced this type of exposure, it definitely gets their attention! This section of the trail is the final "adventure" before reaching Crypt Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. Almost there! From where Shannon is standing along the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park, there is a great view of the Hellroaring Creek Valley to the west (see photo below). This is a classic view of the Hellroaring Creek Valley from the top of the "Steel Cable Section" of the hike to Crypt Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. You can see the Crypt Lake Trail on the Vimy Ridge slope to the right. Once you've made it past this exposed section of the Crypt Lake Trail, you've now got it made. The trail will then take you through a gorgeous forested bench as it works its way up to Crypt Lake, which is only about a third of a mile beyond the tunnel. Crypt Lake is a beautiful mountain lake that rests in a type of cirque known as a "hanging valley". Crypt Lake (mile 5.4) Crypt Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. Crypt Lake is a beautiful high mountain lake nestled in a type of cirque known as a "hanging valley". This was caused by two glaciers heading in opposite directions. There are tremendous walls surrounding Crypt Lake, and it really makes for a breathtaking photo session. Once you've taken a bunch of photos, the west and north shores of Crypt Lake have many great places to enjoy a nice lunch while you take in all the beauty that surrounds you. Another view of Crypt Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. The mountain that you rising up from the south shore of Crypt Lake in this photo is actually in Glacier National Park, Montana. International Boundary The mountains that surround Crypt Lake are part of the Wilson Range, which is a mountain range shared by both Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and Glacier National Park in the United States. In fact, just beyond the south shore of Crypt Lake is the International Boundary. Therefore, the mountains looming over Crypt Lake to the south are actually in Glacier National Park, Montana. We've seen hikers during the early part of the summer walk along the large snow fields that wrap around the lake and actually step foot in the United States. There of course are no border patrol agents here because if you wanted to get any further into Montana, you'd have to be an expert rock climber to do so. The mountain that you see in this photo is actually in Glacier National Park, Montana. The International Boundary is just beyond the south shore of Crypt Lake, at the base of this mountain. The Hike Back To The Boat If you took the boat to get to Crypt Landing, you need to get back to Crypt Landing to catch the boat back. If you miss the boat, you will have to hike all the way back along the Wishbone Trail, and then walk back along the highway several miles back to Waterton Park Township. If you have to do this, you won't be a happy camper. So make sure you get back on time... that's all we can tell you. What about Hellroaring Canyon? Remember, there is a 1.3 mile spur trail known as the Hellroaring Canyon Trail. This is definitely a fascinating trail that takes you above Hellroaring Creek and Hellroaring Falls. However, it's a rather slow going trail, is more primitive, and it drops dramatically in elevation as it works its way to Hellroaring Falls. Is it worth the effort? If you think you have time, the hike is quite nice, and the falls are interesting but not life changing. It will probably take you about a half hour to 45 minutes longer to get to the boat as opposed to simply staying on the main Crypt Lake Trail. So if you have time, and you're not taking the risk of missing the boat (literally), then go for it. We've been on this spur trail several times, and we feel Hellroaring Canyon is definitely NOT the highlight of the Crypt Lake experience, but if you have time you might as well check it out for yourself. If you skip it, it doesn't detract from your Crypt Lake Trail adventure... You didn't miss anything that is more amazing than what you experienced on the Crypt Lake Trail. Things To Consider... Keep in mind that even though you might be a fast hiker and in great shape, the speed of your hike will be determined by the amount of hikers on the trail. Remember, the "Miss Waterton" drops a BUNCH of hikers off all at once at Crypt Landing. This can create quite a bottle neck initially as the faster hikers work their way past the slower hikers. This will definitely eat up some time. And another section of the trail where you may get into another "bottle neck" is the tunnel. We've had to wait quite awhile at times to get through the tunnel and get past the trail section that has a cable as hikers hike directly above a sheer cliff. This is where some hikers really have some difficulties, and will create a "hiker jam". When this happens, all you can do is stay calm and wait. This of course can happen on the way up AND on the way down, so keep this in mind when you're eating lunch at Crypt Lake... you may not have as much time as you think! Another interesting phenomena occurs at the tunnel. Remember that during the peak summer season, there are two boats with 50 hikers each, about an hour apart. We've seen it where the hikers on the first boat are coming back to the tunnel, and they meet up with a large group of hikers coming up from the second boat. This also can cause a "hiker jam" that will eat up your time. If you don't like hiking with a lot of other people around you, you may not want to take the Crypt Lake Hike during the peak season. It's a great hike, but we want to give you the honest "heads up" so you're aware of this reality. We enjoy the Crypt Lake Trail after the first few days of September, following the 3 day holiday... that's then there are far less hikers taking the boat ride, and there are no early season snow issues. Bring a Water Filter We HIGHLY recommend that you bring a water filter rather than carrying your own water. Water is really heavy, and you'll probably not haul enough with you to stay properly hydrated. So bring a portable water pump/filter such as the Hiker Pro by Katadyn and a Nalgene bottle. 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__label__cc	0.710364	0.289636	A question... Bardash Blackridge by Bardash Blackridge » Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:39 pm Greetings from Umbagollah. i come from another community, but i am always open to join others. How many active role players do you have here? Edited by: [url=http://pub30.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=bardashblackridge>Bardash] at: 2/15/04 11:41 pm Re: A question... Let's go with weekly. Edited by: [url=http://pub30.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=pdrydia>pd]  at: 2/15/04 11:46 pm by Bardash Blackridge » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:24 am The reason why I ask this question is because currently at the community I come from, many of our role players have left. Our community used to thrive, but now only a few faithful are left. At my community, I asked the question as to why this happened. Why have people stopped writing. After giving it some thought, I answered my own question. There was no purpose in their story, no sense of direction. I began to look around at other communities. I stumbled upon yours and noticed your success. I was prepared to ask you how, but as I read more information about your community, the answer slapped me in the face like a slab of meat. My thoughts about needing purpose within a story is also articulated as one of your rules for good role play. Archmage144 writes regarding the role play, "It is dramatic, it is moving, and ideally, it should have depth and purpose, clarity and direction, and meaning to its existence." I am impressed by this comment and as I read further, I can only respect this community more as the story itself, in the words of Archmage144, "is a valuable, fragile, and precious thing." I respect the thought of treating a new story almost like a newborn child. A new story cries just like a newborn demanding nourishment and attention in order to mature into a strong entity. Anyway, I have written too much, and I kindly thank you for the attention you have given me. <p>You have never been anywhere until you have been here.</p>Edited by: Bardash Blackridge at: 2/16/04 12:25 am pd Rydia Location: Temple of Fiends by pd Rydia » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:44 am What is your definition of active? RPs daily? Weekly? Monthly? Regularly at any time interval? <p> <center>Hello, I'm Dia. I'm a dragongirl, and I bite. RAWR! </center><small>-=- "I wanna get so drunk that I start seeing my friends as cows." -- Aya (LadyDragonClawsEDW) -=- "If you're still able to see in colors and not in scents...you're CERTAINLY not drunk enough." -- Nakibe (Nakibe) -=- "Don't you know the only excuse for that is being drunk!?" -- Hakaril (Archmage144) -=- "Alcohol is good for everything." -- Banjooie</small></p> I'd say around 50. Some of our regulars are on hiatus, however. <p> by PriamNevhausten » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:08 am Indeed. Though we all are RPers here, the board itself is not necessarily focused on RPing. First and foremost, this is a social community; there just happens to be a fairly large amount of roleplaying that goes on hereabouts. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p> by pd Rydia » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:10 am Well, admittedly, some of us aren't RPers...but you can probably count the number of non-RPers who are also regulars on one hand. <p> Do stick around for a bit, you may find that you like it enough here to stay. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p> Wolfbelly by Wolfbelly » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:24 am Well, admittedly, some of us aren't RPers...but you can probably count the number of non-RPers who are also regulars on one hand. I call dibs on the middle finger. BrainWalker ✔+ by BrainWalker » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:22 pm Wouldn't it be difficult to hold us all in one hand? <p><div style="text-align:center"> </div></p> by PriamNevhausten » Mon Feb 16, 2004 2:18 pm No, no. We're regulars on one hand. Our other hands are otherwise occupied. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p> Justice Augustus by Justice Augustus » Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:22 pm You're making it far too easy, Priam. I don't bring out the catchphrase for the easy ones...there's no challenge. <p> I am just too damn British. LilDragonFluffy: HOW TE FUCK DO YOU FEMININFIZE GUS?! "The best research [for playing a drunk] is being a British actor for 20 years." - Michael Caine</p> by PriamNevhausten » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:02 pm Too long, didn't read. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p> by Justice Augustus » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:10 pm Too stupid, didn't improve my opinion of you. Dragon Sage007 Property of the USMC by Dragon Sage007 » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:23 pm Too overdone, made me more apathetic towards you. As to this guy...nice to meet you. Do stick around, and come in chat once in a while. Most of us are on AIM, and in the room RPGWW Chat. <p> <span style="font-size:x-small;">"The Bible is the greatest book ever. It's filled with prostitutes, liars, conquering kings, killers, murderers, and political intrigue. How can you go wrong?" ~My preacher.</span></p> by Bardash Blackridge » Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:39 pm Thank you kindly for the welcome. It is nice to meet everyone here as well. <p>________________________________________ You have never been anywhere until you have been here.</p> Archmage144 by Archmage144 » Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:36 pm And it's good to have you around as well, Mr. Blackridge. Not to mention the fact that I'm flattered that you like what I said rather a while ago (though it's still true, and I still hold the same beliefs, even if I RP a little less frequently)! <p> <div style="text-align:center"> </div> by Bardash Blackridge » Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:33 am You really should publish your thoughts on role play so we can prevent scenes similar to the one I am about to describe. I have been visiting other boards recently and I notice that every person needs to have the character that can stop time with his mere presence, summon the power of the gods with the mere flick of his wrist, and broadcast the mysteriousness that flutters about his being. "My power is greater than yours," the black mage would say. "You are a mere child, I am a god!" the white mage shall counter. "Ha! HA! HAAAAA!!!!" the black mage would counter, "FEEL THE WRATH THAT CAUSES GODS TO TREMBLE AND TIME TO CEASE!!!!" At which point a fireball of green haze would shoot out of his left nostril at the white mage. The white mage laughs, "YOU FOOL!! YOU KNOW NOT WHAT I AM CAPABLE OF! (He is saying all of this while the fireball is threatening his doom) YOUR POWER IS THE POWER OF A MERE MORTAL!!! I HAVE TRANSCENDED BEYOND ALL POWER OF ALL THE GODS COMBINED!! YOU SHALL PERISH AS I SUMMON THE VERY FABRIC OF TIME AND SPACE TO SERVE MY COMMAND!!!!!!!!!!!" The white mage would then spin three times, chant something inaudible, (remember the green fireball of death is still hurtling at him at a very rapid pace) and his skin would peel off of his skull. Thirty-five daggers would shoot out of both eye sockets and four red fireballs would shoot down from the sky. Then, he would open his mouth and swallow the green fireball of death only to turn around, bend over, and shoot it out of his arse. Not to be outdone, the black mage would laugh in the very face of his impending doom and shout, "YOU CANNOT EVEN FRIGHTEN LITTLE CHILDREN...HA!" And the battle would rage on and on until they both start accusing each other of "god moding." Perhaps that is a dramatic overplay of what I have seen, but it happens. <p>________________________________________ You have never been anywhere until you have been here.</p>Edited by: Bardash Blackridge at: 3/4/04 9:42 am by PriamNevhausten » Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:59 pm The difference between unrealism for the purposes of dramatic enrichment and godmoding is writing skill. Take it from one who, on a character duelling forum, lost most of his duels even with crazy wacky character powers. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2919
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If there is, I'd like to know how. I wrote the article about Strong Bad changing the topic of his e-mails, and I liked it the way it was, but somebody changed all of it and I think it has less information. I also can't change it back. Is there a way to fix it or keep people from editing it? Thnikky Well, you see, Thnikky, this is a wiki. Anyone can edit pretty much any article, and we don't protect articles just for the benefit of one editor. You can access the previous versions of a page using the history tab at the top. From there, you can get elements from old versions and combine them with the current version, or revert to an older version altogether (note, we don't usually revert big changes except in cases of vandalism; instead, we try to keep the best parts of all the versions). Hope that helps! — It's dot com 21:25, 28 December 2007 (UTC) [edit] Putting unfinished signs on I haven't finished one of my articles, and I've seen a lot of these box-things that say if an article isn't finished. As for mine, I haven't had much time to work on it, how do I put one of those boxes on there? (Dynamite 10:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC)) Type {{stub}}. Use {{sectionstub}} when it's just a section that's unfinished. —Shwoo 11:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC) [edit] Edit Problems I can't edit the top part of some articles. Like the descriptions and all that, how can I fix one of those? Thnikky 03:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC) Rather than clicking "edit" in the article itself, scroll to the very top of the page and click it there. It's the third tab from the left. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 03:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC) [edit] Username question Why does the HR wiki ask that usernames can't be directly named after Homestar Runner characters? Thanks! Thnikky Oh, sorry about all the questions. I'm just a little new to editing and everything (but I've been using hrwiki.org since 2005) This is one of the oldest rules on the wiki. It's generally restricted to just the main characters. Besides the fact that using the name of a main character is unoriginal, it's too confusing to discuss the characters if users have the exact same names. — It's dot com 00:23, 11 February 2008 (UTC) Thank God it only applies to characters with, say, three or more appearances. Flashfight 01:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Actually, it applies only to the main 11. - Qermaq - (T/C) 05:44, 1 March 2008 (UTC) There are twelve, but that's not important Strong Vader 00:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC) [edit] Images that are not upload'd....ed I just realized this when I was last editing my userpage: If you can post on a user page (for example, an image from another website (like how users are posting 'personality quiz' answers (I have one of those on my user page) or 'trainer cards' (some users are posting customizable Pokemon trainer cards)) can we do that instead of posting personal images? (like if you wanted to post a picture of a singer you like...i dunno....like David Bowie for showing hobbies/interests) If so, are we limited to two? Is this going to be a long discussion about the rules and personal images? If so, should we post anything about this on the Help:Images page? Am I going to ask more questions? Thanks a lot, <Kermit1234> 04:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC) Nope, images linked to externally don't count as personal images, and aren't subject to any limits (except the rules of general decency). --DorianGray 04:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC) Aren't they also subject to the applicable copyright laws? — Defender1031Talk 04:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC) Maybe? --DorianGray 04:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC) I'd say of course. Don't steal bandwidth. If you choose to have ten images all hosted on your dime, I say fine. But do hold to the principles of fair use. - Qermaq - (T/C) 08:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC) [edit] Making pages (here is how) how do i make pages or subpages? First, you must make a link to that page from another page. (like [/[good]/] while editing the page you want to link but without the slashes) The link should turn red. Hit the link. Then all you have to do is hit the edit tab and start making your page. Jorbs3210 23:23, 16 March 2008 (UTC) [edit] System What system do you use for editing/making pages? I would really like to know. Jorbs3210 23:17, 16 March 2008 (UTC) You mean MediaWiki? — Defender1031Talk 23:19, 16 March 2008 (UTC) Copied from Help talk:Editing: What system is used? Jorbs3210 23:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC) The site is powered by MediaWiki. See also Special:Version. — It's dot com 23:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC) [edit] Image I need help loading this image onto my user page. How do you do it? Please upload it, and i'll put it on my page. Please? If you don't have this image on your computer, the save it first. On the sidebar on the left side on any page on the wiki click on Upload File. Click on Browse and choose the file from the folder it's saved on. Please add a Summary and a Licensing and then click Upload. After a few seconds you will be directed to a new page with instructions on how to put this image in any page. On your user page click edit, and add the specified code at the place you want the image to appear. If you need any other help, try consulting our help pages. By the way, when you write something on a talk page, please end it with four tildes (~~~~) so it will add your username and a date, like so: — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 23:46, 29 March 2008 (UTC) One other thing: as this is going to be a personal image, be sure to include the personal image template - {{personal-image\|Jorbs3210}}. That indicates it is not for the knowledge base, it is rather for personal use. - Qermaq - (T/C) 09:24, 30 March 2008 (UTC) The easiest way for you to put it on your user page is actually to not upload it to the wiki and just put the URL to the image on your user page: http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jorbs3210/Sad_mac.png That will make the image appear on your user page. Loafing 20:43, 30 March 2008 (UTC) [edit] When Will Trogdor Be In A Movie? Hi, my name is Peter and I was just wondering when will Trogdor or any body else from Homestar Runner be in a movie? If they already have please tell me. From you biggest fan, Peter Richards Trogdor appeared in free country USA once. SB--among others--has a pho-movie known as Dangeresque. Why not try lurking before coming here? ColdReactive This is the FAQ for the wiki, not HR.com. No one here can really answer that, you'd need to contact the Brothers Chaps. - Qermaq - (T/C) 19:06, 4 April 2008 (UTC) [edit] Fanstuff?????? Where do we submit stuff for fanstuff on the HR website? I've been trying to find out for months. When I went to the "fanstuff" link on the external links box, I got a stinko man page that didn't do anything. Help please!!! Tigerstripe 00:12, 3 November 2008 (UTC) Ah, that's the fanstuff wiki, something different entirely. — Defender1031Talk 00:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC) "Fanstuff can be sent to The Brothers Chaps at their email address, brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com" ThePizz√ Pick 00:38, 3 November 2008 (UTC) [edit] Userbox on other side Is there a way to get an image or userbox to appear on the left side of the screen instead of the right side? Religious Corn 19:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC) Yes. Use a modified version of {{userboxtop}}, replacing "right" with "left" and vice versa. Edit this version of the Sandbox to see an example. — It's dot com 02:52, 8 November 2008 (UTC) [edit] Minor Edits Note to social-remediation: What makes minor edits so minor? In other words, how do minor edits support the Wiki without actually showing changes or basic editing? -Ümläut76 (The C Zone · Talk here!) 10:26, 2 December 2008 (UTC) Have a look at the definition in our standards. Also, please don't start a talk page post with a star :) Loafing 20:40, 2 December 2008 (UTC) [edit] Quit being user How do you discontinue being a user on the wiki? - — Bubyman Lets chat 22:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC) Stop logging in, stop editing, and stop visiting the URL. That's the most tried-and-true method. --DorianGray 06:05, 24 December 2008 (UTC) To follow up on the above answer, we almost never actually delete user accounts, so a user who wants to leave just becomes inactive. In general, it doesn't hurt to keep unused accounts on the books, and someone who's left might someday decide to become active again. — It's dot com 04:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC) [edit] Adding contents table to a page I've tried to edit in a contents table for quick acces to sections of pages, but when I click on edit to see the code for such a thing, it's not there! Can someone help me figure out, or tell me, what the code is for tables of contents? Thanks in advance. MarioMaster2008 03:47, 3 January 2009 (UTC) To add a table of contents to a page, add __TOC__ (note that there are two underscores before and after the code) to wherever you want the box to appear. If the page has less than three sections, use __FORCETOC__ to force the box to appear (it might not otherwise, I think). --DorianGray 05:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC) Thank you, Dorian, for helping me fix up my contributions. MarioMaster2008 06:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC) No probalo. --DorianGray 06:11, 3 January 2009 (UTC) [edit] Autoconfirming account It said I have to autoconfirm my account before uploading anything. How do I do that? joshcalvin 20:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC) Wait a couple of days. AUTOconfirm means it does it automatically. Just be patient. — Defender1031Talk 20:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC) [edit] Bottom 10 styles Can it be done? Ok, so I noticed that like EVERYONE has a section on their userpage for their bottom ten. I have no idea how I could go about doing this, but is there a possible way someone could make a blockquote class for the screen the bottom ten comes up on in the e-mail bottom ten? I have no idea how to use mediawiki or anything, or else i'd try it myself. Anyone? Jelly? Grapity? - Opus the Penguin 23:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC) Here's an idea. Type on it in Paint using the font Glitch0 and type on it using the typing tool. I will provide a video for you in a few minutes. — MichaelXX2 01:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Michael, i think you misunderstood the question. He's asking if the devs can set up a blockquote class to do it on-wiki. — Defender1031Talk 01:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Well, I don't think it could be done like that, so I' giving him another option to choose from. If he doesn't like it, he can ask Dot com to make him a blockquote. — MichaelXX2 01:56, 26 January 2009 (UTC) It CAN be done like that, and that's EXACTLY what he's asking. Now why don't we stop and let the devs actually see this before it gets out of hand, rather than suggesting other things that are not what is being requested? — Defender1031Talk 01:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Opus, watch this video and see if it's not what you want. If it isn't, I'll let the Developers handle it. — MichaelXX2 02:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC) I know it can be done, I just have no idea how. I was merely making a suggestion after noticing so many pages with a bottom 10 list (including mine). - Opus the Penguin 02:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Michael's suggestion actually seems pretty good. I might have to sacrifice one of my personal image slots and try it. Not as good as a blockquote, but I doubt the sysops would make one if it's only for personal use. —Guard Duck talk 02:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC) If it were only a few users, then yes I would agree. But TONS of users have these lists on their pages. After all, the purpose of the email class blockquotes are purely aesthetic anyway, why not create a new one that many users could use and would enhance the user's page? -- Opus the Penguin 02:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC) 1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard 2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics 3. Giving chocloate desserts dangerous names 4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree 5. Um...not pigeons 6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat 7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food 8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line 9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet 10. Dry t-shirt contests 11. The Jibblies Not in bottom 10 You mean kinda like this? You don't need a custom blockquote, or a personal image, just a div with some styles. — It's dot com 02:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Perhaps we could remove "Strong Bad's" from the top though so people can replace it with their own name though. — Defender1031Talk 02:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC) That was my original idea. By the way, I didn't know you could do it that way. As I said before, you never cease to amaze me Dot Com! - Opus the Penguin 02:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Cool, I'm glad it's what you were looking for. Glad to help! By the way, NASCAR isn't a real sport. :) — It's dot com 03:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Cool, thank's for the help. By the way, you no longer amaze me. You don't get a ding. - Opus the Penguin 03:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Aw, peas. — It's dot com 03:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Just kiddin'. By the way, if we uploaded a custom image, would that count as one of our personal images? - Opus the Penguin 03:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Yes, but you don't need to. use the one i uploaded with text there... if no one else makes an example, i'll do it tomorrow when i'm less tired. — Defender1031Talk 03:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC) The intent of the personal-image rule is to keep people from uploading lots of images (especially ones that aren't related to the project) to decorate their pages. Since this image could serve many users (kind of like a userbox image), I think it serves the project and wouldn't need to be labeled as "belonging" to any particular user. Still, this is the kind of thing we'd want to watch that we didn't go overboard on. — It's dot com 03:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC) STRONG BAD'S Here you go... that'll let you change the name at the top to whatever you'd like. --phlip TC 03:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Guard Duck's Bottom 10, in all its beauty. I know you guys just made that beautiful blockquote, but I sorta wanted to create my own anyway, just for more freedom with editing. Here it is, if you care. —Guard Duck talk 03:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC) What happened to all the Bottom 10 things? Why is it, um, doing this. points to top of the page cash money tc 14:26, 16 March 2010 (UTC) Background styles are temporarily disabled due to a recent software patch. To keep it from breaking the page, I removed the background image. It will be fixed with the next upgrade. — It's dot com 20:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC) [edit] Where the crap is the fanstuff wiki? This doesn't really have much to do with this particular wiki, but it is HR/wiki-related. Anyways, where is the fanstuff wiki?? Religious Corn 18:32, 7 February 2009 (UTC) I think the better question is, where the crap has Religious Corn been, because this question has been addressed many, many times. — It's dot com 19:38, 7 February 2009 (UTC) Could you at least let me use the old fanstuff wiki? I need somewhere to take my sbemails and art that I cranked out. --Fangoriously 20:53, 7 February 2009 (UTC) No, the old wiki is archived. It doesn't exist in an editable state anymore. — It's dot com 19:44, 9 February 2009 (UTC) Can you still access the old wiki? If so, where is it? Religious Corn 23:20, 12 February 2009 (UTC) I can still access the old wiki in the sense that I can dig around in the database, but it is not Web-accessible. — It's dot com 01:10, 14 February 2009 (UTC) [edit] Sysop Is a sysop a user or not? --Fangoriously 01:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC) A sysop is a user with extra abilities and responsibilities. --DorianGray 01:37, 22 February 2009 (UTC) [edit] RSS Feed Do you guys have an RSS/XML feed that I could subscribe to? If not, does HomestarRunner.com have one? Yeah, we do. See HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 28#RSS Feed and HRWiki:Feeds. --DorianGray 04:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC) We now have an RSS feed of recent official updates at Special:Updates. — It's dot com 16:40, 21 June 2009 (UTC) [edit] Userboxes how do i make userboxes? See HRWiki:Userbox. — It's dot com 17:43, 21 March 2009 (UTC) [edit] more in-depth upload help. I didn't find this article's upload section helpful... at all. Could someone give me a more detailed way to become upload approved and how to get the images both onto my computer and onto the wiki? --Jellote 11:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC) Try checking out Help:Image. --DorianGray 11:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC) [edit] Userbox templates Is it really necessary for users to have those userbox templates located at {{User:JohnDoe/userbox}}? I quote from HRWiki:User Space: "Please do not abuse this privilege. Do not use component (nested) pages for content that could just as easily go on your main page. Can't those userbox codes just as easily go on the main userpage instead of having to be embedded in a user space template? And I know I have one at the moment of typing this, but I'm substing it for proof of comment. See if you can tell the difference in this and this. No difference, right? That just proves my point. — MichaelXX2 21:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC) Are they really hurting anything? This has been brought up before, without much discussion, but the points there are still valid. Green Helmet 02:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC) [edit] Image Help I need help. I'm trying to upload a new image for my signature. I upload my image, it has the right file type (PNG), I add a summary (the summary was "My signature"), I put the copyright box thing (I do not own the license), click Upload, BUT EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TIME, I GET THIS CRAP, The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again. PLEASE HELP ME!!! -Deesejaiman [edit] Extensions Does anyone know if the source code for the extensions "Cheatbot" and "Personalimages" are released? I was thinking about installing them on my wiki. Star Runner Home It's The Cheatbot. Neither one has been released, nor are they likely to be anytime soon. (The Cheatbot is basically just a username to use for some custom back-end maintenance scripts wrapped in a Special page (although it could easily be a command-line function), and Personalimages was one of the very first things I wrote for this site and would need a lot of work before being released publicly.) — It's dot com 23:24, 18 June 2009 (UTC) [edit] Signature i noseted that some users have a custem signature (like <Kermit1234> )how do i get one? --Corbin377 14:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC) See Help:Signature and HRWiki:Signature. free 15:23, 26 July 2009 (UTC) [edit] Decompiling Flash files I want to make a fan video about Sibbie...how do you download a Flash video from the site to decompile it in Flash?? Religious Corn 02:41, 13 November 2009 (UTC) In the External Links section of each toon there is a direct link to the Flash file. Right-click on the link and then choose the option to save it to your computer. As for decompiling the file, I recommend Flash Decompiler Trillix by Eltima Software. It's not free, but there's a demo version if you want to try it out. — It's dot com 04:31, 13 November 2009 (UTC) [edit] How do you put those boxes on your userpage? Some of these people have these boxes with stuff like "this user is 13 years or older" or something like that. How do you get it? Only registered users are allowed to have user pages. Once you've created an account, check out HRWiki:User space and HRWiki:Userboxes. Hope that helps. — Defender1031Talk 02:32, 24 December 2009 (UTC) [edit] New page How do you create a new page? I have an idea but I don't know how to make one. Help? doctorwho295 22 March 2010 The easiest way to do it is to search for the page you want to create. If it doesn't exist/redirects to another page, you'll see this: There is no page titled "hogwash". You can create this page Click the red link and you'll be taken to the editing panel. Write up the page, preview it, and save. It's that easy. — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 06:05, 23 March 2010 (UTC) [edit] Changing a FAQ answer If you'll look at the post above this one, I answered on how to create a new page. It's a different way that what we currently suggest, and I think my way is better, because you also search for the term you are about to create a page about, and with it have fewer steps (Just searching, instead of editing the whole sandbox). Therefore, I think we should change the FAQ. — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 06:11, 23 March 2010 (UTC) Sure, why not. I rarely create a page using the redlink method, and only then when it branches off a real page, never from the sandbox. The way you suggest is probably the easiest method to put in the FAQ. It's not the method with the least amount of steps, though. That would be to go to http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Some new page and then click the create tab. — It's dot com 16:01, 23 March 2010 (UTC) Great :). And it's the easiest way if you're creating a page with spaces in the title or special marks (", ?, !, etc.) and don't want to be bothered with the correct code. — Elcool (talk)(contribs) 20:53, 23 March 2010 (UTC) Spaces and special marks (except the question mark) usually aren't a problem with the quick method, at least not in my browser. I type them in like normal and it converts them to underscores or codes as necessary. — It's dot com 22:03, 23 March 2010 (UTC) [edit] A new template Alright, while I'm sure this doesn't belong here, I can't find any place else for it. Is there a template for unanswered questions, such as the Talk template on the MarioWiki? I'm there too, and I like to answer unanswered questions that need to be answered but cannot be answered since nobody knows that they need to be answered. --Essence of Ghost Water 11:50, 16 April 2010 (UTC) [edit] How do you get one of those columns? I've noticed on user pages like Its dot com that there's a column on the right that shows what they like, the first Strong Bad Email they've ever seen, and what they've purchased from the Store. I would like to know how you get those on your page, and what types of info you can put on them. Thanks for your help, it's greatly appreciated! --R. Judd 20:48, 21 September 2010 (UTC) HRWiki:Userboxes. --DorianGray 20:49, 21 September 2010 (UTC) [edit] Why didn't TBC make a Halloween cartoon this year? For 2010, it's past Halloween, and they still haven't! Forum. The Knights Who Say Ni 02:28, 3 November 2010 (UTC) [edit] Separate school account...? I was wondering if it would be acceptable to make a account for at school, i.e. since my main account is LikeLakers2, (I'm not making this logged in for security reasons, since its from a shared school computer) I could name it LikeLakers2School, or maybe LL2School. One of the main security reasons is that, if I accidentally forget to logout of the school account, that a vandalism by someone other than me, using my account, would not be as likely to be charged against my main account. (might be finished later, feel free to respond as it is) LikeLakers2, via 204.122.254.23 15:45, 7 December 2010 (UTC) I really don't think that's necessary. When you log in, just never check the "Remember my login on this computer" box. That way all you have to do to log out is close your browser. Besides, we don't have much of a vandalism problem these days. Are there really that many enemies/morons around you that you think this would be an issue? — It's dot com 16:50, 7 December 2010 (UTC) Alternatively, you just edit anonymously while at school. Then there's no chance of someone getting on your main account. -132.183.151.97 17:15, 7 December 2010 (UTC) Or don't edit at school - read a book! OptimisticFool 17:30, 7 December 2010 (UTC) [edit] Username Change I want to change my name to "Seriously386" Because my current name is too long, unpronouncable, and hard to type. How do I change it? Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 00:34, 3 January 2012 (UTC) You need to take your request to HRWiki:Changing username. --DorianGray 00:47, 3 January 2012 (UTC) [edit] Can't Set Up an Account I am trying to set up an account, but when I click the "log in" link in the upper right corner, the Login/ Sign Up page dosn't have a "create account" button. When I click on another link to the page, it says: "Permissions Errors You do not have permission to create this user account, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Bots, Administrators." Can someone help me sort this out? 76.182.207.195 00:53, 12 May 2012 (UTC) A few days ago, there was a spam attack, so account creation was disabled. RickTommy (edits) 01:03, 12 May 2012 (UTC) That's partially correct. A few days ago, we got finally tired of persistent spam accounts. We'll fully reenable account creation once we improve our spam prevention. — It's dot com 01:31, 12 May 2012 (UTC) Send an email to admin@hrwiki.org with your preferred username and a temporary password. We'll create the account for you. Once you see that the account has been created, log in and change your password. — It's dot com 01:31, 12 May 2012 (UTC) Thank you so much! 76.182.207.195 21:15, 13 May 2012 (UTC) [edit] I can do a mean mocrophone impression, and can't seem to sign up for this telegram machine. I want to have a sub-page of my userpage to have samples of my impressions of characters from Homestar Runner. I was just asking if it was OK, and another thing, I plan to showcase a lot more then two of impressions on that subpage of my userpage. It's something i've had in mind for a couple of days now. Also, I can't find the sign up area for the Wiki forums, and the Fanstuff Wiki. I want to sign up for at least the Forums, the Fanstuff, if i;m not mistaken, i've heard has some heavy cleanup and sorts going on, so editing is lacked right now, but I'm just curious. Please respond soon! --Camwoodstock 22:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC) The Fanstuff Wiki is closed, probably forever. We don't accept fanstuff here on the knowledge base. You'll need to find somewhere else to host it, sorry. If you want a forum account, send us an email and we can set that up for you. — It's dot com 02:34, 27 August 2013 (UTC) OK. The forum I can just send an e-mail. But, what about my first question? --Camwoodstock 15:37, 27 August 2013 (UTC) I answered that. It's not okay to have that subpage. — It's dot com 15:47, 27 August 2013 (UTC) OK then. I'm gonna have to look for where, which that's my own issue then... --Camwoodstock 20:21, 27 August 2013 (UTC) [edit] Capitalization On an article, why is each letter of the title and section titles capitalized? --88.226.133.92 14:34, 8 February 2017 (UTC) It's called Title Case and it's generally used in English for any sort of title. — Defender1031*Talk 14:48, 8 February 2017 (UTC) [edit] Outdated Chat Clients See HRWiki:Da Basement#Outdated Chat Clients Retrieved from "http://hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki_talk:FAQ"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2936
__label__cc	0.573565	0.426435	Sacred Relics and the Relics of the Conventional Chapel of Villa de Matel The Relics of the Conventional Chapel of Villa de Matel 6510 Lawndale A relic is a sacred physical remain of a venerated person or object. The word is derived from the Latin reliquiae or remains. Since time immemorial cultures around the globe have gathered these to venerate as a tangible memorial. Catholics have a very strong association with relics of saints (bone, skull, finger, etc.) or objects (piece of the True Cross or Shroud of Turin.) These objects are often placed in a reliquary holding other sacred objects. Mural representing the Presentation of the Buddha tooth relic, Candi Sri Lanka. photo: Marks Hinton Buddhists believe the Buddha’s bodily remains were divided into eight portions and distributed around the world where Buddhism where took hold. These relics are often placed in a structure known as a stupa. Muhummed Footprint Istambul Turkey. Photo: Marks Hinton Around the Islamic world there are many sites with a relic being a footprint of Mohammed. The Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey is said to contain a large number of Islamic relics (Staff of Moses, Sword of David.) In the Conceptual Chapel of Villa de Matel there is a large collection of sacred relics on the St. Therese Alter. In addition there is an alphabetical listing of the objects in a binder that holds the certificates of authentication signed by various Roman Cardinals. Photographs of some of these relics are included. We have added photos of other relics we have had the pleasure of viewing on our trips around the world. Other posts relating to Villa de Matel may be found here and here. Stupa containing Buddha’s Tooth, Candi Sri Lanka. Photo: Marks Hinton St. Nicholas Tomb Myra Turkey. Photo: Marks Hinton House of Virgin Mary Kas Turkey. Photo: Marks Hinton St. John’ s Tomb Ephysus Turkey. Photo: Marks Hinton Mummified St. Justina in St Anthony Church, Lisbon Portugal. Photo: Marks Hinton Touching the hole that held Jesus’ cross. Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem Israel. Photo: Marks Hinton	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2942
__label__wiki	0.67167	0.67167	Calostemma purpureum R.Br. var. luteum For a description of the species see Calostemma purpureum R.Br. Very similar to Calostemma purpureum except that it has larger, yellow, or greenish-yellow flowers. [Baker Am.]. Regarded as a true species by some. Botanically described as Calostemma luteum by Sims in 1819 [BM t.2101/1819]. The Flora of Australia, Vol. 45 maintains Calostemma luteum as a separate species, although with reservations. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine retained it as a separate species, but ‘however readily this plant and the preceding [Calostemma purpureum] are distinguished by the colour of the flowers, it is not easy to find specific distinguishing characters.’ [BM t.2101/1819] ‘The present is, we believe, the first season that the flowers of any of the genus have been seen in our gardens. […] Luteum, if really distinct, is certainly very near to purpureum. The chief differences we perceived, consisted in the foliage of luteum being contemporaneous with the inflorescence, while in purpureum it does not appear till long after the decay of the flower; in the anthers of luteum being nearly equal to the naked part of the filaments, in purpureum twice shorter; in the interstamineous sinuses of the coronal web being unindented in luteum, in purpureum bidentate; in the segments of the limb of the corolla in luteum expanding wider and being narrower than in purpureum, where the flower is altogether smaller. Could we have compared fresh plants of the two, perhaps other marks of distinction might have occurred. The three species as yet known are natives of New Holland. The present was observed by the party who performed the late expedition to the south-west of the colony, beyond the Blue Mountains. The two others by Mr. Brown. The drawing was taken from a plant that flowered in the fine collection of Mr. Griffin.’ [BR f.421/1819]. ‘In November last the plant of Calostemma luteum, which afforded the figure of the preceding article [f.421], produced another flowering stem at Mr. Griffin’s; the former remaining perfect, though the fruit had opened, and the seeds were germinating at its foot. We observed that the flowers possessed a strong pungent smell, that reminded us of Penny-Royal (Mentha pelugium). [BR f.422/1819]. ‘[Calostemma luteum], and all the species, of which five are now on record, is an inhabitant of New Holland. […] One of them at least, C. candidum [Lindl. = C. luteum], is said to be fragrant.’ [BR f.19/1840]. Introduced to Europe with Calostemma purpureum in 1817. [BM t.2101/1819]. FS f.1135/1856. Listed in all published catalogues [B.63/1843]. Seeds of Calostemma lutea were presented to the Sydney Botanic Gardens by Messrs. Macarthur, c.1831 so it was almost certainly grown at Camden Park by this time. [RSBG AB]. This beautiful plant grows in huge numbers in the Riverina district of NSW in damp or even occasionally waterlogged areas. Click here to see a photograph taken in the Riverina in summer 2011. Published Apr 06, 2009 - 01:47 PM \| Last updated Jun 26, 2012 - 03:18 PM Calostemma purpureum R.Br. var. luteum \| BM t.2101/1819 \| BHL Amaryllidaceae Calostemma luteum Sims Calostemma aureum Link Calostemma candidum Lindl. Yellow Garland lily Calostemma luteum	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2947
__label__wiki	0.500296	0.500296	Home Health African Doctors Fight International Doctors On Ebola Therapy African Doctors Fight International Doctors On Ebola Therapy Any rehydration method of an Ebola patient is the key to their survival. That’s all, and failure to do that, giving all kinds of excuses is not acceptable. Excuses should not be tolerated in this outbreak. Dr. Abu Sadogo of Senegal. At the onset of symptoms, Dr. Adaora Igonoh (center) and her colleagues began drinking oral rehydration solution. It doesn't taste great but they say it helped them survive Ebola. They each downed over a gallon a day for nearly a week. Some medical experts from around the world ‘seeking’ to lead medical teams in the Ebola epidemic are caught sharply opposed to entrenched traditional medical practices in the West African sub region. In places hard-hit in by the Ebola virus, these experts oppose the treatment regimen where most patients are administered an aggressive dose of intravenous hydration, a therapy that is standard in most West Africa countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal. African herbalists, mostly led by the National Herbalists Association (NHA) in Ghana, insist that even an aggressive oral rehydration treatment has proven to significantly help Ebola patients in Mali and Nigeria recover. They argue that the use of natural hydration methods and sanitizing techniques long used in advanced societies in Africa – which may include fermented corn or millet base hydrants, wood ash for disinfection, etc. – should be the basis of medical programs at Ebola centers in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. In addition, medical doctors across the continent, signing up to go to ground zero, argue that more aggressive treatment with IV fluids is the best medical emergency treatment needed; even going as far as emphasizing that the absence of it, or the lack of a conscious effort to make this the basis for treatment, was immoral. But doctors from Europe and soldiers from the U.S (about 3,000 of whom are now stationed in Sierra Leone alone), counsel caution, saying that pushing too hard would put overworked doctors and nurses in danger and that the treatment, if given carelessly, could even kill patients. That argument has been rubbished by the NHA in Mali and Nigeria, who claim that western medical experts are only quick to denounce real medical statistics when it involves traditional African therapy. In a way, they continued, “this has been the age old strategy since the early 1900s, to sell to Africans western medicine with no real survival stats, or efficacy, behind them. It is just a business for them, human lives that is,” they added. The debate comes at a crucial time in the outbreak. New infections are flattening out in most places, better-equipped field hospitals are opening, and more trained professionals are arriving from across Africa and the world, opening up the possibility of saving many lives in the three hardest-hit West African countries, rather than flying a few patients to intensive care units thousands of miles away. The African Office of the World Health Organization sees intravenous rehydration, along with constant measuring of blood chemistry, as the main reason that almost all Ebola patients treated in American and European hospitals have survived, while about 70 percent of those treated in West Africa have died. Every hospital here should have “early, liberal use of intravenous fluid and electrolyte replacement,” said Dr. Robert A. Fowler, a Canadian critical care specialist who leads an African W.H.O. Ebola team. Anything less, he said, is “not medically justified and will result in continued high case-fatality rates.” Experts who favor aggressive rehydration point to several hospitals that claim unusually low death rates as evidence that it is effective. Yet skeptics remain, mostly European and freelance American doctors, who say other factors may be at work. Even two of the most admired western charities have squared off over the issue. Partners in Health, which has worked with African herbalists in Haiti and Rwanda but is just beginning to treat Ebola patients in West Africa, supports the aggressive treatment. Its officials say the more measured approach taken by Doctors Without Borders is overly cautious, if not immoral. “M.S.F. is not doing enough,” said Dr. Paul Farmer, one of the founders of Partners in Health, using the French initials for Doctors Without Borders, whose staff members have worked on the front lines of Ebola outbreaks for years. “What if the fatality rate isn’t the virulence of disease but the mediocrity of the medical delivery?” Doctors Without Borders representatives strongly disagreed, saying that Dr. Farmer’s assumptions about Ebola were incorrect, that intensive rehydration would probably not save as many patients as he believes, and that the African Office of the W.H.O.’s position has not been proved. The group’s overwhelmed doctors do what they can, officials said, but it is hard to insert needles while wearing three pairs of gloves and foggy goggles. IVs must be monitored, drawing virus-laden blood for tests is dangerous, and patients yank needles out — sometimes in delirium, sometimes just to go to the toilet when no nurse is around. These assertions continue to bemuse African health professionals and medical practitioners at Partners in Health. “Why not try something else when whatever you are doing is not saving any lives?” Dr. Mamadou Diallo of Mali quipped. [quote_box_center]Whoever has survived Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, has done so on their own accord, not by anyone’s help, not by the help of WHO, or Doctors without Borders, or those soldiers the U.S. has decided to station there for no reason. So I ask the question, why continue to do something over and over again and expect a different result? Arrogance, or the way I see it, immorality. Only Devils gallivanting as angels in Africa do such things especially in an outbreak like this, really![/quote_box_center] Ebola patients lose up to five quarts of fluid a day through diarrhea and vomiting. In that fluid are electrolytes like potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium, and proteins like albumin. Electrolyte loss can stop the heart; protein loss can cause fatal internal swelling. Rehydrating patients and replacing those elements “is the antidote to the idea that everybody’s going to die,” Drs. Diallo and Farmer said. Every Ebola hospital, they argued, should have a team that specializes in inserting IVs — or, better yet, peripherally inserted central catheters, or PICC lines. These are thin plastic tubes, inserted in the arm or chest and threaded through a vein, that can be left in place for days and the needle discarded. Along with researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who published an article on rehydration in The Lancet on Dec. 4, Dr. Farmer has also called for the use of thick needles driven into bone marrow with surgical “guns.” This procedure, known as intraosseous infusion, is slow, but it reinflates veins too shrunken to admit an intravenous line, and the needles are much harder for agitated patients to pull out. However, not all doctors know how to use PICC lines or bone needles, or how to inject fluids into empty abdominal spaces, another technique endorsed in the Lancet article. The article was accompanied by a video in which Dr. Ian Roberts, the chief author, had some of those techniques demonstrated on himself. He used minimal anesthesia, he said, to imitate West African traditional medical practices. Doctors Without Borders normally puts IV lines in as many Ebola patients as it can manage, said Dr. Armand Sprecher, an Ebola expert with the organization. That practice was temporarily stopped in September, when the disease was spreading so fast that doctors had only one minute per patient during the one hour they could work in their sweltering protective suits. The fatality rate across the group’s six Ebola treatment centers in West Africa was about 60 percent then, and is now 40 to 50 percent, Dr. Sprecher said. He disputed Dr. Farmer’s contention that rehydration could bring it down to 10 percent. “It would probably push it down some, but I’d be surprised if it were dramatic,” Dr. Sprecher said. Dr. Farmer cited the treatment given at a unit in Hastings by African doctors in Sierra Leone, as an example of the kind of care he endorses. Still, learning from the Senegalese, the Nigerians and the Malians, in what oral solutions they have used in the treatment of Ebola patients continues to fall on death ears. [quote_box_center]If they want to use only IVs, let them do that. If they think African medicine, administering oral hydration, is archaic then at least they should do their intravenous or interosseous, or whatever they want to call it. I don’t care, any rehydration method of an Ebola patient is the key to their survival. That’s all, and failure to do that, giving all kinds of excuses is not acceptable. Excuses should not be tolerated in this outbreak.[/quote_box_center] “If it works in America and Europe for Ebola patients, its sure would work here in Africa too, no?” Dr. Abu Sadogo of Senegal, commenting on the reports of the ongoing debate. In a Dec. 24 letter to The New England Journal of Medicine, the Sierra Leonean doctors running that center without the help of western advisers said they had had a 48 percent fatality rate when they opened in September and had since reduced it to 24 percent. Each of the 581 patients the center has treated immediately received IV fluids with electrolytes, they wrote. Even without lab tests, each patient also received an antibiotic, an anti-parasitic drug, an antimalarial drug, an anti-vomiting drug, pain pills, vitamins, zinc and a nutrition supplement. “That’s effective case management,” Dr. Farmer said. “We’re cheering them on.” The fatality rate at the unit Partners in Health runs in Port Loko, Sierra Leone, is 35 to 40 percent, its director, Dr. Corrado Cancedda, estimated. Up to 80 percent of patients there receive IV rehydration, Dr. Cancedda said, and some have had bone needles inserted; no PICC lines have been used. Battery-powered electrolyte monitoring machines are being introduced. Dr. Sprecher said death rates at Doctors Without Borders’ six hospitals in the region varied, with the lowest being 36 percent in only one, a clinic at Bo, Sierra Leone. He explained why the low rate in Bo. That clinic sees more young adults, who tend to survive. At rural centers, the sickest patients die on the way there. Dr. Sprecher was reluctant to have his doctors seen using bone-needle guns on patients. “Not long ago, we were being accused of stealing organs,” he said. “You have to be sure people understand what the heck you’re doing.” Because heat and humidity knock out the machines that analyze blood chemistry, labs must be air-conditioned, said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The C.D.C. runs two large laboratories in the region, only one of which now tests for electrolytes. Sometimes, conservative guesswork is called for, Dr. Frieden said. His father, a physician, gave potassium to patients who needed IV rehydration long before such tests were routine. Other units tread a middle ground, relying on what measures they have at hand. The fatality rate at the International Medical Corps hospital in Bong County, Liberia, is about 55 percent, said Dr. Pranav Shetty, the agency’s international emergency health coordinator. All patients who need IV lines get them, Dr. Shetty said. But when there are too few nurses around, usually at night, the IVs are unhooked, so patients may get only one quart of fluids a day. And only patients still urinating, indicating that their kidneys are working, receive electrolytes. Spending money on air-conditioning “doesn’t even cross our minds,” Dr. Shetty said, because other needs are more urgent. When IV lines are impractical, the W.H.O. urges doctors to make patients drink six quarts of rehydration solution a day. Nigeria’s victory over its Ebola outbreak in September, 2014 was attributed in part to that. Dr. Adaora Igonoh, a 28-year-old Nigerian physician who survived the disease, became a symbol for the cause: The W.H.O. distributed pictures of her giving a thumbs-up while drinking the solution, and Bill Gates blogged about her story, telling how she forced herself to drink despite the repulsive salty taste and her vomiting. Still, even oral rehydration is hard, doctors say. Patients need anti-nausea drugs and must be pressured to drink. The solution tastes better when refrigerated. But, like air-conditioning, that requires electricity. However, African doctors and health practitioners continue to argue that these are just excuses. Dr. Diallo of Mali insisted with an example, “malaria has long been treated in Africa with the same oral regimens. [quote_box_center]Any child who has ever gotten a fever in West Africa can attest to this, your grandmother will force that oral solution down your throat, whether you like it or not. Whether it tastes like orange juice or urine. Why? Because it is necessary. Because it is what you do to save human beings. Cancer patients in America and Europe don’t like chemotherapy, but the doctors force it on them anyway, do they not? Why is it that when it comes to Africa what we want is never heeded? We are the experts here, these little doctors from America and Europe come to our countries to tell us how medicine works, when we are the ones who taught it to their nations a hundred years prior! Doctors Without Borders must listen to us. They must change their attitude, that is if they are really here to help and not extend their stay.[/quote_box_center] Dr. Diallo explained. “So far in this fight against Ebola, Nigeria, Mali and Senegal are the only countries in the world with a 100 percent treatment record. Not even the U.S. with their so-called fancy medicine has achieved that. So why are we not the experts on this?” He examined. Oral rehydration, or any rehydration method, should immediately become the norm and the basis of treatment for Ebola patients in West Africa. Anything short of it is a slaughter! Previous articleSony Hack, An Inside Job – North Korea, A Scapegoat Next articleThe Second Cold War And The Strangelove Between The Two Nuclear Powers John Doe Jan 2, 2015 at 4:04 pm Understanding African solutions for African problems is what the west hates – it brings them nothing, no money in it, no ‘value’, as they put it. James Annot Jan 2, 2015 at 4:36 pm The multinational drug companies see no returns in pushing for oral rehydration especially with natural produce in Africa. They would rather push for drugs in order to make money. I am glad some African doctors are standing up to them. Komla Derfoe Jan 2, 2015 at 4:38 pm I have to commend this report. Rarely do I read about African doctors and what they think of western medicine and western solutions to African problems. It seems even West Africa is soon realizing that these outbreaks are the bread and butter of a cynical pharmaceutical indutrial mafia operating on large scales everywhere in the world. MyChoice Jan 3, 2015 at 2:45 pm African doctors are always writing and expressing their opinions about all the nonsense in Africa and to no avail. The thing is too many idiots are in leadership positions in Africa. Vida Osei Jan 3, 2015 at 2:50 pm Dr. Diallo is a fine doctor and a fine thinker. I wish we had more doctors like him on that continent. Gerima Anotfi Jan 2, 2015 at 4:40 pm This report coupled with the widespread info that the west brought the disease to these parts of West Africa in order to try their drugs continues to catch fire and spread like wild fire. I am mighty glad that West Africans see no need for USA military presence in the region. It’s occupation. Wele Jan 2, 2015 at 4:48 pm What is the US military doing in those places. I think it should be seen as an occupying force. It really should. Beatrice Akofah Jan 3, 2015 at 2:46 pm My friend, we live in a world where they get up and do anything they want. We say we need medical people, they say you need soldiers, period. LOL. It is the way of a barbaric civilization, nothing more nothing less. Yere Tioka Jan 3, 2015 at 2:47 pm Still, we have to do something about it because I feel just talking about this thing is not going anywhere. What at all must be done. Should they be reported to the UN? Iola Gideon Jan 2, 2015 at 4:43 pm People. Everything white people do is all about the money, the $$$. They understand no humanity? The only humanity they get are diamonds, gold, etc. shiny objects! The West Africans may just be right, that America brought the disease there to try their vaccines. Totally believable. James King Jan 3, 2015 at 2:38 pm I share your sentiments here but they are narrow. Capitalists have taken over our societies in Europe and America – see, that is the problem, more than anything else. We white people are not the problem. Some white people are the problem, because those are the capitalists who stop at nothing, and I mean nothing. Joan Amerto Jan 2, 2015 at 4:46 pm The Doctors w/o Borders head is right, we believe they are harvesting organs in west Africa for European and American hospitals. They should prove us wrong by incorporating rehydration into the treatment of Ebola patients, eradicate the disease and get out of West Africa. Sasu Trevor Jan 2, 2015 at 4:46 pm Richard Smith Jan 3, 2015 at 2:36 pm I say allow the Africans to do what they do best – that is treat their sick. We like to go to Africa with arrogance as if we know everything there is to know in the world. We thing we are the only ones who practice medicine. Daniel Acquaye Jan 3, 2015 at 2:01 pm I agree with that last line – “anything short of it is a slaughter”. Patience Gerdo Jan 3, 2015 at 2:49 pm It beats my conscience how this is even a debate. It seems that when it comes to African lives, and the saving of it, there is always a debate? How? Why? White supremacists ideology or what? Quansa Richard Jan 3, 2015 at 2:52 pm Shameful, really. Just shameful, the thinking of these Doctors Without Borders. Maybe they should crawl back into the rat hole in New York City that they came from. Opele Nyamekye Jan 3, 2015 at 2:39 pm If rehydration works, then rehydration it is! Becky Aaronson Jan 3, 2015 at 2:41 pm Don’t we all wish it were that simple? The problem in the world is when it comes to solving problems in Africa, the US and Europe have the petrodollar and the petro-euro or the petro-pounds. What does this mean? They have the money and we have to listen to their nonsense every time. They really think they know everything, those people. Samson Trevor Jan 3, 2015 at 2:42 pm Maybe the key is ditch the petrodollar, right? Uter India Jan 3, 2015 at 2:43 pm If it were only that simple. They will come after you, and kill you, just like the way they followed up on Gaddafi and killed s superb African leader. Ofei Nanny Jan 3, 2015 at 2:51 pm Let them come after us. We need to change these attitudes. Plain and simple. Kwame Jan 3, 2015 at 9:28 pm Dr. Paul Farmer brings up a great point. “What if the fatality rate isn’t the virulence of disease but the mediocrity of the medical delivery?” This question should be revisited with regards to the two African patients who died with Ebola in the U.S., a country that claims it was prepared for treating Ebola patients. Nnenna Dwallou Jan 3, 2015 at 9:28 pm The Western doctors have no morality borders and hence are complacent with killing Africans through mediocre medical practices. That is a very probable explanation. However, here is the unfortunate part. Considerably more foreign doctors are traveling to give aid compared to the number of doctors who come from the West African region. So if relatively few Nigerian, Ghanaian, etc. doctors come to help out Liberians, Sierra Leoneans, and Guineans, the doctors must come from outside the region. We can discuss faulty Western doctors and their faulty practices all day. But the real problem is the dearth of African neighbors who will leave their comfort in their countries to sacrifice for the well-being of their fellow Africans who are suffering. Asenio Game Jan 4, 2015 at 8:36 am On this issue and on this criticism you are correct. But let us not forget the mitigating factors. By virtue of the petro-dollar, foreign doctors, of doctors with American and European passports come to Africa to ‘help’ for various reasons. Those reasons are not entirely tied to goodwill. Some come to Africa as a resume booster. Still others come because they can – they have the money, or they have a good life insurance. Plus when they become sick, they a flown out of ground zero in no time to a comfortable hospital elsewhere where they would receive better treatment. No doubt, some come for the goodwill and for these guys we have to fight them to convince them that African medicine works. It worked in Uganda, Rwanda, The Congo, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal. Why can’t it work in Sierra Leone and Liberia? Sure we need more African doctors to sign up, but how many medical doctors does even Ghana, of all countries, produce a year? Very few per capita. Our problems are bigger, and we should do more. In the mean time, Doctors Without Borders must start to listen if were in it to save lives and not to build up resumes and stay longer. Chiamaka T. Jan 3, 2015 at 9:29 pm The U.S. and the West don’t want traditional medicine implemented for one reason and one reason alone: it does not make them money. The U.S. released Ebola in Africa to try to 1) kill off Africans and 2) to make money off of treatment. It has found an uphill battle in both. Africans don’t die. We’ve been here since the beginning of time and occupy our own continent. No Africans trust American pharmaceutical companies, especially since it is widely known that the U.S. brought Ebola here. The lies should stop now but the U.S. does not know when to stop. We will continue to use our traditional medicines and hydration techniques because we know that they are the most effective way to conquer the disease. Biko Jan 3, 2015 at 9:29 pm Kick Doctors Without Borders Out Of The Region If They Refuse To Listen! Nana Ama Jan 4, 2015 at 8:51 am I was knocked out just reading this. Everything people say and I have heard about foreign presence in these places in Africa has never been positive. This is tyranny when we have to debate something as innocuous as rehydration and as helpful as it is.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2955
__label__cc	0.612194	0.387806	The harder you look Yuzheng Cheng Helmut Middendorf Eftihis Patsourakis Lila Polenaki Jonas Lipps 25 April - 31 May 2007 Eleni Koroneou Gallery is pleased to announce the group exhibition with the title “The harder you look”. The exhibition focuses on works on paper from artists from different countries (Lettland, Germany, Greece, Brazil, China) with different cultural tradition. The artists have in common the search of images, which they discover in the press, in the flea markets and in the streets. Intervening dynamically in these images they erase them or they represent them, giving the viewer the possibility, the harder he looks at them, the more he discovers. Aidas Bareikis was born 1967 in Vinius of Lettland. In the tradition of artists such as Dieter Roth, Bareikis is an archiver of throw-away items. His constructions are made entirely of things found discarded on the street or purchased at ubiquitous 99-cent stores, flea markets and thrift shops. He chooses objects that "look weird but also betray a certain cruel exploitation in their purpose or in the way that they were manufactured", Bareikis states. The current exhibition will present collages with a complicated narrative form. John Bock was born 1965 in Gribborn in Germany. John Bock chooses the form of lectures as artistic medium. He tries to transpose simple structures from life and artistic tasks into abstract formulae and absurd models. Psychological coping strategies for life are analyzed with mathematical methods and transferred into models of society. In his lectures, Bock combines language, dramatic elements and sculptural objects. He acts on "stages" built from tables, cupboards or multi-level wood constructions. The objects are handmade or re-modeled accessories of the lecture, made out of clothing, electrical equipment such as hoovers and mixers, or "plastic diagrams" that illustrate his mathematical explanations. After the lecture, they are left on the stage which thus forms a "theatrical collage". Bocks work includes collage and drawings, which funtion mostly as studies for his lectures – performances. Yuzheng Cheng was born 1977 in Suzhou in China. Collecting images from the flee- market, like old postcards from the 50s to the 70s with images from German landscapes as the Blackforest, etiquettes from consuming products, old family photographs and choosing photographs from newspapers and magazines he transforms this material to painting. Yuzheng questions the elementary means of painting and in accordance with the pictorial his paintings enable a clearer view of the real world by turning it into a painterly reality. The German artist Jonas Lipps works with watercolors in various formats, though rarely extending beyond A4.They refer to remembered and sometimes previously photographed situations, constructed images, butalso elements from public image-banks such as newspaper photos or advertisements and are presented in rows, or in loose organisation on a wall.All the genres seem to be included: landscape, portrait, still life, and at the same time none of these, since the thing represented is, though recognizable, never physical, or tangible, or object-like. When using photographic sources, particular parts are emphasized by the tracing of contours, subsequently covered with transparent layers of paint. The work of the German artist Helmut Middendorf is generally based on the effort to reverse some stereotypes and to search for new ways of expression. In his Middendorfs’ work composition, abstraction and humor could be seen as its main characteristics. He paints with many color layers, abstract structures, he sheds the colors, projects slides on the canvas, works with lines or blots that cover each other and react. In the paintings of Helmut Middendorf dominate bright and intensive colors and the observer could recognize the technique of "Multiprojection" with which the artist composes multilevel layers. In the current show Middendorf will present a series of watercolors, mainly portraits. The main characteristic of these works is their critical mood in a sarcastic way. Eftihis Patsourakis uses varius materials to produce art works in different media (Painting, photography, installation). His work explores issues like memory, the reflection of space and time, of the human gleam in space and the relationship between the physical, spiritual and social enviroment. Creating small variations (through repetition, reflection, use of light) to his materials and their subject matter, his work creates new structures that subvert and redefine the prototypes and at the same time they question issues about society, culture and philosophy. In the exhibition "the harder you look" Patsourakis uses as underlayment photographs that he collects in flee markets and present meetings of people. In these photographs the painting process “writes” erasing the human gleams, trying to explore the process of memory. The works of Lila Polenaki mostly brightly colored are layered surfaces made of all kind of materials, mostly textiles and paint but also paper, photographs, postcards and newspaper clippings, combining to produce a pleasingly bold visual effect., using the technique of collage They are her own visual diary and items that Polenaki amassed over the years. In Polenaki’s drawings, forms and shapes, faces and figures, chosen and cut with the scissor carefully, as a drawing tool, appear on the paper as positive or negative prints. Tunga was born 1952 in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Using poetry, sculpture, performance, installation and video, Tunga’s work brings dreamlike forms to life. Inspired by his own mythology, the artist creates artworks that recall the ancient ritualistic practices of lost civilizations. Using nude performers to hypnotically interact with the objects, Tunga’s work always relates to performance. In this way, his work follows ceremonial envoroments and repeated use of symbolic materials. The current exhibition shows drawings which portrays the contures of sculptures of female figures that Tunga used for a performance made in 2000.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2959
__label__cc	0.613341	0.386659	Battle of Britain Dec 27, 2005 10:22:48 GMT -7 Post by leslie on Dec 27, 2005 10:22:48 GMT -7 I have just finished reading 'First Light' by Geoffrey Wellum, published by Penguin Books, 2003. This is an autobiography but it reads like a novel. It is the story of a young man who left school at 17.5y before WWII, was accepted for pilot training, eventually flew in the B of B and beyond. His accounts of his sorties are so lifelike and his stories about the people he meets are so vivid and interesting, that it doesn't matter whether or not you are interested in flying - this is a book to read. I just couldn't put it down. As the cover of the book says 'Reading it, you feel you are in the Spitfire with him, at 20,000 feet, chased by a German Heinkel with your ammunition gone'. Probably the finest, most open and emotional of the finest of WWII memoirs. Post by piwo on Dec 27, 2005 10:31:16 GMT -7 Leslie, have you read "A Question of Honor. The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud? If not, it is an account of the Battle of Britain following a group of Polish pilots flying for the RAF, and were estimated for accounting for over 20% or more of German losses in that battle. I shall look for the book you reference: I'm always looking for a factual war book written with some style! "How many divisions does the Pope have"? - Joseph Stalin Thanks for the reference - it sounds one of my types of books - I've gone completely off fiction and at the moment am a history buff. SzczĚśliwy Nowy Rok Post by nancy on Dec 27, 2005 16:24:47 GMT -7 Last year I read a memoir called "Polish Spirit" by Wladyslaw Wojcik. He was captured by the soviets shortly after the invasion of Poland and was shipped to Siberia for 2 years. He eventually found his way to England and the Polish Airforce. He has told his story simply but very well and I would recommend it for an evening's thought-provoking reading. Take a look at this website, Graham, the author's son-in-law, offers a free sample chapter and more info: www.grahamsanders.com/polishspirit1.htm bescheid Freshman Pole Post by bescheid on Dec 27, 2005 18:01:10 GMT -7 Some years back, as a young man, I had read many stories written by some German pilots of your pilots. They related some very heroic episodes, this indeed of the British boys. You guys had (have) some very brave and forward guys on your Island! Also of the Spitfire aircraft! They wrote of the short comings of the carburetter system versus the fuel injected systems of the 109 versus dive, loop and climb performance. It would seem, that your Island creates some very formable warriors! leslie said: Your quite welcome. We both have a new book project !! At least 9,000 of which were Polish flyers, and 200,000 were Polish soldiers! Hmm, yes, there were some excellent Polish pilots with the English squadrons.. Were not some of those Squadrons made up entirely of Polish Pilots? I thought I remember some thing about that, but, not for sure at the moment. Another thought also, were there not also some Polish miltary units with the Britishers when the invasion was began? bescheid said: Another thought also, were there not also some Polish military units with the Britishers when the invasion was began? Yes, there were entire squadrons that were only Polish pilots. At the outset of WWll, the Poles resisted the Germans for a time. But when Russia piled on and attacked from the east two weeks later, they were doomed. The highest ranking military officer, Sikorsky, ordered all Polish troops out of the country: admonishing them to take all the equipment they could out of the country, and fight from any location and under any flag to save Poland. Since Britain was the only participant in the war at the time (they entered the war because of a treaty they had with Poland), the bulk of fighters ended up in Britain. Over 9,000 pilots, and at the end of the war, over 200,000 Poles were wearing British uniforms. Poland was the 4th largest ally in terms of native born sons fighting for the allies in WWll. If you saw the post I made in the "Who do you fight first: Germans or Russians" thread, one of the pictures I posted was of a plaque honoring the 1,000's from the area taken to Siberia by Stalin. In the pivotal battle in in Italy, it was survivors of those camps, liberated by Anders, who defeated the Germans at Monte Casino. Freed from the Russian gulags, trained for 1 year, it was the Polish forces wearing British uniforms that defeated the German forces there. It's not that difficult for me to see the conflict here. Germans were the overt aggressor, yet it was the Russians who truly betrayed Poland, and executed thousands of Allied officers in the Katyn Forest two years after the start of the war. The book I referenced refers to the pilots: and yes, they were really good... Yanc Full Pole Battle of Britain Dec 28, 2005 1:34:55 GMT -7 Post by Yanc on Dec 28, 2005 1:34:55 GMT -7 Here is a short list of polish squadrons formed in UK: 300 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Mazowieckiej") 301 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Pomorskiej") 302 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Poznañski") 303 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Warszawski im. Tadeusza Koœciuszki") 304 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Œl¹skiej im. Ks. Józefa Poniatowskiego") 305 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Wielkopolskiej im. Marsza³ka Józefa Pi³sudskiego") 306 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Toruñski") 307 Dywizjon Myœliwski Nocny ("Lwowskich Puchaczy") 308 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Krakowski") 309 Dywizjon Wspó³pracy ("Ziemi Czerwieñskiej") 315 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Dêbliñski") 316 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Warszawski") 317 Dywizjon Myœliwski ("Wileñski") 318 Dywizjon Myœliwsko-Rozpoznawczy ("Gdañski") 663 Dywizjon Samolotów Artylerii Polski Zespó³ Myœliwski (Polish Fighting Team) - also known as Skalski's Circus Bombowy - Bomber Squadron Mysliwski - Fighter Squadron 663 DSA - 663 Forward Artillery Spotter Squadron Many pilots was also assigned to other british squadrons, and to different auxiliary formations. According to latest data polish fighters destroyed 769 enemy planes, probably destroyed 177 and damaged 252. The 303 Sq. alone destroyed 297 enemy planes in total. Never give up. Never surrender. Post by hollister on Dec 28, 2005 5:56:13 GMT -7 piwo said: This book was published in the UK as "For Your Freedom and Ours." A better tittle for the book in my opinion. Some more suggestions - in no particular order ..... "The Brief Sun" by Robert Ambrose (novel based in history) "An Army in Exile" by W. Anders (the history of the book mentioned above) "Monte Cassino" by Matthew Parker "Death in the Forest: The Story of the Katyn Forest Massacre" by JK Zawodny "The Black Devil's March - A Doomed Odyssey: The 1st Armored Polish Division 1939-45) by Evan McGilvray (about Gen. Stanislaw Micek's Division) "Monument of Struggle & Glory - Passerby, Tell Poland: Narvik, Tobruk, Monte Cassino - Falaise: by Krzystof Filipow & Zbigniew Wawer Last Edit: Dec 28, 2005 6:12:16 GMT -7 by hollister Post by leslie on Dec 28, 2005 7:50:39 GMT -7 Many thanks for the suggestions - I am ordering 'For Your Freedom or Ours' and 'Death in the Forest'. What is the subject of 'The Brief Sun'? When you say that 'An Army in Exile' which book are you referring it to as a "history of the book mentioned above"?. I really shouldn't get any more as at the moement I have more books than I can read in a long time!!! But I love books. The Brief Sun is a semi fictionalized account of Gen Anders march from Russia to Africa. The Anders book gives the history of the march and the Brief Sun gives the story. From the book description "Book Description Andrzej was only sixteen when he was deported from his home in eastern Poland and sent to a Siberian labor camp during World War II. The Soviets planned to work him to death, but all that changed when the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union. Stalin was stunned and reluctantly agreed to the formation of a Polish army in exile. Andrzej had only one chance for survival: travel thousands of miles through the Siberian wastelands to find this new army, known as Anders' Army. Suppressed during the Cold War by both the West and the Soviet Union, The Brief Sun is the true story of men who left labor camps half-starved, and trained with rags on their feet and wooden guns on their shoulders to win back their homeland. They developed into what future British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan referred to as one of the greatest fighting units in World War II, winning battle after battle against Germany’s finest soldiers and opening up the road to Rome for the Allies. An undefeated army in exile, they were betrayed when within reach of their homeland. Harold Macmillan compared the story of Anders and his men to the march of the Greeks under Xenophon. "Alas, though the Greeks at last saw the sea, which meant for them the final stage in the journey," wrote Macmillan, "this Polish force, starting from the prison camps of Eastern Europe, traversed Asia, Africa, and Western Europe, only to find, at the end of so much heroism, disillusion, and despair." From struggles to survive in Siberian labor camps to triumphs on the battlefields of Italy, The Brief Sun is an extraordinary story of courage, heroism, and in the end: betrayal." Post by nancy on Dec 28, 2005 8:17:59 GMT -7 I enjoyed "The Thousand Hour Day" by W.S. Kuniczak - a novel that covers the last 2 weeks before WW2 and the first 6 weeks after Hitler invaded. I have not read the others in his series - has anyone read them? Also : has anyone read any of these books? They all sound good. When God Looked the Other Way : An Odyssey of War, Exile, and Redemption by Wesley Adamczyk An Army in Exile: The Story of the Second Polish Corps (Allied Forces Series) by Wladyslaw Anders Without Vodka : Adventures in Wartime Russia by Aleksander Topolski A Secret Life: The Polish Officer, His Covert Mission, and the Price He Paid to Save His Country by Benjamin Weiser When God Looked the Other Way - it will tear your heart out! The narrator is a young boy attempting g to make sense out of the MANY moves his family was forced to make and the loss of several family members along the way An Army in Exile (mentioned above) A super read - It is a military history and one that is best read after you have a bit of Polish history behind you. I guess because of my connection (grin) here - It helped me to begin to understand the honor of these Polish soldiers I have been so fortunate to know. It also makes you feel very sad that "we" (the US) turned our back on them. Soon after the Poles landed here in Tampa one of them mentioned to Wayne that because of WWII - if they said they would stand with us he could be assured that they will stand. I very sobering thought. A Secret Life - I started it and then life intervened and I haven't picked it up again (thanks for the kick start) Wayne met Kuklinski right before he died here in Tampa.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2960
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__label__cc	0.613036	0.386964	Tag Archives: The Academy The Phony Prince: Cover Reveal and Teaser Tags : Cover Reveal The Academy The Phony Prince YA Books The very last installment of my Fairy Tale Academy books is almost here! The Phony Prince This story is a retelling of The Prince and the Pauper. We’ve all felt like an outsider at some point in our lives. Thomas (aka Prince Edward) doesn’t really like royals, but since the real prince is MIA, he’s stuck at the Academy having play the part of Edward. This is the last book in my Fairy Tale Academy series. I’ve had so much fun writing these stories. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading them! Official release day is Wednesday, May 1st! Because I want to repay all of your continued support, the eBook will by 99 cents on release day! Read the first chapter now! “I am Edward, crowned prince of Glyand. Samuel is my brother. My parents are the king and queen. I live at the castle, but now I am at the Academy.” The words flowed out in the rhythm he had adopted long ago. He took a breath, forced a smile, and said it again. “I am Edward, crowned prince of Glyand. Samuel is my brother. My parents are the king and queen. I live at the castle, but now I am at the Academy. Here I represent the kingdom, not myself.” He paused. “And I like people.” Each time he went through it, the words became reality. At least in his mind. He straightened his shoulders and continued staring into his own dark eyes. “Some people hate me because of who I am, and some love me for no reason other than that I am a prince.” He winced. “The crowned prince.” He sighed and shook his head. “I hate this.” A tingle made the hair on the back of his neck rise. He opened a drawer in the dresser and pulled out a brown leather notebook about the size of his hand. He flipped to the first page and found a single sentence in perfect penmanship. Are you talking to yourself in the mirror again? Thomas glared. No matter how many times he said it, Thomas was not Prince Edward. Thomas wrote beneath Edward’s note. Are you still sitting in an expensive hotel waiting for your ship to get cleansed? Edward answered right away. I’m sitting on the porch enjoying hot cocoa and a pastry, if you must know. Thomas closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. It was bad enough that Prince Edward had been away when his brother Samuel had been accused and found guilty of treason. Since then, Thomas had had to pretend to be the prince through the official coronation and all the state events following. All because Edward wanted to be the one to go to Nardin to negotiate a trade agreement. Edward had been mocking him the entire time. Thomas jotted another note. When do you leave? Another quick answer. That meant he was about two weeks away from being back. Just in time for Edward to go to the winter ball instead of Thomas. Edward kept going. Anything exciting since the curse? I imagine all of that royalty in one place is making you want to pull your hair out. Thomas narrowed his eyes again. Try not to be your normal, dour self. Remember, you represent the crown. Meet pretty girls. Have some fun. Thomas could practically hear Edward laughing. His hand shook as he wrote. I’d rather be back in the office, letting you take care of all of this. I know, and it’s not my fault that a plague ran through the ships here. I promise, I’ll be back soon. In the meantime, try not to burn any bridges. I think your brother already did that. A polite knock came at the door. “Your Highness, it’s time to go.” Thomas put the notebook back and inspected himself in the mirror. Combed dark hair lay flat on his head. High cheeks framed a thin nose. The resemblance between himself and Edward was eerily perfect. Thomas shrugged and noticed once again that he didn’t fill out the red jacket. No matter how much he ate, he could never keep up with Edward’s wide shoulders, probably because he’d spent the first ten years of his life starving. Lucky for Thomas, he didn’t have to stuff the jacket here at the Academy. No one here had seen Edward in over six months, so no one knew how much he’d bulked up. “Once a pauper, always a pauper,” Thomas muttered to himself. Thomas adjusted his red-and-plaid tie, then pulled on a gold bracelet with the crown’s seal on it. He stared hard at himself and smiled. “I am Edward, crowned prince of Glyand.” He took one last breath before grabbing his bag and opening the door. Two guards in pressed uniforms, William and Drake, stood at ramrod-perfect attention outside the door. “Morning, you two,” Thomas said. “How did you sleep?” “Fine, Your Highness,” said William, the taller of the two. Blond hair hugged his scalp, and his bright blue eyes missed nothing. “Like a baby,” Drake said. His darker skin contrasted with William’s. Thomas knew Drake could best almost every guard at the palace, and that he’d been itching to spar with the giant, Beklor. “What about you?” William asked. “Very well, thank you,” Thomas said. “No coat?” Drake asked. “Did my mother tell you to ask that?” Drake chuckled. “No, Your Highness.” “It’s not that cold yet,” Thomas said. He led the way down the hallway, and the other two fell into step behind him. They walked with long, easy strides that suggested no one should mess with Thomas. Or rather, with Prince Edward. The halls were mostly deserted as Thomas made his way through them and down the stairs. Couches and chairs in rich colors filled the lobby. A fire blazed in the hearth, blasting the room with warmth. Drake rushed ahead to open the door. Thomas thanked him with a nod and suppressed a wince as the bitter wind tried to steal his breath. Thomas had only seen snow once in his life. The capital was too close to the coast for it to happen often. The Academy, while inland, had about the same track record for snow. However, the moisture from the nearby ocean, coupled with the wind, made walking from building to building a gamble in freezing hair, noses, and fingers. The salty tang in the air reminded Thomas of home, but the temperature reminded him of too many winters almost starving to death. Most students wore overcoats, and Thomas immediately regretted his choice to leave his behind. However, he would not show weakness. The walk wasn’t far to the science building, but each step he took on the frozen cobblestones made him regret his choice even more. The hairs on Thomas’s neck rose as the sound of running footsteps approached from behind. His heartbeat sped up, and his fingers tightened around the strap of his bag. Each time someone ran toward him, he thought his cover had been blown. Someone had figured it out, and they were here to take him away. When the guards didn’t make a fuss, Thomas started to breathe again. “Hey, Edward! Wait up.” The voice allowed the tight spot in Thomas’s chest to loosen, and he stopped and turned. A gust of wind greeted him, and he once again smiled when he saw Caspian approaching. Of all the students at the Academy, Caspian was the one Thomas disliked the least. Being from a poorer dukedom, Caspian wasn’t nearly as stuck-up or self-absorbed as the others. Prince Edward and Caspian had been childhood friends, which meant Thomas had to put some effort into their relationship. Thomas channeled his inner Edward and put on a mock scowl. “You here to hand me over to more of Zoe’s crazy friends?” Caspian jogged the rest of the way laughing. He stood taller than Thomas, with green eyes and curly brown hair. “Oh come on, they were dying to say hello.” Two days before, Caspian had asked his girlfriend’s friends to show Thomas around the cafeteria. He’d been paraded between them like a prized pig for over an hour. It had taken a high sign to his guards to get him away. Both William and Drake were still laughing about it. “They were dying to make me their pet.” “It made their day.” It would probably be the closest they would ever come to the crown, but Thomas kept that to himself. The whole group headed toward the science building at a brisk pace. To their left lay the fourth-year dorm. To their right, the huge, circular library. Once they got around a quarter of the way, the academic buildings appeared on their left. The grass within the square beyond the fountain was still green. Enchanted, or so Thomas had heard. “Hey,” Caspian said. “I did want to talk to you about Zoe.” “Zoe?” Short, blonde, and the girl whom he had taken to the Lantern Ball. Mostly because he’d thought she was too dumb to figure out his secret. “Yeah.” Caspian scratched his neck. “I still feel bad about snatching her away from you like that.” “Snatching her?” Thomas laughed. “She’d been making eyes at you since she started tutoring with us. I decided to facilitate the two of you getting together.” Prince Edward was something of a romantic and was “super happy” that Thomas had taken the opportunity to do some match-making. Caspian’s jaw hung open for a moment. “You left on purpose?” “After I watched you watch us dance, I knew you liked her.” “What kind of state business could have pulled me away from my first ball here?” Running away like that had saved Thomas’s sanity. Five more minutes with Princess Zoe might have driven him to confessing his real identity. “Does that mean the horrible dancing was on purpose?” Thomas kept a smile plastered on his face. “Well, I was trying to not impress her.” He waved a hand. “For you.” They joined a throng of huddled students heading for the math building. Caspian eyed him. “It worked, didn’t it?” Thomas’s heartbeat sped back up. If anyone was going to catch him in the act of impersonating Prince Edward, it was Caspian. “You are dating her, right? I didn’t dance badly for nothing, did I?” Caspian’s neck turned red. “Good thing.” An exuberant blast of cold air hit them, and the sound of fluttering papers filled the air, along with a single curse word. The papers fell around Thomas like leaves. His hands moved of their own accord, his fingers reaching out and plucking the music—Thomas could see the staff lines—from the air as if they were standing still. “Grab them!” a girl said. The rest of the crowd followed Thomas’s example, and soon they looked like a group of children trying to catch soap bubbles. One particularly energetic paper tried to blow toward the fountain, but Thomas darted around his guards and grabbed it before it got too far. “Nice,” Drake said. “Impressive,” William said. “Thanks.” Thomas turned back and found a tall girl standing beyond his guards. Kyla, the second youngest mermaid princess, wore the school uniform—a white shirt, blue-and-red scarf, and a short black skirt with long socks and boots. Over that she wore a poufy teal coat that fell to her knees. Her hair was a color that teetered between rose red and blossom pink. A green shell, which matched her eyes, hung around her neck. She had her mouth open and her hand out as if to thank him and then take the pages, but when he met her gaze, her expression hardened. Everyone within ten feet stared at them, as if expecting one of them to grow an extra arm. Thomas stepped forward, and his guards parted. He held the papers out. “I think you dropped these.” Kyla’s eyes narrowed, and her lips pressed together before pulling into a sneer, which stopped Thomas in his tracks. They stared at one another with what felt like half of the student body watching. Thomas knew what Prince Samuel had done to Kyla’s sister, and despite having a couple classes together, they had never spoken. Which was probably for the best; from what Thomas had seen, she was brash and haughty. More self-absorbed than some of the other royalty. Now he understood that she would rather touch a cold pole with her tongue than exchange pleasantries. Which didn’t bother Thomas in the least. However, he had to pretend to be Edward, so he straightened and finished his walk to her. He smiled, bowed, and offered her the pages. Kyla’s hand shook as she reached out, and her lips pressed into a thin line. She gave him a little nod laced with a promise of retribution if he said a single word, snatched the music from his fingers, and turned away. The Golden Girl is Here! Also, What’s Next? Tags : New Release The Academy The Golden Girl YA Books Today is Launch Day! Get The Golden Girl Now! 99 CENTS TODAY ONLY! (Or always FREE on Kindle Unlimited) I just re-read this book before I uploaded it to Amazon hoping to find those pesky little typos that always seem to slip through, and I have to admit, I got lost in my own story! Zoe has exactly one goal, and that is to find a prince and get him to take her to the ball. Her life is pretty simple, but when the real reason for her obsession comes to light, her life gets infinitely more complicated. Prince Edward is Zoe’s unsuspecting victim, and certainly has his work cut out for him. Toss in a handsome tutor and all sorts of interesting things happen in this Rapunzel, King Midas, Legally Blonde retelling. Here’s The Golden Girl! This is book 7 in my Fairy Tale Academy Series! If you missed the first chapter, click here to read it. Here’s what’s in line for two weeks for today! The final installment of my Fairy Tale Academy series! The Golden Girl: Cover Reveal and Teaser Tags : Cover Reveal The Academy The Golden Girl YA Books The Fairy Tale Academy Series continues with the next installment: The Golden Girl! This story is one part King Midas’ daughter and one part Legally Blonde. I’m not going to lie, All Zoe wants is a prince, true love and her happily ever after. It kind of made me cringe to write her, but only at the beginning. The change in her is awesome! I hope you love this story as much as I do. Official release day is Wednesday, April 17th! Because I appreciate all of your continued support, I will have a fan appreciation day and the eBook will be 99 cents on release day! Zoe Midas cocked her head to the side to get a better view of her golden curls. She eyed the longest of them, then flipped her head the other way. “You’re uneven,” Belle said. Zoe’s roommate lay on her bed, reading a book. Her long dark hair had been pulled back, and she wore a pair of loose-fitting pants and a baggy shirt. “I know.” Zoe lifted the ornate shears, plucked the offending curls off her back, and snipped them. The hairs floated to the floor, but instead of spreading out and covering the carpet, they twisted together and melded into a single strand of golden thread. It joined the four-foot-long piece at her feet. “Did I get it?” She turned so Belle could see. Belle glanced up. “You got it.” Zoe took a moment to fluff her hair, pucker her lips, survey both sides of her face, and then smile. Her green eyes sparkled just as they should, and the pink color she’d picked out for her lips offset her hair perfectly. It would be better if they didn’t have to wear white uniform shirts all the time, but since she spent time tanning, it looked good enough. She wore the top two buttons open and tied the red-and-blue scarf loosely around her neck. “How’s the new blush?” Belle asked. “Love it,” Zoe said. “Thanks for picking that up for me.” Zoe gathered a few things, including her black book, and shoved them in her bag. She checked the time. “Aren’t you coming to breakfast?” Belle glanced up. “Oh. Yeah, I guess I should get ready.” Zoe shook her head. She would never understand how Belle could take so little time getting ready each morning. She gathered the golden thread on the floor and tossed it into a growing pile on the corner of her dresser. One of these days she’d get around to burning it. “I’ll see you in class.” Girls emptied from their rooms into the hallways. Everyone wore some iteration of the school uniform: white button-down shirt, a red-and-blue tie or scarf, plaid skirts or dark pants, and a red jacket, if they wished. Zoe spotted her two closest friends and waved. Amalia and Eloise stood outside their opposing doors, waiting for Zoe. While not princesses like Zoe, Amalia’s father controlled the dukedom closest to the fey lands, and Eloise’s family ran the mountain passes to the east. Amalia’s large brown eyes and darker skin brought out the red in her lips. Eloise’s red hair and striking blue eyes had drawn many a boy to her side since the beginning of their time at the Academy. Her fortune probably didn’t hurt, either. Or her long legs and lithe form. Where Eloise was tall and thin, Amalia was short and curvy. Zoe stood somewhere in between. The two waited until Zoe got to them before they each took her by an elbow and walked side-by-side down the hall. “Morning, beautiful,” Amalia said to Zoe. “You girls are looking gorgeous today,” Zoe said. “Oh stop,” Eloise said. The other second-year girls scrambled out of their way as they descended the stairs and went out the front doors. Fall had finally arrived, and the chill in the air indicated that winter wasn’t far behind. The nearby trees had dropped their leaves, only their skeletal branches reaching toward the cloudy sky. Zoe’s high-heeled boots clicked on the cobblestones as they made their way to the cafeteria. Eloise leaned in. “I have something for the book.” Zoe raised her eyebrows. “Oh?” “So juicy,” Eloise said. Amalia nodded. “Me too.” Zoe squeezed their arms to her. “I love you girls so much.” They all giggled and entered the cafeteria. It didn’t take them long to get their meager breakfast—didn’t want to start heavy so early in the morning—and sequester their usual table near the corner. Zoe sat in her spot and surveyed the cafeteria. Teenagers from all over the realm sat eating, stood talking, or had their heads down over books, studying. Her eyes moved in a practiced circle. Prince Adem had saved a place next to him for Belle. Prince Kawbra and his girlfriend Nakusa sat so close that their arms touched all the time. Krabbs, the goblin prince, and Brisa were having a spirited discussion from opposite sides of a table. Probably something about history. The two kings in the room—Jak, the king of the giants, and Saru, the Monkey King—sat with their respective girlfriends and buddies. No change since yesterday. No stiff shoulders or glares from the girls. Zoe’s eyes continued around to the royalty from the fey, and the few other humans that held a high rank. She sighed. “You can’t get discouraged,” Amalia said. “No, you can’t,” Eloise said in a voice that made Zoe look over and see the other girl’s eyes twinkling. “What did you find out?” Zoe asked, already forgetting about her apple and toast on her tray. Eloise leaned in on one side and Amalia on the other. “I heard an interesting rumor.” Zoe’s eyes narrowed. “You know rumors don’t go in the book.” “Nothing like that.” Eloise waved her hand. “It’s not about anyone here.” Zoe couldn’t deny the thrill that went through her. “Then who?” Maybe Prince Samuel was coming back. “We have a new student starting today.” “Another one?” Amalia asked. Eloise tapped the table. “He’s coming from this kingdom.” Zoe let out the breath she’d been holding. “It could be anyone.” “Tayle has been preparing for two days.” “Well, that is interesting. Do you know who?” “No, but it has to be someone important if Tayle is this involved.” “That goes along with what I heard,” Amalia said. They looked at the dark-haired girl, who smiled. “I heard that they had to rearrange some of the boys in the first-year dorm because they had to have a whole room for someone.” Zoe licked her lips. They only let the highest royalty have their own rooms. Who could it be? Zoe reached down and pulled a tall black book from her bag. The other two cleared the table as she set it reverently on the wooden surface. Zoe’s fingers trailed across the leather cover until they reached the edge and hinged it open. The first page showed a list of people. Prince Samuel’s name occupied the top spot, followed by the other princes at the Academy. Zoe turned the page and found a striking likeness of Prince Samuel staring up at her. All three girls sighed. “It’s too bad he got tossed in the dungeon,” Amalia said. “Right?” Eloise said. Zoe went to the next entry. Prince Edward. Samuel’s younger brother, who had decided not to attend the Academy. He would be a first year. Unlike Samuel’s blond hair, blue eyes and rugged looks, Edward’s angular face and dark eyes dared her to cross him. If only she had the chance. The next few entries were the people she’d already looked at this morning. No change with Prince Adem and Belle or Prince Kawbra and Nakusa. After she got through the princes, the other ranking members of the court appeared. Each page held notes about who the boys talked to, their favorite colors, foods and activities, who they’d gone on dates with, along with who they had taken to which ball. Zoe’s name was in the book many times, as were her friends’, but hers was never the last name. Never the name the prince had stayed with. “Maybe Adem has a brother?” Eloise asked. “Or he could be another king,” Amalia said. “Perhaps,” Zoe said. “Or someone dangerous, like Saru.” Both of her friends sighed. Zoe sat up straight. “Not to worry. We need to focus.” She narrowed her eyes at her book. “Who is going to ask each of us to the Lantern Ball?” Her friends scooted closer as she once again began to flip through the entries. Zoe had a few ideas for the other two—prominent boys that they would probably get along with—but had no clue who she was going to charm into asking her. “What about Matthew?” Amalia asked, as if reading her mind. “Or Solomon. He’s handsome,” Eloise said. Zoe turned to their pages. Their statistics put them in the circle that meant that she and either of them would be good together, but something about them felt off. Like a crawly feeling when you saw a spider and then it disappeared. “Still cataloging the boys of the school as if they were cattle?” a mocking voice asked. Zoe sighed. “Good morning, Taylor.” Taylor, a first-year student and Prince Adem’s roommate, sat down with a flourish of his black cape. He wore his uniform under the cape, but he’d dyed his hair black and silver. Small silver jewels sparkled at the edges of his eyes. Eloise giggled. “How are you ladies this fine morning?” Taylor asked. “Good,” Eloise said. “Fine,” Amalia said. Zoe shrugged. “As well as can be expected.” “Still no prince to take you to the ball, huh?” Taylor asked. “That’s not why you’re here.” “True.” Taylor leaned forward and put his elbows on the table. “I’m still hoping you’ll give me some of your hair.” Zoe sighed. “I burn it. You know that.” Taylor shook his head. “I don’t know why you won’t give me some. I’m just going to use it to embellish my designs.” “Uh-huh.” Zoe still didn’t know how Taylor had found out that her hair turned to golden thread, but since he had, he hadn’t stopped bugging her about it. “Think about it,” he said. She leaned forward. “What’s in it for me?” He raised an eyebrow. “What did you have in mind?” “Get Prince Adem to break up with Belle.” She was only half joking. Taylor laughed. “You are funny.” He stood. “Think about what I said. I’ll pay almost any price.” “I’ll keep that in mind.” “Do.” He smiled at the other two. “Ladies.” They sighed. Zoe shook her head. Where was she going to find a prince to take her to the ball? The Giant King is here! Also, What’s Next? Tags : New Release The Academy The Giant King YA Books Get The Giant King Now! I literally couldn’t pick a favorite character from my Fairy Tale Academy series. Each character has come alive in my head. Jak and Maggie are no different. My take on the traditional Jack and the Beanstalk is, in my opinion, hilarious. And sad. You see, in a sick twist of fate Jak accidentally killed the giant king, which makes him the new king, a position that can only be relinquished by a duel to the death. Maggie (or Magnolia-which is another name for Mulan) is the only person at the Academy who can best a giant in a fight. Toss in a grouchy giant bodyguard and all sorts of interesting things happen. Here is The Giant King! This is book 6 in my Fairy Tale Academy Series Here’s what’s in line for two weeks from today!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2967
__label__wiki	0.545932	0.545932	Movie Cars Spotted In The Wild http://www.photobasement.com/movie-cars-spotted-in-the-wild/ at Saturday, February 23, 2008 Labels: Pixdaus Penske, the brilliant career highlights Here is a man who has prevailed in every form of racing in which he has participated: Penske has won the Indianapolis 500 more times than any other owner. His team was so dominant in the Can-Am Series that he destroyed it, because it was no longer competitive. To this date, the Penske 917 Can-Am Porsche is considered the single most awesome racing car ever created. Back when Penske was the team owner for the original Trans-Am, his Chevies dominated. Until he switched to, of all things, American Motors. Two years later, the Javelin won the championship. A couple of years after that, the series imploded, partly because it took too much money and too much commitment to compete with Penske. However, Penske’s commitment to his drivers isn’t best illustrated by the races he’s won or the series he’s dominated. It’s best illustrated by a story told by Dr. Terry Trammell, at the time of the events the rising star of orthopedic surgery at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was during a race at a track in Canada called Sanair that Mears crashed in an open-wheel racer. In those days, drivers’ feet protruded beyond the front axle line and any frontal impact damaged the driver’s feet, usually crippling them for life. There was no crush zone. Other than the driver’s feet. Mears’s feet were pulverized by the crash. Mere hours after the crash, two men showed up at Methodist Hospital in Indiana. They located Dr. Trammell, explained to him that they had been sent by Mr. Penske, and that they were not allowed to take ‘no’ for an answer. Dr. Trammell explained that he had surgeries scheduled. They explained that the jet was waiting. Dr. Trammell got on that jet. The attending doctors had not believed that Rick Mears would walk again. Instead, he won two more Indy 500’s. Driving for Roger Penske. What is less known is that Penske had dispatched the two men and the jet to Indianapolis before Mears had been taken from the track to go to the hospital. But, you see, that’s always been Penske’s genius. He’s a genius at recognizing who is, and who isn’t, just that good. And then sticking with them, no matter what it takes, to make it happen. Via: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/-dodge-wins-the-daytona-500-is-roger-finally-paying-attention-ar52623.html Labels: awesome, Icon, Roger Penske The lie about hybrid cars: Not only do current types of hybrids not save much gas, they don’t do much for emissions, either Here’s why: the dirtiest moments in the internal combustion engine’s operation are when it is starting. The more times that the internal combustion engine in a hybrid turns off and the restarts, the more times you’re running that engine through its dirtiest phase of operation. On ordinary internal combustion vehicles, a catalytic converter ensures that the emissions components of the initial start exhaust are cleaned up. Hybrids, however, don’t use catalytic converters. For the full story: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/-hybrids-don-t-save-much-gas-or-emissions-ar52818.html Incredible video to share with you, thanks to Mike! With Grave Digger, about a dozen dirt bikers doing flips, supermans, tail flips, etc, and mulitple levels of all of these in the air at the same time in one location. Just freaking incredible, with AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock" running in the background. Scopped the guys at http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/03/awesome-off-road-acrobatics-with-bikes.html by over a month! Very cool, and I bet it's fast, 9.9 Hp outboard and a motorbike frame, on hydrofoils http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/waterbike/water-chopper-modded-from-yamaha-and-nissan-parts-292079.php at Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Sad... Boss 302 just left out to the elements http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/showtopic.php?tid/1476606/ I've been too busy to post this before, but ever heard of a Cobra Falcon? http://hooniverse.com/2013/07/26/hooniverse-obscure-muscle-car-garage-the-1970-5-ford-falcon-429-cobra-jet/ 1970 1/2 429 SCJ Falcons were the stripped down Fairlane which was a stripped down Torino... this was a departure of the Falcon being the compact car that was built up to December of 1969, it now was a 2 dr sedan. Ford brochures showed that the 429 CJ and the 429 SCJ could be had in any of the intermediate sized cars, but not the station wagons. One was in the Feb 1990 Musclecar Review, and I was going to get around to posting just how rare these are, and how you've probably never heard of them either, I never had... but the March '08 Musclecar Enthusiast has one. It's also here: http://www.ostalecki.com/ostalecki.asp?page=itemsforsale&type=273 And what do you know, one also shows up in the March '08 Muscle Car Review, and both the white on in Musclecar Enthusiast and the yellow one in Muscle Car Review are now owned by Jerry Ostaleki, and both are talked about in both articles (without mentioning that the other would be in the other magazine) probably because the magazines are owned by Primedia, and Amos publishing companies. According to the Marti report, 90 Falcons were optioned with the 429 CJ Ram Air, according to the 1990 Musclecar Review story Ford built 126 SCJ Falcons. Anyway you look at it, they are rarer than Super Stock factory cars now, as they weren't treated very well in the musclecar drag wars of 70-71-72. The Super Stockers were, adn there are more still around. The guess of the owner of the Cobra Falcon in this months magazine is that only about a dozen exist. For more on the Torino's, Talladegas, Cyclones, King Cobra, Twister Torino's, TorinoCobras, Falcons, and the '70 Torino sales brochure go here.. perhaps the best webiste for the Torino http://www.torinocobra.com/main1.htm According to Ford Production Facts printed in 1988... The 429 was available in all models of Torino, Fairlane and Falcon 1970-1971. The Cobra was available in all models except the Falcon 1970-1971. The SCJ was available in all except the station wagon 1970-1971. In 1970-71 (2305) Fairlane and Torino sports-roofs (aka fastbacks) and formal-roofs (aka hardtops) were built with the non-GT option and the 429 CJ, of these 97 were 4 doors and 11 were station wagons. In 1970-71 (811) Torino sports-roof, formal-roofs and 4 doors were equipped with the 429 SCJ according to the book all were 4 speed cars. [So for both '70 and '71 model years combined, there were 811 other non-GT, non-Cobra Torinos built. and for an interesting tidbit (4)429 SCJ 4-speed ram air Station wagons were commissioned for Berkley Ford in Calif. Labels: Cobra Torino, Falcon, informative, rare, trivia Back Seat Betty on the cover of Rod and Custom! From last June, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/06/when-hot-rod-customizer-builds-tribute.html#links Rod and Custom online doesn't have anything on Back Seat Betty, but if you do like custom jobs, here are some wallpapers they do have for you http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/wallpaper/rc_freestuff/index.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OUvFCw8QXA&feature=user How car company logos have evolved http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/18/evolution-of-car-logos/ The 70's weren't so good for some cars, like this R/T S/E 71 Challenger station wagon http://www.autoblog.com/photos/challenger-wagon/649254/ for the gallery For the story http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/20/ebay-find-of-the-day-challenger-wagon/ Aussie muscle cars are 4 doors, or utes (think Ranchero or El Camino) Here's a PDF of the new 4 door Cobra GT Falcon with a Boss 302 kW, yeah, quite a play on the classic "Boss 302" visual cue callout on the hood http://www.fpv.com.au/media/34501/Cobraflyer.pdf at Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Hard top convertible Mustangs http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timeline/94-98/95/index.htm States that the 1995 was "the only year for the convertible hardtop, and with only 499 models available, it has become a sought after collectible. The hardtop/ragtop was installed as a prototype on a few V6 and GT Mustangs, which have found their way into private hands, but were never "officially" produced. " With about 2 dozen photos, and http://www.themustangnews.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=92&c=12 has some more In 1966 a Ford designer who was the man behind the retractable hardtop '57 - 59 Starliner was tasked by Ford to get the 67 Mustangs a hardtop convertible option package, which didn't happen in production due to the weight of the motors etc to retract the top. http://www.mustangblog.com/index.php/2006/ebay-1966-retractable-hardtop-convertible/ What made me look into this was that Tere had a copy of Mustang Monthly that had a 1966 "Towne Top" detachable hardtop. http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/mump_0801_1966_convertible_towne_ragtop/index.html Dory Development Corporation of Salem, New York made these limited-production hardtops for Mustang and Corvair convertibles, about 200 of them, and 3 are known to still exist. Wheelstanding competition, but the front just kept lifting, and the car went vertical and then fell over backwards Greg Leidecker's Chevette I just watched this in Speed TV, the Byron Dragway Power Wheelstanding Championships http://www.byrondragway.com/Home.html Chop Cut and Restore... a Speed tv show http://www.speedtv.com/programs/chop-cut-rebuild/ In season 4, and fixing a '75 Bricklin and a 65 Impala, one of the shops working on the Bricklin is San Diego shop "Syndicate" 5620 Kearny Mesa Road http://www.syndicateauto.com/ Trying to stay dry at Sunday, February 17, 2008 Out of the garage in prep for the summer car shows? Hasn't been used in quite a while, damn shame Conferring with coworkers... aka goofing off early 2000's Cobra Mustang, just neglected and left to rust Station wagon drag racer, with fender skirts..... Labels: Station Wagon Just what is up with this truck? Undecover cops? The lie about hybrid cars: Not only do current typ... Incredible video to share with you, thanks to Mike... Very cool, and I bet it's fast, 9.9 Hp outboard an... I've been too busy to post this before, but ever h... The 70's weren't so good for some cars, like this ... Aussie muscle cars are 4 doors, or utes (think Ran... Wheelstanding competition, but the front just kept... Out of the garage in prep for the summer car shows... early 2000's Cobra Mustang, just neglected and lef...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2974
__label__wiki	0.510835	0.510835	So You Want to Be Like Simon Cowell? You’ll Want a Cryonic Preservation Trust by hennessey \| Oct 7, 2017 \| Front \| 0 comments J. Michael Howell, Senior Writer, Bloomberg We’ve all heard the saying, “you can’t take it with you when you go,” but what if I told you there’s a way you can? Certainly celebrities like Simon Cowell, Seth MacFarlane, and Larry King have indicated they would like to try, and with advances in cryonics, something that has been around for a few decades, it may actually be possible. But it raises the question: how exactly do you go about paying to keep your body preserved, and at the same time growing (or at least preserving) your assets for use when you finally come back to life? The simple answer . . . the aptly named “cryonic preservation trust.”[1] A cryonic preservation trust (“CPT”) functions similarly to a typical dynasty trust, but with a few different twists. For one, you must consider how to gauge the life of the trust taking into consideration the rule against perpetuities (“RAP”). The logical solution is to make the cryopreservation institution a beneficiary, or simply establish your trust in a state that has done away with the RAP, like Delaware, South Dakota, and Alaska. Of course, the grantor would have to be the primary beneficiary to reclaim his or her assets when he or she awakens from cryopreservation. We really have no idea when revival from cryopreservation will be a viable option, so building in flexibility for a CPT to last 100 or even 1,000 years is necessary. Another major difference is the list of potential beneficiaries. Whereas a typical dynasty trust’s beneficiaries will be the lineal descendants of the grantor, the purpose of a CPT is to provide the grantor with a trust income stream to pay the annual cryonic preservation fees, and with assets when he or she is revived. Wealthier individuals may still be able to sprinkle some of the income generated from the assets in the CPT to lineal descendants or charity, but because they want access to the corpus when they are revived, this necessitates a reversion provision. But what happens if the grantor is never revived? Logic tells us that the CPT could simply continue on as a traditional dynasty trust. The reversion provision would be based on an event uncertain (the grantor rising from the dead), and if that event never comes to fruition, then the reversion would never happen. Perhaps the two greatest questions, however, are: 1) how can an individual afford to pay for potentially hundreds of years of cryonic preservation and expect to have assets remaining when they are revived?; and 2) what are the estate tax consequences (if there even is an estate) when the individual is cryogenically preserved? The answer to the first question is fairly simple. The Alcor Life Extension Foundation (Alcor), perhaps the most well-known cryopreservation organization, requires a minimum initial funding amount of $200,000, of which $115,000 goes to the Patient Care Trust, $60,000 is for cryopreservation, and $25,000 to the Comprehensive Member StandbyFund. These fees are typically paid for with a life insurance policy for the benefit of Alcor, but can also be paid in cash or by using a CPT. It is important to note, however, that these fees are only for cryopreservation and revival, and do not include any medical treatment necessary to cure the previously incurable disease that the grantor died from. For this reason, it would make sense to implement a CPT so that the assets would grow over the course of the individual’s biostasis period. The second question is probably best answered by going through a hypothetical scenario. Mr. Doe is a retired, 70-year-old widower with two children Jane (40 and married with one child of her own) and John (45 and married with two children). He has a net worth of $5.49 million. Mr. Doe suffers from an incurable disease and wishes to be cryogenically preserved when he dies in hopes that he will be revived when a cure has been discovered. He also wants to provide a little for his children and grandchildren. So how would he go about doing this? Mr. Doe comes to you asking to design a plan that will allow him to pay for his cryopreservation, provide income to his lineal descendants and charity, and grant him access to his assets once he rises from the dead. You remember hearing about CPTs, and are very familiar with dynasty trusts, so you tell him you know exactly what to do. You begin drafting an ordinary dynasty trust, but start making modifications to ensure that the trust is valid, and limits beneficiary challenges as much as possible. Below are a few modifications you should consider: Select an institutional trustee (for continuity); Nominate a trust protector (typically a law firm) to ensure that Mr. Doe’s wishes are carried out; Provide beneficiaries with discretionary distributions (perhaps limiting them to an ascertainable standard); Include an in terrorem clause that would disinherit a beneficiary if he or she challenges the trust’s validity; Include a charitable beneficiary to further support that the trust has eligible named beneficiaries; Include a reversion provision (because after all, the primary purpose of the trust is to allow Mr. Doe to have access to his funds when he is revived); Consider establishing multiple CPTs with different purposes, funded with different assets; Have the trust purchase a life insurance policy on Mr. Doe’s life with the assets transferred; Allocate all remaining gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption; Provide for discretionary distributions to fund technological advances in cryopreservation and medical care so that Mr. Doe may be revived more quickly; and In the event Mr. Doe is never revived, then provide for the complete distribution of trust assets to named beneficiaries such as his lineal descendants and the named charity or charities. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but it does provide you with several considerations when drafting a CPT. Remember that when Mr. Doe is cryogenically frozen, he is legally considered dead, so the usual estate filings will be required. No one has been revived from cryostasis, so it is still to be seen what the tax consequences will be if or when it happens. Want new articles before they get published? Subscribe to our Awesome Newsletter. 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__label__cc	0.504008	0.495992	Post-Game Recap Detroit Pistons 115 – New York Knicks 89 – Game (?) Recap : Post-Game Recap : Written by Farfa : 04-11-2019 Minutes before this game was on, Al Trautwig was at center court telling the viewers that coach Fizdale told his guys to treat the last seven games of the season as a playoff series, and that since we were 3-3 in the last six the game against Detroit would have counted as a game seven. Now, aside from the total retconning bullshit of that claim (yeah, sure. The last seven. What if we went 5-1 during that stretch? Or 0-6? It’s things like this that trigger my inner con artist alarm, but whatever), I think now we know what would …continue reading New York Knicks 96 – Chicago Bulls 86 – Game Recap It’s cool being the worst team in the NBA for the season but knowing that your opponent is going to be the worst team in the NBA on the nights it’s facing you. Our active roster looks like this: two 9th overall picks, an 18th pick, a 23rd pick, two second round picks and three undrafted dudes. There’s no way someone is going to do worse, right? Well, I present to you the April 2019 Chicago Bulls: a hodge-podge of fringe guys around a legitimate NBA player (Robin Lopez) and nothing else. They never presented a challenge to our own merry …continue reading Washington Wizards 110 – New York Knicks 113 – Game Recap “What can change the nature of a game?” Some of you might have recognized the origin of the broad strokes of this question. You know I’m a gamer, and in 1999 (already 20 years ago! Damn I feel really old) a revolutionary RPG came out for PC thanks to Interplay, trying to exploit the success of Baldur’s Gate in 1998. The name of the game was Planescape: Torment, and while it was kind of a commercial blunder at first (becoming profitable in subsequent years thanks to its cult following and an Enhanced Edition that came out in 2017 at the …continue reading New York Knicks 96 – Houston Rockets 120 – Game Recap I won’t toy around even a tiny bit: this game was pure ass. The final score doesn’t even begin to tell how mismatched were the two teams, with the worldbeating Rockets straight up abusing the Knicks from the start, and without needing too much from the reigning MVP to complete that feat (because let’s face it, in 2019 a 26 point game from Harden – on 21 shots! – is kinda subpar) or elite efficiency from the whole team; the Rockets shot 42.6% from the field, but connected on 22 threes on 59 attempts while our guys were just able …continue reading New York Knicks 100 – Orlando Magic 114 – Game Recap This early April games are seldom relevant, even during non-tanking seasons. There are only a handful of games bearing any sort of importance, what with most of the seeding and qualfication threshold being already handed out. Well, this wasn’t one of them. Orlando needs every win it can get to sneak into the playoffs (the Magic began the night being 9th, down 0.5 games from the 8th spot held by Miami), and the Knicks need every loss they can get to ensure their place amongst the top tanking teams ever. That said, the game wasn’t as bad as you could …continue reading Chicago Bulls 105 – New York Knicks 113 – Game Recap Well, well, well. Did anyone ever doubt we would end up winning this one? I mean, did you see beforehand the Bulls’ starting lineup? Three undrafted guys. A late first round-pick on his third team. A good center with a journeyman resume. If there ever was a blatant tank job, it was this one. Not that I blame them: it’s the right thing to do, just like it was the right thing to do to play our (mostly) young guys and be happy with any result. In short: of course we did win this one. To be honest, I’m pretty …continue reading Toronto Raptors 117 – New York Knicks 92 – Game Recap It occurs to me I’ve never exactly told you about my Clark Kent job. I don’t know if there’s such a profession in the USA; but my trade is essentially facility management for condos, accounting for expenses for common areas, negotiating between home owners, and generally acting as the guy you call if you’re an home owner and you’re having some sort of building-related problem. In short, I’m sort of a commissioner of condos. At the end of the year, you have to report in a public meeting with the owners about expenses, works in progress, etc. Historically, in Italy there …continue reading	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2985
__label__wiki	0.839757	0.839757	What is Rip City? You're probably aware of Portland's many nicknames: Rose City, Stumptown, Portlandia, Bridgetown, Beervana…each has its own significance in our city's lore, but one that may not make sense to you is Rip City. Why Rip City? What does Rip City mean? Originally, it didn't mean anything, but it quickly gained great significance for Portland Trailblazers fans. In the Blazers' inaugural season, in a 1970 home game against the Lakers, Jim Barnett hit a game-tying long-distance jumper. The crowd erupted and announcer Bill Schonely yelled "RIP CITY!" Schonely admits it just came out — and colleagues encouraged him to keep using the phrase. In the 44 seasons since that moment, "Rip City" has become synonymous with Portland Trail Blazes Basketball, and the city of Portland itself. Not every Portlander is a Blazers nut, but you wouldn't know that from inside the Moda Center. It's a truly magical environment, and while I admit some bias here, I do believe Blazer fans make up the best crowds in all of sports. The Blazers are our only major professional sports team, and we love them dearly. (Portland also has the Timbers and the Thorns of professional men's and women's soccer, but as far as "Big Four" sports, it's just Blazers here.) Inside the arena and all aound the city, Blazers fans make up a really wonderful community — a community now known as Rip City. Margaret Myers \| Category: Portland \| Tagged Blazers, NBA, nicknames, Portland, Rip City, Trailblazers	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line2993
__label__wiki	0.58238	0.58238	Eternal beauty? : Story of the Third Reich through its own propaganda, Journeyman Pictures (Firm), (evideo) The Resource Eternal beauty? : Story of the Third Reich through its own propaganda, Journeyman Pictures (Firm), (evideo) The item Eternal beauty? : Story of the Third Reich through its own propaganda, Journeyman Pictures (Firm), (evideo) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Journeyman Pictures (Firm) No other totalitarian regime is as closely associated with an artistic movement as Nazi Germany. From the towering architecture of Albert Speer to the grandiose films of Leni Riefenstahl, art fed into and shaped Nazi ideals, reflecting back a world where Aryan strength triumphs over all enemies. Through art on a monumental scale, Hitler created a world-and a worldview-as enticing as it was illusory.a world of eternal beauty. This program definitively examines the history of the Third Reich through the lens of its own artistic iconography-films that promoted German superiority, demonized Jews, encouraged love of the fatherland, and hid the fact that the nation, after reverses on every front, was steadily losing the war 1 streaming video file (92 min.) Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 06, 2007 Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware The Nazi Myth (1:54) The Fear: Unrest in Post World War I Germany (4:55) The New Greatness: German Modernity in Film (6:11) The Third Reich: Architecture and Sculpture (3:14) The Third Reich: Painting and Cinema (2:32) Staging Power: Propaganda Films and the Nazi Image (3:50) The Body: Strength, Health, and Eroticism in Nazi Propaganda (5:26) The Beauty of Work: Nazi Work Programs in Propaganda Films (6:04) Blood and Earth: Love of the Homeland in Nazi Propaganda Films (7:31) Volk-Community: Nazi Propaganda Films Depict a Pure Community (5:37) Death: Heroes and Martyrs in Nazi Propaganda (6:42) The Jew: Demonizing Jews in Feature Films and Nazi Propaganda (11:50) The War: Nazi Propaganda Justifies the Invasion of Poland (5:23) The War: Propaganda Films and the German War Machine (4:33) The War: Death in Nazi Propaganda Films (3:08) The War: Defeat and Propaganda in Nazi Germany (4:13) The End: Fall of the Nazis in German Cinema (5:18) https://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?xtid=37605 Eternal beauty? : Story of the Third Reich through its own propaganda Eternal beauty? Story of the Third Reich through its own propaganda Europe -- History -- 20th century Motion pictures -- Appreciation Popular culture -- History and criticism Mass media -- Social aspects Mass media and culture The Nazi Myth (1:54) -- The Fear: Unrest in Post World War I Germany (4:55) -- The New Greatness: German Modernity in Film (6:11) -- The Third Reich: Architecture and Sculpture (3:14) -- The Third Reich: Painting and Cinema (2:32) -- Staging Power: Propaganda Films and the Nazi Image (3:50) -- The Body: Strength, Health, and Eroticism in Nazi Propaganda (5:26) -- The Beauty of Work: Nazi Work Programs in Propaganda Films (6:04) -- Blood and Earth: Love of the Homeland in Nazi Propaganda Films (7:31) -- Volk-Community: Nazi Propaganda Films Depict a Pure Community (5:37) -- Death: Heroes and Martyrs in Nazi Propaganda (6:42) -- The Jew: Demonizing Jews in Feature Films and Nazi Propaganda (11:50) -- The War: Nazi Propaganda Justifies the Invasion of Poland (5:23) -- The War: Propaganda Films and the German War Machine (4:33) -- The War: Death in Nazi Propaganda Films (3:08) -- The War: Defeat and Propaganda in Nazi Germany (4:13) -- The End: Fall of the Nazis in German Cinema (5:18) sd., col., digital file. 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__label__wiki	0.674191	0.674191	Library Journal Best Books: 2000 The Resource Library Journal Best Books: 2000 NoveList Lists Since 1985, the editors of Library Journal have annually selected a list of their favorite books from all the fiction and non-fiction titles published that year. Titles selected from 1995 to the present are listed here 17 Items in the List Library Journal Best Books: 2000 2 From dawn to decadence : 500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present, Jacques Barzun 5 E=mc2 : a biography of the world's most famous equation, David Bodanis 14 The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay : a novel, Michael Chabon 17 Being dead, Jim Crace 19 A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, by Dave Eggers 22 Trilobite! : eyewitness to evolution, by Richard Fortey 23 Bee season : a novel, Myla Goldberg 24 Paris to the moon, Adam Gopnik 25 Too far afield, Gunter Grass ; translated from the German by Krishna Winston 28 Give me my father's body : the life of Minik, the New York Eskimo, Kenn Harper ; foreword by Kevin Spacey 29 Beowulf : a new verse translation, Seamus Heaney 34 Our Vietnam : the war, 1954-1975, A.J. Langguth 45 In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick., (LARGE PRINT) 45 In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick 49 The Sibley guide to birds : [North America's definitive guide to birding], written and illustrated by David Sibley 50 White teeth : a novel, Zadie Smith 59 A small death in Lisbon, Robert Wilson Context of Library Journal Best Books: 2000 A heartbreaking work of staggering genius A small death in Lisbon Bee season : a novel Being dead Beowulf : a new verse translation E=mc2 : a biography of the world's most famous equation From dawn to decadence : 500 years of western cultural life, 1500 to the present Give me my father's body : the life of Minik, the New York Eskimo In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex Our Vietnam : the war, 1954-1975 Paris to the moon The Sibley guide to birds : [North America's definitive guide to birding] The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay : a novel Too far afield Trilobite! : eyewitness to evolution White teeth : a novel <div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.dover.nh.gov/resource/f4HEDZstBds/" typeof="ItemList http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/List"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.dover.nh.gov/resource/f4HEDZstBds/">Library Journal Best Books: 2000</a></span> - <span property="offers" typeOf="Offer"><span property="offeredBy" typeof="Library ll:Library" resource="http://link.dover.nh.gov/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.dover.nh.gov/">Dover Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div> Data Citation of the List Library Journal Best Books: 2000 http://link.dover.nh.gov/resource/f4HEDZstBds/ http://library.link/resource/f4HEDZstBds/	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3001
__label__cc	0.576361	0.423639	Get Motivated, Get Fit! Football & Sports Fit and Fun Videos How To Lunge The Shoulder Workout Fitness Inspiration Motivational Fitness at the end of the pain 200kg (440lbs) Zercher Squat off the floor Proper Form Decline Situps Reverse Grip Lat Pulldowns A Brief Introduction to Butterfly Strokes The movements of butterflies have mesmerized the human beings so much that they have included them in various activities and sports. One such example is known as the butterfly stroke in swimming. This particular stroke is colloquially known as the fly strokes amongst the swimmers. Essentially the butterfly stroke is achieved while swimming on the breast, while both the arms move simultaneously. They are accompanied by butterfly kick or the dolphin kick. Out of all the known strokes in swimming, butterfly stroke is the latest addition. Sydney Cavill is known to be the pioneer of the butterfly strokes. In 1933, Henry Myers was the first ever swimmer to implement the butterfly stroke in a competition. Initially, an offshoot of the breaststroke, the butterfly stroke went through many stages of evolution until it was selected as a stroke for separate competition in the Summer Olympics of 1956 in Melbourne, Australia. If one observes the techniques used in the butterfly strokes, then they would notice that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to achieve the perfect butterfly stroke. A bout of strong masculine strength all over the body would work as an added advantage. The highest speed of a butterfly stroke is better than front crawl. The force is more and better because of the synchronous push or pull with both the arms. However, there is a significant drop in speed during the time of recovery, thus making the stroke slower than others do. It is considered as the most difficult of all the swimming styles. 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__label__cc	0.552721	0.447279	Get 'Bar Room Hymns' Currently Popular: Royal Company Recently Reviewed: St Aldates Worship Recently Added: April Shipton Randomly Picked: Danny Gokey Sometimes you are introduced to an artist who, right from the word go, you connect with and get stuck in your head. One you've found one of these artists, you just can't keep them to yourself. Nathan Lee is one of those artists. LTTM threw a bunch of questions at Nathan to capture his thoughts on everything from his brand new album to performing in Iraq! Tell us a little bit about your new CD, Bar Room Hymns, and what the inspiration behind it was? I went to some sad places to find these songs. I wrote about things I didn’t want... Read More Sometimes you are introduced to an artist who, right from the word go, you connect with and get stuck in your head. One you've found one of these artists, you just can't keep them to yourself. Nathan Lee is one of those artists. LTTM threw a bunch of questions at Nathan to capture his thoughts on everything from his brand new album to performing in Iraq! I went to some sad places to find these songs. I wrote about things I didn’t want to write about, but needed to. And then I handed the songs over to a 22year old programmer & producer named Zach Hall. You've said that this project sounds unlike any of your previous music, what's changed? Zach Hall lives in a different musical place than I do. And I respect that place. Everything has changed. And it’s good. Do you prefer performing live or being in the studio? Live. I can't get out of the studio quick enough. I like the fact that you don't get second chances when you’re on stage. What's your song writing process? No process... when it hits, write it down. When ya feel it, play it. As a largely independent artist, how do you go about promoting your music and getting yourself heard? Prayer & Faith. And then I try to stay out of my own way. Do you think the album would be different if you had the backing of a major label? Hard to say. To me, labels are like wives. Pray to God that you marry a good one. Bad ones will hurt you. As an artist coming from a Christian point-of-view do you find there are things that you can’t write about or do you find yourself wanting to write about things that are considered no-goes? To be honest, I'm not coming from a Christian point of view. A Christian point of view has messed me up for the past 15 years. I look at God, and I try to listen, and then I write about whatever I want. What would be the definition of a successful career in music for you? Paying your bills, not burning out, & staying creative. Everything else is a luxury. This time last year you were just wrapping up the 40 Day Risk (40 days, 40 cities, 40 shows) - what did you learn from the experience? The 40 Day Risk was the best mistake I've ever made. You never know what it feels like to jump out of a tree until you do it. Sometimes it's about the climb, not the outcome. Would you embark on something like that again? What would you do differently? Probably not, but If I did....I would need more folks out on the road. You recently toured Iraq and have done some shows in prisons - why is it important for you to play in those venues? If I get too lost in my artistry, I forget why I'm doing it. Playing prisons and military bases provide intimacy. I love doing rock shows in bars, it's in my blood. But playing in a concrete room or a tent changes everything. Once you leave intimacy behind, things get blurry. If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life - what would it be? No way. Wouldn't happen. I'll take silence and stare at the album. How can people get hold of the album? You can go to nathanleemusic.com or iTunes to purchase the new project. Nathan Lee Party Musical Broadcast Sometimes, when I find music I really like I turn into a crazy campaigning party spokesman for it. Honestly, it's a wonder I'm not pounding the streets with flyers, a megaphone and a placard. I just have to tell everyone I speak… Nathan Lee Releases Latest Album 'Bar Room Hymns' Singer/songwriter Nathan Lee has released his new album 'Bar Room Hymns'. The album is available now for download at both the US iTunes and UK iTunes stores. The eleven-track album was produced by Zach Hall following a year of… Nathan Lee - Bar Room Hymns I got into Nathan Lee's music a few months after the release of his last album, Risk Everything, so this was the first of his albums that I have been around to witness the anticipation. This is the first that I have had to watch… Nathan Lee Releases Bar Room Hymns Risk Everything	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3006
__label__wiki	0.806441	0.806441	Crime, Fire and Accidents / News / Crime, Fire and Accidents / « Regal Movie Theater worker c... Crashes around county result...» Firefighters save feline By PHILIP A. HOLMES, Williamsport Sun-Gazette , The Luminary ELIMSPORT - A cat believed to have died in a kitchen fire on Elimsport Road Sunday morning, July 24th got a second lease on life thanks to volunteer firefighters who helped revive the feline minutes after it was brought outside. The fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Miller at 3743 Elimsport Road was discovered by a neighbor about 8:50 a.m., Washington Township Fire Chief Brett Ulrich said. "We caught it early, and made a quick knockdown," Ulrich said of the fire, which was brought under control within 10 minutes. The Millers were not home. A firefighter brought out the lifeless cat and laid it on the ground. Clinton Township Fire Chief Todd Winder soon noticed the cat in the pathway of where firefighters were working so he bent down to move it out of the way so no one would step on it. "We really thought it was dead," Winder said. However, he then saw the cat's diaphragm moving as it appeared to be gasping for air. "We cleared its airways and gave it oxygen (from a small tank) carried in a medical bag on (the) Washington Township rescue truck," Winder said. After it was revived, the cat "didn't want to have anything to do with me. It started to claw me. No good deed goes unpunished," Winder said, laughing. He put the cat down, and it made its way to the garage. "He definitely saved that cat," Ulrich said of Winder. The revived cat and a second one that apparently got out on its own later were reunited with the Millers, who were staying with relatives, Ulrich said. The origin of the fire was in the area above the refrigerator, but the cause remained undetermined, he added. A state police fire marshal responded to the scene. The Millers had insurance to cover the damage, which Ulrich estimated to be about $20,000. He said the couple should be able to be back in their home within a month. In addition to Washington and Clinton townships, firefighters from Montgomery and Warrior Run Area responded to the fire.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3008
__label__wiki	0.518834	0.518834	Powered by Tube City Community Media Inc. McKeesport & Region Tube City Online WMCK.FM Radio Virginia Anne Cynkar By Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home - Crematory \| Posted in: Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home & Crematory Virginia Anne Cynkar, age 94, of McKeesport, died June 17, 2019, at Easy Living Country Estates of Hunker, PA. Born July 14, 1924, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anne (Nechor) Cynkar. Virginia was a retired staff nurse with US Steel Corporation. She was a graduate of McKeesport High school, McKeesport Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Pittsburgh with a Master's degree in Nursing Education. An affiliate with Alpha Tau Delta Sorority, she was on the staff as an instructor in the McKeesport Hospital School of Nursing. A member of the Speakers Bureau of the Hospital Council of Western PA, the National League of Nursing Education, McKeesport Hospital Nurses Alumni, University of Pittsburgh Alumni, East Hill Pitt Club, Catholic Daughters of America and Corpus Christi Parish. Virginia is survived by her sister, Georgia Grabill of Champion, PA; nieces and nephews, William H. (Darlene) Grabill, Gary (Kathy) Grabill, John Grabill, Phillip (Beth) Kulasa, Tony Craig, Kenneth (Linda) Vukoson, Bruce (Jean) Vukoson, Jack (Vicki) Owoc, Anthony (Lyn) Walk and Jane (Daniel) Ceglars Weimer. In addition to her parents, Virginia was also preceded in death by her siblings Stanley A. Cynkar, Alice Kulasa, Eleanor Owoc, Gaye Vukoson, and Amy Ceglarz; nephews, Bob and Regis Owoc; niece, Ruth Ann Johnson. Arrangements were entrusted to Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home and Crematory .Friends and family are welcome to celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, June 20, 2019, 10:00 a.m., at Corpus Christi Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Polish Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, 1100 Liberty Ave., Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Virginia's family would like to express how grateful they are for the compassionate care she received during her stay at Easy Living Country Estates and during her final days from Med Home Hospice. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.jaycox-jaworskifh.com Originally published June 18, 2019. Other deaths: "Lawrence Michael Siko…" \|\| "Robert J. Mills, Jr." Questions or comments? Get in touch: Tube City Community Media Inc. McKeesport, PA 15134-0094 News Tips and Questions: (412) 614-9659 tubecitytiger@gmail.com http://www.twitter.com/tubecityonline http://www.facebook.com/tubecityonline © Tube City Community Media Inc., a non-profit corporation chartered for charitable and educational purposes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3012
__label__cc	0.596307	0.403693	Change Team: Select Season 2019 All StarsCity Series 2019Spring 2019Fall Wood Bat TournamentFall 2018City Series 2018Spring 2018City Series 2017Spring 2017City Series 2016Spring 2016City Series 2015Spring 20152014 City SeriesSpring 20142013 City SeriesSpring 2013Fall 20122012 All Stars2012 City SeriesSpring 2012Fall 20112011 All Star2011 City SeriesSpring 2011Fall 20102010 All Stars2010 City SeriesSpring 20102009 City Series2009 All StarSpring 2009 Select League All Star Softball American League Baseball National League Baseball Select Team McLean Little League Cooperstown Team In past seasons McLean Little League has organized a team for competition in the Cooperstown Dreams Park series of tournaments in Cooperstown, New York. That team has typically consisted of the best 12-14 league age 12 year old players as voted by MLL's Majors team managers. Due to numerous organizational changes, as well as inherent dissonance between MLL and Cooperstown rules of play, it is no longer in MLL’s best interest to organize a team. The specific reasons for making this change are as follows: Starting in 2018, the Little League International age change requirements will officially go into effect. As most of you know, the eligibility date for little league age determination has been moved to August 31. The eligibility date for the Dreams Park tournament is consistent with travel baseball and remains at May 1. Therefore, starting in Summer 2019, many of the players eligible to play in Cooperstown will have aged out of MLL’s Majors Division in June 2018 (a full 14+ months prior), would no longer be playing in MLL, and would be ineligible to be voted in by the Majors managers. Previously there was a significant barrier to entry for teams that had not played in the prior year’s tournaments. Certificates to allow for team registration – which are good year after year - were limited and difficult to acquire. Due to the success of the event, the Dreams Park organizers have significantly increased their offerings to allow for a 50% increase in the number of participating teams. This increase in registration availability has eliminated the barrier to entry, as currently there is sufficient certificate availability for all interested teams. This tournament is not governed by Little League International rules. The bases are 70 feet apart, vice 60, and the pitcher’s mound is 50 feet from home plate, vice 46. Base runners are allowed to take leads and balks are enforced on pitchers. These rules are incongruent with Little League specific strategies and styles of play. Therefore, effective 9/24/17, McLean Little League will no longer have any direct affiliation with teams playing in the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. We continue to cheer on all of our MLL players who head to tournaments around the country. Read more about Cooperstown Dream Park at www.cooperstowndreamspark.com/thepark.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3013
__label__wiki	0.600052	0.600052	Contact Us Today 213.201.9331 We’ve helped nearly 1000 California employees in their cases against their former employers. In almost every termination case, the pattern is the same. The company unlawfully fires an employee. Once they get sued, the company comes up with some lie to justify the termination. When it comes to this phase of litigation, a lot of lawyers get cold feet and try to settle the case since they don’t have the tools or the skills to uncover the truth. But that’s when our lawyers turn up the heat. With our team of technologically sophisticated investigators and lawyers, we find that key piece of evidence that will blow the company’s story out of the water. And then we make the company pay for it. Here are some of our recent office victories.* And remember, these clients are not all highly-paid corporate executives; they are hard-working California employees just like you. We believe in our clients, we diligently prosecute every case and we are blessed with terrific results. Of course, your case is individual and the results obtained in the past do not necessarily reflect what we can do for you. Discrimination Cases Our client worked in a hospital and sustained a work injury on the job while she was moving a patient. As a result of this work injury, the employee required accommodations to do her job. Instead of accommodating the employee, she was fired. Then, the company tries to cover up its actions and claim the employee “quit.” We found an out-of-state, former employee of the hospital who wanted to come clean and tell what really happened. A CNA earned $11/hour and complained that she was being subjected to racial discrimination. Shortly thereafter, she was fired. The employer alleged that the firing was due to “insubordination” but we dug deep and discovered that it was all a fraudulent cover-up. Our client worked as a personal assistant for a high-profile Hollywood star. The star, who was getting drunk with her friends one night, insulted and grabbed our client’s arm in an embarrassing and offensive manner and called her insulting names. Our client quit shortly thereafter since she was humiliated by this treatment. A 20+ year employee was terminated shortly after his young supervisor took over in the department. One of the first interactions between them was the supervisor asking our 50-something old client when he was going to retire…!? Smells like age discrimination when this same young supervisor fired our client for some silly reason and said “we are moving in a different direction.” A temp agency worker for a high tech company was on the job for only six days (you read that correctly.) She complained to upper management that she felt like she was being discriminated against by her manager. On the day of her complaint, her “assignment ended.” We sued them for retaliation. Our client was a IT specialist in his 50s when the hospital he worked for laid him and 10 other employees off. The interesting thing was that the two lay-offs in his department were of the two oldest people. We alleged age discrimination and the company denied those charges. A black branch manager for Brinks was told to fire another black manager and “get more white managers in the district.” Our client refused. As a result, he was given a final warning. After three months of false paper trails, Brinks fired our client. We alleged termination due to refusal to engage in illegal discrimination. The Federal jury agreed and gave us everything we asked for. Our client worked in the car repair industry. He was told by younger supervisors that he was not “in tune” with computer applications and had a hard time “adjusting to technology.” We considered those euphemisms for age discrimination. Our client was involved in a bad financial transaction for the company where the company lost a lot of money. The company used that as a reason to justify this long terms employee’s job and replaced him with a worker half his age. We felt that this loss was only a pretext to justify their age discrimination. A 6-month employee working as a security officer, earning $9.50 per hour, is fired in retaliation for his complaints about racial discrimination. The company tried to convince the jury that our client was terminated for “missing a mandatory meeting.” It was undisputed that our client missed that meeting. However, we found the former employee who witnessed our client getting permission to miss that meeting. Our client sustained only about $3,000 in lost wages. Our client was a television producer who was accused of not performing required duties under his employment contract. The company tried to terminate him “for cause” and we filed a lawsuit alleging that the termination should be “not for cause” based on technicalities in the contract, which would result in our client being given various compensation upon termination. Our client worked for a retail chain for several decades as a store manager. His regional director made comments to our client about how he wanted younger workers in the store and asked our client “when are you going to retire” several times. When our client made some admitted payroll blunders, the regional director used this as an opportunity to fire our client and get his “younger worker” to run the store. This was a tough case since our client admitted that he made some pretty serious payroll errors, which could result in his termination. A construction worker complained about racist comments by his supervisor. The employee was terminated shortly after his complaints of discrimination. The company denied that our client ever made the complaint of discrimination. An administrator from a nursing home decided to terminate based on sexual orientation. Although the company alleged that poor performance was the reasoning, we found ex-employees who said just the opposite. Our machinist client sustained a workplace injury and, instead of accommodating him, the company placed him in tortuous workplace conditions hoping for him to quit. After he weathered the storm and did not quit, he was selected for layoff. Our client had under $7000 in lost wages Our client, the vice president of marketing, suffered a disability at work and, two years later, she was replaced by a younger person. We contended that her termination was due to our client’s age and disability. The company said that the termination was a result of declining sales. We investigated the sales in that industry and showed that despite an industry decline, our client still managed to maintain a respectable level of sales. The trial court dismissed our case for lack of evidence. We appealed and the Court of Appeal reversed the trial court and got us the day in court we deserved. Our client was a social worker earned $10.50 per hour. This employee was being harassed by her supervisor and our client felt that the harassment stemmed from the supervisor’s prejudice. Our client complained to the HR hotline about this and was fired about two weeks after the complaint. We alleged that the termination was in retaliation for the complaint of discrimination and the company alleged that our client was “insubordinate.” We proved that the “insubordination” theory was bogus and that the termination was more likely motivated by the discrimination complaint. Our client worked for this company for about four months. An African American employee earning about $10 per hour was the subject of discriminatory comments by his supervisor. He complained about it and was fired about a week later for some bogus reason. Our client had under $4,000 in lost wages. A auto accessory installation expert was fired after many years of employment due to a purported “error” in an installation job (even though he had been doing the same installations for over 15 years). We alleged that they terminated our client due to his age. Especially when we showed that younger employees made the same errors and did not get terminated. Our client found comparable employment within a few months of his termination. Our client worked at a car dealership and his manager made nasty comments about our client’s ethnicity. Our client complained to HR and HR did what they do best at – absolutely nothing to protect the employee. On client was retaliated against by his manager and fired shortly thereafter based on a bogus claim of making “fraudulent sales.” But the only thing fraudulent was that reason for termination! The Plaintiff worked at a prominent restaurant and was made fun of by kitchen staff due to his lifestyle. Our client complained and HR did pretty much nothing except look the other way. After more humiliating treatment, our client quit his job and decided to sue the facility for their failure to prevent harassment. An African American male worked as a watch commander at a security company earned $11 per hour. After working for only two months at the company, he complained to his boss that a white co-worker called another African American employee a “gorilla.” He was fired the next week and sustained only about $6,000 in actual lost wages until finding another job. The company lied and tried to say that the employee “quit.” We found an ex-employee (that the company tried to hide from us) who told us the whole story. And the jury was convinced. Our client worked for a financial institution and was a member of a minority and protected class of people. His manager expressed dislike towards our client’s protected class and treated him poorly. Our client tried to get help from HR but the HR peeps were weak and ineffective. Our client felt like he had not choice other than to quit. And we got him paid for quitting! Our client, a recent immigrant from the Middle East, worked for a non profit. He was subjected to comments about his background and made complaints of the discrimination. Morever, our client sustained a serious injury on the job. The company fired him claiming that his injury prevented him from doing the job, even with accommodation. An $11 per hour African American employee was terminated by a racist supervisor. That racist gave some phony reason why he terminated our client but we showed it to be a cover-up for the discriminatory firing. After only a few months of unemployment, our client got another job. Nevertheless, we made the company pay for standing behind the racist supervisor. An experienced employee in marketing for the hotel industry had a new, young supervisor take over. The new supervisor said they wanted a “younger” sales team and started hassling our client by jacking up the amounts of sales he needed to make on a weekly basis. Our client couldn’t meet those new expectations and was fired for falling short. We uncovered evidence that our client was the only employee affected by this new sales schedule; the young salespeople’s numbers were not raised. An employee of a nursing home was being told by his co-worker that people of his ethnicity are “lazy and unfaithful.” Our client complained to his manager about this conduct and nothing was done. Our client had to endure these racist comments for nearly 4 months. An office worker overheard racist comments about a co-worker. She complained about these comments to her supervisors and was terminated shortly thereafter, claiming that she was fired for “poor performance and destruction of company property.” Our client worked as a health care facility manager for about one year and was a fine employee. A new regional manager took over the facility and made prejudicial remarks about our client. Our client was terminated a few weeks after this new manager came aboard. The new manager came up with a long laundry list of performance issues to justify the termination but we had substantial evidence to demonstrate that the performance problems were drummed up just to terminate our client. An office clerk was “laid off” by email when her employer said her position had be eliminated and re-assigned to another person in China. We suspected age discrimination when our 55 year old client’s job duties were now being done by a 30-year old. Through a series of miracles, our case was resolved and we got paid even though the company was going through a bankruptcy! The Plaintiff worked for a private hospital and was terminated after several comments were made by co-workers about his age. The problem was that the person who terminated our client did not make any age-related comments. However, we were able to demonstrate that these co-workers influenced the termination of our client based on age-discrimination. Our client worked for a car dealership and her boss made jokes about her age. She was fired for taking care of personal matters on the clock, but there were plenty of other younger employees who did the same thing and were not fired. Smells like disparate treatment due to age! This case involved an employee of a medical transportation company who was injured on the job and who was not paid properly for overtime or given meal and rest breaks. After an injury, he was left without any real job duties and his position was finally “eliminated.” A 10-year employee who was an expert in engineering roads was part of a layoff, leaving only much younger employees in his department, which made us suspect age discrimination. He was only out of work for 9 weeks! Health care worker who was over 60 years old was doing a great job…until a young supervisor stepped into a position of authority and said all kids of stupid things on our client’s performance evaluation like that our client was a “seasoned employee” and had problems “adapting” to “young mentalities.” We saw those all as euphemisms of age discrimination. When our client was fired for some silly reason a couple months later, we knew the real reason. RETALIATION/WHISTLEBLOWER CASES A salesman was owed certain bonuses and commissions from his employer but was not paid what was promised. He complained in writing and, coincidentally, his “position was eliminated” due to cut backs. Our client worked lots of overtime and missed lots of meal breaks. The company tried to remedy this by forging his time records to show that he actually took meal breaks (which was false). When he complained about this unlawful practice, he was fired. We filed a lawsuit and a few weeks later, the case was resolved. A supervisor at a Northern California hospital witnessed an employee committing sexual harassment against other employees. Management didn’t really do anything to stop him. Our client lodged a formal complaint and was retaliated against for her complaints protecting her co-workers. She worked at the facility for 1.5 years. Our client worked for a dental clinic and made a complaint to the DFEH about discrimination and harassment. Our client’s boss found out about the complaint and fired her shortly thereafter. The timing of the termination was gorgeous and painted a clear picture of retaliation. Our cellphone marketing client complained to his employer that the company may be violating an obscure federal regulation and was laid off with eight others about four months later. We demonstrated that due to his seniority and performance, he should not have been part of the layoff and contended that his complaint played a motivating roll in his selection for layoff. Layoff to payoff! Our Jewish client was an HR Specialist and complained that her supervisor made discriminatory remarks towards Jewish people. Once the supervisor caught wind of the complaint, she retaliated against our client and made our client’s work-place life miserable, causing our client to go on stress leave. A nursing home employee suspects patient neglect so she registers a complaint with the corporate compliance line. She was fired one week later for allegedly tampering with her personnel file. Although it was undisputed that she tampered with the file, we still proved that the motivating factor behind her termination was her complaint of patient neglect. After her termination, our client was only out of work for about one month before finding a better job. Our client was a customer service employee was asked to perform fraudulent business practices to artificially inflate profits. Our client complained about this and would not do it. She was fired within a few weeks for “time-card irregularities,” which we proved was a total lie. Our client left a job with false promises of a lucrative opportunity with a company that wanted to expand. However, hiring our client was just part of a scheme to attract investors. The real job was not as it was promised and our client was let go, only being unemployed for 19 weeks before securing a better job. A young woman worked at a day-care facility and earned $10.00 per hour. She felt that one of the other employees was too rough with a child and she went to the county to complain of child abuse. No findings of abuse were made by the county agency when the investigation was concluded. However, the employee was nevertheless fired shortly thereafter. The employee got another job relatively soon and sustained only about $5,000 in lost wages. Even though our client was not a victim of the sexual harassment herself, she complained about the sexual harassment of another employee. Our client had a bitter history of customer complaints but we were nevertheless successful in obtaining a settlement a couple of months into litigation. The plaintiff worked for 10 weeks at a travel agency. She complained about not getting paid proper overtime and was fired shortly thereafter. She was out of work for only about 3 months. We got her paid the overtime owed and then some! Client worked in a medical facility and complained about an unsafe working environment. The boss didn’t like the complaints and decided to respond quickly – TERMINATION! Well, we performed a little “open-wallet surgery” on the company and made them pay for the damage they inflicted. PREGNANCY LEAVE/MEDICAL LEAVE VIOLATIONS One of San Diego’s top trial lawyers represented a real estate management company who fired our client simply because she requested her legally permitted pregnancy leave. The company lied and said they fired her for “performance.” The jury opened up a can of justice against the company and, in under two hours, delivered a stinging verdict (even more than we asked for) and voted 12-0 that the company should be liable for punitive damages. Our client made $12/hour as a shipping clerk and took a few months off for maternity leave. While she was on leave, she was replaced and lost her job. The company came up with some phony story about our client quitting. Our client went on protected pregnancy leave and came back to work. However, she was reassigned to a location 2 hours away from her original worksite – and with a new baby at home! Yikes! The jury came back with a punishing result that taught this company never to violate the Pregnancy Disability Laws again. Ms. Client worked for a retail store and learned she was pregnant. Great news! But not to her boss. When she showed her supervisor her first ultrasound, she was told to “keep your pregnancy quiet; the boss doesn’t like pregnant employees!” Well, that actually came to fruition after the boss learned about the pregnancy and quickly fired our client for “tardies.” But guess what…other employees were just as tardy and not fired. Oops! Our client worked for in the service industry and was pregnant. And her supervisor didn’t like that one bit. The supervisor made fun of our client’s weight gain during pregnancy – what?! When our client complained to HR, HR set up a “cage match” and pitted our client to confront the supervisor. It got really ugly and our client was terminated for “workplace violence.” After the settlement, our client was last seen in Vegas at the Wynn Hotel! A part-time, minimum wage waitress at a nation-wide restaurant chain was fired when she needed a few days off for pregnancy related medical issues. The company said they fired her for missing a “mandatory meeting.” Missing that meeting was the best thing that ever happened to her at work. A young salesman was diagnosed with cancer and needed some time off for treatment. His employer refused to modify his schedule; they just fired him. The employer even went so far as to deny knowing about our client’s cancer even though we proved they received a medical letter from an oncologist’s office. There’s no business like show business! Our client worked for a production company and went on pregnancy leave. When she came back, there was no job to come back to; the company “eliminated the position.” What a coincidence! Luckily our client found a job shortly thereafter and we got her some cash to ease the pain of child-rearing. A low-wage, part-time office clerk was fired once her pregnancy accommodations limited her ability to do the full scope of her job. We sued the employer for failure to accommodate her pregnancy. A CNA earned $8 per hour became pregnant and received a lift restriction of 15 pounds. When she submitted her work restriction to the nursing home owner, the owner told the CNA that she couldn’t use a CNA with such a work restriction. The owner told the CNA to “go to the state for help” and fired her. When we sued the nursing home, their story changed. The owners lied and said that they never fired this CNA. Under intense cross examination, one of the owners slipped up and admitted at trial that the CNA was fired because of the work restriction. A clerical employee of a real estate management firm had pregnancy-related medical complications and missed work. The company told her that “your situation is not working for us” and she was terminated. The company then went out of business, had no assets and threatened bankruptcy. Through a series of miracles, we managed to wrangle a fair settlement and got paid in full! A computer technician was on leave to care for a family member’s health issues. When he came back from his family medical leave, his position was magically “eliminated” and he was “laid off.” We sued them for failure to provide family medical leave. A sales manager of a food distribution company needed some time off for an illness. When he asked his boss for the time off, he was terminated. We sued the company and the company claimed that the employee was terminated due to his refusal to perform his job duties. However, when we spoke to an ex-employee who worked with our client, he confirmed that our client was a dedicated and good worker. SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES An office administrator earned $9/hour and worked for a firm for under two years. She experiencing harassment from a co-worker. When she complained about the harassment, she was fired within days. The company tried to allege that our client was fired due to “insubordination.” We took depositions of all of the witnesses of the alleged “insubordination” and we found out that the company’s story just didn’t hold up. Our client was a personal assistant to a Hollywood celebrity and was propositioned to have an extra-marital relationship. Being married herself, she refused. Our client was retaliated against and was finally forced to quit the studio she loved. Our client is a young woman who worked for a community outreach facility for 5 months and earned $13 per hour. She was pressured by her boss to have an intimate relationship. Her boss, a married man, denied ever making any such propositions. We issued a subpena to the cell phone carrier, got the smoking gun texts and cooked his goose. An executive at a brokerage house took pictures of his subordinate female employees without their consent. Our client was one of his candid-camera victims and she lodged a complaint of sexual harassment while continuing to work for the firm. Our case resolved within weeks after we filed our lawsuit. A stock clerk was sexually harassed by his cross-dressing supervisor. He worked there for 26 days and made minimum wage. He had only $5,200 in lost wages before finding a better job. A young woman worked at a retail store, earning $2,000 per month. She was propositioned by her manager. Frustrated, she complained to human resources. After the manger found out that the employee complained about him, he made her life miserable and she was forced to quit. The company tried to say that no harassment ever took place but we found other employees who were propositioned by the same manager. A customer sales representative who made $13 per hour was being sexually harassed. She got fired within weeks after she complained about the harassment. A female temporary employee worked for a utility company for four months and earned $15 per hour. She was propositioned by her co-worker (who was a two-time felon). She complained of the harassment and was fired after she complained. The employer claimed that the employee was fired for “poor performance.” We uncovered some buried computer records that showed that the employee’s performance remained acceptable and consistent until her termination. A young woman worked at a real estate office and was propositioned by her boss. She started a romantic relationship with her boss and when she wanted it to end, she was terminated. The company tried to allege that the employee was “laid off.” After thoroughly investigating this claim, we proved that there was no such layoff. A supervisory medical employee found out about a co-worker’s sexual harassment of other employees. Our client attempted to have this employee fired for his repeated harassment. Instead, the company fired our client for complaining about him. An office manager worked for a cleaning facility and complained of sexual harassment when her boss made off-color remarks to her. She was fired several months later for “performance issues.” We filed a lawsuit and our client got paid about 90 days after we filed the lawsuit. A young lady was regularly asked out by her lecherous supervisor despite repeated rejections. Some guys don’t get a hint. Anyway, he had the boss force our client to resign. The boss crumbled under intense questioning and sunk his own case. Our client earned $9.00 per hour and worked for a facility for 3 months. Yup, 3 months. She was propositioned by her senior-citizen supervisor and she refused. But that didn’t stop him; he tried to tempt her by texting her a very intimate X-rated selfie that he took of himself. When she was asked in her deposition, “what did you say when he texted you this picture?” our client replied, “there wasn’t nuthin’ to talk about.” Our client got a terrific, well-paying job shortly after she left this facility and had negligible emotional distress. WAGE AND HOUR CASES (OVERTIME, DENIED BREAKS) A group of service technicians worked long hours and were not given rest breaks or lunch breaks. Many of them decided to sue instead of endure these oppressive working conditions. Workers installing office communication devices were forced to work oppressive hours and were not getting paid overtime. A group of the workers were fed up with this practice which made the company richer. As such, they decided to take their employer to court and seek unpaid overtime, interest, penalties and all of their attorneys’ fees. Our client worked extensive overtime and was mis-classified as an exempt employee. The company tried to claim that our client was not entitled to overtime but we proved differently. A respiratory therapist worked oppressive 12-hour shifts and was regularly denied the ability to take meal breaks. There was also a small unpaid overtime claim. Our client installed furniture as part of a government contract for three years. However, he was not paid prevailing wages for the work he was doing. This was a single party wage and hour case and was an exceptional result. Our client was called an “assistant manager” at a retail chain to avoid paying her overtime. We disregarded the phony title given to her and investigated her actual job duties. Since the majority of her job duties were clerical and non-managerial, she was entitled to overtime pay. A nurse worked for 1.5 years at a health facility and had documented patient complaints. The company had a policy prohibiting overtime without prior approval but our client worked overtime without prior approval. She was fired after she complained about not getting paid for her unauthorized overtime. Our client was a shipping clerk who was paid a salary and no overtime. However, the job duties clearly showed that this employee should have been paid overtime and should have been given meal and rest breaks – which did not happen. This was a single party only seeking unpaid overtime, failure to give breaks and related penalties. Our client worked in retail sales and was paid a salary. We contended that he was entitled to overtime and meal and rest breaks. This was a single party wage and hour case with no wrongful termination alleged. Our client, a prince from Cameroon, worked for a medical facility in Northern California for 15 months and worked some overtime and missed a lot of meal breaks. We got him compensated for the breaks he missed. And then some. A food preparer in the food industry was put on salary (big mistake) and worked oodles of overtime and was never paid for all that time. We sued them and their big defense was they “have no money.” But that poor little company had multiple lawyers show up at every single court hearing and deposition. Not just one lawyer; multiple lawyers! Boo hoo…alms for the poor? Click here to see if you have a case. Eisenberg & Associates Email: info@laborlitigators.com 3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260 Los Angeles, California 90010 © 2013 LaborLitigators.com - All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3018
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__label__cc	0.541003	0.458997	Nathaniel Clark Lab Straightforward Ideas On Effective Plans In Interview Body Language Here’s one secret to come across confident – just fake it! Look for the following flirting posture of men: Have you seen him in acts of grooming himself, like adjusting his tie, brushing his shoulders, or running a hand through his hair every time you come by? Are you open to learning new technologies and concepts at work? This question lets the interviewer know how committed and interested you are towards the job. Always carry a pen along, so that if needed, you do not have to ask the interview board members for it! http://perfectlucyshaw.universitypunjabi.org/2016/09/13/further-guidelines-for-reasonable-career-methods/Most importantly, it is advisable to carry your own laptop, a fully-charged one though. So it is best to know what to carry with you to an interview so that you can avoid any guilt of failure later. Indications : Inward slanting eyebrows that are squeezed together, raised chin, lips pressed together, frowning, and mouth twisted to one side with a crease on the cheek. But there are some obvious similarities in body language, on which one can judge what is happening in the minds of people you are having a conversation with. Hand gestures are also emblematic of religious beliefs. Applicants who are successful at interviews view it as an opportunity. In such a situation, give small, quick, and discrete answers. Take charge of the ‘question and answer’ section. Wondering how to write a follow-up letter after the interview you had last week? This will give you a brief idea about what is expected from the presentation. You should be able to answer any question that comes your way, with regards to the qualifications, work experience, skills and hobbies that you have mentioned in it. It is up to you to decide. This means it is also important to be a good listener rather than just putting across one’s orders. Given the competition prevailing in every field, you can’t afford to be casual in your attitude while going for interviews. Remember that at the end, the interviewer wants to know your own view and attitude towards different things. 27 Body Language Tricks To Be More Likeable More “The problem with almost all of the advice about becoming more charismatic and likeable that’s out there right now is that there are hundreds and hundreds of articles written by self-proclaimed ‘experts’ that all say something completely different – and none of them really work. Even if you had the time to read every single one, you wouldn’t come away with any better understanding of what makes one person likeable and another disliked. Even worse, each article invents its own terms to describe different situations, or different kinds of body language – so you can’t reliably compare one article to another and find out what will work for you. My goal was to only include body language tricks that make you more likeable that are backed up by real, scientific evidence – and make them as simple and easy to understand as possible,” said Mr. Gilad. Adam Gilad is the newly added in-house expert who runs the success and inspiration section on Vixendaily.com. His mission is to help as many people as possible live the happy, inspired, and successful lives they’ve always wanted. Vixen Daily and Adam Gilad have worked for months to come up with the only foolproof, scientifically proven body language tricks that instantly make you more likeable – socially, professionally, or at home. He has constructed the article in a way that it gives detailed, specific, targeted advice that will be most effective for anyone to immediately and dramatically improve their charisma.. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://finance.yahoo.com/news/vixen-daily-emmy-nominated-producer-140600789.html In a Cleveland radio interview, a Browns executive indicated they did not think Wentz would become a top 20 quarterback in the NFL. “We made a decision to not go in that direction,” Browns coach Hue Jackson said this past week. “A lot of things are going to be written and said because we didn’t, but it’s going to take a little time before that decision of what we did or what anyone else did will come to fruition.” The Eagles swooped in and offered the Browns a bounty of picks – including the selections acquired from the Dolphins and Titans – for the “rare opportunity” to draft a franchise quarterback. But one month earlier, Roseman signed off on paying $57 million to two veteran quarterbacks. The trade was bold, if not curious: When would the No. 2 pick play? “It’s a great opportunity for someone who not only has the coaching he has here and the support he has here, but time,” Roseman said. “We’re not positioned where anyone has to come in and play this year – conceivably next year.” After the trade, Bradford stopped attending offseason workouts. For two weeks, his agent tried to get Bradford traded. The first round passed on April 28, with Wentz joining the roster and Bradford staying out. “We’ll kind of see how that transpires,” Wentz said. 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__label__wiki	0.509491	0.509491	Ethereum Tutorial We're deep in the thick of things. The tutorial leader gave us really quick instructions for grabbing some fake Ethereum after setting up a MetaMask wallet. I got lost right away. I was supposed to tweet a request to Rinkeby. I used a hex number MetaMask gave me (I thought), but that doesn't appear to be my account. It's fake money anyway, not real Ethereum. The geeks are asking questions about crypto-currency in general. Bitcoin swings thirteen standard deviations, says the professor, meaning it's considered high risk. Is it really a store of value? Ethereum swings by twelve standard deviations. Libra, Gemini and some others try to limit volatility by pegging their value to something supposedly less volatile, such as a fiat currency. We're doing more meta discussion of crypto stuff than coding. Geth is the golang implementation of the full Ethereum node. That's not something most people should run. We get a lot of science fiction about crypto-currencies these days. People have a lot of hope in their future. Smart contracts in Ethereum are written in Solidity. 0xB4824D11AddB0c0a6f63ddb30ff601Fb9AB912b3 appears to be my account. I sent a tweet with it, requesting fake Ether, but I sent another request earlier. What was that? I deleted both tweets. Want to send me some Ethereum, a few wei? I named it OSCON 2019. Then email me maybe? We're experimenting. My ears are perking up as we're doing a marriage contract in Solidity, for a "decentralized city". Asylum City? That's science fiction I've invested in. Science fiction is an umbrella term for me, that covers any kind of actual planning for the future. Investment banking would be a subcategory. I'm thinking of a currency that is meaningful within a city. Lots of things won't work unless fueled by city crypto. Dollar bills don't go in the slots; wallet cards do. Is this a case of what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Tokens cost nothing to create in Ethereum, and mean nothing in particular by default. Don't confuse them with crypto-currencies. Tokens are basically keys to a hashmap. Tokens are fungible or non-fungible. The fungible tokens have "face value" we might say. NFTs include CryptoKitties. They might represent credentials or merit badges. Companies that recorded a lot of video about blockchain might be in trouble right now, because everything is changing so fast. This ecosystem is very fragile. I think I'll call it a day. More On Current Events At the time of this posting, all eyes have turned to the sex trafficking circus, which I'm not saying doesn't deserve attention. We have the bandwidth for lots of threads. However, before that Tucker Carlson rant fades from memory, I want to add my two cents. Postmortem Bridging the Two Cultures Truck Stop of Tomorrow The indigenous Cascadian response to the need for new campus facilities (Global U / GST), including for asylum-seekers (e.g. homeless vets), is connected to the citizen diplomat pipeline, the arterial system. In another recent video I suggest the Madras, Oregon area as a place to test "outdoor school" equipment, which I'm suggesting we may consider already furnished taking into account the shipping containers of Good Will type stuff. We're able to get whole families outfitted with kitchen stuff without going begging to the "everything brand new" crowd for a slice of their shrink-wrapped just-off-the-shelf newer thing. No, the whole point is we're showcasing what a less wasteful lifestyle might mean. We work, but not to endlessly duplicate the same stuff. Our "prop inventory" lets us change costume, and yurt internals, without necessarily needing a monetary transaction. A new aesthetic develops: the nomadic monad. You have everything you need on your person, and the luxury of not needing to own all these yurts you'll be visiting. The campus has plenty of props in inventory, when you need those cups and saucers. Welcome New Recruits "Where's the beef?" "Here's the beef." "More beef." Citizen Diplomacy We've been yakking on social media about Hindu truckers in North America, and the variety this brings to truck stops sometimes. FB friend: there was an article in the economist about the disproportionate number of Hindu truckers in North America. Me: That's an editorial decision, to say "disproportionate" but they're Brits, disproportionately in North America from the beginning. FB friend: I think it's great to find Indian food at truck stops. Curry is better than burgers. Me: That's my vision of future truck stops: way more cosmopolitan in some hubs. They take over the malls, which are of dwindling interest to Amazon shoppers. The idea of a truck stop as more like a food court, with multi-ethnic cuisine, might be catching on in some areas where the shopping malls are feeling the pinch of Amazon. The truck stop of tomorrow might be more a mall than a gas station. Silicon Valley is all about making trucks driverless, whereas the startups I'm looking at are taking up the real challenges that go with navigating the world's roads. The driver exchange program I'm writing about on Medium, and elsewhere, gives a sense of the new possibilities. Just don't make truckers queue for hours or days, as if cargo inspection and substance control is your concern you can do that in other ways, away from any border, like the airlines do (screening is at port of call, final destination, say Cincinnati). You have plenty of tracking devices on your average rig, it's not going to just disappear on you (the owners are watching). Maybe the driver is with a global company and its citizenship may be indeterminate as companies are not responsible for authenticating citizenship documents. Open border states aren't surrendering the right to monitor carriers. Let governments play border games while transportation flows smoothly. That's probably more how it'll shape up in Asia. Lower48 has enjoyed open borders internally but doesn't play well with neighbors sometimes. The world is covered in sore spots, with or without open borders. Opting Out in Cascadia I get around to talking about the BDS campaign versus Iran, eventually. I'm not some official ambassador from Cascadia. I'm merely voicing my view that the population sample I'm in touch with is not at all on board with any kind of war against Persia. On the contrary, Portland and Shiraz have been looking at becoming sister cities. That conversation continues, as far as I know. We have some real history with Iran, in terms of personnel. I'm thinking of Peace House in particular. Somehow the "BDS" meme got hijacked to where some people think it has to mean something relating to Israel. I don't deny that some activists, based on perceived success in South Africa, in moving us beyond Apartheid, tried a similar strategy with regard to some Israeli companies. Although I worked for AFSC in some chapters, I never stopped buying from Hewlett-Packard (big into biometrics used for border policing). That's because I don't have time to do the research, and I'm just the one guy. No one cares what I do. Even I don't that much. However, the practice of BDS against Iran, Venezuela, Russia, is pretty virulent, and hypocritically sustained, even while Israel loudly proclaims it's somehow a primary victim. That's not believable. Sanctions against Iran, with the threat of pre-emptive attack based on some flimsy shim-sham reasoning (cite the attack on Iraq, or Gulf of Tonkin), vastly outstrip, in scale, the tiny boycotts here and there, of miscellaneous goods from the squatter settlements. My angle on Gaza is let's evacuate the place. Rich people want the beach front property and don't care how many die to free up the real estate. Remember that ghetto in Panama the Apache helicopters went after? I presume that was likewise all about land values, clearing out the slums in a demonstration of lethality. Humans are in the way. Nothing to do with nations or religions. Everything to do with having fat bank accounts and a nice place in which to retire. Caracas and Panama both look appealing, in addition to the Gaza strip. More Miamis. The "Dr. Who" Look My test audience said things like "vintage Kirby" i.e. I make some broad points but then veer off into some world of my own, different planet maybe. Did he just say "Planet of the Apes"? Why again? Anyway, today was Gay Pride day (parade, waterfront festival) in Portland, a ritual and smoothly pulled off. My mood took me into a rather alien mindset but not in such a way that I couldn't share a sense of celebration. I wasn't being a party pooper. I was adding to the diversity. Thanks again to Patrick, Lila, Quinn (the dog) for their company today. And of course Carol, who sat on the porch through a lot of today. As Seen on Facebook (restyled) Me: Impending war with Iran is what's most important to this voter (me). As long as America is bombing a lot of countries, I can't think of health care as a priority -- at least not for Americans. She: You obviously are a man and/or have health care and/or you're too young and arrogant to know better and/or you have zero responsibility for any other human beings or all of the above. Iran is important, it's not a matter of life and death for most of us. Healthcare is. Me: I see it as a choice between squandering resources murdering around the world, or acting with compassion towards people everywhere. I'm reasonably certain a country as sick as America is wholly incapable of truly caring for those in need. If we don't cure the mental illness (leading to wars) we won't get anywhere with the basics of self preservation. Sampling Facebook [verbatim, posted as Public ] My current position on political theater (a main gossip station): I think I'm OK agreeing that the RT America crowd, at least, was impressed with Hawaiian presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, as various stories alleged. She's anti regime change wars, pro legalized weed (anti Prohibition), pro bitcoin, free Assange and Manning, twice deployed, still active duty with the Hawaiian national guard. Serves in Congress. All good. I agree with RT America: there's no one better. Ergo she has no chance in a "mediocrecy" (where media is mediocre). On the theory that RT America narratives stay consistent with those of the Kremlin for the most part, I'll speculate that Putin and his cronies likewise admire Tulsi for her principles, despite her relative youth and inexperience. I see nothing wrong with the Kremlin having and expressing a preference through their state-sponsored media channel on Youtube. I'd say it's pretty obvious that's what's happening, judging from what I've seen so far. With all eyes watching social media for cyber-manipulation, the best policy is just to state one's views plainly. But then clearly Putin doesn't get to vote, the American people do, and Americans are the ones who are pushing Tulsi off stage at the moment, because she's a peacenik and for other reasons. Americans are also the ones who elected Trump. I don't buy for a minute that a few clever memes on FB or even Podesta emails on Wikileaks, could have countered the complacency of the "she's a sure thing shoo-in" crowd. I expect less complacency in 2020. If we can agree the Russian government would prefer Tulsi, then we can immunize ourselves against the still virulent "Russians prefer Trump" meme, which is a kind of cop out surrender on the part of Lower48ers who watch too much fictional Netflix about the spy world. The Trumps were bored at that meeting in Trump Tower, about the Magnitsky Act. The Russians wanted adult conversation, but the campaigners wanted gossip. Most Americans know next to nothing about the Magnitsky Act. That's one of those adults only topics, not a good fit for the current White House. American Literature 101 One of the core subcultures emerging in California was that of retired Theosophists and other fellow travelers. Some of them gravitated to Ojai, to be closer to Krishnamurti. Esalen was not directly connected, having strong ties to Stanford University, however there's no getting away from the many Aquarian conspiracies that riddle Cascadia more generally. Physics World (the "new physics"), saved by hippies, made a big influence in literature through science fiction at first, and then by providing more direct commentary on "consciousness". Sir Roger Penrose was one of those leading the pack, in picturing the Mind as a quantum device, making use of the quantum effects of Universe to transcend more deterministic forms of logic. Bucky Fuller, connecting to American Transcendentalism by virtue of his ancestral roots on Bear Island, in addition to his Aquarian credentials, preserved a Brain versus Mind distinction, in case we wished to differentiate on the basis of function, between a storage/retrieval reflex machine, and the Zeitgeist, a shared phenomenon. Remember that Spiritualism achieved a relative apex around the time of Thomas Edison, contemporaneous with the investigation and industrial exploitation of electricity. That extrasensory abilities, strongly believed in by many Theosophists, might have a physical basis in energetic phenomena is what made "ESP" seem scientific, to the Esalen people as well. Of all the philosophers, Bucky Fuller probably did the most to restore "metaphysical" to our vocabulary as a synonym for "intellectual property" (so-called). If we subtract the "who owns it" bit and focus on the commons, we see humanity gaining competence over physical phenomena as evidenced by a "more bang for the buck" over time. The military was especially impressed by the "bang" it was getting, in the form of weapons of mass suicide. However "metaphysical" is more a literary term that goes with the territory in post-911 Cascadia. We teach Bucky Fuller in the context of American literature, not as physics. Both literature and physics have permission to discuss "consciousness" or the lack thereof. We're free to bridge to STEM, but we don't come from there, when adding Synergetics to the syllabus. I mentioned Edison above: It was 1884, the year the people of France presented the United States with the Statue of Liberty. Tesla had with him twenty-five cents and a letter of recommendation addressed to the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847−1931). When the inevitable rift occurred between these two Promethean inventors, Tesla began to frequent the fabulous Palm Room at the Waldorf. It was here he would mingle with the giants of American industry in hope of finding the venture capital he needed to launch an independent career. Eventually, he did. As soon as his personal situation improved, he took up residence at the Waldorf. Of all the strange twists and turns and turns his long career took, Tesla admitted at the end of his life that there were only two things that gave him the hope he needed to fulfill his dreams, his American citizenship and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. That's from Paul Laffoley's website. Codesters sprites = [ ] def select(sel): for s in sprites: s.selected = False if s.sprite is sel: s.selected = True class Triangle: def __init__(self, x=0,y=0, color='blue'): self.color = color self.selected = False sprites.append(self) def draw_me(self): # sprite = codesters.Triangle(x, y, size, "color") self.sprite = codesters.Triangle(self.x, self.y, 100, self.color) self.sprite.event_click(select) def move_me(self): self.sprite.glide_to(x, y) tri_one = Triangle() tri_one.draw_me() tri_two = Triangle(-100,100,'red') tri_two.draw_me() tri_three = Triangle(-50, 50, 'yellow') tri_three.draw_me() tri_four = Triangle(100, -100, "orange") tri_four.draw_me() def move_it(): global x, y x = stage.click_x() y = stage.click_y() if s.selected: s.move_me() stage.event_click(move_it) X Man's Burden If you know your Rudyard Kipling, you may be thinking X = White, but we're not so clear what that means anymore, ever since the Noah hypothesis was deprecated in favor of the dinosaur one. We may still imagine some sub-species of overlord, tasked with taking on the great burdens, but lets not pretend to go by melanin content in the epidermis. Are they reptilian? Taking everything literally is the fastest way to close doors on most possibilities. Remember hallway monitors? If you went to a large school, you might have had experience with the role. The hallways of academia, like many hallways, have their monitors. Do they look for inappropriate cartoons posted on doorways. Professors often showcase humor at the entrances to their sanctums. Some people profess about philosophy, having "doctor of philosophy" degrees. However the PhD degree has come to signify proficiency in high degree, minus any stipulation that philosophy is involved. One could say the PhD degree is fiat currency, in becoming divorced from the "gold standard" of what it originally stood for (proficiency in philosophy). That's pure speculation on my part. Today was a religious holiday of sorts in my pandas DataFrame of special datetimes. A "datetime" is a type of Python object. The religion in question: Church of the Subgenius. That's the church of Bob Dobbs, who only appears to look normal (what with that pipe and all). Is he really an X Man? The church of slack is not about glorifying toil. Does "America" want to finally become a country? With the border situation that open, with Canada, chances are slim, according to some criteria. But all talk of fences aside, doesn't becoming a first world nation imply some degree of caring for one's citizens? The Cowardly Capitalist crowd is hoping to get Uncle Sam to protect them, both from competition abroad, and from citizens agitating for social services. The burden the C3s imagine assuming, should they be required to demonstrate social responsibility, just seems too unAmerican to them. Codesters with a Class House of Tomorrow I'm filing this under Wanderers, however the weekly meeting at Linus Pauling House was short, as only three people showed, and quickly dispersed. I had intended to be on time, 7 PM sharp, but got caught up catching up on Brexit videos. This Memorial Day weekend was simultaneously a big election time across Europe. I joined two of the remaining Wanderers at a different location, where I learned about alloy-making and lathes, especially when used to make screws, or, more accurately, threads. Barry is an accomplished machinist and blisses out using tools every day. I should visit his maker space again sometime. I've been taking in EU videos (a genre), thanks to Youtube. Ted Turner's original vision for CNN included playing news shows from around the world. In the era of broadcast and cable, you had expert editors connecting the dots for you. What we have nowadays is video on demand, but it's not like we only get the raw intelligence. Editors make Youtubes too, and help us weight whatever else we're watching. Presumably, if we're responsive to feedback, some sort of gradient descent will occur. I just slipped into machine learning language, but lets remember those "perceptrons" were designed to emulate us. Chelsea Manning would understand. In contrast to Barry, whose dad was also a machinist, my experience with large metal-working machines is mostly janitorial. One summer, I did cleanup around the various gigantic tools used to build a Tokamak fusion reactor prototype. This was at the James Forrestal Campus off Route 1, near Princeton, where I lived at the time. I mostly used compressed air, to blast metalic residue from hard-to-sweep places, and a squeeze bottle of soap and paper towels, to make the machines shiny. What I notice from the EU videos is how so-called supranationals show up in debates as virtual nations. They may not have contiguous land masses, but they do have private control of many buildings and campuses, warehouses, docks, ships. The psycho-sovereignties in question (mental complexes, outwardly expressed) feel they're getting locked into a larger military-industrial system. Locals feel they're either helpless victims (of more global forces) or are at least fighting, by organizing, to regain some control over the local situation. Teaching Python with Codesters I started my day doing a longer version of the above, but then realized I'd referred to the Peters Projection as a Phillips Projection throughout. I didn't feel like patching it and started over, after doing my afternoon stint as a middle school teacher. The content covered in that stint is what most of this video is about. Anti BDS Let's do CarrotMob instead! Peace Program Meetup By "Peace Program" I'm not referring to AFSC's, which closed shop in Portland awhile ago. That particular 501(c)(3) has had to morph over the years. I used to serve as one of those flown to Philadelphia every year, for the annual meeting. In my case, the Yearly Meeting footed the bill, but in other cases, the Quaker delegates get reimbursed. I'm referring, informally, to the Linus Pauling Center for Science, Peace and Health, on Hawthorne Boulevard, and the talks that it sometimes hosts. Yes, ISEPP is another 501(c)(3) I've served with, my wife the bookkeeper before that. A well-known and much beloved lecture series, organized and staged by Terry Bristol, funded by generous donors, kept Portlanders way more in the loop than one might presume, for an "out west" town. Dr. Peter Bechtold is outside both those circuits (Quakers and ISEPP) yet he appears at the Linus Pauling House rather regularly to update us on what's going on in the world. Oregon / Cascadia, in joining the Union, surrendered its foreign relations (one might call them) to those writing the official narrative of the country in the District of Columbia. Peter knows officialdom quite well and is highly traveled. He was showing a map of Libya when I walked in, then Sudan, then Iran. He's been studying these places for decades, has briefed diplomats and two star generals. He's been a fixture around the State Department, and later Portland State. My closest connection to Portland State was through Dr. Charles Bolton, still active duty when I moved back to Portland in the 1980s, and lived in his basement. He later became an emeritus and loved to overlook the Columbia Gorge from his two story "cabin" (small house), across from Hood River. That was one of the best view properties to which I've ever had frequent access. The deck of Don Wardwell's Meliptus scores highly as well, at the other extreme (right on the Columbia, versus high above looking down). To summarize, Bechtold is frustrated by how our Lower48ers just don't have much sense of history, or geography (they go together) and that leaves them naively vulnerable to others' agendas. I'd agree, but also point out that Lower48ers have abdicated responsibility (one could put it that way) by giving moneyed interests a simple API (as we geeks say) in the form of the USG control panel. If you know how to pay to play, you'll get the USG to do some awesome things on your behalf. Most Lower48ers wouldn't know where to begin in that regard. It's not their game. They get to watch on TV as spectators. Case in point: some "bitch boats" (paraphrasing candidate Gabbard), pimped out by the prez, are currently heading towards Persia for the express purpose of stirring up trouble. The civilian bozos have war on their minds and hope to pin the Pentagon in some wrestling position, where lighting a fuse is the only way to save face. Public opinion has to be properly prepped first. Which takes us back to Dr. Bechtold's thesis: that we're a nation ever willing to be hoodwinked. Been then, we're completely out of the loop anyway. Portlanders haven't favored any of the District's great adventures since and including the Vietnam experience. This wasn't Nixon country. We boasted moderate Republicans, perhaps a vanished species I don't know. Of course I'm oversimplifying. Oregon's rural areas have a different take on world affairs. They don't get to go to ISEPP lectures, or talks like the one tonight, which is too bad. We always thought radio and television would do a better job of turning the airwaves into more of a public university, but the licenses mostly went elsewhere. Universities got a few low powered stations is all. But of course now we have the internet, and new forms of curriculum sharing. Lila is crashed on the couch, napping, here on a visit. She used to live here, with a different name. The new name is part of her business persona, as a kind of yoga teacher. I refer to as a religious studies major, which she is, in this recent story on Medium. I'm hitting the limits of an older version of OS X, wondering if I really need the latest Homebrew in order to get the latest MySQL. What will the newer version do that I need? I'm just a code school type teacher these days. For the kind of stuff I'm doing, the older version should be sufficient, if I need it at all. Seeking relief from my upgrade woes, I went back into perusing Youtube. I've got a Jerry Kroth video playing in the background, introducing his new book, about crop circles. Dr. Kroth, Associate Professor Emeritus (UCSC) is not afraid to venture beyond the fringes of accepted and/or settled science. He's into spinning some theories, asserting some of these patterns need to be decoded, as they allude the specialized science. One of these patterns, he claims, is a diagram of Vitamin A. Are the aliens trying to be helpful, drawing attention to Vitamin A deficiency around the world? He just put the new Youtube up today, and the Youtube recommender flagged it, given I've watched his stuff before. This morning, as I fixed breakfast for Carol (recently turned 90), I took in a PBS documentary on Andrew Carnegie. The movie explores his relationship with labor unions and workers more generally. Lots of details, talking heads. Connecting these dots a little more, Kroth is one of those in academia who looks into UFOs as well. He goes in the same Venn Diagram circle as Daniel Sheehan in that sense. Dr. Sheehan has his "octave of world views" wherein we progress to encounters with alien intelligence. That same Venn Diagram circle might encompass the Thrive subculture, led by Foster Gamble. Camp Crypto We respect "jobs" and "work" enough to pay people to do them, but think "study" -- as in "work-study" -- is not work and therefore it's no one's job to get educated. Make studying paid work, and you've solved a lot of problems. From current studies: My small campus tests should teach us a lot. We could have a cash-like crypto and credits in the more academic sense, which nevertheless have currency-like attributes. Could be that when you join the camp (which is not a prison camp) you put your usual wallet (with any outside currency), charge cards and phone in a secure locker. The camp cellphone will come pre-equipped with your wallet and apps. When you leave the camp in about three weeks (average stay for this facility) you'll get your stuff back while returning the camp gear (you probably get to keep some samples though i.e. a "swag bag" -- product placement is part of the business model). Black Mirror Episode? Magnitsky died in a Russian prison being held on charges relating to working for this UK oligarch who was originally Putin's fan but later claims to be his greatest enemy. We all heard a lot about Magnitsky when that famous Trump Tower meeting with the Russian lobbyist occurred. She was not there to talk dirt on Hillary and everyone got super bored, as oligarch squabbles over big money and reputation backstabbing are too ordinary in those circles, where syndicates demonize one another incessantly (Hollywood is more friendly? Maybe all that Scientology is working for some?). Browder says his lawyer was clubbed to death while chained to his death bed in prison, by the very people Magnitsky was accusing of financial fraud, as Browder's legal representative, or lawyer. But then there's a counter-narrative which is what makes this a rabbit hole, somewhat by definition (a vortex of contesting stories converging towards the same truths). We heard about Browder again when Putin and Trump met in privacy in Helsinki and Putin offered to help out with the Mueller indictment of the GRU guys, in exchange for some interviews with Browder. No one would be in custody or under immediate threat of extradition. Maybe I'm wrong about the details of Putin's statesman-like offer (there's a treaty about nations giving each other mutual support in criminal investigations), as I was not privy to the meeting and back then had not yet connected the dots between Browder and Magnitsky. Trump comes out of the meeting saying this could work, probably knowing less about Browder (or Magnitsky) than I do at this point. Too boring. But he's soon told that Browder is Putin's number one foe and it all clicks into place. Who knows. Anyway, fascinating stuff. The Magnitsky Act sails through Congress on the basis of this compelling testimony from Browder, and becomes the convenient hammer, the justification needed, to turn the screws everywhere on the Axis of Evil, always shifting (remember BRIC?), based on whatever the public will believe. The public is infinitely gullible and has rarely applied the brakes. Now that more of the public is being coerced into homelessness and unforgiving debt, the political model is to drop them from the unemployment roles and make counting their votes harder, as your tent on the sidewalk is not a registered voter address, by definition. Problem solved re that democracy business, a pipe dream. Back to the oligarch infighting channel, the one we most love to sponsor. Facebook Rant When a Medal of Freedom winner publishes a book saying "the USA we have known is now bankrupt and extinct" and that doesn't make headlines, we know right away that journalism lacks integrity. Walter Kaufmann (Princeton University) warned us about journalism. I sent "headlines we'd like to see" to WaPo at the time. "Medal of Freedom Winner Declares USA Bankrupt!" I was living in DC back then, making trouble with my typewriter. WIRED and such have little choice but to fall into the trap of calling him a crackpot (as he hoped they would, Brer Rabbit style ("please don't throw me into the briar patch")). When you call someone with that many patents, awards, degrees, published works a "crackpot" you pay a price, as what does that make the rest of us by comparison? Setting the bar a little high are we? Idiocracy ensues, with WIRED paving the way. So now we're in the situation where a thinker advertised to the world for his positive futurism (officially) is not read in schools because too much of a threat for speaking truth to power. Like how could one possibly claim to know or teach American History and/or Literature and not include that bit about a top celebrity turning a top subversive? How can we claim to have any "public schools" whatsoever when the geometry for which Bucky was explicitly given an award is not shared? If you don't read Grunch of Giants in high school, let alone college, you must not have had real teachers. Phony baloney is what you got. Oh, and now they want you to pay back those loans? For what again? For the heritage you never got? Instead of indulging in outrage, I can just sit back and laugh, knowing privatization is complete, the public schools are all dead, and Bucky was entirely correct in his prophesy and proclamation (as close to a declaration as we'll ever need). The corporate media need very much to prop up their tawdry version of Uncle Sam (an imperialist psychopath), lest we see through it all and make Exxon pay for its own team of goons, rather than tapping into a privatized mercenary force funded by unrepresented Americans who's heritage was denied them in their schooling. They don't even share Bucky with the military do they? Grunch of Giants at West Point? Probably only the CIA reads it (required) as it's mentioned so often. After two generations of not teaching easy simple streamlining tetravolume stuff to 4th or 8th or 12th graders (already certified useful by highest authorities), I think it's more than obvious we don't have a free press or a real public education system. I feel free to endlessly mock the true believers and their pathetic substitute for real learning. It's not like I'm saying that just because MF winner publishes yadda yadda, that we must all agree it's true, i.e. "yes of course the US is bankrupt and extinct, the great Bucky hath spoken." Not at all. No one has that kind of power. The book jacket calls it satire. It's just a once-adulated, much-awarded, icon of positive futurism, did in fact write that, and gave his reasoning and context, and then was awarded the MF (not tossed in jail). It's the historical facts of the matter I'm underlining, not that we have to treat Fuller's writing as edicts. These facts are what're so amazing and crazy-interesting, especially when you factor in there's a newfangled kind of geometry, and geodesic domes and... wow. Why not in schools? Are we really that afraid of our own past? Lets just share the facts. Then be skeptical and critical, say why he's wrong and so on. But to just claim he's a crackpot, so we're justified in our silence, no that doesn't fly it all. Too double standard. If Bucky's a crackpot, after so many faculty positions, awards, patents, inventions, then what are we, who think that way about him? The Redacted Investigation I keep going back to this story. Why not pursue? It'd be like that Skripal case, where the accused GRU agents, posing as tourists to Salisbury (as if there were anything there) smuggled nerve agent in a sealed perfume bottle, latter discovered by hapless dumpster divers. Brits saw through their cover story immediately, having grown up on John le Carré spy novels and knowing a "likely story" when they see one. Put all these GRU guys, who supposedly jumped to their feet when Trump said "get those emails" (Hillary's missing), on CNN (like they did for Osama). They'd have to send a team to Russia and true, you're not in jail in America where the cowards threaten you even before trial. I don't want sleaze balls getting involved. The reaction when Putin made this offer was "no fair, the president trusts Putin more than us". In light of what the president considered a "witch hunt" this was in no way surprising. Still, it seems the Mueller investigation had nothing to lose by at least gathering more evidence. The GRU guys would be confronted with the same forensic evidence that convinced the grand jury. We could all learn a ton about the technology used to leave or remove fingerprints, as when trying to conceal one's own moves and/or frame others. The public has proved that it has an appetite for this kind of stuff. Trump saw a way forward with potentially high TV ratings. Is it really too late? I guess the FBI (special prosecutor) closed the investigation without ever caring to actually interview the indicted foreign nationals. They wanted to extradite first, get the alleged criminals into custody, where they could be put in solitary and otherwise mistreated (ala Chelsea Manning). Obviously the Russians were not about to turn over their own military officers to a foreign power on flimsy charges, before ever seeing a shred of forensic evidence. Dismissing Putin's offer out of hand, after the US president said he thought it worth pursuing, proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the president has very limited power. Meme Spotting The internet is abuzz with rumors, that Yang Gang is hoping to "steal" the mascot of the Trumpians, Pepe the Frog. The rumor is sketchy for a host of reasons, starting with Gamers who've adopted Pepe were not, to a player, loyal to that one camp to begin with. Pepe grew up alongside Annoying Orange, after Evil Bert got too scary (mixed up with Al Qaeda, another story). He needs to live on beyond the Trump Era, and so if he takes on some Yang vibe, is that really a radical transectomy, or more a re-shade and new slant? A typical scenario for a Gamer is I'm doing well in a cool basement, holding down some part time work, underemployed but addicted to gaming anyway, and that's a lot of work in itself. Youtubes show what a lot of work it is. Then some foreign policy wonks from Groupthink Inc. come along, and whisper in the ear of some all-gullible Columbia (the name of a District, and a mythical figure), that she needs to yank our boys away from their computer games and deploy them in Middle Eastern deserts, to right some wrong that's being done. "Go shock and awe someone son" says the latest "brought to you by..." Uncle Sam. Many troops witnessed first hand that "doing good" and "spreading democracy" had a lot more to do with spreading terror, and that families back home were paying the price. The Tulsi Gabbard followers include an overlapping constituency, many stuck overseas to this day, and deprived of much representation. No wonder there's a Yang-Tulsi meme going. Having siblings overseas in harm's way is no way to encourage concentration in school. These wars needed to have been necessary, in retrospect, to justify the continued allegiance of the eligible classes of male and now also female resident, whether citizens or in line for said status. Keeping that narrative intact has proved difficult among the English speakers (the UK has gone through some similar soul searching). When Yang Gang comes along with new Silicon Valley think, and a kind of economics relating more to the thermodynamics of Planet Earth than we're used to, and fully conversant with automation, then Wall Street gets nervous. The financial capitals have their own economics which they understand, and which is less like electrical engineering (with a solar power socket). Pepe might be safely symbolic in the traditional financial sector, which has gained control of governments on many levels, but Silicon Valley has its own metaphysics, inheriting as much from Asia as the European families. The Empire State is more comfortable with a mindset it well understands, even if it poses as despising same. At least Trump's main focus is the Middle East. Yang is happy to discuss his race, and what it's like to be bullied, but how that gives him no right to say he knows what it's like to be black, and stigmatized for it. That part of his banter is nicely worked out, and then race becomes more of a non-issue. Sure we're allowed to notice people's "race" (whatever that means to us), and talk about it (somewhat differently). He's not at war with the many vernaculars. He's comfortable with colloquialisms. In that regard, Yang is media-fluent in a way Trump surprisingly is as well (for someone that old -- but groomed by TV to be ratings-worthy). I don't see myself as the answer man, when it comes to how Pepe will tip. I'm purposely not reading a lot of opinions on this topic, as I'd prefer to think it through independently. I'll be watching. I do know that a lot of draft age youths would prefer $1000 a month to play computer games, some of which could be educational and rewarding in other ways. Ditto their parents and siblings. As a Coffee Shops Network avatar, with gaming for charity blueprints, I'm obviously not trying to fight the Gamer community. Quakers Play Quake is one of my imaginary bumper stickers. Yang and I share an appreciation for truckers and trucking (the industry). He doesn't know about Truckers for Peace (citizen diplomats, getting academic credit, with truck stops the new embassies in some ways -- including for the so-called "virtual" or "diaspora" nations). On a First Day The downstairs office doubles as a guest room for Carol, who is more than a guest (she's my mom), whereas the back room with all the telecommunications doubles as a guest room. That leave's the daughters' bedroom upstairs, vacated by both, to serve as a full time office (there's no bed). I feature it in my taxes, if that still matters. It used to. Said Carol wants to meet and greet an old friend moving to Portland, however her sleep schedule is such that making it to Multnomah Friends is far from easy. At the moment, the jury is still out. We've missed the main worship, which starts in four minutes, but then there's still social hour. This is Meeting for Business day, meaning they'll be having a potluck. My long term guest Lindsey, since departed and part time in Nepal, pioneered using the half finished basement as digs. The telecomm office was leaking back then (literally), as you'll find out if you explore my Flickr album. We both had our relationships with other people. Having a floor between us worked well. Later Jen moved into Carol's office. She lives in LA. Both Jen and Lindsey, and later Melody, were my housemates when Occupy rolled around. I'd lived with several housemates in college, and afterwards. That Harrison Street resembled my previous lifestyle (e.g. 2 Dickinson Street, Princeton University) is perhaps not all that surprising. Our kitchen had long been a hub for Food Not Bombs, more for auxiliary storage than front lines prep (church kitchens are much bigger). During Occupy, Melody and Lindsey help FNB establish a serving site, which later moved when all those paper plate and disposable utensil people showed up. I never moved to a tent, and instead maintained my logistical role as a food deliverer. If you've curious about the Occupy chapter, it's documented in detail from my unique perspective in these blogs. As for the global phenomenon, I don't know that there was one. Attempts to connect Arab Spring to what was happening on Wall Street, in Portland, in Syria... I wasn't one to see those as tightly connected. I had my OPDX point of view. I'm thinking "art school" in the sense that we're seeking generic fluency with shapes in space. Just polyhedrons is more Platonic than time/size nudes, but only by a tad, as they need to be rendered in time and space, or imagined. A use of "porn" in common circulation is "any core theme of some pictures" so like a collection of pictures about trains is thereby "train porn" and so on. We've seen this use among geeks since BarCamp at least. So "polyhedron porn" is a lot of what Art School is about, in terms of exercising those CAD muscles you'll need, for 3D printing, perhaps for sports (downhill skiing requires good spatial sense). The content I pick up on is "level playing field" for the most part in that just about any audience is equally unfamiliar, unless part of some literati digerati that's been silently following along. You've known about the Jitterbug for decades perhaps. In that case, a lot of this content is recognized. What might be less recognizable is the "S factor" banter I've bolted on in part two, as this jargon arises from telecommunications among Synergetics Explorer Award winners, little known among artists either, although I claim a few big names in my circle. David organized the trip to see Magnus Wenninger. The "S factor" is just a decimal number, or use any base, a quantity, and ratio between two volumes, one named "S module" the other named "E module". These, in turn, come from a small vocabulary of modules evolved in a prose work in philosophy, on the shelves since the 1970s. Some of us were already involved in similar explorations but found common ground in Fuller's vocabulary. For a long time, David translated his findings into writings about the T module in Synergetics, which is shape-wise identical to the E, but has a different surface:volume ratio. Some decades back, he gear shifted as he came to see he'd been studying the E, less so the T. We did have a breakthrough on the T however, which is bumping up the T module RT's volume by 3/2, from 5 to 7.5, brings its vertexes into congruence with those of the volume 6 RD. However, these two videos don't mention the RD or RT much at all. The RD goes by in a flash, whereas I mine the RT just to get the E. I need to derive S/E (the so-called "S factor") in order to get my Python generator (named "Jitterbug") to spit back next values (a sequence of volumes, as you're welcome to discover). Jackpot Junk (memo to Nodes) I understand how casinos themselves might like to have some control over the machines I've been talking about. Over on CSN, the discussion has turned more to hardware, the actual arcade or casino style gambling machine, modified to pump crypto to charities. Church bingo. Retrofitting an old arcade game with the necessary internals is easier than getting a casino classic, most likely, though ironically. The machinery of payout has been simplified, even in the classic setting. Here, payout is to those fintech thermometers, or to this or that QR code. You may actually "shoot money" out of a gun in some games, giving health and happiness to your cute and cuddly targets. Yes, I'm talking about old junk and garage based experiments in some cases. You need your own internal crypto to play with, the money of the house, the currency by which parents pay their kids sometimes, redeemable through the parental bank and/or catalog. Do the dishes and you're credited with this or that cartoon. Smart houses already include these, don't they? Hey, Alexa! Play pinball, get to a level, and your winnings start meaning real money from the coffers of Big Company, with its Good Will line item. The circuit diagrams make sense to electronics engineers, who understand about amplification already. If you've designed the games to be fine tunable, then you'll be able to excite performance as a way of valving "ions" (charged particles) to charity, leading to repeat business and reputation building. I think of a cryptocurrency as "ions" (includes "anions") meaning particles with the ability to do work. That's just a shorthand for "battery" i.e. a source of power or revenue on the chip. If you want your CPU to do its teraflops, you need to feed it, power the motherboard. We seem a lot less clear about people, whether to power them, despite their evident godliness (NIH -- not invented here). We're suspicious. Indeed, a lot of companies sell the implements of people slaughter (like Home Depot but focused on mayhem and demolition). The CSN nodes are not about recruiting vast numbers into the people slaughter business, lucrative though that may be. We have our standards. That being said, causes you'd willingly fund may also be causes you'd support by other means as well, such as by traveling to a work/study site. Obviously the authorities don't want crypto to fund armed and dangerous organizations, which is why I'm leveraging my Quaker background to get out ahead with a brand that's clearly not about weapons trafficking. I'm not advertising a lot of other prohibitions though. There's no ban in principle on serving boozes, such as rums. Whiskeys. In some regions, I understand local laws prevent such sales, however I'm just making it clear where the restrictions are coming from (i.e. not me). The Nodes ("shops" in shoptalk) need morphological capabilities, and biodiversity. Speaking of guns (implicitly -- we were talking about weapons), the North Americans treasure their privacy and private property rights as much as their right to bear arms in public places. But what about on private property, if the owner has rights? Can't Farmer Jones, a Quaker, keep all guns off his property? The litigation piles up. The etiquette of the West was to respect the wishes of a church, such that gun nuts would leave their pieces in the carriage, with the driver. Naturally that's an invitation to cowards in search of unarmed victims, and some churches might post armed sentries at the door, assuming local police respect the practice. Hotels. Theaters. Zoos. Theme parks. Not all of these belong to the government. Am I saying Nodes will be "invitation only" and more like speakeasies? Am I suggesting airport style screenings to get in? No, not in general. Those would be special case. Think of night clubs you already know. I'm not reinventing every wheel here. Remember the prototyping chapter. You don't want the general public working your machines until you've had a chance to work out the kinks. Every industry has its skunk works, its test pilots. Business Concerns Sometimes I drive around Oregon imagining where the campus facilities might go. Something that's part of a wind farm and already hooked up to take care of power generating, makes it useful to staff from the start. Add cultural radio (mixed bag). If there's anyone in radius that is (sometimes I'm far off the grid, in ranch country -- you'll still have windmills though, if along the Columbia Gorge). If you go back in my blogs and on Medium, you'll see where my head is at, as some kind of Sam Hill principal in some School of Tomorrow (experimental, prototype). But would my expensing all that driving as "for business" make sense? In a Quaker Meeting sense it might. Warm Springs reservation was on my circuit. I talk more about casinos in Casino Math, obviously. That's a topic area in my Digital Math curriculum, established on Wikieducator and then put into practice (experimental, prototype) here and there, with willing risk takers. People who march off to camp to try something new may be risk takers. What needs testing might not be weapons of war, in my Civilian Service scenario, but in terms of getting outdoorsy, there's lots of overlap. "Math is an Outdoor Sport" say my virtual billboards. Using GPS and/or following a treasure map, takes some trigonometry. I've been doing fly throughs of neurobiology on Youtube, the better to stimulate my hypertoon receptors. More of My Story John Driscoll: Nice history around Nick! A sad tale in a lot of ways. I remember one time I was trying to help find Nick a place to crash and I felt like I couldn't let him stay at my place because my landlord in Bolinas CA was pretty concerned with strangers coming around being in Bolinas so Nick ended up asking me just to drop him off basically along the side of the road headed to Petaluma. It was bitter cold that night and in retrospect I can't believe I left him to sleep under the stars on such a night but I did. Sorry Nick. It was nice of you to give him a crash pad when he was in Portland. However, Nick was incredibly strong. He used to hitchhike around with an enormous number of heavy bags (probably full of books) and his dulcimer which I never heard him play. The world knocked him around but he was a tough dude. Definitely not the lifestyle for your run of the mill road scholar. Bob Quinn: I picked Nick up hitchhiking the day before Thanksgiving 1988. Candy invited him to come for Thanksgiving dinner. He came by the next day and was a fixture in our lives until the day he died. I still remember driving home on Naito in Portland and fielding the call for theHillsboro police informing me Nick had died. In August under a blue moon rising over the hill in Pacific City I put his ashes in the ocean. The wind kicked up and I ended up inhaling a good bit of his remains. Blessings on him. Click here, for a continuation of Nick's story. Glenn and I hopped a bus 14 to join Portland State faculty and students at a brown bag lunch event. We call it that, but no one was eating that I can recall. We sandwiched into the Harder House meeting room, pretty much every seat taken, John Driscoll standing and delivering his presentation. John took full advantage of his time, launching early into preliminary material about Hausdorff Dimension as computed with a "box counting" algorithm. Applied to facades, or floor plans, generic grids, one may compute its fractional dimension d, or, conversely, create such vistas with d as input. What would it mean to extrapolate random buildings within a fractal space, determined by a few hyperparameters? John is exploring this question. Could such a font of detailed fractal structures provide a kind of clay, which an architect could then sculpt? Iteratively? Given my obsession with spherical planet simulations, my imaginary invisible landscape was of city-like planets. What if Roman Civilization were to be spread, by algorithmic generators, to create realistic vistas of cities never built? Where would the aqueducts go? Portland has some, from Bull Run. The terminal reservoirs were Roman-Victorian in flavor. I haunt the ones on Mt. Tabor. Now try another civilization. Add or subtract a technology. The models would seem crude perhaps, yet educational. Start with a river valley. Now picture it urbanized. Let the computer do the work, under the supervision of those with a strong sense of Feng Shui. I'm always in classrooms where the students want to enter into a multi-user domain together, while they're all in the same room. The game development platforms we use don't allow for this, but the competing commercial platforms do. My math teacher brain, in the meantime, is thinking "why not harness this desire to socialize through game playing (remember bridge? remember card games?) and let us play something closer to SimEarth?". That was a real game by the way, in addition to SimCity. In SimCity, we got to think about power plants, grids, city taxes, city services, property values and so on. What would a Henry George version of SimCity be like I wonder? John has a kind of Machine Learning dynamic going, wherein software tools generate building after building, or block after block, with humans, perhaps licensed architects, registering aesthetic preferences. "I like this one better than that". In this way, human judgement and algorithm-developed architectures each play to their own strengths. Algorithms generate a cornucopia of possibilities. Human judges cull the field, leaving only a few noteworthy finalists. Machine Learning algorithms know how to reshape themselves based on feedback, in the form of some error function to be minimized. The idea that architects and movie directors could interact with fractal generator city simulators sounds completely realistic if we're talking about the movie industry. You want to fly around on such planets, but not necessarily build them, nor even draw them by hand. They provide context. They provide game boards. John and a long time colleague joined us afterward for lunch at Rogue Hall (Ione Building), part of Rogue Nation (the brewery). I took many pictures and was looking forward to folding them into a next Youtube (I've been doing them daily), only to find out my SD card was acting up. The computer wouldn't read it, nor would the camera after that. Unusual. I ended up reformatting, losing all the pictures. Fortunately, John's colleague got it all on video. Ammo for Philo "Ammo for Philo" sounds like a contradiction, as "Philo" means love and is short also for "Philosophy" or "love of knowledge". The "sophy" comes from "sophia" as does "sofa" (I made up "sofa" but I'm thinking of a kind of love seat where two are engaged. The loner philosopher, perhaps a hermit, is stereotypically (and archetypically) not completely alone, but in a relationship with an otherness we might call Sophia. They named an robotic doll "Sophia" recently, and made her famous. The of course there's the movie Her. However, I'm eager to get away from all male or all white when we talk philosophy, though I want to stay inclusive of same. For starters, Grunch of Giants (important in my syllabus) is dedicated to three women: Marilyn Ferguson, author of The Aquarian Conspiracy; Margaret Fuller, a Transcendentalist and contemporary of Thoreau (and Poe); and Barbara Marx Hubbard, for whom my dad volunteer, briefly, when she ran for the Office of the Vice President (US). Speaking of cliches and stereotypes, there's been this common wisdom that the US vice presidency is a mostly ceremonial position, right up there with First Lady. Would people say First Dude in the case of a married-to-a-man president? Not that First Guy or Gal is a fluff job either, but it's not constitutionally defined am I right? A president is not required to have a spouse. Anyway, in the case of the Veep having a nothing job, that was pure deception: it's a covert operations gig, most typically. Dick Cheney was not the first to stove pipe or traffic in state secrets. Hubbard was pretty brave in running for that office directly, hoping a wannabe prez would pick her (I think she was hoping for John Glenn as a running mate, based on their mutual love the the space program). My Oregon Curriculum Network is just a storefront, not even a nonprofit. It's what I do as a business, with any time/energy I have left over, and then some. I get no tax breaks for it, as I never tried to make it a standalone nonprofit. I pay it (in the sense of fund it), not the other way around. The OCN has been pumping out these videos, and in the philosophy department the theme is the foundations of mathematics, in connection with what a certain dead poet society considered a breakthrough, a gear shift, and game changer. Professional mathematicians were cool to the whole idea and the society went underground, there to be discovered by the Religious Society of Friends, in the person of yours truly. The RSoF already looked at Kenneth Boulding and Rufus Jones as heroes (more white guys). The former was a pioneer of General Systems Theory while the later helped get American Friends Service Committee off the ground. Rufus Jones was connected to Haverford, a college founded by Quakers in Pennsylvania (Penn himself being Quaker, and the state named after him at one time envisaged as a kind of Quaker utopia). Anyway, OCN also brainstormed CSN (Coffee Shops Network), another "faux business" in the sense that it couches its philanthropic model in the form of a science fictional network of coffee shops. Would I like this network to exist for real? Of course. The CSN is a puzzle piece that helps fund some of the other puzzle pieces. So what's the "ammo" I'm talking about? My hopes for philosophy have to do with its relevance. In a world where religion proves divisive, might philosophy provide bridges? We don't have to agree about what or whom is divine before coming to grips with the prospects for humanity (one of Bucky's favorite topics). We have colorful polyhedrons, high definition screens, and a wealth of worthy themes. Synergetics Hypertoons may not be a reality in your zip code just yet, but that can't stop you from sharing in the dream, regardless of gender or genetic profile. Dymaxion Videos Hello Blogosphere Does anyone still call it that, the "blogosphere" I mean? Wikipedia has an entry. We wouldn't call the term "dated" yet would we? The notion of "blog" itself is pretty recent, and bloggers still abound. Anyway, I like how the term has "spheric" in it, which describes "a land without borders" as in "never coming to the edge". A world that abruptly ended, at some cliff or river, would be not a sphere in that sense. A sphere lets you stumble every which way, and still be on it. Speaking of stumbling around the planet, I read and watched about the summit meeting in Hanoi, twixt the DC civilian team and DPRK. I was happy enough with some side results to not be especially disappointed with a holding status quo. Part of how nation-states establish their longevity is by moving at a glacial pace. Be the hour hand. Live forever. Deeper things are going on in Korea that outsiders will appreciate, is what I'm thinking. What Americans think and do about Korea is not what matters, or at least that's how it should be. Americans should feel so relieved when the weight of the world is finally off their shoulders. Is it because Plymouth Rock was all about Puritans, or for other reasons, that Americans are so prudish? We burn through presidents on the basis of their peccadilloes quite a lot in seems to me. The home folks want morality plays, another term for soap opera. Congress is seeing new potential there, in hold highly televised hearings. Are we finally getting somewhere, in terms of stirring voters out of their apathy? The Kavanaugh hearings were like a pilot. I understand: the heroic partisans aren't really that offended by what's outwardly touted as the sin, but the less superficial reasons can't be prosecuted. We keep it shallow on purpose and so on. Didn't people vote for a playboy, a Hugh Hefner type? That was a way to reassert a kind of male dominant prowess no? Hawkish Hillary wasn't that different in some ways. Forgive me if I get bored. I'm just thinking we could have a lot funner planet with different screenwriting. I didn't really like soap operas either. They say it's not really about sex outside of marriage (with Clinton either, or with Kennedys), but the lying. I've grown up with presidents lying all my life. It's what they do. So? Goes with the territory. Prohibition is and was interesting. When government aims to be "secular" that's a way of saying the different ethnicities can regulate "what's moral" to some degree, that's not our business. If your religion says it's OK to drink alcohol, then go for it -- as long as you're not a legal minor. But this hands off attitude only goes so far, as we've seen, and the boundaries keep changing. Secularism includes the idea of rules, and therefore of breaking them. But does one follow rules to be "good"? Does one play chess for the halo? Marriage is a secular institution as well as a religious one. Speaking of which (screenwriting), Patrick was full of great ideas today, regarding how Truckers for Peace (an academic program) might model itself after massage therapists who do the same thing (swap jobs and places to stay). Which reminds me, I thought a genius piece of the Standard est Training was the "needs a ride or place to stay" segment. Uh oh, I'm likely to veer into Scientology next. Talk about segues. Right when the Academy Awards were on, it turned out later, I was back in the old feud between the British BBC guy and the various factions of this powerful church, catching up on the movies (genre: documentary, expose). You've gotta admit, it's a pretty gripping drama with all the elements, including families split down the middle, at the highest levels. When will someone run for US president with Scientologist on their resume? My rude and crude Youtubes (I'm proud of some of them) keep me cycling through the Virus Meme, somewhat by design. I'll do another Medium story on that maybe. I've been contributing more Youtubes (U2oobs) to the meme pool. I mentioned some recent ones on edu-sig. I collect them here and there in my blogs. As it turns out, the weather was pretty normal, after the morning flurries. But we didn't know that would happen waking up. I woke up early, to an email from the auto mechanic very conveniently allowing me to reschedule. Sure, why not? I was up early because of time zones again. Not the first time. We in the on-line economy, when doing synchronous meetings, need to adjust for the global economy staying awake, somewhere, 24/7. This was a follow-up appointment, having established the only remaining glitches were client-side. This morning's meetup went off without a hitch. However, with snow coming down, the street already white, I wasn't about to rush out to have my door lock inspected. My car is a junker (meant affectionately, and not out of disrespect to a still strong engine) and shows wear and tear everywhere. Remember Columbo with Peter Falk? I think my car is nicer than his at least. I'll be getting back around to that soon though. To postpone owing to snow is not to neglect, at least not in Portland. We're allowed to take snow days. The district schools were all closed. I had an assignment in a district school yesterday. There's a lot bureaucratic going on, in addition to all the Python learning. I sent a note to the parents, reminding them of what we're doing around Codesters, an adaptation of the Python language that runs well in the browser. These are middle schoolers and I'm not expecting them to have the same wishes around how to spend time. Deke told me yesterday was Personal Chef Day, and that I am for my mom. She does a pretty routine diet, thanks to the "food is medicine" mantra, and her pills interact with all the rest of it. That makes the work easier. She's able to fend for herself to a point, if need be. And she'll want you to know: she's not the only one known to leave a burner on. Have I talked about Tulsi Gabbard yet? The candidate for US president. I remember: I started a draft on Medium, but don't regard it as pithy and probably won't publish it. In general I think like an Atlantic Monthly of some months ago, that the job of POTUS has become too undoable, in terms of demands and responsibilities. As a consequence, I'm finding myself not wishing that office on anyone, as too cruel and unusual. Tulsi deserves better. An emperor-president is too oxymoronic a notion, we've been finding that out more and more over time. The screenwriting just isn't believable. The illusions have worn too thin. Political bubbles have popped before. I'm not scapegoating here. No one president has brought about this state of affairs and indeed many of fought it, in ways we don't (and probably won't ever) know about. Speaking of the job of POTUS, the scandal lights were flashing big time today as the public learned more about the personal wheelings and dealings of their chief executive, from his former lawyer. The broad outlines of the story have been public for months. However, the full circus potential of the scandal had not been exploited, in the manner of the Kavanaugh hearings, until this morning. I was blissfully oblivious, until my daily briefing from one of my TV hound friends. I did some catching up later, having decided to stay put. Journal Entry on Racism Copied over from Facebook. Activity log: (commenting in an already long thread) We can celebrate the expressiveness and adaptability of the human genome without buying in to the specific taxonomy of races invented mostly by white supremacist social Darwinists with an agenda to justify imperialism and/or slavery. The racists use animal husbandry for their concepts, wanting to identify humans as either "pure specimens" of this or that breed (race), or "mongrels" (hybrids, mixed race). We could go much further in this direction if we wanted, with "Best in Show" specimens of whatever pure breeds the authorities decided to enshrine, perhaps inventing new races as time goes on. In the meantime, racists forge ahead without any universally agreed upon taxonomy. It all keeps changing, and "race" gets hopelessly confused with "ethnicity" which is different. It's not that I don't see genetic differences (and/or ethnic ones), I just have little respect for the pseudo-anthropology that pretends to see a clear and clean taxonomy. A lot of academic white guys with snobby attitudes want to tell me, another white guy, what the races are. Are there five or seven? What are they again? Their answers always sound stupid to me, from pretentiously pseudo-educated college and university types with a cave man's understanding of the world. I can't credit racists with any kind of intellectual integrity. They're a morally bankrupt camp and yes a lot of them have white skin and academic degrees. I consider racists inferior, intellectually, in so many ways. To believe in races is an ethnic trait. Not everyone suffers from that specific meme virus. Following up; The original "I don't see race" post implies it's only whites who deny race, which is telling if true. I'm going to remain on the lookout for prominent thinkers of a variety of skin colors, eye shapes and so on, who think we might need to revise our thinking in this area. If it's really true that only white-skinned people, palefaces, think the racial schema / taxonomy is a crazy-bad way to approach the reality of genetic differences (let alone cultural differences) I'd be surprised. But it's an empirical question. I should investigate more. My thanks to the original poster for starting this useful thread. I hope we keep revisiting racism for as long as it takes. Ashley Montagu considered it our most dangerous myth. We should not let up and just accept it unquestioned. Staggerers Party The term "staggerers" jokingly derives from "wanderers", what we call ourselves, I think mostly for the wandering nature of our group meetups. The conversation flits from topic to topic. I'm not claiming we're unique like that. When adults gather at dinner or cocktail parties, you note similar stream of consciousness chit chat. We practice democracy in having inclusive conversations that give people frequent opportunities to change the subject if they wish to. In other modes, we keep things more organized, even ritualized if in the realm of religion, legal rites. Secular institutions are not without ritual. But I wander. "To stagger" in this context means to walk in a halting fashion, not gracefully. However we're speaking metaphorically and just poking fun at ourselves. I don't expect it's a term that will catch on. I'm reminded of "Quakers" as by some accounts the term had the spin of a insult. Without a time machine, it's no simple matter to recreate the psyche of a 1700s England. Our youngest participant had suffered the most dire healthcare chapter lately, in terms of acuity. I remember my bout with appendicitis just out of college, staying with friends. We gathered at my place, Carol gamely lurking in on the conversation, in the living room, where pizza was had. We also have an upstairs. You can see the place through my Oregon Curriculum Network website, where I use a Google Street View of it. I think of myself as a for-profit business that funds a nonprofit, which is my work to uplift education practices in Oregon. I'm far from being expert in all such practices. I'm here to learn. Speaking of learning, Don helped me tune in the Sallie Tisdale corpus. I bought her book on female Buddhist personages, for Kindle. That was but a couple hours ago and I haven't studied it yet. David had a pinkish shirt with the NASA logo. He used to work there. I've got other blog posts about Dr. DiNucci. Wanderers meet in the old Linus Pauling House in Asylum District. I've been writing up many of the meetups in these blogs for over a decade by now. Like what happens in many parties, gatherings, meetups, of an informal nature, if there's internet, speakers and screen, there's the possibility of dialing up (selecting) various video clips. The diner juke box is/was similar. People take turns picking music. That's behavior that also traces to salons and parlors, developed as somewhat playful spaces by our Victorian ancestors. Bob works as a nurse, these days on a night shift schedule. He goes pretty far back in this blog, to an Esozone. Don, a frequent visitor of Doug Strain, met Bob in his role as staff. Bob is a jolly good fellow. My curriculum was web based, not textbook based, and not behind paywalls. As of this writing, a lot of my pioneering, such as my Numeracy Series, is still there. However by the time you read this, a lot of that stuff may have gone off-line. I haven't gotten to a place with Oregon where I think my domains will be long term relevant going forward. 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__label__cc	0.651639	0.348361	HS2: Select Committee makes site visit to Camden aampa1.jpeg pve1.jpeg mornington1.jpeg gilfoot2.jpeg rpe2.jpeg The HS2 Select Committee visited Camden on Monday 9 November on a tour of the borough to see some of the areas that will be impacted by plans for HS2. The purpose of the site visit was for the MP’s to gain an understanding of the topography of the area, to help them visualise the surroundings when petitioners present their evidence to them. During their visit, the MPs on the Committee met residents and businesses, hearing their concerns and learning more about the issues that HS2 causes for Camden’s communities. The Committee made specific visits to homes in Mornington Terrace and Regent’s Park Estate whose occupiers have concerns about habitability and met businesses owners in Drummond Street and Stephenson Way concerned, among other things, about loss of trade. The Committee also met local schoolchildren, hearing about the potential disruption HS2 could cause to their education and journeys to school and visited areas of open space including St. James’ Gardens, the majority of which will be permanently lost to HS2. With darkness falling, the Committee toured the inside of Euston Station, before walking to St. Pancras Station via Phoenix Road through Somers Town to understand the close proximity of these two stations, and the wider impacts in our communities You can view the itinerary of where the Committee visited on Parliament’s website. You can view a picture gallery from the day at the top of the page. Camden Council opposes plans for HS2 as currently proposed. If the government does go ahead with the scheme, Camden is committed to securing the best deal for our communities. Find out more here. Visit our Flickr profile (opens in new window)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3047
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Take Full Control of Your Business Phone System From www.tenfold.com - 21 May, 05:31 In order to reach a 93% chance of converting a lead, it takes an agent about 6 attempts; meanwhile, 10 to 15 are the number of 2-minute calls one has to make within the span of an hour; and, on an average, a sales agent needs to keep in touch with a clientele consisting of 2 large accounts, 6 medium accounts, and 50 small accounts to reach his or her monthly quota. Are your current modes of communication able to help you meet these numbers on the daily? If you answered “no,” then it’s about time that you get a grip, and take control of your business phone systems. Imagine starting your career in sales sometime before the ’80s, when modern technological advancements didn’t exist; a time when going through the previously mentioned statistics meant doing it with an early version of a landline device. Luckily, today’s set of experts has given grave importance to the development of both software and hardware in easing the flow of communications. A more resilient, advanced, dependable, and cost-effective version of previous corporate communication tools, is this new breed of phone systems. But despite its seemingly pristine facade, these modern upgrades are still prone to issues. It is important for organizations to be aware of these possible circumstances, in order to effectively manage their phone systems, and have it fully optimized for the efficiency of operations. Always One Step Ahead Defying the forthcoming is probably not the wisest way to go about any internal issue. When dealing with something as vital as phone systems, it always pays to address the issue head on. Whether it is for internal communications or other communication functions, these pieces of technology are constantly being used. With this frequency of its usage, it does not matter how careful you are while using it. The daily wear and tear these phone systems go through make them very much prone to certain system problems. Giving yourself enough lead-time to adjust to eventual system troubleshooting requires that you know what is there to prepare for. An upgrade in their system’s hardware is the primary problem faced by most companies. Yes, just like your smart phones, your business phones get obsolete too. Every year brings to the table a different challenge for developers to battle. And as time passes, the once top-of-the-line equipment that furnished your agents’ desks will see the end of its glory days. Newer systems are introduced to the market each year; and all of them cater to a company’s need to cater to the growing list of demands from clients. Technical Dr. Inc.'s insight: inquiry@technicaldr.com or 877-910-0004 www.technicaldr.com Compromised logs can hamper IT security investigations From www.computerweekly.com - 31 January, 14:04 At the heart of most devices that provide protection for IT networks is an ability to log events and take actions based on those events. This application and system monitoring provides details both on what has happened to the device and what is happening. It provides security against lapses in perimeter and application defences by alerting you to problems so defensive measures can be taken before any real damage is done. Without monitoring, you have little chance of discovering whether a live application is being attacked or has been compromised. Critical applications, processes handling valuable or sensitive information, previously compromised or abused systems, and systems connected to third parties or the Internet all require active monitoring. Any seriously suspicious behaviour or critical events must generate an alert that is assessed and acted on. Although you will need to carry out a risk assessment for each application or system to determine what level of audit, log review and monitoring is necessary, you will need to log at least the following: User IDs Date and time of log on and log off, and other key events Terminal identity Successful and failed attempts to access systems, data or applications Files and networks accessed Changes to system configurations Use of system utilities Exceptions and other security-related events, such as alarms triggered Activation of protection systems, such as intrusion detection systems and antimalware Collecting this data will assist in access control monitoring and can provide audit trails when investigating an incident. While most logs are covered by some form of regulation these days and should be kept as long as the requirements call for, any that are not should be kept for a minimum period of one year, in case they are needed for an investigation. However, monitoring must be carried out in line with relevant legislation, which in the UK is the Regulation of Investigatory Powers and Human Rights Acts. Employees should be made aware of your monitoring activities in the network acceptable use policy. Log files are a great source of information only if you review them. Simply purchasing and deploying a log management product won’t provide any additional security. You have to use the information collected and analyse it on a regular basis; for a high-risk application, this could mean automated reviews on an hourly basis. ISO/IEC 27001 control A.10.10.2 not only requires procedures for monitoring the use of information processing facilities, but demands the results are reviewed regularly to identify possible security threats and incidents. However, even small networks can generate too much information to be analysed manually. This is where log analysers come in, as they automate the auditing and analysis of logs, telling you what has happened or is happening, and revealing unauthorised activity or abnormal behaviour. This feedback can be used to improve IDS signatures or firewall rule sets. Such improvements are an iterative process, as regularly tuning your devices to maximise their accuracy in recognising true threats will help reduce the number of false positives. Completely eliminating false positives, while still maintaining strict controls, is next to impossible, particularly as new threats and changes in the network structure will affect the effectiveness of existing rule sets. Log analysis can also provide a basis for focused security awareness training, reduced network misuse and stronger policy enforcement. ISO/IEC 27001 controls A.10.10.4 and A.10.10.5 cover two specific areas of logging whose importance is often not fully appreciated: administrator activity and fault logging. Administrators have powerful rights, and their actions need to be carefully recorded and checked. As events, such as system restarts to correct serious errors, may not get recorded electronically, administrators should maintain a written log of their activities, recording event start and finish times, who was involved and what actions were taken. The name of the person making the log entry should also be recorded, along with the date and time. The internal audit team should keep these logs. There are two types of faults to be logged: faults generated by the system and the applications running on it, and faults or errors reported by the system's users. Fault logging and analysis is often the only way of finding out what is wrong with a system or application. The analysis of fault logs can be used to identify trends that may indicate more deep-rooted problems, such as faulty equipment or a lack of competence or training in either users or system administrators. All operating systems and many applications, such as database server software, provide basic logging and alerting faculties. This logging functionality should be configured to log all faults and send an alert if the error is above an acceptable threshold, such as a write failure or connection time-out. The logs should be reviewed on a regular basis, and any error-related entries should be investigated and resolved. While analysing all logs daily is likely an unrealistic goal, high-volume and high-risk applications, such as an e-commerce Web server, will need almost daily checking to prevent high-profile break-ins, while for most others a weekly check will suffice. There should be a documented work instruction covering how faults are recorded or reported, who can investigate them, and an expected resolution time, similar to a service contract if you use an outside contractor to support your systems. Help desk software can log details of all user reports, and track actions taken to deal with them and close them out. No matter how extensive your logging, log files are worthless if you cannot trust their integrity. The first thing most hackers will do is try to alter log files to hide their presence. To protect against this, you should record logs both locally and to a remote log server. This provides redundancy and an extra layer of security as you can compare the two sets of logs against one another -- any differences will indicate suspicious activity. If you can’t stretch to a dedicated log server, logs should be written to a write-once medium, such as a CD-R or DVD-R, or to rewritable media such as magnetic tape data storage or hard disk drives that automatically make the newly written portion read-only to prevent an attacker from overwriting them. It's important also to prevent administrators from having physical and network access to logs of their own activities. Those tasked with reviewing logs should obviously be independent of the people, activities and logs being reviewed. The protection of log information is critical. Compromised logs can hamper IT security investigations into suspicious events, invalidate disciplinary action and undermine court actions. Another point to bear in mind is system clocks need to be synchronised so log entries have accurate timestamps. Check computer clocks and correct any significant time variations on a weekly basis, or more often, depending on the error margin for time accuracy. Clocks can drift on mobile devices and should be updated whenever they attach to the network or desktop. Always record the time of an event in a consistent format, such as Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) across all files. For additional security, add a checksum to each log entry so you can detect if any entries have been tampered with. Controls also need to be in place to ensure there is ample log storage. If your logs can be trusted, they can help you reconstruct the events of security incidents and provide legally admissible evidence. Logging and auditing work together to ensure users are only performing the activities they are authorised to perform, and they play a key role in preventing, as well as in spotting, tracking and stopping unwanted or inappropriate activities. Reporting’s Rising Role in Healthcare Success From pivotpointconsulting.com - 22 February 2018, 04:30 Today’s healthcare market is saturated with hospitals, health systems, and physician practices tackling EHR optimization, cost analytics, and other data-related projects. The industry has made great strides to establish a digital, real-time record of patient care. As that clinical, operational, and financial data piles up, one of the industry’s latest challenges is identifying ways to make that valuable information actionable. When viewed collectively, data tells a story of what has happened over time. In the healthcare setting, effective data capture helps providers easily assess a myriad of pertinent business metrics, including (but by no means limited to): How many patients were seen today? Which patients presented with co-morbidities? On average, how long was the reimbursement process by payer? What is the Accounts Receivable impact? By monitoring business performance, healthcare stakeholders can understand where they stand today relative to past periods and peer organizations. Analysis of that data illuminates areas for improvement and the progress the healthcare organization is making in pursuit of long-term goals. As value-based care initiatives continue to take root, performance reporting also fuels reimbursement under quality payment programs like the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Meaningful Use. Hospitals working towards the triple aim of improving population health and patient experience while reducing the cost of care will have to leverage analytics to trend patient outcomes and identify improvement opportunities. With patient health, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement on the line, reporting stakes have never been higher. Amid the proliferation of data-oriented business processes and payment models, reporting expertise and analysts will be among healthcare’s greatest assets. As your healthcare organization undertakes the complex process of broader clinical and financial reporting, build a successful data management strategy by keeping the following reporting considerations in mind. Start with your current process. How are you capturing relevant data now? Analysts should shadow staff members to see what information they are trying to get and how they are presently documenting those details. This can help you identify points in the data capture process that can be improved upon, or are perhaps being overlooked. Help employees understand the “why” behind data capture requirements. Demonstrate how current practices impact the data staff members see in reporting results. Avoid knowledge gaps by involving reporting stakeholders early on. In almost every healthcare setting there are gaps in the data being captured. Involve reporting in all implementation initiatives to make sure your organization is consistently capturing the right variables. This is particularly true among clinicians preparing to report on new metrics under MACRA’s inaugural Quality Payment Program period. Set field requirements in your EHR or other healthcare IT platform to ensure the necessary data makes it into the system. Format reporting data in a manner that highlights actionable insights. How do you want to see reporting data portrayed? Data may need to be sourced as a dashboard, manipulated in Excel, or sent to a third party, depending on the project at hand. In most use cases, a visual representation of data can help administrators more easily: Compare performance data to other hospitals. Track metric performance over time. Visualize outliers, high-performance areas, and low-performance areas. Armed with that insight, stakeholders can quickly identify downward trending financial KPIs, clinical quality measures that best support the organizations value-based reporting endeavors, and more. Develop a data governance strategy. Avoid common data quality “gotchas” by developing a data governance plan that cultivates consistency in how data is documented. Implement EHR rules that bar duplicate data entry and support field normalization. Establish a data source hierarchy to defer to the highest quality data source in cases where fields may come from multiple sources. End-users often have not considered the impact that data documentation has on the reporting perspective. Data quality issues revealed during reporting often drive process or policy changes and can shed light on training opportunities. Reporting is a data mining process that supports more effective decision making on behalf of the organization. With reporting and analytics poised to play an expanding role in healthcare initiatives like population health management and improved utilization management, now is an ideal time for healthcare organizations to engage reporting expertise to establish a strong foundation for data-driven success. A Hospital Is Already Giving Apple Watch To Its Patients From www.forbes.com - 27 April 2015, 19:44 The Apple Watch began arriving in homes and businesses across America on Friday. And in New Orleans, one doctor immediately strapped it to his patient’s wrist. “We need to fundamentally change behavior,” says that doctor — Richard Milani. “And the Apple Watch has the potential to [do] it.” Milani is the Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Ochsner Health System, and overseeing what the hospital calls a first-of-its-kind trial: Giving Apple Watch to patients who struggle with high blood pressure, and seeing if it prompts them to take their medication, to make positive changes in lifestyle, and simply, to just get up and move around. And Milani believes that the potential opportunity is huge: More than 80% of U.S. health care spending goes toward chronic disease. And many of those diseases are exceedingly preventable. Apple Watch part of Ochsner’s broader strategy While it doesn’t have the national profile of some health systems, Ochsner has been working hard to be a leader in digital medicine. More than a year ago, the hospital launched an “O Bar” — deliberately modeled on Apple’s Genius Bar — to help patients pick through the thousands of health and wellness apps available to them. Six months ago, Ochsner became the first hospital to integrate its Epic electronic health record system with Apple’s HealthKit software. And in February, Ochsner launched its “Hypertension Digital Medicine Program,” a pilot program where several hundred patients regularly measure their own blood pressure and heart rate ratings using wireless cuffs, which then send that data through Apple’s HealthKit (and collects it in their medical records). Based on the results, Ochsner staff then make real-time adjustments to the patients’ medication and lifestyle. The new Apple Watch trial builds off the hospital’s existing digital medicine program, Milani says. And he began Friday’s pilot with his longtime patient Andres Rubiano, a 54-year-old who’s spent the past twenty years trying to manage his chronic hypertension. Rubiano says that his two months participating in Ochsner’s digital medicine program have been “comforting” — he enjoys the constant monitoring — and have already led him to make changes in diet and exercise. “It’s been a life-changer for me,” he says. But the Apple Watch has the potential to go further. Its customized alerts and prompts encourage immediate interventions. When we spoke on Friday afternoon, just six hours or so after he began wearing the Apple Watch, Rubiano raved about the subtle taps on his wrist. “It’s like I have Milani as my buddy right next to me,” Rubiano said, “just nudging me to get up off your [behind] and walk around, or saying, hey, take your meds.” Milani acknowledges there’s limited evidence that wearable technologies can directly lead to the health improvements he’s hoping to see. But he plans to quickly enroll about two dozen patients in his Apple Watch trial, in order to begin collecting data on whether the Watch is actually making a difference. (Other patients in the hypertension program will act as the control group.) And he’s optimistic that wearable technology will pay dividends in health. “For whatever reason, health care doesn’t do a very good job of creating [the necessary] behavior change,” Milani says. “But many of these new technologies have that ability.” How to Meet HIPAA Compliance Requirements From www.cspi.com - 26 March, 16:30 A Revolutionary Approach to HIPAA Compliance We all know that meeting the requirements set forth in the HIPAA compliance policy is mandatory for any healthcare, medical records, insurance, or other healthcare-related business. Securing individuals’ electronic protected health information (ePHI) is the most critical step to complying with HIPAA. Yet this is often easier said than done, especially when you consider the high number of complex requirements that must be met in order to prove compliance. The challenges of abiding by the “Security Rule” For example, one of the most critical items on any HIPAA compliance checklist is meeting the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Health Information. Commonly referred to as the “Security Rule,” this requirement establishes a national set of security standards for protecting certain health information that is held or transferred in electronic form. The Security Rule addresses the technical and non-technical safeguards that organizations referred to “covered entities” must put in place to secure individuals’ ePHI. All covered entities must assess their security risks, even those entities who utilize certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. Those entities must put in place administrative, physical and technical safeguards to maintain compliance with the Security Rule, and document every security compliance measure. Related: Sorry for the Inconvenience – The Breaches Just Keep Coming (and so do the Ramifications) CSPi’s HIPAA compliance solutions If all of this sounds intimidating, we have some good news: CSPi’s security solutions are uniquely suited to address the requirements specified in the Security Rule (and in turn, to help you stay HIPAA compliant). Our ARIA Software-Defined Security (SDS) solution and applications help healthcare organizations protect the security of individuals’ ePHI information with powerful tools and capabilities required to: Know and prove what ePHI records were accessed (if any) through: The automatic detection of intrusion or unauthorized access. Continual and complete monitoring of ePHI data as it moves through the network (including east-west traffic), and is accessed throughout the environment. The ability to stop or disrupt incidents that could lead to potential disclosure. Block or redirect identified data conversations with ePHI repositories and provide the auditable documented detail of measures take to maintain HIPAA compliance. Prevent unauthorized access of customer data through the use of encryption that can be applied on a per-customer basis. Working in conjunction with ARIA, our nVoy Series provides additional proof of HIPAA compliance with: Automated breach verification and notification, critical to giving healthcare organizations a better way to comply. Detailed and complete HIPAA compliance reports, including recordings of all conversations involving ePHI. Auditable proof of the exact impact of data breach, including: What devices are involved and to what degree? When did the breach start and when did it end? What critical databases or files were accessed? Who did the intruder talk to? Visit CSPi at HIMSS19 in the Cybersecurity Command Center Booth 400, Kiosk 91. Interested in learning more about CSPi, including how our innovative security tools are helping today’s healthcare leaders achieve compliance with HIPAA? Make your plans to visit with us at the upcoming HIMSS conference, or visit www.cspi.com, to learn more about our HIPAA compliance programs. About CSPi CSPi is a leading cybersecurity firm that has been solving security challenges since 1968. Our security solutions take a radically different approach to enterprise-wide data security by focusing on the data at its source, securing DevOps applications and leveraging network traffic for actionable insights. CSPI’s ARIA SDS platform uses a simple automated approach to protect any organization’s critical data, including PII/PHI, on-premise and in public clouds, no matter if is in use, in transit, or at rest. Our Myricom® nVoy Series appliances provide compliance assurance, automated breach verification and network monitoring enabled by the 10G dropless packet capture capabilities of our Myricom® ARC intelligent adapters. To learn more about how our cybersecurity products can help you with data privacy regulation compliance, check out our how-to guide, “Successfully Complying with Data Privacy Regulations.” Serve More Patients and Increase Your Revenue 23 January, 04:30 Healthcare costs are rising. So are insurance deductibles and prescription fees. As more and more patients struggle to pay for their medical needs, healthcare providers suffer as well. Healthcare financing is evolving, and practice owners must change with it if they want to stay afloat. Our team at StrongBox offers healthcare/medical/dental patient financing that integrates seamlessly with our revenue cycle management software. Read on to find out how we can help you reduce bad debt expense and increase your return on investment (ROI). Patients’ Confidence in Healthcare Affordability is Declining In a study conducted this year, only 62.4% of adults in the United States said they were somewhat or very confident in their ability to pay for healthcare costs. [1] This is a significant decline from 2015, when almost 70 percent of individuals said they were confident they could pay for medical care. In this same study, about 55% of adults with employer-provided insurance plans said they felt certain they would be able to afford medical care when if necessary. But what about those with individual coverage? One-third of all American adults stated that healthcare has become significantly more difficult to afford over the past year. Additionally, only half of the population said they would have the money necessary to cover the costs of an unexpected medical bill. What Needs to Change? The statistics mentioned above are staggering. Clearly, we need a better way to help patients afford the care they need. However, if healthcare providers keep performing treatment on patients who cannot pay, their business suffers. What is the solution? At StrongBox, we offer healthcare/medical/dental patient financing that benefits both the doctor and the patient. Lending Partners and Patient Financing What if you could give your patients the option to search fixed-rate healthcare loans from top-tier lenders? This is precisely what StrongBox offers. When your patient fills out an application, rates are provided without markup. Better yet, compared to medical credit cards, over twice as many applicants are approved. This option is not only ideal for elective procedures, such as cosmetic surgery and fertility treatments, it’s also extremely beneficial for individuals who do not have the money to pay for health-related procedures upfront. StrongBox Healthcare/Medical/Dental Patient Financing When it comes to patient financing, StrongBox offers two primary solutions: Select and Pro. Select is ideal for small to mid-sized providers. This cloud-based software works in conjunction with StrongBox revenue cycle management. Patients can complete their application in less than five minutes, after which it is submitted to a pool of up to 15 lenders. With terms up to 60 months and reasonable interest rates, this option is non-recourse to healthcare providers. Pro is designed for large group practices and hospitals. This proprietary software identifies each patient’s credit profile and predicts their ability to pay. After approval, the healthcare facility receives funds directly within 24 hours. This increases average collections from 15% to 70%. As a result, practice owners can enjoy improved revenue and reduced bad debt expense. Learn More about Healthcare/Medical/Dental Patient Financing with StrongBox Are rising healthcare costs having a negative impact on the financial state of your practice? We can help. If you would like to learn more about StrongBox solutions, request a virtual demo. We can assess your unique practice needs and design customized software to address those concerns. Contact our Boca Raton, FL office by calling (855) 468-7876. Ed McCallister’s Vision for UPMC: “The Patient Has To Be At the Center” From www.healthcare-informatics.com - 28 April 2015, 15:30 While both Edward W. McCallister and HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland were participating in HIMSS15 last week at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, they had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation on April 14. McCallister, who became chief information officer at the 21-hospital UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Health System in October, has spent nearly 17 years with the organization, most of those years with the organization’s 2.5-million-member health plan, of which he was CIO for several years prior to October 2014. He now oversees information systems for the entire system, including its 21 hospitals, 3,500 physicians in medical groups, and other outpatient services, and its 2.5 million-member health plan, and has over 1,400 professionals reporting to him across the vast UPMC organization. Below are excerpts from their interview. There is a lot going on at UPMC these days. Now that you are CIO of the entire organization, what is your vision for the organization over the next few years? Part of what’s going on right now is the whole restructuring of UPMC—it’s become a much flatter organization. I’m over the hospitals, medical groups, and insurance division, and am a customer/partner with the Technology Development Center, which has become our development arm, under the name UPMC Enterprises. But the vision is, with the alignment, with the move towards consumerism and population health, it’s putting the patient and consumer at the center. So the 50,000-foot strategy would be to recognize the opportunities to recognize the person. When people come into the UPMC world as consumers of healthcare, we’re able to treat them in a way that is unique because of who we are. We address the consumer experience in three ways. First, we address it n terms of guidance: we provide the transparency tools, the cost comparison tools, and so on, to help them make decisions about their health. The second piece is supporting them in terms of motivation. For example, we actually have a platform that’s very device-agnostic, and gives them a place to capture data from their wearables and devices, through the insurance division, MyHealthOnline. And the third piece would be the convenience. You might be interested in all your information, and you might not necessarily want to have to pull up a portal, so you could get your information on a mobile device. The pressures on CIOs in the new healthcare are intensifying. What must CIOs do in today’s evolving operating environment? You bring up a good point. The role of the CIO—the changes have accelerated. Oftentimes, information technology is seen as an expense—a necessary expense, but an expense nonetheless.. I think the CIO has become a chief innovation officer and chief integration officer, and other things, all at once. So you need to start with the business leaders of your organization, and be at the table for the discussion from the beginning. Instead of CIOs being reactive, I think the role of the CIO involves being at the table in the first place, defining the future together with other senior leaders. And that makes the role of the CIO much more interesting, and much more valuable. That sets the stage, and then the CIO and his or her executive team, they’re able to figure things out together. It makes it more all-inclusive. What are your biggest challenges at UPMC, going forward? I think that the most difficult thing is to realize all of the opportunities and sequence them in a way that’s much more meaningful to the consumer, because at the end of the day, the patient has to be at the center of everything we do. That means sitting down with the business leaders of the organization and focusing on the consumer experience. And I think the excitement over the opportunity outweighs the fear of the challenge. I do see the challenges and opportunities. Think about telehealth and telemedicine: short five or ten years ago, the technology was the barrier in getting it done. The technology’s there now; it’s no longer the barrier to getting some of these things done. And partnering with the business is why you’re able to do this today. And I meet regularly with our telehealth director, Natasha Sokolovich. That’s a great example of what can be done together. The same goes for our ongoing collaboration with Dr. Shapiro [Steven Shapiro, M.D., UPMC’s chief medical and scientific officer since September 2010], in terms of the development of clinical pathways, as another example. What are your top few strategic priorities as CIO? We obviously want to do the business of IT. You start with the business of great care, and supporting 21 hospitals and 3,500 docs, and the health plan with 2.5 million members; and the international arm. So you want to drive efficiencies in our core business. Things like telehealth. The consumer always has to be at the forefront. So then, meeting the consumer where they expect to be met. And analytics. We continue to have a very focused approach to what we’re doing in analytics. The enterprise analytics initiative is an example of that. We spent the first few years building the foundation. It was more of a data warehouse initiative at first. Now, with the initiative with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnie-Mellon [in March, UPMC announced a new partnership with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh called the Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance, to leverage big data for healthcare innovation], that provides the opportunity for more advanced analytics work as well. Meanwhile, you continue to move forward on population health and accountable care as well, correct? Yes, those ongoing initiatives are also focused on putting the consumer at the center. With regard to patient-centered medical home development, previously, we didn’t necessarily have the right model to address the patient in the right way. We were defining the PMCH and how the patient would be engaged, but in the move towards a more consumer-centric environment, it’s how the consumer can be engaged. It’s partly going to be about mobility, moving everything to the phone. And for the younger generation, their primary care doc is their phone. There’s so much self-diagnosis going on. My kids are in their early twenties, and the first thing they’ll do is to take a picture and do a web search. There’s so much self-diagnosis and education online, that the consumer’s more part of a care team. The PCMH was a great term at the time, but now it has to become a consumer-centric care team model. Do you have any comments on the current policy and regulatory environment? Any policy or regulatory activities that happen, in some fashion impact UPMC, so we have to be very aware, and we’re in a very good position to address them. We’ve attested to Stage 2. I think meaningful use was directionally a good thing. I think it moved people in terms of the direction of EMRs. So we’re moving in the right direction, and meaningful use is an example of a regulatory development that got the industry moving in the right direction, and it’s our responsibility to continue to move that forward to do what’s right for the patient. You and your colleagues at UPMC have really helped to lead the way in so many areas when it comes to leveraging healthcare IT for innovation. What should your CIO peers be thinking and doing in the next few years? I know I’m in an enviable position here. When you work for a company in which innovation is in the DNA of everything you do, that makes it great for a CIO. But for other CIOs, I would say, first, be at the table for the early discussions so you’re part of formulating the strategy with the business leaders in your organization. And not only is it more functionally efficient to do things that way; it’s much more proactive and cost-efficient. You need to be much more proactive than reactive. And my advice would be, be prepared around the consumer-facing applications that are out there. The traditional business platforms are becoming a commodity. And the investment should be on the consumer-facing side. And I would say, 10 years ago, HIMSS was much more about product. It was a shopping-cart technology. Now, you start with a strategic partnership with a vendor or the vendor community, and you need to start not with a product but with a problem. And I think the right product will evolve forward if you have the right discussion. And starting with vendor partners, that’s a much different prospect. You seem very optimistic about the future. I think the healthcare industry is at a tipping point in a very good direction. You hear a lot of talk about the unsustainable cost trajectory, but when you place the focus on the consumer, the conversation changes. It does come down to higher quality and lower cost, and a customer service wrapper that creates a good experience for the consumer. That’s where you start. And mobility will be an incredibly important element in all this. But I think we’re in a great industry today, we have tons of opportunity, and if we do things the right way, it will create an amazing experience for the consumers of healthcare. And analytics will drive action. How one health system is putting an end to insider snooping From www.healthcareitnews.com - 16 February 2015, 18:13 Insider snooping into patient records is nothing to take lightly. It often ends in a compliance nightmare – costly and time-consuming – not to mention the patient trust levels that take a serious hit. By making patient privacy an utmost priority, executives at the West Virginia United Health System have tackled this issue head on through a variety of different avenues and have already seen marked success. There's no one magic bullet to ensuring patient record snooping doesn't happen, said Mark Combs, assistant chief information officer for the West Virginia United Health System. But by implementing a host of initiatives, comprehensive training and tapping into information technology for audits, Combs and his team have shown it can be done. Combs, who will be presenting WVU Healthcare's privacy case study at HIMSS15 this April in the session "Stop Insider Snooping and Protect Your Patient Trust," says the six-hospital healthcare system goes far beyond the traditional computer modules that have a privacy component, as "there's no real learning that occurs in that; it's more of just a sign off," he said. Rather, they get to all employees as soon as they come on board with the organization. They have a privacy officer present to all new employees about the importance of patient privacy and what their responsibilities and expectations are. What's more, the health system sends out monthly security reminders that come from the individual hospital's privacy and security officer. They also have digital media boards with privacy and security reminders; they present to enterprise management and leadership groups within the organization. And even more significant? They're not afraid to audit their employees. There's an old saying Combs loves to use that describes his philosophy: "What's measured is what matters," he said. "So people know we're measuring and watching their access; it gives them pause when they start to consider to do something like this," he added. And it certainly doesn't hurt that the health system's HR department has been supportive of this all along. Audits are done at the organization "almost daily," he said, amounting to several millions of accesses audited each year. The access audits from multiple applications enterprise-wide are consolidated, and then, as Combs described, WVU has an application that consolidates those and runs reports, which are analyzed by a special team. And though their efforts have been successful, this holistic approach to curbing unauthorized access into patient medical records did not happen overnight, Combs explained. “It's been many years in the making. We keep striving to improve, and we keep looking at our risk assessments, and we keep looking at our surveys, and we keep looking at our incidences and situations that do occur in the organization that drive us to change,” he said. “And I think that's one of the most important things: it's an iterative process. You can't just set up a program and walk away and expect it to run. It takes people that are dedicated, people that are focused and people who really care about the privacy and security of the patient's information.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3048
__label__wiki	0.974121	0.974121	Associate of self-help guru Raniere pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy in NY court Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:36 GMT About our Trafficking coverage We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - A former associate of self-help guru Keith Raniere, who is expected to face trial on sex trafficking and other charges later this year, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to taking part in a criminal conspiracy with him. Nancy Salzman, who was president of the Raniere-founded organization Nxivm, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis. Before accepting the plea, Garaufis noted that Salzman had not reached a plea deal with prosecutors. "When I began working with Nxivm, I believed that we would be helping people," Salzman said. "I still believe that some of the things we did were good. Salzman fought back tears as she said she regretted the pain she had caused her daughter Lauren Salzman, who has also been charged with taking part in Raniere's organization but has pleaded not guilty. Salzman admitted hacking into the email accounts of Nxivm critics and overseeing the destruction of videos showing Nxivm teachings, which should have been turned over as evidence in a civil lawsuit. "By my plea of guilty, I hope to at least begin atoning for my actions," she said. Raniere was arrested in March 2018 and accused of running a secret society within Nxivm, known as DOS or "the sorority," in which women were branded with his initials, blackmailed and coerced into having sex with him. According to prosecutors, members were required upon joining DOS to provide so-called "collateral" that could be used against them if they tried to leave, including compromising information about family and friends, nude photographs and rights to their assets. Marc Agnifilo, a lawyer for Raniere, has said his client's sexual relationships with members were consensual. Actress Allison Mack, Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman and Nxivm member Kathy Russell have also been charged with taking part in Raniere's scheme. All have pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors have said Raniere and his associates ran "pyramid-structured" schemes, including selling expensive courses, to bring in money and new members. Only Raniere and Mack are accused of sex trafficking. Other defendants face charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering, wire fraud and identity theft. Raniere was known within Nxivm as "Vanguard," and Salzman was known as "Prefect," according to court papers. Albany, New York-based Nxivm on its website calls itself "a community guided by humanitarian principles that seek to empower people and answer important questions about what it means to be human." (Reporting by Brendan Pierson; Editing by Tom Brown) EXPLORE MORE Trafficking NEWS Italy court says Eritrean in migrant case was victim of mistaken identity UK aims to uncover more traffickers with new modern slavery research centre INTERVIEW-Bangladesh boosts efforts to stop trafficking of Rohingya amid U.S. criticism	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3049
__label__wiki	0.635121	0.635121	Behind The Curve Art Brooklyn Rail Charles Taylor City Limits Comics Criticism Elections GEMAP Israel Jewish Currents Liberia Libya NYC The Awl The Nation U.S. politics Utne Reader World Politics Review Follow @nicholasjhar nicholas jahr Slowly, the small group of demonstrators approached the soldiers... Archive: NYC J-51: Relief for Renters? — City Limits June 22, 2009 - - Come September, the state’s highest court will consider Roberts v. Tishman Speyer, a suit challenging rent deregulation at Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. If the Court of Appeals upholds the decision of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, mega-developer Tishman Speyer will be deemed to have illegally deregulated apartments, promising financial compensation not only Who Pays for the MTA? — The Brooklyn Rail May 7, 2009 - - Like the man says, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” Unless the State Legislature intervenes, on May 31, facing a more than $1.8 billion budget gap for 2009, the MTA will hike the base fare for NYC’s subways and buses to $2.50. That one-day Metrocard will now cost you $9.50; a month will run $103. Community Planning in NYC — City Limits January 5, 2009 - - “Community planning” is the sort of innocuous, agreeable phrase that rarely evokes more than a yawn, the province of over-credentialed technocrats. To Tom Angotti, it’s a rallying cry for those left dispossessed and disenfranchised by what passes for New York City’s municipal land use planning process – most residents, by his lights. Read more… Making Our Votes Really Count — The Brooklyn Rail October 10, 2008 - - As term limits and elections loom—with much of the current City Council scheduled for eviction in 2009—Mayor Bloomberg (along with more than a few members of the council) has indulged in an achingly long flirtation with the idea of repealing the limits that stand between him and a third term. But New York’s democracy also Maybe Beloved Shops Don’t Have to Disappear — City Limits July 21, 2008 - - At the liquor store, on the shelf behind the register next to the Johnnie Walker Red is a photo of a rally held on the sidewalk out front in early May. In the photo, people display handmade signs reading “Save Our Shops.” In addition to trying to hold on to community mainstays, however, some of Paying Today’s Rent Leaves Little to Spare — City Limits Springtime was full of grim news for New York City renters. In April, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner released an analysis showing that more than 500,000 New Yorkers are spending half or more of their income on housing. In May, the Community Service Society expanded on that observation with a report showing the trend that a Why ‘The Other Half’ Lived — And Lives On — City Limits May 19, 2008 - - In his autobiography, Jacob Riis tells of being so inspired by a sermon from a local preacher that he considered abandoning journalism and becoming a minister himself. “We have preachers enough,” was the advice he received. “What the world needs is consecrated pens.” He took this to heart. “Then and there, I consecrated mine,” he Subprime Crimes — The Brooklyn Rail March 7, 2008 - - It starts with someone like Milagros Munoz. She has lived in East New York for nearly all of her 46 years. When her mortgage broker first showed Munoz, a dental assistant, the brick duplex a short walk away from the clinic where she works, she thought she’d finally found a home for her family. “When Scenes From a Rent War — The Brooklyn Rail September 4, 2007 - - Anderson Fils Aime kicks back and tells me a story. Back in May of this year, a month after he’d begun working as an organizer for the Pratt Area Community Council, he was at a community meeting when a woman approached him. “A resident comes in with this package saying, ‘My landlord’s trying to raise The Battle of Starret City — The Brooklyn Rail April 2, 2007 - - The news came with a knock on the door just before 6 a.m. One of Max Abelson’s neighbors was out in the hall. Had he heard? It was all over the news. Starrett City was on the block. Read more… Copyright © 2019 nicholas jahr	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3051
__label__wiki	0.939911	0.939911	Home » Events » Exhibition: Richard Mosse's 'The Enclave' Exhibition: Richard Mosse's 'The Enclave' Richard-Mosse-1.jpg Richard Mosse, The Enclave (2012–13) 16mm infrared film transferred to HD video, 39:25 mins. Courtesy: The artist and Jack Shainman Gallery. Photo: Liz Eve. Saturday, 15 March, 2014 to Saturday, 7 June, 2014 14 March 2014 - Tuesday - Sunday: 10am – 5pm Immersive Environments Galleries UNSW will present the Australian premiere of The Enclave, a major six-channel video installation by Richard Mosse that represented Ireland in the 55th Venice Biennale. The Enclave is the culmination of Mosse’s work in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Mosse was drawn to eastern Congo because of the inherent problems of representing its cancerous cycle of war. Struck by the absence of a concrete trace of the conflict on the landscape, Mosse documented rebel enclaves and sites of human rights violations in a way that attempts to overturn traditional realism, and see beneath the surface. Using an extinct type of infrared film once employed by the military to detect camouflaged installations from the air, Mosse renders The Heart of Darkness in irradiating technicolor. With a significantly slower life than images constructed by photojournalism, Mosse’s highly aesthetic approach considers problematic imagery from an oblique angle that strategically allows a different temporality in seeing. Mosse embraces the infrared medium’s subtle shift in wavelength in an attempt to challenge documentary photography, and engage with the unseen, hidden and intangible aspects of eastern Congo’s situation—a tragically overlooked conflict in which 5.4 million people have died of war related causes since 1998. To produce The Enclave, Mosse worked with the cinematographer Trevor Tweeten to evolve a style of long tracking shot made with Steadicam, resulting in a spectral, disembodied gaze shot on 16mm infrared film. The piece’s haunting, visceral soundscape is layered spatially by eleven-point surround sound, composed by Ben Frost from recordings gathered in North and South Kivu. The Enclave comprises six monumental double-sided screens installed in a large darkened chamber creating a physically immersive experience. This disorienting and kaleidoscopic installation is intended to formally parallel eastern Congo’s multifaceted conflict, confounding expectations and forcing the viewer to interact spatially from an array of differing viewpoints. The Enclave is an experiential environment that attempts to reconfigure the dictates of photojournalism and expanded video art. Mosse was born in 1980 in Ireland and is based in New York. He earned a Postgraduate diploma in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, London, in 2005 and an MFA in Photography from Yale School of Art in 2008. Mosse is a recipient of Yale’s Poynter Fellowship in Journalism (2014), the B3 Award at the Frankfurt Biennale (2013), an ECAS Commission (2013), the Guggenheim Fellowship (2011), and a Leonore Annenberg Fellowship (2008–2010). Foreign Policy Magazine listed Mosse as a Leading Global Thinker of 2013. Mosse’s most recent monograph, The Enclave, was published by Aperture Foundation in 2013 to accompany his presentation at the Venice Biennale. The Enclave, 39 minutes 25 seconds, 16mm infrared film transferred to HD video Produced in North and South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012-2013 Director / Producer: Richard Mosse Cinematographer / Editor: Trevor Tweeten Composer / Sound Designer: Ben Frost Production Assistant: John Holten Colourist: Jerome Thelia 16mm processing: Rocky Mountain Film Lab 16mm scanning: Metropolis Film Labs Projection: Eidotech The Enclave at Jack Shainman Gallery Galleries UNSW, COFA Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd,	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3052
__label__wiki	0.825243	0.825243	Foxes in first: Both Silverton hoop squads riding high The Silverton boys and girls basketball team have hit the halfway point in the league season with identical 7-1 records. The girls squad is ranked second in Class 5A and shares the Mid-Willamette Conference league lead with Lebanon. The Foxes’ boys team is ranked fourth in the state and is alone in first place, one game ahead of South Albany and Corvallis. The Silverton girls scored a big win Jan. 22, using a 12-4 run down the stretch to win 55-48 at Crescent Valley, dropping the Raiders to 6-2 in league play. Ellie Schmitz led the Foxes with 21 points. “It was a great first half of the league season (and) there are a lot of games to be played against some great competition,” Foxes girls coach Tal Wold told Our Town. “We have been defending pretty well, which has been important because we have had some stretches where scoring is a challenge. I know it is cliché to say, but our margin of error is so thin and our league is so good, that going forward, we have to keep focusing on that day. We are not in a position to waste a day or not give our all to a league opponent.” Silverton’s lone league loss was Jan. 4 at Lebanon. The Foxes and the 6th-ranked Warriors battle again Feb. 5 in Silverton. “We are where we want to be at this time,” Foxes boys coach Jamie McCarty told Our Town. “We are in control of our own destiny. We have to continue to get better defensively and rebounding. That will come with championship-level practices and a focus on giving full effort in everything we do. Great teams don’t just show up on game night. They get what they deserve, and this squad is really understanding the level of hard work it takes to be a championship level team.” David Gonzales James Day Silverton’s lone league loss was an 87-81 overtime defeat at Corvallis on Jan. 11 in which guard David Gonzales lit up the gym with 35 points, including six 3-pointers.. The Foxes host the Spartans on Feb. 12, with a Feb. 1 game at 6-2 South Albany also looming large on the schedule. The defending Class 2A Kennedy girls are ranked No. 1 and are a perfect 11-0 in the Tri-River Conference. The Trojans have a 3.5-game lead ahead of No. 14 Gervais after taking out the Bulldogs 53-40 on Jan. 26. The Kennedy boys are ranked 8th in Class 2A and are 7-3 in the Tri-River. Top-ranked Western Christian is a perfect 10-0, with No. 6 Sheridan second at 8-2. The Tri-River only receives two automatic playoff berths, but Kennedy’s ranking puts the Trojans in good shape for one of the four at-large bids should the Trojans not overtake Sheridan. Kennedy, which won 63-44 at Sheridan on Jan. 14, closes the regular season at home against the Spartans on Feb. 5. Trojans coach Karl Schmidtman told Our Town he liked the way his team finished in the first game against Sheridan. “We had great ball-handling and movement without the ball and were able to continually get high percentage shots while getting stops at the other end,” he said. “We hope this is something we can build on through the rest of league play.” Swimming: The AquaFoxes girls squad is 9-1 in dual meets and the boys are 8-2 as the program gears up for the Feb. 8-9 Mid-Willamette Conference district meet at Osborn Aquatic Center in Corvallis. “I like how we are coming together for the district meet,” said coach Lucky Rogers, whose boys and girls teams have taken second the past two seasons at districts. As an indicator of the squad’s depth Silverton’s boys squad won the Jan. 12 Molalla Invitational without winning any of the 11 events. The girls were second, also without event-winners. Rogers thinks his squads should both be in the top three at districts, with the return of West Albany to Class 5A providing tough additional district competition for all. Silverton under Rogers traditionally shines in the relay races and this year is no exception. The girls 200 medley and 200 free foursomes are tops in the district, with the 400 free in second. The boys are second in the 200 free and fourth in the medley. Top individuals and relay performers include Marie Tolmachoff, Maggie Kelley, Maddie Broyhill and Samantha Zurcher for the girls and Blake Doerfler, David Reeves III, Emmett Bell, Kolton Howell, Carson Brighton, Cole Runion and Tristan Allen among the boys. The Foxes and the rest of Oregon’s teams will have a new venue for the state meet, which usually is held at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham. The college’s 50-meter pool was damaged recently during the installation of a dome, and the meet, which is Feb. 15-16, has been moved to the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton. It is expected that the meet will move back to Mount Hood next season. Follow me on Twitter.com @jameshday. Got a news tip? Email me at jamesday590@gmail.com. Follow Our Town on Facebook.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3057
__label__wiki	0.920555	0.920555	Battle in the sky: Duwal takes the wind out of Airbus' sails! Airbus was planning to make a historical crossing of the English Channel today at 10 am in its innovative E-Fan demonstrator powered by a Siemens electric motor. However Hugues Duval has already successfully completed the crossing day before them in a tiny electric Cri Cri, beating Airbus by a nose! A couple of days ago another attempt to cross the Channel in an electric plane could have been successful by Slovenian company Pipistrel flying with its Alpha Electro propeller plane, but the flight, which was scheduled for Tuesday, was called off. Pipistrel received an urgent letter from Siemens ordering them to stop any further use of the motor Siemens has rented to them due to contract issues. And so, last night a French pilot named Hugues Duval, sitting in a tiny one-seater CRI-CRI E-Cristaline made the first ever electric cross-Channel flight, beating the aviation giant Airbus by several hours. Their Airbus E-fan prototype aircraft also crossed the Channel without difficulties and is scheduled for series production in 2017. E-fan took off form UK and landed in France, while Duwal's plane was launched from the back of another airplane in flight. Duval is well-known as a stunt pilot in an aerobatic flight group called Tranchant from France and a Boeing 777 pilot. He set a new speed record for an electric-powered plane on September 5 in 2010, reaching 262 km/h. The year after he already broke his own record – during the Air Show in Paris on June 25, he flew the smallest twin-engine plane in the world at stunning 283 km/h! July 10, 2015 Driving photo: Electravia Airbus duval english channel Airbus E-fan: Silence as Benchmark Noise? What noise? Airbus is putting their money on electrical silence, with a new project called E-Fan. Yet this two-seater plane brings a lot more to the table, most of all a revolutionary pilot training program. Successful test flight of the new 260 kW Siemens electric aircraft motor On June 24 Siemens successfully completed the first flight of their new 260 kW electric motor, which they mounted into aerobatic airplane Extra 330LE. With 260 kW of continuous power it the first electric engine in this power range to make a public…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3069
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__label__wiki	0.654547	0.654547	Second award for apprentice gardener Rebecca April 18, 2016 /0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by reaseheathblog An apprentice gardener at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens near Malpas has become Reaseheath College’s ‘Horticulture Apprentice of the Year’. Rebecca Dawson, 26, from Aldford, Chester, received her award at a college ceremony held during National Apprenticeships Week, a celebration of the benefits which apprentices bring to businesses and to the national economy by increasing productivity and providing workforce succession. Rebecca was one of 150 apprentices who have gained their qualifications at the Nantwich, Cheshire, specialist college in the past year. She is one of a team of seven gardeners who look after the historic gardens and grounds at Cholmondeley, which attract thousands of visitors each year. Reaseheath’s award was the second prestigious accolade which Rebecca has received since she became an apprentice just over a year ago. She also holds the national title of ‘New Gardener of the Year 2015’, presented by the Professional Gardeners Guild to the top new entrant to the industry. Barry Grain, Head Gardener at Cholmondeley, who is mentoring Rebecca through her apprenticeship and who nominated her for her Professional Gardeners Guild Award, said: “Rebecca is exactly the sort of person we need to attract into the industry. She is young, committed and passionate and really wants to learn and get involved. “Cholmondeley Castle Gardens are known as one of the best in the region and are part of our living history. We need young talent to help preserve and enhance historic gardens like ours for the future and are currently looking for another apprentice to join our team.” Rebecca has completed her Level 2 apprenticeship and has progressed onto her Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. She attends Reaseheath once a week to learn academic and practical skills and is also supported by college assessors at her workplace. At Cholmondeley she has worked in all sections, including the popular terraces and temple garden. She also helped to build Cholmondeley’s award winning show garden at RHS Tatton Park Flower Show last year and will work on a similar project at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. Rebecca said: ““An apprenticeship is a very versatile qualification which is becoming increasingly popular with employers. By choosing this route I have not only been able to enter the horticultural industry, but my future prospects have improved through the lifelong skills I’ve learnt and vital networking opportunities I’ve gained. I’m also very fortunate to work in such a beautiful and historic environment as Cholmondeley.” Reaseheath currently has 355 apprentices studying agriculture, agricultural engineering, animal care, construction, construction plant, food industry skills, horse care, horticulture, motor vehicle and sports turf. Rebecca’s assessor Lyndon Smith said: “Rebecca is an outstanding apprentice and we were delighted to choose her as our award winner this year. Her portfolio of work is exceptional and her enthusiasm is infectious. She has become a vital team member at Cholmondeley, taking garden tours and answering questions from the public.” Cholmondeley Castle Gardens were a personal project of the late Lady Lavinia Cholmondeley, who began work on them in the 1950s. The gardens are currently going through a renaissance, with new landscaping and renovated borders. They have just reopened to the public for the new season. For further details of Reaseheath apprenticeships visit www.reaseheath.ac.uk/apprenticeships or call 01270 613221 For further details of Cholmondeley Castle Gardens see www.cholmondeleycastle.com Header caption: Rebecca is joined by Lyndon Smith (left) and Barry Grain at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens http://reaseheathblog.org/apprenticeships/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/04/rebecca-dawson-‘Horticulture-Apprentice-of-the-Year’.png 684 1030 reaseheathblog http://reaseheathblog.org/apprenticeships/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/reaseheath-logo-web-header.png reaseheathblog2016-04-18 15:39:562016-04-18 15:40:14Second award for apprentice gardener Rebecca Accolade for Royal Liverpool apprentice greenkeeper An apprentice greenkeeper at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, has been crowned Reaseheath College’s ‘Apprentice of the Year’. Peter Lewis, 17, from Heswall, received his award at a college ceremony held during National Apprenticeships Week, a celebration of the benefits which apprentices bring to businesses and to the national economy by increasing productivity and providing workforce succession. Peter was one of 150 apprentices who have gained their qualifications at the Nantwich, Cheshire, specialist college in the past year. He is one of a team of 11 who maintain the championship course at the world famous venue. Eight of the staff are former sports turf apprentices who have been trained by Reaseheath College. Reaseheath College Apprentice of the Year Peter Lewis Royal Liverpool Links Manager Craig Gilholm, who is mentoring Peter through his training programme, said: “Apprenticeships work well for us. They attract committed young people who are keen to learn ‘on the job’ and who quickly become key members of our team. The qualification is well respected by employers because they know that apprentices have proven, practical skills as well as understanding the theory of their subject. “Peter has shown real passion for the job and really wants to learn and get involved. He is exactly the sort of young person we like to attract into the industry, and he has a great future ahead of him.” Peter, a former pupil of Kingsmead School, Hoylake, has completed his Level 2 Apprenticeship in Sports Turf and has now progressed onto his Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. He attends Reaseheath once a week to learn academic and practical skills and is supported by college assessors at his workplace as well as by his colleagues. He has worked at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club for two years, during which time he has helped to prepare the course for the 2014Open Championship and other major tournaments. Highlights of his career so far have been meeting 2014 winner Rory McIlroy and fellow professionals Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. A keen golfer himself, Peter has always wanted to work at a world class golf course and started to gain work experience at courses in Heswall during school holidays. He said: “Being an apprentice has given me an opening into a great career. It’s fantastic working in such a lovely environment and with such a friendly team. I’ve worked hard and the training is really paying off.” Reaseheath assessor Lyndon Smith said: “Peter’s portfolio of work is outstanding, he works hard and he’s extremely keen to learn. We were delighted to choose him as our Apprentice of the Year.” Header picture caption: Peter Lewis celebrates success with Craig Gilholm (left) and Lyndon Smith http://reaseheathblog.org/apprenticeships/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/04/Apprentice-of-the-Year-Peter-Lewis-with-boss-Craig-Gilholm-and-assessor-Lyndon-Smith.jpg 2592 3888 reaseheathblog http://reaseheathblog.org/apprenticeships/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/reaseheath-logo-web-header.png reaseheathblog2016-04-18 14:57:272016-04-18 15:41:02Accolade for Royal Liverpool apprentice greenkeeper Reaseheath’s apprentice stars recognised A trainee groundsman at one of the country’s top golf courses and a trainee food development technologist who helps to bring new ready meals to the supermarket shelf took the top titles at Reaseheath College’s Apprenticeship Awards. Advanced Apprentice of the Year James Tickner of Hitchen Foods Peter Lewis, an apprentice groundsman at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, was crowned ‘Level 2 Apprentice of the Year’ while James Tickner, a development apprentice with Bakkavor Hitchen Foods, Wigan, was awarded ‘Advanced Apprentice of the Year’. The event marked the achievements of 150 apprentices who had gained their qualifications at the Nantwich, Cheshire, specialist college in the past year. It was held during National Apprenticeships Week, a celebration of the benefits which apprentices bring to businesses and to the national economy by increasing productivity and providing workforce succession. Also selected for special awards were Best Horticulture Apprentice Rebecca Dawson, who works at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Malpas, Best Construction Apprentice (Brickwork) Adam Platt, who is employed by Greg Lambert Ltd., building contractors in Northwich and Best Construction Apprentice (Joinery) Ewan Collins of Magno Property Maintenance in Whitchurch. Best Agricultural Apprentice was Jordan Brandrick, who works for his family’s arable farm in Burton-on-Trent and Best Food Apprentice was William Hill, an apprentice butcher with Woolliscroft Butchers, Stoke-on-Trent Best Agricultural Engineering Apprentice (Parts, Sales and Marketing) was Mary Wallbank, a customer care trainee with Guy Machinery Ltd, Gisburn, Lancashire. Mary, 21, joined guest speaker Lee Webster, Managing Director of Hultons Landscapes, on stage to make a presentation to a packed audience of employers and families. Best Agricultural Engineering apprentice (Parts, Sales and Marketing) Mary Wallbank addresses guests Opening the ceremony, Reaseheath Principal Meredydd David emphasised that apprenticeships were recognised by the government as the preferred training route for employers and that demands for places from young people were currently at an all time high. The apprenticeship training programme delivered meaningful and highly valued qualifications along with skills and knowledge which were of vital importance to the country’s economy. Continuous upskilling was essential if the UK’s workforce was to be able to compete in European and world markets. Describing the apprentices as the future leaders of local businesses and communities, he said: “You will be the influencers and the drivers for change. Through the skills and knowledge you have gained, and through your resilience and adaptability, you will prosper.” Meredydd also pointed out that Reaseheath’s apprenticeship provision had earned praise from Ofsted inspectors last November, with the college’s outstanding work with employers and the industries it serves being particularly commended. The college’s apprenticeship frameworks and success rates were well above the national average and apprentice satisfaction rates were also very high. Speaking from the employers’ point of view, Lee Webster confirmed: “A Reaseheath apprenticeship is a qualification that horticultural employers value highly. Having a Reaseheath ticket on their CV helps to make young people more employable.” Other apprentices to be commended during the evening were: Certificates of Excellence: Owen Taylor (Horticulture – Tatton Park Gardens) Beth Grindey (Agriculture – G Marrow and Partners, Congleton) Bethan Roberts (Animal Care – Groom Room, Chester) Dan Waring (Sports Turf – Ashbourne Golf Club) Joshua Martin (Construction – Mark Pine Joinery, Tarporley) Certificates of Endeavour: Nathan Fox (Agriculture – J W Fawcett and Son, Whitchurch) Benjamin Graham (Construction – Elliot Build & Glaze Ltd., Wirral) Certificates for Outstanding Achievement: Rob Clowes (Agriculture – A&JE Goldstraw, Stoke-on-Trent) For further details of apprenticeships visit www.reaseheath.ac.uk/apprenticeships or call Reaseheath Training on 01270 613221 http://reaseheathblog.org/apprenticeships/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/04/reaseheath-apps-praised.jpg 441 1030 reaseheathblog http://reaseheathblog.org/apprenticeships/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/reaseheath-logo-web-header.png reaseheathblog2016-04-18 14:00:492016-04-18 15:43:55Reaseheath’s apprentice stars recognised	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3082
__label__cc	0.657508	0.342492	Roommates & Room for Rent in Albuquerque, NM on Rooomates and Room for Rent \| USA \| New Mexico \| Albuquerque Roommates Your Guide to Room for Rent and Roommates in Albuquerque Finding the best Albuquerque roommate or room for rent requires a friend that knows all about Albuquerque - like Roommmatester.com. From a trendy NY Style Loft in downtown to a huge 4 bedroom house in the subrubs, Roommmatester.com is the best place to find Albuquerque room for rent and roommate situations in apartments, houses, guest houses, condos and townhouses in Albuquerque. Wheteher youre looking for roommates in Albuquerque or have a room for rent in Albuquerque, Roommmatester.com is the largest free roommmate service in Albuquerque. Best of all, it's free to search, free to post profile and free to send messages. Albuquerque is the largest city in thestate of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 518,271 as of July 1, 2007 U.S. census estimates and ranks as the 34th-largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007, the city was the 6th fastest growing in America. With a metropolitan population of 835,120 as of July 1, 2007, Albuquerque is the 60th-largest United States metropolitan area. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, and a hub for many master-planned communities that are expected to draw future businesses and residents to the area. Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Kirtland Air Force Base as well as the Sandia National Laboratoriesand Petroglyph National Monument. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south. The city was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of Ranchos de Alburquerque; present-day Albuquerque retains much of the Spanish cultural and historical heritage. Albuquerque was a farming community and strategically located military outpost along the Camino Real. The town of Alburquerque was built in the traditional Spanish village pattern: a central plaza surrounded by government buildings, homes, and a church. This central plaza area has been preserved and is open to the public as a museum, cultural area, and center of commerce. It is referred to as "Old Town Albuquerque" or simply "Old Town." "Old Town" was sometimes referred to as "La Placita" ("little plaza" in Spanish). The village was named by the provincial governor Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes in honour of Don Francisco Fern?ndez de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy of New Spain from 1653 to 1660. 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__label__wiki	0.779115	0.779115	Home » Blog » The Cape Family Research Forum receives award The Cape Family Research Forum receives award By Michele King on February 15, 2013 2 Comments The Cape Family Research Forum (CFRF) on Monday evening received the Western Cape Cultural Affairs’ Award for their Contribution to Marketing Archival Services and Resources in 2012 at a ceremony that took place at the Cape Town City Hall. The award, presented by Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Ivan Meyer, was received by the chairperson of the CFRF, Shamiel Gamildien and the organisation’s chief researcher, Ebrahim Rhoda. The CFRF was part of the St Helena Island Heritage exhibition in 2012, resulting in the forum being nominated by Merle Martin , the heritage activist for St Helena Island Roots. “Thus the archival heritage fraternity bestowed this public recognition on the CFRF for its 10 years of endeavours of community outreach and transfer of archival research skills,” the forum’s PRO, Mogamat Kamedien told VOC. “This Cultural Award for the promotion of the Archives , is based on the public outreach programme of the CFRF at the various community fairs such as the VOC Festival and the Boland Summer Festival, as well as the transfer of archival research skills workshop by the CFRF members to the Cape Flats community at large,” Kamedien added. For the award Contribution to Marketing Archival Services and Resources, the adjudicating panel took into account: – The extent which the nominee has been actively involved in research programmes to contribute to published articles, books, reports and arrangements of group visits to the reading room; – The extent which the nominee has contributed to sustaining efforts to raise awareness of the services offered by the Archives to diverse community groups and marginalised sections of society; – The extent which the nominee has contributed to exposing the youth to archival records to enhance learning about the past; and – The extent which the nominee has participated in the furthering of preservation/ conservation programmes. Speaking to VOC on Tuesday, Rhoda said the award was gratifying, because it showed that people have been taking note of the work the forum had been doing since its establishment in 2002. “In our category, we were competing with the Department of Enviromental awards and were fortunate that they chose us as winner. Since we began to research our legacy, it is safe to say that we have lit little fires and they are are now burning all over the show, bringing more people from our community to the archives to research their family history.” The former school principal turned historian who has penned a number of books over the last decade on Cape Muslim history, has led the charge for the CFRF who has hosted several training programs at the Archives to introduce novices to research. The next workshop takes place on Saturday 2 March and is already full, while a second one for 2013 is planned for 11 May. “We have been thrilled to see that people from across the spectrum have attended these workshops, from ordinary people just interested in researching their personal history, to other respected figures in our community, from academics to members of the ulema,” he said. The forum has even helped bring the archives closer to the community by ensuring that they have exhibition space at local heritage related events. In presenting the Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards, MEC Dr Ivan Meyer said: “The 2013 Western Cape Arts, Culture, Heritage, Museum, Geographical Names, Libraries and Archives Awards is a celebration of our common heritage. It is also a reflection of the values of our vibrant democracy in which the cultural and linguistic rights of all people are recognised and protected by the Constitution.” VOC Article and photo reproduced and published with permission of The Voice of the Cape radio website. Previous postStrange little critters of the ocean Next postScenic South 50 km fun ride 24 Feb CFRF wins award « Cape Malays…, April 14, 2013 at 12:18 pm […] And click on: http://scenicsouth.co.za//2013/02/the-cape-family-research-forum-receives-award/ […] Merle Martin, February 15, 2013 at 6:10 pm Slamat to the CFRF heritage activist membership for this MEC cultural award. The significance of this 2013 Provincial Cultural Award to the category winner, the Cape Family History & Heritage Research [CFRF] is that this is the 175th Liberation Year commemoration for Commonwealth countries since British Slave Emancipation in 1838, and the Nederlands just a few weeks ago commemorated the 150th year of Dutch slave emancipation in the Nederlands and its former colonies. Thus the CFRF deserves this prestigious ministerial recognition for their sterling efforts to put into the spotlight the less well-known special collections such as the Slave Office records housed at the Western Cape Archives at 72 Roeland Street which is a UNESCO World Heritage site for Dutch VOC records. At the same time, the ministerial selection panel is giving indirect recognition to the transformation efforts by the provincial archive management team who is implementing the recommendations/findings of the Stakeholder Perception Audit for Western Cape Archives & Records Services with more vigorous community outreach engagements in previously marginalised Cape Flats communities such as partnerships with community heritage groups such as the CFRF to bring the nation’s documentary heritage into the public arena for matriculants considering professional careers in archival sciences, history, library sciences, etc	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3091
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View all posts by Ted Rall → 51 thoughts on “Actually, Forced Child Separations Are All-American” American Teacher on June 26, 2018 at 2:09 PM said: @Glenn Opening paragraph of Mein Kampf is fascinating. Hitler could not have possibly had a better understanding of human nature. Glenn on June 26, 2018 at 3:59 PM said: I expect that you will find as much in Mein Kampf that validates your positions as I will find for you. The banality of evil, and all that. For your amusement, Hitler complains about disrespect for teachers here on P32, Ralph Manheim translation: “[T]he very mother and father, even in the presence of the children, talk about his teacher and school in terms which are not fit to be repeated, and are more inclined to curse the latter to their face than to take their little offspring across their knees and teach them some sense.” You have to like that! I do indeed! Adolf gets an awful rap, doesn’t he? Especially considering that he was trying to save Europe from a far more pernicious force and that when compared to the other evil dictators of the twentieth century, he was a minor murderer. Bolshevik should be a slur the equivalent of Nazi. By all means, please speak more about this AH who inspires you so. Don’t be shy. Many Americans liked Hitler, and many Nazi Germans liked America’s race laws. Hitler’s German lawmakers wanted to incorporate American racism into their laws, but found the “one drop rule” too extreme, even for them. Read “Hitlers American Model” if this has piqued your interest. “Hitler’s” The British royal family liked old Adolf, too, and many of its members were married to prominent Nazis. How was Adolf any different from Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, Mao, Enver Pasha, Kim Il Sung, etc, etc? They all murdered millions, didn’t they, and yet only AH’s name is invoked to personify evil. Could it be who the victims were? As for the race laws, explain to me the difference between the Nazi race laws and the Amerindian laws which are based on blood quantum. As Renfield yelled in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, “The blood is the life!” Well, I have not attacked anyone different from myself on this comment section at least, and still you manage to keep it up. I feel persecuted. BUILD THE WALL CrazyH on June 26, 2018 at 1:50 PM said: God, are you really that oblivious? You’ve been attacking refugees and defending discrimination in nearly every post you’ve made here. > I feel persecuted. And therein lies the problem. You evidently believe that the bullies are the real victims here. I’ve seen it so many times I have to accept that it’s a real thing, but I will never understand it. I look over my comments and I plead innocence. I just question adopting the entire mestizo population of Central America and wonder why my country should serve as a safety valve for other peoples. > I look over my comments and I plead innocence. Yes, that’s what I said, “Oblivious” “I just question adopting the entire mestizo population of Central America ” “In more good news, the travel ban has been upheld.” “The Refugee Racket ” “a low grade war is being waged against our citizens. ” “God Bless ICE!” ” Two Hispanics were arrested.” “ICE has nabbed more than 5000 criminal immigrants breaking into America, including members of the Mexican Mafia, 18th Street Gang, and MS-13.” “Why should these migrants be privileged over our own citizens?” “Such as Yanela Hernandez? And presumably you would be okay with DNA testing to ensure that these groups really are families?” “By exceptional, do you mean superior?” “think what it might have been like in good old Africa. ” I repeat myself: “Oblivious” – you evidently feel that you are making objective, unbiased statements. Yet unbeknownst to you, your hatred, fear, and insecurity is playing at full volume. You are fooling nobody but yourself. @CH I am making valid points that you may try to rebut, if you wish. You can’t stand that someone disagrees with so you call them a racist (or homophobe or whatever.) You don’t like the free interchange of ideas. How dare anyone entertain a different point of view on immigration into the United States! Your name calling borders on facism. > Your name calling borders on facism. “Faggy” “Moozies” Pot, meet kettle. I have never called you any of those things. American Teacher on June 26, 2018 at 9:33 AM said: WSJ reports today on migrant mothers turning themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol. Of course, they’re turning themselves in, on my dime. The Refugee Racket costs Americans 1.1 billion a year, food, housing, medical, and naturally, lawyers! Hey, Everyone! I actually looked up the law on illegal entry into the United States! Here is what it says: US Code 1325 Improper Entry by an Alien Any alien who enters the United States at a place other than that designated by immigration officers or eludes inspection by immigration officers or attempts to obtain entry by false representation shall be fined or imprisoned not more than six months for the first commission and for subsequent commission not more than two years. As you can see, there are criminal penalties for illegal entry to the U.S. Catch and Release is completely illegal! Last week, ICE seized 21 assault rifles and 800 rounds of ammunition that had come over the border to Laredo, Texas. These are the guns that kill Americans; a low grade war is being waged against our citizens. How many of those assault rifles came from the US in the first place? How many assault rifles do you own? How did a convicted felon manage to stockpile an arsenal, anyway? In New Jersey., ICE seized 9 kilos of heroin and 50 pounds of crystal moth. Two Hispanics were arrested. These are the drugs that are coming into our country to kill our people. “A federal operation dubbed Fast and Furious allowed weapons from the U.S. to pass into the hands of suspected gun smugglers so the arms could be traced to the higher echelons of Mexican drug cartels. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which ran the operation, has lost track of hundreds of firearms, many of which have been linked to crimes, including the fatal shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010.” http://www.latimes.com/nation/atf-fast-furious-sg-storygallery.html Gun-smuggling cartel figures possibly were paid FBI informants Congressional investigators probing the controversial “Fast and Furious” anti-gun-trafficking operation on the border with Mexico believe at least six Mexican drug cartel figures involved in gun smuggling also were paid FBI informants. The US turns other countries into shooting galleries then complains when people who don’t want to play war games flee from hostile conditions created by the US to the US. “Fast and Furious ” was under the Obama administration? An Eric Holder project? Glenn on June 26, 2018 at 8:13 AM said: @AT That’s correct, AT. From my perspective, it’s also irrelevant that “Fast and Furious” was under Obama, but still on point. Why irrelevant? I thought Obama was the magical president and his justice department above all scandal. In any event, the Daily Mail reports ICE has nabbed more than 5000 criminal immigrants breaking into America, including members of the Mexican Mafia, 18th Street Gang, and MS-13. Why does the British media have to do the job of America’s media? Glenn on June 26, 2018 at 10:47 AM said: “I thought Obama was the magical president and his justice department above all scandal.” Then you were a fool. American Teacher on June 26, 2018 at 12:21 PM said: He did turn out to be a bit of a Pox Obama, didn’t he? Obama never fooled me, not even in the beginning. Democrats even (or as usual, when meeting challenges to their favored party, and in this they’re as bad as Republicans) called me Republican, rather than consider my arguments against him on the merits. Paul Street, it turned out, covered most of my objections to Obama, so read one of his books on him if you want to know more, because I don’t have the time for all that now. I did look it up and the ego and laziness do not surprise me in the least, but I would argue that Obama was a transformational president, albeit in awful ways. Of course, Crazy Horse would attack me, but allowing the mentally disturbed to use the restroom and the pronoun of their choice was a blow from which we are still trying to recover. I am not the first to point out the Big Media Lie, but when Americans are detained by law enforcement, they are separated from their kids because no one wants children in adult facilities. And couldn’t migrants solve this problem themselves, by staying in their own countries? Ted Rall on June 25, 2018 at 1:46 PM said: Illegal immigration is closer to a traffic ticket than a felony. Illegal immigrant parents ought not to be subjected to prison. If migrants could stay in their own countries, the vast majority would. It’s often a matter of life and death. And since you say that it is a matter of life and death, why don’t these caravans choose flee to one of their closer neighbors instead of coming to the Great Satan? And couldn’t US migration problems solve themselves, by Americans staying in their own country? The American propensity for making war, given the 800 US military bases in other countries, and the devastation of Central American nations due to overthrow of their governments by the “Great Satan” (of your reference), makes their grip on life in these puppet-run governments tenuous. People have asked me why I don’t leave this country if I don’t like its foreign policies. My response is that I’d rather be from where the big guns are being aimed than where they are being aimed at. A pro-gun person should easily see the logic in this. Look, if these folks are indeed refugees, the first safe country rule applies, and it is not the United States. So now the Americans are calling for compliance with international laws that it exempts itself from by its status as “The (the one and only) Exceptional Nation”. By exceptional, do you mean superior? Not all nations are exceptional. If all nations were exceptional, they would not allow themselves to be dominated by others. If we were really calling for compliance, we would expel all those illegally within our borders. Hopefully, we’ll get to that once we build the wall. > By exceptional, do you mean superior? No, although that’s how the RWNJs usually interpret the phrase. “American Exceptionalism” actually refers to the belief that ‘murika is ‘exceptional,’ and is therefore not constrained by the same rules as everyone else. It’s easy to convince yourself that you’re exceptional, just ask any spoiled five-year-old. The problem is in convincing other people that they should follow rules which don’t apply to you. Well, if your country has 800 military bases (ye gods, I did not think it was that many) around the world and the rest of the world wants to migrate to your country and you do not want to migrate to theirs, logic tells me that your country is superior. > logic tells me that your country is superior. Logic tells me that a superior military force is a superior military force. Period. That does not tell me that said country is superior in other ways, such as morals, ethics, compassion, empathy – you know, stuff that Jesus liked? If a country uses military superiority to force its will on others, then that country is morally inferior. Let’s bring this home, your argument boils down to “might makes right” – so, okay, if I sneak up behind you and club you with an antelope’s thighbone, then I am in the right. Further, I am right to take all your stuff and sex your wife. That doesn’t sound like a “civilization” I want to live in, but on the other hand I am pretty good with my antelope’s thighbone… Well, can we agree that the nation with the superior military probably does not have its citizens living in mud huts, fanning themselves with palm fronds? Look at Britain, for example. All the poetry, novels, paintings, and music behind that Empire. Guatemala really cannot compare, can it? And let’s leave Jesus (and the homos) out of this one, shall we? Jesus was not Ceasar’s spiritual advisor. CrazyH on June 25, 2018 at 12:49 PM said: As a thousand angry Indians come riding over the hill, the Lone Ranger turns to his faithful companion and says, “Tonto, we’re in a heap of trouble” Tonto replies, “What mean ‘we’ paleface?” In the same spirit (sorta) I ask, “What mean ‘we’ Ted?” … have you done personally these things? If so, I hereby cancel my Patreon donation. Yeah, some of our fellow Americans have done these things in the past, and continue to support them until this day. Others of us see what this country could be if it would only live up to its (hypothetical) founding principles. Good point, it’s not “we” really. But you know what I mean. Yuh, I know’d dat. I sometimes get tired of being held accountable for actions of others; especially when I object to those actions in the first place. Double-plus especially when the blowback affects sweet, lil’ ol’ me. Soundtrack: Monster by Steppenwolf. On Steppenwolf live, John Kay introduces the number by saying something to the effect that, “despite all the problems with this country, there are still too many good things to let it all go down the drain” http://www.metrolyrics.com/monster-lyrics-steppenwolf.html “[D]espite all the problems with this country, there are still too many good things to let it all go down the drain” is a good paraphrase of Frederick Douglas when he spoke in opposition to the many black people who wanted to leave the US after dealing with the failed promises of Reconstruction after the US Civil War. Interesting that the people who excoriate the United States choose to stay; they have any number of countries where they could go to give aid and comfort. You know don’t seem to know who Frederick Douglas was or be able to imagine why he had a problem with life in the good ole USA. Wasn’t Fred a slave whose mistress committed the crime of teaching him to read? He was allowed to earn money on the docks of Baltimore and even keep some of it? And he went on to write his memoirs, now required reading in high schools and colleges? My parents gave me a “kiddie” book about him when I was a child. Well, if he had a problem with life in the good old USA, think what it might have been like in good old Africa. Why is it always better to be ruled by one’s own when others might do a better job of it? Surely that is what the lovely migrants realize as they scamper over several countries in their quest to get here? Good point – so why DO you stay here? You pretty much hate everything that makes this country great. You’d be more comfortable in Saudi Arabia – you could teach superstition in schools, discriminate against women and even stone gays to death. Wouldn’t that be fun? I could see myself working for their morality police, but I might be too conservative for Saudi Arabia. Why must you always attack ME? You would be one of the waiters throwing me out of a restaurant or a heckler staging a protest outside of my home. You do realize that your rhetoric will only give rise to someone you would consider far worse than Trump? > Why must you always attack ME? Because you always attack any and everyone who is different than YOU. Is it really that hard to connect the dots? On that day when you learn to play nice with others, I will play nice with you. The Persecuted One hangs a sign on his back that says “Kick Me” and then cries when he gets kicked. Someone once said that the easiest way to disabuse one’s self of notions about the Christian God is to read the Bible. So in that spirit, I have begun my long delayed reading of Mein Kampf. AH, like most RWNJs, felt he was under-appreciated and abused. Some things really don’t change. AH walks among us still today. @Glenn, yep, I have the same conversation over & over on the internetz. 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__label__cc	0.73896	0.26104	Rock On! Indie Bands in Taiwan – 2152期 Indie Bands Need More Stages The 2015 Taiwan Indie Music Festival（2015臺灣樂團潮）was held on October 31st in Huashan 1914 Creative Park（華山1914文化創意產業園區）. Indie bands（獨立樂團）were funded by indie music record subsidies（硬地音樂錄製補助）and enjoyed their time on the stages. This music festival was held by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development（文化部影視及流行音樂產業局）, a.k.a BAMID, to promote indie bands in Taiwan. With many indie musicians and BAMID’s efforts, lots of Taiwan’s original music works have accordingly been noticed by people in Taiwan and all over the world. However, there are some opposing voices in the industry. Some indie musicians point out that the policy of BAMID simply can not help resolve the problems they currently have. Although the government had already pour in lots of money, indie bands still don’t have many opportunities and money to publish their works. “The main problem is that there is no one from the decision committee who can come out and make overall arrangements and understand the needs of this industry. Therefore, the government copes with the issue inefficiently and helplessly even though each department does the best on their works.” said Guo-hong Zeng（曾國宏）, the guitar player in Come! Bei Bei!（來吧!焙焙!）. Zeng added, “Our advice to BAMID, is to revise the policies on the indie music subsidies. For example, there should be no restriction on the sum of money applying from bands. The conditions are that bands have to pay back with low interest or even no interest. The advantage of this method is that bands will take responsibilities for their works. On the other hand, the money invested by government could reach maximum utility.” The other problem is that indie music is still less prevalent than pop music. The reasons are that the legality of live houses, the music venues featuring live music, is still in grey area with lots of parents having negative conceptions. Yen-chi Chen（陳彥奇）, the bass guitar player in Monkey Pilot（猴子飛行員）said, “The opportunities of performance in live houses is important to indie bands, and the government should promote the culture of indie music to the public through some introductory courses in schools.” Comments from Musicians Taiwan Indie Music Festival is one of the best examples of how the Ministry of Culture promotes independent music. However, the subsidy program has been criticized severely as many music bands complain that they fail to meet the minimum requirements and are unable to apply for the funding. Unable to find suitable business registration, live houses in Taiwan, the music venues featuring live music for indie bands and artists, have in result faced an awkward position over a long period of time. Moreover, according to the 2013 Production of Flagship Pop Music and Integrating Promotion Plan for Marketing industry（一○二年旗艦型流行音樂製作與整合行銷產業促進計畫）, applicants who want to apply for subsidies must at least have been nominated once for the Golden Melody Awards between 2008 to 2012. Those who have benefited from this program also included well-known artists. In short, there are too many music bands in Taiwan but subsides are limited. Therefore, each band only receives a small amount of money. Some bands think that the government is apparently heading towards the wrong direction for they do not have deeper insight into what they really need. To get subsidies, indie bands would have to submit their works to the government hastily in a short period of time. This not only affects the quality of their music, but also causes a negative effect on Taiwan’s music industry. Aside from the environment in the music industry and the government's policies, the lead singer of band 1976, Ray-kai Chen（陳瑞凱）, also claims that low birth rate is one of the causes as well. “Low birth rate is a great impact to us. We don’t have a large population in our country, and students are the majority who have the habit of listening to independent music, which is why our market is shrinking.” It is very difficult to run a livehouse in Taiwan. With mutiple restrictions to establish livehouses in Taiwan, Chen believes that Taipei’s independent music industry might be centralized in one specific area. “Kaohsiung might also face the same situation in the future, having to go to a particular place to listen to music.” said Chen. He also noted that cities might lose their cultural diversity if the bands of independent music industry only do their performances in some specific area. “There were no policies on this industry during 1990 to 2000. Yet, we all paid our taxes, passed the fire safety inspections, and we indeed cultivated many talents.” The Ministry of Culture, livehouse owners, and indie music bands have all reached an agreement. They all hope that indie music industry can be successful both in Taiwan and even overseas. They also discussed their future plans together. “I have been told that a great number of people in Taipei work in the music industry I also think that we should have more young artists working in this industry. However, the young musicians have to carry the value that this is a career, and they might actually make a living by devoting in bands, you just never know.”said Ray-kai Chen, in a cautious but optimistic tone. The controversy of live house issue originated from the incident that Taipei City Government（台北市政府）ordered the livehouse, The Underworld （地下社會）, to stop business in July, 2012, leading a series of protests held by many supporters, accusing the government of oppressing the development of independent music. In response, Department of Culture Affairs（台北市文化局）stated, “This incident is not just a single case, but it reflects the problem we currently face. We are looking forward to that the Ministry of Culture（文化部）could invite officials from the other departments to figure a way out” Shirking responsibility to the Ministry of Culture. Also, The former Minister of Culture（文化部長）, Ying-tai Lung（龍應台）had been questioned the livehouse issue as she reported in the Legislative Yuan, promising that they would collect relevant regulations from different countries and continue to find solutions. However, as the fever slowly faded, the issue of livehouse is still left unsolved. When Taipei Mayor Wen-je Ko（柯文哲）took office this year, he proposed some solutions to the issue and declared to establish more livehouses within three months. The current director of the Department of Culture Affairs, Chong-hua Ni（倪重華）, explained in a previous statement that it is impossible to solve the livehouse issue within three months. “Such a rush, we are all in a hurry. Nonetheless, cultural issues cannot be handled in such haste.” Ni also pointed out that the problem of Taiwan's popular music industry is the music content, not stages for bands. Ni believes the problem lies in insufficient numbers of music group in Taiwan and the lack of adequate competition among each other. Also, people are not like Westerners who are willing tospend money watching the performances of some independent bandsin the leisure time. As for the practical solutions, Ni suggested that owners of livehouses could change their operation patterns. 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__label__wiki	0.876627	0.876627	See your favorite NBC shows & more WRAL on Apple TV, Roku & Fire TV Now Streaming › On iPhone/ iPad & Android › 4:00 PM PT5:00 PM MT6:00 PM CT7:00 PM ET12:00 PM GMT8:00 PM 北京时间5:00 PM MST7:00 PM EST, Dec 6, 2018 Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana Attendance: 14,242 Edwards' late flurry leads Purdue past No. 23 Maryland 62-60 (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) By MICHAEL MAROT WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue guard Carsen Edwards always finds ways to score. Now the preseason All-American has started producing victories with a more well-rounded approach. Edwards finished with 20 points despite an off-shooting night, and delivered the decisive final flurry with two perfect passes for easy baskets to help Purdue hold off No. 23 Maryland 62-60 on Thursday. "Even when he's not scoring, guys are looking at him, guys are paying attention (to him)," center Matt Haarms said. "If he's driving to the rim, you better believe there (are) three guys dumping and it makes it easier for the rest of us." Despite going 4 of 15 from the field, Edwards knocked down three 3-pointers, including the one that gave the Boilermakers a 55-54 lead they never relinquished. He made all nine of his free-throw attempts, had four rebounds and three assists - including one to Aaron Wheeler for a layup and another to Haarms for a dunk - to give the Boilermakers a 59-54 lead with 5:18 left. Edwards wasn't finished. His late double-team forced Maryland into a turnover and when Nojel Eastern blocked Darryl Morsell's 3 at the buzzer to preserve the win, Edwards was one of the first to thank his teammate. The Boilermakers (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten) snapped a two-game losing streak and avoided starting conference play at 0-2 for the first time since 2013-14, even though it wasn't pretty. "He probably didn't have his best game tonight but he made some big plays," Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said of Edwards. Anthony Cowan Jr. led Maryland (7-2, 1-1) with 18 points, and Bruno Fernando finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds. But the Terrapins blew multiple chances to take control and pick up an early-season road win. Instead, after taking an eight-point lead in the first half and a 34-30 halftime lead, Maryland allowed the Boilermakers to quickly tie the score at 41 in the second half and then played see-saw until Edwards warmed up. Maryland got as close as 60-59 on Cowan's two free throws with 7.2 seconds to go but Edwards answered with two free throws and Eastern's block closed it out. "It was a really good game for him," coach Matt Painter said, referring to Edwards. "It didn't go his way in terms of shooting, but I think he did a lot of other things for us." Maryland: The Terrapins shot 28.6 percent from the field in the second half, finished the game going 1 of 9 from the field and scored only six points in the final 7 1/2 minutes. They need to be much better to contend for a Big Ten title. Purdue: While the Boilermakers continue to struggle offensively, Painter appreciated the grit his team demonstrated in playing its third straight game against a ranked opponent. STAT PACK Maryland: The Terrapins finished the game by going 1 of 9 from the field. ... Morsell had 12 points. ... Fernando made his first 3 of the season and the second of his career while recording his fifth double-double this season. ... Cowan needs seven points to reach the 1,000-point mark. ... Maryland has outrebounded each of its first nine opponents. Purdue: Wheeler scored a season-high 15 points while Haarms had 10 points, six rebounds and three assists. ... Eastern left for a short time in the second half with what appeared to be an injured right leg. Haarms also appeared to get hurt in a scrap for a loose ball. ... The Boilermakers finished with 16 turnovers, 10 in the first half. THEY SAID IT Maryland: "It felt like they had six guys out there (defensively)," Turgeon said. "They were everywhere." Purdue: "You have a (scoring) drought, your two leading scorers shoot the percentages that they did, you get outrebounded by 10 and you have 16 turnovers, you think you'd lose the game," Painter said. "We were able to hang in there and be in a good position." Maryland: Will try to rebound against one of last year's Final Four teams, Loyola Chicago, in Baltimore on Saturday. Purdue: Makes the next stop on a challenging schedule Sunday at Texas. More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 Updated December 6, 2018 Save Up To 50% off Top Name Brand Vacuums Download the WRAL Weather App Gold: Hurricanes draft creates more questions than answers Holliday: After the NBA Draft, Triangle teams reload, regroup Brownlow's Twitter Mailbag: Cam Johnson's draft stock, ACC beer names and more	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3125
__label__cc	0.614209	0.385791	S05E13 - The Dinner Party No: 77 \| Season: 5 Episode: 13 \| Air Date: 3-Feb-1994 \| Production #514 Look to the cookie, Elaine. Look to the cookie! The gang struggles to find gifts for a dinner party. Jerry and Elaine stop at a bakery to get a cake, but they forget to take a number and lose the chocolate pastry and the one they get has a hair on it. Kramer and George try to get the wine but must get change for a $100 dollar bill and wait for a double-parker to return to his car. Director: Tom Cherones Writers: Larry David George: (talking about Elaine) I'm a little scared of her. (The bakery clerk is coughing horribly) Jerry: Oh, that's lovely. That's what you wanna see, yeah. Yeah, you wanna trade your hair for some phlegm. Yeah, that's a good deal, you win the pennant with that trade. Hair for phlegm. Elaine: As soon as I get there, I'm gonna tell everyone what a jerk you are. Barbara: Well, I'll be there ahead of you and I'll be telling them what a jerk you are. Kramer: All right, let's go. Who's driving? Jerry: You are, I can't get that thing in my car. (referring to George) Elaine: You know, I was just thinking, the four of us can't show up with just one bottle of wine. George: Oh, here we go. Elaine: What? George: Why don't we get them a couch? (Kramer starts laughing) George: We'll rent a U-Haul. We'll bring them a nice sectional. Jerry: My stomach. I think it was that cookie. Elaine: The black and white? Jerry: Yeah. Elaine: Not getting along? Jerry: I think I got David Duke and Farrakhan down there. Kramer: Hey, anybody got change for a hundred?! George: Are you crazy?! What are you doing?! You're gonna get us killed! Kramer: What? George: Don't go shouting we got a hundred dollar bill. People will be jumping out of windows on top of us. Kramer: All right, let's go buy something and we'll get some change. George: I am not buying something just to get change. Kramer: George, there's a news stand right over there. Now, come on. Elaine: You know, I often wonder what you'll be like when you're senile. Jerry: I'm looking forward to it. Elaine: Yeah, I think it'll be a smooth transition for you. Jerry: Thank you. Jerry: Look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie. Kramer: Ooooo, I like Ring Dings. (In Kramer's car) Kramer: (Shouting out the window) HEY, YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON! George: It's a funeral procession. Kramer: (referring to George's coat) You better be careful with that thing. You'll start a war. Kramer: (on Penthouse Forum) Hey, did you ever read one of these? George: It's not real. They're all made up. Kramer: Oh, it's real. George: (sarcastic) You know there is an unusual number of people in this country having sex with AMPUTEES!! Jerry: We've got to get the cinnamon. Elaine: No, but they got the chocolate. We'll be going in with a lesser babka. Jerry: I beg your pardon? Cinnamon takes a back seat to no babka. People love cinnamon. It should be on tables at restaurants along with salt and pepper. Anytime anyone says, "Oh, this is so good. What's in it?," the answer invariably comes back, cinnamon. Cinnamon, again and again. Lesser babka? I think not. Jerry: What are we going to do now? If we can't get the babka the whole thing's useless. Elaine: Well, how about a carrot cake? Jerry: Carrot cake? Now why is that a cake? You don't make carrots into a cake. I'm sorry. Elaine: Black Forest? Jerry: Black Forest? Too scary. You're in the forest, oohh. How about a Napoleon? Elaine: Napoleon? Who's he to have a cake? He was a ruthless war monger. Might as well get Mengele. Jerry: The key to eating a black and white cookie is you want to get some black and some white in each bite. Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate. And yet, still, somehow racial harmony eludes us. If people would only look to the cookie. All our problems would be solved. Jerry: (to George) You're pretty comfortable up there, huh Bubble Boy? (A man and woman walk toward the double parked car) George: Oh, hey, hey, hey! That's great! That's very nice! You know, we've been waiting twenty minutes for you people! What do you think, you're Mussolini?! Man: Back off, Puff Ball, it's not my car! (Shoving George's shoulder, the man turns and walks away) George: I wasn't talking to you. George: All right we got the wine. Aren't we lucky? We got wine. Whoop dee Whoop! Imagine if we didn't bring the wine... We'd be shunned by society. Outcasts! "WHERE'S YOUR WINE? GET OUT!" Clerk: Can I get you anything else? Jerry: Oh, no thanks. Clerk: How about a nice box of "scram"? George: I show up with Ring Dings and Pepsi, I become the biggest hit of the party. People would be coming up to me, "Just between you and me, I'm really excited about the Ring Dings and the Pepsi." What are we, Europeans with the Beaujolais and Chardonnay... George: It's Gore-tex. You know about Gore-tex? Jerry: You like saying 'Gore-tex', don't you? Liquor Store Clerk: (sounding annoyed) Can I help you guys with anything? George: Oh, no, no, no. We bought the wine here before, but now, you know, we're blocked in by some guy double parked and we're just waiting for the guy to pull out. Liquor Store Clerk: Well, wait outside. This isn't a hangout. George: But my friend here has hypothermia. Kramer: (shivering) Hypothermia. Liquor Store Clerk: All right, guys. Take it outside. (George turns and knocks into a wine display, breaking several bottles) Liquor Store Clerk: You're paying for these. (Kramer slips on the wine and falls) Kramer: All right, look, I'm gonna have to pay you back later. I don't have my wallet. (George swaggers over to Kramer) George: Why not? Kramer: Because I don't like to carry my wallet. My osteopath says that it's bad for my spine. It throws my hips off kilter. (He makes a motion with his hips) George: "Throws your hips off kilter." So where's your money? Kramer: I never take it. George: So what do you do? Kramer: Oh, I get by. Elaine: You sold us a hair with a cake around it. George: You're telling me wine's better than Pepsi? Huh! (snort) No way wine's better than Pepsi! Elaine: These people invited us for dinner. We have to bring something. George: Why? Elaine: Because it's rude otherwise. George: You mean just going there because I'm invited, that's rude. Elaine: Yes. George: So, you're telling me, instead of them being happy to see me, they're gonna be upset because I didn't bring anything. You see what I'm saying? Jerry: The fabric of society's very complex, George. Kramer: (Searching for a parking space) Well, I'm not finding a spot here. What do you want to do? George: Ah, just double park. Kramer: No, no. Kramer: I'll get a ticket! Besides, what if somebody wants to get out of here? George: Are you kidding? People get spaces this good, they never give 'em up. Kramer: That's a fallacy. George: All right, I'll tell you what...Why don't you go into the store and I'll wait in the car? Kramer: Why don't you go into the store and I'll wait in the car? George: Because, I've got the coat. I can sit in the car and not get cold. Kramer: So what? I'm going to leave the car running and the heat'll be on. George: Does the heater even work in the car? Kramer: No. (after Jerry throws up) Elaine: How was it? Jerry: Good as it gets. George: You think chickens have individual personalities? Kramer: I don't know. George: If you had five chickens, could you tell them apart just by the way they acted? Or would they all just be walking around "bak bak baak bak?" Because if they have individual personalities, I'm not sure we should be eating them. The actor who played "Saddam Hussein" had a thick accent and his lines were deemed incomprehensible. His voice was then dubbed over by Larry David, putting on an English accent. The original actor had asked Kramer and George for directions. In the Season 3 "The Dog," George and Elaine made fun of the way Jerry throws up. However, in this episode, Jerry reveals that he hasn't thrown up in 14 years. While Jerry is eating the black and white cookie, the chocolate part is on the left and the vanilla on the right, with Jerry eating it from the top. In the next shot however, the vanilla and chocolate have switched places, yet the bites have still been taken out of the top. The back-projection rear-window view when Kramer is driving George through New York has a repeat: the same corner is shown with the same parked car and the same mother and child crossing. When George and Kramer are in the liquor store, we see beer for sale. Unfortunately, liquor stores in New York are not allowed to sell beer. The newsstand has the magazine five different issues of the same magazine, "Entertainment", on sale. This seems unusual. Jerry takes his gloves off twice when they enter the store. Michael Richards Kramer Fred Pinkard Newsstand Boy Frank Novak Clerk Mark Holton David Suzy Soro Barbara Kathryn Kates Counterwoman S. Marc Jordan Man in Bakery Langdon Bensing Man on Street Sayed Badreya Foreign Man Amjad J. Qaisen Hussein Roger Eschbacher Man with Cane Larry David Saddam Hussein Holly Lewis Dinner Guest (uncredited) Kristen Vigrass Woman Behind Counter (uncredited)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3130
__label__cc	0.520183	0.479817	Home » Length » Novels » The Blancmange (Elemental Superpowers 2) The Blancmange (Elemental Superpowers 2) Finn wants justice in the Water Court's controversial murder trial - but two jurors have already been killed and now an assassin is after him and won't give up. Finn Garrison is a Water Mage who lives in Bermuda and teaches swimming to water-phobes, assists in the salvage of ship wrecks and rehabilitates local wildlife in his spare time. When he gets called to be a juror in a high profile Water Court trial and his life is endangered, he knows he needs help. Ty Anglin is an experienced Water Marshal who doesn't really want to become someone's glorified bodyguard. When he meets Finn, he's not only attracted to him, but also suddenly very protective. Two attempts on Finn's life later, they are both sure there is more going on than meets the eye. Will they be able to find out who is behind the assassinations? Was the sea monster on trial really framed? And are freshwater people really being discriminated against by their saltwater cousins? Cover Artist: Posh Gosh Book Type: EBook, Paperback All Books, Elemental Superpowers, Paperbacks, Novels, Paranormal Finn Garrison stepped out onto the sand and stretched. At six-foot-four, he was a big man and being scrunched up in a jury box day after day took its toll on him. Even his toes were happy to be back at the beach. He luxuriated in the chilly morning air and stared up at the sky. He studied the appealing mix of shades. Brilliant blue with streaks of egg white cloud, a hint of green and soft grey. A whisper of rose. So much better than where he'd been. It reminded him of a Dairy Queen Blizzard. Why did he always think about things in terms of ice cream? He longed to saunter over to Christopher's house, which was just three doors down, and start his morning with a cup of coffee. Christopher was so much fun and always lifted his spirits, but he could tell by their closed patio door that Christopher's lover, Marcel, was still home. When Christopher was alone, music and good baking smells poured out of the open doors. That's how he and Christopher had first met on the beach, discussing food. He gulped as he realised Marcel was not Finn's biggest fan. For some reason, he seemed jealous of the budding friendship between Christopher and Finn-which was ridiculous. Marcel was older, but the Fire Court judge had Christopher's heart. Finn was more like his...court jester. He found himself wondering, not for the first time, about Christopher's relationship with the dangerous and powerful Marcel Paradis. They both held high positions in the Fire Council. They were part of the clandestine network of the super-secret elemental superpowers. So was Finn. Sometimes it made him feel like Batman, other times he felt like a lunatic. If he told any regular person what his life was like, he'd wind up in a rubber room. A juror for the Water Court, Finn was adjudicating a difficult trial right now. Being new to the Northern California beach community of Half Moon Bay-his temporary home-he'd been relieved to meet Christopher and Marcel. It had been a fluke really, since most people involved in elemental superpowers usually didn't fraternise outside of their special elemental zone. Christopher was different, though. He had friends in all of the houses-earth, air, fire and water. Dang...maybe I do like him as more than a friend. This thought worried him. Hankering for the wrong guy had already landed him in a whole world of hurt. He could just quietly walk by their house. Christopher wouldn't even need to know Finn was on the beach. But I want him to see me. I want to hang out with him. I think he's seriously special. He's not only the hottest guy I've ever met, but nobody cooks the way he does. Finn tried not to allow his romantic and sexual fantasies to filter into his brain. He had enough on his plate. Still, he wavered. He longed to talk to Christopher, who was not only sympathetic and understanding, but also made a fantastic cup of coffee. Not that he'd discuss the actual case with the man-or more appropriately in Christopher's case, Mage-but Christopher could make sense of even the smallest peculiarities. He was a magic man. Finn had no idea what the guy put in the coffee he made, but it always left Finn feeling very mellow. Christopher Fire ran an incredible bakery called Fabulous Cupcakes with Marcel's son, Daine. It had become the hottest bakery in San Francisco, both with humans and the ‘elementals'-as some people with superpowers called themselves. In fact, Fabulous Cupcakes had become a kind of informal meeting place for all the superpowers. For the first time in centuries, the members had started congregating on neutral ground...there at the shop. The human customers had no idea what the hell was going on right under their noses, which was kind of fun. But I go to that bakery just to see him. Oh, crap. I do like him, maybe more than I should. Fuckity fuckity fuck fuck fuck. He stretched again, every muscle in his back and legs aching. The Kennedy trial should have been a routine murder trial but it had turned out to be nasty and very, very complicated. He yawned. Maybe he could stop by for a small cup of coffee and try extra hard to laugh at Marcel's jokes. He bit his lip, trying to strike up the courage. Something stopped him. The image of Marcel frowning came to mind. Finn had never actually seen Marcel do anything mean but he'd heard stories about the mercurial judge setting fire to talkative courtroom watchers' hair. He'd given people hot feet and hot flashes. So Finn was always nice to the guy. He was aware that he, too, had powers and water could put out fire, but still...there was something frightening about Marcel. Okay, so maybe I should stay away. I just got a nice haircut. Flames wouldn't improve it at all. Finn blew out a breath and began to run along the foamy shoreline, passing Christopher's house, which was so near, and yet so far from his own beach bungalow. A huge wave crashed to his left, startling him. Water sprayed him from nowhere, almost completely covering him, but his attention and body were diverted by Christopher, who'd come out of his house, waving frantically. "Come and have breakfast. I tried calling you!" Finn tripped over his own big feet in his haste to get to the house. "Wow, you're all wet," Christopher said, handing him a fluffy blue towel. The man looked gorgeous. Wearing faded pale blue jeans the exact colour of his eyes and a white silk shirt, his tousled blond hair and ten-thousand kilowatt smile gave him the appearance of a supermodel. He was mesmerising. "I just got decked by a huge wave," Finn replied. "Really?" Christopher's brows knitted in a curious way. Oh, I want to kiss that spot between his eyes. I want to undo each button and lick my way down his torso until I reach his treasure trail. Stop, idiot. He's taken. "But the water's so flat today." Christopher's nose crinkled as he looked past Finn's shoulder out towards the sea. Finn turned. He was right. But the wave had been there, coming out of nowhere. Finn brushed the thought aside. Half Moon Bay, just thirty minutes south of San Francisco, was a picturesque, secluded enclave, but it was also a super-secret big wave spot. Swells just popped up out of seemingly harmless ripples. Surfer Mark Foo had drowned here several years ago and people still talked about it like it happened yesterday. The smell of warm peach and lemon had him towel-drying himself in record time. He walked into the house, nodding to Marcel who sat on a high stool at the kitchen breakfast bar, in jeans and a mulberry coloured sweater, reading the morning paper. Finn knew that Christopher had knitted it. It had taken him ages. A lot of love had gone into it. The thought depressed Finn. He brought his thoughts back to the present. "Good morning, Marcel," he said, putting a smile on his face. It surprised Finn to see that the great, distinguished jurist was reading a human newspaper, but then again, nothing about Marcel was...well, normal. "What's good about it?" Marcel glowered at him. Maybe I should have sprayed my hair with fire retardant before I came over here... "Well," Finn said, without thinking, "I have no jury duty today. It's such a relief. This trial is killing me, I swear." For a moment, desolation gripped him. He hated the trial. Hated that he'd been summoned from his lonely, but very comfortable existence back in Mermaid Beach, Bermuda, to sit in on the case. The powers-that-be had promised him it would take a week. He should have smelled a water rat when they'd offered to spring for accommodation. He narrowed his eyes now. It was Saturday. On Monday, he and the other Water Court jurors would be embarking on their second month of witness testimony in what some had dubbed the ‘Camelot' case. As if reading his mind, Marcel glanced at him. "You're working the Camelot trial?" He carefully folded up his newspaper, placed it by his left elbow then leaned on the breakfast bar, staring at him. For the first time since they'd met, Marcel seemed to be interested in Finn. Finn saw the crackle of fire cross Marcel's pupils. He wished he had a glass of water handy just in case he'd need to extinguish a fire on his crotch or something. "Take a seat." Marcel held out the stool beside him. Christopher beamed and put two bread plates and a basket of what Christopher called breakfast cupcakes between the two men. Finn called these delicacies godsends. He'd never tasted such fantastic cupcakes in his life. Christopher slid silverware beside them, then-to Finn's relief-poured him a cup of coffee. Finn took a seat, drinking from his cup the second Christopher stopped adding cream to it. He felt better, as if somehow Christopher had reached inside him and ironed out the spiritual kinks. Not that he would ever voice these thoughts aloud. To anybody. "So," Marcel purred. "You must tell me. Have you seen Mr. Kennedy yet?" Finn hesitated. This was such a loaded question and he was afraid to answer it. He knew that the Water Court had struggled to fill the jury seats for what had turned out to be anything but a routine case. It was bizarre. Strange things had happened to several prospective jurors and the case itself was...beyond weird. He longed to talk about it but knew it would violate all kinds of laws. He'd been concerned when they'd finally secured a working jury, then suddenly one member vanished. She'd been quickly replaced...well, a week later. But between the jury selection and the strange defendant himself, it hadn't been an easy case to handle. A second juror had been injured in a hit and run accident. He'd been knocked down by a human, but it had rattled the entire jury. The man's unfortunate accident meant that the jury had been given the weekend off. It had been Finn's first day off in two months. Superpowers courts didn't work like human ones. Their trials went on every single day until the matter was settled. Nobody had ever seen a case like this. He realised suddenly that it may take months to settle. He'd be stuck in the courtroom forever if the defence had their way. He was nervous and tired. He longed for advice...for sympathy. He couldn't talk to anybody and it made him feel like he was heading for a breakdown. Finn felt that-as much as he envied Marcel's relationship with Christopher-he could trust the man, but...well...did he trust him? And should he? He held his cup in one hand, surreptitiously draping the other hand across his lap. It didn't offer his crotch much protection but it was better than nothing should Marcel harbour a desire to firebomb him. The second sip of coffee was as good as the first. The fog in his brain started to lift and he was certain he could come up with a snappy answer that would satisfy Marcel's curiosity, keep him interested in having a conversation with Finn, and convey the weighted truth that yes, he'd seen Kennedy. Christopher held the glass coffee carafe in his hand and stared at Finn. "My God...you've seen him," he whispered. He went to put the pot on the bar but clipped it against the edge, accidentally. The glass shattered, hot coffee flying everywhere, startling all three of them. "Stay there." Marcel put a warm hand on Finn's arm. Heat soared through his body and he realised he couldn't move. Christopher frantically cleaned up and, out of nowhere, produced a second, identical carafe. "Fresh coffee, coming right up." He smiled. Finn tried to relax. Instead he found himself immobile and sweating. He'd heard about Marcel's fondness for using this power. It was most persuasive on hostile witnesses. Finn almost giggled. I'd love to see him try this on Kennedy... "This is a big case for Bainbridge, isn't it?" Marcel asked. Nice one. He's trying to make me feel like we're equals. He's trying to get me to showboat, to spill everything I know. Finn tried to take another sip of coffee, but his arm wouldn't cooperate. His desperate eyes sought Christopher's gaze. Christopher stared right back and frowned. "Darling, that's not nice. Unfreeze him immediately. Haven't I asked you not to paralyse our guests?" Marcel harrumphed and suddenly Finn could move again. He gulped at his coffee. He wanted to get out of here. He felt better now that he had control of his body again. His hand shook as he lifted the coffee cup to his lips. Marcel seemed to be waiting. Tough. He could keep waiting. It irritated Finn that Marcel seemed to think that Finn was some child he could goad and control. He resisted the temptation to roll his eyes at the casual way Marcel had raised the topic of Ephyrus Bainbridge, he of the law firm of Arden, Bainbridge, Chinook and Damek. It was a large, Fortune 500 company that handled major criminal cases both in the human and the superpowers realms. Ephyrus Bainbridge was the partner who oversaw the cases for the Water Court and personally handled the big ones. The Kennedy trial was as big as they came. Finn began to panic. The trial had distressed him more than he'd thought was possible. He saw danger in every conversation, conspiracy in every glance in his direction. He drained his coffee fast, even though it scalded his mouth. "I should go," he said, eyeing the baked goods in the basket. He was hungry. He was always hungry, but suddenly he didn't trust anything he hadn't prepared himself. "Finn, are you okay?" Christopher was full of concern. "I have fresh coffee brewing. And look...I made your favourite cupcakes. Chocolate sea-salt caramel." "Yeah. I noticed." He swallowed. Hard. "This trial's been awfully hard on you," Christopher said, his tone coaxing. "Marcel and I are...worried about you. And of course we can't hide our curiosity. This is the biggest case to hit our people in years!" "Have a cake." Marcel's gruff tone took on a warmer edge. Finn couldn't resist. His teeth sank into the velvety goodness. The sea-salt crystals offset the sweetness of the caramel. These were Christopher's newest creations for the bakery. He called them breakfast cupcakes because the icing that would normally top the cake was infused inside it in delectable ribbons. Finn's mouth watered from the explosion of fantastic flavours. "You know, nobody's trying to entrap you or trick you. This is a huge case and I want the gossip. I can't believe how closed-mouthed everyone on the jury is being," Marcel griped. "How am I supposed to feel when our best friend won't even tell us a damned thing?" "Marcel!" Christopher's voice came out in a shriek. "I'm scared," Finn said finally when he'd consumed the last crumb. He really was. Not just of Kennedy, but the awfulness that had become his life. He was afraid the trial would never be over. He was afraid that, one by one, all the jurors would meet horrible fates. "Well, I can understand that," Marcel said finally. Finn was relieved. "You can?" "Yes. You don't trust me. If Christopher was here alone, you'd be singing like the proverbial canary." "Marcel!" Christopher sounded appalled. "I should go," Finn mumbled. He kept his head down. "Thanks for breakfast." He shuffled out the door, with Christopher rushing after him. "Oh, Finn, I'm so sorry," Christopher whispered when they reached the back door. "He's so jealous of our friendship and it's so stupid. Please don't hate him." "I don't." I hate him as much as I hate this trial. He gave Christopher what he hoped was a reassuring smile then strolled to the beach. He'd take a nice long run and head back home...to bed. He'd watch something light and fun. He liked movies about the ocean. Maybe an oldie but goodie, like Splash. He broke into a comfortable pace, feeling the hard-packed sand under his feet working his leg muscles. In just two months, his rock-solid body had gone a bit soft. He didn't have time for his usual, strenuous workouts and he missed them. The water lapped beside him, the sound of the ocean's rhythm soothing him. He heard a roar and the waves swelled up high. He stopped and stared. He'd never seen seven-foot waves this close to the shoreline. A man appeared from the middle of the break, coming towards him. Finn stopped. He'd never seen anything like him. The almost naked, wild-haired, six-foot tall man came straight at him, closing his hands around Finn's throat. He was shorter than Finn but oh, so much stronger. He dragged him into the ocean, Finn's cries for help gurgling in his throat. The man dragged him down...down...and Finn realised he was drowning. He fought off his attacker, kneeing him in the groin. The man wore a loin cloth that felt slick and slippery as Finn kicked him again. The grip on his throat loosened. One hand fell away when Finn bit into it. He tasted of brine and endless sea-salt. The stranger roared as Finn rolled, like a whale, getting the man underneath him. Finn broke the surface, screaming, "Help! Help!" The man below grabbed him again, looking surprised that Finn was fighting him so hard. Finn bit the free hand that came at him again and he karate-chopped the other hand struggling for purchase at his throat. He felt the attacker's thumb pressing into his windpipe. He was blacking out when he heard shouting and rapid footfalls, and the next thing he knew, Christopher was in the water with him, dragging him to safety. They fell onto the sand, Finn coughing and spluttering. "Oh my God...he was trying to kill me," Finn moaned."Who was he?" Christopher gasped. He was on top of Finn and quickly turned him over, pressing on Finn's back. Water and seaweed spewed out of him. The two men kept coughing and struggling for breath as Marcel ran towards them. "What the hell's going on?" he demanded. "This man...he tried to drown Finn. He-" Chris sat up on the sand, looking around, choking on a cough."Where the hell did he go?" Finn struggled for composure. His whole body ached. He could barely speak, his voice coming out in a hoarse whisper. He turned around to a sitting position. "It was the weirdest thing I ever saw. A huge wave came right out of nowhere and this man walked out of it and grabbed me. He dragged me into the water and tried to drown me." "Really." Marcel looked furious, his arms folded. "And where is this mysterious person now?" Finn and Christopher gazed out at the tame waves. "It happened. It was real." Finn's throat felt like it was coated in sand. He turned to Christopher. "You saved my life. Thank you." "We need to get you inside," Christopher said. "Marcel, help me." They lifted him to his feet and Marcel's expression changed. They got inside the house. "Describe this man to me," he said, pacing the kitchen as Christopher gave Finn a towel and a fresh cup of coffee. Finn did his best even though to his own mind, the whole thing now sounded deranged. "We have a big problem here." Marcel interrupted Finn's rambling description. Aw, hell. He doesn't believe me. My God...he came out and found Christopher on top of me...what must he think? "Marcel, believe me-" "Oh, I believe you." Marcel looked grim. "I see the bruises on your face and neck now. You do realise he's not going to stop until he kills you too, right?" Finn's blood froze. His teeth began to chatter. "What do you mean, me too?" Marcel grimaced. "Like I said, we have a problem." He lifted his hands in a gesture of helpless surrender."I'm late for work, but I'm sure that under these special circumstances, nobody's going to penalise me. I'm going to call Ephyrus Bainbridge right now." Finn stared at him. What was Marcel up to, calling Bainbridge? "He'll disbar me. He'll take away my powers...oh my God. He'll think I told you stuff!" Marcel scoffed. "Nonsense. Nobody can blame you for being attacked." He held up a finger. "However, for the time being-until we can get you some medical attention and some protection-you're staying here with us." He picked up his cell phone and began pressing numbers. Finn panicked. "I can't stay here!" "You can and you will," Christopher said, putting his arm around Finn's shoulders. "Here, sweetie, drink some of this." He poured something into Finn's coffee, the smell wafting up to Finn's nose, sending his thoughts to faraway places-images of handsome mermen, ferny dells...a beautiful sunrise... "Drink, sweetie." "Hmm?" Finn's mind turned fuzzy. He didn't want to leave the handsome merman. He drank deeply, the merman's face coming into sharper view. Oh, he was handsome. "That's better." Christopher's voice soothed his soul, but didn't interrupt the dream. He allowed the other man to steer him to the sofa. He sipped some more before Christopher took the cup away from him and urged him to lie down. The magical dream filled Finn's senses-the merman smiling, stroking his face as Christopher's hand touched his cold cheek. He tucked a pillow under Finn's head and a soft blanket around him. "I think we averted shock," he heard Christopher say, his voice seeming to come from a distant galaxy as the merman crouched beside Finn now, his face full of love. "Good." Marcel's tone was terse. Finn's eyes drifted shut as he heard the feared jurist say, "I wish I could say it was a good morning, Ephyrus. Unfortunately, there's been another attack..." ©A.J. 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__label__cc	0.579665	0.420335	0 0 How to Deal with a Stalker and Why They are Dangerous" Taylor Swift, Natalie Portman, and Aaron Carter are just a few of today's celebrities who have had to deal with a stalker, often taking legal action to keep the stalkers away from them. In some cases, the stalkers are harmless and only want to catch a glimpse of their celebrity 0 0 6 Friday Faves for June 2019 There's so many good new songs out right now (in my opinion, of course)! Taylor Swift didn't impress me fully with ME!, but I am loving You Need to Calm Down. And the Camila and Shawn song Senorita that just came out? Yes, please! And the one that brought me to tears is Freddie Mercury's Time... 0 0 Recent Reads for 2019 I've got music blaring (hello new Taylor Swift and Little Mix singles!) and coffee pumping through my veins just trying to keep myself awake after last night. It was a late night watching the Toronto Raptors WIN THE FREAKIN' NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. Gotta say that was worth every yawn that has left... 0 0 2018 Reflections & 2019 Resolutions Travel-wise, things were quiet, but we did go to Toronto for the Taylor Swift concert. That was a fun trip—good food, seeing the sights, spending time with friends. Health-wise, for 2018 I had a whole slew of goals I wanted to accomplish and I'm happy to say I made progress with each of... 0 0 Celebs Opt for Belt Bags and Minis from Saint Laurent and L'AFSHAR 2 / 8 Taylor Swift was spotted wearing this black Saint Laurent Kate Belt Bag while arm and arm with her actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn in NYC. 3 / 8 Lindsay Lohan attended an NYE party in NYC carrying a black Valentino Logo Rockstud Spike Chain Bag that paired well with her all-black... 0 0 FFG Travels: Ocean House, Rhode Island To give you some idea of just how sought after this part of the world is – Ocean House's neighbour is none other than Taylor Swift. Although they'll never confess to the celebrity connection. No, every employee here keeps celebrity secrets under lock and key, which is of course why they all... 0 0 Style Update: Ralph Lauren Love I also happened to capture Taylor Swift's house in the background. Coincidence? I'm not disclosing. Anyway, the collection is still available to purchase and it benefits Breast Cancer Awareness with every sale. So get involved! What I'm Wearing: 0 0 Harry Styles' Best Hairstyles (And How To Get The Look)until he moved on to Taylor Swift. Style wise, he was in peak boy band mode, blending in with his bandmates in high street jeans, Abercrombie T-shirts and pointless tiny scarves. So, the real question is: can a grown man pull off this cut without looking like a tit? Yes, is the short answer,... 0 0 Toronto Photo Diary Solo Lisa" Afterwards when I was teasing him about how he was having a lot more fun at Taylor Swift than Katy Perry, he shrugged without embarrassment and said simply, "Taylor has better songs." Hilarious. We had a drink with my Bar Method instructor Ange after the show, a.k.a. the true Swiftie among... 0 0 InstaMonth for July 2018 I can't believe a week ago I was picking out what to wear to my Taylor Swift concert at this time. Which, while I'm on that subject, was amazing. I did document some of it on my InstaStory, some of which are highlighted on my IG profile. We had Bryan Adams show up as a special guest and I... 0 0 My July 2018 Favorites I'm seeing Taylor Swift for the first time in ages! I had a ticket for the last tour, but I couldn't go because it was right after my tibial plateau fracture. There was no way I had it in me to get to the arena! So finally, I do have it in me. Well, sorta. I'm still anxious over all of the... 0 0 Celebs Are on the Press Trail with Givenchy, Kate Spade and Prada Bagscom ($1,021) 7 / 8 I was wondering if Taylor Swift still has her NYC apartment—apparently so! Here she is on her way out of her building, carrying a Kate Spade Reese Backpack that's not publicly available quite yet, as fans clamor around. Shop Kate Spade Bags via Shopbop 8 / 8 As... 0 0 This Week, Celebs Tell Tales of Logo Tees, Wimbledon and Chanel WOCs Did you know Taylor Swift was touring? Bella Thorne seems to have undergone a complete style 180 sometime in the recent past, which I completely missed. And what will become of Dakota Johnson now that the 50 Shades series is over? Of course, I'm not paid to posit on the personal lives and... 0 0 What I Got for Christmas 2017 ^ My friend Daniel got me the two magazine versions of Taylor Swift's Reputation, which I am beyond obsessed with. Don't Blame Me is my jam. He also covered the rest of the cost of a ticket so that we can see her together when she comes to Toronto. I missed her last time because of my knee... 0 0 Hervé L. Leroux, creator of the Hervé Léger label, passes away aged 60 Leroux, however, continued to work in Paris, with clients including Dita von Teese, Taylor Swift, Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart and Megan Fox. The Hervé L. Leroux company was invited to become a member of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture in 2012. His death was confirmed by the... 0 0 30 Snake Motifs to Buy Instead of Taylor Swift Merch I don't want to give Taylor too much credit here. Snake motifs haven't been missing from fashion. In fact, Gucci's newest season features a gorgeous floral snake print that's equal parts beautiful and sinister. But, all the commotion surrounding Taylor Swift's new look and beautifully art... 0 0 How I'm Slowly Learning To Overcome Imposter Syndromeand not in a Taylor Swift 4th July party way either! Its more about knowing which relationships are valuable and worthy of your energy. This article over at Sheerluxebrought to my attention by Monica in her Croissant Reading newsletter is really insightful with quotes from amazing women you... 0 0 My Latest Drugstore Haul I'm looking forward to seeing how this one goes for brightening! Revlon Enchanting - I got the two Revlon nail polishes at separate times, but it is funny because both remind me of Taylor Swift. That's not why I chose them, but I'll definitely wear one of them the next time I see her in... 0 0 Body Fantasies Signature in Soft Peony Not only am I going to be talking about this Body Fantasies body spray, but I just signed on my Spotify to find that Taylor Swift is back on there. Heck yes. So if you'll excuse me, I'm going to continue my dance party to her greatest hits while typing this post. Now here are my thoughts on... 0 0 Style Tips To Steal From The James Bond Contenders But it's the Gucci front man's twists on tailoring that keep him head and shoulders above the rest (I Heart Taylor Swift vest aside). Pinstripes, patterns and pops of colour keep even his most classic red carpet looks from appearing repetitive and prove he's not afraid to take risks. Sounds... All alessandra ambrosio beverly hills blake lively britney spears cara delevingne chrissy teigen christian louboutin elie saab gwen stefani harry potter iggy azalea kanye west karlie kloss katy perry kendall jenner kim kardashian lady gaga lena dunham los angeles louis vuitton miley cyrus natalie portman nicki minaj reese witherspoon related posts rita ora saint laurent selena gomez tom ford	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3139
__label__cc	0.734285	0.265715	Explore Epic Terrain and Awesome Views Right in Our Own Backyard at the Coloma River Run • May 4, 2019 Claudia Rivas April 30th, 2019 While Sacramento has a bevy of charity runs to choose from, sometimes you just want to shake it up. To that end, why not try the Coloma River Run (Saturday, May 4), where you can race (or, if the mood isn’t striking you, walk) along a variable altitude course by the South Fork American River? At the very least, it’s a better view than the same old runs in downtown and East Sac. Formed as a fundraiser to fight type 1 diabetes, the Coloma River Run has a variety of courses, so everyone from the aerobically challenged (yours truly) to trail-running pros can participate. Each race starts at the Magnolia Ranch Trailhead just 5 miles outside of Coloma, but quickly split off. The shorter 5K turns onto the Gerle Loop Trail, which takes you around a hill and down near the river, before looping back to the finish line at the trailhead. The longer 10K and 10-mile races head out in the opposite direction and take you on a much more challenging route over creeks and up and down the foothills at about a 22 percent grade. Whether you’re looking for a fun walk in the woods or want to work up a sweat with some beautiful views, the Coloma River Run is a great way to spend one of the last Saturdays before the summer heat kicks in. Registration is $45, and closes on April 30. Race begins at 8 a.m. In order to register, and for more course info, check out Colomariverrun.com This write-up first appeared in print on page 12 of issue #289 (April 10 – 24, 2019) Claudia Rivas Lineup Announced for High Times Cannabis Cup’s Return Sacramento on April 20, 2019! Motorcycle Madness at Cal Expo: The Sacramento Mile and Nitro Circus Tour Roll Through Town • May 18–19, 2019 What Is Dead May Never Die • Hollie Dilley Giving New Life With Her Art Saturday Night Live’s Melissa Villaseñor Comes to Punch Line Sacramento • April 18–20, 2019 Submerge Quick Picks: 10 Sacramento Beer Week Events to Put On Your Hit-List Waikiki Wunderkind • Taimane Brings the Aloha Spirit Onstage Debut on a Platter • Former Waiter Vince Vicari Serves Up Bodacious Debut EP Ali Youssefi Project and Verge Center for the Arts Announce New Artist in Residency Program Catch a Cheap Buzz at the River Cats’ Upcoming Thirsty Thursdays! • July 11, Aug. 8 & Aug. 29, 2019 Floating in a Most Peculiar Way • Astronaut Chris Hadfield Brings Stellar Jams to Winters Be In The Know about what's going on in Sacramento 2019 © Submerge Magazine - All Rights Reserved. \| Website by PHILLM	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3140
__label__cc	0.646715	0.353285	Maulana Sheikh Nazim : OneGroupOfPeopleIsMotivatedByShaitan One group of people is motivated by Shaitan One group of people is motivated by Shaitan, and he is using them for his works. And he is not leaving them to rest. Who is working for Shaitan is not tiring. Shah-u-Naqshibandi said: 'I was observing Shaitan a lot, trying to catch a moment, when he is sleeping. But whenever I was checking, I was never finding him asleep.' And his people also never tire. And they say: 'We don't care about Paradise, we are not asking for it, even we may go to Hell, we will continue.' Look to those, who do shaitanic works! How many people have so much love for Allah that they spend the night in prayers? They turned the night into the day. People work like donkeys the whole day, and nightime they spend what they earned on the way of Shaitan. They tire their bodies with work during the day, and nightime Shaitan doesn't leave them to rest and sleep. They don't return home before Fajr (dawn)- like dead bodies, most of them drunk. Then they sleep for five hours, or up to ten hours, some of them sleep the whole day, then they return in the night. They are motivated and pushed by Shaitan and they continue until they are so finished, that they cannot move anymore. So Shah-u-Naqshiband did not find any moment, that Shaitan was not awake. Who is working for Dunya doesn't tire, but in the end they are finished, and every bad thing is coming on them. To have aspiration, himmet, is a sign of faith. Then you move according to your faith, you have to do something. But your service is a spiritual service, and you do goodness for the sake of Allah, and Allah is helping There are two currents in our days among the people, so that one part of people is active and motivated, the other part is passive. Some people never sleep, others are asleep all the time. And sleep is necessary for the body. What is making people to be tired? Heedlessness. They don't know how something began and how it ended and not even what is just going on. What is making people to be awake and aware? The belief. But they say just the opposite, they say 'Religion is opium for the people'. Because religion is waking people up, they don't want any religion and they want to finish with religious people. The government wants people to sleep, they don't want them to wake up. And they think that people are sleeping and that they can cheat them. They say eighty years we had no war in Turkey. But the country is finished. Even a cat may seem asleep, but every now and then it is opening the eyes to check, what is going on around her. And the heedless Muslims think that Europe likes us and wants to help us... Still they don't accept us in their community, still they say we are backwards... Nobody wants the Turks. They want to send you home. The Greeks have a value in their eyes. They are accepted in the community. They still build churches in every village, they respect their religion. People go to church, either because of respect or because if they don't no one will look after them when they die. Here, on the Turkish side of Cyprus, no one goes to the mosque or respects the faith anymore. Europe has no interest that the Muslims may wake up. Since eighty years they fight Islam, because it makes the people awake and aware, and they want to continue their Sultanate. That is why they prevent religion to be taught. They don't want to open a way for the religion. They want to put people to sleep, so that Shaitan can continue with his Sultanate. It would not be possible, if the people were awake. Therefore they show religion as something bad and don't teach people. This must be made known: they want to destroy Islam, so that their imitated belief may rule the world. You have to wake up! In maybe one hundred places it is written in the Holy Quran: O people, open your eyes, don't sleep! But they are told: 'You may sleep.' But their time is over, even they did so much harm already. It is like when they make a cancer operation. They say they removed everything, there is nothing left. But it is impossible to remove it 100%, you don't see it in the microscope. From one cell it will start again and finish the person. They think that in these past eighty years they finished with Islam. But no! Last week we were praying the Eid prayer in Famagusta. Among 5000 people there were maybe one hundred old ones like me. The rest were all young people... But still they don't wake up. Look in the mosques! Allah's Word and Promise is true, it is Haqq. You will wake up, and Batil will be destroyed. The churches will be turned into mosques - even the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the cathedral in Rome! We live to see this happen, because we don't take any taste from Dunya (worldly life) anymore... One time already when I was in Italy, I was invited to call the Adhan (call to prayer) in that church in Rome and we prayed Maghreb (sundown) there. I prayed the Sura Kafirun and Ikhlas and made Dua... Insha Allah soon Sayidinna Mehdi will put up his flag in Rome... O Allah, please send the Sahib-u-Zaman, so Your Sultanate will appear... Lefke - 20.12.2001 CategoryTurkey, CategoryIslam, CategoryGreece, CategoryBiography	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3141
__label__cc	0.528212	0.471788	Dairy Diaries Nickolas Kardamitsis 2017-03-07T18:23:20+00:00 Dairy Diaries. Australian dairy farming is in the midst of change. After the deregulation of the industry in 2000, the industry mantra quickly became “get big or get out”. Since then the trend has been towards fewer but larger, more intensive operations, which may put more stress on the environment, dairy cows and resources such as water, grain and land. Farmers are responding to pressures for more milk at less cost and are adopting methods that aim to maximise production per cow and per farm. In fact, the number of dairy farms has more than halved over the past two decades while total milk production has remained relatively stable. There are an increasing number of farms employing methods popular in the US and Europe, namely semi and total feedlots. The graph above illustrates how over the past two decades, the number of dairy farms in Australia has more than halved, yet the number of dairy cows has remained relatively steady – fewer but much larger farms. The national milk production continues to rise as farmers find ways to produce a higher yield of milk per cow, mostly through grain feeding. At the other end of the spectrum are a growing number of small, ethically and sustainably-minded dairy farms that are taking dairy farming back to traditional methods, for the benefit of our environment, animals, farmers and health. Which path will Australian dairy continue to follow? As consumers, we hold the power to help direct where the Australian dairy industry will go, and we hold it right in our hip pockets. By choosing to purchase dairy that has been produced organically, from sustainably-managed local-as-possible farms, we’re telling the industry how we want things done. We’re saying no to ethically and environmentally-questionable practices and yes to sustainable, ecological and ethically-minded farming. It all starts by making the right choices when it comes to purchasing dairy products. At the same time, our governments need to implement policies that will serve to prevent the further exploitation of dairy cows in the face of growing overseas demand. Aussies are BIG on dairy There’s no doubt that dairy is a staple in the Australian diet. In fact, our cereal-munching, coffee-guzzling, butter-bandit society is such that each of us swallowed 107L of milk, 13.5kg cheese, 3.7kg butter and 7.6kg yoghurt in 2012-2013 alone.[i] We are amongst the highest dairy-consuming nations in the world.[ii] Yet how much do we know about the dairy we so enthusiastically gulp? How many of us realise that cows need to give birth to a calf in order to produce milk? How does organic dairy farming differ from conventional? What are the ethical implications of consuming dairy? And finally, are dairy cow belches really hurting the environment? The Dairy Diaries explores these themes and more in the sections below. A water cooler briefing of Australian dairy Dairy in Australia is big business. We’ve moved a long way from the initial ‘four cows, a bull and a calf’ that were brought to Australia by the First Fleet[iii]: We currently have 1.65 million dairy cows grazing on 6,400 dairy farms across our sunburnt country[iv]. 80% of Australian dairy farms are pasture-fed, although 50% of these also feed their cows over 1 tonne of grain/supplementary feed each year.[v] The majority of dairy farms – 68% – are located in Victoria.[vi] Over the past two decades, the number of dairy farms in Australia has more than halved. There are fewer but much larger operations. Australian dairy farms produced 9.2 billion litres of milk in 2012-13.[vii] Production is expected to rise to 9.5 billion litres in 2018-19 because of a rise in demand – particularly from Asian countries. [viii] As Western dietary influences have crept into Asia, so too has their demand for milk. In 1960, the average per capita consumption of milk in Japan was 5 litres. In 2000, this had risen to 75 litres per capita.[ix] Australian dairy exports roughly 1/2 its production.[x] Dairy is our country’s 3rd largest rural industry after beef and wheat, is worth $13 billion and employs 43,000 people, although we make up only 7% of the global dairy trade and only 2% of global production.[xi] Organic dairy farming is better for the environment than conventional farming, but organic dairy sales only account for just under 10% of total dairy sales in Australia. Who owns what in the Australian dairy industry? When the dairy industry first came to Australia, lack of refrigeration confined it to a local industry where dairy products were made on-farm and the industry was run by farmer co-operatives, who owned the farms, product manufacturing (cheese, butter etc) and transport to wholesalers and retailers. Nowadays, whilst dairy farms are still mostly owned and operated by Australian families, Australia’s milk processing (turning raw milk into carton milk, cheese, butter and beyond) is dominated by multi-national companies, predominantly France’s Lactalis (Parmalat) and Japan’s Lion (Kirin).[xii] The sector also includes public and private companies and farmer cooperatives, although the latter now only account for around 35% of Australia’s milk production. The largest co-operative is Murray Goulburn (Devondale and Liddells brands) accounting for nearly 33% of national milk output.[xiii] See who owns the most popular dairy brands in the brand map below: *Not all dairy brands available in Australia are included here. What does an average Australian dairy farm look like? While most dairy brands and dairy product manufacturing is corporate-owned, the vast majority of the 6,400 dairy farms in Australia are family owned and operated, supplying raw milk to one of the industry’s milk processors or dairy product manufacturers either directly or through a cooperative. Only about 2% of Australian dairy farms are corporate owned. The average herd size is 260 cows. It’s interesting to note that there is a trend emerging towards very large farm operations of over 1,000 cows. Today, some dairy farms stock up to 2,000 cows.[xiv] Most farms milk their cows twice a day, using mechanised milking units. Large-scale farms can milk up to 800 cows per hour, with some even operating 24 hours a day with three equally spaced milkings every 24 hours.[xv] There is variation in how dairy farms operate – most are ‘conventional’, some organic and some biodynamic. See Section 09 further down this page to learn how these systems differ. How are dairy cows fed in Australia? There are a variety of feeding systems used on dairy farms in Australia. Mostly, and unlike many dairy farms in the US for instance, Australian dairy cows are fed a combination of pasture and grain or supplementary feed and it is the ratio of these that varies[xvi]: 100% pasture-fed and varying amounts of grain/concentrate to supplement Australian dairy cows are predominantly grass-fed (pastured), however most farmers supplement pasture with grain or other supplementary feed (eg, pellets). About 50% of farmers use more than 1 tonne of grain/supplementary feed per year. Partial mixed ration (semi feedlots) Another set of feeding systems uses ‘mixed ration’, a feed mix containing all forages, grains, proteins, minerals, vitamins and additives formulated to a specified nutrient concentration. It’s used to maximise the cow’s intake of nutrients in order to ‘maximise performance’, that is, to produce more milk. About 5% of farmers using this feeding system graze their cows on pasture for less than 9 months of the year and house their cows in sheds, feeding them mixed ration, the rest of the time. Total mixed ration (total feedlots – zero grazing) Approximately 2% of dairy farms in Australia house their cows in sheds 100% of the time. Cows are not allowed to graze on pasture. Feedlot farms give their cows mixed ration 100% of the time. The system is known as ‘total mixed ration’ and is popular in the US and Europe. In Australia, this occurs mainly in Queensland and South Australia, where 9% and 8% of dairy farms are feedlots, respectively. While total feedlots in Australian dairy farming are still rare, there are now more semi feedlots than ever before, as farmers respond to pressures to increase milk production per cow and per farm and the number of cows per farm increases.[i] Environmental and ethical pitfalls of dairy feedlots – Dairy feedlot farms require a larger number of cows (in excess of 700) to be economically efficient. While proponents of dairy feedlots state that they allow for greater efficiency to be achieved, they pose many environmental and ethical issues, as do all intensive farming systems[ii]: Potential for substantial pollution from cow effluent if sheds are inappropriately designed, managed or located. At the same time, managing environmental sustainability is more difficult because of the greater number of cows in a smaller area. In 2006, for instance, a feedlot dairy in NSW was forced to close after locals reported terrible odour and effluent-related pollution.[iii] Dependence on irrigation, which will become an increasingly alarming issue as drought and climate change continues to impact natural water supplies. Dependence on heavy fuelled machinery to cut and collect pasture and other forages and transport to housing shed. Farms are required to purchase and store at least 12-months forage supply in advance, which may require chemical treatment to prevent infestation by pests, such as the case in high-volume grain silos. Cows are confined to indoor sheds, have less space per cow and are never allowed to graze on pasture outdoors, restricting their natural behaviour. One farm in Victoria, for example, houses over 1,000 cows in a six-row shed that measures 232m by 34.8m.[iv] Cows are more prone to ill-health, including mastitis (a painful condition of the udder), because they are concentrated in larger groups in a smaller area. Feedlot sheds are generally gravel-based, which means cows spend long hours (if not their entire ‘careers’) standing on hard flooring. This promotes lameness, a painful foot problem (see Section 07 below). Organic and biodynamic dairy farms are prohibited from using feedlot systems, so to avoid feedlot dairy, buy certified organic/biodynamic products. What are the main ethical concerns surrounding dairy farming? Bobby calves Bobby calves and the ethical issues surrounding them are an inevitable result of a system that promises year-round supply of milk. In order to produce milk, cows must give birth to a calf once a year, meaning that cows are impregnated annually. Bobby calves are ‘calves produced by dairy cows on the farm, less than 30 days old and not with their mothers’. Bobby calves are considered ‘surplus’ because they are not required for the milking herd. Most farms separate the bobby calves from their mothers within twelve hours of birth and send their bobby calves for sale or slaughter within a week of birth. This applies to all male calves and around three quarters of female calves. Each year, around 700,000 of these bobby calves are destined for slaughter. Bobby calves can be sold and reared for veal, processed for hides for leather and/or for by-products for the pharmaceutical industry. Female bobby calves can also be reared and exported to dairy farms overseas.[i] It is industry standard that bobby calves must be provided with mother’s milk and with draught-free shelter whilst they are on the farm. It is also industry standard that bobby calves are adequately fed within 6 hours of transport (for sale or to abattoir). However, calves can spend up to 12 hours in transport and the industry standard for the maximum period of time between a bobby calf’s last feed and its slaughter is currently 30 hours.[ii] The extended periods of time that calves may be in transit and without food or water can cause considerable stress to the young animals. The bobby calf issue applies to both conventional and organic systems, although some farms -particularly smaller organic and biodynamic farms – choose to rear bobby calves on the farm until they are a few months or even a few years old. This is not a common trend since it is currently uneconomical for most farms to maintain bobby calves on farm. Organic Dairy Farmers Australia, a small farmer cooperative, have set their own standards for managing bobby calves to ensure bobby calves are treated as humanely as possible from birth to slaughter. Calving induction Some farmers induce calving of cows so that all calves in a pregnant herd are born within the desired timeframe. The RSPCA is opposed to induced calving for this purpose because of: An increased chance of a calf being born weak and needing to be euthanised by a blow to the head. An increased risk for maternal death due to infection caused by retained foetal membrane. An increased risk of mastitis and metabolic diseases for the cow.[iii] [iv] Dairy Australia is developing guidelines to help farmers reduce the use of induced calving on their farms. Mastitis – inflammation of the cow’s udder – is a serious animal welfare issue as it cause severe pain and discomfort and in more severe cases even death. It’s caused by bacteria or by injury and affects around 10-15% of dairy cows in the Australian dairy herd. Cows with poor nutrition or on farms with poor hygiene practices are more likely to develop mastitis.[v] Mastitis can be difficult to detect at the early stages and so is more likely to progress to more serious stages on farms with a less ‘hands-on’ approach, such as larger-scale farms. A painful condition of cows’ feet that causes a cow to eat less and lie down more, lameness is mainly caused by cows having to walk long distances (from paddock to milking shed, for instance) or from having to stand for long periods of time on concrete floors (in milking sheds or feedlots). The soles of the feet become worn out and bruised, causing suffering and distress. Some farms address this issue by laying rubber matting on some areas of their concrete flooring. Disbudding Many dairy farmers remove the horn bud of calves in order to reduce the risk of injury to other cows and farm workers later on. The procedure is performed by applying heat. Farmers aren’t required to use anaesthetic to perform the procedure, which causes pain, stress and discomfort to the young calves. What are the environmental impacts of dairy farming in Australia? Dairy farming affects the environment in a number of significant ways and so research is under way to develop methods to reduce these impacts. However, at the end of the day the most important factor determining the overall environmental impact of dairy (the level of greenhouse gas emissions, in particular) is the amount of milk produced – the more milk produced, the more impact/emissions.[i] This is a particular problem since dairy farming in Australia continues to intensify. It’s worth nothing that using organic/biodynamic farming methods reduces overall emissions and environmental impact. See Section 09 below for more details. It may come as a surprise that 16% of Australia’s greenhouse emissions are attributed to agriculture and dairy farming is responsible for almost 1/5 of this.[ii] In fact, in reality these figures are likely to be higher because of the way emissions are allocated to different sectors in Australia. Indirect emissions from agriculture are currently allocated to other sectors such as transport, processing and ‘stationary energy’ (petroleum refining, electricity generation etc). So emissions from off-farm activities such as fertiliser manufacture, grain production, transport and dairy product manufacturing (bottled milk, cheese, ice cream etc), for instance, are not included. These indirect emissions probably add another 10% to the agricultural total: [iii] [iv] [v] Dairy farms use large amounts of water to irrigate their pasture, to clean out dairy and milking sheds and to provide drinking water to the cows. In fact, dairy farming is the third biggest user of irrigated water in Australian agriculture, after livestock/grains and cotton growing.[ix] A 2004–05 audit found that Australian dairy farms used around 2.3 million megalitres of water. That’s around 12% of national water consumption.[x] In effect, on average, Australian dairy farms use about 800 litres of irrigation water for every 1 litre of milk produced.[xi] [xii] 90% of the water used on dairy farms is used to irrigate the pasture.[xiii] As water scarcity due to climate change becomes more severe, however, and the water resources we do have are needed to supply a growing population, farmers will need to dramatically reduce water consumption and improve water recycling if dairy farming is to be sustainable. There’s a strong link between water use and number of cows, with smaller dairies using less water.[xiv] Soil and water health Manure and nutrient run-off from synthetic fertilisers can affect soil health and pollute waterways if not managed properly. In fact, this is one of a dairy farm’s biggest challenges. Synthetic pesticide and herbicide use destroys microbial life important for healthy soil. Soil can also be compacted from over-grazing, which reduces the soil’s ability to grow pasture. Synthetic fertilisers, Australian dairy farms and the environment – All dairy farms use fertilisers in order to boost pasture growth. In fact, the industry accounts for 25-30% of fertiliser use in Australia. However, conventional farms use synthetic fertilisers derived from fossil fuels, while organic and biodynamic farms use only organic fertilisers in the form of animal manure, compost and other natural preparations.Synthetic fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides damage soil in the long term Synthetic fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides damage soil health in the long term by reducing soil’s capacity to regenerate. Over time, the soil becomes compacted and loses the microbial life and organic matter necessary to support plant growth. To read more about how synthetic chemical inputs damage soil health, visit our Organic Sceptics section here.Synthetic fertilisers are a source of greenhouse gas emissions The fertiliser industry’s greenhouse emissions are approximately 300 million tonnes CO2 equivalents (the unit of measure used to measure emissions) per year. This is from energy use but also from direct nitrous oxide emissions.[xv] Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas 310 times more potent than carbon dioxide and is the second biggest source of emissions on dairy farms.[xvi] [xvii] What’s the difference between conventional and organic/biodynamic dairy farming? Research shows that farming dairy cows using organic/biodynamic methods reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient loss when compared to conventional methods. Organic/biodynamic farming also sees improved soil quality and the protection of local waterways from nutrient and chemical run-off.[i] [ii] [iii] Organic/biodynamic farming relies on fewer inputs such as grain and chemical additives because it treats the farm as a ‘closed loop’ – all nutrients (from things such as dung and urine for instance) are recycled back into the system instead of being allowed to leach into the surrounding environment where they can cause soil and water issues. Organic/biodynamic dairy farming where cows are fed mostly pasture also produces milk of higher nutritional quality as a result of better quality pasture. Organic dairy farms Certified organic dairy farms adhere to strict regulations which define how animal health and welfare and environmental sustainability are managed. The use of synthetic chemicals, fertilisers and GMOs are not allowed, instead they use natural composts, manures and other preparations to improve the soil’s capacity to grow pasture (which in turn feeds the cows). Organic standards also prohibit cows being confined to a feedlot – they must have continuous access to pasture. Cows on certified organic dairy farms can only be fed certified organic feed. Organic dairy farming in Australia only accounts for a small percentage of total dairy sales: Biodynamic dairy farms Biodynamic farming is a specific type of organic farming that holistically views the farm (soil, plants and animals) as a self-sustaining system. Like in organics, biodynamic farming uses manures and composts but also uses very specific herbal and mineral preparations in order to improve soil and plant structure and health. Any supplementary feed given to cows in this system must be certified biodynamic. Demeter is the biodynamic certification label used in Australia. Certified Organic/Biodynamic Confined to sheds Allowed No Access to pasture Yes, but not compulsory Yes, at all times Use of antibiotics Yes No. Emphasis is on preventing illness. When sick, cows are treated with natural medicines. Use of growth hormones No, banned in Australia No Use of synthetic chemicals and fertilisers on pasture Yes No Supplementary feed has to be certified organic/biodynamic No Yes Use of genetically modified products in feed Allowed, strictly regulated No Bobby calf removed from mother Yes, within 12 hours of birth Yes, within 12 hours of birth Bobby calves transported for sale No less than 5 days after birth No less than 5 days after birth Maximum period of time between a bobby calf’s last feed and its slaughter Up to 30 hours Up to 30 hours Pregnancy schedule Annually Annually Productive life expectancy (no. of years a cow is productive on the farm, which is a good measure of its stress levels) 3 seasons, on average 5 seasons, on average There’s no doubt that consuming dairy at the current rate comes at an environmental and ethical cost. Thankfully there are easy ways each of us can help encourage players in the dairy industry to continue finding ways to reduce dairy farming’s environmental impact and improve animal welfare: Use the Alt.Milk Directory to find local ethical and sustainable milk Want to know where to buy milk and dairy products produced locally, from family-owned operations using ethical and sustainable practices? Use the Alt.Milk Directory to find products near you. You’ll be supporting small-scale family dairy farms. You’ll also find you’ll enjoy better tasting milk and dairy products. You may find you need to pay a little extra because of the smaller scale/extra labour involved, but you’ll know that the dairy farmer is getting a fair price and you’re getting a better product. Reducing your overall dairy intake can help balance your budget. Choose locally-produced organic/biodynamic dairy products Buying organic/biodynamic milk, cheese and yoghurt means you’re supporting a better way of dairy farming – you’re encouraging the industry to head that way. Organic/biodynamic dairy farming works to strict standards in order to improve the health of the environment and maximise animal welfare, so you can be assured that the milk you’re consuming is healthy for you, kinder on the cow and better for the planet. You may need to pay a little extra for this type of dairy because of the extra labour involved – reducing your overall dairy intake can help balance your budget.Organic and Biodynamic certification logos to look out for: If you’re concerned about the ethical implications of dairy farming, ask the farmer about what they do to address them. All dairy farms face the same issues when it comes to bobby calves for instance, so it’s worth asking how the farm addresses these issues so that you can make an informed choice. The sort of questions to consider asking include:How do you manage the calves on your farm?Do you buy in grain or other feed to supplement the pasture? If so, what percentage?Do you use synthetic fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides on the pasture? (of course, certified organic/biodynamic farms are not allowed to use these inputs) Knowledge is power, so share what you’ve learned with your family, friends and colleagues so that together we can make a real difference. Alt. Milk Directory Alternatives to conventional or corporate-owned dairy brands are available in Australia right now. By choosing to buy milk and other dairy products from these producers, you’re supporting sustainably-managed farms. Want local, ethical and sustainable milk? Click here 12 Related Topics Delve even further into the issues via our blog Table Talk: Blessed Milk – the Flavour Crusader on real milk and fair prices Why are some people drinking bath milk? Sections 02 – 06 ‘Total mixed ration (total feedlots – zero grazing)’ and ‘Environmental and Ethical Pitfalls of Feedlots’ table Section 07 – What are the ethical concerns surrounding dairy farming? Section 08 – What are the environmental impacts of dairy farming in Australia? Section 09 – What’s the difference between conventional and organic/biodynamic dairy farming?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3144
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__label__wiki	0.939304	0.939304	Resort Taps Twitter for Room Giveaway "; intervalid=window.setInterval("updatestatus(" + request.responseText + ")", 800); } document.getElementById("thereyet").innerHTML=str; document.getElementById("thereyet").style.display=''; } // unused async ajax, using syncho for now function ajaxget(url, callbackFunction) { var request = new XMLHttpRequest(); request.open("GET", url, true); request.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-javascript;"); request.onreadystatechange = function() { if (request.readyState == 4 && request.status == 200) { if (request.responseText) { callbackFunction(request.responseText); } } }; request.send(''); } CaaS Global Online Community Communications-as-a-Service… driving innovation and new business models Welcome to the CaaS Global Online Community, powered by TMCnet. Today’s savvy enterprise decision maker is constantly looking to improve their communications infrastructure. This community is designed to serve as an educational resource for users looking to learn more about Communications-as-a-Service and how to use this model of software deployment to benefit their business. » More Web 2.0 Feature Articles Web 2.0 Featured Article Resort Taps Twitter for Room Giveaway By Amy Tierney, TMCnet Web Editor Companies are using Twitter for more than just communicating. An Asheville, North Carolina resort recently used the social networking site to launch a room giveaway to help promote its 96th birthday. The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa resort last week gave Twitter followers an offer they couldn’t refuse. The first 96 callers who dialed a toll-free number could win a free one-night stay at the historic hotel. And it worked. In less than 90 minutes, all 96 of the rooms had been claimed, the hotel said. The resort ran the promotion to publicize its 96th birthday. The inn, which was built in 1912, is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a member of Historic Hotels of America and among Travel + Leisure’s Top 13 Spa Resorts in the world. The site includes spa, dining, tennis, swimming, a sports complex, retail shops, nightly entertainment and children's programs. Twitter is a micro-blogging service that allows friends, family, and co-workers to stay connected through the exchange of short, quick answers using no more than 140 characters per message. The effort is part of a larger move by local companies to reach consumers and stay relevant by using social networking site. According to an AdAge report, a number of small businesses are using Twitter as a marketing tool. Already, there seems to be a calling for Tweets in the hospitality industry. “There certainly is a developing trend for the hospitality industry to promote on Twitter,” said Ron Morin, Executive Director of Operations at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, in a statement. “With our move toward more of an online presence Twitter seemed a unique way to give away 96 free stays.” While the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa isn’t the first hotel to offer such a giveaway using Twitter, the inn gave away more stays than others, the company said. And based on its success, the resort plans to stay in touch with guests using the service. Other hoteliers are exploring the tool. Hyatt hotels recently announced it would use Twitter to respond to concierge services, the Journal Sentinel reports. While overall usage of Twitter is still in its infancy, other organizations are exploring the use of the social networking tool. U.S. military branches, for example, are getting in on the action. The Air Force, as well as the Navy have Twitter feeds. What’s more, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has even added the micro-blogging service to the national emergency response network. Edited by Amy Tierney Ask the CaaS Experts: Joe's Thoughts on Software Architecture Joe Hofstader CaaS Community Blog Contributors across the CaaS Space CaaS Videos TMC's Erin Harrison speaks with Charles Studt and Jamie Adler at ITEXPO West 2009 Interview with John Hart Charles Studt at ITEXPO East 2009 Interview with Charles Studt, and Microsoft Architect, Joeseph Hofstader on CaaS ITEXPO Interview Charles Studt on CaaS TMC's Erik Linask interview's Charles Studt at NXTcomm 2008	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3147
__label__cc	0.625092	0.374908	Apple’s new iPad – What’s hot and What’s not March 8, 2012 by Cory When it comes to tablets, the Apple iPad shares the same stature as the Apple iPhone does in smartphones – they are the best. One of the best things about the way Apple updates its products is that it is done on a yearly basis. The original iPad was announced in 2010, followed by iPad2 in 2011 and now in 2012, Apple has announced their “New iPad”. There are a lot of changes, that impress; but there are a few quirks too. First we take a look at the updates to the iPad that are really impressive. Here is our Apple’s new iPad review of all the features. New iPad – Review of Features 1. Improved display – Although the screen size is still the same 9.7-inch, Apple has incorporated the Retina display technology from the iPhone 4/4S onto the iPad. A resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixel gives the new iPad a 264 pixel per inch for a total 3.1million pixels – making the new iPad’s display supreme. 2. Faster processor – The new iPad comes with an Apple A5X processor – it’s still a dual core processor, but now comes with quad-core graphics to support the improved display. Apple even claims that the A5X processor is superior to Nvidia’s Tegra 3 Quad-core processor – twice as fast with four times better performance. With more and more apps becoming graphics and processor intensive, this is going to be very useful. 3. New Cameras – The rear camera is now called the iSight camera, while the front camera is the FaceTime camera. The iSight camera is a 5MP shooter and employs the same optics – a ƒ/2.4 aperture, a five-element lens and IR filter to deliver the same performance as the iPhone 4S, especially in low light conditions. It has Autofocus, tap to focus, tap to set exposure functions as well as face detection for up to 10 faces in the same image. The camera is also capable of recording full HD 1080p videos now and features automatic video stabilization as well. 4. Upgraded connectivity – The iPad 2 provided 3.1Mbps on EV-DO and 7.2Mbps on HSPA, however the new iPad comes with 4G LTE connectivity and supports 21Mbps HSPA+, DC-HSDPA at 42Mbps and LTE at 73Mbps – very impressive. The new iPad can also be used to create a personal hotspot to use with the 3G/4G connection (carrier support is required for the function). It also comes with Bluetooth 4.0. 5. Updated software with Voice dictation – Apple has announced availability of iOS 5.1 that brings in some minor updates for the iPad. There is a redesigned camera app, enhancements to the sound and better battery life. Unfortunately, Apple skipped on adding Siri, their voice assistant from the iPhone 4S, on to the new iPad. Instead the new Pad comes with a Voice Dictation feature. It can be accessed via a button in the virtual keyboard and allows you to write mails/notes or search the web using speech. The best part is the it also works with third-party apps. 6. Impressive Battery Life – Even with the updated processing hardware, higher resolution screen, 4G connectivity and powerful camera, the new iPad is still capable of providing 10 hours of standard or 9 hours of battery backup on a 4G connection – this is clearly an amazing feat achieved by Apple. How much does it stand to its claim will only be cleared once the tablet is available. 7. Pricing – In their usual fashion, Apple has kept the price of their new iPad the same as iPad 2 at the time of its launch last year. The 16GB WiFi version will cost $499; 32GB – $599 and 64GB – $699. The WiFi + 4G versions will be priced at $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB storage. The Not So Good The above points present a very convincing case for anyone to upgrade to the new iPad. Better performance, improved hardware and better multimedia capabilities make it a worthy buy. However, there are a few quirks as well. 1. The new Display – It requires the iPad to be held ideally 15-inches away to get the Retina Display effect. 2. No flash on the camera – As much as the 5MP back illuminated camera sounds impressive, we do feel that the lack of a flash will affect it in a big way when shooting in low light environment. 3. Fatter and heavier – Compared the iPad 2, the new iPad is thicker by 0.6mm and weighs around 50 grams more. Although on papers, the number might feel very minute, in real life holding the two iPad’s together will definitely make the new iPad feel bulkier – something we were not expecting after the iPad 2. 4. The “New” name– Leaving behind the numeric attached to a product name is understandable, but calling it as the “new” iPad is a point that makes it feel a bit incomplete. Rumors were that the name will be iPad3 or iPad HD, but choosing new iPad just seems a bit lame on Apple’s part here. 5. No Siri – Lastly, though Apple has tried to compensate this with Voice dictation; we will still miss our very own personal assistant Siri. Filed Under: Apple Tagged With: apple new ipad, apple new ipad review, features, hardware specs, ipad 3 specs, iPad HD, new ipad review, new ipad vs ipad 2, upgrades, whats hot Latest in Apple iPhone Spy Apps Available Right Now IOTransfer : An excellent alternative to iTunes to organize iPhone media iOS 11 Cop Button Disables Touch ID Temporarily, Here’s How To Use It Cyrus Installer for iOS 10 Lets You Use Tweaks Without Jailbreak	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3149
__label__cc	0.596408	0.403592	Le chaos de l'histoire with L´Ordre d´Heloise - An Interview L´Ordre d´Heloise é um duo francês que não há como negar, já nos primeiros acordes de seu debute Le chaos de l'histoire, lançado em 2014 fica absolutamente claro por onde eles caminham, darkwave, pos punk, cold wave, com tendências explicitamente trevosas. Conexões com os baluartes do gênero são facilmente encontradas durante as quatorze faixas do sombrio e bom álbum. Grata surpresa na saga do TBTCI, vale a audição para fãs das trevas. *** Interview with L´Ordre d´Heloise *** Q. When did L'Ordre d'Héloïse started, tell us about the history... I met Frédéric front of the school in 1992, my look left no room for doubt about the fact that I loved The Cure! He was also a fan. He left the band in which he played to join my group "Black Scream". Then we decided to make our own music instead of covers... The group was renamed "L'ordre d'Héloïse". Frédéric mainly deals with the composition, I take care of the texts. Gradually, however, the tasks are divided equally. During a long time, we have no more produced a lot, working life, family ... Resumed routine shelved passion ... But we have not disbanded the band, At the beginning of 2013, it seemed vital to work on a new album, that could witness also our lives that collapsed ... It is from this collapse that were born the lyrics and music of the album "Le chaos de l’ histoire" ... At the death of Frédéric in early 2014, I began to try to publicize the group, perhaps just to honor him because he was my mentor, my role model and an incredible musician. Jérôme joined the group at the end of 2014, we keep on the adventure together. Some friends also help us. Without them, I think that the adventure would not have taken such a dimension… Particulary Lory, who takes care of the promotion and give always good advices, Greg our webmaster and Kat our photographer. It's a sort of friendly collective and that's what we love more. The influences are many, musically The Cure, Joy Division, The Chameleons, The Cranes, Dead can dance and, of course, others, like Trisomie21, Norma Loy, Indochine… The influences are also literary, some authors marked my life, like Camus and Sartre mainly, but I can as well quote others Duras,, Conan Doyle, Poe, Shelley... And for modern Frank Herbert or Alain Damasio... Jérôme has influences resolutely more "rock" than mine, but finally I think that it is an enrichment.. Here is my playlist (Alain) : 1- The Cure "Faith" 2- Joy Division "Unknown pleasures" 3- Cranes "forever" 4- The Chameleons "Script of the bridge" 5- Dead can dance "Within the realm of a Dying Sun" And the one of Jérôme : 1 - Jeff Buckley "Grace" 2 - Jimmy Hendrix "Are you experienced ?" 3 - Nirvana "Nevermind" 4 - Led Zeppelin "IV" 5 - Mark Lanegan "Blues funeral" Considering our current line up (duo), considering our age and considering our lives both personal and professional, we have de facto, became a studio band. You can never say never, but for having played some concerts in the past, I know the personal investment which it requires and it would be a lie t to say that it will possible in the short-term. Q. How do you describe L'Ordre d'Héloïse sounds? Even if we try to vary our creations, it is true that our music may be described in a general way by saying that it’s based on a strong bassline, several guitars often baritones, a little bit of rhythmic guitar and some sounds of analog synthesizers or with analog modulation... My voice is quite low and disenchanted... Le chaos de l'histoire by L ordre d Heloise Everything starts always from the text… I write the text, and I propose a first musical version to Jérôme. Then we improve then the track and make several other versions, until we are satisfied. Sometimes we ask the opinion of Lory, that allows us to be confronted with a listener not involved in the creation process. Q. Which new bands do you recommended? The Black Hotel's Doorkeepers (The B.H.D.) the band of David Droz, because it’s excellent for the music, and also because on the human side, David is really an extraordinary boy (https://soundcloud.com/the-bhd-2). Seven Pages for a Hedgehog, because we made some collaboration and we count to make it again and also there it’s full of talent and kindness (https://soundcloud.com/sevenpagesforahedgehog). All the musical projects of my friend Lory with the composers who use her lyrics... (https://soundcloud.com/loredana-fayer/sets/dusky-sounds) And also other bands, who have a great talent like Verney 1826 (https://soundcloud.com/verney1826), The illusion of silence (https://soundcloud.com/the-illusion-of-silence), Retrograff by who we adore the covers of The Cure with the shades of the Canadian accent (https://soundcloud.com/daniel-hamelin-1), Happiness Project (http://www.happinessproject.fr/)... The Cure Obviously, and we have already made some, but it is always the same happiness to plunge ourselves into one of their piece. Recently, we made a cover of Joy Division, one of The Cranes, one of Daniel Darc... We love that exercise, so to answer the question, I shall say The Chameleons, I would adore playing a piece as the skin second or don’t fall while trying to pour a little our D.N A.there. Q: What´s the plans for future.... Our album "Après le chaos" should be published on tape in september for a russian label. We already work on the following album that should be titled " "A la folie". The main plan, it is to keep on making some music and take so much pleasure from that. We are amateur, and what brings the music in our lives is essential. Here are the links to find us on internet Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/lordre-dh-lo-se Bandcamp : https://lordredheloise.bandcamp.com/album/le-chaos-de-lhistoire Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/lordredheloise Reverbnation : https://www.reverbnation.com/lordredh%C3%A9lo%C3%AFse?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3156
__label__wiki	0.772074	0.772074	Nirnaeth Arnoediad Conflict: War of the Jewels (Fifth Battle of the Wars of Beleriand) Date: F.A. 472 Place: Anfauglith Outcome: Decisive victory for Morgoth, partly due to treachery: depopulation of Hithlum with replacement by Easterlings, occupation of much of Beleriand Union of Maedhros Hosts of Angband and Easterlings Maedhros Fingon† Húrin Thalion Huor † Haldir † Azaghâl of Belegost † Bór † Caranthir Gwindor Gothmog Glaurung Ulfang the Black † Uldor † Noldor of Hithlum, Sindar of Mithrim, Edain warriors of Dor-lómin, 10,000 Gondolindrim[1], a company of Elves from Nargothrond, company of Haladin from Brethil, Dwarves of Belegost, and Easterlings from the House of Bór Multiple hosts consisting of Balrogs, Orcs, and trolls; supplemented by turncoat Easterlings Huge and crippling to the Noldor, Men of Dor-lómin wiped out except Húrin, thousands of captives The Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered Tears was the disastrous Fifth Battle in the Wars of Beleriand. Its name was taken from the first words of the Doom of Mandos: "Tears unnumbered ye shall shed..." 1.1 Opposing Forces and Strategy 2 The Battle 2.1 Aftermath and Repercussions [edit] Background Main article: Union of Maedhros In the almost two decades since their defeat in the Dagor Bragollach, the Noldor had lost control over the entire north of Beleriand, and were, for the most part, reduced to refugees dwelling in Hithlum and Nargothrond. Gondolin was shut up and unknown. In the year F.A. 473, Maedhros decided that taking the offence against Angband might help the Noldor regain their former lands. [edit] Opposing Forces and Strategy Under the Union of Maedhros all the Elves of Beleriand, as well as the Edain, Dwarves, and the newly arrived Easterlings were invited to combine in arms and fight Morgoth. The Union first cleared Beleriand and Dorthonion of Orcs and then gathered to assault Thangorodrim. The plan was for Maedhros's host in the east to assault and draw out the army of Angband, after which Fingon's host would attack from the Ered Wethrin, taking the offensive in the west, crushing Morgoth's forces between them. Under Maedhros in the east were gathered the remainder of the sons of Fëanor, the Elves and Men of Himring under Maedhros and Bór, and the men of Amon Ereb under Caranthir and Ulfang. Under Fingon in the west were gathered the Elves and Men of Hithlum, the Elves of the Falas, the Haladin of Brethil and the companies sent from Nargothrond and the two elves of Doriath, Beleg and Mablung. Because of the evil deeds of Celegorm and Curufin, two of Maedhros's brothers, Nargothrond would send only a small company of Elves under Gwindor. From Doriath, where Thingol had sworn never to fight beside any son of Fëanor, came only Mablung and Beleg, who did not wish to remain behind. However, Turgon unexpectedly came forth with over ten thousand Elves from Gondolin, doubling the force of the west. [edit] The Battle Alan Lee - The Battle of Unnumbered Tears But Morgoth through his spies had learned of the battle plan, and his spy Ulfang, who betrayed the Noldor, delayed Maedhros' attack. A small host of Orcs sallied forth from Angband to provoke the Western host to attack. Within sight of the Ered Wethrin, Gwindor's brother Gelmir, captured during the Dagor Bragollach, was brought forth, and brutally slain. Enraged, Gwindor broke ranks and charged along with his men. From their hidden positions in the eastern hills, Fingon's forces suddenly charged along with them. The Orc host was taken by surprise and swiftly defeated, and the sudden charge of Fingon's army nearly foiled Morgoth's plans; the forces of Gwindor and Fingon pushed forth, reaching Angband itself. Morgoth shook upon this throne as Gwindor's company pounded at his gates above. They burst through, and slew the guards on the steps of Angband itself, though Morgoth had trapped them. They were then ambushed with hidden forces set about Angband; all of Gwindor's company was slain and Gwindor himself was captured. From clandestine gates around Angband, thousands of Orcs erupted suddenly, repulsing the host of Fingon from the walls. The Elven army was driven back in great slaughter, and many Haladin fell fighting in the rearguard. Joona Kujanen - The Fall of Azaghâl Turgon, who had withheld his host from the reckless charge, now came upon the Orc host. The phalanx of Turgon broke through the Angband lines, and met with the guard of Fingon. Finally, Maedhros arrived, but before he could make junction with Fingon and Turgon, Glaurung the dragon and Gothmog lord of Balrogs intercepted him. Union forces could yet have prevailed, but Uldor, son of Ulfang and a traitor, turned ranks and attacked Maedhros in the rear, while more of his kin came down from the mountains and attacked from the east. Maglor slew Uldor in single combat, but could not turn the tide of the battle. Under assault from three sides, the eastern host was scattered, and only the valour of the Dwarves of Belegost helped them escape, as their lord Azaghâl and his forces held off Glaurung, allowing the sons of Fëanor to escape into Ossiriand. Azaghâl and his army fought with fierce iron masks on, and they were able to resist the fire far better than any Elf or Man. Then Glaurung trampled Azaghâl beneath his feet, but Azaghâl ran a dagger through Glaurung's stomach, and the dragon fled in pain. Many of Morgoth's forces retreated with him. In a solemn ceremony, the Dwarves picked up their fallen leader, abandoning the battle, and marched him home in a great procession. Their wrath was so great that none troubled them. All this had not helped the western host, who were attacked by many Orcs under Gothmog. Gothmog cut a path to Fingon and fought him in single combat. Fingon fell under his might, and Húrin begged Turgon to retreat back to Gondolin. Huor and Húrin and the remaining Men of Dor-lómin formed a living wall across the Fen of Serech, buying time for Turgon to escape with most of the surviving Elves of the north. Acting as a rearguard, these Men were almost all slain – Huor fell when his eye was pierced by a poisoned arrow. His brother Húrin fought ferociously to buy his allies time to escape, fighting until his axe withered away. Morgoth had ordered him to be taken alive, however; he killed no fewer than seventy Orcs and Trolls before he became pinned under their corpses, and was later taken prisoner by Gothmog. [edit] Aftermath and Repercussions Jenny Dolfen - Nirnaeth Arnoediad - Unnumbered Tears Morgoth's victory was near complete, as he had destroyed all the people of Hithlum and had scattered the sons of Fëanor away from Himring. Morgoth's Orcs razed all of Beleriand except for Doriath, which was still protected by the Girdle of Melian, and sacked the havens of the Falas. Ted Nasmith - The Hill of Slain Morgoth betrayed his servants the Easterlings, shutting them in Hithlum under penalty of death, and denied to them the fertile lands of Beleriand. Morgoth's destruction was not entirely complete, however, for Turgon, now High King of the Ñoldor after the death of Fingon, had evaded capture, and his city Gondolin was still unknown to Morgoth. While the Union's attack inflicted fairly heavy losses on Morgoth's forces, this was largely irrelevant compared to how utterly Morgoth had broken the power of so many of his enemies in the battle. His armies would take time to regain their former strength, however, and thus he remained dormant once more for some time, seeking out the hidden city of Gondolin and the last bastion of his enemies. Gwindor himself was one of few prominent survivors of the battle and was enslaved in Morgoth's mines for fourteen years before finally escaping. He returned and warned the King of Nargothrond that Ulmo had advised against fighting open war with Morgoth; the King did not heed his advice, however, and at the Battle of Tumhalad, followed by the Sack of Nargothrond, the Elves there were completely eradicated. The Ñoldor ultimately recovered from the battle but remained hidden within Gondolin away from Morgoth's wrath, where they stayed clandestine and defensively rebuilt their forces. It wasn't until some 38 years after Nirnaeth Arnoediad that Morgoth obtained the location of Gondolin, and besieged it in order to finalize his annihilation of the Ñoldor and to cement his domination of Middle-earth. Morgoth had personally laid waste to Ard-Galen, turning it into a dust-choked wasteland of fire and poisonous gas, known from then on as Anfauglith. It was here that many Elves and Men were slain and thrown into great piles on a hill in the midst of the desolate landscape; referred to as the Hill of Slain by the Elves, grass grew on that hill long after the battle but nowhere else in Anfauglith. [edit] Etymology Nirnaeth (or Nírnaeth) Arnoediad (or Arnediad) is Sindarin for "Tears Uncountable".[2][3] Note that the "oe" of "Arnoediad" is not the Sindarin diphthong "oe", but rather the single umlaut vowel "œ", better represented with a digraph.[4] Images of Nirnaeth Arnoediad Wars of Beleriand First Battle · Dagor-nuin-Giliath · Dagor Aglareb · Dagor Bragollach · Nirnaeth Arnoediad · War of Wrath ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Index" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies" Retrieved from "http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Nirnaeth_Arnoediad" Category: Conflicts of the First Age Content is available under GNU Free Documentation License.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3158
__label__cc	0.729805	0.270195	HomeOpportunitiesFests, MUNs and Other Competitions Legal Quiz @ Crimean 2018, Criminal Law Conclave by Amity Law School, Noida [Sep 7]: Register by Aug 30 By Aadarsh Kothari Fests, MUNs and Other Competitions, Opportunities 0 Comments About Crimean As the country has witnessed major paradigm shifts in various domains of criminal law in the recent times, Amity Law School, Noida has taken the initiative to organize this one of its kind conclave to foster intellectual curiosity among young minds about the ever-evolving nature of crime and criminal law. The Conclave provides an opportunity to law students all over the country to exhibit and cultivate their interests in criminal law by participating in diverse kinds of competitions like legal quiz, debate, legislative drafting and essay writing, which are being organized as part of this event. In addition to this, we endeavor to contribute to the positive development of criminal law regime by organizing a ‘Panel Discussion’, where renowned experts, politicians and industrialists would come together to have a conducive discussion over some of the most important contemporary issues related to the functioning of the criminal justice system in India. About Crimean Legal Quiz The ‘Crimean Legal Quiz’ provides a unique platform to test spontaneity of thought and depth of knowledge of students on both procedural and substantive aspects of criminal law. Earlier, the event was exclusive to in-house candidates, however, this time we are extending the 2nd edition to colleges across India, to spark wider interest in young legal minds to explore the vastness of criminal law. The purpose of organizing this Quiz competition is to foster the thirst for knowledge among students about ever-evolving nature of crime and to acquaint them with intricacies of functioning of Indian Criminal Justice System through a self-inquisitive process of learning. Eligibility, Team Composition and Registration The competition is open to students currently enrolled in LLB (3 year/5 year integrated) programme in any Law college duly recognized with UGC. Multiple teams from one college are permitted. A team shall not have more than two members. Individual participation is also permitted. The competition shall comprise of two stages: prelims and finals. There will be a single written preliminary MCQ test, which shall be attempted by the team (conjointly) or individual participant, as the case may be. The test shall comprise of application-based questions pertaining to Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the participants shall be allowed to carry their bare-act. There will be a written preliminary test consisting of Multiple Choice Questions. Some of these questions would be specially marked questions as tie-breakers. In case a tie-breaker situation prevails in Prelims, the team which has answered more of such specially marked questions will qualify for finals. There will be 6 teams proceeding from the prelims to finals. The finals will be of 6 rounds and the quiz will follow ‘Infinite Bounce and Pounce’ format for the first 5 rounds and the last round would be conducted as a ‘Rapid Fire’ round. In all the rounds, questions would relate to both substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law. The competition shall have English as the only medium of answering questions. The competition shall be time bound. Any kind of misdemeanour or misbehaviour with the quiz master or other teams shall result in disqualification. First Prize – Cash Prize of Rs. 5,000/- and Certificates. Second Prize – Cash Prize of Rs. 3,000/- and Certificates. Third Prize – Cash Prize of Rs. 2,000/- and Certificates. The 4th, 5th and 6th position-holders would be given ‘Certificate of Merit’. All the participants shall receive a ‘Certificate of Participation’. Date and Venue The Quiz Competition will be held on 7th September 2018 at Amity Law School, Noida (U.P.). Registration fee is Rs. 300 per participation. For Online Registration and payment, click here. In case participant(s) wish to register offline, the registration fees, along with accommodation charges i.e. Rs. 400 per person (if applicable), must be sent via demand draft in favour of “Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, payable at Noida”. A soft copy of demand draft, as well as Name of the Participant(s), Name of the Institution, Course and Contact details, is to be sent through e-mail at crimean.legalquiz@gmail.com to us latest by 30th August 2018. Further, the original demand draft has to sent to (by post or courier) to Dr. Aditya Tomer, Addl. 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__label__cc	0.593178	0.406822	What's on this weekend in Beirut, Beirut events By: The Daily Star Summer fashion week St. Georges Beach and Yacht Club, Ain al-Mreisseh May 31, 4:30-10:30 p.m. LIPS modeling and event management is hosting the second edition of its Summer Fashion Week on the outdoor terrace of St. Georges Yacht Club. The show features summer collections from local and regional designers on a 50-meter catwalk. Teleferique May festivities Teleferique Gardens, Harissa Saturdays and Sundays, until June 10 Harissa, Jounieh's iconic holy site, is offering free teleferique rides every weekend throughout the month of May, as well as live music and art displays. Venezia, Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace May 30 until June7 The Hilton has teamed up with the Italian Embassy for a special weeklong celebration of Italian cuisine. Italian Executive Chef, Paolo Rocco, will concoct authentic Italian dishes for an unforgettable gastronomic experience. Garden Show Hippodrome, Beirut May 31, 5-11 p.m. In its 11th edition, the Garden Show and Spring Festival brings together leaders in the country's landscaping and flower industry, as well as agriculturalists and top chefs. Read The Daily Starcoverage. Hamra Street festival Hamra main street June 1, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. The Ahla Fawda Hamra Festival offers a showcase of exceptional talent from all over Lebanon. Paint on walls or watch artists paint. Enjoy a large selection of art and book on display, or perhaps enjoy a story being read out loud. 'Juan' Metropolis Cinema-Sofil, Ashrafieh May 31, 8 p.m. The Danish Feast continues with Kasper Holten's screen adaptation of Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni." Holten's sophomore feature, it focuses on the balance between man's sexual instinct and destructive drive. 'Mara La Wa7da' Theatre Monnot, Next to St. Joseph's Church, Ashrafieh Dario Fo and Franca Rame's one-woman play about gender-based violence, "A Woman Alone," features Kholoud Nasser as a married woman who unmasks the psychological, emotional, and sexual secrets of her private life. 'Sitt Marie-Rose' Babel Theater, Cairo Street, Hamra Directed by Bachir Achkar, this adaptation of Etel Adnan's novel of the same name explores the story of Sitt Marie-Rose, who is persecuted by her own community for providing help to those from other camps, other nationalities and other religions. Read The Dailr Star review. 'Dahes wa al-Ghabraa' Dawar al-SHAMS, Tayyouneh Roundabout Through June 1, 8:30 p.m. Abdel Nasser Yassin's black comedy takes its title from pre-Islamic history: the famous 40-year-long contest between the Zubbiyyani and Abs clans to decide who would protect the region's pilgrimage caravans. "EPIPHANY: Persephone in Beirut' Beit Waraq, Ras al-Nabaa Every Friday to Monday through June 9, 8:30 p.m. Directed by Hussein Nakhal and starring Dana Mikhael as Persephone, daughter of Zeus, this immersive performance transports elements of Greek mythology to contemporary Beirut. Read The Daily Star review. 'Znoud al-Sitt" May 31-June 1, 8:30 p.m. Directed by Chadi El Zein, Marwa Khalil and Wafa'a Halawi's "A Lady's Arms" tells the story of the multiple facets of Amal, a housewife whose life in the service of her husband falls to pieces after someone moves into the place across the street. Read The Daily Star review. 'All Mother Tongues Are Difficult' Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Tannous Building, Karantina Through July 19 In the videos, installations, embroideries, canvases and drawings in Mounira Al Solh's second solo show, the artist's wry, playful, performance-embracing practice confronts challenging questions of migration and civil war. 'Material Remains' Ayyam Gallery, Beirut Tower, Zeitoune Street, BCD Ginane Makki Bacho and Fathallah Zamroud's works engage with the brutal reality of war and their individual response to its aftermath. Read The Daily Star review. 'This is not a Painting' Zico House, Spears Street, Sanayeh Until June 7 Paintings by Italian artist Remo Ciucciomei show the artist's take on Magritte's "Treachery of Images." Read The Daily Star review. 'Art & Design In Times of Crisis' SLAB A, off Monnot Street, near USJ An exhibition of art and design featuring such local and international talents as Ara Azad, Cyrille Najjar, Jean Marc Nahas, Purrl Jewelry (sic) and Tom Young. Proceeds apparently will go to the Lebanese NGO Freedom Child Project. For more events, visit www.tourism-lebanon.com Annual garden show festival opens at Hippodrome, e...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3166
__label__wiki	0.52422	0.52422	Notes 'n' Stuff Further notes on the demise of the publishing indu... STUPEFYING STORIES: The Update FRIDAY CHALLENGE Submission Formats Re Writing Groups Taking and Giving Offense Today in The Friday Challenge M's Thoughts on NASFIC In lieu of a column... This Week in THE FRIDAY CHALLENGE Bruce Bethke gives us an advance peek at the cover for the first issue of Stupefying Stories. See it here... Henry Vogel goes all storyteller on us and posts an original folk tale. Strangely, no one wonders whether it's possible to write an original folk tale. Join the discussion... Ultimate Geek Fu road trips and summer vacations and movies about same. Join the discussion... Arisia and Arvid are the co-winners of the "Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinkie" challenge. Kersley Fitzgerald reveals the one of the most difficult tasks a writer may face, and the inmates discuss the view from their respective locations in the asylum. All this and more, this week in THE FRIDAY CHALLENGE. Now for latest Friday Challenge: "What Is In a Name" Here are the entries for the 7/30/10 lesser Friday Challenge, in which we challenged you to write a story to go with the title "The Rabbi, the Nun, the Talking Dog, and Everything." Entries are presented in approximately the order in which they were submitted: The Bandit, "The Rabbi, the Nun, the Talking Dog, and Everything" Triton, "The Rabbi, the Nun, the Talking Dog, and Everything" Miko, "Petey" (drop.io, password "challenge") ApolloKioku, "The Rabbi, the Nun, the Talking Dog, and Everything" or LHVIA If we've missed any entries, or if anyone has snowdogged in an entry after the deadline, please let us know so we can fix this list. As always, even if you haven't posted an entry this week—even if you never enter in any week—you are invited to read, comment on, and vote for your favorites. Don't be shy about leaving feedback on the writer's sites, either. Writers thrive on knowing that somewhere out there, someone is actually reading the words that they have written. The winner will be announced Sunday evening. "Postcards With An Edge" Anyone can write a long story, assuming they're willing to spend the time at the keyboard to pound out all those words. But to write a complete story in only a handful of sentences, to have a beginning, middle, and end? That takes work! And planning! And, we hope, no more than one week. Your challenge this week is to pretend you are on vacation or traveling for business or some such similar situation in which you might send postcards to someone back home. In the space of no more than four postcards, write a complete story. To settle some questions in advance, yes, these can be "written" on the back of some of those big postcards (they're something like eight inches by six inches, if memory serves me) and you can claim to have really small handwriting. But the judges still have to believe you will be able to fit what you write on the back of those postcards. Adventure! Mystery! Romance! All await your pen and postcards. So why are you still reading this? Get writing! As always, we're playing by the loosely enforced and rarely updated Official Rules of THE FRIDAY CHALLENGE, and playing for whatever is behind Door #3. The deadline for this one is midnight Central time, Thursday, August 12.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3179
__label__cc	0.724225	0.275775	Great Trees of England: #3 Major Oak Why can't they just let the thing die? Well, because it's a huge tourist attraction, one that draws visitors from all round the world to the centre of England. They overlook the decrepit, seventies visitors centre and head off into trees, imagining themselves back in Merrie England. At the heart of what's left of Sherwood Forest is Major Oak, a geriatric old tree held up with scaffolding. You don't get many oak trees this large and this old still standing. Most fell over in the great storm of 1987 and, tragically, were subsequently chopped up and taken away. Tragic, because even a dead oak is still an amazing ecosystem. Major Oak, even if horizontal, would still be something amazing. But surely even the most gullible tourist can't really believe that Robin Hood and Maid Marion really courted beneath its branches. This isn't a giant redwood, and even with the most optimistic dating the tree can't have been much more than an acorn when bad King John ruled the land. Not that anyone really thought it did until relatively recently. It was originally 'The Major's oak', a reference to one Major Hayman Rooke, a Georgian antiquarian who went around cataloguing significant oak trees and drew a picture of it. Tourists soon followed and before long the tree had an important role in the story of England's most famous outlaw. However as well as having the wrong tree, they may even have been in the wrong part of the country. The first version of the story (c1420) has him in Cumbria and the next two in Barnsdale, Yorkshire. Medieval England was peppered with Robins and Hoods and the most promising candidates come from York and Northamptonshire, not Nottinghamshire. So the odds against the chap in green being a Notts Forest supporter look rather slim. However there is hope. A 15th century manuscript in Lincoln Cathedral Library that mentions "Robyn hod in scherewood stod, Hodud and hathud, hosut and schod. Ffour and thuynti arowus he bar in hi hondus". This is pretty cryptic but translates as "Robin Hood in Sherwood stood, Hooded and hatted, hosed and shod. Four and twenty arrows he bore In his hands", so here you have the man and his bow in the Sherwood Forest. So there is a chance that the man himself was once here. And even if he wasn't, other outlaws were. One Roger Godbeard, for example, had a price put on his head in 1270. It is not known if it was collected. Sherwood Forest in those days was 95,000 acres and stretched from Nottingham to Worksop. There is less of it now, but is still magical. The paths keep the visitors from trampling the undergrowth and so if you slip over the fence in the early morning or evening twilight you are in an unmistakably ancient forest. And Major Oak itself is a majestic tree. Up close it turns out to be hollow and apparently made of plastic, a result of conservation measures. Someone skinny could even slip inside. I don't try, lest I damage the most famous tree in England. Or rather trees for either by Nature, or the hand of Man, it is believed to be at least two trees welded together so thoroughly that you can't see the join. Similarly whether or not England's most famous outlaw really did walk these woods, and pass it by when it was a sapling, his legend has so completely fused with this place, and this tree, that they will forever be joined. Labels: England, Trees Could an Ecocide Law Actually Make Corporations Re... Stop TTIP or we're fracked Ροκ Ενάντια των Συνταγματαρχών Tom Cruise Gets The Drift Spain and Greece: From Dictatorship to Democracy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3185
__label__cc	0.635707	0.364293	“Home of the Laguna Burger” …the billboard read. “3.99.” We have passed this billboard on I-40 many times on our way from downtown Albuquerque to our RV park. And I thought that the Route 66 logo in the left bottom corner indicated that said Laguna Burger was to be found at the Route 66 Casino about seven miles up the road. And the $3.99 price? I was sure that should I get close enough, I would find “*With Player’s Club Card.” But we learned in a chance conversation between Chuck and a camp worker that, no, the Laguna Burger was not found at the casino but at the 66 Pit Stop just across the road from the casino and that the Pit Stop served one mean green chile cheeseburger. A quick on-line consultation with my guru of all things culinary Albuquerque—Gil Garduno at nmgastronome.com—confirmed the camp worker’s opinion. The Laguna Burger got its start at a Conoco station/superette near the Laguna reservation (near Grants, NM) “where freshly ground beef was always available. Locals could grab a quick lunch for a small price and be on their way with one of the county's best kept secrets…. (T)his restaurant serves one of the best green chile cheeseburgers in the country. The half-pound beef patty is never frozen and made to order. Fries are never frozen and made from fresh-cut potatoes. The customer service is incredible, and the employees are always friendly” (cibolabeacon.com). And, from there, the Laguna Burger has moved eastward to just outside the western city limits of Albuquerque. The 66 Pit Stop is part gas station, part convenience store, part café, and part souvenir stand. As you enter, the cash register is just ahead surrounded by displays of Native American jewelry. To the left are shelves containing enough snack food items to sate even the most severe case of the munchies. To the right are shelves containing all the Route 66 knicknacks your heart might desire. And one shelf contained, for no discernable reason, a Fred and Wilma Flintstone cookie jar. But it is along the back wall that magic happens. “Though the Home of the Laguna Burger is tiny…the aromas of beef on a flattop grill waft throughout…like an olfactory siren’s call. After perusing the menu…and placing your order, you actually pay the bill of fare…at the…cash registers, the same ones in which you’d pay for gas or Twinkies. Next you pull up a bar stool and watch the green chile cheeseburger being lovingly prepared for you. Yes, lovingly! The shirts worn by the staff are emblazoned with the slogan, ‘Is it the beef or is it the love?’…” (nmgastronome.com). 66 Pit Stop’s menu includes a foot-long hot dog, foot-long chile cheese dog, jumbo corn dog, chicken tenders, grilled cheese, and Frito pie. But it is really all about the hamburger. Especially the Laguna Burger with cheese, green chile, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, and mustard. “There are conflicting stories about who first took the basic cheeseburger and added the locally-plentiful peppers to ratchet up the smoky spiciness. But every diner and burger joint in the state jumped on the chuck wagon, and now, grabbing a green chile cheeseburger in the Land of Enchantment is as much a must-do experience as chowing on a cheesesteak in Philly or diving into a deep-dish pie in Chicago…. How seriously do they take the green chile cheeseburger in New Mexico? When a San Antonio, NM hotspot trounced Food Network cover boy Bobby Flay on his own ‘Throwdown’ show, the governor saluted the winners by declaring ‘Buckhorn Tavern Day’ statewide…” (cheese-burger.net). While Chuck remained a purist (cheese and raw onion only), I went full bore. “… Each burger is prepared to order; the Laguna Burger is not fast food. At strategic intervals in the grilling process, the green chile (Bueno brand) is placed on the grill where it sizzles and spits as in protest. The cheese is added later (Ed Note: to the flattop surface) to ensure just the right level of meltedness…. The beef patty is juicy and delicious at about medium-well. The vegetables are fresh…. The green chile…was piquant enough to get my attention. It’s delicious through and through, so good you’ll want another, but so large you might not have the room. That’s especially true if you also order the fresh-cut, never frozen French fries. The fries, shades of gold and brown, are neither too flaccid nor too stiff. They’re fries the way they should be made” (nmgas tronome.com). There were three factors that made this a memorable green chile cheeseburger. First, as Gil stated above, these were not wimpy green chiles. In fact, they packed a lot of heat. The other two are described at wehaveeatenwell.com: “…Two things really made that burger, to me. The buttered bun—I’ve had other burgers that have buttered buns, but I haven’t had them toasted so perfectly like this one. Not soggy, not burned, and the bun was just the right consistency. Not too bready, but not too skimpy. The other thing is that the burger patty itself was PERFECTLY cooked, with lots of crispy charred edges, and somehow it was juicy even though it was cooked all the way through.” I usually prefer my hamburgers medium rare or at least medium. But I wouldn’t have changed a thing here. It was that extra degree of doneness that produced the crusty exterior and the little bits of nearly—but not quite—burned edges that tasted like beef reduced down to its essence. While Chuck with his basic cheeseburger did not have the extra flavor imparted by the green chiles, he enjoyed his no less than did I mine. Being big spenders, we opted for the “meal” that included fries and beverage for $5.99. I was somewhat less excited by the fries than was Gil but the Laguna burger made up for anything the fries were lacking. We left asking ourselves “How come we haven’t found this before?” And we agreed that 66 Pit Stop’s burgers rank up there with some of the best we have eaten. Even better than those served at 5 Star Burger (also in Albuquerque) at twice—at least—the price. This was 5.0 Addie eating. And at a gas station. Posted by The Wanderers at 7:04 PM 2 comments: Sunsets, Sunrise We end our stay in Tucson with three evenings of sunsets. I don't know if it's just a matter of the latitude of the southwestern states or whether there is a more complicated environmental or meteorological explanation, but the sunsets in Arizona and New Mexico seem to be consistently brilliant. Evening 1--This sunset seemed to cover the entire horizon, and in a few minutes, a large portion of the sky was a brilliant orange. Evening 2--This sunset had a modest beginning, but because of the clouds, I thought the potential for a beautiful one was there. I was not disappointed. The speck in the lower half of the photo below is a helicopter. What a view the pilot must have had. Evening 3--I was drawn to the number and colors of the different bands in this sunset. Even moving to a different location, I was still able to enjoy the many bands of color Morning 1--I wanted to add one sunrise just to compare morning's brilliance with that of the evening's in the Southwest. Posted by The Wanderers at 9:06 PM No comments: A Rewarding Adventure Some travels have a planned destination, others are "adventures" with no specific route or end point. It was on one of these adventures that we came across this gleaming white structure, Santa Cruz Catholic Church, in an area of small businesses on the south side of Tucson. The architecture of the church seemed to draw upon at least two different styles, but in the absence of any information about the church or its history, we were left with admiring the exterior and wondering about the history. While we did not see anyone working around the church, it was clear that the exterior was well-maintained. We wanted to view the inside of the church, and, fortunately, it was open. I sometimes think that being alone in a church enables a person to think more about the reason for being there than when it is filled with other worshippers, whose appearances, behaviors, and conversations draw attention from one's contemplation. The quiet beauty of the stained glass windows seemed to promote quiet thought. When I reached this point in my writing, I made one more search, and rather than rewrite this entry, I decided to add the information here. Information on the National Register Nomination Summary Sheet stated that "Santa Cruz was built in 1919 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with Islamic nuances, including a minaret-like bell tower. The building has mud-adobe bearing walls, with burned brick used at the more vulnerable parapets and bell tower. All masonry is uniformly plastered and painted white. "A small dome was added above the altar when the latter was added ca. 1940. The site is surrounded by an adobe compound wall, approximately six feet in height. "Santa Cruz is the largest (known and extant) mud-adobe building in Arizona and the only surviving example of adobe used in the construction of a major public building. "Spanish Carmelite priests serve a primarily Hispanic-American congregation" (http://tdotmaps. transview.org/Images/HCD/IL_SantaCruzCatholicChurch.pdf). A rewarding adventure--even before learning about the destination. It Seems Like Just Yesterday… that I wrote about our lunch at La Terraza at Hacienda del Sol. In fact, it was just yesterday. How long did you think I would wait before trying the buffalo chorizo Eggs Benedict at The Grill at Hacienda del Sol? “Since its opening in 1997, The Grill at the Hacienda del Sol has attracted overnight guests and Tucsonans alike. Over the past ten years, The Grill has held a place on Wine Spectator’s ‘Best of’ Award for excellence. Recently, the restaurant was bestowed with Wine Enthusiast’s ‘Award of Ultimate Distinction,’ making it the only Arizona restaurant to be honored with the award. An extensive list of wines is offered, featuring over 2,000 labels and 25,000 bottles. “’It’s a world class restaurant. It attracts people from everywhere. They come here because of the Grill,’ Jeff Timan, owner of the resort, said. The Grill’s head chef, Ramiro Scavo, competed in and won Tucson’s Iron Chef…. “The Grill sets itself apart from other restaurants in Tucson by using ingredients from their on-site garden in their dishes. Aside from its fresh ingredients, one of the major attractions to the Grill is its romantic nature. It currently holds the title of ‘Tucson’s Most Romantic Dining.’ “’Oftentimes, when people come into town for conventions or other meetings, they stay in the larger resorts. Yet, when they ask for good restaurants in town, we are almost always one of the first choices,’ Firth said” (borderbeat.net). The Grill serves as a formal counterpoint to the warmer and more casual La Terraza. The walls are covered with colorful modern art. The tables are set—even at breakfast—with white and maroon linens. (And you know that a place is upscale when, instead of paper towels, the ladies room has a basket of terry towels.) And four lucky diners can reserve The Grill’s equivalent of a “chef’s table.” Like the lunch/dinner menu at La Terraza, The Grill’s breakfast menu is not overly long. Among the selections are: Hacienda Yogurt Parfait, served with fresh berries, Greek yogurt, and granola; Steel-cut Oatmeal with seasonal berries, golden raisins, brown sugar, and a choice of whole or soy milk; Build Your Own Omelet—three eggs with a choice of three ingredients, including ham, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, or cheese and served with a side of fruit, new potatoes, toast, and bacon or sausage; and a Belgian Waffle with maple syrup and butter and bacon or sausage. And many of the items are also listed as sides allowing the diner to “make his own” breakfast. And that is just what Chuck did. He built for himself the “Carb Loading Special.” Menu item Number One was the short stack of two pancakes. He is very picky when it comes to pancakes. As I have mentioned on numerous occasions, there is nothing he dislikes more that the over use of baking powder to achieve pancake puffiness. Here there was none of that almost sour taste even though these cakes were extremely light. The stack was topped with cinnamon enhanced sliced apples and the cakes were accompanied by a small pitcher of warm real maple syrup. Menu item Number Two was a side order of French toast containing two slices of thick bread (I suspect that it may have been challah, which is a Jewish bread made with lots of egg.) that had been dipped in a flavored batter and, after grilling, artistically drizzled with a tart berry syrup. There was a slightly spicy note to the egg batter and our server told us that may be from the paprika used as one of the seasonings. This was delicious. So delicious that I kept slicing small pieces from the plate. Hey, I have to do research, don’t I? And menu item Number Three was a side of home fries. You knew that potatoes would figure here somewhere, didn’t you? They were cubes of red skin potatoes, lightly browned, and tossed with parsley. Pretty good and I am not a home fry person. But now for my breakfast. It’s not that I don’t like traditional Eggs Benedict, but let’s face it, there are more interesting foods than ham or Canadian bacon. So whenever I see a substitute used for either, I am intrigued. Here, The Grill’s house-made buffalo chorizo was the substitute—although not the only one. But the chorizo was—as is buffalo meat in general—very lean and was not really spicy, but interestingly hot. The eggs were poached a perfect medium and the English muffin was toasted just enough not to become soggy, but yet not overly crisp. But the real kicker was the charred tomato and jalapeno hollandaise that tasted a bit spicy and a bit smoky. And, for once, there was enough hollandaise. I do so hate it when a restaurant is skimpy on the hollandaise. Here there was enough for me to coat each potato (the same as with Chuck’s order) before popping them into my mouth. Next time we are in Tucson, we may have to try The Grill’s prix fixe Sunday brunch complete with prime rib carving station. But for now, we both enjoyed our 5.0 Addie breakfast. To review the role of Adler and the Addie rating system, read the November 14, 2011 blog. “It’s Your Birthday,” I said to Chuck. “Where would you like to go for lunch?” “This will be a good time to go to Hacienda del Sol,” he replied. And that is how we found ourselves celebrating on Terraza Garden Patio one beautiful day in early February. For those of you in more northerly climes, I don’t want to gloat, but the temps were in the low 70’s, the sky was brilliant blue, and there was just a hint of breeze. A perfect day for dining outside. La Terraza is one of two restaurants at Hacienda del Sol. The other—The Grill—is fine dining and is open for breakfast and dinner. (The Grill will be the subject of a future blog.) La Terraza is “One of those rare places that focuses equally on bar and restaurant…an excellent, affordable option for getting that resort feel without the resort prices…. Terraza has an amazing garden patio, the kind of comfy place where you'll want to just sit…” (tucsonmetromix.com). “…A garden dining experience in the heart of the Foothills, Terraza Garden Patio & Lounge (is) surrounded by Joesler-designed architecture and blossoming gardens. Guests can nosh on appetizers in an alfresco setting–arguably the best patio dining in Tucson…. Terraza’s menu features appetizers, salads and specialties influenced by the flavors of the Southwest. Many of the ingredients are locally and regionally grown, including herbs and vegetables that are grown at Hacienda del Sol…” (whatscookingtoday.blogspot.com). We were too early for the gardens to be blossoming, but I can imagine how beautiful the patio will be come spring. Since temperatures drop—sometimes rapidly—at night in the desert, a large fireplace stands in one corner to provide warmth when the weather is chilly. We learned from the young man serving as maître d'/manager that the fireplace originally burned wood but had recently been converted to gas. He was not pleased with the change. The same menu serves for lunch and dinner and includes a reasonable number of appetizers, salads, and sandwiches. Since this was Chuck’s birthday, I let him choose the menu. Among the items that sounded interesting, but not ordered, were the Duck Rillette (“a preparation of meat similar to pâté…. (T)he meat is cubed or chopped, salted heavily and cooked slowly in fat until it is tender enough to be easily shredded, and then cooled with enough of the fat to form a paste” [Wikipedia.org].) that came with grilled crostini, gherkins, pickled onions, and whole grain mustard and the Salmon Cakes served with cured lemons, mint, tomato, Israeli cous-cous, olives, and tzatziki. Instead, from the appetizers list, we chose the Sweet & Spicy Calamari served on a bed on cabbage with radishes, scallions, carrots, and sweet Thai chile sauce. While not visible in this photo, the shredded cabbage reminded both of us of the bed of crispy rice noodles that form the base of the Asian Shrimp served at Asian Noodle Bar in Albuquerque. And that was not the only reminder. The Thai chile sauce was also evocative of the Asian Shrimp, since a similar sauce is used in the latter’s preparation. And, as a surprise, nestled among the other components were some thin battered and fried jalapeno strips. And I should mention that the calamari were lightly battered, tender, and a mix of rings and tentacle pieces. Now it may seem strange to be celebrating one’s birthday with salads, but that is just what we did. The first was the Chicken Topopo with chicken (obviously), romaine, tomato, red onion, black beans all sitting on a nest of tortilla chips and very lightly tossed with roasted tomato-cilantro vinaigrette. The second was the Haricots Verts (thin French green beans) Salad with potatoes, egg, grape tomato halves, micro greens, and green and black olives again tossed in a light sherry-mustard vinaigrette. Now if you like a lot of dressing on your salad, La Terraza is not the place for you. The dressing on both salads was so lightly applied that only a faint film was visible on the bottom of each plate when we finished. We like this, but others might be disappointed. And both dressings were low on the vinegar/acid scale. Do you ever watch Top Chef on Bravo? The three regular judges—Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, and Gail Simmons—are always crying out for more acid in the dishes they judge. No thanks. Make mine low acid, please. We finished the meal with birthday cake—or cinnamon apple cheesecake, to be precise. This was delicious. Not overly sweet and the apples in the topping still retained a bit of crispness. The density of this cheesecake reminded me of the Italian-style that is made with both cream cheese and ricotta, but our server went to check with the kitchen for me and returned to say that it was made with cream cheese and crème fraîche. My only regret is that I forgot to bring along a birthday candle. As we were finishing a 5.0 Addie lunch, we were talking with the maître d'/manager and he mentioned that his favorite dish on all of the Hacienda’s menus is the house-made buffalo chorizo eggs Benedict. Now I am a sucker for variations on eggs Benedict, so we immediately made plans for a return visit—this time to The Grill. Much More Than a Restaurant The search for a birthday meal took us to Hacienda del Sol Ranch Resort. We had driven to the foothills of the Catalina Mountain range on the outskirts of Tucson to this restaurant and found more that just a restaurant. Before even thinking about the restaurant, we took time to admire the surrounding desert, the mountains, and the resort's landscaping. Travel guides have described the Resort as a "32-acre hideaway" and "a charming and lower-price alternative to the larger resorts. Part guest ranch (there are riding stables down the road) and part resort, it's entirely gracious" (fodors.com). To us, it seemed to be part desert park and part fine dining destination. Our walk along the path to the restaurant took longer than expected given the short distance to travel, because the variety of cacti required further study. We later learned that the landscape was designed by the world-renowned Dr. Andrew Weil, who constructed the 2,000 square-foot garden showcasing herbs, vegetable, fruits, and flowers. (Currently, Hacienda Del Sol’s gardens produce more than 70% of the herbs used for cooking at The Grill.) The slow walk along this serene garden walkway set the stage for a leisurely lunch in a gracious setting. As described on its webpage (haciendadelsol.com): "Hacienda del Sol is a historic jewel. The story began in 1929, when John and Helen Murphey created Hacienda Del Sol; a desert retreat inspired by early Moorish architecture, with many personal touches crafted by the Murpheys themselves. "The property was originally a "home away from home" ranch school for the daughters of society's elite families. The prestigious school's roster boasted names such as Vanderbilt, Pillsbury, Maxwell, Westinghouse, and Campbell, to name a few. "In the late 1930's, renowned architect Josias Joesler was commissioned to rebuild and redesign sections of the ranch, adding his notable signature to many architectural details. "In 1948, Hacienda Del Sol was converted into a guest ranch that immediately attracted the Silver Screen’s most popular stars. Legend has it that the Hacienda’s Casita Grande was a favorite romantic hideaway of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Leading men John Wayne and Clark Gable both signed their names to the hotel’s illustrious guestbook. "The guest ranch was forgotten for some time…until 1995 when fate landed the secluded property into the loving hands of a group of Tucson investors. With the vision of returning the ranch to its original glory, the owners have continually renovated and renewed Hacienda del Sol with special care. In 1997, The Grill restaurant was opened and continues to be one of Arizona’s finest dining venues. "In 1999, a major restoration of the hotel was completed, retaining and enhancing the original integrity of the architecture and landscape. "Today, the story continues, with simple pleasures, understated elegance, and charming hospitality at this classic Arizona inn. 'The Soul of Tucson in the Heart of the Foothills' bespeaks the desire of its Tucson owners to nurture the beauty and authenticity of this special property. "Hacienda del Sol is included in the National Registry of Historic Places in Arizona and is pleased to be a member of Historic Hotels of America." Posted by The Wanderers at 10:00 PM No comments: Art in Glass Three Tastes of Tucson “It’s Time for Mexican Food… Of Super Guppies and Petulant Porpoises Pima Air and Space Tubac's Vibrancy “Egad! Take a Look at That Line” Where Art and History Meet We Interrupt this Visit to Tucson… Remembering the Cold War “No Soup for You” Favorite Place? “This Must be the Most Popular Restaurant in Tucso... “Remember: The Bread is Just the Beginning!” Spiny Oysters and Onyx Gem Show "Admiring" Blame it on the Guy in the Laundry Room A Leisurely Fossil Hunt Do You Remember Poodle Skirts? Tucson Gem Show -- JOGS 2 Tucson Gem Show--JOGS 1 We’ve Been to Chicago, to Phillly… We are two retirees--Chuck, 64, and Kate, 63--who decided to travel the U.S. On June 13, 2008, we began our long-talked-about travels by heading south from our home in Pennsylvania in our Ford 550 and 38’ New Horizons fifth wheel. Our travel aim is to meet people and go at least "knee-deep" into the culture of several communities. To learn what is important in the lives of the residents of the towns, villages, and farms of America is our primary interest. When not learning about what people do, we will be (1) sampling the foods that help people do what needs to be done and (2) listening to the music of their culture. A neighborhood joint or local hall serving liquid refreshment and featuring a jam session with local musicians . . . well, it just doesn't get any better. We welcome comments, questions, or suggestions of people to meet, places to visit, and "don't miss" neighborhood joints for food and/or music. Drop us a note at chuckandkateschrader@gmail.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3190
__label__cc	0.51087	0.48913	You are here: Home / Diaries and Maps / 2010 Diary / Loye-sur-Arnon to Cluis / Day 7: Loye-sur-Arnon to Châteaumeillant Day 7: Loye-sur-Arnon to Châteaumeillant Distance 27 km Duration 5 hours 20 minutes Ascent 298 m, descent 290 m Map 35 of the TOP 100 blue series (or Map 140 in the new lime-green series) Topo-guide (ref. 6542) Sentier vers Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle via Vézelay Breakfast at the gîte (with our foot repair kit at the ready) Our hosts had appeared the evening before with a tray of bread, butter and jam, and had set up the elaborate coffee apparatus so that we only had to flick one switch. Breakfast was lovely at the kitchen table with the sun streaming in, the rain having finished in the night. Our feet were starting to feel the effects of walking through wet grass for hour after hour. We both had a few little blisters, not bad ones, but we were anxious to keep them that way. While we ate our breakfast, the glue was setting on the soles of my shoes, now reattached to the patches after having dried out overnight. Paul and Annie entered with a polite knock, and stamped our Topoguide in the absence of a créanciales (the religious passport that pilgrims carry). We were then required to pose outside the gîte while Paul took our photo with his ancient square film camera. We looked through the albums of all the previous pilgrims, and saw that two other pairs of Australians had visited over the past ten years – one at the very beginning and the other only three weeks ago. In return we took a photo of them. A fond farewell to our gracious hosts Annie and Paul With grateful thanks and a happy feeling of repletion, we marched off, but took a different route back to the GR, straight up a lane beside the gîte. Then it was a flat wheel track bordered by shrubbery until we came to a stream gushing out of a mill, and the track became a couple of concrete girders laid across the water. Having crossed this, we soon came to another footbridge over the river Arnon proper, meandering in a floodplain, then climbed a slight incline. Crossing the mill stream Once again we had seen a better way on the map, so we parted company with the GR as we approached a cluster of houses, and set off on what we hoped was a short cut. It was a bumpy, churned-up farm road beside a field of wheat, but eventually it delivered us to les Riaux, via les Moricots, and we picked up the GR again, very pleased with our navigation. Near les Moricots We only stayed on the GR for a kilometre before another short cut presented itself and we headed directly into le Châtelet on a thread of a road through le Taillat, punctuated by occasional houses. The last section was on the busier D951 and we when we came to the town’s ring road we climbed towards the church at the top, on the grounds that the church usually marks the centre of town. In this case it did not and we had to ask some workmen for guidance to a bar. Second breakfast at le Châtelet All the shops were down on the ring road, a bit further round than where we had entered. It was not a very prepossessing place, but there was a boulangerie and a bar, which were all we required. The main attraction of le Châtelet was supposed to be the ruined château on the crest, but we walked right round the ring road without catching more that a glimpse of the wall amongst the untended vegetation above us. Probably we should have gone up past the church again, but we could not be bothered. The pursuit of tourist sights usually ends badly, we have found. Les Archers pottery museum Setting off on the road to the south, we ignored the GR when it turned off and took the next turn onto the GRP (red and yellow), which turned out to be marked with pilgrim signs also. A short walk through water meadows brought us to the village of les Archers, famous for its pottery since the 17th century. The present museum was formerly a workshop owned by the porcelain makers of Limoges. Several studios were still in operation and the street was lined with examples of their work as we swung past. Arriving in Saint-Jeanvrin Soon the GRP turned off on a muddy track but we (and the pilgrim signs) stayed on the little road and did not stop until we came to a bridge and crossed into Saint-Jeanvrin, which was almost impossibly neat and pretty. There were a couple of streets of immaculate cottages and a church set in a lawn, where three sturdy girls were sitting at a picnic table. Lunch near our fellow pilgrims, Saint-Jeanvrin To our amazement, they were fellow walkers, even though we were not now on the GR. They had big boots, massive packs and walking poles, and turned out to be German. Both parties were delighted to exchange stories and information, fortunately in English. After lunch we inspected the pearly white interior of the church with its frescoes and decorated arches, intimate and lovely. The church of Saint Georges, Saint-Jeanvrin The German girls had gone when we came out and we followed them, regaining the GR654 at Sept Fonds. Half an hour later we pulled up into Chateaumeillant, an ancient town on a ridge which has been known for its wines since the fifth century. Its present fame rests on its gamay “gris”, made by crushing the grapes immediately after picking. There was a heavy old church, much restored, on the main street, and just across the road, a bar for our after-lunch coffee. Coffee in Châteaumeillant Like many wine towns, it was not particularly attractive in itself, but it had the unusual virtue of a camping ground and we looked forward to a night under the stars, or more likely under the clouds. The camping ground was about a kilometre from the centre, on an artificial lake. On our way down there, we passed a bar/restaurant with a sign advertising a delicious-sounding menu for €11. There was also a sign offering pizzas on Friday and Saturday nights. I went in to verify that they would be open in the evening, and was assured that they would be. Camping Municipal l’Etang Merlin, Châteaumeillant The German girls were eating icecreams outside and we stopped for another chat. They were pressing on to a gîte at Néret for the night, which we thought odd, as it was not on the GR. The camping ground was delightfully situated and as neat as a pin. We put up our tent on a hedged lawn not far from the lake. Our next-door neighbours invited us for a cup of tea outside their handsome caravan. They were Dutch, from Rotterdam, where they had an apartment in what looked like a huge blue vertical DVD player, right on the river (they showed us a picture of it). We had showers and lay down to rest on the grass while our washing flapped briskly in the breeze. It was cool now that we were no longer walking. Before dinner we walked to the end of the camping ground and found a likely-looking track heading in a good direction for tomorrow. Jenny dolefully contemplating our pizzas A helicopter swooped low overhead and landed on the sports field behind the lake – apparently a boy had fallen five metres onto his head and was being taken to hospital. Up at the restaurant, we sat indoors and drank pastis and rosé. It was a plain room dominated by a television screen showing Wimbledon. Then we asked for the menu and found out that on Fridays and Saturdays it was pizza or nothing, as there was no chef. This did not seem too bad, and we ordered one with mushrooms and one with anchovies. A great length of time later, we were served one salmon and one four cheeses, both of which were disgusting, made on cheap, stodgy supermarket bases with tasteless toppings. It was the worst meal we had ever had in France, and most of it ended up in my plastic bag, in the hope that it would taste better for lunch the next day. As we left, we saw a mushroom and an anchovy pizza being placed in front of a bewildered other couple.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3194
__label__wiki	0.764563	0.764563	Thais hope to win over Vietnamese tourists 2008-12-11 - Thanh Nien In the wake of political protests that left many travelers stranded in Thailand, Thai authorities are planning to lure Vietnamese to visit their near neighbor with discount tour packages and a new advertising campaign. At a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, Tourism Authority of Thailand Director Pichai Raktasinha said as the Suvarnabhumi International Airport had resumed normal operations, Thai tourism authorities were working to regain the trust of international tourists. Flights resumed to Bangkok’s main international airport last week, after antigovernment protestors shut down the city’s two international airports for more than a week. Last year, more than 250,000 Vietnamese traveled to Thailand, a 50 percent year-on-year increase, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. “Of this year’s target of 300,000 (Vietnamese visitors), we now hope to achieve about the same figure as 2007 because of the recent turmoil in Thailand and also the global economic crisis,” Pichai said. “Our current occupancy rate is only 20-40 seats of the 100-seater Boeing 717’s daily flight between Bangkok and HCMC and it would be worse after the turmoil,” Nitikorn Komkris, a senior sales executive at Bangkok Airways said. However, the situation was expected to improve during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday early next year, he said. This year, around 169,000 Thai tourists visited Vietnam between January and November, accounting for a third of the Thais who traveled overseas. Stocks enter ‘final phase’ of bear market 2008-12-11	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3200
__label__cc	0.635053	0.364947	Espershields Espershields Tn/CP Parish-level Unit Espershields Tn/CP — Current theme: Population These simple graphs compare Espershields with national trends: Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) Population Density (Persons per Acre) We let you look at total population in two ways. Firstly, population density: which areas had the most people? Density is calculated as the number of people per hectare, and we have measured areas from a modern digital map of the local authorities rather than relying on the doubtful acreages given in historical reports. Secondly, growth rates: where was population rising fastest, or declining? We also look at the ratio of men to women. This theme also covers people's ages. From 1851 onwards, the census has provided very detailed statistics of age structure, giving numbers of males and of females in each 5-year age band. However, we simplify this here to three broad age groups: Children (0-14), Working Age (15-64) and the Elderly (over 65). Over the last 150 years, our population has clearly aged. However, mortality decline in the late 19th century was mainly due to the reduction of very high infant mortality rates: the presence or absence of large number of infants dying before their first birthday had little effect on overall age structures. During the twentieth century, declining fertility and improved life expectancy in later life significantly changed age structures. We hold these detailed statistics for Espershields, which we graph and tabulate here: Area (acres) 1881 to 1951 Area (acres) (1) Males and Females 1881 to 1951 Sex (2) Population Change 1881 to 1951 Population Change (2) Total Population 1881 to 1951 Total Population (4)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3202
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__label__wiki	0.618354	0.618354	United States Military Academy Department of Military Art and Engineering 140 works in 347 publications in 2 languages and 6,496 library holdings Maps History Military history Biography Autobiographies Military maps Atlases Juvenile works Fiction World atlases Other, Composer, Publisher, Compiler G1201.S1, 912.73 Most widely held works about United States Military Academy Dennis Hart Mahan : West Point professor and advocate of military professionalism, 1830-1871 by Thomas E Griess( ) A military history and atlas of the Napoleonic wars : Comp. for the Department of Military Art and Engineering, the United States Military Academy by Vincent J Esposito( Book ) 22 life classes of West Point by Jing Long( Book ) Most widely held works by United States Military Academy The West Point atlas of American wars by United States Military Academy( ) "With an introductory letter by Dwight D. Eisenhower." Includes bibliographies. Vol. 1. 1689-1900 -- Vol. 2. 1900-1953 A soldier speaks; public papers and speeches of General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur by Douglas MacArthur( Book ) Speeches and other documents illuminate MacArthur's military career A military history and atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Vincent J Esposito( ) The West Point atlas of the Civil War by United States Military Academy( ) The maps and text of this volume are specially designed for the cadets of the United States Military Academy as an aid in their introductory studies of the American Civil War. For background information, material relating to the earlier American wars is presented in capsule form in the first sixteen maps. The conduct of every campaign is strongly influenced by the topography of the area involved. Frequently, this topography dictates the course of the action, and it often introduces significant hazards. An initial study of the ground over which the campaign or battle was fought--rivers, mountains, roads, railroads, vegetation--will prove most helpful in understanding the reasons for many of the actions. -- Introduction The West Point atlas of the Civil War by United States Military Academy( Book ) Taken from "The West Point atlas of American Wars", v. 1 A short military history of World War I : with atlas by United States Military Academy( Book ) Written for use as a textbook at the U.S. Military Academy; not an original or exhaustive study, but based on long scholarly research which is taken mainly from British, French, and German official histories A military history of World War II by United States Military Academy( Book ) The West Point atlas of war by United States Military Academy( ) Atlas to accompany Napoleon as a general by United States Military Academy( Book ) Civil War atlas to accompany Steele's American campaigns by United States Military Academy( ) The Balkan campaign, 1940-1941 by United States Military Academy( Book ) The war with Japan by United States Military Academy( Book ) Great captains before Napoleon by United States Military Academy( Book ) 15 editions published between 1941 and 1968 in English and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Militærhistorie, krigshistorie, militære biografier. Kortfattet lærebog fra West Point fra 1955 om krigsførelsen under Alexander den Store, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustav Adolf og Frederik den Store, samt oplysninger om deres liv, lednedsløb og militære karriere. Bogen er forsynet med et udmærket og fyldigt kortmateriale Campaign summaries by United States Military Academy( Book ) Atlas to accompany Steele's American campaigns by United States Military Academy( ) A military history and atlas of the Napoleonic wars by Vincent J Esposito( Book ) First published in New York by Frederick A. Praeger in 1964 The campaign in Norway, 1940 by United States Military Academy( Book ) The Campaign in Poland, 1939 by United States Military Academy( Book ) Poland, with the fifth largest army in Europe, was the first nation to feel the attack of the rejuvenated Nazi war machine. Because of later German conquests, the world has largely forgotten this initial success. Yet in one respect the rapid annihilation of the Polish Army was Germany's most important conquest. This campaign demonstrated to Germany, if not to the rest of the world, the correctness of her military doctrine. It furnished the proving ground for her organization and weapons. The rapidity of Poland's complete destruction came as a shocking surprise to the world at large. Eight days after the beginning of the war, all Polish forces were in demoralized retreat; and a month later, the entire fighting force of a million men had been annihilated. Military history offers no prior example of a conquest so rapid and complete. In this victory the new German air and mechanized forces played an unprecedented part. Nevertheless, it would be wrong to say that German success was due to these two arms alone. Simply stated, Germany's stupendous conquest may be attributed to the superiority of the entire German Army over the outmoded Polish war machine. Germany's balanced, well-trained, and ably led forces found no match in those of her smaller rival. This account of the campaign in Poland has been written for use in the instruction of cadets at the United States Military Academy. It is based for the most part on material prepared by the Military Intelligence Service, War Department. -- Abstract Jomini, Clausewitz and Schlieffen by Napoleon( Book ) Audience level: 0.29 (from 0.21 for The West P ... to 1.00 for 22 life cl ...) Esposito, Vincent J. (Vincent Joseph) 1900-1965 Author Editor Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) Frederick A. Praeger, Inc Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821 Elting, John Robert Whan, Vorin E. Editor MacArthur, Douglas 1880-1964 Author Stamps, T. 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__label__cc	0.702122	0.297878	Sillyolme a reply to: JBurns He recused himself because he was part of the team being investigated not because he did or didn't commit or have knowledge of a crime. He can't be involved with investigating an organization he himself was a part of. I know you guys understand this. a reply to: Southern Guardian “Our A.G. is scared stiff and Missing in Action.” “I have never seen anything so Rigged in my life,” harshest I dunno? Perhaps projection? a reply to: Sillyolme The statute referenced political involvement, as a reason for recusal. I just meant that Trump was never in political office in any capacity whatsoever, so its unlikely that they had any dealings prior to his election, which is what I surmise the "law" was intended to address. That's fine. Its not the topic, but you brought it up. originally posted by: Sillyolme thats bullocks the collusion part was already cleared up on top of that the recusel was improperly done and not legal according to the statutes cited at the time and on top of that he should have not been recused but resigned if he is unable to perform his duties and not doin so may be criminal in itself. I do understand, and even agree that it was the thing for Sessions to do, but he should have told Trump that from the beginning. If he had known Sessions had no intention of taking control of the DOJ, he would have appointed someone else. It was a crappy thing for Sessions to do. He cared more about the position than he did about doing the right thing. He should have been upfront, or just declined nomination. roadgravel a reply to: Mach2 It should be about what is right for the country, not Trump. But then we're way past that now with politics. originally posted by: roadgravel What's right for the country is for everything to be made public. What's right for the country us for the DOJ, and FBI to stop stonewalling, and respond fully, and in a timely manner to their respective congressional oversight committee, regardless of political views, or who the president is. Do you disagree?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3213
__label__cc	0.566959	0.433041	Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics PP1 Silicon Cells PP2 Organic and Earth-Abundant Inorganic Thin-Film Cells PP3 Optics/Characterisation PP4 Manufacturing Issues PP5 Education, Training and Outreach AUSIAPV International Activities Australian Research Capability Directory Graduate Opportunities and Education Links Page PP3, optics and characterisation, targets experimental demonstration that previously accepted theoretical conversion limits can be increased by use of structures that have a high local density of optical states, with particular emphasis on thin-film organic and inorganic solar cells. Of special interest are devices thinner than the wavelength of light where there are opportunities for much stronger absorption of light than would normally be expected from the device thickness involved. There are two main themes in this program package. The aim of the first theme, PP3.1, is to develop methods and theories to better understand the structure-property relationships in thin film organic and earth-abundant solar cells. This activity will contribute to programs PP2.1 and PP2.2 and provide a valuable resource for the ACAP program overall. In 2015 this work has built on the results reported in 2014 with the establishment of a systematic relationship between electrode work functions and maximum open-circuit voltage in planar homojunction organohalide perovskite solar cells and the development of new, combined methodologies to study recombination and transport physics and their relationship to structure in organic solar cells. The application of related techniques to produce the first truly narrowband photodetectors with no input optical filtering resulted in a high profile 2015 paper in Nature Photonics. The second theme studies plasmonic and nanophotonic light trapping for a range of cell structures. Work at ANU and UNSW (PP3.2a) applies a photoluminescent spectroscopy method to compare a range of surface textures for silicon wafers and to quantify their light-trapping performance against standard texturing methods. In 2015 the team demonstrated the use of photoluminescence spectroscopy to quantitatively measure light trapping without the need to make a finished solar cell. High light-trapping efficiency was measured for random pyramids and plasmonic structures in combination with very low front reflectance resulting from reactive ion etch texturing. This work was also extended to new materials this year, with its application to accurate determination of absorption coefficient of perovskite materials. Complementary work at UNSW (PP3.3c) uses polystyrene nanospheres to pattern plasmonic light-trapping arrays for either transparent conducting layers on the front or light-trapping layers on the rear of thin-film photovoltaics. Simulation and preliminary experimental results show that some nanosphere configurations provide significant enhancement relative to the use of a mirror as a rear reflector. Small errors in the optical constants of silver can be magnified several-fold if it is used in plasmonic structures. Use of accepted values can lead to significant inaccuracies in the modelling and interpretation of results. The team at UNSW, working on the PP3.2c task, has conducted a systematic study on the optical constants of this important metal, which is of importance for simulations of plasmonic enhancements and for extracting important parameters. Moreover, the relationship between grain sizes and relaxation times of silver was elucidated both experimentally and theoretically. Task PP3.2f has developed and applied cutting-edge characterization techniques, especially time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL), for materials for photovoltaics. This work has, in 2015, developed new analytical and numerical calculation methods for analysis of silicon bricks and wafers, allowing the effects of bulk and surface defects to be reliably separated, and a new TRPL tool was built and shown to have exceptional performance. Show 10204060- All - PP3.1: Methods to characterize the optical and electrical properties of organic and other thin film earth abundant solar cells Chief Investigators: Mike Hambsch; Ardalan Armin; Paul Burn; Paul Meredith. Overview: The aim of this program is to develop methods and theories to better understand the structure-property relationships in thin-film organic and earth-abundant solar cells – structural, optical and el PP3.2a Plasmonic and nanophotonic light trapping Chief Investigators: Kylie Catchpole; Supriya Pillai Overview: ANU and UNSW are world leaders in applying plasmonic, and more generally nanophotonic, light trapping to solar cells. PP3.2c Plasmonics for Thin-Film Photovoltaics Chief Investigators: Supriya Pillai Overview: This project is investigating the potential of using novel plasmonic structures on the rear of device structures and to study its potential as a light-trapping layer. PP3.2d Optical constants of silver Chief Investigators: Supriya Pillai; Martin Green Overview: Accurate measurement of optical constants for silver (Ag) is necessary for reliable theoretical predictions; however, measuring the optical properties of a layer while avoiding exposure to air is c PP3.2f Light Trapping in Organic Photovoltaics Chief Investigators: Henner Kampwerth Overview: A range of advanced techniques and tools for characterisation of photovoltaic materials is underway, in four main strands. ACAP is an unprecedented collaborative effort of the major Australian photovoltaic devices research groups and it has strong and direct connections into the related community in the US. However, even more connections are sought. The ACAP research and industrial partners all, from time to time, seek new staff. In addition, the educational institutions seek to recruit reseach students. Site Feeback Centre Office Contact Details UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 Australia Telephone +61 2 9385 4018 \| Email acap@unsw.edu.au This Program has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The Australian Government through ARENA is supporting Australian research and development in solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies as part of its commitment to making renewable energy technologies more affordable and increasing the amount of renewable energy used in Australia. The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of the Australian Government, and the Australian Government does not accept responsibility for any information or advice contained herein. Page last updated: Tuesday 29 March 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3214
__label__cc	0.733304	0.266696	Logo: Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) \| Second High Level Meetingof the Africa-EU Energy Partnership High-level Participants Call for Action and Commitments Business and Policy Leaders Round Table Stories on the Ground HLM 2010 End of navigation Second High Level Meeting of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership Taking the Next Step “Africa and the EU are tackling energy challenges together” AUC headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Second High-Level Meeting (HLM) of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) took place from 11-13 February 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme “Taking the Next Step: Africa and the EU are tackling energy challenges together.” The meeting was jointly hosted by the Ethiopian Government, the Governments of Austria, Germany and Mauritius, and the African and European Co-Chairs of the AEEP: the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission. Organization of the meeting was under the responsibility of the EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF), which serves as the AEEP Secretariat. The meeting was attended by over 450 African and European political and business leaders, high-level experts and heads of international energy institutions, as well as members of civil society, the private sector and the research community, who gathered to review progress in implementing the AEEP 2020 Targets and discuss how to shape future Africa-EU relations in the energy sector. The Second AEEP HLM was organized in three broad segments. On the first day, delegates participated in pre-meeting side events organized by diverse stakeholders to discuss experiences, tools and approaches for enhancing energy access in Africa. The HLM officially opened on the second day, during which delegates convened in an “Expert Day” to showcase the achievements of African and European partners in the context of the AEEP 2020 Targets. During the high-level Ministerial segment that took place on the third day, energy ministers reviewed the AEEP’s achievements since the first HLM and explored how to improve cooperation between the policy and business sectors in order to attract and substantially accelerate private investments to meet the AEEP 2020 Targets. An exhibition showcasing technological innovations by diverse energy stakeholders also took place in parallel to the HLM. During the closing session of the Ministerial Segment participants approved the “Addis Ababa Communiqué,” which defines the Partnership’s priorities and vision for African-European collaboration on energy affairs. The Communiqué contains nine recommendations for accelerating access to sustainable energy on both continents and achieving the AEEP Targets, as well as four key messages to be forwarded to African and EU Heads of State and Government at the EU-Africa Summit in April 2014. Conference Summary, English, PDF 1.1 MB Summary and pictures are provided by IISD Reporting Services. For full summary and more pictures, please check the IISD website. The Second High Level Meeting (2nd HLM) of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) will be hosted jointly by the Ethiopian government and the African Union Commission (AUC). In accordance with the First High-level Meeting in Vienna in September 2010, the 2nd AEEP HLM envisages participation of African and European Ministers, AU and EU Commissioners, and more than 400 other high-level participants such as policy-makers, representatives from regional institutions, international organisations, the banking and finance industry, the private sector, academia, the civil society, as well as the media. The main objectives of the 2nd AEEP HLM are to Highlight the unique nature and success story of the Africa-EU Cooperation on energy, and; Catalyse commitment and action towards meeting the future energy challenges facing the two continents. 12 Feb will be dedicated to showcasing the achievements of the African and European partners in the context of the 2020 Targets of the AEEP and host discussions on a number of topics crucial to the development of efficient and sustainable energy markets in Africa. The high level segment on day two will be directed towards shaping a forward-looking vision for the AEEP and to delivering concrete results for the successful continuation of this strategic partnership between the African and the European Unions, such as: The “Addis Ababa Declaration” defining the partnership’s priorities and vision for African-European collaboration on energy affairs; A Message to the 4th Africa-EU Summit in April 2014, positioning the AEEP as a strategic EU-African channel for policy dialogue and catalyser for energy-related initiatives at a continental and global level; The “AEEP 2020 Activity Portfolio”, presenting the actions and programmes from all African and European stakeholders towards the AEEP Targets. In addition, there will be a “Business and Policy Leaders Round-Table” on 13 Feb that is set to foment a dynamic discussion between high profile European and African business personalities and senior policy makers in the energy sector. The AEEP 2nd High Level Meeting will provide an opportunity to strengthen the visibility of African and European efforts directed at tackling hand-in-hand the continents’ energy challenges. It will create momentum for continued and enhanced cooperation under the established framework of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership. Official invitations including more detailed information on the programme and logistics will follow soon. Should you wish to early indicate your interest to attend the 2nd High-level Meeting of the AEEP or in case of any questions, please contact the AEEP Secretariat: secretariat[at]aeep-conference.org Addis Ababa Communiqué English, PDF 236 kB Conference Summary by IISD English, PDF 1.1 MB Reforming Sectors Key to Spurring Renewable Energy Growth by AEEP Young Journalists Energy challenges and opportunities facing Europe and Africa in the 21st Century by AEEP Young Journalists Empowering Africa AEEP-Status Report highlights first achievements and triggers further tasks by AEEP Young Journalists français, PDF 197 kB Energy experts at AEEP conference: Mini-grid policy toolkit to inform and inspire policy frameworks for investment in mini-grids by AEEP Young Journalists Energy experts refer to the civil society’s role as being “strategic” for the promotion of renewable energies in Africa by AEEP Young Journalists Providing Access to Energy for 100 million Africans 8 Feb 2014 Ministers from Africa and EU combatting energy poverty together English, PDF, 628 kB français, PDF, 637 kB English/français, PDF, 8.9 MB High Level Participants HE Christian Schmidt Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany HE Andreas Melan Austrian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Republic of Austria HE Alemayehu Tegenu Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HE Ambassador Gary Quince Head of Delegation of the European Union to the African Union Commission HE Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou Minister of Energy, Gabonese Republic HE Ali Mohammed Mherig Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, State of Libya HE Emma Françoise Isumingabo Minister for Energy and Water, Republic of Rwanda Adnan Amin Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency Jacob Waslander Head of Climate and Energy Division, The Netherlands Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella UN Special Representative, Sustainable Energy for All, United Nations Klaus Rudischhauser Deputy Director General, European Commission, DEVCO HE Alhaji Randolph Bayoh Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Republic of Sierra Leone HE Elham Ibrahim Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Africa Union Commission, AUC Tamsyn Barton Director General, Directorate for Operations outside the European Union and Candidate Countries, European Investment Bank (EIB) HE Panagiotis G. Mihalos Deputy Minister, International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation, Hellenic Republic HE John Jinapor Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Ghana HE Côme Manirakiza Minister of Energy and Mines of Burundi HE Barthélémy Dahoga Kassa Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mining, Water and the Development of Renewable Energies, Republic of Benin HE Henri Ossebi Minister of Energy, Republic of the Congo AEEP HLM Secretariat David Otieno secretariat[at]aeep-conference.org Phone +49 / 6196 / 79 1667 © 2019 AEEP/EUEI PDF	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3218
__label__wiki	0.615781	0.615781	My Document Site Albert's Historic and Antiquarian Documents. STORE and SEARCH SOLD Documents DOCUMENT CONDITION Discovered New SC Plantation Distillery Plantation Brewton Plantation Round O Plantation Old House and Townsends Confederate Ancestor Terminology, Abbreviations & Notes REM 513T Damage Info Round O Plantion in Colleton County, SC This plantation has an interesting history. Below you will find the narrative of the document and below that images of the document itself. These two documents added a great deal of information about this plantation. The main page is http://south-carolina-plantations.com/ This website was developed and is maintained by SCIWAY Round O Plantation is at: http://south-carolina-plantations.com/colleton/round-o.html Stephen Lee and his wife Dorothy Lee are represented by attorney Pringle (John Julius Pringle; reference below) against Stephen Ackerman. It involves the estate of Paul Smizer, the father of Dorothy Lee. Stephen Ackerman is ONE executor of the estate of Paul Smizer, father of Dorothy. There are two separate documents involved. First is a four page Complaint and the second is a one page document that outlines the procedure to comply with the Order of the Court as a result of the original Complaint. The original four page complaint begins with Stephen Lee and his wife Dorothy Lee stating that Paul Smizer . . . being in possession (spelled with an f) of a very considerable, Real and personal estate, did on or about the twenty third day of March in the Year 1786 did make and publish his last Will and testament . . . and goes on and describes certain bequests be made and that the remainder be divided in two equal parts. Half was to go to his daughter Dorothy (Smizer) Lee and the other half to his two grandchildren; Jacob Alison and Regina Alison; both the children of Dorothy, when they reach the age of 21. (Apparently Dorothy had a prior marriage; hence the Alison last name?) It specifies that the two grandchildren should share equally and in the event of the death of one or the other of the grandchildren the surviving grandchild will obtain possession of all that was left to both grandchildren. Further it states that if both grandchildren die; then his daughter Dorothy would inherit their parts as well; giving Dorothy everything. It then specifies the TWO executors; Stephen Lee and Stephen Ackerman. Continuing on the first page it states that Paul Smizer . . . the said Testator (one who dies with a will) departed this Life on or about the said twenty third day of March in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty six without revoking or in any way altering the said will . . . NOTE: He made the will and died the same day. The executors then, being qualified, executed the will. Stephen Lee and his wife Dorothy Lee then explain that the residue and remainder of his said real and personal Estate consists of a Plantation at the Round O (see references) a Tract of Land of four acres and a half near Charleston several other Tracts of Land in different parts (in excess of 1,750 acres; see reference) , of the said State (South Carolina) , Three houses in Charleston aforesaid one of which subject to the Life estate of his Widow Hannah Smizer and about Sixty Slaves and also of Bonds, Notes and other debts . . . The Complainants state these are part of the residue and remainder of the estate left by Paul Smizer. NOTE: a “plantation” on 4 ½ acres may not seem to be a plantation in the general meaning. However, many plantations; Drayton Hall, Middleton Place, Magnolia and many others had their large homes on “small tracts” with much land in other parts near, sometimes far, from the plantation house itself. Starting on the second page Stephen Lee and Dorothy Lee applied to Stephen Ackerman for a division of the estate. They state they had possession and compleat (complete) management thereof might improve and dispose of the same for their greatest and advantage . . . and they saw no reason why Stephen Ackerman would not agree. However, that was not the case . . . the said Stephen Ackerman hath absolutely refused and still doth refuse to concur in making such Partition alledging (alleging) that he is not authorized to concur . . . until the grandchildren (Jacob Alison and Regina Alison; children of Dorothy) have reached the age of Twenty one Years . . . Stephen and Dorothy Lee say it was the intention of the said testator (Paul Smizer) to not limit and restrict the division or partition until the grandchildren reached twenty one. Here comes the relevance of the will being written on the day of the passing of Paul Smizer. Stephen and Dorothy Lee state that Paul Smizer . . . was very near death and the Will being therefore hastily drawn . . . Stephen and Dorothy Lee then tell the Court that it would be disadvantageous to them and to the benefits derived from the plantation is the division or partition were postponed. They continue saying that if they do not have the division, they could not improve their (grandchildren) part of the estate left by Paul Smizer. Waiting until two grandchildren reached age 21 would be a significant period as one grandchild was 13 and the other grandchild was only 10 years old; as stated at the top part of page three. They state that the part left to the grandchildren would be uncultivated and useless, subject to Taxes. Basically their argument is that there would be no income while taxes had to be paid during the period until they are 21. They then ask the Court to hear arguments for the positions of the parties concerned and remedy the situation as that is the only avenue open to them. They ask that the estate be turned over to them or; if deemed appropriate, some other remedy the Court should see fit to make. They further ask for subpoenas to be issued for Stephen Ackerman as well as Jacob Alison and Regina Alison (with their guardians Stephen and Dorothy Lee) on a day “certain” for these arguments to be heard by the Court. The last page; page four, is where that ask for an order and decree, as your honors may deem agreeable to equity and justice. After the final sentence is the bold and large signature of the attorney for Stephen and Dorothy Lee; John. J. Pringle. This being the John Julius Pringle referenced below. The second document; one page, refers to the Order made by the Chancery Court; the four page document. There is the basic information on the front with a date of June 13 (1786) regarding the Court Order and Decree. The year is 1786; as at the bottom just above the Pringle signature is the date of July 8, 1786. In addition on the back is filing information as well as a notary signature with a date of August 16, 1786. In that Paul Smizer died March 23, 1786, it appears that attorney Pringle is not wasting time settling the estate. Not only is it advantageous to him personally; it allows the Complainants to know “what is what” regarding the estate as the earliest possible time. It advises that three or more of you (the Lees as guardians of Jacob and Regina Alison as well as Ackerman) are authorized and empowered to examine and estimate all and singular (meaning individually and as a total) the Lands, and tenements (meaning the Charleston houses) and to enquire concerning and appraise all the Negroes, and other personal property, which made up and comprised the rest, residue and the remainder of the Estate, both real and personal, of the said Paul Smizer . . . basically an accounting of the value. It continues to review how it is to be divided between the daughter of Paul Smizer, Dorothy (half) and the grandchildren Jacob and Regina (splitting the other half). They are all to do this after being duly sworn. It then again goes on to reiterate the division; half to Dorothy and the other half, in equal parts, to Jacob and Regina; the grandchildren. Once done, they are to make written statements and then . . . certify and return to the said Court of Chancery without delay your facts and proceedings on the Premises (the estate) by your certificate distinctly written and set forth and closed up and under your seals or the Seals of any three or more of you together with their Writ. Witnesses. It ends with the name of John Neufville (Newville?) Esq. Register of the said Court. Then there is the date and the signature of Pringle. The back has filing information and sworn statements. It would appear that the original four page complaint was heard by the Court and a decision was made in favor of the Complainants, Stephen and Dorothy Lee. The second one page document outlines how and in what way that the estate was to be divided between the daughter Dorothy and the two grandchildren Jacob and Regina; with sealed written statements submitted to the Court Register (Registrar). Rare to have a complaint and a decision that have survived 231 years; and together. The first document of Complaint is five pieces of paper; writing on fronts only with filing info on back of the last sheet. Tied in corner with original ribbon. Loss at centers of each page as shown in images. Can be handled with normal care. Each piece measures 16.75 by 13 inches. The second document can also be handled easily, curled at edges and splits at center of two folds. It measures just over 18 inches by about 15 inches. First image is of both documents side by side. Next I scanned the first document; top then bottom page by page; and then the back with the filing information. I carefully folded it at the existing corner fold; some wording may not be visible at that corner as I did not want to stress it. I then scanned the second document full page as I am limited to 12 images. The sides are “cut off”; however, you can see the condition in the first image of both documents together. I provided two views of the back as some parts of the writing is 90 degrees from the other; makes for easier reading. The second document has some reside of the red wax seal that had a smaller piece attached. I could find no pieces that related to this document. I assume it was the signature of the Judge’s approval. Royal Judge Robert Pringle came from Scotland c. 1730, was a wealthy merchant and Assistant Justice of the Province; died 1776. His son was John Julius Pringle 1753 – 1843 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26344223 and studied law at The Temple in London. He was Attorney General of South Carolina for 16 years. President Washington appointed him District Attorney for South Carolina; however, he declined President Jefferson's appointment of him as Attorney General of the United States. He should not be confused with his grandson of the same name who was born in 1824 and died in 1901. http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Pringle-family-papers-1083.0.pdf Round O is a small community supposedly named after a Cherokee Native American Chief who had such a long name that it was difficult to pronounce. Legend has it that he had a purple “medallion” or “O” that was tattooed on his shoulder; therefore the community was called Round O. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_O,_South_Carolina Paul Smizer Lands This link accounts for 1,750 acres plus leases of acreage; those acre amounts are unknown. You will have to go to index. Then put “Smizer” as the INDIVIDUAL and under the pop up will be “Smizer, Paul”; the third one. Click SEARCH towards bottom to go to his page. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/SearchResults.aspx Once there you will also see Salt Catcher River. That is now called the Salkehatchie River; Colleton County. http://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/Water/Watersheds/WatershedMap/SalkehatchieWatershed/SalkehatchieRiver/	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3219
__label__cc	0.737382	0.262618	Alexander Aldrich Krisak Personal Financial View® Alex Aldrich Krisak \| Baystate Financial 301 Edgewater Place, Suite 200 E-mail address: akrisak@baystatefinancial.com Printed from: www.alexkrisak.com Preferred stocks may appeal to investors looking for a robust income stream, but they come with heightened risks during a period of rising interest rates. If you’re considering or already own preferred shares, here are some points to keep in mind. Stocks That Act Like Bonds Preferred stocks act more like bonds than common stock. They are generally issued at par value (for example, $25 or $100) and offer dividends at a fixed rate, similar to a bond coupon rate. Historically, preferred dividends have been higher than common stock dividends and bond yields (see graph). On the other hand, preferreds have little potential for price appreciation. The stocks are called “preferred” because dividends for preferred shares must be paid in full before dividends can be issued for common stock. (Bond interest is first in line.) The same order applies to recovering funds in a bankruptcy. Unlike common stock, preferreds do not offer corporate voting rights. Rate Sensitivity Like bonds, preferreds are sensitive to changes in interest rates. But whereas bonds have a maturity date when the holder can expect to receive the bond principal (unless the issuer defaults), preferreds are issued in perpetuity. This can make them even more rate sensitive than bonds. When rates rise, the value of preferreds typically falls, because investors may be able to find higher yields in newly issued preferreds or bonds. Conversely, when rates fall, the value of preferreds may rise. However, most issuers reserve the right to “call” or buy back preferred shares after a certain date, so a company could call its preferred shares and issue new shares with a lower coupon rate. A call is less likely in a rising rate environment, which could make a buy-and-hold strategy more effective. Preferred stocks are not appropriate for all investors. Consider whether the higher yield from a preferred stock is worth the higher risk compared with a bond, or the lower appreciation potential compared with common stock. Keep in mind that bond interest is taxed as ordinary income, whereas preferred dividends may be taxed at lower qualified dividend and capital gains rates. Be sure to consult a tax professional for specific information. The amount of a company’s dividend can fluctuate with earnings, which are influenced by economic, market, and political events. Dividends are typically not guaranteed and could be changed or eliminated. Investing in dividend-yielding equities is a long-term commitment, and investors should be prepared for periods in which dividend payers drag down, not boost, an equity portfolio. The return and principal value of all stocks fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Shares, when sold, and bonds redeemed prior to maturity may be worth more or less than their original cost. Securities and investment advisory services are offered through qualified registered representatives of MML Investors Services, LLC, Member SIPC. Online Privacy Policy \| Legal Notices	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3220
__label__wiki	0.570437	0.570437	Why I'm Investing in Airline Stocks The industry has been historically turbulent, but those past problems may present opportunities today. By Andrew Feinberg, Contributing Columnist From Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2013 "Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night," said Bette Davis in All About Eve, the classic 1950 film about the theater. I think I know what she meant. As a new investor in the airline industry, I am prepared for turbulence. See Also: Annoying Companies, Great Stocks And abuse. After all, I have just violated the most sacred of Warren Buffett’s rules, the one that says you should never invest in anything that flies. Or as the master put it: “The worst sort of business is one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender the growth, and then earns little or no money. Think airlines. Here a durable competitive advantage has proven elusive ever since the days of the Wright Brothers. Indeed, if a farsighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favor by shooting Orville down.” As a newly minted member of the Spare Orville Club, I acknowledge that the business was awful in 1989, when Mr. Buffett invested in USAir. But it really is different now. Consolidation and bankruptcies have transformed the U.S. airline industry into exactly the kind of business that Buffett likes: an oligopoly. After US Airways completes its acquisition of American Airlines, three carriers—Delta Air Lines (symbol DAL, $18), United Continental (UAL, $33) and US Airways (LCC, $17)—will control 70% of the U.S. airline business (prices are as of May 3). These three have been making money for the past three years and may achieve record profits in 2013. Some wise investors have noticed. At the end of 2012, David Tepper, of Appaloosa Management, had huge positions in each of the three stocks, and George Soros owned two of them. If you didn’t know their past and just looked at the numbers, you’d find airlines appetizing. Alas, they make many investors reach for an airsickness bag. Most pros consider the industry untouchable because the airlines have historically operated irrationally and have always been at the mercy of oil prices, unions and new competition. All of those past problems spell opportunity, and that’s why Delta, United and US Airways now account for 7.5% of my hedge fund. Airline analyst Helane Becker, of Cowen Securities, sums up the bullish case when she cites the “four C’s” that should propel industry returns: Consolidation, Capacity discipline, Charging for everything and returning Capital to shareholders. Becker doubts many investors know that Delta is more profitable than FedEx. Delta’s operating profit margin (profits from operations divided by revenues) is 10%, or twice that of FedEx. Becker estimates that Delta will generate $1 billion in free cash flow (the money left for dividends, buybacks and acquisitions) in 2013; she forecasts $400 million for the much larger FedEx. Bargain Prices If you think all of this is reflected in price-earnings ratios, you’re wrong. FedEx trades at 13 times estimated 2014 earnings, Delta at just 6 times 2014 estimates. United and US Airways are also tantalizingly cheap, and Becker says US Airways shares could rise dramatically after its merger with American becomes effective. Interestingly, some investment shops ignored their own quantitative models because airlines seemed so toxic. “Our data said the group was attractive in March 2012,” says Leuthold Weeden analyst Kristen Hendrickson, “but we didn’t buy until last November. We were still a little skeptical of the group. Today we rank it fourth out of 120 groups on attractiveness.” Clark Hodges, of Hodges Capital, says airlines remind him of the railroads. “For 20 to 25 years, the railroads didn’t earn their cost of capital. Then things gradually changed, and Burlington Northern became our largest holding. And then Warren Buffett bought Burlington Northern.” Will Buffett swoop in to snatch an airline out of the sky? Probably not. But maybe he should. Columnist Andrew Feinberg manages a New York City–based hedge fund called CJA Partners.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3223
__label__wiki	0.535244	0.535244	Puzzle Pop HD - by Duck Duck Moose The award-winning Puzzle Pop features unique animated puzzles with characters and animals that move between the different puzzle pieces. Puzzle Pop brings puzzles to life, with colorful illustrations and 27 levels for different ages and skills. Children will learn problem solving, sequencing, spatial reasoning, shapes, patterns and color recognition. AWARDS: Parents' Choice Silver Award; Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award. AGES 3-8. CATEGORY: Creative Expression - EXPLORE 27 levels of puzzles for different ages and skills - PLAY with colorful puzzle pieces featuring animated dancing animals, flying birds and more - LISTEN to lively jazz versions of popular children’s songs made exclusively for Puzzle Pop ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about. We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3229
__label__wiki	0.95842	0.95842	Algeria’s government ready for dialogue with opposition: Deputy PM Algeria’s government ready for dialogue with opposition: Deputy PM /node/1466211/middle-east An Algerian teacher holds a national flag in front of security forces during a protest in central Algiers on March 13, 2019 against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid to prolong his two-decade rule. (AFP) Updated 14 March 2019 Armed Forces Chief of Staff said the army would preserve Algeria’s security The initiative by Bouteflika has failed to satisfy many Algerians ALGIERS: Algeria’s government is ready for dialogue with the opposition, its Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday, after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika reversed a decision to seek a fifth term in the face of mass protests. “Dialogue is our duty. Our top priority is to bring together all Algerians,” Ramtane Lamamra told state radio. Earlier, Armed Forces Chief of Staff and deputy defense minister Ahmed Gaed Salah told Ennahar TV the army would preserve Algeria’s security “in all circumstances and conditions.” The initiative by Bouteflika, who also delayed elections and said a conference would be held to discuss political changes, has failed to satisfy many Algerians who continue to want the country’s stale political system dismantled quickly. Tens of thousands of people from all social classes have demonstrated almost daily against a political system dominated by the military and veterans of the 1954-62 independence war against France. Bouteflika has ruled for 20 years but has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013. Topics: Algeria opposition Protests Iran’s top diplomat warns US is ‘playing with fire’ /node/1526326/middle-east Iran announced last week that it had enriched uranium past the 3.67 percent limit set by the nuclear deal The US quit an international deal aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program last year, hitting Tehran with crippling sanctions UNITED NATIONS: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Monday that the United States is “playing with fire,” echoing remarks by President Donald Trump as the two sides are locked in a standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program. The United States quit an international deal aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program last year, hitting Tehran with crippling sanctions. Tensions have since soared, with the US calling off air strikes against Iran at the last minute after Tehran downed an American drone, and Washington blaming the Islamic republic for a series of attacks on tanker ships. “I think the United States is playing with fire,” Zarif told NBC News. Iran announced last week that it had enriched uranium past the 3.67 percent limit set by the nuclear deal, and has also surpassed the 300-kilogram cap on enriched uranium reserves. But “it can be reversed within hours,” Zarif told the channel, adding: “We are not about to develop nuclear weapons. Had we wanted to develop nuclear weapons, we would have been able to do it (a) long time ago.” Zarif’s comments came as the United States imposed unusually harsh restrictions on his movements during a visit to the United Nations. Weeks after the United States threatened sanctions against Zarif, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington issued him a visa but forbade him from moving beyond six blocks of Iran’s UN mission in Midtown Manhattan. “US diplomats don’t roam around Tehran, so we don’t see any reason for Iranian diplomats to roam freely around New York City, either,” Pompeo told The Washington Post. No US diplomats are based in Iran as the two countries broke off relations in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the Western-backed shah. “Foreign Minister Zarif, he uses the freedoms of the United States to come here and spread malign propaganda,” the top US diplomat said. UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters that the UN Secretariat was in contact with the US and Iranian missions about Zarif’s travel restrictions and “has conveyed its concerns to the host country.” The United States, as host of the United Nations, has an agreement to issue visas promptly to foreign diplomats on UN business and only rarely declines. Washington generally bars diplomats of hostile nations from traveling outside a 40-kilometer (25-mile) radius of New York’s Columbus Circle. Zarif is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the UN Economic and Social Council, which is holding a high-level meeting on sustainable development. Despite the restrictions, the decision to admit Zarif is the latest sign that Trump’s administration appears to be retreating from its vow to place sanctions on him as part of its “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on June 24 that sanctions against Zarif would come later that week. Critics questioned the legal rationale for targeting Zarif and noted that sanctions would all but end the possibility of dialogue — which Trump has said is his goal. Zarif said in an interview with The New York Times he would not be affected by sanctions as he owns no assets outside of Iran. Topics: Iran US Iran tensions Iran takes an anthropologist hostage to blackmail EU states Europe ‘sticks head in sand’ amid warnings Iran is a year from nuclear bomb	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3230
__label__wiki	0.929711	0.929711	Dubai firm pays $7.5 million for canceling Six Flags park plans Dubai firm pays $7.5 million for canceling Six Flags park plans /node/1519971/business-economy The Six Flags-branded park would have been one of five theme parks to be located across Meraas Holding’s complex in Jebel Ali that was announced in November 2012. (AFP) DXB Entertainments had agreed with Texas-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp. to pay the amount as ‘a right of first refusal’ DXB Entertainments is majority-owned by Meraas Holding, owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum DUBAI: A Dubai firm will pay $7.5 million to Six Flags after abandoning plans to build a version of the US amusement park in the United Arab Emirates amid a slowdown in the economy. DXB Entertainments, which runs Dubai Parks & Resorts, said Tuesday it agreed with Texas-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp. to pay the amount as “a right of first refusal.” In February, DXB Entertainments announced it was canceling plans to build the $454 million Six Flags, citing financing constraints. The company, which owns other theme parks in Dubai, posted a first quarter net loss of $59 million and visits were down 11 percent over the same period. DXB Entertainments is majority-owned by Meraas Holding, a development company owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Topics: entertainment Dubai Six Flags Six Flags Dubai put on hold over finance Dubai Parks and Resorts commences Six Flags Dubai construction Amazon workers strike as ‘Prime’ shopping frenzy hits /node/1526331/business-economy The protesters waves signs with messages along the lines of “We’re human, not robots” The strike was part of an ongoing effort to pressure the company on issues including job safety, equal opportunity in the workplace, and concrete action on issues including climate change SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon workers walked out of a main distribution center in Minnesota on Monday, protesting for improved working conditions during the e-commerce titan’s major “Prime” shopping event. Amazon workers picketed outside the facility, briefly delaying a few trucks and waving signs with messages along the lines of “We’re human, not robots.” “We know Prime Day is a big day for Amazon, so we hope this strike will help executives understand how serious we are about wanting real change that will uplift the workers in Amazon’s warehouses,” striker Safiyo Mohamed said in a release. “We create a lot of wealth for Amazon, but they aren’t treating us with the respect and dignity that we deserve.” Organizers did not disclose the number of strikers, who said employees picketed for about an hour in intense heat before cutting the protest short due to the onset of heavy rain. The strike was part of an ongoing effort to pressure the company on issues including job safety, equal opportunity in the workplace, and concrete action on issues including climate change, according to community organization Awood Center. US Democratic presidential contenders Kamila Harris and Bernie Sanders were among those who expressed support for the strikers on Twitter. “I stand in solidarity with the courageous Amazon workers engaging in a work stoppage against unconscionable working conditions in their warehouses,” Sanders said in a tweet. “It is not too much to ask that a company owned by the wealthiest person in the world treat its workers with dignity and respect.” Amazon employees also went on strike at seven locations in Germany, demanding better wages as the US online retail giant launched its two-day global shopping discount extravaganza called Prime Day. Amazon had said in advance that the strike would not affect deliveries to customers. Amazon has consistently defended work conditions, contending it is a leader when it comes to paying workers at least $15 hourly and providing benefits. The company last week announced plans to offer job training to around one-third of its US workforce to help them gain skills to adapt to new technologies. Amazon has been hustling to offer one-day deliver on a wider array of products as a perk for paying $119 annually to be a member of its “Prime” service, which includes streaming films and television shows. The work action came on the opening day of a major “Prime” shopping event started in 2015. Now in 17 countries, the event will span Monday and Tuesday, highlighted by a pre-recorded Taylor Swift video concert and promotions across a range of products and services from the e-commerce leader. Prime Day sales for Amazon are expected to hit $5 billion this year, up from $3.2 billion in 2018, which at the time represented its biggest ever global shopping event, JP Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth says in a research note. Topics: Prime Amazon Lady Gaga to launch beauty line on Amazon Amazon’s fleet expansion a boost for Israel Aerospace	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3231
__label__cc	0.609043	0.390957	Nights of Charity Fosse goes forth: Edinburgh Music Theatre is in a big spending mood this week, as it takes to the Church Hill Theatre stage with Sweet Charity, the musical made famous by choreographer and director Bob Fosse. April 15, 2019 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More EUSC take on the Shrew New look at Shakespeare’s troubling work: Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company is this week taking on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew – a tricky choice given the misogyny which underpins its comedy, but one which the company is tackling head on. March 9, 2019 \| By Thom Dibdin \| 1 Reply More What’s This! What Now? It’s a Strange Town spectacular: Edinburgh youth company Strange Town return to the Traverse this week for two nights of a double bill – a pair of plays created for and with the performers in the company by playwright Alan Gordon. June 9, 2016 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Edinburgh’s Grand bohème EGO bring La bohème to Church Hill: This week Edinburgh Grand Opera is bringing Puccini’s La bohème to the Church Hill Theatre for just three dates. Æ talked to director Kally Lloyd-Jones. March 13, 2016 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Stage experience 2015 Sondheim’s Into the Woods opens Friday: This week the 130 young participants in the Playhouse’s summer Stage Experience take off Into the Woods with a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s popular musical. July 30, 2015 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Feel the Pulse Premiere of Pulse at NEA: Guest post by Jackie Kemp Mairi Campbell’s new show Pulse opens Friday 12 June 2015 at North Edinburgh Arts, telling the story of her musical coming of age – beginning with an indictment of a classical music education which she felt stifled her creativity. June 12, 2015 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Opening Sister Act Bohemians get into the habit: The Bohemians are taking over the King’s theatre this week, with their production of Sister Act, the musical based on the Whoopi Goldberg movie. February 16, 2015 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Nurturing talent Traverse Hothouse response to explosion of local productions: This August, almost 90 Edinburgh-based productions appeared at the fringe – more than ever before. While the amateur, professional and youth companies were present as usual, it was in Edinburgh’s unfunded, shoestring companies that the real growth was obvious. October 23, 2014 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Referendum week theatre Drama on stage as Scotland decides The Traverse leads the way with referendum-orientated theatre in the final week before polling on Thursday, although there is a celebration of the Scottish written word from the NTS and a spot of post-referendum experimentation down at the Village Pub on Friday. September 14, 2014 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Bedlam Festival returns Edinburgh’s student performers mark their worth this week, with the return of the Bedlam Festival – the annual celebration performance and education in the dramatic arts. January 20, 2014 \| By Thom Dibdin \| Reply More Ending Sun 14 July. (Click show for details) The Bodyguard: Tue – Sat. 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__label__cc	0.695148	0.304852	Marking World Cancer Day with New Indigenous Cervical Screening MaterialsCurrently selected Use this image as both the current Page Image and for News listings COAST SALISH TERRITORY / VANCOUVER — To recognize February 4, World Cancer Day, the First Nations Health Authority and BC Cancer are releasing a new set of Indigenous cervical cancer screening materials and encouraging women and people with a cervix to get screened. The 2018 theme of World Cancer Day is: I Can, We Can. Cancer affects everyone in different ways. Similarly, we all have the power to take action to reduce the impact of cancer as individuals and communities. "Evidence shows that cervical cancer is being detected in Indigenous people later than it is for other people in BC, and we know that many of us put off screening due to past trauma or unsafe care," said Dr. Shannon McDonald, Acting Chief Medical Officer, FNHA. "It is so important that we turn this story around for the next generation, that we encourage screening and create safe spaces and care for First Nations clients. We are so grateful that Ms. Erickson generously shared her screening story and we believe it will resonate with many." In December 2017 the FNHA, BC Cancer, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres and Métis Nation BC released an Indigenous Cancer Strategy. One of the recommendations is to increase access to relevant cancer screening services for Indigenous peoples, specifically to focus on cervical cancer screening for all Indigenous peoples with a cervix. "Screening saves lives by detecting cancers early, often before they have spread and when more treatment options are available," says Dr. John Spinelli, Vice President of Population Oncology for BC Cancer. "Our research shows that cervical cancer rates are higher in First Nations people in BC, and we believe this is a result of lower participation in cervical cancer screening. We hope that stories such Ms. Erickson's will encourage more Indigenous women to participate in cervical cancer screening. BC Cancer is committed to ongoing collaboration to improve the cancer experience for all Indigenous people in BC." Marion Erickson from the Nak'azdli Whut'en Nation in northern BC shared her story of getting screened for cervical cancer through a video interview with the FNHA and BC Cancer. You can watch the video here and download the posters here. Her video testimonial encourages viewers to get regular pap tests, highlights the need for culturally safe screening where healthcare providers recognize the historical trauma that continues to affect Indigenous people when accessing screening. She also shares in the video that after her treatment, she felt compelled to write her doctor a letter sharing her experience with intergenerational trauma. The doctor then asked to share a snippet of Marion's letter with her medical students. "It was my hope that this video would be an insightful resource for non-Indigenous healthcare providers in helping to understand Indigenous women's trauma and how trauma can impact our health outcomes. Culturally-informed care needs to begin right from the medical school classroom to the emergency room, to the physician's office. I encourage Indigenous women to keep their own health in mind this World Cancer Day and schedule their pap tests when needed," said Erickson. Regular Pap tests can prevent cancer - people that are 25-69 and have a cervix should get a Pap test every three years. Those with a cervix should talk with a health care provider about getting screened. Work amongst the partners to implement the goals in the Indigenous Cancer strategy is ongoing. If you have a cancer-screening related story to share, please email the FNHA at media@fnha.ca. Watch Marion's story, here. Download Cervical Screening Posters, here. Find out more online: www.bccancer.bc.ca/our-services/services/indigenous-cancer-care www.fnha.ca/cancer BC Cancer, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, is committed to reducing the incidence of cancer, reducing the mortality from cancer and improving the quality of life of those living with cancer. It provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the people of British Columbia by working with community partners to deliver a range of oncology services, including prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, research, education, supportive care, rehabilitation and palliative care. For more information, visit www.bccancer.ca or follow us on Twitter @BCCancer. First Nations Health Authority is responsible for planning, management, service delivery and funding of health programs, in partnership with First Nations communities in BC. Guided by the vision of embedding cultural safety and humility into health service delivery, the FNHA works to reform the way health care is delivered to BC First Nations through direct services, provincial partnership collaboration, and health systems innovation. For more information or an interview with Dr. John Spinelli, contact: Kevin Sauve Communications Officer, BC Cancer Email: media@bccancer.bc.ca PHSA media line: 778-867-7472 SOURCE: Marking World Cancer Day with new Indigenous cervical screening materials ( )	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3249
__label__cc	0.657919	0.342081	The ABLE Act and Nursing Home Arbitration Provisions – Update An earlier article discussed the ABLE Act that was signed into law in 2014, which permits disabled individuals to create savings accounts and set aside monies for their needs without disqualifying them from public benefits. Three different pieces of legislation were then proposed in the House to modify some of the provisions of the ABLE Act. Corresponding legislation was introduced in the Senate and referred to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. The Senate Finance Committee has approved two of the bills, but the third bill, which would raise the age of eligibility to 46 from 26, was not discussed. Many groups are upset that the ABLE Age Adjustment Act was omitted and may oppose all of the bills in an effort to have the age limitation bill revisited. The bills still need to wind their way through the procedural process, but certainly there are various negotiations occurring behind the scenes and hopefully resolution is on the horizon. In the meantime, implementation of the ABLE Act is in full force around the country. #specialneeds #ABLEact #estateplanning @bgnthebgn In addition, as was predicted, a battle has erupted between the nursing home industry and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) over the final rule issued by CMS that bans the use of binding pre-dispute arbitration agreements by nursing homes that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. The American Health Care Association along with four long-term care providers filed suit against the Health and Human Services Secretary and CMS arguing that the agencies overstepped their authority in issuing the rule. They are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the rule from going into effect on November 28th. Many will follow this case closely as the final rule, as issued, will have quite the impact on the nursing home industry, the patients and their families if it takes effect. Thus, stay tuned for further updates as the lawsuit moves forward. #elderlaw #elderabuse #nursinghome #arbitrationbanned @bgnthebgn District of Columbia Considers Death with Dignity Act The District of Columbia is considering enacting the Death with Dignity Act (the “Act”) that would allow terminally ill individuals with six months or less to live the ability to receive a lethal dose of medication and end their life. Several procedural steps lie ahead for the Act now that the D.C. Council has voted to place the Act on the legislative agenda for an upcoming meeting. However, it is unclear whether there is sufficient support for the Act to be made into law. Arguments in favor of the Act revolve around giving an individual control over how and when they choose to die, but advocates against the Act are concerned that individuals’ lives will be prematurely terminated. The issue once again raises the importance of planning. Planning for incapacity and planning for death. Both sides of the death with dignity argument seem to have a common thread involving control, which is exactly what planning gives you. Planning gives you control over who is in charge of your medical decisions when you are not able to make those decisions. Planning gives you control of whether you want life-prolonging procedures when doctors have certified that nothing more can be done except provide comfort care. Planning gives you control of how you want to be remembered in those final moments. Planning gives your family members peace of mind to know that they are truly abiding by your wishes, which in turn may make them feel as if they are in control of the situation. Planning gives your family time to prepare for a life without you in it and to try to control the emotional turmoil that realization creates. Ultimately, planning is a gift to yourself to know that that particular item on a lengthy checklist can be crossed off so that you can enjoy life knowing that your end of life is in the best order you can create. So, regardless of which side of the death with dignity argument you fall, think of the planning that can be done to control your death with dignity. #endoflife #estateplanning #advancedirective #livingwill @deathwdignity @NHDD @bgnthebgn Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements Restricted in Nursing Home Admissions Agreements The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued a final rule banning the use of binding pre-dispute arbitration agreements by nursing homes that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. Such arbitration clauses are typically found in the admissions agreements between a new resident (or their family) and the nursing home, but are very often overlooked. The result of this new rule is that families who have an issue with a nursing home regarding care, abuse, and the like, can now sue in court to have their case heard versus having to go through a binding arbitration process. The original proposed rule only required nursing homes to explain the arbitration agreement to new residents and obtain an acknowledgement that they understood. The final rule is the result of many comments on the proposed rule that favored an outright ban on such arbitration agreements. The nursing home industry has stated that the arbitration agreements have kept costs down and the new rule will undoubtedly increase costs and force closures of some facilities. Moreover, there is an argument that CMS has overstepped its authority in issuing such a rule and we may see the nursing home industry fight the implementation of the rule currently scheduled to take effect on November 28th. The new rule will only apply to future admissions agreements and not to existing contracts, but stay tuned to see whether a battle erupts between the nursing home industry and CMS. #elderlaw #elderabuse #nursinghome #arbitrationbanned @bgnthebgn October is National Special Needs Law Month The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”) has designated October to be National Special Needs Law Month in an effort to educate individuals with disabilities, families and caregivers about what is encompassed in the realm of special needs. For example, topics such as guardianship, conservatorship, powers of attorney, Medicare, Medicaid and special education will be addressed by professional advisors throughout the country. Local resources such as Commonwealth Community Trust and The Arc of Northern Virginia and more national resources such as Special Needs Alliance may hold special awareness events and have resources available for review. Designating a month is an opportunity for individuals with disabilities, families and caregivers to develop their knowledge of available options and emphasizes the importance of speaking with the appropriate professional advisors. Below is a selection of earlier articles discussing a few topics involving special needs planning. #specialneeds #specialneedsplanning #estateplanning @bgnthebgn The Able Act – An Additional Resource for Families and Advisors The Able Act – Proposed Legislation Will Modify Certain Provisions How Divorce Can Impact Your Estate Plan – Special Needs Changes to Virginia Laws Impacting Seniors and the Disabled Changes to Maryland Laws Impacting Seniors and the Disabled Special Needs Trust Fairness Act	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3250
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Academic Affairs / Office of the Provost Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning Center for Teaching Faculty and Staff Development Opportunities (CUNY) ITS (Information Technology Services) Brooklyn College Alumni Association Chapters and Affiliates Get Involved and Give Back H. Wiley Hitchcock Institute for American Music American Music Review American Music Review, Vol. XL, No. 2, Spring 2011 "Specimens" and "Peculiar Idiosyncrasies": Songs of "Blind Tom" Wiggins Vol. XL, No. 2, Spring 2011 By Stephanie Jensen-Moulton When Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins was born on 25 May 1849, his mother and father were worse than enslaved—they were a family of slaves with a blind newborn who were about to be sold off individually. For reasons that remain opaque, General John G. Bethune, a local land-owner and journalist, purchased the entire Wiggins family when they stepped onto the auction block in Columbus, Georgia in 1850.1 Many disabled infants born into slavery were killed by their masters with as little thought as a practical farmer might give to drowning a runt or shooting a horse with a shattered leg.2 But Charity Wiggins' blind infant son was protected by his parents and tolerated by his master long enough to survive into childhood, when he would prove himself to be a most valuable addition to General Bethune's "material investments" and, indeed, to the Bethune family income. Although Wiggins' blindness was apparent from birth, his intellectual and cognitive differences did not manifest until early childhood; yet these differences deﬁ ned his future life much more than did his physical disability. Wiggins was known primarily as a child prodigy, and later, as a composer and performer of virtuosic pieces for the piano. Although doctors and psychologists believe him to have been an autistic savant, any attempt at a concrete posthumous diagnosis presents significant problems for the fact-seeking historian.3 However, evidence from his concert reviews and other press coverage—as well as aspects of his piano music—suggests that Wiggins presented autistic spectrum mannerisms and behaviors in both public and private situations.4 The songs of Wiggins provide a glimpse into the interior landscape of a composer who left no written testimony beyond his published musical scores. Through Wiggins' songs, we discover something quite rare: a slave narrative from the perspective of a physically and cognitively disabled person. Wiggins' vocal music, as opposed to his piano music, documents his experience via verbal means. His recently discovered songs reveal not only his perception of everyday events, but also the ways in which Wiggins' public persona was manipulated by his guardians, teachers, and managers in order to align with contemporary ideas about race and disability. Four extant songs, almost certainly composed by Wiggins himself, reﬂect in musical style the popular song idiom of the late nineteenth century in the U.S. They are strophic, sometimes using a chorus or refrain, and do not present any particular harmonic challenges to the ear, other than the occasional secondary dominant chord. The songs are unique, however, because of the texts themselves, and the unusual relationship between the music and the text. Analysis of Wiggins' piano music suggests autism through the awkwardness of transitional moments, non-verbal narratives of historical events, and works that imitate certain sounds found in both nature and machinery. Wiggins' songs, however, suggest autism primarily through text-music relationships and subject matter.5 The disruption of the verbal narrative in the pieces, which indicates a different mode of perceiving events in time, is also represented within the music that underlays that text. These compositional details, along with those that appear in Wiggins' piano music, align directly with diagnostic indicators of autism.6 From the titles alone—we need not look further than "The Man Who Got the Cinder in His Eye" and "The Boy with the Axles in His Hands"— one can surmise that the author of the text boldly composes with cognitive differences, and a voice rarely found among writers of nineteenth-century parlor song tradition. "Blind Tom" Wiggins engraving circa 1875 The publication of Wiggins' own compositions was manipulated by Bethune in order to incite the most interest in Wiggins and his capacity to write music and text in spite of his disabilities. For example, the songs published in 1867, when Wiggins was seventeen, have been grouped together under the decidedly medicalized title Specimens of Blind Tom's Vocal Compositions. The songs are preceded by the following note to the reader: "Beautiful music, words without sense. These are the true results of the mind of this extraordinary being, and as such will be regarded with interest."7 Before the interested musician even begins to read through the compositions, Wiggins' cognitive difference has been illuminated, coloring the entire experience of performing or reading through these works. The texts themselves are consistently inconsistent, particularly in terms of tense and subject position. An example that perfectly illustrates this constant shift in positionality and temporality is the ﬁrst line of "The Man Who Got the Cinder in His Eye": "I must confess almost of you, / And take ourselves to thee. / And then I want to be awhile, / And then he stays down there." It's immediately unclear to the listener where the subject is, where he is going, and when the action takes place. This sense of perceiving the passage of time and the position of self differently is then reﬂected in the way the music underlays the text. While the text would suggest extreme irregularity, the rhythm proceeds with incessant, echolalic pairs of dotted quarter and eighth notes in a melodic parallel period anchored in D major (as seen in Figure 1).8 Figure 1: "The Man Who Got the Cinder in His Eye," measures 9–11 This rhythmic pattern continues throughout the piece without rupture, with a piano accompaniment that does not venture into any subdivisions of the steady quarter note pulse. Harmonically, the piece begins and ends with second inversion triads of the tonic, with its most unusual moment being the outlandish secondary dominant seventh placed at the exact mid-point of the song, in measure 11. The second and third songs in this set of Specimens also feature simple accompaniments and harmonies, drawing upon basic chordal textures and harmonic structures. "The Boy with the Axles in His Hands" features a rollicking chorus with a text that highlights the sometimes obsessive behavior of its writer.9 He notes that he "wouldn't go to sleep and wouldn't stay away from the boy with the axles in his hands," indicating a compulsion to see an event, which might be commonplace for the neuro-typical individuals surrounding him. Unlike the other text in the song, the title text occurs not just once, but four times in the course of the piece, underlining its extreme importance to the author. The final song, "The Man Who Snatched the Cornet out of His Hands," also brings Wiggins' unique experience of the world to bear on text-writing. As Deirdre O'Connell notes, through this text "we can begin to fathom the mysterious gap between what made sense to Tom and what makes sense to the rest of us."10 Although O'Connell suggests, perhaps too lightly, that "the rest of us" all perceive things the same way, her statement highlights the fact that this particular song text represents a rare example of Wiggins' capacity to engage with the world on a unique verbal plane. Above a gentle, chordal texture, Wiggins writes: "Tell him to come up / I'll do your Topley / Don't be uneasy / Until I see you. / Now he had gone up / Into his Mason / Now you had hurt your / Topley last night."11 As with the previous texts, the sense of rhythmic regularity in the music, as seen in Figure 2, underlays the time-shifting text in a dizzying combination of altered subject position and unclear temporal location that, to modern eyes and ears, brings to mind James Joyce rather than Stephen Foster. Figure 2: "The Man Who Snatched the Cornet out of His Hands," 1–4 Another collection of Wiggins' vocal compositions, published in 1881, begins with the sentimental song "Wilt Thou Bring My Baby Home." This piece has a much more interesting and complex piano accompaniment than the songs from the 1867 set, and features broken chords, changing textures, syncopation, and even a shift from common time to twelve-eight meter in the ﬁ nal verse. While the harmonies remain relatively simple, this was typical of American parlour songs in the late–nineteenth century. Wiggins does use a chromatic decorative passage, however, between verses one and two, as shown in Figure 3, signaling his increasing familiarity with the works of Chopin and Liszt. Yet again, Bethune provides a caveat for the musician: "The thoughts expressed in these Songs were suggested to the author by actual occurrences. The quaint form of the ‘Poems' furnishes a striking illustration of one of Wiggins's peculiar idiosyncrasies."12 Given that the other songs in this collection sport titles such as "The Man Who Mashed His Hand" and "The Man Who Sprained His Knee," it is possible that the idiosyncrasy to which Bethune refers is Wiggins' extreme interest in human error and injury that was evidenced in the earlier song "The Man Who Got the Cinder in His Eye."13 Figure 3: "Wilt Thou Bring My Baby Home," measures 34–36 Wiggins' signature poetic style is most evident in the second verse of "Wilt Thou bring My Baby Home," when he writes: "Now the roses are in bloom, / And in the garden safe, / You may bring the can along / And there it will be safe. / Go and ask my mother if she's ready, / To go and take a walk with me. / Tell me what time will you all be back. / We will be back at six o'clock."14 This text bears most clearly the hallmarks of autism spectrum behaviors, with the author's concern for the safekeeping of an inanimate object, deep concern about the passage of time, and verbal repetition of "safe" and "be back." The words and music do not fit together as well as in Wiggins' earlier set of songs, partially because of the more complex musical elements and metric shifts. The piece functions as though the piano accompaniment were improvised first, and then in an episode of autistic hearing—think Glenn Gould at the piano—Wiggins began to hum, and then sing words over the text, regardless of word accent placement or other niceties of textmusic relationships.15 While the refrain seems to elide text and music in a normative way, the verses are awkwardly set, as in the strange word accent placed on "be" of "be back" on the downbeat of measure 23, followed soon after by a repetition of the word "back" with an ornamented vocal turn. This is but one of many examples of unusual text settings in the piece; one might surmise that, through his use of text in these songs, Wiggins was not composing entirely in his first language, that of sound.16 While Wiggins' performances were undeniably mediated by his managers, the composerly voice that emerges in these published songs as evidence of those performances deﬁes the notion that cognitively disabled individuals do not exist as authors of American historical narratives. This group of vocal works by Wiggins sheds light on the unique narrative of a continuously enslaved, multi-disabled composer, contributing to the developing rubric of an autistic compositional style. -Stephanie Jensen-Moulton 1 Deirdre O'Connell, The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist: America's Lost Musical Genius (New York: Overlook Duckworth, 2009), 23. 2 Ibid., 17. O'Connell also notes that some disabled children of slaves survived only because their owners believed they could be sold to freak shows at a proﬁt, as in the 1852 case of conjoined twins sold for $10,000 in North Carolina. 3 Oliver Sacks, An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales (New York: Vintage, 1995), 188–90. See also http://www.johndavispianist.com/blindtom.html, as well ashttp://www.neurodiversity.com/bio_blind_tom_wiggins.html. 4 For information on autism in Wiggins' piano music and issues of authorship, see Stephanie Jensen-Moulton, "Finding Autism in the Compositions of a 19th-Century Prodigy: Reconsidering ‘Blind Tom' Wiggins" inSounding Off: Theorizing Disability in Music, Neil Lerner and Joseph N. Straus, eds. (New York: Routledge, 2006), 199–216; also, Joseph N. Straus, Extraordinary Measures: Disability in Music (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), 133. It is also important to note that the term "autism" did not come into parlance until the 1950s, after Wiggins' death. 5 See the discussion of non-verbal narrative in Wiggins' piano composition "Battle of Manassas" in Jensen-Moulton, "Finding Autism," 205. 6 Tony Atwood, Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, (London: Kingsley Publishers, 1998), 20–22. Although this book focuses on Asperger's Syndrome, the pages indicated list autism spectrum (ASD) diagnostic indicators. 7 Thomas Greene Wiggins, Specimens of Blind Tom's Vocal Compositions (Columbus, Ga.: John G. Bethune, 1867), 1. 8 Echolalia is a persistent indicator of autism spectrum disorders, deﬁ ned as the repetition of a particular word or phrase until it ceases to make sense within its original context. Nancy D. Wiseman, Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child (Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press, 2009), 306. 9 Leonard Davis, Obsession: A History (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), 61. 10 O'Connell, The Ballad of Blind Tom, 98. 11 Wiggins, Specimens, 4. 12 Thomas Greene Wiggins, Vocal Compositions, Words and Music by Blind Tom (Columbus, Ga.: John G. Bethune, 1881), cover. 13 Chantal Sicile-Kira and Temple Grandin, Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (New York: Penguin, 2006), 9. 14 Wiggins, Vocal Compositions, 4. 15 Straus discusses the verbal component of "autistic hearing" as a mode of aural perception that may include the involuntary making of sounds on the part of the listener, adding to the general soundscape inExtraordinary Measures, 160. 16 Before he acquired speech, Wiggins could imitate with great precision the sounds of birds, machines, and other non-linguistic aural indicators. O'Connell, The Ballad of Blind Tom, 47–49. 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__label__cc	0.558716	0.441284	CIC 2013-2014 Annual Report Now Available Online CIC's latest Annual Report offers a snapshot of how the member universities collaboratively leverage their strengths to increase access to higher education, improve the health of our communities and region, and create an enormous economic impact across the nation. Incubated by CIC, New Institute for Research on Innovation and Science Launches in 2015 IRIS is an outgrowth of UMETRICS, the CIC's groundbreaking effort to build and provide a data platform for large-scale systematic analysis of the infrastructure and outcomes of university-based science. From SROP to Ph.D.—Brian Burt's Journey to Assistant Professor The road from music education major to Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University started with the awareness that the SROP program offered research opportunities beyond just the STEM fields. Rutgers University Hosts CIC Graduate Student Conference on Ancient Adornment The Department of Classics at Rutgers University will be hosting Ancient Adornment, the first Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) graduate student conference on the ancient world. CIC Sponsors "Disaster Resilience: The Intersection of Research and Policy" Sponsored by the CIC, the University of Maryland's Division of Research and A. James Clark School of Engineering are hosting a Capitol Hill event on the power of research and policy to help address disaster resilience challenges. CIC Honors Executive Director Barbara McFadden Allen for Twenty Years of Service CIC and Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship Accepting Applications Center for Library Initiative’s Shared Print Repository Holds Three Miles of Journals (So You Don’t Have To) CIC Global Collaborations Take the Lead in Comprehensive Internationalization CIC universities continue lead the field of education abroad, with award-winning programming and insightful analysis of the structures and support for international study and overseas learning. Collaborating to Address Health Disparities CIC July eNews Now Online Re-Imagining Gender: Juried Exhibition Call for Art Big Ten/CIC-Ivy League Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration Named Regional Partner in NCAA/DoD Concussion Study CIC's CourseShare Helps Students Explore Reactions to Korean Ferry Tragedy A recent Rutgers University news article highlights how the CIC CourseShare program brings students together from across different CIC schools to explore cultures and learn less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). Nearly 65 LCTLs and culture courses – Uzbek, Czech and many others – are offered through CourseShare. CIC Universities Awarded Global Innovation Initiative Grants Five CIC universities are part of new multilateral university partnerships that have been created by the Global Innovation Initiative, a new program funded by the UK and U.S. governments to foster multilateral research collaborations with higher education institutions in Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia. Elizabeth Stovall to Lead CIC's Technology Collaborations The CIC is very pleased to announce that Elizabeth Stovall will join the staff as Associate Director for Technology Collaboration effective May 16, 2014. University of Maryland Embraces Opportunities Offered by CIC Membership University of Maryland has maximized its first year in the CIC. New Data Show the Immediate Value of Scientific Research University research is a key component of the US economic ecosystem, returning the investment through enormous public value and impact on employment, business, and manufacturing nationwide. The CIC Welcomes Monsters University to Membership Monsters University has become a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, effective April 1, 2014. Founded in 1313, MU is a private, pan-educational university with over 12,000 undergraduates, located two hours from downtown Monstropolis. 2014 CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Awards Announced The CIC is proud to announce the 2014 CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship awardees.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3259
__label__wiki	0.509904	0.509904	Pod Fodder (Volume One Hundred And Ninety Three) 1. Eux Autres - Tilt The Crown (Where It's At Is Where You Are) This is a track from a limited edition seven inch single which is released as part of the Where It's At Is Where You Are Singles Club which releases a seven inch single on the seventh day of most months limited to seven hundred and seventy seven copies. I wonder what their lucky number is? This one was released on the seventh of November on lovely yellow vinyl. 2. Yo La Tengo - Paddle Forward (Matador) Taken from the forthcoming album "Fade" which will be released on 15th January on Matador Records. 3. Peaking Lights- Cosmik Dub (Mexican Summer) You have to play this track as loud as your speakers will handle without the bass distorting too much. Only then I feel you will understand the true power of dub. Yeah, I'm getting a bit carried away there but you know what I mean. When I was a kid I used to drive my parents mental by playing dub records by the likes of African Head Charge and Keith Leblanc at volumes which probably shook the house at the end of the street. In fact I remember one day my dad confiscating my record player until I learned how to use it properly which probably meant playing his old Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac records which in later years became Frisbees as they flew in random directions around the garden. Never was more fun had than that day. Anyway to get back to matters in hand this is a track from an album called "Lucifer In Dub" which you will have spotted is a set of reworkings of tracks from Peaking Lights recent "Lucifer" album. I must admit I actually prefer these versions. 4. Dot Dash - Shouting In The Rain (The Beautiful Music) Taken from their recent album "Winter Garden Light" which was released earlier in the year. 5. Future - Youth Conspiration (Self Released) Another great track available free from the Future Bandcamp Page. 6. Nature Set - Edward (Self Released) This is Nature Set's Christmas single although it's not particularly Chrismassy until it's latter stages. There is a rather good video for this as well which you will be able to find on here. 7. mnttaB - We Touch (Red Panda) This attractive little number is the first track an an E.P. called "mainsHum" which has been getting repeated plays in my house today. It's can be bought from their Bandcamp page on either limited cassette or CD or if you don't like to tough thing you can pay what you like for the digital files. I really think you should do something though because this really is a tremendous E.P. I should probably mention that mnttaB is pronounced like "meant to be" if you will. 8. Entertainment - Moving In The Right Way Fantastic new track from Entertainment produced by Rory Attwell. 9. Cuddly Shark - SPMG (Armellodie) This is a track from the Glasgow bands great new album "The Road To Ugly" which will be released on Armellodie on 28th January and let me tell you this could be one of the best records of 2013. 10. Eat Skull - Where'd You Go (Volar) Taken from a new seven inch single released on Volar Records which is available on both red and gold vinyl limited to just 150 copies of each. I really like this single and look forward to their new album which will be released very soon on Woodsist records. 11. Eeek - Tough Guys (Kingfisher Bluez) Very nice indeed. It's a track from the Vancouver bands latest twelve inch E.P. "Move Real Slow" which is available now through Kingfisher Bluez but limited to just five hundred copies. 12. Robin Guthrie - Circus Circus ...and let's finish this weeks Fodder with some moments of loveliness from the new Robin Guthrie album "Fortune" which is completely and utterly beautiful. I'm just waiting for it to snow now so I can use it s the perfect soundtrack. Pod Fodder (Volume One Hundred And Ninety Five) The Fall - Manchester, Fac 251, 26th November 2012... Toy - Camden Barfly, 19th December 2012 Dead Mellotron - (as is) E.P. Pod Fodder (Volume One Hundred And Ninety Four) Rational Animals - Cross Eyed Delights (2012 Kator... Pod Fodder (Volume One Hundred And Ninety Two) Yall - The Sword Of Western Influence Pod Fodder (Volume One Hundred And Ninety One)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3260
__label__wiki	0.508629	0.508629	2018.03.25 Moore Park, New South Wales Location: Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia Venue: Hordern Pavilion 01. Full Nelson 05. Thieves (Ministry cover) 06. Bring It Back 07. It’ll Be OK – This was the first time since 2015.11.01 Moscow, Russia that ‘It’ll Be OK’ was played. It was the only live performance of the song in 2018. – It was also the first time since 2016.12.16 London, England that ‘Full Nelson’ was played and the first time since 2015.06.15 Paris, France that the song opened a show. – Wes played the bridge of ‘Master Of Puppets’ by Metallica before starting ‘Hot Dog’. – First performance of ‘Bring It Back’ in 2018. – Fred pulled up a fan on stage for ‘My Way’. – Fred went into the crowd twice times at this show. First, he went there to the crowd for ‘Eat You Alive’ until the bridge, then went to the balcony during the bridge and finished the song from there. He went there again during the bridge of ‘Livin’ It Up’ and finished the song from there, too. – Fred pulled girls up on stage for ‘Faith’ (George Michael cover). – The band played ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by Nirvana until the first chorus before Wes started playing the intro of ‘Take A Look Around’. – ‘Boiler’ was on the setlist before ‘My Way’, but dropped during the show. – Franko injured himself at this show while jumping, but it is unknown when exactly it happened. – Show attendance was 4861 of 5411 possible. Gross sales for this show were 326.124$. – Joel Madden and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte were in attendance and watched the show from sidestage.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3265
__label__wiki	0.691605	0.691605	ReconU. Dayton BasketballRecon: Davidson With just six games remaining until the Atlantic Ten tournament, UD’s final third of the league slate, I think it’s fair to take a high-level look at Dayton’s record up to this point. Dayton has one win against a KenPom top 100 team, Butler 13 of Dayton’s 16 wins have come against KenPom 150+ teams, half of Dayton’s wins have come against Ken Pom 200+ teams The Flyer’s best victory this year came against Butler,... Tom BlackburnBlackburnReview5 months ago76 min With just six games remaining until the Atlantic Ten tournament, UD’s final third of the league slate, I think it’s fair to take a high-level look at Dayton’s record up to this point. Dayton has one win against a KenPom top 100 team, Butler 13 of Dayton’s 16 wins have come against KenPom 150+ teams, half of Dayton’s wins have come against Ken Pom 200+ teams The Flyer’s best victory this year came against Butler, currently 15-11 and 6-7 in the Big East (according to Pomeroy, UD’s second best win this season is Georgia Southern, which, yeah…) Six of Dayton’s eight conference wins have come against the bottom six of the league, all of which currently sport a losing league record Only five of UD’s sixteen wins have come against teams that currently have winning records (Purdue Fort Wayne, Butler, Presbyterian, Georgia Southern and Duquesne) This quick rundown should tell you one thing, Dayton probably ain’t beating Davidson. The Wildcats are in the midst of a seventeen game home winning streak, and nothing on Dayton’s resume indicates that string will end tonight. A loss to Davidson would drop UD’s league record to 8-5, tying them with Duquesne and Saint Louis for a share of fourth place (SLU would have the tiebreaker over Dayton, effectively dropping the Flyers out of the Friday Four™). With Trey Landers out for the foreseeable future, it’s evident the Flyers drive for the conference tournament double-bye have become appreciably more difficult. In Frankie We Trust? Not sure if you have followed Davidson this year, so let me clue you in — they’ve been pretty much running roughshod over the rest of the Atlantic Ten. The Wildcats are in first place in the conference, 10-2, the losses inexplicably coming against UMass and St. Joseph’s. Head Coach Bob McKillop just keeps the train rolling, even with one of the youngest rosters in the nation. This year’s Davidson squad has the same profile of pretty much every Wildcat team Dayton has encountered since the Carolina school joined the Atlantic Ten back in 2015. Nearly 46% of the Cats’ shots come from behind the three-point line, the ninth highest percentage in the nation. 61% of Davidson’s buckets come off assists, McKillop’s team moves the ball well and works it around until they find a good shot. The faces may change but their philosophy remains the same. Davidson won’t trip over its own feet, the currently rank second in the country in turnover rate, trailing only Wisconsin. A mere 14% of the Cats’ possessions end in turnovers, which clearly limits the amount of transition opportunities for their opponents. Whereas Dayton features one of the highest free-throw rates in college basketball, with an eye-popping 48.2%, Davidson is almost immune to the free-throw stripe — McKillop’s team ranks last in the A10 in free-throw rate, racking up a measly 28.5% on the season — which translates to just 15.2% of their points coming from the foul-line. Davidson features a four-guard attack led by Kellan Grady. Grady (16.7 ppg/4.2 rpg) has been in a bit of a shooting slump over the past four games, connecting on just one of his last fifteen three-point attempts. That’s Trey Landers-esque. Regardless, the reigning A10 Rookie of the Year will be a handful for UD. Grady takes just over a quarter of the squad’s shots and remains a force when driving to the hoop. Jon Axel Gudmundsson, the Icelandic Incubus (the white spot in his hair is very common in earthly demons), is one of the most versatile players in the conference. Gudmundsson (16.5 ppg/6.8 rpg/4.4 apg) is an elite scorer, an exemplary rebounder and plays an underrated brand of defense. Much of Davidson’s offense flows through Gudmundsson and he has the ability to knock down low-hanging nutsack shots late in the game. KiShawn Pritchett, finally fully healthy as a redshirt Junior, is a solid contributor for Bob McKillop’s squad. Pritchett takes most of his shots from behind the arc, where he is knocking down 34% of his shots. Pritchett (7.7 ppg/4.1 rpg) is built like a brick shithouse and can take over primary ball-handling responsibilities when Davidson wants to run Grady and Gudmundsson off screens. If you watched Davidson battle St. Joseph’s last Friday (Steph Curry was there!) you definitely know who redshirt freshman guard Luke Frampton is. Frampton, who missed all last season with an ACL tear, was put on this earth to shoot. Good shots, bad shots, blind shots, Frampton doesn’t care. He needs to bomb away, it’s his nature and there is no reasoning with him. Frampton (11.7 ppg/6.6 rpg) has attempted TWO HUNDRED AND THREE triples through 25 games. Do the math, that’s a lot of treys, guys. To be fair to the young man, he’s converting around 40% of his three-point attempts, so UD would be wise to drape a man on him around the perimeter. It wouldn’t be Davidson without a tall, lanky Euro — enter 6’10” forward Luka Brajkovic. Brajkovic (11.0 ppg/6.6 rpg) is a freshman from Austria who impressed during the FIBA U-18 Championships. Brajovic (11.0 ppg/6.6 rpg) will need to put on weight to achieve his full potential, but it is already clear that the kid can play. He’s got touch away from the basket and is one of the better shot blockers in the A10. Sophomore guard Carter Collins is the main reserve off the Wildcat bench. Primarily a perimeter shooter, Collins (5.6 ppg/3.8 rpg) is a solid role player for the Cats. If you haven’t assumed it by now, I’m not really giving the Flyers much of a chance in this one. A depleted lineup, a tough road test against arguably the league’s best team? The odds are clearly not in UD’s favor. Davidson 69, Dayton 61. Don’t wear white and be #LOWD. Rammed (Again) from Behind I hope you are Wrongchevik Thr Legend of Morris Baynina Is tonights theme…”Frampton Comes Alive”?? Solid Contributor There will be plenty of Frampton puns tonight, guaranteed. isaacnewtonqb 69 points? The way the Flyers allow open threes I think you mean a buck sixty-nine. Speaking of not worth watching, I got completely misled into viewing two episodes of KILLING EVE. Turns out it’s a lesbian killer, not killer lesbians. I ended up blowing my nose instead. Anyone notice at the end of the game after JC made the winning free throw, Davidson has 2.2 seconds to get ball inbound and make a shot. Well during this time, watch Obi. Obi has his back to the inbounding player and is garding NOONE!!! I don’t blame Obi, but I feel it is a reflection of Grant’s bad preparation of his players. They should all know where to be on count in this kind of end game situation. I did notice this, was an odd thing to see to be sure. Even in victory, this is how I view the 2019 Flyers:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3266
__label__wiki	0.859764	0.859764	Biz updates Theater performances Art zones Baijiu helps e-commerce gauge consumer pulse Updated: 2016-12-05 (China Daily) An employee of a JD.com logistics center in Langfang, Hebei province, processes customer orders on Nov 10, 2015. [Photo/Agencies] Predicting the changing tastes of China's consumers is becoming easier, thanks to the country's e-commerce giants, who monitor sales that can exceed $17 billion in a single day. JD.com Inc, the country's second-biggest web-based retail platform, already has dozens of new indexes tracking sales of products from liquor to appliances. Larger rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to publish its own spending gauges in coming months. Their data is vital to large global companies like Starbucks Corp and Wal-Mart Stores Inc that are looking for insights into what's hot among China's billion-plus consumers. Online shopping indexes reflect millions of transactions daily, whereas traditional consumer surveys can only test a tiny sample. "The ability to analyze and understand trends in online consumption has never been more important or more valuable," said James Huang, big-data analytics director for the finance unit of Beijing-based JD. One bellwether is the pricey Chinese hard liquor baijiu, often given as a gift, which endured a sales funk amid slower economic growth and President Xi Jinping's four-year crackdown on official corruption. Huang said JD's indicators show prices of the strong spirit began rebounding in May. E-commerce accounts for 11 percent of total consumption in the country, Huang estimates. China's online retail sales rose 25.7 percent year-on-year last month, compared with a 10 percent increase in all retail transactions, official statistics show. Jack Ma's Alibaba reported a whopping $17.8 billion of business during its Singles Day shopping frenzy on Nov 11. That growth reflects rising wealth. By 2020, about 100 million households will be rich or middle-class and 61 million high-end online consumers will dominate consumption, according to estimates by the Ali Research Institute, a unit of Hangzhou-based Alibaba. "Everybody's talking about the consumption upgrade," said Xie Zhoupei, director of consumption and macroeconomy research at Ali Research in Beijing. "We want to hear the rhythm of that upgrade. Is it accelerating? Is it decelerating? What forces are driving it?" Academics are looking for those answers in the expanding universe of e-commerce data. Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have created a consumer price index proxy called iCPI, which scrapes data from major e-commerce sites. It's in the vein of Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Alberto Cavallo's Billion Prices Project that collects prices from hundreds of online retailers around the world to produce high-frequency price data, such as a daily inflation index for the US. Alibaba also has a CPI gauge based on online purchases. Tsinghua's CPI is "real-time with no lags", said Liu Taoxiong, director of the Institute of Economics at the School of Social Sciences. "That's more meaningful to policy-making." Hollywood writers to coach young Chinese US outlet store in Beijing refuses to release surveillance footage Potter-maker Heyman to produce Alibaba's Warriors First direct flight links Las Vegas, Chinese mainland End cheating in environmental appraisals Tsinghua Holdings Co. Ltd launched “Top 10 Talents” in response to the 13th Five Year Plan goal of building Beijing into a national Technology & Innovation Center with a creative spirit and innovative cultural atmosphere. Top 10 Talents of Tsinghua Holdings read more Easy Talk: Advocating environment protection through storytelling read more Turn the page and discover Beijing in all its eclectic delights. Explore the charm of the city in our promo videos Copyright © 2011 China Daily All Rights Reserved Sponsored by Beijing Municipal Government Powered by China Daily 京ICP备10023870号-9	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3271
__label__cc	0.725158	0.274842	Certain exceptions to the ban on alcohol apply. Alcohol derived from a source other than the grape (or its byproducts) and the date[115] is allowed in "very small quantities" (loosely defined as a quantity that does not cause intoxication) under the Sunni Hanafi madhab, for specific purposes (such as medicines), where the goal is not intoxication. However, modern Hanafi scholars regard alcohol consumption as totally forbidden.[116] Preserving food in domestic kitchens during modern times is achieved using household freezers. Accepted advice to householders was to freeze food on the day of purchase. An initiative by a supermarket group in 2012 (backed by the UK's Waste & Resources Action Programme) promotes the freezing of food "as soon as possible up to the product's 'use by' date". The Food Standards Agency was reported as supporting the change, providing the food had been stored correctly up to that time.[22] Try out cooking games like Squirrel Nutty Treats, or try your hand at free cooking games that allow you to train like you were in a real chef school! Make use of free online cooking games so you can become a master in the kitchen! Play cooking games like Sue Chocolate Candy Maker, or try fun cooking games that are timed! See if you can beat the clock with some cool cooking games now! Some popular types of ethnic foods include Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, American, Cajun, Thai, African, Indian and Nepalese. Various cultures throughout the world study the dietary analysis of food habits. While evolutionarily speaking, as opposed to culturally, humans are omnivores, religion and social constructs such as morality, activism, or environmentalism will often affect which foods they will consume. Food is eaten and typically enjoyed through the sense of taste, the perception of flavor from eating and drinking. Certain tastes are more enjoyable than others, for evolutionary purposes. Outstanding vintages from the best vineyards may sell for thousands of dollars per bottle, though the broader term "fine wine" covers those typically retailing in excess of US$30–50.[98] "Investment wines" are considered by some to be Veblen goods: those for which demand increases rather than decreases as their prices rise. Particular selections have higher value, such as "Verticals", in which a range of vintages of a specific grape and vineyard, are offered. The most notable was a Château d'Yquem 135 year vertical containing every vintage from 1860 to 2003 sold for $1.5 million. The most common wines purchased for investment include those from Bordeaux and Burgundy; cult wines from Europe and elsewhere; and vintage port. Characteristics of highly collectible wines include:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3277
__label__wiki	0.584125	0.584125	Ryan Phillippe Short Curly Hairstyles Ryan Phillippe hairstyle Ryan Phillippe (first name Mathew) is an American person dropped in New Castle, Delaware on September 10, 1974. His performing career began with him playing Billy Douglas on ABC television's soap, One Life to Live. The character was the first openly merry teenager on daytime television. Phillippe after starred in movies such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Cruel Intentions." Ryan Phillippe curly hairstyle Ryan Phillippe short hairstyle Ryan Phillippe short curly hairstyle Ryan has naturally curly hair, so he tends to keep it revilement pretty short. This allows his curls to provide embody to the hair without overpowering and going wild. The style he wears right now is revilement near on the sides and back with about 1 to 2 inches left on top. A diminutive amount of pomade on the fingers and twist a few locks up to stand out from the nous is the way this look is produced. Ryan curly hairstyle In the past, Ryan has also kept the back and sides revilement short, but he slicked them down to with gel and only allowed the curls on crowning to show. There have also been a some times when he allowed his hair to meet grow wild. Therefore, it was not long before his hair was revilement and styled again.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3279
__label__cc	0.720079	0.279921	� Service Tax » Who all need to file their tax returns Higher taxes on the rich, but low returns for the Union government What is Goods and Services Tax (GST)? Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2019a How to avoid TDS deduction on fixed deposit interest Cross-country offices of companies to now come under GST Key changes in ITR forms for AY2019-20 that you need to know Government likely to increase income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh Budget 2019 How can you claim tax benefit on a multi-year health policy? Here's how return filing will change from July 2019 - Taxpayers take note, good news is near Reporting Salary Details In ITR 1 Get Simplified For FY18-19 � Wider service tax net is necessary: Excise chief... CAG raps GSI under MineMin for Rs 4.62cr evitable spending... » Negative List For Service Tax - Positive or Negative? The CBEC recently issued a Concept Paper for Public Debate laying out its thoughts on creating a negative list of services for taxation. The Concept Paper says that the negative list could be used in creating a basis for taxation of services under the forthcoming GST, or it could be implemented earlier, replacing the current mode of taxation of services through the Finance Act 1994. The negative list approach is one that would define what a service is and tax all services, except for some tightly defined exempt services which would be kept outside the purview of the tax. This way, taxation of services would be comprehensive, with some limited exceptions which are included for social or welfare reasons. However, service tax in India has not followed this approach. Service tax in India, as most readers would be aware, consists of a number of specific services that are outlined in the Finance Act, 1994. This was perhaps done as it was thought that it would be best to follow an incremental approach and bring specific services within the tax net over the years. This approach has probably served its purpose. Certainly under GST, one cannot imagine that there would be more than 100 services described, which would be brought under the tax net. In the Concept Paper, there is an indication that some of the sectors that are currently not taxed (because they are not specifically brought within the tax net under the Finance Act, 1994) would now be brought under the tax net. For example, in healthcare, only hospitals with a turnover of less than Rs 4 crores would be exempt. In 2011, the Government attempted to tax a majority of health services. However, several prominent experts in the medical field opposed this vigorously; pointing out that Indias spend on healthcare is extremely low when compared to more advanced countries. It was contended that in addition to the ordinary citizen having to fend for himself when it comes to healthcare, that the Government is now proposing to tax these spends was extremely unfair. The Government felt compelled to defer the taxation of hospitals, and issued an exemption notification. There would no doubt be similar arguments advanced by many other sectors that are sought to be brought to tax under the proposed negative list service tax. One more example would be high-end housing. The concept paper proposes to tax residential rentals over a threshold limit, which is not specified. This would no doubt have the real estate industry up in arms, pointing out that it is already extremely heavily taxed and one that generates a large amount of employment of unskilled and semi skilled labour. Therefore, the government may find that it has its work cut out for it in introducing service tax in these hitherto untapped sectors. In addition, replacing one tax law with another which is structured quite differently would invariably create a number of legal controversies, as industry finds ambiguities, contradictions and loopholes in the new law. The Government may find that it is better to simply add these services to the Finance Act 1994, rather than take on these industries and at the same time find that it has to fight a number of legal battles to clarify issues unintentionally raked up by the new law. GST is therefore perhaps the appropriate vehicle to introduce a comprehensive taxation of services, with some limited exceptions through a negative list. Software Reengineering Software Re-engineering Software Reverse Engineering Software Reverse Development Software Change Modulation Software Conversion Software Re-creation Software Re-development	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3282
__label__wiki	0.663863	0.663863	Golden, British Columbia: Area Facts Home » Golden » Golden, British Columbia: Area Facts Written by Madison Valois posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010 Vacations Made Easy.com Golden, British Columbia, originated as a town well-known for its logging and railway industry, and while the town’s economy still greatly relies on these two industries, it has more recently become a tourist site. This development is contributed to the addition of Kicking Horse Resort, which attracts many visitors. While Kicking Horse brings in a plethora of visitors to Golden, the geography of the area could attract tourists on its own. Located in the Columbia River Valley, you’ll find around Golden the Columbia River and three mountain ranges. General Golden Information Land Area: 11.02 square kilometers Elevation: 2,592 feet Regional District: Columbia-Shuswap Time Zone: Pacific Nearby National Parks Additional Area Attractions Golden Golf and Country Club Golden District Arts Council The Golden Museum Dining in Golden The Kicking Horse Grill Eagle’s Eye at Kicking Horse Resort The Golden Taps The Canyon’s Edge Steakhouse The Timbermill Family Restaurant Red Diamond Family Restaurant Packers Place Inn & Pub Golden Bakery & Deli Cedar House Café & Restaurant Glenogle Mountain Lodge & Spa Eleven22 Guesthouse Grill & Liquids Apostoles Restorante Nearest Towns and Cities Beavermouth (about 20 miles away) McMurdo (about 20 miles away) Parson (about 20 miles away) Leanchoil (about 20 miles away) Glacier (about 30 miles away) Lake Louise (about 40 miles away) Radium Hot Springs (about 50 miles away) Revelstoke (about 60 miles away) Banff (about 70 miles away) Interesting Facts and History Golden originally consisted of one building called “The Cache.” The name “Golden” came about because surveyor Major A.B. Rogers had set up base camp on the site of the city for his crew. A camp to the east was called “Silver City,” and because Rogers wanted to outdo them, he named his site “Golden City.” Later, it was discovered that gold mining was not one of Golden City’s successful industries, so the city was then just called “Golden.” Golden’s town council and mayor Jim Doyle decided to temporarily rename the city Hockey, British Columbia for a chance to win $25,000 and a chance to host an NHL exhibition game. Kelowna Airport (about 110 miles away) Cranbrook Airport (about 125 miles away) Calgary International Airport (about 130 miles away) Nearby Hospitals and Healthcare Golden District Hospital Golden Health Council Queen Victoria Hospital in Revelstoke (about 60 miles away)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3284
__label__cc	0.739141	0.260859	I had someone ask me the other day why I thought Cannibals had failed! I was stunned by the question, since it had not occurred to me that losing a lease equaled failure. It did begin a conversation that had me circling the presence of Cannibals, and its lingering impact on the fans and patrons who support it. The same day that someone asked me to consider why Cannibals failed, another person approached me in a bakery line, and said how brilliant they thought the artists of Cannibals were, and how much they anticipated a return to a street address. I continue to look for space to revive the doorway experience of coming to view the works. I am confident that the ongoing interest in Cannibals vision, the artists exploration of a flexible showing, and the desire met to include artists who may not find professional exposure will take us confidently into the coming 2013 year. I hope that everyone will continue to look for our new opening in the near future. Pammela Springfield 2013 GLEAN Are you a mixed media artist (or do you know of one) who uses primarily recycled materials? The Glean Program, which allows artists to go into the Metro Transfer Station (the city dump) for six months, has just opened up its application process for the third season. Cannibals Gallery has had an artist included in this program for each of the first two seasons. You can download the application and get further information on the Cracked Pots website. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2013. This is one AMAZING opportunity! Gallery show... Check out Randy Moe's work this month at the 12 x 16 Gallery Big congratulations to David Kennedy, middle school teacher (and Cannibals patron) who just received a new classroom set of computers as a result of his winning an educational grant from Google!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3285
__label__wiki	0.871145	0.871145	THQ Nordic signs Worldwide Physical Distribution Deal with Avalanche Studios for Generation Zero Philip Federico July 20, 2018 No Comments It’s a Fatal Attraction for two big Nordic powerhouses (Dolph and Lundgren) on the forthcoming release of the alternate 1980s, open world action title Vienna, AUSTRIA; Stockholm, SWEDEN; July 19th 1988 – Stranger Things may have happened, but THQ Nordic are happy to announce that they have signed a worldwide physical distribution deal with Avalanche Studios for Generation Zero, the studio’s explosive cat and mouse open world action game set in an alternate 1980s Sweden. “We developed a good, and successful, relationship through the distribution of theHunter Call of the Wild, so we’re happy to partner up with THQ again with our brand-new IP, Generation Zero. With a strong partner like THQ we can put our full focus on what we’re best at: making fantastic game experiences,” says Pim Holfve, CEO, Avalanche Studios. “Having been fans of the Weird Science our fellow Nordic friends have been doing for years, we are very excited to Do the Right Thing, as well as providing gamers with the first opportunity to play Generation Zero for themselves on the THQ Nordic booth at Gamescom,” says Jan Binsmaier, Publishing Director, THQ Nordic. Generation Zero is in development for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and will be released worldwide during 2019. About Generation Zero Experience an explosive game of cat and mouse set in a vast open world. In this reimagining of 1980s Sweden, hostile machines have invaded the serene countryside, and you need to fight back while unravelling the mystery of what is really going on. By utilizing battle tested guerrilla tactics, you’ll be able to lure, cripple, or destroy enemies in intense, creative sandbox skirmishes. Go it alone, or team-up with up to three of your friends in seamless co-op multiplayer. Collaborate and combine your unique skills to take down enemies, support downed friends by reviving them, and share the loot after an enemy is defeated. All enemies are persistently simulated in the world and roam the landscape with intent and purpose. When you manage to destroy a specific enemy component, be it armour, weapons or sensory equipment, the damage is permanent. Enemies will bear those scars until you face them again, whether that is minutes, hours or weeks later. Explore a vast open world, rendered with the award-winning Apex engine, featuring a full day/night cycle with unpredictable weather, complex AI behaviour, simulated ballistics, highly realistic acoustics and a dynamic 1980’s soundtrack. In Generation Zero, living is winning. About THQ Nordic Our official boiler plate can be found here on our website: – https://thqnordic.com/company/about About Avalanche Studios Avalanche Studios is the original creator of the award-winning Just Cause franchise (published by Square Enix), the developer of Mad Max (published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) and is currently working on Rage 2 (published by Bethesda Softworks), scheduled for release in 2019. As a publisher, Avalanche Studios has brought free-to-play service theHunter Classic to market and reached more than 7 million registered players across 190 countries. The theHunter franchise was expanded in 2017 to also include premium title theHunter: Call of the Wild, which was released for PC and subsequently console platforms. Avalanche Studios, which is based in Stockholm, New York City and Malmö, was founded in 2003 by Christofer Sundberg and Linus Blomberg. The studio develops games using its proprietary Apex technology, enabling huge open worlds filled with emergent gameplay. Learn more at www.avalanchestudios.com. Philip Federico Play Hard Or Don't Play At All Marvelous Europe announces ‘Corpse Party: Blood Drive’ on PlayStation®Vita for Europe and Australia! STAR TREKTM: BRIDGE CREW NOW AVAILABLE FOR NON-VR PLAYERS WITH FREE UPDATE	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3287
__label__cc	0.613998	0.386002	Krakow Balice Airport - timetable, carriers, how to get there Similar Features Arriving by budget low cost airlines Arriving in Krakow Getting around Krakow If you fly to Poland, you will likely land at Okecie Airport (Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport), the biggest and most modern Poland’s airport, which is located in the south-western part of Warsaw, 10 km of the city centre. Second busiest airport is Krakow Airport, also known as The John Paul II International Airport (http://www.lotnisko-balice.pl/strona_en.html) or Krakow-Balice, situated on the outskirts of the city (in Balice village), just 11 km west from its centre. It is not as large as most international airports. Some people compare its size to the size of a bathroom at Chicago O'Hare. Well, it is tiny and has got only one terminal. Nevertheless, there are some advantages too: you simply can't get lost and it is easy to navigate through. Airport facilities include a bar, a restaurant and a coffee shop, shops, duty-free shop, foreign exchange offices, BPH-PBK S.A. bank branch, ATM, post office, travel agency, 24-hour first aid, 24-hour parking lot, car rentals agency (National, Avis, Budget, Europcar and Hertz). Direct between the airport and the city centre run three municipal bus lines: 192, 208 and the night bus 602 (the timetables available at www.mpk.krakow.pl). Travelling time is about 35-40 minutes. You may purchase a ticket at newspaper stands in the passenger terminal (PLN 2.50/PLN 5.00 at night) or from the driver (with excess fare PLN 0.50). If your luggage is larger than 604020 cm, you will also need a separate single ticket). Travelling time is about 35-40 minutes. You may purchase a ticket at newspaper stands in the passenger terminal (PLN 2.50/PLN 5.00 at night) or from the driver (with excess fare PLN 0.50). If your luggage is larger than 604020 cm, you will also need a separate single ticket. The bus stop is located directly at the roundabout, in front of the passenger terminal. Alternatively, shuttle train service links the airport with the Krakow Glowny – main rail station in the city centre (the timetables available at www.pkp.pl). On average, trains run every 30 min. between 4 a.m. and midnight. The 15-kilometre journey takes about 15 min. A single ticket costs PLN 3.80, you can purchase it on board. The Krakow-Balice Station is located app. 200 m from the passenger terminal, you can get there by foot (about 5 min. walk) or take a free shuttle bus service which operates to and from Krakow-Balice Station, this is a 3 minute trip from the airport terminal building. Getting to the centre by taxi should cost PLN 40-60, depending on the distance and the honesty of the driver. Taxi stand is situated by the passenger terminal. You may also phone one of Krakow's taxi calling centers and they will send the nearest cab available. You can also easily get the airport by car. It is 20-30 minutes' drive from the city centre; the airport possesses as well its own exit ramp from the A4 motorway. Opposite the passenger terminal there is a parking lot, which can accommodate above 750 vehicles. Pricelist: PLN 5.00 per hour PLN 40.00 per 1st day PLN 40.00 per 2nd day PLN 20.00 per next day Aer Lingus (http://www.aerlingus.com) Air France (http://www.airfrance.com) Alitalia (http://www.alitalia.com) Austrian Airlines (http://www.austrian.com) British Airways (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_pl) Centralwings (http://www.centralwings.pl) CSA (http://www.csa.cz) Direct Fly (http://www.directfly.pl) easyJet (http://www.easyjet.com) El-Al Israel Airlines (http://www.elal.co.il) Finnair (http://www.finnair.com) Germanwings (http://www.germanwings.com) Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT (http://www.lot.com) Lufthansa (http://www.lufthansa.com) Malev (http://www.malev.hu) Norwegian (http://www.norwegian.no) Ryanair (http://www/ryanair.com) SkyEurope (http://www.skyeurope.com) Styrian Spirit (http://www.styrianspirit.com) Swiss International Airlines (http://www.swiss.com) Most of the directions are operated by LOT Polish Airlines (www.lot.com) – the national carrier, with services to some 40 countries and domestic flights to other Polish cities. LOT's hub is in ) – the national carrier, with services to some 40 countries and domestic flights to other Polish cities. LOT's hub is in Warsaw, so some flights require changing a plane in the capital city. LOT is a member of Star Alliance. For updated information on flights and connections see the Krakow-Balice Airport’s website: http://www.lotnisko-balice.pl/eng/ Currently it offers regular, direct connections with 33 cities: City (country) Airline(s) Average flight time Athens (Greece) 2hrs 30min Ryanair (from spring 2010) Belfast (Northern Ireland) Bergen (Norway) Berlin (Germany) Birmingham (United Kingdom) Bristol (United Kingdom) Brussels Airline, Ryanair (from spring 2010) Chicago (USA) 10hrs 40min Copenhagen (Denmark Cologne/Bonn (Germany) Dortmund (Germany) Dublin (Ireland) Aerlingus, Ryanair Dusseldorf (Germany) Air Berlin, Ryanair East Midlands (United Kingdom) Edinburgh (United Kingdom) Easyjet, Ryanair Frankfurt (Germany) Gdansk (Poland) Leeds (United Kingdom) 2hrs 0min Liverpool (United Kingdom) British Airways, Easyjet, Ryanair Milan (Italy) Oslo (Norway) Norwegian, Ryanair LOT, Easyjet, Transavia Pisa (Italy) Poznan (Poland) Reykjavik (Iceland) Iceland Express Ryanair, LOT Shannon (Ireland) Stavanger (Norway) 2hrs 25 min Stockholm (Sweden) Stuttgart (Germany) Szczecin (Poland) Trapani (Italy) Vienna (Austria) Warsaw (Poland) Krakow Airport contact phone: +48 12 295 58 00 Pyrzowice Katowice Airport near Krakow Eye on Krakow: Nieruchomosci - Property Eye on Krakow: Outsourcing in Krakow gone mad? Even the Indians are coming... Shanties Festival Conrad Festival in Krakow Cracovia Marathon The Mystery of Jazz - Jazz All Souls Day Festival New Year Concert in Philharmonic Hall Audio Art Festival Ojcow National Park near Krakow Jewish Heritage Route - The District of Kazimierz in Krakow	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3295
__label__wiki	0.71386	0.71386	CR Holiday Interview #19 -- Johanna Draper Carlson On Fun Home Johanna Draper Carlson has been reviewing comics on-line through a devoted web site (and a billion other places) for a little more than ten years now, and was on Usenet reviewing comics for seven years before that. If 80 percent of any life's endeavor is showing up, Johanna was pulling high marks in comics reviewing long before anyone else in this series, myself included, thought about joining class. One thing I find fascinating about Johanna's outlook on comics is she maintains a strong sense of comics as objects of consumption. After she's rapped some company in the nose with a rolled-up product representing a less than stellar effort, it's hard not to refer to her as the North American comic book industry's leading consumer's advocate as well as one of its more popular reviewers. One book on her list was Alison Bechdel's Fun Home. -- Tom Spurgeon TOM SPURGEON: Johanna, you and I were recently cited in someone's web post as examples of reviewers who have been around for years and years. I think it was meant in complimentary fashion. Do you feel like you've become a better writer over the last 10 years; do you feel your perspective is an advantage? JOHANNA DRAPER CARLSON: That mention, of being part of the "old school," did give me a moment or two of wondering if my time had passed and I should find something else to do. I had a similar moment at SPX earlier this year, when I was meeting cartoonists who weren't alive when I was in high school (and who'd never heard of Dorothy Parker). But I decided to make a virtue of it. I've been reviewing online for 17 years now, and yes, that gives me perspective that I, at least, think is valuable. If nothing else, I recognize when the hot new thing is really just like last decade's hot new thing. Memory is often lacking in comics. Comes from being a young person's game, and they tend to look forward, not back. My writing... I'm the wrong person to ask about that. I started out as a math geek, and I've never known as much about writing as a skill as I would have liked. I couldn't tell you what my style was, for example (unless "brusque" counts). The most formative influence on my writing was surviving the Usenet crucible as a female superhero fan, back in the day. It eventually made me fearless. I learned how to back up my opinions and be confident in what I was saying; if I'm going to take a stand, I'm going to try and make it bulletproof. (However, it also taught me a lot of nasty rhetorical tricks.) What, was I supposed to say "nah, all this time writing about comics makes me a jaded burnout who should give it all up"? Seriously, I have tried to keep my interest fresh and enthusiasm high by focusing on what entertains me. If I hadn't started reading manga five years ago, I might have given up by now, for instance. But it's still amazing to me that I'm living in the future we only dreamed of back in early '90s fandom: thick comics in bookstores, material for more than one gender, diversity of subject matter. Comics are finally a medium, not just a genre. SPURGEON: How familiar were you with Alison Bechdel before you read Fun Home? Were you a reader of Dykes To Watch Out For? That's a work that's run for a very long time just a slight bit under the mainstream radar. What was -- what is -- your general appraisal of Dykes? DRAPER CARLSON: I started following Dykes in book format, I dunno, five or six books into the series, maybe? I never saw it as a strip, but as a longer-form soap opera. I only knew that world observationally, so part of the appeal might have been that it felt like an entertaining anthropological study. I would have been reading it after grad school, so Mo's philosophical drive to be ethically pure and endlessly debate the questions of the day reminded me of some of my fellow students. Like the one whose goal was to have more letters after her name than were in it. I loved the way that the series is such an effective popular history, read over the decades. Bechdel structured the work so she could capture current hot-button issues -- some of which were precognitive, some of which, read now, are just big question marks -- but also how women change and grow as they form families and age. The characters really do feel like old friends after a while. Plus, it was neat for me to read a comic book with so many women in it. I grew up firmly in the superhero tradition, and although one of my reading phases coincided with the mid-80s DC diversity push (my favorites were Atari Force, Blue Devil and Captain Carrot), I basically had a choice of Wonder Woman, Lois Lane or Supergirl, and only one of them was human. (Oh, and the original Huntress, Batman's daughter. Who was cool and all, but she was still defined by her relationship to a male hero and ran around in thigh-high spike-heel boots.) With all the various Dykes, none of them had to be The Woman. Or more often, The Girl. I have a feeling I should be talking more about the work than me here, but I don't remember many specifics about reading the Dykes books, just enjoying them enough to keep seeking out additional books. SPURGEON: Fun Home is memoir, and it's been a huge decade for memoirs and memoir-informed fiction, both in comics (Persepolis, The Quitter) and in prose fiction (Running With Scissors, The Year Of Magical Thinking). What is your general attitude towards memoir? What do you think accounts for its roar of popularity through the decade? Is it just a voyeuristic impulse? Does comics have any particular advantages do you think when it comes to being a home for memoir? DRAPER CARLSON: Taking these together: in comics, I find memoir overplayed. Everyone thinks that their life is interesting, but a lot of autobiography winds up very similar, especially if we're talking "Portrait of the Comic Artist as a Young Man." I had a rule there for a while that I wouldn't discuss comics about making comics, because everyone eventually falls back to doing that when they can't think of anything better, and few people had anything new to say on the subject. I just reread Lucy Knisley and Erika Moen's Drawn to You, where they discuss how autobio is easy, and writing fiction is harder. I think that tends to be correct, because fiction has to make sense, be believable and yet not too good to be true. Even doing memoir, few people have the perspective to know how to shape incidents from their lives. If a story's too familiar, than what's the point of my reading it? If it's too outre, it tends to descend to shock value. Maybe, though, others enjoy reading about people just like them. That leads me to speculation on how many comic fans love discovering that there are lots of people like them out there, and how I never had that validation, because even when I joined fandom, there weren't a lot of other people like me. But that conversation rarely turns out well. It sounds like I'm blaming others for fitting in. I'm not. I got plenty of benefit from being unique. Memoir can also make me uncomfortable. I read Ariel Schrag's books, but when we were both at the same convention, I didn't want to meet her, because I felt like I knew much too much about her and yet I didn't know her at all. It's misleading. It also risks being egotistical, or a way to settle scores. I suppose it's perfectly suited to the conflict of the writer, though -- many of them crave validation, which is why they write, yet they're full of themselves enough to think that their words and thoughts deserve to be read by thousands. Getting back to the cultural question, people want to be famous. And they think that nowadays, you don't have to do anything or work hard to be famous -- you just have to be lucky and want it bad enough. Maybe readers think that memoir is the one story everyone can tell. That drive, though, has turned our culture into one driven by tabloid stories and reality TV shows, many of which are repulsive in concept, let alone in execution. We're gorging ourselves on "true" stories that tell us nothing. We crave the real, as though knowing that a story is "true" makes it more important. We've been lied to enough by so many organizations that should be trustworthy that we distrust everything. Now I'm rambling. Memoir: can be good, but like anything else, much of it can be crap. Comics tends to attract the subject because an artist has to be comfortable being alone with a blank page for an awful lot of time and thus better be comfortable with themselves. SPURGEON: Do you have any sense why Bechdel moved to straight-up autobiography for Fun Home? Certainly a storyline like that one could have been folded into Dykes, or into another autobiographically-informed story. Would it have been as effective a work that way? Could it have been anywhere close to the same work? DRAPER CARLSON: I would hesitate to guess at why she made the decisions she did. I don't think the story would have worked in the Dykes format, first for the obvious reason that it required more depth and space than you get in one-page weekly strips, but more significantly because Dykes looked forward, not back. It was about who the characters were and who they wanted to be -- often defined by relationships and connections -- not how they came to be that way. It requires a mature mind to think of your parents as adults in their own right. SPURGEON: In your review of Fun Home, you make this really interesting point about the character's use of classical allusions and constructions and posit they suggest that on a certain level Bechdel was masking the reality of her relationship with her father. Is that something that you still feel was driving that part of the book. That seems like a very delicate tension, this impulse to dive into that relationship via an autobiography but at the same time these attempts to hinder the discovery -- is that something you still feel strongly about with that book? DRAPER CARLSON: I said that? I should probably reread that review. Thank you for the compliment, by the way. I do think that the formalism of Fun Home was probably beneficial to the artist in allowing her to separate the life from the work. You have to disconnect from yourself when analyzing, to some degree. (As I'm doing in this interview. Postmodern!) The person that readers think they know is not the same as the actual person -- I can only imagine how an artist deals with literary criticism of an autobiography. It's hard enough seeing people criticize your work when it's not also your life. I should have mentioned above that as another benefit to being long-lived as a critic. You quit caring what people think of you after the second death threat. At least I did. SPURGEON: When I talk to people who thought a great deal of Fun Home, one thing they praise is its measured precision, that it was an extremely thought-out, well-planned, meticulously executed book. Bechdel is well-known for her research and obtaining photo reference even when she has to do it herself: did you react to the level of craft involved? Do you think that kind of attention shaped the book in a certain way? DRAPER CARLSON: Most definitely. I was thrilled by Fun Home receiving the praise it did, and I think the formalism made it possible. When it was named a Time book of the year -- not comic book, not graphic novel, just book -- it was such a breakthrough. (That it was a woman's work that achieved that pinnacle made me even happier.) Its quality was unassailable. It was clearly a comic, clearly something that had to be told that way, but the precise execution and non-stylized art also made it approachable by readers unfamiliar with the format. SPURGEON: One thing I wanted to press you on also from your original review is that you didn't quite get into what you found specifically, personally affecting in the work. What hit you about Fun Home, Johanna? Where did you connect to it? DRAPER CARLSON: You're assuming that personal connection is necessary or desirable, aren't you? I don't look for books that emotionally wallop me. You know, you hear people say sometimes, "why can't you just stop thinking and enjoy it?" I enjoy the thinking. I like works that give me something to analyze, that work on multiple levels. Plus, as I get older and have a harder time remembering things -- along the lines of "When did I have that job? Wow, it was 10 years ago, not 6. Where does the time go?" -- I envy someone who can capture their history in such detail. SPURGEON: Fun Home came out from Houghton Mifflin, and thus it falls into one of the decade's great trends: the publication of graphic novels by major prose publishing houses. As someone who sees a lot of these works, do you feel it's been an overall artistic good? Has the involvement of the big houses lived up to the promise of the same that existed maybe post-Maus? DRAPER CARLSON: Mmm... for critics, it's been a plus, since "real" publishers know how to handle review copies and tend not to play stupid, petty games about getting coverage. I have sometimes wondered what criteria they're using for selection of material, though. And I fear that big houses will treat this as a trend. I hear rumors that some of their praised, well-respected publications don't sell, and I wonder how 2012 is going to look, because at that point, they'll have worked through their early plans and need to make decisions. But that's my cynical side, which I exercise too often. Artistically, yes, it's wonderful to see more diverse material being selected and available. And I appreciate the formats, too. Although small art comic publishers have the most beautiful books as objects, overall, the quality is so nice from the "real" publishers. Speaking "post-Maus" ... you're referring to the problem we had back in the 80s, right, when people found Maus and then had nothing to read next that was of that high quality? Yes, that's been solved, thankfully. If you like X, try Y next is much easier to play these days. * Fun Home, Alison Bechdel, Houghton Mifflin/Mariner Books, 240 pages, 9780618477944, June 2006, $19.95 This year's CR Holiday Interview Series features some of the best writers about comics talking about emblematic -- by which we mean favorite, representative or just plain great -- books from the ten-year period 2000-2009. The writer provides a short list of books, comics or series they believe qualify; I pick one from their list that sounds interesting to me and we talk about it. It's been a long, rough and fascinating decade. Our hope is that this series will entertain from interview to interview but also remind all of us what a remarkable time it has been and continues to be for comics as an art form. We wish you the happiest of holidays no matter how you worship or choose not to. Thank you so much for reading The Comics Reporter. * CR Holiday Interview One: Sean T. Collins On Blankets * CR Holiday Interview Two: Frank Santoro On Multiforce * CR Holiday Interview Three: Bart Beaty On Persepolis * CR Holiday Interview Four: Kristy Valenti On So Many Splendid Sundays * CR Holiday Interview Five: Shaenon Garrity On Achewood * CR Holiday Interview Six: Christopher Allen On Powers * CR Holiday Interview Seven: David P. Welsh On MW * CR Holiday Interview Eight: Robert Clough On ACME Novelty Library #19 * CR Holiday Interview Nine: Jeet Heer On Louis Riel * CR Holiday Interview Ten: Chris Mautner On The Scott Pilgrim Series * CR Holiday Interview Eleven: Tim Hodler On In The Shadow Of No Towers * CR Holiday Interview Twelve: Noah Berlatsky On The Elephant And Piggie Series * CR Holiday Interview Thirteen: Tucker Stone On Ganges * CR Holiday Interview Fourteen: Douglas Wolk On The Invincible Iron Man: World's Most Wanted * CR Holiday Interview Fifteen: Jog On Death Note * CR Holiday Interview Sixteen: Ben Schwartz On BPRD * CR Holiday Interview Seventeen: Grant Goggans on 2000 AD * CR Holiday Interview Eighteen: Dan Nadel On Boys posted 11:00 am PST \| Permalink	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3300
__label__cc	0.540604	0.459396	by Luiana \| Dec 15, 2017 \| Article, Communication, Lagos Portugal When a child behaves badly, parents have typically sent them to their room in time-out, taken away a favourite toy or told them off. It made sense to punish their behaviour to train them be good; “spare the rod, spoils the child.” Developmental science has shown us,... What Is Your Child’s Language of Connection? Are you speaking it? by Developer \| Apr 24, 2017 \| Article, Communication, Lagos Portugal Children are experts at knowing deeply how we feel and specifically how we feel about them in any moment. They may not express it but they can feel it. You may notice it in their behaviour and their own stress levels. Research shows us that in the womb, the foetus is... Gut Bacteria Affect Kid’s Behaviour by Developer \| Apr 13, 2017 \| Article, Lagos Portugal Parents can never be too complacent. Just when you think you have everything covered..…there’s always more! If you have a screaming toddler, an unhappy child, or one that seems to go off the rails at the drop of a hat, consider this: 1. Microorganisms swimming around... Guidelines for Handling Childrens’ “Messy” Behaviour by Laura \| Feb 22, 2016 \| Article, Other The more immature the child, the more easily they fly off the handle. They can be physically or verbally aggressive to peers, siblings, parents & sometimes to themselves. Stresses build up during the day, from early traumas & sensitivities, until little things...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3305
__label__wiki	0.548348	0.548348	EU clears 19 genetically modified products By AFP Apr 24, 2015 in World The EU has cleared 19 controversial genetically modified products including human food, animal feed and cut flowers, the European Commission said Friday. The new lines are produced by companies including US giants Monsanto and DuPont, and German firms Bayer and BASF. "All the GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) approved today have been proved to be safe before their placing on the EU market," the Commission said in a statement. The ten-year authorisations will be added to the European Union's existing list of 58 GM food and feed products. The newly authorised foods are varieties of maize, soybean, oilseed rape and cotton. Two types of carnations for use as cut flowers have also been authorised. The EU on Wednesday announced plans to allow its 28 member states to individually decide whether to allow the import of GM foods and animal feeds. Greenpeace, the environmental group, said the new authorisations showed that European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker was "moving closer to the US and Monsanto" instead of its citizens. "Earlier this week Juncker broke his promise to change rules that force GM crops onto the EU market even if a majority of countries opposes them," Greenpeace EU food policy director Franziska Achterberg said. "Today he opened the flood gates to a new wave of GM crops only to please US biotech corporations and trade negotiators. This is TTIP in action." A huge but controversial US-EU trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is currently under negotiation by both sides. More about Eu, Food, Farm, Environment Eu Food Farm Environment	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3308
__label__wiki	0.610952	0.610952	Kyodo: MOJ announces it snagged 846 NJ since reinstituting fingerprinting Posted on November 29, 2008 by Debito Arudou Ph.D. Hi Blog. One thing I’ll give the GOJ: They’re predictable when under pressure. After one year of fingerprinting NJ at the border in the name of anti-terrorism and anti-crime, the MOJ decided to announce the number of NJ they netted, no doubt to claim that all the effort and money was somehow worth it. Problem is, as Sendaiben pointed out when submitting this link, that there is no comparison with how many people get snagged on an annual basis even BEFORE fingerprinting was reinstituted. To me that’s another predictability: you just know if the information was in the GOJ’s favor, they would have released it as well. But this glaring omission I bet means there’s not much statistical difference. Besides, the GOJ similarly congratulated themselves last year when announced their catch the first day after fingerprinting was instituted, even though the fine print revealed those NJ were snagged for funny passports, not fingerprints. And we’ll throw in data about visa overstayers (even though that’s unrelated to the fingerprinting, since fingerprinting is a border activity, and overstaying is something that happens after you cross the border) just because the media will swallow it and help the public make a mental association. Likewise, there is no ultracentrifuging of the data below to see how many were done for passports or fingerprints again. And of course, predictably, the J media is not asking analytical questions of their own. The closest we get is the admission that the GOJ is collecting these fingerprints to submit to other governments. Which is probably the real intention of this, Japan’s “contribution to the war on terror”. What a crock. Arudou Debito in Morioka 846 refused entry into Japan under revised immigration rule http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94NKV182&show_article=1 TOKYO, Nov. 28 2008 (AP) – (Kyodo)—A total of 846 foreign nationals have been refused entry to Japan since the country began fingerprinting and photographing foreign nationals at airports and seaports nationwide in November last year, the Justice Ministry said Friday. Most of the refusals were due to arriving passengers’ fingerprints matching those of people deported in the past while, in several cases, they matched those of wanted people, according to the ministry’s Immigration Bureau. Of the total refused entry, 297 were South Korean, 155 Filipinos and 90 Chinese. Some carried other people’s passports. Under a revised immigration law enforced in November 2007 as part of an antiterrorism measure, foreign nationals aged over 16 are required to be fingerprinted and photographed. The scanned fingerprints and other biometric data of those entering Japan are stored in a computer. Japanese investigative authorities can access the information and share it with foreign immigration authorities and governments. It is believed the new rule not only blocks the reentry of deportees at airports and seaports but also discourages such attempts at reentry, ministry officials said. The number of foreign nationals overstaying visas in Japan came to some 7,500 in the year that ended in October, down 35 percent year on year, according to the ministry. Bad Social Science, Fingerprinting, Targeting, Tracking NJ, Japanese Government, Media 6 comments on “Kyodo: MOJ announces it snagged 846 NJ since reinstituting fingerprinting” Tony D says: Have they published how much was spent installing and running this whole fingerprinting deal? Something tells me that the yen per foreigner ratio would be good for a bitter laugh… (A quick English google search didn’t bring anything up, my Japanese isn’t good enough for it though) I notice they also don’t say how many of those caught were gaikokujin card-carrying residents of Japan, or Permanent Residents (all of whom must be fingerprinted), vs. visitors. I would be surprised if any were permanent residents. Shrikant Atre says: This also appeared in the JT see link below. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081129a1.html Out of the millions and millions of visitors to Japan during last year, finally 846 criminals are found with past records thanks to the new system of fingerprinting at immigration. What a sigh of relief for the ministry and the overall Japanese people who are afraid of NJ criminals. I think the criminals % in Japan, I mean the Japanese Native Criminals, cant be seen as higher in % than this, by these very people who furnished the data. Or do they ? If anyone knows the stats…please ? Or perhaps as you said above, it would have been seen as a balanced view, if the ministry also provided data on traditional methods against new method OR as someone said above, the total cost of this system’s installment (yen / NJ history-sheeters caught). So some success is there after all !! I suggest all NJ who are not criminals and have proved it by entering through those gates last year can join the ministry’s success party ! Those who yet didnt prove it, I suggest, do it once and join the party too !! Yeah, right. How many “terrorists” did they catch ? None. How many sick people who could infect other people did they catch? I guess, none (well, we did catch one, he had explosive diarrhea). How many of those cases are fingerprint-related? Probably not a lot. After all, anyone who really wants to enter the country without giving his/her fingerprints would just have to get sandpaper and/or bleach; that would do the job. If they wanna get serious about fingerprinting, first, they’ll stop fingerprinting. Then they’ll take a scan of the veins in our hands or a picture of our pupils. The whole fingerprinting thing is just powder in the eyes and pure propaganda. If you really wanna make a difference, tell your friends/family to avoid Japan. As simple as that. There are many interesting places in Asia. Sam Spiteri says: Is the fingerprint taking aimed at finding terrorists or is it more general, i.e. finding anyone who has ever been arrested for anything (including misdemeanors). Does Japan prevent entry of foreigners with a felony/misdemeanor record? — It asks if you have done one on your landing cards, IIRC. However, fingerprinting is as of this time no way to reconfirm that if those criminal records are not internationally shared. Meanwhile the fingerprinting proving its worth… sort of… http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/altered-fingerprints-detected-in-illegal-immigration-attempts Altered fingerprints detected in illegal immigration attempts Monday 29th June, 02:30 PM JST NARITA — Japanese immigration authorities have had some success detecting people trying to enter Japan illegally via fooling the vaunted biometric authentication technique. Narita airport officials said Monday that since January they have discovered four people trying to escape the authentication system, which is designed to detect foreign nationals with a history of deportation from Japan based on fingerprint data. The four attempted to alter their fingerprints by cutting off and then sewing up part of them or even filing them down. But these efforts failed after immigration officers conducted visual checks on them after fingerprint scanners detected irregularities. These cases were found at Tokyo’s main international hub after authorities toughened checks this year following a report that the first known case of illegal entry through cheating a similar authentication system took place last year at Aomori airport. At Aomori, northeastern Japan, a woman who had been deported for overstaying her visa was found to have slipped through immigration with pieces of special tapes stuck to her fingers. The four people detected at Narita airport were subsequently arrested and told investigators at Chiba prefectural police that their fingerprints were altered with surgery performed in China, where they had paid doctors 5,000 yuan (roughly 70,000 yen) per person, according to police. Police suspect the possible involvement of organized human traffickers in China. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau’s Narita airport office said it will remain vigilant ahead of a busy summer travel season. The biometric identification system was introduced in November 2007 as part of Japan’s antiterrorism measures under a revised Immigration Control Law. The law requires the fingerprinting and photographing of foreign nationals 16 years old and older at immigration for screening in a database of those deported or wanted by police.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3314
__label__wiki	0.551967	0.551967	Light of the Morning is a young adult adventure novel about a group of ancient Sun worshippers who migrate to North America from Egypt 3,000 years ago, and a girl who finds evidence of them in modern times. In this preview, Qxiote 26 (Pronounced Zoti) is the political leader of her tribe. She has a daughter, Teritoya, from her husband, a red haired Viking type who‘s people are led by a murdering warrior named Kresh. The 'Red Beards' invaded North America and over several years have plundered their way across the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi River travelling westward to where Qxiote’s peaceful people live in what in now called Texas on the Rio Grande. Her tribe, the Teqoias, has now lived here in peace for 150 years. They have no weapons to protect themselves and are decimated in the impending attack. Qxiote, who had expected to simply pay tribute to the invaders, has drugged her husband who was once one of the 'Reds' and hidden him in a distant cave and returns to find her people massacred. There is a religious school with two totem poles representing the Egyptian King Akhenaton and his Queen Nefertiti where the Reds are holding the young women and children who are to be taken and sold as slaves and child sacrificial victims to other tribes. Qxiote finds her child, but her arm is horribly smashed by a stone axe as a marauder hits her and carries her child off. She follows him, only to be captured herself… The pain in her shoulder almost sent Qxiote into shock as her hands were tied above her head with strips of leather to Nefertiti’s totem and she could see Teritoya with the other children on the porch in front of the school. The Red marauder ripped Qxiote’s deerskin clothing apart, exposing her breasts and legs as the pouch containing her life stones spilled out onto the ground. It became evident that he intended to rape her right in front of all, including the children and her own daughter, who stood watching in fear. At that moment, Kresh appeared noticing the golden globe that he had been told about on Akhenaton’s totem across the green from where Qxiote was hanging. The afternoon sunlight was growing dim as the Aten was beginning to set, but its warm rays still filtered through the leaves like a golden rain falling on Aten’s very own child hanging there wounded and bleeding on the totem. Qxiote looked at Kresh and then into the eyes the Red who had tied her up and thought of her husband. “How could Kelchiac be one of you?” she said to her tormenter in her own language that he could not understand. “You have no power over me, you are nothing at all. If I asked my father the Aten and he wills it, you would all be cast into darkness and torment for all eternity. You can rape my body or you can kill me, but you have no power over me. It is I who has all the power over you. My father is the mighty Aten, the father of goodness and light and the one and only true god. I am Qxiote Aten, a daughter of Teritti, a proud sister of Akhenaton, the king of the greatest empire of Egypt and I have the power to cast you all into the darkness forever if you harm my child.” The Red who was called Kocherto and was one of Kresh’s first deputies stared into Qxiote’s bronze colored eyes while she spoke and although he did not understand her language, he knew exactly what the young woman was saying. Realizing that he was about to horribly rape this young defenseless woman in front of her own child, a woman he had already tried to kill, he felt a change come over himself as a wave of energy as he looked into her eyes and she back into his. Kocherto realized that the water gourd Kresh had given them contained some medicine that changed the way he thought. He vowed to himself never to drink from it again. “This one won’t shut up will she Kocherto.” Kresh said as he walked up to the naked and bleeding Qxiote tied to the totem. A piece of bone protruded through the skin of the young woman’s smashed shoulder and blood poured down her side. He picked up a large rock and as he prepared to smash it into the side of her head, Qxiote looked into Kocherto’s eyes one last time, completely ignoring Kresh and her impending death. Qxiote then turned from both of them and looked towards the globe on top of Akhenaton’s totem across the court. As she had during her daily prayer and meditation by the river for most of her life, Qxiote consciously made herself trancelike and began to chant “Aten si gochanta... Aten si gochanta ... Aten is glorious.” Her mind drifted back to one glorious morning when she was nine years old and had been distracted by a ladybug climbing up a dew covered blade of grass as she meditated one misty morning. Kresh drew back the rock, preparing to strike the young woman’s face as Kocherto’s eyes were drawn to the realistically carved eagle at the top of the totem. Somehow he knew that Qxiote’s spirit had moved into it, and that it had become alive. Then the stone smashed with a thud into the right side of the young woman’s head and her body went limp and lifeless as Teritoya watched, screaming in terror.... Qxiote Aten, Fourth Child of the Sun Copyright 2003 by D. McDaniel Hayden All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means, including information and retrieval systems, without written permission of the author. Except that the chapter portion included herein, from The Child of the Sun, entitled "Qxiote Aten….Fourth Child of the Sun" may be freely copied electronically or mechanically and distributed, so long as this copyright page, and the Web address www.LightoftheMorning.com is included along with said copy. The names Qxiote, Huxel, Manna, Teritti, Manatoya, Teqoias, and others used in this book are fictitious and created by the author. The names of Aten, Akhenaton, Nefertiti and Amarna are actual people, places and things from ancient Egypt.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0006.json.gz/line3319
__label__wiki	0.666163	0.666163	Prace Geograficzne Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice The following are the standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in publishing in the Prace Geograficzne journal: the author, the journal editor and editorial board, the peer reviewers and the publisher. All the articles submitted for publication in Prace Geograficzne are peer reviewed for authenticity, ethical issues and usefulness. DUTIES OF EDITORS Monitoring the ethical standards: Editorial board is monitoring the ethical standards of scientific publications and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. Fair play: Submitted manuscripts are evaluated for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, citizenship, or political ideology. Publication decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should or should not be published. 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