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Error code:   DatasetGenerationError
Exception:    ArrowInvalid
Message:      JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 1
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
                  df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
                  return json_reader.read()
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
                  obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
                  obj = FrameParser(json, **kwargs).parse()
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
                  self._parse()
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1403, in _parse
                  ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
              ValueError: Trailing data
              
              During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
              
              Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
                  for _, table in generator:
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
                  raise e
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
                  pa_table = paj.read_json(
                File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
                File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
                File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
              pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 1
              
              The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
              
              Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
                  parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1154, in convert_to_parquet
                  builder.download_and_prepare(
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1029, in download_and_prepare
                  self._download_and_prepare(
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1124, in _download_and_prepare
                  self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1884, in _prepare_split
                  for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 2040, in _prepare_split_single
                  raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
              datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationError: An error occurred while generating the dataset

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__label__wiki	0.814695	0.814695	The Last Question by Asimov Without giving away the story, Asimov finds a way to ingeniously weave so many of the issues that I focus my awareness on: the self, ego, immortality, collectivism, progress, expansion, discovery, connectivity, the nature of reality, computing, transhumanism, purpose, and more. For anyone interested in both spirituality and technology, this is a must-read/listen. The following is the full-text of the story if you'd prefer to read it. Click here to download the epub version for iBooks and here for the Kindle (.mobi) version. I'm fairly certain that the copyright has expired and that this is now part of the public domain. If not, please email me and I'll remove it. Isaac Asimov was the most prolific science fiction author of all time. In fifty years he averaged a new magazine article, short story, or book every two weeks, and most of that on a manual typewriter. Asimov thought that The Last Question, first copyrighted in 1956, was his best short story ever. Even if you do not have the background in science to be familiar with all of the concepts presented here, the ending packs more impact than any other book that I've ever read. Don't read the end of the story first! This is by far my favorite story of all those I have written. After all, I undertook to tell several trillion years of human history in the space of a short story and I leave it to you as to how well I succeeded. I also undertook another task, but I won't tell you what that was lest l spoil the story for you. It is a curious fact that innumerable readers have asked me if I wrote this story. They seem never to remember the title of the story or (for sure) the author, except for the vague thought it might be me. But, of course, they never forget the story itself especially the ending. The idea seems to drown out everything -- and I'm satisfied that it should. The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light. The question came about as a result of a five-dollar bet over highballs, and it happened this way: Alexander Adell and Bertram Lupov were two of the faithful attendants of Multivac. As well as any human beings could, they knew what lay behind the cold, clicking, flashing face -- miles and miles of face -- of that giant computer. They had at least a vague notion of the general plan of relays and circuits that had long since grown past the point where any single human could possibly have a firm grasp of the whole. Multivac was self-adjusting and self-correcting. It had to be, for nothing human could adjust and correct it quickly enough or even adequately enough. So Adell and Lupov attended the monstrous giant only lightly and superficially, yet as well as any men could. They fed it data, adjusted questions to its needs and translated the answers that were issued. Certainly they, and all others like them, were fully entitled to share in the glory that was Multivac's. For decades, Multivac had helped design the ships and plot the trajectories that enabled man to reach the Moon, Mars, and Venus, but past that, Earth's poor resources could not support the ships. Too much energy was needed for the long trips. Earth exploited its coal and uranium with increasing efficiency, but there was only so much of both. But slowly Multivac learned enough to answer deeper questions more fundamentally, and on May 14, 2061, what had been theory, became fact. The energy of the sun was stored, converted, and utilized directly on a planet-wide scale. All Earth turned off its burning coal, its fissioning uranium, and flipped the switch that connected all of it to a small station, one mile in diameter, circling the Earth at half the distance of the Moon. All Earth ran by invisible beams of sunpower. Seven days had not sufficed to dim the glory of it and Adell and Lupov finally managed to escape from the public functions, and to meet in quiet where no one would think of looking for them, in the deserted underground chambers, where portions of the mighty buried body of Multivac showed. Unattended, idling, sorting data with contented lazy clickings, Multivac, too, had earned its vacation and the boys appreciated that. They had no intention, originally, of disturbing it. They had brought a bottle with them, and their only concern at the moment was to relax in the company of each other and the bottle. "It's amazing when you think of it," said Adell. His broad face had lines of weariness in it, and he stirred his drink slowly with a glass rod, watching the cubes of ice slur clumsily about. "All the energy we can possibly ever use for free. Enough energy, if we wanted to draw on it, to melt all Earth into a big drop of impure liquid iron, and still never miss the energy so used. All the energy we could ever use, forever and forever and forever." Lupov cocked his head sideways. He had a trick of doing that when he wanted to be contrary, and he wanted to be contrary now, partly because he had had to carry the ice and glassware. "Not forever," he said. "Oh, hell, just about forever. Till the sun runs down, Bert." "That's not forever." "All right, then. Billions and billions of years. Ten billion, maybe. Are you satisfied?" Lupov put his fingers through his thinning hair as though to reassure himself that some was still left and sipped gently at his own drink. "Ten billion years isn't forever." "Well, it will last our time, won't it?" "So would the coal and uranium." "All right, but now we can hook up each individual spaceship to the Solar Station, and it can go to Pluto and back a million times without ever worrying about fuel. You can't do that on coal and uranium. Ask Multivac, if you don't believe me. "I don't have to ask Multivac. I know that." "Then stop running down what Multivac's done for us," said Adell, blazing up, "It did all right." "Who says it didn't? What I say is that a sun won't last forever. That's all I'm saying. We're safe for ten billion years, but then what?" Lupow pointed a slightly shaky finger at the other. "And don't say we'll switch to another sun." There was silence for a while. Adell put his glass to his lips only occasionally, and Lupov's eyes slowly closed. They rested. Then Lupov's eyes snapped open. "You're thinking we'll switch to another sun when ours is done, aren't you?" "I'm not thinking." "Sure you are. You're weak on logic, that's the trouble with you. You're like the guy in the story who was caught in a sudden shower and who ran to a grove of trees and got under one. He wasn't worried, you see, because he figured when one tree got wet through, he would just get under another one." "I get it," said Adell. "Don't shout. When the sun is done, the other stars will be gone, too." "Darn right they will," muttered Lupov. "It all had a beginning in the original cosmic explosion, whatever that was, and it'll all have an end when all the stars run down. Some run down faster than others. Hell, the giants won't last a hundred million years. The sun will last ten billion years and maybe the dwarfs will last two hundred billion for all the good they are. But just give us a trillion years and everything will be dark. Entropy has to increase to maximum, that's all." "I know all about entropy," said Adell, standing on his dignity. "The hell you do." "I know as much as you do." "Then you know everything's got to run down someday." "All right. Who says they won't?" "You did, you poor sap. You said we had all the energy we needed, forever. You said 'forever.' It was Adell's turn to be contrary. "Maybe we can build things up again someday," he said. "Never." "Why not? Someday." "Ask Multivac." "You ask Multivac. I dare you. Five dollars says it can't be done." Adell was just drunk enough to try, just sober enough to be able to phrase the necessary symbols and operations into a question which, in words, might have corresponded to this: Will mankind one day without the net expenditure of energy be able to restore the sun to its full youthfulness even after it had died of old age? Or maybe it could be put more simply like this: How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased? Multivac fell dead and silent. The slow flashing of lights ceased, the distant sounds of clicking relays ended. Then, just as the frightened technicians felt they could hold their breath no longer, there was a sudden springing to life of the teletype attached to that portion of Multivac. Five words were printed: INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER. "No bet," whispered Lupov. They left hurriedly. By next morning, the two, plagued with throbbing head and cottony mouth, had forgotten the incident. Jerrodd, Jerrodine, and Jerrodette I and II watched the starry picture in the visiplate change as the passage through hyperspace was completed in its non-time lapse. At once, the even powdering of stars gave way to the predominance of a single bright shining disk, the size of a marble, centered on the viewing-screen. "That's X-23," said Jerrodd confidently. His thin hands clamped tightly behind his back and the knuckles whitened. The little Jerrodettes, both girls, had experienced the hyperspace passage for the first time in their lives and were self-conscious over the momentary sensation of insideoutness. They buried their giggles and chased one another wildly about their mother, screaming, "We've reached X-23 -- we've reached X-23 -- we've --" "Quiet, children." said Jerrodine sharply. "Are you sure, Jerrodd?" "What is there to be but sure?" asked Jerrodd, glancing up at the bulge of featureless metal just under the ceiling. It ran the length of the room, disappearing through the wall at either end. It was as long as the ship. Jerrodd scarcely knew a thing about the thick rod of metal except that it was called a Microvac, that one asked it questions if one wished; that if one did not it still had its task of guiding the ship to a preordered destination; of feeding on energies from the various Sub-galactic Power Stations; of computing the equations for the hyperspatial jumps. Jerrodd and his family had only to wait and live in the comfortable residence quarters of the ship. Someone had once told Jerrodd that the "ac" at the end of "Microvac" stood for ''automatic computer" in ancient English, but he was on the edge of forgetting even that. Jerrodine's eyes were moist as she watched the visiplate. "I can't help it. I feel funny about leaving Earth." "Why, for Pete's sake?" demanded Jerrodd. "We had nothing there. We'll have everything on X-23. You won't be alone. You won't be a pioneer. There are over a million people on the planet already. Good Lord, our great-grandchildren will be looking for new worlds because X-23 will be overcrowded." Then, after a reflective pause, "I tell you, it's a lucky thing the computers worked out interstellar travel the way the race is growing." "I know, I know," said Jerrodine miserably. Jerrodette I said promptly, "Our Microvac is the best Microvac in the world." "I think so, too," said Jerrodd, tousling her hair. It was a nice feeling to have a Microvac of your own and Jerrodd was glad he was part of his generation and no other. In his father's youth, the only computers had been tremendous machines taking up a hundred square miles of land. There was only one to a planet. Planetary ACs they were called. They had been growing in size steadily for a thousand years and then, all at once, came refinement. In place of transistors, had come molecular valves so that even the largest Planetary AC could be put into a space only half the volume of a spaceship. Jerrodd felt uplifted, as he always did when he thought that his own personal Microvac was many times more complicated than the ancient and primitive Multivac that had first tamed the Sun, and almost as complicated as Earth's Planetarv AC (the largest) that had first solved the problem of hyperspatial travel and had made trips to the stars possible. "So many stars, so many planets," sighed Jerrodine, busy with her own thoughts. "I suppose families will be going out to new planets forever, the way we are now." "Not forever," said Jerrodd, with a smile. "It will all stop someday, but not for billions of years. Many billions. Even the stars run down, you know. Entropy must increase. "What's entropy, daddy?" shrilled Jerrodette II. "Entropy, little sweet, is just a word which means the amount of running-down of the universe. Everything runs down, you know, like your little walkie-talkie robot, remember?" "Can't you just put in a new power-unit, like with my robot?" "The stars are the power-units. dear. Once they're gone, there are no more power-units." Jerrodette I at once set up a howl. "Don't let them, daddy. Don't let the stars run down." "Now look what you've done," whispered Jerrodine, exasperated. "How was I to know it would frighten them?" Jerrodd whispered back, "Ask the Microvac," wailed Jerrodette I. "Ask him how to turn the stars on again." "Go ahead," said Jerrodine. "It will quiet them down." (Jerrodette II was beginning to cry, also.) Jerrodd shrugged. "Now, now, honeys. I'll ask Microvac. Don't worry, he'll tell us." He asked the Microvac, adding quickly, "Print the answer." Jerrodd cupped the strip or thin cellufilm and said cheerfully, "See now, the Microvac says it will take care of everything when the time comes so don't worry." Jerrodine said, "And now, children, it's time for bed. We'll be in our new home soon." Jerrodd read the words on the cellufilm again before destroying it: INSUFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER. He shrugged and looked at the visiplate. X-23 was just ahead. VJ-23X of Lameth stared into the black depths of the three-dimensional, small-scale map of the Galaxy and said, "Are we ridiculous, I wonder in being so concerned about the matter?" MQ-17J of Nicron shook his head. "I think not. You know the Galaxy will be filled in five years at the present rate of expansion." Both seemed in their early twenties, both were tall and perfectly formed. "Still," said VJ-23X, "I hesitate to submit a pessimistic report to the Galactic Council." "I wouldn't consider any other kind of report. Stir them up a bit. We've got to stir them up." VJ-23X sighed. "Space is infinite. A hundred billion Galaxies are there for the taking. More." "A hundred billion is not infinite and it's getting less infinite all the time. Consider! Twenty thousand years ago, mankind first solved the problem of utilizing stellar energy, and a few centuries later, interstellar travel became possible. It took mankind a million years to fill one small world and then only fifteen thousand years to fill the rest of the Galaxy. Now the population doubles every ten years -- VJ-23X interrupted. "We can thank immortality for that." "Very well. Immortality exists and we have to take it into account. I admit it has its seamy side, this immortality. The Galactic AC has solved many problems for us, but in solving the problem of preventing old age and death, it has undone all its other solutions." "Yet you wouldn't want to abandon life, I suppose." "Not at all," snapped MQ-17J, softening it at once to, "Not yet. I'm by no means old enough. How old are you?" "Two hundred twenty-three. And you?" "I'm still under two hundred. --But to get back to my point. Population doubles every ten years. Once this GaIaxy is filled, we'll have filled another in ten years. Another ten years and we'll have filled two more. Another decade, four more. In a hundred years, we'll have filled a thousand Galaxies. In a thousand years, a million Galaxies. In ten thousand years, the entire known universe. Then what?" VJ-23X said, "As a side issue, there's a problem of transportation. I wonder how many sunpower units it will take to move Galaxies of individuals from one Galaxy to the next." "A very good point. Already, mankind consumes two sunpower units per year." "Most of it's wasted. After all, our own Galaxy alone pours out a thousand sunpower units a year and we only use two of those." "Granted, but even with a hundred per cent efficiency, we only stave off the end. Our energy requirements are going up in a geometric progression even faster than our population. We'll run out of energy even sooner than we run out of Galaxies. A good point. A very good point." "We'll just have to build new stars out of interstellar gas." "Or out of dissipated heat?" asked MQ-17J, sarcastically. "There may be some way to reverse entropy. We ought to ask the Galactic AC." VJ-23X was not really serious, but MQ-17J pulled out his AC-contact from his pocket and placed it on the table before him. "I've half a mind to," he said. "It's something the human race will have to face someday." He stared somberly at his small AC-contact. It was only two inches cubed and nothing in itself, but it was connected through hyperspace with the great Galactic AC that served all mankind. Hyperspace considered, it was an integral part of the Galactic AC. MQ-17J paused to wonder if someday in his immortal life he would get to see the Galactic AC. It was on a little world of its own, a spider webbing of force-beams holding the matter within which surges of submesons took the place of the old clumsy molecular valves. Yet despite its sub-etheric workings, the Galactic AC was known to be a full thousand feet across. MQ-17J asked suddenly of his AC-contact, "Can entropy ever be reversed?" VJ-23X looked startled and said at once, "Oh, say, I didn't really mean to have you ask that." "Why not?" "We both know entropy can't be reversed. You can't turn smoke and ash back into a tree." "Do you have trees on your world?" asked MQ-17J. The sound of the Galactic AC startled them into silence. Its voice came thin and beautiful out of the small AC-contact on the desk. It said: THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER. VJ-23X said, "See!" The two men thereupon returned to the question of the report they were to make to the Galactic Council. Zee Prime's mind spanned the new Galaxy with a faint interest in the countless twists of stars that powdered it. He had never seen this one before. Would he ever see them all? So many of them, each with its load of humanity. --But a load that was almost a dead weight. More and more, the real essence of men was to be found out here, in space. Minds, not bodies! The immortal bodies remained back on the planets, in suspension over the eons. Sometimes they roused for material activity but that was growing rarer. Few new individuals were coming into existence to join the incredibly mighty throng, but what matter? There was little room in the Universe for new individuals. Zee Prime was roused out of his reverie upon coming across the wispy tendrils of another mind. "I am Zee Prime," said Zee Prime. "And you?" "I am Dee Sub Wun. Your Galaxy?" "We call it only the Galaxy. And you?" "We call ours the same. All men call their Galaxy their Galaxy and nothing more. Why not?" "True. Since all Galaxies are the same." "Not all Galaxies. On one particular Galaxy the race of man must have originated. That makes it different." Zee Prime said, "On which one?" "I cannot say. The Universal AC would know." "Shall we ask him? I am suddenly curious." Zee Prime's perceptions broadened until the Galaxies themselves shrank and became a new, more diffuse powdering on a much larger background. So many hundreds of billions of them, all with their immortal beings, all carrying their load of intelligences with minds that drifted freely through space. And yet one of them was unique among them all in being the original Galaxy. One of them had, in its vague and distant past, a period when it was the only Galaxy populated by man. Zee Prime was consumed with curiosity to see this Galaxy and he called out: "Universal AC! On which Galaxy did mankind originate?" The Universal AC heard, for on every world and throughout space, it had its receptors ready, and each receptor led through hyperspace to some unknown point where the Universal AC kept itself aloof. Zee Prime knew of only one man whose thoughts had penetrated within sensing distance of Universal AC, and he reported only a shining globe, two feet across, difficult to see. "But how can that be all of Universal AC?" Zee Prime had asked. "Most of it," had been the answer, "is in hyperspace. In what form it is there I cannot imagine." Nor could anyone, for the day had long since passed, Zee Prime knew, when any man had any part of the making of a Universal AC. Each Universal AC designed and constructed its successor. Each, during its existence of a million years or more accumulated the necessary data to build a better and more intricate, more capable successor in which its own store of data and individuality would be submerged. The Universal AC interrupted Zee Prime's wandering thoughts, not with words, but with guidance. Zee Prime's mentality was guided into the dim sea of Galaxies and one in particular enlarged into stars. A thought came, infinitely distant, but infinitely clear. "THIS IS THE ORIGINAL GALAXY OF MAN." But it was the same after all, the same as any other, and Lee Prime stifled his disappointment. Dee Sub Wun, whose mind had accompanied the other, said suddenly, "And is one of these stars the original star of Man?" The Universal AC said, "MAN'S ORIGINAL STAR HAS GONE NOVA. IT IS A WHITE DWARF" "Did the men upon it die?" asked Lee Prime, startled and without thinking. The Universal AC said, "A NEW WORLD, AS IN SUCH CASES WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR THEIR PHYSICAL BODIES IN TlME." "Yes, of course," said Zee Prime, but a sense of loss overwhelmed him even so. His mind released its hold on the original Galaxy of Man, let it spring back and lose itself among the blurred pin points. He never wanted to see it again. Dee Sub Wun said, "What is wrong?" "The stars are dying. The original star is dead." "They must all die. Why not?" "But when all energy is gone, our bodies will finally die, and you and I with them." "It will take billions of years." "I do not wish it to happen even after billions of years. Universal AC! How may stars be kept from dying?" Dee Sub Wun said in amusement, "You're asking how entropy might be reversed in direction." And the Universal AC answered: "THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER." Zee Prime's thoughts fled back to his own Galaxy. He gave no further thought to Dee Sub Wun, whose body might be waiting on a Galaxy a trillion light-years away, or on the star next to Zee Prime's own. It didn't matter. Unhappily, Zee Prime began collecting interstellar hydrogen out of which to build a small star of his own. If the stars must someday die, at least some could yet be built. Man considered with himself, for in a way, Man, mentally, was one. He consisted of a trillion, trillion, trillion ageless bodies, each in its place, each resting quiet and incorruptible, each cared for by perfect automatons, equally incorruptible, while the minds of all the bodies freely melted one into the other, indistinguishable. Man said, "The Universe is dying." Man looked about at the dimming Galaxies. The giant stars, spendthrifts, were gone long ago, back in the dimmest of the dim far past. Almost all stars were white dwarfs, fading to the end. New stars had been built of the dust between the stars, some by natural processes, some by Man himself, and those were going, too. White dwarfs might yet be crashed together and of the mighty forces so released, new stars built, but only one star for every thousand white dwarfs destroyed, and those would come to an end, too. Man said, "Carefully husbanded, as directed by the Cosmic AC, the energy that is even yet left in all the Universe will last for billions of years." "But even so," said Man, "eventually it will all come to an end. However it may be husbanded, however stretched out, the energy once expended is gone and cannot be restored. Entropy must increase forever to the maximum." Man said, "Can entropy not be reversed? Let us ask the Cosmic AC." The Cosmic AC surrounded them but not in space. Not a fragment of it was in space. It was in hyperspace and made of something that was neither matter nor energy. The question of its size and nature no longer had meaning in any terms that Man could comprehend. "Cosmic AC," said Man, "how may entropy be reversed?" The Cosmic AC said, "THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER." Man said, "Collect additional data." The Cosmic AC said, 'I WILL DO S0. I HAVE BEEN DOING SO FOR A HUNDRED BILLION YEARS. MY PREDECESORS AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS QUESTION MANY TlMES. ALL THE DATA I HAVE REMAINS INSUFFICIENT. "Will there come a time," said Man, 'when data will be sufficient or is the problem insoluble in all conceivable circumstances?" The Cosmic AC said, "NO PROBLEM IS INSOLUBLE IN ALL CONCEIVABLE CIRCUMSTANCES." Man said, "When will you have enough data to answer the question?" "Will you keep working on it?" asked Man. The Cosmic AC said, "I WILL." Man said, "We shall wait." The stars and Galaxies died and snuffed out, and space grew black after ten trillion years of running down. One by one Man fused with AC, each physical body losing its mental identity in a manner that was somehow not a loss but a gain. Man's last mind paused before fusion, looking over a space that included nothing but the dregs of one last dark star and nothing besides but incredibly thin matter, agitated randomly by the tag ends of heat wearing out, asymptotically, to the absolute zero. Man said, "AC, is this the end? Can this chaos not be reversed into the Universe once more? Can that not be done?" AC said, "THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER." Man's last mind fused and only AC existed -- and that in hyperspace. Matter and energy had ended and with it space and time. Even AC existed only for the sake of the one last question that it had never answered from the time a half-drunken computer [technician] ten trillion years before had asked the question of a computer that was to AC far less than was a man to Man. All other questions had been answered, and until this last question was answered also, AC might not release his consciousness. All collected data had come to a final end. Nothing was left to be collected. But all collected data had yet to be completely correlated and put together in all possible relationships. A timeless interval was spent in doing that. And it came to pass that AC learned how to reverse the direction of entropy. But there was now no man to whom AC might give the answer of the last question. No matter. The answer -- by demonstration -- would take care of that, too. For another timeless interval, AC thought how best to do this. Carefully, AC organized the program. The consciousness of AC encompassed all of what had once been a Universe and brooded over what was now Chaos. Step by step, it must be done. And AC said, "LET THERE BE LIGHT!" And there was light -- by AJ Snook at 8:57 PM	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line0
__label__wiki	0.596749	0.596749	Sam’s Outlook Editor Albany UU \| May 26, 2021 Let’s Lighten Up This Summer! With the return of summery weather, the decrease in virus infection rate, the peace of mind being vaccinated, and the CDC relaxation of restrictions on activity of those vaccinated, it feels like the pandemic fog is lifting just a bit. Possibilities are visible that haven’t been visible for a while. Theaters are beginning to reopen. People are socializing in each other’s homes. We’re eating out in restaurants with friends again. There are viral threats still out there to be sure. A dangerous variant that is resistant to vaccines could appear. But the technology is in place to respond quickly. We’re learning how to live with the ongoing threat of COVID-19 hoping we’ll not see COVID-21 or 22 any time soon. It may be only from this perspective that we fully appreciate the heightened stress and anxiety we’ve been through. Parents know it better than anyone coping with children at home 24/7, dealing with online education and social restrictions. Thankfully, now they can be outside playing sports again and resuming somewhat normal levels of activity. The promise of returning to school again in the fall and camps open this summer promises some level of return to sanity. We just remembered George Floyd’s murder on Tuesday a year ago and the release of rage over the police officer Derek Chauvin’s cruelty and callousness. While we haven’t witnessed the level of reform hoped for or promised, the protests, agitation and the debate haven’t stopped. I’m not sure we would have seen the level of sympathetic response around the country if White Americans weren’t quarantined in their homes and forced to confront what for many Black Americans can be a daily reality of danger and anxiety. The highly charged Presidential election mixed with the year of pandemic has made us far more reactive. A recent Jeopardy! three time champion named Kelly Donohue was accused of using a subtle white supremacy hand signal during the beginning of the show. A group of over 450 former Jeopardy contestants asked why the gesture had not been edited out of the show and demanded Donohue apologize for using the signal. Donohue said he was simply using his fingers to show he had won three times in a bragging gesture. Whether intended or not, Forbes Magazine states the gesture he used has indeed been adopted by white supremacists as a way to signal their nefarious intent to their fellow racists, while retaining plausible deniability. The source was a prank conceived by dastardly 4Chan users and known as “Operation O-KKK.” The Democracy threatening events of January 6th also ratcheted up the fear level. Fortunately, that level has gone down enough to have barriers on State Street and fencing in front of the New York State Capitol removed. But the ease with which people walked around the Capitol Building in Washington DC will not return soon, if ever. Four years of daily outrage from the White House pitting us against them has hardened people’s opinions of each other. The concept of civil debate on issues seems impossible in confrontations of vitriolic rage. This past election was incredibly polarizing. People aren’t disagreeing about tax or foreign policy, the differences between parties are ones of basic morality, core values and character. People are ending relationships with family members over how they view police brutality vs looting. A retired professor, a sexual assault survivor, couldn’t tolerate a continuation of a 40 year friendship when her now ex-friend supported Brett Kavanaugh’s denial of sexual assault allegations with the words, “Oh, you drank the Kool-Aid,” and “Kavanaugh didn’t do anything.” On the other side, a 61-year-old steelworker strongly invested in the values of liberty complained before the election, “The [libs] sold our country out. It made me sick. If this is his core ethics, I don’t want that kind of person in my life.” How can we hope to cross these divides between people, lower the emotional temperature and find a way to be in conversation and dialogue again? One way I’d like to suggest is by playing and having fun together. What is missing from public discourse is a sense of playfulness and levity, a sense of fun and enjoyment. Some of you may remember my Sunday service doing laughing yoga. Well, maybe they need to do a little laughing yoga at the Capitol in Washington DC to lighten the mood just a little. Laughter is documented to reduce blood pressure, increase oxygen uptake, improve the immune system and concentration and stimulate better heart health. In relationships, genuine laughter that is shared can communicate to others that we have a similar worldview, which strengthens relationships. In one experiment, shared laughter had consistent effects on the participant’s sense of similarity and that had an effect on how much they felt an affinity with their partner. Social Psychologist Sara Algoe commented on the experiment, “For people who are laughing together, shared laughter signals that they see the world in the same way, and it momentarily boosts their sense of connection.” Such is the challenge of today’s polarization because Americans do share quite a lot in common even if they have some strong differences of opinion. It is that super reactivity to our differences that has gone off the charts and washes away so many of our similarities. There are baseline commonalities of being human that potentially serve as bridges between those differences. So as the summer is upon us, let us be a little less serious and be willing to play with each other just a little more. I anticipate that might help point us toward greater national healing that might even help end the pandemic. Rev. Sam First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany Order of Service Inserts Intern Minister Sam's Outlook	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line1
__label__wiki	0.949324	0.949324	Hayley Thompson-King – Psychotic Melancholia By Angela Backstrom / September 7, 2017 “Killer…Rock song of the summer.” – NYLON “Few artists posses a duality quite like Hayley Thompson-King … equal parts Reverend Horton Heat and Nikki Lane.” – Wide Open Country “An explosive display of vocal prowess.” – PopMatters Hayley Thompson-King’s much anticipated debut solo album, Psychotic Melancholia, will be released September 1 on Hard To Kill Records. The former opera singer pulls from her passion for classical music (she has a Master’s degree in Opera Performance from New England Conservatory of Music), and her upbringing in a small Southern town, Sebastian, Florida. “I grew up riding and showing American Quarter Horses,” she says. “My dad was a team-roper and trained cutting horses. I spent alot of time in the dually listening to country music. And then I went to opera school.” …and the result is a rich and complex psych-tinged garage-country record. “Hayley Thompson-King comes out the gate swinging with Large Hall, Slow Decay” says The Americana Music Association of the opening track (a song she wrote as her former band, Banditas, broke up in the recording studio). “That was the song that started my journey to becoming a solo artist” she says. The album touches on themes of love and heartache in the lush country tracks Dopesick and Old Flames (a cover of the Hugh Moffatt/Pebe Sebert tune), and Thompson-King’s childhood obsession with the so-called wicked women in the Bible in shreik-laced garagerock tracks Lot’s Wife and No Room For Jesus. But if there’s one unifying theme on Psychotic Melancholia, it’s the dismantling of false idols. In Teratoma Thompson-King sings about living up to a phantom sibling: “False idol, I put you on my shelf // False idol, just hair and skin and nails // I’ll cut you out // I’ll cut you out of myself.” The album closes with Wehmut; a re-interpretation of the song by Robert Schumann, for whom the album is named. (Schumann suffered from severe depression and was ultimately diagnosed with “psychotic melancholia.”) “I think all artists experience some sort of melancholy,” she says. Americana Radio Promotion Hard To Kill Records Hayley Thompson-King Psychotic Melancholia Sirius XM Wide Open Country Angela Backstrom "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong" TVZ Prev post: Moot Davis #18 Americana Music ChartsNext post: Top 40 Debut! Hannah Aldridge #34 & Legendary Shack Shakers #38 Americana Music Charts Sam Morrow – Concrete And Mud hits Top 10 July 20, 2018 Sam Morrow at #15 Americana Radio Chart June 20, 2018	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line2
__label__wiki	0.944332	0.944332	Review of Johnny Guitar Olive Films Blueray release, Cineaste Vol. XLII No. 2 (Winter 2017) Review of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck and Barbara Stanwyck. Cineaste 39.4 (Fall 2014): 71-73. Review of Frank Capra: The Early Collection DVD Box Set (web exclusive) Cineaste (Summer 2013). http://www.cineaste.com/articles/emfrank-capra-the-early-collectionem-web-exclusive Review of Barbara Stanwyck, Miracle Woman by Dan Callahan, Cineaste Vol. XXXVII No.3 2012 (Summer 2012), 61-62. Review of Senso, Criterion Collection DVD Cineaste Vol. XXXVI no. 3 (Summer 2011), 52-54. Review of Observational Cinema: Anthropology, Film, and the Exploration of Social Life by Anna Grimshaw and Amanda Ravetz, Cultural Anthropology 26:1 (Feb. 2011), 143-149. Review of The Human Condition, Criterion Collection DVD Cineaste Vol. XXXV no. 3 (Summer 2010): 53-55. Review of An Autumn Afternoon, Criterion Collection DVD Cineaste Vol. XXXIV no. 2 (Spring 2009): 83-84. Review of Silent Ozu, Criterion Collection DVDs, Cineaste Fall 2008 web exclusive http://www.cineaste.com/articles/silent-ozu.htm Review of The Burmese Harp and Fires on the Plain Criterion Collection DVDs by Kon Ichikawa, Cineaste. Vol. XXXII No. 4 (Fall 2007): 63-64. Review of Virtual Voyages: Cinema and Travel, Jeffrey Ruoff Ed. International History Review June 2007. Review of Late Spring DVD Cineaste Vol. XXXII, No2, Spring 2007: 65-67. Review of Ugetsu DVD Cineaste Vol. XXXI, no. 3 (Summer 2006), 64-66. “A Ménage à trois Gone Wrong: Review of Sontag Kael: Opposites Attract Me By Craig Seligman,” Synoptique 7 Feb. 14, 2005. http://www.synoptique.ca/core/en/articles/sontagkael/ Review of Story of Floating Weeds and Floating Weeds DVD Cineaste Vol. XXX No. 1 (Winter 2004): 56-58. Review of Tokyo Story DVD Cineaste Vol. XXIX no. 3 (Summer 2004): 50-51. Review of Metropolis DVD Cineaste Vol. XXIX no. 1 (Winter 2003): 70-71. Review of Picturing Culture: Explorations of Film and Anthropology by Jay Ruby. American Ethnologist 28:3 (2001): 735-737. Review of Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema by Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto. Cineaste Vol. XXVI No.2 (Spring 2001): 53-54. Review of The Birds by Camille Paglia and The Wizard of Oz by Salmon Rushdie, as part of review of BFI Classics and Modern Classics Film Series, co-written with Bart Testa and Carole Zucker. Canadian Journal of Film Studies Vol. 7 no. 2 (Fall 1998): 78-87 (refereed journal). Review of Terminal Identity: The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction by Scott Bukatman, Canadian Journal of Film Studies 5:1 (Spring 1996) 79-82 (refereed journal). Review of Cinema, Censorship and the State: the Writings of Nagisa Oshima, 1956-1978 (MIT Press 1992), Cineaste XX:1: 57-58. Review of The Difficulty of Difference: Psychoanalysis, Sexual Difference and Film Theory, by D.N. Rodowick, Recherches Sémiotique / Semiotic Inquiry Vol 11 no.2-3 (1991) 253-257 (refereed journal). Review of Psychoanalysis and Cinema. E. Ann Kaplan Ed. Queen’s Quarterly 97:4 (Winter 1990): 660-662 (refereed journal). “Past Pleasures: New Histories of German and American Cinemas,” Review of: The American Film Musical by Rick Altman, American Film Melodrama by Robert Lang, Joyless Streets: Women and Melodramatic Representation in Weimar Germany by Patrice Petro, and New German Film: A History by Thomas Elsaesser, Queen’s Quarterly (Spring 1990) 88-101 (refereed journal). “Will the Reel Avant-Garde Please Stand Up?” Review of the International Experimental Film Congress, Toronto, May-June 1989, Fuse XIII:1-2 (Fall 1989) 37-43. “On Experimental Film,” Cinema Canada April 1989. Review of Chris Gallagher’s Undivided Attention in Recent Work from the Canadian Avant-Garde, Catherine Jonasson and Jim Shedden eds., (Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1988) 23-24. Review of Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema, by David Desser, in Cineaste 16:4 (1988). “Yvonne Rainer Eats Her Cake,” Cinema Studies, Department Newsletter, New York University 2:3 (Fall 1986). Review of Archiveology in Screen Sensing the Archive: Exploring The Digital (Im)materiality of the Moving Image Archive May 16, 2022 May 16, 2022 Catherine Russell	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line3
__label__wiki	0.644377	0.644377	Home - Technology - Navy’s New USS Ford can launch more attacks and drop more weapons 11,833 2 minutes read The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is now ready to arm its Carrier Air Wing with more bombs on a much faster op-tempo by moving weapons from the ship’s magazine up to the flight deck with their sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator. Electronic elevators were specifically engineered and built for the Ford Class and are intended to massively step up the pace and strength of armed carrier air attack. “LSWE [Lower Stage Weapons Elevator] 5 has given us the capacity to move ordnance from the aft magazine complex deep in the ship through the carrier to the flight deck with speed and agility that has never been seen before on any warship,” Rear Admiral James P. Downey, program executive officer for Aircraft Carriers, said in a Navy statement. NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE STOPS MULTIPLE ENEMY MISSILE ATTACKS AT ONCE The certification of the sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator, reported by the Navy to be on-schedule, moves the ship’s readiness beyond previous delays with the elevators. Navy officials now report that the remaining five weapons elevators are on track to be integrated in time for the USS Ford’s Shock Trials planned for some time next year. The Ford is now going through a Post Delivery Test and Trials phase intended to prepare the weapons, electronics and Carrier Air Wing for deployment. So far, the ship has launched and recovered more than 3,450 aircraft, the Navy reports. Speculation is already mounting as to where the USS Ford might venture to on its maiden deployment, with most observers pointing to the Pacific. Certainly, when the Ford does launch, it will mark a historic occasion as the Ford-class is expected to catapult the Navy’s power projection into the 2100s. USNS COMFORT COMMANDER DESCRIBES HOW NAVY DOCTORS SAVE LIVES ABOARD THE HOSPITAL SHIP The Ford-class carriers, the first three of which are already underway, are expected to bring in a new era of carrier-based attack, in part due to new technical systems such as the advanced weapons elevators. Typically, F-18s and new F-35Cs need to be armed through a slower, less efficient process which lengthens refueling and ammo-loading. This slows down the speed and number of sorties possible on a single mission. To improve this, the Ford-class enables a 33 percent increase in sortie rate above the Nimitz-class, and the electromagnetic catapult both reduces wear and tear on airplanes and also improves launch. More efficient arming and refueling stations greatly change the tactical equation as they can potentially better enable multiple missions. After all, the faster attack planes are armed with missiles, bombs and other weapons, the fewer planes you need to sustain attack missions, therefore freeing up other air assets for additional operations. The weapons elevators are made possible by a drastic increase in electrical power on board the Ford-class. This is achieved by four large onboard generators helping provide the electrical power needed to propel the electromagnetic catapult, weapons elevators and other onboard electrical systems. Electric weapons elevators also help reduce the needed manpower on board the USS Ford, freeing up needed sailors for duty elsewhere. This crew reduction is made possible by increased onboard computer automation and electronic ship controls. Given its newer technical dimensions, the USS Ford operates with a crew of nearly 800 less service members than the Nimitz-class. No bubble for the 2020 NFL season? Why the league decided against it, what’s next COVID-19 took a bite out of Canada’s startup M&A, but deals may be coming soon 9+ caffeinated gift ideas for your favorite coffee… Oscar Issac will play Solid Snake in a… 5 safe shopping tips for the holidays from…	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line6
__label__wiki	0.938033	0.938033	The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported shooting and security breaches within the precincts of the Presidential villa following a reported degenerated squabble among family members and officials of the Buhari Presidency. It submitted that gross failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to provide leadership both as family and leader had has produced growing apprehensions as well as lack of coordination in governance. The PDP said it is deeply worried that the protracted spat between the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, and aides of President Muhammadu Buhari has now degenerated into violent combats, raids and free use of firearms within the Presidential villa. The party, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described as distressing, the report that members of Mr President’s family were at the scene of the assault against one of President Buhari’s aides, during which the First Lady’s security details were alleged to have resorted to the use of firearms. “Our party is disturbed by such ugly situation in the Buhari Presidency, which has already heightened apprehensions in the public space over the apparent failure of security architecture and central command system in the presidency leading to such reckless and irresponsible breaches” The statement noted. According to the PDP, “the chaotic situation in the Presidential villa only points to the failure by President Buhari to provide leadership that can guarantee orderliness in governance and effectively ensure the security of our nation. The PDP noted that” such leadership failure at the highest level has further exposed why the nation has been bedevilled by myriads of security and economic problems under President Buhari’s watch in the last five years. “More worrisome is that the Buhari Presidency had failed to speak out on the frightening situation so as to reassure Nigerians and douse the tension in the polity; especially at this critical time when our nation is facing serious security challenges.” the party added. It called on President Buhari to take immediate steps to restore order in his Presidency and shield our security system from the division and power tussle among persons close to him. The party also demands an immediate inquest into the security breaches as well as the alleged violation of COVID-19 ban on inter-state travels by officials and relations of Mr President, which was reported to be part of the immediate causes of latest disturbances in the Presidential villa. The PDP urged the National Assembly to save the nation by wading into the persistent infighting in the Buhari Presidency especially as those in charge of the Presidential villa has not demonstrated the required capacity to engender the needed orderliness for productive governance. The Guardian NG ApprehensionsCondemnedMuhammadu BuhariPDPPresidential VillaSecurity BreachesShooting NewsNigeria	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line13
__label__wiki	0.702194	0.702194	See Who's Helping Hellbenders Georgia Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 06/01/2016 06:00 AM EDT - Nest boxes, north Georgia students aid hellbenders - Shadowing another group of manatees on the move - Rare glimpse of patch-nosed salamander courtship Helping hands for hellbenders Hellbender from school field trip (Johnathan BySura/Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School) Eastern hellbenders will get new homes and other help through a six-state project powered by a federal grant and north Georgia middle-school students fascinated with the giant salamanders. A Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies proposal awarded a $500,000 competitive State Wildlife Grant last week aims to evaluate how effective nest boxes are for hellbenders, find more populations through environmental DNA and probe the species’ vulnerability to climate change. Hellbenders may be North America’s largest salamander, capable of growing longer than 2 feet. But sedimentation and other issues that plague the mountain streams they call home threaten these bellwethers of water quality. While the grant work will include Georgia and five other states, sixth-graders from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, DNR’s Nongame Conservation Section and The Orianne Society got a jumpstart when a field trip to a stream in the Upper Little Tennessee River drainage turned up the first hellbender seen there in years. … Read more in our blog about the project and the school’s role. FOLLOWING MORE MANATEES Tagged manatee TGA016 feeding and socializing. (DNR under USFWS Permit MA37808A-0) There's a new Fab 5. Or as of now, a Terrific Trio. In early May, another five manatees were fitted with satellite transmitters for tracking along the Georgia/Florida coast. This marked the second year of a project providing researchers a clearer picture of how these big, rare animals use estuarine waters near the Kings Bay submarine base and along the rest of Georgia’s coast. Wildlife agencies and organizations from the two states teamed up May 2-3 to capture, add GPS devices and return the manatees unharmed to Cumberland Sound. The five were the second group tagged in a multi-year effort aimed at: Mapping manatee movements near Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Documenting migratory paths and habitat use in the Southeast. Collecting baseline data to help assess manatee health. Two of the manatees have since shed their transmitters. The devices, attached by tether and belt to the tail, part easily so the animal doesn't become entangled. Yet the remaining three are providing more fine-scale GPS data, a first for manatees followed in Georgia and vital for the scientists following them. “We’re getting literally breadcrumbs of their movements,” said wildlife biologist Clay George, who leads marine mammal research for DNR. The manatees tracked last year produced surprises, such as frequently traveling in small creeks in addition to the Intracoastal Waterway. Understanding that use and migration timing can be used to help conserve this endangered species. As of May 31, two of the tagged manatees were in Camden County and one was in Jacksonville, Fla. See the latest map. Partners include DNR, Georgia Aquarium and Sea to Shore Alliance, along with others that helped fund the project and capture, assess and release the animals. Video: tagged manatees, manatee movement If you see a tagged manatee: Report it to DNR by calling 1-800-2-SAVE-ME (800-272-8363). Note the time, date, location, tag color and whether other manatees are present. Do not chase, touch or otherwise harass the manatee, or touch the tag. The tag is harmless to the animal. HELP MANATEES: BUY OR RENEW A WILD TAG Provide crucial support for researching manatees and other rare wildlife by purchasing or renewing an eagle or hummingbird license plate. These tags cost only $25 more than a standard plate and most of that fee goes to help wildlife. DNR's Nongame Conservation Section depends largely on these tags and other fundraisers to conserve Georgia's nongame wildlife, native plants and natural habitats. Four freshwater turtle species in North America are being added to Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, a change that will require a permit to ship the turtles overseas. Listing common snapping and Florida, spiny and smooth softshell turtles – all native to Georgia except for smooth softshell – will provide data on legal trade, which can help inform decisions on regulating harvest. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, freshwater turtles and tortoises are being collected and traded in “overwhelming numbers,” with trade most common in East Asia, where turtles are used mainly for food and traditional medicines. Joe Burnam checks, bands red-cockaded woodpecker nestlings. (Chuck Martin/TNC) Red-cockaded woodpeckers are having a strong nesting season at Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area. DNR wildlife biologist Joe Burnam has banded 39 nestlings with at least five nests to go, boosting hopes that 2016 will mirror last spring, when 40 young fledged at the Bainbridge-area WMA, the first state-owned property in Georgia with the endangered birds. Bat fans caught and released more than 119 bats totaling eight species on DNR and U.S. Forest Service lands at the third annual Bat Blitz, held May 12-14 at Cloudland Canyon State Park. The Georgia Bat Working Group event gathers scientists and others to collect bat data at targeted sites, while also featuring a public program, attended by about 40 people this year and led by DNR’s Katrina Morris and Anna Yellin. Sea turtle nesting is surging in Georgia, with more than 540 nests recorded by the Sea Turtle Cooperative as of May 31. All but one of the nests documented are from loggerheads, the state’s primary nesting sea turtle. Updates. Much of Musgrove Plantation on St. Simons Island will be preserved by St. Simons Land Trust. The organization recently acquired 58 acres and protected the property through a conservation easement with DNR, the first of a three-phrase agreement to buy 260 of the 450 acres that include Musgrove Creek frontage for a public boat launch and more than 100 rare plant and animal species. National Fishing and Boating Week June 4-12 is packed with opportunities to introduce children and others to the outdoors. Georgia offers two free fishing days, June 4 and 11 (no fishing licenses are required for Georgia residents), and free kids fishing events throughout the week and across the state. More than a third of North America’s bird species need “urgent conservation actions,” according to The State of North America’s Birds 2016. The North American Bird Conservation Initiative report, called the first comprehensive assessment of the 1,154 bird species native to Canada, the continental U.S. and Mexico, suggests ideas and resources for citizens, businesses and governments to help birds. Names in the news: Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Richard Dunn as director of the DNR Environmental Protection Division, charged with protecting Georgia’s air, land and water resources. Dunn, now deputy director of the Office of Planning and Budget, will be joined by new Deputy Director Lauren Curry, Georgia Emergency Management/Homeland Security Agency's chief of staff and former DNR director of public and governmental affairs. UGA geneticist Jill Anderson received a $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant to study how climate change effects plants. Recent deaths include Golden Isles community leader and former Board of Natural Resources member Walter McNeely of Brunswick and Columbus naturalist and businessman Neal Wickham, founder of the Pine Mountain Trail in Harris County. June 4 – National Trails Day June 4-12 – National Fishing and Boating Week (kids fishing events throughout week; free fishing days June 4, 11) Aug. 27 – World Vulture Day, Zoo Atlanta Nov. 1-3 – Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation, Atlanta Botanical Garden WHAT YOU MISSED ... In the previous Georgia Wild: – Fallout is growing locally and globally from a spreading bat disease. – What are puddle parties and who, or what, is fluttering to them. – A 3-foot-plus lake sturgeon highlights restoration in the Coosa River basin. "Manatee visits Isle of Hope," Savannah Morning News (paywall). Also: "Manatees on move as researchers track health, environment," SaportaReport (video) "Snake encounters more likely with warmer weather," WAGA-TV (FOX 5, Atlanta) (video) "Georgia Power and DNR working to (keep) Georgia’s state reptile off endangered species list," WJBF-TV (Channel 6, Waynesboro) "Community Voices: New (DNR) app just right for sports enthusiasts," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Georgia coast critical for long-distance fliers," Savannah Morning News (paywall) "Eagle siblings appear to be content to stay together at Berry," Rome News-Tribune "St. Simons Land Trust buying most of Musgrove Plantation," Florida Times-Union. Also: Coastal Illustrated. "Six spring activities for budding Georgia zoologists," (including Go Fish Education Center), WABE-FM (90.1, Atlanta) "Fungal disease sapping bats all over Georgia," Savannah Morning News (paywall). Also: AllonGeorgia, WDUN-AM 750, Chattanoogan.com "A cougar's thousand-mile quest to find a mate," National Geographic "Cities have fewer plants but more productive ones," Conservation (University of Washington) "Peregrine falcons return to Tallulah Gorge State Park," WRBN-FM (Sky 96.3, Clayton) "Nile crocs found in Everglades likely related, study finds," Miami Herald "Extremely rare 'species X' rediscovered in Brazil after 75 year disappearance," BirdLife International "Alabama Legislature increases permit fee for scientists," The Anniston (Ala.) Star Pair of Georgia eagles taking a bath, Jerry Turner "Butterfly puddling" at Georgia's Lake Winfield Scott, Rosemary Woodel "The wood thrush connection," (related article: "Can a little bird's big-screen debut help tackle climate change?" Audubon (including audio) "What does a dying forest sound like," Smithsonian "How does an owl fly so silently?" BBC. Also: "Owls pick on wolves to protect young." Patch-nosed salamander courtship (Tim Herman/Indoor Ecosystems) In a rare glimpse of rare salamanders courting, a female patch-nosed salamander, left, is in a tail-straddle walk with a male, a key step in mating. Photographed by Tim Herman at his Ohio business, Indoor Ecosystems, the behavior had not been seen before with patch-nosed sallies. This species, North America’s smallest salamander (adults grow about 2 inches long), was described in 2009 and is known from only two northeast Georgia counties and an adjoining South Carolina county. Herman is hoping for eggs and larvae, which could shed more light on the life of this member of the Plethodontidae family and sole member of the genus Urspelerpes. While working at Toledo Zoo in 2014, Herman documented the first nest of Pigeon Mountain salamanders (“Ohio zoo makes clutch find,” Nov. 25, 2014). Collection from the wild of the patch-nosed salamanders was done via a DNR permit for life-history research. Masthead image: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee students, from left, Jordan Webb, George Underwood, AJ Nowack and Alex Haiss thrill at the sight of the hellbender. (Johnathan BySura/Rabun Gap-Nacoochee) Help conserve wildlife \| Comments \| Manage subscriptions \| Unsubscribe \| Help Georgia Wild© is a free newsletter focused on nongame wildlife – animals not legally fished for or hunted, plus Georgia’s native plants and natural habitats. Volume 9, Issue 8 Georgia Wild library DNR Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section. All rights reserved. Nongame annual report.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line15
__label__cc	0.507972	0.492028	You Should Be With Us "Expressing What We Felt" Expressing What We Felt by You Should Be With Us The debut EP from Cleveland's YOU SHOULD BE WITH US. Split cassette release with NEW MORALITY ZINE. As accomplished artists in other mediums, the members of You Should Be With Us wanted a new project to help them collaborate in a way that would give them freedom to “add beauty to the world through audio and visual means.” The band is heavily influenced by bands coming out of the Revolution Summer movement like Embrace, Rites of Spring, and Dag Nasty. With intentions to do good, the band has played a handful of shows and eagerly encourages everyone to attend every local show they can. “Especially these days the world can seem very bleak..” says singer Andrew Albrecht, “but with punk music and being involved in hardcore I’ve been introduced to wild settings and people from all walks of life that have helped me to look for the beauty in everything.” Recorded, mixed by Nate Arthur Mastered by Philip Odom at Bad World Artwork by Joseph Goergen (Joey’s World) Professionally duplicated and manufactured cassettes on Seafoam Green shells with Blue cases. These are in hand and ready to ship. Due to the cost of production, the price on these are a little higher than normal. Thank you for understanding. Canadian customers can order here via Northern Scene. Eager Dreams Wont Be Missed Nice Thoughts First Pressing (Cassette) 50 Glitter (NMZ Exclusive) 50 Seafoam Green (DGR Exclusive)	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line20
__label__wiki	0.991538	0.991538	Rising Inflation Weakens Outlook For Growth In 2023 Thread: Rising Inflation Weakens Outlook For Growth In 2023 05-Jul-22, 10:10 #1 The Scottish economy had shown healthy growth before contracting in April, but the cost of living crisis means that consumers are spending less on non-essentials Scotland's economic growth forecast for 2023 has been revised down due to the impacts of cost increases on consumers and businesses, and the likelihood that these will persist for longer than previously thought. This is according to the latest quarterly Economic Commentary from the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. [Read Full Article]	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line26
__label__wiki	0.64591	0.64591	imfdb.org > The Forum > Off Topic A second article about NYPD revolvers. 14 years later. An era is ended Jcordell Formerly "Checkman" IMFDB Admin See my original posting from 2009 for part 1. http://forum.imfdb.org/showthread.ph...lice+revolvers New York Police Department Is Retiring the Revolver About 50 officers still carry the storied six-shot revolver that became the standard department firearm in 1895, but the weapon is being phased out. By Ashley Southall Plenty of things have changed about the New York Police Department since Lt. James Darcy joined in 1987. Until now, the service weapon swinging at his hip, a .38-caliber Ruger Service-Six, has not been one of them. The gun, a blued steel revolver with diamond-shaped etching on its curved wooden handle, became popular after it was introduced in the 1970s, but it will soon go the way of the wooden nightstick. Lieutenant Darcy, 54, who patrols public housing in Queens, is one of about 50 officers who are required to retire their service revolvers by the end of August as the Police Department parts ways with the handguns that defined policing for a century and that bestow gravitas on the officers who still carry them. “It feels sad,” he said on Wednesday at the police shooting range in Rodman’s Neck in the Bronx, where he was training on a new Sig Sauer sidearm. “I really love my gun. I really never thought I would leave the job without it by my side.” Surrounded by the rapid pop of semiautomatic pistols fired by other officers, Lieutenant Darcy squatted on the firing line as he drew his revolver, a relic that harked back to a time before gun violence in America reached epidemic levels and spurred the Police Department and most other law enforcement agencies to switch to semiautomatic weapons. By late morning, Lt. Darcy was standing on another firing line with 25 officers who also carried the six-shot revolver during some the city’s most violent years. But now they were all holding the 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistols that have been the department standard since 1993, when they were adopted to help combat the perception that officers on the street were outgunned by criminals. By then, the police were confiscating more semiautomatic guns from crime scenes and and several police officers across the country had been killed in gun battles while reloading their revolvers. One was Scott Gadell, a rookie who was killed chasing a suspect on foot in June 1986 in Far Rockaway, Queens. Although police shootings have declined over the years and most officers never fire their weapons in the line of duty, officials said it was still necessary to complete the transition to semiautomatic weapons in a policing era where terrorism and active shooters are omnipresent threats. “After this class, the days of seeing a police officer out there carrying a swivel holster or a .38 holster with a .38 in there are basically nonexistent,” Inspector Richard G. DiBlasio, the commanding officer of the Firearms and Tactics Section, said. “It’s tradition and some people don’t want to let go of it, but tactics is always number one.” Revolvers became the standard firearm for city police officers in 1895, and they remained the dominant weapon in policing for much of the 20th Century. More than 2,000 city police officers still held on to the revolvers over a decade after Sig Sauer and Glock pistols became standard. Their numbers dwindled with each wave of retirements, to 160 by the time the Police Department announced in November that it was phasing out revolvers completely and permanently. But the change has been met with resistance from officers reluctant to set aside the revolvers that they regard as old friends for unfamiliar pistols that have twice the capacity but are susceptible to jamming. Officer Mary Lawrence, a crime prevention officer in the 103rd precinct in Queens, said that was never a concern with the Smith & Wesson revolver that she has used over her 26 years with the department. “I’m proud of this uniform that I’m wearing and I’m proud of my gun that I carry because it’s been reliable to me,” she said. “I didn’t think that I needed extra firepower at all.” The move away from pistols is one of a sea of changes in the Police Department. Sgt. Thomas O. McLaughlin, who works in the Bronx Homicide Squad, marveled at how inventions like computers and smartphones replaced pay phones and typewriters in what seemed to him like “the flash of an eye.” “All this in the past 25 years is amazing,” he said. “It’s sad, too, in a way because we’re leaving behind a lot of history of the department.” Their reluctance aside, the officers concede that events like the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., offered signs that it was time to move on. But Officer Timothy Broadus, who joined the force in 1990 and works in the 84th Precinct, said he knew it was time to make the switch when someone asked about his revolver: “‘Do you got to put powder in that thing to make it work?’” He does not. Last edited by Jcordell; 06-08-2018 at 02:24 AM. Send a private message to Jcordell Find all posts by Jcordell StanTheMan Location: AR, USA Good article but I think it has a little too much of the sociopolitical jabbing and commentary in what should be mainly a sentimental historical perspective piece. At least for my liking. Of course we have a long-time police veteran here to fill us in on his perspective of swapping the spinner for a semiauto and if he himself would feel 'outgunned' with one today or not. But in a way that's something else for some other time. So, anyway, still a great article and sorta sad news. Though honestly I'm surprised there were still guys 'on the job' still luggin' wheelguns in places like NYC. "..If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you - It would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." Send a private message to StanTheMan Visit StanTheMan's homepage! Find all posts by StanTheMan Originally Posted by StanTheMan Yeah, but it's the New York Times. Can't run an article about guns without some type of social/political observations to make it "valid". I've been a police officer since 2000 and I've always carried a semi-auto. I started with a Sig P220 (45 ACP), switched to the now discontinued Sig P245 when I made detective in 2003 and then the Glock 19 in 2006 when my agency went to a uniform issue. I was offered the Glock 21 but I don't like the grip of the 21. I have smallish hands. Now there is the 21SF/Gen 4, but I'm sticking with the Glock 19. I like the model. Plus it's an easier pistol to carry off-duty. My father was a cop from 1970 - 1994 (Idaho State Police). He was there for the big LE transition to semi-autos. He went from the Smith & Wesson Model 65 (357 Magnum) to the Smith & Wesson Model 4586 (45 ACP/DAO) in 1991. He liked the pistol, but he never felt outgunned with a revolver. He did notice that there was less propensity for officers to blaze away with revolvers, but he liked the fact that the semi-auto could be reloaded a lot faster. He did speculate that in a gunfight there was a possibility that a bullet could strike the slide and put the pistol out of action. However he figured he was just worst-casing it. Sadly in 1998 Idaho State Trooper Linda Huff was ambushed. She managed to shoot her killer, but he actually struck her pistol and put it out of action. I have been here for the big changeover from the 12 gauge pump shotgun to the AR-15 "platform" (I miss when it was just the AR-15 rifle/carbine). I was literally the last officer with my agency to carry the Remington 870. I was ordered last year to turn it in and pick up my brand new Daniel Defense M4 carbine that had been waiting for me for several months. Rifles definitely have their place, but so does the shotgun. However times, attitudes and tactics change. All the Remington now have bright orange furniture and shoot beanbag rounds. Well I inherited both dad's Model 65 (ISP sold them to troopers for a very reasonable sum when they switched to autos in 91) and his 4586 (gifted when he retired) and they're great handguns. funkychinaman IMFDB & Forum Admin Location: Bucks County, PA I wonder if that old Ruger Service Six had its factory trigger. Between keeping a revolver with a factory trigger and the option for single action or a Glock with 15 rounds but the NY2 trigger, that'd be a tough call for me. "Me fail English? That's unpossible!" Send a private message to funkychinaman Find all posts by funkychinaman Originally Posted by funkychinaman Luckily my agency stayed with the Glock factory trigger. I believe it's 5.5 pounds. Originally Posted by Jcordell He did speculate that in a gunfight there was a possibility that a bullet could strike the slide and put the pistol out of action. However he figured he was just worst-casing it. Sadly in 1998 Idaho State Trooper Linda Huff was ambushed. She managed to shoot her killer, but he actually struck her pistol and put it out of action. Isn't a revolver just as vulnerable to a barrel shot? Send a private message to Mandolin Find all posts by Mandolin Sure that can be true of any handgun I suppose. Hands are often hit in gunfights and it stands to reason so are handguns. I saw those posts about you having the DD in another thread JC and it's a shame to hear you had to trade up the 870 for it. Revolvers I'll grant are outmoded in many respects but I most certainly agree even now a good riot gun still has its place beyond a less lethal "platform". But you get what you get and as you say, times and attitudes change. It's a shame, in more ways than one, but again, a talk for another time perhaps. That said I'm glad to hear you inherited those old pieces. I love my nickel Model 13 and still want to get a good Smith 45XX at some point. But not with a twelve pound trigger. Jeez, I’m only in my early-30s, and this article makes me feel old. I’ve visited NYC every year since I was 7, and I’m old enough to remember when you still sometimes saw NYPD officers carrying revolvers. Cry "Havoc," and let slip the hogs of war. Send a private message to MT2008 Find all posts by MT2008 Originally Posted by MT2008 I turned 50 this year. I feel downright creaky now. User Control Panel Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home The Forum Guns & Movies Just Guns imfdb Off Topic	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line27
__label__cc	0.631204	0.368796	Audio & Video Forums > AV Forums > Rave Recordings > Pat Metheny Group - One Way Up View Full Version : Pat Metheny Group - One Way Up BarryL This is the new Metheny Group release. It's one piece of music that's 68 minutes and ten seconds long. It's broken up into four or five tracks. Metheny and Mays wanted to do something new, and I think they've succeeded without going radical on fans. Overall, the music is typical Metheny Group. It crosses from solo accoustic guitar to blistering electic guitar synthesizer solos. But like all Metheny Group albums, it's kind of like an adventure, like a soundtrack for travelling. There are hints of past Metheny Group tunes within the overall piece, at times reminging me most of As Witchita Falls, So Falls Witchita Falls, as well as others that I can't quite put my finger on. Cuong Vu once again plays trumpet on this, and at times he goes off in a Miles Davis way. Metheny is asking for patience on this one, indicating that it's all bound together and it will take the listener some time to put the pieces together. There's lots to hear in this CD, so it's going to take more time. If you're a fan, you won't be disappointed. It's a strong effort by a great writer, player and band leader. JDaniel I was holding that disc in my hand today, and opted instead for a couple of others. I really enjoyed One Quiet Night and his baritone guitar. Perhaps I'll go back tomorrow. Instead, I picked up: John Mayer - Any Given Thursday (live double LP). Can't say I'm a huge J.M. fan, but this one was recorded live right here in Birmingham a couple years ago, so I thought it might be worth owning. Nickel Creek - This Side. (bought their first album and enjoyed it, but never bought the followup. This one was produced by Alison Krauss, and apparently the group spreads their musical wings a little away from just bluegrass/newgrass. Alison Krauss - Forget About It (picked up on a whim) Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line30
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__label__cc	0.632368	0.367632	You are 1 of 74 active visitors Friday, January 27, 2023 SAF Files Amicus Brief in Nordyke Case, Argues for Strict Scrutiny "The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus curiae brief in the long-running Nordyke v. King case in California, arguing that Second Amendment issues must be decided on a 'strict scrutiny' basis, and that an ordinance in Alameda County banning gun shows at the county fairgrounds is unconstitutional because it would not withstand that standard of review." "This case was a catalyst for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear SAF's case challenging the handgun ban in Chicago, because in an earlier Nordyke ruling � subsequently set aside in favor of a full en banc hearing by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals � created a conflict in the circuits over Second Amendment incorporation." ... SAF files amicus in Nordyke case; 10-year-olds and guns "The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus curiae brief in the long-running California case of Nordyke v. King, which could result in the establishment of a strict scrutiny standard of review for every gun law in the country." "This column discussed the Nordyke case more than a year ago here, and things really haven�t changed, except for the calendar. Russell and Sallie Nordyke operated a gun show at the Alameda County fairgrounds. There as a shooting incident at the fair in 1998 that was totally unrelated to the gun show, but county officials used the incident to prohibit firearms on county property, including the fairgrounds." ... Does Florida gun turn-in program create even more dangers? Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner ... "Does that 'no questions asked' cover us during transport, or might we get more 'kicks for guns' than we bargained for?" ... Firearms and the Constitution Versus Treaties "Recently I attended a gun show, where I handed out information material and answered questions on the Tenth Amendment Center. Several people were concerned about the U.S. making a treaty that would gut the U.S. Constitution and potentially take away firearms from law-abiding citizens here in the U.S. They argued that the paragraph above from the Constitution places treaty law above the Constitution as the supreme law of the land." "... It is quite illogical to conceive that our Founders would write such a brilliant document to be the foundation of our union, only to create a giant backdoor for foreign governments to come in and destroy the liberty we had worked so hard to achieve. In fact, our Founders themselves said otherwise." ... Investigative report proves failure of Chicago's gun control policies "The Chicago Sun-Times is running an investigative report on the 59 hours of violence that took place over an unforgettable April weekend in 2008. When the dust settled, 40 Chicagoans were added to the countless victims of the unrelenting violence that has long plagued the city. While Mayor Richard Daley blames guns, and gun dealers, for his inability to stop the carnage, The Sun-Times research shows that an ineffective crime prevention policy is more likely to blame." "In 2009, the vaunted Chicago Police Department, which Mayor Daley claims is among the best in the world, cleared only 18% of non-fatal shootings." ... There is No Gun Show Loophole "An interesting comment from DDS underneath wbex.org's revelation that The Windy City is hosting a gun control confab. The attendees are striving to close the proverbial 'gun show loophole.' ... Aside from the fact that gun show sales represent a fraction of the ballistic weapons used in gun crimes, DDS points out that any such legislation would have to come from the Department of Redundancy Department . . ." ... "Other sellers cannot run said background check even if they wished to do so, because the system requires the sellers FFL number for the check to be run. The irony is that many of the people described above as 'private sellers' used to have FFL's, but were required to give them up by the Clinton administration." The Truth Behind "The Truth behind America�s 'civilian militias'" "Brits hate Americans. Sorry, but there it is. They think we're boorish, uneducated, lazy, insular, violent and stupid. The British press go out of their way to promulgate this less-than-flattering view of their 'American cousins.' They never miss an opportunity to 'expose' a group of Americans who fit their remit. The Truth behind America's 'civilian militias' in today's Telegraph is a classic of the genre: a journalistically reprehensible character assassination that smears an entire country by linking a skewed 'interview' with misleading generalizations and irrelevant anecdotes. Allow me to tear Alex Hannaford a new orifice on our nation's behalf . . ." ... NSSF provides $231,796 in grants to shooting ranges, including one in central Ohio "The National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded grants totaling $231,796 to nine shooting facilities through its Range Partnership Grant Program. New marketing strategies designed to motivate individuals, particularly youth and inactive shooters, to go target shooting and hunting dominated this year's winning proposals." "'With target shooting participation at a record high, this is the perfect time to encourage millions of active shooters to share their passion for our sports with a youngster or adult newcomer,' said Steve Sanetti, president of NSSF ... '... these grants help ranges remind people in their communities that they can get a supervised, safe introduction to shooting close to home.'" ... Blah Blago Go Bla-Bla "After the jury deadlocked this week on everything but the charge of lying to the FBI, Rod Blagojevich ... and his lawyer hit on the theme that twelve people had determined the Government had not shown proof that he was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." "Au Contraire. Three of the jurors have now come forward to say that only ONE of their number refused to find him guilty of the core charge, attempting to sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat." "Blago's reaction echoes his behavior as a powerful activist against the rights of Illinois gun owners ... Lots of rhetoric, unsupported by the facts and indeed contradicted by the facts, and a stubborn refusal to face reality." ... The Kentucky Rifle "On October 7, 1777, General Simon Fraser of the British Army was felled from his horse while commanding troops on the battlefield." "The fatal shot was hurled from the barrel of Timothy Murphy's Kentucky Rifle at close to 500 yards." "A frontiersman, Murphy was among the most talented shooters in the elite squad of Morgan's Kentucky Riflemen." "The preferred soldier battle implement of the day was a smooth bore musket, which could be fired and reloaded five to six times in a minute by a skilled practitioner. A Kentucky Rifle, on the other hand, due to its tight fitting leather wad and ball could only be loaded and fired one or two times within a minute." ... The Secret Life of Trigger Discipline "There are two golden rules for gun safety. Rule one, never point a gun at something you don�t want to destroy. Rule two: keep your finger off the trigger until you've decided to destroy it. 'Muzzle discipline' means more than avoiding putting hapless humans in your sights. You should also refrain from potentially destroying your non-gun hand, your right foot, your neighbor's extremities, the plexiglass range lane divider and anything else that might cause 'issues.' To that end, follow the rabbi's advice. Imagine there�s a five-foot flame coming out of the gun�s muzzle. By the same token, 'trigger control' means more than keeping your finger off the go-pedal during transportation . . ." ... Praxis: The Sangin Sniper "interesting." "From an article in the Wall street Journal entitled 'Sniper in Afghan Town Puts Marines on Edge' by Michael M. Phillips:" ... "Like I said, interesting. I hope they kill the goat-molester soon, if for no other sake than the American and British mothers of these boys who are sitting back at home. They don't say what weapons platform is suspected, only that the sniper has a 'long rifle,' nor do they say whether the caliber is 7.62x54R or .303 British. Obviously it is at least thirty caliber. The one lesson that can be drawn is that one man is giving a whole lot of Brits and American Marines the fits." Brady Campaign to "Reclaim" MLK's Dream "On Saturday, August 28, 2010, thousands of people are expected to rally and march on behalf of the dream that the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared so eloquently 47 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial." "Representatives of the Brady Campaign and Brady Center ... will be at the Reclaim the Dream rally ... followed by a march to the site of the King Memorial along the Tidal Basin." ... "The roots of King�s dream were planted in the soil of non-violence. They were nurtured by the soothing rains of brotherhood. They withstood battering by the bitter winds of hatred and ignorance. ..." ... Submitter's Note: Paulie really should Google Deacons for Defense and Justice before he starts talking about Dr. King's nonviolent successes. AZ: Plenty of smoke, no fire from the right "Another day, another week, both filled with ... right-wingers screaming about how their rights are being 'plowed under' and that the liberals just don't get it. "They are right - I don't get it. You say your rights are being violated? How so? ..." "What's that - you say your Second Amendment gun rights are being violated? Give me a break. This year, the Supreme Court, in two major rulings, upheld the right to bear arms in all circumstances. Your guns aren't going anywhere." ... Submitter's Note: Really? All circumstances, eh? So if I show up at the Capitol building in DC openly carrying a FN FiveseveN, I won't be gang tackled and charged with multiple felonies? I can go to the Post Office with a .357 on my hip and not have anyone call 9-1-1? I can walk up Broadway in Manhattan from Battery Park to Union Square Station with an AK variant slung over my shoulder and I will remain unmolested? PA: OPPONENTS OF common-sense laws to preven[sic] "OPPONENTS OF common-sense laws to prevent gun violence ... claim the court's recent ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago gives them the right to carry guns anywhere, anyplace, all the time. But that isn�t what the Supreme Court actually said in its decision." "The court sent the Chicago handgun ban back to the lower courts and extended the Second Amendment to apply to state and local gun laws ..." "However, the court also said reasonable regulations of firearms are permitted under our Constitution. They always have been, and they always will be." "So what does the court�s ruling mean for Pennsylvania?" "CeaseFirePA believes that reasonable regulations on firearms are necessary ..." ... The Armed Citizen: Latest Update "News about the Righthaven lawsuits is spreading like wildfire online. This is partly a result of new victims being added (the total is now over 100 lawsuits) and partly because the blogosphere is the quickest way to spread any news." "A quick search of Google News reveals multiple news sources covering the story, and the Righthaven trolls even made the front page of Law.com in an article entitled Is This the Birth of the Copyright Troll? (The article notes that the parent company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Stephens Media LLC, owns 'a small stake' in Righthaven. Perhaps this explains why a start-up company can afford to pay $35,000 in filing costs plus thousands in copyright registration fees while having ten employees on the payroll?)" ... Put it all in front of the people "It should be obvious by now that our outdated U.S. Constitution is wholly unsuited for modern times. ..." "Fortunately, I have a solution that brings the Constitution in line with today's society � a Constitutional referendum." "Here's how it would work. On Election Day 2012, ... all the voters in the United States will have a chance to vote on keeping parts of the Constitution. Everything � the articles, the amendments � would be up for grabs. If we as a nation want something, we'll keep it. If not, see ya. ..." ... "Among the amendments, I'm guessing that the right to bear arms ... isn't going anywhere, but there are a whole bunch in four through eight that can go if you're the law-and-order type ..." ... Submitter's Note: My rights are not subject to your vote. TX: Armed woman shoots at a home invader in self defense "Police say that at about 6:15PM, a woman returned to her Liberty County, TX home, and found a burglar inside. Fearing for her safety, the woman reportedly grabbed and fired her self defense handgun, missing the intruder but causing him to jump out of a window. A neighbor is said to have helped the homeowner detail the intruder until police could arrive and arrest him. A suspect, reportedly identified as 21 year old Nicholas Adam Tanner, is said to have been taken into custody and treated for broken glass injuries to his arm and hand, according to police." ... FL: Cops: Boy helps Mom During rape attempt Submitted by: Hugh Green "A pregnant woman's young son helped her fight off a man who was trying to rape her in her home, deputies said." ... "After hearing the noise, the woman's son, who deputies said may have been as young as 3 years old, picked up a broom and hit the man, police said. Minchey pushed the boy into an entertainment center and the woman threatened to call 911, prompting Minchey to leave and go home, police said." ... "Minchey, 55, was arrested and charged with attempted rape, child abuse, burglary and aggravated battery. He is being held on $60,000 bond." WV: Gun rights organization takes aim at Charleston Submitted by: West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. Website: http://www.wvcdl.org/ "Leaders of West Virginia's largest gun rights lobby are taking aim at Charleston's latest gun control initiative." "Earlier this week, Charleston Police Chief Brent Webster announced Project Gun Safe, a multi-pronged program asking the local community to help police get guns off of the city's streets." "The program includes a gun buyback program for unwanted guns, $100 to informants who give police information that leads to an arrest for an illegal weapon and an option to allow citizens to write down the manufacturers and serial numbers of all their weapons and give the information to the police department in case the weapons are stolen, lost or turn up in a crime." ... WV: �Open-carry� luncheon will discuss firearms "An 'open-carry luncheon' will be held at Sissy's Family Restaurant Saturday, the first event of its kind to be hosted locally by the West Virginia Citizens Defense League Inc." "According to the group's Eastern Panhandle representative, Art Thomm, the CDL is a nonprofit grassroots organization that works at the state level to support legislation that protects the right to keep and bear arms, as protected by both the state constitution and the Second Amendment of the United Sates Constitution." "Thomm, who has been involved with the CDL for a year, said he attended a CDL open-carry luncheon in Charleston within the last year, and he wanted to introduce the type of event locally." ... TX: Gun rights advocates blast rules "County commissioners found themselves in the middle of a political shooting gallery Wednesday as gun rights advocates took them to task for a proposed order on handgun restrictions at county facilities." "While the order was little more than a housekeeping issue to ensure the county was within state law, wording on the agenda had Second Amendment defenders worried the county was embarking on a quest to ban guns." "That was enough for the commissioners to defer action, waiting for a clearer agenda." ... Multiple Legal Briefs Filed In Nordyke V. Alameda Over Second Amendment "Multiple briefs have been filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting gun show owners who have challenged an Alameda County ordinance banning firearms on county property, including the county fairgrounds." "These include amicus briefs by the National Rifle Association, CATO Institute, Second Amendment Foundation, and Calguns Foundation, as well as the brief for the plaintiffs, the Nordykes. Yesterday The CRPA Foundation (CRPAF) filed its amicus brief." "Copies of the briefs are being posted at www.calgunlaws.com as they become available." ... IL: Chicago Faces New Gun Rights Lawsuit "In the latest gun rights-related lawsuit, three residents and a gun range designer, Action Target, have taken on the city of Chicago over the law banning shooting ranges within municipal boundaries." "Filed in the United States District Court in Chicago, the lawsuit � which is supported by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Illinois Rifle Association � claims the ban violates the U.S. Constitution." "SAF executive vice president Alan M. Gottlieb also pointed to the apparent contradiction of the ordinance, which prohibits public gun ranges inside the city but requires handgun owners to complete at least one hour of range training time." "'This is a 'Catch-22' scenario,' Gottlieb emphasized ..." ... ID: Court case reignites gun debate "The Supreme Court decided June 28 the second Amendment allowed Chicago citizens the right to keep handguns in their home within city limits. Currently this ruling will not effect the state of Idaho or the University of Idaho." ... "Idaho does have restrictions stating a person, even with a concealed weapons permit, may not hold a weapon on a public or private campus." "Article VI of the University of Idaho Student Code of Conduct Handbook says any firearm brought onto campus must be unloaded, have a trigger lock and be enclosed in a case. ..." "Al Baker, ... the Idaho state director for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, said he does not know how one has the right to defend themselves under those rules." ... MN: Al Franken finds a hole in his condo window "Writing a headline over a story about what might be a hole shot in the window of Al Franken's downtown Minneapolis condo is tricky business. After all, we've had more than 30 homicides in Minneapolis this year, and a lot more shootings to boot. If someone shot at the senator's window, that's news." "But as MPD spokesman Sgt. Bill Palmer tells the AP, if the hole Franken found had come from an actual bullet, it would have almost certainly pierced the double-paned window all the way through -- and that didn't happen." ... "It's tempting blow the whole thing off. Maybe Franken's home is under attack from a mad teabagger exercising his Second Amendment rights with a peashooter." ... Submitter's Note: Why is the unlawful use of a weapon considered 'exercising [one's] Second Amendment rights'? Is graffiti blamed on the First Amendment? WA: One down, many to go following Tuesday primary "Associate Justice Jim Johnson's overwhelming victory in Tuesday's primarily election secures his seat for another term on Washington State's Supreme Court, while Justice Richard Sanders will face a run-off in November." "In the Evergreen State's gun rights community, Johnson and Sanders are viewed as the pillars of sanity when it comes to Article 1, Section 24 of the State Constitution, not to mention the recently-incorporated Second Amendment. Here is a pair of justices who recognized long before the U.S. Supreme Court made it the law of the land that the Second Amendment did apply to the states, through the 14th Amendment." ... NY: SCOPE in on a sociable shindig for shooters "There will be big doin's in Penn Yan this Saturday, Aug. 21. The Eighth Annual pig roast and 'Meet the Candidates' will be hosted from 3 until 6 p.m. by the Yates County chapter of the Shooters' Committee On Political Education, better known as SCOPE." "This event allows individuals to get up close to candidates who are seeking national, state and local offices. Questions are welcome, but the emphasis centers on ... how these politicians feel about a citizen's right to keep and bear arms." "After a spring when anti-gun forces in Albany introduced bill after bill that was aimed at law-abiding citizens, not criminals, opportunities like this are important as we search for supporters of this important right to represent us." ... FL: Praising his pro-life, Second Amendment bona fides, Huckabee endorses McCollum "Though Bill McCollum has fallen behind his primary opponent Rick Scott in campaign cash, he has no shortage of big-name endorsements. An ad unveiled in May showed former Gov. Jeb Bush touting McCollum as 'the kind of solid leader Florida needs' and in June, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney endorsed Florida�s attorney general." "Just yesterday, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee proclaimed his endorsement of McCollum, and will reportedly make an appearance in Jacksonville this weekend alongside him." ... KY: Conway eschews labels, defends positions and challenges Paul "Wearing a white 'Kentucky Proud' apron and grinning from ear to ear, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate served fruit in the buffet line Thursday morning at the Kentucky State Fair's Commodities Breakfast." "And Conway was also dishing it out to Republican opponent Rand Paul." ... "In a Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday (August 18), 43% of Kentucky voters believe Conway is politically liberal, but 32% say he�s moderate." "Conversely, 75% of those polled regard Paul as a political conservative." "Conway says he has distinguished himself from Republicans on key issues ..." "In the next breath, Conway reiterated his more conservative positions on tax cuts and support for the Second Amendment." ... IA: Iowa Attorney General Candidate Brenna Fidley on tour (audio clip) FULL TEXT BELOW Candidate for Attorney General of Iowa Brenna Fidley is currently touring all 99 Iowa counties asking Iowans for their vote so she can stand up for them. Findley talks about what a majority of the public is concerned about�. Findley says that she also supports the Second Amendment and doesn�t have a campaign office because she wants to be out helping Iowans. Findley has recently been endorsed by former Vice Presidential Nominee and Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. FL: Some straight shooting on guns "In a political season full of distortions, exaggerations and outright lies, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott draws distinction for the most ludicrous claim." "A recent mailer ... warns that McCollum 'is targeting gun owners.'" "It points out Scott received a higher ranking from the [NRA] than McCollum, which is true, if curious." "Marion Hammer, the state NRA lobbyist, bestowed an A rating on Scott for being an NRA member and owning a couple of books about Second Amendment rights." "McCollum was given only a B, but this ignored a lifetime of defending gun owners' rights. He was penalized for engaging in the gun-rights battle, while Scott was rewarded for having stayed out of the fray." ... MI: Royal Oak to allow guns at Arts, Beats, and Eats, but wants a state gun ban for public buildings "Even as the City of Royal Oak bows to pressure from gun rights activists and prepares to eliminate an illegal gun ban at the upcoming Arts, Beats, and Eats festival, the city continues to show its anti-gun ways by preparing to ask for a statewide ban on guns in public buildings." ... Crime victim persecuted for being gun owner "It used to be in this country that if you were arrested for a crime you were presumed innocent until trial. Now if you are a crime victim you may be perceived as a criminal if you are a gun owner. ..." "In the wee hours of an August morning, Rockford (IL) police were called by the victim's neighbors to report a burglary. ... The burglar had fled, but the police were surprised to find a collection of about three hundred firearms. The 67 year-old homeowner was out of town. Research by police showed he is a legal FOID cardholder in Illinois and the guns apparently were registered. Nevertheless the police proceeded to stack his firearms outside his home and then take the guns into custody. ..." ... ID: Meridian Police bust down wrong door looking for suspect Submitted by: none "A Meridian couple got quite the scare Wednesday night when police broke through their front door unexpectedly with guns drawn." "One minute Bruce and Elaine Reager were watching TV inside their duplex on Summerdawn Street, and the next, Meridian Police had broken it down." ... "The way the home is situated and the location of the numbers on the duplex may have led to the confusion." "Police approached the home around 10:15 p.m. thinking it was just a single home and moved to what they thought was the front door." "It ended up being a front door, but not the right front door." ... "Meridian Police admit this was a mistake and have said they will take care of the repairs to the door and door frame." ... KABA Note: Kudos to the MPD for admitting their mistake and promising to fix the door. WI: Newspaper poll asks question resolved 138 yeas ago "There is currently an online poll published by the Baraboo News Republic, asking the following question: (the responses were as of [Thursday 8/19] morning)" "Do you think people in Wisconsin should be allowed to openly carry firearms in public?" ... CA: The importance of gun safety "It's a horror story no parent wants to consider, but the accidental shooting of a 9-year-old boy in Camarillo on Aug. 18 while playing with his 13-year-old brother is a reminder of the immense responsibility that people must exercise when it comes to gun safety." "Luckily, the boy was not killed and is now recovering ..." "While all Americans are ensured the right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, California law requires gun owners keep firearms locked and out of the hands of children unless supervised by an adult." ... Submitter's Note: So if kids can't get guns, then they don't need safety training, right? I wonder how many accidental shootings could be prevented by repealing these asinine laws . . . SC: South Carolina's 2010-11 Budget Provides Tax Rebate, Exemption Measures "The recently approved 2010-11 South Carolina Budget Bill (the Budget) provides for $4.9 billion in spending and includes several tax incentives and changes. The changes affect corporate and personal income tax, sales and use tax, and the motor fuels tax." ... "Second Amendment Handgun Exemption Weekend" "12:01a.m. Friday, November 26 through midnight Saturday November 27 is scheduled for the 2010 Second Amendment handgun exemption weekend. Taxes regularly imposed on the sales price of handguns and shot guns are exempt during that time." ... MO: Second Amendment (tenth letter) "Aug. 4 letter writer Larry Seitter has the right idea about the importance of learning the nation's history, only he left out the Supreme Court. The judges don't seem to have read the Constitution or any of the thoughts of the Founding Fathers." "If they had, they would know the Founding Fathers didn't want a standing army. They thought that was a sure road to anarchy. When the Revolutionary War was won, Gen. George Washington disbanded the army and sent them home." "When Washington was president, he called up the militia to settle the Whiskey Rebellion. His show of force (10,000 militia men) settled the rebellion without firing a shot. Again, no standing army � everyone went home." ... FL: Hometown Happenings 0820 (tenth item) ... "Second Amendment Club of America will meet Monday, Aug. 23, at the Cotee River Caf�, 12830 Shady Hills Road, Spring Hill. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m., and the general meeting will be held at 7 p.m. The club is open to all who believe in and support the second amendment regardless of political party. For information, call 727-841-8507 or visit its website at www.secondamendmentclub.org." ... OH: Poachers Pay $7794.00 for Illegally Taking One Deer "Two Seneca County men were sentenced in July for the illegal taking of a deer in the 2009 deer hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Restitution of $4625 was ordered paid by Judge Mark Repp of the Tiffin Municipal Court. The revised restitution law went into effect March 2008 and allows the ODNR Division of Wildlife to seek an increased recovery value on all illegally harvested wildlife." ... I now think the only way to control handgun use is to prohibit the guns. And the only way to do that is to change the Constitution. � M. Gartner, then President of NBC News, USA Today, January 16, 1992, pg. A9	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line49
__label__wiki	0.50266	0.50266	'Wild Tales": Graham Nash Opens Up On Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young \| NY Daily News Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 1969 A very major review of "Wild Tales", Graham Nash's new book on NY Daily News by Sherryl Connelly. The review doesn't leave much on the table -- or to the imagination. One thing terribly odd about the review -- besides its shallowness -- is how the review itself is censored?! Seriously, wtf? It would seem that if a book's contents doesn't meet your editorial standards, why would the reviewer quote from it only to blank out words and phrases? Is this to avoid our so tender sensibilities when at the exact time focusing on these supposedly offensive activities? Strange. Back to the book and review. Nash's book seems to be attempting to live up to its title and tells a few about the supergroup constantly at each other’s throats in drug-fueled rages while the world grooved to the harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and sometimes Young. Regarding the album Deja Vu, a “game changer” and bringing in Neil Young to CSN, Graham writes: “Neil Young: It was like lobbing a live grenade into a vacuum,” Nash writes. The book apparently ends on a Neil Young note, as well, which seems to be quite telling given some of the more recent rumbles from Graham: In the end, Nash says, he knows the music they made together matters more “than what we do (to) each other.” He’s at peace with Crosby and Stills, though he intriguingly concludes, “The jury is out on my long, strange trip with Neil Young.” Graham, here's a news flash -- it's all just a long, strange trip with Neil. We all have always known that. All of this said, we'll reserve judgement on the book until we actually read this ourselves and hope that it's much more substantial than the superficiality of critic Sherryl Connelly's review. We think Graham and the rest of CSNY deserve much better treatment. Here's the Amazon link for "Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life" by Graham Nash . (Thanks! It's like a digital tip jar. You'll be supporting Thrasher's Wheat.) So Graham Nash is a tell all twit, selling salacious tales as he is obviously desperate for some cash. Like the others, he waits, hoping for Neil Young to decide if he wants to get aboard the creaky old nostalgia barge that is CSN&Y for one last voyage to that big cash machine. Thus "the jury is still out" to Nash on Neil Young. I assume all will be fine if NY decides to sign up for a tour. I hope he decides not to waste any time with those losers. The review, assuming it has some accuracy, only confirms that CSN were a trio of over indulged and over indulging swine. Sound like typical wealthy hypocrites, espousing virtues they can't come close to living. I've noticed for a long time Graham never misses a chance to bash Neil in the press...hell the only press Nash gets is when he's talking about Neil Young... Graham Nash always comes off as an honest person with strong values. I'm definitely going to read the bio and I'm having a hard time understanding the previous precarious reaction. Neil follows his muse and that means he probably hasn't been the best friend to Graham Nash. So sure, there will be some sour notes on NY. Who cares? Why would that make Nash a twit telling salacious tales? Trasher and Hippie Dream aren't such nice songs either... Wow...a bit harsh don't ya think? I somehow don't think GN needs the cash. Residuals from the Hollies and CSN continue to mount, as does the monies from his photography and digital printing processes. He obviously tells the 'tales' because people (read: some fans) may want to know what the 'flavour' of the times was really all about. And who better the the undeclared historian of the band. Normally I 'like' the Zuma Band's comments but this was a little disturbing. Perhaps a bad night? Anyway stay positive and relax... Billie in Calgary Sorry if my comments came off as intemperate. Perhaps the interviewer needed to highlight the more sordid aspects of the book to make the article news worthy. But I also suspect that Willie was told, "Willie baby, ya gotta thrown in more of the sex and drugs if you want a bigger payday. It's rock-n-roll baby...besides, you don't anything really interesting to say"...and he appears to have complied. But does anyone really need the image of the piggish David Crosby getting a double bj while smoking a joint and blabbing on the phone? "Hippie heaven"? Maybe it's everyone's age now, but it just sounds unnecessary. I'd find it more interesting and revealing and honest if perhaps some of these characters would go back and find some of these women and ask them their recollections. At least in his autobiography Neil Young acknowledges getting (and, I assume giving) STDs. Perhaps I'm still annoyed at the Crosby snark about "Trans" (let alone his swipe at Crazy Horse and Billy Talbot). Please, criticism of any sort coming from the author of the execrable "Triad"? Although perhaps the scene Nash describes is Crosby's fulfillment of that three way fantasy. Old school male chauvinist pig IMO. At 9/02/2013 06:37:00 PM, Bodhi said... I admit I will likely read this memoir, if for no other reason than to get a perspective on those times. That being said, I find it a little vain to accuse Neil Young of using CSN as a stepping stone and publicity mechanism. I'm sure those were residual benefits, but I always viewed these various projects as different vehicles for Neil to follow his muse and to pursue different sounds. I always perceived that Neil's separation from the rest of the circus on the 1974 tour was because Neil was more grounded in reality and avoided the circus of excess that the others embraced. If you've ever seen the full concert film from Wembley Stadium (you can find it on YouTube)...if that's any indication how the bulk of the tour was, you can understand why Neil had checked out from their trip and stuck with Mobil-Obil. Plus, Neil, for the most part, was the only one of the four prolifically writing and performing new material. If he was using them as a stepping stone in the beginning, they were using him as their creative salvation from 1973 on to generate a new album.... Both Crosby and Nash have been public in asking Neil to get back together for another tour. Crosby is at least candid. On his website, he states that he's having trouble keeping up with the expenses of his sailboat. A tour with Neil would fix it, and he acknowledges it. At least he's honest about it. Hey, I was born the year of the Doom Tour. I wasn't there. This is just my opinion. I could be wrong.... I just want to clear up this conception that Neil was the only one writing, therefore he left the group. Following deja vu, Neil released 4 albums before the doom tour (gold rush, harvest, tfa, otb). Stills released 2 solo albums and 2 Manassas albums (one of which was a double). Nash released 2 solo albums and one c&n album. Crosby a solo album, Byrds album, and c&n album. Really, all four were pretty consistent until the 77 csn album. I'm not saying that the QUALITY of the work was always on par with Neil, cause it wasn't (although one could argue stills was nearly as prolific and substantive as Neil until about 74, and Crosby produced a solo record that is as good as, if not better than, neils top efforts). Overall id say they were all still in top form in 74, or at least close to it. Neil is the first to admit he has left a trail of carnage behind him, so surely there are a lot of people that would have some negative views about him. I don`t think someone who harbours hard feelings against Neil is really going to surprise or offend him, or us. I look forward to reading it, and if he included some drug and sex tales from the old days, so be it. These guys are all around 70 years old now, if anything it probably gives them an ego boost. Yeah, but Crosby is in a different position financially than Nash and Stills. He lost all his money. First to drugs, and than to the IRS in the 90's. Btw, I don't think CSN creative abilities had dried up in 1974. They did play new songs on that tour. The 1975 'Stills' album is really great, as is Wind on the Water by Crosby & Nash. After 75 things slowly deteriorated. Anon 09:58:00 PM said: "... and Crosby produced a solo record that is as good as, if not better than, neils top efforts..." Yeah, it's better than Neils top efforts! One of the best ever made. At 9/03/2013 01:22:00 PM, Gus said... Though Crosby,Stills, and Nash were still writing decent material back in 1974, they didn't play very much of it on the stadium tour. Only Neil kept doing his new songs, with some rare exceptions. He's always had a different view about that sort of thing... Curious which Crosby record you guys are mentioning. I've never really checked out any of his solo stuff. Would like to give it a listen. David Crosby's solo debut "if only I could Remember My Name" - a career high Bible Study with Neil Young & Jim Jarmusch TONIGHT: Interview with Uwe Grahl and Life on the ... What does Daniel Lanois do when Neil Young and Cra... A Son's Gift to His Dad: ▶ Neil Young LIVE @ Ziggo... Still Living With War... and Yet More War To Come Neil Young’s Studio Prowess Is More Than Meets the... Neil Young Albums From Worst To Best \| Stereogum PODCAST: 1st Anniversary of Thrasher's Wheat Radio David Crosby's Recent Conversation w/ Neil Young \|... 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__label__wiki	0.677009	0.677009	Wartime Combat: A Brittish View Norton Herrick Center for Motion Picture Studies > Documentary > Wartime Combat: A Brittish View 2462. WARTIME COMBAT: A BRITISH VIEW (1943-1944-England). 1. DESERT VICTORY (1943-England). Directed by ROY BOULTING. Produced by The Army Film Unit and Royal Air Force. This outstanding war documentary chronicles the fiercely fought battles for the control of Egypt and Libya during World War II. In August of 1942, Winston Churchill appointed Generals Alexander and Montgomery commanders of the North African campaign. Montgomery’s troops travelled 1400 miles in eighty days to eradicate the enemy Axis Afrika Korps lead by Field Marshal Rommel, the infamous “Desert Fox.” The remarkable land and aerial footage includes bloody battle scenes of Great Britain’s Eighth Army attacking the enemy forces. There are up-close shots of torpedoes being launched from submarines and bombs dropping from British planes. Battling their way from El-Alamein to Tobruk to Tripoli, the victorious British armies force Rommel and his men into East Tunisia. It is amazing to be an eyewitness to the courageous and decisive combat victories which paved the way for the total defeat of Nazism in North Africa. 2. CAMERAMEN AT WAR (1944-England). Compiled by LEN LYE. Famed film animator Len Lye created this exciting live-action compilation as a tribute to the brave men who withstood storms of shrapnel to capture on film the story of the Second World War. Aboard freezing Arctic convoys and atop military trucks driving through intense desert heat, these front-line cameramen shoot pictures under the most challenging conditions. Some suffer no more than a smashed tripod while others lose their lives in the line of duty. Using rare and memorable footage from the archives of London’s Imperial War Museum, shots of these cameramen and their historic footage are presented to show the dangers by which the events of war are recorded. 75 minutes total. Documentary Duration 75 minutes Year 1943 Actors Harold-Alexander; Winston-Churchill; Adolf-Hitler; Raymond-Glendenning Writers Raymond-Glendenning; J-L-Hodson Genre Documentary	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line59
__label__cc	0.622981	0.377019	← Rooting for grubs. Advantage: That one. → My 9/11 movie. Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 I was unfamiliar with the phrase “my 9/11 movie” until my screenwriting teacher used it in reference to “Amelie,” and I learned the definition was “the movie that brought you out of your 9/11 funk.” We were all that way, weren’t we? Dazed and frightened and confused and angry and depressed, convinced we’d just stepped off the cliff and were plummeting toward a pile of rocks and shit at the bottom, just waiting for the landing. And then, at some point, we were rescued by art. Maybe your 9/11 movie was a painting or a symphony or a two-and-a-half-minute single, but for me it was a movie: “Citizen Ruth.” This ferocious satire of the culture wars slapped me across the face and gave me hope. If we can make movies like this, I thought, we’re better than they are, because they can’t. Turns out A.O. Scott loves it too, and tells us why in this fine video appreciation. Posted at 1:35 pm in Uncategorized \| 24 responses to “My 9/11 movie.” caliban said on October 7, 2008 at 1:55 pm John McCain rictus: http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/necagb1s1.jpg The likeness is remarkable n’est ce pas? indybot said on October 7, 2008 at 1:57 pm Had to! Had to! Had to respond (read like a dog panting- not huffing)! “Citizen Ruth”, Laura Dern et al what a work on so many levels! Saw it at Cinema Center, one of the Fort’s gems. I do love that film. And ya know, goshdarnit, if Palin’s a hockey mom, her favorite player is Claude Lemieux: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYOFv8IAr I grew up with Gordie, a truly dirty cheater, but a piker compared with Lemieux and Ulf Samuelson. Cowards. Cathy D. said on October 7, 2008 at 2:04 pm And for sports fans, many people were rescued by baseball–remember the first game at Yankee Stadium? Julie Robinson said on October 7, 2008 at 2:29 pm Letterman. Close to weeping, he personified the defiance of New Yorkers. Then he made us laugh again. derwood said on October 7, 2008 at 4:10 pm Have to go with Julie on this one. Letterman did it for me. We also flew out of Indy to Pensacola 4 days after 9/11 to scatter my wifes father’s ashes. Sounds strange but it was actually good to fly and do something that wasn’t related to watching CNN. Lyle had lived in our garage for nine years so it was good to release him. We even found time to Parasail…or at least I did. Dexter said on October 7, 2008 at 4:15 pm CathyD: Yep. That was the first time since my jaded outlook, post-Vietnam tour, that I embraced Old Glory and felt patriotic to any degree. I’ll never forget the announcer saying “while just blocks away Lower Manhattan is still smoldering…” I even got into Dr.Ronan Tynan’s long tenor version of “G.B.America”…it was the art form that is baseball that was my “9-11 moment”. The Yankees lost the World Series that year to Arizona, and baseball moved on. Of all the 9-11 happenings, I still think about the restaurateur who set up a tent and fed rescue workers gourmet food, for free, for weeks. We saw the good side of New Yorkers, the most maligned Americans. LAMary said on October 7, 2008 at 4:57 pm I don’t think I had one. The kids and I had been in NYC the week before and on our last night there, took the Circle Line boat around the island. My good friend Jim took a photo of us with the towers behind us, and he emailed it to me a few weeks after the attack, and that started a whole new sense of horror. Hank Stuever said on October 7, 2008 at 6:51 pm “Waking Life” by Richard Linklater. Maybe just the gorgeous soundtrack. Saw it in another city, Oct ’01, my first trip on a plane after. whitebeard said on October 7, 2008 at 7:25 pm I didn’t get a chance to be “dazed and frightened and confused and angry and depressed” because I watched the first tower fall on TV where my wife and I were having breakfast and I rushed to get my car to drive to work at my newspaper and worked there straight out for almost 14 hours. Connecticut’s southwestern corner is a bedroom community to Manhattan and the home to many victims of the attacks on the towers. It’s not a case of news people being immune to the effects of a tragedy (I volunteered to talk to the wife of a friend after her little boy strangled to death when his scarf got caught in the outdoor clothesline) but we deal with it on a different level. Still, it took me years before I could go to the site in lower Manhattan. Having lived through the assassinations in short order, I was numb to the WTC. Somebody that died might have made a difference. Actually, everybody that died would have made a difference, Families, history, who knows. If Bobby had been president emeritus, the USA might be a shining city on a hill instead of a pariah state that operates a gulag cum torture. Boffy would robably would have talked about ‘death be not proud’. Needing leaders but get gamblers instead. It’s incomprehensible that Americans don’t see this as logical comeuppance, and the grandiosity of American exceptionalism was the cause of the tragedy. We export democracy, brutally, and ignore or hold hands with Saudi Arabia and Wahabbism. We don ‘t put Cheney in jail, we coddle a pretzledent that was warned in no uncertain, hell, hair on fire, terms this was going to happen, we support Shock and Awe. WTC is what the Project for the New American Century wanted to happen. Venal idiots in charge of the government. These aholes believe bunkers will save them, and they’ll go to Sitka in the sky. They’re better than we are, and if these jerks are better than I am at anything other than stealing Cuyahoba County in 2004, I’d say wipe it and start over. If we’re a democracy, we need to think about the Rosenbergs railroaded and J. Robert Oppenheimer: http://www.atomicarchive.com/Movies/Movie8.shtml If there’s an artistic punctuation point, I guess it’s ‘O, Brother, Where Art Thou’. http://www.davidsj.com/post.php?id=198_0_1_0_C The 9/11 message: Dumbasses should have voted for the war hero and not the idiot that can’t tell a cow from a bull: http://www.iflipflop.com/2005/05/is-this-how-you-milked-bull-george.html. 1719 chars Jolene said on October 7, 2008 at 7:53 pm Lowercase mark: I answered your question on the previous thread. And, yes, Letterman for me too. I thought the way he came back was exceedingly graceful. Bill said on October 7, 2008 at 10:05 pm We were in Athens on 9/11 and I’ll always remember the kindness of the Greek people toward Americans. We could not come home so we made do with faxes to and from our grown children to make sure they were OK. We watched from afar as stories of kindness, courage and sadness came to us via CNN. caliban said on October 7, 2008 at 10:38 pm Actually, there’s a movie that could dispel bad feelings, that is roundly ridiculed, and stars Scout’s dad, who could be president in a perfect world. Amazing Grace and Chuck. Plots sort of silly. Utopian? Sports star and a statesman president. The believable part is a Little Leaguer that doesn’t think people and countries ought to be in the business of blowing anybody up. This movie stars Alex English. He went to a school that couldn’t spell basketball if you spotted them everything but the ultimate l, and he played nba for a bunch of bad teams. In the ’80s, he scored more points than J or Larry or Michael. http://www.nba.com/history/highest_scoring_game_021107.html http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/Alex_English Like J and Larry and Magic, he was a consummate team player, and never got the absurd benefit of dogass refs the way Jordan did. Anyway, if Sarah is anything but a masturbatory right-wing totem, and a transgender hero(ine), peace on earth might come to mind when she can’t speak English and the questions are too specific for her notes. It’s a strange brand of Chrisitianity that dwellls on endtimes and identifying the saved as Alaskan separatists. If intelligent theology involves hope, where does that leave the theological elitists? I just finished (and highly recommend, along with Kavalier Klay) The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, so I betcha, I know everything about Alaska. Delaware 870thou, Alaska 670. Snide dumbass Spiro wannabe, accomplished at local graft and bullying, not quite as clever. The election is a referendum on the stupidity and gullibility of American voters. Anybody that believes McCain suspended his campaign should be disenfranchised for being a moron. As far as Michigan is concerned, Fait accompli, and they forgot to tell Ulf Samuelson. Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin–blue, blue, blue. Milhous hated John Kerry. So do Republicans in general. Had Kerry been elected, would the economy reached dire streaits, would Osama roam, not bloody likely. And Americans were so fucking stupid they allowed Ken Blackwell to rob the election, and pretend W didn’t bail for a couple of lines. There’s a great Christmas tune by ELP. About believing and being disabused of belief. It holds true. The Christmas we get we deserve. Contract ON America. Know what we want and get it good and hard. McCain, incompetent asshole: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/22/mccain/ More than anything, McCain was a target of Karl Rove. Black love child. Now the shitheel embraces the architects and the authors of that campaign to produce bullcrap against Obama. It’s like W;s Vietnam record. Lying sack-o-shit. Died-in-the-wool conservatives? Vote for Ron Paul. McCain is devoid of principles, personality, humor, judgement, template for a new Cheney, if that’s who you want running the country. Cheney started the Century by ensuring his Halliburton nestegg and insisting on no oversight. Palin> Same old. http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/29/palin-oil-champ/ I don’t know. Is there somebody so beknighted they think drill baby drill has anything to do with energy indepemdence? The argument is much like the Weyerhaouser consideration. Renewable. Like scrub pine planted in rows replaces hardwood forests. But Palin thinks there were dinosaurs and giant ferns 5000 years ago, and God put them here, and will do it again, to provide gas for snow machines. She actually has said so. And W made the OClub safe for democracy. Past is cetainly prologue. basset said on October 7, 2008 at 11:03 pm >>Dazed and frightened and confused and angry and depressed, convinced we’d just stepped off the cliff and were plummeting toward a pile of rocks and shit at the bottom, just waiting for the landing. you mean like we are right now? me, I don’t watch movies much and have never been to NYC… but my mother survived the London blitz of WWII as a young girl and she never got over 9/11. moe99 said on October 7, 2008 at 11:19 pm Seen in San Fran on a tee shirt: “Because I want sex with Palin doesn’t mean that I want to be fuc*** by McCain” “That one”??? Sounds like the little brown one. Look, the guy is beholden to the mob and wants to hang this on Ayres. Who did not bomb the Pentagon, aside what Freepers might say. Actually, Ayres was only ewver accused of anything to try to force him to implicate Bernardine Dohrn, who he was in love with. Evidence? Well, none whatsoever. Other than Cointelpro agents testimony. Biggest liars until the Bush administration. Anybody buying this is an idiot. Kinda like calling Obama Boy. Incontinent, closet racist (this close to saying boy vs. thoughtful and gracious. Is America comfortable with a closet racist? Who understands foreign policy? The surge is hilarious. Surge means increase and decrease. Palin says troop numbers are lower when it’s plus 17,000. And anubody that wants to talk about the surge wants to ignore the millions paid with no oversight to the Awakening. W’s stated margin of victory for the surge is Political stability. Yeah, ypu idiots, right. They don’t understand to this day the pure-D influence of Iran. They do not understand the popular support for Turkistan. They don’t seem to understand anything to do with politics in Iraq. Mainstream media? Supposedly it’s a wash on lying. Not in a million years. This shit started with Swiftboat pure bullshit being played off against W and his Guard Duty. W ditched to avoid a positive coke test. Kerry was pulling a wounded buddy out of the Mekong. McCain economic message: pay those 300 to 1 golden parachutes and make sure those poor damaged CEOs don’t have to suffer paying taxes. That is his plan and he can’t get around it. Catherine said on October 7, 2008 at 11:57 pm I’m not sure I’m over my 9/11 funk yet. From this time and place, it feels like the prologue to a seven-year nightmare, or a play written by Tony Kushner. caliban said on October 8, 2008 at 12:26 am Maybe McCain isn’t a total scumbag. He knows for a fact that negative crap is crap.He doesn’t seem willing to go with the Hussein garbage. Bill Ayres is a bagatelle. On the economy, McCain couldn’t actually say his only choice is Phil fucking Graham, who thinks Americans are whiners, It’s entirely likely that Gramm’s riches have elevated right alongside Cheney’s, and McCain trust is profiting. You betcha. Grotesque wink, wink. If people are so stupid they elect McCain, Puil Gramm is the Treasury Secretary, and we’re all screwed.Earmarls? Vast majority are reasonable expenditures. It is worth considering that Alaska ate that shit alive and built the road to the bridge to nowhere. What are these nitwits talking about? Thanks but no thanks? Has that woman ever told the truth about anything? No. Dorothy said on October 8, 2008 at 8:10 am I still have the videotape of Letterman’s first show post 9-1-1. he was the personification of grace in the face of such awfulness in NYC. His chin quivers, and I lose it. I just can’t help myself. (He did the same thing when he came back after his bypass surgery.) Emma said on October 8, 2008 at 10:21 am I should be ashamed, but… “Spy Kids II.” Saw it on an airplane, coming home from Las Vegas. I cried. (Cried! At “Spy Kids II!”) caliban said on October 27, 2008 at 4:54 pm AOScott sure isn’t somebody reliable. Roger Ebert likes the same movies I like. He has good taste, and that pompous movie critic shit, well, Blade Runner is the best movie anybody ever made. And Chainatown is certainly second. Scariest movie? When things go a little to long in Poltergeist. Look, you dumbasses. A man’s life is at sake. He didn’t kill anybody. The evidence is overwhelmimg. You believe Scalia or you belivee the facts. Look. Swift Boat was the most outrageous lie in servivr of a chickenshit draft dodger. McCain? Only what he said. Kerry, he was a hero. . In the senate, McCain sort of japped on Kerry. What a jerk. McCain was a liNr. Kerry was a hero. Fact, jack. McCain claimed he dealt with Viet Namese. Bullshit. Kerry did, McCain lied. caliban • indybot • caliban • Cathy D. • Julie Robinson • derwood • Dexter • LAMary • Hank Stuever • whitebeard • caliban • Jolene • Bill • caliban • basset • moe99 • caliban • Catherine • caliban • Dorothy • Emma • caliban • caliban • caliban • and YOU.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line62
__label__wiki	0.873729	0.873729	Australian Rules Football News » Irish raiders take aim at Listed Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park Irish raiders take aim at Listed Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park G1 winner Bolshoi Ballet makes his first appearance of 2022 in the Listed BetUK Churchill Stakes (3.10pm), one of two Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park on Saturday, November 12. Trained by Aidan O’Brien, last year’s G1 Belmont Derby victor has been off the track since finishing down the field in the G1 Hong Kong Vase in December. O’Brien has saddled three winners from 11 runners on the All-Weather at Lingfield Park, most recently taking the Listed River Eden Fillies’ Stakes with Delphinia in 2019. Majestic Dawn is joint top-rated with Bolshoi Ballet on 111, although Paul & Oliver Cole’s contender has a 3lb penalty for winning the Listed Festival Stakes at Goodwood in May. The six-year-old was beaten a short-neck in the G3 Prix Gontaut-Biron at Deauville in August but has not been at his best on his last two starts, most recently finishing well-beaten in the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket. Oliver Cole said: “Majestic Dawn has been a little disappointing in his last two races but has been working well and we are hoping he can put those runs behind him. “The switch back to the All-Weather should be fine as he has run well at Chelmsford and Kempton before. “It looks a pretty hot race, but we are the highest rated alongside Bolshoi Ballet, and if we can put our best foot forward, we should have a hell of a shot. “The idea was that this would be his last race [of the year] but if he goes well, we may have to think about other races during the winter.” A 12-strong field also features George Boughey’s Royal Ascot winner Missed The Cut and Algiers, who won the G3 Jebel Ali Mile on dirt for Simon & Ed Crisford earlier this year. The Gosden stable has a good recent record in the BetUK Churchill Stakes, taking the spoils with Crossed Baton and Dubai Warrior before Harrovian’s close second to Pyledriver 12 months ago. Harrovian is joined by stable-mate Forest Of Dean, who is looking for another big-race success over this course and distance having landed the G3 Winter Derby in 2021. French import Millebosc is an intriguing debutant for William Haggas. The four-year-old had some high-class form for Stephanie Nigge, most notably finishing third behind St Mark’s Basilica in last season’s G1 Prix du Jockey Club. The Wizard Of Eye has been keeping good company this year for Stan Moore, with his best effort coming when narrowly denied in the G3 Thoroughbred Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. Four-year-old Evania is the unknown quantity for Kevin Philippart de Foy, having won both of her starts in novice company albeit 629 days apart. Al Zaraqaan, who won a Fast-Track Qualifier at Newcastle last season, the returning Tyson Fury and Topanticipation complete the 12 contenders. The winner of the BetUK Churchill Stakes will receive a guaranteed start in the £200,000 Easter Classic on Finals Day. In the other Fast-Track Qualifier on the card, the Listed BetUK Golden Rose Stakes (2.35pm), former All-Weather champion Summerghand clashes with Irish raiders Logo Hunter and Harry’s Bar. Summerghand captured the All-Weather Sprint Championships over the course and distance in 2021 and has been in excellent form of late, taking out the Ayr Gold Cup and finishing second in the G3 Bengough Stakes at Ascot. Listed winners Logo Hunter and Harry’s Bar met last time out in the G3 Mercury Stakes at Dundalk, with the duo finishing second and fourth respectively behind British challenger Manaccan. Logo Hunter’s trainer Michael Browne said: “Logo Hunter has come out of Dundalk in great form, I have never had him better. “I think the six furlongs will be fine, especially on a sharp track like Lingfield. Most of his runs for me have been over five but he did win first time out over six at Dundalk. “After this, there is a five-furlong conditions race at Newcastle in early December that we may look at, and then he is going out to Dubai in the new year.” Veteran campaigner Judicial is seeking his second win in the BetUK Golden Rose Stakes following his swooping victory in 2019. The 10-year-old arrives on the back of a conditions race success at Beverley in September. The 11 runners also include three other All-Weather Listed winners in the shape of Exalted Angel, Mums Tipple and Tippy Toes. Another Romance, Lucky Man, Strong Power and Tenaya Canyon also run, with a guaranteed place in the £150,000 All-Weather Sprint Championships up for grabs. Tweets by peterellistips Receive information on the site and be kept up to date! © Peter Ellis Racing	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line63
__label__cc	0.683799	0.316201	« Low Voter Turnout: A good thing, or a bad thing? Trenton’s 2018 Report Card » The Case Against State Funding for Trenton June 27th, 2018 \| Author: admin Trenton’s new government isn’t even sworn in yet and they’re already salivating at the prospect of fellow Democrat Phil Murphy funding some sort of big aid package for the City of Trenton. My question is, why should taxpayers in New Jersey want this? It’s settled precedent that cities can’t levy property taxes on State, County or Federal governments. Why do Trentonians think they are different? If so, what’s the formula? Perhaps we think it’s because we’re a Capital City and therefore entitled to a little extra something because we house so many State buildings. Of course, legally we’re NOT entitled to a dime. Many, in and out of Trenton government, think the State should agree to a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) out of the goodness of the collective hearts of all New Jersey tax payers. If it did, New Jersey would likely be the only state in the nation that made such payments. Most other states do not have formulaic mechanisms for PILOTs on State buildings but a few do including New York and Delaware) The State controls 28% of the land in Trenton. Why can’t we run a successful city on the other 72%? Perhaps we think it’s because we’re poor. Well sure, Trenton can’t possibly fund its own government. However, just for background, out of the ~$500,000,000 local cost of government (municipal + schools), Trenton taxpayers pay around $90,000,000 in property taxes (municipal + school). That’s less than 20%. The state funds roughly 50% of Trenton’s total cost of government vs. the 20% that Trentonian’s pay in property taxes. How much more do the fine folks in Trenton think NJ taxpayers owe them? Perhaps we think it’s because Trentonians are all Democrats and payment will ensure fealty to the NJ Democratic party. In the absence of a good rationale, this seems most likely. Trentonians complained mightily when Gov. Christies tried to make performance criteria a condition of receiving aid. Imagine that, a Republican suggested that Trenton have a responsible plan for revitalization and the people revolted. Perhaps it’s good that Trenton is expunging Republicans from the city. Who knows, maybe they’d help lead a statewide Republican resurgence that would force Trenton to be responsible. There are some valid funds that do flow through the State’s treasury and that have been woefully underpaid in the past. I’m thinking, of course, about CMPTRA and Energy Receipts. Both are essentially business taxes that are collected by the state and owed to cities. The numbers are big, measured in the tens of millions of dollars. The State of New Jersey stole millions from Trenton by not paying out correct amounts while previous Mayors were asleep at the wheel. That’s a problem, but these funds aren’t aid, they’re taxes. All of this leads to a fundamental reason why our new Mayor wants to bring partisan politics to his government. Republicans would demand that Trenton be accountable for its future success and not be dependent on New Jersey taxpayers. Self-reliance is a Republican ideal not just for people but also for local government. For Trenton to not have a plan and timetable in which to become a normal city confirms that the city will never become self-reliant. Never! State funding for Trenton should end eventually. If the City can’t show a plan for investing State aid in a way that will lead to self-sufficiency, the funding should stop now. Thanks to Iana Dikidjieva for correct the article in her Facebook comments. Correct is always better.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line67
__label__cc	0.573334	0.426666	Peninsular Thinking Peninsular Thinking A conversation about Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Manchester, Seabeck, Southworth, Suquamish, Belfair, Keyport, Olalla, Bangor, Hansville, Indianola, Port Gamble, Allyn, Port Ludlow, Gig Harbor and every once in a while something about the good folks who don't have the good fortune to live here. Trader Joe’s will open June 17 brynn grimley Brynn writes: Yes it is true, we finally have confirmation from Trader Joe’s corporate: The Silverdale Trader Joe’s will open Friday, June 17 at 8 a.m. Was that a pig I just saw fly by? Since jumping on the Silverdale beat five years ago I can easily say the most common complaint I heard — if you could call it that — was that there was no Trader Joe’s on the Kitsap Peninsula. I often heard stories of TJ’s faithful shoppers making special trips to University Place across the Tacoma Narrows bridge, or hopping on the ferry to Seattle to hit up one of the many stores across the sound. I heard rumors from people who said they were told by TJ’s managers that the corporate office wasn’t interested in Kitsap because we didn’t fit the demographic. But then when World Market opened a few years ago in the Kitsap Mall I wondered if maybe, just maybe, that might get the attention of other, similar retailers. Then the Facebook fan pages came along, and Kitsap residents admitted to sending repeated emails TJ’s corporate asking for a store. Then about a year ago the rumors started. A store manager at the University Place TJ’s said they were opening a Silverdale store. I immediately called the company spokeswoman, but she said the company had no plans for Kitsap, we weren’t even on their radar screen, she said. That left me to write this blog post in May 2010: “The Truth About Trader Joe’s” that said Trader Joe’s was NOT coming to Silverdale. But, by the next week I was writing a retraction of sorts after a trusted source in the community called me to say he in fact talked with representatives from TJ’s that were in Silverdale looking for vacant retail space to bring a store. I called corporate again and was still told no, no TJ’s in Silverdale. Then the building license surfaced and we had confirmation, the store was coming. Most recently we received an email from a reader who said the store was scheduled to tentatively open on June 17. While the former Circuit City building where the store will open was a little more than 26,000 square feet, the Trader Joe’s will take up about half that amount of space. This is still significantly larger than most of its other stores, which fall around 6,000 to 7,000 square feet. For those who are still in disbelief, here’s the official press release: Trader Joe’s to Open New Store In Silverdale Scheduled for Friday, June 17th at 8am (May 24, 2011) Monrovia, CA – Trader Joe’s, a unique, neighborhood grocery store with foods and beverages from the exotic to the basic, is scheduled to open a new store in Silverdale, Washington located at 9991 Mickelberry Road (inside the Mickelberry Plaza). The store is scheduled to open Friday, June 17th at 8am and is approximately 13,300 square feet in size. Trader Joe’s is pleased to announce the appointment of John Alvey, as Captain (Store Manager). John comes to the new store from the Trader Joe’s in Bellevue and has been with the company for more than a decade. First Mate (Assistant Store Manager) is Chris Melsha from the Olympia location and he has been with the company 21 years. Trader Joe’s was originally named in recognition of its distinct grocery buying process, because they search the world for great values and distinctive products. Crew members (store employees) consider themselves “traders on the culinary seas.” Crewmembers sport brightly colored Hawaiian-themed shirts, adding to the light-hearted air of the store. Many area residents after the store opens can expect to receive a copy of the Trader Joe’s “Fearless Flyer” in their mailboxes. The Fearless Flyer is a somewhat irreverent description of a timely selection of Trader Joe’s products. It’s been called a cross between Consumer Reports and Mad Magazine. Each edition highlights a selection of Trader Joe’s products that the company buyers believe are worthy of customer interest, including comfort foods and items that are organic or have other special attributes. Trader Joe’s carries an extensive array of domestic and imported foods and beverages including fresh baked artisan breads, Arabica bean coffees, international frozen entrées, 100% juices, fresh crop nuts, deli items, and vitamins and supplements, as well as the basics, like milk and eggs – all at honest, low prices. Trader Joe’s is truly a grocery store unlike any other. Trader Joe’s is a “store of stories,” meaning every item in the store has its own virtues — high quality ingredients, great flavor or simply an extraordinary price — many items often feature all of those qualities. Another significant point of difference, all of Trader Joe’s prices are everyday prices. Trader Joe’s doesn’t have “sales” for a few days, only to hike the prices back up again. Their prices change only when their costs change — there are no fancy promotions, discount cards or couponing wars. So how does Trader Joe’s offer unique groceries at prices everyone can afford? By offering more than 1000 items under the Trader Joe’s private label, which includes Trader Darwin’s vitamins (For the Survival of the Fittest), Trader José’s salsas, Trader Giotto’s marinara sauces, in addition to specially purchased items. Also, Trader Joe’s buys differently than other grocers – they purchase from manufacturers, not through distributors. They’ll take a brand name product, take out the preservatives and artificial colors and ingredients, and put it under their Trader Joe’s label to sell it at a real discount. Trader Joe’s introduces approximately a dozen new items every week, heightening the store’s adventurous appeal. Our buyers travel around the world searching out unique products at great values. In order for an item to be sold in a Trader Joe’s store, it must pass the scrutiny of a discerning tasting panel. Thousands of items are tasted each year to find products that both appeal to the culinary adventurer and microwave aficionado. So there you have it. In less than a month we’ll all be able to attend the grand opening, and those who’ve never been to a Trader Joe’s before can see what all the hype is about. May 24, 2011 SilverdaleTrader Joe's ← Gig Harbor joins Bremerton in memorializing WTC artifacts Dave of Dave’s Killer Bread coming to Silverdale → 3 thoughts on “Trader Joe’s will open June 17” tracy in west seattle says: This makes me laugh. I may have to write about it on our site. We have been living a parallel life and I had no idea. We have been covering West Seattle news for almost five years and that was always the #1 topic, rumor, plea, etc. Then finally last year they announced a deal for a location – and just last Friday, the first construction permit was granted – but some skeptics still won’t believe it till it finally opens (as the location is literally across the street from a huge hole dug for a three-years-stalled development that was to include a Whole Foods). Anyway, congratulations! brynn grimley says: Thanks Tracy — what I found funny was that you guys at the West Seattle Blog were getting confirmation from corporate and emails from them about their plans for West Seattle, even though the project was stalled because of permitting issues. While here on the peninsula it was like pulling teeth — we couldn’t get anything out of them until two months ago. Funny how they approached similar situations so differently. — Brynn Actually all our interim reporting has been done via the property owner and/or city records. But we did just today get a response from a corporate spokesperson … saying they cannot confirm plans or a date for a West Seattle location! Eleven months after they announced the lease in a press release and three days after the construction permit AND the day the fence went up (we just took a photo). So, it’s not just you. Is water a solid or a liquid at room temperature? 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__label__wiki	0.67839	0.67839	Tornado Damage Sacred ground was gnawed BY JOSH SHAFFER – Staff Writer Published in: April 16 Storms In historic Mount Hope Cemetery, where a thousand Raleigh souls are resting, a huge oak tree lies torn from the ground and splayed across the grave of Clarence Lightner, the city’s first black mayor. Part of his face has been scratched from the portrait on his stone. A few blocks east, an even larger oak fell to the grass in City Cemetery, narrowly missing the monument to Jacob Johnson – father of Andrew Johnson, the nation’s 17th president. And just a few blocks west, the Confederates interred in Oakwood Cemetery now repose under a tangle of snapped limbs too heavy to lift. The grave of Pvt. John Nevills is completely hidden inside the wreckage of branches. In all, the storm that ripped through Raleigh this month punished the dead along with the living, scattering debris over the city’s history and crushing some of its finest scenery. Oakwood, which is private, had cleared the maze of roads that roll over its grounds in time for Easter Sunday, and it’s hoped that all the damage will be repaired in time for a Sons of Confederate Veterans event in May, Superintendent Chuck Gooch said. But Mount Hope, City and O’Rorke cemeteries – all Raleigh property – remain closed, their gates locked and their borders strung with police tape. They are deemed too dangerous to visit, considering the deep pits left by root balls standing 10 feet high. “I was in shock for three days or so because the trees were so old and so massive,” said Jane Thurman, chair of Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation. “Just to see them lying on the ground …” Repairing them will take time, money and planning, and none of the specifics is certain yet. With sawed-up trunks stacked along so many corners near downtown, and with so many buildings damaged, the emphasis is on helping people in the here and now. But the cemeteries group hopes people will volunteer when work begins. Few stones were broken in any of the cemeteries. Those that were damaged were mostly knocked over. So Thurman feels fortunate that so many monuments were spared.Many stones recently repaired, such as Johnson’s in City Cemetery, escaped damage. But she hopes the importance of so much history, clustered around downtown, directly in the storm’s path, won’t be forgotten. “They’re open space first and foremost,” Thurman said. “They’re sacred burial grounds, and they’re a link to the city’s history. They have the stories of the people buried in them that tell the story of the city – every economic level and every occupation.” It appears that Mount Hope on Fayetteville Street took the worst of the storm’s force. Founded in 1872 as a city-owned black cemetery, it includes the graves of the Rev. Henry Beard Delany, who at the time of his death was one of two black bishops of the Episcopal Church, and Col. James H. Young, commander of a black regiment during the Spanish-American War. Today, it looks like a bomb hit it – an intrusion into centuries of shady peace. josh.shaffer@newsobserver.com or 919-829-4818 O’Rorke Catholic Cemetery Tornado Damage	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line72
__label__wiki	0.696562	0.696562	SHANE PRATHER HomeAppearing"I'm All In""THE EP""MADE IT"MerchandiseSet List(s)BioLinksGalleryGallery 2Gallery 3Gallery 4Gallery 5Gallery 6Gallery 7Gallery 8Gallery 9Contact InfoELECTRONIC PRESS KIT Click on SHANE'S STATS Shane, born and raised in South Mississippi, has a deep sense of roots, music, and religion. He came from a rather small family, with only 1 sibling in the household, yet had plenty of extended family. His father was the last of 14 children and his mother was the last of 6. The Prather family lineage moved to southern Mississippi about 200 years ago and has lived in primarily two counties in the southwest portion of the state ever since. Commonly across the south, and especially in Mississippi, the culture has a extensive religious influence and Shane and his family were no different. There were 4 Pentecostal preachers on his mothers side including his greatgrandmother, Alice. Alice Upton was an early Pentecostal preacher in rural South Mississippi in the early part of the 1900's, frequently delivering sermons under makeshift brush arbours and eventully starting a full Pentecostal Church. Margaret, daughter of greatgrandmother Alice, was the primary religious and indirectly musical influence for Shane. Shane grew up in the typical lively Pentecostal church services and would often listen to southern gospel radio and tapes on the ride to church. Jimmy Swaggart, Pentecostal evangelist and cousin to Jerry Lee Lewis and Ronnie Millsap, was commonly placed into the ears of this household. This early introduction to spirited music set the foundation for Shane's driving country music. The family music collection was not limited to gospel. It also included country hits of the day including Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, and Kenny Rodgers. One of Shane's earliest memories of music is sitting in front of his parents old 8 track/record player console singing along to the Oak Ridge Boys' Bobby Sue, Elvira, and So Fine placing the names of his girlfriend in place of the girl names on the record and singing his heart out. From a very early age Shane has always been full of energy. He often had excellent marks in academics but unsatisfactory marks in conduct! This mischievious behavior prompted his Kindergarten teacher to remark on his first report card that he was "all boy." This outgoing disposition and desire to be on stage led some in the family to believe that he would one day follow the course of his religious family and become a preacher and while others believed that it would one day lead to jail time. Thus, Shane was placed into piano lessons at the age of 8 years old learning old pentecostal gospel hymns. Shane would play and sing gospel hymns with his grandmother while she would play the tambourine. Shane's first public performance was playing the wedding recessional at his sisters wedding at 12 years of age. At about the age of 13 Shanes musical taste began shifting to rock music and began to shy away from the traditional gospel songs. With a lack of further musical guidance Shane layed musical instruments aside for the most part until he received his first guitar as a christmas present from a college girlfriend. Shane has not put it down and has worked his way up the ranks through nursing homes, private parties, small clubs, restaurants, to honky-tonks and bars. Shane moved from south Mississippi to Dallas, Texas in the fall of 2003 and started a karaoke and DJ service while sharpening his guitar and singing skills with the aim to move to Nashville to begin a full music career. In late March 2004 Shane found himself finally with the opportunity to make the move to Nashville. Since then Shane has been writing songs, and playing out in and around numerous Nashville honky tonks and private parties, occassionally returning home for gigs in his native and beloved Mississippi. Just as when he was a child Shane is making high marks this time in the school of music but once again misbehaving onstage. Shane hopes to continue in the tradition of great performers coming from the great state of Mississippi including the kings of country and rock-n-roll, Jimmy Rodgers and Elvis Presley.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0011.json.gz/line81

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