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James “Bouie” Fisher. He was 83. Fisher, best known for his work with Bernard Hopkins, was a mainstay in the Philadelphia boxing scene for decades. He won the 2001 Eddie Futch-John F.X. Condon Award, presented by the Boxing Writers’ Association of America annually to honor the year’s best trainer. Fisher leaves behind his wife, Peggy; 8 children: Andre, Bernadette, Bernard, Cecilia, James, Josephine, Valerie, and Victoria; and 15 grand children.
For his part, Mayweather said he wanted to fight an opponent younger than he is, so as to silence those critics who have accused him of facing “old men.”
“I wanted a young, strong fighter,” Mayweather explained. “When I beat Marquez and Mosley everybody said they were over the hill. Ok, so now I’m fighting someone younger than me. Now, if you give me a strong, young fighter who comes to fight and isn’t going to try to survive, like Ricky…
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Victor is use to being the underdog, so all this Pacquiao talk shouldn't faze him but he might be falling for the Mayweather mind games early as he searches for some type of motivational edge to give him a window to push his nervousness of the 'BIG' moment out of.
“It’s a slap…Continue
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The energy in the crowd was electric, most people were getting off work running over to see this presser. Since it took place at night which was a different approach most fans overseas got a chance to view it. Team Ortiz has made it clear that they are not here just to make Mayweather look good they are…Continue
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By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) is threatening to walk out of the ring and return to the locker room if IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) keeps him waiting on Saturday night during Wladimir’s ring…
why the world stood still watching Mayweather and Victor Ortiz, others wondered what was Manny pacquiao doing and here is your answer. He took time out to finish his photo shoot with his…Continue
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. appeared before the press for the first leg of his promotional tour for the welterweight clash with WBC champion Victor Ortiz, which is set for September 17 at the MGM Grand in Vegas. When Mayweather stepped to the mic to address the press, he openly discussed the issues behind a…Continue
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By Kevin Davis
Semajay Thomas left no doubt that he is the best fighter in the 140lbs division, going into the Olympic trials. With his place already secure, he still wanted to win the whole thing. "I never want to lose, any fight, i can't…Continue
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(CNN) -- Nick Charles, who started off as a taxi driver and later became the first sports anchor at CNN, died Saturday after battling bladder cancer since 2009. He was 64.
Charles died peacefully, looking out at the spectacular land that drew him to Santa Fe, New Mexico,…Continue
Everyone's favorite commentator Larry Merchant is back and this time he wants to talk Mayweather vs Ortiz
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St. Louis Saturday 6/25/11
K-9 Bundrage 30(18)-4(2) v Sechew Powell 26(15)-2(1) = There will be fireworks testing the chins.
Tavoris Cloud 22(18)-0 v Yusaf Mack 29(17)-3(3)-2 = Another potential firefight.
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Young superstar 140lbs challenger Semajay Thomas, won his two bouts in Colorado Springs, to give him the nod to go forward to the Olympic trials, Thomas was dominate from the start in bout fights making his opponents fight his fight all the way thru.
ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MAYWEATHER AND PACQUIAO GOING BACK TO THE START OF ALL THIS DRAMA. IN THE MOST OVER BLOWN UP SITUATION IN BOXING HISTORY. WHERE A BLOOD TEST HOLDS UP THE FIGHT OF A DECADE AND WE ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BLAME…Continue
By Manny Pacquiao
"These accusations of me using any performance-enhancing supplements are totally unwarranted and unjustified," said Pacquiao. "To all of my fans I want to say thank you very much for all your support and…Continue
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By Kevin Davis
Team Pacquiao has made itself clear that they would rather take some money from Mayweather than fight him in the ring. Continuing their quest with this ridiculous lawsuit, that holds no merit whatsoever. Floyd Jr. never said anything to put…Continue
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Since the news thread is getting inundated with spoiler tags, now seems the time to move things over here so people that haven't caught up don't have to worry about accidental spoilers. So....that was pretty awesome. Clearly designed as a direct follow-up/epilogue to the Clone Wars finale with the return of The Announcer, CW style recreation of scenes from RotS and the old logo burning away to be replaced with the new, very similarly designed one. Opening with Deppa and Caleb was honestly a surprise, and one that inspired instant dread. FPJ doing his very best pubescent squeaky voice was surprisingly convincing. The gradual shift in tone from (relatively) light hearted Clone Wars adventurousness to the more ominous and oppressive tone one would expect of an Empire is both subtly done and palpable (pun intended!) Action was excellent throughout, and the CW style has never looked as cinematic. Crosshair's turn while clearly telegraphed and not even remotely intended to be a surprise even to the others was nonetheless played out well. The Empire by it's nature is pretty faceless so the show is going to need someone chasing them that has some emotional stakes in the whole thing, and if any Bad Batcher was going to turn Imperial, Crosshair is the only choice. At least they showed him trying to fight it before Tarkin Winter Soldiered him. As I and many others guessed, Omega seems to be another Jango clone; presumably her being female wasn't intended and that's why she's classified as an aberration like the other bad batchers (though that may not be the only factor, we'll have to wait and see.) Nala Se seems to have developed an attachment to her though as she facilitated the breakout. At least I think that's why she did it; Kaminoans aren't usually given to displays of sentiment or indeed any emotion, typically coming off as coldly yet serenely logical and amoral. So it's possible there are more Machiavellian motivations in play as Kamino's place in the Empire is far from certain. Either way I like that they're keeping the show accessible to a younger audience by giving them a POV character (even though the clones will still probably be the favourites for most kids.) Star Wars is always at it's best when it's for everyone, not just grumpy old fans like me. | <urn:uuid:882136cb-8fe6-43e5-9746-f867553574ad> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the-bad-batch-season-1-discussion-cue-a-team-theme-music.307960/ | 2021-09-21T17:00:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057225.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20210921161350-20210921191350-00623.warc.gz | en | 0.984942 | 484 |
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Ryan Hunter-Reay has the Borg-Warner Trophy. Now he wants a second Verizon IndyCar Series championship.
The American closed to within 32 points of leader Helio Castroneves thanks to his dramatic win last weekend at Iowa Speedway.
But in order to continue his pursuit of the 2014 title, he’ll need to stay out of trouble in this weekend’s doubleheader on the streets of Toronto.
You can watch Race 1 of the Honda Indy Toronto today at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, but in case you can’t be near a TV, you can CLICK HERE to stream it online and on your mobile device through NBC Sports Live Extra.
Hunter-Reay is staring up at both Castroneves and his Team Penske teammate, Will Power, who are separated by just nine points in the standings heading into the final doubleheader of the IndyCar season.
With six races remaining in the season, all involved can ill-afford a disastrous result today and tomorrow on the 1.75-mile street circuit at Toronto’s Exhibition Place.
If you plan to stream today’s race, be sure to have your username and password from your cable/satellite/telco provider handy so your subscription can be verified. Once you plug those pieces of information in, you’ll have access to the stream.
Again, CLICK HERE at 3 p.m. ET to stream NBCSN’s coverage of Race 1 of the Honda Indy Toronto.
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Welcome to the Minnetonka Public Schools!
Thank you for your interest in our school district--one of the finest in Minnesota and the nation. We're very proud of the work we do here, and we think our job of educating children is one of the most important jobs in the world.
Our website is designed to provide in-depth information about our programs, curriculum and services. We hope it will give you a sense of our commitment to providing an excellent education for every student we serve. It is also designed to answer the call for accountability. We welcome accountability because, quite frankly, we take great pride in our work, and our students perform exceedingly well. Consider the following:
- Minnetonka School District is focused on world-class, child-centered excellence and student test scores are consistently among the top in the state and nation.
- We attract and retain faculty and staff who are among the best in their field.
- We are focused on personalizing instruction throughout the school district and maintain some of the smallest class sizes in the metro area to reach that goal.
- We focus on the basics, providing a rigorous college-prep curriculum grounded in reading, writing, math, history and science.
- Learning is enhanced with music, arts, world language, technology and other challenging electives.
- World language opportunities begin in preschool and kindergarten and grow through high school. Families may choose to enroll in elementary Spanish or Chinese language immersion beginning in kindergarten with a commitment to language development through high school. About half of our elementary families elect a language immersion program. In middle school, students new to a world language may elect eighth grade full-year level one options in Chinese, French, German, Spanish; or select our high school options in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
- We have enriching co-curriculars and competitive athletic programs.
- Our graduates attend a variety of the nation's most prestigious colleges and universities.
- Minnetonka is one of only three school districts in the state (and about 50 school districts in the nation) with a Moody's Aaa Bond Rating -- the highest rating possible--which is the result of outstanding financial management and outstanding community support.
- Parent and community involvement in our schools is unmatched.
- Minnetonka School District has received a Gold rating from Expansion Magazine and the What Parents Want Award from SchoolMatch, a corporate relocation service, each year since the inception of the award.
- We have high expectations for character, community, behavior, respect, responsibility, and service.
Please come in and visit our schools, both virtually and in person. Education is a very personal experience. You can only gain a true understanding of how much we care about every child's education by observing our staff and our students first-hand. Our principals would be happy to schedule a tour for you. Simply click on the schools link contact page. For district-wide information simply e-mail our communications office.
By any measure of educational excellence, Minnetonka School District excels. If you are looking for a community committed to families and children, one that values and supports education, and has a hometown community feel, you've found it in the Minnetonka School District!
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If you have the space, float a dresser, cabinet or desk in the room with enough space to open the drawers on one side and with the back of the furniture piece as your headboard. The best part is that you can sit lamps or other objects on the dresser to shine over you when reading in bed. If you're dresser back is unfinished, paint it or line it with wallpaper.
If you're searching for teen bedroom ideas, think about what your teen loves and see their bedroom through their perspective. A teenager has a different view of a bedroom than an adult — beyond a place to sleep, it's where a teen escapes from the world of demands and rules.
With this in mind, we return to our reality. Now that summer is over and we hurry towards wintertime, outdoor canopy beds are put aside for an encounter with cozy canopy beds in the bedroom. Feathered beds used to be frameless bags filled with feathers that had to be fluffed every morning. Now we indulge in soft but sturdy mattresses with luxurious bedsheets under breezy canopies.
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This time you need your old cedar fence that you do not need it anymore. Sometimes, the wood looks old, so you can paint it in stain color or choose a sheer coat. The estimated expense to create this headboard is approximate $30. The best wall for this headboard is a white wall and classic wall design. This style is beautiful and simple that appropriate to an adult bedroom decoration. This is how to make a headboard for a bed. | <urn:uuid:0dc04020-1e18-4205-a6b3-1a1747e9bedf> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://faylar.com/how-to-make-a-headboard-for-awesome-diy-bedroom-ideas/white-dressers-navy-blue-bunk-bed-mattress-white-bedroom-mirrors-decorating-beds-headboard-ideas/ | 2017-05-25T05:04:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463607998.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170525044605-20170525064605-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.941113 | 322 |
A critical piece of legislation put on the table in Boston by the governor earlier this year is designed to extend the city of Springfield's bailout loan repayment plan, saving millions of dollars. Gov. Deval L. Patrick's bill also would create a financial overseer for the city and end the state's control of the city's checkbook and budget next year.
But this good legislation, which began as a well-thought-out plan for the city, has become the target of our own local legislative delegation. Several members have held up passage and weakened the bill while doing the bidding of special interests in Springfield.
State Rep. Benjamin Swan, a prominent city tax scofflaw, told our reporter that he is freezing progress on the bill until the state inspector general completes a review of the city's decision to terminate a contract with one of his pals in the towing business. Pay your tax bill, Rep. Swan.
State Rep. Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera said the bill is being held up because legislators are aware the city is hiring people despite the downturn in the economy. "It seems like everyone is cutting back except the city of Springfield," Coakley-Rivera said. Do your homework, Rep. Coakley-Rivera.
In the case of Swan and Coakley-Rivera, what they aren't saying is they don't like the fact that Mayor Domenic J. Sarno isn't kissing their rings and giving them what their special interests want.
Reps. Sean F. Curran and Angelo J. Puppolo Jr., along with the tax scofflaw, amended the bill in October to remove any control a new financial manager for the city would have over the city's school department budget. That means that instead of a trained financial professional being involved with the school department's budget, personnel policies and contract bargaining, the Springfield School Committee would do that.
Curran and Puppolo agreed to be the teachers union pets in this one. And with that amendment, the teachers union would return to its days of playing the School Committee members like puppets.
Once again some of Springfield's elected officials have proven that they cannot be trusted to look out for the bests interests of the city as a whole or to manage its finances in a professional way. It appears to us they are building another good case for the state to keep the Finance Control Board in place. | <urn:uuid:d0856dde-b6c8-4801-8124-794c12bde4c0> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/officials_actions_water_down_b.html | 2015-01-28T12:14:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422122102237.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175502-00040-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975758 | 490 |
Handshakes come in all shapes and sizes. There’s the fist bump, the awkward turtle, the lumberjack, the turkey, the lobster claw. But, these aren’t the handshakes you want to bring to work. Your handshake is often someone’s first impression of you. It’s that first connection that sets the tone for an entire interview or client meeting. (No pressure.) Unfortunately, we’ve all been on the receiving end of a bad handshake which can only mean one thing: Lots of us are just doing it all wrong.
When I extend my hand in greeting to someone at a business event, or even in my own office, I always wonder what I'll get in return. Will it be the enthusiastic hand pump, the confident squeeze, or the dreaded limp fish?
I was taught at a very young age how to shake someone’s hand. “Riley, do your dishes.” “Riley, put your toys away.” “Riley, show me how to shake someone’s hand.” I wish I was kidding. But, then again, it’s a lesson I’ve taken with me on every job interview, meeting new colleagues, and even when sizing up competition in sporting events.
You see, my mom is a director of her company. She’s pretty badass. She’s the one who taught me not only how to shake someone’s hand, but why your handshake matters so much. (She actually teaches a class on the art of handshaking to help her colleagues and direct reports learn how to properly greet a future client.) Now I’m here to share that wisdom with you.
Your handshake conveys so much more than an initial greeting. In business, it’s your first connection with a client or candidate, and it can vastly alter the entire course of a meeting. Establishing that connection before diving into the content of a meeting allows the client or candidate to feel a sense of trust and welcoming the moment they step into the room. It’s also the first impression that a candidate or client is giving to you -- handshakes are a two way street, and both sides are equally as important.
In fact, according to The Charisma Myth, a book all about personal magnetism, handshakes are so important during interviews that one Fortune 500 CEO once said if he had to decide between two candidates with similar qualifications, he'd give the position to the candidate with the better handshake. Perhaps that seems a bit far-fetched, but he isn’t the only one who judges job fit based off the power of a handshake. One study conducted by management experts at the University of Iowa analyzed candidate interactions in job interviews. What they found was that handshakes are “one of the first nonverbal clues we get about the person's overall personality, and that impression is what we remember." We’re trained on how to dress for an interview, and we’re even trained what to say and how to say it. So why aren’t we ever trained on quite possibly the most significant step of all?
Long story short, handshakes are SO important. Especially in sales, a proper handshake can make or break a deal, and as a job candidate it could alter the entire course of your career. And to think that it all starts with this one simple gesture.
I don’t have a 30-minute class to show you the art of handshaking, but I do have years of practice and advice from colleagues on how to perfect your handshake. So without further ado, here are five tips for taking your handshake from awkward to awesome.
- Extend your right hand. It’s customary to shake with your right hand, so make sure you freed up your right hand before walking into the room and shuffled any notebooks, pocketbooks, or laptops into your left hand.
- A good handshake should be thumb to thumb. Firm and no more than one shake. You don’t want to be over-enthusiastic, and you don’t want your grip to be so hard that you hurt the person. (No Monica handshakes from Friends.)
- Do not put your other hand over the handshake either – you are not best friends (yet)!
- Eye contact is just as important as the handshake. When you extend your hand, look the other person in the eye and SMILE. Show them that you are present and appreciate their time.
- Last but not least, don’t forget to introduce yourself. “Hi, my name is (insert name here).” Showing your verbal confidence along with the eye contact and perfect handshake is the triple threat. It will help the hiring manager, customer, or someone at a networking event recall exactly who you are.
Like anything, practice makes perfect. Walk around your office and shake hands with your colleagues. Practice introducing yourself in the elevator. Or, even try it out on your roommates or family. It may seem silly, but everyone can use more practice in the art of handshaking, and it just might help you seal the deal with a client or job position someday. | <urn:uuid:2dd029d3-7dad-40d2-9227-4312a46e1c1f> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://www.hubspot.com/careers-blog/why-your-handshake-matters-and-how-to-perfect-it | 2019-06-16T15:27:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998250.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190616142725-20190616164725-00509.warc.gz | en | 0.945175 | 1,090 |
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The prohibition to hold religious celebrations and gatherings in recent weeks by the Israeli government to curb the spread of the epidemic is also affecting the Holy Week rites of the Eastern Churches that follow the Julian Calendar, and that celebrate the Easter of the Resurrection on Sunday, April 19. But the Israeli authorities have nevertheless allowed the ceremony of the “Sacred Fire” to be held in the Holy Sepulcher, albeit in an unusual form, celebrated on the eve of Easter in the Holy Sepulcher, an event awaited by the communities of the Orthodox Churches and the ancient Eastern Churches scattered throughout the world, reported Fides News Agency.
Usually, on the eve of Easter, thousands of Orthodox Christians gather in the Basilica built in the place where according to tradition Jesus Christ was buried and rose to participate in the pre-Easter rite: the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, making his way through the crowd, enters the Edicule, the newly restored structure which, inside the Sanctuary, contains the remains of a cave venerated at least from the fourth century after Christ as the tomb of Jesus. There the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem prays alone, holding a lamp powered all year round, which is turned off before the rite, and then comes out with the flame of the lamp rekindled according to tradition by the “Sacred Fire” descended from heaven. The faithful rush to light their candles.
This year, at the disposal of the Israeli government, the faithful are not present at the Sacred Fire ceremony. Only ten people attended the ritual in the Holy Sepulcher, starting from 1 pm on Saturday 18 April: Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos, the Armenian Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Nuhran Manougian, Anba Antonius, Coptic Orthodox bishop of Jerusalem, and Archbishop Gabriel Dahho, Syrian Orthodox Patriarchal Vicar for the Holy City, together with four assistants and two Israeli policemen. After the ceremony, the flames drawn from the “Sacred Fire” will be brought with the escort of Israeli security forces to Ben Gurion airport to be loaded onto 10 empty planes bound for Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Georgia, Cyprus, Romania, Moldova, Belarus, Poland, Kazakhstan. | <urn:uuid:68f227a7-5574-4afa-ac68-9133443f4863> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://zenit.org/2020/04/19/orthodox-easter-celebrated-in-holy-land/ | 2024-03-04T00:56:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476409.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304002142-20240304032142-00378.warc.gz | en | 0.92468 | 452 |
The Devil Hunter (1980… aka The Man Hunter / Mandingo Man Hunter / Sexo-Canibale or, on this print, plain old El Canibal) was originally to have been directed by Amando de Ossorio (he of the atmospheric Blind Dead series) but when he dropped out the property devolved into the careless hands of Franco, here employing his trusty “Clifford Brown” alias. Utilizing the sets, locations, general tone and certain cast members from his 1979 film Cannibals / White Cannibal Queen, Franco mounts an objectionable, albeit entertaining (if you’re in an undemanding mood) racist / sexist fantasy in which starlet Laura Crawford (Ursulla Fellner) is abducted and spirited away to an unspecified Third World locale where the natives live in fear of the eponymous Devil, offering him frenzied tribal dances and chained maidens in supplication.
The Devil, when he finally turns up, is a major disappointment, being nothing more than a tall black guy with ping pong eyeballs. But boy, can he eat pussy … no, really, he actually eats pussy!! Meanwhile Fellner, in chains (a major Franco preoccupation), is being raped by one of the kidnappers, while gang-leader Gisela Hahn (from Luigi Cozzi’s Contamination) enjoys the spectacle from her hammock.
Back in civilization, Al Cliver (Pier Luigi Conti), in low-rent Indiana Jones threads, is picking up a hefty fee to liberate this damsel in distress. He’s flown out to that unspecified Third World jungle in a helicopter, then, true to Franco form, spends an eternity wandering around in the undergrowth not actually doing anything much. Eventually he arranges with the ’nappers to swap the girl for a suitcase stuffed with money. They keep the girl and try to shoot Cliver, but anticipating this turn of events, he has stuffed the suitcase with worthless paper (unfilmed Franco scripts, perhaps… if, indeed, such a thing ever existed).
Now the bad guys start getting picked off by The Devil (Hahn’s head is beaten in with a rock) and the natives prepare Fullner for consumption … none of this being anything like as interesting as it might sound. Cliver scales the cliff on top of which the sacrifice is to take place and incredibly, his cliff-scaling exploits are rendered by that staple expedient of the old Batman TV series, i.e. Franco’s camera is laid on its side and Cliver is filmed crawling across the floor! It’s for the individual viewer to decide whether this is more or less ridiculous than the spectacle of Al with his arm (supposedly amputated by natives) conspicuously tied behind his back in Franco’s Cannibals. Whatever, Cliver makes it to the cliff-top and, after a perfunctory wrestling match, hurls The Devil to his death, saves the gal and pockets the money. The natives are so chagrined at the death of their idol that they trash his totem pole. Thankfully, the world was spared a sequel in which they turned their worshipful attentions to Indiana Al…
A gag I seem to have used in several reviews recently runs along the lines of the film in question being sufficiently well remastered to look better than it probably has a right to. This is certainly the case here, a good-looking presentation that underlines the slapdash way that many of these titles were originally thrown out there on VHS (only to be confiscated, in the UK), a point made by both academic and veteran anti-censorship campaigner Julian Petley and our old mate John Martin in Calum Waddell’s 47 minute bonus featurette Franco-Philes: Musings On Madrid’s B-Movie Maverick.
Other worthies having their say on Franco’s wild and wilful career include ertwhile Fango editor Tony Timpone, Hypnotic Crescendos blogger Rachael Nisbet, Starburst Assistant Editor Martin Unsworth, Andy (Necronomicon) Black and Sitges Film Festival Organiser Mike Hostench, plus Franco collaborators Antonio Mayans, Howard Maurer and Dyanne (Wanda The Wicked Warden herself) Thorne. Nobody has a bad word to say for Franco… then again, I imagine none of them ever sat down to watch Devil Hunter all the way through! | <urn:uuid:2e40aaf2-11be-41ee-bdb8-b72c67c79645> | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | https://houseoffreudstein.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/what-do-you-wanna-make-those-eyes-at-me-for-jess-francos-the-devil-hunter-on-88-bd/ | 2019-09-16T10:03:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514572517.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20190916100041-20190916122041-00383.warc.gz | en | 0.946032 | 928 |
*Four Points By Sheraton Shenzhen is Located within the Futian Free Trade Zone. It has 278 guest rooms and suites feature The Four Points by Sheraton Four Comfort Bed (SM), three telephones, two dual-...
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Review of Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu
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‘Life is like a box of chocolates.’ Remember Tom Hanks delivering that line in the famous movie named after his character, Forrest Gump? Well, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. lives up to that promise when it comes to their diverse menu. The franchise is already successful in the US, and has now opened its first UK branch in London, right in the heart of Piccadilly.
The Set Lunch menu features a variety of delicious options, of course. For starters, you can have the side house salad and the soup of the day. A fantastic selection of main courses is available, including the famous Mama’s Blue Southern Fried Shrimp, All-American Hamburger or Cheeseburger, Veggie Burger, Bubba’s Classic Chicken Salad and Captain’s Fish & Chips. Finish it up with some ice cream chocolate brownie for dessert
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Freddy Galvis, Phillies top SS prospect, joins R-PhilsAugust 24, 2009 - Eastern League (EL) Reading Fightin Phils
Galvis, a switch-hitter, was hitting .247 (62-251) in 63 games at Clearwater with 29 R, 8 2B, a 3B, a HR, 15 RBI and 6 SB. He hit in the two-hole in 62 of his 63 games.
Baseball America rates Galvis as the top defensive shortstop in the Phillies system and considers his arm the best among all their Minor League infielders. He had a .969 fielding percentage (8 E in 259 TC) at Clearwater. He also appeared in one game at third base.
Galvis was on the disabled list May 7 - July 8 with a right ring finger fracture. He played in seven games for the Gulf Coast Phillies July 9-16 before returning to the Threshers active roster.
The Phillies signed the native of Punto Fijo, Venezuela as an amateur free agent on July 2, 2006. He made his pro debut as a 17-year old at Williamsport in 2007, was managed by Steve Roadcap last season at Lakewood and began this year in Clearwater.
Galvis won't turn 20 until November 14. He's the first teenager to play for the R-Phils since Anderson Machado made his Double-A debut as a 19-year old in August of 2000. Galvis is the 11th teenager to play for the R-Phils in the team's 43 seasons. Orlando Isales is the youngest R-Phil ever. He played here at age 18 in 1978. The others were all 19. Other notable 19-year olds include Greg Luzinski (1970) and 1988 NL Cy Young winner Mark Davis (1980). Baseball-reference.com was used to determine player ages.
Twelve of the Phillies Top 30 prospects, as ranked by Baseball America prior to the season, have been with the R-Phils at some point this season. They are: Domonic Brown (#1), RHP Kyle Drabek (#5), OF Michael Taylor (#6), LHP Antonio Bastardo (#11), RHP Vance Worley (#16), RHP Mike Stutes (#17), Galvis (#18), LHP Joe Savery (#20), OF Quintin Berry (#25), RHP Pat Overholt (#26), LHP Sergio Escalona (#27) and RHP Mike Cisco (#29). Bastardo and Escalona made their Major League debuts this season with Philadelphia. Worley, Stutes and Berry have been with Reading every day since the season started.
The R-Phils wrap-up a seven-game road trip in New Britain tonight before returning home for a critical seven-game homestand, their last of the regular season. Reading takes on the Erie SeaWolves, just a half game behind the R-Phils for the Southern Division's second playoff spot, Tuesday-Thursday. The Bowie Baysox, just 2.5 games behind the R-Phils, are in town Friday through Monday.
Tickets for Reading's seven remaining regular season home games are available online at rphils.com/tickets, by calling 610-370-BALL or at the FirstEnergy Stadium box office (call or go online for office hours). Tickets for potential home playoff games are also on sale. Visit rphils.com/playoffs for details.
Eastern League Stories from August 24, 2009
- Costly errors lead to Baysox demise - Bowie Baysox
- Late outburst leads to 3-1 win for Aeros - Akron RubberDucks
- Curve win series finale 7-6 over Bowie - Altoona Curve
- Portland falls to the Senators 6-4 - Portland Sea Dogs
- Trenton falls to New Hampshire, 8-5 - Trenton Thunder
- Gorneault belts 3-run homer in 8-5 win over Trenton - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- Bowman ropes pair of doubles, B-Mets drop 9-6 decision at Connecticut - Binghamton Mets
- Defenders win 9-6, take series 3-1 - Connecticut Defenders
- Rock Cats win 6-3 in front of largest crowd in team history - New Britain Rock Cats
- Thunder Fans Support Mercer Street Friends Food Bank - Trenton Thunder
- Aeros Media Notes - Akron RubberDucks
- Rock Cats to Host Job Fair on Wednesday, September 2nd - New Britain Rock Cats
- Freddy Galvis, Phillies top SS prospect, joins R-Phils - Reading Fightin Phils
- Derrick Loop Added to Sea Dogs Roster - Portland Sea Dogs
- NH Primaries Jersey Auction Mon, Aug. 31 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- Eastern League Pitcher-Player of the Week Awards Week Ending August 23rd - EL
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Know all about the ayurvedic remedies for pregnancy. It involves certain do's and don'ts apart from the prescription of ayurvedic medicines based on the identified diseases.
Care of a woman in pregnancy is described in ayurveda under Garbhini Vyakaran. Management of pregnancy and the problems of pregnancy are described in separate chapters such as general management, special management, diseases in pregnancy and their treatment and so on. Besides herbal remedies rules regarding diet, activities, behavior and mental activity (ahar, vihar, achar and vichar respectively) are also described. After pregnancy is confirmed, you will be advised to follow certain rules by your ayurvedic practitioner. Certain ayurvedic home remedies for pregnancy are based on the diseases peculiar to pregnancy as identified in system of medicine.
General care from initial stages of Pregnancy to Delivery
- Try to be in a happy and cheerful mood
- Keep yourself clean, neat and well dressed
- Wear simple and comfortable clothes
- Sleep in a clean room (not infested with insects such as mosquito's, cockroach etc.)
Avoid the following
- Too much sex specially in early and late pregnancy
- Eating in excess or fasting
- Sleeping in the day time and keeping awake till late at night
- Tight and uncomfortable clothes
- Seeing or listening to things that make you feel sad, angry, horror or agonized
- Journey in a vehicle on rough roads
- Squatting for a long period or sitting in an uneasy position
- Lifting heavy things or bending down for a long time
- Beholding natural urges to freshen yourself unless in an emergency
- Spicy, oily, stale, heavy, hot or strong food, alcohol and meat (fish is allowed)
Treatment of Diseases in Pregnancy: Ayurveda considers that any disease in a pregnant woman should be treated with mild drugs that are compatible and safe for the fetus. Panchakarma (detoxifying procedures) should be avoided during pregnancy, apart from basti (enema) and pichu (tampon) in the eighth and ninth months of pregnancy.
According to Ayurveda nine diseases are caused as a result of the pregnant status in a woman, and are called garbhopadravas as they are peculiar to pregnancy. The garbhopadravas include nausea, anorexia, vomiting, dryness of mouth, fever, edema, anemia, diarrhea and retention of urine.
According to Ayurveda medication should be avoided during the first three months of pregnancy if possible. Symptomatic treatment with very mild herbs and a suitable diet should be tried and only if the symptoms are severe the disease should be treated with ayurvedic remedies.
Ayurveda for Morning sickness: Most pregnant women have morning sickness during the first three months of pregnancy. If your problem is severe consult a professional ayurvedic practitioner. Some useful herbs for ayurvedic treatment of morning sickness are Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Lemon (Citrus limon), Mint (Plants of the Mentha family)
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale): It is considered as one of the best remedies for morning sickness. It can be taken as paste, ale, tea, etc to relieve the symptoms of morning sickness.
- Lemon (Citrus limon): It has a strong but pleasant odour that is beneficial in the treatment of morning sickness. If you have morning sickness just sniffing at the juice or the peel of a lemon is enough to control symptoms of nausea and vomiting.
- Mint (Plants of the Mentha family): Mint is very useful in controlling morning sickness. The fragrances and flavors of different mint like spearmint, horsemint and peppermint can stimulate the different channels of the body and ease the feelings of nausea and vomiting.
Ayurveda for Constipation in pregnancy: Constipation should be avoided in preganacy. You may take mild laxatives if constipation is a problem or oil enema for hard stools.
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Being a financial advisor allows me to experience both of my passions - technology and helping people. I’ve long been interested in technology and incorporating it towards financial success. In an ever changing and sped up world, you must stay at the top of your game and be able to adapt at a moment’s notice. The need for constant change and adaptation to make sure we are providing the best possible tools and advice for our clients is a thrilling challenge for me.
Doing meaningful and impactful work has been a lifelong goal for me. Sitting on the client’s side of the table and constantly advocating for them is a major part of what I love about being a financial advisor. I come to work each day and know that I will positively impact someone’s life.
My wife, Meghan, and I enjoy hiking and spending time in the great Minnesota outdoors with our black Labrador Retriever, Ninja. A favorite spot of ours is the off-leash dog park by Minnehaha falls on the Mississippi where we can play fetch into the river. I follow all the local sports and suffer from the constant optimism and dismay that comes with them. I also give back by volunteering with Prepare and Prosper as a Financial Coach. | <urn:uuid:2646c9e8-d7a6-44ed-a11d-4a8069342615> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.llwadvisors.com/team/daniel-r-jandro | 2022-09-28T12:22:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335254.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220928113848-20220928143848-00538.warc.gz | en | 0.95822 | 259 |
The singer Vijayalakshmi embarked her journey of singing through Tamilnadu’s most significant singing reality show Vasanth TV Super Singer contest. She aimed to establish herself as a classical singer. Through the platform of Vasanth TV singing contest, this budding contestant wanted to show her talent to the world. She came second in the show. The singer started her journey in the show which was watched by judges such as Bharathwaj, Anupama and Mahathi and her first appearance in a reality shows as a contestant gave her hope to become a singer. Vasanth TV Super Singer is a reality-based Indian singing competition in the Tamil language that is aired on Vasanth TV channel; the program seeks to discover playback singers in South India. She participated in the contest in Vasanth Television on 23 September 2016.
Ms. Vijayalakshmi was the second winner of the competition. She was the recipient of 10 lakhs of Gold by Mr. H Vasanthakumar. Vijayalakshmi and singer Aalaap Raju sang the song 'Akila Akila En Chedi Pookathe' in the final round. Noted singer Aalaap Raju was also the judge of the show. In this reality show, playback singers
Usha Uthup, Unnikrishnan, Sujatha, and Mano had sung songs in the show. It was a contest which had contestants singing old melodies of P Susheela, even songs of Kamal Hasan's songs were telecast in the program. The show paid an excellent tribute to singer L R Eswari by having one episode in her honor. The first singer was given Rs 60 lakhs worth house by Ruby Builders. The top five singers reached to the final in episode 111.
As the five top stars reached the final stage, Vijayalakshmi told that everyone has waited for the day. The judges were Bharathwaj, Aalaap Raju, and Anupama. Singer Anupama said the show had been an incredible journey, and it is not an easy task to review the singer's voice. She advised everyone to remain in the jolly mood until the final winner is announced. The other judge Bharathwaj told it is the best reality show. He appreciated the set up of the show and Vasanth TV for having conducted the reality show. He enjoyed the contestants’ performance. Another judge had said 'music is the ultimate winner.' The semi-finals were Ilaiyaraaja round. Mahathi came and said it is exciting to know about the ultimate singer. In episode 212, the three contestants reached the final stage. Everybody stands the same probability of winning said the judge Mahathi. | <urn:uuid:1e0a1922-c59e-4471-a07c-0cc1f76d8efd> | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | https://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/contestant/vijayalakshmi | 2019-02-16T08:23:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247479967.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20190216065107-20190216091107-00372.warc.gz | en | 0.985068 | 561 |
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The Daesh terrorist group executed 741 civilians in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, the U.N. said Thursday, accusing the terrorists of perpetrating "international crimes" during the nine-month military campaign.
A total of 2,521 civilians were killed, mostly by Daesh attacks, during the fight between Daesh and the internationally-backed Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) that ended in July, the U.N. rights office said in a report.
"Those responsible must answer for their heinous crimes", the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said in a statement.
Mosul, Iraq's second city was captured by Daesh in 2014 and became the capital of the group's self-styled "caliphate" in the country. Following Daesh's defeat in the city, the rights office said it had compiled witness testimony documenting "mass abductions of civilians, the use of thousands as human shields, the intentional shelling of civilian residences, and indiscriminate targeting of civilians trying to flee the city". More than 800,000 people were displaced by the fighting, the report said.
The rights office also called for investigations into alleged violations committed by the ISF and their allies, including militia groups. It urged Iraq to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to prosecute atrocities such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and said ensuring justice was key to rebuilding trust and to lasting reconciliation in the country.
The report "recorded 461 civilian deaths as a result of airstrikes during the most intensive phase of the ISF-led offensive from 19 February", the U.N. said in a statement, noting that it was impossible to establish responsibility for the strikes "in almost all cases."
"By prosecuting those responsible for ‘international crimes' in Mosul the Iraqi authorities would be sending a message to the people of Iraq who have suffered, no matter when or where, that justice is eventually delivered," the rights office said.
Losing Raqqa has been a huge blow for Daesh, which has steadily lost territory in Iraq and Syria, including Iraq's second largest city of Mosul a few months ago. The group declared the city on the banks of the Euphrates River, which it seized from other Syrian opposition fighters in early 2014, to be the capital of its self-declared "caliphate," transforming the once vibrant metropolis into the epicenter of its brutal rule where opponents were beheaded and terror plots were planned. The terrorist group has also suffered setbacks in the eastern Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor, where Russian-backed regime forces retook swathes of territory, further reducing a "caliphate" that three years ago was roughly the size of Britain.
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An old maxim has it that if you want something done, ask a busy person. Visit Sacramento, the public-facing name of the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, went one better: It asked a self-confessed introvert to step into the spotlight as its face of diversity in the hospitality industry.
In April, Sonya Bradley, a veteran of Visit Sacramento’s public relations and marketing communications department for more than two decades, was named the bureau’s first chief of diversity, equity & inclusion. She downplays her own importance in her new role but not the need for the role itself.
“After the racial upheaval triggered by the killing of George Floyd, and our own local race-related trauma” — including the Stephon Clark police shooting here and its aftermath of street protests — “responsible businesses throughout the country started taking a closer look at their own approach to diversity in hiring and promoting and even targeting products and services.”
In short, she continues, “People got more introspective than they’d thought they needed to. It’s not as though we were all doing something horribly wrong beforehand, just that we needed to do more. It had to do with certain industries and organizations possibly having unconscious bias.”
Comstock’s spoke with Bradley in May as she began to settle into her new role.
Why did Visit Sacramento even need to make this adjustment or commitment to diversity? Hasn’t it always shown no bias in going after the conferences and conventions it lures to the region?
We felt that our marketing materials might not reflect the true diversity of the region. After that Harvard study (a 2002 Time article using research by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, which declared that Sacramento was the most diverse city in the United States), we felt good about ourselves, but maybe didn’t realize how much of our story needed to be told and attractions promoted to groups that may simply not have considered holding events here. We wondered, can we improve the experience for visitors — but also, and this is key, get groups to even consider coming here?
What did you find was being overlooked?
I think different cultural groups didn’t think they’d like river rafting and seeing our historical towns. Sometimes, this can involve exposing people to what may be “poor history,” meaning eras or events we’re not necessarily proud of.
Do you mean various legacies of the area? Not long before this chat, the city council of Placerville had voted to remove the hangman’s noose from its logo, since it summoned up a lawless era, which also included lynching.
Right. The point is that it’s still history and can still be talked about. People of color are just as interested in history as whites are. So in my new role, I may end up having some awkward or downright uncomfortable conversations with people in these towns and with their tourism boosters, but it’s all about dialogue.
For two decades, as a marketing and PR person, you stayed largely behind the scenes and probably didn’t have to endure many of what you call “uncomfortable conversations.” What made you want to take on a persona-changing job like this? I imagine as the world continues to open up, you’ll be giving talks to small and large groups about the importance of diversity here.
Oh, definitely. But it’s nice to be able to not only strategize programs but also execute them. In marketing and public relations, you strategize but then your wonderful team puts most of it into play. For the moment, I’m almost the entire team, though I get terrific support from Karlee Cemo-McIntosh, who answers to me but also kind of manages me. (Laughs.) She’s a real force.
Whose idea was it to create your position? Did pressure come from the Visit Sacramento board, which includes, after all, business leaders?
Not at all. Mike Testa, the president and CEO of Visit Sacramento, is a very thoughtful leader, and he saw other leaders taking a fresh look at promoting diversity. I think he also saw that as young people of color come up through the ranks in the tourism and hospitality industry, not enough of them are in leadership roles. He thinks we can set an example as well as draw people here who just didn’t know what the region has to offer.
Is the initial effort going to be largely symbolic or are approaches really going to change — and if so, how?
Well, let’s start with the approach that may sound superficial but really isn’t. We need to start showing people of all cultures, in our brochures and throughout social media, enjoying Sacramento: hiking, biking, visiting museums, seeing live theater, ballet, going to Sacramento Philharmonic concerts and rock concerts, celebrity lectures and those by notable leaders in a variety of fields.
The Asian community offers a good example of what we have to offer in, say, our Little Saigon district, our restaurants and shrines and temples. The Vietnamese, Japanese and other cultures who make up the fabric of the greater Sacramento region. And what about the Chinese immigrants who helped build the railroad and the town of Locke?
Downtown and Midtown Sacramento are extremely important to our business because that’s where our hospitality activity is centered, for the hotels and conferences. But we also have to let, for example, an organization of Black lawyers, Latinx accountants and Asian American businesspeople know there are things for them to see and do here if they’re willing to get off the beaten path. The point is that when they visit “the most diverse city in the United States” — we’re still up there, I’m just not sure if we’re still No. 1 — they want to see diversity. They want to see and experience things that speak to their own culture and history.
How will your personal life change now that your job description all but says, “Must be extroverted”?
I really like it. I like talking to community leaders and people who knew me in another role for all these years, and find out what they need, how we can form alliances, whether what their organizations do is directly related to tourism or not. The fact is, we all benefit by Sacramento being diverse and vibrant.
Does that extend to economic development? Is Visit Sacramento dipping its toes in business relocation?
No, that’s the job of Greater Sacramento and Barry Broome. But I can see that if you visited here once, liked what you saw and then were thinking of moving your company, your tourism experience would all but have to influence your decision down the road.
You have family in the Bay Area, Southern California and locally. How do they feel about your new job?
(Laughs.) Well, I think this may be the first time my folks actually know what I do for a living.
Edited for length and clarity.
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To open the annual Young Professionals issue, Comstock’s president and publisher considers Capital Region innovation.
Comstock’s spoke to Visit Sacramento Brand and Community Engagement Director Karlee Cemo-McIntosh about how the organization has taken advantage of new opportunities over the past year.
Comstock’s spoke to Wardell-Ghirarduzzi about what she plans to
achieve at her alma mater.
While many small and not-so-small businesses were roiled, some
have seen a windfall with people desperate to hop in their cars
and do something, anything, besides cook another dinner at home
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Haga clic en un botón para ir rápidamente a una variedad de funciones útiles, pero a menudo ocultos en chrome.
Chrome is as we all know the best browser by far, but sometimes it is difficult to find some of the more useful but hidden features, like:
• Accessing your bookmarks
• Viewing your browsing History
• Seeing your download history
• Managing your installed extensions
• Manage your installed plug-ins
• Checking out your memory utilisation
• Changing your browser settings
Yes a lot of these features are only a few clicks away and yes some of them have keyboard shortcuts already, but if you only use them every now and then it is great to have them all on a single button.
V1.6: Added Spanish - Gracious TheMegaCT
V1.5: Was not working in Chrome Beta branch - all working again
V1.4: Added German language support - Thanks to Surrogard!
V1.3: Added Russian language support - Thanks to Kuprijan!
V1.2: Added Italian language support - Thanks to Ale Rox!
V1.1: Contains several language variants, including Polish - thanks Jarosław
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This was an instant meeting with Yunjia, Mike and E.A. Yunjia wanted to explain some important issues that were arising and to show us where these were taking the project in terms of the responsive design (link provides a good example when you reduce the size of your browser window).
The metadata about the video is very important if you want to show the video and audio in the right way on each device…. Lower level metadata shows format and the kind of player needed. Youtube provides the right sort of medadata, Kaltura provides metadata
For responsive design you need metadata – 2 categories lower level – encoding, framerate etc and this can also be divided into two categories one for multimedia services like Youtube or Vimio and Kaltura which have transcoded services with the metadata already available. Delivery is speedy and accurate when it comes player and device choices.
Then the other lower level category is a web server that just delivers the mulltimedia files without explicit metadata – in other words the metadata has to be checked before delivery and the entire file has to be downloaded to be able to jump to sections. This takes up bandwidth and slows response times at the delivery point with no guarantee of correct player or device choice. There needs to be another service to carry out the transcoding on the fly. This might be possibly implemented by cloud to cloud service composition.
The higher level metadata is about how the user interacts with the annotations and how the user sees the media with standards such as HTML 5 tracks, accessibility information, schema.org and open graph plus information around the user annotations e.g. notes, comments, captions etc.
If we can combine all the elements discussed regarding the metadata categories and their content in theory we should have a truly responsive design for Synote mobile. At present collecting annotations is possible but some aspects of display are only half way there due to incomplete standards in particular with HTML 5. The same can be said about the metadata standards. However, the pre-transcoding is all possible but at a cost if you want to run your own service – using YouTube has no cost but there is a copyright problem and some confidentiality issues may arise.
There is a lack of mutual understanding between APIs for the services – this means it is hard to collect media from different services – each has their own semantic descriptions for their API and therefore each link from Synote mobile would have to have its own API to get access to that specific service. Synote mobile would need to tell users which services it can work with rather than allowing users to take any media from anywhere.
At present Synote mobile prototype works on an iPad and 7 inch Android tablet with YouTube and could work on a hosted Kaltura server but at a cost. A future approach could be a responsive delivery on the fly from a cloud storage system to a cloud transcoding service – this would once again come at a cost.
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There is a lot of great news coming from the world of #sportsbiz this week. On top, Twitter advertising partnerships may be where the sports business world is headed. In other news, the Dodgers’ win streak leads to a local business boom, how the US open will be utilizing more technology this year, the healthy competition between FS1 and ESPN, and Front Row Marketing Services taking on the Breeders’ Cup.
Social Media In Sports
Twitter advertising partnerships may take shape with Amplify
In the short time that social media has been around, companies have been trying to figure out a way to turn it into stable revenue. With the sports world as a whole turning to social media, it only seems reasonable to earn revenue from the various platforms. Twitter advertising partnerships may be just around the corner with its new “Amplify project”.
Teams like Hendrick Motorsports are already leveraging social media as part of their sponsorship negotiations. Twitter Amplify will take that idea to the next level.
The basis of Amplify is to connect itself with companies that provide sports content and their sponsors. The Twitter platform is perfect for providing a way for content providers to share short sporting event clips at an almost unnoticeable level. Ideally, the revenue generation will be split between Twitter, the content provider, and the distributor.
The project has already undergone a market test with ESPN and Turner Sports. According to the Sports Business Journal, over a dozen other companies are joining the venture, including the PGA Tour, Time Inc., and MLB Advanced Media. As long as advertisers believe the platform will allow them to leverage the platform’s market, the capital should be present. Twitter advertising partnerships may be where sports is headed.
You can read more here.
Photo credit – mediameerkat.com
Dodgers win streak leads to local business boom
As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to win, so do the local business owners. LA is currently on a winning streak of 45 out of 55 games in the last two months. This appears to have given Dodgers fans a hunger for more; literally.
Because of the excitement surrounding the team, fans have regained interest in baseball. Local restaurants, bars, and sports apparel stores have seen a significant rise is sales. Bars such as Red Lion Tavern have capitalized on the situation by offering fans with a valid game ticket a 10% discount before and after games. At the same time, LA sportswear company Bling Circus has seen a major rise in Dodgers apparel since early June.
The Dodgers also now lead the league in attendance. Average attendance at home games is 45,000, up 10% from last season. A team-record 31,000 people have season tickets. With more fans flocking to the stadium for games, Guisados, the Mexican food spot a half-mile away from Dodger Stadium, sales are up 25% from the beginning of the season. Co-owner Armando De La Torre Jr. took notice:
“The traffic before games passing by is so slow that people have nothing to do but look at our red building. When they come back through the next game and get stuck, they decide to stop and check us out.”
With the Dodgers in first place in the NL West, the Dodgers are looking forward to the playoffs. Economists are claiming to see an even bigger rise when the playoffs begin. For local business owners, seeing more blue will likely mean seeing more green.
You can read more here.
Photo credit – ijulian.blogspot.com
US Open to utilize more technology this year
The US Open is set to begin on Monday. A major change this year will be behind the scenes, as employees, media members, volunteers, and contractors will be prepared to work with more technology. As a direct result, the experience of the players and coaches will be enhanced.
Major changes this year include everything from a secure web portal where they can find videos and statistics, to a transportation system designed to ensure that everyone arrives in plenty of time for their matches. The new technology has been introduced to better accommodate player’s expectations and to entice them to come back. Larry Bonfante – USTA chief information officer – was optimistic about the moves the US Open is making:
“We really want to separate ourselves from the pack in making the players happy. We want them to look forward to coming to the US Open.”
Since the opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium, the US Open has been at the forefront of technology systems. Replay technology and real-time video updates have been major implementations.
Even better is the event management system, which runs everything from food and beverage inventory to facilities work orders to security surveillance systems. This system has begun to utilize a mobile version as well. This allows Bonfante’s team to remain mobile:
“A lot of staff running the event are not tethered to a desk. This way, they get a lot more information to make better and more timely decisions.”
You can read more here.
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Healthy competition between ESPN and FS1
With the recent launch of Fox Sports 1, the new 24/7 sports network has piqued interest with employees at ESPN. FS1 launched with decent ratings and a lot of media hype. It now appears there is some healthy competition going on between the two companies.
During its recent media day, ESPN found FS1 to be a popular topic. SportsCenter’s Steve Levy said:
“I can tell you our show meeting on Saturday had a different feel to it than previous show meetings. Everyone is well aware of what’s at stake here and what’s going on and we’re rather confident.”
ESPN finds it invigorating and reenergizing to have new competition in the field. Perhaps this new energy has also persuaded the company to redesign its set for 2014. The cost of the new studio is reportedly near $125 million. This redesign has certainly come at a “convenient” time considering the pressure from FS1. Seth Markman – a senior coordinating producer at ESPN – said he thinks they are having as much fun as FS1:
“That’s how they attacked it, sort of like, let’s paint ESPN as your grandfather’s network and we’re the new kids, the fun kids. They’re doing it from a PR standpoint. I watched their first few shows pretty closely, I don’t think they’re having anymore fun than our guys are having right now on our shows.”
ESPN believes that competition makes everyone better. That means the end consumer may benefit.
Photo credit – sporttechie.com
Front Row Marketing Services to help Breeders’ Cup
Last year, ESPN stepped aside as the rights holder of the Breeders’ Cup. ESPN claimed a change in programming strategy as its reason for withdrawing with two years left on their contract. In light of the situation, NBC took over the rights to the Cup with a multi- year deal. Now, Front Row Marketing Services has stepped in to help market the event.
Because of the new deal with NBC, the Breeders’ Cup Classic was broadcast live on national primetime television across the US for the first time last year. Coupled with the NBC Sports Network, the Breeders’ Cup received nine and a half hours of TV coverage.
The idea of Front Row Marketing stepping in is to allow for increased awareness and new brand partnerships. Drew Sheinman – senior vice president and chief revenue officer of the Breeders’ Cup – explained the decision for choosing Front Row Marketing Services:
“After a thorough review, we chose Front Row because they have established a stellar reputation and a proven track record of success with world class properties like Formula One Grand Prix and America’s Cup in sponsorship acquisition and integrated event services and strategies that increase the value and dynamic presence of those enterprises.”
With horse racing seemingly repositioning itself in the sports world, you can expect Front Row to take advantage of that. You can catch the Breeders’ Cup on November 1st and 2nd, at Santa Anita Park in California. With 14 races scheduled, you can expect a lot of coverage from NBC.
You can read more here.
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The devastating news and images this week of the brutal terrorist attack in Jerusalem are still fresh in my mind. I haven’t been able to pull myself away from the stories of these four learned, compassionate, community-loving men, Rabbis Aryeh Kopinsky, Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, Kalman Levine and Moshe Twersky, and the brave police officer Zidan Nahad Saif, who were murdered on Tuesday.
The conflict between Jews and Arabs over geography and religion has been in our collective DNA, it seems, since the beginning of the sacred record of time in our Torah. As my friend and colleague Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater pointed out, this conflict, this challenging and often times hateful relationship between Jews and Arabs can be seen as going back to Jacob and Esau, whose birth is remembered this week.
In Parashat Toldot, Rebecca experiences a difficult pregnancy with twins in her womb and goes to inquire of God, why she is suffering. She says, “Im ken, lamah zeh anochi? If this is so, why am I?” (Gen. 25:22) It is a direct question but with an existential twist. Rebecca is told there are two nations in her womb, already wrestling and vying for primacy before they are born. Jacob and Esau’s differences from the outset are clear, but the arc of the story doesn’t betray a certain outcome.
Esau is famished, so Jacob feeds him. Jacob is hungry too, but not for food, he is hungry for the birthright that Esau spurns. When their father Isaac is old and his eyes are dim, Rebecca enables Jacob to receive the blessing from his father mean for his brother Esau. When Esau later returns from the hunt with the game meant for his father and in anticipation of the blessing, he finds that Jacob has supplanted him. It is in the reaction of Isaac, that we once again experience the existential twist of the story. “Vayeherad Yitzhak harada gedolah ad me’od – And Isaac shuddered a great shudder” (27:33) because he knew that Jacob had taken the blessing for Esau, but there was nothing to be done.
As a result of this , Esau hated Jacob, and Jacob fled for his life. Twenty years later when the text anticipates their reunion, we don’t know whether they will tear each other apart or run to embrace each other when they come face to face. We will witness Jacob’s preparations to meet his estranged brother, and we will be with him in his struggle and strivings with beings divine and human. We will learn that it is in our striving towards a blessing when we most embody our namesake, and Jacob’s – Yisrael. Still later we will understand that Jacob and Esau did come together to bury their father, even while they went their separate ways in peace.
In light of this week’s horrific events, and the escalation of incitement and violence of the last few weeks, we too might ask, “If suffering is reality, why must we endure it?” Are we too destined to “shudder terribly” when we look at what is happening to our people, to the land of Israel, to all inhabitants of the region, and think there is nothing to be done? How will we yet strive towards a blessing as Jews, as Am Yisrael? Will there be a way to come together with our historic cousins for a common purpose, if only to then depart in peace?
I have been thinking of Yehudah Amichai’s poem The Ecology of Jerusalem all week:
The air over Jerusalem is saturated with prayers and dreams
like the air over cities with heavy industry.
It’s hard to breathe.
And from time to time a new shipment of history arrives.
Houses and towers serve as packing materials
later thrown away and piled in heaps.
Sometimes candles come in place of people.
Then it’s quiet.
Sometimes people come in place of candles.
Then there’s noise.
Amid enclosed gardens, among jasmine bushes
replete with balsam, foreign consulates,
like wicked brides who were thrust aside
lie in wait for their moment.
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Arabic b grade movie in Title/Summary
Convert English sentences to Arabic and vice versa.
Since the Arabic keyboard layout for Macs is different than the normal Arabic 101 for Windows, Microsoft came up with a solution for Windows XP, However Windows 7 didn’t have a solution and the XP one doesn’t work well. You can actually use it to print out the buttons onto stickers.
- Publisher: Moey
- Last updated: December 29th, 2011
Declan's Arabic FlashCards is an easy-to-use shareware program that helps us learn the classic Arabic language. This application features several options covering all aspects of learning a foreign language (Arabic in this case), that is, listening, writing, reading, speaking, plus a wide range of exercises to practice them all.
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When working with Arabic texts in applications like Adobe After Effects, Arabic letters don't appear in the correct order and forms, the problem can be solved by simply reversing the letters order and choosing the appropriate form for each letters as Arabic letters have up to 4 forms. This program is treating Arabic letters as if they are English letters.
- Publisher: Faisal Software
- Home page: sites.google.com
- Last updated: March 16th, 2012
TViXiE is a GUI builder for Media Players currently supporting TViX, NMT (Popcorn Hour, etc...), Western Digital WD TV HD Player, Mede8er and Dune.
TViXiE automatically downloads movie/music information and covers and builds a graphical browsing experience for the media player.
- Publisher: Mathias Johansson
- Home page: www.tvixie.com
- Last updated: October 22nd, 2011
Learn Arabic Fast and easy - offers interactive multimedia Arabic lessons suitable for beginners, and ideal for children.
- Publisher: Learn Arabic
- Home page: www.arabicsp.com
- Last updated: September 14th, 2008
Writing Arabic with non Arabic windows or keyboard can be a frustrating jobs. But with Arabic Pad, this can be done easily. Arabic Pad is a simple editor like notepad, but designed to write Arabic [Unicode] text , especially for Non Windows Arabic. I hope that with this program write Arabic is more easily, by customizing the keyboard key so it’s close to the Arabic letter sound.
- Publisher: Ebta Setiawan
- Home page: ebsoft.web.id
- Last updated: November 15th, 2011
It aims at training to type in both languages (Arabic and English). Switching among languages is achieved using the keyboards plugins button. Selecting the Arabic button, configures the software to train the Arabic Keyboard showing in the window's title "Arabic Typing Tutor" while with the English button it shows "English typing tutor" in the window's title.
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Readon TV Movie Radio Player is an application that allows you to view TV channels and listen to radio broadcasts. The TV and the radio channels are structured into categories. Thus, you have a possibility to select the country and the genre you are looking for.
Flash Movie Player is a free application to play SWF videos, based on the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. It offers a multilingual interface with support for 39 languages. Anyone could use this application without any hassle, as no special skills are needed. As for the interface, it resembles the classic skin of "Windows Media Player".
- Publisher: Eolsoft
- Home page: www.eolsoft.com
- Last updated: October 10th, 2011
Movie Color Enhancer is a extremly, small and easy to use program who let you enjoy the movies at the best quality. It automaticaly adjust your setting to get a perfect view. If you need to improve the quality of your videos, Movie Color Enhancer program is a must for you!
- Publisher: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Last updated: February 27th, 2012
SubEdit Player is a video player intended to handle and/or add subtitle tracks to video files. It includes several text tools to configure the aspect of the subtitle, and video editing tools that allow inserting dialogs in sync with the video. Also, it allows you to write subtitles directly or import them from a previously made subtitle file.
- Publisher: Artur Sikora
- Home page: subedit.com.pl
- Last updated: November 15th, 2011
Sothink Movie DVD Maker is aimed to create DVD discs. It supports importing video from a wide range of formats, even those taken by high definition cameras. With a nice intuitive interface, this program is likely to please beginners and experts alike.
Movie Torrent is a powerful and reliable application for searching, downloading and sharing any type of file you wish. It allows you to add multi-tracker information to the torrent and bears simultaneous downloads, download queue, selected downloads in torrent package, fast-resume, disk cache, speed limits, port mapping, proxy and IP-filter.
Sony’s Vegas Movie Studio Platinum is a video authoring suite of tools for Windows. It enables the users to create DVDswith professional and high quality videos. It accepts all the common video formats, captures video and also accepts High Definition video which is a plus.
GIF Movie Gear is a very easy to use application to edit, modify or create gif animations. Good for handling icons in PSD, PNG, BMP, and JPEG formats, as well as for creating AVI animations from the GIF original files. 24-bit colors supported.
The user interface is very graphical and easy to use. The animation is displayed showing all the frames, and users can edit or modify those individually.
- Publisher: gamani productions
- Home page: www.gamani.com
- Last updated: July 25th, 2008
With Windows Live Movie Maker, you can quickly turn your photos and videos into polished movies. You can add special effects, transitions, sound, and captions to help tell your story.
It sports features like 1080p export, direct YouTube upload and plenty of titles and visual effects. Creating a movie is as easy as dragging clips into the window.
- Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
- Home page: explore.live.com
- Last updated: June 20th, 2013
Xilisoft Movie Maker can help you create your own home videos. It has a nice interface, in which a timeline and a preview screen are the main elements. Although creating a video using this tool is as easy as importing the source clips and arranging them, there are also other features to help you get customized results.
- Publisher: Xilisoft Corporation
- Home page: www.xilisoft.com
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Buick isn't calling it a wagon, but that's exactly what it unveiled in Detroit this week. The 2018 Regal TourX is what Buick calls a "crossover in the truest sense of the word," with the handling of a car and the capability and versatility of an SUV. The TourX was announced alongside the Regal Sportback, a five-door sedan. These two new Regal models will replace the outgoing 2017 Regal sedan later this year.
Both new Regals come with a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine that produces 250 horsepower. The TourX comes standard in AWD with an eight-speed transmission and active twin-clutch in the rear, and it produces 295 lb-ft of torque. The same AWD configuration is available for the Sportback, but it comes standard in FWD with a nine-speed automatic transmission that produces 260 lb-ft of twist.
These two new models are part of an aggressive push from General Motors to capture a younger audience with its Buick brand, which stereotypically draws an older crowd. But let's be real, if either of these vehicles are going to do that, it's the TourX. This crossover is aimed directly at the Audi A4 Allroad, BMW 3-Series, Volvo V60 and, of course, the Subaru Outback. It even features something you won't find on any other Buick: black fender cladding, which suggests this is a more rugged vehicle that's ready to go off-road and get a little dirty. Muddy it may get, but while the TourX has an increased ride height over the Sportback, you likely won't make it too far off the tarmac. Still, it should suffice for getting you to most trailheads or wherever your assumed active lifestyle might take you.
What you will get with the TourX, however, is a stupid amount of cargo space. With the rear sets lowered, you get a massive 73.5 cubic feet -- that’s more than most of its competition. For comparison, the Volvo V60 offers up just 43.1 cubic feet, and it’s more than even the Outback with 73.3 cubic feet. With the TourX, you still get 32.7 cubic feet in the rear with the back seats up. If that's not enough space, there will also be a factory option for an adjustable roof rack for toting your kayak or mountain bikes.
The TourX is more than just a wagon, though. It's an American wagon that will undoubtedly instill a sense of nostalgia for enthusiasts who never got over the fact that they practically went extinct in the 90s.
Buick prides itself on "attainable luxury" and value, and the Regal TourX is the perfect embodiment of that. Anyone looking to purchase a crossover later this year shouldn't immediately write Buick off. The TourX is coming in hot with good looks, plenty of capability and what we hope will be a competitive price point, judging by Buick's current lineup. Official pricing won't be announced until closer to its Q4 2017 launch. | <urn:uuid:045c4d87-85ae-41f3-89d1-c94b2bded467> | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19545153/2018-buick-regal-tourx-wagon-crossover-sportback-adventure/ | 2019-04-24T04:29:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578626296.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190424034609-20190424060609-00304.warc.gz | en | 0.946584 | 645 |
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Frankly, I would much rather have Vibe back over Donna or Wally. Not because I hate either, I just would rather see him get the developement they've already recieved. And in Donna's case, recieved and recieved and recieved and recieved. If she was a VHS tape she's be nothing but static by now with holes worn through.
As for Vibe, if he's handled properly, fine. Hope a rebooted Vibe is written better than a rebooted Jaime Reyes. Poor Jaime.
Looking forward to the Vibe reboot. Minus the 80's stereotypes.
I do want Donna and Wally to return but i do want them to stand out rather than fill the role of WW and Flash-lite.
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Inaugural Michael Belote Endowed Lecture Explored Individual Privacy in the Internet Age
December 10, 2013
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law's Capital Center for Public Law & Policy hosted its Inaugural Mike Belote Annual Endowed Capital Center Lecture on the evening of Dec. 5, 2013 at the Sutter Club in Sacramento.
Three legal experts addressed the topic of "Protecting Individual Privacy in the Internet Age: Where, if at all, Should Lines be Drawn, and Who Should be the Artist?" Drew Liebert, Chief Counsel of the Assembly Judiciary Committee; Hanni Fakhoury, '07, Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); and Eric Goldman, Professor of Law at Santa Clare University School of Law composed the panel.
The panel discussed how Big Data is intersecting with the traditional privacy expectations of Californians, and how these expectations should be protected – or if it is even possible, or desirable, to do so. More than 175 guests attended the lively discussion in the California Room, followed by a reception downstairs.
Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Director of the Pacific McGeorge Capital Center for Public Law & Policy, moderated the discussion. Jacobs invited the speakers to address how Internet businesses are collecting unprecedented amounts of personal information, including the places we travel, the products we buy, the entertainment we watch, as well as other behaviors and preferences.
Professor Jacobs posed six questions that each panelist addressed for three minutes:
- Notwithstanding the continuing reports of possible privacy abuses by our federal government in the NSA scandal, is there any evidence yet that California consumers' privacy rights are actually being harmed by private Internet companies, i.e., is this really much ado about nothing?
- Many Internet service providers defend their data collection practices by claiming they have customer "consent" through "terms of service" or customer agreements. How well do you feel the current "disclosure and consent" process used on the Internet is working, and if it isn't, what if anything should be done to change it?
- One of the key methods Internet-based companies suggest protects their customers' privacy is to "anonymize" and "aggregate" information they turn over to advertisers. Is this an effective way to ensure consumers' privacy rights are protected and to eliminate privacy risks?
- What, if any, currently appear to be the biggest privacy threats facing consumers on the Internet? Identity theft? What if anything else? Should consumers be more worried about these issues than they currently appear to be?
- Is there any appropriate role for the California Legislature to play in seeking to protect consumer expectations of privacy on the Internet, or is it better to let the tech sector — which arguably has a very strong incentive to keep consumers happy and feeling safe — regulate itself?
- Finally, and briefly, what do you predict to be the major areas of concern by policy-makers regarding Internet privacy as we move forward in the next few years? Should we expect more legislation on the state level, and if so, addressing what likely issues?
The Michael Belote Endowed Capital Center Lecture was made possible by a generous donation from Mike Belote, '87, President of California Advocates, Inc. and longtime Pacific McGeorge alumni donor and volunteer. Belote's gift was matched by the University of the Pacific Powell Fund.
The Pacific McGeorge Capital Center hosts notable, keynote speakers who bring timely and thoughtful commentary to current state and federal issues relating to government and public law and policy. On Nov. 13, 2013, Chip Nielsen, '71, senior political law partner at Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP, and Lance H. Olson, '77, senior partner at Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP, presented "Dark Money — The 11 Million Dollar Problem Defined." On May 23, 2013, a panel of experts presented "California Gaming — Implications of Internet and Off-Reservation Gaming Activities" at the Chamber of Commerce.
About the Speakers
Drew Liebert has been the Chief Counsel to the Assembly Judiciary Committee in the California Legislature for over 15 years. He is an adjunct professor at Pacific McGeorge School of Law, where he teaches the course "Legislative Process, Strategy & Ethics " with Anthony Williams, '05. In his role as Chief Counsel to the Assembly Judiciary Committee, Liebert works in the fulcrum of many of the most important pieces of legislation debated and enacted by California policy-makers, including bills seeking to regulate the Internet.
Eric Goldman is a Professor of Law and Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law. Before he became a full-time academic in 2002, he practiced Internet law for 8 years in the Silicon Valley. His research and teaching focuses on Internet, IP and advertising law topics, and he blogs on these topics at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog [http://blog.ericgoldman.org] and the Tertium Quid blog at Forbes [http://blogs.forbes.com/ericgoldman/].
Hanni Fakhoury, '07, is a Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he focuses on criminal law, privacy and free speech litigation and advocacy. His work includes representing Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer on appeal, arguing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on the constitutionality of warrantless cell tracking, and serving as co-counsel in a First Amendment challenge to California's Proposition 35 in federal court. In addition, Hanni has testified before the California state legislature on proposed electronic privacy legislation. | <urn:uuid:444aca4a-e6e1-4315-8042-c8bc1286efd0> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://mcgeorge.edu/News/Inaugural_Michael_Belote_Endowed_Lecture_Explored_Individual_Privacy_in_the_Internet_Age_.htm | 2015-04-26T17:10:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246655589.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045735-00095-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927067 | 1,145 |
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4-30-17 Donald Trump attacks US media at 100-day Pennsylvania rally
Donald Trump attacks US media at 100-day Pennsylvania rally
US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the media during a rally marking 100 days in office. He told supporters in Pennsylvania that he was keeping "one promise after another", dismissing criticism as "fake news" by "out of touch" journalists. Mr Trump decided to skip the White House Correspondents' Dinner - the first US leader to miss the event since an injured Ronald Reagan in 1981. Mr Trump's approval ratings hover at around the 40% mark - believed to be lower than any other president at the 100-day marker. At the rally in Harrisburg, the president said the media should be given "a big, fat, failing grade" over their coverage of his achievements during his first 100 days and told the cheering crowd he was "thrilled to be more than 100 miles from Washington". He quipped that at the same time "a large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling themselves" at the correspondents' dinner "that will be very boring". (Webmaster's comment: Demonizing the press is an up-and-coming dictators first step in suppressing free speech. Hitler did it, Stalin did it, Putin is doing it and so is Trump!)
4-29-17 Turkey sacks 4,000 more officials in coup-bid crackdown
Turkey sacks 4,000 more officials in coup-bid crackdown
The Turkish government has sacked almost 4,000 more public officials in what appears to be the latest purge related to a failed coup last July. They include more than 1,000 justice ministry workers, a similar number of army staff and more than 100 air force pilots, officials said. In a separate decree, Turkey banned TV dating shows - a move previously mooted by the government. Earlier on Saturday, Turkey blocked the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. The latest sackings follow the suspension of more than 9,000 police officers and the arrest of 1,000 more last Wednesday on suspicion of having links to the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Mr Gulen of instigating last year's coup attempt, a charge the cleric denies. The government said in its Official Gazette that all those sacked were suspected of links to "terrorist organisations and structures presenting a threat to national security". Mr Erdogan narrowly won a controversial 16 April referendum on increasing his powers. Opponents fear the vote, which has divided Turkey, brings him closer to authoritarian rule. The ban on TV dating programmes follows a warning in March by Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus that the shows do not fit in with Turkish traditions and customs. "There are some strange programmes that would scrap the institution of family, take away its nobility and sanctity," he said at the time. Critics of Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) say they fear the country is sliding toward conservative Islam under Mr Erdogan. However, AKP supporters say dating shows receive thousands of complaints and the ban is in the public interest. (Webmaster's comment: The world's newest dictator gets rid of all possible opposition.)
We have a new Muslim Hate Crime in our country.
Anti-Muslim Immigration Laws!
4-29-17 Turkish authorities block Wikipedia without giving reason
Turkish authorities block Wikipedia without giving reason
Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said "an administrative measure" had been taken, but gave no reason why. Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror". Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attacks. The Turkey Blocks monitoring group said Wikipedia was unreachable from 08:00 (05:00 GMT). People in Istanbul were unable to access any pages without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651 [governing the internet], an administrative measure has been taken for this website," Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quoted as saying, giving no further details. (Webmaster's comment: The world's newest dictatorship begins to flex its muscles.)
4-28-17 100 days of Trump: The worst of populism and the worst of the establishment
100 days of Trump: The worst of populism and the worst of the establishment
After President Trump's first 100 days in office, we have a very good idea of what the rest of the Trump administration will be like: Expect the worst aspects of populism combined with the worst parts of establishmentarianism. When he became president, Trump was an "unknown quantity" — because of his own erratic psychology, because of his ideological flexibility, because he said everything and its opposite during the campaign, because of his lack of experience in elected office, and because he won the White House riding a populist wave that drowned traditional categories of American politics. Thankfully, 100 days in, we can at least rule out some of the worst-case scenarios that were floated during the campaign (and that, at the time, looked disturbingly non-crazy). Trump probably isn't going to nuke Belgium in a fit of pique. While Putin's Russia almost certainly worked to help him win the election, evidence of active collusion between Trump and the Kremlin has been lacking, and he hasn't been acting like a Russian Manchurian candidate. (If anything, the fears of this seem to have driven him to a more-hawkish-than-is-prudent posture toward Russia.) Thus far, Congress and the courts have been able to check Trump about as much as they did previous presidents. And we don't seem to be slouching toward fascism at a noticeably faster speed than we were before. What's more, it's clear that Trump lacks the personal discipline or guile to engineer a shadow coup. Instead, it looks like the Trump administration, while not endangering the survival of the republic, will instead serve us with a mix of everything that's most horrible about American politics — and especially Republican politics.
4-28-17 DIY gun control: The people taking matters into their own hands
DIY gun control: The people taking matters into their own hands
With the Trump administration stripping away firearms legislation, can citizen scientists and technologists rein in the excesses of US gun culture? Since the start of the year, there have been 105 mass shootings in the US, including a murder-suicide shooting at a school in San Bernardino, California, and the murder video recently posted on Facebook. Legislators have always struggled to address this problem. But in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s administration, new gun legislation has only expanded, not restricted gun rights. In short order, lawmakers made it easier for certain people with mental illness to buy guns, and pushed to expand the locations where people can carry firearms. Over the past few years, however, gun owners and sellers have started taking matters into their own hands and have come up with creative solutions to reduce the threat from guns. From working with public health organisations so gun sellers can recognise the signs of depression in a prospective buyer to developing biometric gun locks, citizen scientists are cobbling together measures they hope will stave off the worst aspects of US gun culture. The Federation of American Scientists estimates that 320 million firearms circulate in the US – about enough for every man, woman and child. According to the independent policy group Gun Violence Archive, there were 385 mass shootings in 2016, and it looks as if the numbers for 2017 will not differ wildly. Although the number of these incidents is alarming, it is dwarfed by the amount of suicides, which account for more than half of all firearms deaths. And last year, a report from the Associated Press and the USA Today Network showed that accidental shootings kill almost twice as many children as is shown in US government data.
4-28-17 Liberals are no strangers to confirmation bias after all
Liberals are no strangers to confirmation bias after all
A study shows they would give up the chance to win money to avoid hearing ideas they disagree with. So much for the champions of enlightenment. Touting slogans such as “Facts have a well-known liberal bias”, people on the Left have made clear they see themselves as the true heirs and defenders of the Enlightenment. New research, however, shows that they’re just as deluded as everybody else. One study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, concluded that conservatives and liberals were equally averse to listening to opposing viewpoints on hot-button issues, such as same-sex marriage. In fact, they were willing to give up the chance to win money just to avoid the unpleasantness of hearing an opinion they disliked. A meta-analysis of 41 studies recently published on the Social Science Research Network reached a similar conclusion: there was no difference in partisanship between liberals and conservatives. As it turns out, “open-minded” liberals are plagued by confirmation bias to the same extent as “closed-minded” conservatives. Consider Seattle, a city that voted 87 per cent for Hillary Clinton and is proudly one of the most progressive – and well educated – in the US. A warm embrace of scientific reality doesn’t come with the territory: Seattle isn’t terribly fond of biotechnology, rejecting GMOs and even vaccines. Rwanda’s childhood polio vaccination rate is higher than Seattle’s. As for other vaccines, including MMR, only five US states have higher exemption rates than Washington State. If liberalism translated into embracing science, we would expect places like Seattle to have vaccination rates of 100 per cent. Blame for “alternative facts” and “fake news” therefore, can’t be pinned solely on the Left or Right. Both are culpable.
4-28-17 HPV vaccine as cancer prevention is a message that needs to catch on
HPV vaccine as cancer prevention is a message that needs to catch on
New infection stats should be ‘a wake-up call’ to spur lagging vaccination rates. In the United States, HPV vaccination rates lag for girls and boys. The message that the vaccine prevents cancer isn’t getting out there, researchers say. Cancer prevention isn’t the first thing that comes to many parents’ minds when they consider vaccinating their preteens against human papillomavirus, or HPV. And the fact that HPV is transmitted sexually gives the vaccine more baggage than a crowded international flight. But what gets lost in the din is the goal of vaccination, to protect adolescents from infection with HPV types that are responsible for numerous cancers. Newly released estimates show just how prevalent HPV infections are in the United States. In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported for 2013-2014 that among adults ages 18 to 59, 25 percent of men and 20 percent of women had genital infections with HPV types that put them at risk of developing cancer. That’s just a snapshot in time. For those who are sexually active, more than 90 percent of men and 80 percent of women can expect to become infected with at least one type of HPV during their lives. About half of those infections will be with a high-risk HPV type.
4-28-17 Broken People?
The mayor of San Antonio blamed poverty on “broken people” who are not in “a relationship with their creator.” Mayor Ivy Taylor, a Democrat and born-again Christian, told a meeting of the Christian Coalition that poor people’s lack of religion prevented them from being “productive members of society.” Taylor said criticism of her comments was “politically motivated.”
4-28-17 Opioid makers and legislators
Opioid makers and legislators
Opioid makers and suppliers have spent $880 million in the past decade lobbying state and federal legislators to block new regulations on their addictive painkillers and make the drugs more easily available. That’s eight times as much as gun makers spent on lobbying during that time.
4-28-17 Measles, mumps come back
Measles, mumps come back
Measles and mumps are vaccine-preventable diseases that once seemed all but eradicated. But now these highly contagious viral infections are enjoying a resurgence in the U.S., where herd immunity—when enough people are immunized to protect the whole population—is on the decline, thanks in part to the anti-vaccination movement. Texas health officials report the number of mumps cases in the state just hit a 22-year high; so far this year, 221 people have been diagnosed with the virus, which can lead to deafness, brain inflammation, and other complications. Mumps can be prevented with the MMR vaccine, which also protects against measles and rubella, but the recommended two doses are only 88 percent effective against the virus. Immunity against mumps also wanes over time. Recurring outbreaks have prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consider a third routine dose of the vaccine. Safety concerns about the MMR vaccine, however, have also allowed measles, which can cause lung and brain damage, to make a comeback. “Because some parents are withholding their children from vaccination,” infectious disease specialist William Schaffner tells MedicalNewsToday.com (Webmaster's comment: Unvaccinated people and children are ignorant disease carriers.)
4-28-17 President Trump and Republican Caitlyn Jenner
President Trump and Republican Caitlyn Jenner
President Trump has lost one of his most high-profile supporters. Republican Caitlyn Jenner voted for Trump last year and even attended the inauguration festivities. But when the new administration lifted federal protection for transgender students’ bathroom use, it was a bridge too far for Jenner, 67. “You mess with my community, you don’t give us equality and a fair shot, I’m coming after you,” she told 20/20’s Diane Sawyer. The former Olympic decathlon champ has decided to turn down the president’s offer to play golf. “It’s not a good idea,” she said, “and so I won’t be playing with him.”
4-28-17 Policing for profit
Policing for profit
Law-enforcement officials have seized billions from citizens through civil forfeiture. Is that process being abused? One of the most extreme recent uses of civil forfeiture took place in Tenaha, a tiny town (population: 1,172) in eastern Texas. In 2006, a highly decorated state trooper named Barry Washington persuaded the town to target money launderers for drug dealers. That operation proved very lucrative: Within six months almost $1.3 million worth of assets had been seized. But something wasn’t right. Very few of the suspected money launderers were charged, and almost all were black or Latino. Jewelry, iPods, and other items clearly unrelated to crime were being confiscated. And Washington and his colleagues—who made the seizures after pulling drivers over on routine traffic stops—were using ludicrously flimsy justifications, including saying that a car smelled “too fresh.” One woman was told that if she didn’t surrender her cash and valuables to the trooper, her children would be taken from her and put into foster care. The abuse led to a class action suit, which ultimately resulted in a settlement. “These cases tend to stay in the dark,” Vanita Gupta, of the American Civil Liberties Union, told The New Yorker. “There’s no telling how many Tenahas there are.”
- What is civil forfeiture?
- When was forfeiture created?
- What about at the state level?
- Is that true?
- Who’s pushing back against forfeiture?
- Small town, big profits
4-28-17 Confederate monument comes down
Confederate monument comes down
Working under the cover of darkness and the protection of police snipers, workers in New Orleans this week began removing the first of four controversial monuments linked to the Confederacy. The Battle of Liberty Place monument was erected to honor members of the Crescent City White League, a white-supremacist paramilitary group that fought against the city’s racially integrated police force following the Civil War. The city pledged to remove the memorial and three other statues—of Jefferson Davis and Gens. Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard—in 2015, prompting death threats from pro-monument groups, who say the statues are part of the city’s history. But Mayor Mitch Landrieu said he would “no longer allow the Confederacy to literally be put on a pedestal.” Masked workers began removing the Liberty Place monument in the early hours of April 24, the day that some Southern states celebrate Confederate Memorial Day.
4-28-17 Thomas Jefferson the the epitome of white supremacy
Thomas Jefferson the the epitome of white supremacy
A group of Columbia University students draped a Ku Klux Klan hood over a statue of Thomas Jefferson and labeled the Founding Father “the epitome of white supremacy.” Protesters from the group Mobilized African Diaspora said the statue of the slave-holding Founding Father “validates rape, sexual violence and racism” and shows Columbia’s “hypocrisy” in recruiting black students as “mere tokens of the university.”
4-28-17 Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. spiked following the November election
Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. spiked following the November election
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. spiked following the November election, and the pace of such incidents has accelerated over the past five months, according to the Anti-Defamation League. There has been an 86 percent increase in incidents of vandalism and bullying since January 1, and a total of 541 reports of anti-Semitic incidents in the first quarter of 2017—including 161 bomb threats, 155 acts of vandalism, and six assaults. (Webmaster's comment: Every non-Christian in the U.S. is now at risk!)
4-28-17 Berkeley: The battle over free speech
Berkeley: The battle over free speech
Actually, students are entirely justified in trying to prevent bigots like Coulter from speaking at colleges, said New York University vice provost Ulrich Baer in The New York Times. Certain topics, such as the idea that “some human beings are by definition inferior to others,” simply aren’t debatable. Holocaust denial, for example, isn’t free speech—it’s a denial of the humanity of those who were exterminated by the Nazis. Similarly, it’s wrong to give a public platform to people who insist African-Americans are genetically less intelligent, or that transgender women are deluded men wearing dresses. This isn’t about censorship; Coulter has had plenty of opportunities to vent her spleen, and on the internet “all kinds of offensive expression flourish unfettered on a vast platform available to nearly all.” Why should a college help racists, homophobes, misogynists, and other reactionaries insult and demean oppressed groups? “The idea of freedom of speech does not mean a blanket permission to say anything anybody thinks.”
4-28-17 Sanctuary city fight
Sanctuary city fight
President Trump suffered another blow to his immigration agenda this week when a San Francisco–based federal judge blocked the president’s executive order threatening to cut off federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities. In court, the Justice Department’s lawyers argued that the government had the right to hold back a small amount of grant money from cities that fail to cooperate with federal immigration officials. But U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick said only Congress has the right to withhold federal funds, and that Trump and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, had repeatedly said that they intended to use funding as “a weapon’’ to punish sanctuary cities harshly. Trump blasted the decision on Twitter. “First the Ninth Circuit rules against the ban,” tweeted Trump, in reference to his controversial travel ban, “& now it hits again on sanctuary cities—both ridiculous rulings. See you in the Supreme Court!”
4-28-17 100 days: What might Trump's border wall look like?
100 days: What might Trump's border wall look like?
US President Donald Trump has continued to promise to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. But he'll have to get through a lot of obstacles first. There is plenty of support for President Donald Trump in this big, red Republican state but, along the frontier, precious few are fans of his wall. "I don't think people understand that the border is a very big place. In my district alone I have 820 miles (1,320km)," Congressman Will Hurd tells the BBC as he surveys the landscape. The Republican knows a thing or two about security. For nearly a decade he worked for the CIA in the Middle East, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Now he finds himself on the home front, resisting his own party's president. "Building a wall from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Mr Hurd. Instead, he suggests, the US should invest in improving intelligence on drug-smuggling gangs as well as hiring extra border patrol agents and installing more cameras and motion detectors. "These are all things that are a better use of American taxpayer dollars, and we're going to see quicker and more successful results," he insists. Mr Hurd and others like him are a problem for the president, who needs Republican lawmakers to approve funding for the wall if it is to become a reality.
4-28-17 The trouble with ‘Buy American’
The trouble with ‘Buy American’
I’m old enough to remember when conservatives opposed this kind of anti-capitalist nonsense, said David Harsanyi in The?Federalist.com. “It’s hardly abusive for industries to decide whom they want to hire instead of letting government decide for them.” H-1B visas are vital for the tech industry, which is already grappling with a shortage of Americans trained in science and engineering. Many foreigners who have come in on H-1Bs have also gone on to found companies here in America, which in turn creates American jobs. As for ‘Buy American,’ “this is what Republicans used to call ‘picking winners and losers.’” If you opposed the government’s bailing out of auto companies that couldn’t compete in a global marketplace, why would you support propping up the steel industry? (Webmaster's comment: Why hire Americans too ignorant to do the work.)
4-28-17 Trump: Evaluating his first 100 days
Trump: Evaluating his first 100 days
It’s something of an “arbitrary deadline, yes,” said Amber Phillips in WashingtonPost.com, but every new president since FDR has been judged by his first 100 days in office. For Donald Trump, who reaches that milestone this week, the comparisons are not flattering. Trump is the first president since Jimmy Carter not to sign major legislation in his first 100 days, despite Republicans enjoying full control of Congress. His approval rating hovers around a dismal 40 percent—by far the lowest of any modern president at the 100-day mark. In a tweet last week, Trump dismissed the “ridiculous standard of the first 100 days,” but during the campaign he released a “Contract With the American Voter” setting out what he explicitly called “my 100-day action plan to Make America Great Again.” The contract listed 10 pieces of legislation Trump would try to pass in his first three months, including funding a border wall and launching a $1 trillion infrastructure program. “None of that has come to fruition.” Only one major piece of legislation—Trump’s disastrous attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act—has even been introduced in Congress. Are we surprised to find Donald Trump in breach of contract? asked Ron Insana in CNBC.com. He’s a businessman who has “overpromised and underdelivered” his whole life, declaring bankruptcy six times, creating a faux university that defrauded students, and repeatedly refusing to pay contractors and laborers. His presidency is beginning to look like another “failed effort,” providing “theatrics” instead of substance.
4-28-17 The lowest approval rating for any president
The lowest approval rating for any president
42% of Americans approve of President Trump’s performance as president, while 53% disapprove—the lowest approval rating for any president at the 100-day mark in seven decades. The average approval to disapproval rating for previous presidents at this stage is 69% to 19%. But 96% of people who voted for Trump in November said they would do so again.
4-26-17 Trump immigration court defeat is 'bananas', says White House
Trump immigration court defeat is 'bananas', says White House
The White House has labelled "bananas" a ruling that blocks President Donald Trump's order barring funding for cities that shelter illegal immigrants. A San Francisco judge has placed January's executive order in limbo, but the White House is vowing to appeal. San Francisco and Santa Clara County sued in February. The Trump administration has warned so-called sanctuary cities they could lose federal funds if they do not co-operate with federal immigration officials. On Tuesday, Judge William Orrick issued a temporary injunction against the presidential order as the case continues in the courts. "It's the 9th Circuit going bananas," White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said, in reference to the San Francisco-based appeals court, which conservatives often accuse of liberalism. Mr Trump's measure cast doubt on the transfer of some $1.2bn (£940m) for San Francisco and $1.7bn to Santa Clara County, home to many Silicon Valley communities. It is another legal defeat for President Trump in his efforts to curb immigration - his plan to curtail travel from seven Muslim-majority nations was twice blocked in federal courts.
4-26-17 Trump backs down on border wall funding
Trump backs down on border wall funding
Donald Trump has indicated he will scrap plans to find cash for his border wall in this week's spending bill. The president's close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left out of a budget measure that must pass by Friday. Building the wall, paid for by Mexico, was a key campaign promise. Democrats had threatened to block the bill if money was earmarked for the wall, so its omission may now avert a government shutdown. But the president insisted on Twitter that he still supported the wall and that it would be built. He reportedly told a private meeting with members of the conservative media on Monday night that he might be open to funding the wall later in the year. And Ms Conway confirmed to Fox News that the wall does not need to be funded this week, but remains a "very important priority". (Webmaster's comment: The Mouth breaks more of his campaign "promises." They were all just lies to win an election!)
4-26-17 Trump seeks to slash tax for businesses
Trump seeks to slash tax for businesses
President Donald Trump is to propose slashing the rate of corporation tax when he announces his tax plan later. White House officials say the centrepiece of Wednesday's announcement will be a sharp reduction in the business tax rate, from 35% to 15%. Economists say the tax cuts will add trillions of dollars to the deficit over the next decade. But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the tax plan "will pay for itself with economic growth". Mr Mnuchin declared it "the biggest tax cut and largest tax reform in history of this country", according to The Hill. (Webmaster's comment: More for the rich and less for everyone else again! Also means a big decrease in social services and a huge increase in the national dept.)
4-25-17 Ontario to try giving poor a basic income
Ontario to try giving poor a basic income
Canada's largest province is experimenting with giving poor people a basic income with no strings attached. The three-year study will test whether this basic income is better than current social welfare programmes. Randomly selected participants living in three communities in Ontario will be given at least C$16,989 ($12,600, £9,850) a year to live on. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said it is time to be "bold" in figuring out how to help society's most vulnerable. "This is no time to retreat, this is no time for government to cling to the status quo," she said when the pilot was announced on Monday. Ontario is not the only one trying this policy out. Finland recently launched its own trial in January, and the Scottish government has expressed interest. The idea is popular with both progressives and libertarians alike because it has the potential to reduce poverty and cut out red tape.
4-25-17 Medical marijuana may be a salve for the US opioid epidemic
Medical marijuana may be a salve for the US opioid epidemic
In US states where medical marijuana has been legalised, people seem to be switching from other prescribed drugs to cannabis as a treatment for pain. Does cannabis really have medicinal properties? As the trend to legalise medical marijuana continues, there is growing evidence that it does help relieve some conditions, leading to hopes that it may help curb the US opioid addiction epidemic. In the US, 28 states plus Washington DC have legalised medical marijuana in some form. An analysis has shown that compared with other states, those regions spent less money on prescriptions through Medicaid – the healthcare programme for people on low incomes – for five conditions sometimes treated with cannabis between 2007 and 2014. These conditions were pain, depression, nausea, psychosis and seizures. The study could not prove that medical marijuana was causing the difference in prescription medication use. But there was no difference found in prescriptions for conditions unlikely to be treated with cannabis, such as antibiotics for infections. “It’s consistent with patients switching to marijuana for the five conditions,” says author David Bradford of the University of Georgia, US. At the federal level, cannabis in plant form is still classed as an illegal drug that has no medicinal properties. “I hope that this will help encourage the Attorney General to change its status,” says Bradford.
4-24-17 New Orleans removes first of four Confederate statues
New Orleans removes first of four Confederate statues
Masked New Orleans workers in bullet-proof vests have removed a Confederate monument that officials said was a symbol of the US South's racist past. Watched by police snipers, the statue was gone before dawn in a stealthy operation designed to foil protests. The statues will be relocated to "a place where they can be put in historical context", the city said. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said workers had faced "intense" intimidation and threats. The last chunk of the Battle of Liberty Place obelisk was hauled away in lorries, whose registration plates were covered, by around 05:30 on Monday after four hours. (Webmaster's comment: What is it about Slavery that many Southern White people still love so much?)
4-24-17 Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine
Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine
The world's first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries - Ghana, Kenya and Malawi - starting in 2018. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands of lives. But it is not yet clear if it will be feasible to use in the poorest parts of the world. The vaccine needs to be given four times - once a month for three months and then a fourth dose 18 months later. This has been achieved in tightly controlled and well-funded clinical trials, but it is not yet clear if it can be done in the "real-world" where access to health care is limited. It is why the WHO is running pilots in three countries to see if a full malaria vaccine programme could be started. It will also continue to assess the safety and effectiveness of the vaccination. (Webmaster's comment: Not getting vaccinated makes you a disease carrier and causes stupidity!)
4-24-17 The Holocaust: Who are the missing million?
The Holocaust: Who are the missing million?
Six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis and their accomplices during World War Two. In many cases entire towns' Jewish populations were wiped out, with no survivors to bear witness - part of the Nazis' plan for the total annihilation of European Jewry. Since 1954, Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem ("A Memorial and a Name"), has been working to recover the names of all the victims, and to date has managed to identify some 4.7 million. "Every name is very important to us," says Dr Alexander Avram, director of Yad Vashem's Hall of Names and the Central Database of Shoah [Holocaust] Victims' Names. "Every new name we can add to our database is a victory against the Nazis, against the intent of the Nazis to wipe out the Jewish people. Every new name is a small victory against oblivion."
4-23-17 In Pictures: Science marchers defy rain in Washington DC
In Pictures: Science marchers defy rain in Washington DC
Thousands joined the first-ever March for Science in the US capital, despite the rain. Thousands of scientists have taken part in demonstrations around the world in protest against what they see as a global political assault on facts. The main event was held in Washington DC in the United States. Thousands of protesters turned out despite the bad weather. Marchers came with plenty of protection against the rain. The event, timed to coincide with Earth Day, also called for action to protect the environment. Some protested against funding cuts for science and the environment. There was a festival atmosphere beside the Washington Monument, where a stage was erected for music and speeches. Organisers said it was a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. Marchers wanted to demonstrate "the vital role science plays in our democracy".
4-22-17 Bill Nye the Science Guy says lawmakers are 'deliberately ignoring and actively suppressing science'
Bill Nye the Science Guy says lawmakers are 'deliberately ignoring and actively suppressing science'
"Without scientifically literate citizens, the United States — any country, in fact — cannot compete on the world stage," Bill Nye the Science Guy told a cheering crowd at the March for Science in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. "Yet today we have a great many lawmakers — not just here, but around the world — deliberately ignoring and actively suppressing science. Their inclination is misguided, and in no one's best interest." Nye touted the ways scientific discoveries have improved global quality of life, arguing that science is not merely "purview of a different, or special, type of citizen." "Our numbers here today show the world that science is for all," he said, and government must come to recognize that "science serves every one of us." The Washington event where Nye spoke was one of more than 600 marches scheduled around the globe on Saturday. "I think the profession of science is under attack," said scientist Lucky Tran, who helped organize the rallies, in an interview with NPR. "We haven't engaged in politics, we've left that open for politicians to come in and really hijack and obfuscate science for their own selfish needs." (Webmaster's comment: The current government in Washington has only one use for Science, making things to kill, terrorise and torture people.)
4-22-17 On the ground in Washington at the March for Science
On the ground in Washington at the March for Science
Thousands rallied and marched in the rain in the US capital to stand up for science and its place in politics. Jonathan Berman, the national co-chair of the March for Science, said his hopes for the day of the march were that it wouldn’t rain and that lots of people would show up. He got one of those wishes. When we turned up to the National Mall in Washington, DC on Earth Day, we joined thousands of people gathering for a rally, a teach-in, and a march. The crowds streamed in through the gates for hours, standing in lines several city blocks long by midday. The morning was devoted to talks from a lineup of speakers, which included scientists, science communicators – including Bill Nye and Michael Mann – and young students aspiring to become an astronaut, an engineer, and a clean energy researcher. In the crowd, the feeling was jubilant and reverent. Cheers went up at the images of famous scientific pioneers and at every mention of a field of science from the podium. During a video showing images of the earth from space, rally-goers silently lifted their signs like lighters at a rock concert. In fact, if it weren’t for the protest signs, you might think you were at a music festival. Jon Batiste, the bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, gave people something to dance to with funk, soul, and jazz music between speakers. Questlove, the leader of The Roots, acted as emcee for part of the rally and spoke of his own support of science: “We need to make sure science belongs to the people. It should be out in the open.” He wasn’t the only representative of the arts. As part of a teach-in co-hosted by the Earth Day Network, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University had a tent where people could make blackout poetry from scientific texts. (Webmaster's comment: The true creators of our modern world are finally speaking up.)
4-22-17 March for Science: Rallies worldwide to protest against political interference
March for Science: Rallies worldwide to protest against political interference
Thousands of scientists have taken part in demonstrations around the world in protest against what they see as a global political assault on facts. The first-ever March for Science, which was timed to coincide with Earth Day, was aimed at promoting action to protect the environment. Organisers said it was a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. The main event was held in Washington DC. The event's promoters said the march in the US capital was not aimed against President Donald Trump, while adding that his administration had "catalysed" the movement. At the demonstration in Washington DC, Dr Jonathan Foley, the executive director of the California Academy of Sciences, said that research was being irrationally questioned, adding that attacks from politicians "amounted to oppression". "They're specifically targeting science that protects our health, our safety and the environment. Science that protects the most vulnerable among us," he said. "Some people will suffer, some could even die," Dr Foley added. From climate change and pollution to medicine, men and women who support science were motivated on Saturday by the coverage of the recent Women's March and are mobilising to make their concerns heard.
4-22-17 We went to the March for Science in D.C. Here's what happened
We went to the March for Science in D.C. Here's what happened
On April 22, 2017 — Earth Day — thousands of scientists, science advocates and general enthusiasts rallied on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at the first-ever March for Science. The organizers estimate that over 600 sister marches also occurred around the world. The march may be “unprecedented,” sociologist Kelly Moore told Rachel Ehrenberg for a blog post giving a historical perspective on scientists' activism. “This is the first time in American history where scientists have taken to the streets to collectively protest the government’s misuse and rejection of scientific expertise.” The March for Science took place next to the Washington Monument, opposite the White House. Grounds opened at 8 a.m. and filled up quickly. The rally featured an array of speakers from scientists to teachers to advocates. Some speakers seemed keenly aware of fears of mixing science and politics, a common criticism of the event over the last few months, and didn't shy away from the intersection. Physicist Rush Holt is the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a sponsor of the march, and was a U.S. Congressman for 16 years. The rally also featured some pioneers of various sorts. Nancy Roman, aka "Mother Hubble," was the first woman to hold an executive position at NASA in the 1960s.
4-22-17 March for Science: Rallies worldwide to protest against political interference
March for Science: Rallies worldwide to protest against political interference
Thousands of protesters around the world have taken part in the first-ever March for Science. Thousands of scientists are protesting in hundreds of cities around the world against what they see as a global political assault on facts. The first-ever March for Science, which has been timed to coincide with Earth Day, is aimed at promoting action to protect the environment. Organisers say it is also a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. The main event is due to take place later on Saturday in Washington DC. The event's promoters said the march in the US capital was not aimed against President Donald Trump, while adding that his administration had "catalysed" the movement. From climate change and pollution to medicine, men and women who support science have been motivated by the coverage of the recent Women's March and are mobilising to make their concerns heard.
4-22-17 The philosopher's guide to understanding the 'self'
The philosopher's guide to understanding the 'self'
According to Ubuntu philosophy, which has its origins in ancient Africa, a newborn baby is not a person. People are born without ena, or selfhood, and instead must acquire it through interactions and experiences over time. So the "self"/"other" distinction that's axiomatic in Western philosophy is much blurrier in Ubuntu thought. As the Kenyan-born philosopher John Mbiti put it in African Religions and Philosophy (1975): "I am because we are, and since we are, therefore I am." We know from everyday experience that a person is partly forged in the crucible of community. Relationships inform self-understanding. Who I am depends on many "others:" my family, my friends, my culture, my work colleagues. The self I take grocery shopping, say, differs in her actions and behaviors from the self that talks to my PhD supervisor. Even my most private and personal reflections are entangled with the perspectives and voices of different people, be it those who agree with me, those who criticize, or those who praise me. Yet the notion of a fluctuating and ambiguous self can be disconcerting. We can chalk up this discomfort, in large part, to René Descartes. The 17th-century French philosopher believed that a human being was essentially self-contained and self-sufficient; an inherently rational, mind-bound subject, who ought to encounter the world outside her head with skepticism. While Descartes didn't single-handedly create the modern mind, he went a long way towards defining its contours.
4-22-17 Why I'm marching for science
Why I'm marching for science
A few months ago, the organizers of the D.C. March for Science announced a date for the rally: Earth Day, April 22nd, 2017. The event could very well end up being the largest demonstration of scientists in our nation's history — hundreds of satellite rallies are planned across the country. There are millions of supporters across Facebook and Twitter — and observers are drawing comparisons to the massive Women's March held the day after Donald Trump's inauguration. Since the March for Science is taking place on Earth Day, there will probably be a special focus on environmental science, and on the particular threats climate science faces under a Trump administration that's openly hostile to objective truths they don't like. But above all, organizers hope the March for Science will be a celebration of science and the fact that scientists are citizens too — acknowledging the enormous debt we owe to those who devote their lives to furthering human understanding. (One recent episode of my podcast, Warm Regards, focuses on the tension that scientists now face under Trump and how scientists form a key part of the resistance to a post-fact world.)
4-21-17 Watch the March for Science in Washington, D.C.
Watch the March for Science in Washington, D.C.
Dozens of speakers are scheduled to take the stage April 22 at the March for Science in Washington, D.C. Science News will be on the scene at the April 22 March for Science in Washington, D.C. Follow us on Twitter (@ScienceNews). The march may be “unprecedented,” sociologist Kelly Moore told Rachel Ehrenberg for a blog post giving a historical perspective on scientists' activism. “This is the first time in American history where scientists have taken to the streets to collectively protest the government’s misuse and rejection of scientific expertise.”
4-21-17 Should we zap liars' brains to make them honest?
Should we zap liars' brains to make them honest?
What makes people tell the truth, even when they have more to gain by being dishonest? Certainly, society puts plenty of effort into getting people not to lie. Pretty much all major religions, moral codes, and laws condemn it, and kids grow up on corny cliches like "Honesty is the best policy." Yet despite all those efforts, dishonesty remains commonplace, and the question of whether people tell the truth may just come down to a particular corner of the brain — a corner that researchers have now been able to stimulate, seemingly making people more honest. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, neuroscientists at the University of Zurich and the University of Chicago pinpoint where in the brain these calculations happen and shows it can be manipulated. (Webmaster's comment: No we should not zap liars' brains unless the liar himself or herself requests it.)
4-21-17 Here’s what to expect from Saturday’s March for Science
Here’s what to expect from Saturday’s March for Science
Despite criticisms of the organising committee and a perceived lack of a clear message, the march could be a turning point for how scientists approach government. The March for Science is set for tomorrow, when thousands are expected to descend on the National Mall in Washington DC. Hundreds of satellite marches are set to take place around the globe. Despite criticisms of the organising committee and a perceived lack of a clear message, it could be a turning point for how scientists approach government. In the days after the 2017 US presidential inauguration, resistance to the anti-science stance trumpeted during the 2016 campaign grew in online discussions on Reddit. Several people, including physiologist Jonathan Berman, proposed a march on Washington similar to the Women’s March in January. “There was this building desire among scientists to become more willing to enter into the political discussion, and we sort of got the timing right to become the fulcrum for that,” says Berman, who became one of the national organisers of the March for Science. Within a week of launching a website, the movement had gained a Twitter following of more than a million people, he says. On the morning of 22 April, environmental group the Earth Day Network will co-host a teach-in and rally near the Washington Monument, followed by the march through the streets ending at the US Capitol.
4-21-17 France’s populist uprising
France’s populist uprising
Le Pen sees Frenchness as under attack from three forces: Islam, the EU, and globalization. She would defend it by halting immigration from former colonies and amending the constitution to establish the primacy of Christianity. To throw off the tyranny of EU regulations made in Brussels, Le Pen promises a referendum on continued membership, raising the possibility of a “Frexit” that could utterly destroy the union. She also wants to take France out of the euro, the shared European currency, and bring back the franc. Her policy of “economic patriotism” would punish firms that relocated factories abroad and would protect French farmers with tariffs on imported food. (Webmaster's comment: Another Trump soulmate!)
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- Who’s running?
- What would Le Pen do?
- Who are her supporters?
- How is Russia involved?
- Who will win?
- A legacy of anti-Semitism
4-21-17 Turkey: Now a one-man show
Turkey: Now a one-man show
“Turkey as we know it is over,” said Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar in The Guardian (U.K.). President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has succeeded in transforming the country from a parliamentary democracy to a near dictatorship. In a referendum this week, voters narrowly approved—by 51 to 49 percent—a package of constitutional changes that grant the president sweeping powers, including more control over the judiciary and the ability to rule by decree. The prime minister’s office will be scrapped, and Erdogan, who has been in power as either prime minister or president since 2003, will be eligible to run for office twice more and potentially stay in power until 2029. This cements “the collapse of the rule of law” that has been occurring “in slow motion” since 2013, when Erdogan brutally cracked down on protests against his increasingly authoritarian rule. Following last year’s failed coup attempt, “an immense purge” has seen nearly 50,000 people arrested; some 100,000 police, judges, bureaucrats, and teachers fired; and independent media outlets shuttered. European monitors say the referendum was not free or fair because state media heavily promoted the Yes campaign and the election board allowed disputed ballots to be counted. (Webmaster's comment: Trump will follow suit! He is also following the Hitler playbook.)
4-21-17 Trump congratulates strongman
Trump congratulates strongman
President Trump became the first Western leader to call Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week and congratulate him on winning a referendum that will give Erdogan sweeping, near-dictatorial powers—a vote international monitors said was unfair. (See Best Columns: Europe.) Opposition parties alleged widespread vote tampering and in Istanbul, thousands of protesters took to the streets, chanting “Thief, Murderer, Erdogan!” Trump’s response to the result was at odds with that of the U.S.’s European allies, who urged Erdogan to investigate voting irregularities. U.S. critics noted Trump’s past history with Erdogan: In April 2012, the Turkish president joined the Trump family at the opening of Trump Towers Istanbul.
4-21-17 Shock waves from the mother of all bombs
Shock waves from the mother of all bombs
President Trump is “hell-bent on pursuing a military solution” in Afghanistan, said S. Mudassir Ali Shah in Dawn (Pakistan). Washington didn’t send a single representative to Moscow last week for the latest round of talks on Afghanistan, in which diplomats from Iran, Pakistan, China, and Russia explored the prospects for peace between the central government in Kabul and the Afghan Taliban. Instead, a few hours before discussions began, the U.S. dropped its most massive non-nuclear bomb, the 21,600-pound “mother of all bombs,” on a complex of tunnels and caves in the Tora Bora mountains currently being used by ISIS. More than 90 militants were killed, and the blast was felt on the Pakistani side of the border as well, damaging a mosque and several other buildings. It’s ironic, of course, because those very tunnels were built “with massive funding from the CIA” in the 1980s, for the mujahedeen to use in their fight against the Soviets. The U.S. builds in Afghanistan, and the U.S. bombs what it has built to oblivion. It’s hard to disagree with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who denounced the “brutal use of our country as a testing ground for dangerous weapons.”
4-21-17 Favoring mines and factories
Favoring mines and factories
Coal miners aren’t the only ones suffering from economic change, said Paul Krugman. Amid President Trump’s loud promises to bring back mining and manufacturing jobs, he’s all but ignored huge job losses in the retail sector. Macy’s, for example, will close 68 stores and lay off 10,000 workers this year. Sears, “another iconic institution,” recently warned investors that it might not be able to stay in business. “Overall, department stores employ a third fewer people now than they did in 2001. That’s half a million traditional jobs gone—about 18 times as many jobs as were lost in coal mining over the same period.” Those laid-off retail workers “are just as much victims of economic change as laid-off coal miners.” So why don’t they attract the same kind of political posturing? One argument is that mines and factories act as anchors for their local communities, so it’s more painful when they close. But that’s “not the whole truth.” Shuttered mines and factories offer ready-made villains for demagogues who can blame job losses on liberal environmentalists or foreigners. “By contrast, it’s really hard to blame either liberals or foreigners for, say, the decline of Sears.” I’m not unsympathetic to unemployed industrial workers. “Their jobs matter. But all jobs matter.”
4-21-17 Sessions: The new sheriff’s old-school policies
Sessions: The new sheriff’s old-school policies
Jeff Sessions “is wasting no time” trying to bring back the good ol’ 1950s, said Jay Willis in GQ.com. Proclaiming this “the Trump era,” the attorney general traveled to the Mexican border last week to announce that his Justice Department would now prosecute and jail all undocumented aliens caught near the border—and file criminal charges against anyone who gave them shelter, even “their own family members.” As part of his Bull Connor–like crackdown on brown and black people, Sessions has advised sanctuary cities that he’ll withhold billions in federal funding if they don’t turn over undocumented immigrants arrested for crimes. Sessions is also moving to kill the Obama administration’s efforts to reform local police departments accused of brutality and racism, said Renée Graham in The Boston Globe. More than a dozen cities and counties had agreed to implement reforms to overcome systemic racial bias, but Sessions thinks such programs hurt “officer safety and morale.” The former Alabama senator is withdrawing the Obama administration’s protection for transgender students in public schools, saying that’s a local issue. He’ll seek to restore mandatory-minimum sentencing for drug offenses. And he’s reversed his department’s legal opposition to voter ID laws in several states. (Webmaster's comment: Another Trump (Hitler) henchman at work destroying tolerance in our society and re-establishing bigotism and racism!)
4-21-17 Religious liberty case
Religious liberty case
A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared this week to side with a religious school excluded from public funding, in a landmark case testing the separation between church and state. The case concerns a Missouri program that provides the state’s schools with grants to resurface their playgrounds with rubber to make them safer for children. Trinity Lutheran applied for a grant to fix its preschool playground, but state officials declined the application because of a state constitutional provision that public funds cannot be provided “in aid of any church, sect, or denomination of religion.” In their questioning during oral arguments, a majority of justices, including new member Neil Gorsuch and liberal Elena Kagan, suggested that helping the school make its playground safer did not constitute state support of religion. Gorsuch said excluding the school from funding was clear “discrimination on the basis of religious status.”
4-21-17 Violently suppressing free speech
Violently suppressing free speech
Our nation is now lurching toward “an increasingly vicious, violent war for control of America’s streets,” said David French. Last weekend, police in Berkeley, Calif., were overwhelmed when hundreds of leftist “antifa” (anti-fascist) protesters battled pro-Trump “Oath Keepers,” bikers, and “alt-right goons,” with people on both sides being punched, kicked, and stomped. It won’t be the last of such violent clashes. Far-left campus activists and other social-justice warriors believe that it is their right and indeed duty to suppress the speech of Trump supporters and other deplorables, even to the point of physically attacking them, burning cars, and rioting. Every time the Left’s thugs get out of control, as they did when preventing alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopolous from speaking at Berkeley or conservative academic Charles Murray from addressing students at Middlebury College in Vermont, progressives politely tut-tut about the violence, “urge that it not distract from the alleged rightness of the underlying cause,” and then do nothing to punish the offenders. When free speech can be suppressed without consequence, the rule of law is in peril; sooner or later, one of these violent encounters will truly get out of hand. We are “one trigger pull away from a slaughter.”
4-21-17 Berkeley reverses decision to ban Ann Coulter from speaking
Berkeley reverses decision to ban Ann Coulter from speaking
The University of California, Berkeley, has reversed its decision to cancel an appearance by conservative firebrand Ann Coulter. Her visit was cancelled on Wednesday by administrators citing "active security threats", but Republican students said it was an attack on free speech. "What are they going to do? Arrest me?" the best-selling author told Fox News. UC Berkeley officials later said the speech would be held on 2 May at an "appropriate, protectable venue". The campus has been the scene of several violent protests in recent months. Ms Coulter - author of In Trump We Trust - said the school, which gained prominence in the 1960s as the bastion of the so-called Free Speech Movement, had violated her rights. Speaking on Fox News, Ms Coulter urged US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate the matter because she had been "unconstitutionally banned" from speaking. (Webmaster's comment: Hate speech has no place at our Universities or at our schools!)
4-21-17 'They want to exterminate us', says Chechen gay man
'They want to exterminate us', says Chechen gay man
Just a few weeks ago, "Ruslan" was with his wife and children in Chechnya. Now he's in a safe house for men fleeing detention and torture for being gay. Reports of a campaign against gay men by Chechen security forces have been trickling through since early April when they first appeared in a Russian newspaper. Now some of the alleged victims are starting to speak out. "When they brought me in, I denied everything," says Ruslan - not his real name. Even now, he is frightened of being identified. Homosexuality is taboo in deeply conservative Chechnya and, like Ruslan, men often marry to disguise their sexuality. But as the security forces hunted down gay men in Ruslan's town, someone singled him out. He says that after being detained at home, at night, he was held for over a week, beaten and humiliated. "If beating you with their hands and feet is not enough, they use electric shock," Ruslan says. "They have a special black box and they attach wires to your hands or ears. The pain is awful. It's terrible torture." His interrogators demanded the names of other gay men but Ruslan says he refused, and soon after his release he fled the republic. He had heard the police were hunting for him once again. "They used to detain people before all the time to blackmail them," he says. "Now [the aim] is the extermination of gay men, so that there are none left in the republic."
4-21-17 Legalizing weed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fulfilled a key campaign pledge last week by introducing a bill to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. If it passes, as expected, Canada will become only the second nation, after Uruguay, to make weed legal for all adults. Canada legalized medical marijuana in 2001, but it does not have any consumer dispensaries, and the draft legislation leaves such arrangements to the provinces. The bill contains harsh penalties for people who sell or give marijuana to minors—a maximum of 14 years in prison, the same sentence handed down for producing child pornography. Trudeau admitted in 2013 that he had smoked weed while serving as a member of Parliament.
4-20-17 Grand Slam (bomb)
Grand Slam (bomb)
The "Mother of All Bombs" is nothing new and nothing special and we should not be impressed by it. It was invented 73 years ago by the British in World War II. They called it the Grand Slam! They dropped it 42 times!
The Grand Slam was a 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) earthquake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against strategic targets during the Second World War. It was the most powerful non-atomic bomb used in the war.
- In service: 1945
- Used by: Royal Air Force
- Wars: World War II
- Manufacturer: Vickers, Sheffield Clyde Alloy/Steel Company of Scotland, Blochairn, Glasgow.
- Produced: 1944–45
- No. built: 42 used, 99 built by Clyde Alloy plus others from the Smith Corporation of America.
4-20-17 Canadian woman faces human smuggling charges
Canadian woman faces human smuggling charges
A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling following a months-long cross-border investigation. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested and charged Michelle Omoruyi, 43, as part of an investigation into asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada. She was stopped after crossing at the Saskatchewan border in a vehicle carrying nine foreign nationals. Those nine people from West Africa have since made refugee claims in Canada. (Webmaster's comment: The United States now joins the countries that people must flee from. The United States will soon become a source of refugees seeking asylum in other countries. We are no longer the land of the free!)
4-20-17 Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care
Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care
Cuba has faced more than 50 years of US sanctions. Now, for the first time, a unique drug developed on the communist island is being tested in New York state. But some American cancer patients are already taking it - by defying the embargo and flying to Havana for treatment. Judy Ingels and her family are in Cuba for just six days. They have time to go sightseeing and try out the local cuisine. Judy, a keen photographer, enjoys capturing the colonial architecture of Old Havana. And while she is in the country, Ingels, 74, will have her first injections of Cimavax, a drug shown in Cuban trials to extend the lives of lung cancer patients by months, and sometimes years. By travelling to Havana from her home in California, she is breaking the law. The US embargo against Cuba has been in place for more than five decades, and though relations thawed under President Obama, seeking medical treatment in Cuba is still not allowed for US citizens. (Webmaster's comment: And who's blocking us from receiving the best care? The Conservatives and Republicans of course!)
4-20-17 Ann Coulter vows to speak at Berkeley after speech cancelled
Ann Coulter vows to speak at Berkeley after speech cancelled
Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter has vowed to speak at the University of California, Berkeley, after it cancelled next week's event. Her visit was cancelled on Wednesday by administrators citing "active security threats", but Republican students said it was an attack on free speech. "What are they going to do? Arrest me?" the best-selling author told Fox News. The campus has been the scene of several violent protests in recent months. Ms Coulter - author of In Trump We Trust - said the school, which gained prominence in the 1960s as the bastion of the so-called Free Speech Movement, had violated her rights. Speaking on Fox News, Ms Coulter urged US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate the matter because she had been "unconstitutionally banned" from speaking. (Webmaster's comment: There is nothing in the Constitution that says we have to provide a forum or a venue for hate speech!)
4-20-17 Nigeria 'gay wedding' bust leads to charges
Nigeria 'gay wedding' bust leads to charges
Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a gay wedding. The accused, arrested last Saturday, have denied the allegations, with their lawyers saying they were illegally detained. The court released the group on bail and the case was remanded to 8 May. Homosexual acts are banned in socially conservative Nigeria and are punishable by up to 14 years in jail.
4-19-17 March for Science will take scientists’ activism to a new level
March for Science will take scientists’ activism to a new level
People rally not around a single issue but around science with a capital S. Thousands of pro-science citizens are expected to march in hundreds of cities April 22 during the first-of-its-kind March for Science. Scientists have been politically engaged in the past — here, supporters listen to scientists speaking out at a climate change rally in San Francisco in December — but historians are calling the upcoming march unprecedented. Lab coats aren’t typical garb for mass demonstrations, but they may be on full display April 22. That’s when thousands of scientists, science advocates and science-friendly citizens are expected to flood the streets in the March for Science. Billed by organizers as both a celebration of science and part of a movement to defend science’s vital role in society, the event will include rallies and demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and more than 400 other cities around the world. “Unprecedented,” says sociologist Kelly Moore, an expert on the intersection of science and politics at Loyola University Chicago. “This is the first time in American history where scientists have taken to the streets to collectively protest the government’s misuse and rejection of scientific expertise.”
4-19-17 Marchers, raise your banners for the tortoise pace of progress
Marchers, raise your banners for the tortoise pace of progress
The March for Science reflects the growing gap between slow, steady, vital scientific gains and quick-fire, opportunist US politics, says Dave Levitan. A WEEK is a long time in politics. Science, however, is in it for the long haul. Whether planning for rising sea levels or isolating proteins in fruit fly nerve cells so that many years down the line we might have a new drug for Parkinson’s, it does not square with the day-to-day, fixed-term imperatives of government. This produces obfuscations from some politicians. They back fracking ventures that quickly create jobs, but talk down long-term pollution. Others take credit for renewable energy progress, conveniently ignoring the decades of work to get there. The slow march of scientific progress does not match well with politics even on a good day. And today is not a good day. Preliminary budget outlines from US president Donald Trump have shocked the science community. Everything from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to NASA’s earth science missions would get a buzz cut. In a way this makes perfect sense. The impulsivity and lack of long-term thinking that places science at odds with politics seems less a feature and more a tenet of Trump’s view. Why fund the NIH properly, helping to produce the medical advances of 2030, when you can’t see past your next tweet? If politics couldn’t handle science’s tortoise pace years ago, it should be no surprise to see this disdain reach a new peak in a faster-moving age. On the bright side is the response of scientists and the public. That includes open letters from thousands of scientists, political action committees aimed at bringing expertise to government – and of course 22 April’s March for Science in Washington DC and other cities in the US and around the world.
4-19-17 Your true self: Why it’s morals that make the human
Your true self: Why it’s morals that make the human
Memories, personality, behaviour – there are many things we might use to define individuals. But digging deeper reveals a more unexpected source of the self. IN THE 1980s, evangelical Christian Mark Pierpont travelled the world preaching that homosexuality was a sin and promoting ways to resist gay urges. It was a deeply personal quest. He was himself wracked by the very yearnings he sought to excise from others – a contradiction he openly acknowledged. So here’s the question: which of Pierpont’s attitudes reflected his true self? Was his message about the sinfulness of homosexuality a betrayal of his essential, gay self? Or did it reflect what he was deep down, freed from the distorting influence of more primal urges? At first sight, it is a question of little scientific merit: psychologies are complex, individual things, and there’s no part of the brain, and no aspect of our personality, that stands out as being the seat of the true self, so we’re never going to discover a universally valid answer. “As a scientific concept, the idea of a ‘true self’ is not tenable,” says Nina Strohminger of Yale University. And yet she and other psychologists have set out to study it. Most of us are convinced that something like a true self lurks beneath our surface attitudes and behaviour. It might be a delusion, but it informs how we view human beings, ourselves included. If we could better understand what that delusion consists of, we might learn to get along a little better with ourselves and others.
4-19-17 Your true self: How your personality changes throughout life
Your true self: How your personality changes throughout life
You are not the person you were as a child, or even last year. The discovery that our characters change is unnerving, but embrace it and it can be empowering. AS A child, Wendy Johnson was extremely shy. “One of my report cards said: ‘Wendy is so shy, it’s painful to watch!” She’s not like that now. “I am definitely a person who learned to overcome overt shyness,” says Johnson, a psychologist at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She says shyness is an indicator of a low level of extroversion, a key measure of personality, which she studies. So does this mean Johnson has changed her personality? Undoubtedly, she says. That answer might surprise you. Most of us consider our personality to be an integral and unchanging part of who we are – perhaps the essence of that thing we call the self. In 1887, psychologist William James went so far as to argue that it becomes “set like plaster” by the age of 30. His idea stuck. Psychologists have long debated how to measure personality, settling eventually on the “big five” traits (see “What are you like?“). But at least they were able to agree on a definition: personality refers to an individual’s thought patterns and behaviours, which tend to persist over time. Now mounting evidence is undermining that notion. Personality is far more mutable than we thought. That may be a little unsettling. But it’s also good news for the almost 90 per cent of us who wish our personalities were at least a little different. There’s no doubt that personality is partly genetic. What’s less certain is how much is down to our genes and how much to nurture. Newborn babies don’t have personalities as such, but do have characteristic ways of behaving and reacting, something psychologists call “temperament”. This includes persistence in the face of setbacks, and “reactivity”. Very reactive babies are shy and avoid novel situations. Temperament is often viewed as the biological basis of personality, but it is far from innate. Genes and environment interact to influence it even before birth. For example, there’s evidence that mothers who are stressed during pregnancy are more likely to have an anxious child. (Webmaster's comment: And how much is nurture could well be dependent on your genetics.)
4-19-17 Your true self: The future is a foreign person
Your true self: The future is a foreign person
Present You regards Future You as someone else entirely. See past this mental blind spot, and Future You will be healthier, wealthier and wiser for it. Ten years from now, you will still be you, right? It depends on who you ask, and when. Present You, for one, is not so sure. That much is clear from several studies revealing that we often treat our future selves like complete strangers. In one, Emily Pronin, a psychologist at Princeton University, asked people to make decisions about how much of a disgusting cocktail to drink. Some chose for themselves, some for the next participant and some for themselves in two weeks’ time. When choosing for themselves, people opted for the smallest dose. But they went for a larger amount for another person – and for their future selves. Brain imaging points in the same direction: thinking about your current self fires up different brain regions than does thinking about your future self, which activates the same areas of the brain as when we think about other people. Another study focused on our tendency to value immediate rewards more highly than deferred benefits – what economists call “future discounting”. It’s the reason you struggle to save money or choose the healthy salad. The good news is that by getting better acquainted with Future You, you can make better choices in the here and now.
4-18-17 Why the wealthy live longer
Why the wealthy live longer
The wealthiest one percent of men live 14.6 years longer than the poorest one percent. America's inequality gap has increased over the last 40 years, new data suggests that the survival gap has expanded as well. Between 2001 and 2014, the wealthiest one percent of men lived 14.6 years longer than the poorest one percent. For women, that gap was 10.1 years, according to a recent study published in the Lancet, a U.K. based medical journal. "Health inequalities are particularly pernicious because they can reproduce and reinforce gaps in income and wealth, with negative feedback loops creating a health-poverty trap," the researchers wrote. Survival gaps for men were larger than for women, but the gap in life expectancy, along with health inequality, grew at a faster rate for women. Middle- and high-income Americans have lived over two years longer since 2001, while the country's poorest five percent have increased their life expectancy by nearly zero. In some categories, the life expectancy even dropped, such as for white women low income or without a high school diploma. Education plays an increasingly important role in determining income and consequentially health, the researchers found. This is based both on work opportunities a higher degree provides and on the individual health choices a person makes, such as condom use or quitting smoking. One reason the relationship between education and health has grown is because wages have increased for education-dependent work, while the demand for less skilled labor has declined.
4-18-17 Why are people freezing their bodies?
Why are people freezing their bodies?
When she tore the meniscus in her knee, former model and fitness instructor Heather O'Neill was out of a job. She couldn't teach with her injury. She needed to heal, and fast. So, she tried something different. She decided to freeze her body. Or, more accurately, she decided to try cryotherapy. Cryotherapy exposes your body to cold temperatures. And I mean extremely cold. In most cases, the client's body is enclosed in a chamber with temperatures ranging between -200°F and -240°F. After a few sessions, O'Neill was healed, and returned to work. Later, she used the same process to help heal a broken foot, and it worked again. She was so impressed with cryotherapy that she decided to open her own CryoFit studio. Cryotherapy may sound futuristic, but it has actually been around for years. In 1978, a Japanese rheumatologist named Dr. Toshima Yamaguchi began researching whether rapid, short-term exposure to cold temperatures would be more effective than ice baths. He found that this rapid freezing brought relief to those with rheumatoid arthritis. Since then, this treatment has spread to Europe, where further research was conducted. When top athletes started using whole-body cryotherapy to promote healing after sports injuries, the world took notice. Today, more than 400 cryotherapy treatment centers exist across the U.S.
4-18-17 Trump order to target foreign worker visa programme
Trump order to target foreign worker visa programme
President Donald Trump is to sign an executive order to review a temporary visa programme used to place foreign workers in high-skilled US jobs. The order will also direct agencies to enforce government rules on excluding foreign contractors from bids for government projects. He will sign the so-called Buy America, Hire America order on a visit to a tool factory in the US state of Wisconsin. The order is aimed at fulfilling his "America First" campaign promises. But it falls way short of Mr Trump's campaign pledge to end the H-1B visa programme. (Webmaster's comment: So who is going to fill the high-skilled jobs? The majority of Americans can only read at the 6th-8th grade level.)
4-17-17 More than 8 million people in the US have mental health problems
More than 8 million people in the US have mental health problems
More Americans are experiencing serious psychological distress than ever before. At the same time, their access to mental health services is getting even worse. Americans are experiencing serious psychological distress in higher numbers than ever before. More than 8 million adults in the US between the ages 18 and 64 have mental health issues – that’s 3.4 per cent of the nation’s population. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted an annual national health survey for the past 60 years. Respondents are asked how often over the past month they felt certain feelings, such as being so sad nothing could cheer them up, or that everything they did was an effort or worthless. The frequency of such feelings gives an indication of whether someone is in serious psychological distress (SPD). An SPD score is highly correlated with mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. It’s also linked to chronic disease, lower socio-economic status, smoking, drinking and a reduced life span. Judith Weissman, an epidemiologist at the NYU Langone Medical Center, studied the survey data from 200,000 respondents between 2006 to 2014. She found that SPD was more prevalent in women than in men, in middle-aged adults versus younger adults, and in Hispanic and black people versus white people. Weissman also found that while SPD rates were going up, access to mental health care was declining.
4-14-17 Trump's Lies
President Trump uttered at least 367 false or misleading claims during his first 81 days in office. He made 30 of them on Feb. 28, when he erroneously claimed that America has spent $6 trillion fighting wars in the Middle East (it’s actually $1.6 trillion from 2001 to 2014) and that he had performed better among Hispanics and African-Americans than past Republican presidential candidates.
4-14-17 Giving up our rights as citizens
Giving up our rights as citizens
“One of the happiest moments of my life was the day in 1999 when I became an American citizen,” said Lubana Adi. But after my recent experience at Los Angeles International Airport, I wonder if the Constitution still applies to U.S. citizens who happen to be Muslim. I had bought a ticket to Turkey to visit my mother and two brothers, who moved there as Syrian refugees, but was immediately sent to a separate security line. There I had my purse and carry-on completely emptied, and underwent two body scans and two very aggressive body searches, with a female TSA employee reaching between my legs. When they were done, I went to the gate—where several armed men and women searched my body again, demanded to know how I got a passport, and tested my feet for traces of explosives. When I finally boarded the plane, four armed men converged on me and interrogated me harshly, with one asking in Arabic if I was familiar with “Daesh”—that is, ISIS. Upon my return to the U.S., I endured a similar ordeal, with a three-hour interrogation and the examination of my cellphone’s contents. My fellow Americans, if they can do this to me, they can do this to you.
4-14-17 Sweden: Will a terrorist attack change the country?
Sweden: Will a terrorist attack change the country?
Stockholm has joined the long list of European cities attacked by Islamist extremists, said Peter Hjorne in Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden). Four people were killed and 15 more injured last week when an Uzbek-born ISIS sympathizer plowed a stolen beer truck through crowds of shoppers on a pedestrian street before smashing into a department store. Bloody bodies were strewn along the road, in a scene familiar to us from other recent vehicle attacks—Nice, Berlin, London. Our solace now is in one another. Our emergency services responded confidently, and the suspect, failed asylum seeker Rakhmat Akilov, 39, was quickly arrested. Our leaders are making it clear that we will not be cowed, nor will we demonize our Muslim neighbors. “We are an open, democratic society, and we will remain so,” said Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. Crown Princess Victoria, when asked how the nation would move on, gave the best answer: “Together!” Much more needs to be done, said Aleksandra Boscanin in Göteborgs-Posten. It shouldn’t have been so easy for Akilov to drive a truck onto the nation’s busiest pedestrian street. Traffic barriers must be set up at all major plazas and more surveillance cameras installed. We must also reform our laws on freedom of association, and finally make it illegal “to be involved in a terrorist organization.” It’s not enough to repeat the mantra that we should “live our lives as usual”—we must also make it possible to actually do so. (Webmaster's comment: The United States should do the same with our 917 hate groups! LET'S GET RID OF THEM!)
4-14-17 Modern slave markets
Modern slave markets
Hundreds of West African migrants who trekked to Libya, hoping to journey to Europe, have been sold in slave markets, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration reported this week. Victims told the IOM that after being captured by people smugglers or militia groups in Libya, they were taken to town squares or parking lots to be sold for between $200 and $500 each. Most of the men are used as day laborers, while the women become sex slaves. One Senegalese migrant told IOM that after he was sold, his captors held him in a prison-like building and regularly called his family at home demanding a nearly $500 ransom. He was then sold to a larger prison, where the ransom doubled. Men whose families didn’t pay up were eventually killed, he said. About 27,000 migrants have attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya so far this year; tens of thousands more are waiting in Libya for boats.
4-14-17 Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner reveals in a new memoir that she has undergone gender reassignment surgery, two years after announcing her decision to transition from male to female. In The Secrets of My Life, reports RadarOnline?.com, the former Olympic hero says she had the operation in January largely because her male anatomy had become burdensome, and that she was “tired of tucking the damn thing in all the time.” The complex procedure, which can cost up to $100,000, gives Jenner, 67, functioning female genitalia. “I am going to live authentically for the first time in my life,” she says. Jenner said she’s going public with the surgery to silence incessant questions. “This is the first time, and the last time, I will ever speak of it.”
4-13-17 Why the Trump administration is taking science out of forensics
Why the Trump administration is taking science out of forensics
Closing down the National Commission on Forensic Science cuts scientists out of advisory role, returning forensic science to lawyers and politicians - and may lead to more false convictions. On Monday, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the government would dissolve the federal commission that had been working towards creating national standards in forensic science. Removing the new science-based policies could lead to more false convictions, especially given the Trump administration’s hard line on crime. Forensic standards vary by state. Some techniques have been found scientifically invalid and their use has led to false convictions. For example, after serving 20 years for the rape and murder of a high-school student, Steven Barnes was exonerated in 2009 when the shaky soil analysis on which a jury had convicted him decades before was contradicted by evidence from more modern DNA methods. At the time, the National Academies of Sciences issued a report broadly condemning forensic science practices in the US. With the exception of DNA testing, the authors wrote, no forensic method could consistently and reliably connect evidence to a specific individual or source. “It’s clear that in many forensic disciplines, experts have been overstating their conclusions, going farther than is supported by scientific evidence,” says William C. Thompson, a professor of criminology at the University of California, Irvine.
4-12-17 Mega-canals could slice through continents for giant ships
Mega-canals could slice through continents for giant ships
The Panama Canal may soon have a giant neighbour across Nicaragua – and two huge waterways could be built in Asia. Will they help or hurt the environment? AFTER years of protest, the world’s biggest civil engineering project yet is now cleared for takeoff. Late last month, the Supreme Court in Nicaragua turned down the last environmental claim delaying the construction of the $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal. It will carve a 273-kilometre channel through the small Central American country to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean – even though the Panama Canal, 1000 kilometres to the south, already does the job, and received a massive upgrade less than a year ago. Why the duplication? Proponents of the canal say it will ease congestion that the upgrade can’t address, and create new economic opportunities for Nicaragua. By shortening journeys, it could even help stem the rise in the shipping industry’s share of global carbon emissions, which could reach 17 per cent by mid-century. But the project also raises troubling questions about the environmental chaos that could ensue when alien species navigate between newly linked oceans. This matters even more given that Nicaragua’s mega-canal isn’t the only one in the works. On the other side of the world, backers of two others have been watching progress closely. One of them will make the Nicaragua project look downright petite. (Webmaster's comment: Slicing and dicing the world for profit. The good news: It will reduce American dominance of the world.)
4-11-17 Faith of the faithless: Is atheism just another religion?
Faith of the faithless: Is atheism just another religion?
The taunt that atheism is religious thinking in disguise undermines its claim to be a better way to run the world. The truth is more complex than you might imagine. I RECENTLY discovered that I am a member of a downtrodden minority, one of the most mistrusted and discriminated-against in the world. As a white, heterosexual, able-bodied, cis-gender male, this is not something I’m used to. But my minority status is undeniable. I am an atheist. I’m not complaining. I live in one of the world’s most secular countries and work for a science magazine, so it hasn’t got in the way. But for atheists living in societies with a strong religious tradition, discrimination is a real problem. In the US, atheists have one of the lowest approval ratings of any social group. Non-believers are the only significant minority considered unelectable as president – and “unelectable” turns out to be a pretty low bar. Even when atheists don’t face open hostility or discrimination, we often have to endure put-downs about the sincerity of our (lack of) beliefs. One of the most common is that “atheism is just another religion anyway”. There is no way to prove or disprove the existence of god, the argument goes, so to deny it is a leap of faith. Ergo, atheism is just like a religion. If atheism really is just another religion, its claim to be a superior way to run the world is fatally weakened. All the criticisms it flings at religion – of being irrational, dogmatic and intolerant – come flying back with interest, and progress towards a more rational and secular society is undermined. So is it true? Is atheism just another religion? (Webmaster's comment: For what it's worth I have found that the Atheist community has at least as many intense haters as the Christian community does.)
4-11-17 Toronto's Peel District School Board in Muslim prayer row
Toronto's Peel District School Board in Muslim prayer row
A school board in Ontario has become a flashpoint in the religious accommodation debate over Muslim prayers in school. The board says the matter is settled but detractors say the fight far from over. Pages torn from a Koran. Cries of "that's a hate group" and "there is no peace in Islam". In March, a public meeting of one of Canada's largest public school boards descended into chaos over a policy of religious accommodation that has been in place for more than 15 years. The Peel District School Board says the debate over whether Muslim students can hold voluntary Friday prayer sessions on school grounds is settled and has been for a long time. They accuse some opponents of whipping up tensions with "deliberate misinformation" and say they are "appalled by the anti-Muslim rhetoric and prejudice we have seen on social media, read in emails, and heard first-hand at our board meetings". Opponents of the policy say they are not done protesting against a practice they decry as "unequal and unfair".
4-11-17 Aboriginal Australian rules players demand end to racial abuse
Aboriginal Australian rules players demand end to racial abuse
Aboriginal players from Australian rules football's AFL have written an open letter to the sport's fans calling for an end to racial abuse. It comes after Port Adelaide Power's Paddy Ryder and Adelaide Crows player Eddie Betts were racially abused during a match at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. In the letter, the AFL players' indigenous advisory board said it had "had enough". "Racial vilification has been a part of our game for too long," it added. "That both Eddie and Patrick were abused because of the colour of their skin is absolutely unacceptable." The latest incident follows a Port Adelaide Power member being banned after she was filmed throwing a banana at Betts last year. "These are more than just words and the impact these slurs have on the player, their family, their children and their community is profound," continued the statement. "There's no room in our game for any form of vilification, whether it's based on race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. "Anyone who thinks that this is an acceptable way to act is no football fan."
4-11-17 African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets', IOM says
African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets', IOM says
Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in "slave markets" in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. Victims told IOM that after being detained by people smugglers or militia groups, they were taken to town squares or car parks to be sold. Migrants with skills like painting or tiling would fetch higher prices, the head of the IOM in Libya told the BBC. Libya has been in chaos since the 2011 Nato-backed ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. Hundreds of young sub-Saharan African men have been caught up in the so-called slave markets, according to the IOM report. A Senegalese migrant, who was not named to protect his identity, said that he had been sold at one such market in the southern Libyan city of Sabha, before being taken to a makeshift prison where more than 100 migrants were being held hostage. Women, too, were bought by private Libyan clients and brought to homes where they were forced to be sex slaves, the witness said.
4-11-17 Why the “bisexuality hormone” study is not as simple as it seems
Why the “bisexuality hormone” study is not as simple as it seems
A link between prenatal hormone exposure and later sexual orientation is intuitively intriguing – but the study's problems go beyond small sample size. “PRENATAL exposure to progesterone affects sexual orientation in humans”. A bold and unequivocal-sounding title for a scientific paper. And certainly important if true. But is it? The study claimed to show that women given extra progesterone during pregnancy, routinely prescribed to prevent miscarriage, bleeding or premature delivery, have children who are “29 per cent more likely” to later identify as bisexual. It would be a landmark finding, allowing us to also ground in biology the established social science contention that sexuality has more dimensions than straight and gay. We suspected that exposing a fetus to strong hormones can shape sexual orientation. But there are no animal models of sexual orientation, and doing this kind of experiment in humans would be deeply unethical. The next best thing would be a retrospective analysis looking at a birth cohort exposed to a specific hormone “in the wild”. And that’s what this study did. Lutocyclin did seem to have mild effects on sexual orientation: later in life, exposed individuals were five times more likely to self-identify as non-heterosexual, and were more likely to report relationships with the same sex, than unexposed controls.
4-11-17 Waste-munching bacteria could make nuclear stores safer
Waste-munching bacteria could make nuclear stores safer
Bacteria that thrive on radioactive waste may make it less likely to leak out of underground stores. Let them eat waste. Bacteria could not only thrive on nuclear waste dumped underground, but may immobilise it and make it safer. Experiments have shown that certain microbes can make use of radionuclides such as uranium and neptunium in place of oxygen. In doing so, they convert them from soluble forms to insoluble forms, making them less mobile. This should give us more confidence in waste disposal plans, says Jonathan Lloyd, a geomicrobiologist at the University of Manchester, UK, who presented the research at the annual meeting of the Microbiology Society in Edinburgh last week. The UK has accumulated around 4.5 million cubic metres of nuclear waste, enough to fill Wembley stadium four times. Most of it is currently stored in ponds and silos at surface level at Sellafield in Cumbria. The government plans to dispose of the most highly active waste deep underground, in repositories encased in cement, but has yet to decide on a site. These plans are designed to be safe based on physical and chemical barriers that will stop radioactive material from escaping for hundreds of thousands of years.
4-10-17 Trump has discovered the awesome powers of the presidency. Be afraid.
Trump has discovered the awesome powers of the presidency. Be afraid.
Donald Trump has done something presidential. And what a shame it came so soon. The president has no idea what he is getting himself, or his country, into. In punishing Bashar al-Assad for the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, Trump has found what his presidency has lacked from the start: the praise that he craves from the Washington establishment, its think tankers, and prestige journalists. He's also found the excitement of asking for something to be done and seeing it done immediately. But there are great dangers for his presidency in making regime change in Syria his policy. There is a sense of deja vu about the Syrian strike and its attendant developments. So much of it harkens back to 2002 and 2003. All the machinery of America's security apparatus suddenly clacks into motion in anticipation of the president's order to attack. The personnel shifts on the National Security Council, now that grave matters are at stake. Television anchors invoke the "beauty" of munitions firing from a naval ship into a dark night. PR gurus spring forth to deliver to the American people considered messages about the considered messages the American government is sending to the world through the considerable bombing of some godforsaken part of it. There's the American official, one who might be president someday, being congratulated for maintaining a tone of defiant moral purpose when talking about weapons of mass destruction at the U.N. It was Nikki Haley this time, not Colin Powell, and the cheers are coming in, as if her words were the hard-rock riff kicking off the dazzling third act of a comic-book movie. (Webmaster's comment: Get the body bags and coffins ready!)
4-8-17 Dutch protests against attack on gay couple holding hands
Dutch protests against attack on gay couple holding hands
Protests have been held across the Netherlands in support for a gay couple who were attacked last week, allegedly for holding hands. Rallies took place in Arnhem, the city where the incident took place, as well as Eindhoven and The Hague. About 2,500 protesters showed up in Arnhem - many waving rainbow flags. One of the men, Jasper Vernes-Sewratan, thanked the protesters and said "You have pulled us through this terrible week", AFP news agency reports. His partner Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, who lost teeth in the attack when he was assaulted with a bolt cutter, was in tears during the rally, AFP added. After their story emerged, Dutch men began uploading pictures of themselves holding hands on to social media to stand against homophobia. The images were shared via the hashtags #handinhand and #allemannenhandinhand (all men hand in hand). Five teenagers handed themselves in to police after the attack, and appeared in court on Thursday, reports say.
4-8-17 This underground railroad took slaves to freedom in Mexico
This underground railroad took slaves to freedom in Mexico
Donald Trump said during the presidential campaign that he wanted to keep "bad hombres" out of the country. He told the Mexican president, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press, that he wanted Mexico to stop "bad hombres down there" from coming across the southern border of the U.S. The government has also started receiving applications from companies across the country to continue construction of a southern border wall. But going north across the border has not always been the objective. More than 100 years ago, for example, Americans were escaping into Mexico. Slaves in the U.S. famously took the underground railroad north into free states and Canada, but a similar path existed to the south into Mexico. Slavery was abolished in Mexico in 1829 by Mexican President Vicente Guerrero, who was of mixed descent, including African heritage. That's why, on a cloudy day this winter, Roseann Bacha-Garza is walking through tall grass and trying not to step on tombstones that date back to the mid 1800s at the Jackson Ranch cemetery in San Juan, Texas. She manages the Community Historical Archeology Projects with Schools program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She says the Jackson family in south Texas played an instrumental role in smuggling slaves into Mexico. Bacha-Garza says, through her research, she has reason to believe the Jackson family became known for offering slaves refuge, a safe-haven on their paths to freedom. (Webmaster's comment: Anything to get away from White Supremacist America!)
4-7-17 Trump plans to revive nuclear waste plans axed by Obama in 2010
Trump plans to revive nuclear waste plans axed by Obama in 2010
The new president approved $120 million to resume licensing Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste dump, but researchers at the energy department have other plans. The Trump administration last month revived controversial plans to bury the US’s growing stockpile of highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants and weapons factories in tunnels dug into Yucca mountain in Nevada. But, with local opposition to the plan axed by President Obama undimmed, scientists at the Department of Energy are already hedging their bets. They are pursuing an alternative scheme to drop the hot radioactive waste down hundreds of deep shafts across the US, where it can mix with molten granite in the Earth’s crust. Next month, they are expected to announce the site for the first test drilling. The US currently has some 79,000 tonnes of spent fuel in at least 76 power-station cooling ponds and secure dry stores across the country. Another 2000 tonnes are added each year. The stores contain an estimated 444,000 petabecquerels of radioactivity, which is some 50 times more than released from all atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. “US spent fuel pools are densely packed and at severe risk of a fuel fire in the event of an earthquake or terrorist attack that drained cooling water from the pools,” says Edwin Lyman of the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington DC. Dry air-cooled stores are safer. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says such stores could act as a stopgap for up to 160 years. But all agree that geological burial is eventually needed for waste that will be dangerous for tens of thousands of years. The question is where? (Webmaster's comment: How About Trump Tower?)
4-7-17 Twitter forces US to drop demand for Trump critic's details
Twitter forces US to drop demand for Trump critic's details
The US government has dropped its request for the identity of an anti-Trump Twitter account, just a day after Twitter went to court over the issue. @ALT_USCIS anonymously criticised President Trump’s immigration policy, and claimed to be run by employees at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. US government officials issued a summons for identifying information. But Twitter said that demand had been withdrawn after it filed a lawsuit. The @ALT_USCIS account's followers also ballooned from 38,000 to 158,000 during the lawsuit's single-day lifespan. The original summons from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency demanded "all records regarding the twitter account @ALT_USCIS to include, user names, account login, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and IP (computer) addresses". But the law cited by the agency - which is part of the Department of Homeland Security - is typically used to obtain records about imported goods. The summons also demanded the information by 13 March 2017 - a day before the request was even sent to Twitter.
4-7-17 Rally violence lawsuit
Rally violence lawsuit
A federal judge ruled last week that three protesters could move ahead with their lawsuit accusing President Trump of inciting violence at a Louisville campaign rally. The protesters said they were peacefully protesting Trump at the March 2016 event when they were physically attacked by three Trump supporters—one of them a member of a white nationalist group. Moments before the attack, Trump had pointed at the protesters and said, “Get ’em out of here.” One of the demonstrators, an African-American woman, said she was subjected to sexist and racist slurs by rally attendees. Trump had sought to dismiss the lawsuit on free speech grounds, arguing that he didn’t intend for his supporters to use force. But Judge David Hale said the protesters’ injuries were a “direct and proximate result” of Trump’s words. The three are seeking unspecified damages for incitement to riot and negligence against the Trump campaign.
4-7-17 ‘Bathroom bill’ repeal
‘Bathroom bill’ repeal
North Carolina lawmakers last week voted to undo the controversial “bathroom bill” that caused nationwide outrage in March 2016—though critics said the new legislation fails to fully repeal the original act. Businesses, sports groups, and entertainers boycotted the state when it passed the earlier law, known as HB2, which required transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to their sex on their birth certificates. The compromise repeal bill, signed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, eliminates that requirement—though it also states that only state legislators, not cities, can make rules for public restrooms in the future. It also blocks local governments from passing ordinances that expand LGBTQ protections for nearly four years. The NCAA lifted its ban on holding championship events in the basketball-mad state following the repeal. But gay rights groups said that Cooper had made a “dirty deal” with GOP lawmakers.
4-7-17 Anti-gay purge
Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are rounding up, torturing, and killing gay men, Novaya Gazeta reported this week. Some 100 people—including two well-known local television personalities—have been detained, and at least three have been killed. The purge seems to have been motivated by a request from a Russian LGBT group to hold pride rallies in cities across the country. Chechen authorities denied the report, saying there are no gays in Chechnya. “You cannot detain and persecute people who simply do not exist in the republic,” said Chechen spokesman Alvi Karimov. If there were gay Chechens, he added, “their own relatives would have sent them to where they could never return.” Russia outlawed “gay propaganda” in 2013, banning public discussion of gay rights and relationships.
4-7-17 Poll watch
20% of people ages 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ, a big increase from Generation X (12%) and the Baby Boomer generation (7%).
4-7-17 Tech: More scrutiny for skilled-worker visas
Tech: More scrutiny for skilled-worker visas
The Trump administration is making it harder for Silicon Valley companies to hire workers from overseas, said Jing Cao and Joshua Brustein in Bloomberg.com. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidelines last week for the H-1B work visa program, increasing scrutiny for applications from entry-level computer programmers. Tech and outsourcing companies are the biggest users of the roughly 85,000 H-1B visas issued each year and often say they can’t find Americans with the right skills to fill the jobs. President Trump promised to crack down on the visa program during the campaign. (Webmaster's comment: Many Americans don't want to be educated. It's to much like work. They just want a mindless job that pays them high wages. Why would anyone want to hire them? What good are they?)
4-7-17 Pence: When does Christian virtue become sexism?
Pence: When does Christian virtue become sexism?
It turns out President Trump and his straitlaced VP Mike Pence have something in common, said Jia Tolentino in NewYorker.com: They share “a stated inability to resist women.” Trump, of course, is on videotape attesting to his lack of self-control in the presence of beautiful women. Thanks to a profile last week in The Washington Post, however, we’ve learned that Pence, too, is evidently helpless in the face of female temptation. A devout Christian, the vice president refuses to eat alone with a woman not his wife, or work late with a female aide, or attend any party where alcohol is being served unless Karen Pence, his spouse of 31 years, is at his side. The Pences are entitled to run their marriage as they see fit, said Heather Schwedel in Slate.com. But their embrace of “the Billy Graham rule”—named for the evangelical leader who came up with it—does “point toward a pretty radically retrograde mindset” about women in the workplace. Pence, who calls his wife “Mommy,’’ seems to see women “primarily as sexual temptations,” rather than as peers whose ideas might be worth discussing over a sandwich, or even—heaven forbid—a glass of wine.
4-7-17 Putting a bigot in charge is a huge mistake
Putting a bigot in charge is a huge mistake
An outspoken Islamophobe is surely the last person a great Indian political party would choose to run a state containing some 44 million Muslims, said the Deccan Herald. Yet that’s exactly what Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has done. It has appointed Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu nationalist priest with a vile reputation for hate speech, as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh—India’s “most populous and politically important state.” The priest has been named in several ongoing legal cases related to “his hostile and objectionable statements against Muslims”: He has threatened to force every mosque in the state to erect statues of Hindu deities, and has said that if a Muslim man marries a Hindu girl, “we will take 100 Muslim girls.” The BJP, which has moderated its own Hindu nationalism in recent years, has previously shrugged off such statements as the ravings of the fringe. But with this appointment, it has “legitimized all the outlandish and dangerous views” of the bigots that it once insisted were not official policy. The BJP seems to have calculated that putting a rabble-rouser in charge is the way to win votes. Forget about all the talk of “inclusive development” that Modi has so often mouthed. After this, who could possibly take him at his word?
4-7-17 Measles spreads
A measles outbreak centered in Romania and Italy is spreading across Europe, and the World Health Organization is urging countries to get their people vaccinated. Romania, the worst-hit nation, has reported more than 3,400 cases and 17 deaths since January 2016, while Italy is thought to have had more than 450 cases since the start of this year. The outbreaks have partly been caused by mistrust of vaccines and partly by the fact that vaccines are difficult to obtain in some countries. In France, for example, people need to make an appointment with their doctor to get a prescription, then pick up the vaccine at a pharmacy and revisit their doctor to receive the injection. “Outbreaks will continue,” said WHO’s Zsuzsanna Jakab, “until every country reaches the level of immunization needed to fully protect its population.”
4-7-17 Poll watch
55% of white Republicans say that black Americans are economically worse off because they “just don’t have the motivation or willpower to pull themselves up out of poverty.” 26% of white Democrats agree. The gap between the two parties on this question is the biggest since 1977.
4-6-17 Rich black people have worse health than rich white people
Rich black people have worse health than rich white people
As the gap widens between rich and poor, the health of many in the US is declining. But for minorities, money isn’t the whole story – racism is bad for health too. America’s health is in poor shape. The health gap between the rich and poor is now far bigger than the difference in income – that’s one of the messages from a series of papers published in The Lancet today. But wealth is only part of the problem. Enduring personal and institutional racism means that African Americans and other ethnic minorities are faring worse than white people. For those groups, even a high income can’t buy better health, according to other new research. Life expectancy in the US is lower than that of most other wealthy countries. While people who live in Canada can expect to reach 82.2 years of age, for residents of the US this figure is 79.3. This is partly down to a lack of health insurance. The introduction of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, reduced the number of uninsured people, but 27 million people still don’t have coverage. Even those that have insurance can struggle to afford medical treatment and prescriptions, because insurance plans don’t always cover all healthcare costs. “Income inequality has increased dramatically, to levels not seen since before the Great Depression,” says Jacob Bor at Boston University in Massachusetts. Bor’s team has analysed data on the life expectancies of the US’s richest and poorest from 26 studies covering the period between 1980 and 2015. They found that not only is the health gap growing, but health is becoming more strongly linked to a person’s financial status. “Your income matters more for your health than it did a decade ago,” says Bor. “Poverty is becoming a more important risk factor for early death.”
4-5-17 How Democrats sold out the transgender community in North Carolina
How Democrats sold out the transgender community in North Carolina
Beware centrist appropriation of social justice rhetoric. Until a few years ago, when Hillary Clinton finally came out in favor of gay marriage, ideas like intersectionality, social constructivism, and microaggressions were largely the province of leftist college professors and radicals, while Clintonian centrist Democrats scoffed at such social justice notions. But virtually overnight, this vocabulary became the currency of the realm among the Democratic Party elite. These are important concepts, and it's certainly heartening to see them getting a wider airing. But centrists' true commitment to them is thin at best. For evidence, look no further than the repeal of the notorious transphobic "bathroom bill" in North Carolina, and its replacement by something nearly as bad — with the support of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who owes his election to the original anti-bathroom bill backlash. Let's review: The state's bathroom bill came in response to a city ordinance in Charlotte last year protecting LGBT people. Furious Republicans in the state legislature, pathologically obsessed with the idea of men using women's bathrooms, passed House Bill 2 (HB2) in response to Charlotte. HB2 prohibited any such local ordinances, and mandated people in public facilities (like schools and universities) use the bathroom of the gender listed on their birth certificate. It also prohibited any local regulation of minimum wages and limited damage awards for discrimination lawsuits.
4-5-17 Russia court considers Jehovah's Witnesses ban
Russia court considers Jehovah's Witnesses ban
Russia's Supreme Court has begun hearing a government request to outlaw the Jehovah's Witnesses and declare it an extremist organisation. The justice ministry has already placed its headquarters near St Petersburg on a list of extremist groups. More than seven million people worldwide are part of the Christian-based movement, best known for going door to door looking for new converts. It has 175,000 members in Russia and 395 branches across the country. As the case began in Moscow on Wednesday, lawyers representing the movement submitted a counter suit, asking the High Court to declare its members victims of political repression and the justice ministry's action unlawful. The ministry argues that the Jehovah's Witnesses' activities "violate Russia's law on combating extremism" and their pamphlets incited hatred against other groups. Jehovah's Witnesses representative Yaroslav Sivulsky told the BBC that the movement had nothing to do with extremism and he complained that in every case the courts never really listened to their arguments. One pamphlet quoted the novelist Leo Tolstoy, describing the doctrine of the Russian Orthodox Church as superstition and sorcery, according to BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford. (Webmaster's comment: We should go after the extremist hate groups in America too. OUTLAW THEM!)
4-5-17 'Undocumented students' in US face anxious future
'Undocumented students' in US face anxious future
Sitting in a lecture hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, Maria Marquez found her mind was wandering. The history undergraduate was wondering what would happen if she or a member of her family were to be deported from the United States. "I remember sitting in class and making a list of people I would contact," she says. "I made a list of the lawyers I would go to and the paperwork I would need." Ms Marquez, 25, is an "undocumented student". Her family moved from Guadalajara, Mexico to California without papers when she was just three years old and have lived there ever since. Hundreds of thousands of students are in a similar position. They have succeeded at school, and started university, with dreams of professional careers in fields such as medicine and law. But since the election of President Trump, and his tough talking on illegal immigration, they feel increasingly vulnerable. The subject of undocumented students' status has electrified US college campuses since the election. As students ramp up campaigns for immigrants' rights, university leaders are appointing full-time immigration lawyers and counsellors to support them, running "know your rights" classes and even lobbying the government on their behalf.
4-5-17 Will Trump's populism turn America into Venezuela?
Will Trump's populism turn America into Venezuela?
It wasn't so long ago that Wall Street had a fever — and the only cure was more Trumponomics. In December, frothy investors claimed stocks were surging over the mere anticipation of Donald Trump and the Republican Congress cutting taxes and regulation like crazy. In a viral LinkedIn post, hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio went positively metaphysical. He argued that Trump's pro-business attitude could "ignite animal spirits" across corporate America and "spark a virtuous circle" in which capital pours into America, boosting the economy and attracting even more capital. Lots has happened since then, including Trump bullying businesses to keep jobs in the U.S., his failed travel ban, and the humiliating collapse of health-care reform. Even tax cuts, the veritable raison d'être of the modern GOP, are looking surprisingly iffy. And lo and behold, for the past month, stocks have been drifting lower. Oh, and Dalio? He recently authored a 61-page report examining the rise of populist political leaders since 1900, an analysis that seems like a cautionary tale. Maybe you get an FDR, but more likely a Mussolini or Chavez. And you almost certainly get someone who doesn't much like banks, trade, or immigrants — you know, all the stuff Wall Street really likes. While Dalio earlier made Trump out to be a sort of Ayn Randian hero of free enterprise, he now refers to him as a populist about whom "we have more questions than answers." But we actually do have some answers. It's just that the Dalio report failed to mention some of the central research about populism, which can help us predict what might happen under America's populist president.
4-5-17 The spiritual agony behind America's opioid crisis
The spiritual agony behind America's opioid crisis
America is beset by an opioid epidemic ruining far too many lives in communities across the country. Many Americans have become increasingly aware of this drug problem over the last year. And that attention is welcome. But it's unlikely to do much to change the ghastly trends. That's in part because, as with so much else these days, our response to the facts is mainly a function of our prior political commitments. Conservative Republicans point to economic despair brought about by liberalism's fondness for big government (burdensome taxes and regulations). Democrats point to rising economic inequality and insecurity and blame both on the cold-hearted refusal of conservatives to support policies that would give struggling people the help and support they so desperately need. President Trump, meanwhile, prefers a populist approach, denouncing trade deals for driving jobs overseas and illegal immigrants for stealing the remaining jobs from "our people." There may well be some truth to each of these explanations, but they aren't likely to make a big difference in combating the opioid epidemic — and not only because each of them conflicts with the others and is supported by only a portion of the electorate. The deeper reason why they are unlikely to make much of a difference is that all of them see the opioid problem as rooted in economic circumstances when we have ample cause to believe its sources run much deeper. One might even call them spiritual.
4-4-17 US cinemas to show film 1984 in protest against Donald Trump
US cinemas to show film 1984 in protest against Donald Trump
Two hundred art house cinemas across the United States are screening an adaption of 1984 on Tuesday in protest against Donald Trump's administration. The United State of Cinema website says George Orwell's dystopian fiction has "never been timelier". Sales of the novel went up 9,500% after Mr Trump's inauguration. Organisers say the national screening day is a stand against the "simple truth that there are no such things as 'alternative facts'". It says: "By doing what they do best - showing a movie - the goal is that cinemas can initiate a much-needed community conversation at a time when the existence of facts, and basic human rights are under attack." Members of Trump's White House have been at odds with members of the media over what they describe as "alternative facts" The term "alternative facts" was coined by Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway to explain discrepancies between accounts of crowd sizes at the presidential inauguration.
4-4-17 Fewer than half of white men and rural Americans approve of Trump in brutal new poll
Fewer than half of white men and rural Americans approve of Trump in brutal new poll
When President Trump's approval rating dropped to 35 percent in Gallup's tracking poll last week, it appeared to be something of an outlier — in other polls, Trump's approval was at 38 percent to 45 percent. But while Trump has risen back up to 38 percent in Gallup, a new poll from Investor's Business Daily and TIPP released Monday pegged his approval at 34 percent, an 11-point drop from the IBD/TIPP poll last month; 56 percent disapprove of Trump's performance. Only 49 percent of white men and 41 percent of rural Americans approve of the president. And that's just the tip of the bad-news spear in the poll, conducted March 24-30.For example, just 37 percent of respondents rate Trump's handling of the economy as "good" or "excellent," down from 43 percent, and the GOP health-care bill he is trying to revive got a thumbs-up from only 25 percent of respondents who are paying attention, with a bare 52 percent of Republicans saying it would improve America's health-care system. Perhaps most galling for Trump, 49 percent of respondents said he is providing weak leadership for the U.S., versus 35 percent who say he's a strong leader. (Webmaster's comment: He's still riding on his election popularity! Even 35% will fall much further.)
4-4-17 US bill restricts use of science in environmental policymaking
US bill restricts use of science in environmental policymaking
The so-called HONEST Act promises to end secrecy in science, but will in effect cripple the EPA’s ability to develop public health regulations, say concerned scientists. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a future in which its hands will be tied on making many policies if a new bill becomes law. Last week the US House of Representatives passed a bill, the HONEST Act, that would prevent the EPA from basing any of its regulations on science that is not publicly accessible – not just journal articles themselves, but all of the underlying data, models and computer code. “The HONEST Act requires EPA to base new regulations on sound science that is publicly available, and not hidden from the American people,” said Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican and chair of the House science committee, who sponsored the bill, in a statement. “The days of ‘trust me’ science are over. “Allowing EPA’s data to be independently reviewed promotes sound science that will restore confidence in the EPA decision-making process,” said Smith. While this may sound like a laudable move towards increased transparency, it would actually hobble the agency’s ability to develop good, science-based public health regulations, says Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Center for Science and Democracy. “It’s couched in terms of transparency, but is actually one of several actions intended to bring regulations to a halt,” he says. (Webmaster's comment: We might as well just read the bible!)
4-4-17 This is how American health care kills people
This is how American health care kills people
Matthew Stewart owes $62,668.78 for drugs, surgeries, and other treatment. With both bankruptcy and possibly fatal liver failure looming, he doesn't even bother opening his bills anymore, he told The Week. "There was no point. They just upset everyone," he says. Stewart is 29 years old, and was pursuing his Ph.D in American history at Texas Christian University until ill health forced him to withdraw. He lives in Ft. Worth, Texas, with his wife of six years, who is a junior high school teacher in a low-income district. They own their home. Before he came down with complications from cirrhosis caused by autoimmune hepatitis, he says he led a scrupulously healthy lifestyle — he does not drink or do any other non-medical drugs, he says, and was a devoted hiker before disaster struck. And he was insured — indeed, he had a gold plan from the ObamaCare exchanges, the second-best level of plan that you can get. But now he faces imminent bankruptcy and possibly death. (Webmaster's comment: He's just a source of wealth for the rich to milk dry until he's dead!)
4-4-17 Want that mortgage interest tax deduction? Pee in this cup first.
Want that mortgage interest tax deduction? Pee in this cup first.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (fun fact: he once ran for president) is a policy innovator with fresh ideas. Which is why he proposed this week that recipients of Medicaid, the program that provides health insurance to poor Americans and nursing care to the elderly, should have to get drug tested before they're allowed to receive the benefit. Is there an epidemic of drug use among Medicaid recipients? Well, no. There's zero evidence that it's a problem at all. And while drug testing has never been forced on Medicaid recipients before, some states have drug tested welfare recipients. Those programs have been failures, proving only that welfare recipients seem to use drugs at a lower rate than the population at large. But it doesn't really matter how many people you catch, defenders of drug testing say. This is about sending a message: You're not going to get a government benefit if you use drugs. You want the government to give you a hand? Then you'll have to prove that your bodily fluids are pure. (Webmaster's comment: Let's just drug test every one every day and then deny them food, water and medical services!)
4-3-17 Neo-Nazi threats force Jewish group in Sweden to close
Neo-Nazi threats force Jewish group in Sweden to close
A Jewish community association in northern Sweden has decided to close following a series of far-right threats, seven years since it opened. Their centre in the town of Umea was targeted with swastikas and daubed with messages like "we know where you live", and a car was vandalised. Local members said the authorities had been unable to provide enough security. Community spokeswoman Carinne Sjoberg said some people no longer dared to come to the centre. Neo-Nazi group Nordfront were behind the hate campaign, she said, initially targeting her but then other members of the community too. The last straw came at the weekend when the windows of a member's car were broken. "Our kids go to ordinary school, so members started to feel they didn't want to bring the children," she told the BBC. "My mother and father are (Holocaust) survivors, so this is not OK. Enough is enough. It was like stepping into their shoes in the 1930s." (Webmaster's comment: It's not the Muslims we need to worry about, it's the White Supremacists!)
4-3-17 Mexico newspaper stops printing after reporter shot dead
Mexico newspaper stops printing after reporter shot dead
A regional newspaper in Mexico says the violence against journalists and the lack of punishment for those responsible is forcing it to stop printing. In an editorial, Norte de Ciudad Juarez said Sunday's print edition would be its last. Its editor said the digital version would also be closed "soon". Miroslava Breach, a journalist who worked for the paper in Chihuahua city, was shot dead last month. She was one of three journalists killed in Mexico in March. Breach had reported extensively on the links between organised crime and politicians in Chihuahua state for Norte de Ciudad Juarez and for La Jornada, a national newspaper based in Mexico City. She was shot eight times in her car outside her home in the state capital, Chihuahua. One of her children was in the vehicle but was not hurt. The gunmen left a note saying: "For being a loud-mouth."
4-3-17 Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies
Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies
Analysis of bones from the 11th to 14th centuries from a village in Yorkshire, UK, shows they have been burnt and mutilated – in an attempt to keep them dead. Medieval people were trying to ward off the “living dead”, according to a study of human bones excavated from a deserted village in North Yorkshire. Analysis of the bones dating from the 11th to 14th centuries, which were excavated from a pit within the settlement at long-abandoned Wharram Percy, show they appear to have been burnt and mutilated. Theories that the strange treatment of the bodies was down to the dead people being outsiders or that the remains were cannibalised by starving villages have been discounted by experts. Instead the finds appear to represent the first good archaeological evidence of practices aimed at stopping corpses rising from their graves and menacing the living. Folklore in the Middle Ages suggested people could sometimes rise from the dead, roam their local area, spread disease and violently assault those who encountered them. The undead were commonly thought to be the result of a lingering malevolent life-force in individuals who had committed evil deeds or caused animosity when they were alive. Medieval writers described various ways of dealing with the living dead, including digging up the offending bodies, decapitating and dismembering them and burning the pieces in a fire.
4-2-17 Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists'
Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists'
It was one of the worst school shootings in American history, but some people insist that the Sandy Hook massacre never happened. They post YouTube videos and spread rumours online, and their false theories have been repeated by a media mogul conspiracy theorist who has been linked to Donald Trump. Now, after years of harassment, the families of the victims are fighting back online. Even in a country where mass shootings are common, Sandy Hook stood out. The pupils were so young, and there were so many of them. Hundreds were traumatised - and many still are - after witnessing the carnage and its aftermath. And yet despite extensive investigations and a report which determined that Lanza acted alone, conspiracy theorists have constructed a fake alternate reality in which the whole thing was an elaborate hoax, staged by the government to try to introduce strict gun control laws. And their theories have been picked up by one of America's most popular conspiracy theorists, a man who has been linked with President Donald Trump. And other Sandy Hook residents are pleading with President Trump, asking him to speak out and help stop the madness.
4-1-17 Federal judge rules lawsuit alleging Trump incited violence can proceed
Federal judge rules lawsuit alleging Trump incited violence can proceed
A federal judge in Louisville, Kentucky, ruled Friday that President Trump cannot use a free speech defense to quash a lawsuit accusing him of inciting violence at a campaign rally last year, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported Saturday. Trump was speaking in Louisville in March of 2016 when he pointed to protesters and repeatedly told his supporters, "get 'em out of here." Judge David J. Hale ruled the injuries three protesters suffered while being removed by event attendees are a "direct and proximate result" of Trump's comments, which can be plausibly interpreted as "an order, an instruction, a command" for use of force.
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INOCULATING BAGS WITH SORGHUM SEEDS
Note: The inoculation room must be kept very clean and free of diseases to avoid contamination. Avoid sunshine from entering the area.
- Prepare materials:
- Alcohol lamp
- Sorghum coated with spawn
- Square paper (5’’ x 5’’)
- Rubber bands
- Cotton Alcohol
- Pasteurized substrate bags
- Cleanroom with broom or dust vacuum Rub the floor with a disinfecting solution.
- Bring substrate bags from pasteurization chamber to the inoculation area.
- Light alcohol lamp.
- Disinfect hands and pasteurized substrate bags with alcohol.
- Take a bottle of sorghum coated with spawn (all-white color).
- Shake well bottle against car tire (or old tire) to release sorghum seeds and then, bring bottles to inoculation room. Do not open bottle
- A flame around the bottleneck. Open bottle very close to the flame to take out the air from inside.
- Drop 10 – 20 sorghum seeds coated with spawn in the mushroom bag. Act very quickly and with very little movement.
- Then bring cotton to close the bag as quickly as possible. Repeat for all bags.
- Leave bottle near the flame until all bags have been inoculated. Then close the bottle.
- Following inoculation of all bags, place clean square paper to cover the top of the bag and tie with a rubber band.
- Bring bags to incubation room.
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Super Fungi - On Prime Video Mushrooms could be man's best allies in the struggle against sanitary and environmental challenges that threaten our societies. A select group of species, known as Super Fungi, are incredibly effective at tasks ranging from digesting oil... | <urn:uuid:d6d9932e-9efa-440b-ac59-236e44fb3665> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | https://mushroommediaonline.com/inoculating-your-grow-bags/ | 2020-04-05T01:22:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370526982.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20200404231315-20200405021315-00345.warc.gz | en | 0.943497 | 747 |
Costa Mesa man chases, tackles burglary suspect
A Costa Mesa man chased down and tackled a man who had attempted to rob his home early Sunday morning, police said.
With the help of neighbors, he pinned the suspect to the ground until officers arrived.
The suspect, Gerardo Garcilazo, 24, was booked on suspicion of residential burglary, possession of stolen property and threatening someone in the commission of a robbery, Costa Mesa Police Lt. Mark Manley said. Garcilazo was treated at a hospital for a broken nose, abrasions and minor facial cuts.
A man, believed to be Garcilazo, broke into the home in the 2000 block of Republic Avenue around 3:45 a.m., Manley said. The burglar threatened a couple in the home before bolting out the door with a backpack full of possessions.
As the woman called police, her husband charged after the man. With the help of neighbors, he managed to pin Garcilazo to the ground until officers arrived.
At the time of his arrest, Garcilazo possessed stolen property of other burglary victims, Manley said. Costa Mesa police detectives are asking residents who may have recently been the victims of burglary to call (714) 754-5198 so unclaimed items can be returned to their rightful owners.
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You look at the market and see many choices. But you’re quickly stuck not knowing which one to buy because you are confused by these crazy valuations!
Today, we’ll share some useful calculations and data to use when you want to assess the valuation of your next buy. And in the end, to what extent should you proceed to valuation before you buy?
- What’s the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) and when to use it?
- How can the yield history help investors estimate the value of a stock?
- Why should investors use the PE Ratio and is it really useful to target a number?
- What is the Discounted Cash Flow methodology and is it complicated to use it?
- Are “Value Scores” any useful for valuation?
- Does valuation really matter? To what extent do you process a valuation before you buy?
We did an overview of the DDM in the podcast episode, but here is a complete review of this methodology, its limitations, and how to manage them.
Dividend Discount Model Limitations – And How to Manage Them
At any time, you can go back to the Dividend Triangle episode here.
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fisiocrem is a topical pain relief gel for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. Based on evidence of traditional use.
Arnica is probably one of the best-known herbs worldwide for its use in natural medicine.
Commonly known as “St John’s Wort”, the oily extracts are bright red in colour from the active components, hypericin and hyperforin.
Calendula traditionally used to treat minor inflammation of the skin and minor wounds.
fisiocrem solugel contains high levels of active plants extracts, that are derived from plants that are grown and harvested to specific requirements for this purpose. fisiocrem pain relief gel does not contain parabens and hydroxybenzoates.
How to use fisiocrem pain relief gel?
- Apply 2-5g topically as required for temporary relief of muscular aches and pains.
- Always read the label and use only as directed.
- If symptoms persist consult your healthcare practitioner.
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As promised, here are a few pictures of our adventures about 100 miles west and about 3000 feet higher. First, a traffic jam. The guy in the pickup ahead of us was asleep at the railroad crossing. After about 15 minutes and a phone call to our destination (in which we considered leaving the car and climbing through the spaces between the stalled train cars), we turned around.
some weather-appropriate graffiti:
The sky, particularly when it is this color, is one of my favorite parts of being out here:
Boh and I took a walk before heading back yesterday morning. I love the way the early mornings seem to make everything glow.
Oh, right. I’ve also been knitting. Here’s a shot of Mom’s Montego Bay scarf. I’d say it is a bit over 3 feet in length, so I am more than halfway. I’d love for it to be perfect, but that is not quite happening. I’ve done some ripping back because I’ve messed up my counting or dropped a yarn over, but the stitches are so small that I am realizing that I can hardly see the rows where that happens, so I am leaving it. Also, under a time crunch. Full disclosure aside, this is GORGEOUS. Nice to have a lace pattern that is a bit forgiving when you discover a mistake 3 inches back….
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CALIFORNIA, Md.—Police in Calvert County have reported two serious accidents that occurred in recent days. A motorcyclist perished in a single vehicle accident and a woman was trapped in her car for nearly an hour with downed electric wires on top of her vehicle. The accident involving the motorcyclist could have occurred up to a day prior to being discovered by a passerby.
On Monday, October 29 at approximately 7:27 p.m., members from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Team along with SMECO personnel responded to the area of Joy Road and Olivet Road in Lusby for a reported female subject trapped in her vehicle with downed live wires.
SMECO personnel arrived on the scene and de-energized all down power lines in the area. SOT members cut through trees across the roadway and pulled other trees out of the way to gain access to the woman. She was removed from danger and cleared medically by SOT personnel.
The victim was trapped for approximately one hour. She was escorted to her residence where she was reunited with her family.
On Friday, October 26 at approximately 10:16 a.m., a citizen contacted the Calvert County Control Center regarding a motorcycle and a white male located in the brush just off the roadway on Boyds Turn Road in the area of Three Brothers Way in Owings. Members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office Patrol Bureau responded to the scene and summonsed assistance from the Crash Reconstruction Team.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the motorcycle was involved in a single vehicle collision and the white male was that of the operator, identified as David Humberto Pagan, a 57-year-old male of Sunderland. Pagan was pronounced dead at the scene.
From the evidence on the scene it was determined that the motorcycle, a 2002 Harley Davidson, was traveling north bound on Boyds Turn Road when it left the roadway exiting the south bound shoulder. The motorcycle and Pagan struck a utility pole located near the edge of the roadway and continued into the heavy brush and bushes. Due to the inconspicuous location of the motorcycle and the body they were not discovered until reported by the citizen, who was a passerby. From the information available to the investigators at this time it appears that the collision occurred sometime between October 25 at 7:15 p.m. and October 26 at 10:16 a.m.; however the investigators are still attempting to determine a more precise time of the event. It appears that speed was a contributing factor in this collision.
Pagan was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where an autopsy will be performed in order to determine the cause of death. DFC E. Bradley of the Crash Reconstruction Team is conducting an investigation into the events that led up to the collision. Anyone with any information is asked to contact DFC E. Bradley at 410-535-2800 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:47154acf-cc37-4a86-b65b-77ee69ef9495> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://somd.com/news/headlines/2012/16140.php | 2018-02-25T15:39:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891816647.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180225150214-20180225170214-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.978098 | 610 |
“How can you defend someone who you know is guilty?”
That’s a question every criminal defense lawyer has heard.
The best answer is that when we defend the rights of the guilty, we protect the rights of the innocent. That includes our own rights.
Most lawyers will cite our legal system’s “presumption of innocence” meaning that in the eyes of the law, the defendant starts out “innocent” and is not required to prove his innocence. He doesn’t even need to testify at trial. Instead, the government prosecutor is required to prove a defendant “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
While these legal propositions, also called “the burden of proof” may allow some truly guilty defendants go free, even get away with murder, they reduce the chances that an innocent person will be convicted of a crime and sent to jail or prison.
But even with the government’s high burden of proof, the fact is that some innocent people do get sent to prison and even to death row. In Illinois, 22 defendants previously sentenced to death and awaiting execution were later determined by DNA, or other new evidence, to be innocent of their crime and released from prison. Nationwide, more than 375 people have been exonerated by DNA evidence and released from prison. But for the efforts of some hard-working criminal defense lawyers, these innocent people would have been killed by the State of Illinois.
There are many reasons why some defendants are wrongfully convicted:
· Because of some mental defect or desire for attention, some defendants confess to crimes they have not committed.
· Jailhouse informants, placed in a cell with the defendant, agree to testify that the defendant admitted doing the crime, in exchange for a reduced sentence for the informant.
· Some defendants have been convicted after being represented by incompetent, suspended, disbarred, intoxicated, or otherwise unfit attorneys.
· Some defendants have been convicted after being framed by police officer, who planted evidence.
· Some defendants have been convicted after making a false confession coerced by threats of bodily harm or actual torture.
· Some defendants have been convicted after exculpatory evidence, showing the defendant’s innocence, was lost or destroyed, or wrongfully withheld by the prosecutor.
· Some defendants have been convicted after prosecutorial misconduct – such as making improper inflammatory arguments, misrepresenting the evidence or lying to the jury.
· Some black and minority defendants have been convicted after prosecutors purposely excluded other blacks and minorities from the jury, resulting in an all-white jury.
Competent criminal defense lawyers are vital to the administration of justice in non-capital crimes, as well. When a skilled and prepared criminal defense lawyer cross-examines the State’s witnesses, and tests the sufficiency of the State’s evidence, weaknesses in the State’s case are exposed and the odds of a wrongful conviction are reduced.
If you or someone you know has been charged with a crime, having an experienced criminal defense attorney such as Greg Martucci can make all the difference in the outcome of your case. Greg Martucci will thoroughly investigate the charges, explain your constitutional rights and protect your rights, discuss your options and vigorously defend you through trial. If requested, he will also engage in plea negotiations with the prosecutor to reach a fair disposition of your case. In some cases, he can later expunge or seal all records of an arrest.
Call Martucci Law today at 630-980-8333 to schedule your free initial office consultation. Learn how we can help you face criminal charges with confidence. | <urn:uuid:9ffda026-2bb3-4463-828c-5fcd32abf0cb> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://www.martuccilaw.com/defending-the-guilty-2/ | 2023-05-29T08:21:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644817.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529074001-20230529104001-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.958791 | 743 |
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By Ry Rivard
After six months of high-profile experimentation, San Jose State University plans to “pause” its work with Udacity, a company that promises to deliver low-cost, high-quality online education to the masses.
The decision will likely be seen as a setback for a unique partnership announced in January by California Gov. Jerry Brown in a 45-minute news conference with university officials and Udacity CEO Sebastian Thrun.
The pause is also the latest in a series of developments that may dampen the often hyperbolic enthusiasm that has surrounded massive open online courses, even though the companies that provide MOOCs have received millions in venture capital money.
Thrun, a prominent Silicon Valley figure who invented the self-driving car and worked on Google Glass, said in January that his work with San Jose State could “change the life of Californians” by expanding access and lowering costs. So far, that future is elusive.
San Jose State Provost Ellen Junn said disappointing student performance will prompt the university to stop offering online classes with Udacity this fall as part of a “short breather.”
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Recent Exhibit: Faces of Hope
One-person, one-night exhibit of work in Chicago’s South Loop featuring large-scale photography and acrylic canvases. Photo by Rj Molyneux-Davis
I have spent years teaching others of art and how to create it, neglecting my own practice as I encouraged others to develop theirs.
Sure, I rarely went out without a camera so I could collect the perfect shot at the exhibit for my next lecture. Yes, I would pick up a brush or tap out a few lines of poetic prose occasionally, but I'd forgotten why I embarked on my career in the first place: I love not just critiquing art, but making it.
I recently returned to my art practice. When I did, my brushes were rusty, my paints thick and dry. I am creating again, no longer playing the hypocritical instructor who never practices what she teaches.
My goal is to no longer confine my lessons to the classroom, but get back into my community and reach
out to those who may have at one time loved art enough to have once thought they, too, wanted to be able to include "artist" as a skill--or encourage those who will one day be able to list it on their resume. | <urn:uuid:3dada79d-05ce-4b91-b88d-59a2e8e206b2> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://saic.digication.com/Summer_of_Discontent/Personal_Artwork | 2021-04-11T01:30:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038060603.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20210411000036-20210411030036-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.977655 | 259 |
Where do you get started on transforming your current backyard into one that is ideal for living, entertaining and relaxing? Email The Pool Place at firstname.lastname@example.org or call/visit one of our locations in Smithville and Dunnville.
Should a pool be the focus when designing your backyard? What about the landscaping? Perhaps your deck?
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Lawn care is a chore that can create procrastination, however these lawn maintenance tips from The Hungry Gardener might just make the process a little easier.
With warm days fast approaching, now is the time to wheel out the mower, plug in the sprinkler, and get your lawn primed and looking its best.
I think there’s an art to lawn maintenance. Lawns demand a bit of us as gardeners; unfortunately, they do not belong to the category of things that you can forget about for months and come back to later. From winter lawn care to spring lawn care, keeping your lawn in top condition involves consistent work across the seasons. It also requires knowledge of the type of turf you’re growing.
The good news is that my lawn maintenance routine is simple and no fuss. It’s all about focusing on the basics (and establishing some good habits) so that you can achieve a vibrant and healthy lawn year-round.
What does lawn need to thrive?
Lawn needs good access to sunlight and regular attention to stay healthy and thriving. In fact, the more sun the better. Some of the common problems I encounter with lawns are caused by lack of direct sunlight. If there is too much shade, turf can thin out, become patchy and eventually die back. My no.1 lawn care tip: Be sure to consider light levels when you’re laying new turf or trying to diagnose existing lawn troubles.
A simple lawn maintenance routine will help to keep lawn in top condition. My routine involves regular mowing, edging and fertilising. I make sure the soil is aerated, rake to remove leaves and dieback, and keep weeds in check. I water thoroughly in the summer months (once or twice weekly) and ease this back in winter.
Lawn care is easy once you develop a simple, no-fuss routine.
Lawn mowing tips
Regular mowing is essential for healthy lawns and one of the questions I’m often asked is what height turf should be cut to. The answer depends on how much sun your turf gets and the type you have.
- My basic rule of thumb when it comes to lawn mowing tips is this: The less sun, the higher you mow. The reason is that an increased surface area for individual blades of grass means the lawn’s overall ability to photosynthesise – and thrive – is greater. By leaving the turf longer in lower light situations, you are essentially maximising its capacity to stay healthy.
- If you let your winter lawn care routine lapse, I recommend going easy with the mower in the first instance. Cut the lawn to its desired height over several mows, rather than in one session. Mowing it right back can do damage to the lawn, whereas regular, small trims will promote thicker lawn.
- Even if lawn has access to plenty of direct sun, I always prefer to mow that little bit longer. Many of us have a tendency to mow the lawn too short, hoping it will save on time and effort! But this exposes the thatch layer, which is unattractive and can encourage weed growth over turf health.
- Lawn care is a satisfying job to do properly… and you’ll see the results in a vigorous, green patch of lawn.
Lawn care tips
1. Mow & edge regularly
Give the lawn a small trim regularly to encourage a thick, healthy appearance. Also incorporate edging as part of your regular mowing routine; it’s important for the overall appearance of the lawn but also prevents the turf becoming a weed problem in neighbouring garden beds.
2. Aerate the soil
Keep soil and lawn healthy by aerating it every now and then using a pitchfork. Soil will compact over time, particularly when subject to wear and tear with kids and pets running around on it.
3. Deal with weeds
If you forget about weeds, they can quickly take over and compete with your lawn. Pull them out by hand or carefully apply a suitable herbicide.
4. Water & feed your lawn
Lawns benefit from watering, but base your watering routine on seasonal needs. Laying drought-tolerant turf helps. I also recommend applying a light feed of organic fertiliser every 23 months. Avoid fertilising if you’re expecting heavy rain as the nutrients (and your hard work!) will wash away.
5. Cover up patches
Fill in any patches or holes with a mix of soil, sand and compost. The turf will grow back through the covering and this helps to level out any gaps.
6. Rake away
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Father killed by same machete he used to kill his son
Police are investigating an incident where a father is reported to have hacked his son on Saturday in Embobut location,Elgeyo Marakwet County.
According to reports Edwin Kipyatich, 48, allegedly attacked his son Alex Ruto, 21, using a panga killing him on spot.
The killing, ignited another a fight between the man and his wife, leading to the death of the father after he was overpowered by the wife.
Marakwet East Sub-County Police Commander (SCPC) Vincent Kitili who confirmed the incident said the son died on spot while the husband succumbed on his way to the hospital.
“His wife grabbed the same panga and injured him with it on the head and neck. He was taken to Kapsowar Mission Hospital where he succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment,” Mr Kitili told The Standard.Kitili said police were still questioning Margaret, 44, who had surrendered to Maron Sub-location assistant chief Irene Kilimo after the fight.
“The body was moved to Kapsowar Mission Hospital morgue and is awaiting autopsy. The case is under investigation by Marakwet East DCIO,” said Mr Kitili. | <urn:uuid:8ed5fb64-8c03-4bd9-b57c-e0003a252d7c> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://wadau.co.ke/father-killed-by-same-machete-he-used-to-kill-his-son/ | 2021-08-05T20:51:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046157039.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20210805193327-20210805223327-00664.warc.gz | en | 0.984214 | 269 |
Maria Miller arrives at what was once called the ministry of fun with plenty of work to do.
The little known 48-year-old has only a few weeks before she will be handed Lord Justice Leveson's conclusions of his inquiry into press standards and ethics – and will have to contend with public and industry fallout – even though the decision as to how to respond to the judge's proposals on the future of newspaper regulation will be taken well above her pay grade.
She may also be in the uncomfortable position of being one of the first in government to learn whether Leveson is criticising her predecessor Jeremy Hunt, and front up what is expected to be a governmental decision to respond to calls for press reform by ducking calls for legislation.
Her arrival also allows the department to return to normal business after Leveson's examination of Hunt's intensely scrutinised handling of the Murdoch bid for BSkyB – before the Olympics, decision making at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had simply seized up. A communications green paper was abandoned – a white paper is due at the turn of the year.
But Hunt's thought to be quixotic local TV stations project has actually progressed so far now that it is likely to go ahead. There are 51 bidders for licences in 21 towns and cities.
Culture is a disparate, complex department with no shortage of potentially emotive issues. Miller has to safeguard the legacy – or sustainability – of the Olympics at a time when there is public pressure to see greater participation in sport.
The arts sector is contending with the impact of a near-30% funding cut – and there is a new chairman of the Arts Council England to appoint very soon after the politicised defenestration of Dame Liz Forgan.
But she will also have to decide on matters more technical, too – whether more public money is needed to ensure broadband speeds maintain pace with other developed countries, and take a decision Hunt was keen to duck: when – if ever – it would be necessary to turn off FM radio in favour of digital.
On top of all this, Miller its taking on additional responsibilities for equalities and women, an area in which David Cameron is seen as particularly weak, stretching her time and capabilities still further. | <urn:uuid:de65c7da-8aed-4c8a-94ab-3d1c0b78a261> | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/sep/04/maria-miller-culture-secretary-dcms | 2016-09-29T15:39:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661900.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00256-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970471 | 459 |
Switching to Mac
Thursday, December 27, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST)
Pre-Requisites: A Mac Computer with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
MAC: Let us familiarize you with your Mac! Anybody who is either new to computers in general or new to Mac computers should attend. We’ll cover all the basics, including starting up, navigation, setting your preferences, customizing and using the dock, printing, and connecting to the internet. With OS X Mountain Lion, your Mac will contain the most advanced features yet. We'll explore the newest additions like sharing, dictation, social media integration, notification center, iMessage and other iOS-like apps. After taking this class, you'll be comfortable using your Mac. This class is a precursor to all others and will be taught using OS X Mountain Lion.
Each registrant must register individually so that we have contact information for each attendee. Our tickets are limited to one ticket per order. You do not need to bring the printed ticket to our seminar, we will have a list available to check attendees in.
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A Note from the DCMP Chair
Planning for the 2013 March meeting is underway. Mark your calendars, if you have not already, for March 18-22, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. The highest priority for DCMP right now is the invited symposia. Nominations from DCMP membership are critical here, because all invited speakers, and all substitutes for invited speakers who decline, must come from the cohort of nominated speakers in the DCMP nominations database. Unlike other units, we in the executive committee cannot come up with our own list of speakers. The deadline for nominations is approaching, namely Tuesday September 4. Information on how to create and submit a nomination for an invited symposium, together with links with all the relevant url’s, are in this newsletter.
We will have a mid-week plenary session again next March, tentatively entitled, "Forefront Physics for Real World Problems." The newsletter describes the subject area and how you can be involved. Information on contributed talks follows that.
Upcoming deadlines involve DCMP elections and nominations for Fellow, and the deadlines, information, and url’s are all in this newsletter as well.
DCMP has been involved in a number of other activities, such as seeking additional funding for the Buckley Prize, discussing implementing a travel fund for the March meeting, and, continuing from last year, a possible update of the DCMP name. All these will be developing over the fall, and we will have updates on these and other matters, either in a fall newsletter or the winter.
DCMP Executive Committee Nominations
Saturday, September 1, 2012
DCMP Invited Symposia Nominations
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Voting Starts for DCMP Executive Committee
Contributed Abstracts Deadline
Friday, November 9, 2012 (5 pm EST)
APS Fellow Nominations
Friday, February 1, 2013
Baltimore APS March Meeting
March 18 - March 22, 2013
The March Meeting will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22, 2013. The March Meeting headquarters hotel is the Hilton Baltimore in the Inner Harbor. The Hilton is connected via sky bridge to the Baltimore Convention Center. DCMP will organize about 35 of the 100+ Invited Sessions. There will be over 40 parallel sessions. The complete bulletin will be available only in electronic form.
Invited Symposia Nominations
Please help make the 2013 March Meeting a great success by submitting excellent nominations for invited DCMP Symposia. The deadline is Tuesday, September 4, 2012. To submit a nomination of an Invited Symposium for the March Meeting, go to: http://meetings.aps.org/aps_invited/Invited/LoginForm.cfm?MT=MAR13&UNIT=DCMP
or find it on the main DCMP web page.
A major role of DCMP is to organize Invited Symposia (about 35 of them). According to DCMP bylaws, the speakers are drawn from member nominations. Please create your symposium nomination, and then go to the link above to enter it into the database.
You must notify your speaker and session chair nominees beforehand and obtain their willingness to participate, if chosen, before you submit. Once you have completed the nomination -- and will not make any more changes or additions -- please click on "Complete Nomination." This will initiate a notification email to the speakers and the chair of your nominated session to reconfirm their willingness and to serve as a check of the accuracy of their email address information. Via their timely responses (by Sept. 17) we will track their intention to participate in the 2013 March Meeting. You will also receive a confirmation of your session nomination.
Please note that the Executive Committee as a whole selects invited talks only from those proposed by the community. It cannot substitute speakers of its own choosing. This procedure is unique among APS units. You are encouraged to submit joint nominations for invited sessions with other APS units when submitting to DCMP. In putting together proposals for invited symposia, please consider minority, female, and international candidates, who historically have been underrepresented among invited speakers at the March Meeting.
Suggestions for Creating a Successful Proposal
March 2013 Plenary
Following the successful plenary on meso in March 2012, we are planning a plenary again for the 2013 March meeting. The working title for the session is "Forefront Physics for Real World Problems." The planned theme is current forefront physics research that addresses real-world issues in new ways. The topics that we currently have in mind include modeling ocean dynamics, weather, and climate; the physics of batteries for next-generation vehicles; to the challenges of photovoltaics and other energy source. These topics all have some mix of the features of complex dynamical systems, and/or interdisciplinary science involving both physics and chemistry.
We are now asking for suggestions for possible speakers and ideas which will fit this theme. If you have ideas, please send them to the program chair for your unit, typically the Chair-elect, who will collect and organize the suggestions.
The deadline for the receipt of abstracts of contributed papers is Friday, November 9, 2012, 5:00 PM EST. Contributed abstract submission for the 2013 March Meeting will open in September 2012. Submission instructions and a link to the submissions page (when ready) can be found at http://www.aps.org/meetings/abstract/instructions.cfm
Please participate in the election of DCMP officers and members-at-large of the Executive Committee. You will be asked to elect a new Vice Chair (who will become, in successive years, Chair Elect, Chair and Past Chair), and three Members-at-Large who serve 3-year terms. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 1, 2012. To submit a nomination please go to DCMP Call for Nomination page. The election will open mid-October 2012. Members will receive voting instructions from the APS. Candidate biographies and statements will be available on both the APS and DCMP web sites before and during the election. You can go to the DCMP web-site and click the link that will appear there shortly, or go to the link in an email that you receive from APS once the election site opens.
The DCMP Executive Committee performs several functions. One of its most important responsibilities is to lead the organization of the APS March Meeting. It is the body that selects the division's Invited Symposia from those nominated by the community. Thus a proper balance of expertise and diversity of the Committee are essential for a successful meeting. The Executive Committee helps to lobby Congress on science policy issues. Finally, the DCMP Members-at-Large choose potential new Fellows, from those nominated, to be considered by the APS Fellowship Committee and Council. The current membership of the Executive Committee appears at the end of this newsletter or can be found at DCMP Executive Committee page.
The DCMP website provides general information and announcements of potential interest to members. The site also informs the general public of the role and value of condensed matter physics in their lives. There is an impressive collection of images in the on-line gallery. We welcome contributions to the site from the DCMP membership involving any subject matter that may help achieve the goals of DCMP.
Please submit images via: http://www.aps.org/units/dcmp/gallery/submissions.cfm
Please submit notices of meetings via: http://www.aps.org/units/dcmp/meetings/suggestion.cfm
Please submit any comments and suggestions using the webform found here: http://www.aps.org/units/dcmp/comments.cfm
Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers. Members are encouraged to nominate outstanding scientists for Fellowship in the APS, especially those from under-represented groups. DCMP each year can sponsor 0.5% of its current membership (which is 6,102 at present). Nominations can be submitted at any time, but must be received by the Feb. 1, 2013 deadline to be considered for sponsorship, where the award would take place at the 2014 March Meeting. See the following for deadlines, instructions, and tips to prepare an effective case: http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/index.cfm
Nominations are active for two years. Updated information from sponsors, as needed, is welcomed before the second-year deadline. The DCMP Fellowship Committee consists of the DCMP Councillor and Members-at-Large. The committee meets before the March Meeting and makes recommendations to the APS Fellowship Committee.
Tips for Successful Nominations
The selection process is highly competitive. When preparing nominations, the sponsor should ensure that the achievements of the candidate are properly reflected in the material submitted. The Fellowship Committee looks for sustained contributions to the field. Successful nominees generally have over ten years of professional experience beyond the Ph.D. The eight representative publications and ten other contributions listed in the application should be chosen with care. The committee is helped considerably by support letters that evaluate the candidate's work, highlighting exceptional achievements.
Please encourage others to join APS and DCMP. Also, make sure that your own membership is current. The more members we have, the more invited symposia that we can sponsor at the March Meeting, and the more nominations to be a Fellow of the Society that we can sponsor. Thus, an increase in our membership benefits our community. Student membership in DCMP is free. Otherwise, it costs $8 to join DCMP. You can join at any time. To join APS, go to: http://www.aps.org/membership/join.cfm. For APS members to join DCMP, go to: http://www.aps.org/membership/units/join-unit.cfm
Chair: Barbara Jones (03/12 - 03/13)
IBM Almaden Res Ctr
Chair-Elect: Allan MacDonald (03/12 - 03/13)
Univ of Texas, Austin
Vice Chair: Arthur Ramirez (03/12 - 03/13)
Univ of California-Santa Cruz
Past Chair: Samuel Bader (03/12 - 03/13)
Argonne Natl Lab
Secretary/Treasurer: Nicholas Bonesteel (03/11 - 03/15)
Florida State Univ
Councillor: Frances Hellman (01/12 - 12/15)
Univ of California - Berkeley
Yves Chabal (03/10 - 03/13)
Univ of Texas, Dallas
Peter Johnson (03/10 - 03/13)
Brookhaven Natl Lab
Charles Kane (03/10 - 03/13)
Univ of Pennsylvania
James Sauls (03/11 - 03/14)
Nandini Trivedi (03/11 - 03/14)
Ohio State Univ - Columbus
Nai-Chang Yeh (03/11 - 03/14)
Cal Inst of Tech (Caltech)
Paul Canfield (03/12 - 03/15)
Iowa State Univ
M Cristina Marchetti (03/12 - 03/15)
Ali Yazdani (03/12 - 03/15)
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Researchers To Study Uranium Impacts On Navajo Children
The University of New Mexico, along with the federal and Navajo government have launched a health study 30 years after uranium mines were shut down on the Navajo Nation. Researchers plan to determine whether ongoing exposure to contaminated sites may be affecting pregnant women and children.
While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to clean up some abandoned uranium mines, hundreds of contaminated sites remain. Potential health impacts include lung cancer, bone cancer and kidney disease. Despite the long-term exposure to tens of thousands of people living next to mine waste, no comprehensive health studies have been conducted to assess the impact. And now a high rate of birth defects and miscarriages have many tribal members worried.
Chris Shuey, one of the investigators for the study, works for Southwest Research and Information Center.
"We hear from women a lot," Shuey said. "You hear the same question over and over again. ‘Well, I’ve had two miscarriages. Does it have anything to do with the fact that I live next door to this mine dump?’ And we can’t answer. It has not been studied."
Congress awarded money for the health study in 2009 following hearings on uranium’s legacy on the Navajo Nation.
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While most wearable breast pumps are small and discreet, some models are more noticeable than others. The Elvie fits inside a bra and is relatively invisible, depending on the clothes you wear and your overall build. It can be used with or without the Elvie App, which tracks your milk volume, pumping sessions duration, and pumping sessions’ length. The Elvie is reasonably active, but not silent. It comes with two sizes of breast shields. Some models are not suitable to steam sterilization because the nipple covers can warp.
Medela Pump in Style
The Medela Breast Pump Style is a lightweight, hands-free device that incorporates many safety and hygiene features. The pump is made of BPA-free plastic, and is compatible with standard mouth bottles. While the Metro Bag style features a removable pump motor, the On the Go Tote and Backpack styles have the motor built-in. Because of their lightweight design, they are easy to use and come with great accessories. The Medela Breast Pump In Style can be customized to accommodate single or double pumping.
The Medela Pump in Style incorporates two-phase expression technology that mimics the process of nursing. The Expression Phase produces faster suction while the Simulation Phase produces slower suction. This allows the mother to express more milk in less time than she would with a traditional pump. The Medela Breast Pump in Style uses the Medela pumping machine with MaxFlow technology, which simulates the swallowing motion of a newborn. The pump also comes with a tote bag so that you can easily transport it wherever you go.
The Medela Elvie Wearable Breast Pump is a great choice for busy working moms who need a discreet pump for breast milk production. The pump can be used with a nursing bra to pump while on the move. Simply insert your nipple in the shield, press down on the pump hub against the breast, and then pull the bra over it. It’s simple to use and comes with a carry case so you can take it everywhere.
The Elvie is designed to be easy to use. The pump mechanism can be washed in the dishwasher, except for its Hub which cannot. It has a teal-colored seal, which is placed over the plastic breast guard. You can use the teal valve to pump milk, which should seal against the bottom of the breast shield. The Elvie also features a large, clear display that makes it easy to see the volume of milk you’re producing.
Freemie Collection Cups
The Freemie Collection Cups breast pump wearable is comfortable under clothing and is discreet. These discreet cups can be used with most breast pumps but not with the original Open System cup. The pump is silent, compact, and easy to use. The pump can be worn on the hip, or placed on a desk or in your pocket. While the pumps are not 100% invisible, they are far more discreet than their conventional counterparts.
The Freemie Collection Cups can be purchased directly from the company’s website or from Amazon. Replacement parts are also available. Although the electronic pump is less powerful than others, the cups are leak-proof and won’t drip milk. One of the disadvantages of Freemie’s wearable breast pump is the lack of a trial period or money back guarantee. The pump’s portability makes it worth looking at.
Medela Spectra S1
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The Growing Popularity of Gambling in Canada during the Quarantine Period
There is no shame to indulge in one’s hobby even if that is online gaming. In fact, nobody knows this better the Canucks who harbour an unconditional love for games of skills, such as blackjack. In fact, Canadians know that there are many places where they can enjoy games without paying a dime. And so, free blackjack at freeblackjackdoc.com is one of those special places where a player can enjoy this thrill game. Since interest in gambling is growing, it’s time to take a closer look at what this entails exactly.
Interest in Gambling Goes Up
While online gambling is difficult to track in terms of numbers, because many companies prefer to keep the data private, there are some good and positive signs of a pick-up in online gaming. For example, you can see many more bingo and social casinos full. As it turns out, the interest in gambling isn’t necessarily related to anything negative as well.
In fact, people have turned to responsible gaming practices and many have been looking for live games in which they can partially socialize. Blackjack games are also very popular and communities are gathering around those as well.
Poker Benefits a Ton from Lockdown
Perhaps not too surprisingly at all, poker has been one of the online pastimes to soar. And how it has soared! Globally, poker has seen 200% increase in traffic as the shelter-in-place orders have persisted. Canada has been historically known as a place where people from North America can travel up and avoid many of the restrictive laws down in the United States to enjoy online poker.
There have been many tournaments, but not only those for personal gain. Not at all – in fact, many tournaments have been hosted with the sole purpose of doing some honest charity work, and not surprisingly, they have been very successful. There have been a number of high-profile poker events donating away millions – not only in Canada specifically, but all over the world.
The revived interest in gambling is definitely not a bad thing, especially when picking skill-based games such as blackjack and poker.
Slots Are Played Around the Clock
What about slots then? Slots are without a doubt the most played game out there and there is probably no reliable way to change that at all. They have also benefited from the temporary suspension of most other forms of entertainment. But why do Canadians turn to slots? Well, for the usual reasons. Slots are crazy fun to play. They offer a free play version, which means that you never have to spend a dime playing and, let’s face it, games such as Mega Moolah have made people millionaires and that’s a good thing.
Truth be told, there are thousands of slots that people would recommend you to play. Even though most share similar mechanics, you will still find new games to enjoy. Some admit that to them, the biggest draw has been the opportunity to win money, and that’s also an option. Yet, many people stick with the demo versions and they are perfectly happy.
A Huge Spike in Mobile Gaming
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Location, Location, Location - the true meaning behind it
Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, clarifies the well-known adage that the three most important factors when buying property are location, location, location.
Property experts all agree on one thing - that the three most important factors when buying property with the prospect of long-term growth are location, location, location. But what exactly does this mean?
Location refers to a number of factors that buyers should take into account before deciding which property to buy, explains Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa. These factors are crucial, because they impact the growth in the value of the property over time, which will determine the price that can be achieved if the property is sold in the future, as well as the income the property can generate if it is bought for investment purposes.
Firstly, and most importantly, location refers to the area in which the property is situated. It is always better to buy a poor property in a good area, than to buy the best property in a bad area, explains Goslett. A good area is one in which there is growth and development, or significant potential for growth, which will support demand for property in the long term and, subsequently, determine property values in the future.
Choose an area with a good infrastructure, which is reflected in the provision of services. Steer clear of areas where crime is high or areas in which neglect and poor service delivery is evident in the state of the roads, waste collection and general maintenance of pavements, parks and public land. Buyers are also well-advised to find out more about the future development plans for the area. Developments such as new industrial sites, new roads or railways or industrial activities can signifcantly alter the profile of an area, warns Goslett.
The neighbourhood should also be carefully considered because the quality of the surrounding properties will affect the value of an individual property. Carefully consider a property surrounded by neglected or dilapidated properties, or situated next to vacant land, which could attract squatters or a low-cost housing development in the future. A property in a well-maintained developed area will grow in value because the supply of new properties is limited to the existing properties. This limited supply will also keep prices buoyant, he says.
The state of surrounding neighbourhoods should also be considered, since development or stagnation in one neighbourhood or suburb tends to spill over into those adjacent. Growth and development can be seen in the level of investment and commercial activity in the area. Property developers and national retailers do thorough market research before considering an area. Residential and commercial property development within the neighbourhood surrounds indicates confidence in the future growth of the area. Similarly, well-maintained, clean shops with bright, modern storefronts, as well as long-established or well-known brand names are indicative of prosperous areas. Beware of neighbourhoods with neglected or empty shops, a collection of second-hand goods shops and poorly stocked, unbranded convenience stores, advises Goslett.
A second aspect of location is accessibility. Given the lack of public transportation in South Africa and the long distances most people drive to work and back, a good location encompasses easy access to highways and transport routes. Proximity to Gautrain stations or bus stations will become more important as our countrys public transport services improve, notes Goslett. However, proximity to the highway or the railway line could mean that the property is exposed to significant noise and pollution. Finding the right balance is therefore important in choosing a location.
Another factor in determining the right location is the proximity of quality amenities including shops, parks, theatres, restaurants and public services, such as schools and hospitals. In a modern world, convenience is highly valued and a location close to quality amenities will positively influence the value of a property, says Goslett.
In essence, then, when you hear the old adage location, location, location, remember that this, in reality, refers to a confluence of different factors to pinpoint a property in an area that is growing and developing to sustain long term value, while offering quality of life and convenience. Finding such a property may take a little more effort and time, but the future benefits of solid growth in the value of the property certainly makes it worthwhile, he concludes...
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Have you ever heard stories about malicious USB thumb drives frying laptops and thought they were far fetched? An electronics engineer heard them too, and then set out to create a prototype.
The “USB Killer” device was created by a do-it-yourself hardware enthusiast who described his project, complete with pictures and technical details, on a Russian blogging platform in February. An English-language version was posted on a different site earlier this week.
The malicious USB thumb drive uses an inverting DC-to-DC converter to draw power from the computer’s USB port in order to charge a capacitor bank to -110 Volts (negative voltage). The power is then sent back into the USB interface via a transistor and the process is repeated in a loop.
“The combination of high voltage and high current is enough to defeat the small TVS diodes on the bus lines and successfully fry some sensitive components—and often the CPU,” hardware hacking site Hackaday reports. “USB is typically integrated with the CPU in most modern laptops, which makes this attack very effective.”
The creator of USB Killer, who uses the online alias Dark Purple, claims to work for a company that manufactures electronics and said that he ordered the custom printed circuit board and other components he needed for the project from China.
He allegedly got the idea to create the destructive device after hearing a story about a guy who stole a USB flash drive from someone’s backpack on the subway and it fried his laptop when he plugged it in.
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Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Biography – From BJP’s District Officer to the most recognizable MP of Ladakh.
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal was born on August 4, 1985, in Matho village, Ladakh. His father Stanzin Dorjey is a carpenter in the Military Engineering Service, and his mother, Ishey Putit, is a homemaker.
He has a sister named Tsering Lamo. She is self-employed (as per her Facebook profile). Tsering Namgyal got married to Tsering Lamo on February 22, 2019. His wife is a Government worker.
Tsering completed his secondary education at the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies School, Leh. He holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Jammu.
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Biography:
|Full Name||Jamyang Tsering Namgyal|
|Date of Birth||August 4, 1985|
|Age||34 Years (in 2020)|
|Birth Place||Matho, Ladakh|
|School||Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh|
|College||University of Jammu|
|Family & Relationships|
|Stanzin Dorjey |
Carpenter in the Military Engineering Service
|2015||Councillor (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council)|
|2018||Chief Executive Councillor (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council)|
|2019 - Present||Member of Parliament (Ladakh)|
Political Career of Namgyal:
Namgyal’s political career started when he was studying at Jammu University and became the president of the All Ladakh Student Association (ALSA). Being a President, he worked a lot for the students’ community, and especially for Ladakhi students who live outside Ladakh.
He established various facilities for them like LPG subsidizing, scholarships, and many other things.
All his good deeds lead him to get the membership of the BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) in 2012. Later, he became the secretary of BJP’s district office, held in Leh. There, his work is to write applications on behalf of those people who can’t read and write well.
Then, in 2013, he became the state spokesperson, and soon became the In-charge of Ladakh affairs.
The next year, he became the Private Secretary of Thupstan Chhewang. He did a lot of campaigns for him, which made Chhewang win at the 2014 Lok Sabha election.
In 2015, Tsering contested elections for the Councilor’s post of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) from the Martselang constituency and won by 825 votes. And soon turned into the media secretary of Jammu & Kashmir.
Then, in 2018, he became the youngest chief executive councilor of LAHDC. He became the 8th chief executive councilor after Dorjay Motup resigned from the post.
Tsering Namgyal – The MP of Ladakh:
Finally, all his hard work pays, as he entered the National Politics in the year 2019. Namgyal got the ticket from BJP for India’s largest Lok Sabha Constituency, i.e., Ladakh, in the 17th Lok Sabha election.
Tsering already had experience regarding the constituency and campaigning, as he had campaigned for MP Chhewang in 2014. In his manifesto, he stated that he will make Ladakh a separate Union Territory for its better development.
Then, on March 29, 2019, he enrolled his name. On May 06, the election happened. And, on May 23, the counting of votes started, and Tsering became the MP of Ladakh by defeating Sajjad Hussain, an Independent party candidate, by the margin of 10,930 votes.
The ‘Famous Speech’ of Ladakhi MP:
As per Jammu & Kasmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
The next day, on August 06, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha too, and soon, on August 09, India’s honorable President approved the Bill as an Act.
And, from October 31, 2019, the act came into the effect and several MP gave speeches regarding the act in the Parliament. In that series, Tsering Namgyal got the chance to speak on the matter, and he did it brilliantly.
He spoke about various ideas for Ladakh and its people. He introduced the core issues of the region in front of the members of the Parliament, and also gratefully welcomed the decision of the government.
Here, is the video of that famous speech by Ladakh’s MP, and you must watch it. Also, here’s a line from his speech which is loved by all the Parliamentary members.
Aan Desh ki, Shaan Desh ki, Desh ki hum Santaan hain, Teen Rangon mein ranga Teeranga, Yeh apni pehchaan hai.
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal- An Author:
Tsering Namgyal is not just a Politician but he’s an author and a poet too. He had published a book based on his poetry collection in the year 2013.
In 2014, he wrote an article, titled Divisional status for Ladakh- Its implications, which was published by Dailyexcelsior.
He always wanted to add Ladhak’s Bhoti language in the schedule of the Indian Constitution and regarding this purpose, he has an article named “Inclusion of Bhoti Language in the Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution”, published by the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation.
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Arjun will be visiting us in a few months for the third stage of his transplant.
We shall post his update at that time.
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You heard the hype and know how big this past weekend's USC matchup was in terms of recruiting. Virtually almost every big name left on Notre Dame's board was in attendance, in addition to a large portion of the current verbals that make up the current recruiting class.
The buzz was set, the atmosphere was pumping and the spotlight was shining brightly on what was called "the most talented recruiting weekend" in the history of Irish football.
And then Brian Kelly and his team delivered a disappointing thud in their biggest game in the spotlight thus far into 2011.
As any recruiting follower understands, official visits are key to gaining a signature from top recruits. These are the rare moments the different coaching staffs and programs have alone with individual prospects, allowing for relationships to be built and pitches to be made. Usually, these visits are topped off with an all-access ticket to that week's game.
Understandably so, recruits must have been let down after Notre Dame's performance Saturday night. There were plenty of raves about the atmosphere of the game and the tradition of the campus, but how many of these top guys shared their thoughts about how well the Irish played? Or to be more specific, was there any word of positive comments coming from the mouths of top running back prospects (Keith and Byron Marshall) regarding the nine carries taken by Jonas Gray and Cierre Wood?
Despite the loss, there is reason to keep some hope for last weekend's visitors. Remember this—Michael Floyd and Manti Te'o, two of the highest-profile recruits to ever sign with the Irish, visited during games in which the Irish were dismantled.
Almost immediately following the game, rumors began to swirl about a possible decommitment from one of the top verbals on board. Tee Shepard was rumored to be interested in taking visits and seemed to be backing off his once strong pledge to Notre Dame. Luckily for Kelly and the rest of his staff, this rumor was put to rest after a reassuring tweet by Shepard, in which he compared his verbal to the Irish as a "marriage."
Where will this class finish?
This scenario is just one of many that will surface between now and National Signing Day. It's only October folks—just think of how much drama is to come.
Currently sitting at the 15th spot in Rivals' team rankings, you can expect that number to fluctuate plenty over the next few months. Whether that number goes up or down is something that will be determined by keeping this class glued while adding other big names (Shaq Thompson, Arik Armstead, anyone?) at the same time.
The key for Notre Dame is to keep this class together, no matter how many wins (or losses) the Irish end with. It is essential for this year's class to be an elite one. Last year's haul was a perfect example of what Kelly is capable of once settled into South Bend. However, if he cannot build on one good class by continuing the high-level recruiting, this team will need to reach national championship-caliber football.
So far, so good—it seems as if this group is closely-knit and firm in their commitments.The only thing that will change this is more losing.
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My London music history print compiles 72 important records in a chronological order from 1971 to 1986 by influential London bands or artists deeply linked* to the British capital, from the rise of glam, pub and punk rock to the city's early new wave and post-punk days.
The print features key records by bands and artists such as T. Rex, David Bowie,Kilburn and the Highroads, Brinsley Schwarz, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ian Dury, Madness, The Slits, The Only Ones, Subway Sect, Public Image Ltd., The Ruts, X-Ray Spex, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Jam, Killing Joke, Gary Numan, Squeeze, Talk Talk and many more.
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A response to Pamela Coukos, US Dept. of Labor Senior Program Advisor
Pamela Coukos, US Dept. of Labor Senior Program Advisor (and perhaps Senior Propaganda Advisor?), wrote a blog post titled “Myth Busting the Pay Gap.” At first, Coukos’s arguments that there is a gender pay gap and that it’s related to sexism look reasonable. After all, she doesn’t claim that 100% of the difference in men’s and women’s wages comes from sexism. She writes, “Economists generally attribute about 40% of the pay gap to discrimination—making about 60% explained by differences between workers or their jobs.”
My reaction to that: Wow! Economists, who rarely agree on anything at all, really agree that 40% of the pay gap is related to discrimination? I’ve got to learn more about this!Coukos didn’t specify any economists as part of her claim, so I did my own homework.
After looking for it, I found the word “discrimination” associated with 40% of the pay gap within the work of only one economist: Harvard professor Claudia Goldin. But in context, I learned that Goldin doesn’t think that 40% of gender earnings differences come from sexism. In reality, she explains that economists have used “discrimination” as a placeholder word—just a name to call that 40% while they figure out what is really causing the difference. But don’t take my word for it: Goldin writes, “Most of the gender wage gap studies have produced estimates of an ‘explained’ and a ‘residual’ portion. The ‘residual’ is often termed ‘wage discrimination’ since it is the difference in earnings between observationally identical males and females.” In the rest of her paper, Goldin comes up with potential explanations for this “residual” number, which have nothing to do with sexism.
A better explanation for the “discrimination” residual, Goldin concludes, is the fact that women don’t allow their schedules to be bossed around as much. They choose variations of work time that are more convenient for them, whereas men choose their work hours—and what they do during their work hours—based on what the company tells them it needs. Flexibility, including more choices when it comes to being “on call” or having “face time,” Goldin explains, “comes at a high price.”
Goldin explains that increased flexibility standards and improved cross-training (i.e., making it possible for workers to replace each other more easily) could almost entirely close the earnings gap between men and women who work the same jobs, which is why newer sectors of the economy, such as health and information technologies, experience the smallest “residual” number (difference between otherwise identical men and women). At the end of her publication, Goldin suggests that as we work toward a more equal workplace, “The last chapter … for gender equality is not a zero-sum game in which women win and men lose. This matter is not just a woman’s issue. Many workers will benefit from greater flexibility.”
So, Pamela Coukos, if you’re reading this: Claudia Goldin is a Harvard economist who called the 40% residual “discrimination” in an academic paper but did not actually attribute that number to gender discrimination. Therefore, it seems that you either do not read or, worse, do not understand the work of the economists you refer to.
Still, I like giving people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it’s the economists’ fault for using such a messy, politically charged placeholder word. Below, I’ll take a look at some of Coukos’s other claims.
Coukos “busts the myth” that “Saying women only earn 77 cents on the dollar is a huge exaggeration—the ‘real’ pay gap is much smaller” with more of the same mathematically irresponsible rhetoric. She simply rewords the same misleading statistic, comparing “a working woman” to “a working man,” but she again ignores the variables that economists like Claudia Goldin so painstakingly separate out—the most important being career choice. As a full-time marketer/copy editor, I don’t make as much as a full-time JC Penney CEO. But I’m a “working woman,” and he’s a “working man,” so that must be sexism, right?
Coukos then adds insult to injury, writing, “Once you factor in race, the pay gap for women of color is even larger.” Really, Pamela? Statistically, black men make less than white men, largely due to education and career choice. Similarly, black women make less than black men, so naturally, black women make less than white men. What is your point here?
Coukos also suggests that “high-school girls are discouraged from taking math and science classes that lead to high-paying STEM jobs,” so we should “in some way count that toward a lost equal earnings opportunity.” But her argument falls short in two ways: first, she offers no evidence that girls are discouraged from entering the sciences; on the contrary, you can use a simple Google search to find hundreds of scholarships for women who want to do math and science. Google itself, for example, offers the Anita Borg scholarship for women in technology. Apple offers $10,000 to promising female engineers through its iOS scholarship for women in technology. Neither firm offers a similar scholarship for men.
Second, economists would not be so quick to quantify the feeling of “discouragement” within a hard number like “earnings potential.” An economist would wonder, how much “discouragement” equals a dollar less in earning potential? Or should we see it as a Boolean variable, so that someone can be either “discouraged” or “not discouraged”? What about compassionate, childcare-oriented boys who are discouraged from pursuing early childhood-related professions? Can we quantify that as reduced “happiness potential”?
Perhaps the soundest part of Coukos’s argument is her citation of a study that compares the earnings of entry-level male and female doctors. The study controls for variables like practice location, specialty, and hours worked, and the researchers conclude that male doctors start out earning $16,000 more. However, it’s not clear that other, possibly unconsidered variables aren’t important—for example, do more men attend the most prestigious medical and residency programs? Or, since the gap is widest between male and female doctors who run their own private practices, do women hire less competent staff? Who invests more in digital marketing? Many behavioral variables might explain a 12% earnings difference like the one in that study.
Coukos concludes that it is the government’s job to fix the earnings differences between men and women, but there’s no reason to assume that the government is the best solution, even if the problem is real. For example, she mentions a seemingly benign government initiative to help women “know their worth,” but we have to remember that these government initiatives—and their employees—are funded by taxpayer dollars. Perhaps if we put that money in parents’ hands instead of hiring even more government workers, they could access more extracurricular resources to help their daughters and their sons grow, develop marketable skills, and “know their worth.”
TL;DR – Pamela Coukos, please read the research you cite. Also, consider the idea that maybe the best way to get a happy, fulfilled workforce is not with a regulatory band-aid but with preventative, customized care that starts in the family.
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It could be the Summer of Trump that's responsible. Our already easily distracted media culture is on tilt from the advent of "The Donald" as Republican presidential frontrunner.
The rise of his Big Mouth/Big Money campaign not only speaks volumes about the devolutionary state of our politics, it's created a goofball kind of hysteria. Still, it's odd that the vast majority of the coverage of Jeb Bush's attack on Hillary Clinton -- which he launched Tuesday night at a Reagan Library speech outside LA and continued in subsequent appearances and interviews -- doesn't mention some very big news. The wannabe dynast wants the US to get heavily involved in yet another Middle Eastern war.
That would be the Syrian civil war, against President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime is battling Isis. The rise of which John Ellis "JEB" Bush is trying to blame on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
In a speech at the Reagan Library outside Los Angeles, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush tried again to spin up a winning argument on the Iraq debacle. He blamed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the rise of Isis and, in a move largely missed by the media, called for US intervention in the Syrian civil war.
The media has gotten the "blame Hillary" part of Jeb's equation down. Not hard, since it's his attempt to play "Who Lost Iraq?" without forfeiting right off on account of the settled stupidity of his brother's administration invading Iraq in the first place. The Syria stuff, though, went whizzing right over most people's heads.
Frankly, no one named Bush should be proposing anything in the Middle East. Especially a Bush who has 17 of 21 formally named geopolitical advisors who are alumni of the Bush/Cheney administration. And especially a Bush who also started out in the spring defending the boneheaded invasion, the first of five different statements on Iraq he made that week before finally admitting it was a disastrous idea.
As it happens, we're already, under the Obama administration, training some Syrian rebels in Saudi Arabia, at the behest of that longtime ally of the Bush family which is every bit as insistent as Israel in pushing an agenda for American action in the Middle East. But Bush wants more, to send weapons, create a no-fly zone over Syria, and establish "safe zones" within Syria guaranteed by US arms.
That would put us against opponents of the group Bush claims he has a top priority in defeating. And it would infuriate the Syrian regime's longtime allies Iran and Russia.
But coherence is not exactly a hallmark of Bushian interventionism. And at some point it may occur to us that keeping the world riled up is a fundamental part of the Bush agenda.
So is Hillary responsible for the rise of Isis? Er, no.
True, the US did not leave a large residual force behind in Iraq after the main force withdrawal. But the withdrawal was actually set by George W. Bush. And it was the Bush/Cheney administration's handpicked Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who refused to allow the US to leave any significant force behind.
He turned out to be much more pro-Iranian than pro-American. Just like Ahmed Chalabi, who provided mucho bogus intel to the Bush/Cheney administration in the run-up to the 2003 US invasion. Maliki's pro-Shiite, anti-Sunni stance as prime minister did much to drive the rise of Isis.
Where President Barack Obama can be blamed is in wasting months in analysis/paralysis and pointless diplomatic maneuvering before launching air strikes against Isis. The Isis forces which rampaged across Iraq and Syria were not guerrillas as we think of them from the Vietnam War. They were motorized infantry, often moving across open country, very prone to devastation from air attacks, as I wrote at the time.
But none of that is Hillary Clinton's fault. She was long gone as secretary of state.
Now we're attacking, of course, but it's much harder to win from the air when going against established facts on the ground. Especially when the Iraqi Army -- despite the billions Bush and Cheney spent on it, not to mention Obama's more recent efforts to help rebuild it -- is a battlefield bust.
Jeb Bush is trying to say now that the Iraq War was won by the "surge" of 2007, when five Army brigades of additional combat troops were sent to strategic areas of the country, Marine deployments were extended, and vast sums of money were paid to Sunni militant leaders.
That decreased violence in Iraq for a while, as you might expect. But it was not a sustainable situation, the Sunni militants didn't stay bought, and a viable and fair Iraqi state -- something unlikely in what became, during the US occupation, one of the most corrupt places on the planet -- was no further along than before.
What the surge did was allow us to get out without having to jump for helicopter skids from the roof of the US embassy.
The problem for Jeb Bush is that, as another well-known politician once said, facts are stubborn things. He can twist and turn on this, but the more he does, the more grist for the mill he creates.
Of course, his other big problem is actually winning the Republican nomination. For all Hillary Clinton's undoubted stumbles, she has been a far more impressive performer than Bush.
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AC Milan superstar Andriy Shevchenko´s agent has revealed for the first time the striker may leave Italy for English champions Chelsea.
The Ukraine international has insisted for much of this year he would remain with the Rossoneri but now it appears he is willing to consider a move to the Blues. Shevchenko, his club´s top scorer with 19 goals in 28 league appearances and another nine Champions League strikes, will not play again in Serie A this season after picking up a knee injury at Parma last week.
When asked if Shevchenko would move to Chelsea in the summer, his agent Oscar Damiani told PA Sport: "Everything has yet to be decided. We don´t know yet. Everything has to be discussed. It could be that he stays at Milan or that he goes."
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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Recipe
A copycat version of Cheesecake Factory's Sun-Dried Tomato Fettuccine recipe. This flavorful and creamy dish is filled with chunks of chicken, garlic, whipping cream, spinach and sweet sun-dried tomatoes. It's not only delicious but is a great way to change up the classic fettuccine recipe.
- 1 lb dried fettuccine
- 2-3 chicken breasts cooked and cubed
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 5 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato halves sliced
- 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes can drained
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
- crushed red pepper flakes optional
Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add 1 TB of olive oil then add your fettuccine. Cook according to package direction, drain (reserving 1 cup of the pasta water) and set aside.
Combine most of the whipping cream and sour cream in a small bowl, mix and set aside.
As your pasta is cooking, add the remaining 3 TB of olive oil to a large skillet over medium high heat. Sauté garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Turn heat to medium low and gently add your tomatoes, tomato paste, and sugar. Stir until combined.
Slowly add in the cream and sour cream mixture, while whisking quickly, to get it all incorporated. After combined, bring heat up to medium high and let it simmer and thicken for about 5-7 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add in the baby spinach. Once spinach has wilted, add in the cooked pasta and turn off the heat.
Toss with cooked chicken. Slowly add a little of the reserved heavy whipping cream if mixture seems too thick. Add garlic salt and Italian seasoning.
Top with crushed red pepper flakes. Serve hot.
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Mr. Maruko lived in Germany with his male partner, a designer of theatrical costumes. In 2001 they registered their relationship under the German law on registered life partnership of February 16th 2001 (BGBl. 2001 I, p. 266). Mr Maruko's partner had been a member of the VddB, the pension fund for theatrical professionals, since 1959. Mr. Maruko's life partner died in January 2005. Mr. Maruko then applied to the VddB for a widower's pension but his application was rejected because the VddB rules made no provision for such an entitlement in the case of surviving life partners. He challenged that decision before the referring German court.
The referring German court held that as a matter of German law it was clear that heterosexual couples could enter into marriage and be entitled to survivor's benefits in the event of the death of one of the spouses. The insured person and Mr Maruko could not validly marry each other in German law because of their sexual orientation. Consequently, it referred a series of questions to the Cort of Justice on whether refusal to grant a survivor’s pension to a life partner constitutes discrimination prohibited by Directive 2000/78/EC of November 27th 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation. The aim of that directive is to combat, inter alia, discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
The Court of Justice held that, in principle, such a difference in treatment was a form of discrimination prohibited by Directive 2000/78 if surviving spouses and surviving life partners are in a comparable situation in German law as regards their pension rights.
But first the Court of Justice had to determine whether Directive 2000/78 applied at all because it does not cover social security and social protection schemes the benefits of which are not equivalent to pay. The Court held it did apply as the benefit was equivalent to pay. It found that the occupational pension scheme managed by the VddB has its origin in a collective agreement on employment and is funded exclusively by the workers and their employers, without any financial involvement on the part of the State.
On the issue of discrimination, the Court held that according to the order for a preliminary reference from the German court that Germany, while reserving marriage solely to persons of different sex, has established the life partnership, the conditions of which have gradually been made equivalent to those applicable to marriage. The provisions of the VddB restrict entitlement to survivor’s pensions to surviving spouses with the consequence that life partners are thus treated less favorably than surviving spouses.
The Court added that the referring court must determine whether, as a matter of German law, surviving spouses and surviving life partners are in a comparable position as regards pension rights.
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Styles for Less is located on the 72000 block of Highway 111 in Palm Desert and is known for having the latest in womens fashions for super prices. They offer quality clothes in formal gowns, dresses, sportswear, jeans, casualwear and accessories like purses, shoes and jewelry to match. They offer quality clothes at great prices.
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Comic Con used to be the standard for the comics community. It was a festival that was devoted exclusively to all things comic and nerdy. So whenever it happened itt was, in essence, what you could call a comic book week. But Comic Con is not what it used to be. Instead of just a celebration of all things comics, it is now a celebration of all things pop-culture. That’s not a bad thing, but it leaves comic books without a true dedicated week to call their own. Well, I think that I have found one. I think that this week, along with being Banned Books Week, could also be called Comic Book Week. Let me tell you why.
1. Banned Books Week is all about comic books!
Banned Books Week this year is emphasizing banned comic books and graphic novels. Both Captain Underpants and Bone are on the top ten banned books list, and they are both graphic novels. And trust me, there are plenty more banned graphic novels out there that you should definitely be reading. While you’re out there getting one of those banned books at your favorite comic shop why don’t you…
2. Celebrate National Comic Book Day!
Yup. Today, September 25th is National Comic Book Day. It’s not the same as Free Comic Book Day, but there are still some deals out there for you can grab up. One of the better deals out there is ComiXology, who is offering up 25 different titles for free! I think I may just pick up a couple, or 25, of those titles myself.
3. Panels.net will be launching next week
Okay, it’s not technically within what I am calling Comic Book Week, but a pretty cool website called Panel.net is launching on October 1st. It has a pretty simple tagline–read comics, be happy. And, it is self described as, “A community celebrating comics, the people who make them, and the people who love them.” I’m pretty interested in what they have to offer, and I’m keeping an eye on them. If you want to keep an eye on them too, you can sign up here. | <urn:uuid:5634472a-e816-4b91-a33a-4cc376178e36> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | https://beardedbards.com/tag/banned-books-week/ | 2017-08-19T20:37:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105922.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819201404-20170819221404-00535.warc.gz | en | 0.973247 | 464 |
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This lot will have some views of the bay and it situated in a quiet neighborhood with a few restrictions on building. It backs up to a small canal that leads into the bay, where you can put in your canoe or kayakThis Land property located within the subdivision in SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL 32459 is priced at $6/sq. ft. and has been on the market for 153 days. Lot 8 Adair Ln is 41818 square feet of living space and has 0 bedrooms and 0 baths and was built in . The average list price of properties in is $414,376.
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Mrs. K is a 75-year-old woman who complains of a painful left knee.
|What is the differential diagnosis of joint pain? How would you frame the differential?|
The causes of joint pain range from common to rare and from not particularly dangerous to joint- and life-threatening. Even the most benign causes of joint pain can lead to serious disability. The evaluation of a patient with joint pain calls for a detailed history and physical exam (often focusing on extra-articular findings) and occasionally the sampling of joint fluid and possibly analyzing serologic tests.
There are three pivotal features in organizing the approach to joint pain. First, is the pain articular or extra-articular? Although this distinction may seem obvious, abnormalities of periarticular structures can mimic articular disease. Second, is a single joint or are multiple joints involved? Finally, are the involved joints inflamed or not?
The first pivotal point in making a diagnosis in a patient with joint pain is to determine whether the patient's pain is truly articular, real joint pain, or periarticular.
The differential diagnosis below is organized by these pivotal points: the number of joints involved (monoarticular vs polyarticular) and by whether or not the joint is inflamed (judged by physical exam, joint fluid analysis, or both). Recognize that all of the monoarticular arthritides can present in a polyarticular distribution, and classically polyarticular diseases may occasionally only affect a single joint.
|The joint distribution of diseases that cause joint pain is variable; monoarticular arthritides may present with polyarticular findings and vice versa.|
Nongonococcal septic arthritis
Monosodium urate (gout)
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD or pseudogout)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Other rheumatic diseases
Mrs. K's symptoms started after she stepped down from a bus with unusual force. The pain became intolerable within about 6 hours of onset and has been present for 3 days now. She otherwise feels well. She reports no fevers, chills, dietary changes, or sick contacts.
On physical exam she is in obvious pain, limping into the exam room on a cane. Her vital signs are temperature, 37.0°C; RR, 12 breaths per minute; BP, 110/70 mm Hg; pulse, 80 bpm. The only abnormality on exam is the right knee. It is red, warm to the touch, and tender to palpation. The range of motion is limited to only about 20 degrees.
|At this point, what is the leading hypothesis, what are the active alternatives, and is there a must not miss diagnosis? Given this differential diagnosis, what ...|
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Published Feb 16, 2017Following Rumours and Tusk, Tango in the Night is the latest Fleetwood Mac album to be given the deluxe reissue treatment.
As the band announced earlier this year, it will be available as a three-CD, DVD and LP deluxe edition, a two-CD expanded edition, a one-disc remastered edition and as a digital download as of March 10. You can find full details and pre-order the various collections over here.
Before the reincarnated Tango in the Night arrives, the group have unearthed an early version of "Seven Wonders." Give it a listen below. | <urn:uuid:a480ba1e-912b-4ea0-b504-825f727b243a> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | http://viigo.exclaim.ca/music/article/fleetwood_mac_share_early_version_of_seven_wonders_from_tango_in_the_night_reissue | 2020-06-01T14:33:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347417746.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20200601113849-20200601143849-00214.warc.gz | en | 0.937196 | 129 |
This item comes from Blind Gossip and asks us:
“While quite a few celebrities have managed to make their way up to Vancouver for the Olympic Games, one actor certainly made a less-than-super impression. He really wanted to see a particular event – for which tickets were in big demand – and was observed trying to buy some off of a scalper. When told the price, he started yelling at the scalper, saying that the price was outrageous and that there should be some sort of discount for celebrities like him. Although scalping is not illegal in British Columbia, a little discretion would have probably been more appropriate. Then again, maybe our actor was just trying to be funny.”
As much as I would like it to be Hayden Christensen, it probably isn’t. His life is too good. Why can’t I be engaged to Rachel Bilson?
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Tete de veau comes in its cooking pot. From the accompanying sauce gribiche (a vinaigrette with capers, cornichons and hard boiled egg) to the various chunks of calf's tongue, it's terrific -- tender, juicy and flavorful. A pike quenelle the size of a giant Idaho potato or an oblong matzo ball is the real thing. Light (relatively, anyway), firm, with good, fresh flavor, it's better on its own than with the rather soupy sauce. Despite looking like a chicken fried steak, the tablier de sapeur had an insinuating flavor, a pleasantly mellow blandness nicely lifted by a piquant tartar sauce. We're talking fatty, however. (It was not for nothing that I was accompanied by two friends who love variety meats even more than I do.)
Beautifully ripened St.-Marcellin preceded textbook creme caramel. From the (typically) brief wine list, a vibrantly fruity '99 Chiroubles from Rene Savoie ($13, at 7.4 francs to $1) fit both mood and food.
Fantasy France, Take 2. Once an epicerie (the French version of a general store) selling wine ''to go,'' Chez Hugon is a tiny no-frills cafe, seating 35 at small tables covered with red-and-white checked cloths. Enter and the smells of onions caramelizing and of wine sauce simmering set the taste buds humming. At lunch, it's full of businessmen. All regulars, so much so that they are way beyond the simple familiarity of tutoyer-ing the owners: Arlette Hugon, who shares the cooking with her son Eric, takes orders addressing clients as bibiche (little dear) or pupuce (little flea).
It's easy to understand customer fidelity here: the food, brought to the table in large stainless steel bowls, copper pots or in Le Creuset-type casseroles, is the essence of homeyness, of recipes passed from one generation to the next. Mackerel in white wine is fresh, meaty and satisfying, the abundance of lemon a bracing addition. Gras double, sauteed tripe, is often fearsomely fatty. No need to worry here. The tripe, cooked with onion, parsley and white wine, was miraculously light-tasting. Perfection.
Chicken in vinegar presented a flavorful bird in a thick, piquant sauce, rich with the flavors of tomato and tarragon. The sabodet was so delicious, mellow and marrowy, it didn't need the red wine sauce accompanying it. Scrumptious Lyonnais soul food and just fine with a fruity '98 Moulin a Vent from Gerard Perraud ($17).
By the time we reached dessert -- a sugary tarte aux pralines on a very fine sable crust and superb creme caramel -- we had entered into conversation with two men at another table. Drinks were offered, Champagne bottles opened, and by the time we left, we'd arranged the marriage of my friend Annette's daughter to Arlette Hugon's son.
Chez Georges/Au P'tit Bouchon
A minuscule room seating 26 people at tables so tightly wedged you hear every conversation, the restaurant is decorated with the usual diplomas, countless pig statuettes and pig trinkets and class photos of the patron, Michel Deschamps. In the ship's hold of a kitchen, France Deschamps, as friendly and forthright as her husband, turns out fresh, delectable renditions of the bouchon repertory, starting with an excellent salade Lyonnaise and a succulent sausage served on Le Puy lentils dressed with a shallot-rich vinaigrette. Toothsome quenelles, as puffed-up as souffles, come with a classic sauce Nantua. Perfectly sauteed slices of magret de canard (duck breast), finished with browned butter, are garnished with gratin dauphinois that is sheer perfection.
The tarte Tatin is as juicy and irresistible as it is in its home base of Sologne. Our '96 St.-Joseph Grand Reserve from Guyot ($18) was a merely satisfactory red, a minor blip in an otherwise delightful meal.
One of the oldest bouchons in Lyon, La Meuniere opened in 1921. Maurice Desbrosse, a no-nonsense man who spent 15 years at restaurant Paul Bocuse, just north of the city, took over in 1978. But he seems to have changed nothing -- not the peeling wallpaper, the drawings and photos of 19th-century Lyon, the old Byrrh ads and certainly not the food.
Enter the first of two sizable rooms and you're confronted with a long table laden with bowls of lentil salad or pied de mouton, sausages, runny cheeses and wheels of brie, poached pears and apple tarts. And most of the other tables are equally long, occupied by family groups, office colleagues or strangers who, after a fine meal, usually find a reason to start a conversation.
Mr. Desbrosse and his staff of experienced waiters keep the meal moving. First comes a big bowl of gratons, or cracklings (the best I tasted), to go with kirs poured from a magnum. Then tasty appetizers like a salad of ultracrisp greens tossed with hard-boiled egg, potato and strips of smoked herring, and oeufs en meurette, a Burgundian specialty of eggs poached in a red wine sauce. (Here cocks' combs replaced the traditional bacon.) Suckling pig is simmered in a deep red wine sauce. Tender and full of flavor, it is garnished with excellent fresh pasta. A fricassee of beef ''a la Lyonnaise'' is mouthwatering with the flavors of tomato and onion. It comes with macaroni and cheese -- just the way Mother used to make it -- which, surprisingly, is a typical Lyonnais dish. The selection of cheese is amazing and includes terrific little farmhouse chevres. | <urn:uuid:bf291a43-4069-4e77-b33c-1a0f595e4676> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/31/travel/choice-tables-food-for-the-soul-lyonnais-style.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm | 2014-03-07T15:55:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1393999645491/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305060725-00017-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93321 | 1,316 |
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Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate finally returned for the Reds this week in what will be a massive boost for the team.
The 23-year-old has played just three games for the Reds this season, meaning manager Jurgen Klopp has often been forced to field a centre-back pairing of Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk.
Unfortunately, this partnership has failed to really flourish – Van Dijk has looked a far cry from the player he has been in seasons past and Gomez has been guilty of a plethora of errors.
The latest defensive mistake from the Englishman came against Leeds, where a misplaced back-pass to Alisson Becker found its way to Rodrygo instead, costing Liverpool a goal and ultimately the points.
With this being said, the return of the French defender is very much a welcome one for the Anfield outfit, and the former RB Leipzig man showcased his quality in his first game back against Napoli this week.
On the Chalkboard
Facing Serie A leaders Napoli is a baptism of fire for a comeback game, however, the 6 foot 4 centre-back took it in his stride.
The returning colossus won five duels, recorded a pass accuracy of 74% and made two vital clearances. Sofascore awarded him a score of 6.8, which isn’t bad considering the calibre of opposition and the inevitable match rust.
The £31.5m rated man was an assured presence at the back, comfortable on the ball and offered his physical presence – making him a key figure in securing the clean sheet.
On FBref, the centre-back ranks amongst the top 10% for aerials won, while also making the top 30% for blocks – highlighting what a combative figure he is at the back.
Sky Sports pundit and former Reds centre-back Jamie Carragher labelled the defender as “brilliant” last season, he said:
“He has had a brilliant start to his Liverpool career, he really really has, Ibrahima Konate.
“Hasn’t played every week, Konate, young player with great attributes, is a very good passer of the ball, can play out from the back.”
And the praise has been abundant, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live earlier this season, another former top-flight central defender in Jonathan Woodgate gushed about the defensive titan:
“Ibrahima Konate is having a great game. He’s such a solid defender, he’s been magnificent this half”
Indeed, it’s the ability to remain calm and composed on the ball as well as possessing the defensive presence and instincts necessary that really makes the Liverpool man such a lauded player by all.
WhoScored list Konate’s passing ability as a key strength, whilst the former Leipzig star averages 3.04 aerial duels won per 90, which ranks him within the top 10% of central defenders across Europe over the last year, as per FBref.
If Liverpool are going to be successful in some capacity this season, then it’s vital that Frenchman and Van Dijk are able to form a solid and consistent partnership at the back.
Gomez’s mistakes have been too costly, and the 25-year-old has seemingly lost all confidence – ironically looking less experienced than the centre-back who is two years his junior.
And this opinion is seemingly shared by ex-Liverpool defender Steve Nicol, who blasted the inconsistent English centre-back on ESPN recently:
“Gomez, let’s be honest, has had one incredible game but every game he’s making mistakes,”
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Abstract Expressionist painter Linda Nisselson's paintings are inspired by nature: its energy, its rhythms, and its coloration. The abstract imagery is tied to moments and places remembered. Her paintings are influenced by the colors of the California desert and its surrounding canyons and by the Berkshire mountain landscape. Her work is full of vibrant saturated color and its exuberant abstraction is a balancing act between sophistication and simplicity. Often minute amounts of cool colors control warm colors, or very small amounts of warm hues control cool colors. Her smaller squares allow the freedom to place the work in any combination or relationship, whereby the artwork and the viewer's perception can continually evolve. Her artwork has been exhibited widely since 1979 and is part of many public, private and corporate collections some of which are: Bayer (CT),Citibank, NA (NY), Smithsonian Collection (Washington, DC), Pepsico Inc. (NY), Greenville Museum of Art (NC), Tele-Communications Inc. (CO), Darby & Darby (NY), Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. (NY), IBM (NY).
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We saw Dr. Senn today at the Developmental Center. He's pretty much the one over seeing everything right now. He spent two hours with us and gave us a few projects to work on until we go back to see him 3 months from now. The first starts tomorrow with the visit to the surgeon. Chase lost a pound since he was last at Children's 3 weeks ago. Dr. Senn would like Chase to have the feeding tube and have him on an overnight schedule where he's on a continuous feed overnight via a pump and then bottle fed during the day. He said Chase's brain just doesn't give him that craving for food that he needs.
Next mission...to see neurosurgery on the 19th (we rescheduled the feeding clinic). Dr. Senn wants some tests run to be sure there is no problems with *blood pressures in the brain, oxygen levels in the brain, atrophy in the brain, excess pressure in the brain...etc. etc...so he's requesting an EEG, a more detailed MRI and who knows what else.
From there he wants Chase to see a Doctor (not a therapist) that specializes in bracing. He wants special braces for Chase's ankles to give them as much support as possible. (Maybe he has visions of Chase maybe walking on them one day???) He also wants his back looked at for possible bracing. He thinks the kinesio tape is too weak to support his posture.
Basically, after neurosurgery, he said if we still don't have answers, he said we can go all over the US talking to neurologists, but we still may never get a diagnosis. Then he assured us that he and everyone he talks to is extremely "intrigued" by Chase. Hm, that just reminds us of when Trey was the most interesting case in the NICU...
WE WANT TO BE BORING!!!!!
OH! He DID say that Chase is exploring, reacting, and responding age appropriately to commands etc...told you he's a genius...cerebellums ARE overrated!!!!! :*) | <urn:uuid:d481f0c1-9ad8-4cb3-a730-670ca1fd38b9> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | http://chasebritton.blogspot.com/2009/03/todays-appointment.html | 2018-03-23T05:00:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648178.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323044127-20180323064127-00748.warc.gz | en | 0.983822 | 427 |
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The complexity of modern automotive navigation solutions and their integrations with other in-vehicle systems result in plenty of implementation difficulties. Software developers are continuously challenged to come up with new approaches and methods in light of emerging requirements, new quality, and security standards. In this article, an Infopulse automotive expert will share own insights and best practices applied in a real embedded car navigation project.
Technical and Organizational Challenges of Developing Next-gen Automotive Navigation
Unlike a mobile application, development of an embedded navigation system can take a few years demanding the capacities of more than 100 team members in different locations. Naturally, management of such a project team becomes a complicated task. Besides, technological complexity of different implemented solutions raise a variety of challenges:
1. Competing with non-automotive providers of navigation solutions.
Deploying a new feature in an embedded system can take more time since it should be integrated with other infotainment functionality and an overall vehicle infrastructure. However, to attract consumers with $500 embedded navigation systems, manufacturers should fall into steps of their big competitors like Apple and Google providing users with enhanced functionality.
2. The increased complexity complicates overall development process.
With the adoption of new features into the automotive navigation system, the process of development can become even more time-consuming and high-priced. Besides, software developers of an embedded in-vehicle navigation system should consider all the factors that could influence the car’s functionality, the driver’s safety, and comfort at the same time.
External forces shown below significantly affect the whole automotive industry according to one .
The primary force is technology progress describing the arrival of new technologies applied to modern navigation. The growing consumer expectations force developers to come up with new ways of assisting a driver that also add to the complexity of the development process. Government regulations like safety requirements, aimed at decreasing possible digital distractions, result in a variety of software design constraints. Personal mobility directly influences automotive navigation systems, which must provide enough flexibility and cost-efficiency to adapt to a person’s need to move to another place. In this case, the quality of guidance may change due to the fact that many regions in Europe, Asia or America have their internal entry mode specifics or do not support technology.
3. The short lifecycle of a newly implemented feature.
The problem with the new navigation functionality is that it gets old with the rising demands of consumers. Besides, the competitors can outmatch a newly introduced feature in less than a year. For instance, they can bring in a few inches larger dashboard or an improved algorithm for HD mapping. Hence, the offered navigation solution becomes outdated and less requested faster than the average age of a vehicle that can reach years in the U.S. and years in the EU. Due to this, a developer should foresee and implement innovative navigation features for many years ahead or implement and maintain a complex system of regular Over-the-Air updates.
4. The lack of skilled specialists in one region.
The competition in the automotive industry is enormous whereas finding and retaining experts with broad competencies in complex navigation systems development in one region is stressful and resource-demanding. Outsourcing brings a range of new options for the manufacturers like scaling opportunities, cost savings, and unlimited access to high-skilled developers, engineers, and other top experts. According to , the outsourcing market is estimated to grow in such automotive domains as electronics, connectivity, infotainment, electrification of the powertrain, etc. In the chart below, you can compare how the share of outsourced services grows within a 9-year period.
However, managing a team located in different corners of the world is a complicated process requiring top project management skills and ability to control each stage of the product development.
5. High standards and difficulty to predict errors.
Unlike mobile navigation applications, an embedded solution has no place for critical defects since they can cost manufacturers millions. Thus, another challenge that may even delay the solution delivery is adhering to all the requirements on safety, security, durability, energy efficiency, the quality of positioning and guidance systems, integration with other vehicular systems, etc.
At the same time, the experimental character of new technologies leaves more space for bugs and possible failures. Hence, the innovative part of automotive navigation systems requires extensive testing in the shortest deadlines and an ability to find all possible bugs before the solution comes to the market.
6. Technical safety and legal limitations.
Embedded software developers deal with plenty of restrictions like limitations in processing power, operational memory, and network capacity which should be balanced with the growing number of ECUs that in some luxury cars can even reach . As a result, it affects the complexity of a modern vehicle and creates a range of new issues to solve. Another technical issue comes out from the innovative background of many new technologies which are implemented to meet the customer’s growing interest in ADAS or Autonomous Driving technologies.
AI-based and other innovative technologies are still at the stage of their development. Thus, extra time is needed to test a particular AI-driven feature in different scenarios and predict its possible behavior and errors.
A great deal of safety and legal limitations are connected to privacy issues like tracking any vehicle with the help of GPS or collecting data of most visited places or routes used in predictive navigation. Besides, to implement safe and secure navigation developers should meet a range of government-based regulations and standards for embedded systems.
Best Practices and Insights of Automotive Experts on Developing Navigation Systems
Infopulse has a strong automotive team of top-class software experts who rely on a set of specific rules, guidelines, and requirements to the process of development. Here are some of their insights and best practices on how to overcome the aforementioned challenges.
1. Establishing a well-tuned development process.
The increased complexity of innovative functionality and shortened periods for the delivery of embedded software systems prompt executive managers to incorporate agile methodologies combined with effective process maturity frameworks like ASPICE. It is a common set of requirements that helps establish a well-tuned development process.
The framework involves process reference model (PRM) and process assessment model (PAM). Developing embedded automotive navigation system, you should mostly focus on PRM model. It consists of specific base practices (set of actions applicable to the project development) which respectively result in work products realized as the process input (contract, project plan, life cycle model, customer requirements, software development methodology, etc.) and process output (project activity network, project plan, risk management plan, change request, project status report, etc.).
The PRM model offers three main life cycle processes allowing to organize the development process to the slightest details:
- Primary Life Cycle Processes involving acquisition, supply, system and software engineering groups.
- Organizational Life Cycle Processes describing project and risk management, measurements, process enhancement, as well as operation reuse management.
- Supporting Life Cycle Processes overlapping quality assurance, verification, documentation, configuration management, etc.
The best practice for implementing ASPICE model is to focus on all three life cycle processes as well as to incorporate the assessment model (PAM) to measure the implemented process performance and work product management according to five ASPICE capability levels. In most cases, only three of them, Performed, Managed and Established, are applied.
2. Thorough work with requirements to meet a customer’s expectations.
At the early stages of software design, it is essential to thoroughly study your customer’s requirements. For many global outsourcing companies like Infopulse, the term “customer” will refer to both their automotive business partners and users of their products. The best practice for correctly determining, documenting, and maintaining customer’s requirements is to set up a process. It helps to ensure that business, user, and system requirements are clearly communicated, understood and aligned with particular quality attributes and software engineering standards.
The process usually comprises such stages as elicitation, analyzing, modeling, specification, validation, and management. Performing elicitation and analysis you should discover main requirements by building effective communication between your development team and stakeholders. Then, the determined requirements should be converted to a specification format describing both functional and non-functional requirements.
3. Building a code analyzer in compliance with MISRA C/C++ coding requirements and ISO 26262 standards.
Infopulse software developers comply with MISRA standards and they strongly recommend building a code analyzer for constant check-ups of written code lines. It should be accomplished in the early phase of coding since the cost to correct the detected errors will rise exponentially. If you look at the graph below, you can see how costs for fixing bugs increase at the final stages of a test-driven development.
Thus, applying on-the-fly static code analysis will allow detecting and addressing all possible issues while the code is still on the desktop. This practice will help follow the proper coding style as well as comply with necessary MISRA requirements. Furthermore, for software developers, a code analyzer is like a roadmap of further actions harmonized with specific code expectations.
The MISRA standard is a key model for the development of safety-critical embedded systems. Developers use its (Mandatory, Required, Advisory, Disapplied) to solve all portability, safety and reliability issues creating own set of best practices. Generally, MISRA C guidelines contain 140 rules plus 16 directives whereas MISRA C++ includes 220 rules applied to complete the code style checkup or detect some serious code issues.
In practice, it will be irrational to rigorously follow all of them since some security guidelines can influence other important characteristics like portability, reliability, etc. With respect to this, another MISRA-based practice is to set a reasonable deviation of a guideline.
Apart from the coding requirements and guidelines, automotive experts should also conform to ISO 26262 standards to ensure functional safety of embedded systems connected to ADAS, instrument clusters, engine control units, etc. The document determines main methods for enabling functional safety through the whole development and management lifecycle of an embedded system.
4. Setting non-direct connection between architecture and external devices.
To provide the system’s modularity and flexibility, the architecture and frameworks should be developed irrespectively from the external devices that collect safety-critical data. Thus, addressing such devices should be indirect through the API not to rewrite the logic of all components’ interactions in case the device is replaced. A good practice is to establish inter-component and inter-process communications.
5. Determining main roles and functionality of all components and interfaces.
The efficient architecture structure depends on building a clear picture of all essential components and their corresponding roles in an embedded system. The identification process should be accomplished at the beginning of the architecture development, before receiving all the implementation details, parameters or a customer’s requirements. This practice will allow clarifying the functional purpose of each component or interface. For instance, defining the components that correspond to Bluetooth or the Internet connection.
6. Defining synchronous and asynchronous interactions between the components.
Before developing the architecture of an embedded system, you should specify what synchronous and asynchronous interactions refer to the system components. It’s also important to decide which interaction is preferable in each case. Developing real-time control systems, experts usually give preference to asynchronous interactions to enable continuous communication between physical systems of a car, enable multiple actions at the same time, and provide quick responsiveness of the whole vehicular system.
7. Extending the talent pool and contributing to the employees’ skills development.
In the automotive industry, a specialist who obtains expertise in different domains is treasured and offered a range of possible benefits to continue cooperation with a company. Since employees are assets and teaching a new person to deal with the unique vehicle equipment can take months, businesses contribute to their employees’ professional development. Therefore, most software suppliers start training programs aimed at upgrading skills and prompting specialists to tackle new challenging domains.
8. Establishing the mentoring program.
As an onboarding tool, mentoring is aimed at helping trainees or recruits get used to the company and its working process. Moreover, it can be used as an effective tool for collaboration between low- and high-skilled developers. This practice can tune the whole development process to meet the project objectives and requirements. The best practice is to engage senior specialists to become responsible for a particular trainee or a new less-skilled employee in every field of the development process.
Other efficient managing practices are the following:
- Building a transparent system of roles and responsibilities.
- Encouraging employees to participate in different innovation-driven events like hackathons.
- Choosing a mechanism to manage multiple teams (reports, setting priorities, transparency of managed tasks).
- Unification of different development processes for all the engaged teams.
Summarizing all the described practices and insights, the success of embedded automotive navigation system development depends on the whole range of factors and ability of software developers to balance customer expectations with the manufacturer’s budget limits, technological challenges, and complexity of innovative solutions.
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Our first full day in Los Angeles is complete and we look back on the announcements coming out of the first 3 big conferences of the show: EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda! While EA and Bethesda had a couple high profile announcements, they delivered some rather disappointing lineups. With that said, Microsoft came to E3 with a slew of new games to talk about along with new hardware with a confusing and mildly hilarious name. On This Episode: EA Press Conference Microsoft Press Conference Bethesda Press Conference
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Nestled in a private estate of 50 acres, Drumhalla House in Co. Donegal might just be the dream wedding venue you've been looking for. Imagine all of your family and closest friends joining you in the privacy of your own manor house for the weekend.
A house full of history, the house and grounds have been lovingly restored and offer unmatched sea views over Lough Swilly and Kinnegar Beach. The perfect backdrop for your wedding photographs.
Civil or humanist ceremonies can be accommodated on site followed by a drinks reception in the beautiful manor house. Continue the celebrations in the glass fronted, centrally heated marquee with views of the beautifully maintained grounds and lawns. You and your guests will be spoilt as you enjoy Drumhalla and all it has to offer.
Offering five star accommodation, all of the bedrooms at Drumhalla House are completely individual with country manor house charm. Comfortable and traditional in style, each one is filled with carefully chosen furniture and bosats beautiful views.
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Cleverhouse Games and Toys LLC has started selling its flagship product, Chess King - a combination chess game and puzzle - in a digital format in the Apple app store on Saturday.
Cleverhouse is a Milwaukee company that was founded by Nkosi Brown in October 2011. Brown, a longtime chess player, came up with the idea of using two three-square by three-square grids for a game where players must move eight chess pieces to get their king to a designated square. The first to get his king to that square wins the game. The board game is sold over the Internet and in Board Game Barrister stores, Brown said. »Read Full Article(6)
For most investors, the best strategy is to keep things simple, money manager Tim Bultman says.
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Two fitness professionals, Joel Marion and Josh Benzoni, released a brand-new supplement line called BioTrust. I’ve been getting a ton of emails about their products and how they stack up to ProGrade products.
So I decided to write this blog post and go through BioTrust’s four main products to see how they REALLY DO stack up against the competition. This article is about transparency so I want you to know that I will benefit if you order anything today.
This is my honest, no B.S. opinion of these products based on my personal research. I have also met Joel in the past and he’s a stand-up guy. Once again, I didn’t do a double-blind placebo study in a laboratory. This is just my own personal opinion.
The first thing to check out is BioTrust’s low-carb protein formula. If you look at the ingredients list, you’ll notice the first ingredient is micellar casein. This is THE best casein protein powder on the market. So right away this is going to give your muscles the protein they need without extra carbs. Second best type of protein powder is whey protein isolate, one of the more pure forms of whey. Third choice is milk protein isolate followed by whey concentrate, which is the cheapest version.
Now the thing that I also like about this protein supplement is the added fiber, exactly 4 grams per servings or 2 grams per scoop. This is going to help you stay full for a longer period of time plus blunt the release of insulin so you don’t store as much fat. This also happens with all casein proteins too. Sadly the same cannot be said for whey based protein supplements.
The other thing I like about this product is the flavoring used, which is stevia. It’s an all-natural sweetener that’s over 100 times sweeter than sugar. Really delicious.
Now my big issue with this supplement is cost…
For 14 servings, basically 2 weeks’ worth, you’re going to pay $49.99.
For me personally that’s not really worth it. If this product interests you, my suggestion is to buy in bulk so you get a discount.
And obviously this is what they want you to do as well. That’s why they will give you one bottle for free if you buy two bottles, and two bottles for free if you buy four of them.
Now when you look at ProGrade’s main protein powder (called “ProGrade Protein”) it’s pretty simple. On the back you’ll notice the first ingredient is whey protein isolate then concentrate. It’s a pretty basic formula and perfect if you want to use this type of powder for a pre-workout, mid-workout, or post-workout shake.
It’s the complete opposite of Joel and Josh’s protein powder.
However, ProGrade also has a meal replacement powder called “LEAN.” If you look at these ingredients you’ll notice it’s high in protein with the majority coming from the cheaper version, whey concentrate. There’s also 27 grams of carbs with 15.5 of those coming from sugar, specifically dextrose. You’ll also notice maltodextrin on the label. Unfortunately most guys don’t realize that this quick-absorbing carbohydrate doesn’t need to be listed as a sugar because of its chemical composition.
So in my personal recommendation, I would NOT use this as a meal replacement; however, it’s better as a pre-workout drink because of the carbohydrate content. Instead I would opt for Josh and Joel’s protein powder above for more of a meal replacement.
Bottom Line: Use ProGrade LEAN before your workout. Use BioTrust’s protein powder as a meal replacement.
The next up is Josh and Joel’s BCCA MATRIX which is nothing more than Brand Chain Amino Acids in tablet form. BCAAs have been around forever, but are pivotal in kick-starting protein synthesis, specifically the amino acid called leucine. And you need protein synthesis if you want to build lean muscle.
This is all well and good, but the price is just ridiculous for this supplement. For 60 servings (2 pills per serving), you’re going to pay… yep, $49.99 again.
That’s not cool in my book especially when it’s recommended to take between 10-30 grams of BCAA’s before and during training for maximum effect. That means you’ll gobble up your whole supply really fast.
I wouldn’t recommend this product just on price.
Now if you look at ProGrade’s BCAA product titled “ProGrade BCAA” you’ll notice the same ingredients because they are just BCAAs. You’re going to get more bang for your buck because the price for one bottle is cheaper.
Bottom Line: Use ProGrade BCAA.
And from here on out, if you look at the amount of products each company has, ProGrade has a lot more options to choose from because they have been around a lot longer.
However, BioTrust does have two other cool products: one controls blood sugar levels and the other increases leptin activity, which is great when you are trying to lose body fat and get shredded and you’ve cut your calories way down.
BioTrust’s IC-5 is their insulin support and carb management system. It supposedly helps to increase insulin sensitivity which is something you WANT when it comes to getting lean muscles and making sure the carbs you eat are NOT turned into fat, but instead are burned up and shuttled into the mitochondria of the cell.
This is cool stuff, but new unproven science. Plus the cost is $67 per bottle. I would say this is more of a luxury supplement than anything else. If you’re trying to drop some pounds and you have the money to spare, then go ahead and get it.
However, when looking at the research, cinnamon has been found time and time again to lower insulin resistance. Of course you could also do some push-ups squats, and jumping jacks before each carbohydrate-containing meal to increase GLUT-4 activation. But that’s just something I know most people won’t do.
The last product on the list is called Leptiburn. This is something totally new and one that I have never heard of before. Leptin is hormone that regulates energy expenditure and the feelings of hunger. It’s also positively correlated with high levels of body fat so if you have more fat mass, you’ll have more circulating leptin levels.
Obese individuals have been found to be leptin resistant, which makes perfect sense because leptin’s chief responsibility is telling you that you’re full after a meal. Hence the reason why some really fat people can’t stop eating.
Now the cool thing is that leptin can decrease by up to 50% after a 24-hour to 72-hour fast. This boosts hunger and is the big reason why your cravings increase when you go on a diet. Why? Because low levels of leptin are circulating throughout your body.
And the promise with Leptiburn is to prevent this “dip” in your leptin levels when dieting, therefore helping you burn fat and lose weight.
I have to be honest and say that I’ve never heard of many of these products, so right off the bat I’m a little skeptical. I’m not a huge supplement advocate, and most of the stuff is a waste of money; however, the basic supplements (meal replacement powder, protein powder, BCAAs, fish oil) are worthwhile and can speed up your skinny-to-superhero transformation. Using food supplements is especially important if your diet sucks and you aren’t getting good nutrition.
To sum things up, I researched each ingredient and although promising, there aren’t many legitimate scientific studies backing the claims. Frankly, I want to see more research on these ingredients before I would use it to get shredded and ripped up.
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For nearly 150 years, Boucheron has been designing precious gems, jewelry, watches, and perfumes. Steadfast in its commitment to timeless craftsmanship, Boucheron is always in step with the movements of art and fashion. With the passing years, Boucheron designed jewelry and watches for the modern women, to be worn throughout the day and into the evening. He created accessible jewelry, new watch models and launched his perfumes all over the world. The earliest fragrance editions originate from 1989 and the newest ones from 2010. Boucheron fragrances are made in association with perfumers Ursula Wandel, Francis Deleamont, Jean-Pierre Bethouart, Jean-Pierre Bethouard, Jacques Cavallier, Sophia Grojsman, Jean-Pierre Mary, Annick Menardo, Nathalie Lorson, Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion. | <urn:uuid:552bfb37-056f-48a3-be86-aa7f2d033602> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.luxuryparlor.com/boucheron.html | 2014-12-20T18:38:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802770130.120/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075250-00073-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.903124 | 181 |
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A New and Accurate Map of the North Pole with all the Countries hitherto Discovered Situated near or adjacent to it as well as some others more Remote. - Drawn from the latest and best Authorities and Regulated by Astronomical Observations by Eman. Bowen
Bowen, Emanuel (1693-1767)
Engraved map (460x405mm). Excellent condition in lovely frame.
Bowen was noted for often adding textual information outside the images of his maps. In the lower left he refers to "a North East Passage, as has been hitherto in vain attempted, or by Northwest Passage, as is now again attempting: it would greatly shorten the length and lessen the expenses of East India Voyages".
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A man who was once a contestant on the reality game show "Survivor" has been sentenced to prison for possession of child pornography.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Michael Skupin, 54, of Farmington Hills, was sentenced to 1-4 years in prison by Oakland County 6th Circuit Court Judge Wendy Potts following his conviction of four counts of possession of child sexually abusive materials in November.
Skupin will have to register as a sex offender and is restricted from using a computer — unless it is for work.
He must pay restitution of $31,800 and serve probation for his financial crimes, according to a news release from the AG.
"Today's sentencing is a strong message to those who prey on children: no matter who you are or what you do, we will find you," said Schuette. "The act of downloading and viewing images of children in sexually abusive situations is reprehensible, this behavior re-victimizes the child victims over and over."
Skupin was charged February 2016 with the counts of financial crimes of larceny by conversion and racketeering as well as possession of child sexually abusive materials.
The investigation into Skupin started after victims from his alleged Ponzi scheme contacted local media. He recruited investors and friends to take part in a “gifting scheme” called Pay It Forward, in which victims made cash investments in the scheme. Their money would then cycle through a chart in which participants were eventually paid out of other new investors’ money.
The scheme was discovered when eventually there were no new investors signing and most people in the scheme lost all of their money, the news release said.
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Discussion in 'Music' started by That Bowie Girl, Sep 12, 2016.
I have no idea why, or what I was thinking about, but I never expected those vocals.
And I never expected that singer, I thought Greta was...well, Greta.
Shallow -A Star Is Born
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
This has won me over, thanks to a certain movie
Just You And I - Tom Walker
He also won 'British Breakthrough Act' at The Brits last night
Bryan Adams - Shine a light.
What a bizarre tune!
How did this come about, do you know?
Hello my Love by Westlife
Sorry, I meant to reply but there were always more pressing matters to attend to
It's a rip-off of the 1991 smash hit "James Brown Is Dead" by L.A. Style.
In some countries it was released under a different title.
And then of course they had to copy the copycat
The Way I Feel - Keane
only cause i'm jamming to it "Pretend it never Happened-Wille Nelson from his (1974) album Phazes & Stages a damn good tune you should all look up i'm sure you tube has it
Everything with Weeping Willows/Magnus Carlson. I listenened to them with headphones yesterday evening, and it was magical.
Close Your Eyes - RHODES
Queen B came through as always
I Can Change - Raleigh Ritchie
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