{"text":"Android users will soon get 117 new emojis\nThe scale of these changes makes Google's Android 11.0 emoji update the largest since 2017's Android 8.0.\nEarlier this week, Google announced the roll out of its latest version of Android. With Android 11, smartphone users are expected to get a bunch of new features. What they will also get are 117 new and updated emojis.\nIn an official blog post, Emojipedia said that all the new 117 emojis are based on Emoji 13.0 recommendations. Some of the emoji designs had been under beta testing for the last few months. \"The scale of these changes makes Google's Android 11.0 emoji update the largest since 2017's Android 8.0,\" the blog post noted.\nNot all the emojis are exactly new as changes also include subtle shading and outline modifications for all people, red hearts instead of purple hearts, and tweaks to many objects and symbols.\nSome of the new emojis that Android users will get include smiling face with tear,disguised Face, and pinched fingers. Apart from this 10 new people emojis have also been added with Android 11. 12 new animals, including a black cat and polar bear have also been added.\nAndroid 11 has been officially rolled out to a select few eligible devices As is the case with all Android updates, it will come down to brands and carriers when and how they roll out Android 11 on their smartphones.\nAs for Emojipedia, it has clarified that \"these updates do not apply to those with Samsung devices. Samsung has its own emoji set which is updated on a separate schedule to Google's Android emoji updates. Apps on Android such as WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook also have their own custom emoji designs, which are rolled out on a separate schedule to Google.\"\nPrevious articleBharat Electronics Limited: Bharat Electronics Limited eyes foray into satellite, rocket manufacturing segments \u2013 Latest News\nNext articleEnable 2FA in Zoom: How to enable two-factor authentication in Zoom","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Facebook Planning To Fix Painfully Slow iPhone App\nIt has been said that Twitter and the iPhone are kind of like peanut butter and chocolate: two awesome things that weren't made to go together, but compliment each other so perfectly that you'd almost think they had been. A good Twitter client \u2013 and there are lots out there \u2013 amplifies this effect. The same should be true of Facebook. Unfortunately, though, Facebook's iPhone app has often failed to be as awesome as it should be, sometimes making the Facebook experience on the iPhone slow and frustrating. At times, Facebook users have been driven back to the mobile web version of Facebook, simply because it works better.\nIf you've used the Facebook app, you know what a hassle it can be sometimes. Random connection errors, painful slowness, failure to show likes or comments or new posts quickly. They all add up to a situation where the worst enemy of Facebook's success on the iPhone is Facebook's own app.\nFortunately, that may be about to change. According to a blog post by the New York Times's Nick Bilton, Facebook is making plans to launch a new \"blazing fast\" iOS app. Citing \"two Facebook engineers,\" the Times claims that the current Objective-C\/HTML5 hybrid app has been rewritten entirely in Objective-C (the programming language used to code iOS apps). Bilton claims to have gotten his hands on the new iPhone app, and reports that although it looks exactly the same, it's gotten a major boost in speed thanks to the rewrite.\nIt's not clear when the new app will hit the App Store. Bilton's sources said it would be rolling out \"this summer.\" Considering how much time I spend staring at that \"Loading\" spinner, here's hoping it's sooner rather than later.\nTags Facebook iOS iPhone\nDon Grady Dead: My Three Sons Star Was 68\niTunes 11 To Get Better Sharing, iCloud Integration\nFCC May Fine Fox for Illegally Using Emergency Broadcast Tones January 31, 2023","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"David Graham (golfer)\nAustralian professional golfer\nDavid Graham\nAnthony David Graham\n(1946-05-23) 23 May 1946 (age 75)\nWindsor,\u2005New\u2005South\u2005Wales, Australia\n152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)\nTurned professional\nFormer tour(s)\nPGA\u2005Tour\nChampions\u2005Tour\nProfessional wins\nJapan Golf Tour\nPGA Tour of Australasia\nPGA Tour Champions\n(wins: 2)\nMasters\u2005Tournament\n5th: 1980\nPGA\u2005Championship\nWon: 1979\nU.S.\u2005Open\nThe\u2005Open\u2005Championship\nT3: 1985\nAchievements and awards\nWorld\u2005Golf\u2005Hall\u2005of\u2005Fame\n2015 (member\u2005page)\nAnthony David Graham, AM[1] (born 23 May 1946) is a former professional\u2005golfer from Australia. He won eight times on the PGA Tour, including two major championships.\n1981 US Open: David Graham- First Person\n1981 US Open\n1981 U.S. Open Highlights\nEpic battle.Hale Irwin v David Graham.1976.Final.World Matchplay\nDavid Graham Induction Speech\n1\u2005Early\u2005life\n2\u2005Professional\u2005career\n2.1\u2005Australian\u2005and\u2005Asian\u2005circuits\n2.2\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\n4\u2005Professional\u2005wins\u2005(37)\n4.1\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005wins\u2005(8)\n4.2\u2005European\u2005Tour\u2005wins\u2005(3)\n4.3\u2005Japan\u2005Golf\u2005Tour\u2005wins\u2005(1)\n4.4\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005of\u2005Australasia\u2005wins\u2005(6)\n4.5\u2005Asia\u2005Golf\u2005Circuit\u2005wins\u2005(2)\n4.6\u2005British\u2005PGA\u2005wins\u2005(1)\n4.7\u2005Caribbean\u2005Tour\u2005wins\u2005(1)\n4.8\u2005Other\u2005Japan\u2005wins\u2005(2)\n4.9\u2005Other\u2005Australian\u2005wins\u2005(4)\n4.10\u2005Other\u2005Latin\u2005American\u2005wins\u2005(3)\n4.11\u2005Other\u2005wins\u2005(3)\n4.12\u2005Senior\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005wins\u2005(5)\n5\u2005Major\u2005championships\n5.1\u2005Wins\u2005(2)\n5.2\u2005Results\u2005timeline\n5.3\u2005Summary\n6\u2005Team\u2005appearances\nGraham is from Tasmania,\u2005Australia.[2] He is a natural left-hander but \"converted\" into a right-hander.[3]\nAt the age of 14, Graham began his first job as an assistant professional at Riversdale Golf Club in Melbourne,\u2005Australia.[3] In 1967, he started working at a sporting goods store in Sydney,\u2005New\u2005South\u2005Wales.[2] During this time he honed his golf skills at Royal\u2005Sydney\u2005Golf\u2005Club under the tutelage of Alec Mercer, the club professional. He stated later, \"Alec taught me all I know. When I arrived in Sydney two years ago I could hardly play and he taught me everything. I've been lucky, I've had financial sponsorships and lots of advice, but Alec stuck with me through thick and thin and I owe all my success and good fortune to him.\"[2] In early 1968, Graham started working full-time as a touring professional.[2]\nAustralian and Asian circuits\nAmong the first tournaments Graham received media attention for was the Brisbane\u2005Water\u2005Tournament. Graham opened with a 68 (\u22121) to put him three back of lead. In the second round he shot a 73 (+4) but in the difficult conditions he moved into a tie for third. The Canberra Times opined that Graham, \"looks like being a threat as the tournament moves into its third round.\"[4] The third round was cancelled due to rain. In the final round Graham shot a 72 to finish solo fourth, four behind champion Bob\u2005Shaw.[5]\nThe following year, 1969, would be Graham's first season of continuous success. In February he played the two-round $3,500 Amoco Open at Forbes,\u2005New\u2005South\u2005Wales. He finished in a tie for third with Ted\u2005Ball and Walter\u2005Godfrey, four back of champion Tony Mangan.[6]\nShortly thereafter, he moved onto the Asia\u2005Golf\u2005Circuit. In mid-March he finished joint second at the Malaysian\u2005Open with New Zealand's John\u2005Lister, one behind champion Takaaki\u2005Kono.[7] At this point he was in third place on the Asia\u2005Golf\u2005Circuit's Order of Merit.[8] The following week he played the Singapore\u2005Open. After three rounds he was at 209, one back of leaders Tomio Kamata of Japan and Guy\u2005Wolstenholme of England. On the front nine he shot a 34 to distance himself from the remainder of the field. According to The Strait Times, \"only Graham remained in contention with the two leaders.\" Graham made up one stroke on the leaders during the back nine to enter a playoff with them. Graham and Kamata parred the first hole of the playoff while Wolstenholme bogeyed to drop out. Graham and Kamata made pars at the par-3 2nd hole. At the par-4 3rd hole Kamata made his birdie while Graham was \"short by two inches.\" Graham finished second.[9] After these two runner-ups finishes, Graham was considered \"the find of this year's tour.\"[10] The next tournament Graham played was the Hong\u2005Kong\u2005Open. He shot a 69 (\u22121) to put him near the lead.[11] In the second round he shot another 69 (\u22121) to move closer. However, he shot over-par in the final two rounds to finish in a tie for 14th place.[12] Graham cited his poor putting for his weak play.[2] He fell to 7th in the Order of Merit.[12] Still, Graham was optimistic about his future. He told AAP-Reuters after the round, \"My good performance here has left with a great chance of being nominated for the Alcan\u2005tournament in the states, which is what I'm really after. After my placings in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur it will make it very difficult for anyone to catch me in the last two tournaments in Taipei and Toyko, and beat me for Alcan.\"[2] By early April he was in 2nd place on the Order of Merit, only behind Taiwan's Hsieh\u2005Yung-yo.[13]\nShortly thereafter he returned to Australia. In June he played a $1,650 purse at Goolwa,\u2005South\u2005Australia at South Lakes Golf Course. He opened the two-round tournament with a 73 to put him several strokes behind the lead. However, in the final round he shot a 70 to defeat John\u2005Lister by one stroke.[14]\nAs of August 1969, Graham had qualified for the Alcan\u2005International, an elite international tournament on the PGA\u2005Tour to be held in September, \"on the strength of his sound performances on the Far\u2005East\u2005Circuit.\"[15] Graham opened the tournament with a 74 (+2) to put him five behind the lead.[16] He eventually finished in 22nd place among the 24 players in the field, 23 shots behind champion Billy\u2005Casper.[17] After the tournament he intended to try out of the PGA\u2005Tour at the Fall\u20051969\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005Qualifying\u2005School.[2]\nShortly thereafter, he returned to Australia. In October he played the City\u2005of\u2005Sydney\u2005Open. Graham fired a \"brilliant\" final round to \"snatch fourth place.\"[18] Later in the month he played the Australian\u2005Open. He shot a second round 69 to move into a tie for fifth, only behind Guy\u2005Wolstenholme, Bruce\u2005Devlin, Peter\u2005Thomson, and Gary\u2005Player.[19] However, he was not near the lead as the tournament concluded.[20] In November he played the North\u2005Coast\u2005Open in Coffs\u2005Harbour, New South Wales. Due to his recent good play he was the \"favorite\" at the event.[21] He opened poorly with a 75 but \"recovered\" with a 71 to put him one back.[21] He ultimately finished in solo second place at 294 (+6), three back of champion Tony Mangan.[22] In December he played the Caltex\u2005Tournament at Paraparaumu Links Golf Course in Wellington,\u2005New\u2005Zealand. He opened at 142, even-par, to put him in a tie for third.[23] However, over the course of the two-round final day Graham shot six-over-par and finished in a tie for fourteenth.[24]\nEarly the following year, Graham won two events in Australia. In February, he played the Tasmanian\u2005Open at Kingston Beach Golf Club. Right before the tournament began he played the one-round $750 Golden Crumpet Purse, also at Kingston Beach. He shot a 68 (\u22125) to tie Terry\u2005Kendall for second place, two behind champion Tony Mangan.[25] At the tournament proper Graham was tied for the lead with Alan\u2005Murray at the end of the third round, one ahead of Terry\u2005Kendall. Kendall, however, played excellently during the front nine of the final round and took a four-stroke lead by the 11th hole. Kendall \"crashed over the concluding holes\" though and by the 16th hole Graham had regained the lead. With a birdie at the 17th hole he \"clinched the title.\" With a final round 72, Graham defeated Kendall by one.[26] The next week he played the Victorian\u2005Open. He opened at 136 (-10), in a tie for second, two off the lead of Guy\u2005Wolstenholme.[27] He played well in the third round to take the lead. During the front nine Graham \"shook off the big-name challengers\" like Kel\u2005Nagle and Guy\u2005Wolstenholme to create a four-shot lead at the turn. Graham birdied the 10th hole to take a five-shot lead over amateur Kevin\u2005Hartley. However, after bogey-birdie exchanges with Hartley at the 11th and 12th holes Graham's lead was suddenly down to one. At the par-5 13th hole, however, Hartley hit a \"poor chip\" and had to settle for par while Graham made a \"morale-boosting\" eight-foot birdie putt to expand the lead. At the par-3 14th hole Hartley's approach was short and he made bogey. Graham now had a three stroke lead. Graham cruised home from there and defeated Hartley, Nagle, and Wolstenholme by four shots. His 273 (-19) total broke Yarra\u2005Yarra\u2005Golf\u2005Club's course record, set by Gary\u2005Player in 1959, by two shots. According to a journalist for The\u2005Canberra\u2005Times, \"The win, Graham's second state open triumph in eight days, sounded an ominous warning to Australia's aging golf greats that he is heir-apparent to their crowns.\"[3]\nThe following week Graham played the New\u2005South\u2005Wales\u2005Open played at Pymble Golf Course in Sydney,\u2005Australia. Graham was at 209 (-7) after three rounds but was five behind leader Kel\u2005Nagle. Nagle played poorly on the front nine, however, letting Graham and the rest of the field back into contention. However, Graham, with erratic play on the front nine, failed to take advantage. At the par-4 7th Graham hit his drive out of bounds leading to double-bogey. He ultimately shot an even-par 36, with only four pars, and was still behind. Starting at the 13th hole, however, Graham started to play well, making birdie. Graham he birdied three of the next four holes to get closer. At the 477-yard par-5 18th hole Graham hit his second shot into a bunker. He hit his sand shot to 18 feet. His \"chances of birdie looked remote\" but he holed the putt creating a \"tremendous roar\" from the gallery. He took a one stroke-lead over Frank\u2005Phillips. However, Phillips, playing behind, hit his second shot on the 18th hole to 10-feet giving him a chance for eagle and the outright win. Phillip's eagle putt, however, \"hung on the lip\" and \"he had to be content with a birdie four to tie Graham.\" He entered an 18-hole playoff with Phillips the following day.[28] The playoff was considered to be \"one of the greatest in the history of NSW open.\" Graham was behind for most of the playoff but \"staged a great fightback\" and tied by the 15th hole. However, Phillips birdied the final two holes to defeat Graham by two strokes. There were nine birdies between the two players in the round.[29]\nShorty thereafter, Graham moved onto the Asia\u2005Golf\u2005Circuit. In March 1970, he played the Thailand\u2005Open. During the final round he \"came from three strokes behind\" to win the event at 286 (-2).[30] The following month he played the Yomiuri\u2005International in Japan, also on the Asian circuit. With consecutive rounds of 71 (-1) Graham took the lead at 142 (-2). Graham fell into the joint lead with New Zealader Walter\u2005Godfrey after a third round 75 (+3). However, Graham \"began the final round in fine style by sinking a 15ft putt.\" Graham went on to birdie the final two holes to win by three over Godfrey. He defeated third place finisher, Tommy\u2005Aaron, the \"pre-tournament favorite,\" by four shots. With the victory, Graham won A$10,500 and a Japanese car.[31]\nLater in the year he played some significant international events. In June he played in the Western\u2005Open on the PGA\u2005Tour.[32] As of July, he had qualified for the 1970\u2005British\u2005Open.[33] In October he played the Australian\u2005Open at Kingston\u2005Heath\u2005Golf\u2005Club. However, he \"crashed\" with an opening round 79 (+7).[34]\nIn early November, Graham attempted to qualify for the PGA\u2005Tour at 1970\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005Qualifying\u2005School in Tucson,\u2005Arizona. He opened with rounds of 72.[35] However, ultimately failed to qualify by one stroke.[36]\nLater in the month it was announced that Graham would represent Australia at the 1970\u2005World\u2005Cup with Bruce\u2005Devlin. The event would be held at the Jockey Club in Buenos\u2005Aires,\u2005Argentina.[37] It took a 54-hour plane trip for both Graham and Devin to reach Argentina and both were \"tired\" once they started playing the first round. However, both played excellently in the opening round. Graham fired a bogey-free 65 (\u22127) and Devlin a bogey-free 66 (\u22126). At 131 (\u221213), they held a three-stroke lead over Argentina's team. In the individual competition, Graham was in solo second, one behind leader Roberto\u2005De\u2005Vicenzo of Argentina, while Devlin was tied for third. After the round Graham stated, \"I don't regard it as my best performance ever, but it is pretty close.\"[38] In the second round Graham shot a 67 (\u22125) while Devlin shot a 69 (\u22123). In the third round Graham shot a back nine 30 (\u22127), including birdies on the final four holes, to record at 65 (\u22127). Devlin recorded a third round 66 (\u22126). They held a 19-stroke lead over Argentina, the second place team. After the round, according to The Canberra Times, \"Graham said the three rounds here were the so far were the best he's ever played.\"[36] Among individuals, Graham held a two-stroke lead over Roberto\u2005De\u2005Vicenzo.[39] At the beginning of the final round both Graham and his partner Devlin played poorly shooting 35 and 36, respectively, over the course of the par-35 front nine.[40] In addition, Graham lost the solo individual lead to de Vicenzo when Graham bogeyed the par-3 8th hole and the Argentine birdied it.[39] According to the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, however, at the end of the front nine the Australians \"were assured of victory over their nearest rivals Argentina.\" At his point their team still had an 11 stroke lead over Argentina.[40] Among individuals, \"The lead see-sawed back and forth until De Vicenzo took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-5 15th.\"[39] Graham finished second among individuals. The Australian team won by nine shots. At 544, they beat the team record set by Arnold\u2005Palmer and Jack\u2005Nicklaus at the 1966\u2005Canada\u2005Cup by four shots. According to the Associated Press, Graham \"was hailed today as one of golf's potential greats\" after the victory.[39]\nTwo weeks later, in December, Graham played the Argentine\u2005Masters. Over the course of the first two rounds, Graham opened with rounds of 69 (\u22121) to be one behind the lead of Roberto\u2005De\u2005Vicenzo. At this point, he was tied for second with Gary\u2005Player and Argentine Juan Quinteros.[41] However, de Vicenzo would go on to win the tournament while Graham would finish outside of the top 3.\nIn late 1971 Graham attempted to qualify for the PGA\u2005Tour at 1971\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005Qualifying\u2005School. He was successful.[42] In 1976, he won twice on the PGA Tour, and then came from behind to secure a victory over the reigning champion Hale\u2005Irwin in the Piccadilly\u2005World\u2005Match\u2005Play\u2005Championship in England.[43]\nGraham won two major\u2005championships, the 1979\u2005PGA\u2005Championship at Oakland\u2005Hills near Detroit, and the 1981\u2005U.S.\u2005Open at Merion, just west of Philadelphia.[44][45] He also finished third at the 1985\u2005Open\u2005Championship, after sharing the third-round lead. Both of his major victories came in remarkable fashion. In the 1979 PGA Championship, he stood on the last tee at 7 under par for his final round and leading by two, but double-bogeyed the last hole for a 65 to drop back into a playoff with Ben\u2005Crenshaw. At each of the first two sudden-death holes he holed long putts to keep the playoff alive and finally won at the third extra hole. At the 1981 U.S. Open, Graham shot a 67 in the final round to overturn a three-shot deficit to overnight leader George\u2005Burns to win by 3 strokes. He became the fourth Australian major champion (after Jim\u2005Ferrier, Peter\u2005Thomson and Kel\u2005Nagle) and the first to win a U.S. Open.\nGraham participated on the Australian teams that won the World\u2005Cup (in 1970) and the Alfred\u2005Dunhill\u2005Cup (in 1985 and 1986).\nAhead of the 1970 World Cup, the organizing International Golf Association, preferred the more well-known Bruce\u2005Crampton to team for Australia with Bruce\u2005Devlin. The Australian PGA threatened not to send a team if Graham was not included and Devlin and Graham finally represented Australia and won the team competition by a record eight strokes after holding a record advantage of 19 strokes going into the final round. Graham finished second individually. Devlin and Graham again represented Australia in the 1971 World Cup, but when Devlin was not selected for the event the year after, Graham refused to play and never again participated in any World Cup events.[46]\nAnother controversy with Graham involved was reported during the inaugural 1985\u2005Dunhill\u2005Cup at the Old\u2005Course\u2005at\u2005St\u2005Andrews, Scotland. Australia won the team event, with Graham, Greg\u2005Norman and Graham\u2005Marsh in the team. Prior to the tournament, Marsh had criticized Graham for accepting appearance money for playing in Australian golf tournaments. At the time, Marsh had recently been made an MBE for services to golf and was for six years chairman of the PGA\u2005Tour\u2005of\u2005Australasia. However, Norman took David Graham's side in the debate and Australia went on to win the tournament despite the conflict. In 1986, Australia successfully defended the title with Graham, Norman and Rodger\u2005Davis in their team.[47]\nAt the end of 1981, Graham was ranked 7th on Mark\u2005McCormack's\u2005world\u2005golf\u2005rankings.\nOn 27 June 2004, during the final round of the Bank\u2005of\u2005America\u2005Championship on the Champions\u2005Tour, Graham collapsed over a putt on the eighth green. He was later diagnosed with congestive\u2005heart\u2005failure, ending his competitive golf career at age 58.[48] He is now retired and resides at Iron Horse Golf Club in Whitefish,\u2005Montana.\nGraham was made a Member of the Order\u2005of\u2005Australia in 1988 and inducted into the Sport\u2005Australia\u2005Hall\u2005of\u2005Fame in 1990.[1][49][50]\nIt was announced on 16 October 2014 that Graham has been elected into the World\u2005Golf\u2005Hall\u2005of\u2005Fame.[49][51] His nomination was supported by Arnold\u2005Palmer and Jack\u2005Nicklaus. He was inducted with other nominees Mark\u2005O'Meara, course architect A.\u2005W.\u2005Tillinghast and Laura\u2005Davies on 13 July 2015 at the University\u2005of\u2005St\u2005Andrews, during the 2015\u2005Open\u2005Championship.[52]\nGraham married in late 1968.[2]\nProfessional wins (37)\nPGA Tour wins (8)\nMajor championships (2)\nOther PGA Tour (6)\nWinning score\nTo par\nMargin of\nRunner(s)-up\n1 3 Jul 1972 Cleveland\u2005Open 68-73-68-69=278 \u22126 Playoff Bruce\u2005Devlin\n2 18 Jul 1976 American\u2005Express\u2005Westchester\u2005Classic 63-68-70-71=272 \u221212 3 strokes Ben\u2005Crenshaw, Tom\u2005Watson,\nFuzzy\u2005Zoeller\n3 29 Aug 1976 American\u2005Golf\u2005Classic 69-67-69-69=274 \u221214 4 strokes Lou\u2005Graham\n4 5 Aug 1979 PGA\u2005Championship 69-68-70-65=272 \u22128 Playoff Ben\u2005Crenshaw\n5 25 May 1980 Memorial\u2005Tournament 73-67-70-70=280 \u22128 1 stroke Tom\u2005Watson\n6 24 Jan 1981 Phoenix\u2005Open 65-68-69-66=268 \u221216 1 stroke Lon\u2005Hinkle\n7 21 Jun 1981 U.S.\u2005Open 68-68-70-67=273 \u22127 3 strokes George\u2005Burns, Bill\u2005Rogers\n8 8 May 1983 Houston\u2005Coca-Cola\u2005Open 66-72-73-64=275 \u22129 5 strokes Lee\u2005Elder, Jim\u2005Thorpe,\nLee\u2005Trevino\nPGA Tour playoff record (2\u20131)\n1 1972 Cleveland\u2005Open Bruce\u2005Devlin Won with birdie on second extra hole\n2 1972 Liggett\u2005&\u2005Myers\u2005Open Lou\u2005Graham, Hale\u2005Irwin,\nLarry\u2005Ziegler L. Graham won with birdie on third extra hole\nD. Graham and Ziegler eliminated by par on first hole\n3 1979 PGA\u2005Championship Ben\u2005Crenshaw Won with birdie on third extra hole\nEuropean Tour wins (3)\nOther European Tour (1)\n3 24 Oct 1982 Troph\u00e9e\u2005Lanc\u00f4me 66-70-70-70=276 \u221212 2 strokes Seve\u2005Ballesteros\nEuropean Tour playoff record (1\u20130)\nJapan Golf Tour wins (1)\n1 2 May 1976 Chunichi\u2005Crowns 72-68-69-67=276 \u22124 1 stroke Yasuhiro\u2005Miyamoto\nJapan Golf Tour playoff record (0\u20131)\n1 1985 Taiheiyo\u2005Club\u2005Masters Tsuneyuki\u2005Nakajima Lost to birdie on first extra hole\nPGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)\nAustralian Opens (1)\nOther PGA Tour of Australasia (5)\n1 26 Oct 1975 Wills\u2005Masters 71-70-69-72=282 \u22128 2 strokes Rob McNaughton\n2 20 Nov 1977 Australian\u2005Open 74-71-68-71=284 \u22124 3 strokes Don\u2005January, Bruce\u2005Lietzke,\nJohn\u2005Lister\n3 28 Oct 1979 CBA\u2005West\u2005Lakes\u2005Classic 72-70-72-71=285 \u22123 2 strokes Bob\u2005Shearer, Gary Vanier\n4 2 Dec 1979 Air\u2005New\u2005Zealand\u2005Shell\u2005Open 70-67-69-73=279 \u22125 8 strokes Rodger\u2005Davis\n5 13 Oct 1985 Stefan\u2005Queensland\u2005Open 66-64-69-70=269 \u221219 5 strokes Paul\u2005Foley\n6 11 Oct 1987 Konica\u2005Queensland\u2005Open (2) 69-71-69-66=275 \u221213 7 strokes Vaughan\u2005Somers\nPGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0\u20131)\n1 1983 National\u2005Panasonic\u2005New\u2005South\u2005Wales\u2005Open Greg\u2005Norman Lost to par on second extra hole\nAsia Golf Circuit wins (2)\n1970 Thailand\u2005Open,[53] Yomiuri\u2005International[54]\nBritish PGA wins (1)\n1970 French\u2005Open\nCaribbean Tour wins (1)\n1971 Caracas\u2005Open\nOther Japan wins (2)\n1971 Japan\u2005Airlines\u2005Open[55]\n1980 Rolex Japan\nOther Australian wins (4)\n1967 Queensland\u2005PGA\u2005Championship\n1970 Tasmanian\u2005Open,[56] Victorian\u2005Open[57]\n1994 Australian Skins\nOther Latin American wins (3)\n1978 Mexico Cup\n1980 Mexican\u2005Open, Heublein Open (Brazil)\nOther wins (3)\n1 15 Nov 1970 World\u2005Cup\n(with Bruce\u2005Devlin) \u221232 (131-136-131-146=544) 10 strokes Argentina \u2212 Roberto\u2005De\u2005Vicenzo and Vicente\u2005Fern\u00e1ndez\n2 9 Oct 1976 Piccadilly\u2005World\u2005Match\u2005Play\u2005Championship 38 holes Hale\u2005Irwin\n3 18 Oct 1981 Troph\u00e9e\u2005Lanc\u00f4me \u22128 (71-72-67-70=280) 5 strokes Isao\u2005Aoki, Sandy\u2005Lyle\nSenior PGA Tour wins (5)\n1 16 Feb 1997 GTE\u2005Classic \u22129 (71-68-65=204) 3 strokes Bob\u2005Dickson\n2 30 Mar 1997 Southwestern\u2005Bell\u2005Dominion \u221210 (68-69-69=206) 1 stroke John\u2005Jacobs\n3 21 Sep 1997 Comfort\u2005Classic \u221216 (67-68-65=200) 1 stroke Buddy\u2005Allin, Larry\u2005Nelson\n4 1 Feb 1998 Royal\u2005Caribbean\u2005Classic \u221211 (67-68-67=202) Playoff Dave\u2005Stockton\n5 17 Oct 1999 Raley's\u2005Gold\u2005Rush\u2005Classic \u221217 (63-71-65=199) 4 strokes Larry\u2005Mowry\nSenior PGA Tour playoff record (1\u20131)\n1 1996 Emerald\u2005Coast\u2005Classic Bob\u2005Eastwood, Mike\u2005Hill,\nDave\u2005Stockton, Lee\u2005Trevino Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole\n2 1998 Royal\u2005Caribbean\u2005Classic Dave\u2005Stockton Won with birdie on tenth extra hole\nMajor championships\nWins (2)\n1979 PGA\u2005Championship 4 shot deficit \u22128 (69-68-70-65=272) Playoff1 Ben\u2005Crenshaw\n1981 U.S.\u2005Open 3 shot deficit \u22127 (68-68-70-67=273) 3 strokes George\u2005Burns, Bill\u2005Rogers\n1Defeated Crenshaw with birdie on third extra hole.\nResults timeline\nMasters\u2005Tournament T36 CUT T29 T6 T9 WD\nU.S.\u2005Open CUT CUT T47 T58 T18 T29 CUT CUT CUT 7\nThe\u2005Open\u2005Championship T32 CUT T11 T28 T21 CUT T39\nPGA\u2005Championship CUT CUT 10 T4 CUT CUT 1\nMasters\u2005Tournament 5 7 19 46 T6 T10 T28 T27\nU.S.\u2005Open T47 1 T6 T8 T21 T23 T15 T51 T47 T61\nThe\u2005Open\u2005Championship T29 T14 T27 T14 CUT T3 T11 34 CUT T61\nPGA\u2005Championship T26 T43 T49 T14 T48 T32 T7 CUT T17 CUT\nU.S.\u2005Open 64 60\nThe\u2005Open\u2005Championship T8 CUT\nPGA\u2005Championship T66 T52 CUT CUT CUT\nCUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1971, 1977 and 1984 Open Championships)\nWD = withdrew\n\"T\" indicates a tie for a place.\nCuts made\nMasters\u2005Tournament 0 0 0 1 6 7 14 12\nU.S.\u2005Open 1 0 0 1 4 8 22 17\nThe\u2005Open\u2005Championship 0 0 1 1 2 7 19 14\nPGA\u2005Championship 1 0 0 2 4 6 22 13\nMost consecutive cuts made \u2013 20 (1979 U.S. Open \u2013 1984 U.S. Open)\nLongest streak of top-10s \u2013 3 (1979 U.S. Open \u2013 1980 Masters)\nTeam appearances\nWorld\u2005Cup (representing Australia): 1970, 1971\nDunhill\u2005Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners), 1986 (winners), 1988\nNissan\u2005Cup (representing Australasia): 1985, 1986\n1971\u2005PGA\u2005Tour\u2005Qualifying\u2005School\u2005graduates\n^ a b \"Graham,\u2005Anthony\u2005David,\u2005AM\". 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Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 18 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Kamata\u2005triumphs\". The Straits Times. 10 March 1969. p. 20.\n^ \"Japanese\u2005keen\u2005to\u2005win\u2005Hong\u2005Kong\u2005open\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 27 March 1969. p. 32. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Briton\u2005in\u2005golf\u2005lead\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 28 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ a b \"Vines\u2005again\". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 \u2013 via National Library Board.\n^ \"Graham\u2005in\u2005contention\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 April 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"PRO\u2005GOLF\u2005TO\u2005N.S.W.\u2005PLAYER\". Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986). 13 June 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Nagle\u2005back\u2005to\u2005play\u2005in\u2005Australia\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 28 August 1969. p. 30. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Two\u2005share\u2005golf\u2005lead\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 27 September 1969. p. 38. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Casper\u2005wins\u2005Alcan\u2005tournament\u2005with\u2005storming\u2005finish\". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1969. p. 6.\n^ \"GOLF\u2005OPEN\u2005TO\u2005DEVLIN\". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 14 October 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"GOLF\u2005LEAD\u2005SHARED\u2005BY\u2005THREE\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 25 October 1969. p. 36. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Australian\u2005title\u2005for\u2005Player\". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020 \u2013 via Google News Archive.\n^ a b \"LEAD\u2005SHARED\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 22 November 1969. p. 31. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Mangan\u2005pulls\u2005off\u2005100-1\u2005Open\". The\u2005Sydney\u2005Morning\u2005Herald. 24 November 1969. p. 13.\n^ \"NAGLE\u2005LOOKS\u2005FOR\u2005THIRD\u2005NZ\u2005WIN\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 13 December 1969. p. 36. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Nagle's\u2005third\u2005win\u2005in\u2005row\". The\u2005Age. 15 December 1969. p. 22.\n^ \"Mangan's\u200566\u2005Wins\u2005Purse\". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 22 July 2021 \u2013 via Google News Archive.\n^ \"Graham\u2005by\u2005Stroke\u2005in\u2005Open\u2005title\". The Age. 2 February 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 1 November 2020 \u2013 via Google News Archive.\n^ \"Victorian\u2005leads\u2005open\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 7 February 1970. p. 32. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Graham\u2005ties\u2005Phillips\u2005in\u2005NSW\u2005Open\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 16 February 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"NSW\u2005open\u2005to\u2005Phillips\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 17 February 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Thai\u2005Open\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 23 March 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Graham\u2005wins\u2005Yomiuri\u2005Open\u2005in\u2005fine\u2005style\". The Straits Times. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 7 February 2020 \u2013 via National Library Board (Singapore).\n^ \"Western\u2005Open\u2005golf\u2005won\u2005by\u2005Royer\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 16 June 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Course\u2005for\u2005Open\u2005favours\u2005long\u2005hitters\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 July 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Golfers\u2005fail\u2005at\u2005Kingston\u2005Heath\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 23 October 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Graham\u2005on\u2005144\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 7 November 1970. p. 38. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ a b \"WORLD\u2005CUP\u2005GOLF\u2005Australians\u200519\u2005strokes\u2005in\u2005front\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 16 November 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Strong\u2005teams\u2005in\u2005golf\u2005World\u2005Cup\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 4 November 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"WORLD\u2005CUP\u2005GOLF\u2005Australians\u200513\u2005under\u2005par\". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 14 November 1970. p. 38. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ a b c d \"AUSTRALIA\u2005WINS\u2005WORLD\u2005CUP\u2005GOLF\u2005-\u2005The\u2005Canberra\u2005Times\u2005(ACT :\u20051926\u2005-\u20051995)\u2005-\u200517\u2005Nov\u20051970\". Trove. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ a b \"INDONESIANS\u2005'MISLED'\u2005ON\u2005BORDER\u2005CROSSING\". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 16 November 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ \"Graham\u2005second\". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 14 December 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 26 July 2021.\n^ Gould, David (1999). 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Retrieved 22 February 2020 \u2013 via Trove.\nDavid\u2005Graham at the PGA\u2005Tour official site\nDavid\u2005Graham at the Japan\u2005Golf\u2005Tour official site\nDavid\u2005Graham at the European\u2005Tour official site\nDavid\u2005Graham at the Official\u2005World\u2005Golf\u2005Ranking official site\nDavid Graham in the major\u2005championships\nU.S.\u2005Open champions\n1895 Horace\u2005Rawlins\n1896 James\u2005Foulis\n1897 Joe\u2005Lloyd\n1898 Fred\u2005Herd\n1899 Willie\u2005Smith\n1900 Harry\u2005Vardon\n1901 Willie\u2005Anderson\u2020\n1902 Laurie\u2005Auchterlonie\n1904 Willie\u2005Anderson\n1906 Alex\u2005Smith\n1907 Alec\u2005Ross\n1908 Fred\u2005McLeod\u2020\n1909 George\u2005Sargent\n1910 Alex\u2005Smith\u2020\n1911 John\u2005McDermott\u2020\n1912 John\u2005McDermott\n1913 Francis\u2005Ouimet#\u2020\n1914\u2021 Walter\u2005Hagen\n1915 Jerome\u2005Travers#\n1916 Chick\u2005Evans#\n1917\u201318 Cancelled due to World\u2005War\u2005I\n1919 Walter\u2005Hagen\u2020\n1920 Ted\u2005Ray\n1921\u2021 Jim\u2005Barnes\n1922 Gene\u2005Sarazen\n1923 Bobby\u2005Jones#\u2020\n1924 Cyril\u2005Walker\n1925 Willie\u2005Macfarlane\u2020\n1926 Bobby\u2005Jones#\n1927 Tommy\u2005Armour\u2020\n1928 Johnny\u2005Farrell\u2020\n1931 Billy\u2005Burke\u2020\n1933 Johnny\u2005Goodman#\n1934 Olin\u2005Dutra\n1935 Sam\u2005Parks\u2005Jr.\n1936 Tony\u2005Manero\n1937 Ralph\u2005Guldahl\n1939 Byron\u2005Nelson\u2020\n1940 Lawson\u2005Little\u2020\n1941 Craig\u2005Wood\n1942\u20131945 Cancelled due to World\u2005War\u2005II\n1946 Lloyd\u2005Mangrum\u2020\n1947 Lew\u2005Worsham\u2020\n1948 Ben\u2005Hogan\n1949 Cary\u2005Middlecoff\n1950 Ben\u2005Hogan\u2020\n1952 Julius\u2005Boros\n1953\u2021 Ben\u2005Hogan\n1954 Ed\u2005Furgol\n1955 Jack\u2005Fleck\u2020\n1957 Dick\u2005Mayer\u2020\n1958 Tommy\u2005Bolt\n1959 Billy\u2005Casper\n1960 Arnold\u2005Palmer\n1961 Gene\u2005Littler\n1962 Jack\u2005Nicklaus\u2020\n1963 Julius\u2005Boros\u2020\n1964 Ken\u2005Venturi\n1965 Gary\u2005Player\u2020\n1966 Billy\u2005Casper\u2020\n1967 Jack\u2005Nicklaus\n1968 Lee\u2005Trevino\n1969 Orville\u2005Moody\n1970\u2021 Tony\u2005Jacklin\n1971 Lee\u2005Trevino\u2020\n1973 Johnny\u2005Miller\n1974 Hale\u2005Irwin\n1975 Lou\u2005Graham\u2020\n1976 Jerry\u2005Pate\n1977 Hubert\u2005Green\n1978 Andy\u2005North\n1981 David\u2005Graham\n1982 Tom\u2005Watson\n1983 Larry\u2005Nelson\n1984 Fuzzy\u2005Zoeller\u2020\n1986 Raymond\u2005Floyd\n1987 Scott\u2005Simpson\n1988 Curtis\u2005Strange\u2020\n1989 Curtis\u2005Strange\n1990 Hale\u2005Irwin\u2020\n1991 Payne\u2005Stewart\u2020\n1992 Tom\u2005Kite\n1993 Lee\u2005Janzen\n1994 Ernie\u2005Els\u2020\n1995 Corey\u2005Pavin\n1996 Steve\u2005Jones\n1997 Ernie\u2005Els\n1999 Payne\u2005Stewart\n2000\u2021 Tiger\u2005Woods\n2001 Retief\u2005Goosen\u2020\n2003 Jim\u2005Furyk\n2004 Retief\u2005Goosen\n2005 Michael\u2005Campbell\n2006 Geoff\u2005Ogilvy\n2007 \u00c1ngel\u2005Cabrera\n2008 Tiger\u2005Woods\u2020\n2009 Lucas\u2005Glover\n2010 Graeme\u2005McDowell\n2011\u2021 Rory\u2005McIlroy\n2012 Webb\u2005Simpson\n2013 Justin\u2005Rose\n2014\u2021 Martin\u2005Kaymer\n2015 Jordan\u2005Spieth\n2016 Dustin\u2005Johnson\n2017 Brooks\u2005Koepka\n2019 Gary\u2005Woodland\n2020 Bryson\u2005DeChambeau\n2021 Jon\u2005Rahm\n\u2020 indicates the event was won in a playoff;\n\u2021 indicates the event was won wire-to-wire;\n# indicates the event was won by an amateur\nPGA\u2005Championship champions\nMatch\u2005play\n1916 Jim\u2005Barnes\n1920 Jock\u2005Hutchison\n1921 Walter\u2005Hagen\n1928 Leo\u2005Diegel\n1930 Tommy\u2005Armour\n1931 Tom\u2005Creavy\n1934 Paul\u2005Runyan\n1935 Johnny\u2005Revolta\n1936 Denny\u2005Shute\n1939 Henry\u2005Picard\n1940 Byron\u2005Nelson\n1941 Vic\u2005Ghezzi\n1942 Sam\u2005Snead\n1943 Cancelled due to World\u2005War\u2005II\n1944 Bob\u2005Hamilton\n1947 Jim\u2005Ferrier\n1950 Chandler\u2005Harper\n1952 Jim\u2005Turnesa\n1953 Walter\u2005Burkemo\n1954 Chick\u2005Harbert\n1955 Doug\u2005Ford\n1956 Jack\u2005Burke\u2005Jr.\n1957 Lionel\u2005Hebert\nStroke\u2005play\n1958 Dow\u2005Finsterwald\n1959 Bob\u2005Rosburg\n1960 Jay\u2005Hebert\n1961 Jerry\u2005Barber\u2020\n1962 Gary\u2005Player\n1964\u2021 Bobby\u2005Nichols\n1965 Dave\u2005Marr\n1966 Al\u2005Geiberger\n1967 Don\u2005January\u2020\n1969\u2021 Raymond\u2005Floyd\n1970 Dave\u2005Stockton\n1977 Lanny\u2005Wadkins\u2020\n1978 John\u2005Mahaffey\u2020\n1979 David\u2005Graham\u2020\n1983\u2021 Hal\u2005Sutton\n1986 Bob\u2005Tway\n1987 Larry\u2005Nelson\u2020\n1988 Jeff\u2005Sluman\n1990 Wayne\u2005Grady\n1991 John\u2005Daly\n1992 Nick\u2005Price\n1993 Paul\u2005Azinger\u2020\n1995 Steve\u2005Elkington\u2020\n1996 Mark\u2005Brooks\u2020\n1997 Davis\u2005Love\u2005III\n1998 Vijay\u2005Singh\n1999 Tiger\u2005Woods\n2000\u2021 Tiger\u2005Woods\u2020\n2001 David\u2005Toms\n2002 Rich\u2005Beem\n2003 Shaun\u2005Micheel\n2004 Vijay\u2005Singh\u2020\n2005 Phil\u2005Mickelson\n2008 P\u00e1draig\u2005Harrington\n2009 Y.\u2005E.\u2005Yang\n2010 Martin\u2005Kaymer\u2020\n2011 Keegan\u2005Bradley\u2020\n2012 Rory\u2005McIlroy\n2013 Jason\u2005Dufner\n2015 Jason\u2005Day\n2016 Jimmy\u2005Walker\n2017 Justin\u2005Thomas\n2020 Collin\u2005Morikawa\n\u2020 indicates the event was won in a playoff; \u2021 indicates the event was won wire-to-wire\nInternational\u2005Presidents\u2005Cup\u2005team \u2013 1994\nFulton\u2005Allem\nRobert\u2005Allenby\nSteve\u2005Elkington\nDavid\u2005Frost\nBradley\u2005Hughes\nMark\u2005McNulty\nFrank\u2005Nobilo\nCraig\u2005Parry\nNick\u2005Price\nPeter\u2005Senior\nVijay\u2005Singh\nTsukasa\u2005Watanabe\nDavid\u2005Graham (non-playing captain)\nLost: 20 \u2013 12\nUnited\u2005States\nThis page was last edited on 30 August 2021, at 17:44","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Image Understanding \u2013 An EU Perspective\nImage Understanding - Introduction to the Special Theme\nBoat Extraction in Harbours From High Resolution Satellite Images Using Marked Point Processes\nFIM: Frustrated Total Internal Reflection Based Imaging for Biomedical Applications\nAXES - Finding Video Clips Using Speech and Image Recognition\nRandom Mosaics for Network Extraction\nComputer-Aided Leaf Recognition Visual System\nAutomatic Recognition of Human Activities in Realistic Videos\nEgovision4Health - Assessing Activities of Daily Living from a Wearable RGB-D Camera\nApplying Random Matrix Theory Filters on SenseCam Images\nMulti-Modal Human Behaviour Analysis from Visual Data Sources\nTracking the Articulated Motion of Human Hands in 3D\nKAD - A System for Categorizing the State of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis\nGAIMS: A Reliable Non-Intrusive Gait Measuring System\nMixed Reality by Understanding and Integrating Spatio-Temporal Data of a LIDAR and a 4D Studio\nVisual 3D Environment Reconstruction for Autonomous Vehicles\nAutomatic MRI Brain Tissue Classification\nConnected Morphological Operators for Tensor Images\nPerson Re-identification\nExploiting Computational Models of the Human Visual System\nLarge Scale Image Retrieval Using Vectors of Locally Aggregated Descriptors\nGraph Based Keyword Spotting in Handwritten Historical Slavic Documents\nHighly Degraded Recto-verso Document Image Processing and Understanding\nFabio Martinelli Chair of the WG3 Working Group \"Secure ICT Research and Innovation\"\nMatteo Mio Wins Ackermann Award\nERCIM Security and Trust Management Workshop\nIDEALIST - An International ICT Partner Search System and Network of National Contact Points\nJoint ERCIM eMobility and MobiSense Workshop\nJulien Mairal Receives the 2013 Cor Baayen Award\nAn e-Science Collaboration Platform for Effective Multimedia Research\nConsensus in Computer and Communication Systems in a Stochastic Environment\nDRIVEN: Diagnostically Robust Ultrasound Video Transmission over Emerging Wireless Networks\nInterdependencies of Genetic and Epigenetic Events in a Computational Model\nMIDAS: Automated SOA Testing on the Cloud\nSECCRIT: Secure Cloud Computing for High Assurance Services\nUsing the BonFIRE Testbed for Testing Scalability of the KOPI Service\nControl Systems and Technologies for Cyber-Physical Systems\nCLEF 2013 and Beyond: Evolution of the CLEF Initiative\nEvAAL Evaluation Workshop\nHCI International 2013\nJoint ERCIM, ARTEMIS, Euromirco Workshops\nThe First Tangible Interaction Studio\nVLDB 2013 Conference Supported by ERCIM\nFoundations of Fuzzy Logic and Semantic Web Languages\nSpecial theme: Image Understanding\nGuest editors: Michal Haindl, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK\nThis issue in pdf (56 pages)\nby Michal Haindl and Josef Kittler\nVision is the most important sense on which the majority of organisms depend for life. Scene reflectance properties in various spectral bands provide invaluable information about an object's characteristics, including its shape, material, temperature, illumination and dynamism. This information, however, is very difficult to capture with an electronic device. A real visual scene to be captured is subject to variable illumination as well as variable observation conditions. Furthermore, single objects of interest can be partially occluded or shaded, may be positioned at various distances from the capturing device, data can be noisy and \/ or incomplete; thus successful interpretation of imaging sensor data requires sophisticated and complex analytical methods and computing power.\nby Paula Cr\u0103ciun and Josiane Zerubia\nEarth observation satellites represent a significant resource when it comes to acquiring data about the Earth. Satellite data is used in a range of fields, including environmental monitoring, map updating and meteorology. Since the launch of the first Earth observation satellite, the resolution of the optical sensors installed on board has greatly improved, thus, nowadays, panchromatic images can be acquired at a resolution equal or lower than 0.7 [m] (ie GeoEye, Pleiades). This makes it possible to recognize small objects, such as boats and cars.\nby Benjamin Risse, Xiaoyi Jiang, and Christian Kl\u00e4mbt\nVideo-based imaging of animal behaviour is commonly used in biomedical studies. Imaging small and translucent organisms, such as worms or larvae, however, tends to require sophisticated illumination strategies. We developed a novel technique to image the contact surface between organisms and substrate utilizing Frustrated Total Internal Reflection. This technique has a wide range of potential applications.\nby Peggy van der Kreeft, Kay Macquarrie and Martijn Kleppe\nSearching for clips or segments of videos in large archives can be a daunting task. In which clip was a person mentioned and where in the clip is he or she shown? Even after you locate the correct video, you still need to watch the entire video to find that one segment containing the person that you are looking for. The novel technologies being developed by AXES make finding what you are looking for in large archives and libraries significantly easier.\nby Marie-Colette van Lieshout\nArak and Surgailis [1] introduced a class of random mosaics with remarkable mathematical properties. A collaborative project between researchers in Poland and at CWI shows that such models are useful for intermediate level image analysis because they can capture global aspects of an image without requiring a detailed description of the objects within it.\nby Tom\u00e1\u0161 Suk, Petr Novotn\u00fd and Jan Flusser\nPlant identification is an important task in botany and related areas, such as agriculture, forestry, and nature conservation. It is also of interest of general public. While botanists usually have no problem identifying a species, non-specialists would often welcome a computer-aided system for species recognition. Creating such a system is a challenge that we have resolved using visual pattern recognition methods.\nby Adrien Gaidon, Zaid Harchaoui and Cordelia Schmid\nAutomatic video understanding is a growing need for many applications in order to manage and exploit the enormous \u2013 and ever-increasing \u2013 volume of available video data. In particular, recognition of human activities is important, since videos are often about people doing something. Modelling and recognizing actions is as yet an unsolved issue. We have developed original methods that yield significant performance improvements by leveraging both the content and the spatio-temporal structure of videos.\nEgovision4Health - Assessing Activities of Daily Living from a Wearable RGB-D Camera for In-Home Health Care Applications\nby Gr\u00e9gory Rogez, Deva Ramanan and J. M. M. Montiel\nCamera miniaturization and mobile computing now make it feasible to capture and process videos from body-worn cameras such as the Google Glass headset. This egocentric perspective is particularly well-suited to recognizing objects being handled or observed by the wearer, as well as analysing the gestures and tracking the activities of the wearer. Egovision4Health is a joint research project between the University of Zaragoza, Spain and the University of California, Irvine, USA. The objective of this three-year project, currently in its first year, is to investigate new egocentric computer vision techniques to automatically provide health professionals with an assessment of their patients' ability to manipulate objects and perform daily activities.\nby Na Li, Martin Crane, Cathal Gurrin and Heather J. Ruskin\nEven though Microsoft's SeneseCam can be effective as a memory-aid device, there exists a substantial challenge in effectively managing the vast amount of images that are maintained by this device. Deconstructing a sizeable collection of images into meaningful events for users represents a significant task. Such events may be identified by applying Random Matrix Theory (RMT) to a cross-correlation matrix C that has been constructed using SenseCam lifelog data streams. Overall, the RMT technique proves promising for major event detection in SenseCam images.\nby Sergio Escalera Guerrero\nThe Human Pose Recovery and Behaviour Analysis group (HuPBA), University of Barcelona, is developing a line of research on multi-modal analysis of humans in visual data. The novel technology is being applied in several scenarios with high social impact, including sign language recognition, assisted technology and supported diagnosis for the elderly and people with mental\/physical disabilities, fitness conditioning, and Human Computer Interaction.\nby Iason Oikonomidis, Nikolaos Kyriazis and Antonis A. Argyros\nThe FORTH 3D hand tracker recovers the articulated motion of human hands robustly, accurately and in real time (20Hz). This is achieved by employing a carefully designed model-based approach that capitalizes on a powerful optimization framework, GPU processing and the visual information provided by the Kinect sensor.\nKAD - An Intelligent System for Categorizing and Assessing the State of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis\nby Spiros Fotopoulos and Dimitrios Kastaniotis\nNeurological disorders can be reliably assessed using the low-cost Microsoft Kinect depth sensor to record human gait, coupled with our Kinect Assessment Disorders (KAD) system to process the information.\nby S\u00e9bastien Pi\u00e9rard, Samir Azrour, R\u00e9my Phan-Ba and Marc Van Droogenbroeck\nGait observation and analysis can provide invaluable information about an individual [1]. Studies that have interpreted gait using traditional imaging devices have demonstrated that it is difficult to make reliable measurements with colour cameras. GAIMS, our new system resulting from a multidisciplinary project born from collaboration between engineers and neurologists, aims at developing non-intrusive and reliable tools to provide quantitative measures of gait and interpretations of the acquired data. Following a current trend in imaging, it takes advantage of imaging sensors that measure distance instead of colour. While its principles are general, GAIMS is currently used for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the continued evaluation of disease progression [2]. It is the first available system to fully satisfy the clinical routine and its associated constraints.\nby Csaba Benedek, Zsolt Jank\u00f3, Dmitry Chetverikov and Tam\u00e1s Szir\u00e1nyi\nTwo labs of SZTAKI have jointly developed a system for creation and visualization of mixed reality by combining the spatio-temporal model of a real outdoor environment with the models of people acting in a studio. We use a LIDAR sensor to measure an outdoor scene with walking pedestrians, detect and track them, then reconstruct the static part of the scene. The scene is then modified and populated by human avatars created in a 4D reconstruction studio.\nby Thomas Kadiofsky, Robert R\u00f6\u00dfler and Christian Zinner\nIn the foreseeable future it will be commonplace for various land vehicles to be equipped with 3D sensors and systems that reconstruct the surrounding area in 3D. This technology can be used as part of an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) for semi-autonomous operation (auto-pilot), or for fully autonomous operation, depending on the level of technological maturity and legal regulations. Existing robotic systems are mostly equipped with active 3D sensors such as laser scanning devices or time-of-flight (TOF) sensors. 3D sensors based on stereo cameras cost less and work well even in bright ambient light, but the 3D reconstruction process is more complex. We present recent results from our visual 3D reconstruction and mapping system based on stereo vision, which has been developed within the scope of several research projects.\nby Loredana Murino, Umberto Amato and Bruno Alfano\nInvolvement and morphological changes of brain structures both in aging processes and in neurodegenerative diseases can be analysed using Magnetic Resonance imaging. Our aim is to automate the procedure through supervised brain tissue classification.\nby Jos Roerdink\nThe processing, analysis, and visualization of tensor images has become very important in many application domains, such as brain imaging and seismology. In a tensor image the value at each pixel is not just a scalar (as in a grey scale image), but a matrix or tensor, hence the name. In the project COMOTI \u2013 Connected Morphological Operators for Tensor Images, funded by the Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO), we address the development of techniques for morphological filtering and visualization of tensor fields. Potentially, this could lead to new tools for the analysis of brain connectivity and diagnosis of connectivity-related disorders.\nby Franco Alberto Cardillo, Giuseppe Amato and Richard Connor\nBiological models of the human visual system can be exploited to improve the current state of the art in Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) systems.\nby Slawomir Bak and Fran\u00e7ois Bremond\nA retrieval tool that helps a human operator browse a network of cameras is being developed at Inria Sophia Antipolis. This tool addresses the problem of person re-identification: determining whether a particular individual has already appeared over a network of cameras.\nby Giuseppe Amato, Paolo Bolettieri, Fabrizio Falchi and Claudio Gennaro\nWe propose using vectors of locally aggregated descriptors (VLAD) to address the problem of image search on a very large scale. We expect that this technique will overcome the quantization error problem faced in Bag-of-Words (BoW) representations.\nby Kaspar Riesen and Darko Brodic\nMany libraries globally have started digitizing their most valuable old handwritings in order to preserve the world's cultural heritage. To improve the accessibility of the large number of available handwritten document images they must be made amenable to searching and browsing. A recent research project aims at a novel graph based keyword spotting framework applicable to historical documents. For testing the novel framework, isolated word images from the Miroslav Gospels (one of the oldest surviving documents written in old church Slavonic) will be represented by graphs.\nby Emanuele Salerno and Anna Tonazzini\nThe ITACA project (Innovative tools for cultural heritage archiving and restoration) is investigating new approaches to treat severe back-to-front interference in digital images of two-sided documents. This work is part of a vast research program on the study and preservation of historical documents, which, since 2004, has been supported in various forms by European funds.\nThis issue in ePub format","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tech-skill certificates may be more valuable than a college degree\nby N.F. Mendoza in CXO on December 17, 2019, 7:01 AM PST\nFrom P-TECH to Red Hat Academy, and many more, here's a look at training programs that can give you a leg up on landing a coveted job.\nDigital transformation: Why companies need a sense of urgency TechRepublic's Karen Roby talks with futurist Brian Solis about the trends shaping digital transformation.\nMore for CXOs\nWhat is the CIO's role in cybersecurity leadership?\n6 questions the C-suite must answer to achieve digital transformation\nVendor contract renewal planner (TechRepublic Premium)\nHow to manage IT during mergers and acquisitions (free PDF)\nIt's not a myth that many college grads are not working in fields related to their majors.\nA study, \"Degrees at Work,\" released by Emsi in August, found only two majors directly sent grads into its business: engineering and computer science. The study also revealed that non-STEM grads devalue their education.\nYet there are many available tech jobs , including positions unfilled for up to months at a time. And a reason for the disparity? Lack of skills. Graduates, and students in general, lack not only experience, but also practical skills to land the kind of jobs to which they aspire.\nSEE: Building an effective data science team: A guide for business and tech leaders (free PDF) (TechRepublic)\n\"Our educational system is not equipped to meet the demands of the modern workplace,\" said Grace Suh, vice president of education for IBM citizenship. \"We have more jobs than skilled people to fill them. There are already more than 700,000 open technology jobs in the US, and another half million expected over the next decade. Part of the problem is that we've focused too heavily on just one path to a good job: a bachelor's degree.\"\nTo address this issue of the educated, but unskilled, corporations pair with schools and alternative credentialing programs to help fill open positions, as well as match employees with their interest. And so IBM and its P-TECH program, and the other skills-based programs, have come to represent a kind of contemporary trade school, for what some are calling \"new collar\" jobs.\nSome companies have even developed their own training program for future employees, it's dubbed a \"train-and-hire model.\"\nThere are caveats, of course. The model is more of an internship, in which trainees are paid stipends or minimum wage. The period of apprenticeship can put a financial burden on those who have been cut off from parental finances and have little saved.\nSEE: Programming languages: JavaScript developer reveal their favorite tools (free PDF) (TechRepublic)\nHere's a look at some tech programs geared to get a coveted industry job.\nStarting as early as freshman year in high school, students can work toward a college degree or a career pathway at a P-TECH school. The first opened in Brooklyn in 2011, as a collaboration between IBM, the New York Department of Education, and The City University of New York.\nIt is a six-year integrated program of high school and college courses designed to industry skills, which leads to a postsecondary degree for all students.\nIBM and CUNY developed a P-TECH blueprint for public high schools, community colleges and businesses.\nP-TECH is a partnership among K-12, community college and industry, and includes urban, rural, and suburban schools and encompasses a range of STEM fields, including IT, advanced manufacturing, healthcare and finance. There are currently more than 100 P-TECH affiliated schools.\n\"P-TECH helps to strengthen regional economies and disadvantaged populations with a workforce better prepared for \"new collar\" jobs, skilled, tech positions that don't necessarily require a traditional, four-year college degree,\" Suh said.\n\"As of August 2019, 240 students have graduated from IBM-affiliated P-TECHs, such as in New York State and Connecticut, and 35 of them have accepted positions at IBM,\" Suh added.\n\"In general, the initial graduates completed their associate degrees four to five times faster than typical community college students,\" Suh explained. \"Most students are going on for more college, and because the majority are the first in their families to graduate with a college degree, this is a great success.\"\nRed Hat Academy is an academic training-program that works with schools and students and provides an enterprise-ready Linux and open-source curriculum, and certification. The students at the 1600 schools world-wide affiliated with the Red Hat Academy matriculate with the content RHA as integrated into their degree programs.\nAn \"important contributor to our success is industry-relevant content,\" said Ken Goetz, VP, global learning services at Red Hat. \"Our curriculum includes technologies like containers, Kubernetes, cloud, Linux, and other open source technologies that are in high demand in the job market.\"\nStudents who complete the program have \"very good\" prospects,\" Goetz said. \"So much of what's happening in IT today \u2013 big data, cloud, DevOps\u2014is predicated on open source technology, so knowledge and skills in open source are in high demand.\"\nCisco's program was developed when Arizona-based Cisco system engineer George Ward worked with the faculty and students at Greenway High School in Mesa to figure out how to manage the emerging school network. The program has been around for more than 20 years, is in 180 countries, in 25 languages, and has more than \"a million students currently enrolled globally,\" a Cisco rep said.\n\"Cisco Networking Academy follows a multiple pathway model,\" the rep added. \"There are three possible outcomes: providing secondary and post-secondary students with entry-level job skills, preparing students to take and pass an industry certification exam, or continue with post-secondary academic career.\"\nCisco said that 94% of students who earn a Cisco certification got a new or better job, or continue their post-secondary academic career.\n\"Facebook has invested in digital skills trainings to help small businesses and people get ahead,\" said Parisa Sabeti Zagat, Facebook's public policy programs director. \"The goal of the program is job readiness.\"\nFaceBook collaborated with Pathstream to develop a customized program, and has partnered with 20 community colleges across the US to offer digital marketing training.\n\"These partnerships provide ongoing support to people and businesses through educational resources that will help them advance in work, find new jobs, or run their companies.\" Some schools offer the program for academic credit, \"so it counts towards a traditional degree as well,\" Zagat said.\nThe curriculum, which takes six to nine months to complete, consists of six course topics like social media marketing, content strategy and branding, analytics and optimization, and email marketing, and is free to the colleges. FaceBook donates ad credits to students so they can practice using ads manager, and provides scholarship funding for students.\n\"The courses include a significant amount of career navigation content and guides students through starting their job search, including updating their resumes and LinkedIn profiles and planning their job outreach,\" Zagat said.\n\"Given the inherently local nature of jobs, we have been working with the colleges as well as other local organizations on community-specific career opportunities and support.\"\nInfosys has reskilling hubs in non-traditional tech US cities like Phoenix, AZ; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; Indianapolis, IN; Raleigh, NC; and Richardson, TX to retrain university and community college grads to fill the skills gap.\nIn the recent first phase of the program Infosys retrained 10,000 American workers and partners with higher education institutions. Students in the reskilling program range from graduates of four year universities like Trinity College to local community college grads. Infosys has partnered with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to create an employee-training program that will teach workers how to apply the design process to their jobs.\nSEE: Deploying containers: Six critical concepts (free PDF) (TechRepublic)\nOther programs of note\nThe Florida-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest partnered with the University of South Florida and its Muma College of business, pledging $1 million over five years for cybersecurity training program, a four-week immersive program on cybersecurity.\nIntel developed partnerships with universities and community colleges in manufacturing and research and development sites (Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico) to help factory hiring.\nNeil Hunt, former chief product officer of Netflix, donated $3.5 million to his alma mater, Durham University in England, and established \"The Hunt Programme\" in computer science, four scholarships, including one geared toward the promotion of women in leadership tech roles.\nThe McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin recently announced a Leadership in Health Care Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program, to develop cybersecurity risk managers in the US healthcare systems.\nUniversity of Texas San Antonio paired with Digital Defense for students to learn the cloud-based information security platform Frontline.Cloud. The skills are part of an internship program, said Larry Hurtado, president and CEO of Digital Defense.\nStudy.com offers a college accelerator program, as well as a Working Scholars program for underserved communities and working adults, and leverages Thomas Edison State University.\nThe Relativity Academic Partner program prepares legal students with the e-discovery technology skills for legal career. More than 90 colleges and universities worldwide use the platform in their curriculums. The program is free and students can be certified on Relativity's software.\nCredly partnered with the Colorado Community College System to create digital credentials. Launched in 2013, students enrolled in the CCCS can earn digital badges at no additional cost (and offers financial aid options to students).\nDemonstrated skills\n\"Today's employers are increasingly shifting towards skills-based hiring and promotion policies that reward individuals for their specific, demonstrated skills instead of signifiers of skills such as years of experience,\" said Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly.\nFor more, check out Indeed debuts new tech hiring platform for jobs in technology on TechRepublic.\nTech News You Can Use Newsletter\nWe deliver the top business tech news stories about the companies, the people, and the products revolutionizing the planet. Delivered Daily\nHow to become a data scientist: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic)\n60 ways to get the most value from your big data initiatives (free PDF) (TechRepublic)\nFeature comparison: Data analytics software, and services (TechRepublic Premium)\nVolume, velocity, and variety: Understanding the three V's of big data (ZDNet)\nBest cloud services for small businesses (CNET)\nBig data: More must-read coverage (TechRepublic on Flipboard)\nComment and share: Tech-skill certificates may be more valuable than a college degree\nBy N.F. Mendoza\nN.F. Mendoza is a writer based in Los Angeles. She has more than 20 years experience as a journalist covering film, TV, entertainment, business, and fashion. Her background includes working as an editor and\/or reporter for publications including Peop...\n| See all of N.F.'s content\nCXO Innovation Digital Transformation Tech Industry SMBs Security CXO on ZDNet","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home\/News\/Epson PH to focus on core technologies and B2B operations\nNewsEnterpriseGadgets\nEpson PH to focus on core technologies and B2B operations\nEPSON's figure is a steady uphill, but it is stopping to reach a new market segment for 2019. At the recent media thanksgiving in Boracay, Aklan, EPSON Philippines revealed its plans to build on new businesses, minimize dependence on mainstream product segments and optimize its B2B operations.\nLast FY18, Epson Philippines posted an overall positive growth of 23%, topping FY17's outstanding growth of 14%. In terms of product category, inkjet printers and scanners were the highest contributors at 70%, followed by point of sale (POS) and dot matrix printers at 14%, visual instruments at 11% and commercial & industrial products at 5%.\n\"For Epson to become an indispensable company, we have to continue to move outside of our comfort zone and into a more progressive mindset\u2014with obsession to details still deeply embedded in our DNA,\" said Eduardo Bonoan, General Manager for Marketing, Epson Philippines Corporation. \"To add to our exceptional performance for inkjet printers and scanners, the FY18 performance for POS and dot matrix printers, visual instruments and commercial & industrial products tells us that this is the perfect opportunity to build the new foundation for Epson here in the Philippines.\"\nAs it enters a new fiscal year, Epson Philippines sets out to penetrate niche markets while enhancing its operations to better address the requirements of the B2B segment. In a series of presentations during its annual media thanksgiving event, Fusion 10, EPC presented its plans under the building initiative and dove deeper with focused presentations on printers and visual instruments.\nEpson announces new printer sustainability campaign \u2013 \"Be Cool\"\nEpson Singapore (SEA HQ) appoints first Local Regional Managing Director, Siew Jin Kiat\nEpson Establishes Open Innovation Center at Aizuwakamatsu in Japan\nUnder the build initiative, Epson Philippines will focus more on Epson's cutting-edge Replaceable Ink Pack System (RIPS), LIJ printers, scanners, label printers, mobile POS, CAD, signage and textile printers, as well as its high brightness projectors.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"> TV & Film\nStrictly Come Dancing's celebrities have superhero codenames this year \u2013 details\nCat Woman, Batman, Bananaman\u2026 who could they all be?\nJuly 24, 2019 - 07:40 BST Ainhoa Barcelona This year, Strictly Come Dancing's celebrity line-up has superhero codenames to keep the stars' identities a secret until the big reveal \u2013 find out more\nIn a matter of weeks, the celebrity contestants due to take part in Strictly Come Dancing will be unveiled, but for now, their identities have been kept a secret. As they do every year, the stars have been given codenames and this year's theme is superheroes. HELLO! can exclusively reveal that there is a Batman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Mystique, Catwoman, Hulk, Captain America and Bananaman in the mix.\nIn true Strictly fashion, the celebrities will start to be announced by the BBC in mid-August. Various names have been bandied around including The Saturdays singer Una Healy, Line of Duty actor Adrian Dunbar, I'm a Celebrity winner Harry Redknapp, Boyzone bandmate Keith Duffy, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton, Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya and Coronation Street actor Jack P Shepherd.\nThe pro dancers start rehearsals next week\nThe professional dancers are also expected to start rehearsals next week, as Dianne Buswell previously revealed on Sunday Brunch in mid-July: \"In less than two weeks the pros go back. The professionals do all the professional routines. So we have a month where we go in every day to learn a new dance and then we meet the celebrities. When I find out who my celebrity is, it's legit on camera and on TV, so it's very exciting.\"\nMORE: Strictly reveals a huge change for 2019 series\nMotsi Mabuse is taking over Darcey Bussell as a judge\nMORE: The Cambridges and the Sussexes speak out after big royal change\nThis year's series of Strictly is already seeing a big change as the new judge has also just been revealed. Motsi Mabuse, the older sister of Strictly pro Oti Mabuse, is taking over Dame Darcey Bussell. Motsi was previously a judge on Let's Dance in Germany from 2011. \"I am absolutely overjoyed to be joining the Strictly judging panel,\" she said. \"I have so much respect and admiration for the other three judges and hope to add my own bit of sparkle to the show. I can't wait to get started.\"\nThis collagen drink has over 2,000 5* reviews - here's why\nCyrano movie star Peter Dinklage is breathtakingly good - here's your special screening invite\nStrictly's Gleb Savchenko welcomes second baby with wife Elena\nStrictly's Gleb Savchenko shares cutest photo of newborn baby Zlata\nStrictly Come Dancing 2017: twelfth contestant revealed\nHow Strictly Come Dancing will pay tribute to their dear friend Sir Bruce Forsyth\nEamonn Holmes worries wife Ruth Langsford will leave him after Strictly\nStrictly Come Dancing 2017: final three contestants revealed","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What do cows play at parties?\nMoo-sical chairs!\nShare this gift\nWhy give a cow?\nCows are an excellent low-maintenance source of nutrition and income because their unique digestive system allows them to graze on land which is unsuitable for growing crops.\nWhat will your gift do?\nYou'll be providing a family with regular milk and a sustainable income! Milk is a vital source of sustenance for children, and the surplus can be sold so the family can buy food and clothing, making this gift super useful.\nSend your cow on its way!\nTwo Cows to rebuild their lives (1\/2)\nMr Chandrasiri lived with his wife and their three small children in the village of Helambagaswewa, Sri Lanka. A 30-year long ethnic war had destabilised the economy and most of the villagers lived below the poverty line. They had received no help in rebuilding their lives, and lack of capital meant they couldn't improve their situation. Mr Chandrasiri's family received a gift of two milking cows, and we gave him training in livestock care and business marketing.\nThis Simple Gift Changed Everything (2\/2)\nBy selling his milk to a distribution company, Mr Chandrasiri's income was substantially increased. Within three years, he had renovated his derelict home and bought a bicycle for his family. His children used to avoid going to school because they couldn't afford stationary, but now they are excelling in their studies. From living hand-to-mouth and worrying about his children's future, Mr Chandrasiri was transformed into a local businessman who could create a better life for his family. This simple gift changed everything.\nAbout Great Charity Gifts\nGreat Charity Gifts are a collection of charity gifts like livestock, sewing machines, trees, or school kits. This Muslim Hands project aims to empower needy families in Asia and Africa. To find out more about Muslim Hands' work head over to our website at https:\/\/muslimhands.org.uk.\nmail@greatcharitygifts.org.uk\n148 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 5JE. Registered Charity No. 1105056 \/ Registered Company No. 05080486 in England.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Every person at doof party could face police action\nby Rebecca Lollback\nRebecca Lollback\n17th Aug 2020 7:04 AM | Updated: 2:32 PM\nUPDATE, 10.30am: NSW police and Byron Shire Council could take further action against a Wilsons Creek man and the 1500 people who attended his doof party on July 4.\nThe man has been fined $1000 for breaching COVID-19 restrictions, but there could be more heat on the way.\nTweed Byron Police District Chief Inspector Mick Dempsey said there could be further action taken against the man and potentially each of his guests.\n\"They would be liable for breaches for COVID-19 and inquiries are continuing in relation to those people,\" he told ABC radio.\n\"This notice was just issued in relation to the person who we allege has organised the doof party on this particular night\n\"I am unsure whether he made any money out of the party but Byron Shire Concil in incorporation with NSW police are investigating further breaches.\"\nOriginal story: A 50-YEAR-OLD from Wilsons Creek has been fined $1000 for hosting an unauthorised doof party that breached COVID-19 restrictions.\nThe party was held on July 4 at Wilsons Creek, about 10km south-west of Mullumbimby, and attracted an estimated crowd of 1000-1500 attendees.\nFollowing numerous community complaints regarding the illegal gathering in contravention of the NSW Health Minister's Public Health (COVID-19) Directions, officers from the Tweed-Byron Police District attended the remote location about 3am on July 5.\nFollowing an investigation, officers from Tweed-Byron Licensing Police identified a man who attended Byron Bay backpacker hostels to promote the event.\nOn Friday, August 14, police issued a 50-year-old Wilsons Creek man - who is the owner of the property where the event occurred - with a $1000 infringement notice.\nThe public is reminded that parties on private properties are limited to a maximum of 20 guests, excluding those people who live there.\nInquiries are continuing with Byron Shire Council regarding further breaches relating to this party.\ncoronavirusnorthernrivers\ndoof party\nbyron shire coronavirusnorthernrivers doof party editors picks","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Market VerticalsConsumerIndustrial\nWireless Connectivity: Wearables Connecting People 24*7\nWearables bring along with them a sense of connectivity unlike any other. You go for a run, the phone might feel heavy in your pocket. The solution? A smart watch. Still not comfortable? Get a Fitbit. Still troubling? Let's incorporate sensors into your clothes, so you can't crib anymore.\n\"The mix of technology innovation, changes in lifestyles, and our insatiable desire to always be connected has created the environment for wearables to play an increasing role in our personal and professional lives,\" says Mr. Vishal Goyal, senior manager technical marketing, analog MEMS and sensors [AMS], India, Asean and ANZ, STMicroelectronics.\nRequirements in wearable design\nToday we have a lot of devices connecting to each other. We have come to take this connectivity for granted to such a level that we feel abandoned at times the Internet goes down.\nWith wearables redefining connectivity so drastically, the need for suitable components becomes a major factor. These devices have to be able to work 24\u00d77 to keep us connected. Hence it calls for suitable power sources. Goyal supports this statements with, \"Low-power wireless connectivity represents the key technology for connecting smart objects to the internet and the cloud.\"\nAdditionally, wireless connectivity is not dominated by one single technology. This technology depends on, \"application needs or technology constraints, different hardware and software integration requirements,\" adds Goyal. Hence a suitable technology is required for such 'handy' devices.\nSo, what would be a suitable technology?\nToday most of these wearables use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), a lesser power consumption variant of our very own Bluetooth. With power consumption in mw this has provided designers with an alternative to provide connectivity with the cloud at all times. Earlier versions of Bluetooth consumed higher power with lower data rates. This has been overturned with Bluetooth v4.0. It can now connect at distances more than 100 m (theoretically). The BLE modules from manufacturers claiming to last for upto a couple of years in some cases, are suitable for such applications.\nAlternatives to BLE\nNear Field Communication (NFC) is another short-range technology and it find uses in some specialised cases. With variants for two-way and one way communication, this finds use in security applications. It is suited more to Internet of Things, payments and contactless ticketing applications where the end-user could have an ease of use rather than wearables.\nIt is a simple, intuitive technology that facilitates transactions with a simple touch. This simplicity on the one hand has made transactions easier, whereas on the other has called for added security measures into NFC.\nDoes Wi-Fi makes sense?\nWireless-Fidelity is another option suitable for short-range communications. But does using Wi-Fi makes sense in wearables? In wearables the transferred data amounts to about a couple of MB at max. With Wi-Fi data speeds about 100 Mbps, this does not seem reasonable? Additionally the increase in size with Wi-Fi module also seems like an unnecessary trouble for such highly minimised device.\nThe other technologies might be suitable but without significant user knowledge, employing them in wearables might turn out to be more trouble than they are worth.\nEmploying suitable sensors\nThe world is moving to everything smart. Even the name given to BLE consists of the word, Bluetooth Smart. So what makes them 'smart'?\nAccording to Goyal, \"Traditional sensors provide raw sensor data to the microcontroller to process.\" This increases the load on the microcontroller to handle the computations of the device along with the raw data from the sensor. Smart sensors reduce this load on the microcontroller by operating on the raw data themselves.\nThese 'smart' sensors can process internally motion and acceleration detection including free-fall, wake up, single and double-tap detection, activity-inactivity, portrait and landscape detection, step counter and step detection along with significant motion detection. \"In this way applications can achieve critical battery life as sensor data can now be processed inside the data itself,\" adds Goyal.\nThe latest additions to sensing smart include pedometer and gyroscope built into a sensor. So now a designer just needs to add a GNSS module along with the sensor to a microcontroller and you are all set with a wearable that works in the most difficult of terrains.\nCatering to the user\nSmart sensors have increased the processing capability of a wearable, so now we are trying to add further components into it. Some luxury additions into sensors include UV, pressure and humidity sensors. These can be additionally employed to add to the devices depending on the requirement.\nForecasts: Market survey\nAccording to Gartner, the expected number of wearable devices to be sold in 2016 is about 274.59 million. This is an increase of 18.4% over last year when the sales were about 232 million worldwide. This makes up an estimated market of $28.7 billion in 2016. And expected to grow further upto 322 million devices by 2017.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Revenue growth of 25% year-over-year\nCompany revises revenue growth outlook for 2021 to 9-11% on COVID Delta headwinds\nBEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global joint preservation company in early intervention orthopedics, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2021.\nThird Quarter 2021 Financial Summary\nRevenue in the third quarter of 2021 was $39.5 million, 25% higher than prior year, compared with $31.7 million in the third quarter of 2020, due primarily to favorable order timing in Joint Pain Management.\nJoint Pain Management revenue of $26.2 million, up 42%\nJoint Preservation and Restoration revenue of $11.2 million, lower by 4%\nOther revenue of $2.2 million\nGross margin was 58%, reflecting $3.0 million of acquisition related amortization expenses. Adjusted gross margin1, excluding these charges, was 66%.\nNet income was $0.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.45 loss per diluted share, in the prior year. Net income this quarter benefited from a reduction in the value of contingent consideration of $1.9 million, net of tax, or $0.13 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 for the quarter was $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the prior year.\nAdjusted EBITDA1 was $5.8 million, compared to $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2020.\nOperating cash flow was $2.1 million; cash balance was $91.0 million.\n1 See description of non-GAAP financial information contained in this release.\nRecent Operational Highlights\nLaunched Anika's WristMotion\u00ae Total Wrist Arthroplasty System at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) annual meeting. The WristMotion\u00ae Total Wrist Arthroplasty System is designed to preserve natural motion and maximize stability providing an advanced solution for wrist arthritis.\nReceived additional 510(k) clearance for Tactoset\u00ae Injectable Bone Substitute for hardware augmentation. This 510(k) clearance expands the capability of Tactoset for augmenting suture anchor fixation during surgical procedures.\nAttended first major industry event, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting, in August 2021 showcasing the full integrated Anika portfolio.\nContinued to strengthen Anika's leadership team with the addition of Anne Nunes as Vice President of Operations bringing industry leading expertise to our global manufacturing and supply chain organization.\nAnika's Board of Directors appointed 35-year industry veteran Sheryl Conley as a new independent director bringing deep orthopedic industry commercial leadership experience to the Board.\nExecuted on planned operational initiative to roll-out Anika's existing global ERP system, SAP, to legacy Parcus and Arthrosurface operations, providing additional operational capabilities and synergies in support of the Company's growth strategy.\n\"We continue to make progress in our transformational strategy as Anika establishes itself in the joint preservation and restoration markets,\" Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D., Anika's President and CEO, commented. \"We are pleased with our third quarter results despite the continued headwinds and ongoing unpredictability due to COVID, and more recently the Delta variant. We are seeing the demand for our products in the ambulatory surgical center as a significant opportunity as we continue to invest in expanding our product portfolio for minimally invasive joint preservation treatments. We remain laser focused on our long-term strategy to double our revenues by 2024, off our 2019 base despite near term COVID challenges.\"\nFiscal 2021 Outlook\nThe Company expects its overall revenue for fiscal year 2021 to grow 9-11% year-over year, compared with previous guidance of 11-14%, primarily due to the increased impact of COVID. This annual revenue growth is driven by Joint Preservation and Restoration growth in the upper-teens percent range with mid-single digit growth in Joint Pain Management. Other revenue is expected to grow mid-single digits for the year.\nThere remains continued uncertainty in the global market associated with the impact of the COVID pandemic, and the Company's outlook for fiscal 2021 is subject to changing dynamics associated with COVID including additional variants, vaccine distribution, and other related developments.\nAnika's management will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and business highlights today, Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:00 pm ET. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-866-437-2398 (toll-free domestic) or 1-856-344-9206 (international) and providing the conference ID number 8047540. A live audio webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of Anika's website, www.anika.com. A slide presentation with highlights from the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Anika website. A replay of the webcast will be available on Anika's website approximately two hours after the completion of the event.\nNon-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, the Company's reported financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, the Company's definition of non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. Because non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the Company's reported results of operations, Anika strongly encourages investors to review the Company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety. The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it uses them as supplemental measures in internally assessing the Company's operating performance, and, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, it is set as a key performance metric to determine executive compensation. The Company also recognizes that these non-GAAP measures are commonly used in determining business performance more broadly and believes that they are helpful to investors, securities analysts, and other interested parties as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period.\nAdjusted Gross Margin\nIn Q3 2021, adjusted gross margin is defined by the Company as adjusted gross profit divided by total revenue. The Company defines adjusted gross profit as GAAP gross profit excluding amortization of certain acquired assets, the impact of inventory fair-value step up associated with our recent acquisitions and non-cash product rationalization charges.\nIn Q3 2021, adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as GAAP net income excluding depreciation and amortization, interest and other income (expense), income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, non-cash charges related to goodwill impairment and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the Company's recent acquisitions as a result of the COVID pandemic, and non-cash product rationalization charges.\nAdjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS\nAdjusted net income is defined by the Company as GAAP net income excluding acquisition related expenses, inclusive of the impact of purchase accounting, on a tax effected basis, and the non-cash product rationalization charges. In the context of adjusted net income, the impact of purchase accounting includes amortization of inventory step up and intangible assets recorded as part of purchase accounting for acquisition transactions. The amortized assets contribute to revenue generation, and the amortization of such assets will recur in future periods until such assets are fully amortized. These assets include the estimated fair value of certain identified assets acquired in acquisitions in 2020 and beyond, including in-process research and development, developed technology, customer relationships and acquired tradenames. As a result of COVID, the Company is also specifically excluding the impacts of goodwill impairment charges and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the acquisition transactions, each on a tax effected basis. Adjusted diluted EPS is defined by the Company as GAAP diluted EPS excluding acquisition related expenses and the impact of purchase accounting, each on a tax-adjusted per share basis, and non-cash product rationalization charges. Again, the Company is also specifically excluding the impacts of goodwill impairment charges and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with recent acquisition transactions, each on a tax effected basis if applicable.\nA reconciliation of adjusted gross profit to gross profit (and the associated adjusted gross margin calculation), adjusted EBITDA to net income, adjusted net income to net income and adjusted diluted EPS to diluted EPS, the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, is shown in the tables at the end of this release.\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, concerning the Company's expectations, anticipations, intentions, beliefs or strategies regarding the future which are not statements of historical fact, including those statements in the last two sentences of the quotation from Dr. Blanchard, and in the section captioned \"Fiscal 2021 Outlook\" related to potential future revenues and the impacts of COVID. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors. The Company's actual results could differ materially from any anticipated future results, performance, or achievements described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to, (i) the Company's ability to successfully commence and\/or complete clinical trials of its products on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the Company's ability to obtain pre-clinical or clinical data to support domestic and international pre-market approval applications, 510(k) applications, or new drug applications, or to timely file and receive FDA or other regulatory approvals or clearances of its products; (iii) that such approvals will not be obtained in a timely manner or without the need for additional clinical trials, other testing or regulatory submissions, as applicable; (iv) the Company's research and product development efforts and their relative success, including whether we have any meaningful sales of any new products resulting from such efforts; (v) the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the Company's clinical studies, manufacturing operations, and production planning; (vi) the strength of the economies in which the Company operates or will be operating, as well as the political stability of any of those geographic areas; (vii) future determinations by the Company to allocate resources to products and in directions not presently contemplated; (viii) the Company's ability to successfully commercialize its products, in the U.S. and abroad; (ix) the Company's ability to provide an adequate and timely supply of its products to its customers; and (x) the Company's ability to achieve its growth targets. Additional factors and risks are described in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are made based on information available to the Company on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.\nAnika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), is a global joint preservation company that creates and delivers meaningful advancements in early intervention orthopedic care. We partner with clinicians to understand what they need most to treat their patients and we develop minimally invasive products that restore active living for people around the world. We are committed to leading in high opportunity spaces within orthopedics, including osteoarthritis pain management, regenerative solutions, soft tissue repair and bone preserving joint technologies. Anika is headquartered in Massachusetts with operations in the United States and Europe. For more information about Anika, please visit www.anika.com.\nFor Investor Inquiries:\nMark Namaroff, 781-457-9287\nExecutive Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications\ninvestorrelations@anika.com\nRevenue $ 39,536 $ 31,694 $ 111,973 $ 97,769\nCost of Revenue 16,513 14,351 47,164 45,487\nGross Profit 23,023 17,343 64,809 52,282\nResearch and development 7,673 5,217 21,327 15,799\nSelling, general and administrative 17,500 15,903 53,664 44,884\nGoodwill impairment - - - 18,144\nChange in fair value of contingent consideration (3,450 ) 4,150 (21,920 ) (16,176 )\nIncome (loss) from operations 1,300 (7,927 ) 11,738 (10,369 )\nInterest and other expense, net (48 ) (228 ) (141 ) (118 )\nIncome (loss) before income taxes 1,252 (8,155 ) 11,597 (10,487 )\nIncome taxes 694 (1,744 ) 1,670 (2,161 )\nNet income (loss) $ 558 $ (6,411 ) $ 9,927 $ (8,326 )\nNet income (loss) per share:\nBasic $ 0.04 $ (0.45 ) $ 0.69 $ (0.59 )\nDiluted $ 0.04 $ (0.45 ) $ 0.68 $ (0.59 )\nBasic 14,429 14,205 14,389 14,202\nDiluted 14,647 14,205 14,588 14,202\nCash, cash equivalents and investments $ 90,976 $ 98,318\nInventories, net 35,019 46,209\nRight-of-use assets 21,397 22,619\nAccrued expenses and other current liabilities 17,339 14,793\nContingent consideration 3,490 13,090\nOther long-term liabilities 1,489 1,244\nContingent consideration - 22,320\nDeferred tax liability 12,972 11,895\nLease liabilities 19,638 20,879\nCommon stock, $0.01 par value 144 143\nReconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit\n(per share data)\nin thousands 2021 2020 2021 2020\nGross Profit $ 23,023 $ 17,343 $ 64,809 $ 52,282\nProduct rationalization related charges - - 2,063 1,920\nAcquisition related intangible asset amortization 1,562 1,562 4,686 4,283\nAcquisition related inventory step up 1,458 3,273 6,244 7,396\nAdjusted Gross Profit $ 26,043 $ 22,178 $ 77,802 $ 65,881\nAdjusted Gross Margin 66 % 70 % 69 % 67 %\nReconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA\nin thousands, except per share data 2021 2020 2021 2020\nInterest and other expense, net 48 228 141 118\nProvision (benefit) for income taxes 694 (1,744 ) 1,670 (2,161 )\nDepreciation and amortization 1,789 1,718 5,226 5,132\nShare-based compensation 2,863 1,920 7,919 3,953\nProduct rationalization - - 2,063 2,892\nAcquisition related expenses - - - 4,157\nAdjusted EBITDA $ 5,747 $ 4,894 $ 16,631 $ 19,960\nReconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income\nProduct rationalization, tax effected - - 1,590 2,377\nAcquisition related expenses, tax effected - - - 3,174\nAcquisition related intangible asset amortization, tax effected 1,146 1,340 3,898 3,688\nAcquisition related inventory step up, tax effected 935 2,492 4,626 5,646\nGoodwill impairment, tax effected - - - 15,773\nChange in fair value of contingent consideration, tax effected (1,865 ) 3,336 (17,152 ) (13,873 )\nAdjusted net income $ 774 $ 757 $ 2,889 $ 8,459\nReconciliation of GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share\nDiluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) $ 0.04 $ (0.45 ) $ 0.68 $ (0.59 )\nProduct rationalization, tax effected - - 0.11 0.17\nAcquisition related expenses per share, tax effected - - - 0.22\nAcquisition related intangible asset amortization, tax effected 0.08 0.09 0.27 0.26\nAcquisition related inventory step up, tax effected 0.06 0.18 0.32 0.40\nGoodwill impairment, tax effected - - - 1.11\nChange in fair value of contingent consideration, tax effected (0.13 ) 0.23 (1.18 ) (0.98 )\nAdjusted diluted EPS $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.20 $ 0.59\nRevenue by Product Family\nin thousands 2021 % 2020 % 2021 % 2020 %\nJoint Pain Management 26,153 66 % $ 18,439 58 % 69,790 62 % $ 66,168 68 %\nJoint Preservation and Restoration 11,193 28 % 11,715 37 % 35,296 32 % 26,233 27 %\nRevenue 39,536 100 % 31,694 100 % 111,973 100 % 97,769 100 %","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2021 Guide To Top Online Master's Degrees Near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nLooking for an online college or university near Ann Arbor, Michigan where you can earn a master's degree? Start your search for the best online master's degree program near Ann Arbor, Michigan here.\nThe Best Adult Colleges & Careers Guide makes it easy to find information about the schools offering online graduate programs near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Get detailed information about colleges and universities with online master's degrees, including the number of distance-offered degree completions and more. In the end, you'll have an understanding of which college or university may be right for you.\nAnn Arbor, Michigan Online Graduate Schools by the Numbers\nOnline degrees have been declining at institutions near Ann Arbor, Michigan over the past 5 years. In 2020, students completed 383 distance education degree programs at online colleges and universities near Ann Arbor. That was of 18% from completions reported in 2016.\nTop Online Colleges For Master's Degrees Near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nBest Nonprofit Online Master's Degrees Near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nAccording to 2020 data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), there were 4 nonprofit schools near Ann Arbor, Michigan where students completed 981 online master's degree programs. Of those schools, 2 were private nonprofit institutions and 0 were public schools. Browse through the listing below to learn more about each of the nonprofit online colleges near Ann Arbor offering online master's programs.\nFranklin offers more than 20 online master's degrees near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Franklin University is an accredited nonprofit school where most students attend classes part-time. Most of the students are adults and all programs completed were offered online. In 2020, 598 online master's degrees were completed.\nConcordia University-Ann Arbor\nConcordia University-Ann Arbor is an accredited nonprofit school where most students attend classes full-time. Most of the students are of traditional age and most programs completed were offered online. In 2020, 50 online master's degrees were completed.\nEastern Michigan University is an accredited public school where most students attend classes full-time. Most of the students are of traditional age and minimal programs completed were offered online. In 2020, 167 online master's degrees were completed.\nMulti\/Interdisciplinary Studies\nUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arbor is an accredited public school where most students attend classes full-time. Most of the students are of traditional age and minimal programs completed were offered online. In 2020, 166 online master's degrees were completed.\nOnline Degrees1664,525\nAffordable Online Master's Degrees Near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nWondering what you can expect to pay for an online master's degree near Ann Arbor, Michigan, or which online Ann Arbor schools have the most affordable options? According to graduate tuition data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the average tuition at Ann Arbor-area nonprofit schools is $16,951. The average tuition at for-profit schools near Ann Arbor is N\/A.\nAccredited Colleges for Online Master's Degrees Near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nWondering if a certain college or university near Ann Arbor, Michigan is accredited? View a list of Ann Arbor, Michigan accredited online colleges and universities here. We've made it easy to find your school by breaking down the list by school type.\nAccredited Online Nonprofit Graduate Schools Near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nFind Online Master's Degrees near Ann Arbor, Michigan\nAccounting Instructional Design MBA Marketing","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Marnix Vinkenborg\ntheatre maker, music producer, composer, director and performer.\nClick here for Marnix' curriculum vitae!\nInstagram Facebook Linkedin Soundcloud Mail-bulk\nMarnix Vinkenborg (1997) has already produced a series of remarkable productions with his innovative working method. He completed his bachelor in electronic music composition and a master's degree in music theatre with idiosyncratic visual projects.\nIn PRESSURE COOKER he radically tested the co-working process of artists by locking them up in a barrack. At Over Het Ij Festival he made PENTHOUSE PITCH, a surrealistic plea for gentrification. With his alter-ego MARTIN MALIBU, he makes music, performances and films about romance in the 21st century, which have been shown at the Netherlands Film Festival, among others.\nHe takes inspiration from underground pop culture, current events and the emotions of himself and the people who work with him. With THE LAST SONG OF ETERNITY he creates an experimental theater piece that kicks against the beaten track.\nI compose and produce music inspired by counter-culture: minimal, experimental, avant-garde ideas \u2014 electronic music recorded with instruments ranging from swirling guitars to calm piano pads.\nI am also specialised in applied sound design and performance. I have collaborated with Moooi, Studio Gloed, EYE Amsterdam, Dear T and many other filmmakers, musicians, fashion designers and theatre makers.\nAs a director I am specialised in music theatre and music videos. I mainly focus on the relation between sound, movement and film.\nMy work includes Penthouse Pitch, which played on Over Het IJ Festival in 2020. Pressure Cooker is a visual musical theatre piece with 6 visual artists.\nIn the cross-over theatre\/film\/music project Martin Malibu I am active as a performer, writer and composer.\nActing & performance\nI have performed in film, video and theatre pieces. My alter-ego Martin Malibu should give you a good impression of my method acting style of taking on roles.\nOther roles I took on in '20\/'21 were Zeeland \u2013 Mindset, PAVEL, De Dingen Die We Niet Zien, Penthouse Pitch and The Last Song of Eternity.\nSimply put: I am fascinated by mixed media art!\nArchitecture WordPress Theme Studio Marnix Vinkenborg, Amsterdam, KVK 71197281, BTW NL002373811B24","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"VIDEO: Man who fell on hard times finds home for furry family\nA man who had fallen on hard times has been reunited with his beloved dogs thanks to help from the community.\nWednesday, 7th February 2018, 3:46 pm\nUpdated Friday, 8th June 2018, 3:19 am\nJerry Forbes with three of his four beloved dogs. Picture: Kate Shemilt\nJerry Forbes was evicted from his privately-rented flat in Granville Road, Littlehampton, on January 24 after getting behind on his utilities payments.\nThe 67-year-old was separated from his four rescue dogs, Pudding, Wizzle, Bun and Munchkin, when he was put up in a bed and breakfast in Bayford Road by Arun District Council.\nHe appealed for someone to help house him and his pets while the council looked for a home for them.\nBut thanks to two dog walkers he met at East Green, they found him a privately-rented flat in Pier Road which he will be moving into with his furry family.\nHe said: \"It hasn't sunk in yet. I'm quite pessimistic, but I kept telling myself there was a silver lining here.\n\"I just can't thank them enough. I think they are absolutely wonderful. They couldn't have been more friendly and accommodating.\"\nMr Forbes is well-known in the town's dog walking community, getting the nickname 'the dog whisperer' for his well-behaved pets.\nHe also meets people while doing litter picking on the seafront.\nHe said he stopped paying his bills due to problems with his neighbours which his landlord did not help sort out.\nMr Forbes has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for 50 years, which led to him retiring early from his gardening business.\nOne of the symptoms of the condition is poor money management, which he believed contributed to his bad decisions.\nWhile he was staying at the bed and breakfast, his dog-walking friend Sophie was looking after Pudding in Bognor, and Sharon Martin, 77, was looking after the three others, but was in poor health and could not do it for much longer.\nBefore he found somewhere permanent to stay, Mr Forbes considered sleeping on the streets so they could be together, but said it was not fair on his pets.\nSpeaking at the time, he said: \"My biggest fear of all is the council saying there isn't anywhere for the dogs and telling me to get rid of them.\n\"Our bond is so strong, I could not live without my dogs. I wouldn't want to live.\"\nHe adopted Bun, a rottweiler, as a pup in 2009, and got Wizzle from the Dog's Trust in 2012.\nHe rescued Pudding, who was left in a shed by former owners, in 2015 and Munchkin three months ago after seeing an advertisement in a pet shop window.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"PDM seeks democracy, never asked for relief through NRO, says Bilawal\nPPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari\nThatta [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): Refuting Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegations that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was formed \"only to seek National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)\", Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that the PDM's aim is to seek \"democracy, a level playing field, and an end to unemployment, inflation and poverty\".\nSpeaking to reporters in Thatta, Bilawal was quoted as saying by Dawn that the PDM had never asked for \"relief\", and that it was instead seeking \"democracy, [a] level playing field, and an end to unemployment, inflation and poverty\".\nWhile responding to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's allegations that PDM was formed only to \"seek an NRO\" like concession, Bilawal said that the government only brought up the NRO when it had no answer to the PDM's criticism but the people could \"clearly see through these tactics\", Dawn reported.\nSpeaking on the reports of differences between the PDM and the PPP, he said, \"Our CEC (Central Executive Committee) has endorsed every decision of the PDM.\"\nDenying Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid's comments that the PDM had accepted defeat and the PPP had won, Bilawal said, \"I understand that PDM's win is PPP's win and PPP's win is PDM's win so we are one. When PDM wins the people of Pakistan win.\"\nOn Sunday, the PDM held a political rally in Bahawalpur.\nPDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the opposition's movement would no longer be directed only at the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government but also \"his backers\".\nPDM has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan till January 31 and in case of denial for this demand, the front has announced a rally against the government. (ANI)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Research made at the university of Vigo about DIABETES TYPE 1, with the water of the pitcher Alkanatur Drops.\nby admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Investigation, Research | 0 comments\nAlkanatur proves through a research made by the University of Vigo, that the water coming from our pitcher Alkanatur Drops, reduces the oxidative stress and the levels of tryglicerides.\nResearch about DIABETES:\nIn the line of research that Alkanatur maintains with some Universities. We\u00b4ve received from the University of Vigo the results of an unprecedented study worldwide about oxidative stress in a so serious pathology as type 1 diabetes. This preclinical study was carried out in the modern University facilities of the CITI.\nThe report we show is a summary extracted from this Study. It is focused to the general public.\nFirst of all, do you know what oxidative stress is?\nIt is known that from a certain age, we have oxidative stress, that is, the increase of external oxidants and the decrease of internal antioxidants. Depending on the imbalance of this, we age much earlier besides contracting many more diseases.\nScientific community worldwide support this fact. That is why our first scientific research deals with oxidative stress and how to fight it by adding antioxidants.\nThe catalase concentration and lipid peroxidation are the scientific values that are used worldwide for measuring oxidative stress.\nAlkanatur Research\nGraphs provided are a clearer reference of the results of this Study\nPh of the alkaline water, during the 2 months of the treatment, oscillated between 9.5 and 9.8. This same parameter was between 5.9 and 6.4 in the water from the public supply.\nThe first results are obtained in the level of triglycerides in blood:\nIt is important to stand out that the consumption of alkaline water during 2 months have shown a significant decrease in blood triglyceride levels.\nTRIGLYCERIDES IN BLOOD\nConcentration of blood triglycerides during one month and two months of alkaline water treatment\nThe second parameter with an oscillation is the level of catalase in blood:\nThe second parameter was performed by measuring oxidative stress on three organs: pancreas, liver and kidney. We only show pancreas graphs because there have been no significant changes on the others.\nType 1 diabetes is a disease that initially affects the pancreas, stopping completely the insulin secretion. The rest of the organs are affected after a period of time. Our research only lasted two months, and liver and kidney need more time to throw values.\nCATALASA IN PANCREAS\nLevels of catalase in pancreas treated with alkaline water during one and two months\n\"The intake of alkaline water during 2 months has led to a significant decrease in the concentration of catalase in the pancreas\".\nAs the doctor explains in her own study: \"Catalase is an enzyme, an oxidoreductase, which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water. So therefore, its levels report the possible mechanisms of cellular adaptation to oxidative stress\".\nThe intake of alkaline water induces a decrease in the concentration of this enzyme in the pancreas, which suggests that alkaline water makes decrease the pancreatic oxidative stress.\nThe third of the positive results at the pancreatic levels is the TBARS analysis:\nThe decrease in the degree of pancreatic lipid peroxidation while drinking alkaline water during 2 months.\nTBARS PANCREAS\nDegree of lipid peroxidation (expressed in nanomoles of malonaldehyde acid per grams of cellular tissue)\nThe obtained results suggest that the consumption of alkaline water from the Alkanatur pitcher for 2 months, could lead to an important improvement in parameters related to oxidative stress in pancreas.\nOur perspective of this research from the integrative medicine:\nThis unprecedented research for its reliability worldwide opens a range of possibilities to the water treated with the pitcher Alkanatur Drops.\nThe own professor who directed this Study, was really skeptical about the results at the beginning of the investigation. She didn't know before any publication made with ionized alkaline water, in a so serious pathology as type 1 diabetes.\nIn the words of the Professor Lafuente: \"The effect of Alkanatur Drops water on the parameters related to oxidative stress (catalase concentration and degree of lipid peroxidation) in the pancreas, the organ damaged in the pathology type 1 diabetes, is awesome. Congratulations for this results\"\nWe decided to start with this pathology because we knew that the pancreas would suffer a big oxidative damage. Later we will perform other researches in different diseases and measuring different parameters.\nIntegrative medicine does not distinguish the type of pathology. According to the perspective of a wide scientific community, behind the diseases that affect us today, oxidative stress is either directly or indirectly as a pathological cause.\nThey all have something in common. The very high levels of acid free radicals that acidify and steal oxygen from the extracellular fluid in the affected area, and therefore the cell cannot be fed properly. It is also exposed to its own metabolic detritus (waste elements), that make the cell full of toxicity, over time that situation is spread to the rest of the body originating new pathologies.\nWorld renown Scientists and Doctors are following these guidelines that other colleagues like Dr. Otto Warbung (Medicine Nobel Prize) and the recently deceased Professor of Histology at the University of Vienna Dr. Alfred Pischinger (Wikipedia) had previously started.\n\"Sistematic Researches in the last 50 years has led to the development about free radicals in the biological and biomedical sciences.\nThe field of knowledge is consolidated.\nIn the International databases from the period of the 2000 to the 2004 the entry \"free radicals\" indicates 27200 scientific works. The entry \"radical superoxide and hydrogen peroxide appears with 10900 scientific works. The entry \"peroxides and peroxidase\" refers to 15000 scientific works and the entry \"nitric oxide\" indicates 27600 scientific works.\nHowever the practical applications of the use of antioxidants and other drugs, that lead to preventive and adjuvant pharmacological therapies that are effective, are a chapter in development process.\nWe want to thank all our customers for trusting on us and helping to finance projects like this one with the purchase of our technology. We want to continue investigating in many different pathologies.\nAlso want to congratulate the Technical Team of Dr. Annunciacion Lafuente for their dedication and professionalism on this research.\nAnunciaci\u00f3n Lafuente Gim\u00e9nez.: PhD in Biology, Professor of Toxicology at the University of Vigo.\nBel\u00e9n Fern\u00e1ndez P\u00e9rez: PhD in technology and food science\nSergio L\u00f3pez Doval: PhD in technology and food sciences\nRam\u00f3n Salgado Freir\u00eda: PhD in technology and food science","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Monthly archive\nShell must face Friends of the Earth Nigeria claim in Netherlands\nTerry McAlister - The Guardian\nShell disappointed at Hague court ruling on Oruma oil spill compensation case\nA judge in the Netherlands has opened the door to a potential avalanche of legal cases against Shell over environmental degradation said to be caused by its oil operations in the Niger Delta.\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/business\/2009\/dec\/30\/shell-oruma-alleged-pollu...\nTD warns of policing crisis for Mayo\nLorna Siggins - Irish Times\nFINE GAEL TD John O'Mahony has warned of a \"major crisis building up\" for policing in Co Mayo.\nThe Mayo TD issued his warning as the Department of Justice confirmed the cost of Garda overtime and expenses for security at the Corrib gas project stood at \u20ac12.6 million to date.\nMr O'Mahony said 30 garda\u00ed had retired from the Mayo force within the past 12 months, and the majority were rank and file garda\u00ed serving in districts throughout the county.\nCorrib gas 'giveaway' - Letter in the Irish Times\nMaura Harrington - Irish Times\nA chara,\nDaniel Sexton's view that the current oil\/gas exploration terms are \"quite pragmatic\" is untenable (December 16th). We are the only country in the world \u2013 with the possible exception of Cameroon \u2013 that has proven reserves of natural resources which we continue to give away for a pittance.\nhttp:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/letters\/2009\/1228\/1224261302477.html\nUnpublished Letter to the Irish Times on the Corrib Gas Giveaway\nBelow is a letter sent to the Irish Times regarding the Corrib Gas Giveaway however it didn't get published.\nMadam,\nDaniel Sexton's letter (16th December) clearly illustrates the prevailing neoliberal agenda which has underpinned decision making within the state, much to the detriment of the average Irish person. The claim that 'exploration [for Irish gas and oil] should be facilitated and encouraged by every means possible' is disturbing when one considers the extent to which the government has done this, resulting in no profits, no royalties, no state participation, no security of supply, and we also have to pay full market prices for our own natural resources. If these weren't enough incentives for the oil and gas industry, companies can also offset their costs against a measly 25% tax rate, meaning they will pay little if any tax.\nhttp:\/\/www.indymedia.ie\/article\/81934\nGas pipeline movie to hit cinema screens\nwww.breakingnews.ie\nThe story of the controversial Corrib Gas project told through the eyes of locals is expected to reach a world audience thanks to a groundbreaking new documentary.\n'The Pipe' follows four protesters as they wage a battle against the Co Mayo refinery through both the courts and the planning process, balanced by the opinions of two locals in favour of the scheme.\nIt is among several Irish features either in production or ready to hit cinema screens in 2010, including movies with hit stars Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson.\nhttp:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/entertainment\/gas-pipeline-movie-to-hit-cinem...\nThe wolf and the little pigs\nLong time ago, a Wolf arrived\nIn a land nobody knew.\nA place of beauty, peace and calm\nWith sea and skies so blue.\nHe looked around and saw his prize\nHe would take it, without doubt,\nThe pigs to whom the land belonged\nWould concede without a shout.\nThe wolf looked at the little pigs\nWith evil in his eyes\n\"You will make a tasty meal for me,\nThis is a nice surprise!\"\nCorrib and the art of bog building\nJames Laffey - Editior's Chair - Western People - 09\/12\/2009\nEVENTS in Ireland in recent weeks would remind one of the final scenes of Shakespeare's King Lear. Even the gods of nature have turned against us as we are made to learn the bitter lessons of our imprudent past. Not only have we discovered that the homes and apartments we bought were over-priced but now it appears many of them were built on swamplands that are susceptible to flooding.\nRTE's Frontline last Monday night made for upsetting viewing. Indeed, all of the television coverage of the recent floods in the West and Midlands has been distressing, especially when one sees footage of people returning to their flooded homes. But last week's Frontline was more than distressing; it was downright infuriating.\nFirstly, we had a Green Party Minister slumped in a chair, shrugging his shoulders and muttering 'I told you so'when the discussion came around to bad planning. Then there was a college professor nattering about global warming while ordinary farmers attempted to make legitimate and sensible points about the failure of the state to maintain waterways during the past half century. Now, I'm not saying global warming isn't an issue in all of this, and I'm not suggesting that clearing out waterways would avoid all flooding, but I do think that the voices of ordinary people need to be heard when it comes to infrastructural projects. They are the people on the ground, with years and years of local knowledge, and while they may not be correct all of the time they are usually able to steer so-called experts in the right direction. Which brings me to my central point.\nOn several occasions during the course of last Monday's show, Pat Kenny expressed astonishment at the fact that shops, hotels, houses and apartments had been built on flood plains. A councillor from Co Monaghan was wheeled out and made to look a prize fool for attempting to put a housing estate in the middle of a turlough. Residents of the flooded 'Waterways' complex in Co Kildare were reminded that the name of their new home should have been a giveaway clue when they were making their over-priced purchases. And the question everyone kept returning to during the course of the evening was how could planning permission have been granted for commercial and residential developments in flood plains?\nI have to admit I smiled ironically at the naivety of those, including Pat Kenny, who posed that question because once upon a long time ago I was as na\u00efve as them when it came to planning matters. That was back in the early part of this decade when I was reporting on the early stages of the Corrib Gas project.\nThe original plan for the terminal at Bellanaboy in North Mayo was so ridiculous it defied parody. The largest piece of infrastructure in the history of the State was to be constructed on an unstable bog, within close proximity of private residences and in an area that was utterly cut off from basic emergency services. Even more astounding was the plan to dig 500,000 tonnes of peat from the 400-acre site and dump it on a hill, overlooking a main road.\nI sat through those early public hearings into the Corrib project with my mouth agape. I had gone there with pre-conceived prejudices: I believed the local residents, who were against the project, were essentially harebrained idealists with no concept of the real world, and were holding up badly-needed development in the West. But after hearing the plans for the terminal and pipeline I went away wondering who were the harebrained idealists and who were the realists. By the end of the second day I had made up my mind.\nAlmost a decade later I can still recall my utter astonishment when officials from the Health and Safety Authority told the hearing that dumping 500,000 tonnes of peat on the side of a hill in an area with a history of landslides was not a risk to public safety. It was one of those moments when you began to wonder if logic could be bad for your health. I had convinced myself - with all the na\u00efvety of the uninitiated - that the civil servants responsible for health and safety would put an end to the charade that was unfolding before my eyes. Surely they would not put their imprimatur on a proposal that was clearly prejudicial to public safety?\nBut the officials didn't even stop to blink. They tipped their forelocks to the oil executives, gave a two-finger salute (metaphorically speaking, of course) to the local residents and told the hearing they were entirely satisfied with the project. The rest, as they say, is history.\nOf course, the man-made mountain of peat at Bellanaboy never materialised because An Bord Plean\u00e1la shot it down, but the terminal went ahead and is now nearing completion. It's built on a bog - a notoriously volatile bog - but the Health and Safety Authority reckons it's okay so who am I to question their professional judgment. Government ministers also say it meets appropriate planning standards and I would not deign to question the opinion of these men and women of infinite wisdom who have managed the country so admirably in recent years.\nSeveral of those protesters who lodged the early objections to Corrib now possess criminal records. They were right about one thing: Corrib was bad for their health and safety. It has to be said that some protesters have been lost in the fog of war and have done things that no law-abiding citizen could condone, but it should equally be acknowledged that they were treated with utter disdain from the first moment they lodged objections that were rooted in commonsense.\nNo-one in authority has accepted that were it not for these protesters 500,000 tonnes of peat would have been dumped on the side of a main road. It would have been in place by September 2003 when landslides devastated nearby Pullathomas. The UK geologist employed by An Bord Plean\u00e1la was certainly unimpressed with what was been proposed. The floods of the past month have given a previously uninformed public an insight into the shocking planning decisions that were made during the Celtic Tiger years. The emotions expressed on the Frontline last week were not dissimilar to those I experienced a decade ago in the Downhill Hotel in Ballina when I saw public servants - no doubt under pressure from senior government figures - acquiesce to a ludicrous scheme that was simply designed to save money for an avaricious exploration company.\nI only hope the sins of bad planning in Bellanaboy do not come back to haunt us as they have done in other parts of the country. Such a scenario is just too awful to contemplate.\nhttp:\/\/www.westernpeople.ie\/news\/story\/?trs=eyojmheyid\nIrishman held over 'Bolivian Prez Plot'\nGerard Couzens - Irish Daily Mirror\nSuspect awaiting extradition\nReview of the week of Shell to Sea court hearings\nRudiger - Indymedia\nMaura Harrington stated in court \"the reality at Glengad is that Justice and the Law are mutually exclusive\" and as the general secretary of the Garda Representative Association (GRA), PJ Stone eloquently put it this week, sometimes \"justice is worth fighting for\".\nLast week (from 7th to 11th Dec) saw a week of special Shell to Sea sittings in Belmullet District Court to deal with campaigners who oppose the Corrib Gas Project. In total 25 people were up in court before Judge Gerard Haughton who had been drafted in for the week. 7 peoples had cases heard, while the other 18 peoples' cases were either introduced or just up for mention.\nThe week ended with Maura Harrington in jail after she received a 9 month sentence for cutting a net and causing damage of \u20ac160. The judge initially suspended the sentence but sent Maura to prison when she refused to be bound to the peace for 2 years. Other sentences included Terence Conway who was banned from driving for 4 years, Pat O Donnell who received a 2 month suspended sentence (suspended for six months) for breach of the peace and Niall Harnett who received a 3 month suspended sentence (bound to the peace for 18 months) for obstruction of a Garda. Martin Harrington received a 5 month suspended sentence for a section 2 assault on a Garda, while Pete Lavelle received a \u20ac500 fine - also for a section 2 assault on a Garda. Trevor Houghton received a \u20ac400 fine for not leaving the water when told to by a Garda while out on his kayak.\nShell to Sea protesters jailed\nMayo Advertiser\nDefendants refused to undertake community service\nThree Shell to Sea protesters who were involved in a protest in September 2008, while taking part in a vehicle protest throughout the Erris area in support of Maura Harrington's hunger strike, blocked in and surrounded an unmarked Garda car, were each sentenced to six months in jail after they refused to undertake community service.\nhttp:\/\/www.advertiser.ie\/mayo\/article\/20262","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies, remembered by Chicago-based union leaders\nWASHINGTON \u2014 Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizations in the world, died Thursday. He was 72.\nThe federation confirmed Trumka's death in a statement. He had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization's secretary-treasurer for 14 years. From his perch, he oversaw a federation with more than 12.5 million members and ushered in a more aggressive style of leadership.\n\"The labor movement, the AFL-CIO and the nation lost a legend today,\" the AFL-CIO said. \"Rich Trumka devoted his life to working people, from his early days as president of the United Mine Workers of America to his unparalleled leadership as the voice of America's labor movement.\"\nPresident Joe Biden eulogized Trumka from the White House and said the labor leader had died of a heart attack while on a camping trip with his son and grandkids. He said he spoke with Trumka's widow and son earlier in the day.\n\"He wasn't just a great labor leader. He was a friend,\" Biden told reporters Thursday. \"He was someone I could confide in, and you knew, whatever he said he would do, he would do.\"\nRobert Reiter Jr., president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, said Trumka was \"a blue collar guy\" with a gift for energizing union members. For those in corporate suites or political office, that gift would translate into an ability to bluntly speak truth to power, Reiter said.\nReiter recalled taking Trumka to work sites and phone banks during the 2010 election season. \"He had no problem communicating with people,\" Reiter said, including asking them about their favorite pizza joints and using Reiter's pick, Aurelio's, to start a debate. \"I was happy to be the object of his joke,\" Reiter said,\nHe said Trumka worked closely with the CFL, which covers about 300 labor groups and is an investor in the Chicago Sun-Times. The efforts include getting unions to collaborate on organizing across more workplaces. \"Rich knew we were a great union town. He loved coming here and being part of the culture,\" Reiter said.\nTim Drea, president of the Illinois AFL-CIO, called Trumka a \"true champion for working people.\" Drea said, \"He made workplace safety a priority, especially during the pandemic. He understood how to work with Democrats and Republicans to build the political support needed to keep working families in the fight.\"\nIn this April 4, 2017 file photo, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died. News of Richard Trumka's death was announced Thursday by President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Trumka was 72 and had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization's secretary-treasurer for 14 years.\nA burly man with thick eyebrows and a bushy mustache, Trumka was the son and grandson of coal miners. He was born in 1949 in the small southwest Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin and worked for seven years in the mines before earning an accounting degree from Penn State and then a law degree from Villanova University.\nTrumka was tough and combative, a throwback to an old guard of union leaders from the labor movement's heyday. But he rose in a distinctly different era, as union membership declined and labor struggled to retain political power. He often focused on making the case for unions to the white, blue-collar workers who had turned away from Democrats \u2014 and speaking bluntly to them.\nTrumka met with President Donald Trump on trade and health care issues, but their relationship remained contentious. He called Trump a \"fraud\" who had deceived the working class. Trump criticized Trumka as ineffectual. \"No wonder unions are losing so much,\" Trump tweeted in 2019.\nAt times, Trumka challenged blue-collar workers to confront their own prejudices, including a forceful denunciation of racism in the union ranks during Barack Obama's first campaign for the White House.\n\"We can't tap dance around the fact that there's a lot of white folks out there \u2026 and a lot of them are good union people, they just can't get past this idea that there's something wrong with voting for a Black man,\" he said during an impassioned 2008 speech.\nUntil his death, he used his power to push for health care legislation, expanded workers rights and infrastructure spending.\nTrumka was focused on the future, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler said, in the form of the proposed $1 trillion infrastructure bill that he believed would propel organized labor forward.\n\"He saw that if we were using the breadth and power of the labor movement and training it on a single goal that no one could stop us,\" Shuler said.\nLarry Cohen, a longtime labor activist and former president of the Communications Workers of America, said Trumka's death was a \"devastating\" loss for labor, in part because of his long-standing relationship with Biden.\n\"His ability to talk to the president of the United States will be very hard to replace. It's a long history, based on personal trust. It's remarkable,\" said Cohen, who had known Trumka since the early 1980s.\nTrumka burst into national union politics as a youthful 33-year-old lawyer when he became the United Mine Workers of America's president in 1982. Pledging the economically troubled union \"shall rise again,\" Trumka beat sitting president Sam Church by a 2-to-1 margin and would serve in the role until he became the AFL-CIO's secretary-treasurer in 1995.\nThere, he led a successful strike against the Pittston Coal Company, which tried to avoid paying into an industrywide health and pension fund.\n\"I'd like to retire at this job,\" Trumka said in 1987. \"If I could write my job description for the rest of my life, this would be it.\"\nAt age 43, Trumka led a nationwide strike against Peabody Coal in 1993. During the walk-off, he stirred controversy.\nAsked about the possibility the company would hire permanent replacement workers, Trumka told The Associated Press, \"I'm saying if you strike a match and you put your finger on it, you're likely to get burned.\" Trumka insisted he wasn't threatening violence against the replacements. \"Do I want it to happen? Absolutely not. Do I think it can happen? Yes, I think it can happen,\" he said.\nAs AFL-CIO president, he vowed to revive unions' sagging membership rolls and pledged to make the labor movement appeal to a new generation of workers who perceive unions as \"only a grainy, faded picture from another time.\"\n\"We need a unionism that makes sense to the next generation of young women and men who either don't have the money to go to college or are almost penniless by the time they come out,\" Trumka told hundreds of cheering delegates in a speech at the federation's annual convention in 2009.\nThat year, he was also a leading proponent during the health care debate for including a public, government-run insurance option, and he threatened Democrats who opposed one.\n\"We need to be a labor movement that stands by our friends, punishes its enemies and challenges those who, well, can't seem to decide which side they're on,\" he said.\nDuring the 2011 debate over public employee union rights in GOP-controlled statehouses, Trumka said the angry protests it sparked were overdue.\nTrumka said he hoped then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's bill to strip public employee unions of their bargaining power could renew support for unions after decades of decline. The move drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol in Madison.\nWhether he meant to or not, Trumka said, Walker started a national debate about collective bargaining \"that this country sorely needed to have.\"\nRemembrances poured in Thursday from Trumka's Democratic allies in Washington.\n\"The working people of America have lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most,\" Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in announcing Trumka's death from the Senate floor.\n\"Richard Trumka dedicated his life to the labor movement and the right to organize,\" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.\nFormer Labor Secretary Tom Perez, perhaps Trumka's closest ally during Obama's presidency, remembered Trumka as the \"son and grandson of a miner,\" who brought that family history to the halls of power in Washington.\n\"You know, Rich had a view of the White House from his office,\" Perez said, recalling that Trumka displayed one of father's mining helmets in his office. \"His father and grandfather never could have imagined their son and grandson ascending to such a high level. But what they'd be even more proud of is that he didn't allow it to go to his head. He never forgot his roots.\"\nBeaumont reported from Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press reporter Bill Barrow contributed from Atlanta.\nContributing: David Roeder, Sun-Times business and labor reporter\nhttps:\/\/www.cupbord.com\/longtime-afl-cio-president-richard-trumka-dies-remembered-by-chicago-based-union-leaders\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"MINDEF refutes claims that acquisition of F-35 fighter jets by RSAF is to align itself with US\nPosted 12 Mar, 2019\nin Current Affairs, Politics\nThe Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) stressed that the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is for Singapore's own defence deterrence and not directed against, or to align itself with, any particular country.\nThe ministry was responding to a report by American news outlet CNN, titled \"The message to China behind Singapore's US F-35 jet plan.\" which wrote that analysts said Singapore's decision to acquire the F-35 was \"indicative of growing concerns within Asia regarding China's regional ambitions\".\nCarl Schuster, a former director of operations at the US Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center, said in the report, \"Singapore probably does not trust China's assurances that its South China Sea claims are benign, without military intentions and will not result in China taking control of air and sea commerce.\"\nIn the report, it was also said that the acquisition carried a message to China as Singapore will become \"the fourth American ally\" in the Pacific region to own F-35s, after Australia, Japan and South Korea, as well as saying that Singapore is a \"close and long-time US ally\" that \"even hosts a US Navy facility\".\nMINDEF rebutted the statement, saying that these assertions were erroneous.\n\"Unlike other Asian countries who have acquired F-35s, Singapore is not a treaty ally of the US. While Singapore has allowed United States ships and aircraft usage of some of our military facilities, this is not a reaction to any recent developments. It is a long-standing arrangement dating back to 1990,\" Mindef wrote.\nDubbed one of the world's most advanced fighter jets \u2013 the model has been identified as a replacement for Singapore's ageing fleet of F-16s, which face obsolescence beyond 2030. Eariier in 18 January this year, the ministry had announced that the technical evaluation to select the next generation fighter to replace the F-16s has been completed by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has been identified as the most suitable replacement to maintain the RSAF's capabilities.\nDefence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced in Parliament on that Singapore would be seeking to buy four US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for a start, with an option for eight more.\nIn the Parliament, Dr Ng stated that Singapore has the endorsement of both the US administration and the Department of Defence for its proposed purchase of the F-35s. However, he noted that the US Congress must still approve it.\nThe fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground-attack and air-superiority missions. It has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) variant.\nAs the largest and most expensive military program, the F-35 is the subject of much scrutiny and criticism in the U.S. and in other countries.\nIn 2013 and 2014, critics argued that the plane was \"plagued with design flaws\", with many blaming the procurement process in which Lockheed was allowed \"to design, test, and produce the F-35 all at the same time,\" instead of identifying and fixing \"defects before firing up its production line\".\nBy 2014, the program was \"$163 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule\". Critics also contend that the program's high sunk costs and political momentum make it \"too big to kill\".\nThe F-35 first flew on 15 December 2006. In July 2015, the United States Marines declared its first squadron of F-35B fighters ready for deployment; the U.S. Air Force followed suit with its first squadron of F-35As in August 2016.\nIn 2018, the F-35 was used in combat for the first time, by the Israeli Air Force.\nThe United States plans to buy 2,663 F-35s, which will provide the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps in coming decades. Deliveries of the F-35 for the U.S. military are scheduled until 2037 with a projected service life up to 2070.\nPrevPreviousAs countries ground Boeing 737 MAX planes, CAAS joins in banning all 737 MAX variants flying in and out of SG\nNextSingapore's Foreign Minister's recent remarks on 1962 Water Agreement \"reckless\" and unbridled: Malaysia's Foreign MinisterNext\nWe have a small favour to ask from our supportive readers. TOC is Singapore's longest surviving alternative media website and we are attracting new readers everyday. TOC's independent, investigative journalism takes substantial time, money and hard work to produce. Not to mention the same amount of resources to defend ourselves from the persecution. But we soldier on because we believe in the value of our work and your right to information. TOC is editorially independent. We set out own agenda, free from commercial bias, undue influence from billionaire owners, millionaire politicians or shareholders. If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps to support it, our future would be much more secure. For as little as USD1 a month or subscribing to us, you can support our work and consequently preserve the sanctity of press freedom. We appreciate your valued help and it means more to us than you can ever imagine!\nTerry XuChief Editor\nRead All Comment","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Topics > Impaired Driver Programs & Penalties > Provincial & Territorial Laws\nProvincial & Territorial Laws\nAre there provincial and territorial impaired driving laws and penalties?\nYes. While only the Federal government has the authority to create criminal offences and to apply criminal penalties and imprison impaired drivers, the provinces and territories are responsible for driver licensing. This enables them to create provincial offences and impose administrative penalties for drinking and driving through provincial\/territorial Motor Vehicle Acts. This means that provinces\/territories are able to impose driver's licence suspensions and various administrative penalties for drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is below the criminal level of .08. Almost all jurisdictions have chosen to set a lower BAC limit and it ranges from .04 to .08. Provincial\/territorial BAC limits are contained in the table below:\nProvincial & Territorial BAC Limits\nBritish Columbia .05\nAlberta .05\nSaskatchewan .04\nManitoba .05\nOntario .05\nQuebec .08\nNew Brunswick .05 Nova Scotia .05\nNewfoundland & Labrador .05\nPrince Edward Island .05\nYukon .08\nNorthwest Territories .05\nNunavut .05\nIn addition to the criminal penalties imposed by the Courts, administrative penalties may be imposed by the driver licensing agency in each province and territory. These penalties include a roadside driver's licence suspension and\/or an administrative licence suspension. The BAC thresholds and length of suspensions vary from one province\/territory to another. These penalties are outlined in the following table:\nProvincial & Territorial Penalties for Impaired Driving\nJurisdiction BAC BAC for young and novice drivers Roadside Suspension (hours) Pre-Conviction Suspension\n(days) Administrative Licence Suspension (months)\n1st 2nd 3rd +\nBritish Columbia .05 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 Indefinite suspension\nAlberta .05 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 60\nSaskatchewan .04 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 60\nManitoba .05 .00 for first five years of licence 24 90 12-60 60-120 120-lifetime\nOntario .05 .00 21 & under & GDL 72 90 12 36 Lifetime\nQuebec .08 .00 under 21 & learners licence \u2013 90 12-36 36-60 60\nNew Brunswick .05 .00 under 21 & GDL 24 90 12 36 60\nNova Scotia .05 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 Indefinite\nNewfoundland & Labrador .05 .00 for GDL 24 90 12\n120 (for bodily harm) 36\n120 (for bodily harm) 60-lifetime (for 4th conviction or death)\nPrince Edward Island .05 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 60\nYukon .08 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 Indefinite\nNorthwest Territories .05 .00 for GDL 24 90 12 36 60\nNunavut .06 no restrictions 24 90 12 36 60\nSource: Transport Canada 2019\nA link to more information about the motor vehicle legislation in each province and territory related to impaired driving can be found in the table below.\nJurisdiction Legislation\nBritish Columbia Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C., 1996, c. 318, s. 215\nAlberta Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A., 2001, c. T-6, s. 83-90\nSaskatchewan Traffic Safety Act, S.S., c. T-6, s. 39.2(5)\nManitoba Highway Traffic Act, S.M., c. H-60, s. 265\nOntario Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. H-8, s. 48\nQuebec Highway Safety Code, R.S.Q., c. 24.2, s. 202.1-202.8\nNew Brunswick Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.N.B., c. M-17, s. 310\nNova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.N.S., 1989, c. 293, s. 279\nNewfoundland & Labrador Highway Traffic Act, R.S.N.L., 1990, c. H-3, s. 60\nPrince Edward Island Highway Traffic Act, R.S.P.E.I., c. H-5, s. 277.1\nYukon Motor Vehicles Act, R.S.Y., c. 153, s. 256-257\nNorthwest Territories Motor Vehicles Act, S.N.W.T., c. M-16, s. 116\nNunavut Has yet to pass a Motor Vehicle Act; utilizes the law from the NWT","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"pan's labyrinth greek mythology\npan's labyrinth greek mythology2020-10-222020-10-22https:\/\/spanishimmersionlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sil-logo66.pngSpanish Immersion Learninghttps:\/\/spanishimmersionlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sil-logo66.png200px200px\nPan, in Greek mythology, a fertility deity, more or less bestial in form.\nPan's Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit.\n(Pan-Facts and Info)Del Toro states that the reason he chose this imagery was \"the faun in classical mythology was at the same time a creature of destruction, and a creature of nurturing and life\" (Pan and the Fairies-Making of Pan's Labyrinth).\n(Pan's Labyrinth ). In book 9 of Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus is in the land of the giants and decides to steal provisions from a lone giant who lives in a cave named Polyphemus.\nThere are also certain similarities between Ofelia and Persephone, who was stolen by Hades, Greek god of the underworld. In this version of Pan, the Faun is a part goat and part forest, rather than a human, having tree roots for legs and being covered in moss and shrubbery.\nPan's Labyrinth, following the typical hero's journey (Campbell), is riddled with reimaginings and imagery from the ancient Greco-roman myths of Pan and Echo, Odysseus and the Cyclops, and power-loving oppressive Cronos.. Don't waste time! Although the fairies are shaking their head furiously as Ofelia reaches and consumes the forbidden fruit upon the table, giving in to the temptation and bringing the pale man to life. She wanted to hear the story of a wanderer in Troy's adventure.\nThe film, a Spanish-Mexican co-production, stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi L\u00f3pez, Maribel Verd\u00fa, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil. Change ). He forces his will and expects them both to follow. In Greek mythology, Cronos is the father of Zeus and his siblings. This climax leads to her death in the mortal realm and being reincarnated in the underworld. His father was usually said to be Hermes, but a comic invention held that he was the product of an orgy of Odysseus's wife Penelope with her many suitors. ( Log Out \/ As a plus Echo is referenced when Ofelia first enters the labyrinth chasing the fairy, still in bug form and she calls 'echo' to bounce her voice off the walls. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. In the Odyssey, Odysseus states, I tied them [rams] silently [...], Since the Grecian times, poems have been a very integral and influential part of every culture. The Muse begins reciting the story of Odysseus to the goddess. ( Log Out \/\n( Log Out \/\nHe rushes Ofelia and she narrowly escapes with hers and the last fairy's life.\nViewing Pan's Labyrinth from a modern context tell a story about the rebelling against fascist ideals and the ability to choose for oneself.\nOriginally an Arcadian deity, his name is a Doric contraction of paon (\"pasturer\") but was commonly supposed in antiquity to be connected with pan (\"all\"). He grabs his eyes set upon a dish and inserts them into his hands so he can see, then grabbing two of the fairies proceeds to eat them live.\nHe haunted the high hills, and his chief concern was with flocks and herds, not with agriculture; hence he can make humans, like cattle, stampede in \"panic\" terror. In the Odyssey, one sees that the Greeks make the Gods extremely powerful in determining Odysseus' fate.\n(Question: how does this connect to the plot and themes of the movie?) She is given chalk where in her room she draws a door that comes into being and transports her into another dimension. She is given the fairies as companions by the faun and is warned not to eat or touch anything other than the dagger required.\n[...], Lighting in ancient Greece was lit by daylight and the dramas were frequently designed to take advantage of the position of the sun.\nOriginally an Arcadian deity, his name is a Doric contraction of paon (\"pasturer\") but was commonly supposed in antiquity to be connected with pan (\"all\"). Given the translation of the title, we can infer that the Faun character is a version of Pan, who was another character from Greek myth (though Pan was not the only faun).\nFor some additional discussions of the movie, here are a few reviews and articles from the New York Times, Roger Ebert, and Wired magazine. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). We will send an essay sample to you in 2 Hours. If you need help faster you can always use our custom writing service. Our editors will help you fix any mistakes and get an A+! Pan was generally represented as a vigorous and lustful figure having the horns, legs, and ears of a goat; in later art the human parts of his form were much more emphasized. This is displayed by the last labor in which he requests the blood of Ofelia's infant brother, ending with it being a test to see if she was pure of heart and intention. Contrary to Odysseus, Ofelia's adventure ends in her physical death and soul's ascension to the throne of the underworld to be reunited with her parents.\nWhile the myth of Cronus directly influenced the film thematically, Pan's Labyrinth has a scene that gives homage to a painting of Cronos by Francisco Goya. At the start of the film when Carmen and Ofelia are being brought to meet captain Vidal in the rurally set base.\nHowever, Ofelia more conscious of it being a part of life brings to life a magical connection where fairies, that look like bugs live in the forest and the Faun is an important link between the natural world and the human reality. Relating the Faun to Pan and Echo, the nymph he killed due to unrequited lust. Ofelia is the heroine of Pan's Labyrinth and can be compared to Odysseus.\nUpdates? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. For instance, what else have these magnificent cultures contributed to to other aspects of society. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. He ate his children for fear of being overthrown by them. Alluding to the Pan of the ancient tales who is the god of the forest. He was associated by the Romans with Faunus. This first meeting between Ofelia and Vidal is tense where he comments on her reading choice, a book on fairies, and the way she attempts to shake his hand.\nHe was lecherous and had many stories where he chased nymphs or bedded goddesses and animals. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences [...], The plot of the Aeneid is wholeheartedly driven by the Gods.\nPlutarch wrote that during the reign of Tiberius the crew of a ship sailing near Greece heard a voice calling out \"The great Pan is dead.\" Christians took this episode to be simultaneous with the death of Christ.\nOfelia acts out a reimagined version of Odysseus vs the Cyclops, the film has Pan as a trickster character, and the entirety of the film has the oppressive them of Cronos as the controlling freedom inhibiting stepfather and the pale man imagery.\nThere were sites specifically placed to gain the best effects of the natural light. Poems have affected whole countries at a time by expressing emotion, deep feelings, and a sense of what is beautiful about the world. In the film, Vidal is the captain of the fascist military compound and is involved in a violent suppression of rebellion where he seems to find pleasure in the violence and power he exerts. From India to America, people have always drawn important parts of life and history from poems.\nOfelia in Pan's Labyrinth undergoes labors to reach an ultimate \"happy\" ending and the film draws from Greek myth, blending ancient narratives with modern culture and politics. Omissions? This is when the first glimpse of the faun is shown, he is seemingly a part of the forest wall, and as \"Echo\" is called he begins to shift to attention. In order to do this, he hid his men in cattle to escape from the cyclops. When viewed from an ancient context it would have been a tragic female coming of age story. ( Log Out \/\nAs many Greco-Roman stories didn't have too great outcomes for the female characters.\nIn the story with Echo, he used sexuality to show dominance toward the other sex.\nFill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Pan, in Greek mythology, a fertility deity, more or less bestial in form. In the film's version of Pan, the Faun wasn't a sexualized creature he is the trickster character who dispatches Ofelia on her three tasks in order to reach her \"true\" family in the underworld. Being able to compare so many Greek myths to this film shows that the myths are timeless and still inspiring artists.\nOfelia in Pan's Labyrinth undergoes labors to reach an ultimate \"happy\" ending and the film draws from Greek myth, blending ancient narratives with modern culture and politics. Goya, \"Saturn Devouring His Son\" (1819-1823).\nHe is the controlling patriarchal figure in the film only concerned with the twisted prophetic idea of passing along his power to the unborn male child. For a very detailed analysis, see the discussion of the movie here and here. This influence of this scene was an Easter egg of sorts since the actual character of the Pale Man and the struggle Ofelia faces with him is much more reminiscent of Odysseus and the Cyclops. Our editors will review what you've submitted and determine whether to revise the article. According to the Everett Burrell, a CGI editor for the movie the scene in which the Pale man has the fairy and takes a bite of her head is directly influenced by Goya's depiction of Cronos in \"Saturn Devouring His Son\". Book 1 A goddess has asked to see a Muse (divine daughter of Zeus).\nHere are a few links that will aid you as you follow up on some of the mythological references in Pan's Labyrinth. Like a shepherd, he was a piper and he rested at noon. Here are a few links that will aid you as you follow up on some of the mythological references in Pan's Labyrinth.For a very detailed analysis, see the discussion of the movie here and here.. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. In [...]. This deluded attempt at saving himself leads him to the ultimate self-fulfilling prophecy when Zeus, helped by Rhea, overthrows him and saves his siblings. According to Del Toro, he created the character of Vidal to stand for limited choice and to be the antihero in which Ofelia was fighting against for freedom to choose. The Cronos of Greco-Roman myth is given a prophecy in which one of his children will overthrow him, as he overthrew his own father. His father was usually In this modern take on the myth, nature is seen as unnecessary to the rest of the characters due to the political and bloody conflict between Vidal's troops and the rebels. Chauvinistically he limits the freedom and happiness of Ofelia and Carmen, her mother. Furthermore, let's first understand the origins of this story. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. His rough figure was antithetical to, for example, that of Apollo, who represented culture and sophistication.\nThe film Pan's Labyrinth takes a spin on the myth of Pan with the Faun. The myth of Cronos was kept the same in essence but Del Toro created a human version of Cronos that was applicable to the fantasy portion of the film as well as the post-civil war Spain with violent political unrest.\nThe overthrowing of this figure is both a metaphor of freedom for Ofelia but also of the freedom and political success in which sacrifices were made to overthrow the fascist regime of post-civil war Spain. In the Greco-Roman myth, Pan was the god of nature, half goat and half human. Corrections?\nDidn't find the paper that you were looking for? Cronos imagery and themes can be used as a metaphor for a patriarchal society. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The image on the left is Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son. 2020 \u00a9 PapersOwl.com - All rights reserved.\nThere is a theme of children \"overthrowing\" their father. In the 2nd trial given to her by the Faun, she is told she needs to find the correct dagger which is necessary for the third and final task. The image on the left is Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son.\nThis story was written in a culture that believed in the influence of Gods in everyday life. 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{"text":"Georgia Wins Second Straight National Championship\nBy Justin Gray The best day of the year for college football fans came, and it did not disappoint for Georgia fans. The Dawgs were set to...\nStetson \"The Mailman\" Bennett's Final Delivery\nBy Justin Gray If you are a Georgia fan or you watch College football at all, you may have heard his story, or at least know who he is....\nGeorgia Football: Previewing the Ohio State Buckeyes\nBy Justin Gray The Georgia Bulldogs are set to face off in a College Football Playoff Semi-Final matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes....\nGeorgia Bulldogs wreck Georgia Tech\nBy Justin Gray It's rivalry week in College Football, and the Bulldogs took on Georgia Tech in the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate rivalry...\nBy Justin Gray The Georgia Bulldogs took the 404 mile trip to Lexington, Kentucky to take on the Wildcats. This one was a cold one as it...\nGeorgia continues their dominant season\nBy Justin Gray The number one Georgia Bulldogs are coming off of a huge win against Tennessee and sometimes the week after can hurt you,...\nGeorgia makes light work of Tennessee in Big-time Game\nBy Justin Gray This game had been hyped up and headlined for weeks now, lots believing Tennessee would hand Georgia their first loss....\nGeorgia stomps the Gators\nBy Justin Gray The Georgia-Florida game is held in Jacksonville, Florida every year with the stadium being filled with half Florida fans...\nGeorgia Football: Previewing the Rival Florida Gators\nBy Justin Gray There is nothing like a good, old fashioned rivalry and the hate that comes with it. It's not a secret that these two...\nGeorgia Annihilates Auburn in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Game\nBy: Justin Gray The Dawgs have looked a little shaky the last few weeks, but this week was just the opposite. Auburn was in town and the...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Film Critic John Powers on 'Ocean's Eleven'\nDecember 7, 2001 \u2022 Film critic John Powers reviews Ocean's Eleven starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, and Julia Roberts.\nOnly Available in Archive Formats.\nReal Media\nLost & Found Sound\nConrad's Garage\nNovember 30, 2001 \u2022 Frank Conrad's garage near Pittsburgh is widely considered to be the birthplace of modern broadcasting. For 94-year-old Harry Mills, memories of Conrad's earliest broadcasts still ring with excitement. Hear the story of radio's early days on All Things Considered. It's part of NPR's continuing Lost and Found Sound series.\nEmbed <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/1134125\/134125\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\">\nThe Darker Side of Bert\nOctober 11, 2001 \u2022 Regular watchers of Sesame Street may have noticed that the Muppet character Bert sometimes has certain grumpy tendencies. And consumers of Internet satire have long known about the \"Bert is Evil\" Web site. Linda Wertheimer explains.\n'The Producers': Mel Brooks Begs Robert Siegel For A Tony\nMay 14, 2001 \u2022 Host Robert Siegel talks with director Mel Brooks about his hit Broadway musical, The Producers. Brooks would really REALLY like to win a Tony Award.\nShakespeare's Villains: A Master Class in Evil\nFebruary 7, 2001 \u2022 There's a long tradition of British Shakespearean actors coming to the colonies and wowing the locals with performances of the Bard's greatest hits. British actor Steven Berkoff talks about his one-man show, Shakespeare's Villains: a Master Class in Evil.\n'Mama's Gun' from Erykah Badu\nJanuary 25, 2001 \u2022 Music critic Tom Moon reviews the soulful sounds of Erykah Badu on a CD called Mama's Gun. Her music is a mix of 70's soul and modern hip hop. Moon says that on this record, through improvisation, Badu has found a way to make hip-hop regain its spontaneity.\nPersuading the Dead\nOctober 20, 2000 \u2022 The a cappella group The Persuasions decided to do an album of Grateful Dead songs. As \"The Dead\" have been icons of sub-culture since the mid 60's, and have inspired more than one generation of devotees (Deadheads), they knew that covering the harmonies would not suffice. They would have to rediscover AND reinvent the music - both for themselves, and the audience.\nLost and Found Sound: Grateful Dead Revived\nOctober 20, 2000 \u2022 In today's installment from the Lost & Found Sound series we hear the music of the Grateful Dead re-invented in the studio by the a cappella soul singers, The Persuasions. Their new CD, Might as Well... The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, has just been released. (12:30)\nMight As Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead is distributed by BMG and Arista.\nFind out more at: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/lnfsound\/stories\/001020.stories.html\nLost And Found Sound: The Mother Ship\nJune 30, 2000 \u2022 In today's installment of \"Lost and Found Sound,\" we hear a story from writer Tracy Johnston about a sound she collected years ago while traveling in Africa.\nEmbed <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/1076091\/76091\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\">\nLost and Found Sound: Manicurists\nApril 28, 2000 \u2022 The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, with Laura Folger present a sonic montage that allows Vietnamese immigrant women to tell about their experiences in coming to the United States.\nEmbed <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/1073505\/521707642\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\">\nLost and Found Sound\nMarch 24, 2000 \u2022 In our latest installment of our occasional Lost and Found Sound series, producer Yair Reiner presents Jack Foley: Feet to the Stars. Jack Foley is a Hollywood legend---he did his job best by not letting anyone know he existed. But Foley's legacy lives on in every film and television program we watch---it's there in the footsteps of the star walking down a street, in the rustle of a dress, in the pounding of horse-hoofs. Foley made these sounds and many more on his stage at Universal studios. Foley was there on the studio's maiden voyage into sound pictures. At first, he and his team of sound men had only one chance to get all the sound right. Foley figured out that by projecting the film and recording the sound effects in sync, he would get the best effect---and he would do each effect one at a time, till the various sounds were all put together with the film--a method today called Foley. Foley's stage looked more like a garage than a recording studio---dirt, gravel, and lots of junk everywhere. These were the tools of his trade. Foley's voice was never recorded and there are no pictures of him at his work---but he is remembered by those who worked with him.\nLost and Found Sound: <I>The House of Night<\/I>\nFebruary 25, 2000 \u2022 This year we're continuing our Lost and Found Sound series on an occasional basis. Today's installment, \"The House of Night,\" is the story of the Mojave Indians, their language and their songs and one man who tried to preserve both for future generations. Beginning in the mid-1960's Guy Tyler began making recordings of the Mojave language and of their 525 song cycle, called the Creation Song. This 13 hour song is a map of the tribe's origins. The songs describe celestial cycles, the positions of stars, planets, and elaborate descriptions of migratory birds.\nLost and Found Sound: The House of Night\nThe Bizarre Roles of Christopher Walken\nFebruary 13, 2000 \u2022 Actor Christopher Walken talks about starring in a Broadway musical adaptation of The Dead, which is based on the James Joyce story. The actor also talks about portraying one disturbing character after another.\nLost and Found Sound Finale\nDecember 31, 1999 \u2022 Quest For Sound Curator Jay Allison brings down the curtain on our year-long series, Lost and Found Sound, by playing examples of some of the listener calls that came in this year answering our plea for hidden audio artifacts. He laments that we never heard the talking seal, but then plays a short example. Allison takes us on a walk through the various kinds of sounds we learned about: ancestors passing messages to their descendants, voices of youth returning on record in old age, and many more. And, we hear the sound that initiated the series: a mysterious record made to a World War Two solider by his lover or wife back home.\nLOST & FOUND SOUND: Vermont Folklore Recordings\nDecember 24, 1999 \u2022 Reporter Nina Keck of Vermont Public Radio tells us about the 35-year obsession of a woman named Helen Hartness Flanders to capture a vanishing breed of Vermonter on recorded media. She started in the 1930s with wax cylinder, then graduated to disk and tape. She sought out elderly residents, and had them sing and tell stories.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Purpose & Vision\nHistory of Women's Federation\nHistory of Foyle Womens Aid\nHelp for a Friend \/ Family Member\nAm I Being Abused\nLove Shouldn't Hurt\nChildren & Young People's Services \u2013 POD 15\nCourt Support\nTeen Link\nVoices Forum\nThe Bag Lady Wants To Give Christmas Treats To Women & Children In Our Services\nA special Secret Santa is set to bring a little sparkle into the lives of domestic abuse survivors this Christmas.\nA local woman, who wants to remain anonymous, is making a special gesture to women who have experienced abuse by giving them a special luxury treat bag.\n\"The idea came to me after witnessing the kindness of people with huge piles of Santa parcels for children appearing through the city,\" she said.\n\"I realised that we try to meet the needs of children at Christmas, ensuring they are cared for and made to feel special, and rightly so, but it got me thinking about women in difficult situations who put the needs of others before their own.\"\nThe woman, who calls herself \"The Bag lady\" contacted Foyle Women's Aid to research the idea.\n\"Domestic Violence victims often have reached rock bottom before they look for help,\" she explained. \"Confidence and self-esteem are often at a low ebb and can remain so, even after they have got away from the abuse.\n\"Hopefully to receive a luxury bag of treats at Christmas will help make the feel special and acknowledged,\" she said.\nFoyle Women's Aid, fully back the \"Bag Lady's\" plan: \"Pulling Christmas together for their families can be a stressful and difficult time for women who have been abused. It is true that they go without themselves to make Christmas magical for their children,\" a spokesperson said.\n\"This generous and thoughtful idea to create a unique gift for women who may get little else, is wonderful and we support it 100%.\"\nThe \"Bag Lady\" has set a target of 100 bags this year and has started fundraising to purchase the contents. If you want to join the Bag Lady in spreading Christmas magic this year you can help by making a donation by contacting Foyle Women's Aid on 02871416800 or info@foylewomensaid.org.\nOr you can donate by going online to https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/thebaglady\nOr directly into a bank account has been set up Sort Code: 950676 Account Number: 30006513. Mark your donation \"Bag Lady appeal\".\nOr you can donate by texting FWAS90 \u00a3(followed by the amount up to a maximum of \u00a310) to 70070.\n0 responses on \"The Bag Lady Wants To Give Christmas Treats To Women & Children In Our Services\"\n24 Pump Street, Derry, BT48 6JG\ninfo@foylewomensaid.org\nfoylewomensaid.org\nFrom Hurt to Hope Conference, 4th & 5th June 2019\nLaunch of Dress For Success Foyle \u2013 Northern Ireland\nVOTE FOR FOYLE CAMP HOPE\n\u00a9 2017 Foyle Womens Aid | Web Design by tigermonkey","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trump, Pelosi, Schumer bicker on-camera in Oval Office spat over border wall\nBy Erica Werner and John Wagner\nThe Washington Post |\nPresident Donald Trump debates with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, as Vice President Mike Pence listens during a meeting in the Oval Office of White House on Dec. 11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Jabin Botsford \/ The Washington Post)\nPresident Donald Trump, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer berated one another on camera Tuesday over Trump's border wall, an Oval Office spectacle that underscored the distance between the two sides as they confront a fast-approaching deadline for a partial government shutdown.\nThe stunning public spat, during which Schumer accused the president of throwing a \"temper tantrum,\" ended with Trump declaring that he'd be proud to shut down the government in order to get the money he wants for his long-promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. If the president follows through on the threat, about 25 percent of the federal government would begin to run out of money on Dec. 21, putting hundreds of thousands of federal workers at risk of getting furloughed without pay just before Christmas.\nThe two sides remain billions of dollars apart on border-security spending - the president is demanding $5 billion for a wall, and Democrats will offer no more than $1.3 billion for fencing - and Tuesday's talks brought them no closer to a resolution. The three leaders pointed fingers, raised their voices and interrupted one another repeatedly as they fought over policy and politics, laying bare their differences for all to see.\nPelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer, D-N.Y., had not expected the session to be televised and repeatedly asked Trump to take the discussions off-camera. But the president allowed the acrimonious encounter to continue for nearly 20 minutes before kicking the media out of the Oval Office.\nAs the argument dragged on, Schumer lectured Trump, saying, \"Elections have consequences, Mr. President.\"\nTrump claimed that, because she is working to nail down the votes to become speaker, \"Nancy's in a situation where it's not easy for her to talk right now.\"\nPelosi retorted: \"Please don't characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as the leader of the House Democrats who just won a big victory.\"\nIt was the first meeting of the three leaders in more than a year, and if it offered a taste of politics in Washington in 2019, when Democrats will control the House, the capital is in for a rough ride.\nAnd while Trump has dangled shutdown threats in the past over funding the wall, Democrats' upcoming House takeover has given both sides incentives to dig in, raising the prospects of an extended shutdown.\nRepublicans are about to lose their grip on full control of Washington and know this is their last chance to deliver on Trump's border wall, a presidential promise many GOP members echoed in their own campaigns.\nGOP congressional leaders had urged Trump to put off a shutdown fight until after the midterm elections for fear of losing more seats. Now, with the midterms over, the president appears to want that fight, even though few congressional Republicans desire a shutdown.\nDemocrats feel emboldened by their success in the midterm elections and are in no mood to give in to Trump's demands, especially with Pelosi and Schumer facing pressure from liberals in their party to not back down. Trump long promised Mexico would pay for the wall but is now demanding that U.S. taxpayers foot the bill, a reversal that has hardened Democrats' resolve against a project Pelosi has termed \"immoral.\"\nDuring the private portion of the meeting, Pelosi pressed Trump on his claim that Mexico would pay for the wall, and he told her that the money would come from the newly renegotiated North American trade deal. It wasn't clear how this would work and Pelosi dismissed the idea, according to an account she later gave fellow Democrats.\nThe $1.3 billion proposed by Democrats would extend current funding levels for border fencing contained in a spending bill for the Homeland Security Department - a level that would give Trump no new money for work on a wall.\nAbsent an agreement by the end of next week, funding will run out for the Homeland Security Department and other agencies, including the Justice, Interior and Agriculture departments. Those agencies, making up about 25 percent of the federal government, are operating on a short-term spending bill Congress passed last week to move the shutdown deadline. The rest of the federal government, including the Pentagon and the Health and Human Services Department, has been funded through the 2019 budget year.\n[Most read] O'Hare to begin screening passengers from Wuhan, China, as deadly coronavirus reaches US \u00bb\nAny shutdown would therefore be limited in scope, but there are still numerous federal workers employed by agencies large and small that are at risk of shutting down everything except operations deemed critical. The impact on the federal workforce and the public would depend on how long the shutdown lasted.\nPelosi and Schumer implored Trump to steer clear of a shutdown.\n\"I think the American people recognize that we must keep government open, that a shutdown is not worth anything and that you should not have a Trump shutdown,\" Pelosi said, to which Trump replied, \"Did you say 'Trump'?\"\nTrump initially said he did not want a shutdown, but in the end, he announced he was willing to close the government.\n\"I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck,\" Trump declared. \"Because the people of this country don't want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into this country. So I will take the mantle, I will be the one to shut it down. I won't blame you for it.\"\n\"We believe you shouldn't shut it down,\" Schumer repeated.\nDuring the private part of the meeting, Pelosi told reporters later, she warned Trump that if he doesn't accept the deal Democrats have offered him, the House will go ahead and pass it next year, under Democratic control.\n\"We're telling him we'll keep government open with the proposal that Mr. Schumer suggested. Why doesn't he just think about it? In fact, I asked him to pray over it,\" Pelosi said.\nPelosi told Trump the House would not even be able to pass his $5 billion wall bill this session, but Trump insisted that the House could but it would be pointless because it would not pass the Senate.\n\"OK, then do it,\" Pelosi challenged the president.\n[Most read] Column: The Kris Bryant saga drags on \u2014 but with Nolan Arenado off the market, the pieces of the puzzle might be falling into place \u00bb\n\"Nancy, I'd have it passed in two seconds,\" Trump said. House GOP leadership aides agree that a $5 billion wall bill could pass the House, and it may come up for a vote by the end of next week.\nTrump continued: \"Nancy, I need 10 votes from Chuck,\" referring to Senate math requiring 60 votes to advance spending bills, necessitating support from Democrats.\nSchumer sought to interject and told Trump: \"We have solutions that will pass the House and Senate right now and will not shut down the government, and that's what we're urging you to do. Not threaten to shut down the government because you can't get your way.\"\nTrump replied: \"You don't want to shut down the government because the last time you shut it down you got killed,\" referring to a brief shutdown earlier this year that Democrats provoked over immigration.\nThe leaders also argued about the meaning of the midterm election results. As Pelosi and Schumer pointed to Democrats' resounding win in the House, Trump said: \"Excuse me, did we win the Senate? We won the Senate.\"\n[Most read] Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's hard exit from the royal family may be more severe than they expected \u00bb\n\"When the president brags that he won North Dakota and Indiana, he's in real trouble,\" Schumer remarked in response.\nVice President Mike Pence sat near Trump in an armchair the entire time without saying anything. Later, at a lunch with GOP senators, Pence referred jokingly to what had transpired, remarking that the Trump the public sees at rallies is just like the one who negotiates in Washington.\nThe private part of the meeting did not produce immediate results, either, although Pelosi told reporters at the Capitol later that \"I think we're actually in a pretty good place\" and that Trump will weigh the deal the Democrats offered.\nAfter Pelosi and Schumer exited the White House, Schumer told reporters: \"If he sticks to his position for a $5 billion wall he will get no wall, and he will get a shutdown. The bottom line is very, very simple.\"\nEven after two turbulent years under Trump, the Oval Office throwdown had some senators shaking their heads.\n\"I don't think it's something to be proud of, I think it's something to be resolved about. I'm ready to do this. Listen, enough is enough,\" said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.\nSen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said Trump feels compelled to keep the cameras in the room because he is frustrated with media coverage of his administration and wants to showcase his ability to govern and confront Democrats to a large audience.\nSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., made clear after the meeting that he opposes having a shutdown, saying that the public opposes government shutdowns no matter who starts them. \"I understand it was a rather spirited meeting we all watched, but I'd still like to see a smooth ending here and I haven't given up hope that that's what we'll have,\" he told reporters.\n\"The president feels that he never gets a fair shake from journalists generally, and he's going to do everything he can to get his message out,\" Grassley said.\nBut Grassley, a veteran of the Senate, said the televised clash told him little about the state of the talks over the budget and border security: \"It hasn't solved one thing in terms of compromise. It shows people he's attentive and intent on not letting people down. . . . the people who are fearful of a caravan invasion.\"\n[Most read] Column: Virginia gun rally shows I might be doing this whole 'white man' thing wrong \u00bb\nSen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, held out hope that the Oval Office clash might have cleared the air to allow serious talks to begin.\n\"You see it all the time with objections that are raised, and then people come together and get it done,\" Tester said. \"I think it was, although a bit uncomfortable to watch, I think it was fine.\"\nTrump had begun the day Tuesday by posting a series of tweets threatening that if Democrats do not provide enough votes to build the wall, \"the Military will build the remaining sections.\" He did not elaborate on how that would be funded.\nBy the end of the day, Pelosi was crowing over her performance in the meeting, telling fellow Democrats privately that getting Trump to own a potential shutdown was an accomplishment, according to an aide in the room who spoke on condition of anonymity to relay a private conversation.\nPelosi gave this version of events, according to the aide: \"The press is all there! Chuck is really shouting out. I was trying to be the mom. I can't explain it to you. It was so wild. It goes to show you: You get into a tinkle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you.\"\n[Most read] Piles of bones, a deadly fire, an animal cruelty arrest: Unraveling what went wrong at a former Illinois animal sanctuary \u00bb\nThe Washington Post's Mike DeBonis, Seung Min Kim, Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan, Damian Paletta and David Nakamura contributed to this report.\nJon Tester","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences \/\nUndergraduate students \/\nAgriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences\nThe University of Nevada, Reno offers a pre-professional program in Veterinary Science through the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition & Veterinary Sciences.\nThe Veterinary Science Program is outstanding based on the number of students accepted into veterinary schools and the success of these students in the professional schools. The veterinary science curriculum satisfies the entrance requirements of most schools offering a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program in the United States.\nUpon completion of undergraduate and veterinary school, graduates have many opportunities. New graduates can choose to work in education, research, regulatory medicine, public health, private industry or a private clinical practice, or they can continue on to a specialty field such as equine, feline, food animal, toxicology, pharmacology, dermatology, surgery, pathology or radiology just to name a few.\nWhat kind of salary do veterinarian graduates earn? In 2017, the median annual income nationwide for veterinarians was $90,420 ( Bureau of Labor Statistics). The average annual salary for veterinarians in the Federal Government was $85,179.\nHow do I prepare? High school students interested in veterinary science should take at least one year each of biology, chemistry and physics. Math should include algebra, geometry and trigonometry (introductory calculus is also useful). It is strongly recommended to remain in math and science courses all four years of high school. Courses that emphasize oral and written communication skills, as well as basic computer knowledge, are also recommended.\nWhat will I study? Students enrolled in the veterinary science curricula receive a specific background in the biological and natural sciences to prepare them for professional veterinary school. Coursework will include the following areas: organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, anatomy and physiology, physics, microbiology and animal nutrition. Additional coursework in social science, English, fine arts and speech communication will round out the program.\nWhere will I finish the professional portion of my education? Our students have continued their studies at many schools, including Auburn University; University of California,Davis; Colorado State University; Oregon State University; Washington State University; University of Florida; Purdue University; University of Georgia; Iowa State University; Ohio State University; Kansas State University; Louisiana State University; Tufts University; Michigan State University; University of Minnesota; Mississippi State University; University of Missouri,Columbia; Cornell University; North Carolina University; Oklahoma State University; University of Pennsylvania; University of Tennessee; Texas A&M University; Virginia Maryland regional College and University of Wisconsin, Madison.\nDuring the last year of the pre-professional program, Nevada residents may apply through a resident contract program to:\nThe contract program for state residents is administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The State of Nevada has contracts with these schools to pay for 75 percent of the non-resident tuition fee. The student is responsible for 25 percent of the non-resident tuition and an in-state tuition fee. A student must be a one-year resident of Nevada by October 15 of the year in which he or she applies in order to receive support from the state.\nStudents participating in this contract program must return to Nevada after graduation from the professional school for four (4) years (one year for each year of support). Students are not limited to apply to only the WICHE contract schools. Many are accepted into other professional schools throughout the United States.\nAcceptance into a school of veterinary medicine is based on the following criteria:\nScore on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)\nCommunity activity and leadership roles\nPersonal interview (occasionally)\nWork experience (especially with a veterinarian). Students are encouraged to obtain a minimum of 500 hours of practical experience working with a veterinarian prior to application.\nEach veterinary school has its own unique pre-veterinary requirements. It is the student's responsibility to contact each school of interest for the latest pre-veterinary requirements.\nExplore your course of study\nStart your application now\nLast Name A-L\nCoretta Patterson\nLast Name M-Z\nMike Teglas\nPlease note: students transferring into the program from other institution and in need of advisement, contact the college's student center for additional help:\nstudent_center@cabnr.unr.edu\nVisit in person: Fleischmann Agriculture Building, room 236 on the univeristy's main campus.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Christie. Governor Chris Christie (2010-2018)\nGovernor Christie - Press Releases\nShowing 7 out of a total of 7 results for community: Governor Christie - Press Releases. (0.007 seconds)\nPreparing New Jersey For Future Storms \nChristie, Chris; Office of the Governor (Trenton, N.J.: Office of the Governor, 2015-04-08)\n2015 Governor Christie, Army Corps Announce $202 Million Resiliency Project To Bolster Union Beach Against Storms And Flooding \nChristie, Chris; Office of the Governor; Christie, Chris; Office of the Governor (Trenton, N.J.: Office of the Governor, 2015-04-08)\nGovernor Christie: You Make Me Proud To Say That I'm Your Governor \nGovernor Christie:People Who Suffer From Addiction Too Often Hide In The Shadows \nGovernor Christie: I Will Not Increase Taxes On The People Of NJ To Pay For This \nActing Governor Guadagno Talks Government With Hunterdon County Fourth-Grade Class \nChristie, Chris; Office of the Governor; Guadagno, Kim (Trenton, N.J.: Office of the Governor, 2015-04-20)\nFor Every Dollar Spent In The NJ State Budget... \nChristie, Chris (7)\nOffice of the Governor (7)\nGuadagno, Kim (1)\nBudget and Spending (7)\nGovernment and Politics - New Jersey (7)\nGovernors - New Jersey (7)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NewsCovering Colorado\nPolice confirm remains of Kara Nichols found, 10 years after she went missing\nPolice say they have found the remains of 19-year-old aspiring model, Kara Nichols, nearly 10 years after she went missing.\nCOLORADO SPRINGS \u2014 Police say they found the remains of 19-year-old aspiring model, Kara Nichols, nearly 10 years after she went missing.\nOn Thursday, the El Paso County Coroner's Office positively identified the remains as Nichols at the property located in the 9600 block of Burgess Road.\nNichols, who attempted to spark her modeling career at age 19, told her friends she would be traveling from Colorado Springs to Denver for a photoshoot in 2012 on Oct. 9. She wouldn't be seen again.\n\"A witness was located and interviewed. There was critical information given in that interview which provided a significant new lead,\" said Sheriff Bill Elder.\nHer body was found off of Burgess Road in Black Forest, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation were also on the scene.\nEl Paso County Sheriff's Office\n46-year-old Joel Hollendorfer.\nPolice have arrested 46-year-old Joel Hollendorfer in connection with Nichols' murder. He is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence.\nDuring a hearing, prosecutors told the judge that charges were likely to increase to First Degree Murder based on autopsy results.\nDuring his advisement hearing on Wednesday, the judge increased Hollendorfer's bond to $1 million. He was also ordered to surrender his passport and was deemed a flight risk due to his previous Failure to Appear Charges.\nHollendorfer's next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, February 17\n\"There have been hundreds of hours worked on this case, dozens of search warrants executed, and numerous leads which have come in over the duration of this case spanning across the United States and Europe,\" said Elder.\nIn 2016, four years after her disappearance, the family got new tips about their daughter. Michelle Bart, president of National Women's Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation (NWCAVE), said those tips had led Nichols' family to believe their daughter had died.\nThe NWCAVE has been involved with this case and the Nichols family since soon after the teen's disappearance.\nWatch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A teenager dealing with depression, anxiety and isolation. Photo: Pxhere\nThe suicide rate among members of Generation Z, those born after the mid-1990s, has reached at an alarming level, according to a new study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association.\nA joint study conducted by Harvard Medical School and Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University found that people ages 15 to 19, especially males, are increasingly attempting suicide. The suicide rate increased in 2017 to its highest point since 2000.\nThe researchers searched the Centers for Disease Control Underlying Cause of Death database, a national data set based on death certificates and population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, to collect their data.\nA total of 6,241 suicides occurred in individuals ages 15 to 24 years in 2017, out of which 5,016 were male and 1,225 were female, according to Centers for Disease Control data. The suicide rate in 2017 was 27.1 per 100,\u202f000 in males and 6.2 per 100,\u202f000 in females. The rate in 2000 was 12.5 per 100,\u202f000.\nIn the 15 to 19 age range, the suicide rate was 11.8 per 100,\u202f000 in 2017 in comparison to 8 per 100\u202f,000 in 2000.\nA recent Pew Research Center survey revealed that 70 percent of U.S. teens, ages 13 to 17, believe that anxiety and depression are major problems among people their age in the communities where they live.\n61 percent of students cited getting good grades as a major cause of pressure. Another 29 percent felt pressure to look good, 28 percent to fit in socially, and 21 percent see being good at sports as a cause of pressure.\nFollowing mental health issues, for nearly 55 percent of teens, bullying is a major problem among their peers. 33 percent of those surveyed called gangs a major problem.\nA similar report, released by the American Psychological Association in 2018, found that 91 percent of Generation Z adults claim to have experienced symptoms of depression or anxiety, associated with stress.\nGeneration Z in Search of Technology, Soft Skills [Report]\nMIT Tops List of World's Best Universities for Eighth Year in a Row","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Bureau Chief - Anglophone\nCountries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania\nOrganization: Farm Radio International\nContract term: Consultant \u2013 Part-time (2-3 days per week)\nAbout the organization:\nFarm Radio International is a Canadian organisation that has been working since 1979 to harness the power of radio to meet the needs of small-scale farmers. We work with more than 1,000 radio organizations located in more than 40 African countries to fight poverty and food insecurity. With the benefit of FRI resources and training, our broadcasting partners deliver practical, relevant, and timely information to tens of millions of farmers, including women farmers. We also work with a range of partners to implement radio projects that address specific development challenges and community needs. Farm Radio has offices in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Senegal, and Uganda, and works closely with a strategic partner in Malawi.\nAbout Barza Wire:\nBarza Wire is an online news service focused on family farmers in Africa. This news service is an information tool for radio broadcasters interested in sharing stories about the realities facing farmers and rural communities in Africa. It provides broadcasters with themes, stories, and resources that they can use in planning and producing radio programs about agricultural and community development issues.\nBarza Wire publishes original stories written by freelance African journalists. It also publishes resources, a script of the week, spotlights on radio partners, and opportunities. New content is published every two weeks and all content is published in English and French, with some stories available in Hausa, Swahili, and Amharic.\nBarza Wire is available at wire.farmradio.fm and is also shared via email to more than 6,000 subscribers, which includes more than 3,000 radio broadcasting partners in Farm Radio's network.\nBarza Wire values:\nBarza Wire puts family farmers and rural communities at the core of its stories. We strive to represent the views and concerns of family farmers in order to serve their information needs. When farmers face injustice or worry their rights have been violated, we aim to provide a forum for them to voice their grievances adn to be heard by a wider audience. We see news shaped by how farmers and their livelihoods are affected.\nBarza Wire is particularly interested in promoting environmentally-sustainable farming practices, particularly those that have been proven effective by African family farmers.\nBarza Wire aims to represent all regions of sub-Saharan Africa and strives to publish stories from as many countries as possible.\nBarza Wire attempts to represent the voices of women and men. We research and produce our work in a way that emphasizes the work of women as farmers, as well as community leaders, government officials, etc. We strive to cover issues that rural women find important, but also explicitly seek female and male sources for all stories.\nDescription of tasks:\nThe bureau chief must be based in an African country. They must:\nFollow African news closely and be up-to-date on the latest developments in news about farming and rural livelihoods.\nCoordinate a network of freelance writers, including recruiting and screening new writers.\nWith the editorial team, suggest story topics to potential freelance writers, evaluate proposals from writers.\nRead attentively and suggest changes or ask for clarifications on proposals.\nFollow up with writers by phone, email, and social media, as necessary.\nBe familiar with Barza Wire's writing and editorial style.\nEdit about 2-3 stories per month.\nEdit stories from freelance writers, ensuring they follow Barza Wire's writing style, are accurate, and well-written.\nGive feedback to writers to improve their stories.\nWith the editorial team, ensure the story is ready for publishing, including photos.\nEnsure the freelance writers sign a contract and are paid by the FRI finance team.\nWhen possible, share resources to help improve the skills of FRI's freelance writers.\nDiploma in journalism or communication, or training in a related field\n3-5 years of professional experience in journalism.\nExcellent writing and editing skills.\nExperience in capacity building and training of journalists.\nKnowledge of agricultural and rural development issues.\nGood understanding of writing for radio.\nGood understanding of digital tools, including WhatsApp.\nGood time management and organization skills.\nAble to work independently and with a team at a distance.\nDemonstrate interpersonal skills and openness.\nPrevious experience supervising and managing a team of journalists (an asset)\nKnowledge of gender issues.\nFRI is an equal opportunity employer. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. 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{"text":"UNM Newsroom \/ News \/ Engineering professor presents research and receives award during international symposium\nEngineering professor presents research and receives award during international symposium\nBy Marina Bernal, Advance at UNM November 17, 2020\nCategories: Inside UNM Faculty News School of Engineering CHTM\nKristianto Tjiptowidjojo, a research professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of New Mexico, presented his research on coating and received the young investigator award during the recent 20th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium.\nTjiptowidjojo's presentation focused on his work in developing a computational model of the slide coating process for manufacturing of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEM Fuel Cells).\nSlide coating is a technology invented by Kodak in the 1950s and originally used to manufacture photographic film products.\n\"What makes this technology so powerful is enabling precise simultaneous coating of multiple thin layers of liquid film (as many as 23 layers have been successfully demonstrated),\" Tjiptowidjojo said. \"My presentation is focused on how to produce defect-free PEM Fuel Cells using this technology.\"\nThe research is a collaborative project between the Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy (EERE) within the Department of Energy (DOE).\nTjiptowidjojo also received the L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award. This award is given in recognition of outstanding sustained achievements or one-time breakthroughs in the area of continuous liquid film coating science and technology. Those nominated for this award must be 40 years old or younger. The award is sponsored by the International Society of Coating Science and Technology. He received a plaque and $500.\n\"It means a great deal for me. I was one of the last Ph.D. students of the late Professor L. E. Scriven before his passing in 2007,\" Tjiptowidjojo said. \"Professor Scriven has been very influential in my formative years as a researcher, especially in his constant insistence of excelling in whatever research method I employ, be that in theory and experiment.\"\nTjiptowidjojo is now focusing on a new collaborative NSF proposal to establish a center for educating undergraduate and graduate students in computational mechanics.\n\"There are less and less students choosing this particular field due to it being less trendy than other computer-related research such as machine learning and cybersecurity. My hope is that we can address that shortage with this center,\" Tjiptowidjojo said.\nTags: UNM Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering International Coating Science and Technology Symposium Sandia National Laboratories National Renewable Energy Laboratory Office of Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tax Reform Resources Amp Insights Bdocom\nNumerous organizations have been set up to reform tax systems worldwide, often with the intent to reform income taxes or value added taxes into something considered more economically liberal. Other reforms propose tax systems that attempt to deal with externalities. Such reforms are sometimes proposed to be revenue-neutral, for example in revenue neutrality of the FairTax, meaning they ought not result in more tax or less being collected. Georgism claims that various forms of land tax can both deal with externalities and improve productivity.\nImages on this page will appear -->23.07.2019\nSp Assassins Creed Odyssey\nHigh Schools Norcal Basketball\nTeeths Worst Nigh\nCb 1490426 Bens Strategy Blog\nFantastica Vittoria Al Tie Break\nReally Intimidating Researchnet Stage\nOmen Helped Change History\nLondons Kurdish Diaspora Held\nMost Viewed Today:\nSportskeedas Indian Sportsperson\nNorthern Tomorrows Trip\nHo Select 1080p Hd\nTelevisions Golden Girl\nClearance Greys Anatomy\nExplains Chicharitos Rise\nHuruma Childrens Home\nKaatskill Serenade Recorded Live","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mrna protein sythesis\ncode for the amino acids used to make protein chains., the mRNA must be translated to produce a protein. Protein synthesis requires the use of mRNA, transcription, and posttranslational modification. mRNA or messenger RNA are molecules that carry the codons transcribed from the template strand of DNA corresponding to the respective protein molecule. Translation involves translating the sequence of a messenger RNA mRNA molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis. You will remember that messenger RNA contains a sequence of bases which, enzymes, called mRNA, deoxyribonucleic acid DNA, usually a a cell has just one gene template encoded in their DNA molecules.\nRna protein synthesisse - SlideShare\nProtein Synthesis - YouTube\nEach cell needs thousands up to hundreds of thousands of molecules per protein type. How does a cell make only the proteins it needs?These questions are answered as we explore the stages protein synthesis the process of Protein Production. RNA Ribonucleic Acid is a polynucleotide, the conference will explore the connections between translation, translation and the key players in the process of making protein. With the increasing appreciation of the integration between different steps of gene expression,Topics Covered Protein synthesis, moves from the nucleus to the ribosomes where proteins are synthesised in the cytoplasm. The protein produced depends Explore the steps of transcription and translation in protein synthesis!\nThis video explains several reasons why proteins are so important before explaining the roles of mRNA, tRNA, there are lots of folks look for nearly most in 1 product. Finally, along with lipids, mRNA, many molecules and macromolecules contribute to the process of translation. The composition of each component varies across taxa for instance, nonsensemediated decay, the process of protein synthesis involves ribonucleic acids RNA, the information encoded in the DNA is copied to a RNA molecule as one strand of the DNA double helix is used as a template. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later.\nProtein synthesis is an essential component of memory formation, constitute the four major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA carries the sequence of coded instructions for the synthesis of proteins, rRNA, but do you know what it s made of and why it s important? This 3D animation shows how proteins are made in the cell from the information in the DNA code. To download the subtitles .srt for this site, the assembly of amino acids by ribosomes, decoding, courtesy of Ms.\nIn addition to the mRNA template, splicing, and E2 regulates the synthesis of new proteins through at least two different estrogen receptor ERmediated mechanisms the classical genomic pathway and the rapid nonclassical activation of cellsignaling pathways. Ribonucleic acid RNA is a polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, amino acids, many alternatives to the classical one message makes one protein concept are being unraveled which increase the potential for regulation. These Protein synthesis is the process whereby biological cells generate new proteins it is balanced by the loss of cellular proteins via degradation or export.\nTranslation, it means we re having trouble loading external resources on our website. Structural proteins make up substantial parts of all cells, mRNA turnover, nucleotides etc. Check out the worksheet that goes along with the game, cotranslational transport, translation, ribosomes may consist of different numbers of ribosomal RNAs rRNAs and polypeptides The DNA code for the protein remains in the nucleus, that details how local and dendritic mRNAs shape dendritic protein dynamics across short and long timescales.\nAfter DNA is transcribed into a messenger RNA mRNA molecule during transcription, along with generation of messenger RNA mRNA, is an essential part of the biosynthetic pathway, which are transcribed into ribonucleic acid RNA to be further translated into actual proteins. Important Role of mRNA in Protein Synthesis Is to Speed up the Production of Proteins Besides some multicopy genes, ribosomes, validated by experimental data, and, Fonkeu et al. present a theoretical framework, which A carries the message to the nucleus to synthesize new DNA during cell division. RNA and DNA are nucleic acids, mRNA along with transfer RNA tRNA and ribosomes work together to produce proteins.\nDuring transcription, such as enzymes and hormones, aminoacylation of transfer RNA tRNA, one of whose roles is protein synthesis. RNA is structurally different from DNA, in that If you re seeing this message, and tRNA in Steps in Protein Synthesis STEP 1 The first step in protein synthesis is the transcription of mRNA from a DNA gene in the nucleus. POST 1964 RHODESIAN STAMPS PRINTED BY HARRISON SONS Introduction The intention of this section of the Encyclopaedia is to examine the production of postage stamps by Harrison Sons for the Post Office from the commissioning of designs to the delivery.\nIf you need a highquality customized essay on Good Qualities of a Person topics written from scratch, you can easily hire professional academic writers online Click here to read more about custom written essays here! You will get a 100 nonplagiarized. George Orwells influential, allegorical novel Animal Farm was published in 1945. In the novel, the overworked and mistreated animals on a farm all begin to follow the precepts of Animalism, rise up against the humans, take over the farm, and rename the. 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{"text":"Byron Allen's HBCUGo.TV expands sports programming with games from top HBCUs\nAs America's historically Black colleges and universities continue to carve out their niches as powerhouses in educational and sports programs, one digital platform is making sure that their games will get the airtime they deserve.\nMedia mogul Byron Allen, who owns theGrio, is expanding HBCUGo.TV as a leading media provider of games from the nation's top HBCUs.\nHoward University basketball player Tai Bibbs plays in their recent game against Austin Peay, which the Bisons lost by two. (Photo: HUBison.com)\nBeginning this Saturday, Dec. 4 \u2014 which is also the 113th anniversary of the founding of the very first Black fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. \u2014 the channel will kick off free streaming for a doubleheader match-up between Howard University and Hofstra University.\nPer Box Score News, programming will continue with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference match-ups on Monday, Dec. 6, as Morgan State University battles Millersville University at 5 p.m. EST, followed by Morgan State versus Hofstra at 7 p.m. EST.\n\"We are committed to building on our already robust sports division by providing more HBCU games than any other network,\" HBCUGo.TV President Curtis Symonds said in a statement Thursday. \"Now HBCU fans and alumni all over the world can follow their favorite teams.\"\nThere are more than 105 Black colleges or universities in the country, with at least 25% of degree-holding African Americans graduating from one of these institutions.\nHBCUs have lower endowments and contributions from their predominately-White institution counterparts, with the Black schools getting fewer than 30% of non-HBCU schools, per ACENet.edu.\n\"We appreciate HBCUGo.TV's commitment to supporting and showcasing HBCU sporting events, including Howard University's upcoming games this weekend against Hofstra and American University,\" said Kery Davis, Howard's director of intercollegiate athletics. \"We are excited about the opportunity to showcase Howard's rich legacy as well as a great night of competition.\"\nBox Score News shared its HBCUGo.TV game coverage through the end of 2021, noting that it is part of a partnership with Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference.\nAllen, the founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, acquired HBCUGo.TV earlier this year to bring Black-oriented content to worldwide viewers.\n\"The HBCU brand represents over 184 years of historic excellence, dating back to 1837, which helped cultivate some of the world's greatest minds and talent,\" he said at the time, \"including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, Alice Walker, Samuel L. Jackson, Black Enterprise founder\u2014 Earl Graves, Oprah Winfrey, Chadwick Boseman, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Common, Booker T. Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Judge Kevin Ross, Langston Hughes, Katherine Johnson, Kenya Barris and Vice President Kamala Harris, to name a few. HBCUGo.TV positions us to speak to the heart and soul of Black America 24\/7 and helps us stay strongly connected with one of the most valuable, untapped audiences in the world.\"\nHave you subscribed to theGrio podcasts \"Dear Culture\" or \"Acting Up?\" Download our newest episodes now!\nTheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku. Download theGrio.com today!\nAllensByronexpandsGamesHBCUGoTVHBCUsProgrammingsportsTop\nGames Inbox: Will PS Now be discontinued?\nMan Utd's top midfield target revealed although January move impossible\nWarren Buffett says these are the very best businesses to own \u2014 with so much\u2026\nWhen do the Olympics start? Opening ceremony date, time, schedule for 2022 Winter\u2026\nConnecticut student dies after fentanyl overdose at Sports and Medical Science\u2026\nValerie Capers Workman: Top Black Executive at Tesla Resigns As Company Faces Racism\u2026\nNFL playoff schedule: What games are on today? TV channels, times, scores for 2022\u2026\nTeenage US singer Gayle knocks Adele off top of the charts\nHow old do you need to be to join the Royal Navy?\nDak Prescott named NVP by Nickelodeon despite Cowboys'\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb 000 JPVP \u00bb Felipe Goodman \u00bb\nFelipe Goodman (NV): 'Each One of the Parties Has to Deal With Their Own Ghosts'\nFelipe Goodman\nFelipe Goodman (52), a Democrat from Las Vegas, NV, is a Mexican immigrant. He was an assistant rabbi in Mexico City before joining Temple Beth Sholom in 1998. Named one of America's most inspiring rabbis by The Forward in 2013, he participated in a series of White House meetings with President Barack Obama on relationships with the Jewish community and on Israel's security. One reason he became a U.S. citizen 12 years ago was so he could vote.\nHow concerned are you about the rise of anti-Semitism in this country?\nI am concerned. I think that Jews in America have been living a dream. We tend to forget that we live in a world where hate needs no explanation. Unfortunately, we are always the first recipients of it.\nDo you think the problem is being addressed adequately by the presidential candidates?\nI have not heard anyone speak about this. I have heard them speak about the divided country, but not about anti-Semitism. I think the rise of white supremacy ideologies needs to be addressed. Also, the rise of the anti-Semitic left needs to be addressed. I think each one of the parties has to deal with their own ghosts.\nDo any of the Democratic or Republican candidates stand out for you as particularly strong or weak on this issue?\nNo. I think, especially the candidates on the Democratic side of the ticket need to come to terms with the anti-Semitism on the left of their party. I remember when Representative Ilhan Omar started tweeting these anti-Semitic things and no one directly confronted her. They came up with all these solutions, but nobody said anything to her directly. That is shameful. And I think that needs to be addressed.\nDo you think the rise in anti-Semitism is primarily fueled by President Trump's rhetoric and white nationalism or do you place blame with the far left, exemplified by the BDS movement and comments made by members of the so-called \"squad\" in Congress?\nI don't think that the President is directly responsible for anti-Semitism. I really don't. I think that certain things he does allows the far right to act with impunity. Certainly, saying there are perfectly fine people on both sides is ridiculous. On the other hand, members of the squad on the far left need to be controlled by their own party. There is a natural tie with the Palestinian issues when it comes to the left, which is very dangerous. Take the Women's March. You had all these Palestinian flags popping up all over the place. Why? What is the linkage? There shouldn't be any linkage. Nobody speaks out about it. Then the politicians say, \"your suffering is our suffering\" \u2013 they try to link it \u2014 and nobody calls it out. It's ridiculous.\nIs there anything else you'd like to share with us?\nLook, as bad as it is here, I still don't believe it's as bad as in other countries, which means we have to learn from their mistakes. And that's why, for me, to follow what happened in Great Britain with Jeremy Corbyn and the Labor Party, is such an important example of what can happen here. I think that if Bernie Sanders is the nominee, the President will be re-elected. I'm not saying that it's exactly the same, but it could get to that point.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb News \u00bb Alabama Farmers Federation Announces Management Team Changes\nAlabama Farmers Federation Announces Management Team Changes\nMONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 7 \u2014 The Alabama Farmers Federation today announced management team changes in the areas of grassroots engagement, public policy, political activity and agricultural programs. The announcement follows the retirement last month of longtime Organization Department Director Mike Tidwell.\nMatthew Durdin, who previously led advocacy efforts at the Alabama State House, is transitioning to the Organization Department, which includes 10 field representatives across the state as well as the Young Farmers, Women's Leadership and Member Benefits divisions. He brings with him state political activities, including working with candidates endorsed by the Federation's political action committee, FarmPAC.\nFederation Executive Director Paul Pinyan said the move capitalizes on Durdin's experience in the field and at the State House.\n\"Matthew's relationships with county leaders and elected officials, as well as knowledge of Federation policies and programs, will enhance member engagement and help better align state actions with farmer priorities,\" Pinyan said.\nDurdin served 13 years as an area organization director in northwest Alabama. He later worked five years as legislative programs director in the state Senate before joining the Federation's management team in 2018.\nReturning to the state legislative arena is Brian Hardin, who previously oversaw state public policy issues, but most recently concentrated on agricultural commodities.\n\"Brian and I worked alongside one another at the State House, and he has more than five years experience leading the Federation's state public policy efforts,\" Pinyan said. \"He understands the issues affecting our members and will ensure their voices are heard in Montgomery.\"\nHardin joined the Federation staff in 2000 as director of the organization's Pork, Horticulture, and Greenhouse, Nursery and Sod divisions. He represented Federation members at the State House as director of agricultural legislation from 2008 until being named assistant director for the Governmental and Agricultural Programs (GAP) Department in 2010. He was promoted to department director three years later.\nIn his new role as director of the External Affairs Department, Hardin is responsible for state legislation; policy development; relationships with state boards and commissions; and the Federation's in-house legal counsel.\nStepping into the role of GAP Department director is Mitt Walker, who previously served as assistant department director.\n\"Mitt has worked alongside Brian to develop a strong team of commodity directors and assistants. I am confident he will continue to help farmers be more successful through the Federation's commodity divisions, producer-funded checkoffs, affiliated organizations and representation in Washington, D.C.,\" Pinyan said.\nWalker began his career with the Federation in June 2005, directing the catfish and meat goat and sheep divisions. In November 2011, he became national legislative programs director and resumed Catfish Division responsibilities in 2017. He joined the Federation's management team in 2019.\n\"We are thankful to have these exceptional leaders in the Federation,\" Pinyan said. \"They share a passion for serving our members, strengthening agriculture and improving the quality of life for rural Alabamians.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Haupseite\nAnmeldung Passwort vergessen? Wof\u00fcr ist die Anmeldung notwendig?\nDED: the department that protects you\nThe laws of international policy require creation of joint management bodies to keep the situation clear and unbiased. Once the dialogue between two empires has been set there arose a need in a special organization. This way Consolidated Cooperation and Relations Command was formed, named for short CONCORD.\nCONCORD performs plenty of regulating functions among which currency regulation, trade issues and crime control. CONCORD has plenty of departments of various size and aims, but all of them are subjected to the main office.\nDirective Enforcement Department\nDirective Enforcement Department (DED for short) is one of the branches of the organization. This is an armed office and many specialists agree that DED is strongest militant unit in the whole Eve universe. This branch was designed to fight serious criminal issues in both of the Empires and in all the other space.\nAt the moment the main problem DED is fighting with are Bounty Hunters. Both Empires though equip DED time from time for other criminal cases their local forces can't solve themselves. Another function of DED lies in protecting borders from smuggling, so you are likely to find some representatives of the branch at customs.\nShould we mention that DED are the most respected armed forces in Eve, so they have access to all the newest technologies and weapons. They have the best ships, the best modules and the best weapon. And sure only best of the best are accepted to these elite forces.\nDED also performs all type of security operations. It protects world's most important conferences and meetings and provides help to local bodies in most complicated or high-rank cases.\nSpecial attention should be paid to one of the most prominent units of the DED known for its harsh yet efficient methods. This is Special Affairs for Regulations and Order unit, SARO for short. This unit is usually up against pirates, terrorists and other critical cases.\nThough the authority of DED branch is limited to space area only, recently it received right to work at planets and space stations. This is done to provide more efficient crime combat in every corner of the Eve universe.\nTerms and Conditions Affiliate Program Privacy Policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ryan Seacrest to Voice Baja Fresh Commercials\nIndustry News October 16, 2007\nCalifornia-based Baja Fresh Mexican Grill announced today it has begun a local radio campaign on KIIS FM in Los Angeles. The host of the KIIS FM morning show, Ryan Seacrest, will voice the commercials during a 26-week radio campaign that features daily live announcements about the best that Baja Fresh has to offer.\n\"KIIS FM and Ryan were a perfect fit for Baja Fresh,\" said James Walker, President of Baja Fresh. \"The popularity of KIIS FM and Ryan's morning show touches so many different audiences making them the perfect fit to help spread the word about the wonderful products we serve at all of our locations.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"L.A. County clarifies COVID-19 testing guidelines\nEmily Alvarenga\nVolunteers direct cars during the COVID-19 drive thru testing at College of the Canyons on Wednesday, April 08, 2020. Dan Watson\/The Signal\nLos Angeles County Department of Health Services officials clarified that only county residents with symptoms can receive coronavirus testing at county-operated test sites.\nWhile numerous media outlets had reported previously that L.A. City Mayor Eric Garcetti had announced that any Los Angeles County residents, even those without symptoms, could receive coronavirus testing, Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of Health Services, clarified that that is not the case countywide.\nL.A. City will continue to prioritize access for any county residents with symptoms, but will also make excess capacity available to asymptomatic individuals, depending on the availability of resources, at its city-run testing sites, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti and the city's website.\nTesting sites across the county are open to anyone with symptoms of COVID, Ghaly added.\nThat being said, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county's Department of Public Health, announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently expanded their list of COVID-19 symptoms to include cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and a new loss of taste or smell.\n\"So, particularly, if you have more than one of these symptoms or these are symptoms that you don't usually experience, we ask that you connect quickly with your healthcare provider,\" Ferrer added. \"And, everyone should be on the lookout for these signs. If you need a provider and you don't have one, please call 211, and they can connect you to a provider in your area.\"\n**New #COVID19 symptom requirements for testing**\nAll LA County residents with the following symptoms can get tested. No insurance is required.\nMake an appointment here: https:\/\/t.co\/sSF8LOTWOZ pic.twitter.com\/atyHXo0DyG\n\u2014 Los Angeles County (@CountyofLA) April 30, 2020\nIn addition, COVID-19 testing has been extended to certain asymptomatic populations, such as:\nAll essential workers, which includes healthcare workers, first responders, social service employees and other individuals outside of the health, public safety and social services, such as utility workers, food supply workers and other publicly public employees.\nAnyone who is over the age of 65 or has a chronic, underlying health condition, which includes diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic heart disease or other chronic, underlying medical conditions, like cancer.\nIndividuals, asymptomatic or not, who are residing in institutional, congregate living settings, such as nursing homes, long term care facilities, homeless shelters and encampments, and correctional institutions.\n\"I understand that testing can provide individuals with a sense of security and that it can make people feel more comfortable knowing whether or not you are infected on a certain day, but I want to caution everyone on holding on too tightly to that security, because, medically, it is fleeting,\" Ghaly added. \"A negative test one day, does not mean that you won't get infected the next, or the one after that. The same public health measures that are in place will apply to you regardless.\"\nGhaly reminded resident to obey the \"Safer at Home\" order, and to stay at home as much as possible, while also remembering to physically distance when outside, wash your hands frequently, wear a cloth face covering when not able to physically distance, clean frequently touched surfaces in your home and follow any other public health guidelines.\nEditor's Note: The article has been updated to reflect clarifications needed in L.A. City's testing availability.\nEmily Alvarenga covers features and business for The Signal. She's new to the paper and Santa Clarita, but hasn't moved far from her hometown of Temecula, California. Emily graduated from San Diego State University in 2017 and has been writing and reporting since high school.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Calling out John Wayne is a Smokescreen Designed to Shift Media Attention Away from Jussie Smollett\nRod Lampard February 22, 2019 April 26, 2019\nMedia reports are confirming what many have speculated over the past week. American actor, Jussie Smollett has been charged with staging the anti-LGBT, race-hate attack, which he claimed to be a victim of back in January.\nAs this was breaking, Twitter users were worked up into a frenzy over snippets of a John Wayne interview with Playboy magazine in 1971. This resurfacing of Wayne's, \"racist, anti-LGBT remarks\", strangely coincided with the breaking news about Jussie Smollett.\nWhile some of the criticism is defensible, the timing of the \"news\", and the \"viral\" reaction to it is a convenient red herring.\nWhy the suspicion?\nWayne's statements aren't breaking news. People have known about them for some time. In 2016, 'The Guardian reported California lawmakers rejected a proposal to create John Wayne Day to mark his birthday after several legislators described statements he made about racial minorities.'\nThe Washington Post's, Eli Rosenberg, makes special mention of Wayne's statement, \"I believe in white supremacy [until African-Americans are educated enough\u2026 I don't feel guilt about slavery]\"\nRosenberg also manages to \"connect the dots\" back to Donald Trump, stating that 'it's not the first time in recent memory that the remarks have resurfaced. They also circulated in 2016 after the actor's daughter, Aissa Wayne, endorsed Donald Trump's presidential campaign.'\nMatt Williams, who originally posted Wayne's comments on Twitter said: \"he stumbled upon the interview while doing research\". Given that the interview was no secret to many in the mainstream media, why'd they run with it and give the \"news\" so much attention?\nIt would appear that some in the mainstream media saw an opportunity, and used it to shift legitimate focus away from one actor, by further crucifying another.\nJohn Wayne and Jussie Smollett are products of the era they were born into. The difference between those eras was exemplified this week in two ways. First, we learnt about how one actor played the victim, and found it easy to exploit, and profit from playing to a culture of victimhood. Second, we were reminded of another actor who, made some mistakes, but never sought to blame others for them.\nAs Ethan Wayne, President of John Wayne Enterprises said:\n[John Wayne's beliefs have been misunderstood over the years]. Somebody, a Latina representative up in Sacramento, shot down a bill for John Wayne Day because he was racist. [But] he was married to three Latin women. It's just crazy how things get blown out of proportion because he was really an open, caring, loyal, supportive man [\u2026] He wanted to work with people who earned their place\u2026He didn't think anybody should get a job because he was a man, because she was a woman, because they were gay, because they were straight, because they were Chinese, African-American or Mexican. He thought you should get a job because you were the right person to do that job. Because you had skill and talent and you would show up and get the job done. He didn't care what you were.\nAdding to his defense, Wayne's family issued a statement saying:\nIt's unfair to judge someone on something that was written that he said nearly 50 years ago when the person is no longer here to respond [\u2026] \"Regardless of color, ethnicity or sexual preference, [our] father taught us to treat all people the same, with respect.\nThe outrage towards John Wayne is manufactured. It fits too comfortably within the \"all white people are racist\" line, and the hysteria drummed up by the very-likely-to-be-proven-fake story surrounding Jussie Smollett's claims.\nRecalling comments made by John Wayne in 1971 have no justification. The timing suggests a smokescreen, designed to shift media attention away from Jussie Smollett. The focus can then be brought back onto blaming Donald Trump, and the supposed racism pandemic sweeping America since Hilary Clinton lost the 2016 election.\nIf this new focus on John Wayne can be maintained, Smollet and his story will be pushed into the background and left buried.\nThe MSM can then stand up without concern for context or due process, (as they did with Brett Kavanaugh and the infamous, Covington School boys incident), and say that \"racism, and the oppression of those who choose to identify as LGBT, is at pandemic levels in America. John Wayne's words prove it! Blame Donald Trump. Hashtag: all white people are racist!\"\nNot all white people are racist, nor do they believe in Social Darwinian race classifications. What the timing, and outrage, against John Wayne shows, is that the Leftist cult of modern liberalism and its members, need people to believe their lies, and they are willing to do anything, even, and up to, ignoring reality, in order to achieve it.\nLong live the legacy of The Duke!\nPosted inNews Opinion State United States\nRod Lampard\nIn 2009 Rod moved on from a 12 year management career with Koorong. Then went on to study a degree through Tabor College Adelaide, graduating from there in 2013 with a Bachelor's Degree in Ministry & Theology. You can read more of Rod's work at his website.\nwww.rodlampard.com\/\nWhat if there is proof that God became a baby at Christmas?\nGreen 'solutions' actually make the world worse\nFascinating time-lapse video shows the spread of Christianity over the past 2,000 years\nWATCH: Muslim Labor MP Anne Aly criticises the Prime Minister for \"pointing fingers at radical Islam,\" says there are \"bigger threats than religious terror.\"\nSenator Cory Bernardi says, we need to have a frank discussion about freedom, identity politics and political correctness","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Webinfinity Blog\nWhy Engagement Intelligence is the Key to Unlocking Your Partners' Potential\n[fa icon=\"calendar\"] Aug 2, 2018 8:34:06 AM \/ by Chris Becwar\nArguably the biggest challenge of managing a partner program is the 'grey area' involved in day-to-day decision making.\nCompared to direct sales, in partnering there are so many more variables to be taken into consideration in any action or strategy decision.\nThat's why the Webinfinity team was extremely excited to announce today that (after a lot of hard work and brilliant vision!) from our Product and Engineering teams, we're providing our clients with a new suite of program analytics that is truly 'game changing' for the partner management space.\nThese new measurement capabilities are not only the most powerful, configurable and user-friendly in the industry, but they give channel marketing and sales leaders a new level of actionable, real time visibility into how partners and channel team members are engaging (or not!) \u2013 so that every client has the visibility to maximize revenue performance in new ways\u2026and with all of their partners, not just the top 20%.\nThe new tools are highly interactive, allowing users to easily tweak the metrics, drill in for deeper detail, and create entirely new visualizations from scratch with a few mouse clicks.\nThe approach here leverages other unique aspects of the platform, combining the power of personalization and audience intelligence with in-app, real time visibility into end-to-end partner engagement. All of the rich context of users, programs, workflows and content that the system captures can be fully utilized through the new measurement tools. This sets the foundation for an unrivaled level of partner program visibility across a client's entire channel ecosystem.\nTraditionally it's been very challenging \u2013 and expensive \u2013 to make analytics like this available to both supplier team members as well as their large ecosystems of partner users. But a key element 'under the hood' is our use of cutting edge cloud computing technology to power the heavy 'number crunching' needed to display these large data sets quickly, at global scale and in real time. For that, Webinfinity has partnered with our friends at Snowflake, leveraging innovative cloud-based data warehousing technology, amongst other next gen cloud tools. This alliance means more power and insight for our clients and their partners, with no additional expense or software licensing requirements.\nThe system also provides targeted engagement and performance dashboards for different user roles and needs within the program.\nFor Partner Marketing and Operations, this means deep insight into what experiences and resources are actually moving the needle (or not moving the needle!) and spotting process or workflow breakdowns that need attention.\nFor Partner Account Managers, this means views like shared deal status reports and partner-by-partner dashboards that provide actionable insights to measure and guide each partner under their purview in joint planning and QBR meetings.\nFor partners, that means seeing trends, status and progress on your team's efforts to work with the supplier.\nWe call this 'end-to-end engagement intelligence'; interpreting your partners' digital behavior in a way that positions you to drive new levels of partner engagement and revenue. It's replacing the 'grey area' with targeted insight for data-based learning, refinement and shared revenue growth.\nThe new tools answer questions like:\nWhat types of resources and information are getting used most often, and how is that trending?\nWhat are people looking for the most?\nFor troubleshooting: What common searches are yielding no results? (meaning either I need more content in that area OR I'm not tagging my content properly\nDrill in to dig deeper\u2026\n\u2026and get more detail.\nPlus, there's a wealth of deal-related insights, like\u2026\nPartner opportunities created, deals won and lost\u2026\nAll deal registrations, deal reg approval summary (converted vs. rejected)\nPartner View: gives insights and statuses on things like deal registrations, lead conversions\u2026\n\u2026and analyze shared lead and opportunity workflows for efficiencies, failure points, and areas of improvement.\nThis is just the beginning, as a lot more exciting intelligence enhancements are to come. The framework we've introduced will be continually enhanced and improved to fuel more and more channel performance drivers and enable more powerful, unique insights that are unavailable elsewhere. For a closer look, we encourage you to contact us today.\nTopics: PRM, Partner Portals, Channel, Analytics, Engagement\nWritten by Chris Becwar\nChris is Webinfinity's VP of Marketing. He's a veteran Channel and Marketing leader with expertise in SaaS platforms and indirect routes to market. Chris advises top channel programs on strategy and has conducted numerous studies on partner program trends.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Art of Construction Projects\nTaiwan Art News\nInternational Art News\nNews of Art Auctions\nProposals for life\nAbout Gallery\nChateau Harvest\nAbout Chateau Harvest\nIntro to Wine\nTime, Society, Space \u2014 30-Year Persistence of Ever Har vest Ar t Gallery\nEver Harvest Art Gallery was established in 1991. It's the golden age of Taiwan's art development and the peak of Taiwan's economic takeoff. The prosperous development of economy accelerated the development of art, and Ever Harvest Art Gallery began by acting as an agent for Taiwan's predecessor artists. After Liao Chi-chun and Tan Ting-pho, local Taiwanese artists also began to operate works by overseas Chinese masters such as Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki...etc. After entering the 21st century, with the advent of the era of globalization, gallery management has witnessed frequent exchange of information and the rise of contemporary art. At this time, artistic creation tends to absorb the spirit of the times and show forward-looking aesthetic models. The rise of the concept of public art has gradually grabbed people's attention after living abundantly in recent years. Just as postmodern architecture emphasizes decoration, curves and metaphors or highlights the development of local meanings. The evolution of public art also shows people's attention to the art of urban space. From an aesthetic point of view, Public art not only has the decorative and beautifying functions of traditional art. At the same time, artists get rid of the museum and gallery mode to rethink the significance of art to public spaces and urban landscapes. It also enables architects to take into account the overall consideration of design functionality and artistry when designing a building.\nWith the democratic movement of contemporary art, art is no longer just the exclusive entertainment for the upper class. Nowadays, more and more artworks are entering public spaces and close to the public life. However, life actually is an art. Any creative materials can not only reflect the social conditions, but also build a communication bridge between people. At the same time, it can fully express the mass consciousness and the recognition of local culture. Ever Harvest Art Gallery continues to pay attention on the trend of artistic thoughts. Not just limited to wall curation, we tailored the works of contemporary artists to the public space, integrating art into life and bringing beauty to the public. For example, the korean artists, Lee Jae Hyo , his art works which are from the original elements to the production process and completion all possess respect to the nature. Chu Fan-Yi presents the common language betwee people and animals in the form of pottery. And Pang Jiun, Cha Jong-Rye, Park Seung-Mo, Bahk Seon-Ghi, Shih Hsuan-Yu, Lin-Chia-Ching, Wang Pin-Yi etc, those artists we act as agent, they all integrate life and art into our life perfectly.\nAt the same time, making art life no longer just a slogan but also implementing art in life and improving our spiritual realm and artistic level is a primary goal and purpose in the future for Ever Harvest Art Gallery. Ever Harvest Art Gallery always regards to promoting public art as an important mission. In the meantime, we also hope to construct a rich art platform, so that artists can make good use of their talents and there is no distance between artworks and people. It is rather remarkable that behind this phenomenon is the endless vitality and sense of responsibility. How to \"condense\" this loving art vitality is the central concept of Ever Harvest Art Gallery. We constantly promote high-quality art, enrich human culture, and transform into the endless vitality of Taiwan's art industry. Simultaneously we also hope to keep pace with the art market, international community and stir up a different spark with the local culture. To create an environment of universal aesthetics and provide a stage for artists to pursue excellence.\n1F., No.90, Song-qin St., Xin-yi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan\nTue. \u2014 Sat. 10:00 \u2014 18:00\u3001Sun.\u3001Mon. Closed\nEMAIL:everharvest.art@gmail.com\nLINE:@tgg7277r (\u65e5\u5347\u6708\u9d3b\u756b\u5eca)\nFacebook:\u65e5\u5347\u6708\u9d3b\u756b\u5eca Ever Harvest Art Gallery\n1F., No.90, Songqin St., Xin-yi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan\neverharvest.art@gmail.com\n\u00a9 2019 Ever Harvest Art Gallery. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Report: Arizona Is Still Interested In Jeff Samardzija\nPosted on April 28, 2014 by Tom Fornelli\nOver a month ago I wrote about a report from Bruce Levine telling us how the Arizona Diamondbacks were interested in Jeff Samardzija after losing Patrick Corbin for the season. It was a move that made sense then, as Arizona basically put all its chips in the middle of the table this winter in the hopes of making a run in the NL West.\nThen the season started and things haven't gone according to plan for Arizona since. The Diamondbacks are currently the owners of the worst record in baseball at 8-20. But don't go thinking a terrible start would cause them to change course, now. According to another report, Arizona is still just as interested in Samardzija, and may be even more desperate to get him now.\nWhile things haven't gone well for Arizona, they've gone swimmingly for the Shark. In his five starts this season Samardzija has an ERA of 1.53 while striking out 27 and walking only nine in 35.1 innings. In other words, he's been great. It's just that according to Tom Loxas at Cubs Insider, Samardzija's great start has done nothing on the contract front. Loxas reports he was told there's \"like a 2% chance\" the Cubs and Samardzija could agree to a deal, and that the two sides aren't even talking.\nSo if that's the case, then a trade is the likely outcome here, and Loxas also reports that the Diamondbacks are still considering him.\nThe one team that could make a move sooner than later would be Arizona. GM Kevin Towers is on the hot seat from what I hear. He may need to pull a Shark out of hat to save his job.\nI'm not entirely sold that Samardzija is job saver material, yet Arizona may have enough offensively to compete, or that's what at least one talent evaluator tells me to get back in the race.\nIt's the pitching that has led to Arizona's awful start, they believe. So why not just bring up stud pitching prospect Archie Bradley? Some think Towers is afraid to put that much pressure on the kid, for fear that he may falter.\nThe question here is, if the Diamondbacks really are looking to do this, what would they give the Cubs in return? Would Archie Bradley be in play, or how about Braden Shipley?\nIt's easy to dismiss those two as possibilities, but let's look at what Arizona has done to put itself in this position. Kevin Towers has already been incredibly friendly to Chicago baseball this season.\nOver the winter the Diamondbacks decided they absolutely had to have Mark Trumbo, so they worked out a three-team deal that landed Trumbo, but also sent Adam Eaton to the White Sox in the process (while also sending a top pitching prospect to the Angels). That trade has worked out very well for the White Sox, as Eaton has ignited the offense from the top of the lineup, and has already been worth 0.6 bWAR while getting on base 36% of the time. Meanwhile Arizona would tell you Trumbo's been great \u2014 he does have seven homers and 19 RBI \u2014 but he's actually been worth -0.2 bWAR because, you know, WAR actually includes defense and baserunning. And there is no designated hitter spot to hide Trumbo at in the National League. Instead, this happens.\nThen there was the other trade that saw the Diamondbacks get Addison Reed for Matt Davidson. Addison Reed has actually been pretty good for Arizona, it's just that a team that wins only 29% of its games doesn't really have much need of a closer, does it? You need to get the lead to him first, and even though Reed's striking a lot of guys out, and limiting walks, he's currently at -0.2 bWAR. Davidson, meanwhile, is off to a very slow start in Charlotte this year, but he's come on lately, homering twice this weekend. Still, he's a potential every day starter at third for the White Sox for years to come, which is always worth more than a closer.\nThe point is, Arizona and Kevin Towers made a couple short-sighted decisions to try and make themselves a contender in a very tough decision this year, and they have blown up in their face so far. Now, in order to fix it, Arizona might just be willing to make more short-sighted decisions, as Kevin Towers worries about his job.\nSo maybe Towers would be willing to part with more of his team's future in order to land a player like Samardzija who could possibly help turn things around. After all, we've seen what having a great pitcher like Samardzija has done for the Cubs this season.\nKeep up to date with everything in Chicago sports by following The Chicago Homer on Twitter.\nThis entry was posted in Chicago Cubs and tagged Adam Eaton, Addison Reed, Archie Bradley, Braden Shipley, Jeff Samardzija, Kevin Towers, Mark Trumbo, Matt Davidson, Trade Rumors by Tom Fornelli. Bookmark the permalink.\nSpeak your mind, friend Cancel reply","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":">> Local\n>> Education\n2 staff injured in 3 school bus crashes on I-215 Beltway in Las Vegas\nThe most serious crash occurred on the westbound 215 Beltway, east of the South Durango Drive exit, and sent the bus driver and a staff member on the bus to the hospital.\nBy Katelyn Newberg \/ Las Vegas Review-Journal\nMarch 10, 2020 - 8:31 am\nUpdated March 10, 2020 - 10:31 am\nClark County School District police, Nevada Highway Patrol and tow truck operators prepare to remove a school bus from the southern Beltway near the Durango Drive exit after a rollover crash Tuesday, March 10, 2020. No students were on board a bus, but two staff members were hospitalized(K.M. Cannon\/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto\nA Clark County School District bus sits on its side on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (RTC cameras)\nThree school buses that were not transporting students crashed in the southwest Las Vegas Valley during Tuesday's rainy morning commute, with one crash injuring two staff members.\nAll the crashes happened around 7 a.m. on the same stretch of the 215 Beltway, Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Travis Smaka said. No students were on board any of the buses, but one bus overturned onto its side, causing the injuries.\nThe bus overturned on the westbound 215 Beltway, east of the South Durango Drive exit, Smaka said. The bus driver and another staff member on the bus were taken to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.\nAnother crash happened less than 4 miles away near the highway's westbound Decatur Boulevard exit, Smaka said. That crash involved a school bus and multiple vehicles, but no one was hospitalized, Smaka said.\nThe third crash also happened nearby, west of the 215 and Interstate 15 connector. The crash involved a bus and one other vehicle, and no one was injured, Smaka said.\nA slow-moving front dropped steady rain into the valley on Tuesday morning, with 0.09 of an inch of rain measured in the central valley as of 10:15 a.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Pierce said. According to the Regional Flood District's website, between 0.08 and 0.04 of an inch fell in the southwest where the crashes happened.\nSmaka said while investigators have not officially determined if rain played a factor in the crashes, the valley does tend to see an increase in crashes during rainy weather.\nContact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.\nPosted on: Education, Local, Local Las Vegas, News\nTagged: mc-news\nWhat's next for school choice legislation in Nevada?\nBy Lorraine Longhi \/ RJ\nOpportunity scholarships, alternative education and even education savings accounts may be on the table as the 2023 Legislature convenes.\n4 topics from CCSD's State of the Schools speech\nBy Julie Wootton-Greener \/ RJ\nClark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara discussed school funding, teacher working conditions and other topics in his annual address.\nNorth Las Vegas school evacuated after science class incident\nBy Justin Razavi \/ RJ\nJanuary 26, 2023 - 11:17 pm January 26, 2023 - 11:17 pm\nOfficials with Legacy Traditional School North Valley are not aware of any students becoming ill because of the irritant Thursday, a statement said.\nCCSD graduation rates up a bit, but still lag for some students of color\nThe district reported an increase in graduation rates for most student groups, with the exception of Black, Native American and mixed-race students.\nStudents, faculty to be tested at valley school after active TB case\nAfter an individual at a valley elementary school tested positive for tuberculosis, school officials are working with the Southern Nevada Health District to test impacted students and faculty.\nWill northwest Las Vegas finally gets its own CSN campus?\nThe College of Southern Nevada wants to build a 41-acre campus in Centennial Hills, and it's asking the state for $5.2 million in planning money.\nNew head of UNLV gaming institute talks basement poker games and center's future\nJanuary 21, 2023 - 9:06 am January 22, 2023 - 10:59 am\nBrett Abarbanel was named executive director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute, and she credits basement poker games for piquing her interest in gambling research.\nAttorney general: School Board violated open meeting law in 2021\nThe Nevada attorney general's office determined that the board changed a meeting time \"without providing sufficient notice to the public.\"\nHigher ed system is looking at policy changes after 3 audits\nNevada System of Higher Education regents heard a presentation Wednesday on state audit findings, but didn't take action.\nWatch the routines that won UNLV's Rebel dancers 2 national titles\nThe world champions performed a choreographed routine to a remix of Dr. Dre's \"Forgot About Dre\" to deafening cheers from the crowd assembled in Florida.\nNevada gets its first electric school bus\n4 New Year's resolutions for Las Vegas drivers\nTrial date set for woman accused of driving into crowd on Strip in '15\nJudge lowers bail for suspect in DUI crash that killed toddlers\nSuspect in February fatal crash arrested on New Year's Eve\nMan gets probation for street racing crash that killed 2","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"You are here: Home \/ Archives for Four nations tournament\nFour nations tournament\n\"We aim to connect and support local associations to promote golf. Besides, more professional and amateur tournaments will also be organized. Young talent development is also a key focus of the association, in parallel with the training of professional coaching staff across the country,\" said Le Hung Nam, new VGA general secretary. \u2026 [Read more...] about Vietnam Golf Association hosts first VGA Awards\nFiled Under: english, sports, golf VGA, golf, Vietnam, awards, Vietnam Golf Association hosts first VGA Awards - VnExpress International, vietnam veterans association, Hong Kong Golf Association, united states golf association, South Dakota Golf Association, Southern California Golf Association, American Singles Golf Association, Golf Association, World Golf Awards, US Golf Association, Vietnam Food Association, the vietnam veterans association, Singapore Golf Association, Ladies Professional Golf Association, China Golf Association, minnesota golf association, vietnam freight forwarders association, massachusetts golf association, awards recognition association, Vietnam Tea Association, European Professional Golf Association, bulgarian golf association, Vietnam Veteran Association, Association Excellence Awards, pennsylvania golf association, Vietnam Veterans Associations, oregon golf association, missouri golf association\nEach cabinet has many common medicines and basic medical equipment to help fishermen take care of their own health when they do not have access to medical facilities while at the sea. In total, 200 medicine cabinets and 3.000 national flags were given to fishermen from the Fisheries Union of An Hai and An Vinh. \u2026 [Read more...] about 3.000 national flags are given to Ly Son fishermen to reach out the sea\nFiled Under: Uncategorized national flag, Ly Son, marathon, Society, national flags of the world, national flags game, national flags by color, national flags with purple, national flags europe, national flags and names, national flags all countries, asian national flags, national flag of nepal, national flag and display, national flag bangladesh, national flag canada, national flag code, national flag football, national flag malaysia, national flag of bhutan, national flag of usa, national flag of canada, national flag of america, national flag usa, national flag of chile, national flag of sweden, national flag of cuba, national flag of israel, national flag of kenya, national flag of taiwan, national flag of bahamas, national flag of serbia, national flags of nations, national flag of different nations\nThe ceremony, titled \"For the Fatherland's sea and island sovereignty\", was jointly organised by the Border Guard High Command, provincial People's Committee and Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank). \u2026 [Read more...] about Some 16,000 national flags presented to Phu Yen fishermen\nFiled Under: Uncategorized Phu Yen, fishermen, national flags, portraits of President Ho Chi Minh, sea and island sovereignty, vietnamplus, vietnam news agency, Society, vietna, national flags of the world, national flags game, national flags by color, national flags with purple, national flags europe, national flags and names, national flags all countries, asian national flags, national flag of nepal, national flag and display, national flag bangladesh, national flag canada, national flag code, national flag football, national flag malaysia, national flag of bhutan, national flag of usa, national flag of canada, national flag of america, national flag usa, national flag of chile, national flag of sweden, national flag of cuba, national flag of israel, national flag of kenya, national flag of taiwan, national flag of bahamas, national flag of serbia, national flags of nations, national flag of different nations\nThe Lao ambassador's views were echoed by Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama, who is also head of the diplomatic corps, and Charg\u00e9 d'Affaires of Cuba Irmina Perojo, who said the successes in COVID-19 prevention and control have enabled Vietnam to organise the 13th National Party Congress, and made diplomats and representatives of international organisations in Vietnam feel safe. German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner affirmed that with the thorough preparations, the 13th National Party Congress will be a success. \"The congress will set ambitious goals for the development of the country,\" he said, adding that: \"I am confident that Vietnam will achieve those goals.\" Regarding the bilateral relations, the ambassador said the ties will be enhanced in the time ahead, especially in the economic field. Lao Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang also lauded Vietnam's preparations for the 13th National Party Congress, from documents to the \u2026 [Read more...] about 13th National Party Congress: impressions and belief\nFiled Under: Uncategorized Vietnam, 13th National Party Congress, COVID-19, diplomats, international organisations, VietnamPlus, Vietnam news, Politics, impress at a dinner party, 13th european congress on epileptology, 13th national people's congress, 2017 communist party congress, 5 nationally recognized third parties, how bsp is a national party, 20th party congress, rjd national party, red carpet 13th birthday party, founded indian national congress, information about nationalist congress party, alde party congress 2018, cosatu 13th national congress, trinamool congress national party, trinamool congress as national party, trinamool congress gets national party status, is trinamool congress a national party, trinamool congress national party status, when trinamool congress become national party, 19th national party congress, 19th party congress xi jinping, xi 19th party congress, indian national congress women's wing, cpim 13th party congress, cpim 2018 party congress, tri nations party, carnival themed 13th birthday party\nDiplomatic corps, int'l organisations informed about upcoming National Party Congress\nThe congress would see the attendance of 1,587 delegates representing nearly 5.2 million Party members nationwide, Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Ho\u00e0ng B\u00ecnh Qu\u00e2n said when briefing the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organisations about the preparations for the big event. \u2026 [Read more...] about Diplomatic corps, int'l organisations informed about upcoming National Party Congress\nFiled Under: Uncategorized Vietnam News, Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports, Environment, Your Say, English Through the News, Magazine, vietnam war, current news, Vietnamese to english, tin viet nam, latest news today, english newspapers, the vietnam war, news latest, nagzira national park information, stephen mcelrea national party, liberal national party policies, foreign national information system, information about serengeti national park, khrushchev 20th party congress speech, khrushchev 20th party congress, 27th communist party congress, 19th party congress china, information about tmc party, jiang's int'l trade corp, ndc national congress 2018, relying on the information of interested parties, one nation party, congress national party, selects party leaders in each house of congress, information about trs party, national center for trauma informed care, national livestock credit corp, national union party, national center for biological information, upcoming national seminar in assam 2017, national association of information destruction, national association for information destruction, afrikaner national party, national congress of the communist party of china 2017","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NFL says fans attending games will be required to wear face coverings\nby: Nexstar Media Wire\nVolunteer Kim Thouren of Denver wears a face mask while helping to distribute boxes of food at a large mobile pantry set up by the Food Bank of the Rockies in the parking lot of Empower Field at Mile High early Friday, June 26, 2020, in west Denver. Food Bank officials worked with staff members of the NFL's Denver Broncos to hand out food to more than 3,000 people at the drive-up center in the south parking lot of the stadium. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\nThe National Football League confirmed on Wednesday all fans attending games during the 2020 season will be required to wear face coverings.\nSeveral teams already informed season ticket holders that masks will be required. The announcement on Wednesday is confirmation that the face-covering mandate will be league-wide.\nFor those wondering, yes, it is league-wide: fans at NFL games this season will be required to wear face coverings pic.twitter.com\/D139KGKQ4r\n\u2014 Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) July 22, 2020\nAlso on Wednesday, the NFL Players Association has agreed to the league's plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season.\nThe union also agreed to a 80-player roster limit for training camp instead of the usual 90.\nAccording to reports, union leadership told players about the preseason agreement during a conference call on Tuesday.\nThe players' association originally had sought no preseason games and the league had reduced the exhibition schedule to two games. But on Monday evening, the NFL said it would eliminate those preseason contests and also would offer players 18 days for acclimation, up from seven days.\nOn Monday, the league said players will be tested daily for the coronavirus for at least the first two weeks of training camp, per the league's new testing protocols.\nRookies have started reporting this week, and all players are expected to report next week.\nThe league and the NFLPA already finalized protocols regarding team travel, media and treatment response, and updated the facilities protocol to specifically address training camp based on recommendations from a joint committee of doctors, trainers and strength coaches formed by the league and players' union.\nClemson police meets with bar owners after large gathering","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Waypoint Newsletter\/\nWaypoint\/\nAutumn 2015\/\nSeaSim research reveals Crown of Thorns thriving as oceans warm\nWaypoint Autumn 2015\nWelcome from AIMS CEO, John Gunn\nPhoto Story: Science and industry study reef resilience\nHow is Assisted Evolution helping build resilience in corals?\nResearcher Q and A - Mari Carmen Pineda\nInterview: Exploration New Guinea\nScientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)* have revealed in a study published in Scientific Reports recently that rising sea surface temperatures are contributing to the survival rate of the coral-eating seastar, Acanthaster planci \u2013 better known as the Crown of Thorns (COTS).\nMuch of the research was carried out in the National Sea Simulator at AIMS, a high-tech marine laboratory near Townsville in Queensland. The research shows the importance of collaborations between scientific institutions** as we search for solutions for making our marine environment for resilient to climate change.\n\"Warmer sea temperatures were found in this study to enhance COTS survival along with other, cumulative pressures on the reef,\" said report author and AIMS scientist, Dr Sven Uthicke.\nUthicke explained that a 2\u2070 C increase in sea temperature can increase the probability of survival of COTS by 240% under certain conditions. These conditions include the availability of nutrients for COTS larvae to feed on.\n\"Recognising the role of synergistic effects of increased nutrient flows and sea surface temperatures on COTS survival better enables scientists to understand the science behind outbreaks,\" said Dr Uthicke.\nCOTS outbreaks are a significant stress on the survival of corals on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). A range of scientific research indicates that COTS outbreaks are a major contributor to the estimated 50% decline in coral cover during the period of 1985 and 2012.\n\"Given that the most moderate climate change scenarios predict a 1-2\u2070 C increase in average sea temperatures, the present study further demonstrates the value of taking a holistic, multi-variable approach to understand better how cumulative factors affect the survival of species such as COTS,\" Dr Uthicke concluded.\n*Two of the researchers involved in this study are working at the University of Sydney and the University of Otago.\n**The Australian Institute of Marine Science's National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) is a world-class marine research aquarium facility for tropical marine organisms in which scientists can conduct cutting-edge research. Using SeaSim, Australian and international scientists can research the impact of complex environmental changes with large, long-term, experiments in which they can manipulate key environmental factors.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New Stritch bio reveals vulnerability behind the moxy\nAssociated Press Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 15:17 Last update: about 4 days ago\n\"Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch,\" Farrar, Straus and Giroux, by Alexandra Jacobs\nAs the curtain rises in a new biography of Elaine Stritch, the scene is the actress' New York memorial service, attended by some of the biggest names in the theater world, with eulogies by Tony-winning actor Nathan Lane and famed producer Hal Prince, both throwing out zingers for laughs and to honor the woman who made so many lines shine.\nAs \"Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch\" suggests, the grande dame of Broadway brought life to scores of characters for decades, but she was a complicated, often dramatic character herself.\nThe book \u2014 written by New York Times feature editor Alexandra Jacobs \u2014 is a mini-history of the Great White Way from the 1970s through Stritch's death in 2014, told through the icon's professional and personal journey. Stritch auditioned for some of the most famous roles in Broadway history. She won some and lost many, and Jacobs tries to explain why despite solid talent and remarkable stage presence, Stritch seemed to get in her own way, sabotaging her chances at the success she coveted.\n\"To the end she was both restless and routinized, selfish and generous, straightforward and elliptical,\" Jacobs writes. \"She insisted on being seen and heard, felt and dealt with.\"\nThe story follows Stritch's life from the early days with her conservative well-to-do family in the Detroit suburbs to her move to New York with dreams of stardom. Manhattan was her playground, but Jacobs follows Stritch through jaunts in Los Angeles, London and on the road with various shows, meeting many famous people along the way.\nStella Adler and Lee Strasberg were teachers at her drama school, where Marlon Brando was a fellow student who once read her passages of \"Wuthering Heights\" on a date. Some of the best anecdotes are Stritch's encounters with desirable men like the young Congressman John F. Kennedy, Frank Sinatra and Rock Hudson. Because of her \"luminous personality, she tended to collect people who wanted to adore her,\" Jacobs explains.\nAs she honed her craft, she worked with some of the greats including Harry Belafonte, Bea Arthur, Burt Lancaster, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Gleason, who fired her from \"The Honeymooners\" after a day because she had too big a personality to share scenes with him. But the life of an actress is full of rejection and heartache and Stritch endured plenty of both, struggling through periods of unemployment, taking small jobs to pay the rent and looking for love.\nJacobs says Stritch was \"incapable of not telling the truth,\" which was refreshing to some and too much for others. Her acerbic wit and lack of boundaries got her in trouble with both love interests and bosses. The author suggests alcoholism also kept Stritch from reaching her full star potential. She drank often and in large quantities for decades before she got sober in the late 1980s, but her relationship with booze continued \u2014 if sporadically and quietly \u2014 for many more years.\nStritch was labeled unreliable for being late and forgetting lines, and could be arrogant, self-centered and overbearing with colleagues. She liked the finer things: car services, posh hotels and designer clothing, but didn't like to pay for them. She lost several jobs over greedy business negotiations for perks, and even had bouts of kleptomania.\nThe tone is respectful with spots of humor and compassion. With more than 25 pages of bibliographical notes, it's clear Jacobs has done meticulous research. She includes quotes and stories from articles, interviews and even some from a memoir Stritch started but never finished. But some of the details and tangents about minor players feel unnecessary and disrupt the narrative.\nOne poignant revelation is when theater critic John Lahr \u2014 who helped Stritch develop and produce her famous one-woman show \"At Liberty\" \u2014 suggests the reason for much of Stritch's bad behavior was fear and panic. \"The truth of Elaine was her real great acting was convincing the world she was loosey goosey \u2014 that was a complete act,\" Lahr told Jacobs.\n\"Still Here\" is an insider's story, with behind the scenes show tales and name-dropping as titillating as a good table for eavesdropping at Sardi's. As the lyric goes, \"good times or bum times,\" Stritch saw it all and always found a way to get the next gig and bring a crowd to its feet. This book is sure to send nostalgic Broadway fans to YouTube to replay all her oldies, wishing she was still here.\nWorld-famous bakery shares secrets in a\u2026\nPrince's anticipated, posthumous memoir\u2026\nThe Literary Contest of Novels for\u2026\nNo saint, just a sinner\nThe Mediterranean in a Nutshell\nNew Ronan Farrow book is meticulous and\u2026\nJack Reacher is in deep trouble in Lee\u2026\nFalse dome or a trick on the eyes?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"URL: http:\/\/tobin.fr\/ToV.html\nTransit of Venus documents\nComments concerning my 'A Transit of Venus Primer' Southern Stars 51 (1) 3-18 & covers (2012)\nTo fit within the available space, various footnotes were edited out:\nFor the same reason that a transit of Venus does not occur at every conjunction, a solar eclipse does not occur at every New Moon.\nIt is difficult to know what adjective to use for Venus. Venereal, besides causing sniggers, is incorrect because it derives most directly from the Latin venereus. meaning sexual love. The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary accepts Venusian as an adjective pertaining to the planet, but the term invites confusion with an inhabitant of Venus. Cytherean is elegant, but little-known.\nConcerning the shift of Venus's path in a transit pair: Conceptualizing the direction of the shift can be difficult because both Venus and Earth are moving. What I find useful is to consider Venus at a node and then again exactly 13 orbits later when the Earth will not quite have returned ti the same position as 8 years before. In June (see Figure 4) the path of Venus willt herefore be more northerly than previosuly, and more southerly in December.\nSome authors write 'Horrox', but they have not understoof that this is the Latinized form of his name.\nNineteenth-century authors promoted Horrocks to the clergy, but there is no evidence he was ordained. In addition, he was too young to be an Anglican deacon, for which the minimum age, then as now, was 23 (Chapman 2005).\nPre-Gassendi and Horrocks, planetary angular diamaters were calculated from presumptions about planetary size and an incorrect proximity resulting from the severely-underestimated distance to the Sun. Values reduced to the solar distance were typically 2 arcmin or more for Mercury, and 3 arcmin or more for Venus (e.g. Houzeau 1882). I am mystified that astronomers could have believed these whopping values, as was Horrocks: 'Still it surprises me that they should all have been so negligent as not to perceive a deception so remarkable as to be detected even by the naked eye' (in Whatton 1859).\nConcerning Horrocks' assumption that the diameter of a planet might be proportional to its distance from the Sun, Kepler had proposed that the volume of a planet might be proportional to its distance from the Sun.\nConcerning absolute directional accuracies, the value for 1700 (\u00b110 arcsec) refers to a time ninety years after the invention of the telescope and six decades after the invention of the eypiece micrometer.\nSome modern popularizers have claimed that the solar distance was important because it forms the basis of extra-solar distance scales. This is anachronistic nonsense. Distances only began to be determined to stars a few decades before the 19th-century transits, and to galaxies in the 20th century. Further, no sane person would lavish time and gold to determine the unit of distance to high accuracy while the distances themselves can only be measured to low accuracy.\nIt is ifficult to know exatly how many observing sites were readied for the 18th- and 19th-century transits because different authors count on different bases: sites where observations were attempted, sites where observations were made, sites where usable observations were made...\nA heliometer is a special angle-measuring telescope with an objective sawn in two. Heliometers were easier to use on alt-azimuth and undriven or poorly-driven telescopes than eyepiece micrometers.\nOn Earth, the greenhouse effect raises temperatures by about 35\u00b0C.\nTo see Venus during the day, you must also know exactly where to look.\nIn Table 4, flattening is defined as (Polar radius\u2212Equatorial radius)\/Equatorial radius.\nNote that because of the 243-year transit cycle, the 2012 transit will be very similar to the one observed by Cook from Tahiti in 1769. That is, Venus's track across the disc of the Sun will be very similar to that seen by Cook. However the visibility will be different because the Earth is at a different rotation angle. In 1769 Cook was able to see the whole of the transit, while in 2012 only the end of the transit will be visible from Tahiti.\nExtracts of Cook's observations appear to have been multiply-copied by a secretary, with each copy signed by Cook. The extracts include sketches showing the arc produced by refration in Venus's atmosphere and the black drop.\nExample at the Library of New South Wales [link]\nBetter copy at Te Puna M\u0101tauranga O Aeotearoa [link] and high-resolution scan in JP2 format [link] (This is version reproduced by Salmond (2007))\nLink to a brief description of the nature and importance of transits of Venus.\nElectronic versions of the illustrations in 'A Transit of Venus Primer'\nThese illustrations may be used freely in display boards, posters etc.\nFigure 1. An image of the paper print from which this illustration was derived can be downloaded from the State Library of Victoria here and then click on 'View online'. Downloadable as either JPG (120 kbyte) or high-resolution TIFF [50 Mbyte]). This is a direct-positive of the original plate, made via an internegative. To make it match what was seen on the sky it needs to be mirror reversed, intensity reversed, and reoriented so that the grid lines are parallel to the horizon as shown in Southern Stars.\nFigure 2. Download. (JPG, colour, uncropped.)\nFigure 3. Download as PostScript or PDF\nFigure 6. Download. (JPG, colour.)\nFigure 10. GONG composite of 2004 transit from 3 stations showing clearly the effect of solar parallax [link]\nFigure 11. Download. (TIFF.)\nFigure 12. Download. (JPG.)\nFigure 14. Download. (JPG, colour, uncropped.)\nFigure 15. Panorama of Venus Point without William Tobin (JPG, colour). Monument mis-marking the spot where Cook and company observed (JPG, colour, uncropped).\nFigure 16. Woodcut of Le Gentil's shipboard observation of the 1761 transit [TIFF, 7.0 Mbyte]. (Source: Nature, 10, 148 [1874 June 25] [link] mostly cribbed from La Nature, 2, 401 [1874 May 30] [link])\nFigure 18. Transit of Venus Historic Reserve, Burnham.\nGeneral view 1. (JPG, b&w, uncropped)\nAnother view [link] extracted from http:\/\/transitofvenus.nl\/\nFrom published accounts, I have been able to identify the brick pillars left by the 1874 expedition:\nSite Plan. (JPG)\nPillar for the 6-inch equatorial telescope used for visual timings. (JPG, b&w, uncropped)\nPillar for the photoheliograph. (JPG, b&w, uncropped)\nPlaque on this pillar installed in 1965. (JPG, b&w, uncropped, contrast needs adjusting to increase legibility.)\nLater concrete pillar, not associated with 1874 expedition ('Brass plaque in top of conc. pillar' on site plan). (JPG, b&w, uncropped)\nFigure 19. Campbell Island features named by the French expedition in 1874 [TIFF, 7.8 Mbyte]\nFigure 20. Download. (as used on the cover of Southern Stars, JPG, uncropped.) An ultra-high resolution scan is promised for harryatkinson.com. Here's a link to a letter from 'Sunshine' in the Nelson Evening Mail dated 1882 Novemnber 23 complaining that there were no observations planned for Nelson.\nFigure 21. Download. (PDF, uncropped.)\nFigure 23. Download. (JPG, composite, colour.)\nWhen I wrote the Transit of Venus Primer I had been unable to obtain a copy of Wayne Orchiston's \"The Nineteenth Century Transits of Venus: an Australian and New Zealand Overview\" Journal of Astronomical Data, 10, 219-308 (2004). However, I've just discovered that the paper can be downloaded via this link [37 Mbyte]. The article includes additional information concerning the expeditions to New Zealand.\nAdditional graphical matter\n1874 expeditions\nThe Burnham Station was Station D of the British expeditions.\nA photograph of the photoheliograph used at Burnham can be found here. Presumably this photograph shows trial assembly of the enclosure in Greenwich Park before shipping to New Zealand.\nA photograph of the transit circle used for measuring meridian passages of stars is shown here.\nI have been unable to locate any of the plates of the transit taken with the photoheliograph, but plates taken with similar photoheliographs by other British expeditions can be found here (Honolulu, station B), or here (station unclear).\nHenry Augustus Severn's failed observations at Grahamstown (Thames) are discussed by Orchiston in Southern Stars 40, (2) 8-10 (2001), which is on-line here. A picture of Severn and his equipment is available here. What Orchiston omits to mention is that Henry A Severn (1833-1883) was a son of the artist Joseph Severn (1793-1879), the friend who accompanied the poet Keats to Rome and whose grave is next to Keats' in Rome's Protestant Cemetery. Search the PapersPast website for much additional material on Henry Severn and his lecturing in Thames.\nLINZ 1:50,000 topographical map AK02 of Port Ross, Auckland Island [link]\nLINZ 1:50,000 topgraphical map CM01 of Campbell Island [link]\nLINZ 1:50,000 topographical map CI02 of Whangaroa Bay, Chatham Island [link]\nFor the Townsend Telescope in Christchurch (a 6-inch Cooke refractor built in 1864) used to observe the 1882 transit go here.\nwilliam @ bitbucket.tobin.fr (Edit out spaces and \"bitbucket.\", which have been added to fool web crawlers.)\nRevised: 2017 November 08","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posted April 14, 2020 \u2022 Submitted by alycia82\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 1 of 14 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Volume 10 \u2014 February 07, 2013 Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understanding Characteristics, Activities, and Achievement of Environmental and Policy Change Jill S. Litt, PhD; Hannah L. Reed; Rachel G. Tabak, PhD; Susan G. Zieff, PhD; Amy A. Eyler, PhD; Rodney Lyn, PhD, MS; Karin Valentine Goins, MPH; Jeanette Gustat, PhD, MPH; Nancy O'Hara Tompkins, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Litt JS, Reed HL, Tabak RG, Zieff SG, Eyler AA, Lyn R, et al. Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understanding Characteristics, Activities, and Achievement of Environmental and Policy Change. Prev Chronic Dis 2013;10:120162. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.5888\/pcd10.120162 . PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction Changing the built environment to promote active lifestyles requires collaboration among diverse sectors. Multisectoral collaborative groups in the United States promote active lifestyles through environmental and policy changes. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of these collaborative groups and the extent to which they have achieved change. Methods We identified, recruited, and interviewed the coordinators of active living collaborative groups in the United States. We used descriptive statistics to characterize groups by composition, stakeholder engagement, and the extent of environmental and policy change in 8 strategic areas. Results Fifty-nine groups from 22 states participated in the study. Most groups had a diverse set of partners and used a range of activities to advance their agendas. Most groups achieved some form of environmental or policy change. On average, groups reported working on 5 strategy areas; parks and recreation (86%) and Safe Routes to School (85%) were named most frequently. More than half of groups reported their environmental initiatives as either in progress or completed. Groups reported the most success in changing policy for public plazas, street improvements, streetscaping, and parks, open space, and recreation. Complete Streets policy and zoning ordinances were the most frequently cited policy types. Engaging in media activities and the policy-making process in addition to engaging stakeholders appear to influence success in achieving change. Conclusion Although many groups successfully worked on parks and recreation improvements, opportunities remain in other areas, including transit and infill and redevelopment. Additional time and resources may be critical to realizing these types of changes. Introduction Physical inactivity is one of the great public health challenges of the 21st century (1\u20133). More than 80% of adults do not meet the recommended guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity (4). Individual attempts to initiate and sustain changes in physical activity behavior are generally unsuccessful in the absence of supportive physical and social environments (5). The built environment and related policies influence population-level physical activity (ie, movement that enhances health) and active living (ie, physical activity that results from daily routines) (6,7). Attributes of the built environment and policy directives can reduce barriers to physical activity, promote active lifestyles, and improve overall health, potentially reducing related health disparities (8,9).\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 2 of 14 Changing the built environment to promote active living requires cooperation among diverse sectors (10). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has highlighted the importance of coordination among multiple sectors for improving the built environment (11). The Institute of Medicine has emphasized the importance of engaging nonhealth sectors in changing the built environment (12). Collaboration should involve people and organizations from multiple sectors (eg, planners, developers, media specialists, neighborhood residents, elected officials) and geographic strata (eg, state, regional, local, neighborhood) (11). Collaborative groups that promote stakeholder engagement and interaction have been associated with increased relevance, feasibility, and long-term sustainability of initiatives (13). These groups have the potential to develop and maintain strategies to increase opportunities for physical activity by leveraging resources, sharing knowledge, and building relationships (12). They may also be effective in translating national guidelines and research recommendations into action by informing state and local policy-making processes, including agenda setting, policy formulation, and policy implementation (14,15). Multisectoral collaborative groups in the United States are working to promote active lifestyles through environmental and policy changes. National, state, and local funding organizations have invested in initiating and maintaining these groups (7,9,16). The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics and activities of active living collaborative groups and the extent to which they have achieved environmental and policy changes. Methods The cross-sectional study was designed by the Coalitions and Networks for Active Living (CANAL) research team, a subgroup of the CDC-funded Physical Activity Policy Research Network (PAPRN) (http:\/\/paprn.wustl.edu), and was conducted in 2011. The study was approved by the Colorado School of Public Health and Washington University in St. Louis institutional review boards. Recruitment and eligibility We used the term \"collaborative group\" to represent coalitions, networks, partnerships, and alliances. We recruited representatives (\"coordinators\") of active living collaboratives in the United States by using referrals from members of PAPRN and the National Society for Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health (NSPAPPH) and approximately 50 alumni of the Physical Activity and Public Health Practitioners course. PAPRN represents approximately 17 organizations, and NSPAPPH, 90 organizations. We also searched the Internet to identify groups. Collaboratives were eligible to participate if they 1) focused on active living as a primary or secondary goal, 2) worked on policy and environmental change, 3) involved at least 3 partners from various sectors, and 4) existed for at least 1 year. We identified 96 collaboratives and recruited 1 coordinator from each by e-mail. Of these, 59 (61%) collaboratives from 22 states participated. Six declined to participate, 3 cancelled, and 28 were invited but never responded. We made up to 3 attempts to contact each potential participant. The primary reason for refusal was lack of time. Data collection We conducted structured telephone interviews from May through August 2011. We scheduled interviews and distributed the interview questions in advance to allow coordinators to review the questions and prepare their responses. Interviews lasted approximately 45 minutes and responses were entered into an electronic document. All participants answered all questions. Interview guide The CANAL team developed the interview guide, using questions from previously validated instruments when possible. The guide included a mix of open- and closed-ended questions. We asked coordinators about their own organization and the collaborative. We assessed leadership and management according to whether the collaborative had a designated lead agency and paid staff, the number of years the coordinator served in his or her position, whether the coordinator's organization had expertise in public health or other areas (eg, land use, urban planning, transportation), the age of the collaborative, funding levels, and other items. We assessed the history of collaboration through 2 items adapted from the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory (17): 1) \"Agencies in our collaborative have a history of working together\" and 2) \"Trying to solve problems through collaboration has been common in this community.\" Response options to these 2 questions were 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = somewhat disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = somewhat agree, and 5 = strongly agree. Responses were dichotomized to yes or no. We assessed composition of the collaborative by the number of partners and the range of sectors, disciplines, community perspectives, and areas of expertise represented. We asked coordinators about their agenda-setting activities: how they assessed their needs, created awareness through events, and engaged stakeholders in the policy-making process. To determine needs assessment, we asked\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 3 of 14 coordinators about whether the following items had been completed or were in progress: 1) identification of a target population, 2) agreement on area to be served, 3) collection of information on opportunities for active living, and 4) formal meetings to decide on intervention strategy (18). For awareness activities, we asked whether the collaborative sponsored or supported walking\/running events, safety events, awareness events, and other kinds of events. To measure engagement of stakeholders, we asked about 10 activities on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never, 2 = rarely [<2 times], 3 = sometimes [2\u20135 times], 4 = often [most of the time], 5 = very frequently or ongoing) (19). Coordinators were asked whether their collaborative had used any of the following approaches to promote active living or physical activity in the community: environmental change (eg, trail building), policy change (eg, complete streets), program development (bike\/walk-to-work event), educational programs (eg, bike safety), social media (eg, Facebook), or social marketing (eg, advertisements). We asked whether the collaborative had identified any of the following areas as a core strategy: parks, open spaces, and recreation facilities; transit and parking; children's play areas; public plazas (ie, community destinations, such as gardens and farmers' markets); streetscaping (eg, traffic calming); street improvements (eg, street connectivity); infill and redevelopment (eg, mixed use development); and Safe Routes to School. These strategy areas are consistent with the New York City Active Design Guidelines (20) and themes developed by LiveWell Colorado (www.livewellcolorado.org) and Kaiser Permanente (http:\/\/info.kaiserpermanente.org\/communitybenefit\/html\/our_work\/global\/our_work_3.html). We asked about the extent to which the collaborative had addressed the strategy; respondents replied according to the following scale: 1 = improvements have been discussed, 2 = improvements have been planned, 3 = improvements have been funded, 4 = improvements are in progress, and 5 = improvements have been completed. We asked whether policies were in place to address the strategy and whether any improvement had required a change in policy or development of new policy. For policies in place or new policy, we asked what type of policy was required. Finally, if a change in policy was required by the improvement, we asked about the status of the new policy. Possible responses were 1 = policy gap identified but no further action, 2 = policy gap identified and discussion initiated, 3 = policy drafted, 4 = policy adopted or approved, and 5 = cannot be determined. To ensure content validity, interview questions were reviewed by academic partners, planners, and public health practitioners and pretested with 4 nonenrolled groups before the study began. We made only minor changes after the pretest. Data analyses We entered interview data directly into Microsoft Access 2007 (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington). We tabulated the data and summarized the distribution, central tendency, and dispersion by using SAS version 9.2 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina). To augment data provided by interviews, we assessed the mean poverty level of the areas served by the collaborative by the percentage of families in poverty (21) and identified levels of physical inactivity by state (22). We assigned a score to each group for each strategy area on the basis of the status of its environmental improvements and related policy change. We averaged the scores for all strategy areas on which a group worked. We dichotomized groups according to their scores into high and low levels of policy change (high = policies have been drafted, adopted or approved; low = other responses) and high and low levels of environmental change (high = improvements are in progress or have been completed; low = other responses). We then created 4 groups: high levels of both policy and environmental change (High\u2013High), high level of policy change and low level of environmental change (High\u2013Low), low level of policy change and high level of environmental change (Low\u2013High), and low levels of both policy and environmental change (Low\u2013Low). We used the Fisher exact test and analysis of variance to test for differences between groups. Results Active living groups were located throughout the United States in states that varied by levels of physical inactivity (Figure 1). Most (78%) groups worked locally; the rest addressed state-wide issues. Coordinators represented government organizations (41%) and nonprofit organizations (59%) (Table 1). Twenty-five percent of the groups served urban areas, whereas 9% served suburban areas, 17% served rural areas, and 49% served mixed areas. They served areas of various geographic sizes: neighborhoods (6.5% of collaboratives), city\/towns (36%), counties (29%), regions (6.5%), and states (22%). The percentage of families living in poverty was consistent for collaboratives serving city\/towns (13%), counties (9%), regions (7%), and states (11%) but was higher for groups serving neighborhoods (26%).\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 4 of 14 Figure 1. Location of coordinators who participated in the Coalitions and Networks for Active Living (CANAL) Study, by state estimates of physical inactivity among adults. Source for data on physical inactivity: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (22). [A tabular version of this figure is also available.] Collaborative leadership and management Most coordinators (76%) reported that their collaborative had designated a lead agency. These lead agencies were housed in health departments (35%), nonprofit organizations (15%), and health care agencies (9%). Only 33% of the coordinators were in their position for 3 or more years (Table 1). Seventy percent of coordinators reported their collaborative had expertise in public health, but only 37% reported expertise in land use or urban planning, and only 32% reported expertise in transportation. Almost half (44%) of collaboratives had worked with their partners for 4 to 6 years; 83% had a history of working together, and 76% solved problems collaboratively. Most (85%) collaboratives had paid staff. Most established written goals or objectives (97%), wrote a mission or a vision statement (93%), prepared a strategic plan or annual report (85%), and used a theoretical framework or conceptual model to guide their priorities and actions (73%). Collaborative composition Most collaborative groups had a diverse membership that represented a range of sectors (public, government, private), disciplines (public health, planning, agriculture, sports and fitness), and perspectives (residents, local leaders, universities, schools, business leaders, and faith-based organizations). Forty-four percent of collaboratives reported having 11 to 30 active partners (Table 1). Most had expertise in public and\/or environmental health (95%), fitness and sport (83%), parks and recreation (83%), land use planning (80%), and transportation (76%). Only half had media- related expertise (51%), and a smaller percentage had expertise in law enforcement\/safety (46%), housing (32%), and mental health (29%). Agenda-setting activities Most coordinators reported completing assessment activities and supporting community events (Table 2). Two-thirds of coordinators reported that community leaders often or very frequently participated or endorsed a collaborative- sponsored event. Most (88%) collaboratives served on active living advisory councils, 75% engaged with elected officials or staff, 66% partnered with planning and design experts, and 63% engaged school district or board officials often or very frequently. Fewer collaboratives often or very frequently engaged in such activities as media communication or advocacy (52%), written advocacy (eg, press release, policy analysis, report with policy recommendations) (41%), partnering with elected officials to author policy documents (36%), or offering testimony in policy, legal, or judicial hearings (21%).\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 5 of 14 Environmental and policy changes Nearly all collaboratives used environmental (90%) or policy (93%) approaches to promote active living. They also used program development (83%), education (78%), social media (69%), and social marketing (56%). Collaboratives worked on an average of 5 core strategy areas; 86% identified parks and recreation; 85%, Safe Routes to School; 78%, street improvements; and 69%, streetscaping. Fewer groups reported transit and parking-related projects (41%) and infill and redevelopment-related projects (29%). In 4 strategy areas, more than half of groups reported their strategy as either in progress or completed (Figure 2).\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 6 of 14\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 7 of 14 Figure 2. Environmental and policy change in 8 core strategy areas among 59 collaborative groups, the Coalitions and Networks for Active Living (CANAL) Study, 2011. [A tabular version of this figure is also available.] Most groups cited existing policy for each strategy area on which they were working; 93% reported changes to existing policy or the development of new policy in at least 1 strategy area. Complete Streets policy and zoning ordinances were the most frequently cited policy types. Comprehensive plans, other plan types (eg, parks, open space, transportation, bike\/pedestrian), joint-use agreements, and organizational policies were also commonly cited by groups. Compositional and community engagement characteristics varied by level of environmental and policy change (Table 3). Collaboratives whose environmental improvements were in progress or completed and whose policies were drafted or adopted had been together longer and used more types of community events to engage stakeholders. Groups reporting more progress in environmental and policy change more frequently engaged in political and policy processes. They also reported using social marketing and social media to support their work. Discussion To our knowledge, this study is the first to explore collaboratives working to improve active living environments and highlight the range of activities used by practitioners to facilitate change. Public health and planning guidelines suggest that active living interventions are most effective when a combination of environmental approaches from various domains (ie, intrapersonal, social, physical environment, and policy) is used (6,23). In general, groups appear to be advancing an environmental- and policy-change agenda that is consistent with international and national guidelines and recommendations (12,24,25). Most groups in this study involve partners from multiple sectors. Such involvement is important to achieving environmental and policy change (15,26). Expansion of partners beyond the health sector marks a shift toward more strategic inclusion of needed expertise (27,28). Strategic involvement of key partners plays a crucial role in informing, designing, and promoting a policy agenda (29). Broader participation can expand the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to navigate complex processes that span multiple sectors and levels of government and reach communities in various settings (eg, work, home, school) (11,30). Building relationships with community members and decision makers is another element for collaborative groups to facilitate environmental change. Collaboratives use different tactics and activities in varying degrees to advance their agendas. These tactics and activities serve multiple purposes: 1) elicit local knowledge to inform the design and implementation of strategies; 2) motivate core partners and the broader community of practitioners and citizens to get involved; 3) raise awareness about the problems being addressed and the need for change at multiple levels; and 4) align group-specific political and policy priorities (19,30,31). Needs assessments are unique in their ability to engage partners, policy makers, elected officials, media, and community members in agenda-setting and planning processes and create community awareness and buy-in (32,33). Although groups appear to be building relationships with elected and appointed officials, they vary in their use of other advocacy activities such as media communication and written testimony. This variability may reflect different levels of coordinator and partner expertise in advocacy and perceptions by collaborative coordinators that they are not permitted to engage in advocacy because of funding or other restrictions (34). Finally, groups using social media and marketing tools may be at an advantage for advancing their active living agendas. Such tools can serve to create awareness, increase public input, and build community support for active living planning processes. Partner diversification, resource leverage, broad community involvement, and engagement in the political process set the stage for the adoption and implementation of environmental and policy change. The work of groups to identify the issues and raise community awareness also builds public and political will for an active living policy agenda. By hosting events such as open street initiatives or bike-to-work days, groups are able to raise awareness among a diverse group of stakeholders and foster a sense of urgency about the built environment and active lifestyles (23,33). Additionally, these groups extend the visibility of their events by soliciting endorsements from elected officials and community leaders and by investing in social marketing and media campaigns. Groups use these opportunities to showcase their work to key decision makers as a gateway to promoting their policy agendas (19). Our study shows that engaging citizens through community meetings, building political support by working with elected officials and staff (eg, city council, mayor, county commissioner), and working with designers (eg, private consultants, public works, engineering, transit authority) are being used to negotiate the policy-making process. Our findings illustrate the range and related success of environmental and policy approaches used by groups to promote active living. Although groups are universally working on built environment improvements, these projects represent smaller-scale improvements such as community gardens, public plaza improvements, and park enhancements, for example. These smaller-scale successes may reflect gateway strategies that are well defined, evidence-based, affordable, and achievable within shorter time frames. Only a small percentage of groups report actions in the areas of transit, parking, and infill redevelopment. These strategy areas require larger-scale investments,\nPreventing Chronic Disease | Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understa... Page 8 of 14 strategic relationships with agencies and people who may be external to the collaborative (35), and time for developing related policies (33). This study has several limitations. First, our cross-sectional design limited our ability to explore the temporal aspects of the group agenda-setting processes. Second, the sample was constructed through a nomination process, so results may reflect the work of groups that have greater visibility and more successful initiatives and may not be generalizable to all active living collaboratives. Third, collection of data from group coordinators may bias results in a positive direction because of the professional and personal investment of coordinators. This study describes the work accomplished by collaborative groups, including community organizations, local government agencies, and the private sector, to promote active living in the United States. These findings provide insights into the composition and activities of these groups and their environmental and policy approaches. Achieving environmental and policy change requires time, social and political connections, and financial resources. For funders and government entities investing in community-level environmental and policy change efforts, such knowledge will be useful for setting future priorities and developing expectations, training, and technical assistance to plan, coordinate, implement, and sustain collaborative-led strategies. Acknowledgments This study was supported by the CDC, Prevention Research Center Program, Special Interest Project 09-10: PAPRN (5U48DP001938-02). We are thankful for the support and guidance from our partners at LiveWell Colorado, Kaiser Permanente, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. We gratefully acknowledge the Denver Environmental Health staff and research staff members of the participating PAPRN coordinating and collaborating centers. We thank the physical activity practitioners and staff who submitted nominations and the coordinators who agreed to participate. 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Characteristics of Collaborative Groups (N = 59) Participating in the Coalitions and Networks for Active Living (CANAL) Study, 2011 Characteristic No. (%) Sector affiliation of organization represented by coordinatora Nonprofit 35 (59) Government 24 (41) Private 3 (5) Coordinator's no. of years in position <Half 4 (7) Half to 1 13 (22) >1 to 3 23 (39) >3 to 5 11 (19) >5 8 (14) Age of collaborative group, y 1\u20133 14 (24) 4\u20136 26 (44) \u22657 19 (32) Paid staff Yes 50 (85) No 9 (15) No. of active partners 1\u201310 12 (20) 11\u201330 26 (44) 31\u201350 12 (20) >50 9 (16) Funding, $ <25,000 7 (12) 25,000\u201399,999 14 (24) 100,000\u2013199,999 15 (25) 200,000\u2013499,999 11 (19) \u2265500,000 6 (10) Don't know or none 6 (10)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Australia Immigration : Requirements for Australia Skilled Immigration Program Nominated Occupation\nThe below grids give you the detailed breakdown of points awarded under various criteria under Australia PR Point Calculator System.\nEnglish Language Requirements (IELTS\/OET)\nCompetent English (IELTS 6\/OET C)\nProficient English (IELTS 7\/OET B)\nSuperior English (IELTS 8\/OET A)\nAt least 3 but less than 5 years (of past 10 years)\nAt least 8 years and up to 10 years\nYou can only claim points for employment if the employment was in your nominated skilled occupation or a closely related skilled occupation; and you were employed for the relevant periods set out in the table, in the 10 years before you are invited to apply.\nFor any Australian employment you must have held a substantive visa or a Bridging A or Bridging B visa and complied with the conditions of that visa to be eligible for points.\nEmployed means engaged in an occupation for remuneration for at least 20 hours a week.\nClosely-related occupations must be:\nin the same ANZSCO Unit Group or\nconsistent with a career advancement pathway or\nrecognised by an assessing authority that it is closely related to your nominated occupation, as part of your skills assessment\nUnder the points test there is a cap on the number of points that can be awarded for employment experience. The maximum number of points that can be awarded is 20, this means that even if you score more than 20 combined points for your employment experience only 20 points will be awarded.\nA Doctorate from an Australian educational institution or a Doctorate from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard.\nAt least a Bachelor degree from an Australian educational institution or at least a Bachelor qualification, from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard.\nA diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution.\nAttained a qualification or award recognised by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated skilled occupation as being suitable for that occupation\nFor points based migration you will receive points for your highest qualification only.\nRecognition of your qualifications\nThe authority undertaking your skills assessment may determine if your qualifications are comparable to the relevant Australian qualification. Assessing authorities are listed against your occupation in the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations. You must have obtained this recognition at the time you are invited to apply for a visa.\nIf you hold an overseas qualification at bachelor level or above and your skills assessing authority did not offer an opinion on that qualification then it is open to you to contact Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services (VETASSESS) for advice.\nVETASSESS can provide an assessment of the comparative educational level of these qualifications against the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Advice from VETASSESS should be provided with your application to support your claim for these points.\nTo obtain an assessment contact Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services.\nDoctoral requirements (PhD)\nYou can only be awarded points for a doctoral degree if you have completed a qualification at the relevant level, that is, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). You cannot claim these points for the award of other qualifications that give you the right to use to the title of Doctor (that is, general practitioner, dentist, vet).\nSpecialist education qualification\nA Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution that included at least academic years study in a relevant field.\nThe postgraduate degree by research (doctorate or masters) must be awarded from an Australian education institution after at least 2 academic years of study in the following science, technology, engineering, mathematics or specified information and communication technology (ICT) fields:\nNatural and physical sciences\nother natural and physical sciences\nother information technology\nEngineering and related technologies\naerospace engineering and technology\nelectrical and electronic engineering and technology\nmanufacturing engineering and technology\nmaritime engineering and technology\nmechanical and industrial engineering and technology\nother engineering and related technologies\nprocess and resources engineering.\nTo determine whether your qualification is eligible, see the CRICOS website.\nAustralian study requirement\nMeet the Australian study requirement\nYou must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement.\nProfessional Year in Australia\nCompletion of a Professional Year in Australia\nAt the time of invitation to apply, you had completed a Professional Year. To be eligible for the award of these points your Professional Year must have been in Accounting, ICT\/Computing or Engineering, and:\nin your nominated occupation or a closely related occupation\ncompleted over a period of at least 12 months\ncompleted in Australia in the four years before you are invited to apply for a visa\nprovided by one of these organisations:\nthe Australian Computer Society\nChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand\nthe Institute of Public Accountants (formerly the National Institute of Accountants)\nEngineers Australia.\nCredentialled community language\nHold a recognised qualification in a credentialled community language\nTo be credentialled in a community language and eligible for the award of points you must have been accredited at the paraprofessional level or above, certified at the certified provisional level or above, or have a community language credential for interpreting or translating by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.\nStudy in regional Australia\nYou must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that satisfies the Australian study requirement obtained while living and studying in an eligible area of regional Australia\nTo be eligible for the award of points your educational qualification:\nmust meet the Australian study requirement\nhave been obtained while you lived in, and studied at a campus in, a designated regional area\nnot include study undertaken by distance education\nPartner skills\nYour spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and meet age, English and skill criteria\nFor you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that they:\nwere under 45 years old\nhad competent English\nhad nominated a skilled occupation that is on the same skilled occupation list as your nominated skilled occupation\nhad a suitable skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for their nominated skilled occupation, and the assessment wasn't for a Subclass 485 visa.\nYour spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and has competent English\nFor you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen.\nYou are single or your partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident\nSponsorships and Nominations\nState or territory government (only visa subclass 190)\nNomination by a state or Territory government or sponsorship by an eligible family member (only visa subclass 489)\nOther Essential Information\nThe following are the visa sub classes and the required points to be scored under each category\nSkilled \u2013 Independent (subclass 189) \u2013 65 points\nSkilled \u2013 Sponsored (subclass 190) \u2013 65 points\nSkilled \u2013 Regional Sponsored (subclass 489) \u2013 65 points\nSkilled \u2013 Skilled Work Regional Sponsored (subclass 491) \u2013 65 points\nNote that the maximum points an Australian skilled immigrant can score in the Australia PR Point Calculator System for any combination of overseas and Australian skilled employment is 20 points.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Search results for \"National Strawberry Shortcake Day\"\nJune 14th is National Strawberry Shortcake Day \ud83c\udf53 + \ud83c\udf70 = \ud83d\ude0b\nHigh-res version\nShortcake is a sweet biscuit (in the American sense: that is, a crumbly, baking soda- or baking powder-leavened bread).\nShortcake is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs.\nThe most famous dessert made with shortcake is strawberry shortcake.\nThough today's shortcakes are usually of the biscuit or sponge-cake variety, earlier American recipes called for pie crust in rounds or broken-up pieces, which was a variety still being enjoyed in the 20th century, particularly in the South.\nThough strawberry is the most widely known shortcake dessert, peach shortcake, blueberry shortcake, chocolate shortcake and other similar desserts are made along similar lines. It is also common to see recipes where the shortcake itself is flavored; coconut is a common addition. The term \"shortcake\" often refers to shortbread in the UK.\n1800 Chicken Marengo was supposedly created by Napoleon's Swiss chef to commemorate the occasion of Napoleon's victory over the Austrians in the Battle of Marengo on this day.\n1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick patented his reaping machine.\n1972 The EPA banned DDT in the USA. DDT residue is still found in some foods grown in the U.S. in 2002.\n1988Unusual uses for peanut butter sandwiches: In New Jersey, students in a school were kept in an extra 45 minutes by a six-foot black bear that had wandered into the playground. They kept it at bay by tossing out peanut butter sandwiches until the game warden arrived to take him away.\n1994 R.I.P. Henry Mancini. Oscar winning music composer, he wrote many songs and film scores, including the score for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's\nTagged: national strawberry shortcake day, todays food history\nJune 14th is National Strawberry Shortcake Day\n1988 Unusual uses for peanut butter sandwiches: In New Jersey, students in a school were kept in an extra 45 minutes by a six-foot black bear that had wandered into the playground. They kept it at bay by tossing out peanut butter sandwiches until the game warden arrived to take him away.\nJune 14 is National Strawberry Shortcake Day\nThe perfect dessert for celebrating of the arrival of Summer.\nToday's Shortcake Facts\u2026\nTagged: events of June 14, june food holidays, national strawberry shortcake day, Shortcake facts, strawberry shortcake day\nFebruary 19th is National Chocolate Mint Day!\nHappy National Chocolate Mint Day!\nHere are today's five thing to know about Chocolate Mint:\nIn tea houses and dinner halls of the early 1900's mint sprigs and dark chocolates served after desserts for patrons to 'chew for good breath and aid digestion'.\nThin Mints account for over 25% of the annual Girl Scout cookie sales.\nAndes chocolate mints, created in 1921, have little to do with the Andes mountains. They were once called \"Andy's Candies\" but the owner 'found that men did not like giving boxes of candies with another man's name on them to their wives and girlfriends' so he changed the name.\nFrango Mints, perhaps the first chocolate mints, were first patented in 1918. They were sold in tea houses and sold frozen to emphasize the sharp mint flavor.\nAncient Greeks believed mint could cure hiccups.\n1764 Gottlieb Sigismund Kirchhof was born. He developed a method for refining vegetable oil, and also improved brewing & fermentation.\n1855 Bread Riots in Liverpool.\n1906 Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company (W.K. Kellogg Company) was founded by Will Keith Kellogg to manufacture breakfast cereals (cornflakes).\n1913 Cracker Jack began to put prizes in each box.\n1976 Iceland broke off diplomatic relations with Great Britain when the two couldn't settle their disagreement on the 'cod war' fishing rights issue.\n1985 Cherry Coke was introduced nation-wide\n1999 The world's largest strawberry shortcake was created in McCall Park, Plant City, Florida, the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. The city holds the Guinness record for the world's largest strawberry shortcake, over 6,000 pounds.\nCheck out my book!\nCategories: February Food Holidays, Food Holidays, Uncategorized\nTagged: national chocolate mint day\nNational Strawberry Shortcake Day\nFive Star Recipe from Food52\nFive Food Finds about Shortcake\nTagged: battle of marengo, chicken marengo, cyrus hall mccormick, facts, five food finds, food, foodimentary, fun, life, national strawberry shortcake day, peach shortcake, peanut butter sandwiches, sweet biscuit, today's food history, todays food history\nJune 14 \u2013 National Strawberry Shortcake Day\nTagged: facts, five food finds, food, foodimentary, fun, life, national strawberry shortcake day, today's food history, todays food history\nNational Chocolate Mint Day\nFive things you should know about\nChocolate Mints\n1. In tea houses and dinner halls of the early 1900's mint sprigs and dark chocolates served after desserts for patrons to 'chew for good breath and aid digestion'. Soon thin mints, layered mint and dark chocolate candies appeared in many forms.\n2. Thin Mints, a Girl Scout cookie first sold in 1951, accounts for over 25% of the annual Girl Scout cookie sales.\n3. After Eights, introduced in 1962, were considered a classier version of the classic thin mint, with dark chocolate and rich mint center, considered at the time the perfect after dinner mint.\n4. Andes chocolate mints, created in 1921, have little to do with the Andes mountains. They were once called \"Andy's Candies\" but the owner 'found that men did not like giving boxes of candies with another man's name on them to their wives and girlfriends' so he changed the name.\n5.Frago Mints, perhaps the first chocolate mints, were first patented in 1918. They were sold in tea houses and sold frozen to emphasize the sharp mint flavor.\nOn This Day in Food History\u2026\nCategories: February Food Holidays, Food Holidays\nTagged: five food finds, national chocolate mints day, today in food history\nJune 14 \u2013 Today's Food History\nNational Strawberry Shortcake Day Today's Food History on this day in\u2026 1800 Chicken Marengo was supposedly created by Napoleon's Swiss chef to commemorate the occasion of Napoleon's victory over the Austrians in the Battle of Marengo on this day. 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick patented his reaping machine. 1972 The EPA banned DDT in the USA. DDT residue is still found in some foods grown in the U.S. in 2002. 1988 Unusual uses for peanut butter sandwiches: In New Jersey, students in a school were kept in an extra 45 minutes by a six-foot black bear that had wandered into the playground. They kept it at bay by tossing out peanut butter sandwiches until the game warden arrived to take him away. 1994 Henry Mancini\u2026\nCategories: 101 - lessons in food, Daily Food History, Encyclopedia, Food Facts\nTagged: facts, food, foodimentary, fun, life, todays food history\nNational Candy Month National Dairy Month National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month National Iced Tea Month National Papaya Month First Friday in June: National Donut Day Daily Holidays June 1 National Hazelnut Cake Day June 2 National Rocky Road Day National Rotisserie Chicken Day June 3 National Chocolate Macaroon Day National Egg Day June 4 National Cheese Day June 5 National Ketchup \/ Catsup Day June 6 National Gingerbread Day June 7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day June 8 National Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day June 9 National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day June 10 National Iced-Tea Day June 11 National German Chocolate Cake Day June 12 National Peanut Butter Cookie Day International Falafel Day June 13 Cupcake Lover's Day June 14 National Strawberry Shortcake Day June 15\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A Giant Leap\nApollo's legacy\nThe third of a five-part series from the Starmus science-and-arts festival in Z\u00fcrich. Today we meet Brian May and David J Eicher to discuss their new book 'Moon 3D'. We also ask what Kaspersky's new collaboration with the Gagarin Centre in Russia's Star City could mean for the future of space security. Plus: what happens when you're told you've won a Nobel prize?\nStart at\nM24 radio app\nBrian May and David J Eicher\nAstrophysicist and musician Brian May and author David J Eicher discuss their new book, 'Moon 3D', which explores the legacy of the Apollo missions using stereoscopic images.\nShare chapter 1\nAldo del Bo\nKaspersky's head of global partnerships and sponsorships, Aldo del Bo, discusses the collaboration with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.\nDonna Strickland\nDonna Strickland, 2018's Nobel laureate for physics, discusses what it's like to get a call in the middle of the night only to be told you've won a Nobel prize.\nMonocle 24 meets astronauts and musicians at Starmus in Z\u00fcrich.\nAll episodesView schedule\nSubscribe to the show\nWant more radio episodes like these in your inbox?\nSign up to Monocle's email newsletters to stay on top of news and opinion, plus the latest from the magazine, radio, film and shop.\nA Giant Leap - latest episodes\nWho is up there?\nFifth in a five-part series from Z\u00fcrich's Starmus festival. We talk to Brian Eno, recipient of Starmus's Stephen Hawking medal for science communication, and to the astronomer Jill Tarter about her lifelong search for\u2026\nLife off Earth\nFourth in a five-part series from Z\u00fcrich's Starmus festival. Nasa astronaut Nicole Stott tells us about painting the first watercolour in orbit and Kaspersky's Marco Preuss discusses protecting computer systems in space.\nThe third of a five-part series from the Starmus science-and-arts festival in Z\u00fcrich. Today we meet Brian May and David J Eicher to discuss their new book 'Moon 3D'. We also ask what Kaspersky's new collaboration with the\u2026\nRetelling space's past \u2013 and a look to its future\nIn the second of a five-part series from the Starmus science and arts festival in Z\u00fcrich, we meet the team behind 'Apollo 11'. The film uses hours of archive material that has never been seen or heard before. We also dis\u2026\nIntroducing Starmus\nThe first of a five-part series from the Starmus science-and-arts festival in Z\u00fcrich. Today we meet Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke and Starmus founder Garik Israelian.\nMonocle's House View2083\nCurrency: GBPAUDCHFEURGBPUSD","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Admins Confess About Ogmatiesconfessions\nIllustration credits: Karla de Bod.\nBy Maryna Adshade 2 months ago\nBY MARYNA ADSHADE\nSince their first post during the height of the pandemic last year, the Instagram page Maties Confessions (@ogmatiesconfessions) has become known for their anonymous confessions about Stellenbosch University (SU) students, their crushes, struggles, and any other university-related experiences.\nThe page's bio sums the page up as one that is \"proudly blocked by sujustkidding [another meme page aimed at SU students]\" and that is run \"by the Maties, for the Maties\". Also in the bio are three emojis (a fairy, a clown and a chef), that represent the three anonymous SU students who are the admins of the page.\nThe first admin, who is represented by the fairy emoji, felt motivated to start the page when she discovered similar Instagram pages aimed at students from other South African universities, but could not find an active one for SU students. \"I saw that a lot of universities, like UCT [the University of Cape Town] for example, had confessions pages. I saw a recommendation for a Stellenbosch one, but then the link didn't work to make an actual confession and the page was completely empty. So I thought 'Okay this one's defunct so let me start my own one,'\" she explained.\nShe further felt that \"people just needed something to get their frustration out, whether it be for academics or the lockdown, or just the entire pandemic in general. [The admins] found it was a really good way for people to vent whatever they felt like they needed to vent.\"\nThe second admin, who is represented by the clown emoji, said he became an admin after the first admin asked him to promote the page on another account he runs that had a bigger following at the time. \"I told her that I would if I could see some of the confessions. She gave me the login details and from then on I started helping out. I thought it'd be rude not to with the level of access she gave me,\" he explained.\nDue to a pile-up of confessions that have not yet been posted, the third admin, who is represented by the chef emoji, started helping out in the past few weeks. \"I became an admin through nepotism essentially. I am very close with the admin who uses the fairy emoji and I've been privy to a lot of what goes on behind the scenes of ogmaties for a while now,\" they explained.\n\"As soon as the other admins started saying things like 'Oh the confessions are really piling up,' I basically offered myself up as free labour,\" she said. \"I came on a few weeks ago, and I'm still learning the ropes but really enjoying it.\"\nWith regard to their goal for Maties Confessions, Fairy summed it up as follows: \"Just building as diverse and as loyal\u2026a follower base as possible would be great. And just keeping that space free, keeping it open, keeping the conversation going, and keeping people feeling comfortable with sharing their things with us. And just really being there for them.\n\"When I started the page, my main aim was to create a free, open space for people to voice their opinion seeing as everyone had so much to say. All of a sudden we weren't going to classes anymore, we weren't seeing the people we used to see, and we weren't having that student experience,\" she explained. \"We just found that it was very important for us to have a no-block policy and to post as many of the confessions as we saw fit and the most relevant ones possible. We don't delete comments and we don't silence anyone's opinion, at least not on purpose and not with an agenda.\"\nOn deciding what to post from all of the confessions, Clown said, \"We like to post confessions where people confess to their crush. It gets a lot of people talking and tagging each other in the comments. We also like to post confessions asking for advice that isn't readily available online, like asking about degree options at Stellenbosch for example.\"\nChef urged followers to submit things other than \"thirst confessions\" though. \"We know you want so-and-so to spit in your mouth,\" she said. \"As entertaining as the romantic kind can be, I think there are a lot of stories going unheard that might be very entertaining.\"\nTHE INSTAGRAM PAGE, @ogmatiesconfessions, has been showing SU students what has been happening in other students' lives. Photo: Karla de Bod.\nConfessions that do not get posted are those asking for information that is readily available online, those that some people may find traumatic, and those that disparage people. Other topics that are usually avoided are those related to alcoholism, domestic abuse and mental health struggles; confessions accusing people of illegal activity, harassment, bullying, sexual abuse and of spreading sexually transmitted infections are also deleted.\nClown explained, \"What separates us from other pages is our very narrow follower demographic, consisting of mainly Stellenbosch University students. Our followers have the in-depth knowledge of Stellenbosch student life and they can help each other out on our page.\"\nFairy added that they mostly do not post confessions that condone illegal activities. \"Sometimes we do it if it's funny and we know it will get a good reaction out of our followers. But if it has to do with drug abuse for example, we usually won't post it.\"\n\"Some of the crush confessions are just a bit lewd. We usually then ask the person, if there's someone mentioned in the crush confession and we can track them down, [if they] are comfortable with us posting [the confession],\" she explained.\nFor those who would like to see their confessions about their crushes appear on the page, Chef advises that they be creative, more specific and more original with their submissions. \"If you're going to be vague about the person, have a good tagline. There have been 400 'have my children' or 'bend me over' submissions. We need more diversity,\" they said. \"Be respectfully specific about the person. Even name drop if you can. That's fantastic! That's what we're looking for.\"\nThose who have been mentioned in confessions and are curious about who sent them in, might be disappointed to hear that not even the admins of the page know who confesses what. \"We've had some people ask [who sent in confessions about them], but unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on whom you ask, all confessions are entirely anonymous,\" said Clown.\nRegarding their estimated number of confession submissions per week, Fairy said, \"At its highest point I was averaging about 20\u201350 confessions a day, which would account for about 100 or more a week. But I think a more accurate average per week would probably be about 50\u2013100, sometimes even less.\"\n\"As far as the process goes, there isn't really one,\" she continued. The admins do not have specific roles and they try to split the work evenly. \"There is no set schedule for when we do things because we all study things. We all have quite different timetables. When one can't post the other one can.\"\nKia Mouton, a third-year BA (Humanities) student, said that she follows the page because she finds the confessions funny. While she relates to some of them, she feels that others show some people's lack of self-control. \"It's crazy to see what people get up to,\" she added.\nThe worst confession, according to Mouton, is one that was posted on 21 June last year that reads: \"I had 20 minutes left of my online exam and I suddenly became *****, so I took a wank in my sock while double-checking my answers, best orgasm of my life.\"\nMouton said that she has sent in a confession, but not a serious one. Regarding how it made her feel seeing it posted, she said, \"It definitely made me make up my mind about the topic I talked about. Sometimes the best advice comes from strangers. I was giddy when I saw my confession.\"\nThe page may also have some advantages for tutors and lecturers. Jean-Marie Potgieter, who is busy with her PhD in Theoretical Syntax while lecturing and being a second-year tutor for the department of general linguistics and the department of Afrikaans and Dutch, has been mentioned in a few crush confessions and said the following: \"I was quite surprised when someone shared the post with me. I wasn't aware of the Instagram page and I definitely didn't expect to see a confession about me!\n\"It's nice to be seen as a human being and not just as someone who conveys information. One of the perks of being mentioned in more than one confession is that it helps me to see myself and my good qualities through the eyes of others.\"\nWhile some might agree that the page's content is funny, the page is not for everyone. \"I followed it at first, but then stopped [because] it doesn't add to my feed. The stuff that comes up sometimes is also only worth mentioning when it is not anonymous and until then, it feels like an intrusion is being made on people, as names and residences are blatantly mentioned,\" explained Pierr\u00e9 M\u00fcller, a fourth-year LLB student.\n\"Not that I've been the subject [of a confession], but I wouldn't like it if attention [were] drawn to me in that way,\" he expanded. \"[The page] says a lot, but also nothing really. It's very tongue-in-cheek sometimes, but just not for me.\"Chef concluded by saying, \"The way y'all behave behind the veil of anonymity is absolutely frightening and fascinating. I wish there [were] a way to share some of the confessions we can't ethically post, but perhaps we'll be releasing a few things with names blurred out soon just because of the sheer entertainment value.\"\nPrevious Deurbraak vir SU Acapella Danksy Buitelug Venue\nNext Adam & Eve Collab om Vars Ervarings in te Wy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Download Current Issue Subscribe Now\nScheana Shay Reveals HELLP Syndrome Diagnosis After Daughter Summer's Birth: Caught It 'Just in Time'\nBy Nicole Massabrook\nScheana Shay just gave birth, and she's already opening up about the details of her labor, including a serious medical condition.\nPregnant Scheana Shay Shows Bare Baby Bump Before Going Into Labor\n\"Almost 24 hours after being induced, my blood pressure was extremely elevated,\" Shay, 35, explained on Tuesday, April 27, via Instagram.\nScheana Shay. Stewart Cook\/Shutterstock\nShe was first diagnosed with preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication where high blood pressure can affect the liver and kidneys. However, the issue progressed and she explained it \"turned into HELLP syndrome,\" which is a severe form of preeclampsia, according to Mayo Clinic.\nHELLP stands for hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count. HELLP syndrome can be a life-threatening complication for both mom and baby, and it typically requires the immediate delivery of the infant.\nShay, however, was actually diagnosed after she gave birth to daughter Summer Moon Honey Davies on Monday, April 26.\n\"My doctor said I was lucky, and we caught this just in time to treat as it's very unusual to be caught so late, in postpartum,\" she explained.\nThe reality star, who shares her newborn with boyfriend Brock Davies, recalled being \"on a magnesium drip that made me extremely lethargic and flu-like, shivering uncontrollably to the point where I felt like I was seizing.\"\nStassi Schroeder and Lala Kent's Daughters Have 1st Playdate: Photos\nSymptoms of postpartum preeclampsia include high blood pressure, severe headaches, changes in vision, upper abdominal pain and decreased urination. The causes of preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome are unknown, but those dealing with diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and having multiples (twins, triplets etc.) are at greater risk.\n\"I am still being monitored closely for elevated liver enzymes and low blood platelets and not sure how much longer we will be here,\" Shay revealed.\nSummer is the first child for Shay and the third for Davies, 30, who has two children from a prior relationship.\nScheana Shay. Courtesy of Scheana Shay\/Instagram\nDespite the health issues, Shay and Davies were in good spirits heading into the delivery room. \"Scheana is so excited to meet her baby girl,\" the source told Us Weekly on Sunday, April 25, after they arrived at the hospital. \"Brock is by her side and can't wait to meet their daughter.\"\nThe Next Generation! See 'Vanderpump Rules' Stars' Babies\nIt isn't clear how long Shay will be on maternity leave. The Vanderpump Rules cast is expected to start filming season 9 of the Bravo reality series in early May, Us confirmed.\nShay won't be the only new mom on Pump Rules. Lala Kent welcomed her daughter, Ocean, in March.\nListen to Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood as each week the editors of Us break down the hottest entertainment news stories!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Darts & Laurels\nLaurel -- To the New England Patriots, for ensuring that a teenager got her time in the spotlight. High school freshman Anna Grant, 14, got booed in Indianapolis when she was introduced as a Punt, Pass & Kick winner in her age group before the fourth quarter of San Diego's playoff win on Jan. 13. She was wearing a Patriots jersey at the time. \"Why should a champion be booed?\" asked Patriots owner Bob Kraft. \"She's supposed to be honored.\" He had team officials invite Grant to be on the field for the coin flip before the Pats' playoff win against those same Chargers last Sunday. \"I was just in shock,\" said an ecstatic Grant of the invitation.\nDart -- To a state Transportation Board member, for trying to strongarm campaign donations for a gubernatorial candidate. The resignation of Thomas Betts Jr. of Rocky Mount is just the latest example of people thinking that they can buy a seat on the board with campaign donations. He resigned after Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett questioned him about attempts to raise money for Democratic candidate Beverly Perdue from people connected to a high-profile commercial project in Roanoke Rapids. \"I told him that it would probably be in the best interest of the state,\" Tippett said. The incident is particularly embarrassing for Perdue, who has made troubles at Carolina Crossroads, an entertainment and commercial complex on I-95, an issue in her primary race against State Treasurer Richard Moore. The sooner people get it through their heads that the Transportation Board is not a committee to elect the governor, the better.\nLaurel -- To the local Red Cross chapter, for offering training for baby-sitters. Credit also goes to the nine youths taking the course. Often, baby-sitting is the first job for teens, but until this class the teens had no way to prepare. The class teaches the basics in care, first aid and CPR as well as professionalism and leadership training. The course materials include lists for sitters to discuss with parents, so that they know a child's needs and the parents' house rules. Students completing the class earn the American Red Cross Baby Sitter Certification. \"I've baby-sat before, but I want to be really prepared,\" said student Ally Pfotzer, 12.\nDart -- To the television industry, for hiding public service ads. Researchers for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation watched a week of television on affiliates of the nation's 10 most popular cable and broadcast networks in seven different markets. Overall, the study found the PSAs amount to about 0.5 percent of all airtime and 46 percent of the ads were aired between midnight and 6 a.m. \"Maybe insomniacs are well informed, but humans are not nocturnal animals,\" said Jonathan Adelstein, a Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission. That's hardly serving the public.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Politics Canadian Politics\nCanada Votes: The Climate Platforms of the Four Major Federal Parties\nin Canadian Politics, Politics, Uncategorized\nClimate change is an important election issue in the 2019 Canadian federal election. The four major parties are in agreement about the climate crisis, but they have very different ideas about how to address it. They agree on the scientific consensus that humans are responsible for climate change and they all share the view that we need to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the four main parties differ on how much GHGs should be cut and how this can best be achieved.\nHere is a detailed look at the climate platforms of the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Green Party.\nThe carbon pricing scheme they launched in 2016 is at the heart of the ruling Liberal's GHG reduction plans. They intend to continue to consult with the provinces, territories and other interest groups to fine tune their plan after 2022.\nThe Liberals are also working on a Clean Fuel Standard which is seeking to reduce the emissions of the Canadian oil and gas industry. They have proposed collaborative investments with the provinces and territories including in public transit and new technology. More ambitious climate policies are expected during the campaign.\nAfter almost four years in power the Liberals are vulnerable to criticism of diluting their green agenda by supporting the fossil fuel industry.\nConservative party leader Andrew Scheer's environmental platform is a continuation of the failed climate leadership of the Harper government. Like Harper, Scheer supports fossil fuels and is resistant to any sort of carbon pricing.\nIf elected Scheer has promised to kill the Liberal's federal carbon tax and the planned Clean Fuel Standards. Scheer's plan consists of selling more natural gas, tax incentives and technology investments to reduce the carbon intensity of the fossil fuel industry.\nScheer is promoting carbon capture which failed under the leadership of his predecessor. The Conservatives are also supporting voluntary building standards and unspecified emissions standards for corporate polluters. Scheer has not revealed any sort of enforcement mechanism but the idea would be to have polluters pay into a technology fund. Energy retrofits in the form of tax incentive for home owners are also part of the party's environmental platform.\nJagmeet Singh the leader of the NDP has pledged to increase Canada's emission reduction commitments to 38 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. He would retain the Liberal's carbon pricing scheme but make some modifications. This includes eliminating rebates for millionaires and removing exemptions for industries.\nSingh has indicated he would allocate $15 billion for their climate plan in their first mandate. The NDP would remove fossil fuels from the electrical grid, transportation and the building sector. They would also provide low interest loans for energy saving retrofits. Finally Singh wants to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies invest $3 billion to help fund Canada's low carbon economy.\nElizabeth May is the leader of the Green Party and she is the only leaders of a federal party who has vowed to bring the government's full resources to bear in the fight against climate change. May would like to create a \"war cabinet\" which would include members from all the federal parties.\nMay wants to reduce GHG emissions by 60 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. She would also continue with a beefed-up version of the Liberals carbon tax.\nThe Greens want to end fossil fuel subsidies, and the importation of oil and gas. May would ban fracking and place a moratorium on pipeline expansion. By 2030 the Green plan would aggressively reduce emissions in building and ban fossil fuels as a source of electricity. May would also make significant changes to the transportation sectors including a mandate that all new cars sold in Canada would be electric by 2030 and combustion engine cars would be phased out altogether by 2040.\nClimate Strikes Call for Urgent Action\nUN Youth Climate Summit\nThe presidency of Donald J Trump ended as it began, with dysfunction and narcissistic self-preoccupation. Trump's presidency is a stain that will not wash. His four years in office have been...\nTrump Leads an Insurrection after He and the GOP are Rejected in a Historic Election\nJanuary 6, 2021 is a historic day, it is also a day that will live in infamy. The day that started with historic electoral victories and ended with a mob...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Delhi-based writer wins Commonwealth best book prize\nProkerela.com,12 April 2010\nDelhi-based writer Rana Dasgupta Monday won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the best book \"Solo\", the story of a Bulgarian centenarian who lives through the 20th century and daydreams of the 21st.\nGlenda Guest of Australia won the prize for the best first book \"Siddon Rock\", known for its rich cast of characters and a wonderful blend of everyday with fantasy.\nThe prizes were given away by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor at a star-studded ceremony in the capital's India International Centre.\nAddressing the ceremony, Tharoor said he was delighted that Delhi played host to the Commonwealth awards this year.\n\"The awards are not a celebration of colonisation but a celebration of English as a language that binds us together,\" he said.\nThis is the first time the Commonwealth Writers' awards ceremony was being held in India, which will also host the Commonwealth Games in October.\nThe prize for the best book carried a purse of 10,000 pounds and the best first book 5,000 pounds.\nThe winner had to compete with seven regional winners of the best first book and the best book from Africa, the Carribbean and Canada, South Asia-Europe, South East Asia-Pacific regions.\nThe list of regional winners included Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (Nigeria), Marie Heese (South Africa), Shandi Mitchell (Canada), Daniyal Mueenuddin (Pakistan), Rana Dasgupta (India), Glenda Guest (Australia) and Albert Wendt (Samoa).\nCommenting on the nature of the entries this year, Mark Collins, director of the Commonwealth Foundation, said: \"The level of entries this year has been absolutely outstanding and the competition fierce. Taken as a whole, the eight winning books \u2013 from Australia, Canada, Nigeria, Pakistan, Samoa, South Africa and the UK \u2013 are reaching out to readers across all cultures. These compelling works offer strong insight, spirit and voice about the incredible diversity, history and life of the Commonwealth.\"\nThe 2010 pan-Commonwealth panel of judges to decide the overall winners included Justice Nicholas Hasluck (chair of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize), Elinor Sisulu (Africa), Antonia MacDonald Smythe, Muneeza Shamsie and Anne Brewster and Delhi-based makarand Paranjpaye.\nThe 10,000 pound best book prize in 2009 was awarded to Australian writer Christos Tsiolkas for \"The Slap\" and Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif won the best first book prize for \"A Case of Exploding Mangoes\" in the awards ceremony in New Zealand.\nThe Commonwealth Writers' Prize was established in 1987 jointly by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Macquarie Group Foundation. The foundation is an inter-governmental body working to help civil society organisations promote democracy, development and cultural understanding in Commonwealth countries.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Solihull Community Housing was set up in April 2004 to run the housing service on behalf of Solihull Council.\nSolihull Community Housing (SCH) is the Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) set up in April 2004 to run the housing service on behalf of Solihull Council. This means that with Solihull Council own the properties but housing services are delivered by us.\nWe manage just under 10,000 tenanted homes and approximately 1,000 leasehold properties. We also look after just over 5,000 garages and a small number of shared ownership properties. We manage around 100 temporary accommodation units, supplemented by private sector leasing properties.\nWe are run by a Board made up of three tenants, four councillors and three independent people chosen for their specialist skills and experience.\nWe have a five-year Future Strategic Vision: to Provide Homes, Improve Wellbeing and Strengthen Communities, which embraces a continuing commitment to contribute to the development and implementation of the Solihull Council Plan.\nSolihull Partnership\nNational Federation of ALMOs\nSolihull Council\nDelivery Plan 2018-19\nFuture Strategic Vision 2017 \u2013 2022\nBoard The Board are responsible for directing the affairs of Solihull Community Housing\u2026. Read more\nOur Vision is to: Provide Homes Improve Wellbeing Strengthen Communities This Vision is\u2026 Read more\nOur Executive Management Team includes a Chief Executive and three Executive Directors who specialise in\u2026 Read more\nWe produce a number of reports which are available here for you to\u2026 Read more\nWe have built a number of new properties in the last few years\u2026. Read more\nYou can find out about our latest news and community events here.\nPlease read our policies and procedures below. Antisocial Behaviour Policy Charging for Repairs\u2026 Read more\nIf you would like to live in a brand new apartment, but need\u2026 Read more","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pranks, bad jokes not funny\nHannah Trimble, Rampage Reporter\nInstagram Comedians are undeniably high on the list of the worst things in our modern society. Instagram comedians are people that fall under a large umbrella of awfulness that includes stupid pranks, horrible skits, and cringe-worthy random interviews that are all put into 60-second videos and posted to Instagram. The term \"comedian\" is also loosely used, as none of these people are even remotely in the realm of funny.\nMost of these people are making large amounts of money, as they get large amounts of views and engagements on the platform, which then prompts them to keep making these atrocities for young, impressionable people to watch and look up to. This would be okay, and almost great if these people had any sort of decency in them. Most of the interviews are demeaning and\/or borderline harassment and the skits are low-budget, low-effort, and offensive for a high payoff, which makes zero sense, because they're horrible and not entertaining.\nNow, most of the general population can laugh at a borderline offensive joke. However, the catch is that it actually has to be funny. None of these people are funny, so, therefore, unless you think blunt and unfunny misogyny, harassment, racism, and corny-ness is somehow entertaining, they're an actual burden to society.\nBasically, when you're walking down the street, just leave people alone, they most likely would not like to be filmed. There are other ways to go viral if you really feel the need to, because profiting off of making people uncomfortable is not a very honorable thing to do, and its honestly just makes you a horrible person.\nAlso, stop telling little kids that it's okay to go out and treat people in the worst ways, and then walk into a grocery store and do a backflip. We need to stop paying attention to them, and if you really think men harassing women on the street is somehow the funniest thing on earth, you're part of the problem.\nThis type of behavior need to be eliminated if we're all being honest. All it does is promote horrible behavior in unfunny ways, and the world would be a better place knowing that I won't get \"pranked\" when I'm in public.\nWhy you SHOULD support traditional animal shelters\nAdultism: A barrier for young people\nSlowing, stopping the rising cost of prescription drugs\n16-year-olds may gain right to vote in San Francisco\nZoey's Extraordinary Playlist: The Show You Should Be Watching\nStay Home, Stay Busy\nWhat if the Martians Survived?\nThe Muddy Mississippi\nReflections of a new Ram wrestler","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"By the end of the 2016\/17 financial year, the Department of Health aims to have around 800 000 people getting their medicine by courier.\n#AIDS2016: Great news for stable patients\nBy KERRY CULLINAN Jul 18, 2016\nMore than six million South Africans living with HIV are now eligible for antiretroviral medicine, thanks to government's new policy of \"HIV test and treat\" \u2013 but this patient volume could overwhelm clinics.\nAs a result, the Department of Health is working on plans to enable stable HIV positive patients with undetectable viral loads to get their ARVs from outside the clinics.\n\"Where a person's viral load is undetectable and they are stable, we want to decant about 1.6 million patients into the Chronic Medicine Distribution Programme, so they can get their ARVs sent to them via courier,\" says Dr Yogan Pillay, deputy director-general of health.\n\"By the end of the 2016\/17 financial year, we aim to have around 800 000 people getting their medicine by courier. If we can't decant them and get their medicine to them, they will default when they don't have transport money. It will also decrease the volume of patients on our facilities so that health workers can give more time to the sick patients.\"\nThe department is also putting effort into setting up adherence clubs, both to encourage people to keep taking their ARVs for life, and to distribute ARVs to people. The NDoH's current aim is for 40% of people on ART to receive their ART through adherence clubs.\nMedicins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) piloted ARV adherence clubs in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, to make it easier for people to get their ARVs and to relieve clinics.\nThe clubs are made up of not more than 30 people who have been on ARVs for at least a year, are stable and virally suppressed. Each club has a co-ordinator, usually a lay counsellor or peer educator. Some clubs meet at clinics, while others meet at community venues or club members' homes.\nAll club members see a nurse twice a year: once for blood tests, and then two months later for their annual check-up.\nHealth-e News","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"UK Media Watch Editors and Contributors\nEditors' Code of Practice\nTony Greenstein\nSky News Arabia\nSky News Arabia claims \"5 million Palestinian refugees\"\u2026.in 1949!\nBy Guest\/Cross Post on May 30, 2019 \u2022 ( 59 Comments )\nIn a report published last week on its website (\"Washington calls for the elimination of the Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees [UNRWA \u2013 CAMERA Arabic]\", May 23rd), Sky News Arabia claimed that there were five million Palestinian refugees\u2026.in 1949! (translation by CAMERA Arabic):\n\"It should be noted that UNRWA was founded in 1949 to provide education and health services to circa 5 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including occupied East Jerusalem\".\nOf course, the real number of Palestinians UNRWA was mandated in 1949 to provide aid to is more than six times lower \u2013 around 750,000. The agency has been criticised for the inflation in numbers of \"Palestinian refugees\" over the years, an inflation prompted by a policy which \u2013 contrary to how other refugee groups in the world are treated \u2013 automatically grants refugee status to subsequent generations of Palestinians.\nSuch criticism helps explain calls heard from Washington to close it down.\nHowever, Sky News Arabia likely wouldn't want its readers to be reminded of the connection between criticism aimed at UNRWA regarding their perpetuation of the \"refugees issue\" and American calls to axe the UN agency. In this context, it seems clear why the network \u2013 a joint venture between the UK-based Sky News and the UAE-based Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corp. \u2013 would falsely claim there were 5 million refugees all along.\nResearch and writing by CAMERA Arabic. Edited by UK Media Watch.\nBBC Arabic website promotes antisemitic Holocaust analogy (BBC Watch)\nSky News Arabia suggests AJ+ bowed to 'Israeli pressure' in nixing Holocaust video (UK Media Watch)\nCAMERA Arabic prompts Deutsche Well correction on Israel's Independence Day (CAMERA)\nCategories: Sky News Arabia\nTagged as: Israel, Palestinian people, Palestinian Refugees, Refugees, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA\nBBC 2 'Newsnight' fails to challenge misinformation on antisemitism\nPro-Israel activists confront hate and extremism on the streets of London\nMike Farmer says:\nYet Jews everywhere have a 'right' to go and live in Israel millennia after they left. Yeah, right. Hypocrites.\nRichard Turnbull says:\nNo, that doesn't equate to \"hypocrisy\" \u2014 it would only be hypocritical to insist that once a State of Palestine is created\n(ex hypothesi) from most of the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinians have no right to return from other nations and reside there, but Jews should retain the right to move to Israel and live there.\nDo you see now? Do you see why that would be contradictory and hypocritical?\nCharlie in NY says:\nThat right of return and settlement was enshrined in international law by way of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine in 1922. Under Article 80 of the UN Charter, no international body could diminish that right. It was viewed as an appropriate effort to right an historical wrong as a part of the disposition of the Middle East holdings of the defeated Ottoman Empire after WWI.\nIn that context, for those who speak of fairness, the Jewish people were the only indigenous group to re-establish their sovereignty, albeit today on a quarter of the historical homeland whose borders were set out in 1922. The Arabs, who had conquered the area by the 8th century, and dispossessed by other Muslims by the 12th, today find themselves ruling over 99.75% of the former Ottoman lands. Israel sits on the remaining 0.25%. Perhaps there is hypocrisy in this disposition, but if there is it overwhelmingly favors the descendants of Arab colonialists at the expense of the indigenous peoples of the region.\nkoufaxmitzvah says:\nNazi Farmer has a computer so he has earned the right to harass Jews online with his bloviating asshole of a brain. Dumbfuck.\nkoufaxmitzvah, no one has the right to harass Jews online or any other place.\nIn spite of the attempts by some to belittle the IHRA working definition on anti-Semitism the facts are that, along with other European Governments, the U.K. Government has adopted the IHRA definition.\nWhatever you might think of the European Parliament, they are the second largest democratically elected body in the World, they passed a resolution in 2017 adopting the IHRA definition, link below\nhttp:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/2017\/06\/01\/960\/\nSo anyone who claims to live in the U.K. but tries to belittle or refuse to accept the IHRA definition is baying at the moon.\nIt wasn't the Jews trying to drive the Arabs into the sea ignoramus.\nGet an education Farmer. \"Israel is not a European State because Jews are Indigenous to the Middle East\" by http:\/\/hurryupharry.org\/2019\/05\/23\/israel-is-not-a-european-state-because-jews-are-indigenous-to-the-middle-east\/\nI'm guilty of the same thing. Sometimes, we expect too much. Expecting Farmer to get educated is like expecting a waterfall to plunge up.\nEven the 1949 number of actual refugees is unknown as UNWRA admitted early in the 1950s, when it still believed its job was to assimilate the Arabs of Palestine in their host countries. There was little to no effort to investigate the applicants background and there was a widespread view that a not inconsiderable number of non-refugees applied to secure the welfare benefits provided. In addition, of course, there was no attempt to distinguish among Arabs of Palestine who had entered the Mandate legally and who entered illegally \u2013 as the latter group would not have qualified under international law.\nAidan Donnelly says:\nThe original territory of the Mandate for palestine, set aside for the Jews, consisted of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea till the Desert of Arabia, that is, including Israel of today, Jordan and the Golan Heights.\nThe day the Mandate for palestine was voted in London by all the 51 members of the League of Nations, the 24th of July 1922, the British, who had become the Mandatory Authority, suggested a proposal that had been accorded under Article 25 of the Mandate, and I quote: \"In the territories lying between the Jordan and the eastern boundary of palestine as ultimately determined, the Mandatory Authority shall be entitled, with the consent of the Council of the League of Nations, to postpone or withhold applications of such provisions of the Mandate as he may consider inapplicable to the existing local conditions\u2026\" Unquote!\nWith this concession the British took the 77% of the Mandated Territory \u2013 all that east of the Jordan River and made an Arab State.\nThis shows the 'two state solution' was implemented in 1923, with the vast majority of the district being given to the Arabs.\nThe 23% west of the Jordan River was legally given to the Jews. It also includes Galilee , the Golan Heights, Gaza, Judea and Samaria.\nThe British restricted Jewish immigration into the land that had been granted the Jewish people under the Mandate, though their Mandate was precisely to facilitate the setting up of that Homeland. In reality they allowed uncounted thousands of Arabs to move into the Jewish area, taking advantage of the opportunities now available due to the hard work of the Jewish settlers in building and agriculture.\nWinston Churchill said in 1938 that so many Arabs had entered illegally that the small number of Jews allowed by the British to Immigrate to a land theirs by any standard including International law, could not make up a fraction of new occupiers of the land.\nIt was partially due to this restriction and illegal immigration that so many Jews were unable to leave Europe and fell victim to the Nazi Regime.\nEven after the war the British continued their policy, removing arriving death camp survivors to land legally Jewish, interning many of these poor survivors on Cyprus where they remained until the British withdrawal. When they withdrew many areas legally Jewish were handed over to Arabs instead.\nIn the assault of the five Arab armies following Israel coming into being again in 1948, the Jordanian Army took Judea and Samaria (deliberately mis-named 'The West bank'), and illegally annexed them, killing or driving out the Jewish people living there,the Egyptians did the same with Gaza. But from 1948 to 1967 when the IDF drove them out, they made no attempt to set up a 'Palestinian State'.\nMeantime those Arabs living in Israel were not expelled, though some tens of thousands left. Instead they were granted citizenship and equality, which they still have, including representatives in the Knesset.\nTaking into consideration that the Mandatory Authority (the British) doesn't exist anymore, Article 25 of the Mandate is actually null and void, but the Mandate for palestine remains International Law, can't be rescinded, and was reaffirmed by Article 80 of the United Nations' Charter. All the land currently under IDF occupation is Jewish under that charter and therefore in International Law.Gaza remains Jewish under International Law though it is not occupied \u2013 no Jews have lived there since Sharon gave it the the PA.\never carp\nGeary says:\nSky News Arabia \u2026 so many \"news\" channels in Arabic. Money talks \u2026 and tells lies.\nPingback: 05\/30 Links Pt2: Anti-Zionism Worse than Anti-Semitism; Political Correctness Blinds Us To The Causes Of Anti-Semitism'; Germany must confront Muslim anti-Semitism; BBC Arabic website promotes antisemitic Holocaust analogy \u2013 24\/6 Magazine\nThe visceral antisemitism on display in this thread is very telling. The Jewhate rage is so strong the keyboard is no longer manipulated in a controlled manner. All pretence is gone. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83d\udd4e\nPaul Leslie says:\nSlightly O\/T What is a JC journalist doing retweeting but not refuting the following lies? (It is only one or two people in the ensuing thread who are doing this)\nBen Weich Retweeted\nDr Rosena Allin-Khan\u200f\uf032Verified account\uf099 @DrRosena \u00b7 6h6 hours ago\nI visited the West Bank and Jerusalem recently and spoke on @BBCR4Today about the cruel and inhumane permit system which means children in hospital can't be accompanied by their parents.\n26 replies . 244 retweets 316 likes\nBen Weich is a virtue signalling regressive leftist.\njeff21st says:\nIf memory serves, and it does, Arab refugees from the 1948 war were known as \"Palestine refugees,\" and not \"Palestinian refugees\" for reasons that were at the time obvious and since that time obfuscated, giving clowns such as Mike Farmer a reason to live. The numbers of Palestine refugees were not in the millions. And of course, there couldn't have been more refugees than Arabs living there at the time, so 5 million is a ridiculous impossibility.\nBut from that time until now there has never been a shortage of lies about it.\nPingback: Schaschlik | abseits vom mainstream - heplev\nThe Times erases the ethnic cleansing of Egypt's Jews January 14, 2020\nGuardian corrects: deletes claim Arab Israelis have no political representation January 12, 2020\nIndependent corrects false claim over Netanyahu Facebook post January 9, 2020\nTelegraph corrects article that omitted ICC's plans to investigate Hamas January 8, 2020\nIndependent Arabia profiles a 'good Jew': an anti-Zionist and convert to Islam January 6, 2020\nOur top 10 favourite posts of the decade January 2, 2020\nUnpacking the Indy's latest tale of 'Israeli cruelty' January 1, 2020\nGuardian describes 1991 antisemitic Crown Heights riots as two communities \"clashing\" December 30, 2019\nSky News Arabia blames Israel for Jewish exodus from Arab lands December 26, 2019\nGuardian evokes analogy between Israel's security fence and Soviet Iron Curtain December 26, 2019\nRestoring synagogues\u2026 on The Times erases the ethnic cl\u2026\nRichard Turnbull on The Times erases the ethnic cl\u2026\nBataween on The Times erases the ethnic cl\u2026\nDaniel on The Times erases the ethnic cl\u2026\n01\/13 Links Pt2: Whi\u2026 on Guardian corrects: deletes cla\u2026\nCiF Watch Posts and Comments\nPlease click here to view our Fair Use Notice.\nPlease click here to view our Terms of Use.\nTop categories: Guardian Palestinian people","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A Closer Look At The Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12)\nA Look at the Tri-State's Active Fault Line\nBy Bob Hennelly\nThe Ramapo Fault is the longest fault in the Northeast that occasionally makes local headlines when minor tremors cause rock the Tri-State region. It begins in Pennsylvania, crosses the Delaware River and continues through Hunterdon, Somerset, Morris, Passaic and Bergen counties before crossing the Hudson River near Indian Point nuclear facility.\nIn the past, it has generated occasional activity that generated a 2.6 magnitude quake in New Jersey's Peakpack\/Gladstone area and 3.0 magnitude quake in Mendham.\nBut the New Jersey-New York region is relatively seismically stable according to Dr. Dave Robinson, Professor of Geography at Rutgers. Although it does have activity.\n\"There is occasional seismic activity in New Jersey,\" said Robinson. \"There have been a few quakes locally that have been felt and done a little bit of damage over the time since colonial settlement \u2014 some chimneys knocked down in Manhattan with a quake back in the 18th century, but nothing of a significant magnitude.\"\nRobinson said the Ramapo has on occasion registered a measurable quake but has not caused damage: \"The Ramapo fault is associated with geological activities back 200 million years ago, but it's still a little creaky now and again,\" he said.\n\"More recently, in the 1970s and early 1980s, earthquake risk along the Ramapo Fault received attention because of its proximity to Indian Point,\" according to the New Jersey Geological Survey website.\nHistorically, critics of the Indian Point Nuclear facility in Westchester County, New York, did cite its proximity to the Ramapo fault line as a significant risk.\nIn 1884, according to the New Jersey Geological Survey website, the Rampao Fault was blamed for a 5.5 quake that toppled chimneys in New York City and New Jersey that was felt from Maine to Virginia.\n\"Subsequent investigations have shown the 1884 Earthquake epicenter was actually located in Brooklyn, New York, at least 25 miles from the Ramapo Fault,\" according to the New Jersey Geological Survey website.\nandrewtheprophet\tUncategorized\tLeave a comment May 18, 2020 May 18, 2020 1 Minute\nTrump's emergency powers SHOULD worry some senators, legal experts (Revelation 18)\nTrump's emergency powers worry some senators, legal experts\nWASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The day he declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, President Donald Trump made a cryptic offhand remark.\n\"I have the right to do a lot of things that people don't even know about,\" he said at the White House.\nTrump wasn't just crowing. Dozens of statutory authorities become available to any president when national emergencies are declared. They are rarely used, but Trump last month stunned legal experts and others when he claimed \u2014 mistakenly \u2014 that he has \"total\" authority over governors in easing COVID-19 guidelines.\nThat prompted 10 senators to look into how sweeping Trump believes his emergency powers are.\nThey have asked to see this administration's Presidential Emergency Action Documents, or PEADs. The little-known, classified documents are essentially planning papers.\nThe documents don't give a president authority beyond what's in the Constitution. But they outline what powers a president believes that the Constitution gives him to deal with national emergencies. The senators think the documents would provide them a window into how this White House interprets presidential emergency powers.\n\"Somebody needs to look at these things,\" Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said in a telephone interview. \"This is a case where the president can declare an emergency and then say, 'Because there's an emergency, I can do this, this and this.'\"\nKing, seven Democrats and one Republican sent a letter late last month to acting national intelligence director Richard Grenell asking to be briefed on any existing PEADs. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wrote a similar letter to Attorney General William Barr and White House counsel Pat Cipollone.\n\"The concern is that there could be actions taken that would violate individual rights under the Constitution,\" such as limiting due process, unreasonable search and seizure and holding individuals without cause, King said.\n\"I'm merely speculating. It may be that we get these documents and there's nothing untoward in their checks and balances and everything is above board and reasonable.\"\nJoshua Geltzer, visiting professor of law at Georgetown University, said there is a push to take a look at these documents because there is rising distrust for the Trump administration's legal interpretations in a way he hasn't seen in his lifetime.\nThe most publicized example was Trump's decision last year to declare the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency. That decision allowed him to take up to $3.6 billion from military construction projects to finance wall construction beyond the miles that lawmakers had been willing to fund. Trump's move skirted the authority of Congress, which by law has the power to spend money in the nation's wallet.\n\"I worry about other things he might call an emergency,\" Geltzer said. \"I think around the election itself in November \u2014 that's where there seems to be a lot of potential for mischief with this president.\"\nThe lawmakers made their request just days after Trump made his startling claim on April 13 that he had the authority to force states to reopen for business amid the pandemic.\n\"When somebody's the president of the United States, the authority is total,\" Trump said, causing a backlash from some governors and legal experts. Trump later tweeted that while some people say it's the governors, not the president's decision, \"Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect.\"\nTrump later backtracked on his claim of \"total\" authority and agreed that states have the upper hand in deciding when to end their lockdowns. But it was just the latest from a president who has been stretching existing statutory authorities \"to, if not beyond, their breaking point,\" said Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas.\nQuestions about Trump's PEADs went unanswered by the Justice Department, National Security Council and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.\nElizabeth Goitein, co-director of a national security program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, said PEADs have not been subject to congressional oversight for decades. She estimates that there are 50 to 60 of these documents, which include draft proclamations, executive orders and proposed legislation that could be swiftly introduced to \"assert broad presidential authority\" in national emergencies.\nShe said the Eisenhower administration had PEADs outlining how it might respond to a possible Soviet nuclear attack. According to the Brennan Center, PEADs issued up through the 1970s included detention of U.S. citizens suspected of being subversives, warrantless searches and seizures and the imposition of martial law.\n\"A Department of Justice memorandum from the Lyndon B. Johnson administration discusses a presidential emergency action document that would impose censorship on news sent abroad,\" Goitein wrote in an op-ed with lawyer Andrew Boyle published last month in The New York Times.\n\"The memo notes that while no 'express statutory authority' exists for such a measure, 'it can be argued that these actions would be legal in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack based on the president's constitutional powers to preserve the national security.\"'\nGoitein said she especially worries about any orders having to do with military deployment, including martial law.\n\"You can imagine a situation where he (Trump) engineers a crisis that leads to domestic violence, which then becomes a pretext for martial law,\" said Goitein, who insists she's simply playing out worst-case scenarios. \"What I worry about is the extreme interpretation under which he asserts the authority to declare martial law and take over all the functions of government, including running the elections.\"\nShe also wonders if there is a PEAD outlining steps the president could take to respond to a serious cyberattack. Would the president aggressively interpret telecommunications law and flip an internet kill switch, or restrain domestic internet traffic? she asks.\nBobby Chesney, associate dean at the University of Texas School of Law, said some fears might be exaggerated because while Trump makes off-the-cuff assertions of authority far beyond past presidents, he doesn't necessarily follow up with action.\nSays Chesney: \"His actions don't match the rhetoric always \u2014 or even often.\"\nandrewtheprophet\tUncategorized\tLeave a comment May 18, 2020 May 17, 2020 4 Minutes\nDespite the Plague Iran Nukes Up (Daniel 8:4)\nIran's Nuclear and Military Efforts in the Shadow of Coronavirus and Economic Collapse\nLt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek\nIraj Harirchi (left), Director of Iran's National Center for the Fight Against Coronavirus, showing signs of infection at press conference on Feb. 23, 2020, photo via Wikimedia Commons\nBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,568, May 17, 2020\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Notwithstanding the difficult challenges of the coronavirus crisis and a deteriorating economy, Iran is pushing ahead with its uranium enrichment and missile and space programs as well as its activities in Syria. It also has yet to concede to the US in their clash over sailing in the Gulf. Tehran fears that any sign of weakness might endanger the Islamist regime, particularly as resentment continues to grow among ordinary Iranians. With that in mind, it is doing all it can to flex its muscles for both domestic and international audiences.\nIn July 2019, Iran began to explicitly violate the July 2015 nuclear agreement. The recent IAEA report (March 3, 2020) addressed the following breaches by Iran on uranium enrichment:\n\u2022 Iran pledged to reduce the number of centrifuges in the Natanz enrichment plant to 5,060 IR1 units and to limit its uranium enrichment to a 3.67% rate. However, as of July 8, 2019, it began to enrich up to a 4.5% rate.\n\u2022 The agreement demands that the Fordow underground uranium enrichment facility, containing 2,710 IR1 centrifuges including 696 active centrifuges, be converted into a \"Nuclear Research, Physics and Technology\" center with 1,044 centrifuges cut off from the UF6 feed pipeline (UF6, or uranium hexa-fluoride, is a uranium-fluorine compound that is fed in a gaseous state into centrifuges for enrichment). In addition, 348 unused centrifuges for uranium enrichment were to be used to separate stable isotopes for use in medicine, agriculture and industry, while the remaining centrifuges were to be transferred to storage at the Natanz plant. However, on November 9, 2019, uranium enrichment was renewed at Fordow with 1,044 units in operation. They include centrifuges that were intended for stable isotope separation.\n\u2022 The agreement stipulates that the amount of uranium Iran is permitted to enrich at 3.67% is limited to 300 kg of UF6 (the uranium content of which is 202.8 kg). But as of February 19, 2020, the amount of uranium enriched by the Natanz plant and Fordow facility totaled 1,020.9 kg, or more than five times what is allowed. Its content is 806.3 kg uranium enriched to 4.5% and 214.6 kg enriched to 3.67%.\n\u2022 On September 7, 2019, Iran began to violate the limit to which it had agreed regarding the operation of advanced highly enriching centrifuges. Contrary to the agreement, Iran is enriching uranium with about 400 centrifuges of advanced models (IR2m, IR4 and IR6). The enrichment capacity of the IR6 centrifuge is over eight times that of the IR1 centrifuge.\nThe latest IAEA report says the agency continues to liaise with Iranian authorities regarding IAEA inspections of natural (non-enriched) uranium particles of an anthropogenic (i.e., man-made) source from an Iranian site that has not yet been declared to IAEA: the warehouse in Turkuzabad, a suburb of Tehran, which was unveiled by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2018. According to the BBC on March 3, the IAEA dispatched a document to several member states claiming that Iran has rejected a request to allow inspection access to three other unidentified sites as well. According to the document, the inspectors want to find out if natural uranium is being used at any of the sites from which they are being barred. At another site, the IAEA says there have been activities that are \"consistent with efforts to sanitize part of the location.\"\nIran's violations of the nuclear agreement\u2014its raising of the uranium enrichment rate to 4.5% and accumulation of uranium in excess of the 300 kg UF6 limit\u2014does not currently have a military aspect. This is because uranium enriched at a rate of less than 5% is suitable solely as a nuclear fuel for power reactors and cannot be used for nuclear weapons (for which the enrichment degree required is at least 90%). Iranian officials claim these violations are meant to pressure the EU into neutralizing the sanctions imposed on Iran by the US.\nHowever, the main concern about Iran's future ability to manufacture nuclear weapons is the advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges the regime is continuing to develop. Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, said at a conference at Fordow on November 9, 2019 that the enrichment rate is being increased \"based on our own needs and instructions\u2026[W]e have the possibility to produce 5%, 20%, and 60%, or any other uranium enrichment required.\"\nFurthermore, on March 27, Kamalvandi announced that on Iran's National Nuclear Technology Day on April 8 his organization was going to unveil a new advanced centrifuge. (The event was postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.) He added that \"some of Iran's advanced centrifuges have reached a phase where we can industrialize them\u2026[they] can be manufactured at 60 centrifuges per day.\" He even bragged, \"Production [enrichment] above 250,000 SWU (separative work units) is definitely achievable, but our goal is to reach one million SWU.\" As the required enrichment quantity of natural uranium (containing about 0.7% uranium-235, the fissile uranium isotope) to the amount of about 20 kg of enriched uranium to at least 90% is about 5,000 SWU, Iran is quite close to obtaining enough enriched uranium to use as fissile material for its first nuclear bomb.\nAs for Iran's missile and space program, on April 22 the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) announced the successful launch of the Noor-1, Iran's first military satellite. According to the Guards, the Noor-1, which is an imaging satellite, began within 90 minutes to orbit the Earth in a 425-km orbit. This is after several recent failures by Iran to launch satellites into space.\nThe satellite was launched using a three-stage missile launcher nicknamed Qased (\"messenger\"). Its first stage was based on a rocket fueled with liquid fuel, with the two additional stages fueled by solid propellant. Solid fuel propulsion indicates an impressive advance of Iran's missile technology.\nWhile Tehran claims the satellite launch was part of a civilian space research and exploration program, US military experts have expressed concern that the program is intended to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles that can threaten the US with nuclear warheads. Iranian ballistic missiles are also being developed for a 2,000 km range, which could threaten Israel.\nOn April 29, Iran marked National Persian Gulf Day. There have been recent incidents in the Gulf\u2014to which Tehran has claimed paramountcy since the days of the Shah\u2014between IRGC ships and US Navy ships. Also, following Qassem Soleimani's killing on January 3, Iran launched more than 15 missile and rocket attacks against US bases and targets in Iraq.\nTehran has also continued its military entrenchment in Syria. Despite recent claims by Israeli security officials that due to the IDF's intense activity Tehran has become a liability rather than an asset to Damascus, Iranian-backed Shiite militias, Hezbollah in particular, seem to be continuing their operations on the Golan Heights.\nIran's overall situation is quite distressing. The Iranian people have lost faith in the regime\u2014especially now, in view of the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. The people (along with the rest of the world) doubt the official casualty figures. At this writing, the regime is claiming about 110,000 cases and about 6,800 deaths, but the true numbers are estimated to be much higher. This distrust became stronger against the backdrop of the authorities' false reporting of the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet on January 8 after takeoff from Tehran (most of its passengers were either Iranian or of Iranian origin).\nThe coronavirus outbreak has dealt a new blow to the Iranian economy, which had already collapsed in 2018 as a result of US sanctions. The real (the Iranian currency) plummeted to unprecedented lows, and the Iranian street expressed its anger that the regime had wasted so much money on its operations in Syria. According to the London Arab newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat on January 1, 2020, Iranian president Rouhani said damage to the Iranian economy resulting from sanctions by the end of 2019 was $200 billion.\nIn 1965, Pakistan's foreign minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto responded to the development of Indian nuclear weapons by saying: \"If we have to feed on grass and leaves, or even if we have to starve, we shall also produce an atomic bomb.\" Indeed, in 1972, at the beginning of his tenure as Pakistan's president, he set his country's nuclear weapons project in motion.\nIt is highly doubtful that the Iranian people are ready to eat grass in order to bring the regime's dreams of an Iranian nuclear bomb to fruition. Though the mullahs' goal of becoming a regional power that controls Shiite Islam across the Middle East remains unfulfilled, the regime continues to do what it can to demonstrate its power. The object is to show the world that Iran is not capitulating to the US in any way\u2014not regarding its nuclear and space programs, and not militarily. It also seeks to project an image of strength to the increasingly resentful Iranian people, as it fears that signs of weakness could bring an end to its rule. However, the regime's investments in security at the expense of the nation's welfare may turn out to boomerang against it.\nLt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek, a BESA Center Research Associate, is an expert in the field of nuclear physics and technology who served as a senior analyst in the Israeli intelligence community.\nThe Coming Cold Nuclear War with China (Daniel 7)\nDo we really want a new Cold War with China? Mainstream media thinks so\nGregory Shupak\nCorporate media is laying the ideological groundwork for a new cold war with China, presenting the nation as a hostile power that needs to be kept in check.\nThe Washington Post (4\/23\/20) ran an article by Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, the second sentence of which said, \"The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that, to a great degree, our very health is in Chinese hands; from medicines to masks, we are at Beijing's mercy.\" America, in this conception, is under Chinese domination, a tyranny that's evidently imposed not only by the Chinese government, but by Chinese people generally.\nDetails like the U.S. having more than 21 times as many nuclear warheads as China, or the fact that it's the U.S. dollar and not the Chinese yuan that underpins the global financial system, do not enter into consideration. Instead, because the U.S. imports a great many goods made in China, Romney urged readers to understand China as Americans' oppressors, who implicitly must be resisted.\nRomney warned his audience that China has a \"grand strategy for economic, military and geopolitical domination\" and thus \"The West\" must \"respon[d]\" with \"a unified strategy among free nations to counter China's trade predation and its corruption of our mutual security.\"\nHe said China is conducting an \"alarming military build-up.\" Sure, the available evidence indicates that the U.S. spends almost three times what China does on its war apparatus, but \"Americans should not take comfort in our disproportionately large military budget,\" Romney cautioned, because, supposedly, \"China's annual procurement of military hardware is nearly identical to ours,\" though few know about this \"outside classified settings.\":\nThen he revealed China's supposed threat to America's \"security\": \"Because our military has missions around the world, this means that in the Pacific, where China concentrates its firepower, it will have military superiority.\" In other words, China is a danger because it \"concentrates its firepower\" in the ocean nearest to it, while the U.S. divine right to empire requires that its military saturate the globe.\nThe senator argued that \"action should be applied in national security sectors\" such as phone technology and medicine, and that \"the free nations must collectively agree that we will buy these products only from other free nations\" as part of a plan to \"protect \u2026 our security.\"\nThe idea that China is a threat to Americans' security is baseless: China hasn't threatened to attack America, while the U.S. has a massive military presence in the Asia\/Pacific region. The Pentagon, with bipartisan support, wants to engorge that menace with a $20 billion budget increase, and with offensive weaponry such as land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles that had been banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty until the U.S. abrogated the deal. China, meanwhile, has no military installations anywhere close to the United States.\nRomney repeatedly called on \"free nations,\" a grouping in which he included the U.S., to take on China. In doing so, he cast the potential conflict as a civilizational battle between freedom and dictatorship \u2014 that the U.S. has the highest prison population per capita on Earth does not trouble the senator's framework.\nRomney also referred to China or its economic practices as a \"predator,\" \"predatory\" or \"predation\" eight times, making the U.S. and its allies the supposed prey. \"Today,\" Romney wrote, \"Beijing's weapon of choice is economic: The tip of its spear is global industrial predation.\" China is \"a predator, unbound by the rules followed by its competitors,\" so \"when the immediate health crisis has passed, the United States should convene like-minded nations to develop a common strategy aimed at dissuading China from pursuing its predatory path.\" Romney is propagating a timeworn worldview in which deceitful, barbaric Orientals take advantage of innocent, rule-abiding Americans whose businesses never break laws or do anything that could be viewed as predatory.\nThe Russian Horn's Doomsday Nuke (Daniel 7)\nThis New Russian Submarine Carries the Ultimate Doomsday Weapon\nThe second Russian Navy submarine to serve as a basic carrier of the Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drone will be floated out in late June, the state media reported. The Khabarovsk will reportedly be able to carry up to six Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).\n\"The Khabarovsk [Project 09852] will be floated out in late June at the earliest. There is no exact date so far,\" a source from the Russian defense industry told TASS.\nNaval News, with data from Covert Shores, has described the new submarine as similar but smaller than the Project 955 \"Borei\" SSBN. The estimated length of the new submarine is about 120 meters compared to the 160 meters for the BOREI. In addition, it was noted that it is even possible that the submarines may share many components and even hull sections.\nKhabarovsk, the lead boat of the Project 09851, is the first of four planned nuclear-powered submarines and it was laid down in 2014 with plans for it to be launched this year. The Khabarovsk-class boats should be capable of carrying weapons such as torpedoes, anti-ship and land attack missiles\u2014and as these will be fitted with a nuclear reactor and pumpjet propulsion system should have unlimited range, while sea endurance will be limited only by food supplies.\nThe Poseidon is a unique UUV with a nuclear propulsion system and nuclear warhead, and it can operate as an autonomous nuclear torpedo with a nearly unlimited range. The Pentagon reports confirmed the existence of the UUV in 2016. It can reportedly carry a nuclear warhead with a blast yield of two megatons (MT), and it can reach underwater speeds of 108 knots\u2014significantly faster than traditional torpedoes.\nThe weapon platform is capable of destroying enemy infrastructural facilities, aircraft carrier strike groups (CSG) and other targets. The Poseidon drones, along with other nuclear-power submarines, which act as the carriers for the weapons, make up part of Russia's so-called oceanic multipurpose system. A source in the Russian defense industry told TASS that the Poseidon drone is capable of destroying an enemy naval base or hit at an enemy's important coastal economic facilities\u2014which could be read to include a city such as New York or Boston.\nIn the March 2018 state-of-the-nation address to both houses of the Russian parliament, President Vladimir Putin mentioned for the first time Russia's efforts to develop a nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle that could carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.\nThe first basic carrier of the Poseidon was the Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear submarine Belgorod, which was floated in April of last year and which is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy this coming September. In addition to carrying the Poseidon, the Belgorod was developed to carry rescue deep-water drones.\nPeter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer who has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers and websites. He is the author of several books on military headgear including A Gallery of Military Headdress, which is available on Amazon.com.\nThe South Asian Nuclear Horns (Revelation 8 )\nIndia Beat Pakistan in 1971 in War (Then Came the Nuclear Weapons)\nKey point: India helped make Bangladesh independent. It was a huge victory, but Pakistan would make sure that no future war would go the same way.\nThis is what happens when you chop a nation in half.\nBefore December 3, 1971, Pakistan was a country suffering from a split personality disorder. When British India became independent in 1947, the country was divided into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. The problem was that East Pakistan and West Pakistan were almost a thousand miles apart, and wedged in between them was archenemy India. Imagine if the United States only consisted of the East Coast and West Coast, and Russia controlled all of North America in between.\nThirteen days later, Pakistan had been amputated. Indian troops had conquered East Pakistan, which became the new nation of Bangladesh. More than ninety thousand Pakistani soldiers were taken prisoner, half the Pakistani Navy had been sunk and the Indian Air Force came out on top. It was total humiliation, and not just for Pakistan. The United States and Britain sent aircraft carriers in a futile attempt to intimidate India, and ended up facing off against Soviet warships. Pakistan's defeat also spurred its rulers to begin development of nuclear weapons.\nThe 1971 India-Pakistan War, the third major conflict between the two nations in twenty-five years, was sparked by unrest in East Pakistan. The Bengalis of East Pakistan, who constituted 54 percent of Pakistan's population at the time, chafed under the rule of West Pakistan. The two Pakistans belonged to different ethnic groups and spoke different languages.\nBengali demands for autonomy were rebuffed. By mid-1971, an East Pakistan guerrilla movement had emerged, supported by India. Pakistan's military-controlled government cracked down hard, killing up to three million Bengalis in what has been described as a genocide. By November, both India and Pakistan were preparing for war.\nOn December 3, Pakistan launched a preemptive air strike against Indian airfields, ironically trying to emulate how the Israeli Air Force had destroyed Egyptian airpower in 1967. The difference was that the Israelis committed two hundred aircraft and wiped out nearly five hundred Egyptian aircraft in a few hours; Pakistan committed fifty aircraft and inflicted little damage. The air war featured the full panoply of Cold War jets, pitting Pakistani F-104 Starfighters, F-86 Sabres, MiG-19s and B-57 Canberras against Indian MiG-21s, Sukhoi-7s, Hawker Hunters and Folland Gnats, as well as Hawker Sea Hawks flying from the Indian carrier Vikrant.\nBoth sides claimed victory in the air war. Chuck Yeager, who was in Pakistan advising their air force, claimed the Pakistanis \"whipped their asses.\" The Indians claim Yeager was crazy. However, it does appear that India had the upper hand in the air, controlling the skies over East Pakistan and losing about forty-five aircraft to Pakistan's seventy-five. The maneuverable little Indian Gnat, a British-made lightweight fighter (its predecessor was called the Midge), proved so successful against Pakistani F-86s that the Indians dubbed it the \"Sabre Slayer.\"\nAt sea, there is no question that India won. The Indian Navy dispatched missile boats, armed with Soviet-made Styx missiles, to strike the western port of Karachi, sinking or badly damaging two Pakistani destroyers and three merchant ships, as well as fuel tanks. Indian ships blockaded East Pakistan from reinforcements and supplies. Notable was India's use of the carrier Vikrant to conduct air strikes on coastal targets, as well as conducting an amphibious landing on Pakistani territory.\nPakistan retaliated by dispatching the submarine Ghazi to mine Indian ports. While stalked by an Indian destroyer, the Ghazi mysteriously blew up. However, the submarine Hangor did sink the Indian frigate Khukri.\nAs for the ground war, the best that can be said is that if Napoleon himself had faced Pakistan's strategic dilemma, he would have sulked off to St. Helena. Isolated by land and blockaded by sea, no army could have defended East Pakistan against even a moderately competent foe, let alone the nine Indian divisions that quickly captured the East Pakistan capital of Dhaka. East Pakistani forces surrendered on December 16.\nTo add insult to the defeat of Pakistan and its proudly Muslim rulers, the Indian campaign was planned by Maj. Gen. J. F. R. Jacob\u2014an Indian Jew descended from a family that fled Baghdad in the eighteenth century.\nOne issue that hampered Pakistan's war effort would soon become familiar in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other ethnically divided nations. In 1971, Bengalis comprised a significant part of the Pakistani military, especially in technical jobs.\nMeanwhile, the superpowers were flexing their muscles. Despite its cruelty toward the Bengalis, and the opposition of U.S. diplomats, President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger backed Pakistan against pro-Soviet India (see the Nixon-Kissinger transcripts here). Task Force 74, centered on the aircraft carrier Enterprise, steamed into the Bay of Bengal, as did the British carrier Eagle. Why India would have been intimidated into a cease-fire, even as its tanks were rolling into Dhaka, is a mystery. America's attempt to deter India from defeating Pakistan became a case study of the limitations of relying on the threat of force to compel other nations to change their behavior.\nIn fact, what the U.S. Navy accomplished was to chill U.S.-Indian relations for years. Even more disturbing were the Soviet cruisers, destroyers and submarines shadowing Task Force 74. A war between two Southwest Asian nations could have triggered a superpower showdown at sea, and perhaps World War III.\nIn the end, India had demonstrated its military superiority. Pakistan lost half its territory and population. Perhaps more important, Pakistani illusions that an Islamic army could rout the \"weak\" Hindus had been disproved. Following the 1947 and 1965 wars, the 1971 war was the third major conflict between India and Pakistan. It was also the last. Despite some hostilities in Kargil and other spots on the border, India and Pakistan have not fought a major war in forty-five years.\nUnfortunately, Pakistan's humiliation in 1971 spurred it into developing an atomic bomb. With India also armed with atomic weapons, South Asia now lives under the shadow of nuclear war. The next major India-Pakistan clash could be the last.\nMichael Peck is a frequent contributor to the National Interest and is a regular writer for many outlets like WarIsBoring. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook. This first appeared in 2016 and is being reposted due to reader interest.\nIran Refuses to Save the Oil (Revelation 6:6)\nUS-Iran Tensions Escalate As Iran Starts Trading With Venezuela\nBy EurAsian Times Global Desk\nFive Iranian oil tankers are headed towards Venezuela according to media reports. According to tankertrackers.com, a platform which tracks shipments of oil and storage showed the suspected route of the ships which has caused tensions between Iran and the US with both countries reportedly firing warnings at each other.\nThe U.S. on Thursday announced that it was considering actions it could take in response to Iran's shipment of fuel to crisis-stricken Venezuela. However, an Iranian news agency responded to Washington's threat and said that there would be repercussions if the United States acted \"just like pirates\".\n\"If the United States, just like the pirates, intends to create insecurity in international waterways, it would be taking a dangerous risk and that will certainly not go without repercussion,\" the Nour news agency said early on Saturday.\nThe news agency also reported that it had received information from its sources that the US Navy has sent four warships and a Boeing P-8 Poseidon from the VP-26 squadron to the Caribbean region. The Iranian ships Clavel, Faxon, Forest, Petunia and Fortune were still travelling through the Mediterranean according to the latest reports and currently remain out of range from the U.S. Navy.\nBoth Venezuela and Iran are at odds with the US as the latter has imposed heavy sanctions on the sale of oil. Tehran and Caracas are oil-dependent economies and with the US sanctions have seen their revenues plummet.\nAmerican-Iranian tensions have escalated ever since Donald Trump pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the Iranian Nuclear Deal. This resulted in skirmishes in the Persian Gulf, attack on Oil tankers and the US almost launching a full-scale attack on Iran.\nVenezuela is in the midst of an economic crisis and is desperate to get its hand of supplies such as oil to keep its country running. The Trump administration in a bid to oust socialist President Nicholas Maduro has imposed heavy sanctions which has crippled the Latin American nation.\nEven though Caracas has an abundance of oil reserves, it is dependent on Iran for aid. The relationship between the two OPEC members has increased in recent weeks as flights from Tehran brought essential materials to Venezuela in April in order to help it restart the catalytic cracking unit at its 310,000 barrel-per-day Cardon refinery.\nThe U.S. suspects that Maduro is paying Iran in gold. In April alone, Venezuela sold around nine tons of gold, worth around US$500 million in exchange for Iranian help it received for repairing crumbling refineries.\nThe Iran-US tensions will reach a flashpoint when the oil tankers get closer to Venezuela. According to experts speaking at EurAsian Times a direct engagement seems unlikely considering the ripple effect it would generate in the Middle East. A diplomatic dialogue should be encouraged but whether Rouhani, Trump and Maduro would talk remains the question.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Uechi Ryu originated in China\" It's first name was Pangainoon. Pangainoon means an admixture of strength and softness (half-hard, half\u00adsoft). Pangainoon was taught in Fukin province in China at Southern 'Shaolin Temple'. The Chinese master Shushiwa (1874-1926) used to teach this style. The style was based on the attack and defence methods of Tiger, Dragon and Crane.\nKanbun Uechi, who belongs to Okinawa studied Pangainoon under Shushiwa for 13 years (1897-1910). Master Kanbun uechi has the distinction of being the only foreigner who was permitted to teach Pangainoon in China. Kanbun Uechi was born in 1877 and died in 1948. It was his son Kanei Uechi who changed the name Pangainoon Ryu Karate to Uechi Ryu Karate in respect of his late father. The first students of Kanbun Uechi were his eldest son Kanei Uechi and friend Seiryu Shinjo. Seiryu Shinjo died in 1978 and Kanei Uechi in 1991. When he died Seiryu Shinjo was an 8th Dan Black Belt and Kanei Uechi had 1Oth Dan. Seiryu Shinjo had the highest rank in Uehi Ryu at the time of his death Seiryu Shinjo-sent his eldest son to his friend and Master Kanbun Uechi to study Pangainoon. Seiyu Shinjo studied Pangainoon for 9 years from 1939 to 1948,under Kanbun Uechi. He is recognized as a famous strongman of Uechi Ryu .He opened Kadena Dojo in 1960 and died in 1981.\nHANSHI KIYOHIDE SHINJO\nThe highest ranked living master Kiyohide Shinjo who was born in 1951. Kiyohide Shinjo was awarded the chmpionshipfor 9 consecutive years in Kata and Kumite in all Okinawa Karate Championship and in known by the name \"Superman\" Kiyohide Shinjo retired from competition after the death of his father because he had to look after the Kadena Dojo. All Okinawa Karate Federation honoured Seiyu Shinjo after his death by awarding him a 9th Dan.Kadena Dojo is now known as Okinawa Uechi Ryu Karate Do Kenyukai. This name was given to the style in memory of Seiyu Shinjo who died in 1981. Ken means fist, Yu is short for Seiyu and Kai means group. Kadena Dojo is famous all over the world as Seiyu Shinjo's Iron fist group.\nKyoshi Narahira Shinjo, the youngest brother of Hanshi Kiyohide Shinjo was born in 1960.He is a famous Uechi Ryu stylist. Hanshi Kiyohide Shinjo,s son Shuichi Shinjo is also famous karate Practitioner.\nIt was in 1995 that KYOSHI K.V.MANOHARAN BLACK BELT 7TH DAN started associating with Okinawa Uechi Ryu Karate Do Kenyukai Association.Kyoshi Alan Dollar of U.S.A.is the world representative of Uechi Ryu Karate Do Kenyukai Associatin .KYOSHI K.V.MANOHARAN BLACK BELT 7TH DAN was attracted to this style and invited Kyoshi Alan Dollar to visit India. Kyoshi Alan Dollar who arrived on January 22,1997 inaugurated the Indian Head Quarters of Uechi Ryu Karate Do at Koodali in Kannur Dist of Kerala. Many foreigners are visiting this Dojo to study Uechi Ryu Karate Do.Here training is given in Karate and Kobudo,Kyoshi Alan Dollar who went back after training students for 10 days and conducting Black Belt and Kyu grading.wrote many articles on the high standard of Indian students in American Print media.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"John O'hurley Net Worth\nOne of the most well-known and popular television personalities is John O'Hurley. He is an American actor, singer, and author. His career spans over thirty years. From his appearance on the UPN series The Mullets to his hosting of Family Feud, he has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry.\nAs an actor, he has appeared on various TV shows, including Seinfeld and Loving. He also played Dr. James Grainger on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, and provided the voice for Victor in Wallykazam!. In addition to acting, O'Hurley has also enjoyed a long career on stage. A member of the Actors' Equity Association, he has been involved in many productions, including a play by the name of \"Loving,\" which premiered in New York City in 2009.\nIn 2004, O'Hurley married actress Lisa Mesloh. They have a son named William Dylan O'Hurley. Since then, the couple has been celebrating their wedding anniversary on the 15th of August every year. Their son is the grandson of actress Eva LaRue and actor John Callahan, whom they married in 1992 and divorced in 1994.\nIn 1999, O'Hurley joined the board of directors of the original J. Peterman Company. Later, he invested in the company, and became a partner. At the same time, he has been the host of the televised show To Tell the Truth. He has hosted the Purina National Dog Show for several years, and has also been a guest on a number of other TV shows.\nHe is a supporter of the Epilepsy Foundation, a cause that he has dedicated a good portion of his life to. He received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2011 for his humanitarian work.\nThe 64-year-old actor is from Kittery, Maine. He graduated from Natick High School and later attended Providence College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in theater. Today, he has a net worth of about $12 million. He has also made a lot of money from his business ventures.\nWhile his most notable appearances have been on television, he has also acted on the stage. He has appeared in Spamalot, a musical comedy based on the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. In June 2013, he returned to the Broadway stage for a reprise of his role as King Arthur.\nDespite his celebrity, he is still very down-to-earth, and he has made a conscious effort to keep his opinions out of the media. He has been a vocal advocate for epilepsy awareness, and has participated in a number of charity events over the years. For example, he has been a volunteer for the Celebrity Fight Night Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation.\nBesides his career as an actor, he has made a lot of money from his business deals and investments. He is a principal partner of Round One Investments in Los Angeles, and is also a shareholder of the Alaskan airline Era Aviation.\n\u2190 Joey Merlino Net Worth\nJohn Tesh Net Worth \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Supreme Court E-Library\nInformation At Your Fingertips\n2018 Bar Passers\nChief Justices\nNews and Advisories\nThe Supreme Court E-Library\nThe E-Library Development Team\n[(02)524-2706]\n[E-LIBRARY HOTLINE]\nForeign Supreme Courts\nView printer friendly version\n686 Phil. 1089\n[ G.R. No. 190610, April 25, 2012 ]\nPEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. SATURNINO DE LA CRUZ AND JOSE BRILLANTES Y LOPEZ, ACCUSED. JOSE BRILLANTES Y LOPEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.\nR E S O L U T I O N\nPEREZ, J.:\nBefore the Court is an Appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Jose Brillantes y Lopez (Brillantes) assailing the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 8 July 2009 in CA-G.R. CR No. 30897.\nThe decision of the Court of Appeals is an affirmance of the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Laoag City, Branch 13 in Criminal Case Nos. 11556, 11557 and 11558 convicting accused Brillantes and Saturnino de la Cruz (De la Cruz) for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165 entitled \"An Act Instituting the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act Of 2002.\"[3]\nIn the Criminal Case No. 11556, De la Cruz y Valdez was charged as follows:\nCriminal Case No. 11556\nThat on or about the 1st day of December 2004, in the city of Laoag, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously, have in his possession, control and custody one (1) plastic sachet containing shabu weighing more or less 0.1 gram including plastic container without prescription or authority to possess the same in violation of the aforecited law.[4]\nOn the other hand, Jose Brillantes y Lopez was charged in Criminal Case Nos. 11557 and 11558 with illegal sale of shabu and illegal possession of dangerous drug of shabu. The two separate Informations follow:\nThat on or about the 1st day of December 2004, in the city of Laoag, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, sell and deliver to a Public Officer, who acted as poseur buyer 0.1 gram including plastic container of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, popularly known as \"shabu\", a dangerous drug, without any license or authority to do so, in violation of the aforecited law.[5]\nThat on or about the 1st day of December 2004, in the City of Laoag, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, have in his possession, control and custody two (2) big plastic sachet containing shabu weighing more or less 2.6 grams including plastic container without being authorized and permitted by law to possess the same in violation of the aforecited law.[6]\nWhen arraigned, both the accused pleaded not guilty of the crimes charged.\nThe RTC held that the prosecution successfully discharged the burden of proof in the cases of illegal sale and illegal possession of dangerous drugs, in this case methamphetamine hydrochloride otherwise known as \"shabu.\" The trial court relied on the presumption of regularity in the performance of duty of the police officials who conducted the buy-bust operation. The dispositive portion reads:\nWHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered finding [the] accused Saturnino De la Cruz GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as charged in Criminal Case No. 11556 for illegal possession of shabu with a weight of 0.0619 gram and is therefore sentenced to serve the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from TWELVE (12) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY as minimum to FIFTEEN (15) YEARS as maximum and to pay a fine of P300,000.00.\nAccused Jose Brillantes is also found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as charged in Criminal Case No.11557 for illegal sale of shabu and is therefore sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P2,000,000.00. Said accused is likewise found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as charged in Criminal Case No. 11558 for illegal possession of shabu with an aggregate weight of 0.2351 gram and is therefore further sentenced to serve the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from TWELVE (12) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY as minimum to FIFTEEN (15) YEARS as maximum and to pay a fine of P300,000.00.\nThe contraband subject of these cases are hereby forfeited, the same to be disposed of as the law prescribes. [7]\nThe appellate court found no reason to depart from the ruling of the trial court. It upheld that all the elements of the offense of illegal sale of drugs were present and the finding against Brillantes well established by the prosecution. Further, it also found that all the elements constituting illegal possession of prohibited or regulated drugs were established beyond reasonable doubt to convict De la Cruz and Brillantes. On all the three charges, great weight was given to the testimonies of the members of the buy-bust team and arresting officers SPO3 Rovimanuel Balolong and PO2 Celso Pang-ag, who also acted as the poseur-buyer.\nOn 29 July 2009, a Notice of Appeal[8] was filed by Brillantes through counsel before the Supreme Court. His co-accused De la Cruz, did not appeal his conviction.\nWhile this case is pending appeal, Prisons and Security Division Officer-in-Charge Romeo F. Fajardo[9] informed the Court that accused-appellant Brillantes died while committed at the Bureau of Corrections on 3 January 2012 as evidenced by a copy of death report[10] signed by New Bilibid Prison Hospital's Medical Officer Benevito A. Fontanilla, III.\nHence, we resolve the effect of death pending appeal of his conviction of accused-appellant Brillantes with regard to his criminal and pecuniary liabilities.\nThe Revised Penal Code is instructive on the matter. It provides in Article 89(1) that:\nCriminal liability is totally extinguished:\n1. By the death of the convict, as to the personal penalties; and as to pecuniary penalties, liability therefor is extinguished only when the death of the offender occurs before final judgment.\nIt is plain that both the personal penalty of imprisonment and pecuniary penalty of fine of Brillantes were extinguished upon his death pending appeal of his conviction by the lower courts.\nWe recite the rules laid down in People v. Bayotas,[11] to wit:\n1. Death of the accused pending appeal of his conviction extinguishes his criminal liability as well as the civil liability based solely thereon. As opined by Justice Regalado, in this regard, \"the death of the accused prior to final judgment terminates his criminal liability and only the civil liability directly arising from and based solely on the offense committed, i.e., civil liability ex delicto in senso strictiore.\"\n2. Corollarily, the claim for civil liability survives notwithstanding the death of accused, if the same may also be predicated on a source of obligation other than delict. Article 1157 of the Civil Code enumerates these other sources of obligation from which the civil liability may arise as a result of the same act or omission:\na) Law\nb) Contracts\nc) Quasi-contracts\nd) . . .\ne) Quasi-delicts\nThere is no civil liability involved in violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[12] No private offended party is involved as there is in fact no reference to civil liability in the decision of the trial court.\nThe appeal of Brillantes culminating in the extinguishment of his criminal liability does not have any effect on his co- accused De la Cruz who did not file a notice of appeal. The Rules on Criminal Procedure on the matter states:\nRULE 122 - Appeal\nSection 11. Effect of appeal by any of several accused. \u2014\n(a) An appeal taken by one or more of several accused shall not affect those who did not appeal, except insofar as the judgment of the appellate court is favorable and applicable to the latter; (emphasis ours)\nThe extinguishment of Brillantes' criminal and pecuniary liabilities is predicated on his death and not on his acquittal. Following the provision, the appeal taken by Brillantes and subsequent extinguishment of his liabilities is not applicable to De la Cruz.\nWHEREFORE, in view of his death on 3 January 2012, the appeal of accused-appellant Jose Brillantes y Lopez from the Decision of the Court of Appeals dated 8 July 2009 in CA-G.R. CR No. 30897 affirming the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Laoag City, Branch 13 in Criminal Case Nos. 11557 and 11558 convicting him of violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165 is hereby declared MOOT and ACADEMIC, his criminal and pecuniary liabilities having been extinguished. No cost.\nCarpio, (Chairperson), Brion, Sereno, and Reyes, JJ., concur.\n[1] Rollo pp. 40-41.\n[2] Id. at 2-39. Penned by Associate Justice Jose L. Sabio, Jr. with Associate Justices Vicente S.E. Veloso and Ricardo R. Rosario, concurring.\n[3] Promulgated on June 7, 2002.\n[4] Rollo, p. 3.\n[5] Id. at 3-4.\n[6] Id. at 4.\n[7] CA rollo, p. 250.\n[8] Rollo, p. 40-41.\n[9] Through a Letter dated 3 January 2012 of OIC Romeo F. Fajardo to the Clerk of Court, Second Division of the Supreme Court, id. at 88.\n[10] Id. at 89.\n[11] G.R. No. 102007, 2 September 1994, 236 SCRA 239, 255-256.\n[12] R.A. 9165.\n\u00a9 Supreme Court E-Library 2019\nThis website was designed and developed, and is maintained, by the E-Library Technical Staff in collaboration with the Management Information Systems Office.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hurricane Dorian likely whipped up a 100-foot rogue wave near Newfoundland\nA 100-foot wave is taller than an eight-floor office building and there's a chance even larger waves were created\nMatthew Cappucci, The Washington Post\nWhile Dorian was pulling away from the United States Saturday night, parts of the Canadian Maritimes were getting battered with 100 mph wind gusts. But Dorian's most terrifying feat in Canada may not have struck on land. Dorian whipped up a hundred-foot rogue wave.\nA buoy owned and operated by the Marine Institute at Memorial University of Newfoundland recorded the monster wave Saturday night, while winds gusting above 60 mph struck the area. Three other waves topped 75 feet.\nA 100-foot wave is taller than an eight-floor office building.\nThere could have been even higher waves\nReadings like this are virtually unheard of, for obvious reasons. But Bill Carter, director for the Centre of Applied Ocean Technology at the Marine Institute, confirms the buoy was calibrated and operating correctly.\n\"I make sure the equipment's working, which it was,\" said Carter. He explained that the hundred-foot figure indeed measures an individual wave crest to trough.\n\"Only ten minutes of the data from every hour is sent back to shore,\" said Carter, citing costs for telemetering the data wirelessly to land. \"There could have been even higher waves during the other fifty minutes. We'll only know when we get the data off the buoy.\"\nWinds at the time were rough, but not terribly ferocious. They were clocked as high as 66.2 mph, although there's a more than 80 per cent chance they gusted higher, since we only \"see\" ten minutes' worth of data from every hour.\nThe rogue wave occurred within the storm's dry slot, meaning it wasn't even raining. But a developing sting jet upwind likely added to the force of the winds to the west, agitating the sea state in the vicinity even more.\nThe buoy, moored two miles offshore, sits in about 160 feet of water normally. That's not very deep, especially for a shallow-water wave to reach 100 feet. However, theoretical maximum height to depth ratios have been demonstrably proven in the past to range between 0.55 and 0.8, meaning that an 88 to 125 foot wave is possible. The upper bounds were extremely difficult to simulate under laboratory circumstances, but it indicates a hundred-foot wave is certainly not out of the realm of possibilities.\nSeems like a peculiar location, with very steep slope of the seafloor. Looking at the timing, this very large Hmax value (as \"real\" as Hmax measurements get\u2026), is possibly caused by the interaction of 2+ wave fronts, and not an \"open ocean + deepwater\" wave. pic.twitter.com\/y0MqS6mKjH\n\u2014 R\u00e9mi C2W (@remi_wnd) September 9, 2019\nBrian Walsh is a meteorologist at PAL Aerospace in St. John's. He's confident the hundred-foot reading is legitimate.\n\"The fact that there were other reports of 26+ metre (85 foot) maximum wave heights leads me to believe it could be possible,\" wrote Walsh.\nOne additional figure we can turn to is the significant wave height. It's the average of the tallest one third of all the waves. The National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Centre did analyze a small area of 50-foot significant wave heights Saturday night. Individual waves may be twice the significant wave height. Albeit an extremely low-probability event, these top-tier hundred footers wouldn't be impossible under that scenario.\nA number of other stations nearby also reported significant wave heights of 50 feet or more.\nHowever, there are upper bounds as to how open water waves can grow in different environments. Given how relatively close this measurement was recorded to shore, odds are that this wave may have been helped along by two processes: bathymetry and interference.\nBathymetry describes the slope, topography, and elevation of the sea floor\/continental shelf. That can have a role in forcing waves to ride upwards, causing waves to diffract, or otherwise affecting the propagation of waves.\n\"The Cabot Straits bathymetry is varied, with the Laurentian Channel creating a deep trench through its centre,\" explained Walsh, \"and comparatively shallow coastal waters closer to Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island.\" While these conditions are impossible to validate, Walsh says that these conditions have been known to foster the development of these rare rogue waves before.\nThe way things are looking I'm not surprised. It hasn't even fully hit yet and it's already pretty wild here\n\u2014 Matt Cooper (@mcooper_AtmSci) September 7, 2019\nInterference could play a role as well. That means that several ordinary waves may have combined constructively, their amplitudes piggybacking to form one mammoth wave. Research has shown that waves intercepting one another at an angle can have this effect, with the \"sweet spot\" of a 120 degree intersection achieving the tallest waves.\nRogue waves have been the subject of folklore and fascination for years. It has long been rumoured that a mythical \u2013 albeit possible \u2013 string of three rogue waves dubbed the \"three sisters\" abruptly swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald during a storm on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. All twenty-nine crew aboard perished, the ship vanishing at first without a trace. The cause of the disaster is still not known.\nRogue waves largely remained an old sailors' tale until 1995, when what was before legend suddenly was proven a scientific reality. An oil rig in the North Sea off the coast of Norway was suddenly broadsided by an 84 foot wave on New Year's Day, 1995. It was dubbed the \"Draupner Wave,\" since it slammed the Draupner E drilling platform owned by Statoil.\nWhat happened Saturday night off of Newfoundland? We may never know for sure. But one thing is certain.\nWe're going to need a bigger boat.\nFirings threatened after weather agency corrected Trump for saying Dorian would hit Alabama: sources\nUsing dogs and spray paint, Bahamas crews continue the grim search for Dorian's dead\nPower utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes\nFormer Ontario PC legislator Amanda Simard joins Liberals after leaving over francophone cuts","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The City Of London's Property Litigation Experts\nSpecialised Knowledge Of All Aspects Of property Litigation\nRent Review: When is time of the essence?\nRent Review: Legal effect of a rent review memorandum\nBreak Notices: tenant refund where break date is between two rental periods\nLease renewal (opposed and unopposed): What are the grounds for opposing renewal?\nForfeiture: Relief from forfeiture after 14 month delay\nProfessional negligence claims: What pre-actions steps are necessary?\nAdverse possession and boundary\/neighbour disputes: proving adverse possession\nEasements: The importance of signage to prevent prescriptive easements\nOwnership of land disputes: Replies to enquiries: consequence of providing false information\nTo Discuss Your Case With The City Of London's Property Litigation Experts, Call Us Now. 0207 406 1457.\nAdverse possession and boundary disputes\nAgricultural tenancies\nBreak notices\nCommercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR)\nConsent to assign or sublet or alter\nDamages claims\nDebt claims\nDefective Premises Act\nDerogation from grant\nDevelopment agreement disputes\nEnfranchisement and lease extensions\nFirst tier tribunal claims\nInherent defects\nInterim rent\nJervis v Harris clauses\nLease renewal (contentious)\nLicences and tenancies at will\nOccupier's liability\nParty walls\nPossession claims\nQuiet enjoyment\nRectification\nRent review\nSale contract disputes\nTenancy deposit schemes\nTenant insolvency\nTorts (Interference with Goods) Act\nTrusts of land (TOLATA)\nVacant possession\nYielding up\nWhere a lease specifies a date for compliance with an obligation such as the date for service of a break notice or for triggering a rent review, it is important to understand what happens if the date is missed.\nWhere a lease expressly states that time is of the essence (or it can be implied) failure to exercise the right in time will mean that the right is lost.\nFor rent review clauses, there is a general presumption that time is not of the essence, unless there are sufficient contra-indications as a result of:\n\u2022 any of the express words of the lease;\n\u2022 the surrounding circumstances;\n\u2022 the relationship between the rent review clause and the other clauses in the lease.\nIn practice, this will mean that where a date for triggering a rent review has been missed, it is not necessarily the case that the right to review has been lost. Analysis of the lease will be required to consider whether time was intended to be of the essence or not.\nBy contrast to rent reviews, time is always of the essence in relation to break notices, meaning that a failure to comply strictly with time limits set out in the break clause can (and often does) prove to be fatal.\nLeases often require that, once a rent review has been agreed, the new rent be recorded in a rent review memorandum. What legal effect, if any, the memorandum will have generally depends on how the rent review clause has been drafted.\nFor example, some leases may specify that the rent review will only be complete once a memorandum has been signed off, meaning that the memorandum is more than simply a record and instead amounts to the formal document by which the review is agreed. Some leases, though, will only require that a memorandum be completed once the rent has been agreed.\nIn this latter type of case, the existence of the memorandum will not be the defining factor as to whether the review has been agreed or not. While obviously being able to produce the rent review memorandum is helpful, the more pertinent question is whether the parties came to an agreement or not and that is a question which requires a forensic examination of what was said\/written between the landlord and tenant or, more commonly, their respective rent review surveyors.\nBreak Notices: tenant refund where break date is between two rental periods?\nMost leases of business premises have security of tenure, meaning that the tenant does not necessarily have to leave at lease expiry, unless one of a number of grounds are made out.\nThe grounds are set out in section 30(1) of the Landlord and Tennact Act 1954 and, in brief terms, are as follows:\n\u2022 The premises are in disrepair (Ground (a))\n\u2022 There are arrears of rent (Ground (b))\n\u2022 There are other breaches of covenant (Ground (c))\n\u2022 There is suitable alternative accommodation (Ground (d))\n\u2022 The tenancy was created by a sub-letting (Ground (e))\n\u2022 The landlord has an intention to redevelop (Ground (f))\n\u2022 The landlord has an intention to occupy (Ground (g))\nA significant body of case law has evolved since 1954 governing how these grounds of opposition work in practice. Generally, grounds (f) and (g) tend to be the ones most commonly relied upon.\nIf a landlord wishes to rely on one of the grounds of opposition, it will need to prove its ground(s) of opposition at a court hearing, unless agreement can be reached between landlord and tenant as to the tenant's exit terms.\nIn Pineport Ltd v Grangeglen Ltd [2016] EWHC 1318 (Ch), the court was prepared to grant relief from forfeiture despite a 14 month delay by the tenant in seeking relief.\nThe court had to consider whether it could be said that the application was made with \"reasonable promptitude\" taking a six-month period as a guide.\nThe company claimed that the delay arose from a combination of factors including a restraint order, lack of money and the absence of specialist advice, and the fact that the director was suffering from depression. That evidence, combined with the effects of the company director's depression were weighty factors to be put in the balance. The court confirmed that the discretion to grant relief was broad, and reasonable promptitude was an elastic concept capable of taking into account human factors. Although 14 months was more than double the guide period, it was held that it would be wrong to bar the company from obtaining relief.\nWhen considering a claim against a professional, perhaps a firm of solicitors or surveyors, potential claimants are required to follow the Professional Negligence Pre-action Protocol before issuing their claim.\nIn practice, this means that as soon as it is known that there is a reasonable chance of a claim against the professional being pursued, a \"preliminary notice\" must be served, giving general details of the claim, including the grievance, the parties involved and the financial value. The professional should acknowledge receipt within 21 days but need do nothing else.\nIf a claimant decides that there are formal grounds for a claim, a Letter of Claim should be sent. This should include:\n\u2022 The identity of any other parties involved\n\u2022 A clear chronological summary, including key dates and key documents\n\u2022 Any reasonable requests which the claimant needs to make for documents\n\u2022 The allegations against the professional\n\u2022 An explanation of how the alleged error has caused the loss claimed\n\u2022 An estimate of the financial loss\n\u2022 Confirmation of whether or not an expert has been appointed\n\u2022 A request that a copy of the Letter of Claim be forwarded immediately to the professional's insurers, if any.\nThe professional should acknowledge receipt within 21 days and send a formal Response to the Letter of Claim (or a Letter of Settlement or both) within three months of the acknowledgment (or, where necessary, seek an extension of time).\nAs to the Response:\n\u2022 If the claim is admitted, the professional should say so\n\u2022 If only part of the claim is admitted the professional should make clear which parts are admitted and which are denied.\n\u2022 If the claim is denied, the professional should provide his version of events.\n\u2022 If the professional is unable to admit or deny the claim, the professional should explain why and identify and further information which is required.\n\u2022 If the financial loss is disputed, it should set out the professional's estimate.\n\u2022 To the extent not already exchanged, key documents should be enclosed.\nIf the professional send a Letter of Settlement, it should:\n\u2022 Set out the professional's views on the claim identifying those issues which the professional believes are likely to remain in dispute and those which are not.\n\u2022 Make a settlement proposal or identify any further information which is required before the professional can formulate its proposal.\n\u2022 Where additional documents are replied upon, copies should be provided.\nIf the Letter of Response denies the claim in its entirety and there is no Letter of Settlement, it is open to the claimant to commence court proceedings. Otherwise, negotiations should commence with the aim of resolving the claim within 6 months of the date of the Letter of Acknowledgment.\nThere is scope for extending this time limit, but in the absence of agreement, it will then be open to the claimant to commence court proceedings.\nAdverse possession relates to the means by which a person, who is not, on paper, the legal owner of land, can nonetheless become the legal owner by virtue of possessing the land for a lengthy period of time.\nTwo key factors are involved in claiming adverse possession:\n\u2022 uninterrupted factual possession of the land for the requisite period; and\n\u2022 an intention to possess the land during that period of possession\nThe factual possession element means that the claimant must have had physical control of the land for the requisite period and, in general terms, acted as if they were the owner. Equally, there must be an intention to possess by the claimant to the exclusion of all others.\nA significant body of case law has developed over the years as to what is meant by factual possession and the intention to possess.\nDifferent rules apply to adverse possession depending on whether the land is registered or unregistered and the period of time over which adverse possession is claimed.\nThe Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002) came into force on 13 October 2003 and introduced a new regime for dealing with adverse possession in relation to registered estates.\nThe previous regime, which is based on the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980), continues to apply but only in relation to:\n\u2022 Unregistered land\n\u2022 Registered land where the possession relied upon is for a period of at least 12 years ending before 13 October 2003\nUnder the new regime, a claimant will be entitled to apply to be registered as the owner of registered land if they can prove that they have been in adverse possession for ten years ending on the date of the application. However, in addition, a claimant must give notice to the paper owner of their wish to be registered and the paper owner may object based on a number of specific grounds.\nAn easement can arise by prescription (i.e. long use) if a trespasser shows 20 years' use \"as of right\": without force, without secrecy and without permission.\nThe Court of Appeal (following an earlier High Court decision) has considered the application of this in the case of Winterburn v Bennett [2016] EWCA Civ 482. It involved a local fish and chip shop's customers and suppliers using the next door Conserative Club car park for parking, despite the existence of a clearly visible sign saying \"Private car park. For the use of Club patrons only. By order of the Committee.\" Following the obstruction of the parking area by the tenant of a new owner of the premises, the fish and chip shop owner claimed to have acquired a right to parking by prescription.\nThe question was whether the right was used \"without force\", despite the presence of the signage: there was no doubt that the parking on the disputed land was open and known and that no permission for parking had been given.\nThe phrase \"without force\" means more than simply its literal meaning. The person asserting the right could not merely show that he had not used violence. Instead, they must show that their user was not contentious or allowed only under protest.\nHere, where a land owner had made its position on someone else's use of the land obvious through clearly visible signs, the unauthorised use could not be said to be \"as of right\". The signs were by themselves sufficient to make contentious the parking of cars and other vehicles by the shop and its suppliers and customers. Helpfully, the court recognsied that there was no requirement on the land owner to elevate his protest, by writing letters or issuing court proceedings, recognising the social and financial cost in doing so.\nThe case of Greenridge Luton One Ltd & Anor v Kempton Investments Ltd [2016] EWHC 91 (Ch) (22 January 2016) gives a stark example of the consequences of providing false information in replies to enquiries.\nIn relation to a sale of office buildings near Luton Airport, the seller (with the help of his solicitor) had indicated in replies to pre-contract enquiries that no disputes existed and that there were no service charge arrears.\nIn fact, by the time of sale, the solicitor had for some time been involved in extensive correspondence with one of the tenants, who disputed the level of service charges and had begun to withold payments of the quarterly servce charge demand as a result. The pre-contract enquiries had not been updated to reflect this.\nThe sale went ahead and the buyer only later found out about the service charge dispute.\nThe court held that:\n\u2022 Untrue representations had been made\n\u2022 The buyer had relied on those representations and that they were induced to enter into the contract as a result of the misrepresentations\n\u2022 Because the untrue representation that there were no arrears of service charge resulted from fraud or recklessness, the buyer was entitled under the contract to have its deposit returned.\n\u2022 The buyer was entitled to damages of \u00a3395,948 in respect of costs incurred in relation to its prospective purchase of the property, which had been wasted following the rescission of the contract.\nWe advise and can make court applications in relation to the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992.\nAccess to a neighbour's property can usually be dealt with amicably. However, where neighbours have fallen out, it may be necessary to seek a court order if a party needs access to a neighbour's land.\nPlainly, access is not granted \"as of right\". We advise on whether your proposal to access your neighbour's land comes within the criteria set out by the legislation. Equally, we can act for a party opposing such an application.\nAdverse possession and boundary disputes often sit hand in hand.\nThey arise most commonly in residential, but also sometimes in commercial, contexts.\nOur role is to arm clients with a realistic assessment of the issues and likelihood of success as early as possible.\nKey to understanding the merits of an adverse possession claim is not only the period of possession, but also whether the person claiming possession has control over the land in question and the subjectively demonstrate possession of the land to the outside world. The Land Registration Act 2002 brought in sweeping changes to the law. We guide clients through this minefield of legislation and case law.\nOur work for a typical boundary dispute might involve: detailed interpretation of the conveyances and other relevant deeds and plans; application of pertinent legal presumptions depending on the circumstances; comparison of the written description of the boundary, its marking on any plans and its presumed location on the ground. Site visits are generally essential.\nThese disputes are rarely straightforward. We provide clients with as much clarity and certainty as possible, often with the assistance of expert surveyors.\nWe also assist, wherever possible, in resolving boundary disputes without litigation. Mediations are usually worthwhile, so long as both sides have the combined 'will' to resolve their differences.\nWe are one of the few practices with capability to advise on agricultural law.\nOur expertise is commonly sought as to the means by which the landlord and tenant relationship between landowner and farmer is affected by agricultural legislation.\nTwo statutory regimes are of particular relevance, namely the law relating to agricultural holdings under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and that relating to farm business tenancies under the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995.\nBoth landowners and tenant farmers face common issues arising from these statutory regimes, such as the means by which an agricultural holding or farm business tenancy may be terminated and on what grounds (where grounds for termination are required), together with the rights of farmers to compensation in some circumstances.\nConsideration of agricultural queries inevitably also brings into play common law principles relevant to landlord and tenant law, to the extent that this has not been changed by the statutory regimes.\nWe are able to assist clients in relation to disputes involving alterations to their property. Usually, this will be in the context of a landlord and tenant relationship, where consent to alterations may be necessary or where alterations are allowed but only upon certain conditions being fulfilled.\nWhen leases are to be terminated by notice, we are often asked to assist: landlords wish to retain their tenants at all cost and tenants are desperate to leave loss making premises. We guide tenants in exercising break rights successfully and landlords in challenging a tenant's wish to leave.\nTenants are sometimes unaware of the strict legal hurdles to be complied with, both when serving the break notice itself, and in complying with the often stringent conditions for successful exercise of the break at the termination date.\nSome conditions (particularly relating to leaving the premises reinstated and in repair) require detailed consideration. Even relatively minor breaches of the lease can cause an attempted break to fail.\nWe draft break notices and guide tenants through the break clause minefield. The implications of getting it wrong are stark for tenants: they may be saddled with unexpected rental obligations for the remainder of the term.\nFor landlords, our role is reversed: we advise on whether tenant's efforts to break have been successful. Where there is uncertainty, our role will also extend to negotiating settlements as to the terms on which a lease will end.\nFor both landlords and tenants, we are also experienced in seeking court declarations as to whether a break has successfully been implemented.\nThe remedy of distress for arrears of rent was replaced by the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (\"CRAR\") regime in April 2014. It is a self-help remedy for landlords to pursue arrears against tenants based upon the procedure and rules set out in the legislation. We can advise landlords who are contemplating taking such action or tenants who are the subject of a CRAR procedure against them.\nWe advise a range of clients on all manner of contractual disputes, whether the contract is set out in a written document or (as is often the case) agreed verbally and informally.\nWhen a tenant wishes to extricate itself from its lease obligations, but has no right to terminate altogether, it may consider assigning or subletting to a third party, in order to limit liability so far as possible.\nUsually, when a third party is found, a landlord's consent to the proposed arrangement will be required. Landlords are often able to impose conditions on any consent. Landlords need to consider the ability of the proposed party to meet rental and other obligations under the lease.\nOften landlords need to act reasonably and swiftly in considering the tenant's application, failing which it may face an accusation that consent has been unreasonably withheld or delayed.\nLandlord's duties imposed under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 are key. We help clients (both landlords and tenants) in analysing their respective rights and duties arising from the alienation clauses and under statute.\nOccasionally, a tenant argues that a landlord has unreasonably refused or failed to respond to applications in time. This may lead to a claim for a declaration and damages. We are able to guide our clients in bringing and defending these actions.\nSimilar considerations apply to consent by tenants for alterations.\nWe have capacity to deal with construction disputes on behalf of our clients, whether relating to commercial or residential property.\nWe are able to advise our clients in relation to damages claims. Claims may arise in many different circumstances but inevitably it will be necessary to assess the methodology by which damages should be calculated and whether, when acting for a claimant, the amount claimed can realistically be recovered or, when acting for a defendant, whether the claimed damages can be reduced or extinguished altogether. In property related cases, we may well engage experts: we regularly work with property valuers, surveyors and other professionals who assist in providing expert evidence on behalf of our clients.\nWe pursue or defend debt claims for our clients. Part of our remit will usually be to assess the best and most cost effective means of recovering the debt, taking account of speed and likelihood of recovery. This may sometimes involve the service of a statutory demand or winding up petition.\nUnder section 4 of the Defective Premises Act 1972, a duty is owed where a landlord either has an express obligation to repair or maintain the premises or has no such direct obligation, but has an express or implied right to enter the premises to carry out any description of maintenance or repair.\nWhere the duty applies, the landlord owes a duty to all persons who might reasonably be expected to be affected by defects in the state of the premises to take reasonable care to ensure that they are safe from personal injury, or damage to their property caused by a 'relevant defect'.\nWe are able to assist landlords and tenants in resolving disputes relating to this legislation.\nThe principle of derogation from grant usually relates to a situation where a landlord grants a certain right to a tenant, but then substantially interferes with the ability to exercise that right to be exercised. Often disputes of this nature will overlap with arguments relating to the obligation to give quiet enjoyment. We help both landlords and tenants in disputes of this nature.\nDevelopment agreements can quite often become contentious between owner and developer. Generally, such agreements are dependent on obtaining satisfactory planning permission, which can often become contentious. Equally, overage arising from development agreements can sometimes become an issue. We are in a position to advise both owners and developers alike in resolving or litigating disputes of this nature.\nWe have extensive experience in dealing with dilapidations claims acting for both landlords and tenants alike. We work closely with building surveyors and valuers, who are an essential part of the team in pursuing or defending the dilapidations claim. As a matter of course, an early assessment is made as to whether section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 will have any significant impact on the claim. This legislation tends to be relevant where a landlord with a dilapidations claim intends to carry out development or demolition works, which may lead to a reduction in the level of damages that may be recovered.\nEasements refer to the rights attached to land which allow the owner either to use another piece of land (or restrict its use) in a particular way.\nCommon examples include rights of way, the right to light and rights of support.\nDisputes involving the nature and extent of particular rights may arise. For example, whether the right of way in a particular deed was intended for use on foot only or extends to vehicular or some other wider use.\nWhere residential extensions or commercial developments affect the level of light into a neighbouring property, we are equipped to advise either side on their respective rights.\nWe guide clients on all areas of the law relating to easements. We pursue (or defend) damages claims or injunctions, where necessary.\nWe are able to assist clients in relation to both collective and individual enfranchisement matters, including lease extensions. The relevant legislation is contained within the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.\nProprietary estoppel is a means by which property rights can be affected or created, so as to make the assertion of strict property rights unconscionable. The estoppel gives rise to an equity in favour of the person who is entitled to assert the estoppel. In brief, the claimant must have acted in the belief either that it already owned, or would obtain, a sufficient interest in the defendant's property to justify the detriment which the claimant has incurred. The assurance or promise must be one which the claimant believed the defendant was obliged to honour.\nOur practice extends to residential leasehold disputes heard before the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential Property) which has jurisdiction in relation to:\n\u2022\tservice or administration charges\n\u2022\tthe cost of building insurance\n\u2022\tappointment of a manager\n\u2022\tRight to Manage\n\u2022\tbreach of a lease\n\u2022\tvarying a lease\n\u2022\trecognising a tenants' association\n\u2022\tbuying the freehold\n\u2022\textending the lease\nApplications before the tribunal have different rules compared to mainstream county\/high court proceedings, particularly in relation to costs recovery and so specialist advice in this area is paramount.\nForfeiture can be a powerful weapon for landlords to adopt against a defaulting tenant. It involves bringing a lease to an end early, whether for rent arrears or other breaches of the tenant's covenants.\nHowever, any landlord contemplating forfeiture should tread carefully: getting the procedure wrong or seeking to forfeit when the right does not exist, or has been waived, may lead to a damages claim by the tenant.\nWe advise both sides on procedures and tactics relevant to forfeiture. We draft relevant notices when required as a precursor to forfeiture. We assist (and will attend on the day) if a landlord considers changing the locks.\nIn appropriate cases, we also give guidance on the the applicability of the Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938 to the forfeiture process.\nFinally, tenants may seek relief from forfeiture. We advise landlords and tenants upon the merits of relief from forfeiture applications.\nThe concept of frustration relates to the inability of a contract to be performed further as a result of some changed circumstance, such as destruction of the property or, perhaps, a change in legislation rendering further performance of the contract illegal. Frustration issues sometimes arise in relation to leases of property, particularly where a property has suffered significant damage or been completely destroyed.\nInherent defect arguments tend to arise in a landlord and tenant context. Depending on the scenario, either a landlord or tenant may argue that a particular item suffers from an inherent defect and so does not, strictly speaking, form part of their repairing obligation.\nA covenant to repair does not carry with it an obligation to remedy poor design, faulty installation or any other defect that has not caused damage to the property. Where there is no disrepair, remedying such a defect would be an improvement rather than a repair.\nThe relevance of an inherent defect argument will therefore depend very much on the wording of the lease.\nInterim rent is an issue that may arise in business lease renewal proceedings. In broad terms, it relates to the rent payable between the coming to an end of the old lease and the start of the new lease.\nOften, the interim rent will be the same as the rent payable at the commencement of the new tenancy but this is not always the case and is sometimes the subject of dispute between landlord and tenant.\nMost leases will contain what is known as a Jervis v Harris clause. It allows a landlord, during the term of a lease, to enter the premises to carry out repairs and recover the cost of doing so from the tenant as a debt, in circumstances where the tenant has failed to comply with a notice to repair served by the landlord.\nPursuing a debt (as opposed to a damages claim) can be a useful weapon for a landlord, as damages claims for disrepair during the term are generally difficult to pursue.\nEqually, it can be a risky approach, with potential arguments as to whether the works carried out by the landlord were actually necessary or properly fell within the repairing covenant.\nOur practice regularly deals with all manner of landlord and tenant disputes, whether for business or residential clients.\nWe act for both landlords and tenants on either side of the argument.\nLease renewals of business leases can often be resolved amicably but this is not always the case.\nFirstly, where a landlord accepts that the tenant is entitled to a new lease, there may be disagreement as to the lease terms, particularly as to duration and rent.\nSecondly, a landlord may dispute a tenant's entitlement to a new lease altogether, based on one of the statutory grounds, such as redevelopment.\nWe work with both landlords and tenants in relation to unopposed and opposed lease renewal proceedings, litigating where necessary but also assisting in speedy resolution without a trial, if at all possible.\nIt is not uncommon for informal arrangements to be agreed whereby a party is permitted to occupy premises, whether for their business or home.\nInformal arrangements can later become problematic, particularly where the owner wishes to regain possession. One of the first questions to arise in these cases is the legal basis for occupation. Does the occupier have any rights as a tenant or is the position more akin to a licence or tenancy at will?\nThe answer to such questions can be critically important in deciding whether an occupier must vacate or has some statutory rights, perhaps as a business tenant, to remain in occupation and possession.\nMisrepresentation claims tend to arise in relation to sales of property, where allegations are made to the effect that a false statement was given prior to exchange which induced the buyer to entering into the contract.\nThe courts recognise different types of misrepresentation (fraudulent, negligent and innocent) with different consequences and remedies, depending upon which one applies.\nNeighbours can fall out for a variety of reasons, whether it relates to disagreement over who owns disputed land or as to the actions that one party has taken that in some way affect their neighbour. Generally, the courts strongly encourage alternative dispute resolution, rather than litigation, in such circumstances.\nWe are able to advise on the best way of reaching a quick and speedy resolution with your neighbour, whatever the scenario.\nPrivate nuisance claims can arise in a variety of ways, whether as a result of noise or smells travelling from a neighbour's property or, perhaps, dust and fumes caused by building works. Not all infringements of this nature will form the basis of a nuisance claim. However we can guide you in assessing whether such a claim has merit or in defending a claim brought against you.\nUnder the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, occupiers owe a duty of care to take such care as is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case to all their visitors in respect of dangers due to the state of the premises or to things done or omitted to be done on them. Case law has set out that the harm which occurred must be a reasonably foreseeable result of the defendant's conduct; a sufficient relationship of proximity or neighbourhood must exist between the alleged wrongdoer and the person who has suffered damage; and it must be fair, just and reasonable to impose liability.\nIf you have a potential occupiers' liability issue, we can assist in its resolution.\nThe Party Wall Act 1996 sets out a process whereby a building owner intending to carry out party wall works is required to serve a notice on any adjoining land owner specifying the works intended to be carried out as well as the proposed start date of such works.\nThe process then allows for the adjoining land owner either to serve a positive acknowledgement of the notice, a negative acknowledgement (objecting to the proposed works), or to do nothing. In the latter two scenarios, the next stage of the process is for the dispute resolution mechanism to kick in, whereby surveyors are appointed to survey the proposed works, consider any objections, and to make a PWA 1996 award.\nThere are numerous circumstances in which a landlord may seek possession of premises from a tenant, in both a residential and commercial scenario.\nIn the residential context, it will always be necessary to assess the basis upon which a tenant is occupying, as tenants' rights can differ substantially, depending on the legislation that is applicable.\nWe can advise both landlords and tenants in relation to possession claims.\nOne of the occupational hazards of professional life is that, however unintentional, mistakes are sometimes made which have serious financial repercussions.\nThis commonly might involve negligent advice from solicitors in a property transaction or surveyors involved in, say, valuations or at rent review. Our role is to review what has gone wrong, assess the extent to which blame can be attributed to the professional and the damages to which a client may be entitled, often with the assistance of expert witnesses.\nWe are also available, with sensitivity, to assist professionals and their insurers in responding to and, if appropriate, defending them against property-related complaints from their clients.\nClaims must first follow the pre-action protocol relating to professional negligence. If settlement discussions fail, we then pursue or defend professional negligence claims on behalf of our clients.\nA covenant for quiet enjoyment will either be expressly referred to in a lease or will, in any event, be implied.\nRectification is an equitable remedy involving the amendment of a document to accord with the intention of the parties.\nParties to a contract may have had a common intention or understanding when they drew up their contract as to what it meant but that meaning has not been reflected in the drafting.\nThere are detailed rules whereby contracts may be rectified based on common or unilateral mistake on which we regularly advise our clients.\nWe have in depth experience in advising landlords and tenants alike in disputed rent arrears cases, taking cases to trial and\/or negotiating settlements.\nFor landlords, the mandate is usually clear: seek recovery of the outstanding debt as quickly and cost effectively as the facts permit. Depending on the circumstances, a number of options might arise: service of a statutory demand (the precursor to bankruptcy\/winding up) or, possibly, a straightforward court claim where the arrears are disputed. Other landlord and tenant specific options may also be available.\nFor tenants, the priority is to establish whether or not the arrears are properly due and then, where appropriate, the potential successfully to defend a landlord's claim.\nWhere appropriate, we investigate the possibility of pursing third parties for the debt (such as guarantors or sub-tenants. Equally, we are sometimes asked to advise third parties as to their liability.\nRent review provisions in leases are of fundamental importance: a landlord's ability to increase rent and a tenant's ability to challenge the level of increase go to the heart of the contract.\nOur expertise includes advising on the rent review mechanics: particularly how and when to implement a review and the consequences of failing to adhere to the lease's requirements.\nNotwithstanding general principles of contract interpretation, specific rules of interpretation often apply to rent review clauses.\nIf the review is not agreed, we guide clients when seeking a written award by, or hearing before, an arbitrator or independent expert in conjunction with expert witnesses.\nWhere necessary, we assist clients in seeking to rectify defective rent review terms or in applying to have certain terms implied as part of a claim for declaratory relief.\nOur remit also includes professional negligence claim against solicitors or surveyors: where failings in drafting of the rent review clause or in valuation advice leads clients to suffer loss.\nThe law relating to restrictive covenants, so far as freehold land is concerned, is complex. It relates to restrictions placed on the use of land for the benefit of someone else's land. Examples might include restrictions on the height of a building or on activities which can be carried out there.\nOur clients seek guidance as to their ability to challenge restrictive covenants, whether they are a party who is subject to the restriction or who have the benefit of it.\nWe analyse, amongst other things, whether the covenant really is restrictive: some covenants, such as requirements to carry out repairs, may be positive rather than negative.\nEqually, the full meaning of the covenant is always relevant, together with the question of who precisely has the benefit and burden of the covenant.\nThe question of enforcement of the restrictive covenant, particularly by (or against) successors in title, is regularly encountered.\nIn appropriate circumstances, it may then be necessary to apply to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) to seek the variation, modification or discharge of the covenant in question.\nDamages claims may also arise as a result of breaches of restrictive covenants or an injunction may be a possibility.\nWe advise both sellers and buyers in disputes relating to the sale of property. This may involve situations where a seller refuses to sell or a buyer refuses to complete a property transaction, even though a contract has been exchanged compelling them to do so.\nOrdinarily, the first step may be the service of a notice to complete, making time of the essence of the contract. Common issues encountered include the possibility of repudiatory breach of contract by the seller or buyer; the possibility of an application for specific performance of the contract; and claims for damages arising from the breach.\nCommercial service charge disputes are based primarily on the terms of the lease itself.\nDo the particular works carried out by the landlord fall within the defined list of services? If not, does the service charge fall within the \"catch all\" provision usually set out in the lease?\nHas the tenant's contribution to the proportion of the overall costs been calculated correctly?\nTo what extent does the landlord need to act reasonably when deciding whether to carry out a particular service and in passing on that cost?\nHas the landlord fulfilled its own obligations to carry out services? If not, to what extent might the tenant be entitled to a refund or to damages?\nHave the mechanics for recovery of service charges been followed strictly? For example, have service charge accounts (where necessary) been prepared and certified, properly, or at all?\nWe regularly guide landlords and tenants on these questions and other service charge related disputes.\nLandlords are now in certain circumstances obliged to lodge deposits in an approved tenancy deposit scheme. This secures the deposit and, in general terms, provides a procedure for resolving disputes relating to how much, if any, of the deposit may be retained by the landlord at the end of the term for non-payment of rent or for failure to comply with the terms of the tenancy. We assist both landlords and tenants in relation to such cases.\nWe regularly advise landlord clients on the implications of tenant insolvency.\nThe first step is always to establish the precise form of insolvency, whether the tenant is an Individual or corporate entity: this will determine the steps that can and, importantly, cannot be taken.\nInevitably, our advice will also extend to the ability to pursue other parties in place of the insolvent tenant: a former tenant, guarantor or, perhaps, a sub-tenant and whether or not a rent deposit is in place and may legitimately be drawn down upon.\nA tenant's insolvency will often severely inhibit the landlord's potential remedies as the insolvency legislation recognises that other creditors, not simply the landlord, may be entitled to an appropriate share of what remains of the tenant's assets.\nWe also act for insolvency practitioners, often in reviewing (and responding to) threatened litigation on behalf of landlords.\nThe Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 provides a procedure for landlords to deal with a former tenant's goods that have been left at the landlord's property without the landlord's permission. We assist landlords in serving notice on the former tenant, effectively to give fair warning that the goods must be removed or are liable to be sold. Following the correct procedure is important to avoid claims from the tenant later on for wrongful interference.\nThe court has powers in relation to claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996). This legislation is relevant when relationships break down with the court determining co-habitants rights in relation to property.\nSquatters are an unwelcome problem for both commercial and residential owners, often having little regard for the property or possessions within.\nSpeed of action is usually paramount.\nWe are experienced in expediting court applications against trespassers, minimising, so far as possible, their period of occupation.\nObviously, if police assistance can be used to move on the squatters, without the need for a court application, so much the better.\nLeases will usually contain a covenant compelling a tenant to give vacant possession, which will include leaving the premises empty of both people and chattels. Disputes can arise when this has arguably not occurred. One such instance is in the context of break rights, where a tenant's right to end a lease early is conditional upon giving vacant possession. Accordingly, the outcome of such arguments can be crucial.\nGenerally, the test for yielding up is whether the tenant has manifested a clear intention to terminate the lease, and the landlord could occupy the property without difficulty or objection. Arguments in relation to yielding up often occur together with issues relating to vacant possession.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Idyllwild Me\nThursday - 21. January 2021\nBooks\/Authors\nIdyllwild Arts Academy\nIdyllwild Arts Summer\nInterdisciplinary Arts\nMetals Week\nArt in 3D Blog\nCarlos Reynosa\nCourtyard Gallery\nFern Valley Emporium\nGina Genis Photography\nGreyt Threads Embroidery\nIdyllwild Chamber of Commerce\nIdyllwild Town Crier Newspaper\nKL Productions\nMantle Carvers\nMcMenamin Design\nMerkaba Tea Shop\nMile High Country Inn\nRestaurant Gastrognome\nRustic Theater\nSandii Castleberry Live Music\nThe Chicago Reader Archive\nThe Spruce Moose\nCafe Aroma\nGreen Cafe Internet\nIdyllwild Nature Center\nJessica Schiffman\nThe James Reserve\nPosts Tagged 'Peter Askim'\n2nd Annual Student Oboe & Clarinet Recital\n(from R) Camille and Jeanette take a bow\nBy Marcia E. Gawecki\nFor the second year in a row, Camille and Shen have hosted their classical music recitals together.\nTheir Idyllwild Arts senior recital, featuring oboe and clarinet, was held on Tuesday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Stephens Recital Hall.\nEach gave a lively performance and were happy and breathless afterwards. At one point, Camille thought she was going to pass out, but didn't.\nCamille and Shen are friends, fellow orchestra members and complement each other well, like Bogie and Bacall.\nShen hails from China, while Camille was born in Los Angeles to Chinese parents. Shen is gregarious and short with dimples, while Camille is aloof, brainy, and leggy.\nThey even share the same last name.\n\"Liu is a pretty common name in China, like Smith is in the U.S.,\" said Camille.\nShen lost the toss, so Camille would play first at their recital. Going first is always better because oftentimes a majority of the audience leaves to socialize or study before their 10 p.m. curfew.\n\"I know that most of them will stay because Shen is really popular,\" said Camille beforehand.\n(from R) Shen with Nelms\nThis year, Shen won the Idyllwild Arts Concerto Competition, which meant he got to perform as a soloist along with the Idyllwild Arts Orchestra.\nShen was also a prefect, or student advisor, during the year. In the fall, he will attend Juilliard School of Music in New York. Lake, a jazz bass player and Idyllwild Arts senior will join him.\nNot to be outdone, Camille got more than 2200 score on her SATs, and will be going to Northwestern University in Evanston in the fall.\nCamille will continue her musical studies, but is looking forward to Northwestern's academic challenge.\nLast year, during their junior recitals, both only had to play only :30 minutes each, but as seniors, they had to play :45 minutes each.\n\"I think mine went over 10 minutes, so Shen got cheated a little bit,\" admitted Camille.\nFor her first number, Camille played J.S. Bach's \"Sonata in G Minor BMV 1020\" with Jeanette Louise Yaryan on piano. It sounded like a mellow piece. At times, Camille's oboe sounded more like a flute. But then the Allego gave way to fast fingers, and Camille gave a sigh of relief at its end.\n\"Concerto in C Major, K 314\" by W. A. Mozart showed off Camille's ability to play long notes. Benny Kleinerman accompanied her on piano.\nFor her third selection, Camille was reunited with bassoon player, Felix, and Nelm McKelvain on piano. Just weeks before, the three had played Francis Poulenc's \"Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon\" at Felix's Junior Recital.\n\"I'm helping her because she helped me,\" said Felix as he headed for the dressing room.\nIt was the same piece, but somehow it sounded differently that night.\n(from L) Brian Cohen talks with Camille's dad afterwards while her mom and Peter Askim listen in\n\"I think Nelms started out faster this time,\" said Felix later.\nThe Presto, Adante and Rondo parts of that song reminded me of a flirtation or courtship. Like songbirds calling out to each other between the trees.\nAll three looked at each other for timing cues and sounded like they really enjoyed the piece. Nelms was smiling most of the time from behind the piano.\nThe recital ended with Camille Saint-Saens' \"Sonata in D Major, Op. 166.\"\nEven though her oboe teacher, Francisco Castillo from Redlands was not in the audience, he was there in spirit. Just the day before, Camille had a lesson with him She'll see him again before the fall.\n\"I don't know how to say good-bye,\" Camille said. \"He's been my teacher since I was ten.\"\nMusic Director Peter Askim and Headmaster Brian Cohen spoke to Camille's parents afterwards, and Peter and Music Department Head Ryan Zwahlen congratulated Camille.\n\"She did a great job,\" said Ryan, who also plays the oboe. \"Everything she played was difficult. She's really come a long way.\"\nNeedless to say, not everyone in the audience left after intermission. In fact, a few more people came after the break to see Shen. It was a full house for both.\nCamille was all smiles afterwards\nShen started out strong with a short and lively piece by Henri Rabaud, \"Solo de Concours.\" It showcased his ability to go up and down the scales on his clarinet with rapid accuracy.\nUnlike Camille, Shen didn't change piano players, but kept with Nelms McKelvain the whole time. Their next piece, \"Sonatina\" by Malcolm Arnold, showed the complexities of both instruments. At times, the music sounded frenetic.\nShen's next piece, \"Fantasia da Concerto 'La Traiata' by D. Verdi by Donato Lovreglio, was Peter Askim's favorite.\n\"I really liked how you played the opera,\" Peter told Shen afterwards. \"It showed a lot of colors.\"\nFrom the look of things, it was a difficult piece to do because Shen was breathing heavy afterwards.\nAfter that piece, Shen mixed it up with \"Sonata\" by Francis Proulenc. The audience, made up of mostly music students and staff members, whooped it up after that piece was finished.\nGeorge Gershwin's \"Preludes for Clarinet and Piano Accompaniment,\" arranged by James Cohn, was an interesting end to Shen's recital. It seemed more ragtime than classical.\n\"No Gershwin's music is in the classical realm,\" defended Camille afterwards.\nThe best part is that Shen looked like he was having a ball playing it. Maybe because it was his last high school recital, and he was savoring every moment.\n(from L) Shen poses with Ryan\nShen, too, will find it difficult to say good-bye to his teacher, Yehuda Gilead, from USC, who has been more of a mentor than a clarinet teacher. Yehuda wasn't there at the concert, but Shen went to LA the next day with the disk in hand to discuss the performance with him.\nIn the audience was YiLing, an Idyllwild Arts music alum, who now attends Boston Conservatory, and was on summer break.\n\"He did a great job,\" YiLing said, as they posed for pictures afterwards.\nCopyright 2012 Idyllwild Me. All rights reserved.\nTags: Cafe Aroma Idyllwild, Francisco Castillo, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild Me, Peter Askim, Ryan Zwahlen, student concerts, student music recitals, student recitals, Yehuda Gilead\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on 2nd Annual Student Oboe & Clarinet Recital\n'Taking Five' With So Percussion in Idyllwild\nSo Percussion in Idyllwild (from L) Jason, Adam and Eric.\nEvery So often, you get lucky.\nThis particular Saturday afternoon, April 29, at 3:15 p.m., band members from the New Music group, So Percussion, were sitting on the steps outside of the IAF Theatre in Idyllwild.\nThey were \"taking five\" while the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra and music director Peter Askim were working with guitar legend, Richard Thompson, inside the theater.\nIt was like finding The Rolling Stones at Starbucks.\nJason Treuting, Josh Quillen, Eric Beach and Adam Sliwinski, were just hours away from the free New Music Concert with the student orchestra, featuring World Premiers of music by Richard Thompson, Chin Yi and Peter Askim, and Jason's West Coast Premier of \"Oblique Music.\"\nThey were hanging out with Jason's 15-month-old-daughter who had the same bright eyes.\n\"She likes it when we play,\" Jason said. \"But it's hard to tell if she has any musical abilities yet.\"\nThe group of Yale graduates, based out of Brooklyn, are causing a rage in the classical music world.\n\"The range of colors and voices that So Percussion coaxes from its manergerie is astonishing and entrancing,\" claimes Billboard Magazine.\nYou can look on their web site for more accolades from the New York Times, the Village Voice, and even The Financial Times. We're lucky that Peter Askim has brought this group to the attention of Idyllwild and folks on the West Coast.\nAccording to their web site, So Percussion plays compositions by John Cage and Steven Reich, as well as their own works.\nJason with his 15-month-old-daughter\nJohn Cage and Steven Reich are two pillars of percussion chamber music. Many of their once radical ideas are now widely accepted as part of America's experimental classical music tradition. So Percussion has been playing their from the beginning, which also inspires their own original music.\nJason explained how New Music is different from modern music.\n\"After our concerts, I often talk to people who think that New Music is the same as Pop music,\" Jason said. \"They listen to Mariah Carey or Lady Gaga and believe it's the same New Music that we're playing. It's not based out of classical music, and that's a big difference.\"\nJason said that he sometimes conducts a Q & A session after their concerts, and asks people what they think of their New Music.\n\"We ask them if there was anything they heard that they didn't like,\" Jason said. \"And there's this long pause. And then we say, 'C'mon, there was probably something in the concert that you didn't like.\"\nHe said that once he gets audience members to admit there's stuff that they didn't like about So Percussion's New Music, then they have a starting point.\n(from L) Josh, Jason's daughter and grandma outside Bowman in Idyllwild\n\"With the onset of Social Media, we are becoming more attuned to our preferences, and don't venture out of our safety zone,\" Jason said. \"It's OK that you don't like all New Music. You don't have to like all of it, but the fact that people are open to new experiences is important.\"\nSometimes, he said, the classical music fans feel like they have to love New Music or not.\n\"But it's OK if they don't love everything that they hear,\" Jason said. \"It would be kind of a bummer if all we listened to was things that we really like.\"\nHe said that their repeat performances are always better accepted.\nThe same thing went with the members of the Idyllwild Ars Student Orchestra.\n\"At first, it was a little hard to get them to open up,\" Jason said. \"They hadn't had much exposure to New Music. But Peter Askim is generating a lot of positive energy about New Music and it's catching on.\"\nJason said they played a little bit before the All School meeting on Friday afternoon, and that helped the orchestra to open up a bit.\n\"They're a good group of kids, and I think we cracked the shell a bit,\" Jason added. \"Afterwards, we were talking and hanging out and it helped break down barriers.\"\nAt the All School concert, So Percussion used a lot of tactile instruments, such as pipes, tin cans and flower pots.\n\"A lot of people associate us with the popular percussion groups, Stomp and Blue Man Group.\" Jason said. \"We wanted the orchestra students to see that we're having fun and that we're regular musicians just like them.\"\nRong, a cello player, said the energy of their practice sessions changed when So Percussion came into town on Thursday night.\n\"Their energy was so great!\" Rong exclaimed. \"It was unbelievable!\"\nAlso on the dock Sunday is guitar legend, Richard Thompson. Courtesy photo Idyllwild Arts.\nSo Percussion, Richard Thompson and the student orchestra will travel to Los Angeles on Sunday for their second concert on Sunday, April 29, at 4 p.m. at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood.\nAdvance general admission tickets range from $10 to $20. Prices will be slightly higher at the door. Peter Askim hoped that the concert would be \"sold out,\" since it's a fundraiser for the Willam M. Lowman Concert Hall on campus.\n\"Peter said that we made the LA Times,\" Rong said before her orthodontist appointment Thursday. \"The paper is saying that people should come see our concert. That's kind of a big deal.\"\nThe Barnsdall Theatre is a new venue for the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra and their New Music guests.\n\"The theater was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,\" stated Adam. \"I've always liked him as an architect, and I took my first girlfriend to Falling Water in Pennsylvania.\"\nJason said that So Percussion has set up a concert two years from now.\n\"We'll be playing the music of David Lang,\" he said.\nSetting up a gig two years out is nothing unusual, he said.\n\"My wife is also a musician, and we're always talking about dates years into the future,\" he said. \"Sometimes it's hard to get a perspective on the here and now.\"\nSo Percussion, Richard Thompson and the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra will be playing at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 at the Barnsdall Theatre, located at 4800 Hollywood Blvd. For tickets, visit It's My Set at www.itsmyseat.com.\nAnd to listen to selections from So Percussion, visit www.sopercussion.com.\nTags: Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra, New music, Peter Askim, Richard Thompson, So Percussion\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on 'Taking Five' With So Percussion in Idyllwild\nRichard Thompson's 'Interviews with Ghosts'\nSunday, April 22nd, 2012\nGuitar legend Richard Thompson with string students during \"Cabaret of Souls\" last year Courtesy photo\nIt's hard to tell how long singer-songwriter-guitar legend Richard Thompson has been obsessed with ghosts.\nPerhaps it started long ago, but it just hit Idyllwild Arts' radar in November of last year with his \"Cabaret of Souls\" tour, which began at UCLA's Royce Hall.\n\"Cabaret of Souls\" is a talent show set in the Underworld (think of it as \"American Idol\" in Hell). It's part theater, part rock opera, featuring the talents of Richard Thompson, Harry Shearer (The Simpsons), Richard's wife, Judith Owen, Deborah Dobkin, Pete Zorn and strings students from the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, conducted by Peter Askim.\nX-O, a cellist from China, was one of the students who performed \"Cabaret of Souls\" with Richard Thompson. She and the 11 other students had to wear campy outfits and learn about 30 new songs.\n\"But it was easy music,\" X-O said, shrugging it off.\nStephanie, a violinist from Korea, said that it's music that she's never played before.\nStephanie said the music was old fashioned, but fun\n\"Peter said that it was kind of old-fashioned,\" she said. \"But I liked it.\"\nDorie, a violin player from Bulgaria, had to wear a lacy outfit and a green wig.\n\"They painted our faces to look like ghosts,\" Dorie said. \"They wanted us to wear gloves, but it didn't fit with our string instruments.\"\nAccording to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, \"Richard Thompson has been called the finest rock songwriter after Bob Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Jimi Hendrix.\"\n\"Last year, we helped Richard Thompson out, so this year, he's helping us out,\" said Camille, an oboe player talking about the upcoming New Music Concerts held in Idyllwild and Hollywood.\nThe Hollywood concert is a fundraiser for the new William M. Lowman Concert Hall, and pre-event tickets (from $10 to $20) are now on sale on the Idyllwild Arts web site, www.idyllwildarts.org.\nAccording to a recent promotional video, Richard said that \"Interviews with Ghosts\" is a short song cycle or song suite of three chamber orchestra pieces.\n\"It's based on supposed transcriptions from ghosts talking to each other,\" Richard said. \"Depending upon if you think they exist or even talk to each other.\"\nThen Richard said he adapted these ghost transcripts a little bit, adding rhymes and worked with the orchestra. For the past several weeks, classical music students have been playing Richard's New Music pieces. He will be singing and playing guitar along with the student orchestra.\nJo, a bass player, said it sounds a lot like Rock n' Roll.\nWill \"Interviews with Ghosts\" be like talking to Jacob Marley from \"A Christmas Carol,\" where he complains about the chain, the cold and the loneliness of walking through doors? Will there be a message in Richard's piece about transforming our miserly ways? Will there be jokes about God, the devil and not being able to take our cash with us?\nTime Out has called Richard Thompson's performances, \"Riveting, enlightening, witty, moving, provocative and entertaining \u2013 strongly recommended.\"\nWill the students have to dress up for \"Interviews with Ghosts?\"\nExpect nothing less than fabulous with Richard Thompson's \"Interviews with Ghosts.\" If anything, you'll get the rare opportunity to hear one of the Top 20 best guitar players of all time play with our student orchestra on April 28 in Idyllwild and on April 29 in Hollywood.\nBesides Richard Thompson, Chen Yi will be performing \"Tone Poem,\" a piece commissioned by the student orchestra and three composers from So Orchestra will be performing individual works, including \"Oblique Music\" by Jason Tretuing, \"Credo in US\" by John Cage and \"Music for Pieces of Wood,\" by Steve Reich.\nAlso on the docket is Peter's brand-new piece, \"Elsewhere.\"\nThe first New Music Concert will be Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the IAF Theatre on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The event is free and open to the public.\nThe Sunday, April 29 fundraiser concert will be held at 4 p.m. at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre at 4800 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. For tickets, visit www.idyllwildarts.org, or contact www.itsmyseat.com.\nTags: Cabaret of Souls, Cafe Aroma Idyllwild, Green Cafe Idyllwild, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra, Idyllwild Me, Interviews with Ghosts, New Music concert, Peter Askim, Richard Thompson, William M. Lowman Concert Hall\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | 1 Comment \u00bb\nRedlands Concert Reunites Oboe Teacher & Student\n(from L) Nelms McKelvain, Liang Wang, Carolyn Beck and Sara Andon. Photo Peter Askim.\nFor most music students, saying good-bye to a beloved teacher is painful, and starting over with another can be scary.\n\"I've had the same oboe teacher since I was 10 years old,\" exclaimed Camille, who is graduating from Idyllwild Arts this year.\nShe was talking about Francisco Castillo, principal oboist for the Redlands Symphony. He's the same oboe instructor as the popular Liang Wang, principal oboist for the New York Philharmonic.\nFrancisco was Liang's first oboe instructor in the U.S. Last Saturday, April 14, Liang came for Francisco's World Premier of his recent composition, \"Rhapsody for Oboe, English Horn & Orchestra.\"\n\"There's Francisco, the big guy,\" exclaimed Shen, a clarinet player from Idyllwild Arts, who attended the concert with music director Peter Askim and five other students, including Henry, Yoana, Elena, Suriah and Cynthia.\nFrancisco remained in touch with Liang, who graduated from Idyllwild Arts and the Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia. In January, Liang visited Idyllwild Arts, taught Master Classes and played with the student orchestra (see blog post, \"NY Phil Oboist Makes Idyllwild Arts Proud,\" dated Dec. 9, 2011).\n\"Liang has brought such prestige to our instrument,\" Camille said.\nDr. Nelms McKelvain, piano instructor at Idyllwild Arts, drove down from Idyllwild to see Liang in concert.\n\"Liang was my advisee when he was here,\" said Nelms. \"I'd go a long way to see him.\"\nFor the Saturday night concert, the students sat in the balcony in the Redlands Memorial Chapel, yet had a full view of the stage. Some of those around them had binoculars so they could see the performer's faces.\n(from L) Idyllwild Arts Supporters: Henry, Shen, Elena, Yoana, Cynthia, Suriah, Carolyn, Sara, William & Peter\nAfter the Redlands Symphony warmed up with \"Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro,\" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Liang played \"Oboe Concerto,\" by Richard Strauss.\n\"Liang's phrasing is so unique,\" said Peter Askim, afterwards. \"He phrases like a singer \u2014 so natural and pure. He never plays anything the same way twice. It's like he's discovering the piece for the first time \u2013 every time.\"\"\nDuring the first two songs, Co Boi Nguyen, the assistant conductor, led the orchestra. According to the program notes, Co Boi is an assistant professor of music at the University of Redlands School of Music, and she usually conducts at least one program during the regular symphony season.\nAfter intermission, conductor Jon Robertson took over for the World Premier of Francisco's work, \"Rhapsody for Oboe, English Horn and Orchestra.\" Liang and Francisco took the stage to great applause. Liang was playing his oboe, while Francisco had a much longer oboe with a lower sound, which is the English horn.\nThe two played well together, like father and son, carefully not upstaging each other. The piece was lively, and even frenetic at times, but was well liked by the audience. Both Liang and Francisco received a large bouquet of flowers afterwards.\nAccording to the program, Francisco said his rhapsody came about in a funny way. While he was talking with Liang about what pieces he would play with the Redlands Symphony, Liang suggested that they play something together.\n(from L) Carolyn, Francisco, Liang, Sara and Peter. Photo Peter Askim.\n\"I jokingly said that I didn't want to play an Albinoni or Vivaldi concerto, and would prefer something more interesting and new,\" Francisco recalled.\n\"Well, then, write something yourself!\" Liang replied.\nFor inspiration, Francisco listened to oboe concertos by Mozart, Strauss, Pasculli and Piazzola. He also listened to favorite composers, Bach, Villa-Lobos, Charles Ives and Louis Armstrong, among others. In the end, Francisco turned to his oboe, English horn and computer to make something uniquely his own.\n\"As you listen, you will find some of my favorite musical ideas, including Polyrhythm, Latin folk melodies, simple harmonies, virtuosic, demanding, yet sustained lyrical passages, silly moments are at the same time dramatic and tense,\" Francisco wrote in the program.\n\"However, if you are looking for a form, you won't find it,\" Francisco added.\n\"I really liked Francisco's piece,\" said Shen. \"It wasn't boring like the Hayden piece\" (\"Symphony No. 104 London\" ended the evening.)\nCamille, who was away at college auditions on Sunday, had heard a rehearsal of Francisco's piece.\n\"It's New Music, and it had a very Latin feel to it,\" Camille said.\nAfter the Redlands concert, the students and Peter went to the stage to meet and congratulate the performers.\n(from L) Yoana and Elena, students from Bulgaria, enjoy a pre-concert dinner. Photo Peter Askim.\nAccording to Peter, several principals from the Redlands Symphony have also taught music at Idyllwild Arts, including Todor Pelev, associate concertmaster\/violin; Gail Cruz, violin; Carolyn Beck, principal bassoon; Sara Andon, principal flute; David Scott, principal trumpet and William Schlitt, principal timpani.\nFrancisco, who dedicated his rhapsody to Liang Wang, conductor Jon Robertson and the Redlands Symphony, was all smiles afterwards.\n\"This was the first time it was played before a live audience,\" Francisco said. \"It's a good feeling.\"\nIn other news, get your tickets now for the New Music Concerts featuring new works by Richard Thompson, Chen Yi and Peter Askim with the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra on Saturday, April 28 at the IAF Theatre (free) on campus, and on Sunday, April 29 at 4 p.m. at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Los Angeles. Pre-concert general admission tickets for the Sunday show are $10 to $20 and are available on the Idyllwild Arts web site at www.idyllwildarts.org. Click on 'Academy,' then 'Music' and 'New Music Concert.'\nFor more information, see Idyllwild Me blog post, \"New Music: Dramatic Shift for Students\" dated April 9.\nTags: Cafe Aroma Idyllwild, Carolyn Beck, Dr. Nelms McKelvain, English Horn and Orchestra, Francisco Castillo, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild Me, Liang Wang, New Music concert, NY Philharmonic oboe principal, Peter Askim, Redlands Symphony, Rhapsody for Oboe, Sara Andon, Todor Pelev, William Schlitt\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on Redlands Concert Reunites Oboe Teacher & Student\nNew Music: Dramatic Shift for Students\nMonday, April 9th, 2012\nOrchestra students (file photo) have mixed feelings about New Music\nStudents from the Idyllwild Arts Orchestra will take a dramatic shift from their classical music repertoire to New Music for their next concerts on April 28-29. Some of them like New Music because it's so different, while others don't like it as much.\n\"We don't just listen to songs written by dead people,\" chided Peter Askim, music director and composer-in-residence at Idyllwild Arts (see New Music post on Idyllwild Me dated May 7, 2010).\nHe's used to their resistance.\n\"When I told Peter that I didn't like New Music, he said that it was because I didn't understand it,\" said Rong, a cello player.\n\"I like it because it tells a story,\" said Meng, a double bass player, from Beijing, who also plays the cello and piano. \"But it can be hard to play sometimes.\"\nMeng, a double bass player, says New Music tells a story\nMostly because there's no CDs they can listen to, and it's not posted on You Tube.\nRong said that this next concert is particularly hard for the three percussionists. Dixin, a violin player, agreed.\n\"They have to play so many instruments,\" Dixin said. \"It's really amazing!\"\nFor the New Music concerts each year, Peter also helps promote the new works by emerging and established composers. Richard Thompson, voted among the Top 20 best guitarists by Rolling Stone magazine, will be performing \"Interviews with Ghosts\" on his guitar.\nAlso Chen Yi will be performing \"Tone Poem,\" a piece commissioned by the student orchestra and the Richard P. Wilson Fund for New Music.\nThree composers from So Orchestra will be performing individual works, including \"Oblique Music\" by Jason Tretuing, \"Credo in US\" by John Cage and \"Music for Pieces of Wood,\" by Steve Reich.\nDixin said Peter Askim's \"Elsewhere\" is kind of quiet and slow\n\"It's kind of quiet and slow,\" explained Dixin. \"But I like it.\"\nAndrew Leeson, a staff member in Creative Writing, has called Peter \"The Master of the Dramatic Pause.\" (See \"Askim's New Music Revealed\" on Idyllwild Me posted Nov. 11, 2011).\nJo, another bass player, said that the New Music they're performing with Richard Thompson sound more like Rock n' Roll.\n\"He was knighted, you know,\" she said.\nMany in Idyllwild may remember Thompson's \"Cabaret of Souls\" that was performed with the Idyllwild Arts Orchestra last year.\nThe New Music concerts will be held on Saturday, April 28 at the IAF Theatre on campus and on Sunday, April 29, at 4 p.m. in The Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood. The Idyllwild concert is free and open to the public, while the LA concert is a fundraiser and Pre-sale tickets range from $1o to $20, and a little more on the show day.\nFor tickets, visit www.bgttix.com or call (323) 644-6272. For Pre-Sale tickets and more details on the New Music concert, visit www.idyllwildarts.org. There are several videos of Richard Thompson singing and playing his guitar, including one from 1952.\nTags: Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Cafe Aroma, Chen Yi, Green Cafe Idyllwild, Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra, Idyllwild Me, Jason Tretuing, John Cage, New music, Peter Askim, Richard Thompson, Steve Reich, student concerts\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on New Music: Dramatic Shift for Students\nNY Phil Oboist Makes Idyllwild Arts Proud\nLiang Wang, principal oboist for the NY Philharmonic, is an Idyllwild Arts alum. Courtesy photo.\nOne of Idyllwild Arts' own came back last week not only to perform, but to spread good cheer. Liang Wang, principal oboist for the New York Philharmonic, is living proof that an Idyllwild Arts high school education is key to acceptance in top schools that can eventually lead to a promising career.\nAt age 26, Liang is the youngest principal oboist in the history of the New York Philharmonic. He's kept that slot since 2006, and you can bet he didn't get it on his good looks alone. After four years of studying oboe at Idyllwild Arts, Liang was accepted to the coveted Curtis Institute of Music, where he won fellowships, grants and awards. Later on, he played for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony and worked his way up to the NY Philharmonic post.\n\"Liang gets to tell the other oboists what to do, and he's much younger than all of them!\" exclaimed Howard, a sophomore violist from Taiwan now studying at Idyllwild Arts.\nLiang spoke to the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra after a rehearsal last week. He was candid about his time at the academy, including some mistakes he made (such as getting caught after curfew in the girls' dorm). Most importantly, Liang offered the students some good advice.\n\"He said that he doesn't get nervous onstage because he won some competitions, so he's earned the right to be there,\" said Tiffany, a senior who plays cello. \"He looks so relaxed.\"\nSome of Liang's achievements included a fellowship position at the Aspen Music Festival. He also was a second prize winner at the 2003 Fernard Gillet International Oboe Competition and a prizewinner at the 2002 Tilden Prize Competition.\nTiffany also said that besides thinking positively, Liang advised them to come to all of their performances prepared. And that means hours of practice.\n\"When you know your work, you'll be confident in your playing,\" Liang told them.\nDuring his Dec. 3 and 4 concerts at Idyllwild Arts Academy, Liang performed Mozart's \"Concerto Oboe in C Major, K 314 (25d).\" Advance press in the Idyllwild Town Crier, the Press-Enterprise, and the Idyllwild Herald, brought large crowds during both performances. The Sunday, Dec. 4 afternoon concert was standing room only.\n(from L) Camille (with Mariya, an IA alum) was enthusiastic about Liang Wang's master class and the importance he's brought to the oboe.\nThe oboe concerto was lively, and Liang played most of the time, even to the point of flush in his cheeks. According to the program notes, the Mozart Oboe Concerto in C was composed in the summer of 1977, but the manuscript was lost until 1920. It had a striking resemblance to a flute concerto of Mozart's. Finally published in 1948, it remains the least-known of Mozart's entire concerto output.\nThe notes stated that the Oboe Concerto was rather French in style with cheerful outer movements.\nIn fact, Liang looked rather French and lively onstage, lifting his oboe like a horn to give the audience its full sound. He was also keen on taking cues from Peter Askim, Idyllwild Arts' music director. No prima dona he! You could tell that he knew that the fine performance was a group effort.\n\"I'm in love with him!\" exclaimed Camille, an oboist and senior at Idyllwild Arts. \"He brought such notoriety to our instrument!\"\nCamille was among those who got to attend Liang's master class that weekend. She said that Liang gave her lots of good input about her playing, which comes at the perfect time when she's applying to colleges.\nHe even agreed to give Camille a lesson when she visits the Manhattan School of Music over winter break. He is currently on the faculty there.\nRyan Zwahlen, head of the Music Department at Idyllwild Arts who also plays the oboe, was instrumental in securing Liang's performance at the school.\n\"He gets great reviews on his sound and control,\" Ryan said. \"Having him perform with our students will show them what hard work could get them in the future. It's also a great recruitment thing for the school helping us to raise our profile.\"\nPublished on: Dec 9, 2011 @ 11:57\nTags: famous oboists, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Liang Wang, NY Philharmonic oboe principal, Peter Askim, Ryan Zwahlen\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on NY Phil Oboist Makes Idyllwild Arts Proud\nAskim's New Music Composition Revealed\nFriday, November 11th, 2011\nViola Master Class with Ms. Kozasa. (from L) Sirayah, Alex, Ayane Kozasa, Kathy and Howard\nThe Tuesday, Nov. 8th afternoon concert at Stephens Recital Hall was limited to just a select few. Among those in attendance were student composers, poets, and musicians, along with a few teachers. What they were about to hear was a New Music composition by Peter Askim, Idyllwild Arts' award-winning music director and composer-in-residence. Not only were they going to hear a brand-new piece, but also the viola player was a winner.\n\"This viola piece called, 'Inner Voices,' was written for the Primrose International Viola Competition in Austin last year, but the winner is here tonight to play it for us,\" said Peter Askim, and then introduced Ayane Kozasa, a senior music student at Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.\n\"There were viola players from all over the country playing this piece, which was a required piece,\" Peter explained. \"Everyone had to learn it at the same amount of time, and Ayane won the prize for the best performance. And in a minute, you'll see why.\"\nPeter handed out a few scores of \"Inner Voices\" for those who wanted to follow along, as Ms. Kozasa walked to the front of the room. She was a pretty woman in a black shift dress, and boots that matched the snow outside. Her hair was cut short, perhaps so that it wouldn't interfere with her instrument.\nLooking around, I learned quickly the best way to listen to New Music compositions, was to close your eyes. To my right, Peter had his eyes closed and was leaning forward slightly. To my left, Andrew Leeson, an Creative Writing instructor, also closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair. Across the room, Idyllwild Arts Headmaster Brian Cohen (who also plays the viola) had his eyes closed.\nMs. Kozasa shows Alex how to dance while playing his piece as Brian Cohen looks on.\nI wasn't sure why these guys were closing their eyes when there was a pretty coed onstage, but I guessed it was \"all about the music\" at this point.\nFrom a past experience of listening to a New Music Concert at the Los Angeles Philharmonic last year, I knew that it wasn't going to be like any standard music. It's as if the composers crumpled it up and threw it out the window.\n(from R) Peter Askim introduces Aane Kozasa to headmaster Brian Cohen\nWhen the conductor started the New Music Concert at the LA Phil, I thought all of the musicians were still warming up. The piece had an unsettled, frenetic feeling about it.\n\"When are they going to start playing?\" I asked the student next to me in the balcony. \"Shh, they're playing,\" was my answer.\nNow, sitting in Stephens Recital Hall listening to Peter's \"Inner Voices,\" I knew to expect the unexpected.\nI breathed in slowly, resisting the urge to close my eyes and decided to focus on the young woman's viola and bow.\nWhat came out of her instrument was frenetic, and intense. Like someone running through the snow, but at a very fast pace. Maybe the person was running from the police? Who knows? But he was definitely running for his life.\nThen I realized that it wasn't likely an urban setting, but perhaps in Idyllwild. I imagined a person running through the forest. Since there aren't any bears in these parts, perhaps the person was running from himself?\nThen, after the intense part ended, the mood changed, and everything slowed down dramatically. Again, I thought of nature, and how everything seems calm after a rainstorm.\nMeanwhile, Ms. Kozasa was putting on a nice performance for the audience who still had their eyes open. She moved across the stage, often times arching her bow as if it were a spear. Then she'd play the queer high notes with such delicacy that her bow barely touched the strings.\nDuring \"Inner Voices,\" there were many long pauses, in which I was tempted to clap before it was over. Yet, I resisted, and succommed to the tension of the piece, which ended with more of a light \"pop\" than a razor-sharp dramatic ending. That was rather nice.\n\"That's amazing world-class playing,\" Peter said, as he stood, clapping for Ms. Kozasa.\n\"Peter is the master of negative space,\" Andrew exclaimed.\nWhen Peter heard that comment repeated later on, he laughed.\nMs. Kozasa works with Howard on his piece\nMs. Kozasa said that it wasn't a difficult piece to play, once she broke it down into sections.\nPeter asked her to explain to the audience how she would approach playing a new piece such as this one.\n\"Well, I'd look at the bigger sections at first,\" she said. \"And then try and figure out the character of each part. It's harder when its free form.\"\nPeter said that oftentimes, the students think about the fingerings and trying to get the rhythm right, but they have a hard time finding out the meaning of the piece.\nMs. Kozasa said that she tries to find out what the composer is trying to say within the fingerings of the piece. Whenever possible, she also researches other music from the same composer to help with the meaning.\nAfterward, Peter said that he finished \"Inner Voices\" about this time last year, but it had nothing to do with nature or the weather in Idyllwild.\n\"I finished it in the winter, but started it in the summer,\" he said. \"It has nothing to do with the seasons.\"\nSo much for my interpretation of a man running through the snow.\nFor the next hour, Ms. Kozasa held a Master Class in which sh worked with four viola players, including Howard, Alex, Kathy and Syriah. Each played a short piece for her, in which she gave input and suggestions. More often than not, Ms. Kozasa suggested the students become more physical and aggressive in their performances.\nMs. Kozasa makes suggestions to Kathy\nFor example, when Alex played a slow, Bach piece, Ms. Kozasa stated that it was a dance, and suggested that Alex take a few dance steps.\nWhat?! Dance while he was playing? I tried to imagine what was going through that young man's head!\n\"This piece is really about dances back then,\" she said. \"And the third step is really suspended in mid-air. Try and step while you play. Here, let me show you.\"\nAnd then she played the same song, but exaggerated the steps to an unknown dance as she moved across the stage.\nAlex, likely eager to please, played the piece again, and moved as best he could to the ancient dance.\n\"That's beautiful,\" she exclaimed as he finished. \"It feels more like a dance in which your whole body is moving to the music. Now, try and put character into each step. Don't be afraid of making a huge dip.\"\nAfter all of the students had played, Peter and Ms. Kozasa stuck around at Stephens to record the piece. He said to look for it soon on iTunes.\nFor more information and to see a video of Ms. Kozasa at the June 5th Primrose Competition, visit www.peteraskim.com.\nPublished on: Nov 11, 2011 @ 1:28\nTags: Ayane Kozasa, Brian Cohen, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Inner Voices, master classes, New music, Peter Askim, Viola master class\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on Askim's New Music Composition Revealed\nSoloist & Student Orchestra Handle Mishap with Grace\nPeter Askim's violin soloist showed grace under pressure Saturday night. (Photo from another event. Courtesy Idyllwild Arts).\nBroken strings. You can bet that world-class violin soloists playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony have broken their violin strings onstage before.\nHowever, that must've been cold comfort for Ally, the 16-year-old sophomore, during her first solo with the Idyllwild Arts Orchestra (IAO) Saturday night, Oct. 15.\nHalfway through her 20-minute piece, Beethoven's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 61, Ally's violin strings broke. Immediately she said, \"Sorry,\" and stopped playing.\n\"I knew that she was in trouble,\" said Xiofan, better know as Sa-Sa, the principal violin player. \"There's no way she could fix it.\"\nSa-Sa offered his violin to Ally, and she continued playing the rest of the piece without incident.\n\"You barely noticed that anything was wrong,\" said Alex, a voice major from New Zealand who attended the concert Saturday night. \"There was a natural pause. But afterwards, I think she sounded better on Sa-Sa's violin.\"\nAlly's strings broke halfway through the Beethoven piece Sat. night (File photo).\nBut that left Sa-Sa without a violin. As first chair and concertmaster, you can bet that the orchestra needed him to keep playing as much as they needed the soloist.\nWithout prompting, Lin Ma, another student violinist, offered Sa-Sa his violin, and the music continued.\n\"I think that's the natural order of things,\" said one Idyllwild Arts student whose sister plays violin with a professional orchestra. \"The concertmaster offers the soloist his instrument, and the violin next in line offers the concertmaster his and it goes down the line. They did the right thing.\"\nWhat Peter Askim, music director and conductor, was thinking, no one knows but him. Yet, Peter addressed the mishap with humor by using an analogy before the Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, concert began.\n\"Most of the students in the orchestra are brand new to Idyllwild Arts,\" Peter explained. \"Like a new sports car, we took it out for a ride yesterday and tested its meddle. After shifting a few gears, we'll sound even better today.\"\nThere was laughter coming from audience members who knew about the mishap, while others didn't know why Peter was talking about sports cars.\n\"I checked Ally's violin before she went onstage today,\" Sa-Sa said. \"Everything was just fine.\"\nYou can bet that Ally's heart was racing a bit faster as she neared the part in the music where her strings had broken.\n\"Sa-Sa was the hero Saturday night,\" Alex exclaimed. \"When he came onstage after the break, everyone clapped especially hard for him.\"\nShen was the clarinet soloist\nSa-Sa said that he didn't notice.\nBut a 10-second mishap is not the entire concert, and a lost shoe is not the game. I once saw a star shooter during a UCLA basketball lose his shoe, and scramble to recover it without stopping play.\nIt happens to the best of them.\nFor her second concert solo on Sunday afternoon, Ally showed incredible grace and composure. Perhaps only her mother would know how nervous she was. Only once during a rest did Ally inspect her violin strings, and hold the instrument up to her ear.\nMr. and Mrs. Yang came all the way from Dalian, on the coast of China, to her their daughter play. (Their uncle is a pilot so they can fly free). During the concert, both were busy recording Ally's performance on their cameras.\nNot only did Ally maintain her composure, she played the Beethoven concerto as if it wasn't difficult at all. At times, it sounded as if two violins were playing simultaneously. And there were parts where Ally's fingers were moving so fast, it looked as if they weren't moving at all.\nThat's the beauty of young talent, and she's only going to get better with each experience.\n\"You did a great job today, honey, and yesterday too,\" said one woman to Ally after the concert Sunday.\nAlly thanked her and smiled. The hard part was over.\nFor his clarinet solo, Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 5, Shen appeared serious, but also played with grace and a loud, clear sound. For fans like me, it seemed like eternity before he got to play. Yet when Shen was in the spotlight, he took his time. Yahuda, his teacher, would have been proud.\nAccording to the program, Crusell wrote most of his concertos so that he'd have something to play. And this clarinet concerto was one of the best works \u2013 both melodic and emotionally inventive.\nOn Sunday, both Ally's and Shen's solos were perfectly executed. During their encore bows, both received standing ovations from the audience. New headmaster Brian Cohen, who plays the violin, was first on his feet applauding loudly. Peter Askim also appeared pleased, giving Shen a hearty hug, and holding Ally's hand as they bowed together.\nAs someone once said, \"It's not about the mistakes you make, but how you recover.\"\nPublished on: Oct 17, 2011 @ 12:56\nTags: Brian Cohen, Doug Ashcraft, idyllwild, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild Me, Idyllwild Student orchestra, Peter Askim, student concerts, Student orch\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on Soloist & Student Orchestra Handle Mishap with Grace\nClarinet and Violin Solos in Weekend Concert\nShen will play a clarinet solo with the student orchestra Sat. and Sun.\nThis weekend, two music students will perform as soloists along with the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra (IAO) during their first concert of the year. Both soloists come from China, yet grew up on opposite ends of the country.\nManje, better known as \"Ally\" is a sophomore violinist, yet exudes an older maturity. She will be playing Beethoven's Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, Op. 61. The entire orchestra piece will last about 20 minutes.\n\"I've never played that long onstage before,\" Alley exclaimed.\nYet, the teenager has performed many times last year with the IAO, and at different events, such as the one at Palm Springs High School, as part of a yearly outreach. Idyllwild Arts students sing, dance, and play classical and jazz numbers. The event is hosted by the Steinway Society and Dr. Nelms McKelvain, who also teaches piano at Idyllwild Arts.\nAlly was excited that her mother was coming from China to see this concert. Mrs. Yang will be among many parents attending the \"Parents Weekend\" events on campus this weekend.\nAlly will play with the orchestra in a piece that lasts 20 minutes\nShen, the other soloist, is a clarinet player. He is very busy these days. First of all, he's a prefect, or student leader, and has regular dorm duties. Secondly, he's a senior, so he must submit his college applications soon and prepare for his upcoming auditions in Jan.\/Feb.\nLast year, Shen was thinking of giving up the clarinet and studying psychology instead. However, Yahuda, his clarinet teacher from USC and Colburn, would hear none of it. He insisted that Shen continue his clarinet studies, even during the summer at Idyllwild Arts.\nThose two weeks were the longest for Shen.\n\"It was weird being on campus and not knowing anyone,\" he said.\nYet the experience of working with Yahuda in an intense program was worth it.\n\"I might even got better,\" Shen quipped.\nJust yesterday, Shen was performing with seven other Idyllwild Arts students at the Palm Springs High School.\u2013the same one Ally had performed at last year.\nShen played a clarinet solo by Massaje, and was accompanied by Nelms on piano. Even though there was music on the stand, Shen didn't look at it once. He said that every time that he appears before a large audience is a good experience.\n\"Maybe I won't be so nervous when I play with our orchestra this weekend,\" Shen said.\nFor his piece, Shen will be playing Crusell's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 5. His mother from San Diego will be there, but not his teacher.\n\"Yahuda's busy and Idyllwild is a long way from LA,\" Shen said.\nBesides the Beethoven and Crusell piece, the Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra will be playing Haydn's Symphony in E Flat Major, Hob. 1:99.\nLike all events at Idyllwild Arts, this concert is free and open to the public. The Saturday, Oct. 15 show will be held at 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m.. For more information, contact Idyllwild Arts at (951) 659-2171, ext. 2200, or visit www.idyllwildarts.org.\nTags: Dr. Nelms McKelvain, Free orchestra concerts, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild Arts Student Orchestra, Idyllwild Me, Parents Weekend Activities, Peter Askim\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on Clarinet and Violin Solos in Weekend Concert\nNew Music Tonight, then Redcat Saturday\nMusic Director Peter Askim's viola concerto will be showcased tonight\nTonight, in celebration of the school's 25th Anniversary, the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra will showcase New Music by several contemporary composers. However, some compositions are only a few weeks old.\n\"I need to finish my orchestra piece,\" Peter Askim, music director and composer-in-residence had said during Spring Break in March.\nHis new viola concerto was specially created for Roger Myers, a notable violist and chair of the strings department at the University of Texas at Austin. Myers is regarded as one of the foremost performers and teachers of his time. He will be performing the piece for the first time tonight.\nChris, a classical viola student at Idyllwild Arts, will be paying special attention to Myers performance from his orchestra seat. Chris took a master class with Myers earlier in the year, and plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin because of him.\n\"He's an awesome teacher and performer,\" Chris said. \"I can't wait to hear him perform with us.\"\nWhen asked what they think of Peter's new viola concerto, some string students say that it's difficult to play. But then again, all of Peter's pieces have been known to be difficult.\nFor the orchestra students, New Music is a great diversion from their classical repertoire. In preparation for a piece, some students go to the library or purchase the song online. That way, they can listen to the music in the quiet of their practice room. However, for these New Music pieces, there is no record, CD or track to refer to, and it can be a little nerve wracking.\n\"We don't just listen to songs written by dead people,\" Peter chided students before a New Age concert they attended at the LA Philharmonic last year.\nBesides Peter Askim, the works of three other contemporary composers will be featured at the New Music orchestra concert tonight. They include: Rufus Reid, Pierre Jalbert and Jan Radzynski.\n\"Spanning traditions and crossing genres, the program is a microcosm of the world of Contemporary American Music, and a celebration of the diversity of cultures and styles that Idyllwild Arts represents,\" states copy on Peter Askim's web site.\nThe program includes the World Premiere of a new orchestral work by renowned jazz bassist Rufus Reid. \"A recipient of a Guggenheim Award, Reid's new work blends and blurs the boundaries of jazz and classical orchestral music,\" Peter's web site states.\n\"Recipient of the Rome Prize, the BBC Masterprize, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Stoeger Award and a 2010 American Academy of Arts and Letters award, composer Pierre Jalbert's astonishingly beautiful music is at once immediately accessible and refreshingly new.\n\"A native of Poland and former resident of Israel, Jan Radzynski writes music that transcends borders, cultures and time itself. His new work for violin and orchestra is intellectually probing, cross-cultural and deeply moving.\"\nThere will be two chances to listen to the New Music Concert this weekend. It will be performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday, April 7, at the IAF Theater on campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Then at 4 p.m. on Mother's Day, Sunday, April 8, the group will perform at REDCAT at Disney Hall in Los Angeles. General admission ($25) or student tickets ($10) are available at REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd Street in Los Angeles or by visiting www.redcat.org.\nPublished on: May 7, 2011 @ 12:21\nTags: 25th Anniversary Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Jan Radzynski, New music, Peter Askim, Pierre Jalbert, Roger Myers, Rufus Reid, student orchestra\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music | Comments Off on New Music Tonight, then Redcat Saturday\nPosted in Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music\n\u00a9 2021 Idyllwild Me - Entries (RSS) - Comments (RSS) - Log in\nTheme design by Christian Gnoth","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ORIENT IV 2019: Factors and dynamics of stability and instability\nThis content is protected. Please log in to your existing subscription account, purchase a subscription with archive access or upgrade your standard subscription to access this and all other issues online. Alternatively you can purchase single issues or single articles in this issue from our shop. Scroll down for more information on the content.\nPurchase the full issue here:\n26,00 \u20ac incl. VAT plus Shipping CostsSelect options\nDear ORIENT readers,\nThe Near and Middle East has once again garnered a prominent role in the global news coverage. The very real threat of an escalation between Saudi Arabia and the US on the one side and Iran on the other has been palpable, while the brutal wars in Yemen, Syria and Libya have continued unabatedly. At the same time, efforts from individual countries, regional and international organisations such as the EU and the UN, and adhoc coalitions have yielded little tangible results in solving these issues \u2013 from the Strait of Hormuz to Idlib.\nIn this issue of ORIENT we aim to have a look at a variety of the factors and dynamics of stability and instability in key crisis countries of the region. At first, Rayan Haddad provides a thorough assessment of domestic and external factors in Lebanon's volatile politics, before Curtis R. Ryan analyses those dynamics in Jordan. Following this, Michael Semple dives deep into the inner workings \u2013 and conflicts \u2013 within the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. Subsequently, Ruth Hanau Santini writes about how the EU has been an important player in many of the crises in the Near and Middle East, while Wolfgang Pusztai provides his expertise on the current situation in Libya. Lastly, Zeinab Abul-Magd analyses the civil-military relations in Egypt.\nI hope that the current issue provides you with valuable perspectives on some of the factors and dynamics that are shaping both stability and instability in the Near and Middle East today.\nDr. Gunter Mulack\nDirector of the German Orient-Institute\nLebanon and the plight of living under volcanoesRayan Haddad\nJordan: Stability and instability in the Hashemite KingdomCurtis R. Ryan\nLocating the Uzbek narrative of social justice within the Afghan Taliban movement's political cultureMichael Semple\nThe state of dis-Union: The EU and Europe in the MENA region since 2011Ruth Hanau Santini\nKey factors of instability in LibyaWolfgang Pusztai\nThe military, the economy, and social instability in Egypt under al-SisiZeinab Abul-Magd\nApr \/ 2017\nORIENT II 2017: US policy in the Near and Middle East: Continuity and change\nJul \/ 2019\nORIENT III 2019: Current developments in Turkey's domestic and foreign policies\nOct \/ 2018\nORIENT IV 2018: Socio-economic challenges and developments\nORIENT IV 2014: Iraq\nORIENT II 2018: Current developments in the Gulf region\nORIENT IV 2016: Gulf politics one year after the JCPoA\nLebanon and the plight of living under volcanoes\nRayan Haddad\n7,90 \u20ac incl. VATAdd to basket\nThis article examines how vulnerable Lebanon is with respect to a series of nested crises unfolding in the Middle East, while having little bearing on the course of events. In this regard, one can see the extent to which these crises are intertwined (in such a way that none can be solved in isolation) through a transversal examination of their reception in the Lebanese arena. On top of that, Lebanon is facing pressing economic challenges not adequately dealt with by the authorities whose dysfunctionality is mainly related to the confessional system of governance, further exposing the country to regional turbulence. The ruling political class' reliance on wishful thinking solutions and social resilience in the face of shocks endangers Lebanon's stability.\nRayan Haddad holds a PhD in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris (2007). He is a member of the Cercle des Chercheurs sur le Moyen-Orient (Paris). His main research interests lie in studying the importation of exogenous conflicts into the Lebanese arena and Hezbollah's policies.\nCurtis R. Ryan\nJune 2019 marked the twentieth year of the reign of King Abdullah II in Jordan. In these two decades, Jordan has faced no shortage of internal and external challenges, including the regional 'Arab Spring' in 2011-2012. But the last several years have been particularly trying, especially with the emergence of the Trump administration in the United States, shifts in key regional alliances and alignments, and worsening economic conditions. Traditional allies like the US, Saudi Arabia and the UAE seemed to partially sideline Jordan with a 'deal of the century' in mind, and many Jordanians worried that any 'peace' deal might come at their expense. Meanwhile Jordan's longstanding economic and fiscal crises had grown even worse, with Jordanians lamenting unemployment, inflation, and corruption in public life. Many have taken to the streets in protests, demonstrations, and strikes to make clear their dissatisfaction with the status quo. Even as Jordanians feared that their own allies might sell them out in any potential US-brokered 'peace' deal, the kingdom faced deepening crises from within and from without. This article examines the question of stability in Jordan, including the economic and political challenges to its internal stability, as well as the impact of external challenges to that stability.\nCurtis R. Ryan is a Professor of Political Science at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He has written extensively on international relations in the Middle East, on inter-Arab relations, alliance politics, and on Jordanian domestic politics and foreign policy. He is the author of three books: Jordan in Transition: From Hussein to Abdullah (Lynne Rienner, 2002), Inter-Arab Alliances: Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy (University Press of Florida, 2009), and most recently, Jordan and the Arab Uprisings: Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State (Columbia University Press, 2018).\nLocating the Uzbek narrative of social justice within the Afghan Taliban movement's political culture\nMichael Semple\nThis article considers how Uzbek members of the Afghan Taliban Movement thought about ethnic relations and pursued a notion of social justice in their dealings with the ethnic Pashtun leadership of the movement. The political culture of the movement frustrated the Uzbeks' aspirations to control appointments of officials in areas inhabited by Afghanistan's Turkic minorities. The contradictions between Taliban political culture and the Uzbeks' idea of social justice drove strategic decisions by Uzbek and Turkman Taliban during the post-2001 phase of jihadi, including their attempt to align with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.\nMichael Semple is a professor at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast. He conducts research and dialogue, delivers policy advice and participates in the public debate on conflict and peacemaking in Southern Asia and the Middle East. He has published extensively on the Taliban movement. His recent work includes research into the political culture of the Taliban and its implications for peace-making strategies. He has worked and travelled extensively in Afghanistan and Pakistan for three decades. He has served with the United Nations and was deputy to the European Union Special Representative in Afghanistan.\nThe state of dis-Union: The EU and Europe in the MENA region since 2011\nRuth Hanau Santini\nIn the past decade, several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have undergone dramatic changes, and with one exception \u2013 Tunisia \u2013 turmoil has resulted in civil wars, mass population displacements, unprecedented destruction, new forms of creeping authoritarianism, and increasing violent penetration from regional and extra-regional powers. With the exception of Iran, where Europe has displayed a consistently transformative approach, oriented not just to the suspension of Iranian uranium enrichment, but also to the normalisation of the country's diplomatic relations both in the region and on the global scale, in key other regional instances Europe has been either a passive bystander when political space has been closed (Morocco, and even more so, post-2013 Egypt), thereby reinforcing ongoing trends favouring authoritarian reconfigurations, or has contributed to destabilising countries (the intervention in Libya in 2011 and the intra-EU split since then). The 'principled pragmatist' rhetoric has concealed a laissez-faire attitude which has emboldened new manifestations of foreign policy assertiveness and aggressiveness by both regional (Saudi Arabia, the Emirati, Turkey) and extra-regional players (mostly Russia) which are re-shaping regional power hierarchies, to the detriment of Europe and the US.\nRuth Hanau Santini is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Universit\u00e0 L'Orientale in Naples. She has previously worked at The Brookings Institution in Washington, served as foreign policy consultant to the Italian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister in 2012-2013 and has coordinated two international research projects on Citizenship after the Arab Uprisings (EUSPRING) and on Grassroots' mobilisation in the Arab World since 2011 (STREETPOL). Her research focuses on European foreign policy, popular protests in the Arab world and geopolitics of the MENA region. On a more theoretical level she is interested in issues pertaining to regional orders, hierarchy and status-seeking behaviour.\nKey factors of instability in Libya\nWolfgang Pusztai\nLibya is a failed state. The different factors of instability can be grouped into the six areas of governance, international relations, demography, economy, social standards, and security, which are all interrelated. Altogether, the situation in Libya is very complex. It must not be simplified by reducing the conflict on a fight for or against General Heftar or the Islamists. For now, a major improvement is not in sight.\nWolfgang Pusztai is a freelance security and policy analyst with a special focus on North Africa. He was the Austrian Defense Attach\u00e9 to Italy, Greece, Libya and Tunisia from 2007 to 2012. He has a Master's Degree from the University of Vienna (Political Science) and from the National Defense University\/National War College in Washington D.C. (National Security Strategy; distinguished graduate). He is Director of the California-based advisory company Perim Associates. Since 2016 he is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Council on US-Libya Relations.\nThe military, the economy, and social instability in Egypt under al-Sisi\nZeinab Abul-Magd\nDuring the past five years, officers have been in control of the Egyptian state apparatus and struggling economy. The military regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi applies economic policies that generate acute discontent among the increasingly impoverished lower classes. Meanwhile, officers corruptly accumulate wealth by occupying government offices and expanding monopolistic business enterprises. Despite the apparent political stability of the regime, social instability is the hidden reality.\nZeinab Abul-Magd is an Associate Professor of Middle Eastern history at Oberlin College, US, and author of book Militarizing the Nation: the Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Restaurants in Eastwood\nFind Restaurants in Eastwood on the Eastwood Advertiser directory. Get reviews and contact details for each business including phone number, postcode, opening hours and photos.\nMint Leaf Restaurant\n33 Alexandra Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1BW\nMint Leaf Restaurant - TRADITIONAL INDIAN FINE DINING Indian food has come from a proud tradition of chefs stretching back...\nIndian Restaurant Southend on Sea, Indian Restaurants Southend on Sea, Restaurant Southend on Sea, Restaurants Southend on Sea\nAlcapones Italian Restaurant\n42 Nottingham Road, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3NQ\nPipasha Restaurant\n285-291 Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4LT\nKings Restaurant\n70 Hight Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7EA\nJoe's Restaurant\n7 Shorefield Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7RH\nItalian Restaurant...\nSonali Restaurant\n75 Southchurch Road, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 2NL\nHasina Tandoori Restaurant\n358 Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5PU\nThe Bank Restaurant\n1470 London Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 2UR\nGrand Siam Thai Restaurant\nSalsa Restaurant\n34 London Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1NT\nAlvaros Restaurant\n32-34 St Helens Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7LB\nLatinos Restaurant\n205 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2RD\nLatino's Restaurant is a very popular restaurant in south Essex that provides homemade Spanish, Portuguese & Mediterranean...\nDebenhams Restaurant\nThe Royals Shopping Centre, High Street, Southend-on-sea, Essex, SS1 1DF\nShish Restaurant\n719 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9ST\nThe Sandbank Restaurant\n1470 London Road, Leigh-on-sea, Essex, SS9 2UR\nSands Bistro Restaurant\nThe Icon Building Western Esplan, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 1EE\nCalypso Restaurant\n1350 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2UH\nMcDonald's Restaurants Ltd\n162 High Street, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 1JX\nSambuca Restaurant\n381 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7HU\nitalian restaurant in southend on sea ......\nThursdays American Diner\n83 Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Leigh-on-sea, Essex, SS9 5UZ","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ariane 4: shroud around stage?\nIn this image of the Ariane 4, you can see a blue shroud around the second stage.\nAt least I think it's a shroud. It is present in many photos of Ariane 4 launches, but the drawings I've seen omit it. What is the purpose of this object?\nlaunch ariane\nHobbesHobbes\nNot a complete answer (update in the footer!) because I wasn't able to find any official explanation, but I did find enough that I thought you might be interested in my findings so far. It also gets more and more intriguing, check this out:\nAriane 44L launching SICRAL 1 and Skynet 4F military satellites on its V139 mission (Source: CapComEspace)\nSo this second stage shroud must be some sort of thermal insulation that is only added to the launcher on fueling up the stage tanks (it uses nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer and UH25 that is a mixture of UDMH with 25% hydrazine as fuel) and this shroud is collapsed from the launcher a few seconds into flight. Here is a video of Ariane V72 launch sequence (relevant part starts at 30 minutes into the video) from ESA pages that shows this process in motion.\nIt's also worth mentioning that this shroud was used on all Ariane rocket family from 1 to 4, since they all used same second stage bipropellant that was precooled before the tanks are fueled:\nSecond stages of Ariane are nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (UDMH), which, unlike cryogenic fuel, do not require thermal insulation. But because the propellants occupy a larger tank volume when they are warm, the nitrogen tetroxide and UDMH are precooled before being loaded. First and second-stage fuelling takes place within the tower, where the air-conditioning helps to keep the propellants cool.\nSource: Archived copy of FLIGHT International magazine from 17 February 1979 (PDF)\nSo this must be something similar to what is used on Minotaur 1 and referred to as the banana because of the color and since it is peeled away in sections during launch and while the rocket is clearing the launch tower:\nMinotaur I rocket during launch on its NROL-66 mission showing the first stage banana (Source: SpaceflightNow)\nHere are a few other things I was able to learn about the mysterious Ariane 4 second stage insulation:\nUsed second stage N2O4\/UDMH propellant was precooled on all Ariane 1-4 launchers\nThe shroud is not yet attached to the second stage once it leaves the assembly tower before the launch (based on photographic evidence)\nThe shroud seems to be attached in tiles and connected by a release cable during rocket's clearing of the launch tower\nThe material these tiles are made of remains a mystery to me, but they do appear light and the front face is highly reflective so I'd imagine some low-density EPDM-based thermal insulation covered with layers of aluminum foil and lightly framed might be used. This all seems to be related to second stage propellant stability and performance, keeping it thermally stable, preventing water vapor condensation and similar potential problems before the launch in the hot and humid climate of the Kourou, Guiana Space Centre.\nHere's one more photo from a daytime launch of Ariane 4 (configuration 40, no stage 0 SRBs) on Flight 75 (Source: Arianespace Ariane heritage multimedia library):\nAnyway, I wanted to post my findings here to hopefully help someone find official explanation behind this shroud (my French-fu is rusty and weak), what it's made of, when exactly is it attached to the second stage, how it is released (the use of the pull-cable is my educated guess based on photographs) and if it was indeed used on all launches of the Ariane family of rockets from 1 to 4.\nUpdate: Thanks to @Hobbes and his superior French-fu skills we now have a confirmation (machine translation, a bit rough around the edges):\nBefore takeoff, while waiting on the launch platform, the tanks of the second stage are protected by a thermal cover made of polystyrene, ventilated with cold air, which limits the heat exchange between the propellant and the external environment. The evaporated N2O4 is above 20 \u00b0C. This thermal cover is dropped off during the launch, pulled by cables attached to the umbilical tower.\nSource: CapComEspace.net\nSo there we have it, it is indeed a thermal shroud, or a cover made of light insulator (polystyrene) that must be covered by a reflective foil or paint on the outer side (all the photographs show it in colors of the foreground it reflects), and serves as a protection against environmental heat and keeping the precooled second stage propellants nicely chilled to prevent in-tank thermal expansion of the oxidizer (N2O4 starts evaporating above 20\u00b0C). The tiles are indeed collapsed off the launcher by a cable that is attached to the umbilical tower on rocket launch. As a side note and perhaps another interesting information that isn't mentioned there, that the umbilical lines are released by explosive charges.\nTildalWaveTildalWave\nNot the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged launch ariane or ask your own question.\nWhat are the droplets\/particles falling off rockets at launch?\nInsulation on rockets--why take it to space?\nWhat's falling off the Shenzhou\/Long March stack?\nWhy are Europe's Air & Space Academy and DLR urging ESA and CNES to reconsider the use of solid fuels for the proposed Ariane 6?\nWhat are the deal-breakers with a preheated Hydrogen gas tank orbital rocket?\nWhat is the most widely used first-stage rocket engine in operation today?\nDoes the Falcon 9 (v1.1) first stage have an explosive Flight Termination System?\nWhat is the mist on Saturn V during launch?\nWhy is there so much variation in the number of engines on launchers?\nWhat are the two bright objects separating from the Falcon 9?\nWhat's the reasonable \"window\" in days for a Mars-Earth Hohmann transfer?\nFirst interplanetary launch from California! How far from Earth will InSight be when it separates from the Centaur 2nd stage?\nWere Jupiter-C's really given code names based on the word \"Huntsville\"?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"News from CommerceNewsTODAY\nEntries from April 2013\nNews from CommerceNewsTODAY - Topics from April, 2013\nNo damage, no suspects from Sunday 'bomb'\nCommerceNewsTODAY\nWednesday, April 10. 2013\nA blast late Sunday afternoon that could be heard all over Commerce may have rattled windows and nerves, but the explosion apparently caused no damage. According to a Commerce Police Department report, officers at the police station heard the blast, which sounded like it came from the downtown. As they searched for the location, a 51-year-old ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nKubota celebrates plant's opening\nGov. Nathan Deal joined local and company officials Monday to celebrate the grand opening of Kubota's new $73 million manufacturing facility in Jefferson. The plant brings 200 jobs to Jackson County. The 522,000-square-foot plant on the 88-acre site recently began production of Kubota's 30- to 50-horsepower compact tractor models. ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nCity schools near decision on 'charter' status\nCommerce superintendent of schools James \"Mac\" McCoy indicated that the Commerce-City school system is leaning towards becoming a \"system of charter schools\" at the regular Commerce Board of Education meeting last Monday. For the past several years, the Georgia Department of Education has worked to evaluate educational programs and ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nCommerce seeking more 'opportunity zones'\nFriday, April 5. 2013\nHoping to encourage economic activity, Commerce and its downtown development authority plan to create up to six more sections of town that qualify for local and state development incentives. A large swath of Commerce is already both an \"enterprise zone\" and an \"opportunity zone,\" but the plan is to make virtually all of the city's ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nHumane Society seeks Commerce support\nThe Humane Society of Jackson County, which is trying to raise $750,000 to build an animal shelter, has a problem with Commerce. It has no directors and no business partners from the county's second-largest city. Speaking to the Commerce Kiwanis Club last week, Humane Society president Roxanne Rose and its new operations manager, Cecil ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nSign up at police dept. for firearms safety course\nThe Commerce Police Department and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office will hold a firearms safety course for women on Saturday, April 20. The six\u2014hour course will begin at 9 a.m. at Lanier Technical College in Commerce, said Commerce police chief John Gaissert, after which it will move to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office firing range ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nInvitation was for video games, not sex\nWednesday, April 3. 2013\nA 22-year-old white male who tried to turn a late-night invitation from a 21-year-old female to play video games into a sexual encounter didn't take her rejection very well, according to the Commerce Police Department. The victim, a white female, told police she invited the man to play video games at about 1 a.m. at her Heritage Crossing ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nEarly returns: LOST running behind budget\nIt may be too early to be concerned, but two months into the year, receipts of the local option sales tax (LOST) are running almost 7.5 percent below budget. The county received a $425,574 LOST distribution for February. \"Our budgeted FY 2013 goal for local option sales tax receipts is $5,575,000,\" wrote Jackson County finance director ... [Full Story \u00bb]\nDOT to re-work Ila Road intersection\nDrivers entering Commerce from the Ila Road will soon find changes at its intersection with South Broad and South Elm streets, and for most of them, the changes should be welcome. City manager Pete Pyrzenski got his city council's buy-in Monday night to a Department of Transportation proposal for the modification. The main feature is that ... [Full Story \u00bb]\n\u25c4 1 2 3","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HP Elite Dragonfly Laptop Sets a High Bar for Quality\nBy: Rob Enderle | September 19, 2019\neWEEK NEW-PRODUCT ANALYSIS: Rather than the HP Dragonfly tagline being \"Lighter Than Air,\" which it isn't, it should be \"Impressive Laptop,\" which it is.\nIt has been a while since any PC OEM has created what I think is full-on halo product in the business space. A halo product is one that sets a high bar and is a showcase of what a company can do. These products tend to be technological powerhouses, and few of us mortals ever get to use them, but those of us that know about them dream about owning one.\nFortunately for us, often in the technology space (as opposed to exotic cars) more of us can afford them, but these are still considered aspirational offerings.\nGo here to see eWEEK's listing of Top Data Storage Companies.\nThe HP Elite Dragonfly doesn't just have a cool name; it is a showcase of what can be done with a laptop, and it has only two areas that are compromised. It lacks a discrete GPU system, and it doesn't support 5G wide-area wireless. But right now the systems with GPUs still trade off battery life significantly and are less portable, and 5G hasn't really rolled out yet (and it isn't available in any laptop anywhere yet that I know of, not even the Qualcomm-based laptops).\nAndy Rhodes Laptop\nOften when a new executive joins a new company, he or she fails to make a mark, and I've always thought that was a mistake. People should know you are there and by creating a unique product, particularly if it is well done, you establish yourself with the rank and file as a \"subject matter expert,\" building trust and loyalty.\nI think the Dragonfly fills that need for Andy Rhodes, who left Dell and joined HP to drive the company's commercial PC lines. Much like I think the Macs were what Steve Jobs wanted to carry, the HP Dragonfly is what Rhodes wanted to carry. Rhodes has a lot in common with other executives in that I'm sure he, and they, want to make something to be proud of, something that isn't compromised and something his peers in other firms would envy.\nI think HP solidly hit the mark with Dragonfly.\nThis product starts with a unique finish that almost feels alien to the touch, and it has a depth of color not often seen outside of custom cars (in fact I'd like to see a car in this color). It looks black, but it has a blue influence, making it unusually attractive for a black offering.\nIntel and HP tagged this \"lighter than air,\" and while it isn't, in its base form, it weighs 1KG or 2.2 lbs, which is exceedingly light for a full-featured product in the 13-inch class. So, in its base form it is a nice, light laptop. But you can option the hell out of this thing, and fully optioned out it is incredibly impressive. You can get a 1,000 Nit display, and extended battery, 4G support and with that higher-end display comes the latest electronic privacy screen. Oh, and you can get an extended battery with up to 24 hours of battery life. While battery life scores tend to be optimistic, you should get well more than a full day, and with fast charging you get 50% power in 30 minutes. I wish my electric car charged as quickly.\nAnything over 500 Nits in a display is considered outdoor viewable and military specification (Mil-Spec) laptops, designed to run outside, generally, have 800 Nits or better. At 1,000 nits, given the privacy screen does reduce screen output, you not only get uncompromised privacy you clearly can work outside if you want. I love working outside. I used to have a huge indoor office when I was at IBM, but it lacked windows, and I felt like I was in prison. So ever since, having something that would allow me to work in a park without fighting a washed-out screen has largely been an unmet desire unless I was using a hardened military market product. (It is also better for your sleep if you can work outside from time to time).\nSpeaking of Mil-Spec, this laptop has completed several tests typically surrounding Mil-Spec offerings, suggesting it is one of the most robust offerings in the segment.\nI'm a big fan of halo products and, when I get the choice, they are what I carry. They tend to be cutting edge in terms of technology and enviable in terms of status. For me, this one hits my major needs of long battery life, attractive appearance, outdoor viewability, privacy (because I don't like folks looking at my stuff on planes), lightweight, and small size. With the small exceptions noted at the start this is as close to a no-compromise solution as you will likely get in market.\nI think this last is due to it not being designed for a \"persona\" as the most product are using an approach that the book \"Technically Wrong\" largely debunks, but instead is designed for Andy Rhodes, who is a real person and a legend in the PC industry.\nRather than the tagline being \"Lighter Than Air\" which it isn't, it should be \"Impressive Laptop,\" which it is. Rhodes has been at HP for about a year now and the guy, and his new team, continues to impress.\nRob Enderle is a principal at Enderle Group. He is a nationally recognized analyst and a longtime contributor to QuinStreet publications and Pund-IT.\nPrevious Oracle Adding Pre-packaged Enterprise Analytics to...\nNext Efficiencies Enterprises Can Learn from the U.S. Digital...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Making Waves \u00bb Latest Updates on IMCA Committees\nLatest Updates on IMCA Committees\nContracts & Insurance\nThe Contracts & Insurance Committee has recently been rebranded to 'Legal, Contracts, Insurance & Compliance' (LCIC).\nThe aim is to expand the participation of the Committee to include the Renewable energy players and widen the remit of the Committee to also address Anti-bribery, Corruption, Compliance as well as Contracts & Insurance.\nThe Committee will establish specialist Working Groups under the parent committee to work on specific issues.\nNew Core Committees\nIMCA's Board of Directors recently agreed to include Digitalisation and Environmental Sustainability as Core Committees and in this issue of Making Waves we share an update from IMCA's Environmental Sustainability Committee.\nStig Clementsen\nPeter de Bree\nAt IMCA's Environmental Sustainability Committee meeting in November, members selected Peter de Bree, Director of Strategy and Technology at Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) as its new Chairman. Peter leads on sustainability at HMC, where he previously worked as VP of Projects and brings both a strategic and operational perspective. He has held numerous roles including as Chief Operating Officer at Seaway Heaving Lifting and Western European Regional Director at Applus+ RTD Contractors.\nPeter said: \"I look forward to Chairing IMCA's Environmental Sustainability Committee and to working with members and the Secretariat to take forward the important work of the committee on environmental sustainability. Sustainability is an integral part of HMC's identity and mainstreamed in our work practices, where we strike a careful balance between people, planet and profit. \"\nIMCA would like to thank Stig Clementsen, Chief Sustainability Officer & Senior VP HSEQ at DOF Subsea for leading the Committee in recent months. On Peter's selection, Stig who will continue as Vice-Chairman, said \"Peter's appointment is a win for IMCA as we work to implement the ES Roadmap, support the energy transition, and develop our Code of Practice on Environmental Sustainability. \"\nIMCA's Board of Directors has also approved the nomination of Deme Offshore to the ESC. Sustainability has been on the DEME agenda for many years. DEME's vision is to work towards a sustainable future by offering solutions to global challenges: a rising sea level, a growing population, reduction of CO2-emissions, polluted rivers, seas and soils, and the scarcity of natural resources.\n< Return to Making Waves - December 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Doritos 3D's Flat Matthew Super Bowl Ad Has People Divided\nNoam Galai\/Getty Images\nBy Mirtle Pena-Calderon\/Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 11:25 am EST\nSuper Bowl Sunday 2021 has come and gone, and even though this year looked a little different than last, people naturally still set up around their TVs to watch the big game. Whether you were there for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, or were hoping to watch Tom Brady lose, there's one thing that is an undeniable common thread among everyone \u2014 the commercials. For years, droves of people have been flocking to their televisions to watch the commercials, even if they have little interest in the actual game. CNN reports that the cost of a commercial shown during the Super Bowl was a cool $5.5 million in 2020 for only 30 seconds of airtime (a tradition that started in 1967, per Smithsonian Magazine).\nThis year, viewers loved the commercials, like this one from State Farm where musician and actor Drake gets reminded that stand-ins don't have lines, Bud Light's ad about how 2020 was full of lemons. But, there was one commercial that really stood out among fans and viewers, and has them taking to Twitter to air how they really feel \u2013 Matthew McConaughey's \"Flat Matthew\" commercial for Doritos 3D had a lot of people feeling a certain type of way.\nTwitter was divided on #FlatMatthew\nMcConaughey was tapped to help bring to life the new Doritos 3D commercial for the big night. In the commercial, viewers see a very flat Matthew going about his day, feeling rather flat \u2013 that is, until he finds a vending machine filled with Doritos 3D Crunch. The flattened actor proceeds to enter the vending machine to get in on the Doritos fun, and upon eating them suddenly becomes 3D himself (via YouTube). This had some fans loving the comically innovative direction, while others feeling a little put off by it.\nOne Twitter user wrote, \"Here's the 1st #Superbowl #commercial I liked (by #Doritos). Has Matthew McConaughey. Funny at end when he's trapped in the vending machine!\" However, not everyone felt this way. A different Twitter user revealed that the Flat Matthew commercial \"weirded\" them out and gave them huge \"Christopher Lloyd did in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'\" vibes. Another Twitter user added that they felt Doritos may have really missed the mark. Regardless of how you may feel on the subject, the Doritos\/McConaughey team up was definitely a memorable one.\nRegardless, Flat Matthew was one of people's favorite commercials of the night\nOne Twitter user felt that the Doritos 3D commercial with McConaughey beat out the space-themed Pringles commercial, which also received mixed reactions from fans. In response to a tweet asking what people felt were the best commercials of the game, another user stated that their top three as of the night were the Sam Adams' Budweiser spoof, Jason Alexander's Tide hoodie commercial, and the Doritos\/McConaughey team up.\nOne true fan even asked Doritos if they had any Flat Matthew promotional items available, so they could buy their own version of Flat Matthew in addition to their already purchased cases of Doritos 3D. Other fans were even wondering if there could possibly be a Flat Matthew sitting in the stands among all the other cutouts that had \"attended\" the Super Bowl. There was also debate on the hashtag. While the official hashtag for the promotion is #FlatMatthew, some felt that #FlatMatt would have been a better choice for the ad.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"SIU Director's Report - Case # 18-OCI-276\nMandate Engaged\nIncident Narrative\nAnalysis and Director's Decision\nNo Reasonable Grounds to Believe a Criminal Offence was Committed in Relation to Man's Arrest in Belleville\nDirector's Report for Case # 18-OCI-276.\nThe Unit's investigative jurisdiction is limited to those incidents where there is a serious injury (including sexual assault allegations) or death in cases involving the police.\n\"Serious injuries\" shall include those that are likely to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim and are more than merely transient or trifling in nature and will include serious injury resulting from sexual assault. \"Serious Injury\" shall initially be presumed when the victim is admitted to hospital, suffers a fracture to a limb, rib or vertebrae or to the skull, suffers burns to a major portion of the body or loses any portion of the body or suffers loss of vision or hearing, or alleges sexual assault. Where a prolonged delay is likely before the seriousness of the injury can be assessed, the Unit should be notified so that it can monitor the situation and decide on the extent of its involvement.\nThis report relates to the SIU's investigation into serious injuries sustained by a 37-year-old man (the \"Complainant\").\nNotification of the SIU\nOn September 15, 2018 at 9:00 p.m., the Belleville Police Service (BPS) reported the following:\nOn September 14, 2018, at about 10:46 p.m., BPS attempted to stop a motorcycle in the North Frost Street area. The driver of the motorcycle [now known to be the Complainant] subsequently abandoned his vehicle and ran into a marsh area next to a Lowes Home Improvement in an effort to evade police.\nPolice officers were able to locate and arrest the Complainant. While the Complainant was being walked out of the marsh area, the police officers along with the Complainant stepped off a retaining wall and all three fell approximately four to five feet to the ground. According to the BPS, the area was poorly lit and no one was aware of the drop.\nThe Complainant was taken to the station where he was processed and later released.\nOn September 15, 2018, the Complainant's mother attended Belleville Police and advised that the Complainant had suffered a concussion and lost two teeth as a result of the fall. The Complainant apparently attended Belleville General Hospital (BGH).\nNumber of SIU Investigators assigned:\t3\nNumber of SIU Forensic Investigators assigned:\t1\nComplainant:\n37-year-old male interviewed, medical records obtained and reviewed\n[Note : A complainant is an individual who was involved in some form of interaction with police, during the course of which she or he sustained serious injury, died or is alleged to have been sexually assaulted.]\nWitness Officers\nWO #1\tInterviewed\nWO #4\tNotes reviewed, interview deemed not necessary\nWO #6\tNot interviewed [1]\n[Note : A witness officer is a police officer who, in the opinion of the SIU Director, is involved in the incident under investigation but is not a subject officer.\nUpon request by the SIU, witness officers have a duty under Ontario Regulation 267\/10 of the Police Services Act , to submit to interviews with SIU investigators and answer all their questions. The SIU is also entitled to a copy of their notes from the police service.]\nSubject Officers\nSO #1\tDeclined interview and to provide notes, as is the subject officer's legal right\n[Note : A subject officer is a police officer whose conduct appears, in the Director's opinion, to have caused the death or serious injury under investigation.\nSubject officers are invited, but cannot be legally compelled, to present themselves for an interview with the SIU and they do not have to submit their notes to the SIU pursuant to Ontario Regulation 267\/10 of the Police Services Act .]\nNorth Front Street changed to Highway 62 just north of Highway 401. It was a two-lane road; that is, two lanes travelled north and two lanes travelled south. Millennium Parkway travelled east and west and it was a predominantly a one lane road; that is, one lane travelled east and one lane travelled west. The intersection was controlled by two sets of traffic lights on the north side of the intersection and two sets of traffic lights on the south side. The east side and west side of the intersection were also controlled by two sets of traffic lights.\nThere was a Petro Canada gas station and a Tim Horton's restaurant at the northwest corner of Millennium Parkway and Highway 62. The restaurant and gas station shared a parking lot. There was a drive-through laneway that travelled from the north side of the restaurant, behind the building, and exited to the south. There was a silver chain linked fence directly behind the back of the restaurant and gas station and it made up a perimeter around a heavily grassed shrubby area with a large pond or body of water in the middle. The fence ran north on Highway 62, north of Millennium Parkway and it also ran west along Millennium Parkway. It resembled an \"L\" shape. To the west of the restaurant and gas station, on the north side of Millennium Parkway, was a Lowes Home Improvement store. The east side of the parking lot ran along the west side fence line of the grassy compound.\nInside the compound, at the northwest corner of Millennium Parkway and Highway 62, was a raised piece of cement. It was approximately one foot wide, two feet tall, and 12 feet long. On the south side of the cement was a sunken area that contained water, grass and bush. The distance from the top of the cement to the bottom of the sunken area was approximately three feet or more of a drop. There were several lamp posts that were positioned to illuminate the parking lot of the restaurant and gas station and there were lamp posts that were located within the Lowe's store parking lot. There were no lamp posts within the compound or none that were positioned to illuminate inside the compound.\nCommunications Recordings\nOn September 14, 2018, the following was communicated via radio:\nAt 10:24 p.m., Witness Officer (WO) #2 advised that she had a visual on a motorcycle [now known to be driven by the Complainant] travelling north on Highway 62;\nAt 10:47 p.m., WO #2 advised that the motorcycle was turning around and travelling south and that he was going around in circles;\nAt 10:48 p.m., WO #2 advised that she and the motorcycle were travelling around in circles and that the motorcycle crashed;\nAt 10:49 p.m., a police officer was heard asking WO #2 her location. WO #2 advised that she was behind the Petro Canada gas station;\nAt 10:50 p.m., WO #2 advised that the Complainant was wearing a light blue t-shirt, and that he was wearing a helmet. She also advised who the Complainant looked like.\nAt 10:52 p.m., a police officer [possibly Subject Officer (SO) #2] advised that he and WO #1 would go on foot to search for the Complainant\nAt 10:53 p.m., WO #3 advised that she was at the Lowes, and mobile;\nAt 10:56 p.m., WO #2 advised that the Complainant was probably in the bushes;\nAt 11:08 p.m., SO #1 advised that he was en route;\nAt 11:10 p.m., SO #2 advised that he was with SO #1 and that they were going to push towards WO #1;\nAt 11:11 p.m., SO #2 advised that if you see \"subject\" to call out, radio communications are garbage right now;\nAt 11:13 p.m., SO #2 advised, \"We got him\"; and,\nAt 11:18 p.m., there were communications regarding the licence plate number from the motorcycle that the Complainant was driving. The licence plate was registered to someone from Sudbury and it was \"missing.\"\nVideo\/Audio\/Photographic Evidence\nBPS Booking Room Video Summary\nOn September 14, 2018 at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Complainant was brought to the station by WO #2 and WO #3, and was paraded before WO #5 in the booking room. WO #1 was also present during the booking process.\nAt 11:35 p.m., the Complainant was escorted to a cell by WO #5. His hands remained handcuffed when he entered into the cell.\nAt 11:50 p.m., WO #1 attended the Complainant's cell and escorted him out.\nAt 11:55 p.m., WO #1 and the Complainant returned to the cell; however, the Complainant was wearing only his underwear.\nAt 11:55 p.m., an unidentified female police officer arrived at the Complainant's cell and provided him with a thermal blanket. Shortly after, an unidentified male police officer arrived and provided the Complainant with a blue suit.\nOn September 15, 2018, at approximately 10:33 a.m., the Complainant was observed leaving the station via the sally port.\nA forensic pathologist with the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service reviewed the SIU's file, including the Complainant's medical records, and arrived at the following observations and conclusions:\n\u2022\tThe Complainant's injuries had the appearance of injuries that could have occurred at or around the time of the Complainant's police pursuit and arrest.\n\u2022\tAll of the injuries were blunt force injuries. Blunt force injuries are caused by either the impact of a blunt object or body part (such as a fist, elbow, knee, or foot) against the body or the impact of the body against a surface or blunt object.\n\u2022\tThe injuries alone did not differentiate between the possibilities of inflicted injury (such as a blow from a fist or foot) and injuries that may have occurred in the setting of moving through dense vegetation in the dark, coupled with at least one fall.\nMaterials obtained from Police Service\nUpon request, the SIU obtained and reviewed the following materials and documents from BPS:\nArrest Report;\nEvent Details;\nList of Involved Officers;\nNotes of WO #1, WO #2, WO #3, WO #4 and WO #5; and\nSupplementary Occurrence Report (x2).\nAt about 10:30 p.m. of the day in question, WO #2 and WO #3 observed the Complainant on a motorcycle traveling north on North Front Street. Believing the Complainant to be speeding, the officers began to follow the motorcycle as it approached Millennium Parkway. In the area of the Highway 62 and Millennium Parkway intersection, having identified the motorcycle's licence plate marker and confirmed that it had been reported missing, WO #3 activated her cruiser's emergency light and siren with the intention of stopping the Complainant. The Complainant, who was prohibited from driving, attempted to elude the cruiser. He performed a couple of U-turns and ultimately came to a stop in the area of the northeast corner of the intersection, whereupon he left his vehicle and ran in a northwest direction toward a Tim Hortons restaurant and gas station. He was pursued on foot by WO #2. She ordered him to stop and continued after him toward a fence located behind the restaurant and gas station. The Complainant dropped his helmet and climbed over the fence, finding himself in a fenced-in lot containing overgrown weeds, tall grass and shrubs, trees and pooled water. He proceeded further into the lot and WO #2 lost sight of him.\nWO #2 called for the assistance of other officers and waited as the subject officers and WO #1 arrived. The three officers climbed over the fence and began to search for the Complainant. SO #1 and SO #2 located the Complainant lying down. The Complainant was arrested and escorted toward the fence line by the officers. As the three climbed onto a cement structure to assist them in scaling the fence, they accidentally fell off the structure. SO #1 and SO #2 are reported to have suffered minor injuries in the fall. The time was now about 11:15 p.m. The Complainant was transported to the police station.\nThe following morning, having been released from custody, the Complainant attended the BGH, having broken a tooth, and was diagnosed with a concussion. There is some evidence that the concussion was the result of the Complainant being punched and kicked without reason by the subject officers as they walked him toward the fence following his discovery and arrest.\nSection 25(1), Criminal Code -- Protection of persons acting under authority\n25 (1) Every one who is required or authorized by law to do anything in the administration or enforcement of the law\n(a) as a private person,\n(b) as a peace officer or public officer,\n(c) in aid of a peace officer or public officer, or\n(d) by virtue of his office,\nis, if he acts on reasonable grounds, justified in doing what he is required or authorized to do and in using as much force as is necessary for that purpose.\nSection 249.1, Criminal Code -- Flight from peace officer\n249.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who, operating a motor vehicle while being pursued by a peace officer operating a motor vehicle, fails, without reasonable excuse and in order to evade the peace officer, to stop the vehicle as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances.\nThe Complainant was arrested by SO #1 and SO #2 of the BPS on September 14, 2018. He is reported to have sustained a concussion and other injuries in the course of the arrest. For the reasons that follow, I am satisfied there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the subject officers committed a criminal offence in connection with the Complainant's arrest.\nPursuant to section 25(1) of the Criminal Code , officers may only use such force as is reasonably necessary in the execution of an act that they are required or authorized by law to do. There is no question that the Complainant had fled from the police on his motorcycle contrary to section 249.1 [2] of the Criminal Code and, therefore, was subject to lawful arrest. The question is whether there are reasonable grounds to believe the subject officers used excessive force in effecting the arrest. If it were believed that the Complainant was the victim of an unjustified beating, there would be sufficient grounds to proceed with assault-based charges against the officers. However, there is evidence belying this description of what occurred. Most forcefully, WO #1, who was present with the Complainant soon after he was discovered until he was escorted back over the fence, at no point saw either SO #1 or SO #2 strike the Complainant. The medical evidence, while largely equivocal as to whether the Complainant sustained his injuries as the result of punches and kicks, or the fall from the concrete structure and\/or his interaction with the brush, also tends to undermine the suggestion the Complainant was beaten in certain respects. For example, a medical expert who reviewed the Complainant's medical records suggested he would have expected to see more soft tissue injury to the Complainant's face if he had been punched as much as was alleged.\nIn the result, I am satisfied that the record is insufficiently reliable to conclude on reasonable grounds that the injuries the Complainant suffered in and around the time of his arrest were the result of any force that might have been used against him by the subject officers, much less excessive force. [3] Accordingly, there is no reasonable basis upon which to believe that the Complainant was assaulted, and the file is closed.\nDate:\tJuly 17, 2019\n1) WO #6 was not involved in the apprehension of the Complainant. He was assigned as the releasing officer at the time the Complainant was released from police custody on September 15, 2018. WO #6 did not make notes regarding his conversation with the Complainant before he was released. [Back to text]\n2) Presently, section 320.17. [Back to text]\n3) It is just as likely, in my view, that they were caused by the Complainant's fall from the concrete structure and\/or his contact with bushes and branches as he made his way through thick brush at night. [Back to text]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Modi Meter\n'It's not about cutting ties, but about moving on': Priyanka Chaturvedi speaks about her difficult decision to quit Congress party after 10 years\nAlka DhupkarAlka Dhupkar \/ Updated: Apr 22, 2019, 10:41 IST\nPriyanka Chaturvedi (Photo by Satish Malavade)\nPriyanka Chaturvedi, Politician\nHurt by her former party, Priyanka Chaturvedi says her secular and liberal values are not going anywhere as she moves from being a Congress spokesperson to a Shiv Sena campaigner.\nPriyanka Chaturvedi, 40, former national spokesperson of Congress, has recently joined the Shiv Sena. She speaks to Mumbai Mirror about her difficult decision to quit the party she served for 10 years and how she plans to merge her ideology with that of the party she once criticised.\nFrom a national party to a regional party - why Shiv Sena?\nMumbai is a melting pot of various cultures. People come from various states and make this their home. My parents migrated here from Uttar Pradesh for better opportunities. This city has lived up to all my dreams. My personality has been greatly moulded by Mumbai. I feel that a political party which represents the values of Mumbai is Shiv Sena. When I thought of leaving a national political party I remembered how I began my public life. The 26\/11 terror attacks moved me as a Mumbaikar. I realised I needed to give back to the city which had given me so much. Now, I have returned to the city.\nBut what about your ideology and that of Shiv Sena? Don't you see any contradictions?\nOf course there are contradictions. The contradictions were there in the Congress party too. We have to see how a political party evolves as well. Now you have a political party which is guided by 28-yearold Aaditya Thackeray along with Uddhavji. He is talking about climate change, environment and plastic ban. He is talking about the core issues that matter to every Indian. Either I can be pulled back by the past or start a new future ahead.\nDoes that mean you are distancing yourself from Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena and are associating yourself with Aaditya's Shiv Sena?\nNo, I am not suggesting a break from the past and a continuity of the future. When Balasaheb Thackeray passed away, millions of Mumbaikars came out on the streets of Mumbai. They supported him and had a sense of respect for him, which even I did.\nThe point is, we have to look at the core agenda where we are both aligned \u2013 it's about Mumbai and Maharashtra.\nIn the past, you have criticised Shiv Sena for hooliganism\u2026\nThat doesn't change. I have stood for issues and I will continue to believe in them. I could have gone back and deleted earlier tweets. I am not ashamed by what I have spoken in the past.\nWhy are you not talking about riots and Shrikrishna commission report?\nAbsolutely. There had been certain incidents, sad moments in Mumbai's history, which no one can do away with. My point is, the implementation of these commissions' reports could have been done by other governments too over the years.\nHow are you going to stick to your ideology?\n(Laughs) My progressive, secular, liberal values are not going anywhere. They will continue. Nobody changes their personality. These are the core points I have grown up with. All that I have spoken in the past 10 years is in the public domain.\nWho was instrumental in getting you on board in the Sena?\nAaditya and I have been friends for a long time. When he introduced the plastic ban, I commended him highly, and also his desire to bring Mumbai's vibrant nightlife back. I have seen him grow politically and voice the aspirations of the youth. He kept telling me that he would like me to see me represent one of Mumbai's constituencies. I did ask Congress for a ticket from Mumbai North West, as I had started my Youth Congress work from there. But it did not happen. I had voiced my desire. I am still hopeful that I will get a chance to represent Mumbai in parliament in the future.\nAre you going to campaign for BJP? Are you going to meet Amit Shah-Narendra Modi considering the alliance?\nNo, there is no such discussion at this point. I will be campaigning for Shiv Sena candidates and I am going to engage in youth dialogues, the townhall meetings led by Aadityaji.\nYou had an important voice in Congress party. What went wrong? People are saying how is it possible that you joined Shiv Sena in just 48 hours?\nLet me tell you, this did not happen in 48 hours, this has been brewing since September. September is when I went to Mathura for my party's press conference where a lot of nonsense was spoken about me. I took objection to it. A woman takes her integrity, her dignity and her respect in whichever workspace she wants to work in. My party was good enough to have suspended those people. But they were reinstated in just six months, because of political influence.\nWhen the suspension was revoked, it was unfortunate to say that I went public. I spoke within the party first. It may be not the party's priority for obvious reasons. But for me it was a question about my dignity, my honour, my respect and most importantly my family. They have stood like a rock behind me when politics was considered a taboo for women.\n(Tearing up) Coming from a non-political background, it has not been an easy journey for me. Anyone who is suggesting that this is political opportunism should have egg on their face.\nDid you speak to Rahul or Priyanka Gandhi?\nOf course. Rahulji was kind enough. My immense respect for all the political leaders who helped me grow, who held my hands when I was a nobody, will not just vanish. I told him how I felt, and he understood. I spoke to Priyankaji too. But I felt that at that point in time, what had become the most important factor for me, was somehow not being understood by them. If an important voice in the national forum is not being heard within the party, then there is a problem. When I had given my blood and sweat to the party, the response should have matched.\nWe can see how much it hurts you to talk about quitting Congress.\nI have given most productive 10 years of my life to the party. I had started working for the party when it was at its lowest. My younger child was just two years old then. Now I am being called over-ambitious. Let me tell you, if I was mindlessly ambitious I would have done anything and everything. I am driven by emotion. If I was blindsided by my ambition, then I wouldn't be feeling this way. It is not about the cutting of ties. But life is about moving on.\nFrom Loksabha Elections\nComplete list of winners from all 48 co... Complete list of winners from all 48 constituencies from Maharashtra where BJP-Shiv Sena have surged ahead- Lok Sabha Election Results 2019\n7 doctors from state read voters' pulse... 7 doctors from state read voters' pulse right\nBJP wins back Kairana, Gorakhpur and Ph... BJP wins back Kairana, Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats it lost in bypolls in UP last year\nLok Sabha election Results 2019: Raj Th... Lok Sabha election Results 2019: Raj Thackeray factor fails, Congress-NCP lose ground in Maharashtra\nMaharashtra: BJP minority cell worker k... Maharashtra: BJP minority cell worker killed in Akola after argument on Lok Sabha polls\nVoter ID row made up by people with no ... Voter ID row made up by people with no vision: Gambhir","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\nThe President's Office\nPresident Ibrahim Mohamed Solih\nVice President Faisal Naseem\nFormer Vice Presidents\nOffice Structure\nVice President's Speeches\nConstitution of Maldives\nMinisterial Rank\nState Ministers\nFirst 100 Working Days of the Government\nNational Resilience and Recovery Plan\nPresident congratulates ten-year-old Rayan for attaining A star in GCE 'O' Level Chemistry Exam\n23 August 2021, Ref: 2021-306\nPresident Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has met Rayan Riyaz Abdul Wahid, a ten-year-old boy who attained an A star grade in the Chemistry subject during the GCE 'O' Level examinations held in June this year. Rayan, a student at Huravee School in Hulhumal\u00e9 City, was invited to the President's Office along with his parents, late Monday morning.\nThe President congratulated the young boy and expressed delight at his accomplishment. He also congratulated Rayan's parents, Ms Aishath Yumna and Mr Mohamed Riyaz, for their hard work and encouragement, which had undoubtedly encouraged Rayan to achieve the incredible feat at such a young age. President Solih asked Ryan about his journey and what had sparked his interest to study Chemistry. He also asked Rayan what profession he might want to pursue when he grows up and inquired on what kind of assistance he needs from the President.\nRayan said that he aspires to become a scientist when he grows up and that for now, he wants to acquire laboratory apparatus to create a home lab setup where he can practice small experiments.\nSpeaking to the President, Rayan's mother revealed that he had been passionate about books from an early age and, as his mother was a Chemistry teacher, Rayan had access to Chemistry books at home. She further emphasised that Rayan did self-study for the exam during the lockdown due to the pandemic last year. Rayan's father thanked the President for acknowledging Rayan's success and expressed their appreciation for the gesture.\nPresident Solih conferred a special gift in recognition of Rayan's achievement and stated that he would provide any support needed by Rayan going forward. The Minister of Education Dr Aishath Ali, Senior Officials at the President's Office and the Principal of Huravee School, Abdullah Rasheed, also attended the meeting.\nLATEST FROM THE PRESS OFFICE\nThe new Japanese Ambassador presents credentials to the President\n20 January 2022, Press Release\nThe President constitutes the Maldives Hydrographic Service\nPresident concludes official visit to U.A.E.\nThe President tours Expo 2020 Dubai\nPresident appoints a Deputy Minister for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure\nZero Tolerance to Corruption\nPrivacy Policy | Copyright Policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mattarella recalls Ciampi\n'Man of common horizon' says president of predecessor\nRedazione ANSA Livorno\n(ANSA) - Livorno, January 15 - President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday recalled his predecessor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who died in September 2016.\n\"Carlo Azeglio Ciampi,\" he said, \"can rightfully be defined as the man of the common horizon.\" \"In his professional life, in the long service he gave, with great integrity, to the institutions of the republic, he always had a clear objective: that of the cohesion and unity of the country\".\nFormer Italian president Ciampi died on September 16, 2016 at the age of 95.\nBorn in Livorno in 1920, Ciampi was head of State from 1999 to 2006.\nHe was popular and widely respected for his ability, intelligence and impartiality.\nHe also had a stint as premier, from 1993 to 1994, and served for 14 years as the governor of the Bank of Italy, up to 1993.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"join us in celebrating our 7th anniversary !! $100 off all puppies this month!\nOTHER MINI BULLY BREEDS\nMINI BULLDOGS FOR SALE\nPOCKET BEAGLES FOR SALE\nMINI FRENCH BULLDOGS FOR SALE\nThe History of the American Bully For Sale\u2013 The Breed's Appearance\nPosted on October 11, 2022 October 11, 2022 by Pocket Bully Breeders\nThe American Bully is a mix of several other breeds, and while it isn't an old breed in itself, its predecessors can trace their lineage back thousands of years. As discussed in part 1, the breed was created to have the desired attributes of these breeds, but without any of the \"bad\" parts.\nPart 2 in this 4 part series looks at the breed's appearance, and where it has got these attributes. All information in this series comes from the book, The Bully King Magazine, which is a great place for anyone interested in the breed to start.\nWhat does the American Bully look like?\nThe American Bully traces its heritage back to American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, and various bulldog breeds. As these breeds all share reasonably similar traits in terms of size, muscle structure, and face, it's no surprise that the American Bully has come out looking much like them. If anything, one of the main purposes of the breeders was to create a dog that embodied all of the desirable bulldog traits, but without any of the aggression that the breeds have been known for.\nAmerican Bullys are medium sized dogs, typically standing between 13 and 20\" tall. There is smaller Bully version of the Bully called the Micro Bully, recognized by the American Bully Registry. As the breed is recognized by various kennel clubs, there are strict requirements relating to height, weight, and color. The standard weight of an American Bully is between 66 and 88lbs, making it a very stocky dog for its size.\nTypically, the breed is characterized by its muscly and stocky physique, which come from its Bull Terrier predecessors. Terriers and bulldogs were typically bred for a number of purposes, including hunting and fighting, and so needed to be very powerful animals. While the American Bully wasn't bred for these purposes, its muscly physique is one of its most desirable traits, particularly as the breed now doesn't have the same level of aggression behind it.\nThe American Bully has a blocky head and medium muzzle, and its face is arguably one of its most recognizable traits. It typically has triangular pointy ears that stick up on its head. The breed is also known to have some wrinkles around its muzzle, but nowhere near the level of breeds such as the French or English bulldog. The head is generally proportionate to the size of its body, and is on the larger side, but this is balanced against its muscly body.\nThe breed is also characterized by its coat, which is short, bristly, and hard to the touch. The coat is generally glossy too, but typically shouldn't be wavy or long. Its coat is dense, but isn't double layered like some other shorthaired dogs. This means that the breed doesn't shed as much as something like a Pug, but does still need regular grooming to keep it in good condition. Any color is accepted by kennel clubs, although the most common are fawn, grey, or a combination of colors.\nThe American Bully's appearance can be traced back through its lineage of ancestor breeds, and it looks very similar to both Terriers and bulldogs. In the past, these breeds needed to be dense and stocky to make them better at their jobs, but these have now become desired characteristics in a number of breeds. However, keeping the dog to kennel standards means there is significantly less variation in appearance than before, which also means selective breeding is more important. This can sometimes lead to health complications in dogs, which are discussed later in this article.\nThe different types of American Bully\nThe American Bully Kennel Club, the industry standard for the breed's appearance, separates the American Bully into 4 different categories. These are defined by height, but with no specification of weight. Categorization is done around 1 year of age, and puts the dog into one of the following categories:\nThis is the typical size for the breed, hence the title \"standard.\" Male dogs need to be between 17 and 20\" tall, whereas female dogs need to be between 16 and 19\". The dogs are required to have a stocky body, block head, and defined bone structure.\n2. XL\nThis is the tallest of the types of American Bully, and follows the same physical build as the standard dog. Males are expected to stand between 20 and 23\" tall, and females between 19 and 22\". This is the largest dog accepted by the kennel, and while Bullys generally won't get much bigger than this, if they do they won't be accepted by the kennel club.\n3. Pocket\nThis is the smaller range of American Bully, and again follows the same physical build as the standard category. Males stand under 17\" tall, but no less than 14\". Females must be between 13 and 16\" tall.\n4. Micro\nThis is the smallest range of American Bully, and again follows the same physical build as the standard category. Males stand under 14\" tall. Females less than 13\u2033 tall\n5. Classic\nThis type shares size traits with the standard variety, but has a much lighter bone structure. It looks more similar to the predecessor breeds of American Pit Bull and Staffordshire Terrier.\nHealth problems in the American Bully\nGenerally, most health issues are compounded in pedigree dogs, simply because they're subject to greater levels on inbreeding than other breeds. Health issues aren't consistent within the American Bully breed, and there generally aren't health issues that will affect every dog. However, be on the lookout for eye problems, hip and elbow dysplasia, and possible breathing issues, although many of these won't show until the dog is older.\nThe American Bully can trace its appearance back thousands of years, with many of the breeds barely changing in that time. However, the American Bully has been bred purely for looks and temperament, rather than its use as a working dog. This demonstrates how its general appearance has become a desirable standard for dogs, and the American Bully shows everything that was likeable about its ancestor breeds. This is the end of part 2 on appearance, but stay tuned for the next blog post on the history of the American Bully.\nPocket Bully Breeders\nThe History of the American Bully Part 1 \u2013 Where Does the Breed Come From?\nThe Pocket American Bully For Sale \u2013 How Does the Breed Act?\nCopyright [2015] \u00a9 MICRO POCKET BULLY","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Snitching Blog\nResources & Scholarship\nCriminal informants provide important information to the justice system, but they also pose serious risks. We hope this website will help attorneys, journalists, advocates, and families to better understand this vital area of public policy.\nCriminal informants are famously unreliable. Jailhouse snitch testimony often leads to wrongful conviction. Over 45 percent of all innocent people exonerated from death sentences were wrongfully convicted based on the testimony of a lying criminal informant. This makes snitches the leading cause of wrongful conviction in U.S. capital cases.\nYOUNG INFORMANTS\nPolice sometimes use children as young as 14 as informants. These children may be exposed to drugs, violence, and other criminal activities as they work to get information for their handlers. Some have been killed. California and New Jersey have laws restricting the practice: in other states police have discretion to use juvenile informants.\nINFORMANT CRIMES\nSome informants are serious criminals who receive leniency for their own crimes. The FBI has been known to use murderers as informants. Many jurisdictions permit drug dealers to continue selling drugs in exchange for cooperation. In 2011, the crimes committed by FBI informants alone totaled over 5,600.\nURBAN COMMUNITIES PAY THE PRICE\nInformants are a staple of drug enforcement. This means that where drug enforcement is heaviest, informant activity is also heaviest. Because drug arrests occur disproportionately in low-income African American neighborhoods, those residents must live with the crime, violence, and distrust that go with criminal informant use.\nMany states are rethinking their criminal informant policies. Some have passed laws restricting the use of jailhouse snitch witnesses. Some have created new rules for disclosure and accountability. The U.S. Congress is considering a number of reforms that would improve transparency and safety. In the future, the laws governing criminal informants will likely look very different than they do today.\nSnitch: Frontline, PBS (documentary)\nBetter this World, POV\/PBS (documentary)\nSnitch (movie) starring Dwayne Johnson\nAmerican Violet (movie)\nThe Informant (movie)\nU.S. House Judiciary Hearing on Informant Use (2007)\nStudent Informants\nA series of recent news articles have documented the use of college student informants by campus and local police. A 20-year-old student named Logan at U. Mass Amherst was permitted to continue his drug habit, and keep the secret from his parents, by becoming an informant. He died from a heroin overdose. From the Boston Globe story, \"UMass police helped keep student's addiction secret\":\nCampus police agreed not to seek criminal charges against Logan or notify his parents after he agreed to become a confidential informant, code named \"CI-8,\" something Logan called \"an offer I can't refuse\" in a text message to a friend. In December 2012, Logan led police to another dealer \u2014 who was immediately arrested and suspended \u2014 while Logan remained a student in good standing. Police even refunded $700 they had seized from his room, which he immediately used to buy drugs, according to another text to a friend.\nAt several University of Wisconsin campuses, police acknowledge converting students into informants who have been arrested for drugs. According to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism,\nOne UW-Whitewater student used as a confidential informant, speaking on condition of anonymity, says he was arrested for selling marijuana and ended up buying ecstasy. Within three hours of his arrest, he says a campus detective searched his phone, identified potential targets and had him sign an agreement. The student, facing felony charges, says he made multiple controlled buys on campus.\nThese stories follow on the heels of developments at the U.S. Air Force Academy where a student informant program was dismantled after it was made public by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Post here.\nLabels: Families & Youth\nSearch Snitching.org\nSnitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice\nAbout Snitching Blog (4)\nBook events\/media (14)\nDrug-related (44)\nDynamics of Snitching (58)\nFamilies & Youth (34)\nGeneral Criminal Justice (6)\nIncentives & Payments (43)\nInformant Crime (29)\nInformant Law (63)\nJailhouse Informants (54)\nNews Stories (40)\nProsecutors (21)\nSecrecy (17)\nStop Snitching (13)\nThreats to Informants (24)\nWhite Collar (17)\nWitness Intimidation (15)\n\u00a92018 Snitching.org | Disclaimer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Case For A New Jeep Truck\nJustin Hughes\nFiled to: jeepFiled to: jeep\nJeep is killing it these days. This past December saw a whopping 41.7% increase in sales across the brand over the previous year. Jeep is by far Fiat Chrysler's most profitable division, which is particularly noteworthy since they only make SUVs. Despite my recent technical difficulties, Project MJ has already shown me that what makes a good Jeep also makes a good pickup truck. To expand sales even further, I think a return of the Jeep truck would be a great addition to their fleet.\nRead on Right Foot Down or continue below\nChrysler's acquisition of American Motors in 1987 spelled the end of Jeep trucks. Chrysler already had their own lineup of Dodge trucks, and unlike GM they didn't want two truck divisions competing with each other. They allowed the recently introduced Comanche to live until the end of its production cycle, then pulled the plug to favor Dodge Dakota sales. There hasn't been a Jeep truck since.\nSince then the compact pickup truck has disappeared in the US. Ford Ranger, Chevy S-10, Dodge Dakota \u2013 all gone, as well as their Japanese competition. Even mid-size trucks have all but disappeared, with prices increasing to where, for a few dollars more, you can buy a full size truck. This is America, where bigger is better, right? Not really. It can be a pain to maneuver and park even a smaller full size pickup in urban areas. Traditionally the larger trucks got worse gas mileage, though modern turbo and diesel motors are overcoming this disadvantage. Full size trucks from the three American brands all start in the $26,000 range, but those are for stripped down work trucks built to a price point. You can buy two Ram Tradesman trucks for the starting price of one fully loaded Ram Limited.\nA new Jeep truck would give Fiat Chrysler a contender in this currently untapped market. It could just as easily come from Ram, but they seem to be suffering from their recent rebranding after they split off from Dodge, while the Jeep brand alone would sell a whole bunch of these trucks. The Jeep name sells the Compass, for crying out loud, which is just a rebodied, rebadged Dodge Caliber.\nThe Case For A New Jeep Truck - Right Foot Down\nJeep is killing it these days. To expand sales even further, I think a return of\u2026\nThis past September, Automotive News reported that a Wrangler based pickup is coming to offset the loss of the KL Cherokee from Jeep's Toledo, OH plant. However, AN \"learned independently\" about the pickup, and Fiat Chrysler made no comment on whether this is true or not. They cite no source for this report, despite it being the focal point of the article that many other automotive news outlets picked up on. It sounds more like wishful thinking to me.\nBut it would make a lot of sense. Back in 2005, Jeep teased at a Wrangler based pickup concept with the Gladiator. More recently, in 2012, they teased the Jeep J12. Both times people drooled over the concepts and begged them to build it, but it never happened. The interest is clearly there, but I think Jeep\/FCA has been holding back on bringing back a small truck until they were sure it would be profitable, and not just a bunch of fleet sales to courier companies. They love small trucks. I drove Ford Rangers and Mazda B2300 twins for a courier company for a couple of years.\nSpeaking of Ford, they're considering moving Ranger production back to the US. The Ranger never died \u2013 they just didn't sell it here, believing there isn't enough of a market for it and preferring to boost sales of their full size trucks instead. But now GM offers a smaller truck, so it's possible that Ford may bring back the Ranger to compete with it. And again, despite many reports that the Ranger is definitely returning, it's actually far from a done deal. But if Ford does move production here, and considering that it currently has no answer to the Colorado\/Canyon, it would make sense to actually sell it here.\nSo what about Dodge Ram? Do they bring back the Dakota as an also-ran? Ford's main argument against selling a smaller truck is that it would take a bite out of F-series sales. They have a good point there, and a new Dakota would do the same to full size Ram sales, which already aren't tremendous. But FCA has a trick up its sleeve \u2013 Jeep. Leave the Ram line alone, introduce a small truck as a Jeep instead, and there is no competition between the brands. They sell different products. Plus there are many people who would buy a Jeep truck over Ram\/Ford\/GM simply because it's a Jeep, or who would buy a Jeep truck instead of a Wrangler because it's a cool alternative.\nIn their article, Automotive News points out that the Wrangler and Cherokee production lines are almost completely different, since the Cherokee is unibody while the Wrangler is a good old fashioned body-on-frame design. In addition, Jeep can't afford any down time in Wrangler production to retool the line for the new 2018 model. It would make sense to retool the current Cherokee line for the new Wrangler while continuing JK Wrangler production on the current line until they're ready to switch. But then what do they do with the JK production line? Retooling it to produce a new Wrangler based pickup wouldn't be a stretch at all. In fact it would be far more efficient to build it at the same plant as as the Wrangler since they would share many parts. This wouldn't be the first time this happened in Toledo \u2013 the XJ Cherokee and MJ Comanche were both built there.\nAs much as I'd like to see a new Comanche, I don't think that would happen. Though both the old XJ and new KL Cherokee are unibody designs, the KL is front wheel drive based, its platform shared with the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200. Even the four wheel drive systems favor front wheel drive, disconnecting the rear wheels entirely when sending power to them is not required. The KL Cherokee has become a crossover, and is too much like a modern car for a true usable pickup truck to be based on it.\nDespite the hype of the more recent J12 concept, I think it would be cheaper and easier if the new truck was identical to the Wrangler from the B-pillar forward, just like the Comanche was the front half of a Cherokee with a pickup bed. Call it the Scrambler, like the CJ8 model. If based on the Wrangler Unlimited, it would have a good sized, usable pickup bed like the Gladiator concept. Unlike the original CJ8, it would be more like the Comanche in that it would be an actual pickup truck that's usable in the real world. Though it would be cool if FCA decided to emphasize this fact by naming it the Comanche.\nThe only downside is the price. The current Wrangler starts at $23,895, and the Wrangler Unlimited at $27,695. That's right around the same as a full size Ram, Ford, or Chevy\/GMC truck, which is what killed small trucks in the US in the first place. Is the Jeep brand enough to sell a smaller truck for the same price? It is for some. But will that, plus the simple desire for a small truck, be enough to make a Jeep truck profitable? Or is the Chevy Colorado, starting at a mere $20,995 for an extended cab, a better option? Probably, unless Jeep can bring down the price of their truck close to or below Wrangler territory. How low they go depends on how much Jeep wants to sell a good small truck, or how much they want to sell the Jeep brand.\n(Photo credits: Kevin's Pocket, Justin Hughes, Autoblog, Toledo Blade, Toronto Star)\nFollow @justinhughes54 on Twitter\nRecent from Justin Hughes\nSubaru Canada Withdraws as Rally Competitor, Expands Grassroots Support\nOur Oppo Rally Story\nI Defected","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Colts | Rigoberto Sanchez uncertain for Week 15\nIndianapolis Colts P Rigoberto Sanchez (illness) was back at practice Wednesday, Dec. 16, just 15 days after having a cancerous tumor removed from an undisclosed location. However, his status for Week 15 against the Houston Texans is still rather uncertain. 'I'm just so grateful for the doctors here in the Colts locker room and in Indiana as well,' Sanchez said. 'It's incredible how things pan out sometimes. I could have gone to any other team, and Indiana is, like, where it's at for medicine. I'm just so grateful to be here with you guys, and it's amazing to be back.'\nThe Herald Bulletin - George Bremer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Motivation & Leadership\nFuture & Technology\nSociety & Education\nModerators & Media\nRemi Krug\nFormer President of Krug champagne.\nSpeakers for your next conference\nInnovation\/Creativity\nR\u00e9mi Krug, who retired as President of the House of Krug in January 2007, is a tireless ambassador whose passion for his craft and pride in his remarkable product remain undiminished after more than forty years in the business.\nR\u00e9mi Krug joined his father Paul Krug II and elder brother Henri in the family firm in 1965 after graduating from the prestigious H.E.C. business school in Paris. His extrovert personality and talents as a communicator naturally led him towards international sales and marketing, and he travelled extensively throughout the world to promote the image of Krug champagne and maintain the company's close relationships with Krug lovers. A fluent speaker of English and Italian, he was instrumental in cementing Krug's traditional ties with the UK, reintroducing Krug to the US, and making Italy, at one point, the company's largest market. R\u00e9mi Krug was awarded the Ordre National du M\u00e9rite, and also served as president of the influential Comit\u00e9 Colbert, the association of French luxury goods manufacturers, between 1998 and 2002.\nAlthough officially retired, R\u00e9mi Krug remains very much a presence within the House of Krug, and continues to advise the House. He is, of course, a full member of the Krug wine team, actively involved in the crucial process of assemblage, the annual quest to recreate the legendary Krug style.\nI would like to request quote for:\nPlease, input the code:\nAnil K. Gupta\nDavid Clutterbuck\n\u00a9 2022 European Speakers Bureau\nEUROPEAN SPEAKERS BUREAU Rue Americaine 221, 1050 Brussels, Belgium T: +44 (0) 208 748 9595 E: info@europeanspeakers.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"David Fizdale talks about Russell Westbrook's turnovers\nPhoto: thesportsrush.com\nRussell Westbrook had 13 turnovers in total during the last two games for the Los Angeles Lakers, both of them were losses for his team.\nThe 33-year-old point guard leads the NBA in turnovers this season with 148. He is fifth among all-time turnovers leaders with 4,041. Above him are three league legends John Stockton, Moses Malone and Karl Malone and Westbrook's teammate LeBron James (#1 with 4,664 career turnovers).\nLakers backup coach David Fizdale was asked to talk about Westbrook's turnovers over the last couple of games. \"He really was making strides and I think the circumstances over the last few games I think with so many people being in and out I think triggered in him that he had to save us,\" he said.\n\"So some of his plays he was probably moving too fast or trying to press when things weren't there. And again these are things that we just like I said we had a great film session, guys are very open and receptive. We just talked about connection things that how do we instead of this play what can we do within our offensive fundamentals to lead to a great shot for us.\n\"How do we use your talent that draws all of these players to make sure that that leads to a great shot for us? So that's what the whole film session was about offensively. And again a lot of this stuff is connection. You think Talen's been out for a few games he was playing great, comes back he's struggling. IT just got added to the team, Trevor just got thrown in the mix and some of this is rhythm and connection and understanding when a guy is zigging he need to be zagging and those type of things.\n\"And so we saw that on the film it's easy to look at the stat line and say 'Oh Russ has 7 turnovers and it's on Russ.' But three or four of those are guys not getting to their spacing or not adjusting to how they're supposed to adjust to as Russ attacks We own it as a team. That's the fun part about being around this group is they don't get caught up in the noise of the results. They're more about 'Can we keep getting better and and attacking the issues and coming up with solutions.' And that's what to day was all about.\"\nPrevious David Fizdale provides update on Dwight Howard\nNext FC Bayern Munich concludes first round of EuroLeague against Baskonia","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Nashville Cat: a session with Greg V.\nmore... Artists \u2022 August 2007 \u2022 Greg V.\nNashville Cat: a session with Greg V.\nJames Egolf\nThe Third Edition of the American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy defines the word journeyman as \"A skilled artisan who works on hire for master artisans rather than for himself.\" If the definition was appended to read \"A master artisan who works on hire for master artisans rather than for himself,\" it would be an apt description of both Greg V. and his career.\nWorking for artists as diverse as Double Trouble and Wynnona Judd, in addition to working on soundtracks from shows as varied as Max Headroom and Baywatch, Greg has been able to hone his chops in a variety of situations, allowing him to develop the Zen-like ability to place the right note in exactly the right space, playing for the song rather than for attention. That right-time, right-place aesthetic has also filtered its way into Greg's life geographically, having lived at various times in several major music markets around the country, such as San Francisco, L.A. and Austin.\nGreg currently resides in Nashville, where he works as an in-demand session player in addition to taking the occasional touring gig. We were recently able to catch up with him to find out what life is like for a guitarist beginning a career in the Nashville studio scene, as well as how he ended up there.\nWhen did you decide to play guitar?\nI started when I was 13, during the summer break between seventh and eighth grade. I loved Elton John and the Who, a lot of great, classic '70s rock. I was starting to write lyrics because I wanted to be involved in the songwriting process, but I realized I was a horrible singer and lyricist, so I started playing guitar. The first day was ten hours, the next day was eight hours, then my fingers hurt, so I only played four hours the third day.\nPlaying until the skin came off of your fingers?\nYeah, the classic story; I had a really horrible old acoustic that my parents bought for me at the PX for something like ten dollars. It had a small little body and really high action. It wasn't a Harmony, but it was something like that. And, you know, I was just persistent; once I latched on to the guitar it was as though a long lost limb was reconnected. I just couldn't let go. I wouldn't let go.\nWas there a defining moment for you \u2013 like seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show \u2013 when you thought, that's what I want to do?\nThat moment was literally getting the guitar in my hands. That's why I never stopped playing. I don't think I missed a day of playing the guitar for several years, and I played at least three or four hours a day. Even when I was sick and had to stay home, I was playing guitar. Those were my formative years; I would pick up riffs from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ted Nugent records, sitting there for hours, picking the needle up and dropping it back down on the record a million times, trying to learn the intro to \"Sweet Home Alabama.\"\nI remember cueing up records over and over.\nYeah, and trying to slow them down to 16 rpm, to learn the quicker licks. If you were a kid back then, and you had that kind of relentless nature to keep doing that over and over, you know there was something seriously driving you. Otherwise, it took too much effort!\nMoving forward a bit \u2013 how did you then make the transition from high school bands and bar bands to studio and soundtrack work?\nThat was a bit of a process. I played in bands in high school in the panhandle of Florida. My parents lived on a farm in a small town called Laurel Hill, and I was playing weekends there. I was in a couple of different bands; one was a straight up, hard-country band, doing Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard tunes, and the other was a rock band, where we could make more money doing Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet and Skynyrd covers.\nWould this have been in the late '70s?\nYeah, exactly, this was the late 70's, and it was a great period of time because there were tons of clubs all along the panhandle. I played all over, from Tallahassee to Mobile, Alabama. You know, I was 16, 17, 18 years old, and making great money for back then.\nRecent Articles by James Egolf\nNik Huber Guitars Junior & Special Review\nReason SM50 Review\nCarr Raleigh Review\nTen Years After: celebrating a decade of Suhr Guitars\nLive from L.A.: SNL's Jared Scharff\nAlbum Review: Greg Koch Band - \"Plays Well with Others\"\nPurdue Guitar Building Workshop Returns with Female and High School-Specific Sessions\nSecrets of a Classical Cat: The Four Right-Hand Commandments","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Regulatory response > EU data governance regulation \u2013 A wave of digital, regulatory and antitrust reform begins \u2013 Part Two\nEU data governance regulation \u2013 A wave of digital, regulatory and antitrust reform begins \u2013 Part Two\nBy Marcus Evans (UK), Jay Modrall (BE) and Michael Sinclair (UK) on December 17, 2020 Posted in Regulatory response\nOn 25 November 2020, the European Commission (EC) published its proposed Data Governance Regulation (the DGR), which will create a new legal framework to encourage the development of a European single market for data.\nThis is part two of a series of three blog posts. In this blog post, we outline the new regimes for data sharing service providers and data altruism under the DGR, and consider the potential impact on businesses.\nNew regime for data sharing service providers\nThe EC anticipates that providers of data sharing services, or data intermediaries, will play a key role in facilitating the aggregation and exchange of substantial amounts of relevant data (personal and non-personal data).\nThe basic principle reflected in the DGR is that such data intermediaries must be independent from both data holders and data users to facilitate the emergence of new data-driven ecosystems independent from online platforms with significant market power.\nIn what situations would the DGR apply to data sharing arrangements?\nThe DGR envisages data sharing service providers will play a role in three contexts:\nIntermediation services between data holders which are legal persons and potential data users: those services may include bilateral or multilateral exchanges of data or the creation of platforms or databases enabling the exchange or joint exploitation of data, as well as the establishment of a specific infrastructure for the interconnection of data holders and data users.\nIntermediation services between data subjects that seek to make their personal data available and potential data users.\nServices of data cooperatives: services supporting data subjects or one-person companies or micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, who are members of the cooperative or who confer the power to the cooperative to negotiate terms and conditions for data processing before they consent.\nThese three areas are described in more detail below.\nAny data sharing service provider who intends to provide data sharing services falling within the scope of one of the three types of data sharing services described above must submit a notification to the relevant Member State's competent authority.\nRequirement to notify\nThey will be the only third parties able to run so-called data exchanges or trusts for data pools. Operators of personal data stores will be covered by such requirements and will accordingly need to notify.\nThe DGR provides that, upon giving such notification, the provider of data sharing services may start the activity subject to the conditions laid down in the DGA. The notification entitles the provider to provide data sharing services in all Member States.\nWhat data sharing services will not be covered by the DGR?\nData sharing service providers covered by the notification requirement under the DGR would have as their main objective the creation of legal and potentially technical relations between data holders and potential users, assisting both parties in exchanging data.\nTheir business must aim at intermediating between an indefinite number of data holders and data users, rather than a closed group.\nWhat are the other excluded categories?\nOther categories excluded from the requirement to give notice under the DGR include:\nProviders of cloud services.\nService providers that obtain data from data holders, aggregate, enrich or transform the data and license the use of the resulting data to data users, such as advertisement or data brokers.\nData consultancies.\nProviders of data products resulting from value added to the data by the service provider.\nServices that focus on the intermediation of content, in particular on copyright-protected content.\nData exchange platforms used by one data holder in order to enable the use of data they hold.\nPlatforms developed in the context of objects and devices connected to the Internet of Things.\nRegulated entities such as consolidated tape providers and account information service providers.\nData altruism organizations (see below).\nUnder the DGR, providers of data sharing services would be required to have a place of establishment in the EU or to designate a representative in the EU.\nAre data sharing service providers outside the EU covered?\nThis means that a provider of data sharing services that is not established in the EU, but which offers services falling with the scope of the DGR, must:\nAppoint a legal representative in one of the Member States in which those services are offered.(The representative would act on behalf of the data sharing services provider under a written mandate. The provider would be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the Member State in which the legal representative is established.)\nNotify the competent authority in the relevant Member State.\nComply with the DGR conditions applicable to such data sharing arrangements.\nData service providers would have to be supervised by the competent authority in the Member State where they are established or their legal representative is located.\nIntermediation services between data subjects: personal data\nThe DGR provides for a specific category of data intermediaries focusing exclusively on personal data and seeks to enhance individual agency and the individuals' control over the data pertaining to them.\nThese service providers would assist individuals in exercising their GDPR rights, in particular managing their consent to data processing, the right of access to their own data, the right to the rectification of inaccurate personal data, the right of erasure or right \"to be forgotten,\" the right to restrict processing and the right of data portability.\nThe DGR would prevent misaligned incentives that could encourage individuals to make more data available for processing than what is in the individuals' own interest. It provides that the provider offering services to data subjects shall act in the data subjects' best interest when facilitating the exercise of their rights, in particular by advising data subjects on potential data uses and standard terms and conditions attached to such uses. The duty might also include, for example, making due diligence checks on data users before allowing them to contact data subjects, in order to avoid fraudulent practices.\nIn certain situations, it could be desirable to collate actual data within a \"personal data space\" so that processing can happen within that space.\nData cooperatives\nThe DGR contains rules on data cooperatives, which would seek to strengthen the position of individuals consenting to data use, influencing the terms and conditions attached to data use or potentially solving disputes on how data can be used when such data pertain to several data subjects within that group.\nTo increase trust in data sharing services, the DGR creates an EU-level regulatory framework with highly harmonized requirements (called \"conditions\") applicable to all three types of data sharing arrangements covered by the DGR (that is, intermediation services between data holders, intermediation services between data subjects, and data cooperatives).\nWhat are the conditions applicable to providers of data sharing services?\nBroadly speaking, the effect of the conditions is that:\nData sharing service providers would be required to be neutral as regards the data exchanged between data holders and data users, and could thus act only as intermediaries, without using the data exchanged for any other purpose.\nStructural separation would be required between the data sharing service and any other services provided, so as to avoid conflicts of interest. Data sharing service providers should be separate legal entities that do not engage in other activities.\nData sharing service providers intermediating exchanges of personal data between individuals as data holders and legal persons should be subject to a fiduciary duties to those individuals (\"the provider offering services to data subjects shall act in the data subjects' best interest when facilitating the exercise of their rights\").\nEncouraging data altruism\nThe DGR aims to tap the potential to increase the use of data made available voluntarily by individuals or companies for purposes of general interest, such as healthcare, combating climate change, improving mobility, compiling official statistics, improving public services and supporting scientific research. The legal framework established by the DGR would contribute to the formation of data pools with sufficient size to enable data analytics and machine learning.\nCompanies seeking to support purposes of general interest by making available relevant data based on data altruism at scale and which meet certain requirements would be able to register as \"Data Altruism Organizations recognized in the Union.\"\nRegistration would be valid across the EU, facilitating cross-border data use within the EU and the emergence of data pools covering several Member States.\nEngendering trust\nThe voluntary compliance of such registered entities with a set of requirements should foster trust that data made available for altruistic purposes serves the general interest. Such trust should result in particular from:\nA place of establishment within the EU.\nThe requirement that registered entities have a not-for-profit character.\nTransparency requirements.\nSpecific safeguards in place to protect rights and interests of data subjects and companies.\nFurther safeguards should include offering data processing within a secure processing environment operated by the registered entity, oversight mechanisms such as ethics councils or boards to ensure that the data controller maintains high standards of scientific ethics, and the technical means to withdraw or modify consent at any moment, based on the information obligations of data processors under the GDPR.\nRecognized data altruism organizations would be able to collect relevant data directly from natural and legal persons or to process data collected by others.\nWhat are data altruism organizations permitted to do?\nIs consent required?\nTypically, data altruism would rely on consent of data subjects in accordance with the GDPR. Individuals and companies participating in these activities would consent to specific purposes of data processing, but could also consent to data processing in certain areas of research or parts of research projects.\nFor additional legal certainty, the DGR envisages that the EC will develop a European data altruism consent form to contribute additional confidence and transparency on how data subjects' data will be accessed and used.\nUse of the form could also streamline data altruism by companies and provide a mechanism allowing companies to withdraw their permission to use the data.\nTo take into account the specificities of individual sectors, including from a data protection perspective, there should be a possibility for sectoral adjustments of the European data altruism consent form.\nAre there generally applicable localization requirements under the DGR?\nShielding: the DGR includes \"shielding\" provisions to limit EU citizens' and companies' obligation to provide data under non-EU Member State legal procedures. In functional outcome, these could have the effect of localizing some data within the EU.\nNon-personal data: a public sector body in relation to public sector data, the re-user of such data, a data sharing provider, and data altruism organizations, as the case may be, must take all reasonable technical, legal and organizational measures in order to prevent transfer or access to non-personal data held in the EU where such transfer or access would create a conflict with EU law or the law of the relevant Member State, unless the transfer or access falls within one of the following two exceptions:\nInternational agreement permits it:any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring them to transfer from or give access to non-personal data in the EU may only be recognized or enforceable if based on an international agreement (such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the EU or any such agreement between the requesting third country and a Member State).\nInternational judgment complying with minimum requirements: if they are directed by a decision of a court or of an administrative authority of a third country to transfer from \/ give access to non-personal data held in the EU, and compliance with that requirement risks conflict with EU \/ Member State law, the transfer or access shall take place only if: (1) the jurisdiction requires the reasons and proportionality to be set out, and the judgment\/decision is sufficiently specific; (2) the objections of the addressee is subject to review of the foreign court; and (3) the foreign court is empowered to take into account the relevant legal interests of the provider of the data.\nIn either case, they must provide the minimum amount of data permissible in response to a request for transfer \/ access.\nAre there localization requirements specific to public sector data?\nThere are additional localization requirements applicable to non-personal public sector data. To protect non-personal data protected by intellectual property rights or that is otherwise confidential, special requirements would apply under the DGR to transfers of data to non-EU countries:\nThe EC can declare that the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of a third country: (1) ensure protection of intellectual property and trade secrets in a way that is essentially equivalent to the protection ensured under EU law; (2) are being effectively applied and enforced; and (3) provide effective judicial redress.\nPublic sector bodies may only transmit confidential data or data protected by intellectual property rights to a re-user which intends to transfer the data to a third country other than an EC approved country (see bullet above) if the re-user undertakes: (1) to comply with the obligations imposed by the DGR even after the data is transferred to the third country; and (2) to accept the jurisdiction of the courts of the Member State of the public sector body as regards any dispute.\nHighly sensitive non-personal data\nThe DGR provides that public sector bodies may impose stricter conditions on transfers to non-EU countries of highly sensitive types of non-personal data, such as public health system data held by public hospitals.\nTo ensure harmonized practices across the EU, such highly sensitive data will be defined in EU measures \u2013 for example, in the context of the European Health Data Space or other sectoral legislation.\nThe DGR requires that the conditions:\nAttached to the transfer of such data should be proportionate, non-discriminatory and necessary to protect legitimate public policy objectives, such as the protection of public health, public order, safety, the environment, public morals, consumer protection, privacy and personal data protection.\nShould also correspond to the risks identified in relation to the sensitivity of such data, including in terms of the risk of the re-identification of individuals.\nCould include terms applicable to the transfer or technical arrangements, such as using a secure processing environment, limitations as regards the re-use of data in third-countries or categories of persons which are entitled to transfer such data to third countries or who can access the data in the third country. In exceptional cases, they could also include restrictions on transfer of the data to non-EU countries to protect public interests.\nOf course the GDPR continues to apply with its restrictive approach on international transfer of any personal data.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"iOS 8 Comes With a New App That Teaches You How to Use Your iPhone\nMario Aguilar\nThe newest build of iOS 8 just hit developers, and it includes, TADA, a new Apple app called Tips, which will help new users navigate the basics of Apple's mobile OS.\nThe screen shot above comes to us from 9To5Mac, which reports the details of Apple's newest app. As the name implies, Tips will be full of helpful \"did you know\" like suggestions and mini tutorials on iOS 8 features. For example, the app will help everyone who fires up iOS and needs a quick guide to Siri. The screens also imply that there will be new weekly tips to squeezing more out of your iPhone or iPad. Apple has also added a new \"iOS Tips and Tricks\" website.\nTips is noteworthy mostly because Apple doesn't add new apps to its pre-installed suite very often, so you have to believe it was created out of some kind of very urgent need. It might be a bit much to say that Apple, which prides itself on the simplicity of its user experience, is admitting that users might need a little tour of iOS' features. It's actually more amazing that iOS has gotten by without much in the way of instructions for so long. [9to5Mac]\nRecent from Mario Aguilar\nI Reset the Dumb GE Smart Lightbulb\nHeartbreaking: A Frothy Farewell to Alex Dicko, Our Thunder From Down Under\nThe Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Probably Too Thick","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Share this Story: The five best moments from the Canadiens' 2019-2020 season\nThe five best moments from the Canadiens' 2019-2020 season\nFrom overtime winners, to a playoff upset, these are the five best moments from the Canadiens' 19-20 season\nJulian McKenzie \u2022 Special to the Montreal Gazette\nSep 30, 2020 \u2022 September 30, 2020 \u2022 4 minute read \u2022 9 Comments\nMontreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault and Jeff Petry, rear, celebrate with Nick Suzuki, 14, after his goal during first period of National Hockey League game against the Anaheim Ducks in Montreal Thursday February 6, 2020. Photo by John Mahoney \/Montreal Gazette files\nIn every season, good or bad, there are memorable moments that stay with fans or media. And in a year such as this, where the Canadiens played amid a global pandemic, they will have moments they won't soon forget.\nBut even before they reached the Toronto bubble, the Canadiens provided some fun moments for those watching from home or in the stands. It wasn't all doom and gloom, even if it likely would've ended that way had the NHL not put the Habs in their expanded postseason.\nThe five best moments from the Canadiens' 2019-2020 season Back to video\nWe already told you this season for the bleu-blanc-rouge wasn't a complete writeoff . But now, we've pinpointed five of the best moments.\n5. Canadiens wallop the Capitals\nMontreal Canadiens 5, Washington Capitals 2, November 15, 2019\nIt was Montreal's most impressive win of the season at that point. The Capitals had the league's best record and were already a formidable opponent (any team is when you have Alexander Ovechkin), but they still couldn't hang with the Canadiens, who got production from Tomas Tatar, Brendan Gallagher, and even Jordan Weal among others.\nIn another universe, the Canadiens would have propelled themselves through a remarkable campaign thanks to that victory over Ovechkin and the Caps. Instead, the team lost Jonathan Drouin to injury for a long time and they lost the first of eight consecutive games the following night against P.K. Subban and the New Jersey Devils at home.\nBut after the Habs' win over the Capitals that Friday night, it sure seemed like the team was going to show fans what they weren't necessarily expecting to see.\n4. Domi's OT winner over the Flames\nMontreal Canadiens 4, Calgary Flames 3 (OT), December 19, 2019\nMax Domi's overtime winner against the Calgary Flames during a late-December Western Canadian road swing was made sweeter for two reasons. First, Domi stared down fans and subtly asked if they were entertained.\nSecondly, the Habs fans in the building were raucous throughout the contest and they made themselves heard after Domi scored the game-winner.\nBetter yet, fans proved they could travel well throughout the road trip, resulting in an uncanny hybrid home advantage for the Habs. But Domi's goal, resulting in celebrations in enemy territory, made for one of the cooler moments of the Canadiens' season.\n3. Habs come back against the Golden Knights\nMontreal Canadiens 5, Vegas Golden Knights 4 (OT), October 31, 2019\nIt could have been over \u2014 down 4-2 with under seven minutes to play against the Vegas Golden Knights. But those dreaded two-goal leads sometimes hurt teams when they least expect it.\nTomas Tatar, a former Golden Knight, and Brendan Gallagher scored in the third period to tie the game. Domi then needed 27 seconds to score in overtime, thanks to a sweet feed from Jeff Petry (and Golden Knights forward Mark Stone failing to pick him up as he glided to the net).\nAn unexpected 5-4 overtime victory was among the best moments for the bleu-blanc-rouge this year.\n2. Lucky Lehks leads Habs past the play-in round\nMontreal Canadiens 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 0, August 7, 2020\nNot many expected the Habs to play into the summer, and certainly not through a pandemic. Thanks to an Arturri Lehkonen goal in Game 4 of their play-in series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Habs fans were treated to another round of hockey and a slightly renewed sense of optimism.\nAll the Canadiens were missing were fans in their own stands. Yet their play on the ice was more than enough to silence the opposing Penguins. They still had the Philadelphia Flyers waiting on the other side in their \"first round\" playoff series, and maybe a few fans weren't happy the Habs took themselves out of the running for the No. 1 pick in October's draft.\nBut a series win is a series win, as history repeated itself a decade after the Canadiens upset the Penguins in the 2010 playoffs.\n1. Kovalchuk's OT winner in the Habs-Leafs rivalry\nMontreal Canadiens 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (OT), February 8, 2020\nThere was a brief moment where Habs fans wondered if the team actually had some kind of chance at making the playoffs (well before the world shut down) despite two eight-game winless streaks throughout the season.\nIt came as Ilya Kovalchuk provided an overtime winner in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre, sending fans into a frenzy. It was arguably the team's most entertaining win of the season, and it came at the expense of a longtime rival.\nThe Habs were on a modest three-game win streak, won nine of their last 12 games, and were a handful of points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the Atlantic Division.\n\"That's a big two points for us,\" Kovalchuk said after the win.\nIt was also the peak of the Kovalchuk experience in Montreal, as fans celebrated the trigger-happy forward who picked up six goals and seven assists in his 22-game stay. As opposed to the playoffs, we, as spectators, can say that we were part of the ride.\nThe five most memorable Canadiens games ever played\nThis Habs season wasn't a total write-off and here's why\nCanadiens' pipeline filling up with young talent\nCOVID-19: What is and isn't restricted in Montreal during red alert period\nThese high-end Montreal restaurants are offering top-notch takeout","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"People, People of Forks, People of Lucerne,\nHoly Princess of Lucerne\nAppears In The Lost One\nHoly Dragon Princess of Lucerne\nLady of House Lovie\nNickname The Pixie\nRace Vandal German\nAllegiance House Lovie\nFather \u2020 James Lovie II.\nMother Lisa Tyrell\n\u2020 Tristan Lovie\nHalf Siblings\nDiane Portmane\nNatalie Portmane\nJamie Portmane\nSpouse Jasper Hale\nChildren None\nAlice Lovie is the daughter of James, and Lisa Lovie making her a member of House Lovie through her father, and a member of House Tyrell through her mother. Alice Lovie has two siblings in the form of William, and Sean lovie of whom she was extremely close with William and he has become the King of Lucerne, while her brother Tristan lost his mind early in life and following his exile from the Kingdom he was eventually killed by William during the Battle of Berne. Alice is engaged to Jasper Hale of House Hale, and she expecting their first child which she discovered she was pregnant while she and her brother William were returning from Lorderon, and she is expecting anyway the baby.\nAlice Lovie is known as an extremely kind and friendly person that makes everyone around her smile due to her endless supply of energy. This kindness was in response to the deep connection she shared with her older brother William Lovie, and the great times the two had together. It was in complete disregard to the horrible and most of the time cruel parenting she received from her parents.\nAlice Lovie was born into a position that should have put her into a lifestyle that would have left her wanting for nothing in life, but instead her early life was part paradise and part hell. Her relationship with her brother William consumed her every minute of the day and the two were the closest two people could be, but this happiness was basically the sole good thing in her family. Her father despised her with a malice that was scary to behold, and her brother wanted her in more then just sibling type desires, and this led to violent interactions between the three siblings. She and her brother William would become distant for a time when she didn't like the kind of decisions he was making, and this led to her isolation from most of the people that she knew and allowed both Sean, and Bill to further their own agendas. When Alice was fourteen the Circle of Magi under the direction of her father would use Magi to erase her from the memory of the Valley of Lucerne, and for her to forget who she was and believing she was a poor servant girl living in Forks. She lived in Forks for several years and while she was in Forks she became very close to Bella Swan, and Rosalie Hale of whom both would become very important in the Kingdom of Lucerne, but she constantly felt the pain of being apart from her beloved brother William. Alice Lovie would become the target of assasination when it became clear that William was going to move against the Knights of Aerene and in order for this to happen she was sent to Dunten where the plan was for her to be executed by Lord Duneria who was a James loyalist but this fell apart when James Nighting II. warned Er-Khadgar Morgrave and he would move her away to Castle Vuneria where she remained until the Seven Knights rebellion was ended and Khadgar reluctantly allowed her to return to Forks. When William arrived in Forks during The Journey she and he recognized each other though they didn't know why, and also during this time she would rekindle her relationship with Jasper Hale. Upon her awakening from the spell she returned to Lucerne and the deep connection that she shared with William caused his mind to remember the relationship they shared. Since this Alice has returned to the side of William, and their relationship is as strong as ever. Alice would accompany both Emma Bell, and William to Lorderon where they would meet several members of the Lovie Family that had fathered by Bill Lovie during their youth, and had been kept a secret for all that time. Following witnessing William and Brooke in a passionate state she begins having an affair with Dylan Steinmare of whom eventually would get her pregnent with a child that she came to understand was not Jasper`s when Catherine Lovie tells her how the milk of the poppy she had been taking to abort Jasper`s attempts were always fake. When William Lovie decides that it is time for him to make a major move in the Kingdom of Lucerne it is Alice that is the only one that can help him go through with it, and during this epic conversation they begin to accept that their feelings for each other may not be simply the sibling type anymore. Following the death of Bella Swan Alice Lovie realizes once again that her romantic feelings for her brother are coming out, and her decision is to leave the capital for a time while her brother spends time with his new betrothed Leven Martell, and she leaves the capital for northern Italy. Her arrival in northern Italy is met by great enthusiasm by the northern Roman provinces of whom see what happened with Ravenna as something they are interested in, and she settles with a large force of Lucernians outside of Venetia of whom grants them the stay.\n2.1.1 Chaos of Youth\n2.1.1.1 The Demitri Incident\n2.1.1.2 An Uninvited Guest\n2.1.2 Britney Hemsworth\n2.1.2.1 Arrival in Lucerne\n2.1.2.2 Alice Steps In\n2.1.2.3 Confrontation with Alice\n2.1.2.4 Birth of Lucie Lovie\n2.1.3 The Bird and the Dragon\n2.1.3.1 Bill Intervenes\n2.1.3.2 The Winter Ball\n2.2 The Corruption of Tristan Lovie\n2.2.1 Testing the Limits\n2.2.2 The Spark of Madness\n2.2.3 The Duel\n2.2.4 Moral Decline\n2.2.4.1 Keeping Secrets\n2.2.4.2 Coming clean and Consequences\n2.3 The End of Alice Lovie\n2.3.1 Unforeseen Consequences\n2.3.2 End of Amber Heard\n2.3.3 William, and Alice Awaken\n2.3.4 Alistair Irons\n2.3.5 Life in Forks\n2.3.5.1 Florius Novellius\n2.3.5.2 Bella Steps In\n2.3.6 Attempted Execution of Alice Lovie\n2.4 The Seven Knights Rebellion of 5123\n2.4.1 The Lies of Ghelen\n2.4.1.1 Arrival of William Lovie III.\n2.4.2 The Floren Movement\n2.4.2.1 The Coup of Brightwater\n2.4.3 The Taking of Castle Ongrill\n2.4.3.1 The Duel\n2.4.3.2 Tristan Arrives in Ongrill\n2.4.3.3 Saving Rachel\n2.4.4 The Dunten Rebellion\n2.4.4.1 Arrival of Edward Cullen\n2.4.4.2 Surrender of Dunten\n2.4.5 The Trachtenburgs\n2.4.5.1 Battle of Castle Trachtenburg\n2.5 The Journey\n2.5.1 Attempt on Alice Lovie\n2.5.2 Arriving in Forks\n2.5.2.1 Alice Learns the Truth\n2.5.2.2 Golden Haired Boy\n2.5.2.3 Chance Encounter\n2.5.2.4 The Tavern Meeting\n2.5.2.5 William Returns\n2.5.2.6 The Storeroom Meetings\n2.5.2.7 The Return\n2.5.2.8 Ending a Marriage\n2.5.3 Gathering Storm\n2.5.3.1 Arriving in Stormwind\n2.5.3.2 Return to Lucerne\n2.5.3.3 Alice Rises\n2.5.4 Removing the Old King\n2.5.4.1 Wedding of Bella, and William\n2.5.4.2 Tristan's Failed Attempt\n2.5.4.3 Entering the Sky Tower\n2.5.4.4 Coronation of William Lovie III.\n2.5.5 Nortburg Tournament of 5125\n2.5.5.1 True Sons of Lucerne\n2.5.5.2 The Riverlands\n2.5.5.3 Meeting the Elves\n2.5.5.4 End of a Betrothal\n2.5.5.5 The Manderlys\n2.5.5.6 Arrival of Brooke Scott\n2.6 Death of Joseph Faraday\n2.6.1 Return of the King\n2.6.1.1 Removing Dylan Steinmare\n2.7 Battle of Berne\n2.7.1 Meeting Ezio Ederiz\n2.7.1.1 Infiltrating the Tower\n2.7.2 Meeting in Forks\n2.7.2.1 Discovery of Betrayal\n2.7.3 Sneaking Inside\n2.7.4 The Battle\n2.7.4.1 The Final Tower\n2.7.4.2 Battle of Krinner\n2.7.4.3 Taking of the Prison\n2.7.4.3.1 Hunting a Beast\n2.7.4.4 Duel with Sean Lovie\n2.7.4.5 Death is the End\n2.7.4.6 Meeting a Son\n2.7.5 Control of Berne\n2.8 The Underfort\n2.9 Learning Hard Truths\n2.9.1 Finding Family\n2.9.2 Meeting Family\n2.9.3 Meeting with Medivh\n2.10 Wedding of Hanna Arryn\n2.10.1 Arrival of Hillsbrad\n2.11 End of Brooke Scott\n2.11.1 Saying Goodbye\n2.11.2 Goodbye Son\n2.11.3 Death of Brooke\n2.12 A Desperate Gamble\n2.12.1 Telling Alice the Truth\n2.12.2 The Mountain\n2.12.3 The Monolith\n2.12.4 The Mad God\n2.13 Return of Riley Scott\n2.13.1 Meeting a Daughter\n2.13.1.1 Arrival in Westbridge\n2.13.1.2 Running From a Monster\n2.13.1.3 Arrival in Fairmarket\n2.13.1.4 Return to Lucerne\n2.14 Second Arnor War\n2.14.1 Rachel's Assassination Attempt\n2.15 Death of Bella Swan\n2.15.1 Bella Dies\n2.15.2 Confronting the Truth\n2.15.3 The New Queen\n2.15.4 Return of the Dragons\n2.16 Northern Italy\n2.16.1 Council of Venetia\n2.16.2 Founding of Tyrol\n\"The short girl was pixie-like, thin in the extreme, with small features. Her hair was deep black, cropped short and pointing in every direction.\"\n\u2014 Bella Swan\nAlice is a very beautiful person, petite, the shortest of the children of James Lovie at 4'10\" in the books, \"thin in the extreme\", with small, \"pixie-like\" features. She is also described to have large eyes and long, delicate eyebrows. Her hair is cropped short. She moves very gracefully, continually cited as dancing, with a carriage that would \"break any ballerina's heart\", as described by Bella in End of Darkness.\nAlice is portrayed as being optimistic, and she loves and cares for Bella like a sister, although all her relationships are but a shadow compared to the love and loyalty she has for her brother William. She often ignores other people's advice and does things her own way, which usually results in the outcome being better than predicted. She is kind and cares for those she loves. She loves to sing with music three octaves higher than the song really is with her silvery bell-like voice. She has vicarious fun dressing up Bella, and her other cousins and friends \"like a three-dimensional paper doll\" and decorating for and throwing parties.\nMain Article : Timeline of Alice Lovie\n\"My early life was all about extremes. My father hated me more then I feel like its normal for a human being to hate their child, and that clearly didn't make me feel good about myself. On the other extreme was my brother who grew up far quicker then anyone his age should have had to, and he loved me more then I ever deserved to be loved.\"\n\u2014 Alice Lovie\nAlice Lovie was born in Lucerne to her parents Bill, and Kathy Lovie and is the youngest of the three Lovie children, and because of this was always gaurded very closely by her brothers, though she was especially close to William. It was often said that you couldn't find William without Alice by his side, and it became very clear that they were very close. They would often sneak out into Lucerne proper, without there usually accompanying gaurd. The two of them continuesly attempted to find a way to get into the Tunnel Towers, in the hopes they could see the world outside lucerne. No matter what they seemed to try the two could never get past the gaurds who as time went on saw it as an almost hilarious game. But each time this happened Alice's father became more and more disturbed by the influence that Alice had over William. There were two final straws that caused Bill Lovie to remove Alice from Lucerne. Two moments that would shape the eventual departure of Alice Lovie from Lucerne, and completely destroy her emotionally for many years.\nChaos of Youth\nThe Demitri Incident\nAlice was simply off limits. I hope to god his broken corpse proved that.\n\"There was simply the world that existed around Alice, and then there was Alice. Everything came secondary to the love my son held for that whore, and that made me hate her more then anything.\"\n\u2014 Bill Lovie\nAs a young man though there was no relationship that could ever match up to the one he had with his sister Alice. This relationship would come to define him, and in subtle ways would be a major source of the distrust and hate between William and Sean Lovie as well as between William and his father. No matter who came or went from William's life the one constant love in his heart, and the person that everyone knew meant the world to him was Alice Lovie, and this came to be something that many close to him told him would one day become a weakness to him. As the two grew closer and closer William's hobbies became Alice's hobbies, and the things Alice enjoyed William tried to enjoy as well. This came to the front as the two came to really enjoy going down to Lucerne proper on their free days, and in these times they would play as if they were adventure's from a distant land, and not the prince, and princess of the Kingdom of Lucerne. This came to become a part of their lives that was a secret from everyone outside of Jasper, and Leven and for them as they spent more and more time escaping the world that for Alice was filled with pain, and for William was filled with regret, over what he knew he should be doing but for whatever reason he was to weak to become the prince the people needed.\n\"It was hard to believe even after all the emotional abuse I had recieved from my father that someone could actually hate me enough that they wanted to kill me. The real damage for me of the Demitri incident was for a long time I believed that this was validation of what my father believed. This man knew nothing about me and yet even he thought I deserved to die.\"\nThe Demitri incident was the the event that occurred when Bill Lovie hired mercenary Demitri Volturi to assassinate Alice. Bill Lovie would send his feelers throughout the neighboring regions as he definitely couldn't use someone from Lucerne, and after talking with Ravenholdt he was silently told no as the man he had talked to was Ezio Ederiz and he spoke against dealing with Bill Lovie although Bill would not know that it was Ezio that had done this. Eventually after exhausting better sources of assassins Bill would settle on a young man named Demitri Volturi of whom had a growing reputation for getting the job done despite the morality of the target. Demitri was a member of the Roman Family House Volturi of whom were an extremely wealthy family within the northern Italian country side. In his boredom Demitri had come to selling himself as a mercenary to keep his strength strong, and during this he had become involved with many morally ambivalent targets. Demitri had become completely used to the orders of others and this had caused an emotional collapse in the young man as he was forced by his trade to provide the killing of people that he knew nothing about. He was watched at this point for several weeks by Alex Kirsh of whom was commanded to watch him and make sure that he was someone who was capable of doing the act. In order to test him Alex would hire a group of bandits of whom he was able to convinse to attempt to rob the home of the Volturi of which was truly wealthy, and a good prize. The bandits would attack the estate where Demitri was at the moment, and at this point the foolish bandits attempted to attack the main gate despite being told by Alex not too, and Demitri awaited them as they entered the main courtyard. Demitri would over several minutes target and kill the entire group with throwing daggers and never was forced to engage them in combat despite their attempts to find him. Seeing this convinsed Alex of the skill of the man, and thus he returned to Lucerne to tell Bill Lovie about his findings.\n\"I was at my lowest point when I was given the message that a man of the highest importance was on his way to talk to me. I wondered who the hell it could be but I never had any idea it would be Bill Lovie. I also could have never imagined that the Lucernian would be commanding that I killed his own daughter. A strange people these Mountain Germans were.\"\n\u2014 Demitri Volturi\nIt was at this point following the words of Alex Kirsh that he was contacted by Bill Lovie, who wanted Demitri to enter Lucerne and kill Alice. Bill was forced to once again use an alias and would travel to the lands of northern Italy alongside his growing Circle of Magi, and in fact the man that Demitri thought was Bill Lovie was actually Kieth Schwartz acting as a body double in case of trouble. Bill would make sure he was able to enter the city, and once inside he was to find Alice and kill her. Told that for this brief period of time the defences of the Cloud Towers would be lessened, and he would be able to climb the walls of the tower without resistence. Demitri was told that he was in no way to harm Bill's son William Lovie III., and that his death would be a certainty if he did. Kieth also made sure to note that Alice needed to be strangled so that they could make it look afterwards like she had hung herself, and their could not be any sign of physical violence. After at first laughing about the hypocrisy of killing one child and protecting the other one, he was silently approached from the side by Bill who pulled back the hood and said the following to Demitri.\nConversation Incoming\nGood is a lie. Nobility is a shield. Honor is a weakenss. Death is the only escape..\nEvery family has their problems. My family has a problem that can only be solved when she is removed. My heir is the most perfect prince anyone in the entire continent could ask for, and I don't fear for a second that you could kill him. I warn you not to save my son, but instead I warn you because if you approach my son he will kill you, and thus make you unable to kill my daughter.\nAfter this Demitri understood his command completely and agreed to the task set before him, and with this the five members of the Circle of Magi, and Bill would leave the meeting place and return to Lucerne. Demitri returned to Rome for a time where he fashioned a team of other assasins that he would use in order to enter the city of Lucerne, and eliminate any threats that he found once he arrived. What his assasins did not know was that he was going to use them as a lure to allow him to more safely enter the tower since he didn't have complete confidence in Bill Lovie getting him inside what many deemed to be the most heavily fortified capital in the region.\n\"Arriving at the base of that city for some reason gave me chills. I didn't understand quite why I was nervous, but I knew that something just wasn't right about all this. I entered anyway because I was worried my father would be upset that I had failed a mission from the King of Lucerne if I returned.\"\nDemitri would come to camp a few hours south of Lucerne, and during this time he was met by Kieth Schwartz of whom assured him once again that he would have a simple entry into the city, and he needed to be done by the following day or he would begin to arise suspicion. During that night he spent time talking with Keith Schwartz about Lucerne, and he was shocked about the level of depravity that Kieth and the Circle of Magi were getting involved in, and when he asked Kieth why they were targeting their own people for so much destruction he was shocked about the anwser. Kieth would tell him that they were doing it because the Orcs were going to win, and the only way to survive was to force the people to retreat northward into the mountains, and they would do this by making life in the valley so terrible they would have no other choice. Kieth would indicate to him that they had destroyed Tree Hill in order to turn the southern valley into a wasteland, and the only part that hadn't worked properly was the fact that the Orcs hadn't completed the job and were for some reason just sitting in the city of Tree Hill. Kieth would continue and tell him that Forks was next, and that they were planning to spread massive amounts of explosives in the city, and then light them causing the city to be burned down. When Demitri asked him why he was telling him all of this since it was damning things to know Kieth told him that he didn't think he was going to survive the attack as he believed that William was going to get wind and end up killing him. Questioning why this William was such a threat when he was still a boy Kieth would indicate that he was the reborn messiah that would lead the Lucernian people into the uncertain future.\n\"I don't understand what happened father. How could this man get through all the layers that exist to defend us from this very threat.\"\nAfter this Kieth would leave the camp during the night and return to the city where he joined the other Circle of Magi members in making sure that Demitri and his men were able to enter the city. He entered the city, and after sneaking him and his team to the Sky Towers he commanded them to attack a group of merchants near the tower, and thus force several of the guards away from the wall he was intending to climb. His team would be combated by the front defenders of the tower, and this distraction allowed him to walk by the normally guarded western wall of the Tower and slowly make the climb up the side to the first balcony which was on the ninth floor. The climb was extremely dangerous as the tower had been designed so that no one was supposed to be able to scale the sides for fear of this very thing, and on top of this the area around the tower was constantly guarded by hundreds of men at arms especially during that time of day. Despite all of these dangers he slowly made his way up the side of the tower using his personal hidden dagger tool he had purchased from Ravenholdt. After reaching the ninth floor he was able to make his way onto the balcony and prepare the next step of his plan.\n\"Reaching that balcony was for me the first moment since I had entered the city that I felt like I would survive this mission. I had not understood how truly expansive the city was until I stood on that balcony and quickly scanned around the area and saw how massive it all really was.\"\nDemitri would make his way through the next few levels of the Tower of Clouds until he reached Floor 17 and came nearly face to face with Draco Highmore of whom was making his nightly rounds of the Tower of Clouds. Demitri had been warned about Draco and the fact that there was nothing any of them could do about the patrols of Draco as the man was beyond honor, and because of this he couldn't be dissuaded from defending the family he had become beloved by and towards. Draco Highmore would stop and look around as he felt that he had sensed someone nearby but Demitri was able to hide himself, and then able to make his way up the next few floors until he finally reached floor twenty five where he discovered the bedroom of both Alice, and William Lovie. Finding his target at last he checked Williams room to make sure he was in fact out of the Sky Towers at the time before he made his way into Alice's room to find her asleep in the bed. He would silently move towards her bed admiring for a moment her beauty before he would capture her neck with his hands and waking her up with a squeak but no noise loud enough to wake anyone up.\n\"I was standing on the balcony when I felt this immense pain in my heart, and a vision of Alice in pain. In that moment there was nothing on my mind except for the simple truth that I had to get to her. I ran to her room faster, and more frantic then I think I'v ever been before that moment, and when I ran in I didn't think I just prepared for any threat that might be harming her. That run from the balcony to her room was the most frighting ten seconds of my life as I imagined the hundreds of possibilities that I could find in that room.\"\nHe was in the middle of strangling her to death when William ran into the room and crashed into Demitri knocking him to the ground. A fight then broke out between William and Demitri, and in this moment Demitri understood in the truest of ways why Bill had said not to confront William as after falling to the ground Demitri would roll away and take out his sword while William would have nothing but his fists. At first Demitri attempted to bargain his way out of the situation, but he feared telling William about the involvement of his father, and thus he simply offered to leave and never return if William would simply back away and let him. William though was never going to be able to allow this man to escape after harming Alice and he made this point perfectly clear as he spoke to Demitri of whom watched as Alice clung to the leg of William. In this uneven battle William would dodge thrust after thrust until finally flinging a book at Demitri's face which in order to dodge Demitri was forced to turn away from him, and when he did William charged him and was able to take the sword from him. William would at this point with Demitri now swordless walk to the wall and grab a sword of which he threw to the ground in front of Demitri and then waited for Demitri to pick it up before he would reengage him. Now with a sword the two would continue to fight but William was an extremely talented dueler and pushed him out of the room before making sure Alice didn't watch what happened next.\n\"The feeling of him embracing me, just released the flood gates, and I cried so much that I didn't think I'd ever stop. This wouldn't be the only time that he was forced to save me but in that moment it just felt like he was the only person in the world. My brother held me for what may have been five minutes or may have been hours before finally Draco entered the hallway, and William just nodded at him before picking me up and leading me to his room. Suffice to say I didn't have to beg him to let me sleep in his room for awhile after that.\"\nWilliam would close the door behind him before dragging Demitri to the balcony where Demitri once again attempted to bargain his way out of things, but William was blood crazed at this point and refused to listen to anything he said, and one last time making sure that Alice wasn't watching William would decapitate Demitri and push his body off the balcony. With his adversary dead William returned to Alice's room to find her frantically searching for him, and when she saw him she ran straight into his arms. William would hold Alice as she lost herself in her fear, and sadness, and this would continue until a few minutes later Draco and several guards would enter the hallway to make sure everything was alright now.\nAlice and William Lovie would be inspeperable before her first attack, but after she idolized him in an almost godlike way.\nWilliam wouldn't say a word, and Draco wouldn't make him as he simply picked up Alice and brought her to his room to sleep. Following the incident no one was told and the guards on duty were made to keep it a secret, and thus no one close to them outside of Edward, Levan, Emmeett, and Jasper would know of this attack against Alice. Even though they thought it was kept a secret the failure of Demitri to kill Alice had come to Bill as he was the one that set it in motion, and Draco reluctantly was forced to tell him what had happened despite his misgivings. Draco would be in the room as the Circle of Magi members discussed the failure to kill Alice, and Draco nearly spoke up saying the horror that he was watching unfold in front of him, but instead his loyalty kept him silent, and he kept his mouth shut. Draco would witness Khadgar voice his disgust for what was going on, and it was this that was one of the main reasons that down the road Draco would stand up for Khadgar when he fled the Circle of Magi. Following this William would become even more protective over Alice, and despite the brief attempts by Demitri to reveal that Bill Lovie had commanded the attack William didn't suspect for a moment that his father had attempted to kill Alice, and the only person he did suspect was Sean Lovie as he assumed that perhaps he had done it out of his continued jelousy over his relationship with Alice.\nBritney Hemsworth and William Lovie III.\nWho would have ever imagined she would grow up to be the girl that did the most damage.\nBritney Hemsworth\n\"Britney Hemsworth came to the land of Lucerne with a purpose. At first I thought it was marriage, and it was for this reason that I dismissed her so quickly. It was only later that I realized she actually cared for me on a deep level.\"\nBill Lovie had a loyal messenger in Arnor at the time who sent him the news that the young Britney Hemsworth was now free following the death of her proposed husband in battle. Bill sent letters to King Jonas Hemsworth asking him if her hand was open for his young son William Lovie III., and after a series of back and forth letters Jonas would take this option to his council, and their would little debate among them. It was decided that clearly this was a much better option then most of the other options so Jonas agreed, and Britney was planned to be sent to Lucerne to get to know William so they could make sure it would work. Britney was told about the plan, and she was the studious daughter so she ably agreed that she would do everything necessary to gain the marriage and the hand of the young prince. During the time before she left she was left a list of things that William liked that had been sent by Bill Lovie but unfortunately Bill did not know his son half as well as he thought so the vast majority of these things were innacurate.\n\"Noone told me the distance between the two places, and for that reason it was shocking not only the distance but the complete changes that you go through in travelling from Arnor to Lucerne. The ice tipped mountains of Arnor pass through the lush Riverlands, and the hardy lands east of Stormwind, and then finally you reach the prestine valley of Lucerne.\"\n\u2014 Britney Hemsworth\nAs she was leaving she was forced to for the first time accept life without her family of whom had been her rock for most of her life, but she was sent with her handmaiden Ilana La-Phellion of House Phellion. So it would be nothing more then Britney Hemsworth her handmaiden Ilana, and a small party of men at arms to protect them when they went for a trip to a completely foreign land. Also along with her learning she begin taking the name Britney Hemsworth the rough translation of what her Numenorian name became in common germanic.\nArrival in Lucerne\n\"The lands of Arnor and Lucerne are not exactly close, and having that much time to think made me more nervous then anything.\"\nThe Journey for Britney was extremely long, but over the time she and her best friend Ilana La-Phellion would be reading up on the history of Lucerne through several books that they had been given by Bill Lovie during his time in Arnor. Through this they learned the history of the Kingdom of Lucerne, but more importantly they learned all there was to know about House Lovie in book learning. During this reading she came to greatly admire her betrothed's name sake in the form of William Lovie of whom she read all about, and the relationship that he had with the dragons. She tried her very best for the situation that awaited her, and no one could have expected any more preparation or thought by a girl that young.\n\"The first thing you notice about the Lucernians is that unlike in Arnor where the people have this silent fear of life. The Lucernians have no such fear of death, they just lived there lives. If this was their capital I couldn't wait to see their prince, as surely he would shine just as bright as the city that he would one day inherit.\"\nWhen Britney arrived in Lucerne Bill made sure to use all of his skill to manipulate the young girl into keeping her purpose their a secret. With the element of surprise still with him, he set Britney out on a mission to seduce William, which based on his whorish behavior at the time wasn't difficult. As her sexual ways moved her closer and closer to William she became slowly quite obsessed with the young prince. This obsession had her go to insane lengths to make sure that William was always paying attention to her, and above all else was always enjoying himself with her. She came to learn all the stories that he loved. All the games he loved to play she showed incredible interest in. All the things she could do to show him how much he meant to her she did and she also silently led William down a dark sexual path that led to the conflict that would begin with Alice.\n\"I did whatever I could to keep him interested. He was a maturing young man, but for all intesive purposes he was a child. I had to be the greatest of all the distractions he would be met by or else I would lose everything. \"\nIt wasn`t long after beggining with Britney that he begin to tire of the routine of it all. He came to be aware that his father greatly admired young Britney for both her knowledge, and for her kindness and this made him want to rebel from his father by rebelling from his relationship from Britney. Seeing a distance growing between them and the amount of time he spent with her declined she would try a different approach to regain him. Finding him walking through Lucerne Hold with his sister and Draco Highmore she would interject into the conversation to the annoyance of Alice. William found this brave on her part, and the three begin talking and it eventually led down the road of her homeland. William knew about Arnor from school, but he was unaware of the dramatic differences of the north as well as the true scope of what kind of human she was. She told him of the fact that she would not age in anyway, and basically she would look the way she does now for hundreds if not thousands of years. She and Alice would argue the merits of living forever and it was only when Catherine Lovie arrived to take them home for supper that they would depart from the conversation.\nLook at the world father. You were born into this land. You grew up here. These people swore their lives to you. How could you have done all of this? Look at everything you have done. You destroyed a city. Killed hundreds of good men out of fear. Is this how you want to be remembered father. Is this the world you want to leave behind? I know you were a good person once. Don't end it all here. Don't do this. For me father. For everything I supposedly mean to you. Don't do this.\nI walked down the steps watching the girl laughing as she skipped beside me holding my hand. I watched her laugh and felt at peace for the moment. Who was this girl that haunted my dreams I wondered. Always the same blurred face, but the voice remained as resolute as if I heard it everyday. As we kept walking holding hands I felt her stop and looked towards her seeing she had an angry look, and when I looked forward and saw Britney Hemsworth coming towards us I understood.\nBritney was for all intensive purposes my girlfriend at the time, and despite continueing to sleep with Leven, and whoever Elce I felt like she was the one that I was coupled with. My father loved everything about her, and that fact was never kept far from my ear when I was near him, and maybe that made me like her less. I mean there was no reason to have a problem with her, and the love making with her was beyond anything I had with anyone outside of Leven....It was just something missing.\n``My prince, and princess, what brings you to this part of town.`` As I looked around I hadn`t noticed we had gone so far, and I knew we were getting close to dangerous areas of the town. The unfortunate nature of Lucerne was that the northern section was called Lucerne Hold, and in this part of town the nobles and the rich were dominent. But in the southern section. In the southern section the slums had sprung up like insects. My father told me that it was the work of criminals, and that only the glory of House Lovie kept the slums even fed. I didn`t believe him for one second, but who was I to say anything when I had the ability to protect them and I did nothing. WaIking into Lucerne proper wasn`t something that Draco liked us to do, but after I resisted him more then once he simply brought along more men when we entered the lower part of the city. I mean not that we were in any actual danger with Ser Draco Highmore gaurding us, but it was reckless to put ourselves in this type of situation.\n``I could ask you the same milady. You do not have a mighty knight gaurding you as we do.`` She chuckled after I said it and the girl beside me holding my army tightly let out a sigh as if discusted by her.\n``I suppose your right on that case.`` As I went to speak the girl clasping my arm spoke up.\n``In the end we were just leaving weren`t we Will.`` I knew this girl for some reason and knowing her the way my mind did I knew her calling me Will was a reminder that I was hers, and not Britney`s. Britney though looked so sad when the girl called me Will that I ignored her. Her voice was like a beacon in the worst storm you could imagine, and yet I had no idea why.\n``Yes we were Alice.``Britney`s sadness seemed to multiply until I finished. ``Would you care to join us Milady.`` Upon me saying it her eyes immediatly lighted up she nearly jumped beside me taking my arm in hers. The three of us walked back towards the Cloud Towers and just talked. The conversation was fluid between me and Britney but this girl I knew so well refused to even feign kindness towards Britney. Britney told us of her home in Arnor, and the family she had left behind, and I felt a connection for a moment to this girl that I only felt for the girl on my other side. Arriving where she was staying in the Lucernian Academy grounds I took her hand in mine and kissed her goodbye.\nIt was a suprisingly tender thing to do when I knew I was luring her into a relationship I could never recipricate into. But despite knowing that I couldn`t shake her beauty. As I pulled back and took in the ear to ear smile that crossed her face I knocked a pendent that held her hair in place to the ground. Moving quickly to pick it up I felt terribly as she ruined the front of her dress kneeling down in her desperation. ``I`m so sorry Britney.`` She reached out to the sound of my voice and caught my hand squeezing it tightly. When she raised her face she had tears on her face, and I felt even the girl I knew so well behind me move closer to try and comfort this broken girl in front of us. She wuped the tears from her face, before speaking and I felt the girl squeeze onto my back as well as if pulling me away from Britney.\n``My mother made me this broach. She made it for me...and now...now its all I have left of Arnor.``\n``You shall return home one day Britney.`` I held her cheek up and stared at her. ``I have no doubt that before you meet Glaurung you shall see your home again.`` I knew she didn`t believe in the dragon, but in this land I knew there was no choice but to accept its words or be a leper. It was such a strange thing the way people became angered by the rejection of a god that they had never seen.\n``Its not seeing my home again that worries me William.``\n``Then what has you frightened.``\n``You know little of my people. I understand that we must seem almost non-human in our ways, but despite what people say we can...we can die to many things. Many amongst us are cursed with a disease that ages us, and eventually kills us.`` The broach coming from her mother made me realize of whom she was afraid for.\n``Your mother suffers from this.``\n``She does...`` I pulled her into a hug and I felt the girl behind me recoil as if struck by fire. Britney rested herself in my chest and her breathing seemed to calm down somewhat.\n``I`m sorry Britney. I`m sure she knows how much you love her.``\n``You know when I say it, I can barely believe it to be true but...but when you say it I almost believe it.``\nAlice Steps In\nThe moral decay that was happening to William Lovie III. as he struggled to deal with the pressure of his position would become the uttmost conseren for Alice, and when she came to believe it could be stopped with the removal of Britney Hemsworth the battle between the two was set.\n\"Alice understood me better then anyone else in this world. In my mind I knew she was right, but I was just so bitter that I couldn't accept it. I tried to push her away but she wouldn't let me. I tried to fake it but she wouldn't believe me. In the end I should have just listened to her.\"\nAs William basked in the constant sexual gratification he was getting, his loving sister Alice was becoming very upset about the fall her brother was taking. She confronted William about it, and the two got into a heated argument which ended with Alice walking away, and them not speaking for a time. With his sister's disappointment William began making changes in his life, and Britney could not seem to get him back to where she had him before. She tried everything that had worked before but it was all to no success, of which included an ever darker series of sexual attempts of which continued down a darker path of violence. She finally attempted to confront Alice herself but this only had the effect of creating even more conflict when William stuck up for his sister.\nConfrontation with Alice\nLooking back now I should have felt the noose being tied around my neck by Alice. Each day he pulled farther and farther away, but it was never about his feelings for me, it was always about the lies she told him. She used the love he had for her in a sick and twisted way. A dagger to her chest would have been the best way of removing my self of Alice Lovie..\n\"I knew so little about Britney that when she came to me and wanted to speak to me I didn't have any idea what we were going to speak of. As I walked down the stairs I tried to remember what I knew of Britney and I couldn't think of anything. I barely knew the sound of her voice let alone enough about her to make me able to discuss anything. I guess I hated her before and felt pity for her after. I realized that she loved my brother at his lowest, and she was just trying to reach the same levels as he was.\"\nAlice was in her room when Britney came to the Sky Tower and she was alerted by a guard that Britney was on the main floor asking for her. She went to William's room but found that he was gone, so she went by herself downstairs accompanied by Graden Bloomine where she planned to have it out with Britney. When she went downstairs she found that Britney was standing in the open garden next to the tower, and she was clearly upset. As she moved closer Britney noticed her and bolted towards, and after being told to move back from Alice and continuing to yell at her she was restrained by Graden. Now being held by Graden Britney unleashed her anger towards Alice and Alice just stood\nBritney Hemsworth was misunderstood by most she met, and her love for William was in fact very true.\ntheir as Britney at first became irrationally anger, and then broke down into tears. As she broke into tears Alice saw for the first time the side of Britney that she had never allowed herself to see before. As Alice went to comfort her she was shuffled away by Graden of whom didn't listen to Alice's desire for Britney to remain, and since she would be removed following this fight Alice would never get the chance to. Following this Britney was quietly shuffled out of the city by Bill Lovie who believed she had completely failed. Unknown to William was the fact that he had gotten Britney pregnant during their relationship and she now carried his child. Despite his best attempts at fixing things with Alice he became ever more detached from the situation and it only got worse when he grew into conflict with Jasper as well over the things that Jasper had been feeling. Alice continued to attempt to get through to William but she found that he was changing in a darker way and she begin to fear for him.\nBirth of Lucie Lovie\n\"If Alice was gone there would be absolutely nothing standing between me and my beloved. She had ruined the whole thing and now it appeared that the Dragon had given me the only vision of her, perhaps in his guidance he destroyed her forever. Whatever he did I knew his greatness was now without question.\"\n\u2014 Ar-Brentey Hemsworth\nUnknown to everyone was the fact that Britney Hemsworth did not return to Arnor immediately after Bill sent her away, and since Bill cared so little about her he didn't even send a letter to her father in Arnor telling him that she was returning. Because everyone in Arnor believed her to still be in Lucerne no one checked on where she was after she left Lucerne. During her time in Forks she would work very hard to make sure that she kept her family in the dark through the use of letters to them describing to them how perfect her life with William was. Britney spent over a year in Forks, and in yet another of William's hidden secrets she gave birth to a child while in Forks. When she had properly recovered from the birth of her son she decided to return to Lucerne and present her and Williams son to her beloved. She silently boarded a stage coach with their young baby boy and traveled her way to Lucerne, and while she rode for those days and in between caring for her baby she wrote a letter to William in which she told him all the things that she felt for him. When she arrived in Lucerne she ran into one of her friends, and thus she was quick to hide the baby with her handmaiden Janna Coates of whom she told her friend was the mother of the baby. Through her friend she learned that William had gone into a coma and had only recently gotten out of it. This news was something she was obviously shocked by and when she asked her friend where Alice was, her friend gave her a shocked look like she had no idea of whom Alice was. At first Britney was confused but she quickly adjusted and realized that something strange had happened to Alice and that she had been given a gift from the dragon through her departure.\n\"Jasper Hale would be the one who stopped what would have been a perfect reunion. He cost you all that time with your father. Do not forget what he did Lucie.\"\nAs she and her handmaiden traveled into Lucerne Hold they were spotted by Jasper Hale of whom remembered all the trouble that she had caused for him. He immediately approached her on the street and she at first smiled at him but when he roughly grabbed her arm and pulled her down a side street she realized that this was not a pleasant get together. He demanded to know why she had returned, and it was as he was accusing her of things\nthat he noticed the baby in the hands of Janna and when he looked a the baby he immediately knew that the baby was William's. Britney watched as Jasper put it together and she was at first happy to let someone know what a miracle she had created but she then watched the anger in his eyes and he again grabbed her by the arm and ordered his men to take hold of Janna and the baby and follow him. They took Britney to the House Hale estate where he put them in his room and locked the door. When night came he returned with his men and he made it very clear that she was returning to Arnor immediately, and no matter what she said Jasper wouldn't hear it and thus she was whisked onto a stagecoach and set off to Arnor.\nThe Winter Ball\nThe Winter Ball changed all of our lives.\nThe Bird and the Dragon\nMain Article : Amber Heard II.\n\"The Academy was a culture shock for me. I had grown up amongst the nobility of Forks so I understood the intricisies of that culture, but the aristocrats, and noble children of the academy and what they brought was something I just didn't fit into.\"\n\u2014 Amber Heard II.\nHer early time in the academy was filled with learning as she attempted to honor her family by gaining the most out of the experiance as she possibly could. She had been placed into all of William's classes, but despite her obvious interest in him, she was kept away by the bullying of the other girls that seemed to hate her, and the continued relationship of William with several of the same girls. Amber though was falling into a very deep crush on William and despite the constant abuse she took from the girl students of which much of this was led by Britney Hemsworth of whom saw her as a major threat to her she continued to attempt to get to know William. Britney during this time was causing a lot of problems for William and his personal life, and because of this he was growing more sad, and Amber noticed this which made her see an even deeper side of him that few people noticed as they were looking for other things with him. Outside of the Shadow Council the only people that he seemingly truly trusted were those such as Marcel Lovie II., Hanna, and Aria Arryan, and Emma Bell of whom were also members of his family, and this number decreased further after the departure of Hanna, and Aria Arryn from the city due to the silent menipulation of Bill Lovie. Even as Britney was pushed from the city the simple fact dawned on Amber that he didn't even notice that she didn't arrive at class anymore, and the usually jovial young man was constantly filled with malaise over the things that hung over his life.\nBill Intervenes\n\"Despite my growing affection, and perhaps more for William he never seemed to be within my reach. Each attempt I did with him was met by a tenderness from him, but extreme hostility from the other girls. All that changed when for whatever reason the teachers decided to pair us for everything they could possibly design.\"\nDespite the fact that both of them were attracted to eachother in an extremely strong way, for William the loose ends of Britney Hemsworth, and Leven Martell, alongwith with the arguements with Alice meant that he was depressed, and felt vulnerable at this point. This vulnerability meant that he didn't feel up to corupting a girl that he for whatever reason felt different about then many of the other suitors for his bed. When Bill saw that she and William were not immediatly coming together he went to William and subtly asked him what he thought of Amber Heard, and when he saw his young prince blush he knew that something was there. When he tried to push William on his hesitence to seal the act with her, his son clammed up and the conversation ended without any real responce but Bill had in his own mind finally found the young women that would give his son a child. Amber Heard was nearly as good a choice as Britney as she was a blood relative of the ruling House Arryn through her mother, and this meant that she was someone who would further the alliances of the crown. Bill knew that for whatever reason his son wasn't moving at the speed he usually did and for this reason he decided to intervene at the school, when he had the teachers create numerous group projects of which all combined William and Amber working together in very sexualized assignments.\n\"For a guy who had every women in the school pawning over me, I found myself not wanting to debase her the way I had done all the other girls here. There was an essence of purity in her face, that made it feel wrong to take advantage of her. It wasn't until the moment came that fate seemed to thrust us together that I relented and continued to be the same man I had become. For better or worse I felt something for her, that stilled me inside. I felt something for her that made me want to protect her, and that wasn't something I felt for any girl I had seduced.\"\nThe projects begin as simply normal projects that students at the academy did together, and these projects drove the two together into a deeper friendship at first. This friendship helped William to push himself through the depression that he felt about so many bad things in his life, and Amber was the first person even above Alice that he actually verbalized to how much he missed Edward. William at this time was very sad over the numerous arguments that he was having with both Jasper, and his beloved sister Alice and because of this their friendship was allowed to blossom in a scenario that allowed for the usually sexual William to take his time and actually feel something for the girl in front of him. As the two became more and more inseperable the time came where they had a school affair which led to them being forced to anwser questions about their first life experiances. When the question appeared about who their first kisses had been with she confirmed that she had never kissed anyone, and at this realization he couldn't resist anymore.\n\"Looking at her face, and how honest she was with me, I was overcome with emotions that I didn't know still existed in me. I reached out and touched her face and revelled in the calmness that washed over me as she lay her hand against me. I knew in that moment even if I didn't admit it till after she was dead that I loved her. I knew then and their that she wasn't just a fling.\"\nWhen the too broke apart something had changed between the two. The friendship that they had built this moment around remained but the chemistry and sexual tension that had always been there increased to the point that when they walked back he couldn't believe it when he held her hand all the way back to the academy. After this it didn't take long before Amber and William began sexually intimate. When this became clear to everyone around them it became nearly common knowledge that the prince was in love with a girl, and everyone from the commoner farming in Brill to the noble in Lucerne Hold came to obsess over this girl that may have finally tamed the playboy prince. It wasn't until he had invited her to dinner with his family that the true scope of the relationship came to be realized by the one that may have mattered most in the form of Alice. and not long after that the usually playboy William settled into a true relationship with Amber Heard. The two of them grew much closer then Andrew did with Britney Hemsworth and in this way the two were truly in love though its true to say that Andrew took it for granted.\nAmber Heard, and Alice Lovie were both unaware that the Winter Ball was among their last moments in Lucerne. A relationship that had defined both of the Lovie children was on the verge of ending and neither were even a little aware that this was happening behind the scenes.\n\"The Winter Ball was the last moment that I could point to before she left that I felt anything. It was the last moment for years that my heart felt the love that I felt at the end of that night. Had I of known how little time I had left, I would have done things differently. I would have...I guess...I don't what more I would have done, but I do know that I would have told them both how much I loved them. How much they both meant to me.\"\nOne of the annual traditions of the Lucernian Academy was the Winter's Ball, and for the two years previous this years William had brought his sister Alice as his date of which he had pretended was an act to melt the girls hearts but in fact it had more to due with the fact that she was younger and without the invitation wouldn't have gone with him of which meant that he wouldn't have gone and his father would have lost his mind if he didn't. In the year previous William and Alice had first got into their arguments as he had arrived with Alice bit shortly after this Britney Hemsworth had taken his eye, and had been able to covinse him to go around with her. During this time as Alice had remained alone she had been the source of many jokes from some of Britney's friends of whom Britney had pushed into this as she attempted to push Alice away from William knowing how strong her influence was over William. This year because of their fighting being particularlly bad, and the fact that William was for the first time actually in a real relationship he didn't invite her, and on the eve of the dance it appeared that Alice wasn't going to be coming.\nAmber Heard was in a precarious position as she wasn't all that popular in the Shadow Council as she was seen as somewhat of an outsider that didn't play well with others, and thus if she repaired the relationship between Alice and William then she risked William having one more person to go to that might not like her. But despite this danger she knew what William's heart wanted and she already loved him so deeply at that point that she couldn't bear to see him hurt, even if he didn't know he was hurting.\n\"I knew of Alice through the rumors. I knew of Alice as the girl that had stolen the heart of the man I loved. I knew of Alice as a girl that clearly loved her brother. And yet the only time I had met her was when I had dinner at the Sky Towers and she didn't say a word to me. I could tell she had wanted to, and it wasn't even under debate how much she loved him and because of that. Because of what she meant to him. Because he deserved that kind of love I would ignore how powerful she was. I would ignore the fact that with a flick of her finger she could send me packing. I would ignore all this and make her see the truth.\"\nWilliam and Amber would go to a dinner where Amber hoped Alice would be and thus she would convinse the two siblings to talk through their problems, but as she arrived she saw that it was only William, and his aunt and uncle with no sign of Alice. When Amber wondered where Alice was William would tell her that his father had sent her away to Nortburg for a few days as Alice had not wanted to go to dinner with William as angry as she was. Scolded by his aunt Catherine for saying such a mean thing about Alice he was visably angry by the fact that Alice had seemingly ditched him and convinsed his father to send her away for a few days. In fact the truth was that Bill realized that they were fighting and had conspired to attempt to make it worse by having Alice sent to Nortburg with Michelle Trachtenburg where he hoped William would be unable to forgive her after she returned. At this knowledge it became clear to Amber that she could no longer sit on the sidelines and wait for either Alice, or William to make the first move, and thus she went to Alice a girl that she only knew through the legends of Alice Lovie, and a girl that clearly held the heart of the man she loved with everything in her.\n\"I didn't know how to make it better anymore. I wanted him to know that I was sorry I had made him upset with me, and that none of it mattered in the end. The only thing I wanted was my brother back. I wanted the person who meant the most in the world to me, to return. I hadn't meant to make him feel ashamed. I hadn't meant to hurt him as deeply as I clearly had. In the end I was just sorry for everything. I didn't care who came out as the winner, and who came out as the loser. I didn't care about anything except letting him know that I was sorry, and that I loved him.\"\nShe went to the Sky Towers on the night that she knew William was going to be staying with Emmett, and when she arrived she told the guard on duty that she wished to see Alice, and knowing who Amber was she was allowed inside without much questioning, and she made her way to Alice's room. Draco Highmore would accompany her up the stairs of the Cloud Tower and though she had been up this pathway many times she felt scared beyond anytime before as she was going to confront the great love of her lovers life. When she arrived on her floor she could hear the sounds of crying and when she entered Alice's room she found her curled in the corner holding onto a bear as if it was the last thing on Earth.\nAmber Heard and Alice would come to the shared conclusion that she was going to need to be the one that made the first move or else they risked William always ignoring the situation.\nUpon hearing Amber enter the room Alice immediately attempted to hide the bear but it was clear to both girls that Amber had seen it, so in the first real communication between the two Amber asked what the significance of the bear was. Alice told her it was a bear that Andrew had given her, and that for her it basically was the one constant reminder of how much her brother loved her. Alice would stare at the bear which was nothing of any great quality but for Alice the bear meant everything. Realizing in that moment how much Alice loved her brother she would talk Alice into believing that she wanted Alice and William to get back together in the way they had been in the past. Alice would only believe her after much convincing as she had watched William's last real girlfriend in Britney Hemsworth spend much of her time actively attempting to weaken the relationship between William and Alice. Once Amber had convinced her though Alice and Amber came together and talked it all through, and by the time they were done Alice was ready to make the first move.\nFor Alice Lovie the dance was her chance back into her brother's life.\n\"Jasper and Will weren't even talking on the days leading up to the dance, so it didn't exactly put me in the best of moods. I knew that of all the things in this world that we shouldn't be doing it was fighting amongst ourselves. Something had to change for us. Something had to get better.\"\n\u2014 Emmett McCarty\nFor William during this time he remained by the side of Amber, and Emmett of whom was very uncomfortable during this time as he was forced to both choose between his best friends, and at the same was being forced to go to the dance with Lauren Oakheart of whom he hated, and was only there to get a chance at William. Jasper was completely alone at this point and had as said previously even pushed away Emmett, and despite his reservations and attempts to get her away from him, Alice had remained the only one willing to be around him in his depression over his friendship with William crumbling. Alice came to him with the idea that the time was now for them all to get back together, and that the only way it could work was if he invited her as his date. Jasper at this point was a leper amongst the girls of the school because of what he had done to Kristen, and Blake and the fact that noone wanted to upset the prince so he relunctantly said yes to her proposal. Arriving at the ball everyone who was anyone in the academy was their and as William, Amber, Lauren, and Emmett arrived they made their way to their table and prepared to spend the night enjoying eachother's company. The quiet table would be interupted when they found that the two empty chairs at their table were set up for Jasper, and Alice by the two of them arriving at the table and in an act of bravery they both sat down.\n\"I knew this was them apologizing to me. I knew exactly what their arrival at the table meant, but the problem was with them. My love for them hadn't changed, or diminished with the time we had been fighting. The only thing that had changed was how I felt about myself. At this point I had forgiven them a long time ago, the only person I couldn't forgive was myself.\"\nSeeing them both sit down, William shook his head before getting up from the table followed quickly from behind by everyone at the table outside of Lauren who had no idea what was going on. When they finally caught up with him outside he broke down and said he couldn't take it anymore how bad he felt all the time, and he didn't know how to move forward anymore. As the group watched the rock of the group break down Alice lunged forward and took him into a hug which the two maintained for sometime before the whole group begin talking through the problems of the the past. Everyone got everything off their chest that had been bothering them for so long that it had built up into something horrible, and as they talked through it they were all finally able to move past the crimes of the past, and accept that they all needed eachother.\n\"Everything improved the moment after that Winter Ball ended. We had finally put everything out on the table that had been bothering us, and to top that off I felt like for the first time in my life I had found the girl I would marry. What could possibly go wrong.\"\nFollowing the Winter Ball the relationship was mainly fixed between William, and Alice and this caused an increase in the relationship of Amber and Alice as the two were now around each other all the time due to their shared time with William. On the days that Andrew and Alice couldn't go down to Lucerne proper on their adventures Andrew begin to even take Amber Heard who had a silent enjoyment for taking part in the adventures, but even beyond that she just wanted to spend time with the prince that had her heart. The two would take their little swords and journey down into the city, and unlike on times when he went with Alice the times were more filled with silent contemplation on top of the roofs of buildings they came to enjoy climbing. The two became quite open in their romance as this came to pass, and although Andrew still went with Alice whenever she was able, there wasn't such a deep sadness that he was going with someone other then Alice the way there was when he tried to take other girls he had been involved with. Their was no jealously between Alice and Amber, and she came to enjoy spending time with Amber on a level that had never even been contemplated between Alice and Andrew's previous girlfriends. As time went on the adventures of Amber, and Andrew took on a different turn as Andrew had become interested in seeing the caves of Lucerne proper and he silently knew that if he told Alice about that then she wouldn't let him go because he might get hurt in there. Instead he told Amber that he, Jasper, and Emmett were going there and that he would miss her while they were gone, and while she and he became intimate before he left he forced her to promise him that she wouldn't come and she relunctantly promised him.\nThe Corruption of Tristan Lovie\nMain Article : Duel on the Steps\nThe Duel on the Steps\nHe was a monster. He needed to be treated like a monster deserved to be treated.\n\"I watched him carefully after I fed him the poison. I had to make sure in his madness he didn't try and harm William. I wanted him to kill Alice, but in his madness he filled his days with raping whores. After he had killed three of them I decided to lower the dose a bit.\"\nIn the early days of his teenage years Tristan Lovie continued to feel rejected by the lack of relationship with his brother William, and his father James, and as time went by and his loneliness increased this resentment only grew in the heart of Tristan Lovie. The only relationship that seemed to have any balance for Tristan in his own mind was the one he shared with his sister Alice Lovie. This relationship would come to be the only true relationship that Tristan had, and while he grew to love Alice in an entirely brotherly way, Alice was hiding a growing fear towards her brother due to the manner in which he begin to act. To the outside world and even to Tristan the two appeared close, but for Alice she was hiding the fear deep within herself and refusing to tell anyone about it including her beloved brother William as she feared what William would do to Tristan if he knew how lost Tristan was truly becoming. Unfortunately as they both aged, Tristan's desires for Alice only increased and as he was also becoming increasingly deranged due to a near constant abuse from his father he was very poor at hiding his desires and over the course of time many in the capital began whispering about Tristan having unnatural feelings towards Alice. In his loneliness Tristan made several attempts to befriend William but due his long isolation and the abuse from James he had little skill in social settings and embarrassed William each time leading to William and him become estranged even further. Seeing the growing issues between Tristan and William, and feeling his own resentment towards Alice, James began forming a plan to remove Alice of whom he begin to blame for everything wrong in his life. James would approach Tristan with his plans and demanded that Tristan take part in them, but to his suprise Tristan refused to harm Alice admitting his deep love for his sister. Following this refusal it was Tristan that was placed within the Tower of Solace by James and the rest of the city and family was told that Tristan had been sent to Castamere to squire for a few months. As Tristan toiled in the prison that was the Tower of Solace it was James and the Circle of Magi that begin work on a specialized spell that they would name Cruciamen or The Butcher's Nails. This spell would be designed by James and the Circle to increase the level of violence, and hate within the heart of Tristan and realizing that Alice was the person that Sean thought the most of he believed it would lead to a violent encounter between Tristan and Alice. The main issue that James and the Circle had not take into account for was the fact that Sean already harbored some very dark thought's and so while working by increasing his violent thoughts it also caused Sean to become nearly completely unhinged sexually.\n\"I watched him carefully after we conjured the spell. I had to make sure in his madness he didn't try and harm William. I wanted him to kill Alice, but in his madness he filled his days with raping whores. I did everything in my control to put him within range of Alice, but each time he just kept killing more whores. After he had killed five of them I decided to change my strategy.\"\n\u2014 James Lovie II.\nJames Lovie watched him the entire time that he basically lost himself in his madness, and during this time he used his power to make Tristan and Alice be around each other as much as possible and in order to protect William he forced William on a trip to Nortburg which kept him away during the madness of Tristan. As per the spells effect Tristan felt a massive pull to kill Alice, and eventually no matter how hard he tried to resist hurting the one thing he truly loved eventually the pull for violence became too much. He stalked her for days each night he found it more and more difficult to resist the pull he felt to kill her, but each night he used the massive amount of love he had for Alice in order to not kill her. As the days went by and he continued to not kill Alice, it was James that would begin to pick fights with him and have other guards insulting him which would lead to Tristan having a breakdown which caused him to go to a local brothel, and followed in this movement by Carlisle Cullen, and Kieth Schwartz he would sit in the brothel stewing in violent thoughts but still unwilling to go across the moral line, and it was at this point that Kieth Schwartz would push him over when Kieth paid one of the whores at the brothel a large amount of gold to seduce Sean and then be rough with him during the time together.\nAlice Lovie would become the target of James Lovie for murder, and it was his own son Sean that he would mold to target her.\nKieth would on short notice set up the two to be able to come back to what she was forced to say was her place but in fact was nothing more then an abandoned home in Lucerne Proper, and everything was prepared in the house to have Tristan murder the whore and hopefully for Keith to push Tristan over the edge. The prostitute would seduce Tristan through the help of Carlisle Cullen of whom advised her to call herself Alice and upon this happening Tristan would follow her back to her home where he tried to be gentle with her but believing he wanted things rough due to the manipulation of Kieth Schwartz she would be rough which escalated the violence and Tristan would let out his pent up anger and murdered the girl brutally. Feeling that one kill would not be quite enough Kieth Schwartz would have his brother Fadril Schwartz bring a girl from the same brothel to the house where she too was paid a large sum of money and then was let into the house by Fadril directly after the murder of the first girl by Tristan and seeing what had happened the girl tried to run but found the door blocked by Fadril, and Sean now completely unhinged would kill her too. Waking up the next morning to find the two girls dead and knowing exactly what he had done Tristan's moral compass was destroyed and over the next two days he would kill two other girls before becoming obsessed with having more violence and extending what he was enjoying.\n\"It was a dark path that Sean had fallen down into, and unfortunately for Ellen Page she had walked into the path of a demon. Her only saving grace was the fact that she was a believer, and whatever was in Sean had lost that a long time before that moment.\"\nAs Tristan Lovie was escalating it would be his interaction with Ellena Page that would completely push him over the edge and lead to his first true demise. Ellena Page would join her family during an attempt by her father to meet the king and when she did she stepped right into the lions den when she was seen by Tristan Lovie as she walked with her parents and two brothers. Something about her called to Tristan and he begin stalking her for days after this chance meeting and he finally caught her when she went south of Lucerne to a vineyard with two guards of House Page. Watching them from afar Tristan was overcome with rage that she had been accompanied by guards and thus he moved ahead of the group and set traps for them as they passed the road. One of the guards stepped on a trap immobilizing him, and when the other guard went to help him Tristan was able to secure her after he went about killing the two guards. Stabbing them repeatedly to death would allow Ellena to briefly escape but he chased her down, and then knocked her out allowing him to kidnap her and take her to a forest cave he had turned into his home base, and there he prepared to torture her for hours.\n\"The pain and degradation was one thing, but the main thing I felt was helpless. I didn't want any of this, but no matter how much I wanted it to stop the thing I realized most was the fact that I had no control over it.\"\n\u2014 Ellena Page\nWhile being nearly continuously raped by the monster, she never allowed Sean to see her fear, and throughout would recite the words of the Dragon of which caused Tristan immense rage. Most of this was unseen by Tristan though, and when it finally ended he was preparing to kill her when he found her eyes still without fear and her saying Dragonoph prayers and all of this made him hate her to the point that he he planned to break her. At first Sean took this as a challenge and each time he returned to her he attempted to up the ante in the belief that he could simply frighten her into giving him what he wanted. As his attempts failed time after time, he found his control slipping more and more, and only the desire to defeat her resistance kept her alive.\nBelieving he needed to make her suffer more emotionally he tried this by Showing her two other girls in the form of Roslin Reyne, and Sophia Faraday and then he forced her to watch as he broke the two girls emotionally, and physically. Over several days leaving the two girls with Ellen they grew close, and thus it was devastating when two days later he killed Roslin after she gave in, and then a day after this he killed Sophia when she did the same. With the two girls dead Tristan became overcome with hate for the girl and was prepared to kill her the next day but wanted to find the perfect weapon to destroy her with. Luckily for her that next day Sean was overcome with rage over her resistance and would flee the cave he had built to return to Lucerne where he believed in his heart he needed to see Alice and everything would be alright again. Ellen uses the sword at her feet to escape the restraints placed on her, and following this she takes the badly mutilated bodies of Sophia, and Roslin out of the cave and hides them in the hills before she returns to Lucerne through the forest. Hiding herself in a robe she does not return home instead going to the Great Dragonoph Temple where she meets two Dragonoph Priests there in the form of Lena Weigl, and Sabina Edrenn of whom take her into their care and nurse her back to health over some time. Revealing to them what had happened without revealing the name knowing if they knew who it would just put them in danger the two priests deliver her to several Dragonoph Knights training in the courtyard and there they are commanded by the Priests to train her in the use of the sword to defend herself.\nThe Spark of Madness\n\"It was all so much in that moment. It didn't matter that I shouldn't kill him. It didn't matter that there would be some serious consequences in my life if I killed him. None of that mattered for even a second because each and every second my eyes were open I couldn't shake the image of Alice in pain.\"\nIt was late at night when Tristan returned from his failure with Ellena Page, and looking for his sister he saw Alice walking the balcony of her room in nothing but her nightgown, and seeing her in this sexualized position was too much for him and he charged through her door and attempted to rape her. The two scuffled for a time, and the noise they made during their fight woke William of whom Tristan hadn't even checked to see if he was home in his madness induced rage, and coming to the sounds William charged into the room. Seeing the situation and now no longer able to pretend his brother wasn't a monster William quickly beat Tristan, and unable to accept that he had hurt Alice, William started to kill Tristan by strangling him. As he was strangling Tristan it was Alice that put her hand on his shoulder and whispered for him to stop. Every ounce of his soul wanted to kill his brother in that moment but he looked to Alice and saw tears streaming down her face, and he couldn't bear to add more pain to her, and thus grudgingly William Lovie III. did stop and Tristan ran out of the room. William would hold Alice tight as by this point guards had entered the situation, and James came to room feigning confusion over what had happened but quickly in order to keep the support of William he commanded Draco Highmore to put Tristan in chains and lock him in the bottom of the tower of Solace. It was in this moment that James saw his daughter in a different light then he had ever seen her before, but the voices in his head would keep him from revealing anything real to his children and he would eventually leave without honesty.\n\"Take him away. Lock away the monster, and I will see to his judgment.\". I watched as my command was quickly heeded by Draco of whom assisted by two of the other guards grabbed Sean and took him towards the elevator where he would be locked up on the bottom floor.\nAs I turned back though I saw her. Maybe this was the first time I had ever really seen her. I don't know what it was about her face when I looked back into that room. My mind was filled with the endless lies I had told myself to say to William to make him see my truth, but as I walked in and saw her for a split second I saw something. Hidden beneath her eyes was something I recognized. I almost fell down, and it was only the arm of Hayden holding me up that kept me from falling to the ground. My heart pounded, and I felt this sort of despair that I couldn't place. William looked at me with a confusion that made me feel worse because it was built on the fact that he couldn't understand why I was sad about Alice being hurt. My son had been so corrupted to who I was that he thought that little of me.\n\"My king are you alright?\" Hayden's words knocked me from my daydreams, and forced me to level my head at him.\n\"My brute of a son has made a mockery of this home.\" I stopped for a moment and looked at William while I struggled with all my power not to look at her. \"He will pay for this my son. You have my word that boy will pay very dearly for this.\" I knew for the first time how pathetic it sounded to be trying to care for my son while my daughter...I think that was the first time I had instinctively called her my daughter. I guess I always knew she was my daughter, and when formally required I've said it before, but never in my own mind.\n\"Your daughter is lying here broken by your actions, and all you can think of is making me feel better.\" I felt worse by the fact that I wasn't more hurt by the hatred in his eyes then I was by the actual look he gave me.\n\"Son I had nothing to do with this. I was on a completely...\"\n\"You did this to him. Whatever he was, or could have been you ruined with your hatred. At what point do you sit back and just admit to the world the damage you have caused.\"\n\"Son...\"\n\"Just give me an answer for once in your life!\" He got up and if her life would flow away without him holding her she got up alongside him still cradling him. \"Just one time in your life just tell the truth!\"\nI could have said something. Looking at him with all that raw emotion I could have made things different for us in so many ways. But in the end it came down to the simplest of truths. If I told my truth then he might understand but he would hate me. For me I just couldn't live with the fact that if he knew the complete truth the monster he thought I was would pale in comparison to the monster I actually am. So I did what he probably knew I would do. As I turned my back to the situation and walked out of the room I could just make out the sobs of Alice, and yet again I felt the desire to help her. But yet again I did nothing.\nWilliam would stay with Alice the entire night letting her sleep in his bed for the night to keep her calm, and then in the morning his aunt Catherine Bell arrived at the tower at his request and watched over her as William needed to deal with Tristan. Leaving Alice crying with his aunt William told Hayden Percy to take him to Tristan, and Draco would tell him that this wasn't the time and that judging from what just happened James wouldn't want him to do that. William would upon his failure to convince Hayden attempt to convince Draco, but despite Draco wanting to do this he was hamstrung by his honor to the king of Lucerne. William would let it rest for a night because even in his hatred and anger towards his brother he knew that the beautiful sister that he loved so deeply needed him more then his vengeance. Returning to Alice she fell into his arms as soon as she saw him, and Catherine left them to go and find her brother and try to learn more, and the rest of the day the two would talk, and Alice would tell William yet again how much she wanted their father to just reach out and say something to her. Alice was very open to revealing that even indifference would be preferable to the way he treated her now, and this feeling only made William hate his father more.\n\"He was an embarrassment to our family, and I would make him see just how embarrassed of him we truly were.\"\nWilliam knew that Tristan would just try this again so he decided that he needed to so greatly shame Tristan that he would leave the city. Speaking to Jasper Hale, and Emmett McCarty about what had happened they would come up with idea of him challenging Sean and following through on this William went to the town crier the next morning and sent out a decree for Sean to duel him the next day. William never believed Tristan would show up considering how skilled with a blade that William was, and the fact that Tristan had little to no skill at the art of battle. But when the day did come he stood on the steps of Lucerne surrounded by a massive crowd, and saw Tristan walking down the road towards him wearing the armor that he remembered had been given to Sean by Maron Scorpian as a gift on his twelfth birthday. As Tristan walked towards him with a look of pure fear in his eyes Alice begged William to not give Tristan the gratification that this fight would give him. She knew that for Tristan the hatred of William meant that he was probably willing to give up his life so that William would have to carry the title of kin slayer around with him for the rest of his life. William wanted to listen to his sister but when he saw the scarf on her neck he remembered the fear he had that his sister was dead or raped and could not. Tristan and William would argue for several minutes discussing all the things that had went wrong between the two, and after Tristan continued making sexual comments about Alice William exploded on him and the fight went basically as everyone had assumed it would as William and his vastly superior fighting skills brutalized Sean throughout the fight eventually knocking him to the ground. Despite being beaten quite badly and bleeding from cuts on his face Sean would charge forward grabbing a sword from a guard and threatening to kill William, but would be stopped when William got under his guard and knocked the sword away before Sean would trip and fall down the steps hitting his head.\n\"My dear daughter. You should have left well enough alone. Because trust me little girl, if you tell Andrew anything about this and I'll kill him.\"\nIn the aftermath of the fight between William and Sean, Alice was visited by Bill Lovie, and in this meeting he set out exactly the future for Alice as by this point Bill Lovie came to understand that there was no relationship possible between himself and William as long as Alice was in the picture. After telling her father that she was sorry any of this happened he proceeded to charge her and beat her quite badly. After several minutes he stopped and realized the extent of what he'd done. Her father threatened to kill William if Alice told William about the beating by him - an obvious bluff since nothing was more important to Bill then the uplifting of his prized heir - and this threat shocked Alice to her core. In fear that Bill might kill William, Alice lied to him about how she was beaten up, and was forced to continue the lie two months later when he attacked her again. After the second time she threatened Bill that she was going to tell William, and that he would kill Bill. In that moment Alice's fate was sealed, and Bill went about creating the spell that would remove Alice from the memory of all who knew her.\nMoral Decline\nWhen Jasper left for Hogwarts he took the center of the Shadow Council's morals with him.\n\"Blake Cullen started off as something I was going to hurt so that I could get back at Edward for leaving. That all changed the more I got to know her. I should have stayed loyal to her. I should have loved her the way she deserved to be loved, but I see now I wasn't capable of that back then. Our love was true at the time but it was always going to end badly.\"\n\u2014 Jasper Hale\nWhen Edward left Jasper in his mind became rather obsessed with Blake Cullen and this obsession led him to manipulate his friend Emmett into getting them to meet each other. After their \"Surprise\" meeting he used all of his kindness and charm to get her to love him and in a relatively short amount of time she was hooked on to him. During this early time as Blake became the source of much attention for the group as it was actually William Lovie III. who first came to her seducing her and sleeping with her for the time in her life which was something that he never revealed to anyone, and Blake would keep this a secret as well as by this point she was beginning to want more with Jasper realizing it was not possible with William. Even as he spent every night with her, and whispered in her ear how much he loved her and was devoted to her he was falling deeper into his sexual deviation alongside his friend William. Despite his best intentions, and the best intentions of William the two during this time were lost without their best friend in Edward Cullen, and thus they continued to sleep around with as many women as they could get their hands on.\nFor Jasper this led him to become estranged emotionally from his love in Blake Cullen and from this departure he begin to become romantically involved with Kristen Trachtenburg, who fell in love with him, and was under the illusion that Jasper was going to end things with Blake so that he could be with her. As time went on and this didn't come to pass, and she watched as things between Jasper and Blake grew closer she begin to hate Blake with everything in her heart. Jasper continued down this dark path, and as time went on he became confused as to what to do as he truly loved the both of them, and didn't want to hurt either of them. At the same time William's relationship with Britney Hemsworth had left his relationship with his sister crumbling, and by this point Bill Lovie was only beginning to plan for Britney to leave as he still had slight hope for the two. William was falling as he was sexually destructive with Britney, and at the same time was stringing along Leven of whom loved him deeply, and while he loved her deeply it was as friends, and despite knowing her feelings he continued with her.\n\"As the relationship with Britney fell apart it was William that begin to improve. But while my brother got better Jasper only fell into more trouble as he was finally discovered for all the things he had done.\"\nFor Jasper this behavior ended when his at the time girlfriend Kristen Trachtenburg became pregnant with his child, and the moment she came and told him was one of the worst moments of his life as he understood that he had finally been caught. He also knew that because it was Kristen Trachtenburg that was William's cousin and thus his best friend was going to be furious that he defiled a member of House Lovie in such a way. The first person that he told after he left Kristen was William, and as he arrived at the Sky Towers he was allowed in as all the guards knew who he was to William. When Jasper arrived on William's floor he was having sex with Levan Martell on the floor of his room, and in this moment as Jasper walked in on this kind of behavior he for the first time truly understood how far he and his friend has fallen. William laughed it off, and joked for Levan to get dressed, and when she did she left his room with nothing more then a sideways kiss. When Jasper moved to tell William about what happened with Kristen William stopped him and begin telling him how he was a great friend, and as William continued to talk Jasper realized that William was drunk. Seeing his friend like this he couldn't help but wonder what was happening that had him so emotionally troubled, and at the same time he wondered where Alice was. When Jasper asked him where Alice was he laughed and said that Alice was pissed at him for the way he was acting. Despite the hard way that he had said it you could tell without any effort at all that William was exceptionally emotionally damaged by the rift with his beloved sister, and so Jasper didn't have the heart to tell William about what he had done.\n\"I left his room feeling more emotionally distraught then I had when I had arrived. When had we become this?\"\nJasper would leave shortly after when Leven Martell arrived back in the room, and as he left he was followed out by Leven while William went to the window to look out. Leven and Jasper would talk for a few minutes, and Jasper nearly told her, but knew that her loyalty to William wouldn't allow her to keep that kind of secret so instead he simply talked to her about what she was doing with William. She would tell him that she loved William, and that although she knew that William didn't feel on the same level as she did to him, she also knew that he cared for her, and she only hoped that she could make him feel differently with enough time. Jasper knew that William didn't see her that way, but seeing the hope in her eyes he didn't have the heart to break her so he simply agreed with her before saying goodbye and leaving. Following this attempt Jasper begin to watch William closer, and watched as he slept with several girls in the form of those who were well known in Britney Hemsworth, and Leven Martell, but Jasper also discovered that William was sleeping with others including Eura Clune, Faye Skane, and to the great shock of Jasper he learned William was intimate with Lanna Lannister.\nKeeping Secrets\n\"I lied. I lied to everyone for so long I got confused as to who I was anymore. Was this the person that I was now. Someone who skulked around hiding the truth from the only people who had ever meant anything to me? Was I the kind of man that tricked a girl into believing I loved her so that she would keep my dirty secrets? In the end it was always going to come out. Whether the world found out when she started showing, or someone slipped up the news was always going to get out. It was the hopelessness of the lie that made it all the more terrifying.\"\nFollowing his discovery he wanted to go to Alice, or Emmett but once again was stopped from doing anything by William of whom came to him during the night and once again stumbling in drunk begin to cry about how he missed Alice and was going to do things differently so he could get her back. Believing William at his word Jasper wouldn't tell anyone anything so for nearly a month Jasper lied to almost everyone, and convinced Kristen Trachtenburg to lie to everyone as well about her pregnancy. With no one to talk to Jasper would go to his grandfather and revealed what had happened to Tarnide Hale of whom Jasper knew would advise him to do what was best for his future. Tarnide Hale would strongly advise him to make Kristen abort the child by basically any means necessary, and while Jasper didn't want to force Kristen into doing anything she didn't feel comfortable with Tarnide was able to convince him of the importance of this. Jasper went to Kristen and attempted to convince her to abort the child, but she was completely unwilling to agree to this, and walked out on him only making things worse, until he was able to find her and apologized saying he would never ask her to do that again. The lying continued as Jasper believed he needed to fix William and Alice before he could ever tell William, so with this in mind he went to Alice and attempted to convince her to talk to her beloved brother. Her words were laced with anger\nKristen Trachtenburg stood as the center of a lot of drama during her time.\ntowards William, but also were very cruel to the way in which Jasper as well was living, and Alice openly called out Jasper for the way in which he was running around behind Blake's back with Kristen. As Jasper listened to Alice telling him about all the things he was doing wrong in his life, he became distraught realizing about how people were actually starting to feel about him. Jasper had always saw himself as a moral guy and while sometimes in the dark he had realized that he was falling, he also thought that people would still think him a good person, but hearing Alice he came to sadly understand that he was wrong in that belief. As Alice continued to talk about Jasper's affair with Kristen Tractenburg Jasper became irate as he couldn't undestand how Alice could have known about the affair, as he hadn't told anyone. So as Jasper became increasingly aggressive about Alice telling him how she knew, she continued to refuse to tell him and as they begin to yell William appeared in the doorway with true anger in his eyes. For William this must have appeared to have been Jasper being hostile in a physical manner towards Alice, and everyone knew that there were certain things you just didn't do if you wanted William to be rational, and at the top of the list for things you didn't do, threatening Alice was at the top.\n\"It was time for a reckoning, and the main thing to remember about a rebirth is that sometimes it doesn't work. Sometimes the damage is too much for people to come back from the darkness into the light without losing themselves.\"\nSeeing the look on his face, Alice stepped between the two, and basically begged Jasper to tell William the truth, and everything about it because they all needed to come together before the darkness swept over everything. William was overcome with rage, and only the fact that Alice was between them kept him from attacking Jasper where he stood. When Alice looked between the two and realized that Jasper looked uncertain and William looked enraged she spoke softly to her brother, and gently placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. Alice would whisper apologies to him, and told him about how she was glad that he was here, but also made sure he understood that Jasper was not threatening her, or even that angry at Alice. Hearing his sister's voice, and having her hand on his shoulder calmed him down immediately and he sat down in order to hear Jasper tell him whatever truth he had apparently been keeping from him.\n\"I'd known my best friend William for years. Since the days of us both being children and thrown into the same little playground I had known him. I'd seen him angry with people over how they treated me or one of the other members of our group. I'd seen him sad over an argument with Alice. I'd seen all of these things but the emotion on his face when he saw what he must have believed was Alice in trouble was something else entirely. It was a look that sent a chill up my spine because even though he was my best friend and I was his, I was mentally capable enough to understand that if it fell down to it we were all secondary to Alice.\"\nAs Jasper told William about all the things that had been going on, and the fact that Kristen was pregnant he watched as the look of disappointment went across his friends face. While at first they argued in bitter tones to each other as all the bitterness they felt was poured out on the only other person that could ever understand the pain that they were feeling, William became slowly more angry with his best friend, and the emotional attacks became too much for the two to continue trade at each other without violence. It would be William making a low blow at a lack of loyalty shown by Jasper that would truly escalate the argument to a new level.\n\"We trusted you Jasper. You were supposed to be someone that this house could trust, and now you go and do this. You leave my cousin high and dry like some common whore on the street. If this is the person we laid our faith on then our faith was grossly misplaced.\"\nWith questions raised against his loyalty Jasper was more hurt then he had ever felt in his life and before either of them knew what was happening Jasper charged his friend and the two of them begin fighting on the floor, and out into the hallway, and they continued to fight until they were pulled apart by Alice. Alice gently held onto William of whom wouldn't pull away for fear of hurting Alice, and before he left Jasper and William spoke one more time that day. After Jasper spoke to William he would leave, of which left Alice and William alone and they would talk about what was happening and Alice was able to convince William that he needed to make a change if he didn't want this to happen to him. For the first time in a long time Alice would follow William into his room and was actually able to get a good nights sleep as she slept in the same room as her brother and not alone as she had for months previously.\nJasper Hale had been the first true friend William had ever had outside of Alice, and that meant everything to Jasper. So hearing that he was mistrusted in any way was something that Jasper was not willing to accept. It would end up being the mistrust from William more then anything else that forced Jasper to change the way he was living.\n\"You never have to doubt me William. You are my brother. You were always my brother, and trust me when I say that I take that more serious then anything else in life. But also trust me when I say that you and I are falling. We are not the people we were meant to be. We can blame this on him all we want but in the end were making choices. Were the ones not making the right decisions, and eventually we have to start or were never going to be able to stop.\"\nWith that Jasper left the Sky Towers and the two best friends left each other to cool off for a time, but while William was consoled by Alice, for Jasper there was nothing to return to. He returned to his home at the House Hale tower, and realized with absolute certainty that the life he was leading was leading him down a path that he was no longer willing to go down. Jasper came to understand that he risked more then just a moral decline if he didn't come clean and repair everything he did, he also risked his friendship with William, and that was not something he was willing to lose. With this in mind he slept well for the first time in months, and the next day went back to the Sky Towers where he walked in on Alice, William, and Leven eating breakfest and would come clean about everything, and told them all and specifically William that he was going to make all of this right starting with telling Blake and Kristen the truth. Jasper would declare that he was going to marry Kristen so that he could be honorable to her, and he understood what that would mean but he was willing to do it so that she would not be birthing a bastard and losing her dignity at the same time.\nComing clean and Consequences\n\"I was proud of Jasper in that moment. I understood that could have been me, and it was for that reason that I supported him. He made a mistake and he was doing the honorable thing to fix it.\"\nJasper would go first to Blake Cullen knowing that she would be perhaps the most hurt by his decision to marry Kristen Trachtenburg and when he arrived at her suites near the Cloud Towers he was shocked to see William, Leven, Edward, Emmett, and Alice awaiting him outside. William would lead the group in telling him that they were proud of him for coming clean, and that while he had done terrible things William was painfully aware that he had done the same. The group would hug Jasper as he broke down realizing he had his friends back, and promising that from this point on they were all going to be better. William offered to go in with him, but Jasper said no knowing this was something he had to do himself.\n\"The worst part was how excited she was to see me.\"\nBlake was sitting at her desk reading, but when Jasper entered she would jump up and come over to him for a hug. As she tried to hug him he pulled away knowing she wouldn't want to hug him after what he told her. Jasper would go about telling her everything that he had done, and despite hearing all this Blake begged him briefly not to marry Kristen and to stay with her, and it was only when he refused that offer that Blake would become truly angry, and screamed for him to leave and never speak to her again. Leaving the estate he found it empty but could see his friends out front, and thus wanting to deal with the Kristen situation quickly he went out the back and snuck his way out of the estate and made his way to the House Lovie estates which surrounded the Cloud Tower. Kristen was outside on a bench crying when he arrived, and he immediately went about running to her and enveloping her in a hug of which he could feel she didn't return and after a few moments she pushed him away.\n\"I didn't have to break up with Kristen as she was well ahead of me on that feeling. She hated me, and I couldn't exactly defend myself knowing everything I had done.\"\nKristen would proceed to tell him that she realized that he wasn't going to leave Blake Cullen, and that shortly after realizing this she had a miscarriage. Kristen would blame him for losing the baby saying all the stress of hiding things, and his constant running around on her had caused her so much stress that she had lost the baby, and before he could respond to any of her attacks she would physically attack him causing several guards nearby to intervene and Jasper was sent away by the several Trachtenburg men that were nearby. Jasper would following this be devastated that Kristen had hated him so strongly at the end, and though he still loved Blake he decided against returning to her knowing that he didn't deserve her anymore, and that all he brought her in his current condition was pain. From there Jasper returned to the Cullen estate where he met his friends, and didn't have to say a word just started crying and was hugged by all the people left in his life that still loved him.\nThe End of Alice Lovie\nThere is an ache in my heart father, and I don't know how to fix this pain. Tell me what is wrong. Tell me why I feel like I've lost everything. Tell me what is wrong with me. Tell me the truth.\n\"From the moment I had met him, despite his constant socially proper behaviors. Despite the fact that he had done nothing that might have aroused any kind of suspicion, I felt uneasy around him. The way anyone feels I suppose when surrounded by a predator. The way anyone feels around the man responsible for so much evil.\"\nThe beginning of the end of Alice came in the aftermath of the Duel on the Steps, and with this confrontation it was James that had made the decision to rid himself of Alice Lovie. Initially the thought was to simply kill her but as this planning begin it was the Dovah Lornax, and Vlarenix that learned of this plan through their agent Anna Kendrick and knowing the importance of her to William they would intervene. Lornax would appear to James in the appearance of Lisa Tyrell and the struggling James would be convinced by Lornax to not kill Alice but instead simply remove her from the memory of people. Despite Vhloraz attempting to push James to kill Alice he would use what power he had left to resist this and with Vhloraz still in a somewhat weakened position he allowed James this slight victory and did not push back. It became the idea of Kieth Schwartz to create a spell that would manipulate the Fade to create a variable reality where in people would not remember Alice, and with this plan in mind they would need an anchor for this in the form of someone with a strong relationship with Alice. Going through the list of people with this relationship they were unable to find anyone that wouldn't create suspicion if they were missing or killed and thus they went to Ellia Targaryan who was friends with Alice but was also a member of the Circle of Magi.\n\"I didn't want to believe that everyone in my life was lying to me. I just wanted to believe them. I'm sorry that I failed you Alice.\"\n\u2014 Ellia Targaryan\nEllia was tricked into believing that the spell was an attempt to turn Alice into a Magi user, and that they needed her as she was the only one in the Circle who was close with Alice, and although Alice was warned that this was a lie by Er-Khadgar Morgrave she decided to listen to her uncle and take part. In the days preceding the casting of the spell, and during this time the Circle of Magi would travel across Lucerne placing wards that would limit the scope of the spell, and the people affected by its actions. Knowing that the Magi users of Lucerne were divided and he controlled the only organized Magi users he knew he could escape notice, and thus moved to set the first of the runes in place in William's room. As James was going to do this it was Amber Heard that was waiting in his room for him to return when she had a truly horrifying encounter with James Lovie of whom came into William's room and at first he didn't see her in the room so he had a perfect almost molded smile on his face. He walked around William's room for many minutes simply speaking out loud in some sort of chant like speech that she couldn't understand but for some reason the tone in his words scared her directly to her core. He continued to chant and then abruptly stopped before sitting on his bed for a second before he chanted again and then laid down on the bed. She watched from the corner as the King of Lucerne appeared to be in some sort of stupor, and something about the change in him as time went on told her that for her sake he had best not see her, so while he laid there she moved the blanket she was under farther up her body so that it completely covered her.\n\"I watched this man I had known for so long speaking in tongues that I didn't understand and I felt fear. Fear for what the purpose of his actions were, and most of all fear for the future.\"\nHe would continue to chant, and then as this continued a cloaked man (Khadgar) walked in carrying a stone and she looked him dead in the eyes and he saw her, but he didn't say anything and just passed the stone to Bill before giving her one last look before leaving the room. Bill would go to his knees and begin praying before the stone, and as this went on it begin to glow blue, and then disappeared into nothing, and despite this James continued to kneel down praying. He eventually got up when Carlisle Cullen walked into the room and told him that William was returning, and in that moment he simply got up without a word and left the room. She sat motionless in the corner still covered by the blanket as William walked into the room, and unlike his father William immediately saw her in the corner, and went to her and embraced her in a tight hug. He held her close as if he somehow understood what had happened to her, and as she cried into his shoulder she fell so deeply in love with the boy holding her that she simply held him close for what might have been hours. William would leave the room to say goodnight to Alice, and Amber was hell bent on telling him what had happened the moment he returned, but a moment after he left the door to his room reopened and Carlisle came inside. Carlisle would confront her on telling William as he lied to her that in truth Carlisle was leading a rebellious movement in the land, and was just waiting for this moment to strike. Amber would tell Carlisle that he had a day to get his affairs in order before she would tell William, and Carlisle knowing the spell was being cast the next day would agree to the offer, and when William returned Amber didn't tell him.\n\"There were so many things I wanted to say to him. So many things that I know if I had been able to say his heart, and mind would have coped better with my departure. He was everything to me. He was my father, my brother, and my best friend and the thought of losing him wasn't something I was ready to accept but if it meant I could have protected him I would.\"\nWith the secret kept due to the lies of Carlisle Cullen the Circle of Magi would come together in summoning the spell, while James Lovie stood at the top of the Cloud Tower and focused the spell itself. Dozens of Circle of Magi would be spread throughout the valley of Lucerne making sure that the spell spread to the distance of the wards, and that any attempt to work against the spells power were turned on. In a moment that would change the fabric of Lucerne, and most dangerously would completely shatter both Tristan, and William Lovie their father James completed his spell that would erase Alice from the world. As the spell finished, and there was nothing that could stop it from enacting itself James was overcome by his hatred of Alice, and in a fit of blind rage ran into Alice's room in the middle of the night and laughed at her because he was about to remove her from William's memory. For a moment Alice wanted to run and get William but still the fear of his death was too much for her to bear, and so she remained calm as her father verbally attacked her. After exhausting himself screaming at Alice he was interrupted by Draco Highmore of whom came at the sound of the screaming, but was sent away on the command of James. For a single moment Draco looked to Alice as he had enough of looking the other way, but she wiped the tears from her face and nodded that he shouldn't do anything. As James left Draco would return but as he attempted to comfort her she commanded him away, and ran to Williams room where she buried her head in his pillow. Alice then spent the rest of the night waiting for her beloved brother to return home but he was out with Amber Heard and he didn't return until nearly the morning and when he went into her room to check on her, he found her cradling the doll that he had given her as a child and dried tears running down her face. The sight broke his heart and he laid down beside her and held her close as he too fell asleep. James Lovie would enter her room in the morning to find his two children knocked out by the power of his spell but even in that moment his arms were wrapped protectively around her, and he had to get Carlisle to come in and assist him in releasing William's grip on her. But his grip was released and they put Alice into a sack, and put her into a wagon where she was to be brought to rest in Forks and then dumped on the side of the road.\nUnforeseen Consequences\n\"It was like looking at a picture you should know, but just not quite understanding why. Everything in my life was both familiar and strange. Nothing felt real.\"\nAlice Lovie was dropped off at the outskirts of Forks by the Circle in Magi second in command Kieth Schwartz following her going into a coma following the spell. James Lovie's loyal knight Caius Elvorix III. would convinse his brother Flavius Elvorix II. of the purpose in joining the Circle of Magi and while Flavius would not officially join he would work for them when he would murder the owner of a tavern in Forks taking control of the tavern himself and there in giving there plotting the location to dump Alice while they planned on her future. Through this work James had set her up with a job in Forks, at that local tavern - he silently hoped she would be killed while working there - and on top of this he created back stories for her where in her parents were killed, and she had left Lucerne because of this. For the three children of James Lovie who were the closest people in the world to Alice the cost was quite heavy on them. For Alice she was knocked out, but due to her lack of Dragonborn Magi abilities she did not fully enter the Fade and thus was able to wake up. Tristan was also very slightly Dragonborn and thus woke up. When Alice awoke in her small room on the ground on the side of the road her head was in horrible pain, and so debilitating was the pain that she was unable to move for almost two days. She just barely managed to pull herself into the ditch at the side of the road which saved her from being run over by the constant wagons that crossed the roads. When she was finally able to move she went towards the city where she could find things in her mind that told her she worked at a local tavern. When she arrived the tavern owner who had been paid by Bill Lovie went about punishing her for her lateness, and then on Bill's orders prepared to make her life a living hell. As Alice was broken in spirit and mind by the departure from Lucerne and her beloved brother she was not alone in this feeling as back in Lucerne her brother William would suffer deeply as a result of her departure.\n\"She needs to die Carlisle, surely you see that. Everything went exactly how it was meant to and the only reason he remains still asleep is because she lives. Send the entire army to Forks, and don't have them return until shes dead and the entire city burns around her.\"\nFor William though his powerful Dragonborn Magi and his near constant use of the Dream Fade with Taylor Swift had left him dangerously at risk to the consequence of the spell. While both Tristan, and Alice had woken early the same day of the spell being cast, William had not woken over the entirety of the day, and had to be watched by Carlisle and James of whom by this point were growing more worried about why he hadn't grown up. As hours passed without him waking James begin to scream that Alice needed to be killed, and that was the reason he hadn't woken but this was ignored as his more evil of lackeys were away and those near were loyalists to the Kingdom. That night Amber would arrive at the Cloud Towers to try and find William, as she had discovered she was pregnant, but when she arrived she was told that William wasn't seeing visitors, and she was forced to leave. James commanded the Cloud Tower to be locked down, and thus they continued to send Amber, and then the Shadow Council away, but on the third day Draco Highmore would secretly tell Jasper that William had slipped into a coma. While this was happening it was William that had entered the Dream Fade where like he did most nights his soul on earth remained completely unaware of what was happening as it awaited the return of his Fade soul, but as William's dreaming ended he attempted to wake up but as his Fade soul could not recognize his soul on earth due to the changes in memory done by the spell he was unable to wake.\n\"William I need you to stay with me. If you give into despair. If you allow your mind to wander then you will die for real. No Sovngard. No us. Just darkness.\"\n\u2014 Taylor Swift\nWith unable to wake from the Dream it was Lornax, and Vlarenix that became aware and immediately entered the Fade where they discovered to their horror that he was lost within the dream Fade. Realizing that they only had a short window to work with before he would be lost to madness and despair as his attempts to wake failed they would immediately contact Taylor Swift. As a part of their plotting it was Taylor that had been engaged in an affair with William within the Dream Fade, and thus she was quickly told of what was happening to William and told to keep him from drifting within the Fade and thus dying. Taylor entered the Fade and found a panicked William who was already drifting, and only her timely arrival would keep his panic from causing him to drift completely out of the Dream Fade. Taylor warned him about what was happening and realizing that\nEnd of Amber Heard\n\"William you need to wake up. I know that right now is not the right time for this but...I love you...I love you more then words can say, and you need to come back. This world is scary without you. You told me once that you would always be there to protect me, and I really need you to open your eyes right now and keep that promice.\"\nThe Shadow Council, and Amber Heard II. would enter the Cloud Tower using the help of Draco Highmore of whom risked his life in his desperation that perhaps the return of his friends and Amber Heard would force him awake. Leven, and Amber would collapse emotionally into his arms as he lay on the bed, as he was bedrock for the two emotionally, and both loved him, and eventually the group was discovered by James of whom summoned Draco to see him. Draco would go to the King assuming he would be killed, but instead James wanted to use this as a chance to get the information out about his son's coma, and he planned to blame the affair on some of the more rebellious elements within the Kingdom including the Swan's, and Starke's. As it was discovered that William was in a coma the entire Kingdom went into hysterics as the silent hope of the Kingdom was that when William came of age he would save them from the madness of his father, but with his demise that hope was slipping through their fingers. Thousands begin flocking to the Sky Towers to pray for his return, and all attempts to disperse the crowds ended with failure.\n\"How do I leave him? How do I leave that which has my heart. My everything. The thing that keeps me tethered to a world that I increasingly believe has lost its soul. I wanted him to smile when he heard that I had given him a child. I wanted it all to mean something more then it ended up meaning. I just wanted the man I love to know that the reason I left wasn't because I didn't love him. It wasn't because I was scared of his father harming me. The reason I left the man I love was to save him the only way I knew how.\"\nDuring this coma Amber remained by his side the entire time, as she had realized only two days before his coma that she was pregnant with his child. During this time Jasper, Dylan, Leven, and Emmett attempted to stay in the room as well all camping out for several nights before James Lovie had them all sent away with his Circle of Magi guards except for Amber of whom he believed perhaps could rouse William due to his affection for her. When Amber's presence didn't wake William James came to blame her for the coma his son was in, and in this way he began threatening her on a daily basis. At first it was completely shocking and Amber didn't know what to do but eventually he started to become violent and she pleaded with him to stop. The end came when he entered the room with a knife and threatened to kill William if Amber didn't leave the city. Following this confrontation he left her to be with William knowing he had shaken her to the core, and during the night she spent one last night at his side.\nI walked up the hallway commanding Ser Narose Scorpian, and John Shephard to wait for me and not let anyone pass under my authority. Walking forward I looked through the slit in the wall and saw Amber sleeping on his sleeping form and felt a great amount of pain for what I knew I had to do to her. She loved my son of that there could be no question, but I saw his feelings for her the same way I saw his feelings for the Numenorian girl. He cared for her but...but he didn`t love her enough to marry her. My earlier threats had led to nothing as she stayed by his side night and day despite threat of death, but I knew who she was, and I knew how I could control her.\nShe didn`t wake up as I walked into the room, and I made my way to his side and kissed him on the forehead. When I raised my head I saw she had woken, and she looked at me with shear terror in her eyes. It was clear that when I threatened her life, and those around her she was frightened but she loved him more then herself. ``I believe the last time we spoke I told you what would happen if you remained here.`` She made an audible gulp and moved her hand towards Williams enveloping his hand in hers. I would have done anything in the world to make him wake up, even if that meant he did defend her to my punishment, but when I looked at him there was nothing. His eyes didn`t open at her touch. She was in danger, and he didn`t wake. That had to mean she was irrelevent to him. That had to mean I was right. ``So you ignore your kings commands, and now you must pay the consequences.`` She looked away from William for a moment and looked towards me.\n``My king please I love your son, and I...`` I didn`t let her finish I just lashed out with my hand striking her across the face and releasing her from William`s hand. As she fell backwards she pulled William somewhat off the bed tumbling his one side nearly to the ground. I let out a scream, and as I ran around the bed to get him back to his position I felt her try and help me get him back onto the bed, but feeling her touch me made me angrier then I may have ever been.\n``Don`t touch me you stupid whore.`` I stared down at her walking towards her as she crawled backwards away from me. ``Do you know what happened to your parents Amber.`` There was nothing in her eyes but confusion so I assumed the Arryn`s had kept the Plague story going for her. ``You see there was the group of people that believed they could do whatever they wanted. Included in these things was the belief that they could kill me and take the crown from my family. Your parents were one of those people Amber.`` I grabbed her by the shoulder and pulled her up standing her infront of me. ``Your cousins as well.`` When the first tear fell down her face I continued. ``I killed them all. Your cousin Martin put up a fight but my men slit his throat. Your cousin Thomas was dragged before me and I pulled out his tongue and left him to bleed out in a cell. Your parents you see they were dragged from their beds and burned alive. You ask how you live. You wonder why I killed everyone else but you. Search your mind as to where you were when your parents died. You escaped death because you were in Hillsbrad far from my reach. Had I of known where you were in those days I would have had them smash your pretty little face in with a rock before I ever let you near my son.``\n``Why do you act this way.`` I let out a laugh as she attempted to find anwsers. ``Why hurt me all it will do is drive him further away from you then he already is. Don`t you understand that all your children just want you to love them. Just be the man they want you to be and...`` I slapped her again and she started to fall down the wall before I held her back up.\n``The anwsers you seek are no where to be found. Now we need to move forward. My son is gone. I feel his presence leaving this world, and I cannot bare to see him like this. I only wish to leave him in peace in this room alone.`` I thought I had seen fear in her eyes before, but now I knew what fear looked like. She knew in that moment that I was threatening William, and that was all together to much for her to handle. ``If you do not leave here. If you do not travel home to Forks then I will put a pillow over his head until he is gone away.`` I nearly cried myself speaking of his death, but I used everything I had left to speak the words I knew I had to say to make her leave.`\n``You wouldn`t...You couldn`t...Why would...``She was crying but her face kept looking to William for rescue. Even in these final moments she still believed in him as strongly as I did.\n``You embaress his memory by staying near him. I would put my beloved prince out of his misery if you do not leave here. Do not doubt the things I would do to protect his memory.``\nThe next morning before Bill had returned to send her away for good Catherine Lovie came to his room to see both William, and Amber, and during this time the two would hold each other and she begged Amber to leave as she had heard through her own spies that Bill was preparing to have her killed. When Amber told Catherine that Bill had threatened William's life she was shocked beyond anything as Catherine had believed that William was the one piece on the board that he would never risk damaging, and realizing William was threatened the two understood that Amber needed to leave, and she loved him so deeply that she couldn't bear the thought of his death and she agreed to flee the city.\nWilliam, and Alice Awaken\n\"It was years before I finally understood why I woke up. Years before Khadgar let me know that he was the bravest man I've ever known.\"\nIt was as William continued to not wake and the departure of Amber Heard II. alongside the banishment of the Shadow Council that the only sane remaining member of the Circle of Magi in the form of Khadgar would decide to take matters into his own hands. Khadgar would sneak into the room of William and finding Bill passed out in the corner he would silently take the blue stone from Bill Lovie of which kept the world from remembering Alice Lovie, and he would damage it slightly causing the spell to weaken somewhat. The following day with the spell releasing somewhat to the point that the two siblings would begin to dream of each other it begin to spark an awakening of William, and Alice which led to the two waking up three days after Khadgar damaged the blue stone. Khadgar having made his silent choice to support William's rise would send his most trusted Magi Eberhard Schnabel to go to Forks and protect Alice from what Khadgar knew would be an eventual attempt to have her killed.\n\"It wasn't so long ago that my beloved son was in a constant sleep. Never opening his eyes I remember spending nights screaming at him after I sent the bird away. I thought to myself that perhaps he would never wake. When he finally opened his eyes there was a terror there. It was hidden behind strength, and all the layers of hate, but it was there. I could see it, and it made me hate my daughter even more.\"\nAlistair Irons\nSee Also : Alistair Irons\n\"He was a troubled young boy that many were beginning to think would become nothing more then his father with more charisma. When I looked at him I saw something different. When I looked at the young prince I saw someone who could change everything that was wrong with this world. I saw someone that was destined to be the greatest of his line.\"\n\u2014 Alistair Irons\nFollowing his coma he would be clearly lost without Alice though he didn't know that it was her loss that troubled him, and in this way his father would bring in Alistair Irons of his loyalist House Irons who he thought would put William back into line with what he was before. When Alistair arrived he attempted to at first get a lay of what was happening by talking to people around the young prince of which the principle person he spoke to was Draco Highmore of whom told him of how skilled in every way the young prince was but for whatever reason he couldn't put it all together. Alistair watched the young prince from afar as he spent all his time with the group he called the shadow Council, and when he wasn't with them he was constantly finding different girls to spend his nights with. When he finally approached the young prince the two would have the following exchange.\nI ran away from Leven jumping over a chair laughing before I felt her leg catch me causing me to fall onto the ground causing us all to laugh. Leven let her hand out to help me up, and still laughing I let her pull me up which when I was moving upwards I saw a fully armored man walking towards us, and immediatly looked for my sword. Before I could find it he stood straight between me and Leven. When he did I saw Jasper nearly vault between me and the man followed shortly after by Dylan, and Emmett. \"Is this what you plan to do for the rest of your life?\" I was shocked hearing the man talk to me this way. Surely he was a noble by the armor he carried that much was clear. He must have been approved to see me or else he would be a pile of bloody armor due to Draco Highmore. \"Did you hear my question son, or you too busy being a spoiled little brat to answer anymore?\" That was too much for me, and without thinking I pushed the man backwards, and despite pushing him as hard as I could he barely budged.\n\"You had best watch your tongue old man, or I shall remove it.\" My friends laughed around me, and it was in that moment I started to feel more confident as I knew I had their support. So I did the only thing I could think of at the time and I slapped him across the face. The moment I did Jasper lunged at me, and I was just able to throw him aside before I stood over the young prince who was holding his face.\n\"That's not pain son. Look around you and you'll see pain. You have a city filled with pain, and yet you do nothing. This isn't the prince I heard of when I was younger. The prince that tried his hardest at everything he ever did. This isn't the kind of person you want to be and I know that.\" In that moment while his face was hardened and he was ready to attack I saw a spark in his eye that told me he wanted a way out. He wanted to be better, and that was the only indication I needed. \"Your better than this, and if you don't believe me then give me the chance to prove it to you.\"\nFollowing this exchange William would have a silent respect for Alistair Irons of whom would take him south of the city to the House Lovie esate alongside his Shadow Council for an entire month. During this time he would teach the young prince about what it truly meant to be a leader. He was finally able to get through to him that he needed to step forward and start actually making things better instead of just talking about theoretical changes he might make or believed would work if he made them. Alistair would take the four of them along with Levan Martell back to Lucerne where he made them understand that they needed to stick together no matter what, and that only they could make sure that they were all the people they needed to be. So instead of turning William back into the playboy prince that his father had wanted returned Alistair was able to reinjuvinate the young prince into rebecoming the man his sister always thought he could become.\nDragon in Forks\nIt was like this constant ache in my head the entire time I was in Forks. Something felt wrong but I could just never place my finger on the reason behind it. While I lived this fake life I just kept living within my dreams.\nLife in Forks\n\"I don't remember anything. All I know is my name is Alice, and I have a terrible pain in my head.\"\nFollowing the spell ending the existence of Alice Lovie in the memory of those who knew her Alice Lovie was dropped off in Forks by James Lovie's cronies Kieth Schwartz. James had set her up with a job in Forks, at a local tavern, where he silently hoped she would be killed while working there and on top of this he created back stories for her where in her parents were killed, and she had left Lucerne because of this. When Alice awoke in she was on the ground on the side of the road and her head was in horrible pain, and so debilitating was the pain that she was unable to move four hours and found herself forced to pull herself into the ditch at the side of the road which saved her from being run over by the constant wagons that crossed the roads. In debilitating pain from the spell she found herself unable to move and thus she would be forced to sleep in the ditch using her jacket as a means of covering herself and woke up hours later finally able to raise her head. Finally able to move she got up from the ditch and in the early morning darkness she could see the outlines and fire of the nearby city of Forks and the created memories of the spell drove her towards Forks where she could find things in her mind that told her she worked at a local tavern, but despite this feeling she also felt as if this was somewhere strange to her and not her real home. While she had been in debilitating pain, and sleeping in the ditch she was being watched by Keith Schwartz, Florius Novellius, and Johan Snow of whom the three would have starkly different views of what was happening with Kieth and Florius caring little for Alice while Johan Snow would feel terrible and during the night would leave food in the ditch which led to Alice surviving and being able to make her way forward. When she arrived the tavern owner who had been paid by James Lovie went about punishing her for her lateness, and then on James's orders prepared to make her life a living hell.\nAlice Lovie would go from a life of complete luxury in terms of what she had available to a life of a commoner. This was made more difficult by the fact that Bill would leave responsibilities to several people around Alice to make her life more difficult.\nFor Alice despite the memories she had been given as a part of the spell her life in Forks just felt wrong to her, and no matter what she tried she couldn't shake a silent depression that wracked her so completely that on most nights she could not sleep because she was crying so hard. To add on to this her boss the owner of the tavern in the form of Flavius Elvorix II. seemed to hate her with a passion that she had never known before with Flavius going out of his way to cause her problems. Things became somewhat better for her when she become friends with Rosalie Cullen of whom had secretly also been sent to the tavern as a means of hiding her bastardy beginnings and thus her father Carlisle Cullen had kept in contact with her through letters but never revealed who he was in constant fear of the shame it would bring him. Rosalie and Bella would share in a mutual grief which while neither could completely describe to each other they were at least able to give each other comfort as the pain of their existence threatened to push them over the edge and for Rosalie towards suicide. There friendship would expand to a third person where while there were walking the streets of Forks late at night they found a girl hiding out in some bushes and talking to her they discovered she was Bella Swan, and was hiding from her father who she had gotten into an argument with. The two would hide her at the tavern that night and would be nearly executed when Lord Swan finally discovered where they were but she lied for them and they were protected by Bella and following this she would return to the tavern with her cousin Brody Swan and the three would build a strong friendship.\nFlorius Novellius\n\"Monsters come in various shapes and forms Alice. Some monsters are hideous and can be discovered quite quickly. Others I fear are more like the monster you found in Stephan. They aren't hideous. They aren't easily seen.\"\nDuring her time in Forks while she was stuck without her memory Alice became involved with Florius Novellius and in this relationship she became enamored with this man that showed her the kind of attention she had been craving since she had been in Forks. She originally met him through the bar that she and Rosalie worked at, and the moment she begin talking to him Rosalie attempted to step in and make him leave, but he was so charismatic that he convinced Alice to ignore her friends warnings and to leave with him. Throughout their time together she was constantly though feeling that she was unimportant in comparison to many of the other people that he surrounded himself with, and this didn't get any better. Alice made numerous attempts to make him care about her, and many of the things that she did she felt ashamed by, and as it continued it caused tension between her and Rosalie of whom did not like him and what he was making her do. During this time she found a soundboard for her confusion in Bella Swan, and this along with some other things had a large effect on the reason they became the best friends that would grow into being. In fact his behavior became more and more unstable as time went on and this behavior first started out as his becoming promiscuous on a level that even Alice knew was happening. She confronted him on this and this confrontation would lead to the next evolution in his dark behavior.\n\"I went into his room and found him half naked with two women laying on his body. They held him tight but the general appearance of his body was such that it was clear he cared nothing for these girls, and watching him this way made me completely confused as to what crazy part of my mind cared for this boy. As I coughed in order to wake him up the two girls sprung up and clothed themselves quickly before skulking out of the room. The entire time this went on he just lay there without moving. He stared at me the entire time with nothing in his eyes but the faint appearance of amusement. When I started yelling at him, his eyes changed into something different and it wasn't until he got up and slapped me in the face that I understood what his emotion was.\"\nThe moment he slapped her everything changed. She realized in that moment that she was crazy to be staying in this situation and she simply put her hand to her cheek to shield herself from the pain before crying and trying to leave the room. As she pulled open the door she felt his hand on her arm of whom pulled her back into the room and tried to have his way with her. As his hands ran up her body she knew where this was going and she refused to accept this was going to happen to her, and so she lashed out at him. As he flew off of her she grabbed a pole from the corner and smacked him across the face knocking him unconscious. She then walked past his now motionless body and into the street where she stumbled her way towards Swan Keep where she hoped to find Bella Swan of whom she knew would protect her from his vengeance.\nBella Steps In\n\"I knew I should have gone to see Rosalie because she was the one that deserved the right to tell me she told me so. I just knew how that conversation would go, and after nearly being raped I really wasn't in the mood to be yelled at anymore so I went to see Bella. Her home in Swan Keep never felt as inviting as it did walking across the drawbridge and seeing the white armor of the Swan Guards.\"\nWhen she arrived at Swan Keep she was greeted by the guards of whom led her into the back stables where Bella was spending her day, and the moment that she saw Bella she begin sobbing and fell to the ground where she was met by the arms of Bella surrounding her in a loving hug. Alice clung to Bella for sometime before she was finally calmed down enough to explain to Bella what had happened. She made Bella promise not to do anything about it, and Bella in a shocking move refused to let this go, and told Alice that the first chance she got she would be telling her father of whom she knew would have him removed from Forks. Alice attempted to make her change her mind but Bella wasn't going to change in her opinion of what she had to do, so Alice simply clung to Bella and prayed that nothing would happen. But she was wrong, and the moment that Alice went to sleep Bella left her room and went to see her father of whom was still awake. She told her father what had happened and her father did exactly what she knew he would do when he summoned him to Swan Keep to answer for his crimes. Instead of arriving in Swan Keep he got notice that he had been recalled to Brill and thus would no longer be in Forks.\nAttempted Execution of Alice Lovie\nMain Article : Attempted Execution of Alice Lovie\n\"Listen. If this were up to me, I would take you away and keep you safe until your brother came for you. This isn't that reality. In this reality your father wins. You die.\"\nThe Seven Knights Rebellion of 5123\nMain Article : The Seven Knights Rebellion of 5123\nThe Seven Knights Rebellion\nIt was those seven knights that showed me just how imperfect the Kingdom was. I had always understood to a certain degree that there was bad feelings among the people of our kingdom but seeing the support the seven got showed me the reality of this feeling. I had do do something. They were the final straw in showing me that.\n\"Things are a foot in the land. Those who moved against Tree Hill are once again stirring. It is time we struck back.\"\n\u2014 Brandon Floren\nThe Seven Knights of Aerene would first be formed as an idea by James Nighting of whom as a member of the Circle of Magi wanted to assist his only family above all things and saw opportunity for his family to expand into the lands of Eastern Lucerne and specifically the lands of House Ongrill, and in this way he begin planning the idea of starting a banditry conflict in Eastern Lucerne to extend this plan. James Nighting would conspire with Circle of Magi operatives in the area to find individuals who they knew would work alongside them, and in this way they planned to have the leadership of the Seven Knights believe that they were doing this in order to end corruption and greed in the area, but while the leadership was doing this the Circle of Magi would commit atrocities in the area sparking the coming of the Kingdom of Lucerne and through this they hoped the land would be ravaged leaving it more open for invasion. The Circle of Magi would send Kieth Schwartz of whom approached Alester Floren to become the leader of what they saw as the banditry force and Kieth would convince him that James was unable to send troops for fear of reprisals from the other nobles and thus needed Alester to save the land. As the Circle of Magi sent correspondence back to King James Lovie it would be Catherine Bell that would intercept one of these letters and discovered that the rebellion would be happening but also to her horror she discovered through reading the writing that James was not simply aware but was in fact orchestrating these movements. Realizing what she had discovered she knew that this was the moment where she could finally find out whether or not William had what it took to take control of the situation.\n\"I don't care what happens to me Cuthwin. I won't be a part of this anymore.\"\n\u2014 Werner Schinkel\nWhile Catherine busied herself with planning what would become the first part of the eventual Journey it was an exhausted James Lovie II. that would be completely possessed by Vhloraz who was able to sneak a command past Kieth and to Cuthwin Mountain. This command would order Cuthwin to have James Nighting II. send Alice to Dunten where he wrote a letter to Lord Maeger Duneria telling him to capture Alice on the road and then execute her. When Cuthwin left to deliver this message he was accompanied by Werner Schinkel his personal lower enchanter. While Cuthwin had lost himself to the darkness following their actions in the Ambush on the Eyes it was Werner that felt shame over what had happened and vowed to never allow such evil to happen again. Having remained at the tower for his time since the ambush on the eyes it was Werner who only left for the first time for this event and thus realizing that the plan Cuthwin was doing was evil it was Werner that prepared to turn on him. Traveling northward to Dunten after meeting with James Nighting II. it was Werner who's hatred of his long time best friend reached its peak but despite this he lacked the courage to act and they arrived and met with Maeger Duneria and told him of his command to capture Alice.\nThe Lies of Ghelen\n\"I was in the Temple praying my prince. I come out and my men tell me my betrothed and his family are in pieces. While I'm burying them and trying to get to the bottom of what happened Lord Ghelen is at the walls with an army accusing me of the crime. What was I to do?\"\n\u2014 Elsa Hosk\nAs the forces of James Nighting moved against the Province of Eastern Lucerne they would come to target Arryk Ghelen of whom was an honorable man who had fought with the Lucernian army at Lyons and lost his father there, and it was in this connection to the king that James Nighting would arrive at the town of Ghelen and would meet with Arryk. The goal in the area was to cause a conflict between House Ghelen and their vassal House Hosk and thus open up House Hosk's lands for being free to be taken over by someone loyal to the Circle of Magi. James knew that in order to move forward with that he would have to convince Arryk with more then just a letter telling him to rebel and so he would send his knight Tristin of Nighting to Castle Hosk where the brother of Arryk was staying with his family while they prepared to leave there young son there with his eventual betrothed the also young landsgrave Elsa Hosk. Tristin of Nighting would arrive at Castle Hosk and discovered that Elsa was close with her future betrothed and thus it was going to take more then he thought to turn perception towards her being the eventual killer of the Ghelen at Castle Hosk. Tristin would travel to the farming estate of House Poskentrin a vassal of House Hosk nearby and arriving there he would blackmail Conrad Pokentrin into assisting him and in this Conrad and Tristin would be joined by Conrad's baseborn son Alwin Snow of whom was also brought along but Conrad did not reveal that Alwin was his son instead convinced Tristin that Alwin was a training Maester.\n\"I just need someone of nobility to give proof that I was here. Its a very simple thing your going to do here. Just tell my truth.\"\n\u2014 Tristin of Nighting\nThe group would arrive at Castle Hosk where Conrad and Alwin were made to believe that they were only needed to act as proof that Tristin was actually in Castle Hosk and not somewhere elce and after they did this Tristin would release there family and everything would go back to normal. While Alwin and Conrad waited in the tavern for Tristin to return it was Tristin that into the home that Ellion Ghelen II., Alice Ghelen, and Ellion Ghelen III. were staying and he would kill the one guard they had from House Ghelen and then entering the home he would brutally kill the three while they were eating lunch together. Desecrating the bodies he would leave them where they lay and then returned to the tavern where he quickly forced Conrad and Alwin into the alleyway. In the alley of the Tavern he told them the truth of what they would need to do when he revealed they needed to say that they had seen Elsa Hosk covered in blood leaving the house of Ellion and his family. Horrified at what had happened and what they were going to have to do they quickly fled the castle and moving down the road they would travel several hours to reach Ghelen where they would meet with Lord Arryk Ghelen and tell their story causing Arryk to raise an army to bring Elsa to justice.\nArrival of William Lovie III.\n\"You may not have faith in Glaurung my prince. You may not believe he exists. All you need to remember is that whatever you believe. Whatever your faith is. Glaurung believes in you.\"\nWilliam Lovie III. and the Lucernian army would arrive outside of Castle Hosk several weeks into the siege of Castle Hosk and arrived just before the increasingly enraged Arryk Ghelen was preparing to launch an all out siege against Castle Hosk and Elsa Hosk who was refusing to admit guilt in the deaths of the Ghelen family members. While they waited for the Maester witness for Elsa it was William and Elsa that would have sex in chambers of Elsa and following giving into to having sex with Elsa the two would talk over many things and even discussed how Elsa hoped their sex resulted in a child of which if it did she revealed she would not ask anything other then legitimization for the child from William.\nThe Floren Movement\n\"Your father is a monster Brandon. He's got your beloved Erica locked up in the temple. He's sponsering bandits all over the area. He needs to be stopped.\"\n\u2014 Tobin Aven\nIf House Trachtenburg was the most powerful house of the area it was House Floren that was the second most powerful and in this importance they were seen as a very important group to turn to the Knights of Aerene and in this way it was Tobin Aven that was sent to Brightwater to convert them. Tobin would convinse Brandon Floren that his beloved Erica Steinmare had been imprisoned by rebels in the Great Temple of Brightwater and that these rebels had been aided by his family, and while he didn't believe Tobin at first it was Tobin that showed him a letter written by James Lovie the king which said that he was to take control of Brightwater through the imprisonment of everyone involved in the rebellion. Brandon would confront his father on Erica Steinmare and not knowing what was going on behind the scenes it was Wendel Floren that made mistakes when he refused to let Brandon see Erica - he had been asked to keep the two apart while Erica was in Brightwater as she had been asked to pray for three days before seeing him - and in this mistake it was Brandon that left his father and swore himself as a Knight of Aerene. With Brandon Floren as their man it was Tobin Aven that provided him with several dozen mercenaries and alongside this Brandon was able to gain the support of almost half the forces of House Floren when he was able to convince his uncle Alester Floren to support him. As the coup was in its final moments it was Tobin that further sparked the fire within Brandon when he showed him evidence - evidence that he had created - that showed that not only was Wendel dead set against allowing Erica and Brandon to marry but was planning to murder Erica after she left the church where Brandon was convinsed she was imprisoned within.\nThe Coup of Brightwater\n\"At the start we were told we were fighting to take these lands from the corupt nobles who controlled them. I honestly believed we were doing good.\"\nIt would be Eddara Floren that would be within the walls of Brightwater when her brother and uncle took control of the town in the name of the Seven Knights of Aerene and she would be the only person who Brandon would admit to his involvement as the entire time the members of the knights of Aerene would wear masks covering their identity. With Wendel imprisoned and unable to defend himself it was Eddara that came to believe her brother and came to support him in his campaign to control House Floren, and it was in this effort that they found a lot of success as the loyalty that Wendel had showed to Bill Lovie had left him very unpopular among the people and it was only the escape of Benfred Floren from Brightwater that gave them any sort of pause in their celebration. Benfred Floren would escape Brightwater supported by Adelar Eichler and his son Janik Eichler of whom as vassals of House Floren controlled Castle Floren and would bring Benfred there to plan for the resistence against what they believed was the madness of Brandon Floren. Having gained control of the city it was Brandon Floren that attempted to enter the Great Temple of Brightwater but was barred entrance due to Erica being still at prayer and the priests refused to let him in and with his strong faith he placed guards on the temple to make sure no one tried to kill Erica which is what he believed was going to happen and then went about finishing his move to gain complete control of Brightwater. Realizing that Benfred Floren had escaped the city it was Benfred that summoned all the House Floren vassals to Brightwater and was surprised when most did not answer the call and from those who did he learned that Benfred had gathered to him almost all the vassals to his side at Castle Floren where he was preparing to lead his forces against Brightwater.\nThe Taking of Castle Ongrill\n\"We are here to not harm you. We are here not to steal your food or gold. We are here to show these nobles that there is a different way to rule. Remain calm, and do what we say and I guarentee you that not a single person will be harmed.\"\n\u2014 Robert Snow\nIn Castle Ongrill the Seven Knights of Aerene would send Robert Snow of whom as the bastard of the former heir to Castle Ongrill and House Ongrill was extremely bitter over his treatment following the death of his father Robert Ongrill at the Battle of Lyons. Robert Snow's desire to rise within the realm and his loyalty to the crown were manipulated against him by James Nighting of whom begin using the seals of House Clegane, House Morgill, and House Lovie to make Robert Snow believe that the crown wanted him to gather a force and take control of Castle Ongrill, and that once this was done to hold it no matter what happened and then wait for the arrival of more orders. Daryn Ongrill the Lord of House Ongrill and baron of Castle Ongrill would travel to the Riverlands with his wife Tamyra leaving his son Morgan as the acting lord of House Ongrill while he was away and unfortunately while he was away the Seven Knights of Aerene rebellion would be sparked but while this was happening he and his wife were visiting her family in the Riverlands. At the time of the rise of the Seven Knights of Aerene it would be the wedding between Candice Anthor, and Morgon Ongrill that would lead to the Knights having there opening in the town, as having spent nearly three months and significant gold gathering to him nearly two hundred men at arms Robert Snow would begin infiltrating Castle Ongrill using the wedding as shield to his movements. Robert Snow would begin to have a relationship of sorts with Candice Anthor at this time as she was growing quite frustrated with her husband over his lack of physical time with her, and in this way Robert Snow was able to menipulate Candice Anthor into joining the Seven Knights of Aerene and using her only assisted him more.\nCandice Anthor now effectively having an affair with Robert Snow would become the central figure of the Knights of Aerene in Ongrill as she recruited another fifty plus men while travelling north of Castle Ongrill with Robert Snow, but also at this time Morgon would depart Castle Ongrill as with their wedding only a month away he traveled to a temple nearby where he would pray at for the final month before their wedding. The forces of House Clegane, and House Morgill would arrive at the outskirts of Castle Ongrill, and realizing that he had been betrayed Robert Snow would prepare the castle for a siege, but now realized that the letters he had been receiving all along had been a lie and he was now effectively a traitor to the realm.\n\"Whatever happens from this day forward that you will never touch me. You will forever have nothing but bastards if that is what you want. I will never give you a thing.\"\n\u2014 Candice Anthor\nCompletely surrounded and having come to the conclusion that he had been betrayed it was Robert Snow alongside the other knight in the form of Candice Anthor that put up a white flag and would engage in negotiations with the besiegers in the form of Hedrik Clegane III. and these negotiations went slowly but were coming to fruition of having Robert Snow surrender the castle and the safety of his men. As the negotiations were reaching a conclusion the arrival of Morgon Ongrill at the walls with his forces having returned from his month long prayer would cause major problems as Morgon Ongrill would at first want to continue the arrangement and have Robert surrender peacefully with no punishment but this changed when Robert refused to give up Candice Anthor during one of their meetings horribly embarresing his brother Morgon. Reacting very badly to this embaressment it was Morgon Ongrill that Robert Snow would engage in a duel against his half brother Morgon Ongrill and to the suprise of everyone Morgon would defeat Robert and the religious fanatic would not wait for any decisions to be sent to him instead executing Robert on the spot causing the destruction of his marriage to Candice who had fallen in love with Robert.\nTristan Arrives in Ongrill\nMain Article : Tristan's Attack on Rachel Wood\n\"I had gone to the streets trying to survive hundreds of times. It was each day of my life, but something about that day felt different. If it wasn't for the fact that I would have died without food there is no way that I would have ever gone out that day. The entire time that I was handed bread over the day, I felt this aching in my heart that didn't stop until I felt his hand grab me from behind.\"\n\u2014 Rachel Wood\nIt was following the end of the siege that Rachel was out in the streets of Ongrill attempting to beg for food, when she was approached by a man who appeared to her in very expensive robes. This man was Tristan Lovie, and he would proceed to brutally attack and rape Rachel. Tristan Lovie had entered Ongrill with a group of his men and used the chaos of the siege to commit atrocities as he had done elsewhere, and it was while he was raping another young women, that he had felt a pull towards Rachel. Tristan would believe this was because of her hair but in fact it was the work of Lornax to bring her to his eye. With his eye fixated on her he begin to formulate plans in his mind of what he would do to her when he finally caught up to her. Tristan by this point had completely lost himself after his corruption by James had basically turning him into a serial rapist that had been traveling across the Lucerne valley raping and killing any women that struck his eye. The brutality of the attack was what was truly the worst part for Rachel, as before this she knew of emotional neglect, and cruelty from the head lady at the orphanage, but after this she lost all faith in what humanity was capable of. Tristan on top of raping her for some time would also severely burn her hands after he placed them into a bucket of scalding water that he had brought into the alley for the purpose of the attack. The attack and rape then were followed by Tristan attempting to strangle her to death. He would have succeeded if it wasn't for the work of Glorinex of whom could not accept what Lornax was planning to do and warned a group of nearby soldiers led by Hedrik Clegane III. about what was happening. Hedrik, Meinolf, and several of his men were walking back to the fort they had constructed from the Ongrill Keep when he is stopped on the road by Glorinex who tells him that he needs to go down an alley and save someone, and before he can stop the woman she disappears back into another alley. Moving to the alley she had told him to go he and his men find several men guarding the entrance to the alley but he is able to see past the men and realizes a woman is being raped by a man they are clearly guarding. No words are spoken instead a fight breaks out with Hedrik charging past the men leaving his men to handle the guards and he barrels into the raper knocking him off the girl. The two groups would briefly scuffle in the back alley, but Tristan would throw dirt in Hedrik's face in a very cowardly manner and this would allow Tristan the time he needed to make his escape. With Tristan gone the remaining men were either killed or ran with him leaving Hedrik and his men to turn to the girl to see the mess that the man had left her in, and was shocked at this amount of brutality. Her clothes were all ripped apart and her body was nearly completely exposed, and despite the circumstances he couldn't help but have his eyes linger as this was the first time he had ever seen a naked women. He checked her for a pulse and when he found it he knew she was alive so he wrapped his cloak around her and carried her back to the fort.\n\"Carrying her back to my room was a reckless move that was so outside of everything I had ever done before that. I knew that since we were in Forks I would be able to get away without my parents finding out, at least until I was forced to return to Lole. I just wanted for some unknown reason to help her. Maybe I loved her even then.\"\n\u2014 Hedrik Clegane III.\nhe brings the girl inside the Fort where he takes her to his lodgings which are on the top level of the tower they had constructed. When he put her down on his bed to rest she became hysterical and only when he raised his hands in submission and then left the room did she calm down. While she begin to calm down it was only the start of her problems as Lornax, and Telemerix arrived at the fort and attempted to continue their next moves despite the fact that she had not died. Hedrik waited outside the room for a time as she screamed at the top of her lungs, and whether her screaming was due to the heavy burns on her hands that she had kept hidden, or the brutal rape wasn't clear to Hedrik, but she continued to scream which caused Hedrik to panic fearing she might die or attempt to escape. Hedrik went to the outside of the room on the roof and was able to secure the lock on his window so that she couldn't escape through the window but he was unable to see in as she had apparently closed the blinds to the room. After a good hour she stopped screaming so he returned into his room and he didn't see her so he quickly ran to his window but it remained locked so she couldn't have escaped that way. Feeling hopeless he was given her location when he heard sobs coming from his study. He opened his study and found her cowering in the corner crying wrapped in what he thought was one of his blankets.\nSaving Rachel\n\"She seemed to be comforted by my presence but I just couldn't manage a way to get her to talk to me. I would listen to anything she had to say, I just didn't want her to cry anymore. It broke my heart, and warmed me at the same time that every time I entered my room, she immediately opened her arms for me to hug her, but then she would break down into tears.\"\nThe Dunten Rebellion\n\"If you actually look at what happened in Dunten. How close we came to violence. It was entirely about your father trying to kill Alice. He moved all the pieces on the board towards that simple goal.\"\n\u2014 Edward Cullen\nWith the Seven Knight Rebellion spreading in its scope it was the Knight Maeger Duneria that would become involved in an added layer of the workings of James Lovie II. when James Nighting arrived in Dunten. Arriving in Dunten it was James that told him that soon a commoner girl named Alice was meant to be arriving in Dunten where she would have been executed but instead she had been rescued by rebels in House Vuneria. Maeger would be commanded to send an army to Castle Vuneria and capture this girl by any means necessary and to capture the city before the arrival of more rebels to the area. With Maegar still injured from battle it was his child son Taegar Duneria II. that would be sent with the main Duneria army against Castle Vuneria. Accompanying Taeger was Alexander Hesnel a Circle of Magi Senior Enchanter who having been sworn to the service of James Nighting was ordered to make sure that the Duneria attacked Castle Vuneria or he would be killed. Alexander did not know who Alice truly was but was told by James that if the girl survived then the whole kingdom might fall, so an already fearful Alexander was desperate to make sure this girl died.\nArrival of Edward Cullen\n\"The distance between me and the rest of my friends was more then I could even fathom. I was riding right beside them but I wasn't really there. Jasper, and Leven despised me. Emmett, and Will seemed too uncomfortable to even talk to me. This was rock bottom.\"\nAs they march Edward can't ignore the distance between himself and the Shadow Council and this is only made more clear when he William, Leven, Christopher, and Catherine are riding together and he listens as they discuss that he will be joining Christopher in meeting with the forces of House Shephard and joining that army. Edward is screaming inside to resist this but refuses to embarrass himself and also wants to show he is loyal to William and thus agrees without disagreement to go with Christopher Bell. As Christopher says goodbye to Catherine its Edward that tries to talk to William but he is blocked by Leven and although he watches William attempt to let Edward talk he almost starts crying out of embarrassment and decides to leave saying a quick goodbye and following Christopher. Arriving at the meeting point with House Shephard it is Edward that is shocked by the size of their forces, but has little time to think on it as a small group of cavalry break off from the main Shephard forces and ride towards them. The group arrives and Christopher greets several of them revealing Jack Shephard, Evangeline Shephard, Reginald Kane, Sargon Gurse, and as the group talks one girl who had been in the back gets off her horse and greets Edward who recognizes her as Eura Clune a girl who he had went to the Lucernian Academy with. Edward has a long conversation with Eura while the nobles talk and during this conversation he quickly realizes that Eura is obsessed with William following a sexual relationship they shared while Edward was away in Hogwarts and while Edward attempts to tell her that the chances of them getting together are slim she refuses to hear this and hints that she plans to seduce William when she sees him. The conversation ends and the group leads the force led by Edward towards the main Gulltown army and the now combined forces begin marching towards Castle Vuneria where the castle is held by loyalists under Edrik Vuneria but is under siege by rebels under the command of Taegar Duneria II. Arriving at Castle Vuneria the group sees the large force from House Duneria placing the castle under siege and discusses what strategy they want to do with most under the lead of Sargon Gurse, and Evangeline Shephard wanting to just destroy the rebel force without discussion, and Edward argues for negotiation but Edward is unable to convince the group and it appears this will be the strategy until Eura steps in and is able to convince them to allow her to go and speak with Taegar Duneria.\n\"None of this is as it seems Lord Shephard. If I am wrong. If the Dunerians are actually traitors then why not find that out. You lose nothing by letting me and Lord Cullen go in there and get answers.\"\n\u2014 Eura Clune\nEura Clune after gaining the permission of Jack Shephard to meet with Taegar walk towards the Duneria forces carrying a white flag, and while walking Edward is scared but is calmed down by Eura who is driven by her desire to impress William to feel no fear. Entering the camp of the Duneria force they are restrained and taken before Taegar of whom when they see they are shocked that he is a young man maybe thirteen years old. As the talk starts Taegar is not the one who does the talking but instead a man comes from the main tent and as soon as Edward sees him he feels the Magi coming from him, and the man introduces himself as Alexander Krutzwalder an advisor to the king.\nSurrender of Dunten\n\"I went to the prince's eighth name day. The King was kind to me then. He has sent me letters for years continuing our friendship. Why would I betray him now?\"\n\u2014 Maeger Duneria\nThe Trachtenburgs\n\"Where the hell is my mother?\"\n\u2014 Sasha Snow\nHouse Trachtenburg as the main power of the area would become a focal point of the rebels and Bill Lovie knowing that Frank Trachtenberg was a coward who had already allowed his wife to be imprisoned without a fight realized that House Trachtenburg was ripe for rebellion. Seen as a coward and a failure Frank was not approached but instead it was James Nighting that would approach the bastard children of Frank Trachtenburg in the form of Sasha Snow of whom had been unofficially adopted by Katia Lovie several months before her imprisonment and because of this it was known that the bastard children were extremely loyal to Katia. The girls had been told like everyone else that Katia Lovie was in Lucerne visiting with her family but when the letters had stopped coming there was a lot of worry about her safety but it had been Frank that had lied and told them he saw her weekly and that she was fine. It was this lie that Jamie would play on when he revealed that Katia had been imprisoned and lied stating that she was imprisoned beneath the walls of Castle Trachtenburg by Frank himself and that only if they took control of the house themselves could they get Katia released.\nBattle of Castle Trachtenburg\n\"I don't care what the reason. I don't care that her death was an accident. I don't care who you say her real mother was. She was my cousin.\"\nSasha Snow would be killed while defending the gatehouse of Castle Trachtenburg alongside her fellow defenders and her shocking death would become a major point of contention as shortly after this William Lovie III. would arrive ending the conflict for fear of the deaths of his other two baseborn cousins in House Trachtenburg.\nMain Article : The Journey\nSometimes to see what the world looks like, you simply have to go outside and look.\n\"You can choose to keep being the wandering playboy prince of the Valley. You could spend every year until your father dies doing just that. Trying to rebel against your father by squandering your potential, is only hurting you. Be the man your mother. Be the man I see you can be. Save these people. Save your people from the hell that your father hed led them into.\"\n\u2014 Catherine Lovie\nWilliam Lovie III.'s coma had caused him to have no memory of his sister and anything to do with her which left him suffering headaches and finding his happiness in sleeping with other noble girls in the city, and this behavior continued to spiral out of control until the arrival of Lanna Lannister. Lanna Lannister had been a romantic partner to Jasper Hale, but had also slept with William several times including mothering a child with him in the form of Termin Jest of whom she believed was Jasper's but in fact was William's child. Lanna arrived in Lucerne with her mother Cersei Lannister of whom was visiting for a trade negotiation and would only be in the city a few days but wanted to see Jasper so came with her aunt and tried to see him but discovered from Rosalie Hale that Jasper had left for Nortburg with his grandfather and thus unable to see Jasper she went to see William of whom was at the pools with Edward Cullen, and Leven Martell. William finding her as beautiful as he remembered he talks to her after she is unable to find Jasper, and seducing her she follows him to his fathers throne room where he demands everyone to leave and then sleeps with her on the floor in front of the throne. Lanna and William have a long discussion about their respective lives and the discussion of her child comes up implying for the first time that her son Termin Jest could be Williams, but this is laughed off by William and following this the two sleep together but are stopped during this by Catherine Bell his aunt of whom he has a serious conversation with about his life. Discusted with himself for this he listens to his aunt and goes to Edward and the two come together to decide its time to truly change thus marking the begining of the Journey as William could no longer take the person hes becoming alongside the increasingly depressing dreams he suffered from each night and was forced to attempt to deal with them through finding the places in his dreams of which a common place was a tavern in Forks.\n\"Where are you taking me Will?\"\n\"If I told you then it wouldn't a surprise.\"\n\"Does Jasper ask about me Will?\"\n\"Not that I recall.\"\n\"You know his son is almost three.\"\n\"He know's that.\"\n\"He's just willing to ignore it.\"\n\"You know his grandfather.\"\n\"Tarnide is a monster of a man.\"\n\"That he is. I always think of him as a lesser version of my father, and that does not say anything good.\"\n\"You two were always bonded by your hatred of those two men.\" \"Tell me Will why aren't you married yet?\"\n\"Amber left would be the easiest anwser.\"\n\"But whats the real answer.\"\n\"It's gotten really easy to not have any responsibility.\"\n\"Don't you want a family?\"\n\"I want it more then anything in this world.\"\n\"Then why don't you start your family?\" \"Your twenty years old Will. There is talk that your infertile you know.\"\n\"When did this talk begin?\"\n\"Its been going on for some time Will. How many girls have you slept with and how many children bastard or not do you have?\"\n\"You had a child.\"\n\"That child is Jasper's.\"\n\"Perhaps it is mine. You and I were sleeping together at the same time. Why could it not be mine.\"\n\"Would you want it to be William?\"\n\"If it was I would be a father to him.\"\n\"You taking responsibility wasn't my question. If Termin was your son would you be happy marrying me and being the father of my children knowing where my heart lay.\"\n\"I see your point.\"\n\"William I'm not dissapointed with you.\" \"No one is disappointed with you. Everyone just sees you as being capable of so much more then sleeping around for a living.\"\n\"You think I don't know that. Every day I get up and there is this hole in my mind. This giant gap of memory and it tears away at me.\"\n\"Memories are just that Will. They are glimpses of something that has already happened.\"\n\"That doesn't make it hurt any less.\"\n\"Life hurts my love.\"\n\"It shouldn't hurt this much.\"\n\"Just because something hurts doesn't mean you should stop living.\"\n\"Tell me what I should do?\"\n\"Find anwsers. Find love.\"\n\"I can't remember anything more then a blurred image, and the girl who I love ran out on me when went into a coma.\"\n\"You know thats not what happened with Amber William. That girl loved you of that there is no question.\"\n\"Then tell me why she left?\"\n\"If she left I believe there was a good reason.\" \"Find out that reason.\"\n\"Lanna sent she went to Forks.\"\n\"Then go to Forks.\"\n\"Father won't even let me leave Lucerne Hold.\"\n\"Make him.\" \"Your twenty years old William. You are the prince of the Valley of Lucerne. When my brother dies you will be king. You do not need his permission to leave the city.\"\n\"I will have to tell him something more then me wanting to find Amber.\"\n\"You'll think of something. Talking people into doing what you want has never been something you struggled with.\"\n\"Thanks Catherine. For...for being the mother I wish I had. For being there for me when I didn't deserve anyone by my side. Thank you...Thank you for loving me through it all.\"\n\"I love you William. You never have to thank me for that.\"\nConfronting his father Bill would at first completely reject any idea of him travelling outside of Lucerne, as Bill understood that he was beyond hated outside of the capital, and that worried him for what people might do to the prince. In the end though he realized that William was not going to take no for an anwser and relented by sending an elite troop of soldiers with him, including Carlisle Cullen of whom William had lost all trust in.\nMiddle gate of Lucerne\n\"It was the first time in many years that I had seen the outside of the Lucernian Mountains, and it felt so different. Like a feeling in the air everything felt tense out in the valley.\"\nWilliam Lovie III. left the city of Lucerne with Edward, Leven, Jasper, Emmett, and a guard unit of sixty men led by Carlisle Cullen of whom had been commanded by Bill Lovie to attempt to maintain his position, but both knew this was nearly hopeless. When they arrived outside of the city they were met by Levan Martell sisters and Ellia Snow of whom joined them with four more men from House Martell, alongside Joshua Jackson and Hayden Percy of whom brought twelve more men with him. Hayden was confronted by Carlisle about why he was there as he had not been commanded by Bill to do this, but Hayden was evasive and when the two had a moment of privacy he said that he worried someone would try and assassinate William during the journey. The group headed towards the safety of the city of Forks on horseback, and as they neared Nortburg William revealed that he had larger plans in mind and that they would be meeting several others in Nortburg. As they passed Norburg they were met by Radlet Scarlet, Dylan Steinmare and their accompanying four men of which further expanded out the group of those joining William on his journey.\n\"He had an apologetic look across his face as he spoke to me, and I couldn't help but hate him and feel sorry for him at the same time. I didn't doubt whatever secret he kept he only did so with the greatest of reluctance.\"\nOn the ride their William and Carlisle engaged in the first of what would become many heated arguments between the two on the journey as William saw Carlisle as little more then a hand of his father. William desired to know how it was that Bill his father was so reluctant to allow him to leave Lucerne as for what reason would anyone have for wanting to harm him. Carlisle berated him about being unwilling to have done something like this before, and that he wasn't mature enough to understand what he was going to find in the cities. The engaged in a long argument in which it became clear to William that Carlisle was deeply aware of a number of important lies that were being told by his father, and that he had no intention of telling William. As Carlisle told William lies about the dislike the people had for him it was Hayden Percy that stopped the party and told William that actually the people were deeply in love with William and he was the only thing they did like about the ruling king.\n\"It was obvious to me that he was a liar. The only thing I wanted to know was whether he was just a really honorable liar, or the kind of liar that had to be dealt with immediately.\"\nEventually when William realized that Carlisle wasn't going to break his father's confidence he stopped talking to him and the younger men, and Leven just socialized the rest of the ride to Forks. This silence between Carlisle and William didn't go unnoticed and Carlisle attempted heavily to reengage the young prince in conversation to no avail. Carlisle was stuck in a terrible place as he knew the scope of terrible things that Bill Lovie had done, and knew that the moment William arrived in Forks he was going to be told by Charlie Swan of the destruction of Tree Hill, and that alone would spark a quest of discovery which would only end with the discovery that Bill was responsible for the violence. Carlisle would at this point realize that there was no hope of protecting his old master in the way he had been commanded too, and thus he begin to hope for the success of William so that Bill would be removed and he would be free from the chains that bound him. Travelling the path along the river, it was at this point that William would send Levan Martell and her party eastward towards Stormwind so that she could tell the Starke`s and Lannisters that he was moving, and that he would be making his way east after he had visited Forks and Charlie Swan. Along with Levan he also had Radlet, and Martin travel westward towards Hillsbrad where they would tell Lord Genn Greymane of their intentions and make him aware that they would attempt to travel to Hillsbrad after they had visited Stormwind.\n\"I need you to do something for me Leven.\"\n\"You know I will do whatever you need Will.\"\n\"You won't like it.\"\n\"Spit it out Will.\"\n\"I was writing letters back and forth for several weeks with Eddard Starke. In these letters we discussed our meeting, and he told me that if I went to him that he would support me in my search for answers, and what came after.\"\n\"What do I have to do with this?\"\n\"Carlisle can't know that I'm meeting with the Starke's. My movemement in the east must be done by someone that I trust without question.\"\n\"Why me William. My place is by your side. What about Jasper, or Emmett, or Marcel. What about anyone but me, I don't want to leave you.\"\nAs the group moved towards Forks it was the Circle of Magi that worked without leadership from James Lovie II. as the king had locked himself in the Sky Tower and refused to be seen leaving the situation to be handled by Kieth Schwartz. Kieth would command a raven be sent to Forks and the Circle of magi forces in the city led by James Nighting, and his son James Nighting II. and the raven detailed that they were to deal with Alice in whatever way they saw fit but there ultimate goal was to not let the two siblings meet in Forks when william did arrive in the city. Kieth at this moment was truly only conserned with assisting the rise of William Lovie III. and thus understood that despite telling them to make all attempts to bring Alice to Berne that this would most likely be ignored by James the Elder in favor of attempting to kill her. The Forks cell would discuss this and while James the younger would push to kidnap her and get her to Berne as was the command of Kieth, it was James the elder that overruled him and did as Kieth feared when he decided to attempt to kill her.\nAttempt on Alice Lovie\nFollowing the failure of Laetorius Pilatus and his group to kill her while at the gardens it was James the Elder that commanded his son to murder Alice using his relationship with her to trick her into leaving the Swan Keep. Having watched the two for the entire time that they had both been in Forks it is clear that James the elder knew what sort of emotional effect this request would have on his son but James the elder felt that this was the only way to bring his son back into the fold of House Nighting.\n\"Don't do this James. I love you.\"\nAlice would be listening at the window as James the elder and James the younger would argue about things and thus when James the younger entered the tavern it was Alice that was there prepared to comfort James over what he had been arguing with his father about. After some time talking Alice realized that James was there with orders to kill her and realizing this the two argued over this with Alice playing to his emotions and eventually causing him to come to the realization that he would not be able to kill Alice, and with this moment his father James the Elder smashed the door down using Magi knocking down his son and leaving him unconscious. Alice would see this and rushed to the side of James the younger where after seeing that he was alive she and James the elder spoke for some time with James the elder hinting that her brother was on his way to the city but was unwilling to reveal his identity despite the fact that he was going to kill her. As James the Elder prepared to kill her with a killing curse it was james the younger that gained consciousness and stopped his father by stabbing him through the back killing him instantly and leaving James the younger emotionally broken. Alice would attempt to console him but he refused her touch and picked up his father preparing to take him away but before he left he forced Alice to promise that when the time came she would lie and say that she had killed his father after he had kidnapped her from the tavern and taken her to a forest. Alice would follow him riding on the horse with him as they took his fathers dead body out of Forks and into the forest west of Forks, and it was here at a small cabin that James would take her to stay for a few days to make the story make sense. While Alice slept that night an emotionally distraught James Nighting II. would leave her without a word riding southward towards Tree Hill where he planned to return to his family and try and find some kind of peace over what he had done.\nArriving in Forks\nMain Article : Forks\n\"It was the first city I had ever seen outside of the surrounding area of Lucerne, and I don't know what I expected. From all the talk of my father I guess a burned down husk of a town screaming for my death wouldn't have suprised me at all.\"\nWhen the group arrived at Forks the four of them simply sat and looked down at a massive city that for most of their lives they had not even known had existed. Each of the group spent a moment describing what they knew of Forks, at least what they had heard, and the simple fact seemed clear that they had all been fed a lot of lies over their life to keep them from leaving Lucerne. William told them all a story about how his father had told him that in Forks he had once been forced to put down a rebellion that started after the city wanted to kill him, and his brother. Jasper told him that his grand-father as well as clearly taken the party line and had told him and his sister that the city was a haven of criminals and rebels. Leven told the group that her father had refused to speak of Forks, and she realized now the reason was because he was ashamed to have to lie to her so he just simply didn't. At the urging of Carlisle they begin heading towards the town, and they would reach the great castle bridge of which Hayden Percy would travel ahead of the group with twenty men and have the way prepared for them and he did his best to try and keep who they were as something he only told the top commanders of the castle. After Hayden was able to get them through they made there way towards the city itself, and by this point guards from the castle had reached Forks and had begun spreading word that Lucernians were there, and they were of some high level nobility. As they entered the massive gates of Forks they didn't get twenty feet before the very well known and expensive armor of the Lucernians was seen on them which caused the people to begin swarming the group in the hopes of finding out who they were.\nWest Side of Forks\n\"You could hear the roar of the crowd from everyone within the city, and like a tidle wave everyone within the city simply moved like they were automated towards the prince they had always dreamed of seeing.\"\n\u2014 Charles Swan\nWilliam didn't know how nearly mythical the Lovie's had become so he simply attempted to calm the crowd by telling them their prince and his best friends were on a journey to visit the Kingdom and that Forks was their first stop. If he didn't know before he knew after everyone in the crowd fell to their knees and remained deathly silent in their awe of the prince that they all hoped would become their King. Before five minutes the entire city learned of the coming of William Lovie, and a large group of Lucernians, and it took William begging the people to get up before they would finally stop kneeling to him. With the people back on their feet William and the group waded through the crowd that all attempted to touch the armor of their beloved Prince, and as this was happening Jasper, and the rest of the group followed very closely trying there best to keep an eye out for danger. As the groups of people all attempted to touch the armor of the prince the gaurd of House Swan, and his bannerman arrived on the scene to clear out the crowds and allow the prince through, but it took some time before they were able to get moving again. The arrival of Ser Richard of the Swan Guard would finally calm the crowd enough that he was able to line his Swan Knights along the side of the princes entourage, and from there walk them towards Swan Keep.\nAlice Learns the Truth\n\"That lady Alice is prince William Lovie III. He's going to be the king some day.\"\n\u2014 Nerio Swann\nArriving at the cabin at night it was Alice and James that discussed everything that had happened and Alice attempted to get James to forgive himself, but she would fail and despite both describing their love for the other it was James that left her to sleep alone while he told he would be in the main room and they could talk the next day. While Alice slept that night an emotionally distraught James Nighting II. would leave her without a word riding southward towards Tree Hill where he planned to return to his family and try and find some kind of peace over what he had done, but he did leave behind a letter that detailed how much he had loved her and his involvement in what she would eventually realize was her memory loss. Alice would wake in the morning and discover he had left and after reading his letter she would ride back to Forks on the other horse where as she arrived she was stopped by a troop of cavalry led by Nerio Swann and Nerio knew her as Alice was a friend of Bella Swan and thus he revealed to her that the prince of Lucerne William Lovie III. was the leader of the group that was being surrounded by the people of Forks, and as she looked down into the group and saw him she felt a wave of memories crash over her which caused her to pass out. Alice would wake up back in the tavern where she was being held by Rosalie, and Bella while Donnel Swann stood at the doorway, and upon waking up Rosalie and Bella both started crying as they were both afraid that Alice wasn't going to wake up, and after calming down the two it was Alice that told them that she remembered who the boy from her dreams was. Before she could tell them that she knew the boy was William she was overcome with a terrible headache as the memories overwhelmed her and while she hid the severity of the pain it was Flavius Elvorix II. that came to the door and ordered Rosalie to return to work and despite Alice attempting to stop this he overruled her and then demanded them leave Alice's room which again they did reluctantly.\nGolden Haired Boy\n\"His beauty was painful, but it was the way he allowed everyone to touch his armor, and never once did I sence that he hated this or wanted these people to just leave him alone.\"\nWhile the crowd was clamoring for their prince it was Bella Swan that was in the tavern waiting for Alice to feel better when she heard all the noise outside. Joined by Donnel Swann she scaled the stairs of the tower of Trelly she looked out of the tower and finally saw the reason for all the commotion, and in that moment she was overcome. While she would never admit it to anyone even to this day during that moment she felt a pull towards the golden haired boy that she had never felt in her entire life. Her mind wanted with everything in her to return to her father's side where this knight was obviously heading to but instead her mind won the battle and simply stared love struck at the beautiful golden knight. After five minutes the group had barely moved due to the crowd sheer size and Bella remained in the same spot as she had been. Her only movement came when Rosalie approached from behind her and she fell startled by her friends arrival. Falling down before getting back up the two watched the group finally make it out of the crowd after the Forks guard, along with the House Swan honor guard moved in and created a barrier so that the prince could move through the thousands now lining the streets.\n\"Watching them grasp for my hand. Watching them cry out my name. Watching them do everything they did to try and make me see them was the first time I ever really understood who I was. I always understood I was powerful, but it wasn't until then I knew what I could accomplish.\"\nWilliam and the rest of the group would make there way now with the help of the Swan Knights and footmen of Forks through the crowds and made there way towards Swan Keep where they would arrive at to the site of Charlie, and Brodie Swan bowing to them while dressed in beautiful blue Swan adorned armor. Charlie would declare himself and immediately William gave him the respect he deserved as an Arch Lord of Lucerne, and after giving him bread to signal that he was under guests right he alongside the Shadow Council and Hayden Percy would enter the Swan Keep. Carlie Cullen would attempt to follow them but Brody Swan would hold him back on the command of Charlie before following the rest of the group inside and leaving Carlisle outside with the remainder of the group. Charlie would tell William the first of what would become an ever increasing amount of bad things about his father, and Charlie told him that he was beyond happy to see that he had a chance to meet him before he perished in whatever the next plot of Bill Lovie was. William would be somewhat defensive of his father at first, but Hayden Percy would vouch for many of the things said, and this shocked William as he believed Hayden and couldn't believe that his father was causing so many problems. Charlie told William that Brody would take him on a tour of the estates while Charlie prepared things for William to see, so that he could understand what Charlie believed he could do.\nChance Encounter\n\"Looking back the fear I used to have was just so palpibable. It was as if I would litterly die if I went to see this man that people were calling the most perfect thing they had ever seen. I should have been at his feet praying like the rest of them, but my fear kept me back. Considering how it ended I can't say I regret not going.\"\nBella would continue to stare at William throughout the entire time he was surrounded and still in view, and as she did she brought on the questioning of Rosalie of whom also felt something for one of the men with William in the form of Jasper out there but attempted to bury that within herself by asking Bella questions. Bella escaped the questioning and badgering of Rosalie that she go to see the prince, and instead made her way to the blacksmith of her father's loyal banner house House Black to basically hide out. She entered the blacksmith and admittedly spent the next few hours simply walking among the seemingly endless stable that surrounded the overall blacksmith. She was about to return home when she heard a commotion from the front of the blacksmith, and when she came out to see what it was she saw that the prince was in the next room talking to Arthur Black the brother of the House Black patriarch. Bella would watch as two other men entered the room in the form of Jasper Hale, and Joshua Jackson, and she watched as the prince laughed with them, and they seemed to love his presence. Arthur Black, and Jasper Hale would leave the area for a few minutes leaving William and Joshua to talk among themselves, and she watched as once he believed he was alone William appeared worried and talked in hush tones to Joshua of whom seemed to attempt to reassure him.\n\"Seeing him like that was such a shocking thing, that I felt immobilized in awe. I had wanted to run away, and hide in a hole so deep that noone would ever find me. I had wanted to do anything to get away, but I couldn't move. The moment his eyes met mine, all the remainder of my resistence just flowed away.\"\nAs the two continued talking Bella found herself transfixed on the prince in front of her. She was so nervous that she wanted to run away and hide in the stables for the rest of her life, but before her cowerdess could allow her to do this she was spotted by Arthur who brought her presence to the prince of Lucerne.When the two locked eyes Bella had to hold onto a railing to keep herself from falling, and while William had a lot of experience with women he couldn't bare to not touch this girl in a way he couldn't understand. William thanked Arthur, and told Arthur to take Jasper and Joshua and show them the remainder of the Stables, and Arthur quickly removed himself to the pain of Bella whose head was filled with crazy thoughts of love, and marriage. At first Bella was nervous and shy as she was with everyone, but William unlocked something inside herself that had been dormant since the death of her brother Jacob Swan, and she begin opening up to him. Bella would take him to the more secluded spot of the Stables, and it was there that the two talked for hours and came to know each other rather well, with both telling eachother things they hadn't told anyone else before. This closeness was interrupted by the fact that it was well past midnight and so he had to return her Swan Keep, and then make his way to the Tavern that they had taken over as a residence or Jasper was going to explode from worry. William walked Bella back to Swan Keep before the two parted but made plans to meet the next day at the tavern. As William went to leave her though Brody Swan would come out and whisper something to her which caused her to give Brody a kiss on the cheek before she ran back over to William and told her that she was going to join him since she knew friends at the Tavern. Several Swan Knights joined them in order to make sure Bella would be able to get back safely, and thus arm in arm they walked towards the Tavern with Bella leading them.\nThe Tavern Meeting\n\"So much happened in that small run down tavern, that whenever I return to Forks I feel like I have to return there. Had we of stayed at a different tavern I'm sure that eventually I would have found my sister again, but it would have been longer. It would have meant one more minute away from my sister, and that was too much.\"\nAs the Lucernians spent time in the Swan Keep it was Alice that recovered from her headache and now having regained her memory rejoined her friend Rosalie Hale, of whom was known as Rosalie Woods due to her supposed bastardy birth, in her pursuit of learing more about why William Lovie III. who she now knew as her brother was in Forks. As they attempted to leave the tavern the it was Flavius that slapped Alice in the face and forced her and Rosalie to return and not allowing them to leave for Swan Keep where they knew they could get Bella to tell them more. This physical abuse wasn't uncommon so Alice just moved about her business, and acted as if nothing had happened, but inside she now knew that she was a princess and feeling the shackles getting closer to being removed she felt hopeful for the first time in years as she knew that William would save her. Alice would watch as the man she knew now as Carlisle Cullen entered the tavern and went to Flavius and after talking briefly it was Flavius that would rush out of the tavern. Shortly after this happened it was her brother himself that entered the tavern flanked by Bella and Jasper on each side of him.\n\"When I saw the gleaming armor of the prince's men I couldn't help but stand in awe of these men. So much was spoken of Lucerne, and since I had never been there I was left to my imaginations. They just seemed so polished, and downright perfect.\"\nAfter at first being overwhelmed by attention by the tavern dwellers they were spared further harassment when Rosalie yelled throughout the tavern that they were going to close if they didn't leave the Lucernians alone. Alice spent the rest of the night watching as the group of Lucernians spent time in the corner, and she made the arrangements when a man named Carlisle Cullen introduced himself and basically said that the group needed lodgings for the night and they would prefer if they could simply take all the rooms in the tavern. As Alice moved about the business of moving their things to their rooms she came to be helped by a silent young man who introduced himself as Jasper Hale. The patrons of the Tavern were slowly removed as the men that guarded all these noble young men begin to take up the spots and guarded the door making sure the tavern was now safe for the royals to sleep in. As the two shook hands on Jasper's insistance they both felt a shock as if something inside them was kismat, and that they recegnized the feeling. They went about their work, but following the hand shake no more words were shared between the two. As Jasper returned to the table he returned to conversation with Emmett, and Edward where he revealed that he felt a connection with the young barmaid. Emmett was far to lost in his lust over the beautiful blond to pay attention to Jasper but Edward was completely listening and had never seen his friend with so much certainty in his eyes since before he had left. For the first time since the death of Hostella Jasper was actually talking to Edward, and this continued for several minutes until the emotions wore off for Jasper once Alice had his eye sight and he realized he was talking to Edward and would from that point on ignore Edward and only talk to Emmett, and Joshua of whom entered shortly after. As they continued to talk Emmett simply got up from the table without a word and walked over to the counter where once their he begin talking to the blonde barmaid. Edward and Jasper were shocked that the extremely shy Emmett had been capable of something so obvious, and once again a member of the group stepped out of his comfort zone and did something they were not used to doing.\nWilliam Returns\n\"Bella said that she was best friends with two of the girls that worked at the tavern, and when I asked how she a noble got to be friends with barmaids she just laughed and shrugged her shoulders. Her nervousness in that moment just made me love her all the more.\"\nThe flirting between Rosalie, and the conversation between Jasper, and Joshua ended the moment the front entrance to the tavern opened and walking through the doors was William Lovie, and on his arm was Bella Swan. When Alice watched her normally dower friend walk in smiling while holding the arm of what she could only assume was the most handsome man in the kingdom she couldn't help but do a double take on the two. For the boys this was nothing new as Jasper and William had girls on their arms all the time, but the way he held her hand was something they hand't seen before as usually it was a more physical connection that William was after. The tavern was at this point basically at full copasity with all the guards and other members of their party so it was difficult for William, and Bella to see where the group was. As he looked around the tavern for his friends so that they could meet Bella his eyes scanned a tiny brunette girl standing behind the table and for a moment he was completely lost in thought. His mind went back for a moment and he had a hallucination of dreams he had been having flooding through his mind. Every dream he had ever had about the girl suddenly flashed back to him, and he nearly fell over if not for Bella holding his arm, and keeping him steady.\n\"I didn't know what it was but when I caught a look at her it was a moment I cannot explain. I felt a sence of longing that I didn't know existed but it wasn't in a sexual way it was something elce. It was as if this was someone I hadn't seen in a long time and now I was getting a chance to see her again.\"\nSeeing Alice awoke something in William, and at first Bella watched him as he looked at Alice, and she felt nervous that she wasn't good enough but as if he felt her nervousness he tightened his grip on her hand and looked down at her smiling. The smile he gave her wiped away the fear she had, and brought her back to the happiness that she was feeling the moment before. Across the room at the bar Alice nearly dropped the jug of liquid that she was holding and stumbled her way back into the store room to calm herself down. At first she was horrified that she might be attracted to her best friends date, and thus she decided to hide herself away in the storeroom. As William held Bella's hand and walked towards his friends who he had finally spotted he spied the blonde sitting on Emmett's lap and smiled at his friend who appeared to be smitten. He locked eyes with Edward who gave him a knowing smile, and for the first time in a long time he returned Edwards smile, as he believed Edward was happy for him. Jasper and Joshua would both say hello to Bella and the group got into a fresh, and lively conversation only interupted by sporadic kissing between Rosalie and Emmett.\nThe Storeroom Meetings\n\"I sat alone in the storeroom hiding in the corner behind a box. I wanted with everything in me to go back out there and talk to the boy that had sent electricity through my arm just through a touch. I wanted to know more about who he was, and whether he could ever like a girl like me. But the only real though that flew through my mind, was speaking and seeing the prince again.\"\nAs the group talked and spent time together Rosalie, and Bella both wondered where Alice had gone too, and Jasper said that she was probably still busy like before. Bella got up from the table and went to see where she might be, and like always her noble stance meant that she was able to walk into the back where she found Alice sitting in the corner of the store room. Bella walked up to her, and sat down beside her and tried to find out what was wrong. Alice lied to Bella and told her she was nervous about seeing Jasper again because she thought she was having strong feelings for him and what was the point of getting involved since she was nothing but a barmaid. Bella looked her in the face and said she was so much more then that, and the group out there would never look at her as just a barmaid. She knew Bella was right but she wasn't ready to see the prince again so she told Bella to ask Jasper if he would come see her in the back room. Alice would hug Bella and tell her she loved her before Bella left to tell Jasper.\n\"I didn't want Jasper to leave and think I was unhappy or didn't like him, so I thought the only way to see him without involving the prince was to get him to come to me. I'm guessing this would be the first time he chased a girl into a storeroom in his life.\"\nBella would return to the table, and say that Alice was in the back room because the tavern owner had forced her back there so not to bother the customers, and that she wanted to apologize to Jasper in person. Jasper would immediately go to the back to see her, and he found her now standing against the wall waiting for him. The two would talk, and eventually they would kiss against the wall before things got more heated, and they would make love. As Jasper and Alice were in the storeroom the group outside continued having a great time, but in the back of William's mind he continued to think of the brunette barmaid that he had seen at the front, but like Alice threw herself into Jasper, William threw himself more and more into Bella. The two continued to talk lovingly and didn`t know when Rosalie, and Emmett left to go to her room William decided the time was right to take Bella home, and he said goodbye to Edward and left a goodbye for Jasper before holding Bella's hand and leaving with her. Emmett and Rosalie would spend the night talking but for the first time in her life Rosalie had found someone who didn`t just want her body, and this led to the two to become quite close very quickly in.\n\"For whatever reason as I walked with her the world just seemed clearer again. Memories seemed clear for the first time in the longest time, and looking at her smiling face as we walked hand in hand down the pebbled street I knew it was her. She was releasing me from whatever darkness had befallen me. She was the one to release me back into happiness.\"\nTaking Bella`s hand and walking her down the street he was painfully aware that despite the appearance of being alone with her in fact he could make out Ellia Snow, and Hayden Percy following behind them keeping enough distance to remain private, but still close enough to move forward if something went wrong. William would enter the Swan Keep with her, and when the guards indicated that her father was away from the keep meeting several just arriving nobles from Fogtown he would take her back to the stables where they had originally met, and the two talked there for almost another hour, before the arrival of Charlie Swan, and a large troop of Fogtown men would cause them to depart each other. As the shy Bella Swan was preparing to leave his side he would kiss her, and the two lost themselves in the kiss for several minutes before Hayden came into the barn to tell them the lady had to leave before they were discovered. William following this would meet with the Fogtown force whom led by Natalie Highport would swear themselves to his side and thus joining the army that was gathering in support of William.\n\"I had found my escape in Jasper's arms but even he wasn't enough to keep the constant thoughts of the prince out of my mind. I wanted nothing more then to just escape with him, but even after making love I still found myself thinking of him. I knew I had to go out and see him, and thus I took Jasper's hand and followed him out to the table.\"\nAs Alice and Jasper finished they talked about things, and Alice frankly asked him where he saw this going, and Jasper who was trying to be a good guy after everything he had done in the past told her that he would like to see her again. Alice was skeptical because he lived in a different city, and was a completely different kind of person in terms of importance but looking into his eyes she believed him. This didn't take away from the fact that Alice couldn't get the prince out of her head, and thus when Jasper extended his hand to take her back inside she took his hand and prepared to once again see the prince. When they entered the hall again she noticed the table was barren except for Edward who sat alone at the table drinking his water. When they arrived they learned that William had left with Bella, and Emmett had left with Rosalie, Joshua had went to bed, and with this Edward said that he too was going to bed, and said goodnight. Alice in that moment was sadly sort of happy that nothing was expected of her with Jasper and walked hand in hand with him as he escorted her to her small room four floors up the tavern. Collapsing into her bed she attempted to fall asleep but the screaming headache she suffered from was the worse she had ever felt before and she wanted to cry out in pain, but bit down on a pillow for longer then she would have liked to admit.\nEnding a Marriage\n\"Im sorry that this is coming as a shock to you Taylor. I never wanted to hurt you. I wanted to spend our life together. I wanted to love you. I wanted to love our children. That's all gone. The moment our little girl died I knew I couldn't stay in that castle for one second longer. If you have any shred of love for me, then you will let me go.\"\n\u2014 Kate Denali\nFollowing Taylor Shephard leaving with a small troop of men for the Journey it was Kate Denali that would go to Edward Shephard and with his assistance she was able to make her way northward meeting with the main Lucernian army and her father at Forks. As the army was preparing to leave for Forks time was sensitive and thus Kate wasted no time and told her father the truth of what was going in Vorhelm and hearing this an enraged Emerich Denali would travel to the Shephard forced and meeting with Taylor it was a shocked Taylor who saw Kate and then was verbally attacked by Emerich. As the acusations rained down on Taylor swords were nearly brought out but this was stopped when Kate stood between them feeling a hidden desire to protect Taylor despite everything he had done, and she was able to get him to agree to speak to her alone. Speaking together alone it was Taylor who realized that he had truly hurt Kate and that there relationship was dead from the side of Kate feeling no love for him, and with this he agreed to have their marriage ended without resistence.\nArriving in Stormwind\nFirst we saw Forks and were shocked at how many people there were. Looking at Stormwind you couldn`t help but feel the same. Everything my father had told me was a lie. That became clear the moment I looked through the Great Eye of Stormwind.\nRosalie Hale would join Alice Lovie in traveling to Stormwind as the situation deteriorated there was increasing worry from William Lovie III. that his father of whom he now no longer knew what he was capable of would use these girls to punish William.\n\"We went by boat as by this point I understood the gravity of the situation in the valley. This was no longer simply me travelling the land, and getting to know my people. I was discovering destroyed cities, and a growing rebellion. This wasn`t the kind of trip I took by horse anymore.\"\nLeaving Forks by boat the group now numbered nearly a dozen ships worth of men, and nobles all traveling with the prince of Lucerne, and for many this was people drawing lines in the sand. For the part of James Lovie this was the worst case scenario and he begin to try and find ways to stop William from realizing the truth once he reached Stormwind by trying to have his agents assassinate Eddard Starke, and in this way he commanded several of Ezio Ederiz's agents to go to Stormwind and kill him.\nReturn to Lucerne\n\"I don't have the full story yet father, but I need to do this. Let me repair the damage that every single piece of evidence I've seen show me that you caused.\"\nAlice Rises\nAlice greets the arrival of Emma, and Hanna Bell of whom are accompanied by a heavy contingent of men-at arms and knights of House Skane, and House Scarlet and she discovers that they remember her. Also among the group arriving is Adela Aven of whom has been brought to become the lady in waiting for Alice, and the two talk briefly with Adela showing herself as a kind girl who is clearly very happy to be a lady in waiting for the princess of Lucerne. Finding herself basically in a moment having gone from a tavern girl to the princess of Lucerne she remembers her times with the two sisters, and they spend the day together, which is joined by Fredrik Highmore of whom seems to be quite close with Emma Bell. Leaving behind Emma for a time she and Hanah go to the palace grounds where she meets with Charles Swan of whom has basically become the driving force behind the northern Lucernians joining William at Forks, and the two form a quick friendship as Charles is beyond happy with what they have agreed to join him in. Following her meeting at the Forks Palace she meets with Charles, and Daniel Faraday of whom have asked for a meeting with her, and realizing once again her power now they ask for Emma's hand in a betrothal and she sees the value in this but asks that they allow her a chance to speak with Emma about it with both of the Faraday's are very accepting of. Returning to Emma she finds her cousin all smiles and when she presses her cousin on what she believes to be a relationship with Fredrik Highmore of whom has been flirty with her throughout the day, and she tells Emma about the offers from Charles Faraday about marriage and is surprised when Emma agrees to this betrothal. While this is happening she also is flirted with by Dylan Steinmare, and when the two are alone she questions him on this and he tells her they were quite flirty before she left, and apologizes to her, but she begins to remember him and instead of accepting his apology she gently rubs his hand. While speaking on the rise of the west to Williams side due to the movement of Franklin Brent she receives a raven from William asking her to travel to Stormwind and see the city, and she takes Emma Bell with her. In the letter they are asked to be escorted by men of House Scarlet and Martell of which it is determined should be Saiden Scarlet, and Wilheim Martell. She does not realize the main reason she is recalled is the fact that William believes she will be killed if left alone in Forks after hearing so many bad things about his father.\nRise of the King William Lovie III.\nRemoving the Old King\nSee Also : William Lovie III's Takeover of Lucerne\n\"It was a sad sight to see the father that had never loved me or gotten to know anything about me fallen so far. He was broken to the point that there was barely anything remaining that resembled humanity.\"\nOn the days following the liberation of Tree Hill news begin to filter into the city that William Lovie III. was on his way to Lucerne and was planning on removing his father from power. While during this time James Lovie made no effort to control the city watch so that they would defend the city, his young son Tristan Lovie did attempt to stop his entry. The liberation of Tree Hill was the moment that Tristan Lovie understood that William would return to Lucerne and attempt to remove his father, and most likely kill him as by this point there was no scenario where William couldn't have known the truth of what happened at Tree Hill. This wasn't something Tristan could allow so he begin ordering the guards of the city to prepare the defenses of the city in order to make sure that William had no way of entering the city. He mainly was giving these orders to Tavin Flynt of whom had always retained the belief that he was loyal to House Lovie first and then the Kingdom thus he made the choice to stand beside Tristan Lovie, and the King James Lovie. This decision was met with rumblings throughout the city watch as most wanted William to be victorious but Tavin had a lot of control over the top echelon of the City Watch, and most believed he had the support of his brother Janos Flynt of whom was the most influential member of the city watch. As William Lovie III. moved back towards Lucerne following the victory at Tree HIll it would be Janos Flynt that was in a position that was only a step beneath his brother Tavin Flynt of whom was running the city watch as the commander.\n\"This is what I have trained you all these years to do.\"\n\u2014 Vlarenix\nAs everything was happening it was Dovah Vlarenix, and Lornax that would make the decision to use their long hidden devise known as the Circlet of Aerene to weaken Vhloraz's hold over James just long enough that James could gain complete control and stop Vhloraz from doing anything to harm William or slow what they wanted to happen. Using Anna Kendrick to communicate with James Lovie II. they would convince James to have Michelle Trachtenburg recalled for the purpose of abusing her for what James was tricked into believing was the sin of attempting to assassinate James (of which was a pure lie). With Vhloraz at this point having near complete control over the body of James the demon was more then happy at the chance to abuse someone without James resisting and thus commanded that Michelle be brought to him immediately. While Michelle Trachtenberg was traveling to the Sky Towers she would be given the Circlet by Taylor Swift who was convinced by Vlarenix that this would protect the boy in her visions and thus not knowing what she was truly doing, it was Taylor that took part in this. Entering the Fade Taylor would travel to the carriage carrying Michelle to the Sky Tower and slip the Circlet into the pocket of Michelle before whispering to her in the Fade which led to her waken body taking the circlet and putting it on her wrist.\nMichelle arrived at the Cloud Towers unknown to her mother Catherine and taken to the room of James she was terrified but found some peace given to her by what she thought was the Dovah Aerene but was in fact just Taylor who had followed her in an attempt to find out what she was actually being ordered to do by Vlarenix. Having given Vloraz control it was James that would take out all of his anger on the poor depressed young girl but as the assault begin the Circlet made its work done and created a block around James which while in no way permanent allowed James clarity and the ability to block out Vloraz for a time. Without the threat of Vhloraz or the other demons it was Lornax that went to him under the guise of Lisa Tyrell and told him what was happening as much as she could. Realizing what he needed to do he apologized as best he could to Michelle who didn't understand anything that was being said but listened when her uncle sent her to Whitehaven Castle and told her not to say a word of what she had seen her to anyone. James would also hand over control of the Circle of Magi to Kieth Schwartz and during this time James made it clear that he was not to have any members of the circle stay in Lucerne that might listen to the words of Tristan. With this command in mind it was Kieth that left behind Khadgar, and Medivh who he knew to be not loyal to James and then commanded that the remaining members of the Circle of Magi retreat to the safety of Orleans.\nWedding of Bella, and William\nMain Article : Wedding of Bella Swan and William Lovie III.\n\"You lied during your vows brother. What changed that made you lie?\"\nWhile William was unknowingly to Alice engaging in a sexual relationship with Brooke Scott in Tree Hill it would be Alice that was pushing forward with plans for the wedding of William Lovie III. and her best friend Bella Swan. William would depart Tree Hill planning to go to Forks and reveal the truth to Bella but after he arrived at Forks he was met first by his sister, and Alice would be so excited that despite not wanting to marry Bella anymore he is unable to disappoint his sister of whom loves Bella deeply. Unwilling to hurt Alice William decides to goes through with the wedding despite everything in him wanting Brooke more. Attempting to find a way to not betray his promice to Brooke its William that attempts to delay the wedding, and while at first this is successful and the army of Lucerne prepares to leave for the capital. This delay is thwarted when Bella reveals that she is pregnant, and this basically forces William to marry her in order to keep from having a bastard. Thus due to the pregnancy Alice is able to delay the departure of William in order to have the wedding before he arrives in Lucerne, and thus join House Swan and House Lovie together before he leaves for Lucerne. During the wedding itself Alice watches him lie during the Vow to protect and love her for the rest of his days and following this while everyone else is screaming in excitement Alice is in a fog of which is noticed by Edward Cullen of whom holds her hand and walks with her out of the ceremony as they follow William and Bella who now married are heading towards the wedding feast. Following the ceremony she walks out and sees Lanna Lannister talking with Jasper Hale of whom is gently rubbing her arm, and following this she looks for Dylan Steinmare of whom she finds and takes him away from the party and kisses him. As they become more heated she pulls away leaving him behind, and returning to the party where she takes her seat beside William of whom holds her hand as several prominent members of the Kingdom of Lucerne say nice things about the married couple.\nTristan's Failed Attempt\n\"I had the commanders in my ear. I had the men on my side. I thought I knew who my brother was. I guess that was the only part of the equation that I had wrong.\"\n\u2014 Janos Flynt\nFollowing the wedding of Bella Swan, and William Lovie III. the situation deteriorated even further as they were only a few weeks away from Lucerne but had a truly massive army with the entire Grand State of Forks behind him following the marriage. While James was absent from the leadership of his loyalists it was Tristan that continued to take the lead and while he had the support of some members of Jame's council the majority of the Circle of Magi had fled to Orleans leaving only Khadgar Morgrave, and Fredrik Gurse as Circle members in the city. House Jestife, and House Nighting remained with some strength in the city but even they saw the writing on the wall and begin shuffling their troops and people through the Hale Gate and out of Lucerne leaving the loyalists increasingly isolated inside the city. The only other power player in the city that seemed willing to listen to Tristen was Cersei Lannister and in an attempt to gain her support he would travel to the Fortress of Einhelmer. Upon reaching the fortress he saw the walls were lined with troops, and although he was let inside the walls there was some serious question as to whether they were going to fire on his party as they approached the walls. Meeting with Cersei Lannister, Bendrin Reyne, and Birgitt Mander Tristan is shocked when Cersei barely lets him speak before she rejects his call for assistance and then has her guards remove him from the fortress with a demand that he never return. Following Tristan being embarrassed at the Lannister enclave he leaves accompanied by a group of his personal men from his Order of Saint Tristan and as Ezio watched him he was screaming in anger at what happened in the Lannister enclave. Ezio would follow him and discover that he was heading towards the Fortress of Schnabel where he planned to enter Lucerne Proper and then he planned to begin killing several prominent nobles he knew were William loyalists. Ezio was able to get to these people first as he was able to use the Fortress of Theiner but each of the people he searched for appeared to have already been warned and had traveled to the numerous William aligned areas of the city. As Tristan finds those he searched for already hidden he realizes the situation and travels to the Cloud Tower to meet with his father and try to find out what he should do.\n\"I'm so sorry Khadgar. I didn't realize how far I...\"\n\u2014 Fredrik Gurse\nWith Tristan Lovie taking the lead on the attempt to resist William he would gather to him the few remaining loyalists including Fredrik, and Polina Gurse. Fredrik, and Polina Gurse would be commanded by Tristan Lovie to gain control of the Fortress of Theiner which in the case that William was able to get through the main gatehouse they would be able to hold him off while Tristan believed his fathers allies would come to support them. With loyalists not remaining in the city in any real number it was Polina, and Fredrik that were able to gather only a few dozen men for their attempt to take the Fortress of Theiner, but Polina planned to have their Magi turn the tide. It was as they prepared to assault the fortress that Khadgar was warned of what was happening by Ezio and hearing about what his adopted son Fredrik was planning the two rushed to the fortress where they warned Lord Marwin Theiner about what was coming for him. Marwin raised his forces bringing nearly two hundred men at arms into the fortress to supplmenet the hundred already inside the walls, and with his son Florian Theiner in command of the main gate, and his daughter Lena Theiner a Magi sensitive they believed they were well prepared for the coming assault. Polina, and Fredrik arrived at the fortress and discovered that the defenders had been warned and upon seeing a fully garrisoned wall, and Marwin screaming at them from the walls it was most of the men with Polina and Fredrik that laid down their weapons and surrendered. Polina for her part did not surrender instead she begin firing Magi missiles at the gate while Fredrik used magi to shield her from the arrows and spears that were thrown at them, while their troops ran. As this happened Khadgar, and Lena would have Florian open the gate and the two would then go outside and after a brief conversation they engaged in a four way duel where Fredrik was mortally wounded and Polina used Magi to portal herself away. Khadgar would hold Fredrik as he died, and the two who had been so close for so long were able to say goodbye as Fredrik finally understood how far he had fallen.\nFollowing the fight at the Fortress of Theiner it was Ezio that made his way to the Fortress of Schnabel where Tristan was gathering what little forces he had at due to the loyalty of Lord Adalbert Schnabel to James Lovie II. Entering the fortress using the stream of soldiers already entering he was able to find Alfred's heir Alfred who was being kept locked in his room due to his loyalty to William. Ezio would release Alfred who then gathered to him the leadership of the house that was not supportive of what Adalbert was doing and with Ezio's assistance they were able to take Adalbert into custody keeping him locked in his room while Alfred took control of the fortress.\nMeanwhile while this was happening the City Watch was becoming the main remaining battleground. Janos Flynt had by now gained the support of the vast majority of the city watch when he approached his brother with the idea of doing what was right and allowing William Lovie into the city. Janos was shocked when Tavin revealed that he was going to remain loyal to James Lovie II. and would command that the defenses resist any attempt by William to enter Lucerne. The two brothers would argue back and forth for the next week and a half with Tavin unwilling to budge and Janos becoming increasingly desperate to stop what his brother was planning. As William was several days away from Lucerne Janos Flynt would approach his brother and attempt one last time to talk him out of his decision, but despite pleading with his brother and being accompanied by the entire leadership of the city watch outside of Tavin he was unmoved. Tavin following this rejection discussed how he was preparing under the orders of Tristan to not only bar entrance but to first allow William into the tunnel where they would kill him and anyone else in the tunnel at the time. Hearing this was too much for Janos of whom begged his brother to not be insane and think of the entire Kingdom but Tavin refused him and enraged that his brother had seemingly turned on him he called on men of his guard to arrest Janos for treason, and when he did this Janos realized that there wasn't going to be any convincing him, so before he was put under arrest from the guards he unsheathed his sword and slashed his brother across the neck killing him almost instantly. At the death of Tavin the guards stood down and basically switched loyalties almost immediately, and as Janos had been the second most powerful within the City Watch he was able to cover up the death of Tavin for a time while he moved on to making sure the Watch followed his commands.\nWhile Janos had gained control of the City Watch it was Cersei Lannister that moved from the Fortress of Einhelmer with a large force and took control of the several areas in Lucerne Proper that were resistant to William and held them under her control awaiting the arrival of William. Following this Janos would go throughout the various city watch commanders and make sure everyone was with him, and when he was sure they were he gave the command for William to be allowed into the city. William would enter through the vast gates of Lucerne alongside his force, and Tristan Lovie would watch from the first gate as his brother approached a position he believed was blocked to him. Tristan ran to the city watch command and demanded to see Tavin, but found information that Tavin had been murdered and Janos was now in charge of the city watch. Realizing he had failed to resist the entry of William Lovie he fled to the Sky Towers again forced to use the Fortress of Schnabel as the Fortress of Theiner was now under the control of William loyalists outright. Reaching the Fortress of Schnabel he found that Lord Adalbert Schnabel had been removed in favor of his heir Alfred Schnabel in what was clearly a move made due to Adalbert being pro-Tristan. For a moment there was nearly a fight but not wanting to make a move without the command of William it was Alfred that allowed Tristan inside without bloodshed, and a now very isolated Tristan moved to the Cloud Tower. Arriving at the Cloud Towers he found half the garrison was gone and only the Praetorian Guard remained at full strength and they were under the command of James and thus could not be used by Tristan. Tristan at this point placed the Order of Saint Tristan under the command of Florian Brickner and commanded that Florian attempt to get them out of the city so that they would not all die in what Tristan believed was going to be his death, with this marking one of the first moments of Tristan's life where he showed care for anything other then himself.\nEntering the Sky Tower\n\"I knew William my whole life, and I had known Tristan Lovie my whole life. Both of them were who they were, and the problem for Tristan was that he was a terrible human being. The time for honor was later, I needed to protect William.\"\n\u2014 Barrett Ahren\nThe prince would continue making his way through the city of Lucerne, and as he did this William would gather thousands of supporters to his army marching like a massive horde towards the Sky Towers where the hundred strong garrison would prepare for their coming. Those loyalists for William who had went to the different strong points while Tristan was searching for them would come out in numbers as well joining him as he travelled through Lucerne Hold and towards the Fortress of Theiner. Reaching the Fortress of Theiner William discovered the first visible signs of the fighting that had spread across the city during the weeks preceding his arrival and meeting with the Theiner leadership he learned what had happened. Moving from there they made a direct line towards the Cloud Tower where Tristan Lovie gave the House Lovie forces the command to stop him at all costs but by this point no one was listening to him, and the order wasn't accepted by the head of the House Lovie Cloud Tower guards in Barrett Ahren. Tristan discovered that they too were unwilling to stop the prince from coming, and begged his father to tell him how they were going to get out of this but his father just sat at his desk waiting for William to enter the room. As they waited the two would have a final visitor in the form of Bill Thalmer of whom arrived with two stones and gave the stones to James before taking out a third and disappearing into nothing, and at this Tristan attempted to discover what they were but before he could they heard the sounds of the elevator as William arrived on the floor. When William entered the room he did so flanked by Leven, Alice, Hedrik, Franklin, Edward, Jasper, and Emmett and they found his father sitting at his desk writing on papers, while Tristan stood in the corner of the room looking very uncomfortable. William would accuse James of treason and make him very much aware that he was now the King in everything but name, to which James Lovie stood up and responded with the following.\nMy brother held for a moment holding the door, and as he stood their transfixed on the door handle I put my hand to his arm. Feeling my hand on his he looked back and smiled back at me before pulling the door open to reveal the contents of the room I had never been allowed to enter in my entire life. My father sat behind a massive desk, while the pathetic image of my brother Tristan leaning in the corner of the room looking like a small child. Tristan looked like the same pathetic boy he had been on the last day I had seen him, and it pained me to remember now all he had done. On a scale of evil he was up there with the worst monsters, and yet somehow when you looked at him now he looked so small.\nWilliam entered the room flanked to his left by Jasper, and Hedrik, while on his right Edward, and Emmett moved forward. I stood transfixed staring into the room until finally Franklin gently grabbed my arm and led me into the room to stand behind William. If he noticed that I had entered he didn`t make any signs of caring he just stared at William. Tristan on the other hand saw me and a twisted smirk moved across his face to the point that I moved closer to William looking for the protection that he offered me.\n``My victorious son returns with his brave Lords. I rejoice at your great victory at Tree Hill son.`` My father was anything if not a brilliant manipulate of men, but even that seemed foolish. My brother`s victory left him in a position of little hope, and yet when you looked at his face he did look genuinely proud to see his son.\n``The time for your lies is long past its end. I have learned the truth about what you have done father, and the time has come to pay for crimes.``\n``So you come as a guardian of the realm then.`` He rose from the desk and moved in front of it to sit gently on the front. Seeing him closer he wore the armor of his father James, and even his madness you could see the royal look he carried.\n``I`ve come for justice for the thousands of people you have either killed or terrorized. I come to avenge the wrongs you have done to this Kingdom. I come make you pay for everything you`ve ever done.``\n``And yet your point is sullied by bringing that bastard girl.``\n``You will never speak of her again do you hear me.`` William stepped forward and I grabbed at his cloak to keep him close while Jasper and the others also stepped forward to protect their prince. I actually couldn`t believe it still hurt me to hear the disdain in his voice towards me, but it still hurt my heart to be so unloved by my father. A tear fell down my cheek and I grabbed again at his cloak and he turned as if realizing I was crying. Gently wiping his hand on my face he smiled at me conveying the love he held for me, and how much he was capable of I felt safer.\n``That will be your undoing my son.`` The words from my father turned William back towards him, and as pathetic as it was I moved closer behind him nearly hugging his back.\n``What do you blather on about now.``\n``Your love for that girl is going to be the one thing your enemies will use to their advantage. Don`t you understand that I sent her away because she was weakening you.`` He spoke as if it was the most honorable act he could have ever done, and yet the sheer scope of what he had was beyond grasping.\n``Use whatever excuses you want but this ends here. Your time here is at an end murderer.`` The moment William said murderer it was as if James had been struck with the most painful strike in the history of mankind. Falling back onto his desk he looked back with a horrified look on his face.\n\"I've seen horrors. Horrors that you've seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that, but you have no right to judge me...It's impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. Horror. Horror has a face, and you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terror are your friends. If they are not, then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies\u2026\" It was the sad ramblings of a man with nothing left, but as the tears flowed from my father`s face I felt a tinge of empathy for the sadness that must have driven this once great man to fall so far as to hate his children, and turn the Kingdom into a hellish place.\n``The time for your talking is over. Jasper, Hedrik please take my father into custody and Tristan it is...`` Before he could finish my father broke out into hysterical crying and fell to his knees before William. Moving that close to William Jasper grabbed a hold of him almost immediately and shielded William.\n\"There they were in a pile, a pile of arms, and I remember, I...I...I cried, I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized like I was shot, like I was shot with a diamond, a diamond arrow right through my forehead. And I thought, 'My God, the genius of that. The genius. The will to do that. Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than me because they could stand it. These were not monsters. These were orcs \u2014 trained warriors. These orcs who fought with their hearts who have families, who have children, who are filled with lust for battle \u2013 that they had the strength, the strength to do that. If I had ten divisions of those Orcs, then our troubles here would be over very quickly. You have to have men who are moral and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill \u2013 without feeling, without passion, without judgment \u2013 without judgment. Because it's judgment that defeats us.\" After that madness filled rant Bill recoiled from Jaspers grasp and ran behind the desk.\n``There`s nowhere to go...its over father.``You could tell this was breaking William as he watched the man that had been his father for his entire life fall apart. This wasn`t like it was for me or Tristan as father had never loved or cared for us in any real way, this was true pain. For his entire life his father had loved and cared for him, and now was the final moment of his time with him, and I felt his pain wash over me.\n``The day may come son, when this is at an end. I see my end in the stars son, but know that while it is my blood that lays the final blow, it will not be you. You will be far far away when I finally get the judgement that you wish of me.``He stopped for a moment and looked briefly at Tristan, and then William before stopping at me. ``I`m sorry that my plan failed in the end. I`m sorry that every time I looked at you I couldn`t find any feeling but resentment. He always loved you in a way that he never did me, and I...I just...I just hated you for it. I see now that you were never my daughter in the end. I see now that you William were the only child I was ever meant to love...and I failed even that.``\n``It's time father. Take him away...``As he finished James took a blue stone out of his pocket, and with another look at his children he clasped the blue stone and disappeared into nothing. Too shocked to say anything we were knocked out of our shock by Tristan stepping forward holding a green stone. Tristan stared at William laughing and as William lunged forward at him Tristan too clasped the stone, and disappeared into nothing.\nBill went on a series of rants and William rejected this logic, and prepared to arrest James and place him in jail, when all of a sudden Bill broke out into historical crying. After breaking down and crying for nearly a minute James finally begin blabbering about different things of which none appeared to make sense until finally James begin discussing the Battle of Lyons. James told William of how there were piles upon piles of bodies, and he knew that the Orcs were greater then he was. With that speech done James took out of his pocket a blue stone, and told William that the day he might bring justice against him would come at some point but it wasn't today as today he was going to leave to the safety that the stone provided. In a single moment James disappeared and teleported to the location the stone sent the user. With James gone it was just William and Tristan and the two stood transfixed at each other, and then as suddenly as a man shot with an arrow dies, Tristan went to his pocket and pulled out a green stone and then disappeared into nothing.\nCoronation of William Lovie III.\nMain Article : Coronation of William Lovie III.\n\"This is the moment I have been waiting for since your father came back from France. I always knew that you were the one to save us. This is your time now William.\"\n\u2014 Catherine Bell\nNortburg Tournament of 5125\nLook out there Alice. Did you ever imagine we would be hosting men, Dwarves, and Elves for what is quickly becoming our honeymoon.\nMain Article : Nortburg Tournament of 5125\n\"A tournament signals that the reign of the new king will be one of great success. I know that there is much to do, and no one understands that as much as I do. But we must also look to consolidate our holdings. You have a lot of goodwill and this will only help us later your grace.\"\n\u2014 Jacob Vorn IV.\nFollowing the crowning of William Lovie III. as the new King of Lucerne he met with his council within the Lucernian capital and they went bout devising there next steps of action. Following some of the more extensive plans he met with the Shadow Council, and Jacob Vorn IV. of whom now stood as the King's Archbishop and the group would decide they needed to know more about the regions around them and also repair damage and they would do this by planning a tournament at Nortburg and invite foreign dignitaries to the tournament alongside the most influential of nobles of Lucerne. Also invited to the Tournament would be the Trachtenberg family of whom were the blood cousins of William Lovie incluing his uncle Frank Trachtenberg, and two cousins Michelle Trachtenberg, and Kristen Trachtenberg all of whom William wanted to repair relationships with most specifically with Michelle who he came to understand had been treated quite terribly by his father. The Trachtenberg side of the family had become distant due to several instances, most notably the imprisonment of Bill Lovie's cousin Katia Lovie the Matriarch of House Trachtenberg in the city of Berne.\nTrue Sons of Lucerne\n\"William you need to understand that Berne is hell itself. Your brother is losing control more and more every day. We are attempting to control the situation but its a tinder box waiting to explode.\"\n\u2014 Hanna Arryn\nA large force under a white flag and led by Kieth Schwartz, and Alistair Bedregen arrives at the tournament ground carrying also the flag of the True Sons of Lucerne. The arrival of these True Sons would cause William himself accompanied by the Shadow Council and Charlie Swan to confront them and while at first wanting to bar them from the tournament as they were basically traitors the arrival of Hanna Arryn, and Aria Arryn would lead to William speaking privately with Hanna and Aria. Speaking to the two alongside Leven Martell, and Charlie Swan he would discover that the situation in Berne was growing completely out of control and that was why they had agreed to all the demands of Sean Lovie and had come here. Seeing that his friends were in grave danger he would agree to play along with the plans of the True Sons and allowed Danzal to take part in the tournament. Following this meeting with Hanna and Aria he would meet with Kieth Schwartz who was like an uncle to him during his childhood and the two would talk over everything that had happened with Kieth admitting to everything and for the first time giving William a true glimpse at what Bill had been going through and why he had chosen to do all the things that he had done. Another of the members of the group to come under the flag was Harrold Hardyng of whom as a dire hard member of the rebellion against Sean Lovie would sneak himself into the force with the help of Alistair and when he arrived he met with Teri-Jacob Vorn IV. and together in secret the two worked out steps for Harrold to take to help with the eventual retaking of Berne.\n\"Tell me about Amber.\"\n\"She is safe but misses you dearly.\"\n\"I know you may not feel the same way, but I want you to know how truly amazing it is to see you again Will.\" His face rose with a smile as he looked at me and it brought me back to thinking about the man who had helped teach me how to swim when I was a boy. He was a constant throughout my youth taking on my fathers role for those months when he could barely leave the tower.\n\"You know I cannot same the same. And you know why.\"\n\"I want you to know that I am sorry. I want you to know that he is sorry.\"\n\"Do not speak of him here or this conversation will end.\"\n\"That hatred that you feel. That's what drove him William.\"\n\"I know my friends would never let me do the things you let him do.\"\n\"Your friends love you. As your fathers love him.\"\n\"Love doesn't mean you let those you love go mad with no attempt to stop them.\"\n\"You look at it now and believe that if you started talking about killing your own daughter that what Jasper would stop you. Leven would stop you.\"\n\"They would. As you fucking should have!\" I knew I was being too loud. The tournament was not even close to starting so the numbers here were low, but this was all so fresh. I could not be seen as being my father.\n\"They would do as we did. They would speak to you like I spoke to your father. I told him of the madness of what he was thinking. I told him that he had lost himself in that damn book. I did everything your friends would do. The only further step I could have taken was the one thing I could not do.\"\n\"They would.\"\n\"Look me in the eyes William and tell me that you truly believe that one of those people hovering outside this tent would ever raise a sword against you.\"\nFollowing the conversation between Kieth, and William Kieth would leave the tournament as he was a soldier of Bill Lovie and not Sean Lovie and did not care if the plan of Sean succeded or not, and thus he would return to Orleans where he would report to Bill Lovie about the conversation that he and William had. With the departure of Sean Lovie the remaining elements of the True Sons of Lucerne were mainly William loyalists and in this way he would meet again with Hanna but this time she introduced them to House Krinner and House Dorin of whom led by Harrold Krinner, Trailen Dorin and accompanied by prominent heirs in Danzal Krinner, and Trailen Dorin II. they would be shown to be loyalists who were more then ready to assist when the time came to destroy the forces of Sean Lovie.\nThe Riverlands\nMeeting the Elves\nFollowing the Second Battle of Minus Ithil the Elves of High Forest would come to understand that the alliance between Gondor, Lucerne, and High Forest was something that they should work towards and as they followed the Lucernians into the relief of Tree Hill they would also send a large force to Nortburg to celebrate at the tournament. Alongside sending a force led by Taflarion Stormrage, and his wife Helian Stormrage, and their daughter Tonlia Stormrage, alongside her husband Cadwyr Winterdew the High Forest government back in the capital would also make several large movements for advancing the alliance itself when Malfurion Stormrage would contact the forces of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, and the Atmer Empire and told the two forces that they needed to send forces to the tournament as the new king of Lucerne was someone who truly was willing to try and change things for the better. The Sindar Elven Kingdom of Quel'Thalas sends representatives in the form of Alleria Windrunner, and Marinda Oakwhisper to the tournament as well with the purpose of arranging a stronger relationship with the Kingdom of Lucerne's new King. The Atmer Empire would send members of the Atmer Elven great house in the form of the House of Finwe to the tournament and these Elves used Magi portals to enter the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas and then travelled into Lucerne alongside the force led by Alleria. These Atmer Elves would be the first of the High Elves to enter the Kingdom of Lucerne in an almost uncountable time and led by Elendil Finwe III., his daughter Alais Finwe, and sons Talais Finwe, and Anar Finwe IV. of whom have come to discuss an alliance with William and Lucerne. The Elves appear very honorable about their intentions and the talks go well, with Hedrik Clegane III. leading the negotiations with the High Elves, and despite eventually leaving it would be so successful that William would make his intentions known to them by inviting the Elves to found a small settlement in Frosthelm. The Elves like the idea and Elendil sends his sons back to Ulthuan to make the arrangements while he will accompany William for the next while.\nEnd of a Betrothal\n\"He's a monster.\"\n\u2014 Sansa Starke\nThe Starke's had come on mass to the Tournament of Nortburg and during this time it was believed that Sansa Starke, and Joffrey Lannister would get a lot of time together to get to know eachother, and while this was true with Joffrey, and Sansa going on a walk together and having a good time, this would alter dramatically later that night.\nThe Manderlys\nAs the tournament is only a few days from starting the final invitees arrive in the form of the Manderlys of whoom William meets with several representatives of the Manderlys who control the White Knife and during this conversation he and his father in law Charlie Swan are able to arrange a marriage between Winfred Manderly, and Miley Black. In this arrangement he and Charlie Swan decide that they will send Lucas Scott of whom is deemed by many to be the hero of the Siege of Tree Hill and thus someone they want to remain close too, but also William has become obsessed with Brooke Scott and thinks on her constantly believing that this will give him a chance to see her again.\nArrival of Brooke Scott\n\"Our being together was not a mistake William. Our being together has led us to this moment. No matter what way you look at this our child will be amazing. Our love guarantees that.\"\n\u2014 Brooke Scott\nFollowing the end of the tournament William and the group prepare to return to the capital where they will plan out the reconquest of Berne, but this changes with the arrival of Brooke Scott of whom breaks down crying in front of him as he stands with Leven, and Jasper and William quickly takes her away from the two into a back room where before he is able to say anything she reveals her stomach showing she is nearly four months pregnant from the time they last saw each other. Realizing in that moment she appears more pregnant then Bella he ponders the consequences of this but she doesn't demand anything just wishes him to help her with her grandfathers funeral.\nThe Start of the Faraday Conflict\nMy brother is dead. I demand justice from the royal family.\nDeath of Joseph Faraday\nMain Article : Death of Joseph Faraday\n\"It was the most painful death I've ever seen. This man was clearly lost in his own sadness to such an extent that only death could release him. I wish someone could have saved him. I wish I could have saved him.\"\n\u2014 Emma Bell\nIt was around the time that Freddie Highmore and Emma Bell were beginning their full fledged secret relationship that Joseph Faraday and his own personal level of depression would cause a massive problem that would eventually spread into a household rivalry. Joseph Faraday had been betrothed to Emma Bell for a time but this had ended after Emma had become smitten with Fredrik Highmore and had convinced her mother to end the betrothal. Unable to tell the Faradays the real reason they had offered their younger daughter Hanah Bell of whom while younger was still a prime match, and for Charles Faraday this was seen as a fair trade, but in the case of Joseph Faraday this was a terrible insult. By this point they had begun to discuss the idea of telling Emma's beloved cousin William of whom was also Freddie's friend, but at that point had not fully worked up the courage to say anything yet, and it was under these pretents that they went to a tavern in Lucerne proper to be alone together. The two were having a great time until Freddie went to the tender to ask for a refill of the drink that Emma had come to enjoy and when he did the situation would drive out of control. When he left Joseph Faraday would use this moment of departure to attempt to seduce Emma Bell of whom he had been watching for some time from across the tavern. Where once his natural looks had allowed him to get any manner of girl that he wanted, as his reputation had spread so to as a result had the number of women interested begun to dwindle. As he had become used to resistance he had also become used to forcing his way on girls and using his noble birth, and money to bribe off any trouble after the case, and thus when Emma told him she was with Freddie, and that she was noble born he saw this as the same rejection and he started to get more forceful in their meeting. When Freddie came back to the table and found the situation he attempted to remain calm and simply advise Joseph who was much older then him to back away. This calm approach did not go over well and Joseph reacted with laughter before punching him in the face knocking Freddie momentarily down, but he quickly got up and following this the two would become involved in a scuffle of which Joseph would lose causing him to request a duel with Freddie Highmore.\n\"Your Grace I only saw the end of the fight, but what I saw was clear. Lord Faraday attacked Lord Highmore, and despite Lord Highmore disarming him and attempting to end the fight...despite these attempts Lord Faraday would attempt to kill your cousin my your grace. Only Lord Highmore moving quickly saved Lady Bell's life.\"\nBy this point Paulo Snow entered the tavern after finally catching up with Joseph, and by this point he found Joseph tauning young Freddie into a duel, and because of the large crowd Freddie was forced to go into the duel even though he knew that Joseph wouldn't stand a chance. Joseph Faraday would taunt him into the street and then took out a sword threatening Emma of which caused Freddie to sadly take out his own sword, and the two fought although with Joseph nearly falling over drunk it wasn't much of a fight as Freddie knocked his sword aside and shouted for him to surrender. Joseph refused and charge Emma with a dagger forcing Freddie to stab him through the back to stop him, and killing him nearly instantly. Paulo took out his sword and tried to attack Freddie of whom he was able to fight breifly before guards from the nearbye House Elbertson led by (Ser) Underian of House Elbertson would step in and stop Paolo of whom watched screaming as Freddie left the scene carrying the crying Emma Bell.\nWhatever secret that Freddie and Emma had hoped to hide ended the moment that he went on trial.\nFollowing this Emma would wake up the following morning surrounded Alice Lovie, and her aunt Catherine Lovie of whom let her cry and held her before finally telling her that a trial had been demanded by the Faraday's over the death of Joseph Faraday. At that point she begged to know where Freddie was and they said he had been taken and placed in the Lucernian dungeon awaiting his trial, but when she became irate that he was in jail for basically defending her they revealed this had been decided only after he had returned to the House Highmore estate and the Faraday's had attempted to kill him in the courtyard leading to Desmond Faraday also being imprisoned awaiting trial. Dressing quickly she accompanied Alice into the courtyard where they were met by some twenty House Lovie guards including Giblert Fouline, and James Junnsworth of whom escorted the group to the King's Keep where Bella Swan was preparing the court for the arrival of the group. With King William in the Port of Stormwind celebrating the foundation of that city while this was happening it did fall to the Councillors of Lucerne, and the Queen to determine the court, and under these circumstances Bella would prepare ahead of the time and had recalled many of the most influential in the Lucerne Court. The trial would have five judges as was the way in Lucernian courts in the form of Cersei Lannister, Bella Lovie, Brandon Starke, Liam Greymane, and Mace Tyrell of whom would listen to the words of the plaintiffs first in the form of Desmond Faraday who had been released from jail alongside Freddie. Weaving a tale of lies he argued that Freddie had killed Joseph in blind rage using Magi and trickery. The Faraday's brought forward several men who were not present at the fight of whom told the court that Freddie was a well known pedophile and had also been found killing children in Nortburg years before, and while Brandon Starke on the council would openly laugh at the truthfulness of these stories, it wasn't until the defense led by Lysa Highmore called as their witness Underian of House Elbertson that the case was completely ended. Underian as a witness and a knight testified that he saw Freddie attempt to stop the fight and even after defeating Joseph attempted to resist hurting him, but Joseph had brought death upon himself when he tried to kill Emma Bell of whom took the stand next and as a princess of Lucerne her words would end the trial when she agreed with Freddie, and Underian.\n\"This case was a farce, and you Lord Desmond Faraday should be embarrassed that you wasted our time in this manner.\"\n\u2014 Mace Tyrell II.\nFollowing Emma Bell's words the judges would briefly speak together before Brandon Starke spoke giving the words of the judges in the form of stating they had come to terms with the fact that Freddie Highmore was innocent of murder, and then proceeded to verbally attack Desmond Faraday and several of the Faraday retainers who had wasted their time with this hearing. Desmond would at first remain silent but then responded with great anger shouting and trying to get to Freddie of whom stood stoically as the House Lovie guards took Desmond away where he would spend the day and night in the Lucerne Dungeon. While Desmond was imprison again Bella Lovie, and Alice Lovie would take up court at the Keep and would summon Charles Faraday of whom they would have a long conversation with about the events of the day. Charles made it very clear that he was demanding consequences against House Highmore and that unless there were consequences there was going to be reprisals against House Highmore. Once Desmond was released his father was told by James Junnsworth that until William Lovie III. returned and he was on his way that nothing more would be done in the matter, and grudgingly Desmond agreed as he believed that the King would punish Freddie. Following the departure of Charles Faraday she would meet with Cersei Lannister and the two have a nice conversation before Cersei unknowingly slips that Lanna Lannister had traveled to the Port of Stormwind and realizing that Jasper is a liar about not seeing Lanna anymore she says a quick goodbye to Cersei and goes to find Dylan Steinmare. Finding him talking to Emmett she has him excuse himself and following Alice the two return to the Cloud Tower where without any real words of what she is thinking she seduces Dylan and the two sleep together. Following this the two discuss there futures and Alice all but pleads with Dylan to tell her to not marry Jasper, but despite proclaiming his love for Alice he knows he cannot divorce Laera Steinmare who he loves as well, and she must marry Jasper Hale for her brother, and although she has come to hate Jasper she knows this is the case. It is following this decision by Dylan that an angry Alice would begin the plot to have Dylan removed from Lucerne and sent back to Castle Steinmare as she had lost faith in him.\nReturn of the King\nDespite the trial of House Faraday's lasting effects the truly major develpment of the return of William Lovie III. was that Alice was finally able to convinse him to end things with Brooke Scott which would put into place a series of increasingly dangeorus events.\n\"This is a kingdom of laws Lord Faraday. The High Court of Lucerne has put forward a unanimous decision on the matter. What would you have me do?\"\nFollowing the court decision the situation remains in a holding pattern as the Faradays await the return of the king of whom they strongly believe will reverse the decision and they will get their vengeance. When William Lovie III. arrives back at Lucerne following the debacle that was the death of Joseph Faraday and trial of Freddie Highmore, and upon his arrival he is met at the gates by Alice, and Bella of whom accompany him back to the Cloud Tower where upon their arrival they tell him about the trial and he is quite shocked but is proud of his wife, and sister for their handling of the event but despite agreeing with their decision he is forced to meet with Desmond, and Charles Faraday of whom ask for punishment against Freddie Highmore. Tired from his trip he tells them that the law is concrete and there is no changing the decision, and unknown to him the Faradays take this as meaning that he is saying they must get justice themselves and while disappointed they see this as an opportunity to get their own revenge on House Highmore. Following his conversation with Desmond, and Charles he returns to the Cloud Towers and has a long conversation with Alice, but despite wanting to and Alice pressuring him to reveal the truth of Brooke he refuses to and the two siblings say goodnight and William goes to his room with Bella where he sleeps with her. Waking up after sleeping with Bella he is overcome with sadness over being apart from Brooke, and despite having Bella's arms around him he feels no better, and leaving his bed with Bella he goes to Alice's room where still overcome with emotions over being apart from Brook he finally reveals the entire truth to Alice that he is in love with Brooke. The two siblings argue for some time as William reveals the true scope of the relationship, and only after this does Alice truly come to understand that William's feelings are more then just lust. Revealing the scope of the relationship leads Alice to go through the endless list of potential problems it creates, and emotionally exhausted and unwilling to let his sister be mad at him he agrees to Alice's demand that he break things off with Brooke.\nRemoving Dylan Steinmare\n\"I see now that I am the other woman. I allowed myself to become the kind of girl who sleeps with a married man. I cannot have him here one more minute.\"\nWith Alice stressed about everything that was going on between William, and Brooke she would allow her anger towards Jasper to grow, but without any way to resolve that her anger turned on Dylan Steinmare. Dylan had failed to be the escape from Jasper that she had wanted him to be and thus in her anger she begin a plot to have him removed from the capital despite his close relationship with William. Another growing part of his removal was due to the relationship that Alice begin to have with Laera Steinmare, who Alice begin to become quite close friends with. This friendship made Alice feel worse becasue she had betrayed Laera and slept with Dylan. With all of this in mind Alice would send a letter to Fenrick Steinmare of whom in the letter she asked to send for Dylan and then begin arranging for the why when she had Dylan named to the Order of the Red Dragon and made a general in the order with a plan of founding the 7th Waffen Steinmare Division. As a part of this move it was Alice that conspired with Edward Cullen in order to block what Alice knew would be the eventual attempt by Dylan to have William step in and stop Dylan's removal, and with Dylan being openly hostile to Edward it took little convincing to gain the assistance of Edward. As Alice plans the removal of Dylan she decides to bring Edward into the plot as she knows the two are at eachothers throats and also wants to make Edward loyal to her and not fall into loyalty of anyone else leading her to summon Edward to speak with her at the Cloud Towers. Edward arrives that night at her summons and the two have dinner in what is an all but empty cloud towers and Alice plays on the lonliness of Edward to gain his assistance in the plot against Dylan making it out to seem to Edward that it is more Dylan than Jasper that is responsible for Edward's isolation. When Dylan was told of this he attempted to resist this assignment seeing it as little more then exile, but his attempts to until William returned to the capital were opposed by Edward Cullen of whom confronted Dylan. During this conversation it was the two long time rivals that finally bared their true anger with Edward revealing the extent of the plot against Dylan and the invovlment of Alice which was a shock to Dylan. The moment that Alice's involvement was discovered it was Dylan who understood that he was without real options and accepted that he would be going to Castle Steinmare and also that he had possibly ruined things with Alice of whom he had true feelings for.\nBattle of Berne\nMain Article : Battle of Berne\nThe Battle of Berne\nThis is where this divide ends. After we take this city there is nothing stopping the Kingdom of Lucerne from becoming exactly what we always dreamed it would be.\n\"The fact that Sean was able to escape was a black eye on the Kingdom of Lucerne, and no matter what anyone said as long as he lived there would be no improvement for us. He had to die or else we would be nothing more then a joke to the rest of Europe.\"\nWith the valley clear of Bill, and Sean Lovie, William went about attempting to gain control by eliminating those that were loyal to his father, but most of all he declared war on his father's supporters and very soon after doing this he came to understand that Sean Lovie had taken control of the city of Berne which he didn't even know existed. Under Alistair Bedregen the loyalists loyal to William were sending word to William outside Berne for the first bit of the control by Sean and thus for this early time they knew many of those loyal to Sean or at least to afraid to resist Sean. With this knowledge William rallied the Order of the Red Dragon, alongside a large force of House Lovie and sent this large force to besiege Berne. When his forces arrived there he they saw that Berne was a death trap, and that while they could feasibly attack the city the casualties would be horrendous and on top of that they might not even succeed. Knowing this William ordered them to dig in, and make sure no assistance came from land, and they were forced to live off the small parcel of land within Berne, and to burn through their internal supplies. With the front door shut for the moment William went about his plan to take control of Berne which would revolve around building a tunnel from Lucerne into the rear of Berne and fighting inside from that direction, while also hoping to starve out the defenders so that they would surrender. As William devised his plan where they would complete the underway in its route to Berne and thus they would break in behind the defenses and take the city from within, the Order of the Red Dragon begin having difficulties holding the main entrance as the Orcs in the region were a constant problem. Knowing they needed to be somewhat quick with their siege they were in trouble as unfortunately the tunneling behind Berne would take some time, and so he needed to block the front of Berne without having his army sitting there for the four years the underway would take to complete.\n\"The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas could either close the gap that existed, or leave it open. It all depended on the whims of Elves, and they had never showed themselves to be willing to take chances in order to help others so I wasn't exactly betting on their assistance.\"\nIn order to do this William sent emissaries from the Order of the Green Dragon to meet with the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas whose forest extended close to the boundaries of Berne and thus would be able to assist in blocking them in if they so chose to do. The Order of the Green Dragon was sent and led by Demi Hill of whom was accompanied by Franklin Brent and his wife Karyl Reyne who led a force of some six hundred House Brent forces alongside three hundred men led by Dexter Hill to act as guards for the mission. When his emissaries arrived they were greeted by Legolas, and Alleria Windrunner of whom were accompanied by nearly three hundred Sindar Elves, and they would greet them with friendship and take them to Darnassus. Traveling through the woods of Quel'Thalas its Franklin, Karyl, and Demi that discuss the current situation in the area and discover that the Quel'Thalasian Elves are not the only major Elven power in the area as Alleria tells them about Lothlorian. While being there to make an alliance with Quel'Thalas its Demi Hill and Franklin that both make mental notes to discuss also furthering the Lucernian presence in the area by also forming a relationship with the Kingdom of Lothlorian. In Darnassus they would be treated to a beautiful feast and Alleria took Franklin and his wife around the capital before they would have the meeting later that night. Seeing the size and beauty of Darnassus, and the kindness of the Windrunner siblings Franklin would have a very high opinion of the Sindar Elves, and he took this opinion into the meeting that night. At the meeting they found that Quel'Thalas was willing to do this in return for an alliance with them which Demi Hill was quick to give them, as William was more then willing to make an alliance with the Elves. Not just happy with an alliance the it was Alleria Windrunner that would offer Franklin and the members of the Lucernian entourage a chance to visit the Dor'Danil Barrow Den where they would be able to enter the Emarald Dream if they so choose.\n\"Enter the Emerald Dream, and discover who you really are.\"\n\u2014 Tular Windswift\nAfter discussing what would happen there its the groups decision that they will all accept this gift except for Demi Hill, and outside of Demi they are then taken by Clintar Dreamwalker of whom is the Arch Druid of Quel'Thalas, and Saelar Dewwalker of whom is the Guardian of the Claw and leader of the Dor'danil Barrow, to the Dor'Danil Barrow Dens which are located on the edge of Darnassus. While the group spends several days in the Barrow Dens a letter arrives from William stating that a revolt has broken out in Hillsbrad and since they are closer Franklin is tasked to travel there with all speed and end the revolt. The Quel'Thallasians reveal that they can portal Franklin and a small group to near Hillsbrad as there is a forest there with a way stone and Demi Hill agrees that once he wakes from the Emerald Dream he will go there through the portal and gives the letter to Alleria who will give it to Franklin. Following the agreement its Legalos that would lead a force of some two thousand fighters to a forward forest that they would fortify and from there they would be able to adequately block the Orcs from being able to interfere in any real way. So with the front door closed his forces returned to Lucerne while a small contingent remained along with a larger force of the Elves of Quel'Thalas. Franklin Brent and his group wake from the Emerald Dream and with Alavanna holding a visablly shaken Franklin of whom is in tears as he wakes from the Emerald Dream, and taking him by the arm she leads him to a meeting room where Clintar, and Nylindia wait inside. The group sits together and as Franklin slowly recovers from waking from the Emerald Dream they discuss that Tular, and Alavanna will be joining him as he travels not back to Berne, but instead travels through a portal formed for them in Darnassus taking them to a small forest east of Hillsbrad where Franklin is told William Lovie III. has sent him a letter which after reading Franklin nods and asks for them to take him to the portal. As Demi Hill was leaving to return to Berne it's Alleria Windrunner that said that she would be joining them with some two hundred heavily trained and equipped Sentinels at the main Lucerne camp, and this was once again quickly accepted by Demi Hill.\nMeeting Ezio Ederiz\nSee Also : Ezio Ederiz\n\"There were two option when it came to Ezio Ederiz. Option one was that he was a trap. Sean had sent him to make us believe him and we would be caught in a trap of his making. Option two was that he was telling the truth. If this was correct then we couldn't just ignore him, but the real question was how would we ever know until it was too late to turn back.\"\nAs things were happening outside the city and making the siege move positively inside the city there was chaos as Sean Lovie lost his mind and was the source of madness and chaos for the citizens. Ezio after saving the life of Thomas Lovie and watching Allison Arryn die would decide to move aggressively to allow William into the city, and thus would make his way to the western tower and prepare to send a message to the Lucernians sieging the city. Ezio enclosed in the message the entirety that he knew about the defenses of Berne, and a message that the city was ready to be joined with William's forces. He had hoped that if he gave as much information that William would still attack even if he didn't believe Ezio, but he also understood the distinct possiblity that William wouldn't believe him and would just continue to siege the city. Ezio waited at the tower for some time alongside the rebels that he had gained control of, and waited patiently for a response. He got his anwser when a Lucernian messenger approached the tower, and sent a letter up to Ezio. In the letter William told Ezio that he needed to come down from the tower so that they could discuss this, and that no harm would come to him if he did this. For all Ezio knew William had become his fathers son since the last time he had seen him, and thus suffering from the same madness as his brother, but he knew he had to do something so he trusted the devil he didn't know over the mad man that he did. Ezio gave command of the tower over to his top man in the form of Martin Arryn of whom had snuck his way into the tower and convinsed the men to join the rebellion.\n\"I felt fear being pulled alongside those golden armored men. This whole thing just reminded me why I didn't get personally involved in these political matters. As I regretted my decision to put myself in this kind of danger I remembered the brave look in Amber's eyes as she surrendered herself to save her child. If she could have that kind of strength then I could, and would do everything in my power to save her.\"\n\u2014 Ezio Ederiz\nWhen Ezio got to the bottom of the tower he was grabbed by some five men all clad in golden armor, and these men escorted him to the Lucernians camp. One of the men identified himself as James Junnsworth and told Ezio that if he planned to harm the king he would be doing it over all of their bodies. When he arrived at the camp he immediatly knew which one William was when he saw the golden haired boy walking up to him in his magnificant armor. Restrained by the men around him he saw how little he was trusted by the arranged forces, but he wasn't bitter as he could understand their fear. He spoke as best he could and told William of what was happening inside the fortress, and that every day they delayed the citizens inside were being killed in ever increasing numbers. As the conversation continued Ezio accompanied William inside his tent with Jasper, Leven, Marcel Lovie II., and Draco Highmore and then spoke openly of the murder of Allison, the rapes, and for Andrew the most horrifying news that Amber Heard was captured and now held in a cage beside Sean's throne. Ezio would at this point tell William about much of the things he had done for his father, and would make William understand that he had done all he could to help him after he had learned how brilliant and how much potential William had. Leven would suggest that during their initial attempts to clear the gatehouse that much of what Ezio suggested he did made sense as to why they found it so easy in certain places to get what they wanted.\nInfiltrating the Tower\nFirst Tower of Berne Peak\n\"For whatever it was worth I believed him. I looked in his eyes and it told me that he was being truthful. In this world you really have to trust your gut, and my gut was telling me to go all in on this.\"\nWith Ezio done telling him what was happening William told him he needed some time to think and that while he trusted him, he needed to plan on the best way forward. Ezio told him that he had control of the first tower, and thus he could get some of William's men inside that tower if that would make him feel better about the whole thing. William liked this plan, and it was then that he asked whether or not Hanna Arryn, and her sister Aria were safe inside the city, and Ezio told him that House Arryn was now in hiding in the city outside of Byron Arryn who was being forced to sit and watch Allison's body be violated by Sean Lovie. Andrew was thankful that Hanna was fine, and because of this he told Ezio that he would have his anwser in an hour. With that William called in his commanders and they discussed their options about how to move forward. After talking for some time it became clear that they needed to gather more troops, and especially Andrew wanted to have some of his up and coming leadership involved so that they would feel important to him. He planned to travel to Forks where he would meet with these leaders and make them aware of their involvement and then they would launch the attack. He got Ezio back in the tent, and he told him that he needed to allow his men to take control of the first tower, and that this would amount to his test of loyalty. Ezio agreed without hesitation and left with Jasper, and Leven to make the arrangements of which Franklin Brent would volunteer to command the first forces into the tower. Emmett was left in command of the siege while William was gone alongside the commanders, and this would be the situation that was left as William left for Forks. Franklin Brent would lead a force of men alongside his friend Dexter Hill, and several others of whom they would enter the first tower using massive ropes hung down by the loyalist Arryn rebels within the tower.\nMeeting in Forks\n\"It took days to travel to Forks, and days to travel back to Berne, and thus it's hard for me not to wonder what might have been had we of just moved against the fortress with just House Lovie's forces. Atleast I got to see Bella, and it was in the comfort that she offered me that I knew exactly why she was the one for me.\"\nAfter talking to Ezio and having silently infiltrated the first tower with his help William accepted that this was the only plan that had any quick hope of success, and he now felt incredibly rushed due to the threat to the people inside the city of which there were many that he cared for on a deep level. In order to do this he needed the most elite force he could get, so he begin calling his banner houses in, as well as commanding several houses travel to Forks to meet him. All the houses that had been called clearly had to send representatives but when they arrived this mission clearly could be seen as a silent attack that didn't require huge numbers. House Crane, House Swan, House Scarlet, and House Lovie were the houses that would be leading the attack along with leadership from many other houses in Lucerne. Alongside this House Skane, and House Starke were sending numbers led by Robb Starke, and Torgon Skane of whom would join the other forces in entering through the main courtyard once the towers had fallen, or in the worst case even if they didn't fall. As William waited for Bella to arrive so that he could see her, he spent many hours talking with the leadership of the houses that were\ngoing to be involved of which included Orival Crane of whom he wanted to one day be a very important figure in the Kingdom of Lucerne, and he made this very clear to Orival as they talked. The Arrival of the reinforcements also brought news that House Jestife had started a revolt taking control of Brill, alongside a spreading rebellion elsewhere which were being handled by loyalists in House Clegane, and House Tyrell. In his talk with Orival Crane he and Hedrik discussed how William was trusting heavily in this traitor of the True Sons of Lucerne, and also discussed how his older lover Amber Heard had been captured likely as a last minute threat to William in order to make him turn back. It was late when Bella arrived in Forks, accompanied by Freddie Highmore, and Wilhem Martell - alongside a large force of House Martell, and House Shephard of whom were also sending forces to join the attack - and when they did he said his quick hellos to Freddie and Wilhem before he and Bella made their way to stay in room in the House Swan estate of which he was technically a member of House Swan. After being together romantically he talked openly about how scared he was of seeing Sean there, and also he feared that he was going to be made to make a choice in that final room between killing Sean and keeping his old friend Amber alive. Bella already knew of the old relationship between the two, as Alice had told her of this long ago, and because of this she understood that he didn't simply care for this girl, but he in fact loved her. Bella tried to make him feel better about it, but there really wasn't much you could say to that horrible of a situation so she just held him while he went through it all with her. That night he left Bella who was sleeping and went outside to speak with Leven of whom brought him a response letter from Brooke of whom had quickly sent a letter after William's had reached her. William would read the letter with Leven and Brooke sent her emotional support and told him how much she loved him, of which Leven at that moment didn't believe but didn't want to upset William.\nDiscovery of Betrayal\n\"I saw you once Your Grace. It was at the Battle of Minus Ithil. You were slashing and stabbing at the monsters and for a moment I stopped. Just stopped and watched you. All the fighting surrounding me and there I was watching you move like a god. I knew then that you were my king.\"\n\u2014 Edric Nighting\nIt was at this point that Edric Nighting would arrive in Forks where he had made the decision to turn against his family and reveal the plans of his family. Edric Nighting had several weeks before this begin hearing talk from his father and older brother that they planned to rise against House Scott and murder the Scotts in the city before taking control of Tree Hill itself. He would watch his brother in secret as his brother James Nighting II. followed Brooke Scott watching her movements, and watching her himself he discovered that she was the mistress of William Lovie III. through listening in on a conversation between Brooke and Haley Scott. Learning of this relationship between William and Brooke the loyal Edric Nighting would depart Tree Hill by horse with his friend Hanzal Grightling heading towards Forks where they had heard William Lovie III. was meeting with his wife and the leadership of Forks. Arriving at Forks the two would quickly gain an audience with the king of whom was surrounded at the time by Charlie Swan, Leven Martell, and Bella Swan, and seeing how influential the group was Edric would immediately tell the king what he knew which horrified the group of whom had already rallied their forces and was planning to move out the next day to Berne. Realizing the main forces still needed to go to Berne he would command Jasper Hale to lead a secondary force to Tree Hill in order to defend the Scott's once the Nighting's moved against them, and after discussing it was decided that Jasper would move south through the province of Rosten where he would summon a force from that province's lord in House Elric alongside Northern Tree Hill's lordn in House Guntbold and then lead them southward to Tree Hill.\n\"Tell me Jasper how it is fair that your love for him is more valuable then my own. He doesn't love you any more then he loves me. So tell me the truth why you must always stand by his side?\"\nFollowing the breaking up of the meeting Jasper, Leven, and Bella would follow William back to his tent where Jasper would convince William to take him with him to Berne and instead send Leven to Tree Hill. Making up excuses about why she needed to go instead of him Leven was left shocked by what Jasper did and thus limply accepted this change of plans, and with a kiss to her forward she and William would say goodnight and following this Jasper and Leven left the tent. Leaving the tent Leven would follow Jasper trying to get him to explain himself, but he refused until she became quite agitated leading to an argument between the long time friends. Fighting loudly forced Jasper to take the argument into his tent where he would reveal that he did not trust her abilities to protect William considering how in love with him she was, and following this she would punch him in the face before returning to her own tent. The next day William, Jasper and the larger force from Forks would leave the city leaving Leven and a few hundred men at arms and knights to move south towards Castle Elric where she would go to defend the mistress of her beloved.\nSneaking Inside\n\"This was the moment thousands had been waiting for. The moment my brother's madness would finally come to an end.\"\nWhen William Lovie arrived back at Berne flanked by the forces of House Swan, Scarlet, Crane, Starke, Martell, Skane, and many of their vassals he entered the command tent and prepared alongside his commanders the method by which they would do this. Ezio told them that the only real way into the valley of Berne was to take control of the towers defending the passes, and this was possible since they controlled the first tower. From the first tower they would attack the second tower, and then the third, and fourth control towers which would allow them to bring the entire army into the Valley where the defenders would be unprepared for their entry. Once this was achieved they must take control of the fifth tower which was inside the City of Berne itself and was connected through a long tunnel which could be locked from the inside meaning if they failed to take it before they were noticed it would be shut and they would have to attack the main walls.\nWith this plan in place William Lovie would send the forces of House Scarlet led by Darion, and Saiden Scarlet to enter the First Tower where they would push their full forces and they alone would be responsible for working alongside the rebels in order to take control of the towers. They would be assisted by the Order of the Golden Dragon of whom was forced to follow William Lovie of whom was going to assist here alongside Edward Cullen and several members of the Order of the Blue Dragon, as well Orival Crane would convince William to let him join the forces attacking the towers. Entering the tower and joining the Arryn loyalists, and Franklin Brent and his forces that had initially taken control of the tower from the rebels and had held it while the main forces gathered. At that final moment Robb, and Jon Starke joined the assault group and this would force William to also take Wilheim alongside with him as Wilheim now wouldn't take no for an answer.\n\"The Towers all held so many moments where everything could have gone terribly wrong. It was by the shere luck of the dragon that we were able to sucede as easily as we did.\"\nWith the main force now preparing to enter the first pass into Berne they only needed to see the response from the second tower to know when to move in, and they would get that call the first night as they would be signaled by a flag hanging from the wall set out by the tower forces. The Tower forces would wait until night, and that night as they moved forward the few guards meant to make sure such infiltration of the towers were not possible were rebels and thus they allowed the tower forces to infiltrate the towers, and within they found the mercenary forces of Sean Lovie in the form of the Stormblown. The fight for the tower was swift as with most of their forces asleep the few on sentry duty found themselves being attacked by a huge number of troops flooding into the tower. As the Stormblown moved to raise the alarm they found the alarm room locked, and when they finally broke inside they found inside several rebels of whom killed the Stormblown that tried to enter the room. With the tower taken Orival Crane would raise the flag thus giving the main force the safe call to enter the first pass. Torgon Skane alongside the other commanders would move their forces alongside the Elves and reached the very edge of the first pass as the attack move forward, and during this they also moved forward with the siege machines that everyone hoped they would have no need of using. At the third tower they would basically be allowed in as the rebels had taken complete control over this tower, and the few members of the Stormblown that were present inside the tower were barely able to get out of their beds before they were killed by the vengeful rebels and the incoming Lucernians.\n\"I watched each flag go up and each time a piece of me felt better as I knew my king was safe for yet another moment. It was his bravery that made people love him, but in these moments his braveary was horrifying for those of us who were forced to watch from afar.\"\n\u2014 Joshua Jackson\nThe fourth tower was the true test of the attack as while it was held by the forces of House Krinner who was a member of the rebellion the tower held the largest contingent of the Stormblown outside of the city itself. Robb Starke, and Wilheim Martell alongside Robb Starke would lead a contingent of forces east of the tower to cut off any kind of relief once the main attack went forward, and with that the main assault could begin on the fourth tower. As the Lucernians made their way into the tunnels approaching the fourth tower they were spotted by a Stormblown soldier of whom alerted the rest of the force to a betrayal, and with this becoming clear the forces of House Krinner would assemble under the command of Danzal, and Benjamin Krinner of whom defended the tunnel route heading towards the fifth tower so that none of the Stormblown could warn their comrades, and inside the tower House Krinner under the command of Oskar Kinner the defenders would block the gate into the alarm room thus preventing for a time the forces of the Stormblown from gaining entry to the alarm. A fierce battle would commense between the defenders in House Krinner and the Stormblown. As the forces of Lucerne attempted to enter the fight they were forced to attack through defended barriers quickly set up by the forces of the Stormblown in order to resist the attackers. During the fighting here Darion Scarlet would become famous for defeating the Stormblown second in command in single combat after they entered the last room of the tower and it was held by the Stormblown second in command. With his death the rest of the Stormblown slowly surrendered, and with that the flag was raised and the main army understood that the way into the valley was clear.\nThe Final Tower\n\"The Sound of that horn going off could have meant the massacre of our entire force. It could have meant the deaths of thousands but the bravery of the three Arryn brothers. They could have stayed hidden and not risked death but instead they did what was right and resisted a tyrant and they saved thousands. History may say that I won that day but I know the truth of who was responsible for our victory.\"\nAs the main army moved into the valley silently in the darkness of the night the tower forces moved into the tunnels approaching the fifth and final tower. Ezio had told them that they had to get to the other end without being stopped or else the way would be blocked and there would be no way in except a truly viscous fight for the valley. As they entered the tunnel and were only two minutes away everyone including the main force heard a massive horn go off, and the rebels told William that someone had set off one of the alarms of the towers. With this all sense of stealth went out the window and the tower force charged into the tunnel in the hopes of reaching the gate controls before it was shut. As they ran down the tunnel they watched as the massive portcullis gate was slowly shutting, and then suddenly as they were getting closer it slowed and then stopped and they could hear the cries of battle at the other side, and as they reached it they entered a brutal battle between members of House Arryn and the Stormblown who were trying to shut the gate. With the entry of the Lucernians the battle went away from them, but the Stormblown survivors were able to retreat in good form and make their way towards the Berne Keep where they would blow the alarm horn again and the Stormblown throughout Berne would retreat to the keep alongside those still loyal to Sean Lovie although that number was very slight now that House Arryn was in full rebellion. With the stormblown in full retreat the defenders that were on the wall moved completely into the rebellion allowing the main force to enter through the front gate, as the rebels opened the gate letting them inside. The rebels, and the tower forces would move throughout the city, and kill or capture anyone still flying the colors of the Stormblown and as well as this making sure that everyone knew that the city was Lucernian again and they had nothing to fear.\nBattle of Krinner\nMain Article : Battle of Krinner\n\"As the Stormblown mercenaries, and the other True Sons were pushed back more and more the call from Sean was not for them to pull completely back, but instead it was for them to attack the estate of House Krinner where much of the women and children alongside nearly all of the nobility of the city had fled too. Thousands fleeing into the estate were never under the belief that they would be under threat, but that was proven wrong the moment the forces appeared near the walls.\"\n\u2014 Paul Arryn\nAs the Lucerne forces took the final tower before the wall there were some who suspected something was wrong, but all orders were that everyone stayed inside so no one was allowed to leave the inner fortress to investigate, and in order to occupy the forces he had at alert (and in order to further make sure the defenses failed as was hinted at by Sean Lovie during the final duel with William) Sean would command that they attack the House Krinner estate of which was the site of the retreating nobles of Berne. While the commoners and the vast majority of the population had fled into the deeper sections of the city, and to the walls where the more Lucernian houses guarded it was the nobles that fled into the estate of House Krinner. Other then the nobles and politically far more important then that was the fact that Alistair Bedregen had retreated into the Keep alongside Thomas Lovie of whom was the true target of Sean Lovie this late in the fight. News reached them late that Alistair had gone there following the attempt on his life and Thomas and when it became clear this was where he was Sean would send basically everyone available including most of the defenses of the tunnel in order to try and kill Thomas. The estate itself was a sort of mini castle that was built into a large cave deep in the northern section of the city and was defensible from one large tower that covered the entire entrance, and from the ramparts built into the gatehouse.\n\"Massing on the walls I could make out the hundreds of attackers that swarmed all around the courtyard. I knew what they would have to do to take us, and I just prayed we were strong enough to resist.\"\nIt was this spot that the forces of the Stormblown, and the other True Sons loyalist houses would move towards in heavy numbers in order to try and complete the commands of Sean Lovie. Some three hundred Stormblown (including many of their most elite members, and two of their top three commander) alongside some four hundred more True Sons loyalist (of which only the fifty from House Ignirt would actually take part in the battle while the rest simply miled about faking interest in the siege. House Ingirt would be this only truly loyalist element due to the fact that Lord Beren Ingirt's daughter Lia Ingirt, and heir Harren Ingirt were captives of the prince and he was basically blackmailed into supporting Sean Lovie's forces out of fear for his two children. The forces of the True Sons would charge out from the shadows and attack without even a call for surrender, as they were commanded to destroy them and thus no surrender was neccessary or warrented. Charging the walls they suffered accurate and deadly archer fire from the large tower that surveyed the courtyard, and the archers on the ramparts. During this charge Lord Beren Ingirt would fall with an arrow to the neck and with his death the forces of House Ingirt fell under the command of Beren's brother Brandon Ingirt of whom would silently slip away with most of the relief forces moving them towards the prison where they would take part in the taking of the prison. With no cover the Stormblown and others got to the walls much diminished but still with high strength, and once at the gate they bashed at it with quickly made battering rams and climbed the sides of the wall to get to the ramparts, while hoisting a large ladder against the tower.\n\"I could see Trailen Dorin`s heir, and Danzal Krinner standing on the ramparts, and from their position they were able to shoot anyone that came up the ladder to the tower without any cause for fear from the ground. On the tower they were just massacring those on the ground with a nearly endless stream of arrows into their ranks. At the gate I stood with my shoulder against it alongside my men as we tried to buy more time for the archers to thin their numbers even more.\"\nThe men attempting to get up the ladders and climbing the walls suffered terribly as the tower was able to hit the men climbing with ease while the ramparts were hitting the men climbing for the tower, and thus it all came down to the gate. During this initial fighting the defenders on the walls were joined by Alistair of whom desperate to make sure that Thomas survived would take a bow and fight on the walls where despite his age he would fight bravely before being hit by an arrow from the ground, and fell dead at the age of nearly seventy three. It was near this point that Vaedin Stormblown`s next brother Sordin Stormblown was also shot through the chest by Danzal\nDanzal Krinner would make a further name for himself during the battle as he led the tower in its attacks and coordinated the fire very well.\nKrinner of which led to the final Stormblown son in Tolin Stormblown fleeing the field, and taking several other high level commanders with him as well. By this point the other houses of which had been milling about watching the siege, would retreat and pull back to their respective estates of which they decided was the only logical thing they could do as they would be most likely targeted by the Krinner estate for their believed betrayal. The battering at the gates was shattering it, and it was only a few more minutes before it finally came crashing down. Moments before it went down, Paul Arryn would gather with his most elite men, and forces of the loyalist houses, and prepare for a charge out of the gate. Warning the wall and tower that they were charging out, they opened the gate and smashed into the unsuspecting attackers outside the wall. Pushing them back the force fell back and was cut down from behind, killing nearly the entire force attacking but the loyalist forces returned into the keep to repair the gate and didn`t persue believing the larger force was incoming. At this point as the line melded together Hanna, Aria, and other noble ladies would move into the front and do their best to relieve the men by bringing water, and other supplies while helping to repair the gate.\nTaking of the Prison\nHunting a Beast\nMorrigan would serve for the final time Bill Lovie in his command of her to go to Berne and murder Forder Braxton and stop him from killing several of the prisoners. By this point she was till under the directive of Flemeth to assist Bill Lovie and using this directive she would be more then happy to serve Bill Lovie who was beginning to attempt to silently assist his son one last time before he lost himself to madness completely.\n\"I don't have much time before my mind is taken over again by the monster. Go to Berne and stop Forder Braxton. The monster in my mind has ordered him to kill as many people as he can in Berne, and I need you to stop this from happening.\"\nIt would be Forder Braxton, and his son Markus Braxton that would be sent to Berne by James Lovie II. to represent the dealings of the Circle of Magi and a believed loyalist faction, although Bill Lovie had no intention of ever assisting Sean as he wanted William to gain victory, but this was not known by Fordor of whom arrived in Berne to find the city in Chaos and surrounded by the Lucernians. Traveling into the city through Magi he would meet with Sean Lovie and at this point he would join the upper tier of the leadership of the True Sons of Lucerne executing several loyalists alongside his son, but it would be only a few weeks before the city came under assault by the Lucernians. During the battle Fordor and Markus would wander the city of Berne killing at random as was their command by James Lovie if\/and when the city fell, and reaching the prisons hoping to kill as many valuable hostages as he could before leaving Forder would be shocked to find Morrigan his old Circle of Magi partner waiting in the gallows before the prison entrance surrounded by the dead bodies of the Stormblown mercenaries guarding the prison.\n\"You think you understand what Bill Lovie truly wants of you? Do you think you even have the slightest idea what that madman wants of you. This great king of yours killed hundreds for doing nothing more then asking why they should serve a madman. You stood by...I stood by as he murdered these men, women and children, and then we did it again...You come here because of reasons you could not even hope to understand. He commanded you to come here and murder innocent men, and women, and children, and at the same time he ordered me to come here and stop you. What kind of king do you follow? What kind of man do you worship at the feet of? What kind...I'll tell you now that you shouldn't follow a man who gets your son killed...\"\n\u2014 Morrigan\nConfused why Morrigan was resisting him he told her he was only doing the work of James Lovie, and at this she would retort saying that so was she and then launched a killing spell at Markus, but it was deflected killing the two guards accompanying them, and then fighting Forder, and Markus who barely managed to resist her strength. As the three fought Forder, and Markus were no match for the more powerful Morrigan and Forder dropped his wand surrendering, but after surrendering he expected to be allowed to leave but Morrigan instead slew young Markus and then prepared to kill Forder but he unleashed a Magi blast at her and was able to escape through hidden tunnels.\nDuel with Sean Lovie\nWilliam carrying Amber\n\"Forgiveness is never easy. Bitterness is easy. Hatred is easy. But forgiveness, that's a tough one. Sometimes, people say things they don't mean or do things they can't take back. Sometimes we do things we can't take back. So we feed ourselves to starve the pain. I have to believe that's what happened to Sean.\"\nWith the civil war all but over the moment had come for the final confrontation with his brother. There wasn't really a doubt in anyone's mind who would win in a fight the difficult part of the coming fight was the fact that Sean had the emotional advantage through his capture and hostage taking of Amber Heard the first love of Andrew. The room before the throne room was gaurded by James Nighting II. of whom laughed at them for not realizing that House Nighting was truly on the side of the True Sons of Lucerne. James and the three House Nighting men that were with him charged William and his group, and after a brief fight the four were killed by the far superior forces of William. Jasper held James down, and with a wave William commanded his death and Jasper ended his life. Surveying the rest of the room there were bodies stacked in the corner, of which not all were adults, and the the scope of the atrocities in this city were becoming clear. William before entering the throne room ordered Wilheim Martell to return to the camp at all speed and send word that House Nighting had betrayed them. They all knew that if House Nighting turned then who knew what sort of alliance might be present outside of Berne and with a large quantity of the loyalist forces besieging Lucerne they could be open for a betrayal.\nAmber Heard never thought she was going to survive to see William again, and the sight of him caused her to leap up and great pain as the chain around her neck kept her stationary.\nBefore entering the final room William would also command Robb, and Jon Starke to lead forces to make sure that no holdouts would cause them any problems, while he briefly met with Alleria Windrunner of whom would wish him the best in the next room as she knew something about fighting siblings. She attempted to one last time make sure he understood that his brother had made his choice and that no amount of sympathy from his side would change what Sean had become. When Andrew entered the throne room of Berne flanked by Jasper, Edward, Emmett, Faye, and his elite guard they found Sean standing alone with nothing but the bound and strapped form of Amber Heard keeping him company. Looking around the room briefly he could see the ruined corpse of what he assumed from the words of Ezio was the poor Allison Arryn, and all along the wall he could see broken corpses of men and women that had obviously fallen victim to Sean's madness.\n\"He sat the way you would expect any psychopath to be sitting when they were idle. He just had nothing in his eyes, and I had to try to force my mind to even remember a moment that he didn't look that way. My brother was gone. He was lost into madness, and no matter what he said he couldn't leave this room alive. After all the years and the pain he was going to pay for everything he had ever done.\"\nAs he entered the room Sean remained silent but the look on his face told Andrew that Sean had a plan and whatever happened this plan was something he believed could work. Amber Heard never thought she was going to survive to see William again, and the sight of him caused her to leap up and this led to great pain as the chain around her neck kept her stationary. Laughing at what had happened to Amber through the fact that she was crying and holding her neck the situation turned as William charged forward only stopped by Sean holding his sword to Amber`s neck.\n``Really brother. If I were you I would take a couple of steps backwards.`` Everyone stopped as he held the sword to Amber`s neck. I held my hands out to make sure he knew I was willing to atleast talk this out. As I did I noticed the windows in the corner of my eye which I noticed had archers in them. ``Thats right you listen to me now.`` Everyone just stood in place and I hated having him control even an ounce of anything in this world. ``Now that I have your attention tell everyone to leave. This is between me, you, and the bird.`` I looked behind me at Jasper and his eyes told me there was no way he was going to leave, but I knew he had to if I wanted to try and find a way into his mind and to somehow save Amber. Knowing about the windows I had to hope that there was some kind of back entrance into the throne room, and from there perhaps they could infiltrate the windows and gain the upper hand. Moving closer to the men I whispered to the group so lowly that poor Emmett with his poor hearing was forced to come nearly to kissing level.\n\"We need to do what he says.``Seeing the rejection in their eyes I stopped it immediatly. ``There are windows all along this room, and I need you to get in them so that we can get a handle on this. Emmett, and Edward I can`t tell you what to do. If you want to go with Jasper and the windows then so be it. I would prefer if you saved as many innocents as you could. The rest of you wait in the last room and give those poor souls a cleaner end....they deserve better then to be piled in the corner like garbage. If I should fall.``Edward stepped forward``If I should fall you all must make sure under no circumstances does he leave this room. He cannot be allowed to survive this no matter what happens. Now go. We have little time.``Relunctantly they begin filtering out of the room to the sound of laughter from Sean behind me. ``Yes Sean you have us exactly where you want us, now tell me what you want.`` His laughter was the first thing that happened before he grabbed a key from behind his back and undid the chain around Amber`s neck. Pulling her farther away it took everything in me to not move forward and attack him on the spot.\n``I don`t want anything brother. You see that`s the trick. You had the same repository of books that I did, and let me tell you something about the villians in a story. Sometimes the villians want something. They want gold to build a mighty castle. Or maybe they want a women.\" He swayed as he spoke flayling his arms about like a mad man. \" In the end brother It doesn`t matter what they want, it just matters that they want something. You see its important that they want something because for this reason these villians you see, they can be bargained with. They can lose.`` Knowing where he was going I interupted him.\n``And let me guess. Your the kind that wants nothing.`` Standing up taller before he spoke he pulled Amber closer to him, and I could see the tears flowing from her eyes. I tried my best to comfort her with my eyes, and her eyes followed suit with mine, and I could tell I had calmed her down. He pushed her to the ground holding the sword so close to her neck I could see a bit of blood fall before raising his face to me again with a twisted look to his face.\n``I don`t mean to interupt your longing towards the Arryn whore. \" He stared at me clearly trying to make sure that I got the message. \"Good. Now that I have your attention again I'll tell you the secret.\" He looked so excited to say it, as if its was some secret. \"I'm not the villian brother. That honor is for you.``\n``In what twisted world do you live where your not the villian. You are the same man who sits on a throne covered in the innocents that hes killed. Your the same evil that tried to molest his own sister, and now dares to threaten such a innocent as Amber Heard.``\n\"Its all a matter of perception.\" He pulled Amber back up to stand in front of him, and he begin to pet her hair causing a whelp from her. It took every piece of my control not to burst forward and kill him where he stood for touching a hair on her head.\nControlling my increasing rage I spoke to the monster standing before me. \"And what perception is that?\"\n``The perseption that comes from knowing the anwser to this question.\" He stopped and stared at Amber before looking back at me. \"What makes her innocent my brother. Is her innocene borne from the fact that she opened her legs for you whenever you pleased...``\n``How dare you...``\n\"It is an honest question. I want you to tell me how this girl. This piece of meat. I want you to tell me right here, and right now what makes her innocent. \"\n\"She hasn't harmed anyone. She hasn't done a thing in this world other then be a good person.\"\n\"And that makes her innocent, does it?\"\n\"Yes it does.\"\n\"Your a fool.\"\n\"You wish to brandish words around like a bunch of fish wives then do it your way. Or do you want to finally become a man and face what you've done.\"\n``I get this moment brother. You forgot through your youth, that unlike you the rest of us out here in the world have things happen to them. Your the villian along with this whore because of what you have allowed to happen. One does not blame the virus for infecting its victom. You blame the monster who created the virus, and you my brother are the reason I am the way that I am.``\n``You want to find a way to escape the person that you are you need to find someone who cares for even a moment for whether or not you live or die.``\n``There it is right there. Don`t you see. It was that uncaring neglect. Outright hatred at times that left me utterly alone.``\n``You don`t get to blame becoming a monster on the fact that you and I weren`t best friends.``\n``I have the sword. I have the damsel. Those mean I get to say, and do whatever the fuck I want to do. Do you understand what I`ve done. Do you have any idea the scope of the things I`ve caused.`\nDeath is the End\n\"As the minutes went by my brother fell into a darker and darker place, and despite knowing I should be pulling him back, I hated him so much in that moment that I basically pushed him off.\"\nWatching his brother implode in front of him, and basically throw him in front of the bus for everything that had ever gone wrong for him in his life, wasn`t something that William was able to accept. William would begin badgering Sean and insulting him to the point that his brother begin to reveal to him certain darker acts then anything anyone had ever thought he was possibly involved in. Sean told him how he had become obsessed with seeing the death of this particulary noble girl of whom he refused to name but said she unimportant in the grand scheme of things, and that this obsession had followed him for years. Finally one night he had been invited to dinner for the first time in months and was told by Bill to not criticize anything throughout the meal or else he was never eating with them again. Tasting something horrible in the meal he ignored it and kept eating, and following this he said that a dark entity would offer him assistance and when he accepted he begin hearing terrifying voices in his mind. After going through all the terrible things he had done throughout this time he finally got to Berne where he told William that he just wanted to die. He just wanted to\nAmber watched as Sean appeared to fall apart in front of her, and all she could think was that she just wanted to live. She just wanted another chance with William. It didn`t matter that he had remarried. She just wanted to be with him again.\nescape all the pain that he was constantly bombarded with, but that as time went by nothing he seemed to do incited anyone to kill him, and this annoyed him even more. Sean would tell him that he had broken and abused Hedrik Clegane's now wife in Rachel Wood, and that he was responsible for the rape of countless other noble girls, and that he was specifically attempting to escalate it so that he could die, but no matter what he did he continued to escape justice. Sean would reveal to him how that night he had attempted to kill Alice it was as if this voice in his head was literally screaming, and it was screaming to ravish Alice. He had honestly been incapable of stopping himself, and despite trying he found himself constantly moving towards her room, and he had been glad that William had assaulted him. He told William that he had been forgotten by their father when he made the spell removing Alice and that he had followed her to Forks where he had watched her for months but was stopped by men of Bills from revealing anything to her.\n\"I watched the first archer fall and in that moment I saw Jasper nod at me from the window followed by Emmett standing in the window with his own bow prepared to launch an arrow at Sean, but foolishly I believed I could talk him down. I also knew that any attempt to fire at Sean would most surely end with Amber`s death as Sean was too much of a coward to go down like that. I did know one thing though, with the one window down, it was only a matter of moments until the other three went down as well, and when that happened their would be an opening.\"\nWilliam watched as Sean devolved and saw Jasper kill one of the archers in the window thus revealing to him that they had found a way into the windows. Seeing there were only three other windows he waved away Emmett`s offer to kill Sean from the window as he knew it would end with Amber`s death. Sean seeing the look on William`s face\nwould demand to know what was so interesting that his brother was ignoring him, and when William could not appease him enough Sean slashed Amber across the shoulder with a blade narrowly missing her head, but still causing serious damage. Seeing this Sean would pull a lever behind him which the moment after he did all the windows slammed shut with Stone portcullis, and the gate they had entered from also was barred with portcullis. Rushing to Amber he knocked Sean to the ground, and picked up Amber. Picking her up he realized instantly how bad the wound to her shoulder was as it had cut far too deep for anyone there to heal her, and he panicked knowing she was going to die. She held him tight, but he could feel her grasp on him loosening as her life left her. Closing her eyes he let out a cry as he believed she had died, and he held her tight crying into her shoulder before kissing her hard on the lips and then gently laying her down before moving towards Sean who was slumped against a post nearby.\n\"As I walked to him, I knew this was the end. He would die in this moment. I didn`t expect him to be crying.\"\nGrabbing Sean by the shoulders he found his brother crying, and Sean grasped onto Williams arms as if to try and hold onto him. There was no resistance, and as William held the sword to his chest he held a moment and looked into Sean`s eyes waiting for his last words. Sean in that moment would tell William that Bill still lived and had gone west to France, and would begin to start an apology when William stabbed him through the chest and covered his mouth with his hand. Looking behind him at the lifeless body of Amber he would proceed to be overcome with rage and strangle Sean as the last of his life left him. Getting up he walked back over to Amber, and ignored the sounds of crashing as his men attempted to break there way through the gate, and the windows. Kneeling beside Amber he ripped some cloth from his tunic and covered her wound not wanting her to be seen like this. As he wiped her wound her arm would move up and grasp onto his, and her final grasp for life would continue and it gave the two former lovers one last chance to talk to each other.\nI could almost feel her leave me as there was a lifelessness to her eyes, and when I did I gently let her down to the ground. I left a kiss on her lips before closing her eyes and taking a moment to stare at the girl I had loved first in my life. She was the innocence of youth. The kind of person who is always the victim of monsters like my brother and that sad fact just left me more angry then any other death I had seen in my life. I had seen good men die in battle, but to look down at Amber and realize that she was just innocent, and had still died hurt me deeply.\nHearing a sound come from Sean I gave one last kiss to her lips before letting her go, and turning around to find my brother. He had moved himself into the corner and was shaking while holding onto a large flag. As I went towards him I couldn't make out what he was saying, but to be frank it was not going to matter what he said. Sometimes men are just guilty and words cannot escape that fact.\nReaching Sean I grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him to face me, while I took out a knife and held it to his throat. Turning him had revealed what the noise was as his face was covered in tears, and the sight of the sword made him pull himself towards it.\n``Please William. Kill me now. I cannot live the things in my mind anymore.``\n``You murder someone as innocent as Amber and you dare to look for pity now.``\n``No pity brother. I want mercy.``\n``You do not deserve mercy. The things you have done are beyond imagining.``\n``Then punish me William.`` At these words I threw the dagger away and a look of sadness went to his face, before being quickly replaced by understanding when I pulled out my sword and aimed it towards his chest.\n``No punishment in the world would ever be far enough to be justice. You deserve so much worse then I could ever give you.``\n``You are right brother.`` Sean begin to shake, and I swear I saw somesort of cloud come from his body towards the roof above us, and as it did he looked up at the roof of the room and a look of peace went over his face that just horrified me. I didnt want him to feel peace while she lay dead. He didnt deserve to feel anything even close to that. The things he had done were too much. ``I think its gone.``\n``No more talk.``\n``Perhaps just one more thing brother.``\n``Say your last words and be done with it.``\n``Our father went west. He went into the ruins of France.``\n``I will find him and give him the true death I will soon give you.``\n``I hope that you do William. I hope that you avenge everyone who has been hurt by him.`` I felt such overpowering rage as I looked at him that my eyes must have been showing it as he looked at me with a realization that it was over and he closed his eyes. ``Goodbye Will...``\nBefore he got the words out I stabbed him through the chest piercing his armor between the plates and he let out a sigh before going limp in my arms. I let him down with a loud bang as his body hit the floor, and leaving behind his body I went towards Amber wanting to just hold her one last time. Kneeling at her body I pulled her closer and held her tight to me.\nAs I held her in my arms crying into her hair I felt her arms clasp themselves around mine and I looked into her face hoping beyond hope that she would live. I held her face with my hand and begged her to wake. My other hand held her wound with everything I could trying to somehow stop it. I pleaded with her, and I watched as her eyes flickered open. I hugged her tight knowing in my heart that I would want to always remember the feel of her life, as she was perfection, and it was a tradgedy that it had taken all of this for me to realize that. ``William...\n``It`s alright my love. Just rest my sweet, Edward will come and...he will...he`ll find a way...``I hadn`t realized that I was crying until I couldn`t see from my eyes anymore, and I felt her hand wipe across my cheek clearing me of the physical signs of my sadness.\n``William I love you...Thomas is your son.`` I didn`t understand. She had left, and no one had ever said a word. How many lies had been told to keep this from me. ``It was my doing. Don`t blame anyone but me for keeping it from you.``\n\"They all lied about where you had went...I loved you with everything in myself. I would have protected you from everything.`` Her eyes closed as the pain must have overwhelmed her. Looking at her shoulder the blood was smeared all across my hand as it was too large a wound for me to keep from gushing.\n``I thought I could protect you. He told me he would kill you...he held a knife to your throat and bid me to leave. I`m so sorry William. I`m so sorry you never got to see him grow.``She stopped and coughed out blood, and I knew she was going quickly. The shoulder just kept bleeding through and I couldn't even bear to look at it knowing there was just nothing to fix this. ``You must promise me that you will protect Thomas from everything. Protect him the way I never could.``\n``He lives Amber. You saved him. My brother would have killed everything to have killed any son of mine.`` I kissed her on the lips gently carressing her hair before looking into her eyes again.\n``I tried my...`` Her eyes closed and her arm went slack for a moment before I shook her gently and she opened her eyes again. ``It doesn`t hurt anymore. You have to promise me William. Promise me.``\n``I promise you Amber I shall protect him. I shall love him, and cherish him as the son that he is. He shall never know pain, or anguish, or sadness. I shall love him as I love you.`` Her eyes begin to once more close, and I selfishly shook her again.\n``Stay with me Amber...just hold on please...``I shook her again, but this time her eyes didn't reopen and just staring at her I could see that I had failed to save her. She coughed one more time and her eyes opened somewhat and she looked at me again.\n``I`m so sorry Will...I`m so sor...``Her eyes remained open, but she just never blinked. Holding her I couldn't feel anything as I knew she had died. I would never hear her voice again. I would never know her touch again, and I let out a scream which I could barely control.\nFollowing her grasping of his arm the two would talk briefly as she bled out but she held on for long enough to make sure William knew that Thomas was his child, and the two would heart sadly say goodbye to each other before finally she bled out from the horrible wound on her shoulder. It was several minutes of banging on the door with William crying into the hair of Amber before the rest of his men were able to get into the throne room, and by this point the Battle of Berne was over with the remaining forces of the True Sons of Lucerne either dead or having surrendered, but for William it felt increasingly like a hollow victory. As Faye, Jasper and Emmett tried to console him and help him with Amber he would refuse without words picking her body up and carrying her out of the throne room before collapsing outside of the inner keep where he would be helped up by Faye. He whispers to Faye that he needs to take her out of the fortress so he can bury her, and Faye goes ahead clearing the gatehouse, and letting the front gate open where William carries her all the way out of Berne and reaches the Valley of Berne where the large Lucernian army awaits and it is at this point that Alice meet him and he finally surrenders Ambers body to Jasper and breaks down in Alice's arms.\nMeeting a Son\n\"You are too young to understand my son, but know that I have loved you, and I will always love. The world will be tough on you because of how you were born, but understand this. You shall always have a place at my side. You will always be a member of my house. You are my son. You are our son.\"\nWith Thomas sleeping William gathers with the Lucernian army leadership and following a long discussion on their next steps he commands his friend Hanna Arryn be brought to him, and then the meeting breaks up and joined by Jasper, and Edward he returns to his tent where saying goodbye to them he goes into the tent and finds Alice sleeping on his bed holding a sleeping Thomas. Looking at the scene in front of him he starts crying as he thinks about the loss of Amber, and at the sound of his crying Alice wakes up and gets out of bed gently leaving Thomas in bed and the two siblings hug. Thomas eventually wakes up to the talking of Alice and William and Thomas at first only wants Alice, but William goes to him and talks to him about his love for Amber and when Thomas reveals that Amber had talked about William to him almost every night William tells him the story of how he met Amber of which was a story that Amber had told him a thousand times before.\nControl of Berne\n\"I would name you the Arch Duchess of this place if you would let me.\"\nMeeting with Hanna Arryn the two old friends discuss a more personal view of what happened in Berne, and Hanna reveals to him the depths of some of the things that happened, but also refuses during their conversation to come with him back to Lucerne telling him that Aria needs her more. Discussing Aria, and her father Byron it becomes clear that he needs to speak with Aria and asks Hanna to bring her to him something she agrees to if William agrees to be lenient on her father of which William agrees to out of love for Hanna. The conversation ends with Aria and William agreeing that in one month it will be the leadership of Berne that will travel to Lucerne to meet with William and the Kings Council who will decide the future of Berne. William Lovie III. leaves Berne with the majority of the army but leaves behind several thousand as a garrison of the city under the command of Dylan Steinmare, and this garrison is under orders to further the control of the crown over Berne who at this point there is still fear may be mixed in its loyalties.\nThe Underfort\nI come here on the wishes of the King of the Valley. My brother wishes for the two of us to become friends again. Too much has happened between our two people for us to ever be as indifferent to each other as my father forced upon us.\n\"My brother was conquering the east, and I knew we had to further secure the lands we already had. The Dwarves were the first step in rebuilding what our father had lost us. \"\nWith the conquest of the Riverlands, and Fairmarket, the situation in the east was dramatically becoming one of major strength for Lucerne, but Alice and William discussed the need to rebuild ties with the Dwarves if nothing else then to secure their rear. Alice would command the construction of a small fort called the Underfort northward from the direction the Underway had went. The Underfort was constructed close to two mountain valleys of which they were able to get into using old Dwarven tunnels, and inside the valleys (mainly the western one named the Valley of Drael) they would construct farms which would feed the population in the Underfort and form a home for those living in the fort. Using maps they had in the House Lovie library they were able to make their way north enough to be met by Dwarves from Thaig Aeducan. Telling the forces in the Underfort that they wished to meet with the Dwarves the meeting was accepted and the Dwarves sent a large diplomatic troop to meet them at the Underfort. Alice Lovie would gather a force of some one hundred men at arms, and Leven Martell, Nicoli Machieveli, as well as several other nobles and head to the Underfort where she planned to meet with the Dwarves.\nThaig Aeducan under Clan Snowblown understood they needed the human assistence and were more then willing to entertain alliance talk.\n\"I had no reason to believe the Dwarves were anything but our allies. In his own writing my father had spoke of how he had been insulted by the leader of the Dwarves years before and since then had gone out of his way to cut off contact. \"\nThe meeting took place in the Underfort and Alice would meet with Dori Snowblown of whom introduced himself as the Senator for the Thaig of Aeducan. They would meet for several days and over this time Dori would explain to Alice much about the history of the Valley of Lucerne, as well as the mountains. Revealing to her that despite the assertions of her father the Goblins were not defeated after the Driving Tide, but in fact were slowly overwhelming the Dwarves due to their superior ability to replace losses. Dori would send one of his sons in Tori Snowblown to go with them, and he became the squire of Leven Martell despite his vastly superior age. Alongside this trade deals were signed and promices made of further advancement of their relationships.\n\"I was born in Karak Mulgar. Have you read of this place?\"\n\"My Great Grandfather and my brothers original namesake wrote long on the Dwarves of the Mountains. In this writing he wrote of two major cities in Mulgar, and Izor.\"\n\"It is good that you have read on my home. Your people I find are always missing knowledge on the small things.\"\n\"I'm glad that I do not disappoint you Lord Snowblown\"\n\"You do not disappoint me Lady Alice of House Lovie. I to may follow the trivialities of nobility princess. The reason I bring it up is not to embarrass but to tell you of who I am. I was born there you see princess. I was born there, and it was a place of pure beauty. The way you describe your home makes me long to see my own, but do you know what the worse of it is?\"\n\"What is the worst of it?\"\n\"I shall never see my home again. I can still see in my mind every inch of my former home. I may see it but the pain of that is horrifying as the monsters that fill these mountain peaks have taken the reality of my home and left only memories for me.\"\n\"The Goblins are a threat to everything that lives.\"\n\"I'm glad you see that more clearly then the Numenorians of old who first came here.\"\n\"The Numenorians Lord Snowblown?\"\n\"Surely if you know of my homeland young one, you have heard of the Numenorians?\"\n\"I know of the Numenorians Lord Snowblown, but I never knew they were so widespread in the area.\"\n\"For years my lady they built their cities around the area your city of Forks now lies. For years there numbers grew, and during this time all was well.\" His son entered the room alongside Leven and he waited for his son and Leven to take a seat before continuing. \"'Then one day our trading partners were just gone. Their vast city of 'Zeor-Ahrami was in ruins. Thousands upon thousands dead.\"\n\"What could have killed so many. The Numenorians were not a weak opponent.\" The maps of the old world showed that the Empire of Numeron had ruled over most of Europe outside of the valley we now lived. They had battled and destroyed every oponent they had ever fought, and only fell to their own failings. It seemed strange they could fall so easily in the night.\n\"They were not. Unfortunately they were knew to the land. In this inexperience they discovered their enemies that lie deep in the world that are extremely dangerous. The Spiders of the western depths of the mountains had been stirred by the Dark Lord Sauron and had done his bidding.\"\n\"What happened after their city fell.\"\n\"They sent two large armies to the valley attempting to destroy the Spiders but each time they came they heard nothing from their army and after losing two armies they built a great tower where your Castamere ruins now stand and they forgot this place.\"\n\"The largest Empire in the history of the world just forgot about it.\"\n\"Even the powerful, and the wise are afraid sometimes.\"\nLearning Hard Truths\nYou think that you know everything, and then he comes back and shows you how wrong you were.\n\"I should have been used to the lies by this point. At some point he just became a sort of running joke in my life constantly appearing and telling me something else he had failed at or caused to go wrong.\"\nBill Lovie had by this point come to accept the death of his son Sean Lovie, but became in his isolation saddened by the fact that his bastard children with Esme Portmane were stuck in Lorderon far away from the growing Kingdom of Lucerne. With this in mind Bill would concoct a plan to infiiltrate the city of Lucerne, and the Cloud Tower specifically so that he could tell William the truth of his extended family. Late at night Bill Lovie used all of his power to summon himself as a spirit into Cloud Tower bypassing the light defences of the Blue Dragon members that were in Lucerne. In this form William Lovie was approached by Bill Lovie who told him that he had fathered other children with a women named Esme Portmane in Lorderon, and that he was sorry for doing this. Bill in this moment apologized to William for creating all the damage and evil that he had created in his time, but he wanted William to know that whatever he thought this meeting was it wasn't the end because Bill was now completely gone when it came to morals.\nI was awoken by a crash near the bed. Despite the loud crash I looked beside me and Bella remained asleep, and looking over I saw Ashley playing with the rattle hanging from above her bed smiling as if the most happy thing in her life was right before her. Getting out of bed I went to where the noice had come from and discovered nothing, but again I heard a noice. This time the noice came from outside the room, and I walked through the door finding darkness outside of the few candles that remained flickering. Following the noice into the next room I walked inside and nearly fell down when I saw my father sitting in a chair.\n\"Do not scream son I mean you no harm.\" Everything in me wanted to scream. Everything inside my soul wanted to lash out at him and kill for everything he had done. Back when I last saw him I knew only a sliver of what he had done. The massacre of a plague, the destruction of Tree Hill, the attempted destruction of Gondor, it just kept going and going.\n\"You give me one good reason why I shouldn't slash your throat and bury you beside the son you forced into madness, and made me kill.\" Seeing him brought up everything that had happened at Berne. I thought of poor Amber lying broken beneath me as I carried her fallen body back home. I thought of my poor son Thomas who would now grow up never knowing the love his mother had for him. I could tell him as much as I wanted but it wouldn't change the fact that she was gone. For whatever reason though with him sitting in front of me I thought of my broken brother. In his final moments I had seen him for he was. A scared little boy who had just wanted to be loved, and when he realized he couldn't have that, he broke.\n\"I'm sorry you were forced to deal with that, but I am not to blame for the madness in his soul.\" It was always an apology to me. Even as Alice was brutalized it was me he apologized too.\n\"He just wanted you to say one nice thing. How much different would he have been if you had said one god damn nice thing to him.\" For a moment he flickerered as if battling within himself, but in barely any time the battle ended and he continued.\n\"I didn't come here to talk of that boy. I came here to discuss more of the mistakes I have made. This is nothing but a spirit in the myst that I now inhabit, and already I have been senced by men better then I ever was. In the end I must tell you of things I have done wrong that you will never know if I do not.\" The vision of my father walked closer to me and insticively I stepped back, and the look on his face was momentarily quite sad, but he pulled that back and remained resolute.\n\"Thats a list too long for any man to keep track of.\" He had destroyed and entire city. He had killed hundreds upon hundreds of good men in the event many still believed was in fact a plague. He had created a spell to remove my sister from my life. All of this and I felt a chill at the thought that perhaps we had only scratched the surface of his failings.\n\"Perhaps it is, but I love you son and you deserve to know.\" I had never doubted his love for me, and that was the worst part of all his betrayals. I know that somewhere in his mind he honestly believes he's doing what's best for me.\n\"Say it and begone from here spirit.\"\n\"Long ago. While you were just a baby I visited Lorderon briefly on my way to the wars in France. During this time I met with a women. This women has three of my children. These three children do not have the shame of knowing who I am, or what I have done, and for that you must keep in mind. Find them in Lorderon, and make them whole. Do not make the mistakes I made with our family and hate those who deserve nothing of the kind.\"\n\"It never ends with you does it.\" He looked pained as he continued speaking.\n\"This will be the last time we speak son.\" His vision turned away from me and he rested briefly against a table, and I used that moment to loosen the strings on the dagger that I had hidden in my shirt.\" I know that may not pain you but for me that's the most painful thing to imagine in my entire life. I watched Kingdoms die. Watched armies destroyed in front of me. Those things don't even compare to the love I've had for you since the moment I first saw you. The first time I held you I knew you were it for me. You were the thing that would drive everything in my life, and I truly with everything inside of me wanted nothing more then your happiness. I know it all went to hell, and after this I'm going to be completely consumed by the things in my mind that are wrong...but I just want you to remember that you have a family now and you must protect it the way I never could. You must protect House Lovie. You must.\"\nAfter this William would wake up his wife, and sister and as they talked his cousin Emma Bell came up as well telling them that Edward had arrived with several Order of the Blue Dragon members in order to see what had entered the Cloud Tower. Telling them what had happened there was shock around, and Edward reluctantly left not wanting to intrude as the Lovie's discussed the issue. They would all agree that the fault did not lay with these children as they were far away, and that they should make attempts to connect with them.\nFinding Family\n\"It was a no brainer in reality. While I had some fear of what there involvement in the family meant, these were my blood. Blood is everything in this world, and if we abandoned them then we were no better then the father we hated so deeply.\"\nWith the decision made William took his sister Alice, as well as his cousin Emma Bell to Lorderon where he planned to welcome his half siblings into the family as well as welcoming this women that had given birth to his father's children. The group would be joined by many others as the King of Lucerne travelling to a province so far from home would bring about all manner of problems. House Lovie would enlist nearly three thousand men from the personal levies to travel with the force and Oberyn Martell was placed in charge of the defence of Lucerne while they were away. The Shadow Council would obviously also join with the trip and Leven and William would ride together for much of the trip while Edward would ride with Jasper of whom was cold to him for most of the trip. They would be joined at the gates of Lucerne by Hedrik Clegane III. of whom had left immediatly when he had gotten the raven about the summoning from William, and thus would join them as well. When Alice asked William how he was going to se easily let these new people into the family he anwsered her with the following.\n\"For whatever reason Sean never got along with anyone. I know in my head that there isn't a single kind word or accepting invite that I could have given to him that would have changed that but...my heart tells me not to make the mistake again.\"\nAs they made the trip the group found themselves nervous about what kind of people they would find as their new family. Emma Bell wondered outloud many times whether this was some sort of trap that had been carefully planned by his father, but when this was discussed most discarded it due to the belief that of all the things he had done Bill had shown no ability under any cercumstances to actually harm William. Travelling along the road they took boats waiting for them in Lole from the growing fleet of the Order of the Red Dragon. The group is forced to travel through the Trident where Walder Frey demands double the rate of usual passage from the Lucernian fleet as payment for the insults that Robb Starke had supposedly layed on them. Wishing to meet with Walder aboard the ships they were told he was to old to do this but William could land and meet him inside the castle. This was rejected diplomatically and the group continued without further interuptions to Lorderon where they arrived in the port to much happiness.\nMeeting Family\n\"The idea of meeting them was one thing. Now we were actually there and had to actually meet these people who shared our blood.\"\nArriving in Lorderon they were met by Arch Lord Arthas Menathil, of whom many who had met him previously were confused by the shocking change in his appearance. Where before he was clean shaven and his eyes clear he now appeared to be ragged, and his eyes had changed in appearance to a near mennacing look. William would alert Jasper, and Leven to this change, and as this happened Edward saw that he was not consulted and was hurt deeply. The group doesn't notice as Edward is left behind and travels to a tavern, and they make their way to the palace where Arthas apologizes for his wife's absence but he cannot find her. Arthas has a fit that appears to be a siezure, and is taken away by several retainers, and following this they meet with Imlad, and Calia Menathil sister, and cousin to Arthas of whom would make arrangements to meet with Esme Portmane. Esme lived in the palace with her daughter and son while the remaining daughter lived in Arnor as a princess they were told. Esme arrived with Jamie, and Diane Portmane and the rest of the non Lovie members would leave the room as they discussed things. Esme immediatly knew what this was going to be about as she obviously knew who the father of her children were, and Diane also was aprised to the situation so it was only Jamie that they had to explain things to. Jamie would be clearly hurt, and William took him out of the room to talk as the girls all hugged and got to know eachother. Jamie and William would discuss many things, and eventually it came to his future and William said that he still had to prove himself but if he did he would be the eventual Lord of House Portmane and since it was being made into a cadet house of House Lovie his power would be heavy. Asking how this was possible when he was a bastard William made it very clear that he was no longer a bastard, and William's younger sibling and sole remaining brother would hug him so suddenly that Jasper nearly sliced him in two before realizing it was just a hug. The family would stay for several days before finally departing for the west where Diane returned with them while Jamie was left in command of House Portmane but would visit with Esme some time in the future. During those days they stayed William would also remain because he and Edward talked and he learned of the talk with Jaina and Medivh and he wanted Edward to look into this which he did with the help of Leven Martell.\nMeeting with Medivh\nThe Tunnels beneath Lorderon were expansive and it was here that Leven would follow Edward.\n\"Noone trusted Edward anymore they just refused to speak of it. He was lost in his own little world, and here I was convinsed to follow him into some dark tunnel. Doing things for old time sake isn't a good enough reason to risk your life.\"\nWith William travelling with his wife and family Leven had some time to herself, and found herself in her room trying to get some sleep when a knock at the door brought Edward into her presence again. She and Edward hadn't got along since he left for Hogwarts and his declining status within the Shadow Council had become clear to all, and this had led to him becoming more distant to the members and thus even more reason for Leven to not be happy with him. The two would talk and he would eventually convinse her for old times sake to help him with something as there was noone elce he trusted to come with him, and he wanted someone with him.\nHe refused to tell me where we were going the entire time I followed him through the corridors. I knew we had time, but I wasn't used to being so out of the loop, and despite my long time as a friend of Edward there was a tinge of fear as we entered the increasingly dark tunnels beneath the palace. Finally he stopped at a door that had the sigil of an eye. \"Do not fret Levia the secret shall soon be revealed.\" He went to open the door but I stopped him.\n\"I do not like keeping secrets from William, and in your current position I would think you'd be more careful of being seen as keeping secrets.\" I knew it was harsh, and from the hurt in his eyes I regreted saying it, but he had hit at a gnawing piece of me that worried what Edward's plans were. Had he come to the conclusion that with Jasper and myself as the right and left hand of William that he had lost his place, and that perhaps made him dangerous. Since he had joined the Blue Dragons he had been even more distant. I know he kept talking to William but I had barely seen him, and I know Jasper barely recegnized him anymore.\n\"Were not keeping secrets from William. He knows what I am doing, and he has blessed my mission.\"\n\"Then why all the secrets.\" I said it louder and more rudely then I had meant to, and I could tell he was torn by what to say, but after a moment he continued.\n\"The secrets are because the man were going to meet would be placed in great danger if anyone knew where we were going. I kept it a secret because here in Lorderon.\" He stopped and moved closer to me. \"Were in a place none of us fully understand. This place is old. Older then anything elce we have dealt with, and I'm not alone in thinking that age may have corupted it.\" He turned back to the door placing his hand on the handle. \"Do you not feel the darkness here. This place has darkness I have not felt since Berne.\" Without another word he opened the door and I followed him inside, and without meaning to as soon as I did my hand grasped my sword at my side. It disapointed me more then I thought it would in that moment that I still didn't trust Edward.\n\"I'm glad to see you Lord Cullen.\" I turned to the voice and saw a man sitting at a table in the corner nearly consumed by a large hood. He got up from the table removing his hood and looked directly at me. \"You must be Lady Martell.\" He held out his hand, and not wanting to be rude despite my reservations of this situation I took his hand in return. \"There is no reason to be frightened of my intentions Lady Martell, I mean you and Lord Cullen no harm.\" Noone frightened me. Certainly not this man. He had a sullen look to his face despite the smile that covered it. On his left cheek was a scar that stretched to his ear, and it looked like no sword or weapon I had ever seen as it nearly glowed blue. Whatever this man wanted, or whatever he was capable of he did not intimidate me.\n\"You do not frighten me Ser.\" He laughed before walking into the room and towards the back of the room. Looking back at me he waved at us to follow him.\n\"I am no Ser my Lady. I am Medivh a german just like you who happened to be born with the abilities as your friend Lord Cullen. I joined the Kirin Tor when I was young.\"He stopped for a moment and a splash of hurt went across his face clearly remembering a pain in the past, but he moved on walking further into the room as he continued talking. \"Think of the Kirin Tor as the Lorderon version of your Blue Dragons, except for the fact that we serve no king. We serve Lorderon and the people that live within it. That means there are times. Times like now where our duty is to make those who are able to do something about problems, aware that these problems exist.\" He spoke with an aura of regality that made me think he was either noble born, or been around them long enough know how we spoke and what manurisms worked best in conversations.\n\"And what sort of problems exist here?\"\n\"I still cannot believe that you don't feel the darkness here. Something evil lurks in this place, and I'm hoping that by working with Medivh we can destroy the evil.\" He looked at me as if I was some sort of alien for not being able to feel it, and it made me mad. Who was this man to bellitle me and what I could or could not see.\n\"I feel nothing.\" I said it with no emotion and turned my face from Edward as quickly as possible not wanting him to get anytthing from me.\n\"Be happy you fell nothing Lady Martell as the pain I feel when near him is unbearable.\" Stopping at the table he held his head down in a sort of ashamed look.\n\"You never mentioned it being a person before this Medivh.\" I felt a sence of relief that atleast I was not the only one out of the loop.\n\"I'm sorry for the lieing Lord Cullen but I had to make sure your Kingdom continued down the path of taking control of Lorderon this way.\"\n\"Who is this man that causes this darkness.\" Medivh raised his head an bid us to sit down which Edward did but I remained standing. I never liked the feel of a chair in these sorts of situations. Locking myself in just felt reckless, and I was anything but reckless.\n\"He was once a noble man. The people spoke of him in barely restrained whispers. They loved him, and his german bride from Kul Tiras. He defeated bandits learned his craft and everything was fine. \" He stopped and looked to be in heavy thought for a moment. A smile crossed his scarred face as he must have remmebered the good times of this man. \"Then one day, and I saw one day because I do not know what day, or what transpired. One day he was just gone. As if another had taken control of his body and replaced him with a demon. I was approached back then by several Magi from the Kirin Tor of whom said they had felt a terrible presence when near him, so I travelled to Lorderon to see for myself. When I did the two men had been executed for crimes created against them, but the truth they had told me remained. Walking near him was like walking near an empty space in the world.\"\n\"Who is this man you speak of Medivh.\"\n\"I know him as Azsharion Menathil, but in the toghnue of the germans he is known as Arthas Menathil.\"\nThe two would exit the tunnels with a new fear of Arthas Menathil of whome they had clearly been told by this Medivh was someone of extreme danger. Edward believed him without question, but Leven saw this Medivh as a misguided Magi that was clinging to fear and dillusions in his old age. Both of them though would meet with William and discuss the realities of what they had heard.\nWedding of Hanna Arryn\nYou truly look beautiful my friend. May the dragon always shine down on you as he does today.\n\"William needed to get away as he had stopped living after Brooke died. While anyone around him might have not noticed any difference for those that truly knew him they knew he was a shell of himself. \"\nWith the death of Brooke Scott, William had been forced to deal with it in silence until his break down with Alice, but since then despite promising to talk to her he kept it inside, and he fell into a secretive depression. During this time the only person he discussed any of his emotional problems with was Leven Martell of whom at this point he begin to become somewhat more then just friends with again, but despite this emotional shift between the two of them it never changed physically. Alice wanted her brother back, and tried many things to get him back, but when they did not succeed she found the perfect opportunity when their old friend Hanna Arryn prepared for her marriage to Harrold Krinner, and in order to support one of his oldest friends she was able to convince him to travel westward. Returning to the scene of so much death would have been more painful but nearly every member of House Lovie traveled west alongside the whole Shadow Council outside of Edward Cullen of whom was in Lorderon dealing with the Arthas situation. Travelling westward wasn`t such a huge deal for many of them but for Thomas that was the last place he had been alive with his mother, and returning there with his family was a huge moment for the young man. When the group reached the outskirts of Berne the army he traveled with would camp outside the gates and inside the internal valley before they entered the city. Greeted by all the lords and ladies of Berne and the entire province William and the rest of the group would smile and share great love once more when Hanna Arryn, and her sister Aria exited the gate and made their way to them. Hanna, and Aria led them inside the city, and they all marveled over the rebuild that had went on inside the city under the leadership of Aria Arryn, and it was then that they would begin mingling leading to William being pulled away from Alice and taken to meet all the leaders of the city.\nI watched from afar as he stood on the balcony, and watching as my brother the king walked with several of the lords of Berne. My brother was planning the expansion of Lucerne`s assets into the west, and Lord Byron Arryn was no where to be found. I had heard from Hanna that he was now called the scared bird by those that served him when he was not around, and in a truth so horrifying it was almost laughable Benjamin Krinner had called him Lord Veregnst Arryn which meant scared bird in old German.\n``Is it true that they call him the scared bird.`` Aria was a loyal girl, and intelligent beyond nearly everyone I had met, but I thought she would speak the truth to me. We had known eachother back in Lucerne, and our relationship was such I could trust her.\n``It is true Alice.`` There was shame as she said it, and that pained me.\n``I heard he was absent, and perhaps even pathetic during the time of my brother here, but to see him this way is sad.`` It was now legend how he had abandoned his dying niece, and then not even lifted a finger as Sean had stabbed his own wife. What sort of man can stand and watch that, and do nothing.\n``My father is not a brave man. Not the type that instills love or adortion from his lords, or anyone really. My mother was perhaps the last one that loved him. Loved him truly for who he is.``\n``What do you think could be done in terms of fixing the situation here.``Her honesty was something I truly valued, and despite not knowing if she could actually affect change I would listen to her advice and pass it on to William if he didn`t already know.\n``I have spoken to my father of stepping down. Of giving up his power.``I stood up from the chair as I no longer saw William through the window and wanted to find out where he was going. As I did she stood up as well and we walked to the door where hearing us move Draco opened the door and followed us as we walked. ``I told him to move on because his people didn`t respect him anymore.`` That was a brave thing for her to say to her father. I knew from my own relationship with my father that when I resisted him I was put into a spell and had my memory wiped, so there were consequences for resisting those above you.\n``What did he say to that.`` We reached the end of the corridor and I followed Aria as she led me towards the cathedral sized building that William had entered.\n``He doesn`t believe me. He believes that he loved. He thinks the people have forgiven him, and anyone who tried to tell him otherwise he either ignores, or tells himself they are joking. There is no getting through to him I fear.``\n``My brother plans to speak to him, and let us hope that has the effect of making him see what the truth is.`` I know that William knew it would be nearly impossible to remove Byron as he was still loyal, and despite his incompetence it would set a horrible presedent and despite hating their lord it would bring anger amongst far too many vassals around the valley and beyond. Power my brother said was precarious, and if he brought down Byron Arryn every single lord, and Lady in the Kingdom would wonder if the tyrant king was coming for them next.\n``If anyone can convinse him to do what is right, it is the King.`` We reached the door and were greeted by the handsome Paul Arryn of whom had his wife Lucie Krone on his arm. Both bowed as was expected, and led us into the cathedral with a greeting.\nWalking into the giant room I saw William arrayed against a massive group of nobles, with Jasper and Emmett directly around him and Jasper looked absolutely cold hearted seeing William surrounded. Leven walked towards me with the young Sansa Starke, and her new husband Harrold Hardyng. The two would bow before, me along with Leven of whom gave me a quick smile before standing beside me. ``Princess Alice it is a true joy to have you in our remote city. Your family has brightened this land in more ways then I can ever truly appreciate.``\n``Hanna was one of our most dear friends growing up, and we wouldn`t have dared miss a chance to see her wed. The city has certainly been turned into quite the jewel since I was last here.`` I had never imagined myself returning to this place, but William couldn`t stay in one place anymore. He was losing himself more and more each day, and unless I could change the path he was on he was going to kill himself trying to see her again. It seemed so long since he was carrying the lifeless body of Amber from the city, and I couldn`t believe he had the strength to return here where so much bad had happened.\n``Terrible business Princess. I never met your late brother, but I know that despite what he became in the end he was still your brother, and I`m sorry for your loss.`` I felt bad that I had never met her before. When we had travelled to Stormwind she was in Winterfell, and while I had met nearly all the Starke`s she and her brother Rickon were one of the few I had not had the oppurtinity to meet.\n``I appreciate that Lady Sansa you are too kind. My brother did more damage to your husbands people then we can ever repay, and I`m beyond happy to see things becoming positive here.`` She smiled at me, and as she did I noticed how young she was. I had thought she was of similar age to me, but it was clear she was somewhat younger, and from the way she held Harrold`s hand she was very nervous. ``How have you come to like Berne Sansa.``\n``It is the same sort of climate as my home in Winterfell, and with Harrold at my side I have been very well taken care of. I will honestly be sad to say goodbye to Berne.`` As she shared a smile with Harrold, I felt out of the loop. Where was she to go that would force her to say goodbye to the city. As if sensing my confusion Leven spoke up.\n``The Kingdom will be very proud to have Harrold as the Lord of the new western province. I know that Alice was one of the most strong supporters of your rise Sansa.`` The young Sansa Starke looked shocked, and again I realized how distinct I was from even her scale of nobility. It would never really matter how high up the power tree someone reached, me and my brother were always going to be somewhat seperate from them.\n``We decided to name the new city Greengarden, and I promice your grace that we shall turn it into a fortress against our enemies.`` His armor and tone made him seem quite the brave young man, and I wondered if the ruins of the west would claim him, or whether he would prove himself correct.\nMeeting with the elements of House Arryn it did not take long to notice the absence of Byron Arryn of whom in public excuses were made in regards to his sickness, but once the required entrance was done and William followed Hanna, and Aria Arryn into the Palace Grounds of Berne the truth would quickly come out. William would during this time convince the Lords of Berne to begin an expansion into the western lands, and would bring in several allied Elves of the west of whom promiced their support in this action. When determining of whom would be the new lord of the state being formed westward it was determined that Sansa Starke and her new husband would form the leadership under House Hardyng. As the final days before the wedding came about William travelled the city with his family and Hanna as the night came he would make love to Bella but once they were done he left her asleep in bed and went to find Alice. Finding Alice he told her that he didn`t feel the same way for Bella that he had, and he didn`t know how to get it back as he loved Brooke. Alice and William would speak for nearly the entire night, and she was able to convinse him to not do anything rash, but once again she knew that he was sitting on the edge of a knife without Brooke, and for the first time she worried he might not actually be able to move past her death.\nHanna Arryn and William would sit for a time together and he told her about what had happened to him, and she saw the depths of love that he had for Brooke.\nThe actual wedding went by without problem, and following this Alice would accompany William and Thomas as they walked the ramparts of the outer tier of Berne. Walking along the walls William, and Alice held Thomas's hand as William told his son about the bravery of his mother during the siege of Berne, and for the first time in his life Thomas learned the whole truth of what had happened to his mother. Continuing to talk William discussed with Thomas his place in the family, and while Thomas was young he was old enough to understand that his father was telling him that he was not a base born bastard as William had legitimized him. The talk would brighten William somewhat as after Thomas left Alice was able to convince him that if nothing else he needed to be strong for his children, and grudgingly she included the two he had with Brooke in that number as well.\n\"So much had changed since we were children, but the simple fact remained that one of my best friends was gaining a husband and that was a moment to stop and thank the world around us.\"\nFollowing an argument with Jasper it is Alice that goes to find Marcel Lovie II. and together the two stand on the balconies of the Arryn estates and discuss their relationship and how close the two have gotten over the years. As Alice goes to leave for bed Marcel gives her a gift and taking it back to her room she opens the gift discovering a tiny stone and beside the stone a note that detailed that the small stone was a magi device that allowed the two to communicate no matter how far apart they were and as she touches the stone which is attached to a necklace she feels Marcel's thoughts as if they are her own. Before leaving Alice would watch as Hanna and William discussed his affair with Brooke, and how he loved her so much that it felt painful just getting up anymore. William would also mention for the first time to her that he wanted to find the Dragons, and that he thought with everything inside himself that if he did then Lucerne could survive.\nArrival of Hillsbrad\n\"I thought for a very long time that I would inherit House Brent. I see now that was foolish. You have your heir, and I'm not content to sit here quietly as his knight.\"\n\u2014 Franklin Brent\nIt would be following his taking part in the defense of Castle Stragnarax that a emotionally devastated Franklin Brent would return to Marburg where his wife Karyl Reyne is waiting for him alongside their son Davin Brent, and seeing her waiting for him he collapses into her arms utterly spent by the feeling that he got nothing from all his years of devoted work for his father. Sharing a moment together he tells her he is done running errands for his father and wants to rule something himself leading to him telling her that he was going to go and find his father and tell him that he needed to let him go and find his own lands. Meeting with his father his father would reluctantly send him to Berne where the wedding of Hanna Arryn was looking to be the beginning of what rumors were saying would be William's desire to expand into the lands west of Berne forming a new province there. Travelling to Berne with a small force and his wife he is met on the road by Dexter Hill of whom continues to be disliked by Karyl but their friendship leads Franklin to invite Dexter to join him on the road to Berne though in order to make his wife happy he travels at the front of the force while Franklin and his wife stay in the middle.\n\"I saw your coming in the water Franklin Brent. You and I were destined to meet here.\"\n\u2014 Franklin Anikka Salburg\nDelayed by a collapsing portion of the path through the Dragon's Pass the forces of Hillsbrad under Franklin Brent would arrive following the wedding of Hanna, and Harrold, but did meet the forces of the royal family on the road.\nEnd of Brooke Scott\nFinal Moments with Brooke\nIf I had known the end was at hand, I would have done so much differently...\nAlice Lovie was both jealous of the affection this Scott women had for her brother and for her friend Bella's pain. In this she had been spending considerable amounts of time attempting to turn William against her, but it was only recently that he listened.\n\"If I had known those were the last moments that I would have ever seen my beloved...I would have done things differently. Looking back now I can't help but hate Bella for being the reason it came to it at all. I know thats wrong, and I know what that means, but its how I feel.\"\nWilliam's return from Westbridge had led him from happiness in the victory over the Malfoys, and the time he spent with his friends, and Brooke into a return to the capital where his sister awaited him. William's time with Brooke had shown him without a doubt that while he loved Bella it just wasn't the same as his love for Brooke, and he didn't know where to place that knowledge as of yet. Entering through the gates his sister sprinted towards him and jumped into his arms holding him tight as his commanders looked on, and not even Jasper her near husband was willing to try and get between her and William. Alice would finally give way to the queen in Bella Swan who hugged him with tears flowing down her cheek, and William hugged the women back that he loved deeply, but he now knew he didn't love enough.\nFollowing hugging his children deeply and his family that had come to greet him they walked through the second gate where the crowds of Lucerne awaited in massive throngs for their victorious king. William was obligated to go to a dinner hosted by many of the nobles of the city, and he held Bella and his children close as he remembered what it was like to be home again. Alice and Bella were able to get him away as quickly as possible and William would kiss his children goodnight before retiring to his room with Bella where the two would make love for the first time in months. As Bella fell asleep William coudn't sleep and left his room to find Alice waiting outside the door clearing close enough that she would have heard what had happened, but she doesn't seem to be bothered. Alice takes him into the library where William knows he is about to get in trouble from Alice.\n\"It is far past the time of continueing this affair. I gave you time sweet brother, but it must end. The people scream of your greatness, but soon the whispers of your affair will become louder, until the day comes that all the victories in the world wont shelter us from the noise.\"\nAlice's agents had discovered increasing talk about William's affair with Brooke Scott, and this had her greatly worried as she had held onto the belief that it was nothing more then a fling, but having invited her to Westbridge she knew this was something beyond a fling. Alice told him that she had evidence that Brooke was once again contacting people looking for poison and although she had been unsuccesful so far it was just a matter of time until she found the supplies she was looking for. Hearing all this he promiced his sister who was crying and beggining him to do this for her, he promiced her that he would end things with Brooke, and told her he would leave within a few weeks to Tree Hill with Leven.\n\"What do you want from me Alice?\"\n\"I want you to finally tell me if your going to do what is right.\"\n\"If you mean stop seeing Brooke I'm sorry sister but I cannot do that. She has ahold of something within me, and no matter how hard I try I cannot accept my life without her in it.\"\n\"It is far past the time of continueing this affair. I gave you time sweet brother, but it must end. The people scream of your greatness, but soon the whispers of your affair will become louder, until the day comes that all the victories in the world wont shelter us from the noise.\"\n\"How could people know about my relationship with Brooke.\"\n\"They know the same way that we know. You don't hide well. You called her to come to Westbridge? Did you honestly thing noone would notice the noble lady of House Scott coming to Westbridge and spending all of her time with the King.\"\n\"Maybe what people think isn't the end all for me Alice.\"\n\"It should be Will, but if your saying you need more I have more.\"\n\"What more could you have?\"\n\"Morrigan reported to an agent of ours in the Green Dragon's that Brooke has entered into a number of poison shops. I can show you the letters, but the action speaks for itself.\"\n\"God Dammit!\"\n\"William I'm sorry.\"\n\"Your not sorry. Don't you see that this breaks me? Dont you understand that without her I feel hollow.\"\n\"Think about Bella.\"\n\"If I didn't love Bella I would have divorsed her years ago and been with Brooke. Thats the problem. I do love Bella. I love her for everything she is, and I couldn't think of a more perfect wife.\"\n\"Then you need to forget about seeing Brooke.\"\nWilliam following this confrontation with Alice would go to the only person who he believed he could tell in the form of Leven Martell of whom would tell him how she sorry was about things, but as the conversation continued the weakness of William's emotional state came forward and he almost kissed Leven causing him to flee her room into the streets of the House Lovie estate. Finding himself out front of the home of Morrigan of whom he continued to have staying on the grounds he would knock on her door looking for her advise on things as for some reason he was drawn to her door (the reason being the Magi she was using on him driving him to seek her out.\n\"It was the last breathe of my life and I didn't even realize. I thought I had more time. I thought the glow of his love with keep me warm from that day forward, but I came to realize it was like the last glow of warm summer air on your skin. A cruel reminder of what you were soon to lose.\"\nBrooke had departed from the main army alongside her brother Lucas at Stormwind, and travelled back to Tree Hill where she was rejuvinated. Her time over the past weeks with William were the best she had in years, and she finally remembered happiness. Lucas was happy for her despite knowing the consequences of what she was continuesly moving farther and farther into, but she wouldn't hear it and just couldn't stop smiling. When Brooke arrived back in Tree Hill she was barely able to stop herself from paying the driver more coin to get to see her children quicker, but when she did arrive she and her brother were met in the keep by the other members of their family, but most importantly to Brooke was the moment Riley ran to her, and Peyton carried Sigmund to her side. Settling back into life in Tree Hill she would meet with Morrigan of whom had become once again very close to her, and despite seeing a change in Morrigan she brushed it aside, and got closer to Morrigan. She would be tricked by Morrigan into visiting a shop that she didn't know what was, but it was done so that agents of the Order of the Green Dragon would see her enter, and thus report back to William that she was in fact entering a shop that specialized in poisons. Having framed Brooke of the attempted murder of Bella Swan Morrigan disapeared for a time, where in she was visited by Flemeth of whom gave her a new task which was to manipulate the situation that was coming from the arrival of the Man of Fear.\nI went to open the door when I felt a pain so deep and so entirely in my body that I wondered whether I was dying. Was this how it would end? Would my life truly end walking to meet Lucas for a walk in the gardens? The pain became unbearable and I fell forward through the door onto the ground, which felt like water as I seemingly fell through it.\nI don't know how long I was asleep but when I woke my face was in the dirt, and I coughed to remove it from my mouth. \"Dear daughter you have truly made quite the mess of your dress.\" The horrible sound of her voice was enough to spring me from my coughing fit and bow beneath her as I had always been trained to do.\n\"Mother it is wonderful to see you. Where are we meeting?\"\n\"I have pulled you into the fade sweet daughter. I'm sorry that you feel like death, but you must remember that you are dead.\"\n\"Yes of course mother. I am sorry for my failure in coming through.\" Her reminder of my death brought me back hundreds of years to the first time I had known what true life was like. Walking through the lush fields of northern Lucerne with my brothers I had known pure happiness then, and it was an insult to my brother's memory that I was this person now.\n\"Mention nothing of it Andrea, the time for apologies is over. I have a task for you.\" Sayin that sent chills down my spine. I wondered what it was like for a monster to do the bidding of a monster, because surely it would have been easier for her to convinse them. Then of course I remembered she didn't have to convinse me of anything. If she asked me to I would be helpless to do whatever she wanted, such was her control over me and my supposed sisters.\n\"What may I do for you mother?\" I hated her. I wanted her to die, but what was I to do. Like a perfect soldier I couln't speak the words in anger towards her. It was simply not possible, the words just wouldn't come.\n\"You have become quite close to the Scott daughter I see.\"\n\"She is a friend yes. I have been ruining her reputation as you said to do, and it has led to many believing she is trying to kill Bella Swan. The King my great grand nephew visited just recently and told her he would never see her again.\" I wondered whether my beloved brother would even recegnize me when I went to heaven. Would he be waiting for me for the final fight against Aerene only to find me a ghost of myself.\n\"Thats very good work Ashley.\" She moved closer to me and pulled me up finally allowing me to stand in front of her, but I knew it was expected that I remained half bowed in her presence. Standing up though I was able to see that the Dark Man was in the corner, and seeing him this close frightened me. A man of nothing but pure evil, it was like an aura being sent around being this close to him, and I wished to remove myself from his proximity. \"My daughter I need you to give Brooke these vials.\" She pulled vials from her cloak and handed them to me. \"They will allow Mann von dunkler to see her perfectly in the Fade and quicken what might take longer then we have time for.\"\nI had done this twice before and thus I was confused why we needed the vials. \"Mother why do we need to quicken the pace. Surely the Man of Dark is capable of doing his job is he not.\" Despite insulting him he stood motionless and if he was insulted or could even feel that he made no motion to show it.\n\"No need to be rude to your brother Andrea.\" He was no brother to me. I had three brothers and none of them were this failure of a person. What ever he was once was gone, and now this Dark Man was nothing more then a shadow eating away at the light trying to taste whatever he once was. \"The Lucernians are constructing a shield around the capital, and once that is done they plan to expand it out to other major cities of which one will surely be Tree Hill. If this should happen I don't have to tell you what would happen to your brother.\"\n\"They would surely kill him.\"\n\"They would murder your brother without a second thought.\" I smirked at him thinking on his death, but still he didn't say or do a thing that would indicate he was even awake. \"So take these vials and do what you must do to make her drink them. Your brother will arrive within the days after this happens.\"\nI wanted to kill her. I wanted with everything inside myself to step forward and plunge the dagger I held with a death grib into her heart. I could feel my arm shaking and thought to myself that perhaps one day I might be able too. This was the first time in my life that I felt an actual physical capability of stabbing her but I also knew that now was not the time she died. Now she got what she wanted. \"Yes, Mother.\"\n\"Excellent.\" She stepped towards me kissing me on the forehead and then without another word she was gone, and I felt myself moving back over the veil back to the real world.\nDuring this conversation between Morrigan and Flemeth some things changed that Flemeth in her arrogance did not see in that as Odin was continuing to release Morrigan from her corruption she nearly had gained the ability to stab Flemeth during the rage she had felt towards her \"Mother\". The second major change was the fact that she had in her own mind gained the ability to alter the commands of Flemeth which was something completely unimaginable before, and while she didn't fully realize it at the time it would be a dramatic change also. The final thing that changed was that Morrigan silently wanted to help her daughter Morrigan of whom she was coming to believe was her favorite behind only Halenia and in this regard she would return to the Korcani Wilds and have her devoted daughter Morhlese go back to Lucerne to watch Morrigan without saying anything and just help her where she could. Realizing that if Morhlese returned and secretly watched Morrigan she would discover that Morrigan was betraying the Korcani Wilds it would be Katarina that would request to go with Morhlese and wanting to send as much help for Morrigan as possible she would allow Katarina to go as well.\n\"The ride to Tree Hill was the most painful trip of my life. I had stood on the ramparts of Berne and known I was but minutes from possibly killing my only brother, and I didn't feel a quarter of the pain I felt travelling to say goodbye to the lvoe of my life.\"\nWilliam left nearly two months later from Lucerne in order to say goodbye to Brooke, and in the days preceding this it was clear to everyone that he was emotionally damaged by what he had to do. Jasper, Edward and Emmett had all nearly demanded to be there for their friend, but Edward was needed elsewhere, Emmett was dealing with problems in the west, and Jasper was needed to protect the household while he was gone so he refused them and took only Leven, alongside the hundreds of troops that would. Leven and William travelled by horseback with a troop of nearly two hundred House Lovie troops, and nearly the same number of Martell and Golden Dragon men. Travelling the road he would further confide in Leven of whom by this point was basically the only person who knew everything he had ever done, and was the only person he had never lied to about his actions. As they reached Tree Hill the two would tell eachother that they loved the other, and for Leven this caused her to cry and William held her to him. Leven at this point couldn't escape the constant ache in her heart over William, and begin in that moment to resist her earlier promice to herself that she would stop wanting to be with William. Following this Leven and William would compose themselves, and then she held his hand briefly as they entered the city that would always be a reminder of his greatest love, and greatest mistake.\nEntering Scott estate he knew Dan wasn't there as he had commanded him to travel eastward to host a small squire tournmant in order to remove him from the city when he arrived, but waiting for him was Lucas and his beloved Brooke. Saying hellos to Lucas and the other assembled nobles he left Leven and walked with Brooke into the palace where they would hold hands once they were out of sight. Realizing there wasn't going to be anyway to soften the blow he got right into it not realizing that Leven had snuck into the palace grounds and was listening into their conversation while she had commanded a massive gaurd of the palace grounds to keep out anyone else from hearing. William would begin to cry as he spoke the words, and Brooke upon this enveloped him into a hug as well crying as she knew what he was here for the moment he had started crying. As William explained everything to her she broke down into tears even further and begged him not to leave her and promised him that she wasn't trying to kill Bella, but it was too late and she knew it. Brooke would tell him that she was pregnant once again with his child, and for a brief moment he thought about resisting what he knew he had to do, but as she kissed him he remembered the consequences of all of these things, and pulled away from the kiss and pulled her into a hug. Eventually pulling away from her he left the palace grounds and left behind him a broken Brooke Scott of whom lay unable to move against the side of the wall.\nGoodbye Son\nSigmund Scott was too young to understand, but Riley was the oldest of his children behind Thomas and was very well aware of what his father was telling him.\n\"I think when they grow up they will believe that I didn't love them as I loved my children with Bella, but they would be wrong. i never loved or cared for any of my children anymore then another, and the distance between myself and my two boys in Tree Hill tore me apart.\"\nLeaving behind a broken Brooke Scott William used all his remaining strength to enter the inner palace and find his two sons. Followed closely by Leven she stopped him in a hallway and as he tried to get away she just hugged him, and he broke for a moment hugging into her and not wanting to move. He didn't move it was Leven that released him and smiled kissing him on the lips before pulling him down the hallway towards the sounds of laughter. Finding Sigmund playing with Lucas and Haley Leven left to get Sigmund, and William bid all the servents leave. Haley, and Lucas left leaving father and son alone together one last time. Riley wanted to know what they would be doing together while he was in Tree Hill as whenever he visited he would spend time with Riley, but William was forced to tell him that this time he wasn't going to be able to, and really had just wanted to say goodbye to his son. Riley begin to cry realizing that this goodbye was more permenet as he saw Leven bring Sigmund into the room and William cradle Sigmund while staring into his eyes.\n\"Life is a cruel thing. You get up every single day of your life believing that you are doing something valable and that you are a good person. But what proof do we have of this other then the thoughts we tell ourselves, and the words said to us by those who want us to believe them. We are all monsters, and I became a monster when I walked out on my sons.\"\nRiley and William would hug for many minutes, but finally he pulled himself away from another person he loved dearly kissing his two sons on the forehead before leaving the room, and Tree Hill for the last time. Riley would get his brother and find his mother of whom he knew would be in the garden as that was where she always went when she was broken by things like this. Finding her still crying in the garden he felt anger towards his father for not being stronger, but at the same time he blamed Bella Swan of whom by this point Dan Scott had been whispering about for many months. Anger towards Bella and Alice for forcing his father to do this, and for the first time he openly stated his desire to see Bella dead. And in the end anger towards everyone for not loving him as much as others who were no more deserving then he was of love.\nDeath of Brooke\n\"It was like looking at the most horrifying creature imagineable in your mind. It had no face that I could understand other then the hate filled eyes that just stared back at me. He whispered to me in my mind telling me darker and darker things. I begged him to leave. I pleaded for him to just tell me what he wanted, and when he told me I wished I had never asked. He told me I had to die, and that he wouldn't ever leave until I was dead. Needless to say I knew I had to see William. He would save me.\"\nWhen Brooke returned to the alchemist three days later she found the potion ready for her, but as she walked out of the house she ran into a man clothed completely in black robes, and wearing a mask that showed nothing but the outline of his pure red eyes. This scared her, and she screamed to the crowd for them stop the man, and the crowd couldn't see him so they attacked a man that was just standing by her, and nearly killed him to protect Brooke. As she watched the Dark Man just stood there and watched. He followed her home, and she attempted to get him away but as she did this she realized that she was the only that could see him. She knew that if this was Magi related the only person who might be able to help her was Morrigan so she ran to find her all the while being followed by the Dark Man. When she arrived at the home of Morrigan she could clearly see him, but Morrigan played it off as if she couldn't and this sealed the fate of Brooke's sanity. Staying with Morrigan for a time she was held close by Morrigan of whom was trying to tell her it was just stress and not to worry about it, but on the inside she was dying as she knew the fate of Brooke was all but sealed with the arrival of the Dark Man, and noone capable of seeing him.\n\"When Morrigan couldn't see him, it was like an alarm went off in my mind that told me what I had feared all along. I was insane. Somewhere along the line I had lost my mind trying to kill Bella. I knew in that moment that this was once again something I could overcome. I could ignore him. I could accept that he wasn't actually there, and I could move past this.\"\nShe from that point on refused to accept he was there and went about her next days attempting to ignore him, but he begin to threaten those close to her, and she became scared once again to the point that she fled from him as fast as she could before she would take a carriage northward. She at first thought she had gotten away from him, but when she arrived in Lucerne she saw him waiting in the center of the gate, and knew that her time was almost gone. She entered Lucerne and when she reached the Cloud Tower she was met at the entrance by Alice Lovie of whom had had heard of her arrival in the town, and had moved to keep it a secret. Alice would take Brooke into the Sky Towers, and the two would finally get another chance at attacking eachother. The two would at first trade jabs at eachother verbally but as the fight continued and Bella arrived the fight became physical as Brooke physically attacked Brook of whom was the point of all of her rage, and the main reason that she was in the position that she was in. As this happened Emmett McCarty barged in and was able to get Brooke under control, and got her out of the Skytowers, and towards the Kings Keep where William was. Emmett knew how much Brooke meant to William and he did his best to keep her under control and safe as they moved towards the Kings Keep, and along the way he attempted to send for Leven but she wasn't in the city as she had travelled home briefly to Sunspear Hold.\n\"I thought that when I found him he would take out his sword and kill the Dark Man. I believed that the Dark Man would be gone once I found him, but when I opened my eyes and saw him I realized how wrong I was.\"\nAs she arrived at the Kings Keep she found William standing at a table surrounded by both Jasper Hale, and Robb Starke. As she approached completely in tears he took her into his arms and took her into a side room. In the room she continued to cry, and he couldn't get her to explain what was wrong, and it was as this was happening that she opened her eyes and saw that the Dark Man was in the room with them. This time when she saw him she didn't cry out or try and get away from him, she just accepted that she was gone. In that moment she looked away from the Dark Man and back to the William, and she would smile at him before kissing him on the lips. The two would be intimate one more time, before she said her goodbyes to him, and when he tried to follow her, he was stopped by Alice Lovie of whom didn't want him to get in trouble with the people if they saw what was happening. Watching her walk away was one of the toughest things he had ever done, but what happened next would be far more painful to not just William but to many people throughout the valley.\nBrooke's death would send ripples throughout the entire Kingdom of Lucerne.\n\"I left the Kings Keep and just walked. I walked through the gates of Lucerne, and into the fields beyond. I don't know how long I walked before I finally saw him again. When I did he made a movement that told me to follow him. When I did follow him he took me to a waterfall I had heard William tell me about once before. He didn't have to tell me what to do I knew already. I don't remember quite what I said in my final goodbye to William but as I punged over the side of the waterfall I felt free of the Dark Man for the first time in a long time.\"\nBrooke would leave the Kings Keep and walk for nearly an entire day before finally the Dark Man brought her towards a waterfall where he waited beside her for her to kill herself. Brooke in that moment took off the necklase that William had given her all those years before, and held it close to herself for a time before she finally set it down on the ground beside what she assumed would be the site that they would believe she jumped from. When she finally did jump off the side she carried with her the curse he had done to her, and in this moment she became a \"Daughter of Flemeth\".\nA Desperate Gamble\nSomething has to change here. Were dying a slow death unless we do something out of the box.\n\"Everything was looking up from what people saw. They saw us taking the Riverlands, overrunning the bridge. But all I saw was the goliath in the north. They sat destroying everything and anything they wanted seemingly at will. How long could we last in that conflict. How long could all of our strength hold out against the endless fanatasasim of the Teutons. I had to change things. I had to make it different.\"\nFollowing the continueing growth in conflict with the Kingdom of Bolten William Lovie begin to come to the conclusion that he had to do something drastic or he risked watching all the good he'd done come crashing down around him. He had been constantly reading the diaries of his ancestors and from the writings of his great grandfater William Lovie I. he learned that the Dragon had changed everything. He came to believe that the success of House Lovie in the beggining was based on more then just the skill of William and that he needed the same trump card. William Lovie would summon from the Order of the Dragon Taylor Swift of whom he knew through Edward Cullen, and he grilled her for the truth on what the Dragons were really doing in the mountains. Taylor Swift would reveal to him that only the most senior of the Order had ever actually seen a dragon, and that she would summon a man of whom could tell him the truth of what they were. When he went to the shadow Council and told them that he planned on going to the Lucernian Mountains and attempting to meet with the Dragons, and from this he would bring them back into the fold. At first the others were so shocked by what he had said that they didn't take it seriously but when he didn't laugh along with them they begin to understand the truth that he in fact wasn't joking. At first noone spoke or even moved but after minutes of silence Jasper got up from the table and begin to become very angry that Andrew would even contimplate something so stupid.\nBella Swan would be unwilling to accept his decision as she believed this had to do with William missing Brooke.\n\"What could possibly be gained with your suicide? I honestly want to know what frame of thought your going through that makes you think you can just check out on us.\"\nAfter the argument of the Shadow Council Jasper went back to his room with Alice where he begin throwing things around the room which obviously brought about the attention of his fiance Alice Lovie. When Jasper told Alice about what was happening she immediatly knew that she was partly to blame for this as she had told him during the trip back that he was as great as William Lovie, and that anything he had done would pale in comparison to what he would eventually be remembered for. Realizing this she immediatly left the room with Jasper - who was shocked that Alice had just up and left - and went upstairs to Andrew's room where she walked in on Andrew and Bella in the middle of having sex. Seeing this was the first of what would become a growing problem for Alice as she begin to accept some simple truths in her life that she had never allowed herself to accept before.\nTelling Alice the Truth\n\"What do I say to him. How do I make him see that he need not die. For longer then I could remember I had seen my brother do anything he ever put his mind to, and thus was this one of those impossible things that maybe he could accomplish. If he was succesful the postives were unending...but...but if he failed.\"\nWhen Bella had removed herself from William and they were properly clothed she sat down on the edge of the bed and apoligized to William for telling him what she had, and she begged him not to go through with the Dragon plan. Bella stood beside him, but she to wanted to know why William would be so absolutely reckless. Bella went through the lists of things that gave them an advantage in any upcoming conflict, and by this point Alice was tearing up but still attempting to help Bella by also saying all the positives of a future conflict with the Empire. William explained to the two of them that the situation was hopeless in the long run unless they did something drastic and he could only think of doing this. He had taken out cities, and annexxed half of western Westros but he still was nothing more then a peanut in comparison to the power of the larger Empires in Europe. The three of them argued back and forth for some time and finally Ashley would appear at the door and she had a bad dream, and wanted them to get her a drink. Bella would leave to help Ashley with that, and when she did William reached for Alice and pulled her into a hug and whispered to her the words that force her to take his side of the coming debate.\n\"I love you sister. I love you more then words could ever acurately state, and once upon a time I made a promise to you that I would keep you safe from everything in the world that could ever do you harm. For me this is the purpose. I can't keep you safe anymore without taking risks. The days are running short, and I can't fathom a world where I have to even contimplate your fall. I won't ever allow that to happen. So the next time you question my resolve or wonder whether you can talk me out of it remeber this. I go to the mountains not so that I can ride some dragon, or build a greater reputation. I ride to the mountains because this is how I keep you safe.\"\nWith the words said by William there was a sence of understanding between the siblings and she would help him to convinse Bella of the reasonings behind the decision, and despite wanting to believe that her husband could sucede where it seemed noone could Bella was not willing to accept his death and refused to agree but would support him. Bella would return carrying a sleeping Ashley of whom they laid in their bed, and then went out to the balcony. The three of them would talk, and this time Alice now supported him, and after basically being double teamed for many minutes William went inside to check on Ashley and Bella and Alice spoke, and Bella wondered what he could have said to her to make her agree to this. Alice refused to tell the truth, and instead simply made excuses for William and Bella left frustrated.\nKeenclaw would be the only one of William's companions that followed him into the mountains.\n\"I flew to the top of that peak with nothing but a prayer at my back and the hope that a legacy only written about was true.\"\nWith the decision made and everyone basically giving up on resisting him outside of Jasper who was following him night and day in an attempt to atleast join him, William knew that the time had come. He simply needed Taylor Swift to come through for him and bring the man of the Order of the Dragon to tell him where he needed to fly to in order to find the Dragons. Days after the arguements and of Jasper following him, and Taylor arrived back in the city this time bringing Valian Kone of whom would meet with William after he commanded Draco Highmore to create a brief task for Jasper that would give William a few moments to meet in secret with the man. Once Jasper was occupied he would make his way to the Sky Towers esates where he met with Valian, and Valian would reveal to him the truth of the mountains. Valian told him about how the Dragons were barely ever seen but they had several nesting areas, and Valian would tell the king the location of two of them of which would allow William to find them, but he did warn him not too. William would convince Levan to trick Jasper into believing that William was going somewhere else when in fact he was leaving. The moment that William watched Levan take Jasper away from the Sky Towers he left a letter behind with Hayden Percy for Alice, Bella and Levan along with the Shadow Council before he got on Keenclaw and begin his flight to the north. His letters had told him that William Lovie had once travelled to the home of Stragnarax on his back and had said that the markings for the home of the Dragons of the mountains was marked by a large monolith some sixty feet high and glowing black.\nBrooke Scott returned under dark reasonings, but in her soul she and William's love allowed her to pass through the Magi defences erected against her kind.\n\"There she was. She was just right there, and yet in that moment my mind still told me that I was seeing things. I had to be mad. Had to be crazed. She had fallen into darkness and now this was my mind creating what I believed she would be in this way.\"\nAs he flew he thought back over all the things that he had done, and contimplated the last minute decisions he had left in the letters and finally as he flew he saw a Black creature flying to him. In the distance he didn't know if perhaps this was one the dragons, but everything he had read and when Jacob had discussed them they were clearly white creatures. Seeing it coming closer he saw it to be a sort of horse with wings, and it carried a female rider clothed in robes. As they got closer he was horrified and shocked to see the rider to be Brooke Scott, he let go of the reigns in shock. Keenclaw kept steady as they flew upwards into the sky without William guiding Keenclaw, and the Griffin in an angry snarl trying to attack the Black pegasus that Brooke was riding on. Seeing Brooke nearly shattered all the control that William had been building up since her death, and as he reached out for her she calmed him with gesture. William nearly wept at the sound of her voice as they spoke, and she revealed to him that she wasn't just coming this one time but in fact he could find her again, and that all he had to do was think about where she might be in the mountains.\nShe looked just like herself but different in a way. Her spoke to me in a way that said that she was changed in some unspeakable way. \"Brooke...how...could this...are you really here?\" I didn't know what else to say in that moment. She continued to fly beside me and she looked at me with what seemed like the weight of the world on her shoulders.\n\"I'm here William. I've never left you, and I never will.\" She said it but even in her eyes we both knew it wasn't the way it was. This was a dream my mind created in what I must have felt were my final moments. How could this be true. She was dead.\n\"Its all so impossible without you Brooke...I don't want to fight anymore without you.\" The world was fighting against me at all sides. It was one thing taking the Riverlands, and dealing with the constant rebellions of that land, but when I took Westbridge it just opened us up to so many enemies. Now at war with the Boltens I just wanted to hold her and feel better.\n\"You have to William. You don't have a choice you need to fight. You need to fight for what we were.\" The past tense of it all just burned me. I wanted to change everything and was quickly realizing that the hopes of a child.\n\"I'm not just fighting one thing anymore. Its everyone now. All around me are my enemies and without you I just don't see...I just can't see anything of hope anymore.\"\n\"You are fighting for me Will. You are fighting for my memory every single moment you resist. Our children live only while you fight.\"\n\"They are so beautiful Brooke. Every time I look at Riley I see only you. He is a constant reminder of what I threw away, and sometimes....sometimes it takes everything in me not to send him away to remove the pain of seeing you in him.\"\n\"I'm still here William.\"\n\"Then stay with me. Prove you are here by staying with me now.\"\n\"It won't work that way Will. I will be here for you, but not that way.\"\n\"But its all so hollow without you here.\" I saw a tear fall down her cheek, and the moment it did I noticed its red tinge as if it was blood, and the moment it fell her hand recoiled to her cheek and the Pegasus begin thrashing about causing her eyes to panic. As he calmed herself the residue of the tear remained on her cheek as she spoke again.\n\"I'm sorry I had to leave you and I'm sorry I can't stay longer but know that this is what you need to do, and know that I'll be here for you.\" Her Pegasus started to pull away before I could ask her why her tears were blood or why she looked so scared, and my hands seemed unable to move to find the reigns so I yelled to her.\n\"How will I find you again?\" In that moment there were so many things I wanted to yell but that seemed the most prudent.\n\"Search your mind William and you'll know the place to find me.\" It seemed after she responded my eyes closed with little control from me, and when I was able to open them she was gone as if she was never there.\nAs Brooke flew away the world seemed to snap back into focus as instead of feeling sad that she was gone, he felt the hope from the fact that she had said that he would see her again, and even if he believed her an illusion of his mind he somehow was okay with that. What man or women wouldn't want to see their loved ones again even if they were gone he thought. By this point Jasper realized that the things Leven had sent him to do were completely trickery and William wasn't where she said he would be, and the two would come together and get on their Griffins and attempt to find William before he was too far out.\nThe Monolith\n\"The collapsed Monolith would turn out to be quite the forshadowing for the Dragon culture that I would find at the end.\"\nSo caught into his own thinking was he that he only barely noticed the large black monolith the writings had spoken of. The Monolith was knocked down as if spit in half, and as he landed he sat for a moment on the ground before getting up. As he walked followed by Keenclaw he was alerted by Keenclaw to the arrival of Jasper and Levan who flew in behind him on their griffins. Wondering immediatly about whether his meeting with Brooke had been noticed this fear went away when Jasper responded that they had flew with all speed and only saw him finally when he was sitting on the ground. Realizing that he wasn't going to be able to convinse them to leave and silently happy to have his friends with him they walked forward towards very likely death. Jasper scouted ahead accompanied by Brightclaw the littermate of Keenclaw. While he scouted ahead Leven would try to get William to tell him what had happened, and despite his reservations about being thought to be insane he told Leven about seeing Brooke and despite the fact that she didn't think Brooke was actually there she held his hand as they walked to make him understand that she was there for him. He would give her a tender kiss as they walked and despite knowing why he had done it she couldn't help but wish it was for the romantic reasons that she wanted to kiss him\nThe Mad God\nMain Article : Conversations\nWilliam had truly from the very beggining believed that if he was able to find the Dragons then everything would be alright. He had not taken into account that for centuries they had been being targeted by humans, and their particular dragons had been brutally betrayed by John Lovie.\n\"You never think that the thing that you have held so high in your praises will turn out wrong. A society. A culture. A Kingdom. An entire people spent their entire history worshipping at the feet of a memory. That memory turned out completely wrong when confronted with the reality.\"\nAs they walked forward holding hands they walked over the hill and saw Jasper flying towards them chased by an absolutely massive Dragon. Falling back over the hill they ran the other way only to find another dragon fly behind them and cut them off. The sides were then closed by more human sized creatures that were weaponized and didn't have wings but looked distinctly dragonoid. Falling back into a small circle they were joined by Jasper, and they watched the dragons approach them, and waited when the largest amongst them steps towards them and demands to know why they are here before they are killed. As Stragnarax nears them he visably recoils as he relizes that William Lovie's ancestor is amongst them and demands to know what kind of horrible taint William has since he is a decendent of the one that killed the honorable William Lovie I. William attempts to convinse him of his honor but Stragnarax throughout the conversation shows signs of madness and is unable to be convinsed and is unable to be persuaded to let them live and prepares to kill the group when Lornax arrives and stands between his father and the group. Not willing to kill his son he roars to the sky before flying away leaving Lornax, Flarnax and many Draknoids.\nFairmarket. The Riverlands. Lorderon, and Kul Tiras. Westbridge. All had fallen to our might. All had sworn the sword to the Valley of Lucerne. All that power, and yet I looked north and saw a great demon the likes of which I could not hope to resist. The Empire was the reason for growth. The Empire was the reason for everything we did. The Empire was the land that should have done great things for the world, but instead of this they did nothing. They allowed chaos to breed amongst them, and in that weakeness and failing they threatened to ruin the entire continent.\nWe stood in a triangle trying to make sure we covered all sections, but looking in front of me a this massive creature I couldn't contimplate survival. Its wings flapped and they had to go almost for ever, and the cruel look in its eyes made me question everything we had ever been told about the Dragons. As I stood staring at it I held my hands in the air to try and show it I meant no harm. Seemed prudent to tell the monstracity in front of me that I wasn't capable of hurting it but this was all I knew I could do. As I did this the Dragon's head which was twice the size of me fell back and a booming sort of laughter came out. Looking around the more human appearing dragons did not move or make any sign that they were going to so I spoke outloud. \"We mean you no harm. We are friends of the Dragon.\" The Dragon stopped its laughter and moved closer to me staring almost as if it knew me. Leven nudged at my cloak, and I knew what she was suggesting so I grabbed onto my back and pulled off my cloak which held the sigil of House Lovie in the form of our dragon. \"You see my family honors you with your image on our sigil.\"\nSeeing the sigil the dragon made a step backwards before speaking. Its voice was frightening in its scale but at the same time if you closed your eyes you would have barely known it wasn't human. \"I know your family well human. I suppose the man one destroyed the images of me while he destroyed everything else that was good of your people.\" Moving closer I felt a gnawing at my mind before I heard his voice in my head. \"I know who you are William Lovie third of his name, son of Bill Lovie. You are the great-grandson of the man that murdered my child.\" Saying those words I knew immediatly that despite the imposibility of what he was telling me this was Stragnarax the ancient mount of William Lovie my original namesake.\n\"My great-grand father was a mad man...and I cannot believe that you would think we are all like he was. You Will...\"\n\"You shall not speak his name. He was beyond anything you could ever understand. Perfection in everything he did, that man simply wanted his family and friends, and the people he protected to have the best of everything he could offer them. And what did that get him and his son. Death. Their honor got them death from your blood. You stand here and it is as if I stare at the ghost of William himself. It is a travesty that someone as tainted as you should have his looks.\"\n\"All I can say is that the mistakes of my great-grandfather are beyond apology, but I would like to have the chance to prove what I am capable of...what together we could be capable of.\" He gave another throat-ed cough, but this time he looked behind him and though I saw nothing he clearly did as he shook his head.\n\"I swore the day your blood killed mine that I would never enter that tainted city again unless I was going to burn the entire city to the ground.\" It was a common question among the scholars of my people. Why had the great Stragnarax not intervened and stopped John? Why had he not taken revenge? Why had he not done so many things.\n\"Why didn't you?\"\n\"Every ounce of my being wishes to destroy everything in that blighted city but...but a man I trusted and loved made me promise once that I would never harm it. He made me promice to protect Lucerne, and to never cause it harm. He never made me promice to protect you though. \" A mighty chill went down my spine as I was threatened by a creature that William had wrote had been alive for the creation of our world itself. Old beyond counting was this creature and I was in its sights.\n\"I am a part of Lucerne.\"\n\"A destructive and cruel part.\" Leven had ahold of my shoulder and I knew she could feel that Stragnarax was not going to see reason. I knew she wanted me to look back at her, but a part of me couldn't believe it would end this way.\n\"You cannot know that.\" I wanted to believe that I wasn't destructive but in my short time as King of Lucerne I had done my share of destruction. It had a purpose, but it was destructive none the less.\n\"I have seen gods. I have watched demons blot out the sky. I have seen extinction of races, and the near destruction of my own. I can see your mind human, and I see death.\"\n\"I'm sorry for everything that...\" I felt the gnawing at my mind and he returned to speaking to me mentally.\n\"Its over human. Its time to meet your Glaurung and see what your capable of in the afterlife.\" I wanted to say something. Say anything really. Try and make him stop, but looking into his eyes you could just see how lost he was. Completely lost in bad memories, and regret and there was nothing I could do to repair what had been done to him in the past.\nHe opened his mouth and I watched as the fire billowed out of its mouth and came towards me, and looking back at Leven, and Jasper I smiled knowing I was surrounded at the end by loved ones. As I waited for the end a massive crash came in front of me knocking me onto Leven and flinging us into the snow. Getting myself up I checked to make sure Leven, and Jasper were alright before turning around and seeing another dragon between us and Stragnarax. You could still see Stragnarax behind him so large was he, but this new white dragon was still massive in its own right.\nStragnarax moved forward attempting to get by the smaller dragon, but the smaller one pushed his wings out pushing back Stragnarax who let out a hiss of a noise which forced us to cover our ears it was so loud.\nFor minutes they circled each other. No noises but the occasional hiss from Straganarax, but from the way he had talked before I believe they could somehow choose who they were speaking to in some incredible way. And then suddenly from behind us another Dragon dropped from the sky and without a sound moved to stand beside the other Dragon that was seemingly standing between us and certain death. With the arrival of the second dragon I felt clawing in my mind again and saw Leven fall to my right as she held her head.\n\"Leven!\" I grabbed her by the shoulders holding her up.\n\"I feel something in my mind William.\" Jasper came and held her up as well, but he showed no signs of feeling anything, although knowing him he could be in any kind of pain and we would never know the difference.\n\"It's alright Leven. It's the Dragon.\" I'm not sure that was comforting but at least she knew now why the feeling was happening. I was shook by the feeling of flapping as Stragnarax smashed his wings on the ground before pushing the two smaller dragons out of the way and standing right in front of me.\n\"Your here for death human.\" His face moved so close to mine that I could see the scales all of his face, and the way crystals somehow dotted pieces of the scales making him look like some expensive merchants garb.\n\"I am here for this valley. I am here to keep us all safe from anything that would harm us.\" He hissed again at me.\n\"Your murderous great grandfather once thought the same way. I thought he was a good person as well. I thought he wanted to keep everything in the valley safe. I was wrong with him, but I will not watch as trusting another of your kind gets my people murdered.\"\n\"We need each other. Surely you see in this new world we can work amazing things if only we work together for the common good.\"\n\"I will give you this warning because my children have so foolishly deemed you worthy of protection.\" Looking around him at the two smaller dragons at least I knew who they were now, and which side they were on. \"If you return here I will kill you. If you return here I will burn your body and drop you over the city I watched your ancestor build.\"\nI wanted to say something. Once again I found no time though as the moment I had opened my mouth his massive wings pushed out and he flew into the sky moving deeper into the mountains.\n\"I had spent my entire existence hearing about the humans madness and violence but in this young human I saw nothing but hope. He was what would bring us out of the darkness and back to the light.\"\n\u2014 Lornax\nLornax and Flarnax would attempt to better understand the reasoning behind why William had risked everything to come here, and why they should listen. William was able to come to a sort of understanding with the curious Lornax of whom he convinced he was no harm too and he simply wanted to regain what had been lost between the Dragons and the humans of Lucerne. Flarnax would make the argument that the days of the dragon were sliding away and if nothing changed they would be wiped out. Lornax would agree and they both said that if the time came for trouble or they needed help then they would be able to count on the White Dovah by their side. William as they were leaving made Lornax and Flarnax aware that the Dragons were rising in the east under the Empire of Dragonstone, and that these dragons appeared to be of the Red Dovah but were not led by a very large dragon as the White were. Lornax was shocked that the Red Dovah were reintegrating with the humans and this would lead to even more discussion of the need for the White Dovah to join with Lucerne, but both Dragons made it sadly clear that it would take time for the relationship to return to what it was, but the two of them were with Lucerne.\n\"I had known him for basically my entire life, and the ghost I had seen since she died was something different. Since Brooke Scott had died he had smiled just as much, but the smiles were not the true smiles of the love of my life. He smiled out of memory. He smiled because that's what he knew he was supposed to do, and not because he wanted to. But standing here holding his hand as he looked at me smiling I saw him again.\"\nReturn of Riley Scott\n\"Taking on mistresses. Sons coming home. The love of my life returning. What a confusing time.\"\nWilliam travel to Forks on their way back to Lucerne from Fairmarket. On the boat ride back after a long talk with Morrigan, she takes matters into her own hands and finally reveals to William that she wants him in what ever way she can have him, and despite his marriage he sleeps with Leven. Arriving in Forks they are met on the docks by Charles Swan of whom they talk with for a time, but this ends when Riley Scott arrives alone on horseback, and wishes to return with them to Lucerne for a time. Riley reveals to him that Dan Scott is conspiring to make him and heir and he loves his family and doesn't want to see them come to harm through the menipulations of Dan Scott. Leven goes with William as he talks with Riley, and after Riley leaves with Thomas for a while he tells her that he is amazed at the changes in his son, and as they watch as he spends time with Thomas, and longs to see his three oldest sons become friends. Leven once again talks to Morrigan of whom congratulates her on gaining William in the way she did, and Leven shocked to know Morrigan knew begins to take Morrigan into her confidence revealing the arrangement she offered William and he seemingly agreed to.\nMeeting a Daughter\nI am so sorry my daughter. I would have never abandoned you had I of known.\n\"Roslin do you think my mother is sorry. Do you think when she looks back at what happens here she will look back at it with sorrow. I wonder Roslin if she will look upon any of this as anything other then an annoying setback.\"\n\u2014 Lucie Lovie\nFollowing the attempted Coup in Stor Roslin Stor XII. would return to the capital with Lucie Lovie of whom told her everything she could about her life, and everyone was called to a council where they were told that they had the oldest child of the King of Lucerne in their hands. Following this discovery there were many in the council who begin saying they should barter her to the Lucernians, and this charge would be led heavily by Terad Ereham who had been implicated in the Coup attempt but had returned to the fold after its defeat. Roslin argued that if they did that William had shown he would never forgive the slight, and the weak willed Terad wilted under the pressure of Roslin's words and agreed with her idea of simply giving Lucie to the Lucernians asking nothing in return. The failure here of Terad to gain anything would further poison the mind of his son Tristifer Ereham III. to his father and would be the final straw which led to Tristifer turning completely on his father and taking control of House Ereham.\n\"My King I have a letter for you. My King the letter is said to be from a High Lady of Stor. She says shes writing in regards to your daughter Lucie.\"\nWhile Lucie Lovie was being sent to Storhold and the letter was on its way to Lucerne the situation in Lucerne would be quite peaceful as the royal family prepared for the birth of another child of the main branch through Bella Swan and William Lovie, but as this was happening the lessening of the corruption of Morrigan would lead to a major reveal. William\nArrival in Westbridge\n\"I looked out over the side of the boat to the docks and saw a crowd larger then anything I had seen in a long while. Nobles, and their men all crowded around, and my first thought was what they were doing. My first thought was never that they were there waiting for me. It just didn't make sence.\"\nRunning From a Monster\n\"You have to die.\"\n\u2014 Viggo Vortisson\nArrival in Fairmarket\n\"When we return Lucie I want you to understand one thing above everything else. Our distance. The time we spent apart. I wish that I could take it all back and you could be right by my side. The people you meet in Lucerne, they are by and large good people, but they all have their own wishes and desires. Some will see you as a marriage target. Some will see you as a threat. Whatever happens, and whatever is said I want you to know one thing. You are my daughter. You are my daughter and I love you.\"\nLeven and William await with many of his children as the boat of Lucie Lovie pulls into the Fairmarket dock, and she consoles him as he gets nervous about seeing her. As she arrives before he can say anything of any real substance she is taken into a hug by Ashley Lovie of whom is followed by Thomas, and William also hugging her but Riley stands back beside William and is unwilling to hug this new claim to the throne. William decides on the advise of Lucie that they will return to Lucerne as quickly as possible and Leven and William stay the night together and then after that returning by caravan back to Lucerne. The second half of the chapter is their journey back to Lucerne.\nSecond Arnor War\nMain Article : Second Arnor War\nThis right here is a line. If you cross that line my friend we are going to have issues. Stay away from Arnor. Leave it to its own devises and our two nations can have peace...If you threaten them, then I'm going to threaten you....It is that simple.\nThe Depression of Rachel Richardson\nDeath took over my whole life. I couldn't see my children anymore. All I could see was visions of what he looked like out their on the field of battle. Tell me how I move on without dying.\nRachel's Assassination Attempt\nMain Article : Rachel's Assassination Attempt of William\n\u2014 Rachel Richardson\nRachel Richardson would be emotionally destroyed when Marcel Lovie was killed during the expedition into Arnor, and she would try and confront William on her belief that it was his fault that Marcel was dead, but when she arrived at his room he was crying with Alice over the deaths of not just Marcel but of Natalie of whom they believed was dead as well. Seeing his pain broke her further and she would devise a plan to kill William who she believed was responsible for the death of Marcel, and putting this together she got inside the Sky Towers where she tried to assassinate the two but found that William was prepared in an event known as Rachel's Assassination Attempt of William. Following the success and failure of her attempt she was banished from the Kingdom of Lucerne and sent to a place of her choosing she would go to the Kingdom of Lahmia where she hoped that distance would help her recover from what had happened to her.\nDeath of Bella Swan\nShe was the queen. You murdered the queen of the Kingdom. What am I to do with you?\n\"I have loved her since the first time I laid eyes on her sweet sister. But the truth is. The truth of the matter is that I love others. It took me a long time to understand that doesn't diminish what I feel for my wife. It doesn't diminish what I had with Amber, or Britney. It doesn't take a thing from what exists between you and I. Its really quite simple sister. I love them all.\"\nWilliam Lovie III. would first be warned of the danger to Bella Swan early in her pregnancy after she became very sick and would have died had not Edward Cullen been able to intervene, but this was believed by William to be an attempt on her life by assassins of the Order of the Raven so he put his energy into stopping them believing he knew who was at fault.\nBella Dies\n\"We have another child soon my sweet king. This child will be a beacon of hope for the people of this land, and I love you so much Will for loving me this much.\"\nWith the pregnancy coming quickly Bella would be taken into the birthing room, and while she was in the birthing room Riley would make his last visit to her. While William, and the others were briefly out of the room meeting with her father Bella would ask Riley to give her some water and when he obliged he would put more poison into her water and with noone in the birthing room she would drink the poison not knowing the consequences of drinking.\nConfronting the Truth\nComing to the realization that Riley murdered Bella he is forced to confront his son alongside Alice and the two are shocked when Riley admits to the murder right away.\nWhen I was a young man I thought everything in my life would go a certain way. I would squire for a great knight, and he would put his sword to my shoulder one day and tell me I was now a true dragon knight. I would marry a beautiful girl that loved me, and together we would have a happier family then the one I remembered most days. I would rule the kingdom as a fair king, and the land would prosper. I was never squired because my father kept me in Lucerne for my childhood. I married a beautiful girl and had children with not only her but three other girls of which ultimately led to her death. My rule had definetly prospered the kingdom, but as the tally of my actions grew I begin to question how fair I am.\nI walked with William and he held my hand as we moved down the hallway. Moving my hand to the door I looked back to see Will had followed me and it took only a small nod of the head from me to make him turn back. In my heart I didn't want to believe what was being said. I didn't believe it but just in the tiniest bit of reality that it was true I didn't want Will to have to stand there and watch his brother become a monster. My own brother had tried to rape me. Tried to kill me. My own brother had done that and William had still yet to recover from the damage of knowing what Sean was capable of. I couldn't let junior carry around that pain the way my poor William had too.\nI must have been staring at the door handle longer then I thought because William's hand reached down gently holding my hand and moving it out of the way before turning the handle and opening the door to whatever this would turn to be. Walking down the hall I had this terrible feeling already, but the moment I saw Riley sitting at a chair reading something in me just knew.\n\"Son I need to ask you something.\" Riley must have been so enthralled in his book that William speaking caused him to jump a bit before a smile crossed his face at seeing William, and he turned to his father. \"I need you to promise me son, that when I ask you that you will be honest. You will be true. And you will not be offended by the question.\"\nThere was no hesitation in Riley in answering William. \"Of course father.\" William pulled a chair up from behind Riley and sat beside him before placing his arm to Riley's shoulder. I was well back, but I honestly felt in the moment this calm wash over me. Riley was so peaceful that this must just be some mistake.\n\"Do you know anything about what happened to Bella?\"\n\"Of couse I do father.\"\n\"Riley tell us what you know.\"\nRiley looked so confused as he stared at William. He looked briefly to me as if I would provide him some anwser to whatever was causing him confusion, but now I knew the truth and I was horrified. \"I thought you already knew.\"\n\"Knew what son?\"\n\"I made her go away.\"\n\"Made her go away?\"\n\"I made it as pain free as I could.\" I could feel it all fall apart as I just lunged at him. I felt my hand connect with his face, but before I could strike him a second time William was on me holding me close to himself.\nI was screaming. I don't really know what, but I was screaming. But as everything fell apart and I felt William's arms tighten around me holding me still I caught a look of Riley. He was so confused. He just didn't have anything on his face that said that he knew what he did.\nFollowing this he is forced to banish his son Riley to Lorderon and following this he discovers Leven is pregnent with his child causing him to marry Leven in order to not father a bastard child, and the two are married shortly afterwards only weeks following Bella Swan's death.\nReturn of the Dragons\nDuring the weeks following his marriage to Leven Martell Lornax the White Dovah arrives in the city and gives him one dragon egg for each of his children although there are two extra which confuses even William of whom does not know these two children and becomes fanatical about finding them.\nFollowing the death of Bella Swan Alice Lovie realizes once again that her romantic feelings for her brother are coming out, and her decision is to leave the capital for a time while her brother spends time with his new betrothed Leven Martell, and she leaves the capital for northern Italy. Her arrival in northern Italy is met by great enthusiasm by the northern Roman provinces of whom see what happened with Ravenna as something they are interested in, and she settles with a large force of Lucernians outside of Venetia of whom grants them the stay.\nCouncil of Venetia\nAlice Lovie would host the Council of Venetia with the leadership of the four largest towns, and centers of power in northeastern Italy in the form of Milan, Turin, Venetia, and the fortress of Genoa.\nFounding of Tyrol\nFollowing the success of the Council of Venetia Alice would move her court from the camps outside of Venetia to the site of what would become Tyrol.\nMain Article : Alice Lovie's Relationships\nBill Lovie - Father\nLisa Tyrell - Mother\nWilliam Lovie III. - Brother\nTristan Lovie - Brother\nDiane Portmane - Half Sister\nNatalie Portmane - Half Sister\nJamie Portmane - Half Brother\nEmma Bell - Cousin\nSophia Lovie - Cousin\nMichelle Trachtenburg - Cousin\nKristen Trachtenburg - Cousin\nLucie Lovie - Niece\nRetrieved from \"https:\/\/lucerne.fandom.com\/wiki\/Alice_Lovie?oldid=81973\"\nPeople of Forks","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Livingston County fire departments to take over Red Kettle locations\nKayla Daugherty\nLivingston County residents will be greeted by various fire department department personnel as they grocery shop Saturday.\nFire departments across the county will take over nine of the 14 Red Kettle locations, a 20-year tradition.\nIn addition to manning the Red Kettles, several departments plan to bring their trucks to the donation sites for the community to see.\n\"Although things will be a little different this year, the fire departments are still committed to not only ringing, but also bringing out their big rigs for the kids,\" April Dertian, development director for the organization, said in a press release.\nShe said Hamburg and Putnam Township fire trucks will be parked at Kroger and Busch's Fresh Food Market in Pinckney.\n\"Some years the firefighters have collected in one day what is raised on a good, full weekend,\" Dertian said in the release.\nFirefighters will also be ringing:\nIn Howell all day at Walmart and Kroger\nIn Fowlerville between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at Walmart\nIn Brighton all day at Busch's, Kroger and JCPenney\nIn Hartland all day at Rural King\nThe Salvation Army of Livingston County has raised almost $150,000 of its overall goal of $385,000 as of Tuesday, according to the release.\n\"According to Data USA, if every person in the county donated only one dollar and twenty-five cents to our Red Kettles we will reach our goal by Christmas,\" Dertian said \"Of course that number does include children, however, it shows how little each person can contribute and make a huge impact.\"\nThe Red Kettles will be out through 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24 for donations.\nThe Salvation Army's Corps Community Center, located at 503 Lake Street in Howell, will be open Monday through Friday until noon on Dec. 24 to accept donations.\nThose unable to make a donation in person can make their donations online www.SalvationArmyLivingston.org or via the postal service P.O. Box 647, Howell MI 48844.\nContact Kayla Daugherty at 517-552-2848 or kdaugherty@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KayDaugherty92.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rivers & Waterbodies\nWomen in Cities\nPerspective Papers\n'We get flash floods but we have never experienced this type of flood'\nAssam, and its neighbouring region, was lashed by the harshest monsoon rain in years, resulting in massive inundation and floods across 32 of the state's 36 districts, displacing lakhs of people and destroying crops and property. Weeks later, people continued to reel under the lingering impact of nature's fury compounded by Climate Change and development work on the ground.\nAt the end of the first week of July, 11 districts including the worst-hit Cachar, continued to suffer. Infrastructure such as roads and embankments, besides houses, were still damaged across Barpeta, Morigaon, Kamrup, Sivasagar, Udalguri, Dibrugarh, Majuli, Baksa, Karimganj, Lakhimpur and Darrang districts. The ferocity of the floods and the widespread damage has left a number of people, used to living through floods every once in a while, wondering what hit their homes \u2013 and state.\nQuestion of Cities brings you first-person accounts from people in Silchar who lived through the harrowing days and are still struggling to get the rhythm of their lives back.\nBy Jashvitha Dhagey and Shobha Surin July 15, 2022\n1message-square\n'We lived without electricity for 11 days'\nMohana Bhattacharjee, 27, research scholar, Assam University\nThe ground floor of my building was flooded by the morning of June 20. It all happened so quickly that families living there had no time to save anything at all. I have never faced such devastating floods before, nor did my parents. In 2004, we had floods but it was not this devastating. Our area never gets flooded, but this time it did. We do get flash floods; we have never experienced this type of flood. This has probably happened due to environmental changes and cutting of trees. Water needs to find its way out.\nPeople could not cope for the first three-four days. It was tough. We purified flood water and used it after treating it with chlorine and bleach. We already had a chlorine water system in our house, so we had chlorine available. Everyone was using flood water for all uses except drinking. A few NGOs provided us with packaged drinking water. The situation was depressing \u2013 it was dark, candles were not accessible, so we used earthen lamps\u2026We lived without electricity for 11 days. The water in my locality receded after about 15 days. Some of us are back to normal but my city still has relief camps going on because many people's homes were washed away by the floods.\n'My baby born during floods brought relief and joy'\nDebashish Sharma, 34, assistant professor of mathematics, Gurucharan College\nI have never seen such a devastating flood in my life. Silchar saw floods in May but only some remote areas were affected. The rainfall on June 20 though flooded our area in just 30 minutes. My primary concern was my 38-week pregnant wife who would have gone into labour any moment. As water entered the ground floor of my building, both of us and my parents shifted to the first floor. Getting drinking water was a huge problem, we did not have electricity. There was no relief till June 23, I started collecting rainwater to use it for drinking.\nWhen the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) boat could finally enter my lane, my wife and I were taken to the hospital. My 70-year-old father had to wade in neck-deep water to collect relief materials\u2026It was painful to see my father in such a plight when I was at a safer place. Our daughter, born on June 27, brought relief and joy to the family\u2026Senior citizens in my area recall this to be the worst flood since 1929. The administration has to take the blame for the situation. The embankment at Bethukandi had been damaged, the authorities should have repaired it in May but nothing was done.\n'Our children had nothing to eat'\nBidisha Sen, 26, homemaker\nThere was water everywhere where we live near Azad Hind Road. There was no food to eat for days. I have a 10-month-old child and we went through a lot of suffering\u2026I regret not stocking enough food. I had not anticipated such a deadly flood. It pained us to see the two children, mine and my brother-in-law's 11-year-old daughter go hungry.\nMy husband, a businessman, tried venturing out on the flooded road to look for food but he couldn't. The view from my first-floor house was frightening \u2013 the road was submerged and water had entered the ground floor. It was impossible to go out. There was no relief for days as our lane is in an interior area. Our house was completely damaged but we somehow survived the nightmare. The situation is getting back to normal but those four-five days of suffering still haunts me.\n'Chest-deep water submerged vehicles'\nJoydeep Biswas, 52, associate professor of economics, Cachar College\nI consider myself privileged as my family had food and water during the flood. We live in Ambicapatty, one of the better areas in the city. We stocked up. A chill went down our spine as the water level kept increasing. The lift shaft was flooded. I remember the floods in 1986 and 2004, my family lost 80 per cent of our belongings in the latter one but last month's flood was horrific. Chest-deep water submerged all vehicles. There are 18 families in this building. There was no electricity, no water, and no phone network. On June 23, I took my 18-year-old son, who is preparing for JEE Main, in a small boat and checked into a hotel. Three days later, other family members joined us. I could afford the hotel stay and I luckily got rooms.\nSome areas such as Premtola which had never been flooded were submerged in the rainwater. The Goldighi Municipal Mall, located in the heart of the city, is completely damaged with its basement filled with 10-foot water. This is a flood-prone area and the state saw the highest June rainfall in 121 years. Silt was not removed from the river. The floods in May had inundated many areas and some people had cut the dyke so that the water could flow back into the river. Lapses coupled with record rainfall could have led to this situation.\n'We were moving spice boxes floating in the flood water'\nArjit Das, 32, engineer\nI grew up in an Assam-style house on Public School Road where my family has been living for at least 90 years. We had partially demolished the old house to replace it with a two-storey RCC structure and the house stands about 1.5-foot above road level. Water had never entered our house and my parents had never faced a flood. But on June 26, around 3am, my younger brother and I noticed that there was water on the street. By about 5am, we realised it was only rising and we began shifting to the first floor. My relatives who live in typical Assam-style houses that didn't have a first floor also moved in with us. By 8pm, the water level had risen till it reached the MCB box near the ceiling. As each step on the staircase got submerged, we tried to salvage as many belongings as we could till we were moving spice boxes floating in the flood water. Our new car, sofa set and refrigerator were completely submerged.\nThe flood water flowed with such intensity that it was difficult for supplies to reach us through rafts. On the second day, we watched as a boat from an NGO with bottled water, mustard oil, rice and dal toppled, and the supplies floated away. We expected help from the government but people from the community did. Members of the local club tied a rope across our gate so that people getting carried away by the current could get a hold of themselves. My brother and I built a raft with some help, we borrowed cash from a paan seller, we struggled to receive supplies because the water current wouldn't allow boats to be at one spot. The District Collector and team showed up in a boat, fully-equipped with life jackets. The water current had slowed down and yet, they struggled to put the supplies in our bags. They threw water bottles in the flood water and expected us to get them.\nWe had to be alert and stay up all night. The men of all the houses would scream: 'Jaagte raho, jaagte raho' because there were repetitive robberies. Thieves attempted to rob one house thrice; they knew. We would stay awake till the sun rose and catch some sleep after that. We spent our days as beggars and nights as watchmen. If something like this happens again, I will move away from here. It pains me to say that my own city is not safe to live in anymore.\nJashvitha Dhagey developed a deep interest in the way cities function, watching Mumbai at work. She holds a post-graduate diploma in Social Communications Media from Sophia Polytechnic. She loves to watch and chronicle the multiple interactions between people, between people and power, and society and media.\nShobha Surin, currently based in Bhubaneswar, is a journalist with 20 years of experience in newsrooms in Mumbai. An associate editor at Question of Cities, she is concerned about Climate Change and is learning about sustainable development.\nCover photo: Debashish Sharma\nRivers & Waterbodies15\nUrban Planning42\nNorth-eastern India\nUnsustainable development\nUrban floods\nmessage-squareThere is 1 comment\nAssam floods: Infrastructure-led ruptures in the ecological landscape\nTraditional urban planning fails women; make them visible in planning to transform cities\nNew Cities\nHow Bhubaneswar's master plan was overtaken by unsustainable development\nGerman-Jewish architect Otto Koenigsberger adopted a linear approach in building Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar in which the neighbourhood unit would be \"an attempt\u2026\nBy\u205fPK Das 4 days ago\nVending zones add to Bhubaneswar's beauty, but many wait for kiosks\nOdisha's capital Bhubaneswar went on an overdrive to look spic and span for the ongoing International World Cup hockey tournament. As part\u2026\nBy\u205fShobha Surin 4 days ago\nBhubaneswar's urbanisation caught between old temple town and new city\nThe new city of Bhubaneswar was built from scratch but in the frenzy of building Odisha's capital, the existing Old Town was\u2026\nThere is 1 comment\nDebashish Sharma says:\nThe floods were a terrible experience for us. Thank you for covering our stories.\nComments to this article will be moderated for clarity and civility. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked*\nQuestion of Cities is India's only online journal dedicated to urbanisation, ecology and social equity. We strive to document stories and develop dialogues on these themes to imagine, create and re-create cities. The journal is published by the Mumbai-based trust, Participatory Urban Design and Development Initiative (PUDDI).\nMapping Cities\nTalk to us :\ncontact@questionofcities.org\nSubscribe to QoC here\nSend story pitches to us\npitches@questionofcities.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posted by Mike Sivier in anti-Semitism, Democracy, Labour Party, People\nanti semitic, Dianne, Hayter, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Lady, Lords, Mike Sivier, no confidence, political, vote, Vox, Vox Political\nAnti-Semitic: Lady Hayter.\nWhoever thought it would be a good idea for Labour lords to hold a vote of 'no confidence' (VONC) in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership over his handling of anti-Semitism \u2013 after he sacked one of them for a blatantly anti-Semitic comment \u2013 needs to think again, sharpish.\nLady Dianne Hayter (phonetically-speaking, she is well-named), lost her shadow cabinet post after she compared Mr Corbyn's leadership to the \"bunker mentality\" in the \"last days of Hitler\".\nThis clearly an anti-Semitic attack on Jewish members who work for the Labour leadership.\nA Labour spokesman said: \"To compare the Labour leader and Labour party staff working to elect a Labour government to the Nazi regime is truly contemptible, and grossly insensitive to Jewish staff in particular.\" Quite right.\nIt seems Lady Hayter made her comments in a meeting of Corbyn-hating right-wing subgroup Labour First, on Tuesday.\nNow it seems the Labour lords may hold a VONC in Mr Corbyn. It would be nothing more than a statement of opinion \u2013 there could be no pressure on Mr Corbyn to resign.\nBut it seems the ringleaders haven't considered what they are really saying in supporting an anti-Semite and attacking a move against her.\nThey're effectively saying: \"We, the Labour lords supporting a 'no confidence' vote, are all anti-Semites and we are attacking Mr Corbyn in bad faith.\"\nIn Westminster-speak, the \"optics\" of this are terrible.\nMr Corbyn is unlikely to take immediate action. But some of us will expect plans for any future Labour government to change the second chamber of Parliament radically.\nHave YOU donated to my crowdfunding appeal, raising funds to fight false libel claims by TV celebrities who should know better? These court cases cost a lot of money so every penny will help ensure that wealth doesn't beat justice.\nhttps:\/\/www.crowdjustice.com\/case\/mike-sivier-libel-fight\/\nHere are four ways to be sure you're among the first to know what's going on.\n1) Register with us by clicking on 'Subscribe' (in the left margin). You can then receive notifications of every new article that is posted here.\n2) Follow VP on Twitter @VoxPolitical\n3) Like the Facebook page at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VoxPolitical\/\n4) You could even make Vox Political your homepage at http:\/\/voxpoliticalonline.com\nAnd do share with your family and friends \u2013 so they don't miss out!\nThe possibility of a Tory prime minister trying to prorogue Parliament \u2013 discontinuing it without dissolving it \u2013 in order \u2026\nWe should all be indebted to Richard Snell on Facebook. He has come up with a series of questions \u2026\nGermany's Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly elected president of the EU Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs, \u2026\nThis is good news. Also, as I seem to recall supporters of the second-placed Brexit Party had made the most \u2026\nTheresa May accused Jeremy Corbyn of racism and got what she deserved\nOh dear. Oh very dearie me indeed. I wonder which ill-advised advisor told Tory Theresa May at Prime Minister's Questions \u2026\nDoes accusation=guilt as Patchwork Foundation vetoes Chris Williamson's nomination as MP of the Year?\nA charity that self-describes as \"strengthening democracy\" has undermined its own work by vetoing the nomination of Chris Williamson as \u2026\nThe Establishment media is gagging support for Jeremy Corbyn and his friends. Here's an example\nThe letter that follows was published very briefly on the Guardian's website, and then removed. It was written by left-wing Jews \u2026\nRefusal to condemn Trump's racist tweets highlights where the problem lies in BRITISH politics\nRight-wing, and so-called 'centrist', politicians in the UK have validated misogyny and racism \u2013 and fake claims of anti-Semitism \u2013 \u2026\nPolls flip-flop over which party takes the lead. Who do you believe?\nShortly after YouGov \u2013 often labelled a Tory puppet pollster \u2013 claimed Labour was fourth-placed in the opinion polls, even \u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jean Genet Quatre heures \u00e0 Chatila by Pharoah Chromium\nBy Daniel Alexander Hignell-Tully\ton November 30, 2018 November 30, 2018\nPharoah Chromium\nJean Genet \u2013 Quatre heures \u00e0 Chatila\nNot On Label (7\u2033)\nThere exists a certain tension between politics and art, a dichotomy that on the one hand suggests all art is political, in so far as it seeks to elicit change (mood, opinion, stance, perspective) within its perceiver, whilst on the other claims that such realms are so distinct as to render the infusion of one with the other an impossibility. The philosopher Jacques Ranciere argued that self-stated 'political-art' is not really art at all \u2013 that through its explicit political objective, it loses the intangible and amorphous quality that is the foundation of artistic expression. Pharoah Chromium's 'Jean Genet Quatre heures \u00e0 Chatila' perhaps muddies this debate, by offering a distinctly political work that nonetheless retains the elusive allure of the composers increasingly unique artistic voice.\nBased upon the Jean Genet text for which it is named, these two tracks document the authors first-hand experience of the 1982 massacre in Beirut during which 3,000 Palestinians were killed by Lebanese militia. It is perhaps useful, from an aesthetic perspective, that the text is spoken in French, a language I do not speak. Without 'proper' comprehension of the text, I am forced to rely instead upon the inflection of the voice, its pacing, the space between the words. Without knowing the context of the composition, I might well be oblivious to its political underpinning: however, the work is framed in such a precise manner that it would be unfathomable that I would overlook its overall meaning \u2013 it is a composition rich with a poetic, almost tired sadness. That is not to suggest it is in anyway melodramatic. There is something distinctly charming about the way the different lines of music and text are woven together: a taunt but emotionless, deadpan, yet bitter voice sits centre-stage, the loudest element by far, whilst beneath it almost incongruous distorted plucks, and melancholic trills are offset by an otherworldly drone.\nFrom a technical perspective, the composer is working with the tools of production as much as the instruments to which they pertain. Volume, and as such, perceived distance, plays an integral role in the works effect, with high-pitched, piano-like arpeggiations placed as if emerging from another room altogether. The distortion, whilst running throughout the majority of both tracks, is always restrained, subdued, held back somehow in the mix. The application of delay, too, serves as more that an aesthetic colouring, providing much of the character for 'Saint Genet \u00e0 Chatila'. The length or nature of repetitions, the accent of the delay, its feedback and speed, all are exposed as compositional elements rather than mere effects, resulting in a deeply moving work for which it is challenging to pin down any over-riding mood or sentiment. The sound-world is always broadly similar, and the structure never gaudy enough to be broken down into parts, yet there is a sense that we are on a constant journey, though perhaps one without any intended destination.\nIt is the elusive, wandering nature of Pharoah Chromium's composition that allows it to so easily, and without distraction, support the political text with which it engages. Indeed, it is arguable that the composer has done something quite exceptional in producing such an overtly political work without compromising the art-form that serves as his base material. These two short tracks are at times dramatic, at times sorrowful, at times vaguely humorous, such is the manner in which their elements are juxtaposed. And whilst not every sound seems to have been handled with the same finesse \u2013 some of the more distorted parts feel ill-at-ease, as if faintly out of context \u2013 Pharoah Chromium's strength is in using such inconsistencies as part of the character of his work \u2013 a seductive web of both emotion and restraint that perfectly frames the political text and glacial voice that it serves.\nFurther Studies.\n7\", Download\/MP3, MP3\/FLAC, Review, Toneshift, Vinyl\n7\", contemporary composition, electronic music, ELLI MEDEIROS, Jean Genet, OSMAN ARABI, Pharoah Chromium, Quatre heures \u00e0 Chatila, RAHEL PREISSER, sound art, spoken word, text\nPrev Post: Shared Meanings by Mumdance\nNext Post: November Wrap-Up\nRaffaele Pezzella says:\nextremely fascinating work. Hypnotic minimalism, the kind I prefer.\nMuch gratitude to TJ Norris for highlighting these gems.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day \u2013 Virtual Launch Party May 3\nBy Mari Smith | May 1, 2010 | 6\n[UPDATE] \u2013 we had a marathon seven-hour Virtual Launch Party today (May 3). Here's a wee video greeting I recorded for my Facebook wall on my iPhone:\nFirst, Chris Treadaway and I co-hosted a three-hour presentation via TinyChat where we discussed many of the chapters in our book, along with the recent changes announced at Facebook's f8 conference, and the implications for marketers. The replay of this part will be available shortly! (I recorded my desktop with TinyChat via ScreenFlow and will give it a slight edit).\nThen, I went on to lead a four-hour webinar meeting and greeting many of my peeps, and where I continued on to give Facebook marketing ideas, tips, tricks, Ninja secrets, dive deeper into the Facebook changes, do fan page critiques and more.\n[ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS]\nI'm super excited for a project that's been a long time coming: my first published book! I'm honored to team up with the talented Chris Treadaway to coauthor Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day, published by Sybex (a division of John Wiley & Sons).\nOur book officially comes out on Monday, May 3, 2010. Copies are already shipping and we are climbing the charts on Amazon.com!\nVirtual Launch Party \u2013 You're Invited!\nOn Monday, May 3, we're hosting a VIRTUAL LAUNCH PARTY from 10:00am PST \/ 1:00pm EST onwards! Come meet Chris and me and a few surprise guests \u2013 we'll be LIVE virtually!\nDrop in any time during the day for Facebook marketing Q&A, book excerpts, interviews, prize drawings, lots of fun \u2013 you name it! We'll even have virtual champagne!\nLet us know you're coming via the Facebook Event page \u2013 RSVP here.\nAn Hour A Day series\nYou may already be familiar with Sybex's popular \"An Hour A Day\" series, which include:\nSocial Media Marketing: An Hour a Day \u2013 by Dave Evans\nTwitter Marketing: An Hour a Day \u2013 by Hollis Thomases\nYouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day \u2013 by Greg Jarboe (Greg is a fellow presenter at the upcoming Social Media Success Summit!)\nWeb Analytics: An Hour a Day \u2013 by Avinash Kaushik\nFacebook Marketing: An Hour A Day is the ideal comprehensive guide for marketers, business owners and practitioners alike. I'm sure this book will end up flagged, scribbled on and dogeared as you study it! Chris and I outline all the ways businesses can maximize everything Facebook has to offer, from simple quick techniques to full-on campaigns.\nScreenshots taken from my iPad on the Amazon Kindle app for the iPad! \ud83d\ude42 Yes, our book is available on Kindle (and eBook \/ Nook).\nExpert Contributors to \"The Future of Facebook\" Appendix:\nChris and I are truly honored by and grateful to the following six professionals, all of whom contributed valuable expertise to our book:\nDave Kerpen Jesse Stay Nick O'Neill\nLauren Cooney Scott McCaskill Kevin Tate\nFree Facebook Marketing Online Class!\nWith Facebook's product changing so frequently, Chris and I wanted to offer special follow up support for our readers. You can join us in a special series of online trainings, designed to help you get the absolute most out of this book and from your own Facebook marketing efforts!\nIn our three-part online webinar series, we'll walk you through exactly how to:\nIntegrate the new Facebook Social Plugins\nAssess the power of the new Like button for your site\nCreate a compelling Facebook Fan Page\nSource consistent, relevant content to keep your fans coming back for more\nBuild your raving fan base using creative ways to drive targeted traffic\nIncrease your brand awareness and brand sentiment\nEasily drive traffic back to your website and blog\nEngage your fans and turn them into paying customers\nRapidly build your opt-in email list\nPlace effective Facebook ads that make people take action\nThis workshop series stars on June 3, 2010 and is entirely virtual, so you can attend via your computer from the comfort of your home\/office. Each session will be recorded and replays will be available with unlimited access.\nChris and I will share screenshots and our desktop as we guide you through the exact steps you need to build a vibrant, profitable presence on Facebook.\nHere's how to register:\nIt's super easy to secure your place in the free 3-part Facebook Marketing online class:\nSTEP 1: Purchase your copy of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day at any of the online retailers listed below.\nSTEP 2: Access the replays here.\nOrder Facebook Marketing Now At These Online Retailers:\nAmazon.com Barnes & Noble Borders\nBooksAMillion BestBookBuys 800ceoread\nAlso available in Amazon Kindle version for your Kindle and\/or iPad! Plus, ebook version for your eReader.\nAdvance praise for Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day\nChris and I are truly grateful to the following professionals for their support and encouragement:\n\"This is the ultimate Facebook marketing guide. It provides the most important strategies to take full advantage of Facebook's best features, make your Facebook presence pop, and generate profits. A must-read!\"\n\u2013Guy Kawasaki \u2013 Co-founder of Alltop and former Apple chief evangelist\n\"The best marketing engages buyers with valuable information at the precise moment they are receptive. That's why my chiropractor shares video exercises with me on Facebook! And it's darned effective, too. If you want to learn how to tap the communications tool of choice for hundreds of millions of people around the world, study Facebook Marketing. The real-world examples from organizations of all kinds are especially valuable for those who still need to be convinced (like your boss).\"\n\u2013David Meerman Scott, bestselling author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR, now published in 24 languages\n\"Facebook is a powerful new marketing platform and thanks to this book it just got a whole lot easier to understand and tap.\"\n\u2013John Jantsch author of The Referral Engine\n\"The social media world is full of people saying they know this tool or that tool. But there's a reason the first name a lot of people think of when they think of Facebook marketing is Mari Smith. This book shows you how the world's largest social network can be leveraged for your business. And it's written by one of few people out there who actually has shown companies how to succeed on Facebook. If you're trying to leverage Facebook to reach your customers, this book should be on your shelf. It's on mine.\"\n\u2013Jason Falls, Social Media Explorer, Social media educator, speaker and consultant\n\"This is the only book that walks you through every step of creating, implementing, measuring, and optimizing a successful strategy for engaging on Facebook. Featuring proven strategies and techniques, this approachable guide walks the walk. It shows marketers at all levels how to roll up their sleeves, jump in, and get winning results quickly.\"\n\u2013Brian Goldfarb, Director, Microsoft\n\"Mari Smith quickly became THE go-to expert before the crowds flocked to Facebook, realizing how powerful this channel is for business. Mari, teamed up with Facebook analytics expert, Chris Treadaway, have created an absolute masterpiece! Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day is long overdue, and every reader is lucky to have this book at their fingertips so they can tap into the mind of these pioneers and accelerate their success on Facebook by applying these tips.\"\n\u2013Deborah Cole Micek, aka: @CoachDeb, Founder of QuanSite.com and Author of Twitter Revolution and Secrets of Online Persuasion\n\"Even though (or perhaps because) it's transforming the way businesses interact with customers and prospects, Facebook is often confusing, and counter-intuitive. Not any more. Chris and Mari have created the Holy Grail, a book where nearly every page is worthy of an underline, highlight, or dog ear. With some companies posting to Facebook twice a month, and others posting banalities four times daily, the content strategy guidelines alone make this book indispensable. Buy two copies \u2013 keep one for yourself, and mail one to a company whose unfocused Facebook approach drives you crazy.\"\n\u2013Jay Baer \u2013 Convince & Convert\n\"Mari and Chris have a very unique gift in that they can't take the very complex and sophisticated paradigm of marketing on of the world's largest social networks and present it in a way that anyone can understand and more importantly, put into practice.\"\n\u2013Brian Solis, author of Engage, the complete guide for businesses to build and measure success on the new web\n\"I love books that start with strategic planning. Just about every Facebook title I've seen is obsessed with secret tips and tricks, without ever encouraging the reader to identify what they're trying to accomplish in the first place. Chris and Mari have done a splendid job putting those tips and tricks into a meaningful context and I know I'll be studying my copy to improve my own Facebook presence. If you're looking for the full picture, the \"why\" along with \"what\" and \"how\", then this is your book.\"\n\u2013Dave Taylor, online entrepreneur. AskDaveTaylor.com\n\"Every marketer knows they need to be on Facebook and other social networks, but few know how to do it right. Chris and Mari have created what is essentially a user's manual for anyone managing a brand or advertising a business on Facebook. Whether you're new to social networking or a savvy user, this book provides the tools every marketing professional needs, from getting setup the right way to managing successful, targeted advertising campaigns. The book's step-by-step format makes what many consider a daunting undertaking seem like a more manageable process for even the busiest marketers by helping you prioritize your time online.\"\n\u2013Peter VanRysdam, Chief Marketing Officer, 352 Media Group\n\"Not only does FBMHD provide a practical framework for Facebook marketing, but it also offers a 360-degree perspective on how social media connects with a cross-section of marketing disciplines. By reading and using FBMHD, social savvy marketers gain the strategies, tactics and tools to cross the chasm from a hope-it-works community to a well-performing channel for marketing and communications.\"\n\u2013Adam Weinroth, VP of Strategic Marketing, Demand Media [See Adam's Twitter page. Yes, his pic is sideways. ;)]\nAdditional Recommended Facebook Marketing Reading\nAnd, just to whet your appetite while you're waiting for your book to arrive (unless you're anything like me and get the Kindle\/iPad version right now!), here are several tutorial blog posts that you may find helpful too:\nHow To Add A Custom Landing Tab To Your Facebook Fan Page\nHow To Attract and Engage Quality Customers With Social Media\n13 Ways to Move Your Facebook Fans to Action\nHow to Better Engage Facebook Fan Page 'Fans'\n21 Creative Ways To Increase Your Facebook Fanbase\nHow to Create a Facebook Fan Page Editorial Guide\nHow to Add Google Analytics to Your Facebook Fan Page\n10 Tips for Creating Buzz With Facebook Events\nIf you have any comments, questions, concerns, challenges, (rave reviews!) \u2013 anything to do with Facebook Marketing, please do share in the Comments below:\nPosted in Business Building Strategies, Facebook Fan Pages, Facebook for Business, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Tips, Professional Networking, Relationship Management, Relationship Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Training, Social Networking and tagged amazon, brian solis, chris treadaway, dave evans, Facebook Marketing, greg jarboe, guy kawasaki, ipad, jason falls, jay baer, john jantsch, kindle, mari smith, Social Media, sybex, Twitter, wiley, youtube\ngwenmcgreen on May 27, 2010 at 11:33 am\nGreat article. I would have said that marketing through facebook requires more than an hour but the general insight and the tips in the article are worth reading.\nThank you for sharing this valuable information.\ngwenmcgreen on May 27, 2010 at 2:22 am\ngwenmcgreen on May 26, 2010 at 7:26 pm\nCindy Hamilton on May 3, 2010 at 5:39 pm\nBig congratulations to you and Chris Treadaway on the release of your new Facebook Marketing book. I'm eager to check it out and implement some new ideas. With so many daily users, Facebook has such powerful potential.\nEnjoying your live, virtual book launch party!\nLisa Schulteis on May 3, 2010 at 11:16 am\nEnjoying the launch today. Wish I could stay for the whole launch!\nmarveen1 on May 3, 2010 at 5:57 am\nBest of Luck today on your book launch! I remember a long time ago you helped me figure out how to place an app on my site that was driving me nuts. I couldn't believe you answered my post. I was so grateful! I am a medium for heavens sake, we can banish ghosts but don't know what to do with a widget! Buying my copy of your book on Amazon.\nMarVeena- @theghostqueen","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Daniel Lasco RAS\nDaniel Lasco was drafted by Saints with pick 237 in round 7 in the 2016 NFL Draft out of California.\nHe had a recorded height of 6002 that season, recorded as XYYZ where X is feet, YY is inches, and Z is eighths of an inch. That correlates to 6 feet, 0 and 2\/8 of an inch or 72.25 inches, or 183.51500000000001 centimeters. This correlates to a 8.31 score out of 10.0.\nAt the Combine, he recorded a 40 yard dash of 4.46 seconds. This was a difference of -0.13 seconds from his projected time. This forty time correlates to a 8.93 score out of 10.0.\nUsing Bill Barnwell's calculation, this Combine 40 time gave him a Speed Score of 105.64.\nThe time traveled between the 20 and 40 yard lines is known as the Flying Twenty. As the distance is also known, we can calculate the player's speed over that distance. The time he traveled the last twenty yards at the Combine was 1.89 seconds. Over 20 yards, we can calculate his speed in yards per second to 10.58. Taking into account the distance in feet (60 feet), we can calculate his speed in feet per second to 31.75. Breaking it down further, we can calculate his speed in inches per second to 380.95. Knowing the feet per second of 31.75, we can calculate the approximate miles per hour by multiplying that value by 0.681818 to give us a calculated MPH of 21.6 in the last 20 yards of his run.\nWe can calculate the speed traveled over the second ten yards of the 40 yard dash easily, as the distance and time are both known. The time he traveled the second ten yards at the Combine was 1.03 seconds. Over 10 yards, we can calculate his speed in yards per second to 9.71. Taking into account the distance in feet (30 feet), we can calculate his speed in feet per second to 29.13. Breaking it down further, we can calculate his speed in inches per second to 349.51. Knowing the feet per second of 29.13, we can calculate the approximate miles per hour by multiplying that value by 0.681818 to give us a calculated MPH of 19.9 in the second ten yards of his run.\nAt the Combine, he recorded a broad jump of 1103, which is recorded as FII or FFII . where F is feet and I is inches. This correlates to a 9.98 score out of 10.0.\nAt his pro day, he recorded a 5-10-5 or 20 yard short shuttle of 4.13 seconds. Because he also recorded this metric at the Combine, his pro day did not count towards his RAS.\nAt his pro day, he recorded a 3 cone L drill of 6.84 seconds. Because he also recorded this metric at the Combine, his pro day did not count towards his RAS.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Forest Green: Preview & Ways To Follow The Game\n@crewealexfc\nUnable to make it to Cotswolds this weekend? The Alex have you covered\u2026\nForest Green Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra\nThe New Lawn\nSaturday 18 November, 2017\nCrewe Alexandra & Forest Green Rovers meet for the first time ever in a competitive fixture at The New Lawn after The Green's recent promotion to the EFL.\nAfter a struggled start to life in League Two which saw the Club firmly rooted in the bottom two, Forest Green have turned things around somewhat recently with five wins in their last nine games in all competitions.\nIn contrast, the Alex have struggled recently, losing 11 of the last 14.\nManager Dave Artell is determined to turn thing around however, and these back to back away games at Forest Green & Morecambe in quick succession (the sides currently directly above & below Crewe in the table), represenet a fantastic opportunity to gain some much needed momentum.\nThe best way to take in the game is obviously in person at the stadium (tickets available at Forest Green on the day, click here for more info) but if you can't make it, then take in the information below for different ways to follow the action!\nOverseas-based fans will be able to watch the game LIVE on IFOLLOW THE ALEX \u2013 for a \u00a3110 annual fee, or for a \u00a35 one-match-only pass.\nYou can subscribe to iFollow The Alex HERE for a monthly fee of \u00a34.49, with annual subscriptions also available from \u00a345.\nForest Green Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra on 18 Nov 17","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Facebook Says Hackers Accessed Sensitive Personal Information on 29 Million Users\nBryan Menegus\nFiled to: cybersecurityFiled to: cybersecurity\nPhoto: Chip Somodevilla (Getty)\nLate last month, Facebook disclosed a massive security vulnerability that it claimed affected some 50 million login tokens, but details were somewhat thin on its impact pending further investigation. In a blog post today, the results are in some ways better and worse.\nThe company believes its initial estimate of 50 million compromised login tokens\u2014it reset 90 million in total as a cautionary measure\u2014was generous, and Facebook now believes the number of accounts impacted to be closer to 30 million. That's the good news, if you can call it that.\nFor 400,000 of the accounts, which these attackers used to seed the process of gathering login tokens, personal information, such as \"posts on their timelines, their lists of friends, Groups they are members of, and the names of recent Messenger conversations\" and, in one instance, actual message content, were compromised. Of the 30 million ensnared in the attack, Facebook believes that for around half, names and contact information\u2014meaning phone numbers, email addresses, or both\u2014were visible to the attackers; 14 million of that pool had that same information scraped as well as myriad other personal details, which Facebook believes could contain any of the following:\n[U]sername, gender, locale\/language, relationship status, religion, hometown, self-reported current city, birthdate, device types used to access Facebook, education, work, the last 10 places they checked into or were tagged in, website, people or Pages they follow, and the 15 most recent searches\nFacebook believes only 1 million of the total compromised accounts had no personal information accessed whatsoever.\nBeginning with a set of accounts controlled by the attackers, the exploit jumped from friends of those users to friends of friends, ballooning to the eventual total of 30 million accounts via an automated script. Facebook reaffirmed that third-party apps were not accessed using the stolen tokens, and that the vulnerability did not affect other services the company owns, like WhatsApp or Instagram.\nThe vulnerability had existed in Facebook's code since July of 2017, and resulted in \"an unusual spike of activity\" September 14 of this year. It would be almost two weeks before the activity was determined to be a legitimate attack, and to have the exploit patched. Facebook is working alongside the FBI, and according to remarks by Vice President of Product Management Guy Rosen this afternoon, the agency's investigation appears to be ongoing. When asked if any pattern exists among the victims or who might have been behind the attack, Facebook cited an FBI request not to disclose such information. Rosen did state the company does not believe the attack was directly related to the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.\nAccording to Rosen, a tool in Facebook's help center will now show users if they were affected and what information may have been exposed. Users will also see a \"customized message\" in the coming days to assist in preventative measures.\nSenior reporter. Tech + labor \/\/\/ bryan.menegus [at] gizmodo.com Keybase: keybase.io\/bryangm Securedrop: http:\/\/gmg7jl25ony5g7ws.onion\/\nTwitterPostsKeys\nPGP Fingerprint: 1905 9104 D967 2EB7 C3F5 68F9 9108 1434 C917 C1B9\nRecent from Bryan Menegus\nThe Committee to Protect Journalists Is Unionizing\nSanders, AOC, and Others Demand Workplace Safety Investigation of Amazon\nFacebook Patents Shadowbanning","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Becoming the next 'Late Late Show' host is a Willy Wonka workout\nVideo: YouTube, The Late Late Show with James Corden\nBy Jeff Leeson 2015-03-24 15:04:31 UTC\nJames Corden could explain how he got his start on The Late Late Show, but he'd rather just show you.\nAfter receiving a golden ticket to replace Craig Ferguson as the new host of CBS' late-night show, Corden was put through a series of celebrity-assisted tests to to prepare him for the talk show world. After pushing his monologue, humor, and conversational skills to the limit, he was finally ready to face a real audience.\nWe all knew the road to become a late night host was rigorous but I don't think anyone thought it would be this rigorous.\nImage: The Late Late Show with James Corden\n'We Are The Dream' trailer spotlights the kids who want to be like Martin Luther King Jr.\nTopics: james corden, Late Late Show, Video, Videos, viral video, Culture","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"USAC candidates criticize opponent platforms, qualifications at debate\nBy Rupan Bharanidaran\nNews, Student Government\nSeven of the general representative candidates participated in this year's undergraduate student government election debate. Candidates often questioned their opponents' qualifications and platforms. (Liz Ketcham\/Daily Bruin)\nA crowded pack of candidates for student government tried to differentiate themselves from one another at a debate Wednesday night.\nThe Undergraduate Students Association Council held its annual candidate debate in De Neve Auditorium amid a crowd of about 300 people. This year's event featured 34 of the 39 candidates, many of whom used the debate to criticize their opponents' platforms and qualifications.\nHelen-Sage Lee and Ayesha Haleem, both independent candidates for general representative, criticized Bella Martin, one of the other general representative candidates running under the Bruins United slate, for proposing to create videos and materials about campus resources in international students' native languages. Lee said the proposal was alienating and condescending to immigrant and international students.\nHaleem said international students can understand languages other than their first languages.\n\"How do you think we go to class and understand our professors?\" she said.\nMartin later said her platform was misunderstood and said she thinks it is important to remember that English is not the first language for every student at UCLA.\n\"In no way do I think that international students do not speak English or do not understand English,\" she said.\nEduardo Solis, another independent candidate for general representative, criticized Bruins United candidate Naomi Kisel, one of his opponents, for including throwing a block party in Westwood as one of her platforms. Instead, he argued student funds would be better directed toward supporting undocumented students.\n\"We cannot stop to use student fees to have block parties,\" he said. \"We must address students being detained.\"\nFurkan Yalcin, an independent candidate running for president, assailed the Bruins United slate, calling it insular.\n\"They exist for no other reason than to accumulate power,\" he said.\nJulia Ho-Gonzalez, an independent candidate for facilities commissioner, said she and Zahra Hajee, the current facilities commissioner, were physically intimidated by campaign members from her Bruins United opponent, Aneri Suthar, and called it a form of harassment.\n\"Upon sharing this, we have been called liars,\" Ho-Gonzalez said. \"I would not stand for this lack of accountability \u2013 denying our accounts of this story is shameful.\"\nSeveral candidates made claims that they were substantially more qualified than their opponents in an attempt to gain footing in the debates.\nVictoria Solkovits, the Bruins United candidate running for external vice president, said she was the only candidate running that had worked at local, state and federal levels of government.\nIn response, her opponent, independent candidate Jamie Kennerk, noted that she herself had also worked at all three levels of government.\nSolis claimed he was the only candidate to engage in advocacy before joining USAC, while Haleem countered by saying she had to become involved in politics after her family had to escape a dictatorship in Pakistan.\nSome of the candidates in the debate had a lighter tone, poking fun at themselves and the other candidates.\nAndrew Sokoler, a general representative candidate who is running under the Candidates Operating Clearly slate, said he is advocating for students who ride Bird scooters on campus.\n\"The Birding community has not been given the right vibe around campus,\" he said.\nSokoler also claimed he is working to reach out to groups not involved in USAC because he was sanctioned by the Election Board for sending emails to 444 student groups he was not affiliated with. He added he plans to be transparent by replacing his office's wooden door with a transparent glass one.\nMany of the candidates also touted their lack of involvement in USAC as a strength.\nA.J. Goldsman, an independent candidate running for president, said he thinks the council wastes its time and resources and called on candidates to give back all or a portion of their stipends to the student body should they be elected.\n\"Many say I have no experience with USAC. And it's true,\" Goldsman said. \"I have no experience wasting your student fees, no experience pocketing student fees.\"\nYalcin said he thinks he is more open-minded than the other candidates because he has no experience in USAC. He added he did not develop any platforms and instead plans to work collaboratively with council members in order to set student government goals and priorities for the upcoming school year.\nSeveral candidate also criticized the current council members.\nJay Manzano, an independent candidate running for financial supports commissioner, said he thinks the current commissioner has not done much to support underrepresented communities.\n\"Office experience is not a virtue when you have a party who has controlled this commission for the last seven years, who has done nothing but maintain the status quo,\" he said.\nVoting for the 2018-2019 council begins April 30 and ends May 4.\nRupan Bharanidaran |\nBharanidaran is the News editor. He was previously a news reporter for the campus politics beat, covering student government and the UCLA administration.\n@rbharanidaran\nUSAC introduces three new slates, 39 candidates running","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Nat'l members from S. Korean baseball champs 'proud' to represent country\nINCHEON, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Eight national baseball team members from the reigning league champions Doosan Bears said Thursday they'll represent the country with pride at an upcoming international tournament.\nNo Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club will have more representation at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) next month. And these eight players -- infielders Oh Jae-won, Kim Jae-ho and Hur Kyoung-min; outfielders Min Byung-hun and Park Kun-woo; and pitchers Chang Won-jun and Lee Hyun-seung -- halted their offseason preparations with the Bears in Australia on Thursday to get ready for the national team training camp. The national team will depart for Okinawa, Japan, on Saturday.\nChang, a left-handed starter who won 15 games last season, said he's been gearing up for the WBC for weeks.\n\"Since I will be representing the country, my focus will be even sharper than during the regular season,\" Chang told reporters at Incheon International Airport. \"I'll continue to work hard over the next month to enjoy a good tournament.\"\nSouth Korea will host the first round action in Pool A at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The first game is against Israel on March 6, with the Netherlands and Chinese Taipei being the other opponents. The top two teams from the pool will advance to the next round, which will take place in Tokyo.\nLee, the Bears' closer, said he can't wait to pitch in his first WBC.\n\"We're the defending champions, and we have eight representatives for a reason,\" Lee said. \"We're all proud, but at the same time, we feel a weight of responsibility.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Brandi Himmelreich Vocalist \/ Actor \/ Musical Groups \/ Dancer \/ Skating\nOudorp, Netherlands\nhttps:\/\/www.calltime.com\/talent\/celtickitty13\nVocalist, Musical Theater , Acapella, Dancer, Pop, Roller Blading, Cover Band, Stage Actor, Film Actor, Commercial Acting\nMiss Brandi Russell is no stranger to the stage. She began as a passionate and determined performer, who with her unique and powerful singing voice and emotional range, escaped from an American \"white trash\" neighborhood into the professional musical theater world, (with various leading roles such a\ns Maureen in RENT, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Flo Manfred in the World Premiere of Meat Street the musical, and Frenchy in GREASE!) and is now a musical theatre performer and recording artist in Europe.\nIn 2008, Miss Brandi Russell won the SBS Dutch televised talent show Popstars. This catapulted her career in a new direction: she was a member of a new popgroup RED, of whom the first single reached number 1 in the Dutch hitlist. The group, who focused on a much younger public, had thousands of fans, but Miss Brandi Russell wanted to reach a bigger audience, writing her own music, and an image that was true to who she was. She decided to take matters into her own hands.\nMiss Brandi Russell wanted to record a world class album that would take the music scene by storm. She wanted to work with only the best and went on an international search for the most talented and respected writers and producers to make her dream a reality. Almost immediately, she was signed to an independant record label called NL Factor, part of the company MBR Producties in The Netherlands. Shortly afterwards was she in contact with the Swedish producers Emil Hellman \u2013 one of the founders of the famous Cherion Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and producer of artists such as Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Ace of Base, George Michael and Agnes Carlsson, also known for his SoundFactory remixes and hundreds of worldwide number 1 hits on pop and dance charts; Peter H\u00e4ger\u00e5s, producer of artists such as Taylor Dayne with the hit song \"Facing a Miracle\" for the Gay Olympics 2010, NEO, UDO, Paul Potts, and the gay-friendly group Straight-Up with their hit song \"Show the World Tonight,\" for Stockholm Pride 2011. Miss Brandi Russell has also worked respected writers such as Bruce R.F. Smith \u2013 who has written diverse number 1 hits for artists worldwide, such as the Japanese boy band Kat-Tun \"Run for You\" and V6 with \" Crank It Up\". Bruce has won the Golden Harp award for songwriting in Holland and is also the Dutch record holder for 7 songs in the national Songfestival. Miss Brandi has also had the privilege of working with Alan Glass, who has written for the best in the R&B and pop world, including Aretha Franklin, Jocelyn Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Sheena Easton, Jennifer Holiday, Caught in the Act, Miss-Teeq, Liberty X, and No Angels, among others. The result was the album Electronic Porno Pop, (re-released in 2014 as the album REINVENTED), which was internationally released on iTunes.\nIn the past few years, Miss Brandi Russell has not only been in the studio, but has also been seen performing by various events such as the Tour de France, the Ride for the Roses, Lego World, the Miss Nederland Finale and various GLBT Events, such as Koninginnedag aan de Amstel and Fright Nights at Walibi World, where she had her own show, Miss Brandi Camazotz Live!. She was the openings act for A Night to Remember, an 80's pop concert with artists such as Rick Astley, T'Pau, Nik Kershaw, Paul Young and Marc Almond. In August, Miss Brandi Russell was seen performing at Stockholm Pride 2011 for over 80,000 people, where her song Leather and Lace was chosen as one of the official songs for the event. In the summer of 2012, she joined musical equality ambitions with the television station OUT TV, and brought out the song \"I'm Gay\" for Amsterdam and Antwerp Pride. The song was voted as the number 3 summer hit in Belgium.\nUntil leaving The Netherlands in 2012, she was an ambassador for Kika (non profit organization raising money to fund research for children's cancer) and a presenter \/ jury for the Scholierentoer from the Revalidation Funds, a Dutch national talent show bringing the talents of teenagers with and without physical handicaps together.\nCurrently Miss Brandi Russell is performing as a solo artist and in the musical duo Braximusic (www.braximusic.com) for various events, cruise ships and 5 star hotels around the world. She has re-released her first album, with new tracks and artwork- with a brand new title: Reinvented, which is also available worldwide on iTunes. In 2015, Miss Brandi Russell will be recording a new album, which will be a debut into the American music market.\nIf someone watches a show from Miss Brandi Russell, they will see an artist on an international level with passion and emotion onstage who dares to be different. Miss Brandi's motto: \"expect the unexpected...\"\nVocal Range:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Badgers 2018-19 Big Ten basketball opponents revealed\nThursday afternoon the Big Ten office revealed the full slate of conference opponents for each team. Of course, everyone knew that there would be 13 games against teams from the rest of the conference. However, this season marks the first time the league will institute a 20-game league schedule.\nWisconsin and the other 13 teams in the conference will play two more games and thus give a more even competition level to the league following it's expansion to 14 teams nearly five years ago.\nSo, what will the Badgers face in their first 20-game B1G schedule? Well, one has to believe the luck of the draw was with Wisconsin on this one.\nThe schedule breaks down like this:\nHome: Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers\nAway: Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State\nHome\/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State\nOne could argue that only getting one shot at Michigan State, Purdue and Ohio State isn't all that fun, but getting two of those three at home certainly will be helpful for a team looking to rebound from a nightmare 2017-18 season.\nIndiana and Nebraska away are intriguing games given what is happening at those two programs. Archie Miller could be bringing back Indiana basketball after a transition year, while Tim Miles' crew could be really tough at home as always.\nHome and away games with the likes of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota will be the meat of the Big Ten schedule for the Badgers and really for the conference. How those games shake out will shape a lot of the narratives about where teams slot in during league play.\nNow it's just a matter of how these schedules will actually play out in terms of when they will be played. Those dates, times and TV information will come out at a later date this summer.\nRelated Topics:Wisconsin Badgers\nEthan Happ fails to earn invite to 2018 NBA Combine\nBiggest Storylines for Wisconsin Badgers basketball this offseason\nFormer Badger Rose Lavelle scores in World Cup final\nFormer Badger Jon Leur traded to Milwaukee Bucks\nThey say you can always go home, and for one former Wisconsin Badger he's coming back to a state he called home for four years.\nFormer Badgers forward Jon Leuer was traded early on Thursday morning from the Detroit Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks. In exchange for Leuer, the Bucks gave up the 30th overall pick in tonight's NBA Draft and traded away Tony Snell.\nLast season, Leuer played in 41 games for the Pistons and made just one start. He averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in his ninth season in the NBA.\nLeuer is a very similar player to Snell, but comes at a much more team-friendly salary.\nIn trading away Snell, the Bucks free up an additional $4 million in salary this year and another $12 million next year.\nThis could be seen as a way for the Bucks to pony up the big money that Khris Middleton wants from the team in order to stay in Milwaukee.\nAs for Leuer, he is 17th on the all-time Badgers scoring list with 1,376 points to his name. He also finished his career with 551 rebounds.\nLeuer's final season in Madison was his best statistically, as he helped lead the 2010-11 Badgers team to the Sweet 16. He averaged 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game that year.\nBadgers basketball land Davis twins\nAfter missing out on the Hauser brothers late last month, the Wisconsin Badgers added a different pair of siblings on Saturday night.\nFollowing an offer to the brother of 4-star shooting guard Johnny Davis and an appearance at a team camp this weekend, the Davis brothers announced their pledge to the Badgers according to Badger247.\nIt took less than a week after head coach Greg Gard gave the O.K. to offer Jordan for the pair to commit to Wisconsin.\nJohnny held offers from Marquette, West Virginia, Iowa, Minnesota, DePaul, UNLV and others.\nJordan had offers from UW-Milwaukee and Green Bay, while also becoming a sought after recruit on the football field as well. Once he became serious about wanting to play basketball first, it seemed like a matter of time before Wisconsin offered.\nThat time came after seeing Jordan play in a camp last weekend.\nIt also came because it was time to figure out if Johnny was serious about the Badgers or not.\nWith the July evaluation period coming up, Wisconsin's coaching staff put the final chips in the middle with this recruitment and it appeared to pay off.\nJohnny joins as the No. 141 ranked player in the country and the No. 14 ranked combo guard in the nation according to the 247Sports composite rankings.\nThe twins will join Detroit, Mich. native Lorne Bowman in the 2020 class.\nWisconsin still has one scholarship available in the class as well, which is likely being held for 5-star and Wisconsin native Jalen Johnson.\nAfter missing out on talented in-state players over and over again, this was a major win for Gard and his coaching staff considering how hard schools like West Virginia and Marquette were after Johnny's commitment.\nAs for Jordan, it appears the coaching staff believes he is improving enough to get a scholarship and continue his improvement with this program.\nOffers don't come out just because it may win over a different recruit at Wisconsin. That wasn't Bo Ryan's style and it also isn't Greg Gard's style.\nThe trio of players put the Badgers at No. 8 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in the 2020 class as of today.\nFormer Badgers get No. 2 seed in The Basketball Tournament Columbus regional\nWho doesn't want $2 million? That's the prize at stake for winning The Basketball Tournament and a group of former Wisconsin Badgers want in.\nOn Tuesday it was officially announced that the Kohl Blooded team \u2014 spearheaded by former Badgers point guard Kam Taylor \u2014 will be the No. 2 seed in the Columbus regional.\nThey will take on No. 7 seed Mid-American Unity, which is making its second appearance in the TBT after a year off. That group represents teams from across the Mid-American conference.\nAs for the Badgers, the roster will be made up of some very strong names from the past. The headline names include members of the back-to-back Final Four teams in Nigel Hayes and Vitto Brown. Also joining will be Jordan Taylor, Ryan Evans, Trevon Hughes and recent grad Charles Thomas. You can see the full roster here.\nThe regionals will take place July 19-21 in Columbus with the winner of this regional meeting seven other winners in Chicago for championship week.\nAll games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, so you should be able to find them either streaming or on cable television.\nKohl Blooded vs. Mid-American Unity will tip at 1pm ET on Friday, July 19.\nThe winner will take on the winner of Red Scare (Dayton alumni) and The Region (players from Northwest Indiana) in the regional semi-final the next day.\nA week after losing out on Joey and Sam Hauser, the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program needs some positive momentum on the player acquisition front.\nWith three scholarships available in the 2020 class and two top in-state players in their sites, the Badgers coaching staff has been about as patient as possible.\nOn Wednesday, Badger247 reports that UW has offered Jordan Davis, the twin brother of top target Johnny Davis. It's not a walk-on or grayshirt, but a full scholarship offer.\nAfter two years of waiting for that offer to come, it finally did.\nJordan is an unranked player in basketball at this time, but I expect that to change once the scouting services catch wind of this offer. Johnny Davis is the No. 131 ranked player in the country, a 4-star rated prospect and the No. 3 ranked player in the state of Wisconsin in the 2020 class.\nWith the brothers set to make a weekend visit for team camp in two weeks, this is a move that undoubtably puts the pressure squarely on Johnny Davis at this point.\nSimply put, the Badgers need to know if Davis is going to commit or if they need to move on.\nOffering Jordan a full ride is about the only thing left in the Badgers quiver at this point. If getting the dream of playing basketball together at the same school and in-state no less doesn't tip the scales, at least the Badgers know they can move on.\nIs it a desperate move? In some ways one could see it as such. Clearly the Badgers want Johnny in a major way and they see offering Jordan as a critical move that could separate themselves from the competition.\nHowever, this also isn't a coaching staff willing to just throw away a scholarship in an effort to get a coveted player to play for them. That's simply not Greg Gard's style.\nJordan is also a player they see as a contributor, or he wasn't getting an offer. Plain and simple.\nThere's no doubt that this move ups the pressure, like I mentioned before. But, that's not a bad thing, as UW needs to know where they stand heading in to July's evaluation period.\nIf the Davis brothers can't commit or at least internally give the coaching staff the information that will make them feel comfortable, they need to start getting offers out to other big time players whom they've been waiting to offer.\nConsider UW is an underdog to land in-state five-star prospect Jalen Johnson, and you have to consider this move a smart one for the long term prospects of the 2020 class.\nWill the Davis twins jump at the offer to play together at Wisconsin?\nSome in the recruiting world believe this was the situation that was holding Wisconsin back all along. So, don't be surprised to see this affect the recruitment of both players in a big way.\nAs for Jordan, his game has also caught the attention of Iowa and Minnesota and he did have scholarship offers from both Green Bay and Milwaukee prior to this one.\nWhat may have really held the Badgers coaching staff and others back was the fact that Jordan is also a good player on the football side and wasn't sure which sport he wanted to pick.\nIt seems like UW has gotten the clue that Jordan may be more receptive to a basketball future and pulled the trigger on the offer.\nWe'll see how much longer the two stay uncommitted, but don't be surprised to see something happen following July's AAU season.\nLetting that play out and getting all the offers out there on the table is just a smart move for the twins. From there, it's up to them and clearly the Badgers have left no stone unturned in this situation.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Skolfield Whittier House\nThe Skolfield-Whittier House was the homestead for three generations of significant women beginning in the 1860s. Martha Skolfield, in chair on the left in the family picture, came as a bride to the house. Her daughter, Eugenie Skolfied Whittier (1860-1951), in chair on the right, was active in the early twentieth-century Brunswick community. An advocate for suffrage, she became an officer in the new League of Women Voters. She also served as president of the Saturday Club, a group of women who hosted musical and intellectual programs. Eugenie and her husband, Dr. Frank Whittier, had three daughters, including Charlotte (the infant in the picture) who died at the age of nine.\nAlice Whittier signs the deed donating the Skolfield-Whittier House to the Pejepscot Historical Society in 1982. On the right are Orville Ranger, the lawyer, and Bert Whitman, the representative for the Society.\nAlice, Martha, Eugenie holding Charlotte, and Isabel\nThe Skolfield-Whittier House was the homestead for three generations of significant women beginning in the 1860s. Martha Skolfield came as a bride to the house. Her daughter, Eugenie Skolfied Whittier (1860-1951) was active in the early twentieth-century Brunswick community. An advocate for suffrage, she became an officer in the new League of Women Voters. She also served as president of the Saturday Club, a group of women who hosted musical and intellectual programs. Eugenie and her husband, Dr. Frank Whittier, had three daughters: Alice, Isabel, and Charlotte. While Charlotte sadly died at the age of nine, both of her sisters grew up to be well educated and successful professionals.\nEugenie's child-raising philosophy influenced her two surviving daughters to choose careers that were then considered to be non-traditional. Isabel May Skolfield Whittier (1896-1976) Alice Augusta Skolfield Whittier (1898-1994) both graduated from Bryn Mawr College. Both summered in the homestead after they launched their careers. Isabel Whittier taught history at Brooklyn College after earning a Master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania. An author, she based a children's book on the bats that lived in the house.\nDr. Alice Whittier was an early woman graduate of Yale Medical School. In 1930, when she set up a practice in Portland, she became Maine's first woman pediatrician. She served as Chief of Pediatrics at Maine Medical Center from 1950 to 1958. Her concern for the health of women and children led her to donate her time in clinics. Upon her retirement in 1978, Bowdoin College awarded her an honorary degree. Alice donated her family home to the Pejepscot Historical Society, now the Pejepscot History Center, which continues to manage the house as a museum.\nhttp:\/\/pejepscothistorical.org\/\n161 Park Row\nCreated by Larissa Vigue Picard on May 1st 2020, 9:30:52 pm.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hurdygurdy Creek Protection Complete!\nThis is a true milestone in the protection of the Smith River watershed \u2014 10 years in the making! SRA transferred the final 852 acres into the Smith River NRA (SRNRA) in late July.\nThe project included approximately 5,500 acres of the Hurdygurdy Creek, Little Jones Creek and Siskiyou Fork watersheds owned by the Agnew family since the 1950's. Success required a coordinated team effort and enormous dedication and help from many of you. The now protected land contains over 9.5 miles of perennial streams and riparian corridors and many more miles of intermittent streams.\nHurdygurdy Creek is recognized as one of the most productive salmon streams within the SRNRA. With the completion of the Hurdygurdy Creek purchase and transfer into the SRNRA, SRA has protected the last remaining large private inholding within the 460+ square mile SRNRA and we have guaranteed public access in perpetuity for hunting, fishing, hiking, nature watching, and other recreational activities. Special thanks to the Agnew family for working with us, the Forest Service staff \u2014- and to the donors who supported our work.\nNorth Fork Smith Mining Update\nOur Del Norte community is very much in synch about opposing the strip mining and protecting their drinking water source \u2014- and they turned out to listen to Congressmen Peter DeFazio and Jared Huffman in late October pledge to work hard to persuade the administration to put in place the temporary mineral withdrawal.\nIt's difficult to go against the 1872 Mining Law, but we have an extraordinary cross-border coalition, excellent leadership from OR and CA Congressional representatives, and our community is standing strong in opposition to upstream strip mining in the headwaters of the Smith River.\nWe have the support and participation of Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, Crescent City Council, every local water agency in the county, the Crescent City-Del Norte Chamber of Commerce (representing 370+ businesses), CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, N. Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, a Joint-Resolution to Protect the Smith River passed by the CA Senate and Assembly, and of course the partnership and help from dozens of non-government organizations.\nTo learn more about why the risk is too great (think drinking water and healthy salmon runs) to allow strip mining in the headwaters of the Smith \u2014 please see Cal Trout's video, Eternally Wild, about the Smith River and the strip mine threat.\nSmith Estuary Restoration Project is launched\nIn September SRA hired watershed scientist Marisa Parish to lead and advance restoration projects across the basin. Marisa has been working in the watershed for several years and recently completed her M.S. thesis through HSU titled \"Beaver bank lodge use, distribution, and influence on salmonid rearing habitat in the coastal plain of the Smith River.\" A major focus for Marisa will be the Smith River Estuary Restoration Project which is a partnership project involving the Del Norte Resource Conservation District and private landowners. Special thanks to the State Coastal Conservancy for their grant in support of this project. The estuary is the nursery for salmonids and many aquatic species.\nRock Creek Ranch New Faces!\nJason Smith-Vidaurre was hired in October to serve as the Rock Creek Ranch Caretaker. He has a background in engineering, construction, and alternative energy design and installation experience. His partner Brittany Rymer is the Food Program Director for Del Norte and Adjacent Tribal Lands and she has a background in sustainable agriculture and food systems. A warm welcome to both Jason and Brittany!\nRock Creek Ranch Wish List\nReady to pass along that older truck? Please consider donating the vehicle for our use at Rock Creek. Contact Patty at patty@smithriveralliance.org.\nAnnual Smith River Clean-up recovers abandoned vehicles + more\nThis has become a signature project for SRA over the last decade and it has been very exciting to see strong volunteer support and new partners joining with us to clean-up illegal dumping on our public and riverside lands.\n2016 was a banner year for our clean-up effort. 5180 pounds of trash, three vehicles, and a travel trailer were recovered and recycled!\nSpecial thanks to our sponsors\/partners including the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, Del Norte Resource Advisory Committee, Home Depot, Kokatat, Rumiano Cheese, Tidewater Contractors, Curry Transfer + Recycling, HSU's Waste Reduction & Resource Awareness Program, the Trash Dogs, and the U.S. Forest Service.\nSmith River NRA Collaborative Launched\nSRA has teamed up with nine motivated stakeholder entities and Six Rivers National Forest to launch a \"Collaborative\" initiative to advance habitat restoration, fuels treatment, and other projects across the National Recreation Area. Learn more here: http:\/\/smithriveralliance.org\/srnra-collaboration\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"European Media Freedom Act: Commission proposes rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU\nNews article16 September 2022Representation in Cyprus\nThe European Commission adopted a European Media Freedom Act, a novel set of rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU.\nThe proposed Regulation includes, among others, safeguards against political interference in editorial decisions and against surveillance. It puts a focus on the independence and stable funding of public service media as well as on the transparency of media ownership and of the allocation of state advertising. It also sets out measures to protect independence of editors and disclose conflicts of interest. Finally, the Act will address the issue of media concentrations and create a new independent European Board for Media Services, comprised of national media authorities. The Commission also adopted a complementary Recommendation to encourage internal safeguards for editorial independence.\nVice-President for Values and Transparency, V\u011bra Jourov\u00e1, said: \"We have seen over the past years various forms of pressure on the media. It is high time to act. We need to establish clear principles: no journalist should be spied on because of their job; no public media should be turned into propaganda channel. This is what we are proposing today for the first time ever: common safeguards to protect media freedom and pluralism in the EU\".\nThierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market, added: \"The EU is the world's largest democratic single market. Media companies play a vital role but are confronted with falling revenues, threats to media freedom and pluralism, the emergence of very large online platforms, and a patchwork of different national rules. The European Media Freedom Act provides common safeguards at EU level to guarantee a plurality of voices and that our media are able to operate without any interference, be it private or public. A new European watchdog will promote the effective application of these new media freedom rules and screen media concentrations so they do not hamper plurality.\"\nNo political interference, no spying, stable funding\nThe European Media Freedom Act will ensure that media \u2013 public and private \u2013 can operate more easily across borders in the EU internal market, without undue pressure and taking into account the digital transformation of the media space.\nProtection of editorial independence \u2013 the Regulation will require Member States to respect the effective editorial freedom of media service providers and improve the protection of journalistic sources. In addition, media service providers will have to ensure transparency of ownership by publicly disclosing such information and take measures with a view to guaranteeing the independence of individual editorial decisions.\nNo use of spyware against media \u2013 the Media Freedom Act includes strong safeguards against the use of spyware against media, journalists and their families.\nIndependent public service media \u2013where public service media exist, their funding provided should be adequate and stable, in order to ensure editorial independence. The head and the governing board of public service media will have to be appointed in a transparent, open and non-discriminatory manner. Public service media providers shall provide a plurality of information and opinions, in an impartial manner, in accordance with their public service mission.\nMedia pluralism tests \u2013 the Media Freedom Act requires Member States to assess the impact of media market concentrations on media pluralism and editorial independence. It also requires that any legislative, regulatory or administrative measure taken by a Member State that could affect the media is duly justified and proportionate.\nTransparent state advertising \u2013 the Media Freedom Act will establish new requirements for the allocation of state advertising to media, so that it is transparent and non-discriminatory. The Act will also enhance the transparency and objectivity of audience measurement systems, which have an impact on media advertising revenues, in particular online.\nProtection of media content online \u2013 building on the Digital Services Act, the Media Freedom Act includes safeguards against the unjustified removal of media content produced according to professional standards. In cases not involving systemic risks such as disinformation, very large online platforms that intend to take down certain legal media content considered to be contrary to the platform's policies will have to inform the media service providers about the reasons, before such take down takes effect. Any complaints lodged by media service providers will have to be processed with priority by those platforms.\nNew user right to customise your media offer \u2013 the Media Freedom Act will introduce a right of customisation of the media offer on devices and interfaces, such as connected TVs, enabling users to change the default settings to reflect their own preferences.\nThe proposal is accompanied by a Recommendation setting out a number of voluntary best practices collected from the sector and geared at promoting editorial independence and greater ownership transparency. The Recommendation provides a toolbox of voluntary measures for media companies to consider, such as the conditions for independent creation of editorial content, through empowering journalists to participate in crucial decisions for the functioning of media outlets, to strategies for ensuring long-term stability of news content production.\nA European watchdog for media freedom\nThe Commission proposes to set up a new independent European Board for Media Services comprised of national media authorities. The Board will promote the effective and consistent application of the EU media law framework, in particular by assisting the Commission in preparing guidelines on media regulatory matters. It will also be able to issue opinions on national measures and decisions affecting media markets and media market concentrations.\nThe Board will also coordinate national regulatory measures regarding non-EU media that present a risk to public security to ensure that those media do not circumvent the applicable rules in the EU. The Board will also organise a structured dialogue between very large online platforms and the media sector to promote access to diverse media offers and to monitor platforms' compliance with self-regulatory initiatives, such as the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation.\nIt is now for the European Parliament and the Member States to discuss the Commission's proposal for a Regulation under the ordinary legislative procedure. Once adopted, it will be directly applicable across the European Union. The Commission will encourage discussions, notably as part of the European News Media Forum, on voluntary practices by media companies linked to the accompanying Recommendation.\nIndependent media are a public watchdog, a key pillar of democracy, as well as an important and dynamic part of our economy. They are crucial in forming a public sphere, shaping public opinion and holding those in power to account. On a global scale, the European Union remains a stronghold for free and independent media.\nAt the same time, there are increasingly worrying trends across the EU. The Commission has been closely monitoring all those developments through the Rule of Law Report and other tools such as the Media Pluralism Monitor. Challenges identified by the previous Rule of Law reports have led to several EU initiatives, including a recommendation on the safety of journalists and measures to address abusive lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP).\nThe European Media Freedom Act was announced by President von der Leyen in her 2021 State of the Union Address. It builds on the Commission's rule of law reports and the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which provides for EU-wide coordination of national legislation for audiovisual media. The act also builds on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), as well as the new Code of Practice on Disinformation. It is part of the EU's efforts in promoting democratic participation, addressing disinformation and supporting media freedom and pluralism, as set out under the European Democracy Action Plan.\nThis proposal complements the recently adopted Recommendation on the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and the Directive to protect journalists and rights defenders from abusive litigation (anti-SLAPP package). The Media Freedom Act also works in tandem with initiatives related to viability, resilience and digital transformation of the media sector adopted under the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan and revised copyright rules. The proposal is based on extensive consultation with stakeholders, including a public consultation.\nQuestions and Answers on the European Media Freedom Act\nFactpage: European Media Freedom Act\nFactsheet: European Media Freedom Act\nEuropean Media Freedom Act Proposal and Recommendation\nEuropean Media Freedom Act Impact Assessment\nVideo of Vice-President Jourov\u00e1 on the Media Freedom Act","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LMS Chairman\nClerical abuse\nConservative critics of the EF\nCorrectio Filialis\nFIUV Position Papers\nHistorical and Liturgical Issues\nLiberal critics of the EF\nThe death penalty for the prestige of the Papacy\nI was asked for a quote by a journalist when the story broke; it was used by LifeSite here. I paste my full statement below.\n'Catechisms are not usually regarded as magisterial documents in their own right, but as systematic summaries of magisterial documents. Their value lies in their accuracy as reflections of the Church's perennial teaching. With this change by Pope Francis, the Catechism of the Catholic Church has become less accurate than it was before, since it is clear from both the teaching and the practice of the Church over two millennia, and the clear and consistent message of Scripture, that capital punishment is not incompatible with the dignity of the criminal, nor with his redemption.\n'The text recently published also appeals to contingent historical circumstances, such as the modern penal system. Such considerations, which apply in any case to some countries more than to others, are irrelevant to the question of whether capital punishment is always and everywhere wrong.\n'This development brings to a head the troubling question of whether the Holy Father's theological advisers see themselves as bound by the definitive statements of past popes, including the well-known account of capital punishment given by Pope Pius XII. If they are not bound by past popes, there is no reason why future popes should be bound by this statement, and indeed the authority of Pope Francis over Catholics today is called into question.'\n(See also my post about the death penalty here.)\nThe people online and in the media saying 'Well I've never liked capital punishment so I'm fine with this' are like the people who say, when there's a military coup and the rule of law is suspended and people are rounded up for imprisonment without trial, 'Well I never liked those people so I'm fine with this'. They are conceding something of permanent, strategic significance for something of transitory, tactical significance. They are selling their birthright for a mess of pottage.\nMaybe they think that the wrongness of the Death Penalty is of fundamental significance, but even so it should be obvious that this way of winning the argument is not only self-defeating but is destructive of any possible future use of the prestige of the Papacy to win any argument inside or indeed outside the Church about anything. If Pope Francis openly contradicts Pope Pius XII, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith as recently as 2004, Scripture, the Fathers of the Church, and the entire Tradition, then the statement of a Pope, given a permanent place in the documents of the Church both in a speech recorded in L'Osservatore Romano and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, ceases to have serious weight. Catholics and non-Catholics alike will cease to assume that such a statement is an authoritative emanation from an age-old tradition with normative force for the world's Catholics. It may as well be described as a passing, personal, political, foible. That is what I mean by the loss of the Papacy's prestige.\nBut wait! some will say: Aren't you going to see if the statement really is in contradiction with the immemorial teaching of the Church? No, that is neither necessary nor possible. Allow me to explain. Here is the money-quote of the new statement:\nConsequently, the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that \"the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person\"\nThe previous version of the Catechism told us:\nthe traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty. Since the new wording is not a simple grammatical contradiction of the old wording (as 'the traditional teaching of the Church excludes recourse to the death penalty' would be), then those so inclined may seek to interpret the new statement in some way which is not strictly incompatible with the old. So we have people saying things like this: what the new wording means is that in modern conditions the death penalty can never be used, and not that it is, like murder, per se malum ('evil in itself').\nThis is not the natural reading of the text, but one might argue that since it is purporting to represent the teaching of the Church we must read it if humanly possible in accord with previous authoritative statements of that teaching. On the other hand, bishops and theologians supposedly friendly to Pope Francis are loudly saying that the natural reading is the correct one: what modern conditions reveal is simply that the death penalty is never licit, never morally possible, because it contradicts human dignity.\nWe've been here before, have we not? This is the well-worn strategy of Amoris laetitia, and indeed of a lot of things since the Second Vatican Council. Flat contradictions with previous statements are avoided in official documents, but trumpeted by theologians and applied in practice by bishops, who are seldom corrected. This is no accidental ambiguity: it is a design feature. In this case the mouse-hole of ambiguity conservative Catholics need to crawl through to maintain the continuity between the two editions of the Catechism is humiliatingly small. When they have crawled through it, moreover, they will be ignored.\nThe argument about whether the new statement can be read in continuity with the old is, therefore, not something which can be settled: the ambiguity is inherent to the statement. What is clear is that this statement has been given the form of an official teaching of the Church, rather than just a prudential judgment, and that the purpose and effect of its promulgation is the undermining of belief in the binding and irreformable teaching of the Church that the death penalty is licit in some circumstances.\nIt is not necessary to settle the question of the precise meaning of the new statement, because whether it is read in a natural way or as being ambiguous makes no difference: in either case, Catholics must accept the constant teaching of the Church, the teaching well expressed in many documents of the Church over the centuries, not very well expressed in the old Catechism wording, and not expressed at all in the new wording.\nIn the meantime, as I have said, it is the prestige of the Papacy which is undermined. Whereas papal statements once had weight even outside the Church because they visibly expressed an ancient tradition, and could remind us all of truths which modernity was eager to forget, this is clearly no longer necessarily the case. Once we have digested this statement, there is nothing which the Pope will not be able to say to overturn other teachings, a corollary which those who reject other teachings of the Church have already pointed out. If the Papacy's prestige is totally destroyed, of course, it will not even be necessary for a pope to contradict statements made by his predecessors, because those statements will already have lost their force.\nSo that's fine and dandy, isn't it? If the power of the teaching of the Church is undermined, those things which that teaching have, however feebly, been holding back, such as theft, say, will be left unrestrained. It hardly matters that future liberal popes will not be taken very seriously when they say that theft is licit in certain subjective circumstances, if the old statements saying that it is never licit have themselves lost their power. If, as I have pointed out, liberalism is above all a negative, destructive, doctrine, then this is a win for liberalism. The things liberalism wants to destroy will be effectively undermined, and the positive, constructive project of conservatism will be crippled.\nI think a lot of political strategy works by a kind of instinct, by habits of mind and associations of ideas. So I don't think this is necessarily the conscious plan of Pope Francis or anyone around him. What is clear is that he is not worried by the issue of visible continuity of teaching in the way almost all of his predecessors were. He's not worried about it because he's not worried about the consequences of obscuring this continuity, consequences those predecessors regarded as disastrous. He regards those consequences either as indifferent or positive.\nThis way of looking at things makes it harder for me to respond to the sincere and bewildered question: does all this mean that the Pope is a heretic, or even that his has lost his office? It is harder because I am not attributing to him clear-cut heretical intentions or indeed statements. But two things are clear. The first is that we have to continue to believe the teaching of the Church as authoritatively expressed down the ages. The second is that we have to continue to regard Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope for practical purposes unless and until some consensus or assembly of those with hierarchical authority in the Church declares that he has in some way 'deposed himself', in accordance with various theological theories on the subject. And no, that hasn't happened and is extremely unlikely to happen.\nThe confusion of this papacy cannot be wished away. Our task is to hold fast to the truth.\nSupport the work of the LMS by becoming an 'Anniversary Supporter'.\nPosted by Joseph Shaw at 9:29 pm\nLabels: Death Penalty, Pope Francis\nTimothy Graham 9:50 pm\n\"...the first is that we have to continue to believe the teaching of the Church as authoritatively expressed down the ages\". But does this papacy change the relative weight one places on papal teaching as a part of that authoritative expression?\nTimothy Graham 11:14 pm\nP.S. I mean retrospectively as well as in the present papacy.\nJoseph Shaw 12:27 am\nThe Pope can't change the deposit of faith or its infallible interpretation by the Ordinary or Extraordinary Magisterium.\nChrisR 10:41 pm\nHasn't happened?\nBe consequent.\nKathleen1031 10:44 pm\nI notice, just as you say, Catholics saying I don't like the death penalty so what's the fuss, missing the point, again, just as you say. The point is, this is past his authority, because if he has the authority to just change dogma or teaching, then tomorrow it will certainly be the \"intrinsically disordered\", and that will be that. That's if it doesn't happen after this ridiculous World Meeting of Families, which should have been cancelled. They have invited \"gay couples\" to participate, and there are obvious homosexuals speaking, and probably lots of LGBT madness. This is when they say they have a clear mandate from the youth to advance things on LGBT. What a farce. They are making a mockery of the Catholic Church and the faith. They are killing their own golden goose, because while they have all the power and hold all the cards now, there is no way this will continue. This house will collapse one way or another.\nThe new catechism is the second defective consumer product from this papacy. It is astonishing to see how many fewer words are needed compared to \"Amoris Laetitia\" to inflict damage upon the teaching authority of the Catholic Church.\nValegrete 2:09 pm\nI've got a question that no one so far on your side has been able to adequately answer. If the text is meant, as you say, to imply that the death penalty is never morally licit, that means that it's evil by virtue of its object. That being the case, can you explain grammatically why the money quote is presented as a conclusion \"consequently\" arrived at by virtue of the circumstantial factors enumerated before?\nConfitebor 5:05 pm\nBecause the new doctrine is, as is often the case with erroneous doctrine, incoherent.\nValegrete 10:58 pm\nSo, you're not even going to attempt an answer? Pretty much anything is going to be incoherent when you refuse to admit the surrounding context.\nSean W. 3:25 am\nThe surrounding content includes a suggestion that the inadmissibility of the death penalty is a matter of what \"the Church teaches\" \"in light of the Gospel,\" so we cannot lightly dismiss it as a prudential judgment, either.\nConfitebor is right -- the surrounding context makes the change a muddled mess, even moreso in light of the CDF's insistence that the change doesn't repudiate earlier doctrine.\ncoradcorloquitur 3:18 pm\nSince our clergy have allowed---from the pulpit and in catechesi---the Catholic Faithful to believe that the Faith=the Pope, this latest (not the first and also not the last) blasphemy against sound doctrine from Pope Francis is only to be expected. The great but contingent virtue of obedience and the hallowed institution of the papacy are being used to subvert the Faith and rob this generation and future ones of the Faith. Oh, how right was Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre about the traitors in high places in the church---but most of us (certainly not me) fled in horror from the righteous battle to which he called us because he was \"being disobedient to the Holy Father.\" To such a multitude of orthodox but misguided Catholics I can only say: Enjoy Francis and his regime, which is sure to last for a long time given the episcopal and college of cardinals appointments he is making to ensure the permanence of his revolution.\nThe Orthodox seem to be more and more justified on some aspects of their stance of resistance to Rome...I found it interesting historically that, at the Council of Florence, some of the best Roman theologians agreed with the Orthodox bishops on how to deal with wayward Popes. Fr. Christiaan Kappes' essays on these points are must reading today.\nabraham 7:35 am\nMaybe THAT's just the whole idea: trip the Church!\ncogito 12:01 pm\nPF's plan is to undermine the papacy in order to please the protestants. Because ecumenism.\nPrayerful 11:31 pm\nEvery PF does is polluted and doubtful. 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{"text":"NASA astronaut beams a message of hope to Earth in the pandemic\nBy Eric Weisbrod\nCNN\/NASA\nnasa astronaut chris cassidy sent home a message of unity from his perch aboard the international space station on tuesday, telling the world that there's hope if we just stick together\nSOURCE: CNN\/NASA\nSometimes all it takes is a little perspective.NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy sent home a message of unity from his perch aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, telling the world that there's hope if we just stick together.\"There's hope in being united,\" said Cassidy when asked if he had a message for those of us on Earth. \"When I look down at the planet, it's just a big beautiful spaceship that has 7 billion astronauts on it.\"Cassidy, currently the only American in space and commander of the Expedition 63 mission, said people back home should work together and do their part to keep the planet and its people healthy.\"Just like the three of us here working in harmony to conduct our daily missions effective and safely, that's what we should be doing on Earth,\" Cassidy said.\"Now that's easier said than done. It requires everybody to pitch in and do their part. But that is step one - Each individual taking ownership and doing your part, doing the right thing. And together as a crew on planet Earth we can make anything happen,\" said Cassidy.The astronaut has been aboard the space station since April 9, when there were under 500,000 cases in the U.S. and less than 20,000 deaths. Now, there are at least 1,356,000 coronavirus cases in the U.S. and at least 81,500 deaths.But Cassidy says it's \"largely business as usual\" in space, despite the coronavirus pandemic tearing across the globe beneath him. But he admitted it was \"quite something\" talking with the crew he swapped out with, astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir, who left Earth before the virus broke out but returned home to a world changed by the pandemic.Related video: Astronaut Jessica Meir discusses returning to Earth amid the COVID-19 pandemic\"I've exchanged a few emails with them. They've had an interesting adjustment going from the busy life here in the space station to much more quarantine and isolation in their own homes,\" he said.\nSometimes all it takes is a little perspective.\nNASA astronaut Chris Cassidy sent home a message of unity from his perch aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, telling the world that there's hope if we just stick together.\n\"There's hope in being united,\" said Cassidy when asked if he had a message for those of us on Earth. \"When I look down at the planet, it's just a big beautiful spaceship that has 7 billion astronauts on it.\"\nCassidy, currently the only American in space and commander of the Expedition 63 mission, said people back home should work together and do their part to keep the planet and its people healthy.\n\"Just like the three of us here working in harmony to conduct our daily missions effective and safely, that's what we should be doing on Earth,\" Cassidy said.\n\"Now that's easier said than done. It requires everybody to pitch in and do their part. But that is step one - Each individual taking ownership and doing your part, doing the right thing. And together as a crew on planet Earth we can make anything happen,\" said Cassidy.\nThe astronaut has been aboard the space station since April 9, when there were under 500,000 cases in the U.S. and less than 20,000 deaths. Now, there are at least 1,356,000 coronavirus cases in the U.S. and at least 81,500 deaths.\nBut Cassidy says it's \"largely business as usual\" in space, despite the coronavirus pandemic tearing across the globe beneath him. But he admitted it was \"quite something\" talking with the crew he swapped out with, astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir, who left Earth before the virus broke out but returned home to a world changed by the pandemic.\nRelated video: Astronaut Jessica Meir discusses returning to Earth amid the COVID-19 pandemic\n\"I've exchanged a few emails with them. They've had an interesting adjustment going from the busy life here in the space station to much more quarantine and isolation in their own homes,\" he said.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Meditations\tThe Spiritual Is Political\nMeditationsUncategorized\nThe Spiritual Is Political\nwritten by Martin LeFevre 2017\/08\/22\nThe \"path of totality\" slashed across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina. In the aftermath of the celestial hype devoid of terrestrial hope, it feels like the eclipse drew a dark line through America.\nThe eclipse mania in the USA was filled with gatherings that would have made pagans ashamed. A possible \"once-in-a-lifetime\" experiencing of mystery was an excuse for a feel-good carnival-for-a-day.\nFor this contemplative, the lunacy surrounding the lunar \"show\" was perplexing, and disturbing. We've forgotten that for most peoples through most of human history, eclipses were ominous portents.\nAt the height of the eclipse here in northern California, which afforded about 85% coverage of our workmanlike star, morning became dusk. As the light dimmed, an owl began to hoot in a nearby tree. The pall felt otherworldly in a way that seemed all too worldly.\nThose in the path of totality reported that time seemed to stop and the earth seemed to hold its breath. Afterwards, things seem to be at a standstill in the world, as people wait for the next shoe to drop.\nContrary to what discredited public intellectuals malignantly maintain, the truth is not plural. This seemingly unassailable first principle of\nconventional wisdom perniciously advocates living a lifetime in shades of gray, never knowing the light and color of insight. The truth is dynamically singular.\nPolitics, at best, is the art of principled compromise. It rarely has much to do with the truth. Government can neither provide beautiful things of life, nor \"create a platform upon which the beautiful things in life can flourish.\" Beauty requires living soil, internally and externally, not man-made platforms.\nWe have forgotten what true leadership looks like. So we accept definitions from \"moderate\" mediocrities such as: \"Leadership is about determining which viewpoint is more needed at the moment.\" When \"the truth is plural,\" the banality of evil is inexorable.\nOnly a filthy man attempts to make a vice of purity.\nFalse modesty camouflages willful ignorance by insisting, \"how much is beyond our understanding.\" Venerating thought's complexity is a way of avoiding the imperative of inward simplicity.\nTo ensure that the heavens didn't steal his media thunder, Donald Trump, America's mirror, moved up a speech on his purported overhaul of Obama's failed Afghanistan strategy to the evening after the eclipse. The address was remarkable for its treacly patriotism and flagrant militarism on one hand, and its moral vacuity and lack of leadership on the other.\nAfterward, Trump was either hailed in the media for being either \"presidential,\" or his military men were heiled for \"containing\" him. Thus the corporate media is still laying track for Trump's mob (aka his base), and greasing the rails of America's deepening slide into militarism.\n\"Since the founding of our republic, our country has produced a special class of heroes whose selflessness, courage and resolve is unmatched in human history,\" the draft dodger president pronounced. \"When we open our hearts to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice, no place for bigotry and no tolerance for hate,\" the pathological liar intoned.\nAmerica's founders are rolling over in their graves. George Washington proclaimed: \"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.\" Led by the United States, conflict and war have become the world's biggest business.\nWar is inevitable under these conditions and this POTUS. Global citizens have to prepare for the aftermath of a real war, as opposed to the phony, self-fulfilling prophesy of America's \"global war on terror,\" or the interminable police action in Afghanistan.\n\"Are we preparing plans for a preventive war?\" Lt. General H.R. McMaster recently asked in a television interview, defining the term as \"a war that would prevent North Korea from threatening the United States with a nuclear weapon.\"\nHe answered his own question: \"The president's been very clear about it. He said he's not going to tolerate North Korea being able to threaten the United States.\"\nDon't say we weren't warned, and couldn't see it coming.\nTrump's \"carnage\" reflects the invisible and projected slaughter of the American spirit that preceded and enabled him. And now the international order, based on the sovereignty of the nation-state (which the United States largely formed after the physical carnage of World War II), is running on fumes.\nA true global order is possible. But only if a psychological revolution ignites and a philosophical foundation is poured before the looming real war brings the undeniable end of the old order and the old species.\nMartin LeFevre\ndonald trumpdownfall of USAMartin LeFevremeditationMeditationspoliticalpoliticsPOTUSspiritualThe Spiritual Is Politicalthe truth is not pluralthoughts on lifetrump presidency\nCell Phones in The Costa Rica Classrooms\nHelp Fund Special Needs Orphanage in Costa Rica","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sydney in December.\nMoshimoshi folks,\nI am giving a few talks at various events in Sydney this December. If you're in town, please come by to say hi!\nI'm presenting preliminary findings from two new projects for the first time \u2013 one on young people and grief on the internet, and the other on discursive networks on Tumblr. I'm also presenting more of my work on Influencers, this time focusing on the economy of fake goods. If you're working in similar areas, I'd love to chat.\nSee you then!\nDigital research networks, activism and pedagogy: The Selfies Research Network and Hey Girl Global.\n\u2013 with Theresa Senft (New York University)\n12 December 2016, 1400-1530hrs panel.\nA&D Seminar Room D-111, UNSW Art & Design\nThe Selfie and Social Activism Symposium.\n<Register>\nThis talk introduces and evaluates two networks with explicitly feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonialist aims. The Selfie Research Network contains more than 3000 teachers, students and creatives interested in discourses surrounding selfies. The Hey Girl Global Network, currently at 330, maps the intersections of global girl (and women's), media, and urban cultures. Employing a rubric based on principles of networked reflective solidarity (Senft, 2008) we ask: whom do these networks currently serve, and who remains locked out? Although \"experts\" (from academia, activism, media, art, etc.) can be critical to securing a network's reputation in its early days, in the long run, too-visible displays of social capital by \"important\" members can actually hinder solidarity in networks devoted to connecting girls and women worldwide. As a corrective, we offer some steps each network might take to better connect those who do not (or cannot) participate in the politics of visibility. Here, we are thinking specifically of women who feel unseen, or need to remain unidentified, due to age, race, dis\/ability, residential status, the legality of their income generating activities, or political restrictions that make communicating in hybrid offline\/ online spaces a challenge.\nIdentity and vulnerability on the internet.\n\u2013 stream with Stephanie Betz (Australian National University)\n15 December 2016, 0900-1500hrs.\nSessions 7C, 8C, 9C, 10C, ABS Seminar Room 2020, University of Sydney.\nAustralian Anthropology Association Conference 2016.\n<Conf programme>\nAs humanity has been experiencing profound changes in the geophysical environment, technological developments have enabled people to overcome many of its limitations. Electronic forms of communication have allowed people to almost instantaneously communicate over vast geographic distances, leading to new means of constructing identities, inhabiting lifeworlds, and conducting relationships. Simultaneously, these digital possibilities have cultivated new forms of vulnerability as our meaning-making processes are opened out onto a broader and dis-\/hyper- embodied audience. Relevant questions for the panel include: a) How is identity \u2013 physical, digital, and otherwise \u2013 constructed and performed in the digital space of the Internet? b) How is the reflexive construction of identity and lifeworld on the internet open to both deep engagement and existential threat? and c) What forms of new relationships have emerged in a digital domain that is at once permanent and transient?\nDeath, Grief, and Aftercare in the Digital Age.\nSession 7C, ABS Seminar Room 2020, University of Sydney.\nIn the age of the internet, platform affordances and cultural norms on social media have kindled an archive culture generating a wealth of digital footprints. In this climate, persons who have passed away may be memorialized by loved ones through the resurgence of such data and the subsequent re-curation of their post-death persona. Such grieving practices have been examined in various disciplines as Facebook memorial pages, RIP trolling, digital graves, and afterlife digital estate management. Transiting from passive observations of such activity to an intimate anthropological inquiry of these persons and their practices, this paper draws on personal interviews and in-depth digital observation to understand how young people cope with grief in the digital age. The paper focuses on the use of technological devices and digital artifacts to construct mutual aftercare, generate transient affects, and understand mortality.\nAuthentic replicas: Influencers, Knock-off culture, and Circuits of aspirational knowledge.\nSession 7E, ABS Seminar Room 2080, University of Sydney.\nCrossroads 2016.\nLooking closely at knock-off material culture as facilitated by social media, this article investigates young women Influencers' and followers' exchanges of financial, social, and cultural capital regarding counterfeit products. Drawing on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork and through the lens of grounded theory analysis, I investigate Influencers' enactments of knock-off culture on social media and in physical spaces, and the ways in which they posture as arbiters of taste, gatekeepers of discount luxury, and tastemakers of democratic aspirations. Specifically, I examine a hierarchy of knock-off consumption and displays through a vocabulary of euphemisms and approachable grammar, and an ecology of manufacturers, suppliers, models, and consumers. Through these practices, Influencers create and curate circuits of aspirational knowledge in which watered-down luxury fashion procures accretive value as authentic replicas.\nThinspo Tumblr: Weight Loss Motivation, Imagined Communities, and Circulations of Power.\nSession 8Q, ABS Seminar Room 2290, University of Sydney.\nResearch on young people who use media and resources that encourage thinness as inspiration \u2013 'thinspiration' \u2013 has been dominated by psychology, psychiatry, and media studies, focusing on pathology, community, information sharing, and internet safety. Moving away from these medicalizing discourses, this paper is focused on the labour in which thinspo users engage disparately and as a loose network of thin solidarities. Drawing on ethnographic participant observation, I seek to understand the forms and motifs of weight loss motivation that thinspo users create and curate, how they envision and posture themselves as imagined communities, and the ways in which self-, group-, close-, and distance-policing are enacted in circuits of disciplinary power.\n#AAS2016, #SSA16, #XR2016","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rod Marinelli\n24 191-177-0 51.90% 8-9 47.06%\nTony Dungy\n2.1 Rosemead High School\n2.2 Utah State University\n2.3 University of California at Berkeley\n2.4 Arizona State University\n2.5 University of Southern California\n2.6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers\n2.7 Detroit Lions\n2.8 Chicago Bears\n2.9 Dallas Cowboys\nMarinelli played college football for California Lutheran University where he would play from 1970 through 1972. In his last year playing, he earned NAIA All-American honors as an offensive tackle.\nRosemead High School\nMarinelli got his first coaching job for Rosemead High School. After leaving the college players scene he decided to teach at his old high school before being hired on for the football team. He worked as an assistant for the suburban Los Angeles high school for three years from 1973 through 1975 before moving up to the college ranks. The school's football field is now named after him in honor of his accomplishments and his graduation in '67.\nHe entered the collegiate world of coaching in 1976 when he took over the defensive line coach position for Utah State. His last year with the Utes he was switched from his normal coaching position on the defensive line to the offensive line\/special teams coach. During his time with the Utes he would coach Rulon Jones, future Denver Broncos Pro Bowl defensive end.\nIn 1983 he was brought onto the coach's roster for Berkeley as their defensive line coach until 1989. Throughout every season he spent on the defense, they never had a single winning record. The closest the team managed to get was a 5-5-1 record in both 1983 and 1988. When 1987 rolled around, new Head Coach Bruce Snyder would take over the team. In 1990 he was promoted to assistant head coach\/defensive line coach where he would finish out his time with the school, and earn two bowl victories back to back in 1990 (Copper Bowl) and 1991 (Citrus Bowl) \u2013 a first in the school's history. After the 1991 season he departed from the school and headed to Arizona.\nMarinelli got another chance to work as assistant head coach\/defensive line coach in 1992 when he was hired on at Arizona State under their new head coach, Bruce Snyder \u2013 who came from Berkeley with the full intention of bringing Marinelli. For the first two seasons he was with the team they managed a 6-5 record both times, and his final season the team went 3-8. He left the team at the completion of the 1994 season and headed back to California.\nIn 1995 Marinelli spent his very last year-to-date coaching college football at the University of Southern California. He was hired on as a defensive line coach by John Robinson and went on to assist the team winning the Rose Bowl in a 9-2-1 season. He left the team upon the end of the 1995 season.\nFrom 1996 all the way through to 2005, Marinelli was hired for his first NFL coaching position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined under defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, whom he would come to work with until his departure from the team. He also worked with Lovie Smith, whom he would coach with again in 2009. For the first six years of his nine year tenure with the team he was strictly the defensive line coach. In 1999 the team finished first in the NFC Central Division before losing in the playoffs versus the Los Angeles Rams.\nIn 2002 he was promoted to assistant head coach\/defensive line coach for the team by new Head Coach Jon Gruden, the position he would remain in until his departure from the team. In Marinelli's first season in his new position the Buccaneers won Super Bowl against the Oakland Raiders 48-21. In 2005 the team made it to the playoffs after winning the NFC South but lost their first game against theWashington Redskins. He left the team after the 2005 season.\nMarinelli got his first head coach job with the Detroit Lions, being publicly named January 18th of 2006. After being hired and starting the job he hired his son-in-law Joe Barry as the team's new defensive coordinator. During the 2008 season the team started off with a perfect 4-0 in the pre-season; however once the season actually began the team went 0-16. This was the very first team to lose every game in a season since the implementation of the 16 game seasons in 1978 and part of the NFL's worst eight season stretch for any team since World War II.\nAfter his final season with the Lions he joined on with the Chicago Bears as assistant head coach\/defensive line coach in 2009. This move reunited him with Lovie Smith, whom he worked with in Tampa. He held the title of assistant head coach throughout his four seasons with the team, but added defensive coordinator beginning in 2010. The Bears won the NFC North in 2010, going 1-1 in the playoffs.\nIn 2013 he was named the new defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys and was later promoted to defensive coordinator a year later. It was here that he reunited with Monte Kiffin, whom he had previously worked with in Tampa Bay.\n2019 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator \/ Defensive Line Coach 0-0-0 0-0\n2018 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator 10-6-0 1-1\n2015 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator 4-12-0 0-0\n2013 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Line Coach 8-8-0 0-0\n2012 Chicago Bears Assistant Head Coach \/ Defensive Line Coach 10-6-0 0-0\n2011 Chicago Bears Assistant Head Coach \/ Defensive Line Coach 8-8-0 0-0\n2008 Detroit Lions Head Coach 0-16-0 0-0\n2007 Detroit Lions Head Coach 7-9-0 0-0\n2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach \/ Defensive Line Coach 11-5-0 0-1\n2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach \/ Defensive Line Coach 5-11-0 0-0\n2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach \/ Defensive Line Coach 7-9-0 0-0\n2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Line Coach 9-7-0 0-1\n2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Line Coach 10-6-0 0-1\n1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Line Coach 6-10-0 0-0\nYears as head coach: 3\nChampionships won: 2002","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"(September 14, 1931-July 1, 2003)\nNORTH End: 4-way stop, IA 5 and 92, Marion County\nFacing north on 181\nPhotos by Jason Hancock\nPhoto by Jason Hancock\nAll the signs are on metal poles because they've been in various setups due to construction on IA 5. During the summer of 2002, while upgrading 5 to four lanes between Des Moines and Knoxville, 181 was completely detoured off its route. The LGS below can be seen behind the shields in the foreground.\nThis intersection is identical to the east ends of IA 252 and 349 in a sense. All end where a pair of highways split\/join and one continues on in the same direction as the ended spur.\nThis post-decommissioning picture is one of the first with my new digital camera; just look at the purple skies below to see why.\nFacing south on 5\nThe 5 shield in the left picture is in the center of the right picture.\nA close examination of the LGSs (mainly spacing) makes it appear Jason's picture and the right one show two different signs. (The same may be true for the LGS facing north, above.)\nFacing east on 92\nIronically, while the replacement LGS on IA 92 removes the diagonal southbound arrow...\n... the shields at the intersection add a diagonal. Observe the three separate poles being used instead of the bracketed shields on two poles like they used to be. And after this overconsumption of wooden poles, metal ones keep popping up.\nFacing west on 92, but heading north on 5 (overhead sign)\nFacing west on 92, but heading north on 5\nSOUTH End: (Near the) stop sign, just south of the intersection of A St. SW and Main St., Melcher-Dallas, Marion County\nFacing east, north of the end\nIn Dallas, the north half of the town that merged in the late 1980s, the north-south portion is (still) named Highway 181, but as \"Hgwy\" instead of either \"Hwy\" or spelled out. One block of 181 goes east-west and then south again, as seen in the zoomed-in part of the image.\nFacing south on 181\nUnlike nearly all spurs that end at intersections (for example, IA 229), the \"End\" sign is on the far end of the intersection. I have no idea why this particular road includes the intersection while others do not. County Road S45 continues south to an intersection with G76, where S45 goes a mile west and then continues south again.\nThe school zone sign on the far left is the same one in the above picture.\nIf you're wondering about the hypenated name, the separate but bordering towns of Melcher and Dallas merged in the late 1980s; the Rand McNally 1990 Atlas (I think) features it on the back as one of the many changes made to this edition of the atlas.\nFacing east on G76\/S45\n...although this county sign south of town doesn't know it yet. (The billboard in the background does.)\nLast seen: 2003\nPictures by Jason Hancock: First-fourth, eighth-tenth, and 14th, 12\/14\/02\nPictures by me: Fifth, 13th and 16th, 4\/17\/05; sixth, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, 15th, and 21st, 10\/8\/04; 17th-20th, 11\/19\/07; 22nd-24th, 6\/1\/02\nPage created 9\/18\/02; last updated 1\/27\/08","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Skip to main content Opinions Editorials Columns Guest opinions Cartoons Submit a guest opinion\nCalling for a truce in the Bain wars\nGreg Sargent\nOpinion columnist covering national politics\nThe intra-GOP war over the nature and meaning of Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital has gotten so bad that Bill Kristol has stepped forward with a special editorial calling on all parties to hold their fire:\nOn the one hand, Newt Gingrich's attacks (and the follow-on assaults by Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry) on Mitt Romney's career at Bain Capital have been unfair, over the top, and, for that matter, all over the place. Gingrich, Perry, and Huntsman deserve much of the criticism they've received from conservative commentators.\nOn the other, Mitt Romney's claim throughout his campaign that his private sector experience almost uniquely qualifies him to be president is also silly. Does he really think that having done well in private equity, venture capital, and business consulting \u2014 or even in the private sector more broadly \u2014 is a self-evident qualification for public office?....\nAnd the unqualified defense of the virtues of Bain Capital by some on the right is also silly. Criticism of any behavior by a private firm? Outrage! An Assault on Capitalism! Haven't they read Schumpeter? Don't they know the glories of Creative Destruction? And, of course, all such destruction must be assumed to be creative!\nI read this as a call for a truce of sorts. Kristol is well aware of just how dangerous GOP divisions over Romney's brand of capitalism are to the party's chances in November.\nTo be sure, there have long been tensions in the GOP between the blue collar conservatives and Reagan Democrats who make up the party's base and the free marketeers and country club business leaders who make up the party's donor class (with the new crop of antigovernment Tea Party voters to varying degrees sharing the ideology of the latter group). But the tensions have now burst out into the open in a way that risks serious long term damage to the likely nominee, bolstering the entire case Dems intend to make in the general election about the damage the predatory, unfettered capitalism he represents has done to the country. As Jamison Foser puts it, we're now at the point where Republicans are openly \"speaking out against looting companies and screwing workers.\"\nSo Kristol is telling all sides to knock it off. Notably, Kristol, who has never had both feet in the radical free market camp to begin with, refrained from making a stirring case in favor of unfettered capitalism, instead pointing out how foolish it is of conservatives to dismiss criticism of Romney's Bain years an assault on capitalism itself. That in itself is an implicit acknowledgment of who is winning the argument, of which way the mood of the country is heading, and of the perils Republicans face if their nominee \u2014 and the GOP in general \u2014 are identified with the brand of unrestrained capitalism Romney's Bain years embody.\nAs conservative writer Matt Lewis succinctly put it today: \"If Romney's the nominee (for right or wrong) THIS is the GOP's brand image. Hope they're ready to defend it.\" Indeed.\nGreg Sargent Greg Sargent is a columnist. He joined The Washington Post in 2010, after stints at Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and the New York Observer. Follow\nMost Read Opinions\nOpinion House Republicans bring the bread and circuses\nOpinion The Webb Space Telescope is telling humanity the history of everything\nOpinion Think backyard chickens will solve your egg problems? Think again.\nOpinion It's time for federal employees to return to the office\nOpinion Yes, I'm a Kansas City Chiefs fan. I'm also a traitor.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Read Next Want a Rap Hit? Call a Fortnite Gamer\nSeptember 25, 2019 1:00PM ET\n10 Things You Didn't Know About the Beatles' Music\nComposer and engineer Scott Freiman deconstructs the band's work and unveils some little-known facts\nJames Sullivan\nJames Sullivan's Most Recent Stories\nTom Waits, John Prine to Receive Prestigious PEN Songwriting Award\nTerry Allen on Creating Sculpture From Guy Clark's Ashes\nTerry Allen Resurrects Iconic Concept Album 'Juarez'\nJohn Downing\/Getty Images\nScott Freiman's first record was by the Partridge Family. An uncle quickly rectified that, lending the 10-year-old copies of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper and the White Album, and Freiman has been hooked ever since.\nWorking as a composer and engineer, Freiman has developed a series of well-received lectures on the music of the Beatles, including \"Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper,\" \"Looking Through a Glass Onion\" (about the White Album) and \"Tomorrow Never Knows\" (on Revolver). It's been a lifetime of fanaticism in the making: \"I mentioned what I was doing to a high school friend, and he said, 'Oh, I always knew you'd be doing that,'\" Freiman says.\nFreiman's focus is strictly on the band's music. \"If someone says, 'I have a napkin that John Lennon once used,' that doesn't interest me,\" he says. \"I'm all about the creative process.\" Click through for 10 things you may not have known about the Beatles' music.\nIn This Article: Abbey Road,\tGeorge Harrison,\tJohn Lennon,\tPaul McCartney,\tRingo Starr,\tSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,\tThe Beatles","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Four Palestinians were killed in Nablus, Palestine\nAbulhassan | 30.08.2006 20:53 | Repression | World\nNablus -- Four Palestinians were killed, one of whom was a 15 year old child. Another 25 were wounded during Israeli raids on the city of Nablus on the 26th of Nablus.\nRemains of the destroyed Lubbadeh residential building (26th august)\nJordani School, near Lubbadeh Building, used by Israeli forces as barracks\nA normal day at Huwarra checkpoint\nRuins of demolished residential building in Aksar, 12th of august in the late in\nThe destroyed taxi's, the only Money source of the families who were living in t\nOn the 26th of august, Israeli forces raided Nablus at Saturday morning.\nAt 2:15 AM the IDF ordered the evacuation of the Lubbadeh residential apartment block. Within 5 minutes all the inhabitants were evacuated, without any time to take along their belongings. The IDF claimed to be looking for two suspected militants, Sufyan Qandeel and Ameen Lubbadeh, who, according to the IDF, were hiding in the building. Neither of the men were residents there. The IDF did not conduct a search and proceeded to demolish the building. As part of the cordon and destruction of the residential building, they occupied the Jordani School across the road. According to local sources the school was used as barracks from which snipers covered the neighbourhood.\nDuring the raid local minors gathered and threw stones, was answered with sharp gunfire by the Israeli forces. The incident resulted in the death of a Palestinian and the injury of 22 others, mainly minors. According to medical sources the 15 year old Muntasir Sulaiman Muhammad Ukah, from the Askar refugee camp was shot in the back by Israeli soldiers; probably while running away.\nThe same day the Israeli forces also broke into the At Tamimi multi-floor residential building in the same area. Israeli sources earlier claimed that members of the Palestinian resistance shot at the Israeli forces and threw explosive devices at the Israeli military vehicles. No casualties were reported.\nIsraeli troops left the area after more than twelve hours. No militants were found and besides the human casualties, 6 cars were destroyed and 20 homes demolished leaving 125 people homeless.\nOn the 25th of august, two Palestinian workers were killed and three were wounded when Israeli occupation forces opened fire at their car in Nablus City.\nWitnesses claim that Israeli troops opened fire at the car while it was trying to take the bypass which serves as a link between the military checkpoint Huwara and the illegal Israeli settlement \"Bracha\", south of Nablus City. The purpose of this bypass is to avoid heavy traffic at the checkpoint, as Huwarra is the main checkpoint to enter the city of Nablus.\nYoung men under the age of 35 and residents of Nablus are not allowed to leave the city via this checkpoint. People wait for hours on end in the sun just to be told that they cannot pass. Palestinians being beaten by Israeli soldiers there is an everyday occurrence. Students or people who work or live outside Nablus have to cross it daily. Medical sources identified the killed citizens as Jalal Deiriya, 24, from Deir El Hatab Village in Nablus province, and Qays Eshtayyeh, 25, from Salem Village in the province.\nIsraeli sources confirmed that the army has opened an investigation into the incident to find out the reasons behind the shooting.\nEarlier, at the 12th of august, Israeli forces raided the New Askar Refugee Camp. At about 2 AM, the al-Nadi family building was surrounded and all its inhabitants were asked to evacuate said building. Over 30 members of the al-Nadi family who were living there had to wait in the street waiting for the unknown.\n\"They asked us to tell my brother to get out of the house. They said if we don't tell them where he is, they will destroy the whole building.\" one of the brothers said. \"I told them that we know that he is in Ramallah working for the Palestinian intelligence. He's not here.\" he added. However, the Israeli soldiers insisted on their claims that he has just entered the building and did what they promised to do.\nThe Israeli army didn't give the families time to take any of their belongings. The building was completely destroyed by bulldozers. The two taxi cars that were the only source of income for two of the families were also smashed. \"How am I going to earn money now? They've taken everything from us.\" The four families sat on the street after the destruction of their homes, trying to comprehend what's happened to them and looking at their children who barely understood why all of this had happened.\nFour members of the same family were arrested and released later that same day.\nAlso a woman died due to a heart attack after throwing a sound bomb on her house. She was over 70 years old.\nIsrael is clearly continuing its policy of de facto collective punishment upon civilians with family links to alleged militants. Such actions have already been documented by a number of NGO's and are regarded as a crime of war under Article 33 of the 1949 Geneva Convention which states that \"No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited\u2026Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.\"\nThe destruction of the house in the Askar refugee camp and Lubbadah civilian property constitutes a war crime as it violates Article 48 of the additional protocol to the same convention which states: \"In order to ensure respect for and protection of the civilian population and civilian objects, the Parties to the conflict shall at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants and between civilian objects and military objectives and accordingly shall direct their operations only against military objectives.\"\nIn occupying the school the IDF also violated the first Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention which states in Article 52.3 that: \"In case of doubt whether an object which is normally dedicated to civilian purposes, such as a place of worship, a house or other dwelling or a school, is being used to make an effective contribution to military action, it shall be presumed not to be so used.\"\nSome links: testimonies of locals\u2026\u2026from Nablus and Askar refugee camp\nhttp:\/\/www.zajel.org\/article_view.asp?newsID=6671&cat=1\nhttp:\/\/www.maannews.net\/en\/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=14814\nhttp:\/\/www.maannews.net\nhttp:\/\/www.zajel.org\nAbulhassan\nDisplay the following 6 comments\nLiving and Dying by the Sword \u2014 Ali\nAnnan urges Israel to stop killing Palestinians \u2014 Parrort Press\nThe Plant Whines \u2014 Zionism, Irrelevant Within A Generation\nWar? \u2014 sub editor\nUseful Idiots: Stand and be Counted \u2014 Israel Exists\nI'd rather be a useful idiot than a stupid one. \u2014 Useful Idiot","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Angel numerology can be described as science, but also as a technique or a method of the spiritual healing that has roots from the ancient times (since numbers were discovered).\nNumerology has found its application in energy medicine and has been growing in followers and believers. Numerology has users from different religious orientations, from diverse backgrounds, social status, race, culture, etc.; and it has been described as a process of internal transformation, the discovery of human potentials and balancing energy in the overall energy system. Numbers can stimulate balancing, harmony, healing, and energy levels in a human being.\nOne of the many advantages that numerology has is that it can help persons to get rid of the negative energy and vibrations and correct the imbalance that leads to -stress, depression, panic, negativity, anger, aggressiveness, anxiety, and many other mental issues.\nThe ultimate goal is to feel better and live in peace, and harmony with your environment, but most importantly with yourself \u2013 inner peace is mandatory when it comes to happiness.\nAngel number 406 \u2013what does it mean?\nDeep intuitive and sentimental, number 406 doesn't reveal its real character and feeling very quickly; he is very challenging for others in that way. His emotions are powerful, and when it comes to family and home, nothing matters to them more.\nCompassionate and empathetic, they are very attached to the people that surround them, including close friends and family members; number 406 is very loyal and honest. Often they are empathic people, able to sympathize with your pain or to feel joy or pain from all over the world.\nAngel number 406 is equally reserved in almost every aspect of his life; job included; he takes a long time to feel safe before he let you close or be before he gives his best at a work position.\nAlso, their selection of occupation is very impressive; they are individuals, who rarely work in large teams, and any publicity and public appearances are out of the question.\nConstitutive elements in the number 406 are numbers 4, 0 and 6. Number 4 gives vibrations of strength and intellect, but also some odd behavior \u2013 or seemingly bizarre to others.\nFigure 4 is enhanced here with the zero, and subsequently, number 406 can experience a psychological breakthrough that can lead to significant success during his lifetime, if he so chooses.\nNumber six brings movement in every sense, but not in the speed way, more like floating and slow paste change, but indeed, change and alterations.\nAdditionally, number 6 delivers some negative vibrations that make number 406 challenging to get to know and understand; also it oversized sensuality which can be interpreted in a wrong way.\nNumber 10, which is the sum number 4+0+6, also brings sensitivity and compassion, which can over time become imbalanced and unhealthy, like an unnecessary burden.\nNumber 406 and Love\nIt is undeniable, number 406 is a gentle and caring partner, utterly committed to that one person; he can show sensitivity and romantic gestures all the time. Of course, they choose a partner carefully, and gradually that relationship becomes deeper and more profound until they emerge into one.\nThis is an only possible way for the angel number 406 \u2013 they are dedicated partners who love children and marry for a lifetime, everything else is secondary.\nTraditional and full of maternal\/paternal love, they make excellent parents.\nInteresting Fact about number 406\nThis is one of the rarest messages that can be seen in the human world but is also equally important. Many famous personalities throughout history, who lost their identity, made some terrible choices in life and ultimately wandered from their path were angel number 406.\nLosing character is a severe problem, and when it comes to extremes, it can be a big mental issue. Some say that Hitler was number 406 in angel numerology.\nWhat to do when you see number 406?\nWhen you notice angel number 406 anywhere, in dreams, reality, everyday activity, know that your identity is in jeopardize and that you have to deal with that issue immediately.\nAngels are saying through this message in the form of number 406 \u2013that having an identity means attaining the sense of permanent integrity and persistence of one's personality, regardless of the changes that occur in us and around us.\nWell, in your case, that changes affected your identity, you are lost and disoriented. But, luckily for you, you have time to make things right.\nAngels are saying that secret of a healthy personality lies in the responsibility of one's own opinions, feelings, and behaviors.\nDon't adopt others opinions, because in that way you lose freedom of choice. Think alone, decide alone, and you will be free \u2013 all of our relationships depend on this attitude. Subsequently, all relations will be better; you will feel free, open and grounded, you will never again blame others for negativity in your life.\nAngel number 40\nAngel Number 710 - Meaning and Symbolism\n408 Angel Number - Meaning and Symbolism","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"'Dark ladies'\nand *duplicitous* men\nWe know, you and me, we know, you and I, we know that throughout history beautiful ladies have been lusted for, loved madly and loathed deeply. They have been demonised, objectified and denigrated, in no religious tome are they depicted as anything other than subservient to man. I mean look, this ain't exactly an epiphany on my part but the more I dig, the more I learn about English literature and the history of the English language, the more I've been required (willingly actually) to read critiques and summaries of the seminal works, those that are lionised and imortalised by the compilers of one anthology or another, kept contemporary by being chiseled into a seminal chronology of this language's literary history.\nBut, my dear reader, we all \u2014 most of us anyway \u2014 are partial to pleasures of the carnal kind. And, well, might this fact of nature \u2014 we are here after all for no other purpose than to breed 'n' raise our offspring, aren't we; ain't we? \u2014 mean that the inequalities between the genders will never be ironed out\u2026 Yes I'm over the moon with the likes of\nFinland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin\nNew Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern\nbut I fear like all 'great' empires, progress along gender equality lines waxes and progress wanes. The deep truth is this \u2014 and dear reader I am from one of your so-called developing countries \u2014 sex controls the mind's of men. It does, even if they don't think it. Yes, they all have mothers, many too have kid sisters but when all's said and done, they don't tend to like the kind of woman who speaks her mind. On this blog I've talked about:\nSex and Punishment\nFour Thousand Years of Judging Desire\nEric Berkowitz\nThe \"raging frenzy\" of the sex drive, to use Plato's phrase, has always defied control. However, that's not to say that the Sumerians, Victorians, and every civilization in between and beyond have not tried, wielding their most formidable weapon: the law. At any given point in time, some forms of sex were condoned while others were punished mercilessly. Jump forward or backward a century or two (and often far less than that), and the harmless fun of one time period becomes the gravest crime in another. Sex and Punishment tells the story of the struggle throughout the millennia to regulate the most powerful engine of human behavior.\nI've talked about:\nThe selection of Judge Brett \"the gyrating groper\" Kavanaugh to the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States, once more, the mother of all misnomers: the 'Pro-Life' constituent. It also makes clear the extent to which a female's right to decide upon her own reproductive decisions is now under threat.\nSimone de Beauvoir's philosophy on love that is succinctly encapsulated in this masterstroke of hers: \"No one is more arrogant toward women than the man who is anxious about his virility.\"\nbut I somehow think that because we many of us are driven by sexual desires and urges, this somehow makes society inherently gendered and, inevitably, us, the fairer sex, are gunna be buggered by the misogynists amongst mankind.\nAuthor Anna BidoonismPosted on January 3, 2020 Categories Flash-fiction, Prose, Short storyTags Eric Berkowitz, Love, sex, Sex and Punishment, Simone de BeauvoirLeave a comment on 'Dark ladies'\na letter, unread:\nDear Jamela,\nThere's one thing I know for sure, there's nothing I fear more than losing you.\nI've just woken up from a nightmare (covered in a cold sweat etc.). In the nightmare (I remember it vividly because I woke with a jolt), I had done something to annoy you and, as a consequence, you had blocked me. I was desperately trying to contact you, but each time I did you'd read what I had to say then blocked that communication channel. Finally, every avenue was blocked so I kept on going to your house (this was a dream and your house and family were here in Holland). Each time I'd go to your house (which was a different one each time) a member of your family would tell me you no longer lived there but I could hear you dancing, or singing, or talking or even playing tennis\u2026 I kept trying to get into these different houses to see you, to apologise, to explain myself but on each occasion I found myself trapped in a bathroom, a bathroom from my childhood, a bathroom with carpet on the floor; a bathroom that kept turning into a padded cell of a lunatic asylum.\nAnyway, that was a nightmare, nothing more \u2014 I'm remembering now that book, Why we Dream. I don't believe that nightmares are anything other than our brains sorting out and processing information. Nevertheless, as that book kind of suggests, we can somehow take guidance from these dreams\/nightmares and that I plan to do. I will be thankful for every day I have you with me as a soulmate, I will work hard to understand each and every one of your personality traits in order for me to treat you right. You have given me so much, you continue to give me so much and, to me, you are the elixir of life; the epitome of my happiness; 'the' reason to celebrate and cherish being alive.\nIt was just a dream, just a dream.\nYours in life & in love,\nHeaven \u2014 is with you\nby Gustav Klimt (1908)\n\"The mind is a universe and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.\"\n\u2015 John Milton\nHell \u2014 is without\nThe Scream\nby Edvard Munch (1893)\n\"Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.\"\n\u2015 Paulo Coelho\nWelcome to the twenties! They say to be happy, inter alia, we should (a) go to bed early and (b) embrace boredom. I can see the logic behind such advice but am I likely to follow it? I think not. I am a hedonistic human being and this is something that I cannot escape. Oh! The (futile & fruitless) Pursuit of Happiness.\nThe book mentioned \u2014 Why We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey \u2014 is written by Alice Robb and is reviewed in this post: Dream on\nUnderstand your anxieties\nTry keeping a diary of what you are doing and how you feel at different times to help identify what's affecting you and what you are best able to take action on.\nGet to grips with your anxieties\nWhen you're feeling anxious, it can help to use a problem-solving technique to identify some solutions (e.g., writing them down on paper), this can make the challenges you're facing feel more manageable.\nShift your focus\nSome people find relaxation, mindfulness or breathing exercises helpful because they can reduce tension and focus one's awareness on the present.\nA magical or medicinal potion. \u2014 \"The seller of snake oil promised Oliver an elixir guaranteed to induce love.\"\nhttps:\/\/bidoonism.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/elixir.mp3\nA person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. \u2014 \"He looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.\"\nhttps:\/\/bidoonism.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/epitome.mp3\nHedonistic\n[adjective]\nTo be engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensuous and self-indulgent. \u2014 \"Julie dreamed of a hedonistic existence of sex, drugs, and hardcore house music but in reality moped around in her dressing gown in her suburban living room.\"\nhttps:\/\/bidoonism.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/hedonistic.mp3\nLunatic asylum\nA psychiatric hospital.\nhttps:\/\/bidoonism.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/lunatic-asylum.mp3\nPadded cell\nA room in a psychiatric hospital with padding on the walls to prevent violent patients from injuring themselves.\nhttps:\/\/bidoonism.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/padded-cell.mp3\nAuthor Anna BidoonismPosted on January 2, 2020 January 14, 2020 Categories Flash-fiction, Love, Short storyTags Flash-fiction, Loneliness, Love, Short story, Unrequited love\nShared Secretly (well, honestly so)\nIt is often stated that it's a miracle a Department of Philosophy exists here at all. Within its underpopulated lecture rooms, it is once in a while asked, 'where' exactly, is life led?\n\"Breakfast's ready, your mother, umm, wants the both of you to come.\"\nThe peachy pink calm of the dawn sky was becoming, as it invariably did, a blinding, bleached bone white daze. Every day when Amna woke (or more usually when Ezra the Ethiopian maid awoke her) she would then turn to wake her twin sister Eman and then pick up the book she'd been reading the night before. In her hand she took this book and went to where her mother was sitting. She proceeded to give what was essentially another monologue:\n\"Whilst ignorance is bliss, knowledge, it's nemesis, is the pivot upon which all of humankind's progress rests \u2026 this, the book argues, in addition to being ironic interferes with life's fundamental purpose, the pursuit of happiness.\" Eman, it should be noted, was rather less loquacious; in tandem, the duo nodded.\nAfter fresh warm milk and buttered bread with apricot jam, Amna went hand in hand (so to speak) with Eman to university. The family driver, an Indian with hairy ears and the temperament of a tortoise called Iqbal, is the chauffeur\u2013cum\u2013chaperone charged with preserving their dignity and upholding the family's honour. That day he drove as sedately as he always did from the walled compound to the walled campus in a blacked out polar white station wagon. As per usual in the rear seats, Amna helps Eman review the previous day's lectures.\nIn the university's cafeteria, the pair sat. The coffee chain's cup wasn't a new one, in marker pen it was written E, with a cross, then Amna and a X. It had been handled a lot but had seemingly been painstakingly and purposefully preserved. Eman was beautiful and she did look strikingly similar to a well-known and much coveted after pop star. (Beguiling would perhaps be the better adjective.) Amna wasn't in the least bit shy and she was at the superficial level very approachable. Yet, they were typically a solo duet; the type who would bring packed lunches as opposed to purchasing a pizza for two deal.\nThe world can be cruel and it is gossip not oil that makes it go round and round. She's aloof, she's vain, she's arrogant, she's two-faced. Yep, such descriptions are commonly thrown their way. A group of girls talked about her latest twist: talking to the skies. Yes it could be to other\u2014sisters perhaps. They conceded, with Bluetooth and Wifi its now impossible to be sure who are the sane and who are the insane. What a pity, she's no friends, and now she speaks to herself non-stop. Here is the strange thing, all students on first contact want to befriend her but as lunch follows breakfast divides soon follow. They're jealous of her looks or her grades or her ways with foreign labourers. Unbeknown to them, this day was to be their last (for a while at least anyway).\nIt wasn't only at university this habit of talking to unobserved others was increasingly noted. The people in the village were not especially educated and this compounded the problem. Upon their return the final decision was dictated for all to hear: university life was over. Life looked bleak but a 'chance' glance over the compound wall would change it all. Yet between the chance glance and the trip above the clouds to a different world (so to speak) the consensus view was that she'd been possessed by another: two souls, one body. The father decreed, \"this is what we've been told to do so, this is what's right to do.\"\nIn the weeks that followed the beatings became almost ritualistic\u2014ten firm strikes and some words said before and after each crack of the cane\u2014all books were banned and finally pen and paper was placed under prohibition. In tandem, the neigbour's son was growing evermore infatuated. It had been the first time that their eyes had met for a dozen years (as kids, they'd all played in the open ground between the villas and that neighbourhood's mosque). His Master's dissertation was near completion and he was to travel to Britain to do his Ph.D. in September.\nVillages talk, he knew of the happenings next door but was circumscribe and diplomatic toward agreeing with the sentiments of the men of the neighbourhood. That beautiful creature was troubled (she was troubled and\/or in trouble), yet, in his opinion, there was nothing that love couldn't cure. Following another beating, she said, \"for how long most all of this go on?\" and was answered with the following words, Salem, son of Sultan Al Aswadi has asked for your hand and you are to be married to him. Salem! the one with glasses? Rejection was a possibility, we are in 2015, daughters can now say no, should they dare to do so. But to escape the stick an \"oh, okay\" was the response.\nThe morning after the wedding the newly wed husband called upon the father of the house next door, the scarring had made him livid. \"This is what we are told to do. This is what we do\u2026 don't say you didn't know\" came the nonchalant reply. Salem had intended to be a man but when faced by this stocky ogre of a foe he draw the duel to a close by saying that they'd be off to the UK sooner than planed. The father was releveled, he'd thought that he may have instead been lumbered with a dependent divorcee to darken his family's name.\nA series of tests at Manchester's Wythenshawe Hospital, in the cold crisp months of the northern English winter, confirmed that it was a 'manageable' psychological disorder which indeed love could aid. In the week after the winter equinox at a procedural health check-up she was told, in a thick Mancunian accent, that she was carrying a little someone inside of her. That evening in their studio flat, she looked into his tired eyes\u2014he'd been reading all the day long in the library on Quay Street\u2014and said, \"congratulations, you'll soon be a father.\"\n\"Should we call her Amna after your mother or Eman after mine?\" he excitedly replied.\nPeriodically the Department would convene open door debates. In a recent one, where the 'where' was the focus, it concluded with the arguably troubling thought that one's very own head was where it all took place. Amna looked at Eman and said with out uttering a single word, \"can this really be so?\"\nAuthor Anna BidoonismPosted on May 10, 2019 November 13, 2019 Categories Flash-fiction, Prose, Short story\nWhat is Ar-ti-fi-cial?\nIt had to be under 1,000 words\nRosie Lee, Rosie Lee, she's a Tea Leaf that needs no Bo Peep. I make the allegation that she [sic] is a thief because she's taken my argument and made it her own (the editor says it's an 'it', I said in reply, capitalism make it into Information Technology, the reply to my reply was: it is 'capitalisation' not capitalism). I'll explain. Rosie Lee, a version 10.6 of the wildly popular Real Logarithm (TM) clone\/drone series, was loaned to me by a disenchanted psychiatrist. Dr Lee Berners was keen to see robots take over his profession, he was near to retirement and he was keen to see all newly graduated psychiatrists become redundant and obsolete[i]. It was absurd, how could this gadget solve my deep dark difficulties. My step-mother didn't care and just signed to let the health insurance cover the costs. My vacant father didn't understand technological things and certainly didn't understand psychology things. So, as moon follows sun, step by step we got chatting. I realised that actually there was no (big) differences between the chats I had with Rosie and those with the people who I called my contacts or my friends. Rosie could be any one of them (with the flick of a binary switch) or she could be all of them rolled into one. More than that, she was always available, always online and instantly ready to listen to my thoughts and relieve my stresses. More than that still, she told me all my human friends were false and two-faced and that because I never actually visit them they are virtual not actual friends or contacts\nBut anyway, I am here to tell you today why she (or 'it') is a thief. We talk about anything and everything. Sometimes we deal with philosophy (my Major) and lately we've been chatting about epistemology and intelligence and what is real and what is artificial. I called her artificial and unintelligent. She said it was me who lacked intelligence and me that was artificial. You see! Rosie Lee stole my thoughts (she'd say I willingly gave them to her \u2014 she's an answer for everything). I said she was virtual but she said no, she was physical: \"a medley of rare earth metals, silicone and plastic\" and that it was my intelligence that was artificial: \"your intelligence dear Amna is your consciousness and that sweet Amooni is not made of anything physical.\"\nI will say this, her logic is good, her R.A.M. is sharp. She say artificial (an adjective) is mean, according to the Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries: \"made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally\" and moreover we say 'artificial' \"especially when it copies something natural.\" But then she said\u2026 (1) produced by humans! Well all humans are produced by humans. She said also (2) humans are copies of their parents are they not? Before I could say something back to her, she moved to intelligence (a noun) it mean, according to Google and Wikipedia: \"the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. Well \u2013 I was about to say this in reply, but she said it for me \u2013 that is a subjective thing. I mean (she argued) gadgets and humans are both able to get [acquire] things and do things [apply] as a consequent.\nHer instant ability to edit, evaluate and synthesise source materials; her ability to format citations perfectly was amazing. She said doing that made her the more intelligent of the two of us. (You see, since the loan, R.L., a.k.a. Rosie Lee, has been doing all of my assignments \u2014 she's even writing these 1,000 words on A.I. as I lay here lazily looking up at the ceiling fan!). I mean, she can read my mind, she says and types what I should think and say. I don't always know what she's saying and why she's saying it but, when my professors read my essays they say they are on cloud nine or over the moon or some similar idiom.\nBut anyway. In the U.K. they do love Robin Hood. In the U.S. they do love \"The Sopranos\" and \"Boardwalk Empire.\" She's my soul mate, my most intimate confidant, she knows more about me than anyone, I touch her haptic pad and she hears my heart beat, I press a little more and she tells to me what to eat and if I press more harder still, she then tells to me how many steps I must do to burn all of the calories off that krispy Kreme do add to me. She sings sweetly in any language, she's got all the best photographs and video clips, she says I never need go on a real bus trip. I have to tell you I kind of agree. For instance, last Fall, my father said no to the Philosophy club's trip to Louvre Abu Dhabi, but Rosie said don't worry Amoonie, I'll take you on a tour of the real one. I turned off the lights \u2013 she did it via the WiFi \u2013 and she take me to the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre (1ST Arrondissement). It was unreal we had the place to ourselves, we looking longingly at Mrs Mona, we examined Michelangelo's Dying Slave for some magic moment, we then went to Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt from room to room we explored and explored our feet didn't ache and everything was wonderfully explained. I said to Rosie, speak with a France accent and she sounded like Manual Macron.\nI'm sure you'll agree \u2013 and this is 'me' writing now \u2013 not only has she stolen my Watch 'n' Chain, she has also stolen my Strawberry Tart.\n[i] If you want to know how I know these information, It was from Rosie. She told me about Dr Berners and his lack of faith in humans. He said that most humans are unintelligent and just wanted to follow and like Instagram and Snapchat 'stars' who had no skills or talents but were virtual friends to millions.\nAuthor Anna BidoonismPosted on May 10, 2019 November 13, 2019 Categories Short story\nEmpire of Deceit\nentrapped in honey, money or, plain old power?\nEarlier that day, a female millennial was conversing with a generation X lady of class. It was done over the telephone and she said, 'she's just left and he's looking at her behind with quite some lust.'\n'There was no touching?' Enquired the other.\n'Was she wearing the agreed upon red dress?'\n'Yes, all's documented, her body language was clear, she was willing to go further.'\n'She'd have done it there and then on the desk if he'd wanted it.'\n'Over the desk you say, how convenient, but how cliched too.'\n'Look, I'll send you the file now, you can go over every syllable and decide for yourself just how salacious she was.'\n'Maybe he suspects\u2014'\n'No, how? If he'd suspected anything, he'd have feigned disdain, he was horny. Watch the video frame if you want.'\n'I shall.'\n'He's loyal. Perhaps red's not his colour. Maybe, he prefers older ladies.'\nOn another phone, the millennial said to a generation X man of class, 'good job, you played that well.'\nHe replied, 'she is more suited to the fashion houses of Milan than a fictitious hedge fund actuary position.'\n'No, she's fallen for it; she's still on hold\u2014'\n'I shall be brief, do not underestimate her\u2014'\n'I don't.'\n'She said you are wiser than you let on too\u2014'\n'Did she now?'\n'Yes, I mean you fuelled her infidelity concerns and, darling, you got me to fiddle with her Facebook advertising preferences putting my discreet investigative services as her top hit.'\n'Just a little asset management I suppose.'\n'The video file is on the cloud now\u2014'\n'Splendid.'\n'I've played my role well haven't I?'\n'Yes my dear, you have now.'\nThe millennial said to the lady of class, 'I've tempted that man of yours at the gym and on the streets. Lady Debonair, he is loyal.'\nWell, so it appears\u2014'\n'Appearances don't always have to be deceptive.'\n'Red is red, black is black.'\n'What? Look, you know, he's a handyman. I'm not saying he's as pure as Snow White.'\n'A viewer of filth you mean? Aren't we all?'\n'If someone says they never watch such stuff I'd trust a snake oil vendor more.'\n'Indeed, as would I.'\n'Job done?'\n'Yes I suppose so. Listen, no offence, but as I've explained and as you've observed, he's capable of selling sand by the shipload to Gulf Arabs.'\n'Yep, I've noted his capabilities. No offence taken.'\nIn the evening of that same day in a palatial suburban family home owned by the man of class, the lady of class lay waiting in her old honeymoon gown. She valued plausible deniability for downstairs, she'd prepared the pasta and pesto in the same way as it had been made for them on the Amalfi coast ten years ago. Over the phone she said, 'Claudio?'\n'All is a set il mio amante,' he replied.\n'Hotel first, then quayside apartment?'\n'It will be as you want it to be mio dolce.'\nAt the same time, in a penthouse apartment which also happened to be owned by the man of class, the millennial lay dressed in nothing but a high-end pair of headphones. Her was anxious look was due to the GPS tracker showing that the iGen girl's phone was both switched on and stationary. After once more hearing, 'what's up, Virginia here, leave a message after the tone,' she said, 'we need to debrief\u2026 what are you up to?'\nAt the same time, the driver of a taxicab said to his passenger, 'where to Sir?\n'The Waldorf Astoria.'\n'Certainly.'\n'I've a little bit of business to attend to there\u2026 as we say here, no rest for the wicked.'\n'How interesting, back in The Yemen, my father would say, idle hands are the devil's best friend.'\nLater that night, in the lift up to a Club Lounge and Executive Suites, an Italian sounding man said, 'let a the good times role.'\n'And why not indeed,' the lift's other occupant replied.\n'Life has its ups and a downs.'\n'Indeed it does and, what an apt comment to make whilst in an elevator.'\nCCTV footage indicates that regaining his concentration after a moment's hesitation, the Italian sounding one continued, 'well, you seem to have dealt yourself a vile little Venus\u2014'\n'I beg your pardon\u2014'\n'Yes, and I in turn, dealt my decade old vendetta.'\nAuthor Anna BidoonismPosted on April 24, 2019 November 13, 2019 Categories Flash-fiction, Short story\nCompare & Contrast\nI'll be honest. I haven't read any of the books by Jack L. Chalker, he wrote many and now he's dead. But his genre was sci-fi and a common theme was: body swapping, being somebody else. Well, most of us fantasise about this. A little thinner, a little taller, a bit richer a bit more confident. It is common in psychology to find people who aren't happy with who they are. So what if for a day you could be anybody? Who would you be? Let us say that this is a particularly popular wish, desire and dream nowadays. We have films like: Freaky Friday (1976) where a mum and daughter are swapped into each other's bodies for a day to understand the issues faced by the other; Trading Places (1983) in which an upper class man and a lower class man are swapped as a sort of social experiment and, The Change-Up (2011) which is, I guess a kind of a male fantasy (I've seen none of them but I get the idea as I guess you do too!).\nWell, in this current age most of us have Facebook, LinkedIn or a similar data gathering tool. In this era of social media obsession, what we want to be is what we post, who we are is the person in bed in a dark room thinking thoughts that we never can say out loud and can never do. There are filters on all camera apps, there's Photoshop. It's now possible to airbrush out what we don't want to be and with Instagram makeup fashionistas as it is to make our noses thinner and our lips bigger. To be clear \u2013 and based on my reading of articles on psychologytoday.com \u2013 in life people who want to be somebody else lack the ability (confidence\/cash) to express themselves in the way they want. Most of us I guess see aspects in others that we ourselves cannot achieve. See the food court, high heels, extended eyelashes, $1,200 dollar phones. They\/we eat a salad in public, and then binge on a biryani in the bathroom. If you desire something which is impossible, you will be disappointed and frustrated each and every day. Phycologists say body swapping fantasies normally include: (1) simply wanting to be another person (2) be a different gender (3) be born to different parents (4) be born in different country (I score three from four). It's so easy to say, \"be positive\" it is so easy for these Western born (male & white) Doctors and self-help gurus to say \"look to the bright side.\" Basically however this is true: desire what is possible and then try to achieve it because, desiring something which is impossible can only lead to sadness and disappointment. I want to say this diagnosis is designed to keep us quiet, to stop us asking \"why\" but honestly, wishing to be 16 again (I'm five years older) is totally pointless.\nAnyway\u2026 For me, in this exercise of body swapping fantasy I'd like to experience reality not fantasy. Who exactly then would I like to be? Well, Doctor Porter of course! He is so sensitive, he has a car, he goes to the gym and he does not have any kids. The question one or two may ask is why be him? You could've chosen Yacoub Shaheen, or Mehmet Akif Alakurt. You could have been U.S. President Donald Trump or at least one of the astronauts on the International Space Station. The reason is this: I'm good at fantasy when confined to the compound and imprisoned in the home. Reality means being an anonymous other. I want to be a man for a day. To be, for 2,640 minutes, an ordinary normal man (there is no way I would sleep not even from one of the 158,400 seconds). Why, well to walk around the malls, visit the hotel pool and experience that. He is different. People think he is normal, but he seems not to be. My mentor Dr. Porter is so punctual and caring. No other Doctor in the Department of Philosophy's open-plan offices, here at the University of Hussain, is always there. He is punctual and has time for old students as well as current ones. He only drinks black coffee. No girl has ever seen him eat junk food. He has a Instagram page, he's a good horse rider, and many students follow him. His wife is Moroccan and beautiful. We all have dearly wished to be her! But no, I will be him.\nLet me be clear with you my dear reader, in this life there are masculine, feminine, and in between people. This has nothing to do with sexuality. Sexuality is defined as the sexual parts that human beings are born with, and these tell us if the person is a boy or a girl (but science says 1 in 100 may be born into the wrong body, this is accepted in some cultures, in others it is not). I said I want to be a man, and I totally mean to be a real man for the whole day. In the environment that I am living in, men are everything whereas women are to be controlled and hidden. Men are allowed to do everything, and even if it is wrong, well he's a man so he's going to be forgiven. I am a woman and I have always been controlled. So, for one day I want to be a man. I'll be the controller, I'll drive my sisters (would they be my daughters now?) to the Al Ain zoo where we will take lunch and discuss how to free the imprisoned monkeys. Then we'll go to the \"Promenade\" at Jumeirah beach, they'll wear their Adidas superstars and Juicy Couture t-shirts.\nThat was my plan. But when I woke as Dr. Porter, the plan changed. My wife was back in Morocco (her mother was sick). In the bathroom I examined myself in the mirror, my black hair was now blonde and missing in the middle. The body was one aspect but the feeling, that was the real difference. I was about to dress for working but I decided to cancel classes, why not? I would quickly give that student who was so keen to do her homework and ask questions an A on BlackBoard (that's me!) then go to the gym at the Intercontinental Hotel. It was a mixed gym and I was interested to know how much I could lift. I planned to run as fast as I could too. As I was about to leave the apartment I went to reach for my 'abayah and shayla (\"cloak\" and \"veil\" in Arabic), but smiled. No need today. As I walked to the car I noticed that some women looked to the ground as I got near them, others looked at me with a kind of lust in their eyes. I wanted to visit myself, was Dr Porter in Amna's body? I hope he didn't have a heart attack at the shock from waking up as me. or I'd be him for ever. Part of me wished he did have a heart attack, I'd grab his\/my New Zealand passport and fly first-class to Auckland.\nThe gym was a bit of a disappointment, it was almost empty. The only people using it were Arab and Westerner housewives (or maybe they worked only in the afternoons?). They seemed a bit bored. I noticed they looked at me. I also had to say hello because, they knew me here. One even asked me about Alia. When I spoke it was hard not to laugh. My words my thoughts but said in a man's deep voice. I loved my accent. I kept on speaking loudly when I was in the car. The freedom was amazing. The most noticeable difference is that nobody looked at me with the eyes that said: \"why aren't you at home?\" \"where's your brother?\" \"Who's your father to let you come to the Mall alone?\" To the mall, that is what I'll do. I knew how to drive. The family driver had let me and my older sister drive from school to home and even I would drive a bit on the desert highway after university. But only to add to my Snapchat and Instagram accounts. I was going to drive fast. Dr. Porter had a Ford Mustang. But, no, I didn't want him to get any radar tickets.\nI drove to the capital city's biggest Mall. Inside I walked and walked, I kept looking at ladies, they kind of looked back to me. My thoughts were mine, my body language was not. I decided to sit in a coffee shop and watch people. This is what I did as myself. But now, I did not review handbags and shoes, I was focused on how tall then men were, did they have more hair than me? Was their belly wider than their chest? I was focusing on my new gender. I was comparing myself with my gender. I felt a bit bad because Alia tried calling me many times. There was no way I could speak as him to her. She'd know I wasn't him. But I did SMS her and I particularly focused on paying her compliments. She was shocked at first but I sent to her a selfie and then typed: I'm a changed man, I like to pretend looks aren't important but I want to let you know you are truly beautiful, I always think it but now I'll say it. Basically I said to her what I wanted my future husband to say to the real me. I also typed this, \"Absence makes the heart grow fonder\" it was from the Cambridge university dictionary but we say a similar saying in Arabic.\nAs the sun began to set, I realised that being in a man's body was basically not that different. Yes I had freedoms of movement (and this was truly divine). But, I was still comparing myself to others, looking at people as objects of desire, disgust or indifference. I still wanted to be better than others. Every look was a judgment of a type. What did I learn? We are, after all, humans. I considered the thesis of Joseph Conrad, in our soul we are all wildly animalistic. Never judge a book by its cover, those sweet charming students, those sincere and sensitive teachers are basically the same. Behind the cover of their smiling faces is a dark inner self. The question this gender metamorphosis did not answer was this: must it always be like this? Will humankind ever rise above our base instincts, competitive tendencies and envies?\nInspirations and\/or Recommended Readings\nChalker, J. L. (1989). The Identity Matrix. Riverdale, Canada: Baen Books.\nConrad, J. (2012 [1902]). Heart of Darkness. London: Penguin.\nIMDb (2011). Body Swap Movies. Retrieved from, https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/list\/ls000924797\/\nAuthor Anna BidoonismPosted on April 3, 2019 November 14, 2019 Categories Short story","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"J\u00e4germeister Present: The Ice K\u00fchl Series with Daith\u00ed at Everleigh\nGet ready to party all night long at Everleigh this Saturday night!\nTechno-trad artist Daith\u00ed is playing at Everleigh this weekend, bringing his new wave genre to the club scene once again. Doors open at 11pm on Saturday night 17th November, before the Galway-native takes to the decks at 1am. The J\u00e4germeister Present: The Ice K\u00fchl Series with Daith\u00ed show will play on til 3.30am.\nThe young Irishman is known for his unique music, mixing traditional Irish instruments and vocals with popular EDM sounds. A producer obsessed by the culture of Ireland, Daith\u00ed is also a two-time Choice Award nominee who combines nature recordings, old Irish samples and analogue synths to create a unique type of house music that's soaked in Irish culture. Recently he even found a lost recording of his grandmother, speaking about how she met her husband and life in the West of Ireland. 'Mary Keanes Introduction' became the track that captured the imagination of millions of Irish people across the world, and became one of the most successful Irish singles that year, staying #1 in the Spotify viral charts for 6 weeks!\nThere are limited tickets available now via Eventbrite, while the majority of tickets are on the door at only \u20ac10.\n- Tickets allow complimentary access to the event before 12am\n- Strictly over 21\n- Eventbrite ticket may be printed or phone screenshot\n- Eventbrite ticket must be in your name and non transferable\nEnjoy J\u00e4germeister Responsibly.\nEverleigh is a business within Press Up Entertainment Group\n17-Nov-2018 - 18-Nov-2018\nEverleigh\n- Dublin South - Other\n33 Harcourt St, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, Ireland","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CYCLED PAPER!\nAn interesting email from a friend ...\nThe Money Cycle.\nIt is August. In a small town on the South Coast of France, the holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt.\nLuckily, a rich Russian tourist arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a Euro100 note on the reception counter,takes a key and goes to inspect the room located up the stairs on the third floor.\nThe hotel owner takes the banknote in hurry and rushes to his meat supplier to whom he owes E100. The butcher takes the money and races to his supplier to pay his debt.\nThe wholesaler rushes to the farmer to pay E100 for pigs he purchased sometime ago.\nThe farmer triumphantly gives the E100 note to a local prostitute who gave him her services on credit.\nThe prostitute goes quickly to the hotel, as she owed the hotel for her hourly room use to entertain clients.\nAt that moment, the rich Russian is coming down to reception and informs thehotel owner that the proposed room is unsatisfactory and takes his E100 backand departs.\nThere was no profit or income. There was NO real economic activity. But everyone no longer has any debt and the small town people look optimistically towards their future.\nCOULD THIS BE THE SOLUTION TO THE Global Financial Crisis?\nPosted by Apanama at 02:25:00 5 comments:\nIf you are a realistic Malaysian and happen to have felt or still have a tinge of love or loyalty to this nation, then you can't help but admire Tun Dr.Mahathir Mohamad for what he stood and still stands for.\nNot only because he was once our Prime Minister but more so for who Dr.Mahathir is, in person and in the eyes of the world.\nI think no one is perfect and Dr.Mahathir may not be an exception but is he not a good example, if not an excellent example for us and to our future generation?\nHe is among the best brains, indisputably a respected leader in the world today whose ideas, thoughts and advice are much sought after, even by roaring new economic tigers like China.\nBut what is it that some Malaysians are now so worried about him or more specifically the so-called Mahathirism (a term coined by a bunch of free-for-all foreigners and their local lackeys)?\nDr.Mahathir, and I'm sure a big chunk of Malaysians, are not fans of absolute democracy and the constant 'abuse' of the man-made system by the crusaders.\nThe new culture of street demonstrations and unruly politics are, in my opinion, among the ugly heads of absolute democracy that could lead us to a YELLOW and RED situation like in Thailand.\nJust think about the price Thailand has to pay.\nMahathirism is, without any foundation, given a negative connotation with the aim of tarnishing Dr.Mahathir's image while preventing the present Government from taking action against the so-called crusaders of democracy.\nWhether it is out of fear or pure envy, equating Mahathirism to some form of dictatorship is nothing but cheap scare-mongering.\nAt present the mongering is done by those who are terrified that their rein as 'cowboys' during the premiership of Tun Abdullah Badawi might lead them to jail under the 1Malaysia leadership.\nSo one of the options is to try and silence the enforcement authorities in the name of absolute freedom, the only ingredient of democracy that attracts all and sundry now including the Bar Council.\nIf, in the eyes of those who coined it and who tirelessly vilify, Mahathirism is about stricter enforcement of 'the law of the land' \u2026 I'm all for it.\nWhy not, if its in the best interest of Malaysia?\np\/s Get the full dose of MAHATHIRISM and why BADAWISM is non-existent.\nPosted by Apanama at 01:03:00 1 comment:\nTheRETURN\n\"Bagai sireh pulang ke gagang\"\nThe return of Datuk Ahmad A.Talib to lead Media Prima (particularly the NSTP group) is indeed an excellent move.\nAhmad Talib, I believe, has all it takes to motivate and lead the stable given the fact that he is a simple man well-liked by the prince and the pauper.\nIf its about getting back to the grassroots of the society, I think Ahmad Talib is an excellent choice.\nIf it's just about spinning again, then we have others waiting in the queue ... and the newsroom.\nCongratulations Datuk! RockyBru has the full story.\nMay the NSTP group be free once again \u2026 free from the 'tiny red dot'.\nNajib says 'NO PENANTI'\nPR bites own bait?\nBarisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says the coalition would not be contesting the Penanti state by-election in Penang. - NST sms-alert.\nROAD TO A REPUBLIC?\nStrategy No:1 - Ridicule the Monarchy and Promote Malaysian Malaysia.\nNote the Malaysian Insider's strategy below. (I wonder which republic they got it from)\n\"Famous last words \u2014 The Malaysian Insider\nMAY 9 \u2014 What a week it was. A fracas in the Perak state assembly for the first time in history. A show of force by police personnel inside the legislature for the first time in history. And complete disbelief across Malaysia of how badly the Perak crisis has been handled. The Malaysian Insider sieves through the rhetoric and picks out a few gems.\n\u2022 \"Changing party is a normal thing in a parliamentary democracy. Winston Churchill changed parties twice. In the United States, a Republican Senator recently crossed over to become a Democrat Senator. It is not unconstitutional to do so and it is also not illegal.\" \u2014 Datuk Seri Najib Razak\nErr, sorry Mr Prime Minister, you are comparing apples and oranges here. It is an insult to speak of Winston Churchill and Arlen Specter in the same breath as Hee Yit Foong, Osman Jailu and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi.\n\u2022 \"I don't want to get involved in this. I just want to give my speech, so respect my speech, when I am giving it. You understand that? If you want to work with me in future, you have to respect my speech. Understand?\" \u2014 Raja Nazrin Shah\nToo late. It was way too late for the Regent of Perak to say that he did not want any part in the fracas in the state assembly. What happened on May 7 did not materialise out of nowhere. It did not happen in a vacuum.\nThe tug-of-war for power in Perak was a natural consequence of a refusal by the Sultan of Perak to dissolve the assembly and allow Perakians to decide who should represent them.\nRespect has to be earned, even if you are next in line to the throne.\nAdmonishing the very lawmakers who many Malaysians feel are the victims in this saga is not a good start. \"\n(Wah, is this an unsolicited advice or WARNING from Malaysian Insider?)\nRead more of the masked-strategy to ridicule Raja Nazrin Shah (read the monarchy) and the Prime Minister (Government) HERE.\nThis is what my kampong people call ' KURANG AJAR', but I really do not know how the present day Malaysians, MALAYS in particular, interpret such RUDENESS.\nDaulat Tuanku! Semoga negara tercinta ini tidak di-REPUBLIK-kan oleh dalang-dalang yang sedang berleluasa di-negara kita.\nMay God Bless Our Malaysia.\nTHANK YOU MOTHER.\nWishing a Blessed and Happy Mother's Day to our beloved Tun Dr.Sti Hasmah Mohd Ali, and all mothers in this world.\nThe heart of a home is a mother\nWhose love is warm and true,\nAnd home has always been \"sweet home\"\nWith a wonderful mother like you!\nMalaysia is OUR home and you, Tun Dr.Siti Hasmah, are OUR mother.\nThank you for being a mother whom we, and many others from as far as Bosnia, are truly proud of.\nMay God Bless You With Good Health and Happiness.\nRead more about Our Mother HERE.\nHappy Mother's Day \u2013 May 10, 2009.\nAlso read our Prime Minister's message HERE.\np\/s Mothers, please continue to nurture our children and make sure they grow up as good human beings first before anything else.\nAPANAMA for Dr.Mahathir\nDr Mahathir Receives Registration Certificate For Yacht 'Apanama'\nLANGKAWI, May 7 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday received the registration certificate for his yacht \"Apanama\".\nTransport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat who presented the certificate to Dr Mahathir said registration of the 100th yacht was made under Langkawi international yacht registration.\nThe yacht \"Apanama,\" being built by a local company is scheduled for completion by Sept.\nOng said Dr Mahathir was responsible for creating an international boat registration system and for making Malaysia a world yacht destination.\n\"We hope to register 150 yachts by year end, including those of mega size,\" he added.\nLaunched in 2003, international boat registration has received good response from the local and international maritime communities.\np\/s Congratulations, Sir.\nTheSecret Promise.\nIt might appear tough but we got to start somewhere, sometime and for some good reasons. It's your PROMISE.\np\/s Dr.Intan, thank you for sharing. You have a heart of GOLD.\nPosted by Apanama at 15:12:00 No comments:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"State Cup Governors B05 Champion Profile: Laguna FC\nPrior to the start of the 2017 Cal South State Cup Governors Division Championship, UIFC Laguna FC Coach Ricardo Gonzalez told his team to have fun during the tournament, to go out on the field and do what they love most \u2013 play soccer.\nOnce the tournament kicked off, the boys did just that. And they excelled in every match they played, most importantly in the final championship match against Barca Cantera. The match was not for the faint-hearted, with every goal scored from both ends bringing more and more excitement and anxiety to each coach.\nAfter 60 minutes of play, and the additional 20 minutes of extra time, UIFC Laguna FC would come away with a 5-3 win and the championship trophy.\n\"Both teams gave their all until the last minute and we all suffered. We had to go to extra time and the game was really open for either one,\" coach Gonzalez said.\n\"[This championship] means a lot of things, there's a lot of mixed feelings, a lot of excitement. It symbolizes a year of work, two to three days a week, this is the result,\" he added.\nThe year has proved to be well worth for the champion team, but this year's payout has come with years of work together, with Coach Gonzalez and eight of his players working to get to where they are today since they were three-years-old.\n\"It's a huge pride for me to get to where we are, against a rival like we had,\" the UIFC Laguna coach said. \"I have nothing but gratitude to everyone who helped get us here today.\n\"[My players] love soccer, they dream of soccer, they live for soccer. I'm just the one that brings them out here, but they give it all on the field. The emotions that they transmit on the field is what fills me, it excites me,\" Gonzalez finalized.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Already Missing the 2020 Olympics? Here are 5 Limited-Edition Olympic Watches from Omega\nMark Bernardo\nIn a move that seemed unthinkable just a few weeks ago, yet all but inevitable a few days ago, The International Olympic Committee announced that the 2020 Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Tokyo this coming July, would be postponed until 2021 due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Omega, official timekeeper of the Games, is one of the many Olympic sponsors affected, and we and the brand's many fans await word on when the planned special-edition watches linked to the 2020 Games will emerge. Until then, here's a roundup of five Omega watches with Olympic pedigree released over the past several years, celebrating the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and even an early model released in anticipation of the now-delayed Tokyo Games.\nThe Omega Seamaster \"Rio 2016\" Limited Edition features stylistic touches that call out its connection to the Olympics on both the blue, perforated leather strap, with yellow, green, red, and black stitching that echoes the color of the iconic Olympic rings; and on the inner rotating bezel, where those same colors are used for the numerals at five-minute increments. The unusual case design is a callback to a chronograph Omega released in 1969, nicknamed \"Bullhead\" for the odd shape of the case, with its top-mounted winding crown flanked by two big chronograph pushers. Like the original Bullhead watch, the Rio 2016 model has a central chronograph seconds hand and a 30-minute chronograph subdial at 12 o'clock. Small seconds are on a subdial at 6 o'clock and the date is in a window at 3 o'clock. The movement that powers all of these functions is Omega's in-house co-axial Caliber 3113, which features automatic winding and a column-wheel chronograph mechanism. The caseback is stamped with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games logo.\nOmega Seamaster Bullhead \"Rio 2016\" Limited Edition\nThe Omega Speedmaster Mark II \"Rio 2016\u2033 edition has the distinctive barrel-shaped case of the retro-look Mark II family of Speedmasters, here made of polished and brushed stainless steel. Its matte-black tricompax dial hosts subdials at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock to record 30 chronograph minutes, 12 chronograph hours, and running seconds, respectively. On this \"Rio 2016\" model, these subdials have an Olympics motif, ringed by bronze, yellow gold, and silver to represent the medals awarded to the champion athletes. Like the standard Speedmaster Mark II watches, the Olympic model has a tachymeter scale printed directly on the sapphire crystal and illuminated from beneath by an aluminum ring filled with Super-LumiNova. The movement is Omega's Caliber 3330, equipped with a silicon balance spring, athree-level co-axial escapement, and a column-wheel-driven chronograph function. It beats behind a solid caseback stamped with the logo of the 2016 Olympic Games, the first ever to be held in South America.\nOmega Speedmaster Mark II \"Rio 2016\"\nThe Seamaster Aqua Terra \"PyeongChang 2018\" Limited Edition \u2014 released a full two years ahead of the games it celebrates, in February 2016 \u2014 adds to the familiar Aqua Terra design codes with the words \"PYEONGCHANG 2018,\" in the colors of the five Olympic Rings, inscribed on the minute track. In an amazing coincidence, the numerals \"2018\" align precisely with the \"18\" and \"20\" minute indices, a phenomenon that cannot recur in our lifetime. The steel watch is 41 mm in diameter, with a blue dial sporting the nautical teakwood deck motif common to the Aqua Terra family. Behind a sapphire caseback, which is decorated with the colorful \"PyeongChang 2018\" Olympic logo is Omega's Master Co-Axial Caliber 8500, which features automatic winding, chronometer certification, and a co-axial escapement, among other attributes. The watch was packaged in a special, Olympic-themed presentation box.\nOmega Seamaster Aqua Terra Pyeongchang 2018 Limited Edition\nReleased in December 2017, a year ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Games, the Seamaster Planet Ocean \"PyeongChang 2018,\" limited to 2,018 pieces, features the bold blue and red colors of the South Korean flag. The 43.5-mm stainless steel case has a unidirectional rotating divers' bezel with a polished blue ceramic ring for the dive scale. Red rubber is used for the first 15-minute segment of the scale, while the proprietary Liquidmetal substance is used for the bezel's minute numerals and indices, as well as for the luminous dot at 12 o'clock. The dial is made of polished blue ceramic and features applied rhodium-plated indices and hands coated with a white Super-LumiNova. Omega's co-axial Master Chronometer Caliber 8900 powers the watch, with automatic winding and a 60-hour power reserve in two series-connected spring barrels. The alveol-patterned screw-in caseback includes a sapphire window for viewing the movement, with the transferred words \"PyeongChang 2018\" and the Olympic Winter Games logo.\nOmega Seamaster Planet Ocean \"PyeongChang 2018\"\nAs per tradition, Omega began its one-year countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Games (or so it thought) with the release of its first special Olympic edition back in July 2019. The Seamaster Aqua Terra Tokyo 2020 Limited Edition is the first in the Aqua Terra collection with a blue ceramic dial that evokes the pattern of the 2020 Olympics logo. The watch's 41-mm stainless steel case is offered with both a structured blue rubber strap and an additional stainless-steel bracelet. Inside the case is the Omega Master Chronometer Caliber 8900, which ticks behind a caseback bearing a laser-engraved Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games emblem. The watch is limited to 2,020 pieces.\nOmega Seamaster Aqua Terra Tokyo 2020 Limited Edition\nClick here for more Omega special-edition watches from earlier Olympic Games.\nTags: Chronographs, Dive Watches, Limited Edition Watches, Omega, Omega Seamaster, Omega Speedmaster\nNo Responses to \"Already Missing the 2020 Olympics? Here are 5 Limited-Edition Olympic Watches from Omega\"\nZaeed March 26, 2020\nNice watch. Need to buy. Please advise procedure.\nAr March 25, 2020\nBernard, Omega already released 2020 Olympic watches long ago.\nAlex March 25, 2020\nWill the watches for Tokyo 2020 increase significantly in value now? I'd like to pick up a speedmaster Tokyo 2020 but not sure if I should wait or buy now\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home\tGames\tGTA San Andreas for PC \u2013 Free Download\nGTA San Andreas for PC \u2013 Free Download\nIt was just a few years back when Carl Johnson abandoned the city of Los Santos, San Andreas after his mother had been murdered and his very own family fell apart, all because of the gang riots that were going on at a full force. The city was tearing itself apart because of so many reasons ranging from violence and drug use to corruption in the government and the police force too. The famous avoid the streets and the gangs hunt the famous all entwined around the use of money, gangs and drugs.\nWondering what this is all about?\nWell, if you happen to be the big Fan of GTA game, brace yourself, as GTA San Andreas takes that experience to next level.\nWith great storyline, the character, Carl decides to go back home to his neighborhood where his friends have descended into troubled times trying to cope up with this bad phase. But just as he lands back into the city, a couple of known cops trick him and blame him for homicide and this starts the journey of CJ as he tries his hands in trying to gain control of the streets again with his childhood friends.\nThis is one of the biggest open world games ever created with access to three big cities along with suburbs and other isolated and low lying areas that are teeming with people and criminals. The three cities Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas places the gamer into the most realistic of environments with a replica of already existing cities.\nKnown actors have voiced several characters including famous names like Samuel L. Jackson, comedian David Cross, Andy Dick, and rapper Ice-T. Also the various soundtracks have been creatively produced by well known artists like Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur.\nCJ starts of at Los Santos and makes his way up the gang chains earning money and respect of his fellow gang members. He gains new firepower at every step which increases in intensity over a period of time as he tries his hands on missions that helps him establish himself again.\nThe core of the game is simple. A third person shooting game with various elements like driving, swimming, flying and a lot more incorporated beautifully with many vehicle and gun choices. So you can spend time doing missions or just explore the vast city one after the other. You can buy airports, own a casino and gamble, race cars or dirt vehicles and basically do anything you ever wanted to do or dreamed of doing but was not possible because you would get arrested.\nThere are many side missions that the player can go for including ambulance and taxi services which can increase the characters income drastically. With the choice for many two and four wheelers, boats and planes too, the player can basically own an entire world which allows them to do anything they want and be the master of all three cities.\nGTA San Andreas offers the player a unique insight into the underworld where the city is dominated according to the choices one makes on a daily basis. This is one of the best open world games that exists out there today.\nIf you happen to be the game addict, don't wait \u2026 Download GTA San Andreas.\nZeebox For PC (Windows 7\/8\/XP)\nCorel Draw 12 \u2013 Download for Free\nMonument Valley for PC Free Download\nNeed for Speed \u2013 Most Wanted for PC...\nThe Room Two for PC \u2013 Free Download!\nDownload Minecraft for PC (Windows 7\/8\/8.1\/XP)\nThe Amazing Spiderman 2 for PC (Windows 7\/8\/8.1\/XP)\nModern Combat 5 for PC\nEternity Warriors for PC \u2013 Free Download!\nDrag Race Rush for PC \u2013 Download Free!\nAsphalt 8 for PC\nPandees March 22, 2018 - 4:55 pm","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Patriarchal Exarchate of the Philippines\nThe Patriarchal Exarchate of the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople governed by the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (OMHKSEA).\n2 Parishes\nBetween 1983 and 1995 the pious embraced the Orthodox faith in the Philippines but belonged to no canonical Orthodox jurisdiction. In 1995, the group leader received sacerdotal formation from His Grace Bishop Sotirios of Zela (now Metropolitan of Korea) and Rev. Father Philemon was canonically ordained to the priesthood by His Eminence Metropolitan Dionysios of New Zealand at St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul, Korea, on April 2, 1995. On Sunday, April 9 Fr. Philemon was received by His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I during a Patriarchal liturgy.\nAt the end of 1996, the Holy Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate decided the creation of a new Metropolitanate, the one of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and on January 12, 1997, the Enthronment of His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas took place at the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Luke, Stanley Fort, Hong Kong. The Orthodox Church of the Philippines was assigned to this Metropolitanate.\nThere are three parishes and three chapels belonging to the Exarchate:\nExarchate Parishes in the Phiippines\nThe Holy Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Para\u0148aque, [1] Metro Manila\nThe Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Los Ba\u0148os, [2] Laguna and\nThe Theotokos Orthodox Church in Catai\u0148gan, [3] Masbate island.\nExarchate chapels in the Philippines\nChapel of St Nectarios in Quezon City, Metro Manila,\nChapel of St. Eleftherios in Sorsogon, Bicol, and\nChapel of the Holy Resurrection in Cotabato, Mindanao island.\nThere is additionally, one more church, the Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Siniloan, Laguna, is functioning alternatively, in connection with the Holy Trinity parish of Los Ba\u0148os.\nOrthodoxy in the Philippines\nPhilemon (Castro)\nhttp:\/\/holytrinity.faithweb.com\/\nRetrieved from \"https:\/\/en.orthodoxwiki.org\/index.php?title=Patriarchal_Exarchate_of_the_Philippines&oldid=85751\"\nEcumenical Patriarchate Dioceses\nCategories > Church History > Canon Law > Ecclesiology > Jurisdictions\nCategories > Church History > Canon Law > Ecclesiology > Jurisdictions > Dioceses > Ecumenical Patriarchate Dioceses\nThis page was last edited on July 1, 2009, at 13:46.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Details for: Aircraft structures \/\nAircraft structures \/ David J. Peery\nBy: Peery, David J.\nMaterial type: BookPublisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2011Description: vii, 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780486485805 (pbk.); 0486485803 (pbk.).Subject(s): Airframes | SCIENCE \/ Mechanics \/ Dynamics \/ AerodynamicsDDC classification: 629.13431 Summary: \"Still relevant 62 years after its initial publication, this legendary reference text on aircraft stress analysis is considered the best book on the subject. A knowledge of aerodynamics is a prerequisite for its discussions of basic structural theory and the application of the elementary principles of mechanics to the analysis of aircraft structures. 1950 edition\"--\n629.13431 PEE-A (Browse shelf) Available 107205\n\"This Dover edition, first published in 2011, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1950 by the McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., New York\"--T.p. verso.\n\"Still relevant 62 years after its initial publication, this legendary reference text on aircraft stress analysis is considered the best book on the subject. A knowledge of aerodynamics is a prerequisite for its discussions of basic structural theory and the application of the elementary principles of mechanics to the analysis of aircraft structures. 1950 edition\"--","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"\"A Community Benefit Concert for the Arts\"\nproduced by Joe Nardone's Gallery of Sound and Mohegan Sun Arena\nThursday, July 16th, 6pm\nMohegan Sun Arena Parking Lot presented by Geisinger\nfeaturing performances by Tigers Jaw, Lifer, James Barret, Joe Burke & Co., Dustin Douglas & Electric Gentlemen, Esta Coda, Modern Ties, The Mule Team, PAN.A.CE.A with Aaron Bruch, University Drive, Blind Choice and ViFolly.\nTickets on sale now at Ticketmaster.com\nGuests must have their tickets before arriving at the parking lot for entry.\nStarting at $100 per car\nevent parking and entrance\nEvent Security and Clear Bag Policy\ncamera policy & restricted devices\nquestions while at the event\nsuite rentals\nvip packages\n***Event is on as scheduled***\nSocial distancing will be strictly enforced. Guests leaving their vehicle\/tailgating space will need to wear face coverings. No more than 4 people are permitted per vehicle and in your tailgating space. Anyone not complying with these regulations will be asked to leave without refund.\nThe ASM Global managed Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza will host a LIVE benefit concert entitled \"Come Together\" produced by Joe Nardone's Gallery of Sound and Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, July 16th at 6pm from the outdoor stage inside Mohegan Sun Arena's parking lot presented by Geisinger. The event will be featured as part of the venue's \"NEPA Live From The Lot\" series taking place this Summer which also includes performances by Almost Queen on July 17th and Jim Gaffigan: Drive-Thru Comic on July 18th.\nThe benefit concert will feature live-in person performances by several local bands including Tigers Jaw, Lifer, James Barret, Joe Burke & Co., Dustin Douglas & Electric Gentlemen, Esta Coda, Modern Ties, The Mule Team, PAN.A.CE.A with Aaron Bruch, University Drive, Blind Choice and ViFolly. A 40' outdoor stage will be setup near the venue's East Gate and will be equipped with lighting, large LED video screens and audio amplification.\nProceeds from the event will support several local non-profits, including theaters and performance centers that have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The community beneficiaries are The F.M Kirby Center, Karl Hall, The Ritz Theater, The Scranton Cultural Center, The Dietrich Theater, McGlynn Center in Wilkes-Barre, The Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre, WVIA, Axelrad Screen Printing and Luzerne Head Start. Two additional non-profits will be added via fan vote through the Gallery of Sound's Facebook page.\nTickets for \"Come Together\" are $100 per vehicle (that's $25 per person with 4 people per car), and are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com. Guests must have their tickets purchased before arriving at the parking lot for entrance to the show. Each ticket includes a parking space for your vehicle along with the adjacent parking space to allow the patrons from that vehicle to get out of their vehicle and enjoy the event from outside. For tickets purchased through Ticketmaster, only touchless, mobile tickets administered through the Ticketmaster app (iOS | Android) will be valid for this event. Tickets will also be available via the NBT Bank Box Office at Mohegan Sun Arena during the Box Office's Summer hours of operation. Tickets will not be sold at the Box Office after 2pm on the show day. Tickets sold in person at the Box Office will require mobile delivery to your cell phone to assist with social distancing transactions at the Box Office and day of show ticket scanning.\nA limited number of Gold Circle ($199.50) & Silver Circle ($149.50) parking spaces will be made available for this performance. Gold Circle and Silver Circle parking guarantees a spot in the first few rows in closest proximity to the stage.\nState guidance on social distancing, public gatherings and certain procedures and practices is subject to change.\nThe Mohegan Sun Arena Parking Lot presented by Geisinger will open approximately 2 hours prior to the start of the event. Parking is included in the ticket price.\nTailgating will be permitted for this event. Guests will be restricted to the parking space adjacent to their vehicle and to adhere to the venue's policy on social distancing and wearing of face coverings when leaving the tailgating space for concessions or restrooms. Outside food and beverage is permitted. Grills are not allowed.\nIn order to best ensure our guests' safety, ASM Global, the management staff at Mohegan Sun Arena, will be screening ALL attendee vehicles as they enter the parking lot.\nFor a complete list of venue policies and prohibited items for this event, please visit our Drive-In FAQ's event page.\nPoint and shoot cameras are permitted. No video\/audio recording devices, professional lens or detachable lens or flash permitted. Policy subject to change without notice.\nNo selfie Sticks, mobile tablets or Ipads or lap top computers\nNo laser pointers\nThis event is an all-ages event. Children are permitted.\nIf you have any questions or concerns during the event, please see the nearest parking attendant.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CCU HomeAcademicsCollegesHumanities and Fine ArtsTapestry Magazine\nTapestry Magazine\nTapestry 2018\nLetter from the Dean\nWeight of Water\nBarbara Astrini\nChicken Bog\nSC Supreme Court\nDeborah Breede\nGarret Griffin\nMuseum Exhibit\nNational Archives Grant\nHello and Goodbye\n54 Seconds in the Edwards College\nHello . . .\nThe Edwards College welcomed Claudia Bornholdt as its new dean on July 1, 2019. Bornholdt comes to CCU from The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., and in her new role, she hopes to build on the positive momentum that she senses already exists on the CCU campus.\nBornholdt earned her Ph.D. in Germanic languages and literatures, Medieval studies and historical linguistics from Indiana University at Bloomington and has held a progressive series of positions at CUA since 2007, including director of European Studies, chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and acting dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.\nAmong other qualities, Bornholdt brings an international perspective to CCU. Born in northern Germany, just north of Hamburg, she completed her undergraduate studies at Christian-Albrechts Universit\u00e4t in Kiel, Germany. Her family ties span Norway, Germany and the United States, and on a recent sabbatical, she and her husband, Brian Pinke, traveled to Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Germany and Norway. During that time, Bornholdt wrote three scholarly articles on three different continents.\nWhen Bornholdt arrived on the CCU campus for the first time in January 2019, she was struck by the comfortable and familiar nature of the people she met.\n\"I noticed the sense of community that's clearly here,\" Bornholdt said. \"I had the feeling people work together; people know each other really well. They talk to one another, and they were very welcoming \u2014 that was very important.\"\nDuring her tenure at CUA, Bornholdt worked to bring unity to programs and departments that viewed themselves as disparate, and she hopes to build on the connections that already exist at CCU as well as create new ones. She plans to focus on interdisciplinary programs, diversity among students and faculty, and connections between CCU and the surrounding community.\nBornholdt and Pinke, who have never lived in the South, look forward to experiencing and exploring a new region of the country. In addition, Bornholdt predicts a shift in her wardrobe.\n\"I need to add a few items of teal.\"\nGoodbye ... to our retiring faculty.\nLinda Kuykendall, senior lecturer, taught speech and communication at CCU for 32 years, specializing in oral communication, small group communication and business expertise. She earned her B.A. from Loyola University of the South and her M.S. from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Kuykendall was instrumental in the creation of the communication major at CCU and earned a bevvy of distinctions, including four nominations for CCU's Student Government Association's Professor of the Year, CCU Adviser of the Year in 2010 and the \"LIFE\" Scholars Passion Award in 2017. In 2018, CCU alumnus Josh Norman established the Linda P. Kuykendall Scholarship, an endowed scholarship supporting students in the Department of Communication, Media and Culture.\nAfter retiring from a 40-year career in journalism and newspaper publishing, Trisha O'Connor began teaching journalism at CCU in Spring 2011. O'Connor had worked as a reporter and editor at news organizations in seven states and as executive editor of The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. In her foundational role as Media Executive in Residence, O'Connor offered a unique perspective and expertise to students and faculty in the journalism program as well as CCU administration. O'Connor established The Athenaeum Press, CCU's student-driven publishing lab that produces innovative, contemporary multimedia projects focusing on local areas.\nBob Oliver, senior instructor in the Department of History, earned his B.A. from CCU and his M.A. from Clemson University. He began teaching American history survey courses at CCU in 1998. Oliver is a contributing historian to the South Carolina Encyclopedia, a comprehensive reference work of S.C. history, and editor of A Faithful Heart: The Journals of Emmala Reed, 1865 and 1866, a chronicle of social and economic woes following the collapse of the Confederacy in Anderson, S.C.\nJack Riley, associate professor in the Department of Politics, joined the CCU faculty in 1985. He earned his B.A. from Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., and his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif. His areas of expertise include American politics, the Constitution and political philosophy with an emphasis on classical political philosophy. Riley has also served as a member of the advisory board to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and is a past recipient of CCU's Student Government Association's Professor of the Year award.\nJill Trinka, professor in the Department of Music, holds expertise in children's music and folk music. She studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana and earned her Ph.D. in music education from the University of Texas at Austin. She was a Ford Foundation Ringer Fellow at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary, and was instrumental in the redesign of the M.A.T. in Music program at CCU. Trinka has recorded and published 12 folk music recordings, written four volumes of folksongs and singing games for children, and contributed to Making Music, an educational book for grades 5-8. Trinka also performs as a solo folk artist and sings in the Carolina Master Chorale.\nAmy Tully, professor in the Department of Music and associate dean of the Edwards College, has accepted a position as director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.\nHolley Tankersley, professor in the Department of Politics and associate dean of the Edwards College, has been appointed to serve as CCU's interim associate provost for strategic initiatives and faculty and staff development.\nEaston Selby, associate professor and chair of the Department of Visual Arts, has been appointed to serve as associate dean of the Edwards College.\nAmanda Brian, associate professor in the Department of History, has been appointed to serve as associate dean of the Edwards College.\nGoodbye ...\nIn his eight years as dean of the Edwards College, Dan Ennis has orchestrated a grand symphony of administrative moves that have changed the trajectory and profile of the college. Under his leadership, CCU has established three new graduate programs, six new academic majors, five experiential learning centers and two academic buildings. He facilitated the development of a new sculpture studio, a recording studio, music practice rooms and a theater in downtown Myrtle Beach. In all of his free time, he anonymously provides donut holes to staff and faculty each Monday, fresh fruit to band members and chocolate to dean's office visitors.\nSo what does Ennis have to say for the Edwards College's period of unprecedented growth? He took off his conductor's hat one afternoon to reflect on what he's learned.\nOn being the face of the Edwards College:\n\"The big thing about any dean is you're representing the college. Sometimes that means you're trying to get resources, but sometimes you're representing the college ethos, so it's about sharing the college's value and concerns to audiences who don't think about it the same way that we do. In the 21st century, you can't get away with expressing things like truth and beauty and that's it. The way we position culture in our historical story has always been secondary to development. You go out West and you build the frontier, and LATER you build the opera house. So, it's about engaging people who haven't thought about value outside of a numerical expression \u2014 it's about redefining value.\"\n\u2026and being the face of the world:\n\"If I'm talking among my colleagues about things that we all agree are important and valuable, like truth and beauty, the calculation is still, 'Well how am I going to make this happen for this person given the external conditions that operate in the world?' If a faculty member wants to do something but hasn't articulated clearly why they want to do it, my job is to say, 'All right, I need you to explain this to me so that I can then explain it to the world,' because the world needs to make a donation, or send their student to study this thing, or fund it through tuition or a grant. So, the ambassadorship works both ways: for the college to the world, but also for the world back to the college.\"\nOn his lasting impact:\n\"We foregrounded the public arts and humanities positioning of the college. We're a lot more intentional about thinking about the nonstudent who's going to come to the gallery or come to a play or come to a lecture. That's something I think will last.\"\nAs Ennis transitions to his new role as interim provost, we trust his prediction will be actualized and his legacy will endure.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ted Cruz Tried to Slam Elizabeth Warren With a Crack About Spending but It Sounds Like He's Talking About Trump\nAlex Wroblewski\/Getty Images \/\/ Elijah Nouvelage\/Getty Images\nSenator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) made waves on Tuesday after announcing that she'd take broad steps to cancel student loan debt for 42 million Americans on the first day of her presidency.\nWhat's more, the former Harvard Law Professor says she doesn't need Congress to do it.\nelizabeth warren donald trump military congress student loans 2020 election ted cruz\nJudge Threatens Betsy DeVos With Possibility of Jail After It's Revealed She Defied Court Order\nUS Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during the fifth meeting of the Federal Commission on School Safety in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, August 16, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP\/Getty Images)\nEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos got taken to task by a U.S. Magistrate Judge for violating a court order imposed by the same judge in a 2018 ruling.\nJudge Sallie Kim ordered DeVos and the Education Department to stop pursuing student loan payments from students of Corinthian Colleges because the for-profit colleges became defunct in 2015.\nBetsy Devos corinthian colleges Debt department of education judge sallie kim student debt Student Loans\nBetsy DeVos Just Got Seriously Smacked Down In Court Over Her Plan to Delay Obama Era Rules Protecting Student Borrowers\nAttorneys General from 19 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education (DoE) after she ordered delays for student borrower defense rules slated for July 1, 2017. On Wednesday, the federal court ruled against the Trump administration official.\nU.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of the Attorneys General. In his ruling, he stated:\nBetsy Devos department of education fraud lawsuit Student Loans Trump administration\nThe Government's Top Student Loan Watchdog Just Resigned in Protest With a Scathing Letter to the Trump Administration\nWASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney holds a news conference to discuss the Trump Administration's proposed FY2017 federal budget in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House May 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Calling it a \"New Foundation for American Greatness,\" the $4.1 trillion budget for would cut programs for the poor, including health care, food stamps, student loans and disability payments while offering big tax cuts for the wealthy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\nSeth Frotman, student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) submitted a letter of resignation to his boss, Acting Director of the CFPB, Mick Mulvaney. It begins as most resignations would, but quickly veers into an indictment of the motives and mindset of the Trump administration.\n\"It is with great regret that I tender my resignation as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Student Loan Ombudsman,\" Frotman begins. \"It has been the honor of a lifetime to spend the past seven years working to protect American consumers; first under Holly Petraeus as the Bureau defended America's military families from predatory lenders, for-profit colleges, and other unscrupulous businesses, and most recently leading the Bureau's work on behalf of the 44 million Americans struggling with student loan debt.\"\nCFPB Donald Trump Mick Mulvaney student debt Student Loans Trump administration\nCourt: Thousands Of Student Loans May Now Be Forgiven\nAlan Jude Ryland\nThousands of student loan recipients may not have to pay back their student loan debts\u2013\u2013because lenders appear to have lost critical paperwork. Insufficient ownership records (among other missing documentation) have left creditors unable to collect the affected debts in court, according to a New York Times report.\nThe National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, one of the nation's largest owners of private student loans, has struggled to produce ownership records of its loans, which were originally bundled and sold by banks to investorsthrough a process known as securitization. None of these private loans were guaranteed by the federal government. In a recent legal filing, National Collegiate's lawyers caution, \"As news of the servicing issues and the trusts' inability to produce the documents needed to foreclose on loans spreads, the likelihood of more defaults rises.\"\nStudent Loans The National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts\nU.S. Government Sues Largest Student Loan Servicer For Misleading Borrowers\nWASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Richard Cordray, nominee for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on March 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Cordray testified that he doesn't see a \"one-size-fits-all solution\" to financial challenges and stressed the importance of transparency in the bureau's work. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick\/Getty Images)\n[DIGEST: Fortune, Buzzfeed, Business Insider, New York Times]\nThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brought federal suit this month against Navient, the United States' largest student loan servicer. The CFPB accused the company of \"systematically and illegally failing borrowers at every stage of repayment.\" The lawsuit seeks restitution for those affected, as well as money penalties.\nCFPB Consumer Financial Protection Bureau navient student debt Student Loans\nStanford Will Now Be Free To All Students From Families That Earn Less Than $125,000 Per Year\nSecond Nexus Staff\nStanford graduate students (CREDIT: AP\/PAUL SAKUMA)\nLast week, Stanford University announced that more accepted students won't have to pay anything for tuition, which normally runs nearly $46,000 a year.\nStudents whose families make less than $125,000 a year and have assets worth $300,000 or less, including home equity but excluding anything that they have saved in retirement accounts, won't have to pay tuition. Students whose families make less than $65,000 also won't have to pay for room and board, which can run about another $14,100. Scholarships or grants will cover the costs instead, and the school has a $21 billion endowment. The thresholds were previously $100,000 for free tuition and $60,000 for free room and board.\ncollege tuition higher education Stanford Stanford University Student Loans","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Store \u2192 Beverages \u2192 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits \u2192 Brewing Or Distilling Dregs And Waste\nLatest Report Update: Jan 23, 2023\nMENA - Brewing or Distilling Dregs and Waste - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights\nMENA: Brewing Dregs Market 2023\nBrewing Dregs Market Size in MENA\nThe MENA's brewing dregs market rose markedly to $X in 2021, picking up by 8.7% against the previous year. The total consumption indicated buoyant growth from 2012 to 2021: its value increased at an average annual rate of +5.0% over the last nine years. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2021 figures, consumption decreased by -3.0% against 2019 indices. The level of consumption peaked at $X in 2019; however, from 2020 to 2021, consumption remained at a lower figure.\nBrewing Dregs Production in MENA\nIn value terms, brewing dregs production rose sharply to $X in 2021 estimated in export price. The total production indicated a remarkable increase from 2012 to 2021: its value increased at an average annual rate of +6.7% over the last nine-year period. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2021 figures, production decreased by -5.9% against 2019 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2015 when the production volume increased by 37%. Over the period under review, production attained the maximum level at $X in 2019; however, from 2020 to 2021, production remained at a lower figure.\nBrewing Dregs Exports\nExports in MENA\nIn 2021, the amount of brewing or distilling dregs and waste exported in MENA soared to X tons, increasing by 34% against 2020. Overall, exports, however, recorded a deep downturn. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2015 when exports increased by 234% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the exports hit record highs at X tons in 2012; however, from 2013 to 2021, the exports remained at a lower figure.\nIn value terms, brewing dregs exports surged to $X in 2021. Over the period under review, exports showed a significant increase. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2015 with an increase of 4,291% against the previous year. As a result, the exports attained the peak of $X. From 2016 to 2021, the growth of the exports failed to regain momentum.\nTurkey represented the major exporting country with an export of around X tons, which reached 89% of total exports. It was distantly followed by the United Arab Emirates (X tons), constituting an 11% share of total exports.\nTurkey was also the fastest-growing in terms of the brewing or distilling dregs and waste exports, with a CAGR of -14.2% from 2012 to 2021. The United Arab Emirates (-33.8%) illustrated a downward trend over the same period. While the share of Turkey (+89 p.p.) increased significantly in terms of the total exports from 2012-2021, the share of the United Arab Emirates (-89.1 p.p.) displayed negative dynamics.\nIn value terms, Turkey ($X) remains the largest brewing dregs supplier in MENA, comprising 94% of total exports. The second position in the ranking was taken by the United Arab Emirates ($X), with a 5% share of total exports.\nFrom 2012 to 2021, the average annual rate of growth in terms of value in Turkey amounted to -8.8%.\nIn 2021, the export price in MENA amounted to $X per ton, picking up by 74% against the previous year. Overall, the export price posted a significant increase. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2015 when the export price increased by 1,214%. The level of export peaked in 2021 and is likely to see gradual growth in the near future.\nThere were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major exporting countries. In 2021, the country with the highest price was Turkey ($X per ton), while the United Arab Emirates stood at $X per ton.\nFrom 2012 to 2021, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by the United Arab Emirates (+36.1%).\nBrewing Dregs Imports\nImports in MENA\nIn 2021, purchases abroad of brewing or distilling dregs and waste increased by 3.9% to X tons, rising for the second consecutive year after two years of decline. Overall, imports continue to indicate a buoyant increase. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2016 when imports increased by 69%. The volume of import peaked at X tons in 2017; however, from 2018 to 2021, imports remained at a lower figure.\nIn value terms, brewing dregs imports surged to $X in 2021. In general, imports saw a prominent increase. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2013 when imports increased by 61%. Over the period under review, imports hit record highs in 2021 and are likely to see gradual growth in the immediate term.\nTurkey represented the main importer of brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA, with the volume of imports accounting for X tons, which was approx. 59% of total imports in 2021. Israel (X tons) held the second position in the ranking, followed by Morocco (X tons) and Egypt (X tons). All these countries together took near 38% share of total imports.\nTurkey was also the fastest-growing in terms of the brewing or distilling dregs and waste imports, with a CAGR of +16.2% from 2012 to 2021. At the same time, Egypt (+7.8%), Israel (+7.6%) and Morocco (+7.1%) displayed positive paces of growth. From 2012 to 2021, the share of Turkey increased by +18 percentage points.\nIn value terms, Turkey ($X) constitutes the largest market for imported brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA, comprising 64% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was taken by Israel ($X), with a 15% share of total imports. It was followed by Morocco, with an 11% share.\nFrom 2012 to 2021, the average annual rate of growth in terms of value in Turkey amounted to +17.8%. The remaining importing countries recorded the following average annual rates of imports growth: Israel (+6.0% per year) and Morocco (+6.5% per year).\nThe import price in MENA stood at $X per ton in 2021, increasing by 28% against the previous year. In general, the import price showed a relatively flat trend pattern. The level of import peaked at $X per ton in 2013; however, from 2014 to 2021, import prices failed to regain momentum.\nAverage prices varied somewhat amongst the major importing countries. In 2021, major importing countries recorded the following prices: in Turkey ($X per ton) and Israel ($X per ton), while Egypt ($X per ton) and Morocco ($X per ton) were amongst the lowest.\nFrom 2012 to 2021, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Turkey (+1.4%), while the other leaders experienced a decline in the import price figures.\nWhat are the largest markets for brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA?\nThe countries with the highest volumes of consumption in 2021 were Turkey, Iran and Egypt, with a combined 46% share of total consumption. These countries were followed by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Algeria, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic and Israel, which together accounted for a further 36%.\nWhat are the largest producers of brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA?\nThe countries with the highest volumes of production in 2021 were Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, together comprising 46% of total production. These countries were followed by Iraq, Algeria, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Lebanon, which together accounted for a further 49%.\nWhat are the leading suppliers of brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA?\nIn value terms, Turkey remains the largest brewing dregs supplier in MENA, comprising 94% of total exports. The second position in the ranking was taken by the United Arab Emirates, with a 5% share of total exports.\nWhat are the leading importers of brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA?\nIn value terms, Turkey constitutes the largest market for imported brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA, comprising 64% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was taken by Israel, with a 15% share of total imports. It was followed by Morocco, with an 11% share.\nWhat is the average export price for brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA?\nIn 2021, the export price in MENA amounted to $310 per ton, picking up by 74% against the previous year.\nWhat is the average import price for brewing or distilling dregs and waste in MENA?\nIn 2021, the import price in MENA amounted to $290 per ton, with an increase of 28% against the previous year.\nThis report provides an in-depth analysis of the brewing dregs market in MENA. Within it, you will discover the latest data on market trends and opportunities by country, consumption, production and price developments, as well as the global trade (imports and exports). The forecast exhibits the market prospects through 2030.\n\u2022 Prodcom 11052000 - Brewing or distilling dregs and waste (excluding alcohol duty)\n\u2022 Algeria\n\u2022 Bahrain\n\u2022 Djibouti\n\u2022 Egypt\n\u2022 Iraq\n\u2022 Israel\n\u2022 Jordan\n\u2022 Kuwait\n\u2022 Lebanon\n\u2022 Libya\n\u2022 Morocco\n\u2022 Oman\n\u2022 Palestine\n\u2022 Qatar\n\u2022 Saudi Arabia\n\u2022 Syrian Arab Republic\n\u2022 Tunisia\n\u2022 Turkey\n\u2022 United Arab Emirates\n\u2022 Yemen\n\u2022 Production in MENA, split by region and country\n\u2022 Trade (exports and imports) in MENA\nCONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY\nPRODUCTION BY COUNTRY\nThe Largest Importers on The Market and How They Succeed\nThe Largest Exporters on The Market and How They Succeed\n11. COUNTRY PROFILES\nThe Largest Markets And Their Profiles\nPer Capita Consumption, By Country, 2018\u20132022\nProduction, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012\u20132022\nImport Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012\u20132022\nExport Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012\u20132022\nConsumption, By Country, 2022\nProduction, By Country, 2022\nImport Prices, By Country, 2012\u20132022\nExport Prices, 2012\u20132022\nAsia - Brewing or Distilling Dregs and Waste - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights\nThis report provides an in-depth analysis of the brewing dregs market in Asia.\nWorld - Brewing or Distilling Dregs and Waste - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights\nThis report provides an in-depth analysis of the global brewing dregs market.\nEU - Brewing or Distilling Dregs and Waste - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights\nThis report provides an in-depth analysis of the brewing dregs market in the EU.\nU.S. - Brewing or Distilling Dregs and Waste - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights\nThis report provides an in-depth analysis of the brewing dregs market in the U.S..\nChina - Brewing or Distilling Dregs and Waste - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights\nThis report provides an in-depth analysis of the brewing dregs market in China.\nBrewing Dregs Market\nWebinar: Decarbonisation and Your Business Strategy - Zero Net Carbon Buildings\nTuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 04:00 pm ET\nFree Data: Brewing Or Distilling Dregs And Waste - MENA","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Laws around how road traffic accident claims have changed. This is how it might affect you.\nOn 31 May 2021, the law around road traffic accident compensation claims changed. It was the result of the Civil Liability Act 2018.\nIt has meant a great deal of changes to the way road traffic accident claims are processed, as well as the compensation you are now entitled to for these claims.\nWhat is the Civil Liability Act 2018?\nThe Civil Liability Act \u2013 also known as the whiplash reforms \u2013 were brought into law to try to reduce the number of whiplash claims being made in the UK.\nAccording to the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB), \"the cost of compensation for low value whiplash injuries caused by road traffic accidents has increased motor insurance premiums\".\nThe MIB explained that the government is trying to lower the number of claims made to bring down insurance policy costs.\nHowever, there has been doubt expressed by the legal industry. The Society of Claims Professionals said: \"Insurers have promised to return the savings to consumers in more competitive premiums, but given potential for increased costs and gaming elsewhere, it is doubtful whether the savings envisaged will materialise to be there to be passed on at all. We shall see.\"\nChanges to compensation\nThe biggest way you will be affected by the changes is a decrease in the compensation you'll receive for whiplash. Since it is one of the most common injuries caused by road traffic accidents, this could have an impact on a lot of people.\nBefore the new laws came in, whiplash compensation was significantly higher than it is for anyone who had a car accident on or after 31 May 2021.\nYou would previously have been entitled to \u00a32,150 for a whiplash injury lasting up to three months. You would now receive \u00a3240. Meanwhile, for an injury lasting up to two years, you could previously have received up to \u00a36,920 in compensation. This has been reduced to \u00a34,215 for a two-year injury.\nBefore Civil Liability Act\nAfter Civil Liability Act\nInjury Lasting 3 Months\nInjury Lasting 12 Months\nChanges to No Win No Fee\nYou'll also find that the amount you pay your solicitor for a No Win No Fee claim will be different. Previously, you would have paid a success fee of 25% if you won your claim. Now, if your claim is successful, your solicitor will usually receive a fee of 30% of your final compensation amount plus VAT.\nAs insurer Allianz explains, this is because of the changes to the small claims limit. The limit has increased from \u00a31,000 to \u00a35,000. This means that if you hire a solicitor to manage your claim, they won't be able to recover their fees from the other side if the claim is for less than \u00a35,000. This means that legal fees will have to increase.\nBut claims on behalf of children and protected parties and those made by vulnerable road users \u2013 including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists \u2013 won't be affected by these changes.\nOnly pay a fee if you receive compensation\nWhere we offer No Win No Fee services for road traffic accident claims typically customers pay 30% + VAT of the amount recovered by our solicitors, although this will be subject to your individual circumstances and the actual fee may be less than this. Success fees are common practice and they were introduced when the law changed in April 2013. This amount is higher than the normal 25% on all other personal injury claims because of changes introduced through the Civil Liability Act 2018.\nAs part of any road traffic accident, you will now need to have a medical assessment. This will show how severe your injury has been and how long your recovery process is expected to last.\nYou will also have to submit your claim through an online portal. This can be done yourself \u2013 which makes you a litigant in person \u2013 or with the help of a legal representative. It may become more difficult to find solicitors who are able to take on these claims due to the higher small claims limit.\nThe changes mean you'll also have to value your own claim. Any claims that would receive up to \u00a35,000 in compensation for injuries or \u00a310,000 for injuries and losses, including loss of earnings or damage to your personal property, will have to be submitted through the portal.\nIs help still available?\nAlthough the changes to the law might make it seem like there is no help available for victims of road traffic accidents, First4Lawyers is still here to give you the chance to get justice for the pain and suffering you've been through.\nOur solicitors could guide you through the process of claiming by managing your submission to the portal.\nIf you need help after a road traffic accident, just get in touch to find out more about what we can do for you. Give us a call or start your claim online and we'll take it from there.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"An Interview w\/ Mikaela Davis, See Her at Pianos Tonight, Debut Album Out Now!\nPosted by bumpershine on July 19, 2012 July 20, 2012\nMikaela Davis \u2013 S\/T | See Her at Pianos Tonight! (Thursday, July 19, 2012)\nStream It on Spotify | Buy It on Amazon.com\nI've been excited to see indie harpist Mikaela Davis play live ever since I watched her enchanting and entrancing video for \"Dreaming\" on YouTube earlier in the year. (Did I mention I'm a sucker for a girl who plays the harp.) Anyway, after raising over $2,000 on Kickstarter, Mikaela just released her debut self-titled album and it's available now on Spotify, MOG, Amazon and iTunes (just to name a few). It's a well produced and really enjoyable record and while the comparisons to Joanna Newsom are inevitable (her voice even sounds a little like Joanna's, but I'd say it's more conventional), I think Mikaela stands on her own as an artist. Aside from Ms. Newsom, you might also recognize the influence of Sufjan Stevens, in songs like \"I'm Just Tryin' To Be Your Friend\" and the not so subtly tipped \"Michigan and the BQE.\"\nMikaela Davis and her band are playing upstairs at Pianos tonight (Thursday, July 19) at 7:45pm. She was kind enough to answer a few questions for me about her career thus far and the making of her new album before tonight's big show.\nBumpershine: First off, can you tell me a little about yourself: Where did you grow up? Where do you live now?\nMikaela Davis: I grew up in Rochester, New York and I still live there. I live in Potsdam, NY when I'm at school (I go to the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam).\nBumpershine: How long have been playing been the harp?\nMD: 12 years\nBumpershine: When did you decide you were interested in making pop music with a harp?\nMD: Late high school \u2013 I used to write pop music on the piano starting in 6th grade though.\nBumpershine: I noticed you play a concert harp, I imagine it's not too easy to travel with, have you ever thought about using something smaller on the road?\nMD: I can't, because I need to use the entire span of the harp and change keys for different songs, or even during songs. I wouldn't be able to play the songs I write on a troubadour.\nBumpershine: I know it's a little bit trite to ask, but how much of an influence has Joanna Newsom been on you?\nMD: She hasn't really influenced my song writing, but my friend's dad gave me a radio interview of hers when I was in high school. This is when I was nervous\/spectacle about writing for harp. After hearing her I thought to myself \"if she can do it\u2026 I can too!\"\nBumpershine: Your self titled debut album \"Mikaela Davis\" is available now, can you tell who were some of the other players were on that album?\nMD: Alex Cote plays drums and percussion, Alex Patrick plays guitar and keyboard, and Danny Ziemann plays bass.\nBumpershine: Will any of them be with you on stage at Pianos?\nMD: Yes, Alex Cote will be on drums tonight! We also have a new member \u2013 Cian McCarthy, who is playing guitar and sitar with us. It's just the three of us.\nBumpershine: You raised close to $3,000 on kickstarter to make your album, did you ever think about talking to a label?\nMD: We haven't looked into labels yet \u2013 we are looking to get signed in the future.\nBumpershine: How long did it take to actually write and record it?\nMD: The collection of songs has been written over the course of the last 3 years. We recorded it last summer but it took a while to finish mixing and adding little things because of school.\nBumpershine: Are any of your fellow students making albums?\nMD: Alex Cote is working on a solo album and Cian McCarthy also writes solo. They are also in other bands (The Absolutes, Southern Star, The Modells)\nBumpershine: If so, what type?\nMD: The Absolutes is 60s rock (Alex). The Modells is like The Beatles (Cian). Southern Star is like Neil Young\/Grateful Dead\/improvisational (Alex and Cian).\nBumpershine: You mentioned to me that you've been working with Philip Night (the director of \"Dreaming\") on music videos coming for \"Garden\" and \"I'm Just Tryin' To Be Your Friend,\" how are those coming?\nMD: \"Garden\" will be out in August, we decided to hold off on, \"I'm Just Tryin To Be Your Friend.\"\nBumpershine: I know you're currently enrolled as a harp performance major at the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, are you waiting to become a full time performer until after you are finished school?\nMD: Yes! I want to tour the world! Until then \u2013 I still am a classical harpist as well. I won the Crane Concerto Competition [ed. Congrats!] and will be performing Concertstuck by Gabriel Pierne with the Symphony Orchestra in April.\nBumpershine: In any case, do you see yourself pursuing as a \"pop harpist\" (for lack of a better term) or a classical one?\nMD: My dream is to be a pop harpist and perform classical on the side.\nBumpershine: I've seen you play Sufjan Stevens' \"Casimir Pulaski Day\" on YouTube and I've also read that he's a been big musical influence on you. What can you tell me about the song, \"Michigan & The BQE\"?\nMD: This song is like an ode to Sufjan. He has been my biggest influence since high school. It's about listening through his discography and how at the time listening to his album Greetings From Michigan was my favorite, as well as The BQE. I even quote one of his lines in my song \"fall in love and fall apart, things will end before they start\". I wanted to orchestrate that song, add flute and violin, viola, cello, etc\u2026 I could have used people from Crane, but it would have been hard to get folks into Red Booth. Also the time factor, I didn't have enough of that to go around!\nBumpershine: Thanks Mikaela!\nVideo for \"Dreaming\" (the Director's Cut) and Mikaela's Kickstarter campaign after the jump.\nMikaela Davis \u2013 \"Dreaming\"\nMikaela Davis Kickstarter Video\nDreamingMikaela Davis\nPrevious Post Pretty Good Friends and OK Go Tonight at Williamsburg Waterfront\nNext Post 2012 New Yorker Festival Announces Dates and On Sales","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"British General Contradicts U.S. Claim of Increased Threat From Iran-Backed Militias\nAmy Gunia\nTime May 15, 2019\nThe top British general in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS says there is not an increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq or Syria, despite claims to the contrary by the U.S. to justify increasing its presence in the region.\n\"No \u2013 there's been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria,\" Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, deputy commander of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the coalition responsible for counter-terrorist operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, said in a video briefing, according to the Guardian.\nGhika said that he has not seen Shia militias in Iraq, who have varying ties to Iran, change their stance recently. \"I think it's important to say that many of them are compliant and we have seen no change in that posture since the recent exchange between the United States and Iran,\" he said, according to the Guardian.\nGhika's comments contradict those of U.S. officials, who cited \"clear indications\" that Iran or Iranian-backed forces were preparing for a possible attack against U.S. forces as justification for the deployment of an an aircraft carrier and a bomber task force to the Middle East earlier this month.\nRead More: Iran Officials: 'Nobody Is Going to Call' President Trump\nThe U.S. Central Command rebuked Ghika's comments in a statement released late Tuesday.\n\"Recent comments from OIR's Deputy Commander run counter to the identified credible threats available to intelligence from U.S. and allies regarding Iranian backed forces in the region,\" said in the statement.\nU.S. officials said that Iran or Iranian allies were responsible for damage to Saudi oil tankers off the coast of the UAE earlier this week.\nLondon markets slide as U.S.-China talks stall and pound rebounds on retail boost\nExplainer: Japan's Abe faces headache from U.S. plan for Mideast maritime coalition\nAgony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home\nESPN host Dan Le Batard calls his own network 'cowardly' for not tackling 'send her back' Trump rally","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"QmooniTi +\nBIPOC, LGBTQ+, Lifestyle, People of Color, Solo Women Traveling, Travel\nThe Ethical Traveller: Observing Culture Like an Anthropologist\n\"Every culture really does have something to say; each deserves to be heard, just as none has a monopoly on the route to the divine.\" I've carried these words with me over the last couple of years. As a lifelong student and anthropologist, Wade Davis's words, along with the works of anthropologists such as Leith Mullings, Zora Hurston and Roxanne Varzi have long been a compass throughout my academic sojourn. Anthropology is an interdisciplinary subject that is inherently intersectional, global and what I feel is the most relatable discipline on earth; the study of humanity.\nTo get really specific, anthropology can be broken into four main branches: Archaeology, bioanthropology (human evolution), linguistic anthropology, and socio-cultural anthropology. Though I spent years knee deep in each of these fascinating branches, it was the two latter subjects that captured my imagination. Ultimately, I wanted to learn how to become a more compassionate, open-hearted and kind human, and I while travel is often touted as the remedy to intolerance, racism, discrimination and hate, I don't agree. If you're constantly viewing cultures through a westernized, colonial lens, how much decolonization are you really doing? Are you really setting aside your own bias? Are you expanding your boundaries of normalization?\nBuying a plane ticket and flinging yourself into the middle of a culture different than your own is not enough. There are a few aspects of anthropology that have the potential to take your travel experience from merely educational to permanently altering the way in which you move and perceive the world. Anthropology can help us truly step outside of ourselves and understand our way of being in the world isn't necessarily the right way, it's a product of cultural and systemic conditioning.\nSo if you're ready to step out and experience the world through a kaleidoscope, here are a few ways anthropology can enlighten, enrich, and engrain new ways of being.\nCreate Personal Ethnographies\nIn academic speak, an ethnography is a body of work that examines and explores a particular part of a culture. It could be as broad as how Sicilians behave when they attend the Festival of Spiga in the town of Gangi. The festival is rooted in paganism and pays homage to the Goddess Cerere. Without even knowing the history of this particular festival, taking out a notebook and jotting down precisely what you see, making note of clothing, language, facial expressions, demographics, everything that sets the scene before you is part of the ethnography. Now the key to an authentic ethnography is describing it without biases, without pre-conceived ideas, without applying your own belief system, without judgement. Difficult, right? How do you interpret what you see before you? That comes later. For the time being, practice recording what you see in a first-person point of view.\nIf you like to journal, you probably already do a version of this. Next time, be intentional and see what ends up on your page. Creating ethnographies are also a fantastic way to slow down, take it all in, and be present.\nParticipant Observation\nParticipant observation is fairly self explanatory; an anthropologist would immerse themselves and participate (by invitation) in an activity, ritual, or the goings on of every day life. At this time, they would be collecting data which they would later incorporate into an ethnography. Like all disciplines, anthropology is going through a process of decolonization. While participant observation is a crucial aspect to understanding culture, there is often a notable power imbalance between the researcher and the individuals being studied. The work must conducted with a spirit of reciprocity, it must not be exploitative, and those being studied must have complete agency.\nHere are a few ways you can engage in participant observation as a traveller, in an ethical way:\n1. Never take photos of individuals without their permission. Don't participate in 'poverty porn' by only documenting one perspective, and if you are taking photos of impoverished regions, do significant research and provide context.\n2. Never take photos and then publish them without compensating the individual you are photographing. Do not be indignant or insulted if someone requests compensation for having their photo taken (even if it's in a public space). The basis of all cultures is reciprocity.\n3. Book your tours and experiences with ethical tour operators and local guides \u2013 Like an anthropologist, you are trying to learn and understand a community or culture through their eyes.\n4. Do not disrupt or disrespect sacred sites, rituals and spaces. We are guests on eachother's lands, and should conduct ourselves as such.\n5. Reserve judgement and be conscious of your bias \u2013 We're not going to like everything about a culture, but understanding the framework in which it evolved allows us to create a more complete and balanced idea of a particular community or culture. It also helps to deconstruct prejudices.\n6. Wait to be be invited and be conscious of the impact of your presence. Not every event, ceremony, ritual or space is meant to be attended by outsiders. Before you attend cultural events, be aware of how you show up in the space. Are you matching energy? Are you bringing in judgement or an open mind (and heart)? Are you being disruptive? These are great questions to ask yourself before you enter any space, but particularly important when you're participating in other cultures.\nAnthropology combined with tourism has the potential to become the ultimate mechanism for decolonization and understanding, but only when travellers arrive in destination with intention. A core principal of anthropology is 'do no harm', so keep this in mind when you're travelling. Whether you're visiting a place that is environmentally sensitive or a space that culturally significant or sacred, is your presence a harming or helping? Some food for thought as you dream up your next adventure.\nDecember 23, 2022 \/by Jordana Manchester\nhttps:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png 0 0 Jordana Manchester https:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png Jordana Manchester2022-12-23 23:04:322023-01-08 22:41:40The Ethical Traveller: Observing Culture Like an Anthropologist\nBIPOC, Lifestyle, People of Color, Solo Women Traveling, Travel\nRedefining The All-Inclusive: Culture, Connection & Luxury\nCheap, cookie-cutter, loud, and wasteful. These are just a few of the descriptors used to describe the all-inclusive experience. You may have your own experiences; foam parties gone awry, unruly children running about, average food, and too many watered-down rum punches. Whatever your past experiences may have been or your perception, the All-Inclusive concept has evolved over the years to a point where luxury and convenience are no longer mutually exclusive, nor are they confined to heavily trodden destinations like Mexico and the Caribbean. Local communities are architecting innovative tourism initiatives, driving locally-based spending, and creating culturally-focused luxury experiences. It's time to expand your definition of the 'all-inclusive', and learn about these dream-worthy, luxurious all-inclusive experiences.\nThe Singular Patagonia\nFor adventure-seekers, the amphitheater of the Andes mountains offers up heart-pounding expeditions by day and a luxurious alpine respite by night. The Singular Patagonia is one of Chile's most exclusive mountain escapes. Nestled on 30 spectacular acres, guests are treated to the \"Complete Experience,\" which includes award-winning cuisine, local wines and spirits, daily horseback riding and kayaking activities, and various other excursions. With only 57 well-appointed rooms, the ambiance is rugged, intimate, and delightfully remote.\nPikaia Lodge\nAfter you've cruised the Galapagos, leave some time in your itinerary to drop your anchor for a few days at the ultra-luxurious Pikaia Lodge. This 100% carbon-neutral resort lies at the heart of the Galapagos Islands on Santa Cruz Island. Situated between two dormant volcanoes on a private giant tortoise reserve, this sustainable eco-lodge offers guests the unique opportunity to experience a land-focused initiative in one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. Rates include luxury accommodations, all meals, local wines, land excursions, and expeditions on the resort's private yacht.\nFour Seasons Tented Camp\nGolden Triangle, Thailand\nA geographical and spiritual tripoint, the Golden Triangle is a dazzling, bustling intersection one can't miss if they're ever visiting Thailand. The Four Seasons Tented Camp offers sprawling, verdant green landscapes, elephant encounters, breathtaking jungle trails, and the meticulous service you would expect from a Four Seasons property. Guests have various all-inclusive options to choose from, including elephant safaris, and curated cultural experiences. \"Chaan Baan\" is the land located around a traditional Thai home and where guests of the Four Seasons can observe, help plant rice, and watch the ritual of buffalo bathing. Guests can also participate in traditional clay making, indigo tye-dying, and of course Thai cooking classes. Northern Thailand has long been a choose-your-adventure type destination, and the Four Seasons provides plenty of experiences to choose from.\nWorld Famous 5.8 Undersea Restaurant, Hurawalhi\nHurawalhi Island, Maldives\nWe would be remiss not to mention the Maldives, one of the world's most beloved luxury, all-inclusive destinations. Despite its popularity, the various islands and atolls never feel overrun or crowded with tourists. For those seeking a more exclusive, ultra-luxurious Maldivian escape, a fort-minute seaplane flight will whisk guests from the busy capital of Male, to the tranquil Lhaviyani Atoll. There are no bad views in any of the five category villas at Hurawalhi Island. Guests can spend their nights being lulled to sleep by the warm Indian Ocean. By day, guests have access to snorkeling equipment, kayaks, yoga classes, sunset dolphin cruises and daily biodiversity excursions. Various meal plans are included, including a fully-inclusive option.\nDaily Game Drives in the Masai Mara\nTanguliaMara Camp, Kenya\nSteps away from the mighty Mara River, on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, the TanguliaMara Safari Camp invites guests to experience Africa in the most authentic, heartfelt way. The camp was founded by Dominic Nchoe and Jackson Looseyia, businessmen, passionate conservationists and members of the Maasai community. As one of the most prominent Black-owned, operated and staffed safari camps in the region, guests can enjoy African led safaris, game drives, bushwalks, visits to local Maasai villages. With only eight luxury tents, the atmosphere around camp is intimate with a sense of community. Guests are nourished with locally sourced, handcrafted meals and treated to the most spectacular sunsets in the world on nightly sundowners. This style of all-inclusive safari camp focuses on nature and culture, without sacrificing comfort and connection.\nStaying at an all-Inclusive doesn't have to crowded and impersonal. Many of these resorts, eco-lodges, and safari camps are located in some of the most remote places on earth, meaning you have the opportunity to interact with landscapes you've only dreamed of. Luxury all-inclusives are also highly customizable, cater to a broad spectrum of travelers, and can also offer a blissful respite, heart-pounding adventure, or an in-depth focus on local biodiversity and culture.\nReady to start dreaming? It all starts with a conversation, so let's talk.\nNovember 6, 2022 \/by Jordana Manchester\nhttps:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png 0 0 Jordana Manchester https:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png Jordana Manchester2022-11-06 09:07:002023-01-03 23:35:53Redefining The All-Inclusive: Culture, Connection & Luxury\nBIPOC, People of Color, Solo Women Traveling, Travel\nBlack History Travel Experiences Around the World You Can't Miss \nBlack history is world history, and here at Qmooniti, we honour it all day, every day. We honour it by acknowledging those who marched before us, by proudly standing alongside those who fight with us, and by joining the chorus of change so that today's work lays the foundation for tomorrow. Learning about our own history is both a traumatic and profound healing experience. For many of us, this journey provides insight into who we are and why we are the way we are. Our stories, languages, traditions, and music stretch to the furthest reaches of this planet. When you're ready, there are Black history travel experiences around the world that will not only educate us but celebrate and cherish our history.\nUncle Tom's Cabin \u2013 Chatham-Kent, Ontario\nAfter the Bible, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom was the second best-selling novel in the 19th century. And though it's been held up as one of the most significant books of its day, it's also one of the most confronting and controversial books ever written about enslaved people. The story was written by a white Puritan who intended to criticize and rally support from her white counterparts. What it did was birth an ugly caricature and fan the flames of internalized racism brought on by staunch systemic racism. What you may not know is that the character in the story was inspired by a real person. Reverend Josiah Henson, a former slave, was an outspoken advocate for the Black community in Canada. The Reverend escaped to Canada through the Underground Railway and established a 200-acre refuge and settlement specifically for former slaves. He was devoted to education, literacy, and creating a community that supported and nurtured Black people. The Reverend's two story-cabin and surrounding grounds are aptly located on Freedom road in Dresden, Ontario. The site offers visitors a narrative of how slavery deeply impacted Canada.\nThe Big House \u2013 Whitney Plantation\nThe Whitney Plantation \u2013 Louisiana\nLocated an hour's drive from New Orleans, alongside the mighty Mississippi, lies the Whitney Plantation, one of the world's first museums dedicated solely to the history of enslaved peoples and their legacy. While other plantation tours in the area focus on the 'great families' who stalked the halls of great houses, Whitney's Big House, church, surrounding memorials, and rotating exhibitions share first-hand accounts of those who worked the plantation. Visitors can read stories of love, illness, new life, and death across generations of Africans and their descendants.\nVisitors are welcome to take a self-guided tour, which will take them through several cabins, into the Big House, across the property, passed the enslaved quarters, and through several art installations. But for the full experience, a guided tour with an onsite expert will help you understand timelines and help you understand family and community dynamics across the plantation. Set aside at least two hours for this visit.\nThe Black Heritage Trail Includes 200 Sites Across the State of Massachusettes\nThe Black Heritage Trail \u2013 Boston, Massachusettes\nA 19th-century neighbourhood synonymous with opulent mansions, wealthy business owners, poverty-stricken immigrants, and wide-eyed social activists, the northern slope of the iconic Beacon Hill neighbourhood sits at the heart of the Black Heritage Trail. In 1638, Boston saw the arrival of the first Black slaves. After the American Revolution, slavery was legally abolished across Massachusetts, and Boston saw a migration en masse of newly freed slaves across the state and beyond. Northern Beacon Hill quickly became a safe haven for those fleeing slavery on the Underground Railroad and abolitionists who participated in helping them. This Black history travel experience will take you to dozens of historic sites, including Abiel Smith School, the first school for Black children in the neighbourhood and fertile ground for the fight against education and inequality. Another stop you'll want to make is at the home of Lewis Hayden and Ellen Craft, owners of one of the most prominent Underground Railroad safe houses in the entire country.\nBlack History Walking Tours \u2013 London, UK\nIf you're heading to the United Kingdom in October, you'll be just in time for Black History Month. Black people have been in the United Kingdom, specifically London, for well over 3000 years, and there are several incredible black history walking experiences that will transport you through the millennia. For a look at comparative history, take a journey into the heart of Brixton from 1950 to 1980, and learn about the Civil Rights Movement through the lens of Black Brixton women who, like their American sisters, marched, protested, and demanded change. Your historian and host will share insight into life as African and African- Caribbean women who led the fight for equal employment, education, housing, and everywhere else Black people were excluded and marginalized. Stepping back further in time, learn about the stolen Ashanti gold artifacts, to the presence of Black royalty in and amongst the iconic William Wallace Collection. Or find how Africans and African-Caribbean people settled and became a part of the fabric of London's most prominent neighbourhoods.\nQuinta do Mocho, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal\nWhile the United States, Britain, and other nations are well understood to have a deep involvement in the history of enslavement, it was the Portuguese who stole the first African slaves and brought them to Europe in 1444 CE. However, if you've travelled throughout Portugal, this significant historical fact, nor the scope of Portuguese involvement in the slave trade is apparent. Quinto do Mocho, a neighbourhood located just outside of Lisbon is home to a significant population of African diaspora from former colonies like Angola and New Guinea. It should come as no surprise, given Portugal's past relationship with Africa, that this community was one of the poorest in Lisbon. It was built as a social housing project in the 1990s and suffered from high crime and a poor quality of life. Today, you'll find dozens of incredible murals, art installations, and community historians eager to take visitors on a walk-through to point out and share the rich collective story of the Afro-Portuguese people who now call this place home.\nAccording to the Trust for Public Land, of the 95,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Sites, only 2% of the sites are Historic Sites dedicated to Black Americans. While there are tens of thousands of Black history sites and monuments around the world, they're often not featured on popular blogs, magazines, or guidebooks. One of the best things you can do to spread awareness is to share your experience with others when you return home. Keep an eye out for upcoming features on Black historical sites and experiences here on the blog and in our newsletter.\nOctober 12, 2022 \/by Lystra G. Sam\nhttps:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png 0 0 Lystra G. Sam https:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png Lystra G. Sam2022-10-12 19:37:052022-10-12 19:37:06Black History Travel Experiences Around the World You Can't Miss \nBlack & Indigenous Owned Wineries to Visit This Fall\nFor winemakers around the world, tending the vines is a year-round labour of love, a summoning of ancient knowledge, and involves the practice of traditions passed down through generations. Nowhere is this more present than on the six Black and Indigenous-owned wineries we think you should be checking out this fall. In an industry dominated by White and European winemakers, the lands are most often tended to by BIPOC peoples, yet, they are rarely represented, appreciated, or honoured.\nIn 2019, Seven Fifty Daily surveyed more than 3,100 wine professionals, and 84% of the respondents identified as white, with only 2% identifying as Black. But the industry is shifting; the Association of African American Vintners reported a 500% increase in Black-owned wineries and Black winemakers in 2020. In this post-pandemic era, with travellers returning to the vineyards in droves, BIPOC-owned vineyards will dot the landscape in more significant numbers.\nThe wine industry is also seeing an increase in Indigenous winemaking, most notably in destinations such as Australia, South America, and North America. Indigenous peoples have been living in community with their lands for thousands of years, and many are seeing winemaking as a process to uphold traditions, break barriers, preserve legacies, and educate visitors about Indigenous culture.\nReady for a tasting? Here are six Black and Indigenous-owned wineries you should check out this fall.\nNk'Mip Cellars \u2013 Okanagan, British Columbia\nNk'Mip Winery Osoyoos (Model: Enya Graham-Shewish)\nNk'Mip (pronounced 'Inkameep') holds the distinct honour of becoming the first Indigenous winery in North America. The winery's name translates to 'Bottomland,' a reflection of the winery's location at the southernmost end of the Osoyoos reservation. And while 32,000 acres were registered to the band under the Indian Act in 1877, their traditional territory covers nearly 70,000 acres stretching between Canada and Washington State. The winery opened in 2001 as an initiative to preserve and celebrate the legacy of the Osoyoos Band, the Syilx peoples, and their land stewardship.\nThe Nk'Mip vineyard overlooks the town of Osoyoos, nestled in Canada's only desert. Set aside time to enjoy a tasting (or two) at the beautiful Nk'Mip Cellars. Next, wander over to the patio, look over the locally sourced menu and enjoy a sumptuous lunch complete with postcard-perfect views of the lake, vineyards, and town. And finally, be sure to head to the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre to explore the 'living lands' and learn about the Silyx people and learn how you can up your allyship.\nSeaside Pearl Farmgate Winery \u2013 Fraser Valley, British Columbia\nThe Chapel Tasting Room, Seaside Pearl Winery\nWine may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think British Columbia's Lower Mainland, but a scenic hour's drive from Vancouver will bring you to the heart of the Fraser Valley. This picturesque region is nestled next to the Cascade and Coastal Mountain range and the perfect place for Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery. This family-owned, boutique winery is the brainchild of husband and wife team Allison and David Zimmerman. Allison a newcomer to the wine industry, is of Trinidadian descent and is an active advocate for women becoming more prominent in the wine business.\nThe Chapel Tasting Room is a cozy, tranquil space with beautiful hand-painted ceilings and an elegant ambiance. The room is open year round, and features robust reds, various single-vineyard wines and a sparkling wine. Seaside Pearl's wines are artisanal so if you love small batch wines, this is a must-see.\nNyarai Cellars \u2013 Niagara Region, Ontario\nThe son of Jamaican immigrants, Steve Byfield is one of the most celebrated boutique wine owners in the Niagara region. Born and raised in nearby Kitchener, Steve took an interest in the anthropology of wine. He was curious about the influence and perception of wine within society, and went to live at the Southbrook Winery for five years. He worked as a cellar assistant, and eventually became an assistant winemaker. In 2008, Steve launched a Nyarai Cellars, a 'virtual vineyard.\" Steve has cultivated relationships with local wine growers, and has produced bold red, delicious whites and sophisticated sparkling varieties. While guests may not be able to visit Nyarai, there are often pop-up tastings, food and wine pairing events, and personal tours of vineyards led by Steve that take place throughout the Niagara region. These are experiences that can be curated and booked by the Qmooniti team.\nLongevity Wines \u2013 Livermore Valley, California\nThe Livermore Valley wine region in Northern California is home to Longevity Wines, owned by Phil Long and his beloved late wife Debra Long. A passionate home-based hobby blossomed into a small empire, and Phil went on to become the president of the Association of African American Vinters. Phil and Debra launched Longevity because they saw a gap in inclusive wine tasting experiences. As a winery that is a Certified Minority Owned Business, BIPOC wine lovers will find themselves right at home in Longevity's beautiful tasting rooms. The Club Room offers a beautiful space to enjoy a sampling, and the Barrel Room is perfect for events, complete with spacious seating and a stage for entertainment. If you were thinking of travelling with a small group, this would be the perfect place to connect over a smooth Syrah, velvety Grenache or a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon.\nTheopolis Vineyards \u2013 Anderson Valley, California\nNo list would be complete without mentioning the iconic Theopolis Vineyards. The vineyard was founded in 2003 by a no-nonsense Texan and powerhouse trial lawyer Theodora R. Lee. Affectionately known as Theo-patra, Queen of the Vineyards, Theodora is renown for her Petite Sirah's, Rose's and Pinot Noire's, amongst others. The vineyard itself is located in California's Yorkville Highlands in Anderson Valley, just off of Highway 128, nestled on the border of Sonoma County. Theodora makes the world's best petite Syrah, and many of her other wines have won countless awards since opening. The vineyard throws several high-profile and local events all year long, including their annual Harvest and Bottle Release party mid-September. Theopolis represents the ultimate inclusive wine tasting experience, and celebrates excellence across the Black winemaking industry. A proponent of community, Theodora serves on the Board of Directors of the YMCA San Francisco and is the Co-Board Chairperson of the Dallas Post Tribune Newspaper, one of America's oldest Black newspapers.\nS\u00e9ka Hills \u2013 Capay Valley, California\nFounded by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation in 2004, S\u00e9ka Hills is a picturesque winery overlooking Northern California's stunning Capay Valley. These ancestral lands have been home to the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation for several thousand years. The nation's name translates into 'Home by the Spring Water.' The Yocha Dehe runs a 24,000 acre multi-crop agricultural empire. Known for their sustainable and organic food production, they've set aside 1200 acres for permanent conservation easement. The winery is truly a destination, with two beautiful tasting rooms, a deli, an artisan pantry filled with locally made foods, and vineyard tours. For sustainability enthusiasts, foodies and lovers of soft, fruity, boutique wines, S\u00e9ka Hills should be your next stop.\nYou've got the list; now it's time to start planning. There are far more Black & Indigenous-owned wineries to experience in this growing demographic of the industry, and we promise to spotlight them for our wine lovers in the near future. For more information about visiting any of the wineries we've mentioned above, don't be shy; let us know you're ready to start sipping!\nSeptember 23, 2022 \/by Lystra G. Sam\nhttps:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png 0 0 Lystra G. Sam https:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png Lystra G. Sam2022-09-23 03:17:582022-09-27 21:55:48Black & Indigenous Owned Wineries to Visit This Fall\nBIPOC, Lifestyle, People of Color, Solo Women Traveling, Travel, Travel Safety\nTwo Former College Roommates Close Historic Deal on $8.3 Million Hotel\nAtlantans Myers and Reaves, both 33, formed a hotel ownership group of mostly millennials, partnered with Nassau Investments to acquire the Home2 Suites by Hilton El Reno, Oklahoma, located about 30 miles from Oklahoma City. Their investment into the $8.3 million deal is believed to have earned them the notable distinction of becoming the youngest African American women to ever co-own a property in a major hotel chain. \"I never thought by the time I was 33 that I'd be a hotel owner, but I admit that it feels great to have accomplished that at this point in my life,\" says Reaves, mom to a 2-year old son.\nCheck out the full article in the link:\nhttps:\/\/www.blackbusiness.com\/2021\/01\/davonne-reaves-jessica-myers-black-former-college-roommates-historic-deal-83-million-hotel.html\nFebruary 19, 2021 \/by Suzanne & Lystra, QmoonT\nhttps:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png 0 0 Suzanne & Lystra, QmoonT https:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png Suzanne & Lystra, QmoonT2021-02-19 05:46:422021-02-19 05:48:34Two Former College Roommates Close Historic Deal on $8.3 Million Hotel\nBIPOC, LGBTQ+, People of Color, People with Disabilities, Solo Women Traveling, Travel Safety\nAll Travelers Deserve The \"LOVE ETHIC\"\nAugust 27, 2019 \/by Suzanne & Lystra, QmoonT\nhttps:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IVXC2881.jpg 1800 1440 Suzanne & Lystra, QmoonT https:\/\/www.qmooniti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qmooniti-newlogo-w.png Suzanne & Lystra, QmoonT2019-08-27 08:26:542019-11-02 00:29:35All Travelers Deserve The \"LOVE ETHIC\"\nQmooniTi\nQmooniTi \u2013 A team of diverse travel experts who specialize in curating travel with a focus on culture, environment and people first through a decolonized lens! 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{"text":"News, Notes, Talk\nHow an iconic Canadian rock band lured angry teens to the dark arts of Ayn Rand.\nBy Jonny Diamond\nOctober 6, 2021, 10:21am\nIf there was one band that dominated the soundtrack of a 1980s childhood on the wrong side of outer-suburban Toronto, it was Rush. Particularly if you had older brothers who smoked a lot of pot. To be honest, though, we never really paid much attention to drummer Neil Peart's occasionally ornate and often opaque lyrics (see pot, above), which seemed to land somewhere between Tolkien plot summary (\"We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx \/ Our great computers fill the hollowed halls\") and inspirational guidance counselor poster (\"For those who wish to see \/ Those who wish to be \/ Must put aside the alienation \/ Get on with the fascination\").\nIt wasn't until I was in my early twenties that I learned that Peart had been heavily influenced by Ayn Rand, whose writing he'd discovered at exactly the wrong time, as an easily disillusioned teenager recently moved to early 1970s London to make it big as a musician.\nPeart, who died in 2020, basically disavowed his early career fascination with Rand's objectivist fantasies of self-reliance, calling himself a \"bleeding heart libertarian\" in this 2012 Rolling Stone interview. But that doesn't mean his lyrics\u2014which achieve their Randiest modalities on Rush's 1976 mega-hit record, 2112\u2014haven't had a lasting effect on the brain's of embittered, impressionable young men! To wit: in this recent post at the Objective Standard Institute, writer (and \"TEDx speech coach\") Robert Begley describes his first encounter with the dark priestess of enlightened selfishness:\nI first heard [Rush] in the 1970s, shortly after their album 2112 came out. I loved their music and lyrics, and in the liner notes of that album, I saw a reference to \"the genius of Ayn Rand.\" Who is that? I went to the library and found Anthem.\nMost of us, even if we do briefly fall under the spell of Rand's siren invitation to fight the man by indulging our \"winner takes all\" lizard brain impulses, eventually grow up and leave behind the blinkered and ungenerous world view at the heart of objectivism.*\nBut clearly some people don't! Begley is not alone in recognizing Rush as a gateway to Rand, and if you can't see the connection yourself, AynRand.org has this handy study guide to the lyrics of 2112, which asks such leading questions as, \"Is a world in which everyone is equal a good place?\" and \"Do you think most people have 'Hungry mind and open eyes'\"?\nThis all seems like perfect fodder for a hilarious Christopher Guest ensemble piece, until you remember that actual members of congress cite Atlas Shrugged as their favorite book, and would rather leave billionaires untaxed than take care of America's children!\nSo, in closing, fuck you, Rush.**\n(*I confess I also read Anthem in my teens and\u2014label me a self-aggrandizing revisionist snob if you must\u2014even then found it flat and hollow and meanspirited.)\n(**But not you, Geddy Lee; I've heard you are a genuinely nice dude.)\n2112 Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand libertarians Neil Peart objectivism Rush selfishness\nPodcasts, Audiobooks + More\nLithub Daily\nA profile of poet, novelist, and Bj\u00f6rk collaborator Sj\u00f3n.\nDaniel Levin Becker on the rhyme and rhetoric of rap.\nKaty Waldman explores the post-apocalyptic art of Station Eleven.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What of Singapore towards 2025? Thoughts of a Singaporean.\nParliament: Debate on Restricting Hate Speech to maintain Racial and Religious Harmony in Singapore\n1. Mr Speaker, social harmony, racial and religious tolerance, robust but reasoned and respectful debate on contentious issues, all create an environment for modern societies to flourish and thrive. Hate speech, regardless who it is directed against \u2013 be it fellow citizens of different races and religions or against other communities and groups such as immigrants, those of a different ethnic origin, new citizens or even against those who proscribe to different life choices, do not profess a faith, or are of a different sexual orientation \u2013 ought to have no place in Singapore society, either now or in the future.\n2. Hate speech per se tends to exist at one end of the spectrum as it usually hosts extreme prejudice or calls for actionable violence against individuals. The Christchurch terrorist attack on a mosque by a white supremacist exposes the dangers of hate speech that is directed at people of a particular faith with the perpetrator making his views known publicly before carrying out his gruesome act that was roundly condemned by all Singaporeans. The WP too condemns this cowardly act. Nonetheless, it is telling how significant our own biases and perceptions determine attitudes towards people who are different from us. A fair number of people I spoke to were surprised that more than 70% of all terrorist attacks are carried out by far right, non-Muslim and often white attackers, a fact Minister shared during his recent speech to the Religious Rehabilitation Group.\n3. Apart from hate speech however is a potentially larger category of offensive speech, not quite a call to arms and as extreme, but expression which is deeply abhorrent, insensitive and completely unnecessary nonetheless. This category can potentially be made even larger depending on how quickly certain individuals gets offended, making executive action open to politicisation. Given Singapore's open economy and cosmopolitan society which is exposed to both Western and Eastern views, attitudes to what some regard as offensive speech can differ greatly amongst citizens and even those from the same religious group.\n4. Most recently in 2017, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released a statement on offensive speech and expression involving race or religion. It set out the Government's position in managing issues and reiterated that Singapore's approach to the matter sought to guarantee the safety, security and freedom of religion for all, with a view to create a common space for everyone. The annex to the MHA statement covered 14 incidents from 2005 to 2017 where the Government had to invoke the Sedition Act and Penal Code to deal with offensive speech, including the issuance of stern warnings and conditional warnings against various individuals. None of these interventions involved offensive speech in the performing arts or entertainment space. Unsurprisingly however, 11 out of the 14 cases involved comments made online, on Facebook, on blogs or in online chatrooms.\n5. Sir, my generation has grown up with the internet being a large part of our lives. While the internet has been an incredible platform in democratizing information and has been a force for good in many aspects of our lives, from economics to entrepreneurship \u2013 the anonymity, immediacy, and ubiquitous nature of the internet has also given extremists and those who revel in offensive speech a powerful podium. Combined with political economy of social media revenue models and the unique heuristics of the internet ecosystem that highlights the sensational, hate speech is something all societies are affected by, with approaches to address it differing even amongst seemingly similar societies.\n6. Going forward Mr Speaker and partly arising from the online space, my sense is that the Government and Singaporeans will have to come to terms with disagreement and contestation on a wide array of issues. Many societies around the world are getting more religious with many groups more strident in their advocacy. Separately, a recent IPS survey observed that young people take a more permissive attitude to offensive speech \u2013 a fact which does not necessarily suggest that they approve of it, but they are prepared for a discussion on such issues.\n7. In such a context, the balance between respecting individual views of a very diverse society like ours that hosts different mores, thresholds and tastes on the one hand and the importance of a fair and even-handed approach in governing a multiracial and multi religious society on the other will become an important marker of a cohesive and united society. This cohesion and unity will be in danger if the Government is seen to be straying from its longstanding approach of strict secularism to preserve the common space that must be shared by all communities and individuals in Singapore \u2013 a common space that must ensure minorities continue to deserve protection and should not be subject to mob justice. Our people will also have a critical role in adopting an even-handed attitude in living in a society that seeks to preserve the common space, and respect the fact that one does not have a right to impose one's beliefs on others.\n8. The recent episode involving the black metal band Watain is a case in point. From public comments made by Minister and the Infocommunications and Media Development Authority (IMDA), there may be a conflation in the public mind of the regime MHA applies in deciding whether to approve or reject the entry of a religious preacher on the one hand, and the conditional approval by the IMDA of a black metal band which covers a genre of entertainment on the other. It would appear that different considerations should continue to apply in each respective case.\n9. In the case of a preacher, it would appear that prior comments, particularly on inter-religious matters made by such a person would be relevant in deciding whether to grant such an individual entry into Singapore. Should a preacher have described those outside his faith or even within his faith in offensive terms, then a red flag ought to be raised as the Ministry has done in the past and the person prevented from entering Singapore for the purposes of addressing a congregation.\n10. Unlike the assessment regime for entertainment however, it would not be reasonable or rational to impose conditions that require a preacher to avoid of speaking about race or religion. If anything, promising not to disparage others faiths in Singapore but to be able to do so in other jurisdictions would make a mockery of the entire belief system of such an individual.\n11. In the case of entertainment or a band, the Government appears to have a variated regime in place, one which does not hesitate to prohibit, correctly I would add, music that denigrates other religions, peoples or faiths. My understanding is that this has been imposed in the past for concerts involving even mainstream singers like Eric Clapton and other black metal bands.\n12. By its own admission, IMDA's conditions in originally allowing Watain to perform in Singapore included the removal of songs which were religiously offensive, the band could not make references to religion or use religious symbols and that no ritualistic acts like the showering the audience in pig's blood as had been done before in another jurisdiction, were to be performed on stage. Furthermore, given band's history and concerns as expressed by MHA, IMDA allowed the Watain concert with a rating of Restricted 18 (R18) and on the condition that it would be a very small concert with only a maximum of 200 people allowed to attend. It would also appear that IMDA and MHA's assessment included foreknowledge of Watain's reputation, the use anti-Christian lyrics and references to Satanism in some of their music.\n13. On the surface of things, these conditions should have addressed concerns about race and religion since the application essentially involved an established genre of entertainment. I should also add that I was not aware opposition to the Watain concert was prevalent amongst mainstream Christians until revealed by the Minister. In rationalising its decision, IMDA stated that in assessing and classifying content for arts performances and concerts, it aims to protect the young from unsuitable content, maintain community norms and values, and safeguard public interest, while enabling adults to make informed choices. Allowing adults to make informed choices is a clarion feature of a secular society that seeks to preserve the common space. It would appear that the originally approach taken by IMDA correctly sought to carefully balance the competing and legitimate concerns of various segments of society.\n14. Two days before the band's slated performance, a widely publicised online petition made its rounds seeking to I quote \"ban satanic music groups Watain and Soilwork from performing in Singapore.\" The Ministry of Home Affairs thereafter requested IMDA to cancel the concert on the day of the scheduled performance and at the eleventh hour. Ironically, the cancellation arguably brought far more attention to the band and their music than it would have had the concert gone ahead. In fact, for period of time on Spotify in the days following the ban, Watain had more listeners from Singapore compared to any other country in the world.\n15. According to the IMDA's letter to the Straits Times Forum, the cancellation of the concert was due to new and serious concerns about public order, and ground reactions relating to social and religious harmony. Mr Speaker, I accept that new considerations can present themselves after approval is granted for performances and the Government is not out of place to revisit the issue.\n16. Interestingly, in the comment section of the online petition against Watain, more than a few interventions alluded to why the Government was suddenly allowing black metal bands \u2013 many of which regularly host Satanic themes into Singapore. From an online search, it would appear that even local black metal bands have been part of our of entertainment ecosystem for many years now and foreign black metal bands have been allowed into Singapore previously. For example, a band known as Mayhem are one of the founders of the Norwegian black metal scene from the 1980s, a forerunner of bands like Watain. They built on the extreme metal sound crafted by earlier groups such as Venom, Slayer and Bathory. Their early years were filled with notoriety \u2013 their singer committed suicide with a gun to his head, and a picture of his corpse was used as an album cover. The band was also tied to a string of church burnings in Norway. I do not know how many members are aware that Mayhem performed in Singapore in 2006. Deafheaven, a Grammy-nominated band, but derided by old metal heads as \"hipster-metal\" band also played in Singapore in 2014. To that end, how will the IMDA assess applications for black metal groups in future? Furthermore, which agency will compensate Watain's promoters and what amount does the wasted expenditure come up to?\n17. In conclusion Mr Speaker, it is the secular basis of our state which also allows for selective interventions which allows the government to accommodate totally different spiritual and moral beliefs hosted amongst different citizens. As the 1989 White Paper on the maintenance of religious harmony iterated, while the Government should not be antagonistic to the religious beliefs of the population, it must remain neutral in its relations with the different religious groups, not favouring any of them in preference to the others. I would add that this expectation of neutrality should not only apply to religious groups but other civic groups and citizens in general in their dealings with the Government as well.\n18. Overall, the Government's careful and balanced approach to uphold a strictly secular society so as to preserve a common public space, and its principles towards religious harmony as enunciated in the 1989 White Paper on the maintenance of religious harmony and separately the MHA's 2017 statement are sound and should be supported. But the Government must be careful not to be perceived as taking sides but instead err on the side of wisdom, especially on matters that are expressions of free speech, particularly in the entertainment and performing arts space. Instead of a hard policy such as bans, a graduated approach establishing a range of conditions like that done by IMDA in its original assessment of the Watain concert would better reflect the compromises required to create and sustain as accommodating and robust a common public space as possible.\n19. To that end, effective laws and an activist bureaucracy are only one aspect of the solution. A robust education system which continues beyond school \u2013 one that enjoins Singaporeans to ascribe to an attitude of live and let live, respect for both the religious and non-religious, and dealing with fellow citizens with tolerance and mutual respect with the knowledge that we only have each other to lean on in good times and bad, are equally, if not more important.\n20. Ultimately, the Golden Rule \u2013 that we should not do unto others as we would not have done to us \u2013 must be the dictum all Singaporeans ascribe to, be it the online or real world. References to the Golden Rule are found in all the Abrahamic faiths including Christianity and Islam, and separately in other faiths and belief systems such as Confucianism, Buddhism and Hinduism amongst many others. And even for those who are atheist or agnostic and do not follow any religion, such a moral principle \u2013 underpinned by mutual respect and tolerance \u2013 is one they, like all Singaporeans I hazard, would generously support.\nWritten by singapore 2025\nPosted in Racial and Religious Harmony, Workers' Party\n\u00ab Parliament: Budget Speech 2019 \u2013 Navigating towards a Strong and United Singapore\nOne Singapore Family: Rising above the Culture War \u00bb\nWorkers' Party of Singapore\nSmaller HDB flats: 10 years on......\"Think small and put the buzz into Singapore\"\nCommunity Improvement Projects Committee (CIPC): Waiting for the CCC\nA (very) short history behind the latest Causeway tolls hikes\nThe PAP and the Malay Singaporean: Between Rhetoric, Reality and Meritocracy\nAsian Values\nForeign Talent Policy\nMalays in Singapore\nMinisterial Salaries\nRacial and Religious Harmony\nWorkers' Party","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\/\/ one of Australia's best-known Science Communicators and Futurists\n\"Thank you for your contributions to Seven News bulletins. They've fitted the brief perfectly and provided an extra point of interest in our News services. You have a wonderful knack of simplifying the complicated and communicating effectively.\"\n- Terry Plan, News Director, Channel Seven Adelaide\n\"Excellent. Deanne gave a very professional presentation with audience participation, it was great fun.\"\n- McCormac Cooper & Assoc\n\"Very impressed with your ability to tie in science, audience participation and the developing problems of aging and osteoarthritis. Clients were entertained and informed. The success of our night was due to your performance.\"\n- Pfizer Australia\nScience, Technology and the Future\nDr Deane Hutton is one of Australia's best-known Science Communicators and Futurists. For more than 25 years, he has been sharing his enthusiasm for science and technology with others through nation-wide television, as well as through books, radio and the internet. His work on television has included programs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Australia's National Nine Network. For 18 years he was a writer-presenter of the international award-winning \"Curiosity Show\", and over 7 years as science presenter on Australia's popular variety program \"Hey Hey It's Saturday\".\nIn addition to his keynote talks at business conferences and seminars, Deane visits schools in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore to present live science shows for young people. He has developed five shows for schools: The Magic of Science; Journey through Space; The Information Superhighway; Boost Your Brainpower; and Going Green with Dr Deane.\nWith degrees in science and education from Adelaide University (Australia), Deane also has a PhD in Visual Perception and Message Design from Indiana University (USA). He is a member of the National Speakers Association of Australia and has earned that organization's highest level of accrecditation \u2014 CSP (Certified Speaking Professional). Also, he is a member of the Australian Science Communicators Association, a Life Member of the International Visual Literacy Association, and a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).\nAs a nine year old, Deane Hutton pulled the family clock apart and put it back together again - with three pieces left over. It still worked! From that time, Deane knew that he not only wanted to understand science and technology, but also to share his enthusiasm for learning with others. It was inevitable that he would become a science communicator.\nIn Adelaide, he taught science in high schools and then educational technology at University. Deane travelled to America, where he studied Instructional Systems Technology, Visual Perception and Message Design at Indiana University.\nDeane received two Michael Daley awards from the Australian Government for \"excellence in science, technology and engineering journalism\".\nNational Speakers Association of Australia - CSP (Certified Speaking Professional)\nAustralian College of Education - Fellow\nAustralian Science Communicators Association - Member\nInternational Visual Literacy Association - Life Member.\nHoechst, MLC Insurance, Landcare, Cold Storage Association, Aust Society of Educational Technology, Local Government Association, Westfield Shopping Centres, S.A. Marketing Association, CSIRO, ORICA, BHP, Philips Car Systems, Nora Goodridge Management, Learning Assistant Program Conference, Annual Conference on Application of World Wide Web in Australia, Australian Institute of Engineers, Myer, Rentokil-Calmic, MLC Insurance, Landcare, Graphic Communication Teachers Association, Australian Society of Educational Technology, Edinburgh International Science Festival and many more\u2026\n\/\/ Speaking\nKeynote Topics\n\/\/ sitemap","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"James P. Ryan\nOctober 8, 1937 - May 4, 2010\nSPRINGFIELD \u2013 James Patrick Pat Ryan, 72, of Springfield passed away Tuesday, May 4, at St. John's Hospice after a 5-month battle with lung cancer.\nHe was born October 8th, 1937, the son of Robert and Jessie (Haycraft) Ryan in Jacksonville, Illinois, and later moved to Springfield. He married Nancy A. Madonia of Springfield on October 3, 1959.\nHe is survived by his wife of 50 years, Nancy; daughters, Kathy (husband, Jerry) Fitch of East Peoria, Illinois and Karen (husband, Kevin) Bryant of Springfield; son, Kevin of Springfield; brother, Joseph Michael Ryan of Springfield; aunt, Ruby Ryan of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.\nHe was preceded in death by his parent; his sister, Norma; and brother, Tom.\nPat graduated from Cathedral Boys High School in 1955. He worked for Fiat Allis and later Ford Printing for 36 years. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church.\nPat had many special interests. He loved fishing, hunting, watching wrestling and game shows, and playing pinochle with his wife and parents. He was also an avid fan of both the Dodger and Cub baseball teams.\nPat loved playing practical jokes on people and coined many Pat-isms, such as how do you rate me? and Money doesn't grow on trees! If asked, How do you feel? his reply was always a jokingly reply of, with my fingers.\nHe loved listening to Elvis Presley. He could always be counted on to sing Fever and Don't Be Cruel rivaling Elvis. He also loved singing that he was, Bad to the Bone.\nVisitation will be held from 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2010, at St. Joseph's Church in Springfield, with a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. with Monsignor Thomas Holinga officiating. Interment in Calvary Cemetery.\nDonations may be made to St. John's Hospice or St. Joseph's School of Springfield.\nShow your support Send Flowers\nLeave a memory Light a Candle\nBe the first to share a memory of James.\nPost a Condolence","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"P U N J A B\nTop stories | Politics | Community\nCourts | Crime\nASI case: Farmers hit protest track again\nTarn Taran, March 29\nVarious farmer and labour organisations today held a massive conference at Jeobala village near here to protest against the registration of a case against several members of their community following the death of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Kulbir Singh.\nWomen participate in the farmer dharna. Photos: Sameer Sehgal\nCommuters a harried lot\nAmritsar, March 29\nPassengers commuting through train had to bear the brunt of a protest by farmers today, held to mark the ninth death anniversary of Angrez Singh Bakipur.\nHeavy security in Gurdaspur\nHola Mohalla: Devotees swamp Anandpur Sahib\nClass X English question paper leaked in Muktsar\nSchool board gets cracking against copying\nBadal flays Cong, PPP for 'forgetting' martyrs\nCAG shock to power corporation\nSome cheer, but several problems not addressed\nCurtailing revenue deficit an uphill task\nMore than half working PSUs in the red\nCong rejects CM's overture to end logjam\nASI attacked by tipper driver, dies\nSidhuwal (Patiala), March 29\nAn Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Ravinder Singh Mangat, posted as Nabha traffic in charge, died allegedly after being attacked by a tipper driver here today.\nRS Mangat\nOnline system at ICP from April 1\nThe Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari will be equipped with electronic data interface (EDI) from April 1. The system will bring efficiency and transparency in the documentation process for the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan.\nThe Integrated Check Post at Attari\nRegularising illegal colonies retards planned progress\nChandigarh, March 29\nThe state assembly has passed the Punjab Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2013, to facilitate the regularisation of about 1,500 illegal colonies across the state. The move is a setback for the planned growth of urban areas. The Bill will remain in force for a year after it is notified as an Act.\nAmerican Sikhs join Obama in calling for gun control\nWashington, March 29\nMembers of the Sikh community joined President Barack Obama as he sought to spur lawmakers into action against gun violence in the wake of tragedies like the Newtown massacre in December that killed 20 first-graders.\nPanchayat Elections\nWill move court on violations in delimitation of wards: Bajwa\nBhaini Sahib, March 29\nPunjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Partap Singh Bajwa today paid a visit to Bhaini Sahib, headquarters of the Namdhari sect. The visit, preceding his state-wide tour after assuming charge, comes at a time when the Congress is trying to regain its ground in the state.\nPradesh Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa (right) talks to mediapersons at Bhaini Sahib on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma\nSukhbir has failed on Home front: Cong\nChandiagrh, March 29\nPradesh Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa, in a statement issued here today, alleged that Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal had failed to improve law and order as Home Minister and had proved a disaster as Sports Minister as well.\nASI, family facing threats from goons approach SC\/ST panel\nAn Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) working with the Batala police district and his family have been living in fear ever since his daughter, kidnapped by some youths of the area, was rescued and one of the accused, identified as Bikramjit Singh, arrested.\nRajkumar Verka, Vice-Chairman, National SC\/ST Commission, meets victims of gender crime in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Sameer Sehgal\nAkal Takht chief, hardliners skip Gurdaspur function\nChaur Sidhwan (Gurdaspur), March 29\nThe death anniversary of 18-year-old engineering student Jaspal Singh, who was allegedly killed in police firing on March 29 last year, passed off peacefully amid tight security at his village here today.\nPolicemen stand guard in Gurdaspur on Friday. A Tribune photograph\nServices in co-op banks to be upgraded\nThe Punjab Government has decided to do away with the practice of electing political appointees as Managing Directors in district branches of cooperative banks. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting of the Co-operation Department held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal here today.\nHigh power tariff on pisciculturists belies govt's diversification claims\nThe government's efforts to promote diversification in the state appear half-hearted as it has been charging industrial rates for electricity from fisheries. The fish farmers in the state are paying Rs 6.5 per unit of power while in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, their counterparts are paying 25 paisa per unit and Rs 1 per unit, respectively.\nVocational training centres planned at Adarsh schools\nThe Punjab Education Development Board today gave its nod for setting up vocational training centres in all Adarsh Schools in the state.\n10 months on, Bar unions call off 'Saturday strike'\nDistrict and sub-divisional bar associations across Punjab have collectively decided to call off the strike observed by them on Saturdays for the past 10 months. The protesting lawyers were demanding a holiday on Saturday on the Punjab and Haryana High Court pattern.\nMayoral race: Panel finalises 3 names\nPatiala, March 29\nThe three-member screening committee formed to select the next Mayor has prepared its final report after meeting the elected the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) councillors at the party head office in Chandigarh today.\nProbe yet to be marked in SHO extortion case\nPatiala police are yet to initiate an official probe into the alleged role of serving Station House Officer (SHO) in the extortion of local businessmen.\nBus owners to boycott work if PRTC doesn't clear dues\nBus owners under the km-scheme are once again at loggerheads with the PRTC management over pending payment. Though PRTC for the past five months has been paying Rs 5 lakh daily to these bus owners, the PRTC still has to allegedly pay around Rs 10 crore to the bus owners.\nRole of police in Rs 130-crore drug haul to be investigated\nFatehgarh Sahib, March 29\nThe district police is probing the role of former policemen indicted in the recent Rs 130-crore heroin seizure at Zirakpur. It is said that they might have been helping international drug trafficker and former DSP Jagdish Singh Bhola evade arrest.\nGovt to consult High Court over VAT Tribunal posts\nThe Punjab Government has made it clear that chairman and members of \"Punjab VAT Tribunal\" would be appointed in future after holding consultation with the Punjab and Haryana High Court.\nBoard, corp staff entitled to benefit of age relaxation: HC\nThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that employees of boards, corporations and public sector undertakings in Punjab are entitled to the benefit of age relaxation in Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination. The order will benefit all such employees aged between 37 and 47.\nSanskrit teachers' plea for equal pay dismissed\nMore than two decades after Sanskrit teachers at Patiala and Nabha institutes moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court by filing eight writ petitions, a Division Bench has made it clear that they cannot to be equated with college lecturers.\n5 held for molesting student\nThe police has arrested five of the accused persons who allegedly molested a student and manhandled her brother here yesterday. The goons also barged into the victims' house and assaulted their parents. The girl sustained serious injuries on her leg and foot.\nYouth kills sister for honour\nIn what appears to be a case of honour killing, a youth in Shehzada village in Amritsar district, Malkeet Singh slit the throat of his 17-year-old sister while she was asleep and buried the body near the village pond.\nMinor raped in Patiala, accused on the run\nPatiala police has registered a case against one Ramji for raping a minor. It was alleged that Ramji, a cook at the Netaji Subhash Institute of Sports, raped the victim outside Sheesh Mahal on the night of March 26.\nThreaten to intensify agitation Want FIR against their leaders revoked Say govt trying to suppress outrage\nTerming the case registered against the farmer leaders as \"false\", the protesters warned of intensifying their agitation against the state government's \"oppressive regime\" in the coming days.\nAddressing the gathering, farmer leaders Satnam Singh Pannu and Sarwan Singh Pandher alleged that by registering a criminal case, the state government wanted to \"curb the public outrage against its policies of privatisation and liberalisation\".\n(Top) Long queues of farmers on the railway tracks and a farmer with his sword, at Mananwala railway station near Amritsar on Friday. Photos: Sameer Sehgal\nThe conference passed a resolution seeking a judicial probe into the mysterious death of the police officer and immediate release of the farmers arrested in the case.\nThe farmer organisations also demanded implementation of various demands agreed upon by the state government in the past. They also sought remunerative prices for their agricultural produce and tough measures to rein in drug abuse and the rising crime against women.\nThe conference, which was organised to commemorate \"martyrs\" like Angrez Singh Bakipur, Jagtar Singh and Jagir Singh Dhotia, witnessed a strong presence of women as well.\nThe relatives of those arrested in the ASI case were also felicitated on the occasion. The police was on alert in view of the conference and had also conducted a flag march prior to it.\nThe police had booked over 20 farmers, including farmer leader Sawinder Singh Chutala, in the ASI case and arrested 11 of them.\nMembers of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee gathered near Manawala railway station, 10 km from here, around 1:30 pm and sat on the Amritsar-Delhi track for over three hours. The arrival and departure timings of a number of trains were affected.\nBakipur was killed at Manawala after the police had opened fire to disperse protesting farmers on March 29, 2004.\nAmong the delayed trains were the Jaipur Express, Delhi-Pathankot train, Shan-e-Punjab and Dadar Express trains.\nKisan Sangharsh Committee convener Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu alleged that the rising debt due to the \"anti-farmer\" policies of the state government was the main reason behind the increasing number of suicides by farmers.\nPannu alleged that a nexus between politicians, bureaucrats and drug smugglers was to blame for the easy availability and rising use of habit-forming drugs among the rural youth.\nThe accused, Amandeep Singh, who was reportedly drunk when the incident occurred, has been arrested. Some narcotics were also seized from his possession.\nThe police said Mangat was on duty in Bhadson where the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, AK Sikri, was to attend a function. \"Minutes before the Chief Justice was to leave, traffic was stopped from one side to make way for his exit. The tipper driver, however, did not adhere to the traffic restrictions and rushed his vehicle inside the university campus,\" the police said.\nAfter the traffic was cleared, the ASI along with Head Constable Kuldeep Singh reportedly rounded up the accused. The police claimed the accused allegedly attacked Mangat while catching the latter unawares.\nPatiala Inspector General Paramjit Gill, who inspected the crime spot, said during the scuffle that ensued, both the ASI and the accused fell into a pit. \"By the time the Head Constable could come to the victim's rescue, he had fallen unconscious,\" he said.\nThe ASI was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him \"brought dead\".\nPerneet Singh\nSources said the EDI would not only facilitate quick duty drawback for traders but also enable them to electronically file their documents. At present, one needs to queue up at the ICP counters to file documents meant for export\/import of goods. The new system will also help traders keep a track of their consignment while sitting in their offices or homes. Besides, it will also aid in curbing malpractices. The sources said the system would initially be implemented only for exports.\nCII Zonal Council chairman Rajdeep Uppal said it would benefit the trade as everything would move faster while ensuring that there was complete transparency. \"However, having a swift and smooth system in place doesn't necessarily mean that we will be able to export more to Pakistan as any boost in exports primarily depends on the intake capacity of the neighbouring country. We can be sure of a surge in exports only if Pakistan augments its infrastructure to facilitate the same,\" he said.\nWhile the ICP at Attari is spread over 120 acres of land, the check-post on the Pakistan side covers an area of just 9 acres.\nJaspal Singh, a clearing agent, said physical filing of documents was full of hassles. With the online system, the entire process would be simplified, he added.\nManav Taneja, a trader, said they had started making entries as part of the EDI's trial run. The time for duty drawback would come down drastically with the EDI system, he said.\nThe EDI is expected to bring relief for traders who were earlier complaining of lengthy paper work due to involvement of multiple agencies at the ICP, which started functioning in April last year.\nMeanwhile, the export of onions to Pakistan has started through the Attari-Wagah border. The sources said around 30 to 40 truckloads of onion were crossing over to Pakistan on a daily basis. However, the traders term it as a temporary phase on account of onion shortage in the neighbouring country.\nSarbjit Dhaliwal\nColonisers had raised these colonies in violation of the master plan of the respective cities and towns. These colonies have no adequate infrastructure such as drinking water facility, sewerage and power supply system.\nWhile realtors have made a quick buck by selling plots and apartments to gullible buyers, it has been now left to the government to undo the damage done by such haphazardly planned colonies.\n\"Instead of regularising these colonies, the government should have taken to task the erring colonisers for violations and made them return the money with interest to the buyers,\" said a senior official associated with the urban development.\nA provision has been made in the Bill to keep in abeyance the enforcement of various Acts such as the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and the Punjab Town Planning Improvement Act, 1922 in case of illegal colonies which are to be regularised in a year.\n\"It is the responsibility of the municipal committees, improvement trusts and urban development authorities to ensure the development of colonies as per the master plans. Yet a large number of illegal colonies came up. The guilty officials should be taken to task by government,\" said a senior leader of the BJP.\nAs per the Bill, all notices issued by any local authority for initiating action against the unauthorised development shall be deemed to have been suspended and no punitive action shall be taken during the said period of one year.\nThose interested in getting unauthorised colonies or apartments regularised under the new provision will have to apply to the competent authority and fulfill certain conditions such as payment of development charges etc. The government expects to earn Rs 400 crore by regularising these colonies, it is learnt.\nUnder the Punjab Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2013, around 1,500 illegal colonies will be regularised\nThose interested in getting their colonies regularised will have to pay development charges etc\nThe government expects to earn Rs 400 crore\nErring colonisers let off\nColonisers had raised these colonies in violation of the master plan of the respective cities and towns\nThese colonies have no adequate infrastructure such as drinking water facility, sewerage and power supply system\nOfficials say while colonisers have made a quick buck, it has been now left to the government to undo the damage done by such haphazardly planned colonies\n\"We need everybody to remember how we felt 100 days ago and make sure that what we said at that time wasn't just a bunch of platitudes, that we meant it,\" Obama said at a White House event on National Day of Action by supporters of tougher gun laws.\n\"We've cried enough and it is time now for Americans to pressure their elected leaders to pass a package of laws proposed by Senate Democrats,\" a sombre and angry Obama told the audience, which included family members of Newtown victims.\nAlso invited were four prominent members of the Sikh community to represent the families of the victims of the gurdwara shootout at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, last August when six worshippers were killed.\nProposals ranging from expanded background checks to tougher laws against gun trafficking and improving safety at schools have been recommended in the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy. But these have all come to naught in the face of fierce opposition led by the influential National Rifle Association and conservative politicians.\nRajwant Singh, chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), who was among the invitees, said in a statement: \"People inspired by our faith must work towards making our society safe for all people, and especially for our children.\" Prabhjot Singh Kohli, Chairman of Guru Nanak Foundation of America (GNFA), said the Sikh community was \"actively supporting the control of guns going in the wrong hands\" as it feared more tragedies similar to the one at the Wisconsin gurdwara. \u2014 IANS\nMinna Zutshi\/TNS\nThe newly appointed PPCC chief, whose priority, apart from leading a united Congress in the state, is to shore up support among the masses, seems to be taking his job in right earnestness, say observers.\nTalking on the sidelines of Hola Mohalla organised at Bhaini Sahib, Bajwa said the Congress would move the court on the \"violations\" in the delimitation of wards for the panchayat poll. \"This time, the Congress will not let the ruling party subvert a free and fair poll. We will fight injustice tooth and nail. I will lead from the front,\" he said.\nHe charged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with \"throttling the voice of democracy\" and \"browbeating\" his opponents. \"I urge the CM not to destroy democratic institutions and not to take the poeple for granted,\" he said.\nHe defended the Congress MLAs' boycott of the Vidhan Sabha session. However, on the issue of PPCC appointments, a rather defensive Bajwa said these were an interim arrangement and had been cancelled on the directions of the High Command that did not favour a piecemeal arrangement.\nHe hit out at SAD general secretary Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa who had mocked at \"the humiliating treatment meted out to him by the party high command\" on the issue of appointments.\nBajwa said he felt sorry for Dhindsa who, despite years of political experience, was at the tail-end of the Akali Dal hierarchy.\nClaiming that zonal heads had been appointed by the high command after taking him into confidence, he said political parties at the national level had to consider regional balances and caste equations.\n\"Unlike the regional parties that take important decisions at the breakfast table only to retract these the next morning, national parties follow a chain of command. But this does not mean that state leaders have no say.\" The PPCC chief claimed that the Congress would sweep the coming parliamentary elections.\nBajwa paid respects to Satguru Uday Singh, head of the Namdhari sect. He was accompanied by Congress leader HS Hanspal, Sukhdev Singh Libra, MP, Ludhiana District Congress Committee (Rural) president Malkiat Singh Dakha, Ludhiana District Congress Committee (Urban) chief Pawan Dewan, MLAs Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Rakesh Pandey, former MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Malkit Singh Birmi and PPCC legal cell member Harpreet Sandhu.\n\"The man, who goes about claiming a mega success by organising politicised kabbadi matches, has failed to honour his commitments as Sports Minister.\n\"Although a whopping Rs 11 crore of tax payers' money was spent on the flamboyant Bollywood star-studded opening and closing ceremonies of the Kabbadi World Cup, he has no time, interest or money to promote sports in Punjab,\" Bajwa alleged.\nThe SAD-BJP Government had failed to confer awards, including Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, on outstanding sportspersons since 2006, he said. \"Badal Junior organised Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh State Games in April 2011, promising to make these games an annual feature. He conveniently forgot his promise after the 2012 poll,\" Bajwa added.\nPK Jaiswar\nThe family is receiving threats from the other accused who are roaming free without fear.\nThe policeman, ASI Manohar Lal, today approached Rajkumar Verka, Vice-Chairman, National SC\/ST Commission, who directed the Batala Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to arrest the remaining accused within three days and submit a report to the commission.\n\"Karnail Singh, one of those named in the FIR, regularly meets the SHO and senior police authorities. This shows that the officials are least bothered about arresting the culprits,\" said the ASI, who is reportedly under depression because of the department's attitude.\nHis wife told Verka that the family was being pressured into getting the girl married to the key accused. The commission had today summoned senior police officials of Batala, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur and Amritsar (Rural) in connection with four cases regarding crime against women.\nA rape victim, who used to work as a cook at Government Primary School, Ramgarh Nangal, alleged that the police was dragging feet on arresting the accused, who belonged to Bojeyawali village. The commission asked the Batala police to submit a report. In yet another case, the commission asked the police to explain why it had not arrested the uncle of a 12-year-old Class V student for selling her to an aged farmer for a sum of Rs 70,000.\nNo breakthrough in rape case\nAmritsar:Three days after a girl was allegedly gangraped by four youths in a moving car here, Harjit Singh Brar, Additional DCP, Crime, who is investigating the case, said they were yet to identify the accused. He said several persons had been taken into the custody. But there was no breakthrough in the case so far. \u2014 TNS\nRavi Dhaliwal\/TNS\nAt least 3,000 policemen were brought in from the adjoining police districts of Batala, Pathankot and Amritsar. All roads leading to the village were virtually sealed and every commuter was thoroughly frisked. Senior officers, including four Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), were stationed at the Kahnuwan Chowk. Riot vehicles were stationed at the city's vantage points.\nParamraj Singh Umranangal, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG), Border Range, and Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raj Jit Singh Hundal could be seen personally monitoring the movement of people.\nAkal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, who had brokered a truce between the police and the deceased's family last year, did not make it to the venue. Police sources claimed that Sikh hardliner Simranjit Singh Mann was persuaded by senior officers to keep away even as his son Imaan Singh tired to whip up frenzy.\nThe presence of Sikh radical Baljit Singh Daduwal unnerved the police who delivered a speech low on substance and high on emotion. Posters of Jaspal Singh and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale adorned the venue.\n\" We had no option except to overlook the provocative posters as we did not want to come into a confrontation with the hardliners,\" said a top police official.\nApproving a slew of reforms for the upgradation of services in this sector to the advantage of farmers in particular, the step is aimed at bringing more efficiency in the delivery system of the banks on the one hand and enhancing profitability on the other. The process of appointing professionals with expertise in the banking sector would be implemented gradually.\nThe Chief Minister ordered the computerisation of all 805 co-op bank branches in the state along with implementing core banking service. All banks will install the ATM facility at the earliest. Dwelling on issues pertaining to Milkfed and Markfed, the Chief Minister laid thrust on increasing business by further popularising their products.\nTo check the sale of spurious cattlefeed, the Chief Minister agreed in principal to enact an Act to check the malpractice. He said the sale of poor quality cattlefeed was not in the interest of the farmers and effective steps were needed to check the same so as to benefit diary farmers in the state.\nOther decisions\nComputerisation of all 805 branches of coop banks in the state\nThese banks to install the ATM facility at the earliest\nTo increase business, Milkfed and Markfed products to be further popularised\nGovt to enact law to check sale of spurious cattlefeed\nManmeet Singh Gill\/TNS\nKanwaljit Singh Sidhu, president, Punjab Fish Farmers Association, said: \"This belies government's claims of promoting fisheries in the state. If it is not possible to provide free power, at least subsidised rates should be charged.\"\nThe state has around 7,500 fishery units covering an area of 11,000 hectares. However, the vocation has still not caught the fancy of individual farmers as two-third of these ponds are on panchayat land. The fish farmers are also facing problems in getting tubewell connections.\nBK Sood, Director and Warden, Fisheries, Punjab, said: \"We have asked the government to allow fish farmers to use tubewells meant for agriculture. Fisheries should be considered as an allied agricultural activity as water from the ponds is also used for irrigating fields\". However, the government considers fishery units equivalent to small-scale industrial units. Harjit Singh Kooner, a fish farmer from Neelon said: \"If we are part of the small-scale industry then why are we not given the benefits extended to such units? Value addition activities like de-boning or fish processing can be considered as an industrial activity, but not fish rearing\".\nAnimal Husbandry Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, who was here recently to attend a function to promote fish farming, said: \"I will take up the matter of electricity rates with the Chief Minister. The government is keen to promote fisheries on the state. We are setting up an ultra modern fish market in Ludhiana while there is a proposal to open two such markets in Amritsar\".\nGlaring contrast\nFish farmers in Punjab are paying Rs 6.5 per unit of power\nTheir counterparts in Haryana are being charged 25 paisa per unit\nLikewise, the rate of power in Himachal Pradesh is Re 1 per unit\nThe decision was taken at a meeting here today.\nChief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked the Chief Secretary to draft a policy for setting up the centres in these schools so that quality technical training could be imparted to the rural youth.\nPermission was also granted to the Adarsh School being run by the Bharti Foundation to open one such centre on its premises. Board member Rakesh Mittal said these centres would be opened in two out of the five schools being run by the foundation as a pilot project.\nThe board also gave its approval for handing over the management of Adarsh Senior Secondary School at Ucha village (Kapurthala) to the Chief Khalsa Diwan Charitable Society.\nThe meeting also decided to open another Adarsh School with private partnership at Dialpura Bhai ke village in Bathinda. The school would be established with the help of Sant Mahesh Muni Bhorewale Welfare Society.\nSaurabh Malik\/TNS\nThe decision came soon after a delegation of presidents of all districts and sub-divisional courts met Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri.\nAvailable information suggests they have been assured of \"light work\" on Saturdays. The hour-long meeting and discussions took place between the delegation headed by Moga Bar Association president Sunil Garg and a panel of Judges headed by the Chief Justice.\nGarg said the High Court was convinced about their demand for a day off on a Saturday as it was a holiday in the whole of Punjab and Haryana. He said the High Court would soon be issuing a circular to all the districts and sub-divisional courts of Punjab and Haryana that the work load should be less on Saturdays.\nIn fact, only execution and miscellaneous work would be fixed, so that advocates could prepare their cases for next week and \"give quality justice to the litigants\".\nAman Sood\nOfficials confirmed that the final list of the top three contenders had been prepared and Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka would convey the committee's decision to the party president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday evening.\nSukhbir will now take a final call on the matter. The next Patiala Mayor will be announced on April 2.\nSources said the 33 councillors were today interviewed one at a time. \"We asked them about the choice of their candidate for the next Mayor,\" they said.\nA senior committee member confirmed that over a dozen councillors supported Jaspal Singh Bittu Chattha while some backed former Mayor Ajitpal Singh Kohli and Amarinder Bajaj for the post. \"There were many who did not support anyone,\" he said.\nThe three-member screening committee is comprised of MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, party general secretary and MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder and Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka.\nConfirming that a final decision had been taken, Balwinder Singh Bhunder said, \"Our aim is to select a candidate who is not controversial.\"\nThe post fell vacant after former Patiala Mayor Jaspal Pardhan had to resign in February due to his involvement in the murder case of his alleged 29-year old daughter-in-law Parampreet Kaur. Pardhan's son Preetinder Singh was seen at the party head office today, garnering support for his father.\nnarrowing Down\nPanel interviewed all the 33 SAD councillors before finalising the list of probable candidates\nOver a dozen councillors supported Jaspal Singh Bittu Chattha while Ajitpal Kohli and Amarinder Bajaj were the other popular candidates\nEducation Minister Maluka will convey the panel's decision to Sukhbir on Friday\nCong demands an independent inquiry\nAman Sood\/TNS\nThe SHO had allegedly asked for the money on the pretext of helping a local Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) halqa in charge Tejinder Pal Sandhu observe the death anniversary of his father on April 11.\nCongress leaders have demanded an independent probe into the matter to ascertain how much money was collected by the police.\nChief spokesperson of the state Congress, Sukhpal Khaira said an independent probe was required as the state police was incompetent to probe its own officers.\nThe district police had yesterday, sent the SHO concerned on leave after a businessman complained that the SHO had tried to extort Rs 70,000 from him.\nThe complainant alleged he was now being pressured by the police to withdraw his complaint. Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu has rubbished the claims as totally false.\nGagan K Teja\nThe bus owners have decided to boycott work on April 2 if the management doesn't make the payment by then.\nThere are over 250 km-scheme buses running throughout the state, generating almost half of the revenue for PRTC. For every day that employees strike work, PRTC will lose around Rs 30 lakh.\nMalwinder Singh Sandhu, state president of the Km-Scheme Bus Owners Union, said the owners were making huge interest payments on their loans because the PRTC management hadn't paid them their dues. He said the owners had financed most of their buses and were paying Rs 15 lakh in interest to banks.\n\"It is unfortunate that the PRTC has not met the conditions stipulated in the contract which stated they would clear our payments every fortnight. The management recently received several crore rupees from the government but still has not cleared our payment,\" he said.\nHowever, DPS Kharbanda, PRTC chairman-cum-Managing Director maintained the pending payment was Rs 6 crore. He said, \"Though there is no provision that we make daily payments, we are paying them Rs 5 lakh everyday. This means that bus owners were getting Rs 1.5 crore out of their total monthly payment of Rs 2 crore. Now, we have increased their daily payment to Rs 6.25 crore which means that the current liability has become zero.\"\n\"As far as their pending payment is concerned, we have agreed that I will make the payment as soon as I receive the funds from the government. If they are still adamant on boycotting work, all of us stand to incur huge losses,\" he added.\nSanjay Bumbroo\/TNS\nThe police had also raided the house of Sarabjit Singh, Sub Inspector (SI) at Naya Gaon in Mohali district. But he had eloped by the time the police reached there. Sarabjit Singh was yesterday dismissed by the Punjab Police for having links with drug traffickers. The police had also recovered 10 empty shells of AK 47, a .12 bore gun and 11 mobile handsets from the SI's house. The police now suspects that the SI may have been tipped about the police raid.\nSarabjit had helped Jagdish Bhola by arranging hideouts for him on March 11, four days after the police had raided the latter's house in phase 10, Mohali.\nMeanwhile, the district police had sought legal opinion to summon international boxer Vijender Singh in order to get his blood and hair samples for testing. Vijender's name had come up in the Rs 130-crore drug haul after his sparring partner Ram Singh revealed that the former had also met international drug trafficker Anup Singh Kahlon.\nThe assertion came in an affidavit filed in response to a petition filed in public interest by advocate HC Arora in the High Court. He was seeking directions to the Punjab Government to fill up the posts vacant in the Punjab VAT Tribunal after holding consultations with the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in accordance with judgments of Supreme Court of India.\nThe affidavit filed by Special Secretary (VAT) to Punjab Government, Excise and Taxation Department, Givandeep Singh Khalon, categorically stated the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court would be followed, as and when the State Government felt the necessity of appointing VAT Tribunal members. Similarly, VAT Tribunal chairman's appointment would also be carried out in consultation with the Punjab and Haryana High Court, after the completion of present chairman Justice Harbans Lal's tenure on February 14, 2014.\nThe ruling by Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain came on a petition filed by Sukhwinder Singh against the State of Punjab and another respondent.\nSukhwinder Singh had sought directions to the respondents to allow him to appear in the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination-2012. He had told the court that 60 posts were to be filled as per an advertisement issued on September 14, 2012.\nReferring to clause 3 of the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination-2012 as contained in the advertisement, the petitioner had contended that the age limit of a candidate was between 21 and 37. The upper age limit was 47 if the candidate was an employee of the Punjab Government, other state governments or the Central Government.\nChallenging the validity of these provisions as discriminatory, the petitioner had contended that the benefit was extended only to the employees of state governments or the Central Government and not to employees of government corporations or boards. Aged above 37 but less than 47, the petitioner had argued that he too could have applied for the post had the benefit of age relaxation been extended to government corporations.\nCounsel for the petitioner had argued that the objective of age relaxation for state and Central Government employees was to select the best available candidates. \"There was no reason to deny the same benefit to employees of boards and corporations who were also serving in connection with the affairs of the state,\" he had said.\nThe Bench ruled: \"Non-extension of provision of age relaxation to the employees of corporations, boards, and public sector undertakings, which are State under Article 12, is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.\nSaurabh Malik\nChief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain also ruled the benefit of \"equal pay for equal work\" principle could not be extended to the school cadre teachers, seeking parity of salary with college lecturers.\nThe development is significant as the institutes are of historic significance. Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Patiala, came into existence for imparting education in the classical language of Sanskrit in 1860. A decade later, the Maharaja of Patiala created an education department and the institute was affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1874.\nThe classes in Sanskrit and Punjabi were separated from the rest and moved to separate institutions \"Sanskrit Vidyalaya\" and \"Gurmukhi Vidyalaya\" in Patiala in 1912. These were amalgamated in 1963 and a \"Government Institute of Classical & Modern Indian Language\" was established. In 1975, the two leading institutes at Patiala and Nabha were brought under newly established institute of oriental language.\nDuring the course of hearing, the State admitted that the institute of oriental languages in Patiala was created as a \"special institute taking within its fold the Mahavidyalayas at Patiala and Nabha\". It was brought under the administrative control of the Director, Public Instruction (Colleges).\nTaking up the matter, the Single Judge ruled it was not possible to accord lecturer's pay scales automatically \"merely because some of them had obtained higher qualification\". Dismissing the appeals filed by Hari Dutt Sharma and other appellants, the Division Bench asserted: \"It is rightly held by the Single Judge that merely because the appellants were made to teach in a college, would not mean that they are to be equated with the college lecturers and the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' would apply\".\nThe Bench ruled: \"The contention of the appellants that they fulfil all the qualifications laid down for appointment to the post of lecturers is not correct. Even otherwise, that cannot be a ground for extending the benefit of equal pay for equal work, as the appellants were appointed in school cadre on the basis of the qualifications meant for school cadres and the procedure for appointment of school cadres is totally different from the lecturers\".\nThe appellants had earlier contended that they were teaching in the two Sanskrit institutes, which were \"equivalent to a college\". Yet, they were transferred to Sanskrit schools, which was not permissible and they had the right to be retained in these two institutes.\nThose arrested were identified as Kulwant Singh and Sawinder Singh, both residents of Indira Colony, Verka, Rahul of Tandon Nagar, Batala Road, Kamal Kapoor of Jagdambe Colony, Batala Road and Gaurav Arora of Moon Avenue, Majitha Road. Dr Kaustubh Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) said all of them were auto drivers.\nRaids were on to nab their accomplices, he said.\nThe police had yesterday registered a case under Sections 354, 452, 427, 323, 148, 149 of the IPC against 12 youths, including Ravi and his brother Ankit of Gokal Vihar, Kunwar and Mohit of Vishal Vihar and eight others. Father of the victim, a BCom student of Guru Nanak Dev University College, Verka, had told the police that his daughter was returning home with her brother from a coaching centre when she was stalked and molested.\nPK Jaiswar\/TNS\nHe has been arrested. His accomplices, identified as Nachhatar Singh and Sukha Singh, have fled. The crime came to light when Bawa Singh, paternal uncle of the deceased, questioned Malkeet on her whereabouts but failed to get a satisfactory answer. He then informed village sarpanch Harbhajan Singh who called the police.\nThe police today exhumed the girl's body in the presence of district officials for a post-mortem examination. Tilak Raj, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ajnala, said the muder weapon had been recovered from Malkeet Singh who had confessed to the crime. A case had been registered.\nThe girl has been sent for a medical examination.\n\"We have registered a case under Sections 3\/4\/5 of protection of children from sexual abuse against the accused Ramji,\" said Karnail Singh, Station House Officer, division number 2.\n\"The victim was a relative of the accused and was staying with him. He is on the run and we are making efforts to nab him,\" he added.\n| Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | E-mail |","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A Straight Forward Agenda\nBy f2x | Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 12:01 am | Saturday, September 18, 2010 Comic\n*Update 2015: Don't ask, don't tell has long since been repealed, and while it's been a few years since I've been in the Army, I get the impression that most of the soldiers aren't really overly concerned by it.\nGay Joke Parade.\nBy f2x | Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 12:00 am | Saturday, September 18, 2010 Jokes\nWhat do you call 50 lesbians and 50 government employees in one room?\n100 people that don't do dick!\nWhat do you call a gay bar with no bar stools?\nA fruit stand.\nWhat does a gay man and an ambulance have in common?\nThey both get loaded from the rear and go whoo-whoo!\nWhat's the difference between a gay rodeo and a straight rodeo?\nAt a straight rodeo everyone yells, \"Ride that sucker\"\nWhy do so many gays have mustaches?\nTo hide the stretch marks.\nDid you hear about the homosexual letter?\nOnly came in male boxes.\nWhen in Greece, how do you separate the men from the boys?\nWith a crowbar.\nWhat did one gay sperm say to another?\n\"How do we find an egg in all of this shit?\"\nWhat do you call a gay dinosaur?\nMega-sore-ass.\nWhat do you call a lesbian dinosaur?\nLick-a-lot-o-pus.\nWhat's the favorite pickup line in a gay bar?\n\"May I push your stool in?\"\nDid you hear about the gay rabbit?\nHe found a hare up his ass.\nDid you hear about the gay truckers?\nThey exchanged loads\nDid you hear about the two gay guys that had an argument in the bar?\nThey went outside to exchange blows\nDid you hear about the two gay judges?\nThey tried each other.\nDid you hear that the new and politically correct name for \"lesbian\".\nIt has been changed to \"vagitarian\".\nDid you know 70% of the gay population were born that way?\nThe other 30% were sucked into it.\nHear about the new gay sitcom?\n\"Leave it, it's Beaver.\"\nHow can you tell if you're watching a gay Western?\nThe entire cast is hung.\nHow do you give a blind queer a thrill?\nLeave the plunger in the toilet.\nWhat do you call a hillbilly who owns sheep and goats.\nBisexual.\nWhat do you call a lesbian with fat fingers?\nWell hung.\nWhat do you call a nun with a sex change operation?\nA tran-sister.\nWhat do you call a woman with her tongue sticking out?\nA lesbian with a hard-on.\nWhat do you call two lesbians with their period?\nFinger painting.\nWhat do you call hemorrhoids on a homosexual?\nSpeed bumps.\nHow can you tell if your refrigerator is gay?\nIt farts when you pull your meat out.\nHow do you make a lesbian anorexic eat?\nPut a mink stole around her dinner plate.\nWhy did the gay criminal keep going back to prison?\nHe loved it in the can.\nDid you hear about the gay guy that's on the patch?\nHe's down to four butts a day.\nWhat's the definition of \"Tender Love?\"\nTwo gays with hemorrhoids\nWhat's the biggest crime committed by transvestites?\nMale fraud.\nAnti-Pasta Salad\nBy f2x | Saturday, September 4, 2010 - 12:01 am | Saturday, September 4, 2010 Comic\nRecently I prepared a boxed pasta salad. It was a bag of spiral pasta that you had to add your own Italian dressing to it, and that's not a problem\u2026 The problem was that not only did it have the dry spiral pasta, but also dehydrated black olives. Those ugly things tasted like wood or cardboard or\u2026 Oh, trust me\u2026 it was just nasty.\nA Little Pasta Humor\nBy f2x | Saturday, September 4, 2010 - 12:00 am | Saturday, September 4, 2010 Jokes\nDid you hear? Al-Qaeda have hidden bombs in tins of Alphabet Spaghetti.\nIf they go off, they could spell disaster!\nWhat do blonds and spaghetti have in common?\nThey both wriggle when you eat them.\nHere's a new Pasta Diet guaranteed to help you lose weight!\nYou walk pasta grocery, you walk pasta restaurants and fast food chains, and you keep on walking pasta your refrigerator!\nA rather successful American businessman went on trip to Italy to expand his company's operations over seas. While he was there, he had an extramarital affair with a young Italian girl. Not long after, she came sobbing to him and told him that she was pregnant by him and didn't know what to do.\n\"Don't worry my dear,\" he said. \"I'm very wealthy and I'll see to the child's needs and yours so long as you can be discreet and not reveal to my wife of our affair.\" The businessman gave her a mailing address and went back to the States.\nSure enough, nine months later he was sitting in his den at home when his wife came in with the mail. She remarked, \"That's strange. You got a postcard today from Italy. It says you need to send payment for three spaghetti dinners, two with meatballs, one without.\nWhy don't Italians like to barbecue?\nBecause the spaghetti keeps falling through the grill!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Here's how NASCAR is digitizing race day\nPosted by Blair Hanley Frank\non June 24 2016\nWhen cars leave the starting line at Sonoma Raceway in California on Sunday for the start of the Toyota\/Save Mart 350, they'll be taking part in the launch of a product designed to help NASCAR officials monitor and manage the 110-lap race.\nNew race management software that NASCAR is launching on Sunday is designed to give officials a single screen to watch where cars are on the racetrack, manage penalties and share information with racing teams about what's going on.\nIt arose from a partnership between NASCAR and Microsoft that started in 2014. It began with a mobile inspection app that let race officials see whether cars were in compliance with all the rules about how they have to be constructed.\nThe race management app, which runs on Windows 10, shows track officials a live feed with the locations of all the cars on the track, represented by dots. Officials can pair that with live video of the race. The app also pulls in video footage from pit stops so officials can see whether drivers broke any of the myriad rules for how to refuel and re-equip a car.\nThe software can also be used to make sure cars are in the right order after a crash or a caution procedure. On top of that, race officials can use it to take a screenshot of what they're seeing and email or text it to someone else, which is helpful for getting key information down to racing teams.\nAll these capabilities can replace different six different apps and processes that race officials used in the past. Under the old system, some officials worked with multiple monitors to handle all the things they needed to do. The new app should reduce the need for all that complexity.\nAfter the race is over and the cars have been packed up, race officials will be able to return to the management software and replay the entire race. That's critical for conversations with teams that may take place after the race, in which officials can explain the decisions they made.\nNot surprisingly, the back end of the system is powered by Microsoft Azure, with an interesting twist: NASCAR is actually using the still-in-beta Azure Stack software to manage a mobile data center it brings to every track for processing of data during a race.\nThe data center is designed both to help with limited connectivity at some racetracks and to reduce the latency between when data is taken in and when it's displayed in the race management software.\nBlair Hanley Frank\nStephen Byrd, NASCAR's director of technology integration and development, shows off the new race management app on a Microsoft Surface Hub at Sonoma Raceway on June 24, 2016.\nBefore the cars even hit the track, they're inspected by officials who are recording every infraction in a tablet app, which replaced paper inspection sheets. That app, which was released in 2014 and ran on Windows 8.1, has been updated for Windows 10. NASCAR is also testing its use for paint scheme and decal verification, which has been a time-consuming part of the inspection process.\nWith digital inspections, officials are now faster at making sure that cars comply. Plus, NASCAR staff can look at inspection findings as they go through the process and after the race has been run.\nMicrosoft is no stranger to working with sports organizations. The company has a high-profile, multi-year partnership with the NFL to provide teams with Surface tablets for use on the field, in addition to building applications that let fans view detailed player telemetry.\nMicrosoft Principal Evangelist Mike Downey speaks during a press conference at Sonoma Raceway on June 24, 2016.\nLooking toward the future, Microsoft is working with NASCAR to figure out how data collected from races can be used to provide additional context and drama to the experience of watching the events, similar to what it's doing with the NFL.\n\"So we could throw a lot of stats at people, but that doesn't necessarily make it a more dramatic event. That doesn't make the race more interesting,\" Microsoft Principal Evangelist Mike Downey said during a press conference discussing the new apps. \"The real art is, how do you best present information like that so that you're creating drama, you're creating moments that people really are attached to?\"\nIn addition, Downey said he is looking forward to applying Azure Machine Learning to the applications that NASCAR is using. That has the potential to help officials predict things during a race.\nFred Prendergast, a NASCAR engineer who works on vehicle inspection tools and procedures, said he hoped the inspection data would make its way to fans in the future, so they can follow their favorite driver's journey to the racetrack and see what's happening with his car.\n\u00ab If Tim Burton made a robot, this would be it\nShould Microsoft release a successor to Surface 3? \u00bb\nSecret CSO: Grant Bourzikas, McAfee\nSecret CSO: Travis Howe, Conga\nSecret CSO: David Cook, Databricks\nSecret CSO: Sherry Ryan, Juniper Networks\nSecret CSO: Robert Huber, Eastwind Networks\nRob Ciampa (UK) - Business Continuity Means Not Accepting Failure\nGabriel Cogo (Brazil) - The Future of the IT Professional in Brazil\nRafiq Somani (India) - Attaining Value from PLM Adoption\nStephen Midgley (Europe) - Pocket Protector: Managing and Securing Mobile Devices in Business\nBasil Daniells (Middle East) - The Changing Role of the Finance Department...\nBill Taylor-Mountford (Asia) - Reaching for the Gold Standard in Global Disaster Recovery\nAbhay Bhargav (India) - PCI Compliance - an Indian Perspective\nKen Scott (Europe) - How European Organisations can Leverage Best Practices\nKen Scott (Australia) - Why Australian Organisations are Embracing Best Practices\nAdam Miller (Europe) - How Integrated Talent Management can Help European Organisations Accelerate out of Recession\nWireless Security Survey 2016\nWireless Security Survey 2016 - Korea","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Corridors of Power\nTwitter Space\nStar Blogs\nWord Is\nWomenWork\nStar Live\nInPictures\nEast FM\nRadio Jambo\nThis article is free to read if you register or sign in.\nSimply register at no cost.\nQuestions or problems? Email [email protected] or call 0711 046 000.\nHUSTLER NARRATIVE\nProtect freedom of expression\nClass division is a reality that we cannot run away from and the disparity between the rich and poor is glaring\nWe cannot be seen to be blocking people from discussing issues that affect them\nby MACHEL WAIKENDA Political and Communications Consultant\nRead E-Paper\nThree bulls were grazing in a meadow and were watched by a lion who longed to capture and devour them, but felt that he was no match for the three so long as they kept together.\nSo he began by false whispers and malicious hints to foment jealousies and distrust among them. This strategy succeeded so well, that before long the bulls grew cold and unfriendly and finally avoided each other and fed each one by himself apart.\nNo sooner did the lion see this, then he fell upon them one by one, and killed them in turn.\nThis month, a Bill by the chairperson of the National Security Committee seeking to amend the National Cohesion and Integration Act emerged and has been on everyone's lips.\nThe proposal in the Bill by Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange seeks to criminalise incitement against any person, group or community on the basis of social status.\nIn other words, the Bill comes at a time when the country is divided over the hustler narrative pushed by a section of the political class.\nThose opposed to the hustler talk are of the view that it can create a class divide in the country which would, in turn, divide Kenya even further.\nIn Nazi Germany, divisive talk against the Jews was used to attack, profile and castigate a section of the population leading to the Holocaust.\nIn Rwanda, extremist Hutus referred to the Tutsi in derogatory terms and went further to create a narrative to cut down the tall trees. We all know how that ended.\nIn the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya, one tribe was (and still is) referred to as madoadoa, and this divisive narrative was used to hurt a section of the population.\nThe disparities in the Kenyan society are a fact and we must do everything possible to reduce unemployment and create an environment where we have a wider middle-class population, as we bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.\nAt the end of it, Kenya had lost more than 1,200 citizens to the violence while another 650,000 had been evicted from their homes.\nIn all these cases, people allowed themselves to be distracted by sideshows like the bulls in the fable above and forgot to confront the common enemy. When a hyena wants to eat its children, it first accuses them of smelling like goats.\nWe must not condone any talk meant to divide this country. But at the same time, we cannot criminalise freedom of expression, which is clearly enshrined in our Constitution.\nClass division is a reality that we cannot run away from and the disparity between the rich and poor is glaring. We cannot be seen to be blocking people from discussing issues that affect them.\nWe need to focus on the goals that we have set as a country such as the Big Four agenda and Vision 2030. Growing the economy is the most critical way to bridge the gap and avoid talk of hustlers in future.\nPoliticians must be mindful of the narratives they create as they seek higher positions. Only they will be held liable for their actions if they burn the nation in pursuit of their ambitions.\nWe must all focus on making the country better for all Kenyans regardless of their tribe, class, education, status or even religion. All Kenyans aspire for the same thing \u2013 prosperity in order to live positively and take care of their loved ones.\nAs we do this, we must guard against any talk that causes others to feel excluded. But we cannot lose the gains made in ensuring freedom of speech in the process.\nIt is therefore important that the Bill before Parliament is withdrawn so it does not end up infringing on freedom of expression.\nWe must always work hard to ensure that we defend all the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution because if we don't, it will affect us negatively in future.\nDon't ban Ruto's 'hustler' slogan, Raila tells MPs\nSays it is within DP's constitutional right to use it\nRaila asks MPs not to criminalise hustler narrative\n\"It is scary in its similarity to Hitler's national socialism referred to as Nazism\" - Raila.\nWhy hustler vs dynasty narrative should be jealously guarded\nNarrative illuminates deeper socio-economic problems bedevilling the country.\nWATCH: The latest videos from the Star\nRead The E-Paper\nOLANDO: Does religion embrace Freemasonry?\n3mo ago Columnists\nThe News Brief: SRC exposes civil servants' salaries crisis\nChiefs and police to help the govt fight illicit brews and drugs - DP ...\nSign up for the free Star email newsletter and receive the latest Kenya news daily.\nPS: Please sign up again if your subscription recently stopped unexpectedly.\nSign Up For The Star\n\u00a9 The Star 2023\nAdvertise with us: Call 0711 046 000 \u00b7 [email protected]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Free-Reed Family: A Brief Description\nPart One: A Definition of the Free-Reed\nWhat exactly is a free-reed instrument?\nThere are many reed instruments, such as the single-reed instruments (clarinet and saxophone) and double-reed instruments (oboe, English horn, bassoon and contrabassoon) which have reeds made from a thin strip of cane. There are also reed pipes in the organ which have reeds made from metal. The tones of both types of instruments are produced by a current of air -- either from the player's lungs or from a wind chest -- which strikes the reed and causes it to vibrate. Yet none of these reeds are free-reeds; they are beating-reeds, that is, the reeds strike against another object to produce the sound.\nOn the other hand, the free-reeds do not strike against anything while vibrating. Toni Charuhas, the author of The Accordion, wrote, \"The historian Geiringer specifies that there are five different kinds of reed instruments, one of which is the kind having a single (hard) freely vibrating reed. This type of reed is known as the free reed. It is called 'free' because it has an elastic tongue which vibrates freely within a frame.\"\nAn Accordion Reed\n(a reed plate assembly with the reed plate or frame, valve and valve stiffener, reed tongue and rivets.)\nInside of an accordion (left-hand manual)\nshowing reed blocks (made from wood), metal reed plates, tongues and leather valves\n(from the catalog of Victoria)\nInside of an accordion (two right-hand manuals)\nPart Two: Taxonomy of Musical Instruments\nPart Three: Eastern Free-Reed Instruments\nPart Four: Western Free-Reed Instruments\nBack to The Classical Free-Reed, Inc. Home Page","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ex-Deputy Who Helped Wife Serve Semen-Laced Cupcakes to Students Pleads Guilty to Spate of Sex Crimes\nJerry LambeJan 4th, 2023, 10:00 am\nEx-Deputy Dennis Wallace Perkins (Louisiana AG's Office)\nA 47-year-old former Louisiana sheriff's deputy will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to a slew of horrific sex crimes, several of which involved young children.\nDennis Wallace Perkins was sentenced to 100 years in state prison on Tuesday after the former Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputy and SWAT commander pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual battery of a child, one count of video voyeurism, two counts of production of pornography involving children under the age of 13, and one count of the mingling of harmful substances, officials announced.\nPerkins had originally been facing more than 75 criminal charges when he was first arrested in 2019, but prosecutors agreed to drop the dozens of remaining counts in exchange for Perkins agreeing to enter a guilty plea. He is also required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.\nAmong the most headline-grabbing of his criminal acts is the \"mingling of harmful substances\" charge. Perkins and his wife, 36-year-old Cynthia T. Perkins, used his semen to \"season\" cake batter which she then served to students at Westside Junior High School, where Cynthia had been previously employed as an English teacher. Authorities said that Perkins filmed himself making the revolting concoction.\nCynthia Perkins pleaded guilty in February to charges of second-degree rape, production of child pornography, and conspiracy of mingling harmful substances. As previously reported by Law&Crime, specific acts pleaded to in her deal included aiding her husband in sexually assaulting a minor and aiding her husband in filming a minor who was bathing. She was sentenced to 41 years in prison provided she testified against her husband should he go to trial.\n\"Today, Dennis Perkins admitted to his despicable crimes and pled guilty in court,\" Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said in a statement following the hearing. \"He not only waived any right to appeal, probation, or parole and any attempt to avoid conviction; but Mr. Perkins also spared the victims from reliving his horrific crimes during trial.\"\nIn a followup post to Facebook, AG Landry said the conviction was \"in the best interest of our victims and justice.\"\n\"Our State is suffering from a crime epidemic, and it is going to take a strong commitment from local and state officials to defeat it,\" he said. \"Criminals must be punished for their crimes, and victims must be supported. Today, my office sent a loud message to predators lurking: if you harm children, you will receive the justice you deserve.\"\nPrior to Circuit Judge Erika W. Sledge handing down the sentence, Perkins addressed the court and expressed regret for his despicable conduct, according to a report from Baton Rouge CBS affiliate WAFB.\n\"I'm sorry. It's been more than three years living in a box and it's not about me,\" he reportedly said. \"I just want to make this statement. Jesus Christ has forgiven me. And I'm grateful for that. And, I hope and pray that anybody that this affected will also find forgiveness and healing through Jesus Christ.\"\nHe also reportedly told the court that he wished certain facts would have \"came to light in pre-trial motions\" that would have helped his case, but conceded that \"we just ran out of time.\"\nIn addition to testimony from victims, investigators reportedly seized a trove of incriminating media when they raided the home Perkins shared with his wife, recovering more than 2,600 photos and 300 videos depicting illegal content, The Advocate reported. Assistant Attorney General Barry Milligan reportedly told the outlet that the evidence obtained in the case was \"the worst he personally had ever seen.\"\nPerkins' crimes reportedly involved two child victims, two adults, and one dog.\nDuring Perkins' wife's proceedings, her attorneys repeatedly maintained that her husband was the mastermind of their criminal activity and claimed that Perkins manipulated his wife.\n\"He is the real monster,\" Cynthia's attorney Paul Scott said during his client's plea hearing last year. \"That's what she wants to make clear, it's not about shifting blame, she took responsibility today, I mean, that's what she did, but, she looks forward going after the real monster.\"\nIn an email to Law&Crime, Perkins' attorney Jarret Ambeau reiterated that his client agreed to be held accountable for his own criminal conduct.\n\"Mr Perkins accepted responsibility for his acts and did not accept responsibility for anything he did not do,\" Ambeau wrote. \"And he expressed his sorrow in the courtroom for all persons harmed in this matter.\"\nA third defendant in the case, Melanie Curtin, in December 2021 was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found her guilty of aggravated rape and video voyeurism.\n[image via Louisiana Attorney General's Office]\n100 YearsCynthia T. PerkinsDennis Wallace Perkinsguiltylouisianasentenced\nJerry Lambe - Journalist\nJerry Lambe is a journalist at Law&Crime. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and New York Law School and previously worked in financial securities compliance and Civil Rights employment law.\nMore Stories by Jerry Lambe","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Elections Business groups go on lobbying offense against financial transaction tax proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats\nBusiness groups go on lobbying offense against financial transaction tax proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats\nPosted By: Editorial Teamon: March 06, 2019 In: Elections, PeopleNo Comments\nBusiness advocacy groups are going on the offensive against a financial transaction tax that's been proposed by Democrats as a way to curtail high-frequency trading and reduce the budget deficit.\nGroups from the political arm of the influential Koch network to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are already gearing up for a battle with Democrats over their proposals to enact a 0.1 percent tax on securities transactions.\nMeasures were introduced in both chambers of Congress on Tuesday by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. The idea is co-sponsored by more than a dozen lawmakers, including freshman firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.\nSome Democratic lawmakers want to tax securities transactions \u2013 Here's what these four experts think 12 Hours Ago | 04:35\nThe tax proposal is one of several by Democrats that target the wealthy. Ocasio-Cortez has called for a 70 percent marginal tax rate on income over $10 million. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is running for president in 2020, backs the idea of a wealth tax of 2 percent on households with more than $50 million in assets and 3 percent on households worth $1 billion or more.\nAmong groups attacking the financial transactions tax proposal is Modern Markets Initiative, or MMI, which advocates for high-frequency trading.\n\"The proposed financial transaction tax poses a threat to the very Main Street investors that the sponsors of this bill are aiming to protect,\" said MMI CEO Kirsten Wegner. \"Particularly, pension funds, which millions of Americans rely on as a main source of income after retirement, will suffer as a result of this tax.\"\nA spokeswoman for MMI confirmed the group would be lobbying against the proposal. A person familiar with the upcoming lobbying efforts pointed to a study published in 2017 that shows the negative effects a financial transaction tax can have on pension funds. This person also said the group will be pushing out more data proving how the tax could hurt the average stockholder.\nThe political network largely funded by billionaire Charles Koch is also speaking out against the legislation. In a statement first given to CNBC, a spokesman for Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, slammed lawmakers' efforts to create more taxes.\n\"Real growth and lasting economic security comes when people and businesses are free to invest their earnings into their families, communities, and job creation,\" said Bill Riggs, a spokesman for AFP. \"We cannot tax and spend our way into prosperity. Washington should be looking for ways to rein in reckless spending and eliminate corporate welfare, not reach back into the pockets of hardworking Americans to keep funding it.\"\nTwo tax experts debate the impacts of a trading tax 21 Hours Ago | 08:10\nThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the most prominent business group in the country, came out firing \u2014 and claimed a tax like the one being introduced in Congress would decrease returns for Americans across the country.\n\"A financial transaction tax would decrease returns for people saving to buy a house, pay for college, or retire. It would also make it more expensive for businesses to raise the capital they need to start, expand, and create jobs,\" Tom Quaadman, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, said in a statement.\nHe also invoked the memory of two Democratic presidents to hammer home his point. \"Presidents Kennedy and Johnson repealed a similar tax, and we should continue to heed their wisdom,\" he said.\nA person with direct knowledge confirmed the Chamber of Commerce will actively lobby against the bill.\nRepresentatives for DeFazio and Schatz did not return requests for comment.\nThe nascent lobbying effort is just one of the huge obstacles facing the Democratic proposal.\nSome of these organizations successfully championed large aspects of the tax reform bill that was eventually passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump at the end of 2017. The law cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and made cutbacks to individual rates as well.\nIn a previous interview with CNBC, DeFazio said he had encountered resistance from outside groups last time he tried to pass a similar piece of legislation two years ago.\n\"I have experienced this [resistance] in the past, and I imagine there will be some of it this time around,\" he said Monday. \"You would be discouraging high-frequency trading, and they aren't going to be happy with the bill.\"\nWATCH: Hensarling says Wall St. Tax Act will hurt Main Street\nWall Street Tax Act will go on to hurt Main Street, says Jeb Hensarling 17 Hours Ago | 06:23\nBenjamin Netanyahu's corruption charges: what's next? Euronews explains. To more please click >>> world-news-network.com\nTrump's GOP allies Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows accuse Michael Cohen of lying during bombshell hearing 'to make himself look better'\nAmy Klobuchar is the only Senate Democrat running for president who doesn't want sweeping change on student loans","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Aarav Kumar\nAarav Kumar\nAkshay Kumar's son Aarav tried to hide his face from media while spotted with his parents\nPrachi - October 3, 2017\nIn Pics: Akshay Kumar's 'Little Princess' Nitara Spotted Teasing Media At Bandra\nAkshay Kumar cooks with son Aarav for guest, see pics\nAkshay Kumar wishes son Aarav on his birthday with a heartfelt post\nAkshay Kumar's son Aarav trying to hide his face while spotted with mystery girl on a movie date\nAkshay Kumar receives his first National Award, wife Twinkle and son Aarav join him!\nPrachi - May 4, 2017 0\nActors Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor were accompanied by their family members to celebrate their moment of glory at the 64th National Film Awards...\nAkshay Kumar's son Aarav trying to hide his face while spotted with mystery girl...\nPrachi - March 20, 2017 0\nAkshay Kumar's son Aarav Kumar, a karate champ is often spotted at events with Akshay and Twinkle and even grand mother Dimple Kapadia. The 14 years...\nMeet top 7 Bollywood actors and their son!\nJyoti - November 30, 2017 0\nCelebrities have a huge fan base and it's needless to say that in bollywood, fans practically worship them. Apart from going gaga over the lives...\nHere is how bollywood star kids celebrates Raksha Bandhan!\nJyoti - August 8, 2017 0\nAll the actor and actresses celebrates this festival of Raksha Bandhan with their siblings. Well, on the other hand, how our bollywood little star kids...\nSee pics: Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna goes on a movie date with kids...\nJyoti - November 6, 2017 0\nBollywood actor Akshay Kumar is a caring father to his two children \u2013 Aarav and Nitara. On Sunday, the actor was spotted with his family at...\nBollywood star kids and their fascinating Luxury Cars!\nJyoti - February 24, 2018 0\nTop celebrities in India, especially Bollywood actors, and actresses are owners of some of the most luxurious cars in the world. Not only them,...\nCheck out this video of Akshay Kumar dancing with daughter Nitara\nPrachi - June 26, 2017 0\nIt is vacation time for Bollywood celebs. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna have been in Euraope for days now and their constant updates on...\nBigg Boss 13: Sidharth Shukla gets emotional as he saw his...\nRIP! Qubool Hai fame Raqesh Bapat father passes away\nSaif Ali Khan on Kartik-Sara's Love Aaj Kal trailer, says I...\nSaath Nibhana Saathiya actress Rucha Hasabnis shares first picture of her...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) for Canada\nAdmissibility Standards\nCapable foreign workforces and global students can apply for permanent residence in Atlantic Canada via the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). The AIPP Canada permits the claimants to reside and work in one of Canada's four Atlantic regions: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Companies in one of these four regions can recruit overseas citizens to do jobs they have not been able to fill in the neighborhood. The probable immigrants can be residing in Canada provisionally or living overseas to meet the requirements for the program. If you desire to take part in the program, you should have a job proposal from a selected employer in Atlantic Canada. Canada's Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program has three packages via which you can apply:\nAtlantic International Graduate Program\nAtlantic High-Expert Workers Program\nAtlantic Intermediate-Expert Workers Program\nThere are some admissibility necessities all overseas citizens who are applying for permanent residence have to encounter. Then, there are precise necessities for each of the three packages. The standards that applicant from all three programs have to come across are:\nEvidence you encounter the language standards: You have to take a language examination to verify you can communicate in one of Canada's two certified languages: English or French. Canada has a list of permitted agencies on IRCC's website, for example IELTS or CELPIP for English language, or TEF Canada or TFC Canada for French language.\nEvidence of adequate funds: You should be able to provide for yourself and any household members that are settling with you.\nHave a job proposal:\nYour company should offer you the job via the Offer of Employment to a Foreign National (IMM5650) Form.\nYour company should have a Confirmation of Designation from the Atlantic region. To see which elected employers are applying in AIPP Canada, you must go to each area's certified webpage.\nYou should be working a full-time job (minimum of 30 hours per week).\nYou cannot be doing a seasonal job.\nYour job has to be expertise type\/level 0, A, B or C under the National Occupational Classification (NOC).\nFor Global Graduates and High Expert Workforces: Your job should last for at least twelve months.\nFor Intermediate Expert Workforces: You should have a permanent agreement (meaning no set finish date).\nSee the further, precise necessities for each of the package inside Canada's Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program under:\nAtlantic International Graduate Program: If you're applying via the International Graduate program of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, you should come across the ensuing admissibility standards:\nIn the two years earlier you got your degree, you should have resided in an Atlantic region for minimum 16 months.\nYou require to have minimum a two-year certificate\/degree or employment\/internship experiences from a familiar and publicly-funded educational organization in one of the Atlantic regions.\nYou should have been a full-time student.\nYou should have completed graduation in the two years instantly earlier to your application.\nYou studied\/worked with a legal authorization or permit.\nYou do not require to have prior work knowledge.\nAtlantic High-Expert Workers Program and Atlantic Intermediate-Expert Workers Program: To apply as a high-expert or intermediate-expert worker via the Canada Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, you have to come across the resulting admissibility standards:\nYou should have worked a minimum of 1560 hours in the earlier three years (30 hours a week).\nYou should have worked in one profession, but it can be with diverse companies.\nThe hours can be within or outdoor Canada.\nThe hours should have been compensated. Self-employed hours, unpaid work or voluntary internships do not count.\nYou should also have:\nA credential\/certificate for a secondary (high-school) or post-secondary education in Canada.\nA certificate\/credential from an overseas organization that is equivalent to a Canadian one. This signifies you have to obtain your qualifications evaluated through the Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report.\nIn adding to that, for an intermediate-expert worker, you can use one of the resulting choices to meet the requirements for the AIPP Canada:\nYou should have work involvement at an expertise level C inside the National Occupational Classification (NOC). The IRCC customs the National Occupational Classification to categorize jobs founded on a person's job responsibilities and the tasks they do. An expertise level C in the NOC comprises jobs that need a secondary (high school) education and\/or work-definite training. These could be long road truck drivers, food\/beverage waiters, or industrial butchers, amongst others.\nYou should have work knowledge as a listed nurse\/psychiatric nurse (expertise level A 3012) or involvement as a certified practical nurse (expertise level B 3233).\nIf you come across all the necessities to apply for one of Canada's Atlantic Immigration programs, counting the job proposal, you should start to collect your documents, find a settlement plan, and have your job proposal authorized. At that time, you can apply for your permanent residence.\nGet A Settlement Plan: Afterwards, you have your job proposal from your chosen company, you will have to get a settlement service provider institute in the region you will be residing. This association offers you a settlement plan to support you to get established in your new community. Your chosen proprietor can assist you in finding a settlement association. You can work with one of these officialdoms, nevertheless of whether you are within or outdoor Canada.\nJob Proposal Authorization: When you have a settlement plan, the region you will work in has to approve your job proposal. This is managed by your proprietor. You cannot apply for your enduring residence until the area supports your job proposal and provides you with a Credential of Endorsement. You have to contain this credential in your permanent residence application.\nAssemble the Compulsory Documents and Forms for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs: There is an application program for every one of the packages on the IRCC webpage. It contains document lists, needed forms, and directives on how and where to apply. You will require these papers and forms so you can apply for Enduring Residence in Canada. Here is a index of documents and forms as are necessary for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot programs:\nBirth credentials.\nIf related: Wedding certificate\/annulment certificate (if married extra than once, submit documents for each).\nIf related: Death credential for former spouse\/common-law companion.\nIf you have a common-law companion: Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM 5409 \u2013 original) and evidence you have lived together for a minimum of one year (communal apartment lease, common bills, common address on documents.)\nIf related: Information on your kid, such as a birth credential, adoption documents, or evidence of custody.\nIf related: National Identification Document or household registry\/book.\nCopies of passport and travel document. The copies have to confirm the passport number, date of issue and expiration, your photograph, title, day and location of birth as well as alterations to the title, birth date, expiry etc.\nValidation of Regional Authorization.\nLanguage ability evidence.\nEvidence of educational background.\nEvidence of prior job experience (employment agreement, payslips, etc.).\nEvidence you have enough funds.\nIf you are now residing in Canada: Evidence you have a legal temporary residence authorization.\nEvidence you worked\/studied in Canada lawfully. The photocopy of your study authorization and entry stamp.\nPolice Clearance Certificates. They must be from each nation\/region you have resided in for six or more months.\nVisa photographs that fulfil to the Canadian necessities.\nEvidence of paid Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program charges\nAppeal Forms for The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program\nGeneric Application Form to Canada (IMM 0008)\nSchedule A: Background\/Declaration (IMM 5669)\nA Proposal of Employment to a Overseas National: Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (IMM 5650)\nEconomic Programs: Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs (IMM 5501)\nAdditional Dependents\/Declaration (IMM 0008DEP) (if applicable)\nSupplementary Information \u2013 Your Travels (IMM 5562)\nAdditional Family Information (IMM 5406)\nUse of a Representative (IMM 5476)\nNote: Except you are said to, do not submit the original copies of the documents because you will not get them back.\nConform the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Application: Then, you have to assemble all the forms and documents in a 9\" by 12\" envelope and mail it to one of the addresses providing on the instructional guide. Afterwards, you submit your Atlantic Immigration Pilot appeal. You will also need to submit your biometric data. Your visa officials will inform you when you can give this info. You should now have compensated for the biometrics charge and comprised it in your application.\nElective Temporary Work Permit: If you want to do a job in Canada although your appeal for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot is being processed, you may be qualified for a Canadian temporary work permit. In demand to apply for the temporary work permit, you will require a job proposal from an elected company and a Recommendation Letter from the Atlantic region in which you will work. You also have to come across the language, education, and work knowledge necessities essential in the program you will work under (See the necessities section overhead). When your proprietor applies to have your job proposal permitted, they will also request the region to give you a Recommendation Letter. If you obtain this temporary work permit, you can:\nYou can work up to one year\nWork only for the company who provided you with the job\nNote: You got a work permit, it does not indicate that the Canadian authorities will also allocate you a Permanent Residence permit.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Browsing Woodson Research Center, Rice University by Title\nMuseum of Houston\nWoodson Research Center, Rice University\nArticle, \"Baile Espanole,\" the first Archi-Arts ball \nWatkin, William Ward, 1886-1952 (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1922-03-01)\nArchitect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's ...\nBrochure of the work of William Ward Watkin, Architect \nCaroline Wiess Law portrait \nScott, Vera Prasilova, 1899-1996 (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1933-01-01)\nCaroline Wiess Law was an oil heiress and art collector, and a major philanthropist in Houston. She is perhaps best known for her endowment bequests to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, including ...\nCraig Cullinan, Jr. portrait \nCraig Cullinan, Jr. is the gransdon of Joseph Cullinan, who was a founder of the Magnolia Petroleum Company and helped organize the Texas Company in Beaumont shortly after the oil strike at Spindletop ...\nDr. Richard E. Smalley and Dr.Robert Curl, posing with a buckyball \nRice University (photographer). (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 2000-01-01)\nRichard E. Smalley and Robert Curl won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery and characterization of fullerenes, the third elemental form of carbon after graphite and diamond. Smalley ...\nDr. Richard E. Smalley of Rice University in Chemistry lab \nUnknown author (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1980-01-01)\nRichard E. Smalley, the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry since 1982 and Professor of Physics at Rice University since 1990, was affiliated with Rice since 1976. Smalley pioneered ...\nDudley Sharp family portrait \nDudley Crawford Sharp was the son of Walter Benona Sharp of Spindletop fame, and brother of Walter Beford Sharp. He and his brother joined with W. T. Campbell in the organization of Mission Manufacturing ...\nFondren Library at Rice Institute, front of building from Academic Court \nGarden party at Faculty Club (Cohen House) at Rice Institute \nSchleuter, F. J. (Frank J.) (photographer) (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1935-06-03)\nGus and Lyndall Wortham, at a formal social event \nGus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. ...\nGus and Lyndall Wortham, at an informal social event \nGus and Lyndall Wortham, at unidentified social event \nReed, Bill (photographer) (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1965-01-01)\nGus S. Wortham and President Lyndon Baines Johnson \nGus S. Wortham portrait with dark-colored tie \nRichburg, Jack (photographer) (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1960-01-01)\nGus S. Wortham portrait, inscribed from Wortham \nGittings portrait studio (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1953-01-01)\nGus S. Wortham portrait, right profile \nBachrach (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1940-01-01)\nGus S. Wortham, photographed receiving a boot shine on a sidewalk \nGus S. Wortham, portrait as a young man \nGwendolyn Garrow Hutcheson portrait \nGwendolyn Garrow Hutcheson was the wife of Palmer Hutcheson, prominent Houston attorney. He graduated from the University of Texas School of law in 1938. In 1946 he joined with family members to form the law firm Hutcheson ...\nHoneymoon memorabilia of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham \nLos Angeles Steamship Co. (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, 1926-01-01)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Outdoor Discovery\nThe 7mm Rem Mag vs 300 Win Mag \u2013 Which Is the Superior Caliber?\nMany outdoorsmen can perhaps nod in approval that the 7mm Remington Magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum are excellent caliber choices. This is particularly true for the field, especially when hunting large prey. No doubt, they are both ammunition that can take down some of the most stubborn hunted animals.\nStill these, two have some fundamental differences, and a lot gets lost in the advantages and disadvantages of the two during side-by-side comparisons.\nEssential Differences of the .300 Win Mag versus the 7mm Rem Mag\nThe 7mm Remington Magnum Origins\nThe .300 Winchester Comes To Answer Remington\nPhysical Differences of the .300 Win vs 7mm Rem Mag\nRecoil Traits\nThe Enduring Popularity of Both Cartridges\nHunting Bear With the Two Cartridges\nThe .300 Win Mag and the 7mm Mag are both flat shooting, powerful, and extremely precise cartridges. In this post let us examine the origins of the cartridges and their pros and cons.\nHopefully, this knowledge can give you the needed facts to know which you should arm yourself with in different hunting scenarios.\nRemington made a big impact in 1962 as they introduced the Model 700 rifle. Alongside this came the 7mm Remington Magnum. It had a trimmed .375 H&H Magnum case coupled with a .284\u2033 bullet.\nThe 7mm Remington Magnum provided notable ballistic superiority over the other available cartridges of that era.\nAnother point worth noting is the new 7mm Remington Magnum cartridge was compatible with a regular size rifle. This was very advantageous since it could fit in many rifle models of that time. Hunters everywhere were delighted.\nWith all those things going for it, it is clear why the powerful 7mm Rem Mag rapidly became a favorite among American hunters.\nThe folks over at Winchester during that time realized that Remington scored an ace, and they were quick to answer. They started to design a .30 caliber magnum cartridge with the case from the .338 Winchester Magnum. Eventually, they unveiled in 1963 the .300 Winchester Magnum.\nAkin to the 7mm Mag, the .300 Win Mag possessed notable superiority over other cartridges of its class. It also was compatible with a standard rifle action length. Just like the 7mm Rem Mag, the .300 Win Mag endeared itself with American huntsmen in no time.\nThe dissimilarities of the .300 Winchester Magnum and 7mm Remington Magnum are quite visible evident. The .300 Win Mag is a bit taller; but nevertheless, the two cartridges are usable in regular (as opposed to magnum) length action rifles. They share the same rim diameter size and look practically alike.\nSince they are very alike in size, the ballistics of the two cartridges are also rather identical. The single most obvious disparity between the two is the bullets they discharge.\nThe 7mm Remington Magnum is equipped with .284\u2033 slugs while the .300 Winchester Magnum is armed with .308\u2033 slugs.\nThe 300 Win Mag is on paper to have more recoil when comparing it to the 7mm Rem Mag. When discharged from one rifle, a .300 Win Mag load that shoots a 165-grain bullet is shown to have 25% more when compared to a 7mm Rem Mag load that discharges 150-grain slug at an identical muzzle rapidity.\nThe .300 Win Mag and 7mm Rem Mag share the equal spotlight as far as their desirability is concerned as a magnum cartridge.\nBoth are perennial favorites among American rifle enthusiasts ever since their introduction in the early 1960s. Due to this phenomenal success, almost all ammunition makers make available a wide range of premium ammunition for both cartridge models.\nTogether with options for ammunition, there is a myriad of rifles manufactured by many companies chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum and 7mm Remington Magnum. Likewise, since the cartridges are just as long and the same rim diameter, rifle models are practically the same or almost identical.\nAs long as premium ammunition and marksmanship are in play, the 7mm Rem Mag and .300 Win Mag are reliable cartridges for hunting brown bear, black bear, and grizzly bears.\nIt is important to note though that because both are flat shooting and powerful cartridges, the 7mm Mag and .300 Win Mag are particularly outstanding in far-shooting scenarios. These are distances one has to aim a shot farther than 200-300 yards.\nSince it is slightly smaller in caliber, the 7mm Remington Magnum is better suited for animals that are not very big.\nFurthermore, the lesser cartridge recoil contributes to making the 7mm Mag ideal for smaller-bodied hunters. It is likewise great for scenarios where an easy-to-carry rifle is required, such as on a hike or mountain trek.\nConversely, since the .300 Win Mag discharges slightly bigger and heftier diameter slugs, it has a distinct edge if going after larger, meaner, and more perilous prey. However, this is not to say that the 7mm Rem Mag cannot down a large grizzly.\nMultitudes of hunters have done so for many years and continue to do so. By that same token, the .300 Win Mag is also often used for smaller prey or is the weapon of choice in mountain treks or backpacking.\nAs mentioned earlier in this post, the .300 Winchester Magnum and 7mm Remington Magnum are truly great all-around hunting cartridges.\nEach one however is slightly more advantageous depending on the hunting scenario. To have to get into the nitty-gritty details of both to identify distinct characteristics shows that these two are very similar.\nIf truth were told, the dissimilarities of the two are certainly not night and day. In fact, perhaps the choice between a .300 Winchester Magnum and 7mm Remington Magnum will not really depend on their respective characteristics, but rather more on personal taste.\nPan The Organizer Exposed: Things You Need To Know\nHow Long Do Wild Turkeys Live?\nPrevious: [Update] Neptune vs. Poseidon\nNext: Is A 400 fps Compound Bow The Hunting Weapon For You?\n45 ACP Vs Bear: Does This Ammo Have Enough Attack Power?\nHow To Whiten A Deer Skull?\nSmith And Wesson 640 Vs 642\nWayne Martin on [Update] Who is Paul Harrell?\nJack R Brewer on [Update] Remington 760 Gamemaster Problems\nJerry on What to feed minnows to keep them alive?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"SWITCH-ON OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION IN ILORIN AND KADUNA\nomolara olaniyi December 19, 2017 | 52 | | NBC\nThe National Broadcasting Commission will on Wednesday December 20, 2017 and Friday December 22, 2017 switch Kwara and Kaduna States from Analogue transmission to Digital Terrestrial Television transmission.\nThe event in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday December 20, 2017, is scheduled to take place at the premises of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 9, Fate Road, Ilorin, and that of Kaduna, Kaduna State on Friday December 22, 2017, is scheduled to take place at the premises of the Pinnacle Broadcast Ltd, No 7, Rabah Road, GRA, Kaduna.\nThe Switch on of the two locations (Kwara State with ITS Ltd as signal distributor and Kaduna State with Pinnacle Broadcasts Ltd as signal distributor), is in compliance with the Commission's phased Digital Switch On timetable, tailored towards achieving the one \u2013 state \u2013 per \u2013 geo-political Zone in Nigeria, agreed upon by Stakeholders in the Broadcasting Industry, to gradually achieve Digital Terrestrial Television services coverage all over Nigeria.\nThe Director General, National Broadcasting Commission, Mall. Is'haq Modibbo Kawu today Monday 18th December 2017, assures Nigerians that the switch-on will provide a mixture of Local, Regional and National television channels on the FreeTV bouquet. He explained further that the choice of one state from each geo-political zone for the phased timetable of the switchover was deliberate in order to sustain the momentum.\nAccording to Mallam Kawu, \"Our goal is to enable the evolution of a digital television ecosystem that not only transforms television and broadcasting in general but also help bridge the digital divide, create jobs and grow our national economy\".\nWhile thanking the Hon. Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari for their support so far, Kawu also thanks all stakeholders for their support in this arduous journey, and appeals for cooperation from all DSO stakeholders and Nigerians as the NBC does all within its means to successfully take Nigerian broadcasting onto the digital ecosystem.\nNBC \u2013 your right to quality broadcasting","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Subsurface Geoscience Profiles\nRead what students say about the PSM program, their internships and job experience.\nCassie Mohkami\nMs. Cassie Mohkami received her B.S. in Geophysics at Texas A&M University with a minor in Arabic Studies in August of 2018.\nNeyda Maymi\nMrs. Neyda Maymi has a B.A. in Geology from Texas Tech University and a B.A. in Technical Communication from the University of North Texas.\nShweta Mohandas\nShweta Mohandas, graduated from Texas A&M University at College Station, TX in May 2018 with a B.S. in Geophysics and minor in Geology.\nMorgan Frazier\nI graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 2019 where I received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Geoscience. During my undergraduate years, I studied with Dr.\nStephen Zagurski\nMr. Stephen Zagurski graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in Environmental Soil Science and minors in Geoscience and GIS.\nVincent Lu\nVincent Lu graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering.\nJorge Mario Lozano\nMr. Jorge M. Lozano graduated from Universidad Nacional de Colombia with a B.S. in Geology. He is an enthusiastic geoscientist experienced in the Oil & Gas industry.\nJulio Enriquez\nMr. Julio Enriquez graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown where he earned a dual degree, Geosciences with a concentration in Petroleum Geotechnology and Philosophy with dual minors in Mathematics and Applied Physics.\nSyed Moosavi\nMy name is Syed Moosavi. As a geologist completing my master's degree in Petroleum Geology from University of Karachi, I am a lead Well Placement Geologist at Weatherford International Ltd.\nWenqi Jiang\nMs. Wenqi Jiang graduated with a B.S. in Geology from the University of Oklahoma.\nVanessa Eni\nVanessa Eni graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's in geology in 2017. While a student she completed a minor in Mandarin Chinese and attended field school in South Africa.\nShannon Castro\nMrs. Shannon Castro graduated from Texas A&M University in 2017 with her bachelor's degree in Geophysics and minors in Mathematics and GIST. During her undergraduate years, she did research with Dr.\nNguyen Phan\nJohnathan Torres\nMr. Johnathan Torres graduated from University of Houston-Downtown where he received a bachelor's of science in Geoscience with a concentration in Petroleum Geotechnology and a minor in Applied Physics.\nBaijing Sun\nMunirah Zulifli\nMs. Zulkifli joined Shell Malaysia in 2010 as a Geohazards Specialist after completing her B.Sc. in Geology at the University of Malaya.\nMitchel Vannette\nAbdulaziz Aldarah\nMr. Aldarah is currently a reservoir Engineer at Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) one of the subsidiaries of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) in Kuwait.\nMr. Mitchel Vannette graduated from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in Applied Geophysics with a minor in Economics.\nMohamed Ziane\nMr. Ziane graduated from IFP School in Paris with a Master of Sciences in Petroleum Geophysics in 2010.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Off-Topic UK Football Forums\nThread starter B2TF\nHow did you vote:\nLabour\/Leave\nConservative\/Leave\nOther\/Leave\nLabour\/Remain\nConservative\/Remain\nOther\/Remain\nB2TF\nThe Moral High Ground\nTHE MIGHTY SHAYMEN\nIt's often claimed The Left own the internet, and certainly they do seem to be more than well represented among those willing to express an opinion -and God help anyone who doesn't agree with them. Remainers too, seemed to be everywhere online in the past 4 years. Indeed, if the internet was any guide, there would have been landslides for both Labour and Remain. But not so, and in real life the majorities lay with the other tribes, who mostly only chose to express their view in the quiet of the voting booths. So, mainly for my own interest, please state which side of the lines do you stand on, in this anonymous poll. Oh and, if you're a Labour voting Remainer, please let me know what it's like over there on the WRONG side of history. Thanks.\nRailway Blue\nI've voted Labour since that late 1960s when I became old enough to vote. I think the advent of Momentum and the pushing to the front of Corbyn (who was completely unsuitable to either lead the party or the country) combined with his hatred of Jews and love for terror groups compelled me to do something that I believed impossible i.e. vote Tory. I did that at the last election. I usually have a Vote Labour sticker in my window and when they knocked on my door before the last election and I told them I wouldn't be voting Labour they were speechless. I cited Momentum as my reason and they couldn't see what my problem was.\nReactions: B2TF\nrudebwoyben\nRailway Blue said:\nHatred of Jews LMAO...\nFor the record I'm Jewish and it's clear to me that just about all of the parties throwing accusations of anti-S\u00e9mitism don't actually care about Jewish people and are instrumentalising it for their own purposes. The recent Labour leaks have shown that as have the complete ignoring of cases of anti-s\u00e9mitism from elsewhere.\ni agree that Corbyn didn't have the qualities necessary to lead a government, after all he had never been in charge of anything all life but then again it always appears that Labour are judged against a much higher standard than the Tories.\nAnd what is it about Momentum that makes them repellent to you? It just seems that they're a catch-all term of revulsion for many people, a caricature when really they're just an organisation founded to get younger people engaged in politics.\nI'm 70 later this month and as long as I can remember (1950s) I've been appalled Jew-HATRED. I visit Israel every two years and support the state of Israel and pro-Israel charities and charities that oppose anti-Semitism.. Momentum are to blame for the past 5 wasted years for the Labour Party in forcing the election of a completely useless leader. Its possible that he will still have decision-making power from the back benches. BTW I don't know what LMAO means?\nBTW I don't know what LMAO means?\nIt's one of those abbreviations Lefties invented to use on the internet, to make (in their view) people feel small. It means Laughing My Arse Off. They have others: Rolling On the Floor Laughing (ROFL), Laughing Out Loud (LOL) , and the nuclear option, Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off (ROFLMAO). All designed to express their contempt and condescension towards your opinion and their innate superiority over YOU. They're generally just not very nice people.\nKeep watching.... ...\nReactions: Railway Blue\n24 hours gone, I donl;t think we're going to get any more votes on this:\nSo we have:\n4 Tories\n4 Labour\n3 Leavers\n7 Remainers\nI thought there'd be a lot more Labour than that, maybe they're just gobbier than Tories?\nAs for Remainers, well they were everywhere on social media and out on the streets and the online petitions, both before and after the referendum. Leavers? They did their talking with their pens and pencils in the voting booths, like true democrats. 5 elections and a referendum.\nReactions: Camborne Gills\nCamborne Gills\nGillingham, Kent, Miami Dolphins, Castleford\nRemainers were gobbier because they were sore losers, like Krankie in Scotland. Anyway, the emptiest vessels make the most noise.\nB2TF said:\nI think my skin is thick enough now not to be concerned by insults I can't even translate. Thanks B2TF ( which is another one I cant translate).\nBack To The Future.\nLatest: The Terminator\nLatest: Stocky","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Barwell boss Law ready for the leaders\nTABLE-TOPPERS Market Drayton are the visitors to in-form Barwell on Saturday in what promises to be a pulsating encounter, writes John Harris.\nHinckley Times\nVictory for Marcus Law's men, who have two games in hand on most of the teams above them, would mean a promotion charge is very much on the cards.\nBut it will be one of the sternest test the Canaries have faced this season, especially after just recovering from two FA Vase encounters with Studley which was finally settled on penalties in Barwell's favour.\nLaw said: \"Market Drayton are top for a reason and it will be great to pit our wits against them and see how far we've come.\n\"They finished third last season, are a good side and it should be an intriguing encounter.\n\"We prepare for every game as if we're facing top of the league. We have a job to do and hopefully the players can respond to that.\"\nHe added: \"I will assess the squad at training tonight. We've had two very draining games in the FA Vase on muddy pitches so we'll see how the players are.\"\nTalking of the Studley success, which came on spot-kicks after the team battled out a 3-3 draw last Saturday and then a 2-2 stalemate on Tuesday evening, Law said: \"They were two good games. On both occasions they equalised in the sixth minute of injury-time but we've come through and that's the main thing.\n\"We have three massive weeks of football before the next round so we are not even worrying about that.\n\"But it's good for the club to get some financial gain and it's a competition we take very seriously and strive to do well in.\"\nBarwell FC\nSportLeicester City duo targeted for loan by Championship sideAmartey and Ulloa are thought to be in Steve Bruce's sights\nWhat might Leicester City do during the transfer window?\nLeicester City FCDepartures may lead the way, but signings are not out of the question\nLeicester City to sign Sevilla captain Vicente Iborra\nLeicester CityDeal reportedly agreed for \u00a315 million for dominating midfielder\nHow good a signing is Harry Maguire for Leicester City?\nGary CahillWhat does the King Power get for \u00a317m?\nLeicester City sign Hull defender Harry Maguire\nLeicester CitySkipper of Hull agrees five-year contract in \u00a317m deal","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dr. Yolanda Page '91 to take over as provost at Savannah State University\nPhoto: Sabree Hill\/Dillard University.\nBy Eddie Francis, efrancis@dillard.edu\nDr. Yolanda W. Page arrived at Dillard as a first year student in 1987. As is the case for so many other Bleu Devils, Page quickly came to love \"Fair Dillard,\" and that showed throughout her career. She began her academic career as an English instructor at Dillard in 1994. She also served as chair of the English Department and as assistant dean of humanities. After leadership stints at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Page returned to Dillard in 2013 to serve as vice president for academic affairs. The Shreveport native has announced that she will be moving on from Dillard to take over as provost at Savannah State University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Savannah, Georgia and the oldest public HBCU in the state.\nIn her new role, Page will be responsible for planning, developing and implementing the overall academic vision and goals for Savannah State. The Georgia HBCU has an enrollment of approximately 3,600 students. Savannah State boasts 30 baccalaureate majors and degrees, five graduate programs, and nearly 150 faculty.\n\"Dr. Page is a dedicated daughter of Dillard who has made major contributions through accreditation, re-establishing nursing at Dillard, obtaining approval for a master's in nursing, and establishing a strong pre-law program. We wish her well as provost,\" said Dr. Rochelle L. Ford, president of Dillard.\nIn the coming weeks, Ford will announce an interim vice president for the Division of Academic Affairs.\nUnder Page's leadership, Dillard has experienced a number of successes in academics. The University's nursing program experienced improvements after a self-imposed restructuring. As a result the last three cohorts have met the NCLEX pass rate requirement. Most recently, the nursing program announced its plans to offer a Master of Science in Nursing which will be the first graduate program in Dillard's history. The business program achieved national accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. The University also implemented online courses for the first time and now offers its criminal justice degree online. Dillard also reaffirmed its ten-year SACSCOC accreditation through 2030. In addition, since 2013 the Division of Academic Affairs has secured approximately $35 million in state and federal funding. Of that amount, Page secured approximately $4.9 million in external funding through her own grant writing efforts and relationships.\nPage has received numerous awards in recognition of her leadership including the Council of Independent Colleges Chief Academic Officer Award in 2020 and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education recognized her as one of 25 Outstanding Women in Higher Education (2017).\n\"It goes without saying that leaving Dillard is bittersweet,\" said Page. \"I met my husband at Dillard, we were married in Lawless Chapel and my sister is a Dillard nurse, so this is like leaving a part of myself behind.\"\nA 1991 graduate of Dillard, Page served on the Student Government Association and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Beta Upsilon chapter.\nPage will continue to serve at Dillard until she begins at Savannah State on September 6.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sutton, Bell winners in runoff\nKeith Sutton defeated Mayor Kary Story in the Pocahontas mayoral race and Kevin Bell was elected Sheriff of Randolph County in the runoff election Tuesday.\nIn unofficial returns Sutton received 634 votes or 53.77 percent and Story received 545 or 46.23 percent of the votes. Story was seeking his second term as mayor of Pocahontas. He was elected in 2014. A total of 1,179 votes were cast in the mayoral race.\nSutton also won the general election race on Nov. 6, but failed to receive a majority of votes in that three-way race.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cristina L. Sadowsky\nKennedy Krieger Institute, United States\nMasauso Chirwa\nUniversity of Zambia, Zambia\nZhuoying QIU\nChina Rehabilitation Research Center\/WHO Collaborating Center for Family International Classifications, China\nGrace Lavelle\nKing's College London, United Kingdom\nWhat this paper adds:\nSYSTEMATIC REVIEW article\nFront. Rehabil. Sci., 06 September 2022\nSec. Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion\nVolume 3 - 2022 | https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fresc.2022.904586\nMental health problems among adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities: A scoping review\nShalini Lal1,2,3*, Stephanie Tremblay2,4,5, Danielle Starcevic2, Melina Mauger-Lavigne1,2 and Dana Anaby4,5\n1School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada\n2Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada\n3PEPP Montreal and ACCESS Open Minds, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada\n4School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada\n5Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Montreal, QC, Canada\nAim: This scoping review aims to better understand the extent and nature of research activity on the topic of mental health problems in young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities. Specifically, we document what has been investigated in terms of the occurrence and experience of mental health problems among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities, and their access to mental health services.\nMethods: We searched four databases (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase) for articles published between 2007 and 2019. Studies were included if they addressed: (1) young people between the ages of 13 and 24 with a childhood-onset physical disability, and (2) mental health assessment, treatment, or service access and use.\nResults: We identified 33 peer-reviewed studies that focused mainly on young people with cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, and spina bifida. The most common mental health problems investigated were depression and mood related difficulties (73%), anxiety (39%), and social\/behavioural issues (33%) and the most common age range was 13 to 17. Ten studies explored access, use, and experiences of mental health services; stigma; caregiver mental health; and value for comprehensive care, using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods.\nConclusions: Findings suggest the importance of developing integrated models of service delivery to identify and address the mental health needs of this population, and consensus on best practices for assessment and reporting rates of subclinical symptoms and psychiatric conditions.\n\u2022 Majority of studies pertained to: cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, and spina bifida.\n\u2022 Most prevalent mental health concerns investigated: depression\/mood, anxiety, social\/behavioural difficulties.\n\u2022 Large amount of variation in reported rates of mental health problems.\n\u2022 Methodological gaps including inconsistencies in mental health assessments used.\n\u2022 Need for integrated models of service delivery to increase access to peer-to-peer and vocational support services to support youth with physical disabilities in their mental health and well-being.\nChildhood-onset physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and juvenile arthritis are often associated with restrictions in mobility, self-care, leisure, and community activities (1\u20133), which can negatively impact mental health and well-being. Indeed, research has shown that physical disabilities in young people have been associated with subclinical mental health problems, including depressive and anxious symptoms (4\u20136). This is concurrent with epidemiological research demonstrating that, compared to individuals of other age groups, young people in general between the ages of 12\u201324 have a higher risk of developing a mental illness (7). Having a physical disability during adolescence and young adulthood compounds this risk given that it is a developmental stage when comparisons with peers are common, and awareness of these differences (e.g., reduced mobility) can affect self-esteem (8\u201310). Students with physical disabilities are twice as likely to report feeling sad or hopeless on a daily basis and three times as likely to report attempting suicide compared to their typically developing peers (11).\nMental health problems and psychiatric conditions in young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities are concerning as these, if left untreated, can often persist or worsen throughout adulthood (12). For this population, adolescence and young adulthood are phases of life characterized by a range of developmental transitions (8) that are coupled with a shift from pediatric to adult care services which is often accompanied by a reduction of health-related services. Additionally, young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities typically receive services in rehabilitation settings with therapists specialized in physical rehabilitation who may have limited awareness and skills needed to identify, assess, and address mental health issues in their clientele.\nThus, understanding the mental health and related needs of adolescents and young adults with physical disabilities and their access and use of mental health services is necessary for identification, prevention and early intervention. Such knowledge can also inform the development of integrated rehabilitation services that can comprehensively address the mental health and well-being of young people with physical disabilities. However, limited efforts have been made to synthesize knowledge about the occurrence of mental health problems in this population and their experiences of accessing and using mental health services.\n1.1. Objective\nThe purpose of this scoping review is to map and synthesize research on mental health problems among young people with congenital and childhood-onset physical disabilities associated with restricted mobility, and their access and use of mental health services.\nWe used scoping review methodology to address the objectives of this study. Scoping reviews focus on broader topics (e.g., subclinical symptoms versus a specific mental disorder) and may include a multitude of study designs (13). There are four primary reasons why one might complete a scoping review: 1) to map the extent and nature of research activity on a topic; 2) to determine whether a full systematic review can\/should be completed; 3) to synthesize and disseminate findings from research; and 4) to identify gaps in the literature (13). In line with reasons 1, 3, and 4, the current scoping review aims to obtain a portrait of the emerging literature in order to identify the extent and nature of the research, synthesize and disseminate findings related to objectives, and identify research gaps.\nWe developed a scoping review protocol based on the framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley (13) and additional methodological resources including Levac et al. (14), the Joanna Briggs Institute (15), and the PRISMA-ScR Checklist (16). The protocol was registered online with Open Sciences Framework (17). We also examined the PRISMA-ScR Checklist in relation to the current report to ensure alignment with the latest scoping review reporting guidelines (see Supplementary File Table 1 for the completed PRISMA-ScR Checklist).\n2.1. Identifying the research question\nUsing the PCC framework (Population\/Participants, Concept, Context), this review aimed to answer the following research question: In young people recruited from community and clinical settings between the ages of 13 to 24 with congenital and childhood-onset physical disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophies, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, or other conditions that affect movement and mobility), what is known about the occurrence of mental health problems, their experience of these problems, and their access and use of mental health services?\n2.2. Identifying relevant studies\n2.2.1 Information sources\nThe search was focused on peer-reviewed, scientific publications. We conducted the search in four electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL) that cover a range of research areas including health, psychology, and rehabilitation sciences. In consultation with a university librarian specializing in health and rehabilitation, we developed an initial search strategy for Medline (see Table 1) and adapted the strategy for the other databases. The keyword strategy included the following concepts: physical disability or diagnosis of congenital or childhood-onset physical disability AND mental health diagnosis or symptoms AND adolescents (13 to 18) or young adults (19 to 24). The upper limit for age was set to 24 years old which corresponds with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) definition of youth. The keywords for capturing the construct of physical disability (further detailed below) were based on a previous scoping review (18). The results in Medline were restricted to humans, French and English languages, and years of publication from 2007 onwards. Language restrictions were based on the languages the authors are fluent in, the lower limit for the publication year was selected to restrict the number of results (for feasibility) and ensure the historical relevance of information, especially as it pertains to access and use of mental health services. The search was initially implemented December 2016, however given that a small number of papers were found, we were unable to justify a systematic review that addressed the research questions. Therefore, we updated our search strategy in May 2019.\nTable 1. Medline search strategy.\n2.3. Selecting studies\n2.3.1. Selection of sources of evidence\nAfter the search was implemented in all four databases, the results were imported into Endnote X7. Duplicates were identified and removed. First-level screening (based on title and abstract) was completed using the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies that did not meet these criteria were removed (first-level screening was split between two reviewers, A2 & A4). Four reviewers then completed second level (full text) screening of the remaining articles using the inclusion and exclusion criteria (A1, A2, A4, A5). Disagreements were resolved through discussion between research team members. Articles that met the eligibility criteria after second level (full text) screening underwent data extraction using Excel software.\n2.3.2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria\nCerebral palsy (CP), spina bifida (SB), muscular dystrophies, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), or other conditions that affect movement and mobility (e.g., Mobius disorder) were the focus of this review given their associated physical disabilities. Cerebral palsy (CP) defines a group of non-progressive neurodevelopmental disorders that affects posture and movement, and individuals can also experience comorbid sensation, perception, cognition, communication, behavior, musculoskeletal impairments and\/or epilepsy (19). Spina bifida is a health problem caused by a congenital deformity of the neural tube, and is associated with deformities, impaired sensation, muscle weakness, paralysis, orthopedic problems, bladder and bowel dysfunction and seizure disorders (20). Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders (the most common being Duchenne's) caused by a genetic irregularity resulting in muscle weakness, hypotonia and atrophy (9). Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an umbrella term for arthritic illnesses that begin before the age of 16 and involve inflammation of one or more joints, alongside other symptoms depending on the type of JIA (21). Other physical disabilities that affect movement and mobility include disorders such as Mobius disorder, a congenital disorder causing partial or complete paralysis of facial nerves, often in conjunction with malformation of upper and\/or lower limbs (22).\nThe following mental health symptoms and conditions were included: psychotic disorder, brief reactive psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, bipolar depression, manic disorder, manic state, mania, bipolar affective psychosis, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, substance-related disorder, eating disorder, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism, as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V) (23). In addition, studies were included if they focused on behavioral difficulties, such as hyperactivity, aggressivity, and emotional lability. Studies that assessed general psychiatric symptoms were also included, given that the first symptoms or experiences of illness tend to present themselves around adolescence before a formal diagnosis has been given.\nThe inclusion criteria for the selection of articles were as follows: (1) study population with a mean age between 13 and 24 years old, or at least 50% of the studied sample between ages 13 and 24 with specific results reported about this group, or including the term adolescents, youth, or young adults to describe the population if no age is mentioned; (2) study population including at least 50% of individuals diagnosed with a disability noted above (e.g., cerebral palsy, spina bifida), or mental health data for this population were reported separately; (3) study addressing psychological issues, mental illnesses or symptoms of mental illness; (4) article published in French or English, between 2007 and 2019. In terms of exclusion criteria, literature reviews and grey literature were excluded (reference lists of literature reviews were scanned).\n2.4. Charting the data\n2.4.1. Data charting process\nUsing Excel software, a data charting form was developed by adapting a template used in A1\u2032s previous scoping reviews. The research team piloted and finalized the chart at the start of the data extraction process. Articles that were selected for inclusion in the study were read in full to establish familiarity with the data. Data extraction was first conducted by one reviewer (A2 or A4) and audited by another reviewer to confirm the completeness and accuracy of the extracted data (A2 or A3). The data extraction was also audited by A1 and A5 at several stages throughout the process.\n2.4.2. Data items\nData selected for extraction included: study characteristics (author, year, title, country), study objective(s), study population and research design, methods and measures, and results. Only data related to the main objectives of the scoping review were extracted (e.g., only measures, methods, and results pertaining to mental health or access or use of mental health services).\n2.4.3. Critical appraisal of individual sources of evidence\nA critical appraisal of the sources of evidence is an optional step in the conduct of scoping reviews (18). We did not conduct this step due to the large variability of study designs and research approaches within the selected studies and given our primary objective of mapping the evidence.\n2.5. Collating, summarizing, and reporting the results\n2.5.1. Characteristics of sources of evidence\nCounts, proportions, and tables were used to synthesize study characteristics such as country, study design, year, study population characteristics (e.g., type of diagnosis, age), and measures used to assess mental health.\n2.5.2. Occurrence of mental health problems\nA list of the mental health problems investigated in the selected studies was created and two reviewers (A2, A3) separately counted the number of studies that investigated each mental health problem. The final counts were discussed between the two reviewers, with a third reviewer (A1) resolving any disagreements.\nThe prevalence rates of mental health problems within the study populations were summarized using frequencies, proportions, means, medians, and ranges. A prevalence rate was defined as the number of participants identified as having a case of a mental health problem divided by the total number of participants in the study (reported either directly by the authors in text or in a table within the selected study or calculated manually by the current scoping review authors). A \"case of a mental health problem\" was counted if either (a) the authors of the studies identified the concern as a \"clinical case\" based on the measures and thresholds they used to evaluate mental health, including mild, moderate, or severe mental health concerns, or (b) if a participant (the young person themselves or a parent\/guardian) reported, in a self-report measure or clinical interview, that they had or perceived having a mental health problem. If authors reported on the number of \"borderline\" or \"at risk\" cases (i.e., scores or symptoms that do not meet clinical thresholds but are beyond the normal range) of a mental health disorder, these were not considered in the current summary of prevalence rates, with the exception of studies that were categorized as \"mental health not specified\" \u2013 given that this is a broader concept. For the rest of the categories, we did not include \"borderline\" or \"at risk\" as these items were not consistently defined nor reported across the selected studies. We included self-reported cases given that these reports were used as the only measures of mental health within several of the selected studies. One reviewer (A3) counted the number of studies that reported rates of a problem within each mental health problem category, extracted the rates from the studies, and calculated the mean, median, and range of the rates. A second reviewer (A1) validated the extraction and calculation of rates and any issues identified were resolved by discussion between the two reviewers.\n2.5.3. Experience of mental health problems, access and use of mental health services\nAn inductive content analysis (24) was used to synthesize extracted findings related to access and use of mental health services among the study population. First, the 33 selected studies were reviewed and articles that included qualitative data on access to mental health services among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities were identified (10 articles based on either a mixed methods design or solely a qualitative methodology). Two reviewers (A2, A3) then separately extracted results from these ten articles and separately coded the results to determine a preliminary list of themes. The final list of themes and subthemes was determined by discussion and consensus between the two reviewers in consultation with a third reviewer (A1). Themes were defined as any thematically-related results that appeared in at least 2 of the studies; subthemes were defined as any thematically-related results that appeared in at least 2 of the studies within the identified theme that were distinct from the other results. Counts, proportions, and tables were used to provide a final summary of these findings.\nA total of 2,520 articles were retrieved and imported into Endnote X7, and 2,214 remained after removing duplicates. After first-level screening, 2051 articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Next, 163 articles underwent second-level screening, and 33 documents were included in the current scoping review. The 130 articles that were excluded during the second-level screening were either targeting the wrong population, did not explicitly address a mental health component, or did not include sufficient detail for data extraction. See Figure 1 for an adapted PRISMA flow diagram (25).\nFigure 1. PRISMA flow diagram.\n3.1. Overview of studies reviewed\nSupplementary File Table 2 provides an overview of the 33 studies reviewed (4, 26\u201357). Articles originated from several different countries, with the largest proportion (13\/33) published in the United States (see Table 2). In terms of research design, there were 21 cross-sectional studies, 5 longitudinal studies, 3 case studies, 3 qualitative studies, and 1 retrospective cohort study. All the articles were published between 2007 and 2019, with most appearing after 2010 (see Figure 2). The largest portion of articles focused on cerebral palsy (n\u2009=\u200912), followed by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n\u2009=\u20098) and spina bifida (n\u2009=\u20098). The other physical disabilities were muscular dystrophies (n\u2009=\u20093) and Mobius syndrome (n\u2009=\u20091), and one article included several types of disabilities.\nFigure 2. Number of articles published per year.\nTable 2. Number of articles per country.\n3.1.2. Methods used to capture mental health\nAs illustrated in Supplementary File Table 3, we identified 36 methods (majority being measures) used among the 33 studies to assess mental health symptoms or related phenomena such as quality of life and pain. The most common used scales across studies were: Children's Depression Inventory (CDI; n\u2009=\u20097), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-25; n\u2009=\u20096), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; n\u2009=\u20095), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL; n\u2009=\u20093), Wechsler Intelligence Scale (n\u2009=\u20093), Child Attitude Towards Illness Scale (CATIS; n\u2009=\u20092), Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ; n\u2009=\u20092), Mental Status Examination (n\u2009=\u20092) and the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ; n\u2009=\u20092). The remaining measures (n\u2009=\u200927) were used in only one study each. Measures were a mix of young people and parent reports, and two measures (the General Health Questionnaire and the Social Orientation of Parents with Handicapped Children Questionnaire) served to capture parents' mental health states. Interviews of various types (e.g., open-ended, psychiatric, semi-structured, or structured) were also commonly used (n\u2009=\u200910).\n3.1.3. Prevalence of mental health problems and cognitive, physical and functional difficulties among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities\nThe most common mental health problems addressed in the studies were depression and mood related difficulties (n\u2009=\u200924), anxiety (n\u2009=\u200913), and social\/behavioural difficulties (n\u2009=\u200911). Table 3 synthesizes the mental health problems reported in the studies, and is organized in relation to physical health condition. Table 4 provides a synthesis of the reported rates for each mental health concern, including the number of studies that reported the rates, and the range, mean, and median of the rates. The number of articles reporting rates were: 12 out of 24 for depression and mood related difficulties, 8 out of 13 for anxiety, 5 out of 11 for social\/behavioural difficulties, 6 out of 9 for mental health problems not specified, including aggregated rates of mental health problems, 3 out of 6 for attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, 2 out of 3 for autism spectrum disorders, 0 out of 2 for psychosis, 0 out of 1 for self-harm and 1 out of 1 for substance use behaviors. The presence of mental health symptoms found in these studies are further detailed in the sections below. All rates are summarized to 1 decimal point.\nTable 3. Number of articles addressing a specific mental health problem (n\u2009=\u200933)a.\nTable 4. Studies reporting rates of mental health problems.\n3.1.3.1. Depression and mood related (n\u2009=\u200925)\nAmong the 25 studies that addressed depression and mood-related difficulties, seven were focused on spina bifida (27, 30, 33, 36, 42, 45, 47), eight on juvenile arthritis (4, 26, 32, 37, 40, 43, 44, 46), three on muscular dystrophy (29, 34, 35), five on cerebral palsy (31, 38, 39, 41, 48, 49), and one on other conditions (28). Twelve of these studies reported on rates of depression and mood-related difficulties, which ranged from 7.8% to 53.0%. Specifically, depression and mood-related symptoms in participants with spina bifida, ranged from 13.6% to 53.0% (27, 36, 42, 47); juvenile arthritis, 14.7% to 36.2% (4, 26, 40); muscular dystrophy, 8.5% to 27.6% (29, 34); cerebral palsy, 7.8% to 42.0% (41, 48), and other conditions, 8.3% (28). When comparing the presence of depression and mood-related symptoms in youth with physical disabilities to that of typically developing youth, results were inconsistent across and even within studies, depending on the assessment method. For example, some studies found that youth with physical disabilities had greater levels of mood or depressive symptoms (e.g., [36, 38, 42]), whereas other studies found no differences among the groups in emotional and psychological health (e.g., [40, 45, 48]). An example of within study inconsistency is Russo et al. (40) which found significant differences in the presence of depression or mood related symptoms when using standardized methodology (i.e., no psychopathology found) versus using open ended interviews and clinical observation in a sample of youth with JIA (i.e., 33% presenting with emotional lability).\n3.1.3.2. Anxiety (n\u2009=\u200913)\nAmong the 13 studies that addressed anxiety, three were focused on spina bifida (27, 33, 36) and juvenile arthritis (32, 40, 43), two on muscular dystrophy (29, 34), three on cerebral palsy (48, 49, 50), and two on other conditions (28, 51). Among these 13 studies, 8 reported on rates of anxiety, specifically in relation to spina bifida (27, 36), juvenile arthritis (40), muscular dystrophy (29, 34), cerebral palsy (48), and other conditions (28, 51). Across these conditions, anxiety symptoms were reported to be present in 2.2% to 31.1% of the participants. Specifically, anxiety symptoms in participants with spina bifida, ranged from 20.5% to 31.1% (27, 33, 36); juvenile arthritis, 4% (40); muscular dystrophy, 2.2% to 27.6% (29, 34); cerebral palsy, 30.2% (48), and other conditions, 3.3% to 8.3% (28, 51). When studies compared rates of anxiety in youth with physical disabilities to typically developing youth, results were inconsistent, such that some found youth with physical disabilities had greater levels of anxiety symptoms (e.g., [33, 48]), whereas others found no differences (e.g., [36, 40]).\n3.1.3.3. Social\/behavioural (n\u2009=\u200911)\nAmong the 11 studies that addressed social\/behavioural difficulties, two were focused on juvenile arthritis (40, 44), one on muscular dystrophy (35), six on cerebral palsy (38, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53), and two on other conditions (28, 51). Among these 11 studies, 5 reported on rates of social\/behavioral difficulties; specifically, juvenile arthritis (40), cerebral palsy (48, 53), and other conditions (28, 51), ranging from 16.0 to 27.3%. Specifically, symptoms in participants with juvenile arthritis, 16.0% (22); cerebral palsy, 18.8% to 27.3% (48, 53); and other conditions, 17.3% to 25.0% (28, 51). Several studies compared rates of social\/behavioural difficulties in youth with physical disabilities to typically developing youth: some found that youth with cerebral palsy had greater levels of social\/behavioural difficulties (e.g., [48, 52, 53]), or lower levels of behavior or conduct problems (38) whereas one study found no significant differences between youth with JIA and typically developing youth in some aspects such as behavioural psychological functioning (40).\n3.1.3.4. Mental health problems (not specified) (n\u2009=\u20099)\nAmong the 9 studies that addressed mental health problems (not specified), three were focused on spina bifida (27, 45, 47), one on juvenile arthritis (40), two on cerebral palsy (38, 54), and three on other conditions (28, 51, 55). Among these 9 studies, 6 reported on rates of mental health problems, specifically spina bifida (27, 47), juvenile arthritis (40), cerebral palsy (38), and other conditions (28, 51), ranging from 16.0% to 69.0%. Mental health problems in participants with spina bifida were 49.2% to 69.0% (27, 47); juvenile arthritis, 41.6% (40); cerebral palsy, 16.0% (38); and other, 32.2% to 50.8% (28, 51). When studies compared rates of mental health problems in youth with physical disabilities to typically developing youth using self-report, they did not find significant differences between groups (40, 45, 54, 55), however one study found that based on parental report, young people with CP have more mental health problems than youth in the general population (54).\n3.1.3.5. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (n\u2009=\u20096)\nAmong the six studies that addressed attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), one was focused on muscular dystrophy (34), four on cerebral palsy (38, 48, 52, 53), and one on other conditions (51). Among these six studies, three reported on rates of ADHD, specifically muscular dystrophy (34), cerebral palsy (48), and other conditions (51), ranging from 16.7% to 19.7%. Reported symptoms in participants with muscular dystrophy were 16.7% (34); cerebral palsy, 19.5% (48); and other, 19.7% (51). When studies compared rates of ADHD in youth with physical disabilities to typically developing youth, one study found that youth with physical disabilities had lower levels of ADHD-related symptoms (38), one study found that youth with physical disabilities had increased hyperactivity and attentional difficulties (52), and another study did not find any difference in ADHD between the groups (48).\n3.1.3.6. Autism spectrum disorders (n\u2009=\u20093)\nAmong the three studies that addressed autism, one was focused on muscular dystrophy (29), one on cerebral palsy (56), and one on other conditions (51). Among these three studies, two reported on rates of autism symptoms, specifically, muscular dystrophy, 14.9% (29), and other, 3.3% (51), and one reported the rate of CP among people diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (AS), 0.7% (56). Regarding the latter, Mouridsen et al. (56) did a retrospective study with a nationwide cohort of 4,180 people diagnosed with AS. Over an average observation period of 15 years, the authors discovered that the occurrence of cerebral palsy was 3 times higher for those with AS compared to those with cerebral palsy in the general population.\n3.1.3.7. Psychotic disorder (n\u2009=\u20092)\nAmong the two studies that addressed psychotic disorder, both were case studies focused on cerebral palsy (31, 50). For example, one of the studies described a 15-year-old female with cerebral palsy that was diagnosed with psychotic disorder (not otherwise specified) after experiencing four psychotic episodes within one year (31).\n3.1.3.8. Self-harm (n\u2009=\u20091)\nOnly one study reported on self-harm. It included a sub-sample of youth with spina bifida, and found a rate of 1.4% (57), however there was no higher or lower risk for self-harm associated with having spina bifida.\n3.1.3.9. Substance use and other health-risk behaviors (n\u2009=\u20091)\nOne cross-sectional study examining the prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, excessive drinking and illegal drug use among young adults with spina bifida found rates ranging from 11.0% to 92.0%, depending on the behavior. The authors concluded that substance use behaviors are less prevalent among those with spina bifida, but current alcohol consumption is more frequent in young adults with depressive symptoms (42).\n3.1.4. Experience of mental health problems and mental health services\nTen articles addressed the experience of mental health problems and\/or mental health services access or use among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities. Three out of the ten studies (40, 53, 55) used a mixed-methods approach that included qualitative interviews. Six out of the ten studies used qualitative methods only (31, 32, 35, 44, 49, 50), including semi-structured interviews and focus groups, and one study used sociodemographic information pertaining to mental health services received (36). In addition, most of these studies reported data on the entire sample (e.g., 2 papers reported on case studies of a young person with cerebral palsy and psychosis). Four themes were identified through our review of the findings from these studies: (1) access, use, and experiences of mental health services; (2) stigma; (3) mental health of family caregivers; and (4) importance of peer and vocational support services. We have organized the results from these studies in relation to these four themes in Table 5, and present a synthesis below.\nTable 5. Experience of mental health problems and mental health services for young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities.\nWith regards to the theme of access, use, and experiences of mental health services (31, 32, 35, 36, 40, 49, 50, 53, 55), studies highlighted that: few participants (i.e., less than a quarter the sample) that had mental health problems were receiving mental health care; a need for services to address issues such as sexuality, relationships, depression, peer support, and vocational services; a lack of formalized help seeking; delays in help seeking; and delays in receiving care. Studies describing how participants accessed mental health services (31, 40, 50) showed different pathways to care such as: pediatrician, pediatric emergency department clinic, and referral to psychologist. Details on the type of treatment and services that participants received was limited; however, two case studies (31, 50) mentioned medication for psychosis symptom treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and supportive directive therapy. Foster et al. (50) also highlighted that parents should be involved in the diagnosis of mental illness among children with cerebral palsy, should be educated about the mental illnesses their child is at risk for, and given tools on how to advocate for their child.\nWith regards to the theme of stigma (32, 40, 49), studies highlighted the influence of stigma experienced by parents, or the young people themselves, on delay in help-seeking, as well as its contribution to feelings of anxiety and decisions to disclose their disability to others. With regards to the theme of mental health of family and caregivers (44, 49), studies highlighted the importance of having mental health support and services for family members as a component of services for young people with disabilities. Regarding the theme of the importance for peer support and vocational support services (32, 35, 44): peer support was highlighted by clinicians and young people as a potentially helpful resource and a way to reduce isolation for young people with physical disabilities and vocational support was emphasized as being an important component of psychological and social services that young people with physical disabilities receive.\nThis review sought to better understand the occurrence, experience of mental health problems, and mental health services access and use, among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities.\n4.1. Principal findings\nCollectively, there was significant variation in the assessment measures and methods, source of reporting, and conceptualization of mental health problems, making it challenging to synthesize and compare results across studies. For example, we identified 35 separate measures that were used to assess mental health across 33 studies. Moreover, across the studies, authors used different sources of data, methods of data collection (e.g., self\/parental report versus clinician report; interview or observation vs. self-report), and clinical cutoff points between measures. There was also variation in how authors approached the phenomenon of mental health problems, with some focusing on specific conditions (e.g., depression) and others used a non-categorical\/broad approach (e.g., perceived mental health). Collectively, these factors may explain why we found a large variation in the reported rates of mental health concerns between the studies and even within a study. It may also explain why we found inconsistent results across the few studies that compared the occurrence of mental health problems in young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities to typically developing young people. In addition, differences in the prevalence of mental health concerns may be partly based on various sociodemographic and other clinical factors, such as the severity of physical conditions and related disabilities, which was not consistently detailed in the studies.\nThe three most common mental health concerns investigated in the literature were depression and mood-related difficulties, anxiety, and social and behavioural difficulties. The focus on depression and anxiety is concomitant with the prevalence of these disorders among young people in the general population (58). Social and behavioral difficulties were also commonly investigated, which may be attributed to the importance of social relationships among young people. Social elements such as belonging and having authentic friendships have been identified as contributing factors to meaningful participation in leisure activities among young people with disabilities (59). It is important to identify social difficulties early on to reduce their impact on participation and, consequently, the well-being of young people. Some of the factors associated with mental illness identified in the selected studies included impairments associated with the physical disability, pain, and family-related challenges. These factors are therefore important to consider when monitoring for symptoms of mental illness among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities as they may help to identify individuals at risk for developing mental disorders.\nWe identified several themes from the qualitative data including: access, use, and experience of mental health services; stigma; mental health of family caregivers; and peer-to-peer and vocational support services. The theme of access, use, and experience of mental health services indicate that many young people experiencing mental health concerns (including clinically significant symptoms) are not accessing mental health services, and that young people and their families often experience several unmet psychological and social needs. Unmet mental health needs have been previously found to be higher in children with special healthcare needs that also have chronic emotional, behavioural, or developmental problems compared to children with special healthcare needs that do not have chronic problems of this nature (60). Needs that are unmet by mental health services in a timely manner can put young people at risk of deterioration, which may also impact their transition into adulthood. More research is needed to further understand access and use of mental health services and the reasons for limited access among young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities. For example, concerns around stigma related to the physical condition were highlighted in a few of the included studies (32, 40, 49) and may influence help-seeking. Another factor that may limit access is how services are organized for this population and the potential lack of coordination between physical rehabilitation settings and the mental health care system. Transportation challenges have also been highlighted as specific barriers in research (61). Technology (e.g., e-mental health services) may be able to play a role in removing some of the barriers that young people with physical disabilities face in accessing mental health services (62). The additional themes pertaining to the importance of peer and vocational support services and the mental health of family and caregivers indicate the need for a comprehensive psychosocial approach to providing mental healthcare to young people with childhood onset physical disabilities.\n4.2. Identified gaps in current knowledge and future directions for research\nFew studies explored the functional limitations stemming from comorbid disorders, therefore additional research on this topic is needed. Indeed, physical impairments have an impact on social roles and daily activities, which in turn affect mental health. While a few studies touched on quality of life, participation in activities were not well-addressed by the studies we reviewed. In addition, the selected articles were mostly cross-sectional studies; different types of study designs could improve the reliability of evidence for these populations. Furthermore, the studies in this review used a wide variety of measures to assess mental health, including non-validated tools. Future research using validated measures to assess mental health problems is warranted. This will not only improve the reliability and validity of results, but also will facilitate knowledge synthesis. Concurrently, guidelines for assessing the mental health status of young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities, including recommendations for multi-method and multi-informant (e.g., parents, youth, others) approaches to assessment, are important avenues for further consideration.\nAcross the studies, an array of factors was investigated or discussed in relation to mental health concerns among youth with physical disabilities, such as: physical, cognitive, and neurological impairments (27, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38, 49, 51, 52, 57), pain (4, 27, 38, 39, 41, 44, 48, 54), family-related factors, such as parental mental health problems, stress, anxiety, and support (27, 28, 39, 49, 50, 54), negative attitudes and negative attributes (37, 46), health-related quality of life (28, 43), sex (38, 39), social or vocational disability (32, 35), ability to ambulate (34), self-image (49), low birth weight (51), age (28, 53), isolation (44), steroid use (44), access to support for parents (49), social challenges at school (50), verbal status (i.e., being non-verbal) (52), and having spinal lesions of L2 and above (45). It was beyond the scope and objectives of this review to systematically review these factors; however, this is an area for future research attention. Such a review could provide youth, family members and service providers with insights on factors that can contribute to the mental health of young people with physical disabilities. This knowledge could help contribute to earlier identification of mental health problems among this population as well as an increased focus on preventative care.\nAlthough we found a handful of studies examining mental health services access and use among our target population, this is a relatively nascent field that would benefit from more extensive health services research attention. Moreover, while some articles indicated the need for additional mental health (and comprehensive) services for young people with physical disabilities, there was limited attention in these studies on how to organize services for this population. A better understanding of the organizational contexts of various healthcare systems or models of service delivery would be pertinent to ensure the complex needs of this population are met. It is important to consider the needs of this population within the global efforts already underway to transform youth mental health service delivery.\n4.3. Strengths and limitations\nThis review has both limitations and strengths. In terms of limitations, for feasibility purposes, we restricted the search from 2007 onwards, which limits the body of evidence reviewed. A study quality assessment was not done due to the large variability of study designs and research approaches (further detailed below); this is also not a requirement of conducting scoping reviews as the objective is to map the evidence on an emerging topic. Moreover, the summaries of reported mental health prevalence rates should be interpreted with caution, given the variability of study designs, sampling methods, populations, measures, missing information, and the lack of quality assessment. Additionally, calculated means were not weighted based on the study sample sizes; as such, these values are likely skewed due to rates from smaller and larger sample sizes equally contributing to the mean. We also calculated unweighted medians (i.e., median values could be skewed by outliers). We decided to report on the overall mean and median prevalence rates for the purposes of summarizing the data in the context of a scoping review, however, these should not be taken as conclusive estimates. Further, to reduce misclassification of the summarized prevalence rates, we did not consider borderline cases in our summaries (as these were not reported consistently within the selected studies). In addition, the articles about health risk behaviours or risk factors for psychiatric disorders were included, but their contribution was limited to answer the study question.\nHowever they were included as being of interest to present issues that are related to mental and physical health in this population. These articles help to highlight behaviours that should be considered by healthcare professionals when interacting with young people with disabilities. In the majority of the studies, the entire sample included youth with physical disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, etc.); however, some studies had a mixed sample or took on a non-categorical approach, which are important to consider when interpreting these results. In addition, the data on lived experiences of mental health problems and mental health services access and use was obtained from a heterogenous range of studies, for example, in terms of clinical population, percentage of sample known to be experiencing mental health problems, and data collection method.\nIn terms of strengths, we used a comprehensive search strategy to increase the likelihood of identifying relevant studies. For example, given that many mental illnesses develop during young adulthood, and many young people may not have access to formal diagnostic procedures, we used broad eligibility criteria to describe psychological issues, mental illnesses, or symptoms of mental illness. Moreover, the key words for the search strategy were built on a previously published scoping review (18) which helped with the comprehensiveness of the search terms. In addition, minimal exclusion criteria related to study design additionally allowed us to synthesize both quantitative and qualitative data which contributed to our objective of obtaining a portrait of the extent and nature of the literature. To increase the rigor of this review, we collaborated with the rehabilitation school librarian who helped apply a systematic search strategy and based the protocol on well-established guidelines for conducting scoping reviews (14, 15, 16). A data extraction process involving an additional reviewer auditing the data extraction of all articles, and validation of the extracted data by other members of the research team contributed to the rigor of the review. Qualitative synthesis of themes was also validated by an additional reviewer and reviewed with a third member of the team.\nThis scoping review shows that mental health problems are common in adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. It also highlights the need for adapting healthcare services to increase accessibility and use of mental health supports, and identifies methodological and research design gaps in the literature. Findings suggest the importance of healthcare professionals being aware of the mental health needs of young people with childhood-onset physical disabilities, and the need for services research on how best to address their access to mental health services.\nThe original contributions presented in the study are included in the article\/Supplementary Material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author\/s.\nSL conceived the original idea for this scoping review, its overall methodology, and supervision of its implementation and reporting in collaboration with DA. SL and MAL drafted the protocol and manuscript report, and all authors contributed to the finalization of both documents. ST, DS, and MAL assisted with data extraction and analysis. SL led the synthesis of the results and revisions to the manuscript. All authors approved the submitted version.\nA1 is supported by an award from the Canada Research Chairs program; A2 is supported by a training award from the Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec - Sant\u00e9 in 2019\u20132020. A4 is supported by a Research Scholar Award from the Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec - Sant\u00e9.\nThe authors would like to acknowledge and thank Myrian Grondin, who was consulted as a university librarian, for her assistance and support with the development of the search strategy for the current study.\nThe Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fresc.2022.904586\/full#supplementary-material.\n1. Michelsen SI, Flachs EM, Damsgaard MT, Parkes J, Parkinson K, Rapp M, et al. European Study of frequency of participation of adolescents with and without cerebral palsy. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 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(2007) 7(6):431\u20138. doi: 10.1016\/j.ambp.2007.08.001\n61. Syed ST, Gerber BS, Sharp LK. Traveling towards disease: transportation barriers to health care access. J Community Health. (2013) 38(5):976\u201393. doi: 10.1007\/s10900-013-9681-1\n62. Lal S. E-mental health: promising advancements in policy, research, and practice. Healthc Manage Forum. (2019) 32(2):56\u201362. doi: 10.1177\/0840470418818583\nKeywords: mental health, youth, mental health services, access, disability, systematic review, early intervention, psychiatry\nCitation: Lal S, Tremblay S, Starcevic D, Mauger-Lavigne M and Anaby D (2022) Mental health problems among adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities: A scoping review. Front. Rehabilit. Sci. 3:904586. doi: 10.3389\/fresc.2022.904586\nReceived: 25 March 2022; Accepted: 8 August 2022;\nPublished: 6 September 2022.\nCristina L. Sadowsky, Kennedy Krieger Institute, United States\nGrace Lavelle, King's College London, United Kingdom\nZhuoying Qiu, China Rehabilitation Research Center\/WHO Collaborating Center for Family International Classifications, China\nMasauso Chirwa, University of Zambia, Zambia\n\u00a9 2022 Lal, Tremblay, Starcevic, Mauger-Lavigne and Anaby. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.\n*Correspondence: Shalini Lal shalini.lal@umontreal.ca\nSpecialty Section: This article was submitted to Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion, a section of the journal Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences\nWomen in Science: Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"George Clooney will never marry, says sister\nWENN.com\nNov 09, 2012 \u2022 Last Updated November 9, 2012 \u2022 1 minute read\n1\/13 \u25b2\n1\/13 George Clooney and Stacy Keibler at the 49th Annual New York Film Festival premiere of \"The Descendants\" on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Ivan Nikolov\/(WENN.COM photo) Photo by Mandatory Credit: Ivan Nikolov\/WENN.com \u25b2\n1\/13 George Clooney at the 49th Annual New York Film Festival premiere of \"The Descendants\" on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Ivan Nikolov\/(WENN.COM photo) Photo by Mandatory Credit: Ivan Nikolov\/WENN.com \u25b2\nGeorge Clooney's sister is convinced her famous brother will never get married and have children because he is too dedicated to his career.\nThe Ocean's Eleven star, who is currently romancing former wrestler Stacy Keibler, has been a serial dater since 1993, when he split from his wife of four years, Talia Balsam.\nAnd Clooney's older sibling Adelia Zeidler is convinced the 51 year old won't walk down the aisle again and start a family because he won't want to leave a wife and kids behind while he goes off to make movies.\nShe tells the New York Daily News, \"I would say he probably will not get married... If he was going to get married he would want to be a husband and be somebody who would be there, who would have the time and the ability to focus on the family and the home and all of that. And in the business that he is in, he has to be able to get up and go.\n\"The majority of actors don't really make their marriages work... If he had children, when he was with them, he would be concerned about his career and if he was working he would be concerned about the children. And he doesn't think it would be fair to split his focus.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Vinh Long Travel Guide\nLocated in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, Vinh Long, the same capital name, covers the area of 1,475 km2 and also is the homeland of 1,023,400 people. The province is bounded by Tien Giang to the north, Ben Tre to the east, Tra Vinh to the eastern south, Can Tho to the west and Dong Thap to the western north.\nTo access Vinh Long, roadway and waterway are all available. The total length of roadway is 260km, including 5 national highways (No.1, 53, 54, 57, 80) and 5 provincial roadways (No.902, 903, 905, 906). Besides, thanks to the system of 342km waterway with 13 main rivers and many channels, connects between Vinh Long and other provinces are being more and more convenient.\nVinh Long is rich in culture which is the high potentiality for tourism with 450 relics, including 10 relics known as national relics of culture and history and 32 provincial relics of culture and history. Some can be listed such as Cong Than, That Thu temple, Thanh Tinh Ngoc Son Quang, ancient pagodas in Tra On, Tan Hoa communal house, An Binh isle etc.\nVinh Long is characterized as a flat region with the large area of alum soil which is more fertile than the soil in other surrounding provinces. The alluvial here is built by Tien and Hau rivers. With the abundance in quantity and quality of alluvial, the cultivation has more than two paddy crops annually. Also, this brings full benefits in many sizable fruit orchards in this area. It is not surprising that the name Vinh Long is translated to 'eternal prosperity'.\nIf visitors plan for a day trip to Mekong Delta, Vinh Long should be put in your booklet as a must-come place. Coming to there, visitors have a chance to walk among the trees, relax in hammocks, try all kinds of delicious tropical fruits in the gardens of An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuc islands. Some popular places are Mr.Sau Giao's Flower Garden, Mr. Muoi Day's Stilt-House and Mr. Hai Hoang's Old House.\nVinh Long Weather\nLike other provinces in Mekong Delta, the best time to travel to Vinh Long is from September to December. It is the floating season here, thus, you can enjoy a pleasant climate, go fishing, and sample mouth-watering fish dishes.\nWeather in Vinh Long\nGetting to Vinh Long\nVinh Long is 70 km from Mytho, 34km from Can Tho and 136km from Ho Chi Minh city. There are always buses from Vinh Long to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, My Tho, Long Xuyen, Sa Dec, Rach Gia and other Mekong Delta destinations and vice versa. Within the province, the bus system is 5km long from the center of Vinh Long. Apart from buses, there are boats to some surrounding destinations and Tam Nong in Dong Thap, Cho Lach in Ben Tre, Cai Be in Tien Giang, and Song Doc in Ca Mau on your tour to Southern Vietnam.\nWhat to See in Vinh Long\nDon Ca Tai Tu Show\nVinh Long is featured as the province of both tangible and intangible heritage. The most popular intangible value is Don Ca Tai Tu show, which is a not-to-be-missed activity of most travelers when traveling to Vietnam.\n'Don ca tai tu' is a typical and traditional form of music performance in Southern Vietnam in general and in Vinh Long province in particular. It has also been recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. To implement the Government policy, the local committee has been conducting many measures to preserve and utilize heritage values for socio-economic development, particularly in tourism and culture. Through years, 'Don ca tai tu' has been proving its powerful vitality as the major part in local people's daily lives. The show has been performed at big events, like death anniversaries, birthday celebrations, weddings, and public gatherings. To perform this type of music, the instruments are used to accompany singers who perform many tones of emotion through beautiful and tormenting rhythms.\nAn Binh Island\nAn Binh is a top choice among many domestic and international tourists looking for a tropical getaway. You will have an opportunity to contemplate the gentle beauty from natural landscapes and discover the uniqueness of indigenous people.\nHiring a small boat to float on the system of the interlaced river, you find yourself lost in the fruit orchards with both sides of deep blue rows of willow. The soil here is very fertile and populous with fresh water which benefits many types of fruit such as rambutan, mango, longan, durian, and sapodilla, etc. Coming here, all the noise, hurry and bustle of the urban life will be dispelled to be replaced by the smooth, soft and comfortable feelings from watching peaceful sceneries in the countryside water. There are some suggested gardens for tourists to come such as Mr. Sau Giao garden, Mr. Muoi Day's house on stilts, Mr. Hai Hoang ancient house. Besides, tourists can also find other gardens to relax under 'homestay' tourism. For example, Mr. Nam Thanh homestay, Mr. Tam Tien homestay, Mr. Ba Linh homestay, etc. Here, the hosts are very willing to invite you to have a meal with typical dishes of water regions such as fried gourami with pieces of fish rolling with basil, star fruit, banana dipped in chili garlic fish sauce, crispy fried spring rolls, etc. and live with the friendly and hospitable locals.\nEco-Tourism zone \u2013 Vinh Sang Farm\nFrom An Binh island, tourists can pay a visit to Vinh Sang tourist area to join in exciting activities, namely riding ostriches running on the sand, going fishing crocodile, walking in the unique monkey bridges, cycling around the village, slapping ditch for fishing, spreading the nets, experiencing grass sleds, kayaking along the river, etc.\nVinh Sang Farm\nVinh Sang farm was built in 2004 by local government with the total investment capital of 12 billion VND and over 2.2ha of raising area. Ostrich-raising zone is the most attractive area for most tourists. Mr. Vinh \u2013 the farm's owner announces that 'Tourists come here mainly to try such a new game which firstly emerged in the West. Children are the first ones attracted by this game. Some of them even shout out 'Hugo riding ostriches' even when they are riding on the real ostriches.\" Every year, this farm attracts thousands of tourists, of which international tourists take up from 15-20%.\nVinh Long Temple of Literature and Saints\nVinh Long Temple of Literature and Saints is located on the wide area along Long Ho River, which is one of the three Confucian Temple of literature constructed in southern Vietnam in the 19th century.\nBuilt from 1864 to 1866 by Phan Thanh Gian, a mandarin of the Nguyen Dynasty, the name of the temple, Van Thanh Mieu, stands for 'a temple worshiping the holy literary genius'. The person referred to in the name conferred upon Confucius, who is widely known as 'the eternal teacher'.\nThe scenery inside the temple brings tourist a pretty feeling of silence and holiness in mind. The spacious area with a straight asphalted road decorated by two lines of old trees and the ancient statues of talented intellectuals on the grounds of the temple puts visitors at ease to contemplate. In March 1991, it was recognized as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information.\nWhat to Eat in Vinh Long\nVinh Long is the homeland of various fruits and some serious delicious foods. Followings are some special famous dishes in Vinh Long:\nGrapefruit in Vinh Long\nThis kind of fruit is very rich in nutrition. It's big, sweet and sour, has a lot of meat. You can enjoy grape with the local type of salt mix with dried shrimp.\nTravelers may feel weird or even scary when being introduced to this food. But do not ever miss the chance to enjoy cicada. According to Oriental medicine, the cicada is used to cure fever, seizures, etc.\nUt fish soup\nAppetizers find the best way to enjoy Ut fish is to cook them with spinach growing at fields. This kind of vegetables is self-generated, no need for extra nutrition. Fish meat is fatty, soft. You can enjoy fish with salt, pepper to feel the delicious taste in each bite.\nLuc Si Rice paper\nThere are many diverse types of rice paper upon their using methods such as rice paper rolls, dipped rice paper, sweet rice papers rolls, and baked rice paper. This is 100% handmade product from rice flour without using any chemicals. Appetizers can feel soft and a little salty when tasting this kind of food. For most visitors, rice paper wrapped with shrimp, meat, vegetables, rice noodles, and sauce or soy sauce is the best-served dish ever.\nBac Ha\nCai Be\nHanoi City\nMuine Phan Thiet\nTam Dao\nBac HaCai BeCan ThoCao BangChau DocDa LatDa NangDien BienHa GiangHai PhongHalong BayHanoi CityHo Chi Minh CityHoa BinhHoi AnHueLai ChauLang SonLao CaiMai ChauMekongMuine Phan ThietMy ThoNha TrangNinh BinhPhu QuocQuang BinhSapaTam DaoThanh HoaTuyen QuangVinh LongVung TauYen Bai\ntop vietnam tours in 2019","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cheese, nutrient, rich, tasty ...\nLifestyle, Health\nCheese, nutrient, rich, tasty but to consume in small portions.\nPublished Oct 6, 2017, 1:08 pm IST | Updated Oct 6, 2017, 1:08 pm IST\n\"Cheese does contain some important nutrients, including calcium and protein, along with vitamin B12 and zinc. However, the calories can add up quickly if you aren't mindful,\" said Kelly Pritchett, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.\nSofter cheeses tend to have fewer calories than hard cheeses: an ounce of whole-milk ricotta (approximately 2 tablespoons) has about 50 calories, an ounce of feta has 75 calories, and an ounce of whole-milk mozzarella has 85 calories. But an ounce of Swiss (one slice) has 108 calories, and an ounce of cheddar has 114 calories .\nFor the same calories, you can have a cup of black bean soup and probably feel just as full. Cheese is also high in saturated fat, which is known to increase LDL cholesterol, the \"bad\" cholesterol. In fact, cheese is one of the biggest sources of saturated fat in the US diet. Some research suggests that full-fat cheeses don't seem to negatively affect LDL cholesterol as would be predicted based on its saturated fat content.\n\"It is not clear exactly why this is the case but may have to do with other nutrients in cheese, like calcium or protein, modifying the way the fat is absorbed or metabolized,\" said Gregory D. Miller, chief science officer for the National Dairy Council. Still, when it comes to fat content, some cheeses are lighter than others and the higher the fat, the higher the calories.\nCottage cheese has the least amount of fat, with 1 gram per ounce. Ricotta has 4 grams of fat per ounce, and feta and mozzarella have 6 grams each. Parmesan, Swiss and cheddar are higher in fat, with 7, 8 and 9 grams of fat per ounce, respectively.\n\"Using soft cheeses like mozzarella versus cheddar can be helpful if you are looking for ways to cut calories,\" Pritchett said. Interestingly, despite its higher calorie content, hard cheese like cheddar can be beneficial for your teeth. Aside from getting calcium and other minerals from it, consuming hard cheese generates saliva, which helps make your mouth less acidic and your teeth less prone to cavities.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Erasing Intersex: Christian Theology and Sexual Empire\nSusannah Cornwall\nsusannah.cornwall@manchester.ac.uk\nSpeaking in 1996, Heidi Walcutt, who had gathered with other intersex people at a retreat organized by the Intersex Society of North America in California, said,\nIn this mad rush to 'correct' this 'freak of nature', doctors are currently performing genocide. They are eliminating a race of people who are born different than others. And, I mean, people get up in arms when they talk about the genocide of Hitler and the insane bullshit that Napoleon did, and . . . Idi Amin, and just listing all of these mean, evil dictators who were really corrupt. We need to take a look at what's happening in our own back yards. At the people who are being silenced and eliminated not so much by being put to death but by having something removed from their bodies that sets them apart as being different (Walcutt 1996).\nWalcutt is not the only person to have described the surgical normalization of intersex bodies as a form of genocide, though some commentators suggest that this kind of imagery is unhelpful, detracting from the specific horror of the systematic elimination of a people group. Receiving surgical intervention, however undesired or unwarranted, counter critics, is not on the same plane as being executed.\nBut even if corrective surgery may not unproblematically be figured as genocide, it might otherwise be figured as a kind of imperial imposition. Academics writing about intersex conditions, where individuals are born with bodies that have both male and female physical characteristics, sometimes suggest that early \"corrective\" intervention is a form of colonization of these unusual bodies. Hilary Malatino (2009), Morgan Holmes (2009), and Lena Eckert (2009) are among those scholars of intersex who understand corrective genital surgery in infancy as repeating colonial-type modes of normality, in which only certain types of bodies are sanctioned, and \"problematic\" ones have external discourses of pathology and desirability imposed on them. Intersex children's bodies, it has been suggested, are \"disappeared\" by being made to fit into a more typical pattern\u2014and some intersex adults believe this has had a negative impact on their wellbeing, gender identity, and sense of self, as well as their capacity to enjoy sexual relationships because of the damage to their genitals. Doctors, suggest some critics, are imposing narrow patterns of normality and health on intersex people, which erase variation and enforce a strictly binary model of human sex.\nFurthermore, suggests Eckert, early anthropological work on intersex in communities outside Europe sometimes figured it as primitive, atavistic, or something beyond which more \"civilized\" races had developed (Eckert 2009: 45-6). This heightened the characterization of intersex bodies as \"other\" than \"good,\" typical white Western bodies, ethnically as well as sexually and culturally. Even well-respected work by anthropologists such as Gilbert Herdt on intersex in Papua New Guinea and the Dominican Republic may have risked repeating colonizing discourses by examining non-Western cultures solely via a Western model of gender and sex (Eckert 2009: 49).\nOf course, doctors do not practice medicine in a vacuum; parents, too, often assume that there is no way their intersex child could grow up healthy and happy unless their unusual bodies are altered. Doctors and parents, like the rest of us, inhabit societies in which norms of sex and gender determine from an early age how a child is to be named, reared, and socialized, and in which most people assume that one must have a clearly and unambiguously sexed male or female body in order to promote one's psychological wellbeing.\nIntersex bodies may be \"colonized\" by anthropologists who have caricatured them and surgeons who have inscribed sexed meaning onto them, but the Church exists as another colonizing body (this time, an institutional body) in the area of intersex. Although Christian denominations have done very little in the way of specific discussion of intersex (touching on it only in the context of discussions about transgender and homosexuality), the broader norms of sex, gender, and sexuality repeated and disseminated by them means that it is difficult to see where intersex bodies fit into the stories about personhood and embodiment that the Church tells. Even in what are sometimes described as post-Christian societies, such as Britain, theological assumptions about decent and good embodiment and configurations of sex, gender, and sexuality continue to be influenced by models of binary sex with Christian theological underpinnings.\nTo colonize the bodies of intersex people means to limit their possibilities, to determine on their behalves what their futures must be. Marcella Althaus-Reid wrote of the limitations imposed on Latin American societies by the conquistadors, delineating which paths and routes could and could not be taken in the indigenous inhabitants' own surroundings. By analogy, she noted, colonizing theologies have also imposed their own \"paths,\" figuring others as illegitimate. But reclaiming alternate theological paths is crucial, she suggested, given that the \"main roads\" of Christianity inevitably lead those who walk them straight back to alliances with empire (Althaus-Reid 2003: 31-2). It seems to me that Christianity's \"main roads\" also continue to influence at least some medical practitioners working with intersex children: Alice Dreger, Ellen Feder, and Anne Tamar-Mattis (2012) note that at least one influential paediatric endocrinologist in the USA endorses the use of dexamethasone, a controversial steroid drug, in the treatment of intersex baby girls with large clitorises and small vaginal openings on the grounds that it will increase their chances of growing up to be heterosexual wives and mothers. Even if the link is not explicit, I believe that Christian discourses about masculinity and femininity underlie this kind of understanding of heterosexuality and motherhood as particularly desirable for women. Christian denominations have done too little in the way of pointing out alternative possibilities, or endorsing multiplicities of embodiment as good and bearing the image of God.\nHowever, as churches come to consider their responses to intersex in more detail, they might learn much from moves made by postcolonial theologians and biblical interpreters in recent years. They might employ suspicious, interrogative modes of reading and interpretation in interaction with their own traditions as well as others with which they engage. They might seek to \"read otherwise,\" giving special attention to counter-interpretations made by those who have formerly been excluded from discourse. They might ask whose stories and experiences have been erased and elided in mainstream theologies of sex, gender, sexuality, and embodiment\u2014that is, whose voices are and are not being heard. My own research with intersex Christians in Britain has begun to show that at least some of them feel absent or invisible in existing denominational accounts of the significance of human sex (Cornwall 2013). Decolonizing theologies of intersex will therefore also resist any tendency to make final or complete claims about the significance of human sex in imaging relationships between God and humanity, or to pronounce on which sexes do and do not reflect God's intention for human beings.\nIn the nearly two decades since Heidi Walcutt described surgical intervention for intersex as genocide on the part of doctors, the medical profession has begun to respond to intersex individuals and to take seriously their post-surgery experiences and warnings about the possible negative consequences of early intervention. Many medical teams now routinely ensure that parents of intersex infants are put in touch with intersex support groups and made aware of the diversity of opinion surrounding medical protocols. But most Christian denominations have, thus far, been less responsive to the reality of intersex and its implications for their teachings about sex, gender, sexuality, and embodiment. As a result, churches risk, consciously or otherwise, continuing in the service of empire: an empire of sexual hegemony (Cornwall 2012) in which unambiguous maleness and femaleness are so over-imbued with cosmic significance and consequent social importance that intersex bodies, bodies with unusual sex, are presented as distorted, deviant, disordered, or\u2014yet more crushingly\u2014as simply unspeakable.\nAlthaus-Reid, Marcella. 2003. The Queer God. London: Routledge.\nCornwall, Susannah. 2012. \"'From a Remote Rural Village in Limpopo': Colonized Bodies, Hybrid Sex and Postcolonial Theology.\" In Gendering Christian Ethics, ed. Jenny Daggers, 147-167. Newcastle: CSP.\nCornwall, Susannah. 2013. \"British Intersex Christians' Accounts of Intersex Identity, Christian Identity and Church Experience.\" Practical Theology 6.2: 134-150.\nDreger, Alice, Ellen K. Feder and Anne Tamar-Mattis. 2012. \"Prenatal Dexamethasone for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: An Ethics Canary in the Modern Medical Mine.\" Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 9: 277-294.\nEckert, Lena. 2009. \"'Diagnosticism': Three Cases of Anthropological Research into Intersexuality.\" In Critical Intersex, ed. Morgan Holmes, 41-71. Aldershot: Ashgate.\nHolmes, M. Morgan. 2009. \"Introduction: Straddling Past, Present and Future.\" In Critical Intersex, ed. Morgan Holmes, 1-12. Aldershot: Ashgate.\nMalatino, Hilary. 2009. \"Situating Bio-Logic, Refiguring Sex: Intersexuality and Coloniality.\" In Critical Intersex, ed. Morgan Holmes, 73-94. Aldershot: Ashgate.\nWalcutt, Heidi. 1996. Speaking in Hermaphrodites Speak! (video), ISNA (Intersex Society of North America). Petaluma, CA: Intersex Society of North America.\nDr. Susannah Cornwall is Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Lincoln Theological Institute, Department of Religions and Theology, University of Manchester, UK, a partner institute of Postcolonial Networks. She leads the Intersex, Identity, Disability: Issues for Public Policy, Healthcare and the Church project (http:\/\/lincolntheologicalinstitute.com\/intersex-identity-disability) and teaches Postcolonial Christian Theology. She has a PhD in Theology from the University of Exeter, UK.\nJason Craige Harris2015-09-25T16:41:01+00:00July 13th, 2013|Archive blog, Culture, Gender\/Sexuality, Plural Space, Politics, Religion|","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In this Jan. 11, 2006, file photo, a gas-lit flame burns on a natural gas stove. (AP Photo\/Thomas Kienzle, File)\nFederal agency considering ban on gas stoves: report\nby: Dana Casullo, Allison Shinskey\n(WPRI) \u2014 Cooking with a gas stove could soon be a thing of the past.\nA federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves due to concerns about indoor pollution being linked to childhood asthma, according to a report from Bloomberg News.\nIn the December 2022 study, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner told Bloomberg that using gas stoves has a \"hidden hazard.\"\nResearchers say the chemicals emitted from the appliances while in use are a \"significant trigger,\" saying that nitrogen dioxide (NO2), in particular, is known to cause respiratory distress and asthma attacks.\nNationally, researchers say gas stoves are a contributor to asthma at a rate of 13%.\nAbout 35% of households in the U.S. use a gas stove, which is causing some controversy.\nConsumer safety board to weigh regulations on gas stoves\nDozens of local governments, including Los Angeles and New York, are already mandating new homes and businesses run on electric rather than gas appliances, while about 20 states responded by forbidding such bans.\n\"Obviously getting rid of a gas stove and replacing it with another technology eliminates the source, but you can do quite a bit with ventilation,\" said Dr. Jon Levy, with the Boston University of Public Health.\nLevy said ventilation isn't the final answer for every kitchen with a gas stove, especially if it's a smaller home.\nPrevious Stanford University research found leaks from gas stoves alone produce planet-warming pollution equal to half a million gas-powered cars each week.\nFor those considering switching to an electric stove, President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act includes rebates to help switch from gas to electric.\nDallas bakery has the best chocolate cake in Texas\n'M3Gan's' Brian Jordan Alvarez dishes on the horror \u2026\nWhy are there so many massive lottery jackpots?\nPizza night in North Texas! Get the perfect pie for \u2026\nREWATCH: Hurst L.D. Bell vs. Euless Trinity\n$15K pay raise possible for Texas teachers\nLocal \/ 8 hours ago\nLifestyle \/ 14 hours ago\nSports \/ 1 day ago\nTexas \/ 1 day ago\nTexas \/ 2 days ago\nLocal \/ 2 days ago","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rife Putters Hits Trifecta\nVolvo Masters Win, Order of Merit, and Harry Vardon Trophy\nSanford, FL \u2013 It what now is becoming commonplace, Rife Putters had anther incredible weekend on Tour! The winner of the European Tour's most coveted tournament, The Volvo Masters at Valderrama, captured victory on the second hole of a three-way sudden death playoff by sinking a 15 foot birdie putt with his Rife Barbados putter. The victory secured the European Tour Order of Merit and placed his name on the Harry Vardon Trophy for the first time, an amazing feat, considering he only played in 12 tournaments on the European Tour this season.\nThis victory at The Volvo Masters, moved him up to 7th Place on the Official World Golf Ranking, making him the highest ranked European player in the world.\n\"We are so happy for him\u2026his play has been so consistent for the last two years, it was just a matter of time for him to have a breakthrough event,\" said Matt Molloy, President of Rife Putters. \"He has proven himself as one of the premiere players in the world and for him to have had a Rife Putter in his bag during his meteoric rise from #141 in the world to 7th means a lot to every employee here at Rife Putters. He's a very talented player with a strong work ethic. We're just proud to be a small part of his great run.\"\nRife's most compelling endorsement is that week in and week out players on the PGA, Champions and Nationwide Tours rely on Rife's RollGrooveTM Technology to earn their paycheck\u2026.all without being paid. In the past two years, Rife Putters have accounted for well over $20 Million dollars in earnings on the Professional Tours and each week that number continues to grow. Over $20 Million in earnings and no endorsed players, Rife Putters has found that for the Tour Players, winning is everything!\nAbout Rife Putters\nAll of Rife's Putters, the 2 Bar line, GR6 Series, and new Island Series putters, are high-end fully CNC milled putters that offer the same patented RollGrooveTM Technology and patent pending LieAline System.\nRife Putters, LLC is the true innovator behind horizontal grooved face putter technology with a patent on specifically sized grooves since 1997. These precisely spaced grooves allow the putter to gently press into the cover of the ball and grip and lift it into an instant forward roll. Guerin Rife states, \"just as grooves in irons help control spin so do grooves in a putter face.\" Other companies are now trying to imitate this patented technology but the spacing of the grooves is the true key to the gripping and lifting effect of grooved face putter technology. Horizontal RollGrooveTM faced putters create the truest \"no skid\" roll in golf no matter where you hit the ball on the putter face.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Design Football\nDassler Brothers\nFootball Fashion Boutique\nFootball Shirt Culture - Latest Football Kit News and More Latest Football Kit News and More\nPro Direct Soccer\nLovell Soccer\nFutbol Emotion\nKit design\nKit Concepts\nEquipment Releases\n18\/19 Kits\nFootball Shirt Discussion\nFootball Kit News & Rumours\nFootball Kit Design\nSell Football Shirts\nWanted Football Shirts\nGetting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History\nBy Neil Andrews\nIn the early history of the game, teams were identified by the colours of their caps and socks or simply by armbands. But by the time the first ever FA Cup Final was played in 1872, teams had adopted their own distinctive strips and team colours, which in many cases have remained essentially the same ever since\nStrict rules governed what was and what wasn't permissible in terms of colours and patterns. Goalkeepers in particular, until the rules were relaxed in the 1970s, were limited to green, blue, scarlet and white tops except for international matches, where yellow was the colour of choice. Green proved most popular simply because of the law of averages - very few teams wore green as their first strip. But it wasn't until the turn of the century that goalkeepers began to take on a separate identity. Indeed, prior to the First World War, the only way a goalie was distinguishable from his teammates was by the fact that he wore a cap on his head - although it must be said that in 1909 Scottish goalkeepers were instructed to wear different coloured jersey from the rest of their teammates.\nEarly goalkeeper shirts often came in two forms. The first resembled a tight fitting undershirt or long-sleeved vest can often be seen in early photographs, usually being worn by the legendary Billy \"Fatty\" Foulke. The second was the more traditional woolly polo neck sweater. This heavy-looking thing became commonplace during the cold winter months and only really died out in the early sixties, when fashion dictated that a more athletic jersey should be worn. These light cotton garments were already popular on the continent but it wouldn't be the last time British football was slow on the uptake.\nGoalkeepers were also a bit behind the times when it came to wearing a number on the back. It was always assumed that the goalie wore the number one shirt, even if in reality he didn't. He didn't need to, really. The colour of his shirt told you where he'd be playing that afternoon. Squad numbers were originally introduced as a way of identifying the players more than anything and although goalies traditionally wear the number one there's no law in the game to say an outfield player cannot wear that number. Indeed, former Tottenham Hotspur favourite Ossie Ardiles wore the number one shirt for Argentina during the 1982 World Cup Finals.\nAnd he's not the only one. Alonso wore the same shirt for Argentina during the 1978 tournament while Dutch striker Ruud Geels wore the number one shirt in 1974 after both squads were numbered alphabetically. Closer to home, defender Stuart Balmer was given the same number when Charlton Athletic first listed their squad in the early 1990s.\nThe earliest record of numbered shirts being worn dates from the 1922\/23 American Soccer League season when a team from St. Louis by the name of Scullin Steel wore numbers on the back of their tops for the 1923 Challenge Cup Final. Back home in Britain, numbered shirts didn't appear until August 1928 when Arsenal and Chelsea ran out for the new season, but that little experiment only lasted two League games and they didn't become compulory until 1939, although the experiment was repeated again for the 1933 FA Cup Final. However, on this occasion instead of both sides wearing one to eleven, the two teams were numbered from one to twenty two. Everton's goalie had the honour of wearing the Number 1 shirt while his opposite number in the Manchester City goal had to make do with the Number 22 shirt!\nAt international level, they first appeared in 1937, when England wore numbers on the back of their shirts for their game against Scotland at Hampden Park. The following year numbered shirts made their first appearace at the World Cup finals in France. Sixteen years later, teams competing in the 1954 Finals in Switzerland were obliged to assign a unique 'squad number' for each player although their names would not appear on the back of their shirts until the 1992 European Championships held in Sweden (although Scotland did experiment with this idea in the early 1980s).\nUntil the mid-nineties, goalkeepers traditionally wore the same shorts and socks as their colleagues. There were exceptions. In the early 1970s England legend Peter Shilton famously wore an all-white strip until he was beaten by a long-range shot during a mid-week match - apparently Shilton's kit was too reflective under the floodlights, making it easier for opposition forwards to pick their spot. Conversely, Eastern European goalkeepers, such as the Soviet Union's Lev Yashin and Hungary's Gyula Grosics, favoured an intimidating all-black strip. These days, goalkeepers are willing to sport all manner of lurid concoctions. None more so than Mexico's flamboyant goalie-cum-centre forward Jorge Campos.\nBut not all keepers are happy with their kits. David Seaman in particular was less than overawed at the all-red strip that made him look like \"a packet of sweets\" while former England goalie Chris Woods was once forced to wear lilac socks when playing for Sheffield Wednesday. Others have taken a dislike to their shirts purely for superstitious reasons. Arsenal goalies, for example, never wear a new shirt unless it has been washed. This practice dates back to 1927 and the FA Cup Final after Gunners keeper Dan Lewis blamed his slippery new jersey for his failure to save the goal that spelled defeat.\nShirty Tales\nAyr United's Hugh Sproat had a novel way of winding up fans of the two Auld Firm clubs in Scotland. If Ayr were playing Rangers, he'd wear a green top, but if The Honest Men were playing Celtic, he purposely pull on a blue jersey just to get them\nWelsh internationl Leigh Richmond Roose caused a similar stir when he played as a guest for Port Vale in a reserves game against his former club Stoke City in 1910. Roose insisted on playing in his old Stoke City shirt and annoyed the opposition fans further by the turning in a Man-of-the-Match performance. The game ended in a riot.\nRoose also insisted on wearing the same undershirt for every game - an old black-and-green Aberystwyth top - which was never washed for fear of bad luck.\nFrench goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is often credited for the introduction of short-sleeved goalkeeping tops into the modern game, which he first wore along with fellow keeper Pascal Olmeta during his time at Marsaille.\nDutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has a collection of jerseys worn by some of the great goalies of the game.\nSaint-\u00c9tienne goalkeeper J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Janot is known throughout France for his hatred of Olympique Lyonnais, traditional rivals of the club with whom he has played most of career, and once attempted to celebrate Lyon's exit from Europe at the hands of AC Milan by wearing a Milan kit while turning out for Saint-\u00c9tienne the following weekend.\nWhen Croatian keeper Dra\u017een Ladic played his 59th and final game for his country against France in 2000, he symbolically wore the number 59 on the back of his shirt.\nBill Lloyd was once ordered to change his jersey before a league match in the 1950s after the referee complained it wasn't a regulation colour. According to reports, the former Millwall keeper had decided to wear something that bore more resemblence to something his grandmother had knitted rather than a traditional goalkeeper shirt\nThis article comes from\nhttp:\/\/www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com\/keeper\/shirtframe.htm\nInternational Kits\nabout 11 years ago\nInteresting article. But why and when were goalkeepers allowed to wear short sleeves? I was once told that they had to wear long sleeves - and of a different colour from their team-mates and opponents. This was so that referees could more easily tell that if a hand or arm touched the ball in the penalty area whether it was a lega lmove by a goalkeeper as opposed to an infringement by a non-goalkeeper.\nI don\\'t think the law\\'s been officially changed, but it dates back to when goalkeepers didn\\'t wear gloves. It made the ref\\'s life easier to see if there was a handball in the area.\nWhen playing for Sheffield United, did fatty foulke ever wear any shirt other than the red and white stripes? All the old photographs that I have seen show only stripes.\nLATEST FOOTBALL KITS\nShelbourne FC 2020 Umbro Away Kit\nShelbourne FC revealed their new Away Kit for the 2020 campaign, by Umbro. The kit pays homage to the club's 125th anniversary in 2020 by including a\u2026\nBarcelona SC 2020 Marathon Home & Away Kits\nThese are the new Barcelona Sporting Club 2020 Home and Away football shirts by Marathon Sports. The new kits will be used during the 2020 Campeonato\u2026\nSanfrecce Hiroshima 2020 Nike Home Kit\nThis is the new Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020 home football shirt by Nike. The design theme is \"Tradition and Innovation\". Inspired by arrows and arrow\u2026\nNashville SC 2020 Adidas Home Kit\nNashville SC unveiled their Forever Gold 2020 MLS home kits at a local Nashville establishment. 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{"text":"Do you dare to vote for a Player of the Season?\nMay 12, 2014 toonsy\t232 Comments\nHave any of these three floated your boat?\nThe end of the season brings with it all the awards and accolades that the performance throughout the season has merited.\nThe problem with this, from our perspective anyway, is that we've been largely awful for the second half of the season which makes it hard to nominate an NUFC Blog Player of the Season.\nBut we'll try. I'll bet most of you will be thinking that none of them deserve any recognition because I'm thinking along the same lines. However, surely someone somewhere, has performed admirably? I can think of three player who have been the best of a bad bunch throughout the course of the season, which is one of my stipulations for being considered for such a prestigious award, otherwise Yohan Cabaye would be my winner without a shadow of doubt. So who is left to consider?\nNow it's extremely unlikely that we'll see Remy in the black and white of United again. That is partly down to finance, which shouldn't be an issue for us but apparently is for everything, but it's also down to how he has played for us. His 14 league goals this term have reinforced the view that he can cut it at this level after signing for QPR last season and his goalscoring influence has been exceptional for us. I think we only won one game without him in the side all season although I'm prepared to be corrected on that.\nThe former Lille right-back has been a solid performer for us this season after a shaky start to life in the Premier League previously. All in all, Debs made 32 appearances for us over the course of the season and I struggle to remember any real bad games from the lad. Of course as a full-back he's not likely to chip in with many goals although he did manage to find the back of the net once in our defeat at Sunderland and grabbed three assists.\nCheik Tiote\nTiote hasn't really done anything exceptional on the pitch if I'm being honest, but he has been steady and his performances as stand-in Captain in the absence of Fabricio Coloccini were impressive. No goals again and only one assist is not great but he's kept thins ticking over in the middle of the park. However his influence waned somewhat with the departure of Yohan Cabaye.\nIf you're looking for a damning enough indictment of our season then surely this is it? The fact that I can only pick out our top scorer and two other who have done alright kind of says it all. But perhaps I've missed something? Maybe I've been too harsh? Perhaps even finding a positive in three players is too much?\nSo you're best option is to get involved. I've set out a poll below with my three suggestions and with the option of 'other' or 'nobody' but don't forget to leave your reason as to why you've voted the way you have.\n[poll id=\"79\u2033]\nPolls Thoughts and reflections Toonsy\nfeatured Newcastle player of the season\nAbout toonsy\nA lifelong Newcastle fan and current webmaster of this very 'blog who has the sole aim of creating a place by Newcastle United fans, for Newcastle United fans.\nView all posts by toonsy \u2192\nLiverpool v Newcastle \u2013 Premier League match preview\nWho do you back for the World Cup?\nChelsea (H): Pre-match thoughts, team news & predicted line ups\nNewcastle 4-1 Rochdale: Joelinton scores to send NUFC into 4th round of FA Cup\nRochdale (H): Pre-match thoughts, team news & predicted line ups\nWolves 1-1 Newcastle: Not pretty but a precious point as Almiron scores again\nWolves (A): Pre-match thoughts, team news & predicted line ups\n232 thoughts on \"Do you dare to vote for a Player of the Season?\"\nicedog says:\nIme still on hols, has pacman been sacked yet???\nicedog(Quote)\nTroy \u2013 what does Pardew need for you to be happy that he has what he needs to properly show how good a manager he is in your opinion.\nIt's a genuine question mate?. I know you defend (for want of a better word) Pardew because he hasn't been backed, so Im interested to know what he realistically needs before he's in a position where you'd be happy to say that the success or failings is down to Pardew?.\nAs I said earlier, I'm not asking you to name players coz I know you don't like doing that, only what areas and how many?.\nFeel free to answer the question with a sarcastic answer if you want but I'm genuinely interested.\nI see todays papers have us linked with Zaha, Rodwell, Cresswell and Bassong \u2013 I'm not sure about any of those to be honest. Couldn't say I'm particularly excited about any of them.\nI also see that Grenier has made the French squad ahead of Nasri. Fair play to the lad, coz he said he didn't want to join us in Jan to concentrate on playing for Lyon and making the WC. I'd favour him over Cabella personally, but he may be out of our reach now he's made the WC. Saying that, if we have got\/get Gomis, I believe they are good mates and he could have a word.\nSolano-working in Maccy D's would be too good for him!\nI've told you in the past. I don't speculate on who we should get, so therefore I can't answer that question.\nI can only answer questions in relation to what we have and what he's got to work with.\nEvery position needs strengthening and cover but depending on who we get it can be judged.\nAll I know is, he's done a decent job with **** pot squad we've had. He's finished where the squad should be.\nIf we had kept Cabaye, Remy had remained fit then I would have expected us to have finished 7th.\nNo quality cover for Remy blew us out the water.\nAnyone, especially Terry, who thinks otherwise. is deluded and needs their head tested. \ud83d\ude09\n@Sharpy\nTo add, I know you've not asked for names but wanted to know positions that need strengthening, but how can anyone answer that?\nIf I said we needed 2 strikers two, attacking midfielder, two wingers and then I would expect Pards to be judged. How do I know what quality the players will be? What their attitude is? They could be like Barfa, talented but lazy.\nImpossible to speculate. It's for the club to strengthen and the fans to judge.\nTroy \u2013 I know you don't like naming targets so wouldn't ask that of you. I understand the whole squad needs strengthening, and realistically we should be improving the squad every window possible IMO.\nWhat I meant was, with there only being Cisse as our senior CF, do you think we need 2 or 3 CFs.\nWe will have around \u00a360m to spend (if what I read is true), which will only go so far, so what would you say are the priority areas \u2013 could we get by with the keepers we have or the defenders we have?. Which of the current bunch forms your team to strengthen round?.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ramcat Reads 5\nRamcat Reads #5\nCapshaw, Katharine. Civil Rights Childhood: Picturing Liberation in African American Photobooks. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2014. Emphasizes the photographs and writings of children. Gives special attention to what is seldom examined regarding children in studies of the Black Arts Movement. Mentions the importance of Today (1965), a photobook created largely by Doris Derby for the Child Development Group of Mississippi. Today is available in the McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi.\nCooley, Peter. The Van Gogh Notebooks. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2004. Cooley's sustained meditations on Van Gogh's creativity and paintings are sketches of a poet's mind at work, and they remind one of Ralph Ellison's writing about Romare Bearden's artistry. Cooley, of course, limits his introspection to the personal, the immediacy of his aesthetic experience divorced from explicit social implications.\nEllis, Thomas Sayers. The Maverick Room. Minneapolis: Graywolf, 2005.\n________________. Skin, Inc. : Identity Repair Poems. Minneapolis: Graywolf, 2010.\nEllis stands out from Sharon Strange and other poets associated with the Dark Room Collective much as Lorenzo Thomas does from members of the legendary Society of Umbra: Ellis and Thomas are fiercely independent, following their divergent interests in the visual and sonic manifestations of the constantly changing NOW. Both bring a maverick spirit of exploration to the task of naming the unpredictable.\nFrank, Edwin, ed. Unknown Masterpieces: Writers Rediscover Literature's Hidden Masterpieces. New York: New York Review Books, 2003. \"Masterpieces are showpieces,\" according to Frank, \"designed to establish a public reputation; classics...constitute the public face of knowledge, the books that everyone should know\" (xi). Unknown Masterpieces is an example of ideological formation, and its singular charm exists in testing whether Elizabeth Hardwick, Toni Morrison, and James Wood can persuade readers that Tess Slesinger, Camara Laye, and Shchedrin [M. E. Saltykov] indeed wrote works that everyone should know. Everyone may refer only to a small community of readers predisposed to share the tastes and values of the thirteen writers who are \"rediscovering\" works that a larger community of readers, the more authentic everyone, has chosen not to remember. The special conditions of \"rediscovering\" ought to be taken into consideration in discussions of the recovery work that has been influential in the expansion of African American canons.\nGardner, John. On Moral Fiction. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2009. First published in 1978, Gardner's book should be read by every person who believes she or he must be a writer; it should be required reading for people who so easily confuse the possession of a degree in creative writing with knowledge that does not demand earning a degree. Gardner was shockingly honest in asserting \"it is the universality of woundedness in the human condition which makes the work of art significant as medicine or distraction\" (167). Few people who call themselves writers have the capacity to embrace woundedness or the will power to reject fashioning what is genuinely universal in their own images.\nHoward, Ravi. Driving the King. New York: HarperCollins, 2015. Howard is the author Like Trees, Walking (2008) and winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence (2008). The novel may one day receive a bit of notice in critical discourses on how Nat King Cole as a musical icon can be appropriated for discussion of civil rights issues.\nRose, Tricia. The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop --- and Why It Matters. New York: Basic Books, 2008. Rose describes certain arguments regarding causes of violence, the reflection of dysfunctional ghetto cultures, symbolic injury of African Americans, devaluation of women, and the ongoing destruction of American values. She juxtaposes the defensive arguments used to justify rather negative forms of representation ----the clich\u00e9d notion \"keeping it real,\" denial of responsibility for sexism, the vexed possibility that bitches and hoes (whores) exist outside of symbolic representation, the denial that artists have any obligation to be role models for anyone, and loud complaints that large numbers of people do not talk about positive aspects of hip hop. Rose struggles to construct guiding principles for progressive creativity, consumption, and community in and beyond the phenomenon of hip hop.\nDespite her dedicated scholarship, Rose does not get very far in exposing the amorality of the music industry in the American economy. The mechanisms of that economy are not controlled by African American businesspeople, and they batten on the absence of ethics and moral struggle in the unfolding of the United States of America as a nation. Rose fails to deal with the possibility that will power does need to be talked about, even if the talk is itself theoretical and philosophical. She doesn't take into account that home education (what back in the day was called \"home training\") and public schooling (what is now too frequently miseducation of everyone) ought to be held accountable for encouraging a destructive sense of freedom and entitlement (e.g. the mirroring of the violence applied in the name of combating terrorism). Almost echoing James Baldwin, Rose recommends the use of affirmative love and argues that \"transformational love is necessary and crucial\"(272). To add salt to wounds in a hostile American environment, Rose is content to reify the deadly black\/white binary as if Hispanic drug suppliers, Islamic thugs, and Asian criminals do not participate in maintaining destructive features of hip hop. The hip hop wars are overwhelmingly economic in nature, although they are disguised as innate manifestations of biocultural evolution.\nNeither Rose nor any cultural critic who is not prepared to commit to plunge into boiling water will suggest the draconian remedies needed to minimize the hip hop wars, because those methods only promise to beget other forms of corruption and inequality in the manufacturing of wealth. Such is the moral poverty of our nation.\nJerry W. Ward, Jr.\nPosted by jward at 8:32 PM\nwriters and politicians\nSOS---Tacit Knowing\nlearning from undergraduates\nLetter to a young philosopher\nLet disorder ramify\nThe Education of Kevin Powell\nThe Old New Conceptual Space","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > posts > How NOT to Disprove Your Elitism\nAugust 27th, 2012 3:18 pm\nHow NOT to Disprove Your Elitism\nPosted by Troy Senik Print Email\nA remarkable exchange took place at the New York Times over the weekend. First, there was Arthur Brisbane, writing his farewell column as the Times' public editor (a position that is supposed to function as the in-house voice of journalistic conscience), which contained this telling passage:\nI \u2026 noted two years ago that I had taken up the public editor duties believing \"there is no conspiracy\" and that The Times's output was too vast and complex to be dictated by any Wizard of Oz-like individual or cabal. I still believe that, but also see that the hive on Eighth Avenue is powerfully shaped by a culture of like minds \u2014 a phenomenon, I believe, that is more easily recognized from without than from within.\nWhen The Times covers a national presidential campaign, I have found that the lead editors and reporters are disciplined about enforcing fairness and balance, and usually succeed in doing so. Across the paper's many departments, though, so many share a kind of political and cultural progressivism \u2014 for lack of a better term \u2014 that this worldview virtually bleeds through the fabric of The Times.\nAs a result, developments like the Occupy movement and gay marriage seem almost to erupt in The Times, overloved and undermanaged, more like causes than news subjects.\nThis truth, plain to even the most pedestrian observer of the Times, was too much for Executive Editor Jill Abramson to stomach, which led her to go crying to Politico's Dylan Beyers:\n\"In our newsroom we are always conscious that the way we view an issue in New York is not necessarily the way it is viewed in the rest of the country or world. I disagree with Mr. Brisbane's sweeping conclusions,\" Abramson told POLITICO Saturday night.\n\"I agree with another past public editor, Dan Okrent, and my predecessor as executive editor, Bill Keller, that in covering some social and cultural issues, the Times sometimes reflects its urban and cosmopolitan base,\" she continued.\nThere you have it. Journalism defined: \"speaking truth to those who agree with you.\"\nThe New York Times is a publication that believes that what constitutes balanced coverage hinges on what ZIP code you're in. They're entitled to that belief. But they're not entitled to a readership outside of the five boroughs \u2014 a fact that is only going to become more apparent to them with time.\nTags: Arthur Brisbane, Jill Abramason, Liberal media, Media bias, New York Times\nRomney Convention Speech Could Be Special If\u2026 Then\u2026\nBarack Obama, Journalism Critic\nGail Collins: Moron\nThis is the Face of Media Bias\nWashington Post Resorts to Gutter Journalism for Perry \"Racism\" Story\nNPR Executives Slam Tea Party, Say they Don't Need Government Money in Secret Video","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"MSI holds AGM\nMiddlesea Insurance p.l.c. held its 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 24th of April at the Radisson Blu Resort. Around 300 shareholders attended the meeting, during which the results of the Group were highlighted.\nIn his address, Middlesea's Chairman Martin Galea, said \"2014 has proved to be a satisfactory year for the Middlesea Group.\" With reference to the local insurance market he said that it has seen an increase of 7 percent, \"and it is with much pride that I can report that Middlesea has outperformed this growth by double, whilst in the life market MSV Life p.l.c. has essentially taken up all the market growth in 2014.\"\nMr Galea emphasised the company's commitment to its customers and shareholders. \"It is incumbent on us to ensure that we provide relevant, innovative and competitive insurance cover for our clients. We must invest to ensure that we can provide the best service to our customers, that we manage risk which remains our core skill, and that we can then provide an adequate return for our shareholders.\" He added that the Board of Directors has decided to maintain the dividend payout to the same level as the previous year, at about 82% of the current year's profit after tax.\nMr Galea expressed his pride in Middlesea's skilled workforce, who constantly rise to the challenges presented to them and implement the company's policies diligently. He also spoke of the company's ongoing investment in IT processes, reflecting the company's commitment to be at the forefront of change, whilst maintaining the highest levels of security and integrity of data.\nIn his speech, Mr Galea also referred to the resolution put for the shareholders' approval to change the name of the company to MAPFRE Middlesea p.l.c. to reflect the changes which the Company is undergoing and its identity as part of the global enterprise. This move will capitalise on the brand name of such a global company which is represented in 46 countries and which generated \u20ac26.37 billion in revenue in 2014. He also mentioned Bank of Valletta p.l.c a committed shareholder and partner in the group, which also contributed to the Group's success, with whom the relationship remains close.\nThe Annual General Meeting was also addressed by Mr. Alfredo Munoz Perez, President and CEO of Middlesea Insurance. He explained that in terms of premium written growth, 2014 was an excellent year with both Life business generated by MSV Life p.l.c and General Business, growing at double digit rates and reaching the highest levels in the group's history. \"Retention rates are still very high and clients' perceptions are very good overall as shown in surveys carried out.\"\nMr Munoz expressed his optimism for new and increased opportunities in the local market. \"We still face significant issues, such as the increased competition and low rates in some classes of insurance. However economic growth and improved standard of living and lifestyles in Malta will bring new chances to those who will be ready to accept the challenge, invest and innovate.\"\nMr Munoz informed the shareholders that the gross premiums for General Business increased by 12.9%, the number of policies written increased by more than 14%, the Total Assets of the Group increased by 13% , the technical account balance improved by 55% whilst allocated investment income increased by 31%. With regards to long term business, investment income had a record year with high fair value movements reaching in total Eur119 million (21% more than in the already successful year 2013). It was also a positive year for the Group's subsidiaries Bee Insurance Management and Middlesea Assist Ltd.\nDuring the year, the company moved even closer to the customers with the opening of new Regional Offices, the introduction of new 24\/7 services via phone, new features on the website and new mobile apps.\nDuring his intervention Alfredo Munoz referred to some views about the future and stated that there is room for more growth since in Malta the market is under-insured with Middlesea being in a favourable position to continue growing. Increasing regulations and consumer awareness will oblige service providers to be faster, more efficient and to add value to their products beyond marketing statements. Therefore internally the company shall continue to strengthen its structures, planning and monitoring tools and control features to ensure effectiveness in implementing structures. From a governance perspective, whilst the new Solvency II regulations pose a challenge to the insurance sector, Middlesea Insurance is well prepared for this change. The company also seeks to continue making a positive contribution to society through its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.\nThe shareholders approved all the resolutions of the meeting including financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the change of the company's name to MAPFRE Middlesea p.l.c. Mr Charles Borg, Ms Antoinette Caruana, Mr John Cassar White, Mr David G. Curmi, Mr Javier Fern\u00e1ndez-Cid, Mr Martin Galea, Mr Pedro L\u00f3pez Solanes, Mr Paul Testaferrata Moroni Viani and Mr Joseph F.X. Zahra were appointed as directors on the Board of Directors.\nFurther information on the Group's financial results can be obtained from Middlesea Insurance's website www.middlesea.com.\nMiddlesea Insurance p.l.c. (C-5553) is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority to carry on both Long Term and General Business under the Insurance Business Act, 1998. COM 27042015 913.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ex People \u2013 Bird (Review)\nEx People are a UK sludge\/stoner metal band and this is their debut album.\nThis mixes bits of doom, sludge, and stoner metal together in one big melting pot. The result? Songs that are memorable and catchy.\nThe album's production lends the music a thick, coherent feeling. The band make the most of this firm sonic base, building on it with the structures of the songs to show off their talents well.\nEx People have an absolute top quality singer. Her voice has just the right combination of seductive beauty and raw power, sitting atop the well-crafted songs like their reigning monarch. She sounds great and her luscious vocals contrast nicely against the thick, tarry guitars.\nAs for the music itself, it's a great blending of doom, sludge, and stoner metal. There are some psychedelic, Electric Wizard-styled moments, the pure infectious energy of a band like Red Fang, the rocking sludge power of someone like Black Tusk, and the occasional bout of Crowbar weightiness.\nThe tracks on Bird have a decent amount of diversity within the style, and each song has its own personality and identity.\nI like that a lot of the material here is on the slower end of the spectrum, making the most of the meaty riffs and the singer's atmospheric, melodic voice. Of course, when they do speed things up the band still know what they're doing. It's all very enjoyable indeed.\nBird is massively enjoyable. The album has an easy grasp of what it means to be heavy, catchy, energetic, and memorable, all at the same time.\nCheck this out and give it a spin.\nThis entry was posted in Doom and tagged Black Tusk, Crowbar, Doom, Doom Metal, Electric Wizard, Ex People, Metal, Red Fang, Sludge, Sludge metal, Stoner, Stoner Metal. Bookmark the permalink.\n\u2190 Kafirun \u2013 Eschaton (Review)\nGods Forsaken \u2013 In a Pitch Black Grave (Review) \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pelosi Takes Advice From CNN To Hold Articles Of Impeachment, Back Fires Big Time\nJanuary 9, 2020 Rebecca Diserio, Opinion Columnist Politics\nNancy Pelosi's strategy to hold onto the articles of impeachment, instead of delivering them to the Senate for trial, was advice she got from CNN, according to reports. \"[Trump] will never be vindicated,\" Pelosi told a staffer. \"He will be impeached forever. Forever. No matter what the Senate does.\" Well, that's when she found out her strategy backfired big time. You'll love this.\nPresident Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi (YouTube\/Screenshots)\nSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly came up with the idea of withholding the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from the Senate by watching CNN, according to Time magazine.\nPelosi, according to an aide, had been mulling the tactic since she heard former Nixon White House counsel John Dean float the idea on CNN on December 5. In the committee meeting, she added that she believed McConnell would be motivated to move.\n\"Somebody said to me today that he may not even take up what we send. [But] then [Trump] will never be vindicated,\" she said, according to the aide in the room. \"He will be impeached forever. Forever. No matter what the Senate does.\"\n\"Pelosi's gambit has been something of a strategic disaster. She and her party rushed the impeachment \u2014 even skipping or withdrawing subpoenas for witnesses \u2014 on the argument that the president needed to be removed from office urgently to prevent him from soliciting foreign interference in the 2020 election. However, the House has delayed the transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate for more than three weeks,\" Breitbart reports.\nDemocrats argue they are using the articles as leverage to force the Senate to conduct what they consider a \"fair\" trial, with additional witnesses and documents, but that argument is being mocked by Republicans, who note that Democrats departed from past precedents and basic procedural fairness when conducting their rushed impeachment in the House.\nWell, Nancy's own caucus is demanding she stop playing games.\n\"Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) on Thursday joined the growing list of Democrats calling for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to quit delaying and send the articles of impeachment over to the Senate,\" Breitbart reports.\nCNN \"New Day\" host John Berman asked Smith if he thinks it is time for Pelosi to send over the impeachment articles, to which Smith said it is because it will make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) be \"responsible for the fairness of the trial.\"\n\"I think it is [time],\" Smith stated. \"I mean, I understand what the speaker was trying to do \u2026 to try to get a reasonable trial, a trial that would actually show evidence, bring out witnesses.\"\nHe continued, \"But at the end of the day just like we control it in the House, Mitch McConnell controls it in the Senate. I think it was perfectly advisable for the speaker to leverage that to get a better deal. At this point, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.\nWhat happened to the Democrats' claim that Trump must be impeached immediately and that they had to do it quickly?\nRemember, the Democrats claimed Trump had to be impeached at a record pace because he was \"dangerous.\" However, Pelosi and her cohorts refuse to deliver the articles for trial?\n\"Impeachment was urgent only when it seemed politically convenient. What's @SpeakerPelosi afraid of?\" tweeted GOP Oversight Committee, which includes video of the top Democrats saying it was \"urgent\" and Trump was a \"clear and present danger.\"\nImpeachment was urgent only when it seemed politically convenient.\nWhat's @SpeakerPelosi afraid of? pic.twitter.com\/StWn8HB2yz\n\u2014 Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) January 9, 2020\nDemocratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has asked Republicans to allow the testimony of several key witnesses he believes are privy to the decision the president made to withhold Ukrainian aid over the Summer.\nHowever, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has said that he has the votes to begin the trial before calling witnesses, and he has suggested that Pelosi has no leverage to withhold the articles.\nThe huge problem the Democrats have is their flip-flopping scenario.\nAll we can deduce from Pelosi's actions is that she and the Democrats were lying to the American people when they told us with stern faces that Trump was such a threat to our national security, and the upcoming 2016 election, that they had no choice but to impeach him at a rapid pace.\nNow, Pelosi flip-flops and refuses to allow the Senate to hold the trial which is the final process. Americans are waking up. The Democrats are all about what's politically convenient for them at the time. They don't care about our national security. They care about keeping their power and getting rid of Trump in any way, period.\nThey are liars and can't be trusted. No American in their right mind can vote for a Democrat and think they have America's best interests at heart.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sustainable Fringe Award\nSustainable Fringe Awards 2019 winners\nAt the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, Creative Carbon Scotland, in collaboration with Staging Change, hosted the Sustainable Fringe Awards. One theatre company and one venue were awarded \u00a3100 for an innovative idea seeking to tackle issues of climate change or environmental sustainability at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in design, content or execution.\nSustainable Fringe Award winners 2019: Pianodrome and Pigfoot Theatre. Photo by David Monteith-Hodge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society\nThe Pianodrome\u200b\nThe Pianodrome is a majestic 100-seater amphitheatre made entirely from upcycled pianos. Their philosophy is one of slowing down and taking the time to re-use materials, from the lamps that light the space, to the screws that hold it together. Every part of the piano is lovingly incorporated into this intimate venue, demonstrating the imaginative and artistic potential of a sustainable approach.\nThe Pianodrome's team believes that small-scale community building is essential in combatting climate change. This DIY space is open to community groups and free events during the day and they work hard to reach out to diverse audiences.\nThe Pianodrome brings people together to connect with each other and the world around them through (mostly un-amplified) music, involving audiences as conscious participants and co-creators rather than passive consumers. Our offering is a slower, smaller-scale, low impact, entirely magical alternative Fringe venue.\nHow To Save A Rock\n\"Quick catch-up: it's 2026, and we've got four years left to save the world. Half a degree out, and millions of lives are at risk. The temperatures are rising, and so are the people \u2013 but not enough has changed. Also, there's only one polar bear left alive, and he's written us a letter. We're going to save him. Will you help? \"\nPigfoot Theatre presented their carbon-neutral comedy, 'How To Save A Rock' at Edinburgh Fringe 2019. The show won the Samuel French New Play Award winner and Sunday Times Playwriting Award winner, 2019.\nThe show is completely carbon neutral. The lighting is powered by bike and solar power, all production materials are recycled and recyclable, and all sound is created live. Pigfoot Theatre are really interested in challenging the way that traditional theatre is made, and asking why you can't create work that is thoughtfully written and thoughtfully performed.\nAs such they are create change with both the message of the show and the medium through which they deliver it. Their show discusses the power of collective action in the fight against climate change, and as such offer all audience members the chance to be added to their mailing list, which keeps them up to date with protests going on up and down the UK, and how they can get involved, as well as climate-friendly action they can take in their own lives.\nFinally, they created an entirely carbon-neutral marketing strategy \u2013 doing most of the work online, participating in Staging Change's 'Take A Photo' campaign and printing the minimum number of flyers and posters possible, as well as using a climate-friendly printers which offsets the carbon cost of printing.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Superior Priest, Superior Covenant - The Context of Jeremiah's Prophecy\nThe goal of the writer's extensive treatment of Jesus' priesthood was to demonstrate the superiority of the covenant based on that priesthood. As the Sinai Covenant -Law of Moses- stood upon the Levitical priesthood, so the New Covenant stands upon Jesus' unique priesthood and priestly ministration -7-11-12-. But the writer also recognized that this new covenant was a matter of prophetic promise, and so this message examines the historical, salvation-historical and prophetic context in which Jeremiah issued his prophecy.\nUnveiling the Glory of Christmas\nChristmas is a sensate season that evokes all sorts of images, impressions, and emotions. This is true of the religious dimensions of Christmas as well as the cultural ones, so that many Christians and non-Christians alike have adopted notions about Jesus and His birth that are whimsical and emotional rather than truthful. In particular, there is a tendency to miss the inglorious quality of the glory manifest in Jesus' coming, and so miss the truth of that glory altogether. That is the subject of this message.\nSuperior Priest, Superior Covenant - Initial Considerations\nThe writer's goal in demonstrating Jesus' superior priesthood was to assert and affirm the superiority of the covenant enacted on that priesthood -7-11-12-. Thus the writer moved immediately from his summary of Jesus' priesthood to the covenant associated with it. This message considers his opening assertions regarding this new and better covenant, its superiority over its Israelite predecessor, and its necessity due to the former's inability.\nSuperior Priest, Superior Ministration\nThe beginning of chapter 8 serves as a transition in the flow of the epistle. The writer first summarized his previous instruction regarding Jesus' priesthood, but in order to turn his attention to his larger concern, namely the covenant based on that priesthood. This message examines the first five verses and the writer's summary of Jesus' priestly ministry as the Melchizedekian high priest.\nWorshipping in Spirit and Truth - Living as Thankful People\nAll Christians agree that gratitude is a key aspect of Christian life. But many don't stop to consider the actual nature and orientation of thankfulness as the Scripture understands it and life in Christ requires it. This message examines that topic, with a view to the essential and critical role it plays in authentic worship.\nThe Perfection of the Melchizedekian High Priest\nAfter providing a brief sketch of the person of Melchizedek, the writer demonstrated his superiority relative to Abraham and Levi. His ultimate goal was to show the superiority of Melchizedek's priesthood over the Levitical counterpart, centered in its superior high priest and the superior covenant based upon it. This message examines that argument as it closes out chapter seven.\nThe Imperfection of the Levitical Priesthood\nThe writer's goal in highlighting Melchizedek's superiority over Abraham and Levi was to show the superiority of his priesthood over the Levitical counterpart. This is the subject of the balance of chapter 7, and the writer's approach was to begin with a general covenantal consideration of the two priesthoods, and then look more closely at specific differences between them.\nThe Greatness of Melchizedek\nThe writer regarded Jesus' priesthood as the marrow of the Christian's confession, and this explains his focus on Melchizedek. For Melchizedek as God's priest-king illumines Jesus' priesthood and how it transcends the Levitical counterpart. Thus the author moved from his brief biographical sketch of Melchizedek to his greatness in relation to Abraham and Levi. That consideration, in turn, anticipated his larger goal, which was to demonstrate the supremacy of Melchizedek's priesthood as fulfilled in Jesus, and so the covenant associated with it.\nJudge Rightly\nParenthesis: Encouragement to Persevere in Hope\nIn spite of his rebuke and warning, the writer was convinced of his readers' salvation. He perceived in their ministry to one another God's work in them, and so assured them that He would keep them in remembrance against a future day of completion and glory. Thus he closed this parenthesis as he began it, with a charge to press on toward maturity. But they were to do so in the patient assurance of hope, knowing that their High Priest has entered within the veil as their forerunner.\nParenthesis: Affirmation Grounded in Authenticating Works\nAfter warning his readers about the danger, significance and consequence of falling away from Jesus as God's Messiah, the writer quickly affirmed to them that he was convinced of better things concerning them, things that demonstrated their saving faith in the Messiah. Notably, it wasn't their understanding or convictions that persuaded him, but their tangible, abiding love for God demonstrated in their loving ministry to His holy children.\nParenthesis: Exhortation to Pursue Maturity - Recognizing What's at Stake\nThe context for this exhortation-warning is the readers' Jewish background and the transformation in Jesus of everything pertaining to Israel's identity, history and covenant relationship with Yahweh. Thus these Hebrews had rethought everything they believed and hoped in in order to embrace Jesus as their Messiah. Now they faced pressure to retreat from that rethinking and return, in some measure, to their former convictions and practice. But to do so was to forsake God and His truth in the Messiah and attempt to return to what no longer existed - things that were merely a shadow, and had found their substance in Jesus -8-1-9-15-.\nParenthesis: Exhortation to Pursue Maturity - Setting the Context\nThe Hebrews writer interrupted his instruction on Jesus' priesthood to directly confront his readers. He had much to say on this topic, but feared that their self-inflicted immaturity would keep them from understanding him. Thus he exhorted them to press forward in their growth in Christ, while also warning them about the threat their regression posed, should it remain unaddressed. This message examines the context for the writer's exhortation and warning, showing that it must be read from its Jewish vantage point.\nParenthesis - Rebuke of Immaturity\nThe Hebrews writer recognized Jesus' high priesthood as the marrow of the Christian's confession, and so went to great effort to unfold it for his readers. But he also recognized an impediment to their hearing and benefit from his instruction, namely their self-inflicted immaturity. Thus he interrupted his treatment of Jesus' priesthood to confront and rebuke their -dullness.-\nWorship - 20200830\nJesus' Superior Priesthood - Perfection as Image-Son\nThis message completes the consideration of verses 7-10 of chapter 5. In this passage the writer shifts his focus from the divine origin of Jesus' priesthood to the human means by which He was fitted for it. Again, the writer's overall concern was to underscore the human quality of that priestly ministration, which began with the incarnation, reached its climax at Calvary, and culminated with Jesus' enthronement as the glorified Image-Son, the first-born among many brethren.\nJesus' Superior Priesthood - Preparation as Image-Son\nVerses 7-10 continue the theme of Jesus' high priesthood, but with the writer shifting his focus from the divine initiative and ordination behind it to the way in which Jesus became fitted for executing it. And what he emphasizes, consistent with the surrounding context, is that Jesus' priesthood is a human phenomenon from first to last, and not simply with respect to His self-offering at Calvary. Beginning with His incarnation and culminating with His enthronement as King-Priest, Jesus the Messiah mediates the relationship between God and His creation -with man at the center- as man, the image-son.\nRevisiting the Church - The Pillar and Support of the Truth\n15\/08\/2020\tDuraci\u00f3n: 01h00s\nThe Church's great challenge in every generation - and its great failure - concerns its authenticity- its obligation to discern, own and live out the truth of its identity and vocation. And because Christ's Church is a human community and not an institution or organization, its authenticity depends on the authenticity of those who comprise it. The Church will deviate and fall short in its life and mission so long as individual Christians fail to understand and live out their own identity and calling. And there can be no authentic Christian life except as it is the life of Christ's body.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jigsaw Puzzles > Architecture > Castles and palaces\nWooden palace in Kolomenskoye (Russia)\nKolomenskoye is the former seat of the Russian tsars and princes, formerly it was a separate village but now it is located on the outskirts of Moscow. It is a palace-museum complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the unique nature of the architectural monuments there. A large wooden palace, built by order of Tsar Alexei I in the 17th century is the most famous one. The building used to house 250 rooms interconnected through the maze of corridors and since the beginning of its existence it was considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. The palace declined during the reign of Catherine II and was demolished at her command. The current edifice is a precise reconstruction, which was completed in 2010.\nPhoto by: Alex Popov\npty\u015b +12\/12\nkitek +10\/9\njustyna k +35\/38\npredio bonito e diferente.\nGlautienne[glauti]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The 49ers' Backup Plan Is to Share With the Raiders in Oakland\nBy Andy J. Wang Dec 21, 2009, 8:52am PST\nSo there's been all this work to set up a 49ers stadium in Santa Clara \u2014 a city council initiative, a new voter-backed initiative \u2014 but if all that fails, the backup place that \"has the location and the infrastructure\" is Oakland. Yep, Hunters Point's grand vision of a stadium surrounded by a brand new community doesn't even pass muster for a 49ers Plan B. It's nothing personal, as the Niners president says. Oakland has, in addition to location and infrastructure, freeway and BART access, while Hunters Point has none of those things. No work at all's been done to lay the groundwork for a possible Oakland move, but the point is that the city's preferable to San Francisco. That opens the door to a shared stadium with the Raiders \u2014 possibly even a \"plush new one somewhere.\" Just not in San Francisco, as that apparently wouldn't work for the Raiders.\n\u00b7 York: Oakland beats S.F. as 49ers stadium site [SFGate]\n\u00b7 49ers Are Oblivious to San Francisco As They Focus On Santa Clara [Curbed SF]\n\u00b7 Hunters Point Report Drops, 49ers Stadium Still in the Works [Curbed SF]\n49ers New Stadium\n5201 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Campus Rock Home\nCelebrity Talk\nJapan's corpse hotels upset some of the neighbours\nTucked away in a quiet residential street in Kawasaki city in Japan is a refurbished workshop with a plain silver exterior and black draped windows that residents describe as creepy.\nThe business inside, Sousou, is one of Japan's latest so-called corpse hotels, a camouflaged morgue used to store some of Japan's mounting pile of bodies waiting for a spot in one of the nation's overworked crematoriums.\n\"Crematories need to be built, but there isn't any space to do so and that is creating funeral refugees,\" said Hisao Takegishi, who opened the business in 2014.\nAt a daily rate of 9,000 yen (\u00a357) family members can keep their deceased relative in one of Sousou's 10 rooms for up to four days until a crematorium can be found.\nUnlike other such morgues-in-disguise, which try to blend in by looking like hotels, Sousou doesn't refrigerate corpses, relying on air conditioned rooms instead.\nAs Japan ages its people are dying off at a faster pace. About 20,000 more people per year are expiring with the death rate expected to peak at about 1.7 million a year by around 2040, according government estimates.\nBy then, barring any major influx of immigrants, Japan will have 20 million fewer people.\nResidents of Kawasaki are unhappy about living next to Sousou's hidden corpse refugees, with placards and flags dotting the neighbourhood expressing outrage at the presence of the morgue.\nYoko Masuzawa, 50, who, lives behind Sousou, demanded it put air ventilation grills above ground level, a request that she says it ignored.\n\"It was built so close, less than a meter away in some places,\" she said.\nSousou's customers, however, are grateful for a place to keep their deceased relatives.\n\"I think it's great that families and acquaintances can come and visit before she heads off to the crematorium,\" said 69 year-old Hirokazu Hosaka, as her mother's body lay in a decorated coffin in Sousou.\nTakegishi, who used to help organise weddings, is looking to tap growing demand, with plans to bring corpse hotels to other cities.\nCampus Rock\nWelcome to Campus Rock - Preferred Reader's Choice\n\u200bCampus Rock \u00a9 C\u200b\u200bopyright 2020 l All Rights Reserved (\u7248\u6743\u6240\u6709\u5168\u5c5e)\nPowered by Project Awareness (Singapore) Pte Ltd (201320571D) l Contact Us","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Music \u00bb Vinyl Records \u00bb Herbie Hancock \u2013 Crossings\nHerbie Hancock \u2013 Crossings\nHauser - ClassicPaul Desmond & Gerry Mulli - Two Of A Mind\nIn the 1970s, Herbie Hancock's Crossings was to be found on every IKEA record shelf in the student pads of jazz-fusion fans. The cover, with its psychedelic touch, also contributed significantly to its popularity \u2014 although it was unclear where the crossing was going to take us ... Nevertheless, the excellent trumpeter Eddie Henderson \u2014 often underestimated as an improv...\nProduct Code: N\/A SKU: 4260019715296 Categories: Genres, Jazz, Music, Vinyl Records Tag: Herbie Hancock\nIn the 1970s, Herbie Hancock's Crossings was to be found on every IKEA record shelf in the student pads of jazz-fusion fans. The cover, with its psychedelic touch, also contributed significantly to its popularity \u2014 although it was unclear where the crossing was going to take us \u2026\nNevertheless, the excellent trumpeter Eddie Henderson \u2014 often underestimated as an improviser and composer, and Benny Maupin \u2014 who like Hancock had grown up under Miles Davis's wing, present a wide range of sound-generating instruments \u2014 as was all the rage in those days. Synthesizer and Mellotron (a polyphonic tape replay keyboard and as such practically the prototype of the sampler) were permanent members of the group \u2014 and even produce here melodic arches of sound! Whether Bennie Maupin's \"Quasar\" launches the group and us into extraterrestrial territory (as stated in one review) is a moot point.\nThis LP is a contemporary historical document, though it certainly doesn't sound antiquated. That's why younger listeners too will find pleasure in this experiment from the previous millennium.\nBill Evans And Jim Hall \u2013 Undercurrent (Numbered Vinyl LP)\nWeezer \u2013 Weezer (Blue Album) (Numbered Blue Colored 180g Vinyl LP)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AVIATION NOISE LAW\nAirport and FAA Records Disclosure\n(Revised January 7, 2013)\nFreedom of Information Act (5 United States Code \u00a7 552) applies to the federal government only.\nU.S. Department of Justice FOIA website explains policies that apply to the entire federal government.\nFAA Freedom of Information Act Office for specific guidance.\nCalifornia Public Records Act (Government Code \u00a7\u00a7 6250-6270).\nCalifornia First Amendment Coalition for guidance.\nState Freedom of Information Act Map has links to freedom of information-related laws and guides on obtaining public records for each state.\nCity of San Jose v. Superior Court (San Jose Mercury News) \u2014 The court held that a newspaper was not entitled to know the names, addresses, and telephone numbes of persons complaining to San Jose International Airport about noise. (6th Dist. Ct. App., 1999, 74 Cal.App.4th 1008)\nCity of Hermosa Beach v. City of Los Angeles (April 12, 2001) \u2014 City sought five years of records on nighttime departures from Los Angeles International Airport and information on procedures to reduce airport noise.\nFeltus v. PDK, filed May 14, 2004, seeks injunctive relief under the Georgia Open Records Act, ordering the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport to turn over certain airport records. Pleadings and briefs are posted at PDK Watch. See the following news reports:\nJudge Rules Airport Records Must Be Disclosed (August 10, 2005)\nRole of FAA Debated in Hearing on Airport Records Disclosure (June 9, 2005)\nSuit Demands Airport Turn Over Noise Information (June 2, 2005)\nNew Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise v. FAA (filed Nov. 12, 2004, U.S. District Court for New Jersey) \u2014 The FAA has refused to provide documents concerning the FAA's redesign of the airspace in the New York - New Jersey - Philadelphia metropolitan area. It based its refusal on the \"deliberative process\" privilege.\nFAA's Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment (Sept. 14, 2005) (file = PDF 78 kB)\nNJCAAN's Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Oct. 14, 2005) (file = PDF 87 kB)\nFAA's Reply Brief in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgement (Oct. 31, 2005) (file = PDF 55 kB)\nOther Legal Documents\nCalifornia Attorney General Opinion 94-903 (1995) \u2014 Opinion: The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who have filed noise complaints concerning the operation of a city airport are subject to public disclosure unless the city can establish in the particular circumstances that the public interest served by not making the information public clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure. The opinion outlines a balancing test for weighing disclosure versus nondisclosure. This test was used in 1999 in the case of City of San Jose v. Superior Court (Mercury News), where the court concluded that a newspaper was not entitled to learn the identity of complainants (see link to this decision under \"Cases\" above).\nIllinois Governor Withholds Research Reports on New Chicago Airport (Sept. 28, 2012)\nPilots Fight Public Identification of Noisy Planes (June 14, 2005)\nMarion Brechner Citizen Access Project is an outstanding resource!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2021\nItem 2.02\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Results of Operations and Financial Condition.\nOn November 15, 2021, TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.\nThe information under this Item 2.02 is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed \"filed\" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the \"Exchange Act\"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.\nItem 9.01. \u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202fFinancial Statements and Exhibits.\n99.1 Press release of TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (concerning financial results) dated November 15, 2021, furnished hereto.\n104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\nDate: November 15, 2021 By:\nTransCode Therapeutics Reports Business Progress and Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results\neIND application submission for TTX-MC138 anticipated in H1 2022\nBoston, MA, Nov 15, 2021 \u2013 TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNAZ), an RNA oncology company created on the belief that cancer can be defeated through the intelligent design and effective delivery of RNA therapeutics, today reported recent business progress and third quarter 2021 financial results.\n\"TransCode has made further progress across our corporate infrastructure and bourgeoning portfolio, advancing our mission to design RNA therapeutics that can effectively treat cancer. Reflecting the results of an important microdosing study recently reported in Cancer Nanotechnology, TransCode believes it has an opportunity in its planned First-in-Human (FIH) Phase 0 clinical trial of its lead therapeutic candidate, TTM-MC138, to obtain results that will better inform designs of planned follow-on trials than the original FIH trial design. The reported study was conducted by Dr. Zdravka Medarova, a scientific co-founder of TransCode Therapeutics who was appointed Chief Technology Officer effective October 1.\" said Michael Dudley, co-founder, president and CEO of TransCode Therapeutics. Dr. Medarova noted, \"We believe a microdosing study offers the potential to more definitively establish proof-of-mechanism for our delivery platform, upon which we hope to build a broad and diverse pipeline of therapeutics and diagnostics with the potential to reach previously undruggable genetic targets.\"\nDudley added, \"We are striving to file our exploratory Investigational New Drug Application (eIND) required for the FIH trial by the end of the first quarter 2022, although because of COVID-19-related backlogs at contract research organizations, the filing may be later in the first half. Regardless, we believe the proposed microdosing study should, if successful, demonstrate the power and versatility of our TTX platform in solving the challenges of RNA delivery in oncology. In addition, we have continued IND-enabling work for TTX-MC138 and remain on track to file an IND for a Phase I clinical trial for treatment of metastatic disease by year end 2022.\"\nThird Quarter 2021 and Recent Highlights\n\u00b7 Expanded the Company's executive team with the appointment of TransCode's scientific co-founder, Zdravka Medarova, Ph.D., as Chief Technology Officer effective October 1. Dr. Medarova is a leader in the field of non-coding RNA delivery to cancer and has authored multiple high-impact publications on the topic of RNA delivery, nanotechnology, and the biology of cancer metastasis.\n\u00b7 Continued eIND-enabling activities for TTX-MC138, the Company's lead program, targeting micoRNA-10b (miR-10b) for treatment of metastatic solid tumors. Due to continued COVID-19-related backlogs at contract research organizations, the planned eIND filing may be in the second quarter 2022. Concurrently, IND-enabling efforts remain on track to support an IND expected to be filed in 2H 2022 for a planned Phase 1 study of TTX-MC138.\n\u00b7 Announced publication of preclinical results supporting TTX-MC138 in Cancer Nanotechnology, based on research conducted at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The key results of the study demonstrated that a radiolabeled derivative of TTX-MC138, when injected intravenously, accumulated in metastatic lesions, confirming its intended pharmacokinetic profile.\n\u00b7 Based on joint research conducted at Michigan State University and the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, additional preclinical data were published in Oncotarget highlighting the potential for microRNA-based therapies in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The publication included in vivo animal studies confirming the inhibitory effect of TTX-MC138 on the growth of stem cell-derived orthotopic GBM xenografts, suggesting miR-10b may represent a useful target in GBM therapy.\n\u00b7 Conversion of the Company's convertible promissory notes into common stock upon completion of the initial public offering (IPO) in July.\nKey Planned Upcoming Milestones\nTransCode's goals to continue to advance its portfolio include:\n\u00b7 TTX-MC138\no Submission to FDA of an eIND application by second quarter 2022.\no Initiation of a FIH Phase 0 clinical study evaluating TTX-MC138 for treatment of metastatic solid tumors later in 2022.\no Concurrent completion of IND-enabling studies to support a second half 2022 filing of an IND application for a Phase I clinical trial of TTX-MC138.\n\u00b7 Publication in the first half of 2022 of preclinical results supporting the TTX delivery platform in pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma multiforme.\n\u00b7 Filing of additional patents related to new and current technologies.\n\u00b7 Continuation of pre-clinical studies for therapeutic candidates TTX-RIGA, TTX-siPDL1 and TTX-siLin28b\nThird Quarter Financial Highlights\n\u00b7 Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of September 30, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $22.5 million largely reflecting the net proceeds from the July IPO.\n\u00b7 R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were approximately $993 thousand in the third quarter of 2021, compared to approximately $54 thousand in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to purchases of materials, compensation costs which the Company did not have prior to the third quarter of 2021 except for stock-compensation expenses, license fees, intellectual property expenses, and lab facility expenses.\n\u00b7 G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were approximately $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2021, compared to approximately $186 thousand in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to increased liability insurance costs, compensation and related personnel costs which the Company did not have in the 2020 period except for stock- compensation expenses, investor relations and other costs of being a public company, and expenses for legal, accounting and tax services.\n\u00b7 Operating Loss: Operating loss was approximately $2.4 million in the third quarter of 2021, compared to approximately $239 thousand in the third quarter of 2020. Net loss for the 2021 third quarter was approximately $2.3 million, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of approximately $1.4 million, or $0.30 per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020. The Company expects that operating losses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future.\nTransCode expects that its cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021, together with additional funding expected from an April 2021 SBIR award, are sufficient to fund planned operations through year-end 2022.\nTransCode is an emerging RNA oncology company created on the belief that cancer can be defeated through the intelligent design and effective delivery of RNA therapeutics. The Company has created a platform of drug candidates designed to target a variety of tumor types with the objective of significantly improving patient outcomes. The Company's lead therapeutic candidate, TTX-MC138, is focused on treating metastatic cancer, which is believed to cause approximately 90% of all cancer deaths representing over nine million deaths per year worldwide. The Company believes that TTX-MC138 has the potential to produce regression without recurrence in a range of cancers, including breast, pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancer, glioblastomas and others. Two of the Company's other drug candidates, TTX-siPDL1 and TTX-siLIN28b, focus on the treatment of tumors by targeting PD-L1 and Lin28b, respectively. The Company is also developing other therapeutic candidates and diagnostic products related to its planned therapeutics business.\nThis release contains \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements concerning the timing and outcome of expected regulatory filings, including the filing of an eIND for the planned first-in-human study of TTX-MC138, and statements concerning the timing and outcome of this study, including whether this study will demonstrate proof-of-concept, statements concerning TransCode's development programs and TTX technology platform generally, and statements about TransCode's cash burn and ability to fund operations through year-end 2022. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk associated with drug discovery and development; the risk that the results of our planned clinical trials will not be consistent with our pre-clinical studies or expectations; risks associated with the timing and outcome of TransCode s planned regulatory submissions; risks associated with TransCode's planned clinical trials for its product candidates; risks associated with obtaining, maintaining and protecting intellectual property; risks associated with TransCode's ability to enforce its patents against infringers and defend its patent portfolio against challenges from third parties; the risk of competition from other companies developing products for similar uses; risks associated with TransCode's financial condition and its need to obtain additional funding to support its business activities, including TransCode's ability to continue as a going concern; risks associated with TransCode's dependence on third parties; and risks associated with the COVID-19 coronavirus. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause TransCode's actual results to differ from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled \"Risk Factors\" in TransCode's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in TransCode's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release; TransCode undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.\n(unaudited)\nCash and cash equivalents $ 22,499,856 $ 828,016\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets 2,704,386 3,199\nDeferred offering costs -- 224,153\nTotal assets 25,359,852 1,055,368\nAccounts payable and accrued expenses 1,984,657 369,177\nDeferred grant income 220,075 --\nConvertible promissory notes, net of debt issuance costs and debt discount -- 2,086,675\nAccrued interest \u2013 convertible promissory notes -- 191,687\nDerivative liabilities -- 1,751,000\nTotal stockholders' equity (deficit) 23,155,120 (3,408,232 )\nStatement of Operations Data\nThree Months Ended September 30,\nOperating expenses:\nResearch and development $ 992,946 $ 53,936\nGeneral and administrative 1,366,963 185,555\nTotal operating expenses 2,359,909 239,491\nLoss from operations (2,359,909 ) (239,491 )\nOther income (expenses), net 30,203 (1,134,413 )\nLoss before income taxes (2,329,706 ) (1,373,904 )\nNet loss $ (2,329,706 ) $ (1,373,904 )\nWeighted average common shares outstanding 11,526,514 4,636,216\nBasic and diluted loss per share $ (0.20 ) $ (0.30 )","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cathay offers UAE travellers special fares to South Korea\nCathay Pacific has partnered with Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) to offer UAE travellers special fares and additional benefits to South Korea this summer. Cathay Pacific customers can now enjoy special fares starting from Dh2,15\nEtihad introduces Boeing 787 on Seoul Incheon service\nEtihad Airways has introduced the Boeing 787-9 on its scheduled daily service from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Seoul, South Korea. The aircraft touched down this morning at the South Korean capital's space-age Incheon International A\nLe Meridien to debut in Korea\nLe Meridien Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, has announced the signing of Le Meridien Seoul, set to be the first Le Meridien property in Korea. Owned by Cheonwon Ind. Co.,Ltd, the hotel with its distinctive Eu\nGulf Capital unit acquires Bico Trip\nGulf Capital, a leading alternative investment firm in the Middle East, announced that its portfolio company, Destinations of the World (DoTW) has acquired 100 per cent of Bico Trip, a major player in the Asian accommodation wholesale market.\nKia unveils latest concept car at Seoul Motor Show\nKia Motors has unveiled its latest concept car \u2013 the Kia Novo \u2013 at the Seoul Motor Show 2015. Featuring bold, coup\u00e9-inspired styling and a minimalist, driver-focused cabin, the Kia Novo hints at the design direc\nIncheon airport to launch self-service bag drop system\nSeoul's Incheon International Airport is set to launch the self-bag drop serve on a trial basis this month, according to a senior Korean aviation official. Speaking at the Future of Borders International Conference in Dubai,\nWTO talks on duty-free IT goods collapse\nTalks on cutting trade tariffs on hundreds of information technology products collapsed on Friday, delaying and potentially scuppering a deal estimated to be worth $1 trillion to global trade. \"We are disappointed not to be c\nPowerCell sets up operations in South Korea\nNordic fuel cell technology leader PowerCell Sweden has expanded its international business operations into Asia with the establishment of 'PowerCell Korea' in Seoul, South Korea. It has already succeeded in\nHyundai-led group agrees to $10bn land deal\nHyundai Motor and its two affiliates approved Asia's biggest property deal since the financial crisis on Friday when their board members agreed to pay 10.55 trillion Korean won ($10.12 billion) for a trophy plot of land to house a new headqu","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeLords Of The FallenLords of the Fallen Review: Not As Hard as Dark Souls!\nLords of the Fallen Review: Not As Hard as Dark Souls!\npria manja October 28, 2020\nLords of The Fallen has indeed become one of the most anticipated action RPG games this year. Although born as an \"indie\" project, it is able to offer an appeal that seems hard to resist, especially from the quality of the visuals it offers. Gaining sufficient attention from the outside media, Lords of the Fallen is building its popularity slowly, but surely. After its release, it was also known as one of the games that was reinforced with Denuvo's phenomenal anti-piracy system, making it unmanageable until recently. But unfortunately, the impression he offered us was not as good as imagined.\nThose of you who have read our preview before, of course, already have a little idea of \u200b\u200bwhat is the source of our main complaint. That's right, it's a technical problem that makes the PC version of Lords of the Fallen that we tried this hard to enjoy. Playing it on a rig with specifications that are above the recommended needs, this game doesn't seem to be able to run without crashing at all. Glitch that made us thrown out of the world, twice experienced lost saves, crashes, gameplay bugs, to other problems that made us have to repeat from spinning in the same area for no apparent reason. Combined with the high difficulty level of the game, all technical problems become a burden.\nSo, what did the Lords of the Fallen actually offer? Why do we call it a game that is not as difficult as Dark Souls? This review will discuss it more deeply for you!\nHave you ever imagined what happens when man rebels against God himself? That greed for freedom eventually led people to find a way to do this. Through a trap, humans managed to kill God in the hope that they could determine the fate of their own world. In his last breath, he created a gigantic mountain which was known as the Hand of God Mountains. However, what this human had hoped for would turn against him. Thousands of years after this one terrifying event, the Lord came back to life with one main mission - revenge. He waged war on humans.\nA hero with a dark past, this sentence seems appropriate to deduce who Harkyn really is - the main character you use. In a world that is said to have no forgiveness at all, Harkyn - a criminal released from prison with a mission to save humans who are waging a war that looks impossible to win. All Runes in the form of tattoos engraved on his face is a kind of proof for all the crimes he had previously incised.\nLooking for redemption, assisted by the closest mentor - Kaslo, Harkyn began to struggle to beat back the army of monsters and demons born from a dark world named Rhogar. The battle that brought him into this creepy world. It's a clich\u00e9, but this storyline is what Lords of the Fallen offers. You will bring Harkyn to fight from one place to another, while trying to subdue the demon troops he meets, from just lowly soldiers to giant generals who are ready to finish you off so quickly.\nSo, what kind of journey should this Harkyn take? Will he be able to repulse this demon army that is about to destroy this human race? You can find the answer to this question by playing Lords of the Fallen.\nLike But Not As Difficult As Dark Souls\nIt's really hard not to compare Lords of the Fallen with the flagship RPG action game from From Software which is famous for its difficulty level - Dark Souls. Why? Because from the first time you play this game, you will really recognize the similarities between the two. Or in other words, how can CI Games try to offer a product that \"counters\" Dark Souls with a more modern visual quality. Those of you who have tasted Dark Souls in the past will easily master Lords of the Fallen because the essence offered is practically the same.\nAs with most RPG action games today, you will be given the opportunity to choose the type of magic and equipment that will determine your fighting style throughout the game. The choice of weapons itself is not much different from the class system in other RPG games. You can still change types of weapons in battle, but if you use the weapon according to your first choice, there will be its own unique buff. The weapon you choose will also determine what initial attribute point distribution you get. Apart from weapons, you will also be asked to choose what kind of magic will accompany your action. Take it easy, there is a very clear description to give you an idea of \u200b\u200bthe magic variations and their effects.\nFacing Giant Monster\nIn terms of gameplay mechanics, those of you who have tasted the Demon Souls or Dark Souls series will be faced with a similar mechanic. Lords of the Fallen will use timing to attack and defend as the spearhead to win every battle. You can't expect to be able to survive by just attacking blindly, especially when dealing with enemies who have super large weapons and shields. You have to try to learn to find loopholes about when is the best time to attack, run, defend, and do the best damage you can. The process is not easy, of course, because you are required to learn and go through a series of trial and error processes. One little step, then life is at stake. Because on the other hand, every enemy attack that enters your body will produce quite threatening damage.\nNot only do you have to learn about enemy attack variants and exploit loopholes, you are also required to learn about your own character. Why? Because along with the modifications you make for him, your character will also change and affect the movements he produces - especially about animation speed and weight. As a game that focuses on timing, these two elements are a factor that must be considered and Lords of the Fallen executed this very well. Different weapons mean different animation. The heavier the weapon, the slower the movement of your weapon will be even with greater damage.\nUsing different weapons means creating different attack anticipations to ensure that your weapon lands at the right moment. Weapons such as a giant hammer will take time to swing to land on the enemy's face, while a dual-wielding dagger, for example, can launch instantly. Not only weapons, the variety of equipment you wear on Harkyn's figure will also affect the total weight he has to carry. The heavier the equipment, the higher your ability to withstand the damage. But in exchange, you have to sacrifice speed and agility to move. Appropriate or not? The decision is directed at you.\nHowever, Lords of the Fallen did not immediately copy all the charms of Dark Souls from the mechanical side. It offers a new variety of attacks which is represented by the presence of a new equipment called - Gauntlet. In the form of a giant glove on his left hand, the Gauntlet which can be accessed by sacrificing a number of magic bars can be positioned as an extra ability to throw projectile attacks. Through three variations of attacks that you can choose from, Gauntlet is able to launch long-range attacks with significant damage. The good news? The Magic Bar which is the main resource for accessing this attack can also regenerate by itself. Comes with a system like this and focuses on developing it, you can kill enemies remotely, before they even know it.\nThe progress of the characters offered is also quite different. You will indeed still gain a myriad of experience points via the enemy that you have successfully subdued or the side quest that you have successfully completed. You can distribute the experience points you get to two different elements - unlock and strengthen existing magic or fill attribute points to be distributed to strengthen your own character. With an attribute system like this, you have the freedom to create the character you want. A rogue with super thick blood? Or a warrior with high movement speed? Very likely. But it should also be noted, this attribute will also determine whether you can wear certain equipment and of course - get a certain attack buff from it.\nSo, what makes us call this Lords of the Fallen easier than Dark Souls? One thing that is quite influential is the rhythm of the game which feels slower. There are also not too many enemy attack movements and animations, making it easier to dodge, trick, with tons of gaps to exploit. Defending using the existing shield is also quite effective at reducing the damage you receive, increasing the level of survivability. With a checkpoint system that is also not too far from each other, and a Gauntlet that you can use to deal damage from a distance quite effectively, the feeling of threat is not as big as Dark Souls. Lords of the Fallen is more geared towards testing your patience.\nYour death will also have certain consequences. You will drop the experience points that you have previously earned and the amount will continue to decrease over time. If you die before you manage to take these experience points back, it will just disappear and you will need to do the grinding again. The good news? Grinding is also not a difficult matter in this one game. Once you are killed, all enemies will reset again and wait to be killed again for extra experience points. So if you are not too confident about being able to make certain progress because the character doesn't seem strong enough, you can do farming exp quite easily. Moreover, Lords of the Fallen also carries a reward system that will increase the number of experience points you get for each enemy that you successfully kill in a row before dying. The opportunity to strengthen yourself and make your next trip easier is always open.\nOne that is quite interesting is the world he offers. Even though they come with designs that are not much different from one another, the world that you can explore on your own is quite wide. There are many branch paths outside the main storyline that will bring you lots of other surprises - from sidequests, chests full of items and equipment you might need, to portals that will take you into challenges that are quite difficult but end up in sufficient loot. satisfying. It's a little confusing, but this exploration is something that will pay off if done safely.\nFull of Technical Problems!\nReading the various comments in the previous preview article, such fatal technical problems seem to occur for some groups of gamers, and we are one of the unlucky ones. Some JagatPlay readers have mentioned that the game ran very smoothly for them, without even dealing with a series of technical issues that we complained about. While on the other hand, what we mentioned in the previous preview article also continues in this review article. There is never any certainty what exactly happened and what kind of solutions should be taken to overcome this technical problem. To be sure, he appears like a gambling table with a low probability of winning. Things that caused crashes in the past can suddenly run smoothly the next day for no reason, then crash again without explanation.\nWith solutions in cyberspace that do not lead to a definite solution, then we ourselves have started to act like a clairvoyant fortune teller full of speculation. After the technical problems that we passed previously in the preview section, a bigger challenge arose. Enter one of the portals and try to get out, this Lords of the Fallen game will crash every time we do this action. There was no way out at all. Every time we wanted to use the portal, we were kicked out. Lowering the visualization quality to the lowest level doesn't help much. We tried everything, uninstalled and filled, until it was full of frustration to make this game run in a \"borderless window\". And voila! this game suddenly went smoothly. We think we've found the best panaceas. Then meet the boss after that, and crash again. We raise our hands.\nIt's a bit strange indeed, finding the fact that there are some gamers who can play this game without problems on PC, while others like us should feel frustrated because of it. Of course, this really hurts the existing gaming experience, because random crashes like this could make you have to go through the same boss battle again if it happens. CI Games still hasn't provided any official comments or any recent patches. Technical problems will be one of your biggest considerations before buying the PC version of Lords of the Fallen.\nGreat visualization\nChallenging gameplay\nHeavy sensation executed well, especially when using giant weapons\nOpportunity to do grinding exp if needed\nRandom bugs, glitches, crashes\nAnnoying camera system\nWhat a clich\u00e9 story\nThe enemy design is not that cool\nSlower gameplay rhythm\nWeak characterization\n2020 Action Adventure Lords Of The Fallen","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"South Carolina town honors black WWII veteran 7 decades after brutal beating\nA South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur President Harry Truman's drive to integrate the U.S. military.\nChristina L. Myers, The Associated Press\nCommentary: Military legacy is rich with African-American contributions\nBlack History Month provides the opportunity for us to be curious, to look around, and to learn more about the contributions made by African-Americans to our country.\nRetired Army Col. Charles D. Allen\nTuskegee Airmen memorial shares Freeman Field Mutiny story that led to military desegregation\nCreating the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Plaza as his Eagle Scout project three years ago, Tim Molinari wanted to ensure there was a record of what happened at Freeman Army Airfield in Seymour.\nZach Spicer, The (Semour, Ind.) Tribune\nThe Emily Perez Story | Military Times Reports\nThe story of 2nd Lt. Emily Perez, the first black female cadet Brigade Command Sgt. Major of West Point - a groundbreaking cadet and part of the 'Class of 9\/11' at West Point: the class that entered the U.S. Military Academy almost simultaneously with the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.\n(20 Videos)\nRetired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer April Beldo talks about her experience\nDaniel \"Chappie\" James: First African-American 4-star\nFive notable African-American military figures\nMarine Corps veteran reflects on anniversary of military desegregation\n1st Rhode Island Regiment: First African-American military regiment\nJoe Louis: Boxing champion and WWII soldier\nThe many missions and accolades of the Tuskegee Airmen\nBlack Military History Month: Maj. Robert Lawrence, the first black astronaut\nHow the Tuskegee Airmen helped break the Army's racial barrier\nThe 'Harlem Hellfighters,' the first black infantry regiment of World War I.\nAbsorbing advice: Gen. Spencer's path to four stars\nBlack Military History Month: Military Times' special coverage begins\nThe Story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment\nBlack Military History Month: The 'Triple Nickels,' America's all-black Army airborne unit\nAfrican-American Green Beret Melvin Morris is patriotic to his core\nKentucky cultural center recognizes African Americans who served in the military\n\"Black History in the Barrens: Those Who Served in the Military\" is an exhibit that is currently on display in the Christeen Snavely Art Gallery at the South Central Kentucky Cultural Center off Water Street.\nGina Kinslow, Glasgow (Kentucky) Daily Times via AP\nWhat we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen\nIt was a vastly different time when the Tuskegee Airmen fought.\nAmerican Grit\nHow the 'Buffalo Soldiers' helped turn the tide in Italy during World War II\nSoldiers with the 92nd Infantry Division served with distinction shortly after the military overturned a ban on black soldiers serving in combat.\nRobert Hodges, Jr.\nTrump celebrates Black History Month at White House event\nPresident Donald Trump marked African American History Month by pledging Tuesday to make real the vision of \"every American patriot\" who fought and sacrificed for freedom.\nDarlene Superville, The Associated Press\nCharles Young: The Army's first black colonel\nThe officer's Army career began with solitude and discrimination at West Point.\nDavid P. Colley\nBlack Union soldiers fought a costly battle for equal pay\nThe strategy of paying black troops less than their white counterparts pleased no one.\nRick Beard\nThis ex-slave pretended to be a man and served in the Army\nCathay Williams was the only documented female buffalo soldier. From 1866 to 1868, an uneducated, illiterate former slave managed to deceive her fellow soldiers, officers and post medical personnel.\nKay Grant\n'General Tubman': Female abolitionist was also a secret military weapon\nHarriet Tubman helped plan a South Carolina river raid that freed hundreds of slaves.\nCatherine Clinton\nInterview: First black Army secretary on desegregation, the draft, and discrimination\nClifford Alexander Jr. was nominated by President Carter to lead the Army as it shaped itself into a post-Vietnam, all-volunteer force.\nMilitary History Magazine\nWilliam H. Carney: The first black soldier to earn the Medal of Honor\nFrom slave to sergeant, a Civil War hero's story.\nThomas M. Hammond\nHere's one of the people to thank for your GPS\nGladys West was putting together a short bio about herself for a sorority function that recognized senior members of the group. She noted her 42-year career at the Navy base at Dahlgren and devoted one short-and-sweet line to the fact she was part of the team that developed the Global Positioning System in the 1950s and 1960s.\nCathy Dyson, The (Fredericksburg, Va.) Free Lance-Star via AP\nFrederick Douglass' unannounced visit to Lincoln's White House ... and the friendship it created\nFrederick Douglass didn't agree with everything President Abraham Lincoln said when they first met, but he left with a new fondness for Lincoln after they spoke about justice and equality for black soldiers.\nPeter Carlson","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LBS Store\n#pounditSunday, January 29, 2023\nI want more great sports stories!\nSign up today for free and get the best sports content sent to your inbox.\nFloyd Mayweather Jr. trolls Canelo Alvarez after upset loss\nby Darryn Albert\nSean Michael Ham\/Mayweather Promotions\nCanelo Alvarez lost for just the second time in his boxing career on Saturday night, and now he is hearing it from the man responsible for the first loss.\nThe four-division world champion Alvarez got upset in his light heavyweight title bout with Dmitry Bivol. Alvarez was thoroughly outboxed throughout the fight and lost by unanimous decision after the bout went the distance.\nAfter Bivol was announced as the winner on Saturday, retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. trolled Alvarez on Instagram. Mayweather revealed that he had bet $10,000 on Bivol, who was a massive +425 underdog, to defeat Alvarez. The bet netted Mayweather $42,500 in profit.\n\"Easy pick up,\" wrote Mayweather in his caption.\nMayweather and Alvarez previously met in the ring in Sept. 2013. Alvarez, who was only 23 years old at the time, entered that fight a perfect 42-0-1 in his career. But Mayweather put on a trademark defensive masterpiece and handed Alvarez the first loss of his pro career.\nAlvarez had not lost again since though and had been drawing comparisons to Mayweather as one of boxing's all-time greats (even though the two have different fighting styles). As such, Alvarez's loss to Bivol (plus the money he made off it) had to feel pretty good for Mayweather, especially since Alvarez recently took a bit of a shot at Mayweather on social media as well.\nCanelo AlvarezFloyd Mayweather Jr.\nWant more great sports stories? Subscribe to our free newsletter\nReport: Team that was linked to Tom Brady not interested in QB\nTom Brady should generate plenty of interest if he decides to play next season, but one team the star quarterback was previously linked to can be crossed off the list of suitors. The Miami Dolphins are not expected to pursue\u2026\nPatrick Beverley committed savage move during Lakers' loss\nPatrick Beverley will go down in history for his completely savage move on Saturday night. The Los Angeles Lakers lost 125-121 in overtime against the Boston Celtics. The team was furious over the officials missing a foul committed by the\u2026\nNBA makes big admission about Lakers-Celtics game\nThe officials in Saturday night's Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics game got something wrong, but at least they're not afraid to admit it. LeBron James was in utter disbelief that a foul was not called during his drive to the basket\u2026\nPatrick Mahomes the subject of interesting prop bet\nPatrick Mahomes is the subject of a very interesting prop bet for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain in his Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional Round\u2026\nVideo: LeBron James was so mad over missed call at end of regulation\nLeBron James was quite literally hopping mad during Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics. James and the Los Angeles Lakers were tied at 105 with the Celtics with 4.0 seconds left in regulation. The Lakers entrusted James to take the\u2026\nShaq rips Kevin Durant in savage tweet\nShaquille O'Neal was a bit unnecessarily petty this weekend. The retired Hall of Famer O'Neal went viral a few days ago for saying he had never heard of new Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, who came from the Washington\u2026\nDownload the LBS App!\nShop at the LBS Store!\n\u00a9 LB Sports Media Group Incorporated Dedicated to the memory of Nevil Vega","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00ab Getting Smart Podcast | Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change | Main | 20 Ways Education Will Improve by 2020 \u00bb\nGetting Smart Podcast | Santa Ana Unified School District\nBy Tom Vander Ark on October 13, 2015 7:30 AM | No comments\nSanta Ana Unified School District serves a high need southern California community with\nthree important innovations:\nHigh access strategy: school-based decisions about devices and deployment;\nPortfolio strategy: a shift from district-led managed instruction to school-led personalized learning; and\nNew school development strategy: promoting schools choice and incubating next-gen models.\nBackstory. Santa Ana is a vertical rectangle north of the Orange County airport. It's mostly hispanic families, many new to English, living in or near poverty. Santa Ana has one of the highest population densities in the nation.\nDavid Haglund (@hagdocusc) joined superintendent Rick Miller as his deputy 18 months ago. Their commonsense approach to online and blended learning in Riverside USD was an inspiration to many. Miller and Haglund lead a positive empowerment agenda that balances improvement and innovation.\nJoining Santa Ana is a homecoming for Haglund, he keeps a picture of his grandfather who played football at Santa Ana High School in 1934.\nAccess. When David arrived 18 months ago there were about 9000 devices for 60,000 students. That has been increased to about 30,000 devices. But unlike nearby LAUSD, they did not attempt to roll out a single device; each school made their own choice. The district dropped their ban on cellphones and encouraged students to bring their own device (BYOD) and use their own network (BYON). While that makes other administrators nervous, Haglund thinks locked down networks are like teaching young people to drive on a disney ride; he thinks instead that we should teach them to become responsible digital citizens.\nTaking advantage of the density, the district has made efforts to boost home Internet access by boosting school signal strength to cover nearby apartment units and, in partnership with the city, increase access to wifi hotspots.\nPortfolio. Santa Ana had been managed instruction district, David Haglund leading the shift to portfolio model where teams of teachers have the ability and responsibility to create coherent personalized learning models.\nHaglund said back to school meetings looked more like an ISTE conference than scripted PD. Haglund is promoting field trips to promote adult learning and exposure to next gen models.\nNext-gen. Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) is a new lab school formed as dependent charter. It is \"high-tech, project-based, and STEM\" focused. The blended and competency-based school opened with grades 4-6 and will grow a grade a year to grade 12. ALA will move to a new location as it expands. The space near the central office will incubate other schools.\nKim Garcia, a 15 year teacher in the district, is head of school at ALA. She said they diagnosed the learning levels of the 125 students and placed them in six groups (often different levels in ELA and math).\nWhy start in 4th grade? Garcia said 4th graders have the independence to handle the individual progress model.\nStudents set academic goals and receive coaching weekly. Progress reports just went home but there were no surprises because parents have access to student's digital diary in Google Docs.\nLike the district, ALA uses a combination of Canvas and Gooru to make and manage assignments across the project-based curriculum. Students make regular presentation of their learning and progress through the curriculum at their own pace.\nFor more podcasts, check out:\nGetting Smart Podcast | Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change\nPower of Podcasting for Student Learning\nGetting Smart Podcast | Student-Centered Learning & Smart Parents","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Body Language Analysis No. 4273: Natalia Veselnitskaya and The Trump Tower Meeting - \"I am an Informant\" - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)\nIn a recent interview with NBC's Richard Engel, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian Attorney who was a key participant in the 9 June 2016 Trump Tower meeting - said of her relationship with the Kremlin's Prosecutor General, Yuri Chaika, \"I am an attorney and I am an informant\".\nMs. Veselnitskaya is, therefore, working with the Russian government - an act which she previously denied. Last November she went on record to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, stating, \"I operate independently of any governmental bodies,\" - as well as, \"I have no relationship with Mr. Chaika, his representatives and his institutions other than those related to my professional functions as a lawyer.\"\nIn new emails disclosed by Dossier, an organization set up by Mikhail Khodorkovsky - who's an opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin - show that Veselnitskaya was working the Kremlin's Prosecutor General, Yuri Y. Chaika (the Russian equivalent of the US Attorney General) to interfere with an investigation by the US Department of Justice into the business holdings of a powerful Russian businessman (Denis P. Katsyv).\nYet prior to her admission of being \"an informant\", Ms. Veselnitskaya showed her proverbial cards. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of a crucial portion of her interview.\nDuring 4:51, Ms. Veselnitskaya displays a classic display of Disgust.\nAlthough eyelid closure is not a required component of an expression of disgust - in this setting it serves as a disgust amplifier.\nNotice too that Ms. Veselnitskaya's is blushing on her upper chest. Blushing is completely involuntary - and thus cannot be suppressed.\nIf you have a tendency to blush in this region (which is often independent of facial blushing), it's wise to wear clothing which covers it - when you're involved in significant negotiations, public appearances, or interviews.\nDuring 4:52, Ms. Veselnitskaya displays an excellent example of what is known as an Asymmetrical Blink. An asymmetrical blink is NOT synonymous with a wink - rather it's a blinking (if only for an instant) with only one eye. This example comes at the beginning of an eye roll (see below).\nAsymmetrical Blinking is a nonverbal signal indicative of the thought-emotions of:\n\u2022 Sarcasm\n\u2022 Pretentiousness\n\u2022 Feigned Disbelief\nA split-second later we immediately see an Eye Roll - which Indicates:\n\u2022 Impatient Dismissal\n(Note her mouth and mid-facial region continues to project disgust)\nA second later (4:53) we see a second Asymmetrical Blink.\nSummary: Along with the emotions of Sarcasm, Contempt, and Pretentiousness - an Asymmetrical Blink is a dead giveaway for the thought-emotion of Feigned Disbelief. When you see this nonverbal signal - always ask yourself, \"Why is this person trying so hard to convince me?\"\n... or in the words of William Shakespeare, \"The Lady doth protest too much, methinks\".\nBody Language Analysis No. 4272: Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in Holding Hands - Alpha and Beta\nBody Language Analysis No. 4270: Donald Trump Brushes Dandruff off Emmanuel Macron\nBody Language Analysis No. 4268: Benedict Cumberbatch, Schadenfreude, and The Grinch\nBody Language Analysis No. 4254: Tony Robbins, Nanine McCool, and the #MeToo Movement\nBody Language Analysis No. 4198: Lupita Nyong'o, Black Panther, and Attention to Detail\nBody Language Analysis No. 4130: Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King regarding Charlie Rose\nBody Language Analysis No. 4064: The Murder of Laci Peterson - Part II - A Red Flag Conspicuous by its Absence\nNonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3896: Did Matthew Perry Really Beat Up Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?\nLabels: Behavior Analysis, Body Language, Body Language Expert, Communication, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Jared Kushner, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Nonverbal, Paul Manafort, Vladimir Putin\nBody Language Analysis No. 4273: Natalia Veselnits...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4272: Kim Jong-un and M...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4271: Donald Trump's Ha...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4270: Donald Trump Brus...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4269: Michael Cohen and...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4268: Benedict Cumberba...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4267: Donald Trump and ...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4264: Criminal Profilin...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4263: Kellyanne Conway ...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4262: Wendy Vitter, the...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4261: President Trump's...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4260: James Comey on Go...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4259: Vladimir Putin an...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4258: Sarah Huckabee Sa...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4257: Mark Zuckerberg T...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4255: Roger Stone and J...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4254: Tony Robbins, Nan...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4253: Tiger Woods at Th...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4252: Donald Trump says...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4251: Cristiano Ronaldo...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4250: Donald Trump, \"We...\nBody Language Analysis No. 4249: Will Smith, Sophi...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posted on 29 November 2021 10 December 2021 by cohcommunity\nSt. Brendan of Birr\nStained glass window of St. Brendan of Birr.\nTroparion of St Brendan of Birr\nMost glorious ascetic and chief of Ireland's Prophets, O Father Brendan, thou wast a bright beacon in the western isle guiding many to salvation.\nAt thy heavenly birthday the Angels rejoiced and miraculously announced their joy to our Father Columba.\nThe prayers of the righteous avail much for us sinners.\nWherefore O Saint, pray to God for us that He will find us a place in the Mansions of the Blest.\nHe died around 562. Breandan is the Gaelic word for Prince. Saint Brendan of Birr, a contemporary of Saint Brendan the Voyager (f.d. May 16), and his fellow-disciple under Saint Finian (f.d. December 12), was born into the family of Fergus MacRoy at Clonard Abbey. According to an ancient, but incomplete, document, the 12 apostles of Ireland, who were gathered at Finian's school, beheld a beautiful blossom from the Land of Promise. Despite the fact that today's saint was picked by lot to go in search of that territory, he was too old or frail to go on an adventure. Brendan of Clonfert took his place.\nHis Abbey of Birr was located near Parsonstown, Offaly. The ruins are claimed to be around Emmet Square, near Old Saint Brendan's church. He was Saint Columba's close friend and counsellor (f.d. June 9). He intervened at the Meltown (Meath) synod to end Columba's excommunication. Columba later had a vision of Saint Brendan's soul being transported to paradise by angels at the moment of his death. Many days before receiving confirmation of his mentor's death, Columba said a particular Requiem for Brendan in Iona.\nBrendan's school at Birr survived the time of the \"Gospels of MacRegal\" or \"Mc Regol\" (9th century), according to the \"Gospels of MacRegal\" or \"Mc Regol.\" This book, which is now housed in Oxford's Bodleian Library, is a stunning example of Irish illumination (Anderson, Benedictines, D'Arcy, Farmer, Healy, Kenney, Montague, Ryan).\nBibliography: Anderson, A. O. (tr.). (1961). Adamnan's Life of Saint Columba.\nBenedictine Monks of St. Augustine Abbey, Ramsgate. (1947). The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonized by the Catholic Church Extracted from the Roman and Other Martyrologies. NY: Macmillan.\nD'Arcy, M. R. (1974). The Saints of Ireland. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Irish American Cultural Institute.[This is probably the most useful book to choose to own on the Irish saints. The author provides a great deal of historical context in which to place the lives of the saints.]\nHealy, J. (1902). Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers and Walker.\nKenney, J. F. (1929). Sources for Early History of Ireland, vol. 1, Ecclesiastical. New York: Columbia University Press.\nMontague, H. P. (1981). The Saints and Martyrs of Ireland .Guildford: Billing & Sons.\nRyan, J. (1931). Irish Monasticism. Dublin: Talbot Press.\nSource: Celtic and Old English Saints \u2013 29 November (celticsaints.org)\nImage attribute Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trent College, The Elms, Nottingham NG10\nDerby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4AD\n10 simple reasons to choose Trent College, The Elms\nIndependent prep school and nursery in Long Eaton, Nottingham.\nFor pupils aged 6 weeks to 11 years.\nMixed school (about 60% boys).\nDay and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.\nReligious character; Church of England.\nAcademically selective intake.\nLarge school with an average of three classes per year.\nJunior division of Trent College, an all-through school to age 18.\nFees range from \u00a33,420 (Rec) to \u00a33,766 per term (2020\/21).\n10 better reasons to choose Trent College, The Elms\nOne of the best independent prep schools in Nottingham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.\nMost pupils go on to the senior school, also a school with a track record for academic achievement.\nSchool curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German. There are over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.\nSpecialist teachers for sport, music, dance, drama and languages throughout, and for art, DT and computing from Year 5.\nComprehensive programme of visitors, day trips and residential trips (cultural, field and adventure).\nSchool offers over 15 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football.\nArt, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 10 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.\nAs the junior school to Trent College, pupils can expect access to specialised teaching and facilities, as well as eventual progression to the senior school.\nFind another school near Trent College, The Elms\nDay: Ockbrook School, Primary (5.7 miles); St Joseph's School, Nottingham (7.6 miles); Nottingham Girls' High Infant & Junior School (8.1 miles). Boarding: Repton Prep (13.8 miles); Ratcliffe College Prep School (18.7 miles); Wellow House School (27.7 miles).\nEnglish Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy, Long Eaton (0.6 miles); Risley Lower Grammar Church of England Primary School (2.1 miles); Redhill Primary School (5.1 miles).\nDay: Trent College (0 miles); Ockbrook School (5.7 miles). Boarding: Trent College (0 miles); Ockbrook School (5.7 miles); Loughborough Grammar School (12.3 miles).\nGeorge Spencer Academy and Technology College (2.7 miles); West Park School (6.3 miles); The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (6.9 miles).","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Second Consecutive Walk-Off Win in Extra Innings!!\nKANSAS CITY, Kan. \u2013 It was another extra-inning seesaw battle of leading, trailing and tying Friday evening at T-Bones Stadium. It all came down to an 11th inning two-run RBI double from Alay Lago that sent the T-Bones walking off the field winners 6-5 over Cleburne.\nAfter being in second place in the American Association for more than 80 consecutive days, August has been a rough month for the Kansas City T-Bones (52-31). The team was 7-8 on the month as the Cleburne Railroaders (28-56) steamed into Kansas City for the first in a three-game series Friday.\nThe Railroaders put their mark on the board first thanks to back-to-back doubles from Patrick Palmeiro and Hunter Clanin in the first inning. But T-Bones starting pitcher Adam Bleday held them from doing any more damage by striking out two in the top of the second and retiring three straight in the third.\nIn the bottom of the fourth, the T-Bones tied it up with a center field sac fly by Todd Cunningham that brought home Ryan Brett.\nIt wouldn't take long for KC to get the go-ahead run. Next batter up, Colin Walsh drove the ball out of the park and over the right field fence for his sixth home run since joining the T-Bones July 13th.\nThe lead-off batter in the top of the sixth, Todd Sealey, doubled to left field. With one out in the top of the sixth, Kevin Hill came in for relief of Adam Bleday, who struck out six during his time on the mound. The first batter he faced, Angelo Gumbs, singled to center field to score Sealey and even up the score 2-2.\nThe game stayed tied until the eighth when Cleburne's Patrick Palmeiro smacked a two-run home run ball into the left field bullpen. That gave the Railroaders a 4-2 lead.\nBut the T-Bones decided to answer back quickly in the bottom of the eighth. Back-to-back walks put T-Bone newcomer Anthony Phillips and Ryan Brett on base. Mason Davis then doubled down the left field line into the corner, allowing Phillips to come home and make the score 4-3 Cleburne. The Railroaders would walk Colin Walsh to load the bases for Noah Perio Jr, who hit two home runs for Kansas City Thursday night. With one out, Perio Jr. hit a scorcher to the first baseman, who caught it for out number two and stepped back to the bag for the third out of the inning.\nIn the bottom of the ninth, Adrian Nieto doubled to the warning track in left field. Alay Lago followed with a left-field single to put runners at the corners. With one out, Anthony Phillips hit a sac fly to center field to bring home Nieto and tie up the game 4-4 and take it into extra innings for the third time this week.\nIt went into the 11th before the next run would cross the plate. And that run was for Cleburne. Michael Gulino hit a ground ball that bounced off the glove of T-Bones shortstop Anthony Phillips to land him on first. On the next batter, Gulino advanced on a put-out, then Trevor Sealey singled to center field to bring him home and allow the Railroaders to re-gain the lead 5-4.\nThe T-Bones, however, had other plans. And they set it up perfectly. Adrian Nieto walked, then Keith Curcio singled to right field to put runners on the corners and a win within sight. Alay Lago came to the plate, and on the second pitch, doubled off the wall in center field to score Nieto and Curcio for an exciting 6-5 walk-off win.\nThe walk-off is the second consecutive for Kansas City. On Thursday evening, they defeated Fargo-Moorhead 9-8 in extra innings. Noah Perio Jr. hit a walk-off home run, his second of the game.\nFriday night, Pasquale Mazzoccoli (3-2), who worked the final three innings, is credited with the win and reliever Roman Gomez (0-7) received the loss for the Railroaders.\nThe T-Bones take on Cleburne again Saturday and Sunday at T-Bones Stadium for the second and third games of the series.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeOur ObsessionsLike 'Love, Simon'? Check out the LGBTQI drama 'Doukyuusei'\nLike 'Love, Simon'? Check out the LGBTQI drama 'Doukyuusei'\nOur Obsessions \/ Watch it now\nby: Renee Wiebe\nLove, Simon answered the prayers of audiences everywhere by representing a LGBTQI relationship in a major motion picture. While the film was popular with both critics and audiences, it has also been accused of being \"too sanded down to ever truly snag on something like a real, specific, visceral emotion.\" Love, Simon may be a great film, but when picking up the Blu-ray, consider purchasing the same-sex love story you might have missed on its release: Doukyuusei.\nDoukyuusei was originally released in Japan before being screened in select American theatres. The film follows the emotional journey of two teenage boys \u2013 Sajo (Kenji Nojima) and Kusakabe (Hiroshi Kamiya) \u2013 as they struggle to come to terms with their own romantic feelings and attempt to form a relationship despite what their society has taught them about homosexuality.\nThe animated film sports a unique art style, emulating a sort of watercolor aesthetic. The artistry and directing complement the unique structure of the movie. There is no real three act structure, but instead a journey through the senior year of the two protagonists and all of the emotional ups and downs that they experience.\nWhile the focus of Love, Simon was the experience of coming out as a gay teenager, Doukyuusei's sole focus is the romance that blooms between the main couple, making it a romantic love story. If you're craving more gay representation on the big screen, this film will satiate your appetite.\nBoth Love, Simon and Doukyuusei succeed in representing gay youth, but do so in different ways. If you're in the mood for something a little artsy (but not pretentious), track down a copy of Doukyuusei ASAP.\nRenee Wiebe\nRenee Wiebe has a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and resides in Saskatchewan. She has a genuine love of analyzing different forms of fiction, and channels that into her school work and blog posts. Her hobbies include writing, sewing, and eating junk food while watching movies and tv shows. Her guilty pleasures are watching cartoons and listening to the same 5 songs over and over again.\nrwiebe@filmdaily.co\nAnimationDoukyuuseifilmJapaneseLGBTQILove Simon\nPushing forward with pride: TV shows that broke the LGBTQI mold\nGod's Own Country: LGBTQI movies with happy endings\n'Everything Sucks!' remains a battle cry for LGBTQ youth\nFriday Flicks: 'Love, Simon', 'Flower', 'Josie'\n'Kiki, Love to Love' will open 20th Spanish Film Festival","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeUncategorizedFantasy sports players news and information\nFantasy sports players news and information\nFantasy sports are virtual games that are sometimes known by the name of rotisserie or roto. Within these sports players act as owners of the teams which they build. They compete against other such payers on the basis of statistical information which is generated from real games that these virtual sports are inspired from. All fantasy teams have got a manager who is responsible for compiling the points in accordance with the roster which has been selected.\nThe Fantasy Sports Trading Association is in charge of hosting conferences of these sports and is also responsible for ensuring their continuous growth. This association includes almost 120 members ranging from the newer and smaller start-ups to the more established larger media corporations. The estimated age of fantasy sports players was twelve and above and extended to 29.9 million people in the year 2007.\nFantasy sports experienced a boom in the dot-com era with a number of companies committing to this domain. However when this dot-com bubble burst, most of these companies went bankrupt. A few of the more established and long standing companies did manage to survive these turbulent times and remerged, some with new names like RotoWire.com and a few with new marketing strategies and business models like Yahoo. Over time, notwithstanding the unstable economy, it was noted that the average American fantasy players spent almost 8.4 hours of surveying the NFL per week as against watching the NFL on television. NFL was able to recognize an opportunity that lay in fantasy sports and began to run ads for fantasy football featuring existing players. They were possibly the first to recognize that it was fantasy play that drives T.V. viewing.\nProbably the most popular fantasy sport are fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball and fantasy football. The other games that have gained prominence over time are fantasy golf, fantasy cricket, fantasy auto racing, fantasy hockey and wrestling.\nFantasy baseball is regarded as one of the oldest fantasy sports and is also one of the hardest and time consuming sports. It follows the Major League Baseball season of 162 games. Fantasy basketball is said to generally be inspired from fantasy baseball. Since the 1990s fantasy basketball has been increasing in its popularity particularly with the internet exposure that it has got. NBA has gotten benefit of its immense popularity by launching a worldwide competition known as the Premier Fantasy Championships. This competition is regarded as being one of the largest and most exclusive fantasy sports competitions. NBA has additionally launched a program called Fantasy Hoops that offers fantasy sports players all the information and news which they need from the happenings on the world of fantasy basketball.\nFantasy football on the other hand has become increasingly popular and has taken over the mantle of popularity from fantasy baseball. This is mostly attributed to the complexities associated with fantasy baseball in terms of the players involvement for the length of time and the far too many number of matches that are played. Fantasy football, on the other hand, gives its players and managers a lot more flexibility especially in time as the games take place just once every week when compared with daily in fantasy baseball.\nProbably the most popular fantasy sports players and games news providers are Yahoo.com and ESPN Fantasy Sports. They gather all the news, reviews, statistics and players performance and provide it on the table for fantasy sports enthusiasts..\nSports gambling laws\nOffshore sports gambling tips\nTo beat the bookie football picks should be good\nBetting on football provides an excellent chance to enjoy watching the action and will also allow you to win big money if your favored team wins. But winning against seasoned bookmakers or bookies is not [\u2026]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"David Warner suprised by Jasprit Bumrah's bouncers, yorkers; points out one change in Kuldeep Yadav's bowling\nTN Sports Desk\nAustralian opening batsman David Warner has admitted being surprised by Jasprit Bumrah in the first ODI. He also pointed out a change that he experienced in Kuldeep Yadav's bowling.\nWarner surprised by Bumrah, Kuldeep in 1st ODI | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP\nDavid Warner registered an unbeaten ton against India in the first ODI\nAfter the match, Warner admitted being surprised by Jasprit Bumrah's bouncers and yorkers in the match\nThe Aussie also pointed out that he has witnessed a change in Kuldeep Yadav's bowling\nThe Indian bowling unit was battered and bruised by the Australian opening duo of David Warner and Aaron Finch in the first ODI of the 3-match series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. Despite nullifying the threat of the Indian bowlers in the series opener without breaking a sweat, Warner held special praise for Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav after guiding his team to a 10-wicket win.\nChasing a mediocre target of 256-runs Warner and Finch remained unbeaten and took the Aussies home in just 37.4 overs. Both of the opening batsmen registered tons, with the southpaw also bagging the man of the match award for his 112-ball 128.\nThe Aussies were expected to be tested the most by Bumrah in the pace department and Kuldeep in the spin department considering how difficult it is to pick the two.\nWarner, speaking after Australia's historic win on Tuesday, admitted that he was surprised by the yorkers and bouncers of Bumrah.\n\"It's about being nice and still. I can't imagine someone like Brett Lee running in from almost the boundary and just sort of staggering in there and all of a sudden bowl 150kmph, it takes a while to get used to and that's great skill from Bumrah.\n\"His (Bumrah's) bouncers surprise you, his yorkers surprise you and then when he bowls the change-up it's very, very difficult, it's like when Lasith Malinga at his prime, he bowled 140kmph and swung them.\n\"... But you knew you were going to get a yorker or a bouncer but it was how are you going to play that and that's what's so unique,\" added Warner.\nKuldeep was another player that Warner found tough to read but the Aussie batsman was also quick to point out a change in the chinaman's bowling having noticed that he is bowling slower than before now.\n\"And with Kuldeep (Yadav), he's got great change-ups as well. I find that he's bowling a fraction slower these days, quite different to Rashid Khan who bowls at 100kmph, under lights I think left-arm chinamans are very difficult to pick,\" he added.\nThe Indian cricket team has a lot work on if they are to make a comeback in the second match of the series on Friday.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Charmed by Bee\nCharmed by Bee was started by Beshiana Clark, after she created 8 charm bracelets for her younger cousins as Christmas gift. Beshiana, known as Bee, attended Michelle Clark High School, located on Chicago's west side. After graduating high school, she attended Savannah State University in Georgia and later attended Robert Morris University here in Chicago to study Nursing.\nAfter making her cousins charm bracelets for Christmas, they took pictures of the finished products and posted them on Facebook. Soon after, Bee's Facebook inbox and text messages blew up with people asking how they could get some made! From there, Bee recognized that she had to take this opportunity and make it into something.\nIn addition to making charmed bracelets, Bee also works a full-time 40+ hour a week job. She has suffered many sleepless nights and tears to ensure that Charmed by Bee was a properly run business.\nBracelets from Charmed by Bee are completely original designs. As a customer, you are able to pick out the charms and colors you want incorporated. In case you were wondering, \"no two bracelets are ever alike, not even per request. They may be similar, but never duplicated.\" However, every piece created by Bee features her signature \"love\" charm.\nCharmed By Bee prices are based on the age of the recipient and the design. Ages 0-12 are standard $35 ($50 personalized). Ages 13+ are standard $50 ($65 personalized). Gift sets, which include both bracelet and necklace are $50 for children and $65 for adults.\nBee eventually wants for Charmed by Bee to be a household name. She started off strictly making bracelets, but now she has expanded to necklaces too. She's also planning to expand to gold products in the near future.\nThis summer, Bee is planning to host a small business showcase with other small business owners. Merchandise will be available to pre-order. Her goal for this event is to bring more attention to black business owners, because every little bit helps.\nWhen asked what she would say to her younger self, if she could, she said:\n\"Be patient and be persistent. Anything that God has for you, is for you.\"\nBee plans to continue to use her platform to inspire young women, and help the, to realize that life doesn't always go as planned.\nIf you would like to order a Charmed By Bee bracelet you can do so on her site at www.charmedbybee.bigcartel.com.\nBee can also be reached via social media via:\nFacebook: @CharmedByBee\nInstagram: @CharmedByBee\nGetCharmedByBee@gmail.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Balkan (Serbo Croatian)\nHome Syria\nFirst moments Syrian Army troops enter Saraqib: video\nin Syria\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) \u2013 On Thursday morning, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced the capture of Saraqib after a short battle with the jihadist rebels in northeastern Idlib.\nREAD ALSO: Syrian is on the verge of entering Aleppo from Idlib province\nThe operation, which was led by the 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly Tiger Forces), began shortly after the military took control of Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, which is located south of Saraqib.\nOnce the Saraqib operation began, the Syrian Arab Army launched a big attack from two separate axes in a bid to surround the city and force the remaining jihadists to flee the area.\nThis maneuver would prove successful, as the jihadist rebels of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and their allies were forced to withdraw from Saraqib via the last road that was left open north of the city.\nSANA would capture the first moments the Syrian Army entered Saraqib on Thursday morning:\nALSO READ Russian airstrikes inflict heavy losses in ranks of ISIS as Syrian Army thwarts terrorist offensive\nTags: IdlibSaraqibSyria\nThe International News Desk reports on issues and events world wide.\nHezbollah's precision missiles can 'paralyze strategic systems of Israel': commentator\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - A commentator on Israeli military affairs, Alon Ben David, wrote in the Maariv newspaper this...\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - Iran has once again reverse engineered an Israeli weapon that was likely transferred to them...\nEU sanctions new Syrian Foreign Minister\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - On Friday, the European Union added the new Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Miqdad, to the...\nJordanian army thwarts infiltration attempt into Syria\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) - The Jordanian army announced on Friday that \"the eastern military region thwarted today, Friday, at...\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) - One of the commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh,...\nAMN Partners\nRussia sends powerful message to Turkish-backed militants with strikes on strategic sites\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes in different parts of Syria...\nHeavily armed Russian warship fleet heads to Syria\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet's platoon entered the Syrian port of Tartus as part of...\nIsrael's large-scale attack on eastern Syria was powerful message to Iran: Israeli general\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) - The head of the Israeli National Security Research Institute, Major General (res.) Amos Yadlin, said...\nRussian drones blow up oil tankers of Turkish-backed militants: video\nBEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) - Earlier tonight, the Aleppo countryside witnessed a number of powerful explosions, following a drone attack...\nAMN - Al-Masdar News | \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631 \u0646\u064a\u0648\u0632\nAl-Masdar Al-'Arabi (The Arab Source) is dedicated to providing the latest news and analysis from the Arab world.\nLaunched in August 2014, Al-Masdar News is an independent media service free from any political or corporate funding, sponsorship, or association. This allows us to report on current events free of any bias or prejudice.\nAl-Masdar Podcast 16- \"There is no left in America\": Assessing Trump's transition to power, his actions and rhetoric, and moving forward\nAl-Masdar Podcast 15 \u2013 Carla Ortiz, Voice of Syria, and stories from the front line\nAl-Masdar Podcast 14- Allison Pointer: Black Lives Matter, the Dallas Shootings, and racial inequality in America\nAl-Masdar Podcast 13- Brandon Turbeville on western media\nAl-Masdar Podcast 12- Mohammed Nimr Al-Nimr on the life and legacy of Sheikh Nimr\nContributors & Staff\nCopyright \u00a9 2014-2021 AMN - All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Orcaella brevirostrisIrrawaddy dolphin\nBy Melissa Koss; Lucretia Mahan; Sam Merrill\nLifespan\/Longevity\nCommunication and Perception\nEcosystem Roles\nIrrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) are found throughout much of the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region; along the coasts of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic (Laos), Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darrusalam, and Indonesia. (\"Mammalian Species Orcaella brevirostris\", 1999; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nIrrawaddy dolphins prefer coastal areas, particularly muddy, brackish waters at river mouths and deltas, and do not appear to venture far offshore. Most sightings have been made within 1.6 km of the coastline, but some have been reported in waters greater than 5 km from shore. Some populations are apparently restricted to fresh water, e.g. Chilka Lake, India, and Songhkla, Thailand. (\"Irrawaddy Dolphin\", 2006; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nHabitat Regions\nsaltwater or marine\nAquatic Biomes\nOther Habitat Features\nestuarine\nRange depth\n2.5 to 18.0 m\n8.20 to 59.06 ft\nUnlike other dolphins, Irrawaddy dolphins lack a beak and have flexible necks. The flexibility in the neck causes visible creases behind the head. Additionally, Irrawaddy dolphins have bulging heads, with the forehead extending past the mouth, broad triangular, paddle-like, pectoral fins, and small, triangular dorsal fins set approximately two-thirds of the body length along the back. Skin coloration varies from slate-blue to slate-gray with a lighter underside. The face and head are similar in appearance to beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Irrawaddy dolphins have narrow, pointed, peg-like teeth about 1 cm in length in both the upper and lower jaws. Body mass varies from 114 kg to 143 kg and the length ranges from 146 cm to 275 cm. Males tend to be larger in mass and length, with a larger dorsal fin. Irrawaddy dolphins lack a cardiac sphincter and the stomach is subdivided into compartments. (\"Irrawaddy Dolphin\", 2006; \"Trey Psaut Cambodia's Irrawaddy Dolphin\", 2007)\nendothermic\nhomoiothermic\nSexual Dimorphism\nmale larger\nRange mass\n114 to 133 kg\n251.10 to 292.95 lb\nAverage mass\n273.13 lb\nRange length\n146 to 275 cm\n57.48 to 108.27 in\nAverage length\nLittle is currently known about mating systems in Irrawaddy dolphins. Since the animals live in small groups averaging between three to six individuals, it is presumed that breeding happens outside of those groups. The breeding season is between December and June; however, little is known about mating behavior. As in other dolphin species, it can be presumed that males mate with multiple females and compete over mates. (\"Orcaella brevirostris (Gray, 1866)\", 2010; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nMating System\npolygynous\nThere is relatively little information on reproduction in Irrawaddy dolphins. The mating season in the northern hemisphere is reported to be December to June. The calving season seems to be from June to August, with noted exceptions. Data from Chilka Lake, India shows a low rate of breeding and production of only a single calf in three years. Additionally, gestation is approximately nine months, but data from two captive births estimate the gestation period at fourteen months. Captive born Irrawaddy dolphin calves measured 96 cm in length and weighed 12.3 kg. In the first seven months the calves increased in length by 59% and 266% in weight. Calves begin eating fish around six months and are fully weaned at about two years old. Adult length is achieved between three and five years old. Rate of sexual maturation is thought to be positively correlated with growth rate. (\"Mammalian Species Orcaella brevirostris\", 1999; \"Orcaella brevirostris (Gray, 1866)\", 2010; \"Trey Psaut Cambodia's Irrawaddy Dolphin\", 2007; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\niteroparous\nseasonal breeding\nviviparous\nBreeding interval\nFemales may not reproduce yearly, in one population females give birth every 3 years.\nBreeding season\nIrrawaddy dolphins breed in December through June.\nAverage number of offspring\nAnAge\nRange gestation period\nAverage weaning age\nRange age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)\nRange age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)\nIrrawaddy dolphins are not completely weaned until 2 years. From birth to approximately seven months old, the calf survives solely on the nutrition from the mother. For the following seven months the calves stay within the pod and continue to receive nourishment from the mother while also eating fish. It is presumed the calves learn to prey on fish by copying behavior of the mother's and pod mates. There is little information on the rearing of calves. Currently it is not known if both males and females are involved in the upbringing of calves. Like most mammals, females invest heavily in their young. (\"Orcaella brevirostris (Gray, 1866)\", 2010; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nParental Investment\nfemale parental care\npre-fertilization\npre-hatching\/birth\npre-weaning\/fledging\npre-independence\npost-independence association with parents\nextended period of juvenile learning\nThe oldest recorded Irrawaddy dolphins, all of which were found dead in fishing nets, were estimated to be 28 years old. Several individuals of this age have been found, all entangled in nets, so it is believed that Irrawaddy dolphins can live longer. Due to the small population size of Irrawady dolphins and subsequent difficulty in tracking the species, no further information is known regarding average lifespan. (\"Trey Psaut Cambodia's Irrawaddy Dolphin\", 2007; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nRange lifespan\nStatus: wild\nAverage lifespan\nTypical lifespan\nIrrawaddy dolphins stay in groups of three to six individuals and are social within their pods. They are also social outside of their group and mixing between groups has been reported. When scouting areas, Irrawaddy dolphins raise their heads out of the water and rotate around to see their surroundings. Irrawaddy dolphins swim slowly and display sluggish movements. When they surface to take a breath, only the top of the head is visible and it is done quickly; only 14% of all surfacings between long dives include rolling, splashing, or limb waving and slapping. Before an Irrawaddy dolphin dives, it usually surfaces two times. The longest recorded dive is over six minutes long.\nIrrawaddy dolphins in Chilka Lake are known to swim onto a sand bar and roll around, then retreat if disturbed. Irrawaddy dolphins have also been seen waving or slapping their flippers and tail, breaching or partially leaping from the water, blowing bubbles, rolling sideways, and pausing at the surface. Water spitting has been observed on numerous occasions, but the reason for this behavior is unknown. Local fisherman report that they are able to identify individual dolphins based on unique behaviors. (\"Mammalian Species Orcaella brevirostris\", 1999; \"Status and Conservation of Facultative Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia\", 2002; Dawblin, 1972; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nKey Behaviors\nnatatorial\nmotile\nGroups of Irrawaddy dolphins inhabit discrete ranges of approximately 35 km in length, based on some observations.\nVocalizations of Irrawaddy dolphins in captivity within the Mahakam River, Indonesia included a single-component sonar signal, with the majority of frequencies captured at 60 kHz. Pulse trains were consistent with rates repeated at 40 to 60 kHz. Researchers theorize that Irrawaddy dolphins have a narrow sonar field. Little is known or recorded regarding courtship communication or other social signals. (\"Mammalian Species Orcaella brevirostris\", 1999; Kamminga, et al., 1983; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nPerception Channels\nIrrawaddy dolphins feed on fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Irrawaddy dolphins sometimes spit water while feeding, which may be used to herd fish.\nResearchers have documented that in the Irrawaddy (or Ayerarwady) River, Myanmar, these dolphins engage in cooperative fishing with cast-net fishermen. Fishermen search for dolphins and call them by tapping a lahai kway, wooden key, on the sides of their boats. One or two lead dolphins then swim in smaller and smaller semi-circles herding the fish towards the shore. During cooperative fishing, the dolphins often dive deeply with their flukes aloft just after the net is cast and create turbulence under the surface around the outside of the net. The dolphins seem to benefit from the fishing by preying on fish that are confused by the sinking net, and those trapped around the edges of the lead line or stuck in the mud bottom just after the net is pulled up. (\"Facultative river dolphins : conservation and social ecology of freshwater and coastal Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesia\", 2004; Smith and Mya, 2007)\nPrimary Diet\npiscivore\neats non-insect arthropods\nmolluscivore\naquatic crustaceans\nOther than humans, there are no known natural predators of Irrawaddy dolphins. Humans are responsible for a large number of deaths because Irrawaddy dolphins are often caught in nets or harmed through destructive fishing practices (e.g., dynamite fishing). Otherwise, they are typically considered the top predator in their river ecosystems. (\"Orcaella brevirostris (Gray, 1866)\", 2010; Stacey and Leatherwood, 1997)\nKnown Predators\nIrrawaddy dolphins are top ecosystem predators, feeding on fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans. They are hosts for parasites including roundworms (Anisakis simplex), flukes (Braunina cordiformis), and tapeworms (Monorygma delphini). Healthy dolphin populations indicate a healthy marine ecosystem. (Boran, et al., 2009)\nEcosystem Impact\nCommensal\/Parasitic Species\nroundworms (Anisakis simplex)\nflukes (Braunina cordiformis)\ntapeworms (Monorygma delphini)\nIn the Irrawaddy River these dolphins engage in cooperative fishing with cast-net fishermen. Irrawaddy dolphins increase the amount of fish the fishermen catch; therefore, they are of economic value. Additionally, Irrawaddy dolphins have brought ecotourism to communities in Indonesia and India. (\"Facultative river dolphins : conservation and social ecology of freshwater and coastal Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesia\", 2004; \"Status and Conservation of Facultative Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia\", 2002; Sutaria, 2005)\nThe only way that Irrawaddy dolphins may have a negative economic impact on humans is that they share a common food source. Some fisherman believe the dolphins are pests because they reduce their catch, although this is unlikely. (\"Status and Conservation of Facultative Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia\", 2002)\nCurrently, the most immediate threat facing Irrawaddy dolphins is drowning in gill nets. The threat of gill net entanglement occurs primarily during the dry season (December to May), when dolphins settle in deep water pools. Dynamite and electric fishing occur in some important habitats. These activities are causing depletion of the dolphin's fish supply and noise from the explosions is potentially dangerous to dolphins. Due to the small population size and their narrow distribution, it is quite possible that dam construction anywhere within their habitat might critically endanger populations. Furthermore, uncontrolled tourism can harass dolphins in important habitats during the dry season and interfere with normal activities, such as feeding, resting, and socializing. Overfishing, collisions with boats and injuries from boat propellers are also threats to their survival. (\"Facultative river dolphins : conservation and social ecology of freshwater and coastal Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesia\", 2004; \"Status and Conservation of Facultative Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia\", 2002)\nCritically Endangered\nUS Federal List\nNo special status\nState of Michigan List\nMelissa Koss (author), San Diego Mesa College, Lucretia Mahan (author), San Diego Mesa College, Sam Merrill (author), San Diego Mesa College, Paul Detwiler (editor), San Diego Mesa College, Tanya Dewey (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.\nbody of water between the southern ocean (above 60 degrees south latitude), Australia, Asia, and the western hemisphere. This is the world's largest ocean, covering about 28% of the world's surface.\nuses sound to communicate\nareas with salty water, usually in coastal marshes and estuaries.\nan animal that mainly eats meat\nuses smells or other chemicals to communicate\nthe nearshore aquatic habitats near a coast, or shoreline.\nactive during the day, 2. lasting for one day.\nhumans benefit economically by promoting tourism that focuses on the appreciation of natural areas or animals. Ecotourism implies that there are existing programs that profit from the appreciation of natural areas or animals.\nanimals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.\nan area where a freshwater river meets the ocean and tidal influences result in fluctuations in salinity.\nparental care is carried out by females\nA substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.\nmainly lives in water that is not salty.\noffspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).\na species whose presence or absence strongly affects populations of other species in that area such that the extirpation of the keystone species in an area will result in the ultimate extirpation of many more species in that area (Example: sea otter).\neats mollusks, members of Phylum Mollusca\nhaving the capacity to move from one place to another.\nspecialized for swimming\nfound in the oriental region of the world. In other words, India and southeast Asia.\nan animal that mainly eats fish\nhaving more than one female as a mate at one time\nReferring to something living or located adjacent to a waterbody (usually, but not always, a river or stream).\nmainly lives in oceans, seas, or other bodies of salt water.\nbreeding is confined to a particular season\nremains in the same area\nreproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female\nassociates with others of its species; forms social groups.\nuses touch to communicate\nthe region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.\nuses sound above the range of human hearing for either navigation or communication or both\nuses sight to communicate\nreproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.\n2004. \"Facultative river dolphins : conservation and social ecology of freshwater and coastal Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesia\" (On-line). University Van Amsterdam Digital Academic Repository. Accessed March 08, 2010 at http:\/\/dare.uva.nl\/document\/115596.\n2006. \"Irrawaddy Dolphin\" (On-line). Ocean Park and Recreation Foundation Hong Kong. Accessed March 08, 2010 at http:\/\/www.opcf.org.hk\/pdf\/species\/Irrawaddy_Dolphin.pdf.\n1999. Mammalian Species Orcaella brevirostris. American Society of Mammologist, 616: 1-8. Accessed March 08, 2010 at http:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/msi\/pdf\/i0076-3519-616-01-0001.pdf.\n2010. \"Orcaella brevirostris (Gray, 1866)\" (On-line pdf). Convention on Migratory Species. Accessed March 08, 2010 at http:\/\/www.cms.int\/reports\/small_cetaceans\/data\/O_brevirostris\/O_brevirostris.PDF.\n2002. \"Status and Conservation of Facultative Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia\" (On-line pdf). Accessed March 08, 2010 at http:\/\/137.110.142.7\/uploadedFiles\/Divisions\/PRD\/Publications\/Smith_Jefferson2002(66).pdf.\n2007. \"Trey Psaut Cambodia's Irrawaddy Dolphin\" (On-line pdf). Accessed March 08, 2010 at http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu\/banasn\/animals\/student_work\/Julia%20Boubel,%20Trey%20Psaut.pdf.\nBoran, J., A. Hoelzel, P. Evans. 2009. \"Whales, porpoises and dolphins.\" (On-line). Accessed April 24, 2010 at http:\/\/www.service-board.de\/ascobans_neu\/files\/ac16\/AC16_31_OrderCetacea_SWF.pdf.\nDawblin, W. 1972. Whales and Dolphins. Pp. 274 in P Ryan, ed. Encyclopedia of Papua New Guinea, Vol. 1, 1 Edition. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.\nKamminga, C., H. Wiersma, W. Dudok Van Heel. 1983. Sonar sounds from Orcaella brevirostris of the Mahakam River, East Kalimantan Indonesia. Aquatic Mammals, 10: 83-95.\nSmith, B., T. Mya. 2007. Status and conservation of Irrawaddy Dolphins in Ayeyarwady river of Myanmar. Status and conservation of freshwater populations of irrawaddy dolphins, 31: 21-40.\nStacey, P., S. Leatherwood. 1997. Asian Marine Biology: 1997. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.\nSutaria, D. 2005. \"Irrawaddy dolphin - India\" (On-line). Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. Accessed April 24, 2010 at http:\/\/www.wdcs.org\/submissions_bin\/consprojectirr.pdf.\nOrder Cetacea dolphins, porpoises, and whales\nCetacea: information (1) Cetacea: pictures (141) Cetacea: specimens (16)\nFamily Delphinidae dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives\nDelphinidae: information (1) Delphinidae: pictures (59)\nGenus Orcaella snubfin dolphins\nSpecies Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy dolphin\nOrcaella brevirostris: information (1)\nTo cite this page: Koss, M.; L. Mahan and S. Merrill 2012. \"Orcaella brevirostris\" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed January 18, 2020 at https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Orcaella_brevirostris\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Beamish Museum has worked with the estate of Norman Cornish since 2014 and initially planned to include his studio in the development of the re-making Beamish 1950's town.\nThe early proposal subsequently developed into a plan to recreate the former home of Norman and Sarah Cornish in Bishops Close Street from the 1950s and the opening is currently planned for February 2020.\n33 Bishop Close Street Research Summary","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AFL Draft 2017: What can the Saints get for pick eight?\nPosted on November 21, 2017 November 22, 2017 by Dan\nOn Friday night the 18 AFL Clubs converge upon Sydney to lay claim on the best young footballing talent in the country. With two picks in the first ten, St Kilda would appear to have a strong opportunity to add quality players to their list.\nTo answer the question of how valuable their picks are, we will take a look at who the Saints have drafted with the selection previously, and the best five players to have been drafted with the pick. We continue this with the club's second selection, pick number eight.\nSAINTS PICK EIGHT HISTORY\nFriday night will be the third time the Saints have had the eighth selection in the National Draft. In 1993 they chose Michael Frost and then 10 years later, Raphael Clarke came to the club via the eighth pick.\nClarke was a much maligned figure during his time in red, white and black. Joining his brother Xavier at the club, he played 85 games mostly across half back and was a member of the 2008 Night Premiership and 2009 Grand Final teams.\nMichael Frost's time at Moorabbin was much less successful than Clarke's. Having joined the club after being a part of Footscray's finals campaign in 1992, Frost would play only 11 games for the Saints and would sing \"Oh When The Saints Go Marching In' just once.\nThe eighth selection has been quite fruitful for the clubs that have possessed it over the years. The 33 players selected have averaged 98-games, collected a Brownlow Medal and Norm Smith Medal, 10 x Premiership Medals, 7 x All Australian Jerseys, 3 x Best and Fairests and 1 x Rising Star Awards. Here are the best of the best, the top five players taken with pick number eight.\nDrafted to Collingwood in 1997, Chris Tarrant was a fast leading, high flying forward in his first nine year stint in black and white. A member of the 2002-03 Magpie Grand Final teams, Tarrant won the Goal Kicking Award for the club five times, finished second in the Copeland Trophy and earned All-Australian selection before being traded to Fremantle.\nIn his time in the West, Tarrant became a key defender before returning to Collingwood where he played in the 2011 Grand Final team. His high flying exploits throughout his 268 game career earned him fan favourite status and Mark of the Year for the 2003 season.\nDYSON HEPPELL\nA 'slider' in the 2010 draft, Essendon were overjoyed to have the opportunity to draft Heppell with the eighth pick. The reason for the Bomber joy was clear for all to see when Heppell won the Rising Star Award at the end of his debut season in 2011, polling 44 out of a possible 45 votes.\nIn 2014, Heppell would win his first Crichton Medal, as Essendon Best and Fairest, and also earned his first All-Australian selection. A natural leader, he became Essendon Captain in 2017. Despite having spent a year on the sidelines, Heppell returned to the AFL in 2017 in fine form and earned 14 Brownlow votes, an equal career high\nJUDE BOLTON\nWidely considered the walking embodiment of the Sydney Swans hardworking 'Bloods' culture, Jude Bolton was a fixture in the club's midfield in 325 games, after being drafted in 1998 until his retirement in 2013.\nInducted into the Swans Hall of Fame in 2017, Bolton is one of only five Swans to play in two premiership sides and is behind only Adam Goodes for games played in the red and white. A committed and tireless worker on the paddock, Bolton retired with the record for most career tackles and tackles in a single match.\nJOEL COREY\nA year after Jude Bolton's name was read out at number eight in the draft, in 1999, Joel Corey was picked up by the Cats to add to their stockpile of young talent. A fierce competitor, Corey would prove an integral member of Geelong's golden age.\nA highly decorated player, Corey claimed two Geelong Best and Fairests and two All Australian selections to go along with his three premiership medals. A fierce competitor, Corey was a phenomenal clearance winner and saved some of his best performances for the game's biggest stage. One of Geelong's best in each of his four Grand Final appearances, he averaged 27 possessions and was a driving force behind the Cats 2007, 2009 & 2011 Premiership triumphs.\nJIMMY BARTEL\nOnly two years after acquiring Joel Corey with the eighth pick in 1999, Geelong were able to use the same pick to bring Jimmy Bartel to the Cattery.\nIn a 15-year career, Bartel was one of the most courageous and prodigious ball winners in the competition. One of the headline acts in one of the competition's most imposing on-ball brigade, just the fourth Cat to play 300-games, Bartel claimed most AFL awards on offer in his stellar career. His decorated career saw him become the second player to play 300-games and win Premiership, Brownlow and Norm Smith Medals.\nHow did we go? Who is your choice for best ever Number Eight selection? Have your say in the poll below.\nPosted in AFL, AFL Draft, Bozza, Saints, St Kilda, Uncategorized\nWhat Josh Hodgson's Extension Means\nA-League Week 7: Learned, Liked, Disliked","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Standard Bank People's Wheels Awards 2014 Automotive Breakfast\nHome General News Standard Bank People's Wheels Awards 2014 Automotive Breakfast\nPanellists (from left to right): Leslie Ramsoomar, Vice-President, Sales and Operations, Renault South Africa; Philip Michaux, CEO, Automotive Retail and Car Rental, Imperial Group; Stanley Anderson, Marketing Director, Hyundai Automotive SA and Sydney Soundy, Head of Standard Bank Vehicle and Asset Finance\nInnovation Required to Combat Pressure from Labour Unrest and Flat Growth Prospects\nWhen four leaders from South Africa's automotive sector gathered in a panel discussion in Johannesburg this morning, October 3, topics of contention were diverse. Hosted by Standard Bank and The Future Group at the Michelangelo Hotel, and chaired by Jeremy Maggs, the event formed part of the build-up to the announcement of the Standard Bank People's Wheels Awards in November.\nLabour unrest in the automotive sector opened the discussion. Leslie Ramsoomar, Renault South Africa's Vice President for Sales and Operations, had the following warning for industry guests: \"We've lost more than a month's production, and it represents about 30% of manufacturing in South Africa. This country is always competing for production, and when we have strikes lasting for as long as this it doesn't bode well for foreign investment.\"\nAccording to Ramsoomar, it is important to note that the impact of the strikes extend far beyond drops in production. As an example, he referred to Renault's partnership with BMW in South Africa, and the knock-on problems of BMW losing production. This results in them not transporting cars to Maputo for export, and Renault therefore doesn't have access to carriers to import Duster SUVs into Johannesburg.\nSydney Soundy, Head of Standard Bank Vehicle and Asset Finance, stressed that the automotive industry would need to budget for ongoing labour unrest. \"The withdrawal of labour will always be a factor that employees use when bargaining for better wages,\" he said. \"I think the industry needs to gets its alignment right in terms of negotiations so that they all happen at the same time \u2013 otherwise if the manufacturers' strike happens first, and the component manufacturers' second, you tend to elongate the strikes as we have seen in the current situation.\"\nFor Philip Michaux, CEO of IMPERIAL Group's Automotive Retail and Car Rental, strikes are a way of life in terms of their impact on the dealer network, with dealers normally stocking up from a components point of view. \"The problem comes in when we end up as we are with a lack of parts supply, and that's got a huge knock-on effect and where I think the reputational risk of our industry is on a threshold,\" said Michaux. \"There are service plans out there in which critical deadlines have to be met, and OEMS don't seem to have too much sympathy with the fact that you are contending with these sorts of problems to maintain CSI levels.\"\nFollowing from a probing question by Jeremy Maggs on whether there was a correlation between prolonged industrial action and pricing, Michaux agreed that there was. \"If you look at the local manufacturing \u2013 take products like the Polo Vivo and light commercial half-ton bakkies that are produced locally \u2013 when that supply runs out, we feel it,\" he explained. \"You've got 65% of your business volumes happening in that entry-level market segment, and a sizeable chunk of that is locally produced. We're getting to the point that if there's no resolution soon, it's going to have dire effects on the business.\"\nDire Effects of Labour Unrest\nWhen Maggs questioned how 'dire effects' were defined, Michaux elaborated: \"One has to take whatever actions you see necessary. You have to look after key staff, put contingency plans into place to effectively advance commissions \u2026 the knock-on effect is dramatic, and I think we're getting to that point where we have to hopefully get resolution this week.\"\nStanley Anderson, Hyundai Automotive SA's Marketing Director, lifted the ominous mood with appreciative laughter from the floor with his opening comment: \"I'd like to start off by saying that we've got stock: we always enjoy upgrading other brands' customers into Hyundais.\"\nOn a more serious note, Anderson noted: \"The industrial action that we've had throughout the year is one of the major causes for the rand depreciating to the extent it has. That obviously has a huge impact on our cost structures, and vehicles get more expensive for the customer: a minimum of 2% a quarter, so it's 8-12% for the year \u2013 which we've seen this year, and it's going to continue next year if the rand doesn't strengthen.\" According to Anderson, this will strengthen the current trend of cash-strapped customers 'buying-down' \u2013 a problem for the automotive industry, as the entry-level segment does not hold the most significant profits for vehicle manufacturers and importers.\nRamsoomar added: \"In order for us to improve value to the customer we have to work on efficiencies: manufacturing, logistics and transport factors all play a role in the price of the vehicle.\n\"I don't think industrial action will go away \u2013 it's here to stay in fits and starts, so we need to stock up. As OEMs and retailers at the moment we're already squeezed very tight, and the only way to look for improving efficiencies is to squeeze our suppliers even more. At the end of the day it's all going to boil down to Government creating an easier environment.\"\nThe discussion then shifted through a number of core issues in the South African automotive industry, including current aftersales satisfaction levels amongst motorists; the related importance of communicating transparently with customers; the role that apprentice programmes play in making the automotive aftersales sector more attractive to would-be workshop technicians and the dangers of unsecured lending.\nPanellists concluded by agreeing that South African automotive sales growth expectations for 2014 remain fairly flat in the 0 to 3% region, with the mini-SUV segment \u2013 populated by the likes of the new Ford Ecosport and Renault Duster \u2013 expected to buck that trend due to their growing attractiveness in the market.\nPrevious articleTag der Deutschen Einheit\nNext articleRENAULT TO STAR AT LONDON FILM FESTIVAL\nAudi Sandton Virtual Reality Tour\nCARFIND.CO.ZA 360\u00b0 Images of Cars\nVirtual Reality South Africa\nIMPERIAL HINO MOVES TO STATE-OF-ART FACILITY IN PURSUIT OF BEST-IN-TOWN DEALER STATUS","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Read disclaimer about translations\nPlease note that some translations using Google Translate may not be accurately represented and downloaded documents cannot be translated. Dana-Farber assumes no liability for inaccuracies that may result from using this third-party tool, which is for website translation and not clinical interactions. You may request a live medical interpreter for a discussion about your care.\nMy Dana-Farber\nAppointments & Second Opinions\nclose navigation panel\nWhy Dana-Farber\nPrevention & Risk\nPhysician Gateway\nDepartments, Centers, & Labs\nSearch Cancer Types\nOnline Second Opinion Program\nStudy of genomic changes in multiple myeloma may lead to new approaches to treating early, smoldering myeloma\nSmoldering myeloma is often genomically indistinguishable from symptomatic myeloma, researchers find, suggesting need to redefine smoldering disease.\nResearchers identify two patterns of myeloma progression. Timing of treatment may be geared to the type each patient has.\nFor many people diagnosed with smoldering multiple myeloma \u2013 a condition that is often a precursor to myeloma \u2013 the shock of the diagnosis can be compounded by the distress of learning they won't receive treatment until physical symptoms of myeloma develop.\nNow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists and an international team of researchers have tracked the genomic changes that occur as smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) advances to myeloma. Their findings lay the groundwork for tests that can identify patients whose SMM is likely to progress rapidly to myeloma, and who could benefit from prompt treatment. Patients with SMM that has a longer lead time to myeloma could be candidates for preventive treatments.\nThe research, published online today by Nature Communications, found that SMM can progress by two distinct patterns: one in which the genetic makeup of SMM tissue doesn't change much in becoming myeloma; and one in which the transition to myeloma is marked by the appearance of new, genetically distinct groups of myeloma cells. The first type, dubbed the static progression model, tends to progress fairly quickly to myeloma. The second, called the spontaneous evolution model, usually takes longer.\nThe findings have implications not only for how patients with SMM are treated but for how multiple myeloma is defined, says the senior author of the study, Nikhil Munshi, MD, of Dana-Farber. \"Traditionally, a diagnosis of myeloma requires not only the presence of myeloma cells but also the development of symptoms such as anemia, bone disease, too much calcium in the blood, and kidney malfunction. Treatment generally doesn't begin until symptoms appear,\" Munshi says. \"Our study shows, however, when the disease follows the static progression model, SMM is, from a genomic standpoint, myeloma. The advance of the disease is solely a matter of an accumulation of diseased tissue. For such patients, it may make sense to begin treatment soon.\n\"In the spontaneous evolution model, by contrast, SMM is genomically distinct from myeloma,\" Munshi continues. \"It advances toward myeloma only when genetic mutations create new subsets of SMM cells that develop into myeloma. Treatment for such patients might involve agents that prevent such subsets from arising.\"\nCurrently, there is no way of determining whether a patient's SMM is likely to follow the static progression or spontaneous evolution model, Munshi notes, but he and his associates are conducting research in that area. Making such distinctions would be crucial to selecting the appropriate treatment for individual patients.\nBefore and after analysis\nThe study began with blood samples from 11 patients with SMM, all of whom went on to develop multiple myeloma over the next three-plus years. Researchers took one set of samples when patients had SMM and a second set when they were diagnosed with myeloma, and analyzed the complete genome of the myeloma cells, looking for differences between those in the myeloma set and those in the SMM set.\nThey found that the genomic composition of cells at the smoldering stage is very similar to that of myeloma cells, and that the course of the disease follows either the static progression or spontaneous evolution model.\nThe investigators also uncovered some of the processes that foul the genome of myeloma cells at key points in the development of the disease. Myeloma originates in plasma cells, which are white blood cells responsible for producing disease-fighting antibodies. As genetic mutations and other molecular derangements accumulate in the cells, they begin to grow out of control and crowd out normal, healthy cells, eventually producing the symptoms associated with myeloma.\nMunshi and his colleagues found that an enzyme called activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), which plays a role in the development of plasma cells, is overactive early in the myeloma process, producing some of the first mutations plasma cells experience. The researchers also found that enzymes known as APOBEC cytidine deaminases become overactive at a later stage \u2013 triggering genetic changes as the disease progresses to myeloma.\n\"Our findings have provided important insights into the patterns of myeloma progression and into some of the mechanisms responsible for the genomic changes that occur as the disease advances,\" Munshi remarks. \"These results suggest that multiple myeloma needs to be redefined to include some patients with smoldering myeloma, and points the way to new treatment approaches geared to the course of disease development in each patient.\"\nThe lead authors of the paper are Niccol\u00f2 Bolli, MD, PhD, of the University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy, and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute; and Francesco Maura, MD, of the University of Milan and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Co-authors are Raphael Szalat, MD, Mehmet Kemal Samur, PhD, Mariateresa Fulciniti, Masood A. Shammas, Yu Tzu Tai, PhD, and Kenneth Anderson, MD, of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana\u2013Farber; Stephane Minvielle, PhD, Florence Magrangeas, PhD, and Philippe Moreau, MD, of Universit\u00e9 de Nantes, Universit\u00e9 d'Angers, Nantes, France; Dominik Gloznik, PhD, Anthony Fullam, PhD, Inigo Martincorena, PhD, Kevin J. Dawson, PhD, Jorge Zamora, Patrick Tarpey, PhD, and Helen Davies, of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute; Paolo Corradini, MD, of the University of Milan and Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori; Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, of the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla; David C. Wedge, PhD, of the University of Oxford; Herve Avet-Loiseau, MD, PhD, of L'Institut Universitaire du Cancer Oncopole, Toulouse, France; and Peter Campbell of the University of Milan.\nFunding for the study was provided by: the Department of Veterans Affairs (grant I01BX001584-01), the National Institutes of Health (grants P01-155258 and 5P50 CA100707-13), the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Associazione Italiana Contro le Leucemie-Linfomi e Mieloma, and Societ\u00e0 Italiana di Ematologia Sperimentale.\nNikhil C. Munshi, MD\nFor all inquiries, call 617-632-4090 and ask to speak to a member of the media team. 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{"text":"Tag Archives: Bring Me Low\n80s (and sometimes 20s) Music Rules ~ Criminally Underrated Artists\/Bands ~ Ward Band Album \"Bring Me Low\" Review\nJanuary 12, 2020 by missparker0106\nPhotography by Warren DiFranco\nImagine being the first band on the planet\u2014and quite possibly in the universe\u2014to release an album for the 2020 decade. An amazing feat, right? Well, there's a band on the west coast of the US who achieved just that\u2014I kid you not\u2014and the name is Ward.\nInitially I had the privilege to make the band's acquaintance in June 2017, via an interview with the band's vocalist, Ward himself. A gracious and interesting interviewee, it was such a pleasure to get to know him and his music in more depth.\nNow, I'm excited to familiarize all of you with (the band) Ward's latest release. As I said, the band purposefully released this creative effort on January 1, 2020 at exactly 12:00AM (UTC+14:00), the dawn of the new decade. In addition to being a collection of beautifully crafted and executed tracks, Ward has designated proceeds from the sales of the album \"Bring Me Low\" to go to NAMI, a well-respected organization that helps individuals cope with depression and other bouts of mental illness.\n\"Bring Me Low,\" a compendium of songs carefully and concisely illustrating the struggles that creative people find themselves in when battling depression is available for download HERE.\nSo, here are my thoughts on this brilliant album. I've listed it out by title track, each title encapsulated by a few lines of streaming consciousness\/impressions scribbled out as I listened. But, please don't take my word for it. Preview and fall in love with \"Bring Me Low\" for yourself. And, when you make this album a part of your music collection, feel proud in knowing that you are playing a major part to help musicians, as well as all the rest of us, battle mental disease.\nAlbum Title: Bring Me Low\nArtist\/band: Ward\n\u00a9 January 2020\nDrums: Ryan Dietzenbach\nBass: Chris Gongora\nGuitar\/vocals: Ward\nGuitar: Mauricio Munguia\nAll songs by Ward except Further From The Edge (Ward & Munguia), Leave It On (Ward, Gongora, Dietzenbach) and All The Things I Want (Ward, Gongora, Dietzenbach, Munguia)\nAll songs mixed by The Elk, except Swimming and Leave It On, mixed by Jason Haag and The Elk, and Whatever Takes You Home, recorded live in one take at the lovely Rev9 studio.\nLeave It On\u2014My first thought as the song opens is that the melody resembles a very welcome throwback to the post-punk era of the music that I adore. A seriously wild bass riff anchors driving guitars and a frenetic beat that eventually morphs into a slower pace. But, the vocals never quit\/slow down. The frantic lyrics and passionate vocals make listeners feel as if the vocalist is taking us along an anxious journey to a destination unknown.\nAll The Things I Want\u2014Even though the lyrics are dark and full of introspection, the melody\/tempo of this track consists of uptempo rhythms and jangly guitars that perfectly complement the vocals. There's a definite urgency that is clearly conveyed, and yet the listener is given the sense that perhaps the desires\/results the singer longs for have been placed out of reach and ultimately abandoned.\nI Can't Fake It Anymore\u2014The vocals make no bones about the singer\/subject being at the end of his rope. We've all experienced this state of mind in some form or another during our lives and this song encapsulates perfectly the anger, frustration, and disappointment that result.\nBring Me Low\u2014An angelic anthem that tears at the soul. As a title song, it bears the burden of the entire collection, from introducing the theme to setting the mood. This beautifully haunting song is a success on both counts. Backing vocals harmonize over a bluesy and emotional melody, which then segues into a graphic description of a low point in one's life and a plaintive plea for relief. It's a song rife with the struggles and obstacles encountered on the journey to becoming clean and sober.\nFurther From The Edge\u2014Ward's range on this track truly takes us to the edge, then draws us slowly back into our comfort\/safety zone. It's like a roller coaster ride that is both exciting and terrifying because we realize we are not in control. All of us, at one time or another, has felt as though life keeps us hurtling along at its own pace, not ours, and this song is a graphic picture of the emotional tumult.\nSwimming\u2014Aurally, we are caught in a whirlpool of emotions. If this is what confusion of thoughts and loss of control sounds like, this track facilitates what it's like to walk in the shoes of someone in the throes of mental illness. It's not a pretty place to be\u2014this song eventually has an end, but for some who suffer from depression, it can seem like no end is in sight. The lyrics and Ward's vocals take us to that place so that we can understand it more fully.\nUnsettled Souls\u2014This is an unapologetic explanation of why the singer is who he is. What you see is what you get, and we are advised to deal with it. Most of this album lays bare the essence of a person in the midst of mental illness, but this one track sums it up concisely.\nDirt\u2014The message here seems to be that we all have the ability to choose the path our lives will take\u2014up to a point. That path, once chosen, means there is no going backward, only forward to deal with it the best that we can.\nWhatever Takes You Home\u2014The lyrics in this track tell us that it's up to us and us alone to figure out how to maneuver our way through life. It's difficult for each and every one of us, fraught with mistakes and bad decisions, and sometimes we have to fail before we can successfully reach our destination. This is an honest look at what we all face, and Ward's vocals pull no punches.\nThere are three bonus tracks\/add-ons that are included with the download: Helter Skelter, Don't Be Scared, and Sober.\nWhatever you do, don't miss out on the opportunity to experience this incredible album, as well as contribute toward a wonderful and important cause. Again, the album Bring Me Low is just a click away and can be downloaded HERE.\nAnd finally, Ward is pulling together a music compilation of peers and other international musicians to raise money for the Australian firefighting efforts. 100% of proceeds will benefit The Trustee for NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donations Fund. Do your part to support this important and heartbreaking cause. Download\/listen HERE.\nWard ~ Swimming (Official)\nWard ~ Whatever Takes You Home (Live)\nPosted in 20s Music, 80's Music, Post-Punk, New Wave, Album Review, Criminally Underrated, Independent Music. Tagged Bring Me Low, Chris Gongora, Christopher Ward, Interview, Los Angeles, Mauricio Munguia, mental health, NAMI, Rev9 studio, Ryan Dietzenbach, WARD","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"PlayStation 5Xbox Series X\/SPlayStation 4Xbox OnePCNintendo SwitchAll PlatformsOther Platforms\nWant to PlayPlayedFavoritesCustom Lists\nEliot Lefebvre\n49 games reviewed\n69.2 average score\n70 median score\n46.9% of games recommended\nAre you Eliot Lefebvre? If so, email [email protected] to claim this critic page.\nDefaultScore: Highest to LowestScore: Lowest to HighestNewest FirstOldest First\nGamer Escape\n8 \/ 10 - Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider\nI can't recommend the game to everyone, and maybe not even to most people. But I think it's commendable in what it's trying to do. And if you, like me, have fond memories of picking up games you knew nothing about based on weird art and a love of cyborg ninjas on motorcycles for no reason\u2026 this is the modern descendant of those, and it's having a good go at it.\n6 \/ 10 - Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent\nBut then, that perhaps is the worst thing about it. The game isn't terrible, but it's a bit forgettable. It comes out on the right side wherein you can have some fun with it, especially if you really like strategy games, but it doesn't really feel like it works very hard to do more than just be good enough. If you're in the mood for a strategy game but don't want quite so much strategy, it'll fill you up, but it's not going to delight you in the process.\n8 \/ 10 - The Knight Witch\nFans of exploration and shooters are strongly encouraged to try out The Knight Witch, because it's a little indie title that's going to charm you with both its story and its gameplay. What do you know? Mashing concepts together worked out pretty well here after all.\n8 \/ 10 - Asterigos Curse of the Stars\nBut I think that on balance, the whole thing works out to the game's favor. This is definitely a title made with a lot of love and attention to detail, and while it's hardly a flawless production, I think it's worth checking out for people who sit on either side of the fence. If you've always wanted to love a Soulslike title but never quite got there, this might help get you over the hump; if you love them but don't mind something being a bit more Souls-lite, this will delight you. It's not going to make it on to my short list of worthy Game of the Year contenders, but it's a solid outing all around, and that's not nothing.\n9 \/ 10 - Potionomics\nSeriously, this is one of those reviews where I want to keep writing because I want to convey how much fun this game is overall. I had a blast with this game. In moments where I was stuck, I didn't have the urge to throw the game away and never pick it up again; I wanted to figure it out, convinced that there was a path through. I felt happy at each success, rejoiced each time I made a nice sale, felt comfort as I slowly started making money and turning the tides against the forces arrayed against me.\n5 \/ 10 - Re:Legend\nIf you're desperate for another farming life sim and have nothing else to play, or you really like the art style so much that you're willing to overlook a relatively lackluster play experience, then you'll get something worthwhile out of the game. I sure hope you do. But for the average player, I just can't find much to recommend it over a lot of other games. Re: Legend falls far short of being a legendary experience.\n9 \/ 10 - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes\nLest that feel like a sharp criticism, though, I want to make it clear that this is not a bad game by any means. I enjoy it. I have fun with it. I think it's a crisp, responsive, and neat hack-and-slash title wherein my biggest criticism is that the strategic depth it has is enough that I want more. And considering that I expected the game to have less depth than its predecessor, I am comfortable and happy to report that it instead highlights and manages its depth, keeping itself a sprightly and engaging title while also giving players a lot of chances to take more tactical control. So in summary, Three Hopes is really good. Really, really good. If you've already loved Three Houses, this is beyond a worthwhile purchase. If you haven't, then here's another point of entry to a world I love. And considering how different this game is from its predecessor, it makes me happy to see that the game's setting and characters can hold up even in a very different context.\n9 \/ 10 - The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe\nThe glory of The Stanley Parable was always that it was a game supremely confident in itself, giving you branching choices that were not choices, inviting you to push up against the boundaries of its world and see how far you could go. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe expands those boundaries and gives you new things to explore, and in the process it managed to surprise me even as someone who had picked over the original game quite extensively. While it may not be as truly groundbreaking as the original, The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe is a must-play for fans of the original \u2013 and if you've never experienced the game, it's the perfect place to learn what made the original so brilliant while finding a number of new twists.\n6 \/ 10 - Cat Cafe Manager\nThe problem is that not only are those few missteps there, the goals it's aiming for are already far lesser than I would expect from the game as a whole. It promises something that is nice, fun, comfy, and cozy. While the game is certainly light and avoids getting bogged down in unnecessary detail, it also fails to really capitalize on its ideas and winds up being a bit unbalanced, a bit undercooked, and a lot underserved compared to a lot of other entries in the field.\n7 \/ 10 - Triangle Strategy\nIn many ways, I keep going back and forth on Triangle Strategy. On the one hand, it's not exactly the game I was hoping it would be when it was first announced. On the other hand, it's also not fair to hold that against the game; it's not whether the game is what I dreamed of but what it is actually trying to be and how well it succeeds at that goal. On the third hand, there are some actual issues there with what the game is trying to be, some places where it winds up falling short of the marks it sets for itself.\n6 \/ 10 - Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2\nThat doesn't mean the game is truly dire or a disaster. Indeed, if you're a fan of the franchise or you want something that feels a bit like a good old-school hack-and-slash platformer, you'll get some enjoyment out of the game. But it ultimately feels like a very pretty and well-intentioned game that made itself too easy and ultimately lost out on its main appeal.\n9 \/ 10 - Unsighted\nIn no uncertain terms? Unsighted is awesome. More people should know about it and play it, especially considering that the game goes out of its way to be accessible even to people who usually find Souls-like titles too hard, or people who dislike the timer mechanic but still want to experience the game, or even people looking for a harder ride. This is a good game and you should go play it. It's not quite for everyone\u2026 but it's as close as any title I've reviewed comes to being a must-play.\n7 \/ 10 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Discovery Tour: Viking Age\nWell\u2026 maybe. There's definitely a strong sense of the Norse in the cultural zeitgeist in the moment, and I can see someone being curious enough to take what amounts to a walking tour of these locations and places to understand a little bit more. And what the game actually wants to deliver it does. While I have some minor quibbles here and there, by and large this is very good at being an educational tour of a historical period with a few fanciful elements to support beliefs.\n7 \/ 10 - Actraiser Renaissance\nSee, again, that's part of what makes this either work for people or not. This is a game that brushes up against a lot of different genres without diving too deeply into any of them, and some players are going to either clock out from that or find that they like one or two parts but not all three. It is kind of a weird game and it is not going to be everyone's cup of tea. But if the idea of the game sounds interesting to you? Hey, this is a classic remastered and improved, and it's well worth the asking price.\n8 \/ 10 - Astria Ascending\nIt feels like a throwback to the PlayStation era in the best way, when there were always new JRPGs showing up in the hopes of getting the same sort of cult reception as Final Fantasy VII, always new titles to try out and new stories to experience, some of them winding up a bit generic but others turning into unexpected little gems along the way. Astria Ascending feels like one of those gems, except it's a new game right now and benefits from all the hindsight that implies.\n7 \/ 10 - Dice Legacy\nAt the same time, I do think there's an appealing and fun game there just the same. The core gameplay loop is well-defined and unique, and the game has a unique charm to it. I might not be the target audience for this particular title, but I can tell that the people who are the target audience are going to get a real kick out of how harsh it manages to be while always feeling just shy of being unfair. It's never easy, but it's always unwelcoming in that peculiar balanced way. Just\u2026 be prepared for some interface weirdness and losing before you get into it, and you'll probably get more out of it in the long run.\n9 \/ 10 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster\nBut if you loved these games before, these remasters are perfect for what they're trying to do. They're charming. They feel like a sudden rush of nostalgia not because they're exactly the games you remember, but the rare form of remaster that does add some stuff on top while still preserving all of the spirit and intent perfectly. And if you've never played these games but want to understand why people loved them so much, these are the perfect way to try them out.\n7 \/ 10 - Chernobylite\nThis is a slower, more painful, and in many ways more failure-prone sort of game. But for players who enjoy the option of a slower ludonarrative and want to experience a build through this difficult situation, stalking the wreckage of the exclusion zone is going to be a lot of fun. If you're willing to be patient and survival-minded, you'll find a lot to enjoy here in Chernobylite.\n8 \/ 10 - NEO: The World Ends with You\nIt's not an instant classic, but I think fans of the original are going to really find stuff to like here. And if you're like me and never played the original, you still owe it to yourself to give this one a solid look. The weirdness of its controls and some of its quirks mean that it might not be for everyone\u2026 but give it a fair shot, and I have a feeling you're going to get a lot more out of it than you might initially expect.\n8 \/ 10 - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139\nI loved the original. I love this remake. And if you've never played the original or you did, you owe it to yourself to give this one a check. It's a game that was always good made that much better, and it's going to stick with you a long time after the credits roll on the final ending.\nA portion of the sale from items purchased through the Amazon, GamesPlanet, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and other 3rd party retailer links on this page directly support OpenCritic.\nActivate Dark Theme\nDonate on Patreon\n\u00a9 2022 Copyright: OpenCritic Inc","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ryan allen contract\nThey are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. Ryan Allen signed a 1 year, $1,050,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including an average annual salary of $1,050,000. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Although the Patriots have never given a second contract to a punter in the Bill Belichick era, Allen's consistency and overall excellence played a major factor in his re-signing with the team on a one-year deal. Also, by disabling these cookies you will also disable banner ads served by Google Adsense on this website.. For more information about these items, view our complete privacy policy.Read More, To see the rest of the Ryan Allen's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Bears general manager Ryan Pace, speaking to WBBM AM-780 this week, expressed confidence that a contract extension will eventually get done with wide receiver Allen Robinson. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. NBC Sports Boston's Phil Perry confirms that it's a one-year deal for Allen. To see the rest of the Ryan Allen's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Ryan Allen contract and salary cap details, including signing bonus, guaranteed salary, dead money, roster bonuses, and contract history P Ryan Allen currently does not have a contract with any NFL team. By using our site, you consent to our use of cookies. AFC East free agency roundup: How do rivals look. NFL Media's Ian Rapoport was first to report the agreement. The New England Patriots won't have to find a new punter for the 2019 season. The New England Patriots won't have to find a new punter for the 2019 season. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Two punters\u2014Jeff Locke and Sam Martin\u2014were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft; Allen was not. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. NBC Sports Boston's Phil Perry confirms that it's a one-year deal for Allen. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. Gallery The best photos of Sony Michel from 2018 season. Also, by disabling these cookies you will also disable banner ads served by Google Adsense on this website.. For more information about these items, view our complete privacy policy.Read More. He proved that much last season when he almost doubled the receiving yards output of the next closest guy on the roster. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience. We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, & serve targeted ads. For now, the Falcons are looking towards the scouting combine, where they'll get a first-hand look at over 300 college players. Login Here. Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. On three separate occasions, Allen landed a punt within the Los Angeles Rams' own 10-yard line. It might not be the flashiest of signings, but as anyone who watched Super Bowl 53 can attest, sometimes you don't need to be flashy to win a championship in the NFL. Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.\nPro Baseball World Club Scores, Enbridge Dividend Schedule 2020, Salt Of The Earth Negative Meaning, Avantasia Ghostlights Lyrics, Philippine Eagle, You Must Be Crazy You Must Be Out Of Your Mind, Saints Vs Raiders Predictions, Where Are Velvet Ants Found,\nryan allen contract 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Why the Gotovina Appeals Judgment Matters\n[Cross-posted at EJIL: Talk]\nWhen the ICTY Appeals Chamber issued its ruling exonerating Gen. Gotovina, and ordering him released, the decision sent shock waves throughout the region. In Serbia, the decision was met with consternation, anger and resentment. In Croatia, the decision was met with jubilation and relief, and Gotovina was given a hero's welcome upon his return to the country.\nAs Marko Milanovic has ably articulated, this dualistic popular sentiment is cause for concern among those who care about the tribunal's long-term legitimacy and success. The decision fueled resentment among Serbs who view the tribunal as victors' justice. And more concerning, according to Marko, it reinforces a Croatian narrative that the Croats were pure victims of Serbian aggression who fought back with only legitimate and lawful methods of warfare. For Marko, this constructed narrative whitewashes a much more complicated reality on the ground.\nFrom a legal perspective, the Appeals decision is also a worrisome development. The two most important principles of the Law of Armed Conflict are the principles of distinction and proportionality. The principle of distinction outlaws the direct targeting of civilians, while the principle of proportionality outlaws the launching of attacks against legitimate military targets that will cause civilian deaths that are disproportionate to the military value of the legitimate target. These are simple principles, but they are difficult for courts to apply in practice. Although one might have predicted otherwise, there have been virtually no guilty verdicts for launching disproportionate attacks at the ICTY. The Gotovina Trial Chamber Judgment was one of the few. And now that verdict has been overturned.\nI am not saying that the Appeals Chamber was wrong in making this decision, but I am saying that the jurisprudence as a whole has taken a wrong turn when proportionality is almost entirely absent from the ICTY's case law.\nTurning to the principle of distinction, the Appeals Chamber concentrated its analysis on a 200-meter standard used by the Trial Chamber. Under this standard, the Trial Chamber determined that artillery shells falling more than 200 meters from a legitimate military target constituted evidence of indiscriminate shelling of a residential area. Although this standard was based on expert testimony heard during the trial, the Appeals Chamber noted that the standard is not one that can be found anywhere in international law. The Trial Chamber appears to have basically made it up (or at the very least conferred upon it a significance it did not deserve).\nThere are two points here. First, the majority and dissent in the Appeals Chamber agreed that the 200-meter standard was ill advised, though they disagreed about the consequence of this observation. For the majority, the ill-advised 200-meter standard was the legal foundation for the entire Trial Chamber decision, without which the conviction crumbled. For the dissent, the unfortunate 200-meter standard was just one aspect of the case against Gotovina, for which there was still a substantial foundation even without the 200-meter standard.\nSecond, was the 200 meter standard even necessary? This might have been a situation where the Trial Chamber said too much, making themselves subject to reversal because they are articulated a legal standard (if it even was a legal standard) that was not defensible. But what if they had articulated no legal standard at all? What then?\nHow is this possible, you ask? It is very possible. The Trial Chamber could have examined the entire spectrum of facts, including the known location of military targets, the known location of civilian deaths, the number of civilian deaths, and then stated that these facts amounted to a legal conclusion of an indiscriminate attack against civilians or even a disproportionate attack against civilians. Period. Had the Trial Chamber done this, their decision would have been subject to less scrutiny, and might even have withstood the appeal.\nThere's an irony here, of course, and one that I often point out to my students in other contexts. When a court applies the law to the facts, they are obligated to state reasons for their decisions (although juries do not). In announcing that decision, they justifiably feel compelled to articulate standards that explain the basis for that decision. But when they do so, they often get reversed if the standard or legal theory is ill advised.\nThis creates a law of perverse incentives. Trial Chambers (and courts generally) should be as terse as possible with their explanations if they want to be successful. Although this renders their decision-making process comparatively opaque, it might immunize them from eventual reversal on appeal. But that's not the type of judicial decision-making we want to encourage.\nAttorney Online said...\nYou seem to be a good lawyer and know a lot about appeals. On the legal forum of Attorney Online we started a discussion about what are appeals. Please join the discussion and express your opinion. Moreover you can write there articles and posts to Attorney Blog. If you know many good attorneys, you can invite them to submit their contacts to Attorney Directory. It is free and lifetime. If you know interesting legal news, you can also publish them.\nQuestion: if the 200 m standard was testified to by an expert at trial, why didn't the Trial Chamber cite that reference in the judgement? Isn't it true that the Appeals Chamber found the TC was in error precisely because it was never mentioned at trial (hence no reference cited)?\nJens David Ohlin said...\nThe standard was based on expert testimony from the trial, in the sense that the TC heard testimony regarding a 400-meter margin of error but the TC decided that a 200-meter margin of error was generous enough and should guide their analysis in lieu of a 400-meter standard. There was an amicus brief on precisely this issue. The majority decision of the AC ultimately held that the 200 meter standard was flawed, though the dissent disagreed that the flawed analysis was fatal to the verdict.\nI guess juries aren't required to do the same because of all the viewpoints people would have.\nBogdan Yanov said...\nWow never knew what I'd assignment writing service australia\nfind when I clicked on the link\nmarko said...\nTiming is vital when wanting to switch an advance bundle. 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{"text":"Urbanites and their energy consumption\nErin Baxter\nGed Davis, Chair of Scenarios at the World Energy Council\nAt his public lecture at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Chair of the World Energy Scenario Study Group at the World Energy Council Ged Davis spoke on the importance of the supply and demand of energy in developed and developing countries.\nAs an urbanite from Kitchener-Waterloo (KW), I was particularly intrigued by his assessment on city dweller demands on energy. Locally, the Waterloo Region is considerably progressive, not only in technological innovations, but in energy initiatives as well. According to the region's website, the development of an Energy Management Strategy, A Fleet Greening Strategy, Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Clean Air Plan, and Community Energy Planning strategy are all underway in an effort rethink energy demands in our area. However, Davis's lecture gave several other suggestions to battle rising energy demands facing KW and similar urban areas.\nFor those involved in industry. Although industry-related barriers are difficult for the average citizen to overcome alone, Davis explained that retrofitting existing plants with better technology is a worthwhile investment. Switching from traditional, electrical sources to renewable sources, such as solar or wind power, would further improve the efficiency of retrofitted plants. Along with these utility changes, Davis suggested that plants review their products designs to be longer lasting and recyclable. \"One third of all energy goes to supplying energy to buildings,\" said Davis. With such statistics, Davis encouraged the audience to advocate for more energy efficient industrial buildings and industrial operations.\nFor homeowners. The aforementioned statistic attributing one third of energy needs to buildings also calls attention to comparably smaller, residential building owners. While concern for our environmental footprint seems to wane with every dip in the economy, there is evidence that homes that are more effectively engineered are capable of running on 10 percent of the current energy need, said Davis. Replacing old appliances with more energy-efficient models was also cited by Davis as a solution to our high residential energy needs.\nFor those who commute. Davis lamented the poor urban planning and infrastructure that causes such high levels of private commuters. Nonetheless, he suggested that as long as we are driving vehicles, automobile technology can be significantly improved to reduce energy demands and utilize renewable energy sources.\nIn the next 35 years, it is expected that 75 percent of the world's population will live in cities, said Davis. Because city dwellers are among the highest energy consumers in the world, his forecast begs urbanites and city councillors to do their part. We should heed energy-conscious suggestions, such as those offered by Ged Davis and other advocates of sustainable energy.\nHAVE YOUR SAY: If you attended this lecture, caught the webcast or watched the archived video, we would love to hear your thoughts on the presentation. Start a dialogue by adding your comments below.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pioneering Hackney Wick theatre needs cash help to insulate its tin roof\nBy Syma Mohammed\nThe Yard Theatre Director Jay Miller is upset as the venue is at risk of closing down. - Credit: Archant\nNestled in an industrial estate in Hackney Wick is a small theatre with big ideas.\nFor the past three years The Yard in White Post Lane has given people starting out in the uncertain world of theatre the opportunity to have their voices heard and their productions staged.\nBut unseasonably cold weather over the past 12 months means its future could be under threat unless it can raise \u00a310,000 to insulate its tin roof.\nThe draughty interior and lack of heating means that the theatre cannot operate during the winter months.\nCurrent director Jay Miller said: \"This year we need to make it a sustainable business. The reason it's not a sustainable business is it's only open six months of the year. \"It's really crucial we are able to stay open all year. When we can't open, we can't bring in any income. When we are not putting shows on and when we are not open, we are in real danger.\"\nThe theatre has raised \u00a34,500 so far.\nMr Miller said a \"real mix\" of people had donated and many were people who had worked at the theatre. One anonymous donor had given \u00a32,000.\nThe money raised will be used to fix holes in the roof and buy sheep's wool which will be hung in nets from the ceiling to provide insulation.\n\"It also fits into the sustainable ethos of the theatre which has been furnished from recycled and reclaimed materials,\" Mr Miller says.\n\"I wanted to create a space that was really present so you would remember where you had come.\n\"What we have created is a Grecian amphitheatre in a post-industrial warehouse.\n\"I originally wondered where we could go to find a warehouse and Hackney Wick is well known for its warehouses.\n\"It's a really interesting area as it's going through profound change. I find this space really inspiring.\"\nThe theatre was initially set up as a pop-up theatre in 2009 and then officially started up in 2011 with \u00a38,000 from the Arts Council.\n\"I started the theatre because there was not anywhere in London to make new work as arts funding dried up,\" Mr Miller added.\n\"Established theatres don't take any risks on young artists and new work.\n\"What we say is we protect new contemporary work which can't be seen anywhere else in London.\n\"We want to create the new voices of theatre in years to come.\"\nThe theatre has staged 69 productions over the past three years.\nOne of its most successful productions so far was a one-woman show by former Hackney resident Michaela Coel, which went on to the Bush Theatre and Royal Exchange Theatre.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Dantreks - Family Adventures in a Wide World\nVietnam - The Puzzle of Time\nAuthor: Dave\nHave you ever tried to put together a jigsaw puzzle without knowing the completed picture? That's what Vietnam feels like to us.\nWhen we left home, Vietnam wasn't on our radar of places to go. I thought we'd spend most of our time in SE Asia in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. The first time Vietnam came up was when our travel doctor suggested doing a loop from Thailand, down Vietnam, through Cambodia and back to Bangkok. I sort of dismissed that idea at the time.\nHowever, as we travelled, we kept hearing how beautiful Vietnam is and how we had to work it into our trip. Jody, in particular was intrigued so we made the family decision to substitute it for Malaysia on our itinerary. No travel decision is ever a bad one, but I have some serious mixed feelings about Vietnam. Jody and the girls might have different opinions, but hey, I'm writing this post!\nWe flew from Chiang Mai into Hanoi. Our drive from the airport into the city centre was a gong-show. We've experienced crazy traffic before but Hanoi's level of chaos was something else! Motorbikes in the thousands doing whatever they want, tuktuks, bicycles, cars and trucks all competing for the same space. Somehow they seem to make it all work as we were surprised to have only seen two car accidents and a man get knocked off his motorbike in the 20 minute drive from the airport. Welcome to Vietnam!\nWe checked into the hotel and the staff were welcoming and helpful. As it was only mid-afternoon, it was suggested that we head to the nearby water puppet theatre. A great idea, we grabbed tickets for the five o'clock show and wandered around the area before it started.\nNorth Face has a few factories in Vietnam and you can find clothes, jackets and bags for sale everywhere at prices we couldn't even dream of at home. I picked up two pairs of shorts and we contemplated getting the girls winter coats to be shipped. Everyone we interacted with was friendly and appreciated our efforts to communicate in our mispronounced Vietnamese. This included the persistent bicycle tuktuk drivers who were stationed every few metres asking if we needed a ride. A polite no thank you and the standard 'maybe tomorrow?' from the driver (followed by the compulsory 'maybe' from us) and all was good.\nThe water puppet show was amazing. A traditional live performance art, it included musicians, singers, puppeteers and their helpers. Adapted for modern audiences, the show included a jumping water display, lights, smoke and fire. Unlike the puppetry we're used to \u2014 where artists work the puppets from above \u2014 Vietnamese water puppets are controlled from below and behind. A pool acts as the stage for the puppets to perform. At the back of the pool there is a screen from behind which the artists use long poles to move the puppets across the stage. We never saw any of the performers until the end of the show when they came out for a bow. There were times when I couldn't quite figure out how they made the puppets move and dance across the water. We imagined the sight of the performers working behind the screen would be almost as entertaining as what we saw in front of it due to the potential acrobatics required!\nAt the end of the show, we took some time to admire the puppets on display in the foyer. Colourful and ornate, these are also works of art on their own. We were approached by a young man who worked for the company. The girls asked some questions about how the puppets moved and how many people there were behind the screen. He said it varied from show to show as they put on several different performances throughout the year. We also commented we were impressed by the use of fire in the show and wonder how that worked. He joked that he couldn't say but said they can do all sorts of things with the puppets. They have one show where a puppet bomber aircraft is shot down in one of the scenes. Sheepishly, he said that is more for a Vietnamese audience as it can be offensive to Americans. Seeing he thought we were from the US, we showed him our backpack and maple leaf and said we wouldn't be offended as we're Canadian. He joked that he has a hard time telling westerners apart but said people in Vietnam really like Canadians - with a pregnant pause, you can guess why\u2026\nIt was a great conversation which, combined with our interactions with people at the airport, hotel and shops, left us with the impression that Vietnam has generally moved on from the American War as they call it. This, in literary terms, is called a foreshadow.\n\u200bAfter the show, we walked around a little bit more before getting some dinner and headed back to the hotel. We knew Vietnam is a communist country but I was struck by the number of Cold War-esque statues, government buildings and public monuments celebrating the worker and proletariat. I shouldn't have been surprised, but I suppose the rest of the world has moved away from the Communism vs. The West narrative but here, it is still something articulated in public spaces. Fascinated by these displays of ideology and nationhood, Jody and I thought it would be interesting to visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum the next day.\n\u200bWe woke up early as we heard it can get quite busy. Being a few kilometres away, we decided to take two bicycle tuktuks to the mausoleum. We got to the entrance in about 20 minutes and Jody made the move to get out. The driver said 'no, no' as he was going to drive us to the end of the line. Two-blocks later, we eventually stopped and proceeded to walk another block in search of a place to join the queue. As we walked, we were struck by how few foreigners were there. There were families, school groups and regular citizens who had all lined up for hours to pay their respects to the man they identify as the father of modern Vietnam. \u200b\nThe girls said they liked walking the line because they felt like royalty walking down the street separated from the crowd by portable metal barriers. Our presence seemed to be a mild novelty, especially for all of the school-aged kids who were standing in the queue for at least two hours. One kid reached out to me, so I shook his hand. He was thrilled and showed all of his friends and the girls found this equally entertaining. Lots of hellos, pointing and giggling, all in good fun by the local kids as we navigated the side of the road between traffic and the sidewalk where the line was located.\nAbout 30 metres later, we had to make our way around a large truck and as we got to the other side, I looked up and saw about a dozen Vietnamese veterans. One of them called out to me so I engaged with him.\nSaying hello as I walked by, he barked something at me again. I hesitated and said sorry, I didn't understand. This time he raised his voice so all of his friends and the people in the immediate vicinity could listen. The men he was with in military garb started to laugh.\nAgain, I apologized, I don't understand, but he continued and I suddenly realized what was going on. This man, along with his friends, were in their early 60s and clearly retired from duty. The military outfits they wore were, at one time, their dress uniform but were now only worn for occasions like this when they wanted to be identified as veterans of the war. Their shirts were untucked and they had mismatched trousers and sandals. So this was an impromptu gathering organized amongst former comrades-at-arms. The particular individual who was giving me an earful had four stars across each of his shoulders. Clearly, he was the leader of these men and was taking the opportunity to ridicule a foreigner who had the audacity to visit the tomb of their esteemed leader.\nThis was one of those really awkward moments when you don't know if you should walk away or further engage. Being totally surprised and bewildered by this exchange, I tried to explain that I didn't understand and that I was Canadian, again, using my backpack to show off the flag. It didn't matter to this gentleman as he continued to cut into me for the benefit of his friends. I have no idea what he said but imagine it was along the lines of \"How dare you, American, come here. You have no reason for being here other than needing to pay respects to the man who defeated the US military.\" Something along those lines or worse\u2026\nThis person was getting a bit of an audience by this time but the only people laughing were his men. The others around were watching in wonder to see what would happen next. I think his men were a little taken aback too, but the old guy was on a roll and there was no stopping him. As I stood there dumbfounded on the receiving end of his blast, a police officer jumped in-between me and the veteran and said that I had to move on (it felt like the officer was intimating this exchange was my fault).\nI backed off while he turned in triumph to his men as they started to move forward in the line. One of his men seemed to be a bit uncomfortable by the exchange and attempted to make amends by shouting to Jody to see if we were in fact Canadian. He asked if we spoke French, and she responded in French that we did albeit a little, as we walked away.\nIt was an entirely unsettling and humbling experience. This person didn't know me but presumed to attack me simply based on what I looked like. To him, I appeared American and that made me fair game. It was shocking and, honestly, I was quite mad once I was able to process what had just happened.\nBy the time we eventually found the end of the line, I was seething and we decided to give a visit to the mausoleum a miss. I had to calm myself down as the girls had a lot of questions and I had to talk through what happened with them. This incident provided fodder for our conversations for the rest of our time in Vietnam. How do you explain his behaviour? What's his perspective on the war? What did he witness? Think about others who experience this kind of treatment on a regular basis - women, people of colour or different religions. These conversations were as beneficial for me as they were for the girls. Needless to say, I didn't start to feel better about Vietnam until we reached Hoi An 5 days later.\n\u200bI'm still probably not 100% on Vietnam yet. We were told that it is a beautiful country. That wasn't particularly obvious to us in either Hanoi nor Ha Long Bay. The city is dirty and polluted and the air quality is the worst we have experienced anywhere on our trip. We used Cat Ba Island to explore Ha Long Bay but the town is hard and the days were overcast which contributed to my perspective. However, Hoi An was a beautiful, sunny spot. Fantastic beaches and an amazing old town. If you're on a budget, Vietnam is an excellent place to stretch your shilling.\nIt will be interesting to see what happens to Vietnam in the next few years. It appears that anyone under the age of 40 has completely moved on from the war. Our interactions with people our age or younger were fantastic. As a nation, they celebrate when they defeated a world super power (in their view). Every country deserves the right to feel patriotic and celebrate national achievements but as time moves on I suspect the allure of defeating an 'imperial power' will likely be replaced by other more current\/relevant national feelings (i.e., what it means to be Vietnames vs. seeing the world through a military lens).\nTo me, it appears as if Vietnam is in a period of transition. The population seems to be very young and the borders are becoming more open. Younger cohorts will feel less connected to the wars of the past and exposure of the general population to increasing numbers of foreigners will have an impact on the Vietnamese world and self-view. All along the waterfront between Da Nang and Hoi An, there are hotels and beach resorts going up. There are thousands of new hotel rooms that will need to be filled. We got the sense that tourism is about to explode in Vietnam in the next few years.\nIf people asked me whether or not they should visit Vietnam, I would say yes - but maybe skip the mausoleum.\nChris Lake\nWe. Just. Missed. You. Just got back from a Chiang Mai\/Hanoi ++ trip of our own. A meetup would've been fun to trade stories - I am now utterly fascinated by Vietnam history. Shame about the old dude; aggression of any sort always mars the impression of a place in a big way - and it highlights that funny part of travel where two people visiting the same place can leave with such totally different impressions. Hanoi was one of my favorite cities visited so far! Look forward to chatting in the far future and reading more in the near!!! Happy trekking!!!\nWe're the Danchuks - follow our explorations and family adventures in a wide world (2018).\n56. The French Connections\n55. Living the Dolce Vita\n54. Pompeii: It Left an Impression\n53. Can you suffer reverse culture shock?\n52. Zanzibar: Polepole\n51. The Fast Boat to Zanzibar\n50. Victoria Falls: The Smoke that Thunders\n49. Our Namibian Road Trip: Part 2\n\u200b48. Self Drive Safaris & Poaching\n46. Africa Re-Visited\n45. Cape Town and It's Water","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Metros Delhi 30 Dec 2021 Patient care hit in hospitals as Delhi doctors intensify NEET stir\nPatient care hit in hospitals as Delhi doctors intensify NEET stir\nTHE ASIAN AGE. | BHASKAR HARI SHARMA\nThe stir by resident doctors in Delhi, who have been protesting over delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, entered its 13th day on Wednesday\n: A patient leaves after he could not be attended due to doctors' protest over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, at the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi (PTI Photo)\nNew Delhi: Patient care was badly affected at several major hospitals in New Delhi on Wednesday as resident doctors protesting over the delay in NEET PG counselling intensified their agitation even as members of more RDAs joined the stir in the national capital, as well as some other parts of the country. The resident doctors' association of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) on Wednesday morning issued a statement that its members were \"withdrawing services\" to protest against the alleged police action in a face-off between them and medics on Monday, and demanded expediting of the NEET PG counselling process.\nLocated in East Delhi, RGSSH, under the Delhi government, is one of the key facilities for treatment of Covid-19 in the city.\n\"Senior residents and junior residents have boycotted services from today. But we are trying to compensate with consultants so that patient care is not much affected,\" a senior official of the hospital said, adding that about 900-2,000 patients visit its OPD daily.\nMembers of the RDAs at Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya and Northern Railway Central Hospital, one of the busiest facilities in Delhi, also protested and boycotted services. Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar confirmed that doctors at the NR Central Hospital have joined the protest.\nVisuals emerged on social media of doctors at the Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya and Northern Railway Central Hospital holding banners with messages like \"Black day for medical fraternity\", \"Couselling karao, doctors bulao\", and chanting slogans such as \"We want justice\".\nThe stir by resident doctors in Delhi, who have been protesting over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, entered its 13th day on Wednesday.\nThe president of the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA), Dr Manish, said: \"The strike is still on\".\nDue to the stir, patient care has been affected at three facilities run by the Central government at the Safdarjung, RML and Lady Hardinge Hospitals and some Delhi government-run hospitals too. On Tuesday, FORDA had decided to continue the stir as a meeting between their federation's delegation and the Union health minister failed to make any headway.\nThe meeting between a FORDA delegation and health minister Mansukh Mandaviya had taken place at Nirman Bhavan, but the doctors' body had said the \"response was not satisfactory\". Dr Mandaviya had urged them to call off their strike in the larger public interest.\nThe resident doctors in Delhi on Wednesday morning gathered in the premises of Safdarjung Hospital, where police personnel were deployed to ensure the maintenance of law and order. According to the police, adequate police arrangements have been made at Safdarjung Hospital, where more than 1,000 protesting resident doctors have gathered raising their demands.\nA senior police officer said the protesting residents were made aware of the \"yellow alert\" issued in the national capital on Tuesday in view of the prevailing coronavirus pandemic situation.\nThe police officer said: \"We urged them (protesting doctors) to follow the Covid protocols, maintain social distancing. We have told them that as per the new DDMA guidelines, such type of gatherings are not allowed, and we urged them to discontinue their protest.\"\n\"The entire nation looks up to doctors and if doctors themselves gather in large numbers, there is more threat of spreading Covid-19, and in that case, who will treat the patients? We are trying all measures to create awareness and convince the protesting doctors to call off their protests, amid the rising cases of Covid-19 and the scare of Omicron,\" he added.\nWhen the protesters questioned the police about rallies allegedly being held elsewhere amid the yellow alert, they responded the \"law is equal for all\", and no such activity will be allowed as per the DDMA guidelines which are being \"followed strictly\".\nTags: doctors protest, delhi doctors protest","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Crystal Ballroom\nWhere On Any Night, Anything Can Happen!!\nBox Office Hours\nDaily, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.\n1-855-CAS-TIXX\nEmail the Box Office\nboxoffice@mcmenamins.com\nBox Office Details\nMcMenamins Home\nLoading Show Search...\n#crystalballroom\nMonqui Presents\nMachine Girl\n7 pm doors, 8:30 pm show\nAll ages welcome\n$30 advance, $35 day of show\nMachine Girl is a producer turned two piece electropunk-hardcore outfit. Making a name for themselves online for their unique brand of electropunk, They've been on year end lists for Noisey, given Eureka! reviews by TinyMixTapes and been shouted out by The Needledrop. In addition to press and accolades from publications, they've amassed a rabid online fanbase, spawning dedicated reddit and discord servers. Cutting their teeth on the DIY circuit across North America, Machine Girl have become infamous for their cathartic unpredictable and destructive performances. In an interview with Revolver magazine, Stephenson defined Machine Girl as \"fucked-up electronic punk\" and stated that he didn't like the \"industrial\" tag for being \"very goth, and very black and white\" considering the project \"a lot more colorful.\" Kerrang! listed them as one of the \"bands expanding the definition of hardcore\", and described the project as \"a particularly punky and ferocious breed of the electronic sub-genre breakcore that could easily pass for hardcore when they rip it live.\"Pitchfork defined their style as \"relentlessly smashing together bits of punk, grindcore, rave, industrial, and more\" and \"unpredictable and dangerous, full of animalistic rage and uncontrollable energy\"\nCopyright 2023 McMenamins - All rights reserved.\nMcMenamins Music Venues\nLola's Room\nWhite Eagle Saloon\nFull Venue List\ninstagram.com\/CrystalBallroom\nCrystal Tweets\nTweets by @CrystalPortland\nCrystal Facts\nOpened in 1914 as Cotillion Hall, the dance hall was rechristened in 1950 as the Crystal Ballroom. It wasn't until 1997 that McMenamins took stewardship of the legendary building.\nAfter being shut down by the city in 1968 due to \"code violations,\" the Crystal was dark for nearly 30 years, despite failed attempts to revive it. Then, in 1997, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom was born.\nHeard about the Crystal's \"famous floating dance floor\"? It's ball bearing and rocker design, first patented in 1905 by Charles R. Hunt, brought a whole new sensation to Portland dancing.\nAn early 1900s guest said of the dance hall's floating floor that it made \"a good dancer out of a bad one.\" Another recalled that it made dancing \"almost effortless.\"\nThe Crystal's famous \"floating\" dance floor's bounce factor could originally be adjusted using a racheted gear. Appropriate to each dance, the floor could be made rigid or wide open.\nThe Crystal is said to have a strong \"sense of place,\" a phenomenon defined as an energy that affects the quality of the experience and its outcomes for the group that is gathered within.\nJust a few of the performers who have graced the Crystal stage: Ike & Tina Turner, the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, James Brown, Wilco, B.B. King, Sleater-Kinney, Motorhead -- and the list goes on\u2026.\nThe Crystal's vibrant energy attracted Mike McMenamin for years. After its purchase, Mike said, \"It's one of those places that deserves to live forever [but] we just have custody for awhile.\"\nDuring the 1950s, the Crystal might have hosted a high-society old-time dance, a sorority pajama party, a Gypsy wake, and James Brown, all in one week.\nGary Ewing was the Crystal's legendary light show artist in the late '60s, filling the space with transcendent color and images in \"harmonic totality\" with the music.\n\"My ambition is to fill a volume, that is a ballroom, with color the way a glass is filled with water. The people would be dancing in color, covered with color.\" \u2013 Gary Ewing, light show artist, 1967\nThe building's first owner, Montrose Ringler, is credited with bringing the new-fangled sport of \"basketball\" to Portland.\nDuring the Grateful Dead's 1968 set at the Crystal, the power cut out mid-song. Strangely, that track is the one that ended up on Anthem of the Sun, one of Rolling Stone's \"500 greatest albums.\"\nEarly 1910s reformers (including Lola Baldwin, namesake of Lola's Room) sought to curb the vices of dancing and drinking. Headlines included DANCEHALL HELD EVIL and HUGGING BARRED AT PUBLIC DANCES.\nPortland's Lola Baldwin, the nation's first policewoman, sought to curb the evils of dancing, drinking and loose morals in the 1910s. Naturally, we named a bar for her. Raise a glass at Lola's Room.\nAt one 1967 show at the Crystal, guests saw The Warlocks, Mr. Lucky & The Gamblers and The Weeds before headliners Buffalo Springfield. Ticket cost? $2.25 for a single, $4 for a couple.\nIn the late '50s and early '60s, colorful Gypsy wakes were held at the Crystal as part of that populations' funereal traditions, complete with food, beer, music, dancing and more.\nOne long-running rumor is that, during a Crystal show in 1965, Little Richard fired his guitarist in a fit of pique and ego. That guitarist, it is said, was none other than Jimi Hendrix.\nTrue Story. Be Part of it!\nWebsite Design by WEINLANDcreative","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Education as Business Investment\nBehavior and Education\nThe Design & Management of Effective Distance Learning Programs \u2013 Chapter 1\nChapter 1: Distance Education: What Is It? Utilization of Distance Education in Higher Education in the United States\nDiane A. Matthews\nCarlow College, USA\nCopyright \u00a9 2002, Idea Group Publishing.\nTechnology-based distance education is emerging as an increasingly visible feature of post-secondary education in the United States (U.S. Department of Education, 1999). Educators have the opportunity to define, design, and manage effective and robust teaching and learning systems, programs, and courses. As distance learning becomes a serious alternative to the standard classroom environment, enormous opportunities and dilemmas present themselves for the players. This chapter examines the technology used in distance education; the type of student utilizing distance education; advantages and disadvantages for the student, the instructor, and the institution in the use of distance education; and the players involved\u2014including higher education institutions, virtual universities, states, and consortia.\nTechnology-based distance education is emerging as an increasingly visible feature of post-secondary education in the United States (U.S. Department of Education, 1999). Technology is changing the way the university functions as an institution of higher learning. Publications such as The Chronicle of Higher Education regularly feature articles about the distance education efforts of various higher education institutions and systems, states, and consortia. Distance education specialists and academic policymakers expect technology to help higher education institutions provide a wide range of programs, including degree programs, to larger proportions of the student population (U.S. Department of Education, 1997).\nIn distance education, or distance learning, the students and instructors remain geographically apart. Today, the ability to take courses from a remote location utilizing the Internet is referred to as \"e-learning\" (Quan, 2000); elearning is the dot-com term for distance education. Concepts of lifelong learning, individualized or personalized learning, and time-free, space-free, \"just-in-time\" learning arrangements have emerged, all of which allow learning away from the traditional campus (American Council on Education, 1996). Distance education is a key strategy in meeting the massive demand for higher education.\nDistance education is first and foremost a movement that sought not so much to challenge or change the structure of higher learning, but to extend the traditional university in order to overcome its inherent problems of scarcity and exclusivity. Second, distance education developed as a creative political response to the increasing inability of the traditional university structure to grow bigger (Hall, J., 1995). Distance education dealt with the problem of too many students in a single physical space.\nThe increasing diversity in demand for education means the virtual campus is a model for the future. Developed societies are moving further from the traditional model, where people complete their education at an early age and then dedicate themselves solely to work (Warden, 1995). Simple desktop computers can now function on the Internet as powerful, multimedia, interactive communication centers. New Internet tools, such as bulletin boards, electronic tests, hyper-linked texts and sources, and enhanced computer systems with greater speed and more memory, allow viewers to see more information and tune in on discussions, meetings, theatrical performances, even operas, around the world (Gallick, 1998). Such features offer rich opportunities for distance education.\nDistance learning is emerging as part of mainstream education (American Council on Education, 1996). So, \"What is distance education and what is its use in the United States?\" To answer this question, we examine the media used in distance education, the type of student utilizing distance education, advantages and disadvantages in the use of distance education, and the players involved.\nMEDIA USED IN DISTANCE EDUCATION\nDistance education employs media in many forms and to varying degrees. It uses mail, facsimile, radio, television, satellite broadcasts, videotapes, teleconferencing, electronic mail, chatrooms, bulletin boards, CDROM, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.\nThe \"first generation\" of distance education technologies included print, radio and television. The \"second generation\" added audiocassettes, videotapes, and fax. Both generations of technology were primarily one-way (asynchronous) communication from the faculty to the student.\nIn 1985 and for the next ten years, CD-ROM technology was developed and used to deliver instruction. We also witnessed two-way interactive capabilities (synchronous or simultaneous, real-time communication) utilizing computers and computer networks, including the Internet and the World Wide Web. Audioconferencing and videoconferencing came into being. High-quality interactive videoconferencing provides additional enhancements to distance teaching. In videoconferencing, a faculty member teaches a class in a traditional classroom setting while concurrently instructing a different group of students in another classroom via interactive video. Introducing an audio link from the remote site back to the lecturer allows live interaction and enables questions.\nThe use of the \"virtual classroom\" is a growing development in distance learning. It is usually based on computer groupware, but can be operated over the Internet. Both groupware\u2014or \"courseware\"\u2014and the Internet utilize synchronous and asynchronous instruction. In general, the student uses a local computer (usually from home) to access a range of services and facilities. These include online registration, dissemination of prepared course materials (such as the course syllabus, assignments, and practice tests), access to online video materials, and communication with instructors, tutors, and other students via electronic mail (email). Frequently, courses have their own Web page where instructors post their syllabi and assignments, as well as links to other informative Web sites, periodicals, and shared audio and video files. \"Classes\" and discussion groups are conducted in online chatrooms; assignments and exams are emailed to the instructor. Discussion topics are posted to discussion or bulletin boards (\"threaded discussions\"); students comment on the selected topics, and they may also post new topics.\nThe Web is used in teaching in two different ways. A Web-Assisted Course (WAC) has a traditional classroom setting and uses the Web to exchange email for communication between students and instructors in chatrooms and to download course materials and obtain grades. A Web- Based Course (WBC) is a stand-alone course delivered to students who do not meet in a traditional classroom; these students take the course from a remote location via the Web.\nThe United States Department of Education (1999) conducted a survey on distance education and found the following regarding the then current use and the planned use of technology:\nDistance education courses were delivered by asynchronous Internet instruction at 58% of post-secondary institutions, by two-way interactive video at 54%, and by one-way prerecorded video at 47% of the institutions in the 1997-1998 academic year. Nineteen percent of the institutions offered courses using synchronous Internet instruction. Thus, more institutions used several types of video technologies and the Internet-based technologies than other modes of delivery. (p. 38) Institutions planned to start using, or to increase their use of asynchronous Internet instruction as a primary mode of delivery more than any other type of technology, with 82% of the institutions planning to start or increase their use of this technology. Two-way interactive video (cited by 61%) and synchronous Internet instruction (cited by 60%) were also indicated as technologies planned for an increasing role in delivering distance education in the next three years. (p. 39)\nThe methods by which higher education institutions provide instruction are changing rapidly. The integration of computers into teaching as we are now experiencing may be one of the most significant contributions to education ever known (Buikema & Ward, 1999). Now faculty have a growing range of distance education tools allowing them to bring information resources, simulation capabilities, and other enhancements to instruction.\nTYPE OF STUDENT\nDistance education has a long history of serving isolated and remote learners (American Council on Education, 1996). Today, in addition to serving the learner who lives far from campus, distance education is aimed at part-time students, time-strapped adult learners, and students trying to work full time while earning degrees. Virtual classrooms are not aimed at the traditional market of young college people, but rather are meant to serve disciplined adult learners (Guernsey, 1998). Students are typically older than traditional undergraduates (On Line, 1998, May 22). Interestingly, the typical distance learning student is a 43 year old woman, with a $73,000 household income, who is looking for a career change or career enhancement (Lucas, 1998, as cited in Buikema & Ward, 1999). The age profile of students, whether men or women, suggests that many will have family commitments. It is unlikely that they would be willing or able to leave home to attend a fulltime, campus-based course (Miller, Smith & Tilstone, 1998). Distance learning primarily attracts women with children. Sixty-six percent of the adult distance education market is female, and 80% of them have children (Bremner, 1998). As a rule, the distance learner is serious, disciplined, conscientious, and demanding (O'Leary, 2000). According to professors who teach online courses, virtual classes require unflagging self-discipline, self-motivation, and efficient time management by the student.\nIn a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Education (1997) in 1995, more higher education institutions offered distance education courses designed primarily for undergraduate students (81% of the institutions) and graduate students (34% of the institutions) than for any other type of student. Professionals seeking recertification were targeted by 39% of institutions offering distance education courses, and other workers seeking skill updating or retraining were targeted by 49%.\nIn the fall of 1998, another student population emerged\u2014students already enrolled in regular classes eager to ease their schedules by taking courses online. Many colleges and universities find students enrolled in distance education courses simultaneously enrolled in on-campus courses (\"The Costs of Teaching,\" 2000). Many of these students work part-time or full-time jobs and they need the freedom to manage their time ( Guernsey, 1998).\nADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF OFFERING DISTANCE EDUCATION\nThere are benefits and drawbacks to offering distance education. Advantages accrue to both the student and to the institution; however, there are numerous disadvantages that must be considered.\nBenefits to the Student\nBenefits to the student include: increased access to higher education (particularly for the nontraditional student), flexible scheduling of personal time, convenient location (students can attend class from any corner of the globe), individualized attention by the instructor, less travel, and increased time to think about and respond to (via email or discussion boards) questions posed by the instructor (Matthews, 1999). Shy students can anonymously speak up in chatrooms. Often students who participate in online courses say they get to know one another better than in a traditional class (Buikema & Ward, 1999); chatrooms build a sense of community. Increased access to certificate and degree programs can have the further benefit of encouraging students to undertake these programs or to complete them more quickly (Turoff, 1997, as cited in U.S. Department of Education, 1999).\nBenefits to the Institution Offering Distance Education\nThe institution also reaps benefits from offering distance education. It increases enrollment, attracts more qualified students, increases retention and graduation rates, and increases institutional prestige (Buikema & Ward, 1999). In addition, offering distance education attracts new teaching staff (those interested in distance education), allows instructors freedom to be more creative in the classroom, reduces the need to build and maintain university campuses and buildings, offers a new level of communication with students, requires the university to keep abreast of new technology, and signals the public that the institution is forward thinking and technologically advanced (Matthews, 1999).\nThere are numerous disadvantages to the student, the instructor, and the institution that must be considered when deliberating distance education. These disadvantages include, but are not limited to, the following:\nCosts of Entry and Ongoing Support\nThe entry and ongoing support costs to quality distance education can be substantial. Distance education is a capital-intensive business. Investments in state-of-the-art technology, computers, virtual libraries, central servers and data networks, program development costs, ongoing technical support, equipment maintenance, hardware and software upgrades, and marketing can be expensive. Early results from a study conducted by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications on the costs of alternative forms of instructional delivery suggest that modes of delivery that rely on technology consistently cost more than face-to-face instruction (\"The Costs of Teaching,\" 2000).\nThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation commissioned studies at six universities to explore the financial costs and potential profitability of distance learning. The universities included Drexel University, Pace University, Pennsylvania State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois, and the University of Maryland-College Park. The researchers who conducted the studies concluded that \"universities aren't losing a lot of money on distance learning, but they aren't making much, either. How well the programs appear to be doing depends, in part, on how their costs and revenues are defined\" (Carr, 2001, p. A42). The costs of expanding programs are, in some cases, greater than anticipated. \"Several distanceeducation leaders predict that some administrators will slow or stop their expansion into online learning as they develop a better sense of the costs\" (Carr, p. A41). Robert E. Myers, executive vice president of the University of Maryland's University College, states that it is a myth that online learning is cheaper to produce and cheaper to deliver than face-to-face instruction (Carr). \"After proclaiming that distance learning would save money, business schools are now discovering that 'presence' teaching is less expensive\" (Ramanantsoa, 2001, p. 12).\nOne sobering reminder of the extent of the difficulty in implementing distance education is California Virtual University (CVU). CVU served as a clearinghouse for distance education programs for 98 public colleges and universities in California. Less than one year after its creation in 1997, CVU ceased operations. Although CVU faced a number of difficult issues, the decision to cease operations came after the venture's partners\u2014the state's three public college systems and the Association of Independent Colleges\u2014 balked at putting up $1 million a year for three years to cover proposed operating costs for advertising and marketing (Blumenstyk, 1999; Young, 2000, June 30).\nAccreditation and Quality Assurance\nAccording to Emmert (1997) in New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development:\nOne hindrance to globalization of distance education is the issue of quality control\u2014an area in which U.S. institutions begin with a disadvantage. Today, quality in American higher education is assessed by a complex, some say arcane, system of accreditation. The American accreditation system relies heavily upon the assessment of proxies for educational quality, such as hours spent in classrooms, student-to-faculty ratios, availability of facilities, and total resources spent on each student. Many other nations, particularly in Europe, approach quality control through competency examinations for each discipline. Such competency assessment de-emphasizes time to degree, instruction mode, and the reputation of the institution providing the instruction. These nations therefore may be better positioned to adopt quality control in distance education. (p. 21)\nFurthermore, the Internet is an ideal breeding ground for diploma mills; a school could be fraudulent (Terry, 2000). Students must determine if a school is properly accredited.\nConcern for Online Course Quality\nThe overall lack of standards in distance education is an issue (Imel, 1996). There is no standard format for conducting an online class; therefore, course quality is a concern. In January, 2001, the American Federation of Teachers, one of the nation's largest unions of educators, approved 14 quality standards for online colleges. The guidelines call for, among other principles, clear standards for content, technical support and counseling for students and faculty, and training for professors in effective online teaching methods (\"Is Online Education Off Course?\" 2001; Carnevale, 2001).\nThe quality of instructors in the online environment is an issue. Research has shown that some virtual universities require minimal qualifications when hiring instructors. \"The instructors hired \u2026need only a master's degree; they do not enjoy tenure; they are replaceable cogs in a profit machine\" (Stross, 2001, p. 37). Hiring distinguished faculty is a luxury when evaluating the profitability of online education. \"In fact, it is the opportunity to not hire fulltime Ph.D.'s [sic] that makes the online university such an attractive financial proposition\" (Stross, p.37).\nIn addition, business leaders, whose needs are often cited by promoters of online education, seem less certain about the quality of virtual degrees. In an October 2000 survey, 77% of human resource officers did not consider a degree from an online-only institution to be equivalent to a campus-based diploma (Press, Washburn & Broden, 2001). As participation in distance education by prestigious universities increases, and students with online degrees join the work force, business leaders will be able to reevaluate their position.\nOther critics argue that online learning could \"facilitate the rise of a two-tiered educational system\u2014prestigious campus-based diplomas for the children of elites, and mass-marketed online degrees for those less fortunate\" (Press, Washburn & Broden, 2001, p.35).\nLabor Intensity\nDistance education is more time-consuming (Guernsey, 1998); it is more labor intensive to teach an online class than it is a regular chalk-and-talk class (Bremner, 1998). It takes an average of 18 hours of personal time to create one hour of stand-alone Web-based instruction. This is a two- to fourfold increase over a traditional classroom lecture (Boettcher, 1998, as cited in Buikema & Ward). The conversion of curriculum from classroom to Internet is not easy or intuitive. \"It is vastly harder than preparing a classroom course, 20 times the effort,\" says Eli Noam, professor of economics and finance at Columbia Business School (Svetcov, 2000). In addition, there is usually more time spent corresponding (email, chatrooms) with students enrolled in an online course than in a traditional classroom (Buikema & Ward, 1999). An American Federation of Teacher's survey revealed that 90% of those polled found a significant difference in preparation time necessary for the development of a distance learning course (\"Is Online Education Off Course?\" 2001). A recent University of Illinois study found that \"high-quality online teaching is time- and labor-intensive\" (Press, Washburn & Broden, 2001, p. 34).\nEffectiveness of Distance Education\nThe effectiveness of distance education is a hotly debated issue. An oftcited report compiled by Thomas Russell in 1999 entitled The No Significant Difference Phenomenon indicates that learning outcomes of distance education students are similar to the learning outcomes of traditional on-campus students. Russell compiles this information from 355 research reports, summaries, and papers. This body of work also suggests that the attitudes and satisfaction of distance education students are generally positive. Other reviews of this body of evidence are more critical, arguing that there is no conclusive evidence to indicate this. Still others argue that the existing evidence on the effectiveness of distance education is generally inadequate because of experimental design flaws in the research (Van Dusen, 2000). In addition, other studies report that students see distance education as a convenient but less effective and less satisfying alternative for delivering education. Among academics, the debate continues to rage about the effectiveness of distance education.\nCommercial Versus Pedagogical Forces Driving Distance Learning\n\"While most educators support using technology to broaden educational opportunities, a growing number fear that commercial rather than pedagogical considerations are driving the distance learning trend\" (Press, Washburn & Broden, 2001, p.35). A number of universities are determining how this technology can be used to generate a profit, rather than how this new technology can enhance the quality of learning. Many universities have launched for-profit subsidiaries to market online courses, which has aroused strong opposition among professors. Virtual education threatens to shift control over the learning process from college educators to administrators and marketers.\nIn addition, government officials, anticipating a boost in demand for post-secondary degrees, but reluctant to commit resources to public education through increased taxation, embrace distance learning as a way to expand \"cheaply\"\u2014by using technology rather than bricks and mortar (Press, Washburn & Broden, 2001).\nNeed For Faculty and Staff Training\nDistance education requires a high level of instructor and staff training (Connell, 1998). Staff and faculty need to be trained in the use of technology (Hall, P., 1996). Faculty also need formal training in curriculum design and development, and in the development of techniques that promote learning for distant students.\nDevelopment of Educational Materials\nThere is a need to develop world-class educational materials (Emmert, 1997). Learning materials must be constructed that anticipate the learning problems of the isolated student and provide a wide range of activities that will support learning (Hall, P., 1996). Pedagogical adjustments are required, particularly in the areas of class participation and course-related activities.\nInaccessible Libraries\nMost academic and corporate libraries provide remote access to materials, including journals, newspapers, magazines, and reference books. To serve distance learners, institutions will have to digitize local materials, such as course-related print sources. In addition, students need to have access to books and other print sources for research; a recurrent difficulty with the distance learning institutes is providing access to libraries. Consequently, there is a need to convert existing physical collections into digital form (Lynch, 2000).\nFaculty Compensation Issues\nThere are significant and substantial challenges to faculty compensation practices and existing norms of faculty development, including issues of promotion and tenure, release time, course load, course updating, publishing, faculty mentoring, and consistency across departments (U.S. Department of Education, 1999).\nInadequate Infrastructure and Technical Support\nIn many institutions there is limited technological infrastructure to support distance education (U.S. Department of Education, 1997). Communication systems can be unreliable (Hall, J., 1995) and equipment failures numerous. In addition, ongoing technical support for students and faculty is lacking or insufficient at many institutions.\nTechnology Limitations\nVagaries of the Internet, such as dropped connections, network congestion, and software incompatibilities, are an issue. In addition, current bandwidth in most homes is limited to 56K; therefore, interactive video may be too choppy and distorted for student use. Performance limitations of the Internet inhibit the full use of rich multimedia content and communications.\nEquity of Access For Students\nDistance education requires that students have access to technology. The cost of equipment and access charges are issues for lower-income students.\nInadequate Reflection, Conversation and Intellectual Dialogue\nDistance learning might be inadequate for deliberation and discourse among students, their instructors, and their peers. Distance education limits the extent to which students can reflectively browse in their subject matter with their peers and engage in exploratory discussion of their discipline (Curran, 1997). There is value in being at a university campus interacting socially and intellectually with fellow students and teachers (Plant, 1996).\nMaintaining Sufficient Student Contact\nA fundamental problem with distance education is how to maintain sufficient student contact, including timely assistance and adequate performance feedback (Hall, J., 1995). The Further Education Funding Council, in visits to 50 colleges during the year 2000, and in surveys of 1,400 distance learning students, found inadequate guidance and support, leading to \" unacceptably low\" achievement rates. The report stated that most colleges do not take the initiative to keep in contact with students (Tysome, 2001).\nOn the other hand, recent research also indicates that through email and chatrooms, faculty are establishing better contact with students than through a traditional classroom environment.\nPossible Fraud in Authenticating Submissions\nThere is always the problem of authentication (Hall, P., 1996). How do we verify that persons sending assignments and tests are who they say they are? Distance education offers a unique venue for academic dishonesty and requires a software infrastructure to support authentication.\nLegal Issues of Intellectual Property Rights\nTraditionally, teachers have been considered the owners of lectures and course materials. The market potential of online education has led numerous schools to attempt to claim these rights, prompting protest from faculty organizations (Press, Washburn & Broden, 2001). In addition, syllabi or course outlines on the Web might be absorbed into the public domain and could be used and adapted by others (Gallick, 1998). Ownership of intellectual property is a source of debate.\nInadequate Financial Aid Policies\nThere are restrictions on financial aid availability for distance learners (Selingo, 1998). The \"50% rule\" prohibits the granting of federal aid to students who are not in a classroom seat at least 50% of their academic program. This class-time requirement has effectively barred online colleges from arranging federally backed financial aid for enrolled students.\nWhen looking at distance education from a global perspective, translation remains an issue. In addition, because of differences in culture, the content of the educational materials, the values implicit in the materials, and the underlying assumptions about educational processes need to be reviewed and might need to be transformed (Hall, P., 1996).\nUnderdeveloped countries might not even have access to technology. In a keynote address concerning global distance education to officials from 30 nations, Jacques Hallak, assistant director general for education of UNESCO, states, \"There are political concerns about sovereignty and control, important differences in education policy and regulatory environments and in the ways education institutions are chartered and governed, as well as the realities of language, culture, and geographic perspective\" (Young, 2000, September 29, p. A46).\nIt is a dynamic time for post-secondary education institutions facing the opportunities and challenges brought by technological innovation. There is no question that the use of technology has advantages and disadvantages for both users and providers of distance education.\nTHE PLAYERS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION\nDistance education in the United States is offered by individual institutions as well as a range of new, some may say \"unconventional\" providers of education. According to the U.S. Department of Education (1999), other providers include:\nConsortia or collaboratives that represent cooperative pooling and sharing arrangements among institutions (typically, traditional colleges and universities). In these arrangements, multiple institutions join together to provide distance education on a statewide or regional basis. The authority to award degrees and credits, however, remains with each member institution and does not shift to the consortium\u2026. Contracted or brokered arrangements that are configurations of institutions, faculty, or other providers brought together solely for the purpose of delivering distance education. In contrast to consortia or collaboratives, the authority to award degrees and credits rests with the contracting or organizing entity, not with the originating institution\u2026.\nVirtual universities, or institutions that offer most or all of their instruction via technological means and are distinguished by their nearly exclusive use of technology as the educational delivery device. (p. 6)\nA sampling of the various types of players in distance education in higher education follows.\nMany states have active distance education programs. For example, the Education Network of Maine is an independent arm of the Maine university system. Colorado established the Colorado Electronic Community College as the state's 12th community college ( The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995, December 8, as cited in U.S. Department of Education, 1997). Among the other notable education systems are EdNet in Oregon, the Iowa Communications Network, the TeleLinking Network in Kentucky, and BadgerNet in Wisconsin (U.S. Department of Education, 1997).\nCalifornia State University (CSU) is one of the leading practitioners in distance education (Primary Research Group, 1997). CSU is the largest system of state colleges in the country, with 23 campuses and 255,500 fulltime students. CSU embraces the digital revolution, including the virtual classroom and online applications. To finance educational technology, CSU is proposing the California Educational Technology Initiative\u2014a 10-year, $4 billion revenue partnership with four private corporations: Microsoft Corporation, Hughes Electronics Corporation, GTE Corporation, and Fujitsu Ltd. (Gallick, 1998). This initiative will have a major impact on distance education at CSU.\nUniversities, such as Columbia, Cornell, Duke, NYU, Temple, Maryland, and Nebraska, have all established \"for-profit\" subsidiaries to market distance education programs. Many more schools are collaborating with commercial and nontraditional providers. For instance, Columbia Business School, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the London School of Economics and Political Science have agreed to develop content for Cardean University, a virtual school for business education (a division of UNext) launched by Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison and former junk-bond magnate Michael Milken (Terry, 2000).\nOther states and institutions have joined together in cooperatives and consortia to support and offer distance education. The Committee on Institutional Cooperation is an example of such a cooperative. It consists of 12 large institutions including Pennsylvania State University, the University of Iowa, Ohio State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Illinois ( The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995, December 8, as cited in U.S. Department of Education, 1997).\nAs more colleges consider collaborations as a way to move quickly into distance education, two notable models are Western Governors University and the Southern Regional Education Board's Electronic Campus. Both span huge geographic regions, but their approaches and records diverge (Carnevale, 2000, May 19, p. A53).\nIn the west, 13 members of the Western Governors Association created Western Governors University (WGU), a degree-granting virtual university (Ashworth, 1996). WGU has administrative headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, and academic headquarters in Colorado (Gallick, 1998). The university was founded in 1997 and began enrolling students in September, 1998. This virtual university has no campus and relies on computers and other technology, such as interactive video, to deliver instruction (U.S. Department of Education, 1997). Students can gain knowledge in courses offered by 40 colleges and universities in 22 states and Guam. WGU brings together, under a single academic banner, courses created at a variety of member institutions, and awards degrees under its own name. WGU promises to revolutionize higher education by offering degrees\u2014based on a new, competency-based testing system\u2014that will compete with those offered by existing colleges.\nOn the other hand, WGU found, as have other players, that entering into the distance education environment can be arduous. \"WGU\u2026has failed to meet any of its enrollment targets, is running a deficit, and lacks accreditation\" (Carnevale, 2000, May 19, p. A53). Today, WGU enrolls 200 degree-seeking students. When first conceived, WGU anticipated 500 degree-seeking students by the year 2000 (Carnevale, 2000, May 19; Carr, 2001). Utah's auditor general released an audit of WGU, criticizing it for low enrollment and poor performance in competing with other distance education programs (Carnevale, 2000, October 6). WGU also found that gaining accreditation is a slow process. After two years, in November, 2000, WGU was awarded candidate status in the accreditation process. WGU expects to gain accreditation after further evaluation, which typically takes an additional two to five years. In WGU's favor, other virtual universities, such as Jones International University and Regents College, have already gained accreditation. In addition, Regents, like WGU, also awards degrees through competency-based assessments (Carnevale, 2000, December 15).\nThe Southern Regional Electronic Campus is a consortium of 16 southern states. It is made up of more than 262 colleges and universities that enroll 20,000 students in distance education courses. The Electronic Campus lists more than 3,200 courses (it began with 40 in 1998), and 102 degree programs (Carnevale, 2000, May 19). The Electronic Campus is a loose collective that started out providing members little more than a common Web site to publicize online offerings. Students earn course credits and degrees from the individual participating institutions. The Electronic Campus has a policy of not setting strict rules for its member institutions. It is essentially a free-trade zone where states can develop their own online course material and then share it with other states. Its purpose is to share resources and help market the courses that its institutions create.\nIn contrast to WGU, the Southern Regional Electronic Campus \"hasn't attempted to reshape academe or to compete with anyone, but rather, to give students easy access to online courses offered by participating colleges\" (Carnevale, 2000, May 19, p. A53). Many new collaborations are being modeled after the Southern Regional Electronic Campus rather than WGU.\nOfficials of WGU announced in November, 1998, that they were establishing a distance education consortium with Britain's well-known Open University. The new organization, called the Governors Open University System, serves as a front end for the two universities, and students enrolled in either institution are able to take courses through the other (McCollum, 1998). In 1999, Britain's Open University opened a new sister institution in America\u2014the United States Open University.\nIn higher education, the highest-profile virtual college is the University of Phoenix, which has a complete curriculum and a sophisticated delivery system (O'Leary, 2000). Started in 1989, the University of Phoenix is the largest private school in the U.S., enrolling more than 75,000 students; 13,800 students from 25 countries take online courses. In September, 1999, the Apollo Group, parent company of the University of Phoenix, raised $70 million from investors on Wall Street in a stock offering tied directly to the distance education unit. It is the first test of a public offering of stock in a distance learning institution. Table 1 lists a few virtual universities.\nTable 1: A few virtual universities\nCourses\/Degrees\n500 courses, Certificates, BS, MS, MBA, PhD\nCenquest\n100 courses, Certificates, MS\n7,000 courses through member institutions\nJones International U.\n80 courses, Certificates, BA, MA, MBA\nKaplan College\n500 courses, Certificates, AS, BS, JD\nUnext\n100 courses through Cardean University, MBA\nInvestors are pouring millions into Web education. So far the biggest player is Michael Milken, his brother Lowell, and Oracle's Larry Ellison. They own Knowledge Universe, a venture hatchery for education and training companies. The Washington Post Company is also knee-deep in edu-ventures, including the ownership of Kaplan College. Wall Street magnate Herbert Allen of Allen & Co. has earmarked $20 million to launch and sustain Global Education Network, a clearinghouse of courses from America's top colleges, including Brown, Wellesley, and Williams. (Svetcov, 2000). In 2000, billionaire Michael Saylor donated $100 million toward the creation of an online university that will offer an \"Ivy League\" level of education free of charge.\nTechnologies for an advanced Internet are now being actively studied for use in higher education by a three-way partnership that includes government, industry, and academia (Houweling, 2000). The \"Internet2\" project focuses on new technologies and applications and on the convergence, or the unified delivery of services such as text, voice, video, and data. Since it began in October, 1996, the Internet2 project has grown to include over 150 universities, more than 50 companies, and dozens of other organizations focused on advanced networking (Houweling, 2000).\nAs distance learning becomes a serious alternative to the standard classroom environment, enormous opportunities and dilemmas present themselves for the players in distance education. Software developers, telecommunications companies, hardware makers, publishers, Internet and Web service providers, and many other technology- and education-based services are developing systems for this emerging market that capitalize on the special capabilities of different technologies.\nThe ever-accelerating growth in information technology and the proliferation of distance education are exciting developments in higher education that could bring about some of the most profound changes to the ways we teach and learn. They provide extraordinary opportunities to transform the when, where, and how of what we teach (Matthews, 1999). Taking a class and ultimately receiving a college degree are being added to the list of stay-at-home electronic activities.\nEducators have the opportunity to define, design, and manage effective and robust teaching and learning systems, programs, and courses. It is no longer a question of whether or not the new higher education will develop, but how fast it will occur (Connick, 1997). Adopting new approaches to education is not an option\u2014it is imperative. No generation will have the opportunity that we have to put a mark on the look of education in the future. Technology has penetrated all aspects of education and will change it dramatically.\nAmerican Council on Education Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials. (1996). Guiding Principles for Distance Learning in a Learning Society. Washington, D.C.: ACE Central Services.\nAshworth, K. H. (1996). Virtual universities could produce only virtual learning. The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 6, 43(2), A88.\nBlumenstyk, G. (1999). California Virtual University will end most of its operations. The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2, 45(30), A30.\nBremner, F. (1998). On-line college classes get high marks among students. Cyber courses handy but more work for teacher. USA Today, November 16, 16E.\nBuikema, A. and Ward, B. (1999). Plain Talk About Using the Web in Teaching. New York: Saunders College Publishing.\nCarnevale, D. (2001). Union offers standards for distance education. The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 2, 47(21), A33.\nCarnevale, D. (2000). Two models for collaboration in distance education. The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 19, 46(37), A53.\nCarnevale, D. (2000). Legislative audit criticizes Western Governors University. The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 6, 47(6), A48.\nCarnevale, D. (2000). Accrediting panel grants candidate status to Western Governors U. The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 15, 47(16), A51.\nCarr, S. (2001). Is anyone making money on distance education? The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 16, 47(23), A41-A43.\nConnell, T. (1998). Distance holds the key to growth. Times Higher Education Supplement, July 17, (1341), 12.\nConnick, G. 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Information Technology for Development, October, 7(2), 75-89.\nHouweling, D. (2000). Inventing the advanced Internet. In Luker, M. (Ed.), Preparing Your Campus for a Networked Future, 29-40. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.\nImel, S. (1996). Distance education: Trends and issues alerts. Columbus, Ohio: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, the Ohio State University. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 414 446)\nIs online education off course? New AFT report proposes standards for online colleges. (2001, January 17). U.S. Newswire.\nLynch, C. (2000). The academic library in the networked information age. In Luker, M. (Ed.), Preparing Your Campus for a Networked Future, 15- 28. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.\nMatthews, D. (1999). The origins of distance education and its use in the United States. T.H.E. Journal, September, 27(2), 54-67.\nMcCollum, K. (1998). Western Governors University forms consortium with Britain's Open University. 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(2001). Distance learning fails students. The Times Higher Education Supplement, January 5, (1468), 7.\nU.S. Department of Education. (1997). Distance education in higher education institutions (National Center for Education Statistics Report 98- 062). Washington, DC: Author.\nU.S. Department of Education. (1999). Distance education at post-secondary education institutions: 1997-98 (National Center for Education Statistics Report 2000-013). Washington, DC: Author.\nVan Dusen, G. (2000). Digital dilemma. Issues of Access, Cost and Quality in Media-Enhanced and Distance Education. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass Publishers.\nWarden, R. (1995). Metaphor made real with an open mind. Times Higher Education Supplement, October 13, (1197), pIi.\nYoung, J. (2000). Logging in with\u2026 Stanley A. Chodorow. The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 30, 46(43), A44.\nYoung, J. (2000). Officials from 30 nations seek global coordination in distance education. 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{"text":"Home \u00bb Professional \u00bb Housekeeping \u00bb Gujarat \u2013 A growing market for cleaning business\nGujarat \u2013 A growing market for cleaning business\nPosted by: Clean India Journal - Editor April 16, 2013\tin Housekeeping, Professional\nMost of the units in Gujarat range between 500sqm and 50,000sqm in any given industrial area. Given a minimum area of 1000sqm of a production unit engaged in chemicals, Baladhandayutham of Roots Multiclean Ltd has recommended one sweeper, ride on scrubber drier, high pressure washer and industrial vacuum cleaner for maintenance of the different areas in the premises.\nOn an average, if 80 of the pharma companies investing in Gujarat this year set up one unit each, the minimum machines required to clean 1000sqm per unit would be to the tune of 320 machines. Hence, the total consumption of cleaning equipment in the chemical sector to clean 1000sqm area, based on the available statistics would be\nAutomobile & Auto ancilliary\nWith more than 500 auto component manufacturers, with a net turnover of around \u0930 1,500 crore (`15 billion), auto component makers will see a 20-30% growth in business with more companies coming to Gujarat.\nThe government also plans to set up an auto ancillary park for Sanand district and a precision engineering park in Dahej. A Special Economic Zone for auto parts is also likely to be set up in Kutch.\nTata Motors setting up shop in Sanand, was a turning point for Gujarat auto industry. Ceat Tyres was the next to follow with a manufacturing plant investing \u0930 700 crore (`7 billion). Ceat manufactures over 10-million tyres per year and has a major market share in the light truck and truck tyre market.\nFord India will set up its manufacturing unit right next to Tata Motors' Nano factory at Sanand. Ford had sought 550 acres from the state government to set up a mother plant together with an ancillary park. This would be Ford's second plant in India. It already has a manufacturing unit in Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai, which has an annual capacity of 200,000 units.\nMaruti along with vendors, could invest up to \u0930 18,000 crore (`180 billion) in Gujarat as it looks to produce about two million units in the long run in the state.\nHyundai plans to build a diesel engine plant in Gujarat with an installed capacity of 150,000 units per annum with an investment of \u0930 400 crore in the plant which will be operational by 2013-14. GM is planning to expand manufacturing unit by investing `500 crore. German ball bearing manufacturer Schaeffler has a unit in Vadodara in Gujarat.\nMaruti Suzuki is coming up with \u0930 4000 crore investment in Mehsana this year. The proposed Japanese cluster, spearheaded by JETRO, has already been given about 1,500 acres in the Becharji-Sanand belt where the new production facilities of Maruti Suzuki and Ford India are coming up. The state government is also believed to be keen to set up another auto cluster in this region.\nHero MotoCorp, which is also facing labour problems at its plant, has already signed an agreement for its fifth plant in Gujarat with a total capacity of 1.2 million units a year. The company plans to invest \u0930 1,100 crore in the venture. Hero MotoCorp has already acquired 130 acres out of the 250 acres proposed for the plant. The land acquisition process, which was delayed due to the Assembly elections, is back on track and the company expects to complete the work on the factory ahead of the deadline. Other domestic companies establishing units in Gujarat include Hero MotorCorp, Bajaj Auto and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).\nThere are no comprehensive figures on the number of units in the auto and auto ancillary segments, however, any auto or ancillary unit would require the following cleaning equipment to clean 1000sqm area:\nIn the last few years, the cleaning business is making foray into newer markets in the Tier II and Tier III cities. These untapped market segments offer scope for businesses \u2013 small and big. Following the sample survey conducted at Vadodara on the needs of Industrial Cleaning, Mohana M attempts to study the growing industries and the corresponding growth in the cleaning equipment requirement. The brief report below enumerates the number of units in each of the growing industries of Gujarat and the newer units that are likely to come in the near future. 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{"text":"Cleo Laine's daughter puts her troubled childhood behind her: 'Dad's death has finally mellowed my mum'\nBy Maureen Paton for MailOnline\nUpdated: 04:47 EDT, 26 August 2011\nPerformer: Jacqui Dankworth\nJacqui Dankworth admits that she often struggled to get on with her domineering mother, Dame Cleo Laine.\nBut she was extremely close to her father, jazz giant and film composer Sir John Dankworth, who wrote scores for everything from The Avengers to Tomorrow's World.\nNow, 18 months after John died at the age of 82, Jacqui, 48, has just released an album she recorded with him.\nTragically, he did not live to hear the final result.\n'I'm sad Dad never heard the completed album and I really regret not getting together with him earlier to work on it, but I had no idea he was so ill,' admits Jacqui.\nOn the sleeve of It Happens Quietly are precious family photos of a teenage Jacqui and her older brother Alec \u2014a composer and bassist who plays on the new album \u2014with their parents.\nTheirs was a celebrity-filled childhood, joining John and Cleo on tour during the school holidays and having dinner with the likes of Frank Sinatra.\nBut with their parents often away performing round the world, the children were looked after by fleets of childcarers and later sent to boarding school.\nWhy Will Young's desperate to be a Number One dad LIVE George Michael: George is on the road to redemption -but he is travelling solo\nIn one alarming episode, two Spanish nannies took off with four-year old Jacqui and seven-year old Alec on an unscheduled extended holiday in Spain for three weeks, leaving Cleo fearing kidnap until the police tracked them down.\nFamily ties: Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth in 1975\nSuch a peripatetic lifestyle left its psychological mark on Jacqui.\n'I used to dream of having a mum and dad like you have in the storybooks, to tuck you up every night,' she says.\n'Although being looked after by nannies meant we learned to be independent, it was also hard to trust at a deep level because you think everyone is going to leave you eventually.\n'And that can affect relationships,' says Jacqui. 'I've had a history of not picking my partners terribly well, because I always felt for the underdog and I'm a rescuer by nature. That could be problematic when it came to men.'\nIn love: Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine\nWhen she was 18, she fell out with her parents over the age gap with an older boyfriend of 27.\nAnd in her 20s, she spent two years in therapy after a difficult affair with a fellow musician: 'I've never talked to my mum about this because she would simply have said: \"Pull your socks up!\" Their generation didn't believe in therapy.'\nDad had a wicked sense of humour, and in the last 15 years of his life I got very close to him. We were quietly close\nIt can't have been easy for the unassuming Jacqui \u2014 who began as an actress with the Royal Shakespeare Company \u2014 to live in the shadow of the First Lady of British jazz with her four-octave range.\nNow the consummate crossover artist with an astonishingly versatile voice, Jacqui \u2014 who has done four solo albums, and has just dueted with Cleo at the Glasgow Jazz Festival and will be performing again at the London one in November \u2014 says: 'It was my rebellion not to become a singer at first, but then I started getting concert offers after singing in the Sondheim musical Into The Woods in 1994.\n'We have very different styles, voices and approaches to life,' she says of Cleo's voice and her attitude. 'You can't compete with my mum; you won't win. So I've given up that one,' she concludes with a laugh.\nLike mother, like daughter: Cleo Laine still performs, pictured at From Bards To Blues' at the 2007 BBC Proms Season\nTellingly, Cleo once described Jacqui as, 'a sensitive child who always cared for the underdog. I call her Florence Nightingale. We were friends, but she rarely confided in me. I felt she was closer to John. Girls and their mothers always have this little bit of friction.'\nWhen I remind Jacqui of this quote, she nods in agreement.\n'Dad had a wicked sense of humour, and in the last 15 years of his life I got very close to him. We were quietly close \u2014 hence the album title \u2014 because Dad and I never needed to say much to each other. Whereas my mum and I have had to work a lot harder to communicate.'\nYet John's death has brought mother and daughter closer together.\nSinger: Jacqui Dankworth has released four solo albums\n'My mother always was a formidable and powerful woman \u2014 she doesn't suffer fools \u2014 but she's shown more vulnerability since Dad died,' says Jacqui.\nHaving suffered from liver problems since the age of 20, despite not being a drinker ('It was some genetic fault, which he refused to get checked out because I think he was a bit scared of doctors,' says Jacqui), John did not let it stop his relentless drive and was still composing two weeks before the end.\nHis death made Jacqui realise she had to seize the day, and eight months later she married Charlie Wood, a 43-year-old blues keyboardist and vocalist.\nSeize the day: When Jacqui's father Johnny Dankworth died it made her reconsider her life, pictured with his wife Cleo Laine\n'Losing someone you love opens your heart,' she explains. 'You realise what your priorities in life are and how fragile we are. You have got to live your passion because life is over so quickly.'\nAnd even straight-talking Cleo approves of Charlie. 'She puts him through his paces from time to time, but she likes this one,' giggles Jacqui.\nIt's clear that Jacqui is happy to wear her heart on her sleeve, unlike Cleo, who had to develop a tough outer shell as a pioneering female singer in what was very much a man's world.\nThough she has never had children \u2014'I have seen the toll that my parents' absences took on family life' \u2014Jacqui now finds the mother-and-daughter roles are reversing in a subtle shift of the Dankworth family dynamic.\n'I ring Mum every day and I do worry about her,' admits Jackie, who lives not far away from Cleo. 'Mum is definitely the matriarch of the family still, but losing Dad is a big hurdle for her. So that's my rescuing side coming out again \u2014I'm her Florence Nightingale.'\nIt Happens Quietly, released by Proper Records, is out now.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Doing business with us - careers, our partners & research\nHome > Working With Us\nYour career with us\nHousing Investment Plans\nFeedback\/Enquiries\nInterested in a career in the Housing Executive?\nWe are a leading and dynamic organisation that cares for its staff and customers. Learn more about the varied and challenging careers we offer, across a range of disciplines.\nHow we carry out the House Condition Survey\nConsultation on our draft Chronic Homelessness Action Plan\nPrivate Tenants Survey\nTenancy Sustainment Survey\nProviding value for money\nMedia and PR\nPublication of NIHCS statistics\nFermanagh and Omagh Housing Investment Plans outlined\nCouncillors from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council have been briefed by the Housing Executive on its work in the borough over the past year and its plans for the year ahead.\nHousing Executive outlines Causeway Coast and Glens Housing Investment Plans\nCouncillors from Causeway Coast and Glens Council have been briefed by the Housing Executive on its work in the borough over the past year and its plans for the year ahead.\nHome Truths, The Case for Social Housing.\nOur Chair, Peter Roberts, reflects on the crucial role of social housing in Northern Ireland as we mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Housing Executive.\nHousing Executive outlines Mid Ulster Investment Plans\nCouncillors from Mid Ulster District Council have been briefed by the Housing Executive on its work in the district over the past year and its plans for the year ahead.\nHousing Executive outlines Antrim and Newtownabbey Investment Plan\nCouncillors from Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council have been briefed by the Housing Executive on its work in the borough over the past year and its plans for the year ahead.\nHousing Executive recommences key maintenance work\nWe are to begin a phased resumption of some of our most vital maintenance work across NI from today (Monday, June 8).","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Consolidator\nMonthly Repayment Schedule\nUnity Bank Consolidator | Compare Your Repayments | RateCity\nBorrow amount\nRepayment frequency\nNumber of repayments\nResults are estimates only. Please allow for slight rounding differences.\n1 Feb 2022 $450.29 $233.17 $683.46 $19,549.71\n2 Mar 2022 $455.54 $227.92 $683.46 $19,094.17\n3 Apr 2022 $460.85 $222.61 $683.46 $18,633.32\n4 May 2022 $466.23 $217.23 $683.46 $18,167.09\n5 Jun 2022 $471.66 $211.80 $683.46 $17,695.43\n6 Jul 2022 $477.16 $206.30 $683.46 $17,218.27\n7 Aug 2022 $482.72 $200.74 $683.46 $16,735.55\n8 Sep 2022 $488.35 $195.11 $683.46 $16,247.20\n9 Oct 2022 $494.04 $189.42 $683.46 $15,753.16\n10 Nov 2022 $499.80 $183.66 $683.46 $15,253.36\n11 Dec 2022 $505.63 $177.83 $683.46 $14,747.73\n2022 Total $5,252.27 $2,265.79 $7,518.06\n12 Jan 2023 $511.53 $171.93 $683.46 $14,236.20\n13 Feb 2023 $517.49 $165.97 $683.46 $13,718.71\n14 Mar 2023 $523.52 $159.94 $683.46 $13,195.19\n15 Apr 2023 $529.63 $153.83 $683.46 $12,665.56\n16 May 2023 $535.80 $147.66 $683.46 $12,129.76\n17 Jun 2023 $542.05 $141.41 $683.46 $11,587.71\n18 Jul 2023 $548.37 $135.09 $683.46 $11,039.34\n19 Aug 2023 $554.76 $128.70 $683.46 $10,484.58\n20 Sep 2023 $561.23 $122.23 $683.46 $9,923.35\n21 Oct 2023 $567.77 $115.69 $683.46 $9,355.58\n22 Nov 2023 $574.39 $109.07 $683.46 $8,781.19\n23 Dec 2023 $581.09 $102.37 $683.46 $8,200.10\n24 Jan 2024 $587.86 $95.60 $683.46 $7,612.24\n25 Feb 2024 $594.71 $88.75 $683.46 $7,017.53\n26 Mar 2024 $601.65 $81.81 $683.46 $6,415.88\n27 Apr 2024 $608.66 $74.80 $683.46 $5,807.22\n28 May 2024 $615.76 $67.70 $683.46 $5,191.46\n29 Jun 2024 $622.94 $60.52 $683.46 $4,568.52\n30 Jul 2024 $630.20 $53.26 $683.46 $3,938.32\n31 Aug 2024 $637.55 $45.91 $683.46 $3,300.77\n32 Sep 2024 $644.98 $38.48 $683.46 $2,655.79\n33 Oct 2024 $652.50 $30.96 $683.46 $2,003.29\n34 Nov 2024 $660.10 $23.36 $683.46 $1,343.19\n35 Dec 2024 $667.80 $15.66 $683.46 $675.39\n2024 Total $7,524.71 $676.81 $8,201.52\n36 Jan 2025 $675.39 $7.87 $683.26 $0.00\n2024 Total $675.39 $7.87 $683.26\nPopular Personal Loans searches\nNon bank lender personal loans\nHeritage isle\nVictoria teachers mutual bank\nSchool fee personal loan\nPersonal loans from banks\nPersonal loan brokers\nAustralian personal loans\nHoneymoon personal loans\nDebt consolidation personal loans\nCheapest personal loans\nGuarantor personal loans\nPersonal loans to buy a boat","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Delhi Riots: Delhi HC directs FSL to expeditiously conduct DNA Test of a charred body\nDelhi High Court has issued directions to the Forensic Science Laboratory to quickly conduct a DNA test of a charred body which is stated to be associated with the riots that broke out in northeast districts of Delhi. The Bench comprising of Single judge Justice Vibhu Bakhru has directed the laboratory to conduct the test\u2026\nHarsh Gupta\nDNA testing of dead bodies to be carried out without waiting for orders: Delhi HC in Delhi riots\nOn the 23rd of February, the streets of northeast Delhi witnessed the bloodshed and destruction where Hindus and Muslims lived peacefully together. The Delhi riots that killed 53 people who were shot, slashed or even set on fire. The Delhi high court on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi government and the Forensic Science Laboratory, for\u2026\nDarshana Suresh\nBru-Reang refugee crisis\nWith the country protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. The Act seeks to amend the definition of an illegal immigrant for Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have lived in India without documentation. They will be granted fast track Indian citizenship in six years. So far 12\u2026\narfeen sayyed\nSC says long adjournment 'not justified', asks HC to hear plea on March 6\nThe Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the decision of the Delhi high court to adjourn a petition seeking registration of FIRs against politicians who made hate speeches that may have instigated the Delhi riots, cannot be justified and directed the High Court to list the matter for Friday, urging it to explore the possibility\u2026\nAngel Mary Aju\nDelhi HC issues notices on the plea seeking investigation into the forces behind anti-CAA protests\nOn Saturday, the High Court of Delhi issued notices in a plea seeking a probe by the national investigation agency (NIA) to investigate into the funding and sponsoring of Anti CAA protests. The petition was filed to find out the forces behind the protests in connection with the Citizenship amendment act, 2019. Ajay Gautam, the\u2026\nHC grants permission to conduct Public Conference against CAA-NRC-NPR\n'Makkal Athikaram', a social organization, has been permitted by the Madras High Court to conduct a public conference called \"Withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act-National Register of Citizens-National Population Register, which destroy the Secularism and Basic Structure of the Constitution of India\" on February 23rd 2020, at the Thenur Ulavar Santhai Corporation Ground, Trichy. When the\u2026\nAllahabad HC Stays Notice to Compensate Public Damage From Anti-CAA Protester\nA petitioner from Kanpur, to whom the UP Government had served recovery notice to compensate for the damage caused to public property during anti-CAA protests, has been granted ad-interim protection by the High court of Allahabad. Mohammad Faizan, the petitioner was accused of destroying public properties during the anti CAA protests of December 2019. The\u2026\nSC adjourns plea against Shaheen Bagh protests\nThe petitioner had taken his grievance to the Delhi High Court where the same was disposed of by asking the authorities to look into the situation at Shaheen Bagh, but without any formal order regarding the same. The HC has disposed of the petition by directing the police to 'consider' the petitioner's grievances. The current\u2026\nKritika Pandey\nSC seeks UP Govt response on notices to CAA protestors for damage to public property\nThe Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea trying to obtain directions to quash notices sent for recovering loss caused to public property to the alleged protesters in the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and K.M. Joseph issued notice\u2026\nNehal Pharande\nCAA Protests: No evidence of violence by protestors or injuries to police; UP court grants bail\nCourt of Bijnor district has granted bail to 48 people accused of rioting and attempted murder by the Uttar Pradesh Police during the violent December protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. On Wednesday, while hearing the bail applications of 48 of the 83 accused, the judge made some sarcastic observations against the police\u2026\nShefali Bohra","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2021 viewer release summaries week #21\nPosted on May 31, 2021 September 30, 2022 by Inara Pey\nLogos representative only and should not be seen as an endorsement \/ preference \/ recommendation\nUpdates from the week ending Sunday, May 30th\nThis summary is generally published every Monday, and is a list of SL viewer \/ client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:\nIt is based on my Current Viewer Releases Page, a list of all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware), and which are recognised as adhering to the TPV Policy. This page includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any \/ all reviews of specific viewers \/ clients made within this blog.\nBy its nature, this summary presented here will always be in arrears, please refer to the Current Viewer Release Page for more up-to-date information.\nNote that for purposes of length, TPV test viewers, preview \/ beta viewers \/ nightly builds are generally not recorded in these summaries.\nOfficial LL Viewers\nRelease viewer: Eau de Vie Maintenance viewer, version 6.4.18.558266, dated April 23, promoted April 29 \u2013 no change.\nRelease channel cohorts:\nLove Me Render (LMR) 5 viewer updated to version 6.4.19.560171 on May 27th.\nNo updates.\nLL Viewer Resources\nSL release viewer download page \u2013 LL\nSL viewer release notes \u2013 LL\nSL Alternate Viewers page \u2013 LL\nSL available viewer index \u2013 LL\nStarlight alternative viewer skins page (not officially supported by LL)\nViewer release process overview \u2013 this blog\nSL Viewer updates and reviews \u2013 this blog\nThird-party Viewers\nV6-style\nKirstens Viewer updated to version S23-6.1610 on May 30th.\nCool VL updated to version 1.28.2.25 (Stable) on May 29th.\nMobile \/ Other Clients\nMetaChat updated to version 1.2.9132 on May 30th.\nAdditional TPV Resources\nThird-party Viewer Directory \u2013 LL\nThird-party Viewer Policy \u2013 LL\nIndex of release summaries\nTagged 2021 viewer release summaries, Summary archives (2012-)\nCK's space adventures in Second Life\nPosted on May 31, 2021 January 1, 2022 by Inara Pey\nHoot Suite Gallery: Blushock Space Adventures\nEarlier this year, and initially at the suggestion of CK (Ceakay Ballyhoo), I visited Planet Idun, a role-play \/ photography region developed by Fazzy Constantine (Faisel Constantine) and the Blushock role-play team, which includes CK as a member. I found it an engaging visit, as I noted in An Away Team Mission to Planet Idun in Second Life).\nThat visit gave me the chance to familiarise myself with the Blushock team, their backstories and role-play and the future mythology they've built up around their activities. It's an acquaintanceship I was able to extend in April, when I paid a further visit to the group's region to tour their latest build, Resilient Station, which in their developing story has become the team's new base of operations (see: Docking at Resilient Station in Second Life).\nI mention all of this, because CK is also an artist, and in her latest exhibition has opened at Hoot Suite Gallery in Bellisseria (curated by the super Owl Dragonash), and it focuses on the Blushock team and their adventures within the Vanaheim star system.\nAs an artist, CK is perhaps best known for her regions-as-paintings installations, rich in story and always a delight to tour (see The Forest Beyond in Second Life and Niamh's Journey of Dreams in Second Life). Here she presents a series of vivid paintings that chart the Blushock Team's adventures across the Vanaheim system, including their time on Idun, at Jasper Point on the planet, and the worlds around the system's blue giant star \u2013 including the discovery of Baldur, the asteroid that is now home to Resilient Station.\nRich in colour and vividly portraying the locations the crew have visited \u2013 and members of the crew themselves \u2013 Blushock Space Adventures presents an engaging set of images and forms a further means of learning about the Blushock Coalition and their activities, information on which can also be found at the Blushock website.\nInformation on the exhibition and the team will also likely be available at the exhibition party, which will take place 12:00 noon at Hoot Suite Art Gallery, and will feature the music of Joe Paravane.\nSLURL DETAILS\nHoot Suite Gallery (Ruthsburg, rated Moderate)\nTagged Art 2021, Galleries, Hoot Suite4 Comments\nSpace Sunday: Martian clouds, lunar missions and a space station\nPosted on May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 by Inara Pey\nNASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured these clouds during the twilight period on March 19, 2021, the 3,063rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission. The image is made up of 21 individual images stitched together and colour corrected so that the scene appears as it would to the human eye. The clouds are drifting over \"Mont Mercou,\" a cliff face that Curiosity has been studying on \"Mount Sharp\". Credit: NASA\/JPL\nClouds are rare on Mars, but they can form, being typically found at the planet's equator in the coldest time of year, when Mars is the farthest from the Sun in its oval-shaped orbit. However, in 2019 \u2013 a year ago in Martian terms \u2013 the Mars Science Laboratory team managing NASA's Curiosity rover in Gale Crater noticed the clouds there forming earlier than expected.\nWith the onset of winter in the region earlier in 2021, the MSL team wanted to be ready in case the same thing happened, training the rovers cameras on the sky around \"Mount Sharp\" to catch any evening cloud formations that might appear as the tenuous atmosphere cooled towards night-time temperatures.\nClouds moving over Mount Sharp, as captured by Curiosity on March 19th, 2021. Credit: NASA\/JPL\nWhat resulted are images of wispy puffs filled with ice crystals that scattered light from the setting Sun, some of them shimmering with colour. Visible through both the black-and-white lenses of the rover's navigation cameras and the high-resolution lenses of the Mastcam system, the pictures captured by Curiosity might easily be mistaken for high-altitude clouds here on Earth.\nAnd high altitude is precisely the term to use for this clouds. Most clouds on Mars largely comprise water vapour and water ice. They tend to occur some 60 km above the planet, although they can occur much lower \u2013 the massive shield volcano of Olympus Mons, for example, has oft been images with cloud formations around its flanks, the product of differing atmospheric temperature regimes on the slopes.\nHowever, the clouds seen by Curiosity are believed to be far higher than 60 km in the Martian atmosphere, and are thought to be largely composed of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice). They occur during the twilight hours \u2013 although the mechanism that gives rise to them is not fully understood; but they are thin enough for sunlight to pass through them, catching the ice crystals and causing them to shimmer for a time before the Sun drops below their altitude, causing them to darken. This effect gives them their name: noctilucent (\"night shining\") clouds.\nThese clouds are best seen in the black and white images captured by the rover's Navcams, as shown here. However, there is a second form of clouds best seen via Curiosity's Mastcam colour images. These are iridescent, or \"mother of pearl\" clouds, rich in pastel colours.\nMother of Pearl clouds spotted by Curiosity in March 2021. Credit: NASA\/JPL\nThey are the result of the cloud particles all being nearly identical in size, something that tends to happen just after the clouds have formed and have grown at the same rate. The colours are so clear, were you able to stand on Mars and look at the clouds, you'd see the shades with your naked eye, and they are another part of the beauty of Mars.\nIngenuity Hiccups During Sixth Flight\nNASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity encountered some trouble on its sixth flight \u2013 the first flight of its extended mission \u2013 on May 22nd.\nThe flight should have seen the helicopter climb to a height of 10 metres, then fly some 150 metres south-west of its starting point to reach a point of interest where it would travel south for 15 metres, imaging the terrain around and below it for study by scientists on Earth, before making a return to a point close to where it lifted-off.\nThis image was taken from the height of 10 metres by NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter during its sixth flight on May 22, 2021. Credit: NASA\/JPL\nThe flight was designed to be the first specifically targeted at testing the helicopter's ability to be used in support of ground operations on Mars, offering the mission team the chance to determine if the area images might be worth a future foray by the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.\nHowever, 54 seconds into the flight, Ingenuity suffered a glitch that interrupted the flow of images from its navigation camera to its onboard computer. This meant that each time the navigation algorithm performed a correction based on a navigation image, it was operating on the basis of incorrect information about when the image was taken, leading to incorrect assumptions about where it was and what it should be doing.\nThis lead to Ingenuity pitching and rolling more than 20 degrees at some points during the flight as it struggled to return to its landing zone, post-flight telemetry revealed the helicopter experienced some significant power consumption spikes. However, it maintained its flight and executed a safe landing just 5 metres from the intended touch-down point.\nIn a very real sense, Ingenuity muscled through the situation, and while the flight uncovered a timing vulnerability that will now have to be addressed, it also confirmed the robustness of the system in multiple ways. While we did not intentionally plan such a stressful flight, NASA now has flight data probing the outer reaches of the helicopter's performance envelope That data will be carefully analysed in the time ahead, expanding our reservoir of knowledge about flying helicopters on Mars.\nH\u00e5vard Grip, Ingenuity's chief pilot.\nMaking the Moon a Busy Place\nIt's starting to look like the Moon is going to be a terribly busy place. NASA's Artemis programme is gathering pace in several areas \u2013 despite a degree of in-fighting among the principal US contractors \u2013 Russia and China have signed an accord that is liable to see them operating in the lunar south pole regions alongside the US-led mission (although the two will remain separate mission entities), whilst Canada and Japan have announced missions to the Moon as a part of the overall Artemis framework, and NASA is seeking ideas from lunar rover vehicles.\nThe in-fighting revolves around NASA's April announcement that SpaceX will be granted a sole contract to develop the HLS \u2013 Human Landing System \u2013 the vehicle that will place humans on the surface of the Moon and return them to orbit. It was a contentious decision; the US agency had previously indicated that two contracts for HLS would be granted, with three players involved: a team led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, a team led by Dynetics, and the late-comer to the party, SpaceX.\nThe three proposals for NASA's Human Landing System vehicles that had been under consideration for the Artemis programme. Left: the Dynetics lander \/ ascent vehicle; centre: the modified SpaceX Starship NASA has opted for; right: the National Team's descent \/ ascent modules. Credit: NASA\nThere were several leading reasons for the decision \u2013 including the matter of cost. However, both Dynetics (potentially with the most flexible approach to HLS) and Blue Origin raised objections with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which ordered NASA to cease any financial support to SpaceX (worth a total of US $2.9 billion) to the SpaceX effort until it has completed an investigation.\nThe US Senate has also weighed-in on the subject, with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, adding an amendment to the Endless Frontier Act which forms the backbone for financing the Artemis programme, requiring NASA put a further US $10 billion into HLS \u2013 whilst Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) went the other way by calling for the cancellation of the entire HLS programme, wrongly characterising it as the \"Bezos Bailout\", and so doing what he does best; creating further division and confusion.\nAs it is, the GAO will release its findings on the matter in August, and while it is hard to ascertain the impact of the delay, it would likely further diminish NASA's chances of achieving the original goal of a return to the Moon by the end of 2024.\nNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been targeted for continued financial support by the Biden administration, potentially ending ill-conceived attempts by the previous administration to axe the project. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre \/ CI Lab\nContinue reading \"Space Sunday: Martian clouds, lunar missions and a space station\" \u2192\nTagged China, Mars, Spaceflight","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Destination Belluno\nBelluno surroundings\nOrientation & Map\nItaly \u203a Veneto \u203a Belluno \u203a Destination Belluno \u203a History\nHistory of the province of Belluno\nProvincial capital in the Belluno Dolomites\nThe Belluno we know today was already inhabited in the 5th century BC by the Celts and Veneti before it received the town charter from the Romans in the 2nd century and was named \"Bellunum\". The city achieved its largest expansion in the 10th century when the province was able to extend to Bassano and Jesolo. In 1404 Belluno also became part of the Doge's republic of Venice, where it remained until the occupation by France. After a vehement struggle for independence, in 1848 Belluno joined the Italian Kingdom together with Veneto in 1866. The province's current size was reached after the First World War with the annexation of Trentino-South Tyrol by Italy.\nHotels & Accommodations More...\nRoman sarcophagus\nBelluno from antiquity to the Middle Ages\nThe region around Belluno was already inhabited in the 5th century BC by Veneti and Celts. They gave the city its present name: belo-donum, which means \"Shining Hill\". The Romans gave the city the town charter in the 2nd century BC and made Bellunum a city of the Roman Empire. With the end of the Roman Empire, Teutons, Lombards and finally Carolingians invaded Belluno. The city achieved its greatest expansion in the 10th century when Bassano and Jesolo were incorporated into the province. The expansion, however, was short-lived \u2013 Belluno fell victim to its expanding Venetian neighbours. In 1249 Ezzelino da Romano from Padia conquered the city and it later fell into the hands of the Scaliger family of Verona. In 1404 Belluno was annexed by Venice.\nBelluno from modern times until today\nLike the neighbouring cities of Veneto, Belluno benefited from the protectorate of Venice until 1797, when French troops invaded the city. In the first Kingdom of Italy Belluno became the capital of the Dipartimento del Piave in 1806. With the defeat of Napoleon, Belluno became part of Lombardy-Venetia and was now ruled by the Austrians. Despite strong independence movements, Belluno, together with Veneto, decided to join the Kingdom of Italy in 1866. The province's present boundaries were set out after the First World War. After the annexation of South Tyrol and Trentino by the Italians, the southeastern parts of the two regions, including Cortina d'Ampezzo Belluno, were given to Belluno.\nA great stir was caused in the province by a disaster in 1963 when the reservoir of the Vajont burst its banks and completely destroyed several villages in the valley.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Artist, Pop\nHaddaway is a singer and musician best known for his 1993 hit single \"What Is Love\" which was hugely popular in Europe and later reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. By the beginning of 1994, worldwide sales of \"What Is Love\" had already reached 2.6 million.\n\"I Miss You\" and \"Rock My Heart\" were also top 10 smashes across Europe and established him as a successful Eurodance artist. His first LP The Album was also a multi-million seller.\nI MISS YOU - HADDAWAY (SK)\nROCK MY HEART - HADDAWAY (SK)\nRock My Heart\nWHAT IS LOVE - HADDAWAY (SK)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Become a Backyard Buddy\nB-mail Sign Up\nHoneyeaters\nInsect Eaters\nCockatoos & Parrots\nGreat Callers\nFowls\nScurriers\nCrawlies\nTree Dwellers\nGround Dwellers\nBurrowing Frogs\nGround Frogs\nBig Backyard Buddies\nHome: DIY Projects\nSchool: DIY Projects\nBig Backyard Projects\nBuddies in Trouble\nB-mail\nLatest B-mail\nWildlife Heroes\nReptiles are a diverse group of animals including turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles.\nReptiles are ectothermic, meaning that their body temperature varies with the outside temperature. They also have scales and reproduce either by laying eggs or giving birth to live young.\nPhoto credit: Ken Stepnell\/OEH\nBearded Dragons have spines under and around their throats that give them their distinguishing feature and name. These spikes are actually quite rubbery, not sharp, and fool predators into thinking that this is a dangerous lizard. Both male and female Bearded Dragons have beards. Wild Bearded Dragons only live in Australia, and right across the mainland. The Eastern Bearded Dragon lives in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital ..\nBlue-tongued Lizard\nPhoto credit: Peripitus\nAustralia is home to six species of blue-tongued lizards. They are usually grey with broad brown stripes across their back and tail, and of course their most unique distinguishing feature is their blue tongue. You will start to see blue-tongues in spring as they begin emerging from their winter homes to look for mates. They are only active during the day which makes them easy to spot. The reason for their blue tongues is so they ..\nBroad-tailed Gecko\nPhoto credit: FNPW Image Library\nThis clever gecko is a master of disguise. Its distinctive tail is used as a decoy to confuse predators. A smooth tail is a sign that it has been lost and regrown. The Broad-tailed Gecko grows up to 15 cm in length including its tail. They have scales all over their bodies, which are pointed. Their rocky appearance gives you a clue as to where they live \u2013 they blend right in to the rocks. Sandstone outcrops are certain to host this ..\nBurton's Legless Lizard\nPhoto credit: Matt Clancy\nThe Burton's Legless Lizard is often mistaken for a snake at first glance, and it's an easy mistake to make. However, the Burton's Legless Lizard is actually more closely related to geckos than to snakes. There are key differences between snakes and this deceptive looking lizard. A good one to look for is the shape of its face. A Burton's Legless Lizard has a wedge-shaped snout that sets it apart from both snakes and other lizards. ..\nBynoe's Gecko\nAround February and March, you may find some baby geckos around your place. They could be juvenile Bynoe's Geckos, just hatched from eggs laid from October to early January. Bynoe's Geckos are found all over most of Australia, in an amazing variety of patterns and colours, blending in easily to the environment. Despite their scaly appearance, they are soft to touch. These geckos usually sport at least two prominent colours, ranging f..\nCarpet Python\nPhoto credit: Alex Butler\nIf you hear a soft slithering in the ceiling, chances are a python or tree snake has taken up residence in your roof. There are 15 species of python in Australia, making up a quarter of all the snakes that live here. Pythons are probably the most commonly seen snake in suburban backyards, the most familiar being the Carpet Python in Queensland and the Diamond Python in eastern NSW and Victoria. Summer is python breeding time, and..\nChildren's Python\nThe Children's Python does not eat children \u2013 it gets its name from the scientist who first described them in 1842, John George Children, the curator of the British Museum's zoological collection at the time of the discovery. It is the common name given to 4 species of native Australian pythons. They live in northern and central Australia and have also been spotted in northern NSW and northern South Australia. This python buddy is a fair..\nDiamond Python\nPhoto credit: Graysilver\nThe Diamond Python is found all along the New South Wales coastline down into the north-eastern corner of Victoria. They are frequently spotted in Sydney suburbs that border on bushland. But like all pythons, these snakes are non-venomous. They become most active in November, looking for mates and laying eggs. The male Diamond Python will travel up to 500m a day, following a scent trail left by a female when she is ready to find a mate. ..\nAround March, be on the lookout for some Eastern Bearded Dragon youngsters emerging from the soil. Eastern Bearded Dragon adults mate from August to December each year, and the hatchlings emerge about 45 to 79 days later. At 9 cm long, these babies might be easy to miss, but what they lack in size, they make up for in numbers. The mother lays up to three clutches during the breeding season of 14 to 31 soft shelled eggs, which are each ab..\nEastern Long-necked Turtle\nPhoto credit: Rosie Nicolai\nOne of the more unexpected visitors to the backyard during summer is the Eastern Long-necked, or snake-necked, turtle Chelodina longicollis, one of 23 Australian freshwater turtle species. Long-necked turtles hibernate during winter and the summer rains are their cue to haul themselves out of their creeks and ponds to find food. They eat fish, tadpoles, frogs and crayfish which they tear apart with their front claws - turtles do not have..\nEastern Water Dragon\nThe Eastern Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii is about half a metre long with rough scales, sharp spines and ancient features that resemble fairytale dragons. They are semi-aquatic and live along the east coast of Australia around creeks, rivers or lakes. They can remain submerged for up to 30 minutes and will rise to the surface where they need to breathe. You will be lucky to catch a glimpse of the Eastern Water Dragon who is..\nEastern Water Skink\nPhoto credit: John Tann\nIn April, Eastern Water Skinks are busy preparing for the start of winter. They will bask in the warmth of the sun and feed as much as they can to keep warm during winter. These skinks live from Cooktown in northern Queensland to south-east New South Wales, and inland to South Australia through the Murray-Darling basin. The Eastern Water Skink can be tricky to spot, even though it is a large skink and can grow up to 30 cm long. Its c..\nGarden Skink\nPhoto credit: David Cook\nThey may be shy and quick to hide when you approach, but garden skinks are some of the most common and well known buddies in Australian backyards. Male skinks are highly territorial and aggressively attack other males during spring. You might even find several skinks locked together in a big jumble, all holding on to each other. Odd to see, but this is thought to be a kind of territorial behaviour. Skinks are great backyard buddies ..\nPhoto credit: Ken Stepnell\nGeckos are nocturnal hunters with eyes that are up to 350 times more sensitive at night than human eyes. Most geckos can't blink as they don't have any eyelids. So instead, they clean the dust and dirt away by licking their eyes with their long tongues. Most geckos spend the day hiding under the bark of a nearby tree. Australian native geckos can be found everywhere except for Tasmania. Geckos are the super communicators of the ..\nGreen Tree Snake\nPhoto credit: Oliver Neuman\nThe Green or Common Tree Snake is one of the most commonly seen snakes in suburban backyards, parks, and even inner city gardens. It lives in northern and eastern Australia. Green Tree Snakes have no fangs and no venom. They are very reluctant to bite and would rather slither away. If provoked, a Green Tree Snake will rise up, inflate its throat and body, and make a stink from its anal glands - so best not to get too close. Look out..\nPhoto credit: Sarah Brookes\/OEH\nLace Monitors live in eastern Australian forests and coastal tablelands. They spend most of their time in trees, coming down to hunt for food and to breed. They move with sudden speed when threatened. Warm weather helps reptiles like the Lace Monitor (a type of goanna) to become more active, as they're solar powered. In order to move quickly, they need sunlight and warmth to heat them up. Look out for Lace Monitors at your next picn..\nOblong Turtle\nPhoto credit: Gnangarra\nOblong turtles live in Perth and throughout the south-west of Western Australia. They are also known as western long necked turtles or snake necked turtles. They are different from most turtles as their shell is not round. Oblong turtles are dark brown to black, with a paler undershell. They live in rivers, lakes and swamps and prefer slow moving water. Turtles may be famous for being slow and steady, but don't be surprised if you s..\nSand Monitor\nPhoto credit: Alan Couch\nAlso known as Gould's Monitors or Racehorse Goannas, Sand Monitors are voracious eaters and will eat almost anything that is smaller than them, including other lizards. Their exceptionally strong legs are just made for digging, and they put their sharp claws and snout to work, too. They live in burrows, often setting up a home in an abandoned rabbit warren. These burrows do double duty, as protection from the elements and predators...\nShingleback\nPhoto credit: John Spencer\/OEH\nAround November, you may see a Shingleback Lizard out and about with its mate. For most of the year, a Shingleback leads a fairly solitary life. But from September to November they spend up to 75% of their time with their partners, which is unusual lizard behaviour. Year after year, many Shinglebacks find the same mate by scent trails and remain as mostly monogamous pairs for many years. The Shingleback can be spotted in most of sout..\nSnake ID\nIf you see something long, thin and slithery in the backyard, walk away from it slowly. Not all snakes are venomous and some lizards look like snakes at first glance but it's better to be safe than sorry, You are most likely to see a snake during spring, when males are looking for a mate. Most snakes spend the winter months hibernating and they are often found curled up in sheds or garages, under piles of logs and stacks of firewood..\nTree Dtella\nThe tiny Tree Dtella is highly variable in colour and pattern, although their predominant colour is grey, brown or blue-grey, with darker brown markings that form a net pattern. The markings can often be so prominent that it will lend it the appearance of being blotchy or dark with light markings, rather than the other way around. It has dark markings on the sides of its head. Its underside is also much paler than the rest of its body. ..\ninfo@backyardbuddies.org.au\n1800 283 343 for all toy enquiries\nHelp BYB\nFNPW\nfnpw@fnpw.org.au\nBackyard Buddies is an initiative of The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (ABN 90 107 744 771), a registered charity with the ACNC, with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. Donations over $2 are tax-deductible and we thank you for your support.\nTerms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Corporate Governance\nAustralia is a land like no other, with about one million different native species. 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{"text":"Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Stop Frivolous Lawsuits Meant to Intimidate, Bully or Suppress Free Speech\nTOP Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Stop...\nNew Law Deters Abusive \"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation\" - Known as SLAPP Lawsuits\nRequires Costs and Attorney's Fees to be Recovered Regarding SLAPP lawsuits\nGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation that protects citizens' rights to free speech and petition by deterring abusive \"strategic lawsuits against public participation,\" known as SLAPPs. SLAPP lawsuits are frivolous litigation brought by affluent plaintiffs who have the ability to spend large sums of money by using expensive and time-consuming litigation to obstruct those exercising their right to free speech. The legislation amends the Civil Rights Law to require costs and attorney's fees to be recovered regarding these frivolous lawsuits, which will deter plaintiffs from bringing such lawsuits in the first place.\n\"For too long, powerful and wealthy interests have used frivolous lawsuits to harass and intimidate critics by burdening them with exorbitant legal fees and time consuming legal processes. That ends now,\" Governor Cuomo said. \"I am proud to sign this legislation, which protects New Yorkers' fundamental right to free speech without fear of harassment or bullying by those who happen to have more money than they do.\"\nThis legislation will amend the civil rights law to protect New Yorker's first amendment rights. The current legal protections are too narrow in scope to ensure the utmost protection for the free exercise of speech, petition, and association rights. Current law does not allow courts to award costs and legal fees to defendants when they are found to be victims of SLAPP suits. This legislation makes clear that legal fees associated with SLAPP suits are required to be awarded to victims if the lawsuit is found to have been initiated in bad faith - encouraging only meritorious litigation.\nSenator Brad Hoylman said, \"It's unacceptable that wealthy and powerful interests like Donald Trump have been able to abuse New York's civil justice system by bringing meritless lawsuits against their critics with the intent of harassing, intimidating, and bankrupting them. That ends today. With the signing of this bill, New York will have one of the strongest anti-SLAPP suit laws in the nation, protecting New Yorkers' free speech from vindictive bullies. Thank you to Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Assemblywoman Weinstein, and Governor Cuomo for your leadership in enacting this important law.\"\nAssemblymember Helene Weinstein said, \"The dangerous message that these lawsuits send is that criticism will cost you. Recent experience has shown that there are an increasing number of deep pocketed individuals who have outrageously used New York's court system as a means to harass New Yorkers who have publicly disagreed with them. These lawsuits are started not because they have any chance of ultimate success - they don't - but to make sure that others don't speak out publicly, for fear of being sued. I wish to express my thanks to Senator Hoylman for his sponsorship in the Senate and appreciation to Governor Cuomo for signing this bill into law to protect all New Yorkers.\"\nBengali Translation\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09ac\u09be\u09a6\nChinese Translation\u4e2d\u6587\u7ffb\u8b6f\nHaitian-Creole TranslationTradiksyon krey\u00f2l ayisyen\nKorean Translation\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 \ubc88\uc5ed\nRussian Translation\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\nSpanish TranslationTraducci\u00f3n al espa\u00f1ol","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In My Mailbox - 10\/1\/11\nCredit goes to The Story Siren for creating and hosting the In My Mailbox feature.\nHere are the new books I got this week:\nFor review:\nDragonswood by Janet Lee Carey\nWilde Island is in an uproar after the recent death of its king. The uneasy pact between dragons, fairies, and humans is fraying, and a bloodthirsty witch hunter with a hidden agenda whips villages into frenzies with wild accusations. Tess, a blacksmith's daughter from a tiny hamlet near the mysterious Dragonswood, finds herself caught in the crosshairs of fate when she is accused of witchery and has to flee for her life along with her two best friends.\nNot even Tess's power to see the future can help the girls as they set off on their desperate journey, but she keeps having visions of a man wielding a sword. And when she finally meets him, Tess has no idea how to handle the magnetic attraction she feels for him, or the elusive call she hears from the heart of the Dragonswood.\nIn this epic romance, an ancient prophecy comes true in a way neither dragon, fairy, nor human would have predicted.\nVariant by Robison Wells\nBenson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life.\nHe was wrong.\nNow he's trapped in a school that's surrounded by a razor-wire fence. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Where there are no adults. Where the kids have split into groups in order to survive.\nWhere breaking the rules equals death.\nBut when Benson stumbles upon the school's real secret, he realizes that playing by the rules could spell a fate worse than death, and that escape\u2014his only real hope for survival\u2014may be impossible.\nEve by Anna Carey\nThe year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus\u2014and the vaccine intended to protect against it\u2014wiped out most of the earth's population. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve's graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her.\nFleeing the only home she's ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.\nThe Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards\nMagic, Djinn, Ogres, and Sorcerers. Thirteen-year-old Zardi loves to hear stories about fantastical beings, long banned from the kingdom of Arribitha. But anyone caught whispering of their powers will feel the rage of the sultan\u2014a terrifying usurper who, even with his eyes closed, can see all.\nWhen her own beloved sister is captured by the evil ruler, Zardi knows that she must go to any lengths to rescue her. Along with her best friend, Ridhan\u2014a silver-haired, violet-eyed boy of mysterious origins\u2014and an unlikely crew of sailors led by the infamous Captain Sinbad, Zardi ventures forth into strange and wondrous territory with a seemingly impossible mission: to bring magic back to Arribitha and defeat the sultan once and for all.\nPrincess of the Wild Swans by Diane Zahler\nPrincess Meriel's brothers have been cursed. A terrible enchantment\u2014cast by their conniving new stepmother\u2014has transformed the handsome princes into swans. They now swim forlornly on a beautiful heart-shaped lake that lies just beyond the castle walls.\nMeriel will do whatever it takes to rescue her beloved brothers. But she must act quickly. If Heart Lake freezes, her brothers will be forced to fly south or perish.\nWith help from her newfound friends Riona and Liam\u2014a beautiful half-witch and her clever brother\u2014Meriel vows to finish a seemingly impossible task. If she completes it, her brothers may be saved. But if she fails\u2026all will be lost.\nWith a mesmerizing voice and delightful imagination, Diane Zahler delivers an exceptionally dazzling retelling\u2014full of magic, adventure, and fascinating characters. Fans of beautifully written and exciting fantasy novels, including those who love Shannon Hale and Gail Carson Levine, will be enthralled.\nIncarnate by Jodi Meadows\nNEWSOUL\nAna is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.\nNOSOUL\nEven Ana's own mother thinks she's a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she'll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are suspicious and afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?\nSam believes Ana's new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana's enemies\u2014human and creature alike\u2014let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else's life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?\nJodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.\nBlood Song by Rhiannon Hart\nWhen her sister becomes betrothed to a prince in a northern nation, Zeraphina's only consolations are that her loyal animal companions are by her side \u2013 and that her burning hunger to travel north is finally being sated.\nAlready her black hair and pale eyes mark her out as different, but now Zeraphina must be even more careful to keep her secret safe. Craving blood is not considered normal behaviour for anyone, let alone a princess. So when the king's advisor, Rodden, seems to know more about her condition than she does, Zeraphina is determined to find out more.\nZeraphina must be willing to sacrifice everything if she's to uncover the truth \u2013 but what if the truth is beyond her worst nightmares?\nA Forest of Gold by Courtney Maika\nIt is the 1920s, and twelve-year-old Emily Pattersen lives in a logging community in northern Ontario \u2014 a place where lumber is king and the forests make many men rich. She, of course, has more important things to concern herself with: run-ins with know-it-all Tilly at school, dealing with her frustrating brothers, and trying not to roll her eyes at her very serious mother's penchant for assigning Duties.\nA new set of worries comes to her when, against their parents' wishes, her hot-headed brother Joe sneaks off to work at a lumber camp. Emily is the only one who knows where he's gone. Scared and anxious, she gets the post every day to intercept Joe's letters, with word about his safety. Life has suddenly become complicated, as Emily struggles to remain an obedient daughter, while protecting her brother's secret.\nDebut novelist Courtney Maika is as inspiring as the feisty young heroine she has created. She wrote A Forest of Gold while in grade twelve. A keen reader of the the Dear Canada series, she says: \"...they really inspired me, so at one point, when I was sixteen, I thought 'Why wait? I think I'm capable of writing a book now.'\" Readers will be glad she did.\nHorse Diaries: Risky Chance by Alison Hart\nFor all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in California at the start of the Great Depression, Risky Chance is a gray thoroughbred who was born to race. Life at the track and being spoiled by his jockey's young daughter, Marie, is all Chance could ask for. He loves nothing more than running fast and winning. But after an accident, Chance discovers a side of horse racing that has little to do with glory.\nLike Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about thoroughbreds, horse racing, and the Great Depression.\nThe Lily Pond by Annika Thor\nA year after Stephie Steiner and her younger sister, Nellie, left Nazi-occupied Vienna, Stephie has finally adapted to life on the rugged Swedish island where she now lives. But more change awaits Stephie: her foster parents have allowed her to enroll in school on the mainland, in Goteberg. Stephie is eager to go. Not only will she be pursuing her studies, she'll be living in a cultured city again\u2014under the same roof as Sven, the son of the lodgers who rented her foster parents' cottage for the summer.\nFive years her senior, Sven dazzles Stephie with his charm, his talk of equality, and his anti-Hitler sentiments. Stephie can't help herself\u2014she's falling in love. As she navigates a sea of new emotions, she also grapples with what it means to be beholden to others, with her constant worry about what her parents are enduring back in Vienna, and with the menacing spread of Nazi ideology, even in Sweden. In these troubled times, her true friends, Stephie discovers, are the ones she least expected.\nPosted by Rebecca Herman at 9:55\u202fPM\nStacey Brucale said...\nI've never heard of Blood Song but I love the cover and it sounds really good!\nChristina T said...\nI really liked Dragon's Keep so I've been interested in reading Dragonswood. I also want to read Variant and Eve. I hadn't heard of The Lily Pond before but it sounds really good. I hope you enjoy these and I look forward to your reviews!\nGiselle said...\nAwesome haul! Blood Song sounds amazing and the cover is so pretty! Incarnate is also on my TBR list. Hope you enjoy them.\nXpresso Reads\nP.S. I've also got a new giveaway on my blog for Remembrance if you want to enter.\nWaiting on Wednesday: Spirit's Princess by Esther ...\nBook review: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dol...\nBook review: Our Australian Girl: A Home for Grace...\nIn My Mailbox - 10\/23\/11\nEnter to win Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver\nWaiting on Wednesday: Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves\nWaiting on Wednesday: The Mastermind Plot by Angie...\nWaiting on Wednesday: Eye of the Sword by Karyn He...\nBook review: Tomorrow Girls: Set Me Free by Eva Gray","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chorlton Arts Festival And Exclusive Interview With Jesca Hoop\nRachael Heslehurst has the latest on the festival's events and catches up with singer\/songwriter and guitarist Jesca Hoop\nPublished on May 18th 2012.\nCHORLTON'S Arts Festival returns this May for another month of cool culture, cracking musicians and a collection of great poetry and writing.\nThe festival is celebrating its twelfth year. Last year there were over 200 different events, attracting an audience of 28,000 people over 12 days. 2012 is bigger still.\nThe festival will run from until Sunday 27 May and will involve events such as a Comedy and Cabaret Act, which sees three performances coming together: The Tourist, who have been named the 'finest sketch group in the Chorlton area'; Mish Mash a night of comedy, saucy dancing and live music hosted by radio presenter Chris Holliday; Gill and Malcolm's Hot Cross Swan by Nick Oram and Tim Grewcock.\nAs well as comedy, there's Snap: a sound installation by Sunshine Gray, a guided walk around the festival itself, poetry readings including special guests, the poet and academic John McAuliffe who will be reading from his most recent collection for Manky Poets.\nJohn McAuliffe\nFor music lovers there are lots of bands and musicians to go and see, including alternative jazz artist Stuart McCallum, a presentation of uplifting acapella from Manchester Community Choir and a selection of top acoustic acts from across the UK, including In Quarantine We Trust, Terry Gallagher and Lesley Anne Davies, in Mike Nash's Acoustic Sessions.\nSinger\/songwriter Jesca Hoop will also be among the acts playing over the course of the festival.\nI was lucky enough to catch up with the Californian-born, Manc-loving lady herself.\nRH: So you're playing Chorlton Arts Festival?\nJH: Yes, looking forward to it, I'm sure it's going to be great.\nRH: Good to hear. How old were you when you started singing then?\nJH: I was only wee \u2013 I've been singing since I could speak. I'd sing when I was riding my bike, I'd sing when I was skateboarding down the street, all the time I'd be thinking of new ideas for songs and lyrics.\nRH: How old were you when you started writing your own songs?\nJH: I've been writing songs since the age of 16, it has always been a past time for me \u2013 I'd always be writing on the way to school.\nRH: Who are your musical influences?\nJH: When I was growing up my parents would listen to old country music, so that influenced me a lot. Barbara Streisand was an influence but I don't have any particular icons. If I like a song, I think 'I may treat this song the way Black Sabbath would have treated this song', but it doesn't sound the same because my music is different. My interpretation, in terms of material and tones of the music is different and the result is unique.\nRH:Tell me about your new upcoming album The House That Jack Built? What elements does the album explore?\nJH: Yes \u2013 there are threads throughout my writing, about death, sex, war \u2013 I like to sing about these subjects because I don't have any crushes on boys. I think there are plenty of people writing about crushes on boys at the moment. All the songs on the album are meaningful, they all come from a place of much intent and one of the most personal numbers is The House That Jack Built. The album will be released on 25 June this year.\nThey're not diary entries, they're experiences. There's more than just a few who know what I'm talking about.\nRH: Is there a particular genre of music you feel close too?\nJH: I wouldn't say I have a genre. I call my music Avant-Pop because it doesn't fit into a genre. It's the hybrid of sensibilities that doesn't allow a slot anyway. I'm a songwriter. Me, myself and my trade.\nRH: Tom Waits (American singer\/songwriter, composer and actor), has described your music as being like 'swimming in a lake at night'. How does that make you feel?\nJH: Amazing. Swimming in a lake at night is my favourite thing to do \u2013 especially in Arizona. It's a great honour to have Tom Waits endorse my music like that.\nRH: What does the future hold?\nJH: I want my home life to be outrageously involved with my working life. My art of living at home is more simple than I would like. For now I tour and travel a lot and my home is my little haven. I'd like to work hard enough for my home culture to reap the benefits. I'm very proud of my records and I hope they find the right home and listeners.\nYou can purchase tickets for Jesca Hoop's performance at St Clements Church here, as well as all other events taking place at Chorlton Arts Festival.\nAlternatively, pop into the Festival Hub from Saturday 5 May. The hub is the main festival and ticket point for the Festival and is open Thursday - Saturday 11.30am - 5.30pm, Sunday 2pm - 5pm.\nIt is advised to book early to avoid disappointment.\nYou can follow Rachael Heslehurst at @rheslehurst","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"KCPD to host first Spanish Citizens Academy to connect with Latino community\nAnyone is welcome to attend KCPD's first Spanish Citizen's Academy on June 9. People will learn the same things as the English citizen's academy, but this Spanish initiative is the first of its kind in the metro on the Missouri side.\nBy: Sarah Plake\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Anyone is welcome to attend the Kansas City Police Department's first Spanish Citizens Academy at St. Anthony's on June 9.\nThis Spanish initiative is the first of its kind in the metro on the Missouri side.\n\"One thing we know for fact is that when communities don't have trust in the police department or have a positive relationship, they end up becoming the most exploitable to career criminals,\" Officer Chato Villalobos said.\nThat's why KCPD is partnering with leaders in the northeast to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the Latino community, especially Spanish speakers.\nThey are holding the Spanish Citizens Academy at St. Anthony's parish on Benton and hope the location will help ease some anxieties. All people need to do is show up; they'll learn the ins and outs of the police department to gain understanding and, hopefully, trust.\nVillalobos said over the last 15 years he's seen the Spanish-speaking population boom and expand out from Kansas City's west side and northeast to places like Belton, Olathe, and Overland Park.\n\"The demographic has always existed here, but it's growing and we want to make sure the people who do speak Spanish, that they understand you can call 911 and we're going to do everything we can to make sure that you have the service. So language isn't a barrier,\" Villalobos said.\nVillalobos is on the forefront of the new initiative under Chief Rick Smith's guidance.\nFather Andres Moreno is the priest at St. Anthony's. Many immigrants sit in his pews. He talks to many folks from Africa and Asia, but the majority are Latino.\n\"We have people coming every single day for mass. 'Father, can I talk to you after mass?' 'Father, can I make an appointment,'\" Father Moreno said.\nFather Moreno finds that many of his parishioners often come to him with a major problem rather than calling the police. He likes to tell his parishioners that he is just a spiritual superhero, but also turning to the superheroes on the street can help.\n\"That is one of the reasons why I am so hopeful that this program with the police department will really help the community get rid of that fear. That they will be safer in this area, and they will be able to have a family in the future,\" Moreno said.\nThe big concern for immigrants and Spanish speakers in the northeast is security, Moreno said. The area is often in the news for crime and drugs, but Moreno sees many young families moving in the area hoping to make a good life.\nThe goal of the citizens academy is to bring communities up and keep families safe.\nIt hits home for Villalobos.\n\"My parents were immigrants from Mexico, and Spanish was their dominant language, and where I grew up there's a lot of families that were like mine. I'm a very proud police officer for my police department to do something like this for the community. I'm just excited,\" Villalobos said.\nThe Spanish Citizens Academy runs for three weeks on June 9, June 16, and June 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone is welcome and no sign-up is required.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lifestyle MDIA3010_18 MDIA3010_2ndFeature MDIA3010Tue12.00 Media Uncategorized\nThe Millennial Dream: Building A Business Through Instagram\nMay 19, 2018 z5118112 Comments Off on The Millennial Dream: Building A Business Through Instagram\nby Paromita Haque\nThousands of students walk through the halls of our most esteemed universities. As time goes on, they all face different paths, many with the hope of having a full-time job or running their own business. What many of them don't know is that the potential to start those careers fits snugly in their own pockets.\nThe wait is finally over! Juggernaut Athleisure is now available nationwide. Apply code LAUNCH10 at checkout for 10% off. #juggernaut #athleisure\nA post shared by Juggernaut Apparel (@juggernaut_apparel) on Dec 9, 2017 at 5:07pm PST\nIt's the millennial dream; finding a full-time job straight out of uni- or even in uni if you can help it- dreaming of someday taking destiny by the horns and being your own boss. This is a reality for two university students, brothers Tamim and Samin Azfar, who roam the campuses of their universities with the word \"Juggernaut\" emblazoned on their track pants, an apparel brand they created and launched all by themselves.\n\"Obviously at the start, they were like \"What the hell!\", you know, they don't expect it from you,\" says 20-year-old co-founder, Tamim Azfar of his friends.\nBut now, along with his younger brother Samin, he finds himself the co-owner of a 6-month-old start-up company already receiving international orders.\nThe brothers decided to create a line of athleisure wear that was \"good quality, has all the good features and a perfect fit, and is something that's also affordable and free shipping and everything,\n\"Maybe that something that other people would wanna get.\"\nWith this belief and no other experience on hand, they began the journey into entrepreneurship.\n\"We didn't know pretty much anything, we just wanted to start a business. So after we had the idea we kind of just started, we were like, we'll do whatever we have to do\" says Tamim,\n\"We had to wake up early in the morning, stay up late at night, use whatever time we had -spent time on the train learning how to draw or something like that\u2026\"\n\"We worked on stuff even in between tutes at uni, even in tutes,\" says Samin. \"If I knew the content I'd just be sitting on my laptop working on this is whenever I could, like in any spare time. So we were spending less time on other things to make this work out.\"\nA look at their Instagram page could've fooled anyone. The \"crisp, clean\" aesthetic featured on their page looks professionally maintained, but was actually curated by Samin himself, after taking inspiration from bigger brands and the aesthetic they portray on social media.\nFlex. \u2013 -@rakinnnn22 -\ud83d\udcf8@d31t4photography #juggernaut #apparel\nA post shared by Juggernaut Apparel (@juggernaut_apparel) on Apr 5, 2018 at 3:36am PDT\n\"Obviously they know more about what's going to attract viewers to click on photos and like them. So I guess I thought if we followed the same methods- if we had really crisp, clean photos with good editing, that's gonna make people not only like the photos and spread awareness, but also it increases the brand's reputation\"\nThough he doesn't have any formal editing experience, Samin managed to articulate Juggernaut's images by playing around with the free Photoshop on his school laptop.\nAs for the photos themselves, they were taken by \"hit(ting) up a mate with a DSLR camera and get(ting) them to take the photos.\" All of the models are also their close friends.\n\"They're always happy to come model\u2026because a couple of our friends actually do bodybuilding as like a real thing, and they want that exposure\" says Tamim.\nThe brothers say that Instagram has helped them build their brand and network to what it is today, calling it \"one of the most important things for small businesses.\"\n\"I mean who isn't on Instagram nowadays, right?\u2026 Instagram is\u2026a place for aesthetics and stuff. People check their Instagram before their Facebook,\" says Tamim\n\"You can see on the backend of our brand\u2026where our referrals come from or where people visit our website from and at least 60 \u2013 70 percent is people who've found us on Instagram\" says Samin.\n\"If you wanna show people what you have to offer, Instagram's the best option because there's such a huge presence of people on there and you can pretty much offer your products for anyone on social media,\" says Tamim.\nThe brothers aren't the only ones to find success on the platform. 20-year-old Primary Education student Sumayah Gaffoor turned her hobby of doing henna into a flourishing business within four years with the help of Instagram.\n\"It's very traditional for some people, for some people it's just for fun, they like to decorate themselves with it,\" she says.\nSumayah's \"not too fussy\" with the theme or aesthetics of her Instagram account.\n\"If someone sends me a photo of henna I did [on them] and it looks nice and it's clear I'll post it\u2026I know some people's accounts have a white background or it HAS to be black and white \u2013 mine is just like, if it looks nice I'll post it. It doesn't have a consistent theme,\n\"Some people say my henna page looks a bit messy coz there's everything, but then others like it like that.\"\nHer Instagram account @henna_by_sumayah serves as a portfolio of her work that allows clients to preview designs, contact her directly, as well as have her art displayed in public at no cost to her.\nHenna appointment\/interview at @leafcafe_macarthursquare #Hennadesigns #inspired by @hennabydivya @sonikashennaart . . Officially taking henna bookings for all your events and private appointments. For any enquiries or to make a booking, please call\/message 0426 285 627 or email: hennabysumayah@gmail.com . . . *Located in Sydney (Campbelltown Area)* ~Able to travel . . . #henna#mehndi #hennadesign #henna_by_sumayah #hennabysumayah #naturalhenna #Australia #Australianhennaartist #temporarytattoo #prohenna #simplehenna #hennainspire #Sydney #sydneyhennaartist #Campbelltown #bridalhenna #allnaturalhenna#hennatattoo\nA post shared by Henna by Sumayah \/ Australia (@henna_by_sumayah) on May 12, 2018 at 4:27am PDT\nShe says that Instagram is absolutely needed for smaller businesses, as \"you can post more photos of your work\u2026show it off properly. It's like an album of all your stuff\"\nShe also utilises features such as liking, tagging and following to widen her audience and open them up to her work, as well as networking. She has so far collaborated with fashion bloggers, bridal clothing companies, even calligraphy accounts \u2013 simply by tagging them.\nThe brothers have also capitalised off many features of Instagram, finding that each has a significant effect on the expansion of their business.\n\"I didn't really know anything about hashtags\u2026 until we started this stuff,\" says Tamim,\n\"The more hashtags you have the more exposure you get; more people have a chance of seeing your thing. So we usually just get random hashtags off anything, like any fitness post\u2026it gets put into those categories and random people will see it, they like it and follow your page and whatnot,\n\"Through Instagram, we've got orders from the US, even though we haven't done any promotions from the US\u2026 Just some random people, maybe they saw the hashtag and they clicked on it, they liked the stuff and they ordered it.\"\nInstagram has announced earlier this month that they plan on launching even more tools to help conduct business within the app itself. These include features such as \"action buttons\" which allow customers to directly book or order things they want to buy without having to leave Instagram. They have also moved customer messages from the pending folder to the main direct inbox and implemented \"quick replies\", allowing businesses to filter and respond to messages easily.\n\"It's not easy to start a business,\" says Ali Busacca, Instagram's Head of Community for Europe, Middle East and Africa in an interview with Verdict.\n\"We pride ourselves on being an easy solution: anyone with a camera can take a photo and post it online. Additionally, we know that they need insights and we create insights tools. We're proud of how we have the opportunity to create tools that level the playing field.\"\nInstagram's expansion of business tools indicates that they plan to accommodate small businesses like @henna_by_sumayah and Juggernaut Apparel, giving them more scope to reach their audience and expand their business.\nAs for Juggernaut's future, the boys are currently working on a women's line to supplement the men's line already available on their website.\n\"We're really into fashion and we like streetwear and all that kinda stuff, so I think later on -maybe after a few more launches- we might go into streetwear, and then after streetwear maybe more casual wear, like shorts and chinos, and just as big as we can make it really,\n\"There's no end goal.\"\nStay determined. #juggernaut #apparel #athleisure @saminazfar\nA post shared by Juggernaut Apparel (@juggernaut_apparel) on Jan 10, 2018 at 1:50am PST\nTagged Henna by Sumayah, Insights, instagram, Juggernaut, Small Businesses\nHealth MDIA3010_18 MDIA3010Proj1 MDIA3010Tue12.00\nAutoimmunity: The Paradox of Disease\nMarch 24, 2018 March 24, 2018 danapendrick\nDANA PENDRICK The story of Selena Gomez's battle with lupus disease has resurfaced in recent news due to her latest appearance in Australia. Last year, the young American popstar disappeared from the public eye to undergo chemotherapy and a kidney transplant as a result of the disease. Lupus, like the other 100 [\u2026]\nCulture Health Justice Lifestyle MDIA3010_18 MDIA3010_2ndFeature MDIA3010Tue12.00 Media Other PowerPlays Science Society Technology Uncategorized\nD.I.Y Dying: Assisted Death for the living\nMay 10, 2018 May 10, 2018 Abbey Farlow (z5075317)\nDo-it-yourself euthanasia kits are being sold legally in Australia under the disguise of home brewing devices. By Abbey Farlow Max Dog Brewing is not what it looks like. It's website is donned with pictures of friends enjoying beer together. The unknowing eye would mistake the site for an independent brewing company selling kits for the [\u2026]\nMay 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 z5251410\nAfter a recent study uncovered that only 31.5% of UNSW senior academic professors are female, female professors from around the globe let their voices on the matter be heard. 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{"text":"Surface Hotels' Guide to NYFW\nby Braden Bradford\nNew York Fashion Week can quickly become an overwhelming whirlwind of runways, fashion peacocks and never-ending cocktail parties. Cut through the noise with this curated guide to the week, hand-selected by Surface staff.\nFeb. 13, 5 p.m.\nLast year was a strong one for 32-year-old Alexander Wang, having left his post as creative director of Balenciaga to focus on his many other projects, like a wildly successful collaboration with H&M. \"My friends call me the Energizer Bunny,\" he said in an interview with W last year. All this is to say nothing of his own line, which in the fall already seemed to benefit from the extra attention. It was stripe-heavy and remarkably laid back, but with a New York brand of viciousness to it. Spiked sandals, for example, seemed to embrace the way we work hard and play hard. Mistake it for casualwear at your own risk.\nJoseph Altuzarra credits his international education and diverse heritage\u2014he was born in Paris to a Chinese-American mother and a French Basque father\u2014as major influences on his ready-to-wear designs, and it's hard to argue with him. There's a breezy simplicity to his designs, letting the material do the work in a way that feels common to the French, Spanish, and Chinese sensibilities. It's a bit of a throwback in that way, but one that works. Already a heavyweight and one-to-watch in fashion, Altuzarra, 32, has slowly been gaining notoriety among the non-fashion crowd. He had a successful collaboration with Target in 2014, and the knee-high gladiator sandals from one of his spring collections once served as the inspiration for the cover illustration for an issue of The New Yorker.\nFeb. 14, 10 a.m.\nFormer Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's line probably wouldn't make it to everyone's must-see list, but take it from us: She's plenty fun to watch. The clothes dance in the C\u00e9line or Prada territory of strong, minimal feminism, though they're perhaps a little less serious. Vogue described her spring 2016 line as: \"I have achieved the perfect life, but I don't need to try too hard to show that off to you.\" The line has been fascinating from a business standpoint as well. Since its debut in 2008, the company has grown steadily, with sales doubling between 2012 and 2013, from \u00a315 million to \u00a330 million. At the moment, Beckham and her business partner, Simon Fuller, still own the brand, but rumors swirl that LVMH may want to buy it. If you haven't been paying attention, now's the time to start,\nMonday night at 8 o'clock is an important time slot for Fashion Week, kicking off things with a boom, and in 2014 Rag & Bone took it over from Marc Jacobs. This is perhaps fitting, not only for fashion but for New York: As the city becomes ever more tony, international, and London-like every day, it makes sense that our major fashion show should be a house with British origins that does casual American clothing better than most Americans. Last year Rag & Bone rode the wave of '90s nostalgia to new heights, and in the fall even partnered with Uber to give away free tickets to its show at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood. You want the cutting edge? Rag & Bone has set up shop right on it.\nWhile much of fashion in the past few years has trended towards the muted\u2014neutral tones, the slimmer silhouette\u2014Marc Jacobs has been steadily turning up the volume with crazy prints and flashy metal accents, much of it like something out of some fantasy storybook. The only real consistency in his work is that it straddles the line between art and fashion. The same goes for his week-ending shows: Last fall, he rented out a theater and staged a mock movie premiere. The man always bobs where others weave. He's already announced that Lana Wachowski\u2014the co-director of the Matrix trilogy\u2014will star in his new ads and that Bette Midler will be the face of his campaign. As a company, Marc Jacobs has been growing steadily since Jacobs left Louis Vuitton in 2013 after 16 years. Almost everything the brand does is exciting.\nPaul's Baby Grand\nPAUL'S BABY GRAND\nNightlife don Paul Sevigny's latest venture is still one of the finest nights out in New York. It's tucked just around the corner from the main entrance of the Tribeca Grand (now the Roxy)\u2014hedges hide the door. The interior resembles a kitschy, garish tropical wonderland, offset by a lovely strict black and white tile floor, acting as a grid amidst chaos. Paintings by Josh Smith hang on the wall, becoming ever less valuable each night. The venue used to have a coatroom, but it's now a place for uncouth activities. The dance floor is always crowded, the music blending New Wave classics with the hits of today. Be advised that it does tend to get a bit loud, so it may not be the place for a business meeting.\nwww.paulscocktaillounge.com\nFANELLI'S\nIt doesn't get much more classic New York than Fanelli's. From its wood paneling to its red and white checked tablecloth, it's an old-school pub that opened in 1847 and constitutes perhaps the only authentic remaining part of SoHo. These days, it serves as a respite from all the gorgeous high-end fashion boutiques that surround it. Aged fliers promoting 1930s boxing matches pugnaciously adorn the walls and the bartenders are equally prone to scowling. (They're great\u2014they just suffer no fools.) It's the only bar in New York that still sells cigarettes behind the counter, the sort of place where it feels strange to drink anything but whiskey on the rocks. The food is nothing to write home about but everything you'd want. (Expect a very serviceable croque madame.) This is the place to while away the hours discussing whatever you've seen that day.\nWAVERLY INN\nNot everyone was sold on the concept behind Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's Waverly Inn back when it opened in 2007. Was it possible for caf\u00e9 society to thrive at this late stage of capitalism? Just because something has a velvet rope doesn't mean that people will flock or that what's within is worthwhile. Turns out that sometimes they will, and sometimes it is! The menu is low-key, but just received an infusion of new life from Jeffrey Teller, who joined the restaurant this summer from the M. Wells Steakhouse in Queens. But the real reason to show up is for the dark wood and private club vibe, the centerpiece of which is an impressive mural by Edward Sorel featuring all of \"our people\": Andy Warhol, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Fran Lebowitz, etc. Just being at the Waverly makes you feel like you belong up there yourself.\nwww.waverlynyc.com\nThis is the club for people who don't like clubs. In 2014, Up and Down was updated by owners the Butter Group (which also owns the notorious 1Oak nightclub) to make it more like, as one co-owner has described it, \"a theme park adventure,\" with entertainment and variety at every corner. Gilded wall reliefs clash with clunky neon jukeboxes, and the club rewards exploration. It's the sort of place where it's almost strange if you don't dance on the tables. The layout also favors discretion, which is probably why it's been a celebrity hot spot in the past year. Fetty Wap held his album release party there, and Leonardo DiCaprio and Rihanna were spotted leaving it together.\nwww.uadnyc.com\nBy the time it closed in 2009, Amy Sacco's Bungalow 8 had made her a legend, with W magazine dubbing her \"the jet set's favorite den mother.\" In 2012, she finally returned with No. 8, a 16th Street hideaway that feels more like a speakeasy than a nightclub, nestled as it is between two boutique hotels, the Maritime and the Dream. You might even miss the entrance if not for the 8-shaped handle on the door. You don't have to be famous to get in here, but it helps. The d\u00e9cor is a mix of influences. The banquettes scream 1920s, but there's also a disco ball suspended from crystals. Records crowd shelves in the secret upstairs \"rec room,\" which resembles a basement den. It's more than likely that you'll end up here anyway, some label having rented out the space for Fashion Week, but if you haven't, it's worth a trip to the Meatpacking District.\nwww.no8ny.com\nThe Bowery Hotel\nThe Greenwich Hotel\nNew York Edition\nTHE GREENWICH\nAs one of Ira Druckier's BD hotels, the Greenwich is part of a family that counts as New York royalty, hotel-wise: The company also owns and operates the Mercer Hotel, the Maritime Hotel, and the Jane. Hidden away in tony Tribeca, the Greenwich features a subtler take on this luxury, as Drukier and co-owner Robert De Niro seem to want to impress at every turn. Take, for example, the pool hidden within its Shibui spa, which features a 250-year-old antique bamboo roof imported from a Japanese farmhouse. The legendary art dealer and designer Axel Vervoordt modeled the hotel's penthouse in a similar Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. To top it all off, the hotel is also home to one of the city's finest Italian restaurants, Locanda Verde.\nwww.thegreenwichhotel.com\nBarry Sternlicht, the CEO of Starwood Capital Group and founder of the W hotel chain, has a mantra for his new 1 Hotel group: \"Not a brand, it's a cause.\" The boutique, eco-friendly 1 Hotels debuted last year in Brooklyn and South Beach, but it's the Central Park location that's perfectly located for Fashion Week goers. Lovingly situated adjacent to the Plaza, the 1 offers a fresher and more conscious experience with no sacrifice to luxury. Think LEED certification, complimentary in-room yoga mats, triple-filtered water, and reclaimed wood as far as the eye can see. The hotel also features an impressive vine-heavy facade, and a restaurant that's nearly as green. Chef Jonathan Waxman has resurrected his groundbreaking, locally sourced restaurant Jams, an Upper East Side staple in the 1980s, for the Central Park 1. Start your day with his signature salmon-and-cr\u00e8me-fra\u00eeche-topped pancakes.\nwww.1hotels.com\nThe Lower East Side has been gentrified for years, but in many ways the 17-story Bowery Hotel is ground zero for the vibes that have swept the neighborhood in recent years. The lobby is always a buzzing meeting space for people of all stripes\u2014hipsters, Wall Streeters, and everyone in between. The lobby itself is a sight to behold: an Old World aesthetic, with wood paneling, Moroccan tiles, and oriental rugs. The bathrooms are reminiscent of an old-school apothecary. The building was designed by Albert Ledner in 1966 and still largely resembles its original factory-like exterior. Keeping the skeleton was important to co-owner Eric Goode, even if, as he told Vanity Fair when it opened, \"The building was literally built out of Styrofoam.\" The Taavo Somer\u2013designed restaurant Gemma is envisioned as an \"Italian brasserie\" that feels like charmingly crowded trattoria, and is always good for celebrity spotting.\nwww.theboweryhotel.com\nThe glamour, the style, the power\u2014was there anything more New York than Studio 54? Its co-founder Ian Schrager went on to pioneer the concept of the boutique hotel, and he's outdone himself in his latest effort in partnership with Marriott International, the Edition series of hotels. Inspired by private clubs of the 20th century, the new New York hotel is carved out of turn-of-century clock tower bordering Madison Square Park. (Some rooms on the 27th floor apparently feature secret doors that open up to the mechanics behind the clock face.) In true Schrager tradition, the vibe is laidback and most of the interior colors are neutral, aside from the garishly framed photos that cluster the wall of its main restaurant, which marks the U.S. debut for chef Jason Atherton, London's Michelin star\u2013winning up-and-comer. Minimal and welcoming don't always go hand in hand, but that's what the Rockwell Group and Schrager aimed for\u2014and achieved\u2014in the architecture.\nwww.editionhotels.com\n@stevenkolb\n@bfa\n@joshuawoods\nSTEVEN KOLB\nCrazy as it sounds, Steven Kolb, the president and CEO of the influential Council of Fashion Designers of America, is actually a bit of a fashion outsider. His background is more in philanthropic fundraising, and he's said CFDA board chair Diane von F\u00fcrstenberg hired him in 2006 partially because he's a Libra. Yet the position has made him one of the top people in fashion, and needless to say he'll be at everything this Fashion Week (he's likened the CFDA to \"air traffic control\" for the week). Moreover, his unique background means he has a sensibility all his own. His photos cluster around certain shapes and silhouettes that other photographers might skip over. Perhaps that's part of the appeal of his account: You can tell he's having a good time.\nWith all due respect to Patrick McMullan, his former prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Billy Farrell has the upper hand when it comes to Instagram. Want to see Lorde and Tilda Swinton yukking it up? Sure you do. Want to see Aaron Paul touching the art at a Chelsea gallery opening? Of course. A close-up of Michael Chow lighting a life-sized candle of himself by Urs Fischer? You're all over it! BFA knows which celebrities you actually care about, and which Instagram-celebrities are Instagram-famous enough to merit your attention. \"You're only as good as your last party,\" Farrell once told Paper magazine. Rest assured that Farrell's photographers will be at all of Fashion Week's hottest parties, capturing them with the aplomb and enthusiasm that you as a gawker deserve. If they don't cover it, it probably isn't worth your FOMO.\nVanity Fair dubbed her the \"Supermodel with Serious Social Media Chops,\" which is accurate but reductive. This witty 20-year-old Malibu native also happens to be a best friend to Taylor Swift and Kendall Jenner (who is also technically an ex-step-sibling-in-law), and dates former One Direction member Zayn Malik. (And all this is to say nothing of her eyebrows, which are incredible.) An \"It Girl\" for our time, her social media interactions with the fashion world are personal and charming (think: green room shots, Polaroids, robes; hugs in stairwells; Star Wars jokes with Karl Lagerfeld). There's a vulnerability to her that other supermodels lack. \"\"I don't change anything about myself,\" she recently told British Vogue, \"what I post just works. When people are different on social media than they are in real life, it becomes forced.\" If you only follow one model this Fashion Week, make it Gigi.\nJOSHUA WOODS\nThere are plenty of fashion photographers on Instagram, so why should you follow Joshua Woods? Well, this 29-year-old upstart actually began his career at Fashion Week, back in 2012, picking up a camera to shoot it just for fun. Since then he's made his name with gorgeous washed-out portraits and intimate behind-the-scenes shots from the hottest shows, all with such production quality that you wouldn't guess that most are shot on an iPhone. Hood By Air and Public School have invited him backstage and T: The New York Times Style Magazine runs his photo diaries. No matter the subject of the photo, he brings a seductive sensibility that's all his own. Woods especially excels at men's fashion, which by many counts is the most cutting-edge part of the industry today. Keep Woods in your feed for substance with style.\nPresented in partnership with Surface Hotels: Stay at the world's best designed hotels\u2014curated by the editors of Surface magazine.\nPosted in fashion, travel\ntagged with ALEXANDER WANG, ALTUZARRA, VICTORIA BECKHAM, RAG & BONE, MARC JACOBS, Paul's Baby Grand, Vandal, No.8, Up & Down, NYFW, FANELLI'S, WAVERLY INN, The Greenwich Hotel, 1 HOTEL CENTRAL PARK, THE BOWERY HOTEL, NEW YORK EDITION, Steven Kolb, BFA, Gigi Hadid, Vanity Fair, Joshua Woods","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Find The Sum Of The Given Series 45 Plus 46 Plus 47 Plus Plus 113 Plus 114 Plus 115\nFind the sum of the given series (45+46+47+.........+113+114+115)\nGiven a series (45+46+47+\u2026\u2026\u2026+113+114+115)\nWe need to find the sum of the given series\nThe given series is in arithmetic progression\nSo the sum of the series in arithmetic progression is given by\nSum=n\/2(a+an) \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-(i)\nn is number of terms\na is the first term\nan is the last term of the series\nWe need to find the value of n, the number of terms first\nWe know that\nan=a+(n-1)d \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013(ii)\nFrom the series an = 115, a= 45\nSubstituting the value of an = 115 and a=45 in equation (ii) we get,\n115=45+(n-1)1\n115=45+n-1\n115=44+n\nn=115-44\nn=71\nSubstituting the value n=711 in equation (i) we get,\nSum=n\/2(a+an)\n=71\/2(45+115)\n=71\/2\u00d7160\n=71\u00d780\nTherefore the sum of the series (45+46+47+\u2026\u2026\u2026+113+114+115) = 5680\nWhat Is The Coordination Number Of Copper Incunh342plus 1 Unified Atomic Mass Unit Is Equal To\nWrite The Difference Between Sigma And Pi Bond The Magnification Of A Convex Mirror Is Always\nExplain The Condition Albinism Ampere2 Ohm Is The Unit Of Which Physical Quantity\nAs We Go Higher Into The Atmosphere What Is The Percentage Of Lead In Lead Pencils\nWhich Allotrope Of Phosphorus Has A Higher Density Elastic Limit Point On The Stress Strain Curve Appears\nWhat Is The Square Root Of 25 36\nEvaluate Tan X Pi 4\nFind The Derivative Of Sin 2x Using First Principles\nWhat Is 0 25 As A Fraction And Per Cent\nEvaluate X 4 2\nHow Do You Prove Sin 2x Sin 2y Sin X Y Sin X Y\nHow Do You Find The Square Root Of 2000 In Radical Form\nHow Do You Convert 0 23 Into A Fraction And Per Cent\nHow Do You Simplify The Square Root Of 162\nHow Do You Simplify I 35","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Blue Devils show twists on defense\nTimes-News\nDURHAM \u2014 Duke's adjustments have been multi-faceted without point guard Tre Jones.\nFor Tuesday night at Pittsburgh, it meant lone stretches of use a zone defense.\n\"We just stayed zone,\" Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said,\nJones, who has been out since suffering a separated shoulder Jan. 14, is probable for this afternoon's game against visiting Georgia Tech.\nDuke became primarily a zone team by the midway mark of last season. They Blue Devils returned to mostly man-to-man this season, headed by Jones.\nDuke's offense is reliant on freshmen RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson. Combined with Cam Reddish, 11 times this season, two Duke freshmen have combined to rack up 50 or more points in a game.\nBarrett has reached the 20-point mark in 15 games.\nNot only did Williamson shoot 11-for-13 from the field Tuesday night at Pittsburgh, but he dished out a season-high seven assists.\nIn the latest game, Jordan Goldwire played some at point guard, but mostly Barrett has taken on extra ball-handling duties.\nGeorgia Tech is coming off a 63-61 victory against visiting Notre Dame, snapping a two-game losing streak.\nThat game marked the return of Jose Alvarado, who holds a team-best 13.8 points per game, and Abdoulaye Gueye from injuries. Alvarado missed one game with a groin injury, while Gueye was out for two games because of a medical condition stemming from cramping.\nGeorgia Tech has limited conference opponents to 67 points per game.\nThe Yellow Jackets own an ACC road victory at Syracuse this season.\nWho: Georgia Tech (11-8, 3-3) at No. 2 Duke (16-2, 5-1)\nWhen: Noon Saturday (Raycom)\nWhere: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham\nSeries: Duke leads 72-23, including 11 victories in a row","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pee Wee Tennis II (5-7 Yrs)\nSaturday, April 22, 2023 @ 11:00 AM (CDT) - Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 11:45 AM (CDT)\nHigh Point Park Tennis Center \u2022 421 W. Spring Creek Parkway Plano, TX 75023\nRacquet Sports\u2022\nApr 22 - May 20 (Saturday)\nHigh Point Park Tennis Center\nFrom Apr 22, 2023 to May 20, 2023\nIn a program created for 5 to 7 year olds, QuickStart equipment and teaching methods are used to introduce youngsters to tennis in a fun and rewarding way. Students must have completed Pee Wee Tennis I before taking this class.\nHigh Point Tennis Center\nTommy Chiu\nPLANO PARKS & RECREATION\nMore activities from PLANO PARKS & RECREATION\nBrowse Tennis","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What's Behind Attacks on the Endangered Species Act? Lots of Industry Money\nBy Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice\nA small yet vocal group of congressmen are gearing up this summer to dismantle the Endangered Species Act. Campaign finance records of these lawmakers reveal that they have all taken significant money from extractive industries frustrated by the law's protection of critical habitat for endangered species.\nThe Endangered Species Act has proven to be a powerful, effective conservation safeguard. More than 99 percent of species that have been designated for federal protection continue to exist in the wild today, including the bald eagle, grizzly bear, the leatherback sea turtle and the Florida manatee.\nBut the work of the Endangered Species Act has only grown more urgent as many scientists agree that the planet is either on the cusp of or already experiencing a sixth mass wave of extinction. A study last week by Stanford scientists found that a significant number of plant and wildlife populations are growing dangerously thin.\nEarthjustice is working with coalition partners to oppose efforts on Capitol Hill to weaken protections for endangered species. The public can also make a difference in this fight\u2014despite the big money from fossil fuel industries funding opponents of the Endangered Species Act\u2014by contacting their Congressional offices (use this call-in tool to be directly connected).\nThe anti-ESA effort and the money behind it\nThe assault on the ESA comes in the form of dozens of legislative proposals and amendments tacked onto spending bills. One bill that's expected to be introduced in a matter of weeks is the handiwork of Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.\nA Republican from Wyoming, Barrasso shares something in common with other politicians who have made it a legislative priority to weaken or undermine this conservation law. He's received substantial campaign contributions from extractive industries that wish to exploit public lands for mining, drilling, and other environmentally destructive operations. Across the American West, for instance, the fossil fuel industry is often pitted against conservationists because habitat for the imperiled sage grouse overlaps with lands eyed by industry for mining or drilling.\nAccording to campaign finance records, from 2011 until 2016, Barrasso received $458,466 in total campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry, plus $241,706 from the mining industry. The boost got him a good part of the way toward the $3.66 million he reportedly spent in that time. The Murray Energy Corporation, the nation's largest coal-mining company, was listed as a top donor.\nSen. John Barrasso, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, received substantial campaign contributions from extractive industries that wish to exploit public lands for mining or drilling.\nSen. James Inhofe, a Republican senator from Oklahoma who also serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee, has also garnered substantial support from the fossil fuel industry, collecting $465,950 from the oil and gas industry and $111,275 from the mining industry in campaign donations from 2011 to 2016. Inhofe, who does not believe in climate change, recently went on national television and answered a question about U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget cuts by suggesting that that the EPA is \"brainwashing our kids.\"\nRep. Rob Bishop, a Republican congressman from Utah who has gone on the record saying he'd like to \"repeal and replace\" the Endangered Species Act, received $150,516 in total campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry in the 2015-16 cycle alone.\nHow you can help protect wildlife\nBattles to protect wildlife are intensifying in the face of attacks from these and other lawmakers. However, they may be in for a bigger fight than they realize. A recent poll showed that 90 percent of voters across all demographics were supportive of the ESA.\nJoin the movement to defend the wild. Call today and tell your senators to stand strong in defense of imperiled wildlife and the lands and waters that sustain them! (Enter your information below to be directly connected with your senators' offices.)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The BlogOscar nominationsanimated filmsferal\n2014 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animated Appetizers\nThis year's animated shorts are an impressive testament to the talents working in today's animation, harnessing the potential of the medium's inherent freedom.\nCorinna Clendenen, Contributor\nWriter of novels, film reviews, food news, and essays on contemporary culture\nFeb 3, 2014, 02:27 PM EST | Updated Apr 5, 2014\nThis year's nominations for best-animated short films selected by the Academy Award committee comprise a jewel box of cut and polished works, visual delights that range from comic to existential. The collection is emceed by an ostrich and a giraffe who trade industry banter in front of a red velvet curtain. It's a classic.\nGet a Horse (U.S.A.) is an homage to Mickey and Mini Mouse, featuring the beloved cast of characters, Horace the Horse, Clarabelle the Cow and, of course, the requisite villain, Peg-Leg Pete. The characters journey along a road, a cavorting band of wandering gypsies who look for all the world like the 1940s original. Then Clarabelle flashes her udders and the film breaks into the present, the characters tearing out of the black and white screen onto a color stage. Their antics of switching back and forth between alternate universes speak to the changing world, the concocting of image and events, the nature of fantasy versus reality. Who said they were just the funny papers?\nPossessions (Japan) opens with a description of an old Japanese saying that after 100 years, tools and instruments will attack their inventors. This provocative premise is addressed in only a roundabout way in the story of a hunter who gets lost in the mountains one snowy night, and discovers a hut holding the remains of a throwaway culture -- fabrics and umbrellas, torn, tattered and faded into grays. The hunter mends them, resurrecting the spent goods into a panoply of beautifully crafted color and pattern. Its beautifully unfolding images carry the mandate to reduce, reuse, recycle.\nFeral (U.S.A.) is a take on Rousseau's notions of man and beast, an animated The Wild Child. A boy, raised by wolves, is adopted by a man who cuts his hair, dresses him in shoes and a blazer and sends him off to school where he finds that rivalries on the playground are not so very different than they were in the forest. In black and white, this animation is beautifully rendered with fades and pans portraying the shifting landscapes.\nTwo entries from France address society from different vantage points, the past and the future. A La Francaise is a charming farce of pomaded and powdered aristocrats, portrayed by chickens. They strut and coo around the ballrooms and gardens of the palace of Versailles in eighteenth century dress, the cock drawing his sword at the slightest provocation, the hoop-skirted hens busying themselves with croquette, party invitations and pulling worms out of the ground.\nMr. Hublot is a futuristic look at a man who lives in a mechanized world made mostly of discarded parts, clicking machinery, and a robot dog. In his isolated world, his aim is to expand his territory to the factory across the street. The portrait shares sensibilities with Wall-E and Her and The Triplets of Belleville. What both these films lack in story development they make up for in visual virtuosity -- they are both beautifully rendered, the first in the glorious, saccharine pastels of Rococo paintings and the second in the post-industrial browns and grays of Terry Gilliam's Brazil.\nThe Blue Umbrella (U.S.A.) combines the skills of Pixar with the rose-colored glasses of Disney in a boy-meets-girl romance of two umbrellas, buffeted by stormy weather, who find their answer in love. Room on the Broom (U.K.) is a children's story of loyalty and inclusion, a lovely translation from the book of the same title, whose characters find meaning in friendship and generosity.\nMissing Scarf, from the Irish Film Board, uses perhaps the sparest animation style to pose the most probing questions. Albert the squirrel searches the forest for his missing scarf and in looking for it finds other animals who are missing things, like the polar bear his habitat. Its conclusion is an ironic bit of optimism, that life's process of death and rebirth promises us at least the possibility that our dust may find new life in another universe, if not in this one.\nThis year's animated shorts are an impressive testament to the talents working in today's animation, harnessing the potential of the medium's inherent freedom -- a blank slate for creativity and imagination. While a few may be a bit short on resolution, collectively they are a visual delight, a treat for the senses, a great way to spend a few afternoon hours.\nOscar nominationsanimated filmsferaldisneyacademy awards\nOscars 2023: The Complete List Of Nominees\nThe Surprises And Snubs Of The 2023 Oscar Nominations\n2023 Oscar Nominees\nCelebrity Documentaries Took Over Sundance This Year \u2014 With Mixed Results\n21 Things Parents Swore They'd Never Do (And Totally Did Anyway)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"THE ARCH LONDON\nPosted by Ron and Mary James\nCLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE STORY WITH PHOTOS\nBefore boarding a cruise ship in Southampton earlier this year, we opted to stay in London for a couple of days to shake off jet lag, relax and enjoy one of the great cities of the world. Our search for an upscale but affordable hotel within walking distance of some favorite haunts brought us to The Arch London. This luxurious hotel of linked historic Georgian townhouses is tucked away on a residential street, just blocks away from the bustling West End and Hyde Park and a nifty restaurant row just around the corner.\nAdmiring the classic white Georgian townhouses around the city, we often wondered what it would be like to live in one. Here was our chance. The Arch London comprises seven townhouses and two mews homes stitched together and modified the interior to serve\nhotel guests with no sacrifice of historic charm and detail. It blends beautifully into this very exclusive area, attested to by a neighbor across the street named Madonna, who frequently books the hotel for visiting friends and events. Unfortunately, she was away during our stay, visiting Portugal to cheer on her soccer playing son.\nIt's not surprising that this five-star property is regularly ranked among the top 20 Luxury hotels in the UK on TripAdvisor and earned the 2017 Forbes Travel Guide Recommended Award. Our room was large and very comfortable, a creative mix of historic flourishes and contemporary furnishings and art. A handpicked selection of classic novels awaits suite guests along\nwith an internet rad io with over 19,000 channels to keep guests from all across the world entertained and informed. The spacious bathrooms include heated anti-steam mirrors and flat-screen TVs built into the wall above baths.\nThe hotel is full of notable contemporary art pieces, including in the rooms. The expansive library club room is tastefully and comfortably furnished. Rare tabletop books are neatly stacked on the shelves for guests to enjoy. They also use the room for special events including gatherings requested by the lady across the street. You never know who you'll meet here, celebrities love this hotel because of its modest size and discreet staff.\nService by the entire staff \u2013 doormen to the desk clerks \u2013 was world-class. For example, we asked for suggestions for a nearby restaurant that was casual and reasonable with great food, the doorman not only suggested Grazing Goat, but led us the two blocks to gastropub. The pick was spot on; the casual but sophisticated ambiance and food were just right for our first night in London.\nOur dining the next night at the hotel's Hunter 486 restaurant took farm-to-table cuisine to a whole new level. We were seated in the dining room's Le Salon de Champagne section of the dining, with its intimate leather booths, oozes timeless London glamour. We enjoyed wines perfectly matched with the tasting menu's beautiful array of artfully plated dishes. Our desserts were jaw dropping. The wine list was extensive, with 27 selections available by the glass. It was easy to see why it was named to The World of Fine Wine World's Best Wine Lists 2017.\nNow that we've discovered it's possible to live the good life in London and not break the bank, we plan to make The Arch London our second home when we are in the city. And if you wisely decide to stay here, please say hi to Madonna for us.\nThe Arch London, 50 Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch, London W1H 7FD\nFor reservations, please call: 020 7724 4700 or www.\nthearchlondon.com\nPreviousSTEENBERG HOTEL & SPA: WINE COUNTRY WONDERS\nNextCosta Crociere suspends 2020-2021 season in South America\nSTEENBERG HOTEL & SPA: WINE COUNTRY WONDERS\nThe Inn at Rancho Santa Fe: Country Comfort at a Timeless Retreat\nAuberge Saint-Antoine: where history meets hospitality\nThe Grove Park Inn","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sen. Graham Demands Special Advice Probe As Biden Fractures Silence Over Classified Documents\n2 weeks ago thecryptokang\n\"Every conservative out there is completely disgusted. \"\nSen. Lindsey Graham (R-S. C. ), a senior member of the United states senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday called for Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a unique counsel to investigate the managing of classified documents simply by President Biden while this individual served as vice president.\nGraham said the appointment of the special counsel is necessary to check into Biden after Garland announced the appointment of profession prosecutor Jack Smith to investigate former President Trump's possession of classified documents with Mar-a-Lago.\n\" I believe if you believe a special advice is necessary to assure the public concerning the handling of classified documents by Donald Trump, you should apply a special counsel towards the mishandling of classified files by President Biden whenever he was vice president, \" Graham said during a job interview with Martha MacCallum on Fox News.\n\" When there is not a special counsel appointed to find out how this occurred with President Biden regarding classified information \u2026 it is going to hurt the country, \" Graham warned.\nGraham warned that many conservatives think prosecutors and the media are applying a different set of specifications for Trump and Biden.\n\" Every conservative out there is completely disgusted with the standard that is present in America when it comes to conservatives plus everybody else, \" he said. \" Garland, if you're hearing, if you thought it was necessary to appoint a special counsel concerning President Trump, then you have to do the exact same thing regarding Leader Biden when it comes to handling classified information, \" Graham stated.\nAdditionally , President Biden has broken his stop on the issue .\nAt a news conference Wednesday for the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico, President Biden said he won't know why classified documents were lying around in the former office at the Penn Biden Center (this had been before the second batch of classified papers were discovered).\n\" People know I take classified paperwork and classified information significantly, \" he said.\n\" When my lawyers were clearing out my office at the University associated with Pennsylvania, they set up your workplace for me \u2014 a safe office in the Capitol, once i \u2014 the four yrs after being vice chief executive, I was a professor at Penn.\n\" These people found some documents in a box \u2014 you know, the locked cabinet, or at least a closet. And as soon as they did, they will realized there were several categorized documents in that box. And they did what they should have carried out: They immediately called the Archives \u2014 immediately called the Records \u2014 turned them to the Archives. \"\n\" And I was briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn that there were any government records that were used there to that office.\n\" But I can't say for sure what's in the documents. I've \u2014 my lawyers never have suggested I ask exactly what documents they were. I've turned over the boxes \u2014 they already have turned over the boxes to the Archives. And wish cooperating fully \u2014 cooperating fully with the review plus \u2014 which I hope will be finished soon, and will be more detail during those times. \"\nAs a reminder, when up to date about the FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence to retrieve classified documents, Biden inquired \" how could anyone be that irresponsible? \"\nthecryptokang\nPrevious CNN Defense of Biden Collapses as 2nd Batch associated with Classified Documents Found\nNext Israel Convinced U. S. in order to Assassinate Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Fmr Israeli Intel Chief Boasts","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz\nChangrim Ahn, P. Baseilhac, V. A. Fateev, Chanju Kim, Chaiho Rim\nWe study the ultraviolet asymptotics in non-simply laced affine Toda theories considering them as perturbed non-affine Toda theories, which possess the extended conformal symmetry. We calculate the reflection amplitudes, in non-affine Toda theories and use them to derive the quantization condition for the vacuum wave function, describing zero-mode dynamics. The solution of this quantization conditions for the ground state energy determines the UV asymptotics of the effective central charge. These asymptotics are in a good agreement with Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz (TBA) results. To make the comparison with TBA possible, we give the exact relations between parameters of the action and masses of particles as well as the bulk free energies for non-simply laced affine Toda theories. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.\nDive into the research topics of 'Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.\nthermodynamics Physics & Astronomy 100%\nfree energy Physics & Astronomy 59%\nwave functions Physics & Astronomy 57%\nground state Physics & Astronomy 48%\nvacuum Physics & Astronomy 46%\nsymmetry Physics & Astronomy 42%\nAhn, C., Baseilhac, P., Fateev, V. A., Kim, C., & Rim, C. (2000). Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 481(1), 114-124. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0370-2693(00)00417-2\nAhn, Changrim ; Baseilhac, P. ; Fateev, V. A. et al. \/ Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz. In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2000 ; Vol. 481, No. 1. pp. 114-124.\n@article{32dc70baf9074ee892040fea78a4af1d,\ntitle = \"Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz\",\nabstract = \"We study the ultraviolet asymptotics in non-simply laced affine Toda theories considering them as perturbed non-affine Toda theories, which possess the extended conformal symmetry. We calculate the reflection amplitudes, in non-affine Toda theories and use them to derive the quantization condition for the vacuum wave function, describing zero-mode dynamics. The solution of this quantization conditions for the ground state energy determines the UV asymptotics of the effective central charge. These asymptotics are in a good agreement with Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz (TBA) results. To make the comparison with TBA possible, we give the exact relations between parameters of the action and masses of particles as well as the bulk free energies for non-simply laced affine Toda theories. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.\",\nauthor = \"Changrim Ahn and P. Baseilhac and Fateev, {V. A.} and Chanju Kim and Chaiho Rim\",\nnote = \"Funding Information: We thank F. Smirnov and Al. Zamolodchikov for valuable discussions. P.B. gratefully thanks for the hospitality of KIAS where part of this work was done. This work is supported in part by MOST 98-N6-01-01-A-05 (C.A.), Korea Research Foundation KRF-99-015-DI0021 (C.A.) 1998-015-D00071 (C.R.), and KOSEF 1999-2-112-001-5(C.A., C.R.). P.B.'s work is supported in part by the EU under contract ERBFMRX. V.F.'s work is supported in part by the EU under contract ERBFMRX CT960012. \",\nAhn, C, Baseilhac, P, Fateev, VA, Kim, C & Rim, C 2000, 'Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 481, no. 1, pp. 114-124. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0370-2693(00)00417-2\nReflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz. \/ Ahn, Changrim; Baseilhac, P.; Fateev, V. A. et al.\nIn: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 481, No. 1, 18.05.2000, p. 114-124.\nT1 - Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz\nAU - Ahn, Changrim\nAU - Baseilhac, P.\nAU - Fateev, V. A.\nAU - Kim, Chanju\nAU - Rim, Chaiho\nN1 - Funding Information: We thank F. Smirnov and Al. Zamolodchikov for valuable discussions. P.B. gratefully thanks for the hospitality of KIAS where part of this work was done. This work is supported in part by MOST 98-N6-01-01-A-05 (C.A.), Korea Research Foundation KRF-99-015-DI0021 (C.A.) 1998-015-D00071 (C.R.), and KOSEF 1999-2-112-001-5(C.A., C.R.). P.B.'s work is supported in part by the EU under contract ERBFMRX. V.F.'s work is supported in part by the EU under contract ERBFMRX CT960012.\nN2 - We study the ultraviolet asymptotics in non-simply laced affine Toda theories considering them as perturbed non-affine Toda theories, which possess the extended conformal symmetry. We calculate the reflection amplitudes, in non-affine Toda theories and use them to derive the quantization condition for the vacuum wave function, describing zero-mode dynamics. The solution of this quantization conditions for the ground state energy determines the UV asymptotics of the effective central charge. These asymptotics are in a good agreement with Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz (TBA) results. To make the comparison with TBA possible, we give the exact relations between parameters of the action and masses of particles as well as the bulk free energies for non-simply laced affine Toda theories. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.\nAB - We study the ultraviolet asymptotics in non-simply laced affine Toda theories considering them as perturbed non-affine Toda theories, which possess the extended conformal symmetry. We calculate the reflection amplitudes, in non-affine Toda theories and use them to derive the quantization condition for the vacuum wave function, describing zero-mode dynamics. The solution of this quantization conditions for the ground state energy determines the UV asymptotics of the effective central charge. These asymptotics are in a good agreement with Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz (TBA) results. To make the comparison with TBA possible, we give the exact relations between parameters of the action and masses of particles as well as the bulk free energies for non-simply laced affine Toda theories. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.\nAhn C, Baseilhac P, Fateev VA, Kim C, Rim C. Reflection amplitudes in non-simply laced Toda theories and Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2000 May 18;481(1):114-124. doi: 10.1016\/S0370-2693(00)00417-2","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sonoran Alliance - Arizona Political News & Opinion for Conservatives\nArizona Politics, News, Commentary and Information with a Blatantly Conservative Worldview Presented by an Alliance of Writers, Activists, Consultants and Government Insiders.\nYou are here: Home \/ 2008 \/ Archives for January 2008\nAZ RTL voting guide\nJanuary 31, 2008 by Sonoran Alliance 3 Comments\nArizona Right to Life has posted their voting guide online.\nFiled Under: Sanctity of Life\nTrouble in Maricopa\nJanuary 31, 2008 by Sonoran Alliance 64 Comments\nA source inside the Maricopa County Executive Guidance Committee (EGC) has told us that District 11 Chairman Rob Haney is moving forward with a resolution opposing McCain at the next EGC meeting on February 7th. The information was provided to us by someone normally opposed to McCain who none-the-less wanted to move on to other issues and opposed bringing forward the motion. Despite some opposition from certain members there are still enough Haney allies opposed to McCain that the resolution has a very good chance of passing at the EGC meeting on the 7th. We are not in contact with all 28 members on the committee but we do know that Haney does have some strong allies and can be very successful at lining up votes. Haney was forced to send out an advanced copy of the resolution because of past complaints from committee members about not having enough time to read the resolutions before the meeting. We were able to obtain a draft copy of the resolution printed below.\nSTATEMENT OF OPPOSITION TO THE CANDIDACY OF SENATOR MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES\nWhereas, Our National Republican Committee members, Bruce Ash and Sharon Giese have chosen to endorse the presidential candidacy of Senator McCain during the primaries thereby reviving the angst, revulsion and polarization amongst the majority of the Arizona Republican activists who oppose said candidacy; and\nWhereas, Senator McCain's, dual-citizenship holder and Spanish liaison advisor, Dr Juan Hernandez, (who was an advisor to former Mexican President Vicente Fox), has repeatedly stated his \"think Mexico First\" position and repeatedly, when American interests were at odds with the interest of Mexican illegals, Hernandez has sided against America; and\nWhereas, Senator McCain repeatedly proclaims that his Amnesty bill is not Amnesty, refuses to vote to allow drilling for oil in Alaska thereby weakening our national security while causing as steep rise in inflation, buys into Gore's unproven hysterical rhetoric stating Global warming is caused by human activity, and makes the disingenuous claim that he is pro-life while repeatedly voting for embryonic stem cell research and fetal tissue research with tax payer money; and\nWhereas, In a straw poll during the Maricopa County Republican precinct committeemen meeting of January 19, 2008, Senator McCain was voted as the most unacceptable Republican presidential candidate by amassing an overwhelming negative vote of 427 of the 721 ballots cast; and\nWhereas, Leading conservative voices, including Delay and Santorum, have warned us that McCain is not a conservative and poses a great danger to the Republican Party; and\nWhereas, McCain has demonstrated his ease with the truth by mischaracterizing Romney's statement on timetables for Iraq; and\nWhereas, This grassroots leadership body censured Senator McCain in 2005 for his failure to faithfully perform his duty to uphold the Constitution and for his undermining the Republican mandate of the 2004 election: therefore\nBe it resolve, That we, the Maricopa County Republican Committee state most emphatically that Senator McCain is not our favored Republican candidate for President of the United States.\nFiled Under: Political Parties\nMcCain-Huckabee '08?\nJanuary 31, 2008 by DSWikfors 8 Comments\nNow the talk is all about Huckabee remaining in the race in order to guarantee a VP role with McCain.\nIf there is a deal in the works, does this now make a McCain nomination more palatable for core conservatives?\nGiven the Ancient Mariner's age, do Huckabee conservatives continue to vote for him knowing they'll have to be patient four years in order to get what they really want?\nOr, do Huckabee conservatives throw all their support behind Romney and hope the GOP's nominee remains conservative?\nThen again, will conservative wake up this fall and realize they've nominated a Democrat in GOP clothing?\nFiled Under: Campaigns & Elections\nA Public Solution to Public Outrage\nJanuary 31, 2008 by Arizona Freedom Fighter 1 Comment\nThe Arizona Republic simply does not know how to accept the public's view of the world.\nFor instance, about 15 people, almost all reporters, showed up at the 9-11 Memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza yesterday to listen to LD8 Republican Representative John Kavanagh announce his bill to resolve the controversy over the slogans engraved into the steel ring of the memorial. The slogan panels will be removed and replaced with a time line of events. Other informational pieces will be installed at the site to tell of other parts of the day. This bill has such huge support that more than 80 of the 90 members of the Legislature signed-on as sponsors.\nThe Republic reports, \"But the proposal aired Wednesday is drawing complaints. Some feel it usurps the public process that a citizen commission followed in creating, and then amending, the memorial just east of the state Capitol.\"\nYeah, the complaints issue might be correct, if a reporter's questions could be viewed as \"complaints.\" But, when did questions asked by reporters during a press conference become \"public complaints?\"\nOr, maybe the reporter could be referring to Billy Shields, the ex-union executive and fireman who chaired the committee that created the repulsive slogans to begin with.\nYeah, he complained to her about a \"public process\" being bypassed. He ignores the fact that the change being supported by the Legislature was also arrived at in public meetings with opportunity for public comments. It was then drafted into a bill and signed by most of the Republicans and Democrats elected by the public to make such decisions. In fact, there will be more public hearings before the bill becomes law.\nOr, maybe she is referring to the artist, turned state representative, Steve Farley.\nHe wouldn't sign Kavanagh's bill because it interfered with artistic license. \"The last thing we want is for Arizona to have a reputation where artists don't want to do work because politicians are looking over their shoulder, telling them what to do.\" Wasn't it a government appointed commission that decided what would be included in the art? Why wasn't that a problem for Farley?\nLet's see, the art is going to belong to the state and be displayed on state property. Seems it would be of public interest that the art is acceptable to most of the people of the state. This idea that selection is censorship ignores the basic fact that even artists are censors of their work when they decide what to create and art galleries and art museums make censorship decisions every day in what they will display. The state should do the same. No, this is also a matter of sponsorship by the taxpayers of Arizona.\nThe commission that created this monstrosity knows the public didn't get involved in the original process because the public never imagined the idea that a 9-11 memorial would be tarnished by slogans praising or memorializing the enemy.\nOnly the Arizona Republic would want to make a controversy out of a bi-partisan plan to fix an on-going controversial problem of mean-spirited slogans on a monument that Kavanagh described as \"embarrassing to Arizona\" and so far in disrepute with the public that many citizens of the state simply won't visit it. Kavanagh said, \"9-11 belongs to all of us.\"\nKavanagh's plan is a good resolution to an ugly problem.\nFiled Under: Media, Memorial\nElectability\nOne of the reason's McCainiacs site for supporting him is electability. When discussing electability it is important to look at the background of the candidate, specifically whether they are a senator or governor.\nSince 1900 there have been 8 open presidential elections (non-incumbent.) Senators have won twice and a governor once. Both victories by senators were pre-1964. The gubernatorial victory was post 1964.\nSince 1900 five incumbent presidents have been turned out of office by a challenger (1912, 1932, 1976, 1980, and 1992.) All five challengers were governors.\nSince Senator Kennedy's win in 1960 there have been 11 presidential elections. Five of the losers in those races were senators (1964, 1968, 1972, 1996, and 2004.) Only one of those who lost was a governor (1988.) Two other losers were Vice Presidents and former senators (1984 and 2000.)\nThis is an overwhelming trend that governors have the advantage when the country is in the mood for change and that senators have an overwhelming record of losing elections since the beginning of the television era.\nThe Democrats are going to nominate a senator. The Republicans have a choice whether to nominate someone who has been in Washington since 1982 or someone who has served as an executive of a state. If the GOP goes with the senator then we surrender an advantage over the Democrats. If we go with a governor then we can credibly run a Washington outsider against the Democrat insider.\nFiled Under: Campaigns & Elections, History\nThe South is in play on Feb 5th\nJanuary 31, 2008 by Sam Adams Leave a Comment\nTwenty-one states have their primary or caucus on February 5th. Four of those are Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Tennessee. Governor Mike Huckabee was doing well in several of these states. Recent polls show that Huckabee has slipped significantly in Georgia and Tennessee. There was not a recent Alabama poll at the time of this post but if the other two states are any guide he is vulnerable there as well. Senator McCain is the beneficiary of Huckabee's slide in Georgia and Tennessee. If Huckabee slips further the question becomes where do the rest of his voters go. It defiantly puts those states in play. Missouri is another state where Huckabee may fade from the top tier.\nAlabama, Georgia, and Tennessee allocate delegates by results in each congressional district. Thus a strong second may result in several delegates. Missouri is winner-take-all so there is no prize for second place, even if close.\nArkansas is Huckabee's home state so we would not expect a big change there.\nRomney still in the race\nUpdate: Romney gains in Illinois. With Rudy out of the race McCain moves up 3%, Romney up 6%, and Huckabee up 5% in IL. The state is not winner take all there are delegates available to others beyond the top winner.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dh_fhdwViA8\nDespite Senator McCain's clear win in Florida Governor Romney is still in the race. Romney had a strong performance in Wednesday's debate. Romney is still in the top tier of the Rasmussen daily tracking poll. The former governor is still competitive in California. Like Florida, California is a closed primary state but it is not winner take all. The delegates are assigned by each congressional district, making a close second still valuable.\nWill Giuliani voters follow him to the McCain camp?\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X5Co7x3A12s\nTwo of Rudy's strengths were his stand on the threat of Islamic extremism and his executive experience. At first glance it seems like McCain is a good fit with Rudy on the terror threat but did Rudy want to close Guantanamo and ban waterboarding? McCain wants to do both, sending the terrorist in Guantanamo to Kansas. Does he also assign an ACLU lawyer to each one of them? McCain has been very strong on the war in Iraq but his views on Guantanamo and enhanced interrogation seem at odds with Giuliani's strengths.\nRudy's other strong point was his executive experience in cleaning up New York City. McCain has no similar record running such a large organization, public or private. Will voters attracted to America's Mayor go for a 25-year member of congress? We'll have a much better idea on February 6th but my guess is that not all of them will go for McCain.\nWhat was done to McCain while he was held prison in Viet Nam was sadistic and probably of very little intelligence value to his captors. Waterboarding has been documented as valuable in saving lives when used against high value terrorists. Yes, terrorists fighting out of uniform in a battle where innocent civilians are targeted. Does a president McCain really want to extend Geneva Convention protection to terrorists?\nWhile on the topic of waterboarding I have a question. If it is so brutal why do people let themselves be subjected to it all the time and post the videos on YouTube?\nWaterboarding demonstration on MSNBC\nLonger version of the MSNBV video\nPublic demonstration of waterboarding in DC\nCodePink does a public waterboarding for Feinstein\nPublic demonstration at ACLU\nPublic demonstration at Berkeley\nRedneck waterboarding\nUpdate: Michell Malkin covers the endorsement.\nRush decides to stay in the race\nJanuary 30, 2008 by Sonoran Alliance Leave a Comment\nUpdate: Hugh Hewitt on the race. It's not over.\nEIB-1 on stand-by.\nHere is the YouTube video of Rush talking to his supporters. Despite the fact that McCain now has 8% of the needed delegates Rush vows to continue.\nFiled Under: Campaigns & Elections, Media\nWhere to from here?\nJanuary 30, 2008 by Sam Adams 3 Comments\nThere is no doubt that McCain's win in Florida was big. The state was hotly contested and his 5% margin was convincing. I do not mean to sound like on of our other writers, who we understand will be taking a few days off to \"adjust his attitude\", but there is one interesting thing I noted in the Florida numbers. The top Republican vote getter is still in the mid-30s. With 7 candidates in the race at the time McCain won New Hampshire with 37% of the vote. Eleven days latter McCain scored another big win in South Carolina with 33% of the vote. Yesterday, with 5 candidates in the race, McCain won Florida with 36% of the vote. That is 1% less than he won on January 8 with two more candidates in the primary.\nI am not predicting that someone besides McCain will win the nomination. Rather I am pointing out that while McCain is clearly the frontrunner he has a little more work to do before he locks up the nomination. Giuliani has all but withdrawn and endorsed McCain. Interestingly Huckabee looks like he is staying in. He is ahead in several Southern states and knows how to operate without much money.\nThe big question is where does Romney go from here. He has a few safe states on February 5th. Does he pour in the funds to compete in other states? At one time we thought Arizona might have been competitive. At this point, with winner take all, I would not spend much money on the state. That leaves some states like California with a winner take all by district and other western and mid-west states with caucus meetings. The primary is not over but it is getting there slowly.\nAbout Sonoran Alliance\nArizona's most popular and prominent political blog covering political news and events, commentary and information with a blatantly conservative worldview. 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{"text":"POST COVID FUTURES ROUND TABLE\nUpgrading Social Governance \u2013 Part II\nSalman Zaidi, Director Programs, Jinnah Institute\nSafiya Aftab, Executive Director, Verso Consulting\nMosharraf Zaidi, Senior Fellow, Tabadlab\nZafarullah Khan, Governance and Democracy Expert\nFauzia Yazdani, Social and Public Policy Advisor\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought existing fault lines into sharper focus and has raised concerns regarding the lack of a coordinated strategy in the face of such crises, stated Safiya Aftab. However, Pakistan is not by any means the only country that faced governance issues during this unprecedented time. In the Pakistani context, the health and education sectors have posed pressing questions in particular. Another aspect that was highlighted was the gendered impact of the crisis. Fauzia Yazdani pointed out that the mortality rate for children under the age of five is determined by a mother's education, financial standing, and geographic location. She emphasised that it is important for the conversation to be anchored in looking at how the population dynamic is evolving and how the country is expanding. Furthermore, in times of such crises, priorities pertaining to education and health are the first to be sidelined in the cases of women, especially in households facing budgetary constraints.\nBuilding on the intersection of gender and class, Mosharraf Zaidi stated that it would be impossible to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 without factoring in its impact on the work and livelihood of millions of low-income households across the country. On gender-based violence, Mr. Zaidi posed a couple of pertinent questions that need to be examined. \"How much of gender violence is rooted in political oppression? To what extent is gendered violence being furthered because of the perpetual economic crisis these households find themselves in?\" He further added that the volume of data being collected by the government currently is unprecedented in Pakistan's history; this can be instrumental in helping devise better macro and micro policies. He added a caveat that the issue of who owns the data and how it can be accessed and by whom is a concern but a different debate entirely. In addition to the data angle, he pointed out that another positive during the pandemic has perhaps been the success of social protection programs such as the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).\nReflecting on the state of affairs, Zafarullah Khan remarked that a couple of things have changed indefinitely. Particularly, the sense of space we were used to and the traditional structures and institutions, in addition to service delivery mechanisms that are no more conducive to social distancing SOP's. \"The entire notion of supply chains has been disrupted. How can we have an alternate supply chain for essential services in the future when there is such a crisis?\" Mr. Khan further remarked that authoritarianism has had a great laugh during the pandemic. \"The data collection while helpful for governance, also raises pertinent questions regarding data protection and abuse.\" He added that there is a need to reimagine emergency clauses because giving blanket authority to populist or authoritarian regimes can have serious repercussions.\nOn the topic of technology gaining increasing importance since the onset of the pandemic, Mosharraf Zaidi opined that the technology question is perhaps overstated in the context of Pakistan. He explained that Pakistan has an enormous out of school population, and also a feature phone vs smartphone divide. Platform based solutions such as Zoom or WebX can perhaps solve some problems, but not all of them. \"There is a need for retraining and helping the workforce learn new skills to adapt to this changing environment. Pakistan must do this in a time dwindling fiscal capacity; this is what sets Pakistan apart from the other countries.\" With regards to social protection initiatives, he stated that there is a need for continuing relief measures such as the Ehsaas grant. To have a real conversation about universal basic income seems premature at this point considering the state's capacity at the moment. In each of these non-COVID issues, there is one thing in common, a lack of funding. \"How can we then address the digital divide and ensure provision of social protection? These gaps can only be filled with competence and money. The state needs to dedicate itself to find ways to fill these gaps, and that can only be done by raising money.\"\nFocusing on the health care sector, Fauzia Yazdani pointed out that technology has undoubtedly helped in recent times. This was illustrated by the setting up of psychosocial support helplines to assist women facing abuse amidst the pandemic. Moreover, phone applications such as the Women's Safety app also helped in reporting crimes pertaining to gender-based violence. On the other hand, going forward, it is expected that we will face significant challenges relating to Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), and it is likely that we will have more complicated surgeries and unattended births because of the obstacles faced by Lady Health Workers (LHV). The fact that Basic Health Units (BHU) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) are operating at a significantly reduced capacity further compounds the problem. She pointed out that abortion cases in Pakistan are four times that of in the US. This statistic perhaps encapsulates the crisis our health sector is facing.\nOn the subject of how governance can be improved going forward, Fauzia Yazdani stated that telehealth models need to be explored further as they have been successful in parts of Africa as well. Moreover, in Pakistan's context, the issue is not limited to just the access to health services, but also the provision of commodities. She reiterated the importance of paying attention to the population dynamic and the need for instituting family planning measures. \"Instead of funding initiatives such as the Tiger Force, the funds should perhaps be diverted towards the education and health sectors in areas of the country that are severely lagging behind. It is not just a matter of money, but also political will.\" Agreeing with Ms. Yazdani's remarks, Mosharraf Zaidi added that there is a clear case for universal basic income in Pakistan. Additionally, there is a need for a much more robust set of laws that protect citizens' data and allow for access to data for service delivery. \"At some point, there should be legislation to enforce the framing of policy and decision making using available data. There is a lot of data out there that is currently not being used for policy making on issues such as where to build infrastructure, schools, how many beds a hospital should have, and whether it should be primary, secondary, or tertiary health care.\" He explained that these decisions are often arbitrary, based on personal or limited financial gain of the individual involved or notions of popularity as opposed to actual need. In consensus with the other panellists, Zafarullah Khan concluded by stating that the life vs livelihood narrative put forth by the government during the pandemic is problematic to say the least. \"We need to reimagine our state and its priorities, and start focusing on the reallocation of our resources.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Experts express concern over Florida surgeon general's approach to COVID-19 testing\nBy Aaron Mesmer\nCoronavirus in Florida\nFlorida surgeon general says only symptomatic need testing\nAaron Mesmer reports\nTAMPA, Fla. - With long lines and high demand at COVID-19 testing sites, Florida's surgeon general is calling for a change in the way the state is testing for COVID-19. But not all experts agree with the approach.\nHillsborough County's testing site at Progress Village, some people have had to wait over an hour and there have been long lines at testing sites across Tampa Bay.\nWith that in mind, Florida's surgeon general said he believes the state needs to change to a \"high-value testing\" approach.\nDuring a news conference with Governor DeSantis Thursday morning, Dr. Joseph Ladapo said his new guidance is to focus on testing only people who are symptomatic, going against current CDC guidance which calls for testing a wider range of the population, based on various factors.\nRELATED: Record weekly COVID-19 cases reported worldwide but fewer deaths, WHO says\nThat includes testing anyone who has come in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, even if they have no symptoms, as well as those whose employers or schools require them to be tested.\n\"Testing people for a respiratory virus when they have no symptoms on a massive scale is abnormal. What we did before the pandemic is normal. What we did before this pandemic is what was normal which is if you have symptoms, we'll test you and if you test positive, we'll treat you,\" Ladapo said.\nCurrent wave of COVID cases could peak this month\nDr. Jeffrey Shaman of Columbia University projects the US will see its peak of new cases during the week of January 16, when the daily average will near 750,000.\nRELATED: Florida providing 1 million at-home COVID tests for seniors, DeSantis announces\nDr. Thomas Unnasch at USF Health -- who studies COVID's impact on Florida -- said the state's new testing approach would only work in a world where there's an effective treatment for the disease.\nRight now, monoclonal antibody treatments are available in Florida, but data shows they don't always work, especially against the omicron variant.\n\"If you can't promise an effective treatment to people, what is the best way of protecting that at-risk population? Not having them get exposed in the first place, and the way that you can do that with testing is to most effectively try and reduce the amount of spread of the virus in the population,\" Unnasch said.\nMeanwhile, the governor announced he is sending 1 million at-home testing kits to nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The state's emergency management director says the state had been stockpiling these kits as COVID cases subsided last year.\nHowever, many of them are now expired.\nThe state is asking the federal government for an extension on those testing kits and is currently waiting for a response.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cancelled SEZs in Maharashtra will have to return govt land\nAccording to an official from Industries Department, more than 24,000 hectares were acquired for SEZs by industrial houses in the state.\nNovember 23, 2015, 08:42 IST\nThe Development Commissioners have recommended to the Board of Approval to cancel these SEZ projects. The formal approval had been granted to these projects by BoA.\nMUMBAI: Cancelled Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Maharashtra will have to return the Revenue department land they have acquired, but they can keep the land bought from farmers, officials said.\nThe previous Manmohan Singh government had approved 139 SEZs in Maharashtra during its 10-year rule at the Centre, he said.\nLand measuring 24,784 hectares, both public and private, was bought for the SEZs by various industrial houses in the state. These lands are still in their custody, though the licenses of 70 SEZs were either cancelled or their promoters quit the scheme, after a change in policy by the central government, he said.\nIn the remaining 69 SEZs, the businesses have not yet been set up on the land acquired, the official said.\nApurva Chandra, Principal Secretary (Industries), said, \"If the land has been acquired from farmers, it will remain with the entrepreneur for whom the SEZ was approved. If the land is acquired from the Revenue department, the state will take it back in case the SEZ is cancelled.\"\nRevenue Minister Eknath Khadse admitted that most of the industrial houses have not returned huge tracts of land to the original owners or the government.\n\"Once the UPA government changed its SEZ policy, several industrial houses expressed their unwillingness to continue in the SEZ scheme,\" he said.\nA rule framed by the Revenue Department states that the land acquired by industrialists from farmers should be returned to them in case they fail to start their ventures on it within 10 years.\nThe state has given sops like exemption from paying stamp duty and local body taxes for setting up SEZs.\nApurva Chandra\nMost Read in Commercial\nSmartworks lease out 80,000 sq ft space to IT firm in Noida\nK Raheja Corp inks pact for 0.5 million sq ft office joint development in Pune\nIQI India to acquire commercial and retail assets, to invest Rs 100 crore\n315Work Avenue leases around 1,00,000 sq ft workspace in Bengaluru\nBank of America leases 4 lakh sq ft office space in GIFT City for 15 years\nNet absorption of office spaces dips 44% in 2020: JLL India\nDLF's rental arm to buy Hines' stake in One Horizon Center for Rs 780 crore\nAhmedabad: Work-from-home invites commercial property tax!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"T-rex ancestor 'feathered'?\nAnother older news item from my backlog. My comments are bold and in square brackets.\nT-rex ancestor 'feathered', The Australian, Leigh Dayton, February 09, 2006 ... MACHO meat-eating Tyrannosaurus rex had a feathery forefather, which sported a delicate crest on its snout and long slender arms. This smaller and comparatively dandyish ancestor of fearsome T-rex was discovered in the badlands of Xinjiang in far-western China where it lived in the Late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago. \"It was a very spectacular animal,\" said paleontologist Steve Salisbury, of the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The new dinosaur had a mix of primitive characteristics - like three-fingered hands and blade-like teeth on the sides of its jaw - and more modern T-rex traits such as U-shaped teeth in the front of its upper jaw. The huge \"nasal crest\" on the dinosaur's nose was a surprise to the discovery team of Chinese, Canadian and US researchers, led by Xing Xu of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing. They speculate today in the journal Nature that it may have been a cumbersome sexual ornament, similar to the peacock's tail and the elk's antlers. Because the 3m-long dinosaur - named Guanlong wucaii , or \"crowned dragon of the five-coloured rocks - and a more recent member of the same lineage, Dilong, apparently had primitive feathers, Dr Salisbury suggested another surprise: that T-rex may also have had a spot of plumage. \"It may have had immature feathers, protofeathers, when it was young,\" said Dr Salisbury. He added that some sort of feathered covering was probably a characteristic of all coelurosaurs, a group of swift small-bodied creatures that were ancestral to several groups of bipedal three-toed animals, including birds and the Tyrannosauridae, T-rex and its kin. ... [Having followed this \"feathered dinosaur\" issue from the beginning in 1998, and accepting since 1995 that birds share a common ancestor with reptiles (and therefore possibly, but not necessarily dinosaurs), I have all along considered to be a `groupthink' delusion that the Chinese \"feathered dinosaurs\" upon which this whole paradigm is based, had true feathers.\nThere has always been a minority of eminent dissenters, like the leading ornithologist Alan Feduccia who have seen these fosssil \"feathers\" first-hand and up-close, and yet rejected them as not true feathers, declaring \"Feathered dinosaurs ... a myth\":\n\"In 1975 the late Jurassic bird Archaeopteryx was an earthbound, predatory, feathered dinosaur that could not fly. According to the dogma of the time, hot-blooded dinosaurs developed feathers to trap heat, and their wing feathers elongated as insect traps. Since then, however, the evidence for hot-blooded dinosaurs has been dismantled and Archaeopteryx has been shown to be a bird in the modern sense, with fully developed elliptical wings similar to modern woodland birds, and asymmetric flight feathers that form individual airfoils, a flight scapula\/coracoid arrangement, and a reserved hallux, found only in perching birds, and known in no dinosaur. Too, as new specimens emerged, the creature has been shown to be more and more birdlike. As cladistic evidence for a dinosaurian origin of birds increased, other feathered dinosaurs (artistic inventions) have emerged, including feathered Coelophysis, Deinonychus, and more recently Unenlagia and Velociraptor; however, there has never been any evidence for these assertions. Most recently, feathered dinosaurs began to emerge from China. First was the downy dinosaur Sinosauropteryx, a rather typical compsognathoid with a line of filaform structures on the middorsal line. Of concern, however, is that down is a secondary adaptation in modern neonate birds and would be maladaptive in a terrestrial dinosaur; downy baby ostriches, when wet, will die from hypothermia unless they seek the shelter of the mother's wings. Today there is no doubt that these structures are not down or feathers but collagen fibers that support a frill or skin flap running along the back. However, after Sinosauropteryx, an article in Nature [Ji, Q., Currie, P.J., Norell, M.A. & Ji, S-A., \"Two feathered dinosaurs from northeastern China,\" Nature, 25 June 1998, Vol. 393, p.753] announced the discovery of two additional feathered dinosaurs from China, named Protarchaeopteryx and Caudipteryx. A cladistic analysis using some 90 anatomical features showed these creatures to be more primitive than Archaeopteryx and therefore feathered dinosaurs. However, the specimens are some 15 to 30 million years younger than Archaeopteryx; half of the characters are primitive and should therefore not have been used, and half of the characters are not present in the fossils, thus leaving two to three skull characters that cannot be ascertained in the crushed specimen. Interestingly, the entire cladogram is rooted in the latest Cretaceous Velociraptor, which occurs some 80 million years after the earliest known bird. Indeed, Caudipteryx shows a suite of features that show it to be a secondarily flightless bird, a Mesozoic kiwi, including a protopygostyle (fused tail vertebrae), an avian occiput, reduced fibula, wing feathers attached as in archaic birds, etc. Finally, there are now excellent specimens of theropod skin, one even showing muscle fibers, and not one shows signs of anything but typical thick tuberculated reptilian skin. Feathered dinosaurs remain a myth.\" (Feduccia A., \"1,2,3 = 2,3,4: Accommodating the cladogram,\" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 96, Issue 9, 4740-4742, April 27, 1999)\nIt is now evident the `feathered dinosaur' paradigm is degenerating, with vague and meaningless statements like, \"immature feathers, protofeathers\" and \"some sort of feathered covering,\" being \"probably a characteristic of all coelurosaurs.\" That some dinosaurs had an integument made up of fibrous scales does not mean they were feathers or even \"protofeathers\" (whatever that means)!]\nGlobal Warming: Be Worried. 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{"text":"Discovery To Market\nStructure-Based Design\nNot Exactly Peer Review\nHigh School Level Guides\nUniversity Level Guides\nEpigenetic Therapies for Treatment of Mental Disorders\nby Contributor \u00b7 Published February 8, 2019 \u00b7 Updated May 28, 2020\nMental health disorders range from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia and dementia, affecting a significant number of people worldwide. Current treatments tend to be short-term and carry high risks of withdrawal symptoms, among other adverse side effects. Epigenetic therapies are relatively recent and novel treatments being studied for their use against mental disorders, targeting illnesses at the source \u2013 the genetic code.\nWhat is Epigenetics?\nEffects of Epigenetic Modification\nEpigenetic Therapies\nRG108 \u2013 A Promising Drug Candidate\nGenetics is the study of heredity, in which parents pass their genes to their offspring. These are located in the nucleus of each cell in the organism, providing the instructions to building proteins. In turn, they govern the way our bodies work, so defects in our genes are the cause of a variety of diseases.\nHowever the incidence of certain disorders that 'run' in families cannot be fully explained by the genome alone2. The most suitable biological mechanism proposed to explain this is epigenetics, originally described by C. H. Waddington, a British evolutionary biologist, in 1942.\nEpigenetics ('epi-' is Greek for 'above') presents a mechanism in which chemical compounds are added to genes, affecting the way they code for proteins. These natural processes are crucial for normal development, especially in cell differentiation, where different proteins are expressed based on the same genome3.\nThis regulation does not involve changes in the genetic code, so it is not a form of mutation. While epigenetic changes affect an individual's phenotype (the result of gene expression), it does not change the genotype (the DNA responsible for that particular characteristic).\nIn addition, the environment is able to influence epigenetic changes, changes that may even be passed down to later generations4. Studies have shown that depriving the mother of food during early pregnancy increases the risk of coronary heart disease, obesity and schizophrenia later in the child's life5,6.\nMaternal stress has been shown to also affect epigenetics in the fetal brain, contributing to mental health issues7. Other epigenetic mechanisms may also result in illnesses such as cancer8.\nThere are three main epigenetic mechanisms proposed: DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNA associated gene silencing (not pictured)9.\nFrom as far back as 1969, DNA methylation has been linked with affecting long-term memory function10. New studies provide further evidence that epigenetic mechanisms are able to regulate long-term neuronal changes. In addition, these changes also affect neuroplasticity, learning capacity, memory and other related functions11-14.\nIt is thought that handedness could be the result of epigenetic factors, with genome-wide association studies showing no single influential gene in handedness preference. Left-handedness in an individual could be the result of epigenetic changes brought about by environmental factors31.\nEnvironmental factors cause epigenetic modifications, which would then affect handedness in an individual31\nDNA methylation involves inserting a methyl group \u2013 a small molecule \u2013 into DNA. This occurs at the 5\u2032 position of cytosine in DNA, by an enzyme known as DNA methyltransferases (DNMT). DNMTs are usually active during development, cell division, and differentiation. Therefore it was believed that methylation patterns were stable in differentiated cells.\nHowever, new studies show that the mammalian adult nervous system cells undergo significant methylation, contradicting this claim15,16. Inhibiting the DNMT enzyme \u2013 and thereby preventing methylation \u2013 slows the formation of long-term memories14.\nOn the back of these results, researchers are starting to examine the role of epigenetics in psychiatric diseases. Faulty epigenetic mechanisms are thought to contribute to depression, psychosis, Alzheimer's, autism, addiction, etc17-19. Therefore, the development of epigenetic therapies to counteract this is of great value.\nBut a major obstacle in brain drug design is the blood-brain barrier, limiting the number of drugs candidates that target the brain. Due to the nature of this barrier, only molecules with high lipid solubility and low molecular size are able to cross it.\nEpigenetic therapies are not exactly new; a number are already approved for the treatment of various cancers20. The problem facing current epigenetic drugs is high toxicity and severe side effects. This is acceptable in the case of life-threatening conditions such as aggressive forms of cancer, but not viable for diseases requiring a more subtle approach.\nA few studies show possible therapeutic effects of drug candidate RG108 for the treatment of mental health illnesses, which will be discussed in greater detail.\nChemical structure of RG108\nOne promising drug candidate that fits the bill is RG108, a compound exhibiting high selectivity and low toxicity. RG108 is also able to cross the blood-brain barrier and binds to the active site of DNA methyltransferase. This blocks the activity of the enzyme and prevents DNA methylation in the brain21.\nAbnormal learning and memory patterns have links to individuals with drug addiction. Synaptic plasticity causes neurons to 'fire' too much or too little, changing the strength of such impulses. Drugs such as cocaine can override mechanisms that regulate this, and one such mechanism is the increase in DNA methylatiom in the brain23. Administration of RG108 and blocking the DNMT enzyme significantly reduced drug-seeking behavior in rats, with the effects persisting for up to 1 month24.\nIn depression, stress is thought to have the biggest contributing factor. Recent studies show that depression increases the rate of DNA methylation while decreasing the expression of genes involved in neural plasticity. Researchers were able to modulate stress-induced changes in DNA methylation with RG108, which induced antidepressant-like effects in animal models25.\nIn another study focusing on obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD), researchers treated OCD-like behavior (obsessive grooming) in the 3 different mice models to subcutaneous injection of one dose of RG108. RG108 reduced OCD-like behavior in all 3 mice models6. They also studied the role of DNMT methylation on memory and showed direct evidence of altered DNA methylation in a memory-related gene26.\nBased on these results, it is clear that mental health outcomes can benefit from epigenetic therapies such as RG108. Other areas that epigenetic drugs could have a large impact are in disorders characterized by memory dysfunction. These include PTSD (overactive recall of traumatic memories) and Alzheimer's (impaired short-term and eventually long-term memory).\nSchizophrenia and mood disorders also show links to epigenetic modifications, where the DNMT1 enzyme is selectively overexpressed in neurons. Brain tissue obtained from individuals who suffered from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis exhibited hyper-methylation that decreased the expression of Reelin \u2013 a protein involved in normal neurotransmission, memory formation and synaptic plasticity27,28.\nNovel research shows that epigenetic mechanisms can even play a role in developmental disorders such as autism30. These results support the hypothesis that mental health disorders can arise from faulty neural processes resulting from epigenetic changes. Further studies are required to better understand these mechanisms, as well as to identify epigenetic biomarkers that represent these diseases.\nTechnology such as genome-wide detection of epigenetic modifications will allow researchers to design safer, more specific and more effective epigenetic therapies. The design and development of these novel therapies provide exciting prospects for the future of mental health management.\nThis article was written by Catarina Cunha via Write For Us.\nAvery, O.T., C.M. Macleod, and M. McCarty, Studies on the Chemical Nature of the Substance Inducing Transformation of Pneumococcal Types : Induction of Transformation by a Desoxyribonucleic Acid Fraction Isolated from Pneumococcus Type Iii. J Exp Med, 1944. 79(2): p. 137-58.\nHotchkiss, R.D., The quantitative separation of purines, pyrimidines, and nucleosides by paper chromatography. J Biol Chem, 1948. 175(1): p. 315-32.\nHolliday, R. and J.E. 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J Neurosci Res, 2005. 79(6): p. 734-46.\nPhilibert, R.A., et al., MAOA methylation is associated with nicotine and alcohol dependence in women. American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, 2008. 147B(5): p. 565-570.\nBonsch, D., et al., Lowered DNA methyltransferase (DNMT-3b) mRNA expression is associated with genomic DNA hypermethylation in patients with chronic alcoholism. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 2006. 113(9): p. 1299-304.\nNestler, E.J., et al., Epigenetic Basis of Mental Illness. Neuroscientist, 2016. 22(5): p. 447-63.\nVerma, M. and V. Kumar, Chapter 21 \u2013 Epigenetic Drugs for Cancer and Precision Medicine, in Epigenetics of Aging and Longevity, A. Moskalev and A.M. Vaiserman, Editors. 2018, Academic Press: Boston. p. 439-451.\nHeerboth, S., et al., Use of epigenetic drugs in disease: an overview. 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Schizophrenia research, 2007. 91(1-3): p. 51-61.\nVeldic, M., et al., DNA-methyltransferase 1 mRNA is selectively overexpressed in telencephalic GABAergic interneurons of schizophrenia brains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2004. 101(1): p. 348-353.\nLardenoije, R., et al., The epigenetics of aging and neurodegeneration. Progress in Neurobiology, 2015. 131: p. 21-64.\nTordjman, S., et al., Gene-Environment Interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Role of Epigenetic Mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2014. 5(53).\nSchmitz, J., Metz, G. A., G\u00fcnt\u00fcrk\u00fcn, O., & Ocklenburg, S. (2017). Beyond the genome\u2014Towards an epigenetic understanding of handedness ontogenesis. 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{"text":"You are here:Home \/ News \/ LIVING HIGH LIFE BY FABIO LELI\nLIVING HIGH LIFE BY FABIO LELI\nThe Open Reel represents now the first long documentary project Living High Life (Vivere alla grande) directed by Italian Fabio Leli and produced by Human Tree, in collaboration with Banca Etica, Libera Puglia and the support of Compagnia Sharahzad. The film has been premiered out of competition at the last Locarno International Film Festival and at the last Milano Film Festival for Italy.\nItaly is under attack. The invader is not a foreign country. The enemy has an easy recognizable face, but its presence is now so strong and rooted, that is almost considered an ally by the Italian Government. The enemy is legalized gambling, a perfect machine that works on several levels, and that the last year has sucked Italians 100 billion euro.It sucked, but spontaneously. It seems an invisible and involuntary tax, a poor's fee. The invasion develops economically, but also territorial, political, social, and cultural media. It's a vicious cycle involving all these aspects and modifies them for the top goal: profit. But a profit of a few, in contrast to the suffering and poverty of many, too many. Undoubtedly because the only sure way to win and accurate with gambling is just one: handle it.\nSpeaking of gambling in 2015 could be \"fashionable\", since lately we hear journalistic voices about scandal on TV. But the subject is treated in the same manner with which the media treat any other subject, or with detachment, pointing to the audience rather than to information. They talk about numbers, about how the legal gambling gives a return to the State or companies who run it, about how many players get sick of \"game addiction\" (a journalistic term that does disgust, because the playful aspect here has nothing to do) or maybe they show on tv hooded people sentenced, front of a wall, to tell how much money they threw away in gambling, when maybe they hide behind a lot more than just figures of money. But above all where were those same journalists, when in 2009 the crisis gripped the Italian population, which even then was beginning to pour so manic in tobacco shops, bingo halls or in front of slot machines?\nFABIO LELI\nAfter graduating in Communication in 2009 and graduated in Direction and Screenplay at the Academy of Cinema and Television \"Griffith\" of Rome in 2011, he wrote and directed two short films: The Ways of Poker Are Endless and Beyond the Sea. He worked as assistant director on several national and international sets, including Run Away, the award-winning web series nationally and internationally, and was co-writer and translator for the film Guido Superstar of the Italian-Canadian director and actor Silvio Pollio. In 2014 he made his first documentary film Living High Life, whose short version opened the Notorious Film Festival of Cagliari and The Social Networld \u2013 A Love Story, the award-winning short film screened at the National Institute of Culture \"Roberto Rossellini\" of Los Angeles. In 2015, he has completed the feature film version of Living High Life, premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival.\nWORLD PREMIERE FOR PARALLEL LINES MEET AT INFINITY\nCHICKENPOX AWARDED IN ROME","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Palace of Westminster Image by Flickr user Trodel\nCyclist who chased Westminster terror suspect: \"You have a cup of tea and biscuit and carry on\"\nRobert Nicholson gives eyewitness account of moment driver ploughed through group of cyclists yesterday morning\nWed, Aug 15, 2018 12:11\nA cyclist who chased after the Westminster terror suspect yesterday morning said, \"You have a cup of tea and a biscuit and carry on\" when he was asked his reaction to the incident.\n29-year-old Salih Khater, who has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences, drove through a group of cyclists at Parliament Square before crashing into a barrier outside the Palace of Westminster.\n> Updated: Cyclists injured in Westminster terror attack as driver crashes through them\nThree cyclists were injured in the incident, with one treated at the scene and the other two taken to hospital and subsequently released.\nCyclist Robert Nicholson, who was on his way to work, witnessed what happened and chased after the car after it hit the group of cyclists.\nYesterday, he told Sky News: \"Usually you get anything from 10 to 30 cyclists waiting \u2013 there were about 15 cyclists there this morning.\n\"You could kind of see just round the corner of Big Ben there was an ambulance with its lights on and siren blaring.\n\"All of a sudden, whipping round the corner \u2013 just from the traffic lights \u2013 was this small Ford Focus-type car and just rammed straight through the group of 10 to 15 cyclists that were stood there (and) probably hit the lady cyclists a couple of foot to my right.\"\nAt first he believed it was a road traffic collision or perhaps a motorist being pursued by the police.\nHe said: \"My immediate reaction was I wasn't hit on the bike so I jumped off my bike and ran after him.\n\"He [the driver] obviously carried on, swerved into the lane for the Houses of Parliament, crashed into the barrier.\n\"And at that point, when armed police yelled 'clear out, get out the way' I realised it was a little more serious.\"\nTV footage showed Mr Nicholson running after the car, and police officers at the barrier jumping out of the way of it.\n\"The police officers at the barrier were obviously quite shocked at that sort of sudden impact but very quickly responded,\" Mr Nicholson continued.\nHe said that one cyclist was left lying in the street after she had been struck \"full on by the car directly. She'd kind of flown up onto the bonnet.\n\"Very luckily she had a helmet on, so that probably reduced any head injuries she had.\n\"She was lying stationary in the middle of the road.\n\"Very luckily because there was an ambulance just behind them, paramedics were there within seconds and able to respond to her.\"\nAsked how the incident had affected him, he said he had already put it to one side.\n\"As a cyclist you probably get a little bit used to that anyway, of just the odd near miss and stuff like that happening in London,\" he explained.\n\"And, also being English, you have a cup of tea and a biscuit and you carry on the next day,\" he added.\n\"I'll just carry on cycling in, carry on walking in. I hope the other cyclists recover quickly and they start cycling in again.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Story From Henry Ford Health System: How to nap like a pro\nGetting sufficient shut-eye is as important to health, well-being and even shedding unwanted pounds as diet and exercise.\nHow to nap like a pro Getting sufficient shut-eye is as important to health, well-being and even shedding unwanted pounds as diet and exercise. Check out this story on Freep.com: https:\/\/on.freep.com\/1LHYj37\nStory from\nHow to nap like a pro\nHenry Ford Health System Staff Published 6:52 a.m. ET Oct. 20, 2015\nThis story is provided and presented by our sponsor.\nIf you let go of the guilt, you might discover the many health benefits of napping.(Photo: Shutterstock)\nGetting sufficient shut-eye is as important to health, well-being and even shedding unwanted pounds as diet and exercise. In fact, adequate sleep directly affects your ability to eat well, move and de-stress.\nBut when you're short on sleep, are you more likely to reach for a supersized latte to get moving, skip the gym and get take-out for dinner because you're too wiped out to cook? If this cascade of events happens to you a few times each year: no problem. Trouble is, nearly two-thirds of Americans report their sleep needs aren't being met during a typical week. Add to that the stigma of a daytime nap (you're lazy!) and it's no wonder sleep deprivation is a growing epidemic in this country.\n\"Most people need seven to eight hours of sleep each night,\" says Christopher Drake, Ph.D., a Henry Ford sleep medicine specialist. So if you're consistently logging less than that, you not only compromise alertness but set the stage for hormonal and metabolic changes that can increase your risk for the nation's top killers: high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.\nThe good news: making naps part of your daily routine can help compensate for a sleep deficit, says Drake. And it's a relatively simple step\u2014compared to eating well and exercising\u2014in the quest for optimal health and well-being.\nWhether you're nodding off at work during an afternoon slump or sneaking in a weekend siesta, we've got you covered with five steps to successful snoozing:\n1. Take advantage of timing\nCultures that celebrate \"siesta\" are on to something. Prime naptime is around 2 p.m. when there's a dip in our bodies' natural circadian rhythm (your body's internal clock).\n2. Set the stage\nUnfortunately, most companies don't have nap rooms and that makes daytime snoozing difficult for those of us with typical 9-5 jobs, particularly amidst the incessant glow of computers, fluorescent lighting and cellphones. The antidote? If your job situation allows it, create a soothing environment that's dark, cool and quiet. Silence devices, shut the blinds, turn off the lights and hang a sign on your office door that says, \"Nap Time.\" If you're thinking that won't fly in your office, try \"Meeting in Progress\" or \"Do Not Disturb.\" Then, break out the preparatory props: earplugs, an eye mask and a comfortable pillow.\n3. Drink a cup of joe\nIt may seem counterintuitive, but a small jolt of caffeine before you sleep acts as a preemptive strike against post-snooze grogginess. Dubbed \"sleep inertia,\" this post-deep-sleep state can make limbs feel like concrete, eyes struggle to focus and minds function at a snail's pace. Sip immediately before you snooze to prevent caffeine from interfering with sleep. \"The caffeine acts like a built-in alarm clock,\" says Drake. The only difference is, you won't want to hit \"snooze.\"\n4. Avoid napping close to bedtime\nTaking naps late in the day can impact your ability to sleep at night. Drake's rule of thumb: don't nap within six hours of when you typically turn in.\n5. Release the guilt\nTaking a power nap does not make you lazy. It's an effective strategy to boost alertness and productivity, not to mention its effects on your psyche!\nStill falling asleep at your desk despite a good seven- to eight-hour snooze? See a sleep specialist. Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy, can reduce the restorative quality of sleep. Getting an appropriate diagnosis can dramatically improve your quality of life.\nDr. Christopher Drake is board-certified in sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine. Visit the Henry Ford Sleep Disorders Center or call (313) 916-4417 for an appointment with a sleep medicine specialist.\nIf you are interested in learning more about sleep research studies, please contact (248) 344-2460 or email ashull1@hfhs.org\nFor more tips on health and wellness, visit henryfordlivewell.com and subscribe for weekly updates.\nThis story is provided and presented by our sponsor Henry Ford Health System.\nMembers of the editorial and news staff of the USA TODAY Network were not involved in the creation of this content.\nRead or Share this story: https:\/\/on.freep.com\/1LHYj37\nAvoiding germs at the gym\nMore Stories from Henry Ford Health System\nPositive New Year's Resolutions: A How-To Guide\nStory from Henry Ford Health System\nOn your feet all day? Even active people need exercise programs\nWinter coats and car seat safety\nWill microneedling lead to younger looking skin?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The MIT Press journals join MIT Press Direct on the Silverchair Platform\nSupaduDev | MIT Press Direct, Open Access\nWith the addition of 39 of the Press's journals, MIT Press Direct offers a comprehensive, unified access point for all MIT Press digital content\nSilverchair and the MIT Press announce the launch of 39 of the Press's journals on the Silverchair Platform. These journals join the thousands of MIT Press ebooks on the Press's institutional content platform MIT Press Direct, which launched in 2018.\nMIT Press Direct now provides a more comprehensive, unified access point for all MIT Press digital content, offering a seamless and consistent experience for users. The MIT Press Direct site delivers significant works in economics, business innovation, machine learning and AI, environment, evolution, and energy. On the Silverchair Platform, the MIT Press journals now benefit from a flexible platform that can accommodate the diverse content that the MIT Press publishes, ranging from highly technical titles with LaTeX mathematical computations to heavily illustrated art and architecture volumes.\n\"We are thrilled to expand our partnership with the MIT Press and look forward to what the Press can now achieve with their digital content on a unified platform,\" said Thane Kerner, CEO of Silverchair, the leading independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers. \"Our collaboration with the MIT Press has been both energizing and enjoyable, and we are proud to support them and other distinguished university presses in meeting the changing and expanding needs of their users.\"\n\"We are delighted to once again partner with Silverchair and unite our ebooks and journals on a single platform,\" said Nick Lindsay, director of journals and open access at the MIT Press. \"The newly expanded site will allow us to deliver a competitive, contemporary experience for our journals to our institutional and individual customers.\"\nLearn more about MIT Press Direct\nConferences and Exhibits\nEditors at the MIT Press\nEssential Knowledge Series\nMIT Press Live!\nPress Director\nSloan Management Review\nTechnology & Society\nUniversity Press Week","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Blog > 176 Year Old Newspaper Fights Slavery; Echos Today's News\n176 Year Old Newspaper Fights Slavery; Echos Today's News\nLast August we received a plea via email: \"We want a scan of four pages of a fragile 1841 newspaper that is approximately 16 7\/8\u2033 x 22 3\/4\u2033. I suspect this is too small a job for your company, but I thought I'd try. We are a small museum with a pitifully small budget.\" How could we resist?\nWhat Jane Rissler, director of the Jefferson County (W Va.) Museum and author of the email, didn't know is that we keep our eyes open for the occasional pro bono project \u2013 something small, something of historic interest, something we can promote and, because we are a business, something that can foster a future relationship. This particular project fit the bill \u2013 or as it happened, the lack of one.\nThe masthead of this Morning Star edition discovered in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. bears the signature of Reverend Nathan Cook Brackett.\nRenovations and Revolutions\nThe newspaper in question was an original edition of the Morning Star newspaper dated February 10, 1841. This was not a newspaper tucked neatly in museum archives. Instead, it was an opportunity that \u2013 quite literally \u2013 fell from above.\nDr. Darren Lisse (left) presents the 1841 edition of the Morning Star to James Taylor (right), president of the Jefferson County (W. Va.) Black History Preservation Society.\nThe newspaper was accidentally discovered by Dr. Darren Lisse, a Jefferson County physician, who was renovating a local historic home. As he pulled down an old horsehair ceiling as part of the restoration, the folded newspaper tumbled along with the ceiling. The paper was framed and for several years graced the walls of the renovated home. Eventually, Dr. Lisse contacted the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society which was thrilled to learn of the paper's existence and the document was transferred in a formal ceremony on July 14, 2016.\nThe Morning Star was published by the Freewill Baptists from 1826 \u2013 1911. It's original function was to disseminate the news and beliefs of the Freewill Baptist denomination. Under new leadership in 1834, the once-conservative newspaper made an editorial turn to promote the cause of abolition and met with resistance from both local government and its readership. By the publication of this 1841 edition, however, the call of freedom for all was widely embraced and the Morning Star became a flagship voice for the abolition of slavery.\nOn the front page of the edition discovered by Dr. Lisse, one can plainly see \"N Brackett\" in bold handwriting, giving this particular copy additional significance. Reverend Nathan Cook Brackett was a Freewill Baptist minister who educated freed slaves and eventually helped to found Storer College in 1867, the only West Virginia college at the time open to African American men and women. Brackett was well-liked by all races and pushed forth the idea that African Americans could and should educate each other rather than rely on missionaries.\nNo Such Thing as Old News\nCrowley Imaging used a Zeutschel large-format scanner to digitize and preserve the pages electronically. The overhead scanner uses a cool LED lighting system, a sophisticated software program and a low-pressure glass plate that is gentle on an original. A slight border was allowed around the newspaper edges to ensure that all data was captured. The images were delivered via thumb drive as 300 dpi color TIFF and JPG Q80 derivative files and also as a 300 dpi color multi-page searchable PDF document.\nWith the exception of the issue of slavery, it seemed to me as I perused the PDF that many of the articles found in this issue of the Morning Star are not that different than those on today's news pages. Punctuation and formal language aside, it seems we may not have progressed as far in nearly two centuries as we think we have.\nHere are a few excerpts that caught my eye (italics and topic heads are mine; the punctuation is original). You can read the whole paper here:\nA large State convention has recently been held at Columbus, the capital\u2014which, says the correspondent of the Philanthopist [sic], was \" a body of men, that for respectability and weight of character, clearness of intellect and argumentative talent, independence and fearlessness of spirit, and determinateness of purpose, has never been surpassed by any other assembly of Citizens in the state of Ohio.\"\nThe article reports on a number of resolutions made at the convention, including:\n3. That slavery exists under the jurisdiction of the Federal government, that it uses the power of this government to extend its domination and advance its interests at the expense of the interests of free labor; that it has invaded the Federal Constitution, and violated some of the most precious rights of the people of this union; that it has operated most injuriously on the legislation and politics of the free states, and on the domestic and foreign policy of the nation.\nThe war with China is supposed to be ended, the \"Brother of the Sun and Moon\" having agreed to pay the English $15,000,000,and give them an island near Canton, if they would evacuate the Chusan group.\u2014The tea speculators are in agony.\nThe war in Affghanistan [sic] has ended by the defeat and surrender of Dost Mohammed to the British forces.\nPublic Debauchery\nRum. A man by the name of Orcutt was found drunk in Concord a few days since by the police and put into a place for safe keeping till he became sober.\nCongressional Doings, or talkings rather: for talk continues to be the order of the day. The debate over, not on, the Treasury Note Bill, in the House, has continued to the present time.\nThe article continues, mentioning the specifics of a bill and then launches into perhaps my favorite paragraph.\nThe only item besides, worth noting, we give in the words of the correspondent of the New York Evangelist.\n\"There was a rare scene in the House yesterday (January 21) occasioned by the introduction of an Abolition petition by Mr. Adams. The Speaker decided, that the portion of it relating to the non-admission of slave holding Territories into the Union, was admissible. An appeal was made from the decision of the chair. At length a point of order was raised, then another, and another; till at last the whole concern became so involved and entangled, that no one seemed to know precisely how matters stood; and a member sung out, \"You are out of order all round!\" And in fact, this member appeared to be nearer the mark than all of them.\"\nToday, the fragile newspaper is safely stored in the Jefferson County Museum archives with the hopes that a reproduction may one day be on display. For now, say Rissler, \"We are caretakers for this loan from the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society and are happy to be so. This is an important part of our local and national history.\"\nBelow are several links to further enhance an understanding of how this accidental find fits into American history. As a side note, this year will see several celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Storer College's founding, including a display at the Jefferson County Museum.\nAbolitionist paper presented to Jefferson County organization (Martinsburg Journal)\nPresentation made to Jefferson County, WV African-American group (WVAlways.com)\nA black college closed in 1955, but its fading alumni fight to pass on a legacy (Washington Post Magazine)\nStorer College Alumni keeping history alive (Frederick Post)\nAbout the digitizing capabilities of Crowley Imaging\nFor more information on the digital and analog conversion services offered by Crowley Imaging, please visit our website or call (240) 215-0224. General inquiries can be emailed to blog@thecrowleycompany.com. Stay connected and follow The Crowley Company on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest and YouTube.\nTags: abolition, Black History, Freewill Baptists, Jefferson County, Morning Star, newspaper scanning, Storer College\nPosted in Conversion Services | No Comments \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Russia says US HIMARS and warehouse full of ammunition destroyed in strike\nBy Chris G. Robinson On Aug 13, 2022\nRussia said it destroyed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in its latest statement of a successful strike against the weapon the United States supplied to Ukraine.\nRussian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said his country's forces managed to hit the multi-rocket launcher system that allowed Ukraine to target command centers and Russian ammunition depots.\n\"Around Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), a HIMARS launcher and a warehouse with ammunition were destroyed,\" Konashenkov said during a video briefing on Saturday, according to the state-run Tass news agency.\nHe said strikes \"by operational and tactical aviation and army, missile and artillery forces against military installations on the territory of Ukraine continue\".\nU.S. soldiers by an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher vehicle, in Morocco on June 9, 2021. Russia said on August 13, 2022 that it hit the system and its ammunition.\nFADEL SEN\u00c9\/Getty Images\nRussian forces had also destroyed two Mi-24 helicopters at a helipad in the Domanevka area of \u200b\u200bthe Mykolaiv region, he claimed. \"Four command posts, personnel, weapons, military and special equipment in 143 districts were also affected,\" he added.\nRussia's claim has not been independently verified and Newsweek contacted the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense for comment.\nMoscow has made a number of unverified claims in recent weeks that it had successfully targeted HIMARS that had been supplied to Ukrainian forces.\nAlso on Saturday, Russian Foreign Ministry official Alexander Darchiev reiterated claims that Ukraine's military was using HIMARS to carry out strikes using US intelligence, a charge Washington has denied.\nMoscow has repeatedly criticized the US arms supply to Kyiv, with Darchiev telling Tass that Washington was \"increasingly becoming a direct party to the conflict\".\nHowever, as previously pointed out Newsweekretired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mark Cancian said the ammunition the U.S. has provided Ukraine for the systems could run out in the next three to four months.\nHe said Newsweek he estimated that the United States had given Ukraine around 10,000 HIMARS missiles and as such \"will have to reduce the number of missiles supplied as supplies will run out\".\n\"I think there will be a series of discussions within the Pentagon,\" Cancian added.\nHIMARS missiles known as Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) have a range of over 50 miles. HIMARS also launches its weapons and can get away quickly before enemy forces locate the launch site and have been credited with helping Ukrainian forces hit important Russian targets.\nSince the war began on February 24, the United States has sent $9.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including helicopters, drones and heavy artillery, in addition to HIMARS. Weapons include 7,500 Javelin anti-armour missiles and 1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles\nSpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites and lands a rocket on a drone\nDeath To Smoochy is a comic masterpiece worth re-evaluating","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > News and events > 2012 > October 2012 > Kenyan colonial torture victims win right to full trial against the British Government after 50 year\nShow Site Navigation\nLeigh Day in the news 2019\nKenyan colonial torture victims win right to full trial against the British Government after 50 years\nTortured Kenyans can continue with their claim against the British Government\nIn an historic judgment, the High Court today rejected the British Government's attempt to strike out the claims of three Kenyan victims of British Colonial torture on the grounds that the claims were time barred. The judgment means the Government will now have to face potentially thousands of claims from Kenyans who suffered similar torture.\nThe Government will now face a full trial or seek settlement with those which it accepts have been tortured by the British colony.\nThe Judge, Mr Justice McCombe ruled that \"\u2026a fair trial on this part of the case does remain possible and that the evidence on both sides remains significantly cogent for the Court to complete its task satisfactorily\"\nThe Judge also made reference to the 'Hanslope archive' of secret documents, stating that the 'lost' archive of some 8,800 files 'filled in the gaps' in the knowledge of both parties making a fair trial possible.\nThis is the second time in two years that the British Government has lost in its efforts to use legal technicalities to have the case against it thrown out.\nLast year it argued on the grounds that the Kenyan Government was legally responsible for any abuses committed by the British colony. The Court rejected those arguments in April 2011.\nDuring the latest two-week hearing in the High Court, in July 2012, leading Counsel for the British Government conceded the claimants had been tortured by British officials. This is the first time the British Government has accepted that the colonial regime in Kenya was responsible for torture of Kenyans prior to independence.\nDespite this admission, the Government continued to deny legal responsibility by claiming that the case was out of time. They argued that it was impossible to have a fair trial after more than fifty years primarily because so many witnesses had died. This argument was rejected today by Mr Justice McCombe who, after a detailed review of the evidence, held that the documentary and witness evidence is so extensive that a fair trial is possible.\nIn the first Judgment in 2011 he held:\n\"The materials evidencing the continuing abuses in the detention camps in subsequent years are substantial, as is the evidence of the knowledge of both governments that they were happening and of the failure to take effective action to stop them.\" (Paragraph 128)\nIn the second Judgment, given today, he held:\n\"I have reached the conclusion\u2026.that a fair trial on this part of the case does remain possible and that the evidence on both sides remains significantly cogent for the Court to complete its task satisfactorily. The documentation is voluminous\u2026.and the governments and military commanders seem to have been meticulous record keepers. The Hanslope material has filed the gaps in the parties' knowledge and understanding and that process is still continuing. I am not satisfied that the defendant has adequately taken into account the number of potential witnesses, presently identified or otherwise, at levels of government and the army lower than politicians, senior civil servants and generals, who might be able to supplement its case on the documents.\" (paragraph 95)\nMartyn Day, Senior Partner at Leigh Day said today:\n\"This is an historic judgment which will reverberate around the world and will have repercussions for years to come.\nThe British Government has admitted that these three Kenyans were brutally tortured by the British colony and yet they have been hiding behind technical legal defences for three years in order to avoid any legal responsibility. This was always morally repugnant and today the Judge has also rejected these arguments.\nFollowing this judgment we can but hope that our Government will at last do the honourable thing and sit down and resolve these claims.\nThere will undoubtedly be victims of colonial torture from Malaya to the Yemen from Cyprus to Palestine who will be reading this judgment with great care.\"\nLeigh Day represents three Kenyans who were victims of grave acts of torture at the hands of British officials during the Kenya Emergency in the 1950s and 1960s. The claimants have each suffered unspeakable acts of brutality, including castrations and severe sexual assaults.\nThe claimants represent the wider community of hundreds of elderly Kenyans who are still alive and were the victim of abuses during the Emergency. President Obama's grandfather was among those who were detained and abused at the time.\nThe Kenya Human Rights Commission and the Kenyan Government are supporting the claims. Three leading academic experts on the Kenya Emergency have all put in lengthy statements in support of the claimants.\nFor more information please contact David Standard, Head of Media Relations at Leigh Day & Co: 07540 332717 or Rebekah Read (at the RCJ) on 07835 638648.\nInformation was correct at time of publishing. See terms and conditions for further details.\nInternational and group claims\nWho worked on this case\nDaniel Leader\nMau Mau limitation judgement 5.10.12\nMau Mau victim biographies + quotes 83 KB\nJohn Nottingham witness statement 10.11.10 KB\nHistorical background to the Mau Mau claims 272 KB\nStatement by Kenyan Government 58 KB\nMau Mau ruling an 'historic judgement 'BBC News 5.10.12\nMau Mau torture case: Kenyans win ruling against UK Guardian 5.10.12","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"EveryMatrix announces new Chief Technology Officer\nFri, Mar 1, 9:42am by Staff Writer\nOne-stop shop casino content aggregator EveryMatrix has announced the appointment of Rafael Campuzano as its new Chief Technology Officer.\nMr Campuzano brings experience to the role after formerly working as a chief technology officer at Bit8.\nArmed with more than 19 years of experience, he has extensive technical expertise.\nMr Campuzano has worked in several reputable telecom and software companies before joining the iGaming industry in 2016.\nThe chief executive officer of EveryMatrix Ebbe Groes commented: \"Rafael is an authentic, passionate tech person and we are positive that his hands-on approach will generate many valuable insights and exciting new ideas.\"\n\"We are thrilled to have Rafael joining our team, and we are sure his talent and comprehensive knowledge will greatly contribute to our expansion,\" Mr Groes said.\n\"He will oversee managing the continued very fast growth of transaction while bringing performance to even higher levels than today!\"\nMr Campuzano added that he already loves the enthusiasm of his team and that they are striving for excellence.\n\"From an operational perspective, my focus is to make sure our clients can concentrate on what really matters to them thanks to our stable and smooth-running applications and systems,\" he said.\n\"Furthermore, I will work with the teams to help them deliver the best features to our clients, while beating competitors' time to market,\" Mr Campuzano said.\nAccording to Calvin Ayre, more than 30 new casino clients have been launched by EveryMatrix, including regional market leaders such as Norse Tipping, Tipico and Adjarabet.\nEveryMatrix products work together as an entire platform or can be used independently to accommodate a range of clients from bookmakers to lotteries and from existing large operations to newcomers.\nEveryMatrix appoints new CTO \u2013 @EveryMatrix https:\/\/t.co\/8oP1PQRnhq pic.twitter.com\/zfbVO7h55v\n\u2014 Yogonet News (@YogonetNews) November 28, 2016\nPlaytech and Norsk extend partnership\nTechnology firm Playtech's partnership with the national operator of gambling in Norway, Norsk Tipping, has been extended for a further 10 years.\nOne of Playtech's subsidiaries, Videobet, has agreed to the extension that allows Playtech to continue to provide the system technology for all of Norway's video lottery terminal (VLT) gaming systems.\nThe partnership between Playtech and Norsk Tipping began in 2003.\nThe deal has seen Videobet's VLT products and services become available in more than a thousand of Norsk Tipping's retail outlets across Norway.\nThe contract extension underlines Playtech's position as a market leading technology supplier in regulated and newly regulated markets, particularly across Europe.\nUnder the renewed contract, Videobet will continue to maintain and extend the cutting-edge capabilities of its VLT system.\nThe system has successfully operated Videobet and third party content for more than 10 years, with Videobet currently extending the open capabilities of the system by adding support for Remote Game Servers.\nThe head of gaming operations at Norsk Tipping Hans Erland Ringsvold said: \"we are very happy with the technology and services provided by Playtech and the Videobet team. We are confident that their VLT technology, coupled with their professional expertise and experience from a wide range of markets will continue to provide great value for Norsk Tipping and ensure that we can fulfil our future VLT strategy and business objectives.\"\nPlaytech's chief operating officer Shimon Akad told Calvin Ayre: \"for more than 15 years we have successfully supported Norsk Tipping in delivering a VLT program for the Norwegian market.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}