{"text":"Oli Bayston is a songwriter and producer who has written and performed for The 2 Bears, George FitzGerald (also Domino Publishing) and remixed and produced songs for artists including the The Bohicas and Petite Noir (both Domino Publishing). Oli is now bringing his wide array of talents to bear on his own solo project Boxed In on Nettwerk Records. Boxed In's fantastic debut LP brings together Oli's two greatest musical loves: Krautrock and House music. Inspired by the motorik rhythms of Can, Cluster and Neu! as well as house producers, like P\u00e9p\u00e9 Bradock and Theo Parrish, Oli nevertheless emphasises that the art of pop song writing is...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Life-ification of Games: Facial Recognition in L.A. Noire\nPosted by Pankin at 4:17 PM\nIn the recent past we've seen a rise in the \"Gamification\" of various aspects of our digital life. Developers of websites, mobile apps, and computer programs have begun appealing to our natural inclination to accomplish objectives in pursuit of some goal or achievement in an attempt to make mundane tasks, such as filling out a list or completing a survey, more enjoyable. The idea is to make people associate certain products with gameplay rather than tedious work, so that people return to said products with more frequency and with a better attitude.\nFoursquare lets you earn achievements and titles. LinkedIn provides you with a progress bar, tracking the completion of your profile. All over the Internet, we're seeing creative applications of every gaming mechanic except the boss fight. But how have games themselves reacted to the gamification craze? Some games have further gamified themselves, turning the mirror inward onto additional mini-games and rewards (such as Mortal Kombat's system of virtual currency). Others, like L.A. Noire, have taken the completely opposite path and decided to \"life-ify\" their game.\nIn order to progress through the story of L.A. Noire, your character (an LAPD detective in 1947) has to interrogate suspects and determine whether they are lying or telling the truth based only on their responses and subtle facial cues. The game is able to accomplish this feat with absolutely stunning and state-of-the-art software created by Australian company Depth Analysis, and put to use by game developer Team Bondi. But what this technology does is make your success in the game contingent not upon your gaming skills, but on your real-life conversation skills.\nA novel idea, to be sure. But what does it mean for the gaming community when Gamification and Life-ification start to converge to a single point?\nRockstar Games (the publisher behind Team Bondi's L.A. Noire) has been leading the charge in using their games to hold a mirror up to life. In GTA IV, your character has possession of a cell phone (accessed by pressing L1), on which you can make and receive calls, read text messages, store all your contacts, set a reminder for a certain time, and (more practically) access the game's side missions. You can also browse the in-game Internet (from anything to dating websites to classified ads), watch the in-game cable television, and go on in-game dates with your in-game girlfriends. It almost gets to the point where keeping up with all your virtual mundane responsibilities becomes as much work as keeping up with your real-life mundane responsibilities.\nGTA was far from the first game to factor real-life responsibilities into the gameplay; does anybody remember Tamagotchis, and the unbearable stress caused by the incessant beeping of that nasty, overly-dependent little mass of pixels? At least with GTA, you can stop the constant calls triggering side missions and texts from your criminal friends wanting to hang out by turning off your system. If you wanted a break from your virtual Tamagotchi pet, you'd wind up with a dead Tamagotchi pet. I don't think my 10-year-old self ever got over the trauma of coming home from school and seeing my erstwhile little friend lifelessly twitching in a pile of his own droppings.\nSo we've seen various gaming platforms try to emulate the inner workings of everyday life, both the important responsibilities and the mind-numbing regular tasks. But what we've never seen before is an aspect of real life so accurately portrayed in the world of a game. Thanks to 32 precisely placed cameras, impeccable lighting, and lots of orange T-shirts, Depth Analysis's MotionScan technology can capture every inch of an actor's face, enabling you to observe your conversation-mate in agonizing detail. Now not only does my gaming experience revolve around doing things I would do in real life, but it actually *looks* like it could be happening in (a pixelated version of) real life.\nWith the advent of this technology, a lot of people are talking about the burgeoning link between games and cinema, since now everything looks like it could have been shot with a movie camera. But the facial recognition software isn't used to enhance the cutscenes of L.A. Noire, it's directly linked with the gameplay. You need to see accurate representations of these faces in order to make the correct decisions to progress through the game, they're not there just to look pretty. And making choices about which way to proceed in a conversation based on subtle facial cues is something you have to do in real life, not something you generally want to watch a movie about.\nSo if I'm playing games about mundane real-life tasks at the same time as my actual mundane real-life tasks are being configured to seem more like games, where does it all end? Can we find a happy medium between the games we play because we want to escape from reality and the games our lives are becoming through gamification? Will the two eventually converge into a gigantic Virtual Reality, where the game aspects become indistinguishable from the actual world? If that's where we're headed, then I'd immediately put my money into companies like Depth Analysis. Because if I'm going to be gamified, I'd like to look as lifelike as technologically possible.\ntag! you're it! Gaming, tech","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"1 Chemistry as a Science\nLearn what science is and how it works.\nChemistry is a branch of science. Although science itself is difficult to define exactly, the following definition can serve as starting point. Science is the process of knowing about the natural universe through observation and experiment. Science is not the only process of knowing (e.g., the ancient Greeks simply sat and thought), but it has evolved over more than 350 years into the best process that humanity has devised to date to learn about the universe around us.\nThe process of science is usually stated as the scientific method, which is rather na\u00efvely described as follows: (1) state a hypothesis, (2) test the hypothesis, and (3) refine the hypothesis. Actually, however, the process is not that simple. (For example, I don't go into my lab every day and exclaim, \"I am going to state a hypothesis today and spend the day testing it!\") The process is not that simple because science and scientists have a body of knowledge that has already been identified as coming from the highest level of understanding, and most scientists build from that body of knowledge.\nAn educated guess about how the natural universe works is called a hypothesis. A scientist who is familiar with how part of the natural universe works\u2014say, a chemist\u2014is interested in furthering that knowledge. That person makes a reasonable guess\u2014a hypothesis\u2014that is designed to see if the universe works in a new way as well. Here's an example of a hypothesis: \"if I mix one part of hydrogen with one part of oxygen, I can make a substance that contains both elements.\"\nMost good hypotheses are grounded in previously understood knowledge and represent a testable extension of that knowledge. The scientist then devises ways to test if that guess is or is not correct. That is, the scientist plans experiments. Experiments are tests of the natural universe to see if a guess (hypothesis) is correct. An experiment to test our previous hypothesis would be to actually mix hydrogen and oxygen and see what happens. Most experiments include observations of small, well-defined parts of the natural universe designed to see results of the experiments.\nWhy do we have to do experiments? Why do we have to test? Because the natural universe is not always so obvious, experiments are necessary. For example, it is fairly obvious that if you drop an object from a height, it will fall. Several hundred years ago (coincidentally, near the inception of modern science), the concept of gravity explained that test. However, is it obvious that the entire natural universe is composed of only about 115 fundamental chemical building blocks called elements? This wouldn't seem true if you looked at the world around you and saw all the different forms matter can take. In fact, the concept of the element is only about 200 years old, and the last naturally occurring element was identified about 80 years ago. It took decades of tests and millions of experiments to establish what the elements actually are. These are just two examples; a myriad of such examples exists in chemistry and science in general.\nWhen enough evidence has been collected to establish a general principle of how the natural universe works, the evidence is summarized in a theory. A theory is a general statement that explains a large number of observations. \"All matter is composed of atoms\" is a general statement, a theory, that explains many observations in chemistry. A theory is a very powerful statement in science. There are many statements referred to as \"the theory of _______\" or the \"______ theory\" in science (where the blanks represent a word or concept). When written in this way, theories indicate that science has an overwhelming amount of evidence of its correctness. We will see several theories in the course of this text.\nA specific statement that is thought to be never violated by the entire natural universe is called a law. A scientific law is the highest understanding of the natural universe that science has and is thought to be inviolate. For example, the fact that all matter attracts all other matter\u2014the law of gravitation\u2014is one such law. Note that the terms theory and law used in science have slightly different meanings from those in common usage; theory is often used to mean hypothesis (\"I have a theory\u2026\"), whereas a law is an arbitrary limitation that can be broken but with potential consequences (such as speed limits). Here again, science uses these terms differently, and it is important to apply their proper definitions when you use these words in science.\nThere is an additional phrase in our definition of science: \"the natural universe.\" Science is concerned only with the natural universe. What is the natural universe? It's anything that occurs around us, well, naturally. Stars; planets; the appearance of life on earth; and how animals, plants, and other matter function are all part of the natural universe. Science is concerned with that\u2014and only that.\nOf course, there are other things that concern us. For example, is the English language part of science? Most of us can easily answer no; English is not science. English is certainly worth knowing (at least for people in predominantly English-speaking countries), but why isn't it science? English, or any human language, isn't science because ultimately it is contrived; it is made up. Think of it: the word spelled b-l-u-e represents a certain color, and we all agree what color that is. But what if we used the word h-a-r-d-n-r-f to describe that color? (See Figure 1.9 \"English Is Not Science\".) That would be fine\u2014as long as everyone agreed. Anyone who has learned a second language must initially wonder why a certain word is used to describe a certain concept; ultimately, the speakers of that language agreed that a particular word would represent a particular concept. It was contrived.\nFigure 1.9 English Is Not Science\nHow would you describe this color? Blue or hardnrf? Either way, you're not doing science.\nThat doesn't mean language isn't worth knowing. It is very important in society. But it's not science. Science deals only with what occurs naturally.\nWhich of the following fields would be considered science?\ngeology, the study of the earth\nethics, the study of morality\npolitical science, the study of governance\nbiology, the study of living organisms\nBecause the earth is a natural object, the study of it is indeed considered part of science.\nEthics is a branch of philosophy that deals with right and wrong. Although these are useful concepts, they are not science.\nThere are many forms of government, but all are created by humans. Despite the fact that the word science appears in its name, political science is not true science.\nLiving organisms are part of the natural universe, so the study of them is part of science.\nWhich is part of science, and which is not?\ndynamics, the study of systems that change over time\naesthetics, the concept of beauty\nnot science\nThe field of science has gotten so big that it is common to separate it into more specific fields. First, there is mathematics, the language of science. All scientific fields use mathematics to express themselves\u2014some more than others. Physics and astronomy are scientific fields concerned with the fundamental interactions between matter and energy. Chemistry, as defined previously, is the study of the interactions of matter with other matter and with energy. Biology is the study of living organisms, while geology is the study of the earth. Other sciences can be named as well. Understand that these fields are not always completely separate; the boundaries between scientific fields are not always readily apparent. Therefore, a scientist may be labelled a biochemist if he or she studies the chemistry of biological organisms.\nFinally, understand that science can be either qualitative or quantitative. Qualitative implies a description of the quality of an object. For example, physical properties are generally qualitative descriptions: sulfur is yellow, your math book is heavy, or that statue is pretty. A quantitative description represents the specific amount of something; it means knowing how much of something is present, usually by counting or measuring it. As such, some quantitative descriptions would include 25 students in a class, 650 pages in a book, or a velocity of 66 miles per hour. Quantitative expressions are very important in science; they are also very important in chemistry.\nIdentify each statement as either a qualitative description or a quantitative description.\nGold metal is yellow.\nA ream of paper has 500 sheets in it.\nThe weather outside is snowy.\nThe temperature outside is 24 degrees Fahrenheit.\nBecause we are describing a physical property of gold, this statement is qualitative.\nThis statement mentions a specific amount, so it is quantitative.\nThe word snowy is a description of how the day is; therefore, it is a qualitative statement.\nIn this case, the weather is described with a specific quantity\u2014the temperature. Therefore, it is quantitative.\nAre these qualitative or quantitative statements?\nRoses are red, and violets are blue.\nFour score and seven years ago\u2026.\nqualitative\nFood and Drink App: Carbonated Beverages\nSome of the simple chemical principles discussed in this chapter can be illustrated with carbonated beverages: sodas, beer, and sparkling wines. Each product is produced in a different way, but they all have one thing in common. They are solutions of carbon dioxide dissolved in water.\nCarbon dioxide is a compound composed of carbon and oxygen. Under normal conditions, it is a gas. If you cool it down enough, it becomes a solid known as dry ice. Carbon dioxide is an important compound in the cycle of life on earth.\nEven though it is a gas, carbon dioxide can dissolve in water, just like sugar or salt can dissolve in water. When that occurs, we have a homogeneous mixture, or a solution, of carbon dioxide in water. However, very little carbon dioxide can dissolve in water. If the atmosphere were pure carbon dioxide, the solution would be only about 0.07% carbon dioxide. In reality, the air is only about 0.03% carbon dioxide, so the amount of carbon dioxide in water is reduced proportionally.\nHowever, when soda and beer are made, manufacturers do two important things: they use pure carbon dioxide gas, and they use it at very high pressures. With higher pressures, more carbon dioxide can dissolve in the water. When the soda or beer container is sealed, the high pressure of carbon dioxide gas remains inside the package. (Of course, there are more ingredients in soda and beer besides carbon dioxide and water.)\nWhen you open a container of soda or beer, you hear a distinctive hiss as the excess carbon dioxide gas escapes. But something else happens as well. The carbon dioxide in the solution comes out of solution as a bunch of tiny bubbles. These bubbles impart a pleasing sensation in the mouth, so much so that the soda industry sold over 225 billion servings of soda in the United States alone in 2009.\nSome sparkling wines are made in the same way\u2014by forcing carbon dioxide into regular wine. Some sparkling wines (including champagne) are made by sealing a bottle of wine with some yeast in it. The yeast ferments, a process by which the yeast converts sugars into energy and excess carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide produced by the yeast dissolves in the wine. Then, when the champagne bottle is opened, the increased pressure of carbon dioxide is released, and the drink bubbles just like an expensive glass of soda.\nSoda, beer, and sparkling wine take advantage of the properties of a solution of carbon dioxide in water.\n\"cola with ice\" by Simon Cousins is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. \"Beer\" by Will Vanlue is licensed under Cre- ative Commons the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic. \"Sparkling Water\" by T. Faltings is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic.\nScience is a process of knowing about the natural universe through observation and experiment.\nScientists go through a rigorous process to determine new knowledge about the universe; this process is generally referred to as the scientific method.\nScience is broken down into various fields, of which chemistry is one.\nScience, including chemistry, is both qualitative and quantitative.\nDescribe the scientific method.\nWhat is the scientific definition of a hypothesis? Why is the phrase a hypothesis is just a guess an inadequate definition?\nWhy do scientists need to perform experiments?\nWhat is the scientific definition of a theory? How is this word misused in general conversation?\nWhat is the scientific definition of a law? How does it differ from the everyday definition of a law?\nName an example of a field that is not considered a science.\nWhich of the following fields are studies of the natural universe?\na) biophysics (a mix of biology and physics)\nb) art\nc) business\n8. Which of the following fields are studies of the natural universe?\na) accounting\nb) geochemistry (a mix of geology and chemistry)\nc) astronomy (the study of stars and planets [but not the earth])\n9. Which of these statements are qualitative descriptions?\na) The Titanic was the largest passenger ship build at that time.\nb) The population of the United States is about 306,000,000 people.\nc) The peak of Mount Everest is 29,035 feet above sea level.\n10. Which of these statements are qualitative descriptions?\na) A regular movie ticket in Cleveland costs $6.00.\nb) The weather in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the wettest in all of Africa.\nc) The deepest part of the Pacific Ocean is the Mariana Trench.\n11. Of the statements in Exercise 9, which are quantitative?\n12. Of the statements in Exercise 10, which are quantitative?\n1. Simply stated, the scientific method includes three steps: (1) stating a hypothesis, (2) testing the hypothesis, and (3) refining the hypothesis.\n3. Scientists perform experiments to test their hypotheses because sometimes the nature of natural universe is not obvious.\n5. A scientific law is a specific statement that is thought to be never violated by the entire natural universe. Everyday laws are arbitrary limits that society puts on its members.\n7. (a) yes (b) no (c) no\n9. (a) qualitative (b) not qualitative (c) not qualitative\n11. Statements b and c are quantitative.\nPrevious: About the book\nNext: Some Basic Definitions","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\/ News \/ Fluor Named to Forbes JUST 100 List\nFluor Named to Forbes JUST 100 List\nParul Dubey on December 6, 2016 - in News, People\nIRVING, Texas \u2013 Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was named to the inaugural Forbes JUST 100 list. Fluor was also ranked as the most just company in the Capital Goods category.\n\"We are honored to make the Forbes inaugural JUST 100 list of top companies,\" said David Seaton, chairman and CEO of Fluor. \"The recognition reaffirms the values that have contributed to Fluor's 100-plus year global legacy and why we are recognized as an employer of choice in our industry.\"\nThe Forbes JUST 100 list is the first-ever annual ranking of how America's top companies perform on the issues Americans care most about according to Forbes. The list was compiled through one of the largest surveys ever conducted on attitudes towards corporate behavior involving 50,000 Americans over the last 18 months.\nForbes worked with the Independent Research Organization NORC at the University of Chicago and with JUST Capital, an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3), founded in 2013. JUST Capital is considered to be the definitive source of information and rankings on how large publicly-traded corporations measure up against the American people's definition of just business behavior.\nThe top six issues ranked highly by the public include the following: providing fair pay for industry and job level; non-discrimination in hiring, firing and promotion practices; providing a safe workplace; following laws and regulations; respecting workers; and creating jobs in the U.S. Each company's score was weighted to reflect the overall priorities of the American public. JUST Capital's full methodology is available online at www.justcapital.com\/methodology as both an interactive guide and a comprehensive report.\nThe complete list of winners can be found at www.forbes.com\/just100. The inaugural list will appear in Forbes magazine's December 20, 2016 issue.\nAbout Fluor Corporation\nFluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six continents. For more than a century, Fluor has served our clients by delivering innovative and integrated solutions across the globe. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 155 on the FORTUNE 500 list with revenue of $18.1 billion in 2015 and has more than 60,000 employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow us on Twitter @FluorCorp.\nRazor Secure CEO Warns Transport Companies of More Cyber Threats\nArup Wins at Landscape Institute (LI) Awards\nConstruction, Lifecycle\nSkanska Builds Hotel in Seattle, USA, for USD 52M, about SEK 430M\nSkanska has signed a contract with the Widewaters Group to build the new Charter Hotel, which will\u2026\nCorporate, Smart Cities\nArchitecture for Humanity Announced as Partner for 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge\nFormer President Bill Clinton announced today a global commitment to the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial\u2026\nUtilities Lag Other Industries in Digital Experience, but Standouts are Emerging, J.D. Power Finds\nCOSTA MESA, Calif. \u2014 Utilities are among the lowest-performing industry groups when it comes to\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Carazo\nProf. Jose-Maria Carazo\nBiocomputing Unit (BCU), Head\nNational Center for Biotechnology\nEmail: carazo@cnb.csic.es\nCurriculum Vitae (normalized)\nI was born in the beautiful town of Granada, Spain. It was in this University where I finished my Master in Physics. I then moved to the IBM Madrid Scientific Center, where I was confronted with the image processing challenges behind the emerging techniques, at the time, of three-dimensional electron microscopy (3D-EM) and the different atomic scanning techniques in whose development IBM was engaged. I defended my PhD in Molecular Biology at the University Autonoma of Madrid (UAM) in 1984.\nI left for Albany, New York, in 1986, to join the Wadsworth Center of the NYS Department of Health, to work under the direction of Dr. Joachim Frank. My coming back to Madrid happened in 1989, setting up the BioComputing Unit of the newly established National Center for Biotechnology (CNB), nowadays the largest Center of the Spanish High Research Council (CSIC), located in the campus of the UAM.\nCurrently I keep busy in Madrid, fully engaged in my activities at the CNB and Instruct, after a period in which I was deeply involved in technology transfer, spinning of, maturing and finally selling to Perkin Elmer (PKI) our bioinformatics company Integromics.\nOriginally trained at the University level as a Physicist, and having been exposed for six years in IBMto a broad range of computational aspects, it may appear natural that my introduction to the Biological arena was in the area of Structural Biology. In this way I have always being engaged in both the development of new image processing methods for the experimental determination of large macromolecular complex by three-dimensional electron microscopy (3D-EM), as well as in their practical application to concrete biological problems.\nThe need to organize the data that were being produced by 3D-EM lead us to another line of activity in the development of new structural databases, while the desire to extract as much information as possible from these databases naturally introduced us into the area of data mining. Along these lines, I coordinated the European project BioImage, which finally ended in the starting up of a branch of PDB devoted to structures determined by Electron Microscopy, currently known as EMDB and widely used in the field.\nTechnological transfer is one of the mandates stated in the CNB Mission, and as one of the actions towards its fulfilment we started in 2003 the spin-off company Integromics, that defines itself as \"Understanding LIFE Complexity\", and it represents a fine blend of strong engineering and strong biology oriented to the development of new sofware tools for data management and data analysis in genomics and proteomics. We have already achieved worldwide impact and I am proud to serve as its Founder. The company was acquired in July 2014 by the American multinational Perkin Elmer (PKI).\nProfessional appointments\nI was a predoc and postdoctoral student from 1981 to 1986 at the IBM Madrid Scientific Center (at the time, one of the twelve Scientific Center of IBM worldwide). From 1986 to 1989 I was a Research Associate at the Wadsworth Center, in Albany, New York. Then, from 1989 on I head the BioComputing Unit of the CNB, serving as Deputy Director for Research of the CNBfrom 1997 to 2002. Later on, during part of 2002 and the whole of 2003, I was involved in the definition of the strategic Spanish Research Plan 2004-2007 as Deputy Director General for Research Planning of the Science and Technology Ministery (on leave from the CNB-CSIC).\nThe extension to X-ray microscopy started in 2005, when the Spanish synchrotron ALBA was defining its first set of beam lines and, together with Prof. Carrascosa, we led the proposal for a Soft X-ray Microscope for cellular tomography, that entered in full operation in 2012.\nFinally, in 2010 we won the European competition to become the Instruct Image Processing Center, working at the core of the development of a new generation of European Estrategic Infraestructures in the area of Structural Biology.\nOf course, I cannot but warmly thank the different European, American, National and Regional Agencies as well as the CSIC, that help financing our interdisciplinary laboratory.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Use Facebook to boost your business to the fullest!\nFacebook Resources\nFacebook Ads e-books\nCZ PL\nNewsfeed.org\nFacebook's Stories extend beyond friends\n31. 8. 2017 | Renata Ekine\nIt looks like Facebook users will soon start seeing Stories from public profiles they follow. When Facebook Stories was first launched back in March, users were able to share them with their friends or a subset of them. Now,...\nFacebook plans to remove all fake videos from you News Feed\nIn its quest to combat fake news and clickbait content, Facebook now targets fake videos. 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{"text":"Officials Blame Car Accident Death On Takata Airbag\nFew people here in Texas and across the country have not heard about the controversy involving Takata airbags. Numerous car manufacturers had to recall a plethora of vehicles that had these dangerous airbags in them. Some vehicles that have these dangerous airbags in them somehow managed to escape the recalls. Recently, officials blamed a car accident death on yet another Takata airbag.\nThe 17-year-old high school senior was driving a Honda with a Takata airbag on March 31, 2016 when she was involved in the accident that took her life. The company claims to have sent a notices to all owners about the recall, but the girl's family says they never received anything. Further, it appears that the parts needed to fix the issue are in short supply due to the sheer numbers of vehicles that have been recalled due to this issue.\nOfficials and witnesses both say that the accident the girl was in was just a minor fender-bender. Unfortunately, the impact was enough to trigger the air bag, but instead of deploying as designed, shrapnel flew out at her. The injuries she suffered were fatal. The suppositions made at the scene and in the hours following the accident were confirmed when the vehicle was inspected as part of the investigation.\nThe girl's family retains the right to file a wrongful death claim against the vehicle manufacturer, the airbag maker and any other parties who might share some responsibility for the death of their loved one. If a Texas court determines that negligence on the part of one or more of the defendants caused or contributed to her death, the family might be awarded damages. Any restitution received could help defray the financial burdens that arise in the aftermath of a fatal car accident.\nSource: abc7news.com, \"High school senior in Texas becomes the tenth US death from Takata airbags\", April 7, 2016","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"BMC Endocrine Disorders\nChanges in glycemic variability, gastric emptying and vascular endothelial function after switching from twice-daily to once-weekly exenatide in patients with type 2 diabetes: a subpopulation analysis of the twin-exenatide study\nJun Inaishi1,2,\nYoshifumi Saisho1,3,\nYuusuke Watanabe1,\nTami Tsuchiya1,\nHironobu Sasaki1,2,\nTatsuhiro Masaoka4 &\nHiroshi Itoh1\nBMC Endocrine Disorders volume 22, Article number: 20 (2022) Cite this article\n110 Accesses\nWe investigated the changes in blood glucose fluctuation, gastric emptying, and vascular endothelial function by switching from an exenatide twice-daily formulation (BID) to a once-weekly formulation (QW) since the evaluation of postprandial glucose excursion and glycemic variability (GV) by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) after switching was lacking.\nTwenty-nine patients with type 2 diabetes treated with exenatide BID were included in this study and switched to exenatide QW for 24 weeks. GV assessed by CGM, gastric emptying (by 13 C-acetate breath test) and vascular endothelial function (by reactive hyperemia - peripheral arterial tonometry) were evaluated at baseline and 24 weeks after switching.\nHbA1c decreased significantly from the baseline to week 24, while postprandial glucose levels after breakfast and dinner significantly increased (both P <0.05). However, the increases in GV indices were modest and not statistically significant at week 24. Vascular endothelial function was also not significantly changed after switching (P >0.05). Gastric emptying was significantly accelerated at week 24 (Tmax 83.4 \u00b1 12.1 min vs. 58.2 \u00b1 16.4 min) (P <0.001) and correlated with increased postprandial glucose levels after breakfast and dinner (both P <0.05).\nDespite the increase in postprandial glucose associated with accelerated gastric emptying after switching from exenatide BID to QW, change in GV was modest and no significant deterioration in vascular endothelial function was observed after switching. These results support the superiority of treatment with exenatide QW over exenatide BID in clinical practice; however, attention should be paid to the monitoring and management of postprandial glucose levels when selecting exenatide QW.\nClinical trial registry number; UMIN000016390 and jRCTs031180320.\nApproval date of Registry and the Registration: December 12, 2014.\nMany new anti-diabetic medications for diabetes have been developed and marketed, including incretin glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), in the past two decades. It has been shown that GLP-1RAs reduce cardiovascular events in addition to lowering body weight and HbA1c in a recent meta-analysis [1]. For the management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), the American Diabetes Association recommends treatment with GLP-1RAs for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, indicators of high risk, or chronic kidney disease [2]. However, the heterogeneity of the benefits on cardiovascular events among GLP-1RAs remains unclear [1], and it is necessary to clarify the characteristics of each GLP-1RA.\nAccording to the differences in pharmacokinetic\/pharmacodynamic profiles, GLP-1RAs are categorized as short- or long-acting compounds [3]. Exenatide, one of the GLP-1RAs, was developed based on exendin-4 [4], and there are two formulations of exenatide, a twice daily (BID) formulation as a short-acting GLP-1RA, and a once weekly (QW) formulation as a long-acting GLP-1RA. We have previously reported that switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW reduced HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose, and improved beta cell function and treatment satisfaction in Japanese patients with T2DM [5]. Our and other studies also reported increased postprandial hyperglycemia after switching, using self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) [5,6,7]; however, they lacked evaluation of postprandial glucose excursion and glycemic variability (GV) by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).\nHere, in this subpopulation analysis of the Twin-exenatide study [5], we evaluated the change in GV measured by CGM after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW, and its relation to gastric emptying and vascular endothelial function in Japanese patients with T2DM.\nThis study was carried out with the approval of the Keio University Institutional Review Board for Clinical Research (20140298, approval date: Dec 12, 2014), and registered as trial numbers UMIN000016390 and jRCTs031180320. Before enrollment, all participants provided written informed consent to the investigators.\nStudy design and subjects\nThe Twin-exenatide study was an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-arm, multicenter study. The details of this trial have been described in a previous report [5]. Adult 62 subjects who had been treated with exenatide BID (either 10 or 20 \u00b5g daily) for at least 3 months for T2DM were enrolled. The patients were switched from exenatide BID to exenatide QW (2 mg once-weekly) for 24 weeks. During the study at the Keio University Hospital, in addition to body weight, blood pressure and fasting blood and urine samples, CGM, 13 C-acetate breath test and reactive hyperemia - peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) were assessed at baseline (week 0) and week 24 and subjects who completed these assessments were included in this subpopulation analysis. Figure 1 shows the disposition of the participants in this study. Thirty patients not followed by the Keio University Hospital were excluded since CGM, 13 C-acetate breath test and RH-PAT were conducted only in the Keio University Hospital. Two patients withdrew consent before the trial and one patient did not undergo CGM. The characteristics of the remaining 29 patients who completed this study are shown in Table 1.\nDisposition of study participants\nTable 1 Characteristics of study participants\nContinuous glucose monitoring\nCGM was performed using an iPro2 (Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) for 5 days under blinded glucose levels, and patients were asked to conduct SMBG four times a day for calibration and record the time of meals during CGM measurement. We evaluated CGM indices for GV as follows; standard deviation (SD) of glucose, coefficient of variation (CV) of glucose, and mean amplitude of glycemic excursion (MAGE). The definitions and interpretation of each index were described in previous reports [8, 9] and recent review [10]. The SD glucose is influenced by the mean glucose level, while the CV glucose is calculated from the SD and mean blood glucose. The MAGE is the average of absolute differences between glucose peaks and nadirs. Time-in-range (TIR; percentage of time within the target range of 70\u2013180 mg\/dL), time-above-range (TAR; >180 mg\/dL) and time-below-range (TBR; <70 mg\/dL) were also evaluated. TIR is not a GV index, but it is widely recognized as a clinically appropriate target and has been reported that GV and TIR correlated with each other [10, 11].\n13C-acetate breath test\nThis test was conducted as reported previously [12, 13]. Participants were asked to fast during more than 8 h before the test, and ingested a liquid diet (Racol, Otsuka, Japan) providing 200 kcal\/200 ml, mixed with the test diet consisting of 13 C-acetate (100 mg). They exhaled air into a breath sampling bag as follows: prior to diet (0) and after 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, and 90 min. The 13CO2 value (\u2030) in breath was measured using an infrared spectrophotometer (POCone, Otsuka, Japan). The peak time (Tmax) of 13CO2 excretion was evaluated, and Tmax >90 min was defined as 90 min in this study.\nReactive hyperemia - peripheral arterial tonometry\nVascular endothelial function was evaluated by RH-PAT using an EndoPAT2000 (Itamar Medical, Israel). RH-PAT were performed in spine position after an overnight fast. This system measures digital volume changes accompanying pulse waves in a finger probe. The principle of RH-PAT and the calculation method of reactive hyperemia index are described elsewhere [14, 15]. Briefly, a blood pressure cuff was placed around the arm of subjects, and the opposite arm was defined as a control. After the pulse amplitude at baseline was measured, the cuff was inflated to 60 mmHg above systolic blood pressure or 200 mmHg for 5 min. After cuff deflation, the pulse amplitude was measured for 5 min.\nLaboratory measurements\nBlood and urine samples were obtained after an overnight fast and before taking any medications. HbA1c and glycated albumin (GA) were measured by HPLC and enzymatic methods, respectively. Adiponectin was measured by latex agglutination turbidimetry. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein was measured by nephelometry. Urinary 8-hydroxy-2\u00b4-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 8-isoprostaglandin F2a (8-isoPGF2\u03b1) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, as previously reported [5].\nAll statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24 (IBM, USA). The level of significance was set at 5% (P<0.05). Data are presented as mean \u00b1 SD for continuous variables, and as proportion for categorical data in the tables. Paired t-test or Wilcoxon test was used to analyze changes in parameters from week 0 to week 24, and unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare differences in parameters between two groups. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to assess the association between two variables.\nChange in glycemic profile measured by CGM\nThe daily glycemic profile assessed by CGM and changes in postprandial glucose levels are shown in Fig. 2 A and B. In week 24 compared to week 0, glucose levels at 1 and 2 h post-breakfast (149 \u00b1 41 vs. 186 \u00b1 55 mg\/dl and 141 \u00b1 41 vs. 194 \u00b1 68 mg\/dl) and 1 and 2 h post-dinner (136 \u00b1 41 vs. 184 \u00b1 52 mg\/dl and 132 \u00b1 46 vs. 185 \u00b1 61 mg\/dl) were significantly increased (all P <0.01). Changes in CGM indices after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW are shown in Table 2. Despite the increase in postprandial glucose after switching, the increases were modest and there was no significant difference in GV indices, TIR and mean glucose assessed by CGM at week 24 (all P >0.05).\nMedian glucose levels measured by CGM throughout 24 h at week 0 and week 24 (A). Gray and black lines show levels at week 0 and week 24, respectively. The thick line in the middle shows the median, and the lines below and above the median show 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. Changes in 1 and 2 h postprandial glucose excursions assessed by CGM (B). **P < 0.01 versus baseline (week 0)\nTable 2 Changes in CGM indices, 13 C-acetate breath test (Tmax) and vascular endothelial function (reactive hyperemia index) during study\nChanges in gastric emptying, vascular endothelial function and inflammation\/oxidative stress markers\nTable 2 and Supplementary Table 1 show the change in each parameter after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW. HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose were reduced (7.4 \u00b1 1.4% vs. 7.1 \u00b1 1.3% and 164 \u00b1 52 mg\/dl vs. 143 \u00b1 47 mg\/dl, both P <0.05) and gastric emptying (Tmax) evaluated by 13 C-acetate breath test was accelerated (83.4 \u00b1 12.2 min vs. 58.2 \u00b1 16.4 min, P <0.001) at week 24. There was no significant change in reactive hyperemia index by RH-PAT at week 24 (1.76 \u00b1 0.39 vs. 1.84 \u00b1 0.47, P = 0.21). Inflammation\/oxidative stress markers (adiponectin, high-sensitivity CRP, urinary 8-OHdG and urinary 8-isoPGF2\u03b1) were not significantly changed at week 24 (all P >0.05) in this subpopulation analysis.\nAssociations among CGM indices, gastric emptying, vascular endothelial function and inflammation\/oxidative stress markers\nTo elucidate the associations among CGM indices, gastric emptying, inflammation\/oxidative stress markers and clinical parameters, we conducted a pooled analysis of week 0 and 24 (Table 3 and supplementary Table 2). As a result, gastric emptying was significantly correlated with MAGE, TIR, TAR and postprandial glucose levels at breakfast and dinner (all P <0.05, Table 3). Moreover, there were significant correlations between change in gastric emptying and changes in MAGE, TIR, TAR, GA and body weight from week 0 to week 24 (all P <0.05, Supplementary Tables 3 and 4).\nTable 3 Associations between 13 C-acetate breath test (Tmax), vascular endothelial function (reactive hyperemia index) and inflammation\/oxidative stress markers and CGM indices in pooled data of week 0 and week 24\nThere were significant correlations between high-sensitivity CRP and TIR, and between urinary 8-OHdG and SD glucose, CV glucose and MAGE (all P <0.05, Table 3), suggesting the possible effects of GV or TIR on inflammation and oxidative stress. On the other hand, there were no significant correlations between reactive hyperemia index or adiponectin and CGM indices.\nThe present study characterized the changes in blood glucose fluctuation, gastric emptying, and vascular endothelial function after switching from exenatide BID, a short-acting GLP-1RA, to exenatide QW, a long-acting GLP-1RA, in patients with T2DM. The main findings of this study were that (1) postprandial glucose levels measured by CGM increased after switching, which were correlated with accelerated gastric emptying, and (2) the increase in GV assessed by CGM was, however, modest and not statistically significant and there were no significant changes in vascular endothelial function as well as inflammation\/oxidative stress markers after switching.\nIt has been reported that long-acting GLP-1RAs primarily reduce fasting plasma glucose levels through enhancing insulin secretion [3], while short-acting GLP-1RAs primarily reduce postprandial glucose levels by delaying gastric emptying [16]. In this study, postprandial glucose levels after breakfast and dinner measured by CGM were increased after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW, in line with the results of previous studies using SMBG [5,6,7].\nOn the other hand, despite the increase in postprandial glucose after switching, we found that the increase in GV assessed by CGM was modest and not statistically significant. TIR and TBR were also not significantly changed after switching. This could be due to the improvement of overall glucose levels and reduction in glucose fluctuation especially during night time, accompanied by improvement of beta cell function after switching. Unexpectedly, mean glucose levels assessed by CGM were not significantly changed at week 24 despite the reducing HbA1c at week 24. As shown in the original Twin-exenatide study [5], this subpopulation analysis also showed that fasting plasma glucose was reduced significantly at week 24. Since HbA1c is reported to more closely correlate with fasting plasma glucose than with postprandial glycemic excursion [17], improving fasting plasma glucose, rather than GV, TIR or mean glucose levels, by switching to exenatide QW might have affected the reduction of HbA1c. The short period of CGM monitoring, i.e., five days rather than 14 days, and the effects of dose reduction in concomitant medications such as sulfonylurea during the study might also cause the discordance between HbA1c and mean glucose level assessed by CGM in this study. There were also no significant changes in vascular endothelial function as well as inflammation\/oxidative stress markers after switching.\nIn this study, gastric emptying was significantly accelerated after switching, in line with previous studies [16, 18]. Gastric emptying was significantly associated with postprandial glucose excursion after breakfast and dinner, indicating that the increase in postprandial glucose levels after switching was due to the recovery of gastric emptying. Furthermore, change in gastric emptying was correlated with changes of GA and body weight as well as MAGE. Thus, our findings indicate the significance of gastric emptying in postprandial glucose excursion, GV and weight control during GLP-1RA therapy.\nGV has been shown to increase reactive oxygen species production and cardiovascular complications [19,20,21,22]. Although inflammatory\/oxidative markers were not significantly changed after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW, oxidative stress markers such as high-sensitivity CRP and urinary 8-OHdG were associated with some GV indices and TIR in the pooled analysis of this study. We have also reported a significant increase in urinary 8-isoPGF2\u03b1 level after switching in the original Twin-exenatide study [5]. In the Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering (EXSCEL) study [23], treatment with exenatide QW failed to reduce cardiovascular events compared with placebo. A recent study also showed no difference in carotid plaque progression between treatment with exenatide QW and placebo [24]. Taking these results together, the non-significant cardiovascular protective effects with exenatide QW could be due to insufficient suppression of oxidative stress, although other long-acting GLP-1RAs have shown significant cardiovascular protection [25].\nThe efficacy and safety of exenatide QW have been shown in a number of trials [26,27,28,29,30,31]. In addition, treatment with exenatide QW has been reported to result in reduction in fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, incidence of hypoglycemia, and gastrointestinal adverse events, and improvement of beta cell function and treatment satisfaction compared to exenatide BID [5,6,7, 32, 33], and these results have been confirmed in patients of the Twin-exenatide study [25]. This subpopulation analysis of the Twin-exenatide study also showed no significant deterioration in GV and endothelial function after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW, supporting the superiority of use of exenatide QW over exenatide BID in clinical settings. However, attention should be paid to monitoring postprandial glucose levels when selecting exenatide QW, and prompt management of postprandial glucose excursion is needed.\nThe strength of this study is that this was the first study precisely evaluating change in GV after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW by using CGM. However, there are several limitations of this study. First, this study did not directly compare the two drugs because of its single-armed design. However, our results can be applied to clinical practice in the real-world since this study was carried out in general practice. Second, the statistical power might be limited by the small sample size of this subpopulation analysis. Third, the participants of this study tended to be obese and predominantly male. Thus, the results may not be applicable to those without obesity, females, or other ethnicities.\nThis subpopulation analysis of the Twin-exenatide study demonstrated modest, but not significant, deterioration in GV after switching from exenatide BID to exenatide QW, although postprandial glucose was increased after switching, associated with accelerated gastric emptying. Moreover, there was no significant change in vascular endothelial function after switching. 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The sponsor of this study had no access to the original data and no role in writing the manuscript.\nDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan\nJun Inaishi, Yoshifumi Saisho, Yuusuke Watanabe, Tami Tsuchiya, Hironobu Sasaki & Hiroshi Itoh\nCenter for Preventive Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan\nJun Inaishi & Hironobu Sasaki\nDepartment of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan\nYoshifumi Saisho\nDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan\nTatsuhiro Masaoka\nJun Inaishi\nYuusuke Watanabe\nTami Tsuchiya\nHironobu Sasaki\nHiroshi Itoh\nJ.I. and Y.W. wrote the manuscript and analyzed the data. Y.S. conceptualized the study, contributed to the discussion and reviewed and edited the manuscript. T.T., H.S., T.M. and H. I. contributed to the discussion and reviewed and edited the manuscript. Y.S. is the guarantor of this work and, as such, had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript.\nCorrespondence to Yoshifumi Saisho.\nJ.I., Y.W., T.T. and H.S. have no conflict of interest to declare. Y.S. reports honoraria from Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. T.M. reports honoraria from AstraZeneca K.K. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical. H.I. reports grants and honoraria from Shionogi & Co., Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD K.K., Daiichi Sankyo, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical, and Shionogi & Co.; grants from Astellas Pharma, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Teijin Pharma, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Chugai Pharmaceutical, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., and Eli Lilly and Company, Japan K.K.; and personal fees from SBI Pharmaceuticals Co. and Nipro Corp.\nAdditional file 1.\nInaishi, J., Saisho, Y., Watanabe, Y. et al. Changes in glycemic variability, gastric emptying and vascular endothelial function after switching from twice-daily to once-weekly exenatide in patients with type 2 diabetes: a subpopulation analysis of the twin-exenatide study. BMC Endocr Disord 22, 20 (2022). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12902-022-00932-9\nReceived: 02 November 2021\nGLP-1 receptor agonist\nSubmission enquiries: bmcendocrinedisorders@biomedcentral.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeWhite Resistance NewsAll but three people who died from COVID-19 in a major US city were black\nAll but three people who died from COVID-19 in a major US city were black\nApril 14, 2020 White Resistance News\nIn St. Louis, Missouri, all but three people who have died after being infected with the coronavirus were African American.\nIn St. Louis, at least 14 of the city's 17 residents who died from the novel virus were also African American.\nAll of the St. Louis' reported COVID-19 deaths were African American until April 10, when the City of St. Louis Department of Health reported the first deaths outside the racial minority group. The deaths of a Hispanic female in her 50s, a white male in 90s, and a woman in her 80s whose race was not identified in reports to the public health officials were announced on Friday in a press release.\nBroadly, the novel virus has ravaged St. Louis' black community. Of the confirmed coronavirus cases whose race was reported in St. Louis County, 55% positive cases were black while 36.6% were white, according to data obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis County. (40% of St. Louis County's positive cases were unknown.)\nAlthough African Americans make up more than half of St. Louis' coronavirus cases, only 24.9% of its population is African American only, while 68.2% of its population are white only, according to the US Census Bureau.\nHowever, the unfortunate reality is that St. Louis is not the only US city to be grappling with the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19.\n\"If you look at the health disparities in the city of St. Louis, they're not unique,\" St. Louis' health director Dr. Fredrick Echols said during a briefing Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.\n\"Inequities exist across the U.S. and across the world, and it's posed a challenge for public health agencies, (which) have to address those issues and ensure all individuals, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, income, or educational attainment have access to quality health-related resources,\" he added.\nThe novel coronavirus has swept across the country infecting more than 542,000 and killing over 21,000 in the US alone, according to data collected by John Hopkins. As the number of people stricken by the coronavirus continues to soar, emerging data on the novel virus in the country shows that black communities have been hardest hit by the novel virus.\nIn Chicago, African Americans make up 30% of the population \u2014 but 72% of the people who've died from COVID-19 were black. The racial disparity is also evident in emerging data on coronavirus deaths in Louisiana, Illinois, New Jersey, and Michigan, according to CNN.\nAlthough data has laid bare the glaring racial disparities in the impact of the novel virus in St. Louis and beyond, US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said the impacts on black communities across American have more to do with social issues than race.\n\"We do not think people of color are biologically or genetically disposed to get COVID-19,\" Adams said Friday at the White House coronavirus press briefing. \"But they are socially predisposed to coronavirus exposure and to have a higher incidence of the very diseases that put you at risk for severe complications from coronavirus.\"\nResearch shows that the US's long history of racism and social inequity has contributed to racial minorities being disproportionately impacted by national health crises, such as the coronavirus outbreak.\nDr. Alex Garza, the head of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, said that these social and racial inequities have long exited in St. Louis and beyond long before the coronavirus ravaged the US. \"\n\"We know that populations that are socioeconomically challenged that don't have access to good health care, that don't have access to nutritious food, are victims of many diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure, \" Gaza told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. \"It's an indication of social inequities that existed before this pandemic came around.\"\n*story by Business Insider\nWatch \"AG Barr: DOJ is monitoring government restriction on religious services\" on YouTube\nSignal threatens to pull out of the US if government passes the anti-encryption bill","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Movies & TV > Independently Distributed > Documentary\nA Pilgrims Progress: The Story of John Bunyan\neBay Offer\nActors: Derick Bingham \u2022 DVD Release Date: August 10, 2010 \u2022 Directors: James McCelland \u2022 Format: Multiple Formats, Full Screen, NTSC \u2022 Number of discs: 1 \u2022 Rated: GGeneral Audience \u2022 Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) \u2022 Run Time: 60 minutes \u2022 ... Show moreStudio: Ambassador Films\nchristianfilms4u\nJohn Muir in the New World\nAmerican Experience: The Battle of Chosin DVD\nAmerican Experience: Poisoner's Handbook\nFor The Bible Tells Me So\nNotfilm\nCook's Country: Season 8\nIlluminati: The Grand Illusion\nAction - 20 Movie Collection\n400 Years of the Telescope\nAmerican Experience: The Pilgrims\nTINY: A Story About Living Small\nBoys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt\nEthos: A Time for Change\nMaidentrip\nPilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Animated Book Review\/Summary\nMasculine Theology 4 years ago \u2022 2k views\nFull: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan\nDivineRevelations Spiritlessons 9 years ago \u2022 406k views\nPilgrim's Progress: English Version\nChristianCinema2000 9 years ago \u2022 267k views\nChristine's Journey: Pilgrim's Progress, Book 2 by John Bunyan (FIXED)\nDivineRevelations Spiritlessons 6 years ago \u2022 42k views\nVisions of Heaven and Hell by John Bunyan (author of 'Pilgrim's Progress')\ntruthrabbit 6 years ago \u2022 23k views\npluggedin.com\nThe Pilgrim's Progress Book Review | Plugged In\nAs Christian leaves, the porter at the gate mentions another pilgrim had passed by The narrator begins the second part of the story by acknowledging that the reader First published by John Bunyan; published by many now; reviewed copy ...\n'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,' by Rachel Joyce - The New ...\nHarold (whose story was in part inspired by the terminal illness of Ms. Fry\" takes its opening epigraph from John Bunyan's \"Pilgrim's Progress. A version of this review appears in print on July 30, 2012, on Page C1 of the ...\ntheguardian.com\nThe Bickford Fuse by Andrey Kurkov review \u2013 a Soviet Pilgrim's ...\nThe story of an obituary writer in Kiev who adopts a zoo penguin Soviet version of John Bunyan's visionary The Pilgrim's Progress, with ...\nTHE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS by John Bunyan , Nation9 | Kirkus ...\nKIRKUS REVIEW. John Bunyan's Christian allegory gets light-handed but soulful treatment. This animated app relays Bunyan's story in a ...\nPilgrim's Progress (1978) - IMDb\nAdventure \u00b7 Journey with Pilgrim as John Bunyan's famous allegory leaps from its pages to a Liam Neeson Facts: 30 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Action Star Pilgrim's Progress 15 of 22 people found this review helpful.\nKazuo Ishiguro's 'The Buried Giant' - The New York Times\nContinue reading the main story Share This Page based on and around John Bunyan's \"The Pilgrim's Progress\" (it wasn't), Book Review.\nThe Pilgrim's Progress; Total Immersion: Knussen at 60 \u2013 review ...\nThe Pilgrim's Progress; Total Immersion: Knussen at 60 \u2013 review Roland Wood (John Bunyan\/The Pilgrim) and George Von Bergen (Lord of Eng Lit students or those chugging through the history of English mysticism from ...\nThe Pilgrim's Progress \u2013 review | Music | The Guardian\nbased upon The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan's epic allegory, and The story of the Pilgrim's journey to the Celestial City is presented as ...\nAdventure \u00b7 An allegory of the life of a believer on a journey from the City of Destruction to the Journey with Pilgrim as John Bunyan's famous allegory leaps from its pages to a movie. Drama | History Considering Bunyon wrote this in the 1600s, trying to write a screenplay so that today's society can follow can be a bit ...\n80s Beat - 8 Films - Flatliners, Private Resort, True Believer and More!\nBetter Living Through Circuitry\nNeil Peart - A Work in Progress\nOzploitation Trailer Explosion\nSilver Bears\nMasterpiece: Worricker: The Complete Series\nSnow Bride","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Unbridled Mo Captures Remington Park Oaks, Oklahoma Derby Undercard Recap\nPosted on September 26, 2016 September 26, 2016 by American Racehorse\nUnbridled Mo (Photo by Dustin Orona Photography)\nThe Uncle Mo parade continued with another winner in a huge race in North America this year, as Unbridled Mo won the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at 1-1\/16 miles. The race was one of 10 stakes on Sunday as part of Oklahoma Derby Day.\nHall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher had Unbridled Mo ready for the race and Hall of Fame jockey John Velasquez was in the irons, keeping the filly mid-pack in the early going. In mid-stretch Unbridled Mo quickly left four front-runners in her wake to win by 1-1\/4 lengths over Ready To Confess with beaten 1-2 favorite Family Tree finishing third, 2-1\/4 lengths behind the winner.\nAway at generous 4-1 odds, despite the fact she had won her previous three races in a row, including the Grade 3 Monmouth Park Oaks in August for her final effort before shipping to Oklahoma. One factor that helped make Family Tree the heavy betting favorite is that she had most recently finished third to Songbird, who currently is making history as one of greatest fillies to ever set hooves on a track as she continues to pile up Grade 1 stakes victories.\nUnbridled Mo paid $10.80, $4.60 and $2.80 across the board. The $2 exacta was worth $89 with Ready to Confess and the $1 tri with the heavy favorite paid $102.90. The 5-8-9-7 superfecta $1 play returned $455.20.\nThe running time for the Remington Oaks was 1:42.03 after fractions of :23.73 for the opening quarter-mile; :47.06 for the half-mile; 1:11.17 for three-quarters of a mile and 1:35.94 for the mile.\nUnbridled Mo pocketed $120,000 in earnings to boost her career marks to four wins in five starts with $223,680 in her bankroll. Unbridled Mo was bred in Kentucky by her owner Red Oak Stable of Old Bridge, N.J. She is out of the Unbridled mare Unbridled Waters.\nIn other stakes on Oklahoma Derby Day\u2026\nMoment is Right Wins Flashy Lady\nThe moment for the winning horse in the Flashy Lady Stakes was when the starter popped the gate. That's when Moment is Right went straight to the lead and never looked back. Rider Florent Geroux milked the lead in this 6-furlongs sprint race from start to finish holding off a strong charge from Wheatfield for the win in the $50,000 Flashy Lady Stakes.\nGeroux won for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen aboard this 3-year-old filly by Medaglia D'Oro in a time of 1:09.92, padding the states for the second-leading trainer all-time at Remington Park, who is also a member of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame to go with his national accolades.\nThe favorite in the race, Steel Cut, was just back of Wheatfield, to finish in the show spot.\nMoment is Right was making her debut at Remington Park for owner Ten Broeck Farm Inc. out of Washington state. She had been heavily immersed in stakes races since breaking her maiden by almost nine lengths in her first try at Gulfstream Park in Florida as a 2-year-old in May 2015. This dark bay filly immediately impressed by winning her first effort against stakes horses in the $250,000 Astoria B Stakes at Belmont Park under jockey Joel Rosario.\nThis was her second stakes victory, but had not won in stakes company in her last five efforts in New York, Kentucky, Maryland and California. It was the first time Geroux had been in the saddle for this horse but they clicked like a timely watch.\nMoment is Right pushed her record to three wins in nine tries with another two runner-up efforts. She was bred in Kentucky by Woodford Thoroughbreds. The filly earned $30,000 for her efforts bumping her career stats to $220,945 in earnings for Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.\nShe paid $7.80 to win, $4.60 to place and $3.60 to show. Wheatfield returned $3.80 and $2.80 and Steel Cut paid $3.80 to show. The $2 exacta price was $27, followed by $59.10 for a $1 trifecta and $249.\nCool Arrow Wins Kip Deville Stakes\nIf you haven't heard much about the stallion Into Mischief, you might want to start paying attention. His 2-year-old progeny Practical Joke won the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes this summer at Saratoga in upstate New York and now he has thrown another easy winner in a stakes race at Remington Park \u2013 the $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes \u2013 as Cool Arrow left his rivals behind like they were stuck in mud.\nCool Arrow gave jockey Joel Rosario his second stakes win of the night on Oklahoma Derby Day. The 2-year-old bay son of Into Mischief from the Mr Purple mare Phoenicia has now won two races in a row by daylight measure, effortlessly. He broke his maiden at Laurel on July 15 for trainer Joe Sharp, who said his wife and formerly the top female rider in the country Rosie Napravnak who is doing great in retirement as she enjoys time with her infant child.\nBrad Grady of Covington, Texas, is the owner of Cool Arrow, he wouldn't say where Cool Arrow's next start would be.\n\"I just want to thank Joe Sharp for doing wonders with this horse for me,\" said Rosario, who earlier won the Remington Green on the undercard. \"Joe made it easy for me.\"\nSharp said there were no doubts in their minds about this horse even though Cool Arrow took three tries to break his maiden and finally had to drop to maiden claimers to do it.\n\"We liked him from Day 1,\" said Sharp. \"He had a bit of a breathing issue, so we took him in for the surgery and now we've been rewarded with this fantastic horse.\"\nRunning time for the 2-year-olds was 1:10.76 for the 6 furlongs and Cool Arrow paid $5.80, $3.60 and $3.20 across the board. Mannford was the runner-up and Cu Rahy, at 36-1 odds was your third place finisher.\nCool Arrow improved to two wins from four starts with his first stakes victory. He earned $45,000 for the win and now has earned $74,935. Cool Arrow was bred in Kentucky by Allen Poindexter.\nThe Kip Deville Stakes is named in honor of the top earning Oklahoma-bred of all time. Kip Deville broke his maiden at first asking at Remington Park in November 2005. He went on to win multiple stakes races including the Breeders' Cup Mile in 2007.\nThe Kip Deville Stakes is the first of three main stakes races for 2-year-olds at Remington Park. The $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes is next in November, followed by the $300,000 Springboard Mile in December.\nTaghleeb Rallies to Victory in Remington Green Stakes\nSome of the top jockeys in the country on a regular basis converged on Remington Park in Oklahoma City on Sunday and the cream rose to the top in this race at 1-1\/8th miles on the turf. Joel Rosario, who won the richest race in the world aboard Animal Kingdom and then won the 2013 Kentucky Derby in the same year with Orb, took the mount aboard Taghleeb in the $100,000 Remington Green and rode the perfect race for the stakes victory.\nHe let the other horses chip away at each other in the early going as he sat well back of the pack. At the quarter pole, saving every step of ground, he let out a notch on Taghleeb and he hunted the leaders down one by one until his head hit the wire first in this grass race. It wasn't Rosario's first stakes win at Remington Park, however. He had won the Oklahoma Derby in 2010 aboard Pleasant Prince for trainer Wesley Ward. This time he did the trick for trainer Michael Maker, a conditioner always in the running for top 10 nationally.\n\"I tucked him in early, and then saved some ground,\" said Rosario. \"I didn't think we'd be that far back so I was trying to figure out what he wanted to do.\"\nWhat he wanted to do was win and he showed that as he hit his stride on the rail in this grass race and ate it up like a lawnmower.\nThe early money showed on this contender as he dropped down to 7-5 odds at first flash before he moved back up to 7-2 by post-time. Taghleeb paid $9.40, $3.40, $2.80 to win, place and show. Running second was the 4-5 favorite Pumpkin Rumble, who was only beaten three lengths in the recent Grade 1 $1 million Arlington Million race, always the top grass race in the country during the summer.\nPumpkin Rumble returned $2.40 and $2.20 and Golden But Stormy checked in third and paid $3.20 to show.\nThe $51.20 winner in the second race keyed the largest Pick 5 payout of the season with a $13,939.30 return after the fifth race with Taghleeb in front.\nFractions of the race were 23.94, 47.85, 1:12.14, 1:35.54 and a final time of 1:46.97 for the mile and an eighth over firm turf.\nTaghleeb ran his record to 21 starts, 4 wins, 4 places, 4 shows for owner Michael Hui of Little Rock, Ark.\n(from Remington Park news release)\nPosted Under OKLAHOMAfeatured\nIbaka Continues Turf Dominance in Red Earth Stakes for Oklahoma-breds\nGianna's Dream Wins Bob Barry Memorial at Remington with Ease","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"WATCH: Days after ACL surgery, video shows Alabama's Terrell Lewis lifting his leg\nAlabama's best pass rusher will miss the majority of the season, if not all of it, due to an ACL injury.\nNick Saban announced Monday that Terrell Lewis had surgery to repair a torn ACL, and he's out indefinitely. Lewis missed most of the 2017 season due to an elbow injury suffered against Florida State, and the Tide's lack of pass rush was evident.\nLewis was primed for a monster 2018 campaign as one of the defense's leaders. The 6-foot-5, 256-pound pass rusher has a rare combination of speed and power, and it's a beautiful collision when it all comes to together. Unfortunately, that may not be until 2019.\nRELATED: Here's how Alabama will replace Terrell Lewis\nLewis, however, isn't wasting any time making his comeback. In a video shared by Twitter user Monster Maker, Lewis can be seen raising his leg without the help of trainers.\n\"Don't touch it,\" he told the trainer. \"Watch a master at work.\"\nTERRELL LEWIS ALABAMA!!! CUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH. #MM @_Real24_ pic.twitter.com\/rxMYWT19p3\n\u2014 MONSTER MAKER (@MonsterMaker_1) July 14, 2018\nWith Lewis out, the Tide's defense will rely heavily on Christian Miller, Jamey Mosley, Chris Allen and Jarez Parks to help fill Lewis' void.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pakistan Vs West Indies in UAE 2016 \u00bb\nAbu Dhabi Test preview: Younis set to return as ...\nAbu Dhabi Test preview: Younis set to return as Pakistan look to seal series\nTags: Pakistan Vs West Indies in UAE 2016, Pakistan, West Indies, Mohammad Younis Khan, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Michael Bravo\nAfter an unexpectedly close encounter in the first Test, the historic day-night game in Dubai, Pakistan and West Indies will lock horns in the second Test beginning at Abu Dhabi on Friday\nAfter an unexpectedly close encounter in the first Test, the historic day-night game in Dubai, Pakistan and West Indies will lock horns in the second Test beginning at Abu Dhabi on Friday. The second Test will be a traditional encounter. Pakistan managed to stave off an impressive challenge from West Indies to clinch the first Test by 56 runs in a hard-fought manner. The hosts, in a sense, would now be keen to clinch the series with yet another winning effort at Abu Dhabi. The Windies, on the other hand, will look to build on their dogged effort in the opening Test, and will hope to register their first win.\nPakistan won the last Test without the services of their talisman Younis Khan. The veteran batsman is all set to make a comeback, and that is only good news for the hosts. In his absence, Azhar Ali took up the responsibility of coming up with the massive score, putting together a triple hundred. Ali's confidence will be sky high following the brilliant effort. Sami Aslam also came up with a confident knock in the opening Test, alleviating the woes at the top to some extent.\nIt will be interesting to see what bowling combination Pakistan adopts. Yasir Shah got five wickets in the first innings, and a couple in the second. But, West Indies did reasonably well to keep the Pakistani bowlers at bay. Mohammad Amir managed three scalps in the final innings after going wicketless in the first. But, some of the others were not as impactful. Sohail Khan, Mohammad Nawaz and Wahab Riaz could not do much. As a result, there is a chance that Pakistan may recall Zulfiqar Babar in the second match.\nWest Indies may have ended up on the losing side. But, they came very close, and competed on an even keel for the first time in the series. Darren Bravo was superb on the last day with his fighting hundred, which nearly took the Windies to an improbable victory. He will look to carry on the great work. Devendra Bishoo's performance was also spectacular. His eight wickets in the second innings brought West Indies back into the match from out of nowhere. Thanks to his the Windies will now believe they can compete with the ball as well.\nThe form of Marlon Samuels was one massive worry going into the opening Test for the visitors. And while he wasn't spectacular, his first innings 76 was definitely a step in the right direction. They will definitely need better efforts from their openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Leon Johnson. A big effort from either of them can make a difference. Jermaine Blackwood must also begin to play the big knocks now. Among the bowlers, Shanon Gabriel and Miguel Cummins will be expected to give Bishoo good support. West Indies would be desperate to somehow push towards a victory.\nT20 World Cup 2022, Match 29: ...T20 World Cup 2022, Match 29: Pakistan register important six-wicket ...Oct 30, 2022\nT20 World Cup 2022, Match 24: ...T20 World Cup 2022, Match 24: Zimbabwe pull off another ...Oct 28, 2022\nT20 World Cup 2022, Match 16: ...T20 World Cup 2022, Match 16: Virat Kohli leads India ...Oct 23, 2022\nAll Eyes on Ind v Pak ...All Eyes on Ind v Pak Match, But Rain May ...Oct 19, 2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Where Do Greenhouse gases come from?\nGlobal warming sounds pretty scary, right? It feels so monumental. How can one person make a difference?\nCoral reefs are dying. The sea is getting warmer. Plastics are filling the ocean. Natural disasters are becoming more intense. Landscapes are shifting. Resources are becoming scarce.\nIs there a point to even trying? Can we truly change the tides?\nIt seems so overwhelming to try and tackle global warming as one person, but I want to encourage you that one person can make a difference.\nEverything you do is interconnected. Every decision you make is a ripple effect influencing both the environment and others around you.\nBut, where do you start?\nGetting started is always the hardest part. Some of the easiest changes you can make are the Big Four.\nFor more information The Big Four: Read 10 Easy Ways to Live with Less Plastic\nIndividual action is so important. There are a lot of small changes you can make to live lighter on the planet, but it's important to also talk about where the majority of greenhouse gases comes from. What industries are responsible for the lion's share of the problems?\nOnce we figure out where the problems are, we can start trying to solve them.\n25% Electricity Production:\nThe majority of greenhouse gases come from electricity. While renewable energy is rapidly growing it still only accounts for 10-15% of the total energy supply.\nThe remaining 90-85% comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. Coal is the most carbon intensive of all the fossil fuels. Coal accounted for 34% of the electricity generated in the US. 30% came from natural gas, 20% came from nuclear power, and less than 1% came from petroleum.\nElectricity is the largest producer of greenhouse gases because it's consumed by all of the other sectors as well. Of the 25% the Residential\/Commercial, Industry, and Transportation all use a third of the electricity while the remaining 10% is used by the agriculture industry.\n24% Agriculture:\nMost of these emissions are from the cultivation of crops, livestock, and deforestation. The management of agricultural soils accounts for half of the emissions from the agriculture economic sector. Irrigation practices, synthetic fertilizers, and the breakdown of nitrogen in livestock manure and urine result in the emissions of nitrous oxide.\nNitrous oxide molecules stay in the atmosphere for 114 years, and they are 300x more powerful than carbon dioxide.\nA third of the agriculture emissions come from methane. Livestock produce methane as a part of their normal digestive process. Their manure factors into both nitrous oxide and methane emissions.\nThe rest of the emissions are accounted for in the growth of other crops like rice and soybeans.\n21% Industry:\nThis involves both direct and indirect emissions. The industry sector is responsible for delivering the goods and raw materials we use every day. They're responsible for extracting metals and creating alloys and altering a mineral's chemical composition.\nDirect emissions are produced on site. Indirect emissions are still vital for the production of goods, but occur off site at another facility.\nThe consumption of fossil fuel accounts for most of the direct emissions. Around a third of the direct emissions come from natural gas and petroleum leaks, chemical reactions, iron, steel, and the creation of cement.\n14% Transportation:\n95% of the world's transportation relies on petroleum based fuels like diesel and gasoline. The majority of the emissions are carbon dioxide. Transportation in this instance includes cars, busses, boats, trains, and planes.\nThis sector has been on the rise with the increased demand for travel, population growth, and urban sprawl.\n6% Buildings:\nThis does not include electricity but rather the burning of fuel for heat, cooking, waste, wastewater, and refrigerants.\nHeating and cooking accounts for two thirds of the emissions. Most of it comes from natural gas. Very little coal is used in these sectors.\nOrganic waste sent to the landfill emits methane. In fact, organics in landfills comprise 16% of the total methane emissions in the US. Wastewater treatment plants also account for methane and nitrous oxide.\nA small portion also comes from fluorinated gases which are used in air conditioning and refrigeration. The gases can leak or can be released during machine maintenance.\n10% Other Energy:\nThe remaining emissions that aren't directly associated with electricity, transportation, refining, and fuel extraction.\nThis breakdown is a road map to where we can effect change the most.\nIndividual action plays a huge part in the overall grand scheme of creating a better planet, but so does group action, business action, and policy change. We cannot truly succeed without all pieces of the puzzle.\nThis is the first blog post in a series. I'll be breaking down most of the areas and how we can help through individual action, group action, business action, and policy change.\nhttps:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ghgemissions\/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions\nhttps:\/\/www.instituteforenergyresearch.org\/analysis\/renewable-energy-to-decline-in-2012\/#_ednref1\nhttps:\/\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/aeo\/pdf\/tbla17.pdf\nhttp:\/\/www.tsp-data-portal.org\/Breakdown-of-GHG-Emissions-by-Sector-and-Gas#tspQvChart\nhttps:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ghgemissions\/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data\nhttps:\/\/instituteforenergyresearch.org\/topics\/encyclopedia\/renewable-energy\/\nhttps:\/\/www.c2es.org\/content\/international-emissions\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Shakespeare's Sonnets\nWilliam Shakespeare; Edited and with analytic commentary by Stephen Booth\nRequest Print Exam\/Desk Copy\nDescription Reviews Awards\nThis prize-winning work provides a facsimile of the 1609 Quarto printed in parallel with a conservatively edited, modernized text, as well as commentary that ranges from brief glosses to substantial critical essays. Stephen Booth's notes help a modern reader toward the kind of understanding that Renaissance readers brought to the works.\nStephen Booth is at the University of California, Berkeley.\n\"This edition of the sonnets is a heroic enterprise. . . . [Booth's] annotation does far more than any previous edition to show the fantastically rich way that Shakespeare exploits the verbal resources of his culture. . . . No serious reader of the sonnets will want to do without Booth's edition.\"\u2014C. L. Barber, New York Review of Books (on an earlier edition)\n\"Explications and analyses that will greatly enhance a reader's understanding and enjoyment.\"\u2014New York Times Book Review (on an earlier edition)\n\"Booth's edition, like Shakespeare's sonnets, is something of a miracle. His extensive commentary, like the poems it describes, is a dazzling commixture of intricate detail, multiplicity, bombast, bawdiness, suppleness, and grandeur. . . . [It] will enlarge and alter its reader's experience\u2014of the sonnets, of the plays, and of other texts as well.\"\u2014Carol Thomas Neely, Modern Philology (on an earlier edition)\n\"The engaging commentary\u2014with its wit, energy, and sane conviction\u2014makes a plea for a reading of the sonnets that values meanings which may not be intellectually convenient or the basis of a unified interpretation. For purists, the Quarto text is printed parallel to the modernized text.\"\u2014Library Journal (on an earlier edition)\n\"May well become a standard, incorporating as it does in one volume much of what is needed for a serious study of the sonnets. . . . Anyone from advanced undergraduate to scholarly specialist will probably make this book one of his first references on matters concerning the sonnets of Shakespeare.\"\u2014Choice (on an earlier edition)\n\"The book seems to me to be indispensable to the serious student of Shakespeare's Sonnets, as well as being a repository of relevant information and sound critical sense for 'the common reader' who wants to deepen his understanding and enjoyment of these remarkable\u2014and often baffling\u2014poems.\"\u2014L. C. Knights (on an earlier edition)\n\"Undoubtedly, this edition constitutes a landmark in Shakespearean criticism. . . . [It] is a work of first-rate importance, hopefully a precursor of a long-needed revolution in our understanding of reading Shakespeare.\"\u2014G. F. Waller, Dalhousie Review (on an earlier edition)\n\"Refreshingly different, Professor Booth's book reduces the usual questions about biography, dating, and ordering the poems to six pages of an appendix, while the four hundred pages of notes continue the exciting amplification of possibilities in reading that he began in his well-received An Essay on Shakespeare's Sonnets. . . . There is little question that the reader will return to the poems with greater sensitivity to their possibilities, to echoes, to patterns that make them richer than before.\"\u2014Shakespeare Studies (on an earlier edition)\nWinner of the ninth annual James Russell Lowell Prize given by the Modern Language Association (MLA)\nWinner of the 1978 Explicator Literary Foundation Award\nPublication Date: July 11, 2000\n608 pages, 5 x 7.75\nSales Restrictions: World excluding India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka\nReflections on Espionage\nThe Question of Cupcake\nJohn Hollander; With a new Introduction and Annotations by\nRobert Lamberton\nWill Schutt; Foreword by Carl Phillips\nThe Anthology of Rap\nEdited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois; Foreword by Henry\nIt Is Daylight\nArda Collins; Foreword by Louise Gl\u00fcck\nOne Way to Reconstruct the Scene\nWilliam Virgil Davis\nWilliam Shakespeare; Fully annotated, with an Introduction\nWilliam Shakespeare; Fully Annotated, with an Introduction,\nLiterary Studies > Poetry\nLiterary Studies > Literature","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL\nNational team meets to resuscitate rural WASH\n18 Jul, 2019 - 00:07 2019-07-17T22:28:56+00:00 2019-07-18T00:00:04+00:00 0 Views\nFungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau\nThe Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene national action committee this week met with the provincial sub-sector in Mashonaland Central to resuscitate the Rural Wash Information Management System (RWIMS).\nActing provincial development coordinator Mr Cosmas Chiringa thanked the Government and its development partners for extending the programme to the province.\n\"No development can be achieved in any society when the provision of potable water is not satisfied,\" he said.\n\"RWIMS will enable us and every development partner to practice evidence-based planning for intervention in our communities.\"\nWASH information and knowledge management officer Mr Lovemore Dhoba said RWIMS was developed as a national database for the rural WASH sub-sector.\n\"We didn't have a central system acting as a one-stop-shop,\" he said.\n\"When this system started it was meant to collect data in the eight rural provinces, but we lacked a system that brought different structures and stakeholders together.\n\"Mashonaland Central and Manicaland have upgraded systems that address response services rather than the only indication where boreholes have broken down. We are not capitalising on the system as a province and it is unfortunate that the chief executive officers for rural district councils did not come.\n\"We have a centralised geographic database in Harare that is hosting data from the provinces. The data is supplied by extension workers in their different wards who have a tablet connected to the national database.\n\"However, they are not capacitated to move from one point to another and we have connected the community of users. We identified a key informant who sends a free text message about challenges in their respective communal water points, schools or health facilities.\"\nDistrict Development Fund's director for water supplies Mr Edwin Toriro said information management was critical in the WASH sector.\n\"We are happy to have the Ministry of Education being a permanent player in the WASH committee because we have been having a lot of problem with new schools being built in areas without water supplies,\" said Mr Toriro.\n\"WASH sector relies on various data sources, we need to harmonise and enhance the information across the districts. It is a matter of time before we hear another outcry in Rushinga district because the water level is dwindling.\"\nThe national coordinator for National Coordination Unit (NCU) Mr Hasios Ronald Mashingaidze said the (RWIMS) was introduced last year, but the national action committee was having challenges in data capturing and having it automated at national level.\nED, Acting President Chiwenga, spend day...20 Jan, 2020\nFloods threaten power supplies20 Jan, 2020\nZACC probes drug thefts at hospitals20 Jan, 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"FS News - March 2018\nHi everyone, this is Wahn again with the Flexible Survival News for March 2018.\nAs a note about the patreon polls, there are 5 sundays this month (something that happens 4 times a year), which means that April 1st falls outside of the regularly sceduled polls. We will have the expected number of polls this month, starting with two polls on the 8th.\nDiana: You can now meet Diana for a second time in the inner mall. Learn more about the history of the cute hybrid girl, and possibly have a bit of fun with her too.\nDr. Moffatt: Wishing to expand on her research methods, Dr Moffat now proposes an 'alternative therapy' in the form of hypnosis sessions. Mind the secondary effects.\nFeral Pets: Snips, Dinah, Hobo, and Chirpy have been made into NPCs as well as pets, with Snips being given a new special talk option to help increase humanity. Others to come soon.\nGlory: A distraught half-equine woman comes stumbling into the Mall. Will you care about what happens to her and guide her to a new fate?\nGorillas: You can now aquire football pad armor and a football helmet from joining the gorilla team.\nGryphons Plot: This has now been edited to acknowledge a player with gryphon apperance upon choosing to help the gyphons overtake the soliders during the event.\nHitching Post: You can now find the hitching post at the Park in the Picnic area for a bit of submissive fun. Four scenes to encounter.\nHoney: She has now been made into a NPC that will live in the garden after saving her. She will also heavily influence the garden's appearance, which will affect future scenes.\nKorvin: He has now been made into a NPC that will live in the rec-room after recruiting him. He will also bring into play a pool table and poker cards that will be expanded in a future update.\nLibrary Expansion part 1: The Library has been reworked to have more rooms, which reflect their inhabitants. Some characters have also been moved to more appropriate locations(if you bring anyone into the Library).\nMicrowave: You now have a microwave in the Library's break room. To activate it, you must restore power to the Library.\nNermine: If you had tamed the sorceress as the jackalman and had her serve a bunch of mall rats in a bukkake scene, Nermine will have some plans to get her revenge from at least one of the rats - by turning him into a girl and having some fun with her together with the player.\nOtto Fuchs: The first two events introducing Doctor Otto Fuchs can be encountered Outside. Meet a doctor that isn't a sex-crazed fiend.\nRyousei: The tiger's friendly encounters with Eric can now build up to an intimate conclusion, complete with an entry in the game endings. There's more content for Ryo to come next update too.\nSerenity: A series of non-fatal vore scenes has been added to the naga hybrid, complete with a bound state and a not-so-bad-end.\nSonny: You can now go much further in the romance line with the sheep boy! This involves going on a search for a way to bring home to him!\nTobias: You can now encounter Tobias, a doberman who trains other anthros as pets, in the mall parking lot.\nWerewolf encounter: While wandering the Urban Forest at night, you may be stalked by a vicious predator. Be cautious not to let your guard down... like resting in the forest at night. That just may be the moment this feral she-wolf strikes.\nPosted by Wahn at 11:31 AM\nCrimsonash Vote","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HandStamp\nMonthly Archive for February, 2007\n: February, 2007\nWestheimer Block Party lineup announced\nBy Sara Cress\ton February 28, 2007 at 2:54 PM\nWhat? You thought because I panned the last one that I wouldn't give the next one press? Despite the fact that the Free Press probably has a dartboard with my face on it, I will share with you the \u2026\nMarc Twyman at the Continental Club tonight\nBy Sara Cress\ton February 28, 2007 at 11:56 AM\nRemember last week's featured artist Marc Twyman's One-Man Electric Blues Band? If you don't, here's the story and here's the podcast. And here are the details on tonight's last-minute, free, in-town \u2026\nHandStamp Hip-Hop: Grade A\nBy Joey Guerra\ton February 28, 2007 at 11:30 AM\nThis week's HandStamp Hip-Hop shines a spotlight on young rapper Grade A, who hails from the streets of Pasadena. He's a busy man but took some time to answer these questions: Why should we know \u2014 \u2026\nHouston musicians contribute song to documentary and Dr. Phil\nTwo members of Houston rock band Truck (vocalist Adam Lepage and bassist Kyle Bassatt) have joined forces with pianist Melissa Marse, guitarist\/songwriter Dave Raines and drummer Chad Foreman (all \u2026\nBig Daddy Kane at Warehouse Live tonight\nHoustonSoReal's Matt Sonzala would like you to know that Big Daddy Kane is playing a free show tonight at Warehouse Live. Also, this: There's some EXTREMELY special guests on deck and when I say that \u2026\nHuey Long tribute tonight\nThe Straight-No-Chaser Jazz Ensemble, featuring vocalist Carol Sanders, will honor Houston jazz legend Huey Long tonight. The ensemble is calling Long, who is 102 years old, \"the oldest living jazz \u2026\nMan\u00e1 engages, electrifies sell-out crowd in Houston\nBy Joey Guerra\ton February 24, 2007 at 11:26 PM\nMan\u00e1's seemingly timeless appeal has always stemmed from its ability to give a pop shimmer to its urgent rock framework. The group has been crafting hits \u2014 and hitting new highs \u2014 since \u2026\nHandStamp Hip-Hop: Soldiers On A Mission\nBy Joey Guerra\ton February 22, 2007 at 9:09 AM\nSoldiers On A Mission take the spotlight in this week's edition of the HandStamp Hip-Hop series. The group formed in 2000 and is working on a new disc. Here, they give us a peek inside their \u2026\nJoey's weekend picks\nThursday (Feb. 22): Paris Green is back in action after lead singer Matt Patin suffered a car accident. The group is plugging its second disc, Rambling Yellow Paper. Details: 9 p.m. $5. Rocbar, 530 \u2026\nPodcast: Marc Twyman\nThis week's interview podcast is with this week's featured artist, Marc Twyman. Actually, his full title is Marc Twyman's One Man Electric Blues Band, which pretty much says it all. He's an \u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Get Ready To Tee Off During The Annual BCHS Golf Tourney\nHot Springs, Va \u2013 Leave the thoughts of cold weather behind and get ready to tee off. The annual Achievement Boosters Club golf tournament is coming up on April 30. Roy Burns is the President of the Achievement Boosters Club at Bath County High School.\n\"Every year we try to award at least seven scholarships\" says Burns. \"Each scholarship is $750.00 and this is the only fundraiser we do throughout the year to raise that money.\"\nThe Achievement Boosters Club rewards and compliments achievement in and out of the classroom for all students at Bath County High School. The club offers rewards and support to both students and teachers.\n\"We hold reward parties every time there's a grading period for the students that are on the honor roll; teacher recommended students\" says Burns. \"We have eighth grade orientation every year for the upcoming class. We also do our best to help out the teachers all that we can. We make meals for parent-teacher conferences for them and we do our best to make sure that the achievements of the kids, of the students of Bath County HS not only get rewarded, but that they have an opportunity to stand out.\"\nThe Achievement Boosters Club is looking for businesses and individuals to help sponsor the golf tournament. Sponsorship opportunities are available for holes and for the reception after the tournament. And the club is always looking for donations and all the money raised from the tournament goes for the scholarships.\n\"Of course the golf outing is a lot of fun\" says Burns, \"everybody has a lot of camaraderie, a lot of fellowship, and it's a lot of fun. But to see those students when they know that the financial burden is coming on them when they're going to go to college; seeing them awarded that money, giving them that bit of hope that I'm going to get some help from our local community so that I can go out and make a difference.\"\nThe Achievement Boosters Scholarship Golf Tournament is Saturday April 30 at the Lower Cascades golf course at The Homestead. Tee off is 11am and teams should arrive by 10am. A meal and a reception with raffles, door prizes and a 50\/50 drawing will follow the tournament. If you sign up by April first, the cost is $260 for a four man team. After April first, it's $280.\n\"I'd just like to thank everyone in advance for whatever help you can give us\" says Burns. \"I know times are tough, but for students going off to college, it's going to be just a little bit tough, and we want to do all that we can to give them some help.\"\nTo sign up or to get more information about the Bath County High School Achievement Boosters Scholarship Golf Tournament call Pete Pitard at the High School or Roy Burns at 839-2611.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tyeb Mehta Dies at 84\nJuly 2, 2009 by Marion Maneker\nMyDigitalFC.com records the event:\nThe 84-year-old painter, who died of heart ailment in Mumbai on Thursday, was the first Indian artist to have set a benchmark when his work Mahisasura, a rendering of the buffalo-demon of Hindu mythology, was sold for $1.58 million at a Christie' auction in 2005. It was the first time a modern Indian painting crossed the million-dollar mark.\n\"From his early images of trussed bulls, to the rickshaw puller, to the diagonal series to his depictions of Kali and Mahisasaura, all will constantly remain in the visual memory of Indian art,\" Osians founder Neville Tuli said. Born in Gujarat and based in Mumbai, Mehta began his career with the J J School of Art and was associated with the Progressive Artists group comprising S H Raza, F N Souza and M F Husain among others. Mehta and associates Krishen Khanna, Akbar Padamsee and Ram Kumar was inspired by European masters and interpreted Indian themes.\nIndia's First Million Dollar Artist Dead (MyDigitalFC.com)\nSotheby's Share Buyback Will Total $400m, Increased by $75m Recently\nBrazilian Banker's Siezed Basquiat Baffles Market Mavens\nAnthony van Dyck's Thoroughly 'Modern' Portraits\nWhy An Early Picasso Is Different\nSotheby's Gets Through\nDrouot's Parade of Shame","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"templatedata\/rci\/C90-Rebrand-Header\/data\/en_US\/pre-login-header.xml true false false vacation-ideas\/articles\/flip-the-season\nFlip The Season: Discover Summertime Fun In Winter Destinations\nBy Daniel Betancourt\nBuilding sandcastles, seaside sunbathing, championship fishing, these are just some of the beloved summertime activities that make the season so special. During the winter however, these cherished pastimes might seem a bit out of reach. Luckily, you can still experience the joys of summer across the globe even in the coldest months of the year. From fly fishing in Frying Pan River in Colorado, to building your very own hot tub in the sand in Hot Water Beach, New Zealand, get away to these fantastic destinations for a taste of summer even in the dead of winter.\nHot Water Beach, New Zealand\nWhile relaxing on a sunny beach during the summer is an absolute must, you'll probably think twice before laying out surfside during the winter. Unless you find yourself in Hot Water Beach, New Zealand. Situated just a little more than two hours north of Mount Maunganui, right outside of New Zealand's pristine Coromandel Forest Park, this remarkable paradise is one of the few spots on Earth where you can dig your very own hot tub in the sand. Geothermal activity beneath the sand can warm the water up to 140\u00ba F even when outside temperatures reach a brisk 59\u00ba F.\nFrying Pan River, Colorado\nFishing isn't just reserved to trawlers in tropical climates. Flowing just two hours east of Mesa, Colorado, Frying Pan River boasts some of the best winter fly fishing in the United States. Even in the coldest of months, the Gold Metal fly fishing region is home to an incredible winter fishery. Cast a line in the scenic canyon rich in wild trout including Brookies, Browns, Cutthroats, and Rainbows. Even the most novice of anglers will find pleasure in fishing the bountiful hatches of Frying Pan River.\nUmpqua Hot Springs, Oregon\nDeep in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest lies Umpqua Hot Springs, a terrace of hot spring pools descending down the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains. Located just two hours north of Klamath Falls, these natural pools get progressively cooler as you work your way down the slope. The first and warmest of the pools can reach 108\u00ba F, and is ideal for winter soaking. The .4-mile hike to the springs makes the pools accessible even in heavy snow. Day passes are available to visit the pools, and the national forest also features hiking, sightseeing, and camping in the area.\nNothing says summer quite like building sandcastles on a beach. During the winter however, trade in the pail and bucket, and visit some of the world's most iconic winter castles instead. Less than two hours north of Schliersee lies Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany. This enchanting castle is considered to be the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland Park. During the winter, the fortress is blanketed in white snow, creating a fairy tale-like view of the castle surrounded by the breathtaking Bavarian Alps. The castle is a museum and is open to the public.\n\u00ab Back to Previous Page\n*These vacations are limited and subject to availability.\nMany of the products and services available in this program are provided by third-party guides, vendors and service providers (\"Third Parties\"). RCI does not make any representations regarding the availability of or endorse any of the products or services provided by Third Parties. RCI expressly denies any liability for an individual's engagement in any activity offered by or the use of any Third Parties. Additional fees, terms and conditions, and restrictions may apply and are subject to change as determined solely by the Third Parties. \u00a9 RCI, LLC. RCI and related marks are registered trademarks and\/or service marks in the United States and internationally. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA.\nExchange: CST: 2046555-50. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California. Fla. Seller of Travel Reg. No. ST-26552. Washington Seller of Travel Reg. No. 602357907.\nRental: CST: 2081369-50. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California. Fla. Seller of Travel Reg. No. ST-36515. Washington Seller of Travel Reg. No. 602560941.\nRental offer and rental inventory are made available by a Florida licensed entity Resort Rental, LLC (operating as Holiday Rentals, LLC in MD and TX), whose Qualifying Broker is Eric A. 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{"text":"April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month\nApril 8, 2021 by Frank E. Lamothe, III\nApril 2021 marks the official 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).\nThere is an epidemic of sexual abuse in our country. Statistics reported by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) reveal that each year in the U.S., more than 433,648 people \u2013 male and female \u2013 are sexually assaulted or raped. One in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult. The stark reality is that a sexual assault occurs every 73 seconds. Every 9 minutes, that victim is a child.\nLouisiana and federal criminal laws are there to protect us, but because only a small percentage of perpetrators are sent to jail, justice in the criminal courts is rarely achieved. Fortunately, victims of sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse can seek compensation from their assailants through lawsuits in civil court.\nHow Does the Law Define Sexual Assault?\nVarious forms of sexual assault and battery are considered felonies and misdemeanors under the Louisiana Criminal Code, all of which involve some form of non-consensual sexual touching such as:\n\u2022 Rape (first degree, second degree, third degree, and statutory)\n\u2022 Child molestation\n\u2022 Sex trafficking\n\u2022 Sexual battery\n\u2022 Oral sexual battery\n\u2022 Sodomy\nBut criminal sexual abuse and exploitation can also occur in the absence of physical contact when the perpetrator:\n\u2022 Shows sexually explicit images to a child\n\u2022 Reveals oneself sexually\n\u2022 Asks the victim to reveal himself or herself sexually\n\u2022 Records sexually inappropriate video or images of the victim for personal use or distribution\n\u2022 Requests the victim to take inappropriate pictures of himself or herself to send to the perpetrator\nRegardless of whether or not the perpetrator has been criminally charged, the victim is entitled to file a civil lawsuit to recover damages for the physical, emotional and psychological harms they have suffered. Sometimes, a plaintiff can also bring a civil sexual abuse lawsuit against an organization such as an employer, a religious organization, or a prison or correctional facility, The organization may be held responsible for the abuse when the organization's negligence allowed the abuse to occur or when the organization turned a blind eye to the abuse.\nSexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Damages\nA civil suit can never reverse the harm caused by a sexual predator, but damages recovered in a civil lawsuit can hold the assailant financially accountable and help with the financial burden and devastating consequences resulting from a sexual assault.\nThe law refers to damages for which an objective dollar amount can be determined, such as medical bills and expenses, lost wages, and quantifiable monetary losses as \"special damages.\" Damages that are not as easily calculated, like the victim's pain and suffering from physical injuries, and mental anguish, are referred to as \"general damages.\" Victims of sexual abuse or exploitation are entitled to recover both special damages and general damages. Frequently, these damages will include:\n\u2022 Compensation for physical pain and suffering\n\u2022 Compensation for emotional pain and suffering, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)\n\u2022 Loss of income and earning opportunities\n\u2022 The costs of past and future medical care and treatment\n\u2022 Loss of enjoyment of life\nThe victim's immediate family members may also be entitled to general damages when the relationship has been negatively affected as a result of the abuse. In the tragic situations where the victim died or committed suicide as a result of the sexual assault, the estate can seek damages for wrongful death.\nIn certain circumstances, such as when an adult sexually abuses a minor, Louisiana law also allows for punitive damages to be imposed.\nLimited Time Period for Filing the Lawsuit\nRegardless of whether criminal charges were brought against the attacker \u2013 the law gives you a limited amount of time to bring a civil lawsuit.\nTypically, a victim of an injury in Louisiana has one year from the date of injury to file a civil lawsuit. However, Louisiana law provides that victims of sexual assault may file their lawsuit up to 3 years after the date the abuse occurred, or up to 3 years after the date the victim is notified of the identity of the perpetrator by law enforcement or a judicial agency. In certain types of cases involving sexual abuse of a child, the victim may file their lawsuit up to 10 years after the date they reached 18 years of age.\nThe time limitation in which the law allows a victim to bring a lawsuit will be different depending on the specifics of each case. In some cases, certain claims may be lost if the lawsuit is not filed within the first year. In other cases, there may be extenuating circumstances that allow a victim to file a lawsuit even after the time period that normally applies has passed. If you or a loved one was raped, sexually assaulted, sexually abused, or sexually exploited, it is best to speak with an attorney as soon as possible so that they can review the facts of your case and determine which time limitations will apply.\nWhy Lamothe Law Firm?\nThe experienced attorneys at Lamothe Law Firm represent both adult and child sexual abuse victims, drawing from years of personal injury litigation success and a deep compassion for our clients and the harm they have endured. Contact us to schedule a confidential meeting to discuss your situation and your right to compensation.\nCategories: News, Sexual Assault\nAs of August 1, 2021, Louisiana allows survivors of child molestation a three-year window to pursue allegations in civil court \u2013 regardless of how long ago the misconduct occurred.\nIf you or someone you love was sexually abused as a child at church, at school, in a healthcare setting, while participating on a sports team, or as a member of an organization, please contact us today for a confidential consultation about your situation.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home News Analysis Berta C\u00e1ceres Murder Unveiled Network of Impunity for Honduras Elites\nBerta C\u00e1ceres Murder Unveiled Network of Impunity for Honduras Elites\nParker Asmann\nHonduran activist Berta C\u00e1ceres\nAfter two years, authorities in Honduras still have not identified the individuals responsible for ordering the murder of renowned environmental and indigenous activist Berta C\u00e1ceres, underscoring the widespread impunity enjoyed by Honduran elites amid mounting questions about the future of an international body meant to help tackle the issue.\nOn March 3, 2016, armed men stormed Berta C\u00e1ceres' home in the southwestern Honduran city of La Esperanza. The gunmen fatally shot C\u00e1ceres and seriously wounded her friend, Mexican environmental activist Gustavo Castro Soto, leaving him for dead.\nC\u00e1ceres had garnered international recognition in 2015 after she received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work against a major hydroelectric dam project that critics said would harm indigenous Lenca communities living along the Gualcarque River, which the Lenca hold as sacred.\nSEE ALSO: Honduras News and Profiles\nC\u00e1ceres faced repeated threats in the days leading up to her death attempting to intimidate her into abandoning the campaign against the dam project. Honduran officials later told InSight Crime that responsibility for the activist's murder reached to high levels of Desarrollos Energ\u00e9ticos SA (DESA), the company managing the project.\n\"Her death was a result of her struggle,\" a source in the Attorney General's Office said. \"The business that affected Berta was the dam.\"\nTwo Years, No Answers\nC\u00e1ceres' murder triggered international outrage, and eventually led three international backers of the dam project to withdraw $44 million in planned funding. But despite intense pressure to solve the case, Honduran authorities still haven't arrested or charged any of the intellectual authors of the crime.\nIn October 2017, a report by an independent panel of experts presented compelling evidence that C\u00e1ceres' murder was a coordinated plot made months in advance by DESA executives and Honduran officials.\nMore recently, C\u00e1ceres' eldest daughter, Olivia Marcela Z\u00faniga, said that a police report pointed to the involvement of Elden V\u00e1squez, a congressman from the governing National Party who serves as secretary of the environmental committee in congress.\nNevertheless, authorities in Honduras have taken no action against top DESA executives or government figures, though they have arrested eight individuals alleged to have participated in the murder, including current and retired Honduran military officials as well as two men connected to DESA.\n\"We expected a lot more, a lot sooner.\"\nPerhaps unsurprisingly, C\u00e1ceres' family has little trust in Honduran authorities. Silvio Carrillo, a US-based journalist and the nephew of Berta C\u00e1ceres, told InSight Crime that the slow and bumpy progress of the investigation has shaken his confidence in the government's commitment to solving the case.\n\"It's very difficult for us to put any faith into the investigation given the manner in which authorities have handled it over the last two years. We expected a lot more, a lot sooner,\" he said.\nA Network of Impunity\nExperts consulted by InSight Crime stressed that the anniversary of C\u00e1ceres' murder and the lack of progress in bringing the intellectual authors to justice serves as a stark reminder of the fragile state of efforts to fight elite corruption and impunity in Honduras.\n\"This is a case that has received the most international attention and pressure. If Honduras' judicial system cannot advance this investigation beyond the material authors and to the intellectual authors, this shows the weak and corrupt state of the judicial system in Honduras,\" said Lisa Haugaard, the executive director of the Washington, DC-based Latin America Working Group.\nDana Frank, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, echoed these statements, and told InSight Crime that it's \"very clear that there is a great deal of evidence being buried.\"\n\"The intellectual authors have not been charged and evidence is not being shared with the family and its lawyers as is required by law. Even in the most emblematic of cases \u2026 justice is not being served. Honduran authorities are failing to arrest or convict the alleged authors of the crime even with substantial evidence,\" Frank said.\nSEE ALSO: Honduras Elites and Organized Crime\nSarah Chayes, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told InSight Crime that the failure to achieve substantial progress in the C\u00e1ceres murder case is the result of an \"operating system\" based on corruption and impunity.\n\"It's not as though there are one or two intellectual authors, or one or two isolated individuals behind this murder,\" Chayes said. \"It's a network and it's a quite tightly woven network that comprises public officials, business magnates and out-and-out criminals at the top.\"\nAnti-Graft Efforts Under Fire\nThe anniversary of C\u00e1ceres' murder comes in the context of upheaval at the Support Mission Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (Misi\u00f3n de Apoyo contra la Corrupci\u00f3n y la Impunidad en Honduras \u2013 MACCIH), an institution created by the Organization of American States (OAS) to help the country deal with cases involving elite corruption.\nThe former commissioner of the MACCIH, Juan Jim\u00e9nez Mayor, recently resigned from the position, citing pushback from elites against anti-graft initiatives and a lack of support from the OAS.\nThe resignation cast doubts over the future of efforts to tackle elite impunity in Honduras, particularly as President Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez's begins a second term in office after a controversial election that raised allegations of fraud and corruption against him.\n\"Honduran authorities are failing to arrest or convict the alleged authors of the crime even with substantial evidence.\"\nAlthough the MACCIH did not play a central role in investigating C\u00e1ceres' murder, its work on the investigation revealed some of the body's fundamental shortcomings.\nFor instance, Haugaard said, the MACCIH \"faced difficulties in obtaining the information they needed from the Attorney General's Office and judicial authorities.\"\nFrank told InSight Crime that the built-in weakness of the anti-corruption body was also part of the problem.\nThe MACCIH \"was imposed by the United States through the OAS as a deliberately weaker alternative to a powerful body like the United Nations-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (Comisi\u00f3n Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala \u2013 CICIG). The commission depends on cooperation from Honduras' Attorney General's Office and has only weak powers,\" she said.\nWhile there have been some signs of progress in tackling corruption and impunity under the MACCIH, the C\u00e1ceres case has made clear that Honduran elites generally have little interest in addressing the systemic factors that contribute to these problems.\nAccording to Chayes, the C\u00e1ceres case shows that \"not only will the Honduran government not seek to address corruption, it will seek to thwart any effort to investigate [it].\"\nPrivate Messages Further Link Honduras Elites to Berta C\u00e1ceres Murder\nGuilty Verdict in Berta C\u00e1ceres Murder Trial in Honduras is Partial Justice\nIn Berta C\u00e1ceres Murder Trial in Honduras, Prosecutors Will Fall Short*\nArrest in C\u00e1ceres Case One Piece of Larger Corruption Network in Honduras\nBerta C\u00e1ceres Murder Report Underscores Criminal Ties of Honduras Business, State","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"North Carolina officer shoots, kills man during traffic stop\nApril 1, 2018 11442\nA white North Carolina police officer shot and killed a black passenger who refused orders not to reach for a gun after a late-night traffic stop led to a physical struggle, authorities said Saturday.\nThe shooting happened after Officer D.E. McGuire stopped a car containing two men and a woman about 10:30 p.m. Friday during a routine patrol northeast of downtown, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release.\nEdward Van McCrae, 60, was in the rear seat and began making suspicious movements, police say. McGuire told McCrae to stop reaching for concealed areas of the vehicle, but McCrae continued, according to the news release.\n\"After being removed from the vehicle, Mr. McCrae physically struggled with Officer McGuire and refused multiple verbal commands by Officer McGuire to 'stop reaching,'\" the news release said. \"As the struggle continued, a handgun became visible to Officer McGuire.\"\nMcGuire shot and killed McCrae when he refused commands not to reach for the gun, according to the release. A police report characterizes the exchange as an assault on the officer with a firearm.\nThe State Bureau of Investigation has been brought in to investigate the shooting, which happened in a residential area of modest homes. A spokesman for the state agency, Brent Culbertson, confirmed in an email that McGuire is white and McCrae was black.\nMcGuire, who has worked for the department since 2015, has been put on administrative duty pending the investigation.\nThe news release said that McCrae used his body camera from the beginning of the traffic stop, and he called for backup when he saw McCrae's suspicious movements. State law typically requires a judge to sign off on any public release of police body-camera footage.\nREAD Family Demands Answers After Kansas City Police Officer Kills 26-Yr-Old Cameron Lamb\nOther officers arrived within seconds of the shooting and attempted to resuscitate McCrae, as did an emergency medical crew, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The other occupants of the car weren't injured.\nPolice said that McGuire had minor abrasions after the altercation.\nA woman who lives near the scene of the shooting, Delphine Bias, told WGHP-TV that she heard gunshots before walking to her window to see McCrae lying on the ground.\n\"I heard about four or five shots, 'Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow!'\" she said. \"So when I jumped up to run to see what was going on, I saw a gentleman laying over there on the street.\"\nEdward Van McCraeNorth CarolinaPolice Shooting\nStephon Clark Autopsy Shows Police Shot Him In The Back\nFacebook Live Accidental Shooting at Houston, TX Gas Station Leaves Man on Life Support\nVideo of Chicago Police Officer Shooting Unarmed Teen With Autism Finally Released\nBMS Admin October 18, 2018\nInvestigator Says Cops Who Shot Man Sleeping In His Car 55 Times 'acted reasonably'\nGloria Landman June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019\nFamily Demands Dashcam Footage Of Police Shooting Of 2 Black Men\nBMS Admin September 21, 2018 September 21, 2018\nCops Kill April 1, 2018 at 4:12 pm\nGUNS DON'T KILL, COPS DO!\nhttps:\/\/teespring.com\/guns-don-t-kill-people-cops-do\nBLACK LIVES MATTER TOO.\nRED, WHITE N BLUE \u2013\nNOT JUST FOR YOU!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"News from Brown\nCurrent Students Faculty Staff Parents & Families Alumni Friends & Neighbors\nBookmarks Search Menu\nTopics Health and Medicine\nDavid Orenstein\nBrown celebrates brain science with slate of March events\nThe University will host several events for Brain Week R.I. this month, including the second annual Brain Fair; Mind Brain Research Day will follow less than two weeks later.\nMind Brain Research Day: In 2016, Mind Brain Research Day brought together hundreds of brain scientists from around campus and Brown-affiliated hospitals and institutions. This year it occurs March 28, following a series of events that are part of Brain Week RI. David Orenstein\nPROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] \u2014 Brown University will join in celebrating Brain Week R.I. from March 11 to 19 with a slate of events ranging from film screenings and a family-friendly brain fair to lectures by high-profile speakers.\nAnd later in the month, on March 28, more than 100 researchers will gather on campus to present their latest work at the Mind Brain Research Day poster session and lecture.\nBrain Week R.I., organized by the Providence-based national research advocacy organization, Cure Alliance for Mental Illness, will include events all around Providence and South Kingstown. It is sponsored by the Brown Institute for Brain Science and the University of Rhode Island's George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience. During the inaugural festivities last year, organizers said, more than 1,500 residents attended various events.\nBrain Week at Brown\nBrain Week will open on Saturday, March 11, with a brain art contest and science fair for high school and middle school students at \u00a1CityArts! for Youth, 891 Broad St. in Providence, organized by the Brown chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science.\nBrown will also host seven on-campus events:\nSunday, March 12, at 2 p.m: MacArthur \"genius grant\" recipient Elyn Saks, professor at the University of Southern California's Gould Law School, will speak. Saks lives with schizophrenia and is an advocate for people with mental illness.\nMonday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m.: The School of Public Health will screen the HBO film \"Risky Drinking,\" which looks at the hazards of alcohol use and how the medical community approaches problem drinking. It is co-produced by Brown alumna Perri Peltz. After the film, four experts from Brown's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies will lead a discussion.\nWednesday, March 15, at 4 p.m: Richard Huganir, president-elect of the Society for Neuroscience and professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will deliver a lecture. His research focuses on how the brain employs neurotransmitters to constantly form and change connections among neural cells.\nThursday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m.: People of all ages are welcome at \"Dance for our Aging Population\" a class that helps participants increase coordination, strength and flexibility. Led by Rachel Balaban, adjunct lecturer in theater arts and performance studies, the class will be introduced by Brown medical professor and Rhode Island Hospital neurosurgeon Dr. Wael Asaad.\nThursday, March 16, at 4 p.m.: Three experts will speak at a panel discussion on stroke, the leading cause of adult disability in North America and the fifth most common cause of death. The experts will discuss strategies for improving survival and minimizing disability from a common form of stroke.\nThursday, March 16, at 7 p.m.: The Brown University Film Forum will screen the movie, \"The Skeleton Twins,\" in which Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig play twins who are reunited after attempting suicide. Two speakers from Brown's Counseling and Psychological Services center will lead a discussion following the film.\nSunday, March 19, at 10 a.m.: The popular Brain Fair returns to Brown with a wealth of family-focused interactive demonstrations and hands-on exhibits ranging from psychology to brain anatomy.\nMind Brain Research Day\nMind Brain Research Day begins in Sayles Hall at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28. Scores of researchers from Brown and affiliated hospitals and partner institutions will present posters of their most recent research. Pre-registration is free and encouraged.\nAt 1 p.m., the event moves to the Salomon Center for Teaching for a lecture by Trevor W. Robbins, professor of cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology at the University of Cambridge. His talk is titled \"Impulsivity and Compulsivity: Neural Substrates and Neuropsychiatric Implications.\"\nAfter the lecture, organizers will announce the awards for the best posters.\n75 Waterman Street Providence, RI 02912 401-863-1000\nVisit Brown\nCareers at Brown\nThe campaign for building on distinction\nGive To Brown\n\u00a9 Brown University\nMobile Site Navigation\nMobile Secondary Navigation Navigation\nAll of Brown.edu\nHistory & Bookmarks\nExplore places you've been and save them into your bookmarks for easy access.\nSaved Bookmarks\nOpen details for Brown celebrates brain science with slate of March events","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Senegal, Guinea progress to last 16 despite failing to win\nReal Madrid legend and 6-time European Cup winner Gento dies\nCameroon finish top of Group B as Burkina Faso confirms last 16 slot\nEquatorial Guinea stun AFCON defending champions Algeria\nWorld Record achievable after Boston Marathon, says inform Jepchirchir\nCS Amina set to release report on gender welfare in Diani Conference\nJepchirchir crowned November LG Sports Personality of the month\nKipchoge seeks Olympic marathon hat-trick in Paris\nJepchirchir, Joyciline to battle for Boston Marathon crown\nThree talking points from the Premier League weekend\nPremier League faces fan fury for flurry of postponements\nGuardiola: Title race is not done despite Manchester City's win over Chelsea\nMan City gives Chelsea the Blues\nGarland shines as Cavaliers ease past Nets\nNBA-best Suns roll over Pistons, Gobert sparks Jazz in return\nMagic Johnson blasts struggling Lakers for \"lack of effort\"\nHarden powers Nets past Pelicans, Raptors rally to beat Bucks\nNBA: Ray Allen reflects on his Hall of Fame Career\nSimeone tests positive for Covid-19, Atletico confirm\nLight at the end of the tunnel as Sports Ministry unveils return to sports protocols\nLeverkusen quarantine Amiri after COVID-19 contact\nVirus vaccine key for Olympics go-ahead in 2021: Tokyo chief\n'Victory for French football' as fans return and witness 9-0 PSG rout\nMajors cement Wanjiru legacy\nNAIROBI, Kenya, June 13- With the World Marathon Majors promising to rename the elite circuit trophy after the late Samuel Wanjiru, his venerated place in classic distance running will be cemented for generations to come.\nThe fallen Olympics champion was finally interred on Saturday in a ceremony steeped in the contrasting side of a young life snuffed at the tender age of 24 on that May 15 dark Sunday.\n\"He is simply the greatest marathoner of all time. His victory at the Olympics was the signature and the best race ever run. London Marathon will be honoured since he gave us memorable races in 2008 and when won a year later,\" David Bedford, the London Marathon director said at the funeral.\n\"I came here to represent the World Marathon Majors and we have sat down and decided to name the trophy after him and it is only fitting since he won it twice in a row,\" the director of one of the Big Five races that in addition to Boston, Berlin, Chicago and New York complete the WMM circuit.\nWanjiru won the $500,000 (Sh43m) jackpot for the first time in the 2008\/2009 season and held on to the trophy when he won last year's Chicago Marathon against Ethiopian rival, Tsegay Kebede.\n\"We have lost a hero and this should teach our athletes to take care of themselves. It is very sad that this young life has gone but we shall always remember what he did for this country,\" National Olympics Committee- Kenya (Nock) chair, Kipchoge Keino, stated.\nThe retired double Olympics champion who his also an International Olympics Committee (IOC) Council Member urged the Nyahururu Municipal Stadium to be named after him.\nWanjiru's sombre funeral service was held at the same ground where he shaped his blessed legs and where residents of the town came to toast his achievements at Beijing Olympics and lately, when he won Chicago.\n\"We shall also sit at Nock to see what the fitting memorial is for him. Nyahururu has produced many good athletes, John Ngugi, Wanjiru, Charles Kamathi and others and we should make sure the area produces more,\" Keino, who read IOC president, Jack Rogge's message at the service said.\nA distraught double women's world marathon champion and former record holder, Catherine Ndereba expressed she was still yet to come to terms with the loss.\n\"The last time I saw Sammy was when we visited his home. He was so happy\u2026I only believed he was gone when we went to collect his body at Lee Funeral Home,\" she tearfully narrated.\n\"I cannot imagine how London 2012 Olympics is going to be without him. He had this unique running style where you would know he was about to accelerate by raising his arms. I had never seen anything like him.\n\"I first met him in Japan in 2004, with so much promise. He happened to know me and since then, he grew to be a very good friend. I cannot say much about him since this is so sad but we pray to God this country will have another like him.\" Ndereba eulogised.\nDistance runner, Daniel Gatheru, who happened to be a bosom buddy of Wanjiru said his departed friend, \"Helped so many upcoming athletes by paying for their tickets to Japan and America, assisted so many orphans and would give so much to those whom he did not even know.\"\nHe recalled the painful last moments of the Olympics champion stating, \"I left his house in his wife's car and I was called by his watchman about half an hour later to be told he had fallen from his balcony.\"\n\"I returned there to find him lying down at the man hole bleeding from the back of the head, his nose and mouth. The police had already arrived and we rushed him to Nyahururu District Hospital where they put him on oxygen\u2026ten minutes later, just before our eyes\u2026he was gone,\" he added fighting tears.\n\"I do not believe he was murdered. The padlock at the man hole is what caused the damage. We should let this matter rest and remember him for the great things he did. It is the challenge Nyahururu athletes have been left with,\" Gatheru implored.\nLast year's Rotterdam Marathon champion, Duncan Kibet, who was a stable mate to the fallen hero said, \"He had just started. Now we will never know how far he would have gone. We will miss him so much.\"\nThree-time London Marathon champion, Martin Lel, who staged one of the most enthralling races at the event in 2008 when he out-sprinted Wanjiru at the last few metres was disconsolate.\n\"There's nothing I can say about him\u2026.the loss is too painful,\" Lel who finished second in London this April after a two-year absence.\nWith the controversy following his death and delayed burial locking may of his colleagues and international friends from the burial, the athletics fraternity nevertheless came out in force to give one of their foremost icons the send-off he warranted.\nRetired 3000m world record holder, Daniel Komen, former world champions, Charles Kamathi (who read the eulogy), Benjamin Limo, Joseph Riri, Leonard Mucheru and Pauline Njeri were among the collection of distance running exponents present.\nAs Nyahururu came to a stand-still, it was perhaps a testament of his greatness that the heavens opened up at his funeral service and subsequent burial at a farm some ten kilometres from the town. Being Wanjiru, controversy is never far away, even in his journey to the grave. The ceremonies were conducted under chocking security, with anti-riot police, police dogs, crack units and uniformed officers formed a cordon around the town, the route the cottage passed and at the farm he was laid to rest.\nHis mother, Hannah Wanjiru who had called for a boycott to the funeral was nowhere to be seen after the courts declined a last-ditch effort to halt the burial and his grandfather, Samuel Kamau, was among those forced to foot to the burial after the vehicle carrying him got stuck in the mud.\nThis delayed the final rites but by the time the old man made his way through the throng of humanity leaning to catch a glimpse of the final moments, Kenya Police had already finished the send-off repetoire reserved for fallen officers.\nGiven full honours including a 21-gun salute after his brown gold plated casket was lowered to its final resting place, Wanjiru's journey on earth that existed in a fast forward mode came to its grand stop.\nHe shall solery be missed.\nFollow the author on http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarolBaghEEH\nOdibets offers enticing incentives in new 'Mbogi bonus' initiative\nKyrgios revels in 'bromance' with former foe Djokovic\nNOC-K believes more women will be empowered in the run up to Paris 2024\nKipyegon, Agala among 100 athletes awarded international scholarships\nRallying prepares for life with hybrids but without Ogier\nMali-Tunisia AFCON game ends in confusion as referee blows whistle too soon\nIheanacho overshadows Salah, Mahrez at AFCON\nDjokovic back home in Serbia after Australia deportation\nMali edge out Tunisia in AFCON Group F controversy\nKNPC classifies athletes ahead of Commonwealth Games pre-qualifiers\nGhana rage after controversial goal earns 'small team' Gabon AFCON draw\nEmotional start to \"The Agnes Tirop Conference\" as Ndereba calls out Perpetrators of GBV\nToothless Liverpool held by 10-man Arsenal in League Cup semi\nMore on Capital Sports\nIN PICTURES: The new look Nyayo National Stadium, 95pc complete\nNAIROBI, Kenya, May 25 \u2013 There is light at the end of the tunnel. After failed promises over the last three years since its...\nTimothy OlobuluMay 25, 2020\nMiserable state of former NFL player Kenya's Daniel Adongo\nNAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 13 \u2013 Kenya's history making Daniel Adongo, the first Kenyan to play in America's National Football League (NFL), is now living...\nALEX ISABOKEAugust 13, 2020\nPictures! Is Olympic champ Semenya and her wife expecting a baby? -reports\nNAIROBI, Kenya, June 8 \u2013 Olympic Champion Caster Semenya and wife Violet Raseboya have hinted that they might be expecting a baby in a...\nALEX ISABOKEJune 8, 2020\nFormer London Marathon champion Daniel Wanjiru slapped with four-year ban\nNAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15 \u2013 Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon champion has been slapped with a four-year ban by the World Athletics Disciplinary...\nTimothy OlobuluOctober 15, 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeNewsProposed stadium financials explained at Faculty Senate meeting\nProposed stadium financials explained at Faculty Senate meeting\nUniversity CFO and treasurer Ken Kaiser broke down the university's costs of continuing to rent Lincoln Financial Field, versus building an on-campus stadium.\n22 April 2016 Julie Christie News, Temple Administration\nThe Faculty Senate met Tuesday afternoon to discuss financing of Temple's proposed $126 million on-campus stadium.\nUniversity CFO and Treasurer Ken Kaiser presented \"On-Campus Stadium Financial Review and Rationale\" to attendees, and explained the difference of cost between building the stadium and continuing to rent out Lincoln Financial Field.\n\"It's your typical 'rent-or-buy' question,\" Kaiser told the Senate. \"It's a lot less expensive over the long-term.\"\nAccording to Kaiser's presentation, while the rent has not increased, average game-day expenses have increased almost nine times, from $195,000 in 2003 to a projected $1,730,000 in 2017. With the $1 million rent added, the cost for playing at Lincoln Financial Field has doubled over fifteen years, Kaiser said.\nWith its own stadium, he said, Temple would pay two-thirds less for game-day expenses, creating $4 million of savings by 2024.\nHe added the proposed 2018-2022 lease with the Eagles would triple the annual rent Temple plays, along with an almost $300,000 increase in average game-day expenses.\nHe said the Eagles had offered two one-year extensions for Temple's lease at half the rent price, but would \"charge millions\" in other expenses.\n\"The Eagles, they're a smart bunch,\" Kaiser said.\nKaiser then compared the costs and revenues that would be generated if Temple continues to lease at Lincoln Financial Field, versus building its own on-campus stadium.\nHe said game-day expenses, which increase at a projected 16.9 percent annual rate, would only cost $872,000 and increase at a 5 percent annual rate.\nWhile Temple only gets 10 percent of concession revenues and no parking or suite revenues from its games at Lincoln Financial Field, Kaiser said Temple would be able to get 100 percent of the revenue from concessions, parking and suites from an on-campus stadium.\nThe stadium, Kaiser said, would become financially stable after a few years whereas continuing to rent from the Eagles would result in \"growing deficits.\"\nKaiser then explained the university's plan to fund the $126 million stadium, adding it will rely mostly on contributions and will not need any increase in tuition. The largest method of payment would be through a debt service\u2014similar to a mortgage\u2014of $56 million, offset by the stadium's revenues and cost savings. The next payment will be through $50 million worth of donations, sponsorships, private gifts and seat licenses.\n\"This is the one area that really needs to come through,\" Kaiser said.\nHe added $15 million has already been donated, the highest donation total Kaiser has seen in his time at Temple.\n\"It shows people are already really interested,\" he said.\nThe state governor's office has also promised to contribute $20 million to the project.\nKaiser added that even with no increase in game attendance, the stadium would have an increasing revenue of $2 and $3 million annually.\nTemple will \"break even\" five years after building the stadium, Kaiser said. In year six and the years after, the stadium would produce a margin, with savings \"growing year after year.\"\nKaiser added the stadium will save the university more than $21 million by 2024, compared to leasing at Lincoln Financial Field\u2014not including revenue from a retail plaza, which will be paid for by third-party developers.\nAfter discussing new Faculty Senate elections, adjunct contract negotiations and Temple's Crisis, Assessment, Response and Education program, the Faculty Senate passed a motion condemning anti-LGBT laws passed in North Carolina and Mississippi.\nThe meeting ran several minutes late, and no faculty could be reached for comment after its conclusion.\nJulie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.\ncan be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu Or you can follow Julie on Twitter @ChristieJules Follow The Temple News @TheTempleNews\nHear All About It: \"Dahlia\" by Kingfisher\n2nd CLA dean finalist meets with students","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mexico Sees End 2018 as Best Case for Implementing New NAFTA\nMexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo listens during the presentation of Mexico's negotiating team for the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Mexico City, Mexico, August 2, 2017.\nMEXICO CITY \u2014\nUnder a best-case scenario, a newly negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would not be implemented before the end of next year or the start of 2019, Mexico's economy minister said Thursday.\nAmong other issues, NAFTA talks would focus on how to provide more certainty in dispute resolutions, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said in a radio interview.\n\"According to the possible calendars of approval, the best of the scenarios that we could have ... would be the start of implementation almost at the end of 2018 or the start of 2019,\" Guajardo said.\nMexico has set out the goals of prioritizing free access for goods and services, greater labor market integration and a strengthening of energy security.\nLast week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said during a visit to Mexico that he hoped farm business with Mexico would not suffer due to President Donald Trump's drive to get a better deal for manufacturers.\nSpeaking in Japan on Thursday, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said the best way to calm Trump's worries about commerce with Mexico were through more trade, not less.\nVidegaray said negotiators would need to be careful not to tweak trade rules on sourcing components too much or they could risk driving up the costs of goods like electronics.\n\"The important thing that we are not going to do is hurt the region's competitivity, and much less the region's consumers,\" Videgaray said, according to a transcript.\nCanada, Mexico Urge Quick NAFTA Talks to End Uncertainty\nMexico Economy Minister Queries US Talk on Cutting NAFTA Trade Deficits\nMore Americas News\nGroup of Peruvian Lawmakers Aims to Impeach New President\nJournalist Deaths Jumped 50% in 2022, Led by Ukraine, Mexico\nBoluarte Calls for Peru 'Truce' as Protesters Mass Again in Lima\nDespite Appeal, Still No International Force for Haiti\nBrazil Police Say Gang Leader Likely Ordered Killing of British Journalist","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Timeline of All Articles, 2001-Present\nWhy Advertise with the Riverwest Currents?\nRiverwest Currents The Community Voice of Milwaukee's Left Bank\nYou are here: Home \u203a Neighbor Spotlight \u2013 Jeff Poniewaz\nNeighbor Spotlight \u2013 Jeff Poniewaz\nBy Ellen Warren on June 2013 in Neighbor Spotlight\nby Ellen C. Warren, photo provided by J. Poniewaz\nInterviewing Milwaukee's new Poet Laureate at the Urban Ecology Center is perfect. Not only is Jeff Poniewaz considered an eco-poet and a nature poet (he differentiates between the two in that the former carries a message, a call to action), he also sat on the original board of directors of the Riverside Nature Center which eventually morphed into the Urban Ecology Center. Quite at home, he exhibits pride in the place where, until recently, he taught his UWM course, \"Literature of Ecological Vision.\"\nJeff is embarking on a two-year run as Milwaukee Poet Laureate, a post he shares with Jim Chapson. At his initiating ceremony, Jeff was introduced by former Milwaukee Poet Laureate Antler, Jeff's close companion since a poetry class in 1966.\nAntler's introduction included an astonishing list of Jeff's publications, awards and successes. Early on in his career Jeff was instrumental in bringing famous Beat poets, such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, to Milwaukee. His reading tours have covered both coasts and include most Milwaukee venues, past and present, including a reading every year at the Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon. He founded The Earth Poets group which has performed every Earth Day since 1988. He has been published in national and local magazines, newspapers and anthologies.\nJeff has a book, Dolphin Leaping in the Milky Way, which is currently out of print. His chapbooks are Polish for Because \u2013 Meditations of a Former St. Josaphat Altar Boy and Whales Hover Over the Freeway, a wonderful compilation of poems revolving around the WyLAND whale mural painted on the side of the Milwaukee County Courthouse Annex that used to overhang southbound highway I-43. Both chapbooks are available at Woodland Pattern Book Center (720 E. Locust) and People's Books Cooperative (804 E. Center). By the end of this year, Jeff informs us, he'll be publishing a new book of selected poems.\nDolphin Leaping in the Milky Way won him a PEN Discovery Award. It drew praise from Greenpeace co-founder Rex Weyler as well as Allen Ginsberg who called it \"impassioned prescient ecological Whitmanesque\/Thoreauvian verve and wit.\" Jeff is a great admirer of Walt Whitman and of Allen Ginsberg. In fact, Ginsberg was a friend of his, and if you are lucky you may get Jeff to share some interesting and enlightening tales about the controversial beat poet.\nTo source his ecological vision Jeff goes back to the \"crik\" of his southside Milwaukee childhood. His South 4th Street block was \"Where The Sidewalk Ends,\" just like Shel Silverstein's poem. Beyond the sidewalk was the Kinnickinnic River.\n\"I didn't know it was a river. The kids called it a creek,\" says Jeff. \"The grasshoppers were there. But even then the river would stink from time to time of a faint gasoline smell and sewage. So, it was very poignant that that should be my introduction to wild nature.\n\"Then my parents took me on vacations up north to Eagle River\u2026 and I just loved the ampleness of up there compared to life in a city,\" he continues. \"Which is why this place (the UEC) is so important. It gets city kids in contact with some nature.\"\nFor many years Jeff's residence has been on another street \"Where The Sidewalk Ends.\" This time the destination beyond the cement is the Milwaukee River. His love of the river propelled him to activism in the failed attempt to save the Humboldt Yards. He was, however, successful in helping to save the wild side of Riverside Park, and originated the idea of a Milwaukee River Nature Park which has now gained official approval as the Milwaukee River Greenway.\nJeff's poetry is not always nature-oriented. \"I have to write what the muse gives me,\" he explains.\nLiving surrounded by Polish-speakers and in the same house with his beloved Busia (pronounced boosha, Polish for grandma) doubtlessly cemented Jeff's pride and joy in his Polish-American nationality. His book, Polish for Because, details and considers moments of that upbringing.\nA poem titled \"Poniewaz Revisited\" takes a look at the throes Jeff has, often humorously, endured in choosing to keep his birth name as his pen name.\nKowalski at least you can pronounce. Doubletakes,\nand even annoyance, have greeted my name since\nchildhood. I always knew when the teacher came\nto my name on the first day of class: going down\nthe list of names he or she would come to a sudden\nstop soon after the \"M's\" and squint at the page.\nI knew that was me.\nFurther into the poem you learn how to pronounce his name correctly.\nPoe, as in Edgar Allan,\nnYEAH, as in slang for \"YES\"\nwith an \"n\" in front of it\n-vAHsh, like an \"AH\" with a \"v\"\nin front of it and an \"sh\" after it.\nGot that? Poe-nYEAH-vAHsh. 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{"text":"Council on Aging Organizes Workshop to Educate Elderly About CBD Uses\nAbigail Martinez\nAiming to educate the elderly people about CBD and its various applications, Council on Aging organized a workshop known as \"Demystifying CBD\" earlier last week.\nThe Council on Aging's director Haley Bolton said it was vital to hold the discussion as there were several requests for it after The Heirloom Collective launched a marijuana cultivation facility in Bernardston, Massachusetts. The event took place on Wednesday, where the Council replied to those requests with a thorough discussion in a bid to inform the seniors about CBD.\nThe workshop was led by Alex Abrams, co-founder of the Heritage Hemp and director of sales at The Heirloom Collective.\nAbrams said that CBD has already become a trending topic currently and it is difficult to obtain correct information about it.\nCBD can be described as cannabidiol. It has already emerged as the second most existing active content in marijuana. CBD has gained the status of one of the most important components of medical marijuana. CBD can be secured straight away from the hemp plant, which is also known as the cousin of the marijuana plant.\nAbrams also took note of the reluctance prevailing around the usage of CBD as it is frequently linked with THC, also known as a psychoactive compound in marijuana plants. Abrams said that CBD is a non-psychoactive substance that helps in boosting relaxation.\nAbrams also spoke extensively about hemp and from where it was originated. He said, \"Hemp can be traced back to somewhere in the Middle East,\" Abrams said. \"It was carried to all continents by the hand of man through the trade system.\"\nIt is interesting to note that Hemp was first legalized in the US way back in 1938. And, agricultural hemp was permitted on a trial basis by federal law under the Agricultural Act of 2014. And, 2 years back in 2018, commodity hemp production was legalized federally as per the 2018 United States Farm Bill.\nAbrams also pointed out that CBD may prove helpful with degenerative conditions and addictive nature. It has the potential of curing anxiety and pain.\nCannabis Products Could Become Illegal in Departmental Stores Next Year\nJust-launched Start-up Canafarma Corp Decides to Go Public\nHealth Canada Recollects THC-contained CBD Gel Capsules Sold by Zenabis\nAbigail Martinez is a science writer. She has completed her graduations in Chemistry and has years of experience in writing. Recently, she has joined our team as a News editor. She also writes medical blogs in her free time. She can be contacted via contact@cbdnews.me\nGreen Flower Media Introduces CBD Certificate Program\nAmazon Bans CBD Sales, but One Can Still Purchase It on the Site","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home History Biographies of Scholars Who Was Sayyid Qutb \u2013 Haneef James Oliver\nBiographies of Scholars\nThe Khawarij\nWho Was Sayyid Qutb \u2013 Haneef James Oliver\nWho Was Sayyid Qutb?\n[abridged from the book, The 'Wahhabi' Myth by Haneef James Oliver]\n\"Sayyid Qutb had no knowledge of the fundamental or subsidiary matters of Islam.\" \u2013 Shaykh Muhammad Naasir ad-Deen al-Albaanee\nSayyid Qutb (1906-66) was born in a small town in Upper Egypt and moved to Cairo as an adolescent in order to further his education. Qutb began to write in the late 1920s as a poet and literary critic, writing about social and political matters from a secular standpoint. By 1948, Qutb changed his mode of writing, and began to write from a more Islamic perspective, according to the limited knowledge of Islaam that he had. Social Justice, his first Islamic book, was published in 1949.\nAfter his return from a two-year study tour in the United States that ended in 1950, Qutb joined al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun (the Muslim Brotherhood), becoming one of their leading spokesmen. After the movement openly opposed the government of Jamal Abdul Nasser, Qutb essentially spent the rest of his life in prison after 1954, except for a brief period in 1964-65. After being temporarily released, Qutb was re-apprehended, tried and executed for treason in 1966.\nQutb's lack of knowledge in Islam coupled by his jailing led him to change his understanding of Islam according to the circumstances he was faced with. Consequently, his writings became more and more radical as time went by. Eventually, his revolutionary ideology of takfir (excommunication) and setting out against the authorities became ingrained in the minds and hearts of a new generation of youth who were looking for something greater than the failed way of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun. To this day, Qutb is considered to be the head of this ideology for all insurrectionary groups.\nHis new-fangled way of understanding Islam is evident in his attempt to write a tafsir (explanation) of the Qur'aan called Fee Thilaalil-Qur'aan (In the Shade of the Qur'aan). Qutb was not interested in following the traditional approach of explaining the Qur'aan, which is to firstly refer to the Qur'aan itself for other verses which clarify the meaning, then the Hadeeths of the Prophet (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) which deal with the meanings of specific verses, or if this does not exist, to refer to the explanations of his companions. Hence, it cannot be referred to as a tafsir in the conventional sense.\nReferring to the explanations of the companions is a legislated matter in Islaam, because they witnessed the revelation of the Qur'aan and were taught its understanding and application by the one to whom it was revealed. Consequently, they were commissioned to transmit the texts of the Qur'aan and Haadeeths that we read today and were also charged with the responsibility of retaining the explanations of the texts as well as their causes and occasions of revelation.\nInstead of referring to these important sources, Qutb used his own opinions to explain the Qur'aan \u2013 over and above these sources. Consequently, this tafsir contains numerous errors which the Salafi scholars have already clarified for the people.\nBecause of his ignorance of the orthodox system of Islamic belief, Qutb came up with a hodgepodge of statements collected from all of the various Islamic sects which have sprung up since the earliest years of Islamic civilization. Far from being upon the creed of the \"Wahhabis\", Qutb was influenced by the Mu'tazili\/Sufi philosophical school of thought which prevails in that area of the Middle East. This system of belief runs completely contrary to the so-called \"Wahhabi\" creed.\nSince he abandoned the methodology of returning to the understanding of the Prophet (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) and his companions when approaching the texts of the Qur'aan and Sunnah, Qutb became engrossed in the faults and sins of those around him, particularly those of the rulers.\nAs the Islamic groups such as al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun sought to usurp the authority of the Egyptian rulers, the government responded by clamping down on them, sometimes in brutal ways. This environment caused Qutb to form a particular outlook of the world, and his absence of proper grounding in the methodology of the early rightly-guided Muslims caused him to fall into the dangerous orientation of expelling people from the fold of Islaam due to their sins\u2026\nSayyid Qutb's ignorance of the fundamentals of Islaam led him to utter the following statements of perilous excess, \"Today, we are in jahiliyah (the days of ignorance), like that which was prevalent at the dawn of Islaam, in fact more severe. Everything around us is jahiliyah\u2026\"\nShaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, one of the great scholars of this time, was asked whether it is permissible to use the term jahiliyah in an unrestricted manner upon the present-day Islamic societies, to which he answered:\nThe general jahiliyah went away when the Messenger of Allaah (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) was sent. So it is not permissible to employ it upon the Islamic societies in a general sense. As for applying something from its affairs upon individuals or upon some groups and societies, then this is permissible and allowed. Indeed, the Prophet (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) said to one of his companions, \"Verily you are a man who has jahiliyah in him.\" And he (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) said, \"My nation will not leave off four affairs of jahiliyah: Pride in noble descent, cursing the lineage, seeking rain through the stars, and wailing over the dead.\"\nElsewhere, Qutb said, \"The time has reverted back to its original form on the very day this religion came to mankind with the phrase 'There is no deity worthy of worship other than Allaah.' For mankind has apostatized and gone to the worship of the servants\u2026\"\nThis extreme belief led Qutb to conclude that \"the (Islamic) Nation has ceased to be in existence and has not been perceivable for a very long time.\" In fact, Qutb went to such lengths of extremism that he refused to pray the obligatory Friday congregational prayer, believing that its obligation was no longer binding due to the fact that there was no Caliph ruling over the Muslim lands. In his book \"The Secret History of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, Ali Ashmawi said, \"And the time for the obligatory Friday congregational prayer arrived so I said to him (Qutb), 'Let us leave and pray,' and it was a surprise that I came to know \u2013 and for the first time \u2013 that he did not use to pray the Friday prayer.\"\nEven the heads of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, such as Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, bear witness to the menace of Qutb and his followers:\n\"And it was in this period that the books of the martyr, Sayyid Qutb appeared, the books that represented his final thoughts (in ideology, before his death). Those which justified the takfir (excommunication) of (whole) societies\u2026 the breaking of all sentimental attachments to society, breaking off ties with others, and the announcement of a destructive jihaad against the whole of mankind. And showing contempt against the inviters who call for lenience and softness, accusing them of idiocy, and being defeatist\u2026 He made this manifest, in the most clear manner in the tafsir (explanation of the Qur'aan), Fee Thilaalil-Qur'aan, in the 2nd edition and in Ma'alim fit-Tariq (Milestones), and the bulk of it is taken from Thilal and Al-Islam wa Mushkilatil-Hadharah and others.\"\nThe senior Salafi scholars have clearly alerted the Muslims to these mistakes, which are far from limited to issues of takfir (excommunication). When asked for his opinion about whether or not it was correct for people to keep a copy of Qutb's commentary of the Qur'aan in their houses, Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi'ee, the great Yemeni scholar replied:\n\"As for the book ath-Thilal and the writings of Sayyid Qutb \u2013 may Allaah have mercy upon him \u2013 then we advise that they not be read at all, because some people from Jamaa'atut-Takfir and some of the youth who were conceived by Jamaa'atut-Takfir were a direct product of the writings of Sayyid Qutb, may Allaah have mercy upon him. And Sayyid Qutb was merely considered a writer, he was not considered a mufassir (explainer of the Qur'aan).\"\nThe late Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymin, one of the leading scholars of this century, was asked about the books of Sayyid Qutb, particularly Fee Thilaalil-Qur'aan (In the Shade of the Qur'aan) and Ma'alim fit-Tariq (Milestones), wherein he replied:\n\"My statement \u2013 may Allaah bless you \u2013 is that whoever is sincere to Allaah, His Messenger, and his brother Muslims, then he should encourage the people to read the books of those who have preceded us, from the books of tafsir (explanation of the Qur'aan) and other than (the books of) tafsir. These books contain more blessings, are more beneficial and are much better than the books of the later ones. As for the tafsir of Sayyid Qutb \u2013 may Allaah have mercy upon him \u2013 then it contains great calamities, however we hope that Allaah pardons him. It contains great calamities\u2026\"\nEvidently, the senior Salafi scholars have clarified the overabundance of calamitous errors which are contained within Sayyid Qutb's books. They have spoken about the subjects which have been mentioned in this book, and they have spoken about other areas of creed which Qutb fell into error in, which have not been mentioned in this book. Anyone who still insists on hanging on to certain personalities from amongst the Islamic \"thinkers\" such as Sayyid Qutb, Abu Alaa Maududi, and Hasan al-Banna, and refuses to reject the deviation of the contemporary groups and movements, has removed themselves from the methodology of Salafism, even if they attempt to ascribe themselves to it.\nPrevious articleWho Killed Hussain?\nNext articleWhy Is Commercial Insurance Forbidden?\nRefuting Anwar al Awlaki's Fatwa for Bank Robbery\nISIS Military Doctrine: The Work of a 'Genius'!\nWestminister Child Abuse Coverup\nRules Pertaining To Understanding Allaahs Names And Attributes\n03 & 04 Refuting Extremism \u2013 Abu Abdur Rahman\nAashooraa \u2013 Celebration Or Mourning \u2013 Ibn Taymiyyah\nThe True Meaning Of Politics In The Shareeah \u2013 Shaykh Alee...\nKilling women during night raids\nWARNING THE CHILDREN FROM BIDAH (INNOVATION)\n795H Al-Haafidh Zayn-ud-Deen Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbalee\nThe Issue Of The Jordanian Mashaayikh \u2013 Shaykh Waseeullaah al-Abbaas","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u25b8 Calls \u25b8 Patriots draw unusual flag for FG line push, giving Jets 2nd shot in OT\nPatriots draw unusual flag for FG line push, giving Jets 2nd shot in OT\nby Ben Austro - October 20, 2013 October 20, 2013 7\nWeek 7: Patriots at Jets\nUpdate: The rule change is included here, which we identified as a point of emphasis, not a rule change. However, it was an additional rule supporting the ones cited.\nUpdate: Added the text of the pool report with referee Jerome Boger.\nThe Patriots were charged with an unusual penalty, but it is one that should be called on the first drive of the first quarter, or on in overtime. The video from the NFL's Twitter feed:\nPatriots get penalized. Jets get a do-over. Pats get 2nd loss. #NEvsNYJ. MUST-SEE: http:\/\/t.co\/GpcxdcwXcc\n\u2014 NFL (@nfl) October 20, 2013\nThere are a whole suite of rules in the \"unsportsmanlike conduct\" fouls that apply to field-goal attempts. The reason is that there is essentially an overloaded blitz that is unseen on standard scrimmage plays. There have been a collection of kicking play injuries (even on extra-point attempts!), and the league has made kicking-formation injurious situations a point of emphasis at the request of several players.\nThis specific language was added to the rulebook last year under Rule 9-1-3(b):\n(2) Team B [defensive] players cannot push teammates on the line of scrimmage into the offensive formation.\nThis is in support of the existing unsportsmanlike conduct rules under Rule 12-3-1 regarding the defensive rush:\n(n) Jumping or standing on a teammate or opponent to block or attempt to block an opponent's kick.\n(o) Placing a hand or hands on a teammate or opponent to gain additional height to block or attempt to block an opponent's kick.\n(p) Picking up a teammate to block or attempt to block an opponent's kick.\n(q) Running forward and leaping in an obvious attempt to block a field goal or Try Kick and landing on players, unless the leaping player was originally lined up within one yard of the line of scrimmage when the ball was snapped.\nIf you are supporting another player to drive the offensive line, this will be called all the time. It is not a common penalty, either, but, arguably, this can be attributed to special teams players knowing this set of rules specific to those plays.\nThis doesn't prohibit double blocking or even double attacking. Also, you are not going to see this called a foul during the normal bunch-up that occurs on the line. It will be the deliberate effort of a lineman or linebacker to latch on to a teammate to blow a hole through the kicking team's line that triggers the flag.\nUmpire Tony Michalek had his eyes right on the effort of the Patriots rush and did not hesitate to make the call. It isn't clear if any of the Jets special team players gave the officiating crew a \"be on the lookout\" for this tactic. Michalek is no stranger to the deep recesses of the rulebook, calling a disconcerting signals foul last season on the Buccaneers.\nPool reporter interview with referee Jerome Boger\nQ: Please explain the penalty that was called on No. 94 [Patriots defensive tackle Chris Jones] on the field goal.\nBoger: The call was that No. 94 on the defense pushed his teammate into the formation. That is a rule change for 2013 that a teammate cannot push a teammate into the opponents' formation.\nQ: Is it any type of push? Is it a two-handed push?\nBoger: Any push. It could be with the body, not necessarily with the hand, but with the body into his teammate, into the formation. It's any type of pushing action.\nQ: Is there anything else to go over with this penalty?\nBoger: No, the umpire's flag went up almost instantaneously as he observed the action. We just enforced it as he called it.\nQ: And that's a 15-yard penalty \u2014\nBoger: For unsportsmanlike conduct.\nQuick calls: Week 7\nAfter Further Review: OT flag on new rule draws shrug from Belichick\n7 thoughts on \"Patriots draw unusual flag for FG line push, giving Jets 2nd shot in OT\"\nAPG says:\nI think this post, as it relates to the play in question is discussing the wrong rule. First, the penalty, IMO, was technically unnecessary roughness. The correct rule, IMO, is 9-1-3 b (2):\nTeam B players cannot push teammates on the line of scrimmage into the offensive formation.\nPenalty: For unnecessary roughness: Loss of 15 yards\nBen Austro says:\nThanks, you caught us in the middle of a re-write. I knew there was the rule change, I just never knew where they placed it.\nWhy would an article on the NFL's own web site have an incorrect wording of the rule? Was it proposed one way and finalized another?\nBut within two hours of the conclusion of the Patriots-Jets game, the NFL.com article explaining the rule had been altered, the league perhaps sensing that there would be a lot more discussion about Rule 9, Section 1, Article 3 following Sunday's controversial call.\nMisinterpretation costly for Belichick, Pats\nYes, it was. When the story on NFL.com was posted, they pulled the wording from the proposal, not from the rulebook. Plus, the wording does get fine-tuned before it goes in the rulebook to make sure that it doesn't create other conflicts with rules or definitions.\nPingback: After Further Review: OT flag on new rule draws shrug from Belichick | Football Zebras\nPingback: Roundtable: Did Jets push into line, too? Were Lions psyched out of challenge? | Football Zebras\nPingback: Good, bad, ugly: 8 officiating things we saw in 2013 | Football Zebras","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"Such a Brutal Crackdown\"\nDownload the full report\nDownload the summary and recommendations in Amharic\nDownload the summary and recommendations in Oromo\nKillings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia's Oromo Protests\nMersen Chala holds a photo of his brother Dinka, who was killed by Ethiopian security forces a day earlier, in Yubdo village, Oromia region, about 100 kilometers from Addis Ababa, December 2015.\n\u00a9 2015 Zacharias Abubeker\/AFP\/Getty Images\nEthiopia: Protest Crackdown Killed Hundreds\nFree Wrongfully Held Detainees, Independent Inquiry Needed\nDispatches: Using Courts to Crush Dissent in Ethiopia\nState security forces in Ethiopia have used excessive and lethal force against largely peaceful protests that have swept through Oromia, the country's largest region, since November 2015. Over 400 people are estimated to have been killed, thousands injured, tens of thousands arrested, and hundreds, likely more, have been victims of enforced disappearances.\nThe protests began on November 12, 2015, in Ginchi, a small town 80 kilometers southwest of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, which is surrounded by Oromia region and home to most of Ethiopia's estimated 35 million Oromo, the country's largest ethnic group. The decision of authorities in Ginchi to clear a forest and football field for an investment project triggered protests in at least 400 different locations across all the 17 zones in Oromia.\nJune 15, 2016 Video\nPeaceful Protesters Gunned Down in Ethiopia\nEthiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015.\nSecurity forces, according to witnesses, shot into crowds, summarily killing people during mass roundups, and torturing detained protesters. Because primary and secondary school students in Oromia were among the early protesters, many of those arrested or killed were children under the age of 18. Security forces, including members of the federal police and the military, have arbitrarily arrested students, teachers, musicians, opposition politicians, health workers, and people who provided assistance or shelter to fleeing students. Although many have been released, an unknown number of those arrested remain in detention without charge, and without access to legal counsel or family members.\nThis report is based on more than 125 interviews with witnesses, victims, and government officials. It documents the most significant patterns of human rights violations during the Oromo protests from late 2015 until May 2016.\nIn November 2015 when the protests started, protesters initially focused their concerns on the federal government's approach to development, particularly the proposed expansion of the capital's municipal boundary through the Addis Ababa Integrated Development Master Plan (\"the Master Plan\"). Protesters feared that the Master Plan would further displace Oromo farmers, many of whom have been displaced for development projects over the past decade. Such developments have benefitted a small elite while having a negative impact on local farmers and communities.\nAs the protests continued, the government in mid-January 2016 made a rare concession and announced the cancellation of the Master Plan. But by then protester grievances had widened due to the brutality of the government response, particularly the high death toll and mass arrests. Farmers and other community members joined the protesting students, raising broader economic, political and cultural grievances shared by many in the ethnic Oromo community.\nMap of the Oromia region in Ethiopia\nHuman Rights Watch's research indicates that security forces repeatedly used lethal force, including live ammunition, to break up many of the 500 reported protests that have occurred since November 2015. The vast majority of protesters interviewed described police and soldiers firing indiscriminately into crowds with little or no warning or use of non-lethal crowd-control measures, including water and rubber bullets.\nSecurity forces regularly arrested dozens of people at each protest, and in many locations security forces went door-to door-at night arresting students and those accommodating students in their homes. Security forces also specifically targeted for arrest those perceived to be influential members of the Oromo community, such as musicians, teachers, opposition members and others thought to have the ability to mobilize the community for further protests. Many of those arrested and detained by the security forces have been children under age 18. Security forces have tortured and otherwise ill-treated detainees, and several female detainees described being raped by security force personnel. Very few detainees have had access to legal counsel, adequate food, or to their family members.\nMany of those interviewed for this report described the scale of the crackdown as unprecedented in their communities. As 52-year-old Yoseph from West Wollega zone put it, \"I've lived here for my whole life, and I've never seen such a brutal crackdown. There are regular arrests and killings of our people, but every family here has had at least one child arrested\u2026 All the young people are arrested and our farmers are being harassed or arrested.\"\nThe Ethiopian government has claimed that protesters are connected to banned opposition groups, a common government tactic to discredit popular dissent, and has charged numerous opposition members under the country's repressive counterterrorism law. Respected opposition leader Bekele Gerba is one of 23 senior members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), a legally registered political party, who have been charged under the counterterrorism law after spending four months in detention. Bekele has been a staunch advocate for non-violence and for the OFC's continued participation in Ethiopia's flawed electoral processes. Students peacefully protesting in front of the United States embassy in Addis Ababa have also been charged under the criminal code.\nStudents' access to education, from primary schools to universities, has also been disrupted in many locations because of the presence of security forces in and around schools, because teachers or students have been arrested, or because students are afraid to come to class. Schools were temporarily closed by government officials for weeks in some locations to dissuade protests.\nThe brutal response of the security forces is the latest in a series of abuses against those who express real or perceived dissent in Oromia. Between April and June 2014, security forces killed dozens of people when they used excessive force against demonstrators in western Oromia who raised concerns about the Master Plan. To date the government has failed to conduct or support an independent investigation into the killings and arbitrary arrests in 2014.\nThe Ethiopian government has also increased its efforts to restrict media freedom \u2013 already dire in Ethiopia \u2013 and block access to information in Oromia. In March, the government began restricting access to social media sites in the region, apparently because Facebook and other social media platforms have been key avenues for the dissemination of information. The government has also jammed diaspora-run television stations, such as the US-based Oromia Media Network (OMN), and destroyed private satellite dishes at homes and businesses.\nThe Ethiopian government should drop charges and release all those who have been arbitrarily detained and should support a credible, independent and transparent investigation into the use of excessive force by its security forces. It should discipline or prosecute as appropriate those responsible and provide victims of abuses with adequate compensation. These steps are essential to rebuild much-needed confidence between the Oromo community and the Ethiopian government.\nEthiopia's brutal crackdown also warrants a much stronger, united response from the international community. While the European Parliament has passed a strong resolution condemning the crackdown and another resolution has been introduced in the United States Senate, these are exceptions in an otherwise severely muted international response to the crackdown in Oromia. Ethiopian repression poses a serious threat to the country's long-term stability and economic ambitions. Concerted international pressure on the Ethiopian government to support a credible and independent investigation is essential. Given that a national process is unlikely to be viewed as sufficiently independent of the government, the inquiry should have an international component. Finally, Ethiopia's international development partners should also reassess their development programming in Oromia to ensure that aid is not being used \u2013 directly, indirectly or inadvertently \u2013 to facilitate the forced displacement of populations in violation of Ethiopian and international law.\nTo the Government of Ethiopia\nExcessive Use of Force Against Protesters\nSupport a credible, independent and transparent investigation into the use of excessive force by security forces. The inquiry should include a full accounting of the dead and injured, the circumstances surrounding each incident resulting in death or injury, the extent to which government security forces were implicated in human rights violations.\nDiscipline or prosecute as appropriate all members of the security forces, regardless of rank or position, responsible for using excessive force against protesters.\nConsistent with the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, law enforcement and security agencies should issue clear orders to their personnel that any use of force must be strictly necessary and proportionate to a real and imminent threat, and that use of excessive force will be punished. Lethal use of firearms may only be made when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life. Law enforcement officials who carry firearms should be authorized to do so only upon completion of special training in their use. Training of law enforcement officials should give special attention to alternatives to the use of force and firearms, with a view to limiting their use.\nPromptly release from custody those individuals who have not been charged or were charged for the peaceful exercise of their fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, association, and assembly.\nCease detaining civilians in military camps and barracks and ensure that all individuals are detained in official detention facilities.\nPromptly report to families the name, location and other pertinent information of all individuals taken into custody.\nAll authorities who have received inquiries from families of people who are missing or believed forcibly disappeared should reply promptly, providing all known information on the whereabouts and fate of these individuals and on steps being taken to acquire such information if not readily available.\nAll those forcibly disappeared should be immediately released or brought before a judge and charged with a legally recognizable offense.\nRatify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.\nTreatment in Detention\nEnsure that all prisoners are treated in accordance with the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules).\nPromptly, transparently, and impartially investigate all allegations of torture or ill-treatment in detention and ensure that all personnel implicated in abuse, regardless of rank, are appropriately disciplined or prosecuted.\nPublicly and unequivocally condemn the practice of torture and other forms of mistreatment in detention making clear that there is never a justifiable reason for mistreatment, including extracting confessions, retribution for alleged support of banned groups, or other punishment.\nSignificantly improve legal safeguards at places of detention, including ensuring the right to access a lawyer from the outset of a detention, presence of legal counsel during all interrogations, and prompt access to family members and medical personnel. Close all detention facilities that do not meet international standards.\nEnsure that the federal police, military, regional police, public prosecutors, and other law enforcement personnel receive appropriate training on interrogation practices that adhere to international human rights standards.\nTake all necessary steps to end incommunicado detention and prolonged solitary confinement at detention facilities.\nAllow independent oversight of all detention facilities and prisons by providing access for international humanitarian and human rights organizations and for diplomats to engage in unhindered monitoring of conditions and private communications with all prisoners.\nRatify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.\nEliminate restrictions on the right to freedom of movement of domestic and foreign journalists throughout Ethiopia, including in areas where serious human rights abuses are allegedly occurring. Instruct police and security personnel to permit freedom of movement of the media.\nCease blocking and censoring of social media sites and websites of political parties, media, and bloggers, and publicly commit not to block such websites in the future.\nCease jamming radio and television stations and publicly commit not to jam radio and television stations in the future.\nAbuses Related to Development Programs\nEngage in open and transparent consultations with communities affected by development programs, particularly when programs could result in displacement from land affected by the Addis Ababa Integrated Development Master Plan.\nEnsure that displaced communities have adequate redress, preferably by restitution or if not possible, just, fair, and equitable compensation for the lands, territories, and resources that they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used.\nTo the Ethiopian Judiciary\nEnsure that statements, confessions, and other information obtained through torture or other ill-treatment are not admitted as evidence. In cases of a claim that evidence was obtained through coercion, the authorities must provide in court information about the circumstances in which such evidence was obtained to allow an assessment of the allegations.\nEnsure that complaints of torture and ill-treatment in detention are promptly investigated and that detainees who bring complaints about mistreatment in detention are protected from reprisals.\nTo the United Nations Human Rights Council:\nPress Ethiopia to immediately end the use of excessive force against protesters and related human rights abuses, and to hold accountable those responsible for killings and other abuses in connection with the protests.\nPress for the release of all protesters, opposition politicians, journalists and others arbitrarily detained during the time of the protest and prosecuted under the criminal code or anti-terrorism law.\nUrge Ethiopian officials to invite relevant UN human rights mechanisms, including the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to visit Ethiopia.\nTo Ethiopia's International Partners:\nAll concerned governments should press Ethiopia to immediately end the use of excessive force against protesters and related human rights abuses, and to hold accountable those responsible for killings and other abuses in connection with the protests.\nPublicly call and privately press for the release of all protesters, opposition politicians, journalists and others arbitrarily detained during the time of the protest and prosecuted under the criminal code or anti-terrorism law.\nDonors that fund programs with the federal police, regional police or military should carry out thorough investigations into allegations of human rights violations by security forces during protests and within places of detention to ensure their funding is not contributing to human rights violations.\nImprove and increase monitoring of trials of protesters and others arrested for exercising their basic rights to ensure trials meet international fair trial standards.\nPublicly and privately raise concerns with Ethiopian government officials at all levels regarding torture, ill-treatment, and other human rights violations in detention facilities in Ethiopia.\nActively seek unhindered access to detention facilities for international humanitarian and human rights organizations and for diplomats to monitor the conditions of arbitrarily detained protesters, opposition politicians, and journalists.\nPublicly and privately raise with government officials concerns about freedom of assembly and expression and how violations of these rights may undermine development and security priorities.\nEnsure that no form of support, whether direct or indirect financial, diplomatic, or technical, is used to assist in investment projects within the area of the Addis Ababa Integrated Development Master Plan that have the potential for displacement until the government investigates human rights abuses linked to the process and takes appropriate measures to prevent future abuses.\nUrge Ethiopian officials to invite relevant UN and AU human rights mechanisms, including the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to visit Ethiopia.\nTo the Authorities in Kenya, Sudan, Egypt, Djibouti, Somaliland and Somalia\nEnsure that individuals fleeing the crackdown and requesting asylum can do so quickly and effectively, and that they receive prompt processing of their applications and protection from targeted threats.\nTo Potential Investors\nPotential investors should ensure that:\nLocal communities, farmers, and pastoralists have been fully consulted and that fair compensation is provided by the government, as per Ethiopian law, to any owners or customary users of land who are displaced.\nEnvironmental Impact Assessments (EIA) have been carried out that identify potential impacts and strategies to mitigate these impacts. These EIAs should be available publicly and to impacted communities.\nThis report documents the most significant patterns of human rights violations during the Oromo protests between November 2015 and May 2016, and is based on research conducted during this period in Ethiopia and East Africa. Human Rights Watch researchers interviewed more than 125 individuals from 62 locations across Oromia's 17 zones and three \"special zones.\" Interviewees included victims, witnesses and government officials in Oromia, media professionals, and former government and intelligence officials. All were interviewed individually in person, via telephone, or another secure method of communication. Those interviewed had a wide range of backgrounds from diverse geographic areas, ages, gender, livelihoods, and political affiliations, to provide as broad a perspective as possible.\nTen different translators in five locations helped to interpret from Afan Oromo or Amharic into English where necessary. No one interviewed for this report was offered any form of compensation. All interviewees were informed of the purpose of the interview and its voluntary nature, including their right to stop the interview at any point, and gave informed consent to be interviewed.\nHuman Rights Watch also consulted court documents, photos, videos and various secondary material, including academic articles and reports from nongovernmental organizations, and information collected by other credible experts and independent human rights investigators that corroborate details or patterns of abuse described in the report. Human Rights Watch took various precautions to verify the credibility of interviewees' statements. All the information published in this report was based on at least two and usually more than two independent sources, including both interviews and secondary material.\nThis report is not a comprehensive investigation of the human rights abuses associated with the 2015-2016 protests in Oromia. The Ethiopian government's restrictions on access for independent investigators and hostility towards human rights research make it difficult to corroborate details of the many incidents that have occurred across a wide geographic area. It is also challenging to verify government claims of violence by protesters.\nHuman Rights Watch conducted some research for this report inside Ethiopia, but some victims of abuses were interviewed outside the country, where they were able to speak openly about their experiences. Ethiopian government repression makes it difficult to assure the safety and confidentiality of victims of human rights violations. The government frequently tries to identify victims and witnesses providing information to the media or human rights groups. The authorities have harassed and detained individuals for providing information or meeting with international human rights investigators, journalists, and others.\nEven after individuals flee Ethiopia, their family members who remain may be at risk of reprisals. Ethnic Oromos fleeing the crackdown also face significant challenges finding security and protection in neighboring countries and regions such as Djibouti, Egypt, Puntland, Kenya, Somaliland and Sudan.\nGiven concerns for their protection and the possibility of reprisals against family members, interviewees have been assigned pseudonyms. Locations of interviews and key identifying information has been withheld.\nHuman Rights Watch wrote to the government of Ethiopia on May 24, 2016 to share the findings of this report and to request input on those findings. We also requested information regarding steps that the government may have taken to carry out investigations or discipline security forces but we did not receive any response at time of writing. Human Rights Watch staff shared previous findings and reports on the Oromia protests with officials at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, DC.\nEHRP\nEPRDF\nHRCO\nOPDO\nTPLF\nEthiopia Human Rights Project\nEndowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray\nEthiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front\nHuman Rights Council Ethiopia\nInternational Telecommunications Union\nOromo Federalist Congress\nOromo Liberation Front\nOromia Media Network\nOromo People's Democratic Organization\nTigrayan People's Liberation Front\nOn November 12, 2015, authorities began clearing a forest and football field for an investment project in Ginchi, a small town in Oromia, Ethiopia's largest region, about 80 kilometers southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa.[1] The move sparked student protests in Ginchi, in turn triggering a wave of demonstrations across Oromia. Since mid-November there have been at least 500 known incidents of protests involving students, farmers and others, mostly in Oromia but also in other locations with large populations of Oromo ethnicity.[2]\nAs with previous protests in Oromia in 2014, many protesters raised concerns over the Addis Ababa Integrated Development Master Plan (\"the Master Plan\"), a proposed 20-fold expansion of the municipal boundary of Addis Ababa, surrounded by Oromia Regional state.[3]\nProtesters fear the expansion will further displace Oromo farmers without consultation or adequate compensation. Addis Ababa has already experienced significant growth over the past 10 years, resulting in significant displacement of Oromo farmers from land around the city. On the rare occasions that authorities have provided compensation, the funds are usually inadequate to make up for lost livelihoods and farmers rarely receive alternate land. There is little recourse for the losses in courts or other institutions.\nProtesters also expressed concerns that implementation of the Master Plan would split east and west Oromia because the new municipality would no longer be administered by Oromia Regional State. Some protesters feared this could affect regional government budgets, Oromo education, and Afan Oromo language resources in school and government offices within the new Addis Ababa municipality.\nMany protesters also raised grievances and cited abuses related to local business and development projects including flower farms, mining activities and light manufacturing development. For example, protests in Guji zone raised concerns about gold and tantalum mining in Shakiso, and protests in Mirab Welega zone referenced marble quarries near Mendi.[4] While grievances vary depending on the project and area, some common concerns include displacement, environmental degradation and impact on the water supply of dangerous and largely unregulated chemicals, failure to hire local labor, and real or potential tensions due to migration of laborers from other parts of Ethiopia.[5]\nAs the protests continued into December and early 2016, protesters also increasingly voiced anger and frustration at the brutal response of the security forces to the protests \u2013 the killings and mass arrest of protesters and the suppression of Oromo associations and political parties. The protests also draw on decades of deeply held grievances within Oromo communities who feel they have been politically, economically and culturally marginalized by successive governments in Ethiopia.[6]\nPatterns of repression and control in Oromia\nOromia is home to many of Ethiopia's estimated 35 million ethnic Oromo, the country's largest ethnic group.[7] Ethnic Oromo who express dissent are often arrested and tortured or otherwise ill-treated in detention, often accused of belonging to or being sympathetic to the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The OLF is an armed insurgent group designated a terrorist organization by Ethiopia's parliament in 2011. The group has waged a limited armed struggle with minimal military capacity according to many analysts.[8] Government officials often cite OLF presence, activities, and links to justify acts of repression of Oromo individuals. Tens of thousands of Oromo individuals have been targeted for arbitrary detention, torture and other abuses even when there is no evidence linking them to the OLF.[9]\nAbuses against individuals of Oromo ethnicity occur within a broader pattern of repression of dissenting or opposition voices in Ethiopia. Countrywide, there are few opportunities for citizens to express critical or dissenting views. Independent media and civil society have been decimated since controversial elections in 2005 and the passage of two draconian laws in 2009.[10] Those who speak out \u2013 particularly those who criticize government development programs \u2013 are regularly described as \"anti-peace\" or anti-development and face harassment or arrest and then politically motivated prosecutions. Ethiopia's electoral environment provides little opportunity for opposition voices in Oromia or elsewhere: the ruling party won 100 percent of parliamentary seats at both federal and regional levels in the May 2015 federal elections, a telling reflection of the atmosphere of intimidation.[11]\nMembership in the ruling coalition's Oromia affiliate, the Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO), is often a requirement for employment or for upward mobility within government, which is by far the largest employer in Oromia. Ordinary citizens in Oromia and other states say that loyalty to the ruling party is required to guarantee access to seeds, fertilizers, agricultural inputs, food aid and many of the benefits of development.[12] Telephone surveillance is commonplace and a grassroots system of community monitoring and surveillance, commonly called \"one to five\" or \"five to one,\" is in place in many parts of Ethiopia, including large swathes of Oromia.[13]\nIndependent civil society groups and associations are severely restricted and members report regular harassment.[14] Historic and contemporary suppression of Oromo institutions, civil society and political parties make it difficult for the government to negotiate with any particular group to find a lasting solution to the grievances. As a result, protests flare up in Oromia on a cyclical basis.[15] For instance in 2004 the planned relocation of the regional capital from Addis Ababa to Adama generated demonstrations,[16] as did concerns over perceived government interference in the religious affairs of Muslim communities between 2011-2014,[17] and the first round of protests over the Master Plan in 2014.\nThe 2014 protests \u2013 which were smaller and more localized \u2013 were in other ways a precursor to the events of 2015-2016. Between April and June 2014 security forces dispersed students and others protesting the Master Plan in a number of cities using teargas and live ammunition, killing at least several dozen people and arresting several thousand, including hundreds of members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC).[18] Many remain in custody without charge at time of writing. Most of the approximately 30 individuals that Human Rights Watch interviewed who were victims or witnesses of the 2014 protests alleged torture and other ill-treatment in detention. Some former detainees have not been permitted to return to their universities or schools, and claimed they were released on the condition that they do not participate in further protests. There was no known government investigation into the use of excessive and lethal force during the 2014 protests or the grievances driving the protests.[19]\nDisplacement Linked to Economic Development\nEthiopia is experiencing an economic boom and the government has ambitious plans for further economic growth.[20]Access to land and natural resources, including water, will be required to sustain this growth. Since 2009, Ethiopia has leased vast portions of land to foreign and domestic investors, particularly in lowland areas, like Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz that have relatively low population density and often ample water supplies.[21]\nRecent government efforts to market lands for investment opportunities have included the water intensive sugar and cotton industries.[22] Mineral deposits are also being developed in Oromia, the Afar region and elsewhere.[23]There is little evidence of environmental assessments being carried out for any of these developments and little or no assessment of the water needs or requirements for downstream users.\nAround Addis Ababa, a growing middle class has created increased demand for residential, commercial, and industrial properties, accompanied by reports of displacement of farmers without adequate consultation or compensation. Many protesters view the Master Plan as sanctioning through government policy the displacement that has already been occurring around Addis Ababa for years. Some proponents of the plan have argued that since Addis Ababa will grow with or without a plan, the plan would facilitate development in a more organized manner, potentially reducing the negative impact of displacement and improving consultation, compensation and the provision of alternative livelihoods.\nGovernment Response to the Protests\nDuring the first weeks of the protests in November and December 2015, the Oromia regional security forces mainly responded to the protests, with the assistance of the federal police in some locations.[24] They regularly arrested and beat protesters, many of whom were primary and secondary school students, and there were some reports of live ammunition being used.[25]\nIn mid-December the response from security forces shifted and escalated dramatically following Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's December 16 statement that the government \"will take merciless legitimate action against any force bent on destabilizing the area.\"[26] On the same day that the prime minister released his statement, the director general of communications, Getachew Reda saidthat \"an organized and armed terrorist force aiming to create havoc and chaos has begun murdering model farmers, public leaders and other ethnic groups residing in the region.\"[27]The government then deployed military forces throughout Oromia and have subsequently responded to the protests with a military operation. Wako, a 17-year-old student from West Shewa, said the response of the security forces changed markedly between two different protests in November:\nDuring the first protest [in mid-November], the Oromia police tried to convince us to go home. We refused so they broke it up with teargas and arrested many. Several days later we had another protest. This time the [federal police] had arrived. They fired many bullets into the air. When people did not disperse they fired teargas, and then in the confusion we heard the sounds of more bullets and students started falling next to me. My friend [name withheld] was killed by a bullet. He wasn't targeted, they were just shooting randomly into the crowd.[28]\nOn January 12, 2016, the OPDO announced on state television that the Master Plan would be cancelled. Such a policy reversal was unprecedented but many Oromo have been skeptical given general distrust, a history of broken government promises, and continued brutality and arrests by security forces. A university student told Human Rights Watch: \"Those announcements are for the outside world. It means nothing when the soldiers keep shooting us in the street, torturing us in the jails, and the government keeps throwing out our farmers.\"[29]\nHuman Rights Watch was not able to identify any tangible change in the response of the security forces following the revocation of the Master Plan. Security forces continued to treat the protests as a military operation and use unnecessary and excessive force. There were several egregious incidents around the time of the Master Plan cancellation, with at least 12 protesters killed between January 17 and 20, 2016 in Mieso, Sodoma and Chinaksen in Hararghe zone by the Somali Regional State's notorious Liyu police.[30]\nII. Violations by Security Forces\nI've lived here for my whole life, and I've never seen such a brutal crackdown. There are regular arrests and killings of our people, but every family here has had at least one child arrested. One family of seven who live near me are all in detention. This generation is being decimated in this town. All the young people are arrested and our farmers are being harassed or arrested. For me, my four sons have all disappeared, my [12-year-old] daughter is too afraid to go back to school, and I fear being arrested at any moment.[31]\n\u2013Yoseph, farmer, 52, from West Wollega zone, January 2016\nSecurity forces committed numerous human rights violations in response to the protests, including arbitrary arrest and detention, killings and other uses of excessive force, torture and ill-treatment in detention, and enforced disappearances. Human Rights Watch believes that at least 400 people have been killed, unknown numbers have been forcibly disappeared, thousands injured, and tens of thousands arrested. While many were released, an unknown number of people remain in detention without charge. Many of the released detainees described torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in detention. Many of those killed, injured, or arrested were students. An unknown number \u2013 likely thousands \u2013 are internally displaced, and thousands more have fled the country.[32] Precise numbers are unknown given limitations on access and independent reporting.\nLencho, a 16-year-old Grade 5 student from near Shashemene, described the protest that started in his school in late December:\nWe were angry about the Master Plan and about students being killed by the soldiers [elsewhere in Oromia], so we decided that the next day we were to join other schools to protest. That next morning we all marched chanting to end the \"Master Plan.\" We were a small group of maybe 50. We met three other groups of protesters from other schools, and the crowd was large. We were marching to the center of town, chanting slogans about the plan and to release students from prison. Once we were close to the center of town, we met a wall of police and soldiers. As soon as we saw them, they fired teargas. I didn't know what it was at first. Then I heard students screaming, some students were running away, but many were on the ground, and the police were beating them with rubber sticks. Others were grabbing students and leading them away or throwing them in the back of trucks. I could see this because I was far enough back that the police hadn't got to us yet. [33]\nHuman Rights Watch documented a similar pattern of security force response in most of the 62 protests Human Rights Watch documented. In most locations, federal police and military lead the response. In three locations protesters reported that security forces tried to persuade them to disperse before firing teargas. In almost all locations, the security forces fired teargas to disperse students and began beating those who did not leave with wooden and rubber sticks, and occasionally whips. Hundreds of protesters reportedly suffered broken limbs from beatings.\nMoti, an 18-year-old from East Hararghe zone, said:\nWe were walking, demanding an end to the use of force and against the Master plan, then we saw the police. Minutes later there was smoke and it started burning our eyes and throats, then I remember being hit with a stick on my arms. Then I ran away. I went to the clinic the next day because they had broken my wrist.[34]\nIn some places students were injured by other panicked protesters who trampled them when teargas was fired. Hirba from near Ambo said, \"It all happened quickly. Students who were tear-gassed or were injured after being hit by the police were then run over by students trying to get away. My friend broke his arm and another broke a rib because students ran over them to get away.\"[35]\nIn many locations, injured students were either carried off by other protesters or taken away by security forces to unknown locations.\nLencho described what happened after police failed to break up protests with teargas:\nThen there was another wave of older students who came later and were very angry, particularly when they [police] started taking away students. When those students marched forward, you could hear bursts of gunfire. I didn't know what it was at first, I thought it was just more teargas, but then I saw people falling down. I saw the soldiers shooting into the crowd of students. That is when I ran away. I learned later that three people had been shot, and one died.[36]\nHuman Rights Watch found that security forces used live ammunition in about half of the protests we documented, and apparently used few deterrent measures other than teargas before using live ammunition. In several instances, protesters said soldiers first fired in the air to try and disperse protesters. When that did not disperse the crowds quickly, the federal police or military fired bullets indiscriminately into the crowd. There is no indication that the shootings were targeted at specific individuals in any of these locations. Nuru, a 20-year-old protester in East Hararghe, said:\nIt all happened very quickly. Just when we realized teargas was thrown, then we heard bullets and everyone screaming, and people running around \u2013 students, police. The only ones who didn't seem to be running around were the soldiers who were shooting into the crowd. They were maybe [35 meters away].[37]\nAfter the protests ended, security forces conducted mass arrests in almost all locations \u2013 usually the evening of the protest. Witnesses said security forces went door-to-door looking for students who had participated, and continued to arrest people in the days and weeks following the protest. Many described the scale of the arrests and violence by security forces as unprecedented in their memory.\nSummary Killings and Use of Lethal Force During Protests\nHuman Rights Watch documented 27 killings by security forces in the 62 protest locations we investigated. We received additional vague or uncorroborated information from dozens of other sources about cases of killings. There are also reports of approximately 400 killings from other sources that have investigated, including the nongovernmental Human Rights Council Ethiopia (HRCO), Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP) and other independent activists and investigators. Specific details on killings are provided in Annex 1.\nUnder international human rights law, law enforcement officials may use only such force as is necessary and proportionate to maintain public order, and may only intentionally use lethal force if strictly necessary to protect human life or in self-defense.[38] Although some protesters reportedly threw stones at police and destroyed property in some locations, such acts of criminal damage do not justify intentional use of lethal force. International standards also require that governments ensure arbitrary or abusive use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials is punished as a criminal offense.[39]\nFour high school students from Arsi who were interviewed separately described the killing of a 17-year-old fellow student. Waysira, 17, said:\nWe heard a Grade 6 student was killed in [neighboring village]. To show our solidarity we decided to protest. When the different classes came together and started marching toward the government office, security forces moved toward us. They threw teargas, and then we heard the sound of gunfire. My friend [name withheld] was shot in the chest, I saw him go down and bleeding. We ran away and I never looked back. His mother told me later he had been killed.[40]\nAnother student described the scene in Bedeno in East Hararghe zone in January, 2016, when security forces shot at least six students:\nMy friend [name withheld] was shot in the stomach [at the protest], his intestines were coming out, he said, \"Please brother, tie my [wound] with your clothes.\" I was scared, I froze and then tried to do that but I was grabbed and arrested by the federal police. Jamal died. They arrested me and took me to Bedeno police station.[41]\nThe number of killings during protests appears to have increased in the middle of December and in mid-late February. Large numbers of protesters were killed in West Shewa zone (particularly Ambo), Southwest Shewa Zone (particularly Waliso), Dilla town in Gedeo zone of SNNPR state, and Shakiso town in Guji zone. There were many killings reported in East and West Hararghe zones in January and February, some of which involved the Somali Regional State's notorious Liyu police. Generally it was the military that used live ammunition against protesters, where military forces were deployed.\nSecurity forces also killed students, including children, when they went house-to-house searching for protesters in the evenings after protests. Security forces killed some students when they tried to flee from arrest and others died in unknown circumstances in scuffles during arrests. The exact circumstances of many deaths are unknown. Witnesses and family members described killings at night in Waliso, Dembidolo, and Ambo towns. People said they heard bursts of gunfire at night in many locations but did not always witness the killings. One man described his younger brother's death in West Shewa zone:\n[After the protest] I hid away from home, but my 16-year-brother hid at home. According to the neighbor, when they [security forces] arrived he ran and they chased him out back and they shot into the dark. The next morning they found his body with a bullet in the back of the neck.[42]\nSecurity forces also killed students at schools and other locations when they tried to prevent future demonstrations. Gameda, a 17-year-old Grade 9 student near Shashemene, described security forces entering his school compound in mid-December:\nWe had planned to protest. At 8 a.m., Oromia police came into the school compound. They arrested four students [from Grades 9-11]. The rest of us were angry and started chanting against the police. Somebody threw a stone at the police and they quickly left and came back an hour later with the federal police. They walked into the compound and shot three students at point-blank range. They were hit in the face and were dead. They took the bodies away. They held us in our classrooms for the rest of the morning, and then at noon they came in and took about 20 of us including me.[43]\nSome people said they heard single bullets fired at night, including in Waliso town and Jeldu woreda, raising concerns of extrajudicial executions. In Waliso and Jeldu there were also credible reports of individuals being killed in unknown circumstances, although details of death are unknown, making it difficult to ascribe the deaths to the single gunshots.[44]\nIn addition to killings, dozens of students and other protesters received bullet wounds, some in the back, and many in the lower body. Many of those injured and killed were under age 18. This may have been because students were often at the front of the protests because, as one 28-year-old protester put it, \"They are eager and have not been through this before.\"[45]\nArbitrary Arrests and Detentions\nEthiopian security forces have arrested tens of thousands of protesters, students, farmers, OFC members and intellectuals since the protests began in mid-November.\nThe International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention.[46] The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says that deprivation of liberty is arbitrary \"[w]hen it is clearly impossible to invoke any legal basis justifying the deprivation of liberty\" or the basis for detention is a violation of basic rights.[47]It is not enough to follow the procedures of the law, such as issuing formal but unsubstantiated charges: as the UN Human Rights Committee has explained, \"arbitrariness\" is not to be equated with \"against the law,\" but must be interpreted more broadly to include elements of inappropriateness, injustice, lack of predictability and due process of law.\"[48]\nThe security forces have frequently carried out mass arrests, without regard to any unlawful action by individuals. Students described many classmates being arrested or fleeing their communities in fear. A Grade 8 student at a school in Arsi said that of the 28 people in her class, only four were left: 12 were arrested and their whereabouts are unknown, three were arrested and released, four fled the community, one was killed by bullet, two were injured, and the whereabouts of two others were not known. Their teacher had also been arrested. Class was no longer taking place.[49]\nAuthorities have detained people in police stations, prisons, military camps, and other unofficial, unknown places. In many locations, children were detained with adults in violation of international law.[50] Several students told Human Rights Watch that government offices or classrooms were being used as makeshift detention centers, but Human Rights Watch was not able to verify these allegations. People detained for longer than several weeks were often relocated to larger detention centers or military camps. Often they did not know where they had been detained until they were released. Some of the military camps are well known and have histories of mistreatment, including Sanakle, near Ambo town; Ganale, near Dodola town in Mirab Arsi zone; Urso in Hararghe; Adele in Hararghe; and Taraloch, while others were previously unknown.\nHuman Rights Watch learned of large transfers of prisoners from local places of detention to larger military camps between March 19-21, 2016, including Urso military camp. Due to lack of access, Human Rights Watch was not able to corroborate these claims. Typically, prisoners in military camps are more vulnerable to torture, are detained for longer periods of time, and lack access to lawyers, relatives or any form of judicial review.[51]\nArrests During Protests\nArrests often follow a similar pattern during the protests. Oromia police, federal police and occasionally the military would arrest students during the protests, usually after throwing teargas canisters. Where Oromia or Somali Region Special (\"Liyu\") Police were involved, they also made arrests. Arrests at protests were usually not targeted \u2013 security forces would arrest whomever they could and then take them to the nearest detention facility, witnesses said. Most detainees spent several weeks in detention and were then released without charge. Human Rights Watch documented arrests at all 62 protest locations we investigated.\nThere have been a few small protests in Addis Ababa. Security forces arrested 20 Addis Ababa University students following a peaceful March 8 demonstration in front of the United States embassy. The students were charged under the Criminal Code and Peaceful Demonstration and Public Political Meeting Procedure Proclamation on charges of \"inciting the public through false rumors.\" The charge sheet alleges that students:\n\u2026collectively protested while holding messages written in Amharic, English and Afan Oromo which says \"Schools should be for knowledge not for military camp\"; \"Stop mass killing Oromos\"; \"Government should pull out its military force from Oromia\"; \"Ethiopian military force is terrorizing Oromo people\"; \"Government should not give land for the investors while the people are starving\"; and, \"American government should see Ethiopian false democracy.\" These messages could mislead the public opinion.[52]\nThe students face up to three years in prison if convicted.[53]\nOutside of urban areas like Addis Ababa, Jimma, Adama, and Ambo, very few of the 46 former detainees interviewed by Human Rights Watch were brought before a judge and none had access to a lawyer.\nArrests After Protests\nSecurity forces regularly conducted door-to-door raids and arrests in the evenings after protests. Human Rights Watch documented arrests of this type in all of Oromia's 17 zones and three \"special zones.\" Young students \u2013 generally boys \u2013 were typically targeted. The youngest student reportedly arrested was a 6-year-old girl detained in Borana zone.[54] Different branches of the security forces went door-to-door together looking for students. A 17-year-old student from Arsi zone said:\nThis was our third day of protesting. We knew the pattern. During the protest they would arrest who they could, but at night they would go door-to-door arresting students. If they couldn't arrest those they wanted, they would arrest our parents. So we would all run to the rural areas and hide and just hope that when we came back our parents had not been arrested.[55]\nSecurity officials sometimes arrested family members in order to pressure students, a form of collective punishment. Human Rights Watch documented 10 cases in which parents or spouses of wanted students were arrested in order to persuade those students to turn themselves in to authorities. Human Rights Watch and others have documented similar tactics in Oromia in the past.[56]\nSecurity officials also arrested those suspected of hiding protesters in their homes. Lelisa, a woman who assisted students fleeing the security forces in Arsi in early December, said:\nI wasn't at the protests but I heard gunfire all day long and into the night. Students were running away and hiding themselves. Ten students came to me and asked for help so I hid them from the police. The police were going door-to-door at night arresting students. They came to my house, arrested all the boys and I convinced them that the three girls were my daughters. Then an hour later they came back and arrested my husband. They beat him in front of me, when I begged them not to kill him they kicked me and hit me with the butt of their gun. They took him away. I have heard nothing from him since.[57]\nArrests at Schools and Universities\nHuman Rights Watch documented four cases where security forces arrested students or teachers in their classrooms to prevent students from protesting or to deter future protests. Midasa, an 18-year-old Grade 7 student from Hidilola in Borana zone said:\nIt was the second day of the first round of protests in Hidilola. The police came to our school and wouldn't let anyone leave. We were all called into the courtyard and all our names were read out to see who was there. After your name was called out if you were present you were told to go to the classroom or the principal's office \u2013 if you were sent there [the principal's office], you were taken to jail. I went to the classroom. The teacher was telling us if anyone protested they would be expelled from school, and then the same police came in and started just randomly grabbing and hitting students. I went home and was told police had also gone door to door and told parents if students protested the parents would be arrested.[58]\nSoldiers or federal police frequently stormed university dormitories and arrested Oromo students. Human Rights Watch documented arrests in Ambo, Adama, Jimma, Haramaya and other university dormitories. The selection of students seemed arbitrary in some cases but in other situations the security officers read out the names of selected students. In Jimma in December, students were asked to identify those who were Oromo and students of other ethnicities were told to leave the dormitory. Security forces then violently beat the Oromo students and arrested many that evening.[59]\nIn some universities, the police or military occupied the campus and restricted students from leaving to prevent them from protesting. At Ambo University, which was a key site of the 2014 protests,[60] students protested the continued occupation of the campus by security forces in late December and demanded the military stop beating, harassing and arresting students. They repeatedly raised concerns with the university's president. Gudina, a 23-year-old engineering student said:\nHe [the university president] called all the students and asked them to stop demonstrations. He did not listen to the student [demands] but he said\u2026 [the] military officers are here to stay, they will not leave. Shortly after he left and some of the students started to leave the university and go home then the military officers attacked us. They started beating the students with rubber sticks. They started kicking and punching students mercilessly. I was one of the students gathered by the military outside one of the blocks. The officers asked us to lie down with our faces on the ground. Then they stared beating us on the back with sticks.[61]\nGudina was detained for three weeks. Another student, describing the same incident, said, \"They were beating us like animals\u2026They asked us to walk on our knees and my knees are still hurting.\"[62]\nKadir, a student at Rift Valley University in Waliso, described security forces storming the classrooms:\nStudents would run in all directions, it was like a war zone. One student was shot and killed while trying to run away. On 10 separate occasions they came into the classroom. Sometimes they would try to prevent us from leaving the classroom to protest, other times they would come and arrest students at random.[63]\nArrests of influential community leaders, opposition leaders, government officials and artists\nIn the days and weeks following the protests, security officials arrested scores of individuals deemed to be influential or prominent in their communities, or those with a history of past problems with the government or security forces. Within schools, these individuals included student association leaders, cultural club leaders, older students, and prominent teachers. Artists, opposition political party supporters, individuals with perceived family ties with the OLF, business owners, people involved in promoting Oromo art and culture, and even influential local government officials were also arrested. >[64]\nSeveral OPDO officials in woreda governments told Human Rights Watch that the lists of those targeted were often compiled by local security officials, administration officers, and even school administrators.[65]\nHuman Rights Watch found that individuals who had previously been involved in the 2014 protests were at particular risk. Many had been released on the condition that they do not participate in future protests. They were arrested as soon as the current round of protests began.\nHigh-profile politicians were also targeted. On December 23, 2015, security forces arrested Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Deputy Chairman Bekele Gerba at his home and took him to Addis Ababa's Maekelawi prison.[66] He was arrested with 22 other OFC officials, including OFC legal counsel Dejene Tafa. They were charged under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation at the Federal High Court 19th criminal bench on April 22, 2016.[67] According to family members, it has been difficult to find a lawyer who is willing to defend them, highlighting the level of fear within the legal profession when it comes to defending high-profile opposition politicians. Bekele has been a staunch advocate for non-violence and a moderate voice in Ethiopian politics in an increasingly polarized political environment.[68]\nMusic, one of the few mediums the government has been unable to censor or control, has played an important role in mobilizing students and raising awareness of Oromo rights. Jamal, an 18-year-old student from Adaba woreda in West Arsi zone, described being searched every morning at school for one week by the military. \"They were searching for those that had Oromo music on their phones,\" he said. \"They arrested six people that had protests songs on their phone, songs by Caalaa Bultum,[69] Ebisa Adunya,[70] and Kadir Martu.\"[71] The whereabouts of those six students are not known.[72] Several well-known Oromo musicians have also been arrested.\nAn Ethiopian intelligence official confirmed to Human Rights Watch that targeting public figures was deliberate government policy. He said, \"It is important to target respected Oromos. Anyone that has the ability to mobilize Oromos will be targeted, from the highest level like Bekele, to teachers, respected students, and Oromo artists.\"[73]\nA local woreda official told Human Rights Watch:\nWhen the protests were happening in other parts of our [zone], we were told to round up all those that might want to protest \u2013 our list included the best students, those who were involved in any language or cultural clubs, teachers who had not shown their loyalty to government, several well-known business owners, and past troublemakers. We were to stop this protest but also to prevent future problems by arresting those who were not close to us [government]. They were all arrested or ran away, but the protests happened anyway. I was then blamed, and heard I was to be arrested so I ran away too.[74]\nEven local government officials were fired or arrested in many locations and accused of mobilizing protesters, being overly sympathetic, or failing to control the protesters.[75] Targeting of government officials increased in March and April of 2016. Six local government officials told Human Rights Watch that they were already under suspicion because of their perceived support for OFC and because some refused to join the OPDO. Three of the officials were told to go and spy on students to determine who was behind the protests in order to show their loyalty. Eba, a woreda government official, said:\nI was to go and mingle with three nearby villages and find out who was encouraging students to protest. I refused. Then they made a false allegation that I was the one who was mobilizing. They fired me. Many officials in the woreda lost their jobs, and it was those that refused to carry out such duties that lost their jobs. When the protests did start after that, I was to be arrested. Since I wasn't home, they arrested my brother. He hasn't been seen since.[76]\nHundreds of individuals remain unaccounted for and dozens of parents told Human Rights Watch that they do not know the whereabouts of their children since they were arrested by the authorities. Six parents told Human Rights Watch that they had asked at the local security office or police station and security officials denied their children were in custody. In each of these cases, witnesses had informed the parents that their children had been arrested at or after the protests.\nSuch cases appear to be enforced disappearances under international law. An enforced disappearance is defined under international law as the arrest or detention of a person by state officials or their agents followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty, or to reveal the person's fate or whereabouts.[77] \"Disappeared\" people are often at high risk of torture, a risk even greater when they are detained outside of formal detention facilities. In addition to the harm done to the person, enforced disappearances cause continued suffering for family members.\nEnforced disappearance violates a range of fundamental human rights protected under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Ethiopia is a party, including prohibitions against arbitrary arrest and detention; torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; and extrajudicial execution.\nThe mother of a missing 15-year-old student from the Borana zone said:\nHe went to school in the morning. They had planned to protest. He told me he wouldn't but I knew he would. That was the last time I heard from him. \u2026Others told me he was arrested by federal security. But I went to the police station, to the local security office and no one had any information about him. I talked to some boys who were arrested at the protest and had been taken to the local police station, and they said they had heard he was taken to a military camp somewhere but they weren't sure.[78]\nParents told Human Rights Watch that it was risky to inquire at local detention facilities about their children's whereabouts. A mother trying to find information about her 17-year-old son, who had been arrested and taken to Torolach military camp, said: \"I went to the camp to find out why they had arrested him and they detained me for one week. Then my husband came to see us in the camp and they arrested him too.\"[79]\nTorture, Ill-Treatment, and Sexual Assault in Detention\nMistreatment in detention is common and there have been numerous credible reports of torture, particularly from those who have been detained before. Most of the 46 interviewees who had been detained during the protests said that they were beaten in detention, sometimes severely. At least six of the beaten detainees were under age 18. Security forces used wooden sticks, rubber truncheons, or whips to beat people. Several students said they were hung up by their wrists and whipped. Four students said they were given electric shocks on their feet and two described having weights tied to their testicles. These torture techniques match established patterns of torture in Oromia.[80]\nInternational law prohibits torture \u2013 the authorities' infliction of severe pain or suffering to obtain information or a confession \u2013 and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Governments are obligated to investigate and prosecute torture and other ill-treatment by government officials and agents. Statement made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in court, except against a person accused of torture.[81]\nAll of the former detainees who spoke to Human Rights Watch said that the authorities accused them of mobilizing students to join the protests and interrogated them about why students were protesting and who was mobilizing and organizing them. Federal police, military personnel or people in civilian clothes conducted the interrogations. Interrogators almost always spoke Amharic, Ethiopia's official language, and in many locations Oromia regional police acted as interpreters from Amharic to Afan Oromo.[82] Many former detainees described interrogators speaking Tigrinya or an \"unknown language\" to each other.[83]In some locations, detainees that Human Rights Watch interviewed who were as young as 15 said they did not understand the interrogators' questions because they did not speak fluent Amharic and there was no interpretation.\nInterrogators often accused protesters, particularly in the early months of the protests, of taking direction from outside agents, and regularly mentioned both the OFC and OLF. Many former detainees said they were questioned about family connections to opposition politics. Some said they were told they would be released if they identified those mobilizing students.[84] Detainees were also accused of providing information to diaspora or international media, particularly in November and December, and several people said their phones, Facebook accounts, and email accounts were searched during their detention. Many former detainees said they were interrogated the first night, and sometimes over the course of several nights.\nMany students interviewed by Human Rights Watch said they were released after several weeks, although some were detained for several months. Thousands remain in detention. Most of the individuals interviewed by Human Rights Watch who were detained for more than one month described treatment that appeared to amount to torture. Tolessa, a first-year university student from Adama University, said:\nWe were recovering from the teargas and trying to find out who had been shot during the protest. Then the security forces stormed the dormitories. They blindfolded 17 of us from my floor and drove us two hours into the countryside. We were put into an unfinished building for nine days. Each night they would take us out one by one, beat us with sticks and whips, and ask us about who was behind the protests and whether we were members of the OLF. I told them I don't even know who the OLF are but treating students this way will drive people toward the OLF. They beat me very badly for that. We would hear screams all night long. When I went to the bathroom, I saw students being hung by their wrists from the ceiling and being whipped. There were more than one hundred students [that] I saw. The interrogators were not from our area. We had to speak Amharic [the national language]. If we spoke Oromo they would get angry and beat us more.[85]\nBadasa, 18, a Grade 9 student who was arrested before the protests in Adaba, in West Arsi zone, said that each night for three nights he was chained by the hands and wrists, had a metal pole positioned under his legs and was hung upside down between two desks. Badasa said the security officials beat the bottom of his feet and kept asking, \"Who is behind you?\" He told Human Rights Watch, \"There were three spaces in the 'torture room' for others to be hung upside down that way. On the third night there were two others being questioned, they were screaming very loudly. The rest of the time it was just me.\"[86]\nJamal, 19, a Grade 8 student from Chiro in West Hararghe, said he and three others were taken to a graveyard where they were beaten with a whip:\n\"You are terrorists, you are trying to mislead students and create insecurity,\" the soldiers said to us. Another man was hung upside down by his ankles from a chain hanging from a tree and beaten with a stick. Blood was dripping from his head and he was unconscious. The rest of us were then taken back to the police station. We don't know what happened to that other boy. We never saw him again.[87]\nNegasu, a 24-year-old living in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, was arrested on February 19, 2016, the day after a protest. He said he was taken to military camp and beaten and questioned. At night he and four others were taken blindfolded to an unknown location, about a one-hour drive away. Wearing just their underwear, they were all hung upside down by their ankles in a small room and questioned about who was behind the protests. Following the interrogation, the room was closed and the officers burned rubber, filling the room with toxic smoke. Negasu fainted, and woke up when a federal police official poured cold water on him. He had previously been arrested during the 2014 protests and badly tortured in a different military camp.[88]\nAn unknown number of individuals have died of mistreatment while in detention. Human Rights Watch received credible reports of deaths in detention facilities in Bedeno woreda in East Hararghe, Kachisi in West Shewa zone, and in Nekemte town in East Wollega zone.\nSeveral women said they were raped or sexually assaulted while in detention, almost exclusively in military camps. One woman said she was raped during an interrogation, but most said it occurred while they were being held in solitary confinement. Two cases documented by Human Rights Watch involved multiple soldiers.\nA 22-year-old woman named Mona told Human Rights Watch that she was arrested the night of a protest in late December and taken to what she described as a military camp in the Borana zone. She was held in solitary confinement in total darkness. She said she was raped three times in her cell by unidentified men during her two-week detention. She believed there were two men involved each time. She was frequently pulled out of her cell and interrogated about her involvement in the protests and the whereabouts of her two brothers, who the interrogators suggested were mobilizing students. She was released on the condition that she would bring her two brothers to security officials for questioning.[89]\nMeti, a woman in her 20s, was arrested in late December for selling traditional Oromo clothes the day after a protest in East Wollega:\nI was arrested and spent one week at the police station. Each night they pulled me out and beat me with a dry stick and rubber whip. Then I was taken to [location withheld]. I was kept in solitary confinement. On three separate occasions I was forced to take off my clothes and parade in front of the officers while I was questioned about my link with the OLF. They threatened to kill me unless I confessed to being involved with organizing the protests. I was asked why I was selling Oromo clothes and jewelry. They told me my business symbolizes pride in being Oromo and that is why people are coming out [to protest]. At first I was by myself in a dark cell, but then I was with all the other girls that had been arrested during the protest.[90]\nMost of the detainees interviewed by Human Rights Watch reported crowded conditions, inadequate food and water, and often no food at all, particularly when individuals were detained for short periods. Families were not permitted to visit in most locations, and sometimes families who brought food to detainees were turned away \u2013 as happened in Jilanko and Ambo.[91] Men and women were kept in different cells in most locations. Children were detained with unrelated adults. Fifteen detainees described being kept in solitary confinement, 12 of them in military camps.[92]\nAll of these descriptions match established patterns of torture and ill-treatment of detainees that Human Rights Watch and other human rights groups have documented in Oromia's many official and unofficial detention facilities.[93]\nDenial of Medical Treatment, Harassment of Health Workers\nHuman Rights Watch documented multiple cases of Ethiopian security forces entering medical facilities in order to deny care to or apprehend injured protesters, and harassing or arresting healthcare workers for treating them. Such interference with the provision of medical care violates the right to health.\nHuman Rights Watch documented six cases of individuals who were unable to access medical treatment for injuries sustained during the protests because health workers were intimidated by security forces. Demiksa, a student from East Wollega, was refused medical treatment in late December 2015 for his injured arm and face after he was pushed to the ground in a panic when Oromia regional police fired teargas at protesters: \"[The health workers] said they couldn't treat me. Security forces had arrested two of their colleagues the day before because they were treating protesters. They were accused of providing health care to the opposition.\"[94]\nGaroma, a clinical nurse in a health clinic close to Ambo, also described soldiers coming to his clinic to find wounded protesters. He said:\nThere were three students injured, one from a bullet, and two with broken limbs from being hit by police at the protests. Soldiers came into the emergency room and asked, \"Who are they? Why are you treating them?\" They wanted to know what medicine I was giving them. Then they started questioning the students: \"Were you in the demonstration? Is that how you got injured?\" They took two of them away. The next night I had the day off but the same soldiers came back asking for me, demanding to know where I was. I decided to leave that town.\nGaroma, a member of OFC, had previously been detained and tortured in a military camp for six months during the 2014 protests, and promised he would not involve himself in any future protests.[95]\nSeveral health workers reported being targeted by security officials in the days following protests, usually by federal police or the military. They said that security forces harassed them and arrested some of their colleagues because they posted photos on social media showing their arms crossed in what has become a symbol of the protest movement. A health worker in East Wollega said he had been forced at gunpoint to treat a police officer's minor injuries while student protesters with bullet wounds were left unattended. The health worker said at least one of those students died from his injuries that evening.[96]\nHealth workers in Nekemte town in East Wollega zone and in West Arsi zone told Human Rights Watch they were arrested following protests. In each case they were accused of treating injured students and of encouraging students to protest further. Five said that colleagues went missing in the days after the protests and were feared \"disappeared.\" In each case, those health workers had been threatened by security officials because of their perceived involvement in the 2014 protests, or by local OPDO cadres because they had refused to join OPDO. The disappearance of these health workers meant less qualified staff were available to treat the injured and other patients because limits on qualified staff in many small rural Oromia health facilities.\nDenial of Access to Education\nStudents reported closures of schools in a variety of locations throughout all 17 zones in Oromia. Schools were often closed for several weeks around the time of the protests and many schools are still not fully functional because students are afraid to go to class, teachers have been arrested or forcibly disappeared, or parents have pulled their children out of school to avoid arrest. Local governments closed schools to prevent students from mobilizing, according to many students. Some students told Human Rights Watch that the lack of education left them no choice but to go back to their family farms or consider fleeing Ethiopia.\nThe government's response to largely non-violent protests by shutting down schools is an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction of the right to education. The closures and other measures, such as the intimidating presence of security officials in classrooms, affected a large number of students, not just those who participated in protests. Closing schools, threatening teachers and effectively discouraging student attendance compounded the abuses involved in the government's quashing of the right to expression and assembly in non-violent protests.\nThe government often uses suspension to punish students perceived to be involved in protests or expressing dissent against the government.[97]Security officials told students that they would not be allowed to return to their university because of their involvement in the protests, according to several students interviewed by Human Rights Watch. Several students in Grades 6, 8, 10, and 11 told Human Rights Watch that they had been released from detention on the condition they would not go back to school. The Grade 6 student said she had the highest marks in her class the previous year and was told by the principal she would not be allowed to go back to school because she attended the protests.[98] As a result, she decided to flee the country.\nTeachers and administrators said they were arrested because their students protested. They also described the pressure they were under to monitor activities of students and to actively prevent protests. Security forces, usually military, occupied schools in some locations to deter protests. In some locations they were stationed outside of the compound, while in others they were inside the school, including in the classroom. In three locations where classes did resume, students and teachers described plainclothes security officers sitting in on classes. One teacher described being threatened when he resumed teaching in Arsi zone:\nDuring the protest I was arrested and accused of inciting students. I was released on the condition I would talk them out of protesting. If there were any more protests, I would be killed. I signed a form that said this. Then there were plainclothes officers in my classroom pretending to be students, they don't even speak Afan Oromo [the language of instruction] but their presence stops everyone from saying anything. Each day students stop coming or just disappear. Prior to the protests I had around 60 students, now I have just 17. All the best students were arrested, and many are just too afraid to show up.[99]\nNational examinations were scheduled for late May 2016. Oromo students petitioned local and federal government to have exams postponed because the ongoing disruption to education would disadvantage Oromo students writing these exams. On May 29, Oromo diaspora activists leaked the exams on social media. The federal government shortly thereafter postponed the national examinations.[100]\nConditions of Release and Restrictions on Movement\nThe timing and reasons for release sometimes seem as arbitrary as the arrest. In many cases family members posted bail or bribed local security officials, and in some locations, elders petitioned for the release of large groups of students. Former detainees described various terms and conditions they were forced to agree to in order to secure their release. Frequently they were told not to join future protests or they would be arrested, or \"have action taken against them.\" None of the conditions were imposed through any judicial process. In several cases, people who signed agreements with these conditions were then rearrested or threatened with arrest when future protests occurred. Others had to report on a daily or weekly basis to the local security office or police station in order to control their movements. The agreements were typically in Afan Oromo or Amharic and no one received a copy.[101]\nA number of students said that military, school administrators, or local government officials told them that they were not permitted to be in public with more than one person. This seemed particularly prevalent in East Hararghe zone.[102] Several said they were released from detention on this condition and had to sign a document making this commitment as a condition for their release. A 16-year-old said he was released from detention on the condition that he not \"participate in protests, go to the market, or attend football matches or cultural events.\"[103] Other students were told they had to report to the police station daily, which effectively limited their movement to their communities.\nIII. Violence by Protesters\nThe Ethiopian government has repeatedly characterized the protesters as violent and stated that seven security officials have been killed during the protests as of mid-February 2016. In the 62 protest locations that Human Rights Watch investigated, scattered acts of violence by protesters occurred at only a handful of sites.\nFew details are available on the circumstances surrounding security officials' deaths.[104] Some may be linked to an incident in Aji, near Shashemene, in mid-February 2016. The incident started on February 12 when federal security forces fired on a bus after a wedding, killing four people, provoking further protests in the area. Three days later, a clash between federal security forces and armed men believed to be local police or militias resulted in the deaths of seven security officers, according to the government. Witnesses described an exchange of gunfire over several hours. In nearby Seraro woreda, three detainees reported that the police largely abandoned their posts at the police station to go and provide support to the security forces. Protesters then overran the police station, freed several hundred detainees and apparently took some small arms. Similar jail breaks were reported in Ambo and several other locations, though the exact circumstances are unknown.\nHuman Rights Watch received credible information that during some protests the protesters damaged and looted government buildings, including local woreda administration offices and police stations in locations where government officials or security forces had largely abandoned their posts, such as Dodola and Seraro woredas in Arsi. Schools and health clinics were reportedly not touched. Human Rights Watch was not able to corroborate government allegations that churches and other religious institutions were destroyed.[105] Protesters have generally not damaged private businesses, except for some foreign-owned farms and some properties owned or perceived to be owned by the TPLF-led EFFORT group of companies, including buses owned by Salem Bus Line (or Sky Bus Transport System).[106]\nWitnesses told Human Rights Watch that in some places students responded to security force aggression by throwing stones. In two of these locations, there were reports that students threw stones prior to live ammunition being used. In two other locations, witnesses said that protesters threw stones only after soldiers started firing live ammunition. In Mendi, three people separately suggested that there were agents provocateurs among them who were throwing stones at private businesses. One said:\nThere were agents in our protest throwing stones. They are known to be working for the local government in the intelligence services. They were throwing stones at a Tigrayan-owned hotel. We did not want this, we all wanted the protests to be peaceful. So we grabbed them and handed them to police but police would not take them and arrested us instead. I spent three weeks in detention as a result.[107]\nIn addition to protests, demonstrators engaged in nonviolent resistance: blocking roads, boycotting classes, and refusing to pay taxes. Some participants told Human Rights Watch that they also blocked roads to prevent the movement of security forces and disrupt trade.\nStudents told Human Rights Watch about their internal discussions and decisions to keep the protests non-violent. A student from West Hararghe said:\nWe knew the government was trying to show us [protesters] as violent. We heard there was some violence elsewhere, but in our area we were determined that the protests must be completely peaceful. We were told even when they shoot and arrest, we must show the world that Oromos will not turn to violence.[108]\nEthiopian law requires permits for demonstrations.[109] Most protesters interviewed by Human Rights Watch did not know whether permits had been acquired, although the spontaneous nature of the protests in many locations suggest that permits were unlikely. In four locations, the organizers of protests told Human Rights Watch that they were not aware of the need for permits. In each of these cases, they notified the school administration in advance about the scheduled protest. In four other protest locations, protesters did apply to the local woreda office. In all four cases they were rejected, and on one occasion the applicant was arrested. Badessa, a 22-year-old grade 9 student in East Wollega, said:\nWe had a big debate within our school whether to go to the local administrator or not to tell him we were going to protest. He's a known [government] cadre, but three of us decided to. He immediately said no, and told us to get out of his office. An hour later they [regional police] intercepted us on our way back home from school, and arrested the three of us. I was in detention for four days. I don't know where the other two are. [110]\nThe rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly provided under international human rights law may be limited within narrowly defined boundaries. However, the restrictions under Ethiopian law allow the government to suppress these rights beyond the limits set by international law.\nAs a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Ethiopia is obligated to abide by this framework. The ICCPR guarantees the right to peaceful assembly and specifies that \"no restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.\"[111]\nThe restrictions permitted should be interpreted narrowly. For example, terms such as \"national security\" and \"public safety\" refer to situations involving an immediate and violent threat to the nation. \"Necessary\" restrictions must be proportionate: that is, carefully balanced against the specific reason for the restriction being put in place.[112]\nThe UN Human Rights Committee, the international expert body that monitors state compliance with the ICCPR, has repeatedly highlighted the importance of such proportionality. In international law, \"necessary\" restrictions on freedom of assembly must be proportionate: that is, carefully balanced against the specific reason for therestriction being put in place.[113]\nIV. Restrictions on Access to Information\nThe Ethiopian government's pervasive restrictions on independentmedia and civil society organizations have resulted in tight control over the flow of information from affected areas. Information has become even sparser since early March when there were numerous reports that the government restricted access to many social media sites in Oromia.[114] Facebook and other social media platforms have been largely unavailable since that time.\nThe restrictions are part of a broader repression of freedom of expression and access to information in Ethiopia, whose government is one of thebiggest jailers of journalists in Africa.[115] What little independent media and analysis remains is concentrated in Addis Ababa, with limited independent reporting from Oromia. Ethiopian media coverage of the protests has largely repeated government narratives, with a few exceptions.\nAt least two Addis-based journalists were arrested during the 2015-2016 protests although it is not clear whether their arrests are protest-related. Fikadu Mirkana and Getachew Shiferaw were arrested in Addis Ababa.[116] On April 28, 2016, Fikadu was released. On May 19, 2016, Getachew was charged under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. Several international journalists from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States and their translators have also been detained for up to 24 hours while trying to cover the protests.[117]International journalists regularly report having problems getting visas if they are suspected of investigating or reporting on politically sensitive topics or human rights issues, including the Oromia protests.\nDiaspora-run television stations have helped fill the information gap, including the US-based Oromia Media Network (OMN).[118] OMN is one of the key channels for students in Oromia to learn what was happening in other parts of Oromia \u2013 both in the 2014 protests and the early months of the 2015-2016 protests. The government has gone to extraordinary lengths to restrict access to OMN in Ethiopia, jamming the station 15 times for varying periods since it started broadcasting in March 2014, in contravention of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) regulations.[119]\nIn December 2015 OMN began transmitting on a satellite owned by French company Eutelsat, which is virtually impenetrable to jamming. In response federal police began destroying or disconnecting satellites dishes receiving OMN.[120] Three business owners told Human Rights Watch they were arrested for showing OMN in their places of business.[121] Eventually the Ethiopian government applied pressure on the satellite company to drop OMN, which was off the air between January 22 and April 30, 2016. On May 1, OMN announced that it was broadcasting again on Canadian-owned Telstar 12.\nFacebook and other social media have been an important medium for Oromo to disseminate information about the protests and crackdown. People have regularly posted photos of injured students and videos of protests on Facebook, particularly in the first months of the protests. But in some locations such as West Shewa and Arsi the authorities have targeted people who videoed the protests or took photos of injured protesters on their phones. Since March, there have been widespread reports that social media and file-sharing sites have been largely unavailable in Oromia, including Facebook, Twitter, and Whatsapp, particularly when accessed from mobile phones. As a result the information coming out of Oromia has dramatically decreased.[122] Website-blocking is not unusual in Ethiopia.[123]\nIndependent nongovernmental organizations that might investigate and report on the events in Oromia have also faced severe restrictions. The 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSO law) has severely curtailed the ability of independent human rights organizations to document human rights violations.[124] The independent Human Rights Council released a report on the protests on March 14, 2016.[125] That this was the first and thus far only report from independent Ethiopian civil society on an issue of such political significance is a stark reflection of the restrictions on media and civil society in a country with a population approaching 100 million.\nFear of reprisals and pervasive government surveillance has contributed to a great reluctance to speak to journalists or researchers about sensitive issues, such as human rights concerns.[126] Moreover, the Ethiopian system of grassroots mobilization and surveillance, called \"one to five\" or \"five to one,\" contributes to fears of speaking about sensitive issues outside of one's closest circles. However, two OPDO local government cadres from different zones told Human Rights Watch that this monitoring system was rapidly breaking down in their areas in western Oromia. One cadre said:\nWe don't get the information we used to. The whole system relies on individuals being willing to report deceptive behavior up the ladder to us. In the last year, individuals have not been willing \u2013 it has been a dramatic change. It might be because they are so angry with the government they are not willing to provide us information anymore, or it might be at higher levels individuals are afraid of reporting anti-government behavior because they would be held responsible for what is happening in their areas\u2026usually we would know who was mobilizing against us, this time we had no information.[127]\nV. Government Response\nEthiopia's usual response to allegations of rights violations by its security forces is to dismiss reports as \"politically motivated\" or \"unsubstantiated allegations from the opposition.\" Government officials rarely acknowledge any abuses by the security forces and regularly charge that peaceful protests have subversive agendas and connections with \"terrorist networks.\" Government characterizations of the 2015-2016 protests range from denial and exaggeration of protester violence to describing the protest movement as \"anti-peace elements\" that need to be dealt with by the military. At the same time there has also been an unusual and uncharacteristic government acknowledgement of the legitimacy of protester demands and an apology for \"what happened.\"\nIn the initial weeks of the protests, government statements alleged violent acts by protesters. These statements may have contributed to the use of excessive force by the security forces. For example on December 16, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stated:\nWe know destructive forces are masterminding the violence from the forefront and from behind and they have burnt down a number of government and people's property. We have also seen that armed forces have killed and injured security forces and members of the public. This thing cannot continue like this. I would like to pass a message that we, in conjunction with the public, will take merciless legitimate action against any force bent on destabilizing the area.[128]\nShortly thereafter, there was a marked increase in military deployment and reports of killings of peaceful demonstrators.[129]\nIn January, as the protests spread and there was hints of other protests in different parts of Ethiopia, some government officials made allusions to Eritrea \u2013 unsurprising given the ongoing \"cold war\" between the two countries \u2013 but did not provide any evidence to support the claim.[130]\nAt the same time the government began to acknowledge that the protesters had some legitimate grievances around the Master Plan, and on January 12 the government announced its cancellation. But by then the grievances and demands of protesters had grown beyond the Master Plan.\nThroughout the protests government officials have continued to describe some protesters as criminals. For example, on February 26, Minister of Communications Getachew Reda said: \"Now they are armed gangs who are committing crimes; they destroyed bridges, burned down churches. It's nothing like before. If one thinks these are demonstrations, it's far from the truth.\"[131]\nYet there has also been a shift in government statements about some of the underlying grievances in recent months, perhaps because government officials increasingly recognize that there are legitimate concerns, and they have begun to depict the problems as issues of good governance \u2013 presumably local government within Oromia \u2013 and the lack of employment opportunities for Oromo youth. In early February, the prime minister said:\nThe root cause of protests in this country is not politics. It is having so many young people who are unemployed. We haven't addressed the unemployment problem in Oromia and also in other parts of the country\u2026.the [recent] protest is triggered by unemployed youths. ...\nThe second issue, which created this problem, is the governance issue. There is lack of good governance, especially at the grassroots [in Oromia]. Farmers are evicted from their land without proper legal process. Those who want [to take] land in a corrupt way, working with some private sector people, are evicting farmers, and the farmers resent. Farmers are the social base for this party. So if farmers resent, then there will be unrest.[132]\nShortly thereafter, many local OPDO officials, at high levels down to low levels were removed from their posts, and there were arrests of government officials in Oromia.[133]\nOn March 10, the prime minister addressed parliament and stated that the government recognizes the need to address the protester's grievances and said it \"unreservedly apologizes to our people for what happened.\" At the same time he said the government \"will intensify their decisive actions against the anti-peace forces.\"[134] The continued characterization of the protest movement as \"anti-peace\" may have undermined the apology's impact.\nIt is unclear whether the government is undertaking any, much less any credible investigations into the crackdown. On March 26, Getachew Reda told Al Jazeera that \"People, whether they are civilians or security officials who have been involved in an excessive use of force, will be held responsible.\"[135] The Ethiopian Embassy in the United Kingdom, in a statement confirmed on February 23 that an independent investigation was underway, but did not clarify the form of the investigation.[136] The majority of the investigations carried out by Ethiopian government institutions in the past have not been credible and lacked independence and impartiality.\nThe Ethiopia Human Rights Commission, the national human rights commission that is heavily government influenced, has reportedly been investigating and should be submitting a report to parliament soon.[137] There were widespread concerns over the Commission's lack of independence. Human Rights Watch has documented several incidents where individuals who filed a complaint with the commission were told \"they were anti-development,\" or that displacement from development, religious issues, and freedom of the press were beyond the commission's mandate. The commission carried out no known investigation into the 2014 protests.\nHuman Rights Watch wrote to the government of Ethiopia regarding the findings in this report (see Annex 2) but had not received a response as of this writing.\nVI. International Response\nPublic criticism by donor governments and allies of Ethiopia's worsening human rights situation has been minimal. Bilateral and multilateral donors have instead given priority to the government's record on development and economic progress, perception of relatively low corruption, its hosting of the African Union, its security and counterterrorism partnerships, and its contributions to regional peacekeeping operations. Governments have at times criticized specific human rights violations, such as the prosecution of journalists, but invariably the critiques are issued along with strong statements of support for Ethiopia's overall trajectory and increased programming, which undercuts their impact. Foreign government officials say that human rights issues in Ethiopia are best raised by quiet diplomacy, and that public condemnations are counter-productive. While private interventions have their place in promoting human rights, the downward trajectory of Ethiopia's rights record over the past decade suggests that quiet diplomacy alone has not been effective.\nWith a few exceptions, Ethiopia's key partners have responded with near silence to the violent crackdown in Oromia. The European parliament and United States Senate have produced the strongest statements, not only condemning the Ethiopian government's response to the protests but also trying to push their own governments to take stronger stances.\nOn January 21, 2016 the European parliament unanimously passed a strongly worded but non-binding resolution that condemned Ethiopia's use of excessive force, called for a credible investigation into the killings of protesters, and said the European Union \"should measure its financial support according to the country's human rights record and the degree to which the Ethiopian Government promotes reforms towards democratization.\"[138] Since that time, there has been no evidence of a shift in policy from the EU and its member countries or evidence of any significant pressure being exerted on the Ethiopian government.\nThe US Senate introduced a non-binding resolution on April 20, 2016 that condemned the Ethiopian government over the \"killings of peaceful protesters\" and \"arrest and detention of journalists, students, activists and political leaders who exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and expression through peaceful protests.\" It called on the Ethiopian government to halt the use of excessive force and conduct a credible, full, and transparent investigation,\" called on the Secretary of State to \"conduct a review of security assistance to Ethiopia\" and called on USAID, the US aid agency, to \"to improve oversight and accountability of United States assistance to Ethiopia.\"[139]\nAt time of writing the resolution had not yet been passed. The US State Department has made three statements urging consultation prior to the implementation of development plans. On December 18, the US State Department issued a statement that expressed regret for the deaths, and urged the government \"to permit peaceful protest and commit to a constructive dialogue to address legitimate grievances.\" It also urged protesters \"to refrain from violence and to be open to dialogue.\"[140] On January 14, 2016, the State Department called on the government to \"refrain from silencing dissent\" and called \"for the release of those imprisoned for exercising their rights, such as political party leaders and journalists.\"[141] On April 29, they issued a third statement condemning the terrorism charges against Bekele Gerba and others.[142] The US government has not publicly condemned the use of excessive force by security forces.\nUN human rights special procedures and experts have also consistently provided rare condemnation of Ethiopia's growing repression. On January 21, 2016, a group of four UN special rapporteurs made a strong joint statement condemning the government's response to the protests, and called for the release of detained protesters and the need for an independent, transparent investigation. [143]\nWithout additional pressure for accountability, however, it seems unlikely that Ethiopia will respond adequately to UN mechanisms' criticisms, based on past experience. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child stated in 2015 that it was \"deeply concerned\" by excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests and detentions by federal forces in Oromia in April 2014, which killed or injured children, and by \"the brutal repression of peaceful meetings of children and young people which took place in Addis Ababa in 2014, resulting in several deaths.\"[144] The Committee called on Ethiopia \u2013 apparently without result -- to investigate, and also to revise its criminal justice system, in which the minimum age of criminal responsibility is 9, children ages 15 and above are prosecuted as adults, child offenders are detained with adults, and there is little disaggregated data on children in conflict with the law, or reintegration and counselling support.\nThis report was written by Felix Horne, Africa researcher in the Africa division of Human Rights Watch, based on research carried out by Felix Horne and Abdullahi Abdi, associate in the Africa division of Human Rights Watch. It was reviewed by Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director; Bill van Esveld, senior researcher, Children's Rights Division; Liesl Gerntholtz, executive director, Women's Rights Division; and Diederik Lohman, acting director, Health and Human Rights Division. James Ross, legal and policy director, and Babatunde Olugboji, deputy program director, provided legal and program review respectively.\nAbdullahi Abdi provided production assistance and support. The report was prepared for publication by Olivia Hunter, publications associate, and Fitzroy Hepkins, administrative manager.\nNajma Abdi, intern for the Africa and Communications divisions of Human Rights Watch helped with desk research and data analysis.\nHuman Rights Watch would like to thank various people, including translators in Ethiopia and elsewhere who, despite concerns of possible government reprisals, shared their experiences with us. Many of them cannot be named for security reasons, but their contributions made this report possible.\nAnnex 1: Documented Killings\nSeveral organizations and individuals, including Human Rights Watch, the Human Rights Council (HRCO), Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP), and the Human Rights League Horn of Africa (HRLHA) have compiled lists of alleged victims of killings. These lists are based on photos, videos, credible media reports, interviews with witnesses, family members, and health workers, and other information.\nAnnex 1 contains a partial list of 314 alleged victims of killings between November 15, 2015 through May 15, 2016, including the names of the victims and the approximate date and location of their deaths. The annex is compiled based on information contained in the various lists as well as Human Rights Watch interviews with witnesses, family members, and health workers.\nGiven the geographic range and wide timeframe of the incidents and the restrictions on access, it is not possible to corroborate many details of the 314 alleged killings listed in Annex 1, but Human Rights Watch included these cases based on information collected from different and independent sources as well as information from the 62 protest locations that Human Rights Watch investigated in detail. There are credible allegations of approximately 100 more victims of killings where Human Rights Watch has gathered credible but partial information; for that reason we have not included those individuals on this list. Where there was insufficient or conflicting information between different sources, the details of these incidents and victims were not included in the list. The list is partial underscoring the need for all of the killings and other serious abuses to be comprehensively investigated.\nAbdi Abrahim Abduraham\nEast Hararghe\nKarasa Chala\n2\/3-Dec-2015\nWest Wollega\nGutu Abara Dheressa\nDabala Tafa Robi\nNorth Shewa\nDejene Serbessa\nSW Shewa\nMiftah Juneydi Bushra\nMurad Abdi Ibrahim\nBekele Seifu\nWest Shewa\nBekele Seboka Hunde\nEbisa Guta (Bucho)\nHoro Gudru Wollega\nWakjira Gidisa\nMesret Tilahun\nHaile Dubale\nGelana Begana\nAyansa Madeba\nMoreda Qen'a\nAyana Benti\nBanti Dhuguma\nAlazar Qalbessa\nLucha Gamachu\nBayissa Badhasa\n9\/10-Dec-2015\nTamene Tsegaye\nGudata Bayissa Gobena\nDereje Gadissa Taye\nChala Teshome\nAbdata Bayisa\nFikadu Girma\nHabtamu Tsagaye\n10\/12-Dec-2015\nGarredo Tolessa\nAyansa Mekonnen\nLencho Hundara\nAyansa Hirqata\nTariku Asafa\nWako Moroda\nBayissa Tadesse\nBu'e Dhaba\nShabe Diba\nBilbila Lalisa\nChalchisa Gonfa\nNasradin Mohammed\nWest Arsi\nHussen Haji Desu\nHussien Dula Ule\nAmare\nAbdulatif Haji Adam\nMisraa Haji Naboo\nSarbessa Sirnessa\nBirhanu Dinka\nKebeda Teressa\nDereje Workineh\nDejene Dinka\nTadese Abdisa\nKebede Tadese\nTeshale Irgassa\nGirma Ragassa\nLamessa Fayera\nDisso Mikessa\nUlfata Chimdi\nAlemnesh Mengesha\nTadessa Dhaba\nTeferi Dhangi'a\nEast Wollega\nYalew Demise\nDereje Gonfa\nBerhanu Dinqa\nAbdata Lata Wayessa\nInahagehu Hayilu\nTsegaye Abebe\nBaqalaa Ragasa\nBirtukan Bedada\nTadasa Jambare\nChaltu Tadesa\nKebede Tafa\nTadesse Tsige\nGelane Bekana\nSeifu Tura\nAschalew Warku\nZarihun\nAshanafi\nHiqa Chala\nSolomon Mogas\nBoru Gutama Hadiyo\nTade Sefera\nDajane Sarbessa\nFikadu Dirriba\nSerbesa Kebede\nRabbuma Ga'era\nBale Kirkira\nBekele Lelisa\nTadasse Dhaba Jobir\nBirhanu Hailu Amansisa\nDereje Worqu\nWondu Kenesa\nKada Tafa\nBayissa Dabale\nKumela Eshete\nBayisa Woga\nWogenie Debelo\nDibaba Woyesa\nAbebe Bule\nTaye Dufera\nGirma Eshetu\nWaquma Tolisa\nLemesa Kokuna\nQejela Yohannes\nDebela Negera\nAbera Gebissa\nTilahun Muleta\nNato Guluma\nMagarsa Baji\nBekele Tumsa\nDajane Bayisa\nBiranu Bajiga\nBeli Kurkura\nDamee Dabali\nDinka Chala Gutama\nKumsa Tafa\nSisay Bekele\nGammachu Tilahun Hundessa\nBarihun Shibiru\nTolasa Lellisa Soressa\nBadho Kebede\nLema Magarsa\nDule\nKano Tola\nShashitu Firdisa\nGebeyehu Amsalu Tulu\nZewdu Seyum\n17-Dec-2015 - 5-Jan-2016\nDadhi Kumsa\nMakonnen Guddisaa\nKumaa Leenjisaa\nNabiyu Waggari\nKelem Wollega\nSirne Gudata\nEshetu Fedessa\nSorsa Chaka\nFayissa Dadhi\nShashitu Mekonnen\nGezahegn Olika\nAlmaz Guddata\nQanani Fikadu\nYadata Guya\nMarrataa Alamuu Guutamaa\nMasarat Dinqa\nAdugna Iresso\nMarga Rundassa\nIzadin\nAbbas Abdulrahman\nWest Hararghe\nHussen Dawi Amed\nHora Banti Irena\nMagarsa Mati Gudeta\nHoro Gudru, Wollega\nChala Deyas\nSamson Ketema Bekele\nTamene Woubshet Demise\nAbdata Olansa\nChala Mohammed [Ahmed]\nAwel Ibrahim\nAwal Aliyi\nLencho Dinkessa\nBari Said Ali\nSoboka Dilgasu\nChala Dinkesa\nBiruk [Tolassa] Dhufera Obsina\nAbdellaa Mohamed\nYasino (Abdella) Ali\nAbdella Hassan\nMussa Hassan\nAbdulhakiim\nAdam Ali\nMohammed Nama\nJamal Duri\nShalama Taressa\nMohammed Adem Roba\nBirhanu Gaddis\nIfa Mesfin\nAbebe Lata\nUsmail Sufian Adam\nZerihun Jiregna Bayana\nTsegaye Darge\nNuguse Guye\nBorana\nAlemu Yabo\nIbrahim Usmail\nAssaffa\nFilcha Wariyo\nMustefa Hussien\nShukuri\nUshexo Nagesso\nJuhara Mussa\nMohammed Abdella Adem\nMohammed Garada\nMahadi Sani\nSafi Ibro\nSabit Jamal\nAyub Mustafa Haji-Nabi\nArsi\nBaristu Ula\nAbdissa Tadesse\nGeru Ararsa\nAbdoo Hajii\nDesta Dhaqabo\nGelgelu\nKadu Waayu\nWaya\nMuhammed Tusiye\nBekuma Chaluma Dirbaba\nMelese Yihun Engida\nDammu Mohammed\nKelifa\nMagarsa Abdalla\nGalana Tasisa\nAbdalla Mohammed Yahya\nJafar Taye\nMuayib Aburezaq\nAsad Abraham Abdulla\nAmenu Terefe\n21\/24-Feb-2016\nGeleta Negero\nBilisumma Abdisa\nHasane Abdela\nDereje Mante\nRoba Mamo\nArganne\nAziza Mohammed\nFiromsa Abdi Abdulla\nBeshula Gemechu\nNajash Garada\nMagarsa Mohammed Abdurahman\nAbdella Aliyi Boruu\nRashid Mohammed\nHussen Mahamed Abdurahman\nAhmed Mohammed Ahmed\nFedhasa Bultume\nHuzeyfa Hassen Mohammed\nTolera Merga\nObsa Mohammed\nAbdi Aliyi\nMustefa Ahmade\nYitbarek Nugesse\nMagarsa Ahmed Ibrahim\nDastu\nMohammed Jamal Sharaf\nRamadan Hasan Muldhaata\nFufaa Galaalchaa Guutee\nMalkaamuu Daggafaa Morkaa\nBurruusee Taaffasaa Shorroo\nMirreessaa Waltajjii Shorroo\nTaamesgen Dhalootaan Mandii\nAmanu Terfa\nTaressa Barissa Lata\nBirhanu Waltaji\nTerefe Guta\nMotumma Fayyeera Tolasa\nSamuel Abash\nBadhane Tisse\nGuji\nIsrael Tisse\nGalchu\nTesfaye Chali\nFayissa Chali\nDagafa Firrisa\nBoja Qabata\nKadir Siraj Ahmed\nAbdi Waraati\nIsayas Gebeyehu\nBirhanu Tafa Bekele\nMisganu Meseret\nMotuma Feyera\nJamila Husseen\nAwwel Usmii\nHayder Aliyi\nTasfaayee Caalii Teessoo\nFayyisaa Caalii Teessoo\nDaggafaa Tolasaa Teessoo\nAbduljebar Tofiq\nAdem Abdella Adem\nJamal Abdi\nAbbas Roobaa Bulloo\nAbdukarim Abdullaahi\nGirma Dereje Ayana\nMohammed Dawud Alisho\nTasfaye Dirirsa Tolera\nGobanti chaka Furgasa\nAbduljelil Mohammed\nAli Buri Qerroso\nGetu Bekele Tolasa\nBadhasaa Galchuu\nSamuel Taklee Amante\nChala Shamsadin\nSaide Abdella Qaadii\nAdam Kadir\nMohammed Abdulla\nWorkena Goshu\nBorena\ngamado dafo dakaba\nJumual Nasser\nYusuf Abdurahim\nAbdi Benti\nBadarsa\nMamuda Qajela\nDejene Ibsa\nTolera Lelisaa\nIfaa Indiris\nLabata Dinkessa\nMagarsa Mohamad\nRegassa Chala\nShasho Firdissa\nTajir Taha Adam\nWandimne Wayesa\nGaddisa Sherif\nKashe Waltaji\nMelkamu Dheressa\nAbdalla Muhamad Ibro\nAlamigana Teshoma\nAlamineh Mangesha\nDesalegn Fikadu\nDirriba Balacho\nFahmi Abduraman\nGabayehu\nAbara Dhabaa\nAnnex 2: Letter to the Ethiopian Government\nMinister Kassa Tekleberhan\nMinistry of Federal Affairs\nDear Minister Kassa,\nI am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to request the government's response and perspective regarding serious human rights concerns related to the protests in Oromia since November 2015.\nHuman Rights Watch has been investigating the events around the protests over the past six months. Our findings are based on more than 125 interviews with witnesses and victims of alleged abuses, government officials and individuals implicated in abuses from over 70 different protest locations. We are preparing a report on our findings that would greatly benefit from your perspective on the situation, which would help ensure that we can present a full and thorough assessment of the situation.\nOur findings thus far raise serious concerns about the use of unnecessary and excessive force and other abuses by the state security forces. We estimate that to date at least 400 people have been killed, thousands have been injured, and tens of thousands arrested. Scores more individuals appear to be victims of enforced disappearances.\nProtesters and bystanders on different dates, in scores of different locations across all zones of Oromia state have described members of the security forces shooting live ammunition into crowds of people, summarily killing people being taken into custody, and carrying out mass arrests. Many former detainees have described being tortured and otherwise ill-treated in detention, often in military barracks. At least hundreds and possible thousands of people remain in detention without charge, without access to legal counsel, medical treatment, or family members, and without being brought before a court in a timely manner. The detention of individuals in military camps, including Urso and Ganale military camps \u2013 which renders them more vulnerable to serious abuses \u2013 is a particularly worrying and urgent concern.\nOur research to date also indicates that the security forces, including members of the federal police and military, have arbitrarily arrested and detained students, teachers, musicians, opposition politicians, health workers, and people who provide assistance or shelter to fleeing students.\nWhile Human Rights Watch documented some acts of violence \u2013 largely destruction of property \u2013 by protesters or unidentified people in the vicinity, our findings so far indicate that the protests have been largely peaceful. As mentioned below, we would be very grateful for any information you can provide regarding deaths of security force members or attacks against them.\nHuman Rights Watch is committed to producing material that is well-informed and objective. We would appreciate you or your staff answering the following questions so that your views are accurately reflected in our reporting. We would appreciate receiving your response to this letter by June 13, 2016, to ensure that it can be reflected in our final report. Responses should be emailed to.., or sent by facsimile to fax number: in Nairobi, Kenya.\nWe would also greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss these questions and the findings of our report. Please let us know if and where we could meet to discuss these important concerns.\nThank you for your consideration of this letter and we look forward to your response to our inquiries.\nLeslie Lefkow\nDeputy Director - Africa\nCC: Getachew Ambaye, Attorney General, Ministry of Justice,\nDirector, National Intelligence and Security Service.\nQuestions to the Government of Ethiopia\nHuman Rights Watch would appreciate the government's response to the following questions:\nHas your ministry or any other government department undertaken or participated in any investigations into the conduct of security forces during the protests in Oromia, either in 2014 or 2015-2016? We would appreciate any details you are able to provide on the number of members of the security forces who since April 2014 have been investigated, suspended from duty, disciplined or prosecuted for using excessive force or committing other abuses against protesters. If possible we would also appreciate details of the specific incidents under investigation, such as where and when the incident occurred, which units were responsible, who conducted the investigation and the outcome of the inquiry.\nPlease provide details of any investigations undertaken or currently underway into alleged torture or other ill-treatment of detainees by members of the security forces in relation to the 2014 and 2015-2016 protests in Oromia.\nWhat is the government's estimate of the total number of people killed since the protests began in mid-November 2015? Of the total, how many are members of the security forces? We would welcome any details you can provide about the circumstances of the deaths of security force members, including which units they belonged to, and the date and locations of the incidents.\nPlease provide data regarding the number of individuals who have been detained in connection with the protests, the locations of the facilities and the duration of their detentions? How many of those detained have been charged and under what laws? How many are being held in military camps and what is the legal basis for detaining them in such camps?\nPlease respond to allegations by former detainees in military camps that they were subjected to ill-treatment and torture in detention, or had difficulty gaining access to legal counsel. What steps has the government taken to address these allegations? Has the government permitted representatives of independent humanitarian and human rights organizations and foreign diplomats' access to prisons and detention centers to privately meet with detainees?\nWhether or not the government adopts the master plan, what steps is the government taking to address the potential displacement of Oromo farmers and the loss of their livelihoods from continued investment in the periphery of Addis Ababa?\nSince the protests began, the government has imposed new restrictions on social media. What is the legal basis for the government's blocking of certain websites and mobile phone applications, including social media?\n[1] Oromia Regional State is the largest state geographically (see map) and the Oromo population is the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, comprising approximately 35% of the population. See also: http:\/\/www.csa.gov.et\/images\/documents\/pdf_files\/regional\/CountryLevel.pdf. The last Ethiopian census was carried out in 2007.\n[2] For instance, Oromo students attending various universities throughout Ethiopia, including Dilla, Mekele, etc. have also organized protests.\n[3] The plan included an expansion of the municipal boundary by up to 1.1 million hectares\u2013an area roughly the size of Belgium\u2013that would constitute an approximately 20-fold increase in the area of the capital. This land would be removed from the jurisdiction of Oromia Regional State and placed under the jurisdiction of the Addis Ababa City Administration. Addis Ababa's municipal council is elected every five years and is accountable to the federal government.\n[4] There are two major mineral deposits. The company MIDROC operates the Lega Dembi gold deposit which is the largest gold producer in Ethiopia. According to MIDROC's website gold is exported to a refinery in Switzerland. See http:\/\/www.midroc.com\/projects\/project-archive\/midroc-gold-mine for more information. The other large mineral deposit near Shakiso is the Kenticha tantalum deposits. These deposits were mined by the state-owned Ethiopian Minerals Development S.C. (EMDSC). The government has expressed a desire to process the tantalum concentrate rather than exporting the raw tantalum concentrate, much of which is exported to China; AllAfrica, \"Ethiopia: Enhancing the Contribution of the Mining Sector,\" October 11, 2014, http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201410131301.html (accessed May 19, 2016). There have been numerous efforts at privatizing EMDSC since 2013 and mining of tantalum has reportedly stalled since that time while this process is undertaken. Tantalum is used to make capacitors in electronicequipment such ascomputers and mobile phones. Small-scale alluvial mining of placer deposits for gold also contributes to livelihoods in the area. In Mendi, an Indian company, Alisha Mining PLC, acquired marble quarries near Mendi in 2013. The raw marble is processed in their processing plant in Burayu, near Addis Ababa. It is not known if there are other marbles quarries in the Mendi area. See also; 2merkato, \"Ethiopia: Alisha Establish Marble Processing Plant,\" February 23, 2015, http:\/\/www.2merkato.com\/news\/alerts\/3603-ethiopia-alisha-establish-marble-processing-plant (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[5] Human Rights Watch interviews with protesters, locations withheld, December 2015 - May 2016.\n[6] See Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region,\" Vol. 17, No. 7 (A), May 10, 2005, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2005\/05\/09\/suppressing-dissent-0; see also, Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region\" of Ethiopia. October 10, 2014 https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[7] According to the last census in 2007 the population of Oromia was 27.1 million. Countrywide, 25.3 million responders identified themselves as ethnic Oromos. The figure of 35 million is a population projection based on the estimated population increase at the national level by the World Bank.\n[8] The OLF is one of five organizations designated as terrorist organizations. The others are Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabab, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), and Ginbot 7. The OLF was founded in the 1960s as part of Oromo nationalist movements fighting against the Haile Selassie government.The OLF's fragile alliance with the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF) splintered early in the 1990s after the coalition ousted the Derg government in 1991 and the OLF withdrew from elections and government. Since then it has waged what most observers view as alimited and ineffectual armed resistance against the government.\n[9] See Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region,\" Vol. 17, No. 7 (A), May 10, 2005, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2005\/05\/09\/suppressing-dissent-0. and Amnesty International, \"'Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region\" of Ethiopia. October 10, 2014 https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[10] Human Rights Watch, \"Journalism is Not A Crime\": Violations of Media Freedom in Ethiopia,\" January 21, 2015, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0115_ForUploadR.pdf and Human Rights Watch, \"One Hundred Ways of Putting Pressure\": Violations of Freedom of Expression and Association in Ethiopia, March 24, 2010, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2010\/03\/24\/one-hundred-ways-putting-pressure\/violations-freedom-expression-and-association. The 2005 election results sparked controversy, protests, and a bloody government crackdown. Up to 200 people were killed, tens of thousands of people were detained, and scores of opposition leaders, journalists, and human rights activists were arrested.\n[11] Opposition parties, including the legally registered Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) reported that state security forces and ruling party cadres harassed and detained their members in the lead up to the 2015 elections, while onerous registration requirements effectively put opposition candidates at a disadvantage. These restrictions, alongside the absence of independent media and civil society, meant there was little opportunity for dissenting voices to be heard or meaningful political debate on key issues ahead of the elections.\n[12] Human Rights Watch \"Development without Freedom: How Aid Underwrites Repression in Ethiopia,\" October 2010, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia1010webwcover.pdf.\n[13] Human Rights Watch, \"They Know Everything We do\" Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia,\" March 2014, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0314_ForUpload_1.pdf. See also \"Suppressing Dissent\". The \"one to five\" system has numerous variations depending on location and subject matter, but generally involves one individual monitoring, coaching or mobilizing five other individuals or households. This is used in many development initiatives including the health development army and model farmers, but also for local surveillance within communities, mobilizing around elections, etc. See Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region,\" May 2005, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0505.pdf, pp 30-39. (accessed June 7, 2016).\n[14] Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014, https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf, and Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region,\" Vol. 17, No. 7 (A), May 10, 2005, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2005\/05\/09\/suppressing-dissent-0, Human Rights Watch, \"One Hundred Ways of Putting Pressure\": Violations of Freedom of Expression and Association in Ethiopia, March 24, 2010, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2010\/03\/24\/one-hundred-ways-putting-pressure\/violations-freedom-expression-and-association (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[15] Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014. https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[16] Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region,\" Vol. 17, No. 7 (A), May 10, 2005, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2005\/05\/09\/suppressing-dissent-0.\n[17] \"Ethiopia: Muslim Protesters Face Unfair Trial,\" Human Rights Watch news release, April 2, 2013, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2013\/04\/02\/ethiopia-muslim-protesters-face-unfair-trial.\n[18] The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) is Oromia's largest legally registered opposition party. See Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014, https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016) for information on 2014 crackdown against the OFC.\n[19] \"Ethiopia: Brutal Crackdown on Protests,\" Human Rights Watch news release, May 5, 2014, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2014\/05\/05\/ethiopia-brutal-crackdown-protests.\n[20] See Government of Ethiopia's Second Growth and Transformation Plan 2015, https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/c\/dc\/LOI\/1415\/GTP-II.pdf (accessed June 8, 2016).\n[21] Oakland Institute, \"Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: Country Report: Ethiopia,\" 2011, http:\/\/www.oaklandinstitute.org\/sites\/oaklandinstitute.org\/files\/OI_Ethiopa_Land_Investment_report.pdf (accessed May 18, 2016).\n[22] Government of Ethiopia, \"Investment Opportunity in Sugar Cane Plantation in Ethiopia,\" http:\/\/www.ethiopianembassy.org.in\/investment\/Opportunity%20in%20Sugar%20Cane%20Plantation%202014.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[23] \"Investment Opportunity in Mining Sector in Ethiopia,\" 2015, http:\/\/www.ethiopianembassy.org.in\/investment\/new\/Opportunity%20in%20Mining%20Sectror%202015.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[24] The Oromia regional security forces are largely made up of ethnic Oromos. The federal police and military are ethnically mixed.\n[25] In Ethiopia, primary school covers grades 1 to 8, and secondary school covers grades 10 to 12. Formal education levels are low in many parts of Oromia, particularly among girls. Recent government and donor efforts to increase the availability of primary and secondary schooling has resulted in many students enrolled in primary and secondary school who are over 18.\n[26] BBC, \"Ethiopian forces 'kill 140 Oromo protesters',\" January 8, 2016, http:\/\/bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-35261314 (accessed May 10, 2016).\n[27] Sudan Tribune, \"Ethiopia's opposition leaders implicated in Oromia violence,\" February 28, 2016, http:\/\/www.sudantribune.com\/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=58167 (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[28] Human Rights Watch interview with #43, location withheld, January 2016.\n[29] Human Rights Watch interview with #88, location withheld, April 2016.\n[30] The Liyu police have a murky legal mandate and have been implicated in serious human rights abuses in the Somali Regional State in the government's ongoing counterinsurgency campaign against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). For more information see Human Rights Watch, \"Collective Punishment: War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Regional State,\" June 13, 2008, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2008\/06\/12\/collective-punishment.\n[31] Human Rights Watch interview with #106, location withheld, April 2016.\n[32] Increased amounts of Oromo asylum seekers are reported in Kenya, Egypt, Somaliland, Djibouti, and Puntland.\n[36] Lencho was later arrested another night when soldiers went door to door looking for protesters.\n[38] Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc. A\/CONF.144\/28\/Rev.1 at 112 (1990), rule 9. http:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/humanrts\/instree\/i2bpuff.htm (accessed June 8, 2016).\n[39] Ibid, rule 7.\n[43] Human Rights Watch interview with #5, location withheld, January 2016.\n[44] A woreda is a unit of local administration in Ethiopia. Each region is divided into zones, with each zone divided into several woredas. Each woreda, in turn, is divided into kebeles.\n[46] International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), G.A. res. 2200A (XXI), 21 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 52, U.N. Doc. A\/6316 (1966), 999 U.N.T.S. 171,entered into forceMar. 23, 1976, art. 9. Ethiopia became a party to the ICCPR in 1993.\n[47] UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, \"Individual Complaints, Urgent Appeals, Deliberations,\" http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/english\/issues\/detention\/complaints.htm.\n[48] Communication No 305\/1988: Netherlands. CCPR\/C\/39\/D\/305\/1988 (Jurisprudence), Views Of The Human Rights Committee Under Article 5, Paragraph 4, Of The Optional Protocol To The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights -Thirty-ninth Session concerning Communication No. 305\/1988, August 15, 1990.\n[50] Convention on the Rights of the Child,G.A. res. 44\/25, annex, 44 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 167, U.N. Doc. A\/44\/49 (1989),entered into forceSept. 2, 1990, article 37(c).\n[51] Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014, https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[52] 1983 (ET) peaceful demonstration and political procedure proclamation number 3 article 7\/1\/a\/ and the 1996 (ET) FDRE criminal code article 32\/1\/a\/ and 482\/1\/a\/ Translated from Amharic to English.\n[53] Evidence submitted included the memo to Government of Ethiopia, UN, US Embassy, AU, EU and Human Rights Watch with their demands. Available here: http:\/\/ehrp.org\/full-amharic-charge-on-aau-oromo-students-protested-at-us-embassy-addis-ababa\/ (accessed May 19, 2016); and a video of the protests submitted as evidence available here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/kh9-1KaXwwk (last viewed May 19, 2016).\n[56] Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014, https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/afr25\/006\/2014\/en\/ (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[61] A widely shared Youtube video of this incident is available at: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oPftkFCnI5g (last viewed May 19, 2016 ); Human Rights Watch interview #58, location withheld, April 2016.\n[64] Human Rights Watch and other organizations have frequently documented this pattern of mass arrests in Oromia during politically sensitive times such as elections or protests. See Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region,\" Vol. 17, No. 7 (A), May 10, 2005, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2005\/05\/09\/suppressing-dissent-0; and Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014, https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[65] Human Rights Watch interviews with #78, #101, location withheld, April 2016.\n[66] Human Rights Watch has documented the frequent use of torture and ill treatment of detainees in Maekelawi. See Human Rights Watch, \"They Want a Confession: Torture and Ill-Treatment in Ethiopia's Maekelawi Police Station,\" October 17, 2013, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2013\/10\/17\/they-want-confession\/torture-and-ill-treatment-ethiopias-maekelawi-police-station. Bekele was also arrested in August 2011, convicted under the criminal code, and sentenced to eight years in prison. The sentence was reduced to three years and seven months on appeal. He was released prior to the 2015 elections.\n[67] Charged under Anti-Terrorism Proclamation 621\/ 2009 and criminal code articles 32, 35, 38. It is also mentioned that they were responsible for the damage on 122 people, infrastructure and education process interruptions. The defendants are also accused of being in leadership and member of the OLF and inciting and coordinating violence in relation to the protest on the Addis Ababa Master Plan. Charge sheet available at: And unofficial translation of charge sheet into English at: http:\/\/ehrp.org\/gurmessa-ayano-et-al-bekele-gerba-full-english-charges-of-ofc-leaders\/ (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[68] See, for example, NPR, \"Just Out Of Jail, Ethiopian Leader Brings A Sharp Message To Obama,\" August 26, 2015, http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2015\/08\/26\/434975424\/just-out-of-jail-ethiopian-leader-brings-a-sharp-message-to-obama (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[69] Youtube video available at: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OPqjeualNkM (last viewed May 19 2016).\n[70] Killed in August 1996, see Youtube video available at: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2B3F0DnH6m0 (last viewed May 19, 2016).\n[71] Kadir Martu, was previously arrested based on his lyrics. While claiming asylum in Sudan, he was arrested for being in the country illegally and deported back to Ethiopia. According to Amnesty International, they received information he was rearrested on return and detained in Maekelawi. See https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xwlBlJnpnq4 (last viewed May 19, 2016).\n[74] Human Rights Watch interview with #95, location withheld, April 2016.There were protests in this location but they were minor in nature.\n[75] Walta Info, \"Oromiya demotes, sacks 829 officials,\" April 14, 2016, http:\/\/www.waltainfo.com\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23653&Itemid=134 (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[77] Enforced disappearance is defined as: \"the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law.\" International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (\"Convention against Enforced Disappearance\"), Human Rights Council, Report to the General Assembly on the First Session of the Human Rights Council,at 32, U.N. Doc. A\/HRC\/1\/L.10 (2006), article 2. Ethiopia is not a party to the Convention against Enforced Disappearance. See also Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances,G.A. res. 47\/133, 47 U.N. GAOR Sup8p. (No. 49) at 207, U.N. Doc. A\/47\/49 (1992).\n[80] For example, See Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014, https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/afr25\/006\/2014\/en\/ (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[81] See Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, G.A. res. 39\/46, annex, 39 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 51) at 197, U.N. Doc. A\/39\/51 (1984),entered into forceJune 26, 1987. Ethiopia became a party to the convention in 1994.\n[82] While Amharic is spoken across Ethiopia, many Oromos in rural areas, particularly older farmers and young students, do not speak Amharic fluently. Primary education in Oromia is predominantly in Afan Oromo, while Amharic is taught as a single course.\n[83] Tigrinya is the language spoken by ethnic Tigrayans. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) is the key party in the ruling coalition Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), and there are many ethnic Tigrayans employed in Ethiopia's security and intelligence services.\n[91] Article 21 of the Ethiopian Constitution states that all arrested persons have \"the right to communicate with, and be visited by, spouse(s), close relatives and friends, medical attendants, religious and legal counsellors.\"\n[92] The ICCPR in article 10 states that \"[a]ll persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and respect for their inherent dignity of the human person.\"\n[93] Human Rights Watch, \"Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, Vol. 17, No. 7 (A), May 10, 2005, http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2005\/05\/09\/suppressing-dissent-0; Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014. https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016); Human Rights Watch, \"They Want a Confession: Torture and Ill-Treatment in Ethiopia's Maekelawi Police Station,\" October 17, 2013, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2013\/10\/17\/they-want-confession\/torture-and-ill-treatment-ethiopias-maekelawi-police-station.\n[97] Many individuals who were detained in the aftermath of the 2014 protests reported not being allowed to go back to school, either as a condition of release from detention or by decree from the university or school administration.\n[100] Allafrica, \"Ethiopia: National Higher Education Entrance Exam Cancelled Due to Leakage,\" May 30, 2016, http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201605311273.html (accessed June 6, 2016).\n[101] Similar agreements have been documented in connection with past detentions and releases documented by Human Rights Watch and other organizations. Amnesty International, \"Because I am Oromo', Sweeping Repression in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia,\" October 10, 2014. https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/4000\/afr250062014en.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[102] Human Rights Watch interview with #87, location withheld, April 2016.\n[103] Human Rights Watch interview with #112, location withheld, April 2016.\n[104] Mail and Guardian Africa, \"Seven Ethiopian security forces killed, state buildings damaged, in restive Oromia region \u2013 minister,\" February 16, 2016, http:\/\/mgafrica.com\/article\/2016-02-2016-seven-ethiopian-security-forces-killed-state-buildings-damaged-in-restive-oromia-region-minister\/ (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[105] For example, see VOA, \"HRW: Killings and Detention in Ethiopia's Oromia Continue,\" February 22, 2016, http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/killing-detention-oromia-human-rights-watch-report\/3202181.html (accessed May 19, 2016 ).\n[106] Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT).\n[109] PeacefulDemonstrationand PublicPolitical Meeting ProcedureProclamationNo. 3\/1991.\n[111] ICCPR, article 21.\n[112] See Manfred Nowak, U.N. Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: CCPR Commentary, (Kehl: N.P. Engel, 2nd ed. 2005), pp. 488-94.\n[113] See, for example, UN Human Rights Committee, Vladimir Petrovich Laptesevich v. Belarus, Communication 780\/1997.\n[114] William Davison, Bloomberg, \"Twitter, WhatsApp Down in Ethiopia Oromia Area After Unrest,\" April 12, 2016, http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-04-12\/twitter-whatsapp-offline-in-ethiopia-s-oromia-area-after-unrestThe lack of availability of social media has primarily targeted Oromia (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[115] At least 12 journalists have been imprisoned, many of whom were convicted under Ethiopia's abusive counterterrorism law. In 2014 at least 30 journalists fled the country and six independent publications closed down. The government intimidates and harasses printers, distributors, and sources. For comprehensive analysis of the different techniques and strategies used to decimate independent media, see Human Rights Watch, \"'Journalism is Not A Crime': Violations of Media Freedom in Ethiopia,\" January 21, 2015, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0115_ForUploadR.pdf.\n[116] Fikadu was arrested on December 19, 2015. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), \"Ethiopia arrests journalist after channel reports on protests,\" December 22, 2015, https:\/\/www.cpj.org\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-arrests-journalist-after-channel-reports-.php (accessed May 19, 2016); Getachew was arrested on December 25, 2015. He was chief editor of Negere Ethiopia, the newspaper of the legally registered Semayawi (\"blue\") Party. He was also a columnist for several publications.\n[117] Foreign Correspondents' Association of East Africa, https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fcaeastafrica\/posts\/994952387266037?fref=nf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[118] The Oromia Media Network operates out of Minneapolis, United States, and according to its website is \"is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit news enterprise whose mission is to produce original and citizen-driven reporting on Oromia.\" OMN puts forward its independent vision: \"Ultimately, when it comes to media, the Oromo and other people in Ethiopia face two stark choices: state-controlled media that produces propaganda as the ruling party's mouthpiece or the anti-government opposition media disseminating partisan polemics.\" It broadcasts mainly in Afan Oromo. For more information on OMN, see Oromia Media Network, \"About Us,\" 2014, https:\/\/www.oromiamedia.org\/about\/.\n[119] ITU Constitution, art. 15, and ITU Radio Regulations, art. 15. Ethiopia joined the ITU in 1932. The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations tasked with promoting technical interoperability of telecommunications networks. They \"allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.\" International Telecommunication Union, \"Overview,\" http:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/about\/Pages\/overview.aspx (accessed May 4, 2016). Data from ITU's Ethiopia country profile is available at http:\/\/www.itu.int\/ITU-D\/afr\/memberstates\/country_details.asp?countryIndex=ETH. When the government jams a particular satellite television station this has the unintended outcome of jamming many of the other stations that also use that satellite. For example, when Ethiopia jammed OMN in May 2014, it also inadvertently jammed other channels on Saudi-based Arabsat including the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) resulting in the unavailability of those stations across East Africa.Satellite providers identified the source of the jamming as coming from northeast Ethiopia. See Human Rights Watch, \"They Know Everything We do\": Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia, March 2014, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0314_ForUpload_1.pdf for more information.\n[120] Human Rights Watch documented destruction of satellite dishes in five zones, particularly prevalent in January 2016.\n[121] Human Rights Watch interview with #22, 28, and 68, location withheld, January and April 2016.\n[122] The government is the only telecom provider in Ethiopia.\n[123] In 2013 at least 37 websites with Ethiopia-related content were blocked. Most of the sites tested and found blocked were operated by Ethiopians in the diaspora. See Human Rights Watch, \"They Know Everything We do': Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia,\" March 2014, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0314_ForUpload_1.pdf for more information.\n[124] Charities and Societies Proclamation (2009). The law bars work on human rights, good governance, conflict resolution, and advocacy on the rights of women, children, and people with disabilities if organizations receive more than 10 percent of their funds from foreign sources.\n[125] Full report on file with Human Rights Watch. Executive summary available in English at: http:\/\/ehrco.org\/2016\/03\/140th-special-report-executive-summary\/ Full report in Amharic available at: http:\/\/ow.ly\/mdel300mWnI (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[126] Human Rights Watch has documented widespread telephone surveillance capacities of the Ethiopian government, and has documented a variety of cases where intercepted phone calls or call records were used to persecute individuals, particularly in Oromia. See Human Rights Watch, \"They Know Everything We do\": Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia, March 2014, https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/ethiopia0314_ForUpload_1.pdf for more information.\n[128] Ludovica Iaccino, International Business Times, \"Addis Ababa master plan protests: Hailemariam Desalegn warns 'merciless action' will be used,\" December 17, 2015, http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/addis-ababa-master-plan-protests-hailemariam-desalegn-warns-merciless-action-will-be-used-1533790 (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[129] There were many other examples of these types of statement coming from Ethiopian government officials. For example, Abiy Berhane, minister counsellor at the Embassy of Ethiopia in London told IBTimes UK: \"The violence in some parts of Oromia region is instigated by foreign-based opposition groups who are determined to overthrow the constitutional order in Ethiopia by the use of force. They are using the Addis Ababa Integrated Master Plan as a pretext to advance their agenda of inciting violence aimed at creating chaos and instability in the country.\" http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/addis-ababa-master-plan-protests-hailemariam-desalegn-warns-merciless-action-will-be-used-1533790 (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[130] For example, on January 17, Getachew Reda said: \"soon it took another face as anti-peace elements came in agitating and involving directly or indirectly, instigating violence. Propaganda from Asmara is also playing a part in this.\"\n[131] Mail and Guardian Africa, \"Fear stalks Ethiopia's Oromia region after brutal crackdown\u2014the protest is about much more than what you see,\" February 25, 2016, http:\/\/mgafrica.com\/article\/2016-02-25-fear-stalks-ethiopias-oromia-region-after-brutal-crackdownthe-protest-is-about-much-more-that-what-you-see (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[132] The Guardian, \"Ethiopian prime minister: 'We are an island of stability in a troubled region,\" March 9, 2016, http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2016\/mar\/09\/ethiopian-prime-minister-hailemariam-desalegn-island-of-stability-troubled-region?CMP=twt_gu (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[133] See, for example, Walta Info, \"Oromiya demotes, sacks 829 officials,\" April 14, 2016, http:\/\/www.waltainfo.com\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23653&Itemid=134 (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[134] BBC, \"Ethiopia's Oromo protests: PM Hailemariam Desalegn apologises,\" March 10, 2016, http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-35773888 (accessed May 19, 2016). See also Ministry of Foreign affairs tweets: **PMHailemariam We need to recognize that ensuring #GoodGovernance is existential issue that requires tooth & nail fight to keep hope alive, and ** #PMHailemariam Problems in #Oromia #Amhara are direct results of unresponsiveness & unemployment #GoodGovernance.\n[135] Al Jazeera, \"Ethiopia's Oromo people demand equal rights in protests,\" March 26, 2016, http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/03\/ethiopia-oromo-people-demand-equal-rights-protests-20160326061204927.html (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[136] It reads: \"An investigation has been launched to establish the identity of the culprits behind corrupt land acquisition practices with a view to making them legally accountable. Furthermore, the investigation aims at identifying those who are responsible for the loss of innocent lives.\" See http:\/\/ethioembassy.org.uk\/news_archive\/PresRelHRW.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[137] Star Africa, \"Ethiopia's human right commission to present report on recent violations,\" March 19, 2016, http:\/\/en.starafrica.com\/news\/ethiopias-human-right-commission-to-present-report-on-recent-violations.html (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[138] See European Parliament resolution of 21 January 2016 on the situation in Ethiopia (2016\/2520(RSP) available at, http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/sides\/getDoc.do?pubRef=-\/\/EP\/\/TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2016-0023+0+DOC+XML+V0\/\/EN&language=EN (accessed May 19, 2016).\n[139] See \"S.Res.432 - A resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia\" available at, https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/114th-congress\/senate-resolution\/432\/text (accessed May 16, 2016); there have also been a variety of other statements from Congress and Senate officials including, http:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/ranking\/release\/cardin-rubio-colleagues-condemn-ethiopias-crackdown-on-civil-society-http:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=0ef69e42-7157-430d-90b7-86a9baa28c55.\n[140] See Press Statement from the US Department of State, \"The United States Concerned By Clashes in Oromia, Ethiopia December 18, 2015 http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/prs\/ps\/2015\/12\/250778.htm (accessed May 16, 2016).\n[141] See Press Statement from the US Department of State, \"The United States Calls for Meaningful Dialogue About Oromo Community Concerns,\" January 14 2016, http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/prs\/ps\/2016\/01\/251256.htm (accessed May 16, 2016).\n[142] See Press Statement from the US Department of State, \"On Ethiopia's Charges of Terrorism Against Political Leaders,\" April 29, 2016, http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/prs\/ps\/2016\/04\/256745.htm (accessed May 16, 2016).\n[143] UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, news release, \"UN experts urge Ethiopia to halt violent crackdown on Oromia protesters, ensure accountability for abuses,\" January 21, 2016, http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16977&LangID=E (accessed May 16, 2016).\nMr. Maina Kiai, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; Mr. Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; Mr. Christof Heyns, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.\n[144] Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Ethiopia, CRC\/C\/ETH\/CO\/4-5, 3 June 2015, paragraphs 29 and 39, available at http:\/\/tbinternet.ohchr.org\/Treaties\/CRC\/Shared%20Documents\/ETH\/INT_CRC_COC_ETH_20797_E.pdf (accessed May 19, 2016).\nEthiopian Protests\nJune 15, 2016 News Release\nMay 9, 2016 Dispatches\nFelix Horne\nSenior Researcher, Horn of Africa\nApril 12, 2016 Commentary\nDeafening Silence from Ethiopia\nPublished In: Foreign Policy in Focus\nJuly 17, 2019 News Release\nChina: Muslim-Majority States Whitewash Abuses\nUN: Unprecedented Joint Call for China to End Xinjiang Abuses\nJuly 18, 2019 Daily Brief\nDespair At \"Send Her Back\" Chants in US: Daily Brief\nJuly 11, 2019 Statement\nWritten Testimony: \"Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border\"\nNicaragua: US Should Sanction President Ortega\nJune 27, 2019 Interactive\nCollateral Damage: The Children of Duterte's \"War on Drugs\"\nJune 28, 2019 Report\nRigging the System\nJuly 1, 2019 Dispatches\nThree-Year-Old Girl Latest Philippines 'Drug War' Victim\nPhilippines: 'Drug War' Devastates Children's Lives\nProtecting Rights, Saving Lives\nHuman Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Not Dark Yet #291: A cure for the common cold\nA mephitic attack of man-flu (alright, a bad cold) left me unable to write a sensible sentence for a couple or three days last week, but fortunately more than capable of reading thousands of them. It was an opportunity I seized eagerly, because the virus struck at the same time as my annual Autumn treat: the publication of new novels by Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly and Lee Child. This year, I also had the bonus of a new Shardlake from CJ Sansom, his first for four or five years. Armed with copious quantities of red wine, paracetamol and kitchen roll, I settled in the office armchair and opened page one of book one. Here's what I found.\nIn a House of Lies is Ian Rankin's 22nd Rebus. He (Rebus) is retired now, has quit smoking and barely drinks. But this is a 'cold case', with which Rebus was involved years back, an excuse he uses to infiltrate himself into the investigation. In so doing, he is back with the usual cast of characters: Big Ger Cafferty from the dark side and, representing the forces of 'good', DIs Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox. But of course, this being Rankin and Rebus, the distinction between good and evil are rather more nuanced than this simple characterization. Everyone has something to hide, even \u2013 especially \u2013 Rebus himself. As the story unfolds, we learn what they are hiding and how well it is hidden, with each loose end neatly tied up in knots (and crosses). Masterly.\n\u200bAnother cold case. Michael Connelly's Dark Sacred Night brings together Harry Bosch with the more recently created Detective Ren\u00e9e Ballard to look into the brutal murder of 15 year old Daisy Clayton. As a mystery, it's not really satisfactory: the attention paid early on to character one would expect to be peripheral gives it away. But as a procedural and a study of two characters interlocking and intertwining, it's excellent. And, at the end, surprise surprise, the two \u2013 having both solved cases on the side \u2013 agree that they might well work together again. If they do, I'll be there.\nAnd yet another cold case, the 23rd Reacher novel from Lee Child. In Past Tense, the case in question is the absence of records of the Reacher dynasty in Laconia NH, contrary to family lore. But the paper trail opens up nefarious activities in both past and present. With his own version of Ren\u00e9e Ballard to assist, Reacher continues the more cerebral and caring approach of last year's The Midnight Line. Which is not to say that fans of old-fashioned Reacher will be disappointed. The closing chapters, set in a New Hampshire killing ground, are as violent, suspenseful and gripping as anything Child has written.\n\u200bFinally to Tombland. Who would have thought a novel set in Norwich could be so fascinating?\nSansom has taken half a decade to research the latest Shardlake, and it shows. In a good way. His mission from the Lady Elizabeth is to investigate the circumstances of the murder of the wife of one of her distant kinsmen, a Boleyn, and the whodunnit element unfolds in a more than satisfactory manner. But Shardlake being Shardlake, he finds himself at the centre of Kett's Rebellion, and this and its causes is the real subject of the book. I confess I was unaware of the rebellion which defeated a couple of royal armies and controlled much of Norfolk for a few brief weeks in 1549. But I know a hell of a lot now, thanks to both the novel itself and the historical afterword. It's a great read, as educational as it is entertaining.\nAlso palliative. Because as I turned the last page of the last book, I realized that my cold had gone.\nI was cured.\nToday from the everysmith vaults: Since 2010, the Dead has been releasing a highlight track on each day of November. These are not just great in themselves, but serve to remind one of hidden gems and forgotten shows. The 2018 is currently two-thirds of the way through, and I am relishing each morning as I download the latest carefully chosen track.\nSurprised you didn't draw out the parallels between the books. I mean the dark side. Police corruption in the Rebus, the assassinations by the SAS-style SWAT in the Bosch, the land grab in the Reacher, and of course the enclosures in the Shardlake. It's this undercurrent of injustice which makes all these books so good.\nTrue. In more general terms, it's what makes the genre so important. \"Down these mean streets a man must go\" etc etc. The mean streets also populated by women who are not themselves mean. Rebus has Siobhan, Bosch Ballard, Reacher has Brenda Amos. Isn't there are new VI Warshawski?\nIphigenia\nShell Game. It's good.\nA cure for the common cold case?\n(Notthat) Bob\nOnly read the Reacher and agree that this and last year's are more nuanced and interesting than the wham-bang style. I think I'll do Tombland next. Thanks.\nThanks for this. Down with a cold myself and will try the same remedy. The Kindle is downloading as I write.\nJamesD\nHave placed them all on my Christmas wish list. Thanks.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"An Estonian Man Has Been Stuck In Manila Airport Since Late March\nbyPranjal Pande\nAs restrictions are lifted around the world and people head to the airport once again, some never left. Roman Trofimov, an Estonian tourist, has been stranded at Manila airport since March 20th, after the Philippines closed its borders. With nearly all flights canceled, he had no choice but to live in the airport terminal.\nThe journey started with an AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Manila, after which he was stranded. Photo: byeangel via Wikimedia Commons\nNot a great time to travel\nAccording to Facebook posts, Roman Trafimov's trip started on March 12th, flying from St. Petersburg to Bangkok. On March 19th, he left for Cebu, connecting through Manila Airport. This is where the situation went sideways. The Philippines issued a travel ban and stopped issuing visas on March 20th, leaving him stranded at the airport.\nIt seems AirAsia was also unable to carry Mr. Trafimov back to Thailand due to coronavirus restrictions. This left him stuck at the airport. An international flight ban came soon after, meaning that he was unable to fly back to Estonia either, leaving him in the departures area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport.\nWith no visa and flights canceled, Roman Trafimov was stuck in the Manila Airport. Photo: Mithril Cloud via Wikimedia Commons\nTo further complicate matters, Mr. Trafimov's passport was taken by AirAsia for unknown reasons. He was traveling with a 'grey passport' instead of the standard EU red passport, which denotes a person of undefined citizenship or stateless. The lack of a passport meant further limited travel options.\nLiving in the airport\nWith no flights in or out of Manila, Mr. Trafimov was stuck in the airport. Through his Facebook posts, he talks about his meager living arrangements: sleeping on the floors, using airport facilities, and eating from airport shops. On April 1st, the Estonian embassy managed to get Mr. Trafimov entry to a lounge to live in, making the experience a bit more bearable.\n\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0424\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043f\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0445 20 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 2020. NAIA \u2013 Terminal 3\u0414\u0443\u0448\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u043e \u0442\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e \u0433\u0440\u044f\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0442 \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0434\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u044b\u043b\u043e\u2026\nPublisert av Roman Trofimov S\u00f8ndag 28. juni 2020\nDuring the three month stay at the airport, he did get a chance to leave the country. The Estonian government offered a seat on a repatriation flight, but Mr. Trafimov declined due to the high cost. He ended up living in the airport for over 110 days and he has documented parts of the experience on Facebook.\nOn July 7th, Mr. Trafimov got on a KLM flight from Bangkok to Tallinn, connecting through Amsterdam, bringing the ordeal to an end. He is now back in Estonia and happy to finally have some fresh air after months in the same terminal.\nNot the only one\nRoman Trafimov is not the only traveler unintentionally recreating Tom Hanks' 'The Terminal'. COVID-19 restrictions have left passengers all over the stranded in airports as borders close and flights are canceled.\nHong Kong airport recently reported that there has been a passenger stuck in transit since March, while others have been stuck for shorter periods. The reasons are quite similar: passengers unable to carry on to their final destinations. The airport will now fine airlines who carry connecting passengers to destinations where borders are closed. Other airports, such as Delhi, Dubai, and Malaysia, have seen similar situations.\nWith visas canceled and flights banned, travelers around the world have found themselves stuck in limbo. Photo: Getty Images\nMany are criticizing passengers for traveling during the pandemic, calling it reckless. Estonia's Foreign Ministry echoed the same sentiment, saying Mr. Trafimov traveled after advisories had been put out. No matter how bad the decision, everyone now hopes they are able to return home like Mr. Trafimov.\nPranjal Pande\nLead Journalist - India - Pranjal is an experienced journalist with a strong focus on Indian aviation. His background in political science and economics gives him unique insight into issues surrounding international travel and governmental regulations. Pranjal is enthusiastic about new aircraft types and has his stories regularly picked up by renowned publications including Forbes. Based in New Delhi, India.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: Helen\nWeekly Highlights; August 7, 2010\nRobert Duvall reveals to Movie Geeks that the inspiration for his Godfather character, Tom Hagen, was real-life mob boss Carmine Galante's lackey. \"There was a guy who was a high-paid gofer that followed him around, and lit his cigarette, and pulled his chair out,\" he says. \"That was a key for me.\"\nBilly Ray Cyrus tells Live from Music City how he picked the name for his new band. \"Brother Clyde\" sounds like it could be any genre of music,\" he says. \"Anything could be called Brother Clyde. I wanted Brother Clyde to be like Lynyrd Skynyrd or Molly Hatchet. Just a kick-ass rock 'n' roll band.\"\nAs with every hit sitcom that has wrapped, there's always a chance that those involved in creating the magic will be enticed to reunite. So, naturally, Night Views Radio's Robert Saul posed the million-dollar question to funnyman Brad Garrett\u2014who was quick to respond\u2026\nMayor Ashley Judd? Senator Judd? President Judd? Could be\u2014as the Helen star herself reveals on Milling About. \"I just graduated Harvard,\" she says. \"It's a possibility that I could run for office some day. I mean, the Kennedy School is certainly the ultimate formal power factory.\"\nWomen on the Move mixes it up with TV idol Antonio Sabato Jr., who's also a professional auto racer. The former Calvin Klein model chats about his recent entree into the Mini Cooper circuit. \"The car is just astonishing,\" he says of the iconic British roadster. \"It's really fun to drive.\"\nLong Live Rock host Sterling Whitaker kicks it with legendary rocker Randy Bachman, who recounts how he got back together with Bachman Turner Overdrive frontman Fred Turner. \"Fred emailed me,\" says Randy. \"He said, 'You wanna get together? This guy's a fan of BTO.'\"\nThis entry was posted in BlogTalkRadio and tagged antonio sabato jr, ashley judd, bachman turner overdrive, billy ray cyrus, blog talk radio, BlogTalkRadio, brad garett, brother clyde, bto, BTR, calvin klein, daily features, Daily Highlights, featured, featured shows, Fred Turner, harvard, Helen, kennedy school, live from music city, long live rock, Milling About, Movie Geeks, Night Views Radio, Programming Highlights, randy bachman, Robert Duvall, robert saul, seinfeld, sterling whitaker, tv idol, women on the move on August 7, 2010 by .\nCongresswoman Ashley Judd? Senator Judd? President Judd?\nIs Ashely Judd eying the White House\u2014or at least Capitol Hill? Could be, as she herself reveals today on Milling About.\n\"I just graduated Harvard [in May], from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and got a [Masters of Public Administration], and it was absolutely fabulous,\" the Double Jeopardy star tells host Robin Milling.\n\"I cried in class I was so happy,\" the formerly depressed Ashley (above) tells us of completing her Harvard coursework.\n\"It's a possibility that I could run for office some day. I mean, the Kennedy School is certainly the ultimate formal power factory, and I would consider myself reasonably well trained at this point because they are certainly fastidious and serious about imparting certain skills.\"\nBut then the staunchly Democratic Ashely\u2014whose latest flick, Helen, tells the story of a woman who has the perfect life, but whose world crumbles as her bipolar disorder re-emerges\u2014tempers her enthusiasm about becoming an elected official.\n\"I'm not sure at this time it's the best use of me,\" she says. \"I like my life being grassroots and visiting NGOs and spending time with people who are Continue reading \u2192\nThis entry was posted in Celebrities, Movies and tagged Ashley Judd's political aspirations, bipolar disorder, BlogTalkRadio's Milling About, clinical depression, Helen, Robin Milling on August 6, 2010 by blogtalkradio.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Love in a Time of Climate Change: Honoring Creation, Establishing Justice\nLove in a Time of Climate Change\nHonoring Creation, Establishing Justice\nSharon Delgado (Author)\nInterested in a gratis copy?\nHow do you plan on using your gratis copy?\nReviewExamDesk\nReview (Digital)\nExam (Print)\nExam (Digital)\nDesk (Print)\nDesk (Digital)\nLove in a Time of Climate Change issues a call to readers to develop a loving response to climate change, which harms the poor, threatens future generations, and damages God's creation. Exploring the theology of creation can help us understand the intrinsic value of creation and assess the physical and spiritual implications of climate change\u2014especially the disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable\u2014and our responsibility to work for climate justice in our time.\nPublication Date July 15, 2017\nIntroduction: Love in a Time of Climate Change\nPart I: Discerning the Truth about Climate Change\n1. Climate Change: A Sign of the Times\n2. Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience: Tools for Discernment\nPart II: Honoring Creation\n3. Scripture: Hearing Creation's Groans\n4. Tradition: The Wisdom of God in Creation\n5. Reason: The New Creation Story\n6. Experience: Creation as Sacrament\nPart III: Establishing Justice\n7. Scripture: Transforming the Jericho Road\n8. Tradition: Social Holiness on a Warming Planet\n9. Reason: Climate Justice and Common Sense\n10. Experience: On the Front Lines of Climate Change\nConclusion: Love of God and Neighbor: A Faithful Response to Climate Change\nReview in Reading Religion (AAR) by Mark Y. A. Davies\nReview in the Englewood Review of Books by Teresa Langness\nReview in the Women's Caucus of the AAR by Michelle Walsh\nReview in Sojourners Magazine by Beth Norcross\nReview in The Christian Century by Willa Swenson-Lengyel\nReview in Generous Stewards by Betsy Schwartzentraub\nReview in the Journal of Lutheran Ethics by Steward Herman\nLove in a Time of Climate Change proves such essential reading.\n\"Climate change is the greatest challenge we've yet faced as a civilization. Meeting that challenge will require we use both our heads and our hearts. There are many primers that target the former, but fewer that target the latter. And that is why Love in a Time of Climate Change proves such essential reading.\"\nMichael E. Mann | Director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center and author of The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy.\nThis book is a gift to Christians everywhere, one that ultimately extends to all of God's creation.\n\"Solutions to the world's problems must include the churches if they are to be effective, and the churches must understand these challenges theologically if they are to be mobilized. Sharon Delgado masterfully articulates an unapologetically Wesleyan framework for climate justice, and in doing so, gives the churches the resources necessary to bring about lasting change. This book is a gift to Christians everywhere, one that ultimately extends to all of God's creation. I highly recommend it.\"\nJim Winkler | President and General Secretary, National Council of Churches\nThis book is an act of witness, and a powerful one.\n\"This book is an act of witness, and a powerful one. It reminds us that if church is going to mean anything in a time of rapid climate change, it's going to have to take on this toughest of all questions.\"\nBill McKibben | Founder of 350.org, author of The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation\nwith wonderfully readable wisdom\n\"To live in love\u2014and in a perilously changing climate: with wonderfully readable wisdom, Sharon Delgado invites us, Christians and all, to follow her on this honestly hopeful and adventurously holy way to our shared future.\"\nDr. Catherine Keller | Drew Theological School. Author of Cloud of the Impossible.\n\"Sharon Delgado makes it clear that we, especially we who stand in the Wesleyan tradition, cannot choose between being scriptural in the fullest sense and activity to save as much as possible from destruction through climate change. There is no tension between biblical preaching and preaching on the overwhelming, life-determining issues surrounding climate change. Let's stop hemming and hawing and work with God to save God's creation.\"\nJohn B. Cobb | Claremont School of Theology\n\"Honor the creation. Strive for justice for all our planet's creatures both now and in future generations. Sharon Delgado reminds us vividly and forcefully how today's Christians have a responsibility for tomorrow's Earth.\"\nTed Peters | Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary\nLove in a Time of Climate Change gives a thorough understanding of the moral and spiritual implications of the climate crisis.\n\"There is no more important challenge facing creation than the changing climate. Love in a Time of Climate Change gives a thorough understanding of the moral and spiritual implications of the climate crisis. This book emphasizes the injustice of not addressing the climate crisis. With love at the center of the conversation it will motivate readers into taking urgent and serious action that will curtail the most catastrophic affects.\"\nThe Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham | President of The Regeneration Project, Interfaith Power & Light\nLove of God, love of each other, and love of God's creation are so masterfully intertwined by Sharon Delgado.\n\"Love of God, love of each other, and love of God's creation are so masterfully intertwined by Sharon Delgado. Easy answers, a checklist of 5 things we can do to save the planet are not found here. Delgado calls for a transformation of the world, no less! How audacious to speak of love in an age of climate injustice. But isn't that our job as Christians; to love the world into a new reality? It will be a very difficult job to solve the climate crisis, but Delgado has unlimited hope that, in love, we can do it!\"\nThe Rev. Pat Watkins | Ministry for the Care of God's Creation\nLove in a Time of Climate Change is the book we need now\n\"Climate change is already impacting church ministries, from the fight against malaria to disaster relief and recovery. Love in a Time of Climate Change is the book we need now to help us articulate a Christian understanding of the climate crisis and respond with boldness, urgency and hope.\"\nThe Rev. Jenny Phillips | Fossil Free UMC Founder, Minister for Environmental Stewardship and Advocacy, Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church\nIt's an important and eloquent contribution.\n\"We all know we're up against a cliff when it comes to climate change, and that we need a transformation in our culture, politics and personal behavior to protect life on earth. John Wesley understood what it meant to be in need of such a holistic and profound transformation, and Sharon Delgado brings a much-needed Wesleyan urgency and wisdom to bear on this issue. It's an important and eloquent contribution.\"\nFletcher Harper | Executive Director, GreenFaith\nLove in a Time of Climate Change is a timely and important book that deserves to be read widely by people of faith\n\"Sharon Delgado's Love in a Time of Climate Change is a timely and important book that deserves to be read widely by people of faith\u2026 Her call for Christians, wherever we may be, to look more closely at the issues of justice and creation care and to live out our faith in a time of climate change, challenges us all.\"\nNicky Bull | Operation Noah (UK)\nAn intelligent, biblically and theologically sound rationale\n\"An intelligent, biblically and theologically sound rationale that argues for the Christian's engagement in the Climate Justice movement. Sharon has elegantly integrated scripture, the writings of John Wesley, and postmodern theology, along with science, politics, and personal experience, in this strong meditation on \"righteous love\" in a global and community context. I highly recommend that a book group or congregational study group take up the challenge of reading and studying this book together over a month's time and then making an action plan to implement.\"\nPeter Moore-Kochlachs | Executive Director, Environmental Ministries of Southern California","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"STACK Home\nHome \/\/ Gaming\nGaming Update: 'GT6,' 'Battlefield 4,' 'Assassin's Creed 4'\nStarting today, you can download the new 'Freedom Cry' DLC for 'Assassin's Creed 4.' Learn more about that title, plus 'Gran Turismo 6' and 'Battlefield 4.'\nLast week, Sony addressed concerns about microtransactions in GT6, EA reaffirmed its resolve to fix Battlefield 4, and the release date for AC4's \"Freedom Cry\" DLC was announced.\nMicrotransactions are always a dicey topic, so it wasn't surprising that gamers got upset when they found out that GT6\u00c2 was loaded with them. Players can purchase in-game credits with real money to buy cars and other items. The most expensive car available, the Jaguar XJ13, will cost a staggering $196 or 20 million credits.\nSony Defends Microtransactions in Gran Turismo 6\nMicrotransactions are always a dicey topic, so it wasn't surprising that gamers got upset when they found out that GT6 was loaded with them. Players can purchase in-game credits with real money to buy cars and other items. The most expensive car available, the Jaguar XJ13, will cost a staggering $196 or 20 million credits.\nSony has defended microtransactions by promising that the purchases will be completely optional and won't adversely affect the game's progression system. Players will have access to all of the items available for purchase by competing in races or event challenges.\n\"Users have the optional choice to purchase in-game credits in increments of $500,000 through the PS Store to unlock content faster if they prefer to do that, rather than earn them through gameplay. We do not require players to purchase or use purchased in-game currency to experience or progress through the complete game,\" says Sony.\nBattlefield 4 Problems Continue; DLCs on Hold\nThe problems surrounding Battlefield 4 continue to plague the game more than a month after its release. Now, even the publisher's stock is feeling the pressure. Last week, EA stock dropped more than 8 percent\u2014its biggest dip since March. EA released a statement to reassure customers that fixing Battlefield 4's technical glitches is its main concern right now and saying that no more new content for the game will be released until the issues are addressed.\nThe statement reads, \"We know we still have a ways to go with fixing the game\u2014it is absolutely our no. 1 priority. The team at DICE is working non-stop to update the game. Since the Battlefield 4 China Rising expansion pack was already in the final stages of development by the time issues began with [the title], we decided to fulfill our promise to deliver it this week, but we're not moving forward onto future projects or expansions until we sort out all the issues with Battlefield 4.\"\nAssassin's Creed 4 DLC Arriving Today\nAC4's single-player DLC \"Freedom Cry\" arrives Dec. 17 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It costs $10 on its own but is included in the title's $20 Season Pass. The content revolves around Edward Kenway's first mate Adewale and his life after being freed from slavery on Kenway's ship, which spans nine missions. Peep the game's trailer, below.\nThe DLC will not be released for Wii U. Ubisoft announced in October that they will not be releasing any downloadable content for the Nintendo console.\nTopics: NEWS | BATTLEFIELD 4\nSkywordNews -\nMore About Gaming\nXbox Puts a Premium on Keeping Young Gamers Safe Online\nMicrosoft Announces New Features to Help Parents Control Kids' Screen Time on Xbox\nMadden 19 Ratings Are Out. Here Are the Strongest, Fastest and Most Agile Players\nMicrosoft Releases the Xbox One X, the 'World's Most Powerful' Gaming Console\nHow NBA Forward Otto Porter Got Hooked On 'Call of Duty'\nThe 'Madden 18' Rookie Ratings Are Out, and Myles Garrett Is a Beast\nMXGP3 Is a Blast for Virtual Motocross Racers\nKyrie Irving Lands on the Cover of 'NBA 2K18'\nWATCH: Kevin Durant's and Russell Westbrook's Intense Sand Dune Workout\nStudy Identifies Top 5 Ab Workouts\nJon Beason on Off-Season Workouts: 'I Know When I Have to Focus'\nBo Jackson Claims That He Once Ran a 4.13 40-Yard Dash\nMike Trout's Epic Box Jump Will Leave You Speechless [VIDEO]\nBaseball Players: 3 Power-Building Exercises for Throwing, Swinging and Stealing\nShould You Drink a Protein Shake Before Bed?\n5 Brutal Sprint Drills That Push the Lactic Threshold\nMaster Heads Up Football's 5 Tackling Drills and Techniques\nBench Press 315 Pounds With This Training Plan\nTrain Harder With Hill Sprints\nHow 'NBA LIVE 14' Became the Smartest Basketball Video Game Ever\nA Gamer's Guide to Black Friday\nGaming Update: 'Tomb Raider,' 'AC4,' 'Borderlands 2,' 'GTA V'\nGaming Update: Xbox One, 'Battlefield 4,' 'The Last of Us,' 'CoD: Ghosts'\nMicrosoft Will Struggle to Meet Xbox One Demand\nMore About News\nBlake Griffin: The STACK Interview\nRussell Westbrook Hosts Second Annual Christmas Party for Foster Children\n'Bourne 5' Reaching Theaters in 2015\nNew Trailer Released for '300: Rise of an Empire'\nNike Gets Festive With 'Christmas' Editions of the LeBron XI, KD VI and Kobe 8","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CLICK A CATEGORY TO FIND THE CLASS OF YOUR CHOICE.\nBALLET & STRETCHING\nBeginner\/Intermediate\/Advanced\nTuesdays 6:30pm - 7:45pm\nHeinz Adjakwah, Instructor\nTuesdays, 4:30pm - 5:45pm\nBallet is the foundation of most codified dance techniques. Participants will leave with a keener sense of their bodies in a given space and the importance of maintaining control of the body in a position while allowing the mind to concentrate in relaxation. Participants will also be able to identify the basic ballet terminologies as well as understand and execute the basic ballet movements with a great appreciation for the importance for each of the movements they will be introduced to over the six-week session. This is a great cross-training session for athletes and performing artists.\nCourse Full!\nInstructor Bio\nJAZZ FUNK (Street Jazz)\nPatrick Casimir, Instructor\nAntonio Beverly, Instructor\nFUNK (Street Jazz)\nThursdays, 6:30pm - 7:45pm\nJazz Funk(West Coast), also known as Street Jazz (East Coast) covers hit dance styles and moves from hardcore hits, like the musical \"Hamilton,\" to the fierce vibe of Lady Gaga and Beyonce, to the hype heel-ography of \"Kinky Boots.\" Jazz Funk [Street Jazz] incorporates little bits and pieces of other dance genres and wraps it into a funky style that is both fun and expressive! Dancers will be able to learn dance technique terminology and apply it to warm-ups and choreography. You'll learn to problem solve through music, hitting isolations with sheer intensity, moving through dynamics both hard and soft and sprinkling a little \"sassy in your step.\" Jazz Funk [Street Jazz] tells a story with your body. Get ready for the \"Boom Kack Ka Ka Bam Whop!\"\nRegister for this course\nCONTEMPORARY MODERN DANCE\nAshleigh King, Instructor\nFridays, 8:30pm - 9:45pm\nContemporary Modern is everywhere and it is utilized by choreographers all over, from Disney's \"The Lion King,\" Sia's music video \"The Greatest,\" to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre this intense dance style is everywhere. Contemporary Modern explores multiple dance styles including Contemporary, Theatrical Dance, and Concert Dance with codified techniques (i.e. Horton, Limon, Graham, Cunningham and Post-Modern). This course is designed for developing total body use in movements of expressive abstract and commercial ideas. Participants can expect to learn choreography and adapt it to their bodies while refining their ability to learn combinations quickly. Participants will learn to execute key dance terminology; adapt movement quality and intent to any given emotion or abstract thought.\nAUDITION & MUSICAL THEATRE BASICS\nShalyce \"Shea\" Hemby, Instructor\nAUDITION &\nMUSICAL THEATRE BASICS\nMondays, 6:30pm - 7:45pm\n\"What if I wasn't born to twirl and kick on the dance floor?\" In this 6-week session, Shea will teach you basic musical theatre dance patterns, basic dance steps and terminology, and reinforce the skills you need to succeed in the audition room. The next dance call you attend, you'll be ready to execute those short phrases and combinations to help with movement sequencing, mind-body connection and retention. In this course, amateurs and professionals alike can receive the tools needed to be confident in the audition room. Expect to master basic steps and terminology used in dance calls.\nDANCE FITNESS FOR FAMILIES\nCandace Foreman, Instructor\nSaturdays, 6:30pm - 7:45pm\nLooking for a new routine to do with your family and friends on a Saturday night? Cooped up, and you want to get physical at home? Or maybe you just enjoy dancing with others. Dance Fitness for Families is a great way to get the family moving together, and you may even learn a few new moves! This high-energy class combines cardio, stretching and dance, a fun time for all and a great way to stay fit without adapting a \"Boot Camp\" mind set. You and your friends will be making great TikTok videos in no time!\nHOW DO YOU SING LIKE THAT?\nCedric D. Lyles, Instructor\nHow Do You Sing (Like That!)?\nA Vocal Technique Series\nAfter an ArtsCentric show, someone usually comments on the sound and voices that create the ArtsCentric magic. It's so inspiring to see and hear great singers doing what they do best. But even the best singers around are often amazed and ask \"How does one sing like that?\" Join Cedric D. Lyles coaching singers through a select repertoire aimed at unpacking their hidden vocal power. Each singer will receive feedback, sit-in on masterclass sessions, and perform live on screen. In this session, participants will explore interpreting and communicating with an audience, vocal and performance techniques, and discover their natural ability to unpack the extra \"umph\" required to transform any listening audience and make strong human connections through their art.\nMUSIC THEORY BASICS\nCatina McLagan, Instructor\nTHEORY BASICS\nEver been excited to start working on that musical? Opera? Choir concert? Then you remembered- music rehearsal! Are you nervous because you have to learn music, and you never really learned to read music well? Or, maybe you've never had the chance to study music, \"not a music reader?\" Don't worry, we are here for you! Join Catina as she takes you through the basics of music literacy, exploding with interactive lessons on rhythm, musical timing, chord symbols, expressive and dynamic markings, and other music concepts - designed to make you better! You'll strengthen your knowledge and feel more confident when presented with a musical score. Let's face it - You're wicked talented and having a basic music theory background can enhance your rehearsal process and make your practice time at home more effective and enjoyable!\nSOPRANO SONGS & STORIES:\nNavigating Chest, Head, and Mixed Voices\nCrystal Freeman, Instructor\nSOPRANO SONGS\n& STORIES\nEveryone loves a good high note! There's something to hearing a wonderfully sung soprano tone at the end of a song, ah! How do those sopranos hit those high notes? If you've ever wondered about the soprano sound, or you've always wanted to sit in on a voice lesson, this is the session for you. Join moderator, Crystal Freeman, and several star-studded sopranos from ArtsCentric productions and various regional theaters as they embark on a journey through the techniques and tricks of versatile singing. This course will also cover techniques for healthy singing with chest, mixed, and head voiced tones. Singers and non-singers are all welcomed.\nTHE ACTOR'S WORK TABLE\nKevin McAllister, Moderator\nTHE ACTOR'S\nA weekly series with directors and acting coaches on specific acting techniques, designed to build better performers using scenes and monologues from popular shows. In addition to individualized feedback, participants will have an opportunity to practice screen acting with other participants, and receive direct feedback. This course is designed for the professional and aspiring actor. Registration is weekly, and availability is limited.\nIMPROV FOR EVERYONE\nTavish Forsyth, Moderator\nImprov is unscripted comedy: \"moment-to-moment\" discovery and flexibility. Truth: Everyone improvises every single-day, but only few improvise well. Why? We don't listen to each other, nor acknowledge how we feel, and we fail to see the merit in others' ideas. We've convinced ourselves that our ideas just aren't good enough. Comedy Improv works to curb those bad habits through its self-empowering philosophy: Yes, And.. \"Yes\" is about embracing ideas and the circumstance you are in. \"And\" is about capitalizing on your situation. No prior experience needed, and no need to be a \"funny person,\" nor an actor. All you'll need is willingness and bravery to learn and laugh no matter what. Come improvise and learn to be confident, creative and collaborative by finding the fullest potential in what is readily available.\n21st CENTURY SHAKESPEARE\nDerrick Truby, Instructor\nFor centuries, people have been obsessed with the words of William Shakespeare. Why? What makes a Shakepearian play relevant to every generation? Join ArtsCentric Resident Company Member, Derrick Truby, explore and unpack the plays of William Shakespeare with a 21st century lens. Participants in this course can expect to perform famous scenes from Shakespeare's plays. Come learn how characters used \"code switching\" to communicate and the hidden progressive philosophies within the archaic text. Your experience in this class will not only strengthen your Shakespearean acting chops, but will also give you a deeper understanding of our current political, social, and economic climates through the writings and works of William Shakespeare.\nOPEN SCENES FOR COVID-19:\nA Whimsical Acting Party on ZOOM!\nKylie Smith, Instructor\nOPEN SCENES\nFOR COVID-19\nHave you already seen everything on Netflix? Bored with your AmazonPrime account and, \"HULU what?\" Welcome to the best time of your quarantined lives! Join ArtsCentric Resident Company Member, Kylie Smith, in interactive open scenes on screen! Novice and Expert actors are both welcomed for this unique opportunity to be both a screen and stage actor! Each week, you and your social-distance \"cast\" will turn your \"shelter at home cave\" into your acting stage. Using props and costumes from rooms and items in your home, this session is sure to be fun, exciting, and very interactive! Expect the unexpected.\nARTIST &\nAUDITIONS, REPERTOIRE, & THE BUSINESS\nFor Ages 18 & Over\nKevin McAllister, Instructor\nAUDITIONS,\nREPERTOIRE, &\n\"What to sing? What to wear? Hair up, or down? Should I update my resume, does that film project count? They asked for 32-bars, help?\" If you've ever been thwarted by any of those questions, then join Kevin S. McAllister for an intense 6-week session on building your repertoire, selecting the best song for that audition, and tips on how to manage the audition process. Everyone wants to get the role, but how exactly do you get from the audition, to the callback and in the show?\nMISSION STATEMENT SERIES\nJoin ArtsCentric Artistic Director, Kevin S. McAllister and Company Manager, Shayla Lowe for a bi-weekly discussion in the performing arts. ArtsCentric is a color-conscious organization committed to reexamining traditional roles in the arts. In that reexamination, ArtsCentric aims to open new pathways for more diversity, equity, and inclusion in the performing arts on all levels. Throughout the series, Kevin and Shayla aim to bring awareness to a wide range of perspectives, while celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our community and also defining the next steps in the performing arts ensuring progress continues.\nHEINZ ADJAKWAH\nHeinz Adjakwah holds a Bachelor's of Art degree in Dance and Health Administration and Public Policy. He currently teaches at Maryland Youth Ballet and on staff as an Administrative Assistant. He was featured in a duet by Alexis DeVance, which was presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during the American College Dance Conference in 2014. His performance with his duet partner won the Outstanding Student Choreography Award from the American College Dance Conference and Dance Magazine. The following year, his choreography was chosen to showcase at the American College Dance Conference. He has since been affiliated with Rebollar Dance, What's Going On: Marvin Gaye Project, ArtsCentric as well as Dakshina Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company, which performs both domestically and abroad.\nANTONIO BEVERLY\nAntonio is absolutely thrilled to be working with his ArtsCentric family! Antonio started his formal dance training in high school including studios Project C Dance Collective and Marilyn Byers' Dance Dimension Modern Teen Company. His professional career started his senior year of High School performing at Toby's Dinner Theater in shows such as Hairspray, Shrek, The Color Purple, The Wiz and more. His training continued at Howard Community College under the direction of Ren\u00e9e Brozic Berger and also a member of the HCC Dance Company which then followed him transferring to Marymount Manhattan where he was a Modern BFA Candidate on scholarship. He's now a working actor who has been in Broadway tours such as Cinderella (u\/s Lord Pinkleton, Jean-Michel) and A Bronx Tale (Tyrone). He's performed works\/rep by Chet Walker (Fosse, Pippin), Andy Blankenbeuhler (Hamilton, In The Heights), Peggy Hickey (Anastasia), Doug Varrone, Sergio Trujillo (Memphis, On Your Feet, Summer), and more. Let's Dance!!\nPATRICK CASIMIR\nPatrick Casimir has always had a love for the performing arts. At The Florida State University, Patrick directed a multicultural dance company which created evening length productions touring throughout Florida. Upon finishing his degree at The Florida State University, Patrick moved to Orlando where he earned a Masters in Business Administration. Patrick continued his performance career with the Moore Dance Project at The Center for Contemporary Dance in Central Florida as well as Universal Studios Orlando. Patrick just completed a tour with the \"The Marvin Gaye Project\" under the direction of Vincent Thomas and now is a resident company member with ArtsCentric. He has been a resident teacher\/choreographer in the DMV, teaching various places such as Starmakers Academy of Dance, Princess Mhoon Dance Institute, Bishop McNamara High, as well as a variety of other schools and programs throughout the United States. Patrick is looking forward to teaching with the ArtsCentric Academy, providing an outlet for artists to continue train and grow within their craft.\nCRYSTAL FREEMAN\nDetroit native Crystal Freeman is known for her vocal prowess. Her voice has been described as \"A river of sheer angelic beauty,\" by DC Metro Theatre Guide. Her love of music began in high school where she had the privilege of traveling throughout the United States, Ghana, and Canada. She matriculated to Morgan State University and discovered an entire new world of music. Under the direction of the late Dr. Nathan Carter, Jr., Crystal traveled throughout Europe and the Caribbean. While at Morgan Crystal discovered her love of staged productions. Her love of the stage has blossomed into a career in musical theatre. She has performed many roles in the Baltimore\/Washington area, including Dreamgirls as Effie White, and South Pacific as Bloody Mary. In addition to her performance career, she has developed a love for teaching as well. Crystal has taught elementary music for Baltimore City and Prince George's County and most recently, she taught an after-school theatre program. Crystal currently resides in Baltimore County with her beautiful daughters.\nCANDACE FOREMAN\nCandace Foreman is a performing artist in the DC Metropolitan area. She studied dance at Montgomery College and is an ArtsCentric Summer Institute Alumni. She currently teaches beginners ballet at The Center Stage Academy for the arts. Credits include : Constellation Theatre Company: Aida (Ensemble) ArtsCentric: Black Nativity (Ensemble), Snapshots (Brittany\/Celeste) ; Dreamgirls (Ensemble) ;Spring Awakening (Ensemble) ; Songs For a New world (Ensemble); Chicago (Moana Lipchitz); Toby's Dinner Theater: Dreamgirls (Ensemble); Explicit Dance Works: Alice in Wonderland (Ensemble\/Flower Queen) ; Montgomery College: A Funny Thing\u2026(Tintinabula) ; In The Heights (Yolanda\/Ensemble) ; Showbiz Dancers: DC Capital Stars Gala. DC Dance Theater Company: Atlas Intersections.\nSHALYCE HEMBY\nShalyce Hemby has served as Director of Creative Content and Resident Choreographer with ArtsCentric since 2013. While she has choreographed over thirteen productions with ArtsCentric, Ms. Hemby has also served as Guest Choreographer for 45 Degree Project and DC Dance Theater Company, as Choreographer for Toby's Dinner Theater (Ain't Misbehavin, The Bodyguard), NextStop Theatre Company and Howard University (The Apple Tree, Brooklyn), and as Assistant Choreographer with DC Capital All-Stars in performances at The Kennedy Center with the Showbiz Dancers. In 2018 she received a nomination for the Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreographer in a Musical for her work with Toby's Dinner Theater in their production of Dreamgirls.Ms. Hemby is the Dance Coordinator for The ArtsCentric Summer Institute. An avid educator for over fifteen years, she has been a dance instructor and guest choreographer for Prince George's County Public Schools including Suitland High School and Bowie High School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and for Garrison Forest School, Barrie School, and Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts.\nCEDRIC LYLES\nCo-founder Cedric Lyles serves as Director of Operations, responsible for overseeing ArtsCentric's daily operations through oversight of back and front of house operations and acting as a liaison for each Director, Business Manager, and the Board of Directors. Mr. Lyles is a classically-trained pianist and versatile musician who has been a Resident Musical Director for the majority of ArtsCentric's productions. In addition to his current post as Performing Arts Director at The Barrie School, Mr. Lyles has served as an educator at Garrison Forest School, McDonogh School, Frederick Douglas High School, and as an adjunct professor at Towson University. He has been a Musical Director at Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, Toby's Dinner Theater, and for a number of larger regional venues including Signature Theater and Everyman Theater. Mr. Lyles received his B.A. degree in Music from Morgan State University and an Artist Certificate in Arts Management from American University.\nKEVIN MCALLISTER\nCo-founder Kevin S. McAllister has served as Artistic Director, spearheading ArtsCentric's creative vision, since its founding. Mr. McAllister is a classically trained baritone and a versatile actor\/singer who has performed as a leading man with every notable theater company in the Maryland\/DC\/Virginia region including Signature Theater, Ford's Theater, Olney Theater, Arena Stage, and Washington Opera. Kevin recently made his Broadway debut in the musical Come From Away, where he served as an understudy and went on for several roles. He is also a talented director having served as Director for every ArtsCentric production since its founding; as well as productions at Toby's Dinner Theatre, Keegan Theatre, NextStop Theatre and Olney Theatre. He received his B.A degree in Music from Morgan State University and has served as an Adjunct Professor in Musical Theater Techniques at Howard University. He has served as Fine Arts Teacher and Theater Instructor for Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, Randallstown High School, The Actors Toolbox, Samuel F. B. Morris Elementary School, and ArtsCentric's Summer Music Institute.\nCATINA MCLAGAN\nCatina McLagan is an active pianist and music director in the local Baltimore theater community. She co-music directed ArtsCentric's production of La Cage Aux Folles in 2018. She most recently music directed A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder at Dundalk Community Theatre, and frequently performs as a pit musician for DCT as well as Toby's Dinner Theatre. Outside of musical theater she is an instrumental music teacher and operates a private piano studio in Howard County.\nDERRICK TRUBY\nDerrick D. Truby Jr. is an actor based in the DC area. He is a performer and company member with ArtsCentric for the past three years. Along with performing, Derrick is a teacher of theater and voice. He has had several years of experience in leadership in many different positions such as: acting coach, music director, choir director, voice teacher and music theory tutor. Derrick has a deep love and respect for Shakespeare and values the opportunities to teach his works. He believes that Shakespeare is important because his plays often are the inspiration to all art forms, ranging from opera to visual art to rap and everything in between. Shakespeare has a way of making audiences feel seen because he showcases humanity and all encompassing aspects of it; making life's day to day realities the foundation to his works. Derrick is excited to deep dive into some of his favorite plays and to discuss how Shakespeare honors life by speaking to what makes us human and alive.\nKYLIE SMITH\nKylie Smith is a Maryland born and raised actor, singer, teacher and creative. She has taught theatre and acting classes for four years in private schools across the DC Metro Area, and is a company member at ArtsCentric. She also has been featured in productions at Signature Theatre, Adventure Theatre, Free Range Humans, Roanoke Children's Theatre and of course her home: ArtsCentric.\nArtsCentric is a color conscious organization committed to reimagining traditional roles in the arts, sponsoring original stories of specific cultures, and fostering education through the power of theatre.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Free Summer Meals Program Aims to Prevent Academic Slide\nID Farmers Markets: SNAP Dollars Go Twice As Far\nFarm to Summer Week: MN Kids Enjoy Locally Grown Food\nOR SNAP Recipients Can 'Double Up' at Farmers Markets\nIndiana Boosts Funding for CAFO Inspections\nCongressional Committee Dials Up Anti-Robocall Legislation\nP&G Urged to Flex Its Policy Muscle to Close Pay Gap\nViewing the World Through the Eyes of Minnesota's Working Poor\nST. PAUL, Minn. - A unique program is teaching Minnesotans compassion for the working poor, by putting them in the shoes of those who struggle on a daily basis. Geannae Falconer, director of Urban Immersion Services, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, says one exercise in the Poverty and Privilege Training program has participants making the same difficult choices that many working families have to make when it comes to spending their limited income.\n\"You're doing everything society says you need to do in order to make ends meet, and yet you're really struggling. And what kind of sacrifices do those families have to make, and what kind of judgments do we as a community place on them for how they choose to spend money, without realizing all the other stressors that are involved in their life?\"\nCurrently about 11 percent of Minnesotans are living in poverty, and Falconer says seeing just how tough it is for those who are barely scraping by can be a bit depressing for the participants.\n\"But I would say that, by and large, groups leave being very hopeful that they can be about changing the realities of poverty. Our hope is really to start talking about how to cease managing the issue of poverty, and look toward: how do we end poverty?\"\nIn addition to the simulation, the attendees take part in a number of other exercises. One is called Justice in Jeopardy, which teaches facts and figures on the complexity of poverty.\n\"It's based on the Jeopardy game, but it's designed to teach a lot of statistics, in an interactive way that helps people to get a sense of indignation or deep dissatisfaction for the plight of the world or our community.\"\nThe training has been taken by church and civic groups, school and court officials and more. It's part of Urban Immersion Services through the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.\nMore information is at urbanimmersion.gmcc.org.\nJohn Michaelson, Public News Service - MN","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"You are here: Home \/ Archives for Macintosh\nApple releases huge set of updates on back of new iPad announcements\nOctober 23, 2013 by Ethical Hacker\nApple has released a new slew of products in the run up to the holiday season including the new iPad Air, the iPad mini with a Retina display, the radically designed Mac Pro and an updated MacBook Pro. Along with these products Apple also released OS X 10.9 Mavericks which addresses some significant security vulnerabilities in OS X. Apple also released updates for iOS, OS X Server, Safari and iTunes.\nOver 50 different security related bugs (with individual CVE designations) have been fixed. The most interesting of these include:\nA fix to enable TLS 1.2 for CIFS networking as SSLv3 and TLS 1.0 are subject to a protocol weakness when using block ciphers. According to Apple, a man-in-the-middle attacker could have injected invalid data, causing the connection to close but revealing some information about the previous data. If the same connection was attempted repeatedly the attacker may eventually have been able to decrypt the data being sent, such as a password.\nViewing a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This was due to a buffer underflow in the handling of PDF files.\nA malicious local application could cause a crash in the Bluetooth subsystem which could potentially be exploited. The problem was that the Bluetooth USB host controller was deleting interfaces too early.\nBy registering for a hotkey event, an unprivileged application may be able to log keystrokes entered into other applications even when secure input mode is enabled.\nThe Darwin kernel was also updated to fix a variety of problems that in some cases could force a kernel panic. These included:\nUse of SHA-2 digest functions in the kernel may result in an unexpected system termination. This bug revolved around an incorrect output length that was used for the SHA-2 family of digest functions. It resulted in a kernel panic when these functions were used, primarily during IPSec connections.\nThe kernel random number generator would hold a lock while satisfying a request from userspace, allowing a local user to make a large request and hold the lock for long periods of time, denying service to other users of the random number generator. This issue was addressed by releasing and reacquiring the lock for large requests more frequently.\nThe kernel would panic when an invalid user-supplied iovec structure was detected. This issue was addressed through improved validation of iovec structures.\nUnprivileged processes may be able to cause an unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in the kernel.\nSource specific multicast program may cause an unexpected system termination when using Wi-Fi network\nAn attacker on a local network can send specially crafted IPv6 ICMP packets and cause high CPU load. The issue was addressed by rate limiting ICMP packets before verifying their\nchecksum.\nAn integer truncation issue existed in the kernel socket interface, which could be leveraged to force the CPU into an infinite loop. The issue was addressed by using a larger sized variable.\nLots of third party applications where also updated including Curl, dyld, OpenLDAP, Perl, Python and Ruby.\niOS 7.0.3 is also now available and addresses more passcode and lock screen related problems:\nA NULL dereference existed in the lock screen which would cause it to restart if the emergency call button was tapped while a notification was being swiped and while the camera pane was partly visible. While the lock screen was restarting, the call dialer could not get the lock screen state and assumed the device was unlocked, and so allowed non-emergency numbers to be dialed.\nWhen returning to the passcode lock from the Phone app, the passcode entry view is sometimes visible when it should not be, and so may be accessed even if the iPhone has been disabled due to many incorrect passcode attempts.\nA person with physical access to the device may be able to call arbitrary contacts because of a race conditions in the Phone app at the lock screen. Under various circumstances, the Phone app may allow access to the Contacts pane.\nWhile OS X 10.9 includes the latest iteration of Apple's web browser (Safari 7), Apple has also updated Safari 6 for OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, and OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5. Safari 6.1 fixes a number of problems most of them within WebKit, the rendering engine used by Apple and Google. Many of the bugs listed were previously fixed by Google in Chrome.\nVisiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This was due to a memory corruption in the handling of\nXML files.\nVisiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution, this time due to multiple memory corruption in WebKit.\nAn information disclosure issue existed in XSSAuditor. This issue was addressed through improved handling of URLs.\nDragging or pasting a selection may lead to a cross-site scripting attack. By dragging or pasting a selection from one site to another a user could allow scripts contained in the selection to be executed in the context of the new site. This issue is addressed through additional validation of content before a paste or a drag and drop operation.\nUsing the Web Inspector disabled Private Browsing.\nA cross-site scripting issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed through improved origin tracking.\nOS X Server 3.0, iTunes and Apple Remote Desktop\nApple also released OS X Server 3.0 which addressed a number of security vulnerabilities including a buffer overflow that existed in FreeRADIUS when parsing the 'not after' timestamp in a client certificate, when using TLS-based EAP methods. As a result of this, a remote attacker may have been able to cause a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.\nApple released two new versions of it Remote Desktop software, v3.7 and v3.5.4. Both versions fix the same security related bugs, the most severe of which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code because of a format string vulnerability in the handling of the VNC username.\nWindows users also get an update in the form of iTunes 11.1.2. Several different errors are fixed, most are related to WebKit and are similar to the ones fixed in Safari 6.1.\nMore information about all of Apple's security related updates can be found at http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT1222\nFiled Under: Apple, Macintosh, News, Vulnerability Tagged With: Apple, Apple iOS, OS X, Safari\nOS X Lion FileVault Passwords Written to Debug Log in Plain Text\nMay 7, 2012 by Ethical Hacker\n(LiveHacking.Com) \u2013 It has been discovered that the latest OS X Lion 10.7.3 update now logs the FileVault password in a system wide logfile readable by anyone with root or admin access. The problem is that the .3 update left a debugging option switched on which logs, in clear text, the FileVault passwords for every user who logged in since the update was applied.\nAccording to David I. Emery who disclosed his find on the the Cryptome mailing list, \"the log in question can also be read by booting the machine into firewire disk mode and reading it by opening the drive as a disk or by booting the new-with-LION recovery partition and using the available superuser shell to mount the main file system partition and read the file.\" The result is that an attacker could now break into an encrypted partitions without any prior knowledge of the passwords used.\n\"One wonders why such a debug switch exists in shipped production code\u2026 clearly it could be invoked covertly in specific situations, this seems to be an example of someone turning it on for the entire release by accident,\" he added. \"Nobody breaks encryption by climbing the high walls in front \u2026 when the garden gate is open for millions of machines.\"\nZDNet has found a post on the Apple Support Communities, where a user noticed the flaw three months ago:\nI've tried it on another Mac as well, same result: The login of a normal network user writes this log line as his homedir gets mounted. This poses a security risk. We have some users who are local admins, they could ask another user to login on their Mac and look for the password afterwards. Extration in single user mode would be possible as well. Is this a \"speciality\" of our environment or is this a known bug? Can I turn this behavior off?\nNobody got back to him.\nFiled Under: Apple, Apple, Macintosh, Vulnerability Tagged With: Apple, FileVault, OS X Lion\nNew Variants of Flashback Trojan for OS X Found\nFebruary 28, 2012 by Ethical Hacker\n(LiveHacking.Com) \u2013 New variants of the Flashback trojan for OS X have been spotted by Security researchers from Intego. Flashback.G does not use an installer (unlike the previous incarnations) meaning if a user visits a web page (and they have not applied Apple's Java updates) then the installation will occur without any user interaction. For those with up to date Java installations the trojan will trigger a certificate alert but they won't be asked for the user password.\nThe trojan horse uses three methods to infect Macs. First it tries to install via one of two known Java vulnerabilities, one from way back in 2008, the other from last year. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities means the machine becomes infected without any user intervention. Those running Mac's with the latest Java updates will not be affected by these first two attempts. However if the Java exploits fail then the trojan attempts again with a social engineering trick. The applet displays a self-signed certificate, claiming to be issued by Apple. Users who click on \"Continue\" will open the machine to infection.\nOnce installed the trojan patches applications like Safari and Skype to sniff out usernames and passwords, specially for sites like Google, Yahoo!, CNN and PayPal. A possible clue that a Mac has become infected is that applications like Safari start to crash as the trojan code makes the programs unstable.\n\"I don't want to give [the hackers] more credit than they deserve, but [Flashback.G] is particularly sophisticated,\" said Peter James, a spokesman for Intego, who spoke to ComputerWorld. \"The Java vulnerability [approach] doesn't require user interaction, and they're putting victims into a strainer,\" he added, referring to the social engineered-style fake certificate tactic that's employed only if the Mac is invulnerable to the Java exploits.\nFiled Under: Apple, Macintosh, Malware Tagged With: Flashback, Java, OS X, Trojan\nNothing Wrong With Desktop Versions of Windows This Month\nMicrosoft has made available the advance notification of security bulletins that it intends to release on May 10, 2011, or Patch Tuesday as it iscommonly known. This month Microsoft isn't fixing any vulnerabilities in the desktop versions Windows (meaning XP, Vista or Windows 7). Instead it will issue a patch for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Server 2003 and 2008.\nAlong with the Windows Server patch, Microsoft is fixing a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Affected versions are Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007. The issues seems to be with PowerPoint. But it isn't only the Windows versions of Office which are affected. The patch will also address the same issue in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac.\nThis month's meager two security bulletins is in sharp contrast to last month's patch Tuesday when Microsoft patched a titanic 64 vulnerabilities across the following Microsoft products: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, SMB, .NET Framework and GDI+.\nFiled Under: Macintosh, Microsoft, Vulnerability Tagged With: Microsoft, Patch Tuesday\nBlackHole RAT \u2013 New Mac Trojan\nSecurity researchers from Sophos have spotted a new piece of malware. Which in itself isn't unusual, but this one is as it targets Mac OS X and not Windows.\nAccording to the client end of the malware, used by the attacker to send commands to the remote machine, the software is still beta quality and not yet finished. The implication is that development is on-going and a more sophisticated version of the software is planned.\nKnown as BlackHole RAT the software seems to be a port of the well-known Remote Access Tool\/Trojan (RAT) for Windows known as darkComet. SophosLabs have dubbed the trojan as OSX\/MusMinim-A.\nAt the moment there are no reports of this tool spreading in the wild and the doesn't come with a deliverly mechanism meaning that attackers wishing to use it need to find a way to infect the remote Mac with the server component via a vulnerability in a browser or plugins etc.\nThe functionality of the so-called beta is fairly limited and current only allows the attacker to:\nPlacing text files on the desktop\nSending restart, shutdown or sleep commands\nRunning arbitrary shell commands\nPlacing a full screen window with a message that only allows you to click reboot\nSending URLs to the client to open a website\nPopping up a fake \"Administrator Password\" window to try and solicit the administration credentials from the victim\nHowever this is enough to cause damage to the remote machine and has the potential for online fraud.\nhttp:\/\/ithreats.net have posted a YouTube video of BlackHole RAT in action.\nFiled Under: Attack, Attacks, Macintosh, Malware Tagged With: Apple, Mac, OS X, Trojan\nUnscheduled Security Update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat\nThe unscheduled security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to fixes more than 18 security holes. Here is the release note from Adobe Security Bulletin:\nCritical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.4 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.4 (and earlier 9.x versions) for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.\nIn addition to addressing CVE-2010-3654 noted in Security Advisory APSA10-05 and CVE-2010-4091 referenced in the Adobe PSIRT blog (\"Potential issue in Adobe Reader\"), these updates also incorporate the Adobe Flash Player update as noted in Security Bulletin APSB10-26.\n[ad code=6 align=left]\nAdobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Reader 9.4.1, available now. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.4 and earlier versions for UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.4.1, expected to be available on November 30, 2010. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat 9.4.1.\nNote that these updates represent an out-of-cycle release. The next quarterly security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat are scheduled for February 8, 2011.\nPlease visit Adobe Security Bulletins for more information about this update.\nSource:[Adobe Security Bulletins]\nFiled Under: Adobe, Linux, Macintosh, Security, Windows Tagged With: Adobe, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reade, Adobe Reader 9.4, CVE-2010-3654, CVE-2010-4091","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Seamus Raftery (page 8)\nSeamus Raftery\n@SeamusRaftery\nWhy Conor McGregor Is The Answer To The Khabib Nurmagomedov Conundrum\nSeamus Raftery January 2, 2018\nBy thoroughly mauling poor Edson Barboza en route to a gaping unanimous decision victory at UFC 219 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Khabib Nurmagomedov brought an emphatic close to a frustrating chapter of his career. Over the fourteen months or so that Nurmagomedov was inactive prior to the Barboza fight, his detractors had plenty of ammunition with which to \u2026\nCyborg Responds To Post In Which JacksonWink Rep Called Her A 'Dude'\nJust hours after she made a successful first defence of her UFC women's featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219, Cris 'Cyborg' Justino was the victim of a rather surprising social media attack at the hands of an official representative of the JacksonWink fight team, of which her opponent Holly Holm is a part. The powerful Justino overcame Holm \u2026\nCyborg Leads The Way As Five Fighters Receive Six-Figure Disclosed Payouts For UFC 219\nUFC women's featherweight champion Cris 'Cyborg' Justino topped the list of disclosed salaries for UFC 219 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, receiving a flat payout of $500,000 for her main event turn, while fellow headliner Holly Holm and three other fighters also earned six-figure sums. 'Cyborg', who showed patience, poise and characteristic power to overcome Holm via unanimous decision, \u2026\nOne Of The Hottest Prospects In All Of Women's MMA To Make UFC Debut In March\nMackenzie Dern, one of the hottest prospects in all of women's MMA, will make her UFC debut on March 3rd in Las Vegas. The 24-year-old strawweight will take her big-league bow against Ashley 'The Spider Monkey' Yoder at UFC 222, according to MMAFighting journalist Ariel Helwani. Dern has won just about everything there is to win in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, including \u2026\nTwitter Reacts As 'Cyborg' Scores Biggest Win Of Career Against Holly Holm At UFC 219\nSeamus Raftery December 31, 2017\nOn Saturday night in Las Vegas, UFC women's featherweight champion Cris 'Cyborg' Justino proved that she is far more than merely a mix of bullish aggression, power and strength, as she scored a unanimous decision win over crafty former bantamweight queen Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 219. Ahead of the fight, there seemed to be two main \u2026\nWatch: Khabib Has Words For 'Bulls**t Guys' McGregor & Ferguson After Stunningly Dominant UFC 219 Display\nTop lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov returned from a near 14-month layoff in Las Vegas on Saturday night, and reminded everybody of what a uniquely terrifying force he is by thoroughly dominating Edson Barboza over three rounds at UFC 219. Though he fought bravely and never stopped trying to turn the tide, Barboza looked physically and psychologically broken at the end \u2026\nWatch: Epic New Miocic \u2013 Ngannou Promo Has Us Wishing Away The First Few Weeks Of 2018\nUFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic really seems to enjoy referring to himself as \"the baddest man on the planet.\" During the summer Miocic expressed an interest in crossing over to the world of boxing to face IBF and WBA heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua. When Joshua subsequently claimed that he had never even heard of the Cleveland banger, writing \"who the \u2026\nBob Arum Brands Anthony Joshua's Chin 'Suspect', Gives Joseph Parker Shot At Causing The Upset\nLast month, as part of their campaign for a unification bout with IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, WBO titlist Joseph Parker and his team hosted a truly bizarre press conference in Auckland during which they attempted to cast aspersions upon AJ's chin. They had promised \"rare footage\" of Joshua being \"dropped repeatedly by little known opponents\" but what \u2026\nVideo: Unfathomably Unlucky Ian McCall Loses After He Is Seemingly Cut By Rizin Ring Rope\nUFC veteran Ian McCall(13-6-1) was eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix at the Saitama Super Arena on Friday, as the ringside doctor called a halt to the American's fight with Manel Kape(9-1) after he suffered a cut to the forehead. The cut, however, was not caused by a strike, or even a clash of \u2026\nNorthampton Saints Appoint Alan Gaffney As Interim Technical Coaching Consultant\nWhile the search for a long-term replacement for former director of rugby Jim Mallinder continues, Northampton Saints have appointed veteran Australian coach Alan Gaffney as an interim technical coaching consultant. The vastly experienced Gaffney, who has most recently worked as the National Elite Programmes Coach with Rugby Australia, has prior experience coaching in the English Premiership having served as the \u2026\nFormer Strikeforce Champ & UFC Title Challenger Nate Marquardt Announces Retirement\nFormer Strikeforce welterweight champion and UFC middleweight title challenger Nate Marquardt has announced his retirement at the age of 38. After enjoying great success in Japan's Pancrase promotion, winning the King of Pancrase crown three times at middleweight, Marquardt debuted in the UFC in August of 2005, scoring a unanimous decision win over Ivan Salaverry. Subsequent victories over Joe Doerksen, \u2026\n'Cowboy' Cerrone To Take On Another Tough Welterweight Assignment Next February\nLast month, only weeks removed from a terrible one-round beating at the hands of surging welterweight Darren Till, Donald Cerrone told Brendan Schaub that he planned to drop back down to the lightweight division. Cerrone's stint at 170lbs got off to a tremendous start, as he scored four straight wins in 2016, all of which came inside the distance. However, \u2026\nWatch: DC Tries To Bring A Little 'GGG' Out Of Khabib In UFC 219 Embedded Ep.1\nThe first episode of UFC 219 Embedded has landed. We are just a few days away from the final event on the UFC's 2017 calendar. Over the weekend, the show lost one of it's most intriguing scraps, a bantamweight bout between Jimmie Rivera and John Lineker, but it still has plenty to offer \u2013 with Cris 'Cyborg' Justino defending the \u2026\nWatch: The Funniest Moments In The History Of UFC Embedded\nIt was just three and a half years ago that the UFC launched their Embedded vlog series. That first incarnation provided fans with a behind the scenes look at the build up to UFC 173 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the 24th of May 2014, a card that featured then UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao \u2026\nWatch: UFC 219 'Countdown' Will Get You Pumped For The Final Event Of 2017\nUFC 219 might not be the card that many were hoping it would be and it doesn't quite boast the enormous star-power of 2016's year-end event, UFC 207, but it still has an awful lot to offer. While the UFC 207 headliner between women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey generated far more hype, UFC 219's main event between \u2026\nUFC Lightweight Talks About Watching Khabib 'Out-Muscling' Rockhold On The Wrestling Mats\nNew Zealand's Dan 'The Hangman' Hooker seems pretty mystified by the fact that fellow UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to drain himself down to the division's weight limit. Of course, Nurmagomedov did experience weight-cutting issues earlier this year that led to his hospitalization and the subsequent scrapping of his interim title fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209, but he \u2026\nTwitter Reacts As Leicester Rescue Point With Late, Late Goal Against Manchester United\nManchester United looked to have secured all three points against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday night, but a late, late strike from unlikely hero Harry Maguire rescued a point for the home side. Leicester opened the scoring on 27 minutes, as Jamie Vardy netted his 50th Premier League goal for the club. A Wilfred Ndidi clearance \u2026\nWatch: Robbie Keane Opens Indian Super League Account With Beautiful Finish In Kolkata\nRobbie Keane opened his Indian Super League account with a beautiful strike in Kolkata on Saturday and earned his side, Atletico de Kolkata, all three points against struggling visitors the Delhi Dynamos. The Republic of Ireland's record international goal-scorer, who missed the first three games of the season through injury, made his ISL debut earlier this month, coming on as \u2026\nPage 8 of 128\u00ab First...\u00ab678910\t\u00bb\t203040...Last \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Photo: JOHN D MCHUGH\/AFP\/Getty Images\nA War in Crisis! Afghanistan in Mid-2019\nBy Anthony H. Cordesman\nThe war in Afghanistan is at a critical stage. There is no clear end in sight that will result in a U.S. military victory or in the creation of stable Afghan state. A peace settlement may be possible, but so far, this only seems possible on terms sufficiently favorable to the Taliban so that such peace may simply become an extension of war by other means and allow the Taliban to exploit it to the point where it comes to control at least large parts of the country.\nThe Burke Chair at CSIS is issuing a survey of the key indicators now shaping the course of the war. It is entitled A War in Crisis: Afghanistan in Mid-2019. It is available on the CSIS web site here.\nThe survey presents a wide range of open source material drawn from U.S. government sources, NATO reporting, institutions like the UN and World Bank, and media sources as diverse as the Long War Journal and New York Times. It warns that after some eighteen years of conflict, the United States has not developed an approach to the war that can defeat the Taliban, ISIS, and the other threats in Afghanistan.\nThe war is close to a stalemate but is one that marginally favors the Taliban \u2013 and does so in spite of massive ongoing U.S. air, financial, and advisory support. The survey also warns that the U.S. has failed to help the Afghan government overcome its many critical military and civil limitations and is still unable to choose and implement some form of consistent U.S. strategy.\nThe data and metric indicate that:\nOpen source reporting on the course of the fighting is highly controversial \u2013 to the point where the U.S-led command seems to be cancelling reporting on Afghan government vs. Taliban control and influence and no longer reports on many aspects of ANSF operational capabilities. Excerpts from SIGAR, Lead IG, and Long War Journal reporting are particularly revealing.\nThere still is a critical lack of progress in key aspects of Afghan government forces, governance, and economic development and little reason to believe the situation will improve strikingly in the foreseeable future.\nThese problems in the war effort exist in spite of continued Afghan dependence on massive U.S military aid, major increases in the use of U.S. airpower, continued U.S. support of key Afghan ground forces, and forward U.S. train and assist support of other Afghan combat forces at the Kandak level.\nOther metrics and data highlight long list of equally critical uncertainties, many of which raise further questions about U.S. capability to create a stable Afghanistan.\nThese are challenges that should have a major impact on U.S. strategy at a time when the U.S. has to make hard choices about staying, seeking a peace, or finding ways to withdraw even if a peace is not reached. At present, however, the U.S. has not openly addressed these issues or announced a clear strategy for the future. It instead seems to be pursuing a peace settlement largely as a first step in withdrawing from Afghanistan without openly stating its intentions to do, and to be doing so in ways that sharply limit participation by the Afghan government that the U.S is in Afghanistan to aid.\nReporting by SIGAR, the Lead IG, and the media reporting also raises growing questions as to whether the U.S. is classifying or altering some aspects of its open source reporting to disguise its lack of progress, and possible willingness to withdraw, even at the cost of a peace settlement that will not offer the Afghan government real security\nThe Afghan government has made its own attempts to define a peace settlement, but remains weak and deeply divided. If it holds a Presidential election in September 2019, there are doubts that its results will have broad Afghan support and\/or improve about Afghanistan's future\nThe military situation remains grim. Afghan forces may be making progress \u2013 and innovations like the Security Forces Assistance Brigades are having a positive impact \u2013 but serious questions emerge as to whether Afghan forces will be able to stand on their own without outside support for something like the next half-decade.\nIt is clear from the data presented in this survey that the Afghan government will not be able to survive without billions of dollars in annual financial aid from outside powers like the U.S. for years to come. It is also clear that Afghan forces would now suffer unacceptable military losses if the U.S. did not continue to provide massive amounts of air support, if the U.S. and its allies did not provide substantial train and assist help to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and if U.S. ground forces did not provide direct support to Afghan Special Security Forces and other elite units.\nThe survey does not examine the politics of Afghanistan or the current peace efforts in detail. These issues are too topical and volatile. It does, however, present data and metrics that show that while Afghanistan continues to pursue reform in many civil areas, its success is questionable at best. Sources like the World Bank, the United Nations, and the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction show just how badly governed and corrupt the country still is. They show how serious the challenges it faces in terms of poverty and development still are, and they document a growing dependence on a narco-economy.\nFinally, the survey shows that Afghanistan has a deeply divided population that is growing at a rate that its domestic economy cannot properly support, and that it will face critical challenges in employing its youth even if it can achieve some meaningful form of peace, unity, and development. These civil problems are so critical that they raise serious questions as to whether the country can create a peace that brings it true stability and security, and can emerge out of its coming election with a successful enough government to either continue the fight or manage a peace. Afghanistan's civil threats are as serious as its security threats.\nThese are challenges that should have a major impact on U.S. strategy at a time when the U.S. has to make hard choices about staying, seeking a peace, or finding ways to withdraw even if a peace is not reached. At present, however, the U.S. has not openly addressed these issues or announced a clear strategy for the future. It instead seems to be pursuing a peace settlement largely as a first step in withdrawing from Afghanistan without openly stating its intentions, and in ways that largely excludes any formal participation by the Afghan government that the U.S is in Afghanistan to aid. Reporting by SIGAR, the Lead IG, and the media reporting also raises growing questions as to whether the U.S. is classifying or altering some aspects of its open source reporting to disguise its lack of progress, and possible willingness to withdraw, even at the cost of a peace settlement that will not offer the Afghan government real security\nThe Afghan government has made its own attempts to define a peace settlement, but remains deeply divided. If it holds a Presidential election in September 2019, there are doubts that its results will have broad Afghan support and\/or improve about Afghanistan's future\nAnthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He has served as a consultant on Afghanistan to the United States Department of Defense and the United States Department of State.\nAnthony H. Cordesman\nArleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy\nAfghanistan, Asia, Burke Chair in Strategy, Defense and Security, Geopolitics and International Security, Terrorism and Counterinsurgency\nMost Recent From Anthony H. Cordesman\nPompeo's Hollow Plan to Beef Up Security in the Gulf\nForeign Policy | Lara Seligman\nNATO: Going From the 2% Non-Solution to Meaningful Planning\nAfghans Supported by U.S. Repel Taliban to Increase Leverage in Talks\nWall Street Journal | Craig Nelson\nIran: More War(s) In the Middle East? There Still May Be Options.\nPiracy, collisions and missiles: Tankers in troubled waters\nJapan Times | Japan Times\nA U.S.-Iran War Would Be All Sorts of Awful\nNational Interest | WarIsBoring\nHas Iran chosen hybrid warfare?\nThe Hill | Anthony Cordesman\nThe Strategic Threat from Iranian Hybrid Warfare in the Gulf\nView all content by this expert","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"John Leppert's family built Leppert Mortuary & Crematory Services in Nora in 1973. As a young funeral director, John wanted to give his community a funeral home that provided uncompromising care. Nearly 50 years later, the promise to treat each family as we would want our own loved ones treated continues.\nA welcoming funeral home\nThe red-brick funeral home on East 86th Street was designed to be an inviting, homelike space. When you come through our door, someone will always be there to offer a friendly greeting, a smile and a mug of hot coffee or a cold soft drink. Natural light fills the space and creates an easy, warm environment.\nAs a nondenominational facility, Leppert Mortuary & Crematory serves people from all ethnicities, faiths and backgrounds. The flexible chapel allows us to hold services small and large, traditional and contemporary, and accommodates catered events\u2014from an ice cream social to a dinner buffet\u2014before or after a service as well.\nPersonal, professional service\nA philosophy of kindness, gentleness, compassion and understanding guides our dedicated team every step of every day. When you come to us, the first thing we do is listen. Our top concern is hearing what you have to say, anticipating your needs and making sure they are met. First, we pay attention to you. Then, we pay attention to the details that will make your or your loved one's funeral or memorial special.\nWe pride ourselves on events that truly celebrate life. Whether you are seeking a basic cremation with a champagne toast, a full traditional funeral service with a cemetery burial and a reception, or a creative outdoor celebration complete with a live band, favorite foods, a full bar and funeral favors, we take care of every little thing. From a balloon release to a barbecue, a motorcycle procession to a musical tribute, the list of what we have done\u2014and can do\u2014is nearly endless.\nOur goals is to serve you and your family individually, professionally and with the utmost dignity.\nPrivate on-site crematory\nLeppert Mortuary & Crematory Services opened in 1973 with a crematory on the property. John recognized the growing demand for cremation services even then and planned his funeral home accordingly. Today the crematory in Nora also serves Leppert's Carmel location.\nThe advantage of a private on-site crematory is that you or your loved one never leaves our care. If you are interested in cremation, the funeral home team can explain the process and the different memorial and burial options. From a direct cremation without a service to a full funeral service before or after the cremation and more, we help you understand this increasingly common choice and arrange what's right for you.\nBereavement dogs\nAmong the special services Leppert offers are comfort dogs. Having a certified therapy dog nearby during a difficult time can relieve stress and even bring smiles on a hard day. We partner with the Healing Paws Chapter of Love on a Leash to make bereavement dogs available for funeral and memorial services as well as while you are making final arrangements. Bereavement dogs are available on request for no charge. If you'd like a comfort animal, just let us know.\nPeace of mind when you need it\nAs the only mortuary serving the Nora-Northside community, we are always here for you, responding to your call right away, day or night. Please don't hesitate to reach out, whether you are planning ahead or have an immediate need.\nJohn Leppert was 29 when he opened what is now Leppert Mortuary & Cremation Service in Nora. With a Small Business Assistance loan for operating expenses and a gift from his parents that funded the building of the funeral home and crematory, John, along with Ed Copeland, started his East 86th Street business in 1973. Indianapolis Mayor Richard G. Lugar, Rev. Paul Courtney of St. Luke Catholic Church, Rev. A. Howard Lindquist of Northminster Presbyterian Church and P.E. Mcallister of Mcallister Machinery cut the ribbon for the business on a fine June day. John and Ed ran the firm together as Leppert & Copeland Mortuary until December 31, 1976, when Ed retired.\nThe business was situation for growth, but hard times hit the following spring, when on Easter Sunday 1977, the mortuary caught fire due to an improperly constructed chimney. The second floor burned completely, the ceiling of the chapel fell in and the rest of the building was badly smoke damaged. John recalls that the Nora community was very supportive during the time he was rebuilding\u2014and working out of the back of his car\u2014and by Thanksgiving of that year John was able to welcome families back to the funeral home.\nIn 1982, he took on a new partner, Dan Hurt, and the business became Leppert & Hurt.\nIn May 1999 Leppert ventured to Carmel, purchasing the Smith Funeral Home, which would later be called Leppert Mortuary, Smith Carmel Chapel. David left Leppert in 2000 to work for his father-in-law's funeral business.\nIn 2002, Jeffrey Hensley joined the firm, and the name changed again to Leppert & Hensley. Four years later, Jeff retired. Now the business is called Leppert Mortuary & Crematory Services, and it operates locations in Nora and Carmel. Both funeral homes became part of the Dignity Memorial network in 2018.\nEndlessly dedicated to the community he loves, John Leppert Sr. is still a familiar face around the funeral home and an expert at caring for grieving families.\nView Other Leppert Mortuaries\nOn-site cremation\nWe know this is a stressful time, and our team at Leppert Mortuaries - Nora is here for you.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CastleClash Extension\nThis extension allows you to play Castle Clash game from new tab page.\nDescription from store How do I uninstall this extension? 1. Click on the button with three horizontal lines or the three dots found in the upper right-hand corner of your Chrome\u2122 browser. 2. From the drop-down menu click More Tools > Extensions. 3. Next to the extension you want to remove, click Remove. 4. If you simply want to hide the extension but not remove it, you can un-check the Enabled button. 5. Restart Chrome\u2122 browser Permissions used & reasons: \"Replace the page you see when opening a new tab\" This allows us to show you our product - new tab page with free online games. Chrome is a trademark of Google LLC. Use of it here does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Google LLC By installing this extension, you agree to the End User License Agreement (https:\/\/castleclash.onl\/terms-of-use\/) and Privacy Policy (https:\/\/castleclash.onl\/privacy-policy\/)\n(2021-01-15) Crazy Shot: Playing Castle Clash!!! IT'S SO ADDICTING!!!\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\n(2021-01-15) Pixie Combat: castle clash for pc, and this extension is amazing 5 star for this\n(2021-01-12) Chubby Dragon: Castle Clash is my absolute favorite. Thanks for this great extension for me to play!\n(2021-01-04) Manimal Fisher: Love playing castle clash glad I got this extensions it's pretty great!\n(2021-01-04) Ghost Operation: I like this game too! I give it 5\/5 stars because they deserves it.\n(2021-01-04) Back Light: This game is super fun and amazing! I have played it for a while and for me it never gets old!!\n(2020-12-29) Chris Cowdrey: Fast-paced and epic!!!! This is a really great strategy game! 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It's awesome!\n(2020-12-03) Bitmap Maniac: It's an awesome game. I have been playing it from long time and this game is one of my favorite strategy games in the world!\n(2020-11-27) Baby Mobie: I've been playing this game on and off for the past years. This game reminds me of my childhood. There are lot of changes but it still reminds me of the game I played when I was younger.\n(2020-11-06) Frazier Butomms: This is a cool game for war, fantastic heroes and the village graphics are pretty great. I was plated much of game. But this game is the best game for me.\n(2020-10-19) I love all the heroes. You can do so many things here compared to other moba games that I have played. The free events are getting nicer at the moment. I'd say that there is no need to actually spend on this game. If you like a good challenge, try this one out.\n(2020-10-11) Dietrich Kermit: Castle Clash is exciting to play! It is fast-paced strategy game and packed with combat. You need to build your base, raise your own army and battle enemies! No dull moment here.\n(2020-10-03) Homenick Roy: This is a cool game for war, fantastic heroes and the village graphics are pretty great. I was plated much of game. But this game is the best game for me.\n(2020-10-02) april vega: This game was better than I thought. I have been playing since the start of the year and I think it's better than CoC. There are a lot of activities and quest type games that makes it engaging.\n(2020-10-01) Thompson Rosendo: I've been playing this game on and off for the past years. This game reminds me of my childhood. There are lot of changes but it still reminds me of the game I played when I was younger.\n(2020-09-24) willie jones: I've been playing the game for some time now and ordinary it's something new to attempt to achieve. There are a ton of legends and they have various characteristics and it's only a lot of stuff that makes the game fun.\n(2020-08-23) Mcclure Vernia: Very addictive! There are a lot of competitive players on this game. You can play for free to have fun or you can also spend some real money which gives you competitive advantage over other players. Very good game to play.\n(2020-08-11) Crist Arden: The thing I really really like about this game is that you can team up with your friends to challenge multiplayer co-op dungeons. Also you can customize your buildings and heroes with a huge selection of skins. This game is not hard to play at all an you can also make money through cashcrates. Try it out and you will easily get hooked ;)\n(2020-08-10) Cummings Linwood: Good concept and great game execution. I have played since I was a kid and have always wanted a Pumpkin Duke. I now have 7 in my warehouse! There are some flaws like some of the events are outdated and the \"Smash and Win\" event has a kinda bad prize pool. But overall a great game! :) The actual gameplay reaps great rewards. :)\n(2020-08-10) King Marcel: I am back playing after a long time and things are looking good. My only issue is that the game sometimes crashes after watching an ad. I hope that this can be solved. Besides that, everything else seems nice. Cheers!\n(2020-08-08) Schamberger Oswaldo: It's so fun and easy and quick to progress so you can get straight to the fun parts. Amazing game all round. It's really addictive because it's fun. Really good graphics and really easy to upgrade heroes.\n(2020-08-08) Erich Gregory: This game is so fun! I like it much more than Clash of Clans. The legends make it more fun and I likewise like how you get the opportunity to reuse troops on the off chance that they are not murdered in fight.\n(2020-08-08) Vickie Hodge: One of my preferred games, I incidentally downloaded this game and opened it just to give it a shot. I in a split second associated with it , it's a great game to play when your exhausted.\n(2020-08-08) Veronica Richardson: Dependent on this game, they're continually delivering new legends, journeys, occasions, and so forth. I'm in a really extraordinary society and I play this day by day. From when you introduce it and run the game, they will direct you through what to do so you won't be totally lost. It's not insane tedious but rather you do need to commit some time every day so as to be acceptable.\n(2020-08-08) Liliyen Grace Hopkins: I'm a devoted game player for some applications on numerous stages and I've never discovered a game that is as liberal to f2p as IGG. I once in a while spend yet my legends can hang with most p2p, and I may not progress as fast yet that doesn't mean I CAN'T; there should be impetus to settle on that decision of being a p2p and that is the thing that I love about CC is that the hole between major parts in CC is sufficient to make it justified, despite all the trouble to pay yet insufficient to cause rage stops. Also CC regularly offers a scaffold to that hole at a low rate\n(2020-08-08) Leonora Whitfield: At long last something that gives some advancement a shot the class, sounds great on paper at any rate. There must be around 50 games in this class on the application store nowadays.\n(2020-08-07) Oconner Delphine: I like playing Castle Clash. Its a really addictive game that I like to play with friends. It has great design and graphics too. My brother got me hooked on this. 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{"text":"Pope avoids ruffling Cuban regime by steering clear of dissidents\nMexico visit ignites protests concerning allegations of sexual abuse by late priest\nLuis PradosYoani S\u00e1nchez\nM\u00e9xico \/ Havana - 28 Mar 2012-16:00 Actualizado: 28 Mar 2012 - 16:03 UTC\nCuban President Ra\u00fal Castro receives Pope Benedict XVI on Monday.ETTORE FERRARI (EFE)\nPope Benedict XVI completed his first trip to Mexico and Cuba on Wednesday with a large Mass held in Havana's Revolution Square and a scheduled private meeting with former President Fidel Castro.\nDuring his three-day visit to the communist island, the pope didn't talk publicly about human rights issues, as many had wanted him to do. But the pontiff did make some calls for the government to help usher in change that could help the Cuban people.\nIn his newspaper column \"Reflections,\" published Wednesday, Fidel Castro said that he would meet with the 84-year-old pontiff before he returns to Rome. \"With pleasure, I will greet His Excellency Benedict XVI as I did with John Paul II,\" wrote the 85-year-old.\nThe pope also came in for criticism for not meeting any Cuban dissidents, including members of the Ladies in White human rights group. He did urge Cubans to build a \"renewed and open society,\" and asked the Communist government to give the Catholic Church more freedom to help people in the time of change.\nBut he chose his words carefully, avoiding open criticism of the government. \"I carry in my heart the just aspirations and legitimate desires of all Cubans, wherever they may be,\" he said, including the \"sufferings\" of prisoners and their families.\nHis predecessor, Pope John Paul, did not meet with dissidents during his 1998 visit, but he did speak openly about human rights.\nAime\u00e9 Garc\u00e9s, a Ladies in White member, told Reuters that she feared that the authorities had prevented some of the members of her group from actively protesting during the pope's visit. During Benedict XVI's first open air Mass in Santiago, a man shouting \"down with communism\" was taken away by security.\nIn Mexico, the pontiff's prior three-day visit was also marred by controversy. The day after he arrived, two former members of the Catholic lay organization Legion of Christ protested the pope's presence because they said the Vatican had eluded its responsibility to prosecute its group's late founder, Father Marcial Maciel, who sexually abused hundreds of seminarians. \"Not only did the Vatican know \\[about Maciel's abuse\\] but it tolerated and protected Maciel,\" said Bernard Barranco, a researcher who is preparing a case against the Church.\nAmong the documents he presented was a 1999 letter that Joseph Ratzinger, the current Pope Benedict XVI, sent to former Legion member Alberto Athi\u00e9 who asked for an inquiry into Maciel's abuses. Maciel died in 2008. \"Unfortunately, we cannot open a case against Marcial Maciel because he is a person much beloved by Pope Juan Paul II, and he has also done so much good for the Church. I am sorry, but it is not possible,\" Ratzinger wrote.\nThe current pope had been in charge of the Church's doctrine of faith congregation. In Mexico, the pope said that he was \"saddened\" by the wave of murders and suffering caused by the crackdown on drug traffickers.\nAdheres to\nSign up to EL PA\u00cdS in English Edition bulletin\nOfficial statistics suggest sixth coronavirus wave in Spain is starting to slow\nOmicron spread in Spain raises fears of deluge of long Covid cases\nDonda, Kanye West's mother: A musical muse who died after cosmetic surgery\nSpain proposes new Social Security contributions for self-employed: From \u20ac184 to \u20ac1,267 depending on income\nThe best mountain climber of the century was an unknown young Canadian\nYou have leftX\nThe first month for only 1\u20ac\nKeep reading without limits\nSubscribe for 1\u20ac\nSubscribe for \u20ac 1\nRights and de-registration\nEvents and experiences\nchange contrast:\nIf you want to follow all the latest news without any limits, subscribe to EL PA\u00cdS for just \u20ac1 the first month\nLog into El Pa\u00eds to participateI already have a subscription","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ASC2012: Schaefer Names List of 35 Players\n2012, Latest News, ThailandBy Editor AFF October 25, 2012 Leave a comment\nBANGKOK (25 Oct 2012) \u2013 With the Thai Premier League (TPL) still heading into the final few games of the season Winfried Shaefer, the chief coach of Thailand, has named his squad of 35 players for the AFF Suzuki Cup next month. Among the surprise is the recall on Bangkok United's striker Sompong Soleb, who\u2026\nASC2012: Indonesia Take on Philippines and Timor Leste in Bali\n2012, Indonesia, Latest NewsBy Editor AFF October 24, 2012 Leave a comment\nJAKARTA (24 Oct 2012) \u2013 The Indonesia national team will take on Timor Leste and the Philippines in Bali as part of their preparation for the AFF Suzuki Cup next month. Bob Hippy, the coordinator of the Indonesia national team made the announcement this week. \"The national side will play the Philippines, probably on 7\u2026\nHok Sochetra Quits\n2012, Cambodia, Latest NewsBy Editor AFF October 24, 2012 Leave a comment\nPHNOM PENH (24 Oct 2012) \u2013 Hok Sochetra has quit his post as the Cambodian national chief coach. The former international was in the hot seat for less than four months. \"At the moment, I'm still lacking the necessary experience to lead the national team, but I'm fully committed to developing my coaching experience,\" stated\u2026\nASC2012: The Search Begins For ASEAN's Ultimate Fan!\n2012, Latest News, SingaporeBy Editor AFF October 24, 2012 Leave a comment\nSINGAPORE (24 Oct 2012) \u2013 Southeast Asian football fans have a passion for the game that is like nowhere else in the world. They bring a vibrancy and intensity to the sport that alights the senses and makes the AFF Suzuki Cup such an incredible tournament. With exactly a month to go to the big\u2026\nThais Fall To Australia in Futsal Friendly\nBANGKOK (23 Oct 2012) \u2013 Thailand's preparation for the FIFA Futsal World Cup next month suffered a bump yesterday when they fell to a humiliating 5-4 defeat to Australia in the second game of the All Stars Futsal Festival. The hosts had begun the meet with a 4-3 win over Egypt two days earlier. \u2026\nIndera Sports Club Win NFABD Redbull Futsal League\n2012, Brunei, Latest NewsBy Editor AFF October 23, 2012 Leave a comment\nBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (23 Oct 2012) \u2013 Indera Sports Club won the National FA of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Red Bull Futsal Championship 2012 when they beat Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) 4-2 in the final last night final. \"We did not expect anything from the game but we surely wanted to win,\"\u2026\n373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chris Whitty squirms as anger erupts over children's Covid vaccine plan: 'Embarrassing'\nCHRIS WHITTY admitted vaccinations for 12-15-year-olds is not a \"silver bullet\" in a plan labelled as \"embarrassing\" by Isabel Oakeshott.\nBy Bill McLoughlin\n14:20, Mon, Sep 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 17:43, Mon, Sep 13, 2021\nUK chief medical officers confirm vaccination for 12 to 15-year-olds\nDuring the press conference, professor Whitty insisted the decision was not to make vaccinations for the age group mandatory and is instead advice. He stressed it is up to the ministers in each of the four nations as to how they will respond to the advice from the four Chief Medical Officers (CMOs). In response, Ms Oakeshott claimed professor Whitty seemed nervous as he outlined the advice.\nBoris Johnson announcement: What we know is in PM's new Covid plan\nCovid vaccine update: 12 to 15-year-olds set to receive Pfizer jab\nShe said: \"This is phenomenally embarrassing for Chris Whitty, who looks and sound as uncomfortable as he should.\n\"Gulp gulp gulp. The more he tries to defend it, the more nervous he sounds.\n\"It is not the job of doctors to recommend medical interventions for educational purposes. wow.\"\nJulia Hartley-Brewer also hit out at professor Whitty over the decision.\nChris Whitty will lead a press conference at 4pm today (Image: Sky news )\nChris Whitty during the press conference today (Image: Sky News )\nShe said: \"The irony of the CMOs, who advised the UK governments to close schools to millions of pupils without ANY consideration of the damage that would do, now saying kids need to be jabbed because it's so terrible for their education and mental health when schools are closed.\"\nProfessor Whitty was also questioned over the delay between the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's announcement earlier this month and today's press conference.\nIn a separate question from ITV's Emily Morgan, the CMO was also asked on how they could convince parents to vaccinate their children as the apparent benefits are marginal.\nIn response, professor Whitty asked his colleague, Dr Gregor Smith, CMO for Scotland to answer.\nDr Smith insisted the benefit of being vaccinated remains regardless of how small it is.\nHe also said they would work with various royal colleges on how to communicate the need to being vaccinated.\nREAD MORE: Whitty in stark warning to under-50s amid spike in Covid cases\nChris Whitty insisted there is a fine balance (Image: GETTY)\nChris Whitty: Some criticised the delay in making the announcement (Image: GETTY)\nHe was asked by Sky News' Ashish Joshi: \"Do you, Professor Whitty, regret the way this has been communicated?\"\nProfessor Whitty said the main regret would getting the decision wrong.\nHe said: \"What we would really regret, and I want to be clear about this, is getting the decision wrong.\n\"This is a really complex process involving several different stages and, at the end of it, the medical profession as a whole feels comfortable that we've considered all the various angles, the public health profession as a whole does, and therefore we can communicate that to children and families.\"\n\"This situation is a more difficult one. It is appropriate, therefore, that people have taken longer to get to this, and that we have weighed all the different options up to get this right.\"\nHe again stressed doctors were not saying children must be vaccinated.\nInstead, they will outline the benefits of being vaccinated and said there are no current plans for those under the age of 12 to be vaccinated.\nVaccine passports plans AXED by UK Government [UPDATE]\nUK Covid deaths in clear slump amid lockdown fears [INSIGHT]\nSilence on non-Covid deaths is a scandal, says DR CHARLES LEVINSON [COMMENT]\nChris Whitty said there are no plans for those under the age of 12 to be vaccinated (Image: GETTY)\nSturgeon meltdown as unionists 'increasingly confident' of court win\nSturgeon branded 'pathetic' for refusal to honour 2014 vote\nProfessor Whitty stressed the decision to offer vaccinations had been made based on the balance between the risk and benefits.\nSpeaking from Downing Street, professor Whitty said the impact of the pandemic had made it incredibly difficult for children and their education.\nHe added this was most apparent in areas of deprivation.\nWhile this remains as an offer and not mandatory, professor Whitty was clear the four chief medical officers for the UK thought vaccinations for the age group could reduce the negative impacts of interrupted education.\nProfessor Whitty said: \"We do not think this is a silver bullet.\"\nThe four chief medical officers of the UK had been considering the benefits of vaccinations for teenagers after they were asked to make a decision by Health Secretary Sajid Javid.\nChris Whitty stressed that vaccinations for the age group was an offer (Image: Sky News )\nEarlier this month, the JCVI, who usually advises on jabs strategy, said the benefits and risks were too finely balanced to make a decision.\nThey said \"the margin of benefit is considered too small\" to support giving injections to teenagers and passed on the decision.\nThere has been concern among some members of the public that it would be wrong to give vaccines to children, who are usually less hard hit by the virus, if there is no clear benefit.\nThe chief medical officer, and his counterparts in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have advised 12-15-year-olds be given a single dose of the vaccine, with the possibility of a second injection next spring.\nChris Whitty was questioned how the advice would be taken by adults (Image: GETTY)\nProfessor Whitty was joined by Dr Gregor Smith, Dr Frank Atherton and Dr Michael McBride for today's press conference.\nDeputy chief medical officer for England, Dr June Raine of the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and Professor Wei Shen Lim of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will also be in attendance.\nClinical evidence shows that a single dose of Pfizer cuts the risk of catching the Delta variant of COVID-19 by 55 percent.\nIn their advice to the Government, the UK's chief medical officers said they were recommending vaccines on \"public health grounds\" and that it is \"likely vaccination will help reduce transmission of Covid-19 in schools\".\nCoronavirus in numbers latest (Image: EXPRESS)\nThey added: \"Covid-19 is a disease which can be very effectively transmitted by mass spreading events, especially with Delta variant.\n\"Having a significant proportion of pupils vaccinated is likely to reduce the probability of such events which are likely to cause local outbreaks in, or associated with, schools.\n\"They will also reduce the chance an individual child gets COVID-19.\n\"This means vaccination is likely to reduce (but not eliminate) education disruption.\"\nChris Whitty will say the decision was made after considering the impact of lost education (Image: PA)\nMinisters have already been preparing for the scientists to approve jabs for 12-15-year-olds with rollout likely to begin in a matter of days.\nIt is thought schools could be used as the quickest way to ensure all those eligible are offered a jab.\nWhile jabs have now been recommended by the scientists, ministers still need to sign off on the plans.\nThe Prime Minister is expected to confirm the decision when he holds a press conference of his own tomorrow.\nAdditional reporting by Dan Falvey.\nPM will be FIRED if he doesn't deliver NHS promise, says NICK FERRARI\nTrevor Phillips rages at Sajid Javid over freedom curbs in clash\nITV's Peston lashes out at claims he 'promoted anti-vax agenda'\nCoronavirus Chris Whitty\n'Nothing wrong!' Starmer defends beer-drinking photo after Labour boss branded 'hypocrite'\nSturgeon confronted on harsh Covid rules savaging business 'Have you damaged Scotland?'\nCovid rules change TODAY as ministers eye ripping up more strict virus laws in just days\nChina economic takeover as damning data shows extent of Beijing's ownership of Europe\n'Order!' Verdict could see John Bercow banned from Parliament for life\nBoris to wield axe and sack OWN staff as Prime Minister battles to save his job\nChina economy growth rate: How soaring GDP won't stop China's looming crisis\nLord Ivar Mountbatten: How is Keeping Up With The Aristocrats star related to the Queen?\nBoris Johnson warned he has one lifeline to stay PM: 'Never make this mistake again!'\n'Left himself with nowhere to go' BBC's Chris Mason issues damning indictment of Starmer\n'SNP plan not very clear!' Gordon Brown lashes out at Sturgeon's indyref2 plans","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Book a telephone appointment\nWhy Cousins Business Law\nGary Cousins\nMaribel Pascual\nDirectors, partners & shareholders\nProject disputes\nYour legal advisor\nBusiness Law Update\n> New Licensing Conditions In Force\nNew Licensing Conditions In Force\nPosted: Tuesday, 28 September 2010 @ 11:35\nSpeak to a lawyer\nMore posts on this theme\nExcessive written demands under a personal guarantee\nNo compulsory alternatives to court action\nApply for your festive TENs now\nBack in March I blogged on the 5 new mandatory licence conditions attached to every Premises Licence and Club Premises Certificate. To remind you the first 3 came into force on 6 April 2010, and the remainder come into force this Friday 1 October 2010. All apply even if not endorsed on the paper document.\nThe first 3 were the the ban on irresponsible promotions, the ban on the so-called \"dentists' chair\" supply of alcohol, and the requirement to have free tap water available to customers.\nSo the final 2 coming into force on Friday are:\n1. that the Premises Licence holder or Club Premises Certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises covering the supply of alcohol. The policy must require that individuals who appear to the \"responsible person\" to be under 18(or any older age specified in the policy) produce on request indentification bearing their photograph, date of birth, and a holographic mark. A \"responsible person\" means the Premises Licence holder, the DPS, or anyone authorised by them to sell alcohol. For a club with a Club Premises Certificate it is the person on the premises with the capacity to supply or prevent the supply of alcohol.\n2. the requirement that small measures are available, namely 1\/2 pints for beer or cider, 25ml or 35ml for gin, rum, vodka or whisky, and 125ml for still wine, and that customere are made aware of the availability of these measures. Again the responsibility falls on the \"responsible person\", described above.\nIt is vital that everyone with a Premises Licence of Club Premises Certificate takes urgent action to make sure that they comply with these conditions by 1 October. Failure to do so will mean an offence punishable by a fine of up to \u00a320,000 and \/or 6 months imprisonment. And this could be followed with a Review of your licence.\nYou will need to have a written policy complying with the age verification condition and any additional requirement e.g \"Challenge 25\" already a condition on the Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate. And you will have to have appropriate small measures for the alcohol and appropriate signage and menus. This could be a huge cost for all restaurants and anyone else who may need to reprint all of their wine and drinks menus.\nNigel Musgrove\nLicensing Law Specialist\nFor free advice on this topic please call us on 0845 003 5639.\nThis blog is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor is it intended to be a complete and authoritative statement of the law, and what we say might be out of date by the time you read it. You should always seek legal advice to confirm whether or how any information in this article applies to your particular situation. We offer a free telephone consultation to discuss your particular circumstances.\nThere are no comments for this page - click here to be the first\nNeed legal advice for your business? We can help\nPractical advice and legal support for company owners and directors.\nIn dispute with a customer or supplier? Get practical advice and support.\nBoard level legal advice without the costs of an in-house lawyer.\n\"Cousins Business Law excels at demystifying potentially complex legal areas for small business owners\"\nSimon Moore, MD Moore News Ltd\nGet legal updates\nEnter your email address to receive our monthly Blog Newsletter\nWe will keep your email safe in accordance with our privacy policy.\nGet the FREE definitive guide to solving business disputes\n\u00a92019 Cousins Business Law. All Rights Reserved. No unauthorised copying, extraction or other use is allowed except with our prior written permission.\nCousins Business Law is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 485128.\nHead Office: Swan House PO Box 11543, Birmingham, B13 0ZL. Tel +44 (0)845 003 5639. Fax: +44(0)121 275 6155. VAT Reg No. 881 045625.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Confr\u00e9rie du Sabre d'Or\nThe Embassy Council\nConsuls & Conn\u00e9tables\n\u00c9chevins\nClub Ranks\nNew Members & Promotions\nBecoming a Caveau\nART OF SABRAGE\nWhat is Sabrage?\nCaveaux Ouvertures\nPrivate Sabrage Events\nThe Golden Sabre\nSabrage on Video\nCelebrity Sabrage\nPassion du Prestige\nFind a Caveau\nInternational Confr\u00e9rie\nLe Grand Conseil\nVisiting Reims\nJulian White\n(Ambassadeur Emeritus & Ma\u00eetre Argentier)\nJulian White served for nearly 20 years in the Army. He set up his first wine company in 1979 and remains the United Kingdom agent for a number of Chateaux and Domaines in Burgundy, Bordeaux, The Rhone and Loire Valleys as well as Champagne. He has travelled to most of the world's wine-producing regions and was the first British Ambassador of the Confr\u00e9rie du Sabre d'Or, from 1999 to 2013. He was elected Ambassador Emeritus by the members of the UK Chapter of the Confr\u00e9rie on his retirement which was endorsed by the Grand-Ma\u00eetre. He continues to help with events and is the Club Treasurer. He also lectures on and directs tours of Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux.\nHe is a member of the City Livery Club and The Royal Society of Saint George and he is a Grand Commandeur of the Confr\u00e9rie du Sabre d'Or.\n\u00a9 Copyright: Confr\u00e9rie du Sabre d'Or 2017-2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Israeli attacks Nablus News Report\nSoldiers Demolish Tubas Mosque\nPalestinian News Agency, Ma'an, reported on Thursday that Israeli bulldozers leveled a mosque in the neighborhood of Yazra in the eastern part of the central West Bank city of Tubas. The army claimed that the mosque was built without a construction permit.Ahmad As'ad, a Palestinian official, stated that soldiers invaded an area regarded by the army as a military training field, and they declared it a closed military zone before demolishing the only mosque which. The mosque was built in 1967 and the residents have attached two extra rooms to it .\nAs'ad added that the residents have official papers that prove the licensed construction of the mosque in 1967, and that the two rooms were added due to the increasing number of residents who attend this mosque.\nAlso, the troops tried to push the residents out of the area by imposing tight measures and strict military orders.\nThe neighborhood of Yazra is located in the eastern part of Tubas, with a population of nearly 200 people. All heavily depend on agriculture and livestock as the main source of livelihood.\nTubas is a small Palestinian city in the northeastern West Bank, located only 21 kilometers (13 mi) northeast of Nablus, a few kilometers west of the Jordan River.\nPalestinian Child Hospitalized After Being Violently Attacked By Israeli Policemen\nGaza Photo Exhibition Attacked by the Jewish Defense League in Paris\nBy IMEMC & Agencies","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > News > Compliance > Texas Court Adds to Fiduciary Rule Debate Among Retirement Providers\nCompliance February 9, 2017\nTexas Court Adds to Fiduciary Rule Debate Among Retirement Providers\nA Texas district court judge has rejected industry arguments that the DOL exceeded its authority in crafting the forthcoming fiduciary rule\u2014what this spells for the regulation's future under the Trump administration is unclear.\nBy John Manganaro\nIn a lengthy decision penned by U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Lynn of the Northern District of Texas, little deference is shown to retirement industry providers' arguments that the Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule was improperly established, or that it will harm the adviser-provider-client relationship.\nThe decision represents a major setback for one of the first legal challenges to have been filed against the rule, put forth by a small group of national financial and business trade organizations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Financial Services Institute, Financial Services Roundtable, Insured Retirement Institute, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and others. Their self-stated objective was to \"challenge the improper Department of Labor's fiduciary rule for brokers and registered investment advisers serving Americans with individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and 401(k) plans.\"\nTheir complaint argued that the rule will \"hinder many of our member firms' ability to continue providing the level of holistic financial advice and suitable investment options their clients are accustomed to.\" Plaintiffs cited a series of by-now familiar potential \"unintended consequences of the ambitious rulemaking,\" stressing in particular that advisers servicing small-business plans \"will be left with no choice but to limit or stop servicing those retirement plans \u2026 significantly reducing the retirement savings options available to their millions of employees.\"\nThe trade groups asserted claims under the Administrative Procedure Act and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, challenging the rule itself and the related \"prohibited transaction exemptions\" (PTEs) promulgated by DOL. Plaintiffs charged that DOL vastly overstepped its authority and is creating impermissible burdens and liabilities for the advisory and brokerage industries, \"undermining the interests of retirement savers.\" They suggested such work as redefining the role of investment advisers, as well as the grounds on which they can be dragged into 401(k) and individual retirement account (IRA) litigation, if it has to be done, should be undertaken by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).\nWith the more-or-less outright failure of these arguments, ERISA attorneys and industry commentators are left even less certain than before\u2014if that is even possible\u2014as to what will come next with the rulemaking, set to start taking effect in just eight weeks or so. Ostensibly the White House has the authority to review and consider revising the rulemaking, demonstrated by the President's most recent memorandum-order directing the DOL to do just that. But it is far from clear whether the effort to pull the teeth out of the rulemaking can be completed by the first deadlines in April, or even before the more strenuous compliance deadlines that will run by later in 2017 and 2018.\nAs one attorney told PLANADVISER recently, \"this leaves firms in the uncomfortable position of not knowing with 100% accuracy whether the fiduciary rule will be delayed or not.\"\nNEXT: From the text of the suit\nInteresting to note, many of the areas the DOL is directed to review in the Trump administration memorandum are directly confronted in the text of the Texas judge's decision\u2014and the conclusions drawn therein don't exactly bode well for opponents of the rulemaking. The 81-page document patently rejects many arguments put forth by retirement and investment industry trade groups to the effect that the fiduciary rule was crafted and implemented outside the normal authority of the agency, for example, and it strongly denies the likelihood that simply strengthening consumer protections will lead to millions of Americans being shut out of the advice market.\nAt one point in the wide-reaching decision, the judge observes that Congress never ratified the fiduciary standard currently applied under ERISA, and so there can be little weight given to plaintiffs' argument that because Congress has repeatedly amended ERISA since 1975, without ever amending the five-part test that underlies the current fiduciary standard, that test has de facto been incorporated into ERISA by way of ratification.\n\"Generally, congressional inaction deserves little weight in the interpretive process \u2026 and lacks persuasive significance because several equally tenable inferences may be drawn from such inaction,\" the court finds. \"At the same time, if Congress frequently amended or reenacted the relevant provisions without change \u2026 Congress at least understood the interpretation as statutorily permissible \u2026 There is a stark difference between Congress acquiescing to a permissible interpretation and Congress affirmatively deciding that an interpretation is the only permissible one \u2026 If plaintiffs' argument were correct, the DOL could never revisit the five-part test because it has been, in effect, enshrined into the statute. To the contrary, courts have consistently required express congressional approval of an administrative interpretation if it is to be viewed as statutorily mandated.\"\nVarious arguments are applied along these lines to suggest the rulemaking and its prohibited transaction exemptions fit squarely within the DOL's authority. Much of that discussion centers on extensive analysis of precedence established in the well-known case ERISA industry lawsuit from 1984, Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.\nWith all this in mind, ERISA attorneys continue to speculate that the DOL's newly ordered review will in fact determine that the fiduciary rule is inconsistent with Trump Administration policy, and so it may eventually issue for notice and comment a proposed rule rescinding or revising the DOL fiduciary rule and the best-interest contract exemption. How this could unfold before April 10, while the Trump administration has yet to see its Labor Secretary confirmed, is becoming increasingly hard to see. And it may further be noted, with this latest decision in the Texas lawsuit, it will not necessarily be easy to prove the rule is inherently flawed or that it even in fact runs against what the populist Trump Administration hopes to accomplish.\nNEXT: Plaintiff reaction comes quickly\nPlaintiffs in the failed lawsuit wrote to PLANADVISER to say they are disappointed with the ruling\u2014but they are far from backing down from the fight.\n\"We continue to believe that the Department of Labor exceeded its authority, and we will pursue all of our available options to see that this rule is rescinded,\" the trade groups suggest. \"While we have long supported a best interest standard, this is a misguided rule that will harm retirement savers and financial services firms that provide needed assistance and options to their clients, including modest savers and small business employees. The President's recent directive to the department, reflecting well-founded, ongoing and significant concerns about the rule, is a welcome development.\"\nOther involved parties also shared some interesting perspective, including the American Council of Life Insurers Executive Vice President and General Counsel Gary Hughes.\n\"We are disappointed with the decision from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, on our joint legal challenge with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors to the U.S. Department of Labor's fiduciary regulation,\" he writes. \"ACLI and NAIFA continue to believe that the regulation is arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law and violates the First Amendment. We support responsible and balanced regulations that protect the interests of retirement consumers. But the regulation is neither reasonable nor balanced. It will harm the very people it is meant to help.\"\nHughes urges the Trump administration \"to act immediately to delay this misguided regulation,\" suggesting a delay will provide time for the administration to \"conduct a thoughtful review and to work with ACLI, NAIFA and other stakeholders toward public policies that help Americans achieve their financial and retirement security goals.\"\nTagged: DoL, ERISA, Fiduciary, Fiduciary adviser, Legislation\n\u00ab Lawmakers Move to Block Final Rule on State-Run Retirement Plans","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Scientists edit gene for blood disease in human embryos\nBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN\nPublished 3:30 PM EDT, Fri September 29, 2017\nEmmanuelle Charpentier explains CRISPR Cas9 gene editing (2016)\nA complex gene-editing technique was used to correct a mutation in embryos\nOne expert describes the technique as \"chemical surgery\"\nIn the future, it might be possible to prevent inherited illnesses by making a change to a single faulty gene. That was recently demonstrated in a new study.\nFor the first time, scientists used a controversial gene-editing technique called base editing to correct a gene mutation in human embryos linked to the hereditary blood disorder beta thalassemia, according to the study published in the journal Protein & Cell in September.\nA change to a single base pair in your genetic code, known as a point mutation, can cause beta thalassemia.\nThe scientists noted that the efficiency of repairing mutations in the study was only about 20% \u2013 so they were not 100% successful in effectively editing all of the embryos all of the time. Yet the study findings and the base editing technique are now gaining international attention.\nThe base editor technique is similar to the powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR, but there is a major difference.\nBase editing uses some of the components of CRISPR, but directly makes changes to a targeted site in DNA without cutting the DNA, said David Liu, core institute member of the Broad Institute and professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University, who was not involved in the study.\non china crispr human embryos_00002724.jpg\nOn China: Genetically modifying human embryos\nWhen a cut is made in genomic DNA using the traditional CRISPR approach \u2013 for instance, to disrupt a mutation \u2013 the primary response of a cell is to repair the cut and, in the process, disrupt the DNA at the cut site, Liu said.\n\"But many human genetic diseases are caused by single point mutations that need to be precisely corrected, rather than disrupted, in order to treat or study the corresponding disease,\" Liu said. That's where base editing comes in.\n\"Base editing, in contrast, does not make a double-stranded cut in the target DNA. Instead, base editors directly perform 'chemical surgery' on the target DNA base to convert one base pair to a different base pair, that is, to make a point mutation,\" said Liu, whose research group at Harvard developed base editing.\nCRISPR Cas9 explainer natpkg_00010203.jpg\nChinese scientists use gene-editing techniques in humans for first time\n\"It's important to note that compared to traditional nuclease-mediated genome editing methods such as the use of CRISPR-Cas9, base editing is a complementary \u2013 not necessarily better \u2013 approach, and each approach has its strengths and preferred applications,\" he said.\nAbout two-thirds of known human genetic variants associated with diseases are point mutations, so base editing has the potential to correct or reproduce such mutations for research purposes, Liu said.\n'The future is here'\nIn 2015, some of the same scientists in China were the first to reveal attempts to modify genes in human embryos using CRISPR. Three separate studies were published in scientific journals describing Chinese experiments involving gene editing in human embryos.\nLast month, a separate team of researchers described how gene editing corrected a gene mutation linked to inherited heart conditions in human embryos. They published their work in the journal Nature.\n'Embryo microinjection' shows an embryo being injected with the CRISPR\/Cas9 components\nCourtesy Dr. Kathy Niakan\/Nature\nGene editing of human embryos in UK reveals new fertility clue\n\"For many years, we have been saying that direct gene editing in embryos is some way in to the future. Now the future is here and there is much to consider,\" said Darren Griffin, professor of genetics at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, in a written statement released by the Science Media Centre.\n\"The paper itself represents a significant technical advance because, rather than using the classic CRISPR-Cas9 technology previously reported, the current 'base editor' technology is an adaptation that chemically alters the DNA bases themselves,\" Griffin said about the new study, of which he was not involved.\nThe four chemical bases, or building blocks, of DNA are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and thymine (T). Those bases pair up with each other, A with T and C with G, to form units called base pairs.\nAmericans wary of gene-editing, brain chips, synthetic blood\nBeta thalassemia can be due to mutations that convert A to G in a particular location in the HBB gene, the scientists noted in the study, in which they used base editing to try to convert G back to A.\n\"While this is undoubtedly a highly significant advance, it is important not to get carried away about its widespread utility if put into clinical practice,\" Griffin said.\n\"An embryo would still need to be diagnosed as abnormal (if there were other embryos in the cohort that were normal they would presumably be used instead), then the base editor applied, then re-diagnosed to make sure that it had worked,\" he said. \"In the meantime, the ethical implications of gene manipulation in embryos need a thorough examination where safety is of paramount concern.\"\nThe new study involved base editing experiments in cells from beta-thalassemia patients and human embryos. Cloned human embryos were generated in a lab using a technique called nuclear transfer. A total of about 20 embryos were harvested.\nA record number of women had their children using IVF, but what other traits will they chose as technology improves?\nThe slow crawl to designer babies\n\"It's interesting work that shows that base editing can directly correct a pathogenic beta-thalassemia mutation in the promoter of the beta-thalassemia gene in cells from beta-thalassemia patients, and in cloned human embryos,\" Liu said.\nBeta thalassemia is a fairly common blood disorder worldwide, occurring most frequently in people from Mediterranean countries, North Africa, the Middle East, India, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.\nWithout treatment, patients with the more severe type, known as beta thalassemia major, usually die before age 5, the scientists wrote in the study.\n\"Our data highlight the tremendous potential of correcting homozygous disease and compound heterozygous mutations by base editing in human somatic cells and embryos,\" the scientists wrote. \"Although we did not achieve 100% repair in human embryos, we and other groups have reported 100% base editing in mouse embryos.\"\nThe scientists noted that the base editing wasn't uniform across all cells in the embryos, resulting in mosaic embryos. They also noted in the study that more research is needed to improve the safety of this base editing approach, especially before base editing is ready to use in humans.\nexp GPS Doudna SOT designer babies_00003001.jpg\nOn GPS: Are designer babies in our future?\n\"The efficiency of editing was quite low, and the embryo was mosaic as it developed, meaning that only some cells had the hoped-for base change. Both of these inefficiencies have to be overcome for the approach to be useful,\" said Dana Carroll, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Utah, who was not involved in the study but has used CRISPR in his own research.\n\"As far as I know, this is the first published study that uses base editing in human embryos, but the embryos are very unusual,\" he said, referring to how they were made in a lab. \"It seems unlikely that the response to the base editor, and other cellular events, are an accurate reflection of what would happen in a natural embryo.\"\nYet Liu pointed out that the same scientists who conducted the new study previously reported efficient base editing in human embryos that were referred to as zygotes, \"making me assume they were human embryos from in vitro fertilization that ended up with two sperms in one egg,\" he said. \"So they already established that base editing can function efficiently in human embryos derived from fertilized eggs.\"\nA request for comment from some of the scientists was unsuccessful.\nSee the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter.\nAll in all, the scientists noted in the new study that technical, ethic, and societal issues still need to be investigated and discussed thoroughly before base editing could be considered for clinical application.\nMeanwhile, Liu said that his own research group has generated additional base editors that could expand the capabilities of the gene-editing technique.\n\"We will be reporting these developments in due course,\" he said. \"We are hopeful that base editing might advance the study and treatment of genetic diseases, and our laboratory is working hard towards this goal.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00ab New \"Schedule\"\nToradora 10-12: Horror Fetishist Minorin \u00bb\nCasshern Sins 9-12: Hold Your Colour\nDecember 21, 2008 by omisyth\nLeave your mark on the world.\nIt seems like the creators of this show really want us to feel pathos for every character that Casshern comes across as he seems mostly to meet people who are dying\/broken\/in need of saving. That's by no means a bad thing but I wish they would lighten up on the drama a bit; it's a stupid thing to say about this sh0w which seems primarily based around the destruction and ruin of the world but would it be too much to ask to have a minor character that isn't in any of the aforementioned states? It's also slightly repetitive and it seems like a cheap tactic to use to evoke pity in the viewers, wasn't part of this show the fact that hope still remained despite the bleakness of the entire situation? Showing us an adorably simple robot who's death sentence was pretty much guaranteed when she started making flower crowns and talking to an inanimate object is just cheating.\nTherer was some relevance to the main storyline with Nico being a.. caretaker of Luna (I have no idea what else she'd be of use for) and the mention of \"Dio's Army\"; I don't remember learning about any of that in the previous episodes so maybe I just missed something, but I'm assuming this is an army meant solely for the purpose of killing Casshern. Let's not forget the fact Luna might still be alive, which would be welcome news as it seems the creators have completely abandoned their tactic of revealing the events behind Luna's murder little by little and have resorted to simply showing the same damn 3 seconds of footage over and over again.\nOh yes, and the whole \"cold robot's\/any-other-being's heart melted by the kindness of a young girl\" part was just cheesy.\nLeda and Dio show up and get some much deserved developement. What intrigues me is their motivations and goals for their actions. Leda is like the the devilish whisperer in Dio's ear, entrancing him with ambitious visions of becoming, well, King of the Pirates robots, but I don't really understand what her own stake is in all this. There's no doubt that her interests, though at the moment they coincide with Dio's, lay far from the interests of the robot race as a whole.\nDio himself is shown to be less of the calm, calculated person he seemed in episode 6 and more of an obsessive madman. His obsession with Casshern seems to stem from Casshern's attaining of supposed \"immortality\" so it could simply be jealousy, and though I'd rather think Dio's more complex than that, the way Leda influences and at times even puppets (I think that's a word) him leads me to believe that Dio's simply determined to conquer Casshern and the world.\nAs for other aspects of the episode, the fight scenes were amazing and just the standard that I've come to expect from the series. Dune himself with his praying mantis-like swords was kind of uninteresting due to the fact all he did was fight, remain, well, imprisoned by the past and then leave. There's no doubt in my mind he'll be making a return, though, and perhaps then we'll get a bit more information on what his relationship with Luna and that mysterious red-haired woman was like. Noticeably, it seems like rather than be emo and try to die in any way possible, Casshern's actually trying to FIX his mistakes. That's a huge improvement, in my book.\nBy the by, it's interesting to note they finally changed the tidbit of information we get at the start of each episode after weeks of repetition. Now it's become about blood and vampires. Also, all these generic robot grunts\/thugs are starting to annoy me, their only reasons for existing are trash-talking then becoming cannon fodder.\nMeh, I left right in the middle of this episode to fix curtains for an hour so I forgot half of what had happened and what was going on, so my attention wasn't really grabbed unti l there was an explosion and even then there was nothing that particularly stood out. Basically the same thing the series ahs been touting for ages (must eat Casshern, shouldn't eat Casshern because cannibalism is bad) only with humans and a lone wolf called Jin thrown into the mix. I use the term \"lone wolf\" aptly to describe Jin as he even has a leather coat with fur\/fluff around the collar. There was even a track at the end that kid of evokes images of the lone cowboy traveller and the wanderer's open road which, though it suited the situation, just seemed kind of corny.\nIt's kind of annoying that absolutely npthing happened to add to the overall plot, or even the world the series is set in, in this episode. In fact, just replace Jin with Dio and you'd have the end of episode 6. A fillerish episode but nonetheless a solid one, and it was interesting to see Jin somehow stand toe-to-toe with Casshern. There was also something intiguing brought up, that Friender and Jin hadn't been ruined since they had string conviction. Perhaps it's the mindset of the robots that causes them to be susceptible to ruin: whereas all other robots are simply struglling for survival, Jin and Friender seem to have a purpose for living that they are dedicated to and something in them won't let them be ruined as of yet.\nThe best part of the episode, though, was the fact they used Terminator music somewhere half way through. Watch both videos and I dare you to deny that there are unmistakable similarities between them.\nCasshern \u2013 From 1:50\nTerminator 2 \u2013 From 3:20\nSee, now if you're going to try an create a meaningful and heartfelt episode in a show, this is how it should be done. Introduce a new character, new perspective and a new message and then make it emotional and, most importantly, unique. Some of the best moments in the show is when it tries to convey something to the viewer, and this time I thought that the dialogue, the presentation, hell, just about everything was spot on. I admit that I love the battles in Casshern, but it's episodes like this that keep me watching the series.\nThe city itself had an exquisite combination of the traditional dirty dreary cities we've seen so far and Margo's colour; the colour of silver, of hope and an urge to live life to the fullest. The contrast of Margo's and the other robots approach to life was interesting too, though I think I'd be more on Margo's side since he didn't wish to destroy any sort of hope that was surfacing in the city.\nThe main message was that nobody wishes to be forgotten. Just as the kings left behind the colours of their own era, so should we all leave behind mementos of our own existence. Not a revolutionary theme, to be sure, but presented in such a way that really touched me. So much that I didn't mind that what initially seemed like a girl was a trap.\nPosted in Dropped Series | Tagged 10, 11, 12, 9, Casshern Sins, Traptastic | Leave a Comment","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Seahawks trade 2020 7th-round pick to Patriots for tight end Jacob Hollister\nHome 2019 April Seahawks trade 2020 7th-round pick to Patriots for tight end Jacob Hollister\nInstead of drafting a tight end to add some depth to that position, the Seahawks just waited a few days, making a trade Monday with New England to acquire tight end Jacob Hollister in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2020.\nThe trade was officially announced via the NFL's daily transactions wire.\nHollister entered the league in 2017 as an undrafted free agent and has generally served as the team's No. 3 tight end since then behind Rob Gronkowski and Dwayne Allen, when healthy \u2014 Hollister was limited to eight games last year due to injury and did not play in New England's Super Bowl win over the Rams.\nHe has played in 23 games for the Patriots the last two seasons with two starts, making eight receptions for 94 yards, on the field for 89 snaps on offense in 2017 and 56 last season and also a regular on special teams, with 188 and 97 snaps the last two seasons, respectively.\nThe Patriots have since added a few tight ends, including free agent Austin Seferian-Jenkins, a former UW star, to help make up for Gronkowski's retirement, making Hollister expendable.\nThe Seahawks appear to have two seventh-round picks for next season \u2014 their own and one expected to come as compensation for losses in free agency \u2014 so they had some future draft capital to give.\nSeattle also traded a sixth-round 2020 pick during the draft to add a seventh-rounder and take receiver John Ursua of Hawaii.\nBut despite the two deals Seattle still has 10 draft picks expected to come in 2020 either via trades, their own picks and comp picks \u2014 one first, two in the second, two in the third, two in the fourth, a fifth, a sixth and a seventh.\nHollister is listed at 6-4, 245 and played at Wyoming.\nHe joins a tight end corps that also includes holdovers Will Dissly, Ed Dickson, Nick Vannett and Tyrone Swoopes, with the team also reported as having signed Justin Johnson as an undrafted free agent.\nSeattle coach Pete Carroll said on Saturday that \"the tight end position is pretty solid\" and said Dissly is \"making great progress. Really everybody is excited that he's going to be OK by the time we open up.\"\nDissly's injury and that Vannett is entering the final year of his contract and Dickson's deal puts him in some danger of being a cap casualty had led some to think the Seahawks might take a tight end in the 2019 draft. They didn't then, but now add a player who is just 25 and who they likely will consider as a de facto member of this draft class.\nA Pro Football Focus scouting report of Hollister, who is a native of Bend, Ore., prior to the 2017 draft concluded: \"Hollister could prove to be one of this years steals of the draft. While he does have a number of concerns regarding his ability as a run-blocker, he's got legitimate skills as a receiving option capable of hurting a defense at all three levels of the field regularly. He's a fluid route-runner who is capable of creating late separation and is strong at the catch point. If Hollister is able to add some strength while maintaining his athleticism we could be looking at future star.\"\nAccording to ESPN, Patriots coach Bill Bilichick said of Hollister last season: \"He has a lot of football in front of him. He didn't have a lot of experience \u2014 had some \u2014 but has gained a lot and will gain a lot more. I think he's got a great future. He works hard, he's a tough kid, he plays hard, practices hard and has become much better at his fundamentals and techniques at his position.\"\nAccording to PFF, of the 153 offensive snaps they charted Hollister as playing with the Patriots, 74 were as a run blocker.\nSeahawks officially hire Ivan Lewis as strength coach, add former QB Austin Davis as assistant\nSource: The Seattle Times, February 22, 2019 , NFL, Seattle Seahawks February 22, 2019 , 0 likes\nLewis also worked at UW from 2009-13 and got his start at Mount Si High School.\nSeahawks' Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman already familiar with Chargers' new home\nSource: The Seattle Times, August 11, 2017 , NFL, Seattle Seahawks August 11, 2017 , 0 likes\nThe Seahawks' preseason debut Sunday night will also serve as a grand opening for the Chargers' in their new...\nJustin Coleman's good week continues as he avoids fine by NFL for jumping in Salvation Army bucket\nSeattle cornerback Justin Coleman happy he escaped a fine for his leap into the Salvation Army kettle last Sunday.\nSeahawks can't overcome mistakes; lose to Washington 17-14\nSource: Cover32, November 6, 2017 , Seattle Seahawks November 6, 2017 , 0 likes\nSeattle could not get out of their own way and lost to the Washington Redskins 17-14 at CenturyLink Field...\nDespite 'good visit' with Colin Kaepernick, Seahawks may not be done in search for backup QB\nSource: The Seattle Times, May 25, 2017 , NFL, Seattle Seahawks May 25, 2017 , 0 likes\nColin Kaepernick was reported to have had a \"good visit'' with the Seahawks on Wednesday. But the team may...\n'The ball was on the ground all day,' but Seahawks can't recover any of the Panthers' five fumbles\nSource: The Seattle Times, November 25, 2018 , NFL, Seattle Seahawks November 25, 2018 , 0 likes\nSeattle forced five fumbles in its win over Carolina, so why is it that the Seahawks recovered none? It...\nWill Tukuafu says when Seahawks call 'my bag is packed, ready to roll'\nSource: The Seattle Times, October 26, 2016 , NFL, Seattle Seahawks October 26, 2016 , 0 likes\nWill Tukuafu said he pretty much stopped what he was going and packed his bags when the Seahawks called...\nPoll: Who will win this weekend's NFC wild-card playoff games?\nSource: The Seattle Times, January 3, 2018 , NFL, Seattle Seahawks January 3, 2018 , 0 likes\nRanking my top 3 Bears' rookies in terms of excitement levelHow Cole Hamels found the secret to pitching in 2019\nNFL Pro Line by Fanatics Branded Denver Broncos Black Trucker Adjustable Snapback Hat January 22, 2020\nNew Era Denver Broncos Navy 2019 NFL Sideline Color Rush 9FIFTY Adjustable Snapback Hat January 22, 2020\nNew Era Denver Broncos Camo Woodland Trucker Duel 9FORTY Adjustable Snapback Hat January 22, 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Romeo (disambiguation)\nRomeo (2012 film)\nMiami station (Amtrak)\nMiami (soil)\nMiami (1924 film)\nRomeo is the male protagonist in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.\nRomeo may also refer to:\nRomeo, Colorado, a statutory town\nRomeo, Florida, an unincorporated community\nRomeo, Michigan, a village\nRomeo, Tennessee\nRomeo (lunar crater), a lunar crater near Ibn Firnas\nRomeo (crater on Oberon), a crater on Oberon\nRomeo (MC) (born 1980), English rapper\nRomeo Records, a record label\nRomeo (EP), an 2009 EP by Shinee\n\"Romeo\" (Dino song)\n\"Romeo\" (Ketil Stokkan song)\n\"Romeo\" (Petula Clark song)\n\"Romeo\" (Wipers song)\n\"Romeo\" (Basement Jaxx song)\n\"Romeo\", a song by Donna Summer from I'm a Rainbow\n\"Romeo\", a song by Dolly Parton from Slow Dancing with the Moon\n\"Romeo\", a song by Hande Yene, from Nas\u0131l Delirdim?\n\"Romeo\", a song by Mr Big\nRomeo, a South Korean boy band\nRomeo (1976 film), a 1976 Malayalam film directed by SS Nair\nRomeo (1990 film), a Dutch drama film by Rita Horst\nRomeo (2011 film), a Bengali film\nRomeo (2012 film), a Kannada-language film\nThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https:\/\/wn.com\/Romeo_(disambiguation)\nRomeo is a 2012 Kannada romantic comedy film written and directed by P.C. Shekhar, starring Ganesh and Bhavana in the lead roles. Naveen and Ramesh Kumar are the producers of this romantic love story film.Arjun Janya composed the music and Vaidhi handled the camera work. The film released across Karnataka state on 6 July 2014.\nGanesh (Ganesh) comes to the world by peeing on his father Kashinath's (Rangayana Raghu) face. Despite being mischievous, he manages to reach the graduation level but with poor English speaking skills. However, he gets a job in a bank where he meets Shruti (Bhavana) and Sadhu Kokila.\nAs expected, their love blossoms after witnessing a series of comic scenes. Ganesh, a slum dweller and street smart, impresses her by telling a pack of lies where he went on to claim that he is born with a silver spoon and he is the son of crorepati but living an ordinary life to learn the basic lessons of life. The couple ties the knot in a hush-hush manner when her father played by Avinash opposes their marriage and fixes a secret marriage with a rich man. However, soon Shruti realises that she was lied and cheated, she leaves Ganesh and applies for divorce. Though Ganesh is not ready to divorce her under circumstance he requests for divorce in court after 6 months of court fight. After divorce he realised the importance of life, love of his parents he suddenly rises in life like a phoenix. He works hard, earns some money, changes his home. After a year of divorce he meets Shruti again and he wants to get her back. As she was in training period of one week in Ganesh's friend's office, she is on her way back to the US, where she was residing since the divorce. Ganesh came to know this and fakes an accident, which lures Shruti to return from airport to hospital to see Ganesh. Then she comes to know the plan of Kashinath who was trying for patch up of Ganesh and Shruti . Film ends with the reunion of these two.\nThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https:\/\/wn.com\/Romeo_(2012_film)\nMiami is a train station in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on the border of Miami and Hialeah. It serves Amtrak, the national passenger rail service of the United States, and is the southern end of the Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains. It is scheduled to be replaced by Miami Central Station in summer 2016.\nThe Miami station was built on the site of the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad southern coach yards, to which Amtrak moved in 1977 when it abandoned the original Seaboard station at 2210 NW 7th Avenue in Allapattah, two miles north of downtown. Constructed in 1978, the building is one of many built under Amtrak's Standard Stations Program, an attempt to create a unified brand and identity for the company's passenger facilities in its early years. It is considered a Type 300A station, meaning it was designed to accommodate at least 300 passengers at the busiest hour of the day. Within the Amtrak system, it is similar to the station in Minneapolis-St. Paul, also built in 1978.\nThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https:\/\/wn.com\/Miami_station_(Amtrak)\nThe Miami soil series is the state soil of Indiana.\nThe less sloping Miami soils are used mainly for corn, soybeans, or winter wheat. The steeper areas are used as pasture, hayland, or woodland. Significant area has been converted to residential and commercial uses. There are 794,994 acres (3,217 km2) of Miami soils mapped in Indiana.\nMiami soils formed in calcareous, loamy till on the Wisconsin Till Plains. The native vegetation is hardwood forest. Miami soils are fertile and have a moderate available water capacity. Indiana is nationally ranked for agricultural production because of the highly productive Miami soils along with other prime farmland soils in the State.\nThe Miami series consists of moderately well drained soils formed in as much as 18 inches (46 cm) of loess or silty material and in the underlying loamy till on till plains. They are very deep soils that are moderately deep to dense till. Permeability is moderate or moderately slow in the solum, and slow or very slow in the underlying dense till. Slope ranges from 0 to 60%. Mean annual precipitation is 40 inches (1000 mm), and mean annual temperature is 52 \u00b0F (11 \u00b0C).\nThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https:\/\/wn.com\/Miami_(soil)\nMiami is a lost 1924 American silent society melodrama film directed by Alan Crosland and distributed by W. W. Hodkinson. The film stars Betty Compson and Hedda Hopper.\nBetty Compson - Joan Bruce\nLawford Davidson - Ransom Tate\nHedda Hopper - Mary Tate\nJ. Barney Sherry - David Forbes\nLucy Fox - Veronica Forbes\nBenjamin F. Finney, Jr. - Grant North\nMiami at the Internet Movie Database\nMiami at AllMovie\nThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https:\/\/wn.com\/Miami_(1924_film)\naboutwn.com\naboutbreaking.com\nmiamibeachjournal.com\nmiamifashionjewelry.org\naboutsubsea.com\naboutusmedia.com\nmiamifotos.com\nallaboutfree.org\nallaboutthebody.org\nitisallaboutfree.com\naboutuscompanies.com\nallaboutthegroup.com\naboutthebodies.com\nitsallaboutgiving.net\naboutthebody.org\ntheydontreallycareaboutus.com\naboutjetski.com\nHer Federal Election Commission (FEC) records further confirmed her association with the re-election campaign team of President Trump, according to which she earned about $5,000 every two weeks ... The account reappeared only after she was questioned by the AP about her account's removal.\u00a0 ... 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By Rahul Sharma . Updated. January 18, 2021 10.26 AM IST. Rakhi Sawant lied about her marriage ... Rakhi Sawant \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0907\u091f\u092e \u0928\u0902\u092c\u0930 \u092a\u0930 Salman Khan \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0940\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u091d\u0942\u092e \u0909\u0920\u0947 \u092b\u0948\u0902\u0938, \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0947 '\u0905\u092d\u093f\u0928\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940...' ... ....\n\u092c\u0947\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u092c\u0928\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0915\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0916\u093c\u0941\u0936\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0939\u0948,\u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u091f \u0915\u094b\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 ...\nOutstanding application and belief by @Sundarwashi5 and @imShard. This is what test cricket is all about. Washy top composure on debut and tula parat maanla re Thakur!. \u2014 Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 17, 2021. ....\nBigg Boss 14: Eijaz Khan \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0949\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0907\u0935\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u092b\u0948\u0902\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0948\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0924\u0932\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u091c\u092e\u0940\u0928, \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0921 \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u092f\u093e #NoEijazNoBB14\n'\u092c\u093f\u0917 \u092c\u0949\u0938 14' (Bigg Boss) \u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u091c\u093e\u091c \u0916\u093e\u0928 (Eijaz Khan) \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092b\u0948\u0902\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u093e\u0938\u093e \u0917\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0938\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u092e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092b\u0948\u0902\u0938 \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u092a\u0930 \u092f\u0915\u0940\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0935\u0947 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091f\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u091a\u0948\u0932\u0947\u0902\u091c \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964. By Ravi Pareek Published. January 18, 2021 11.24 AM IST ... Today's Ep will be special for us ?? ... 100% Confirmed, n yes don't believe in any Khabri news about Eijaz!! Stat Calm n united ... Dude... \u2764 ... I don't there's something about this pic...i jus\u2764 this ... ....\n\u090f\u0915 \u0938\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0921 534 \u0915\u093f\u092e\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0930\u093e\u091c\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0917 \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0923\nMSME \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0915\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u092f\u0940 \u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e, \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930.\u0917\u0921\u0915\u0930\u0940 ... MoRTH has created a record by constructing 534 km of National Highways in the last week commencing 8 January. The Ministry has constructed 8,169 km of NHs from April 2020 to 15 January 2021 in the current financial year 2020-21, i.e. with a speed of about 28.16 km per day.\u2014 MORTHINDIA (@MORTHIndia) January 17, 2021 ....\n'\u092c\u093f\u0917 \u092c\u0949\u0938 14' (Bigg Boss 14) \u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u091c\u093e\u091c \u0916\u093e\u0928 (Eijaz Khan) \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0905\u092c \u0936\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u094b\u0932\u0940\u0928\u093e \u092d\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0940 (Devoleena Bhattacharjee ) \u0932\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0940\u0964 \u0916\u092c\u0930\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0915\u093f \u0935\u0947 \u0936\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0921\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u0938\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091f \u0930\u0942\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0930\u093f\u090f \u0906\u090f\u0902\u0917\u0940\u0964. By Ravi Pareek Published. January 18, 2021 10.27 AM IST ... Rakhi Sawant \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0940 \u091d\u0942\u0920\u0940 !! \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0920\u093e \u091d\u0942\u0920 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093e ... Thank you alot, Love!\u2764 ... NO EIJAZ NO BB14 ... Now I want to see who pati and patni will talk about? ... ....\nHardik Pandya \u0914\u0930 Krunal Pandya \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928, \u0936\u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0905\u091f\u0948\u0915\nHardik And Krunal Pandya Father Passes Away. \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 (Hardik Pandya) \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u0941\u0923\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u0921\u094d\u092f\u093e (Krunal Pandya) \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0939\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0902\u0936\u0941 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u0921\u094d\u092f\u093e (Himashu Pandya) \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0936\u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u0932 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u094c\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964. By Ravi Pareek Published. January 16, 2021 2.20 PM IST. Hardik And Krunal Pandya Father Passes Away ... Heartbroken to hear about the demise of Hardik and Krunal's dad ... May his soul rest in peace. 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I have been the victim of a very serious phishing attack. I'm putting this statement out to set the record straight about what I've been through. 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{"text":"Town Council briefs\nTue, 01\/18\/2022 - 7:45am\nWhere's the road?\nThe Cormorant Cove Association finally found itself in front of the Town Council last week, after two and a half years of effort. The association had a survey done several years ago and discovered that the town-owned Champlin's Road, which leads to the Coast Guard station, actually runs through Cormorant Cove Association property. Apparently, the road was supposed to more closely follow the utility poles and easement, but over time the dirt road has meandered off course.\nThe association asked the council to consider signing an agreement which would indemnify the association from liability for anything that happens on the town road located on association property. The association's feeling was that asking the town to relocate the road back into the easement would disturb the natural habitat, so instead the association is seeking relief from legal liability for the road.\nCouncil Member Keith Stover called it an \"elegant solution,\" saying that the tide coming in and roads moving were just part of \"living on an island.\"\nCouncil Member Martha Ball called it an \"unusual solution,\" with the council agreeing to have the legal team look at its agreement.\nOrganizing the DPW\nThe Department of Public Works is still in a \"fluid state,\" according to Town Manager Maryanne Crawford. She reported to the Town Council on January 4 that she is still working on organizing the DPW to be in compliance with the recent amendments to the Town Charter. The position of Director of Public Works was separated from the Town Manager position, with Matt Moynihan given the role of director. Additionally, Tom Risom has been appointed Facilities Director, and Jenn Brady has been appointed Zoning Official. The roles of Building Official and Building Inspector are currently being contracted out to 4Leaf, a mainland company that provides these services for municipalities. A building inspector is sent out by 4Leaf on Mondays and a building official is sent out on Wednesdays. Crawford informed the\ncouncil that many of the building reports and plans have been moved online, so much of this work can be done remotely.\nCrawford said the town may need to hire a \"foreman or maintenance person\" who can make general repairs to town properties. From the audience, Kristin Baumann said the original idea in the charter was that the facilities director was going to be the person who \"would wear the tool belt,\" and questioned why the town needed to hire another person.\nBoth Stover and Second Warden Sven Risom voiced their concern that the idea of separating the Director of Public Works job from the Town Manager job was to create two distinct jobs, and that filling the DPW job with Police Chief Matt Moynihan is not exactly what the charter commission had in mind. As Risom said, \"it's hard to wear two hats.\"\nChris Warfel spoke from the audience and requested information on the annual costs of contracting the building official and building inspector services through 4Leaf as opposed to hiring employees. Crawford said she would get the numbers together, but mentioned that the salaries for employees would be in line with the union contract, and the contractors through 4Leaf do not receive benefits. There were no applicants for either job when the town advertised them last year.\nHawker's and Peddler's Zoning change\nThe Town Council is holding a public hearing on February 7 for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which will define and add hawking and peddling, and mobile food establishments as permitted uses in the Residential A Zone, but only at locations open to the public and established by the Town Council. Crawford told the council at its January 4 meeting that there was a conflict between the wording in the licensing ordinance and the zoning ordinance. The application by Julia Gasner to set up a vendor cart at the North Light parking lot has brought this conflict to light, as it was unclear if previous vendors in that location had been operating illegally or were \"grandfathered-in\" to operate in a residential zone. Town Solicitor Kathy Merolla joined via Zoom and said the amendment to the ordinance would clear up the inconsistencies, and would allow certain areas of public property to be used for mobile food establishments, and hawking and peddling.\nTyrone House\nPicturesque 1.1 acre lot off Payne Road. This Sands Pond cluster 6 home subdivision boasts approx...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tagged widow\nMovie Review: Our Souls at Night (2017)\nNot since \"The Electric Horseman\" in 1979 have we had the distinct pleasure of seeing two outstanding actors, Robert Redford (\"All Is Lost\"), now 81, and Jane Fonda (\"Youth\"), now 79, working together in the same film. That situation has now changed with the release of Our Souls at Night, directed by Ritesh Batra whose\u2026\nMovie Review: My Cousin Rachel (2017)\nMy Cousin Rachel is a smart and evocative exercise in wrongfooting. Right from the beginning \u2014 or possibly the end \u2014 Roger Michell's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel expresses doubt and ambiguity, as narrator\/protagonist Philip (Sam Claflin, \"Me Before You\") asks \"Was she? Wasn't she?\" By the end of the film, any answered questions\u2026\nMovie Review: Tumbledown (2015)\nJoe Kotisso\nLove has an incredible ability to warm and soothe the soul (fireplaces can do that, too!) and it's interesting to find stories of unexpected romances set in different times and spaces. It can present the illusion of freshness for a tale as old as fuzzy cucumber slices underneath a car seat. But the illusion is\u2026\nMovie Review: Bernie (2011)\nMariusz Zubrowski\nIn the opening shot of Richard Linklater's Bernie, our eponymous protagonist (played by the infectious Jack Black), who is an assistant funeral director and mortician, warns that, \"You can't have grief tragically becoming a comedy.\" Ironically, this dramedy based on a 1996 murder that shook the small town of Carthage, Texas does just that. Written\u2026\nMovie Review: Nightcrawler (2014)\nMovie Review: The Disaster Artist (2017)\n<\\\/iframe><\\\/div>\"); } })(); var ABDSettings = { cssSelectors: '', enableIframe: \"yes\", enableDiv: \"yes\", enableJsFile: \"yes\", statsAjaxNonce: \"551ba4120e\", ajaxUrl: \"https:\/\/thecriticalcritics.com\/review\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" } \/\/\tMake sure ABDSettings.cssSelectors is an array... might be a string if(typeof ABDSettings.cssSelectors == 'string') { ABDSettings.cssSelectors = [ABDSettings.cssSelectors]; }","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lap steel guitar\nFind sources: \"Lap steel guitar\" \u2013 news \u00b7 newspapers \u00b7 books \u00b7 scholar \u00b7 JSTOR (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)\nA lap steel guitar from the 1950s\nString instrument\nPlucked string instrument\nThe lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar which is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position on the performer's lap or otherwise supported. The performer changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings as opposed to a traditional guitar where the performer's fingertips press the strings against frets. The bar placed against the strings is called a \"steel\" or \"tone bar\".\nThere are three types of lap steel guitars:\nAcoustic lap steel guitar: The body resembles a traditional Spanish guitar. These were originally called \"Hawaiian guitars\", after the \"slack-key\" playing technique was popularized there in the late 1800s. These instruments are specifically designed to be played horizontally; i.e., the strings are higher off the fingerboard than a traditional guitar. Traditional guitars can be modified to play this way by using a \"nut extender\", a device to raise the strings.\nNational or Dobro-type guitars, which typically have reinforced square necks and feature a large aluminum cone, called a \"resonator\", to increase volume.[1]\nElectric lap steel guitars: These guitars are designed to be played horizontally and feature an electric pickup so they do not require any resonant chamber. Guitars in this category may differ markedly in external appearance and include instruments made from a rectangular solid block of wood. In addition to the lap-played model, a closely related version called a \"console steel\" guitar often featured more than one neck which made it too heavy to be played on the performer's lap. It is supported on legs (but does not include the pedals or knee levers of the pedal steel guitar). Electric lap steels typically have six, eight or up to ten strings.\n2 Playing\n4 Tunings\n5 Manufacturers\n6 Notable players\nThis section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)\nFreddie Roulette holding console or double-neck steel guitar.\nA lap steel guitar's strings are raised at both the nut and bridge ends of the fingerboard, typically to about half an inch. The strings are too high to contact the surface of the neck, so frets, if present, are only for reference and are often replaced by markers. Some lap steel guitars can be converted between lap and fretted playing, or are modified versions of conventional guitars\u2014the only difference is usually string height. Round-necked resonator guitars set up for steel playing fall into this category.\nInstruments designed exclusively as lap steel guitars typically have modified necks that make fretted playing impossible. The hollow neck acoustic lap steel, developed by Chris Knutsen and popularized by Weissenborn, extends the body cavity behind the neck all the way to the head. The square-necked resonator guitar has a strengthened square profile neck, allowing heavier string gauges and\/or higher tunings that would normally be considered impossible (or certainly ill-advised) on a conventional guitar. The electric lap steel guitar typically incorporates the entire neck into the solid body of the guitar, again providing extra strength to allow a greater variety of string gauges and tunings.\nConsole steel guitars, typically with more than six strings and\/or multiple necks, are rarely played in lap steel fashion (without their legs), but are often referred to as lap steel guitars by many makers and authorities. See table steel guitar.\nPlaying[edit]\nKaki King performing on lap steel guitar.\nThe lap steel guitar is typically placed on the player's lap, or on a stool in front of the seated player. When playing with stand-up musicians, such as in a bluegrass band, it has become an alternative for the player to also play standing up; supporting the guitar with a guitar strap around the neck, with the guitar suspended horizontally, resting against the stomach area; providing stage mobility, such as for mic accessibility for singing. Unlike a conventional guitar, the strings are not pressed to a fret when sounding a note; rather, the player holds a metal slide called steel (or tone bar) in the left hand, which is moved along the strings to change the instrument's pitch while the right hand plucks or picks the strings. This method of playing greatly restricts the number of chords available, so lap steel music often features melodies, a restricted set of harmonies (such as in blues), or another single part.\nDavid Gilmour playing lap steel guitar - 26 January 1977\nThe steel guitar, when played in Hawaiian, country, bluegrass, or western swing styles, is almost always plucked using a plastic thumbpick affixed to the right hand's thumb, and metal or plastic \"fingerpicks\" fitted to the first, second, third, or even all four fingers of the right hand. This allows the player greater control when picking sets of notes on non-adjacent strings. Some Blues players, especially those who use a round-neck resonator guitar played upright, conventional-guitar-style, with a bottleneck or hollow metal slide on one left-hand finger, forgo the fingerpicks and thumbpicks, and use their bare fingers and thumb instead. On the other hand, a minority of Blues players, and many Rock players, use a conventional flatpick. Tut Taylor is one of the few Dobro players that use a flatpick.\nBen Keith playing lap steel guitar and pedal steel guitar\nIt is widely reported that the lap steel guitar was invented by a man named Joseph Kekuku in 1885.[2][3][4] It is said that, at the age of 7, Kekuku was walking along a railroad track and picked up a metal bolt, slid the metal along the strings of his guitar and was intrigued by the sound. He taught himself to play using this method with the back of a knife blade. Various other people have also been credited with the innovation.[5] The instrument became a major fad in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. The instrument became especially popular in Hawaii, as musicians played in tent-rep shows.[6]\nIt was electrified in the early 1930s, and in 1932 the first production electric guitar was introduced, the aluminum Ro-Pat-In (later Rickenbacker) A-22 \"Frying Pan\" lap steel. This made the so-called \"Hawaiian\" guitar the first electric stringed instrument (just a few years before Les Paul and Charlie Christian modified their instruments and after the theremin was patented in 1928). The earliest documented performance with an electrically amplified guitar was in 1932, by Gage Brewer. The Wichita, Kansas-based musician had an electric Hawaiian A-25 (frypan, lap-steel) and a standard electric Spanish from George Beauchamp of Los Angeles, California. Brewer publicized his new instruments in an article in the Wichita Beacon of October 2, 1932 and through performances that month. The first electric instrument on a commercial recording was made and played in 1935 by Bob Dunn, a musician in Houston, Texas who played in the Western swing band Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. Dunn owned a music store that bore his name in the Houston area.\nThe lap steel, dobro and pedal steel guitar are associated most closely with Hawaiian music, country music and bluegrass, though some players have used them in rock music, jazz, blues, and other musical genres. The round neck, metal-bodied resonator guitar is used almost exclusively by blues, rock, or blues-rock musicians.\nTunings[edit]\nHarmon Davis playing steel guitar\nThe Lap steel guitar is not tuned in standard guitar tuning (E\u2013A\u2013D\u2013G\u2013B\u2013E, low to high). Rather, it is usually tuned to an open chord, often an extended chord like a 6th, 7th, or 9th. (All tunings are shown low-to-high; that is, thickest string to thinnest, or sixth string to first string).\nThe earliest Hawaiian lap steel tuning was open A low bass, E\u2013A\u2013E\u2013A\u2013C\u266f\u2013E.\nBlues and Rock players tend to favor one of two tuning families: open G\/open A, or open D\/open E.\nOpen G is tuned D\u2013G\u2013D\u2013G\u2013B\u2013D; open A raises each of those notes a whole tone (2 frets) to E\u2013A\u2013E\u2013A\u2013C\u266f\u2013E. During the 1920s and 1930s, much of the sheet music written for lap steel utilized open A tuning as the de facto standard tuning for the instrument. Other tunings such as E7 (B\u2013D\u2013E\u2013G\u266f\u2013B\u2013E), C\u266fm (B\u2013D\u2013E\u2013G\u266f\u2013C\u266f\u2013E), and many other tunings were developed.\nOpen D is tuned D\u2013A\u2013D\u2013F\u266f\u2013A\u2013D, and open E is a whole tone higher: E\u2013B\u2013E\u2013G\u266f\u2013B\u2013E. Joe Perry of Aerosmith uses open E on his electric lap steel. David Lindley is another player who uses transposed variations of these tunings.\nBluegrass and Country Dobro players using a square-neck instrument tend to favor an altered G tuning, often called \"high-G\", where the sixth string is tuned up to G instead of down to D, and the fifth string is also tuned up, to B: G\u2013B\u2013D\u2013G\u2013B\u2013D. They also sometimes raise it up to \"high-A\": A\u2013C\u266f\u2013E\u2013A\u2013C\u266f\u2013E. These are examples of tunings possible on a lap steel that could cause serious damage if attempted on a round-neck resonator or standard guitar.\nHenry Kaleialoha Allen in his book[7] uses a modified C6 tuning, with a B\u266d in the bass: B\u266d\u2013E\u2013G\u2013A\u2013C\u2013E. Jerry Byrd has a C6 variant with C\u266f in the bass: C\u266f\u2013E\u2013G\u2013A\u2013C\u2013E.\nDobro players also generally use a set of strings with different gauges than those used on standard electric or acoustic guitars to help them to project more sound and to achieve their higher tunings.\nMany western swing lap steel players, and some old-time country lap steel players, use a C6 tuning. There is no \"standard\" C6 tuning; one popular one is C\u2013E\u2013G\u2013A\u2013C\u2013E. This tuning is a good one for learning Don Helms' lap steel melodies from old Hank Williams records, although Helms used a lap steel with legs (a \"console steel\"), with two necks having eight strings each; Helms actually used an E13 tuning, which adds the 7th (D) and the 13th (C\u266f) to the E tuning, making it B\u2013D\u2013E\u2013G\u266f\u2013B\u2013C\u266f\u2013E\u2013G\u266f, low to high. An extended C6\/Fmaj7 is used by western swing pedal steel guitarists on their ten-string pedal steels. This tuning, C\u2013F\u2013A\u2013C\u2013E\u2013G\u2013A\u2013C\u2013E\u2013G, is difficult to achieve on the six-string steel but a subset thereof is achieved as previously mentioned. A6 is a commonly used alternate for C6 and was used by greats such as Billy Hew Len, Leon McAuliffe, and Herb Remington.\nThe E7 tuning is used by many players, especially those who begin learning with the Mel Bay Steel Guitar Method instructional books. The E7 tuning in those books is spelled either B\u2013D\u2013E\u2013G\u266f\u2013B\u2013E or with the 6th string lowered to the tonic E: E\u2013D\u2013E\u2013G\u266f\u2013B\u2013E. Note the similarity of this second tuning to the open E tuning above: the only difference is the fifth string, which is lowered from the tonic E to the 7th note in the key of E, which is D.\nThere are many other tunings used by players. Pedal steel guitarists switching over to lap steel often bring over a modified version of the ten-string E9 tuning that is the standard for country pedal steel; pedal steels, and a few non-pedal \"console steels\" actually have multiple necks, each in a different tuning, and very often on a pedal steel the 2 main necks will be in E9 and C6 tunings. As noted under the C6 tuning, an A6 tuning is also used.\nSee the links below for a list of additional tunings.\nManufacturers[edit]\nAsher Guitars & Lap Steels\nBennett Steel Guitars\nBreedlove Guitar Company\nDobro (a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corporation)\nEllis Guitars\nElectromuse\nFramus, Germany\nGibson (also under Kalamazoo, Mastertone, and Recording King brands)\nH\u00f6fner\nJupiter Creek, Australia\nNational String Instrument Corporation\nPeavey Electronics (makers of the Peavey Powerslide)\nValco (under brands such as Supro, Dwight, and National)\nWeissenborn (also under Gold Tone)\nNotable players[edit]\nEddie Alkire\nDan Auerbach\nToy Caldwell\nMike Auldridge\nJeff \"Skunk\" Baxter\nVishwa Mohan Bhatt\nJunior Brown\nBob Brozman[8]\nJerry Byrd\nBuddy Cage\nLarry Campbell\nGlenn Ross Campbell\nCindy Cashdollar\nNels Cline\nAJ Ghent\nJerry Douglas\nBuddy Emmons[9]\nSanto & Johnny\nSunil Ganguly\nKen Greer\nDon Helms\nDaniel Ho\nSol Ho\u02bbopi\u02bbi\nSteve Howe [10]\nRob Ickes\nAlain Johannes\nJohn Paul Jones\nBrij Bhushan Kabra\nBen Keith\nSteve Kimock\nSneaky Pete Kleinow\nJeff Lang\nDaniel Lanois\nJulius Lamperez\nMegan Lovell\nMike Mogis\nKing Ben Nawahi\n\u00c1ngel Parra\nAl Perkins\nHerb Pedersen\nRobert Randolph\nRed Rhodes\nSonny Rhodes\nJack Rose\nGerald Ross\nFreddie Roulette\nAndy Sannella\nTravis Stever\nTroy Van Leeuwen\nClarence White\nOscar \"Buddy\" Woods\nRusty Young\nWatermelon Slim\nChitra veena\nLap slide guitar\nLap steel ukulele\nPedal steel guitar\nTable steel guitar\nVichitra veena\n^ Phillips, Stacy (2016). The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. Pacific, MO: Mel Bay. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2017.\n^ \"Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association\". HSGA. Retrieved 2015-12-24.\n^ \"Masterfully Hand Crafting Guitars in California Since 1982 \u2013 Asher Guitars & Lap Steels Store\". Asherguitars.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.\n^ \"Lap steel guitars\". Weissenborn.es. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-24.\n^ \"Brad's Page of Steel\". Well.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.\n^ Bill C. Malone. Country Music, U.S.A.: Second Revised Edition. Books.google.com. p. 127. Retrieved 2015-12-24.\n^ How to Ply the Hawaiian Steel Guitar (Mutual Publishing, 2008, ISBN 1-56647-864-2)\n^ \"Bob Brozman\". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.\n^ \"Buddy Emmons\". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.\n^ \"Ask YES - Friday 21st June 2013 - Steve Howe - Yesworld\". Yesworld.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.\nWikimedia Commons has media related to Lap steel guitars.\nHawaiian Steel Guitar Association \u2013 An organization which promotes the development of lap steel guitar with worldwide membership.\nstrum\nTunings\nBy type (six string)\nPedal steel\nSemi-acoustic\nhollow-body electric\nSteel-string acoustic\nWith additional strings\nArm\u00f3nico\nChapman Stick\nChitarra battente\nCraviola\nMulti-neck\nPikasso\nSix-string alto\nTiples\nElectric guitar design\nHistory of the classical guitar\nList of guitars\nlist of manufacturers\nPrepared guitar\nVibrato systems\nVintage guitar\nRetrieved from \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Lap_steel_guitar&oldid=906684947\"\nContinuous pitch instruments\nAmerican inventions\nArticles needing additional references from August 2017","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"You Are Here: Home \u2192 News \u2192 Eritrea leader visits Ethiopia on Saturday\nEritrea leader visits Ethiopia on Saturday\nNews RSS feed July 13, 2018\nAfwerki's visit will add momentum to the joint march for peace and cooperation, Eritrea says\nADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki is visiting Ethiopia on Saturday, the latest step in an unprecedented diplomatic thaw between the former archrivals that is ending one of Africa's longest-running conflicts.\nEritrea's information minister, Yemane Gebremeskel, confirmed the visit on Twitter, saying it will \"add momentum to the joint march for peace and cooperation.\" The 72-year-old Isaias last visited Ethiopia in 1996.\nThe visit by the leader of one of the world's most reclusive countries comes after Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad made a historic trip to Eritrea last weekend for hugs, laughter and talks with Isaias, setting off the restoration of diplomatic ties after two decades.\nSome jubilant Ethiopians compared it to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Now phone lines are restored and scheduled Ethiopian Airlines flights to Eritrea begin next week.\nAbiy's chief of staff, Fitsum Arega, confirmed the Eritrean president's three-day state visit, saying on Twitter: \"We welcome him warmly!\"\nThe thaw began when the 42-year-old Abiy, who took office in April, announced Ethiopia would fully accept a peace deal that ended a two-year border war that killed tens of thousands and separated families.\nThe decision, which hands disputed border areas to Eritrea, was the boldest move yet in a wave of reforms in Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country, after years of anti-government protests.\nEmirates to carry 175 tonnes of relief cargo to flood-hit Kerala\nSecurity employee stole cash from purses of women shoppers kept at security desk\nUAE Press: Sanctions on Iran will cripple its militarism\nSharjah Ruler sets up natural reserves\nWhy Opec needs to cut its production levels","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Summer \u2013 You Are Good\nChristian & Gospel, Love Letters, Rich Life Records, Summer, Summer \u2013 You Are Good, You Are Good\nARTIST NAME: Summer\nSONG TITLE: You Are Good\nALBUM TITLE: Love Letters\nGENRE: Christian & Gospel\nSummer Pearson is an award-winning independent recording artist from Maryland.\nSummer's album \"Love Letters\" debuted in the Top 50 of the Billboard Gospel Charts, and the lead single \"Promised (Never Alone)\" penetrated radio across the U.S., Canada, and England.\nSummer has won several awards as a singer-songwriter, including the 2018 ACHI Magazine Songstress of the Year, 2018 Winner of the National Cherry Blossom Festival's Sing Into Spring Competition, and 2018 S&M Gospel Indie Music Female Contemporary Vocalist of the Year.\nSummer has been blessed to perform for many prestigious events, including the annual Caring Awards, \"Thanks Obama\" event at Arena Stage on President Obama's last night in the office, the H Street Festival, and the National Cherry Blossom Parade.\nSummer has also released several recording projects with other artists, including a Christmas single in 2018 by \"Tanya Summer Alache,\" and projects with Stellar Award nominated gospel group \u2013 Charles Butler and Trinity, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) Exalting Him Finalists (with the trio \"Power\"), and Emory University's Gospel Choir, to name a few.\nShe has sung background vocals, and\/or opened up for numerous accomplished artists, including Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Tamela Mann, and finalists from America's Got Talent \u2013 Sons of Serendip.\nSummer uses her talents as a worship leader, special educator, actress, and host of the TV show \"Gospel Music Magazine\" (which airs online and on cable networks across the US).\nShe also practiced law for several years with the federal government.\nSummer considers her role as mom to her two amazing sons to be her most important work.\nTell us how you develop your sound and style to make it different from other musicians.\nI listen to a variety of music \u2013 recorded and live, and allow elements of the music I like to come through in my own style. I believe it's important to not put myself in a box and to always aim to experiment and grow.\nTell us your opinion on the way new artists are coming up and the frequent release of songs.\nIt is exciting to see so many people emerge as artists who feel free to explore their own creativity and share their experiences\/beliefs\/art through music.\nThe frequent release of songs and the ever increasing number of new artists make it harder to become noticed and make real traction when pursuing a music career.\nIt also means that some amazing music will be buried, and potentially will not be heard by many, because the market is so saturated.\nStill, I think competition challenges us to be more creative and persistent in making quality music and getting it to our audiences.\nState your experience as a musician.\nI started singing as a soloist in the church at a very young age and never stopped.\nMusic is an incredible gift to me because it enables me to communicate deep feelings and questions that I have not always been comfortable expressing in everyday conversation.\nOver the years I have played in large and small venues for diverse audiences, and the greatest takeaway for me is always the person who felt so connected to me through my music (and my story) that they found a breakthrough they had been hoping for.\nGood music has the power to heal and deliver, and I take that very seriously.\nTell us your opinion on streaming and digital download of songs.\nStreaming and digital downloads are so convenient and instantly gratifying, so musicians have to get used to it as a way of life.\nFrom a financial perspective, it makes it harder to earn a living from making music, but from the perspective of making our music widely available, it is a tremendous asset that I believe artists should exploit as much as possible.\nTell us your goals and plans.\nI plan to keep performing and making music that feeds my soul. I am working on a new body of music and developing tour plans. My goal is to expand my audience and share hope through music.\nTell us five current artists that are your favourite.\nJonathan McReynolds\nMercy Me\nTell us your best song up to date and share the link.\nI believe my best song up to date is \"Promised (Never Alone)\"; the song takes us on a journey through despair and doubts to the truth that God keeps his promise to never leave nor forsake us. The freedom and peace in that promise is life-changing.\nTell us your dream and hope for the future.\nMy dream and hope for the future are to continue to be a woman of integrity, faith, and laughter and that I make music that inspires others to do the same.\nI'm also a mom to two amazing sons, and my dreams and hopes are so wrapped up in giving them the best life possible, and the tools to become amazing men of God!\nTell us what has changed in the music industry.\nSo much has changed \u2013 music does not sell the way it once did, and record label budgets for artists have diminished. Music is available for streaming and\/or download in so many places that we have a ton of music at our fingertips. There is truly something for everyone available now, and much of it is available for free on the Internet.\nTell us your opinion on television\/radio stations playing the same songs from established artists and giving little chances to independent artists.\nI think this is an area where we need to see more diversity in what is played and who gets opportunities. I was shocked to learn how limited the radio and TV opportunities are for talented independent artists.\nIt can be discouraging as you wonder if you will ever be able to break through a system that works against you.\nHowever, I believe audiences want more variety; local audiences want to hear their local artists on the radio, and so many indie artists are making music worthy of worldwide distribution. Something has to change.\nTell us the challenges independent artists are facing and how to tackle it.\nOne of the challenges for independent artists was just mentioned \u2013 breaking through to TV and radio. Indie artists have to continue to try to push through the barriers and utilize other means to let our music be heard, e.g., internet radio, local shows, social media.\nAnother challenge that independent artists often face is a lack of resources (financial and manpower). We cannot keep up with signed artists who have a machine behind them, and will often exhaust ourselves and our limited resources trying to keep up.\nI think it's important for independent artists to be strategic in how we spend our limited funds, and to recruit a team of people that may not have deep experience in the music business, but who will work hard and smart to learn the business and propel the artist forward.\nTell us your opinion on using social media to promote music online.\nIt is necessary to promote music on social media, and because it's free, we should never neglect to do so.\nTell us about your music career.\nMost of my time is spent performing for various public and private events \u2013 corporate events, parades, worship services, weddings, etc. I also am available for studio session work and vocal coaching. No matter the size of the venue or the paycheck attached to a performance, I believe in giving each audience my all.\nTell us what still motivates you to go on with your music career.\nI continue to pursue a music career because I am called to do so. I am living my divine purpose.\nTell us about you as a person.\nPeople describe me as the \"sunshine.\" I believe that life is too short to be miserable, so I choose joy every day. I can be incredibly focused, but am also as silly as they come. I love to laugh! And I LOVE people! Performing for me is all about connecting with people, and leaving them better off than they were before I hit the stage.\nElaborate on the story behind the song.\nI wrote \"You Are Good\" when I needed to believe that God is good because at that time my life did not feel good. I was facing divorce and losing our family home\/community after just having made the decision to pursue music ministry full-time (which meant a significant loss of income from my prior work as an attorney).\nIt was a very tough time, but I had a faith that was immovable. I needed to remember that this was NOT the first time in my life when life was hard, and despite the pain I'd experienced before, God had been there for me, and brought me through it whole and with a testimony.\nThus the lyrics: \"You are good, you always have been. No matter what comes or goes, you are good.\" I needed the strength to refuse to be defeated, so I remembered that God had called me to sing for Him, and I couldn't let the pain swallow the passion or the calling.\nTell us the process involved in making this song.\nI sat down at the piano and began to sing. I can barely play the piano but found the chords to support the very simple, profound lyrics that my spirit was singing.\nGod did the rest when I sang \"You Are Good\" for a very talented producer \"Vincent V.Rich Richardson.\"\nI feared the song might be too simple to record, but I remember him saying \"sometimes, simple is better.\"\nVincent helped me bring the song to life, and eventually, Cordaro Rodriguez of the Sons of Serendip from America's Got Talent added the string arrangement that elevated the song from beautiful to a masterpiece.\nState your artist's name and elaborate on it.\nSUMMER \u2013 it's the name my parents chose for me, and I believe my name embodies the essence of who I am, so I decided to only use my first name as an artist. I am bright, colourful, joyful, passionate, and warm like the Summer. \ud83d\ude42\nState the title of the song and the meaning.\nYou Are Good \u2013 Meaning \u2013 God is good. He never changes, therefore His goodness never changes. He was good, is good, and always will be good.\nDifficult circumstances do not mean God's goodness is waning; we just have to believe His promise in Romans 8:28 that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Keep fighting. Keep lifting your voice. Keep going. Don't give up. God's goodness is forever.\nState the title of the album and the reason for choosing the title.\nLove Letters \u2013 I chose this title for the album because the songs were expressions of my heart to God during a difficult personal season involving divorce, loss, and frustration.\nI wrote these songs to God, not knowing that they would become an album to help others connect with the depths of God in the context of our imperfect lives. These songs are my love letters to God who has loved me perfectly all of my life.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"International consensus statement on injury surveillance in cricket: a 2016 update\nConsensus statement\nJohn W Orchard1,2,\nCraig Ranson3,\nBenita Olivier4,\nMandeep Dhillon5,\nJanine Gray6,7,\nBen Langley8,\nAkshai Mansingh9,\nIsabel S Moore3,\nIan Murphy10,\nJon Patricios11,12,\nThiagarajan Alwar13,\nChristopher J Clark14,\nBrett Harrop15,\nHussain I Khan16,\nAlex Kountouris2,\nMairi Macphail17,\nStephen Mount18,\nAnesu Mupotaringa19,\nDavid Newman8,\nKieran O'Reilly20,\nNicholas Peirce8,21,\nSohail Saleem16,\nDayle Shackel10,\nRichard Stretch22,\nCaroline F Finch23\n1School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia\n2Cricket Australia, National Cricket Centre, Brisbane, Australia\n3Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales, UK\n4Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa\n5Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India\n6Cricket South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa\n7Exercise Science Camp, Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa\n8England and Wales Cricket Board, National Cricket Performance Centre, Loughborough, UK\n9Sports Medicine, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica\n10New Zealand Cricket, High Performance Centre, Lincoln, New Zealand\n11Section of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa\n12Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa\n13Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India\n14West Indies Cricket, St John's, Antigua and Barbuda\n15Bangladesh Cricket Board, Sher-e- Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh\n16Sports Medicine Department, National Cricket Academy, Pakistan Cricket Board, Lahore, Pakistan\n17National Cricket Academy, Cricket Scotland, Edinburgh, UK\n18Sri Lanka Cricket, Colombo, Sri Lanka\n19Zimbabwe Cricket, Harare, Zimbabwe\n20Cricket Ireland, Dublin, Ireland\n21Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Centre for Sports Medicine, Nottingham, UK\n22Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa\n23Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia\nCorrespondence to Dr John Orchard, Sports Medicine at Sydney University, Cnr Western Ave & Physics Rd, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; johnworchard{at}gmail.com\nCricket was the first sport to publish recommended methods for injury surveillance in 2005. Since then, there have been changes to the nature of both cricket and injury surveillance. Researchers representing the major cricket playing nations met to propose changes to the previous recommendations, with an agreed voting block of 14. It was decided that 10 of 14 votes (70%) were required to add a new definition element and 11 of 14 (80%) were required to amend a previous definition. In addition to the previously agreed 'Match time-loss' injury, definitions of 'General time-loss', 'Medical presentation', 'Player-reported' and 'Imaging-abnormality' injuries are now provided. Further, new injury incidence units of match injuries per 1000 player days, and annual injuries per 100 players per year are recommended. There was a shift towards recommending a greater number of possible definitions, due to differing contexts and foci of cricket research (eg, professional vs amateur; injury surveillance systems vs specific injury category studies). It is recommended that researchers use and report as many of the definitions as possible to assist both comparisons between studies within cricket and with those from other sports.\nIn 2005, cricket was the first sport to publish recommended methods for injury surveillance.1 This has given rise to cricket injury surveillance publications that have employed relatively consistent methodologies.2\u20136 However, there has not been universal uptake of the original definitions due to issues such as the exclusion of non-time-loss injuries from the main injury definition,6\u20138 and updated definitions that have been introduced by some authors in response to the rise of T20 cricket.4 T20 cricket was a very minor part of the cricket calendar in 2005 and the original definitions were focused on longer forms of the game, but in the decade since, T20 cricket has emerged as an extremely prominent format of the game. For these reasons, during a series of meetings in 2014 and 2015, cricket injury researchers agreed to produce a revised injury surveillance consensus statement (to be called the 2016 update).\nThe original primary definition of a cricket injury was a 'match time-loss' definition (table 1).1 It was also noted that some cricket studies and surveillance systems might use a broader definition of injury such as a 'medical presentation' (table 1). Football (soccer)9 and rugby union10 followed cricket in publishing consensus statements, choosing to recommend three levels of definition, based on 'all physical complaints', 'medical presentations' and 'time-loss' (table 1). There has been debate about whether narrow\/reliable definitions should be used in consensus statements11 or whether broader definitions are needed.7 It has also been proposed that tissue pathology\/damage, which may be present even before an athlete becomes symptomatic, is the ultimate precursor to 'all injuries' (table 1).8 ,12\nTypes of definition of an injury possible in surveillance systems12 ,13\nSince the definition of an injury may be different depending on the context of the study or research aim, an attempt by a consensus statement to encourage all research projects to use the same definitions is not necessarily appropriate.13 Therefore, this new consensus encourages research and injury surveillance projects to:\nBe very clear on the exact methods that have been used, so that studies can be clearly understood and reproducible. Rather than only giving a brief statement that 'consensus methods were used', a description of the consensus methods employed should be provided;\nWhen possible, multiple methods of presenting injury rates should be included so that other studies and systematic reviews can compare and compile different studies.\nThe process of updating definitions was initiated and formatted at several face-to-face meetings:\nOn 13 April 2014 at the 4th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport in Monaco, attended by CF, ISM, IM, JO, JP, CR and RS;\nOn 26 March 2015 at the 5th World Congress on Science and Medicine in Cricket, in Sydney, attended by MD, CF, JG, BL, AM, BO, JO, CR and TA;\nOn 28 August 2015 in Cardiff between the two senior authors JO and CR.\nSadly, one of our proposed consensus group and the first author to publish multiple studies14\u201317 on cricket injury surveillance, RS, died after a short illness in late 2014. It was decided unanimously to include him posthumously in this consensus publication.\nThe group determined by negotiation and eventual agreement that the following methods would be used as the basis for this new consensus statement:\nThat the previous consensus recommendations form the basis for this new statement, with the default definition for any component being the previous statement;\nThat changes and additions should be determined by a nomination process with a vote made on whether to accept or reject changes;\nThat voting for changes and additions would be primarily on the basis of country representation (one vote per International Cricket Council (ICC) member nation) with two additional voting blocks allowed outside the ICC members to represent; the ICC itself, community level (non-professional and age-group) cricket researchers;\nThat amending an item from previous recommendations required 11 of 14 (\u223c80%) of the new group to agree to any proposed change;\nTo add a new item required a slightly lower threshold of 10 of 14 (\u223c70%) of the new group to agree.\nIt was agreed that there should be 14 votes, shared among the 23 voting authors, as follows (voting authors in italics):\nICC (CR, IM), Community (non-elite) cricket (JP, DN), Australia (JO, AK), England (BL, NP), India (MD, AT), New Zealand (DS, IM), Pakistan (HIK, SS), South Africa (JG, BO), West Indies (AM, CJC), Bangladesh (BH), Sri Lanka (SM), Zimbabwe (AM), Ireland (KO'R), Scotland (MM).\nCF, who was a key leader of the consensus process, temporarily withdrew from the process during voting for personal reasons. She was re-included as a non-voting author after the voting process had been concluded.\nThere was no funding provided for a stand-alone meeting for all authors to attend, so the negotiations and voting processes were carried out with the entire group via email (to include representatives from countries who could not attend any of the meetings). The time period of April\u2013September 2015 was allocated to nominate additions and changes to the first author for consideration. All nominated additions and changes were circulated to the group on 17 October 2015, with a time period of 3\u2005months given for representatives to discuss the changes among themselves and for the voting representatives to indicate their decision to the first author via email.\nA subgroup of JO, CR, BO and CF (a non-voting author) managed the revision process.\nWhere no reference to previous methods is made in these results, the methods previously published are retained. The following definition elements have been changed or recommended for inclusion by this consensus group (for a summary of all definitions, refer to online supplementary appendix I and figure 1):\nSummary of key injury definitions.\nInjury definitions\n'Match time-loss' injuries\nA 'significant' cricket injury in 2005 was defined as:\nAny injury or other medical condition that either: (1) prevents a player from being fully available for selection for a major match or (2) during a major match, causes a player to be unable to bat, bowl or keep wicket when required by either the rules or the team's captain.\nThis definition is retained, but not as the only recommended definition of a cricket injury. Although previously referred to as a 'significant' injury, the preferred new term is 'match time-loss' injury.\nFor this category (and all other categories below), the definition is inclusive of illnesses, so that the term 'injury' refers to injury or illness.\nWith respect to notes on the definition for match time-loss injury, a domestic, franchise or international T20 match is now to be considered a major match.\nIt is noted that mention of 'batting with a runner' in the previous definition terms has been removed as runners are no longer allowed in major matches.\nA further note of clarification is that, on the basis of the definition of causing an actual match to be missed, a player can only be suffering from one 'match time-loss' injury at any given time. For example, if a player suffers a concussion and fractured nose in a single incident and misses match playing time, only the more severe of the two (as determined by the medical staff) would count as a 'match time-loss' injury. With respect to other definitions provided later, both of these could be considered as injuries.\nIt should also be noted that when surveillance is being performed at community or amateur level, if a 'match time-loss' definition is used, then a major match will need to be defined.\nAlternate injury definitions are optional in this new consensus statement and injury surveillance systems are encouraged to report injury rates in multiple formats. Since multiple definitions are permitted, studies which use 'consensus methods' need to make clear in their methods exactly which definitions were used.\n'General time-loss' injuries\nIt was unanimously agreed to include an alternate injury definition of 'general time-loss' injuries. A general time-loss injury is any injury (or illness) that results in a player being considered unavailable for match-play, irrespective of whether a match or training was actually scheduled. The difference between a general time-loss injury and a match time-loss injury is that the latter only considers injuries that cause the player to be unavailable on scheduled match days, as opposed to at all times for general time-loss injuries, for example, training days, days off, off-season.\nThree other injury definitions have been added to the new consensus statement.\n'Medical attention' injuries\nA medical attention injury is 'any health-related condition that required medical (or medical staff) attention and had the potential to affect cricket training or playing'. It therefore includes time-loss and non-time-loss injuries.\n'Player-reported' injuries\nA player-reported injury is any condition which was considered to represent an injury by the player (or parent\/teacher on the player's behalf, with respect to junior players in teams without medical staff). This definition is highly subjective and reliant on player engagement with injury surveillance. It is recommended (only) for use in surveillance of community cricket where medical staff are not necessarily in attendance. When using this definition, only regional diagnoses should be used (eg, knee, shoulder and back) and broad onset of injury (eg, batting, bowling and fielding) rather than with additional details, as players do not necessarily have the expertise to make accurate diagnoses.\n'Imaging-abnormality' injuries\nAn imaging-abnormality (injury) is any condition which gives rise to abnormal findings on specific medical imaging. This definition is not recommended for general injury surveillance. It should only be used in studies that examine a specific body part or cricket injury type (eg, lumbar bone stress injuries) in conjunction with other (clinical) definitions. Only non-invasive and non-radiating imaging (eg, ultrasound, MRI) should be used to assess tissue integrity in an asymptomatic player (ie, when peformed for research and not for clinical management purposes). Any use of this type of injury definition must recognise that there is a high prevalence of abnormal imaging findings in otherwise clinically normal athletes.\nMode of onset\nWe suggest differentiating between the following different modes of onset:\nSudden-onset non-contact injury (eg, ankle sprain during the bowling run-up);\nImpact\/traumatic injury (blow or contact) (eg, fractured rib due to collision with another player);\nGradual onset associated with bowling\/running\/throwing\/batting practice\/weight training (eg, low back pain with gradual onset which is experienced during and aggravated by the fast bowling action);\nInsidious (gradual and no identifiable mode of onset) (eg, posterior thigh pain which started with no identifiable cause);\nMedical illness (eg, the flu, gastroenteritis).\nThe mechanism of injury should be described as this will assist in an accurate mode of injury classification. It is furthermore important to specify whether the injury was sustained outside cricket as these may still affect cricket participation.\nDefinitions of injury recovery and recurrence\nThe definition of injury recurrence and injury recovery will depend on the specific injury definition employed. In general terms, a recurrent injury is one of the same type which reoccurs in the same season (surveillance year) after it has been defined as recovered.\nMatch time-loss injuries\nAs per the original recommendations, 'An injury is considered recovered once a player has returned to full (unrestricted) participation in at least one match (of any type or grade). A recurrent injury is one to the same side and body part, and of the same injury type, as an injury that previously qualified as an injury earlier in the same season, but which had recovered.' For a match time-loss injury, recovery is return to an actual match.\nGeneral time-loss injuries\nRecovery from a general time-loss injury differs from recovery for a match time-loss injury, in that they have recovered once the medical staff consider that the player has returned to match availability, regardless of whether a match is scheduled for that day or not.\nMedical presentation injuries\nRecovery from a medical presentation injury is determined by the injury no longer needing 'active' medical management (or, if the injury required ongoing medical management for the entire surveillance period, at the end of that surveillance period). Recurrence occurs when an injury that no longer required medical management re-entered this category in the same year.\nIt should be noted that some cricket injuries may never fully recover during a player's career. However, ongoing treatments aimed at maintaining, rather than improving a player's condition (such as strapping, manual therapy and exercises aimed at injury prevention), are not considered 'active' medical interventions. Moreover, the occurrence of some injuries may be related to previous injuries, even when they are not defined as recurrences or have fully resolved.18\nInjury incidence measures\nCalculation of injury incidence\nInjury incidence analyses the number of new injuries (or new plus recurrent) occurring over a given time period, and should be measured in either or all of the following major formats.\nMatch injury incidence\nMatch incidence considers only those injuries occurring during major matches. This can be calculated in two types of unit (overall, with a time-based denominator and with a delivery-based denominator if considering batting or bowling injuries separately). A 'delivery' is the preferred term in cricket for a ball, although the two terms are interchangeable (analogous to a baseball pitch). Six deliveries make up one over, which is the other major unit of counting bowling.\nThe numerator should be the 'number of injuries', and can include either new injuries or total injuries (new plus recurrent). The denominator should either be stated as injuries per number of player hours, or number of player days, or both (1).\nCalculation of batting and\/or bowling match incidence can be made with a delivery-based denominator. The numerator should be the number of batting injuries and\/or bowling injuries, and can include either new injuries or total injuries (new plus recurrent). The denominator for bowling match injuries should be deliveries (or overs) bowled. The denominator for batting match injuries should be deliveries faced. The preferred units being:\nMatch injuries from all phases (batting, bowling and fielding): injuries per 1000 player days (or matches for community levels of cricket where multiple days are not played); bowling injuries: injuries per 10\u2005000 deliveries bowled; batting injuries: injuries per 10\u2005000 deliveries faced. Bowling injuries could alternatively be converted into a unit of bowling injuries per 1000 overs bowled (1 over=6 deliveries).\nMatch injury incidence is the preferred injury incidence measure to be used for tournaments where multiple teams play an intense period of matches in a specific time period.\nRecommended new incidence unit: match injuries (new, recurrent or combined) per 1000 player days.\nTraining injury incidence\nTraining incidence can be separately measured from match incidence, although measuring exposure is extremely difficult, given the multiple phases of training (batting, bowling, fielding, general conditioning and resistance\/strength training). The difficulty of subdividing training injuries for all phases (including exact calculation of exposure) is probably beyond even the most sophisticated current injury surveillance systems. However, specific measurement of bowling workload at training (number of deliveries bowled) is both recommended and now undertaken by many teams, so bowling injury incidence at matches and training can be measured. It is recommended to use the same units (and therefore count or calculate deliveries bowled, rather than overs bowled in training sessions, so as to be able to use the unit of bowling injuries per 10\u2005000 deliveries bowled).\nSeasonal and yearly injury incidence\nSeasonal incidence is defined as the number of defined injuries occurring per squad per season. This allows match injuries, training injuries and also gradual onset and insidious onset injuries to be combined in the one measurement. A squad in 2005 was defined as 25 players, and a season was defined as 60\u2005days of scheduled match play.1 ,4 ,19\u201321 The recommended unit of measurement was injuries per squad per season, with a 'squad season' being defined as 1500 (25 multiplied by 60) player days. The use of an injury incidence measurement which combined match, training and gradual onset injuries is particularly useful when performing longitudinal surveillance, especially given studies which have reported high workloads leading to delayed rather than immediate increase in injury risk.22 ,23\nHowever, the choice of a squad being 25 players and a season being 60 match days is no longer representative of international cricket in particular, which has evolved into a 9\u201312-month schedule for the major teams. Squad size and number of days could be adjusted to compare different scenarios. However, for simplicity and ease of comparative calculation, we now recommend using annual injury incidence rather than seasonal injury incidence. This considers a temporal exposure of 365 calendar days rather than 60 match days, and given this change, a study should report the actual number of match days for a squad\/team in a given year. In terms of determining the recommended size of a squad, 100 players is also recommended for simplicity. In practice, no squad is as large as 100 players, but there is also no longer a 'typical' squad size. If 100 players are chosen, the unit of injuries per 100 players per year can easily be recalculated to any preferred squad size. The number of injuries per 100 players per year can also rapidly be converted (with a move of the decimal point) as number of injuries per player per year.\nRecommended new incidence unit: annual injuries (new, recurrent or combined) per 100 players per year. Incidence can be reported as a rate with an accompanying 95% CI. This should be always be carried out when surveying just a sample of the population (eg, a few of many teams in a competition).\nInjury prevalence measures\nInjury prevalence considers the average number of squad members not available for selection through injury or illness for a given time period, divided by the total number of squad members. Injury prevalence should be expressed as a percentage, representing the percentage of players missing through injury on average for that team for the season in question.\nInjury prevalence as calculated in the 2005 recommendations should now be referred to as 'match injury prevalence'. It is calculated using the numerator of 'missed player games', with a denominator of number of games multiplied by the number of squad members. An injury prevalence figure of, say, 12% indicates that for the matches played in the time period under survey, on average 12% of players were unavailable for match-play because of injury or illness.\nInjury prevalence can also be presented, also as a percentage of players unavailable, on the basis of general time-loss status taking into account daily status over a tournament or a 365-day period. This injury prevalence should be referred to as 'annual injury prevalence' when used for 365\u2005days or 'general injury prevalence' if used, say, for a tournament. Match injury prevalence and annual injury prevalence will be related as the former is a subset of the latter. Match injury prevalence only takes into account status on days where major matches are actually scheduled, whereas annual injury prevalence includes the former plus training and off-days.\nCharacterisation of player role and activity at the time of injury\nWith respect to injury prevalence measures and yearly (or seasonal) injury incidence rates, a player should be categorised by his or her usual playing role as either a: batsman, fast (pace) bowler, slow (spin) bowler or wicketkeeper.\nWith respect to match injury incidence within the various phases of the game, a player should be categorised by the role they were undertaking at the time of injury, that is, batting, bowling or fielding. Therefore, a player who is usually a fast bowler is categorised as such when taking into account injury prevalence and yearly injury incidence; when considering the rate of bowling match injuries, this player is only considered as a bowler in the act of actually bowling. When batting, any injury sustained (even by a player who is considered a bowler) is a batting injury and when injured fielding one's own bowling, this injury is considered a fielding injury.\nIn the previous recommendations, a regular bowler was defined at the start of each season as a player who averaged more than five overs bowled in matches played during any of the previous two seasons. This criterion should be superseded, as a T20 bowler is only allowed to bowl a maximum of four overs per match. Bowlers, therefore, are now best defined as players who have bowled more than 10% of the overs bowled by their team in matches that they played in, for either of the two previous seasons ('either of two' qualifications included to capture an 'all-rounder' who may have played as a batsman only for a part of a single season due to injury). This 10% rule can also be applied to wicketkeepers (a wicketkeeper is a player who has kept wicket for more than 10% of overs that they have been on the field for, meaning that part-time wicketkeepers are defined generally as wicketkeepers rather than batsmen).\nThe position of 'all-rounder' is not generally recommended for surveillance purposes, as every bowler is required to bat at times and many batsmen can occasionally bowl. However, if it is to be used, the suggestion of using batting average as a cut-off (made in the previous recommendations) has been rendered unwieldy by the rise of T20 cricket. A preferred definition now is that an 'all-rounder' is a regular bowler (ie, someone who regularly bowls at least 10% of a team's overs) who, for the majority of the innings, bats in the top seven batting positions.\nBowlers should be stratified initially (and primarily) into fast (or pace) and slow (or spin). The categorisation between the two is usually clear-cut, with a key difference being that the wicketkeeper will always stand directly behind the stumps for slow\/spin bowlers. Bowlers can be subcategorised, within the pace spectrum, as 'fast', 'fast-medium' and 'medium', and within the spin category as off\/finger spin and leg\/wrist spin. The player profiles listed by ESPN (Wisden) Cricinfo (http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/) tend to be universally accepted.\nAdditional definitions of time frames and cohorts\nDefinition of time-frames\nAlthough cricket has traditionally (in the temperate countries) been played for \u223c6\u2005months of the year; at the international and professional level, the calendar now approaches 12\u2005months of competition. At amateur levels, competition is typically held over shorter blocks, for example, 6\u2005months. To account for this distinction, it is suggested to move from measures of 'seasonal' injuries to 'annual' injury rates.\nA suggested start date for annual surveillance may be at the end of the southern hemisphere season or start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) competition (when many international teams have a 'window' in their schedule), although this should not be prescriptive. It remains sensible for some northern hemisphere teams to use the calendar year. Regardless of what start date is chosen, it should be included in the methods of injury surveillance research papers.\nWhen conducting surveillance for periods less than a year, the following guidelines could be used:\nThe traditional 6\u20138-month cricket season could also report 'annual' injury rates with the notation that this may miss 'off-season' injuries. For (adult) players who only play one sport (ie, cricket), the injury rate for a cricket 'season' would almost equate to an 'annual' rate. For junior players who may play, say, one of the football codes in winter and cricket in summer, it would be important to note that a rate was a 'seasonal' incidence rate (not including injuries from the other sport) rather than an 'annual' incidence rate (which would include injuries sustained while playing other sports).\nFor a tournament that lasted for, say, 2\u2005months, injury rates could theoretically be multiplied by six to give an 'annual' injury incidence based on the hypothetical situation of a similar tournament being indefinitely played six times per year. However, in reporting tournament injury incidence (eg, for a World Cup, or in a domestic T20 competition), it may be preferable to use match injury incidence rates rather than annual incidence rates.\nDefinition of cohorts\nThe cohort to be followed for a given team should be referred to as the 'squad'. A match-day team generally consists of 11 players (11 active players and the 12th man), whereas a squad for a team contains a varied number of players. The squad to be followed can consist of any number of players, which should be recorded for all times of surveillance (ie, for the entire year if annual surveillance is being undertaken).\nA squad should be chosen at the start of the surveillance period, determined in advance. Therefore, injury rates will consider those players who become injured as well as those who avoid injury, and it is possible that a squad will contain injured players at the start of the surveillance period. A squad might consist of a team's designated list of contracted or registered players, or a group of players selected for a particular tournament. However, players may need to be added if they are chosen to play for the team from outside the initial squad. Similarly, players who are de-registered, or are dropped from a contracted professional or international squad, should be removed.\nThe definition of a squad member for a team may be varied, but an example is as follows:\nAny player under contract to the team in question (or a 'registered' player at amateur level).\nAny other player who plays in the team first XI (not including 12th man or a fielding substitute) or tours overseas with the team, from the time of his\/her first game (or the first tour match) until the end of the cricket year or season (when a new round of contracts is awarded).\nFor tournament injury surveillance, if the cohort is determined to be the selected squad for the tournament, it should be noted that there would be a strong bias towards injured players not being selected (although occasionally they are, in the hope that they may become fit early on during the tournament). Injury prevalence for tournaments with cohorts chosen in this fashion are likely to be lower than injury prevalence for contracted players on an annual basis, as the tournament cohort is biased against players suffering from pre-existing injuries (who make up a high proportion of the injured cohort when considering injury prevalence).\nFor additional information pertaining to injury surveillance systems, refer to online supplementary appendix II.\nThis consensus statement has evolved from the original recommendations of 2005. The evolution of this consensus statement is from being prescriptive ('all studies should use the following methods') to descriptive ('all studies should conduct the most complete injury surveillance possible and clearly describe the methodology'), emulating statements such as PRISMA24 and STROBE.25\nA greater motivation for an updated consensus statement is to lead to consistency within the sport of cricket as well as between sports, using definitions that may be compared to those used in other sports. There has also been a greater appreciation that it is impossible and unwise to try to formulate a fixed set of definitions to suit all types of studies within a single sport. Given the concession that definitions will therefore need to vary, the focus of this consensus statement has moved to clarity in choosing and reporting methods used.\nThe difficulty in providing a single injury definition that will suit all purposes with respect to a sport or injury surveillance system within a sport has been discussed.12 ,13 To illustrate this argument in a cricket context, consider how shoulder injuries might best be defined in the following circumstances:\nTo determine whether certain countries\/teams or years had higher rates of shoulder injuries than others, a 'time-loss' injury definition may be preferable, as it is the most easily captured, objective and reliable indicator of a significant injury;\nTo determine shoulder injury rates during a cricket tournament, a 'medical presentation' injury definition may be preferable, as all teams will have medical and\/or physiotherapy staff who could hopefully keep consistent data over a limited time period during a tournament;\nTo determine shoulder injury rates in amateur cricketers, a 'player-report' definition based on physical symptoms may be preferable, as amateurs may or may not have presented to any medical staff with their symptoms but should be able to recall symptoms that have occurred within a reasonable time period, for example, the past year;\nTo study the development of pathology in the shoulder and its relationship to symptom development in cricketers, a study using an 'abnormal imaging' injury definition, based on ultrasound scan or MRI findings performed on cricketers without shoulder symptoms, could be employed.\nAlthough time-loss definitions are preferable to medical attention injuries in many circumstances, there is one emerging injury category of importance where a medical attention definition is preferable: concussion and head impact injuries. Given the long-term concerns relating to concussion, it is recommended that injury surveillance systems keep a record of all head\/neck\/helmet impacts irrespective of whether or not they meet the threshold for a concussion diagnosis. That is, any impact to the head or neck region which would prompt the medical staff to ask the player whether they had suffered any symptoms (ie, generate medical attention based on the observed event rather than any symptoms), even if the player claims to have not suffered any injury or symptoms.\nInjuries per number of player hours is, in theory, most accurate, but its relevance has been lessened by the rise of T20 cricket.4 A day in which a T20 game is scheduled generating the same number of injuries as a day in which a 50-over match is scheduled would appear to have an injury incidence that was 2.5 times higher, because there were fewer overs bowled. Therefore, a unit of injuries (numerator) over player days (denominator, considering 11 players in action per day) could be used, which is simpler and more representative of actual risk (in a given time period).4 This is analogous to comparing injury rates of various Track athletic events in a per event rate (100\u2005m=one event; Marathon=one event) rather than a rate per hour of competition participation, which would make sprint events appear to be far riskier than distance events.\nThere are other circumstances specific to cricket where standard definitions are problematic. Within the realm of T20 cricket, some countries have moved to a 'franchise' model of T20 teams which are contractually and operationally distinct from the traditional domestic teams, whereas other countries still combine contracts to play T20 and longer forms of cricket for a single team. It would be inappropriate to state that T20 team cohorts should be either distinct from or combined with longer form surveillance cohorts, as the situation in different countries should lead to a different approach.\nA somewhat unique cricket problem when assessing availability to play is the requirement of all players to be able to bat, but only some players need to bowl. The player who is fit to bat but not fit to bowl may be available for selection if their batting ability warrants, but not if selection would rely on also being fit to bowl. For some players who are 'part-time' bowlers but are unfit to bowl, it can be difficult and somewhat subjective to determine if they are missing a game whether this is truly due to injury or selector preference. This is particularly the case where a player continues to play as a batsman only and remains unfit to bowl. A guideline from these definitions is that this would equate to being unavailable through injury for a 'regular bowler', but we concede that these determinations may need to be made on a case-by-case basis. The difficulty is increased if a player is available to bowl but with workload limits recommended by medical staff that effectively result in non-selection in the longer forms of the game.\nThis complexity of role in cricket has led to our recommendation that injury surveillance systems avoid 'training time-loss' definitions, as many players regularly train in partial fashion. This would render the concept of a 'missed training session' to be too difficult to determine on too many occasions. For a 'general time-loss' injury, we have opted to recommend a daily binary status of 'considered fit to play a cricket match\/not fit to play a cricket match' with the role and type of match necessarily being player-specific (ie, what type of match and in what role would a player be expected to be next fit for?).\nIn conclusion, these new consensus definitions are presented to offer greater flexibility to researchers at choosing methods which suit their study type and encouraging greater rigour in reporting to allow comparison between studies within cricket, and between sports.\nOrchard JW,\nNewman D,\nStretch R, et al\n. Methods for injury surveillance in international cricket. Br J Sports Med 2005;39:e22. doi:10.1136\/bjsm.2004.012732\nFrost WL,\nChalmers DJ\n. Injury in elite New Zealand cricketers 2002\u20132008: descriptive epidemiology. Br J Sports Med 2014;4:1002\u20137. doi:10.1136\/bjsports-2012-091337\nMansingh A,\nHarper L,\nHeadley S, et al\n. 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{"text":"CARTER'S QUARTER\nON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES\nOriginally the property of the Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation, Judge John Martin, the house was built around 1800. Bowing to the inevitable, Judge Martin, his two wives and their children, emigrated to the West in 1836. Records are unclear as to how many of their 80 slaves they took with them. By going when they did, the Martins were spared the horrors of the forced removal of the Cherokees remaining in present-day Murray County in 1838.\nOriginal House Built Around 1800 by Judge John Martin\nIn the 1832 Land Lottery the Martin property (Lot Number 45) was awarded to Sarah Bosworth; she in turn sold it to Farish Carter the following year. Within a decade Carter had bought some 15,000 acres of land in north Georgia. His property in Murray County was the largest single unit, requiring hundreds of slaves to raise wheat, rye, oats, corn, tobacco, peas, beans, potatoes, rice and cotton. The Martin home became the summer residence for the Carter Family.\nIn 1850 Farish Carter reported to the U.S. Census that he owned 403 slaves involved with the operation of his Murray County property, by then called \"Carter's Quarter.\" Later that year he turned the operation of this plantation over to his son James, who became the first of the family to live year-round in Murray County. The plantation continued to thrive under James and, even with the near-certainty that a war was about to start, the 1860 Census of Slaves indicates that 355 slaves remained at Carter's Quarter.\nAs a youth, Carter had run away from home, made himself a huge fortune, and was engaged in managing his numerous enterprises involving farms, steamboats, banks, ferries, factories, mills, and marble quarries spread across the southeastern United States and into the midwest.\nBecause Murray County was not in General Sherman's path, the plantation was spared. The family continued to manage the plantation employing most of the former slaves to work as paid laborers.\nThe Carters made several additions to the original Martin house. In 1935 they undertook a major renovation that involved removing the many additions, then building a duplicate of the original Martin house. The twins became wings flanking a new two-story section. The following year they installed electricity and indoor plumbing.\nCarter's Quarter After Renovation of 1935\nThe house's 12 rooms feature plaster and pine-paneled walls with wainscoting. The original portion retains its original doors, ornate window casings and hand-carved mantels. Door hardware was wrought iron created on the premises. There is also a cantilevered staircase.\nWith exterior walls built of pine siding, accented by scalloped cornices, white columns, and gabled roofs, the renovated house is classified as \"plain plantation\" style. Somehow it's difficult to think of such a beautiful house as being \"plain.\"\nNearby stand several outbuildings of by-gone eras. The old detached kitchen, a building for storing trunks of long-time visitors, the plantation office, and a slave cabin are all thought to date from about 1840. A dairy keeper's house, a barn, and a kettle house used for rendering lard were built in the early 1900s.\nReflecting the plantation's early association with the Cherokees, the various fields still carry the names used by the Martins in the early 1800s: Wood Fork Field, originally cultivated by Indians using tools that looked like wooden forks; the Race Field, so called because Indians ran races there; Six Toe Field was named for an Indian who had six toes;The Bell Field was named in honor of another wealthy Cherokee; and the Big Martin Field was named in honor of the builder of the original house on the site, Judge Martin. Other fields have less interesting names: the Town Field, Katherine Field, the Coniston Pasture, etc.\nThe Carter name has been applied to the town of Cartersville, Georgia as well as to the area immediately surrounding their Murray County plantation, which is now called Carters.\nThe family of Nancy Carter Bland currently owns the plantation and uses it for special family occasions.\nA document in the National Archives in Washington, DC, regarding a debt owed to Colonel Farish Carter has been transcribed here:\nFort Gilmer, Ga.\nI certify on honor that on or about the 1st of June 1838 Major M. Venable of the 2nd Regiment of Ga. Infantry who was at that time in command of this post issued an order that the cattle and ponies of captured Indians who were prisoners at this post, should be turned upon a field of oats containing ten acres more or less which was owned by Col. Farish Carter of this state.\nI further certify that in obedience to said order that the stock of the said Indians above specified were turned upon the said field of oats and that they entirely consumed and destroyed all the oats growing upon said field before they were removed therefrom.\nI also certify that Col. Farish Carter has received no compensation or renumeration from me as Qmaster of this post for the said field of oats.\nW. J. Howard\nA. A. 2 (illegible) Ga vols\nScholars interested in the business dealings of Farish Carter might want to consult his private papers, which were donated in 1940 to the University of North Carolina.\nUniv of North Carolina has Carter papers described below:\nCarter, Farish, 1780-1861. Farish Carter papers.\nFinding aid available online: http:\/\/www.lib.unc.edu\/mss\/inv\/c\/Carter,Farish\nManuscripts Department Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION #2230 FARISH CARTER PAPERS Inventory\nPrimarily business papers, 1830-1860, and some family correspondence. Most papers relate to Carter's buying, selling, and renting land in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee; his financial interest in New Hope, a sugar plantation in Louisiana; his part ownership of the Coweta Falls Manufacturing Company, a textile mill in Columbus, Georgia; his buying, selling, and hiring out slaves; his investments in railroads, banks, gold mining, steamboats, toll bridges, ferries, mills, and other ventures; and his and his sons' operations of plantations in Georgia and Alabama.\nSize: About 2800 items (2.5 linear feet). Provenance: Gift of Mrs. John L. Smith in 1940. Access: No restrictions. Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"STUDIO PHOTOS\nSHOW POSTERS\nFAN ART & MEMES\nAct Conceptualisation: Part 3\nSong choice\nA song that I'd had loitering in the back of my mind for some time, and thought might have act potential was I Let Love In by Nick Cave. It's a dark, gothic love song. I realized the lyrics were unexpectedly synchronous with the Ishtar concept I was planning for my Dark Act. I'm a little bit of a Nick Cave fan (ok fine, full disclosure \u2013 when he played at the Civic in Auckland recently I ended up going to both nights of the gig and went up the front with the Nick touchers). So I was fairly confident I wasn't going to get sick of hearing this song over and over while I rehearsed. Do you want to read the lyrics? Ok then, if you insist:\nI Let Love In \u2013 Nick Cave\nDespair and Deception, Love's ugly little twins\nCame a-knocking on my door, I let them in\nDarling, you're the punishment for all my former sins\nI let love in\nThe door it opened just a crack, but love was shrewd and bold\nMy life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror to behold\nA life sentence sweeping confetti from the floor of a concrete hole\nWell, I've been bound and gagged and I've been terrorized\nAnd I've been castrated and I've been lobotomized\nBut never has my tormentor come in such a cunning disguise\nO Lord, tell me what I done\nPlease don't leave me here on my own\nMy friends are gone\nSo if you're sitting all alone and hear a-knocking at your door\nAnd the air is full of promises, well buddy, you've been warned\nFar worse to be Love's lover than the lover that Love has scorned\nDark, right? A song from the point of a view of a man who has been broken by his lover, but doesn't quite know how it happened\u2026.? Or maybe a cautionary tale about being in love with the idea of love\u2026 ? Perfect.\nPerforming The Dark Act. Photo: Peter Jennings\nGiant wrist tassels in motion during The Dark Act. Photo: Peter Jennings\nSo I began the choreography. I'm fairly terrible at music theory, so at this point I realise that I'm confused by the time signature, which seems to be\u2026 12\/8\u2026? Maybe? What the hell is that? For the time being let us describe it as a 'fucked-up waltz', because that is how I approached the track when choreographing. It felt like it had the romance and old-time momentum of a waltz, but with the extra beats threading under it like a wire, creating a kind of relentless tension. So when I perform to this song I move slowly, much more slowly than I'm used to. I move on the first accented beat mostly, and try to use the under-notes unexpectedly. There's something about the piano in this track that reminds me of a clavichord, I can't put my finger on it, but it feels like part of this song exists a couple of hundred years ago.\nI'd been inspired by a video of the inimitable Lou Lou d'Vil performing one of her signature acts, using boas attached to her wrists. I was fascinated with how she used the boas, particularly how having them attached to the wrist was both similar to and diverged from using a boa as it's more conventionally employed \u2013 slung around the shoulders or neck, and tossed around. This was when I though of Ishtar's bracelets (as I mentioned earlier regarding costume inspiration) and became interested in using giant wrist tassels.\nI wanted to see how the weight and the movement of the tassels would affect my dancing. It turns out, they had a significant effect on my movements. Unsurprisingly, giving the heavier, swinging, whippier quality of giant DIY tassel, the movement of the tassels and the resultant choreography realised itself as very different to that which one would do with a boa. I loved it. I tend to dance and communicate a lot with my hands, so having tassels on my wrists added to the tension and expressive qualities I was trying to create with my hand and arm shapes.\nAn idea that underlies most of my acts is to intentionally set out to challenge what society conventionally tells us is considered sexy. I knew for this act I was using more or less a classic burlesque costume, so if I desired to challenge what we consider sexy with this act, I wouldn't be relying on costume. It would be though performance, and performance only.\nI decided the particular flavor of sexy I would aim for in this act was 'powerful... and terrifying'. Dark-avenging-goddess sexy. This was going to be fun. I was going to create a horror act without any of the usual trappings of horror \u2013 no blood, no fangs, no chainsaws, no violence.\nWhat's more, if I did my job well, I knew I would hear barely a peep out of the audience. It's unnerving as a performer if you have the audience go quiet on you, but some acts they do. It's usually when they are really paying attention. Or it can just mean they hate the act... This is why it can be unnerving. With comic acts I find the audience reaction is usually more boisterous. However, in order to grow as a performer I have tried not to let my love of a laughing audience put me off exploring different styles of performance.\nThe act itself I'm still learning to perform to it's full potential, currently it's in the refinement and polishing phase. But I love it. I'm very much looking forward to seeing how it evolves and what it's final form takes. If you've seen The Dark Act, or Coney Bow's Dancer in Green, does having an idea of the conceptual underpinning of this act make you consider the act in a different way? Is that a good thing? Or do you prefer to take performances at face value and make your own meanings of them? If you are a performer, how do you go about conceptualising your own acts? Feel free to comment!\nParts 1 & 2 of this series on act conceptualisation can be found on the main blog page\nTheda Bara in Salome (1918)\nTheda Bara as Cleopatra (1917)\nSilent movie stars, playing to strengths, Egyptology & Theda Bara\nWhen I was a new performer, one of my mentors Misty La Moore (who can always be relied on to boost a girl's ego when she needs it) used to say that on stage I had the face of a silent movie actress. So I decided that I'd explore this skill which I'd accidentally stumbled across, silent movie face-pulling (if that's a skill?), and try and build it into an entire act.\nI went back to some of my favourite silent movies for research. I was focusing on Theda Bara, the original silent movie vamp. She was always portrayed as the dark character, the man-trap who used her sexuality to her advantage, the exotic 'other'. The vamp character originated, well, because people are sometimes really racist, and this character was created to play on stereotypes and demonise eastern European migrants in the West. (If you think this doesn't happen now take a look at how British Media portrays Roma Gypsies.)\nI had also been looking into the 1920s' obsession with Egyptology. With the discovery of Tutenkhaman's tomb in 1922, the west went Egypt-mad. In 1893 the performer 'Little Egypt' (or one of three performers going under the name of 'Little Egypt's) had performed at the Chicago World's Fair. As a result the 'cooch' style of dancing, based on Syrian & Egyptian folkloric dance styles, had become a staple of burlesque shows in the following decades.\nSo I decided Eastern Mythology was my theme. Flowing on from this, I wanted to incorporate some old-style belly-dance influenced bump and grind moves into my act.\nI loved the images of Theda Bara in her roles as Salome and Cleopatra, so I started looking at characters and costumes that would relate to this idea.\nThe character\nI was attracted to the idea of doing an act based on the goddess Ishtar, as Theda Bara might have played her. Ishtar was the Babylonian\/Assyrian goddess of love, the night, fertility, sexuality, and war, but who had a tendency to destroy her lovers. This was the perfect vamp character \u2013 exotic, seductive and destructive.\nOld Babylonian period Queen of Night relief, often considered to represent an aspect of Ishtar.\nIshtar. Note the layered skirt and 'wings' which came to be a part of my final costume. I wanted a lion too.\n\"Woe to him whom Ishtar had honoured! The fickle goddess treated her passing lovers cruelly, and the unhappy wretches usually paid dearly for the favours heaped on them.\"\nOne of the most famous myths about Ishtar describes her descent to the underworld. In this myth, Ishtar approaches the gates of the underworld and demands that the gatekeeper open them:\nIf thou openest not the gate to let me enter,\nI will break the door, I will wrench the lock,\nI will smash the door-posts, I will force the doors.\nI will bring up the dead to eat the living.\nAnd the dead will outnumber the living.\nThe gatekeeper hurried to tell Ereshkigal, the Queen of the Underworld. Ereshkigal told the gatekeeper to let Ishtar enter, but \"according to the ancient decree\". The gatekeeper let Ishtar into the underworld, opening one gate at a time. At each gate, Ishtar had to shed one article of clothing. When she finally passed the seventh gate, she was naked.\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ishtar\nShedding clothing? Why, it just so happens I'm into that!\nNaked, you say? What a great idea!\nBut in all seriousness, if shedding clothing is a part of one of my routines, I do like to know the motivation for why a character I'm playing might be undressing.\nThe costume\nI began to research Ishtar for costume inspiration. I was interested in Eastern-inspired 1920s costumes and sought out archival imagery as a starting point. Many sketches of swathes of shimmering beaded fringe and loops of beading were made.\nleft and far left: vintage belly dance costumes\nabove: Theda Bara\nAs a goddess of the night, I decided her dress must be dark and glittery. The sparkle was important not only for glamour, but to pick out the contours of the black costume, so it doesn't disappear against black stage backgrounds. I had a hunch the contrast between the black costume and my skin under stage lights would make my skin glow almost supernaturally.\nI'm facinated by classic burlesque and showgirl headdresses, and wanted to take on the technical challenge of making a headdress with significant structural demands (my first). As Ishtar is referred to as a 'cow moon goddess', I decided to construct a horned headdress. The horns were literally made from number eight wire (or a wire gauge that was pretty damn close), and I constructed the form for the horns out of packaging that a motorcycle magazine had come in.\nleft: A burlesque performer with horned headdress, circa 1950s\nabove: the final headdress\nThe layered skirt is based on representations of Ishtar's dress in bas-relief carvings (above). The cape references the wing forms usually depicted behind her. She's most often depicted naked, wearing only an ornamental headdress, an ornate necklace and bracelets at her wrists. These costume elements are what I strip down to, forming the basis of my final reveal. On the eve of my first performance my flatmate told me the underwear piece that I constructed looked 'like sparkly pubes'. Success!\nUnder-layers of the costume\nleft: bellydance inspired panel skirt. photo: Peter Jennings\nabove: beaded G-string pant piece (a.k.a. sparkly pubes). photo: Adam Baines\nI accompanied my luxe-gothic costume with period-appropriate makeup. This was based on photos of Theda Bara and a Russian actress that I had used for costume inspiration. Conveniently the Kryolan concept store had just opened in Newmarket (a glorious wonderland!). There I was able to find the blackest of black and cochineal coloured eye shadows to recreate 1920s makeup.\nThe actual makeup they used when filming silent movies was rather unusual. In order to be able to be registered by the primitive cameras, blues, lavenders and yellows were used to contour the face. I suspected it looked truly bizarre in real life, so I aimed to approximate how the make-up would have appeared on screen, rather than in reality.\nleft: a vintage photograph of a Russian actress\nabove: makeup for silent film\nPart 3 of 3 to follow...\nWhat is the thought process behind creating an act?\nBackstage at a show towards the end of last year I had a conversation with burlesque performer Coney Bow about act conceptualisation. She mentioned that her Dancer in Green act was based on the Hollywood Ballet Green Duet between Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly in the movie Singin' in the Rain. In this bar scene Charisse's character is drawn from her chair into a dance with Kelly's character Don Lockwood. Coney Bow's act is based on the extrapolation and interpretation of what Charisse's character would do if Don didn't turn up. The act explores how Charisse's character would move and act if she were dancing with herself.\nI found it an interesting discussion, her comments gave me an insight into her act that I otherwise wouldn't have had. While this perspective is by no means essential to enjoying her act, I found it added an extra layer of depth to her performance. As someone who is very much the type of person who goes around art galleries reading the wall labels, I get a kick out of hearing the concept behind people's acts. As with wall labels, I don't think a conceptual explanation is essential to understanding or enjoying the art itself, but I like how the contextual information suggests ideas that I would have otherwise been unaware of. This is partly why I loved hearing about the inspiration for Coney Bow's performance, as it allowed me to view her act in an entirely different way.\nHollywood Ballet Green Duet from Singin' in the Rain\nConey Bow as The Dancer in Green. Photo: Peter Jennings.\nAt the time of this conversation I was in the position of nervously debuting a brand new act that was stylistically rather unfamiliar territory for me, while Coney was performing a polished and stunning signature act in a style that is very much her trademark. Despite the obvious differences in our acts, I realized the one thing they had in common was the similarity in the way we had both approached developing a 'classic' act conceptually.\nSo this led me to where I am now, writing a post about my most recently developed act, and the conceptualisation behind it. I call this act alternately Let Love In or The Dark Act. (It's still settling into its true form, so I'm more or less waiting to see which name sticks.) If any of you have seen me perform before, most of my acts are character-based neo-burlesque. This act is unusual for me, in that it is essentially a classic showgirl act, albeit a slightly unusual spin on the genre. Like Coney's act, the concept behind my routine probably isn't immediately apparent to the audience, but this concept colours the entire act and informs all the decisions made in creating, costuming, and choreographing the act.\nimage left: Performing The Dark Act at The Cat's Meow\nphoto: Adam Baines.\nIt begins\u2026\nThe starting point for this act was being invited to take part in a 1920s themed show, The Cat's Meow, for the Rock n Roll Circus. I had been thinking for some time that I wanted to develop a new 'classic' routine. In the year or so since I'd last created a classic act, my style as a neo performer had become more developed and I had grown a much better sense of who I had become as a performer. However, the classic side of my performance had remained comparatively underdeveloped in style. But that set an interesting challenge \u2013 how would neo performer Amourous Ava perform a classic routine? Or more accurately, because you can't take the 'neo' out of a neo performer \u2013 how would she perform a neo-classic routine?\nI also set myself another challenge \u2013 no Charleston. I knew other performers would be doing up-tempo numbers, so I wanted to do something that would set my act apart a little, play to my skills, and to push myself in a different direction. I'd also been watching a lot of classic-style acts and wanted to challenge myself to do a slow number. My usual performance style is high energy, frenetic and comedic. This to a certain extent is because of my physicality \u2013 I'm slight of build, so to get any sort of decent movement out of my costume I often need to move very, very fast. Torque is not my friend. I also tend to move quickly to dispel nervous energy, so I wanted to learn to control and direct it\u2026 and just for kicks see what would happen if I didn't try to be funny. It was terrifying...\nPoll! What's your favourite act?\nI know which are my favourite acts to perform, but which are your favourite acts to watch? Here's your chance to help me decide which acts to perform in my upcoming shows! Thanks!\nQ & A with NZ Burlesque & Cabaret Events\nI was interviewed recently by NZ Burlesque & Cabaret Events, here is the post:\nTime for a Tuesday tease and our next performer of the week. Introducing the fastest ass in the west, part wolf, part girrl, part naked, Amourous Ava!\nwww.facebook.com\/Ava.L.Amoureux\nwww.avalamoureux.com\nWe wanted to get inside the creative mind of this innovative performer, so asked her some questions...\nWhat is your favourite routine to perform and why?\nTeenwolf is my most performed act, though no matter how many times I perform it, I still love it. It's a character driven B-movie romp with clothes rending, satire, snarling and howling, with a bit of bonus feminist subtext. Teenwolf goes from embarrassed he-wolf teen angst to WOLF SPIRIT. Literally. Teenwolf becomes a hairy she-wolf cheerleader. It's an act about metamorphosis and embracing your quirks, which to me is one of the most worthy things that burlesque as a whole encourages. I think a lot of people have a soft spot for Teenwolf, because we all love an underdog (hurrr, pun). Plus Teenwolf has a pretty sweet pair of rhinestoned chucks and I do love a good shoe.\nBest burlesque compliment?\nI had a brilliant judge's comment at the Australian Burlesque Festival Baby Bombshells show last year: 'Loved it, very funny, a bit weird, but that's what you wanted, right?' - Cassandra Jane, commenting on my Teenwolf routine. Yep, that sums up my performance style alright. But the best is having other performers or aspiring performers tell you that you inspire them. That is the best compliment of all.\nWhat was your most sparklelific accomplishment to date?\nPerforming in Baby Bombshells last year was a very positive experience for me and coming runner-up built my confidence as a new performer. It made me consider for the first time that working towards developing an international level of performance isn't a ridiculous or unachievable goal for any NZ performer. I can't wait to perform in the Nouvelle Royale Melbourne show this year!\nWhy did you start burlesque?\nAfter a five year stint living in a smallish town with limited sparkle opportunities, I somewhat inevitably ran away to New York and went to burlesque school at New York School of Burlesque. The first class they had us tassel twirling (baptism\/boobtism by fire) and I was hooked. When I got back to NZ I hassled Misty La Moore of Hootchy Kootchy Girls until she let me do classes and my first show, then I fell in with the fledgling Rock n Roll Circus with good time gals Sugar Spanx & Penny Pins (next R&R Circus show is Aloha! 1950 in Auckland, 12 July) . When I realised people were as interested in watching me put on ridiculous costumes and dance around in my underpants as I was in doing just that, I knew DREAMS COME TRUE. I love creating acts, building a costume and honing a concept, then the rush of performing. I love the satire of it, and that burlesque can be both pop and political at the same time.\nWhere can we see the fastest ass of the week performance?\nI'm special guest performer at the Hootchy Cootchy Girls show in Auckland this Friday, come along \u2013 I'm performing my newest act! Then I'm down to Wellington for Nerdlesque next Sat, then off to the Australian Burlesque Festival to perform in the wonderful Nouvelle Royale Melbourne show 8 June.\nYou can see the original post here at NZ Burlesque & Cabaret Events\nColouring Competition!\nFor everyone who buys one of the Colouring with Amourous Ava colouring books \u2013 email in a photo or scan of your colouring of a page from the book and the best colourer will win a prize.\nWhat prize? Let me raise an eyebow and whisper that the prize might be a signed Ava photo and a lock of Teenwolf's chest hair \u2013 COLLECTABLE.\nThe competition will be drawn (pun intended) in a few weeks or so, you have time to order a book if you want to enter. Happy colouring!\nBooks are NZ$15 + postage and can be purchased by emailing amourus.ava@gmail.com\nNouvelle Royale Melbourne\nI'm excited to announce that I've been selected to perform in the Australian Burlesque Festival!\nI'll be performing in a show which I'm delighted to be a part of \u2013 the Nouvelle Royale show in Melbourne.\nIf you're in Melbourne in June pop along and see some of the finest neo-burlesque talent from Australasia and beyond!\nNouvelle Royale\nHowler Bar, 7-11 Dawson Street, Brunswick, VIC\nDoors Open: 7pm Show: 8pm\nwww.australianburlesquefest.com\nColouring with Amourous Ava\nI've made an Ava colouring book! I know it's a big ask to ask you to part with your hard-earned cash, so I tried to make it extra awesome. It is called Colouring with Amourous Ava, and will be $15. It's A4,12 pages of illustrations drawn by moi, and proceeds will be going towards my plane ticket to the Australian Burlesque Festival. (The centre spread has boobs, so maybe take that spread out before showing it to any kids.) Personally signed for you! Free postage within NZ for burlesquers (performers\/photographers etc). Message me at amourous.ava@gmail.com if you want one and I'll send you the details! xx\nCabaret Royale\nI'm very excited to be performing 1 February as part of the Cabaret Royale tour. The show is on at the Whitehouse here in Auckland and features international headlining performer Dusty Limits. It's going to be epic! I'm gluing some extra rhinestones onto my costume especially!\ntickets available here\nOn Rape Jokes\nIt's Friday evening, I've gently quaffed three Peronis, spent far too long reading a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) post about a dude with two dongs (not related to this post, but fascinating nonetheless) and now I am thinking about such things as the sexualised nature of burlesque performance, feminism and the nature of consent.\nIn particular lately I've been thinking a lot about rape jokes. In real life no one actually thinks rape is fucking hilarious. If someone said at their office meeting on Monday 'so I raped my girlfriend last night, har-de-har-har', I guarantee no one would laugh, (unless you work in an office full of total rapist assholes).\nA solid decade ago I went to a comedy show at Indigo (currently the empty venue formerly known as San Francisco Bath House). It was a great show. A comedian announced onstage to his girlfriend who was in the audience that he was going to rape her later. The joke tanked. From that point his act tanked. He was met with 40+ stony glares from the entire audience, he cut his act short and fled the stage. On the way out of the gig my friend and I discussed how proud we were of Wellington for not laughing. For not letting our instinct of sympathy for a fledgling performer override our sense of humanity.\nSo why have rape jokes become A Thing in Burlesque shows? I've been to at least two shows in the last year, with difference MCs, where a component of the MCs patter has been commentary along the lines of \"Wasn't that perfomer hot? She's so hot I'm going to rape her later.\" The first time people laughed. I didn't. Neither did the woman next to me. I felt uncomfortable. The jokes were repeated. After the show I wondered why I didn't heckle, or at least draw attention to the rape jokes. Some people left at half time. I didn't. I've always thought of heckling as rude, there was an international performer and I wanted to see her and the other performers do their second acts. The performers were amazing \u2013 blow your mind awesome \u2013 but I wondered about how hard it would be to go on and perform after a MC has made a joke about raping you later. I thought about emailing the producer afterwards about the rape jokes. I didn't.\nThe second time I saw a different MC telling rape jokes, I emailed the producer. I felt better, but I didn't get any reply.\nAs recently as November the Roastbusters story broke, which threw a spotlight, albeit a dirty and thoroughly rhinestone-free spotlight, on rape culture and how we discuss rape and the nature of consent in New Zealand. As it turns out, we are shit at it. Ten years on from rape jokes being met with an uncondoning and icy wall of silence in a dive bar, two mainstream media presenters on Radiolive victim blamed and slut shamed a young woman who rang in to share her experience of the reviled members of the 'Roastbusters' group. Rape: thoroughly trivialized. The older male 'journalists' implied that the thirteen year old girls who were raped by these boys were sluts and were asking for it.\nOne in three women in New Zealand will be physically or sexually abused by a partner in their lifetime. Around 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys in New Zealand have experienced sexual abuse. That's one in 4 girls in your audience and one in 10 boys. That percentage of your audience at least will be finding your rape jokes far less than hilarious.\nThis is why rape jokes bother me. A burlesque performer gets undressed on stage, a MC jokes he's going to rape her.\nJust because you don't use the 'R' word doesn't mean what you are describing isn't rape. Saying that you'll tie someone up and force them to have sex with you is describing rape. Yes that is rape, even if it's your partner you are talking about. Especially if it's your partner you are taking about. Most rape and sexual abuse in New Zealand is committed by someone the victim is in a relationship with. Even if you've oked the 'joke' with the performer first \u2013 the audience doesn't know that \u2013 they aren't privy. All they are getting from it is that rape is supposed to be funny, and a reinforcement of rape culture.\nAs a performer and an audience member, one of the reasons I perform burlesque, and why I go to shows, is because I enjoy seeing women (and men) perform with sexual agency. It's exhilarating to see someone who thoroughly inhabits their own body, is aware and comfortable in front of an audience, is in command of their sexuality and able to use it in a way that both pleases them and entertains an audience. The best performers to me are those who are obviously having a blast and are truly engaging with their audience in a free and reciprocal exchange. Yes, we live in a culture that sexualizes and objectifies young women and burlesque is a performance style that intersects and plays with notions of sexuality, gender and objectification. This is why it's a delicate balance and why burlesque is so interesting and so exhilarating to watch. Rape jokes shit all over this dynamic and take away your power as a performer and your humanity as a human being. At best, they are trite, at worst there's a rapist in the audience (whether he considers himself one or not) who takes the nervous laughter as encouragement. Let's all not laugh next time. I want to be proud of burlesque audiences and the burlesque scene here in New Zealand. The audience takes it's behavioral cues from MCs, please don't let those cues be that it's ok to rape.\nAmourous Ava\nAustralian Burlesque Festival\nAyla's Angels\nDr Sketchy\nGlamilton\nMiss Burlesque New Zealand\nRape Jokes\nRock N Roll Circus\nTeenwolf","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AKG N700NC M2 review: Nearly great\nAKG N700NC M2 review\nAKG's noise cancelling headphones sound fantastic, but fall just short of greatness. Read why in our full review.\nA true noise cancelling rival to Sony and Bose?\nBy Anyron Copeman, Staff Writer | 31 Oct 2019\nShould I buy the AKG N700NC M2?\nExpert's Rating:\nThere's a lot to like about AKG's flagship headphones. A refinement of the original N700 NC, they provide everything most people are looking for in wireless cans.\nParticular highlights are its excellent handling of old-school classics, solid implementation of the virtual assistant and superb battery life.\nHowever, the main sticking point is the price. It's hard to justify buying these when class-leading headphones from both Sony and Bose are currently cheaper, as they offer superior noise cancellation and sound isolation.\nBest prices today\nAKG N700NC M2 full review\nAKG has long been considered one of the major players in the personal audio space.\nThe Austrian company seems to have gone from strength to strength since parent company Harman was acquired by Samsung in 2016, with a string of solid releases.\nThe N700NC M2 headphones (from here on referred to simply as 'NCM2') are AKG's flagship noise cancelling headphones. They feature a sleek design, simple controls and great portability, all of which we have come to associate with AKG.\nThe NCM2 cans are currently available through the Samsung website for \u00a3269\/US$299.99.\nAt this price point, they have to go up against the very best noise cancelling headphones.\nThe Sony WH-1000XM3's and Bose QC35 II's sit top of that chart, and both are cheaper at the time of writing, at \u00a3255.99\/US$269.95 and \u00a3260\/US$259.99 respectively.\nWhile there are more expensive options on the market, these headphones have to be pitted against the very best cans available right now.\nMore and more people are returning to over-ear headphones while travelling, so design has become of increasing importance. AKG has clearly made this a priority, with a sleek minimalist design free from excessive branding.\nThe NCM2 headphones are instantly familiar if you used the original N700NC, with an easily adjustable headband blending seamlessly into soft, foldable ear cups which completely encase your ears.\nThe controls on the headphones themselves are extremely simple, with power and noise ambient noise controls on one cup while volume and wired connection options are available on the other.\nThis is hardly a revolutionary design but more a tried and trusted formula - AKG wants you to focus on the internals rather than an eye-catching aesthetic. This is especially true considering the black version we tested is the only colour available.\nThe hard shell case is also typical of many modern headphones, but it's been made slightly more compact on the new version. There is the option for a wired connection thanks to the included 2.5mm to 3.5mm jack cable, while it's also worth noting that an airline adapter is included. AKG are clearly targeting people who used headphones while travelling.\nThere is little more to note from first impressions; what AKG provides here is typical of what you get with the majority of modern headphones. However, there are a number of observations about the design which only become apparent after longer listening sessions.\nWhile they are sufficiently comfortable thanks to the memory foam and leatherette cups, we didn't particularly enjoy using them for an extended period of time. In order to prevent a fairly significant sound leak (more detail later) they would had to be fairly strongly secured in place, something which became unpleasant over time.\nIf comfort is your top priority, we'd recommend going for the Bose QC 35 II's instead.\nThe NCM2 headphones were also slightly underwhelming in durability. Despite a premium, sturdy looking design, there were noticeable signs of wear and tear after only a few days of use. While this didn't take away from the attractive design, it does leave us concerned as to what the situation might be like a few months down the line.\nHowever, it's not all bad news. We really enjoyed using the controls available directly on the headphones. While premium cans such as the Microsoft Surface Headphones are moving to a touchpad-based control system, the AKG has chosen to retain physical keys, which are tactile and satisfyingly responsive. The simplicity means we were able to quickly learn their position for quick adjustments while the headphones were on.\nThe success of any pair of headphones is defined by how good they sound. The short answer is that these headphones sound excellent, with rich, balanced audio which consistently delivers across a wide range of music and vocals.\nWe tested a selection of songs from Spotify's 'Songs to Test Headphones With' playlist, in an attempt to give as balanced an overview of the sound as possible. We tested them via a Bluetooth connection with noise cancellation on, which is the default setting for these headphones.\n'Take 5' by The Dave Brubeck Quartet sounds rich and full bodied, with an excellent range allowing you to hear the intricacies of each instrument.\nHowever, TOTO's 'Africa', a party favourite, sounds curiously washed out, with its infectious chorus lacking some real oomph.\nThe deep bass on 'Slave Song' by Sade creates a really immersive sound, something that simply isn't possible on cheaper headphones.\nThey are particularly suited to Motown tracks, so Marvin Gaye's 'Inner City Blues' and 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' by The Supremes are particularly atmospheric, transporting you back in time.\nIf you're looking for something more modern, CeeLo Green's booming vocals on 'Bright Lights, Bigger City' make you feel like you're at one of the American singer's live shows.\n'Crazy' from his time in Gnarls Barkley was similarly impressive, but it's the sort of song you want to be playing at high volumes, at which point people around you will easily be able to hear too.\nOverall, in this mode the NCM2 headphones deliver premium sound quality which is befitting of its high price tag. Unless you regularly use high-end studio equipment, it's likely you'll be more than satisfied.\nThere is a notable decline in sound quality across the board when using the smart ambient button, but as this will only be used when in a conversation or from a safety perspective, it's not a big issue.\nWithin the app, you can choose what this physical toggle will do. Ambient Aware allows you to be more aware of your surroundings, allowing you to listen to potential announcements much more easily. TalkThru is designed to aid conversations with people nearby, making it particularly suitable in open-plan office environments or on long journeys. We didn't notice a great deal of difference between the two, but the general aim of allowing some background noise back in was achieved well.\nAn often overlooked area with wireless headphones is call quality. For what it's worth, these headphones were superb in this area, with clear crisp vocals. The microphones seemed similarly effective, with the receiver impressed with what they were hearing too.\nAt over \u00a3250, these headphones have to be expected to excel across the board. AKG has prioritised quality over quantity with the feature set here, meaning they have to deliver.\nChief among these is the aforementioned active noise cancellation (ANC), activated automatically when you turn the headphones on. Unless you're using the included cable, the benefits will be available as soon as you connect via Bluetooth.\nIn testing, the noise cancellation worked quite well, even without music playing. While it may not rival those at the top of our best noise cancelling headphones chart, it is a more than respectable performance. In noisy environments, this made a real difference.\nThe companion app is simple to set up and use, although you do need to be connected to Bluetooth and have your location services on at all times for it to work.\nThis is where you can choose what to use the Smart Ambient button for, adjust the EQ and install software updates. It's a very basic in look and feel, but worked well in our testing.\nA double tap of the play\/pause button can activate the virtual assistant. Upon activation via a Samsung phone we were presented with the option of Google, Alexa and Bixby (we choose Google). This is a nice addition to have, and probably something to get you using the Assistant more.\nBattery life is an area where the headphones excel. While AKG don't provide a specific capacity, it claims 23 hours of battery life with Bluetooth and ANC turned on, while this jumps up to 32 hours if you're happy to use them with the included cable. Battery life can also be managed by using turning the auto-off function via the app, which will turn the headphones off while not in use.\nWhile we can't specifically comment on the accuracy of those figures, we tested them pretty extensively and didn't have to worry about how much juice was left for a number of days. Fortunately, charging is now via USB-C, and seemed to top up the headphones pretty quickly.\nThe NCM2 headphones are a solid update, providing great sound quality across the board and intuitive controls.\nWhile the design and feature set are relatively stripped back, everything works well with the exception of some very patchy sound isolation.\nOur main complaint is the price - Sony and Bose's noise cancelling headphones have both been reduced and are now cheaper than the NCM2's. This ultimately makes them much harder to recommend.\nAKG N700NC M2: Specs\n40mm drivers\nLi-ion Battery (23hrs talk\/play time)\nAuthor: Anyron Copeman, Staff Writer\nAs the resident expert on Windows, Anyron's main focus is PCs and laptops. Much of the rest of his time is split between smartphones, tablets and audio, with a particular focus on Android devices.\nRecent stories by Anyron Copeman:\nPuroPro review\nQualcomm's Adaptive ANC technology is built for true wireless earbuds\nSamsung's Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Buds+ now at lowest-ever prices","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Venus's-flytrap\nView article for:\nPrint (Subscriber Feature)\nTranslate (Subscriber Feature)\nListen (Subscriber Feature)\nRelated resources for this article\nPrimary Sources & E-Books\nView search results for:\nRiccardo Speziari\n(1626\u201397). The 17th-century Italian physician Francesco Redi cast the first serious doubts on the theory of spontaneous generation. He demonstrated that maggots develop in rotting meat not spontaneously but rather from eggs laid on the meat by flies.\nRedi was born on Feb. 19, 1626, in Arezzo, Italy. He read in a book on generation by physician William Harvey a speculation that vermin such as insects, worms, and frogs do not arise spontaneously, as was then commonly believed, but from seeds or eggs too small to be seen. In 1668, in one of the first examples of a biological experiment with proper controls, Redi set up a series of flasks containing different meats, half of the flasks sealed, half open. He then repeated the experiment but, instead of sealing the flasks, covered half of them with gauze so that air could enter. Although the meat in all of the flasks rotted, he found that only in the open and uncovered flasks, which flies had entered freely, did the meat contain maggots. Although he correctly concluded that the maggots came from eggs laid on the meat by flies, Redi, surprisingly, still believed that the process of spontaneous generation applied in such cases as gall flies and intestinal worms. (See also evolution.)\nRedi is also known as a poet, chiefly for his Bacco in Toscana (1685; Bacchus in Tuscany). He died on March 1, 1697, in Pisa, Italy.\nIt's here: the NEW Britannica Kids website!\nWe've been busy, working hard to bring you new features and an updated design. We hope you and your family enjoy the NEW Britannica Kids. Take a minute to check out all the enhancements!\nThe same safe and trusted content for explorers of all ages.\nAccessible across all of today's devices: phones, tablets, and desktops.\nImproved homework resources designed to support a variety of curriculum subjects and standards.\nA new, third level of content, designed specially to meet the advanced needs of the sophisticated scholar.\nWant to see it in action?\nAlready subscribed? Log in here\nChoose a language from the menu above to view a computer-translated version of this page. Please note: Text within images is not translated, some features may not work properly after translation, and the translation may not accurately convey the intended meaning. Britannica does not review the converted text.\nAfter translating an article, all tools except font up\/font down will be disabled. To re-enable the tools or to convert back to English, click \"view original\" on the Google Translate toolbar.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"MMJ International Holdings Following FDA Guidance in Cannabis Drug Development Process\nST. PETERSBURG, FL \/ ACCESSWIRE \/ May 10, 2019 \/ MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, recently announced that the FDA has made an award for ''Orphan Drug Designation'' for its THC and CBD proprietary drug formulation which will be used for the treatment of Huntington's Disease. The drug, MMJ-002 is one of MMJ's lead drugs and the company is confident that it will bring much needed relief to patients suffering from the debilitating effects of Huntington's Disease.\nSince 2015, MMJ has been advancing the science of medical marijuana federally legal through development of patient clinical trials and research. This latest award of Orphan Drug Designation is in keeping with MMJ's mission to do everything possible to improve the lives of patients.\nThis MMJ Orphan Drug award by the FDA means that MMJ has demonstrated its promise for the diagnosis and\/or treatment of rare diseases or conditions. Orphan designation qualifies MMJ International Holdings for various development incentives provided by the Orphan Drug Award, including tax credits for qualified clinical testing.\nAs stated by MMJ's CEO, Duane Boise, ''MMJ's Orphan Drug award is another milestone that the company has meet as we continue to set industry standards. MMJ has established a leading position in the development of plant-derived cannabinoid therapeutics through its proven drug discovery and development processes, intellectual property portfolio and regulatory and manufacturing expertise''.\nFDA's 'March Assault' on others companies egregious CBD Claims\nOn March 28, when teamed with the FTC, the FDA issued warning letters to three CBD product sellers alleging false, unfounded, unsubstantiated and egregious health claims about their products' ability to limit, treat or cure without sufficient evidence or FDA approval and threatening product seizures, injunctions and sales proceeds reimbursement.\nNot generally recognized as safe and effective for these uses and, therefore, rendered 'new drugs' under Section 201(p) of the FDA Act that are barred from being introduced into interstate commerce without prior FDA approval (which is solely provided on the basis of scientific data and information demonstrating that drug is safe and effective);\nMisbranded under Section 502(f)(1) of the FDA Act for failing to bear adequate 'intended use(s) directions' defined as 'directions under which a layperson can use a drug safely and for the {intended} purposes' or as 'prescription drugs' which 'can only be used safely at the direction, and under the supervision, of a licensed practitioner'; and\nIntended for treatment of one or more diseases that are not amenable to self-diagnosis or treatment without a licensed practitioner's supervision' and for which it is 'impossible to write adequate directions for.\nMMJ International Holdings continues its process of scientific drug development and discovery by FDA protocol development processes, intellectual property portfolio and DEA regulatory manufacturing guidelines.\nMichael Sharpe\nmedia@mmjih.com\nSOURCE: MMJ International Holdings\nGet a daily dose of Tennessee Daily news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.\nPublish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Tennessee Daily.\nHuman Rights Watch says new Trump rule unfair to asylum seekers\nWASHINGTON, DC - The new rule that the Trump administration announced on Monday effectively bars from asylum nearly anyone who ...\nU.S. ICE agents begin rounding up illegal immigrants\nNationwide raids across the United States, aimed at rounding up 2,000 immigrants in the country illegally for possible deportation got ...\nMore than two weeks after an airstrike on a migrant detention centre in Libya's capital left at least 53 people ...\nIs Britain becoming a lawless country? While Brexit is seen by most as being the number one political issue that ...\nTaliban Militants Storm Kandahar Police HQ After Suicide Car Bombing\nKANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants have stormed the police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar after a suicide ...\nIranian forces seize foreign oil tanker, crew\nPanARMENIAN.Net - Iran';s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign oil tanker accused of smuggling oil with a crew ...\n\u00a9 Copyright 1999-2019 Tennessee Daily. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What's Happening to the Earth's Underground Weather?\nThe earth's magnetic fields are shifting at an accelerated rate and scientists cannot explain why it is doing this\nThe earth's magnetic field is something most of the people living on this planet never think about, however without it life would not be sustainable. It keeps water and atmosphere in place, and shields us from harmful radiation. Throughout millenia it has changed, but recently it's acting up in such a way that geologists cannot explain why.\nSource: World Data Center for Geomagnetism\/Kyoto Univ\nIf anyone has ever used a compass, you can understand how this magnetic field exists even though it can't be seen. The North Pole is moving, but not just moving, it's doing it much quicker than anticipated from Canada towards Siberia.\nThe magnetic field is affected by liquid iron that churns in the Earth's core, and it is known that it does this on a consistent basis, which is why geophysicists check it on a yearly basis.\nIn 2016 satellites captured a temporary acceleration of the magnetic fields under northern South America and the eastern Pacific Ocean. A large area of the magnetic field from Chile to Zimbabwe had become so weak that it risked allowing hazardous level of radiation to damage electronics from passing satellites.\nIn 2018, the pole crossed the International Date Line into the Eastern Hemisphere, shifting towards Siberia.\nAt the end of January 2019, the World Magnetic Model (WMM) which was issued in 2015, is updating a year earlier than planned. This model is used for all technology that uses geopositioning. It was determined that so many changes have been made that it had to be revised much earlier than planned.\nThe earth's magnetic field has been shifting for the last 1000 years. The location appears to be affected by two large magnetic fields, one beneath Canada, the other beneath Siberia.\nIn 1831 the movement of the poles started to be tracked. It was found that the north magnetic pole in the Arctic Ocean moved at a rate of less than 10 miles per year. This changed in the 1990s, and since then it has sped up to about 30 miles per year. It appears that the magnetic field underneath Siberia has more pull.\nThis is not the first time that the Earth's magnetic pole switches place. Scientists have found evidence of this in ancients rocks which reflect that every 200,000 to 300,00 years this happens, and the last major reversal occurred over 750,000 years ago.\nIf you do the arithmetic we are overdue for a shift and it appears imminent, however polar flips occur at a sluggish pace that lasts thousands of years. The ultimate change when it is complete is that the directions will be reversed, and that animals that use the magnetic fields for navigation could get lost during their migratory patterns.\nThe only way this would be a doomsday event is if this occurs rapidly, which it is not set to do based on prior evidence of pole shifts.\nAn insidious negative effect though is that weakened magnetic fields allow the earth to be exposed to higher levels of radiation, that will affect humans, animals and power grids on the planet. However even at the pace this would happen allows us to plan ways to protect from these effects.\nSource - Nature","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tr\u00e4fflista f\u00f6r s\u00f6kning \"WFRF:(Pakstis Andrew J.) \"\nS\u00f6kning: WFRF:(Pakstis Andrew J.)\nDeYoung, Colin G., et al. (f\u00f6rfattare)\nVariation in the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val(158)Met polymorphism associated with conduct disorder and ADHD symptoms, among adolescent male delinquents\nIng\u00e5r i: Psychiatric Genetics. - 0955-8829 .- 1473-5873. ; 20:1, s. 20-24\nObjective Variation in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) has been associated with antisocial behavior in populations with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined whether COMT would predict antisocial behavior in a sample with high levels of behavior problems, not necessarily ADHD. In addition, because previous research suggests that COMT may be associated with ADHD in males, association between COMT and ADHD symptoms was examined. Method This study tested whether variation in three polymorphisms of the COMT gene was predictive of symptoms of conduct disorder and ADHD, in a sample of 174 incarcerated Russian adolescent male delinquents. Results The Val allele of the Val(158)Met polymorphism was significantly associated with conduct disorder diagnosis and symptoms, whereas the Met allele was associated with ADHD symptoms. Conclusion The Val(158)Met polymorphism of the COMT gene shows a complex relation to behavior problems, influencing conduct disorder and ADHD symptoms in opposite directions in a high-risk population. Psychiatr Genet 20:20-24 (C) 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.\nGrigorenko, Elena L., et al. (f\u00f6rfattare)\nAggressive Behavior, Related Conduct Problems, and Variation in Genes Affecting Dopamine Turnover\nIng\u00e5r i: Aggressive Behavior. - 0096-140X .- 1098-2337. ; 36:3, s. 158-176\nA number of dopamine-related genes have been implicated in the etiology of violent behavior and conduct problems. Of these genes, the ones that code for the enzymes that influence the turnover of dopamine (DA) have received the most attention. In this study, we investigated 12 genetic polymorphisms in four genes involved with DA functioning (COMT, MAOA and MAOB, and D beta H in 179 incarcerated male Russian adolescents and two groups of matched controls: boys without criminal records referred to by their teachers as (a) \"troubled-behavior-free\" boys, n = 182; and (b) \"troubled-behavior\" boys, n = 60. The participants were classified as (1) being incarcerated or not, (2) having the DSM-IV diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD) or not, and (3) having committed violent or nonviolent crimes (for the incarcerated individuals only). The findings indicate that, although no single genetic variant in any of the four genes differentiated individuals in the investigated groups, various linear combinations (i.e., haplotypes) and nonlinear combinations (i.e., interactions between variants within and across genes) of genetic variants resulted in informative and robust classifications for two of the three groupings. These combinations of genetic variants differentiated individuals in incarceration vs. nonincarcerated and CD vs. no-CD groups; no informative combinations were established consistently for the grouping by crime within the incarcerated individuals. This study underscores the importance of considering multiple rather than single markers within candidate genes and their additive and interactive combinations, both with themselves and with nongenetic indicators, while attempting to understand the genetic background of such complex behaviors as serious conduct problems.\nExploring interactive effects of genes and environments in etiology of individual differences in reading comprehension\nIng\u00e5r i: Development and psychopathology (Print). - 0954-5794 .- 1469-2198. ; 19:4, s. 1089-1103\nIt is established that reading and reading-related processes are heritable; genes thus play an important role in the foundation of individual differences in reading. In this article, we focus on one facet of reading-comprehension. Comprehension is a higher order cognitive skill that requires many other cognitive processes for it to unfold completely and successfully. One such process is executive functioning, which has been associated with genetic variation in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene. Genotypes and haplotypes of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in COMT were investigated in 179 incarcerated adolescent delinquents. Four hierarchical logistic regression models predicting the presence\/absence of comprehension difficulties were fitted to the data; genetic variation in COMT and the presence\/absence of maternal rejection were investigated as main effects and as effects acting interactively. Three out of four interaction terms were found to be important predictors of individual differences in comprehension. These findings were supported by the results of the haplotype analyses, in which the four investigated polymorphisms were considered simultaneously.\nAggressive behaviour, related conduct problems, and variation in genes affecting dopamine turnover\nA number of dopamine-related genes have been implicated in the etiology of violent behavior and conduct problems. Of these genes, the ones that code for the enzymes that influence the turnover of dopamine (DA) have received the most attention. In this study, we investigated 12 genetic polymorphisms in four genes involved with DA functioning (COMT, MAOA and MAOB, and D\u03b2H) in 179 incarcerated male Russian adolescents and two groups of matched controls: boys without criminal records referred to by their teachers as (a) \"troubled-behavior-free\" boys, n=182; and (b) \"troubled-behavior\" boys, n=60. The participants were classified as (1) being incarcerated or not, (2) having the DSM-IV diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD) or not, and (3) having committed violent or nonviolent crimes (for the incarcerated individuals only). The findings indicate that, although no single genetic variant in any of the four genes differentiated individuals in the investigated groups, various linear combinations (i.e., haplotypes) and nonlinear combinations (i.e., interactions between variants within and across genes) of genetic variants resulted in informative and robust classifications for two of the three groupings. These combinations of genetic variants differentiated individuals in incarceration vs. nonincarcerated and CD vs. no-CD groups; no informative combinations were established consistently for the grouping by crime within the incarcerated individuals. This study underscores the importance of considering multiple rather than single markers within candidate genes and their additive and interactive combinations, both with themselves and with nongenetic indicators, while attempting to understand the genetic background of such complex behaviors as serious conduct problems.\nExploring interactive effects on genes and environments in etiology of individual differences in reading comprehension\nIng\u00e5r i: Development and Psychopathology. - 0954-5794. ; 19:4, s. 1089-1103\nIt is established that reading and reading-related processes are heritable; genes thus play an important role in the foundation of individual differences in reading. In this article, we focus on one facet of reading\u2013comprehension. Comprehension is a higher order cognitive skill that requires many other cognitive processes for it to unfold completely and successfully. One such process is executive functioning, which has been associated with genetic variation in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene. Genotypes and haplotypes of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in COMT were investigated in 179 incarcerated adolescent delinquents. Four hierarchical logistic regression models predicting the presence\/absence of comprehension difficulties were fitted to the data; genetic variation in COMT and the presence\/absence of maternal rejection were investigated as main effects and as effects acting interactively. Three out of four interaction terms were found to be important predictors of individual differences in comprehension. These findings were supported by the results of the haplotype analyses, in which the four investigated polymorphisms were considered simultaneously.\nSantoro, Nicola, et al. (f\u00f6rfattare)\nVariant in the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) gene is associated with fatty liver in obese children and adolescents\nIng\u00e5r i: Hepatology. - : John Wiley and Sons. - 1527-3350. ; 55:3, s. 781-789\nRecently, the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) identified as rs1260326, in the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR), was associated with hypertriglyceridemia in adults. Because accumulation of triglycerides in hepatocytes represents the hallmark of steatosis, we aimed to investigate whether this variant might be associated with fatty liver (hepatic fat content, HFF%). Moreover, because recently rs738409 in the PNPLA3 and rs2854116 in the APOC3 were associated with fatty liver, we explored how the GCKR SNP and these two variants jointly influence hepatosteatosis. We studied 455 obese children and adolescents (181 Caucasians, 139 African Americans, and 135 Hispanics). All underwent an oral glucose tolerance test and fasting lipoprotein subclasses measurement by proton nuclear magnetic resonance. A subset of 142 children underwent a fast gradient magnetic resonance imaging to measure the HFF%. The rs1260326 was associated with elevated triglycerides (Caucasians P = 0.00014; African Americans P = 0.00417), large very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) (Caucasians P = 0.001; African Americans, P = 0.03), and with fatty liver (Caucasians P = 0.034; African Americans P = 0.00002; and Hispanics P = 0.016). The PNPLA3, but not the APOC3 rs2854116 SNP, was associated with fatty liver but not with triglyceride levels. There was a joint effect between the PNPLA3 and GCKR SNPs, explaining 32% of HFF% variance in Caucasians (P = 0.00161), 39.0% in African Americans (P = 0.00000496), and 15% in Hispanics (P = 0.00342). Conclusion: The rs1260326 in GCKR is associated with hepatic fat accumulation along with large VLDL and triglyceride levels. GCKR and PNPLA3 act together to convey susceptibility to fatty liver in obese youths. (Hepatology 2012)\nPakstis, Andrew J. (6)\nDeYoung, Colin G. (5)\nGetchell, Marya (5)\nKoposov, Roman A. (5)\nYrigollen, Carolyn M ... (5)\nHaeffel, Gerald J. (5)\nRuchkin, Vladislav V ... (5)\nGrigorenko, Elena L. (5)\naf Klinteberg, Britt (4)\nOreland, Lars (4)\nOreland, L (3)\nPakstis, AJ (3)\nGetchell, M (3)\nGrigorenko, EL (3)\nYrigollen, CM (3)\nDeYoung, CG (3)\nHaeffel, GJ (3)\nKoposov, RA (3)\nRuchkin, VV (3)\naf Klinteberg, B (2)\nEastman, Maria (2)\nPonomarev, Oleg A. (2)\nSingh, Jay P. (2)\nGroop, Leif (1)\nSingh, JP (1)\nZhao, Hongyu (1)\nSantoro, Nicola (1)\nKursawe, Romy (1)\nPierpont, Bridget (1)\nCaprio, Sonia (1)\nGiannini, Cosimo (1)\nShaw, Melissa M. (1)\nBale, Allen E. (1)\nEastman, M (1)\nPonomarev, OA (1)\nOreland, L.ars (1)\nKlinteberg, Britt A ... (1)\nKlinteberg, BAF (1)\nZhang, Clarence K. (1)\nKim, Grace (1)\nDykas, Daniel J. (1)\nStockholms universitet (2)\nLunds universitet (1)\nSamh\u00e4llsvetenskap (3)\nMedicin och h\u00e4lsovetenskap (1)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What's a PKCS-11 attack and how do you prevent it?\nBy spyrus ed June 30, 2016 July 4th, 2016 Blog\nSPYRUS Hardware Security Modules Are Not Vulnerable To CVE-2015-5464\nSPYRUS is not susceptible to the vulnerabilities described here. Our products only support FIPS-approved KDFs, which use hashing and always use the entire secret, not parts of the secret as described in the vulnerability.\nPKCS #11 and HSM Vulnerabilities\nThe Hardware Security Module (HSM) continues to be a natural choice in combining a physically fortified storage and management locus for digital signature and encryption keys and a wide selection of cryptographic operations in which these sensitive key assets play a vital security role. They provide a secure environment for key generation, storage and destruction, as well as similar services for other important crypto-variables. Their dedicated processors offload host PCs and servers that would otherwise devote bandwidth to these functions under potentially weaker protection.\nLinked to these benefits is the vital role of security standards to which these devices are built. Special-purpose standards like FIPS 140-2 and more generic security evaluation standards like the Common Criteria provide assurance that the HSM devices are designed and tested to meet high government and international standards. The PKCS #11 standard is one of the more focused technical standards that specify detailed requirements for standard public-key cryptographic functions and their platform-independent programming interfaces. In addition to HSMs, a large number of crypto-libraries, software disk encryption systems and OS-pluggable cryptographic systems also adhere to this standard or subsets thereof.\nThe focus of this note will be on a family of the serious vulnerabilities of HSM implementations of PKCS #11. While the PKCS #11 has a twenty-year history of use and development in the cryptographic world, it has been found that some far-reaching yet simple attacks are possible in HSM implementations that fully implement it yet facilitate unauthorized disclosure of secret symmetric and private ECC keys.\nSafeNet Vulnerabilities\nThe attack under discussion concerns a SafeNet HSM key-extraction vulnerability discovered by Random Oracle and designated as CVE-2015-5464. To fully understand this attack, some in-depth knowledge of PKCS #11 is useful, but for brevity we will only briefly discuss the sources of the vulnerability. The source blog describes two brute force key guessing attacks that use one or more functional calls (called \"mechanisms\") from PKCS-11:\nCKM_EXTRACT_KEY_FROM_KEY, a mechanism which provides the capability\nof creating one secret key from the bits of another secret key; And,\nCKM_XOR_BASE_AND_DATA, a mechanism\nwhich provides the capability of deriving a secret key by performing a bit XORing of a key pointed to by a base key handle and some data.\nAs is clear from the above descriptions, these mechanisms are intended to allow the user to construct a new key from previously generated key material. We turn now to their exploitation.\nGiven: a secret or private key whose value is unknown and cannot be exported by the HSM.\nThis attack uses CKM_EXTRACT_KEY_FROM_KEY to extract a small sub-key from a secret \/ private key. It then iterates this process to reconstruct the whole key. This attack works on keys for symmetric algorithms, ECC keys (e.g. ECDSA key), but not RSA, DSA or DH keys. For the latter algorithms, the private key is not a \"scalar\" from a finite field so the attack does not work.\nThe Attack: The subkey is taken from a specified offset in the secret\/private key and a specified key length (e.g. 2 bytes) then a known plaintext is hashed with HMAC (from a PKCS-11 implementation or other HSM implementation) using the extracted subkey. The initial choice of HMAC subkey would be the 2 most significant bytes of the secret\/private key.\nThe example given in the text is to extract a 2-byte subkey using this mechanism, then hash a known plaintext using the small subkey with HMAC. Since the subkey is so short, it can take one of only 65,536 different values. This makes for a very small search space for the brute force attack. Each of the 65,536 values is run through an HMAC of the known plaintext and the result compared with the original HMAC using the \"secret\" subkey. When a match is found, the two byte segment of the key is known. The attack then selects the \"next\" subkey from the secret\/private key using CKM_EXTRACT_KEY_FROM_KEY and gradually reconstructs the whole secret\/private key by iterating this process and moving the window of the attack by 2 bytes each time.\nThis attack uses the second PKCS-11 mechanism CKM_XOR_BASE_AND_DATA in much the same way as the first attack uses HMAC. The blog describes how the Safenet implementation features actually help the attacker. When the size of the user chosen data is less than that of the secret key, the output of this mechanism is truncated to the size of the data. This allows a one-byte attack on each byte of the secret key. The attacker can derive a new HMAC key by XORing successively longer sequences of zero bytes. Only the last segment of the new key uses a brute-force attack.\nSPYRUS HSM and secure token technologies do not implement the PKCS #11 mechanisms described above and do not permit manipulation of previously generated key material to compose new keys. SPYRUS products use FIPS 140-2 certified Key Derivation Function (KDF) calls to generate keys from random inputs generated from validated digitized random bit generator (DRBG) functions (not previously generated or used key material). These KDF services are tested and validated to SP 800-56a and SP 800-108 requirements by an accredited laboratory. The KDF mechanisms are FIPS-approved, use FIPS-approved and certified hashing functions, and even if applied to previously generated key material would not permit the above attacks to take place. The use of strong cryptographic one-way functions in KDF algorithms render it computationally impossible from any practical viewpoint to reconstruct any input to the key generation process.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Greyson Sigg wins Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, takes over top spot in Korn Ferry Tour points standings\nA closing par at the 18th was enough for Greyson Sigg to clinch his second Korn Ferry Tour title at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, edging playing partner Aaron Rai and J.J. Spaun by a stroke at 19-under 265. Rai came to the final hole with a one-stroke lead, but a double bogey at the last allowed Sigg the win at Hillcrest Country Club.\n\"Nobody wants to win a golf tournament that way to be honest, but it was a hard shot and I guarantee you he wasn't trying to get it all the way to the hole,\" said Sigg after Rai's chip from next to the green rolled downhill off the front of the green. \"He was probably trying to get it on the green and let it roll down\u2026but the ball just never stopped rolling. From there I knew it was going to be a tough up and down from down. I was ready for more golf but luckily I didn't have to do that.\"\nSigg is one of 25 players who earned their PGA TOUR card through the season-long points standings last week after the regular season finale. He described his mindset in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals as \"playing with house money.\" With the win and his new ascension to No. 1 in the points standings, Sigg can focus on another goal: earning full exempt status on the PGA TOUR in 2021-22 and an exemption into THE PLAYERS Championship by earning the top spot in the season-long points standings.\n\"It's been my goal ever since I won to become No. 1, so I was actually going to go home and see my family and my dog tomorrow morning, but I think I'm going to have to change my flight and go to Columbus now,\" laughed Sigg. \"That's a big deal and I'm super happy to be headed there\u2026That's my goal moving forward and I have a busy two weeks ahead of me.\"\nSigg got off to a quick start with birdies on two of his first three holes and tacked on three more on the front nine to turn in 5-under 31. He bogeyed the 11th hole but bounced back with birdies at the 14th and 16th for a closing 6-under 65.\nRai, an Englishman making his debut on the Korn Ferry Tour, looked to be in control throughout the back nine before stumbling at the 72nd hole. The 26-year-old is a two-time winner on the European Tour who notably defeated Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff at the 2020 Scottish Open. He entered the week No. 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking.\nDespite the disappointing finish, Rai secured his first PGA TOUR card with a top-five finish.\n\"It definitely hasn't set in yet,\" said Rai. \"When I was playing I was obviously just focusing on the win. And the overriding emotion right now is disappointment after finishing that way. It was very tough. But to have status on the PGA TOUR after the first event of the Finals is incredible really if I take a step back.\"\nRai joined Spaun at 18-under as Spaun returns to the PGA TOUR where he has competed full time since 2017. In addition to the duo that finished T2, Lucas Herbert and Matthias Schwab have also likely earned their way to the PGA TOUR with their T4 finishes. Both will likely be PGA TOUR members in 2021-22 for the first time. Stephan Jaeger joined Herbert and Schwab at T4 as well, though he locked up his 2021-22 PGA TOUR status already through the regular season.\nThe Korn Ferry Tour will head to Columbus, Ohio, next week for the second leg of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.\nFinal-Round Notes\nSunday's weather: Sunny with a high of 83 degrees and winds S\/SE at 5-12 mph\nWith the win, Sigg leaps from sixth to first in the season-long points standings after Stephan Jaeger held the top spot over the past 15 tournaments; Sigg now has 3,125 points to Jaeger's 3,034 points\nThe Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron was the first event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, a three-event series to determine the second set of 25 PGA TOUR cards given out for the 2021-22 season; the first set of 25 PGA TOUR cards was given out last week to the top-25 point earners through the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour regular season\nGreyson Sigg's 6-under 65 was matched by Vincent Whaley's (T10) 65 as the low rounds on Sunday\nAaron Rai was three-for-three in scrambling attempts on Sunday entering the final hole before he failed to get up and down\nDefending tournament champion Stephan Jaeger (-17, T4) carded an ace at the par-3 fourth hole; Jaeger had previously never had an ace in a Korn Ferry Tour or PGA TOUR event\nThis week's purse was $1 million with $180,000 going to the champion, Greyson Sigg; Sigg also receives 1,000 Korn Ferry Tour points\nFinal-Round Course Statistics\nToughest Hole \u2013 Par-4 first (4.200)\nScott Gutschewski takes two-stroke lead at Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron\nLess than a week after dropping his son off to college to start his collegiate golf career, Scott Gutschewski has put himself in position to earn a \"graduation\" of sorts from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA TOUR. The 44-year-old carded a 63 on moving day at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron to take a two-stroke lead into the final round at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho.\nA win, or potentially even just a top-five finish, would lock up a return to the PGA TOUR for Gutschewski. The University of Nebraska product last competed full-time on the PGA TOUR in 2011 and has since endured a decade of injuries and doubt as he tries to make it back to the highest level.\n\"I feel like everybody out here probably thinks about hanging it up every week or two,\" laughed Gutschewski. \"Every time you miss a cut and you're on the road in the middle of nowhere, you think what am I doing here. But we do it for the good weeks. I do love playing. I love being out here and competing. It's hard to be out here if you don't want to be out here, almost impossible, to be successful. But I love it. There's nothing better.\"\nOn Monday, Gutschewski helped move his son, Luke, into Iowa State University where he will compete on the golf team. The elder Gutschewski flew to Boise on Tuesday morning to begin prep for the week.\n\"Monday \u2013 this has been a really emotional week \u2013 Monday we moved him into Ames. we moved him into Iowa State,\" said Gutschewski. \"He's been there all week hanging out with the team and practicing and getting ready. I think they start qualifying next week for their fall season. My daughter is playing for her high school team. My 14-year-old started high school last Thursday. They were upset actually, they started school last Thursday so they couldn't come out to Omaha the first two days [last week]. My 5-year-old is going to Kindergarten. It's very busy. Just ask my wife.\"\nAfter rounds of 67-66 to start the week, Gutschewski carded seven birdies, a bogey and an eagle on Saturday for a 63. While he will be seeking his third career Korn Ferry Tour victory \u2013 and first since 2008 \u2013 Gutschewski will also have an eye towards the Finals points list as he attempts a return to the TOUR.\n\"I've had three nice days, it would be nice to have another nice day tomorrow,\" said Gutschewski. \"I think I can speak for everyone here, or that has played there, that you don't want to leave it on the line at Victoria National [in two weeks]. It would be nice to be able to relax and have a nice calm week there. That's not a place where you want to go having to play well. But we're in a great spot and hopefully can go out and play well tomorrow.\"\nGutschewski leads a trio of players at 15-under: Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Kelly Kraft and Ben Taylor. For Aphibarnrat, the third-round 63 was his lowest career round in any PGA TOUR-sanctioned start, a stat which includes 85 starts on the PGA TOUR and four on the Korn Ferry Tour.\n\"I feel really comfortable with the way I'm swinging,\" said Aphibarnrat. \"It's a lot of positive thinking and a lot of positive stuff that has carried on to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Ball-striking was in the top-10 at the 3M Open, putting was in the top-10 at the Wyndham. There's a lot of good stuff in there. I just want to come out here and enjoy the golf game again.\"\nThe final round will run from 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. off of the first tee on Sunday at Hillcrest Country Club.\nThird-Round Notes\nSaturday's weather: mostly cloudy with a high of 76 degrees and winds W\/NW at 5-15 mph\nA day after carding the low round of the week (61), Kelly Kraft followed it up with a 65 to sit two strokes back; Kraft is competing in his first tournament since May after suffering a torn labrum in his hip\nMaking his debut on the Korn Ferry Tour, Englishman Aaron Rai sits in solo fifth after three rounds and three strokes off the lead\nDefending tournament champion Stephan Jaeger carded a third-round 64 to rise to T12; no player in the Korn Ferry Tour's 32-year history has successfully defended their title; additionally, a win would be his seventh on Tour, matching the all-time record currently held by Jason Gore\nThird-Round Course Statistics\nToughest Hole \u2013 Par-4 fifth (4.275)\nEasiest Hole \u2013 Par-5 16th (4.100)\nAlbertsons Boise Open Presented by Chevron Donates $2.9 Million to Charity, Setting Korn Ferry Tour Record\nThe 32nd Annual Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron kicked off tournament week (last night\/tonight) at The Hershey Company Pro-Am Dinner at Hillcrest Country Club. In front of tournament sponsors, local media partners and special guests, Albertsons and Chevron executives announced a record-breaking charity donation of $2.9 Million for charity. The donation is the largest by any event in the 32-year history of the Korn Ferry Tour and takes the event's 32-year charity donation total to almost $30 Million.\n\"Thanks to the continued and amazing support of Albertsons, Chevron, our supporting sponsors and the great fans of Boise and our 800 hard-working volunteers, we are thrilled to announce this record contribution to deserving charities,\" said Jeff Sanders, CEO of Jeff Sanders Entertainment, the event's management company. \"We have a lot of fun on tap for this week with PGA TOUR golf by day and sold out concerts each night and we are excited to have the community come out to enjoy the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron again this year.\"\nThe Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron is the first of three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events to featuring 75 PGA TOUR players and the top 75 Korn Ferry Tour players as they compete to earn their PGA TOUR cards for the 2021-2022 PGA TOUR season. The tournament has hosted many of the best golfers in the world over the years on their way to becoming PGA TOUR winners like: Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Gary Woodland and many more.\nSo far this PGA TOUR season, 32 of the 46 tournaments awarding full FedExCup points have been won by players who came through Boise on the Korn Ferry Tour in recent years including Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Kevin Kisner, Viktor Hovland, Jason Kokrak, Max Homa, Sam Burns, Billy Horschel and Stewart Cink.\nNew this year, the event will feature three nights of concerts after golf on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, August 19-21 at Hillcrest CC. The \"Golf by Day, Music by Night\" model has been wildly successful as tickets for Thursday, Friday and Saturday are sold out.\nThe concerts will be held at Hillcrest CC on the 18th fairway and will start immediately after golf concludes. Thursday night will feature reigning CMA and ACM \"Group of the Year,\" Old Dominion. On Friday night, filling in for REO Speedwagon, will be Sammy Hagar and his Supergroup The Circle with a special guest appearance from 80s power pop star Rick Springfield. On Saturday, Sammy Hagar and The Circle will take the stage again, performing their career-spanning hits from Montrose, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas and Led Zeppelin.\nConcert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf on the night our fans purchase their daily ticket. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday and Sanderson Farms on Saturday.\nIn addition to the great golf and concert admission, all tickets will include admission to two on-course hospitality venues - the Albertsons Fan Pavilion on the 16th green featuring Michelob Ultra Beers for Birdies and Albertsons Signature Caf\u00e9 and the Coors Light Fan Deck behind the 18th green.\nTickets are still available for Sunday's Final Round and Junior Day presented by Pacific Office Automation for only $10. Kids 15 and under get in free with a paid adult all week.\nThe tournament will be conducted within local health guidelines and PGA TOUR COVID-19 testing policies and wearing a mask is encouraged.\nFor more information, please visit www.AlbertsonsBoiseOpen.com\nSammy Hagar & The Circle Step-in to Headline Friday's Albertsons Boise Open Presented by Chevron With A Special Guest Appearance By Rick Springfield After REO Speedwagon Are Forced to Cancel Performance\nREO Speedwagon regrettably will be unable to appear as members of the REO touring family are still recovering from Covid-19.\nSammy Hagar & the Circle quickly agreed to perform back-to-back nights performing in place of REO Speedwagon this Friday night August 20th in addition to their already scheduled Saturday night August 21st show both outdoors at Hillcrest Country Club\nFriday REO Speedwagon ticket holders offered refund if they do not wish to attend Friday night's Sammy Hagar show.\nToday in a statement, REO Speedwagon announced the cancelation of their show this Friday night, August 20, because members of the REO touring family are still recovering from Covid-19:\nUnfortunately, while we have been practicing CDC and locally recommended COVID-19 protocols on tour, members of the REO touring family tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, everyone was vaccinated, so only experienced mild symptoms and are recovering more and more every day. However, for the safety of our band, crew members, venue staff, our families, and our awesome fans, we will regrettably need to cancel our upcoming show in Boise, Idaho. Once everyone affected observes the recommended quarantine, tests negative, and feels up to it, we'll be back on the road again! Stay safe & get vaccinated everyone!\nReplacing REO Speedwagon on Friday night will be Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar and his Supergroup The Circle featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson. Grammy-winning musician Rick Springfield will also make a special appearance at the concert.\n\"We thank our brothers Sammy and the Circle, and Rick Springfield for having our back Friday in Boise. We will miss playing for our awesome fans, but guarantee that Sam and Rick will rock them, big time,\" said REO lead singer, Kevin Cronin.\nBoth Thursday's sold out Old Dominion concert and Saturday's sold out Sammy Hagar & The Circle concert will go on as planned.\nAll Friday tickets are still valid, and ticketholders can still use their same tickets to attend the show on Friday night to see Sammy Hagar and Rick Springfield.\nTicket holders who no longer wish to attend on Friday can receive a refund at the event website: www.albertsonsboiseopen.com\nThe Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will be conducted within local health and safety guidelines as well as PGA TOUR COVID-19 testing policies and strongly encourages the use of masks at the event.\n2021 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron To Be \"Bigger Than Ever\" \u2013 Junior Day on Final Round Sunday\n\u00b7 Saturday tickets are already sold out, Thursday and Friday sellouts expected soon\n\u00b7 New Albertsons Fan Pavilion on the 16th green open to ALL fans\/no cover charge\n\u00b7 New Junior Day sponsored by Pacific Office Automation on Sunday, August 22\n\u00b7 100% of ticket sales will go to local charities via Mondelez Tickets Support Charity\nToday at Hillcrest Country Club, the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron hosted 115 media members, tournament sponsors, media partners and Albertsons Executives for the official 2021 Media Day hosted by Coca-Cola. The event included tournament and charity updates from Albertsons Intermountain Division President, John Colgrove and Jeff Sanders Entertainment (JSE) CEO, Jeff Sanders as well as a Q&A with NBC Golf Commentator, Jim \"Bones\" Mackay.\nAs part of the exclusive interview for those in attendance, Mackay discussed the PGA TOUR level of golf at the Albertsons Boise Open. \"Back in my day, when I started in 1990, you wouldn't have expected the younger players to play as well as they do and be able to make birdies down the stretch to give themselves chances to win tournaments. That's what the Korn Ferry Tour is all about, it's preparing these guys to be amazing players,\" said Mackay. \"They go straight to the PGA TOUR and they can be very effective. It's really an extension of the PGA TOUR and it's incredibly deep.\"\nSo far this PGA TOUR season, 26 of the 39 tournaments have been won by players who came through Boise on the Korn Ferry Tour in recent years including Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Jason Kokrak, Max Homa, Sam Burns, Billy Horschel and Stewart Cink.\nAlbertsons Intermountain Division President, John Colgrove discussed the Albertsons Boise Open's rich history of supporting charity, raising over $25 Million since 1990. He explained that once again a portion of the money raised for charity will come from the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program, where 100% of all ticket sales support local charities. Through the Mondelez Tickets for Charity program, all ticket purchasers will select one of 35 local charities that their ticket purchase will support.\n\"We are so proud of the impact this event has had on the Greater Boise Community since 1990 and this year will be bigger than ever,\" said Colgrove. \"We also can't wait to welcome our fans back to the event in August. We know the city of Boise is ready to attend, have fun and embrace the event!\"\nFollowing John, Albertsons Boise Open Executive Director and JSE CEO, Jeff Sanders, spoke to the crowd about the new fan enhancements at the event this August 19-22.\n\"As the Executive Director of this great event for all 32 years, and I've never been more excited about the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron as I am right now,\" said Sanders. \"Our top priority is to raise as much money as we can for charity, but a close second is making sure we have the best fan experience AND the best sponsorship and ticket value on the PGA TOUR! Thanks to Albertsons, Chevron and our long list of treasured sponsors, volunteers, Hillcrest staff and members, that is exactly what the team has planned for this year.\"\nNew this year, the event will feature three nights of concerts after golf on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, August 19-21 at Hillcrest CC. Thursday night will feature reigning CMA and ACM \"Group of the Year,\" Old Dominion. On Friday night, legendary rock and roll band REO Speedwagon will take the stage with their hits \"Can't fight this feeling,\" \"Keep on Loving You,\" \"Take It On the Run\" and more. On Saturday, acclaimed supergroup Sammy Hagar and The Circle will perform their career-spanning hits from Montrose, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas and Led Zeppelin.\nSaturday tickets for golf and the Sammy Hagar & The Circle concert are already sold out and Thursday and Friday tickets are expected to sell out in the next few weeks.\n\"For the first time ever at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron and in the history of the Korn Ferry Tour, we have sold out of tickets for Saturday's third round, and thanks to our amazing fans, we did it in just a few weeks' time,\" said Sanders. \"The response to our theme of golf by day and music by night, the Boise community has been tremendous and we expect to sell out Thursday and Friday tickets very soon.\"\nThe concerts will be held at Hillcrest CC on the 18th fairway and will start immediately after golf concludes. Concert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf on the night our fans purchase their daily ticket. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday and Sanderson Farms on Saturday.\nThe Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron will be the first of three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events to feature 75 PGA TOUR players and the top 75 Korn Ferry Tour players as they compete to earn their PGA TOUR cards for the 2021-2022 PGA TOUR season. The tournament has hosted many of the best golfers in the world over the years on their way to PGA TOUR stardom including: Will Zalatoris, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Gary Woodland and many more.\nSanders also announced that Sunday's Final Round will feature Junior Day sponsored by Pacific Office Automation. Junior Day will include a free tournament logo'd hat and lunch for the first 500 kids in attendance as well as free golf games and golf lessons for juniors of all skill levels.\nDaily tickets are $25 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday (sold out) and just $10 for Sunday's final round and Junior Day. Kids 15 and under get in free with a paid adult all week.\nThe tournament will be conducted within local health guidelines and PGA TOUR COVID-19 testing policies.\n32nd Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron Returns to Hillcrest Country Club, August 19 \u2013 22, 2021\nNew three-night concert series will feature Old Dominion, REO Speedwagon and Sammy Hagar & The Circle.\nAlbertsons Companies has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of the Albertsons Boise Open and Chevron has agreed to become the presenting sponsor of the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, to be held August 19-22 at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, ID. This year's event marks the 32nd consecutive year with Albertsons as the Title sponsor and Hillcrest Country Club as the host venue.\nThe event will continue its rich history of supporting charity by adding to the millions of dollars raised since the inaugural event in 1990. A portion of the money raised for charity will once again come from the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity Program where 100% of all ticket sales support local charities. Through the Mondelez Tickets Support Charity program, all ticket purchasers will select the local charity their ticket purchase will support.\n\"We are grateful for 31 years of amazing support from our title sponsor, Albertsons and our treasured and loyal sponsors. The unwavering support of Albertsons has been the engine that has driven millions of dollars from the event's proceeds to charity.\" said Jeff Sanders, President of Jeff Sanders Entertainment, the event management company. \"The addition of Chevron as our presenting sponsor, with their long history in professional golf, sets the stage for the event to continue to break records on the Korn Ferry Tour for charity dollars raised.\"\nThe concerts will be held at Hillcrest CC on the 18th fairway and will start immediately after golf concludes. Concert admission is included with the purchase of daily tickets and four-day passes - there will not be any additional charges or upgraded tickets needed to enjoy the concerts after golf. The concerts are sponsored by Smithfield Foods on Thursday, Tyson Foods on Friday and Sanderson Farms on Saturday.\n\"This year's event will showcase PGA TOUR golf, exciting concerts and enjoyable hospitality, all in the same day at the affordable price of only $25,\" said Sanders. \"A big thank you for the tremendous support of Albertsons, Chevron, over 100 major sponsors and 800 loyal Boise volunteers for making it all possible.\"\nEvent tickets are on sale now. Daily tickets are $25 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday and just $10 for Sunday's final round. A limited number of 4-day passes will also be available for $50 that include admission to all four days of the golf tournament and all three evening concerts.\nIn addition to the great golf and concert admission, all tickets will include admission to two on-course hospitality venues - the Albertsons Fan Pavilion on the 16th green featuring Michelob Ultra Beers Fore Birdies and Albertsons Signature Caf\u00e9 and the Coors Light Fan Deck behind the 18th green.\nStephan Jaeger wins fifth Korn Ferry Tour title at Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft & Nabisco\nTime and time again, Stephan Jaeger has provided a roadmap to playing under pressure. Sunday's final round at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft & Nabisco proved to be no different as the 31-year-old carded a 3-under 68 to claim a two-stroke victory at Hillcrest Country Club.\n\"I feel comfortable being uncomfortable,\" Jaeger reiterated after the win. \"The only time I get uncomfortable is when I have the lead\u2026My goal every time I play is to win the golf tournament. It's been a little bit of a drought, and obviously I was on TOUR last year and I want to win one of those, but I'm on the Korn Ferry Tour this year so I'm going to try and win as many as I can by next August.\"\nWith the win, Jaeger has now won five times (of 11 career top-10s) in 97 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour, one of only 13 players in the Tour's 31-year history to earn five or more wins. He is two shy of Jason Gore's all-time record of seven wins.\nJaeger's victory also places him atop the three-event points list of which the top-five earners over the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Series earn 2020 U.S. Open exemptions. While not mathematically confirmed yet, Jaeger is in great shape to earn one of the five exemptions.\n\"It would be awesome to play in the U.S. Open because I could see Jason Gore and try to beat his record,\" laughed Jaeger. \"I'm coming for you Jason! Playing in the U.S. Open would be great, but it's kind of icing on the cake after this win. I've got to play well on this Tour to accomplish what I want to do which is to get back on TOUR.\"\nAfter rounds of 65-64-65 to start the tournament, Jaeger's final round was much less of a birdie barrage. He eagled the second hole to quickly get to 2-under on the day but parred his next 11 holes before sinking a 30-foot birdie at the par-4 14th. He added another birdie at the par-5 16th for a three-stroke lead but slipped back to a two-stroke advantage, the final margin, with a bogey at the 17th.\n\"I felt some nerves early obviously; Cameron came out hot so I knew I needed to stay close,\" said Jaeger after his playing competitor, Cameron Young, was 3-under through two holes. \"I just never really had a birdie putt that was very close and if I did, I missed it. Sometimes you have days like that. I just put it on cruise control for a little bit there and tried to make some birdies on some easy holes. Nothing really happened until 14 and I made a longer putt there to give me something.\"\nJaeger grew up in Germany before moving to the United States to finish up high school, play golf and attend the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He still lives in Chattanooga with his wife Shelby, who was in attendance in Boise to see his victory.\nIn addition to his five victories, Jaeger also holds the all-time 18-hole scoring record (58) and 72-hole scoring record (30-under 250) on Tour. This season he had made nine of 13 cuts to sit 74th in the points standings entering the week, but projects to move to 12th in the standings after the win.\nJaeger ultimately held off Syracuse, New York, native Dan McCarthy and former Stanford University star Brandon Wu for the two-stroke victory. McCarthy entered the day T10 but carded a final-round 64 to ascend the leaderboard. Wu, a 23-year-old rookie, earned his best career finish and his second top-10 finish in just four starts as a professional on Tour.\nNext week, the Tour travels to Columbus, Ohio, for the second of three events in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Series, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Voices from the Frontline: Tiare Lawrence\nThis conversation is part three in our \"Voices from the Frontline\" blog series that tells stories of how pesticides and industrial agriculture directly affect the lives of people across the country.\nTiare Lawrence is a native Hawaiian community leader who focuses on environmental and Hawaiian rights on Maui. She worked with PAN in 2017 as an on-the-ground organizer to drive our work to protect children and communities from pesticide drift and support clean air and water on the islands. Tiare brings to her work a deep and personal understanding of the impacts of industrial agriculture on local communities.\nPesticide Action Network: How does industrial agriculture affect your life and your community as a whole?\nTiare Lawrence: Industrial agriculture in Hawai'i is the reason we lost our sovereignty. Five sugar barons overthrew our sovereign nation and imprisoned Hawai'i's reigning monarch Queen Lili'uokalani in her own palace, threatening war and bloodshed on Her people and ultimately forcing the annexation. Industrial agriculture resulted in water theft from rural communities, leaving over 115 streams bone dry in East Maui alone. Generations of families were forced to leave their homelands, stop using their native language, and could no longer practice their culture.\nMy family was directly impacted, our lands stolen, our language almost lost. Today the same companies continue to exploit our natural resources for corporate profit.\nPAN: What kinds of food system policy changes could help protect the health of children in rural communities in Hawai'i ?\nTL: We could start by funding the Regional Nutrient Cycling Center project, which aims to build healthy soil and lower the cost of farming inputs; regenerative agriculture requires ongoing and diverse soil fertility strategies. Manufacturing biochar, cultivating effective microorganisms, utilizing compost and other necessary soil fertility amendments will help reduce the need for pesticides.\nPAN: What policies would best support a transition to farming that's less reliant on hazardous pesticides?\nTL: Creating more farm-to-school programs in Hawai'i that teach kids how to farm sustainably and use regenerative agriculture techniques. This would help raise awareness of the problems with industrial agriculture and create a new generation of farmers.\nPAN: What kind of work is happening in your community to restore food sovereignty and traditional food ways, and how can non-Hawaiians best support this work?\nTL: Last year Maui's county council purchased 260 acres on the North Shore to create an organic agriculture park. Right now the community is coming up with a vision and a plan for the property. The best way people from the continent can support us is to send in testimonies and sign petitions for legislative bills we are working on. Visitors from the continent can also help by shopping locally and supporting our restaurants that use primarily local ingredients.\nPAN: What is your ideal vision of a just, healthy food system?\nTL: My ideal vision is to implement the ways of our kupuna (ancestors). They utilized the ahupua'a system, a land and sea tenure system that organized local communities and resource systems. Typically an ahupua'a encompassed an entire watershed from mountain to sea. The success of the ahupua'a system was enabled by a high level of sophistication and complexity of knowledge developed by kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiians). Strict rules for resources were enforced such as rotating closures of local fisheries, regulating water use, and harvesting and planting with the moon calendar. This system was designed to ensure a constant supply of materials and resources.\nRead about farmer Patti Edwardson and activist Claudia Angulo from the Voices from the Frontline series.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb News \u00bb Americas\nDaughter of Cuban prisoner of conscience denounces father's mistreatment in prison\nHavana, Cuba, Jul 7, 2009 \/ 01:42 am (CNA).- Yenysel Diaz Sanchez, daughter of the Cuban prisoner of conscience Antonio Ramon Diaz Sanchez, has called for her father's human rights to be respected and for an end to the physical and psychological abuse he is suffering, despite his poor health.\nIn a letter sent to the Catholic News Agency, Yenysel said her father, who was imprisoned in 2003, is one of the original founders of the Christian Liberation Movement and worked to gather the first signatures in support of the Varela Project. \"As a reward the government condemned him to 20 years in a prison more than 434 miles from his home,\" Yenysel said.\nIn her letter she revealed that eight months ago her father was sent to a military hospital for treatment for ulcers he developed while in prison. State security officials offered to house him in a prison closer to his home during that time if he agreed to wear \"the normal prisoner's uniform, that is, of a criminal.\" However, since \"he did not accept this blackmail,\" he was sent to another prison 310 miles from his home in the town of Canaleta.\nYenysel said her father is being kept in deplorable conditions \"in a cell that is the size of cage, with a small hole as a latrine and slab of stone for a bed, in constant darkness and dampness, and no communication with the outside world.\" She said he is being given \"concentration camp-like nourishment, without regard for the diet he has been prescribed by doctors.\"\nShe went on to note that her father \"is only defending his dignity in conditions of complete physical disadvantage but with total moral reasoning.\"\nShe pleaded \"with people of all good will not to let our father die in the dungeons of the Cuban prisons at the hands of people who are incapable of respecting the rights of a man who has dedicated his life to defending the human rights of an entire people.\"\nOswaldo Pay\u00e1 denounces aggression against Cuban prisoner of conscience\nThe president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, has denounced the...\nReleased Cuban dissidents denounce mistreatment of deceased prisoner's mother\nThe latest two dissidents to be released from prison by the Cuban government have denounced the...\nCuban dissidents denounce mistreatment of political prisoner\nThe Christian Liberation Movement is denouncing the mistreatment of Jose Daniel Ferrer, a...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rich and Anne Lee\ngreater-olean TAP into Greater Olean Your Neighborhood News Online\nTAP into Greater Olean Your Neighborhood News Online\nFlemington\/Raritan\nSomerset Hills\nLet's TAP About It\nAnniversary of Olean High School Shooting Provides Opportunity for Reflection\nBy RICHARD LEE\nOlen High School Olen High School Credits: File Photo\nOLEAN, NY \u2013 Forty-five years ago on Dec. 30, 1974, Anthony Barbaro, a 17-year-old Olean High School student, shot and killed three people (one in a hallway and two from a third-floor window at the school) and wounded 11 others before he was captured. On the following day, Barbaro was arraigned and charged with three counts of second-degree murder, six counts of first-degree assault and five counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. He committed suicide on Nov. 1, 1975, in Cattaraugus County Jail.\nOn the 45th anniversary of this tragedy, here are five observations on the incident:\nMass shootings were rare in the 1970s. The Olean High School shooting was the only school shooting in 1974 that caused multiple fatalities. By contrast, 45 school shootings took place in the first 46 weeks of 2019, according to a CNN report issued in November.\nIn reporting the incident in 1974, several news organizations, including The New York Times, described Olean's location as \"upstate New York,\" even though the city is in the far western part of the state near New York's southern border.\nOlean and New York State police, as well as members of the National Guard, responded to the incident. Among the Olean police officers at the scene was William Aiello, who has served as the city's mayor since 2014.\nBarbaro reportedly listened to the Elton John song \"Ticking\" during the shooting. \"Ticking,\" a track from John's 1974 \"Caribou\" album, tells the story of a troubled young man who goes on a shooting spree that leaves 14 people dead in a Queens bar. In an article for Crime Traveller, William Sanford, an attorney and freelance writer, speculated about why Barbaro chose the song: \"Did he play the song for motivation, to urge himself on? Or was he trying to convey to the world something about himself and his motivations?\"\nOlean High School was not immune from threats of violence in 2019. At the start of the 2019-20 school year, threats to the school's students were posted on social media. A 15-year boy was arrested and charged with two counts of making terroristic threats. Two months later, on Nov. 21, while law enforcement authorities searched the Greater Olean area for a teen Clarksville murder suspect, all Olean school buildings were placed on lockout, meaning that anyone entering the building needed to do so through one point of entry and be buzzed in. The suspect was apprehended later in the day.\nSign Up for E-News to get top stories delivered daily to your inbox.\nDownload the FREE TAPinto App! Click here for Android - Click here for iOS to get news as it is happening.\nThe opinions expressed herein are the writer's alone, and do not reflect the opinions of TAPinto.net or anyone who works for TAPinto.net. TAPinto.net is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by the writer.\nTue, January 21, 10:00 am Olean Total Joint Replacement Class\nJaylen Adams Reflects on His Time at St. Bonaventure: 'Bona's Will Always be Home'\nJaylen Adams Reflects on His Time at St. Bonaventure: 'Bona's Will ...\nBy MICHAEL HOGAN\nThere's no shortage of Bona basketball fans who think highly of Jaylen Adams.\nNational Weather Service Issues Storm Warnings for Greater Olean Atrea\nOlean General and Bradford Regional Restrict Visitors During Flu ...\nDue to an increase in influenza cases, Olean General Hospital and Bradford ...\nBalkan-Soul-Gypsy-Funk Brass Band Slavic Soul Party! Will Perform at St. Bonaventure's Quick Center\nBy SBU OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION\nST. BONAVENTURE, NY \u2014 The fiery Balkan brass band Slavic Soul Party!, known for blending superior virtuosity and spontaneous fun, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at St. Bonaventure University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.\nThis is the fifth concert of the Friends of Good Music 2019\/20 performance season.\nDesignated as New York City's official No. 1 band for ...\nST. BONAVENTURE, NY \u2014 The fiery Balkan brass band Slavic Soul Party!, known for blending superior ...\nOlean General Hospital Opens Comprehensive Vascular Center\nOLEAN, NY \u2013 Olean General Hospital recently announced the opening of its new Comprehensive Vascular Center.\nZahid Chohan, M.D., who moved his long-time vascular practice to the hospital's second floor, will serve as clinical director of the center.\nThe Comprehensive Vascular Center offers full service vascular and endovascular care, non-surgical care, testing and ancillary services for the ...\nOLEAN, NY \u2013 Olean General Hospital recently announced the opening of its new Comprehensive Vascular ...\nFormer Bona Basketball Star Jaylen Adams Remains Humble, Confident and Ready for Anything\nOSHKOSH, Wis. \u2014 After scoring 17 points in the Wisconsin Herd's loss to the Canton Charge on Jan. 9, former St. Bonaventure men's basketball standout Jaylen Adams sat at his locker inside Menominee Nation Arena and reflected on what's transpired since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in the spring of 2018.\nThere has been a lot.\nOut of college, Adams just wanted a chance. He ...\nOSHKOSH, Wis. \u2014 After scoring 17 points in the Wisconsin Herd's loss to the Canton Charge on Jan.\nReed Named Honorary Chair of Trump's New York State Campaign\nRep. Tom Reed, who represents the Greater Olean area in Congress, has been named an honorary chairman of President Donald J. Trump's re-election campaign in New York state.\n\"I am honored to serve the president as a chairman for his New York campaign,\" Reed said. \"The president's agenda of creating jobs and making America more safe and secure resonates with New Yorkers.\n\"As one of the first ...\nRep. Tom Reed, who represents the Greater Olean area in Congress, has been named an honorary ...\nSnow and High Winds Could Cause Hazardous Conditions in Greater Olean Area Thursday\nBy TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF\nA winter weather advisory will be in effect for the Greater Olean area on Thursday from 1 a.m. to 6 p.m.\nAccording to the National Weather Service, lake effect snow of 4 to 7 inches and winds gusts as high as 40 miles per hour will produce blowing and drifting snow, causing snow-covered roads and limited visibility.\n\"Plan on snow-covered and slippery road conditions,\" the agency warned in ...\nA winter weather advisory will be in effect for the Greater Olean area on Thursday from 1 a.m. to 6 ...\nOlean Valu Home Center Will Close\nOLEAN, NY \u2013 The Valu Home Center on West State Street is one of three Valu stores slated for closure, the company announced Tuesday.\n\"This was a difficult and emotional decision for our family because we have operated these stores for many years in communities that we have come to know and love.\" Valu Home Centers president and CEO Michael Ervolina Jr. said. \"And while our remaining 38 ...\nOLEAN, NY \u2013 The Valu Home Center on West State Street is one of three Valu stores slated for ...\nRep. Tom Reed Reports Being Pleased With Bipartisan Support for Energy Tax Credit\nBy HANNAH LEGACY\nAn energy tax credit is receiving bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, Rep. Tom Reed said Tuesday.\n\"I'm excited about the stakeholders that are jumping on board with supporting this credit,\" Reed said during a media call with reporters. \"This has been a multi-year approach.\"\nThe Energy Sector Innovation Tax Credit Act, the bill that would provide the credit, was introduced ...\nAn energy tax credit is receiving bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, Rep. Tom Reed ...\nBona's Woj, Vaccaro Honored Again by National Sports Media Association\nST. BONAVENTURE, NY \u2014 The third time's a charm.\nESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, '91, and the New York Post's Mike Vaccaro, '89, have been honored again by the National Sports Media Association.\nWojnarowski was named National Sportswriter of the Year for the third consecutive year, while Vaccaro became only the sixth writer since the awards started in 1959 to win three New York state Sportswriter ...\nESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, '91, and the New York ...\nQuick Center for the Arts Slates 'NOT the Red Button' Art Installation for Jan. 24\nST. BONAVENTURE, NY\u2014 Installation artist Abraham Ferraro will visit St. Bonaventure University to construct the installation \"NOT the Red Button\" in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts' Front Gallery Jan. 24.\nPart of his light switch series, \"NOT the Red Button\" is an interactive installation that allows the viewer to activate the art, thereby making the art. Or, in some cases, the viewer ...\nST. BONAVENTURE, NY\u2014 Installation artist Abraham Ferraro will visit St. Bonaventure University to ...\nOlean Woman Charged with Drug Possession after Traffic Stop\nTOWN OF OLEAN, NY \u2013 State Police arrested an Olean woman on a drug charge Friday.\nSkyanne D. Carpenter, 22, was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. Police said they found Carpenter with amphetamine during a traffic stop on State Route 16 in the Town of Olean.\nShe was released with an appearance ticket for Olean Town Court, where she is due to appear in ...\nSkyanne D.\nGreater Olean!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"All is lost movie youtube\nEverything you need to know about all is lost movie 20. Her track, coproduced by williams with her husband tom overby and recorded at hollywoods capitol. Aug 26, 2018 this feature is not available right now. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people.\nWhile on a solo expedition on a yacht in the indian ocean, a resourceful sailor robert redford wakes to find his ship. Anyway all is lost is a moving film of one mans will and determination to stay alive as the scenes show the forces of mother nature can put us at our strongest as a human will resort to many methods for the chance to live. All is lost is a superb survival tale starring robert redford. The movie begins with what seems like the end of the story as a mans voice is heard reading his last letter before his death, stating that he tried everything he could. J c chandors all is lost is a quasisilent movie, or perhaps rather quasimute, portraying the ordeal of a lone sailor in a desperate situation. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Chandors excellent film about an aging sailor fighting for survival at sea, is that the hero suffers even thoughhe does everything right at least thats. All is lost hollywood dubbed movies in hindi full action. Oct 22, 20 academy award winner robert redford stars in all is lost, an openwater thriller about one mans battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. The movie looks excellent in high definition and i wouldnt recommend watching it any other way. Regardless of what browser you want, all of them make it relatively simple to delete your history in a couple of minutes. Dec 28, 20 all is lost, jc chandors tense disaster movie about a stricken yacht in a wide blue ocean, opens with a bang and then proceeds to undress itself at speed, tossing everything over the side in an. Chandors latest film, follows the journey of one man robert redford as he floats about on the indian ocean lost at sea and contemplating his own mortality.\nIts a pure experience of survival and encounter between man and nature. Since anything that could still be produced would be substandard, the director decided to forget about the movie. All is lost official trailer 1 20 robert redford movie hd. Lucinda williams shares song from new netflix movie lost. Nov 14, 20 just three years later, though, those provocative words are part of the brief voiceover that begins all is lost, chandors rigorously bracing film about a lone sailor, played near wordlessly but. All is lost featurette 20 robert redford movie hd after a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself. It has one pointed use of the word fk, which, in addition to the intensity of the main characters peril throughout the movie, is the main concern for parents. Only recently was it uploaded to youtube for free, where it has garnered a large fan base.\nWatch all is lost online stream full movie directv. Take a look at even more movies and tv shows that were so nice they made em twice at least. Parents need to know that all is lost is a lost atsea survival movie with only one actor robert redford and barely any dialogue. Academy award winner robert redford stars in all is lost, an openwater thriller about one mans battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Chandor, is fast developing a reputation for lean, mean electrifying storytelling and like his first film, margin call, another fat free but thrilling examination of the demise of wall st, all is lost wastes no time in telling a simple story with skill, verve and edgeofyourseat tension. Chandors debut feature, which earned him a best original screenplay nomination at the academy awards, was a claustrophobic ensemble drama that related the bankruptcy. All is lost s grandiose portrait of honour in struggle is a lucid and indomitable celebration of the endurance of the human spirit that makes for one hell of a ride. Redford is great in having accepted this challenge and in successfully transferring a range of moods and feelings with just his body language and face expressions.\nWith brandon larracuente, anthony belevtsov, alea figueroa, j. Nov 07, 20 all is lost tells the story of a skilled sailor fighting to survive stranded in the high sea. Nov 07, 20 it proves that actions speak louder than words. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including the fifth estate, escape plan and carrie. Academy award winner robert redford stars in all is lost, an openwater thriller about one mans battle for survival.\nI survived minecraft for 100 days with tors and this is what happened duration. After you express your requirements and emotions clearly, be firm but also be inclined to compromise. Cuando todo esta perdido all is lost trailer espanol youtube. It remained dead for many years until a clean copy was eventually rediscovered. The film was restored, but it never generated any interest. A sailor faces his mortality during a fight for survival at sea. Read the all is lost movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Watch all is lost 20 full movie free streaming online. All is lost the 20 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. History is utilized to maintain a journal of all web sites you see. Chandors debut feature, which earned him a best original screenplay nomination at the academy awards, was a claustrophobic ensemble drama that related the bankruptcy of a lehman brothers analogue with.\nWatch all is lost starring robert redford in this drama on directv. Chandors stunning new movie all is lost, chances are you came away with one of two reactions. Dec 26, 20 j c chandors all is lost is a quasisilent movie, or perhaps rather quasimute, portraying the ordeal of a lone sailor in a desperate situation. It screened out of competition at the 20 cannes film. Chandors sophomore effort following 2011s margin call, is a tremendous achievement, and as far removed from the earlier film as possible. United states october 18, 20 limited canada october 18, 20. Oct 18, 20 how robert redford survived making all is lost redford did most of his own stunts in the nearly wordless thriller about a man stranded at sea. There is no way to describe all is lost and end up making it sound like its broadly accessible, which is really too damn bad. Redford is the only cast member, and the film has very few spoken words. All is lost is a moment of purity in a world overwhelmed with words and talking people. The film is a tale of a sea collision involving a shipping container at sea. Read the all is lost movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. All is lost official trailer 1 20 robert redford movie hd after a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds. See more ideas about movies, youtube and watch free full movies.\nWith his boat leaking and equipment ruined, he must face a violent storm alone. Bad goes to tragic when a teenager desperately seeking approval from the wrong kind of people crosses paths with a young couple trying to save their marriage and the encounter becomes deadly. Academy award winner robert redford stars in all is lost. All is lost is a 20 survival drama film written and directed by j. The film stars robert redford as a man lost at sea. Toute lactualite sur the actor and film director, robert redford was interviewed this 22nd may about his participation in. Could all is lost be a sailing movie that sailors can truly love. All is lost final scene rescored by joe gladwell on vimeo. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Coming soon to theaters chandor proves that the elements, combined with the varied and subtle talents of a veteran actor, are all that is. All is lost 20 fullhd movie eng sub all is lost 20 fullhd movie fullhd stream all is lost 20 fullhd movie high quality stream all is lost 20 fullhd movie online stream all is lost.\nAll is lost tells the story of a skilled sailor fighting to survive stranded in the high sea. All is lost 1010 movie clip when all is lost 20 hd youtube. Chandor and staring robert redford academy award winner robert redford stars in all is lost, an openwater. All is lost is chandors second feature film, following his 2011 debut margin call. All is lost, jc chandors tense disaster movie about a stricken yacht in a wide blue ocean, opens with a bang and then proceeds to undress itself at speed, tossing everything over the side in an. Its that time of the week again, ladies and gents, to update the 50 best movies on netflix right now, and im actually really excited for the newest addition to the list, all is lost starring. George lucas liked it, and since movies overseas had opening acts at the time, he commissioned black angel to be shown before the empire strikes back. Well find out next month when the film, starring robert redford as a man lost at sea, hits theaters. Chandor, features a forceful performance from robert redford as a.\nIts just hard to care, since the drama isnt all that compelling. For it truly is one of the films of 20 id feel best about recommending to the largest number of people for the most diverse set of reasons, virtually complete absence of dialogue and all. Just three years later, though, those provocative words are part of the brief voiceover that begins all is lost, chandors rigorously bracing film about a lone sailor, played near wordlessly but. Its now difficult to watch movies without worrying about the twometre rule here are the retrospective plot changes required to mean old movies pass muster. A sailor on a solo voyage collides with a shipping container. Says redford, hes taken away the filters and barriers of dialogue, voiceover. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. During a solo voyage in the indian ocean, a veteran mariner robert redford awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. All is lost was released in 20 on friday, october 18, 20 in limited movie theaters. 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{"text":"Bicycle Racing News and Opinion:\nToday is the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a's 13th stage. Also, the Tour of Alberta has its third stage. On Saturday the Brussels Cycling Classic will be run.\nAstana thrown out of anti-doping movement\nPARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Astana cycling team were thrown out of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC) after the Kazakh outfit failed to comply with the association's strict anti-doping rules at this year's Tour de France.\n\"After hearing Team Astana representative Dmitriy Fofonov's arguments, the Board of directors of MPCC has decided to exclude Team Astana for non-compliance with article 9 of the regulations,\" the MPCC said in a statement on Friday.\nAstana rider Lars Boom of the Netherlands started the Tour in July despite showing low levels of cortisol in a test on the eve of the race.\nTeam Astana at the Tour de France\nLow levels of the hormone can be explained by the use of corticoids, anti-inflammatory drugs that are allowed out of competition but forbidden while racing unless a rider is granted a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).\nMPCC applies stricter rules than the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Under MPCC rules Boom should have rested for eight days but UCI regulations, by contrast, did not forbid him from racing.\n\"Although cortisol hormones are an allowed medicine when prescribed by a physician, the use of that medicine has frequently been abused in the history of sports (including in cycling) for the purpose of increasing the performance,\" the MPCC added.\n\"Besides, a low level of cortisol can potentially endanger the health of athletes in certain circumstances.\"\nAstana are the team of Italian Vincenzo Nibali, the 2014 Tour de France champion, and of current Vuelta leader Fabio Aru of Italy.\nFabian Cancellara will not ride 2015 World Championships\nFabina Cancellara has decided he is not up to the challenge of preparing and riding the 2015 World Road Championships that will be held in Richmond, Virginia in late September. The road race will be on the 27th.\nThe 34-year old Swiss racer had to leave the Vuelta with a virus and earlier had suffered two vertebrae fractures, one in March and one in July, forcing him to twice regain form.\nFabian Cancellara at the 2015 Tour of Switzerland\nHis team, Trek Factory Racing, released this statement from Cancellara:\"It's a matter of focus. Dealing with a serious injury during the course of one season is not easy, and I have had to do it twice already this year. It's mentally very challenging and it drains your energy. I don't have batteries anymore for a third come-back in one season.\n\"I'm sad not to be racing the Worlds, of course. The TTT is an important race for our team and everybody knows how much I love racing for Switzerland. I'm sorry for the TFR boys. The Worlds next year don't suit me very well, I'm not a sprinter. This could have been my last chance, but then again, the way this season is going for me, not really.\"\nOrica-GreenEdge's Tour of Alberta news\n2015 Paris-Nice green jersey winner Michael Matthews has returned to the winners list, sprinting to a narrow victory on stage two of the Tour of Alberta. The Canadian stage race marks a return to racing for Matthews, who completed his debut Tour de France with broken ribs in July.\nThe 24-year-old benefited from the heavy effort of his ORICA-GreenEDGE teammates in the closing stages of the race, firstly to shut down a late breakaway attempt and then in the final lead out. After yesterday's narrow defeat in the team time trial, bonus seconds from today's victory move Matthews into the overall lead by ten seconds from Marco Coledan (Trek Factory Racing).\nMichael Matthews wins Tour of Alberta stage 2\n\"It's really nice to be back on the bike and feel like a professional rider again after the Tour de France and not really being able to animate the race,\" Matthews said. \"We didn't quite nail the team time trial yesterday so we didn't have ambitions to help Trek during the stage. We played our cards on hoping they would bring the break back and from about five kilometres to go we took control of the bunch.\n\"From then on it was just perfection really, the guys totally nailed it. We had a plan and they really executed it, even with the twisty roads and a lot of rain. I wouldn't say I was flying but it was my first opportunity to open up in a sprint like that in a while. It was little bit foreign but I just had to take the confidence in my form at the moment.\"\nSport director Dave McPartland credited the way the team handled and bounced back from a disappointing narrow loss yesterday. \"It's a credit to all of the guys how quickly they turned things around and knuckled down today,\" McPartland said. \"They pulled off one of the best lead outs they have done and they got the reward they deserve.\"\n\"It was a pretty clear and simple plan and it went to plan today. We had numbers in the finish and they were able to execute really well.\"\nHow it happened: In cold and wet conditions, the first breakaway of the 2015 Tour of Alberta formed 20km into the second stage. Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon18), Phil O'Donnell (Axeon), Ben Perry (Silber) and Thomas Vaubourzeix (Lupus) rode off the front of the peloton but never looked too dangerous, the bunch keeping them at just three minutes advantage.\nTrek Factory Racing had a duel interest at the head of the peloton, working to protect their overall lead and set up their sprinter. Additional teams joined them and with eight kilometres remaining the full break has been swallowed up by a raging bunch.\nA secondary move of five riders also tried their luck as a late attack but ORICA-GreenEDGE sent some of its horsepower to the front, including Canadian Svein Tuft, to shut it down.\nFrom there, the Australian outfit could be seen at the head of the race, leading into the final corner and launching Matthews to the line. Finishing with speed, Giant Alpecin's Nikias Arndt was a narrow second place whilst Alexey Tsatevoch (Team Katusha) rounded out the podium.\nThe Tour of Alberta continues tomorrow with a lumpy stage three to Jasper National Park.\nVuelta a Espa\u00f1a team reports\nThis came from LottoNL-Jumbo:\nTom Van Asbroeck sprinted to seventh in the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a on Thursday. Bert-Jan Lindeman, winner of stage 7, was part of the main breakaway for the fourth time during this Grand Tour, and was caught just one kilometer from the finish line. Trek Factory Racing's Danny van Poppel gave the Netherlands its third Vuelta stage win so far by winning the bunch sprint. Fabio Aru (Team Astana) holds on to the lead in the GC.\nBert-Jan Lindeman\n\"We were very active with the team in the beginning of the stage,\" Bert-Jan Lindeman said. \"We were attacking one by one to get into the break. When it was my turn, I got in the right move. I didn't really have a great day, however. Of course, I had a plan for the final kilometres, but the legs couldn't carry it out. I wanted to fight for a second victory today. Having won already is nice, but once you're on your bike, you just want to win as badly as ever.\"\nVan Asbroeck started the sprint from the pole-position after a strong lead-out by his team-mates, but did not have the strength to hold his advantage all the way to the line. Van Asbroeck finished 7th.\n\"The riders did an excellent lead-out for Tom,\" Sports Director Merijn Zeeman said. \"We are very pleased about that. Our youngster, Timo Roosen and Mike Teunissen, did well again, together with the other fellows. We are making real progress in that area. Tom was in a perfect position, but was short of power. He did what he could, but the lead-out deserved a better result. Of course, we wanted to win, but we also wanted to show ourselves again and we succeeded. That's a good thing.\"\nThe 13th stage of the Vuelta starts in Calatayud and finishes 178 kilometres later in Tarazona. Along the way the pack will tackle three climbs, two of the third category and one of the first.\n\"Many teams worked hard for a sprint today, but were not rewarded in the end, so it depends whether or not a team is willing to control tomorrow\", Zeeman said. \"We fancy our chances of going into a breakaway again.\"\nTinkoff-Saxo sent this:\nAlthough no stage provides an optimum opportunity to recover, today's one got as close as possible, as Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a left the mountains temporarily to finish in Lleida, where Van Poppel took the win in a bunch sprint. Rafal Majka, Tinkoff-Saxo team leader and currently 4th in the GC, focused on conserving energy ahead of the decisive stages to come.\nIn the wake of, what many have named, the hardest stage ever at La Vuelta, the riders left the Andorran Pyrenees and pushed south into Spain on a day suited for the sprinters. With only one 2nd category climb on the 173km parcours, the Tinkoff-Saxo squad turned its attention towards preserving the legs, tells sports director Tristan Hoffman.\n\"After yesterday's massive effort, it was important for us that especially Rafal Majka and Pawel Poljanski tried to save as much power as possible. They were both at the front of the race yesterday and the Vuelta is still far away from a conclusion. So the team protected them and we tried to take it as easy as possible during a Grand Tour stage\", comments Tristan Hoffman.\nRafal Majka climbs in Vuelta stage 2\nStage 12 from Escaldes-Engordany to Lleida took the riders 173km from the mountainous Andorra to the flatlands of Catalunya. The early breakaway of the day turned into a pivotal part of the stage with the main bunch not catching the last rider until just before the final sprint, where Danny Van Poppel ultimately took the win.\n\"Bennati was in a good position going into the sprint but he didn't have the speed today to compete for the top positions, so he eased up and the team made sure that Rafal was brought safely to the line with Brutt finishing just around him. After yesterday's accident with Paulinho, whom we are obviously going to miss here at the Vuelta, we want to look ahead and keep our full attention on Rafal and the team chances in the GC\", finishes Tristan Hoffman.\nTour of Britain team plans\nBMC sent their roster to us:\nThe BMC Racing Team has announced its six-rider roster for the Aviva Tour of Britain, which begins Sunday.\nRecent USA Pro Challenge stage winner and race leader Taylor Phinney will be joined by reigning world individual pursuit champion Stefan K\u00fcng, who won two races this spring before being sidelined for three months with a fractured vertebrae.\nTaylor Phinney wins stage 1 of the USA Pro Challenge\nJoining them is Dylan Teuns, who finished 10th overall at least year's Tour of Britain. Swiss national road champion Danilo Wyss, Tour of Austria stage winner Rick Zabel and stagiaire Floris Gerts round out the roster for the eight-day race.\nRiders: Floris Gerts (NED), Stefan K\u00fcng (SUI), Taylor Phinney (USA), Dylan Teuns (BEL), Danilo Wyss (SUI), Rick Zabel (GER).\nSport Directors: Fabio Baldato (ITA), Valerio Piva (ITA).\nLottoNL-Jumbo plans to be there:\nTeam LottoNL-Jumbo Team is expecting to see an open battle in the eight-day Tour of Britain that starts September 6. Sports Director Nico Verhoeven has several cards to play in the British stage race.\n\"A lot of WorldTour teams with strong riders will be there and that makes it an exciting race,\" Verhoeven said. \"With Moreno Hofland, we have a fast man who should be able to mix it up in the sprints. Steven Kruijswijk, Nick van der Lijke and Bram Tankink are guys who have the experience and the ambition to get involved on the difficult terrain.\"\nVerhoeven expects the race across the breath of England to have an open character. \"The six-men teams, the hills and the absence of a time trial all provide opportunities for attackers. The fact that Dylan van Baarle won the overall last year with an aggressive racing style offers hope for our three men. In the hills, we're going to see a battle between the teams that want a sprint and the teams that want to attack. That means the riders have to be on their toes every day of the week.\"\nBram Tankink is unsure about his condition after the Tour de France and the Tour of Poland, but the 36-year-old Dutchman is nevertheless looking forward to the Tour of Britain.\n\"I think England is a wonderful country to ride your bike, and the race is a very interesting one. The hills and the small teams create opportunities. You can really show yourself if you are good. WorldTour races are often structured, but in this race, you never know what to expect. This requires flexibility and tactical insight,\" the experienced Tankink said.\nBram Tankink\nKoen Bouwman, 21, will travel to the other side of The English Channel with the team as a trainee. \"Koen is a climber,\" Verhoeven said. \"He is young, still has steps to make, and in England there aren't really big mountains, but we're looking forward to seeing him in action.\"\nTeam line-up: Moreno Hofland, Steven Kruijswijk, Nick van der Lijke, Barry Markus, Bram Tankink and Koen Bouwman.\nSports Directors: Nico Verhoeven and Ken Vanmarcke.\nAnd here's Cult Energy's Britain Tour update:\nSunday, 6th of September we proudly take on the longest stage race on our 2015 calendar, Tour of Britain counting 8 stages in various terrain starting in beautiful Wales to finish in the historically famous streets of London the following Sunday.\nCult Energy Pro Cycling will be in the race with this powerful line-up: Russell Downing, Rasmus Guldhammer, Rasmus Quaade, Fabian Wegmann, Michael Carbel and Martin Mortensen.\nRussell Downing\nDS, Luke Roberts will be leading the troops and he has this view on the coming challenge: \"The Tour is proving to be a favored race for riders preparing for the World championships and will boast an extremely good field of starters. The races in Britain reward an aggressive style of racing and that is what Cult Energy Pro Cycling is renowned for, so we are going there with the highest of expectations. Both Rasmus Guldhammer and Fabian Wegmann are in fine form and we will have Russell Downing there providing local knowledge. Unfortunately, Linus Gerdemann was forced to withdraw due to a strained neck muscle, but he will be replaced with Rasmus Quaade who proved in Poitou-Charantes to be in great condition and will be fine-tuning his fine for the TT World championships,\" says Roberts.\nEtixx-Quick Step signs Bob Jungels\nHere's the release from the team:\nEtixx - Quick-Step reached an agreement with rider Bob Jungels on a two-year contract (2016 & 2017).\nJungels had a strong 2015 season, as he is the current Luxembourg National Time Trial and Road Champion, he was 6th overall at Tour de Suisse, 27th overall at Le Tour de France, and he also finished twice in the top five of Le Tour de France stages. He also won the overall of Etoile de Bess\u00e8ges at the beginning of the year.\nBob Jungels riding to the start of stage 7 of this year's Tour de France\n\"I am happy to ride for this team starting next season,\" Jungels said. \"I had a good talk with Patrick Lefevere after Le Tour de France, and we came to an agreement. It's a great team, and in the bunch you can really see them riding as a unit. The image of this team is really good in the peloton. The plan Patrick proposed for me was one I agreed with. I will focus on the shorter stage races and on the Ardennes Classics in my first year with the team. We will then approach the grand tours step-by-step to see what I can do for those in the future. For me, it's nice to be a part of a group where there are a lot of young riders, like Carlos Verona, who I know very well. I also know Julian Alaphilippe, who is the same age as I am. It will be a good mix of young riders and experienced guys on Etixx - Quick-Step next season. I have to say also that I like the style of this team. They are always aggressive in races, which fits my style of riding.\"\n\"We are satisfied with this agreement,\" Lefevere, CEO of Etixx - Quick-Step, said. \"Bob is one of the riders who stands out as one of the talents in cycling right now. He is also the first rider in the history of our team from Luxembourg, which is a nation that is growing up in the cycling world. Bob knows what he wants and we think we can achieve good results together, and move him to the next step of his career. He impressed us in the past, but especially this year with his attacks in Le Tour de France, and his 6th place in the Tour de Suisse. His racing this year really stood out for us. We thought this guy could be an important piece of our team in the future. We're really looking forward to collaborating together, and having a great 2016 season.\"\nLouis Meintjes signs with Lampre-Merida\nThe climber of the future comes from South Africa and will be wearing the Blue-Fuchsia-Green colors from 2016. Team Lampre-Merida are proud to announce the signing of Louis Meintjes, cyclist born in Pretoria (South Africa) on 21 February 1992.\nSilver medalist in the 2013 World championships in Florence, the young South African turned professional in 2013. His talent was first noticed when he won both the road race and time trial in the national championships as a junior in 2010.\nHe rode in the amateur ranks with both Crabbe in Lot-Benison U23, where he won two titles in the national time trial in 2012-2013 and the road race in 2013 as well as the time trial victory at the Tour of Korea. His debut in a World Tour race was Il Lombardia in 2013 finishing 52nd.\n2014 was a year of memorable results, winning the national championship road race as well as a stage at the tour of Mzansi, best young riders jersey at the tour of Trentino and his debut in Grand Tour races when he raced in the Vuelta a Espana.\nLouis Meintjes winning stage 4 of this year's Coppi-Bartali\nIn 2015 Meintjes won both the African championship road race as well as the best young riders jersey in the Tour of Oman, the 4th stage and overall classification in the Coppi e Bartoli and an impressive 5th place in the 12th difficult stage of the Tour de France.\nHe's 10th in the overall classification of the Vuelta a Espana after 11 stages.\nMeintjes having chosen to associate himself with team Lampre-Merida for the next two years is something of great satisfaction for the team, once again recognition for investing in young talented riders, with him being one of the promising climbers in world cycling for the future.\nConfirmation of the South African cyclist for the team's roster means having two African riders on the team, together with the Ethiopian national champion Tsgabu Grmay Gebremaryam. This highlights the fact that the team manager Brent Copeland believes in investing in riders from different cultures.\nThis is the comment by Meintjes: \"I'm really excited to be taking this step up to the World Tour level with team Lampre-Merida for the next two seasons. I think it will bring with it lots of new opportunities and the possibility to learn from a very experienced team. One of the reasons I decided on going to an Italian based team is because Italy has become my home away from home.\n\"Motivation is super high and can't wait for 2016, also for trying to give satisfaction to Lampre-Merida, to the team manager Brent Copeland and to Giuseppe Saronni, to Galbusera family from Lampre company and to Merida company. They demonstrated high confidence in my qualities.\n\"I also have to thank Doug Ryder, MTN- Qhubeka and all the partners who gave me the chance to race the past few years in Europe. Without them I wouldn't be where I am today. It's been a great experience and I really wish the team all the best for the future. The experience with them has left me with great friends and lasting memories\".\n\"Louis is a rider we have always kept a close eye on, we believe in his talent and know that his future career will be one of great value - Brent Copeland, Lampre-Merida's team manager, explained - Meintjes will have his space to grow at Lampre-Merida. And with our technical staff's immense experience in working with young talented riders such as Louis, he will certainly contribute to bringing important results to himself and the team\n\"We believe he is a complete rider and probably one of the most promising GC riders in the peloton for the future, being a natural climber as well as an excellent time trialist. Therefore this the area where we will be concentrating on working with Louis. I have personally worked with the well-educated and respectful Louis in the past and know his ability. Although he has already shown the cycling world what he can do, we believe he still has a huge margin of improvement and this makes it even more exciting for all of us to be working with him in the future\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HP and Apple face-off: EliteBook vs. MacBook\nAs Hewlett-Packard considers its options for the PC business--the world's largest--it's a good time to take a look at one of the company's premier business laptops and compare it to the MacBook Air, Apple's premier notebook.\nBrooke Crothers\nSeptember 25, 2011 4:33 PM PDT\nAs Hewlett-Packard mulls the fate of its PC operations, this is a good opportunity to contrast HP's ultraportable workhorse with Apple's popular MacBook Air.\nJust before the news broke about Hewlett-Packard considering a spin-off of its PC operations, I received an EliteBook 2560p from HP to try out. Call it uncanny. Or, better yet, call it an opportune time to take a high-end HP laptop for a spin and compare two competing design philosophies from two of the most successful--and biggest--computer companies in the world.\nHP EliteBook 2560p in the foreground. MacBook Air (13.3-inch) and Dell Adamo in the background. Brooke Crothers\nAnd, yes, I wondered for a moment if this was the last opportunity to handle a new HP-branded laptop. But that thought quickly vanished. HP Executive Chairman Ray Lane has said--as recently as Thursday--that the $40 billion PC operations will either be spun off as an \"HP branded\" company or kept inside.\nWith that preamble, let's get down to business. First, some quick notes about the EliteBook 2560p. Among the business models announced in the last six months or so, the 2560p is the closest that HP gets to the Air. (Some might argue that the ProBook 5330m or Pavilion dm1 are closer, but I'm sticking with the 2560p as the best point of comparison for reasons cited below--besides, that's all I've got to work with.)\n(Note: this is not a formal review but general impressions of the 2560p after using it for about three weeks. And also note that I am not comparing it to the latest MacBook Air with Intel Sandy Bridge chips inside. I'm sure the MacBook faithful will cry foul on that account. My everyday machine is the MBA spec'd below.)\nAgain, the 2560p next to a second-generation 13-inch MacBook Air (which I use as my backup). Brooke Crothers\nThe 2560p is the most recent offering in a long line of high-end business ultraportables. Before the 2560p came the 2540p, 2530p, 2510p--and before that, models like the Compaq Armada m300. Previous models were actually lighter. For example, the 2510p was about 3.4 pounds. The 2560p weighs about 3.7 pounds. That said, it's HP's most portable business laptop (excluding Netbooks). And HP is all about business computers. That's its bread and butter: supplying laptops to Fortune 500 companies.\nI've always thought that HP's business laptops were underexposed (if not underrated). They get relatively little media attention despite wide use. As I've said before, at airports, conferences, and hotels, the most widely used laptops I see are MacBooks, ThinkPads, and HP's business laptops. And it's obvious that HP ships a lot of these as it's the largest PC maker in the world.\nSo, let's get the spec comparison out the way.\nHP EliteBook 2560p:\nWeight\/size: 1.08 inches thick, 3.7 pounds\nChassis build materials: plenty of aluminum and magnesium (military spec'd MIL-STD-810G)\nProcessor: Core i5 \"Sandy Bridge\" 2410M, 2.3 GHz.\nGraphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000.\nDisplay: 12.5-inch LED-backlit HD antiglare (1,366x768).\nStorage: 320GB 7,200RPM hard disk drive.\nOptical drive: built-in\nMemory: 4GB.\nPorts: USB 2.0 (3), DisplayPort, VGA, Ethernet, docking connector, among others.\n3G: option for internal AT&T or Verizon broadband card\nBattery: 6-cell rated at up to 8 hours\nInput: Touchpad with gestures and pointstick\nOperating system: Windows 7 Professional\nApple MacBook Air:\nChassis build materials: aluminum.\nProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo ULV 1.6GHz.\nGraphics: Nvidia GeForce 320M\nDisplay: 11.6-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (1,366x768).\nStorage: 128GB solid-state drive.\nOptical drive: N\/A\nPorts: USB 2.0 (2), Mini DisplayPort.\n3G: N\/A\nBattery: rated at up to 5 hours\nInput: Touchpad\nPrice: when purchased in 2010, $1,399\nBuild quality: The EliteBook is built like a tank. It seems practically indestructible. And that's what corporate road warriors need. The HP product manager who oversees the EliteBook line said in a phone interview that it is tested to withstand a dead drop from desk-level height at every different angle (it's dropped 26 times during testing). I believe him. And I have a feeling that I could drop kick the 2560p across my front lawn and see no appreciable damage. The Air is of course well built too, but it's not military-spec'd to the max like the EliteBook.\nPerformance: I'm not going to cite EliteBook and MacBook Air benchmarks (you can get that in any formal review) but, rather, give a subjective opinion. Despite its having a \"faster\" Sandy Bridge processor, I didn't feel that the EliteBook was faster than the Air (equipped with an Ultra Low Voltage 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo). In fact, I noticed no difference bouncing between the two on a daily basis. My work routine includes tab-intensive Web surfing (usually 20 tabs open), flash video, photo editing, MS Office-related tasks, and audio and video encoding.\nThe only appreciable performance difference favored the Air. Which is testimony to the criticality of a solid-state drive. I can't say enough about the importance (necessity?) of having an SSD. Apple understands this. Everything feels faster with an SSD--and I'm not just talking about boot times and data reads. That said, put the optional 128GB SSD in the EliteBook (not the HDD that I got) and I guarantee you will have an extremely fast system that easily out-benchmarks the Air that I have (if not the newer MBA with the Sandy Bridge processor).\nKeyboard: I like the feel and tactility of the MBA's keyboard but have no complaints about the 2560p's. Nothing really to say beyond this because I could easily adjust to the EliteBook's keyboard.\nTouchpad: Big, big difference. The Windows camp does not seem to understand the significance of a good touchpad experience. The MacBook's multigesture touchpad is close to flawless. HP's is anything but.\nTouchpad issue No. 1: The problems begin with the size of the touchpad. HP's is too small. (I mentioned this to the HP product manager. He said they have a limited amount of space to work with because they must also make room for two extra mouse buttons to use with the pointing stick.)\nTouchpad issue No. 2: But size is probably the lesser of the two problems. For two-finger scrolling, unless your fingers fall in just the right place (at the top of the touchpad in the middle), the touchpad misfires, i.e., nothing happens. And that happened a lot. Granted, I got better at it over time, and it did become less hit-or-miss, but it is still far from fluid. And the blame doesn't lie only with HP. I have a Dell Adamo that has the exact same problem.\nDocking station\/port replicator: Big difference--in favor of the EliteBook. Apple doesn't like docking stations. I'm sure Apple engineers think they have good reasons, but I respectfully disagree. I loved the EliteBook's \"hot\" docking station (no need to power down the 2560p). It worked flawlessly and made grabbing the EliteBook and taking it somewhere else a pleasure. Not so with the Air. I have to undo four connections if I want to take the Air somewhere. That's a big disincentive. Point: a well-designed docking station is a godsend. In fact, this killer feature alone is almost reason enough to go out and buy an EliteBook of my own and relegate the Air to a backup machine. (Maybe.)\nDisplay: The EliteBook's display is dimmer than the MBA's. But that's partly due to the EliteBook's being a matte display (not glossy like the Air's). Many people prefer matte displays. In fact, I do too as long as they're bright. The 2560p's was not bright enough for me.\nPortability: The EliteBook's wonderful docking station aside, the Air wins this contest. Indeed, that's why I bought the 11.6-inch Air. A relatively high-performance laptop at 2.4 pounds is hard to beat for portability. For the uninitiated, I would suggest going to an Apple store and picking up an 11.6-inch MBA. A laptop doesn't get much lighter. By comparison, the EliteBook feels like a dead weight. This is all very relative, of course. Someone used to a 6-pound laptop would find the EliteBook light.\nThat said, I would strongly suggest to HP (and I mentioned this to the product manager) that it make the next rev of the EliteBook lighter. An \"ultraportable\" just south of four pounds in 2011 seems like a Luddite resisting progress. Even if it means making the EliteBook a little less indestructible.\nBattery life: This may surprise some readers, but not a lot to say here. The HP has a 6-cell tube battery that protrudes from the back. But based on what I do with a laptop (discussed above), I found it roughly on par with Apple's smaller battery. In short, after four or five hours of use (depending on how processor-intensive), the Air and 2560p fare about the same.\n3G: This is personal preference (I know some people don't care) and another big upside of the EliteBook (and many Windows laptops for that matter). In short, I have found that as a longtime user of built-in 3G (in previous HP laptops that I owned, and in my current Dell lappy) it is more convenient than hauling around a portable Mi-Fi router. Yes, I know that you can use Mi-Fi on multiple computers, which makes it cost-efficient. I still prefer built-in 3G. Especially when I'm traveling. Again, at least the option for built-in 3G makes the 2560p the big winner here.\nStorage: Already covered above. SSD beats a rotating HDD any day.\nOptical drive: The EliteBook has one, the Air doesn't. That said, I don't see this as an advantage for the EliteBook. And it's possibly even detrimental to the overall design. It makes the EliteBook heavier and bulkier than it needs to be. I have no need for a built-in optical drive these days.\nPorts: The HP has lots of ports as cited in the specs above. A big advantage? I don't think so.\nConclusion: The EliteBook is designed for a corporate workforce and has all the hallmarks of a system designed by focus groups. That makes for a very practical laptop with almost everything you could possibly need crammed into a compact form factor. It also results in an awkward design that tries to please everyone. That said, give it a better touchpad and make it a little lighter and, in my opinion, you have an MBA killer. Because of the docking station, build quality, and 3G, I would certainly consider it. I am not wedded to Apple products by any means.\nThe MBA has the opposite design philosophy: To roughly paraphrase something Steve Jobs has said, focus groups are for losers. (I think he actually said, \"users don't know what they want\" or something along those lines.) Hey, he's right. Design something great and that's what consumers want. HP should try to incorporate more of that thinking into at least some its business laptops. I think the HP ProBook 5330m is a step in the right direction. Double down on a 5330m-like design and stick with it. Or tweak the 2560p as described above.\nI lived like a moon astronaut for the day: Preparing for life on the moon or Mars here on Earth is serious business.\nUsing CRISPR to resurrect the woolly mammoth: Bringing extinct species back from the dead is now on the table thanks to the gene-editing technology.\nApple - USE TAG\nNew iPhone 11 mock-up looks deceptively real\nApple's new MacBook Pro and Air both score high marks in battery tests\nSci-Tech Tech Industry Culture Laptops Dell Steve Jobs HP Intel Apple\nDiscuss: HP and Apple face-off: EliteBook vs. MacBook","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Rail News ERTMS: A new player emerges\nERTMS: A new player emerges\nThere is no shortage of articles on ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) and its component parts of ETCS (European Train Control System) and GSM-R, the radio transmission medium. The ongoing work of system design, software verification, resolution of problems, fitment challenges and operational performance all need to be recorded and made available to infrastructure providers and train service operators for the greater good of all.\nWith the supply base within Europe having been consolidating for some years, it is unusual and refreshing to record a new manufacturer entering this market. This is Hitachi which has emerged as a potential significant contributor to the ongoing business.\nHitachi and its history\nThe company is well known as a Japanese supplier of industrial and commercial electronics and, more latterly, as a builder of traction and rolling stock. In the UK it has built the high-speed Javelin trains for the domestic services on HS1 and has won the contract to supply the new Intercity Express Programme (IEP) rolling stock for the Great Western and East Coast main line high speed services.\nIt may surprise some to learn that the company has been developing an ETCS-type product for the past eight years. Predominantly this has been for the Chinese market, the system being known as CTCS 3 (Chinese Train Control System). It is equivalent to ETCS Level 2 but without some of the sub-set requirements. The product combines both infrastructure (including the all-important Radio Block Centre \u2013 RBC) and on-board equipment.\nTo date some three RBCs and 40 on-board systems are in use. Hitachi's equipment is interoperable with that from other ERTMS suppliers which have also entered the Chinese market, both Ansaldo and Bombardier competing against the CTCS specification.\nOne might ask, \"Well, what about Japan?\"\nThe Japanese railways do not use ETCS, having recently developed their own digital ATP (Automatic Train Protection) system for high- speed lines. They also have a system known as ATACS, which is broadly equivalent to the elusive ETCS Level 3, and does not require traditional train detection equipment such as axle counters or track circuits.\nAt present only one route of 30km and 16 trains is in operation, this being commissioned in 2011. JNR and Hitachi jointly own the design, but it is not until 2017 that the next line will be equipped. Europe may well look at this system as an incentive to regenerate interest in Level 3 since little progress has been made over the past 20 years that the concept has been around. The proving of freight train integrity (train completeness) has been a stumbling block but in Japan only passenger trains will operate on the initial routes, thus not overcoming this difficulty.\nHitachi is therefore far from being a new boy in the train control and communications business and believes that it can bring a useful contribution for the benefit of all.\nEntry into the UK\nAs many suppliers know, entering the UK rail business is not easy. Prospective organisations have to demonstrate technical capability, quality of product, financial stability, safety compliance and that the offering is fit for purpose. Often this involves demonstrating the system on a test track or designated section of railway.\nTo date, the Cambrian line is the only commissioned ERTMS system in the UK so it was logical for Hitachi to use this route for product evaluation. Concentrating firstly on the on-board side, a Class 97 locomotive has been fitted with Hitachi equipment including the EVC (European Vital Computer), odometry, balise readers and GSM-R radio communication.\nThe work was carried out by RVEL at Derby before the loco was moved to Machynlleth for the trials. Network Rail insisted upon testing being done at night so as to minimise the risk of new equipment detrimentally affecting day-to-day operation. The 'start of mission' and 'establishing a session' were successful and a number of test runs have been made that proved the integrity of the onboard system as well as testing interoperable compatibility with another supplier's ETCS infrastructure.\nThe next step has been to move the locomotive to the ENIF (ETCS National Integration Facility) on the Hertford loop where four suppliers are testing their infrastructure designs for interoperability (issue 117, July 2014). The first phase of testing only employed one type of on-board equipment, supplied by Signalling Solutions Limited, on the Class 313 test train. Thus, having the opportunity to see how another manufacturer's train equipment will perform is welcomed by all. Comparisons can also be made on the size and construction of the on-board configuration. These collaborative industry tests are ongoing.\nExpanding usage and the IEP factor\nHitachi has its longer-term sights on bringing its complete portfolio of products into the European arena but, for the moment, the emphasis will be on the on-board equipment. Getting one locomotive fitted is an important starting position but expanding this to other traction units is essential.\nThe UK opportunities in the short term are limited but recently a contract has been won to equip two Class 37 diesel engines owned by West Coast Railways based in Carnforth. The raison d'etre is the intention to run dining car trains on the Cambrian line for which an ERTMS- fitted locomotive is required. Since the Class 37 is essentially similar to the Class 97, much of the design work will have already been done. The actual work will be carried out at Barrow Hill locomotive heritage centre, where a useful expertise is being built up in equipping of trains with electronic equipment.\nThe provision of the new IEP trains for Great Western and East Coast is a major contract for Hitachi and will have many spin-off implications. One obvious one is the provision of on-board ETCS equipment for the fleet and Hitachi will supply this via the Agility Trains facilities contract. The first of these trains is about to arrive in Britain and, as part of the testing programme, it will run on the Old Dalby test track. By 2016, this line will also be equipped with ERTMS Level 2 infrastructure, thus enabling testing of the complete ETCS package.\nMuch more main line testing will be required before the trains enter service and this issue of Rail Engineer describes some of the logistical challenges when rolling out ERTMS.\nMobile equipment packaging\nOne adverse criticism from the Cambrian line equipping of Class 158 diesel units was the considerable space requirement needed for the ETCS equipment. Providing 19\" racks on a train where space is limited was something of a challenge, with the result that passenger and luggage space had to be reduced.\nThe Hitachi package does require the same overall cubic area but the various modules are capable of being split up and distributed along the train wherever space is available. Thus some components may be under seats, others in overhead racks, as well as the driver machine interface (DMI) in the cab.\nFor a locomotive, only a single ETCS equipment cabinet is required, the two cab units being wired into that.\nEquipment configurations are able to be adapted to the particular rolling stock constraints and this is important for the forthcoming retrofit programmes. These cover the National Joint ROSCO Programme (NJRP) for passenger trains, the freight fleet, the engineering 'yellow fleet' trains and also charter and heritage trains that are allowed to operate on the national network.\nThe GSM-R data radio is part of the ETCS provision and will need to be procured for any retro-fitting of rolling stock in the UK. These will work alongside the existing GSM-R voice radios. Data radios will be obtained from one of the usual train radio suppliers. It is anticipated that GPRS (packet switching) will be in use by the time Hitachi-fitted trains are in fleet service.\nOperational demonstration and training\nAt Hitachi's London office, a full demonstration facility is available. Driving a train under ERTMS conditions is surprisingly easy and follows the now-familiar presentation of a speedometer with the maximum speed displayed as a coloured band around the outside edge and the movement authority shown on the screen 'planning' area.\nThe simulator retains lineside signals, primarily to demonstrate a typical ETCS overlay environment. Encountering a double-yellow aspect will therefore prepare the driver to slow down as the speed 'band' reduces on the ETCS DMI.\nThe trains will be capable of working in Level NTC (National Train Control) with existing AWS\/TPWS (Automatic Warning System\/Train Protection & Warning System) installations. It is likely that the cab console design will incorporate a screen for a driver advisory system as trains will not necessarily be driven at the maximum permissible speed if pathing conflicts ahead are to be avoided.\nObtaining system approval\nAchieving all the necessary safety and performance verifications can be a slow and complex process but Hitachi is making good progress in this respect. To date, the Network Rail System Review Panel has given approval for testing of Hitachi ETCS equipment under controlled conditions and this opens the way for the retro-fitting of equipment to passenger stock, which will be managed by the ROSCOs (Rolling Stock Companies).\nOn the freight side, Hitachi is pre-qualified, along with five other manufacturers, for the 1012 freight locomotive retrofit tenders covering 20 different classes. The contracts will be let via Network Rail with the work being carried out at approved contractor premises.\nStill to be agreed are i) how the National Supply Chain 'yellow plant' on-track machines will be equipped, there being many different types and ii) how to equip the charter and heritage trains for which the scope has yet to be published.\nInternationally, discussions are ongoing for Hitachi to join the international UNIFE and UNISIG consortia as a European supplier. The main design resource remains in Japan for the present but application design teams will be created in countries where contracts are won. The UK team is currently expanding because of this.\nAs the international roll-out of ERTMS builds momentum, so the supply base will both consolidate and expand. Hitachi, as a new signalling player, is now delivering and inputting its technical expertise and knowledge back into the industry. This is all part of the process and is to be welcomed for the efficiencies and new thinking that can be brought.\nPrevious articleBatteries included\nNext articleFlash of inspiration\nClive Kessell\nRail Media\nGlobal Rail News\nRailStaff\nRail Engineer\nRailwayPeople.com\nRail Summits\nThe RailStaff Awards\nRail Partnership Awards\nRailWorx\nRail Creative\nCopyright 1997-2021 Rail Media (RailStaff Publications Limited and RailStaff Select Limited) . All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Nurse's 45 years with health group\nDecember 18, 2018 MP News Group News\nNursing milestone: Aida Singer reflects on a lifetime in the wards. Picture: Supplied\nALTHOUGH coronary care nurse Aida Singer turns 75 in January, she has no plans to retire.\nMs Singer has just clocked up 45 years' service with Peninsula Health and last week received a Service Milestone Award.\n\"I love nursing and I love all the people,\" says Ms Singer, an associate nurse unit manager at Frankston Hospital.\nMs Singer moved to Australia from the Philippines in the 1960s after studying her Bachelor of Nursing and Science.\n\"My father was a doctor and my sister, cousin and brother all work in health,\" she said.\n\"I was exposed to nursing growing up as my father was a practitioner at home in the country side and people would come in with blood wounds. I wasn't frightened of blood \u2013 we used to see a lot of it during emergencies.\"\nAfter working at The Alfred Hospital and having two children, Ms Singer started working for Peninsula Health at The Mt Eliza Centre, caring for geriatric patients.\n\"During that time you could take the patients out for a drive with you on the weekend,\" she said.\nDeciding it was time for a change, Ms Singer moved to Frankston Hospital and began her career in cardiac nursing. She studied midwifery in 1982 and worked briefly in that area before returning to her true passion and where she has spent the rest of her career: cardiology nursing.\n\"It was a coronary care unit, but it was on the balcony and had only two beds. I have seen a lot of changes since then.\"\nThe cardiology ward now has 24 beds and an eight bed rapid assessment cardiac unit.\nMs Singer is also known around Peninsula Health for her colourful Christmas decorations. \"Over all these years I have loved decorating and I always decorate the hospital,\" she said. \"I came in on my days off to put up the decorations this year.\n\"We have won first prize in the decorations competition quite a few times.\"\nOutside of work the Mt Eliza resident loves gardening, going to the gym and cooking: \"I always bring in a lot of food for everyone.\"\nMs Singer wants to eventually retire to Tasmania with her husband but, in the meantime, she plans to continue caring for patients and teaching the next generation of cardiology nurses at Frankston Hospital.\nFirst published in the Mornington News \u2013 18 December 2018\nMayor pops up with recycling message...\n14 km\/h, SSE","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Films, Music, Photography and Education\nClient Samples\n23rd & Union\nStefan Ruenzel\nStefan Ruenzel is an award-winning filmmaker from Oakland, California whose work spans across narrative, documentary, and experimental realms. Crossing boundaries is important for him personally, as it is within the ideas he portrays on film. A boundless curiosity in people and fascination in the way diverse forms of life interact with the world are the impetus behind his sociological studies\u2026 and with a background in photography and music, film became his modern-day think tank ten years ago. Since, he's worked as DP and editor on a nationally syndicated travel show on PBS, and currently works as a freelance producer and cinematographer in the San Francisco Bay Area.\nGrasping to understand a story in order to tell it, serendipity is always welcomed with an open lens. And though a perfectionist on set, direction is not to order, but to collaborate and lead the way in a visual style that's probably only perfect for one particular project.\nIn the end, our job is to compel an audience to think, and hopefully to react.\nServices: Director of Photography and Editor\nContact: Stefan (@) OffDutyEntertainment.com\n\u00a9 2022 Site by JPMM.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Crypto 101: drawing a parallel between DeFi and TradFi\nAuthor Rich Went\nIf you just read the headlines, you would be forgiven for thinking that crypto is unsafe, a scam, or a mixture of the above. Perhaps it's the volatility that catches your eye \u2014 how it makes people rich one day, and wipes them out the next. Or, maybe Elon Musk said something about a memecoin.\nEither way, the misconceptions of crypto have been borne from thorough examinations of the \"dark side\" of Decentralised Finance (DeFi). But, look a little deeper, and you'll find something extraordinary happening: crypto and the DeFi ecosystem are increasingly mirroring the traditional financial (TradFi) system.\nHODL your investments\nThe mantra of crypto enthusiasts worldwide \u2014 to hold on for dear life (HODL) \u2014 is indicative of the application for which crypto is currently best known: as an investment.\nAs the \"currency\" part of cryptocurrency is still lacking in mainstream use, with many jurisdictions and governments reluctant to adopt it, investing has become the core use case. In some instances, such as the recent collapse of Luna, to its detriment as well.\nCrypto investing is now big business. There are an estimated 106 million participants globally investing through crypto exchanges. In the US, it is reported that one in five have invested.\nThis figure is growing, as is the amount invested. According to a major survey of 28,615 retail and institutional investors we conducted for crypto exchange Bitstamp, 73% of retail participants are even planning to increase their investments in crypto, with the major use cases reporting to be purchasing another form of crypto, and peer-to-peer payments and transfers \u2014 showing utility beyond HODLing.\nIt's that utility that is attracting greater entry from institutions and the largest financial players in the world \u2014 and creating a new environment for crypto.\nIntroducing crypto banking\nThe underlying technology behind crypto \u2014 blockchain \u2014 is already seeing a revolution in banking operations.\nThe blockchain is effectively a digital ledger, maintained by a network of computers, that records all transactions. Users mine blockchains by solving complicated mathematical puzzles, and are rewarded with a token \u2014 a cryptocurrency.\nBut it's the ledger part that is currently attracting TradFi. It can digitise the entire trade finance lifecycle with increased security and efficiency. It can enable more transparent governance, decreased processing times, lower capital requirements and reduced risks of fraud, human error, and risks on the other side of the financial transaction. Banking will eventually be run on the blockchain.\nLooking beyond the banking back office, crypto and DeFi more generally, is also changing the face of banking.\nThe traditional financial ecosystem \u2014 including the largest banks, investment houses right through to new neobanks and superapps \u2014 has evolved over the centuries to provide use cases and products to help make your money become more money. These same principles can be applied to DeFi.\nA case in point \u2014 while many financial institutions are looking at adopting or have adopted some form of crypto capability, the most forward facing ones are looking at applying existing frameworks onto crypto. This can be seen in increasing use of crypto derivatives. This is similar to the traditional form of derivatives; whereby a buyer and seller enter into a contract to sell an underlying asset, which is sold at a predetermined time and price. But instead of a bond or commodity such as gold or oil, it's Bitcoin or Ethereum.\nThe convergence between DeFi and TradFi is already happening. If the financial sector can find a way to overcome the scalability and regulatory issues, then we can see mainstream use cases occur quickly.\nStaking your claim\nThis isn't to say that the use cases are limited to just investing or peer-to-peer payments for the moment. The DeFi ecosystem is already creating and defining products to increase utility. One major product available to many via crypto exchanges right now is the ability to \"stake\" your crypto to earn interest.\nStaking is available on some crypto blockchains, due to the nature and use case of the technology underpinning it. Investors in Ethereum, for example, can stake some of their holdings to earn a percentage-rate reward over time \u2014 with the benefit for the blockchain being that it can put your crypto to work. This often happens through a \"staking pool,\" itself being similar to an interest-bearing savings account. A consensus mechanism called Proof of Stake ensures the validity of the transaction, without requiring a bank to act as an intermediary or payment processor in the middle.\nUntil recently, this was a complicated process requiring a significant amount to be staked and a good degree of technical knowledge. But \u2014 as the banks before them \u2014 crypto exchanges are looking to further productise the DeFi ecosystem, and lessen the barriers to entry.\nAs the sector matures, we should expect more products to rise to the surface.\nTokenised creativity\nIt would be remiss to discuss DeFi and not give mention to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).\nNFTs are unique cryptographic tokens that exist on a blockchain, which means they cannot be replicated, and can be digital-only works, or represent real-world items like artwork and real estate. \"Tokenizing\" these real-world tangible assets makes buying, selling, and trading them more efficient while reducing the probability of fraud.\nTo date, the use cases have seen mixed results, with many NFTs being essentially, customisable digital \"art\" \u2014 such as the much hyped Bored Ape. But there are interesting opportunities, especially for creators and artists.\nIn essence, NFTs give artists a way to sell their work where otherwise there might not be much of a market for it. This is especially true for digital artists, but also for musicians to make money off their work directly to their audience. Moreover, NFTs feature the ability to be paid a percentage cut every time the work is sold or changes hands \u2014 so as the work becomes more popular, more revenue can be generated from it.\nFor buyers, NFTs grant some usage rights \u2014 such as being able to publicly post the image online if it's a digital artwork. This is also recorded on the blockchain, so it is immutably yours. It also works as a speculative asset, so can be treated as another investment type.\nThe use cases are there, but the market is still immature. NFTs also have significant reputational problems to overcome, with the market saturated with NFT scams.\nThe future: DeFi or TradFi?\nCurrently, it looks as though the two systems are worlds apart, even competing. But a convergence is underway \u2014 with the two learning from each other, and productising offerings based on the capabilities and use cases of the other. So, the future won't be either\/or. It will be TradFi and DeFi \u2014 fully integrated into one financial system.\nHow do we know this? Because we live and breathe crypto and fintech. If you're a web3 disruptor, DeFi or crypto innovator, or fintech looking to evolve financial systems, we can help. From ideating and executing major, global creative campaigns to growing your reputation and share of voice, we're ready to collaborate with you. Get in touch.\nRich Went\nA senior account director at Gallium, Rich is a news junkie with a passion for everything fintech and a decade's worth of experience in PR, comms and marketing.\nWhat does 2023 have in store for the music world?\nWhether you're an artist, label, DSP, tech player, or publisher: 2023 is shaping up to be a potentially significant one, as we see major trends from last taking hold, and new ones emerge. Here's a few trends we are tracking that could play out in 2023. AI and music converge (or clash) We've already heard many, many things about AI. We're going to hear more this year. AI has become prevalent in our day-to-day lives, and the debate over reducing or enhancing human value is going to be a point of significant debate going forward. Some applications are easy \u2014...\nThe Evolution of FemTech\nDespite being almost precisely half of the global population, the concept of technology specifically for women is \u2014 shockingly \u2014 a relatively new field. Tracking periods and fertility planning are the most common applications associated with femtech. But now, with the original femtech startups turning into profitable fast-growth businesses, we're seeing even further investment into the sector. This has helped to speed up innovation and deliver products and services long overdue for half of all humanity. What is femtech? The term femtech was first coined in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Ida Tin, in an effort to legitimise the female health technology...\nBlockchain enters the streaming industry\nFor more than a decade now, we have been in an era of digital transformation. Entire industries and services now not just exist, but thrive \u2014 many of which didn't exist even 10 years ago, or were at least in their infancy. The music industry has seen a major upheaval. It is about to see another considerable change, this time by colliding with financial technology. In the music world, the physical format is being replaced by digital. By Q2 of 2021 there were over 523 million people subscribing to music streaming platforms \u2014 this discounts the many more that listen...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Virginia Tight End Kyle Bilodeau Recaps His Visit to Pitt\nVirginia tight end Kyle Bilodeau is a player that's been on Pitt's radar since receiving an offer from them back in April.\nSince then, Bilodeau's only contact with them was through the phone but that all changed yesterday as the rising prospect made his first ever visit to Pitt and the city of Pittsburgh.\nBilodeau (6-5, 240) was one of the many prospects that participated in the Panthers' prospect camp.\nThis morning as he was leaving the city, Pittsburgh Sports Now caught up with Bilodeau to get his reaction to what he saw and heard from the Panthers staff.\n\"It was really nice and was my first time ever in Pittsburgh at all. I got a tour of Pittsburgh, the campus, the athletic facilities and it was really impressive. It actually surprised me how nice the facilities are,\" said Bilodeau. \"They share them with the Steelers which is really cool because they get the nicest practice fields. We were out there on the fields yesterday and they were like carpets. The campus was cool. It was a city campus but I think when you're on campus it feels like the city but you also get the feel that it's in its own little area on school. Everything was really impressive.\"\nWith it being Bilodeau's first visit to Pitt, I asked him what impressed or stood out to him the most?\n\"It would be probably how much mutual respect the Panthers and the Steelers have for each other. Most people would think the pro teams gets all the fancy stuff, the better facilities and equipment but it's really even. They have the same chefs, it's pretty much the same model of both sides of the facility that they share. It was nice and really surprising to me how much effort they put into making sure both teams are equal in that way,\" said Bilodeau.\nAnother first for Bilodeau was getting coached by and having personal interaction with the Panthers coaches instead of communicating by the phone.\n\"It was fun. You can get a little bit of an understanding of how people are from texting them but you really can't get anywhere close to understanding and getting to know them as well as when you're in person and on the field and really know who they are and how they coach. Coach Salem was really cool in that way,\" said Bilodeau. \"You can tell that he's an energetic guy on the phone but when you get on the field, he's boom, boom, boom and he's everywhere. He's got a bunch of energy and really knows what he's doing. He knows what he's doing and loves what he's doing and that's kind of the same vibe I got from every coach that I talked to whether it was the strength coach or the head coach. You can tell that Pitt has a good thing going and was good to see. I really enjoyed it.\"\nThe other major feeling that Bilodeau left Pitt with was how much the staff would like to get a commitment from him and how much they want him.\n\"Pretty much every coach that I saw while I was talking with Coach Salem after my tour of campus told me that we need you, you would be a big spot in our offense. I could see that from watching film with the coaches and see how much they use the tight end in their offense. Talking to Coach Watson and Coach Salem, they were constantly telling me how much they need me and how if I went to Pitt I would probably get to play really early,\" said Bilodeau.\nBilodeau is on his way now to Columbus to check out Ohio State before spending two days tomorrow at Purdue. He currently holds 16 offers including ones from NC State, Purdue and Virginia Tech.\nWhile he doesn't know yet where he'll be committing to, he does know that his eventual decision won't be easy.\n\"Yeah, anytime you make a big decision like this it comes with a lot of thought and hard thinking. You have to look at everything from academics, to athletics, to campus location and how it feels. This will be a difficult decision but I just have to talk to my parents and everybody around me and figure out where the best place is. It's going to be tough decision but I think I know I'll find the best place for me.\"\nRelated Topics:2019 Pitt football recruiting, featured, Kyle Bilodeau, Pitt football, Tim Salem\nFlorida Linebacker Khadry Jackson Gets Pitt Offer and Plans to Return\nFlorida DL Keenan Hester Makes Official Visit to Pitt","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Font-size: A- A A+\nThe Village Council\nDegerby Igor Museum\nThe Soviet Bunker\nOpen-air recreation area of Kopparn\u00e4s\nPetpark Lomam\u00e4en lemmikkipuisto\nBy bus to Degerby\nStay the night in Degerby\nThe Municipality\nThe Porkkala Parenthesis\nNuclear Power Planning\nMunicipality of Inkoo\nVillage office Rosenberg\nVillage Plan\nCurrent theme\nLocal Products and Services\nWhen the Soviet cemetary was rearranged\nSigurd Seger was 16 years old when he got a job at Tor Engberg's company. When Engberg had got the job to dig up the graves at the Soviet cemetery in Kolsarby, Kirkkonummi Sigurd was the one who drove the excavator.\n- Eight men from the undertaker's came to break open the coffins. At that moment no one was allowed to do anything else. A Russian wrote down all the names that were known. The verger was also there, but I don't remember his name.\nThe years we lost...\nMaj-Britt Hindersson-Qvarnstr\u00f6m,\nViola Hindersson-Ehrnst\u00e9n,\nAlf Hindersson Degerby, Finland\nSweden 1945-1946\nThe cousins Maj-Britt and Viola Hindersson were 8 years old when they were sent to Sweden as Finnish \"war children\". Both of them had their little brothers with them: Bror-Erik was 5 and Alf was 4.\n- Take care of your brother, Maj-Britts mother had told her.\nIn Sweden Maj-Brit was picked out by a family who only wanted her \u2013 not her brother. They were separated, but Maj-Britt did not give up until she knew where her brother was.\nA strange football\nThe high school of Kirkkonummi was built between the church and the railway station after the Soviet lease period. One day, as some boys were playing football on the yard, a man walked by and stopped, because he could not believe what he was seeing. He took the ball and brought it to the principal's office.\n- It all felt very strange, says Kaija Kangasniemi, who was principal in the school at the time.\nThe \"ball\" was a scull from the nearby graveyard, which the Soviets had dug up.\nBaaah!\nA Finnish visitor's story:\nI lived at a farm, where there were animals of all kind. Our house and the yard were big, so this is where all the children in the village gathered to play. During the war we had a Soviet prisoner of war who helped my parents on the farm and in his free time he played with us kids. One day as we were outside playing the prisoner started to run fast towards the forest. We got worried as we thought the prisoner was going to run away! But all of a sudden he turned as he was running and yelled: Baaaah!We realized that he was on his way to get the sheep that was grazing on the edge of the wood. And in a moment he was back with the sheep on a rope.\nInformation and booking:\nPhone. +358 40 5418526\nE-mail: igor@degerby.fi","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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Gibbons on the Death of Dusty Hill and the Future of ZZ Top\n\"Nobody else could sound like The Dust!\"\n\"...There have only been two lineups of Texas blues-rock institution...\"\nJuly 30, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall\nThe director of The Lobster returns with another salvo\n\"...The patriarchy gets another lashing from Yorgos Lanthimos in his...\"\nOct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten\nDrowning in Mystery on The Midnight Swim\nThe water calls to director Sarah Adina Smith\n\"...like Australian metaphysical mystery Picnic at Hanging Rock, where the characters are engulfed by the wilderness. 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{"text":"Lone Wolf - The Mirror of Death\nby Mr. Micro Ltd: Gary Patchen, David Whittaker\nAudiogenic Software Ltd\nCrash Issue 87, April 1991 (1991-03-21) page(s) 44\nBased on the solo RPG books by Joe Dever, Lone Wolf is the last Kai Master of Sommerlund and the sole survivor of the bloody massacre of his clan by the Darklords of Helgedad. He smashed the mirror known as Dhazag-Oud - The Mirror Of Death - and now stands inside the fortress of Khazan- Gor.\nAs the mirror shattered, seven unearthly creatures arose from the remains and fled to the fortress, each with a shard of the mirror. It's your task, as Lone Wolf, to explore the fortress and kill each creature, thus ending the evil power of Dhazag- Oud.\nAs a Master of Kai, you've studied four of the ancient Kai skills. Before play can begin, four skills must be chosen from Psi Surge, Mindshield, Animal Kinship, Invisibility, Sixth Sense, Divinity, Weapon Skills and Healing. It's up to you to find out which are the best skills to choose, but Sixth Sense is a must 'cos it's the only way to avoid dead ends and traps.\nAs you stomp your way through the many rooms that make up the fortress, you're attacked by many various forms of evil creature. Gargoyles spit missiles, krows swoop down and drain your energy, and evil mirror images of yourself attack without mercy. You can kick and punch your attackers, or with a press of the fire button, whip out your dirty great sword and hack a few limbs off.\nEnergy bars are the things to watch in battle. When an opponent's blow connects, your energy bar drops, and when you hit back, his drops. When your bar drops to zero, one of the wolf heads at the bottom of the status panel (there are four) turns to a skull. When all four skulls are shown, Lone Wolf dies. Thankfully, when an opponent's bar is diminished, he engages in bucket-kicking larks, too.\nIt's a long time since Audiogenic announced the imminent arrival of Lone Wolf, the computer game - about two years, in fact. According to Audiogenic, the game's been rewritten, but it looks and plays the same as the preview copy.\nThe main character is certainly big and well drawn, as are the rest at the sprites, but control response is a little on the sluggish side, annoying when trying to negotiate a particularly tricky trap. One curious feature is the ability to switch between colour and monochrome graphics modes. Useful if you're playing on a black and white telly.\nDespite the long wait, Lone Wolf is a playable slash-'em-up that I highly enjoyed; it should appeal to arcade adventurers everywhere.\nMARK ... 83%\n'I really enjoyed playing Lone Wolf. It may look like just another beat-'em-up but it has a lot more in it than that. The variety of attackers keeps you on your toes and as the number of Kai skills you can carry is restricted to four of the available eight, each game can be different! It look me a while to get started: unless you know exactly what to do and when, you can get stuck on the early screens for hours. There are annoying elements to the game. The maniac birds that fly about make you drop to the floor at the slightest touch and you can't swipe at them when you're climbing a ladder. However. Lone Wolf is an excellent game, a mixture of beat-'em-up and strategy that'll keep you glued to your computer for ages. To add an extra special touch, you get a free solo roleplaying adventure book with the game (generous, eh?)!'\nNICK ... 88%\nPresentation: 85%\nGraphics: 84%\nSound: 80%\nPlayability: 88%\nAddictivity: 89%\nOverall: 85%\nSummary: A simple but entertaining game with good variety of action.\nTranscript by Chris Bourne\nYour Sinclair Issue 65, May 1991 page(s) 58,59\nLike a meal ordered in that little out-of-the-way restaurant your friends swear by, The Mirror Of Death has been a long time coming, and it was well worth the wait.\nBased on the hit series of roleplaying gamebooks, it puts you in the soft leather and thankfully not-at-all smelly shoes of Lone Wolf - last of the Kai Masters, slayer of Gnaag, seeker of the Lorestones of Nyxator, welder of the Sommerswerd, bane of the Darklords, possessor of the handkerchief of the holder of the dagger of the wizard of the lands of the cavalier of the house of the descendants of the (slap!) ... thank you, I needed that - and bids you to exorcise the evil spirit of a nasty old sorceror by defeating 7 shadowy demons who inhabit the shards of the (sinister chords) Mirror Of Death.\nLummey.\nYou do this by hotfooting it up the sorceror's fortress, outwitting his guardians and confronting the demon on each level. Apart from your trusty sword you possess 4 Kai skills chosen from a selection of 8. These are (deep breath) the magics of Psi Surge (mental attack), Mindshield, Animal Kinship (terrify your enemies with an image of a wolf), Invisibility, Sixth Sense (avoid getting lost), Divinity (defect evil), Weapon Skills and Healing. It all requires the foresight of Nostradamus to make the appropriate 'mix', because the right skill at the right time may just save your life.\nIt's certainly not your average plotline, is it? And fortunately it translates into a 'not your average' game. The first thing you notice are the graphics. Just take a look at the screenshots! (No drooling, please.) Lonie is fabulously animated, from his 'bad-dude' stomp to his 'tactical withdrawal' roll, as well as having an amazing gravity-defying hooded cape which stays on no matter what (I thought it was his hair at first!). The supporting characters are equally stunning, from the leering, spitting gargoyles to the pesky, Krows. Background details abound, like the splintered stonework, the flickering torches, and the heavy gears that power deadly traps. The atmosphere of a dank, dangerous castle couldn't be more complete if your television set dripped slime.\nThe next boggle-trigger (Eh? Ed) is the sound (128K only, I'm afraid.) There's a praiseworthy music track, but the sound effects...! (Shiver.) They're that good! Everything makes a noise - the cawing Krows, the chains, Lonie's echoing footsteps (changing as he climbs a ladder) - I spent one game just seeing how many sounds I could discover. (Quite a lot, actually.) And last but not least, there is of course - the game. A combination of platforms-'n'-ladders and Barbarian-style fighting, there's even a bit of Monty On The Run thrown in with the choice of Kai skills (you only get to find out which the vital ones are after you've just been killed for not carrying them). It's all rather simple at first (dodge the gobbing gargoyles and the dribbly door-knockers), but things soon liven up as the first demon leaps down, and you realise that unlike most fighting games, the Speccy in Lone Wolf is rather a tough opponent. Keep doing the same move and the demon will just block you. Dither and he'll jump behind you and hack at you from there. Fight too well and he'll turn invisible! It's a nighty!\nBetween demons, the major foes are the Krows, who have a predeliction for swooping at you when you're on a ladder and you can't defend yourself. Oh, and remember, when using the marvellous mechanical lifts, keep an eye out for booby traps - usually involving lots of spikes. By the way, you're probably taking the wrong route. (And so on.)\nGRUMP!\nSo far as reservations go I've only got as far as the second demon (ahem) but it looks like each level is just more of the same, and at times it can all get quite frustrating. For example, there's one screen where, right at the beginning, you have to wait on a ladder for a Krow to go by. The trouble is, it flies so fast, that there's only one flying pattern that'll give you enough time to get to the top, and as they appear pretty randomly, you could be in for a short wait. (Short, because most of the flying patterns involve them diving straight at you!)\nBut I'm just nit-picking. If it's more of the same, there's plenty to do already, and the will-they-be-useful-or-not factor of the Kai skills jollies the game up enormously. With the wonderful presentation matched by the imaginative packaging (there's a free copy of the latest Lonie gamebook - and a darned spanky roleplayer it is too), Mirror has something - no, a heck of a lot for everyone. It's a YS 7 Raves game - Spanky, Spiffy, Skillo, Dandy, Snazzy, Wazzy and Corky!\nLife Expectancy: 85%\nInstant Appeal: 97%\nAddictiveness: 90%\nSummary: A treat for the eyes, a joy to the ears and a blinking great (but tough) arcade adventure to boot.\nAward: Your Sinclair Megagame\nSinclair User Issue 89, August 1989 page(s) 26,27\nI used to be quite a fan of Lone Wolf, you know. Back in the days when D&D was law and the written works of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone were taken as gospel. And then the first Lone Wolf computer game appeared, complete with a keyboard overlay for a rubber keyed Spectrum. It wasn't any good, though. What you got for your \u00a35.99 was the same as what you got for your \u00a31.99, except you didn't have to turn the pages.\nThe world has been crying out for one, (everso slight untruth) and it has appeared. A Lone Wolf game that not only successfully captures the spirit of the book, but also turns out to be quite a good game. Why else would we put it on our cover?\nYou are the Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Lords. The Kai Lords were a bit like Jedi Knights only they didn't carry Lightsabres and they didn't walk in mysterious ways saying things like, 'You don't need to see his identification' and 'Even though you have cut off my arm, destroyed the only family I ever knew and are now having some rather disgusting thoughts about my twin sister, I know there is good in you father'. The Kai were wiped out by the evil Zoltan (or something like that) and you have to avenge their deaths.\nYour means of revenge? To climb to the top of a tower of evil and destroy the ruler of thine enemy. The journey is a long one, through a tower so evil and twisted, it's shaped like an upside town triangle. You begin at the apex, which funnily enough happens to be at the bottom, and work your way up, via ladders and lifts, only pausing when making a decision at a junction.\nAdversaries come in the form of warriors who are mirror images of yourself (reasons being too long to explain here, why not read the book?) and bats. The bats are easily dispatched with just a swift twitch of your blade. The warriors are a little more stubborn. As you progress through the game, they get better and better at combat, near the end some are downright impossible. Or are they? Each has their own personality and requires a different strategy to dispose of.\nOther problems caused are the traps and puzzles. Traps take the form of statues that spit fire across ladders just as you are climbing, and open electric circuits, that blaze sparks as you walk past. Puzzles are usually formed by the lifts that constantly move up and down. Sometimes a series of three, maybe more have to be navigated by some well timed jumps, which aren't easy to come by. I have to tell you. It takes a great deal of patience just to wait for the right moment.\nGraphically, the game reminds me of nothing more than Psygnosis' Barbarian right down to the flip scrolling. The only real difference between the two being that the backdrops on LW are much more attractive and atmospheric. All the little touches are there, from the busty statuettes to the skulls on poles.\nSound is just a little on the basic side, but with a game this size, I can't say that surprises me. Spot FX do their purpose, though I was a little disappointed by the lack of a tune.\nYet another enjoyable arcade adventure romp through the land of make believe. Fun, and it's size almost guarantees lengthy periods of play. Now, where did I put my ton-fun?\nLabel: ASL\nAuthor: In-house\nMemory: 48K\/128K\nJoystick: various\nReviewer: Tony Dillon\nLastability: 85%\nSummary: Fabbo samurai arcade adventurey thingey. It's Oh Kai!\nSinclair User Issue 112, June 1991 page(s) 16,17\nMystic adventure role playing games may not grab everyone by the short and curlies, indeed many players will draw a definite line of preference between RPG's and all action shoot 'em ups or beat 'em ups. However, methinks Lone Wolf: The Mirror Of Death, might just satisfy both factions of computer gamer.\nDon't get me wrong though, this is definitely a grab your sword and smash some skuHs type of game. Its advantages lying in the fact that, unlike other platform beat 'em ups. there are no opportunities to pick up weapons or life icons during the game, instead you must choose four special Kai skills out of a total of eight before the quest begins and believe me, Wolfie will be in it deep and smelly if you don't choose the right combination. The sound, which includes spooky wind, the clanging of crossed swords, the vile screeching of Krows, (fiendish birds of prey), and the dull thud of a thump in the gnashers, also adds tremendous atmosphere. This combined with good graphics makes it very easy to get involved with what our hero is doing.\nLone Wolf is definitely the main man, (Andrea reckons he's a hunk); as strong as Arnie with as many moves as Vanilla Ice. He is the \"last of the Kai masters of Sommerland\", a mystic warrior, who must carry out a mission against an ancient enemy, the evil sorcerer, Gozrazh (Garth??), who has hidden one of the seven lorestones of Nyxator, in the tower of Kozan-Gor. As the last Kai warrior you have pledged to regain possession of these stones. The tower is guarded by a Mirror Of Death which was shattered into seven shards. Each of these sharas, now fashioned as swords, are wielded by unearthly creatures who protect the tower by taking on the form of an intruder's dark side, meaning ol' Lone Wolf ends up fighting evil shadows of himself.\nThe level of control provided for your character is quite impressive, with eight detailed attacking and defensive manoeuvres that all need practice. A good joystick is very useful here but it's still manageable with an average joystick or the keyboard.\nThe game play is deceptively easy at first so beware of your opponents on later levels, remember they are mirrors of yourself so they have the same Kai skills available, and can freeze you with a psi surge or become invisible during combat. For this reason your initial choice of Kai skills should change as you become a slashing highlander type swordsman, replacing offensive skills with defensive skills, to counteract those your opponents are using.\nThere are seven guardians to defeat, loads of disgustin' gargoyle spit to avoid, hundreds of krows trying to peck your bonce, and a variety of death wheels and other devices to avoid, so go to it laddie, and remember, the ancient ones are watching!\nLabel: Audiogenic\nPrice: \u00a310.99 Tape, \u00a314.99 Disk\nReviewer: Alan Dykes\nGarth Sez: 'It's almost embarrassing these days to give Audiogenic yet another award for a piece of software. But maybe the embarrassment should lie with the big software houses for falling to put any real work into their Spectrum games.\nAndrea Sez: 'This might not be my normal sit-down-and-shoot the buggers to bits type of game - the control system takes some time to master - but once familiarised, there are a wealth of movements that can be made.\nSummary: Super platform adventure game that gives lots of enjoyment and lastability that comes from developing skill, judgement and plain old kicking ass.\nAll information in this page is provided by ZXSR instead of ZXDB","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Vietnam makes no progress with freedom of religion, which remains tightly controlled. Vietnam is among countries with the greatest diversity...\nTwo months after journalist Pham Doan Trang's arrest, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently launched a campaign calling for her unconditional release. The campaign includes a petition...\nHuman Rights3 months ago\nLegal Briefing On Democracy Activist Pham Thi Doan Trang's Arrest\nPham Thi Doan Trang, a leading democracy activist and a prominent Vietnamese journalist, was arrested on October 6, 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City by Vietnamese...\nThien An Abbey \u2013 45 Years Under The Government's Fist\n\"Thien An\" means \"heavenly peace\", but the Catholic monks here have never lived in peace. In the 45 years since Saigon fell to the Communists in...\nVietnam: What Does The Government Committee For Religious Affairs Do With More Than 64 Billion Dong Every Year?\nThis article was first published on 06\/21\/2020 in Vietnamese by Luat Khoa Magazine with Th\u00e1i Thanh as the author. The English translation was first published by the US-Vietnam...\nThis Land Is Our Land: 100 Years Of Blood Spilled Over Land Rights In Vietnam\nA 100 years have passed in Vietnam, but the people continue to shed their blood over the ownership of their land. We all wish to live...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Brick Restoration\nFa\u00e7ade Inspection\nFa\u00e7ade Structural Repair\nLimestone Restoration\nRestoration Cleaning\nSealant Replacement\nTerra Cotta Restoration\nField Staff Job Application\nNews | September 20, 2017\nChicago Shakespeare Theater's The Yard Opens at Navy Pier\nThe Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) new, innovative theater at Navy Pier, opened September 12.\nIntroducing a new trend in theatrical architecture, The Yard combines adaptive reuse with innovation in flexible design. Bulley & Andrews (B&A) constructed the new theater, working alongside CST and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), to bring this impressive new performance space to life.\n\"The Yard is forward-thinking and responsive\u2013and a fitting expression of the theater that Chicago Shakespeare has become,\" said Criss Henderson, CST's Executive Director. \"The versatility of the space means that it is perfectly suited to the widest range of our work: from large-scale musicals and new commissioned works, to international imports and programs for young audiences, and, of course, bold imaginings of Shakespeare's plays and the classics.\"\nComplex Construction\nTo create the revolutionary new space, elements of the underutilized former Skyline Stage on Navy Pier were repurposed, transforming it into a fully enclosed, indoor theater. The new, 33,000 square-foot expansion connects through a spectacular, two-level glass lobby to CST's existing building. Significantly reducing energy costs for the Theater, the two-story lobby curtain wall was fabricated with 3,200 square feet of electrochromic SageGlass\u00ae, which adjusts the windows' level of opacity depending upon the level of sunlight (akin to transition lenses used in eyeglasses). When the glass is at its most opaque, the Theater's curved fa\u00e7ade is virtually mirror-like \u2014 reflecting the stunning views of the Chicago skyline and lakefront.\nConstruction of The Yard began in March 2016 and was completed by B&A in a whirlwind 18 months. More than 200 architects, engineers and designers, and 400 construction workers contributed to the complex build, which incorporated 2,500 tons of concrete, 375 tons of steel and 15 miles of electrical conduit. Eighteen 95-foot-long micropiles were driven into the lake's bedrock below Navy Pier to support the additional weight of the new structure. The fully enclosed, year-round theater chamber was constructed below the iconic white tent with exacting engineering specifications, resulting in less than six inches of clearance at the narrowest point between the steel beams and tent canopy.\nThe construction timelapse video below showcases the complex nature and expert coordination The Yard project required.\nDynamic Design\nThe Yard features a first in flexible design: nine audience seating towers \u2014 each the size of a London double-decker bus, stood upright \u2014 which can be rearranged in a wide array of configurations, with audience capacities ranging from 150 to 850. Between productions, compressed air skid technology (commonly utilized in industrial and aeronautical settings) lifts each of the 35,000-pound towers 3\/8 of an inch off of the ground on a bed of air, allowing them to be moved and repositioned by a three-person team.\n\"Nothing is more thrilling to theater-makers than flexibility,\" noted Artistic Director Barbara Gaines. \"The adaptable platform of The Yard gives artists a theatrical 'blank slate' in which to shape their work without the physical constraints of a fixed footprint\u2013and gives audiences an exciting, new perspective from their seats for each production.\"\nThe Yard's towers were pioneered especially for this design under the direction of CST's Criss Henderson and Charcoalblue's Andy Hayles, and fabricated by Montreal-based ShowCanada (best known for its work with Cirque du Soleil and on large-scale theatrical events like the Olympic Opening Ceremonies). These complex structures (each measuring 12\u2032 deep x 18\u2032 wide x 37\u2032 tall) house extensive theatrical technology, and connect into a network of HVAC components and sprinkler systems to provide maximum audience comfort and safety. Additional modular main-floor seating risers and custom-built stage decking complete each configuration.\nThis dynamic design makes The Yard the most flexible theater in the world.\n\"The Yard, an innovative, immersive theater, will create electrifying performances and inspire all who walk through its doors,\" said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. \"I am thrilled that Chicago Shakespeare now houses three world-renowned venues that will attract audiences from our city and cities around the world.\"\n1755 West Armitage Avenue\n\u00a9 2022 Bulley & Andrews, LLC. All rights reserved. Bulley & Andrews, BAMR, BACR, and associated logos are registered trademarks of Bulley & Andrews, LLC.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Shooting at Virginia Tech Campus; News Spreads on Social Media\nBy Alex Fitzpatrick 2011-12-08 15:14:47 UTC\nThe Virginia Tech campus, scene of a horrific shooting back in 2007, reported that shots were fired on campus again Thursday at 1 p.m. ET.\nUSA Today was the first major outlet to tweet the story to its nearly 205,200 followers. Other media quickly followed suit, and news about the shooting has been spreading over Twitter for the past several hours. As of 2:20 p.m. ET, campus paper The Collegiate Times' website was down, and the paper has since been relying on Facebook and Twitter to share news with its readership.\nFollow Mashable as we bring you the latest tweets and other digital media uploaded from the Virginia Tech campus:\nView the story \"Virginia Tech Shooting\" on Storify]\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, wellphoto\nTopics: Facebook, journalism, Twitter, U.S., World, virginia tech shootings","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"RETIRED PROFESSOR\nORDAINED MINISTER\nEXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE IN:\nHISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT &\nCHRISTIAN ETHICS &\nSPIRITUAL FORMATION &\nRHETORIC & COMMUNICATION\nDr. Roger D. Duke\nThe Inverted Christian\nDr. Roger D Duke\nJESUS CALMED THE SEA: HE CAN ALSO CALM YOUR HEART!\n(of the Man from Galilee)\nHear Ocean Sing Their Hit Song: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nh4Y9lT75Kw\nThis song is by Ocean and appears on the album Put Your Hand In The Hand (1971) and on the compilation Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 4 (1990).\nPut your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea\nTake a look at yourself and you can look at others differently By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee Every time I look into the Holy Book I want to tremble (tremble) Or when I read about the part where the carpenter cleared the temple (temple) For the buyers and the sellers were no different fellas than what I profess to be And it causes me shame to know we're not the people we should be So, put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee My mama taught me how to pray before I reached the age of seven She said, \"there'll come a time when there'll probably be room in heaven\" But I'm feeling kinda guilty 'bout the number of times to do what we must do But we forget what he said, then we figure that he'll still make room So, you gotta put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee Everybody come along Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water (Who stilled the water) Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea (Who calmed the sea)\nTake a look at yourself and you can look at others differently\nBy putting your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee.\nWriter\/s: GENE MAC LELLAN Publisher: Sony\/ATV Music Publishing LLC\nCitations for above: https:\/\/lyrics.fandom.com\/wiki\/Ocean:Put_Your_Hand_In_The_Hand and https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/lyrics\/ocean\/put-your-hand-in-the-hand\nSongfacts: Stories behind the song's lyrics.\nInternet source: https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/ocean\/put-your-hand-in-the-hand\nToronto, Canada's quintet Ocean featured singer Janice Morgan, singer-keyboardist Greg Brown, bassist Jeff Jones, guitarist Dave Tamblyn and drummer Charles Slater. Their first single, \"Put Your Hand in the Hand,\" a #2 pop hit in America in 1971, was written by Gene MacLellan, who'd played with Robbie Robertson in both the Consuls and the Suedes.\nSeveral singles followed during the early '70s, but none were as popular as the debut. Ocean disbanded in 1975. version of Robbie Robertson's \"The Stones That I Throw,\" originally released on a Levon and The Hawks single in 1965, was included on Put Your Hand In The Hand.\nThe album was re-released as a budget CD on the Unidisc label in 2000. On their second album, Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance, Ocean did a version of The Band's \"Just Another Whistle Stop\" from Stage Fright.\nThe narrator realizes she's no different than the sinners in the Bible, recalling when Jesus, who worked as a carpenter, chastised merchants for selling goods in the temple (Matthew 21:12-17 and John 2:13-22). Morgan trembles as \"the sellers were no different fellas than what I profess to be. \"The song also references when Jesus calmed the sea in Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, and Luke 8:22-25.\nDuring a storm that threatened to overturn their boat, the panicked apostles woke Jesus and begged him to help. Jesus didn't see what all the fuss was about and simply commanded the waves to be still. He asked his disciples, \"Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?\"\nOcean was not a gospel group and didn't feel a strong connection to the religious aspect of the song. According to Greg Brown, they were hesitant to release the single. \"We were concerned that it might give the group a gospel image,\" he explained in the book Axes, Chops, and Hot Licks. They were right. The group was typecast as a gospel rock band thanks to the Jesus-themed debut.\n\"The 'Realness' of Prayer\"-Henri Nouwen On Prayer\n\"JESUS PRAYS FOR PETER\u2014AND YOU & ME!\"\n\"Are You Confessing Your Sins\" Asked The Rev. Dr. John Gill?\n\u00a9 2020 by Roger Duke","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Philadelphia officials announce return to limited indoor dining on Jan. 16\nBy Shawnette Wilson\nFOX 29's Shawnette Wilson spoke with Philadelphia restaurant owners who are thrilled that indoor dining will resume on Jan. 16 in the city.\nPHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials have announced that restaurants can reopen to limited dining during the pandemic Tuesday.\nOfficials delayed reopening restaurants until the COVID-19 cases surge settled down.\nHowever, there are restrictions still for restaurants that wish to reopen. Restaurants must only operate with 25% of approved occupancy limits, they can only allow a maximum table size of four people, and household members only per table.\nEveryone must wear masks at all times unless they're seated at a table and eating. Servers must wear masks and face shields.\n\"We're going to open on Tuesday. We're getting everything together,\" said Michael Clark as he briefed his staff about the scaled back return to indoor dining in Philly. He owns Reef Restaurant and Lounge. It's a staple in Caribbean cuisine in South Philly at Third and South.\n\"Our staff was ready and waiting to come back,\" said Clark. After the last shutdown of indoor dining last November, he tried take-out and delivery for a bit but decided to close. He says it wasn't enough to stay afloat. While others around him continued even with outdoor seating through winter.\n\"It wasn't going to work for us. We attempted to at the best that we could do just to maintain even if we were going to just maintain our staff. But it was costing us,\" he said.\nIndoor catered events and indoor social gatherings of any size are still forbidden, according to health commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley.\nStarting Jan. 19, certain Free Library of Philadelphia locations will reopen to the public, according to Mayor Kenney. People will be allowed to reference desk services, access wifi, and computers, and borrow books.\nOfficials had previously announced sweeping restrictions back in November that were set to expire at 8 a.m. on Jan. 4, but due to a continued spike in cases, restrictions on indoor dining remained.\nCertain businesses were allowed to resume operating on Jan. 4., including museums, outdoor sports, gyms, in-person learning for high schools, and outdoor catered events.\nFULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS\nGov Tom Wolf eased restrictions on indoor dining in Pennsylvania on Jan. 4. Philadelphia has acted independently from the rest of the state for most of the pandemic.\nHealth Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said they were allotted 9,500 vials of the Moderna vaccine and 9,057 viles of Pfizer vaccine. Vaccinations continued at hospitals as well as at different mass centers and sites around the city in order to increase the number of people vaccinated.\nThe city announced that there are 637 new cases of the coronavirus bringing a total of 98,215 since the beginning of the pandemic.\nRouge debuts 'The Lodge at Rouge' to create cabin-esque feel for patrons\nFOX 29's Jenn Fred has the details on Rittenhouse Square.\nCoronavirus Restrictions: What you need to know in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware\nWhat does emergency use for a coronavirus vaccine mean?\nUS COVID-19 testing strained again heading into holiday season\nSign up for emails from FOX 29, including our daily Good Day Digest\nIndoor dining resumes in Philadelphia with restrictions on Saturday\nPhilly restaurant icon, owner of Ms. Tootsie's passes away at 57","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Part of HuffPost Tech. \u00a92022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.\nA Beautiful Mind: Is Neuroscience the Future of Advertising?\nAt the end of the day, the mind is a fascinating tool and what drives human decision-making will continue to keep marketers up at night - whether we understand the brain or not.\nJon Buss\nManaging Director of Experian's Digital Marketing business\n31\/07\/2015 07:32am BST | Updated July 27, 2016\nEvery year a new buzzword enters the marketing industry and one of this year's new entrants is 'neuromarketing'. By definition, neuromarketing comes from neuroscience - the study of the brain. When coupled with marketing it's a research method that studies a person's neuro responses or patterns when exposed to particular advertisement or image. Herbert Krugman, one the advertising masterminds of the mad men era, was one of the first to look at a consumer's brain activity and behaviour towards televisions ads. It was revolutionary at the time, but advances in technology and algorithms used to analyse data today have breathed new life into the practice. Whether it's measuring emotional response through electroencephalogram (EEG) testing or brain scans using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure changes in brain activity in specific areas of the mind, neuromarketing is the one method that has the industry talking - whether they buy into its effectiveness or not.\nSo why are marketers jumping on the neuromarketing bandwagon now? In the last 5 years, advances in technology and data analytics have ushered in a new wave of marketing for brands. Cookies alone, have created a digital footprint of consumers that allows brands to gain access to real-time data about a person's browsing and purchasing habits. While it has led to much more personalised online experiences for consumers, it's also increased saturation. Consumers are now on auto pilot when it comes to responding to the images being thrown at them and have become desensitised to the point where, according to Google, more than half of ads aren't seen.\nIn a recent study conducted by Criteo and Censuswide, a third of the British public only recall seeing one ad a day and know instantly whether they love or hate a brand. It's no longer enough to serve up personalised ads, brands need to start understanding how to appeal to the emotional triggers and subconscious in a way that will make consumers stop and click. That's where neuromarketing comes in.\nMajor online retailers such as ASOS, John Lewis and Next have used psychological stimulants on their websites to entice consumers to stay online for longer or add an item to their online shopping cart, with great effect. While other brands have used it for brand positioning to gain an understanding of how consumers will respond emotionally to certain marketing and advertising campaigns.\nKFC is a great example. With a saturated market of fast food chains and the increasing importance of 'healthy living' for today's consumers, the business is fighting for market share - despite being such an iconic brand. This year marks its 50th anniversary and using neurostudies of consumer behaviour it's repositioning to appeal to the emotions of its restaurant goers - focusing less on the love of their product and more on the love of the brand. That's permeated through its latest TV ad campaigns, digital and will be seen via a revamp in stores as well. It's worked for the likes of McDonalds and Weight Watchers, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out for KFC.\nWhen it comes to online advertising, neuromarketing is still in its infancy and some experts believe it can be misleading. Clinical psychologist Vaughn Bell, claims that neuromarketing is a legitimate research area of cognitive science, but the results are 'abstract and ultra-focused' - making them far from applicable in everyday use. Eye tracking technology is often placed under the neuromarketing umbrella, but it's not technically a brain response test. True understanding of neuromarketing is fairly limited in the marketing world, and for me, I have yet to see it used in a way that produces real-time results that shed light on what's driving consumer decisions.\nThe Censuswide and Criteo study looked into the British public's attitudes towards online advertising and shopping revealed that colour, personalisation, and repetition emerged as the most common elements that convert consumers from browser to buyer.\nRenowned web psychologist and author of Webs of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion, Natalie Nahai believes that colour is a powerful persuasion tool online. According to the study only 24 per cent of respondents said they were most attracted to the colour red, yet over half said they were attracted to flash sales and offers - which are more often than not red. An indication that our subconscious is driving our desire to click.\nIt's not just neuromarketing, emotional response testing has become a staple in the marketing research toolkit. Facial coding, for example, is edging out in front of some of the other methods such as eye tracking and being used by top agencies like Millward Brown. It's the ability to monitor and test emotional responses based entirely on facial reactions and is often used before marketing content is launched to gauge consumers' subconscious reaction. While these automated methods of emotional tracking are great insight tools, what's missing is the 'why' consumers are reacting that way or what exactly in the ad has caused it? It's all subjective and no one has the silver bullet - yet.\nWhatever the future holds for the industry, personalisation will remain at the heart of effective advertising. Consumers want to be seen as individuals rather than grouped by gender or trendy demographic clusters such as millennials or baby boomers. And as consumers become more sophisticated about online tracking methods, it's our responsibility to do so in a way that is rooted in integrity, transparency and gives consumers an opportunity to opt-in or out. Otherwise it can have a damaging impact for us all.\nneuromarketingadvertisementBig DataTargeted advertisingOnline Advertising","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"About Radio Marsyangdi\nB.S. The development of journalism in Nepal after the restoration of democracy in 2046 BS led to a flood of infrastructure construction and publication. In 2054 BS, Radio Sagarmatha started broadcasting independent radio for the first time in South Asia. In the days that followed, a wave of independent radios was established across the country. Radio Marshyangdi is one of the more than 200 community radios currently operating in Nepal.\nThe history of journalism in Lamjung is not so old. The Center for Community Development and Communication (CCDC) has started broadcasting the first community radio Marsyangdi in Lamjung on April 20, 2008, with the objective of establishing the right to information of the people by involving the overall development activities of the district. Due to the lack of funds, we started broadcasting from the studio made of egg crack and a small bag. In the days that followed, on the one hand, the enthusiasm and awareness of working in mothers' groups and clubs increased, and on the other hand, we began to receive emotional and financial support.\nAfter the beginning of social work in the field of mass communication in the district, there was great support from people of all walks of life. As a result, Lamjunge has become a centre of trust. The radio, which started broadcasting from 4 hours a day, is currently broadcasting 17 hours of local, national and international news, informative, awareness-raising and entertaining programs targeting children, women, adults, old and young, interviews, dialogues, songs, music and information on current affairs. Is Among the seven news bulletins of local production, the news is being broadcast in Gurung and Tamang languages. Similarly, it has been giving space to the listeners through SMS service, public voice, report and live conversation. Radio Marsyangdi is also available to listen to live on the Internet at www.radiomarsyangdi.org.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"Hull's year as UK city of culture has been described as a \"rip-roaring, awe-inspiring success\" by Arts Council England, and organisers and civic leaders have promised to build on its legacy in 2018. The port city in east Yorkshire was the UK's second city of culture, after Derry became the first in 2013. Hull's tenure has been widely praised and is estimated to have provided an economic boost worth more than the bid's forecast of \u00a360m.\"\n\"One of the most memorable days I've spent so far in my time as chief executive of Arts Council England happened in Hull back in July. Wearing my blue, purple and pink uniform, I became a Hull UK City of Culture 2017 volunteer for the day, joining hundreds of people from Hull who have given up their time over the past twelve months in the name of art and culture.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ARTICLE 1. SUBJECT\nThe acquisition of a good or service through this site implies unreserved acceptance by the buyer of these terms and conditions of sale.\nAS'ART reserves the right to modify its conditions of sale at any time. In this case, the applicable conditions will be those in force at the date of the order by the buyer.\nARTICLE 2. COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS\nAll the texts and images presented on the AS'ART website are reserved, for the whole world, under copyright and intellectual property rights; their reproduction, even partial, is strictly forbidden.\nARTICLE 3. PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF SALES OFFERS\nIn the event of an order for several products, one or more of which have a delivery time indicated on the product sheet, the entire order will be shipped by default at the end of this delivery time.\nIn the event of an order for a product that has become unavailable, the customer will be informed of this unavailability as soon as possible by e-mail or telephone of the delivery of a partial order or the cancellation of the order. A product substitution may be proposed to the customer, often by telephone; in case of absence, an email will then be sent. If the debit has already taken place at the time of the information given on the unavailability of the product, a request for reimbursement of the sums involved is made: an email is then sent to the customer on this subject. Following this request, the period for which the bank account is credited is 14 days according to the law in force.\nARTICLE 4. PRODUCT PRICES\nPrices are indicated in euros, all taxes included, excluding shipping costs. The amount of the shipping costs appears on the screen at the end of the selection of the different products by the customer.\nThe prices indicated do not include the costs of order processing, transport and delivery provided that they take place in the geographical areas provided for below.\nAS'ART may modify its range of products and price list at any time, without this modification affecting orders that have been previously confirmed.\nARTICLE 5. ORDER\nBy clicking on the \"Order\" button during the ordering process, the customer declares that he\/she fully and unreservedly accepts all the present General Terms and Conditions of Sale. The data recorded by www.asart.fr constitutes proof of all transactions between www.asart.fr and its customers. www.asart.fr will systematically confirm your order and then its dispatch by email.\nARTICLE 6. TERMS OF PAYMENT\nPayment for purchases is made in two ways, by bank transfer to the Caisse d'Epargne account or by credit card with STRIPE or by Paypal.\nARTICLE 7. DELIVERY\nThe products will be sent to the delivery address indicated by the buyer during the ordering process, only within the agreed geographical area. The participation in the processing and shipping costs is inclusive of all taxes.\nAS'ART delivers packages anywhere in metropolitan France and to European Union countries.\nThe risks are borne by the purchaser from the moment the products have left AS'ART's premises.\nDelivery costs are calculated according to 3 geographical areas:\n\u2013 Metropolitan France: A minimum delivery charge of 5\u20ac, beyond this the delivery charges are 5% of the total amount of the products, including all taxes.\n\u2013 Border and neighbouring countries: A minimum delivery charge of 12\u20ac, over and above this the delivery charge is 10% of the total amount of the products, including VAT (Belgium, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal).\n\u2013 Scandinavian countries and the rest of Europe: minimum delivery charge of 25\u20ac, beyond that the shipping costs are 20% of the total amount of the products, including tax.\nARTICLE 8. SHIPPING TIMES\nThe delivery times correspond to the processing and delivery times, themselves calculated according to the date of receipt of the goods. These times also vary according to the destination and do not include public holidays and weekends. As from the exercise of the right of cancellation, AS'ART will reimburse the amount within 14 working days.\nIn case of partial delivery, this right will only concern the undelivered balance of the order.\nEach delivery is deemed to be made as soon as the product is made available to the client by the carrier, as evidenced by the control system used by the carrier. It is the recipient's responsibility to check shipments on arrival and to make any reservations and claims that appear justified, or even to refuse the package if it is likely to have been opened or if it bears obvious signs of deterioration. The said reservations and complaints must be sent to the carrier by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within three days of receipt. a copy should be sent to contact@asart.fr.\nIf the products delivered do not comply in kind or in quality with the specifications indicated in the delivery note, the customer must, on pain of forfeiture, make his complaints within eight days after delivery.\nARTICLE 9. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP \/ SAV\nIn case of delay, breakage, missing or for any other question, the customer can contact the team from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on 03 60 47 00 16 or by email: contact@asart.fr.\nARTICLE 10. RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL\nAll products sold benefit from the \"satisfied or reimbursed\" clause for 14 days from the date of delivery in accordance with the provisions of the French Consumer Code, article L 121-21, provided that the product has not suffered any damage and is in its original packaging.\nYou must first contact AS'ART at the following email address: contact@asart.fr.\nThe return will be made to the following address, unless otherwise specified:\nAS'ART, 8 rue de Beaumarais, 60129 Glaignes.\nRefunds to the customer will be made within 14 days of receipt of the goods as a result of exercising the right of withdrawal.\nThe right of retraction is also exercised as soon as the order is placed and before the logistical processing of the package. In this case, the order is simply cancelled.\nNo cash on delivery return will be accepted for any reason whatsoever.\nThis right of retraction can never be exercised if the products delivered have obviously been used for a long time (more than a few minutes).\nThe products must be returned properly protected, in their original packaging, in perfect condition for resale (undamaged, damaged or soiled by the customer) accompanied by any accessories, instructions for use and documentation to the address indicated above, accompanied by the original sales invoice, of which the customer will keep a copy.\nPackages for which no information is provided to identify the sender (order number, e-mail, surname, first name, address) will not be accepted.\nIn the case of a bulky object, the object must be packed in the same way as when it was delivered, on a pallet if it was delivered in this way.\nThe costs and risks related to the return of the product are the responsibility of the sender.\nARTICLE 11. LEGAL GUARANTEE FOR HIDDEN DEFECTS\nAll products supplied by the seller benefit from the legal guarantee provided by articles 1641 and following of the Civil Code. In the event of hidden defects in a product sold, it may be returned to the seller who will take it back, exchange it or reimburse it.\nARTICLE 12. LIABILITY\nThe seller, in the process of selling online, is only bound by an obligation of means; its liability cannot be engaged for any damage resulting from the use of the Internet network such as loss of data, intrusion, virus, break in service, or other involuntary problems.\nARTICLE 13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY\nAll elements of the AS'ART website are and remain the exclusive intellectual property of AS'ART. No one is authorised to reproduce, exploit, redistribute or use for any purpose whatsoever, even partially, elements of the site, whether software, visual or sound. Any simple link or hypertext link is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of AS'ART.\nARTICLE 14. PERSONAL DATA\nIn accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978, amended in 2004, you have the right to access and rectify any information concerning you, which you can exercise by contacting us by enclosing a copy of your identity document by post: AS'ART, 8 rue de Beaumarais, 60129 Glaignes.\nFinally, you also have the possibility to unsubscribe from the newsletters offered by www.asart.fr by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page in the last newsletter you received.\nYour bank details are never in our possession. Transactions are entirely processed by Stripe, Paypal or our bank.\nARTICLE 15. ARCHIVING\nAS'ART will archive purchase orders and invoices on a reliable and durable medium constituting a true copy in accordance with the provisions of Article 1348 of the Civil Code. AS'ART's computerised registers will be considered by the parties as proof of communications, orders, payments and transactions between the parties.\nARTICLE 16. LIABILITY \u2013 DISPUTES \u2013 APPLICABLE LAW\nAS'ART cannot be held responsible for the non-performance of the contract concluded in the event of stock shortage or unavailability of the product, force majeure, disruption or total or partial strike, particularly of the postal services and means of transport and\/or communications, flood, fire.\nIn the event of a dispute, the customer should first contact www.asart.fr to obtain an amicable solution. By default, only the courts of Paris are competent, regardless of the place of delivery and the methods of payment accepted.\nThese general terms and conditions of sale in French will be executed and interpreted in accordance with French law. Any dispute that may arise in connection with its validity, interpretation or execution will be submitted to the Courts of Paris, which are expressly attributed exclusive jurisdiction.\nAS'ART reserves the right to modify the general terms and conditions of sale. Clients who do not wish their contractual relations to be governed by the new version of the general terms and conditions of sale, must notify AS'ART and, from the date on which the new version takes effect, they must cease using the services www.asart.fr. In the event that any of the terms of the general conditions of sale are considered illegal or unenforceable by a court decision, the other provisions will remain in force.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00bb Home \u00bb Croatian Heroes \u00bb Michael J. Novosel of Croatian origin recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving 5589 wounded people\n\u00bb Home \u00bb People \u00bb Michael J. Novosel of Croatian origin recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving 5589 wounded people\n\u00bb Home \u00bb In Memoriam \u00bb Michael J. Novosel of Croatian origin recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving 5589 wounded people\n\u00bb Home \u00bb Education \u00bb Michael J. Novosel of Croatian origin recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving 5589 wounded people\n\u00bb Home \u00bb Awards \u00bb Michael J. Novosel of Croatian origin recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving 5589 wounded people\nMichael J. Novosel of Croatian origin recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving 5589 wounded people\nBy Nenad N. Bach and Darko \u017dubrini\u0107 | Published 05\/5\/2019 | Croatian Heroes , People , In Memoriam , Education , Awards | Unrated\nHe received a rare honor for a living hero when the main street at Fort Rucker, Alabama was renamed \"Novosel Street\"\nMichael J. Novosel\nMichael J. Novosel Sr. (September 3, 1922 - April 2, 2006) of Enterprise, Alabama served in the United States military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He flew the B-29 Superfortress bomber in World War II. In order to serve in the Vietnam War, he gave up the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve and became a chief warrant officer in the Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his bravery in conducting a medical evacuation under fire in the Vietnam War.\nNovosel was born in Etna, Pennsylvania, the son of Croatian immigrants, and he grew up during the Great Depression. He joined the Army Air Corps at age 19, just ten months prior to Pearl Harbor, and he was a captain by 1945 flying B-29 Superfortress bombers in the war against Japan. He left the service for a brief time due to reductions in force after the war, and he settled in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to raise his family.\nNovosel joined the Air Force Reserve and went back on active duty to serve his country during the Korean War. He left the service again in 1953 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve in 1955.\nIn 1963, Novosel was working as a commercial airline pilot when he decided to return to active military duty. By then, he was 41 and the Air Force did not have space for any more officers in the upper ranks. He made the decision to give up his rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force to join the Army and fly helicopters as a chief warrant officer (CW4) with the elite Special Forces Aviation Section. He served his first tour in Vietnam flying medevac helicopters (Dustoff) with the 283rd Medical Detachment. His second tour in Vietnam was with the 82nd Medical Detachment. During that war, Novosel flew 2,543 missions and extracted 5,589 wounded personnel, among them his own son Michael J. Novosel Jr. The following week, Michael Jr. returned the favor by extracting his father after he was shot down.\nOn the morning of October 2, 1969, Novosel set out to evacuate a group of South Vietnamese soldiers who were surrounded by several thousand North Vietnamese light infantry near the Cambodian border. Radio communication was lost and the soldiers had expended their ammunition. Without air cover or fire support, Novosel flew at low altitude under continuous enemy fire. He skimmed the ground with his helicopter while his medic and crew chief yanked the wounded men on board. He completed 15 hazardous extractions, was wounded in a barrage of enemy fire, and momentarily lost control of his helicopter, but when it was over, he had rescued 29 men. He completed his tour in March 1970.\nNovosel retired as the senior warrant officer with the Warrant Officer Candidate Program in 1985. He had been a military aviator for 42 years and was the last World War II military aviator in the U.S. to remain on active flying duty. He accumulated 12,400 military flying hours, including 2,038 in combat. He remained active in the military community while residing in Enterprise, Alabama during his retirement, and he was frequently invited as an honored guest for military lectures and ceremonies throughout the nation. He co-piloted the liftoff of the In the Shadow of the Blade mission in 2002. His book Dustoff - The Memoir of an Army Aviator was published in 1999.\nNovosel was diagnosed with a recurrent cancer in November 2005, and he underwent a series of highly successful treatments at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The cancer tumor was greatly reduced in December 2005 and January 2006. In February, he concluded chemotherapy and other treatments and waited to regain strength in preparation for surgery on March 7. His prognosis appeared excellent, yet he never fully recovered from the shock of the surgery. He died on April 2, 2006 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on April 13.\nIn 1971, President Richard Nixon placed the Medal of Honor around Novosel's neck, the nation's highest award for valor in combat. Among his many other awards, he received the Distinguished Service Cross (which was later upgraded to the MOH), Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart. He was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in 1975. Upon his retirement, he received a rare honor for a living hero when the main street at Fort Rucker, Alabama was renamed \"Novosel Street.\" He also received the Distinguished Service Medal during his retiring ceremony.\nMedal of Honor citation\nRank and organization: Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army, 82d Medical Detachment, 45th Medical Company, 68th Medical Group.\nPlace and date: Kien Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam, October 2, 1969. Entered service at: Kenner, La. Born: September 3, 1922, Etna, Pa.\nFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. CWO Novosel, 82d Medical Detachment, distinguished himself while serving as commander of a medical evacuation helicopter. He unhesitatingly maneuvered his helicopter into a heavily fortified and defended enemy training area where a group of wounded Vietnamese soldiers were pinned down by a large enemy force. Flying without gunship or other cover and exposed to intense machinegun fire, CWO Novosel was able to locate and rescue a wounded soldier. Since all communications with the beleaguered troops had been lost, he repeatedly circled the battle area, flying at low level under continuous heavy fire, to attract the attention of the scattered friendly troops. This display of courage visibly raised their morale, as they recognized this as a signal to assemble for evacuation. On 6 occasions he and his crew were forced out of the battle area by the intense enemy fire, only to circle and return from another direction to land and extract additional troops. Near the end of the mission, a wounded soldier was spotted close to an enemy bunker. Fully realizing that he would attract a hail of enemy fire, CWO Novosel nevertheless attempted the extraction by hovering the helicopter backward. As the man was pulled on aboard, enemy automatic weapons opened fire at close range, damaged the aircraft and wounded CWO Novosel. He momentarily lost control of the aircraft, but quickly recovered and departed under the withering enemy fire. In all, 15 extremely hazardous extractions were performed in order to remove wounded personnel. As a direct result of his selfless conduct, the lives of 29 soldiers were saved. The extraordinary heroism displayed by CWO Novosel was an inspiration to his comrades in arms and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.\nSource Wikipedia\nPeter Tomich 1893-1941 recipient of the Medal of Honor for his courage at Pearl Harbour in 1941\nLouis Cukela recipient of USA Navy and Army Medals of Honor during WWI\nAdmiral Lunney continues with Peter Tomich's story in The American Legion\nRear-Admiral J. 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{"text":"GLOBE TRADE SERVICES\nU.S. Customs Broker\/ Freight Forwarder\nGlobe Trade Services is a full service U.S. customs broker & freight forwarder, providing logistics management, warehousing\/distribution, trade consulting & import\/export services to companies engaged in international trade.\nGlobe Trade is headquartered in Otay Mesa, San Diego, California approximately 2 blocks away from the Otay Mesa U.S. Port of Entry on the Mexican border.\nGlobe Trade was established in early 2005 by Roberto Gallegos, after having spent a decade as the corporate licensed customs broker for the brokerage division of a major Japanese electronics company. In that position Mr. Gallegos, who obtained his broker license in early 1994 (license No. 1416), gained valuable experience in many aspects of international trade such as NAFTA rules of origin, maquiladora program, assembly programs, textile, reconciliations, FDA, Mexican customs, customs compliance etc.\nMr. Gallegos envisioned a brokerage firm that would fulfill the needs of those companies that often do not receive the personal service and special attention they require.\nOur trade services allow us to be a single-source provider for our customers' import\/export needs.\nWe pride ourselves on providing personal and friendly service, and look forward to the opportunity to serve you.\nFederal Operating Licenses & Permits\nU.S. Customs Broker License No. 30189 issued on April, 1994\nU.S. Customs & Border Protection Local Permit No. 25-14-9UG\nU.S. Customs & Border Protection National Permit No. 14-125\nDOT Truck Broker Authority No MC-891507-B\nDOT Freight Forwarder Authority No. FF-13025-P\nU.S. Customs Bondend Warehouse\nU.S. Customs Bonded Carrier\nDOT Warehouse Hazmat Reg. No. 080911550001T\nFDA Food Facility Registration Number No. 15721777110\n\u00a9 2019 Globe Trade Services Inc.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Language account\nIsabella Romine: A helping hand for Ukraine\u2026might need a helping hand from you | Columnists\nBy Bobbie M. Pasley Last updated May 1, 2022\nIsabella Romine Guest columnist\nCHISINAU, Moldova \u2013 Located directly west of Ukraine, less than a hundred miles from the heavily bombed port city of Odessa, Moldova is one of the countries at the heart of the current refugee crisis created by the war of Russia against Ukraine.\nisabelle romine\nAlthough no fighting took place on Moldovan territory, the effects of the war reverberate throughout Chisinau, the capital: inflation, shortage of products and, above all, the refugee crisis, the impact of which is felt from multiple ways. Walking along Stefan Cel Mare Boulevard, Chisinau's main street, Ukrainian conversations intertwine with Russian and Moldovan. The secondary school I attend recently enrolled its first Ukrainian refugees. Landlords rent apartments for free or at reduced prices to refugees \u2060\u2014or try to take advantage of the sudden lack of housing by raising prices. Anti-Russian protests occur almost daily outside the impending and striking Russian Embassy.\nAlthough there is little concern about an imminent invasion, many fear that Moldova could possibly become Putin's next target, especially given the Russian presence in the breakaway region of Transnistria. With its seat at the forefront of the effects of the war as refugees flooded into the country, anti-Russian sentiment in Moldova rose sharply. This shift is particularly evident among younger generations, who have no memory of the country's former economic might and social protections as part of the Soviet Union.\nA first-hand view\nI witnessed the refugee crisis on a more personal, first-hand level while volunteering at Smokehouse, a joint initiative between the Peace Corps of Moldova and the Small Business Alliance of Moldova. Smokehouse was once an American barbecue restaurant, but its owners offered to house a refugee center the day after the outbreak of war. It opened immediately and soon after I started volunteering there.\nWhen I arrived in Chisinau last fall to study Russian on the US government's NSLI-Y scholarship, I could not have anticipated that I would have the opportunity to use my language skills in a humanitarian crisis. The value of knowing Russian quickly went from academic to personal as I spoke with refugees and drove them around the center to collect clothes, hygiene products, food and other supplies during the next six weeks. Lines stretched to the gate and down the block, spilling into the streets as more refugees crossed the border, and, more than once, the center ran out hygiene products, food or other essential supplies \u2060\u2014sometimes simultaneously.\nThe work was both challenging and rewarding. Many times I found myself not knowing what to say, especially to children with an incomplete understanding of their situation. Some moments stick in my memory, like when I told a little girl that I was from the United States only for her to ask if there was a war there too, or when the 8-year-old boy who had just informed me of how much better he plays chess (probably true) asked if the Hot Wheels car was really free because his family still paid in stores in Odessan.\nA field effort\nSmokehouse\u2060 \u2013 and the rest of the initial crisis response\u2060 \u2013 was not led by large organizations such as the Red Cross or the Moldovan government, but by grassroots organisations, small businesses and personal donations . While large organizations hold brand recognition and the trust that comes with it, they are also unsightly, bureaucratic and slow to mobilize. As the first wave of refugees poured into the country, more nimble and less established organizations filled the void.\nThe challenges of helping refugees cannot be solved by the Moldovan government alone, which rules what is often considered the poorest country in Europe. Besides its lack of resources, the Moldovan government also lacks public trust. It's an oft-repeated refrain that the most profitable business in Moldova is politics. The Moldovan bank fraud scandal of 2014, in which prominent politicians helped steal US$1 billion (12% of Moldova's GDP) is fresh in people's memory.\nThe government has also struggled to publicize its aid. Several weeks into the crisis, Moldova opened a state-run refugee resource center about a 30-minute walk from Smokehouse in the largely residential neighborhood. However, virtually none of the refugees who arrived at Smokehouse knew of the center when we informed them, and those who did were unable to locate it due to misdirection and poor signage. On a day in March when Smokehouse supported around a thousand refugees, the state-run center hosted around 30.\nAnd although the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has set up a cash assistance program for Ukrainian refugees, providing each registered family with credit cards preloaded with 110 euros, this happened several weeks after the start of the war, when several hundred thousand refugees had crossed the border. in Moldova.\nYet organizations such as UNHCR are well enough funded to offer such significant help in the first place, while myself and other Smokehouse volunteers were often placed in the unenviable position of explaining to refugees\u2060 \u2013 usually families with children led by mothers, sisters, and grandmothers who had left male relatives at home\u2060\u2014that we ran out of towels, baby wipes, food, and other essentials.\nA solution to this problem naturally imposed itself. Relatives and friends in the United States have asked to send me donations, wanting to help but not knowing how best to do so. As someone on the ground, I was a middleman: someone who could receive a Venmo transaction and convert it efficiently and directly into help. Shipments to Smokehouse from small business donations could be unpredictable in both timing and content. In the field, I could replenish missing products in the intermediate periods. Functionally, this meant that I became perhaps the most hated shopper in Chisinau's grocery checkout lines, buying hundreds of high-demand products at once. I also responded to the need for items that are more rarely donated, such as adult diapers, toys, and children's school supplies.\nActing as a micro-charity, so to speak, has allowed me to move around according to the most pressing needs of the moment. Of course without Smokehouse, I would have had no way to distribute these donations. And while arguably the most flexible, this form of charity only works if you have a trusted contact on the ground.\nAlthough I am more than ever in favor of grassroots charities, there must be a balance between international organizations and grassroots organizations. Once government aid and larger charities arrived after the first week of April, Smokehouse was able to close. Smokehouse partners, including Friends of Moldova, continue to be active in reaching the country's underserved areas outside the capital, but their budgets are dwarfed by those of the UN. This begs the question: if we could focus our attention on building a network of grassroots charities that could act faster and spend less on overhead, would there still be as much need for charities? bulky international? As climate change promises more natural disasters and the socio-political state of the world continues to destabilize, I expect this issue to grow in importance.\nAs for how to most effectively help Ukrainian refugees in Moldova right now, I suggest donating to Friends of Moldova. Their collaboration with Smokehouse and their continued support for refugees in resource-poor villages and towns across Moldova is a testament to the value of grassroots charity.\nGet weekly opinion pieces, letters and editorials straight to your inbox!\nThese old programming languages \u200b\u200bare still essential for large companies. But nobody wants to learn them\nAt the start of the pandemic, a farm laborer's days in the fields continued as usual. 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{"text":"HomeWorldFor Ukraine, what's so special about Germany's Leopard 2 tanks?\nFor Ukraine, what's so special about Germany's Leopard 2 tanks?\nAs the war in Ukraine nears its one-year mark, Kyiv is pushing Western allies to provide modern battle tanks for its fight with Russian forces. And there's one particular model the Ukrainians want \u2014 the German-made Leopard 2.\nOther countries have offered different tanks, such as Britain, which promised 14 Challenger 2 models earlier this month. But the Leopard 2's speed and ease of use \u2014 as well as the fact that there are a large number of them already in Europe \u2014 have made them more attractive to Kyiv.\nIn a statement last week, the Ukrainian foreign and defense ministers said that while they welcomed Britain's \"bold and timely decision\" to send a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks, they were \"not sufficient to achieve operational goals.\" They went on to appeal to countries \"that have Leopard 2 tanks in service\" to send them to Ukraine.\nFor Berlin, the focus on the tanks has become a geopolitical headache \u2014 and the government of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far rebuffed calls to export the Leopard 2. Although this week, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in an interview with French television that her government \"would not stand in the way\" if Poland requested to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.\nPoland's prime minister said he would ask Germany for permission to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Jan. 23, after Berlin said it would not stop them. (Video: Reuters)\nHere's what to know about the Leopard 2 and why Ukraine says it needs them.\nWhy does Ukraine prefer the Leopard 2?\nThe Leopard 2 was first introduced in 1979 and has since been upgraded several times, gaining a reputation as one of the best main battle tanks in the world.\nIt was designed by West German arms producer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to replace the original Leopard tank, which entered service in 1965. The Leopard 2 is more advanced than many of the Soviet-era tanks fielded by both Russian and Ukrainian forces.\nEven older versions of the tank have modern optics, including thermal imaging, that allow it to operate day and night, as well as magnification and a laser range finder to track targets. The tanks are built to move quickly, with a maximum speed of around 44 miles per hour despite their 55-ton weight, according to the manufacturer.\nThe Leopard 2 also has a variety of features designed to protect the crew. Compartmentalized ammunition storage avoids the devastating \"jack-in-the-box\" explosions seen with Russia's T-72 tanks, where ammunition is stored below the crew.\nThe tank is powered by a diesel engine, which is relatively easy to refuel and gives the vehicle an extended range of about 210 miles on road. It also uses standardized NATO 120mm ammunition, which would grant Ukraine access to a larger pool of suppliers than its current tanks, which require 125mm.\nHow many Leopard 2s are there, and where are they located?\nResearchers estimate there are more than 2,000 Leopard 2 tanks in Europe. More than half are thought to be the older 2A4 and 2A5 variants, including more than 200 held in storage in Germany itself, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.\nOn Tuesday, a spokesperson for German arms group Rheinmetall told local media that the company could deliver 139 Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine if required, Reuters reported, although some wouldn't arrive until the end of the year or in early 2024.\nMany of those already exported from Germany have been sent to European countries or NATO member states such as Canada and Turkey. Other countries that have bought Leopard 2 tanks include Singapore, Chile, and Qatar.\nUkraine has focused on the Leopard 2 in part because there are so many in Europe, where they could be transported to the battlefield with relative ease. But under deals with purchasing countries, the German government must sign off on any transfers.\nIn a note published in September, the European Council on Foreign Relations called on Western nations to support a plan to send Leopard 2s to Ukraine, saying that the \"more that countries donate tanks, the easier it will be to share the burden of giving them away.\"\nWhat about the alternatives, including the U.S. M1 Abrams?\nWhen it comes to main battle tanks, the Leopard 2 has one main rival: The U.S.-made M1 Abrams.\nComparable battlefield\nheavyweights\nGermany's Leopard 2 main battle tank and the United States' M1 Abrams boast similar measurements and capabilities; indeed, some of the similarities are deliberate, to ensure the tanks can cooperate on NATO's battlefields.\nSources: Federation of American Scientists;\nMilitary-Today.com\nWILLIAM NEFF \/ THE WASHINGTON POST\nComparable battlefield heavyweights\nSources: Federation of American Scientists; Military-Today.com\n120mm cannon\nAbout 70 tons\nIn service since 1980, the M1 Abrams has similar specs to the Leopard 2, but some clear advantages. Modern versions have layers of depleted uranium armor protection that offer significant benefits to the crew inside.\nIn a phone call earlier this month, Scholz suggested to President Biden that in order for Germany to unlock a package of Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine, Washington should send the M1 Abrams.\nHowever, the Biden administration has argued that the U.S.-made tanks have a number of disadvantages for the field in Ukraine.\nThey use jet fuel, which is far more difficult to obtain compared to the diesel used by the Leopard 2. Though the tank once weighed 60 tons, it has ballooned in weight over the years; new versions can weigh nearly 75 tons, which adds logistical difficulties. That's a lot of weight to drive over a bridge, for example.\nThey also have complicated maintenance requirements, U.S. officials have told reporters, and require specialized training.\nWar in Ukraine: What you need to know\nThe latest: Russia claimed Friday to have seized control of Soledar, a heavily contested salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine where fighting has raged in recent days, but a Ukrainian military official maintained that the battle was not yet over.\nRussia's Gamble: The Post examined the road to war in Ukraine, and Western efforts to unite to thwart the Kremlin's plans, through extensive interviews with more than three dozen senior U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials.\nPhotos: Washington Post photographers have been on the ground from the beginning of the war \u2014 here's some of their most powerful work.\nHow you can help: Here are ways those in the U.S. can support the Ukrainian people as well as what people around the world have been donating.\nRead our full coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war. 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{"text":"Montes Method\nMeet Anthony\nLearn The Montes Method. Call me (818) 400-2270\ncontact@themontesmethod.com\nUnemployment as an Actor\nJun 8, 2016 | Posted by\tAnthony Montes | Uncategorized\t| 0 comments |\nThere is no reason to not be working as an actor if that is your passion. There are reasons to go broke doing it, but if you love it, you have to find a way to work. When I moved to Los Angeles from New York, I thought that was going to be the next Pacino. I mean that. I had know idea how difficult it would be. For whatever reason, it felt that I was not able to get the breaks that I seen so many of my friends get. They got the good agent, I did not. They got the good manager, I did not. They got called in to see casting directors, I did not. I had this one agent tell me after seeing me in a play, what a wonderful actor I was. He meant it and was so excited pointing out moments that I had in the play. Up until that point I had never be so praised. At the end of our conversation, he informed me that he wasn't going to be representing me and would represent the other actor in the play with me. He told me that he didn't think the other actor was near as talented as me, but he did think that he had a look that he could sell. My heart sunk. from that point on I decided that I was not going to leave it up to outside sources to insure that I would get the opportunity to act. This was in 1987 and I decided that I would start my own group and call it, The Artist Theatre Group. I picked Artist, because this is what I aspired to be and Group, out of respect for the Group Theatre and those wonderful teachers Meisner, Strasberg and Adler, who changed the face of American acting for ever. With my group I produced 90 plays acted in over 60 and directed over 30 and lost money on 89 of them. I felt that I was working my way up the ladder artistically, but down the ladder financially. With my group I discovered my passion for teaching.\nWarning: A non-numeric value encountered in \/homepages\/40\/d679859834\/htdocs\/clickandbuilds\/TheMontesMethod\/wp-content\/themes\/HighendWP\/functions\/theme-likes.php on line 55\nAbout Anthony Montes\nAnthony Montes has contributed 17 entries to our website, so far.\tView entries by Anthony Montes.\nWhy It's Important To Have A Place To Work At Your Craft By Anthony Montes on May 18, 2017 7\nEVERYTHING HAPPENS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN By Anthony Montes on May 10, 2017 2\nIf you're an American Actor you should know what's American By Anthony Montes on August 3, 2016 1\nTootsie & Me By Anthony Montes on June 16, 2017 1\nGet familiar with how I work. Download my book. Download eBook\nPlease feel free to reach out to Anthony with any questions. We look forward to watching you progress in your acting career! See you soon.\nAnthony Montes\nActing Coach\n10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood, CA 91602\nwww.themontesmethod.com\nanthony.montes56\nFresh from our blog\nHow BILLY JACK, saved my life.\nMy Porn\u2026. No!\nTootsie & Me\nHow Shanley Saved My Life\n\u00a9 2017 \u00b7 The Montes Method.\nWarning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in \/homepages\/40\/d679859834\/htdocs\/clickandbuilds\/TheMontesMethod\/wp-content\/plugins\/the-events-calendar\/common\/src\/Tribe\/Customizer\/Section.php on line 204","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"1408 Highway 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305\nVictory Honda of Jackson\nVictory Honda of Jackson honored with 2019 Honda President's Award\nOctober 25th, 2020\tby dealerinspire\nVictory Honda of Jackson has earned the prestigious 2019 President's Award from American Honda Motor Co., Inc. for excellence in all business areas, including sales performance, sales experience, service performance, and business operations.\nVictory Honda of Jackson \u2013 1408 U.S. Highway 45 Bypass \u2013 is one of only 183 top-performing Honda dealerships in America to receive the Honda President's award for 2019.\n\"This is a representation of our entire staff's hard work and commitment to excellence,\" said Chase Channell, general manager, Victory Honda of Jackson, \"It truly takes everyone to make this happen. I'm proud to lead the best team in the business and look forward to many more President's awards to come!\n\"I would also like to thank all of our customers, without you this isn't possible and we are grateful for each of you!\"\nAs a recipient of Honda's highest honor Victory Honda of Jackson will receive the President's Award trophy, recognition materials to display in its dealership showroom and promotional recognition in an advertisement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.\nEach employee will also be rewarded for their individual contributions to the success of the dealership.\n\"It's an honor to recognize Victory Honda of Jackson for its dedication to providing our customers an outstanding sales and service experience,\" said Steven Center, senior vice president of Automobile Sales at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \"The President's Award recognizes dealerships that are committed to providing our customers an exceptional sales experience and outstanding service long after the sale and Victory Honda exemplifies this award.\"\nMike Yusko, director of operations, Victory Automotive Group, said he was impressed with the results Victory Honda produces on a yearly basis.\n\"We're so proud of the team at Victory Honda as they're recognized for continuously exceeding customer expectations through exemplary product knowledge and a consultative customer-first approach to the sale and service of Honda vehicles,\" Yusko said.\n0 comment(s) so far on Victory Honda of Jackson honored with 2019 Honda President's Award\nCopyright \u00a9 2021 - Victory Honda of Jackson\n1408 Highway 45 Bypass\nVictory Honda of Jackson\t35.6426043, -88.8516669.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Braintax - Panorama\nPosted on Monday 23 October 2006, 22:51 - updated on 14\/04\/09 - Music News - Permalink\n(CD) Low Life Records LOW46, 2006-10-23\nTracklisting : 01. All I Need 03:34\n02. Can We? Skit 01:23\n03. Syriana Style 03:39\n04. Monsoon Funk 03:42\n05. Good Or Bad (Ft. Mystro) 03:42\n06. Anti-Grey (Ft. Dubbledge) 03:00\n07. Last Tenner 03:35\n08. The Grip Again (A Day In The Life A Suicide Bomber) 04:08\n09. Pick A Subject (Ft. Verb T) 02:57\n10. Decade 03:57\n11. Run The Yards 03:46\n12. Back To The Riviera 02:58\n13. Exit Plans 03:43\nlowliferecords.co.uk\nmyspace.com\/lowliferecordshq\nPanorama is a widescreen view of the world, brutally honest throughout, and unashamedly and unflinchingly political in parts. Its creator explains: \"the whole point of Panorama is to think outside the box, see the bigger picture and broaden our minds.\" This ethos ensures the record goes beyond the more traditional subject matter usually associated with hip-hop and explores some broader global issues. The man behind the vision is Braintax \u2013 rapper, producer, label owner, and luminary of the British hip-hop scene.\nAfter a five year hiatus he has returned to the fray stronger than ever with Panorama \u2013 a record that's highly anticipated by hip-hop fans and also makes a strong and persuasive bid for a far wider audience. Panorama continues in the same high-quality vein as Biro Funk and, in addition, backs up Braintax's up-scaled heightened ambitions with a bigger, brasher sound. The beats range from electro experimentation to boom-bap to club bangers, with Braintax himself manning the dials on several tracks. Lyrically, topics covered include global politics - see the rabid 'Syriana Style' or the masterfully empathetic 'The Grip Again'; environmental concerns through 'Exit Plans'; race issues and home affairs on 'Anti-Grey', and the Thatcher dominated 1980s with 'Decade'. Interludes between tracks include speeches from journalist Robert Fisk and George Galloway complementing and continuing the record's overall world view perspective. It's fair to say this isn't your average British rapper making another average rap album. Panorama - come and admire the view.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Stampa E-mail\nSeminario Internazionale \"The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better\", Universit\u00e0 di Padova, Centro Diritti Umani, 22 febbraio 2017, h. 17.30\nIl 22 febbraio 2017, alle ore 17.30 si svolger\u00e0 presso il Centro di Ateneo per i Diritti Umani, in via Martiri della Libert\u00e0, 2 - Padova, il Seminario Internazionale \"The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better\".\nIl programma prevede una presentazione di Richard Wilkinson e Kate Pickett e la proiezione del video-documentario \"The Divide\".\nL'iniziativa \u00e8 promossa in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione dell'Universit\u00e0 di Padova.\nInternational Seminar with Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett\nThe Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better\nUniversity of Padova, Human Rights Centre, 22nd February 2017, 17:30\nThe Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in the modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how virtually every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor. This isn't based on real life. This is real life.\nThe University Human Rights Centre will host a viewing of the film \"The Divide\", inspired by the international bestseller \"The Spirit Level - Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better\". The acclaimed authors Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett will introduce the evening by briefly discussing the question \"How to reduce income inequality and promote well-being within societies\" - the main theme of \"The Divide\".\nRichard Wilkinson is a social epidemiologist and advocate. He is Professor Emeritus of Social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham. He is also Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London and Senior Lecturer at the University of York.\nKate Pickett is Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York and was a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist from 2007-2012.\nInternational Seminar \"The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better\", 22 febbraio 2017 (pdf, 302.49 Kb , EN)\neguaglianza mutamento sociale\nCentro diritti umani Opportunit\u00e0 per gli studenti\/laureati\nAggiornato il","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"My zambezi valley essay\nAnswer in chapter 1 of advanced\nSections within a business plan\nHome children homework help An analysis of winslow homers painting breezing up\nAn analysis of winslow homers painting breezing up\nHomer began the canvas in New York inafter he had visited Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he first worked in watercolor. He used the sketches made there, of which the most closely related is Sailing the Catboatfor the oil painting, which he worked on over three years. Infrared reflectography has revealed the many changes he made to the composition during this time, including the removal of a fourth boy near the mast and a second schooner in the distance.\nNational Gallery of ArtWashington, D.\nBreezing UpHomer's iconic painting of a father and three boys out for a spirited sail, received wide praise. The New York Tribune wrote, \"There is no picture in this exhibition, nor can we remember when there has been a picture in any exhibition, that can be named alongside this.\nThe same straightforward sensibility which allowed Homer to distill art from these potentially sentimental subjects also yielded the most unaffected views of African American life at the time, as illustrated in Dressing for the Carnival [21] and A Visit from the Old Mistress From throughHomer exhibited often at the Boston Art Club.\nWorks on paper, both drawings and watercolors, were frequently exhibited by Homer beginning in A most unusual sculpture by the Artist, Hunter with Dog \u2014 Northwoods, was exhibited in Homer became a member of The Tile Club, a group of artists and writers who met frequently to exchange ideas and organize outings for painting, as well as foster the creation of decorative tiles.\nFor a short time, he designed tiles for fireplaces. Homer started painting with watercolors on a regular basis in during a summer stay in Gloucester, Massachusetts.\nFrom the beginning, his technique was natural, fluid and confident, demonstrating his innate talent for a difficult medium.\nHis impact would be revolutionary. Here, again, the critics were puzzled at first, \"A child with an ink bottle could not have done worse.\nBut his watercolors proved popular and enduring, and sold more readily, improving his financial condition considerably.\nBreezing Up, by Winslow Homer\nArt Object Page\nBreezing Up (A Fair Wind)\nThey varied from highly detailed Blackboard \u2014 to broadly impressionistic Schooner at Sunset \u2014 Some watercolors were made as preparatory sketches for oil paintings as for \"Breezing Up\" and some as finished works in themselves. Thereafter, he seldom traveled without paper, brushes and water based paints.\nFor a while, he even lived in secluded Eastern Point Lighthouse with the keeper's family. In re-establishing his love of the sea, Homer found a rich source of themes while closely observing the fishermen, the sea, and the marine weather.\nAfterhe rarely featured genteel women at leisure, focusing instead on working women.\nHomer spent two years \u2014 in the English coastal village of CullercoatsTyne and Wear. Many of the paintings at Cullercoats took as their subjects working men and women and their daily heroism, imbued with a solidity and sobriety which was new to Homer's art, presaging the direction of his future work.\nHis subjects more universal and less nationalistic, more heroic by virtue of his unsentimental rendering. Although he moved away from the spontaneity and bright innocence of the American paintings of the s and s, Homer found a new style and vision which carried his talent into new realms.\nCritics noticed the change in style at once, \"He is a very different Homer from the one we knew in days gone by\", now his pictures \"touch a far higher plane They are works of High Art.May 07, \u00b7 It is interesting to note that there hangs next to \"Breezing Up\" a smaller, somewhat identical painting by Winslow Homer, the catboat in this painting named \"Flirt\".\nIn this smaller study before he painted \"Breezing Up\", Winslow Homer has painted the tiller correctly under the traveller bar. Winslow Homer, Breezing Up There is almost always a social, realistic aspect to the work of nineteenth-century American artists, but it can also be as visionary, contemplative, or romantic as the most advanced twentieth-century European modernists.\n{{model.artwork.title}}\nNov 24, \u00b7 Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) was the original title of the oil painting of Winslow Homer, painted from Homer began this painting from a watercolor sketch he had done, when visiting in Gloucester, Massachusetts.\nBreezing Up was the capstone of Homer's Gloucester paintings, his most popular painting since Prisoners from the Front, and so compellingly attractive that his critics, as they were seldom at this time willing to do, forgave the coarseness and abbreviation of style that, even here, they could not entirely pass by without comment.\nBreezing Up (A Fair Wind), oil on a literary analysis of the crysalids by john wyndham canvas by Winslow Homer, \u201376; in the National Gallery of Art, an analysis of the symbolism in beowulf an anglo saxon epic Washington, D.\nan analysis of winslow homers A character analysis in a separated peace by john knowles painting breezing up com. 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{"text":"Messi congratulates Chinese mountaineer for scaling Everest\nMark Dreyer\t Published May 25, 2018\nhttps:\/\/supchina.com\/2018\/05\/25\/messi-congratulates-chinese-mountaineer-for-scaling-everest\/\nThe China Sports Column is a SupChina weekly feature in which China Sports Insider Mark Dreyer looks at the week that was in the China sports world.\nChinese owners of European football clubs have had fairly mixed results as a whole this season, though Fosun-owned Wolves have been the undoubted winners, earning promotion to the English Premier League's promised land as Championship champions.\nFor the latest news from our parent company Fosun and its portfolio of companies around the world, follow its official Twitter account @Fosun_Intl.\n\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udcf1 pic.twitter.com\/qoMFmaSV8g\n\u2014 Wolves (@Wolves) May 21, 2018\nDeloitte estimates this will bring in at least \u00a3170 million ($227 million), rising to \u00a3280 million ($374 million) if the club is able to avoid relegation in its first season in the top division. Aston Villa could make almost as much if they beat Fulham in this weekend's Championship playoff final, giving Chinese businessman Tony Xia and his mysterious RECON empire its first viable business in years. Lose, though, and Villa will face another dogfight next year in what is arguably the most competitive division in global soccer.\nOver in Italy, Milan's two Chinese-owned clubs have faced opposite fortunes. Inter Milan has won 18 Serie A titles \u2014 only Juventus, winners of the past seven league titles, has won more \u2014 but has been out of the UEFA Champions League for a painful six-year period. So while fourth place doesn't mean much in relation to the storied club's history, clinching the fourth and final UCL spot with a dramatic 3-2 win at Lazio last weekend to leapfrog the Rome-based club on goal difference was significant. The club is now controlled by Suning, the e-commerce empire of Zhang Jindong \u5f20\u8fd1\u4e1c, whose 27-year-old son Steven has reportedly been a fixture at Inter games this season. He was so moved by the result at Lazio that he appeared to break down on the sidelines following the match, though whether that was through joy, relief, or a realization that the UCL dollars will soon flow again, only he will know.\nMeanwhile, at cross-city rivals AC Milan, the nightmare is just beginning. Milan also has 18 Serie A titles to its credit and enjoyed European football this season through the second-tier Europa League. But it's off the pitch where the club is truly facing issues. With an October deadline to repay some debts to U.S. fund Elliott Management, owner Li Yonghong \u674e\u52c7\u9e3f has this week seen the club sanctioned by European football's governing body, UEFA, over financial irregularities. Effectively, Li is facing a two-pronged battle: On the one hand, he must pay Elliott or risk losing control of the club; but even if he's able to refinance successfully, AC Milan \u2014 which finished a lowly sixth this year \u2014 may still be banned from European competition in the future. Worrying times for the fans, who still know next to nothing about their club's owner.\nU.S.-North Korean ties have been getting the bulk of the attention this week, but there's another bilateral relationship that's also looking rather precarious. Australian trade minister Steven Ciobo called China \"one of the true global giants\" on a visit to Shanghai last weekend, where he took in the second annual Aussie Rules (AFL) clash between Port Adelaide and Gold Coast. He was the first Australian minister to visit in some time, after China lifted an eight-month ban on diplomatic visas following allegations from Canberra about political interference that traces back to Beijing.\nReports had said that Australia could use the AFL as a way to mend ties between the two countries, with Port Adelaide officials repeatedly stressing the political and economic bridges that the club is trying to build between Australia and China. However, an editorial in the Global Times poured cold water on that prospect, with a call to \"make Australia pay for its arrogant attitude toward China over the past two years\" and that \"it is necessary for China to leave Australia hanging for a while,\" adding that \"China should not be too hasty about burying the hatchet simply every time Canberra puts on a smile.\"\nThe door, it seems, could still be opened \u2014 just not right away: \"China does not have to throw away Sino-Australia relations. China just needs to slow their relationship for a period. For example, it will not be necessary for the Australian Prime Minister to visit China this year.\" Interestingly, that prime minister \u2014 Malcolm Turnbull \u2014 was originally invited to attend the AFL game in Shanghai, but opted to keep his calendar free for the Royal Wedding. Unfortunately, Turnbull, like other heads of state, was never invited.\nThe long-running transfer saga of Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has finally come to an end, with confirmation that he will play in Japan for Vissel Kobe, rather than accepting an offer from Chongqing or one of his many other suitors. There are two things of interest for Chinese fans here: first, the proclamation from Iniesta's new club \u2014 which is owned by Barcelona sponsor Rakuten \u2014 that this will be a boost not just for the Japanese league but for \"all of Asian football.\" However, given that China had at one point been leading the race to sign Iniesta, the fact that he will now not play in the Chinese Super League is hardly a boost. Perhaps a Chinese club will face him in next year's Asian Champions League, but even if he's only half as good then as he is today, he may well be solely responsible for that CSL club's continental exit.\nSecond, there's been a lot of talk about Iniesta's family wine business \u2014 Bodega Iniesta \u2014 with the plan to sell millions of bottles to Asia. However, with studies estimating the Chinese wine market to be about four times larger than Japan's \u2014 and growing at a much faster rate \u2014 it seems curious he's opted for Japan instead. With many top European clubs still interested in the 34-year-old, it's clear his move is based on neither footballing nor business reasons; perhaps \u2014 reading between the lines \u2014 he feels that Japan is the safest of all the big money options.\nThe feel-good story of the week comes from Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi \u2014 via Mount Everest. Tibetan climber Danzin Norbu, who is also a keen amateur soccer player, made it to the top of the world's highest mountain recently and promptly unveiled a shirt bearing his idol's name on it. Messi then posted the picture on his Facebook account \u2014 which has 88 million followers \u2014 with the following message:\n\"Congratulations to Dan Zengluobu for reaching the summit of Everest, an incredible achievement! And many thanks for showing me your affection from up there.\"\nDanzin Norbu's climb comes just days after China's Xia Boyu \u590f\u4f2f\u6e1d, a 69-year-old double amputee, also made a successful summit. In his post, Messi used the mountaineer's Chinese name, Dan Zengluobu \u65e6\u589e\u7f57\u5e03, whose sixth summit of Everest took place on May 15. It's not known whose shirts he carried up on the previous five journeys.\nAlso this week:\nThe Economist profiles Guangzhou R&F's attempt to become the new Barcelona, as city rivals Evergrande vow changes after a poor start to the season.\nA look at China's attempt to strengthen its national basketball team's prospects by splitting the squad in two, while David Shoemaker recalls his highlights during a seven-year stint leading NBA China, now valued by the league at a cool $4 billion.\nChinese basketball will also be represented at this summer's Gay Games in Paris, where surfer Xu Jingsen will also make a little piece of history.\nThe China Sports Column runs every Friday on SupChina. Follow Mark Dreyer @DreyerChina\nMark Dreyer runs the China Sports Insider website, which features sports news and analysis related to China's fast-growing sports industry. He has worked for Sky Sports, Fox Sports, AP Sports and many others, and has covered major sporting events on five continents, including three Olympic Games. He has been based in China since 2007. Follow him @DreyerChina Read more\nHope for Chinese soccer? How Shandong built a winner\nZhuo Chen\nShandong Taishan FC claims domestic double\nGerry Harker\nChina bans tattoos in soccer\nNew stars and big troubles: China's 2021 in sports\nChinese soccer 2021: A postmortem\nCSL season set to resume with Chinese soccer in crisis\nMost Read in\nCoke and Pepsi copy Genki Forest's sugar-free beverages\nThe last voyage of famed Chinese admiral Zheng He\nBeijing finds multiple Omicron cases, suggests Canadian mail could be to blame","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Journal Of Sustainable Technology And Applied Science Jstas\nJournal Of Sustainable Technology And Applied Science Jstas\nBy Amaterasu 10\/03\/2022 12\/05\/2022 Hotels\nIn 2022, at Cyverse AG we'll adhere to our commitment to defending the European digital economy \u2013 from Tier-1 enterprises to SMEs \u2013 with next-generation cyber-security solutions. Digital infrastructure has now changed the physical workplace in a significant means, enabling leaders to build a extra productive, balanced workforce with asynchronous work schedules. In the world of enterprise, technology has leveled the playing area by removing bias that labored in opposition to founders and funders that would have in any other case been ignored.\nSome of the projects given funding embody drones to fly within the Venus ambiance, spacesuits for Mars 3D printed from a real scan, and a robotic that can crawl via Martian caves. 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In a recent World Economic Forum survey, 40{7929bc45455c0110b4cf7b63bfbf32a07ac7e27687962dee4779a482f17c1fe3} of SMEs surveyed ceased their actions during the pandemic, leading to layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. We asked eight Young Global Leaders how they'll leverage technology tendencies and innovate to turn into better leaders in 2022. The speedy pace of change within the fashionable office requires new strategies to control who has access to what.\nThere must be no denying the incredible influence tech within the workplace has had on the normal workplace and the means it will proceed to disrupt the future of work. The Forum established the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network in 2017 to ensure that new and rising applied sciences will help\u2014not harm\u2014humanity sooner or later. Headquartered in San Francisco, the network launched centres in China, India and Japan in 2018 and is rapidly establishing locally-run Affiliate Centres in lots of nations all over the world.\nEurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 8, 283 \u2013 292. The software of science, particularly to industrial or commercial goals. The physique of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or accumulating supplies.\nappliedjournaljstassciencesustainabletechnology\n#1 Free Ecommerce Buying Cart & Free Online Retailer\nFrench Cooking Phrases Reference Information","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Now reading: Things didn't go so smoothly at the big bang\u2026\nCosmology\/Astrophysics\nThings didn't go so smoothly at the big bang\u2026\nA decades-old description of the big bang may not hold up to mathematical scrutiny, according to new work co-authored by researchers from Perimeter Institute and the Albert Einstein Institute.\nby Colin Hunter \/ Perimeter Institute\nThe big bang is one of science's great mysteries, and it seems the plot has thickened thanks to new research that refutes prevailing theories about the birth of the universe.\nA classical description of the big bang implies a singularity: a point of infinite smallness, at which Einstein's theory of gravity \u2013 general relativity \u2013 breaks down.\nTo tackle this problem, two proposals were put forward in the 1980s: the \"no-boundary proposal\" by Stephen Hawking and James Hartle, and Alexander Vilenkin's theory known as \"tunnelling from nothing.\"\nEach proposal attempted to describe a smoother beginning to spacetime, using quantum theory. Rather than the infinitely pointy needle of the classical big bang, the proposals described something closer to the rounded tip of a well-used pencil \u2013 curved, without an edge or tip.\nWhile this view has spawned much research, new mathematical work suggests such a smooth beginning could not have given birth to the ordered universe we see today.\nA new paper, co-authored by Perimeter Institute researchers Neil Turok and Job Feldbrugge, with Jean-Luc Lehners of the Albert Einstein Institute in Germany, points out mathematical inconsistencies in the \"no boundary\" and \"tunnelling\" proposals.\n\"The beginning of our universe \u2013 if there is one \u2013 is one of the big open questions in theoretical physics,\" said Feldbrugge, a PhD student at Perimeter Institute. \"The no-boundary proposal by Hartle and Hawking and others is an elegant proposal to model the big bang using quantum gravity. Using a new mathematical technique, we can now rigorously investigate this proposal and see what kind of universe it predicts.\"\nTurok says the previous models were \"beautiful proposals seeking to describe a complete picture of the origin of spacetime,\" but they don't hold up to this new mathematical assessment.\n\"Unfortunately, at the time those models were proposed, there was no adequately precise formulation of quantum gravity available to determine whether these proposals were mathematically meaningful,\" Turok said.\nThe new research, outlined in a paper called \"No smooth beginning for spacetime,\" demonstrates that a universe emerging smoothly from nothing would be \"wild and fluctuating,\" strongly contradicting observations, which show the universe to be extremely uniform across space.\n\"Hence the no-boundary proposal does not imply a large universe like the one we live in, but rather tiny curved universes that would collapse immediately,\" said Lehners, a former Perimeter postdoc who leads the theoretical cosmology group at the Albert Einstein Institute.\nTurok, Lehners, and Feldbrugge reached this result by revisiting the foundations of the field. They found a new way to use powerful mathematics developed over the past century to tackle one of physics' most basic problems: how to connect quantum physics to gravity. The work builds on previous research Turok conducted with Steffen Gielen, a postdoc at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics and at Perimeter, in which they replaced the concept of the \"classical big bang\" with a \"quantum big bounce.\"\nTurok, Lehners, and Feldbrugge are now trying to determine what mechanism could have kept large quantum fluctuations in check while allowing our large universe to unfold.\nThe new research implies that \"we either should look for another picture to understand the very early universe, or that we have to rethink the most elementary models of quantum gravity,\" said Feldbrugge.\nAdded Turok: \"Uncovering this problem gives us a powerful hint. It is leading us closer to a new picture of the big bang.\"\nBig Bang, or Big Bounce?\nNo smooth beginning for spacetime\nNews release from the Albert Einstein Institute\nTags: Neil Turok, big bang, big bounce, cosmology\nBig Bang \u2013 Or Big Bounce?\nA new model of quantum cosmology shows how this universe might have been born from the one before it \u2013 while avoiding the broken physics of the big bang singularity.\nErin Bow\/Aug 16, 2016\nCosmology, Quantum Gravity\nA New Window To The Big Bang?\nUpdate (May 19, 2014): There have been recent developments relevant to the article below. For more information, see:\nThe talk given at Princeton on May 15 by Raphael Flauger (New York University and the Institute for Advanced Study)\nThe Workshop on Primordial Gravitational Waves and Cosmology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)\nA less technical article in The Washington Post\nColin Hunter\/Jun 03, 2014","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"DP World becomes sponsor of F1 Renault team\nWhere's my container?\nWhere's my ship?\nTerminal Overview\nDP World Yarimca is one of the largest container terminals of \u0130zmit Gulf and Turkey.\nA look at Turkey's most technologically advanced port.\nTariff of Services\nDP World Yar\u0131mca has become more than a port by taking its service approach to a different dimension with its partial warehouse, CFS Field, Project&Special Cargo, customer portal, KolayRota mobile application!\nThrough our logistics businesses, we look to enable the most efficient production and movement of cargo globally.\nOur technology investments means our customers have access to all services offered at the port on a single screen.\nWith our Kolay Rota app, trucks entering the port area are now provided with quick access to containers.\nServices nav\nSmart Trade nav\nDP World became a sponsor and a global logistics partner of the Renault F1 team since the 2020 season of the global motorsport series. The sponsorship of the Renault F1 team was announced before the opening race of the season in Melbourne \/ Australia. Renault cooperating with DP World, aims to reduce its carbon emission to zero by 2030 in the Formula 1 racing series. \"We expect that working with DP World will open up opportunities for concrete solutions to some of the logistical challenges facing our F1 team's supply chain and, consequently, the automotive industry,\" said Jerome Stoll, president of Renault Sport Racing. He also added that they look forward to bringing and creating innovations by combining their engineering skills through collaboration.\nINNOVATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS\nDP World sees this cooperation as an opportunity to innovate in the field of automotive logistics. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Group President and CEO, said: \"One of our strategic goals was to develop innovative logistics solutions for the automotive industry. We aim to reduce costs, increase speed and transparency and reduce environmental impact in the supply chain. \" Renault F1 team ranked fifth in the F1 team ranking last year.\nPublic Information Services","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Five PCMH nurses named to North Carolina's Great 100\nGreenville, NC (August 30, 2010) - The Great 100 Inc., which promotes nursing excellence in North Carolina, has selected five Pitt County Memorial Hospital nurses for inclusion in their recognition of the 2010 Great 100 Nurses.\nThis non-profit organization recognizes nurses in North Carolina for their outstanding professional ability and for the contributions they had made to improve the health care services in their community.\nThe PCMH employees selected for 2010 Great 100 Nurses recognition exemplify and promote excellence in the nursing profession throughout eastern North Carolina.\n\"Great 100 nurses are leaders in their profession. They are recognized by their fellow nurses for their commitment to exemplary care and outcomes for the residents of North Carolina,\" said Linda Hofler, Ph.D., chief nursing officer at PCMH. \"Many are certified in their specialty, have earned advanced degrees in nursing, are partners in the community, involved in nursing research and are committed to excellence in nursing practice. We are fortunate to have these incredible nurses as a part of our nursing team.\"\nThe PCMH nurses are:\n\u00b7 Kamilah Blount of Ayden is an education nursing specialist in the Center for Learning and Performance. She joined PCMH in 2000, working first as a nursing assistant\/care partner, then as a staff nurse in the inpatient rehabilitation center, and then as a staff development assistant before taking on her current role. She demonstrates her passion for her profession by investing in youth for future health careers, encouraging and developing others and by role modeling leadership and mentoring skills. She has served as a mentor for youth in her local church and participated in United Way, Relay for Life, and stroke screening awareness health fairs. She also has earned numerous awards, scholarships, and recognition. Blount is active in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the National Nursing Staff Development Organization. Currently Blount is enrolled in the doctoral program at Capella University in pursuit of her professional advancement.\n\u00b7 Malinda Harrington of Greenville is a family nurse practitioner with the PCMH Center for Children with Complex and Chronic Conditions and the transitional care unit. She has been a PCMH employee for 26 years and has practiced in a variety of roles including pediatric staff nurse, school health nurse case manager, pediatric asthma clinical case manager, and Carolina Access clinical case manager. Harrington is a certified asthma educator and holds a certificate in asthma care from the National Respiratory Training Center. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Nu Chapter, the American Nurse's Association, the North Carolina Nurse's Association, the Eastern Region Nurse Practitioner's Association, and Phi Kappa Phi. Harrington's passion is caring for her patients and their families. She recognizes their daily challenges and strives to help them achieve the highest quality of life.\n\u00b7 Pat Ouellette of Greenville has been employed at PCMH for 30 years. Working as a nursing assistant on the post-intensive care unit was where she laid the foundation for her nursing career. Over the years she has served in several positions such as staff nurse, unit educator and acting nurse manager. She currently holds an education specialist, nursing position in the Center for Learning and Performance. Pat has been an active participant of professional development and process improvement while at PCMH by serving on several committees, including: clinical ladder, Vascular Access Safety Committee, Nursing Education, Research and Development, Patient Family-Centered Care, Retention Council, Research Council, Quality Council, Patient Safety and Simulation Development and Ethics Education subgroup. In the community, she serves as chair of a Relay for Life Team, scout leader and assistant, mentor for youth activities, facilitator for women's ministries, and volunteer for charity events. Mentoring others is part of Pat's passion for her profession as demonstrated by her role with students, new staff and other disciplines.\n\u00b7 Mollie Tripp of Greenville has worked at PCMH for 27 years. She began her career as a nurse extern in the neonatal intensive care unit, and then became a staff nurse. She worked as a neonatal transport nurse with EastCare from 1989 to 1994 and then became a neonatal nurse practitioner. Tripp completed her master's degree in 2001 and is now working on a doctor of nursing practice degree at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. She is scheduled to graduate in December 2010. Tripp serves as the chair of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Education Council and is coordinator of the annual \"Topics in Neonatal Advanced Practice\" conference. She is a site visitor for the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission. Tripp is also an international board-certified lactation consultant and serves as a breastfeeding educator for Children's Hospital at PCMH. She is a clinical assistant professor for the neonatal nurse practitioner program at East Carolina University's College of Nursing and is a member of the Eastern Regional Advisory Council State Medical Assistance Team. She is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Tripp is an active member of Oakmont Baptist Church in youth ministry.\n\u00b7 Julia Weaver of Ayden has been a nurse at PCMH since Feb.1986. She began her career by working on 3 South for 22 years before moving to the clinical evaluation and ambulatory medical units. She serves on various committees, such as Corner Stones, quality council and journal club. She also has served as safety officer, charge nurse, preceptor and social committee chair person. Weaver has been involved in mentoring new nurses on her unit and promoting professionalism. She has a passion for nursing and been dedicated to bedside nursing for more than 31 years. She was nominated as Top Nurse at PCMH in 1998 and has been nominated divisional nurse of the year eight times. She serves in the community by being involved in the American Red Cross, United Way, hospice, and serves as the health educator to two churches.\nTo view a complete list of the Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina, visit the Great 100, Inc. website at www.great100.org.\nUniversity Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Inc., a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in six eastern North Carolina hospitals and has management agreements with two others. UHS includes Albemarle Health, Bertie Memorial Hospital, Chowan Hospital, Duplin General Hospital, Heritage Hospital, Outer Banks Hospital, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, University Home Health and Hospice; ViQuest; and physician practices and is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. On the web at www.uhseast.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"US fights Taliban on another front: public relations\nMay 13, 2009 | The Christian Science Monitor\nJason Motlagh\nReproduced with permission from The Christian Science Monitor.\nHerat, Afghanistan- More than a week has passed since a United States bombardment killed civilians in western Afghanistan, but the battle between coalition forces and the Taliban has only intensified on another front: public relations.\nCivilian deaths caused by US, NATO, and Afghan operations \u2013 which, according to the United Nations, topped 800 last year \u2013 have long provoked public fury that the Taliban can exploit. But in response, the US has also begun to control the message, often by providing a counternarrative or admitting responsibility.\nLast Monday's controversial airstrike in Farah Province killed some 140 villagers, according to Afghan officials. If correct, that would constitute the largest case of civilian deaths since 2001. The attack provoked outbursts of street violence and chants of anti-American slogans.\nBut the US countered that a \"number\" of people had died in the engagement \u2013 and it blamed the Taliban for using people as human shields.\nThe controversy then worsened when it emerged over the weekend that chemical weapons may have been used in the clash. The US military rejected that claim and went on the offensive Monday, when Col. Greg Julian, the top spokesman in Afghanistan, alleged that Taliban militants have employed white phosphorus \u2013 a highly flammable material that causes severe burns \u2013 at least four times in Afghanistan over the past two years.\nJust hours later, another spokesperson highlighted 44 documented cases where militants in Afghanistan may have used the chemical in mortar attacks and homemade bombs, most recently in an attack last Thursday on a NATO outpost in Logar Province just south of Kabul.\nHomayoun Shuaid, a journalist based in Kandahar, says that when he called Qazi Yusuf Ahmadi, the militants' southern spokesman, to get a reaction on the US claims, they were dismissed as a \"bunch of lies and propaganda.\"\n\"It's usually the other way around,\" with the US rejecting Taliban reports, says Mr. Shuaid.\nAfter an attack or errant US airstrike, Taliban representatives usually text message or e-mail reports to him \"within minutes,\" giving their version of what happened, Shuaid continues.\nTheir claims are almost always exaggerated, he says. But because they arrive first, he says, they take on the currency of truth among a populace that receives most of its information via radio or word of mouth.\nEight years after the fundamentalist movement enforced a ban on television, the Taliban has developed a fast, coordinated media apparatus that has eroded public support for nationbuilding, according to a July report by the International Crisis Group, even though active support for the insurgents remains low.\n\"This does not mean the people believe everything [Taliban operatives] say. But given the weakness of the government and missteps of the international community, it feeds into a climate of suspicion and potential alienation,\" says the author of the report, Joanna Nathan.\nTheir tools span the spectrum, from radio transmissions and a multilingual website, known as \"The Emirate,\" which is updated almost daily with battle reports and press releases, to more traditional means of communication such as audio cassettes and \"night letters\" passed out by hand. And they have succeeded by filling a narrative void left by the Afghan government and coalition forces, who say they are slowed by hostile terrain and an obligation to find the truth.\nUS targets 'strategic communications'\nIn March, US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke told journalists that \"strategic communications\" have become a \"major, major gap to be filled\" if US-led forces are to reverse losses. This urgency figured in the Obama adminstration's new Afghan strategy revealed in March, which called for a major upgrade \"to improve the image of the United States and its allies\" and \"to counter the propaganda that is key to the enemy's terror campaign.\"\nOne component of this strategy, according to British defense analyst Tim Foxley, is \"to challenge the Taliban to explain their actions and intent,\" while promoting a grassroots discussion of \"the Taliban's legitimacy, their interpretation of Islam, what constitutes a jihad, and the morality of killing civilians.\"\nOn Wednesday, coalition forces issued a press release condemning a wave of Taliban suicide attacks in the city of Khost that killed 13 civilians and injured 36.\n\"These attacks again demonstrate the insurgents' complete disregard for the people of Afghanistan whom they claim to represent. These senseless acts reflect how dishonorable the insurgents are; no one can honestly say they are fighting for the people then purposefully attack innocents,\" said Brig. Gen. Richard Blanchette, the ISAF spokesman.\nHanding out radios\nThe military's improved responsiveness appears to be part of a host of changes now in motion to try and beat the Taliban at their own game.\nThe Pentagon has reportedly launched a broad \"psychological operations\" campaign in Afghanistan and Pakistan to take down insurgent-run websites and the jam radio stations dominate the airwaves in backcountry areas.\nIn eastern Afghanistan's Paktia Province, for instance, the US military is busy setting up a network of radio transmitters to broadcast information on attacks and other security incidents that the Taliban is adept at exploiting. Officials say that US forces have sped up their approval process for messages and distributed thousands of radios to ensure that isolated locals get the news ahead of Taliban spin doctors.\nThe Army is also rewriting its information operations manual. The new document, set to be released later this year, will give greater authority to battlefield commanders to make communications decisions on the spot \u2013 rather than senior officers far from the action \u2013 to counter Taliban attempts to stage deaths and then circulate fabricated videos.\nTune in to 'Ask ISAF'\nThe coalition forces have a weekly call-in radio program, \"Ask ISAF,\" where Afghans can directly present their questions and concerns to officers. The Afghan government, meanwhile, has opened a $1.2 million media center staffed by Western-trained PR specialists. The facility includes a hi-tech media monitoring wing and an outreach department to build better working relations with journalists.\nBut in Afghanistan's deeply conservative culture, analysts say gestures of respect are just as important as the message itself.\nNader Nadery, director of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, calls the public expression of regret offered last week by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a \"huge improvement compared to Azizabad,\" referring to a high-profile case last August in Herat Province where Afghan and United Nations officials found evidence that up to 90 civilian had perished in a US operation.\nThe military had disputed the findings, saying no civilians had died, only Taliban. But after a high-level investigation, widespread protests, and heavy pressure from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the military put the civilian death toll at 33, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates apologized. Families of the dead were paid $2,000 through the Afghan government.\nSuch incidents, says Mr. Nadery, mean that the Taliban do not \"have to do much extra\" to undermine public support for the Afghan government and its foreign backers.\n\"The damage is done. And it's hard to compensate, whether with money or with words,\" he says.\nAfghanistan: Civilians Under Siege\nJason Motlagh is a writer, broadcast journalist and filmmaker whose work focuses on conflict and human rights. Formerly TIME magazine's Afghanistan correspondent, he has reported from more...\nView this story on The Christian Science Monitor\nConflict, Human Rights\nTaliban are Only Successors to Generations of Invaders\nU.S. air strike victims say Taliban long gone\nConflict and Peace Building","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Payne Junior High students perform 'Shrek JR'\nBy COLLEEN SPARKS\nStudents at Payne Junior High School are bringing their imagination and humor to the stage in the beloved tale of an ogre and his fairytale misfit friends in \"Shrek The Musical JR.\"\nThe cast of about 30 students will bring the funny and romantic fairytale to life at 6:30 p.m. on April 26 in the cafeteria at Payne, 7655 S. Higley Road in Queen Creek.\nSome students in the Drama Club are working back stage and helping with hair and makeup, costume changes, seating audience members, selling tickets and other tasks.\nIt is the first time in at least 10 years Payne Junior High has produced a musical.\nPayne language arts teacher Kennedy Plumb is the director and Mackenzie Baker, who also teaches language arts, is the assistant director. Both sponsor the school's Drama Club.\nThe musical follows Shrek's journey as he has learned the hard way \"people hate the things they cannot understand,\" according to a line in the production. He lives as a recluse in order to protect himself from the hurtful behaviors of people who are scared of him.\nThe original Broadway musical started Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek and Sutton Foster as Fiona, and ran for a year. The show received 12 Drama Desk Awards, as well as eight Tony Award nominations.\nRecently, Plumb led the cast through rehearsals in the cafeteria, while some students wore costumes that they put together themselves.\n\"We just started our Drama Club this year,\" Plumb said. \"We had so many people audition.\"\nEvery child who auditioned got a part but she and Baker chose which roles would best fit them. Students told the teachers the three characters they would most like to play.\nPlumb sang and acted in theater when she was in middle and high school while Baker performed as a cheerleader when she was in school.\n\"Shrek The Musical JR.\" is the ideal musical for junior high school students, who are in seventh and eighth grades, Baker said.\n\"This age they're really quirky and silly,\" she said. \"They can just be silly and have fun. We are very excited. We're a little nervous. Of course we want it to be successful but most of all we want them to have fun. I've seen people just bloom.\"\nShe said the young actors are working hard and \"half the time\" get to rehearsals before she and Plumb.\nBecause the Drama Club is new, the teachers had to ask parents if their children in the musical could come up with costumes.\n\"We've had very supportive kids and very supportive parents,\" Baker said.\nStudents were given ideas for how to create costumes and they enjoyed coming up with fun creations. Some students stuffed things inside their shirts to give themselves the appearance of big bellies.\nThe students and teachers also held a fundraiser to raise money to buy materials for the sets and to buy the rights to perform the musical. A student's father has donated microphones and speakers for the school to use in the show.\n\"It comes back to the humor,\" Baker said. \"They love it. They love that they're going to be painted green.\"\nEighth grader Jeremy Brower, 14, of Chandler, wore a dark, shaggy-haired wig and red, graduation-style gown as part of his costume while moving around the stage on his knees to play the part of Lord Farquaad.\nA tall teen, Jeremy moved on his knees to appear short like the character. His grandmother is planning to sew his costume for him and his older sister is going to crochet a green hat for Jeremy for his other part in the musical as Papa Shrek.\nJeremy is on the autism spectrum and has trouble fitting in socially in some settings but he has found his niche and is thriving in the musical, according to his mother, Eileen Brower.\n\"I'm happy so much,\" Jeremy said. \"It's created a whole lot of friendships with my peers here. I love to be myself. It really has helped me to become free of what has been holding me behind \u2013 my autism and understanding I'm a shy person.\"\nHe said he likes wearing costumes and taking on different identities in the musical. Jeremy said playing the part of Lord Farquaad allows him to \"express my emotions with my voice.\"\n\"There's a whole bunch of segments where he'll say a funny line,\" he said. \"I've seen the movie. I've also seen the Broadway musical before.\"\nHe also performed in \"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\" musical at a Queen Creek library a few years ago.\nEileen is thrilled her son has discovered his love of theater.\n\"It's made me such a happier mom,\" she said. \"This has been the greatest thing. We've only been here a year. All of a sudden he's got friends. He just comes here and he loves it.\"\nCamille Taylor is enjoying watching her son, Zachary Taylor, 14, an eighth grader, play the title role.\nZachary began performing in theater when he was about 8 and has been in more than a dozen plays and musicals, mostly in Gilbert.\n\"He's enjoying it,\" Camille said. \"I think it helps with a lot of different aspects in life. There's always such a great camaraderie and teamwork. He's always been loud. He's pretty outgoing. He's also in the band. He even takes some dance lessons.\"\nShe said the musical is \"fun\" and she likes the \"Freak Flag\" song in it.\nZachary said he is having fun performing in the musical.\n\"It's probably been the most hardest working musical I've been in,\" he said. \"I was in 'Jungle Book' and it was pretty fun and I haven't stopped. I've never been a lead role before.\"\nEighth grader Bethany Harkness plays another big role \u2013 Princess Fiona.\n\"It's actually really cool because this is actually my first lead role,\" Bethany said. \"It's easier than I thought it would be. I like that she's not like most princesses. I think people are really going to think the songs are catchy.\"\nShe said she likes playing the feisty Fiona because she can relate to her.\n\"I'm very sarcastic,\" Bethany said.\nShe added the musical has a \"pretty powerful story.\"\nHannah Toth, 12, a seventh grader, likes playing fast-talking Donkey and mingling with eighth-graders.\n\"I think sometimes you can do embarrassing things but you realize it's all towards the comedy,\" Hannah said.\nShe said she used to live in Los Angeles, where she got into singing and dancing and often performed starting \"at a very young age.\"\nLike her peers, Hannah also likes Shrek's journey in the musical.\n\"I like the fact that before he was alone,\" Hannah said.\n\"He realizes he doesn't need to be perfect. I love the songs. The first time I listened to the soundtrack, I had gotten so many songs stuck in my head. It is really fun. There's a lot of eighth graders I wouldn't have known. Next year I'm definitely going to join Drama Club again,\" she added.\nTickets are $3 for Payne students and $6 for everyone else and available at the door.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lea Thompson: Bio, Height, Weight, Age, Measurements\nLea Thompson is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future trilogy and Caroline Duffy in the 1990s sitcom Caroline in the City. She has also played prominent roles in the films All the Right Moves, Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Some Kind of Wonderful, and The Beverly Hillbillies. She portrayed Kathryn Kennish in the Freeform series Switched at Birth From 2011 to 2017. The youngest of five children, Thompson was born as Lea Katherine Thompson in Rochester, Minnesota, on May 31, 1961. Her parents are Barbara Anne and Clifford Elwin Thompson. Her siblings are Coleen, Barry, Shannon, and Andrew. She attended Marshall-University High School (Minneapolis). She danced professionally at the age of 14. She left professional ballet in favor of an acting career. Thompson's first role was as water skiing water show performer, she did not know how to water ski or even swim prior to being cast. She has been married to Howard Deutch since 1989. They have two daughters, Zoey and Madelyn.\nLea Thompson Personal Details:\nDate Of Birth: 31 May 1961\nBirth Place: Rochester, Minnesota, USA\nBirth Name: Lea Katherine Thompson\nNickname: Lea\nZodiac Sign: Gemini\nOccupation: Actress, Dancer, Director, Producer\nRace\/Ethnicity: White (Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and distant Dutch)\nEye Color: Light Brown\nLea Thompson Body Statistics:\nBody Shape\u200e: \u200eHourglass\nBody Build\/Type: Slim\nBody Measurements: 34-26-34 in (86-66-86 cm)\nBust Size: 34 inches (86 cm)\nWaist Size: 26 inches (66 cm)\nHips Size: 35 inches (89 cm)\nBra Size\/Cup Size: 32B\nFeet\/Shoe Size: 7.5 (US)\nDress Size: 4 (US)\nLea Thompson Family Details:\nFather: Cliff Thompson\nMother: Barbara Thompson\nSpouse\/Husband: Howard Deutch (m. 1989)\nChildren: Zoey Deutch (Daughter), Madelyn Deutch (Daughter)\nSiblings: Coleen Goodrich (Older Sister), Barry Thompson (Older Brother), Shannon Thompson Katona (Older Sister), Andrew Thompson (Older Brother)\nOthers: Phillip Goodrich (Brother-in-law), Elizabeth Goodrich (Niece), Murray Deutch (Father-in-law)\nPartner: Dennis Quaid (1986-1989)\nLea Thompson Education:\nMarshall-University High School, Minneapolis, MN\nLea Thompson Facts:\n*She was born in Rochester, Minnesota on May 31, 1961.\n*Her parents divorced when she was six years old.\n*She won scholarships to the School of American Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre.\n*She danced in more than 45 ballets with the ABT.\n*She met her future husband Howard Deutch when he directed her in Some Kind of Wonderful in 1987.\n*Follow her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Could DNA-based dating rewrite the laws of attraction?\nGood luck on all this. We naturally want to hybridize by matching up with dissimilar genetics. The real question is whether or not we can produce mutually superior children and that may well be enhanced with fairly similar genetic histories, such as Irish marrying Irish. The real problem is that cultures do need to generally match up.\nThrow in the problem of psycho development issues and you get to the nub of the general problem.\nPsycho development needs to be formerly addressed, plausibly in our school system and early adult. Way too many damaged individuals out there and self help is often not good enough. Yet i do think it can be done.\ncultural development is meant to act as a system of social introduction to your fellow travelers. That needs to be better understood.\nAll this is way more important than genetics and all needs to be handled.\nI do not think genetics has a real chance here. Yet hybridization per se happens to be desirable..\nDating sucks. From village matchmakers to personal ads to dating sites and apps, there's no perfect method for finding The One. But some scientists think the solution might be written in our DNA.\nNot everyone is happy about this version of modern love\nA \"60 Minutes\" profile of geneticist George Church covered a lot of weird science, but it was a conversation about his DNA-based dating startup (he calls it digiD8) that raised eyebrows... and Twitter ire.\nMany accused him of promoting eugenics and trying to wipe out people with disabilities.\nIn a subsequent interview with the WaPo, Church said the point of DNA-based dating is not to eliminate genetic diversity but to prevent fatal hereditary diseases like Tay-Sachs or cystic fibrosis.\nDon't swipe left just yet...\nChurch likens digiD8 to genetic counseling some couples already undergo.\nBut whereas those screenings help couples decide whether to have a baby, digiD8 would keep them from meeting in the first place.\nIt blocks users who \"match\" on certain conditions from seeing one another's dating profiles.\nThere's always other fish in the sea\nPheramor, another DNA-based dating app, makes matches based on the results of DNA swab tests and an algorithm that examines social factors.\nThe science is unproven -- but so far the Pheramor app has about 10k users, around half of whom have sent in their spit for sequencing.\nThis hardly compares to the number of people using Tinder (50m) and Bumble (40m), but it's not nothin'.\nGiven the prevalence of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, it makes sense that services -- DNA-based dieting, anyone? -- would follow.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Computer science and digital literacy\nFred Wilson's post on the push to make computer science a standard part of New York state public school curriculum got me thinking, and specifically the struggle to make that happen outside of the cities, got me thinking.\nI support the addition of computer science as a standard part of K-12 curriculum, so long as it's balanced by a strong and challenging literary\/humanities curriculum. As Steve Jobs once said, technology alone is not enough. And in many respects American educational thinking is already far too focused exclusively on the economic aspect of learning, while personal and cultural knowledge is lost or never conveyed in the first place.\nBut literacy of any sort requires good language. Think of Albus Dumbledore's comment to Harry Potter in The Deathly Hallows to the effect that \"words are our most inexhaustible source of magic\". That means that the careful use of language in what we describe will shape what we strive to do.\nHow many schools still use archaic language like \"Computer Class\" or \"Technology\" or something similar? That's atrocious phrasing that I think underscores how far those schools are from Fred Wilson's vision of computer science for all. (The same is true, by the way, for terrible, nebulous subjects like \"Religion\" and \"Social Studies\" and \"English Language Arts\", etc.) What's really being taught (or what should really be taught in this class) is not \"computers\" or \"technology\" but digital or electronic literacy.\n\"Digital Literacy\" curriculum would demand better teachers, because it would encompass not just basic skills like typing, systems use, coding, etc, but could go a step further by seeking to impart a sense of public citizenship. And personal social network guidance. And imparting at least intermediate critical learning and research methodology.\n\"Computers and Technology\" is creaky language, and an obsolete, vague, unmeasurable sort of class. It's like calling an English composition class \"Typing Class\"\u2014technically accurate, while missing the point.\nA digital literacy curriculum could encompass what Fred Wilson is working to do in New York, while also cultivating a wider set of virtues that would serve the whole person.\nRegret and virtue\nWhat Newsweek knew","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Reading Now What Happens To The Election? Jon Keller Answers Questions About Trump's Covid-19 Diagnosis\nWhat Happens To The Election? Jon Keller Answers Questions About Trump's Covid-19 Diagnosis\nBOSTON (CBS) \u2013 What a day it's been, a devastating one for the White House and the Trump campaign, a sobering and disconcerting one for all Americans.\nOne hopes for a swift and full recovery for the President, the First Lady and all others caught up in this outbreak. Coming as it does at the height of the campaign, these events inevitably raise questions about the process and the future. Here are three submitted Friday by viewers and social-media followers, all before the news that the president had been taken to the hospital for treatment and observation.\n\"If President Trump becomes incapacitated, what happens to the election is it postponed?\" \u2013 Claire via email\nLet's hope that never happens. But no, the election will not be postponed. It would require approval by both the House and Senate and that isn't happening. They can't even agree on what day it is.\nIf a president becomes very sick or passes away before Election Day the nominating party has the right to put forward a replacement, but in this case people have already voted and its too late to change the ballots. Donald Trump's name will be on the ballot on November 3.\nU.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the South Lawn of the White House on October 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\n\"Shouldn't everyone (including the Biden camp) quarantine once they were exposed at the debate?\" \u2013 Suzysassafras on Instagram\nMy esteemed colleague Dr. Mallika Marshall says yes, anyone who came within six feet of the president or First Lady at the debate for 15 minutes or more should quarantine. But this is a golden opportunity for the Biden campaign to be out campaigning while the president is stuck inside.\nIt will be tough for the Trump campaign to call Biden out for it when it was likely they who exposed him to the virus. But this is also an opportunity for President Trump to at least try to defuse some of the negative fallout from his handling of virus precautions by coming out of confinement with a new attitude towards masks and distancing, an epiphany that might go over well with some key voting groups. Then again, there's nothing in his background to suggest any willingness to show contrition and repentance, even now with high stakes.\n\"What if this is a ploy and he comes back saying 'see! I am tougher than the virus. It's no worse than the flu.'\"? \u2013 Valerie on Facebook\nAgain, this question was submitted before word of the president's hospitalization. Judging from what his doctor is saying and the video of him en route, it looks to be all too real to me.\nHowever, if it's a ploy in any way it's the worst political ploy in history. There is no way he could keep exaggeration of coronavirus symptoms from being exposed. If he has a mild, brief bout of it, as he hopefully will, he can try to use those talking points you describe, but that just plays into a key Biden campaign theme, that if you're rich and powerful you can survive COVID but good luck if you aren't.\nTrump struggles to define himself at his first public campaign stop\nThe fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, explained\nWhat we learned from the Tyre Nichols video\nAre we headed toward a \"polycrisis\"? The buzzword of the moment, explained.\nDaily horoscope for January 29, 2023\nChicago Weather: A Cool Weekend Ahead, But When Will It Finally Warm Up?\nContact Tracing Critical To Help Contain Coronavirus Within President Trump's Circle","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"National Seminar and Poster Competition on 'Suicide Prevention through Different Perspectives'\nNational Seminar and Poster Competition on 'Suicide Prevention through Different Perspectives' organized by the Applied Psychology Department of The Neotia University (TNU) to Celebrate World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2020.\nThe Applied Psychology Department, The Neotia University has kept the students aware regarding the global scenario of various psychological conditions and outcomes even in this pandemic crisis situation. On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, 2019 the theme of which was \"Suicide Prevention\" organized a Poster Competition on the theme of suicide prevention. All around the world, 700000 dies of suicide every year which means that in every 40 seconds someone could die of suicide. India, among other countries, ranks 6th in women suicide and 22nd in the count of men's suicide. The average age of individuals who attempt suicide is about 17 years. Besides, this pandemic crisis has led to a huge surge in psychological distress and resultantly an increase in suicide counts. Considering, these present conditions and statistics, the Applied Psychology Unit found it relevant to organize this program on suicide prevention to sensitize the students in general about the occurrence of suicide, the myths prevalent about suicide, the causes behind suicide, and the ways to prevent suicide and also pave a path for students to reach out in need. The students actively participated and put in an incredible amount of research and effort in making the posters on the theme of \"Suicide Prevention\" from different perspectives. The students also explained their perspectives and interpretation of the conception of suicide and suicide prevention. A huge number of submissions was received from a considerable number of graduate and postgraduate courses of the department. The posters were assessed to rank the first three based on originality of thought, creativity, and organized execution. Details of the Winners of Poster Competition- First Position- Shreya Paliwal, Bsc Sem-5, TNU. Second Position (1)- Saima Khatoon (PG Student, Amity Kolkata) & Prerna Singh (PG student Mount Carmel College, Bangalore). Second Position (2)- Sampriti Das, B.Sc Sem-1, TNU. Third Position- Swarn Raj Sahukari, B.Sc Sem-3, TNU. Fourth Position \u2013 Ishita Mahapatra, B.Sc Sem-1, TNU. Professional Position \u2013 Kanchan Sengupta (Counsellor, Well-being Consultant).","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Restaurants + Bars\nDoughnut News\nDesign your own doughnut bar rises in urban Uptown Dallas\nSnocone News\nDallas' Oak Cliff neighborhood nets truly authentic snocone stand\nNew halal restaurant simmers up trendy chicken for Dallas college crowd\nHalal restaurant simmers up trendy chicken for Dallas college crowd\nCharcoal Avenue is giving Halal Guys some competition. ChefsRecipes.us\nA new fast-serve restaurant dedicated to one of the trendiest food pairings right now will open near the University of Texas at Dallas. Called Charcoal Avenue, it's a family-run place whose menu will include the popular combination of chicken and rice.\nCharcoal Avenue will open this summer at 17509 Coit Rd., and comes from a trio of owners, including Sarah Khan, who are fulfilling a dream to open their own place.\n\"Well be serving halal fast food, which is basically meat that Muslims can eat,\" she says. \"All our food is going to be halal. But it will be a fast-food joint, with burgers, wings, fried chicken, French fries, and our own menu of sauces.\"\nPlus, chicken with rice, gyro meat with rice, and falafel with rice.\n\"Rice and chicken is a big thing, it's a hit right now, it's something everyone wants,\" she says. \"Halal Guys has helped make that popular, and we feel like we should have it on our menu, but we don't want our menu to be restricted to those two dishes.\"\nThe chicken-and-rice trend got a big bump locally with the arrival of New York concept Halal Guys, but Dallas-Fort Worth already had entries such as the Original Chicken-N-Rice, MJ's Chicken & Rice, and Big Guy's Chicken & Rice. Look, we got chicken and rice.\nKhan says the Charcoal Avenue menu will have a \"Pakistani touch.\"\n\"The chicken won't be just regular chicken, it'll be Pakistani-style barbecue chicken and our burgers will be our own style, with our own flavors,\" she says, citing spices such as paprika, cayenne, coriander powder, clove, and black pepper.\nThey're optimistic about their location near the University of Texas at Dallas.\n\"A lot of the students that attend that school only eat halal food, and there's not much around there,\" she says. \"It's always been a dream to open a restaurant \u2014 not just an ordinary restaurant, but something that reflects who we are.\"\nNewest addition to lineup at Dallas' Victory Park: an escape room\nNew Japanese sushi restaurant in downtown Plano is uniquely authentic","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The New Carbon Architecture, or Why We Should Be \"Building Out of Sky\" (Book Review)\n\u00a9. New Carbon Architecture\nThis book makes the convincing case that we have to change the way we build, that it is no longer enough just to save energy.\nFrench mathematician and theologian Blaise Pascal once wrote \"Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte,\" loosely translated as \"I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.\" In the introduction to his book The New Carbon Architecture, Bruce King writes:\nThis could have been a much bigger book. It might have been a 400 page tome fully reporting the state of the art with tables, graphs and other hallmarks of good science, or it could have been shaped as an academic textbook. But it seemed better to get the idea out into the world, as simply and readably as possible.\nSo he rounded up some of the best minds in the business, \"and it took some persuading to get them to provide just the 'elevator pitch' summaries of their respective work in their respective fields.\" They certainly delivered more than just elevator pitches; they add up to \"a collection of useful essays sketching a new palette of materials for a new century.\"\nNet-Zero buildings that use less energy than they generate are a good start, but don't go nearly far enough; here we point out how to design and build truly zero carbon buildings -- the New Carbon Architecture.\nKing also calls this new architecture \"building out of sky\"\u2013 stuff that comes from the sky like carbon from the CO2 in the air, sunlight, and water -- which, through the process of photosynthesis, are turned into plants that we can turn into building materials. I have described the same idea as building out of sunshine. These are the materials that are truly zero carbon or carbon negative, actually sucking it out of the atmosphere.\nWe covered the ideas in the book previously in Why we should be building out of sunshine\nBruce King has nothing against carbon; we are all made of it. He calls carbon \"the party animal of elements\" because of its ability to bond with nitrogen, iron and oxygen \"to make all sorts of interesting delights like giraffes, redwood trees, poodles and you.\" The problem is that you can have too much of a good thing, in the wrong places. The issue of concern is Carbon Dioxide, or CO2, and its equivalents in other emissions.\n\u00a9 MIT\nIt all starts with a bang in Chapter One, where Erin McDade explains why the embodied carbon in our buildings matters at all. For years it has been a standard argument that operating energy overwhelms embodied energy really quickly, so that adding a little more high-energy foam insulation pays for itself in carbon really quickly. But it is not true anymore; as buildings get more efficient, that carbon hit from construction matters more and more. In a high efficiency building it matters a lot. If you are looking at shorter deadlines (like being carbon free by 2050) it matters even more. McDade concludes:\nTo have any hope of meeting our climate change goals, we need to rethink our traditional carbon analysis mechanisms and design processes. Whole building lifespans do not accommodate the urgency of climate change; carbon emitted today has much, much more impact than carbon emitted after 2050, and we cannot continue to underestimate the effects of embodied carbon emissions.\nJim Howe: Frieze Building, Ann Arbor Michigan, 20047\/CC BY 2.0\nTreeHugger covered this in Embodied Energy and Green Building: Does it matter? In chapter 3, Larry Strain makes a great case for renovation, noting that there are two reasons to do it:\nThe first is to reduce operating emissions from existing buildings, and that applies to all buildings. The second is to reduce embodied emissions by renovating existing structures instead of building new ones.\nThis is a position that many of us in the heritage preservation movement have been making for years; we are often told that buildings have to come down because \"they will be replaced with a LEED Platinum energy saving building\" without even considering the embodied energy expended making the new one.\n\u00a9 Liesa JohannssenFrom Adventures in Engineering: ARUP and the Metropol Parasol\nMuch of the book is devoted to the wonders of building in wood, which we have written about so often on TreeHugger that I will not go into great detail. But there is a great essay by Jason Grant, who points out that \"the carbon embodied in wood products accounts for only a fraction of the overall carbon stored in the forest they come from \u2013 as little as 18 percent by one estimate.\" Lots of carbon is still released from rotting logging slash and exposed soils. The logging has to be done carefully, less intensively and more selectively to keep more carbon out of the atmosphere. Which is why we keep talking about the need to use sustainably harvested and certified wood.\nChris in front of \"canada's greenest home\"\/ Lloyd Alter\/CC BY 2.0\nChapter 5 has Chris Magwood and Massey Burke looking at straw and other fibres, including straw blocks that look like Lego, Hemp and other straw bale products and designs. \"The big advantage is that they are cheap and plentiful, and sequester carbon that would otherwise end up in the air. The primary disadvantage is their susceptibility to moisture decay.\" There is no question, it is a lot more work than a wall of styrofoam. But as Chris concludes,\nStraw is a humble and unassuming material, yet it is also one of the most direct links between the human economy and the global carbon cycle; we are only just learning how to use it creatively. Most of the excitement is still to come. Stay tuned.\n\u00a9 PLP Architecture via Cambridge University\nIt is not all about wood and straw; there is a chapter about re-inventing concrete and making it better, which deserves a post of its own. There is a lot happening in the concrete world that we have barely touched on TreeHugger. There is a good discussion about the health benefits of natural building materials, and Ann V. Edminster does a great chapter on height and density, which is critically important when you realize that transportation now produces more carbon than any other sector.\n\u00a9 Tesla My own rant on Teslas: Why we don't need electric cars, but need to get rid of cars\nBruce King even ends with a rant about a Tesla with the licence plate ZERO CARB and another sporting FRE NRG \"articulating in six letters the bookend myth of the green movement and really our entire culture.\"\nCall me a party pooper but there's no zero emissions and there's no \"free energy\". Everything we do has effects, some of which we see and some of which we don't.\nThinking again of Blaise Pascal, one realizes what an important book this is. It is carefully crafted to explain the essentials of some very complicated and controversial ideas in a very readable, even entertaining form that is accessible to anyone. It's hard work, distilling so much knowledge and information into 140 pages (with lots of illustrations too!). But as Paul Hawken blurbs on the cover, it is \"a fantastic, timely, important book.\"\nWhy We Should Be Building Out of Sunshine\nAre Skyscrapers Wasteful, Damaging, and Outmoded?\nOn World Soil Day, a Look at How We Should Be Growing Buildings\nLandmark Study Shows How to Change the Building Sector From a Major Carbon Emitter to a Major Carbon Sink\nHigh Fiber Diets Are Good for Buildings, Too\nCan Cross-Laminated Timber Save the World?\nHow Our Thinking Changed in 2019: Upfront Carbon Emissions\nThe Pretty Good House 2.0 Is a Pretty Good Building Standard (Now With Embodied Carbon!)\nWhat Happens When You Plan or Design With Upfront Carbon Emissions in Mind?\nWorld Green Building Council Calls for Radical Reduction in Upfront Carbon Emissions\nIs It a New Era, Where Architects Should Be Held to Account for the Environmental Impact of Their Work?\nFive, Just Five, Solutions to Roll Back Greenhouse Gas Emissions.\nWhy Do We Make Everything So Complicated? We Need Radical Simplicity Right Now.\nWaugh Thistleton Project is a Textbook of Modern Low-Carbon Design\nWhat Is \"The Conventional Wisdom About Environmentally Friendly Construction\"?\nQuote of the Day: The Wonder of Wood","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"diaojj\nJiajie Diao\n113. K. Qiu, W. Zou, Z. Fang, Y. Wang, S. Bell, X. Zhang, Z. Tian, X. Xu, B. Ji, D. Li, T. Huang, J. Diao. 2D MoS2 and BN nanosheets damage mitochondria through membrane penetration. (2023).\n112. D. Li, J. Diao. Protein-membrane interaction at the pre-synapse. J. Mol. Biol. 435, 167905 (2023).\n111. H. Fang, L. Hu, Q. Chen, S. Geng, C. Wang, M. Hao, Z. Tian, H. Chen, L. Liu, J.-L. Guan, Y. Chen, L. Dong, Z. Guo, W. He, J. Diao. An ER-targeted \"reserve-release\" fluorogen for topological quantification of reticulophagy. Biomaterials 292, 121929 (2023).\n110. K. Wu, W. Sun, D. Li, J. Diao, P. Xiu. Inhibition of amyloid nucleation by steric hindrance. J. Phys. Chem. B 126, 10045 (2022).\n109. D.G. Gamage, K. Melikov, P. Munoz-Tello, T. Wherley, L. Focke, E. Leikina, E. Huffman, J. Diao, D.J. Kojetin, V. Prasad, L.V. Chernomordik, D.P. Millay. Phosphatidylserine orchestrates Myomerger membrane insertions to drive myoblast fusion. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 119, e2202490119 (2022).\n108. K. Qiu, A. Yadav, Z. Tian, Z. Guo, D. Shi, C.K. Nandi, J. Diao. Ultra-long-term super-resolution tracking of lysosomes in brain organoids by near-infrared noble metal nanoclusters. ACS Mater. Lett. 4, 1565 (2022).\n107. K. Qiu, W. Zou, H. Fang, M. Hao, K. Mehta, Z. Tian, J.-L. Guan, K. Zhang, T. Huang, J. Diao. Light-activated mitochondrial fission through optogenetic control of mitochondria-lysosome contacts. Nat. Commun. 13, 4303 (2022). Highlighted by: UC News\n106. G. Fang, H. Chen, X. Shao, H. Wang, D. Zhan, R. Wang, P. Meng, H. Fang, F. Liu, P. Ling, Z. Wu, J. Diao, Q. Yao, Q. Chen. Single image capture of bioactive ion crosstalk within inter-organelle membrane contacts at nanometer resolution. Small Methods 6, 2200321 (2022).\n105. L. Wang, R. Chen, G. Han, X. Liu, T. Huang, J. Diao, Y. Sun. Super-resolution analyzing spatial organization of lysosomes with an organic fluorescent probe. Exploration 2, 0210215 (2022).\n104. Y. Wang, X. Hu, J. Long, J. Diao. Epigenetic optical sensing of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine at the single-molecule level. Sens. Actuator B-Chem 358, 131500 (2022).\n103. L. Wang, J. Diao. VAMP8 phosphorylation regulates lysosome dynamics in autophagy. Autophagy Rep. 1, 79 (2022).\n102. K. Qiu, R. Seino, G. Han, M. Ishiyama, Y. Ueno, Z. Tian, Y. Sun, J. Diao. De novo design of a membrane-anchored probe for multi-dimensional quantification of endocytic dynamics. Adv. Healthc. Mater. 11, 2102185 (2022). Highlighted by: UC News\n101. C.M. Aryal, O. Tyoe, J. Diao. Lipid species dependent vesicles clustering caused by alpha-synuclein as revealed by single-vesicle imaging with total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Biophys. Rep. 7, 437 (2021).\n100. Q. Chen, M. Hao, L. Wang, L. Li, Y. Chen, X. Shao, Z. Tian, R.A. Pfuetzner, Q. Zhong, A.T. Brunger, J.-L. Guan, J. Diao. Prefused lysosomes cluster on autophagosomes regulated by VAMP8. Cell Death Dis. 12, 939 (2021).\n99. J. Yan, Y. Wang, X. Li, D. Guo, Z. Zhao, G. Bai, J. Li, N. Huang, J. Diao, Y. Li, W. He, W. Liu, K. Tao. A bionic nano band-aid constructed by a three-stage self-assembly of peptides for rapid liver hemostasis. Nano Lett. 21, 7166 (2021).\n98. K.-N. Wang, X. Shao, Z. Tian, L.-Y. Liu, C. Zhang, C.-P. Tan, J. Zhang, P. Ling, F. Liu, Q. Chen, J. Diao, Z.-W. Mao. A continuously add-on probe reveals a nonlinear enlargement of mitochondria in light-activated oncosis. Adv. Sci. 8, 2004566 (2021).\n97. W. Zou, Q. Chen, J. Slone, L. Yang, X. Lou, J. Diao, T. Huang. Nanoscopic quantification of sub-mitochondrial morphology, mitophagy and mitochondrial dynamics in living cells derived from patients with mitochondrial diseases. J. Nanobiotechnol. 19, 136 (2021).\n96. X. Zheng, J. Yan, W. You, F. Li, J. Diao, W. He, Y. Yao. De novo nano-erythrocyte structurally braced by biomimetic Au(I)-peptide skeleton for MDM2\/MDMX predation towards augmented pulmonary adenocarcinoma immunotherapy. Small 17, 2100394 (2021).\n95. Y. Du, Y. Lai, J. Liu, J. Diao. Epigenetic quantification of DNA 5-hydroxymethylcytosine using DNA hybridization-based single-molecule immunofluorescent imaging. Small Methods 5, 2100061 (2021).\n94. Y. Tao, J. Xie, Q. Zhong, Y. Wang, S. Zhang, F. Luo, F. Wen, J. Xie, J. Zhao, X. Sun, H. Long, J. Ma, Q. Zhang, J. Long, X. Fang, Y. Lu, D. Li, M. Li, J. Zhu, B. Sun, G. Li, J. Diao, C. Liu. A novel partially-open state of SHP2 points to a \"multiple gear\" regulation mechanism. J. Biol. Chem. 296, 100538 (2021).\n93. E. Lerner et al. FRET-Based dynamic structural biology: Challenges, perspectives and an appeal for open-science practices. Elife 10, e60416 (2021).\n92. D.J. Klionsky et al. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition). Autophagy 17, 1 (2021).\n91. J. Liu, B. Bu, M. Crowe, D. Li, J. Diao, B. Ji. Membrane packing defects in synaptic vesicles recruit complexin and synuclein. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 2117 (2021).\n90. H. Fang, S. Geng, M. Hao, Q. Chen, M. Liu, C. Liu, Z. Tian, C. Wang, T. Takebe, J.-L. Guan, Y. Chen, Z. Guo, W. He, J. Diao. Simultaneous Zn2+ tracking in multiple organelles using super-resolution morphology-correlated organelle identification in living cells. Nat. Commun. 12, 109 (2021).","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Doha book fair starts Monday; Iran to be 'guest of honor'\nThe 22nd annual Doha International Book Fair commences on Monday and will run through Dec. 22 at the Doha Exhibition Center.\nSome 32,108 titles, including 29,370 titles in Arabic and 2,838 titles in other languages will be on sale, and children's books will feature prominently at the fair, according to media reports.\nThe \"guest of honor\" at the event will be Iran, a spokesman from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage said.\nQatar Tribune reports:\nIranian Ambassador HE Abdullah Sohrabi pointed out to the close ties between Iran and Qatar for getting the honour. The envoy said, \"The timing of the fair, especially on the backdrop of recent political changes in the Arab world, will provide the emergence of new cultural ideas.\"\n(The ministry spokesman added): \"There is no ban or restriction on any books in the exhibition.\"\nHurray for book fairs! Who's planning on going?\nFacebook usage falls in GCC, including in Qatar, Saudi Arabia\nOfficial: 10 new hotels to come up at Souq Waqif\nQatar welcomes first female Philippine envoy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CCCJ Celebrating 20th Anniversary\nRoundabout JA | December 7, 2021\nThe Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) will be hosting a slate of activities in commemoration of its 20th anniversary.\nPresenter: Jermi-Lee Nelson\nProducer: Jermi-Lee Nelson\nMore Roundabout JA Radio Programmes\nRoundabout JA | January 4, 2022\nRural Taxi Operators Encouraged To Craft Their Own Routes\nMinister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague is encouraging more licensed and registered Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) operators in rural sections of the country to apply to the Transport Authority for new routes.\nDrop-in Centre for the Homeless to be constructed in Westmoreland\nMinister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie says provisions are being made for the construction of a new drop-in facility for the homeless population in Westmoreland in the new financial year.\nRoundabout JA | December 24, 2021\nFerry Police Station Set To Be Renovated\nThe Ferry Police Station, in St. Andrew, is to receive a facelift following the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Toll Authority of Jamaica (TAJ).\nPlans Being Put In Place For Student Transportation\nPlans are being put in place to ensure students are transported to school safely as more institutions reopen for face-to-face classes, with special emphasis is being placed on reactivating the rural transportation programme to support students from rural Jamaica.\nAdditional Homeless Shelters Coming Soon\nThe Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is looking to establish two more homeless shelters, one in Ocho Rios, St Ann and another in Port Antonio, Portland.\nUSAID Awards Grants To Community Organizations\nFourteen community organizations have been awarded grants worth a total of 21 million dollars under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways Initiative.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"GameSpew Team\nHelp, we're drowning \u2013 in a pile of games!\nThis week has perhaps been the busiest week of the year so far in terms of new releases, so we've had review after review. It means, however, that we've had our hands on some truly wonderful games: after giving no 10\/10s since January (Resident Evil 2, of course), this week we've had two \u2013 the indie darling Knights and Bikes from Foam Sword Studios, and Catherine: Full Body, an even better version of the 2011 gem. But more on those in a bit from the people who played them.\nThings aren't slowing down any time soon \u2013 the whole of September looks to be just as busy. To those games, though, we say: bring it on. Our bodies (and our consoles) are ready.\nRich: This week, I feel like I've played everything. Many late nights have been had, but thankfully, all the games I've played have been rather good.\nLast weekend was spent finishing up Remedy Entertainment's Control, and it didn't disappoint. With its David Lynch-esque weirdness and thrilling third-person combat, it had me hooked. It's just a shame that it has some performance issues. Still, it's one of the best games released this year. I also dabbled in a bit of MXGP 2019, which seems like step back from Milestone's last attempt at the sport.\nAfter those two were out of the way, it was time to get stuck into Catherine: Full Body. I remember loving the original Catherine when I played it back in 2011. Catherine: Full Body takes it and makes it a hell of a lot better, securing it the second 10\/10 score I've given this year. And last night was spent playing through Blair Witch. About half way through it I thought it was going to be a dud, but at 2am this morning its final hours scared me shitless. Good times.\nKim: The highlight of my week has probably been Supermassive Games' Man of Medan. I loved Until Dawn, so was looking forward to the developer's next narrative driven horror adventure. Man of Medan didn't disappoint, coupling spooky scares and a gripping narrative. Altogether less scary and technically impressive, but offering plenty of puzzling fun is Agent A. It only took a few hours to complete, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it; it took me back to the days of browser-based escape room games from the early 2000s.\nI've also played Headspun, a cartoon-meets-FMV game about the people who live in your head. It's a incredibly cool idea, unfortunately one that's let down a bit by a myriad of bugs. Last but not least is Telling Lies, Sam Barlow's follow-up to Her Story. I've not finished it yet, but I'm engrossed in its narrative. It offers you less direction than Her Story, but once you begin to uncover its story, it's hard to put down. It's already been added to our best FMV games list, and I'll have a full review next week.\nHeadspun\nDiggy: You'll have to wait until early next week to hear my thoughts on Children of Morta, a hack 'n' slash rogue-lite from Dead Mage Studios which has taken up most of my week.\nHowever, I have also been playing a variety of really violent games such as DOOM (2016) and Dead Rising 2 for research purposes (and fun of course). The reason for this was I did an article trying to answer the question of why so many games are based around violence, with actual thoughtful considerations about the way games function. I promise it contains none of the judgemental snobbery the title might imply.\nBecca: This week I played the fun adventure game Effie. It reminds me a lot of older adventure games like Crash Bandicoot or Spyro or even modern LEGO games. It's a good title that gamers of all ages would get a kick out of. I also revisited Hotline Miami Collection on the Nintendo Switch. The collection includes both Hotline Miami games, and they're both just as fun the second time around. Violence, kick ass music and loads of retries \u2013 what more could you want?\nI spent most of my time this week, however, on the adorable adventure game Knights and Bikes. It's a hand-drawn game that tells the story of two young girls who, by using their imaginations, make their drab-looking British isle a monster-filled hellscape. Equipped with their awesomely customised bikes and unique abilities you have to work together to save the island from a horrible curse. It's probably my favourite game of the year so far and I can't wait to play it again with my friends.\nKnights and Bikes\nChris: I've been monkeying around in Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, which seems to have been an oddly divisive game. Repetitive as the game's tasks may be, each one becomes an adventure thanks to the hostile nature of your jungle environment. Discovering how to use tools gives me a great buzz; my issue is more with the bugs that crop up, one of which scuppered my hominids' hunting trip. But I've kept coming back for more, and I'm giving serious consideration to re-purchasing it when it hits the PS4 this December.\nI'm also playing The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan and, having finished the game properly, am working out the best way to get every single member of my crew killed. Final girl? There'll be no-one left standing when I'm done. Look for an uplifting \"How to murder everyone in Man of Medan\" guide soon. It's an excellent game, though Until Dawn remains my favourite Supermassive release so far. I'm looking forward to Little Hope, the next entry in this series, hitting next year.\nStan: This week I played the game of 'Find your Luggage on the Airport Conveyor Belt'. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. But, since coming home (Stan is coming home, he's coming home, he's coming home, he's coming) I've got back to my career mode in Fifa 19. I signed all the new players to ensure that my team is as up to date as possible.\nI'm very torn on Fifa 20 and whether I'll buy it or not. Fifa always appeals to me as a love football, but I'm constantly disappointed by the lack of changes and improvements. I am intrigued about how Fifa 20 will incorporate the new rules in the Premier League, and hopefully they find a way to make VAR more fun\u2026\nPrevious articleHeadspun Review\nNext articleChildren of Morta Review\nThe Best Indie Games on Nintendo Switch\nNow Available on Consoles, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Rewards Those With Patience\nThe 10 Best Games of 2019\nGames to Watch Out For This December\nThe Best Games on Xbox Game Pass for PC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"American Indian Health (64) Strengthening Health Services (49) Supporting Governance & Leadership (2) Reducing Health Disparities (13)\n2015 (8) 2016 (9) 2017 (13) 2018 (8) 2019 (7) 2020 (5) 2021 (12) 2022 (2)\nEastern (10) North Central (23) North Eastern (8) South Central (9) Statewide (4) Western (10)\nBlackfeet (17) Crow (10) Flathead (9) Fort Belknap (10) Fort Peck (9) Little Shell (3) Northern Cheyenne (11) Rocky Boy (8) Urban (16)\nSort results by Most recent A to Z\nChippewa Cree Tribe 2022\nChippewa Cree Tribe Sustainable Food Systems Project CCTSFSP\nThe Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy Montana, located in North Central Montana, will create a sustainable food system on the Rocky Boys Indian Reservation. Through this grant, the tribe will hire a consultant to map the landscape of food projects and food resources in the community and draft food code regulations. The Chippewa Cree Tribe will administer the project through a partnership with the Tribal and Food Sovereignty Coalition and the tribe's planning department leadership.\nGrant Amount\nCrow Tribe Health & Human Services 2022\nCrow Tribal Finance Specialist \u2013 Medical Billing and Coding\nCrow Tribe Health & Human Services is a tribal health department that supports the physical, behavioral, and cultural health of the Crow Tribe. This project will enable the health department to establish an effective tribal health finance department capable of billing and coding, records management, and procedure analysis. Revenue from health department services will provide a foundation for the Crow Nation to build effective, sustainable health care and public health programs. The grant will also support the development of the Crow Tribe's Medicaid Tribal Health Improvement Program (THIP), a critical opportunity to create effective, tribally-led disease prevention programs. Grant funding will support a new finance specialist position salary and necessary training. Primary partners include the Crow Nation leadership and members of the finance team.\nArlee Community Development Corporation 2021\nPivoting from Emergency Food Response to Food Sovereignty (FSC) Programming with Healthy Local Foods\nThe Arlee Community Development Corporation will establish a walk-in, choice-based food pantry and a food resource center for the Jocko Valley (comprised of Lake, Sanders, and Missoula Counties), providing more local, healthy food options for the community. This project will help create local partnerships and reorganize food distribution models to connect local producers with local communities. The resource center aims for less dependence on low-quality staple foods and instead emphasizes locally grown, more nutrient-dense food options. Partners include Confederated Salish and Kootenai (CSKT) Tribal Health, CSKT Food Sovereignty Initiative, Mission Mountain Food Enterprise, and Montana Growers Cooperative. Funding will support project personnel and a consultant who will help with project development and travel expenses.\nCenter Pole 2021\nIncreasing Capacity and Food Quality to Create a Healthy Culturally Based Reservation Food System\nCenter Pole is a Native-led organization serving the Crow Reservation and surrounding areas since 1999. It conducts community projects on food security, food sovereignty, sustainable development, and community development while preserving Indigenous knowledge. This project will improve, expand, and streamline Center Pole's capacity to procure, produce, store, and distribute healthy foods. To do this, Center Pole will enhance its food warehouse and delivery system, educate staff on handling food procurement, storage, and distribution, and support local and traditional food entrepreneurs and community growers. Partners include Hopa Mountain Strengthening the Circle, Apsaalooke Abundance, and the Helping Hands Food Bank. Funding will primarily support staff to run the program and startup costs for Center Pole's service expansion.\nRocky Boy Food Sovereignty Project\nRocky Boy's Indian Reservation is in the remote Bear Paws mountains of North Central Montana. The remote location has contributed to a food desert on the Reservation, with the nearest grocery store selling fresh foods over 30 miles away. The Chippewa-Cree Tribe's Rocky Boy Food Sovereignty Project will develop a food chain of healthy products grown and produced on the Reservation. The project will help plant gardens, develop and market new value-added food products such as flour and pasta, and establish food handling laws. Locally grown and raised food products will be branded and made available to the community. Funding will help the purchase tools to support the food packaging and support a project coordinator who will develop and implement the program and build toward financial sustainability. Partners include the Stone Child College, the Rocky Boy Diabetes Program, Rocky Boy Public Schools, and the Chippewa Cree Agriculture and Sustainability Program team, which will serve as a board oversight for the project.\nDay Eagle Hope Project 2021\nAaniiih\/Nakoda Food Sovereignty on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation\nThe Day Eagle Hope Project is a Native nonprofit on the Fort Belknap reservation that addresses the disparities specific to cancer prevention, treatment, and management. It is a state-certified food bank, providing healthy, quality foods to the Reservation and surrounding area. This project will bring together community partners to provide food delivery services and education for the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and surrounding community. The food bank will work to reintroduce native and organic foods back into the community. It will also provide education alongside healthful foods to address further the health disparities in rates of chronic illnesses. Funding will help purchase fresh foods for the food bank, support transportation costs, and build community partnerships, specifically with Tribal Health. Partners include the Fort Belknap Indian Community, which will help with food delivery services, and the Fort Belknap Tribal Health Department, which will provide healthy eating and living education.\nFast Blackfeet 2021\nSustaining Food Security with MNT Service Delivery\nFast Blackfeet is working to address two crucial health problems in the Blackfeet Nation: food insecurity and nutrition-related illnesses (like diabetes). Fast Blackfeet is a Native-led nonprofit focused on nutrition, strengthening the local food system, and supporting a food bank on the Blackfeet reservation. For this project, Fast Blackfeet will work with consultants to explore sustainability for their Food Pharmacy Program, which is currently entirely grant funded. The Food Pharmacy Program allows providers to refer patients to the food bank for specialized foods to meet specific dietary requirements (such as a diabetic diet), counseling with a nutritionist, and vouchers for fresh fruits and vegetables. Fast Blackfeet will develop a partnership with Blackfeet Tribal Health to establish third-party billing for services provided by nutritionists and dietitians. Funding will be used for consultants to complete business and sustainability plans and to provide guidance around the partnership with Blackfeet Tribal Health.\nWorking Toward a Healthy, Food Secure Blackfeet Nation\nFAST Blackfeet is a Native-led nonprofit organization that works to increase food access, reduce food insecurity, and improve nutritional intake and knowledge in the Blackfeet Nation. The O'yo'p' Food Pantry is a vital hub for FAST Blackfeet programs. It makes nutritious food readily available to Blackfeet families and aids in chronic disease prevention through clinics and dietitian counseling. This project will support the food pantry's growth and the development and sustainability of its operations infrastructure. Funding will support hiring additional personnel and help offset the costs of expanding the food pantry to meet the community's needs. Project partners include HOPA Mountain, Browning Public Schools, Glacier Family Foods, and the Montana Food Bank Network.\nFort Peck Tribes - Spotted Bull Recovery Resource Center 2021\nSpotted Bull Recovery Resource Center Behavioral Health Capacity Building Project\nSpotted Bull Resource Recovery Center (SBRRC) is the primary addiction treatment service provider in Fort Peck, offering chemical dependency services and inpatient treatment to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and surrounding community. With this grant, SBRRC will add mental health services to the care it offers people with substance use disorders. To accomplish this, SBRRC will provide training to its staff to help them develop the necessary clinical competencies, contract with a mental health provider for therapeutic services, implement culturally relevant healing practices, and develop a third-party billing system. Funding will support the contract with a mental health consultant and behavioral health telehealth providers. It will also support the project's evaluation and travel for site visits. The project will be completed through established partnerships with the Indian Health Service, Volunteers of America, and Our Home, Inc.\nHeart Butte Schools 2021\nFeather Woman Healing Lodge Business Plan\nHeart Butte School District will contract with RJS & Associates, Inc. (RJS) to develop a business plan for a new facility, the Feather Woman Healing Lodge, to serve students who are homeless or experiencing mental health crises. Heart Butte is a community in the Blackfeet Nation. The school district has purchased two modular homes to be used as a youth shelter that will serve up to 12 students (six girls and six boys) at a time. The business plan will address staffing needs, operation and maintenance costs, insurance costs, risk management, potential funding sources, and other operational infrastructure needed for the facility. Heart Butte Schools currently has a school-based health center provided by the Tribe through the Southern Piegan Clinic. This new facility will strengthen the partnership with Southern Piegan and build a stronger continuum of care for students needing more intensive services and safe shelter.\nHelena Indian Alliance 2021\nNew Clinic Addition\/Design\nHelena Indian Alliance (HIA) is an urban Indian health center based in Helena and serving the surrounding counties. This grant will support project management during a clinic remodel and expansion that will enable HIA to provide integrated physical, behavioral, and dental services for patients. Funding will allow HIA to contract with SMA Architects to complete the clinic design and provide oversight and project management throughout the construction process. HIA is located in what used to be the U.S. Army Reserves Sheridan Hall building, and this project builds on two prior Montana Healthcare Foundation grants that helped HIA plan and prepare for this critically-needed remodel. The first grant, in 2017, created a master plan looking at how HIA could improve and expand the services they provide to their patients by updating the layout of their building. The second grant in 2018 helped HIA complete a structural assessment of the building, which was necessary before this construction could begin. HIA has secured financing for this project, estimated at roughly $1.1 million. By updating their building, HIA will be better equipped to implement high quality, integrated care, expand the services they can provide, and better address the health needs in their community.\nLittle Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana 2021\nStrategic Planning for Little Shell Tribal Departments\nThe Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is the newly federally recognized Tribe of the Ojibwe people. Its service area includes Cascade, Blaine, Hill, and Glacier counties. This strategic planning project will help the Tribe begin developing a high-quality, effective health system by supporting the Tribe to create a mission and vision to meet the needs of its people and by providing expert technical assistance on health system design, infrastructure development, and operations. The Little Shell Tribe will model its new health system on Alaska Southcentral Foundation's award-winning NUKA System of Care. Funding will support a contract with the Southcentral Foundation to provide technical assistance and training throughout the planning process and the early stages of implementation. The project will be completed through close collaboration among the Little Shell Tribal Council, Tribal staff, and community members.\nMessengers for Health 2021\nIndigenous Evaluation and Dissemination of the B\u00e1a Nnilah Project\nMessengers for Health works to improve the health of people living on the Crow Indian Reservation and outlying areas through community-based projects designed to empower communities to address their unique health issues. For this project, Messengers for Health will partner with two Tribal nations to adapt, implement, and evaluate a chronic disease self-management program \u2013 \"B\u00e1a nnilah\" \u2013 the grantee developed on the Crow reservation program. The evaluation will help the grantee and tribal partners adapt B\u00e1a nnilah for the specific needs of these Tribes, and it will help establish B\u00e1a nnilah as an evidence-based program, making it potentially reimbursable through the Tribal Health Improvement Program and providing sustainability for the project over the long term. Partners include Crow, Fort Belknap, and Rocky Boy Indian Reservations. Funding will support community members from the three communities to come together and develop the evaluation plan, support the adaptation of program manuals, and implement and evaluate the program in each community.\nPeoples Partners For Community Development 2021\nNorthern Cheyenne Food Initiatives\nPeople's Partner for Community Development (PPCD) is a Native-led nonprofit serving the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. It helps create a robust reservation economy while maintaining strong connections to the land, traditional values, and cultural history. This project will plan for the development of a small, state-inspected meat processing facility and mobile harvest unit to create a local healthy grass-fed beef food chain reasonably priced for the Northern Cheyenne community. PPCD will hire a consultant to develop a strategic business plan for securing this local food chain. Funding will support the consultant and the initial costs to hire a full-time meat processor. Project partners are HOPA Mountain, the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council, local school districts, and local grocers.\nAwe Kualawaache Care Center 2020\nThis grant will provide infection control training for the Awe Kualawaache Care Center staff. The Care Center provides long-term care to the Crow Tribe and the surrounding community; its mission is to preserve culture between the elderly and youth. Funding will be used to purchase software to track infections and help the staff member who is leading this work enroll in an infection control certificate program.\nBlackfeet Tribal Health 2020\nBlackfeet Tribal Health 638 of the Community Health Education Program\nThe Blackfeet Tribal Health Department will work to assume management of its Community Health Education Program from the Indian Health Service (IHS) under Public Law 93-638 (this is often called the \"638 process.\") This grant will help the health department complete a feasibility study and plan for assuming the Community Health Education Program; funds will help the Tribe hire a contractor to help with the 638 process. Adding the Community Health Education Program into the health department will help it achieve accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board and coordinate a more robust portfolio of community health-related activities.\nFort Belknap Tribes 2020\nBillings Area Community Health Aide Program\nWith this grant, the Fort Belknap Indian Community plans to extend Tribal self-governance and support the Community Health Aid Program (CHAP). To do this, the Tribe will build on the existing foundation of state and federal CHAP statutes and authorities granted to Tribal sovereign entities. Partners include all the Tribes in Montana, the Governor's Office, the state legislature, the Tribal Caucus, and Tribal colleges and universities. Grant funds will provide technical assistance to each Tribal area delegate and support the Billings Area Certification Board and the Academic Review Committee. Once established, the CHAP program will increase access to medical, dental, and behavioral health providers on the reservations. It will also provide local training to help retain the Tribal community workforce.\nNative American Development Corporation 2020\nMedication Assisted Treatment Clinic Feasibility Planning\nThe Billings Urban Indian Health and Wellness Center (BUIHWC), operated by the Native American Development Corporation (NADC), used this planning grant to expand its substance use disorder treatment services to include medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The goal was to provide more comprehensive, collaborative, and coordinated care to address the opioid use crisis in the American Indian community of Billings. BUIHWC conducted research to quantify the need for MOUD; formalized community and regional partnerships with health care providers, law enforcement, workforce development, housing, and other community support services; increased primary care provider training and the ability to prescribe medications associated with MOUD; established a framework for a comprehensive feasibility plan that includes implementation steps, a timeline, an operating budget, sources of revenue, operational and fiscal impacts, and a sustainability plan; and identified and applied for additional funding sources. The project secured an additional $500,000 through the Indian Health Service and is working to leverage third-party reimbursement for services provided through the clinic .\nRocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council 2020\nSupporting the RMTLC Health Sub-Committee with a Health Policy Analyst \/ Indian Health Care Advisor\nThe Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC) will hire a full-time health policy analyst to support the RMTLC Health Subcommittee. The new employee will coordinate the subcommittee's quarterly meetings and provide analysis, technical assistance, and training to support the Tribal leaders' health advocacy efforts. Primary partners include the Indian Tribes of Montana and Wyoming and the Urban Indian Health Programs in Montana. Grant funds will supplement the RMTLC's resources to support the position. The goal for this position is to provide internal support so that the RMTLC Health Subcommittee can better support tribal health policy and participate on national advisory committees.\nAll Nations Health Center 2019\nStrengthening the Circle: Increased Capacity for Increased Health\nAll Nations Health Center's Strengthening the Circle project was designed to increase the center's capacity to provide high-quality, integrated health care services to American Indians living in and around Missoula. The project implemented a holistic care model that improves coordination and collaboration within and between care teams. This included allocating staff time to design and execute the model, providing training to clinical and non-clinical support staff, and delivering high-quality technical assistance to support the successful implementation of the model. All staff were trained to use the electronic health record system, case conferencing, and co-location to provide patients with holistic rather than siloed care. Population health data and analysis are used to inform planning efforts. By providing integrated patient care that is reimbursable under Medicaid and Medicare, the health center is on track to increase annual revenue by at least 75%. All Nations' partnership with Greenway Health, a health information technology services company, will provide ongoing resources and support to maintain the progress that has been made and identify future opportunities for improvement.\nFamilies First Learning Lab 2019\nConfederated Salish Kootenai Tribe Family Education Services\nThe Families First Children's Museum (FFCM) will provide family education classes and resources for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal (CSKT) community intended to foster healing and help develop resilient communities. The project will introduce new, relevant, and evidence-based curricula within three separate tracks: parents\/caregivers, foster parents, and childcare providers. Funding will be used to hire native instructors and support curriculum development. Through current partnerships with CSKT, the Department of Human Resource Development, and Salish Kootenai College, as well as growth in collaboration with the Tribal Health Department, Tribal Education Department, local childcare providers, and organizations like the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, FFCM's work will extend to reach more families and create connections between parent education skill development and a stronger family resource network.\nFort Belknap Indian Community Dialysis Center Feasibility Study and Business Plan\nThe Fort Belknap Indian Community will complete a study to determine theneed for andfeasibility ofdeveloping adialysis servicefor the community. They plan towork with FortBelknap Tribal Health and Indian Health Service to understand how many dialysis patients reside on the reservation. As part of the study, they will also visit other tribal dialysis programs in the state.Funding will be used to supportstaff time to complete the study, travel expenses to visit other dialysis programs,and water testingto determineif Fort Belknap'scurrent water supply cansupport the unit and potential treatment options.\nFort Peck Tribes Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program 2019\nThe 23rd IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion\nThe Fort Peck Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program staff participated in the 23rd UIHPE World Conference on Health Promotion in New Zealand, along with 70 other countries. At the conference, the staff gave a multi-media presentation and learned about indigenous food and fitness initiatives from around the world. When they returned, they shared what they learned with other tribes in Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The staff who attended the conference are also continuing to use what they learned to inform the Healthy Foods Healthy Living Family Program (established as part of Fort Peck's T-HIP program). This program is working to improve childhood nutrition and fitness and counter the community's food deserts.\nNorthern Cheyenne Tribal Board of Health 2019\nT-HIP Planning and Implementation\nThis project helped the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Board of Health (NCTBH) plan for and implement Tier 1 of the Medicaid Tribal Health Improvement Program (T-HIP). T-HIP implementation coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, which substantially impacted the project. The life expectancy for the people of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation is approximately 57 years for men and 61 years for women, nearly 20 years shorter than that of Caucasian Montanans.\u202fThe overall goal of this project was to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases among this population and strengthen community action for improving the reservation's overall health. Funds were used to hire a T-HIP director to oversee and implement Tier 1 over six months, as well as a medical director, but the medical director was not able to attend on site due to the pandemic. Funding also went towards the purchase of Daphne software, which is used to manage clients, document encounters, create care\/action plans, schedule appointments, conduct assessments and surveys, and generate required T-HIP reports. One significant accomplishment was the hiring of four drivers to provide crucial transportation services for patients needing to get to the hospital in Billings. The project helped the Tribe conduct COVID-19 community surveillance testing that included 500 T-HIP clients. The T-HIP program is self-sustaining from Medicaid reimbursements, which will allow the program to continue building out Tier 1 implementation and to expand to Tier 2 and Tier 3 over the next couple of years.\nNorthern Cheyenne Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Development\nThe Northern Cheyenne Tribal Board of Health will develop a strategic plan to create a drug court component to the Northern Cheyenne Recovery Center. Many tribal communities have used the Tribal Healing to Wellness Court successfully. Developing this model will help solidify partnerships with the between the tribal health and judicial systems and enable the Tribe to develop an intensive case management approach for clients, implement team \"wrap around\" meetings, and provide family therapy and peer support. Funding will be used for staff training, and development of a strategic and state compliance plan.\nThis grant helped the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leader's Council (RMTLC) re-establish a health sub-committee composed of representatives from each Tribe and an Urban Indian Health Center representative. The sub-committee meets quarterly to provide tribes and key partners a forum to discuss health policy directly impacting tribal members and to make recommendations to the RMTLC regarding Indian Health Services and other health services, including Montana Medicaid, the Tribal Health Improvement Program, and other medical services accessed by tribal members. The sub-committee chairperson will bring the sub-committee's recommendations to the quarterly RMTLC board of directors meeting for action. Funding was used to hire a health policy analyst to provide support, leadership, and guidance to the sub-committee. Responsibilities of the analyst include coordinating quarterly meetings, communicating with committee members, providing expert policy analysis, and developing policy papers and recommendations. The analyst also serves as a liaison to the American Indian Health Leaders group, facilitating collaboration and coordination between RMTLC and the Tribal and urban Indian health center directors.\nWalking Well with Traditional Healing\nThis project successfully increased the health center's capacity to provide culturally adapted, evidence-based, and trauma-informed awareness to the over 500 active clients they see each year. Project accomplishments include providing historical trauma education sessions and Community Resiliency Model workshops to the Missoula community. Mending Broken Hearts, a grief support series, was provided to clients who reported a deeper understanding of historical and inter-generational trauma and were able to begin addressing the impact on their own lives. Finally, a trauma-informed organizational assessment was completed, and trauma-informed practices were incorporated into the diabetes prevention education series offered to teens and adults.\nT-HIP Tier 1 Daphne Software Support\nThis project helped support the Blackfeet Tribe's start-up costs for implementing the Tribal Health Improvement Program (T-HIP). The grant helped the tribe to purchase a software system (Daphne) designed to track T-HIP care management reporting measures. The grant also helped set up and staff the T-HIP office, develop their services, and sign a task order to begin Tier 1 services. Daphne is computer software for recording and reporting care management information for T-HIP and other care management initiatives. Now that the primary elements of the system are in place, the tribe will begin providing care management services to high\u2013risk Medicaid recipients on the Blackfeet Reservation to improve health outcomes and reduce their reliance on high-cost emergency and hospital services. The program is sustainable through Medicaid T-HIP payments.\nFort Peck Tribal Health Department 2018\nThird Party Billing Project\nThis project will develop a plan and supporting documents, train key staff, and develop partnerships to maximize third-party revenue generation for the Fort Peck Tribal Health Department. The project will work across tribal health programs and in close coordination with tribal and non-tribal partners including MT DPHHS, Indian Health Services, North Eastern Montana Health Services, Spotted Bull Treatment Center, Red Bird Woman Center, Fort Peck Tribes Veteran Affairs Office, Fort Peck Tribal Supplemental Health Insurance Program, Fort Peck Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program, and Fort Peck Transportation Department. The project will generate revenue from tribal health services that will be used to strengthen current services and address health facility needs.\nSheridan Hall Structural Assessment\nThis grant will allow Helena Indian Alliance to hire an architect and professional engineering team to review and structurally assess Helena Indian Alliance's building for the purposes of expanding and adding new programs. Helena Indian Alliance has seen a significant increase in demand for services such as general health care, case management, mental health services, substance use, and various other programs. The project will produce a finalized structural assessment that can be combined with their existing preliminary architectural report (also funded by MHCF) and used to secure financing a renovation and expansion project. For this project, the Helena Indian Alliance is partnering with Montana Business Assistance Connection and Montana Facility Finance Authority.\nMountain-Pacific Quality Health Foundation 2018\nImplementing Trauma-Informed Care and Approaches with Montana Indian Health Care Organizations\nMountain-Pacific Quality Health collaborated with Indian Health Service facilities, Tribal health departments, and urban Indian centers to support implementation of comprehensive approaches to trauma-informed care that effectively address trauma and its impact on American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations in Montana. Mountain-Pacific helped put trauma-informed policies and procedures in place through staff trainings\u2014held in person for the first year and virtually during the COVID pandemic\u2014as well as guides for trauma screening, treatment, and referral. In order to help Indian health organizations' clinical and nonclinical staff understand the impact of trauma, recognize the symptoms, and know how to respond appropriately, Mountain-Pacific held webinars and open office hours to promote awareness and provide instructional education. It also offered quality improvement tools and resources to help organizations assess, implement, and evaluate their strategies and worked with non-AIAN communities to help them understand and implement trauma-informed care. Mountain-Pacific emphasized the importance of using culturally appropriate Indian healing methods as tools to build resiliency and recovery from trauma. The project developed strong collaborations with stakeholder organizations and local and state health departments to ensure that community members' needs continue to be met.\nBillings Urban Indian Health and Wellness Center\nThis grant supported planning for and opening the Billings Urban Indian Health and Wellness Center. In December 2018, the new center began providing comprehensive primary care and behavioral health services to the American Indian community in Yellowstone County. They are continuing to expand the services they provide. They are now an approved provider for Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers and have hired a state approved substance use provider. This structure will enable them to collect reimbursement for the services they provide and will ensure long term sustainability. As part of this project, they also successfully established meaningful partnerships with other health organizations in the community and will begin to implement an integrated behavioral health model of care within their primary care clinic.\nOne Health 2018\nFeasibility study for Itchik Diiawakaam Family Healing Center in the Apsaalooke Nation\nOneHealth completed a feasibility study for establishing the Itchik Diiawakaam Family Healing Center within the Apsaalooke (Crow) Nation.\u202fThe study determined that a supportive housing model could sustain the Healing Center if capital funds could be raised for construction costs. Through this project, the Healing Center received its 501(c)3 status. They plan to complete a business plan and conduct a capital campaign to raise funds to build the facility. The Healing Center will provide a program and facility that allows individuals and families to heal together in their community while immersed in Crow cultural values and support. The center's focus on relational justice, foster care alternatives, integrative approaches to mental and physical health, meaningful work, trauma resolution, and indigenous models of education will serve as a blueprint for the exploration process. The center will be piloted in Lodge Grass on the Crow Indian Reservation, and residents will be engaged in all facets of program creation and implementation. Project partners include Lodge Grass City Government leadership and tribal community members.\nTwo Eagle River School 2018\nTwo Eagle River School Wellness Project\nTwo Eagle River School partnered with Freedom Lodge and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe (CSKT) Tribal Health Department to bring a licensed mental health counselor into the school to provide behavioral health services to the students. Two Eagle River School is a tribal alternative middle and high school serving 110 students on the Flathead Reservation. After multiple suicides in the community over the year before the grant, the school identified an immediate need to address the mental health and historical trauma needs of the students. The project helped equip students and staff with tools and knowledge to address trauma. They are now providing prevention services and CSKT has applied for a grant to support the behavioral health position within the school for the next five years.\nQua Qui Connection: The Circle of Good Medicine & Holistic Care\nThis grant supported the All Nations Health Center (the urban Indian health center in Missoula) to provide integrated, comprehensive, culturally appropriate care for one of the largest urban Indian populations in the state. This underserved population has suffered disproportionately from diabetes, high-blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and obesity\u2014conditions that are both preventable and treatable with appropriate primary care services. Over the course of the grant, the All Nations Health Center hired a full-time family nurse practitioner to provide primary medical care; created organization-wide policies and procedures that guide and support the integration of medical and behavioral services; trained all clinical, support, and administrative staff on integrated health care models; obtained a medication assisted treatment (MAT) certification for the nurse practitioner, allowing them to treat those struggling with opioid use issues; helped the community better understand the structure and importance of integrated health care; and transitioned to an electronic health records (EHR) system that supports full integration of care. With the addition of primary care services, the All Nations Health Center was able to be recognized by Medicaid and Medicare as an urban FQHC, giving it access to a more favorable rate of reimbursement, which will help ensure its sustainability into the future.\nBlackfeet Community College 2017\nTrauma Informed Planning Grant\nThis two-part project will begin to create a trauma-informed campus on the Blackfeet Community College and disseminate a culturally-based, trauma-informed toolkit to other agencies on the reservation, and develop a feasibility and business plan for an integrated behavioral health student health center on campus. To create a trauma-informed campus, this project will train trainers in a culturally-based historical trauma curriculum, provide professional development in integrated care models, strengthen campus and community referral resources, create an action team, and provide support to students. The National Council for Behavioral Health will assist in creating a detailed strategic plan for implementing integrated behavioral health into the student health center. The goals for the student health center are for it to not only provide students with primary and behavioral healthcare screenings but also with space for behavioral health and nursing students to practice trauma-informed integrated health.\nBlackfeet Emergency Medical Services program\nThe Blackfeet EMS Program trained and certified three paramedics from Blackfeet Tribal Health's emergency medical technician staff. With the advanced certifications, the Blackfeet EMS Program is now able to bill at a higher rate and will continue to expand its program. The revenue allowed the tribe to purchase three new ambulances with advanced equipment, which is helping the program to provide a higher level of service. By certifying their paramedic staff, the Blackfeet Tribe is addressing their workforce challenges and providing improved emergency response to the community. The program is sustainable through revenue generated from billing services.\nTribal Health Improvement Program\nThis project provided funding for a project coordinator position to help design and implement the Blackfeet Tribal Health's Tribal Health Improvement Program (T-HIP). T-HIP is Montana's innovative new Medicaid waiver program that provides per capita funding for tribes to address factors that contribute to health disparities in the American Indian population residing on the reservation. Our grant funded the project coordinator position for six months and allowed the tribe to develop and execute a task order with the State of Montana to begin implementing Tier 1 of the T-HIP program. Tier 1 of the T-HIP program addresses high utilizers of health care on the Blackfeet reservation and provides care coordination and outreach to this population. The tribe is now providing care management, health education and transportation to the Blackfeet community, and the program is entirely self-sustaining; they are now planning for Tier 2 of the T-HIP program.\nEagle Shield Center 2017\nThe Blackfeet Community Hospice Project\nThis planning project supported the establishment of a partnership among tribal agencies on the Blackfeet reservation who will collaborate toward developing hospice services for the community and provided a one-day workshop to educate the Blackfeet community about hospice and end-of-life care. Since 2007, Blackfeet community members and a researcher from Montana State University have been collaborating on end-of-life experiences among Blackfeet people using a participatory approach. The partnership includes the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, the Eagle Shield Center, the Blackfeet Tribal Health Department, Tribal Planning, Blackfeet Community College, Blackfeet Family and Child Services, Indian Health Service, and the Tribal Diabetes Clinic. At the conclusion of this project, solid partnerships had been established; the workshop on available hospice services in the Blackfeet community increased the community's knowledge of end-of-life care needs and services. Eagle Shield Center will continue to work towards establishing hospice services through the new partnerships and advisory committee.\nFort Belknap Tribal Health 2017\nCentralized Billing Capacity Building Project\nThis project will help establish Fort Belknap's centralized billing department by expanding the range of billable services and establishing internal controls to ensure legal compliance. The revenue generated will support prevention programs and help the tribe assume management of their behavioral health services from the Indian Health Service. Funding will also be used to hire a consultant to assess the revenue cycle process, controls and operations, and recommend specific improvements.\nDiabetes Care Clinic\nThis grant supported the Fort Belknap Indian Community to develop a Diabetic Care Clinic to provide high-quality, consistent, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate care to residents of the reservation who are diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes. The clinic, which has been fully functional since 2017 and has provided more than 500 diabetic care visits, helps patients gain the knowledge and skills needed to make adjustments to their diet, exercise, and medication for optimal health and quality of life. The establishment of an independent, tribally run health board to administer the clinic and provide governance and oversight to the program is in its final stages, with the majority of health board members selected. Third-party billing processes and procedures were developed to sustain the new clinic and services. The clinic continues to increase its client base and is working towards care coordination agreements with Veteran Affairs and Medicare to increase revenue to support the services.\nTatanka Gdes'ka Capacity Building Project\nSpotted Bull Recovery and Resource Center (SBRRC) used this grant to establish a self-sustaining inpatient treatment center on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, with a focus on methamphetamine use disorder. The goal was to ensure that those with medical and mental illnesses complicating a methamphetamine addiction can receive comprehensive, effective treatment. This project successfully achieved all its primary objectives. SBRRC employees received training in peer recovery support, program management, integrated behavioral health principles, and medication-assisted treatment. A full-time staff member was hired and trained to conduct third-party billing to help sustain the center. SBRRC upgraded its infrastructure to meet in-patient treatment standards and received state licensure and JCAHO\/CARF certification. And SBRRC partnered with other organizations to raise awareness about the need for a treatment facility, conduct community outreach, and encourage community members to take ownership of the problem and get involved in the planning process. Providing the long-term programming needed by the community was a challenge since most billable hours for treatment are only within the 30- to 90-day range. But SBRRC addressed this by allowing clients needing more treatment to keep receiving outpatient services and housing support as they transition back into the community. Three additional federal grants totaling $2,981,018 were awarded to SBRRC to support the program.\nHays Lodgepole School District 50 2017\nFort Belknap Indian Community Homeless Youth Feasibility Study\nFor this project, the Hays-Lodgepole Public School and the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council assessed the feasibility of designing, constructing, operating, and facilitating housing and supportive services to improve health and education outcomes for homeless youth on the Fort Belknap Reservation. The project successfully created 15 new community partnerships bringing together tribal leadership, community members, and youth over the course of 10 planning meetings. The finalized feasibility study includes two site options for the youth shelter along with an overall floor and feasibility plan that will allow the tribal planners to seek funding for the second phase of the project which will involve the construction of the facility.\nNorth American Indian Alliance 2017\nButte Urban Indian Health Alliance Strategic Planning Initiative\nThe goal of this project was to create a strategic plan to help the North American Indian Alliance Butte (NAIA) move into its next decade of service. A consultant worked with the NAIA's board of directors and executive director to complete a community needs assessment. After surveying the community and collecting feedback, the consultant developed recommendations for how to adjust the organization's programming and services to better serve the community. However, due to leadership turnover, the report was not finalized or implemented.\nNorthern Cheyenne Revenue Enhancement\nThis project helped the Cheyenne Board of Health increase the revenue they generate from clinical services, create a stronger patient registration process, and identify additional services that they are able to support through billing insurance. Grant funds were used to hire a new staff position to focus on insurance enrollment, and a consultant to help with revenue cycle management. They began coding and billing for clinical services in-house, which increased their third-party revenue. Their new patient registration process has helped patients and clients apply for other resources for their medical needs. At the end of this grant, the tribe had received over $750,000 in increased revenue that will be reinvested into the health system. The revenue increase has led to implementing spending policies to serve the needs of the community better.\nRocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center 2017\nFrom Plans to Action: Prevention and Support for Pregnant Blackfeet Women Using Opioids on Blackfeet\nIn 2016, MHCF supported the Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center and their Boston University-based partners to work with the Blackfeet Tribe and the Indian Health Service Blackfeet Community Hospital on early-stage planning work to address opioid use by pregnant women. The funds supported a conference hosted at the Blackfeet Community College, a detailed report and feedback, an inspirational Blackfeet visit to the Lummi tribe's opioid maintenance program, and the formation of a new, multi-partner opioid prevention task force on Blackfeet. This project continued this work through task force strengthening and capacity-building, focus groups\/key informant interviews with clinicians and substance-using pregnant women, the production of a \"gap analysis\" to determine treatment shortfalls for substance-using pregnant women on Blackfeet, and the production of a feasibility analysis and business plan for developing services to address perinatal drug use. Ultimately, the project resulted in the coordination and development of a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinic for pregnant women and families on the Blackfeet Reservation. The grantee was also able to successfully secure additional funding to support further development of the project through the State of Montana STR grant and a Tribal Opioid Response grant which will supplement the services offered through the MAT clinic. A building on the Blackfeet Reservation was secured for the MAT clinic and a partnership was establish with Community Medical Services. Community Medical Services provides the induction and medication management services and Blackfeet Tribal Health provides the care coordination and behavioral health services for the women and families.\nSouthern Peigan School Health 2017\nBehavioral Health Services for At-Risk Youth Served by Southern Peigan School Health (SPSH)\nThrough this project, the Southern Peigan school-based health center began offering substance use disorder services as part of an integrated behavioral health model of care. Standardized screening for substance use has been implemented, and providers have been trained in SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment). Grant funds were used to hire a licensed addiction counselor to provide treatment services within the existing school-based health center. The National Council for Behavioral Health provided training and technical assistance. The health center's services are sustainable through third-party billing from licensed providers, and they plan to expand their services and hire additional staff.\nBillings Clinic 2016\nAmerican Indian Healthcare Advocate Program\nThis project provided outreach, information, and health insurance enrollment assistance to American Indian people residing on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations and the urban American Indian population residing in Billings. Through the American Indian Healthcare Advocate Program, outreach events, presentations, and informational materials were distributed to over 700 individuals with questions about Montana's Medicaid expansion and how obtaining health insurance could increase their access to quality health care. Twenty-six people were directly enrolled in a health insurance product for which they were eligible but not yet enrolled and 177 people were assisted in the enrollment process. Additionally, a qualitative research project was initiated to gain insight into American Indian perceptions of health insurance and health care.\nBlackfeet Tribe 2016\nCentralized Third Party Billing System\nThe Blackfeet Tribe created a centralized third-party billing office for their health system. The billing office allows the tribe to maximize revenue from the health services they provide and improve the financial management of revenue from third-party billing. The project hired a benefits coordinator and patient accounts coordinator to assess their current programs and identify billable services. The billing office collected over $2.5 million in revenue and provided referral services for Blackfeet Tribal Medicaid recipients for denture and brace services. The billing office is helping the tribe improve and expand health services to serve the needs of their community better and create a more fiscally stable, and sustainable structure for existing health programs. The office is sustainable through the revenue generated from billing services.\nCSKT Tribal Health Department 2016\nThe Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Integrated Behavioral Health Program\nThe Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe (CSKT) Tribal Health Department developed a detailed strategic plan to integrate behavioral health into primary care and to train their current behavioral health staff and primary care providers on conducting motivational interviews and brief interventions. With the established protocol, screening tools, and a workflow plan in place, primary care and behavioral health providers are now able to consult with one another regarding behavior change for preventable disease as well as for indications of mental illness and substance abuse problems. As part of the project, CSKT also piloted a daily \"huddle\" to improve communication and introduce behavioral health staff into the primary care clinic. They found this to be positive and have an immediate impact on patient care and outcomes. It created a collegial and friendly environment between staff teams and resulted in successful warm hand-offs, brief interventions, and the establishment of ongoing care. Due to leadership and staff turnover, they have experienced challenges in the progression of an integrated model. The project also allowed a team of 12 program directors to travel to the SouthCentral Foundation in Alaska for a site visit and training.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Seizure of State Assets: Administrator General blames situation on ignorance\nThe Administrator General, Mr David Yaro, has blamed the numerous cases of seizure of state assets on ignorance of the Presidential Transition Act 2012.\nAccording to him, most past and present government officials are having a first taste of the law since its promulgation; hence, the rough edges.\nSpeaking on TV3's News 360 on Monday, February 6, David Yaro said: \"The law has not been tested until now that is why it doesn't seem to be happening properly\".\nBut he said if the Presidential Estates Unit (PEU), which he heads, was adequately staffed, all these would have been averted.\nAccording to him, the Unit is gravely understaffed.\n\"If I have staff, even one officer at the regional level, they will be talking to people about what the transition actually means,\" he said, \"and some of the atrocities we are hearing at the regional levels will not have occurred.\"\nHe condemned the seizures mostly masterminded by supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).\nGovernment has set up a joint taskforce to ensure retrieval of state assets from individuals, especially past government appointees.\nBut the task force has been pooh-poohed by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which claims it is an appendage of ruling party's Invisible Forces aimed at visiting mayhem on past government officials.\nMr Yaro has asked for the full cooperation of all to ensure an incident-free transition.\n50% of my salary will go to my constituency - NPP's Archibald Ntiri\nSolid foundation laid by Akufo-Addo will manifest in his 2nd term \u2013 NPP Scribe assures\nNPP gang drag Krachi West DCE out of office, lock him out\nSecurity capos in crack meeting over political vigilantism\nAkufo-Addo tours Greater Accra this week; to commission 10 projects","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"10 hidden facts that only die-hard fans know about the game\nBy Sterling K. Webb on\t December 21, 2021 Musical Compositions\nThe exit of Square Enix Marvel's Avengers carried on the legacy of \"Earth's Mightiest Heroes\" with an all-new storyline distinct from the comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Given its ambitious set of heroes and the ever-expanding online co-op mode, the game is adorned with a wide variety of Easter Eggs to grab the attention of avid gamers.\nRELATED: 10 Best Campaign Missions In Marvel's Avengers\nThere are some interesting behind-the-scenes details about the cast and crew that only a few fans can know about. With such details, Marvel's Avengers makes for an interesting case study in the game of the 2020s.\nMarvel's Avengers spawned related comics and novels\nEven if the game's plot is not directly inspired by any of the Avengers comic book problems, Marvel's Avengers included five comics as promotional links. Each of the five books focuses on one of the Avengers, documenting the events of their lives just before A-Day. Therefore, the comic book collection has also been dubbed Marvel's Avengers: One Day Road.\nThe game also received a new prequel that builds on the events of A-Day in the game. Written by Star wars and Old scrolls Author Gregory Keyes, the novel deals with the Avengers battling the ancient organization known as the Zodiac and introduces Doctor Strange from the game universe.\nBlack Widow and Thor comedians are married in real life\nBlack Widow voice actress Laura Bailey and Thor voice actor Travis Willingham both have significant experience not only in the voiceover industry, but with several Marvel productions as well. The first has been the voice of Black Widow on modern animated superhero shows like The Avengers Assemble, The Ultimate Spider-Man, and Lego Marvel Superhero. During this time, Willingham played Thor in all of the aforementioned shows with Phineas & Ferb, and Fortnite.\nThe two actors have also been married since 2011. According to an interview for Critical role: between the sheets, the couple dated briefly when they were in college, then crossed paths again later in life.\nA character from the Marvels miniseries appears\nThere are several allusions to the Daily Bugle in the game with the newspaper emerging as a TV channel in its own right. While these references are easy to spot, more attentive observers would note the presence of Phil Sheldon as a reporter.\nRELATED: 10 Best Comics Based On Video Games\nSheldon may not have joined the ranks of the most popular Marvel characters, but he is the protagonist of one of the most iconic comic book series. Alan Ross and Kurt Busiek wonders take a more humanistic approach to his heroes as Sheldon observes their actions and consequences. This layman's take on the heroes used by comics has received critical acclaim.\nGuinness world record holder voiced Ulysses Klaue\nThe game's star voice cast also includes Steve Blum, a noted voice actor who held the 2012 Guinness World Record for most video game dubbing credits (per Anime news network).\nMore popular than Sub-Zero in the Mortal combat series and Wolverine in several Marvel productions, Blum has an antagonistic role as Ulysses Klaue, the arms dealer hired by AIM to steal vibranium in the DLC story expansion War for Wakanda.\nBlack Sabbath song debuts in Marvel sophomore\nThe game doesn't shy away from revealing Tony Stark's immense love for old-school rock and metal music. Since Black Sabbath has a classic song called \"Iron Man,\" the group and character must come together. During several Tony scenes, Crowd rules by the group at the head of Ozzy Osbourne begins to play.\nRELATED: 10 of the Most Beautiful Things Tony Stark Has Done in the MCU\nIn fact, this isn't the first time the song has been part of Marvel property. In 1994, the song crept into a game called Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage. It should be noted, however, that the game version was a 16-bit render.\nThe music composer also scored Rise Of The Tomb Raider\nThe catchy, orchestral score of the game was the work of Bobby Tahouri whose most famous musical credit before Marvel's Avengers would be on Rise of the Tomb Raider, one of the recent Grave robber Games.\nTahouri has also composed various feature films and short films, as well as the video game Transformers Rise of the Dark Spark which marked his video game debut. With his latest compositions in Marvel's Avengers, Tahouri seems to be a reliable name in video game music.\nBlack Widow's hacker name is linked to something from her childhood\nMuch like game protagonist Kamala Khan, Black Widow uses her hacking skills to reveal AIM's secrets. For this mission, his chosen hacker name is Tiny Dancer. The name appears to be a reference to Elton John's song, but fans would notice a deeper connection in the character's case, as Black Widow was a trained ballerina as a child. One of the small details of Marvel's Avengers is the presence of a ballerina's music box in her bedroom, referring more to her past.\nIn fact, Elton John himself was part of the Marvel Comic Book Universe, having served as an agent of SHIELD (much Black Widow) in International Iron Man # 6.\nMarvel's Avengers XP boost created some controversy\nThe XP Boost feature allows players to level up faster while gaining additional experience points in a short time. In September 2021, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics announced that XP Boost could be unlocked through real transactions. This sparked a lot of outrage among fans and critics alike who felt the move went against the company's claim that the game would only have transactions for cosmetic and personalization items.\nRELATED: Every Marvel's Avengers Hero So Far, Ranked\nAccording to a report by JeuxIndustrie.biz, Crystal Dynamics had announced earlier that \"premium content would stick to\" aesthetic additions only. \" In November, Crystal heard requests from fans and ditched the feature altogether.\nSquare Enix president called Marvel's Avengers a disappointment\nDespite a lot of waiting, Marvel's Avengers Underperformed in terms of sales and joined the biggest flops of 10 top video game developers. As reported by Games pot, Square Enix reported a loss of $ 63 million despite strong sales in the first week.\nThose who follow the buzz behind the scenes of the game will also know that Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda himself made his disappointment visible. As stated by JeuxIndustrie.biz, Matsuda also added in Square Enix's annual report that the game was a disappointment for the company.\nThe Uncharted actor and writer was involved in Marvel's Avengers\nTony Stark is one of the main protagonists of the game and is voiced by famous comedian Troy Baker. Besides other video games and animated shows, Baker is best known as the voice behind Nathan Drake, the protagonist of the Unexplored video game franchise.\nBut he is not the only one Unexplored former student to be part of Marvel's Avengers. The superhero game also starred Shaun Escayg as the director and screenwriter. For the 2017 Unexplored Entrance The lost leg, Escayg was also a screenwriter and creative director. With such connections, fans can only speculate on one Unexplored Easter egg or two in the game.\nNEXT: 10 Things From The Avengers Game We Want In The MCU\nBreath Of The Wild's Biggest Problems And How BOTW 2 Could Fix Them\nShaurya Thapa\nShaurya Thapa is an Indian freelance journalist who primarily writes on film, music and human interest subjects. When it comes to Screen Rant, he writes lists on a wide range of topics from international movies to mainstream Netflix series and comic book trivia. He also hosts a podcast called \"BhindiWire,\" an Indian parody of IndieWire.\nMore from Shaurya Thapa\nSaint Laurent Launches Exclusive Runway Music Vinyl Set\nNOW: A Song for Thailand\n\"Unke Barey Mein Aaj Socha in Aansoon Bhar Aaye\", Lata Mangeshkar remembers Madan Mohan, the melodic maestro on the occasion of his 97th birthday\nSonny Sharrock: Learn more about the guitarist seen in \"Summer of Soul\"\nReviews of School of Rock at Palace Theater, Manchester\nDavid Bowie edition catalog sold in 9 figures","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Review: 'Moonrise Kingdom' shines\nBy Charlie McCollum | Mercury News, Bay Area News Group\nMay 30, 2012 at 6:37 a.m.\nOnce upon a time \u2026\nThat's really the way writer-director Wes Anderson's magical new film \"Moonrise Kingdom\" should begin. Warm, witty and whimsical, it is a fabulous fable, a storybook tale of young love, the innocence of youth and the disappointments of life.\nIn his previous films, Anderson has always done a high wire balancing act between humanism and whimsy bordering on the twee. Sometimes \u2014 \"Rushmore,\" the marvelous \"Fantastic Mr. Fox\" \u2014 it works. Sometimes \u2014 \"The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\" \u2014 it doesn't, resulting in movies that come off as self-consciously quirky and overly clever.\nBut with \"Moonrise Kingdom,\" Anderson is on very sure footing, not only finding the right balance but also the greatest measure of heart and sincerity he has achieved in his live action films (2009's \"Mr. Fox\" was animated).\nThe film is set on Penzance, a remote island off the coast of New England that seems to occupy a space somewhere between Prospero's island in \"The Tempest\" and Neverland. It is the late summer of 1965 and as the film's helpful narrator (an elfin Bob Balaban in a delightful, droll performance) is quick to tell us, the island will soon be struck by the worst storm in its history.\nAmong those on the island: two 12-year-old loners who (by adult criteria) are \"troubled kids.\" Suzy (Kara Hayward), the eldest child of married lawyers (Bill Murray, Frances McDormand) who ignore her and each other, rightfully feels neglected and spends most of her time engrossed in fantasy adventure novels. Sam (Jared Gilman), an orphan who is about to be disowned by his foster parents, is stuck at a scouting camp \u2014 run by the well-meaning but ineffectual Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton) \u2014 a place where he doesn't have a single friend.\nThe two had met the previous summer during, of all things, a performance of Benjamin Britten's opera \"Noye's Fludde\" (basically the story of Noah's ark so we've got a real flood-storm theme going on). With just a few words and glances, the precocious kids realize they are soul mates who must be together. So, for a full year, they plot and conspire to run away together and escape a world where they are misunderstood and very much alone.\nTheir disappearance causes great consternation among the adults on the island, mostly because of the inconvenience. Only the scout master and the island's police chief, the rather sad Captain Sharp (Bruce Willis), seem particularly concerned about the kids' safety and the search for Sam and Suzy is more a chase than a rescue effort.\nThe young couple does eventually find their own little slice of paradise \u2014 an isolated cove that they rename Moonrise Kingdom. And for at least a day they make a life on the beach with all the enchantment that comes with first kisses (a funny but truly poignant scene) and living on their own terms.\nEventually, Sam and Suzy are found (well, caught) and it looks like Sam is headed to orphanage (or, possibly, shock therapy). But as the storm closes in they escape again, this time with the help of Sam's scout troop, who see the errors of their ways and end playing the Lost Boys to Sam's Peter and Suzy's Wendy, and a slightly sleazy scout leader (Anderson regular Jason Schwartzman).\nIn the end, love wins out and there is even a measure of redemption for some of the adults.\nThroughout \"Moonrise Kingdom,\" Anderson brings richness of detail (a terrific production design by Adam Stockhausen), beautifully conceived cinematography from Robert Yeoman, impeccable musical choices and a smart, crisp dialogue (co-written by frequent collaborator Roman Coppola) that avoids both mushiness and the excessively quirky. He also draws impeccable performances from Murray, McDormand, Norton, Tilda Swinton as an icy Social Services bureaucrat and Willis, who does a particularly sensitive turn as the lonely Captain Sharp.\nThen there are the kid actors.\nHayward and Gilman are newcomers who are asked to carry much of the film and pull it off with lovely understatement and extraordinary believability. When they look at each other, you fully believe that Sam and Suzy don't just think they're in love, they really are in love and deserve a magical world all their own.\nIn the end, who knows if they live happily ever after? But you'll leave \"Moonrise Kingdom\" hoping they do.\n'moonrise kingdom'\n* * * 1\/2\nOpens: San Francisco on June 1; elsewhere in the Bay Area on June 8\nRating: PG-13 (for mild sexual content and smoking)\nCast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Frances McDormand\nDirector: Wes Anderson\nRunning time: 1 hour, 40 minutes\nCharlie McCollum","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"O'Sullivan\nClose encounters of the reptilian kind\nBy Catherine O'Sullivan\nThere's a Crotalus atrox living at my house. Better known as a western diamondback rattlesnake, she's a little over three feet long, with a triangular head, elegant neck, and a fondness for lounging by the pool. She's very even-tempered for a rattlesnake, and although she coiled when the firemen came to remove her, she neither rattled nor struck, even held aloft in the jaws of the aluminum snake-grabber.\nI've seen her on and off for a few years, although I never realized she was the same one. As is true for most people, the beans I knew about rattlesnakes are few and far between, but I thought I had the basics down. I know, for example, that it's not nearly as easy to get bitten as most people think it is. Rattlesnakes, like all desert dwellers, are economical by nature, living their entire lives in the extraordinarily thin margin between life and death. As a result, they don't want to bite anything they can't swallow.\nTo waste valuable venom on a creature they can't eat is a needless expenditure of both energy and time. And should a meal become available in the meantime, their odds of subduing it are seriously compromised.\nIn other words, rattlesnakes don't want to waste their hard-won energy biting lumbering, nearsighted primates with no nutritional value.\nWhat I didn't know is that they're also territorial, spending their entire lives in relatively small areas and excluding others of their kind. Small areas like foothills properties surrounded by unmanicured acreage. \"I'm not surprised you've got a rattlesnake,\" said the head honcho fireman, coming on authoritarian, jotting some ominous note on his clipboard. \"All this brush.\"\n\"It's not brush,\" I said. \"It's an ecosystem.\"\n\"With a snake in it,\" said a second.\n\"So, what are you going to do with it?\" All five firemen hemmed and hawed, shifted from foot to foot. \"We could just put it over the wall,\" said one.\n\"Why not take it somewhere and release it,\" I said.\n\"We used to, but no matter where, someone called to complain. They mostly died, anyway.\" This, as he forked the reptile into a wooden box. Another guy slammed the lid down.\n\"If you put it over the wall, it will just come back.\" I was worried about my three dogs, though when I'd returned home and found the snake lounging by the pool, I'd been gone all morning and they'd been together the whole time. None seemed any the worse for it. Hell, the snake looked so relaxed that I thought it was dead. But after getting the dogs into the house, closing the doggie door and calling 911 to summon my rescuers, it became obvious it wasn't.\nI watched for a good half hour as our visitor, bored or overheated by lying in the sun, moved deliberately to the edge of the pool, slid into the water, swam across and emerged on the other side with all the grace and ease of a water moccasin. Proceeding to cruise the perimeter of the yard, inspecting every corner, she slithered in and out of the holes in our milk crate\/recycling bins, rose up a good 15 inches inspecting the pane of glass behind which I stood stock still, flicking her tongue the whole time just as friendly as you like. She was beautiful close up, serene, curious; and so damn amiable, I wanted to bring her a doggie biscuit, a sandwich, maybe a cold beer and a bag of chips.\nBored with me, she headed back to the pool, swimming across lengthwise this time to lie in the sun again and recover from her exertions.\n\"If you don't release them, what do you do with them?\" I asked.\nThe guy looked sheepish, toeing the ground a little with his high-topped snake-proof boot. \"Put them in a barrel at the station.\"\n\"Until what?\" I said.\n\"Until someone comes to get them.\"\n\"Who?\" I said. \"To do what?\"\nDead silence. I got a vivid mental picture of hatbands and shoddy Southwestern jewelry, of taxidermied reptiles at the infamous Dead Animal Museum over on the westside. \"Shit,\" I said. \"Put her over the wall.\"\nI spent most of yesterday constructing snake exclusion barriers with wire and quarter-inch fencing. I think I got most of the holes. Time will tell. If she shows up again, I don't know what I'll do.\nProbably, just bring her a clean towel.\nSpeaking of Environment , Rattlesnakes\nMcSally and Kelly discuss climate change, public land management in online forums\nBy Joe Giddens\nNew Alliance To Help Southern AZ Businesses Adopt Green Practices\nAs If the Normal Monday Morning Wasn't Bad Enough: UN Report Highlights How We Are Destroying the Planet\nLatest in O'Sullivan\nMore O'Sullivan \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cabinet - Monday, 5th September, 2022 7.00 pm\nVenue: Main Hall (1st Floor) - 3 Shortlands, Hammersmith, W6 8DA. View directions\nLink: Watch the meeting on YouTube\nMinutes of the Cabinet Meeting held on 18 July 2022 PDF 230 KB\nThat the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 18 July 2022 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.\nThere were no apologies for absence.\nDeclaration of Interests\nIf a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority's register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.\nAt meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.\nWhere Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.\nCouncillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Standards Committee.\nCouncillor Bora Kwon declared a non-pecuniary interest in respect of item 9, Business Objectives 2022\/23, as a Governor at Flora Gardens Primary School. She considered that this did not give rise to a perception of a conflict of interests and, in the circumstances it would be reasonable to participate in the discussion and vote thereon.\n2021\/22 Provisional Revenue Outturn Report PDF 328 KB\nView the background to item 4.\nView the decision for item 4.\nCouncillor Rowan Ree introduced the report looking at the spending against budget over the previous financial year. The General Fund was in a good position and progress was being made to reduce deficits. Pressures on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) were being currently addressed.\nAGREED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CABINET MEMBERS:\n1. To note the General Fund underspend of \u00a36.7m.\n2. To note that the draw down from the Housing Revenue Account general balance of \u00a32.0m which was \u00a32.4m less than budgeted.\n3. To note the in-year reduction in the Dedicated Schools Grant High Needs Block cumulative overspend of \u00a34.9m and remaining cumulative deficit of \u00a311.8m.\nCapital Programme Monitor & Budget Variations, 2021\/22 (Outturn) PDF 494 KB\nCouncillor Rowan Ree stated that over the last two years Covid-19 had caused delays in several schemes. In addition the rising inflation had affected a number of projects which meant the original capital budget would have to be reviewed. This report proposed a number of changes to future budgets.\nThe Leader expressed concerns regarding the continuous rise in inflation which would affect the Council on large capital programmes.\nCouncillor Ree agreed that this serious issue would need to be faced until at least next year. The inflation was often higher in the construction sector, therefore having a major impact on several Council's projects.\n1. To approve the proposed budget variations to the capital programme as summarised in Table 1 and detailed in Appendix 2.\n2. To approve \u00a31.75m additional capital budget for the Civic Campus commercial property cinema site fit out, as detailed in the paragraphs 10-13 of the report.\n3. To note the capital outturn for the year.\n2022\/23 Corporate Revenue Monitor - Month 2 (May 2022) PDF 566 KB\nCouncillor Rowan Ree stated that this report outlined the forecast spend and action plans to reduce overspend for Month 2, May 2022. All departments were constantly looking at ways to reduce spend and identify new savings throughout the year.\nCouncillor Adrian Pascu-Tulbure stated that paragraph 4 on the report described the \u00a310m provision for inflation, which included provision for a 2.3% pay award for 2022\/23 and corporate inflation contingency of \u00a31.5m. He asked what the plans were to address those figures.\nCouncillor Ree replied that there were contingency plans built in all budgets and the Council was constantly looking for savings within budgets.\nThe Leader added that there was a variety of financial pressures due to the rising inflation and the 2.3% pay award was actually a pay cut. He hoped the Government would come forward with a generous approach to help front line staff dealing with the cost of living.\n1. To note General Fund forecast overspend of \u00a34.334m.\n2. To note that the forecast draw down from the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) general balance is \u00a34.453m, \u00a30.403m more than budgeted.\n3. To note the in-year Dedicated Schools Grant High Needs Block forecasted surplus of \u00a30.582m, reducing the cumulative deficit.\n4. To approve General Fund virements totalling \u00a34.494m and HRA virements totalling \u00a30.377m as detailed in appendix 10.\nTreasury Management Outturn Report 2021\/22 PDF 316 KB\nCouncillor Rowan Ree stated that there had been no additional borrowing undertaken over the period of 2021\/22.\nThat Cabinet note the annual Treasury Management Outturn Report for 2021\/22.\nAdoption of the Affordable Workspace SPD PDF 108 KB\nAppendix 1 , item 8. PDF 233 KB\nAppendix 2 , item 8. PDF 2 MB\nThe Leader stated that affordable workspace was a key part to the Council's Industrial Strategy. They were aiming to create a stronger local economy that would provide training and job opportunities for local people and promote employment and innovation.\nCouncillor Andrew Jones noted that the original report was approved by Cabinet in March. This report was addressing technical changes in light of the financial pressures changing the dynamics in office and commercial market landscape.\n1. ThatCabinet considersthe technicalchanges tothe SPDdetailed inAppendix 1.\n2. ThatCabinet approvesthe adoptionof the SPD(Appendix 2)which includesthe technical changes.\n3. That Cabinet gives delegated authority to the Chief Planning Officer, in consultationwith theCabinet Memberfor Economy,to makeany furtherminor changes to the SPD prior to adoption, should they be necessary.\nBusiness Objectives 2022\/23 PDF 191 KB\nView the declarations of interest for item 9.\nHF Business Objectives 2022-23 , item 9. PDF 281 KB\nCouncillor Bora Kwon declared a non-pecuniary interest as a Governor at Flora Gardens Primary School. She considered that this did not give rise to a perception of a conflict of interests and, in the circumstances it would be reasonable to participate in the discussion and vote thereon.\nWith the Leader's permission Richard Farthing, Chairman of The Hammersmith Society, addressed the Cabinet for 5 minutes, having submitted a valid deputation request. He spoke on behalf of: The Hammersmith Society, The Avonmore Residents' Association, The Avonmore and Brook Green Ward Action Group, Ravenscourt Action, Palace Mansions Residents' Association, Friends of Ravenscourt Park, The Brackenbury Residents Association.\nMr Farthing confirmed their opposition to the Communities Schools Programme, as they did not agree that building housing on school grounds was the right way to finance schools. They supported the redevelopment of Avonmore and Flora Gardens Primary Schools, but not at any loss of open spaces. His predecessor had written several letters to the Council raising a number of specific points of concerns but had received no written response. They were not convinced that the financial case for building on school land had been demonstrated. The provision of more affordable housing was welcome but would create a need for more school places. Education was liable to change over time and they believed better economic values could be achieved by looking at the way school was designed and using it for a wider range of purposes, not just for primary school. They believed that there were more economic, environmental, and cost-effective ways to build a replacement for those schools, such as using offsite wood construction.\nThe Leader stressed that there had been continuous dialogue with the former Chairman of The Hammersmith Society and understood that many of the issues raised had been dealt with. But he acknowledged that a formal written letter would be a more appropriate response.\nCouncillor Jones replied that he had attended four meetings with diverse groups, including the Hammersmith Society, and had done a great deal of engagement with the communities to address their views over several years, including a consultation of the original proposal and another one in 2021. They were on the process of bringing back a revised proposal after having listened to the community's views and concerns. The valid points raised around carbon, scale and use of school space had now been incorporated on the schools redesigns. He stressed that currently there were no alternative sources of finance for the funding for those schools. The Council remained committed to provide affordable housing and they would continue to engage with the community to discuss the revised proposals of the redevelopment of the schools. He added that he would submit a written response to the Hammersmith Society addressing their concerns.\nThe Leader asked whether Mr Farthing's only concerns were about the environment and sustainability of the development in addition to the financing, or whether he also objected to affordable housing on the sites.\nMr Farthing replied that the sites, especially at ... view the full minutes text for item 9.\nForward Plan of Key Decisions PDF 1023 KB\nThe Key Decision List was noted.\nDiscussion of Exempt Elements (If Required)\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - ACCESS TO INFORMATION\nProposed resolution:\nUnder Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business, on the grounds that they contain the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the said Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption currently outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.\nThere was no discussion of exempt elements.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Washington Insider\/\nUSDA Reorganization Moving Forward\nWashington Insider --Wednesday\n9\/13\/2017 | 6:06 AM CDT\nBy DTN's Washington Insider\nHere's a quick monitor of Washington farm and trade policy issues from DTN's well-placed observer.\nSouth Korean Envoy: US Likely to Remain in KORUS\nSouth Korean Ambassador Anh Ho-young expects the U.S. to continue trade talks on the concerns about the 2012 trade agreement, despite reports that President Donald Trump is considering taking America out of the pact. Ahn said Monday at a forum that he does not have a date for a second special session of talks with the U.S., but he said he is taking Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer at his word that further talks will be held.\nLighthizer called for the session under a provision in the trade agreement, generally referred to as KORUS. Ahn said South Korea is keeping the lines of communications open with the administration. It is unclear whether Lighthizer wants to narrowly focus the talks or expand them to a renegotiation of the trade pact. \"Let us be patient and go step-by-step rather than jumping the gun,\" Ahn said when asked if South Korea would be amenable to the United States opening KORUS for renegotiations \u2014 as it has done with the North American Free Trade Agreement.\nUS Demands Increase WTO Dispute Body Turmoil\nThe appointment of several key World Trade Organization (WTO) officials is being blocked by the U.S. in a high-stakes gamble aimed at reforming the world's primary trade dispute settlement forum.\nU.S. trade officials linked the process to appoint three new members of WTO's appellate body to U.S. demands for changes to WTO's 22-year-old dispute settlement rulebook, according to participants at an August 31 meeting in Geneva.\nMore than a dozen WTO members voiced opposition, saying they are concerned by the systemic implications of the Trump administration's linkage, according to meeting participants. During the meeting of WTO's dispute settlement body (DSB), U.S. trade officials said that simply moving forward with filling vacancies risks perpetuating concerns about the panel, according to sources familiar with the discussions.\nWTO appointments are granted on a unanimous basis. U.S. opposition to any new candidates may be problematic for the appellate body, which is short-staffed and overwhelmed by an increasing number of high-profile trade disputes. The seven-member appellate body is down to five members after the recent departures of Kim Hyun-chong, who resigned in August, and Ricardo Ramirez-Hernandez, whose term expired in July. It is set to lose a third member on December 11 when Peter Van den Bossche's final term expires.\nWashington Insider: USDA Reorganization Moving Forward\nIt seems a little strange, but USDA says it is moving forward with its reorganization, in spite of the bitter fights underway on the tax, trade and other fronts, according to Politico. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue last week announced a raft of additional changes to USDA offices and programs as part of his ongoing effort to streamline the vast bureaucracy, improve its efficiency and make it, as he likes to say, more customer friendly.\nPerdue launched the reorganization in May during a visit to a grain processing facility on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati. Under elements of his plan the department is combining domestic farm services into a single mission area, organizing trade-related initiatives under the newly created undersecretary for trade position, and eliminating the rural development mission area by moving those programs into the portfolio of a newly created assistant to the secretary.\nPerdue also gave some details of how some of the new mission areas will look. The U.S. Codex Office, which deals with aligning international standards, will be moved from the Food Safety and Inspection Service to the trade mission area.\nThe International Food Commodity Procurement program, currently housed within the Farm Service Agency, will be moved to merge with the domestic Commodity Food Procurement program under the Agricultural Marketing Service, a change that will put all of USDA's commodity procurement efforts in one place. The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, now spread across several agencies, will also be folded into AMS.\nIn another merger, the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion will join forces with the Food and Nutrition Service. The Office of Pest Management Policy will be moved from the Agricultural Research Service to the Office of the Chief Economist.\nUSDA argues that switch better reflects the office's mission.\nPerdue's reshuffling will also create a Rural Development Innovation Center to evaluate the effectiveness of the business, housing and utilities programs the department provides. And USDA is also launching an Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement that will group together the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; the Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships staff; the Office of Tribal Relations; and the Military Veterans Liaison.\nSome like the changes, but some don't. The National Grain and Feed Association and the North American Export Grain Association are pleased with the proposed move of the Federal Grain Inspection Service, part of GIPSA, to AMS. In a statement, the groups said the move \"will help the agency better fulfill its statutory obligation to provide reliable, accurate, timely, impartial and cost-effective services. \"Relocating FGIS within an agency that has a similar mission and function as a service agency is the foundation for its successful future, and we commend Secretary Perdue for recognizing this need and moving expeditiously to bring about this change,\" NGFA said.\nHowever, at least one critic of the changes weighed in last week. Brian Ronholm, who served as deputy undersecretary for food safety at USDA during the Obama administration, questioned the decision to move Codex. \"While moving Codex to the trade office may seem inconsequential on the surface, it actually will undermine the United States' credibility in the international food policy arena, and represents yet another effort by the Trump administration to emphasize trade goals over food safety priorities,\" Ronholm said. \"The public health foundation of FSIS provides the U.S. Codex Office with the credibility necessary to implement outreach programs that gain support for U.S. positions around the world.\"\nThere is another issue. While Perdue is charging ahead with the changes, he is doing so without key staffers in place in these various mission areas. For example, Indiana Agriculture Director Ted McKinney has been nominated to serve as undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey got the nod to lead the new domestic farm services arm, and Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach is the administration's choice to head marketing and regulatory programs.\nAll three are still awaiting a date for their confirmation hearings, and McKinney has been waiting much longer than the other two \u2014 an irony in the Washington sense of the word, given that he's holding his horses on a position that Capitol Hill has wanted to see realized for some time. The Senate Agriculture Committee told Politico earlier this week that it intends to hold nomination hearings this month.\nSo, we will see what all this means. The downgrade for rural development is already controversial, and at least some of the others likely will be too. Making such significant changes at a time when the government programs are severely strained also seems somewhat unusual. These are all changes producers should watch closely as they emerge, Washington Insider believes.\nWant to keep up with events in Washington and elsewhere throughout the day? See DTN Top Stories, our frequently updated summary of news developments of interest to producers. You can find DTN Top Stories in DTN Ag News, which is on the Main Menu on classic DTN products and on the News and Analysis Menu of DTN's Professional and Producer products. DTN Top Stories is also on the home page and news home page of online.dtn.com. Subscribers of MyDTN.com should check out the US Ag Policy, US Farm Bill and DTN Ag News sections on their News Homepage.\nIf you have questions for DTN Washington Insider, please email edit@dtn.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The following interview with HYPNOSIA's guitarist \/ vocalist Mikael \"Cab\" Castervall was originally published in Bells Of Acheron zine # 3, but since these Swedish Thrashers unfortunately don't exist anymore and the interview covers the band's entire history, we figured it would be a good idea to re-use it here for all those of you who don't buy printed zines anymore\u2026 due to laziness, lack of money or whatever reason (shame on you). Anyway, enjoy the ride!\nGreetings Cab, how do you feel today to remember some things about your past days with HYPNOSIA? Did it surprise you that a fanzine printed in Colombia writes to you to speak about HYPNOSIA after a long time?\n\"Hello my friend! It was quite strange to receive an interview request from Colombia, I have to admit! Once in a while I get an interview, but they are few and far between nowadays. I am always nostalgic and think of the past in every way very often, so it definitely feels great to talk about HYPNOSIA again!\"\nHow is the activity with PORTRAIT nowadays? Is everything easier than in the past days with HYPNOSIA? In my opinion HYPNOSIA was more of an underground band. Do you miss something from those days?\n\"PORTRAIT just released the third opus, entitled \"Crossroads\" in April, and now we are doing a few Summer festivals, and some smaller things in the Autumn \/ Winter. I joined the band, whom I have known for a long time before, in December 2012, which means I have been integrated well into that sphere. After I joined we fully concentrated on making the \"Crossroads\" album, which took less than a year. We worked very hard on the album, making it diverse in songwriting, and to make it timeless, which I really think we succeeded in. There is much difference between HYPNOSIA and PORTRAIT in every aspect of being in a band. As we now are signed to Metal Blade Records, it certainly runs in a more controlled way regarding deadlines, expectations from the label and quality of the releases. A much bigger promotion machine helps the band to get recognized, and interviews are set-up regularily. The internet is used in a completely different way now than in 1995 when HYPNOSIA started. Even when we disbanded in 2002, the internet was used differently. What I miss from the days when I started the band up, is that I came from a time without internet and cellphones. You had to be a total Metal maniac seeking out more and more obscure bands out without any help than perhaps a few 'zines, a radio show or word of mouth. That was pure devotion. If you saw someone with an old DESTRUCTION shirt, you know he was a good guy and you had a lot in common. Nowadays I don't trust anyone, as it is so simple to buy an old shirt or any record ever released. People today buy an \"underground\" lifestyle, whereas in the 1980's and '90's only the true were into the underground.\"\nLet's start with the end, what was the main reason to end HYPNOSIA in 2002? Maybe your intention was to avoid what happened with almost all the great Thrash bands? That they lost the strength and the aggressiveness after some time\u2026\n\"Well, it was many reasons for breaking up the band. Lack of motivation was the major reason. It was 7 years of struggle with everything and I just felt it wasn't worth it anymore. I just wanted to go back to being a Hardrocker who could listen to his favourite albums without thinking about HYPNOSIA 24\/7.\"\nWhy did you choose the name HYPNOSIA? Did you play in other bands before (was DIMENSIONS really a band)?\n\"No one really played in any bands before DIMENSIONS, except for the second guitarist who played in a Thrash Metal band called ASTRAY, which formed in 1989, and had one or two demos out. DIMENSIONS was definitely a real band! We started in April 1993, and it was a mix of the styles we liked at the time, mostly Thrash and Death Metal. It was a good learning period, as I learned very much from the other guitarist in the band. We did play about 10 or so shows locally, but we were more like kids playing and learning. We didn't have our minds set to release an album or do touring or anything like that! We started recording a demo, but never finished it. From what I recall it just faded into obscurity, as no one really cared for the recording and the style of the band was too incoherent. I hade started making riffs, but didn't want to waste them in DIMENSIONS. I wanted my own band where I was the dictator, haha! In the summer of 1994, the drummer in DIMENSIONS and I had started to rehearse by ourselves, trying out my riffs and songs and later that year we decided to leave DIMENSIONS to fully concentrate on the new band. We wanted a name as fast as possible, it seems easier to strive at being a real band with a band name as early on as possible. We were called RESTRAIN for a brief period, before settling for HYPNOSIA. It sounded cool and very Thrash Metal. I think it was subcinsciously taken from SEPULTURA's 'Mass Hypnosis', but to avoid having another band with the name HYPNOSIS we did it the Brazilian way and changed it to HYPNOSIA. We are still the only Metal band with that name, so I guess it was a good choice?!\"\nThe first demo \"Crushed Existence\" really attracted attention from the underground. I am surprised by the great sound of the demo, it was very good produced for a debut, with a clear sound, but still powerful and aggressive. Had you always everything so well thought out before you start the recordings or had you any special consulting?\n\"The sound on that demo was pure luck! My old friend from DIMENSIONS handled the studio, and we just recorded and mixed everything on analog 8-track equipment in two days. I really like the guitar sound on the recording, it's very Death Metal! Though my favourite sound was and still is SODOM's \"Agent Orange\", and that was really what we were aiming for, no kidding!\"\nA key moment was when after you sent the \"Crushed Existence\" demo to several zines and labels\u2026 You received an answer from Rogga Petterson (vocalist for the masters MERCILESS), who was writing for Putrefaction zine in those days. Do you still keep in touch with him? What is it known in Sweden about MERCILESS today?\n\"That was a great feeling! I had been a fan of MERCILESS since \"The Awakening\" was released in 1990, and to have such good words and also an interview for Putrefaction Mag coming directly from Rogga was incredible! I could sense that if he, who is a legend, likes us, we are on the right track. We were also featured in many other 'zines that were important at that particular time, so all in all, being heavily involved in the underground helped us a lot. Putrefaction Mag and MERCILESS both had a very good reputation in the underground and it turned the \"right\" people into HYPNOSIA, at least I think so. I have not had any real contact with Rogga of MERCILESS after the '90s were over. I did visit a few of their shows in the arly turn of the new millennium. It has been really quiet around MERCILESS the last 5-10 years. I don't know if they exist anymore. Truly a great band who is criminally underrated!\"\nTalking about this topic, what happened with Tomas from Putrefaction Zine \/ Iron Fist Productions? At the end, did you receive the money which he owed you after the edition of the HYPNOSIA's material?\n\"I have met Tomas a few times at records fairs in southern Sweden the last couple of years, and he is a nice person. We never got the money, but that is in the past, and I don't hold any grudge towards him anymore. As we didn't get any money for the recording of \"Violent Intensity\", I just did whatever I wanted with the recording afterwards. Hammerheart Records was allowed to include it as bonus tracks for the digipak version of the \"Extreme Hatred\" album, and also the tracks are featured on this I Hate compilation, so I guess we are even, haha!\"\nI found out about HYPNOSIA because of a review in Sounds Of Death magazine, the review was enough for me to order the demo \"The Storms 1997\". Why did you never accept the proposal from the label which in those days was lead by the people from Sounds Of Death? I believe that the proposal was to release your two demos on CD\u2026 anyway the label went nowhere\u2026\n\"Dave of S.O.D. Mag was really supportive of the band in 1996-97 and was keen on releasing the demos as a full-length album. However, it was too few and short songs to have it released as a debut album. Also I didn't like the idea of putting out an album with the sound of the demo tapes. It had to be a proper debut album, if it was going to be released. It just stayed with a faxed recording contract proposal, nothing more. I think it was a good decision to wait with the debut album, our music started to develop rapidly in 1997, and the new songs were faster and more technically advanced. We were sent a contract, cover artwork and everything, everything seemed very serious from his side, and I am of course grateful he promoted HYPNOSIA so much in the States.\"\nSpeaking about \"The Storms 1997\", we know the professional tape was released with a black and white cover, but was there a version with a red cover previously?\n\"There were two different artworks used for the cover: one with a weird monster and one with a reaper. I think we might have printed 100 pro-covers with the monster on black and white, and probably 300 with the reaper on front. Something like that. There were also 25 or 50 done with the reaper on red background. We did photo copy a lot of the reaper b\/w covers to keep costs down, so If you got a photo copied reaper cover and a black, blank tape, it's an original for sure.\"\nThe idea was to record 5 songs, but for different reasons just three songs were recorded. What happened with the other two songs? Were these songs included in \"Violent Intensity\" or \"Extreme Hatred\"?\n\"We wanted to release a new demo as quickly as possible, and all 5 songs were finished and arranged, but two of the songs just didn't sound right in the studio, something was just wrong with them, so we decided not to finish the recordings for those two songs. I think there might be a tape with drums and bass, and possibly some guitars somewhere in my attic. Those were never included on the albums, I guess I felt they didn't live up to my view on HYPNOSIA should sound.\"\nIn 1995 when you set up HYPNOSIA, Thrash Metal wasn't very popular, was this maybe the reason that you always had trouble to keep a stable line-up?\n\"I might have been one of the reasons, but I think that the main reason was our young age. We were in our early 20s and many of the members we went through during the years just couldn't put the time and effort in rehearsing, writing and put money into an underground Thrash Metal band. From my view there are very few persons involved in Metal who are really driven and want to put everything into a band, and thus forsake everything normal things, like a regular job, girlfriends etc. Most people just can't make that sacrifice, that's just the way it is. In some cases, regarding the line-up, I had to let certain people go because they were not up to the technical standards of the band.\"\nYour influences were clear: the first album of KREATOR, the first SADUS and DARK ANGEL\u2026 which other bands were your main influences in those days?\n\"I guess it's pretty obvious what our influences were, to add to your list I'd say SLAYER 1983-88, SODOM 1984-89, SEPULTURA 1985-1991 and also INVOCATOR (demos and first LP). The funny thing is that those bands were my main influence, but I listened way more to Heavy Metal, and I still do. That is where I come from, the early 1980s Heavy Metal and bands like JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN and MOT\u00d6RHEAD. Those bands really lit the spark for me! Somehow it seemed very difficult to play their songs compared to Thrash Metal, which is kind of more robot-like in musical structure. I was blown away by the first wave of Thrash Metal, and when I started playing guitar in 1986, I immediately started playing METALLICA, SLAYER and whatever I got my hands on.\"\nKREATOR and SADUS have been active and recently DARK ANGEL has come back as well\u2026 Have you followed the evolution of these bands? What is your opinion about their actual musical moments?\n\"Yeah, I have followed those bands all their careers, and for me all bands have their ups and downs. Regarding the bands mentioned I only like KREATOR 1985-1990 and SADUS 1988-1990, DARK ANGEL, they were solid all their active time. About re-unions, some are more than welcome and others should stay dead and buried.\"\nComing back to HYPNOSIA, \"The Storms 1997\" was a demo which sold more than 500 copies. What did you feel in those days due to the incredible response in the worldwide underground? Do you think the \"retro\", \"return\" and \"true\" (I hate that word, but I didn't find any other) movements helped you in any way?\n\"We were overwhelmed that it sold so well during 1997 and beginning of 1998! It was reviewed in countless zines, and that helped, 'cause the reviews were really good in virtually all publications. The \"scene\" had started to look backwards already with the second wave of Black Metal, and many of those into those bands also liked old Thrash and Speed Metal, so we somehow appealed to people who missed Thrash Metal. As everybody knows, Thrash Metal was absolutely dead in 1995, and we unintentionally filled a void. Certain people took us for a retro Thrash band, but we were far from that actually. When the Thrash Metal scene died in the early 1990s I just couldn't accept how bad some bands became, who switched style of music, disbanded or made plain boring albums. The reason to start HYPNOSIA was to take the torch from the old bands, and carry it into the future.\"\nDo you remember that in those days somebody in Norway wanted to take the phrase \"Death Is Certain, Life Is Not\" as his own words in a slogan and many believed that this current \"Metal icon\" was the author? What do you think about this?\n\"Yeah, I remember that I saw a Fenriz related album with that phrase, and it was a little unimaginative to just steal those words. I think there were more bands who used ancient slogans, like DARK FUNERAL stole \"Only Death Is Real\". It never really bothered me that the slogans and phrases were used. Somehow the old, legendary bands were forgotten, and I wanted bands like HELLHAMMER to be recognized anyway.\"\nTell us about the incredible response of \"The Storms 1997\" demo. Virtually it was reviewed and you were interviewed in all the important zines worldwide in those days. Do you have some special memories from any review or interview? What do you think about the printed zines nowadays?\n\"Well, I have discussed this matter in a few of the previous questions, but I think when Rogga of MERCILESS contacted us, it was BIG! Also to be featured in SLAYER Mag, getting mail from Stephan from THANATOS and stuff like that made me proud. \"The Storms 1997\" was aggressive and in-your-face and no bullshit, perhaps that is why it went down well in the underground at the time. I still buy printed zines, but it is way more seldom that I am really interested in the bands and what they have to say. Snakepit Mag is of course the best one these days!\"\nIn those years Swedish bands such as MAZE OF TORMENT, SERPENT OBSCENE, REPUGNANT and KAAMOS arose. These bands had a incredible future and they were different from each other. Do you think that in those days there was a reborn of the Swedish scene?\n\"I knew all bands mentioned personally and they were all great. We were more or less the same age and had the same favourite bands, so there was definitely a bond of some sorts. I wouldn't speak of a scene, but we supported each other and traded stuff, and met at gigs around Sweden. I particularly like the \"Curse Of Aeons\" demo with KAAMOS, it is incredible! On par with the old legends from Sweden, the same timeless feeling and quality. It is a very dark sound they managed to create, TRUE darkness!\"\nThe bands named above had a short existence, same as HYPNOSIA, what do you think was the reason?\n\"The fire burned fast for most of those bands. It was nothing like today when the networking (internet, access to rare \/ obscure bands, mobile phones, easier to record and release albums etc) is easier in every way. HYPNOSIA and other bands had to really struggle, and I really mean it! It was hard to generate interest, like the opportunity to tour, or get money to print shirts or whatever. We had to do everything ourselves.\"\nWhen you were younger, you watched several bands in the \"golden years\" of the Swedish Death Metal live\u2026 Do you remember any special concert? Maybe any forgotten band which deserved better luck?\n\"I didn't see all of them, only the bands that played around my hometown. We didn't have money or driver's license to really travel to see bands, which is really bad, haha! I saw among others ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, THERION, DISSECTION, FURBOWL, NECROPHOBIC, GRAVE, LUCIFERION, AT THE GATES, and local Death Metal bands of course.\"\nLet's change to the \"Violent Intensity\" period where HYPNOSIA sounded more aggressive, your voice is more direct and violent\u2026 But it was a production (mini album) with many problems. Are you still dissatisfied with the sound?\n\"I think it was a disaster to record \"Violent intensity\"! We worked our asses off, but didn't get any help in the studio from the sound engineer. The mixing desk had channels broken, and it was stressful to work against the clock and the money we paid per hour. I am satisfied with the songs on the album, but not the sound. We had started, about a year earlier, to tune in regular E-tuning and my voice transformed to fit that more direct and aggressive sound. I didn't notice the change upon recording the vocals in the studio, then I heard it there and thought: \"Yeah, this was how HYPNOSIA is supposed to sound\", regarding the vocals at least.\"\nWere you very pressured during the recordings? I mean, after the acknowledgement of the demos, there was a great deal of expectations.\n\"We didn't feel any pressure because our demos had been kind of successful, we knew the new, more technically advanced songs were the only way to go, forwards, not backwards! We had to switch guitar player, because the old one didn't keep up with the new songs and the speed that followed.\"\nThe original cover which should have had the \"Violent Intensity\" album was sold to another band\u2026 which band was that?\n\"Yeah, the cover depicted a battlefield with dead warriors on it, which suited the title better, but sadly it was sold to another band. Right now I don't remember the name of that band. We just had to pick another one to have the record out in time. The album got delayed more than 6 months anyway, so I guess we should have waited and chosen another, better cover artwork for \"Violent Intensity\".\"\nWhen \"Violent Intensity\" was released a new logo for HYPNOSIA was used\u2026 This was much better than the original, who did the design?\n\"It was my childhood friend who drew the logo, and when I saw it I knew it was the perfect logo to put on future albums! It screams out Thrash Metal! The only guide line I gave to him was: make it sharp and easy for Metalheads to paint on their leather jackets!\"\n\"Violent Intensity\" was very well received too, after this the contract with Hammerheart was signed. But the problems with the line-up and labels continued on\u2026 Don't you think it is a bit ironic? Did you maybe start to feel tired about this situation in those days?\n\"We were really happy to sign with Hammerheart, which we did in October 1999. They were a label on the rise at the time and everything went well with them through the recording and release of \"Extreme Hatred\". After that was released not much happened, and slowly it krept into my mind that I just put down so much time into the band and didn't get anything in return, not from the label or even my band members.\"\nAt that time Hammerheart Records was a great option. But don't you think that the label didn't make the best effort for HYPNOSIA? I mean, the album did get a great response but there wasn't a promotion tour.\n\"There were many interviews set up and the album was reviewed everywhere, and we were heading in the right direction. Somehow I felt the label didn't support us with a tour, and that is necessary for a band, to get recognized between albums.\"\n\"Extreme Hatred\" is a very good classic Thrash \/ Death Metal album with personality. Why did you include songs like 'The Last Remains' and 'Operation Clean Sweep'? I mean, these songs already had been recorded previously with a very good sound for a demo\u2026 The album versions are good however, but wouldn't it have been better to include new songs on the album?\n\"The reason to include 2 older songs was that we didn't have more new material ready. I wrote all music and lyrics, and I just didn't have anymore ideas. I put emphasis on making the newly written songs as good as possible, and I succeeded in that in my opinion. Not one single riff is without purpose, or without thought. It was rehearsed and arranged exactly as it sounds on the album.\"\nDidn't you ever think that the title \"Extreme Hatred\" was a bit too similar to \"Extreme Aggression\"?\n\"No, there are many titles that are the same, for example \"Killers\" used by IRON MAIDEN and KISS. I wanted a title that was simple, who would stick in your mind forever, and also capture the feelings expressed on the album.\"\nWhat kind of things do you hate extremely from the current world?\n\"Just about everything: religion, work, fanatics of any kind, bullshit music business, trends etc. There's hatred enough for a life time. Just open a newspaper or browse the internet!\"\nThe \"Extreme Hatred\" songs are fast but there are also some songs with an interesting melodic content. Was this spontaneous or did you feel the necessity to explore more variety in the new songs?\n\"I thought that we had to put some variety in the songs, but keeping it true to ourselves. I come from a Heavy Metal background and those bands all have a great sense for melody, which I wanted to incorporate into our songs. Also some sort of catchiness, or hooks if you like, some trademarks to remember our songs by, be it a chorus or a solo, or a riff. It was hard work and the title track wasn't fully arranged until a week before we entered the studio! I have many, many versions on tape, with different riffs and tempos on this song. I'm glad it worked out in the end, because that song is what most people associate with HYPNOSIA.\"\nA lot of the \"Extreme Hatred\" lyrics deal with violence (actually, all HYPNOSIA songs)\u2026 In my opinion you're one of the last Thrash Metal bands which have approached this topic from a serious position. Do you think that the presence of mankind on earth must end? I say it because throughout history we have been killing each other all the time.\n\"I always thought we were a serious band, I wanted people to see us a worthy successor of the old, legendary bands. Of course we had fun in the rehearsal space, joking and stuff, but outwards we definitely were a serious band. Our music always was very aggressive and the lyrics just had to be as violent, to suit the music.\"\nAnother great success was the instrumental 'Gates Of Cirith Ungol', which has a similar darkness as 'The Call Of Kthulu' and great melodies. Do you think that this musical side of HYPNOSIA wasn't explored?\n\"It was my attempt at making a timeless instrumental classic, with a dark atmosphere and also include many melodies. 'Orion' and 'The Call Of Kthulu' were some of the inspirations for this particular song. Perhaps we would have had more melodic solos or harmony guitars in future songs, if we had continued?\"\nIn those years the musical industry changed radically due to the Internet. Were you a little reluctant initially to create a webpage for HYPNOSIA? Did you see this phenomenon like another symbol that HYPNOSIA had arrived in too late?\n\"In 1999 I sensed that something bad was going to happen, as we approached the new millennium. By bad I mean that an era was going to an end, and that I wouldn't like to be a part of this new society. Just look at all the record stores! Where are they now? Why don't people pay for their records anymore? HYPNOSIA had a homepage in 1997 already, and I think it might have helped us a little. We did most correspondence through regular mail still in the early 2000s. I'm old fashioned about most things in my life, and especially when it comes to music. I still buy my records the way I did in the 1980s. Look at the cover and if it appeals to me I buy it and hopefully it's good. No downloading bullshit.\"\nWhat happened with the 4 or 5 songs composed after \"Extreme Hatred\" and before the split up?\n\"I have some rough rehearsals with those songs. Very fast and aggressive stuff, that's for sure! I also had an intro ready for what would be the third album.\"\nOne of the things which motivated me to make this interview was the incredible \"Horror Infernal\" compilation, edited by I Hate Records, which features all HYPNOSIA material, except for \"Extreme Hatred\". Do you think that you finally found a label which makes its job with passion and in a professional way?\n\"Yeah, a lot of time and dedication went into the \"Horror Infernal\" compilation, I can tell you! That label only releases stuff that they stand behind 100%, which is rare today. I am certain I Hate would have been the perfect label, only they had existed in 1999! They do support their bands with all funds they can come up with. Of course it's on an underground level. I Hate recently released a vinyl version of this compilation, so go get it on black gold before it's too late!\"\nHow was this edition done? I mean, who's idea was it? Was it easy to define the characteristics for the CD? Was it complicated to remaster the sound from the old demos, yet keeping their essence?\n\"The idea came from the owner of I Hate, Peter. I have known him for almost 15 years, and he already talked to me about his wish to do a compilation in 2004 or 2005. In 2011 I was painting a room in my house, and had to move a lot of stuff, so I came across all these old photos, so the time was right to start this project. Once I had got all material ready it took another year before we even started with the project. The layout was done in a few months and the mastering MARDUK bassist Devo took care of. He used the original DAT-tapes for the demos and the mini LP.\"\nI believe that almost ten years ago your drummer Michael \"Mike\" Sj\u00f6strand passed away\u2026 Did you keep in touch with him in those days? I guess that his absence is the main reason for the impossibility for a second chapter of HYPNOSIA?\n\"The main reason why we disbanded was lack of motivation. I only had contact with Mike sporadically after the demise of HYPNOSIA, and about a year later he passed away. He didn't write any material for the band, so I guess if a re-union would come to light another drummer would be able to take his place, if he was fast enough. However, HYPNOSIA is dead and buried a long time ago, and that band will never return in any form or shape, it belongs to the past.\"\nDo you follow the current Thrash movement in Sweden? What is your opinion about TYRANEX?\n\"I only know ANTICHRIST, since they are from my home town. Good band, good guys! TYRANEX I haven't heard, or any other new bands in Sweden or internationally. Have I missed something?\"\nHow do you see the HYPNOSIA's legacy today?\n\"I am very proud of the band and the songs, and it is cool to see that people still remember the band and come up to me at shows or festivals and talk about HYPNOSIA. The band ended more than 12 years ago, and it's a long fucking time! HYPNOSIA was done directly from the heart and I think that came across in the music we made. It was brutally honest and we forged our own path. In 1995 there were almost no Thrash bands left and we just stuck to our guns no matter what. We followed no trends, we took the torch of the old bands and carried it forwards, I don't see many bands doing that today!\"\nWell Cab, the bell tolls because the end is close, thank you for your answers, do you want to say anything else to end this interview?\n\"Thanx a lot for all interesting questions and for your undying support! Never Surrender!\"\nwww.facebook.com\/pages\/hypnosia\/204069166977\nJesus Claros","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Houssam Alloum\nHome: Gananoque, ON\nTitle: Joyce\nDimensions: 152.4 x 121.92 cm\nWebsite: www.houssamalloum.com\nWhen the challenges of a new language fail to communicate to the required depth, we rely on sensory perception to compensate in an attempt to understand each other. My recent arrival in Canada exposed me to new places, new faces and new colours. A desire to capture my past and these new experiences formed the basis of my new collection of art called \"Reflections\".\n\"Reflections\" is an attempt to dive into and explore my sensory awareness that is a result of personal experiences and experiences of others shared with me in our desire to connect despite the barriers. Realism alone does not fulfill the artistic vision of my work. Through this collection I seek to embody the soul of the person hidden beneath the eyes and facial features.\n\"Joyce\" is a portrait that mixes wisdom and spontaneity. This spontaneity is revealed in her smile and her experiences and memories in the curves and folds of the tinfoil crown. As you contemplate the work, details and depth are uncovered just as they are in our relationships with those around us.\nHoussam Alloum was born in 1986 in a village in the mountains of Sweida, in southern Syria. He became well known at school for his interest in painting and sculpture and subsequently earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Damascus University in 2011.\nDue to tremendous unrest in Syria, Houssam fled to Jordan in 2013. There, he took part in an exhibition entitled \"Eradicate Guns From Your Life\", an exhibition that focused on the distressing situation in Syria. He also performed volunteer work and conducted art therapy workshops for Syrian refugee children who had sustained both physical and psychological trauma.\nIn 2014, he moved to Istanbul, Turkey where he took part in a monumental painting project. The painting blanketed 450 square metres, and was adorned with the names of the 12,490 Syrian children who were victims of the Syrian conflicts up to that point in time. In 2015, while exploring Expressionism and in reaction to the war, he painted a series of portraits that reflected his experiences and relationships. He also began to paint in the style of Realism and Hyper-realism to examine the lives and the emotional damage of the people of his homeland. His haunting, sorrowful portrait of a Syrian woman, entitled \"The Syrian Lisa\", through social media, has become one of the most famous symbols of the effects of the abuse occurring in the Syrian Revolution.\nIn September 2018, Houssam moved to Gananoque, Ontario, Canada with his wife and child, and brought along some 60 canvasses in various stages of completion. Houssam's work has been shown in Dubai, Germany, The Netherlands and Canada.\nEducation: Bachelor of Fine Arts from Damascus University, 2011.\nTraining, Workshops and Exhibitions (partial list)\n2018- \"Solo Exhibition\", Heather Haynes Gallery, Canada\n2017 -\"Together\", Unique Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey\n2016 -\"Living' Ambassador of U.S.\", Ankara,Turkey\n2016 -\"Syria Our House\", Globe Aroma Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgium\n2016 -\"Was Mache Ich Hier\", Altefeuerwache Gallery, K\u00f6ln, Germany\n2016 -\"Syria Our House\", Asta Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany\n2016 -\"How We Come Across\", Karshi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey\n2016 -\"Was Mache Ich Hier\", Kulturbunker Gallery, K\u00f6ln, Germany\n2016 \u2013 Workshop \"Mahabat \", Istanbul, Turkey\n2016 -\"Syria Our House\", Artspace Flipside Gallery, Eindhoven, Netherlands","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"There are currently 23 reviews on Amazon with an average of \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd.\nBy Grady Harp, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer\n\u2026 a book so bulging in humor, determination to deal with a disability, insights, and a flag raised to the indomitable human spirit that it will change you. And after reading this book, take some time and watch some videos on Steven's fine website. Steven Mailkowski makes a dent in our complacent psyche and offers a strong reminder of what life means and how wondrously 'rich and strange' it can be. Highly Recommended.\nClick the comment after the stars to see the full review.\nDemonstrates a degree of resilience, hope and humor that is amazing\nBy John H. Manhold, Former Professor & Psychologist\nThe entire tale is absorbing and is set forth in an intriguingly light 'up-beat' manner that glosses over the devastating effect that the sightless person must experience and avoids much of the 'downside' per se and the more obnoxious individuals who no doubt are encountered. Instead it focuses on the statement: \"There are a lot of things you can do in a bad situation; try to choose something that doesn't make it worse.\" It concentrates on the tremendous strength, fortitude and humor exhibited by the affected individuals.\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd Will lift your spirits, make you laugh, and leave you with a new perspective\nThere are equal parts wisdom, storytelling, humor and tragedy in these pages, and even non-disabled readers will be uplifted by the story. Mike's attitude towards his challenge is something that everyone should adopt. Whether or not you or someone you know suffers with a disability, Walking Out of the Dark will lift your spirits, make you laugh, and leave you with a new perspective on the indomitable human spirit by the final page.\nA Beautiful Journey: Full of Emotion & Wit\nBy Tia Bach Author, Editor, & Reviewer at INDIE Books Gone Wild\nFacing life with declining sight, Mike has to re-evaluate his goals. He begins attending a school for blind adults. There he meets people like him and learns some sobering lessons about his future. But he also finds love, adventure, and hope.\nFull of humor and emotion, this story gives us a hero to root for. Mike understands his new limitations, but he strives to find a way around them. Granted, not without a few bumps in the road. But he handles them with grace and flashes of humor. You can't help but like the guy.\nThere are some great peripheral characters. Ones that capture your heart and tickle your funny bone. It's a nice reminder of the roller coaster of emotions that is life.\nIf you are looking for a book with emotional payouts and endearing wit, check this one out.\nNote: I served as a proofreader for this book through Indie Books Gone Wild. A positive review was not requested or guaranteed; the opinions expressed are my own.\nhumorous dialogue in this lovely story about brotherhood and hope, bravery and ordinary people\nBy jeff radke on February 13, 2016\nI enjoyed the humorous dialogue in this lovely story about brotherhood and hope, bravery and ordinary people getting through those bad things in life, and from an outsider their actions can appear so extraordinary. The book is an easy read. It's story is meaningful. There is an underlying truth to all of it. What better thing is there to read on a cold February day?\n\"[This brave man's] adventures and jokes help many people work through bad luck, not just blind folks,\" it says. I can easily see that the storyteller is not only trying to help families who are dealing with blindness. He is offering an outlook on life that turns tragedy on its head and might just as well be applied to the everyday hardships we often experience in life.\nBut still, imagine skiing blind! Cooking while blind! Meeting a girl when you are blind. What a story this is!\nA Fun, Interesting and Inspiring Book!\nBy poohbear on May 16, 2016\nI very much enjoyed reading this book and found myself more engrossed the further I got into it. The final chapter bringing clarity to me as the reader in the way the author wrapped it all up interestingly at the end.\nIn addition to the main character, Mike, I found each and every one after him memorable; even after I finished reading the book \u2013 they simply stayed with me.\nThe book, at first glance, may appear to be depressing; as it is about someone losing their sight and living with others in similar circumstances \u2013 IT IS NOT! I found it fun, interesting and inspiring!\nI have and will continue to recommend this book to others!\nAdding a Review\nView the book in Amazon, at http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0993240216\nScroll down to the Customer Reviews section, which is just\nunder my picture\nClick the button Submit Review\nSign in if you are asked to, using your Amazon ID and password\nWrite your review in the box that appears and click the Submit\nReview button","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Research Methods in Global Health\ndr. E.V. Syurina MSc\nWerkcollege, Deeltoets extra zaalcapaciteit, Hoorcollege, Werkgroep, Computerpracticum\nThis is an exclusive course offered only for the first year students of\nresearch masters Global Health.\n1.Learning objectives for the theoretical component (as covered through\nlectures and master classes):\nAt the end of the course, students are able to:\n- describe, from a historical perspective, the increasing complexity of\nglobal health problems in high- and low-income countries;\n- describe the relationships between diverse global health problems\n(well-structured versus complex problems);\n- understand the main causes of the burden of disease in high- and\nlow-income countries;\n- describe border-crossing health problems from the perspective of\ndifferent disciplines (biomedical sciences, epidemiology, health\nsciences, health economics, anthropology);\n- understand the indicators and describe the main issues in the field of\nmaternal health (including HIV mother-to-child transmission and\nperi-natal depression);\n- describe the social, economic and cultural context of non-communicable\ndiseases;\n- recognize the global burden of mental health and describe the main\nissues in this field.\n2.Learning objectives for the research component (as covered through\nlectures, workshops and assignment):\n- describe the advantages and limitations of various research approaches\n(mono-, multi-, and inter- and trans-disciplinary);\n- describe theory creation in transdisciplinary research (epistemology\nand methodology including criteria for scientific quality);\n- describe basic methods and techniques (epidemiology, statistics,\nscoping literature review, observation, interviews,\nsurveys\/questionnaires) and methods (quantitative, qualitative,\nmixed-methods) for analyzing complex health problems;\n- design an interdisciplinary needs assessments in relation to a global\nhealth problem;\n- prove good academic writing skills by writing a scientific report;\n- communicate a scientific message to an academic audience;\n- work as a valued team member in a project team;\n- provide and receive feedback from peers and supervisors.\nThis course highlights the increasing complexity of health problems in a\nglobal context and builds the case for multi-, inter- and\ntransdisciplinary research approach as a way to offer valuable insights\ninto complex health problems and to create a broad acceptance of\nsolutions among stakeholders.\nThe course consists of complementary theoretical and research\ncomponents.\nThe theoretical component of the course consists of lectures and master\nclasses. During the lectures, students becomes acquainted with current\ntopics in global health, placed in a historical perspective. During the\nmaster classes,several fields of global health (including mental health,\ncross-cultural competencies and non-communicable diseases)\nare used to illustrate the complexity of disease burden in a global\ncontext and to build the case for multi\/inter- and transdisciplinary\nanalysis of complex problems. Each master class consists of two\nsessions. The first session is organized as a lecture, in which the\ntopic is approached from inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives. The\nsecond session is organized as a supervised critical reading workgroup,\nin which students discuss the most recent developments, as published in\nthe literature, and thus become familiar with the different paradigms\nand models used in maternal health and in mental health.\nThe research component of the course consists of lectures, workshops and\nan assignment. During the lectures and workshops, students acquire basic\nknowledge and skills on research design, different research paradigms,\nquantitative and qualitative research methods and the combination\nthereof (i.e., mixed-methods). During the assignment, students design a\nneeds assessment for exploring the problems associated with one of the\ntwo topics: the\nprevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission in a specific context OR\nthe prevention of peri-natal depression in mothers.\nThe needs assessment is based on literature review and is conducted in\nsmall groups. Each group receives feedback on different versions of\ntheir draft reports during the supervised workgroups, and provide\nfeedback to another group in one peer review round.\nLectures and workshops (~50 hrs)\nWork groups (assignment) (~60 hrs)\nSelf-study (~50 hrs)\nWritten report (30%), oral presentation (20%) and written exam (50%),\nfunctioning within a group (pass\/fail)\nA grade of 5.5 or higher is required for each of these assessments\nVereiste voorkennis\nbasic epidemiology\nM. Merson et al. Global Health. 3rd edition (2012)\nOther resources (as announced on Canvas)\nfirst year students in the research master global health (exclusively\nfor the students of the Masters, not open for other students)\nLecturers: Prof. dr. Jacqueline Broerse, Prof. dr. Paul Klatser, Prof.\ndr. Frank Cobelens, Dr. Elena Syurina, dr. Barbara Regeer, dr. Guus ten\nAsbroek, dr. Dirk Essink,","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Colorado State University Partnership Award\nAwards Available: 1\nAward Deadline: Feb 1, 2023\nA total of $12,500 ($2,500 per year for up to 5 years) will be awarded to partnership scholars who meet the selection and renewal criteria. Students may receive this award for up to a total of ten (10) semesters, or until their degree is complete, whichever comes first.\nA) Students must meet ONE of the following criteria:\n1) Participated in one of the CSU Partnership Programs\n2) Graduated from an Alliance High School (see details under Alliance High School Partnership)\n3) Recipient of a Denver Scholarship Foundation scholarship\n4) Graduate from Rangeview High School AND participated in the College Track Colorado program\n5) Graduated from KIPP Denver Collegiate High School\nB) Be admitted to full-time degree seeking program on Colorado State University's main campus for the fall term. CSU Online students are not eligible and awards are not made to students starting in the Spring nor Summer terms.\nC) Submit a complete application for admission by the priority date of February 1. Admitted students (who met the February 1 application date) can submit new test scores and transcripts until March 1 to strengthen their application for admission, however funding may be limited after February 1.\nStudents who have been involved with more than one organization but will receive only one Partnership Award.\nEligible students, who are offered an award, need to accept their award in the Financial Aid section of RAMweb.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Persian Primetime lineup 11\/12\nToday's Woman will discuss the recent release of women's rights activist Esha Momeni with in-studio guest Ms. Fariba Davoudi Mohajer, journalist and activist based near Washington. The show will also include an update on the One Million Signature Campaign.\nNews and Views reports on the Iran's test of a medium range missile near the Iran Iraq border and will have domestic and international reaction. We'll also have a preview of tomorrow's P5+1 meeting in Paris tomorrow regarding Iran's nuclear program, and part three of NaV's series on the State Department's Digital Outreach team.\nFrom Insider Iran we have an interview with an editor from the popular moderate weekly, Shahrvand Emrouz The government has \"officially\" banned the most, which has been critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.\nRoundtable features its audience participation program - the discussion will focus on President-Elect Obama's cabinet, and how the transition is proceeding.\nLate Edition features an update on the transition to the Obama administration. There's also coverage of the student movement in Iran, a performance in Germany of the band \"The Killers,\" a profile of a classic car collector, and a preview of the new film \"Milk.\"\nNewstalk features political analysts Alireza Nourizadeh from London and Moshen Sazegara, in the DC studio to discuss news of the week.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jennifer Lawrence Puked at Oscars After Party & Miley Cyrus Couldn't Handle It\nBy Lia Beck\nMichael Buckner\/Getty Images Entertainment\/Getty Images\nThose of us who have never actually attended the Oscars (which I'm assuming is 99.99 percent of people reading this), don't really know how things go down after the ceremony is over, but now we've got some inside information courtesy of a two-time Oscar winner herself. According to Page Six, Jennifer Lawrence puked at an Oscars after party in front of Miley Cyrus. Lawrence is said to have spoken about the incident while recording an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. An audience member who spoke with Us Weekly explained, \"Jen said she was so drunk, she puked on the stairs at Madonna's after-party, and Miley walked by and said something like, 'Get it together, girl!'\"\nThe Oscars red carpet coverage shows glammed up celebrities looking dignified and the ceremony is always full of tears and dreams finally achieved, so this gives us a look at what goes on afterward and it's just as I suspected. They all just go get drunk and, if I had to guess, I'd say the bigger the achievement, the harder you party. Presenter? Two drinks max before heading home. Nominee? Stay out until four in the morning. Oscar winner? Get so hammered even Miley Cyrus has to give you advice.\nAccording to Us Weekly, Lawrence's episode of Late Night will air May 21. Until that happens, it's unclear exactly what Lawrence said of the incident. There's still a chance this was exaggerated by some rando who thought Cyrus being a voice of reason was funny.\nOn the other hand, both Lawrence and Cyrus really did attend Madonna's after party. E! News reported that Cyrus spent the night dancing with Madonna while Lawrence, \"was palling around with some girlfriends\" which is exactly what you would do if you just vommed on the stairs of Madonna's party and got a talking to from Miley Cyrus. The \"palling\" was probably the friends standing around and wondering if they should leave or blame the vomit on Bradley Cooper. Reportedly, this party included McDonald's breakfast foods which is a very solid reason to stay if you're drunk.\nTo summarize: Cyrus and Lawrence confirmed to be at the same party, the party has Egg McMuffins, and Lawrence had just won her second Oscar. Yeah, I'd say there's a good chance they shared a moment on some puke covered stairs.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ghana launches new rice brand to meet local demand\nGHANA \u2013 A local rice processing company has formally introduced locally processed and packaged rice, boosting domestic rice production and processing in the country and reduce imports.\nRoyal Farmers Rice is a premium parboiled long grain rice, which is locally produced to meet the rising demand for the produce in Ghana and the surrounding countries.\nIt is produced Avnash Rice Mill, located at Nyankpala in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of the country.\nThe company buys quality rice from local farmers for processing at its newly constructed mill.\nThe launch of the mill was graced by the country's President Nana Akufo-Addo, who described the operations of Avnash Rice Mill as a good signal that would help to attract more investments into the country.\nHe urged rice farmers to increase rice production, as there was a ready market for their produce.\nMr Jai Mirchandani, Director of Avnash Rice Mill, said the processing plant, a state of the art facility with the capacity to processing 500 metric tonnes of paddy rice per day, was capable of feeding the entire country with the highest quality of rice.\nHe estimates that Tthis year, the new mill will touch the livelihoods of 32,000 farmers, plus that of about 200,000 transporters, aggregators, mechanised service suppliers, inputs providers, and their families.\nHe said the company had committed in its five-year plan to support and create at least one million jobs (direct and indirect) by 2022.\nThe Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, disclosed during the opening ceremony that according to the 2016 figures of his ministry, US$1.1 billion worth of rice was imported into the country.\nHe said that the recently launced Planting for Food and Jobs programme would help rice farmers to increase their production to feed the Avnash Rice Mill, which was currently underperforming because rice produced locally was not enough to meet its capacity.\nAvnash Rice Mill expects to receive increased rice production by farmers from the locality, including Abanga Farms, a large scale rice producer, which has cultivated 1,200-acre rice farm in the Northern Region to help meet its demand.\nMr Thomas Abanga, Director of Abanga Farms said he had earmarked large acreages for rice cultivation next year to ensure regular high tonnage supply of high quality paddy rice to the rice processing sector to minimise the high volume of rice imported.\nOlam introduces its premium Mama Gold rice brand in Ghana\nGHANA - The Ghanaian subsidiary of Olam International has launched the first 'Made in Ghana'\u2026\nGhana to add rice on local commodity exchange in efforts towards becoming self sufficient\nGHANA - The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is set to list rice to its trading\u2026\nTanzania suspends rice importation on increased local production\nTANZANIA - The government of Tanzania has suspended rice importation into the country alleging that\u2026\nTags: Ghana, Investments, Rice\nPrevious Zim pays farmers US$400m for grain deliveries\nNext Tru-Cape delivers over 20 million cartons to Shoprite Group\nFood service, Retail, E-commerce\nNaivas takes over space left by financially struggling Tuskys supermarket to open 70th Branch\nSeychelles demarcates area solely for fish processing\n1 thought on \"Ghana launches new rice brand to meet local demand\"\nEfua says:\nGrow Africa. Eat Africa.\n#LocalRicAndWheat","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Press Downloads Newsletter RSS\nTrade & Finance\n\u00a9 Onno Seyler\/UKE\nAward for UKE's cancer centre\nGerman Cancer Aid backs Hubertus Wald Tumour Centre with 1.5 million euro. Honoured as only oncological centre of excellence in northern Germany\nThe German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) has again named the Hubertus Wald Tumour Centre \u2013 Universit\u00e4res Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH) an oncological centre of excellence, following a review by international experts. The honour comes with funds of EUR 1.5 million over the next two years. Another EUR 1.5 million will be provided in the event of another good intermediary review. The UCCH combines all the hospitals and institutions within UKE that are involved in diagnosis, therapy and research. It also has many partners who work in care and science across the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.\nTop position in north Germany\nProf. Dr. Burkhard G\u00f6ke, Medical Director and Chairman of Executive Board of UKE, said: \"We are really delighted to have again been honoured by the German Cancer Aid as the only north German oncological centre of excellence. That acknowledges our intense efforts to strengthen cancer research within UKE and in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and is guided directly by the patients' needs.\"\nThe UCCH includes 40 UKE facilities, 11 clinics and 15 co-operative partners from the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together, they aim to provide extensive, holistic treatment using the latest medical techniques. UCCH also researches and develops new therapeutic procedures.\nFirst honoured in 2009\nProf. Dr. Carsten Bokemeyer, spokesman for UCCH and Medical Director of II. Department of Haematology and Oncology, and one of the main figures behind UKE's progress towards a centre of excellence, said: \"That is great news for cancer medicine in Hamburg and for our patients. We would like to thank the (German) Cancer Aid for their commitment. The agenda at the top oncological centres has left its mark on oncological care in Germany and brought it forward.\"\nThe UCCH was first honoured as a top oncological centre in 2009 and again in 2013. So far, the German Cancer Aid has honoured 13 centres across Germany. During a review in April 2016, cancer specialists at UKE again convinced international experts of UCCH's power of innovation.\nCentral point of contact for cancer patients\nThe German Cancer Aid aims to fundamentally improve the care of cancer sufferers across Germany. The selection as a top oncological centre depends among others on criteria such as the existence of an interdisciplinary, central point of contact for all cancer patients, whether patients take part in innovative clinical trials and whether interdisciplinary conferences are held.\nSources and further information:\nwww.uke.de\nnorth germany oncology award uke cancer centre\nThere are no older articles in this category.\nThere are no newer articles in this category.\nHamburg holds huge potential as centre of hydrogen\nDESY celebrating 60th anniversary in 2020\nProperty Trade Fair\nhome\u00b2 to showcase latest property trends\nAbout | Contact | Imprint | Privacy\nWe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on our website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A NYers guide to staying fly and warm during the winter season\nContinue reading \"A NYers guide to staying fly and warm during the winter season\"\nI wear America around my neck but, it's just a scarf.\nContinue reading \"I wear America around my neck but, it's just a scarf.\"\nFinally free. Last Perm, I don't remember, but it's been a minute\nContinue reading \"Finally free. Last Perm, I don't remember, but it's been a minute\"\nI got 99 problems but my hair ain't one:the bigger chop\nContinue reading \"I got 99 problems but my hair ain't one:the bigger chop\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Two games to reach the final in the best condition\nI know you have a bad taste right now, after the defeat against Tottenham. Same as we do. But we must remember that we have a few exciting days ahead, and I hope that at the end of the season we can say that, overall, it's been a good season for us.\nThis weekend we visited a stadium that was saying goodbye to football. It was the last Premier League game at White Hart Lane. Obviously it would've been much better to win and be able to say that you were the last team who won there, but we couldn't. They are always a tough and difficult opponent, and they also wanted to win the last home game of the season, of course. At least it's been a privilege to have played this farewell match, and I'm happy that I felt good physically in another demanding game after my recovery.\nNow it's time to play two good games to close the Premiership and reach the Europa League final in the best shape that we can. It's true that the calendar has been hectic over the last two months, but we have to push hard now to try to win the three remaining games. We really want to.\nAlso, I think it's fair to congratulate Chelsea for winning the Premiership. They've been the most consistent team in the League and thanks to that they were able to celebrate the title last Friday after defeating West Brom, so my sincere congrats to them.\nI hope we can enjoy something similar after the final in Stockholm. The semis against Celta were tough. We suffered until the last minute, but at the end we made it to the big final. However, as I said after the game, I think they should be very proud of what they did.\nIn Spain we don't know yet which team will win la Liga, since Real Madrid and Barcelona got the three points, so everything depends on the games this week. On the other end of the table, same as in England, we already know the teams that will be relegated: Osasuna, Granada and also Sporting, because they lost all their chances for the last week due to the draws of Leganes and Deportivo. Encouragement to all of them.\nAside from football, I'd like to congratulate Rafa Nadal for his fifth title in Madrid. It's another Master 1000 to add to his record and, more importantly, I'd like to point out his great competitiveness and his ability to fight for each and every ball in every game that he plays. He's an example in passion and perseverance, and he never gives up. A unique tennis player and a unique person.\nHave a nice week. I hope we can enjoy and win both of our games against Southampton and Crystal Palace.\nA painful end to a disappointing season 13 May 2019\nYou deserve better 6 May 2019\nA point that does little 29 April 2019\nHonouring the shirt 22 April 2019\nYou have to believe 15 April 2019\n\u00a9 JUAN MATA \u00b7 Legal notice \u00b7 Cookies","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jonny & Stephanie\nThe Coast Social Network\nHappy Headline\nFurry Friends Fridays\nAirstaff & Schedule\nJonny Reinhardt & Stephanie O'Sullivan \u2013 Mornings\nStephanie \u2013 While You Work\nRikki Scott \u2013 Afternoons\nRick Dees \u2013 Weekly Top 40\nRyan Seacrest \u2013 AT40\nJoe Cortez \u2013 Retro Pop Reunion\nCoast Podcasts\nOut of the Technicolor Closet\nThe Frequent Coaster Club\nWatch for the Coast Cruiser Van\nCoast Music News\nPresident Trump Says He Misspoke about U.S Intelligence\nJuly 18, 2018\tEntertainment Daypop\nWith the recent events surrounding President Trump and Putin, Trump wanted to assure that there has been a clarification issue when he chose Putin over U.S security. He also states that he supports the U.S Intelligence ... [Read Full Story]\nIggy Azalea's Showing off See Through Pants\nThe Austrailian rapper shows a video of herself twerking with see-through pants. She replies that she is practicing on her bouncing game.... [Read Full Story]\nArnold Schwarzenegger's Response To Trump Selling Out America\nFormer California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not happy with the current president. He calls the current an embarrassment to American after he is seen sucking up to Vladimir Putin. ... [Read Full Story]\nKourtney Kardashian's Boyfriend Angry On Her Recent Picture\nKourtney Kardashian's recent photo has made her current boyfriend Tounes Bendjima very upset. The couple did have a brief breakup back in March for a similar issue.... [Read Full Story]\nConor McGregor Watches World Cup Finals with Putin\nConor McGregor was invited by Vladimir Putin to join as the World Cup finals this Sunday. The UFC fighter took a picture alongside Putin calling him one of the greatest leaders of all time. ... [Read Full Story]\nMichelle & Sasha Obama attend Beyonce & Jay-Z concert\nMichelle & Sasha Obama were both spotted at the On the Run 2 Tour concert in France. Both Beyonce and Jay-Z have a close relationship with both Michelle and Sasha.... [Read Full Story]\nGeorge Lopez's Prank On Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Sparks Controversy\nIn a video published by TMZ, comedian George Lopez can be seen pretending to urinate on President Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame \u2014 with the help of a water bottle. Lopez was in Hollywood Tuesday, and after speaking with fans, he decided to \"pretend\" to relieve himself. In the footage, Lopez, 57, clad in a black suit and tie, can be seen telling a man to record him from behind. He then tilts the bottle forward and empties it as he leans his head back. The prank, however, is receiving major backlash. Law enforcement in Los Angeles has received a slew of calls and emails from citizens ticked about George's \"sick, deplorable, offensive and disrespectful\" act. However, police say it's just a prank and no crime was committed.... [Read Full Story]\n2018 Emmy Awards: 'Game of Thrones' And 'Westworld' Lead Nominations\nThe nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with shows like \"Westworld\" and \"The Handmaid's Tale\" in the front of the pack with multiple nods for their stars, including Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright. Elizabeth Moss and Samira Wiley. Newcomers like Rachel Brosnahan also earned honors for her work on \"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.\" Big names like Donald Glover for \"Atlanta,\" Milo Ventimiglia for \"This Is Us,\" Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross for \"Black-ish,\" Larry David for \"Curb Your Enthusiasm,\" and many more earned nods in their respective categories. \"Game of Thrones\" had the most nominations with 22, followed by \"Saturday Night Live\" and \"Westworld,\" who both earned 21. Colin Jost and Michael Che from \"Saturday Night Live\" are slated to host this year's Emmy Awards, which will air Monday, Sept. 17. ... [Read Full Story]\nJoaquin Phoenix To Star In \"Joker\" Origin Story For Warner Bros.\nJoaquin Phoenix will star in Warner Bros. forthcoming origin film about the Joker, the comic-book villain, with \"The Hangover's\" Todd Phillips directing. The movie, which begins production later this year, centers around Batman's arch nemesis and is billed as \"an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen,\" according to a statement from Warner Bros. \"Phillips' exploration of a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale,\" the statement read. It's unclear if Phoenix will actually play the notorious DC Comics villain (though that appears to be the case. Phillips, who's best known for comedies such as \"Old School\" and \"War Dogs,\" co-wrote the screenplay with \"The Fighter\" scribe Scott Silver. The film will be produced by Emma Tillinger Koskoff and executive produced by Richard Baratta.... [Read Full Story]\nKylie Jenner Makes Cover Of Forbes Magazine As Next \"Youngest-Ever Self-Made Billionaire\"\nKylie Jenner, the 20-year-old beauty entrepreneur, made Forbes' annual list of America's Richest Self-Made Women. Coming in at number 27 with an estimated net worth of $900 million, Jenner is the founder of Kylie Cosmetics with virtually no employees or capital. Kylie Cosmetics launched two years ago and has since sold more than $630 million worth of makeup. According to Forbes, Kylie Cosmetics is now worth nearly $800 million and Jenner owns 100 percent of the company. Jenner, who is featured on the magazine's cover, is the youngest person to ever make the list. ... [Read Full Story]\nReese Witherspoon To Interview Trailblazing Women For Her New Talk Show\nReese Witherspoon is making her first foray into the world of unscripted television with the half-hour series \"Shine On With Reese\" where she'll interview trailblazing women about their journey to success. The series will find a home on a new video on demand network created for Witherspoon's media company, Hello Sunshine. It will premiere exclusive content on DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse. \"Shine On With Reese,\" which premieres July 17, will celebrate \"the stories of extraordinary women who have created their own unique paths to success,\" according to a press release, with host Witherspoon leading conversations about \"their perspectives on ambition, work, family and hopes for the future.\"... [Read Full Story]\nGeorge Clooney Recovering At His Home Following Scooter Crash In Italy\nGeorge Clooney was taken to the hospital in Sardinia and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motorbike, hospital officials said. Clooney has been shooting the Hulu miniseries 'Catch-22' on Sardinia. Clooney's rep said in a statement on Tuesday, \"George was treated and released from an Olbia hospital. He is recovering at home and will be fine.\" The John Paul II hospital in Olbia said Clooney was released Tuesday. Local news said the 57-year-old Clooney had been headed to set on Tuesday when his scooter was hit by a car. He was taken to the emergency room after complaining of \"a slight trauma to the pelvis and bruises to one leg and an arm.\" The accident occurred near Costa Corallina, in the province of Olbia. Reports also said that Clooney was driving 60 mph when he was thrown from his bike and that he traveled 20 feet in the air before hitting the car's windshield; his helmet shattered on impact. Clooney has a home on the Italian mainland on Lake Como. Production on the limited series Catch-22 is expected to continue as planned. ... [Read Full Story]\nNetflix Series 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 6 Trailer Is Released\nNetflix on Monday released the Season 6 trailer for \"Orange Is the New Black,\" which sees the Litchfield Penitentiary crew relocating to a maximum security facility, complete with new inmates, routines, and uniforms. Season 6 kicks off just one week after an emergency response team took over Litchfield Penitentiary, and the ladies have been relocated. As we've seen in previous seasons, that means there's sure to be a new cast of characters to cause problems. \"Orange Is the New Black\" returns to Netflix on July 27. Watch the trailer in the link below. ... [Read Full Story]\nSacha Baron Cohen Series 'Who Is America?' To Debut On Showtime This Weekend\nShowtime has officially announced Sacha Baron Cohen's new satirical series, Who Is America? will debut on Sunday, July 15. It will also premiere again on that Sunday night at 10 p.m, with subsequent episodes airing Sundays at 10 p.m. ET\/PT. The series will consist of seven episodes filmed over the past year, which will explore individuals from diverse backgrounds, both infamous and unknown across the political and cultural spectrum who represent America. The show is created and executive produced by Baron Cohen and is also executive produced by Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer and Adam Lowitt.\nBaron Cohen's new show marks his second project this year \u2014 it was announced in April that he has been cast for the lead role in the Netflix historical drama series, The Spy that takes place in the 1960's.... [Read Full Story]\nSinger Justin Bieber Engaged To Model Hailey Baldwin\nJuly 9, 2018\tEntertainment Daypop\nSinger Justin Bieber became engaged to model Hailey Baldwin over the weekend, according to multiple reports on Sunday. The couple dated in 2016 before breaking up; just last month, they appeared together publicly, leading to speculation from fans that they had rekindled their romance. According to reports, the pair got engaged on Saturday during a trip to the Bahamas. Agents for Bieber, 24, and Baldwin, 21, did not immediately respond to requests for comments; howeer Bieber's parents put up social media posts that helped spark speculation about the pair. A tweet posted by Baldwin's father, actor Stephen Baldwin, also seemed to allude to the engagement, saying: \"Always pray 4 Gods will !! He is moving in the hearts of JB&HB.\" The post, however, is no longer on Baldwin's Twitter account. Before he reunited with Baldwin, Bieber dated singer and actress Selena Gomez off and on for many years.... [Read Full Story]\n'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Debuts With $80 Million+ At The Box Office\nDisney-Marvel's \"Ant-Man and the Wasp\" is on its way to an estimated $83.7 million opening weekend from 4,206 North American locations. The 20th Marvel film, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, totaled an estimated $33.8 million Friday, including $11.5 million in Thursday previews. The original \"Ant-Man\" opened to $57 million two years ago, and went on to earn $519 million worldwide. If estimates hold, \"Ant-Man and the Wasp\" will be the seventh-highest domestic debut of the year, behind \"Solo: A Star Wars Story's\" $84.4 million. Rudd and Lilly reprise their roles as Scott Lang\/Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne\/The Wasp, respectively \u2014 superheroes able to shrink themselves into the quantum realm. The cast also includes Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, and Bobby Cannavale. Peyton Reed, who oversaw the first film, returns to the director's chair.... [Read Full Story]\nDocumentary Film \"Whitney\" Explores The Rise And Fall Of Superstar Whitney Houston\n\"Whitney,\" the second feature-length Whitney Houston documentary in 10 months, was produced with cooperation from Houston's estate, providing greater access to those closest to her. Director Kevin Macdonald uses archival material and interviews to create an intimate portrait of the late music superstar. Not only does the documentary cover the professional life of Houston, it devotes time to Houston's relationship with her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died three years after her mother. \"Whitney\" premieres in theaters today, July 6.... [Read Full Story]\n'House of Cards' Season 6 Teaser Celebrates Robin Wright's \"Independence\" From Kevin Spacey\nNetflix released a new House of Cards season 6 teaser to coincide with July 4, building up hype for a Claire Underwood-centric season and made a nod to Kevin Spacey's firing. In the clip, it states that Claire Underwood has a special Fourth of July message to the country: \"Happy Independence Day. To me.\" The brief teaser, which depicts Claire proudly sitting atop a marble throne then fades to black with the text #MyTurn appearing on the screen. Frank (Spacey's character), was the protagonist of the series for five seasons but resigned from the presidency at the end of season 5, allowing Claire to take command. In the final moments of season 5, Claire turned to the camera to break the fourth wall for the first time in the series. \"My turn,\" Claire declared. House of Cards season 6 will feature Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Patricia Clarkson, Constance Zimmer, Derek Cecil, Campbell Scott and Boris McGiver, all of whom appeared in previous seasons of the show. Newcomers to the cast include Diane Lane, Greg Kinnear and Cody Fern.... [Read Full Story]\nKevin Spacey Accused Of Sexual Assault By 3 More Men\nThree more men have come forward to accuse actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault. The incidents allegedly took place in England dating back to the mid-1990s. One of the men told police that Spacey assaulted him in Westminster in 1996. Another alleges that Spacey assaulted him in 2008 in the London borough of Lambeth, which is near the Old Vic Theatre where the actor was an artistic director at the time. The third man says that Spacey assaulted him in Gloucester in 2013. All three men reported their alleged assaults to police in April and February. The cases are reportedly being investigated by the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command. London police confirmed in January that the former \"House of Cards\" actor was being investigated after three sexual assault accusations. These new allegations bring the total to six. Last year, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of sexually harassing him in 1986 when he was 14 and Spacey was 26. Spacey did not deny that the incident took place and publicly declared he is gay for the first time in a statement, and in November, a spokesperson for Spacey said the actor \"is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment\" and \"no other information is available at this time.\"... [Read Full Story]\nThree Charged In Kidnapping Of 'Halloween' Actress Daisy McCrackin\nThree people have been indicted for allegedly kidnapping actress Daisy McCrackin and actor Joseph Capone. The Halloween: Resurrection star and Capone were allegedly abducted at her home in May 2017 by Keith Stewart and Johntae Jones, who are also accused of pistol-whipping Joseph and forcing both of them into a car. During the alleged kidnapping, Capone was reportedly assaulted. McCrackin was allegedly taken to two Bank of America branches by Jones and Amber Neal and forced to withdrawal $100 and write a cheque for $10,000. The suspects also allegedly stole McCrackin's 2011 Lexus before they took her home. On Monday, Neal was arrested and is being held on $1 million bail. Jones and Stewart have also been detained and are being held on $3 million and $2 million bail, respectively.... [Read Full Story]\nHarvey Weinstein Faces Three New Sexual Misconduct Charges\nHarvey Weinstein was charged with additional crimes on Monday in New York, related to alleged sexual misconduct. Weinstein, 66, was arrested in New York and first appeared in court in May in connection with accusations of rape from two women. At a further court appearance in June, Weinstein pleaded not guilty. On Monday, the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr, charged the former head of the Weinstein Company film empire with an additional count of criminal sexual act in the first degree, for an alleged forcible sexual act against a third woman in 2006, as well as two counts of predatory sexual assault. Predatory sexual assault carries a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The new charges were on top of those contained in the previous indictment of charges of rape in the first and third degrees, as well as criminal sexual act in the first degree, for alleged forcible sexual acts against two women in 2013 and 2004... [Read Full Story]\n'Keep Families Together' March Draws Celebrities Nationwide\nAt more than 600 locations, hundreds of thousands of people turned out across the U.S. Saturday to rally for immigrant families to demand that the government reunite kids separated from their parents at the border. Celebrities were among the masses at \"Keep Families Together\" marches in NYC, Washington D.C. and L.A, including Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, Padma Lakshmi, Lin-Manuel Miranda, America Ferrera and Lea Thompson. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen were in attendance in L.A., and the singer gave a short speech about not giving up the fight for families before debuting a new song.... [Read Full Story]\nCast Of \"Breaking Bad\" To Reunite At San Diego Comic-Con For Show's 10th Anniversary\nJune 29, 2018\tEntertainment Daypop\nThe cast of AMC's hit series \"Breaking Bad\" will return to the San Diego Convention Center this year for a 10th-anniversary reunion. Series stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are set to return with the show's A-star lineup, including Dean Norris, Anna Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito, Betsy Brandt, Jonathan Banks, and RJ Mitte. Series creator Vince Gilligan will also be in town for the Q&A panel. The panel also joins AMC's \"Better Call Saul,\" the \"Breaking Bad\" spin-off following Odenkirk's character, for a panel scheduled for an hour prior. Fans recall the series follows New Mexico chemistry teacher Walter White's (Cranston) fall into the drug trade, as he tries to secure a financial future for his family after a cancer diagnosis. In addition to the reunion, an exclusive vinyl LP with score highlights from series composer Dave Porter will also be released at Comic-Con. The last time Comic-Con fans saw \"Breaking Bad\" at Comic-Con was in 2013, when the series' final season aired. ... [Read Full Story]\nTim Allen Reveals 'Last Man Standing' Season 7 Premiere Date On Fox\nOn Thursday, Tim Allen shared on Twitter that \"Last Man Standing\" officially has a premiere date. \"Mark your calendar for Sept. 28th! @LastManStanding #LastManStanding,\" he captioned a picture of himself holding actress Nancy Travis, who plays his wife on the show. Last month, it was announced the series was picked up by Fox for Season 7 after ABC canceled the popular show. \"When I heard the offer to create more episodes of 'Last Man Standing,' I did a fist pump so hard I threw my back out,\" he admitted. \"It's the fans! I could not be more grateful for the fans who wrote petitions and kept up the passion and incredible support for the show.\" Along with Allen and Travis, the show's original cast, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller, Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson, will also return. The show is expected to air at 8 p.m. when it finally returns after more than a year off the air.... [Read Full Story]\n'Flip or Flop' Star Christina El Moussa Lands New HGTV Solo Series\nFlip or Flop star Christina El Moussa revealed on Wednesday that she will star in a new HGTV series. The 34-year-old television personality said on Instagram that she's \"so excited\" to star in her own new show, Christina on the Coast. \"I'm so excited to announce my new series on HGTV called Christina on the Coast, which will debut in early 2019!\" she wrote. \"I will be helping homeowners redesign their outdated properties into beautiful spaces! #ChristinaOnTheCoast #HGTV.\" HGTV confirmed the news in a press release. The network said Christina on the Coast will consist of eight episodes and follow El Moussa as she expands her design business in Southern California. El Moussa split from husband and Flip or Flop co-star Tarek El Moussa in December 2016 after seven years of marriage. The pair remained co-stars for the new season of their show that debuted this past May. Tarek El Moussa is also in talks for a new HGTV series.... [Read Full Story]\nJoe Jackson, Patriarch Of Musical Jackson Family, Dies At 89\nJoseph \"Joe\" Jackson, the patriarch who launched the musical Jackson family dynasty, died Wednesday at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 89. Jackson was the father of and at times manager to pop stars Michael and Janet Jackson, along with the sibling singing group, The Jackson 5. No cause of death has been released, but Jackson had reportedly been in ill health. Jackson married his wife, Katherine, in 1949. They moved into into a home on Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana, the following year, where they welcomed their first of 10 children, Maureen \"Rebbie\" Jackson.Rebbie was followed by Sigmund \"Jackie\" Jackson in 1951, Toriano \"Tito\" Jackson in 1953, Jermaine Jackson in 1954, La Toya Jackson in 1956, Marlon Jackson in 1957, Michael Jackson in 1958, Steven Randall \"Randy\" Jackson in 1961 and Janet Jackson in 1966.... [Read Full Story]\nOscars Awards Aims To Boost Diversity With 928 New Member Invitations\nThe group behind the prestigious Oscars film awards has invited 928 artists and executives to join the Academy Awards body \u2013 almost half of whom are women. Of those invited by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, just over a third are from minorities. The move is part of a plan to double the number of women and ethnic minorities in the Academy by 2020. Women on the list include Jada Pinkett Smith, Amy Schumer, Ann Dowd, Christine Baranski, Tiffany Haddish and Sarah Silverman. Listed notable male stars include African-American comedian Dave Chappelle, actor Daniel Kaluuya, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Get Out, and French-American actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, who starred in the film Call Me By Your Name.... [Read Full Story]\nActor Terry Crews Brings His Fights Against Sexual Assault To Capitol Hill\nActor Terry Crews recounted his story of sexual assault, as he appeared before a Senate committee hearing to advocate for the \"Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights.\" Crews told lawmakers on Tuesday that even as a former NFL linebacker and \"Brooklyn Nine-Nine\" star, \"I sit here as an example\" of survivors. Crews said, \"This happened to me, too.\" The \"Survivors' Bill of Rights\" would create special protections for sexual assault survivors, including not charging survivors for an examination, preserving rape kits for 20 years or the maximum applicable statute of limitations, and providing survivors with written notification before a rape kit is disposed of. Crews told senators of his assailant that \"the assault lasted only minutes, but what he was effectively telling me while he held my genitals in his hand was that he held the power. That he was in control.\" Crews says the assault happened during a 2016 party he attended with his wife. \"I was sexually assaulted by a successful Hollywood agent,\" he said candidly. He previously has identified the perpetrator as Adam Venit, who at the time headed the motion picture department at William Morris Endeavor.... [Read Full Story]\nRoseanne Barr Breaks Down In First Interview Since Scandal\nIn an emotional interview, Roseanne Barr said she definitely feels remorse for the racist tweet that prompted ABC to cancel the revival of \"Roseanne.\" Barr recorded a podcast interview with her longtime friend, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who on Sunday published an edited transcript and recording of the conversation. In the interview, Barr claims she \"never would have wittingly called any black person a monkey. What can I do now except say of course, I'm not a racist, I'm an idiot. Barr spoke tearfully for much of the interview, her first since the cancellation of \"Roseanne.\" Barr said of her tweet that she \"didn't mean what they think I meant. But I have to face that it hurt people. When you hurt people even unwillingly there's no excuse. I don't want to run off and blather on with excuses. But I apologize to anyone who thought, or felt offended and who thought that I meant something that I, in fact, did not mean. It was my own ignorance, and there's no excuse for that ignorance.\"... [Read Full Story]\nSaint Joseph, United States\n12\u00b0F light snow\nSubscribe to 98.3 The Coast's Podcasts\non Apple Podcastson Androidby Emailon Google Podcastson Stitcheron TuneInon Spotifyvia RSSMore Subscribe Options\n98.3 The Coast\nTweets by @983TheCoast\n\u00a9 2020 98.3 The Coast Powered by OneCMS\u2122 | Served by InterTech Media LLC\n3d4cf39a58cb970f6af6f152c6eac23d1650dbb9","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Figure - uploaded by Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero\nCorrelates of eye colour and pattern in mantellid frogs\nF\u00e8lix Amat Orriols\nKatharina C. Wollenberg Valero\nMiguel Vences\nWith more than 250 species, the Mantellidae is the most species-rich family of frogs in Madagascar. These frogs are highly diversified in morphology, ecology and natural history. Based on a molecular phylogeny of 248 mantellids, we here examine the distribution of three characters reflecting the diversity of eye colouration and two characters of he...\nA new minute species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with a large head from the Yanachaga-Chemill\u00e9n National Park in central Peru, with comments on the phylogenetic diversity of Pristimantis occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga\nEdgar Lehr\nJir\u00ed Moravec\nJuan Cusi\nV\u00e1clav Gvo\u017ed\u00edk\nWe describe a new minute species of the genus Pristimantis, P. boucephalus sp. nov., from the Yanachaga-Chemill\u00e9n National Park, Regi\u00f3n Pasco, Peru. The description is based on a freshly collected male specimen found at 2950 m a.s.l. in a cloud forest and four previously unidentified museum specimens consisting of two adult males, one subadult fema...\nA new species of Phrynopus (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru\nRudolf von May\nWe describe a new species of Phrynopus from the upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands (puna) of the Pui Pui Protected Forest and its close surroundings (Regi\u00f3n Jun\u00edn, central Peru) and compare it morphologically and genetically with other species of Phrynopus. Phrynopusintisp. n. is known from four localities outside and two localities i...\nNew Species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil, with Comments on the I. verrucosa Species Series\nClarissa Canedo\nBruno Pimenta\nFelipe Leite\nUlisses Caramaschi\nField activities in several localities within the basin of the Doce River, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, resulted in the collection of a new Ischnocnema that we assign to the I. verrucosa species series. The new species resembles I. verrucosa and I. octavioi by its possession of small digital discs, short legs, conspicuously tuberculate dorsal sur...\n... This latter example confirms that colour anomalies can affect the eyes and body separately. Given that both the pigment cells of iris and body skin are derived from the neural crest, this indicates that either the neural crest cells of the two tissues undergo separate cell regulation processes, or the mutations underlying colour anomalies may affect their migration in different ways (Amat et al., 2013). ...\nAxanthic green toads, Bufotes viridis (Anura: Bufonidae), from Cologne, Germany\nRieke Schluckebier\nMaria Sachs\n... Results of our quantitative morphometric analysis indicated that the three known species in the genus Alexteroon exhibit highly conserved general body plans and external morphology, rendering a quantitative distinction between species based on preserved material alone difficult, particularly when comparing the two superficially similar patterned yet genetically well separated A. obstetricans and A. jynx. Meanwhile, phenotypic features that can only be observed in live specimens, such as the gular coloration observed in reproductively active males of A. hypsiphonus and A. obstetricans or marked differences in coloration between A. hypsiphonus on one hand and A. obstetricans and A. jynx on the other hand appear to be more useful for ad hoc species delimitation (compare Amat et al. 2013;Glaw et al. 2018 for similar findings in mantellid frogs). These observations call for detailed morphological studies, as well as for photo-documentations of live specimens that should be a standard feature of anuran species descriptions. ...\nFilling the gaps: The mitogenomes of Afrotropical Egg-guarding Frogs based on historical type material and a re-assessment of the nomenclatural status of Alexteroon Perret, 1988 (Hyperoliidae)\nZOOL ANZ\nRaffael Ernst\nChristian Kehlmaier\nNinda L. Baptista\nPedro Vaz Pinto\nAndreas Schmitz\nThe African reedfrog taxon Alexteroon consists of only three described species with rather restricted geographical ranges. Although the assignment to a distinct genus is supported by multiple evidence, its position within the larger African hyperoliid radiation has been disputed. Available molecular data are scarce and the geographic records are few and scattered. The partially formalin fixed type series were previously not accessible to molecular analyses. This changed only very recently with the advancement of Next Generation Sequencing and ancient DNA techniques. Here we provide a reassessment of the current distribution and identity of all known species in this taxon based on (a) historical and new records, (b) morphological reanalyses of the type material and newly collected specimens from Angola and Gabon, and (c) newly established, nearly complete mitochondrial genome data from historical type and modern non-type material. We also present a molecular phylogeny (five mitochondrial loci 12S, 16S, ND1, ND2, COI, Cytb) for 78 sequences from 75 different species of Hyperolius retrieved from GenBank and 14 newly established Alexteroon sequences. We demonstrate that Alexteroon is more widely distributed than previously thought with records from northern Angola representing major southern range extensions. Results of the quantitative morphometric analyses show that the group has a rather conserved general body plan. Therefore qualitative phenotypic features observable in live specimens appear to be more useful for ad hoc species delimitation. We found Alexteroon to be nested within Hyperolius, corroborating previous findings. However, the combination of molecular data and consistent differences observed in morphology and ecology provide strong support for the distinctiveness of this evolutionary lineage within Hyperolius sensu lato. We therefore treat Alexteroon as a subgenus of Hyperolius and argue that the large and diverse genus Hyperolius is in need of revision that may result in new generic arrangements.\n... Phenotypic eye color has been suggested as an indicator of genetic predisposition toward certain behaviors, where dark-eyed subjects would tend to display behaviors requiring sensitivity, speed, and reactive responses, while with ones with light-colored eyes, behaviors requiring hesitation, inhibition, and self-paced responses, both in humans and in animals (Elias et al., 2008). Furthermore, it has been proposed that eye coloration in various species may be related to social ranks, aggression, mate recognition, and sexual selection (e.g., Volpato et al., 2003, Amat et al., 2013. Chicken eye color is largely determined by genetics, but age, diet, and disease can affect it as well (Nelson, 1947). ...\nAssociations between neck plumage and beak darkness, as well as comb size measurements and scores with ranging frequency of Sasso and Green-legged Partridge chickens\nPOULTRY SCI\nPatryk Sztandarski\nJoanna Marchewka\nFranciszek Wojciechowski\nAnja B. Riber\nJaros\u0142aw Olav Horba\u0144czuk\nDespite the intensive genetic selection in modern poultry, variability of domestic fowl phenotypes has remained, especially in breeds adapted to local conditions. The relevance of this variability to the chicken outdoor ranging activities remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate if external features were associated with the ranging frequency of the 48 female chickens from each of the two breeds: Sasso and Green-legged Partridge. In each of six single-breed pens, eight hens and two roosters were housed under conditions of EU requirements for organic meat chicken production, including free access to an outdoor range, from weeks 5 to 10 of age. The birds were video-recorded during the experiment to obtain frequencies of individual birds' use of the ranges. Comb size (length and height) was measured using a digital ruler, while the sizes of the dark area of neck plumage and beak were processed and analyzed using ImageJ software. The same traits were scored using direct visual assessment by a trained observer on a scale of 1-3. In addition, the eye color of the bird was recorded. Statistical analysis was conducted independently for each breed using regression models, ANOVAs and Spearman correlations. Significant positive associations between neck plumage (P<0.01), beak darkness (P=0.03) measurements, comb length (P<0.01) and comb height (P<0.01) and frequency of range use were identified for Sasso. Sasso hens scored with darkest neck plumage (P=0.03) and biggest comb size (P=0.04) ranged the most, while their external features were significantly and positively correlated between each other, except beak darkness and comb length. No significant associations between ranging and external features were found in Green-legged Partridge birds, except that their comb height was significantly and positively correlated with neck plumage and beak darkness (r=0.39 and 0.33, respectively). In some genetic strains, better understanding of the associations between chickens' external features with ranging behavior could contribute to improve selection programs and bird welfare, assuring production of breeding stock suitable for outdoor conditions.\n... Several anuran studies have emphasized on the usefulness of eye colour and pattern as a character for species level identification (e.g., Duellman, 1970;Glaw & Vences, 1997;Amat, Wollenberg & Vences, 2013;Glaw et al., 2018) or study of ontogenetic colour changes (e.g., Hoffman & Blouin, 2000;Biju et al., 2013); however, the application of this trait for field identification of frogs is seldom attempted (Glaw & Vences, 1997;Stuebing & Wong, 2000). Among the~230 known frog species of the Western Ghats, genus Raorchestes is the most remarkably diverse in terms of skin colouration as well as eye colours and patterns. ...\nAn integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes , with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India\nSonali Garg\nRobin Suyesh\nSandeep Das\nMark A. Bee\nS. D. Biju\nThe genus Raorchestes is a large radiation of Old World tree frogs for which the Western Ghats in Peninsular India is the major center for origin and diversification. Extensive studies on this group during the past two decades have resolved long-standing taxonomic confusions and uncovered several new species, resulting in a four-fold increase in the number of known Raorchestes frogs from this region. Our ongoing research has revealed another five new species in the genus, formally described as Raorchestes drutaahu sp. nov., Raorchestes kakkayamensis sp. nov., Raorchestes keirasabinae sp. nov., Raorchestes sanjappai sp. nov., and Raorchestes vellikkannan sp. nov., all from the State of Kerala in southern Western Ghats. Based on new collections, we also provide insights on the taxonomic identity of three previously known taxa. Furthermore, since attempts for an up-to-date comprehensive study of this taxonomically challenging genus using multiple integrative taxonomic approaches have been lacking, here we review the systematic affinities of all known Raorchestes species and define 16 species groups based on evidence from multi-gene (2,327 bp) phylogenetic analyses, several morphological characters (including eye colouration and pattern), and acoustic parameters (temporal and spectral properties, as well as calling height). The results of our study present novel insights to facilitate a better working taxonomy for this rather speciose and morphologically conserved radiation of shrub frogs. This will further enable proper field identification, provide momentum for multi-disciplinary studies, as well as assist conservation of one of the most colourful and acoustically diverse frog groups of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot.\n... A less well-studied source of ornamental diversity is the eye. Eye color arises from the deposition of pigments in the pigmented epithelium of the iris [4], and is thought to play many of the same signaling functions of integumentary ornaments, both in intra-specific and inter-specific communication [5][6][7][8][9]. Dermal chromatophores and the iris pigmented epithelium share a common developmental origin from neural crest cells [10][11], and similarities in ultrastructure and pigment type composition have been described [3,12]. ...\nMolecular parallelisms between pigmentation in the avian iris and the integument of ectothermic vertebrates\nPLOS GENET\nPedro Andrade\nMa\u0142gorzata A. Gazda\nPedro M. Ara\u00fajo\nSandra Afonso\nMiguel Carneiro\nBirds exhibit striking variation in eye color that arises from interactions between specialized pigment cells named chromatophores. The types of chromatophores present in the avian iris are lacking from the integument of birds or mammals, but are remarkably similar to those found in the skin of ectothermic vertebrates. To investigate molecular mechanisms associated with eye coloration in birds, we took advantage of a Mendelian mutation found in domestic pigeons that alters the deposition of yellow pterin pigments in the iris. Using a combination of genome-wide association analysis and linkage information in pedigrees, we mapped variation in eye coloration in pigeons to a small genomic region of ~8.5kb. This interval contained a single gene, SLC2A11B , which has been previously implicated in skin pigmentation and chromatophore differentiation in fish. Loss of yellow pigmentation is likely caused by a point mutation that introduces a premature STOP codon and leads to lower expression of SLC2A11B through nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. There were no substantial changes in overall gene expression profiles between both iris types as well as in genes directly associated with pterin metabolism and\/or chromatophore differentiation. Our findings demonstrate that SLC2A11B is required for the expression of pterin-based pigmentation in the avian iris. They further highlight common molecular mechanisms underlying the production of coloration in the iris of birds and skin of ectothermic vertebrates.\n... Due to the inherent conspicuousness of the vertebrate eye [2], color patterns that seem to mimic eyes are often incorporated into signals and traits designed to be maximally salient [7]. However, the function of conspicuous real eyes, found in multiple species across all vertebrate classes (e.g., [16][17][18]), is largely unknown. Indeed, many fish are capable of greatly increasing their eye salience via rapid color change of chromatophores distributed across their irises [14,15,19], making them an ideal system for studying the adaptive function of eye coloration. ...\nA Matador-like Predator Diversion Strategy Driven by Conspicuous Coloration in Guppies\nRobert J.P. Heathcote\nJolyon Troscianko\nSafi K. Darden\nLewis C. Naisbett-Jones\nDarren P. Croft\nUnderstanding the adaptive function of conspicuous coloration has been a major focus of evolutionary biology for much of the last century. Although considerable progress has been made in explaining how conspicuous coloration can be used in functions as diverse as sexual and social signaling, startling predators, and advertising toxicity [1], there remain a multitude of species that display conspicuous coloration that cannot be explained by existing theory. Here we detail a new \"matador-like\" divertive antipredator strategy based on conspicuous coloration in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Guppies encountering predatory fish rapidly enhance the conspicuousness of their eyes by blackening their irises. By pitting biomimetic robotic guppies against real predatory fish, we show this conspicuous eye coloration diverts attacks away from the guppies' center of mass to their head. To determine the function of this seemingly counterintuitive behavior, we developed a method for simulating escape probabilities when live prey interact with ballistic attacking predators, and find this diversion effect significantly benefits black-eyed guppies because they evade capture by rapidly pivoting away from the predator once it has committed to its attack. Remarkably, this antipredator strategy reverses the commonly observed negative scaling relationship between prey size and evasive ability, with larger fish benefiting most from diverting predators. Taken together, our results introduce a new antipredator divertive strategy that may be widely used by conspicuously colored prey that rely on agility to escape their predators.\n... Boophis are notorious for lacking distinct morphological differences between closely related species and their intraspecific variability in body colour and pattern can be substantial (e.g. in B. picturatus, see Glaw et al. 2001). In contrast, the colouration of the eyes turned out to be species-specific for numerous Boophis species and therefore is a crucial character for their taxonomy (Glaw & Vences 1997, Amat et al. 2013. Similarly, the colour of the webbing between toes and fingers can be a reliable character to distinguish closely related species (e.g. ...\n... In contrast, the body colouration of B. albilabris, B. praedic tus and B. tsilomaro is known to vary substantially within and among populations. These observations confirm previous studies, which found species-specific eye colouration in frogs and especially in treefrogs (Glaw & Vences 1997, Amat et al. 2013. Boophis and other treefrog species appear to be largely nocturnal, especially when breeding, making it unlikely that the colourful eyes can be used as a prezygotic isolation mechanism. ...\nEye and webbing colouration as predictors of specific distinctness: a genetically isolated new treefrog species of the Boophis albilabris group from the Masoala peninsula, northeastern Madagascar\nFrank Glaw\nMark David Scherz\nDavid Pr\u00f6tzel\nEye and webbing colouration as predictors of specific distinctness: a genetically isolated new treefrog species of the Boophis albilabris group from the Masoala peninsula, northeastern Madagascar Abstract. We describe a large and distinctive new treefrog species with blue webbing from the west coast of the Masoala peninsula in northeastern Madagascar. Boophis masoala sp. n. is morphologically similar to the other species of the Boophis albilabris group but can be distinguished from them easily by several chromatic characters of the eyes. Despite its similar morphology, it is genetically highly differentiated (10.5-13.3% pairwise p-distance in a segment of the 16S rRNA gene) from all other species in the B. albilabris group including the morphologically most similar Boophis praedictus. Both species share the blue webbing between toes and are distributed on the Masoala peninsula, but so far were not found in close sympatry. Although we recorded the new species only from the unprotected areas near the coast, we are confident that it also occurs within the adjacent Masoala National Park. We discuss the importance of eye colouration as a predictor of specific distinctness in the genus Boophis and that of webbing colouration as taxonomic characters of large treefrogs. Based on a micro-CT scan we provide a comprehensive description of the osteology of the new species, which is the first for any Boophis species, and furthermore describe its distress call which consists of three distinct sections corresponding to (1) the starting phase with closed mouth, (2) the opening of the mouth and (3) the final section with an open mouth.\n... It is often assumed, for example, that vertically elongated pupils are associated with an arboreal lifestyle. However, while vertical pupils are common to all phyllomedusine frogs (Tyler and Davies, 1978), a genus of Central and South American tree frogs, among mantellid frogs both arboreal and terrestrial species have horizontally elongated pupils (Amat et al., 2013). Similarly, a genus of African hyperoliid tree frog has a horizontally elongate pupil, while those of close relatives are vertical (Roedel et al., 2009). ...\nThe pupillary light responses of animals; a review of their distribution, dynamics, mechanisms and functions\nPROG RETIN EYE RES\nRonald H. Douglas\nThe timecourse and extent of changes in pupil area in response to light are reviewed in all classes of vertebrate and cephalopods. Although the speed and extent of these responses vary, most species, except the majority of teleost fish, show extensive changes in pupil area related to light exposure. The neuromuscular pathways underlying light-evoked pupil constriction are described and found to be relatively conserved, although the precise autonomic mechanisms differ somewhat between species. In mammals, illumination of only one eye is known to cause constriction in the unilluminated pupil. Such consensual responses occur widely in other animals too, and their function and relation to decussation of the visual pathway is considered. Intrinsic photosensitivity of the iris muscles has long been known in amphibia, but is in fact widespread in other animals. The functions of changes in pupil area are considered. In the majority of species, changes in pupil area serve to balance the conflicting demands of high spatial acuity and increased sensitivity in different light levels. In the few teleosts in which pupil movements occur they do not serve a visual function but play a role in camouflaging the eye of bottom-dwelling species. The occurrence and functions of the light-independent changes in pupil size displayed by many animals are also considered. Finally, the significance of the variations in pupil shape, ranging from circular to various orientations of slits, ovals, and other shapes, is discussed.\n... In the scant literature on eye coloration in vertebrates, interspecific variation has been attributed not only to selection by the natural environment but also to predation pressure and sexual selection [5]. A study on more than 250 frog species in Madagascar found bright colored irises associated with tree frogs living in the forest canopy, whereas species with dark eyes would tend to be ground dwelling [13]. We know of no comparative studies for eye coloration of mammals, reptiles or fish. ...\nIntraspecific eye color variability in birds and mammals: A recent evolutionary event exclusive to humans and domestic animals\nFront Zool\nJuan J Negro\nmaria carmen Blazquez\nIsmael Galv\u00e1n\nBackground: Human populations and breeds of domestic animals are composed of individuals with a multiplicity of eye (= iris) colorations. Some wild birds and mammals may have intraspecific eye color variability, but this variation seems to be due to the developmental stage of the individual, its breeding status, and\/or sexual dimorphism. In other words, eye colour tends to be a species-specific trait in wild animals, and the exceptions are species in which individuals of the same age group or gender all develop the same eye colour. Domestic animals, by definition, include bird and mammal species artificially selected by humans in the last few thousand years. Humans themselves may have acquired a diverse palette of eye colors, likewise in recent evolutionary time, in the Mesolithic or in the Upper Paleolithic. Presentation of the hypothesis: We posit two previously unrecognized hypotheses regarding eye color variation: 1) eye coloration in wild animals of every species tends to be a fixed trait. 2) Humans and domestic animal populations, on the contrary, have eyes of multiple colors. Sexual selection has been invoked for eye color variation in humans, but this selection mode does not easily apply in domestic animals, where matings are controlled by the human breeder. Testing the hypothesis: Eye coloration is polygenic in humans. We wish to investigate the genetics of eye color in other animals, as well as the ecological correlates. Implications of the hypothesis: Investigating the origin and function of eye colors will shed light on the reason why some species may have either light-colored irises (e.g., white, yellow or light blue) or dark ones (dark red, brown or black). The causes behind the vast array of eye colors across taxa have never been thoroughly investigated, but it may well be that all Darwinian selection processes are at work: sexual selection in humans, artificial selection for domestic animals, and natural selection (mainly) for wild animals.\n... By contrast, other primates have round, dark eyes, which may be beneficial when concealing gaze from competitors and appearing less conspicuous to predators [4]. Many birds [5], amphibians [6] and fish [7] have conspicuous eyes, but the function of iris colour and its role in communication outside the primate lineage is poorly understood. ...\n... It has been proposed that eye coloration may be related to ecology [5,6], aggression (e.g. [7]), mate recognition and\/or sexual selection (e.g. ...\n... [7]), mate recognition and\/or sexual selection (e.g. [6]). Passeriformes is the largest order of birds, and has a wide range of iris colour across species, making it an ideal system for studying the evolution and function of eye coloration. ...\nEvolution of iris colour in relation to cavity nesting and parental care in passerine birds\nBIOL LETTERS\nGabrielle L. Davidson\nAlex Thornton\nNicola S Clayton\nStrong selection pressures are known to act on animal coloration. Although many animals vary in eye colour, virtually no research has investigated the functional significance of these colour traits. Passeriformes have a range of iris colours, making them an ideal system to investigate how and why iris colour has evolved. Using phylogenetic comparative methods, we tested the hypothesis that conspicuous iris colour in passerine birds evolved in response to (a) coordination of offspring care and (b) cavity nesting, two traits thought to be involved in intra-specific gaze sensitivity. We found that iris colour and cooperative offspring care by two or more individuals evolved independently, suggesting that bright eyes are not important for coordinating parental care through eye gaze. Furthermore, we found that evolution between iris colour and nesting behaviour did occur in a dependent manner, but contrary to predictions, transitions to coloured eyes were not more frequent in cavity nesters than non-cavity nesters. Instead, our results indicate that selection away from having bright eyes was much stronger in non-cavity nesters than cavity nesters, perhaps because conspicuous eye coloration in species not concealed within a cavity would be more visible to predators.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"White Sox Series Starts on Tuesday - Stadium Giveaways, Pregame Info and Other Stuff!\nThe next homestand starts on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. Below are some odds and ends for this upcoming homestand. Here are some important links:\nThe Chicago Dog will be available for this homestand only against White Sox at the Extreme Loaded Dog concession areas located on the field, loge and reserve levels. It features an quarter pound of all-beef dog topped with Sport Peppers, Neon Green Relish, Diced Onions, Spicy mustard, Pickle Spear and Tomato Slices on a Poppy Seed Bun. See it on the right.\nTuesday, August 15th at 7:10 PM\nTV: MLBN (out-of-market only), SNLA Spanish, SportsNet LA\nRadio: 570 LA Sports, KTNQ 1020\nTuesday's game starts at 7:10 PM. Auto gates open at 4:40 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:10 PM.\nThe first 40,000 fans in attendance will receive a Gil Hodges Bobblehead. See it on the right.\nThe Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Silent Auction features autographed memorabilia and is located outside the Vin Scully Press Box.\nWednesday, August 16th at 7:10 PM\nWednesday's game starts at 7:10 PM. Auto gates open at 4:40 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:10 PM.\nThe first 40,000 fans in attendance will receive Dodgers socks. See it on the right.\nJohn Doe from the band X will perform the national anthem.\nIt is Lakers Night at Dodger Stadium. Folks who ordered a special ticket package will get an exclusive Lakers Night t-shirt. See that on the left. If not already sold out go here for information.\nFor this game against the White Sox only on Lakers Night the Dodgers have made the Laker Nation Cocktail that includes White Rum, Lemonade, Cranberry juice, Blue Curacao with a lemon wedge. See it below. It can be found at Field section 2, 49 and 50, Loge sections 107 and 161, Reserve section 11 and Top Deck section 5.\nBy ernest at Monday, August 14, 2017\nLabels: Bobbleheads, Extreme Loaded Dog, Gil Hodges, homestand Info, Lakers, White Sox\nJediJeff Monday, August 14, 2017 8:15:00 PM\n\"The Chicago Dog will be available for this homestand only against White Sox at the Extreme Loaded Dog concession areas located on the field, loge and reserve levels. It features an quarter pound of all-beef dog topped with Sport Peppers, Neon Green Relish, Diced Onions, Spicy mustard, Pickle Spear and Tomato Slices on a Poppy Seed Bun. See it on the right.\"\nFirst, it's just called \"a hot dog\". :)\nSecond, SPICY MUSTARD DOES NOT BELONG ON A DOG!!! It's just regular yellow mustard.\nThird, that better be a Vienna dog. Otherwise, it's crap.\nernest Tuesday, August 15, 2017 8:55:00 AM\n\"dog\" \"hot dog\" -- ain't they all the same? I for one actually agree with the mustard thing -- yellow mustard, all the way. As for a Vienna dog, I say that's for those mid-westerners. Out here in LA we want Farmer John's.\nUnknown Monday, August 13, 2018 11:30:00 PM\nv\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n g\u1eedi h\u00e0ng sang Gruzia\nship c\u1ea5p t\u1ed1c sang Mexico\nship h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a t\u1edbi Guatemala\nship h\u1ecfa t\u1ed1c \u0111i Guatemala\nWhite Sox Series Starts on Tuesday - Stadium Givea...\n2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day Promo Cards ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"$12 \/ $8 Members\nDuring the 1982 invasion of Lebanon at a Quaker school in the mountains above Beirut, 11-year-old Wissam tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her, while his teachers on different sides of the political divide, try to mask their fears. Mouaness, who also wrote the script, splits the film between two perspectives; that of the adults and that of the children. The result is a layered script that delicately explores the social schisms and the complexities of love and war.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 100 min. \u2022 Arabic & English with subtitles\nAbla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and homework is interrupted one day by a knock on the door. It is Samia, a young woman looking for a job and a roof over her head. The little girl is immediately taken with the newcomer, but her mother initially refuses to allow a pregnant stranger into their home. Gradually, however, Abla's resolve softens and Samia's arrival begins to offer all of them the prospect of a new life.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 98 min. \u2022 Arabic with subtitles\nAimee & Jaguar\nIn 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women. One of them, married and the mother of four sons, enjoys the privileges of her stature as an exemplar of Nazi motherhood. For her, this affair will be the most decisive experience of her life. For the other woman, Felice Schragenheim (Maria Schrader), a Jewess and member of the underground, their love fuels her with the hope that she will survive.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 125 min. \u2022 German with subtitles\nA Greek saying states that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. This saying does not hold true for Manuela. The night a car ran over her son Esteban, Manuela cried until her eyes ran completely dry. Far from seeing clearly, the present and the future become mixed up in darkness. She begins looking for his father who has become a transvestite.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 99 min. \u2022 Spanish with subtitles\nOne of Pedro Almodovar's finest films, BAD EDUCATION is an outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder. Filmmaker Enrique (Fele Mart\u00ednez) gets a visit from an aspiring actor claiming to be his old school friend Ignacio (Gael Garcia Bernal--The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien), who has written a story about their traumatic childhood spent at Catholic school.\n3 day rental \u2022 NC-17 \u2022 106 min. \u2022 Spanish with subtitles\nBeing Julia\nA role that Annette Bening was born to play! Julia Lambert (Bening) is a true diva: beautiful, talented and famous. She has it all, including a devoted husband who has masterminded her brilliant career, but after years in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 104 min.\nThe 400 Blows\nFran\u00e7ois Truffaut's first feature is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of his cinematic counterpart, Antoine, the film sensitively re-creates the trials of his own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. It marked Truffaut's passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 99 min.\nCITY LIGHTS, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street (a magical Virginia Cherrill) and mistakes him for a millionaire. Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive beauty of the pre-talkie form. The result was the epitome of his art and the crowning achievement of silent comedy.\n3 day rental \u2022 G \u2022 86 min.\nThe City of Lost Children\nOld and decrepit Krank has lost his capacity for dreaming and is attempting to fight death by stealing the dreams of children. Krank's cadre of cloned henchmen snatch 5-year-old Denree to subject him to the horrific dream-retrieval process. The boy's father, One (Ron Perlman), the hulking strongman of a traveling circus, and his precocious 9-year-old friend, Miette, join forces to defeat Krank's minions and save Denree.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 111 min. \u2022 French with subtitles\nCleo From 5 to 7\nSelfish pop singer Cl\u00e9o (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. As they talk and walk, Cl\u00e9o comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back. From legendary director Agnes Varda.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 89 min. \u2022 French with subtitles\nTwo master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy - and the inescapable, enduring power of love.\n3 day rental \u2022 PG-13 \u2022 120 min. \u2022 Chinese with subtitles\nDays of the Bagnold Summer\nDAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER sweetly draws you into the wobbly relationship between well-intentioned single librarian Sue Bagnold and her black-clad teenage son, Daniel, who would rather listen to Metallica than his mother. Daniel was meant to spend the summer in Florida visiting his dad and his dad's new wife, but when his dad cancels the trip at the last minute, he and his mom suddenly face the prospect of spending six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in their suburban home as Daniel just wants to listen to heavy metal and start a band while his mom hopes to rekindle the fun times they used to have together.\nNR \u2022 86 min.\nA misanthropic poet (Lily Tomlin), estranged from her daughter and recovering from a breakup, agrees to take her granddaughter (Julia Garner) across Los Angeles and help her find the money she needs to terminate her unwanted pregnancy.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 78 min.\nMagic tricks can't compete with rock 'n' roll in the 1950s, so a French illusionist (Jean-Claude Donda) finds himself touring Scotland's shabby pubs and run-down restaurants. But things brighten for him when he meets Alice (Eilidh Rankin), a girl who believes his powers are real. Together they travel to Edinburgh for a performance, but he doesn't have the heart to reveal that his feats are merely tricks, and risks financial ruin by giving her gifts supplied by his \"magic.\"\n3 day rental \u2022 PG \u2022 90 min.\nThe Lives of Others\nAcademy Award Winner: Best Foreign Language Film. At once a political thriller and human drama, THE LIVES OF OTHERS begins in East Berlin in 1984, five years before Glasnost and the fall of the Berlin Wall and ultimately takes us to 1991, in what is now the reunited Germany. The film traces the gradual disillusionment of Captain Gerd Wiesler, a highly skilled officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany's all-powerful secret police.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 137 min. \u2022 German with subtitles\nLUCKY follows the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. Having outlived and outsmoked all of his contemporaries, the fiercely independent Lucky finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration, leading towards that which is so often unattainable: enlightenment.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 88 min. \u2022 Closed Captioning Available\nThe Lunchbox\nLonely housewife Ila decides to try adding some spice to her stale marriage by preparing a special lunch for her neglectful husband. Unfortunately, the delivery goes astray and winds up in the hands of Saajan, an irritable widower. Curious about her husband's lack of response, Ila adds a note to the next day's lunchbox, and thus begins an unusual friendship in which Saajan and Ila can talk about their joys and sorrows without ever meeting in person.\n3 day rental \u2022 PG \u2022 105 min. \u2022 Hindi with subtitles\nTen years have gone by since Elena's six-year-old son has disappeared. The last thing she heard of him was a phone call he gave her, saying that he was lost on a beach in France and couldn't find his father. Nowadays, Elena lives on this same beach and manages a restaurant. She is finally beginning to emerge from this tragic episode when she meets a French teenager who strongly reminds her of her lost son. The two of them will embark on a relationship which will sow chaos and distrust around them.\nNR \u2022 129 min. \u2022 Spanish with subtitles\nAn enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin is a self-taught proletarian who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry. The dissatisfactions of working-class toil and bourgeois success lead to political awakening and destructive anxiety in this passionate, enveloping tale, based on Jack London's 1909 novel. \"An absolute blast!\" - NY Times.\n5 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 129 min. \u2022 Italian with subtitles\nMaudie\nMAUDIE, written by Sherry White, stars Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, is based on a true story of an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maud (Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Maud yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family, and she also yearns, passionately, to create art. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. MAUDIE charts Everett's efforts to protect himself from being hurt, Maud's deep and abiding love for this difficult man, and her surprising rise to fame as a folk painter.\n3 day rental \u2022 PG-13 \u2022 115 min.\nNowhere In Africa\nA love story spanning two continents, NOWHERE IN AFRICA is the extraordinary true tale of a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya. Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich, his wife Jettel and their five-year-old daughter Regina each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in different ways.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 141 min. \u2022 German and Swahili with subtitles\nWhen we first played Orlando in 1992, it left audiences breathless, due to the luminous performance of a then unknown young actress named Tilda Swinton. ORLANDO is a bold, unsentimental re-working of Virgina Woolf's classic novel in which an innocent aristocrat journeys through 400 years of English history - first as a man, then as a woman. A quest for love, an ironic dance through English history, and a contemporary exploration of gender and identity.\n3 day rental \u2022 PG-13 \u2022 93 min.\nThree sisters meet their younger half-sister for the first time at their father's funeral. Set against the summer ocean sparkling with sunlight, radiant autumn foliage, a tunnel of gorgeous yet impermanent cherry blossom trees, and brilliant fireworks heralding the arrival of another summer, their moving and deeply relatable story depicts the irreplaceable moments that form a true family.\n3 day rental \u2022 PG \u2022 126 min. \u2022 Japanese with subtitles\nPersepolis first garnered attention as a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, the story of her years growing up as an outspoken and precocious girl in the midst of the Iranian revolution. In this film adaptation, Satrapi's incredible tale and beautiful animation come together to create something magnificent. The New York Times calls it \"full of warmth and surprise, alive with humor and a fierce independence of spirit.\"\nPreparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time\nM\u00e1rta Vizy is a 39-year-old Hungarian neurosurgeon. After 20 years in the United States, she returns to Budapest for a romantic rendezvous at the Liberty Bridge with J\u00e1nos, a fellow doctor she met at a conference in New Jersey. M\u00e1rta waits in vain, while the love of her life is nowhere to be seen. When she finally tracks him down, the bewildered man claims the two have never met. Shot with impeccable symmetry on entrancing 35mm, it is an Orphic tale reminding us that, while the heart is an abstruse trickster, the human brain \u2014 ruling us with over 80 billion interconnected neurons \u2014 is our most complex organ.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 95 min. \u2022 Hungarian with subtitles\nA closely observed portrait of Agnes (Kelly Macdonald), who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.\nAs an affluent New England family prepares for one daughter's wedding, another named Kym (Anne Hathaway) -- just out of her latest stint in rehab -- whirls into town causing upheaval. The sister, Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt), is more than a bit resentful of Kym's antics taking center stage, and as time ticks by, long-simmering family tensions come boiling to the surface.\nRose Plays Julie\nAs an only child, Rose enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity. What Rose cannot possibly foresee is that she is on a collision course that will prove both violent and unsettling \u2013 dark forces gather and threaten to destroy her already fragile sense of her own identity. **Includes disturbing images involving animals.**\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 100 min.\nRun Lola Run\nThe internationally acclaimed sensation about two star-crossed lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Time is running out for Lola (Franka Potente in her star debut). She's just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend, Manni, who's lost a small fortune belonging to his mobster boss. If Lola doesn't replace the money in twenty minutes, Manni will surely suffer severe consequences. Set to a throbbing score.\nA gorgeous biopic about the legendary French Designer navigating a decade of freedom from the 60s into the 70s. The New York Times calls it \"giddy, intoxicating, decidedly decadent.\"\n$9 \/ $6 Members\nSkate Kitchen\nCamille, an introverted teenage skateboarder, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy. SKATE KITCHEN precisely captures the experience of women in male-dominated spaces and tells a story of a girl who learns the importance of camaraderie and self-discovery.\nSpring Blossom\nSuzanne is 16. She is bored with people of her age. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets an older man, and becomes obsessed with him. Despite their age difference, they find in each other an answer to their ennui and fall in love. But Suzanne is afraid she's missing out on life \u2013 that life of a 16-year-old, which she had struggled so much to enjoy in the same way as her peers.\nSublet\nEthan Fox's new film is a lovely and wistful drama about what binds two game men - one American, one Israeli - despite, or maybe because of, their generational differences. Starring Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated John Benjamin Hickey and featuring the debut of Niv Nissim, SUBLET focuses on a New York Times writer who visits Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The city's energy and his relationship with a younger man he meets there bring him back to life.\nSun Children\nSUN CHILDREN is the story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together they work hard to survive and support their families, doing small jobs in a garage and committing petty crimes to make fast money. In a turn of events that seems miraculous, Ali is entrusted to find a hidden treasure underground. He recruits his gang, but first, to gain access to the tunnel, the children must enroll at the Sun School, a charitable institution that tries to educate street kids and child laborers, close to where the treasure is located.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 99 min. \u2022 Persian with subtitles\nThe Band's Visit\nA fading Egyptian police band arrives in Israel to play at the Arab Cultural Center. When they take the wrong bus, the band members find themselves in a desolate Israeli village. With no other option than to spend the night with the local townspeople, the two distinctly different cultures realize the universal bonds of love, music and life. Set against a breathtaking desert landscape, this cross-cultural comedy proves that getting lost is sometimes the best way to find yourself.\n3 day rental \u2022 PG-13 \u2022 87 mins. \u2022 Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles\nA young woman, Yoko, travels with a small crew to Uzbekistan to shoot an episode of her reality TV travel show. Despite her best efforts, all the shootings end unsuccessfully. Frustrated by the failed filming, she takes to the streets of this mysterious country on her own. Lost in the streets of Tashkent, she finds herself adrift and alone, confronting her deepest fears and hidden aspirations.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 120 min. \u2022 Japanese with subtitles\nRaimunda (Pen\u00e9lope Cruz) works and lives Madrid with her husband Paco and daughter Paula. Her sister Sole lives nearby and they both miss their mother Irene, who died several years ago in a house fire along with their father. A former neighbor from their hometown reports that she has seen the ghost of Irene and both daughters do not believe her. After a murder and a family tragedy, Irene's spirit materializes around her daughters to help comfort them.\n3 day rental \u2022 R \u2022 111 min. \u2022 Spanish with subtitles\nHalla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias \"The Woman of the Mountain,\" Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminum industry in this dark comedy.\n3 day rental \u2022 NR \u2022 101 min. \u2022 Icelandic with subtitles\nSee More Genres","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u2190 Harvesting in the Touraine ~ 2011\nTouraine History Walk ~ Paulmy to Le Chatelier, August 27th 2011 \u2192\nFrench Communist Party's origins in Tours + a brief look at Stalinism & Trotskyism in France\nIn 1920 Tours, the major city of the Touraine, became the birth place of the French Communist Party.\nWhen the 18th Congress of the French United Socialist Party opened in Tours on 25 December 1920. The main question delegates addressed was whether to join the 3rd Socialist International which had been founded by the Russian Bolshevik revolutionaries earlier in the same year.\nThere were three factions at the Tours Congress: the left-wing of the party that favoured joining the 3rd International, the right-wing opposed to membership; and the centre faction which was itself split on the issue. The left-wing faction represented around 70% of the votes being cast, the right-wing 10% and the centrists 20%. Following an ultimatum sent by the executive of the 3rd International, the opponents to joining were excluded from the party which was then renamed the French Communist Party. Those Socialists who had been excluded, which included a majority of MPs and elected officials, met in Tours and founded the SFIO (Section Fran\u00e7aise de l'Internationale Ouvri\u00e8re). The SFIO became the Socialist Party in 1971 at which time it also absorbed a few lesser parties and associations.\nThe Vietnamese Revolutionary, Ho Cho Minh, who later founded the Viet Minh in 1941 and then declared the independence of Vietnam, was present at the Tours Congress.\nThe founders of the French Communist Party retained control of the party paper, L'Humanit\u00e9, which had been founded in 1904 and which remained tied to the party until the 1990s and is still printed today.\nAfter the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the PCF was declared a \"proscribed organisation\" by \u00c9douard Daladier's government. At first the PCF continued its commitment to national defence, but after Comintern of the 3rd International declared the war to be 'imperialist', the French party changed its position. PCF members of Parliament signed a letter calling for peace and were favourable to Hitler's peace proposals.\nIn September 1938, just prior to the outbreak of War in Europe, Trotsky and international supporters of his political programme held a conference near Paris and established the 4th International. The French Trotskyist Party was called Parti Communiste Internationaliste (PCI). (In fact Trotsky was a fluent French speaker and had been in France in 1914, as a war correspondent for the Kievskaya Mysl. In January 1915 he was the editor of Nashe Slovo (\"Our Word\"), an internationalist socialist newspaper produced in Paris. He was later deported to Spain and from there to the USA.). During the Stalinist campaign and purge of Trotsky and Trotskyism from the 3rd International many French members of the PCF supported Trotsky. When Trotsky was deported from the Soviet Union in 1929 he was offered asylum in France in 1933. In 1935 he was no longer officially welcome in France and moved to Norway.\nDuring the Nazi occupation of France the relationship between the Communists and the occupation was ambivalent to say the least. It was obliged to follow Stalin's line of non-aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union. It did, however, organise various actions against occupation including a demonstration of thousands of students and workers in Paris on 11 November 1940. In May 1941, it helped to organise more than 100,000 miners in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments in a strike. On 26 April 1941, along with the Gaullists, the it called for a National Front for the independence of France.\nWhen Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the PCF expanded it activities in the French Resistance and called for the use of systematic and direct action and political assassinations. By 1944 the PCF reached the height of its influence in France. Through the Resistance units under its command it had control of large areas of the country. Some members of the Party wanted to launch an armed revolution as the Germans withdrew from the country, but the Stalinist leadership opposed such action and instead pushed for a line of co-operating with the Allied powers and promoting a new Popular Front government. By the end of 1945 the membership of the PCF stood at around half a million. In the elections of 21 October 1945 for the interim Constitutional National Assembly, the PCF had 159 deputies elected out of 586 seats.\nFrom 1945 to the 1970s the French Communist Party was the largest of all the French left-wing parties. It participated in three governments: in the provisional government of the Liberation (1944\u20131947), at the beginning of Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand's presidency (1981\u20131984) and in Plural Left's cabinet led by Lionel Jospin (1997\u20132002). It started to loose support in the 1980s, falling behind the Socialist Party (PS).\nAfter the 2007 election, the party did not have, for the first time since 1962, the minimum level of 20 deputies needed to form a parliamentary group by itself. The PCF then allied itself with The Greens and other left-wing MPs to form a parliamentary group to the left of the Socialist Party, called The Democratic and Republican Left.\nThe PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European United Left\u2013Nordic Green Left Group (sic!).\nI am hoping to meet a few elderly people of the Touraine who themselves, or their parents, lived through the period of WWII and the post war years and know of the activities and levels of support for the Communist Party in the region during that period. There should be some interesting material for blog posts arising from the conversations.\nThis entry was posted in French Communist Party, Tours, Trotskyism and tagged French Communist Party, History of the Left in France, Ho Cho Minh, Loire Valley History, Touraine History, Tours, Tours Congress, Trotsky. Bookmark the permalink.\n7 Responses to French Communist Party's origins in Tours + a brief look at Stalinism & Trotskyism in France\nPingback: Gaston Monmousseau (1883-1960): trade unionist and political agitator of the Touraine. | Social history in the Touraine ~ Central France\nPingback: Notes on Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, in the city of Tours ~ fresh veg, Yankie shoes and union strikes | Social history in the Touraine ~ Central France\nPingback: Socialist Congress in Tours 1920 | Social history in the Touraine ~ Central France\nMartine Bottreau says:\nI'm impressed by your great job!! excelent!!! I'm french and you teach me about this part of France that I didnt know as well as you do. I'm looking for people who have memories of this time, in my husband but you know what: it seems that they dont like to speak about those years, as they dont like to speak about war's years. I have an idea of the reasons,but I'll tell you in private.\nMy father born on 1925, go to fight against german at 17th. But we lived on north africa, when north africa was french departement!!! My father was very patriotic and went to south of France to liberate Toulon and its coasts. But in Tourain, I only meet people talking about \"resistance\", about \"r\u00e9fractaire\" or \"partit zone libre\". In fact, you'll find in Touraine, very few people who have fight against german. Sorry for my bad english!!! Thanks for you great job and for sharing with us.\nThanks for the comment. You must come over with your husband and have a meal with us soon.\nJust let me have some possible dates.\nColin Dyson says:\nGreat post Jim\nThanks for the comment, Col. As I mentioned in the blog, I hope to be meeting soon with some people in Descartes who have memories of WWII and the activities of Communist Party members and supporters. The number of French farmers who were members was, I think, quite high ~ it's a totally different tradition and folk\/political culture from the UK at the time. It'll keep me busy for the next 10 years or so!\nHope you're keeping well.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posts Tagged 'American Constitution'\nBlack Activists Plan Blacks-Only Town 'Wakanda' in Georgia\nThis comes via the Midwestly channel on YouTube. Midwestly is a White guy and his views seem to be Conservative. He's posted criticisms of Black Lives Matter and the riots that have broken out in its name. But he also says that there's nothing wrong in this, and gives them his support. He just feels that it's not the way to bring people together, and that it creates division. He also makes the point that if it was done by Whites, it would be considered Alt Right.\nYes, yes, it would. and there is plenty wrong with a town founded deliberately to exclude or marginalise people simply because of their race or ethnicity.\nAshley Scott, Renee Walters, and the Foundation of the new 'Wakanda'\nAccording to the Insider, two Black Activists, Ashley Scott, a real estate agent from Stonecrest, Georgia, and her friend Renee Walters found 96.71 acres of land in Georgia. They then persuaded 19 Black families to purchase the land with the intention of setting up a town. Called 'Wakanda', presumably after the fictional African supertechnological state in the movie and comic Black Panther, it will be primarily for Blacks, although pro-Black White allies will be permitted to apply. One of the points Midwestly makes is that Georgia doesn't have the fictional element Vibranium upon which Wakanda's advanced technology is based. And so it ain't gonna be Wakanda without the Vibranium.\nScott said that the year had made her feel distraught and was looking for ways to feel empowered. She also said that she envisioned 'a place where we can all be proud and have human dignity, honour and respect, and equality amongst our Black people because we have Black talent.'\nThe Freedom Georgia Initiative\nThis produced the Freedom Georgia Initiative, which will spend the next three to five years installing everything from wi-fi and water before planning residential, retail and recreation areas. MidWestly makes the point that the amount of land purchased gives each family about five acres, which isn't a lot, plus retail, plus recreation and plus public works. He also says it doesn't sound like freedom.\nScott wrote an article for Blavity stating that the group saw the land as a fresh start with a city that could be a shining example of being the change they wanted to see by supporting Black families and companies. She said that they wanted to be involved in creating the lives they really want for their Black families. And maybe, just maybe, create some generational wealth for ourselves by investing in the land and their core values and beliefs. The intiative is, apparently, geared to offering a Black centric community a fresh start after the fall of Tulsa's Black Wall Street by White supremacists and poverty enforced by Jim Crow laws.\nScott said that 'it's not even a Black thing. It's a place where we can all be proud and have human dignity, honour and respect, and equality amongst our Black people because we have Black talent.' Walter told Insider that despite major figures calling for change and speaking out in favour of Black America in recent months, the two hope the project can be an example to those that advocating for significant change can begin on an individual level.' He comments that it's cool they want to get out of the city, but that it sounds like they want segregation. Well, that's the way it sounds to me!\nPractical Problems\nHe goes on to read from a second article, which says that the planned colony is in Wilkinson County in rural Georgia, and that the group initially looked into Toomsboro, Georgia, until they were told that it wasn't for sale. This second article calls it a 'Black only safe haven called 'Freedom'.' But it also adds that pro-Black families can apply to live there. Midwestly asks what 'pro-Black' means. They also intend to clear the land for farming and fishing. He states that they don't have nearly enough land for what they intend to do. Even if the 19 families only have one acre plots each, leaving 50 acres for building a lake, retail stores, it would mean that everyone would have to move into condos to make it work. He said that if it was him, he would want to have land with his home, because without land you aren't going to create wealth.\nSegregation and the Alt-Right\nMidwestly says he wishes them all the best because they're private citizens buying land to do what they want. It's just that if White people did this, it would be called something different, like an ethnostate. Yes, because that's what it very much looks like from here, the intended ethnicity of the settlement notwithstanding. He goes on to say that it's what the Alt Right is talking about, and he doesn't necessarily like all that division, after the University of Michingan launched its Whites and non-Whites separate cafes. This isn't the way to create unity. It just creates more division. And ultimately it's heartbreaking to see people talking about this stuff as if it's stunning and brave.\nConservatives, Race and Property Rights\nMidwestly is coming at this from the Conservative view that the private individual should be able to do whatever they like on their own land. This is, apparently, the reason Barry Goldwater opposed desegegration. He was not an opponent of Black improvement. I have seen it argued that he was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He also, supposedly, desegegrated his department store. But he thought that compulsory desegegration was an attack on individual freedom and property rights. But Midwestly is clearly troubled by the racism at the heart of this project.\nIdeal Communities an American Tradition\nIn some ways, the project part of a long tradition of people trying to found better, more perfect communities in the New World. It was behind the Pilgrim Father's decision to migrate, as was explained in this Sunday's edition of the Beeb's Christian programme, Songs of Praise. They intended their new settlement to be a shining beacon. It was the Puritan settlers who gave America its vision of itself as a uniquely more community, a shining city on a hill. It saw British nonconformists take to America ideas of democracy and religious tolerance which influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It should be pointed out, however, that the Founding Fathers determinedly weren't democrats, and explicitly stated that the franchise should be restricted to elite White males to stop the poor majority oppressing the rich.\nIn the 19th century political radicals like the British poet Robert Southey, the Scots Utopian Socialist Robert Owen, and the followers of the French Utopian Socialist Fourier all tried to set up their own Utopian Communes in the US. These failed, though the Oneida community survived by reforming itself as a joint-stock company. A Jewish emigrant to the US also hoped to found a Jewish state there. I think this was originally going to be in the region of Niagara in New York State. And then there's Utah, which founded by the Mormons as a theocracy for their faith before it joined the US.\nFree Black Villages in the British Caribbean\nIn the Caribbean, radical Baptist missionaries founded free Black townships with like Sligoville, New Birmingham, Piedmont, Hoby Town, named after the British abolitionist Dr. Hoby, Unity, Refuge, which was originally named Wilberforce after the great British abolitionist, Kettering and Granville, named after another British abolitionist, Granville Sharpe, Buxton and Victoria. The radical Baptist missionary William Knibb estimated in 1840 that there were about 200 free villages with 8,000 inhabitants between them spread about Jamaica. Free Black towns were also established in Demerara and Berbice, now part of Guyana, starting with Northbrook Estate and then Den Amstel. They were also set up in Antigua. By 1842 they numbered 27 such villages with a total population of 3,600.\nThese villages were set up to protect Black people from re-enslavement by the planters. I don't know if there were free Black communities established by abolitionists in the 19th century. But America's Black community, while depressed and impoverished, is not enslaved. That came to an end with the Civil War. Nor do they have official implemented, state-sanctioned segregation. That came to an end in the late '60s when Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act. The Black community is, generally speaking, deprived and disadvantaged. But it is not enslaved, nor legally subject to discrimination. At least, not overtly. Blacks have voting rights, and there are Black politicians and members of the judiciary and legal profession. Since at least the 1980s, various affirmative action legislation has been passed with the deliberate intention of giving Blacks greater opportunities, freedom and prosperity and giving them genuine social and economic equality with mainstream America.\nNation of Islam, American Black Nationalism and White European Communes and Colonies\nThe proposed establishment of this town seems more like the separatism of the Nation of Islam. This demands the creation of an independent Black nation made out of five of the states of the southern US. Elsewhere in the world, it recalls Liberia, which was founded by American abolitionists as a country for freed American slaves, just as Britain attempted to do the same with Sierra Leone in the late 18th century.\nAnd yes, it also resembles the communes proposed by White supremacists and Nazis, like those in the Hayden Lakes area of the American Midwest. Nietzsche's cousin, Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche, was a proto-Nazi. She tried to found a perfect community of racially pure Germans in South America. But rather than finding prosperity, the community instead became poor and inbred. Over on this side of the Atlantic, there was also a move by two White British Nazis to buy a farm in France to build a pure, White colony there. This was passionately attacked by British anti-Nazis. Hope Not Hate have published an article about it, and it seems that after all these long years it's come to nothing. Except that the Nazis behind it seemed to have spent their time trying to kill each other.\nReturn to the Ghetto\nA few years ago in the 1990s or thereabouts there was talk about a 'return to the ghetto' amongst American Blacks. You can understand this. As a general rule, people prefer to live among their kind. This may be members of the same religious group, race, or ethnicity. For example, San Francisco has its Chinatown and Chicago a Little Italy, which was the main location of that city's Italian community. But there is a difference between voluntary settlements, which just happen to be areas where a particular religion or ethnicity happens to live, and those deliberately planned which consciously exclude people because of their race.\nPro-Black Apartheid and the International Third Position\nRound about 1985 the British newspaper, the Observer, published a piece fearing the demand for apartheid in Britain by sections of the Black community. It was a direct attack on the Black activist and Labour MP, Paul Boateng, who had called for autonomous Black communities in Britain. Now it seems that the same drives and demands have resurfaced in America by Black radicals in the wake of Black Lives Matter.\nAnd there's a section of the White Nazi movements which wants the same thing. In the 1960s Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam used to hold joint rallies with the American Nazi party. They both saw a common interest in dividing America on racial grounds. The Blacks would have the eastern seaboard, while the rest of America would be reserved for Whites. In the 1990s there was a strain of British Fascism called the Third International Position. This wanted separate communities for Blacks, including their own schools. It was opposed by the majority of Nazis, like the BNP's leader, Nick Griffin, who wanted their total repatriation. But it was also opposed by mainstream anti-racists and opponents of apartheid.\nBut now it appears apartheid is back, and being championed as pro-Black and anti-racist. It shouldn't matter who's doing it. Segregation and apartheid is always wrong, and should always be fought and combated.\nTags:Abolitionists, Alt Right, American Civil War, American Constitution, American Nazi Party, anti-racism, Apartheid, Ashley Scott, Baptists, Barry Goldwater, Berbice, Black Lives Matter, Black Panther, Blacks, Blavity, BNP, Chicago, Christianity, Civil Rights, Conservatives, Declaration of Independence, Demerara, Desegregation, Dr. Hoby, Elites, Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche, Ethnic Minorities, Georgia (America), Granville Sharpe, Guyana, Insider, International Third Position, jamaica, Jews, Jim Crow, Labour Party, Liberia, Lyndon Johnson, Malcolm X, Midwestly, Mormons, Nation of Islam, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York State, Nick Griffin, Nietzsche, Paul Boateng, Puritanism, racism, Religious Toleration, Renee Walter, San Francisco, Science Fiction, Segregation, Sierra Leone, Songs of Praise, Stonecrest, The Observer, the Poor, the Rich, Toomsboro, Tulsa, University of Michigan, Utah, White Supremacism, Whites, Wilkinson County, William Knibb, Youtube\nPosted in Africa, America, Banks, Caribbean, Comics, Democracy, Education, Fascism, Film, France, Germany, History, Judaism, Law, LIterature, Nazis, Persecution, Philosophy, Politics, Poverty, Science, Slavery, Socialism, Technology, Television, The Press | Leave a Comment \u00bb\nHurrah! Katie Hopkins Evicted from Twitter\nEarlier this week anti-racism activists finally succeeded in having hatey Katie Hopkins banned from Twitter. Hopkins started her notorious career as one of the contestants in the British version of The Apprentice. She was one of the runners-up, but her noxious right-wing beliefs nevertheless got her taken on as a columnist for the Scum and the Heil. She lost these thanks to her very outspoken racism.\nIn this clip from Novara Media's Tysky Sour, Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss her noxious career. This included such lows as her infamous description of immigrants and asylum seekers as 'cockroaches' for whom she had absolutely no love. This made that last sentiment very clear in a Tweet aimed at Philip Schofield after the sinking of a migrant ship and its human cargo in the Med. The newspapers covered this with a picture of a grieving father, who had stopped at Turkey, looking at the body of his infant son, which had just been washed up on the beach. Hopkins went on to say that illegal immigrants should be gunned down if they tried to cross into Britain. But perhaps the nadir came in a Tweet she made after the Manchester bombing in which she called for a 'final solution'. This was too much even for whatever paper was then employing her, and she was given the heave-ho. But she was still free to spew her hate on Twitter. And now she's lost even that.\nBastani and Walker agree that her banning is an open and shut case. She deserved it. But they also point out that the people who enabled her by giving her platforms and newspaper columns are still around. Stig Abell was the editor of the Scum who took her on. He hasn't been damaged, and is now at the Times, where he's pretending to be the voice of moderation. Well, I've absolutely no respect for the Times and its sister paper, the Sunday Times, because of their repeated smears and libels against the left, and particularly of Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters, including Mike. While they use a much more extensive vocabulary and are aimed at a far better educated readership than the Scum, those two rags are still utter, disgraceful trash. The time's long past when all of the mendacious Tory press should have been cleaned out of his liars, propagandists and smear merchants.\nI've no doubt that there are complaints against Hopkin's ban as well as accusations of censorship, but I don't think her defenders really have a case. There have been cases like Hopkins' before, in which a right-winger with very racist or intolerant views has been banned from a social media platform like Twitter or YouTube. Their supporters have always tried to defend them on the grounds of free speech. But in America, this clause of the Constitution only applies to the government. They can't imprison or persecute citizens for expressing their beliefs. But it doesn't apply to private corporations.\nTwitter is a private company. According to Conservatives and Libertarians, private industry should be left to do whatever it likes within reason in the pursuit of profit. Government should respect the rule of laissez faire economics and not interfere. But Twitter is a private company, and so it can, by the same reasoning, decide who or what it wants on its platform. And if it decides that hatey Katie has violated its terms and conditions, it has every right to throw her off. Also, Britain and other European countries don't quite have free speech. A wide variety of opinions are permitted, but nevertheless it is an offence under British law to incite racial hatred. I'm not sure if someone has ever tried to prosecute her under the terms of the act, but she has certainly sailed close to the wind.\nHopkins has moved to Parler, which according to Zelo Street is rapidly becoming a cesspool full of racists like her and other extreme right-wingers, like the vile Toby Young. This is bad news for Hopkins as it means that she will probably never recover her popularity or audience. One of her fellows down there is Milo Yiannopolis, formerly of Breitbart. Yiannopolis is gay, half-Jewish and married to a Black man. But he's another extreme right-wing propagandist, who made his name with attacks on ethnic minorities and feminism. All was going well for him. He had a speaking tour of American universities and a book deal with Simon & Schuster's right-wing imprint. Then he appeared on the Joe Rogan Show and made comments suggesting he approved of paedophilia. At this point, it all vanished, including Yiannopolis' invitation to CPAC or some other Conservative event. Yiannopolis tearfully retracted his comments, apologised and said that he now recognised that he also was a victim of child abuse. But it was to no avail. He was also turfed off Twitter, and has no joined in his fellow rightists in Parler.\nYiannopolis was also a massive grifter. He was also begging for money. One of his money-making schemes was appealing for donations for a bursary he was setting up so young White men could afford to go to college. He received plenty of money, but it all went straight into Yiannopolis' own bank account. There was no bursary, and he never paid any aspiring underprivileged White male student anything. When last I took notice of him, Yiannopolis was claiming that he debts of \u00a34 million. His chances of paying this off are slim. According to Zelo Street, his messages on Parler have included whinges that he now only has 1001 followers, who never go to anything he does, or buy anything from him. Well hard cheese. If only the same thing happened to others like him, who preached race hate and exploited the gullible. Now Hopkins is in the same boat, and likely to have the same difficulty recovering anything like her former success.\nThe only pity is that Abell and the rest of the 'respectable' Tory horrors that facilitated her haven't also suffered the same treatment.\nSee also: https:\/\/zelo-street.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/parler-vous-racist-sewer.html\nhttps:\/\/zelo-street.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/so-farewell-then-katie-hopkins.html\nTags:'Free Speech, Aaron Bastani, American Constitution, Blacks, Bombings, Breitbart, Child Abuse, Conservatives, CPAC, Daily Mail, Ethnic Minorities, Feminism, Gays, Immigrants, Jeremy Corbyn, Jews, Joe Rogan Show, Katie Hopkins, laissez-faire, Libel, Manchester, Men, Michael Walker, Mike Sivier, Milo Yiannopolis, Novara Media, Parler, Philip Schofield, Private Industry, Shootings, Simon & Schuster, Stig Abell, Sunday Times, The Apprentice, The Sun, The Times, Toby Young, Twitter, Universities, Whites, Youtube\nPosted in Charity, Crime, Democracy, Education, Industry, Islam, Law, LIterature, Persecution, Politics, Television, Terrorism, The Press, Turkey | Leave a Comment \u00bb\nTory Press Goes Full InfoWars as Sunday Times Compares Corbyn with Mugabe\nWhat kind of drugs are the hacks at the Sunday Times on? Because whatever it is they're doing, it's not normal dope. Not from the stuff they're writing. I've heard that very heavy, long term use of cannabis and amphetamines can cause psychosis. Heavy ketamine use can also cause paranoia. The pioneering psychologist John Lilley, who invented the sensory isolation tank and began the scientific attempt to communicate with dolphins was at one time shooting up ketamine every hour. His mind got so twisted on the drug, that he became convinced that there were solid state, computer civilisations out in space conspiring against us. In fact, he was so convinced, he was considering phoning up the president of the US. As this was the early '70s, and the president was Richard Nixon, this could have been an extremely interesting, if possibly short, conversation. I can only conclude that the hacks in the Tory press, and very definitely the Sunday Times, are on some kind of terrible recreational chemicals from the rubbish they've written about Jeremy Corbyn.\nLast weekend's Sunday Times was a case in point. This carried an article by hack Sarah Baxter, in which she declared that\n\"People are being as gullible about Corbyn getting a whiff of power as I was about Mugabe\".\nSay whaaaat! As Zelo Street's article about this latest slur against the Labour leader has pointed out, since Corbyn was elected head of the party in 2015 the right-wing press has been telling everyone that Corbyn was the reincarnation of Lenin, Stalin, Mao Zhedong, Pol Pot, Fidel Castro, Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, Erich Honecker, Nikita Khrushchev, Nicolai Ceaucescu, Josep Tito, and even Osama bin Laden.\nThe Sage of Crewe pointed out that Corbyn isn't a Marxist, merely because the right-wing press says so. And that Marxism is not the same thing as the political system of the former Communist bloc, including China. The peeps on Twitter also weren't impressed. The Zelo Street article contains a selection of comments from people sick and disgusted with Baxter's noxious slur. Dane Harrison tweeted\n\"Yeah fine. Why not, Jeremy Corbyn is Robert Mugabe. He's also a Jihadi, an IRA operative, Kim Jong Un, Joseph Stalin and a Czech spy. Aren't you embarrassed by the character assassination? Crazy idea, why don't you rub two brain cells together and come up with a real critique?\"\nHindu Monkey said\n\"Another morning. Another right wing paper casually comparing [Jeremy Corbyn] \u2013 a man who has fought his whole life for peace, with a mass murderer\" and added that he f**king hated the media barons who run this beautiful country.\nThe tweeters noticed how the Times was trying to distract everyone from BoJob's attack on democracy with the smear. Zelo Street commented\n'The \"look over there\" factor was also clear, with \"The Times, there, running a column that positions Corbyn as a Mugabe figure whilst Boris Johnson ices out his cabinet, suspends Parliament and literally tries to break the law to force through his extreme agenda\" and \"The Times: Damn, Boris Johnson really triggered the libs by suspending Parliament \u2026 Also the Times: Just like Robert Mugabe, Jeremy Corbyn harbours contempt for our institutions of democracy\". Sarah Baxter's deflection and propagandising duly busted.'\nSee: https:\/\/zelo-street.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/murdoch-goon-says-corbyn-is-now-mugabe.html\nThese ad hominem attacks on Corbyn remind me of the vicious racist smears the Republicans and their media flung at Obama when he was president. He was supposed to be a militant Muslim infiltrator, determined to bring down America from within and turn into an Islamic country ruled by sharia law. Or else he was a militant atheist. Or a Communist. Or a Nazi. It didn't matter that all of the smears together are mutually contradictory, they were all flung at him.\nHe was also accused of being a viciously anti-White racist, who was going to murder more people than Mao and Pol Pot combined. And then there were the unhinged rants of Alex Jones of Infowars, the man who believes 9\/11 was an inside job and thinks the evils of the world are caused by the globalist elite. Who are all Satanic socialist millionaires in touch with creatures from another dimension. Or something. Jones, before he was thrown off YouTube and other internet platforms, ranted that Obama was planning to seize control of the US and make himself its dictator. He was going to call a state of emergency, and then decent, law-abiding right-wing Americans would be herded into FEMA camps. This was when he wasn't denouncing Obama as the Antichrist. Yup, he reckoned Obama was the Antichrist, because he smelt and there were always flies around him. Or so he claimed. Mind you, he also thought Hillary Clinton was a Satanic lesbian witch, possessed by demons, and possibly a cyborg.\nWell, Obama has come and gone. He signally was not a Nazi, nor a militant atheist, Commie or militant Islamist. He has not killed tens of millions of White Christians, overthrown the government or declared a national emergency forcing people into FEMA camps. Neither has he turned America into a Muslim country under Islamic law. The separation of Church and state in the Constitution makes that, or should make it, an impossibility. And there's absolutely no danger of it, either. Several local authorities have passed laws banning the establishment of sharia law, but this is a reaction by racist Republicans to a threat that doesn't exist.\nAnd just as Obama didn't prove to be a murderous despot, so Corbyn won't either.\nBut there does seem a tradition of hysterical paranoia directed at left-wing figures in the Sunset Times. Apart from that bilge about Mike and other decent people being Holocaust deniers, and the late Michael Foot being a KGB spy, way back during Bill Clinton's presidency the paper's hacks really believed in a paranoid conspiracy theory about the president. Along with a group of journos from the American Spectator, which I think must be the Speccie's transatlantic cousin, these hacks formed the 'Clinton Crazies'. There was a conspiracy theory going round that Clinton, when he was governor of Alabama, had been importing cocaine from South America using a secret airfield in that state. He was also supposed to be such an evil, malign character that 30 people connected to him had died in mysteriously circumstances, killed by their friend or employer. It was all rubbish. About 30 people connect with Clinton had died, but none of them had been assassinated on the orders of the President, as one former Clinton Crazy actually pointed out. Nevertheless, the hacks got themselves into such a state that one actually hid in his house with the blinds half-drawn, squinting through them waiting for the CIA assassination squad to turn up.\nThis comparison of Corbyn to Mugabe just seems to be more insane paranoia by the paper's genuinely extreme right-wing hacks. And by comparing him to Mugabe, they've now moved into the realm of real tabloid hackery. It's on a level with the bogus stories published by the Sunday Sport and the Weekly World News. The Weekly World News was infamous for running highly sensational, and obviously fake stories. My favourites were about an alien meeting Bill Clinton when he was campaigning for re-election, and promising his vote to him. And the headline, 'Mom was Bigfoot, says beastie man.' And the Sunday Sport also gained infamy when it claimed that a B 52 bomber had been found on the Moon. It then claimed in a later issue that it wasn't there, and had probably been towed away by the Space Shuttle.\nThe smears against Corbyn are as fictitious as all these, and all the fake stories and accusations the American right-wing media hurled at Obama. There is one difference, however. All the highly unlikely stories in the Sunday Sport and Weekly World News were probably written just to entertain. Despite the fears of academic folklorists that people would believe them, and they'd contaminate the real urban folklore about UFOs, Bigfoot and the other weird beliefs they were studying, I suspect few people, if any, actually did.\nThe fake stories against Corbyn are more pernicious, as they're clearly meant to be believed. Which means that the journalism in the Sunday Times and the rest of the British right-wing press is in a way actually worse. It's far more like Alex Jones and Infowars, but pretending to be a reliable paper of record. And that's no joke.\nTags:Alabama, Alex Jones, Aliens, American Constitution, American Spectator, Assassination, Bigfoot, Bill Clinton, Boris Johnson, Chairman Mao, Computers, Cyborgs, Dolphins, Drugs, Elections, Elite, Erich Honecker, Fidel Castro, Folklore, Gays, Hillary Clinton, Hugo Chavez, Infowars, IRA, Jeremy Corbyn, John Lilley, Labour Party, lenin, Massacres, Nicolai Ceaucescu, Nikita Khrushchev, Osama bin Laden, Pol Pot, racism, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, Robert Mugabe, Sarah Baxter, Satanism, Sharia, stalin, Sunday Sport, Sunday Times, the Moon, The Spectator, Tito, Whites, Witchcraft, World Weekly News\nPosted in America, Atheism, communism, Crime, Czech Republic, Democracy, Ireland, Islam, Law, Mental Illness, Nazis, Persecution, Politics, Psychology, Science, Secularism, Socialism, South America, Technology, Terrorism, The Press | 1 Comment \u00bb\nShameless Tory Press Continues to Promote the Policies That Are Killing the Health Service\nThis year is the 70th anniversary of the greatest achievement of Clement Atlee's government: the creation of the NHS. This was to be a system of socialised medicine, which was to be universal and free at the point of delivery. And the Tory right has hated it ever since.\nThe BBC has been commemorating the NHS's birth with a series of programmes, including A People's History of the NHS. The series' name recalls the book, A People's History of the United States, which looked at the history of the US from the point of view of ordinary Americans, including women, Blacks and other minorities, who have had to struggle to gain their freedoms, rather than the elite White men who framed the Constitution. These last were rich patricians, who feared real American democracy because it would lead to attacks on their privileged social position. Needless to say, the book has not been popular with Republicans.\nAt the same time, the NHS is in acute crisis due to the massive funding cuts inflicted by Cameron's and Tweezer's Tory administrations. Tweezer has declared that she will put so many billions into the NHS by 2022, but her estimations still fall short of what is actually required. Besides, regarding the NHS, the Tories cannot be trusted on anything. Remember how David Cameron promised he was going to ringfence NHS spending so that it would not be affected by his austerity programme? The first thing he did when he got in No. 10 was wind up his campaign against Labour's hospital closures, starting closing them himself, and cut funding to the NHS. And then resume the Thatcherite programme of dismantling it through piecemeal privatisation.\nSo what has been the attitude of the Tory press to the current NHS crisis? Well, the Spectator, Telegraph and various other right-wing rags have decided to go on as usual, promoting the same policies that are destroying this most precious of British institutions. They've declared that extra money isn't needed, just more cuts to eliminate waste, and that rather than the Tories reforms destroying it, they're needed more than ever.\nNeither is remotely true. The cuts imposed by the Tories have manifestly not led to any improvements. The only thing they have done is lifted the tax burden for the extremely rich. At the same time, the privatisations the Tories and their predecessor, New Labour, have insisted upon have not increased efficiency either. They've actually led to closures of hospitals and GPs' surgeries as the private companies running them have sought to increase their profits. Far from being more efficient, private healthcare is actually more expensive and wasteful than state healthcare, as private firms have advertising and legal departments and must show a profit for their shareholders. Private hospitals, whatever Jeremy Hunt may rave about them, are typically smaller than their NHS counterparts. About forty percent of the expenditure in private healthcare firms may be in administration, a much higher percentage than that of the nationalised NHS.\nPrivate healthcare is wasteful and inefficient. Which is why the Tory and New Labour businessmen and politicos with links to it want to remove the NHS and give private medicine instead state support.\nAnd those voices, demanding that the NHS be privatised through more free market reforms, are shouting in the Speccie and Torygraph. And I've noticed that these are the pieces that are being reprinted in the I's opinion matrix column, which selects pieces from elsewhere in the press. To my knowledge, the column has not included any newspaper pieces demanding that the NHS be renationalised. Because that's one of Corbyn's dreadful Trotskyite policies, obviously.\nThis shows the real contempt the hacks and management at both the Spectator and the Torygraph, as well as the other Conservative rags that share their views on NHS reform, have for the people of this country. They want the NHS to be privatised, and so British people's health to suffer catastrophically, just to create more profits for the private healthcare firms, on whose boards they serve, and give more tax cuts to the already obscenely rich, while the poor are forced further into poverty.\nGet them out, and Corbyn in for a government that really cares about the NHS.\nTags:'A People's History of the NHS', 'A People's History of the United States', 'I' Newspaper, American Constitution, Austerity, BBC, Blacks, Clement Atlee, Conservatives, Cuts, David Cameron, Doctors' Surgeries, Funding, Hospital Closures, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Hunt, Labour Party, Minorities, New Labour, NHS, NHS Privatisation, Private Healthcare, Private Healthcare Companies, Republican Party, Tax Cuts, the Elite, the Rich, The Spectator, The Telegraph, Theresa May, Trotskyism, Women\nPosted in America, communism, Democracy, Economics, England, Health Service, History, Hospitals, Industry, Medicine, Politics, Poverty, Socialism, Television, The Press | 1 Comment \u00bb\nWill Killary and the Generals Get Their War with Russia?\nThe news yesterday that a number of EU countries had followed Britain's lead and expelled Russian diplomats is alarming. This is ratcheting up the tension with Russia to Cold War levels. Despite the lack of definitive evidence that the Russians were behind the poisoning of the Skripals, May and nearly the rest of the countries in the EU have decided that Putin is responsible. And I'm afraid that the tensions they're fomenting will ultimately lead to war.\nKillary began all this nonsense about Russia interfering in western elections as a way of diverting blame from herself for his massive failure to convince Americans to vote her. She's a horrible candidate \u2013 a massively privileged, neoliberal corporatist, who has absolutely no sympathy for the working class, and whose policies on drugs with her husband actively damaged the Black community. She took working class votes for granted and didn't even bother to campaign in many traditional Democrat states. Instead, she did what Blair did over here and went chasing the upper and upper-middle classes. As a result, she alienated many voters, who would otherwise have voted Democrat. She did get a million or so votes more than Trump, but lost through the machinations of the Electoral College, a very undemocratic institution that was originally set up to allow slave-holding states to count their slaves as less than human so they would have voting equality with free states. She could have blamed the electoral and demanded its abolition. Many others have. But she didn't. Obviously, she's quite happy with that very undemocratic part of the American electoral system.\nUnable to accept her responsibility for losing the election, and a strong supporter of the status quo, she turned to blaming Russia. In doing so, she joined a number of far right organisations, including eugenicist groups founded by former Nazis, who believed that the poor and Blacks are biologically unfit and so should be denied state welfare. And even before she lost the election, she showed a very strong hostility to Russia.\nFrom reading articles in Counterpunch, it appears that the current policy in the White House and the Pentagon is for 'full spectrum dominance'. That means that America should be the world's only superpower, with an unchallenged military dominance of the rest of the world. What America, and its elite leader, including Hillary Clinton, fear is the rise of the multipolar world. They cannot tolerate the emergence of political and economic rivals, such as Russia, or China, or India, for that matter. Hence the massive increase in military spending. Under Obama's administration, Hillary's foreign policy towards Russia and China was militantly hostile and she seemed keen to ramp hostility to both these nations to dangerous levels.\nAnd on this side of the Pond, various NATO generals also forecast war with Russia. One of them, a deputy-head of NATO, actually had a book published a couple of years ago entitled 2017: War with Russia, in which he predicted last year that Russia would invade Latvia, and this would spark a war between Russia and NATO. He predicted it would all happen last May. Fortunately, the month came and went and Russia didn't. But NATO troops were massing on Russia's borders, which would serve as a provocation to the Russians. Russia is encircled by NATO bases, and has sent military advisers to the Fascist regime in Ukraine.\nAs I've blogged many times before, much of this renewed American hostility to Russia has nothing to do with concerns about democracy and human rights. It's purely economic. The American multinationals that poured millions into backing Yeltsin at the end of the Cold War did so in the expectation that the ensuing massive privatisation of Russian state assets would allow them to dominate the Russian economy. But Putin has stopped that. Thus the massive corporate anger against Putin's Russia. Putin is a thug, who has his critics and opponents beaten and killed, but that's not the reason the American political elite and their counterparts over here hate him.\nI'm very much afraid that this latest round of expulsions will end by creating more tension, in a cycle that will end in a war with Russia, perhaps using a manufactured incident as a pretext for invading them. The pressure the government placed on Porton Down to state that the chemical used to poison the Skripals was definitely Russian is very, very similar to the pressure Blair and his cronies put on MI6 to 'sex up' the dodgy dossier and claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction that he could launch within 45 minutes. He didn't. The British and American publics were lied to, and despite massive opposition the west invaded Iraq. And the result has been nearly two decades of chaos and carnage.\nAnd I'm afraid the same process is going on here to create another war for the benefit of the American military-industrial complex and big corporations desperate to get their hands on Russian resources and industries.\nIt needs to be stopped. Now. Before war really does break out, a war that could see millions die, and our beautiful planet turned into an irradiated cinder.\nTags:'Counterpunch', 'Military-Industrial Complex', 2017: War with Russia, American Constitution, Armed Forces, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Blacks, Boris Yeltsin, Chemical Weapons, Diplomats, Donald Trump, Drugs, Electoral College, Eugenics, Hillary Clinton, Iraq Invasion, Latvia, MI6, Multinationals, NATO, Natural Resources, Nuclear War, Poison, Porton Down, Privatisation, Saddam Hussein, Sergei Skripal, tony blair, Upper Classes, Upper Middle Classes, War, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Working Class, Yulia Skripal\nPosted in America, China, Crime, Democracy, European Union, Evolutionary Theory, Fascism, India, Industry, LIterature, Politics, Russia, Slavery, Ukraine, Welfare Benefits | Leave a Comment \u00bb\nGabriel Rockhill on the Myth of American Democracy\nA few months ago, the Franco-American philosopher Gabriel Rockhill published a very interesting piece in Counterpunch arguing that, contrary to how the country sees itself, America isn't and has never been a democracy. He notes that the British imperialists, who founded the Thirteen Colonies, weren't interested in spreading rights or democracy, and that the Founding Fathers were also anti-democratic. They were like most of the other Enlightenment thinkers in that they were keen to defend to property from the mass of the propertyless, whom they associated with misrule and the mob. He points out that at the time the suffrage only extended to men of property, and excluded the poor, women, First Nations and slaves. The notion that the country was a democracy first appeared with Andrew Jackson, who styled himself as a democrat purely as an electoral pose without doing anything to extend the franchise. He writes\nSecond, when the elite colonial ruling class decided to sever ties from their homeland and establish an independent state for themselves, they did not found it as a democracy. On the contrary, they were fervently and explicitly opposed to democracy, like the vast majority of European Enlightenment thinkers. They understood it to be a dangerous and chaotic form of uneducated mob rule. For the so-called \"founding fathers,\" the masses were not only incapable of ruling, but they were considered a threat to the hierarchical social structures purportedly necessary for good governance. In the words of John Adams, to take but one telling example, if the majority were given real power, they would redistribute wealth and dissolve the \"subordination\" so necessary for politics. When the eminent members of the landowning class met in 1787 to draw up a constitution, they regularly insisted in their debates on the need to establish a republic that kept at bay vile democracy, which was judged worse than \"the filth of the common sewers\" by the pro-Federalist editor William Cobbett. The new constitution provided for popular elections only in the House of Representatives, but in most states the right to vote was based on being a property owner, and women, the indigenous and slaves\u2014meaning the overwhelming majority of the population\u2014were simply excluded from the franchise. Senators were elected by state legislators, the President by electors chosen by the state legislators, and the Supreme Court was appointed by the President. It is in this context that Patrick Henry flatly proclaimed the most lucid of judgments: \"it is not a democracy.\" George Mason further clarified the situation by describing the newly independent country as \"a despotic aristocracy.\"\nWhen the American republic slowly came to be relabeled as a \"democracy,\" there were no significant institutional modifications to justify the change in name. In other words, and this is the third point, the use of the term \"democracy\" to refer to an oligarchic republic simply meant that a different word was being used to describe the same basic phenomenon. This began around the time of \"Indian killer\" Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign in the 1830s. Presenting himself as a 'democrat,' he put forth an image of himself as an average man of the people who was going to put a halt to the long reign of patricians from Virginia and Massachusetts. Slowly but surely, the term \"democracy\" came to be used as a public relations term to re-brand a plutocratic oligarchy as an electoral regime that serves the interest of the people or demos. Meanwhile, the American holocaust continued unabated, along with chattel slavery, colonial expansion and top-down class warfare.\nHe then goes to argue that America today is also not a democracy. It has elections, but in fact the American people aren't governing themselves, but merely choosing which members of a plutocratic ruling class they want to govern them. And his last point is that the anti-democratic nature of American politics is shown very clearly in how often America has interfered in the elections of foreign nations \u2013 either through manipulation, or by invasion \u2013 when those countries haven't elected the leaders America wants.\nThe article's well worth reading, and is at https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2017\/12\/13\/the-u-s-is-not-a-democracy-it-never-was\/\nDouglas Adams made a similar point in his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. On one of the fictional worlds described by the Guide, there are two races. The planet's society is stratified, so that one of the races is the ruling class, and the other their subordinates. But it is a democracy. Ever so often, elections are held, in which the subordinate race goes off to vote for whichever members of the dominant race they want in power. But the position of the dominant race and their right to rule is never questioned.\nI don't know whether this is one of the other Hitchhiker books, or if it was just in the radio series. But it's a good satirical description of the way western class politics works. It's probably more true now than it was in Adams' time, as the Blairites and the Tories come from the same middle class, and promote the same free market, neoliberal policies, which the rest of us are expected to support uncritically. It's time to break this class monopoly on power.\nTags:'Counterpunch', 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', American Constitution, Amerindians, Andrew Jackson, Class, Conservatives, Coups, Douglas Adams, Electoral Interventions, Free Market Ideology, Gabriel Rockhill, George Mason, House of Representatives, Imperialism, Middle Class, Neoliberalism, Patrick Henry, Slaves, The Enlightenment, the Poor, tony blair, William Cobbett, Women\nPosted in America, Comedy, Democracy, Economics, England, France, History, LIterature, Philosophy, Politics, Radio | 2 Comments \u00bb\nSam Seder on Disney's Animatronic Donald Trump\nWell, as Freddie Mercury once sang in Queen's epic track, 'Machines', 'The machines take over', and this time there really 'ain't no rock 'n' roll'. Or as the blurb for this video puts it instead, the Trump animatronic is so horrifying it'll haunt your dreams.\nDisney have created a robot version of America's most unpopular fascistic president for their Hall of Presidents. The Trumpdroid stands in front of the other animatronic US presidents, and recites a speech, with appropriate gestures and body movements, about his august predecessors were responsible for crafting the American constitution and political structure, and so creating the freedom that Americans enjoy today.\nAnd Seder and his co-hosts are right: it is very creepy. The robotics technology used to animate the machine is really impressive, but it does bear out the observation of one Japanese robotics scientist. I forgotten the fellow's name, unfortunately, but he shrewdly observed that people are uncomfortable with things that resemble them closely, but are still very different. Hence the human discomfort with robots when they become a little too accurate. Something similar was also said by Red Dwarf's Kryten way back in the 1990s. Lister, or one of the other members of the ship's highly dysfunctional crew, ask him why his manufacturers have made him look very much less than a perfect replica of a human. He replies by stating that it's because this would make people feel uncomfortable around him, for exactly the same reasons the Japanese scientist suggested. And way back in the mid-1970s, an irrational fear of robots \u2013 'robophobia', or 'Grimwade's Syndrome', was one of the plot elements in the Tom Baker Dr. Who serial 'The Robots of Death'. This particular serial was set on a sandminer, a vast mining vehicle, operated by a small human crew under which was a much larger labour force of robots. And the robots start shaking off their servitude. It's explained in the show that some people have an irrational fear of robots, because although they look like humans, they don't employ any body language. And so to them they appear as 'the walking dead'.\nRather more humorously, Seder and his friends joke that the other mechanical presidents are looking at the Trumpdroid wondering how on Earth it got there. And that the President Lincoln android is just about to tell the rest of them that there's no choice for it now: they have to put the pistols to their heads and blow their little robot brains out. They also joke that it's rather like the bit on the SF series Westworld, when the robots look down at themselves and finally realise what they are.\nRather more seriously, the clip begins with a discussion between Seder and a caller about the GOP's tax bill, and why people join the Republican party. He states some join, because they hate the Environmental Protection Agency, and what to use highly toxic pesticides on their land, like Tom Delaye. Others really hate trade unions, and what to destroy them to keep ordinary people poor. But the majority do it to enrich themselves through corporate sponsorship. Such is the state of American politics. And the same comments also apply to the corporate Dems of Hillary Clinton, and to the Conservatives and Blairite Labour over this side of the Pond.\nIf these characters remain in power, perhaps the world would be much better if the machines really took over. Or the Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise. After all, as Ripley says in the 2nd film, Aliens, when she discovers the way she and the space marines have been betrayed by the Corporation, the aliens 'don't f**k each other over for a percentage'.\nTags:'WestWorld' (Television), Abraham Lincoln, Alien, Aliens, American Constitution, American Presidents, Conservative Party, Corporate Democrats, Corporate Donors, Democrat Party, Disney, Donald Trump, Dr. Who, Environmental Protection Agency, Freddie Mercury, Hilllary Clinton, Labour Party, Pesticides, Queen, Red Dwarf, Republican Party, Robots, Sam Seder, Sam Seder's Majority Report, Tax, Tom Baker, Tom Delaye, tony blair\nPosted in Agriculture, America, Comedy, Democracy, Film, History, Mental Illness, Music, Politics, Popular Music, Poverty, Psychology, Science, Technology, Television, Trade Unions | Leave a Comment \u00bb\nKevin Logan's Angry Message to America about Donald Trump's 'Britain First' Retweets\nThis is a very angry little snippet from Kevin Logan, where he tears into Donald Trump, and asks Americans to keep their 'monkey boy' on a leash because of Trump's infamous retweets of the Britain First Islamophobic videos. He starts by hoping that one day, Trump will be in a different kind of institution than the one he's occupying now. He states that it's disturbing that Trump has the same thoughts and opinions as Britain First He points out that Britain First aren't any kind of genuinely constructive, respectable group, but a race-hate group with a list of convictions as long as your arm. He states that the videos and retweets have been condemned by politicos across the spectrum, from both Left and Right. He states that if Americans want to f*ck up their own country, they can do it. Looking forward to 2020, he predicts a joint ticked by Richard Spencer, the head of the Alt-Right and David Duke, the notorious anti-Semite and head of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama. It's the direction America's been travelling down for a very long time, so they may as well do it. But just don't f*ck up ours.\nI'm posting this as Logan speaks for most people in England, and their anger at the Orange Nazi deciding to promote these racist videos. Britain First are a Nazi grouplet, who've specialised in invading mosques to harangue the worshippers there. Which is very definitely not a way to bring anyone to Christ. Fransen herself is a devout Roman Catholic, which is kind of odd as I think the group also has links to Protestant terror gangs in Northern Ireland.\nThere's an article on here and the retweets at Hope Not Hate at\nhttps:\/\/hopenothate.com\/2017\/11\/29\/trump-retweets-uk-far-right-extremist\/\nSince their article was posted, a bit more information has come forward about some of the videos. One of them, which purports to show a Muslim attacking a boy on crutches in the Netherlands, has been investigate by Holland's finest. They state that the attacker was not a Muslim, and not a migrant either.\nYesterday one of the foreign correspondents for the I talked about his investigation of one of the videos, of youths in Egypt throwing another gang off a roof to their deaths. This came from the Egyptian uprising in 2012, and neither of the gangs were Islamists. It was simply one political faction attacking another. He also states that the violence wasn't all one way, as on the same day that occurred the army had shot 51 members of the Muslim brotherhood.\nEven if the videos were all true and accurate, and did show genuine Muslim violence, this still wouldn't reflect the reality of Islam in Britain. Of course you can find Muslim criminality, violence and bigotry. Just as you can amongst every other religious, ethnic or political group in the world. All it means is that Muslims aren't saints, but human beings like the rest of us. And the people carrying out the attacks would be carrying them out because they're thugs, who happen to be Muslims, not necessarily because of some deep reason within the religion itself.\nI do have reservations about Logan holding the whole of America collectively responsible for Donald Trump. I think that, looking at the number of votes, neither he nor Killary actually had any kind of mandate to govern. It wasn't the case the of the most popular winning, but of the least unpopular.\nAnd by rights, it should have gone to Killary. But she won because of that terribly undemocratic American institution, the Electoral College. Which was set up in the 19th century to give the southern, slave-holding states a big enough population for them to affect presidential elections, without having to emancipate their Black slaves and give them the vote.\nLarge sections of the American population very definitely didn't vote for Trump. Blacks didn't, on the whole. Neither did the Asian community. Working class Whites didn't either. The people, who did vote for Trump tended to be whatever remains of the affluent middle class, who feel threatened by organised labour and immigration. And even then, their reasons for voting for the monster may have been much more complex than simple racism. Trump threw out all kinds of policies during his election campaign, basically saying anything on the spur of the moment that sounded good. Thus, at one point he was anti-interventionist, and wanted to pull the country out of the foreign wars. He also briefly appeared to back single-payer healthcare.\nSo in some ways, and some points, he actually appeared more left-wing than Killary.\nAnd Killary is as monstrous as he is. She is a vicious warmonger, who backs Fascist dictators and goes on holiday with Henry Kissinger, a man responsible for atrocities around the world of which the Nazis would have been both ashamed and proud. I've no doubt that Sarah Sarandon was right, and that had Killary won, we would be at war by now. Probably against Russia and China, as she has a bitter hatred of these nations.\nAnd despite her protestations of multicultural warm fuzziness, Killary has shown throughout her career just how little respect she has for the Black folks, who actually vote Republican. She was responsible for framing the drugs legislation that sent a disproportionately high number of Black men to jail. She referred to 'superpredators' at a time when that phrase was only used of young Black men. And when they overthrew Gaddafi, she giggled about it, and was proudly seen with the Islamists responsible waving their guns. The same Islamists responsible for enslaving Black migrants and Libyans. When they aren't massacring them.\nBut, unlike Trump, she is marginally better at simulating being a civilised, urbane human being. Unlike the expensively educated savage now sitting in the Oval Office. What she couldn't hide was her greed, her arrogance, her overwhelming sense of entitlement and her sheer lack of sympathy for ordinary Americans. She was the wrong candidate, but she had clout and the backing of the corporations.\nIt isn't America that's responsible for Trump. It's the corrupt American military-industrial complex and the corporatist system it's spawned.\nAnd millions of severely normal Americans aren't happy. Trump's had city after city defy his Muslim ban, which has been rejected by one governor and attorney general after another as unconstitutional, including bright red Republicans. It's why there are moves to have him impeached.\nTrump is the creation of a corrupt American political system. But it's one that an increasing number of Americans are mobilising against, as well as fighting to bring down the president, who's destroying their country.\nTags:'Military-Industrial Complex', 'Ulster', Alt Right, American Constitution, anti-semitism, Asians, Blacks, Britain First, Corporate Donors, Corporations, Corporatism, David Duke, Donald Trump, Drugs, Electoral College, Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton, Impeachment, Islamism, Islamophobia, Jayda Fransen, Kevin Logan, Ku Klux Klan, Middle Class, Muslim Ban, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslims, Non-Interventionism, Northern Ireland, Prison, Protestants, Republican Party, Richard Spencer, Single-Payer Healthcare, Wars, Whites, Working Class\nPosted in America, Asia, China, Crime, Democracy, Education, Egypt, England, Fascism, Health Service, History, Industry, Ireland, Islam, Libya, Nazis, Persecution, Politics, Roman Catholicism, Russia, Slavery, Terrorism | 1 Comment \u00bb\nFox News Drools over Mandatory Patriotism Class in College of the Ozarks\nThe use of patriotism as a disguise for right-wing indoctrination gets another boost in this small section of the American education system. In this clip from Secular Talk, host Kyle Kulinski talks about a piece on Fox News, where they discuss the introduction of a new, mandatory freshman class on patriotism and the military at the College of the Ozarks with the college's president, Gerry Davis. Actually, discuss is probably not the right word. 'Rave about' and 'fawn over' are probably better descriptors.\nDavis states that the course will including rifle shooting, map reading and tying knots, as well as respect for the flag, as these parts of the curriculum are modelled on basic training in the American military. He states that everyone in America owes a debt to their armed forces. As for sport, he states that the college football and other sports teams would not play another side, whose team members refused to stand for the flag. And he states that it's disrespectful for a squaddie, who's served in Afghanistan, to have to see some multi-millionaire kneeling. This is clearly a reference to Colin Kaepernick and the other American football players, who have knelt when the flag is raised before games to show their support for Black Lives Matter and protest the shooting of unarmed Blacks.\nKulinski is understandable bitterly critical about the double standards towards free speech shown by the college and its administrators, and by the Republicans towards peaceful protest. He states that if others were assembling a course on patriotism, a few of the things they might put in it could be the Civil Rights movement, perhaps the New Deal, and the Constitution. But none of those are included, because it doesn't reflect the personal tastes of Davis himself. And any course on patriotism should include how great it is to live in a country, that will allow you to burn the flag in a peaceful protest. He points out that peaceful protest is one of the most American of institutions. But this move means that it is ruled out, and there is literally no way people can express their feelings about injustice as these are also angrily denounced or suppressed by the patriotic right. If they march in the street, they're accused of making a mountain out of a molehill. They can't riot without being denounced, obviously, and so, with simply kneeling for the flag also attacked, there is simply nothing they can do to raise awareness of the issue of the cops killing innocent Blacks. And this is the attitude of the American patriotic right.\nWho claim they are the defenders of free speech, except when it challenges the flag and the military. 'You f***ing hypocrites', Kulinski describes them.\nAs for ending the cavalier judicial murder of Black Americans, Kulinski suggests this could be done by passing laws setting up community policing, making all police wear body cameras and ending the war on drugs.\nHe ends by saying that if these people were truly concerned with patriotism, they'd be willing to let people kneel for the flag, even if they didn't agree with them. But instead the president of the US himself, has said that people should fired for doing so.\nKulinski's right about all of this, and the issue of respecting the flag has been raised before. Back in the 1980s when Reagan was in the White House, there was a storm of outrage when a young member of the Communist party publicly burned the flag in protest at Reagan's policies. The great American comedian, Bill Hicks, lampooned the Republican protests and loud denunciations which followed.\nHe said he didn't want anyone to burn the flag. But the flag wasn't freedom. You can't burn freedom because freedom is freedom. And that includes the freedom to burn the flag. Or words to that effect. It's a long time since I listened to the joke.\nAs for Americans owing something to the military, that's true up to a point. This arguably begins and ends round about the Second World War and the attack on Pearl Harbour. The other wars America has fought across the globe have not been about protecting America or democracy, but preserving capitalism against the threat of Communism. This has meant the overthrow of even moderately liberal or reformist governments in order to protect and extend American corporate interests. 9\/11 was an act of war against America, but the western armed forces that are now stationed in the country have long outstayed any residual welcome they may have had, and are now in fact actively counterproductive in that they are creating opposition to the West. And the subsequent invasions and military actions that have taken place under the guise of the War on Terror, such as the Iraq invasion, the bombing of Syria and the overthrow of Gaddafi, are simply more geopolitical imperialist adventures, in which the lives of brave squaddies are being spilt simply to boost the profits of big corporations.\nPerhaps if America and the West genuinely wanted to respect our troops, we would just make sure they'd only be sent in when our security was directly threatened. And not as cannon-fodder for Raytheon and the other defence contractors to make another killing on the stock exchange.\nTags:'Black Lives Matter', 'Free Speech, 'Secular Talk', 9\/11, American Constitution, American Flag, American Football, Armed Forces, Big Business, Bill Hicks, Blacks, Bombings, Capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, Colin Kaepernick, College, College of the Ozarks, Corporate Power, Coups, Defence Contractors, Gaddafy, Imperialism, Kyle Kulinski, Millionaires, New Deal, Patriotism, Peaceful Protest, Pearl Harbour, Police, Raytheon, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Stock Exchange, War on Drugs, War On Terror, World War II\nPosted in Afghanistan, America, Comedy, Crime, Democracy, Education, History, Industry, Iraq, Libya, Persecution, Politics, Sport, Syria | Leave a Comment \u00bb\nThe Humanist Report: Killary Gets Rough Reception in Wales\nWhich the American presenter pronounces as 'Welch' and 'Welsh', confusing the term for its people with the name of the country itself. But you can forgive him that because (1) he's foreign, and (2) he loves the people of Welsh for standing up to Her Highness and telling her how it really was. And he also likes Matt Free of Channel 4 News for also asking Killary tough questions, which American pundits avoid.\nAs I've discussed in previous blog posts, Killary, who seems to think going around with a mass-murdering creature like Henry Kissinger is a badge of honour, has been going up and down on the Earth promoting her book like crazy. It's called What Happened, and is basically her attempt to blame everyone but herself for her massive failure to win the election against a colossal moron like Donald Trump. She was Down Under a few weeks ago, giving the Aussies the benefit of her wisdom. Then she was over here, at the South Bank Centre, the Cheltenham Literary Festival and then Swansea University across the border, to receive an honorary degree. The Uni decided to grant her the honour for her work promoting women's and children's rights around the world. As the presenter here states, presumably they didn't get the message that she voted for the Iraq War.\nBut all did not go smoothly for Kissinger's fangirl. The students at Swansea actually booed her. And one young woman, a biochemistry student, Kirsty Lloyd, called out to her 'Bernie would've won. He would've beaten Trump.' Which he would have. He was in the lead against her in the polls, until she, Debbie Wasserman Schulz of the Democratic National Convention, and Donna Brasile, Clinton's main woman in her team, managed to steal the presidential nomination from her.\nLloyd said afterwards\n\"Hillary Clinton cheated Bernie Sanders of his nomination. And all those drone strikes, which kill women and children are illegal contradict the reason she is being given a doctorate \u2013 which is for doing things for women and children all over the world. The main thing she's done for women and children is kill them in drone strikes.\"\nAnd things didn't get better when she was being interviewed by Matt Free. He reminded her that her share amongst women went down 1 per cent from 44 per cent under Obama to 43. Hillary then tried to rebut this by saying that it was only White women who became disillusioned with her. Overall she won amongst women. And she lost because gender is not yet a powerful factor in American elections as race is. The commenter on the Humanist Report states that this could only be the response of an American politician, who sees everything in terms of identity politics. He also points out that it's also terribly insulting to Barack Obama, as it implies that he only won the election because he was Black.\nFree goes on to make the point that she lost partly because of her background. She'd already been in office \u2013 sort of \u2013 as the First Lady with Bill Clinton, and so her membership of a political dynasty worked against her. And people didn't like her as they saw her as an establishment candidate, in an age of revolution.\nAt which point Hillary goes off and drones on about how she led in all the debates, and was seen as the more intelligent, winning candidate. When he asks her, Clinton responds that she lost partly because of Steve Dromey and Russian 'interference'.\nThe Report's presenter again points out here how Killary has contradicted herself. She says she takes full responsibility for her failure, but then immediately blames other people. He also states that it's great to see how people in the rest of the world don't follow American pundits in fawning over their guests, asking easy questions. He liked the way Free made her squirm. He states that you don't see politicians like Hillary pop up elsewhere in the world, because everywhere she's seen as another sleazy, corrupt politician like all the others. Largely because of the dodgy dealings of the Clinton Foundation. But you do find politicians like Bernie Sanders appearing in other countries, like Jeremy Corbyn in Britain.\nThe presenter clearly makes some great points, though he and Free on Channel 4 could have challenged her about the so-called 'interference' from the Russians. They didn't lose her the election. They were trying to interfere in the American election, but no more than they usually do. Crucially, they didn't leak the incriminating emails to WikiLeaks. Those came from a Democratic insider disgruntled at her corruption.\nAs for her being the better candidate over Trump, he points out that Trump was trailing behind her and faced worse challenges than she did. In Utah a Mormon, Republican establishment candidate went independent to challenge Trump. And Trump faced another Republican challenger elsewhere, who took more votes away from him than Jill Stein did Hillary.\nHillary, her arrogance, corruption, and entitlement is responsible for her failings, not other people.\nExcept in one instance: the Electoral College. This swung overwhelmingly for Trump, despite the fact that Killary had three million votes more than he did at the popular level. And the College is an anti-democratic measure put into America's bizarre and byzantine electoral system in the 19th century in order to give some political power to the southern, slave-holding states. If America was a genuine democracy, it would have vanished a long time ago. But it's enshrined in America's constitution, and so is preserved as part of the great wisdom of the patrician founders of the American political system. Who were all patricians with a real fear of power being grabbed by the White peasants and proles, let alone Blacks. They set up the Constitution to keep power in the hands of the monied, and so have built into the system the political paralysis that is stifling the forces for real change that America needs.\nTags:'What Happened?', American Constitution, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Biochemistry, Blacks, Bombings, Children, Clinton Foundation, Corruption, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Donald Trump, Donna Brasile, Drones, Election, Electoral College, Founding Fathers, Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Iraq Invasion, Jeremy Corbyn, Jill Stein, Kirsty Lloyd, Matt Free, Mormons, Peasants, Steve Dromey, Students, Swansea University, The Humanist Report, Utah, Whites, Wikileaks, Women, Working Class\nPosted in America, Australia, Democracy, Iraq, Justice, LIterature, Politics, Russia, Science, Slavery, Television, Wales | 1 Comment \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AEC firms tap into the boom in logistics center construction\nA Ryan Companies project in southern California is being built to meet its city's rigorous green standards.\nIndustrial Facility |\nAn aerial view, taken this week, of the three buildings under construction that will comprise the Pacific Vista Commercial Center in Carlsbad, Calif. This Center is scheduled to start operating this fall. Image: Ryan Companies\nAs ecommerce assumes a more dominant role in retailing, logistics and distribution centers in support of ecommerce warehousing and delivery are springing up across the country.\nFor example, Verst Logistics in June opened a nearly 400,000-sf ecommerce fulfillment center in Hebron, Ky., near the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport. This DC will allow Verst to distribute products to about 85% of the continental U.S. within 48 hours, says Dean Hoerlin, Verst's Vice President of Fulfillment and Distribution.\nCapital Development Partners and Greenfield Partners broke ground last month on a 2.3-million-sf, $125 million logistics center located on 197 acres in Pooler, Ga., 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. The first of two buildings is set to open next April, and the two buildings will have transload capacities and be able to store more than 2,000 containers.\nAlso last month, construction began on the 401,577-sf Oakdale Logistics Center on 24 acres in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas, marking the third such development in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex between CT (a real estate investment firm) and the developer Port Logistics Realty.\n\"The primary focus of CT's growth strategy is to develop, own and manage a portfolio of logistics projects in high demand Tier 1 markets nationwide,\" says James Watson, managing partner with CT, which recently announced the development of 1.34 million sf of large-scale distribution buildings in greater Chicago.\nCT also is developing logistics centers in northern California, Atlanta, and New Jersey, and its current property holdings could support the addition of 15 million sf of industrial buildings over the next five to seven years.\nThe Commerce Department estimates that last year consumers spent $453.5 billion for online purchases, a 16% increase over 2016. Some market watchers see ecommerce rising to nearly 14% of total retail sales by 2021, from around 10% this year.\nThese expanding online purchasing activities among consumers are propelling industrial construction, and presenting fertile opportunities for AEC firms in this sector.\nThis week, Prologis, which specializes in logistics real estate, announced its selection of Graycor Construction as GC for its I-17 Logistics Center-Phase 1, a Class A development on 25 infill acres in Phoenix that will consist of four buildings totaling 558,712 sf. This development will replace 20 outmoded buildings that were recently demolished. Completion of Phase 1 is scheduled for first quarter of 2019.\nA rendering of the Prologis I-17 Logistics Center-Phase I, a 558,712-sf complex that will open in Phoenix in the fall of next year. Image: Prologis\nClayco provided construction services for the $300 million 856,000-sf Amazon Fulfillment Center in Kansas City, which opened last August and was assembled using tilt-up concrete panels and structural steel. This four-floor Center has 2.3 million sf of usable space, and employs more than 2,000 full-time workers.\nClayco has built other warehouses for Amazon in Indiana, Virginia, and New Jersey, and has an 850,000-sf facility under construction in Chicago.\nLast August, Ryan Companies closed on a 25.9-acre site in Carlsbad, Calif., where it is building on spec the Pacific Vista Commercial Center, a three-building, 411,000-sf logistics\/distribution center located within the Carlsbad Oaks North Business Park. Ware Malcomb provided design and architectural services. SB&O provided civil engineering and storm water design services.\nChris Wood, President of Ryan Companies' West Region, tells BD+C that this complex should be completed by October. Ryan has already secured a 10-year lease agreement with the Center's first tenant, the storage provider PODS, which will lease Building B. Wood says it is likely that the entire complex will be leased by three to five tenants.\nInland Empire can't get enough warehouse space\nRyan Companies is building into a market where demand for warehouse and logistical space seems insatiable. Wood says that, as of the third quarter of 2017, there were nearly 540 million sf of logistics\/warehouse buildings in California's Riverside and San Bernardino counties. For the past several years, the Inland Empire has been adding between 20 million and 25 million sf annually.\nJLL estimated that in the 12 months ended December 2017, 43.5% of leasing activities for facilities larger than 50,000 sf came from ecommerce tenants. JLL also estimated at the time that there were 24 million sf of new warehouse space under construction In the Inland Empire, where the vacancy rate was 3.5% and rents averaged 53 cents per sf.\nPacific Vista Commercial Center, says Wood, is one of the first buildings that are being constructed under Carlsbad's Climate Action Plan, which dates back to 2015, and whose goal is to reduce greenhouse gases to meet California's mandated targets.\nAmong the facility's innovative features is a 0.915-MW photovoltaic rooftop solar system that is allocated for each building that's designed with its own substation. The PV array is set up to offset 50% of a tenant's average utility usage, and the lease puts the system in each tenant's name for metering purposes and so the tenant can reap the full benefits of the solar array's energy output.\nThe Center will also offer 24 electric vehicle charging stations, as mandated by the Action Plan. There are 1.77 total parking stalls for every 1,000 sf of warehouse space in the Center.\nWood says Ryan Companies, which has been building industrial facilities for years, embraced Carlsbad's green requirements. The Center was pre-certified LEED for core and shell, and Wood says it should achieve a Silver certification at a minimum.\nThe 26-acre Pacific Vista Commercial Center will include segregated vehicular and trucking access points and lanes that run between the buildings. PODS, the storage supplier, is the Center's first tenant, having agreed to a 10-year lease of Building B (top right). Image: Ryan Companies\nRobust tenant amenities\nGreenness aside, Wood says the key leasing points of this Class A facility are its functionality, location (near the Pacific Ocean), and its flexibility.\nThe Center will include completely segregated vehicular and trucking access points within the open area that runs between the three buildings. It will offer one dock door position for every 4,372 sf of warehouse space, and 32 ft minimum clear heights to maximize interior cubic storage capacity.\nThe Center's tenant amenities include six separate outdoor employee areas with views of the surrounding open space and ocean, a centralized food truck location, sand volleyball court, bocce ball court, and a secured bicycle storage area for 35 bikes.\nThis $67 million project is a joint venture between Ryan Companies and Deutsche Asset Management's DWS\/RREEF Property Trust division. The partners have another joint venture spec project in the works in Poway, Calif., a 530,000-sf logistics center with two buildings that is scheduled to break ground in November.\nMarch 14, 2019 | Industrial Facility | David Malone, Associate Editor\n$50 million industrial-focused business park under construction in Las Vegas\nLee & Sakahara designed the project.\nA rendering of an Innovation Center that would be part of a larger expansion of the Port San Antonio, which has become a platform for connecting cybersecurity and digital innovations with leading global industries. Image: Port San Antonio and Gonzalez\/Mogas Architects\nMarch 10, 2019 | Industrial Facility | John Caulfield, Senior Editor\nThe burgeoning Port San Antonio lays out growth plans\nExpansions would accommodate cybersecurity, aerospace, and defense tenants, and help commercialize technolo...\nCourtesy SLA\nFebruary 28, 2019 | Industrial Facility | David Malone, Associate Editor\nRooftop park and ski slope on Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant set to open in April\nThe park is designed to act as a 'green bomb' for the surrounding area.\nCourtesy Merriman Anderson\/Architects\nOctober 25, 2018 | Industrial Facility | David Malone, Associate Editor\nPilot training center completes in Arlington, Texas\nMerriman Anderson\/Architects was the architect for the project.\nTesla purchases 210 acres in Shanghai with plans to build Gigafactory 3\nConstruction is expected to begin soon.\nJune 27, 2018 | Industrial Facility | David Malone, Associate Editor\nHawaii announces completion of $375 million wastewater project\nThe new sewer tunnel and pump station help enhance Oahu's utility infrastructure.\nCOurtesy: flickr, Maryland GovPics\n$150 million Amazon fulfillment center near Grand Rapids will be built on fast-paced 22-week schedule\nThe warehouse will be Amazon's fourth in Michigan.\nCourtesy Faraday Future.\nJune 15, 2018 | Industrial Facility | BD+C Staff\nFaraday Future selects GC for its 1 million-sf EV factory\nOnsite construction has commenced in an effort to deliver the first FF91 by the year's end.\nApril 12, 2018 | Industrial Facility | David Malone, Associate Editor\n'Next generation' biomanufacturing plant will be the first of its kind in the U.S.\nThe plant will be located in Rhode Island.\nCourtesy Vision Real Estate Investment\n90,000-sf industrial facility will add needed manufacturing space in West Michigan\nVision Real Estate Investment recently broke ground on the building.\nIndustrial Facility,Warehouses","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u2022 \"Popcorn is a sponge that feeds you butter\" (1\/20)\nEntry from March 03, 2010\n\"Throw the rascals out!\"\nEntry in progress\u2014B.P.\nA modern jocular variant is \"Throw the Rascals In!\"\nWikipedia: List of U.S. presidential campaign slogans\nTurn the Rascals Out - 1872 anti-Grant slogan against the Era of Good Stealings\n28 July 1872, New York (NY) World, pg. 1, col. 5:\nWitness also testified to Judge Barnard saying he had driven one set of d\u2014d rascals out of the State, and he would drive another.\nAmerican Sayings:\nFamous Phrases, Slogans and Aphorisms\nBy Henry F. Woods\n1945, 1949; 2008 reprint\n\"Turn the rascals out.\"\nCharles Anderson Dana (1819-1897)\nHORACE GREELEY, famous editor of the New York Tribune, was the candidate of the Liberal Republican Party for President in 1872, running against General U. S. Grant, the regular Republican candidate for re-election. Greeley's campaign was waged on the issue of the necessity for reform in the national administration, which under Grant had been marked by grave scandals, and the cry \"urn the rascals out\" was adopted as a party slogan.\nThe phrase was originated by Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, who had broken with Grant in 1869 and thereafter attacked his administration with exceptional bitterness. Although Dana's antagonism to Gran continued unabated, his support of Greeley's candidacy was not remarkable for any great fervor or force, and Greeley was defeated by Grant.\nNew York City \u2022 Government\/Law\/Politics\/Military\/ Religion \u2022 Wednesday, March 03, 2010 \u2022 Permalink","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Steve Nash Playing Golf Not A Big Deal\nSteve Nash put up a video playing golf and caused a minor uproar in the Lakers' community, as the 40-year-old is out for the season with a back injury\nBy Shahan Ahmed\t\u2022 Published November 6, 2014 \u2022 Updated on November 6, 2014 at 5:01 pm\n\"Do people not understand there's a difference between hitting a golf ball and playing NBA basketball?\" A reporter asked Los Angeles Lakers' coach Byron Scott on Thursday.\nThe reporter was referring to a recent Instagram video Steve Nash posted where he hits a golf ball at a driving range (see below). The short grainy video was posted on Sunday, but it did not gain attention until after the Lakers had lost their fifth game of the season on Tuesday and had a day with no media allowed at practice on Wednesday.\nApparently, a day with no new Lakers' stories required reporters to go back a few days and point the finger at the 40-year-old Canadian who was already ruled out for the season.\n\"There are a whole lot of people who don't understand there's a difference between golf and basketball,\" Scott answered the inquisitive reporter with half a smirk. \"Unfortunately, there's [sic] a lot of people out there like that.\"\nAlmost fell over. Glad my cheerleader was on hand.\nA video posted by stephennash (@stephennash) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:30am PST\nPrior to the Lakers' final preseason game, the team announced that Nash would not play for the 2014-15 season due to his recurring back injury. By all accounts, Nash had been working his butt off throughout preseason to get right, but a decision that involved the Lakers' medical staff and Nash resulted in the future Hall of Fame point guard being ruled out for the duration of the 2014-15 season.\n\"The guy is hurt and can't play this year doesn't mean he can't enjoy himself or have some fun while he's going through rehab and everything else,\" Scott said.\nWhether he is kicking a soccer ball, swinging a golf club or even shooting a basketball, Nash is not coming back to the Lakers. No amount of golf swings will bring Nash back to the team, and the man deserves to enjoy his life, which no longer includes playing professional basketball.\nSwinging a golf club at the driving range or even playing 18 holes of golf are not comparable to playing in an NBA game.\nNo one has ever questioned Nash's work ethic or competitive spirit during his time in Los Angeles, and the decision to sit out the season had to be a difficult one for the Canadian. By the Lakers' account, the decision was made by the medical staff and Nash together. The decision to sit Nash was one that protected both the player and the team.\nScott concluded the conversation, \"It probably doesn't look good, but Jesus Christ! I mean, relax.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CongressMoves on Immigration Reform\nCongress is scheduled to debate on major reforms to US immigration law in March 1996.\nThe Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up Sen. Alan Simpson's (R-WY) S. 1394 bill on February 29, and the full House is expected to debate the Immigration in the National Interest Act HR 2022 of Rep Lamar Smith (R-TX) the week of March 18.\nThe Simpson bill would reduce the number of immigrants admitted for employer\/economic reasons from 140,000 to 90,000, and require US companies seeking immigrants to fill vacant jobs to pay foreign workers five percent more than the prevailing wage. In some cases, business would also have to pay the government a fee of $10,000 or 10 percent of the foreigner's salary, which ever is higher, to train Americans to fill the jobs.\nSimpson's bill also modifies the system under which US employers can have admitted to the US non-immigrant foreign workers who temporarily fill US jobs. The US Department of Labor says that US employer applications for H-1B workers rose 82 percent between 1992 and 1994. Non-immigrant foreign workers are concentrated in California and Florida--an estimated 35 percent of the computer programmers in Silicon Valley were born abroad. Simpson's bill would cap the number of foreign H-1B workers at 65,000.\nIn urging swift passage of his bill, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) asserted that \"one-quarter of all federal prisoners are foreign born; ... one- quarter of legal immigrants are on welfare.\" The bill has 120 co-sponsors.\nThe Smith bill would enact new penalties for alien smuggling, build a triple fence along 14 miles of Mexican border, streamline asylum, and authorize another increase in the Border Patrol. The bill would eliminate immigration slots for adult brothers and sisters and most adult children of US citizens, while increasing the number of wives and minor children of legal immigrants allowed in legally each year. Legal immigration would be capped at 595,000 by 2002, down from 800,000 in 1995.\nBusinesses prefer the Smith version because it keeps the number of immigrants admitted for employer\/economic reasons at 135,000 a year, and does not impose fees.\nMost observers expect Congress to approve legislation that, inter alia, step up efforts to reduce illegal immigration by adding more Border Patrol agents and at least experiment with a system under which employers would be required to check whether newly-hired workers are eligible to work in the US. The number of legal immigrants would be reduced through the elimination of immigration slots for adult brothers and sisters of US citizens, offset in part by more immigration slots for the immediate families of immigrants in the US.\nOpponents of immigration reform will first attempt to split comprehensive immigration bills into legal and illegal components, in the hope that separate bills can be tough on illegal immigration, but not drastically change the legal immigration system. Senator Simpson and Representative Smith countered efforts to split their bills by arguing that Americans want reductions in BOTH legal and illegal immigration.\nWelfare. The Senate Immigration Subcommittee on February 6, 1996 held a hearing on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) usage by immigrants. SSI is a federal program that provides $25 billion annually in federal benefits that average $325 monthly to six million poor persons who are disabled or elderly. Since most US residents have US work experience, they obtain benefits from Social Security rather than SSI.\nUnder immigration law, immigrants coming to the US must prove that they have sufficient assets, or a US resident sponsor, so that they will not become a public charge in the US. In many cases, the US relatives of immigrants sign affidavits that assert that the US resident will provide support for the immigrant so that the immigrant will not need welfare.\nElderly. However, the courts have held that these affidavits of support are not legally binding, so that especially elderly immigrants with few assets, and no ability to earn a US income, apply for SSI despite the affidavits signed by their often adult children who promised to support them.\nIn testimony February 6, 1996, a Social Security Administration official testified that the number of noncitizens receiving SSI increased from 128,000 in 1982 to 738,000 in 1994. In 1996, one million resident aliens are expected to be receiving SSI payments totaling $5 billion, and they are expected to obtain an additional $9 billion in Medicaid payments.\nUS immigration law declares that aliens who become \"public charges\" within five years of entry are deportable unless the reason for their application for welfare occurred after their arrival. Many welfare programs have a waiting period during which newly arrived legal immigrants are not eligible for benefits--three years for SSI, five years for other programs.\nMany non-US citizens apply for benefits as soon as this waiting period is up--25 percent of non-citizens receiving SSI applied in their fourth year in the US.\nSimpson's bill would extend the period in which legal immigrants could not get SSI and other benefits from three to 10 years, which means sponsors of immigrants would have to promise to support their relatives for 10 years after their arrival in the US. Immigrants who received welfare payments for 12 months or more in any 60-month period would be subject to deportation.\nImmigrants can become US citizens after five years, so some proposals in Congress would make aliens ineligible for benefits even if they became naturalized US citizens.\nThe US Census reported that, in an average month of 1992, about 34 million US residents --13 percent--were receiving benefits under one or more of seven programs--AFDC, General Assistance, SSI, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Federal or state rental assistance, and public housing. In calendar years 1991-92, the median duration of participation in these assistance programs was eight months, and the average recipient got $436 per month from AFDC\/GA, SSI, and Food Stamps.\nAlmost two-thirds of the welfare recipients--20 million US residents--got assistance in each of the 24 months of 1991-92. About half of these long-term recipients got Food Stamps.\nIt was reported that the foreign born account for eight percent of households on public assistance and, because they tend to have larger families, they receive 14 percent of federal benefits. In California, foreign born account for 21 percent of the households and receive 40 percent of the benefits.\nThe US Census reported that about 13 percent of the nation's 4.2 million foreign-born mothers received Food Stamps in 1993, versus 15 percent of the 31.5 million US-born mothers. About one-fourth of all Hispanic mothers received Food Stamps, versus 13 percent of non-Hispanic mothers.\nIn 1993, 43 percent of refugees in the US received public assistance.\nAsylum. One provision of both the House and Senate immigration reform bills would require foreigners to apply for asylum within 30 days of their arrival in the US. Currently, an estimated five percent of asylum applicants apply within 30 days of their arrival by completing an eight-page I-589 form.\nThe Clinton Administration opposes the 30-day limit. It argues that reforms already undertaken--doubling the number of asylum officers who hear claims to 325--cut the number of new asylum applications in half, to 53,000 in 1995, and 95 percent of the new claims filed are dealt with within six months--asylum applicants must wait six months for work permits.\nRep. Randy Tate (R-WA) has offered a bill that would make it impossible for any who has tried to illegally enter the US to enter as a legal immigrant. HR 2898, the One-Strike-You're-Out Immigration Act of 1996, has been embraced by FAIR, which says that it would give aliens a good reason not to try to enter illegally or overstay their visa.\n\"Bill to cut legal immigration comes under fire; foes want to split measure,\" Associated Press, February 28, 1996. Eric Schmitt, \"Deep split on immigration curbs,\" Sacramento Bee, February 26, 1996; Jorge Banales, \"Study: Immigrants in few US states,\" UPI, February 20, 1996. Sarah Jackson-Han, \"Study adds fuel to political fire over US immigration,\" Agence France Presse, February 20, 1996. Marc Lacey, \"Worker Verification Plan Provokes Intense Debate,\" Los Angeles Times, February 19, 1996. Ellen Davenport, \"Bill would add to costs of hiring foreign workers,\" St. Petersburg Times, February 9, 1996. Gil Klein, \"Congress Studies Legal Immigration,\" Richmond Times Dispatch, February 11, 1996. Celia Dugger, \"Legislation poses peril to seekers of asylum,\" New York Times, February 13, 1996.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"You are at:Home\u00bbCampus\u00bbFaculty and Staff\u00bbPoinsettias on Sale at Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse\nPoinsettias on Sale at Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse\nBy southeast on\t November 22, 2013 Faculty and Staff, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics\nCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Nov. 22, 2013 \u2013 Holiday poinsettias are now for sale at the Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse at Southeast Missouri State University.\nHorticulture students have been working with 42 varieties of poinsettias at the greenhouse. The poinsettias were sent for this year's poinsettia trials by three leading breeding companies in the United States \u2014 Paul Ecke Ranch, Syngenta Flowers Inc. and Dummen USA Inc.\nThe companies sent the plants as rooted cuttings in August, and greenhouse staff and students have potted and grown them. Before the poinsettias went on sale, students at the greenhouse evaluated the plants and sent their analyses to each company.\n\"Seven of these varieties have not yet been released to the market for commercial production,\" said Denise Pingel, greenhouse manager.\nAn open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25 for people to \"take a look at all the wonderful colors,\" according to Pingel.\nStudents, staff and faculty who show their Redhawks ID will receive 10 percent off their plant purchases. Beginning Dec. 2, hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. The greenhouse is closed on Sundays. The greenhouse is located at 1039 Bertling St. For more information, contact the greenhouse at (573) 651-2316.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Robbers jailed\nMuggers robbed two schoolboys in a subway after following them from a nearby shop.\nSteven Kegg and Adrian Lithgow from Elswick trapped their victims, aged 15 and 16, by blocking both ends of the underpass close to Newcastle's Pink Lane.\nKegg snatched \u00a330 cash and a mobile after the older boy was pushed up against a wall. Lithgow took a cassette tape from the 15-year-old, Newcastle Crown Court heard.\nBoth fled but were arrested after police studied CCTV footage.\nKegg, 20, of Bentinck Street, was sent to a young offender institution for two-and-a-half years and Lithgow, also 20, of Sovereign Court, for two years after the pair admitted robbery.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"paulnolan\nGlenn Beck: It's not 'baseless' to claim Obama hates white CEOs\n\"If I get out of control and start leveling baseless charges,\" Glenn Beck claimed on his Fox News Channel show Monday, \"guess what happens? I'm fired.\"\nBut that evidently didn't stop him from later accusing President Barack Obama of allegedly refusing to meet with BP's CEO because the British oil giant's top executive is white.\nThe Fox News host played a clip of President Obama declaring, \"My experience is when you talk to a guy like a BP CEO, he's going to say all the right things to me. I'm not interested in words, I'm interested in action.\"\nHe then went on to rebuke Obama for saying he'd meeting with the president of Iran, but not the chief of BP.\nLampooning Obama, Beck remarked, \"I'll meet with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\u2026 without any preconditions because we have to be able to talk\u2026 We'll sit down, have some tea, some crumpets\u2026 Yeah, you're a raging lunatic but we can get through to you and trust you. Now, the BP CEO? Depart from me, evil one!\"\nSource: The Raw Story (via Bloggerheads)\nbarack obama, glenn beck, mahmoud ahmadinejad, oil, race \/ racism\nPresident Obama to visit Ohio; 62-foot statue of Jesus explodes\nThe White House Tuesday announced that President Obama will travel to Ohio on Friday. Specifics of the trip have not been released yet.\nIn other Ohio news, A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers on Tuesday. The \"King of Kings\" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati. Lightning set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday. The sculpture, about 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained Tuesday.\nOutside of geographical location, the two news items are probably not related.\nSOURCE 1 & 2\nYou Slut! - MyBloodyJesusExplorerOnFire\nacmeeoy\nDaisy Bitch\nDaisy Bitch: Director: Pnina Halfon | Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2006\nSynopsis: Daisy Bitch is the stage name of a young Israeli drag queen named Eli Abergel. The film documents Eli's life for two years, enters his personal world behind the costumes and make-up, and turns into a psychological journey which reveals his unique and complex relationship with his conservative Jewish mother, Jacqueline. Coming to term with her son's strange lifestyle leads to a turning point in their lives. A huge gap exist between Eli's two worlds: on the one hand, the world of the homo-lesbian community in Tel Aviv and on the other, living as an IDF solider in a low socio-economic, conservative family from a suburban proletarian town. The conflict that emerges from within this impossible combination reaches its climax at the end of the film.\nx-posted to ontd_feminism\nangi_is_altered\nA School Prays for Help\nTowns Tap Businesses, Churches to Shore Up Budgets\nLAKELAND, Fla.\u2014When his budget for pencils, paper, and other essential supplies was cut by a third this school year, the principal of Combee Elementary School worried children would suffer.\nThen, a local church stepped in and \"adopted\" the school. The First Baptist Church at the Mall stocked a resource room with $5,000 worth of supplies. It now caters spaghetti dinners at evening school events, buys sneakers for poor students, and sends in math and English tutors.\nchildren, education, religion\nmydogfred\nObama Kids -- Most Baller Father's Day Gift Ever\nWhen your father is the Leader of the Free World, there tend to be some pretty cool perks -- like when Sasha and Malia Obama went to the Lakers game last night ... and picked up an AWESOME Father's Day gift for their dad.\nSources close to the situation -- but not too close -- tell us the daughters really wanted to get their dad a Lakers jersey for his special day. So, AEG president Tim Leiweke -- whose suite they happened to be sitting in -- ran down to the Lakers team shop in the Staples Center and had an Obama jersey made up on the spot.\nTo top things off, Phil Jackson even autographed the gear for the kids after the game.\nWay cooler than that ugly tie you were gonna get your dad.\nHey Jude-The Beatles\nobama family\nthebigbadbutch\nSeattle cop punches woman in face during routine jaywalking stop\nA teen took a fist to the face by a cop, all because he stopped her for jaywalking.\nInvestigators in Seattle are reviewing the incident, which was captured on video, but the president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild argues the use of force was justified.\n\"He did nothing wrong,\" Rich O'Neill said, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. \"If anything, I think he maybe waited a little too long to engage in force because I think he was trying to defuse the situation.\"\nBut \"it was obvious from the audio anyway of the two individuals that they were not going to be calmed down.\"\nThe incident began when an unnamed police officer spotted a teen jaywalking across Martin Luther King Jr. Way South around 3:10 p.m., according to a report on the Seattle Police Department Web site.\nfuck the police, police brutality, race \/ racism\noptimsprm\nToo much anger and too few ideas. America needs a better alternative to Barack Obama\nJun 10th 2010 | HAPPY days are here again for the Republicans, or so you might think. Barack Obama's popularity rating is sagging well below 50%. Passing health-care reform has done nothing to help him; most Americans believe he has wasted their money\u2014and their view of how he is dealing with the economy is no less jaded. Although growth has returned, the latest jobs figures are dismal and house repossessions continue to rise. And now his perceived failure to get a grip on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is hurting him; some critics call it his Hurricane Katrina; others recall Jimmy Carter's long, enervating hostage crisis in Iran. Sixty per cent of Americans think the country is on the wrong track.\nAll 435 seats in the House are up for grabs in November. The polls portend heavy losses for the Democrats, who currently enjoy a 39-seat majority there. Quite possibly, they will lose control of it. The Republicans stand less chance of winning the Senate, where a third of the seats are contested this year, but they should win enough to make it almost impossible for the Democrats to break a filibuster there by picking off a Republican or two. The second two years of Mr Obama's presidency look like being a lot tougher than the first.\nI think that this makes some good points, this has long been one of my main points of contention with the Conservative Movement (a phrase that seems to strike me as oddly oxymoronic) that they seem to oppose those who are in power when it's not them, without giving any alternatives to what they see as the problems\nklutzy_girl\nMake the Obama family's favorite apple pie\nPresident Obama has a special nickname for his pastry chef, Bill Yosses.\n\"The President calls Bill \"The Crust Master,\" Michelle Obama revealed last year at the Governor's Dinner preview event in the White House Kitchen, \"because he's a big pie guy, and he has some of the best pies and tarts that come out of this place, and the fillings are just perfection \u2013 which is a problem.\"\nBut the nickname isn't a problem for Yosses, who tells PEOPLE, that his \"apple pie is certainly a crowd pleaser.\"\n\"There are very few refusals from anyone when apple pie is the dessert,\" he says. Apart from his crust, the pastry chef has another secret: He uses a combination of apples \"for a more complex flavor.\" (His favorites include Honey Crisp; Granny Smiths and Braeburn, among others.)\nAnd then there's that secret crust. \"More important is the technique of pre-baking the pie shell bottom beforehand,\" Yosses tells PEOPLE, \"then filling it and adding the top cover. That gives a well-baked crust that melds with the filling.\"\nCurious about how to bake the pie? Read on for Yosses' recipe (and baking tips).\npetalsinthewind\nPride Month: Transmisogyny\nThis is for yesterday.\nWhat Transmisogyny Looks Like\nBy Tobi Hill-Meyer\nThis is a topic that has been vital to my understanding of the world over the past few years, but it's still relatively unknown outside certain circles of activists. When I mention it as an area of my work, I almost invariably have to explain what it is. The short answer is that it is the intersection of transphobia and misogyny that specifically targets trans women. But that dry academic answer never communicates the visceral and intense experience that it is.\nHere's a limited list of examples of what transmisogyny looks like. Every example on this list has a story (or dozens of stories) behind it.\nRelationship and Sexual Violence\nWhen trans women desperately in need of sexual assault or domestic violence services are turned away because their needs are considered less important than the hypothetical discomfort their presence might cause for others, that's transmisogyny.\nWhen activists encourage people not even to try to fight for trans women's access to sexual assault and domestic violence services because of the possibility that it could leave trans men unable to access those services, that's transmisogyny.\nWhen I, personally, sought out support after being abused by my trans male partner and was told by a prominent genderqueer activist that because I'm a trans woman and felt validation in talking with cis women who have experienced abuse, I must have invented the abuse in an attempt to feel more like a woman by having an abusive boyfriend, that's transmisogyny.\nWhen a trans woman is brave enough to talk openly about surviving childhood violence and experiencing rape, only to be told that her pain is less valid or important than cis women's experience of sexism, that's transmisogyny.\nlgbtq \/ gender & sexual minorities, sexism, transphobia, women\nfading_october\nLegionnaires Disease linked to windscreen wash\nIf you use standard tap water in your windshield washer fluid reservoir instead of a cleaner, you may have effectively turned your vehicle into a biological weapon. Sure, that sounds cool and all, but according to BBC News, the only person you're going to be hurting is yourself. As it turns out, using plain water can cause the washer fluid system to become a breeding ground for Legionella bacterium \u2013 the same nastiness that causes Legionaires' Disease and pneumonia. Spray your windshield and the bacteria becomes airborne, allowing it to easily enter your lungs and wreak havoc with your immune system.\nResearchers discovered the hive of scum and villainy lurking under the hood by attempting to discern why professional drivers were five times more likely to become ill than their amateur counterparts. After a little scientific sleuthing, the lab coats unearthed the bacteria. So do the world a favor and top off your windshield washer fluid reservoir with some sort of purpose-built cleaner. The stuff will kill the infection-causing bacteria and will keep the fluid from freezing in the winter. Not bad for 99 cents a gallon.\nFor some reason I found this really interesting. I don't drive, but I've seen my parents do this. Have you ever used water as a replacement?\nubiquitous_a\nOne of these things is not like the others......oh wait.\nWaking America From the BP Nightmare\nThe spill cam, requested by Congress, has brought the horror into homes across the country, as we watch tens of thousands of barrels of oil billowing into the Gulf every day.\nFor years, the oil industry swore this could never happen. We were told that technology had advanced, that offshore drilling was safe.\nBP said they didn't think the rig would sink. It did.\nThey said they could handle an Exxon Valdez-sized spill every day. They couldn't.\nBP said the spill was 1,000 barrels per day. It wasn't. And they knew it.\nNow the other big oil companies, testifying in Congress today, contend that this was an isolated incident. They say a similar disaster could never happen to them.\nAnd yet it is this kind of Blind Faith -- which is ironically the name of an actual rig in the Gulf -- that has led to this kind of disaster.\nIn preparation for this hearing, Congress reviewed the oil spill safety response plans for all the top five oil companies.\nWhat we found was that Exxon, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell and BP have response plans that are virtually identical. The plans cite identical response capabilities and tout identical ineffective equipment. In some cases, they use the exact same words and made the exact same assurances.\nThe covers of the five response plans are different colors, but the content is ninety percent identical.\nLike BP, three other companies include references to protecting walruses, which have not called the Gulf of Mexico home for 3 million years.\nOP: So, aside from the different shades of color, my initial thought was that these documents look to me as though they were created by, if not the same person, then certainly the same consulting firm. (Actually, it looks like the top three were probably created by one person, and the bottom two possibly by a second one....I'm basing this on the slightly different styles of placement and font) Since in my current job, I do technical\/business writing and have spent a great deal of time where I create documents for various customers, this is something that kind of screamed out to me. Turns out, I was correct. See that little \"wooshy\" logo at the bottom of each document? That seemed to be the clincher, if one was even needed based on the graphics and virtually identical fonts used on the covers anyway.\nAfter doing a bit of online searching, I located a link to this company called The Response Group.....and LOOK! There's the little \"whooshy\" logo! Who are they? Well, they describe themselves on their \"about us\" page as follows:\n\"Formed in 2003, The Response Group is an Emergency Response Consulting and Support company in a growing niche with operations in Houston, Beaumont, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Durango, and Anchorage areas. While the home office is in Houston, there are over 35 employees throughout our various locations. \"\nThey even have a special page dedicated to the creation of Oil Spill Response plans! Wheee!\nWhile it's certainly beyond my own research skills, I would love to see someone like Rachel Maddow get hold of this and do some digging. I'm curious to know why on earth the largest oil companies in the world would come to this seemingly rather tiny firm to create their oil spill response plans, and apparently put them into implementation (i.e. wherein they apparently sit on a shelf and gather dust anyway because they are so useless) without even reviewing their contents to see if they actually make sense (read: walruses). Who are the people running this firm? What are their qualifications? Do they have ties to big oil beyond the obvious ones with their business?\nEven if they themselves are not part of the problem, I certainly think Congress should have folks from this company answer questions about their work with the oil companies and determine if their clients even cared about the contents of these oil spill response plans, or if they knew they were providing cookie cutter stuff and had no feedback or input from the oil companies. If that is the case, it certainly would speak to an industry-wide problem of negligence as it pertains to safety planning.\nAlso: I haven't yet found the response plan documents for the other companies, but here's BP's version of their oil spill response plan that was created by The Response Group for the Gulf of Mexico.\nPride Month: Homelessness\nAnd post for today. I'm leaving for Toronto in ten minutes and will be gone for a week, so I won't be posting then. I can't find the full speeches at the demonstration discussed below, so here is just a clip of Lt. Dan Choi's speech. There are more videos and pictures at the sources\nBudget Cuts Put Those In LGBT Shelters On Streets\nThe problem is already bad and is about to get worse.\nExperts told CBS 2 HD on Monday that hundreds of gay, lesbian and transgender young people are now homeless in New York City because of their sexual orientation.\nCommunity advocates are alarmed at budget cuts that threaten to put some of them back out on the street.\nThere was a cry for help in Union Square as a small network of homeless shelters for gay, lesbian and transgender youth came under attack -- beset by bigots and budget cuts.\nCommunity Rallies for Homeless LGBT Youth in Union Square\nEarlier tonight a large crowd gathered in Union Square for a rally in support of homeless LGBT Youth. Sandra Bernhard opened the event by sharing how in her neighborhood she has often encountered kids who are staying at the Ali Forney Center, a shelter specifically for LGBT youth. \"They're up-beat, they're smart, they have great potential. Everyone needs a little guidance now and then. It's up to us to take them in and do some damage control,\" she said.\nOne of the event's prominent speakers was Lt. Dan Choi, who brought an incredible emotional resonance to the crowd, urging everyone to join him in cheering for LGBT Youth and equality. \"I have a message to all the LGBT Youth wondering if it's worth it to come out,\" he said. \"You deserve to be treated like a full person. You are my heroes. Say it with me, I am somebody. I am somebody. I am somebody and I deserve full equality right here, right now.\"\nactivism, lgbtq \/ gender & sexual minorities, welfare\nsubversive_kiwi\nClosing Arguments Underway in California Gay Marriage Trial\nSAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Passionate protestors against California's same sex marriage ban gathered outside the Federal Courthouse in San Francisco Monday morning. Inside, closing arguments are now underway in the trial over Proposition 8.\n\"This case for us is about how we as Americans just want to be treated equally by our government and under the law and today we will be going to court with that very simple request,\" said plaintiff Sandy Stier.\n\"All we are asking the court to do is to make sure that we are protected under our constitution, like every American is supposed to be,\" said plaintiff Jeff Zarrillo.\nInside the courtroom right now are superstar attorneys Theodore Olson and David Boies. The attorneys are best known for battling each other over the Bush-Gore election controversy. They are now on the same side, arguing that Proposition 8, the voter approved ban on same sex marriage, is a violation of the constitution's guarantee of equality. Members of the Alliance Defense Fund were at the courthouse to support the Prop 8 ban.\n\"The 7 million voters in California voted for Prop 8. They made a reasonable, legitimate public policy decision that the constitution permits. The federal judge should just defer to their decision,\" said Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund.\nChief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker is also being asked to rule on the 18,000 same sex marriages that occurred in California during the six month period when they were legal. Yes on 8 attorneys want the judge to rule that government agencies, courts and businesses no longer have to recognize the couples as married.\n\"This is a very odd request by the defendants. That issue was resolved by the California Supreme Court, it is a matter of California state law and I don't think Judge Walker has jurisdiction to interfere with that decision,\" said ABC7 Legal Analyst Dean Johnson.\nJudge Walker's opening line had the court buzzing.\n\"Judge Walker in his very first opening line said 'I'm sorry this took so long, but after all it is June and June is the month for weddings.' Was he telegraphing a decision?\" asked Johnson.\nOlson argued on how the word marriage has taken on an extended meaning throughout history. He brought up examples of how it was expanded to include slaves and interracial marriage. Olson argued that these expansions have not only changed the institution, but made it stronger.\nSource: http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/kgo\/story?section=news\/state&id=7500996\nGah, I don't want to read into the judge's opening words too much, but doesn't that seem like a good sign?\ncalifornia, marriage equality\nBP: All Your GIS Data Are Belong To Us\nPreface from the OP: After my last post regarding this teeny tiny little company called The Response Group (TRG) that is apparently the source of all of the (cookie cutter) Oil Spill Response Plans for all of the world's major oil companies. While doing a bit of research on that company, I came across a very interesting piece regarding what appears to be a systematic compartmentalization and restriction of access by BP to what is called GIS (Geographic Information System) data related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.\nGIS is data linked to geographic location, and thereby used in cartography, land surveying, utility management, emergency management, etc. As it pertains to the oil spill in the Gulf, that information is being collected by various governmental entities and submitted to BP.....who is apparently then putting it behind BP firewalls and not making it accessible to the public, or to the various other respondant entities who are performing recovery work on the spill.\nLast week, one of the GIS companies working with BP and all of the other folks involved in the oil spill wrote a VERY detailed open letter regarding their experience in recent weeks as the GIS provider. This timeline outlines not only a gradual, but ultimately complete takeover by BP of all GIS data related to the spill, but what started out as virtually no involvement by BP's IT group for the first few weeks (during which the folks from the GIS Institute apparently acheived a great deal), until they sprang into ninja-like readiness action and took over the whole damn thing.....and removed the GIS Institute from the project entirely.\nYesterday, that open letter was removed from the GIS Institute's website, by the author apparently. Read the information below, and I think you'll understand why this information should be publicized rather than erased.\nLetter begins verbatim below line. Some original formating and page style is lost, but the ASCII code is retained in full and unedited:\nDeepwater Horizon GIS Data Concerns\nFrom: Andrew Stephens and Devon Humphrey\nSubject: BP control of GIS data\nThis letter is being submitted to make it known that several key factors of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Structure (ICS) are not being met in the Unified Command process of the BP Deepwater Horizon Incident. Specifically regarding the treatment of Geographic Information System (GIS) data, current configuration and process limit, or exclude completely, the flow of information about the extent and status of the disaster to government entities, emergency responders, and the public.\nGIS is essential to the oil spill response effort and to the recovery of public resources. Almost every map and geographic display representing the Deepwater Horizon Incident is sourced by GIS data. Current GIS management processes indicate that BP is treating GIS data as proprietary information, and these data are currently being stored behind the BP corporate firewall. It is our understanding that public agencies, for example, The US Fish and Wildlife Service and The Louisiana National Guard, are literally submitting the only copy of agency field data, via wireless-enabled mobile GPS devices, directly to a BP GIS server behind the corporate firewall in Houston. Examples of these data are; dead bird and fish locations with photos, boom placement, engineered construction barriers, including dates, and other descriptive information and photos.\nState Emergency Operation Center (EOC) staff, Parish EOC staff, and other Emergency Responders and Recovery Specialists do not have access to these GIS datasets, contrary to all NIMS guidance, protocols and principles.\nWhat it means for GIS operations and disaster response:\nOne speculative consequence of BP's actions is that priorities for data use, dissemination, and analysis may have negative impacts on spill response timing and operations. Because BP IT decisions for the ICP are evidently being made from Houston, there is extremely limited exposure to the needs of commanders and field personnel in Houma. Furthermore, since edits need to be implemented on BP proprietary systems in Houston by BP personnel, the ability to quickly adapt to needs in ICP Houma, which were changing and growing on a daily basis, were very likely impaired. GIS professionals, scientists and developers have an approach to their work that relies upon openness and adaptability in order to succeed. Therefore, it is highly probable that decision support was weakened by BP's actions to take control over the GIS environment.\nWhat this means to the non-GIS layperson:\n1) The current configuration and process allow BP to limit or slow down the flow of information about the extent of the disaster to the government, the public and law enforcement, which I believe is against the spirit and letter of NIMS.\n2) The current process allows BP to treat GIS datasets as proprietary information. It is my understanding that public agencies, like The US Fish and Wildlife Service and The Louisiana National Guard, are literally submitting the only copy of agency field data directly to a BP GIS server behind the corporate firewall. Examples of these data are; dead bird and fish locations with photos, boom deployment and engineered construction, dates, along with other descriptive information and photos.\n3) The GIS information is essential to the recovery of public resources, and some data belongs to US taxpayers, not BP. BP is paying for the hardware and collection of these GIS datasets, yet it is my understanding that the data belong to the people of the United States. BP must not be allowed to protect these data as if they were a proprietary product.\n4) State Emergency Operation Center staff, Parish EOC staff, and other Emergency Responders and Recovery Specialists do not have access to these GIS datasets, contrary to all NIMS guidance, protocols and principles. The effort to slow down the flow of information is at the expense of the containment and cleanup effort of the responders and is in our opinion, suspect behavior by BP.\n5) The Federal On Scene Coordinator at ICP Houma, US Coast Guard Captain Ed Stanton, standing with USCG Rear Admiral James Watson, approved the National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliant design, and ordered the first database and server. That server was received by BP, and placed behind the BP firewall.\nAt the very least, per NIMS, there must be redundancy of GIS information managed jointly, and fully accessible to both the FOSC and the SOSC. Technology allows implementation of this design to occur instantaneously and automatically.\nThe Incident Commander, the FOSC, the SOSC, and the President need to establish NIMS compliant access policies over this GIS data while they still can. This GIS information is an important component of the record, and it would be a loss to learn that some critical part were mistakenly edited, deleted or otherwise changed.\nWe urge The President, via Incident Command, to determine a NIMS compliant, secure, data sharing policy, based on GIS industry best practices for all GIS data of the BP oil spill. We believe a high priority should be placed on sharing this information to all responders and researchers, for our welfare, rather than leaving it to one party to control access for its own welfare. We must not allow BP to slow down the collection or organization or distribution of these data \u2013 they have demonstrated in other areas during this incident, that they are often slow or inaccurate when providing scientific data, quantitative methods, and projection figures.\nWe did the best work of our GIS careers at the ICP in Houma, and we are proud of the accomplishments, hard work, and every decision made while on post.\nAndrew Stephens, Former GIS Unit Lead ICP Houma, and\nDevon Humphrey, Former GIO ICP Houma\nEnd of verbatim content above line.\nDon't bother reading the stuff under the cut unless you really want to delve into the details. I've included it because I felt the original letter should be posted in complete context.\naggravated\nbp, drill baby drill, fail, oil, wtf\nanolinde\nExperts argue firing squad is a humane execution.\nMods: I hope this source is okay! First time posting here, so I hope everything is all right.\nSALT LAKE CITY \u2014 A condemned Utah inmate's decision to die in a barrage of bullets fired by five unnamed marksmen has been vilified by many as an archaic form of Old West-style justice.\nBut some experts argue it is more humane than all other execution methods, without the court challenges of cruelty that have plagued lethal injection.\n\"Lethal injection, which has the veneer of medical acceptability, has far greater risks of cruelty to a condemned person,\" said Fordham University Law School professor Deborah Denno, who has written extensively on the constitutional questions that surround execution methods.\nRonnie Lee Gardner picked death by firing squad because he believes it is a more humane way to die \u2014 not because it evokes drama or controversy, his attorney told The Associated Press.\n\"It's not about the publicity. He just prefers it,\" Andrew Parnes said.\nLate Tuesday, Parnes appealed Gardner's case to both the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver and the U.S. Supreme Court, hoping to block the execution. It was the same day Gardner ate what may be his last meal \u2014 steak, lobster tail, apple pie, vanilla ice cream and 7UP. Utah State Prison officials said Gardner now intends to fast until the execution set for early Friday.\nGardner, 49, was sentenced to death for a 1985 capital murder conviction stemming from the fatal courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. Gardner was at the court because he faced a murder charge in the shooting death of bartender Melvyn Otterstrom.\nBarring any last minute stays, Gardner will be the first person to die by firing squad in the United States in 14 years. He will be the third man killed by that same method in Utah since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstated capital punishment in 1976: Gary Gilmore on Jan. 17, 1977 \u2014 after famously uttering the last words, \"Let's do it\" \u2014 and John Albert Taylor on Jan. 26, 1996.\nOf the 49 executions held in Utah since the 1850s, 40 were by firing squad. The method has also been widely used around the globe and was long the primary method of execution employed by the military, even in the U.S.\nBut lethal injection has become the primary method used by most of the 35 states that still have capital punishment, according to the Death Penalty Information Center website. Yet it isn't without controversy.\nUniversity of Colorado law professor Michael Radlet has been tracking botched executions in the U.S. and found some 42 cases that went wrong between 1982 and September 2009. Of those executions, 30 were lethal injection, 10 were electrocution and two were from asphyxiation after exposure to lethal gas.\nA court challenge of lethal injection in Kentucky essentially halted executions nationwide in 2007 as the U.S. Supreme Court grappled with whether a three-drug cocktail was more painful than just a single barbiturate. At the time, Kentucky had only had one execution by lethal injection \u2014 with no complications \u2014 but executions in Ohio and Florida had taken longer than usual and produced strong evidence that inmates had suffered severe pain in the process.\nThe court upheld Kentucky's use of the three drugs in 2008, clearing the way for capital punishment to resume, Denno said.\nThe firing squad has not been similarly challenged, and by all accounts, Utah's executions by firing squad were carried out without problems, Denno said.\n\"Even Gary Gilmore's father said it was a dignified execution,\" she said.\nUtah's territorial government sought permission from the U.S. Supreme Court to use the firing squad back in the 1870s, according to Gillespie. The court said that \"execution by shooting was not prohibited by the Eighth Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause, in that the method did not entail torture or unnecessary cruelty,\" Gillespie wrote in his book \"The Unforgiven,\" which chronicles the history of capital punishment in Utah.\nHistorians say the method stems from 19th Century doctrine of the state's predominant religion. Early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believed in the concept of \"blood atonement\" \u2014 that only through spilling one's own blood could a condemned person adequately atone for their crimes and be redeemed in the next life. The church no longer preaches such teachings and offers no opinion on the use of the firing squad.\nDeath penalty advocate Kent Scheidegger agrees that capital punishment should not amount to torture, but says the average person \"is not really all that concerned with a murderer experiencing painless death.\"\nPublic debate is focused more on the larger issue of the death penalty and whether or not the punishment deters crime.\n\"Arguing over the method of execution is kind of a distraction,\" said Scheidegger, legal director of the Sacramento, Calif., Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.\nReligious and secular groups plan prayer vigils and rallies outside the state capitol and the prison in the hours leading up to Gardner's execution.\n\"If you think about it, how do you kill somebody in a permissible manner?\" said Ralph Dellapiana, a co-founder of Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. \"We don't care much about the method, we're of the 'it's all not OK' belief.\"\nThe barrage of publicity that follows the firing squad is largely what prompted Utah lawmakers to alter it's capital punishment law in 2004 to disallow the choice for inmates and make lethal injection the default method. Inmates sentenced before then \u2014 like Gardner \u2014 retain the choice.\nIn repealing the option, Utah lawmakers said they disliked the negative media attention that firing squads focused on the state, said Republican Rep. Sheryl Allen, who twice carried legislation to change the law.\nIn 1996, more than 150 media outlets descended on Utah to cover Taylor's execution, painting the firing squad as an Old West-style of justice that allows killers to go out in a blaze of glory that embarrasses the state.\nGardner is one of at least four of 10 men on Utah's death row who have said they want to die by firing squad.\nSource (or here, here, or here).\nWhat do you guys think? Pro- or anti-capital punishment? Either way, do you think execution via firing squad could be more humane than the controversial method of lethal injection?\ncapital punishment, utah\njenaimequetoi\nThe U.S. and soccer \u2013 that joke isn't funny anymore\nAlmost everyone's got a sport they dislike. Some people can't stand tennis, others don't like football. Hockey's too fast, golf's too slow. And some incredibly popular sports outside of the U.S., like cricket, are as well understood as trigonometry to most Americans.\nSoccer is something of an exception. As a country, we've historically been unimpressed. We've even reserved its more internationally recognized name, \"football,\" for our own game, which barely involves feet. But it's made an impact on young Americans\u2014evident in the \"soccer mom\" appellation\u2014and inevitably, it is gaining in popularity here. After all, soccer's the most popular sport in the world.\nHowever, according to right-wing talk radio, it's un-American.\nFox News entertainer and part-time thriller novelist Glenn Beck took a long walk to lump together the World Cup with President Barack Obama. \"It doesn't matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn't matter how many celebrities you get, it doesn't matter how many bars open early, it doesn't matter how many beer commercials they run,\" said Beck. \"We don't want the World Cup, we don't like the World Cup, we don't like soccer, we want nothing to do with it.\" He then got to his point, and added, \"The rest of the world likes Barack Obama's policies, we do not.\"\nOn G. Gordon Liddy's show (when did he get a show?), his guest, the oh-so-charming Dan Gainor of the conservative thinktank Media Research Center, stated that soccer, a \"poor man or poor women's sport\" (take that Christiano Ronaldo, David Beckham and Kaka!) is being sold as part of the \"browning of America.\"\nSo that's it, is it?\nIt's not hard to draw a line from conservative opposition to soccer and their ongoing narrative about \"taking back America.\" You know, before we played soccer. Or before illegal immigration? Or before racial integration?\nWhere does that line end, exactly? Maybe Glenn Beck can chalk that out for me.\nsuperfan1\nBill requiring women seeking abortion to get ultrasound goes to Jindal\nabortion, louisiana\nmrflagg\nThere's a pipe spewing a gazillion gobs of oil into the gulf, so let's build more windmills\nFor all his reputation as the nation's Top Talker, Barack Obama took his sweet time giving a maiden Oval Office address to the country. And waiting another nearly 60 days to speak nationally about the oil spill that's become the worst environmental disaster in the nation's history.\nObama, the first modern president to pass his first full year in office without addressing the country from his historic desk, had the setting right. Just back from a day-and-a-half on the gulf coast listening, reassuring, talking tourism, eating seafood. He wore the proper suit, had the requisite flags and family photos in the background.\nFor 18 minutes he delivered the words crisply and forthrightly, though too often distracting anxious viewers with his fidgeting hands like the lecturing professor he once was. Or wait! Was Mr. Cool nervous?\nPsycho Killer Professor Charged with Murder for 1986 Shooting of Brother\nCANTON -- Amy Bishop has been charged with murder for the 1986 shotgun slaying of her 18-year-old brother in their Braintree home, Norfolk District Attorney William R. Keating said this afternoon.\n\"The grand jury has indicted Amy Bishop for murder in the first degree,'' Keating told reporters. \"Here in Massachusetts, we had evidence of a murder. We proceeded with that, as we should have. \"The slaying of Seth Bishop was declared an accident by Norfolk County authorities at the time. But questions were raised about the investigation after Bishop, a college professor, was charged in February in a shooting rampage at the University of Alabama Huntsville. Three of Bishops' colleagues were fatally shot and three wounded in that case.\nKeating said an indictment warrant has been lodged with Alabama authorities. He indicated that he would give the Alabama triple murder case priority. Asked whether Bishop would ever be tried in Massachusetts for murder, Keating said, \"You never know.''( Collapse )\ncrime, murder\nomgangiepants\nA Doctor Tells Why She Performed Abortions\u2014And Still Would\nDr. X is a physician at a community health center and a medical school faculty member in the Midwest. Health Affairs does not normally publish articles under pseudonyms, but given recent murders of abortion providers and other violent attacks against them, we decided not to publish the physician's real name out of concern for her personal safety. As always, we welcome Narrative Matters essays from varying perspectives.\nThis is a clinic where they kill babies!\" A woman in a black beret stopped me as I entered an abortion clinic. Pamphlets in hand, she asked me with concern, \"Are you pregnant? Do you need help?\"\nI wasn't pregnant. I was on my way to work.\nI went to medical school to promote life. I defined that loosely: I wanted to do what I could to keep individuals healthy so we could be part of loving families and build healthy communities, supporting each other and enjoying being alive. While I was in medical school, a friend became pregnant after date rape, and I supported her through an abortion.\nAround that time, I attended a talk at the medical school by the journalist Jack Hitt. He discussed \"Who Will Do Abortions Here?\"\u2014his powerful, eye-opening New York Times article from 1998 about the threat to legalized abortion in the United States because of the lack of providers.\nThen, as now, the number of abortion providers was dwindling. The number went from 2,680 providers in 1985 to 1,787 in 2005, the latest year for which statistics are available. Hitt described the upcoming retirement of the generation of obstetrician\/gynecologists (OB\/GYNs) who had watched women bleed to death from botched abortions and had responded to those tragedies by staffing clinics when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.\nBut no new generation of abortion providers was being trained, Hitt told us. When teaching hospitals merged with religious hospitals where abortions were banned, abortions were no longer done\u2014or taught\u2014at the teaching institutions. Other programs began to make abortion training optional: OB\/GYN or family medicine residents who wanted the training needed to add it to their already heavy loads of required courses. Threats to the lives of abortion providers and their families dissuaded some practitioners from providing these services, even though they were trained to perform them and the procedure is legal. More than half of all abortion practitioners were past retirement age, Hitt said. One elderly practitioner flew his own plane to reach women in four states\u2014he was the sole abortion provider in North Dakota\u2014despite regular death threats.\nThere are now an estimated 1.5 million abortions each year in the United States, making it the most common surgical procedure. Yet there are fewer and fewer abortion providers available. One-quarter of women needing abortions must travel more than fifty miles for the procedure; 6 percent must travel to another state. During my medical training, I saw many women with an unwanted pregnancy, and I witnessed wide variation in the options that doctors offered patients in that situation.\nabortion, womens health\nUS General who said gays caused massacre warns of 'HIV risk'\nJust a few months after apologising for suggesting gay soldiers were responsible for the Srebrenica massacre, US Army General John Sheehan has said allowing gays to serve openly in the military would have a \"devastating\" effect.\nHe was writing jointly with the anti-gay Family Research Council president Tony Perkins for Politico magazine.\nThe pair wrote that homosexuality has \"profound behavioural implications\" and \"inevitable\" sexual attraction among soldiers could \"devastate morale, foster heightened interpersonal tension and lead to division\".\nThey added that an increased risk of HIV in gay and bisexual men would be \"devastating\" and have \"pronounced implications for battlefield blood transfusions\".\nQuoting data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they said gay and bisexual men were \"50 times more likely to have HIV than heterosexual men\".\nThe wrote: \"This proposal is not about bigotry. Race is a superficial and benign element of one's humanness, while homosexuality is a matter of behaviour.\n\"Homosexuality is not about civil rights but conduct detrimental to the discipline, trust and combat readiness of what has been \u2014 and still is \u2014 the world's finest military.\"\nThey concluded: \"If we want to keep it that way, we should not permit openly practicing homosexuals to serve in the US military.\"\nGen Sheehan avoided a reprimand for his remarks at a Senate hearing on the military's ban on out gay soldiers.\nHe said that Dutch military officials told him that allowing gay soldiers the Dutch army had led to poor morale, which led to a failure to prevent the genocide of 8,000 Muslims.\nHe later wrote to Dutch officials to apologise for \"inaccurately \" remembering discussions.\nSource: Pink News\nbatshit, dont ask dont tell, hiv\/aids, homophobia, military, netherlands, usa\nwatchsnowfall\nThe honour killing question: A family loses control\nCultural differences may have laid the groundwork for murder\nThey came to Canada in search of a better life. But somewhere along the way, the immigrant dreams of Muhammad Parvez and his eight children went horribly astray. Tuesday, in a Brampton court, Parvez and his son Waqas pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing Aqsa Parvez, 16. Both father and son took blame for strangling her. But Aqsa's death and the cultural context that surrounded it raised troubling questions: Was this the GTA's first honour killing? Or was Parvez simply a domineering father, who feared losing control of his youngest daughter?\nOops, forgot source!\nInteresting points, but adjusting to cultural norms goes both ways. I'm not going to parade around in a bikini in Saudi Arabia - but the flipside is that I expect adaptation to Canadian cultural norms too. If a 16-year old girl feels more comfortale wearing a hijab, so long as it's her choice, that's great -- but she should also be able to wear blue jeans without the fear of abuse or death from her family. IMO, there is not enough support in place in this country for young girls in these types of situations, or support\/education for the parents. No, not every immigrant family is going to kill their daughter for wearing lip gloss; but that doesn't mean we can ignore the tragic consequences of problems with cultural adjustment as isolated incidences.\njesidres\nBRAVE REPUBLICAN TRIES TO GOAD EVIL SEKRET BLACK PRESIDENT TO HULK OUT\nKing seeing if \"pot will come to a boil\" after his Obama remarks\nRepublican Congressman Steve King says he stands by comments he made Monday that have drawn national attention and prompted a Republican congressional candidate in another state to cancel King's speech at his campaign fundraiser in Colorado.\nDuring an interview on the G. Gordon Liddy talk show, King said President Obama has a \"default mechanism\" that \"favors the black person.\" King also accused U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of not pursuing a series of cases because those accused were minorities.\n\"I have no regrets about what I said. I stand by what I said because what I said is accurate. It's factual,\" King said during a telephone interview with Radio Iowa late this afternoon. \"I think the president should answer and Attorney General Holder should answer for the justice department being used in the way it is, but what I said was accurate and it was objective.\"\nKing said his comments have been \"distorted\" by \"the left\" for political gain.\n\"All of these things are politically motivated. You have the professional hyperventilators out there who have the radar screen up all the time, trying to find something that they can twist or embellish. That's what's going on,\" King said during his interview with Radio Iowa. \"I don't want anybody to think that Steve King loses a minute's sleep over this.\"\nDuring his talk radio appearance on Monday, King said Obama has a \"default mechanism in him that breaks down on the side of race\" and King said that was highlighted by Obama siding with the black Harvard professor who was arrested in his home by a white policeman after a neighbor called about a possible break-in. This afternoon, King told Radio Iowa he had waited to respond to the furor over his comments about Obama and the attorney general.\n\"I actually, when this first popped\u2026I told my people here that handle my media: 'Let's let this cook for a couple of days and see if this pot will come to a boil,'\" King said. \"I don't want to put it away in the first day because I think the American people need to have this debate about what appears to me to be an inclination on the part of the White House and the justice department and perhaps others within the administration to break on the side of favoritism with regard to race.\"\nThe Democrat who's challenging King in the fall election suggests King's flair for sparking controversy is standing in the way of progress on issues important to western Iowans. Matt Campbell of Manning, the Democrat running against King, says King comments are \"of concern\" to residents in the fifth congressional district.\n\"I think they're reflective of a pattern of Mr. King saying polarizing things,\" Campbell says. \"I think collectively they preclude meaningful work on issues important to the development of western Iowa because of statements such as this.\"\nDuring an appearance on the nationally-syndicated G. Gordon Liddy radio talk show on Monday King said he is \"not a coward\" when it comes to discussing the issue of race in America, and King added he is \"happy to talk about these things.\" Campbell is challenging King to a series of at least three debates before the fall election.\n\"He's not debated since he's been elected to congress and I think that's something that, regardless of these statements, is incumbent on him to do,\" Campbell says.\nKing, the owner of an earth-moving company, served in the state senate for six years and was first elected to congress in 2002. He is running this year for a fifth term in the U.S. House.\nCampbell made his comments this afternoon during a telephone interview with Radio Iowa.\nbarack obama, media, race \/ racism, republicans\nWhere's the Evidence? Judge Asks Proposition 8 Supporters\nPacked San Francisco courtroom hears highly anticipated closing arguments in same-sex marriage case. Charles Cooper, the attorney defending a federal challenge to Proposition 8, came to San Francisco to deliver his closing argument on same-sex marriage Wednesday.\nakuma_river\n200 dead in last 7 days in cartel drug war\nMexico's bloodshed worsens as hundreds die in last 7 days\nBy DUDLEY ALTHAUS\nCopyright 2010 Houston Chronicle\nMEXICO CITY \u2014 More than 200 people have been slaughtered during the past seven days in the most violent week in the criminal insurgency racking Mexico since President Felipe Calder\u00f3n unleashed federal forces against drug trafficking gangs.\nThe carnage has cut a wide arc through Mexico and underscored the gangsters' brazen willingness to take on military troops and Mexican federal police in direct combat.\nAmong this week's victims were 12 federal police officers ambushed Monday by presumed gangsters in western Michoacan state and three others bushwhacked in northern Chihuahua state. Army troops shot it out with gunmen Tuesday in Taxco, a tourist mecca 100 miles south of Mexico City, killing 15 alleged criminals.\n\"The difference now is that the criminals and security forces are clashing more frequently,\" said Raul Benitez-Manaut, a national security analyst. \"The criminals are directly challenging the government.\"\nBorder murder rates in the U.S. may be down but not on the other side and that is what has the government all worried about.\nP.S. the murder rates in my region (Victoria, Texas) have gone up and we are a hub of the major highways that go to all the major cities in Texas and the deaths are directly attributed to gang warefare with links to the Mexican Cartels and smuggling (human, drugs, and weapons). We are also about 500 miles inland of the border.\ndrugs, guns, mexico, murder, texas, war\nladypolitik\nONTD_Political's PotD: June 15, 2010.\nFrozen land, forgotten people\nIn 1966, Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner Robert L. Bennett outlawed development on 1.6 million acres of desert in northeastern Arizona that was claimed by both the Navajo nation and the Hopi tribe. When the freeze ended, many residents didn't know where to begin.\nBarbara Davidson | Los Angles Times\nThis is an audio\/visual photo set; check out the source link for the full experience.\nBeyonc\u00e9 - Disappear | Powered by Last.fm\nontd_political photo of the day\nevewithanapple\nBoy, 11, slams residential schools legacy\nAn 11-year-old boy stole the spotlight at the opening day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings into the tragedy of Canada's residential schools.\nThe former foster child, who turned up to ceremonies at The Forks in Winnipeg on Wednesday, told CBC News that members of his family still suffer from the aftershocks the federal government's former policies had on his grandparents and elders.\nBury My Heart At Wounded Knee- Buffy Sainte-Marie\ncanada, youth","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Major characters, Characters with special abilities, Hilda's coven,\nJames's coven\nSeattle newborn army\n1550s; England\nAge when turned\nJune 15, 2006 (killed by Edward Cullen)\nRedhead (by Jacob Black)\nBloodsucker (by Jacob Black)\nLeech (by Jacob Black)\nBrilliant Orange\nGreen (human)\nRed (vampire)\nJames (mate) \u2670\nRiley Biers (pawn) \u2670\nAnne (older sister) \u2670\nLaurent (coven mate) \u2670\nHilda (coven mate) \u2670\nHeidi (former coven mate)\nMary (coven mate) \u2670\nNoela (coven mate) \u2670\nMembers of her newborn army\nLimited self-control\nEnhanced self-preservation\nMaid (human life)\nLeader of her army (vampire life)\nHilda's coven\n\"And the woman, Victoria, don't underestimate her.\"\n\u2015Laurent's warning.[src]\nVictoria was the main antagonist in New Moon and Eclipse. She was a founding member of James's coven with the power of enhanced self-preservation, and James's mate and started a vendetta against Bella Swan in revenge for his death at Edward Cullen and the Cullens' hands.\nTo this end, she spearheaded several plots to end Bella's life, including creating a newborn army in Seattle, with the express purpose of killing her and destroying the Olympic coven. However, at the conclusion of the newborn crisis, Victoria's life of violence and malice was ended by Edward in the battle with the army. Her Life and Death counterpart is Victor.\nShe is portrayed by Rachelle Lefevre in the first two movie adaptations and replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard in the third. She is also portrayed by Sophie Labell in The Groundskeeper segment.\n\"Victoria had always seemed like a force of nature to me\u2014like a hurricane moving toward the coast in a straight line\u2014unavoidable, implacable, but predictable. Maybe it was wrong to limit her that way. She had to be capable of adaptation.\"\n\u2015Bella on Victoria[src]\nVictoria was born in London, England in the 1550s. Her mother was a scullery maid and her father was the master of the house. She was the second illegitimate child, after her sister, Anne. Victoria and Anne worked hard as servants from early childhood. Anne was quite pretty, with mahogany hair and a cream and rose complexion, and though the green-eyed, bright red-haired, and freckled Victoria had nice features as well, she was considered \"witchy.\" The sisters eventually got jobs together, Anne as a lady's maid, and Victoria as a kitchen drudge. The master of the house mistreated them; he was not a kind man, quick to beat a servant for any perceived fault\u2014and lecherous as well. Both sisters grew adept at disappearing whenever possible. With her shockingly bright hair, it was more difficult for Victoria to avoid notice than most, and she received extra beatings simply for being visible.\nThough their jobs kept them fed, the two sisters fled the house when Victoria was twelve years old. To avoid living in the streets during winter season, Anne agreed to work for a local pimp, on the condition that her sister would receive free lodging with the other working girls. The situation was worse for Anne and nearly as bad for Victoria as the house they'd run from, but it was better than the streets. Victoria perfected her ability to evade during her time here. One night, Anne went out to find a client\u2014but she never returned. Afterwards the pimp kept Victoria locked up\u2014determined to make the remaining sister learn her place, but she managed to escape shortly thereafter. She spent 2 years in the streets and survived on her own, sleeping in small, hidden places and stealing as little food as possible to keep her theft from being noticed and moved from house to house, leaving no trace behind. Her evasion had been perfected to the point that even dogs could not react to her presence. At age 15, a scullery maid was fired and she took the opportunity to get the job. Though the job was hard, it was at least stable. She wasn't hit as often, and was content for most of the part.\nThree years later, the pimp spotted her buying groceries in the streets and tried to follow her home, but she managed to escape. She realized it would only be a matter of time before he found her, but she wasn't sure if she could make a living in the country if she left her job. It was at this time that Anne found her. Victoria woke in the night to see Anne in her attic room, standing over her. Anne was more beautiful than ever, though she'd lost all the pink in her cheeks. Victoria was ecstatic and wanted to embrace her sister, but Anne kept her distance, moving at a speed that shocked and silenced Victoria. Anne wanted to know if Victoria was happy and safe. Anne was not satisfied by Victoria's predicament. She pondered aloud killing the pimp, but decided that he was only a small part of the problem. Victoria would never be safe until she was stronger than those who would hurt or control her. Anne asked Victoria if she trusted Anne's judgement. Victoria agreed and Anne picked her up as if she were a doll, carried her out the window, and bit her. After her transformation, she was introduced to her sister's creator, Hilda, and two other vampires, Mary and Heidi. Victoria led a perfectly happy life with her coven for 2 years, and then they were joined by Noela. Shortly after that, the Volturi came to her coven and claimed that they had drawn too much attention from society and executed Hilda for the crime. Heidi was immediately taken in by the Volturi, under the influence of Chelsea's power. Victoria sensed that the rest of them will be slaughtered whether they surrendered or not and screamed for them to run. They all ran in different directions, but only Victoria managed to escape their slaughter. She lost her only sister that day. Since then, she had avoided all vampires.\nWhile in London, she became the target of the tracker James, and she tried to avoid him for years. Eventually, he felt intrigued by her evasive skills and no longer wished to harm her. His change of decision allowed Victoria to lower her guard and let him catch up to her. In James, she found someone who was honest in his intentions and confident in his abilities. She was also attracted to his tracking skills, which was like a mirror of her own. Eventually, she fell in love with his self-assurance. It felt safe to her, stable in an odd way. While she was happier with James, her life was neither peaceful or easy. The way he liked to live constantly put her into situations that, on her own, she would have avoided. While chasing Mary Alice Brandon's scent to an asylum, Victoria made James hesitate for a short second when they crossed another vampire's scent.\nAs James grew more ambitious in his games, she became more cautious. She suggested teaming up with other useful vampires for the sake of numbers. Laurent joined their coven during one of these experiments, who was also attracted to James's power.\nTwilight Edit\nMain article: Twilight\nJames with Victoria at the baseball game.\n\"I'm the one with the wicked curve ball.\"\n\u2015Victoria.[src]\nThe coven heard rumors about large vampire groups claiming areas in the Pacific Northwest, and James was so intrigued that he decided to check them out. Victoria wanted to find more backup, but James did not want to waste time.\nAfter coming across the Cullen family in Twilight, Victoria assisted James in finding information about Bella. His failed attempt to kill Bella cost him his life. Victoria, however, managed to escape to Seattle.\nBy losing her mate, she felt vulnerable and paranoid, and created a companion for her own safety, choosing a young human man, Riley Biers. She made sure that he was totally loyal to her, and was surprised at how readily he believed she had changed him out of love. Then she made more vampires, feeling that if she could surround herself with allies, she would be safe. At the same time, she hid herself from these new allies, aside from Riley. She was extremely paranoid for a time, setting up layers of protection for herself. She was loosely copying what she'd seen with the Volturi guard, but waiting for her newborns to be old enough to train. In the meantime, she had Riley control them with carefully constructed lies\u2014most notably, the myth that vampires were destroyed by the sun.\nVictoria at the prom in Twilight.\nIn the Twilight movie, she, James and Laurent feast on the people in Washington State, including one of Charlie Swan's close friends, Waylon Forge. She is also seen dressed in a prom dress with make-up on, maliciously spying on Bella and Edward as they dance at prom at the end of the movie.\nMain article: New Moon\n\"Victoria plans on killing you slowly. Painfully.\"\n\u2015Laurent, to Bella.[src]\nIn the first 6 months after James's death, Victoria created 15 newborns\u2014and killed roughly 4 humans to every one that survived as a vampire. One of the first was Diego; one of the last\u2014of this period\u2014was Raoul. Fred was also created during this period. About half of this first wave did not survive during Victoria's absence.\nHer gift forewarned her when Edward was hunting her, just as it had with James. She left Riley behind to mind the other newborns she'd created. Passing through Texas, she ran up against a territorial coven with a small force of newborns. The encounter inspired her to use her newborns as an army to exact revenge on Edward by killing Bella: a way to make him feel the same pain that she'd felt when James died. When she was sure she'd thrown Edward off her trail, she headed back to Seattle.\nShe tracked Laurent down in Alaska and, feigning friendship, she gleaned all information he'd learned about the Cullens from the Denalis. She asked him to do her a favor: visit the Cullens and see if they were all still with Bella. It was a win-win for Victoria; if Edward was back in Forks, she assumed he would kill Laurent when he saw the connection to Victoria in his head. If not, Laurent would bring back news of the girl's location and how many protected her.\nVictoria in a deleted scene from New Moon.\nMeanwhile, she created more newborns, leaving them under Riley's care, in case she ended up having to go through the full coven to get to Bella. After thinking carefully about Alice and her gift, Victoria put Riley in charge of making all the decisions about the newborns' movements. She made no plans to use them for anything concrete and thought about them as little as possible.\nLaurent called Victoria once to report that the Cullen house was empty and he would look around to see if Bella had gone with them. She heard nothing more from Laurent and went to investigate, and discovered the werewolves. This was an unforeseen problem. James had tracked a werewolf once, for the challenge of it. He'd been successful, as usual. But the wolves were supposed to be nearly extinct, not traveling in large packs. Nor should they be able to maintain their wolf forms in the daylight. This was worrying, but secondary to the fact that Victoria had crossed a fresh trail left by Bella. The Cullens were gone, and all she had to do was get past the wolves to kill her.\nVictoria escaping in the water.\nNo matter how hard she tried, the werewolves always found her and her survival instincts got the better of herself. However, with the Cullens absent, she was patient. Then one night, she caught Alice's scent and knew her hopes for an easy kill were over. It did not take long before all the Cullens returned.\nIn the movie, Victoria finds Bella in the water and attempts to make a move on her, but Jacob drags Bella out before she could try.\nThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Edit\nMain article: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner\nRiley and Victoria.\n\"Of course, it wasn't weird that we could sympathize each other when it came to her.\"\n\u2015Bree Tanner on Victoria.[src]\nIn the Eclipse novella, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Victoria did not appear, but simply spoke in the shadows.\nAfter the Cullens returned to Forks, Riley and the newborns became her first priority: She created more and more of them, until Seattle was nearly overrun, but had managed to evade Alice's vision by hiding in the shadows and letting Riley select the members.\nVictoria made continuous feints into the area around Forks, gathering information and hoping that the Cullens would believe these fruitless attacks were all that she had up her sleeve.\nShe later sent Riley to get an article of Bella's clothing, her red blouse, to give her scent to the other newborns and get them into action, while testing the blind spots in Alice's vision at the same time.\nOne night, the Volturi came to Victoria and Riley and gave her a five-day limit to fulfill her army's purpose, which explains why they made a decision to attack the Cullens when they did. Moments after the encounter, one of the members, Diego told Riley about what he had discovered about sunlight's effects on vampires. Riley had hoped that Victoria would spare him, but meeting the Volturi made her paranoid and she wanted to move as fast as possible and then escape. By tormenting Diego to death, she extracted all information out of him and forced Riley to either side with her or against her. Riley reluctantly sided with her and helped kill Diego, much to his dismay.\nKnowing that she could completely trust him now, she ordered him to prepare the army to attack the Cullens and manipulate them into the same mindset.\nMain article: Eclipse\nVictoria, beheaded by Edward.\n\"You want me to feel the pain you felt when I killed James. When I tore him to pieces. When I turned him into ash. When I turned him... into nothing.\"\n\u2015Edward's provocation[src]\nIn Eclipse, Bella Swan figured out Victoria's plan and gave her realization to the Cullens, and subsequently the Uley pack. The two groups began planning strategy for the upcoming struggle.\nOn the day of the fight, while her army was fighting with the Cullens and wolves, she tracked down Edward's scent with Riley and followed it to Edward's and Bella's hiding place. She had planned to use Riley to distract Edward while she made her move on Bella. Riley momentarily hesitated when Edward told him that Victoria only used him, but she persuaded him otherwise. She attempted to escape when Seth attacked Riley, drawing away her object of distraction, but Edward taunted her relationship to James, angering her to the point that she warred with her survival instincts. She fought Edward while Riley battled Seth. After Seth killed Riley, Victoria tried to escape again, but Edward caught her and immediately ripped her head off. Victoria's and Riley's remains were then burned, while her newborn army was defeated by the other Cullens and the pack.\nVictoria in the forest in Twilight.\n\"Her orange hair was brighter than I'd remembered, more like a flame. There was no wind here, but the fire around her face seemed to shimmer slightly, as if it were alive.\"\n\u2015Bella on Victoria's hair[src]\nVictoria was described as being 5'6\" tall, with long, curly, brilliant orange hair that was usually described as looking like fire with the usual blood red eyes of a vampire. She had green eyes as a human. She possessed a seductive, feline beauty and had a soft, high soprano of a voice that contrasted with her fierce looks. She moved at a feline pace with perfect, lethal steps, as of her agility.\nWhen Bella heard Victoria speak for the first time in Eclipse, she described her voice as 'belonging to blond curls and pink bubblegum', and can pass for a helpless girl to lure in a bait.\nVictoria was shown to have a mysterious but elegant personality. She could best be described as calculating, however she was frequently bloodthirsty, whether it was when she was dying to kill Bella for her delicious blood on the baseball field in Twilight or when she was stalking Bella for revenge in New Moon and Eclipse. She is also marked as one of the most persistent and ruthless characters in the series.\nLike most archetypical vampires and femme fatales, she was seductively charming and vain. As seen in Eclipse, Victoria was shown to be very manipulative and was willing to use others to achieve her own goals. Victoria manipulated Riley by telling him she loved him in order to get revenge on Bella and the Cullens, though she thought of him as nothing more than a pawn. In The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, she was also petulant and spoiled, but at the same time overly cautious to the point of paranoia and vindictiveness. For self-preservation, she would go through any measure she deemed necessary.\nDespite all this, she was also paranoid and easily intimidated by dangers, and would do anything to survive.\nIn the films, her personality was described as calculating and sinister, though self-preservation was still her top priority.\nVictoria was a very capable fighter, and Bella describes her as \"lethal\", since even Edward, who could read her mind and was an equal fighter to Jasper, couldn't finish her immediately. They danced for a thrilling while, woven in a deadly blur. However, her ability was based more on her gift of self-preservation than on fighting skills; according to Stephenie Meyer, \"her feet were dragged to safe spots and places\".\nEnhanced self-preservation Edit\nMain article: Enhanced self-preservation\nVictoria evading Jacob's attack.\n\"It's what you do, isn't it? It's why James kept you around. Useful, if you like to play deadly games. A partner with an uncanny instinct for escaping.\"\n\u2015Edward to Victoria[src]\nVictoria's special ability was enhanced self-preservation, which is how she was able to escape being killed by the Quileute wolves and the Cullens in Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. This ability was carried over because, as a human, she was a servant mistreated by her abusive masters. She had learned to hide from her masters for long periods of time. Also, when she ran away by herself, she was excellent at sneaking into houses, stealing food, and sleeping somewhere safe without any person or animal knowing. Edward identified her ability as self-preservation, which was the instinctive desire to do what is necessary to stay alive. This ability worked by sensing when her life was in danger, how to evade an enemy's approach and where to run in order to get away. Because of this ability, she became a prominent threat to Bella and the Cullens, as it was impossible to catch her and she made persistent attempts to destroy them.\nIn Eclipse, Edward angered Victoria enough to make her resist her survival instincts, but that brought her to her death when Edward ripped her body apart and burnt the pieces.\nRelationships Edit\nVictoria had an older sister named Anne, and once belonged to a coven of six vampires. She was in a coven with her mate, James, and Laurent; and later, leader of the Seattle newborn army. Riley Biers was a pawn she had created to deceive him with devotion.\nJames Edit\nMain article: James and Victoria\nVictoria's mate: James.\n\"We'd play hide and seek sometimes. No one can hide like me. But no one can seek like James. Some games lasted for months, but we'd always get hungry for each other, so I'd let him find me\u2026 We never could get sick of each other. We would've had forever to try.\"\n\u2015Victoria[src]\nJames was Victoria's mate. She first met him on a hunt. He noticed her scent and immediately decided to hunt her down. He kept on her trail for months. However, she kept on evading him when he got close to her. Interested, James decided not to kill her, feeling that, when playing deadly games, it is always good to have a partner who can escape. He did not know that, because he didn't want to hurt her anymore, her gift didn't work as effectively. She eventually met him in a clearing that had a lot of escape routes, just in case. When they met, he proposed that they team up. She warily accepted and they joined each other.\nVictoria quickly began to fall in love with James. She loved his ruthless personality and vicious nature. He found her to be a passionate lover who would be by his side though any situation.\nVictoria proved to be a vital part of James's coven. In any situation that he was having trouble getting out of, she would help him escape. Also, she was the one who said that they needed more than just the two of them in their coven. That is why they often had more vampires in their coven. However, it was generally just the two of them.\nWhen they entered the Forks area, they immediately picked up the scent of the Cullens. They met in the field as James was getting the lay of the land. Victoria wanted to add more vampires to their coven. However, James said that Laurent would be enough. She faithfully followed James in the hunt for Bella. She searched for information on Bella's life and told James that Bella's mother lived in Phoenix.\nWhen James was killed, Victoria was a wreck. For the first time in centuries, she felt vulnerable. Due to this, she created Riley and the other newborns to befriend her. However, once she learned about the history of newborn armies, she decided to avenge James.\nLaurent Edit\nVictoria's old ally and traitor: Laurent.\nLaurent was a member of James's coven, but when James and Victoria went to hunt down Bella, he told the Cullens that he was sick of James's games. Afterwards, he went and lived with the Denali coven and soon became Irina's mate.\nVictoria sought him out months later. She did this for a few reasons. Mainly, she was still angry with his betrayal and wanted to send him straight to the Cullens if they were still around. Or, if Edward wasn't there, she would find out that the Cullens left and would make an easy kill for Bella.\nShe asked him to go back to Forks to see if Bella was still under the Cullens' protection. He called her once to tell her that the Cullens' house smelt as if it hadn't been entered in a while. As Laurent was passing through Forks, he came across Bella in the meadow and was about to kill her but was destroyed by Jacob Black and four other werewolves.\nRiley Biers Edit\nMain article: Victoria and Riley Biers\nVictoria's pawn: Riley Biers.\n\"He's the liar, Riley. I told you about their mind tricks. You know I love only you.\"\n\u2015Victoria to Riley.[src]\nRiley Biers was a vampire who Victoria created to protect herself from the Cullens. He seemed strong and smart, so she felt that he would be the perfect tool. She lied to him and said that she had been watching him for a while and had fallen in love with him. He immediately returned those affections, though they were only real for him. In the movie, she chose him based on his origin - and therefore knowledge - from Forks.\nShe left him in charge of the newborns when she created them, feeling that Alice would not know to look for his decisions. This proved useful when she had him steal things that contained Bella's scent to see if they could get past Alice. Victoria had Riley train the newborns to fight the Cullens.\nDuring the fight, they went in search of Edward together. She caught his scent and thought that he would be anywhere Bella was. This proved correct and the fight began. Riley fought Seth while Victoria fought Edward; Edward tried to convince Riley that Victoria didn't love him. However, he remained loyal and fought. He lost the fight to Seth and cried out to Victoria for help, but she didn't even glance his way when he died.\nAnne Edit\nAnne was Victoria's older sister and creator. They were very close throughout their human lives as they both endured painful torments by their masters.\nWhen Anne disappeared, Victoria was devastated by the loss of her only sister. She was happy when she saw her sister again five years later: and far more beautiful than she'd ever been (she had become a vampire). After hearing about what she had endured during her absence, Anne made the decision to turn Victoria into a vampire to free her from a life of slavery and hardships, and introduced her to their coven.\nWhen the Volturi destroyed her coven, Anne and Victoria attempted to escape slaughter. While Victoria survived due to her supernatural self-preservation, Anne was caught and then killed. She never tried to avenge Anne's death, but her grief never faded over the centuries.\nBryce Dallas Howard and Rachelle Lefevre both play Victoria\nRachelle Lefevre portrayed Victoria in Twilight and New Moon movies. In Eclipse, she was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard.\nTo prepare for her role of Victoria in the Twilight film, Rachelle Lefevre watched lion attacks on YouTube and acted like a cat for a day to get used to acting feline.\nDuring her audition, she jumped on a chair and hissed at director Catherine Hardwicke, assuring her of her scary cat abilities. She also wrote a letter to Hardwicke about how she bonded and had a relation to Victoria. As in the novel, Victoria was portrayed as fierce and beautiful, but while in the book she didn't speak, in the movie she had a few lines and at the end during Bella's prom she appeared to be planning a way to get revenge for her mate, James.\nIn The Storytellers, Victoria is portrayed by Sophie Labell in the short movie The Groundskeeper.\nIn the books, Victoria first appeared in Twilight, and first spoke in Eclipse.\nStephenie Meyer's official website\nThe Twilight Series' official website\nThe Twilight Lexicon\nJames \u2022 Victoria \u2022 Laurent\nLeaders Victoria \u2022 Riley Biers\nGroup leaders Raoul \u2022 Kristie\nMembers Adam \u2022 Casey \u2022 Dean \u2022 Diego \u2022 Doug \u2022 Fred \u2022 Heather \u2022 Jen \u2022 Jim \u2022 Kevin \u2022 Logan \u2022 Sara \u2022 Shelly \u2022 Steve \u2022 Bree Tanner \u2022 Warren\nOriginators Benito\nHilda \u2022 Anne \u2022 Heidi \u2022 Mary \u2022 Noela \u2022 Victoria\nCurrent nomads Alistair \u2022 Boris \u2022 Charles \u2022 Charlotte \u2022 Fred \u2022 George \u2022 Huilen \u2022 Jennifer \u2022 Joham \u2022 Luca \u2022 Makenna \u2022 Mary \u2022 Maysun \u2022 Nahuel \u2022 Peter \u2022 Randall \u2022 Serena \u2022 Shelly \u2022 Steve \u2022 Toshiro\nFormer nomads Cold Man \u2022 Cold Woman \u2022 Garrett \u2022 James \u2022 Kumboh \u2022 Laurent \u2022 Victoria\nBella Swan \u2022 Edward Cullen \u2022 Jacob Black \u2022 Renesmee Cullen \u2022 Carlisle Cullen \u2022 Esme Cullen \u2022 Rosalie Hale \u2022 Emmett Cullen \u2022 Alice Cullen \u2022 Jasper Hale \u2022 Charlie Swan \u2022 Victoria \u2022 Bree Tanner\nBeau Swan \u2022 Edythe Cullen \u2022 Carine Cullen \u2022 Earnest Cullen \u2022 Royal Hale \u2022 Eleanor Cullen \u2022 Archie Cullen \u2022 Jessamine Hale\nRetrieved from \"https:\/\/twilightsaga.fandom.com\/wiki\/Victoria?oldid=690249\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Man hospitalized after single-car crash on Strawberry Lane\nA 43-year-old male was hospitalized after a single-car crash in Port Huron Township.\nAt around 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Fire Chief Craig Miller said the department responded after a vehicle crashed into the township's pump station at the north end of Strawberry Lane near Bakersfield Park.\nHe said there appeared to be no damage to the pump station, but first responders used the jaws of life to help the man out of the vehicle before he was transported to McLaren Port Huron in serious condition.\nAccording to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, the accident is still under investigation and there were two individuals in the car.\nIt was not clear whether the 43-year-old, of Mt. Morris, was the driver. No other details were immediately available.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Politicians and hungry kids: it's the pandemic news from Britain\nPosted on October 24, 2020 by Ellen Hawley\nAfter refusing to find common ground with Manchester's political leadership over money to support workers and businesses devastated by a local lockdown, the government announced a new package of support for businesses and workers devastated by local lockdowns.\nAndy Burnham, Manchester's mayor, said it was what he'd been pushing for all along.\nSo why did the government let the talks blow up before agreeing to provide support? So it can say, \"Nyah, nyah, we win.\" The government can now claim that it was their idea all along and that they've forgotten where Manchester is anyway.\nIrrelevant photo: Starlings in the neighbors' tree. They gather in large flocks in the fall and winter. The Scandinavian starlings spend their winters here. The ones that spend the summer here head south in the winter. Go figure.\nThis might be an appropriate time to talk about sewage.\nNo, that wasn't an editorial comment. I am so politically neutral that I can't even see myself in a mirror.\nNinety sewage treatment sites in England, Wales, and Scotland are starting to test for Covid. A pilot program in Plymouth spotted an outbreak that was clustered around some asymptomatic cases well before the test and trace system spotted it.\nAdmittedly, the test and trace system couldn't spot a Covid-infected camel if it crashed through the Serco board room with a nickelodeon on its back playing \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow,\" but the point is that the sewage folks spotted the outbreak at an early stage. They'd have no problem spotting a camel either.\nThe nickelodeon might be more of a problem. It needs a different set of reagents and an entirely different testing protocol.\nHaving finally noticed that the test and trace system not only isn't working but that the percentage of people it contacts has fallen, the government placed an ad for someone with a track record of \"turning around failing call centres.\"\nThe job pays \u00a32,000 a day. And as I often have to remind you, in a pinch a person can live on that.\nWhen I was looking for details on the program to support workers and businesses devastated by etc., I thought I could save myself a few keystrokes by just typing in the chancellor's last name, Sunak. Auto-complete took what I'd written and supplied \"flip-flops.\" I was delighted: Sunak and Johnson had both flip-flopped on support for etc, and here Lord Google was writing an editorial for me.\nI followed Lord G.'s editorial to pictures of physical flip-flops\u2013those plastic sandals you can slip your feet into without having to fasten anything. Turns out I'd flip-flopped a couple of letters and typed \"Sanuk,\" a brand of flip-flop that cost anywhere between \u00a320 and \u00a355.\nI remember when flip-flops were cheap. Of course, I remember when gas (or petrol if you speak British) was $0.29 a gallon. I also remember when I was nineteen, and it was a shockingly long time ago.\nAfter rising for seven weeks, the number of Covid cases in England looks like it's stopped rising. Hospitalizations always tag along behind, kind of like a pesky younger brother, so they're still going up.\nAn Australian company is working on a Covid test based on saliva\u2013no swabs involved\u2013that reports back in fifteen minutes and uses a hand-held device. That doesn't necessarily mean the device is cheap\u2013the article didn't say what it costs\u2013but it does mean you don't need an entire lab for the test, so there ought to be some savings in there somewhere.\nOf course, in Britain, we'll have to contract with an outsourcing company to bring it into the country, and that should add a few million to the cost, if they get it here at all. But hey, what's a few million pounds between friends? After all, Parliament just voted not to give low-income families \u00a315 per kid over the school holidays so the kids wouldn't go hungry. We might as well spend that money somewhere.\nThe tests themselves work out to about $25 each, although to get a more exact figure I expect you'd have to do some sort of mathematical gymnastics involving the cost of the hand-held gizmo and the number of tests you're going to do on each one.\nThe bad news is that the system's still being tested, but the hope is that it'll detect the virus when people haven't yet shown any symptoms but are already contagious. The current tests are most effective after symptoms have started, meaning they give a lot of false negatives.\nAfter Parliament voted not to give families that \u00a315 per low-income kid over the school holidays, cafes, restaurants, and local governments stepped in to help fill the gap.\nThe issue of kids going hungry was raised by a football player, Marcus Rashford, who learned enough about hunger as a kid to qualify as an expert. He shamed the government into creating a program over the summer, but the thing about eating is that having done it once doesn't keep you from needing to do it again.\nReacting to businesses stepping in to help, Rashford said, \"Even at their lowest point, having felt the devastating effects of the pandemic, local businesses have wrapped arms around their communities today, catching vulnerable children as they fell.\n\"I couldn't be more proud to call myself British tonight.\"\nBoris Johnson, on the other hand, \"declined to welcome the offers of assistance,\" as one paper put it. I assume some reporter gave him the opportunity just to see if he would. But hell, if these kids wanted to eat over the holidays, they should've had the foresight to get themselves born into better-off families, the way he did.\nArguing against spending the money on kids, MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said, \"I do not believe in nationalising children.\n\"Instead, we need to get back to the idea of taking responsibility and this means less virtue-signalling on Twitter by proxy and more action to tackle the real causes of child poverty.\"\nLike low pay, possibly? Or a lack of jobs?\nNah, it's got to be personal irresponsibility.\nThe government's decision is particularly grotesque since it spent over \u00a3522 million on a summer program to tempt people back into cafes and restaurants, but only if they could afford to pay half the cost. And MPs are expected to get a \u00a33,000 raise.\nThis entry was posted in Pandemic News and tagged Boris Johnson, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Britain, Covid, free school meals, hungry kids, Manchester, Marcus Rashford, pandemic, Rishi Sunak, testing sewage, tier 3 by Ellen Hawley. Bookmark the permalink.\n55 thoughts on \"Politicians and hungry kids: it's the pandemic news from Britain\"\nStevie Turner on October 24, 2020 at 9:49 am said:\nLow pay and a lack of jobs are of course reasons for child poverty, but I expect the Government are also thinking of the feckless who have no intention of ever working but also expect the Government to stop trying to make them take responsibility for their offspring and instead pay for any number of children they produce. This of course backfires on the poor kids who have to take the brunt of it all.\nEllen Hawley on October 24, 2020 at 1:03 pm said:\nFor centuries, there've been parents who fail their children in one way or another, and some do it economically, because they're messes. That's true when the government offers help and it was true when the government offered none. I suspect there aren't nearly as many of them as we're led to believe. I've talked to people who are convinced that they're everywhere, spending their cash of big-screen TVs, beer, and crisps, and trusting the government to feed their kids. The story's a powerful one, but it's also politically useful, so a kind of multiplier effect comes into play until, in some tellings, anyone who's having hard times is at fault. I've me people who seem to believe that letting people sink would miraculously cause them to pull their lives together. You're right, though: It backfires on the kids.\nRichard on October 24, 2020 at 10:13 am said:\nAs Boris , Andy and Rishi argue over how much to give everyone I feel I need to bring your attention to the other side off the Atlantic Ocean. They are reaching fever pitch in their never ending election cycle and I've become aware of a new terrible disease to rival COVID! What is this gruesome \"Socialism\"? Is it infectious? Do masks help? How far away from an American do I need to stand to be safe?\nEllen Hawley on October 24, 2020 at 12:49 pm said:\nGood questions, all. I'm 73 and spent most of my life in the US. During all that time, the country's been quaking in its flip-flops for fear of socialism swallowing it whole. So far\u2013well, the tally of what elements of socialism have crept in really depends on what point you're trying to prove. Is social security socialist? (Answer: Not if you get it yourself, or expect to.) Is universal healthcare? (Definitely. That's why the US can't have it, however tempting it sounds.) Public libraries? (Maybe, but a lot of them were funded by Andrew Carnegie, so maybe not.) I could go on, and I could substitute other answers, depending on whether I wanted to prove that the US was sinking beneath the socialist tide or rising above it, but I've bored myself already. I've heard it all too often. I'd be surprised if many Americans could agree on a working definition of what this great boogeyman is. So if it is contagious, we might want to figure out what the symptoms and causes are.\nI have done research! ( well , 10 minutes on the internet) , it seems \"socialism\" isn't an American disease! The most contagious countries are Belgium , Holland and Denmark . I've been to all three in recent years and haven't quarantined or been contacted by Track and Trace. I'm worried because Fox News keeps telling me how dangerous these countries are. It's a good thing we've Brexited them eh?\nYes. What a relief. And from the sound of things, instead of quarantining trucks coming back from them, we'll quarantine them before they go, just to make sure they have their paperwork filled out in quadruplicate and on websites that are down.\nfragglerocking on October 24, 2020 at 10:16 am said:\nYou can see why Angela Rayner called one of them 'scum'. Not a nice word, but then not helping to feed kids is not a nice thing to do. (I know, dreadful syntax but I'm too dim to improve it this morning).\nYeah, I've been sorry that calling an MP an unpleasant name in parliament can't be defended on the grounds of truth. With libel and such, , that is a defense.\nEmma Cownie on October 24, 2020 at 10:17 am said:\nYep, you cant get much lower than saying that hungry kids shouldn't get one decent meal a day over the holidays during a pandemic! Just maybe those kids parents are poor because of the pandemic, gosh, who knows? What gets me is that the Children's Minister also voted against it!\nNow that I managed to miss. Good thing no one expects a children's minister to take care of children or anything.\nEmma Cownie on October 25, 2020 at 7:59 am said:\nDeeply depressing, really.\nEllen Hawley on October 25, 2020 at 8:28 am said:\nIt is.\nScribblans on October 24, 2020 at 10:24 am said:\nThe Government have been shocking.\n(I'm not specifying on what exactly\u2013basically put anything you like after the word shocking and that'll cover it.)\nThe meals thing is just mind-boggling. These people are entirely bereft of humanity when there isn't a 'return on investment' opportunity to be seen in a policy, for themselves or their circle, in pure cash terms.\nThey really are shocking. You'd expect at least a fig leaf or two.\npaulinell on October 24, 2020 at 11:00 am said:\nTotally agree with everything you've said, Ellen. The government's incompetence is bad enough but choosing to keep kids without food theyreally need is on another level. However I have read that there has been a lot of support from local businesses, food banks and so on. People who actually give a damn are doing the government's job for them. Shame on everyone who voted to leave kids hungry.\nI'm hoping the response from businesses and local governments will shame the government into action, because it'll be too piecemeal to cover everyone. It really is shocking that they could just sit there and vote the proposal down.\nDoug Jacquier on October 24, 2020 at 2:06 pm said:\nThe elephant in the room is that no modern economy can accommodate full employment on livable wages and no major political party is prepared to say that, let alone fund the consequences. The old economy could accommodate the less than well-educated through public transport, public service jobs and local government work gangs that at least provided a modicum of dignity through being considered as work. In the name of efficiency, we are left with an under-class that we are required to demonise for their inability to obtain largely illusory jobs in the new gig economy (because no-one wants to discuss the fact that 40% of adults are functionally illiterate and numerically incompetent despite the billions poured into education). Having corporates step up to fund feel-good programs supported by their previous exploitation of the recipients is an obscenity beyond forgiveness. Perhaps middle-class hand-wringers despairing of the parenting skills of the great unwashed could step up to take these children under their wing and deny them big screen TVs and crisps for their own good. No? Thought so.\nI wrote this when I was a social worker in the 1990's and little has changed. https:\/\/sixcrookedhighwaysblog.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/20\/dear-bring-back-the-lash-of-burnside\/\nIt is so much easier to blame people than to fix the system.\nDoug Jacquier on October 24, 2020 at 10:02 pm said:\n\u2026 and it doesn't frighten the horse's (arses) ;-)\nI can't add a thing to that. Not a word.\nBlogging_with_Bojana on October 24, 2020 at 3:08 pm said:\nThey better approve those vaccines fast. The numbers are getting hard to control.\nI don't think it's going to happen quickly. If I remember right, early next year is the best guess, and it's still up for grabs how effective they'll be. Better than nothing, surely, but not a quick return to normal.\nSorry to be grim.\nOh that was just me being silly.\nJust watched the last debate. I wish I were that optimistic as Trump who said it's a matter of weeks.\nHe'd say anything.\nBlogging_with_Bojana on October 25, 2020 at 9:05 am said:\nBiden wasn't that convincing either.\nBut, again, he's not Trump. Right now, that's all he needs to be. Honestly, the country's at that point.\nI believe you.\narlingwoman on October 24, 2020 at 3:29 pm said:\nFirst I heard of the feeding kids issue was on Twitter. Someone had listed out Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England with a colon after each. After all but England was \"We'll feed the kids.\" After England was: \"Fuck 'em.\" I imagine here there are similarly diverging opinions about school food programs, but they were running pantries for the whole family over the summer. Good for the footballer for speaking out and taking action.\nHe's been amazing.\nWhen we first moved to Britain, we noticed that no one was collecting food for food banks in the supermarkets. As far as I know, they didn't have them and didn't need them. People who needed social support got it\u2013with problems, of course, but by US standards, at least, it was fantastic. Now, though, you see collection points all over the place, and food banks are still short on food. It shames us all. It shames us that people should have to go to a food bank at all.\nI'm reminded of Wm Blake's \"Is this a holy thing to see \/ in a rich a fruitful land? \/ Babes reduced to misery \/ fed with cold and usurous hand.\"\nIt's so true. I'm lucky to live in a community that really organizes to do things like feed, clothe, get school supplies and other things, and it's good to act as part of a generous community. Still, it's crazed that in a country this wealthy that it depends on what community you live in.\nThe Cheesesellers Wife on October 24, 2020 at 4:44 pm said:\nCAN'T STOP GIGGLING, HELP\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\nOh, good. No that should've gone at the end.\n\"I do not believe in nationalising children.\"\nTORY B*****D\nGosh, that blog went from sublime to something I cannot yet express clearly but steam is coming from my ears.\nYeah, sorry. I meant to end with something uplifting, but then I stumbled into that idiot's quote. I couldn't leave it out and didn't take the time to think about moving it to some less infuriating spot.\nLaura (PA Pict) on October 24, 2020 at 7:56 pm said:\nAs someone who grew up in poverty (enough of a degree of poverty to be one of the subjects of a study into childhood poverty), I have been really upset by the callous response by the government to feeding children during this pandemic. It gets under my skin in a very visceral way. As heart-warming as the stories are of restaurants and community groups providing meals and food parcels, the good will and generosity of individuals should not negate the responsibility a government has to care for its citizens. They are a shower of utterly callous bastards.\nIt really has reminded us\u2013or should, anyway\u2013who they really are underneath all the p.r. And I agree\u2013kids shouldn't be dependent on the goodwill of local people, which will inevitably have gaps anyway. What I will say for it, though, is that it points the government up for the cold-hearted bastards that they are. A petition I just saw had over 700,000 signatures already. I doubt it's more than a day old.\nAll of this, with the exception of a few mentions of Scotland,, Wales, and the Irelands could be written by a conscientious citizen if the US. That is sad AND scary.\nRight down to the camel?\ncatladymac on October 24, 2020 at 10:03 pm said:\nActually\u2026back in the 1850's when Jefferson Davis (yes, THAT Jefferson Davis) was Secretary of War to Pres. Pierce he imported camels for the army\/cavalry too use in the American Southwest, figuring they would thrive in the desert environment. They did, but not as cavalry mounts. So for years thereafter, an odd camel would turn up here and there in \u2013 say \u2013 Arizona.\nTalk about thinking you've seen a mirage.\nmydangblog on October 24, 2020 at 9:59 pm said:\nI have three pairs of Sanuks\u2013they're the most comfortable flipflops I've ever worn, having yoga mats for soles\u2013but they don't cost that much here! And was it in the UK where an MP blamed child poverty on families for having too many children or was that in the US?\nI'm not sure. It could easily have been either. That kind of blame-the-poor-person is thick on the ground in both countries.\nWiddershins on October 25, 2020 at 12:39 am said:\nI think the ability of my flabber to ghasted is running dangerously low.\nI can see how that would happen, even though I'd always assumed that the flabber was infinitely expandable. Who knew?\nWiddershins on October 25, 2020 at 7:40 pm said:\nMe too \u2026 and just when I think it's plumbed all possible depths \u2026\nSheila Morris on October 25, 2020 at 3:13 am said:\nI'm wondering if anyone is thinking of inventing an anger testing device which could be administered through saliva spewed at the government officials more interested in their own fortunes than in the hunger pangs of their country's children?\nBitter tonight, party of one. But thinking of inviting others to join via zoom.\nThat sounds like it would be simple to measure and could substitute for all the fuss and bother of a recall petition.\nMick Canning on October 25, 2020 at 10:16 am said:\nI really, really want to say exactly what i think of the government's response to the appeal to provide the meals for the kids, but I don't trust myself not to write something heavily libellous.\nTruth is a defense in any accusation of libel.\nMick Canning on October 25, 2020 at 4:50 pm said:\nCheryl, Gulf Coast Poet on October 25, 2020 at 7:09 pm said:\nNot feeding children and blaming parents who have lost their jobs during the pandemic seems like a new low, especially when governments may be exacerbating the virus spread by mishandling the situation! Have a good week, Ellen! Cheryl\nYou too, Cheryl. I couldn't agree with you more.\ncat9984 on November 11, 2020 at 7:34 am said:\nPerhaps the children could eat what Parliament wastes (if they're anything like Congress). If Parliament wants them to show initiative, maybe they could steal the food before it gets to the dining room\nEllen Hawley on November 11, 2020 at 8:50 am said:\nI hate to say it, but that joke's too bitter even for me. Not that our world doesn't justify it, mind you.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"'Dear White People' Set To Debut In Series Format On Netflix\nOne of 2014's breakthrough films is heading to Netflix in a major way. Dear White People will be turned into a 30-minute series on the streaming conglomerate, which is set to premiere in 2017, The Hol\u2026\nBy Camille Augustin\nCamille Augustin\nPlus Icon JadoreCamille\nMore Stories by Camille\nInside 'Wild 'N Out,' Nick Cannon's Half A Billion Dollar Baby\nHow Instagram Live Became The Music Industry's Saving Grace\nTyler Perry Pays Atlanta Restaurant Workers With Generous Tip\nMay 5, 2016 2:38pm\nOne of 2014's breakthrough films is heading to Netflix in a major way. Dear White People will be turned into a 30-minute series on the streaming conglomerate, which is set to premiere in 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reveals.\nThe reel will be carved into a 10-episode comedy program that'll still remain true to the premise of the movie. In a statement published on THR, the reel's director\/writer Justin Simien shared his elation with this news.\n\"During the film's release, I had the pleasure to speak with hundreds of students and faculty across a variety of college campuses dealing with these very issues in real time,\" he said. \"I'm so grateful to have this platform \u2014 not only to give a voice to those too often unheard in our culture, but to also tell great stories from new points of views. From Day 1, Lionsgate has been remarkably supportive of the vision for the show, and working with Netflix is every bit as harmonious as I'd imagined it would be. Bringing this show to such a vibrant platform is an honor I don't take lightly.\"\nThis \"Dear White People\" Video Is Funny And Offensive At The Same Damn Time\nDear White People reportedly raked in $4.4 million stateside at the box office, serving as a springboard to promote the conversation of race in America, especially in our higher education spaces. The movie starred Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, Dennis Haysbert and Tyler James Williams.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The DOJ and DHS subpoenaed Peloton over treadmill injury reporting\nAugust 27, 2021 by Injury Law\nOn Tuesday, Peloton revealed the upcoming launch of its entry-level Tread tool. The news came ahead of an unsatisfactory revenues report and after recalls of both of its treadmill products. Today, the linked physical fitness firm noted in a declaring with the SEC that it has actually been subpoenaed by both the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Protection.\nBoth subpoenas are part of examinations around the method the firm reported injuries from its treadmills. It's seemingly another indicator that, despite the return of one of its 2 Tread products to market, the larger ramifications are much from over for the business.\nPeloton composes in the declaring:\nInjuries suffered by Members or their friends and family participants, or others who use or purchase our Connected Health and fitness Products, can subject us to regulatory procedures and also litigation by administration companies and exclusive litigants brought against us, that regardless of their values, might harm our credibility, divert management's attention from our procedures as well as lead to significant legal costs as well as other expenses. For example, we are presently subject to a CPSC investigation and various other litigation related to injuries endured by Members and others who use or purchase the Footstep+, and we have reporting responsibilities to security regulators in all territories where we offer Connected Fitness Products, where reporting may cause additional governing examinations.\nThe business decreased to comment further on the investigations.\nPeloton was, notably, at odds with the U.S. Customer Product Security Compensation (CPSC)'s first caution to stop using its treadmill items after a mishap with the Footstep+ led to a kid's death. At the time, Peloton stated it was \"bothered\" by the reporting and insisted that \"there is no reason to quit making use of the Footstep+, as long as all warnings as well as security instructions are adhered to.\" In May, CEO John Foley apologized for the pushback and also consented to work with the CPSC on a recall.\nThe Compensation pointed out more than 70 events in all, noting, \"a six-year-old kid recently died after being pulled under the back of the treadmill. Furthermore, Peloton has obtained 72 records of adult individuals, children, pets and\/or things being drawn under the back of the treadmill, including 29 reports of injuries to youngsters such as 2nd- and third-degree abrasions, busted bones, and also lacerations.\"\nThe more affordable Tread model, at the same time, was at the center of different problem wherein the item's touchscreen could separate as well as trigger injury during use. The new version of the device includes a reinforced screen. The remembers affected around 125,000 Footstep+ systems as well as more than 5,500 Footsteps, which remained in early launch.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Turkey, Texas: Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station\nRestored with non-working old pumps and signage. This was the first Phillips 66 station in Texas; it opened on July 27, 1928.\nHwy. 86, Turkey, TX\nMain St. and 5th St.\nRA Rates:\nWorth a Detour\nVisitor Tips and News About Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station\nPhillips 66 Gas Station and Bob Wills Tour Bus\nWould absolutely stop there again They have Bob Wills and the Playboys' old tour bus! He's the king of Western Swing.\n[Greg, 07\/28\/2020]\nRestored Phillips 66 Gas Station\nYou can buy the station, the bus, and an adjacent like-decorated small building. They all have \"For Sale\" signs in their windows. Local restaurant across the street has great food and for real tamales with awesome sauce - Galvan's Restaurant.\n[Kathy & Ron - On W X N, 06\/08\/2016]\nBob Wills Bus at Phillips 66\nThis is supposedly a \"fully restored\" Phillips 66 gas station. We were sadly disappointed. It is in some stage of restoration, but far from what we had hoped for. The building is closed and the locals slow down and look at you if you're out milling around. The one bright spot was the Bob Wills tour bus. It's kind of out of the way and wasn't really worth it to us, but if you do go then also go down the road to Bob's Oil Well in Matador.\n[Black Beard, 07\/27\/2012]\nBob Wills is long gone, but his music (and tour bus) lives on.\nYou'd expect to find a restored gas station somewhere on Route 66 but this one is is on Hwy 86\/Main St. in Turkey Tx.\nBob Wills Monument, Turkey, TX - < 1 mi.\nPatriotic Midway Drive-In, Quitaque, TX - 5 mi.\nBob's Oil Well, Matador, TX - 27 mi.\nTower Service Station and U-Drop Inn, Shamrock, TX - 68 mi.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Massively explains Warhammer Online to the dedicated WoW player\nAssassin's Creed sells 2.5 million copies\nPosted Dec 13th 2007 5:30PM by Richard Mitchell\nUbisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game vastly outperformed the company's expectations, and Ubisoft further announced that the game is \"the fastest-selling new video game intellectual property ever in the U.S.\" Not too shabby. On the heels of the good news, Ubisoft has raised its sales outlook to \u20ac840 million ($1.2 billion). Furthermore, the company expects to sell at least 5 million more units in 2007-08 (up 2 million from earlier estimates). It was also revealed that three Ubisoft titles, Tom Clancy's EndWar, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, and Far Cry 2 have been delayed until Ubisoft's fiscal year 2008, which begins in April (the games were previously scheduled to release in early 2008). Finally, the Ubisoft will unveil more details on its incoming lineup of games and will disclose sales figures for the third quarter 2007-08 on January 23, 2008.\nTags: assassins-creed, business, ubisoft\nRumor: MS planning five hour long New Xbox Experience media blitz (21 days ago - 86 Comments)\nMolyneux: the PS3 is waiting for a defining title (8 days ago - 42 Comments)\nGDC looks to Canada in 2009 (2 days ago - 18 Comments)\nXbox 360 tops PS3 in Japan, again (3 days ago - 17 Comments)\nWar World brings war to the XBLA world this Wed. (Today - 9 Comments)\n12-13-2007 @ 5:44PM\nBobTheMonkey said...\nStabby Time!\npierce said...\nwhat, no \"it prints money!\" photoshop? come on. fanboys: get to it.\nSlestak said...\nThis just in: Gamestop stores have purchased 2.5 million used copies of Assassin's Creed from disappointed gamers who could barely keep their eyes open after playing the game.\nhaha nope. big sellers don't work that way. remember the original halo, and how long that took to come down in price. Gears is the same way.\nChris McDannold said...\nThey sure got mine, and within a week of release to boot. In my opinion, I totally wasted US$60 on AC - awesome game world, horrid mechanics, mountains of untapped potential, and the worst story I have encountered in a long time.\nI hear you, Chris -- it's one of the most gorgeous game worlds I've ever seen. Too bad that the bulk of the gameplay is straight up last-gen. Not to mention the story has bored me to tears. What a dissapointment.\nI don't care what Penny Arcade says about the post-credits payoff after you complete the game. Unless it's a naked hot lady fighting force battling a werewolf\/ninja army with lasers in space, I'll be heading directly to Gamestop and telling them to put it in their computers to NOT allow me to reserve AC2.\nmattclarkie said...\nI was so disapointed by the game. I logged over 30 hours playing it, and towards the end I was just waiting for it to end, only doing the bare minimum.\nIt is beautiful, but the controls were so sluggish, and the number of times I was killed because my sword refused to draw, no matter how many times I pulled LT or pushed the D-Pad. I also kept getting stuck on ledges, Crackdown worked so much better. And towards the end of the game the framerate really dropped, and I fell through walls all the time.\nOne good thing is I got 815 AP first run through without really trying, if you are an APW then you will love it. Although the AP are very glitchy, I unlocked some when I shouldn't have.\nThe end was disappointing, it didn't have one, just wait for the sequel, no ending at all.\nI don't trade in games, but if I did, let's say I wouldn't be replaying this title.\nBravo6 said...\nSweet, I should be able to get the game dirt cheap soon then.\nakatsuki said...\nYeah, Ubisoft had better really take the criticism to heart if they really want a franchise out of this, I don't know too many people who are itching to buy a sequel...\nLarry *not allowed to say cheevo* said...\nI thought the game was fun has hell. I really enjoyed it. I'm sad that I can't go back and play it again... flag hunting aside, which I don't really want to do. They should release some DLC with more assassinations or something.\nAnd I want my money back.\n12-13-2007 @ 11:09PM\nUrza said...\nI want my money back too.. heck, I want the wad Jade stole too. Nah.. she deserved it. :P\nIn the end, Ubisoft pimped Jade to cover up the fact that what they were showing us was the whole game.. over and over and over again.\nAnticrawl said...\nAtleast that one trailer had nifty music. I'll still rent it eventually, but I'm not gonna go check unless I already happen to be there.\nFarcry 2 though, man bring on the new hotness.\n12-14-2007 @ 9:39AM\ncornfed said...\nI gave mine away to my nephew after 1 day, super boring, felt very unfulfilled after an assassination, like i did all that nonsense just for that.... I followed this game while it was being developed and hoped that it would be good,.... very disappointing. I wish ubi would have had the balls to release a playable demo on xbox live so i could have saved $60 bucks. My nephew didnt like it as well and sold it to gs after about a week.\n12-14-2007 @ 10:00AM\nPops said...\nThey should change the name of this website from XBox360fanboy to Xbox360whingeboy in honour of nearly every comment thread.\nBoss Tempo said...\nAgreed. At least the flaming on Joystiq is somewhat entertaining - this site has turned into a real cryfest.\nKnight Marquise said...\nHuh..you must not read PS3 fanboy then. Every article is a sorry attempt at discreditting MS, pumping Sony up, are trying to do some form of comparison with the 360, and ending with, see...see...it's as good as the 360 and worth every penny. Teh P0w3r of teh C3ll lives on in their fanbot minds. That web site is a cry fest. AC is simply a dissappointment.\nstrangebrew said...\nRented it and I want my money back for that. Horribly repeatitive game. I gave it to a co-worker for the rest of my rental period because it got old really fast.\nI wanted to give this a fair shake, especially after reading Tycho's defense of the game. But I've been reading a lot of lostgarden.com lately, and I realized that I usually keep playing games to uncover and master new game mechanics, not for the theme\/plot\/story. Tycho basically admitted that within an hour or two you'll have full understanding of all the mechanics the game is ever going to offer, and you should stay for the story. Unfortunately, that doesn't cut it for me.\nI hate to say, but I'm going to go back to RE4:Wii now. I have a bigger, badder shotgun to buy ;-)\nTony on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nNumbN8 on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nhard2say on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nTomCo on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nJosh on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nLetuch on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\njoeybeast on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nBobluling on Bleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nSony considering subscription fees for MAG, according to PSU survey\nValkyria Chronicles DLC lets you play as the bad guys\nAnime: Chun-Li returns to Street Fighter IV\nAsk a Beta Tester: Protection Warriors, Death Knight DPS, and more\nSK Gaming's Arena Ranking system revamped\nBlizzard's black ops title, and why it's a long way off\nRock Band 1 tracks won't become DLC\nXbox 360 Fancast 085 -- Space Janitors\nBleszinski: Definitely no Gears of War 2 on the PC\nWii Music reflects on Nintendo's past with playable Famicom\nGuess the new feature in Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard\nWhat is Art Style: Orbient? Watch and find out\nTaito to show Gardening Mama, paddle-compatible Bust a Move at TGS\nDS releases for the week of September 29th\nSquare Enix prepares another book of Chocobo Tales\nPSP Fanboy hands-on: Prinny: Is It Okay If I am the Main Character?\nSony Online Entertainment thinks about MMO integration on PSP\nDeal of the Day: SOCOM Tactical Strike for $20\nNew Bejewled game coming in October\nDownload: Broken Sword 2.5 [Full Free Game]\nMODmonday: Kung Fu (Max Payne 2)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hindu Scriptures and the Last Messenger\nOctober 24, 2017 0 Muhammad\nIn this video, a little boy and a young girl talked in the Hindi language about the Last and Final Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in Hindu scriptures as well as Sanskrit scriptures emphasizing that the religion of Islam is the only way acceptable by Allah the Almighty. And it is the system of life that was approved by Allah (Glory be to Him) as the final divine message. That is why all previous messages and revelations foretold clearly the advent of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), including Hinduism. However, those scriptures are not on their pure nature, rather, they were subtracted, added and altered, still many prophesies about the Prophet Muhammad are present in those distorted scriptures.\nWe can ask those Hindu brothers who believe in the scriptures; why do you not believe in the Antim Ishdut (the Last Messenger) who was predicted by your own scriptures?\nJuwairia Shams begins her speech with the praise of Allah and the salutation on the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).\nShe points out that the truth always is plain and intuitive that does not need evidence or proof, though sometimes we could not understand or some people try to deviate from the truth.\nIt is also evident that Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas have predicted of the Last and Final Messenger, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) by his qualities and descriptions that coincided with the characteristics of the Prophet. The scholars have presented on this subject such manifest proofs that illuminated the whole truth. Allah the Almighty has appointed him as the guide for the entire humanity. The Glorious Qur'an says:\nAnd We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. But most of the people do not know. (Saba' 34:28)\nIn Hinduism, the Vedas are the final authority for Hindus, the study of Vedas shows a word used frequently that is nar\u0101\u015ba\u1e43sa that means an individual who is to be praised or who is praiseworthy. It is noteworthy that the Arabic word Muhammad means a man who is praiseworthy. The history is a witness that no one in the entire Hindu history was praised by the people and Lord as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) was praised. Furthermore, the Veda refers to a camel-riding Rishi, whose chariot touches the heaven. Perhaps, this description refers to the riding animal of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when he ascended to the seven heavens in Mi`araj, which called Buraq.\nJuwairia Shams mentioned many quotes from the Purans referring to the famous Hindu scholar Dr. Vedprkash Upadhay who regarded the Prophet Muhammad as the Kalki Avtar.\nI hope you will enjoy this video enlightening your heart and mind by this beautiful speech. We pray for those who produced this attractive talk.\nBhagavad Gita and Islam\nThe Quran and Gita: Similar?\nSome Philosophical Questions on Hinduism\n\u0928\u093f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\n\u0938\u0948\u092f\u094d\u092f\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e\u091c \u0930\u092c\u094d\u092c\u093e\u0928\u0940\n\u092a\u093e\u0926\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\n\u092e\u0941\u0939\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0926 \u091a\u093e\u0901\u0926\n\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f \u092a\u0948\u0917\u093c\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0930 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939\u0941 \u0905\u0932\u0948\u0939\u093f \u0935 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u092e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0917\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 40 \u0938\u092d\u093e\u090f\u0901\n\u0906\u0926\u093f\u0932 \u092c\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u0932\u0940 \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0936\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\n\u0939\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0932 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e\n\u0938\u0908\u0926 \u092c\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093f\u0928 \u0935\u0939\u092b \u0905\u0932-\u0915\u093c\u0939\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940\n\u0928\u092c\u0940 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939\u0941 \u0905\u0932\u0948\u0939\u093f \u0935 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u092e \u0915\u0940 \u0928\u092e\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0915\u093e \u0924\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093c\u093e","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Uniform Education\nCall us on +44(0)203 794 8988\nOverseas Candidates\nCandidate and School Policies\nCandidate & School Polices\nJob Title: Physics Teacher\nLocation: Croydon, Surrey\nStart Date: Sept 2019\nREF: PHYCROY_1554472885\nContact Name: Richard Brittain\nContact Email: richardb@uniformeducation.co.uk\nMy School client based in Croydon is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic teacher of Physics Specialist to work with members of the successful Science department for a permanent position to start in September 2019. The ideal candidate will a strong history of teaching Physics up to KS5 and will support the school's vision and strategic objectives.\nSeptember 2019 Permanent Vacancy\nPhysics Teacher KS3-KS5\nOfsted rated Outstanding School, Croydon\nExcellent Resources and Facilities\nStrong SLT, supportive environment\nUniform Education are proud to be exclusively partnering with a truly outstanding Ofsted 11-18 Girls Secondary school in the borough of Croydon in their recruitment for an exceptional teacher of Physics to start in September 2019.\nMy client School is recognised as one of the top non-selective secondary schools in the country. It is consistently oversubscribed and has received four 'Outstanding' Ofsted and four 'Outstanding'\nDiocesan reports. The School is rightly very proud of its' academic achievement which is due to hard work, focus and dedication to the School's ethos and is endorsed by pupils and staff alike. This School holds specialist status within Science.\nIt can offer:\nA strong commitment to professional development\nA working environment focused on Teaching and Learning and raising standards for all\nThe opportunity to work in a team where the individual skills, enthusiasm and hard work will be appreciated\nThe opportunity to work within the largest cosmopolitan centre outside of Central London, undergoing substantial redevelopment, growth and change\nA school that invests in enrichment and extra-curricular activities\nIn return it seeks to appoint a dynamic and well qualified Teacher of Physics who is able to teach across the age and ability range to A - level and provide evidence of successful teaching strategies and excellent organisational skills. The successful candidate will be an engaging, dynamic and a confident educator who will be able to inspire the students. The Head is looking for a highly qualified and enthusiastic Physicist who is able to teach across the 11-18 age range, be passionate about Physics and committed to improving teaching and learning. The successful applicant must have proven experience in their subject, good interpersonal and presentation skills, be forward thinking, receptive to change and able to work under pressure.\nThe Science department in this popular and successful 11-18 girls' Comprehensive school consists of 5 full-time staff. The Department enjoys excellent accommodation with interactive whiteboards in every classroom and priority access to one of the school's computer rooms. Students begin studying for GCSE in Year 9. The department operates as a close-knit team, with all staff agreeing to their contribution towards formulating policy and supporting the importance of Science in the curriculum.\nIf you match the above criteria and this sounds the kind of School environment you would enjoy working in, Croydon is a suitable location and you are a Teacher of Physics that is currently fulfilling that role or looking for a new challenge school in a highly prestigious school then please get in touch today to have your CV immediately reviewed.\nLambeth, London\nUniform Education Office\n100 Clifton Street,\nEC2A 4PT\nUniform Education is a part of the Montash Group of recruitment businesses\nAll content copyrighted Uniform Education \u00a9 All rights reserved","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Corey Irwin Published: November 15, 2022\nA previously unreleased scene from the comedy classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles has been released in anticipation of the film's upcoming 35th anniversary.\nIn the clip, Del Griffith (John Candy) and Neal Page (Steve Martin) are seated together on a packed flight. Del begins offering unwanted parts of Neal's meal to the third man in their row (veteran character actor Bill Erwin). The only thing Neal wants to hang onto is his brownie, that is until a neighboring woman's hair ruins the desert. Naturally, Neal in annoyed by the situation, but Del remains upbeat regardless.\nWatch the newly unearthed scene below.\nOriginally released on Nov. 25, 1987, Planes, Trains and Automobiles chronicled the unlikely pairing of uptight ad exec Neal and affable shower-curtain salesman Del as they try to make it from New York to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving. The film, written and directed by John Hughes, became a box office success and remains a holiday classic more than three decades after its release.\nThough the movie clocked in at just over 90-minutes, an original cut was more than three hours in length. Much of the abandoned footage will be included on the film's upcoming 4K Ultra HD 35th anniversary release.\nIn addition to the original version, the package includes a bonus \"Lost Luggage\" Blu-ray Disc, featuring more than an hour of never-before-seen footage. A look behind the making of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the two-part documentary John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast will also be included.\nThe new rerelease of Planes, Trains and Automobiles arrives Nov. 22.\n25 Classic Thanksgiving TV Episodes\nA roundup of classic Thanksgiving TV show episodes.\nNext: Top 10 '80s Christmas Movies\nCategories: Movies, Movies and Culture, News\nEverything We Know About the Fleetwood Mac-Inspired 'Daisy Jones'\nKiss to Release Rare 1984 Mark St. John Show as Next Live Album\nKrist Novoselic's Safety-First TV-Throwing Stunt\nRod Stewart Offers to Pay People's Medical Bills\nPamela Anderson Demands Public Apology for 'Pam and Tommy'\nTool's Danny Carey Won't Face Airport Assault Charges\nWatch Twisted Sister Reunite at Heavy Metal Hall of Fame\nDean Daughtry, Co-Founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Dead at 76\nBernie Taupin's 'Nonlinear' Memoir 'Scattershot' Out This Summer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Terrified Circus Bear Lunges Into Screaming Audience\nHe just couldn't take it anymore.\nBy Sarah V Schweig\nPublished on 5\/31\/2017 at 11:34 AM\nA video has just surfaced that shows how sad and dangerous forcing wild animals to perform in circuses can be.\nThe footage, shot during a Circus on Ice show in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, shows a large bear lying on his back on the ground before his trainer. Dozens of spectators are just a few feet away. And it only takes a second for things to go terribly wrong.\nYouTube\/\u041c\u043e\u044f \u041a\u0438\u0457\u0432\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0430: \u041e\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\nIt appears that the bear is following his trainer's orders when he is lying down, but suddenly he lunges up and breaks away from his trainer, jumping toward the crowd. Children's screams can be heard immediately, and the footage cuts away as chaos takes hold of the audience.\nA few seconds later, the bear jumps back onto the stage and sprints across to the other side, and the footage cuts away again, as the spectator filming the video starts running away with the crowd, out of the arena and into the open air outside.\nThe screen goes dark, but the screams and cries of a child can still be heard for another minute.\nScared Little Dog Is So Full Of Joy Now \u2014 And Looking For A Family\nAccording to reports, several people were injured \u2014 it's not yet clear whether the bear attacked anyone or whether people were hurt fleeing the circus tent.\n\"The frightening incident captured on video that showed a bear lunging towards the audience at a Ukraine circus is a reminder that bears, elephants, tigers and other captive wildlife abused by circuses are powerful and unpredictable animals, and their use in traveling shows puts the public at risk,\" Debbie Leahy, manager of captive wildlife protection for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), told The Dodo.\nThe incident occurred just days after one of the most famous and established circuses, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, performed its last show ever. While the shuttering of Ringling Bros. appeared to be an emblem of progress for wild animals forced to perform, the last performance was tempered by news that Ringling Bros. still isn't planning to let some of its animals retire, since it is applying for a permit to send many of its tigers to a circus in Germany.\nIt is unclear what will happen to the bear, now that he may be considered dangerous. The circus reportedly reimbursed audience members for tickets and damaged possessions.\n\"This tragic case highlights the fact that wild animals should not be used in circuses,\" a spokesperson from Four Paws International told The Dodo in a statement. \"The cramped conditions, constant changes of location, loud noises, flashing lights and intermittent feeding can all lead to behavioral disturbances and illness.\"\nThe inherently unnatural conditions of a circus strip animals of their natural behaviors and socialization with their own kind, according to Four Paws. \"In stark contrast to behavior in the wild, no bear would be performing the actions we see in circuses today,\" Four Paws said. \"These sorts of 'stunts' are always the result of questionable and usually brutal methods of training based on dominance and in the worst cases, violence.\"\nFour Paws runs five bear sanctuaries across Europe for bears rescued from abuse and neglect, as more and more people realize how painful it is to keep bears locked up in cages. \"We aim to make private ownership of bears obsolete and to stop bears from being exploited for entertainment purposes such as in circuses,\" Four Paws said. \"It is our hope that these tragic events will no longer happen because bears, and other wild animals, will no longer be put in these unnatural situations.\"\nLeahy added: \"These cruel and demeaning spectacles are quickly becoming a thing of the past as more and more circuses close and a growing number of communities are banning wild animal acts.\"\nBut for the exhausted circus bear who snapped during the performance on Friday, the change just didn't come fast enough.\nTo stand up for animals forced to perform in circuses, you can pledge never to buy a ticket to an animal show and share this story with your friends and family. You can also speak out against circuses coming to your region, or donate to help bears rescued by Four Paws International.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice\nGeorge G. Schweitzer, Sara L. Collier, Zhouji Chen, Kyle S. McCommis, Sara K. Pittman, Jun Yoshino, Scot J. Matkovich, Fong Fu Hsu, Roman Chrast, James M. Eaton, Thurl E. Harris, Conrad C. Weihl, Brian N. Finck\nCenter of Regenerative Medicine\nBursky Center for Human Immunology & Immunotherapy Programs (CHiiPs)\nDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research\nDivision of Neuromuscular Medicine\nDivision of Geriatrics & Nutritional Science\nDBBS - Molecular Cell Biology\nDBBS - Neurosciences\nLipin 1 regulates glycerolipid homeostasis by acting as a phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase (PAP) enzyme in the triglyceride-synthesis pathway and by regulating transcription factor activity. Mutations in human lipin 1 are a common cause of recurrent rhabdomyolysis in children. Mice with constitutive whole-body lipin 1 deficiency have been used to examine mechanisms connecting lipin 1 deficiency to myocyte injury. However, that mouse model is confounded by lipodystrophy not phenocopied in people. Herein, 2 muscle-specific mouse models were studied: 1) Lpin1 exon 3 and 4 deletion, resulting in a hypomorphic protein without PAP activity, but which preserved transcriptional coregulatory function; and 2) Lpin1 exon 7 deletion, resulting in total protein loss. In both models, skeletal muscles exhibited a chronic myopathy with ongoing muscle fiber necrosis and regeneration and accumulation of phosphatidic acid and, paradoxically, diacylglycerol. Additionally, lipin 1-deficient mice had abundant, but abnormal, mitochondria likely because of impaired autophagy. Finally, these mice exhibited increased plasma creatine kinase following exhaustive exercise when unfed. These data suggest that mice lacking lipin 1-mediated PAP activity in skeletal muscle may serve as a model for determining the mechanisms by which lipin 1 deficiency leads to myocyte injury and for testing potential therapeutic approaches.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1096\/fj.201800361R\nDiacylglycerol\nLPIN1\nTriacylglycerol\n10.1096\/fj.201800361R\nDive into the research topics of 'Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.\nlipine Medicine & Life Sciences 100%\nPhosphatidate Phosphatase Medicine & Life Sciences 92%\nPhosphatidic Acid Chemical Compounds 73%\nMuscular Diseases Medicine & Life Sciences 62%\nMuscles Medicine & Life Sciences 34%\nGlycerolipid Chemical Compounds 21%\nCreatine Chemical Compounds 18%\nMuscle Cells Medicine & Life Sciences 15%\nSchweitzer, G. G., Collier, S. L., Chen, Z., McCommis, K. S., Pittman, S. K., Yoshino, J., Matkovich, S. J., Hsu, F. F., Chrast, R., Eaton, J. M., Harris, T. E., Weihl, C. C., & Finck, B. N. (2019). Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice. FASEB Journal, 33(1), 652-667. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1096\/fj.201800361R\nSchweitzer, George G. ; Collier, Sara L. ; Chen, Zhouji et al. \/ Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice. In: FASEB Journal. 2019 ; Vol. 33, No. 1. pp. 652-667.\n@article{cd90f77c9ea94458b8fe2efb854e0127,\ntitle = \"Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice\",\nabstract = \"Lipin 1 regulates glycerolipid homeostasis by acting as a phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase (PAP) enzyme in the triglyceride-synthesis pathway and by regulating transcription factor activity. Mutations in human lipin 1 are a common cause of recurrent rhabdomyolysis in children. Mice with constitutive whole-body lipin 1 deficiency have been used to examine mechanisms connecting lipin 1 deficiency to myocyte injury. However, that mouse model is confounded by lipodystrophy not phenocopied in people. Herein, 2 muscle-specific mouse models were studied: 1) Lpin1 exon 3 and 4 deletion, resulting in a hypomorphic protein without PAP activity, but which preserved transcriptional coregulatory function; and 2) Lpin1 exon 7 deletion, resulting in total protein loss. In both models, skeletal muscles exhibited a chronic myopathy with ongoing muscle fiber necrosis and regeneration and accumulation of phosphatidic acid and, paradoxically, diacylglycerol. Additionally, lipin 1-deficient mice had abundant, but abnormal, mitochondria likely because of impaired autophagy. Finally, these mice exhibited increased plasma creatine kinase following exhaustive exercise when unfed. These data suggest that mice lacking lipin 1-mediated PAP activity in skeletal muscle may serve as a model for determining the mechanisms by which lipin 1 deficiency leads to myocyte injury and for testing potential therapeutic approaches.\",\nkeywords = \"Autophagy, Diacylglycerol, LPIN1, Rhabdomyolysis, Triacylglycerol\",\nauthor = \"Schweitzer, {George G.} and Collier, {Sara L.} and Zhouji Chen and McCommis, {Kyle S.} and Pittman, {Sara K.} and Jun Yoshino and Matkovich, {Scot J.} and Hsu, {Fong Fu} and Roman Chrast and Eaton, {James M.} and Harris, {Thurl E.} and Weihl, {Conrad C.} and Finck, {Brian N.}\",\nnote = \"Funding Information: The authors thank Dr. Alan Pestronk and Dr. Abhinav Diwan for technical assistance in interpreting histology, and Dennis J. Dietzen for determining plasma creatine kinase (all from Washington University). This work was supported by U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant R01 DK078187 and NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grant R01 HL119225 (to B.N.F.). G.G.S. was supported by NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grants T32 HL007275, T32 HL007081, and the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences NIH Grant UL1 TR000448, Subaward KL2 TR000450, from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). K.S.M. was supported by NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant T32-DK007120. J.Y. was supported by Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences NIH Grant UL1 TR000448, Subaward KL2 TR000450. T.E.H. and J.M.E. were supported by NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant R01 DK101946. C.C.W. and S.K.P were supported by NIH National Institute on Aging Grant R01 AG031867. This work was also supported by the cores of the Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research Center (Grant P30 DK56341), Diabetes Research Center (DRC) (Grant P30 DK020579), the Metabolomics Facility at Washington University (Grant P30 DK056341), and the Washington University NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource (Grant P41 GM103422) to F.-F.H.; the Washington University Genome Technology Access Center in the Department of Genetics (Grant P30 CA91842); and the Department of Pathology DRC Electron Microscopy Facility (Grant P60 DK020579). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: {\\textcopyright} FASEB.\",\ndoi = \"10.1096\/fj.201800361R\",\nSchweitzer, GG, Collier, SL, Chen, Z, McCommis, KS, Pittman, SK, Yoshino, J, Matkovich, SJ, Hsu, FF, Chrast, R, Eaton, JM, Harris, TE, Weihl, CC & Finck, BN 2019, 'Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice', FASEB Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 652-667. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1096\/fj.201800361R\nLoss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice. \/ Schweitzer, George G.; Collier, Sara L.; Chen, Zhouji et al.\nIn: FASEB Journal, Vol. 33, No. 1, 01.2019, p. 652-667.\nT1 - Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice\nAU - Schweitzer, George G.\nAU - Collier, Sara L.\nAU - Chen, Zhouji\nAU - McCommis, Kyle S.\nAU - Pittman, Sara K.\nAU - Yoshino, Jun\nAU - Matkovich, Scot J.\nAU - Hsu, Fong Fu\nAU - Chrast, Roman\nAU - Eaton, James M.\nAU - Harris, Thurl E.\nAU - Weihl, Conrad C.\nAU - Finck, Brian N.\nN1 - Funding Information: The authors thank Dr. Alan Pestronk and Dr. Abhinav Diwan for technical assistance in interpreting histology, and Dennis J. Dietzen for determining plasma creatine kinase (all from Washington University). This work was supported by U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant R01 DK078187 and NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grant R01 HL119225 (to B.N.F.). G.G.S. was supported by NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grants T32 HL007275, T32 HL007081, and the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences NIH Grant UL1 TR000448, Subaward KL2 TR000450, from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). K.S.M. was supported by NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant T32-DK007120. J.Y. was supported by Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences NIH Grant UL1 TR000448, Subaward KL2 TR000450. T.E.H. and J.M.E. were supported by NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant R01 DK101946. C.C.W. and S.K.P were supported by NIH National Institute on Aging Grant R01 AG031867. This work was also supported by the cores of the Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research Center (Grant P30 DK56341), Diabetes Research Center (DRC) (Grant P30 DK020579), the Metabolomics Facility at Washington University (Grant P30 DK056341), and the Washington University NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource (Grant P41 GM103422) to F.-F.H.; the Washington University Genome Technology Access Center in the Department of Genetics (Grant P30 CA91842); and the Department of Pathology DRC Electron Microscopy Facility (Grant P60 DK020579). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: \u00a9 FASEB.\nN2 - Lipin 1 regulates glycerolipid homeostasis by acting as a phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase (PAP) enzyme in the triglyceride-synthesis pathway and by regulating transcription factor activity. Mutations in human lipin 1 are a common cause of recurrent rhabdomyolysis in children. Mice with constitutive whole-body lipin 1 deficiency have been used to examine mechanisms connecting lipin 1 deficiency to myocyte injury. However, that mouse model is confounded by lipodystrophy not phenocopied in people. Herein, 2 muscle-specific mouse models were studied: 1) Lpin1 exon 3 and 4 deletion, resulting in a hypomorphic protein without PAP activity, but which preserved transcriptional coregulatory function; and 2) Lpin1 exon 7 deletion, resulting in total protein loss. In both models, skeletal muscles exhibited a chronic myopathy with ongoing muscle fiber necrosis and regeneration and accumulation of phosphatidic acid and, paradoxically, diacylglycerol. Additionally, lipin 1-deficient mice had abundant, but abnormal, mitochondria likely because of impaired autophagy. Finally, these mice exhibited increased plasma creatine kinase following exhaustive exercise when unfed. These data suggest that mice lacking lipin 1-mediated PAP activity in skeletal muscle may serve as a model for determining the mechanisms by which lipin 1 deficiency leads to myocyte injury and for testing potential therapeutic approaches.\nAB - Lipin 1 regulates glycerolipid homeostasis by acting as a phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase (PAP) enzyme in the triglyceride-synthesis pathway and by regulating transcription factor activity. Mutations in human lipin 1 are a common cause of recurrent rhabdomyolysis in children. Mice with constitutive whole-body lipin 1 deficiency have been used to examine mechanisms connecting lipin 1 deficiency to myocyte injury. However, that mouse model is confounded by lipodystrophy not phenocopied in people. Herein, 2 muscle-specific mouse models were studied: 1) Lpin1 exon 3 and 4 deletion, resulting in a hypomorphic protein without PAP activity, but which preserved transcriptional coregulatory function; and 2) Lpin1 exon 7 deletion, resulting in total protein loss. In both models, skeletal muscles exhibited a chronic myopathy with ongoing muscle fiber necrosis and regeneration and accumulation of phosphatidic acid and, paradoxically, diacylglycerol. Additionally, lipin 1-deficient mice had abundant, but abnormal, mitochondria likely because of impaired autophagy. Finally, these mice exhibited increased plasma creatine kinase following exhaustive exercise when unfed. These data suggest that mice lacking lipin 1-mediated PAP activity in skeletal muscle may serve as a model for determining the mechanisms by which lipin 1 deficiency leads to myocyte injury and for testing potential therapeutic approaches.\nKW - Autophagy\nKW - Diacylglycerol\nKW - LPIN1\nKW - Rhabdomyolysis\nKW - Triacylglycerol\nU2 - 10.1096\/fj.201800361R\nDO - 10.1096\/fj.201800361R\nSchweitzer GG, Collier SL, Chen Z, McCommis KS, Pittman SK, Yoshino J et al. Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice. FASEB Journal. 2019 Jan;33(1):652-667. doi: 10.1096\/fj.201800361R","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Gaebelein's Annotated Bible\nHampton's Commentary\nHaldane on Romans and Hebrews\nOwen on Hebrews\nNewell's Commentary\n1. The priesthood of Melchisedec in contrast with the Levitical priesthood (Hebrews 7:1-58.7.19 )\n2. The holy and heavenly priesthood of Christ (Hebrews 7:20-58.7.28 )\nHebrews 7:1-58.7.19\nThe interrupted argument concerning the priesthood of Christ is now resumed. It connects with Hebrews 5:10 . There we find Melchisedec mentioned for the first time, and here the historical Melchisedec is first of all described. The record is given in Genesis 14:18-1.14.20 . He met Abraham, who returned from the smiting of the Kings, and blessed him. Abraham gave him the tenth of all. His name means \"King of Righteousness\"; but he was also King of Salem, that is, \"King of Peace.\" First righteousness and peace after-ward. This is God's order--not peace and righteousness, but righteousness and peace. It is so spiritually for the believer; it will be so in millennial times when \"righteousness and peace will kiss each other.\"\nWho was Melchisedec? Some have said he was Shem and not a few maintain that he was the Lord Himself, one of the theophanies, a pre-incarnation manifestation of the Son of God. The latter view is certainly wrong, for Scripture states that Melchisedec is \"made like unto the Son of God\", that is, he is a pattern, a similitude of Him; Melchisedec was therefore not the Lord Himself. It is vain to speculate on the identity of this King-Priest, for the Holy Spirit on purpose does not mention who he was. When we read, \"Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of life,\" it does not mean that Melchisedec had no father and no mother, etc. But it means that Scripture gives no record of these facts; Moses being divinely guided in omitting it all in the book of Genesis, and thus making Melchisedec appear as a man without father and mother, without descent, having no beginning and end of days, who has a priesthood invested in himself. And this for the purpose of furnishing a type of our Lord as the royal priest.\nMelchisedec foreshadows fully the millennial glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. See Zechariah 6:9-38.6.13 . He will receive His own throne and be a priest upon that throne. Significantly he appeared suddenly when Abraham was returning from smiting the allied kings. (Genesis 14:1-1.14.24 gives the record of the first war of the Bible.) And then he blessed Abraham and made known to him God as the Most-High (the millennial name of God), the possessor of heaven and earth. Even so the true Melchisedec will some day appear, and after the smiting of the kings (the battle of Armageddon, Revelation 16:14-66.16.16 ; Revelation 19:19 ) will begin His glorious rule. Nor must it be overlooked that Melchisedec brought to Abraham bread and wine, the blessed emblems of the great sacrificial work of the true Melchisedec, which points us, who are by faith the children of Abraham, to the blessed memorial feast, in which His love and grace, as well as glory, are remembered. Christ is therefore now for His own the Priest after the order of Melchisedec; the full display of His Melchisedec priesthood arrives in the day of His coming glory.\nThe chief object of bringing forward the person of Melchisedec and his connection with Abraham is, to show first, the superiority of Melchisedec to Levi and his priesthood as better and higher than the Levitical priesthood. Abraham gave him the tenth part of all the spoil. The whole Levitical priesthood was then not in existence, inasmuch as Levi, unborn, was in the loins of Abraham; in Abraham, Levi, therefore, gave tithes to Melchisedec. Melchisedec, as priest, blessed the father of the nation, and therefore he was greater than Abraham, for \"without controversy, the less is blessed of the greater.\" The priesthood of Melchisedec was therefore superior to that of the sons of Levi, the Aaronic priesthood.\nAfter this argument another one is introduced. The question is concerning the Levitical priesthood, if it could give perfection. The one hundred and tenth psalm announced the coming of a priest after the order of Melchisedec and therefore superior to Aaron. If then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, what need was there that this other priest of a higher order than Aaron should arise? Because perfection was not by that earthly priesthood, nor by the law, therefore this better priest had to come to bring the needed perfection and that necessitated a change of the law also. \"The law, doubtless, was good; but separation still existed between man and God. The law made nothing perfect. God was ever perfect, and human perfection was required; all must be according to what divine perfection required of man. But sin was there, and the law was consequently without power (save to condemn); its ceremonies and ordinances were but figures, and a heavy yoke. Even that which temporarily relieved the conscience brought sin to mind and never made the conscience perfect towards God. They were still at a distance from Him. Grace brings the soul to God, who is known in love and in a righteousness which is for us.\"--J.N.D.\nThe law in all its ordinances was a witness of imperfection, though it foreshadowed the good things to come. The law was therefore not to abide. With the cessation of the Levitical priesthood the entire law-covenant would terminate. And He of whom these things are spoken (the Lord Jesus Christ) \"pertaineth to another tribe, of which no one hath given attendance at the altar (as priest). For it is certain that our Lord sprang out of Judah; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.\" His coming, therefore, has taken from the tribe of Levi the honor and set aside their priesthood. And He who sprang out of Judah, the priest after the similitude of Melchisedec (combining priesthood and royalty) hath been made, not after a law of fleshly commandment, but after the power of an indissoluble life. His priesthood is not a thing of time and change, a fleshly priesthood like Aaron's but it is a priesthood in the power of an indissoluble life. He has passed through death, and now in heaven, not on earth, He is the Melchisedec priest, who has no end of days, who lives eternally.\nThen follows a conclusion, a summing up of the whole argument. In the stated fact that the Lord Jesus Christ is a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec, \"There is a setting aside of the commandment going before (the law and its ordinances) on account of weakness and unprofitableness (for the law made nothing perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope through which we draw near to God.\" The law is then set aside on account of its weakness and unprofitableness, for it could not perfect anything. All the priestly ordinances and ministrations could not make atonement, nor could bring nigh unto God. It was all imperfection. Yet perfection and bringing His children nigh unto Himself is God's gracious and eternal purpose. And God has accomplished this now in the person of His ever blessed Son, the priest after the order of Melchisedec. This is the bringing in of a better hope; by Him we draw near unto God. This truth is more fully developed later.\nHebrews 7:20-58.7.28\nAn additional argument is given. The priesthood of Christ was established by an oath, while that of Aaron was not. Swearing an oath God said as to Him, who sat down at His own right hand, \"The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec.\" How superior, then, this priesthood! By so much, also, hath Jesus become surety of a better covenant.\" And furthermore, they were many priests, for they were mortal men and died. But Christ continueth forever and hath the unchangeable priesthood. And this ever-living priest is able to save to the uttermost those that come unto God by Him, seeing that He always liveth to make intercession for them.\" He saves completely and keeps His own by His priestly, all-powerful intercession, for eternal glory. And what a high priest He is! Such a high priest! Well may His own in holy joy and praise cry out--\"Such a high priest!\" He is holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners. \"In His official dignity and glory He is made higher than the heavens.\" And He has no need, day by day, as the earthly high priests, first to offer up sacrifices for His own sins, then for those of the people. This He did once for all when He offered up Himself. What a contrast with the Jewish priests. They were sinners--He, separate from sinners and absolutely holy; they with the many sacrifices, which could accomplish nothing for man--He with the one great sacrifice which has accomplished all. And so He maketh intercession for them who have believed in Him, the many sons He brings to glory. He is holy and heavenly--even so are all His own, saved by grace, holy and partakers of the heavenly calling (Hebrews 3:1 ).\nGaebelein, Arno Clemens. \"Commentary on Hebrews 7\". \"Gaebelein's Annotated Bible\". https:\/\/www.studylight.org\/commentaries\/eng\/gab\/hebrews-7.html. 1913-1922.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"I'm Loving Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield's First Expansion So Far\nJust a few hours in, I'm already enjoying Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor DLC more than the base game. While much smaller in size, it feels more free flowing and open ended. There's a lot to explore, and plenty more Pok\u00e9mon to catch, including a bunch of my favorites that didn't make the cut the first time around. Isle of Armor is more Pok\u00e9mon, which is great, but with some neat new tricks, which is even better.\nThe Isle of Armor DLC, which went live earlier today as the first part of Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield's $30 Expansion Pass, takes you to a new island in the northeastern part of the Galarian region just off the coast of Spikemuth. You can access it as soon as you've reached the Wild Area for the first time, with the level scaling based on whether you've already beaten the main game or not.\nLevel Scaling\nUnfortunately, most of the wild Pok\u00e9mon you'll face in Isle of Armor max out at level 60, with a few appearing to go up level 80. That's perfect for someone who's just finished the main game, like me, but won't be much of a challenge, or earn as much experience per fight, for players who have been grinding since Sword and Shield came out last year.\nOnce you arrive you meet a new rival trainer called Klara who you compete with as a student at the island's dojo in order to obtain its treasure. A new gym and more trainer battles are just the start, though. The Isle of Armor is full of mysterious towers to gain entry to, hidden locations to explore, and new Pok\u00e9mon to collect. There's a main story to follow, but so far it's left me plenty of time to look around and discover things in my own way and at my own pace.\nIf you don't already have a Bulbasaur or Squirtle to import from another game the owners of Isle of Armor's dojo will give you one of them as a gift.\nScreenshot: Nintendo (Kotaku)\nChief among these discoveries is just how many Gen I Pok\u00e9mon have been packed into this first expansion. It adds over 100 returning Pok\u00e9mon from earlier games in the series, but especially from the original Red and Blue. The opening areas of Isle of Armor feel like a trip down memory lane to the Safari Zone from those two games, complete with Pinsirs, Tauros, Chanseys, Tangelas, Scythers, Lickatungs, and Kangaskhan. Within half an hour I was able to nab a complete team of six.\nBut there are also plenty of familiar faces from the rest of the generations, like Marill, Scizor, and Skarmory up through the more recent additions like Magearna, Druddigon, and Dedenne. Not all of them are welcome. One of the first returning Pok\u00e9mon I ran into was the floating set of keys, Klefki. I didn't know there was a vocal contingent of Klefki fans out there, but, well, Game Freak hears you. For the most part, though, the Isle of Armor Pok\u00e9dex feels like a good mix of crowd favorites and powerful B-sides I'm interested in giving a second look to.\nThen there are the cool new variants on Pok\u00e9mon from the base game. The Galarian Slowpoke now has a new Galarian Slowbro evolution that's part psychic, part poison, and 100% has a gun arm.\nWailord, meanwhile, finally gets the big-ass version it deserves floating just off the main beach.\nIt makes for a giant landmark but you can also sail out and battle it yourself if you want. Again, it's the little details like this that are a big part of why I've been having so much fun with Isle of Armor. It feels like the big open Wild Area from the main game but with secrets and fun flourishes hidden throughout.\nFor example, if you do decide to go out and visit Wailord up close you'd better be prepared to get stalked by Sharpedo, a returning water Pok\u00e9mon from Gen III. In Sword and Shield though, because of the way the 3D camera works, they're a lot more menacing, usually jetting in from off-screen with only the splash of a fin to let you know they're coming. Repels don't work on them, and while they're easy to kill they're still sort of terrifying.\nGif: CrombieJordan (Reddit)\nThe Sharpedo-infested waters are worth braving for another reason. One of the best things Isle of Armor does is let you have one of your Pok\u00e9mon follow you around. It might seem like a small thing, but a bunch of the Pok\u00e9mon have personalities that only come through when they're walking around behind you.\nI thought the Gyarados I've been playing with almost all of the game looked pretty cool flying around on land, but in the water he actually swims. (Which I discovered after swapping out my Venusaur, who does not).\nThere's also new move tutors, additional Gigantamax Pok\u00e9mon, and more custom looks for your character and their bike, but for the most part I've been too distracted just wandering around the island and recapturing my favorite older Pok\u00e9mon. They can also be imported from previous games using Pok\u00e9mon Home even if you don't buy the Expansion Pass. Isle of Armor feels laid out with enough care, though, that I don't mind hunting for them all over again.\nKotaku staff writer. You can reach him at ethan.gach@kotaku.com\nHas the Pokemon community\/subreddit counted the triangles in the new models yet?\nI hope it's enough for them.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CL: Real Madrid vs PSG Prediction\nPrediction, Odds & Betting tips for the Real Madrid vs PSG match.\nFootball Tips Tips\nWhen: Wednesday, March 9, 2022\nWhere: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain\nReal Madrid and PSG meet on Wednesday night in the most interesting and sounding pair of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The first leg in Paris saw hosts' narrow win, 1-0, which promises a very good battle at Santiago Bernabeu. Besides this clash, the whole world is talking about an alleged agreement between Los Blancos and Kylian Mbappe, which will land the youngster in Madrid next summer. It'll be interesting to see him play after such allegations.\nReal Madrid vs PSG Preview\nLos Blancos accelerated in the best possible moment, posting three wins in a row and getting ready for the clash with the Saints. The first two rivals weren't some big names, Alaves and Rayo Vallecano, but clean sheets against them surely had a positive impact on the morale in the locker room.\nComing back from a deficit against Real Sociedad and scoring four straight goals for a 4-1 win is another boost for the Spanish powerhouse who didn't lose at home since late September. Back then, Sheriff Tiraspol shocked the world, beating Real 1-2.\nSince that upset, Ancelotti's unit had 12 wins and two draws, recording eight clean sheets. In five of the last six games, Real scored two or more goals, and even though they don't play as attractive as before, Los Blancos are efficient as usual.\nThe French side showed signs of struggle in the past three weeks, losing twice in the domestic championship. At first, Nantes beat the Saints, 3-1 at home, then PSG won at Parc des Princes against St. Etienne, 3-1, before losing in Nice on Saturday night, 1-0.\nThis was another loss to the same club, following elimination from the French Cup back on January 31. Mbappe was out, yet that can't be an alibi for PSG, who plays slow, dull, and without any creativity.\nThey have only one victory in the last four road matchups, which is something that frightens their fans. PSG scored two or more goals only twice in the past six outings from Paris.\nReal Madrid vs. PSG Possible Lineups\nReal Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Mendy; Camavinga, Casemiro, Modric; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius\nPSG: Donnarumma; Kehrer, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes; Verratti, Gueye, Pereira; Mbappe, Messi, Neymar\nReal Madrid vs. PSG Head to Head\nThe first game ended 1-0 for the Parisians, with Mbappe netting in the game's closing moments.\nSince 2015, these two powerhouses have met six times in the UEFA Champions League, and the record is on Real's side, three wins, two draws, and a loss. However, they are without a win over this rival in the past three meetings.\nReal Madrid vs. PSG Prediction\nThis is going to be a cautious game, without too much excitement in the opening half. Neither side will draw first, which is why we predict goals in the second half. Our pick would be over 1.5 goals in the second 45 minutes because that will be when all the action goes down.\nOur Verdict: Over 1.5 Second Half\nReal Madrid vs. PSG Odds","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21\nThe information on this page is current as of April 1 2020.\nFor the most up-to-date version of CFR Title 21, go to the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR).\nHelp | More About 21CFR\n[Code of Federal Regulations]\n[Title 21, Volume 8]\n[Revised as of April 1, 2020]\n[CITE: 21CFR814.3]\nTITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS\nCHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION\nSUBCHAPTER H - MEDICAL DEVICES\nPART 814 -- PREMARKET APPROVAL OF MEDICAL DEVICES\nSubpart A - General\nSec. 814.3 Definitions.\nFor the purposes of this part:\n(a) Act means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sections 201-902, 52 Stat. 1040 et seq., as amended (21 U.S.C. 321-392)).\n(b) FDA means the Food and Drug Administration.\n(c) IDE means an approved or considered approved investigational device exemption under section 520(g) of the act and parts 812 and 813.\n(d) Master file means a reference source that a person submits to FDA. A master file may contain detailed information on a specific manufacturing facility, process, methodology, or component used in the manufacture, processing, or packaging of a medical device.\n(e) PMA means any premarket approval application for a class III medical device, including all information submitted with or incorporated by reference therein. \"PMA\" includes a new drug application for a device under section 520(1) of the act.\n(f) PMA amendment means information an applicant submits to FDA to modify a pending PMA or a pending PMA supplement.\n(g) PMA supplement means a supplemental application to an approved PMA for approval of a change or modification in a class III medical device, including all information submitted with or incorporated by reference therein.\n(h) Person includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, scientific or academic establishment, Government agency, or organizational unit thereof, or any other legal entity.\n(i) Statement of material fact means a representation that tends to show that the safety or effectiveness of a device is more probable than it would be in the absence of such a representation. A false affirmation or silence or an omission that would lead a reasonable person to draw a particular conclusion as to the safety or effectiveness of a device also may be a false statement of material fact, even if the statement was not intended by the person making it to be misleading or to have any probative effect.\n(j) 30-day PMA supplement means a supplemental application to an approved PMA in accordance with \u00a7 814.39(e).\n(k) Reasonable probability means that it is more likely than not that an event will occur.\n(l) Serious, adverse health consequences means any significant adverse experience, including those which may be either life-threatening or involve permanent or long term injuries, but excluding injuries that are nonlife-threatening and that are temporary and reasonably reversible.\n(m) HDE means a premarket approval application submitted pursuant to this subpart seeking a humanitarian device exemption from the effectiveness requirements of sections 514 and 515 of the act as authorized by section 520(m)(2) of the act.\n(n) HUD (humanitarian use device ) means a medical device intended to benefit patients in the treatment or diagnosis of a disease or condition that affects or is manifested in not more than 8,000 individuals in the United States per year.\n(o) Newly acquired information means data, analyses, or other information not previously submitted to the agency, which may include (but are not limited to) data derived from new clinical studies, reports of adverse events, or new analyses of previously submitted data (e.g., meta-analyses) if the studies, events or analyses reveal risks of a different type or greater severity or frequency than previously included in submissions to FDA.\n(p) Human cell, tissue, or cellular or tissue-based product (HCT\/P) regulated as a device means an HCT\/P as defined in \u00a7 1271.3(d) of this chapter that does not meet the criteria in \u00a7 1271.10(a) and that is also regulated as a device.\n(q) Unique device identifier (UDI) means an identifier that adequately identifies a device through its distribution and use by meeting the requirements of \u00a7 830.20 of this chapter. A unique device identifier is composed of:\n(1) A device identifier - a mandatory, fixed portion of a UDI that identifies the specific version or model of a device and the labeler of that device; and\n(2) A production identifier - a conditional, variable portion of a UDI that identifies one or more of the following when included on the label of the device:\n(i) The lot or batch within which a device was manufactured;\n(ii) The serial number of a specific device;\n(iii) The expiration date of a specific device;\n(iv) The date a specific device was manufactured.\n(v) For an HCT\/P regulated as a device, the distinct identification code required by \u00a7 1271.290(c) of this chapter.\n(r) Universal product code (UPC) means the product identifier used to identify an item sold at retail in the United States.\n(s) Pediatric patients means patients who are 21 years of age or younger (that is, from birth through the twenty-first year of life, up to but not including the twenty-second birthday) at the time of the diagnosis or treatment.\n(t) Readily available means available in the public domain through commonly used public resources for conducting biomedical, regulatory, and medical product research.\n[51 FR 26364, July 22, 1986, as amended at 61 FR 15190, Apr. 5, 1996; 61 FR 33244, June 26, 1996; 73 FR 49610, Aug. 22, 2008; 78 FR 58821, Sept. 24, 2013; 79 FR 1740, Jan. 10, 2014; 82 FR 26349, June 7, 2017]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How To Become A Chess Master\u200e\nGM Gserper\nDec 7, 2020, 11:00 AM |\n102 | Strategy\nFor an average beginner, the road to a rating in the range of 1400-1600 is pretty straightforward. Learn as many tactical patterns as possible, get yourself familiar with some basic opening principles, and you are there! Notice, I said that the road is straightforward, but it is not easy at all. Still, if you have desire and determination, it is just a matter of time till you reach this rating level. We already discussed the tools that might help you to achieve this initial goal in this, this and this article.\nIf you are making a quick progress in chess and your rating raises faster than the price of a bitcoin, congratulations! The good news is, unlike the price of the above-mentioned bitcoin, your rating will never drop to zero. The bad news is, unlike the bitcoin's price, the higher your rating, the more difficult it is to get it higher. I bet you've seen dozens of players in your chess club whose rating permanently stuck somewhere between 1800 and 2000. What should such players do to become a master?\nIf you attend any big open tournament, you'll see dozens of games opened with the so-called neo London (1.d4 followed by 2.Bf4). It is both funny and sad to see a 1200 player starting his games this way. Ask these players what attracts them to such a sophisticated (I almost used a \"b\" word, which rhymes with a word \"snoring.\") opening, and they will proudly answer that it is one of Magnus Carlsen's favorites. Never mind that Carlsen's requirements for any opening that he plays are completely different from what a club player might have in his mind.\nMoreover, while the neo-London is a perfectly fine opening, sometimes you can get yourself in trouble by blindly following somebody else's recommendation. A case in point is the following position.\nEven if a very strong grandmaster called this position winning for White in a book, it is still a draw. Poor Sam Shankland trusted the book author, and as a result, he resigned in a theoretically drawn position.\nOne of the most important skills for any chess player is the ability to think critically. You should never accept any statement (including this one) without asking a simple question: \"why?\" By critically analyzing every single chess variation or a statement made by a strong players, you'll learn to think like them and eventually become one of them!\nI would like to share one memorable episode from my childhood where it took years for me to decipher one of Anatoly Karpov's comments that consisted of just three sentences.\nAnatoly Karpov, possibly the greatest strategist in chess. | Photo: Dutch National Archive.\nIn my old article, I already mentioned one of my all-time-favorite chess books. It is a collection of Karpov's best games, which was a part of the famous Soviet \"Black Series\" about the world's best chess players. The book was translated into English in 1978 as \"My Best Games.\"\nYou can find the following typical Karpov masterpiece in the book:\nIn order to understand the depth of Karpov's play, you really need to read his annotations in the book. Here I want to talk about one of them after White's 14th move. Karpov gives the following comment:\n\"The usual 14.Nd5 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 gives White a definite spatial advantage. But it is not easy to win this position, if Black plays carefully, refraining from pseudo-active precipitous continuations like 16...b5??. You see, after the exchange of the major pieces, the two bishops versus bishop and knight endgame gives White excellent winning chances thanks to the presence of his opponent's pawn weaknesses on the queenside.\"\nSo, Karpov is talking about this variation:\nAt the age of 10, when I read the book first time, the whole comment was absolutely incomprehensible for me. At that point, I thought that a move deserved a double question mark if it blundered a checkmate or lost at least a minor piece. I just couldn't see why the move 16...b5?? was losing. Again and again, I returned to this comment trying to pick the twelfth world champion's wisdom. It took literally years before I was able to put all the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle together.\nFuture grandmaster Rustem Dautov, who was the Soviet junior champion at that time, taught me the first lesson. He clearly demonstrated that if Black doesn't play b7-b5, then it is indeed very difficult to win this endgame despite a significant spatial advantage. Black simply has no weaknesses White can attack.\nLater I found the following game in an old book about the world championship match Petrosian vs. Spassky. Notice GM Boleslavsky's comment after White's 17th move.\nDuring my game, and especially afterward when I analyzed it with Dautov, who was a big expert on the variation, I learned that had Black played b7-b5 at any point in the endgame, it would have given me good practical chances due to the a2-a4 break. Boleslavsky's comment was just a confirmation of my findings. It is not the b5-pawn that becomes weak after b7-b5, it is the a6-pawn that can get into trouble!\nIsaac Boleslavsky. Photo: Wikipedia.\nThe following game encapsulates the results of my multiyear research. Notice that I played Nc3-d5 only after the move b7-b5 was already played. Then I indeed pushed a2-a4 to break Black's queenside. After that, just as I expected, Black's a6-pawn became very weak. At first it had to move to a5, but eventually all was lost anyway. As a result, White got a passed a4-pawn which decided the game.\nIt goes without saying that spending years trying to understand the meaning of just one brief Karpov comment is very unusual, but try the following exercise. Find a very good game played by a great player with his own annotations. Then try to understand every single comment. If the player says \"White is better,\" ask yourself, \"Why is White is better?\". If he says the f4-square becomes weak, try to explain why it is weak to an imaginary student. If you leave no stones unturned in such a game, then you really learned something from it, and then you are on the way to your master title!\nMore from GM Gserper\nThe Biggest Miracle In Chess\nThe Attacking Set-Up That Always Wins\nOpening Theory\nAmazing Games\nChess Players\nFun & Trivia\nChess.com Help","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Briscoe Accepts Positon at Grace College\nIn June, Mooresville High School will say goodbye to our Athletic Director of two years, Chad Briscoe.\nBriscoe has accomplished many things as Athletic Director at MHS, including Mooresville's Champions of Character program, a program that recognizes students from all Mooresville schools who display excellency in character, unity and servant leadership. He also oversaw the planning for the Mooresville Sports Complex, a complex that includes the Mooresville Junior League fields, the cross country course, all other Mooresville athletic fields, and the League of Miracles.\n\"Chad served Mooresville Schools extraordinarily well by consistently living out positive, professional and productive behaviors and habits,\" Superintendent Brad Lindsay said in a press release.\nThere were also several firsts in Mooresville Athletics history while Briscoe was Athletic Director, including Mooresville's first All Star in Cross Country, the first Regional qualifier in swimming and the first Sectional title in girls' tennis.\n\"[Briscoe] has done a wonderful job in the two years that he has been here,\" Athletic Secretary Marsha Green said. \"He has done so many positive things.\"\nBriscoe also oversaw the building of the first school-owned softball field in MHS history. He has also secured a three-year sponsorship from St. Francis hospital for the athletic department and improving the school's tennis courts, baseball field, weight rooms, track and football building, basketball gym, natatorium and soccer field.\nBriscoe has accepted a position as athletic director and professor of Sports Management at Grace College in Indiana.\n\"There are many benefits for my family in returning to the college level,\" Briscoe said. \"I will serve as a professor on campus and I look forward to returning to teaching again.\"\nBriscoe will be missed by the students and staff at MHS. Be sure to wish him luck at Grace College.\n\"I have grown professionally from my experience at Mooresville and will miss working with the staff, students and coaches that make Mooresville a special place,\" Briscoe said.\nSpring Musical Tonight!\n2013 Prom Pictures\nNews Release: Champions of Character April Winners\nRenovation Update\nEditorial: Attention Deserved for Good Attendance","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Women's Twenty20 Matches played on St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne (54)\n20th November 2009 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2009\/10 Victoria Women v Queensland Women wtt180\n30th January 2011 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010\/11 Victoria Women v South Australia Women wtt559\n4th January 2013 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2012\/13 Victoria Women v New South Wales Women wtt1117\n22nd January 2013 New Zealand Women in Australia 2012\/13 1st Twenty20 Australia Women v New Zealand Women wtt1126\n22nd January 2013 New Zealand Women in Australia 2012\/13 2nd Twenty20 Australia Women v New Zealand Women wtt1127\n24th January 2013 New Zealand Women in Australia 2012\/13 3rd Twenty20 Australia Women v New Zealand Women wtt1128\n6th December 2013 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013\/14 Victoria Women v Tasmania Women wtt1420\n2nd January 2014 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013\/14 Victoria Women v Queensland Women wtt1434\n4th January 2014 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013\/14 Victoria Women v Queensland Women wtt1437\n10th October 2014 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014\/15 Victoria Women v South Australia Women wtt1702\n28th November 2014 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014\/15 Victoria Women v Western Australia Women wtt1731\n3rd January 2015 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014\/15 Victoria Women v New South Wales Women wtt1765\n5th December 2015 Women's Big Bash League 2015\/16 Melbourne Stars Women v Brisbane Heat Women wtt2099\n8th January 2016 Women's Big Bash League 2015\/16 Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Sixers Women wtt2211\n8th January 2016 Women's Big Bash League 2015\/16 Melbourne Stars Women v Adelaide Strikers Women wtt2212\n9th January 2016 Women's Big Bash League 2015\/16 Adelaide Strikers Women v Sydney Sixers Women wtt2215\n10th January 2016 Women's Big Bash League 2015\/16 Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Sixers Women wtt2216\n10th January 2016 Women's Big Bash League 2015\/16 Melbourne Stars Women v Adelaide Strikers Women wtt2217\n1st December 2018 Women's Big Bash League 2018\/19 Hobart Hurricanes Women v Perth Scorchers Women wtt3460\n1st December 2018 Women's Big Bash League 2018\/19 Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Sixers Women wtt3461\n2nd December 2018 Women's Big Bash League 2018\/19 Adelaide Strikers Women v Brisbane Heat Women wtt3462\n2nd December 2018 Women's Big Bash League 2018\/19 Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Thunder Women wtt3463\n8th December 2018 Women's Big Bash League 2018\/19 Melbourne Renegades Women v Adelaide Strikers Women wtt3468\n12th January 2019 Women's Big Bash League 2018\/19 Melbourne Renegades Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women wtt3529\n19th October 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Stars Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women wtt4196\n23rd October 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Renegades Women v Perth Scorchers Women wtt4230\n9th November 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Renegades Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women wtt4297\n10th November 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Renegades Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women wtt4300\n13th November 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Stars Women v Brisbane Heat Women wtt4309\n20th November 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Renegades Women v Brisbane Heat Women wtt4320\n20th November 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Stars Women v Perth Scorchers Women wtt4323\n30th November 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Renegades Women v Melbourne Stars Women wtt4344\n1st December 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Thunder Women wtt4347\n1st December 2019 Rebel Women's Big Bash League 2019\/20 Melbourne Stars Women v Brisbane Heat Women wtt4350\n7th February 2020 Australia Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series 2019\/20 England Women v India Women wtt4460\n8th February 2020 Australia Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series 2019\/20 Australia Women v India Women wtt4462\n9th February 2020 Australia Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series 2019\/20 Australia Women v England Women wtt4465\n12th February 2020 Australia Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series 2019\/20 Final Australia Women v India Women wtt4469\n27th February 2020 ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup 2019\/20 Group A India Women v New Zealand Women wtt4481\n29th February 2020 ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup 2019\/20 Group A Bangladesh Women v New Zealand Women wtt4485\n29th February 2020 ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup 2019\/20 Group A India Women v Sri Lanka Women wtt4486\n2nd March 2020 ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup 2019\/20 Group A Australia Women v New Zealand Women wtt4493\n2nd March 2020 ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup 2019\/20 Group A Bangladesh Women v Sri Lanka Women wtt4492\n10th November 2022 Weber Women's Big Bash League 2022\/23 Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Sixers Women wtt5875\n12th November 2022 Weber Women's Big Bash League 2022\/23 Melbourne Renegades Women v Perth 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{"text":"Apple Kills MacBook Pro. Long Live the New MacBook Pro.\nChuong Nguyen\nApple has not been shy to kill off aging technologies that are on their way out, and it's repeating that this year with the late 2013 release of the new MacBook Pro notebooks. Optical drives, hard drive storage, and low resolution display are all on their way out.\nIn the recent past, Apple had offered two series of \"Pro\" notebooks, but now Apple is standardizing on a singular MacBook Pro branding rather than maintaining a separate MacBook Pro with legacy technologies and a MacBook Pro with Retina Display line that is slimmer and eschews the legacy ports. Now, with the new MacBook Pro, Apple is merging both lines into a single product brand.\nThe new MacBook Pro carries with it a lot of similarities with the older Retina Display cousin, including the Retina Display resolution screen. And now, Apple has killed off the optical drive on the MacBook Pro, a nod to the death of CD and DVD storage as consumers are moving towards the cloud for storage, backup, and even for consumption of content thanks to stores like Amazon's Video on Demand, Apple's iTunes, and Netflix among others.\nAlso resting in peace is the standard optical disc drive. Rather than a standard hard drive, Apple is now using flash-based storage on the MacBook Pro, another feature that was borrowed from the older MacBook Pro with Retina Display of yore. The new MacBook Pro comes with standard flash storage, offering consumers more reliability as flash drives are less prone to failing in harsh conditions and also allow for lighter, thinner notebook designs. Another benefit is that read and write speeds are faster, which is a must for displaying content on the high resolution display while conserving battery power.\nAnd the best part about this year's refresh? Lower prices. Given the rapid improvements and innovation in technology, prices are dropping so Apple is able to deliver more at a more affordable pricing. The drop in pricing between a 13-inch MacBook Pro\u2013with this year's storage upgrades, Retina Display, slimmer and lighter design\u2013will make it hard to choose between the Pro model and the more ultraportable MacBook Air at the same screen size.\nRelated Topics:AppleMacBookMacBook ProMacBook Pro Retina DisplayRetina Displayultrabook\nKinda kills it for me. I had been waiting for a new pro to replace my aging 17\u2033 pro. Really wanted the 16GB of ram and since I travel a decent drive size, 1TB would be nice.\nAll the other changes could have been managed. It's a shame they are trying to make laptops and tablets the same. Reason some people see little difference between the MacBook Air and a iPad.\nT O\nApple killed it for me, too. I agree with the guest. I am also replacing mine, and 1 TB would be nice. Apple user since '85. Steve Jobs death made Apple start to rot.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Health Young adults, in debt, are now facing an economic crisis\nYoung adults, in debt, are now facing an economic crisis\n\"Today, I could get a $ 5 order from McDonald's after three hours of waiting,\" he said.\nMr. Lawson has a 2 year old child and a pregnant woman who is not working. They were ready to eat simple noodles until he visited a food bank and received a bag of potatoes and carrots. He created accounts on all social networks to spread his need for work \u2013 any job.\n\"Give me something to feed my family on,\" he said. \"I don't care what it is. \"\nWhile the minority of young adults who have a university degree do as well or better than previous generations when they were in their twenties and early thirties, those who did not attend college \u2013 like M. Lawson \u2013 doing much worse, according to an Analysis from the Pew Research Center last year.\nThe inequality between millennials is even more evident when one takes race into account. Young New Brunswick families at all levels of education have lagged behind their white counterparts in the past two decades, according to New America study, in measures such as household wealth and home ownership. property.\n\"Over time, it becomes more difficult for young families to accumulate wealth,\" said William R. Emmons, chief economist at the Federal Reserve Household Financial Stability Center in St. Louis. \"We thought they might catch up later, but the current situation doesn't give me much reason to believe it will happen. \"\nThese drawbacks are already shaping the long-term prospects of young Americans. They are much less likely to be married, have children, or own a home than Americans of the same age in recent decades.\nMs. Gardner said that she and Mr. Schade ultimately wanted to have a family and a home. But she said, \"We are both going to be in debt for a while, and having children is just not possible. \"\nWhile there is a chance that the recession will be short, economists assume that the turmoil that has already occurred will have long-term consequences for young households.\nPrevious articleFalling number of virus deaths in N.Y. could be \"Blip\" or trendy: live updates\nNext articleBackstage news from the WWE WrestleMania Firefly Fun House match between John Cena and Bray Wyatt\nCOVID-19 Statistics | December 17, 2021\nModeling suggests rapid spread of Omicron in England but same severity as Delta\nCOVID-19: Pandemic Could Last Another 18 Months, But 'Every Six Months' Will Be Better Than Last, Says Whitty\nMonkey pox outbreak declared as terrifying disease puts Africa on high alert | Sciences\nUS Hospitals Prepare for Potential Omicron Rise in January\nCayuga County Reports Youngest COVID-19 Death as Pandemic Toll Surpasses 100 | Local News | Auburn, New York State\nVideo: Harry Kane makes an appearance on Good Morning Britain in a comforting gesture \u2013 Spurs Web\nCDC, Wisconsin to investigate cases\nHamilton Expedites COVID-19 Tests and Detects New Cases in Long-Term Care Homes\nOne Medical, based on SF, offers coronavirus tests to everyone without symptoms\nCoronavirus: UK 'too slow' to respond to virus, preparing for second wave, expert warns\nAsymptomatic coronavirus cases in Boston homeless shelter raise red flag\nNFL draft 2020: Eagles have an all-or-nothing story with editorial safeties\nCarole Baskin clarifies letter mentioning intention to kill her first husband\nFormula 1 cancels Turkish Grand Prix in favor of second race in Austria \u2013 fr\nAmazon Denies Accepting Bitcoin, Drops It Down\nJessica A. Frederick - July 27, 2021\nTour de France 2021 \u2013 Stage 11 Preview \u2013 .\nDemocrats unveil $ 2.2 trillion coronavirus relief proposal","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"VARG\/RTC - Ratnagiri Airport\nSomewhere in India\nRatnagiri Airport (IATA: RTC, ICAO: VARG) is a public airport located in Mirjole, Ratnagiri district, in the Konkan division of the state of Maharashtra, India. == History == The airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department, Government of India. Its Contract was awarded to and satisfactorily completed by M\/s H. K. Chauhan one of the most reputed contractors from Ratnagiri It was transferred to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation(MIDC) for upgradation, expansion and maintenance in 1997.\n(Airport Infos by Wikipedia)\nOpen current view\/airport in an external service:\nOurAirports.com\nRandom Airports\nThis app shows satellite views of random airports. Its aim is to introduce you to the variety of airport structures embedded into the landscape. Parts of the website are heavily inspired by David Schmidt's website chuchichechocha.com.\nClick on the satellite image or on the button in the control panel to advance to another randomly selected airport.\nClick on the button in the control panel to start auto play mode (every 30 seconds a random airport is loaded); Click on the button to stop the auto play mode.\nClick on the button in the control panel to search for a specific airport by ICAO code, IATA code, airport name, or location name.\nClick on the button in the control panel to show additional information about the current airport and to open the current view in a variety of external services (e.g. Google Maps).\nClick on the button in the control panel to toggle fullscreen mode.\nUnlike other mapping websites, it is not possible to change the view by panning it around with the mouse or to change the zoom factor.\nTechnologies and Data Sources\nThis app is based on the Google Maps API, which on the one hand provides a powerful programming interface for web-based mapping applications, and on the other hand opens access to high quality satellite imagery for places all over the world.\nThe backend is realized in Python with the help of the excellent Flask micro framework.\nThe locations of airports have been imported from the public domain data provided by the aviation enthusiasts at OurAirports.com. The app displays randomly selected airports of the categories 'large_airport','medium_airport' and 'small_airport' for which runway coordinates are available.\nFurthermore, the user interface incorporates icons from Font Awesome and fonts from Google Fonts.\nThis is brought to you by me, Florian Pigorsch. Feel free to contact me via Google+ or mail. The source code of this app can be found at Github.\nRandom Airports has been featured on several websites including\nthe AvGeek Weekly Newsletter on 2015\/01\/16,\nthe Maps Mania blog on 2015\/01\/03\nHere's a list of 10 random airports:\nLIBA - Amendola Air Base\nFBSP\/PKW - Selebi Phikwe Airport\nNTGJ\/GMR - Totegegie Airport\nK3R9 - Lakeway Airpark\nLGPL\/JTY - Astypalaia Airport\nSKAP\/API - Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base\nKTIK\/TIK - Tinker Air Force Base\nVA1H - Ondwa Airport\nLR79 - Ianca Air Base\n3J6 - Davis Field\nThis app shows satellite views of random airports. Its aim is to introduce you to the variety of airport structures embedded into the landscape.\nClick on the satellite image or on to advance to another randomly selected airport.\nClick on start 'auto play' mode (every 30 seconds a random airport is loaded).\nClick on to search for a specific airport.\nClick on to show infos about the current airport.\nClick on to toggle fullscreen mode.\nSearch for airports\nYou can search for ICAO-codes (4-letter airport codes, e.g. 'KSFO'), IATA-codes (3-letter airport codes, e.g. 'SFO'), airport and location names (e.g. 'San Francisco').\nSearch queries containing multiple words and\/or non-alphanumeric characters may be problematic - try to keep your query simple (e.g. prefer 'Helsinki' to 'Helsinki Airport')!\nHere's a list of 10 randomly selected airports:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Top 5 Moments From January 2022\nKLONDIKE, CP Army Headquarters \u2013 As the first month of 2022 draws to a close, the CP Army HQ staff team are excited to present the Top 5 Moments from January.\nThe CP Army HQ staff team recently held an internal vote to decide what we collectively believed to be the 'Top Five Moments' from January 2022. This includes moments that have resulted in a significant impact on the community as a whole, whether that be a war, retirement or scandal.\n5. Templars Crowned 1st on Top Ten Armies of January\nWritten by: DMT\nStarting off the list is a recent one, though its significance cannot be understated; The Templars achieved a monthly score of 99 on the first Monthly Top Ten of 2022. The Templars had a dominant January, placing first on every January Top Ten except one. With the next closest army, the Ice Warriors, accumulating a score of 93, the ranking served as proof to the community that the golden knights are the cream of the crop when it comes to all of the major armies in the army world. This also serves as the first time the Templars placed first in the monthly Top Ten, furthering the notion that the current heights for the army are unprecedented.\n4. Fire Warriors Leader Pranav Banished Following Attempted Defection\nWritten by: Max\nThe Fire Warriors made the headlines several times across January, but the banishment and attempted defection of leader Pranav made it into the top five moments of the entire month. CP Army HQ broke the news and exclusively revealed his undercover mission for moral justice, after coming to blows with the rest of the leadership. Warriors 'Re-creator' Sweater sensationally released a administrative statement exposing the behind-the-scenes happenings within the army, accusing Pranav of attempting to \"destroy\" the army by encouraging other staff to also defect with him. However, in his interview with CP Army HQ's Max, he revealed a contradicting story to Sweater's narrative. While the Fire Warriors leadership label his actions as betrayal, Pranav has instead stated he was on a moral justice mission. But despite his attempts, the Fire Warriors remained intact and Pranav was banished from the army and stripped of his Hall of Fame award, choosing to reside in the Templars higher command.\n3. Yukon Share HTML5 Source Code; CP Army Battleground Development Relaunches\nWritten by: Myth\nPrivate Servers emergence after the closure of Club Penguin has kept armies alive. While the abrupt shutdown of Adobe Flash sent shockwaves throughout the community, a new private server has emerged, and has shared their source code to better help the community. On January 25th, Yukon announced their finished project, an HTML rendition of the original Club Penguin. With their release of the source code, others can use it to create their own servers. One private server to do so is CPA Battleground, run by Superhero123. With ambitions high, the development of CPA Battleground has resumed due to the release of Yukon's source code.\n2. AUSIA Arena Tournament Launches; United Media Form For Media Coverage\nWritten by: Scorpion Demon\nThe AUSIA Arena Tournament was the second AUSIA tournament ever organized in the history of Club Penguin armies. It also happens to be the first ever community-run AUSIA tournament. The coverage of the entire event was taken over by United Media, which is a joint collaboration between CP Army HQ and CP Army Network. United Media announced the event to the community on January 19th. The announcement received a lot of praise, as the AUSIA community had been neglected in terms of tournaments ever since December 2020, which saw the Army of CP organize Aces of AUSIA. The tournament successfully completed its first two rounds, and now we have the Top Four Armies of this month facing off against each other in the Semi Finals. The launch of this tournament definitely is one of the biggest moments of January. The fact that the two sides of our community agreed to come together for the sake of this much anticipated event just adds icing to the cake.\n1. Templars Lose Empire to Water Vikings After Breaking Treaty Terms\nOn the 19th of January, a series of server transfers sent shockwaves through the army community. It began with the Templars, who transferred all of their land to close allies, the People's Imperial Confederation. Then- just two minutes later- the Templars declared war on the Water Vikings. This caused quite a stir between the leaders of the Water Vikings and the Templars, as declaring war was strictly prohibited between the two sides because of the Treaty of the Axe and the Sword. Upon noticing the pandemonium occurring in the server transfers channel, the administration began discussing if the move was a violation of the aforementioned treaty. Ultimately, it was agreed upon that the transfer were to be deemed invalid because the Templars transferred with intent to loophole out of the treaty; which goes against the 4th term. This resulted in the golden knights giving up all 34 of their servers to their rivals. Nevertheless, they attempted to declare war upon the Water Vikings again, but the war was deemed invalid because the treaty was still in place. These decisions were met with great disdain from the Templars, who attempted to carry the war over to Club Penguin Army Network, but were rebuked by the administration there as well. Thus, the Templars returned to the CPAHQ map empty handed.\nWhether you agree with our listing or not, there is no doubt the month of January has been a very busy one for the community. As we now head into the second month of the new year, what can we expect to occur? And what moments will top our listings at the end of it?\nFiled under: Top 5 Moments | Tagged: CP Army HQ, CPAHQ, Top 5 Moments, Top Five Moments\nMax is currently serving as Club Penguin Armies Chief Executive Producer. He is known for his positions as a CPA Headquarters Vice Director (2022), ACP Leader (2021), and CP Army Hub Executive Producer (2020). He won 'Best Admin' in the End of Summer Awards 2020, as well as 'Best Editor', 'Top Post' & 'Best Column' in the CPAHQ 2021 Staff Awards.\nThe content on this page was last updated on February 1st, 2022 (6:09 pm)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > News < PA: Man Arrested For Converting to Judaism\nPA: Man Arrested For Converting to Judaism\nThe ITIM organization has approached Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and the Defense Ministry's Civil Administration, chief Brigadier General Rasan Alian, with a request to assist an Arab convert to Judaism who is being imprisoned in Ramallah \u2022 Full Story\nYossi\n25th of Tishri, 5780 - October 24, 2019\nThe ITIM organization has approached Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and the Defense Ministry's Civil Administration, chief Brigadier General Brigadier General Rasan Alian, with a request to assist an Arab convert to Judaism who is being imprisoned in Ramallah.\nD., a Palestinian Authority resident, was jailed after converting in a rabbinical court and becoming a Jew.\nHe went through the conversion process with the late Rabbi Nissim Karelitz, and managed to complete the conversion process but had not yet received the conversion certificate when he was kidnapped by the Palestinian Authority police. He has been in jail for 15 days and has reportedly been subject to torture.\n\"A former resident of Hevron who converted at Rabbi Nissim Karelitz's Beit Din in Bnei Brak. It was also reported that he had received violent injures, including the burning of his hands and feet,\" wrote ITIM director attorney Elad Kaplan.\nHe added, \"Concern for the safety of Jews who are in trouble and captivity is not only a moral duty but also a constitutional duty, enshrined in the provisions of Basic Law: Israel \u2013 the nation-state of the Jewish people. When the basic liberty of a Jew is denied due to his Jewishness and his joining the Jewish people, the duty of the State of Israel to act and protect his life, well-being and rights.\"\n\"It should be noted that this week Rabbi Nissim Karelitz, who according to the publications conducted the conversion, passed away. Rabbi Karelitz spent much of his life assisting converts and meticulously adhering to the command \"And the convert you shall not vex or oppress.\" There is no doubt that the rabbi's will is to assist every Jew who is in captivity and to prevent injury to the converts of the Jewish people. Please hear the voice of our brother's cry.\"\nIsraeli Government Extends Lockdown\nBen Gurion Filled with Bochurim Going to the Rebbe\nWhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy Following Backlash","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trump's trade TPP move a setback for cloud computing\nWith President Trump's move to walk away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, administration is 'starting from zero' on digital trade policy.\nBy Kenneth Corbin\nGage Skidmore\nWASHINGTON \u2014 On the heels of the news that President Trump has removed the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade deal that he blasted as a candidate, experts warned of the fallout for cloud-computing companies that have been advocating for policies to break down digital trade barriers that restrict the flow of data traffic across international boundaries.\nHere at the annual State of the Net tech policy conference, the news was met with disappointment by a panel of experts, who said that the provisions of the TPP governing the activities of tech companies would have been an important step toward establishing international norms for trade in the digital age.\n\"Basically, it was the first [step] in terms of important international agreements that began to set a legal foundation for digital trade,\" said Claude Barfield, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. \"And now with the TPP being gone that has now been swept away. So the Trump administration is starting from zero, as it were, in terms of digital trade rules with whatever else it does.\"\nAwaiting 'real action on trade'\nTrump's executive order canceling U.S. involvement in the TPP was hardly a surprise. As a candidate, Trump had railed against the deal and other trade agreements, and the TPP faced dim prospects of winning approval in the Senate.\n[ Related: Cross-border data restrictions threaten global economic growth ]\nSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued a terse statement in response to Trump's executive order pulling out of the deal:\n\"TPP was dead long before President Trump took office,\" Schumer said. \"We await real action on trade.\"\nWhat that action will look like, in the digital environment, remains an open question. But for many tech companies that have long complained about protectionist policies in foreign markets that favor local companies or impose burdensome compliance requirements on U.S. firms, some elements of the TPP were appealing.\nBarfield pointed to provisions in the TPP that restricted signatories from imposing cross-border data blocks, a critical priority for cloud service providers with global ambitions. The agreement also sought to eliminate tariffs on digital goods and dispense with localization requirements that could be used to compel service providers to set up a physical operation within a country as a condition for doing business in that market.\n[Related: Tech CEOs warn of threats to cloud, big data economy ]\nSusan Lund, an economist and partner at McKinsey & Company who is bullish on the digital economy, noted some of the barriers that linger and continue to hinder trade, such as uneven standards and expectations for consumer privacy and cybersecurity protections, and content blocking and other forms of censorship.\nNevertheless, Lund points to the sharp rise in economic value associated with digital trade, where electronic delivery of products and services increasingly is seen as a central pillar of nations' economies.\n\"It's now worth as much to countries as cross-border trade in goods. And that means that the next era of trade policy needs to take into account things that might stop the free flow of data, things we call data protectionism,\" she said. \"Without a doubt, digital trade is the next frontier and it's what's driving global economic growth.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"St. Jude Carpet Cushion\nHome \/ St. Jude Carpet Cushion\nTogether We Can Do More\nIf flooring is our number one passion, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital\u00ae is a close second. Our commitment to supporting St. Jude led to the launch of the Shaw Cushion Collection for St. Jude in 2013. This collection of styles was designed to help give your home, as well as children in need, a solid foundation. For every purchase of cushion from the Shaw Cushion Collection for St. Jude, a donation is made directly to the hospital.\n$0.18 of every square yard purchased is donated to St. Jude, supporting their live-saving mission: Finding cures. Saving children.\u00ae\nWith the help of our retail partners, we have donated more than $6 million to St. Jude since the program began in 2013.\nShaw Floors and its retail partners will collectively donate $0.18 for each square yard of cushion purchased to St. Jude through 2023 with a minimum annual donation of $500,000 for the entire Shaw Floors Cushion Collection for St. Jude.\nLancaster Flooring Inc\n44910 Yucca Ave\nLancaster, CA 93534-2524\nPhone: 661-942-2813Fax: (661) 940-8450\nLIC# 522830\nTour Our Showroom\nMonday-Saturday: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM\nhttps:\/\/shawfloors.scene7.com\/is\/image\/ShawFloors\/shaw-logo-bw\n\u00a9 2023 Lancaster Flooring. All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hampstead Highgate Express > News > Education\nA-Level results day 2017: Success across the board at King Alfred School\nJosh Cousans and Leon Barody from King Alfred School - Credit: Archant\nAn informal atmosphere and an emphasis on trips and extra-curricular activities were the key to success at a Golders Green school progressive independent school, according to staff.\nLauren Isaacs and Nell Sternberg from King Alfred School - Credit: Archant\nThe 'vast majority' of students at King Alfred School on North End Road got the grades to go to their first choice universities, according to upper school head Rod Jackson. \"We don't have a uniform, students call teachers by their first names - we feel this leads to each students being able to achieve their very best,\" he said.\nLauren Isaacs and Nell Sternberg were among the happy students at the compact and green school site on Thursday morning. Lauren received an A*, an A and a B and will be heading to her first choice university, Manchester, to study philosophy and social anthropology.\n\"It sounds like a mouthful, but social anthropology is a walk in the park, apparently,\" she laughed. Her friend Nell, meanwhile, had not experienced the nervous anticipation of results day as she had completed a BTEC in performing arts, with grades awarded over the year. Nell said she was 'very happy and excited' to be heading to Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall.\nLeon Barody, meanwhile, got the grades to go to his first choice, Leeds College of Art, to study photography- although he said he was considering changing his mind and going to Coventry instead. \"I've heard it's the best photography course in the country,\" Leon told the Ham&High. His friend Joshua Cousens was unsure of his plans, saying his main aim was 'to experience life'.\nMilo Bennett from King Alfred School - Credit: Archant\nAnother King Alfred School graduate, Stella Arnold, will be heading to Sussex to do a psychology foundation course after getting the requisiite three C's in her subjects French, history and psychology - though she was just a couple of marks off a B in French. \"I was very nervous this morning, but I've got what I need,\" Stella said.\nThis was the first year that all exams were sat at the end of the year, and many of the independent school's staff said it had been tough on the current cohort as a 'guinea pig generation'.\n\"There's been a lot more work for us,\" said exams officer Shyama Chandrasekhar. \"It has been quite administratively tedious.\"\nThe results room at King Alfred School - Credit: Archant\nStaff at King Alfred School - Credit: Archant","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Penguins Beat Preds 2-0, Repeat As Stanley Cup Champs\nBy: Steve Layman\nFor 60 nights this spring, the Predators wowed the hockey world, a seemingly unstoppable force on their home ice backed by a rabid and rapidly growing fanbase and a neverending list of celebrity endorsers.\nAnd then it ended, 2-0 in game six of the Stanley Cup Final, as former Predator Patric Hornqvist punching in a rebound goal with just 1:35 to play in the game to hand his old team it's most devastating loss to date.\nAn empty-net goal by Carl Hagelin caused the normally delirious Bridgestone Arena crowd to fall silent as the final seconds ticked off the clock.\nThen the 17,000 gold-clad supporters once again rose to their feet to salute their team one last time, only to have their patented ovation cut short by the presentation of the Stanley Cup to the Penguins.\nIt was Sidney Crosby, Penguins captain and Conn Smythe Award winner as MVP, who became the first man to hoist the Cup on the Smashville ice. The win cements his legacy as a three-time Stanley Cup champion and leader of the first repeat champs since the 1997-98 Red Wings.\nMeanwhile, Predators' players looked to come to grips with a run that felt like destiny until Hornqvist's goal bounced off his old Nashville roommate Pekka Rinne's back and in the net.\nIt was the only one of the 28 shots Rinne faced that got past him as he returned to his normal dominant self on home ice. Rinne and the Preds falling to 9-2 at home this postseason despite a spirited effort while facing elimination for the first time in this two month playoff run.\nIt looked like Nashville struck first, early in the second period, when Colton Sissons poked in a loose puck in the crease after Filip Forsberg's shot trickled past Matt Murray. But the goal was waved off because of an inadvertent whistle when the official thought Murray had possession of the puck.\nIt was the correct call by rule, but a brutal break for the Predators, who finished the series without a goal in the final 123:23. It was also a bad look for the NHL that has replay review for offsides calls, often irrelevant to the play, but can't correct an officiating blunder that costs a team a sure goal.\nIt was the start of a frustrating night for Sissons, who was stopped moments later on a breakaway by Murray and watched a shot go off the post late in the third period when the game was still scoreless.\nThose were shots that had to count for this Predators team, playing without top line center Ryan Johansen or winger Kevin Fiala, and with defenseman Ryan Ellis severely hobbled, to have a chance.\nIt was a valiant effort by a young team clearly on the rise. But it wasn't enough against the game's best player in Crosby and the league's top young goaltender in Murray, who now has led his team to two Stanley Cups while still being classified as a rookie after being called up late last season.\nThis is the Penguins time, the Predators are forced to begin their quest all over again.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Amazon, Television\nAmazon Prime Adding 119 New Titles This Week\nDate: April 30, 2018Author: TV Answer Man 0 Comments\nAmazon this week plans to add 119 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including a new movie from an award-winning director.\nThe new title list will include Last Flag Flying, an Amazon original movie directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Linklater (Boyhood). The film follows three Vietnam veterans who reunite after 30 years to bury a young Marine killed in the Iraq war.\nClick to see today's best-selling TV at Amazon.com!\nThe comedy-drama, which premiered in theaters in 2017, stars Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne. RottenTomatoes.com, which tracks critical reviews, gives the movie a score of 76 out of a possible 100.\n\"Last Flag Flying balances raw drama against refreshing moments of humor in an impeccably cast film that wrestles with questions of patriotism, family, and grief,\" writes RottenTomatoes.com, summarizing the reviews.\nAlso notable this week: Thirty-three different limited series from the BBC including the original version of The Office (pictured above), starring Ricky Gervais; Pride and Prejudice; David Copperfield; and Sense and Sensibility.\nNote: Amazon Prime streaming titles are free to Amazon Prime members. The service, which also includes free 2-day shipping on thousands of Amazon products, costs $99 a year (until June when it rises to $119). You can also now order Amazon Prime streaming for $8.99 a month, but the monthly service does not include the other Prime benefits. You can sign up here.\nSee Amazon's Best-Selling Streaming Devices!\nClick Amazon: The All-New Fire TV!\nHere is the complete list of new titles coming this week to Amazon Prime:\nTuesday, May 1|\n3 Ways to Get a Husband (2009)\n40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)\nA Very Brady Sequel (1996)\nA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)\nAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)\nBaby Boom (1987)\nBack to School (1986)\nBad News Bears (1976)\nBeyond Borders (2003)\nBlame (2017)\nBrother Nature (2016)\nBull Durham (1988)\nCyborg (1989)\nDiamonds Are Forever (1971)\nDr. No (1962)\nEight Men Out (1988)\nEvolution (2001)\nFrailty (2001)\nFrom Russia with Love (1964)\nGator (1976)\nGhost Town (2008)\nGoat (2016)\nGoldfinger (1964)\nHoly Air (2017)\nHot Boyz (2000)\nImmigration Tango (2011)\nIron Eagle IV: On the Attack (1999)\nKalifornia (1993)\nLive and Let Die (1973)\nLove Is A Gun (1994)\nManhunter (1986)\nMen with Brooms (2002)\nMurder on the Orient Express (1974)\nNew Rose Hotel (1999)\nNinja Masters (2009)\nOctopussy (1983)\nOutcast (2014)\nPerfect Score (2004)\nPerfume: Story of a Murderer (2006)\nPsychopaths (2017)\nRace for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)\nRocky (1976)\nRocky II (1979)\nRocky III (1982)\nRocky IV (1985)\nRocky V (1990)\nSabrina (1995)\nSaturday Church (2017)\nSchool Ties (1992)\nSet Up (2011)\nStarting Out in the Evening (2007)\nStrategic Air Command (1955)\nThe Benchwarmers (2006)\nThe Benefactor (2015)\nThe Box (2007)\nThe Brady Bunch Movie (1995)\nThe Counterfeit Traitor (1962)\nThe Crow (1994)\nThe Elephant Man (1980)\nThe Golden Compass (2007)\nThe Hangman (1959)\nThe Last Castle (2001)\nThe Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)\nThe Man with the Golden Gun (1974)\nThe Saint (1997)\nThe Spy Who Loved Me (1977)\nThief (1981)\nThirst Street (2017)\nThunderball (1965)\nTwisted (2004)\nUntamed Heart (1993)\nWild Thornberrys (2002)\nWish Upon a Star (1996)\nWonder Boys (2000)\nYou Only Live Twice (1967)\nAristocrats: Limited Series\nBanished: Limited Series\nCharles II \u2013 The Power and The Passion: Limited Series\nDaniel Deronda: Limited Series\nDavid Copperfield: Limited Series\nDesperate Romantics: Limited Series\nIvanhoe: Limited Series\nJane Eyre (1983): Limited Series\nJane Erye (2006): Limited Series\nLife in Squares: Limited Series\nLittle Dorrit: Limited Series\nLorna Doone: Limited Series\nLove in A Cold Climate: Limited Series\nMansfield Park: Limited Series\nMartin Chuzzlewit: Limited Series\nMiddlemarch: Limited Series\nOliver Twist (1985): Limited Series\nOur Mutual Friend: Limited Series\nPride and Prejudice: Limited Series\nSense and Sensibility (1981): Limited Series\nSinbad: Limited Series\nTess of the D'Urbervilles: Limited Series\nThe Buccaneers: Limited Series\nThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Limited Series\nThe Lost World: Limited Series\nThe Office: Limited Series\nThe Pickwick Papers: Limited Series\nThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Limited Series\nThe Way We Live Now: Limited Series\nTom Jones: Limited Series\nVanity Fair (1998): Limited Series\nLast Flag Flying\nWarrior (2011)\nDiablo Guardian (Prime Original series), Season 1\nPrevious Previous post: Netflix Adding 44 New Titles This Week\nNext Next post: Hulu Adding 82 New Titles This Week","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"E-book \u2013 $16.95\nCynthia Dewi Oka (Contribution by)\nCynthia Dewi Oka\nHow do we transform the wreckage of our identities? Cynthia Dewi Oka's evocative collection answers this question by brimming with what we salvage from our most deep-seated battles. Reflecting the many dimensions of the poet's life, Salvage manifests an intermixture of aesthetic forms that encompasses multiple social, political, and cultural contexts\u2014leading readers to Bali, Indonesia, to the Pacific Northwest, and to South Jersey and Philadelphia.\nThroughout it insistently interrogates what it means to reach for our humanity through the guises of nation, race, and gender. Oka's language transports us through the many bodies of fluid poetics that inhabit our migrating senses and permeate across generations into a personal diaspora. Salvage invites us to be without borders.\nCYNTHIA DEWI OKA is the author of Nomad of Salt and Hard Water. Originally from Bali, Indonesia, she is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and a recipient of the Fifth Wednesday Journal Editor's Prize in Poetry as well as grants from the Leeway Foundation and Vermont Studio Center. Oka is an alumnus of Voices of Our Nations (VONA) and her work has appeared in the anthologies Dismantle, Read Women, and Revolutionary Mothering. She is based in the greater Philadelphia area, where she works as a community organizer with immigrant and faith communities.\n\"Salvage is a necessary collection of poems that steadily pushes us not only to witness our world and surroundings, but to engage with both the stunning and the brutal, to hold both the dirt and the beauty, to oscillate between the guttural and the want, and to look so deeply at love and how it can sometimes erupt and feel broken \u2013 how to keep honoring it.\" \u2013Ellen Hagan, author of Hemisphere: Poems\n\"So much beauty is made from sorrow in this book, while silence 'swarms like beetles.' Here is an escape from 'our slanderous past taking \/ root in potholed sidewalks,' and here also the litany of arrival in North American suburbia, where Orpheus is mugged in the city of brotherly love and even Lazarus reconsiders his awakening. This book gives us both the refugee's map of North America and a window to the world beyond. I love this book's invention, as Dewi Oka summons up the courage to rage and grieve: 'Let memory make of me a scream that wasn't there.' What a powerful plea! I love the many kinds of tenderness on these pages, Dewi Oka's attentiveness to detail, the wonderful gift of seeing poetry in the custodial, in the tragic: so even if tears come, they are 'like small stubborn \/ gods refusing to fall.' I love the mythical depth, the civic outcry, the lyric inventiveness of these poems. But most of all, I love how how beautifully music is made patiently from the sorrow, how a human 'holds his breath, secretly \/ chains to a single note all the mutinies inside him--'. A powerful book. \u2013Ilya Kaminsky, author of Dancing in Odessa\n\"The gods of poetry occasionally are lavish with their gifts, choosing to endow a writer with special access to their mysteries: Cynthia Dewi Oka is such a one, a migrant whose powerful poems embody and defy history's savage dislocations. From a world lost where 'houses\/ shudder like goats at the stockyard' to the irony of 'a land where milk and honey can sweeten fear,' her depth-charged vision is a seemingly inexhaustible source of eloquent, revelatory images.\" \u2013Eleanor Wilner\n\"Cynthia Dewi Oka's work is full of 'the kind of beauty that incinerates\/the shelter of the body,' bringing it (us) closer to the wall-less wilds where every thing is kin. She reminds us that 'to salvage' is to, with profound effort, transform loss into possibility. In this way, the poems are species of invention and surrender, ceremonies of memory and reckoning. Over and over I am surprised by a diction this lucid, this precise, this feral. No one else writes like this. \u2013Aracelis Girmay\n\"We are in the thick of the sludge of salvage, in an age of greedy locusts who are making plans to own and suck down anything they perceive of value. Add vitriolic race hate verbiage, and visionaries are bound to emerge. Cynthia Dewi is one of these visionaries, a word prophet. She writes with one foot in time, the other in timelessness. These poems in her newest collection Salvage are small fires to light the way. They are lit by urgent need. With these poems, we will make it through.\" \u2013Joy Harjo","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home | Mises Library | Correcting Krugman on Climate\nCorrecting Krugman on Climate\nTags Big GovernmentThe EnvironmentInterventionismOther Schools of Thought\n06\/08\/2009Robert P. Murphy\nIn a previous article, I argued that Paul Krugman's recent articles in support of government efforts to mitigate climate change \u2014 and in particular the Waxman-Markey legislation pending in Congress \u2014 were typically misleading. Specifically, Krugman's estimate that \"serious\" efforts to fight climate change would cost only 2 percent of GDP by the year 2050 was much lower than what the IPCC \"consensus\" itself said about aggressive measures like Waxman-Markey, and in any event these estimates all assumed that politicians worldwide implement the policies in textbook fashion.\nIn the present article I wish to continue my criticism of Krugman's writings in support of Waxman-Markey. We will see that even on mainstream, neoclassical economic terms, Waxman-Markey fails a cost\/benefit test by a huge margin. It's not even close.\nKrugman Trick to Downplay Costs Would Also Minimize Benefits\nIn a passage intended to show just how cheap even aggressive climate action can be, Krugman writes,\nConsumers would end up poorer than they would have been without a climate-change policy.\nBut how much poorer? Not much, say careful researchers, like those at the Environmental Protection Agency or the Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Even with stringent limits, says the M.I.T. group, Americans would consume only 2 percent less in 2050 than they would have in the absence of emission limits. That would still leave room for a large rise in the standard of living, shaving only one-twentieth of a percentage point off the average annual growth rate.\nElsewhere I have written about this neat little trick of translating a fairly large impact into an apparently negligible amount, by switching from the level of the impact into a reduced rate of annual growth. After all, two percent of global output in 2050 is a fantastic amount of income. To give a ballpark, in 2007, using the \"purchasing power parity\" approach, global GDP was about $66 trillion.\nSo if we conservatively assume that real global GDP (and yes we're ignoring all of the Austrian critiques about such a concept) grows at 3.5 percent annually, then MIT's estimate of the cost of fighting climate change works out to $5.8 trillion in the year 2050 alone. In other words, we're not talking about a one-shot cost here; we're saying the annual cost in the year 2050 will be $5.8 trillion (in 2007 US dollars). Somehow I think that if Dick Cheney suggested that fighting the global war on terror would \"only\" cost 2 percent of world output by 2050, Paul Krugman might raise more of a fuss.\nIn any event, Krugman's column seems rather one-sided, doesn't it? After all, when trying to decide if a particular policy makes economic sense, the standard mainstream thing to do is check whether the costs are lower than the benefits. And yet, the modeled benefits of fighting climate change aren't mentioned anywhere in Krugman's column. It is simply taken for granted that the US government must do something \u2014 and quick! As Krugman says in another column (again without pointing to any specific evidence), \"It's time to save the planet.\"\nYet this is rather noneconomist talk, isn't it? It sounds a bit like saying, \"Teachers should get a huge pay raise, because education is very important.\"\nYes, if the planet itself were in jeopardy, then just about any forfeited economic output would be worth it, if it could avert that catastrophe.\nBut of course \"the planet\" isn't in danger. What people really mean by such language is that \"the desirability of living on earth as judged by our descendants\" is at risk. Well then, exactly what are the risks? And let's be scientific and objective about this, folks! No consulting fringe \"deniers.\" I want to draw from the consensus of world experts, as codified in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4).\nNow things get really interesting, and we see why Krugman and other proponents of Waxman-Markey haven't been talking about the quantitative, net benefits of their plans. As Jim Manzi points out, according to middle-of-the-pack estimates of various dials (such as the level of global emissions without strict government controls, the sensitivity of the climate to these emissions, the vulnerability of future generations to warmer temperatures, etc.), the IPCC reports that the hit to global GDP would be between 1 and 5 percent, for 4 degrees Celsius of (additional) warming that would probably not occur until the 22nd century.\nYikes, up to a 5 percent loss in total global output \u2014 an inconvenient truth indeed! Oh wait, Krugman has shown us how to deal with such alarming numbers. If we just shave 0.05 percentage points off of global GDP growth \u2014 for example, if the world economy grows at 2.95 percent per year, rather than 3 percent \u2014 then, as Krugman has already demonstrated, global GDP in the year 2050 will be 2 percent lower than it otherwise would have been.\nNow if we just let the simulation run until the year 2114, the gap between 3 percent growth and 2.95 percent growth will have grown exponentially into a 5-percentage-point difference.\nWhat does all this mean? Quite simple: the differential in growth rates that Krugman considers quite negligible when weighing the costs of fighting climate change works just as well for the differential in growth rates that the IPCC middle-of-the-pack forecasts say the world would suffer under unrestricted emissions.\nIn other words, by Krugman's own criteria, the best-guess IPCC estimate of the benefits of fighting climate change are just as negligible as Krugman considers the MIT estimate of the costs of fighting climate change.\nMainstream Economic Models Would Never Justify Waxman-Markey\nThe more I have investigated these matters, the more shocked I become. One doesn't even need to rely on Austrian or public-choice arguments to show that Waxman-Markey is crazy.\nFor example, William Nordhaus is one of the pioneers in the field of climate-change economics, and he is no laissez-faire ideologue; Austrian readers may recognize Nordhaus as Samuelon's coauthor of a textbook that is sympathetic to \"market failure,\" to say the least.\nYet according to Nordhaus's \"DICE\" model of the global climate and economy, if the whole world were to implement the stringent emissions caps (83% below 2005 levels by the year 2050) contained in Waxman-Markey, the net loss of the policy would be enormous.1 It's true, such stringent limits would reduce the amount of climate damage future generations would suffer, but the harms imposed on the economy (because of the emission caps) would more than outweigh these benefits. Indeed, Nordhaus's model says that the present discounted value of these different impacts (i.e., slowing climate change but also slowing economic growth) is somewhere in the range of negative $14 trillion to negative $21 trillion, measured in 2005 US dollars. (I give more details of this derivation here.)\nPaul Krugman is a very sharp guy, conversant in many different fields. Yet his analysis of the economics of climate change is as wrongheaded as his analysis of depressions. Relying just on the IPCC \"consensus\" estimates as well as a leading model such as Nordhaus's, it is impossible to justify the draconian emission cuts in Waxman-Markey.\nPartisans on both sides of the debate concede that if the United States imposes unilateral emission cuts, there will be a negligible effect on global temperatures. But, ironically, if the whole world were to foolishly follow us down this path, one of the leading mainstream models projects that the globe would be many trillions of dollars poorer for it \u2014 and that figure includes the alleged benefits of mitigating harmful climate change.\nThe above analysis takes the emission cutbacks at face value. However, in practice Waxman-Markey might not be so draconian after all, because the legislation currently contains the possibility of complying with the \"cap\" by purchasing international \"offsets.\" In other words, a US power plant could continue to emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, so long as it (say) paid to have more trees planted in Brazil.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Celine Katzman | Tue Oct 20th, 2015 11:01 a.m.\nLaura Brothers, come and be real for us (Dec 25, 2007). Detail area of 803 x 840 digital image.\nArtist Laura Brothers, whose work was included in the online exhibition \"Brushes\" (co-presented by Rhizome and the New Museum as part of First Look), is featured on the newest installment of Gene McHugh's podcast, Net Art Hell.\nBrothers has been posting her images to a LiveJournal blog under the moniker out_4_pizza since 2007; in his podcast, McHugh tracks the visual progression of the images through the evolution of Brothers' style and content. He points to the use of cut-and-paste image appropriation in the earlier work: imagery drawn from 1980s television, imagery from the past 40 years of rock music album cover culture, and other imagery that Brothers refers to as \"timestamped.\" Building on this exploration of temporality, McHugh adds that the LiveJournal platform is itself dated, which emphasizes the datedness of the image content. In addition, the chronological structure of the LiveJournal feed allows the viewer to understand how Brothers' practice unfolds over time. As artist Giovanna Olmos noted in the Brushes panel at the New Museum, scrolling is a new narrative form.\nBrothers' newer work is still inspired by timestamped cultural imagery, but unlike the earlier clearly appropriated collages, it alludes to its sources in loose, gestural abstractions. This style can be seen in the recent posts Cake Walk Howl (posted, according to LiveJournal, at 24 September 2015 @ 03:42 pm) and Alfredo Frenzy (posted 10 September 2015 @ 04:40 pm), which have Brothers' signature pixelated texture, but refer more to expressive sketches and figure drawing than to specific timestamped cultural images.\nMcHugh concludes:\nWhat the viewer may come to understand in out_4_pizza is all of this is leading to a representation of its medium: an ongoing blog or image stream in which every image is always-already a ghost, always already in flux, becoming and falling away. It's a medium-specific, self-reflexive work, not just because its imagery is born digital and pops on the screen, which it does do, but also because it describes the overwhelming power time has over images displayed in streams on screens by again and again referring to image types from the just-past and now dated and doubling the sense of that by setting everything over the LiveJournal interface. out_4_pizza performs its being right now.\nBrushes is on view here.\nLaura Brothers, alfredo frenzy (Sept 10, 2015). Detail area of 940x700 pixel digital image.\nTags: abstraction appropriation Brushes Digital painting Laura Brothers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Selected Topics on the Eye in Systemic Disease\nConrad L. Giles, MD\nSouthfield, Mich\nStephen Ryan and Ronald Smith have performed a great service for the practicing ophthalmologist in bringing together this lucid presentation. Selected Topics on the Eye in Systemic Disease consists of a detailed description of a systemic disease followed by an outstanding discussion of its ophthalmologic manifestations. The book is divided into three sections: \"Retinal Vascular Disease,\" \"Ocular Inflammatory Disease,\" and \"The Rheumatic Diseases.\" By drawing on individuals in the departments of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions for the in-depth presentation of each systemic disorder, and coupling these discussions with Wilmer Institute contributions, Ryan and Smith have compiled a superb reference volume.\nEspecially noteworthy are the sections dealing with the respiratory distress syndrome (Avery) and its infrequent ocular sequelae, retrolental fibroplasia (Platz), systemic visceral larva migrans (Zinkham), and intraocular toxocariasis (Welsh) and systemic sarcoidosis (Johns), and ocular sarcoidosis (Ryan and Maumenee).\nWhile color plates would have undoubtedly\nGiles CL. Selected Topics on the Eye in Systemic Disease. Arch Ophthalmol. 1975;93(4):322. doi:10.1001\/archopht.1975.01010020332018","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > The AXELOS Blog > Programme office in the context of an MSP programme\nProgramme office in the context of an MSP programme\nBy Sue Taylor \u2013 P3 Trainer and Consultant\nBusiness solutions, MSP, Programme management, Project and programme delivery, Project management, Value\nAn organization working on a major programme often needs a programme office.\nMajor programmes are concerned with implementing complex transformational change, and this can bring with it a range of challenges. The size and impact of the change, an organization's experience in delivering programmes, the level of support for the change and the clarity of what the programme needs to achieve are all factors which need to be considered. Amid such complexity, a programme office can offer a mixture of support and solutions to help the programme succeed.\nA programme office has two major functions: it supports the programme by acting as an information hub and provides a focus for things such as reporting, control of risks and issues and configuration management. However, it's not just about administration, status gathering and consolidating information; a programme office can also provide a breadth of expertise covering areas such as finance, tools, programme and project management, scheduling, resource management and training. The programme office also provides a valuable assurance function: as it sits outside the projects that make up the programme it can provide independent validation to ensure projects run effectively, and provide advice and challenge to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) and programme board.\nThe decision to form a programme office comes early on in a programme's life. Defining a programme, when it's necessary to plan what the programme looks like, what benefits it will provide and how it will be managed, involves producing items such as the programme business case, blueprint and plans \u2013 which are areas where a programme office can help to address the level of complexity. During programme delivery, the focus of the programme office will be on supporting the programme and providing independent assurance that projects are being delivered effectively and the programme remains on track to achieve its objectives.\nThe programme office in an MSP\u00ae (Managing Successful Programmes) programme\nAn organization's overarching delivery framework for programmes and projects might be defined at portfolio level, for example in a centre of excellence, in which case the programme office can adapt these organizational controls for use on the programme. If there is no organizational framework, it's normally up to the programme manager to choose appropriate controls to help manage the programme.\nIf an organization is using the AXELOS MSP framework, there are a number of related management products that will help to define the programme: for example, a vision statement and blueprint will show what the future will look like; benefit profiles and a benefits map will help to define what improvements can be achieved and link these to the capabilities; a projects dossier and programme plan will show how the projects and activities will deliver the required outcomes and a business case will make sure that the overall investment is robust. MSP provides for many different types of programme information and the programme office needs to make sure these are appropriate for the programme and fit for purpose. As the programme progresses, it also needs to verify that projects are being run effectively and that their outputs contribute to delivering the capabilities defined in the blueprint. This means having visibility of what the programme is trying to deliver and recognition that it is being delivered.\nThe programme office: measures of success\nThe programme office lasts for the lifespan of the programme but should take learnings and adapt during the process. The effectiveness and perceived value of a programme office probably comes down to whether projects are delivering the right things, on time and within budget and whether key stakeholders have confidence in the programme's success and are getting the level of support and information they need when they need it.\nThe successful programme office is one that provides both the supporting functions needed and also acts as a challenge and conscience to the programme. This dual role of support and assurance based on oversight and independence can be extremely valuable.\nSee our Managing Successful Programmes section for more information.\nRead Sue's previous AXELOS blog post, Governing major change programmes with MSP.\nGaining the trust to transform: Programme management and MSP\nWhat is programme management?\nGoverning major change programmes with MSP\nMSP Core Publication\nManaging Successful Programmes 4th Edition\nManaging Successful Programmes (MSP\u00ae) is part of the Global Best Practice suite of publications, which helps organizations and individuals manage their projects, programmes and services consistently and effectively.\nBuy the MSP guide","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"9,000 Nepalis face deportation as Trump administration prepares to cancel residency permits\n\u0967\u0968 \u092c\u0948\u0936\u093e\u0916 \u0968\u0966\u096d\u096b, \u092c\u0941\u0927\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0966\u096a:\u0968\u096f\nThe Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cancel the temporary residency permits of about 9,000 immigrants from Nepal, the Trump administration's latest move to expel foreigners living in the United States with some form of provisional status.\nAccording to internal planning documents viewed by The Washington Post, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will give the Nepalis a one-year grace period to prepare their departure, but they would face deportation after June 24, 2019.\nThe Nepalis were granted temporary protected status (TPS) \u2014 allowing them to remain in the United States legally \u2014 after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated the country three years ago, on April 25, 2015, killing nearly 9,000.\n[White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans, officials say]\nThe TPS designation was created by Congress in 1990 to avoid sending foreigners back to nations destabilized by natural disasters, armed conflict and other catastrophes.\nImmigration hard-liners in the Trump administration have pushed to eliminate TPS protections whenever possible. In recent months DHS has canceled the residency permits of 200,000 Salvadorans, 50,000 Haitians and a smaller number of Nicaraguans and Sudanese.\nTrump officials say the TPS designation was never intended to afford long-term residency to foreigners who may have entered the country unlawfully or otherwise lack legal status. The law requires DHS to obtain input from the State Department about the current conditions in countries with a TPS designation before making a decision to cancel those protections.\n\"We will continue to determine each country's TPS status on a country-by-country basis,\" Nielsen said in a January statement, following her decision to extend TPS for about 6,000 Syrians whose homeland has been shattered by war.\n[U.S. extends provisional residency for 6,000 Syrians rather than deporting them to war zone]\nNielsen has until May 6 to make a decision for 57,000 TPS recipients from Honduras who have been living in the United States for two decades. The Trump administration has signaled it plans to end their protections.\nThe decision to extend or cancel TPS for the Nepalis has generated considerably less attention than for other groups. Though nearly 15,000 Nepali migrants received TPS status after the 2015 quake, only about 9,000 remain in the country with that status, according to estimates by the Congressional Research Service. The Nepalis are concentrated mostly in the New York City area.\nDHS officials said Nielsen had not yet signed off on the Nepal decision, but the internal documents indicate the agency is preparing to make its announcement in coming days.\nThe DHS secretary is required to make a decision 60 days in advance of the TPS expiration date. In Nepal's case, that deadline falls on the anniversary of the earthquake, which is Wednesday.\nTribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reopens flight schedule\n\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0926\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0923\u0938\u0901\u0917\u0915\u094b \u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0926\u094d\u0926","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Liederkreis, op.39; Dichterliebe, op.48\nMedia Review \/ Comparison\n2013-01-06 \u2014 Original posting (on Blogger)\n2013-01-13 \u2014 Added addendum I and II, see below\n2013-08-06 \u2014 New standard layout applied\n2014-11-08 \u2014 Re-posting as is (WordPress)\n2016-07-11 \u2014 Brushed up for better readability\nIn my \"Listening Diary 2012-11-01\" I briefly mentioned the Schumann Lieder cycles \"Liederkreis\", op.39, and \"Dichterliebe\", op.48, promising a return in more detail, as I was just about to add another recording that I already had on LP \u2014 I have now downloaded that recording (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel with the two song cycles reviewed in this posting), and here are my findings \u2014 not overly detailed, though.\nThe Recordings:\nWith the exception of the new addition, all of these recordings were already mentioned in the \"Listening Diary 2012-11-01\":\nFischer-Dieskau \/ Moore: Schubert & Schumann\nSchubert: 6 Lieder from Schwanengesang\nSchumann: Dichterliebe op.48\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore (Live, Salzburg, 1956)\nOrfeo C 294 921 B (CD, stereo); \u00a9 \/ \u2117 1992; EAN-13 4011790294124\n\u2014Find CD(s) on amazon.com\u2014\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel: Schumann\nSchumann: Liederkreis, op.39; Dichterliebe op.48\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel\nPhilips \/ iTunes download (256 Kbps, stereo); \u2117 1986\n(no booklet)\nMatthias Goerne, Eric Schneider: Schumann\nSchumann: Liederkreis, op.39; 12 Gedichte op.35\nMatthias Goerne, Eric Schneider\nDecca 460 797-2 (CD, stereo); \u2117 \/ \u00a9 1999; barcode 028946079720\nBryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau: Schumann\nSchumann: Liederkreis, op.39; Romanzen, Balladen\nBryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau\nDG 289 447 042-2 (CD, stereo); \u2117 2000; barcode 028944704228\nWunderlich \/ Giesen: Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann\nBeethoven: Lieder WoO 123, 149, opp.46, 128\nSchubert: 9 Lieder\nFritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen\nDG 449 747-2 (CD, mono); \u2117 1966; barcode 028944974720\nIan Bostridge, Julius Drake: Schumann\nSchumann: Liederkreis, op.24; Dichterliebe op.48; 7 Lieder\nIan Bostridge, Julius Drake\nEMI Classics 56575 (CD, stereo); \u2117 \/ \u00a9 1998; barcode 724355657527\nRobert Schumann (1810 \u2013 1856): Dichterliebe, op.48\nI now have four complete recordings of this song \/ Lieder cycle (after poems by Heinrich Heine), all of which are excellent and unique is one or the other way; a complete table with durations for every song (excluding silence and applause, of course), as well as individual and summary ratings for every artist is found below.\nFritz Wunderlich and Hubert Giesen (1965)\nFritz Wunderlich and Hubert Giesen recorded this song cycle in 1965, about one year before Wunderlich's tragic accident. What I have written in my \"Listening Diary 2012-11-01\" certainly holds true for this cycle as well: Wunderlich is best in lyrical pieces, less so in dramatic songs (or songs with an ironic or sarcastic tone). One song received a rather poor rating: Nr.9, \"Das ist ein Fl\u00f6ten und Geigen\" requires extremely fast declamation, causing Wunderlich to slow down, which feels rather odd (would have been better to use a slower tempo altogether). On the other hand, there are the songs in which Wunderlich can play out his unique timbre and brilliance in his voice!\nIan Bostridge and Julius Drake (1997)\nIan Bostridge and Julius Drake recorded the cycle in 1997; to me, there is no doubt that Ian Bostridge is one of the very top lyrical tenors in recent years; his voice control, his timbre, but also his mastering of the German language in these songs are all excellent \u2014 and so is his interpretation of these songs \u2014 and Julius Drake proves to be an adequate partner for this great singer: definitely a top recommendation among recent recordings!\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore (1956)\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore have performed this song cycle at the Mozarteum Salzburg on August 13th, 1956, during the Salzburg Festival 1956, and a live recording was made from this breakthrough performance. In a recent radio discussion honoring FiDi's career, this recording was not played at all, but it was mentioned as one of best (if not the best) performance of the cycle by this exceptional artist \u2014 and I can only confirm: the span, the depth, and the power of Fischer-Dieskau's voice at that time are hard to match, and hard, if not impossible to beat \u2014 truly phenomenal!\nOf course, there are limitations in the quality of this early stereo recording \u2014 but these are more than outbalanced by the uniqueness of this voice. Plus: Gerald Moore is the perfect accompanist for Fischer-Dieskau: never playing himself into the foreground \u2014 excellent and accurate in solo passages, but taking himself back in the accompanying part. There one single song where I found his later recording with Brendel (see below) and\/or Ian Bostridge better: Nr.14 \"Alln\u00e4chtlich im Traume seh' ich dich\", where the bitter irony (especially in the last verse) isn't felt to the degree of the other recordings. Still, this recording clearly is a must-have, not only for fans of Fischer-Dieskau!\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel (1986)\nDietrich Fischer-Dieskau re-recorded this song cycle with Alfred Brendel in 1986, 30 years after the Salzburg recording; overall, this is still a very good performance, though I prefer Ian Bostridge's recording. The signs of those 30 years are fairly obvious: the span and the power in his voice have diminished to a degree that is clearly audible, high passages require considerably more effort (and sometimes suffer in clarity and power), and Fischer-Dieskau certainly was aware of these changes. To compensate, he tends towards faster tempo (so the phrases become shorter), and weaknesses in his voice are overplayed by increasing focus on declamation (which some might call \"declamatory FiDi-mannerism\").\nTo me, this isn't \/ cannot be a full substitute for the qualities of his voice in the early years. The other \"flaw\" in this recording is with the sound balance \u2014 not sure how much of this was controlled by the artists: yes, Brendel is an excellent pianist (I'm thinking of his virtuosic performance in Nr.9 \"Das ist ein Fl\u00f6ten und Geigen\" and Nr.11 \"Ein J\u00fcngling liebt ein M\u00e4dchen\" which are both better than with all the other accompanists) \u2014 but quite often in this recording I get the impression of \"piano pieces with the accompaniment of a voice in the background\"; if this was intentional it might have been a (poor) attempt to mask weaknesses in Fischer-Dieskau's voice? Overall, I clearly prefer the historic recording from 1956 (or Ian Bostridge's, if you will).\nIn the table below, I used color coding to indicate fast\/short performances (green) vs. slow\/long ones (blue); all times are in seconds, excluding longer silence or applause. The color coding in the ratings is obvious.\nRobert Schumann (1810 \u2013 1856): Liederkreis, op.39\nI have three full recordings of this song cycle after poems by Joseph von Eichendorff:\nBryn Terfel and Malcolm Martineau (1999)\nBryn Terfel and Malcolm Martineau in a recording from 1999: I find Bryn Terfel most impressive in Nr.4 \"Die Stille\" (expressive in his sotto voce \/ whispering!), but otherwise often too dramatic, theatrical. He has a great voice, but I don't think Schumann's song cycle is his \"proper playground\"!\nMatthias Goerne and Eric Schneider (1998)\nMatthias Goerne and Eric Schneider recorded the cycle in 1998: This is a truly excellent performance which \u2014 for me \u2014 beats Fischer-Dieskau's performance from 1986. I think this is one of the top Lieder singers now: a great, very expressive voice with a large dynamic & dramatic span, and a singer who can match Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the intellectual understanding, i.e., not just singing nice melodies, but presenting \/ interpreting the content of the underlying poem (I'll return to this singer in a different context). Also, Eric Schneider is a matching, excellent accompanist, clear, virtuoso, perfectly in tune with the singer.\nLast, but not least, the sound management in this recording is excellent, and the piano sound is marvelous (I'm thinking of the piano endings in Nr.6 and 8, exhibiting the artistry in the pianists playing, as well as a beautiful piano sound, and a perfect piano tuning!). Definitely highly recommended!\nThe recording by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel from 1986 is on the same CD as the cycle \"Dichterliebe\", see above \u2014 and my remarks about the latter also apply to this cycle: here, I prefer Goerne over Fischer-Dieskau (with few exceptions, see the table below). None of the above can beat the two songs that were added as encore during the Salzburg Festival 1956 (see above):\nThe Salzburg Performance by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore in 1956 was devoted to songs after poems by Heinrich Heine by Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert (the latter with excerpts from the \"Schwanengesang\"), and so was the first of the encores (Schubert, \"Myrthen\", op.35). But then, they added Nr.5 and 6 from the Liederkreis op.39, plus two more songs by Franz Schubert. So, there are only two songs from the Liederkreis in this early recording \u2014 but these two are miraculous!\nI simply can't imagine a more impressive performance of the \"Mondnacht\" than this one: to me, one of the best Lied recordings ever (apart from the fact that this song is (one of) my all-time favorite(s) anyway!), also from the point-of-view of accompaniment \u2014 it's marvelous his Gerald Moore plays the introduction, but then lowers the volume a tad, such as to allow Fischer-Dieskau's voice to evolve. And again: this dynamic span, this span of breath, the perfect forming of the long phrases! Also \"Sch\u00f6ne Fremde\" is at a similar level \u2014 though here, Mattias Goerne (see above) comes close. I wish they had performed the entire cycle!!!\nAlso in the second table below, I used color coding to indicate fast\/short performances (green) vs. slow\/long ones (blue); all times are in seconds, excluding longer silence or applause. The color coding in the ratings is obvious.\nAddendum: on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and his accompanists\nIn connection with a discussion relating to my Listening Diary 2012-11-01 (see the addendum there), I was pointed to several YouTube videos with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau:\nFranz Schubert's Lied \"An die Musik\" (op.88\/4, D.547) with Fischer-Dieskau \/ Gerald Moore, in a recording from the 60's; my comment: \"An die Musik\" is one of the most beautiful & touching Lieder ever \u2014 and this shows Fischer-Dieskau (DFD) at the height of his abilities \u2014 and Gerald Moore as congenial accompanist: simply marvelous!\nThe recording with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau \/ Wolfgang Sawallisch (no longer available) also includes Schumann's \"Mondnacht\" (discussed above), my comments regarding Sawallisch vs. Gerald Moore as accompanists equally (or even more?) applies to this composition.\nSvjatoslav Richter\nIn response to the recording with Sawallisch, I pointed to a video with Fischer-Dieskau and Svjatoslav Richter, performing 8 Lieder by Franz Schubert; my comment: Richter is also much better than Sawallisch as an accompanist, I think \u2014 and even though this must have been after the recording with Sawallisch, I find DFD better here \u2014 maybe due to the interaction \/ mutual stimulation between the two great artists?\nI was then pointed to Schubert's \"Winterreise\" with Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel (video no longer available); my comment: DFD is excellent \u2014 not so sure I like Brendel for this; and DFD at that time had lost already a fair amount of his volume and range \u2014 and is (masterfully, of course) compensating with drama \/ diction \/ expression. Overall, I suspect that this recording now has serious competition among newer ones.\nFinally, I listened to Fischer-Dieskau performing the \"Winterreise\" with Maurizio Pollini: I think DFD is definitely past the top in this recording (just mono, unfortunately, and just with two stills, no video), but when comparing this one to DFD \/ Brendel, I prefer the version with Pollini: the piano part may be the most articulate among all DFD recordings of this cycle (in my memory, at least) \u2014 but I think it still does not dominate, and DFD is perfectly in tune with the pianist \u2014 I quite like this recording!\nOngoing \/ Planned Lieder CD Projects\nOne of the projects for the coming years years will be the 24 CDs with DFD \/ Moore (all Schubert songs), along with other recordings, as present in my collection: I have the \"Winterreise\" in 3 versions: DFD \/ Moore, DFD \/ Demus (won't add DFD\/Brendel) and Goerne \/ Brendel, and \"Die sch\u00f6ne M\u00fcllerin\" in 5 versions (Goerne \/ Schneider, Bostridge \/ Johnson, Haefliger \/ Werba, DFD \/ Moore, and Pr\u00e9gardien \/ Staier) \u2014 altogether over 1.5 days of music \u2026 I intend to make this my \"side project\" for the coming years \u2026\nCategories CD Reviews Tags Bj\u00f6rling, Bostridge, Brendel, Demus, Dichterliebe, Drake, Fischer-Dieskau, Giesen, Goerne, Liederkreis, Martineau, Moore, Pollini, Schneider, Schumann, Terfel, Wunderlich Post navigation\nBeethoven: Piano Sonatas opp.13 & 27\/2 (Diary 2012-12-31)\nWeiss: Lute \u2014 Duphly: Harpsichord (Diary 2013-01-18)\n2 thoughts on \"Schumann: Liederkreis op.39, Dichterliebe op.48\"\nPingback: Bostridge, Zehetmair \u2014 Winterthur, 2016-12-04 | Rolf's Music Blog\nPingback: Schubert, Lieder without Fischer-Dieskau (Diary 2014-08-13) | Rolf's Music Blog","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fordham University - Academic Resources\nHEOP\nLanguage Learning Center\nTRIO Programs\nSupport Goes A long Way\nWe have numerous resources and support services available to actively promote your academic success at Fordham. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these resources.\nThe Bulletin describes the academic procedures and policies, degree programs and requirements, and courses of instruction.\nThe Office for International Services is a resource for the University's international students, faculty, scholars, and staff.\nAt three major locations, Fordham University Libraries own more than 2,000,000 volumes and subscribe to over 15,500 periodicals and 50,000 electronic journals, and is a depository for United States Government documents. The library also provides access to over 60,000 electronic books.\nThe Writing Center is a service free to all Fordham students that seeks to encourage and improve student writing of all levels and disciplines.\nOur Language Learning Centers are state-of-the-art multi-use, interactive digital facilities consisting of self-contained computer stations, all equipped with the most up-to-date audio, recording, and film viewing technology.\nTRIO ProgramsThe Fordham Talent Search program identifies and assists individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education.\nLearn about our Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, and AirForce ROTC programs.\nThe Institute of American Language and Culture can help you achieve your goals in mastering English, whether you're preparing to enter a degree program, applying for a job, or enriching your day-to-day life in New York.\nThe Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) is a statewide effort in New York to increase the number of underrepresented minority and financially disadvantaged students pursuing scientific, technical, health-related and other licensed professions.\nThe Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) is an academic enrichment program designed to prepare underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged junior high and high school students (grades 7-12) for college and careers in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, health careers, and licensed professions, like accounting, law, psychology, social work among other licensed fields.\nThe Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) provides students who demonstrate potential for academic success with the educational supportive services and supplementary financial assistance they need to become successful college students. Applicants must reside in New York State.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kola Owolabi\n192 Broadway, Methuen\nGroup B: 4:15 PM\nGroup D: 2:15 PM\nA native of Toronto, Canada, Kola Owolabi is university organist and assistant professor of music at Syracuse University. There, he teaches courses in organ, improvisation, continuo playing, and baroque chamber music; plays for weekly chapel services and special events; and coordinates the Malmgren Concert Series at Hendricks Chapel. He is the current dean of the Syracuse chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He holds degrees from McGill University, Montr\u00e9al, (B.Mus, organ performance), Yale University (M.M. organ performance and choral conducting) and the Eastman School of Music (DMA, organ performance). His teachers have included Bruce Wheatcroft, John Grew, Martin Jean, Thomas Murray, Hans Davidsson, and William Porter. In 2002, he was awarded second prize and audience prize at the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. He is a published composer and has received commissions from the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. His solo organ composition Dance was selected for the Royal Canadian College of Organists National Competition in August 2013, for all finalists to perform. As a solo recitalist, he has performed across Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Jamaica, at venues such as St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York, Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Massachusetts, Cornell University, and the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. He also performs regularly as organist and harpsichordist with the Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire and Firebird Chamber Orchestra, based in Miami.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Presenting Partners\nOur Presenting Partners\nFacility Schedule\nKCP Presents\nKCP Presents Shows\nAbout KCP Presents\nKCP Presents Sponsors\nDonate to KCP Presents\nYour Role with KCP Presents\nContact KCP Presents\nFilm Rental Library\nDrive-In Movie and Music Series\nPoem Town St. Johnsbury\nLevitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series\nFirst Night North\nTap Into Film\nKingdom COVID Chronicles\nHow to create a journal\nWeek 1 Prompts\nWhat's Your Art?\nCommunity COVID Discovery Quilt\nKingdom All Stars Live Stream - Raffle Drawing\nThe Fried Family Gallery at Catamount Arts\nThe Rankin Gallery at Catamount Arts\nCommunity Art Outreach\nVisual Arts Events\nExhibit Archive\nVisual Arts in the News\nArts Connect at Catamount Arts\nJuried Exhibitions Call to Artists\nStJ Art on the Street\nAutumn 2020 Exhibition\nOpen Stage at the Cavern\nSchool Time Shows\nInquire About Arts Education\nEPIC Music\nNorth Country Youth Chorus\nArt Directory\nHow to View\nHistory of Catamount\nCatamount Arts was founded in 1975 with a mission of enhancing the cultural and economic climate of northern Vermont and New Hampshire. Integration of the arts into community life has been our guiding principle and we attempt to cultivate awareness and appreciation of the arts through a diversified schedule of film, music, theater, dance, and the visual arts.\nFor 20 years, Catamount Arts was located literally next door to one of the most beautiful and historically important buildings in the Northeast Kingdom. When it was opened in 1912, the Masonic Temple of St. Johnsbury was the largest and grandest Masonic building the state with more than 700 members. In the generous gesture intended to benefit the entire community, the Masonic Lodge gave this showplace building to Catamount in 2005, in return of a no-cost lease in perpetuity of the top floor, which continues to be used as the Lodge meeting place.\nCatamount Arts then embarked on a major construction project to transform the lower two floors into a Community Arts Center. The rehabilitation was designed with the help and encouragement of the local community. Not only were the actual plans developed after a series of public creative forums, but much of the rehabilitation work was done by the St. Johnsbury Academy Building Trades and Electricity Programs and the St. Johnsbury Work Camp participants.\nCatamount's role as the Northeast Kingdom's primary source of arts and culture vastly expanded with the ribbon cutting on October 4, 2008. The new Community Arts Center features two movie theaters, allowing Catamount Arts to present a regular schedule of acclaimed foreign-language and independent films; two state-of-the-art classrooms, which are used for art, computer and music education; an 80-seat performance space dedicated to regular performances by local artists; and a gallery showcasing local and area artists' work.\nToday, Catamount annual presents an extensive series of performances in the Arts center and at venues throughout Northern Vermont and New Hampshire bringing in nationally known touring artists as well as accomplished local performers. Serving as the Regional Arts Organization for the area, one of Catamount's key objectives is to assist local performers and arts organizations expand their administrative, marketing and promotional capacity.\nCatamount operates a Regional Box Office, which offers online ticketing services (www.catamounTIX.com) twenty-four hours per day and in-person\/phone customer service seven days per week. Catamount partners with over forty (40) outstanding arts organization to bring world-class performances throughout the region, open eyes to different cultures, boost the local economy and serve as the heart-beat of our community.\nAdditionally, each year Catamount produces a huge number of marquee events including the Tap Into Film 48hr Student Film Slam, Circus Smirkus St. Johnsbury, Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series, St. Johnsbury Bluegrass Festival, KCP Presents Performing Arts Series and First Night North St. Johnsbury.\nCatamount's arts education programs reach all the schools throughout the region with a combination of in\/after school classes, options at the Arts Center and school-time performances in larger venues that students get bussed to. Catamount runs a substance-free teen Open Mic on Friday nights to provide at-risk youth a creative outlet and alternative in their community and EPIC Music, an El Sistema inspired string program from Venezuela that is designed to lift children out of poverty through intensive violin training and ensemble opportunities. Catamount works with Northern Vermont University and always has a large team of interns who are gaining on-the-job experience working within the organization. Catamount literally engages thousands upon thousands of students each year with creative opportunities.\nIn the past five years, Catamount's visual arts program have become one of the most respected in all of New England. The Fried Family Gallery exhibits works from artists across the country and regularly draws an audience from all around New England.\nCatamount's production team assists organizations across the region to present their own events. Utilizing the Stageline SL100 mobile stage and a full audio and lighting system, the team works with local communities to produce events that celebrate their own unique qualities. This place-making tool will be a valuable tool as the region tries to differentiate itself in the future in an ever-intensifying destination-driven economy.\nIn addition to these productions, educational opportunities, and services for arts and culture organizations, Catamount Arts has stepped forward to lead the creative sector in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Catamount Arts is the designated NEK Creative Zone Agent for the Vermont Creative Network, which was established by the Vermont Legislature in May 2016 as a broad collective of organizations, businesses, and individuals\u2014all sharing a goal to advance Vermont's creative sector and creative economy.\nIn 2018, Catamount took a leadership role in both the NEK Collaborative's Tri-Sector Taskforce (read the report here: https:\/\/www.nekcollaborative.org\/about\/priorities\/), and the Vermont Creative Network's Creative Sector Study (read the report here: http:\/\/vermontcreativenetwork.org\/). 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The implementation of these plans could produce results that, for example: tie together arts and recreational assets in East Burke; boost attendance and community engagement with the Wednesdays on the Waterfront concert series in Newport; create joint marketing and promotion initiatives for museums and other cultural assets in Glover; and more. Each hub will produce a culminating event or performance to both celebrate and demonstrate the work they have completed, and to build residents' long-term engagement with their community's creative sector. The culminating events will both showcase the extraordinary talent of the local artists and artisans in their midst and feature nationally-recognized performers to act as a draw for wider community engagement.\nIn conclusion, Catamount is deeply woven into the social, esoteric and economic fabric of our local community and is uniquely positioned to have a positive impact on the health of this region. 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{"text":"Lenovo unveils its ARM-powered Windows 10 laptop 2-in-1\nHP and Asus both unveiled their ARM-powered Windows 10 laptops last month, and now it's Lenovo's turn. At CES this week, Lenovo is unveiling the Miix 630, a 2-in-1 detachable tablet \/ laptop hybrid that's similar to the company's previous Miix tablets.\nMicrosoft's Bringing the Old Windows 10 Start Menu on Windows RT Tablets - Report\nMicrosoft is bringing back the Start menu in Windows 10, and that's quite a big change for those who wanted a more familiar desktop, but it turns out that Redmond is also looking to introduce this feature on Windows RT, its almost-abandoned version of Windows 8 running on ARM tablets.\nLow-Cost Windows 10 Tablets with Rockchip RK3288 Might Be Coming Soon\nLow-cost Chinese chip maker Rockchip usually puts its silicone products inside tablets and TV boxes that run Google's Android software, but this dogma is slowly starting to shift and the company is aiming to conquer new territory.\nLarge ARM based Windows 10 tablet spotted in benchmarks\nWith Microsoft planning to kill off Windows RT by not allowing existing ARM devices sporting a screen size of more than 8-inches to upgrade to full Windows 10, one important question arises. Which large screen tablet running Windows 10 will be released by Microsoft to replace its discontinued ARM devices?\nWindows RT Becomes the New Vista: Microsoft Kills Last Nokia Tablet Running It\nWindows Vista is pretty much known as Microsoft's biggest flop in the operating system industry, but it appears that another product is very likely to get the same nickname anytime soon. - Windows RT, which was launched in October 2012 on the Surface RT, is very likely to be dropped in the near future, as Microsoft officially canceled the Lumia 2520 tablet running it.\nMicrosoft confirms Windows 10 will come to small ARM tablets\nMicrosoft showed its plans for Windows 10 across a wide range of devices this week, but notably absent from its discussions was talk of the new operating system on ARM tablets. According to the company, it still plans to support ARM devices, but with some conditions.\nWindows RT tablets won't run Windows 10\nMicrosoft has no plans to bring its Windows 10 software to tablets running Windows RT. That means the Surface 2, Surface RT, Nokia Lumia 2520, and a handful of other tablets with ARM-based chips and Windows software won't get all the fancy new Windows 10 features coming to Windows phones and x86-based PCs.\nWhat's the future of Microsoft's ARM-based tablets?\nA few years back, Microsoft took an ambitious step to build a version of Windows that would run on ARM-based processors. At the time, this was a huge move, as many expected this new operating system, called Windows RT, to challenge the standard that Intel and AMD were the only vendors who could produce laptop-class processors.\nWindows 10 Technical Preview for ARM tablets, smartphones will only come next year\nWhen Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 10, the software giant informed us that its latest operating system, which officially launches next year, will run on all sorts of devices, including PCs, smartphones and tablets, and feature a unified app store. Both are firsts, as, so far, there was a Windows to suit everything: one for ARM tablets, one for PCs, one for embedded devices, one for smartphones and so on. Of course, the Server editions will not go away, but that's to be expected.\nNokia Lumia 2520 review - the best Windows RT tablet yet... fancy a tablet that's different?\nThe Lumia 2520 is a 10.1in tablet that runs Windows RT and, in fact, it is our favourite Windows RT tablet yet. Find out why in PC Advisor's Nokia Lumia 2520 review.\nMicrosoft targets Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 in new Surface RT ad\nAfter pitting its Surface 2 against Apple's iPad Air (unsurprisingly, the former wins that round), Microsoft is now going after Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 in a new Surface RT ad that focuses on the connectivity options offered by the two devices.\nNokia Lumia 2520 First Impressions and Photos\nEver since Nokia disrupted the Windows Phone world with its best-selling Lumia handsets, we've wondered: Will the company ever make a Windows tablet? As it turns out, yes. This week, Nokia ships its first tablet, the Windows RT 8.1-based Lumia 2520. And if you're a fan of Nokia's phones, this device should prove most interesting as well.\nThe Microsoft Surface 2: Thoughts After One Month\nI've now spent a month with the Microsoft Surface 2 and I consider it time well spent. The Surface 2 is by no means a perfect machine and I would still label it a work in progress. I stand by my initial thinking that the Surface 2 is a very good next step for Microsoft and a very good improvement over the disastrous first version in almost every respect.\nNokia Lumia 2520 Arrives November 22 on AT&T\nLooks like next Friday is going to be a busy day. In addition to seeing the Xbox One launch on that day, Nokia's curiously interesting Windows RT-based tablet, the Lumia 2520, will start shipping that day too.\nNokia's Lumia 2520 tablet is the result of a 'mature' Windows RT platform\nJust recently, Nokia unveiled its first ever Windows RT 8.1 tablet, called the Lumia 2520. This device is a 10.1-inch Windows RT 8.1 tablet that features the same great Lumia design we have come to know and love with the Lumia Windows Phones. But why did Nokia decide to enter the tablet market? Well, simply put, because the time is ripe.\nHands-On First Look: Nokia Lumia 2520, The 10.1-Inch Windows RT 8.1 Full HD Tablet With LTE\nSo, Nokia has decided to jump into the tablet segment by officially unveiling the brand new Nokia Lumia 2520 as part of its multiple devices announcement over at Nokia World 2013 in Abu Dhabi yesterday. It is indeed one odd device due to the fact that it is running on Windows RT which is not popular among consumers, frankly speaking.\nWindows RT 8.1 Tablet Shootout: Nokia Lumia 2520 and the Surface 2\nYes, Microsoft is supposed to acquire Nokia's Devices and Services unit in the first quarter of 2014, but before that happens the two companies are technically competitors. This fall, they will release the only two new Windows RT 8.1 tablets planned for 2013. Microsoft just launched the Surface 2 today and a few hours ago Nokia announced the long rumored Lumia 2520 for a release later this year.\nWindows RT 8.1 yanked for now, Argos sells Surface 2 early\nIf you've been trying to upgrade to Windows RT 8.1 but haven't been able to, here's why. It's been taken off the Windows Store \"temporarily\" due to a niggle that's seen it playing up on updated devices.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Glorious Opportunity: Brexit and Irexit\nRoad To Freedom by Caroline\nNorthern Ireland is in the news again, for all the wrong reasons, again. This time it is due to the EU shamelessly taking advantage of the traditional sources of Irish division to try salvage its own failing political project. And what is even more alarming is that they are being facilitated and encouraged by their elitist compatriots who currently control the UK Establishment.\nOn the island of Ireland we are in the midst of centenary commemorations of one of the most horrific time periods in the history of Ireland, and indeed in the history of Britain and Europe. In general, commemorations north and south have been respectful and conciliatory to date: acknowledging the stance and courage of those who sacrificed their lives in pursuit of freedom while highlighting the futility of it all. Mind you, we really only need go back a quarter of a century to fully understand sheer futility.\nWhile we are at it, it would also be worthwhile to re-examine what 1798 and 1689 were all about as well. Those conflicts were also about defending liberty. What seems to have been not fully comprehended by some is that patterns repeated throughout history can easily be re-choreographed by those in power to facilitate new agendas. The EU obviously fully comprehends.\nThroughout history, people on the island of Ireland have battled each other over territory and the right to live in freedom within territory: in conflicts usually instigated by ruling classes; asserting their authority, conquering and dividing to solidify their power and dominance. In conflicts where people had little choice but stand and fight for their relevant freedoms. And still it goes on. No such devious scheme by the ruling classes has ever been more blatantly obvious than the current weaponisation of the Irish Border by the EU masters and their devotees.\nSince the EU Referendum of June 2016 the EU has been relentless in its campaign to deny the democratic wish of the British people. Their overall strategy has been clever and sophisticated and yet they have also used every wee sneaky tactic in their extensive dirty book of tricks. They have had the global elites of politics, banking, big business and mainstream media at their beck and call: and an army of home-grown, university-trained foot soldiers to take their propaganda war to the front line.\nThey have artificially created problems around the new EU\/UK land border that will cross the island of Ireland: aided and abetted by those currently in charge of UK and Irish establishments as they poke and prod the tribal emotions that have barely had time to calm down since the last bout of tribal madness.\nThe UK\/Irish Common Travel Area takes care of movement of people as the ports of entry to Ireland and Britain will continue to be the exterior border posts for the Common Travel Area. This is simplified by the fact that the Republic of Ireland is not part of the EU's Schengen Area.\nAs for movement of goods, technological systems already deal with this effectively for trade across the world. All very straightforward in this new global age.\nThe Irish Backstop, as outlined in the Irish Protocol part of the EU Withdrawal Agreement, amounts to a declaration of British surrender to the EU, enabling the slow and painful break-up of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It will not make it through the House of Commons and I don't think any knowledgeable person ever really thought it would: for legal reasons if nothing else.\nA sea border separating Northern Ireland from the rest of the nation? Where are their heads at?\nBut that won't be the end of it all of course. Its all part of the overall strategy to frustrate and wear us down. The next phase will kick-in immediately and the phases will keep kicking-in until we actually Leave the EU for real. Regardless, March 29th, 2019 is the date when the UK government is bound to deliver the democratic wish of the people and completely leave the EU.\nSo, once that's all sorted ..... it will be time for all of us to move on and examine the potential glorious opportunities out there in the great wide world. In particular on the island of Ireland, as we continue centenary commemorations, it is time to grasp the glorious opportunity for a potential positive pivotal moment in the history of our wee island.\nAs centenaries of Irish Home Rule and Irish Civil War approach, enter Irexit on to the stage. A new political movement has been formed to achieve an Irish exit from the EU. Also check out @IrexitFreedom on Twitter.\nMany reading this will automatically scorn and scoff at the idea of Irexit being possible. People who live in bubbles: in controlled comfort zones, usually do scorn innovative alternatives to their reality. But the Irish Republic is not part of the EU's Schengen Area, is part of the Common Travel Area with UK and can connect with a Euroscepticism that is rapidly increasing right across Europe.\nThe main thrust for Irexit however will be the notion of regaining sovereignty. Proponents of Irexit will argue that gaining independence from one foreign power [UK] only to throw it all away to another foreign power [EU] constitutes being highly disrespectful to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for Irish sovereignty.\nAs for the constitutional link between Northern Ireland and the Republic, again, the genesis for a solution to that logistical difficulty can be found in the Common Travel Area.\nThis glorious opportunity can come to fruition if we can respect our differing constitutional aspirations and the fact that our respective forebears fought for essentially the same freedom.\nWe are all On The Road To Freedom Now.\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dmcclean\/road-to-freedom\nhttp:\/\/www.theulsterfolk.com\/2018\/05\/on-road-to-freedom-now.html","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Weekly NASCAR Magazine Delivered to Your Inbox for Free!\nWHAT IS ROAR?\nROAR! is NASCAR's only twice-weekly digital magazine. ROAR! has 74 different editions starting in February and ending with the Champions Edition in late November.\nWHAT DOES ROAR! FEATURE?\nROAR! is a photo and feature driven publication with a behind-the-scenes look at drivers from all NASCAR series. ROAR! has an extended photo section in each issue, offering readers a chance to see drivers with their families, in the garage, on the grid and in their racecars. ROAR! also has race previews, predictions, crew member features, historical content, paint scheme spreads and more.\nWHY SHOULD YOU SUBSCRIBE?\nROAR! is a free publication that is published with the mission of getting fans excited about the upcoming week's race. We hope to inform and entertain, and also offer contests and give-aways throughout the season.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Renting \"Sustaina-Billies\" as Public Contractors\nLet them eat blackberries, and ivy too.\nAuthor: John Abbotts\nBy now, almost everyone's heard of using goats to clear unwanted weeds. It's popular enough in Northwest precincts to have spawned a friendly lampoon by Pemco insurance:\nYet goats are a lot more than a lifestyle choice in a quirky region. Local and regional governments are, of course, responsible for managing their own properties, such as parks, playgrounds, and schoolyards. Faced with reduced funding but increased responsibilities in a troubled economy, some governments have seized on goats as an organic way to remove noxious weeds without using toxic chemicals. Goats can remove weeds from the toughest spots, such as steep slopes where pulling by hand may be impractical, or river areas where required buffer zones may forbid herbicide applications. Best of all, there's some evidence that goats are not just effective but also cost-efficient: they don't just clear weeds, they save money too.\nScientists from the University of Northern British Columbia partnered with their home city government in Prince George to test two organic methods, acetic acid (vinegar) and goats, to control the noxious weed Canada thistle. The two-year study determined that either method succeeded in controlling thistle, and either method is as cost effective as chemical herbicides, while posing fewer concerns over impacts on human and ecosystem health. The study results were published in a scientific journal in 2009, summarized here; and reported on Canadian television.\nIn both urban and rural settings, Northwest goat success stories abound:\nThe Peace River Regional District in northern British Columbia rented 500 goats to control the noxious invasive weed Dalmatian toadflax in the city of Fort St. John. The goats consumed a patch of weeds located on a steep bank of the Peace River, where herbicides are to be avoided and hand-pulling is not practical.\nThe city of Wilsonville, Oregon hires about 450 goats to clear invasive weeds from city parks and green spaces. Wilsonville sponsors a Goat Appreciation Day each year before the herd leaves, allowing members of the public and their children to pet the goats and learn of their role in land management.\nThe Central Oregon Irrigation District used goats to clear noxious weeds, and Bend Municipal Airport also used goats to clear land.\nIn King County, Washington, goats have been hired to clear brush at a Metro bus depot in Bellevue. Meanwhile Seattle Parks and Recreation has employed goats, and Seattle City Light hires goats to remove blackberry brambles and other brush from electrical substations.\nBoise hired about 600 goats to clear weeds from public lands in the northwest foothills, and the effort was successful enough that the city expects to rent goats in the future.\nThe Blaine County Recreation District in Idaho reached agreement to use about 700 goats as an alternative to herbicides in a three-year pilot project to clear knapweed from public parks along a pedestrian and bicycle path that stretches the length of the Wood River Valley.\nIt's no wonder that so many places are turning to goats. Like most of North America, the Northwest has a real problem with invasive plant species, sometimes called \"noxious weeds.\" Such weeds can be transported beyond their native habitats through international commerce, or sometimes are introduced intentionally, as with ornamental plants for garden use. Once these weeds are removed from the wildlife and other natural controls of their native habitats, they may grow unchecked, in the process threatening ecosystems, their new habitats, agriculture and domesticated animals, and at times, even human health. A typical example is English ivy, native to Europe and western Asia but introduced elsewhere as an ornamental. Oregon and Washington State each designated this species noxious, because it chokes out other plants and can overwhelm trees. http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hedera_helix In fact, climate change is likely to make the region's weed problem worse: warmer summers and winters can make it easier for non-native weeds to gain a foothold and spread.\nThe secret to goats' success is their biology. They are browsers, not grazers, which means they eat brush, leaves, twigs, and other foods before grass. They leave plant stalks, which hold the soil in place, preventing erosion. And while, contrary to folklore, goats do not actually eat tin cans, they are remarkably omnivorous; they'll munch the paper labels from cans, while thistles and thorns, such as those in blackberry brambles, do not seem to faze them. In addition, goats destroy seeds by grinding them with their molars, while their stomach acids can prevent weed seeds from germinating.\nGoats are likely not a silver bullet to the Northwest's invasive weed problems, but they are a promising way for land managers to save money, conserve resources, and reduce the use of hazardous toxic chemicals. You might even say that local and regional governments can use goats to \"make sustaina-billy legal.\"\nJohn Abbotts is a former Sightline research consultant, who occasionally submits material that Sightline staff turn into blog posts. Inspiration for the title of this post came from the Ashland Daily Tidings, here.\nJohn Abbotts\nJohn Abbotts, research contributor, has an undergraduate degree in chemistry; and a graduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Washington. If \"a little knowledge is dangerous,\" then John is very dangerous in multiple areas. He served in Admiral Rickover's Nuclear Submarine Force, in EPA's Office of Pesticides, and as UW Research Scientist evaluating public policy issues related to the Hanford cleanup. He has served as Sightline research consultant and contributor for many years. He tells us his beard contains more \"salt\" (and less \"pepper\") every day.\nSightline Institute's Giving Tuesday Spotlights\nCascadia and the End of Roe\nGiving Tuesday in Cascadia\nGoing Cold Turkey On Black Friday\nThings I Hope Never Come Back After the Pandemic: #4. Cheap Beef\nJon Cecil, AICP\nBy all accounts the trial use of goats in the Boise Foothills in 2011 was a great success and one that will be repeated in the future. See http:\/\/www.ktvb.com\/home\/600-goats-take-over-the-foothills\u2013125911908.html\nNot to mention this tragic accident in Seattle a few years ago. I assume brush-clearing goats haven't trampled anyone yet.\nThanks for the positive feedback.\nMatt's comment sent me back to the internet. I should confess my own ignorance of goat behavior. For this post, I found a couple of examples of billies clearing weeds in each of the states\/province that lie completely within Cascadia. From all of those examples, I saw no cases of goats harming people.\nBut several articles left the impression that rented goats are often supervised. Dogs herd them, and also deter predators. Their owners have to keep them away from weeds that are poisonous. And for events such as Goat Day in Wilsonville, I'm guessing that their owners would be around to head off any trouble.\nBut I did find one case where humans were the greater threat, stealing a goat clearing weeds in Portland, at http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/portland\/index.ssf\/2011\/08\/update_goats_owner_disappointe.html\nEven then, the thieves may have felt like the \"dog who catches the car.\" Goats butt heads to establish dominance, and there are videos on YouTube of goats attacking people. And, if you catch a goat, you have to feed it, or it might turn its horns on you. This might explain why when police investigated in Portland, they found the \"stolen\" goat roaming the streets.\nThanks again for your comments and interest.\nIn the CA Sierra foothills area, they have long used goats and grazing sheep for clearing purposes. You can see them in various residential and commercial areas along I-80 from Sacramento all the way to Tahoe. They have proven to be a wonderful alternative \u2013 both environmentally and economically.\nJorgy in PDX\nDo they eat Scot's broom?\nniall dunne\nNice post, John. But I'm guessing one limitation in the use of goats to clear weeds\/invasives is that they don't discriminate between the undesirable plants (weeds) and the desirable ones (natives)? Even under supervision, I imagine it must be hard to keep track of what each goat is eating\u2026.unless, of course, there's one supervisor per goat\u2026\nThanks again for the positive feedback.\nI did a search on Jorgy's question, and found web pages reporting that goats will eat Scotch broom (I'm guessing that is the same weed).\nOn Naill's comment, I went back to Wikipedia, which tells me that goats prefer shrubbery and weeds over grasses. I also found a goat renter's page, which advised that desirable plants can be wrapped or fenced off from goats beforehand; and\/or the goats can be controlled in their roaming by surrounding them in three dimensions with an electric fence.\nBut please see my comment above, admitting my ignorance about goat behavior. Folks with more questions about goat diets or control would get better answers by doing their own web searches, or checking the web pages of goat owners who rent their herds to clear weeds.\nSorry, Niall, for the misspelling.\nJan Steinman\nYou mention \"billies,\" which are intact males (more properly called \"bucks\"), but I doubt any reputable goat-rental shop would use bucks because their testosterone can get in the way.\nMore likely, the rental goats are all does, females that are generally much more docile and easily managed.\nTo Jorgy: goats love Scotch Broom! In fact, we work with the local conservancy who bring us truckloads of the stuff for our goats. When they're done with it (the green stuff and sometimes even the bark), we run it through a wood chipper and put it on our paths. It's high in tannins and suppresses weeds. It's so darn useful, I'd plant the stuff if I didn't think I'd be lynched\u2026\nWhat about english holly? Real problem in natural areas and total tenacious.\nInterest in this post seems to be tapering off (a normal development), so I worked on the question on holly. My web search found one goat owner east of the Mississippi who put a list on his page of plant matter that goats will eat and\/or that is toxic to goats. The and\/or comes from that web page originator, who notes that his conclusions are based on personal knowledge, information from other herders, and other sources. His caveat is that some weeds have been put into both categories by his collective sources, and his list is not meant to be comprehensive. That said, his web page noted that holly (presumably english or other varieties) is toxic to goats, both through its berries and sharp leaves.\nThat's it for my tolerance of questions on goat diets. My information source on those questions is the web, and Sightline readers are probably more adept that I in doing searches.\nThat said, I do appreciate the expressed interest in the post, including Jan's fact-checking and report back. I'd say that testosterone makes slaves of us all, but some people might take me too seriously (so warning, this was an attempt at humor!). Thanks again.\nSue Lani Madsen\nI love the play on words of \"sustaina-billies.\" Would also like to add to Jan's comment on the question of billies\/bucks and grazing operators. Our bucks stay home on the farm with me while my husband takes our traveling herd on the road to projects like the ones for King County Metro and Seattle City Light. Our traveling herd is a combination of does, doelings (does under one year) and wethers (fixed males). We usually keep a core of mature wethers to serve as the \"wether-guard\" for\nthe herd of about 250. They are aggressively curious about visitors and their impressive horns and size generally deter goatnappers.\nThanks to Lars & Eva Johansson for supporting a sustainable Northwest.\nSubscribe to our newsletter to get more Sustainable Living research, analysis, and other policy updates delivered to your inbox","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Food News Restaurants\nThis Giant Starbucks Roastery Is Every Coffee Lover's Dream\nBrooke NelsonUpdated: Nov. 08, 2019\nvia starbucks.com\nYou won't believe your eyes when you step into this one-of-a-kind java joint.\nCoffee lovers, grab your reusable tumblers! America's favorite coffee chain just revealed what has been described as the \"highly-caffeinated amusement park\" of your dreams. (Even true fans may not know these secret menu goodies.)\nDon't believe us? Just wait until you get a peek inside the newest Starbucks Reserve Roastery, a massive 43,000-square-foot, four-story java joint. It's set to open on Chicago's Magnificent Mile on November 15, 2019.\n\"Chicago's Magnificent Mile brings in millions of visitors from across this globe and is the perfect location for a world-class coffee destination,\" former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement back in 2017. \"This Starbucks Reserve Roastery will be an investment in Chicago and a strong addition to Michigan Avenue, where residents and visitors can enjoy incredible coffees from around the world in a remarkable environment.\"\nHave you ever wondered how Starbucks got its name?\nThe location is billed to include an in-house bakery as well as delicious specialty beverages (caffeinated, of course!) around every corner. Plus, visitors can get an exclusive look at the company's unique roasting process. The Roastery will also be serving alcohol courtesy of Annie Beebe-Tron of Fat Rice and Rachel Miller of Community Tavern. On top of that, Starbucks is also opening their Italian mini-chain, Princi. Even if you don't live in the area, you'll want to book your flights ASAP.\nNeed to go as soon as it opens? Here are the official operating hours:\nMonday-Thursday: 7 a.m.-11p.m.\nFriday: 7 a.m.-12 a.m.\nSaturday: 8 a.m.-12 a.m.\nSunday: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.\nThis will be the third Roastery to open in the United States so far, the company said. Starbucks' hometown of Seattle opened the first Roastery in December 2014, and another has opened in New York. Starbucks has also opened Roastery stores in Shanghai, Milan and Tokyo.\nNowhere near those locations? No problem. Starbucks plans to eventually open 20 to 30 Roastery flagships and 1,000 Reserve stores around the world. Odds are, one will come to your area soon. But once you go, don't pay for refills; here's why that's a waste of money.\nOriginally Published: November 08, 2019\nThis Is How to Order a Secret Chocolate-Drizzled Strawberry Frappuccino at Starbucks\nThis Is What Denny's Was Called When It First Opened\nTaco Bell Managers Are About to Make $100,000 a Year","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Securities Suit Filed Against JP Morgan Chase Over Massive Trading Losses\nBy Kevin LaCroix on May 16, 2012\nIn the wake of JP Morgan Chase's startling news last week of its $2 billion trading loss, and of the equaling startling statements of Jamie DImon, the bank's CEO, that the losing trades were, among other things, \"flawed, complex, poorly reviewed, poorly executed, and poorly monitored,\" there has been speculation whether these disclosures would lead to litigation. In particular, commentators have asked whether Dimon's candid statements would hurt the company in any litigation that might arise.\nWell, it looks like we will be finding out. On May 14, 2012, plaintiffs filed a securities class action in the Southern District of New York, against the bank; Dimon; Ina Drew, the bank's former Chief Investment Officer: and Douglas Bronstein, the bank's chief financial officer. A copy of the complaint can be found here.\nAccording to the plaintiffs'' lawyers' May 14, 2012 press release (here), the complaint alleges that during the class period of April 13, 2012 through May 11, 2012, the defendants issued \"materially false and misleading statements regarding certain securities trading by the Company's Chief Investment Office (\"CIO\"). Specifically, Defendants misrepresented and\/or failed to disclose that the CIO had engaged in extremely risky and speculative trades that exposed JPMorgan to significant losses.\" The complaint specifically references the defendants' reassuring statements made between the time the rumors about the trading activity first surfaced in April and the time of the disclosures of the trading losses, and blockbuster admissions about the trades.\nThe initial complaint is just 18 pages. Although the complaint quotes extensively from Dimon's statements in a May 10, 2012 conference call, it does not refer to many other highly publicized features involved with the trading losses, including for example, the April rumors of trading activities by a JP Morgan trader labeled the \"London whale,\" whose trades had roiled the derivatives market (the complaint refers to the trades, just not to the \"whale,\" at least not by that name) nor Dimon's statements to Meet the Press aired on Sunday May 13, 2012, that the bank had been \"sloppy\" and \"stupid\" and that he had been \"dead wrong\" when he characterized questions about the derivatives trades as a \"tempest in a teapot.\"\nThe complaint's scienter allegations do not allege any motivations for alleged misrepresentations made during the relatively short class period. There are no allegations that any of the defendants' traded on basis of allegations or that the defendants otherwise personally benefitted from the misrepresentations. The complaint does allege that the defendants did not believe their earlier statements about the bank's derivatives trading activities at the time the statements were made.\nTo be sure, it is not uncommon for an initial securities class action complaint to be skeletal, with more detailed allegations added in subsequent amended pleadings after lead counsel has been selected and the cases consolidated. Along those lines, there may well be other complaints filed on behalf of other prospective class representatives that may contain different or additional allegations. Subsequent complaints or amended complaints may well be more detailed. These complaints may also draw on subsequent news reports that JPMorgan's senior management allegedly had disregarded \"red flags\" regarding the bank's trading activities.\nEven if they are able to add additional details, however, plaintiffs seeking to plead this case will be faced with the challenge of attempting to present scienter allegations sufficient to overcome the initial pleading hurdles. The defendants will argue that it is not enough for plaintiffs to rely on the magnitude of the losses or even on the fact that the losses resulted from a trading strategy that Dimon has now publicly acknowledges was flawed. In attempting to show that the early reassurances are not merely misleading but are actionable, the plaintiffs may find that they must allege more than the subsequent admissions about the trading activities.\nHow the securities class action plaintiffs will proceed and how they will fare remains to be seen. But in the meantime, there are now press reports circulating that the Department of Justice has \"opened an inquiry\" regarding the bank's trading losses. The news of the DoJ inquiry follows prior reports that the SEC had opened a review of the developments. President Obama, among many others, has seized upon the bank's trading losses as evidence of the need for greater bank regulation, including in particular the so-called \"Volker Rule.\" Questions are also being raised whether the bank will or should seek to \"claw back\" compensation from the three trades who were released following the disclosure of the losses.\nThe fallout from the trading losses will continue to roil the markets and the media for some time to come, and could hound both Dimon and J.P. Morgan for some time as well. In the meantime, the private securities class action lawsuit will unfold, as these cases do, in the fullness of time. I will say that as interesting as it is that a securities class action complaint has been filed, it will be more interesting to see the plaintiffs' allegations as they appear in the consolidated, amended complaint that ultimately will be filed.\nTags: JP Morgan Chase, Securities Litigation","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"From California capitalism to bidenomics\nPublished On : 31 May, 2021 8:44 am\nLaura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca\nLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 MARCH 04: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden answers a question from a reporter at a campaign event at the W Los Angeles hotel on March 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Biden is coming off a strong Super Tuesday performance while former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced today he is suspending his campaign. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)\nBERKELEY \u2013 US President Joe Biden's first months in office have been impressive. The number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered is more than twice what he promised, and the spread of the coronavirus has slowed sharply. In the first quarter of this year, the US economy grew by 6.4% (the fastest quarterly rate since 1984), owing to monetary and fiscal stimulus and the broader reopening of the economy.\nEconomists at Goldman Sachs expect the 2021 US growth rate to be the fastest in three decades and recent research by the McKinsey Global Institute finds significant acceleration in productivity growth to follow. Under Biden, consumer confidence has rebounded: 55% of voters feel good about the state of the economy, up from 43% when he took office and 34% in May 2020.\nMany commentators have compared the Biden administration's economic agenda to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal or to Dwight D. Eisenhower's post-Sputnik expansion of federal science and infrastructure spending. But the best analogy for Bidenomics is California, which has pioneered a strategy of innovation-based sustainable and inclusive growth.\nA fundamental component of both Bidenomics and California's economic strategy is robust world-class research to support innovation in global growth sectors. It is these sectors that will drive productivity growth, create good jobs, and fuel US exports and wealth creation now and in the future.\nCalifornia has led the United States (and the world) in innovation since World War II. It is home to a first-rate public college and university system, private universities like Stanford, CalTech, and the University of Southern California, and six federal research labs (along with hundreds of private ones). While skeptics have once again been proclaiming the impending demise of the California economy, the state has in fact extended its lead in the innovation economy during the pandemic.\nA few indicators demonstrate the point. In 2020, more than 440,000 Californians started a new business, up 22% from 2019 and far exceeding all other states (not adjusted for population).\nMoreover, in 2020, 50% of the country's venture capital funding went to California \u2013 double the combined share of the next three states (New York, Massachusetts, and Texas). Of approximately 750 venture funding rounds or initial public offerings with valuations exceeding $1 billion, roughly 494 have been in California (San Francisco alone has had more than Texas, Florida, and North Carolina combined). And 17 of the 22 US startups ever to have been valued at $10 billion or more in a funding round are based in the San Francisco area.\nWhereas the 236 publicly listed companies in Silicon Valley, Salinas Valley, and Monterey Bay had a combined market cap of $4.75 trillion a year ago, that figure has now surpassed $8.5 trillion, implying 80% growth in one year (and during a recession, no less).\nAlthough the rest of the US cannot become another Silicon Valley, new mechanisms to spread investment and venture capital more broadly around the country certainly would help the national economy, not least by helping firms everywhere take advantage of remote work and other pandemic-driven trends. Likewise, a more open immigration system would allow the US to tap into a global pool of talent. It is worth remembering that around half of all Fortune 500 companies in the US were founded by immigrants or their children.\nCalifornia has benefited greatly from its leadership in the innovation economy. With a highly progressive tax system that taxes capital gains as income, approximately 90% of the state's income tax revenues come from the top 10% of taxpayers. And because innovation drives so much growth in the state's capital and real-estate markets, it generates a large (but volatile) revenue base with which to invest in education, infrastructure, and safety-net programs. Even during the COVID-19 recession, California maintained a budget surplus, now projected to reach a record $75.7 billion for 2021-22.\nThat surplus is important for another reason as well. Like much of the rest of the world, California is already experiencing the direct effects of climate change. Wildfires and droughts have become annual events, as have hurricanes and floods in other parts of the country. A combination of drought conditions and record-breaking temperatures caused extensive fires throughout the state in 2020, and the dangers are even greater this year, which is why Newsom has proposed significant increases in fire prevention and forest resilience measures in the 2021 budget.\nUnlike many other parts of the country, California has taken the lead in adopting policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and build a more resilient infrastructure. Through strict emissions and air-quality standards, carbon pricing, and public support for electric vehicles (the state's largest export product in 2020), high-speed rail, and clean energy, the state is increasingly decoupling its growth from a carbon-based economy.\nThe Biden administration wants to pursue similar actions nationally. America has rejoined the Paris climate agreement and Biden is seeking congressional approval for billions of dollars in investments in clean power, electrification of transport and buildings, low-carbon manufacturing, public transit, and other key features of a green economy.\nMoreover, Biden's $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan and $1.8 trillion American Families Plan include substantial investments in the country's social infrastructure. These investments promise to scale up efforts, already underway in California, to strengthen the social safety net, open a path to a $15 minimum hourly wage, expand the earned-income and child tax credits, support paid family leave, and broaden health coverage.\nThe early public response to Bidenomics is extremely positive. With the exception of some Republican voters, many of whom still believe the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, supermajorities of citizens (including Republicans) support key elements of the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. Around 68% of Americans support the Biden administration's infrastructure proposal, and 64% support its plan to expand health care, childcare, and other family programs.\nMembers of Congress should listen to their constituents and take a page from California's playbook. A new era of sustainable, inclusive growth awaits.\nLaura Tyson, former chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers, is Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business and Chair of the Blum Center Board of Trustees at the University of California, Berkeley. Lenny Mendonca, Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company, is a former chief economic and business adviser to Governor Gavin Newsom of California and chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority.\nBidenomics\n#California Capitalism\nThe government has increased the wage of workers involved in the schemes under the Prime\nBy J\u00fcrgen Stark, Thomas Mayer, and Gunther Schnabl FRANKFURT \u2013 Our fiat money regime\nThe government has blacklisted seven construction companies. Issuing a notice today, the Public Procurement Monitoring\nBy Carlo Ratti BOSTON \u2013 The future of urban planning may be in Brazil's\nBERKELEY \u2013 As of early 2022, the fate of US President Joe Biden's\nWhat Biden should do on trade\nBy Takatoshi Ito TOKYO \u2013 Former US President Donald Trump's isolationist and protectionist \"America","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Vector to take Stuff to High Court; media agency refuses to hand over confidential breach data\nSara Barker\nVector may take legal action against Stuff because the media agency apparently refuses to secure, to return or to destroy confidential data given to them by a hacker.\nLast week Vector's Outage app was breached by an unknown third party, leaking personal information of up to 24,000 customers.\nThe personal information included customer names, emails, and postal addresses, but no financial information, Vector says.\nStuff informed Vector about the breach and Vector immediately disabled the Outage app. Further reports suggest that Vector was aware of the vulnerability, but did not know it had been breached until it was approached by Stuff.\nHowever Vector says that the hacker provided customers' confidential data to Stuff. Despite repeated requests, Stuff has 'repeatedly refused' to hand it over, destroy it or secure it'.\nStuff editorial director Mark Stevens says that the story was in the public interest.\n\"The data was held only until we determined news gathering activities on this story had finished. When I was comfortable with that, I ensured the file containing customer contact details - which we received through a secure server - was destroyed,\" Stevens says.\nVector says, \"Now that the story has been published we believe our customers' data should be destroyed or returned to Vector. Given Stuff's repeated refusals to Vector's requests, Vector now considers it has no choice but to take legal action to ensure its customers' private information is secured and protected. In our view not doing so would be tantamount to failing our customers again.\"\n\"As a result, Vector has applied to the High Court for an injunction to protect the information from further use. We recognise that taking this step is likely to attract further media attention to Vector for the original customer data breach. However, we considered it is more important to take whatever steps we can to secure our customers' data and protect their privacy.\"\nHowever Stuff says that if it handed the data over to Vector, it could lead to identification of the source.\n\"We not only had the protection of the customer data to consider, but also the protection of our source. Source protection is a basic principle of what we do, and part of the stringent ethical framework we work under,\" Stevens says.\n\"When we obtain sensitive information we act responsibly, to protect both our sources and any vulnerable people affected (such as customers here).\"\nVector says that a Stuff reporter has also approached at least one Vector customer with unsolicited questions.\nStevens explains: \"We have, at all times, treated this information responsibly. Its circulation was limited to staff who needed to see if for news gathering purposes. We have not 'exploited' the information - and we do not sell or otherwise share confidential information we obtain during reporting.\"\n\"We fully accept Stuff had a valid right to report on the original data breach. We have made it clear to Stuff that we were not seeking to prevent their reporting on the matter and we have not asked them at any time to disclose their information source. However, we do not believe Stuff should have compounded this matter by exploiting the customer data when reporting on it,\" Vector says in a statement.\nVector says it is taking all steps to reduce any additional impact to its customers' privacy.\n\"In today's world, with the recent privacy related revelations about the likes of Facebook and the unauthorised use of personal information by third parties, we believe this is an issue that customers are increasingly aware of and concerned by.\"\nVector is working with IDCARE and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to address its data security.\nRead more about the breach here.\nThe retailer safety guide for the world of online shopping\nThe most popular usernames of all time revealed\nNew data reveals correlation between cyber attacks and work from home initiatives\nComCom takes responsibility for external provider breach\nData breaches costing companies millions - could incident response help?\nData breach Vector Stuff","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Season of Our Discontent: Voters' Views on California Elections\nPost March 23, 2009\nIn the 2002 election, only one in four likely voters said candidates' advertisements were helpful in making a decision, and only three in 10 said they were satisfied with the discussion of issues facing the state. \"Some candidates are winning elections by spending enormous amounts of money on TV ads \u2013 usually negative \u2013 but it could be costing them power and legitimacy in office if these tactics turn people off on voting,\" says Baldassare. \"High voter registration in the current presidential election is encouraging, but the long-term trends for California's state elections are comparatively grim.\"\nIn fact, voter turnout has declined sharply in gubernatorial elections since 1982, dropping from 70 percent that year to a record low 51 percent in 2002. During the same period, campaign spending by candidates skyrocketed from under $23 million to nearly $98 million.\nMoreover, dislike of electoral politics may be contributing to deteriorating trust in state government generally. Between 2001 and 2004, the percentage of Californians who said they usually trust state government dropped from 47 to 32 percent. In this context, public support for electoral reforms is relatively high. In 2002, 57 percent of likely voters supported the idea of public, rather than private, financing of campaigns, and 77 percent said they would view candidates more favorably if they signed a pledge to run a truthful, fair, and clean campaign. \"Despite practical limitations on some of these reform ideas, they show that voters have such a strong desire to get away from the negative tone of today's campaigns that many are receptive to the public paying for elections,\" says Baldassare.\nThe Public Policy Institute of California is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research on major economic, social, and political issues. The institute was established in 1994 with an endowment from William R. Hewlett.\nPlease type the numbers into the box below: * 48116786 \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"master's in engineering physics\nMaster's in Engineering Physics in Canada. Learning takes many forms \u2013 from theory-driven and science-based research to company excursions. Sample Schedules are available for Engineering Physics (FE program) and Engineering Physics (FEH program) The recognition of the applicant's home university affects the final interpretation of the academic performance. Engineering Physics majors tend to work on forefront ideas in technology and science, in either industry or academia. Only the applications who fulfill the requirements for these criteria will be evaluated against the full set of evaluation criteria. open university studies are recommended instead of degree studies to complement the earlier degree or to improve one's professional skills. Many graduates choose to continue their studies earning Masters or PhD degrees. Apply Now. In the first year, Columbia Engineering students take The Art of Engineering, a hands-on design course that introduces scientific concepts re-framed in engineering terms and introduces them to five major areas of technical inquiry: engineering, mathematics, physics, \u2026 MSc in Engineering - Physics and Technology. Find the best engineering physics graduate schools for you. In most cases, non-degree or e.g. Engineering Physics - Master of Applied Science - Postgraduate \/ Graduate Degree Program - \u2026 Two majors with a different focus are offered in the Master's Programme in Engineering Physics. To give concrete examples of the topics covered in the programme, here are some courses picked from the extensive curriculum: The study programme differs from more classical university physics in its proximity to concrete, practical research questions. This degree is most often sought after as a means to enter a specialty in the field of engineering. It largely focuses on how mathematics and science can be combined to solve many technical problems without dealing with the traditional divisions among the disciplines. Students in the physics department explore theoretical physics, atomic physics, biophysics, mathematical physics, nuclear physics, space physics, and more. Our goal is to bring promising students to, and prepare them to succeed at the doctoral level in Applied Physics and related fields at the University of Michigan. The Department of Engineering Physics integrates fundamental physics, mathematics, and engineering principles to solve societal problems, from cancer and heart disease to clean energy to space travel, while educating new generations of leaders. CV). The track of theoretical physics is one of the four specialisation tracks of the Master\u00b4s Degree Programme in Physical and Chemical Sciences. full-time, For non-EU\/EEA citizens, \u20ac15000\/y (Master's studies), Master's Programme in Engineering Physics, Study-option-specific documents requested, general eligibility and language requirements, Advances in New Energy Technologies (5 ECTS), Machine Learning for Materials Science (3-5 ECTS), Analyst in a wide range of fields, such as information technology and healthcare, Entrepreneur in consulting, software, or high-tech hardware, Applications Engineer in software producers and computer design firms, Cryo Engineer in fields such as aerospace, electronics and telecommunications, Data Scientist in leading technology companies, Design Engineer in design consultancy firms, large manufacturing companies, biomedical companies, engineering companies or consumer goods manufacturers. Very good previous study success is expected. Earning a masters usually requires two years of full-time study, which amounts to 36 to 54 semester credits. However, without these cookies, certain functionalities may become unavailable or unusable. The Guild of Physics is the association for the Engineering Physics and Mathematics students at the Aalto University, although everyone else is welcome too. The master's programme in Engineering Physics educates students aiming to work at the forefront of the development of future technology. This one-year master's program offers advanced study and training in Applied and Engineering Physics. The programme offers five tracks: T\u2026 UBC Engineering Physics is the ideal program for those who strive to invent new devices, advance science, and pursue careers at the leading edge of high-technology, both locally and internationally. As for industry, one of our students recently began a position as a Machine Learning Engineer at Apple Inc., and another has been working as a Data Scientist for a \u2026 The programme is closely connected to the research at Aalto University and the Department of Applied Physics, attracting students who want to pursue a career in research. These include labs for nanofabrication, space research, hydrodynamics, radiation effects in materials and material characterization as well as a radio telescope and wind tunnels. Engineering Physics is particularly attractive to those students who may attend graduate school, even if they have not decided on a particular field. It enables students to craft a program that combines both disciplines, and provides an excellent foundation for a research career. Master's in Engineering Physics at UPC (Technical University of Catalonia), listed on FindAMasters.com - a comprehensive database of Masters, MSc, \u2026 It also takes a lot of time to settle in this field so be prepared to see all your crushes and Exes getting married and having a \u2026 Our goal is to bring promising students to the program and prepare them to succeed at the doctoral level in Applied Physics and related fields at the University of Michigan. Note: All that said, Reader discretion is advised on choosing a physics career cause one might not earn as much as one can with an engineering or MBA degree. Master's Programme in Engineering Physics, Aalto University, Finland Master Universitario en Ingenier\u00b4\u0131a F\u00b4\u0131sica, Universidad del Pa\u00b4\u0131s Vasco, Spain M-EF \u2013 p. 12. program provides valuable graduate training and research\/design project experience sought after by industry, government and R&D organizations. Advanced knowledge of condensed matter physics and\/or practical experience with experimental and computational physics research techniques are considered an advantage. ... A professional program leading to the degree of Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) offers students the opportunity to master advanced topics in physics and extend their skills in their chosen engineering specialties. Engineering Physics graduates tend to work at the leading edge of technology and science, in either industry or academia. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our websites and to use some of its features (such as access to secure areas). This program allows academically strong undergraduates with a demonstrable commitment to research to obtain the Physics, BS and Applied and Engineering Physics, MS degrees by successfully completing 144 credits. The engineering physics master's program prepares students for a successful career in industry or research by combining courses in fundamental physics with specializations that focus on applications to current research and technology. The programme is closely connected to the research at Aalto University and the Department of Applied Physics, attracting students who want to pursue a career in research. The Department of Applied Physics pursues vigorous research in physical sciences and creates important industrial applications that hold great technological potential. degree in engineering and physics is offered jointly by the School of Engineering and the Department of Physics. The Master's Programme in Engineering Physics equips students with a profound understanding of physics and mathematics as well as skills that are highly applicable. In addition, applicants to this study option are requested to provide the following study-option-specific documents: *) The lack of these documents will adversely affect the evaluation of your application. Bachelor's-Accelerated Master's (BAM) Department Website. As a student, you will acquire a broad insight into the areas of physics that will form the basis for the advanced technologies of today and tomorrow. PSP is also a useful tool for students to keep track of their studies. Box 11000 (Otakaari 1B) These students join the diverse Aalto community not only through their studies, but also through multiple free time events, celebrations and extracurricular activities around the campus. With the participation of more than one hundred fifty faculty, we provide unmatched research opportunities for our students. Explore 171 engineering physics degree programs, engineering physics career salary information, and 88 engineering physics schools. Students will be admitted into the Imes-Moore Fellows Program based on their: \u2013 Academic promise Applicants meeting the general eligibility criteria for master's studies are evaluated and ranked according to the evaluation criteria decided in advance for each study option. In addition, the programme is closely connected to the research at Aalto University and the Department of Applied Physics, attracting students who want to pursue a career in research. Engineering Physics M.Eng. Our Master's graduates have gone into PhD programs in Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Neuroscience. The study-option-specific documents must be uploaded for each study option separately, even if you use the same document (e.g. The University of Michigan Applied Physics Imes-Moore Fellows Program is a master's degree bridge program designed to prepare students for doctoral studies in interdisciplinary research in applied physics, physical sciences, and engineering. The study environment in the programme is strongly international and studies are conducted in multicultural groups. Students will receive full financial support, including an annual stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance. The master's degree in Engineering Physics is oriented towards frontier engineering based on advanced education in physics. A master's degree in engineering physics combines application with theory in these two disciplines. \u2013 Contribution to enhancing the diversity of students in applied physics. A major of Engineering Physics focuses on the use of physics when analyzing and evaluating engineering problems. The master's degree in Engineering Physics is oriented towards frontier engineering based on advanced education in physics. , we provide unmatched research opportunities for our students. The Master of Engineering degree in Engineering Physics prepares applicant for engineering design and development employment or further graduate work. This spontaneous multidisciplinarity environment sparks new ideas, gathers enthusiasts around them and gives birth to friendships, networks, and every so often, startups. Other graduates in engineering or applied sciences are also invited to apply. These include e.g. Many of the students participate in the summer student programme at CERN \u2013 European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, one of the world's largest and most respected scientific research centers. Students are encouraged to form research collaborations with faculty as they pursue senior thesis projects, and many additional research, internship and industry co-\u00adop experiences are available. Courses and programs in physics can allow individuals to explore the broad and fundamental field of matter and energy. The main admission requirement to the Master's Programme in Engineering Physics is a high quality Bachelor's degree in Engineering \/ Bachelor of Science in physics, materials science or a related field. High School Co-op Program. Typical career paths outside academia include, but are not limited to: Some examples of the companies where our recently graduated alumni work are: Deloitte, Fortum, GE Healthcare, Minsait, Picosun, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), Rightware, Stora Enso, TVO, Vaisala, Vilant Systems, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Accenture, McKinsey. By continuing to use the site you are agreeing to the use of essential cookies. Career Options. Degree certificate and the official transcript of records for possible other university level studies that are not included in the Bachelor's degree transcript, Letters of recommendation, work certificates, and other certificates of relevant activities, experience in demanding work where the Master's degree would be necessary, participation in scientific research leading to publications, special achievements in one's previous career or as an entrepreneur, prizes in competitions, or published writings, a recommendation stating applicant's academic competence and suitability in the field(s) of the study option. This last criterion will be assessed by the student's background in one or more of the following areas: \u2013 An educational, cultural, or geographical background underrepresented in applied physics The most prevalent path for those earning a degree in Engineering Physics\/applied Physics can \u2026 The contents of the applicant's previous degree(s) and other relevant university level studies are evaluated based on the courses available on the official transcript of records. Aalto University This program is a two-year course-based program and is designed to strengthen the students' preparation in the fundamentals of physics and will provide a broad range of research opportunities in fifteen different departments across our campus. Master of Engineering Physics recipients chose a variety of career options. Engineering Physics graduates have many career options due to the flexibility developed through a broad background in mathematics, physics, materials science, electronics, computer systems and optics. The goal is to provide graduates with the skills that will allow them to make an immediate contribution to the space-related industries or to proceed to doctoral studies in a wide variety of disciplines. Also note that some engineering programs have engineering physics or physics sub specialties. Note, that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Compare graduate engineering physics programs with government statistics and graduate student reviews. 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{"text":"Lieutenant Ray R. \"Joe\" Clark\nWashington County Sheriff's Office\nWashington County Sheriff's Office, Ohio\nEnd of Watch Saturday, February 7, 1981\nRay R. \"Joe\" Clark\nLieutenant Clark was shot and killed from ambush while standing in the kitchen of his home in the 400 block of Dodd's Run Road, in Marietta. He was struck by a shotgun blast that was fired through his kitchen window.\nThe case remained unsolved until September 16th, 2014, when a former Washington County sheriff's deputy was arrested and charged with Lieutenant Clark's murder. The subject had been fired by Lieutenant Clark in December 1979 for using excessive force while on duty.\nOn October 20th, 2015, a jury was unable to render a verdict and was declared deadlocked. The subject was retried and found guilty of murder on March 11th, 2016. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison with the eligibility for parole after 15 years. He died in prison on March 18th, 2017. On August 9th, 2017, the offender's conviction was upheld posthumously during the appeal process.\nLieutenant Clark had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, son, stepdaughter, sister, brother and parents.\nTour 14 years\nBadge 270\nCause Gunfire\nWeapon Shotgun\nOffender Died in prison\nat home, revenge\nRest in peace Lt. Clark.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Willcox Excited For Pro Experience\nAssistant coach Riley Cote gives newcomer Reece Willcox some instruction in Tuesday's practice.\nThe Philadelphia Flyers signed Reece Willcox to an entry level contract Monday. On Tuesday morning, he joined the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on an amateur tryout and skated at the team's practice - his first taste of hockey at the professional level.\n\"It's been pretty exciting so far,\" Willcox said after his first on-ice practice. \"It's been kind of a whirlwind as far as getting school sorted out and getting out here, but a lot of texts from family and friends sending congratulations so I'm really excited to get going here.\"\nWillcox joins the Phantoms after finishing his senior season at the University of Cornell, where he was a co-captain and added 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 33 games.\nThe 6-4 defenseman been re-united with former Cornell product Cole Bardreau in Lehigh Valley, and it was evident during the team's practice Tuesday that the two knew each other. They were chatting and catching up between just about every drill.\n\"It's really nice to have Cole here,\" Willcox said, adding, \"to kind of showing me the ropes and to see a familiar face to help get comfortable and acquainted.\"\nBardreau didn't hold back from complementing his former collegiate teammate, painting the picture of what Willcox is like & the type of game he brings to the rink.\n\"One of the best guys I have ever played with,\" Bardreau said of Willcox. \"Not so much of an offensive guy, just steady eddy guy and one of those guys you can really rely on. I think he's going to really help us with our consistency. I can't say enough about him.\"\nWillcox described himself as a steady stay-at-home type defender that moves the puck well and can jump up in the offensive zone and make plays when needed. Growing up, he had quite a role model that he followed closely - none other than longtime Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom.\n\"The way he goes about his business off the ice and obviously on the ice, his game speaks for itself,\" Wil;cox said of growing up watching Lidstrom play. \"He was a terrific player for 20 years. Just an awesome player,\" he added, explaining he tries to model certain aspects of his game to that of Lidstrom's.\nThe Surrey, British Columbia native still has plenty to get acclimated to at the AHL level after just a pair of practices with Lehigh Valley, but with the Phantoms out of the playoff race it's an opportunity for the organization to get a free look at what Willcox can provide at the pro level before his entry-level contract kicks in next fall.\n\"At some point. I want to get him comfortable with our system play,\" head coach Scott Gordon said on Tuesday when asked if\/when Willcox will get into game action. \"To just come in and play right away, he hadn't skated in probably a week. There are parts of the game we want to give him some time to get acclimated to. We'll see how that goes.\"\nWith 10 games left on the schedule entering this weekend, it seems more like when than if Willcox's debut will come this season. While it's unlikely he'll get into a game this weekend, a week of practice before a pair of games in Newfoundland, Canada next weekend against the St. John's IceCaps could mark Willcox's pro debut.\n\"It would be huge just to get that experience this last stretch, so when I come in next fall I'm ready to go, comfortable and know kind of how things work,\" Willcox said of what it would mean to him to make his pro debut with the Phantoms this spring. \"Try to leave a good first impression so they have something to expect when I'm back and have a chance to prove myself here early on.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Library-\nAbout the Library-\nCatalog & Collections+\nMagazines and Databases\nCultural & Fun Passes\nObituary Finder\nEvents & Programs+\nHillsboro Reads\nLibrary on the Loose\nUsing the Library+\nHow to Borrow, Renew and Manage Your Account\nHomework Help and More\n100 Free Things to do at the Library\nProctor Services\nShelf Help {What to Read Next}\nTeacher Pull Form\nThe Collaboratory: a makerspace\nContact Library\nProctoring Request\nOur City \u00bb Departments \u00bb Library\nWelcoming and inclusive, the Hillsboro Public Library is a world-class system where our entire community gathers, connects, and explores.\nFor Everyone | Para Todos\nGuiding all of our work at the Hillsboro Public Library are the City of Hillsboro Core Values as well as the American Library Association's Core Values of Librarianship. The Hillsboro Public Library interprets the guidance offered by these documents into these four core values:\nProvide equitable access for all.\nEmpower the user.\nBe a welcoming community space.\nEncourage innovation and lead change.\nThe Hillsboro Public Library believes the Core Values of Librarianship, as set out in the American Library Association statement of the same name and codified in the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read Statement, are the essential foundation on which public librarianship rests. Those values include: Access, Confidentiality, Democracy, Diversity, Education, and Lifelong Learning, Intellectual Freedom, Service, and Social Responsibility.\nBrookwood Library\nBrookwood Library houses almost 300,000 items on two floors. The storytime room and materials for young people are on the first floor, along with movies, music, large print books, and materials in various world languages. Coffee shop service is available in the lobby. On the second floor, shelving stacks of adult nonfiction and fiction collections are on the north end of the building. Other features of the second floor include an art gallery area, a quiet reading room with newspapers and magazines, study rooms and conference rooms. Public computers are located on both floors. Study rooms, conference rooms and computers may be reserved and used with your library card.\nBacked by Dawson Creek corporate park and with over 300 parking spaces in front, this 77,000 square foot building includes rentable spaces for community organizations and events.\nBrookwood Library began providing library services in 1914 with a Carnegie funded building on Second Avenue and Lincoln Street. In 1975 the Library was moved to a new building in Shute Park and in 1990 the Tanasbourne Town Center Library became a branch of Hillsboro when the area annexed. As the City grew, larger space was needed and the current building was purchased in 2005. The library collections moved from leased space in the Tanasbourne Village Mall for this building's opening of the first floor in May 2007.\nShute Park Library\nLess than a year after swinging sledgehammers kicked off the demolition of the original Shute Park Library's interior, a new, beautifully-designed community gathering spot opened in March of 2014.\nOriginally built and opened in 1975, Shute Park Library had undergone extensive renovations over a period of 10 months. Historic restoration specialist David Wark of Hennebery Eddy Architects built on Shute Park Library's original, open design in creating a visible and inviting space that features lower stacks, a reflective ceiling, light-finished wood and considerable natural light.\nShute Park Library is over 15,000 square feet, with 57,000 books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and other items, while 140 new seating places give the community an opportunity to stay and read a while. On the outside, 280 first lines from books, poems and songs grace the new glass wall entrance on the west side.\nUnderneath the finishes and design work, all building systems have been replaced \u2013 heating and air conditioning, roof, electrical, plumbing, security and data. Seismic reinforcements can be seen in diagonal beams across some north windows and t-beams running overhead east and west.\nThe Book-O-Mat\nThe Book-O-Mat is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.\nThis kiosk\u2014the first of its kind in Oregon\u2014is stocked with bestsellers and movies for checkout. The Book-O-Mat is located on the Civic Center Plaza at 150 E Main Street to bring the Library closer to another section of the community in a high-traffic, high-visibility location. With farmers markets, festivals, and other events, the Downtown location will serve residents from around the City, in addition to those who work and live close to the Civic Center.\nThe Book-O-Mat is currently loaded with about 200 items; library staff will continue to add selections and rotate the collection periodically to bring in fresh materials, which will focus on new and popular materials for adults and children.\nThe Book-O-Mat was the first implementation the Hillsboro Wayfinding Project, an initiative to build identity and pride, and help locals and visitors navigate and discover Hillsboro. More pedestrian and vehicular directional signs, information kiosks, and welcome gateways have been installed and will continue to appear throughout the City.\nStrategy 1 \u2013 Continuously Improve Upon Our Core Services\nSupport Literacy and Learning\nHelp our youngest community members develop a love of books, reading, and learning.\nSupport a lifetime of continuous, informal learning.\nNew and Popular Collections\nCultivate a Community of Readers.\nExpand and evolve our innovative collections.\nStrengthen our relationship with the Hillsboro School District to foster and support student achievement.\nDevelop services and events that spark curiosity in students of all ages.\nOffer transformational experiences for our users.\nContinue to build upon our shared commitment to inclusive, welcoming spaces.\nStrategy 2 \u2013 Respond to Community Needs Using Data-Driven Decision Making\nMove beyond quantitative results to illuminate the Library's impact.\nSeek to understand how changing demographics and needs will shape services.\nStrategy 3 -- Capitalize on the Trust the Library has Within Our Community\nAddress systematic and participatory barriers to bolster community involvement.\nSupport an engaged community.\nEncourage equity in workforce development.\nPartner to ensure civic service delivery.\nStrategy 4 \u2013 Expand the Reach of the Library\nEnsure the continued provision of neighborhood-based library services.\nFacilitate community connections and partnerships.\nBring library access to our users, wherever they are.\nEngage the community in unexpected ways.\nFocus on innovative solutions and services to ensure and expand library access.\nExplore new options for virtual services.\nStrategic Plan Process\nAs we began the strategic planning process to set the Library's course for the next three years, it was essential to the Library that we look beyond our current services and constraints and explore what was possible. In 2017, Library staff, the Library Board, members of the community, and a number of consultants started the process through a series of design thinking opportunities, community engagement sessions, informal input gathering from patrons, and a review of local and industry trends, innovations, and constraints.\nDuring the spring and summer of 2018, Library staff, the Board, and consultants engaged in a strategic planning process to set the Library's course for the next three years.\nIn preparation, the team reviewed the Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan, the Hillsboro Comprehensive Plan, the department's core values, Quality Service Standards, and demographic data. This information lays the foundation for the planning to begin.\nThe vision was set first, followed by a new mission statement. Then the Board and department leadership gathered for an all-day retreat to set initiatives and goals that would lead to a work plan for the staff to follow. Action items for each goal and measurements of success were the final additions to the strategic plan.\nStrategic Plan Results\nHillsboro Public Library is for everyone.\nIt is a starting point for everyone.\nA safe place for everyone.\nEquity, access, and respect for everyone.\nLifetime learning for everyone.\nThe full list of measurements, which address each goal in the strategic plan, can be found in the annual work plan released each year to the Library Board. Our focus with this plan is, where possible, to move away from input and output measures, such as the number of staff hours or our circulation or visit statistics, as a way to measure success. Instead, the Library Board and library staff will find ways to measure the outcomes and impacts our services may provide our community, moving beyond hanging our success on one number (even though having nearly one million visitors a year is nothing to sneeze at!) to instead paint a fuller, richer picture of our work supporting our community's interests.\nSome examples of our measurements of success are:\nAt-risk children who participate in library programs are better prepared for kindergarten.\nHillsboro Library users can identify ways the library serves their needs over their lifetime, and as interests change.\nCommunity members drive the collaborative expansion of the Library of Things program, incorporating experiential learning opportunities, such as field trips, cooking classes, sewing classes, or other sensory programming.\nLibrary visitors of every identity \u2013 gender, race, socio-economic status, etc \u2013 feel welcome and safe, and that the Library is for them.\nLibrary visitors can identify the critical role of libraries in creating inclusive communities.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Human rights A.C. Grayling interview for Center for Civil Courage: I'm a great champion of the rights of women\nA.C. Grayling interview for Center for Civil Courage: I'm a great champion of the rights of women\nPosted By: Nezir LikajPosted date: October 30, 2014 in: Human rightsNo Comments\nOh, I'm a feminist myself. I'm a great champion of the rights of women. I think it is a tragedy in our world that half of all humanity for most of history has not had an opportunity to make its contribution. Its creativity, you know, its artistic productions, its involvement in understanding our world. It's a terrible tragedy for the human species.\nHumanist philosopher A C Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Until 2011 he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy and other subjects; among his most recent are \"The Good Book\", \"Ideas That Matter\", \"To Set Prometheus Free\", \"The God Argument\" and \"Friendship\". He is a prolific contributor to the press, a frequent broadcaster and judge in literary prizes. He is a vice president of the British Humanist Association, the patron of the United Kingdom Armed Forces Humanist Association, a patron of Dignity in Dying, and an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.\nA.C. Grayling interview for Center for Civil Courage 9.august.2014 in Oxford at World Humanist Congress 2014 (s hrvatskim titlovima)\nWhat is your take on the New Atheists? Are they true to the legacy of European humanism? Have they done some harm to the secularist cause?\nI think the response to atheism since 9\/11, 9\/11 was quite a watershed because before that time people who were atheists they didn't bother to say much about it and people who had a religious view, they didn't bother to say much about it, either. For example, at a dinner party. But there was a polarisation after 9\/11 in which people who were athists or secularists said: ah, no, no. Here is religion causing big troubles again. We don't wan't that. So they came out in the open and they took a stand. And the response from people who have religion, and even sometimes from people who think, well religion has its uses to certain individuals, for example to Richard Dawkins, because he's very outspoken, he provoked a lot of hostility, he also provoked a big following, and so the debate has been a very polarised one. But I think, that even though there's nothing new about New atheism, it's the same idea (laugh), nevertheless it has had a very good impact. It has made people think, it has made people sit up and notice. We wouldn't be doing what we're doing today unless the whole discussion about secular attitudes, about humanism is a positive ethical outlook and about the legitimacy of atheism were now completely out in the open. So, in my view, it's a very good thing that it has happened despite the fact that it has provoked some hostility.\nYou are sometimes aligned with Alain de Botton as a moderate atheist. What do you and Alain share that sets you apart from Dawkins and his ilk, and what sets you apart from Alain?\nI don't know Alain de Botton very well, I don't even know his views very well except that I hear. I haven't read his work, so. I heard that he said something about having a kind of church for atheists or something. I don't think this is a good idea.\nWhat I think is this. That the religions have hijacked, they have stolen the idea of those aspects of our lives which give us the most refreshment and aesthetic and moral sense of value. For me: to go for a walk, to have dinner with friends, to listen to music, to lie in bed on Sunday morning and relax, these are spiritual exercises. These refresh the mind and the heart. The religions say: oh, you must come to the temple or the church or the synagogue. This is where this happens. And this is false. So we don't need churches for atheists. We have the world. We have science, we have nature, we have friendship. These are things that really matter and if we would say to everybody: look, life can be good. It can be good if we celebrate the things that are positive about human beings. We don't need any gods and goddesses, we don't need a special place to do it, the world itself is enough.\nIs there anything that moderate atheism or, what you call \"Humanism\", can learn from religions?\nWell, first you notice that atheism, secularism and humanism are three separable things. They are naturally connected. The word atheism is a theists' word. The people who have a theistic outlook they used the word atheism to describe people who don't agree with them. It's like somebody who collects stamps who says: \"You are an a-stampist.\" It's his word. It's not my word. If I don't collect stamps I have no interest in stamps so why all of a sudden should I have fight with people who collect stamps? The fight was picked by the theists. So I like sometimes to say to people: a better word for me is \"a-fairiest\" because I don't believe in fairies. OK? So if I would have a discussion with somebody about fairies, and he, you know, like the Pope for example, and say to Pope : \"Do you believe in fairies?\" He says:\" No.\" I say: \"Why not? Give me your reasons.\" And then I say to him: \"Take these reasons and put them in theology. They are the same reasons.\"\nWhat do you think about feminism?\nDo you think that there is such a thing as \"scientism\", the tendency to think that hard sciences have all the answers, or at any rate, that they raise the only interesting questions?\nYes, I think that there is such a thing as scientism, that is the over application of science. I think, any self-respecting scientist will say: \"I research some aspect of botany, or particle physics, or cosmology, and to think that science has all the answers to everything is completely overreaching itself.\" Scientific method, that is rational, experimental, empirical, accumulation of data and examination of it, putting things to the test\u2026 Scientific method has its uses outside science. It has uses in social science; it has uses in history for example. It has uses in our thinking about which train to catch from Oxford to London. So if scientism is the idea that science can solve all human problems then scientism is bad. The use of rational methods of enquiry, which we have learned to apply so successfully in science, that's very useful. But there are whole aspects of human life and experience which need\u2026 Music and poetry, and love, and dance, and\u2026 these are not things\u2026 Science can tell us about why do you feel so good after you've been dancing in a club all night, you know, because of the endorfines, but you don't need to know about the endorfines to have a good time.\nWhat is the future of the humanities?\nThe future of the humanities\u2026 Well, by the humanities we mean the study of literature, of philosophy, history and languages, and classics, and so on. In my view, and maybe you know, I have founded a college of humanities (laugh)\u2026 I think that the humanities together are conversation of human kind about our values, about the things that we care about, about the aspects of human experience which are deepest and richest. And most places in the world today are poor in money and educational efforts into science, technology, engineering, mathematics, we call this STEM, the STEM subjects. And of course this is important, and of course we must do it. But if we did that and we ignored what history can teach us, what we can learn about human nature, human experience, from literature, what philosophical reflections can give us about how we live and how we use what we know. If we ignore the humanities, we become less reflective, less intelligent, less understanding. Because science, technology, engineering, mathematics, these are about knowledge, about data. But there is something which is one more step than knowledge. And that is understanding. And the humanities help us to achieve understanding.\nTags: A.C. 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{"text":"Splitsvilla Season 11 Winner\nBy Completing Roadies Xtreme Journey, Rohan Hingorani and Shruti Sinha have Joined the MTV Splitsvilla Season 11 on MTV India. Now its time to talk about Splitsvilla X2 1st Episode (16th August 2019), In Today's Episode you are going to watch the entry of all the contestant and after that, there will be a task for boys to be done and girls will choose the desired man. Splitsvilla is a popular show, majorly among the youth, that airs on MTV channel. Scheduled start time of this match is around 7:00 PM Indian Standard Time. Show based on American Dating reality show Flavor of Love. MTV Splitsvilla 11 Contestants Final List | 10 Boys & 10 Girls MTV is all set to comeback with another new brand season in the first week of august month 2018. Splitsvilla Season 11 - Full Episode 27 - Hey, Finale! We've Arrived 45:47 Splitsvilla Season 11 - Full Episode 26 - Semi-Finale Heightens The Madness View full. 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(Pic: Viral Bhayani) Splitsvilla Season 7: Launch Photogallery at Times of India. this show was aired on 5 August 2018 featuring Sunny Leone and Rannvijay Singh Singha. This is the eleventh season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Indian Mere Sai Sony-TV. Whereas the XI season of the MTV Splitsvilla began on 5 August 2018. MTV Splitsvilla 11 Winner is Shruti Sinha and Gaurav Alugh. Online Watch MTV 2019 dramas list HD. Mumbai boy Gaurav and Delhi girl Shruti, who is also a former Roadies Xtreme contestant, have made into the finale by winning the semi-finale task. Here are complete details related to MTV Splitsvilla season 11 Grand Finale. We now have the names of the winners of Splistvilla 11. The seven seasons of Splitsvilla was hosted by Nikhil Chinappa and now the Bollywood celebrities Sunny Leone along with Rannvijay Singh are hosting the current season. Shruti Sinha and Gaurav Alugh was the winner while the runner-up was Samyuktha Hegde and Shagun Pandey. 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{"text":"News, reviews, events and releases\nNEW WatchesWATCH REviewsWatch EventsWATCH BRANds\nWatch Events\nBreguet Becomes Patron Of The French National Navy Museum In Paris\nIn celebration of the links that it has so long fostered with the maritime world, the House of Breguet is proud to announce its new status as patron of the French National Navy Museum in Paris, with the support of its President Marc Hayek. One particular endeavour it is lending its support to is the creation of a room devoted to scientific resources for navigation at sea throughout the ages.\nThe history of navigation is long and complex, borne of endless experimentation and ingenious inventions. Initially based on an oral tradition, then developed by scientific works and instruments, the art of navigation has been evolving continually throughout the centuries.\nThis 150-square-meter room, designed as a backdrop, will feature some key objects from the museum's collection: ship models from different civilizations, ancient instruments of navigation, modern electronic instruments, as well as buoys and headlights, all full-scale.\nChronometer Breguet N\u00b05072\nThe objects on exhibition will include the naval chronometer N\u00b05072 that was produced from 1817 to 1818 in the workshops of Abraham-Louis Breguet, founder of the House of Breguet. Throughout his decorated career, he never ceased to demonstrate his exceptional skill in time measurement. His dedication and his many inventions earned him major recognition and distinction. King Louis XVIII of France initially appointed him member of the French scientific institution Bureau des Longitudes before awarding him the official title of Watchmaker to the French Royal Navy in 1815.\nThis is the most prestigious title a watchmaker can receive given the scientific competency implied by the very notion of naval watchmaking. It also represents a role of paramount importance to the country. At that time, naval chronometers played a crucial role for fleets, and were absolutely indispensable to the calculation of longitude at sea. Breguet devoted himself thoroughly and enthusiastically to his role as Watchmaker to the French Royal Navy; major expeditions were run using Breguet naval clocks and Breguet would supply the French Navy for almost 150 years ...\nThe French National Navy Museum in Paris in the famous Palais de Chaillot in the Place du Trocad\u00e9ro is currently undergoing a full renovation. It is set to reopen its doors in 2022, when it will unveil this space dedicated to navigation at sea, full of naval, scientific, and watchmaking history ...\nFor more information please visit French National Navy Museum or Breguet Online.\nWATCH WEARING SECRETS\nGet your free copy now\nYour Email Address: Want to keep in touch?\nSIgn Up to our weekly newsletter and stay updated on news and hot deals from the world of watches.\nDon't worry, if you change your mind, you can unsubscribe at any time, free of charge.\nPlease verify your email account, your ebook should be there in a few seconds.\nHomeTermsCookie PolicyContact Us\nCopyright \u00a9 2018-2019 GmtPost.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \/ NCAAB \/ NCAAB News (Page 2)\nNotre Dame vs. Virginia, 1\/13\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nNotre Dame vs. Virginia Prediction ACC rivals square off in Charlottesville, VA on Wednesday afternoon when No. 18 Virginia hosts Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. ET. Is 10.5 too much to...\nNorthwestern vs. Ohio State, 1\/13\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nNorthwestern vs. Ohio State Prediction The Northwestern Wildcats face a tough test on Wednesday night when they visit No. 21 Ohio State, which is 9-3 to start the season. Is there...\nLouisville vs. Wake Forest, 1\/13\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nLouisville vs. Wake Forest Prediction ACC foes meet at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC on Wednesday night when No. 16 Louisville takes on Wake Forest at 8:30 p.m. ET. With...\nTexas Tech vs. Texas, 1\/13\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nTexas Tech vs. Texas Prediction In-state rivals clash in Austin, TX on Wednesday night when the 10-1 Texas Longhorns host the 10-3 Texas Tech Red Raiders at 9:00 p.m. ET. Is...\nKansas vs. Oklahoma State, 1\/12\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nKansas vs. Oklahoma State Prediction No. 6 Kansas travels to Stillwater on Tuesday night to take on 8-3 Oklahoma State at 8:00 p.m. ET from Gallagher-Iba Arena. Will the Cowboys hang...\nOle Miss vs. Florida, 1\/12\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nOle Miss vs. Florida Prediction The Florida Gators opened as 4-point home favorites for Tuesday night's SEC matchup with Ole Miss but now the Rebels are only 3.5-point road underdogs with...\nDuke vs. Virginia Tech, 1\/12\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nDuke vs. Virginia Tech Prediction No. 19 Duke and No. 20 Virginia Tech will square off on Tuesday night at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA at 7:00 p.m. ET. With the...\nWisconsin vs. Michigan, 1\/12\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nWisconsin vs. Michigan Prediction No. 7 Michigan is a 4-point home favorite on Tuesday night versus No. 9 Wisconsin, while the total opened at 135 but has been bet down to...\nColorado vs. Utah, 1\/10\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nColorado vs. Utah Monday Prediction Pac-12 rivals meet in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday evening where Utah will host Colorado at 6:00 p.m. ET. Listed as a small home dog,...\nMaryland vs. Illinois, 1\/10\/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions\nMaryland vs. Illinois Prediction Big Ten rivals clash on Sunday night when No. 12 Illinois hosts Maryland at 8:00 p.m. ET from State Farm Center in Champaign, IL. Game Snapshot 841...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tue, 04\/29\/2014 - 21:14 -- MillieGraceD\nI hate locking my heart away.\nIt's cold, it's dark, it's lonely.\nMy heart feels like it's never going to be found, never going to be freed, never going to be loved again.\nBut at least it's safe, right?\nSafety isn't exciting though.\nSafety is only comforting for so long, and then it becomes more of a harm than a help.\nMy heart screams to be let go.\nIt knows where it wants to go, who it wants to love, \"just let me be free!\" it pleads.\nBut I know better.\nI try to remind my heart that when it's locked away, it's safe from being broken again.\nThat's not true though.\nLocked away, it's just shivering as it sits in past brokenness.\nI'm not keeping my heart from the hurt, I'm drowning it in the pain.\nSo I let it go.\nI give in, I let loose the reins, and immediately my heart falls.\nIt sinks into the love it's been longing for and it drinks it in.\nMy heart blindly ignores that it's been saved from drowning in sorrow, only to drown in a new dangerous sea.\nIt's free and it's diving in fast, unaware of the pain it's about to receive when it reaches the end of the dive.\nMy heart's final surge causes it to suddenly hit the bottom, and it breaks.\nIt cries.\nIt's drowned in it's freedom, now it wants to be saved, to be locked back up again.\nMy heart wants the safety of the lock and key.\nSo I lock it away.\nIt wraps itself up in memories and huddles in the corner, asking why it ever left it's safe haven.\nSwearing it will never leave again.\nThis pain only lasts for so long, then it just becomes a resounding ache of loneliness.\nAlone and locked away again, my heart begins to miss the waves it drowned in.\nFully aware of the consequences, it begins to wish for freedom again.\nMy heart wants to be loved, wants to be wanted, and cared for, and needed by another.\nNo matter how many times it's been freed then locked away, it wants to try again.\nEvery time more aware that it's going to hurt, but not caring because the dive is worth it.\nBut is it?\nIs the dive worth the ache?\nIsn't it wiser and safer to hide away for awhile?\nBut my heart isn't one to believe in wise and safe.\nMy heart wants to dive, to drown, to break.\nMy heart loves the ride, my heart loves the dive, my heart loves the pain.\nMillieGraceD\nIsaiah Rashad 3.8\nWale 3.8\nRakim 1.3\nHeart poetry love Drown free broken heartbroken myheart safe Freedom","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jessica Jones Season 2: Character Descriptions\nWhile the latest Marvel and Netflix offering (Iron Fist) might have disappointed some fans, we're still looking forward to the next series from the darker side of the MCU. This year will see the release of the Defenders and the Punisher, and work on the third season of Daredevil will begin. Further down the line, Jessica Jones will also make a comeback, after what we felt was an excellent first season.\nOf course, we really know nothing about what will happen in this new season. For that matter, a release date hasn't been announced, although it's safe to say that it will happen sometime in 2018. If the villain is as good as David Tennant's Kilgrave, we have nothing to worry about.\nSpeaking of villains, the Hashtag Show (via MCU Exchange) has come up with a batch of character descriptions for Jessica Jones' second season. The guys at the Hashtag Show say that the descriptions reveal some possible villains.\nKarl Malus (Marvel Wikia)\nDR. KIRBY: 60s, male, open ethnicity, scientist, and freethinker\u2026SERIES REGULAR - ONE YEAR DEAL\nPRESLEY: Late 30s, Male, African American, intelligent, driven, self-assured\u2026FRACTIONAL SERIES REGULAR\nOLIVER: 34-38, male, Latino, artistic, paternal, smart, scruffy, and hip\u2026SERIES REGULAR\nINGRID: Early-mid 30s, 5'8 - 5'11, female, dark hair, attractive, and edgy. Has a history of living on the streets. Educated as a nurse, but street-wise. She is attracted to men and women\"\u00a6SERIES REGULAR (via CBM)\nPaladin (Comic Vine)\nKirby might be the villainous Karl Malus, who is responsible for giving Nuke (Wil Traval) his superpowers. Hashtag Show speculates that Presley could be Paladin\/Paul Denning (not a supervillain, but a mercenary, who often clashes with superheroes).\nOtis Johnson (Marvel Wikia)\nOliver could end up being Otis Johnson, although there's not much of a chance that this will happen. More interestingly, Ingrid could either be Ian Soo (a connection to the Inhumans), or Typhoid Mary (basically a Daredevil supervillain).\nIan Soo (Marvel Wikia)\nIngrid is almost certainly going to be an adaptation of an existing comic book character.\nTyphoid Mary (Comic Vine)\nWhat do you think? Do any of these characters sound appealing to you, too?\nCategory: Marvel\nTags: Jessica Jones\nJessica Jones Season 2: Janet McTeer's Mysterious Key Role!\nThe Punisher: Iconic Skull Jacket Revealed","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Real Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt\nHelsinki Olympic Stadium has the privilege to host the 2022 UEFA Super Cup showpiece as Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt go head-to-head for the trophy.\nVinicius Junior's winner in last season's Champions League final against Liverpool handed Real Madrid a record-extending 14th European Cup title and booked their place in the UEFA Super Cup for the eighth time. Though they have lost only twice in their seven previous appearances in the showpiece, their most recent attempt to lift the award collapsed at the hands of Atletico Madrid in 2018. But Carlo Ancelotti's side will show up in a confident mood after winning the Champions League and La Liga titles last season. On top of that, 'Los Merengues' boast an 11-match unbeaten European streak against German clubs (W7, D4) as they aim to conquer the record-equalling fifth UEFA Super Cup. Marquee summer signings Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni are in contention to make their competitive debuts for the Spanish powerhouse in Helsinki.\nIn the meantime, Eintracht Frankfurt's first foray into the UEFA Super Cup comes as a courtesy of last season's stunning Europa League triumph. Oliver Glasner's team overcame Scottish heavyweights Rangers following a nerve-shredding penalty shoot-out to win the first piece of continental silverware in the 21st century. But 'Die Adler' experienced a thoroughly underwhelming 2021\/22 Bundesliga season, having had to settle for a dismal 11th-place finish. They started the new league campaign in a similar fashion, with perennial German champions Bayern Munich thrashing them 6-1 in a curtain-raising 2022\/23 Bundesliga fixture last time out. Yet, there's a piece of history up for grabs here, as Frankfurt entertain the prospect of becoming only the second-ever German club to win the UEFA Super Cup.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"PDFdam-p\neleven-interval twelve-tone rows\nby Frank Cole\nPoco , Letchworth, Herts, UK\nTwelve-tone sy\nStatement compiled by Frank Cole.\nPagination 65 p. :\nThe Best Bad Thing\n621 Pages4.28 MB9764 DownloadsFormat: PDF\nWhy Is Sba Losing Ground on Financial Management?\n402 Pages0.23 MB8683 DownloadsFormat: PDF\/EPUB\ncase study of small synoptic scale moisture dynamics in relation to severe convective weather.\nThe Flyer (The Lighthorseman series)\nEcclesiastical art in Germany during the middle ages\nLiu, Kuo-sung\nOf a twelve-tone row in which, between adjacent tones, each of the eleven intervals from a minor second to a major seventh occurs exactly once. The row, as it appears in measures 2 to 4 of the first violin part, is Ex.\n1 Twelve-tone rows that differ from each other only in that one or more. Twelve-Tone Improvisation: A Method for Using Tone Rows in Jazz, Book & 2 CDs (Advance Music) Paperback \u2013 October 1, Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.\nThen you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required\/5(5). Twelve-Tone Improvisation is a novel approach to jazz improvisation with twelve tones by the saxophonist John O'Gallagher. The author is an active member of the New York avant-garde scene and a popular workshop lecturer.\nHis new method combines jazz harmonies and twelve-note melodies into an exciting new tonal language. The definitive cycle of the twelve tone row, [George Tremblay] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Twelve-Tone Rows for Interval Practice: 2nds, 3rds, and 4ths. Twelve-Tone Music in America American diversity of background and life circumstances, the book strips away the many myths surrounding twelve-tone music in America.\nJOSEPH N. Adolph Weiss and \"twelve-tone rows in four forms\": Prelude for Piano, No. 11 () 3. Forever Young. In \"Eleven,\" a girl named Rachel tells us about an embarrassing moment that happened during math period.\nTonally, you'd think this would give the story a The Goldbergs vibe, but that's not actually the case. The Goldbergs is about an older man looking back on his childhood's more trying moments. \"Eleven,\" on the other hand, is about an eleven-year-old girl telling us about a.\nApplying various methods based on group actions we provide a complete classification of tone rows in the twelve-tone scale. The main objects of the present paper are the orbits of tone rows under. This row calculator creates a 'derived series' or a twelve tone row composed of trichords all of which are from the same class.\nIn this case, the calculator uses the prime, inverted, retrograde and retrograde inverted ordering of the trichord to derive a unique twelve pitch series. The all-interval twelve-tone row is a tone row arranged so that it contains one instance of each interval within the octave, 0 through The \"total chromatic\" (or \"aggregate\") is the set of all twelve pitch classes.\nAn \"array\" is a succession of aggregates. The term is also used to refer to lattices. transformations and properties of twelve-tone rows. This is a part of most twelve-tone theoretical writing, and there are a number of articles describing ways of generating rows with in-teresting characteristics.\nThey include Stefan Bauer-Mengelberg and Melvin Ferentz's \"On Eleven-Interval Twelve-Tone Rows.\" Michael Stanfield's two-part \"Some Ex-change Operations in Twelve-Tone Theory.\nPublication: AFIPS '67 (Fall): Proceedings of the November, fall joint computer conference November Pages \u2013 \"On Eleven-Interval Twelve-Tone Rows,\"Perspectives of New Music, Vol.\n3, No. 2, Spring-Summer, 11 Michael Kassler, \"A Sketch of the Use of Formalized Languages for the Assertion of Music,\" Perspectives of New Music, Vol.\n1, No. 2, Spring-Summer, Cited by: 1. Buy Twelve-Tone Improvisation by John OGallagher at Subtitled A Method for Using Tone Rows in Jazz, this novel approach to jazz improvisati JBK:Twelve-Tone Improvisation Stores See Bauer-Mengelberg and Ferentz, \"On Eleven-Interval Twelve-Tone Rows,\" 99, n.\n6, and Morris and Starr, \"The Structure of All-Interval Series,\" RI- and QI-invariant all-interval chords (discussed below) are closed under an operation by which the order positions of the intervals 3 and 9 are exchanged.\nSee Mead, \"Twelve-Tone Composition.\"File Size: KB. Children's Books. Mood or tone of eleven by Sandra Cisneros. Wiki User the mood of the story is very sad, depressing, melancholy.\nDetails eleven-interval twelve-tone rows FB2\nRelated Questions. Twelve-tone technique \u2014also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and (in British usage) twelve-note composition \u2014is a method of musical composition devised by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg (\u2013).\nThe technique is a means of ensuring that all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are sounded as often as one another in a piece of music while preventing the emphasis of any one. Define twelvemo. twelvemo synonyms, twelvemo pronunciation, twelvemo translation, English dictionary definition of twelvemo.\nwhile the Boston edition of Culpeper's London Dispensatory was the first full-length medical book published in the colonies.\nDownload eleven-interval twelve-tone rows EPUB\nMilton's Experienced Eve (59) Of these, twelve-tone row; Twelve-tone scale; Twelve. 50+ videos Play all Mix - 12 Tone Row -- Music Twelve Tone Composition - Duration: 12t views. What if you could trade a paperclip for a house. | Kyle MacDonald. Analyzing tone music. The pitch material of a strict tone work is entirely (or nearly entirely) derived from a single tone row.A row is an ordered set of the twelve pitch classes of the chromatic scale.\nEach of the 12 will appear exactly once, and order is paramount. tone rows that can be related to each other by transposition, inversion, and\/or retrograde operations are considered. This is similar to Allen Forte's term \"pitch-class set,\" with similar notions of equivalency.\nAccording to both Carter and Forte there are twelve three-note chords, twenty-eight four-note chords, thirty-eight five-note chords and fifty six- note chords (36). TWELVE-TONE COMPOSITION, Part One. Basic twelve-tone operations.\nTwelve-tone music is based on a series of pitches (row) that contains all twelve pitch classes with no recurrences. Any pitch can be reiterated until the next pitch class in the series occurs.\nExample 1 is a row extracted from Schoenberg's first twelve-tone composition. This book will use some terminology and concepts used by twelve-tone and serial composers. However, it is not meant as a treatise on set theory or twelve-tone composition Using trichords.\nas the organizing principle for rows is only one approach from the many possible in twelve-tone. Eleven Minutes is the story of a young girl named Maria who leaves her Brazilian home to go to Geneva, Switzerland, in hopes of great adventure and great love.\nHer situation does not prove to be what she had hoped and she pursues a career in prostitution in order to make money quickly in order to return home. Media in category \"All-interval twelve-tone rows\" The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.\n2, \u00d7 ; KB. In a Perspectives of New Music paper called \" On Eleven-Interval Twelve-Tone Rows,\" Stefan Bauer-Mengelberg and Melvin Ferentz detail their computer-assisted path to enumerating the all-interval.\nDescription eleven-interval twelve-tone rows FB2\nAre Twelve-Tone-Rows useful for having less than 12 notes. Question Say you picked nine or ten notes at random and put them in a row [non-repeating] instead and used their retrograde, inverse, etc. Would that still be useful in a composition sense.\nthat not all serial music is twelve-tone. that twelve-tone music and music made using tone rows are not necessarily synonymous and the later is not necessarily serial.\nthat putting a twelve note chromatic melody over triadically constructed harmonies is not twelve-tone music. that sounding tertian and or triadic is not the same as sounding tonal. The Perception of Octave Equivalence in Twelve-Tone Rows Show all authors.\nPaul Pedersen. Paul Pedersen. McGill University, Montreal, Canada. See all articles by this author. On Eleven-interval Twelve-tone Rows. Perspectives of New Music, 3\/2, Google Scholar | by: 9. Words and music in the defense of Corinth.\nOn Eleven-Interval Twelve-Tone Rows. Article. Sep ; Perspect New Music; This book, winner of the \u014chira Masayoshi Memorial Prize, is a very.\nThe set --The definitive cycle of the twelve tone row --Materials and devices for mulit-serial composition --The chorale --Three note chord --Twelve tone scales built on hexachords --The fugue --Polyserial canons --Transcendental rows. Responsibility: by George Tremblay.MU TONE TECHNIQUE \u2013 ROW ANALYSIS DR.C.\nROSS Overview, and Context1 The note method of composition was developed by Arnold Schoenberg over a period leading up to the fall ofgrowing out of his desire to establish a methodology for composing.The basis of the twelve-tone technique is the tone row, an ordered arrangement of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale (the twelve equal tempered pitch classes).There are four postulates or preconditions to the technique which apply to the row (also called a set or series), on which a work or section is based: [17].\nThe row is a specific ordering of all twelve notes of the chromatic scale.\ngoodman of Paris =\nWardens wife\nparish registers of the city of Lincoln. 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{"text":"\"Bad leaver\" provisions triggered by resignation held not to be unconscionable or a penalty\nEmployee shareholders may feel disgruntled when faced with the effects of a \"bad leaver\" provision contained in their contract, as it means they will receive less money for their shares than would otherwise be the case. But, a recent ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reiterated that bad leaver provisions which came into effect on an employee's resignation are, in principle enforceable, being neither unconscionable nor a penalty clause.\nMs Nosworthy (an employee shareholder) entered into a share sale agreement with her employer, which provided that, should she voluntarily resign, she'd be required to forfeit her shares and loan notes. She also entered into a Deed of Adherence, in which she agreed not to become a bad leaver \u2013and that if she did, the employer would acquire her shares at the lower of acquisition cost and fair value.\nFollowing her resignation, the employee was treated as a bad leaver, and she subsequently issued a claim for breach of contract and for unauthorised deductions from wages, challenging the legality of the bad leaver provision.\nWhat was decided?\nThe EAT ruled that the bad leaver provisions neither amounted to an unconscionable bargain, nor were they void as penalty clauses.\nFor a bargain to be \"unconscionable\":\nthe claimant must have been at a serious disadvantage (e.g. through poverty, ignorance, or lack of advice)\nthe defendant must have exploited that disadvantage in some morally culpable matter, and\nthe resulting transaction must be overreaching and oppressive.\nThe employee had taken legal advice before entering into the share agreement \u2013 as such, she failed to satisfy the first requirement of suffering a disadvantage. The employer was therefore entitled to rely on the bad leaver provisions following her resignation.\nFor a penalty clause to be found, it must take effect following a breach of contract. Here, the employee didn't breach her contract \u2013 she merely satisfied the criteria of being a bad leaver.\nEqually, the remuneration committee (who were responsible for the bad leaver determination) was found not to have acted unfairly or in bad faith in making its decision \u2013 the bad leaver provisions and the committee's surrounding discretion were clear enough.\nFinally, the provisions didn't amount to an unlawful deduction of wages given that, although connected to her employment, the shares were given to the employee in her capacity as a shareholder, and not as a worker.\nWhat's the impact?\nThe case doesn't change the law, it simply reinforces the fact that bad leaver provisions still can and will be upheld by the tribunals, so it's good news for investors and companies looking to protect their businesses.\nProspective employee shareholders should, therefore, seek legal advice in negotiating leaver provisions, ensuring that any bad leaver provision is limited as far as is reasonably possible.\nFor more information, please get in touch.\nNosworthy v Instinctif Partners Ltd\nWe'd like to get in touch from time to time with legal updates, invitations to our events, blogs, and any training courses we've got on offer.\nIf you'd like that too, sign up here, and we'll be in touch soon.\nIKEA assembles new sick pay policy for unvaccinated employees\nGay cake saga: Human Rights court finds the claim to be half-baked\nNew temporary visas \u2013 three months on","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Prestigious Council to Advise National Renewable Energy Lab\nGeorge Douglas (303) 275-4096\ne:mail: george_douglas@nrel.gov\nGolden, Colo., Nov. 19, 1998 \u2014 Twenty-two prominent national leaders have accepted invitations to join the National Advisory Council for the U.S.Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).\nThe council includes academic and industrial leaders as well as at-large members. The group will play a key role in the future of the laboratory by offering independent advice and counsel to the NREL operating contractor and NREL Director Richard Truly.\nThe Advisory Council was established as part of a successful bid by Midwest Research Institute, Battelle Memorial Institute and Bechtel National Inc. to manage and operate NREL for the next five years. The partnership officially became NREL's contractor today, following 21 years of management by Midwest Research alone. The partnership and the council are in recognition of NREL's expanding mission.\nNREL is the nation's premier facility for research and deployment of such renewable resources as solar, wind, biomass and geothermal energy and energy efficiency. The lab employs about 830 full time, and annual funding of around $160 million.\nEditors please note: A complete list of participants in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Advisory Council follows.\nNR04598 National Renewable Energy Laboratory\nMr. Ray C. Anderson\nChairman Interface Corp; Co-chair of President's Council on Sustainable Development\nDr. Richard Balzhiser\nPresident Emeritus, Electric Power Research Institute\nDr. Theodore Bickart\nPresident, Colorado School of Mines\nDr. Scott S. Brown\nDean, William Jewett Tucker Foundation, Dartmouth College\nDr. G. Wayne Clough\nPresident, Georgia Institute of Technology Represented by Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, Dean of Engineering\nMr. Walter Cunningham\nVenture Capitalist; former Apollo astronaut\nMr. E. Linn Draper\nChair and CEO, American Electric Power (AEP)\nDr. John H. Gibbons\nFormer Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy\nMr. Roger Little\nPresident, Spire Corp\nDr. Alexander MacLachlan\nFormer DOE Under Secretary for Research and Development Management; former DuPont Chief Technology Manager\nDr. Walter E. Massey\nPresident, Morehouse College and former Director of Argonne National Laboratory Represented by Dr. John Hopps, Jr., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs\nMr. Michal C. Moore\nCommissioner, California Energy Commission\nDr. Norine Noonan\nAssistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency; former Vice Provost for Research, Florida Institute of Technology; former OMB Associate Director\nMr. James Pignatelli\nSenior Vice President and COO, Tucson Electric Power Company\nDr. Jefferson Seabright\nDirector, Energy Programs, U.S. Agency for International Development\nMr. Robert Stempel\nChairman, Energy Conversion Devices and former Chairman of General Motors\nThe Honorable David Skaggs\nU.S. House of Representatives, Colorado (retiring)\nMr. Chester Smith\nDirector, Energy Division, State of Mississippi, Department of Economic and Community Development; former Chairman of National Association of State Energy Officials\nDr. Samuel H. Smith\nPresident, Washington State University\nDr. Charles M. Vest\nPresident, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Represented by Dr. Jeff Tester, Professor and Director, MIT Energy Lab\nMr. Mason Willrich\nPrincipal, Nth Power Technologies, Inc.\nThe Honorable James Woolsey, Esq.\nShea & Gardner; former Navy Under Secretary; former Director CIA","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Luis Almeyda Headlines the Baltimore Orioles' International Signees\nby Tatiana Bird \u00b7 January 19, 2023\nLuis Almeyda has flashed five-tool potential for Orioles scouts.\nThe Baltimore Orioles have signed international prospect Luis Almeyda for a franchise record $2.3 million. The former record was set in 2022 by the signing of OF Braylin Tavera for a $1.7 million signing bonus. A shortstop, Almeyda is ranked 17th on Baseball America's top international prospects list, and 20th on MLB pipeline.\nAlmeyda's designation as an international prospect is unique as he was born and raised in New Jersey. However, when he was fifteen, Almeyda moved to the Dominican Republic to be with his Grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer's. Almeyda took full advantage of his unusual situation by training at MB Academy, a developmental academy that has trained star players like Yordan Alvarez and Julio Rodriguez.\nHis upbringing means he will need no time to assimilate to American culture or learn the language \u2013 giving him an advantage over many of the other international prospects this year.\nAdditionally, Almeyda was easier to profile than most international prospects given that he had already widely participated in the showcase circuit before his move. Scouts have a clearer picture of Almeyda's skill set and a larger sample size to draw from due to the copious amounts of film available.\nAlmeyda is a right-handed hitter with a good power and hit tool. His swing is quick and smooth, and his powerful hands make for explosive contact. A natural athlete, Almeyda is an above-average runner who projects as a solid, versatile player for the future. He has demonstrated average to plus fielding that is aided by his plus arm strength that will continue to improve as he fills into his frame.\nCurrently listed at 6'2, Almeyda's large frame may mean an eventual transition to 3B. However, in a 2022 interview with The Athletic, Almeyda affirmed his desire to stay at short, \"Back in the day, it used to be 5 '10 guys played short. Now everyone is over 6 feet tall. You gotta be a big dude with big bat speed, everything. I'm loving how this era is changing because they're beginning to realize 6'3, 6'2 guys are really athletic as well.\" Almeyda said.\nGiven Almeyda's talent and familiarity with America, it's possible that Almeyda will go straight to the FCL, foregoing time in the DCL unlike many of the O's past international signees. While we won't see Luis Almeyda in the Majors any time soon, his name is certainly one to keep an eye on.\nTags: Baltimore OriolesBaseballInternational ProspectsMLBMLB Prospects\nOrioles option Brach\nFrederick Keys weekly recap: 4\/25-5\/1\nOrioles lineup versus the Jays\nNext story The Baltimore Orioles Introduce Twenty-Seven International Prospects\nPrevious story Ravens parting ways with Greg Roman","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"+43 2262 63 441 0 office@brennecke-art.eu\nJOANNA MOSKOWICZ\nJoanna Moskowicz \u2013 soprano\nJoanna graduated at the Academy of Music in \u0141od\u017a at the class of Professor Delfina Ambroziak with distinction. In addition, she completed her postgraduate studies at the Academy of Music in Wroc\u0142aw under Professor Ewa Czermak.\nJoanna took master classes with Prof. Barbara Schlick, Prof. Ingrid Kremling, Prof. Ewa Czermak during the Wratislavia Cantans Festival, Prof. R. Karczykowski, as well as with Prof. Teresa \u017bylis-Gara and Prof. Helena \u0141azarska at the International Summer Academy of the Mozarteum Salzburg.\nIn 2006 Joanna received a scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and in 2012 from the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation in Bayreuth.\nShe has won various competitions such as: the Polish Song Competition in Warsaw (2007), La Boheme competition in Verona (2009) and the 8th International Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw, where Joanna was awarded the special prize for best coloratura soprano and also as the best Polish singer (2013). In 2016 she received the \"Jan Kiepura Prize\" as best singer.\nIn April 2007, her fourth year of study, she made her debut at the Grand Theater in \u0141odz as Rosina in the premiere of The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini. For this role, she was awarded with the \"Golden Mask\" for the best season debut.\nFrom 2008 to 2017 she was a soloist at the Wroc\u0142aw Opera. There she made her debut in March 2008 in the role of Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute by W. A. Mozart. On the same stage she excelled as: Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann by J. Offenbach, Adina in L'elisir d'amore by G. Donizetti, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor by G. Donizetti, Sophie in Rosenkavalier by R. Strauss, Musetta in La Boheme by G. Puccini and Leila in Les p\u00eacheurs de perles by G. Bizet.\nShe has worked successfully with conductors such as: Tadeusz Koz\u0142owski, Ewa Michnik, Andriy Yurkevych, Friedrich Heider, Jose Florencio, Ruben Silva, \u0141ukasz Borowicz, Jari Hamalainen, Anne Randine Overby, Bassem Akiki, Matteo Pagliari, Samuel Hogarth, Uwe Sandner, Jakubcker , Francesco Bottigliero, Andrzej Straszy\u0144ski, Jacek Kasprzyk, and also directors such as: Micha\u0142 Znaniecki, Kerstin Maria Pohler, Suzanne Andrade, Barrie Kosky, Mariusz Treli\u0144ski, Irina Brook, Rocc, Georg Rootering, Urs H\u00e4berli, Waldemar Zawodzi\u0144ski, Micha\u0142 Zadara.\nShe performed at the Summerfestival in Xanten, Schlossfestspiele in Regensburg, Saaremaa Opera Festival in Estonia and Bergen Opera Nasjonale Opera in Norway.\nIn the season 2017\/2018 she cooperated with Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern performing: Leila in Les p\u00eacheurs de perles by G. Bizet, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor by G. Donizetti and Ann Truelove in Rake's Progress by I. Stravinsky.\nPresently she works with The National Opera in Warsaw as Queen of the Night in the famous production of The Magic Flute staged by Susanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky from Komische Oper Berlin and Dirce, Medee, by L. Cherubini \u2013 co-oproduction with Salzburg Festival.\nThe roles of The Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute) and Konstanze (Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail, also by W. A. Mozart) she performs at the Warsaw's Chamber Opera and Cunegonde from Candide by L. Bernstein and Rosa from Don Bucefalo by A. Cagnoni at the Baltic Opera Gdansk.\nCV in PDF\nL. Bernstein Candide Cunegonde\nJ. Bizet Les p\u00eacheurs de perles Leila\nA. Cagnoni Don Bucefalo Rosa\nL. Delibes Lakm\u00e8 Lakm\u00e8\nG. Donizetti L'elisir d'amore Adina\nG. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia\nG. Donizetti Don Pasquale Norina\nSt. Moniuszko The Haunted Manor Hanna\nSt. Moniuszko The Countess Miss Ewa\nSt. Moniuszko Die Schweizerh\u00fctte Mary\nW. A. Mozart The Magic Flute Queen of the Night\nW. A. Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Suzanna\nW. A. Mozart Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail Konstanze\nJ. Offenbach Les Contes d'Hoffmann Olympia\nC. Orff Carmina Burana Soprano\nG. Puccini La Boheme Musetta\nG. Puccini Gianni Schicchi Lauretta\nG. Puccini Il Barbiere di Siviglia Rosina\nJ. Strauss Die Fledermaus Adele\nR. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Sophie\nI. Stravinsky The Rake's Progress Anne Trulove\nA. Thomas Hamlet Ophelia\nG. Verdi Rigoletto Gilda\nIn preparation:\nL. Cherubini Medee Dirce\nW. A. Mozart Don Giovanni Donna Anna\nG. Verdi La Traviata Violetta\nRepertoire in PDF\nbrennecke-art e.U.\nK\u00fcnstler- und Eventagentur\nF\u00f6hrenstrasse 21\nA-2102 Bisamberg\nTel +43 2262 63 441 0\nFax +43 2262 63 441 24\nMobile +43 664 141 70 84\noffice@brennecke-art.eu\nbrennecke-art.eu\nDesigned by Sebastian Szulfer Photodesign","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LakersLos Angeles Lakers News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nClippersLos Angeles Clippers News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nDodgersLos Angeles Dodgers News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nChargersLos Angeles Chargers News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nAngelsLos Angeles Angels Of Anaheim News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nRamsLos Angeles Rams News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nKingsLos Angeles Kings News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nDucksAnaheim Ducks News And Updates From CBS 2 And KCAL 9\nPpl Making A Difference\nS.T.E.A.M. Series\nBest Of Orange County\nLA NewsLocal News And Video For LA, Orange County, And Southern California\nHigh-Powered Winds Whip Through Southland, Bringing Cold Weather And Dust AdvisoriesWith high-powered winds set to gust through the Southland over the weekend, residents all over are already feeling the impact in the form of fallen trees, dust advisories and icy temperatures.\nOmicron Surge Still Raging In Southland, Despite Decline In Other Parts Of CountryOfficials at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported more than 43,000 new cases Friday, numbers that are close to record highs.\nGrant's 2 Goals Lead Anaheim Ducks' 5-1 Rout Of Tampa BayDerek Grant had two goals and John Gibson made 32 saves as Anaheim Ducks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.\nLeBron James Scores 29, Plays Center As Lakers Rally Past Magic, 116-105LeBron James scored 29 points and played exclusively at center in the second half as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit and beat the Orlando Magic 116-105 on Friday night.\nJackson Completes Clippers' Rally Past 76ers For 102-101 WinThe Clippers rallied from a 24-point second-half deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-101 on Friday night, thanks to 19 points from Reggie Jackson - including two last-minute free throws to clinch the victory.\nMore Chargers\nCBSN LA On Demand\nContests\/More\nCBS2\/KCAL9\n2OnYourSide Tips\nPodcastsCBS LA Podcast\nCBSLA App\nCBSN Los AngelesWatch Now\nUS Supreme Court To Take Up Orange County Muslim Surveillance CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to take up an issue regarding the state secrets privilege cited by the government in a civil lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Orange County mosques that were being spied on by FBI agents.\nMuslim Woman Accused Of Breaking Into Cars, Stealing Mail Thanks Officers For CivilityA Muslim woman suspected of committing crimes in Monrovia had a message for the police officers who confronted and questioned her, and her response isn't what most people would expect.\nWoman Sues Ventura County Alleging Deputies Pulled Hijab Off Her HeadJennifer Hyatt said she explained to the deputies that she could not have her head uncovered as a Muslim woman.\nBusinessman Accused Of Attacking JFK Airport Employee For Wearing HijabRabeeya Khan recalled Robin Rhodes saying: \"Trump is here now. He will get rid of all of you.\nMuslim Women Claim Being Kicked Out Of Laguna Beach Cafe For Their Religion\"I truly believe had I been sitting there with my friends that were not wearing headscarfs, we would not have been asked to leave,\" one of the plaintiffs said.\nBritish Muslim Family Alleges Officials Prevented Them From Disneyland TripU.S. Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed to CBS News that the incident occurred, but disputed allegations that all family members were denied permission to board the flight.\nLoretta Sanchez Finds Herself In Hot Water After Making Trump-Like Comments About MuslimsTazer Herzallah says the Muslim community has worked closely with Sanchez for two decades.\nMuhammad Ali Criticizes Trump's Call To Ban Muslims From Entering USBoxing legend Muhammad Ali is criticizing Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, and calling on Muslims \"to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda.\"\nMuslim Woman From Corona Writes To Trump After ID Badge, Database CommentsOne 22-year old Corona woman took it upon herself to write a letter to republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, detailing her thoughts on his recent comments about Muslims in America.\nLocal Muslim Community Shares Terror Concerns Amidst Independence Day Weekend CelebrationsPolitical Reporter Dave Bryan spoke to members of a mosque in Granada Hills, along with Congressman Brad Sherman.\nCalifornia Assemblywoman In Hot Water For Anti-Islam Tweet\"Anyone who knows me knows I would never condemn someone based on their religion,\" says Melissa Melendez.\nChiefs Safety Husain Abdullah Penalized After Muslim Prayer In End ZoneThere is backlash over social media after Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was penalized after kneeling down in Muslim prayer after scoring a touchdown on Monday Night Football.\nMuslim, Sikh Groups File Complaints Over Head Scarf Policy At OC Theme Park An Orange County amusement park faced allegations Tuesday that Muslim and Sikh park attendees wearing religious headgear were denied access to riding Go-Karts due to \"safety concerns\", according to court filings.\nJury Recommends Death For Man Who Murdered Ex-Girlfriend's Father, SisterA jury on Monday recommended a death sentence for a man convicted of murdering his former girlfriend's father and sister in a fiery 2007 attack on the family's home that prosecutors say was an ill-conceived attempt at reuniting with his ex.\nSoCal Man Convicted Of Murdering Father, Sister Of His Ex-GirlfriendA Southern California man was convicted Friday of the murders of the father and sister of his ex-girlfriend, and the attempted murder of her mother, in what prosecutors say was an ill-conceived attempt to reunite the couple.\nCBSLA Newsletter\nLA News\nLA Weather\nAbout CBS2 \/ KCAL9\nPublic File for KCBS-TV\nPublic File for KCAL-TV","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2x Gold Medalist, Kayla Harrison: Pro MMA Debut Tonight on PFL\nBy Nat Wilkins | June 21, 2018\u2013The Professional Fighters League featuring 72 MMA fighters from 13 countries, will hold PFL 2\u2014the league's second regular season event of its 2018 season\u2014on today, Thursday, June 21, at the Chicago Theatre in the Windy City. Tonight's action will include a fight featuring Kayla Harrison's MMA debut. Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the only American to ever win a gold medal in Judo. Watch the full video to learn about Harrison's empowering story of overcoming childhood abuse by her coach, her Fearless Foundation, preparations for the octagon, Ronda Rousey's influence, and more. If you can't make it to the fights in Chicago, prelims start at 5:30 eastern time on Facebook, with the main card at 9PM eastern on NBC SN.\nNew to PFL? Be sure to check out our introduction and interview with league President, Carlos Silva.\nAbout PFL MMA\nThe Professional Fighters League presents MMA for the first time in a true sport format where individuals compete in a regular season, \"win or go home\" post-season, and championship. The PFL 2018 Season has 72 fighters in 6 weight-classes, competing in seven regular season events on Thursday nights in June, July, and August. The top 8 in each weight class face off in single elimination playoff fights on Saturday nights in October and the PFL season concludes December 31 with six championship fights where winners will be crowned 2018 PFL Champion in their division and will go home with a $1 million purse. During the PFL post-season, $10 million will be awarded\u2014the largest prize pool in MMA history.\nBrooklynFights on Instagram","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"League City volunteer firefighter, 92, loves work\nAround him, firefighters pull chain saws and hoses out of trucks, test sirens and clean up.\nHewitt has come to this station to answer emergency calls, to train firefighters and to help check and repair trucks for the past 60 years.\nAt 92, Hewitt is much older than all the other firefighters around him, but he still is part of the force and this is his station.\nHewitt, League City's longest serving volunteer firefighter, is an institution at Fire Station 1.\nThe station is even named after him.\n\"He's a very dedicated man,\" said Julian Meza, a volunteer firefighter who has worked with Hewitt since 1982.\nMeza said Hewitt is like a grandfather to him and the many others in the department.\nHewitt can be counted on to show up every Tuesday when the stations trucks are inspected and equipment is checked and repaired. The younger firefighters do much of the work, but Hewitt still helps and still has plenty to teach.\n\"He's been there for us all the time, \"Meza said. \"Anything you needed, he was there.\"\nFrom learning how to pump water through the fire trucks to driving the old standard International fire trucks to responding to emergencies, Hewitt has been there to teach and train him and the many others who have come through the department, Meza said.\nHewitt joined the volunteer fire department in the early 1950s when a friend in the department left to join the military.\n\"He asked me to take his place,\" Hewitt said.\nHis friend came back from his time in the U.S. Army and joined a fire department in Central Texas. Hewitt, meanwhile, stayed on in League City.\n\"I've been everything, captain, lieutenant, so many things,\" Hewitt said of his time with the department.\nWhen he started, League City had only one station and a siren on a radio tower to call the volunteers when there was an emergency.\nAnd Hewitt has answered all kinds of emergencies -- brush fires, a fire at a hardware store and a day in 1979 when it rained 26 inches in 24 hours.\n\"I spent the whole night up helping people get to their homes,\" Hewitt said.\n\"Volunteering is good for you,\" Hewitt said, and he should know.\nHewitt has spent a lifetime serving others.\nAfter graduating from high school in League City, Hewitt joined the military. He would serve in Italy during World War II as a bombardier with the 15th U.S. Air Force. His plane was shot down, and Hewitt spent a year in Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner of war camp. It's the same prison, Hewitt points out, that was the basis for the film, \"The Great Escape,\" starring Steve McQueen.\nHewitt was freed by American forces and made his way back to the United States. He married and eventually moved back to League City.\n\"I have a lot of friends over here,\" Hewitt said as one of the reasons he keeps coming back to the station and keeps volunteering. \"That's important.\"\nKerry Chasteen, a member of the department from 1975-2005, who recently started volunteering again, counts Hewitt as one of his mentors. He remembers how when he started in the 1970s, firefighters had to do their own maintenance on their trucks and equipment.\nChasteen said he learned so much from Hewitt, who was a machinist, that he was able to get a job as machinist as well.\n\"If you didn't quite understand something, he would go over it like four, five, six times. However many times it took,\" Chasteen said. \"That man there is gold.\"\nHewitt is still teaching. He tells his stories, and he can still pump water through the trucks and drive \"Granny,\" the 1955 International fire truck that goes out on parades and funerals.\nHe does it because volunteering with his friends and serving his neighbors is what he loves to do and what he has always done.\n\"A chance to help people,\" Hewitt said, \"That's what it's all about.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hindi Song Teaser Video\nHindi Tv Serial Video Songs\nYeh Ristha Kya Kehlata Hai. Saarthi is yet another daily serial which is aired on Star Plus. Kokila has raised her son Aham to only listen to her commands. The story opens up by showing a rich family which believes in Indian tradition. While Mansen Goenka follows the path of dharma, Dharamdayal Goenka follows the path of adharma.\nShe is on journey for finding her sister named mini didi aka Manisha kapoor. About the show- Once upon a time a woman by name of Rani Devi gained the blessings of a holy sage because of her acts of charity and kindness. Later both of them meet again and remember each other, and the connection between them, but only to get both of them separated again.\nUnlike Kokilaben, Hetal is a simple woman who tries to keep the family together. Soon she is part of the family she does not even know.\nShe takes tuitions for college students and is happy with the world. The equation between a saas and a bahu is not any different. Sacred Games Porn Parts Uncensored. It was the story of an orphan girl, Milee who was very happy in her life.\nShe marries off Aham and Gopi. But Ayush did not have any proud and he also did not protest.\nThe Saxena family, however, is different. In the story the girl finds a gem which has magical powers and when it is rubbed, a fairy and her friend Altu appears to help her in tough times. Like every girl if this age, she also dreamt of some charming and handsome prince would come and take her to his kingdom. The drama has grabbed plenty of Awards and the actor who plays the role of Ram in this was awarded as Most Promising Talent of Tomorrow Award.\nLadki khet me with hindI audio. Hindi Serial Actress BlowJob in Park video leaked - this video was taken by her friend while she was in college. Hindi Movie best force scene Zabardasti Sex. The fairy in this serial was popularly called as Son Pari due to her golden attire which she uses to wear. Tv stars are given awards according to their perfomance and role in Serial.\nIndian psyco wife fuck with strenger. Everyday morning you can use this app to memorize your loved ones. In spite of this, they both were dearest to each other.\nSanyukta Majumdar is the progressive matriarch who not only fulfilled her duties of a wife, mother and saas like an ideal housewife, she did so happily. The new version of Ramayan is quite successful and has very good rating.\nKasturi is yet another soap opera that is produced by soap opera queen, Ekta Kapoor from their Balaji Telefilms circuit. He had no tensions in her life and she just enjoyed her life.\nLatest Hindi Music\nThey were reborn, with Sumit being very shy and living with a big family in Delhi and Kumkum being born as a fun-loving prankster with her family in a village. They settle into a middle class and traditional family in Rishikesh after losing their parents under strict discipline and strong values, which is undeniably a sharp contrast to their lives earlier. She wants a simple and docile girl who she can rule over. The weakest performer of the week is then eliminated Two renowned music directors, Shaan and Shantanu will be mentoring the Champions and the Challengers respectively. Both Anurag and Prerna go through lot of hurdles and tests which crops up each time a hurdle is passed.\nSince this is a teledrama which can be enjoyed with all the family members, now it has managed to become a popular teledrama in India. Arcana is not well educated but she does the household chores without a flaw. Get daily new Sad Video Status song for free.\nThese started in the late s, as more and more people began to purchase television sets. Chandini dreams of going to Bombay.\nIf Khushi thinks of means, Arnav thinks only of ends. Kokila, however, never listens to her and marches to the beat of her own drums. Arnav and Khushi have completely contradictory ideologies.\nBut, at last, they had to chose a normal life to lead after their operation and they were separated finally. The concept of this series revolved around friendship between a fairy tale and a small girl. But, in spite of that he had to see many tragedies and at last his own brother was against him. Situations lead her to do job with the India Calling, the leading call centre. India Calling has a title song which was aired together with the show.\nShe is very happy to finally find her father but he refuses to accept her. But, Ayushmaan loved this profession so much that he joined a hospital against the will of his father and with the blessings of his mother. Gopi's life is ruled by her Mami Urmilaben and her street smart cousin, Rashi, who undermine her and treat her like a servant. She is very identifiable with the infancy of India.\nThe show was aired in prime slot and has captured good amount of audiences for making it a successful soap opera. It showcases the most outstanding talent across singing reality shows in the past few years. He was possessive and wanted to give his best.\nUltimate Video Apps Studio. Daily updated new video Status in every hours. The music, the songs in, and the title song of Na Aana is Des Laado has also led to popularity of this show. With nice story, sap sd interview questions answers and explanations excellent background music and awesome songs sung by singers like Kailash Kher the serial has got a good response. Ambar was a famous singer and Dhara was a famous student.\nHer search ends with Gopi. Their father has left no stone unturned to ensure that his daughters have the same education as his son, despite social pressure. Navya is a year old college student and a normal girl-next-door, who is actually confused about her existence. The show can be viewed on Star Utsav with repetition of the complete show. Kavyanjali is the new daily serial that is aired on Star plus television channel.\nIt was a new concept and something different from normal daily soaps in India. Raised by her loving Mama and tyrannical Mami, Gopi has been bereft of the true love of a mother. 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{"text":"DeSean Jackson Active For Eagles Vs. Packers Second Half\nBy Dan Moore Jan 9, 2011, 5:19pm CST\nShare All sharing options for: DeSean Jackson Active For Eagles Vs. Packers Second Half\nDeSean Jackson was inactive for much of the first half of the Philadelphia Eagles' Wild Card showdown with the Green Bay Packers, but he returned to the game just before halftime and should be ready for the Eagles' attempt at a third-quarter comeback. Jackson left the game in the first quarter after his knee was pinned under LeSean McCoy; he returned with a few minutes left in the second half.\nDeSean Jackson led football with a 22.5 yards per reception average in 2010, catching a career-low 47 balls for an impressive 1056 yards and six touchdowns. Jackson, a second-rounder in 2008, has 172 receptions for 3135 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also serves as a regular punt-returner for the Eagles.\nWithout Jackson Vick has targeted Jason Avant most frequently\u2014he has three receptions for 31 yards. McCoy is the only other Eagle with more than one reception, managing two for nine yards; he's got six carries for 22 yards, and one fall for about 10 minutes without DeSean Jackson.\nNFL Playoffs 2011: Kansas City Chiefs Knocked Out 30-7\nPackers Vs. Eagles Halftime: Aaron Rodgers, Packers Lead 14-3","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The NHL's Race to the Bottom\nby Sean McIndoe\nWith most of the offseason's major moves already made and rosters around the league largely set, it's time to start talking about which team heads into the 2014-15 season with the best chance at earning the big prize.\nNo, not the Stanley Cup \u2014 that's so 2013-14. This year, there's something far more important to play for: a top draft pick, and the chance to select Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel, two of the most hyped draft prospects the NHL has seen since Sidney Crosby.\nTo be clear, we'd certainly never suggest than an NHL team would intentionally tank for the opportunity to draft a generational franchise player. But while the league is making changes to its draft lottery format for next year, it's reportedly keeping the existing rule that prevents the last-place team from dropping any further than second, meaning that whichever team finishes 30th this year is guaranteed to get one of McDavid or Eichel.\nAnd that makes this year's NHL basement a very valuable piece of real estate. By my count, a little more than half the teams in the league could be contenders for last place overall if everything went wrong. Of course, some of those teams are better positioned than others, so let's start with the worst of the worst.\nThe Top Bottom Contenders\nThis year's 30th slot sure feels like it's the Sabres' to lose. After all, they're the defending champs in this category, having finished at the bottom of the league last year. It wasn't even close \u2014 the Sabres were 14 points back of the 29th-place Panthers. (And remember, that was with former All-Star Ryan Miller in net for most of the season.)\nThis year's team doesn't figure to be much better. They made a few token improvements, trading for Josh Gorges, adding Brian Gionta, and bringing back Matt Moulson via free agency. But those improvements are partly countered by the loss of defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, who led last year's team in ice time by over two minutes a night but was bought out in June.\nThe Sabres still figure to be better than last year, since it would be hard to imagine them being much worse, but they should still be awful. Maybe even more important, they're absolutely fine with that. This is a team that is clearly in scorched-earth rebuild mode, and if that means a lot of losing for a few years, GM Tim Murray seems like he can live with it. This year, the race to finish dead last should be the one and only instance where the Sabres will be tough to beat.\nThe Flames are another team that's in rebuild mode, although they actually did try to get better this summer, and may have succeeded thanks to the signing of goaltender Jonas Hiller. On the other hand, they lost Mike Cammalleri, and they're apparently going to insist on stocking their roster with Brian Burke\u2013style tough guys, so any improvement is likely to be minimal.\nBurke may be the wild card here. In previous jobs, the Flames' president has been adamant about not having much patience for traditional, long-term rebuilds, and he's indicated that he feels the same way about Calgary. Last year's Flames were a hardworking team that outperformed just about everyone's expectations, and if Hiller can get back to the level he's played at in the past, then maybe a fast-track approach can work. A more likely scenario is that the team struggles, and the organization's patience for losing gets tested.\nThe Panthers finished 29th last year, then won the draft lottery to capture the top pick. They gave up more goals than any team but Edmonton, and had a worse goal differential than anyone other than Buffalo. They were bad.\nBut after a busy offseason that saw GM Dale Tallon spend big in free agency, they figure to be \u2026 well, \"less bad\" is about as far as I'm willing to go right now. Willie Mitchell and Jussi Jokinen will both help. The much-maligned Dave Bolland will, too, ridiculous contract aside. Aaron Ekblad probably won't, at least initially, because it's so difficult for 18-year-old defensemen to have an impact, but he should be great someday. Perhaps the biggest difference maker will be Roberto Luongo, who'll have a full season in Florida after last year's deadline trade that you'd already completely forgotten about.\nThe Panthers are bad but seem anxious to get better, which means they probably will be. That's unlikely to be enough to get them to the playoffs, but it could keep them just out of range of the Flames and Sabres.\nThe Hurricanes finished 24th last year, missing the playoffs by 10 points. That was enough to spur changes throughout the organization, including a new coach and GM.\nWhat hasn't changed, at least not much, is the roster. That's bad news for Hurricane fans, since on paper they look like a team with some reasonably decent top-line talent but little in the way of depth. They've also been unable to find a taker for goaltender Cam Ward, whose injury woes, deteriorating performance, and terrible contract may have rendered him untradable.\nIf Ward bounces back (or Anton Khudobin wins the job outright), they should be fine \u2014 after all, even in a bad year they still finished 31 points clear of the Sabres last season. But this dashboard has plenty of warning lights blinking.\nNobody seems to expect the Predators to be any good this year. That's understandable, given that they've missed the playoffs two straight years and just fired longtime coach Barry Trotz. But they did add James Neal via trade and signed Mike Ribeiro and Derek Roy to cheap deals. And they're coming off a season that was better than you probably remember it \u2014 they had 88 points and avoided finishing in the bottom 10 \u2014 so it would take a major step back to get them into contention for the top pick.\nBut maybe the worst news is that they still play in the stacked Central Division, where they'll be sentenced to spending most of the season getting run over by teams like the Blues, Blackhawks, and Avs.\nLike the Predators, the Jets are stuck in the seemingly hopeless Central. Unlike the Predators, they don't seem all that interested in getting better. That's led to some confusion over what exactly the front office is doing. One proposed answer: blatantly tanking the season. Which, again, NHL teams would never ever do.\nCould Be in the Mix\nThe Senators went into last year as a trendy sleeper pick to contend, then suffered through an awful season when their goaltending cratered. On paper, they'll be even worse this year after trading captain and top-scoring forward Jason Spezza and not adding much to replace him apart from journeyman David Legwand.\nThe goaltending should be better, but this is still shaping up to be the toughest season the Senators have had since the epic futility of the mid-'90s. There's long been a sense of curiosity in Ottawa over how much the city's notoriously fickle sports fans would support a truly bad team. This could be the year we find out.\nComing off a 25th-place season and featuring an aging core, the Canucks seem like a strong candidate for \"former contender that finally falls off a cliff and has to start all over\" status. They traded Ryan Kesler and Jason Garrison over the offseason and didn't get much back in return, and their big-money free agent deal with Ryan Miller was widely panned.\nBut on paper, the Canucks still look like a pretty good team, and it's possible that last year was the worst-case scenario. At this point, it would be a surprise to see them scraping the bottom of the league. But it's also worth remembering that they just cleaned house and brought in new management and coaches. If the season did go bad and it started to make sense to just steer toward the iceberg and hit rock bottom, the powers that be will have the job security to do it.\nSure, the Oilers have been near the bottom of the league for years. But with excellent young talent like Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle, they have to take a step forward eventually, right?\n(Oops, sorry. Accidentally cut-and-pasted my Oilers summary from 2010. Let's try again \u2026)\nSure, the Oilers have been near the bottom of the league for years. But with excellent young talent like Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, they have to take a step forward eventually, right?\n(Crap, that one was from 2011. One more try.)\nSure, the Oilers have been near the bottom of the league for years. But with excellent young talent like Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin Schultz, and Nail Yakupov, they have to take a step forward eventually, right?\n(Nope, that was from 2012. You know what, maybe the Oilers should have been in that first section after all.)\nNot Unless Things Go Really Bad\nThe Islanders finished in the bottom five last year, which is becoming familiar territory for this traditionally awful franchise \u2014 they've been 26th or worse in five of the last six years, including a 2008-09 season that saw them finish dead last.\nSo why not rank them higher on this list? Because, believe it or not, they look like they could be pretty good this year. Last season was largely sidetracked by awful goaltending, and they addressed the position by acquiring Jaroslav Halak. They also added two very good forwards in Nikolai Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski, and John Tavares will be back to full health after getting hurt at the Olympics and missing the second half.\nAnd remember, the Islanders don't have their own first-round pick this year. (They traded it to the Sabres.) So even if all the wheels come off and the season is headed for disaster, GM Garth Snow will be highly motivated to do everything possible to avoid a last-place finish. Based on their offseason moves, it's highly unlikely it even comes to that.\nThe Coyotes finished last year with 89 points, and were in the playoff mix right up until the season's final days. On paper, they've got worse since then, buying out no. 1 center Mike Ribeiro and losing Radim Vrbata to free agency. They replaced some of that offense with Sam Gagner, but only some.\nThe Coyotes were perceived as overachievers last year, so it's not hard to imagine them taking a step or two back. In the ultracompetitive Western Conference, that could be enough to knock them into contention for a bottom-five finish. But all the way down to 30th? That seems like a stretch.\nThe Caps missed the playoffs last year for the first time since 2007, and the responded with an offseason that was, um, interesting. They've hit rock bottom before, spending several seasons in the basement a decade ago, but doing it again during what's left of Alex Ovechkin's prime would be tough to take. To finish 30th, they'd have to have just about everything go bad. Not \"Brooks Orpik contract\"\u2013level bad, but still bad.\nThe Devils missed the playoffs last year, and given how old the roster is, it's tempting to predict they'll be even worse this year. After all, when your two best forwards are Jaromir Jagr (42) and Patrik Elias (38), you're just begging for performance decline and\/or injury to wipe out your scoring.\nBut while they could certainly happen, the Devils should still be good enough to stay out of the basement. As bad as last season went, they were still an 88-point team, and that was with their ridiculous 0-13 shootout record. And with Martin Brodeur apparently done in New Jersey, the team can finally lean on the far superior Cory Schneider in net. As long as he stays healthy enough to play 60 or 65 games, they should be fine.\nYes, they did finished dead last by a wide margin just three seasons ago, but with smart management and a rebuild that's well on its way, it's hard to imagine them being in the mix this year. I'm including them here just because Blue Jacket fans will be scanning the list for them out of force of habit. Hi, Columbus fans!\nThe Leafs were a mess last year, and they're returning essentially the same core under the same coach and the same GM. Last season, they needed great goaltending just to stay near .500, so if Jonathan Bernier ever slumped or got hurt, things could get ugly. And just as a reminder, he's never made it through a full season as a starter.\nAll that said, there are a pair of two sure-thing franchise players available at the top of the draft, and this is the Toronto Maple Leafs we're talking about. There's no way they don't end up picking ninth.\nTotal Long Shots, But Fun to Think About\nAfter 23 straight seasons of making the playoffs, the aging Wings seem to be on the verge of finally fading. Even so, they're 2014-15 lineup will feature too much talent to have a realistic chance at a total collapse. There's no chance. They shouldn't even be on this list.\nStill \u2026 you have to admit, finally failing just long enough to grab a franchise player and then rebounding right back into contention a year later would be the most Red Wings thing ever.\nThe Flyers already did the whole \"completely unexpected crash and burn\" thing back in 2007, so there's a precedent here. And the Hockey Prospectus guys make a decent case that some curious roster moves and the specter of Steve Mason makes them vulnerable. It would be nice to see them land the no. 1 pick, just so we could see them desperately try to use it to trade for Shea Weber.\nThe Avalanche head into the season having replaced last year's Maple Leafs as the league's most divisive team. They're coming off a 112-point season and are stacked with young talent, yet all the numbers seem to point to impending doom.\nIt still seems like the absolute worst-case scenario here would be narrowly missing the playoffs, unless Patrick Roy starts pulling Semyon Varlamov for the extra attacker right after the opening faceoff every night and everyone is too afraid of him to say anything about. So, let's call it a 20 percent chance.\n(And yes, we left out a dozen teams off the list entirely, on the assumption that they had absolutely, positively zero chance of finishing last under any circumstances. I'll just offer my apologies in advance to one of those teams for dooming them. Looking at you, Wild fans.)\nFiled Under: NHL, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Arizona Coyotes, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche\nSean McIndoe 's work can be found at Down Goes Brown. When he's not writing, he makes hockey jokes on Twitter at @downgoesbrown.\nArchive @ DownGoesBrown\nMore From Sean McIndoe\nMore NHL\nYour NHL Stock Report October 29, 2015\nHow the Blue Jackets Snatched Defeat Out of the Jaws of Victory October 27, 2015\nNHL Weekend: Ducks and Cover October 26, 2015\nNHL Grab Bag: Hey, It's Early! 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{"text":"Rescuing whales 'high-risk' work government doesn't want to do, DFO email shows\nNew Brunswick\u00b7Deep Trouble\nWhale rescuers are in limbo, as they wait for the completion of a five-month-old Transport Canada investigation into Joe Howlett's death while disentangling an endangered whale.\nAs whale rescuers wait for more direction from the federal government, an at-risk species continues to decline\nKarissa Donkin \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Dec 12, 2017 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 12, 2017\nRight whales have been dying in high numbers, and reproducing in extremely low numbers since 2010. (Lisa Conger\/Northeast Fisheries Science Center under NOAA Permit #17355)\nMonths before Joe Howlett died rescuing a right whale from a Department of Fisheries and Oceans boat, a government official described disentanglement as expensive and \"high-risk\" work it doesn't have any intention of doing itself, according to documents obtained by CBC News.\nWhale rescuers are in limbo, as they wait for the completion of a five-month-old Transport Canada investigation into Howlett's July death. Transport Canada declined an interview for this story.\nHowlett, a co-founder of the Campobello Whale Rescue Team based in New Brunswick, had cut fishing lines wrapped around an endangered male right whale when he died on July 10, struck by the whale's tail. He was on a Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) boat at the time.\nNo more disentangling right whales\nIn the wake of his death, DFO imposed a wide ban on North Atlantic right whale disentanglements.\nAt stake is the future of the North Atlantic right whale, a species that continues to be decimated by human activity.\nAt least two right whales were seen to be entangled in the months since his death and non-profit whale rescuers have been powerless to help.\nDEEP TROUBLE: The story of whale rescuer Joe Howlett's death\n'Deflated' carcass declared 17th North Atlantic right whale to die this year\nEarlier this month, the decomposed carcass of a North Atlantic right whale was found on a beach on Nantucket, the 17th such discovery this year.\nThe endangered species has lost an estimated four per cent of its population this year.\nOnly about 450 North Atlantic right whales are left. An untold number of those creatures are living with scars from fishing gear.\n'We're doing their mandate for them'\nWayne Ledwell, who runs Whale Release and Strandings in Newfoundland and Labrador, wants more input into the future of his craft. (CBC)\nThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans is responsible for protecting at-risk species, including several types of whales.\nBut the federal government has relied on non-profit whale rescue groups, like Howlett's Campobello Whale Rescue Team, to disentangle whales.\nDFO officers are only trained to \"support an expert disentangler, but not to lead the response,\" according to a December 2016 email sent by Jeanette LaPointe, a senior program officer within the department. CBC News obtained the document through Access to Information.\n\"Leading disentanglement response is a high-risk, time- and resource-intensive activity, which requires specialized training and knowledge to safely execute,\" LaPointe wrote in the email, addressed to several other department officials.\nThe disentanglers agree they're the experts. But they want more funding and input into the future of their craft.\n\"We're doing their mandate for them,\" said Wayne Ledwell, who runs Whale Release and Strandings, based out of Newfoundland and Labrador.\n\"In many cases, [DFO] can't do it. If you can't do it, then you should provide funding to the groups that can do it.\"\nCharles 'Stormy' Mayo, a North Atlantic right whale researcher at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Mass., was instrumental in developing the technique to save whales. (CBC)\nAfter Howlett's death, the federal government considered revoking permits for all whale rescue groups, the documents show.\n\"Given the safety issues, senior managers want to think about how to manage for human safety,\" Julie Stewart, director of the federal government's Species at Risk Program, wrote in an email four days after Howlett's death.\nIt's a \"conundrum,\" she wrote, as she appealed to other government employees for advice.\nHere's how the species came to be in such deep trouble. 2:57Kristina Makkay, a DFO senior policy adviser, responded, outlining the pros and cons of stopping people from disentangling whales.\n\"Pros:\nNo more human lives are lost.\nThe department is seen as taking care of its people.\nReduces risk to department of lawsuits related to the dangers of disentanglement.\"\nBut, Makkay continued, if the department revokes the permits, more whales could die, and that could put more pressure on government \"to come up with stronger preventative actions.\"\n\"It all comes down to whether Canadians believe that whales are people too, and saving them should be of a similar priority,\" she wrote.\nThe department couldn't find a section of the Fisheries Act that would allow it to revoke a disentanglement permit \"for health and safety reasons.\"\nInstead, it imposed new restrictions on rescuers, including a wide ban on North Atlantic right whale disentanglements.\n'A dangerous undertaking'\nJoe Howlett flashes a peace sign. The elation of saving another life drove him to do right whale rescues, fellow volunteers say. (Canadian Whale Institute\/New England Aquarium)\nAccording to Charles \"Stormy\" Mayo, a scientist who developed leading whale disentanglement techniques, the solution lies in having well-trained people.\nDEEP TROUBLE: Right whale rescuers wary in wake of death, anxious for work to resume\nHowlett was well trained, Mayo said, but the task will always come with some risk.\n\"We've all known that it is a dangerous undertaking,\" said Mayo, who is the director of the North Atlantic Right Whale ecology program at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Mass.\n\"If you go to sea, and you don't even go near a whale, there are people \u2014 good fishermen who know their way \u2014 and who die at sea. It's a dangerous place.\"\nStill, he hopes the Canadian government sees whale rescues as an important wildlife issue.\nWhatever the federal government comes up with, it won't have come from Ledwell, who has been disentangling whales for more than three decades. He said no one has asked him for his input into the future of whale rescue.\n\"That was unbelievable, actually, that nobody came here,\" Ledwell said.\n\"It's not an ego thing. But nobody came here and said, 'What do you think of this? What do you think happened here? Where should we go next with this?'\"\nThe impact of a pause\nMayport, a calving female, was spotted entangled in fishing gear this summer. No one was allowed to rescue her. (Laura Ganley\/Center for Coastal Studies under NOAA permit #14603)\nHowlett's team members have said he would have wanted whale rescues to continue, despite what happened to him.\nSince North Atlantic right whale rescues were paused, two have been spotted tangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.\nMayport, seven years old, was last spotted on July 19 entangled in snow crab gear, with a buoy line lodged in her mouth. A calving female, she was one of the whales who is crucial to keeping the species alive.\nA second whale was spotted entangled in heavy fishing line on Aug. 28. It was identified as whale No. 3245, a 15-year-old male.\n\"The whale was essentially hogtied, with line through its mouth, leading to wraps of the peduncle,\" a report from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium says. The peduncle is the lower body and base of the whale's tale.\nNo one was allowed to rescue either whale. They haven't been seen since.\nCBC New Brunswick produced a six-episode podcast on the deadly summer for North Atlantic right whales. You can find it on the CBC Podcasts page or search for Deep Trouble on iTunes.\nPODCAST: Deep Trouble: the North Atlantic right whale in peril\nDeep Trouble: the North Atlantic right whale in peril\nThe story of whale rescuer Joe Howlett's death\nRight whale rescuers wary in wake of death, anxious for work to resume\nUncertain future of the North Atlantic right whale linked to its tiny prey\nDisappearance of right whales from winter breeding grounds a mystery for scientists\n7 right whales entangled this summer, new data shows\nRight whales could be 20 years away from certain extinction, scientists say","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Club Ashley Jackson gets better with age, says HGC's Paul van Ass\nAshley Jackson gets better with age, says HGC's Paul van Ass\nPutting something back: Ashley Jackson tutors the youngsters\nThe accolades continue for Ashley Jackson as the Englishman kept himself on top of the Hoofdklasse leading scorer table at the weekend.\nThe HGC player, who moved to Holland on a two-year contract in the summer, has been on blistering form for his club under the auspices of coach Paul van Ass.\n\"I do notice that he has become older, he might even be better than before. He plays more in the service of the team, his connecting factor is greater than before,\" Van Ass told hockey.nl at the weekend.\n\"I want to see beautiful things on the field. Ashley, like me, is a hockey enthusiast. He is a player like Hakim Ziyech at Ajax. He suddenly sees holes. He is waiting for passages inside. His aptitude is insanely good. He reads the contest.\n\"With the English national team everything is always very structured. That's not for Ashley.\"\nWhile his form for his club remains free spirited it is his country future which remains of interest.\nHis goal feats in the world's best league have come at a time when GB and England men's coach Danny Kerry admitted to The Hockey Paper and the BBC in recent weeks that Jackson is not out of his thoughts as attentions turn to a potential u-turn on his international career.\nJackson has linked up brilliantly with the likes of Seve van Ass, Kenta Tanaka and Tanguy Cosyns in the HGC this season.\nFor now, Jackson is happily based in Wassenaar with his wife, having used Australian player and \"fitness king\" Nick Budgeon as a personal trainer in preparation for the season.\n\"Paul sold me on the dream,\" said Jackson. \"So far everything is going to plan.\n\"At the moment I'm enjoying what I'm doing. I've got no plans to go back to the national team immediately.\n\"They run a full-time programme and I'm happy here. Who knows what the future holds.\"\nSIGN UP to The Hockey Paper's exclusive newsletter\nAshley Jackson\nHoofdklasse\nPrevious articleTeams clash as Great Britain fight back to earn Australia draw at Sultan of Johor\nNext articleRich lister Sir Owen Glenn continues New Zealand Hockey investment","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeNewsSportsFlorida State UniversityFSU's Ramsey, Smith Named ACC Players of the Week (Plus Game Highlights)\nFSU's Ramsey, Smith Named ACC Players of the Week (Plus Game Highlights)\nSeptember 21, 2015 Staff Reports Florida State University, Sports 0\nThe Seminole defenders combine for 11 tackles in leading FSU to a road shutout at Boston College.\nTALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Florida State's Terrance Smith and Jalen Ramsey were named Players of the Week by the Atlantic Coast Conference after leading the Seminoles to a 14-0 victory at Boston College in the league opener for both schools this past Friday.\nAfter a 3-0 start, the Seminoles will enjoy a bye week before returning to action on Saturday, October 3 at Wake Forest. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. Listen to the game anywhere in Southwest Georgia on Live 101.9 FM!\nSmith and Ramsey paced a Seminole defense that held the Eagles under 200 yards of total offense en route to FSU's first road shutout since 2003. Florida State forced four three and outs in the game, while only two of BC's 12 possessions entered Seminole territory. The closest Boston College got to the end zone was reaching the Florida State 39-yard line.\nIt marks the third time in their careers that both Smith and Ramsey have been named ACC Players of the Week.\nLINEBACKER:\nTerrance Smith, Florida State, R-Sr., LB, 6-4, 230, Decatur, Ga.\nSmith had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter on the game's biggest play. Smith forced the ball free from BC's Jon Hilliman and Ramsey was there for the scoop and score to give the Seminoles breathing room in what had been a 7-0 game. Smith spearheaded a defensive effort that allowed Boston College just 195 yards of total offense as it marked the first time the Eagles had been shut out since 2010.\nDEFENSIVE BACK:\nJalen Ramsey, Florida State, Jr., CB, 6-1, 222, Smyrna, Tenn.\nRamsey earns ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors for the second consecutive week. The junior cornerback continued to solidify himself as one of the nation's top defensive players, leading the charge in FSU's 14-0 victory at Boston College. Ramsey scored on a 36-yard fumble recovery in the fourth quarter with the Noles clinging to a 7-0 lead and had six tackles, including five solo stops. Ramsey led a pass defense that allowed only five completions on 15 attempts for 56 yards. Ramsey contributed to the Seminoles' lone interception on the night by blanketing his receiver and enabling safety Lamarcus Brutus to make the pick.\nFor his performance, Ramsey has also been nominated as a Lott IMPACT Player of the Week candidate. Fans can vote for Ramsey as the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week at the following link:http:\/\/www.lottimpacttrophy.org\/vote\nTerrance Smith\nNew Bainbridge firefighters training hard\nDispose of prescription drugs safely with National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday\nSouthern Football Report: Bowl Preview Part 1\nDecember 15, 2015 Bradley Warren News, Opinions, Sports 0\nIt's the most wonderful time of the year but also the most bittersweet time of the year for diehard college football fans like me. Beginning on Thursday, December 19th there is a football game (college [\u2026]\nSPORTS: FSU, UGA Agree to Home and Home Series\nApril 2, 2019 Dustin Dowdy Featured Posts, Flint Media, Florida State University, Sports, University of Georgia 0\nSeminoles Sign Home-And-Home With Georgia FSU will host the Bulldogs to open the 2027 season with a trip to Athens set for 2028 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Florida State and Georgia have agreed to a home-and-home series to [\u2026]\nSouthern Football Report Stadium Countdown: #7 Doak Campbell Stadium\nAugust 20, 2015 Bradley Warren Florida State University, News, Opinions, Sports 0\nBobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium Built \u2013 1950 Capacity \u2013 82,300 Record Capacity \u2013 84,409 'The House that Bobby Built' fit snuggly on the south side of the Florida State University campus is [\u2026]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kansas Speedway Adds a Helping Hand to Tornado Victims in Joplin, Reading\nBy Chip Rouse May 24, 2011, 10:53am CDT\nShare All sharing options for: Kansas Speedway Adds a Helping Hand to Tornado Victims in Joplin, Reading\nKansas Speedway is joining the numerous public and private initiatives to assist relief efforts in Joplin, Mo., and Reading, Kan., following devastating destruction from tornadoes and violent storms over the weekend.\nSpeedway officials on Monday announced a special program that will allow auto racing fans to drive their personal vehicles around the track in western Wyandotte County for a donation to the American Red Cross of either $25 or $50.\nAt times like this, it is important for everyone to come together and help out, said Kansas Speedway president Pat Warren. \"We have several ticket holders in each of these devastated areas, and we wanted to make sure they know that they, along with the rest of their communities, are not forgotten during times like this,\" he said.\nFor a donation of $25, fans will be permitted to drive around the Kansas Speedway between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on June 24. Fans who make a $50 donation will get to drive around the track at night, from 6:30-10 p.m. on June 18, as part of the first night event at the Speedway.\nKansas Speedway officials say cash and check donations will be accepted during the upcoming June 4-5 NASCAR race weekend. Fans who make a donation will receive a voucher redeemable for the date that matches the level of their donation.\nThe project applies only to vehicles that are legal to drive on the street and equipped with seatbelts for all passengers. Tractor trailers, RVs and motorcycles are excluded.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Stacy Haiduk can currently be seen on the long-running daytime drama Days of Our Lives weekdays on NBC as Kristen DiMera. Her new movie Home is Where the Killer Is premiered on Netflix in October, 2019.\nIn 2017, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for her portrayal of Patty Williams on The Young and The Restless.\nIn recent years, Stacy had memorable recurring roles on True Blood, Cho:sen, Twisted, Heroes, and Prison Break. She had guest starring roles on Longmire, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, NCIS, CSI, CSI: Miami, Burn Notice, and The X-Files.\nA native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Stacy studied dance from an early age and moved to New York City in to work theater productions and dance in music videos. She appeared in music videos for the late Laura Branigan and country group Sawyer Brown. Her work in commercials led to work on NBC's daytime drama Another World and she has worked in television, movies, video games, and in online media since.\nStacy Haiduk is internationally known as Lana Lang in the series Superboy, portrayed Lt. Katie Hitchcock on Seaquest DSV, then the seductive Lilly Langtry on the cult favorite show, Kindred: The Embrace.\nShe is the voice of Akaavi Spar in the massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic and of Dr. Aline Maera in the video game Mirror's Edge: Catalyst.\nStacy resides in California and is married to actor, director, and author Bradford Tatum.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What Is the Keto Diet and How Does It Work? Here's the Ultimate Keto Guide for Beginners (Including Exactly How to Get Started)\nIt's one of the most popular diets for weight loss, so here's everything you need to know about it.\nChristin Perry\nParade.com has an extensive editorial partnership with Cleveland Clinic, consistently named as one of the nation's best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's annual \"America's Best Hospitals\" survey. Click here to learn more about our health reporting policies.\nLooking for a new diet to kickstart serious weight loss? The keto diet is probably on your list of eating plans to consider. One of the most popular diet plans of all time, the keto diet promises rapid weight loss by turning fat into energy (and let's face it\u2014who doesn't want more energy while dropping pounds?) Other benefits of the keto diet include clearer skin, better heart health, and lower cancer risk, to name a few.\nIf this sounds like the #dietwin you've been looking for, you've come to the right place to learn all about it. Here, we'll go into more detail about what is the ketogenic diet, how it works, and what you can\u2014and can't\u2014eat if you follow the keto diet, and potential side effects. And before you ask, yes, we've even included some keto recipes for you to try, including desserts! Consider this the keto diet for beginners, because we're here to answer every single one of your questions, from the benefits of the keto diet to the risks, what you can eat, and more.\nWhat Is the Ketogenic Diet?\nThe ketogenic diet is similar to the ever-popular South Beach diet of long ago. It's a high-fat, low-carb plan that is meant to put your body into a state of ketosis in order to burn more fat faster. What is ketosis? It's what occurs when your body doesn't have enough glucose to burn for energy, so it begins to burn fat instead, resulting in a build-up of ketones in the body. In most cases, people get enough glucose through sugar or starch (i.e. carbs). But the keto diet excludes those foods, which depletes the body's glucose stores and forces it to burn fat for energy.\nRelated: Whole30 vs. Keto Face-Off\u2014Which Low-Carb Diet Is Better for Losing Weight?\nWhat Are the Benefits Of a Ketogenic Diet?\nFollowing a ketogenic eating pattern allows you to sustain energy, mood, and cognitive focus without relying upon regular meals for energy, asserts ancestral health movement leader Mark Sisson, author of the book Keto for Life. What's more, he says, \"fat and ketones burn more cleanly in the body, delivering a host of health and disease protection benefits.\"\nWhen your body burns fat for energy, like it does on the keto diet, one of the biggest benefits you'll experience is weight loss, especially at first as your body enters a state of ketosis. But if you're able to carefully plan and execute your keto diet plan, you'll enjoy other benefits, too. Dr. Josh Axe, creator of DrAxe.com, co-founder of the company Ancient Nutrition and author of Keto Diet, Keto Diet Cookbook and the upcoming Collagen Diet brings us a few below.\nNo more counting calories\nBecause the keto diet is chock full of healthy fats and proteins, you'll feel fuller, longer.\nMore energy\nAccording to the Perfect Keto website, \"you'll enjoy a constant, steady stream of keto energy instead of dips throughout the day because you're not spiking your blood sugar levels.\"\nEnhanced mental clarity\nKetones supply your brain, muscles and organs with a steady source of energy, says Dr. Axe. This can also lead to enhanced focus, attention, memory and potentially problem-solving and learning capacity.\nBrain protection\nThe diet offers protection against a broad range of neurodegenerative disorders, Dr. Axe says, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury and stroke.\nHealthy blood sugar levels\nAccording to Dr. Axe, very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets are safe and effective when it comes to reducing blood sugar fluctuations and insulin resistance in diabetic and prediabetic adults.\nIs the Keto Diet Safe? Are There Side Effects?\nLike anything that sounds too good to be true, there are some drawbacks to the keto diet, ranging from temporary annoyances to dangerous conditions. When you first transition to the keto diet, you can expect symptoms like excessive fatigue, dehydration, dizziness, weakness, decreased concentration, sweats and cold-like symptoms, says Emily Tills, a registered dietitian. \"That's because the body is almost going into a starvation-like state.\"\nThis is often known as the keto flu.\nMore seriously, the keto diet can cause increases in cholesterol levels, so it's definitely not a good option for anyone with existing high cholesterol. \"If you have a history of heart disease or heart attack, I would strongly encourage you to find another change to make with your food, rather than adding in more fat,\" Tills advises.\nAnd Lisa Richards, author of The Candida Diet, agrees: \"Anyone with kidney disease, pregnant, nursing, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, or anyone who has had their gallbladder removed should not follow keto. Fluctuations in chemicals and hormones can exacerbate these conditions,\" she says.\nRelated: If You're One of These 6 Types of People, the Keto Diet May Be Bad for You\nFinally, it's important to understand that following the keto diet without proper guidance and careful planning can lead to a life-threatening condition called ketoacidosis. That's when the body produces dangerous levels of ketones, which can cause your blood to become acidic. It can lead to kidney failure, coma and even death if left untreated. So it's important to seek the guidance of a dietician if you're unsure.\nWhat Are the Different Types of Ketogenic Diets?\nAdmittedly, the keto diet can be a bit difficult to follow in the long run. That's mostly thanks to how different it is than the diet that most Americans are used to. As a result, there are several different types of ketogenic diets you can choose from, ranging from super restrictive to somewhat forgiving. Dr. Axe breaks down the different types of keto diets below:\nClean keto diet\nFocuses on minimally-processed whole-foods, including plenty of healthy fats\/oils, quality meats\/protein in moderation, and lots of non-starchy vegetables, herbs, spices bone broth and probiotic foods.\nKeto-cycling or carb-cycling\nInvolves eating very low-carb most days of the week, but intentionally increasing carb intake 1-2 days per week in order to replenish glycogen stores and prevent side effects like fatigue.\nModified keto diet\nIncludes a bit more protein and carbs than a traditional keto diet, allowing for more flexibility and food variety. One drawback is that it may not be easy to stay in ketosis while following a modified plan, however some feel it's a healthy and sustainable way to eat long-term.\nKetotarian diet\nThis is a keto diet with a mostly plant-based or pescatarian twist. It's a great fit for people who want to experience the benefits of keto but still want to eat a largely plant-based diet.\nEco-keto diet\n\"Eco-Keto\" is a catchy way of describing an eco-friendly, ketogenic diet. Most people interpret eco-keto as being totally plant-based, aka a vegan keto diet.\nFind out how you can combine intermittent fasting and keto.\nHow Do You Know You're In Ketosis?\nThe best way is to test yourself either through urine tests, a breath test or a blood test, says Whitney Lauritsen, co-author of The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook. \"In the book we talk about the different pros and cons. So the urine test can measure your level. You pee on it. It's very affordable. It gives you quick results. You can buy them online, but it's not the most reliable test,\" she says. \"A breath test you can buy a device online and that can measure the byproducts of ketones in your breath. But it can be really pricey and it's not always the most accurate. The most accurate thing to do is to do a blood test. And you can actually do this at the doctor. You can get a device for this so you can buy online. But not everybody wants to test their blood every day cause it's uncomfortable, but it is the most accurate way to test it. So it depends on how important that is to you.\"\nWhat Are the Best Foods For a Keto Diet Plan?\nThe best keto foods are those that are low in carbs and high in fat and protein. But that doesn't give you carte blanche to tear through a whole sleeve of Oreos. Dr. Axe says, \"A 'clean' keto approach is a ketogenic diet that focuses on whole foods, including plenty of healthy fats\/oils, quality meats\/protein in moderation, and lots of non-starchy vegetables.\" A few simple steps can make your kitchen keto-friendly before you start the diet.\nFats and oils\nOlive oil, coconut oil, grass-fed butter and avocado oil\nGrass-fed meat, pasture-raised poultry, cage-free eggs, all types of wild-caught fish and seafood\nButter, heavy cream, sour cream, organic cheese, full-fat\/unsweetened yogurt, kefir, milk.\nBroccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and other cruciferous veggies, all types of leafy greens, asparagus, cucumber, celery, mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes and carrots\nAlmonds, walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, pistachios, chestnuts, pumpkin seeds, nut butters and seed butters, chia seeds and flaxseeds\nNeed more ideas? Here's a comprehensive keto diet food list with 150+ foods.\nWhat Foods Should You Avoid On a Keto Diet?\nHot topic alert! There's quite a bit of debate when it comes to foods to avoid on a keto diet. That's because many followers struggle with the restrictive nature of the diet, so they sometimes turn to processed food that's technically \"allowed\" since it's high in fat but low in carbs. Other followers, like Sisson, vehemently oppose this practice, insisting that it misses the entire point of the keto diet.\n\"The Internet buzz about 'dirty keto' is a great example of how NOT to do keto. Blending diet orange soda, heavy cream and ice into a slushy might be zero carb, but it offers little nutritional value and will not necessarily support internal ketone production. The prevalence of processed and packaged snacks labeled keto is pause for reflection, as we should better emphasize whole foods as close to their original state as possible,\" he says.\nOther foods to avoid on the keto diet include fruit of all types except berries, all types of sugar, including honey, agave, and cane sugar, foods made with grains or grain flour, all products containing corn, and snack\/junk foods.\nHere's a round-up of keto sweeteners to help you out.\nWhat Are Some Keto Diet Recipes?\nYes, the keto diet is restrictive. Yes, the list of food you can't eat is extensive. But, we're here to tell you that it can be done. After all, we'll sign up for any diet that successfully hides cauliflower in mac and cheese! We've listed some of our favorite keto dinner recipes below, as proof that you can enjoy delectable food while following the keto diet.\nCauliflower mac and cheese\u2014Easy, cheesy and simply delicious, cauliflower mac and cheese is one of the most popular keto recipes out there. Sign us up!\nBuffalo shrimp lettuce taco wraps\u2014You won't miss the carbs in this clever lettuce wrap, with buffalo-flavored shrimp and all the toppings you could ever want.\nCitrus marinated grilled chicken\u2014Citrus has a way of adding an abundance of juicy flavor to meat, which is why this citrus marinated grilled chicken is one of the best keto recipes in our opinion.\nRelated: 14 Tips To Eat Keto On A Budget\nWhat Are the Best Keto Diet Breakfasts?\nStart your day off right the keto way with a few of our recommendations for the best keto diet breakfasts.\nLow-carb breakfast casserole\u2014Cheese, bacon and mushrooms combine for a perfectly delicious and filling keto-approved breakfast casserole.\nKeto almond flour pancakes\u2014Bet you didn't know you can still enjoy this breakfast classic on the keto diet, but you can! Here, almond flour is the perfect substitute for unhealthy enriched flour.\nKeto pumpkin muffins\u2014Whether you're welcoming fall or just a huge fan of muffins (and who's not?) we love these keto-approved pumpkin muffins that whip up in a jiffy!\nWhat Are the Best Keto Diet Snacks?\nIt's hard enough to follow a diet plan, but when the munchies hit? All bets are off! That's why we've included some of our favorite keto snacks for you to browse through, hopefully before snack time rolls around. With just a bit of advance planning, you can keep one of these delectable goodies at your fingertips to snack on between meals.\nLow-carb, keto protein cookie dough bites\u2014These yummy treats are held together with collagen, which benefits hair, nails and joints. We'll call this a double win.\nHeavenly cream cheese dark chocolate keto fudge\u2014Perfect for a holiday gathering or an office party, no one will guess these sneaky treats are keto-friendly.\nPickle roll ups\u2014We can't think of a better snack than pickles, and good news\u2014they're keto-approved! These rollups feature corned beef and cream cheese wrapped around a pickle for the perfect pick-me-up.\nWhat Are the Best Keto Diet Desserts?\nDiets that cut out all the yummy food simply aren't sustainable. After all, sometimes you deserve a sweet reward! Check out our short list of some of the best keto diet desserts we've seen.\nChocolate keto pie\u2014There are no two ways about it: this pie looks simply amazing. With a stunning presentation and even better taste, it's the perfect choice for a holiday gathering or simply to enjoy on your own.\nChocolate peanut butter cheesecake\u2014Here's another of our favorite keto-approved desserts that you won't be able to get enough of. This peanut butter cheesecake will melt in your mouth, and it's guilt-free, too!\nKeto blueberry cobbler\u2014This keto-friendly blueberry cobbler is the perfect choice for a simple, mid-week dessert. Almond flour keeps the crust in line with keto guidelines, and is the perfect backdrop for delicious, juicy berries.\nFind out what celebs and influencers who have tried the keto diet have to say about the process with these keto quotes.\nMark Sisson, author of the book Keto for Life\nWhitney Lauritsen, co-author of The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook.\nCVS and Walmart Will Cut Pharmacy Hours Due to Staffing Shortage\nShopping, Deals & Freebies\nDon't Let Freezing Temps Stop You\u2014Here Are 41 Pieces of Cold-Weather Running Gear\nHere's Why Children's Tylenol Is in Short Supply Right Now\u2014and What To Do if You're Affected\nEver Heard of High Thermic Foods? They Could Be the Metabolism Kickstarters Your Body's Been Looking For\nMagnesium Glycinate vs Citrate: Which Magnesium Supplements Should You Be Taking?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Series: Reliving Agent Orange\nProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking Agent Orange Documents From the VA\nThe suit claims the VA failed to promptly process a FOIA request for correspondence with a consultant about the defoliant used during the Vietnam War.\nby Charles Ornstein\nDec. 20, 2016, 11:15 a.m. EST\nProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot are exploring the effects of the chemical mixture Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans and their families, as well as their fight for benefits.\nProPublica has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, claiming the agency failed to promptly process a request for correspondence with a consultant about Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used during the Vietnam War.\nThe lawsuit, filed late Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleges that the delays violated the Freedom of Information Act, a 50-year-old law whose mission is to provide the public with information about government operations.\nProPublica submitted a FOIA request in May, requesting correspondence between various VA officials and scientist Alvin Young, who has guided the stance of the military and VA on Agent Orange and whether it has harmed service members. The request also sought internal correspondence about any contracts awarded to Young or his consulting firm.\nTo date, the VA has not provided any of the requested documents.\n\"We always try, as we did in this case, to resolve records issues without filing a lawsuit.\" said Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica's editor in chief. \"The documents that relate to Dr. Young's government-paid work are exactly the sort of material the Freedom of Information Act covers. We look forward to reporting on their contents as soon as possible.\"\nIn a statement, the VA said it has not formally received the lawsuit and does not comment on pending litigation. It also said, \"VA strives to process FOIAs on a first-in, first-out basis. Generally, requests are placed on one of two tracks: simple or complex. Complex requests, by definition are more laborious and may require more time to process.\"\nYoung has been a staunch defender of Agent Orange, saying that few veterans were exposed to the herbicide, which contained the chemical dioxin. Some vets, he wrote in a 2011 email, were simply \"freeloaders,\" making up ailments to \"cash in\" on the VA's compensation system. (The email was to a veteran who had been corresponding with Young and subsequently shared it with others.)\nOver the years, the VA has repeatedly cited Young's work to deny disability compensation to vets. Young's critics, including other scientists, say that his research has been compromised by inaccuracies, inconsistencies or omissions of key facts. Some of Young's work has been funded by Monsanto Co. and Dow Chemical Co., the makers of Agent Orange, and he served as an expert for the chemical companies in 2004 when Vietnam vets sued them.\nProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot wrote about Young's role in the VA's handling of Agent Orange claims in October. In the story, he defended his consulting work and his research. He said there's no conclusive evidence showing Agent Orange directly caused any health problems. He also said he believes most sick vets are suffering from the effects of old age, or perhaps war itself, rather than Agent Orange.\nThe article was part of a series of articles about Agent Orange's lasting effects more than four decades after the Vietnam War ended.\nIn its May FOIA request, ProPublica asked the VA to expedite its handling of the request and waive all fees. While those requests were granted, different offices within the VA have cited various reasons, including computer issues and a backlog of requests, for not producing any records.\n\"The VA has stonewalled and failed to disclose them,\" said the lawsuit, filed on ProPublica's behalf by attorney Seth Watkins of the law firm Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, in Washington, D.C.\nThe lawsuit seeks an order compelling the VA to produce the records and pay its attorney's fees.\nCharles Ornstein\nCharles Ornstein oversees the Local Reporting Network, as well as ProPublica offices in the Midwest, the South, the Southwest and a unit operated with The Texas Tribune.\n@charlesornstein","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Women Speakers Underrepresented at Medical Conferences but Numbers on Rise\nRyan Apr.17.2019 Mental Health 0\nhttp:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/PsychiatricNewsAlert\/~3\/1reBqENzPlw\/women-speakers-underrepresented-at.html\nThe proportion of women speakers at medical conferences increased between 2007 and 2017 but continues to be well below 50%, reflecting continued underrepresentation of women in medicine generally, according to an analysis in JAMA Network Open.\n\"[T]he perceived gender gap in speakers at physician conferences likely represents the overall gender gap in academic medicine rather than a bias specific to conferences,\" wrote Shannon M. Ruzycki, M.D., of the University of Calgary and colleagues.\nRuzycki and colleagues analyzed meeting programs and faculty lists of medical and surgical meetings in 2007 and from 2013 through 2017. Each list of names was analyzed using a validated web-based tool that can identify names in a text-based document and predict whether the first name belongs to a woman. The proportion of women speakers was compared with the average proportion of practicing physicians in the United States and in Canada.\nThere were 701 meeting programs available for analysis. Of those, 82 meetings (12%) had more than 50% women speakers. In addition, the average proportion of conference speakers who were women significantly increased from 2007 to 2017\u201424.6% to 34.1%.\nThe mean proportion of women physicians practicing in the United States and Canada saw a similar increase, from 26.1% in 2007 to 32.4% in 2015 (the last year for which data on the sex of practicing physicians were available, according to the study authors).\nRuzycki and colleagues noted that the presence of women role models in careers dominated by men can increase the engagement of young women.\n\"Exposure to female speakers at medical conferences may be a means of encouraging female medical students and residents to choose specialties that have historically been male dominated,\" they wrote. \"Strategies to promote inclusivity of female speakers at academic conferences may therefore represent an important opportunity to influence gender equity within medicine.\"\nFor related information, see the Psychiatric News article \"Panel Discusses Obstacles Facing Women in Medicine.\"\n(Image: iStock\/piranka)\nFollow Psychiatric News on Twitter!\nFor previous news alerts, click here.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Homepage > Who We Are\nMeet the BCW Sport team\nLars Haue-Pedersen, Managing Director\nLars leads the BCW Sports practice. With over twenty years of experience in the international sports world, Lars has distinguished himself as a master strategist and specialist in sports management and international sports events bids. He has a proven track record of success with bidding teams, including Los Angeles' bid for 2028 Olympic Games, Doha's bid for the IAAF World Championships in 2019, and Poland and Ukraine's UEFA EURO 2012 bid. Furthermore, he advises key sport leaders in achieving their goals, and those of their sport.\nLars is a graduate of Odense University (DK) and has an Executive Education at Harvard Business School. He is also a lecturer on sports events\/bidding strategies at several universities across Europe.\nGreg Curchod, Director\nGreg is a director at the BCW Sports practice, he is a specialist in international sporting events. He has proven himself by leading several bid committees to success. Among them, Lausanne for the IOC Winter Youth Olympic Games, Doha for the IAAF World Championships in 2019 and Poland and Ukraine for UEFA EURO 2012.\nGreg holds a degree in International Hospitality (Lausanne, SUI) and executive training at Harvard Business School. He is also a lecturer on the organisation of sporting events in various academic institutions. He is fluent in French and English.\nTanya Heimlich-Ng Yuen, Director\nTanya is a Director of the BCW Sports practice. In this role, she works with a broad range of international clients in developing and implementing international sports communications & PR campaigns and event bidding strategies. Tanya has led several bidding teams and individuals to success, including the LA 2028 Summer Olympic Games, China 2019 FIBA Basketball World Championships, the Pan-American Games in Lima 2019 and Denmark and Germany's bid for the IHF World Men's Handball Championship 2019.\nTanya has a Master in International Sports Management and a Diploma in Advocacy and International Relations from the Graduate Institute of Geneva.\nDale Neuburger, Director (North America)\nAs Director of BCW sports practice - North America - based in Indianapolis, Dale brings thirty years of professional experience in soliciting and managing major sporting events as well as experience as an administrator of highly successful sport-related organizations. As a consultant since 2005, his clients have included important cities like Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Columbus, as well as significant organizations like the United States Olympic Committee (including 22 of its NGBs) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Mr. Neuburger has broad experience in international sports, currently serving as Vice President of FINA (International Federation for swimming), and formerly serving as Assistant Chef de Mission for the US Olympic delegation in Athens. He was President of Indiana Sports Corporation for 12 years, helping Indianapolis to host more than 200 events that created $2 billion in incremental economic development. Mr. Neuburger also led the successful $50 million fundraising effort to relocate the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to Indianapolis.\nH\u00e9loise Signe, Senior Consultant\nAs a senior consultant, Heloise works closely with several cities from around the world on event strategy development and evaluation; including the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), the city of Lausanne (Switzerland) and the city of Gothenburg (Sweden). She has also been involved in successful bid campaigns for major international events; including Lausanne 2020. Finally, Heloise advises sports organisations in the development of successful strategy for the growth of their sport; including the International Swimming Federation (FINA), World Archery (WA), the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).\nShe holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montr\u00e9al, Canada and a Master of Science in Economics from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.\nMichelle Perry, Senior Consultant (North America)\nSince joining in 2012, Michelle has provided expertise and guidance to sport-related organizations focusing on strategic and business performance planning; event bidding and hosting strategies; and, sports facility analysis for concurrent competitive and recreational use. Michelle brings over 25 years of major event management experience and has a broad background in organizational bidding processes, facility management, and strategic and business development. Michelle comes to BCW Sport practice from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) where she spent 12 years overseeing the NCAA Women's Final Four \u2013 the highest profile and most important women's collegiate sporting event in the United States. Her responsibilities included the oversight of tournament operations, financial management and external business development, facility operations, security protocols, game management operations, and participating team coordination.\nCameron Angus, Consultant\nCameron is a Project Manager at the BCW Sports practice. He advises many international sports organisations on the design and development of their strategies. He also works actively with host cities and countries bidding for events and establishing themselves within the international sports world. In his role, he has worked closely alongside a number of sports organisations and cities, such as International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Ski Federation (FIS) and the City of Lausanne.\nCameron is a graduate of University of Durham, where he studied Politics, and has an International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport (FIFA Master).\nSteve Roush, Director - Sport Performance (North America)\nSteve joined the BCW Sport practice in 2009 after serving as the Chief of Sport Performance for the United States Olympic Committee including the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where Team USA enjoyed a record medal haul for the organization. As the head of the BCW Sports practice's Sports Performance activities, Steve provides coordination and assistance to sports organizations and governmental agencies in improving elite athlete performance by providing strategic advice, as well as tailored consulting and training programs in areas such as: Athlete Development Pipeline, High Performance Planning, Olympic Games preparation consultation, Sport Organization Development and Evaluation of sports performance systems. Steve is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin, from which he received a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1985 and his MBA in Finance, Investment and Banking in 1989.\nMaria Riah, Project Manager\nMaria has a strong cross-cultural communication skills thanks to her international background, she speaks five different languages: French, Russian, English, Spanish and Arabic. As Project Manager at the BCW Sports practice, she supports various project and closely works with the City of Lausanne in giving strategic advice related to the development and implementation of strategy for the Olympic Capital, including development of communication material and platforms.\nMaria holds a Master's degree in Management and Corporate Strategy, she graduated from the Faculty of Business and Economics of Lausanne.\nJohanna Massuyeau, Project Manager\nAs project manager at the BCW sport practice, Johanna collaborates on various projects related to strategic communications, event host support and events activation. She works closely with the Organising Committees of the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games and the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships, as well as the International Association of Athletics Federations. Johanna holds a BSc in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick and an MSc in Management and Strategy from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne.\nMeryl Blank, Project Manager\nMeryl is a Project Manager at the BCW Sports Practice team in Lausanne. She works cross-functionally on a variety of strategy and communications projects for international sports federations, sport events and host cities. With an international academic background rooting in business and culture, Meryl is a strong cross-functional communicator with a profound commercial and analytical understanding. Besides her interest in the world of sports, she has a passion for languages \u2013 she speaks German (mother tongue), English, Danish, Italian and French. Meryl holds an international BSc. in Business, Language and Culture from Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark. During her Double Master Degree program (MSc. Economics and Business Administration) at CBS and Universit\u00e0 Bocconi, Meryl specialized in the field of strategic marketing and innovation management.\nSandra Sun, Consultant - International Projects and Initiatives\nSandra Sun joined the BCW Sport Practice in 2016, after serving 10 years as international programs manager at the General Sport Administration of China, Chinese Olympic Committee, and China Swimming Association. Sandra Sun is bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English, and her clients various Chinese sport governmental bodies, Olympic teams, and commercial entities in organizational strategies and business connections. Sandra Sun holds a Master of Science degree in Sports Management and Policy from the University of Georgia.\nBob Gambardella, Senior Consultant (North America)\nBob Gambardella joined the BCW Sports practice in 2017 after serving as the Chief, Singapore Sport Institute (2009-2016) where he led a team of 124 sport administrators\/sport scientists and managed an operating budget of $S73m. His areas of leadership included High Performance Sports, Athlete Services, Sport Science, Sports Medicine, Sport Analytics, Coaching Academy, Strategy Planning, NSA Partnerships & Grant Administration\/Finance. Gambardella earned two Masters' Degrees in Sport Management: International Olympic Committee (IOC) MEMOS Program- Executive Masters in Sports Organization Management, 2004 and University of Northern Colorado, Master of Arts in Physical Education\/Sport Management, 1997.\nMichelle (Dusserre) Farrell, M.B.S., R.D., Consultant\u2013 Sport Performance (North America)\nMichelle joined the team in 2009 following an extensive career in the sports industry. Farrell brings over 30 years of involvement in sport starting as a 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist in the sport of gymnastics. Michelle was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2006. Beyond her career as an athlete, Michelle has served in assistant coaching roles at Arizona State University, SCATS Gymnastics in Diamond Bar, Colorado Aerials Gymnastics in Colorado Springs and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Michelle also served on the board of directors as an athlete representative for USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Michelle has expertise in the field of sport programs, working with the USOC Sport Partnership division from 2000-2006, Michelle was manager of a large portfolio of NGB's in the U.S. advising on athlete development, coach development, sport development and organisational development. Michelle has also worked in the sports television field, working three Olympic Games for NBC Sports (1992, 1996, 2000) in the research division. Michelle earned the following degrees: Bachelor of Science, Human Nutrition, Arizona State University, Master of Basic Science, Exercise Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and is a Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"United Way Surpasses Goal! THANK YOU!\nThe United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has concluded the 2018-2019 Campaign, and exceeded the campaign goal of $10,301,386. This is the 26th consecutive year that the goal has been met or exceeded.\nCampaign Chairs Linda Doggett and Robert Shearman made the announcement that local residents and companies contributed a record amount, $10,438,361 to the campaign which is a 4% increase. The theme of the 2018-2019 United Way Campaign was the \"The Power of U!\" \"The generous people of Southwest Florida took \"The POWER of U!\" theme to their hearts and put the campaign over the top!\" said Linda Doggett, Campaign Chair, Board Member, Lee County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller.\nThe residents of Bonita Bay surpassed their United Way goal and became the first Gated Community to raise over 1 Million Dollars!\nThe announcement was made at the March 29th meeting of the United Way Board of Directors at United Way headquarters. Robert Shearman, Campaign Chair, Board Member, and attorney with Henderson Franklin Attorneys at Law said, \"Not only did we top the goal, we exceeded it by over $100,000! That means more local people can be helped by our 96 United Way Partner Agencies. We live in an extraordinarily generous community, and to all of you who gave, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.\"\n\"Making the goal means our agencies will receive their full share of funding for the coming year, including agencies and programs that are new to the network such as the Cape Coral Caring Center, Midwest Food Bank, Cancer Alliance, and Gulf Coast Humane Society,\" said Linda Doggett. \"Long standing United Way Partner's like Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Children's Advocacy Center, The Salvation Army, and Bonita Springs Assistance will be able to continue their vital programs because our United Way surpassed goal. Because of your generosity, hungry families will receive food, veterans will find support through Mission United, abused children will find safety and shelter, older persons can find assistance to remain in their own homes, and thousands of lower income families can get their taxes done free through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). You gave so others could have a better life,\" she concluded.\nRobert Shearman added, \"All funds raised by our United Way stay here in our community, and our United Way keeps administrative and fundraising cost extremely low, investing 92% of the money raised into local agencies and programs. Our United Way has been named a Four-Star Charity, the top rating on Charity Navigator for the past 7 years, and we are one of very few charities in the nation to receive a perfect overall score of 100%. Charity Navigator is one of the most utilized evaluators of charities used to guide intelligent giving.\"\n\"Again, a very sincere thank you to all of the individuals, companies, communities, and partner agencies for your generous contributions. You proved again what an incredibly caring community this is,\" Shearman concluded.\nPublix Super Markets is the largest contributor to the United Way Campaign and a member of the Million Dollar Circle of Excellence.\nThe top local contributing companies and the top communities are as follows:\nTop United Way Contributors\nOne Million + Circle of Excellence\nBonita Bay Community\nFive Hundred Thousand+ Circle of Excellence\nBonita Bay Group\nIslands of Sanibel & Captiva\nTwo Hundred Thousand+ Circle of Excellence\nChico's FAS\nLCEC\nOne Hundred Thousand+ Circle of Excellence\nLee County School District\nLee Board of County Commissioners\nShadow Wood\nMcGriff Insurance Services\nBreak-Out Campaign Award\nAlta Resources\nMany United Way Partner Agencies were represented at the Goal Announcement, and executive directors of the agencies talked about how important United Way is to their success and ability to assist their clients.\nCampaign Chairs Linda Doggett and Bob Shearman.\nDotty St. Amand, Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse of Southwest Florida said, \"United Way funds are essential in assisting us to fulfill our mission of enabling people of all ages who are living with blindness or vision impairment to achieve independence. From babies to older adults, our programs positively impact the quality of their lives at each stage of life's journey. We couldn't make it happen without the generosity of United Way donors.\"\nMeg Geltner, Executive Director of Pace Center for Girls, said, \"The appreciation that PACE Center for Girls has for the United Way's support is wide-ranging. The United Way funds supports our PACE girls who are transitioning from the PACE school back into the Lee County School District. The funds pay for our master-degreed transition counselor who supports the students before, during, and after their transitions. The success of this system of care is measured by the number of PACE girls who are graduating from high school. In 2019 eight of our girls will be graduating from high school. United Way ROCKS!\"\nChris Hansen, CEO of Child Care of Southwest Florida (CCSWFL), a United Way Partner Agency, talked about how vital the United Way's support is to the organization's success as they work to enhance the lives of children and their families as an accredited, preferred Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) provider. \"The daily support and collaboration from the United Way and other partner agencies allows CCSWFL to do its part to ensure children have an opportunity to experience quality early childhood education and nutritional support. The program does more than prepare students for Kindergarten; it gives them the foundation necessary to become lifelong learners and contribute to the success of our community.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Whisky \u2013 a short story\nGeorge was a staid English gentleman and creature of enduring well-established routine. Every day at precisely at six-o-clock he made himself, and anyone with him, an evening cocktail, then after dinner he would serve a glass of premium Laphroaig Scotch whisky. His before dinner cocktail was a special concoction which he called a \"Trinity\". Daily he lovingly mixed it to the same unchanging recipe. George was not an alcoholic and never over imbibed he was merely happy with his routine, and enjoyed his tried and true evening pick-me-ups which he often referred to as his medicine. He bought his liquor wholesale by mail and parsimoniously stored it in a converted air-raid shelter under his home.\nIt was behavior like this which gave his family and friends the impression that George was a man of unchangeable demeanor. Some even extended their belief in his permanence to thinking that he, frankly, didn't care where he lived as long as it afforded elegance and permanence. The deduction about his living arrangements derived from the fact that he lived in the same house for forty years, and had watching it gently morph to accommodate the whims of his three wives. He had never imposed his will on their demands except to insist that they not move and that the garden and wine cellar remain his private domains unsullied by female presence. But suddenly, after his retirement and his third wife had divorced him, he surprised everyone and sold his solid residence to buy an historic converted school house adjacent to a church-yard. Even his dogs were surprised by his move. When asked why he chose to uproot at this stage in his life he explained that the change was to give him a new garden to design.\nCounty Durham is a gently undulating place and the site of George's new home was no exception. It was perched on a hill so that you entered at the main level from the front garden but exited at the rear one level above the back garden. The site enabled the inclusion of a lower level basement under the house. The only access to this lower level was from a driveway which ran parallel to house on its west side. As is so common in England the drive was also a public right-of-way and provided a short cut to an adjacent row of homes and to the street on the north side of the church yard. With little hesitation George made this undercroft his cellar and stored his liquor here in the unchanging climate of a basement cave.\nGeorge quickly settled into his new home and as soon as he had the interior arranged to his liking he began to work on the gardens. He dug flower beds and vegetable beds, excavated ponds, constructed a greenhouse, and built stone walls. As time went on the garden began to take on his personality and he enjoyed the results. He re-established his regime, made his evening Trinities and drank his after dinner Laphroaig. Life was good he thought. But then a minor inconvenience assailed his calm, when he noticed that his whiskey cellar seemed to be decreasing faster than he was drinking.\nAt first this ordered man thought that he had made a mistake in his records. He calmly rechecked his accounts and made a new inventory. He checked the lock to his store-room cellar. Everything was in order, he returned to his garden and plants. But about a fortnight later when he went down for another bottle of whisky he found his supply to again be short one bottle. The storeroom was otherwise untouched and had the same musty smell and damp air. He deduced that someone was helping themselves to his supply probably doing so as they passed by on the right-of-way. He called out a locksmith and changed the lock and went on with his life in the belief that his problem was solved.\nBut his problem was not solved and when he went down to pick up another bottle for himself he found his supply to again be short by one bottle. This brought him to two ordered conclusions. First, that his visitor was undeterred by locks and second, that he drank at about the same rate as he did.\nIt is interesting to note that George never, for a moment, thought that his thefts were perpetrated by a woman. He always saw him as a man, a middle-aged man such as himself, one who had a refined taste and enjoyed a good Scotch, one who was restrained and resourceful one who could pick a lock with ease. A man George could admire. He never considered the occult and never wondered whether this unknown person might have so much in common with him and that, perhaps, they might become friends, No, true to his ordered personality George's overriding concern was to protect his liquor and to stop the attrition. He evaluated his options. A new heavier duty lock might solve the problem but he thought that it was obvious that his visitor had already proved himself undeterred by locks and so he discounted this option.\nGeorge decided to test a new theory that his visitor was not a whisky drinker but merely fenced the stolen bottles for a little extra cash. He innately disliked this theory since his Scotch as exclusive brand of Laphroaig from the island of Islay. This whisky has a distinctive smoky character combined with notes of iodine, seaweed and salt. The distinctive flavor is derived from peat which is ascribed to the water from which the whiskey is made and to the peating levels of the barley. It is an acquired taste and is, to the uninitiated, almost medicinal in flavor, but to the connoisseur a precious elixir. He went to the village off-license liquor store to check their supply of Scotch. He wandered down the aisles looking at the store's display. He talked to the salesman at the counter where he learnt that they didn't carry Laphroaig or, indeed, any Whiskies from Islay \u2013 never had. To save face George bought a couple of less expensive popular blended whiskies.\nWhen George got home he placed the inexpensive whiskies on the shelf from which his attrition was occurring. He wasn't sure if he wanted his visitor to settle for what he considered an inferior product but he needed to know. He was almost happy when he next went down for a bottle to see the two bottles still standing where he had put them but then he started for the nearest bottle of Laphroaig had disappeared. George's thief was a Scotch connoisseur.\nGeorge went to the local police station and made a report. He suggested to the desk sergeant that an analysis of the people who used the right-of-way ought to assist in solving the mystery. The houses to the south were fairly affluent and those to the north less so. He suggested that the thief had to be someone who travelled the right-of-way on a regular basis, perhaps every day. The desk sergeant grunted and told George to stick to the facts which he meticulously transcribed into a report.\nGeorge went away disappointed and decided to do some of his own sleuthing. Over the next three weeks he reworked all his garden beds along the right-of-way and scrutinized everyone who passed by. They all smiled at him, some paused to gossip about the weather while others merely responded to his greeting with similar greetings. When the gardens were completed George was no further along in his quest and when he went down to replenish his upstairs supply he again found that one bottle had gone. So, he thought, the perpetrator is doing it at night when I am in bed or on the mornings that I do my charity work.\nFinally George smiled in glee for he thought that he knew the perfect solution. He hurried to his dust-bin and retrieved his last empty Laphroaig bottle. He carefully washed it and fitted it with a funnel from his kitchen drawer. Then he placed the assembly on the floor next to the toilet. Over the next few days he gleefully watched the bottle fill with a liquid which looked like whisky. When it was full to his satisfaction he screwed on a cap and patched the top to resemble an unopened bottle.\nHe went down to his cellar and was happy to find that the thief had not yet returned. He placed his prepared bottle on the shelf closest to the door in the place from which the pervious bottles had disappeared. George had tremendous self-control and did not inspect his cellar for over a week, but when he did so he was delighted to find that the prepared bottle had disappeared. He called his children to share in his macabre celebration. His pleasure was so great that he afforded himself two drams of whisky that evening.\nPosted in Short story\nTagged Scotch, theft, whiskey, whisky","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Brits failing to take paid leave from work for fears of a mounting workload\nTen percent of office workers also said a holidays was \"pointless\" as they end up working through it remotely anyway\nMillions of office workers fail to all their annual leave because of mounting workloads and a fear that their bosses would not approve it.\nA poll of 2,000 employees revealed that almost a third (28 per cent) leave FIVE DAYS unclaimed out of the average 28-day holiday entitlement.\nOne in 10 office workers claim they have no one to hand work over to and end up staying to do it themselves.\nTen per cent also describe a holiday as 'pointless' as they end up working through it remotely anyway.\nA third of respondents even admit to having F.O.A.L - a 'fear of annual leave'.\nChris Logan, managing director at Crystal Ski Holidays, said: \"Not every employer is happy to sign off holiday requests.\n\"And not all staff feel comfortable booking leave, fearing they won't be able to switch off from work anyway.\n\"The findings suggest more than three million office workers aren't using all the leave they are entitled to.\n\"This means huge numbers of adults who are probably stressed, over-worked and over-tired by the end of the year.\n\"Of those that do take leave, many like to use it for short breaks, which could take away some of the stressed incurred by longer holidays, and reduce the fear of annual leave.\"\nThe study found the average worker isn't comfortable booking annual leave longer than eight days (Image: Getty)\nWoman praises 2p cleaning hack that rids taps of limescale in minutes\nResearchers for Crystal Ski Holidays hit the high street to see how the general public view booking annual leave.\nCall centre worker Lindo, 29, from East London, said: \"I am a workaholic. I get scared using any holiday as I always put work first.\n\"It sometimes annoys my friends, but work is something I'm passionate about. I live to work, rather than work to live. I definitely have a fear of annual leave.\"\nActor Oliver Longstaff, 28, from Marlow, said: \"I prefer to take shorter breaks as I don't want to miss out on work.\n\"Seems silly, but if something came up I'd want to be around for that.\n\"If I'm on a long holiday then I can't be available for what might come up. I can't remember my last long holiday.\"\nThe study also found the average worker isn't comfortable booking any more than eight days holiday in one go - with one fifth preferring to book four days or less.\nAnd one quarter of employers claim to feel happier using annual leave for shorter breaks.\nThe majority of those polled do manage to enjoy their time off when they take it, but just under one in 20 can't enjoy a holiday because of work stress.\nThis is because they spend the whole time thinking about work (30 per cent), feeling guilty about being off (17 per cent) or check their emails anyway (18 per cent).\nA third are hesitant to request annual leave because they worry what their boss will think, and the same amount believe a holiday isn't worth the stress of compiling a mega-handover.\nAnother one in five dilly-dally over putting in a holiday form because their colleagues rarely take any and they don't want to appear less hardworking.\nA quarter even believe taking their vacation entitlement would affect their chances of a promotion or pay rise - and 13 per cent 'can't afford' to go on holiday as it is.\nAccording to research, a tenth of adults have been hauled into the boss's office for a telling off after taking holiday (Image: Getty)\nMum divides internet after breastfeeding baby while driving down motorway\nAccording to the OnePoll research, a tenth of working adults have been hauled into the boss's office for a telling off after taking a holiday.\nThe same amount lost potential business, and more than a third came back to a huge mountain of work that had been left for them to deal with.\nJust over 40 per cent would even be happy to forego annual leave - and take extra pay instead.\nHowever, two thirds believe failing to take regular holidays can lead to burnout, and 47 per cent think there is more chance of employees falling ill if they don't take time off.\nA further 62 per cent think the most important part of taking annual leave, however, is simply to spend more quality time with friends and family.\nChris Logan, for Crystal Ski Holidays, added: \"Holidays are vital to our wellbeing for many reasons.\n\"Think about how you feel when it's been a long time since you had one - and in fact, sometimes the longer you go without, the harder it is to take one.\n\"If you get yourself in a mind-set of always putting work first, then when you do take time off, you may struggle with it.\n\"Taking regular short breaks can do people the world of good, and for many embarking on all-consuming activity holidays can be just the ticket to completely switch off from the day-to-day grind.\"\nTop 10 reasons Brits didn't take all their annual leave in 2019:\n1. I had too much work to do\n2. It wasn't worth the hassle of coming back to a mountain of work\n3. I couldn't afford to go on holiday\n4. I had no one I could hand my work too\n5. I worry too much about what will happen while I'm away\n6. It was pointless as I'd only have worked on my annual leave anyway\n7. I had no one to go away with \/ spend it with\n8. I didn't think the boss would approve\n9. I love work and don't desire time off\n10. I didn't feel I could abandon my clients \/ customers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Live Voting\nManaging Your Election\nSurfacing an Access Key\nManually provide a voter their voting credentials\nWritten by Kuldip Gill\nThis article will bring you step-by-step through the process of surfacing a voter's access key in order to allow them to vote. You would want to do this if your voter has not received their email notice, for example, or if you want to cast a vote on behalf of a voter who cannot access a computer.\nTo surface and share an access key:\nClick on the vote's name in your Dashboard to be brought to that vote's \"Results\" page.\nFind the associated voter by entering their email address into the search box of the voter list (you can also search by their ballot ID\/SMS\/Name\/Postal address if using those features)\nPlease note, that if the voter has contact information already entered, this information cannot be updated once their key is surfaced.\nSurface the access key. To surface the access key, check the checkbox associated with the voter whose access key you'd like to surface, and then from the drop-down menu that appears, click on the \"Show Access Key\" link:\nShare the access key with the voter by emailing it to them with your own email program, or phoning the voter and sharing the access key - you just want to do this in a confidential manner.\nDirect them to https:\/\/electionbuddy.com\/ballot. From there, they will see the screen below, prompting them to enter their access key:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > News and events > Announcements > Public invited to have their say about the future of health services\nPublic invited to have their say about the future of health services\nPosted on 10th November 2014 in Announcements\nNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is inviting members of the public to have their say about the future of health services.\nA series of meetings will give people the opportunity to hear from their local health trust and speak to health professionals about their services.\nYou will hear a short presentation followed by questions and answers at events on:\n10.30am on 17 November at Hartlepool Central Library\n2.30pm on 20 November in Watson Hall, Thornaby Pavilion\n5pm on 20 November at All Saints School, Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick\n1pm on 24 November, Eaglescliffe Medical Practice\n1pm on 26 November, Stockton Baptist Tabernacle\n4pm on 26 November, Billingham Forum\n1pm on 28 November, Easington Social Welfare Centre\n5pm on 28 November, Peterlee Leisure Centre\n11am on 1 December, Sedgefield Parish Hall\nChief executive Alan Foster said: \"We recently announced that the board had made a decision to pause the development work on the new hospital until after the general election next year.\n\"During the announcement we said that we would be engaging with our staff and the public to seek views on how to deliver more care closer to home where possible and secure further investment in community based services, while continuing to centralise services where necessary to maintain and improve the safety and quality of hospital-based provision.\n\"We wanted to take the opportunity to talk to the public about the new hospital and the benefits it will bring to the population we serve.\n\"We know that it is important to get people's views. We also understand that people worry about transport and how they will access their local health services. We want to talk to members of the public about these issues to ensure that we can provide the very best healthcare in the future and so we would encourage people to come along to these events.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Yellowstone Migrations\nJoe Riis\nThe Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem harbors the last great populations of elk, pronghorn antelope, and mule deer. Photographer Joe Riis has spent a decade here, revealing these animals' previously invisible migrations. Each year, these animals face natural challenges and man-made obstacles on their journeys--but Joe's images are galvanizing action in the Yellowstone ecosystem to preserve these fragile, ancient migration routes.\nView the Yellowstone Migrations project site.\nAbout the author \/ photographer\nJoe Riis is a wildlife biologist turned wildlife photojournalist and filmmaker known for his pioneering documentation of animal migrations in the West. He is a Photography Fellow at National Geographic as well as the Wyoming Migration Initiative. Since 2009, he has worked on natural history photography assignments for National Geographic on five continents. His photographs have been exhibited widely and are included in private and public collections worldwide.\nVolunteers from the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation remove obsolete barbed wire fencing to protect migrating elk and deer. Learn more.\nA group of diverse stakeholders in Wyoming rallied together to build a freeway overpass to protect pronghorn antelopes during their migrations. Read more & view Joe's photos.\nGold Award - Nautilus Book Awards, Animals & Nature category, 2018\nSilver Award - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Ecology & Nature category, 2018\nSelect Media\nConservationists, hunters, and policymakers are collaborating to improve conditions for Yellowstone's migrating animals, National Geographic, August 2, 2018\n\"Simply put, this book is a gem.\" Review by Rick Graetz, Crown of the Continent and the Greater Yellowstone Magazine, University of Montana, Winter\/Spring 2018\n\"A beautiful and ambitious illustrated study of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.\" Big Sky Journal's book list \"Reading the West,\" Summer 2018\n\"Protecting America's Last Great Animal Migrations,\" Arthur Middleton, New York Times, Feb. 23, 2018\nGretel Ehrlich \/ Emilene Ostlind \/ Thomas Lovejoy\nArthur Middleton \/ James Prosek\nGeorge Storer Foundation\nYellowstone Migration Initiative\nThrough August 19: \"Invisible Boundaries\" exhibit at National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming \/ details here\nReturn to Campaigns \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Patent application title: Nanocomposite Hydrogels\nInventors: Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (Cambridge, MA, US) Reginald Keith Avery (Bel Air, MD, US) Gareth H. Mckinley (Acton, MA, US) Gareth H. Mckinley (Acton, MA, US) Alireza Khademhosseini (Cambridge, MA, US) Bradley David Olsen (Arlington, MA, US)\nAssignees: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nIPC8 Class: AA61L2600FI\nClass name: Preparations characterized by special physical form implant or insert surgical implant or material\nProvided herein are hemostatic compositions useful for treating wounds in a patient in need thereof. An exemplary hemostatic comprises gelatin or a derivative thereof and silicate nanoparticles. Methods of use, kits comprising the compositions, and a process of making the compositions are also provided.\n1. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles.\n2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 85 percent by weight of gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles together.\n3.-12. (canceled)\n13. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 70 percent by weight of the gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n14.-20. (canceled)\n21. The composition of claim 1, wherein the ratio of silicate nanoparticles to gelatin or a derivative thereof, is from about 0.1 to about 1.0.\n22. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises water.\n31. The composition of claim 22, wherein the composition is a hydrogel.\n32. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a gelatin derivative.\n33. The composition of claim 32, wherein the gelatin derivative is methacrylated gelatin (GelMA), acrylated gelatin, or thiolated gelatin.\n34. (canceled)\n35. The composition of claim 1, wherein the silicate nanoparticles comprise silicate nanoplatelets.\n36. The composition of claim 35, wherein the silicate nanoplatelets comprise a positively charged edge and a negatively charged surface.\n37. The composition of claim 1, wherein the overall charge of the silicate nanoparticles is negative.\n38. The composition of claim 1, wherein the silicate nanoparticles are from about 5 nm to about 60 nm in diameter.\n41. The composition of claim 1, wherein the silicate nanoparticles are from about 0.5 nm to about 2 nm in thickness.\n43. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a yield stress of from about 1 Pa to about 200 Pa.\n49. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition flows upon application of a pressure greater than the yield stress.\n50. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising gelatin and silicate nanoparticles.\n51.-134. (canceled)\n135. A method of treating a wound, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a composition of claim 1.\n136. The method of claim 135, wherein the wound comprises a wound of the skin on the patient.\n137. The method of claim 135, wherein the wound comprises a wound of an organ in the patient.\n138. The method of claim 135, wherein the wound comprises a wound of a blood vessel in the patient.\n139. (canceled)\n141. The method of claim 135, wherein the composition is administered by injection or topical administration.\n143. The method of claim 135, wherein prior to administration, the composition is preloaded into a sterile syringe, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile bandage, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical staple, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical suture, or preloaded onto a sterile surgical sponge.\n145. The method of claim 135, wherein treating a wound comprises reducing the blood clotting time compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound.\n146. The method of claim 145, wherein the blood clotting time is reduced by about 25% to about 85% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound.\n147.-149. (canceled)\n150. A process of preparing the composition of claim 1, comprising: (a) combining silicate nanoparticles and water to form a first mixture; (b) adding gelatin or a derivative thereof to the first mixture to form said composition.\nCROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS\n[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61\/836,761, filed Jun. 19, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.\n[0002] This disclosure relates to hemostatic compositions, and more particularly to injectable and self-healing hemostats useful for clotting blood.\n[0003] Wound healing refers to a complex series of biochemical and cellular events, which can include contracting, closing, and healing of a wound, which, in itself, can be a traumatic insult to the integrity of a tissue. Wound management contemplates protecting the wound from additional trauma and\/or environmental factors that may delay the healing process. Towards this end, it advocates a combined systemic and local approach to facilitate wound healing, which can include the use of antibiotics and the application of a suitable dressing. One function of a wound dressing is to provide a healing environment by mimicking the natural barrier function of the epithelium. Accordingly, in practice, a wound dressing should, for example: i) control bleeding; ii) isolate and protect the wound or bleeding site from the external environment before healing can begin; iii) prevent further contamination or infection; and\/or iv) maintain a moist micro-environment next to the wound surface.\n[0004] The present application provides, inter alia, a pharmaceutical composition, comprising gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles.\n[0005] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 85 percent by weight of gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles together.\n[0009] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 3 percent to about 11 percent by weight of gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles together.\n[0010] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 30 percent by weight of the silicate nanoparticles.\n[0013] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 2.25 percent to about 6.75 percent by weight of the silicate nanoparticles.\n[0014] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 1.5 percent to about 4.5 percent by weight of the silicate nanoparticles.\n[0016] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 70 percent by weight of the gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n[0021] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 2.25 percent to about 6.75 percent by weight of the gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n[0022] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 1.5 percent to about 4.5 percent by weight of the gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n[0024] In some embodiments, the ratio of silicate nanoparticles to gelatin or a derivative thereof, is from about 0.1 to about 1.0.\n[0025] In some embodiments, the composition further comprises water.\n[0026] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 99 percent by weight of the water.\n[0027] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 30 percent to about 99 percent by weight of the water.\n[0034] In some embodiments, the composition is a hydrogel.\n[0035] In some embodiments, the composition comprises a gelatin derivative.\n[0036] In some embodiments, the gelatin derivative is methacrylated gelatin (GelMA), acrylated gelatin, or thiolated gelatin.\n[0037] In some embodiments, the gelatin derivative is methacrylated gelatin (GelMA).\n[0038] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles comprise silicate nanoplatelets.\n[0039] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoplatelets comprise a positively charged edge and a negatively charged surface.\n[0040] In some embodiments, the overall charge of the silicate nanoparticles is negative.\n[0041] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are from about 5 nm to about 60 nm in diameter.\n[0042] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are from about 10 nm to about 40 nm in diameter.\n[0043] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are about 20 to 30 nm in diameter.\n[0044] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are from about 0.5 nm to about 2 nm in thickness.\n[0045] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are about 1 nm in thickness.\n[0046] In some embodiments, the yield stress of the composition is from about 1 Pa to about 200 Pa.\n[0048] In some embodiments, the yield stress of the composition is from about 2 Pa to about 50 Pa.\n[0051] In some embodiments, the yield stress of the composition is from about 1 Pa to about 5 Pa.\n[0052] In some embodiments, the composition flows upon application of a pressure greater than the yield stress.\n[0053] The present application also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising gelatin and silicate nanoparticles.\n[0054] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 85 percent by weight of gelatin and silicate nanoparticles together.\n[0057] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 1 percent to about 11 percent by weight of gelatin and silicate nanoparticles together.\n[0065] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 0.5 percent to about 70 percent by weight of the gelatin.\n[0070] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 2.25 percent to about 6.75 percent by weight of the gelatin.\n[0071] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 1.5 percent to about 4.5 percent by weight of the gelatin.\n[0073] In some embodiments, the ratio of silicate nanoparticles to gelatin is from about 0.1 to about 1.0.\n[0074] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 6.75 percent by weight gelatin and about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles; or\n[0075] about 4.5 percent by weight gelatin and about 4.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles; or\n[0076] about 2.25 percent by weight gelatin and about 6.75 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles; or\n[0078] about 3 percent by weight gelatin and about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles; or\n[0082] about 0.75 percent by weight gelatin and about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles.\n[0091] In some embodiments, the composition comprises about 6.75 percent by weight gelatin, about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 91 percent by weight water; or\n[0092] about 4.5 percent by weight gelatin, about 4.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 91 percent by weight water; or\n[0093] about 2.25 percent by weight gelatin, about 6.75 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 91 percent by weight water; or\n[0095] about 3 percent by weight gelatin, about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 94 percent by weight water; or\n[0099] about 0.75 percent by weight gelatin, about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 97 percent by weight water.\n[0104] In some embodiments, the silicate particles are from about 10 nm to about 40 nm in diameter.\n[0105] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are about 20 to about 30 nm in diameter.\n[0108] In some embodiments, the composition is a gel.\n[0109] In some embodiments, the gel is a hydrogel.\n[0118] In some embodiments, the gelatin is derived from a mammalian source.\n[0119] In some embodiments, the gelatin is type-A porcine gelatin.\n[0120] The present application also provides use of a composition provided herein as a hemostatic agent.\n[0121] In some embodiments, the use of a composition provided herein is for use as an injectable hemostatic agent.\n[0122] In some embodiments, the use of the injectable hemostatic agent comprises applying a pressure greater than the yield stress to the composition.\n[0123] In some embodiments, the use of a composition provided herein is for use as a topical hemostatic agent.\n[0124] The present application also provides a kit, comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0125] In some embodiments, the kit further comprises one or more sterile syringes.\n[0126] In some embodiments, the composition is preloaded into the one or more sterile syringes.\n[0127] In some embodiments, the kit further comprises one or more sterile bandages.\n[0128] In some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition is preloaded onto a surface of the one or more sterile bandages.\n[0129] In some embodiments, the kit further comprises one or more sterile surgical staples or one or more sterile surgical sutures.\n[0130] In some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition is preloaded onto a surface of the one or more sterile surgical staples.\n[0131] In some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition is preloaded onto a surface of the one or more sterile surgical sutures.\n[0132] In some embodiments, the kit further comprises one or more sterile surgical sponges.\n[0133] In some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition is preloaded onto the one or more sterile surgical sponges.\n[0134] Also provided herein is a sterile syringe comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0135] The present application also provides a sterile bandage comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0136] The present application also provides a sterile surgical staple comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0137] The present application also provides a sterile surgical suture comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0138] The present application also provides a sterile surgical sponge comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0139] The present application also provides a sterile applicator comprising a composition provided herein.\n[0140] The present application also provides a coating, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of a composition provided herein.\n[0141] In some embodiments, the coating is preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical bandage.\n[0142] In some embodiments, the coating is preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical staple.\n[0143] In some embodiments, the coating is preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical suture.\n[0144] In some embodiments, the coating is preloaded onto a sterile surgical sponge.\n[0145] In some embodiments, the coating is applied as an aqueous solution.\n[0146] In some embodiments, the coating comprises a composition wherein the yield stress of the composition is from about 1 Pa to about 200 Pa.\n[0148] In some embodiments, the coating comprises a composition wherein the yield stress of the composition is from about 2 Pa to about 89 Pa.\n[0152] In some embodiments, the coating comprises a composition wherein the yield stress of the composition is from about 1 Pa to about 5 Pa.\n[0153] In some embodiments, the coating comprises a composition wherein the composition flows upon application of a pressure greater than the yield stress.\n[0154] The present application also provides methods of treating a wound, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a composition provided herein.\n[0155] In some embodiments, the wound comprises a wound of the skin on the patient.\n[0156] In some embodiments, the wound comprises a wound of an organ in the patient.\n[0157] In some embodiments, the wound comprises a wound of a blood vessel in the patient.\n[0158] In some embodiments, the wound of a blood vessel comprises a wound of an artery in the patient.\n[0159] In some embodiments, the wound of a blood vessel comprises a wound of a vein in the patient.\n[0160] In some embodiments, the composition is administered by injection or topical administration.\n[0161] In some embodiments, the composition is administered by injection.\n[0162] In some embodiments, prior to administration, the composition is preloaded into a sterile syringe, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile bandage, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical staple, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical suture, or preloaded onto a sterile surgical sponge.\n[0163] In some embodiments, the composition is preloaded into a sterile syringe.\n[0164] In some embodiments, treating a wound comprises reducing the blood clotting time compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound.\n[0165] In some embodiments, the blood clotting time is reduced by about 25% to about 85% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound.\n[0166] In some embodiments, the blood clotting time is reduced by about 32% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound.\n[0169] In some embodiments, the composition is administered locally to the wound.\n[0170] The present application also provides a process of preparing a composition, comprising:\n[0171] (a) combining silicate nanoparticles and water to form a first mixture;\n[0172] (b) adding gelatin or a derivative thereof to the first mixture to form said composition.\n[0173] In some embodiments, the first mixture comprises about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles.\n[0174] In some embodiments, the first mixture comprises about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles.\n[0177] In some embodiments, prior to step (b), the gelatin or a derivative thereof is combined with water to form a second mixture.\n[0178] In some embodiments, the second mixture is prepared at a temperature from about 0\u00b0 C. to about 100\u00b0 C.\n[0179] In some embodiments, the second mixture is prepared at a temperature from about 35\u00b0 C. to about 45\u00b0 C.\n[0180] In some embodiments, the second mixture comprises about 15 percent to about 20 percent by weight gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n[0181] In some embodiments, the second mixture comprises about 18 percent by weight gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n[0182] In some embodiments, step (b) is performed at a temperature from about 0\u00b0 C. to about 100\u00b0 C.\n[0183] In some embodiments, step (b) is performed at a temperature of about room temperature.\n[0184] In some embodiments, step (b) comprises adding gelatin to water to form a second mixture.\n[0185] In some embodiments, the gelatin is mammalian gelatin.\n[0186] In some embodiments, the mammalian gelatin is type-A porcine gelatin.\n[0187] In some embodiments, step (b) comprises adding a gelatin derivative to water to form a second mixture.\n[0195] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are from about 20 to about 30 nm in diameter.\n[0198] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Methods and materials are described herein for use in the present invention; other, suitable methods and materials known in the art can also be used. The materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting. All publications, patent applications, patents, sequences, database entries, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.\n[0199] Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and figures, and from the claims.\nDESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS\n[0200] FIG. 1 shows a Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) intensity curve representative of composition 9NC75 overlapped with a thin disk model curve.\n[0201] FIG. 2 shows Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) intensity curves representative of compositions 9NC100, 9NC75, 9NC50, and 9NC25.\n[0202] FIG. 3A shows the storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G'') of gelatin and compositions comprising 9 total weight percent solids in a PBS solution from 15\u00b0 C. to 45\u00b0 C. at 10 Pa stress and 1 Hz.\n[0203] FIG. 3B shows the storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G'') of gelatin and compositions comprising 6 total weight percent solids in a PBS solution from 15\u00b0 C. to 45\u00b0 C. at 10 Pa stress and 1 Hz.\n[0204] FIG. 3C shows the storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G'') of gelatin and compositions comprising 3 total weight percent solids in a PBS solution from 15\u00b0 C. to 45\u00b0 C. at 10 Pa stress and 1 Hz.\n[0205] FIG. 4A shows the weight change percentage over time of compositions comprising 9 total weight percent solids in a PBS solution at 37\u00b0 C.\n[0206] FIG. 4B shows the weight change percentage over time of compositions comprising 6 total weight percent solids in a PBS solution at 37\u00b0 C.\n[0207] FIG. 4C shows the weight change percentage over time of compositions comprising 3 total weight percent solids in a PBS solution at 37\u00b0 C.\n[0208] FIG. 5 shows strain sweep curves representative of compositions 9NC100, 9NC75, 9NC50, and 9NC25.\n[0209] FIG. 6 compares the effects of gelatin and composition 9NC75 on blood clot strength.\n[0210] FIG. 7A shows frequency sweep curves representative of compositions 9NC75 and 9NC100 at 37\u00b0 C.\n[0211] FIG. 7B shows frequency sweep curves representative of compositions 9NC25 9NC50 at 37\u00b0 C.\n[0212] FIG. 8A shows yield stress curves representative of compositions comprising 3 total weight percent solids.\n[0213] FIG. 8B shows yield stress curves representative of compositions comprising 6 total weight percent solids.\n[0214] FIG. 8C shows yield stress curves representative of compositions comprising 9 total weight percent solids.\n[0215] FIG. 9 shows the yield strength of compositions comprising 3, 6, and 9 total weight percent solids as a function of increasing concentrations of silicate nanoplatelets.\n[0216] FIG. 10 shows oscillatory strain amplitude curves representative of compositions 9NC100, 9NC75, 9NC50, and 9NC25.\n[0217] FIG. 11A illustrates recovery curves representative of compositions 9NC100 and 9NC50 from 0 seconds to 2500 seconds.\n[0218] FIG. 11B illustrates recovery curves representative of compositions 9NC100 and 9NC50 from 1150 seconds to 1220 seconds.\n[0219] FIG. 11C illustrates aging curves representative of composition 9NC100 from 0 seconds to 50000 seconds.\n[0220] FIG. 12 shows zeta potential curves for solutions comprising 0 weight percent to 100 weight percent silicate nanoplatelets.\n[0221] FIG. 13A shows toxicity profiles representative of compositions 9NC0, 9NC75, and 9NC100 as determined by MTS assay with RAW macrophages.\n[0222] FIG. 13B shows toxicity profiles representative of compositions 9NC0, 9NC75, and 9NC100, as determined by secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, from RAW 264.7 macrophages after 24 h exposure.\n[0223] FIG. 14A shows whole blood clotting in the presence of compositions 9NC0, 9NC25, 9NC50, 9NC75, and 9NC100 in control wells compared to a control (blood in uncoated wells).\n[0224] FIG. 14B illustrates whole blood clotting time in the presence of compositions 6NC0, 6NC25, 6NC50, 6NC75, and 6NC100 compared to a control (blood in uncoated wells).\n[0225] FIG. 14C illustrates whole blood clotting time in the presence of compositions 9NC0, 9NC25, 9NC50, 9NC75, and 9NC100 compared to a control (blood in uncoated wells).\n[0226] FIG. 15 shows small amplitude oscillatory time sweeps representative of blood in contact with 9NC0 and 9NC75.\n[0227] FIG. 16 shows the observed clotting time of blood in contact with gelatin-silicate nanoplatelet compositions as provided herein compared to the observed clotting time of blood in contact with other hemostatic products.\n[0228] FIG. 17 shows a time series curve representative of blood clot formation for composition 9NC75 and QuikClot\u00ae.\n[0229] FIG. 18A shows fluorescent images representative of composition 9NC100 in contact with a clot.\n[0230] FIG. 18B shows fluorescent images representative of composition 9NC100, whole blood, 9NC100+platelet poor plasma (PPP), and 9NC100+platelet rich plasma (PRP).\n[0231] FIG. 19A illustrates dorsal subcutaneous injections in rats via 1 cm incisions using composition 9NC75 and QuikClot\u00ae.\n[0232] FIG. 19B shows images representative of composition 9NC75 and QuikClot\u00ae after 3 days and 28 days post-dorsal subcutaneous injections.\n[0233] FIG. 19C illustrates the survival rate of rats treated with composition 9NC75 compared to untreated rats.\n[0234] FIG. 19D illustrates the blood loss of rats treated with 9NC75 compared to untreated rats after 5 minutes and 10 minutes.\n[0235] FIG. 19E shows the successful removal of composition 9NC75 from a treated rat without rebleeding.\n[0236] FIG. 20 shows representative images of a standardized liver bleeding model.\n[0237] Wounds are generally classified as acute or chronic in accordance with their healing tendencies. Acute wounds, typically those received as a result of surgery or trauma, usually heal uneventfully within an expected time frame. Acute wounds include wounds such as active bleeding wound sites (e.g., wounds that have detectable, unclotted blood). The rapid control of topical bleeding at active bleeding wound sites can be important for wound management, for example, in the management of trauma (e.g., as a result of military exercises or surgery). As one example, hemorrhagic shock is a leading cause of death after penetrating injury on the battlefield. There is, therefore, a need for the development of new bioactive materials for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock that have the potential to increase the survivability of the injured soldier. While progress has been made in the development of combat hemostats over the last decade, the performance of existing materials is lacking, for example, for the treatment of intracavity wounds. In addition, many previously prepared hemostats have adverse side effects, and none of the current materials are biofunctional or bioresorbable.\n[0238] Provided herein are hemostatic compositions for use with wounds, including traumatic injuries. In some embodiments, the biomaterials provided herein are injectable and can be introduced into a wound site, forming a physiologically stable artificial matrix and promoting the natural clotting cascade. For example, the compositions provided herein flow with minimal applied pressure during injection, providing a method of application that avoids additional patient trauma. Moreover, in some embodiments, the compositions provided herein, once in the wound, solidify to prevent biomaterial loss to unaffected areas.\nHemostatic Compositions\n[0239] In one aspect, hemostatic compositions comprising gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles are provided.\n[0240] As used herein, the term \"gelatin\", alone or in combination with other terms, refers to a mixture of proteins and peptides derived from the partial hydrolysis or denaturing of collagen. The intermolecular, intramolecular, and hydrogen bonds which stabilize collagen proteins and peptides are broken down to form gelatin, for example, by acid hydrolysis, alkali hydrolysis, or enzymatic hydrolysis. In some embodiments, the gelatin may be derived from a mammalian source. Examples of such gelatins include, but are not limited to porcine gelatin (e.g., type-A porcine gelatin, gelatin derived from porcine skin, gelatin derived from porcine bones, and the like), bovine gelatin (e.g., gelatin derived from bovine skin, type B bovine gelatin, gelatin derived from bovine bones, and the like), and equine gelatin.\n[0241] In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions disclosed herein comprise a gelatin derivative. As used here, the term \"gelatin derivative\", alone or in combination with other terms, refers to gelatin that has been reacted with various types of reagents to functionalize the gelatin (e.g., methacrylated gelatin (GelMA), acrylated gelatin, thiolated gelatin). For example, derivatives of gelatin may be prepared by reacting gelatin with an acid anhydride or acid chloride, including, but not limited to, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride, benzoic anhydride, isatoic anhydride, methacrylic anhydride, 3,4-dibromo phthalic anhydride, benzoyl chloride, p-nitro benzoyl chloride, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoyl chloride, o-hydroxy benzoyl chloride, phthalyl chloride, and ethyl chlorocarbonate. In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions disclosed herein comprise methacrylated gelatin (GelMA), acrylated gelatin, or thiolated gelatin.\n[0242] In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions disclosed herein comprise about 0.5 percent to about 70 percent by weight of gelatin or a derivative thereof, for example, from about 0.5 percent to about 60 percent by weight, about 0.5 percent to about 40 percent by weight, about 0.5 percent to about 20 percent by weight, about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent by weight, about 2.25 percent to about 6.75 percent by weight, about 1.5 percent to about 4.5 percent by weight, or from about 0.75 percent to about 2.25 percent by weight.\n[0243] As used herein, the term \"silicate nanoparticles\", used alone or in combination with other terms, refers to silicate layered clays. Example silicate layered clays include, but are not limited to, laponite, montmorillonite, saponite, hectorite, kaolinite, palygorskite, and sepiolite. Silicate nanoparticles can be prepared, for example, by dialysis and similar purification techniques known in the art to remove any impurities. In some embodiments, overall charge of the silicate nanoparticles is negative. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are from about 5 nm to about 60 nm in diameter, for example, from about 10 nm to about 40 nm in diameter, from about 10 nm to about 30 nm in diameter, or from about 20 to about 30 nm in diameter. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are from about 0.5 nm to about 2 nm in thickness. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are about 1 nm in thickness.\n[0244] In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles comprise silicate nanoplatelets. As used herein, the term \"silicate nanoplatelets\", used alone or in combination with other terms, refers to silicate layered clays characterized by a discotic charge distribution on the surface. Silicate nanoplatelets can be prepared, for example, by dispersion and sonication in an aqueous solution. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoplatelets comprise a positively charged edge and a negatively charged surface. In some embodiments, the overall charge of the silicate nanoplatelets is negative. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoplatelets are from about 5 nm to about 60 nm in diameter, for example, from about 10 nm to about 40 nm in diameter, from about 10 nm to about 30 nm in diameter, or from about 20 to about 30 nm in diameter. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoplatelets are from about 0.5 nm to about 2 nm in thickness. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoplatelets are about 1 nm in thickness\n[0245] In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions provided herein comprise about 0.5 percent to about 30 percent by weight of the silicate nanoparticles, for example, about 0.5 percent to about 20 percent by weight, about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent by weight, about 2.25 percent to about 6.75 percent by weight, about 1.5 percent to about 4.5 percent by weight, or about 0.75 percent to about 2.25 percent by weight.\n[0246] In some embodiments, the ratio of silicate nanoparticles to gelatin or a derivative thereof, is from about 0.1 to about 1.0, for example, about 0.1, about 0.2, about 0.3, about 0.4, about 0.5, about 0.6, about 0.7, about 0.8, about 0.9 or about 1.0. In some embodiments, the ratio of gelatin or a derivative thereof to silicate nanoparticles is from about 0.1 to about 1.0, for example, about 0.1, about 0.2, about 0.3, about 0.4, about 0.5, about 0.6, about 0.7, about 0.8, about 0.9 or about 1.0.\n[0247] In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions provided herein comprise about 0.5 percent to about 85 percent by weight of gelatin or a derivative thereof and silicate nanoparticles together, for example, from about 0.5 percent to about 70 percent by weight, from about 0.5 percent to about 60 percent by weight, from about 0.5 percent to about 50 percent by weight, from about 0.5 percent to about 40 percent by weight, from about 0.5 percent to about 30 percent by weight, about 0.5 percent to about 25 percent by weight, from about 0.5 percent to about 15 percent by weight, about 0.5 percent to about 11 percent by weight, or about 3 percent to about 11 percent by weight. In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions provided herein comprise about 6.75 percent by weight gelatin and about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 4.5 percent by weight gelatin and about 4.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 2.25 percent by weight gelatin and about 6.75 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 4.5 percent by weight gelatin and about 1.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 3 percent by weight gelatin and about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 1.5 percent by weight gelatin and about 4.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 2.25 percent by weight gelatin and about 0.75 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, about 1.5 percent by weight gelatin and about 1.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, or about 0.75 percent by weight gelatin and about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles.\n[0248] In some embodiments, the hemostatic composition is a physically crosslinked gel comprising gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the hemostatic composition is a physically crosslinked hydrogel comprising gelatin or a derivative thereof, and silicate nanoparticles.\n[0249] Also provided are hemostatic compositions further comprising water, for example, ultra-pure water (e.g., Milli-Q) or buffered water (e.g., phosphate buffered saline). In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions comprise from about 0.5 percent to about 99 percent by weight of water, for example, from about 30 percent to about 99 percent by weight, about 50 percent to about 99 percent by weight, about 70 percent to about 99 percent by weight, about 80 percent to about 99 percent by weight, about 90 percent to about 99 percent by weight, or about 91 percent to about 97 percent by weight.\n[0250] In some embodiments, the hemostatic composition comprises, for example, about 6.75 percent by weight gelatin, about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 91 percent by weight water, about 4.5 percent by weight gelatin, about 4.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 91 percent by weight water, about 2.25 percent by weight gelatin, about 6.75 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 91 percent by weight water, about 4.5 percent by weight gelatin, about 1.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 94 percent by weight water, about 3 percent by weight gelatin, about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 94 percent by weight water, about 1.5 percent by weight gelatin, about 4.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 94 percent by weight water, about 2.25 percent by weight gelatin, about 0.75 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 97 percent by weight water, about 1.5 percent by weight gelatin, about 1.5 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 97 percent by weight water, or about 0.75 percent by weight gelatin, about 2.25 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, and about 97 percent by weight water.\n[0251] The compositions of provided herein can further include one or more additional pharmaceutical agents such as a steroid, anti-inflammatory compound, or immunosuppressant. Example steroids include corticosteroids such as cortisone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, and prednisone. Example anti-inflammatory compounds include aspirin, choline salicylates, celecoxib, diclofenac potassium, diclofenac sodium, diclofenac sodium with misoprostol, diflunisal, etodolac, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, meclofenamate sodium, mefenamic acid, nabumetone, naproxen, naproxen sodium, oxaprozin, piroxican, rofecoxib, salsalate, sodium salicylate, sulindac, tolmetin sodium, and valdecoxib. Example immunosuppressants include azathioprine, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, daclizumab, infliximab, methotrexate, and tacrolimus.\n[0252] In some embodiments, the hemostatic composition is self-healing. As used herein, the expression \"self-healing\", used alone or in combination with other terms, refers to recovery of the elastic gel strength of a composition upon removal of a stress. In some aspects, a self-healing composition may recover elastic gel strength from about 2 seconds to about 1 minute after removal of a stress, for example, from 30 seconds to 1 min., from 30 seconds to 45 seconds, from 15 seconds to 1 minute, from 15 seconds to 45 seconds, from 15 seconds to 30 seconds, from 10 seconds to 15 seconds, from 10 seconds to 30 seconds, from 10 seconds to 45 seconds, from 10 seconds to 1 minute, from 5 seconds to 10 seconds, from 5 seconds to 25 seconds, from 5 seconds to 45 seconds, from 5 seconds to 1 minute, from 2 seconds to 10 seconds, from 2 seconds to 25 seconds, from 2 seconds to 45 seconds, or from about 2 seconds to 1 minute.\n[0253] In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions provided herein are shear thinning compositions. The expression \"shear thinning\" or \"shear thinning behavior\", refers to a decrease in viscosity (i.e. increasing flow rate) with an increasing rate of shear stress. For example, a shear thinning composition (i.e. a composition exhibiting shear thinning behavior) can exhibit a decrease in viscosity (i.e. increase in flow) upon application of an increasing rate of shear stress. As shown in Example 6, shear thinning behavior was not observed in the individual components of the compositions (e.g., gelatin, 9NC0), but was observed in compositions comprising gelatin and silicate nanoparticles (e.g., 9NC75).\n[0254] In some embodiments, the hemostatic composition flows upon application of a pressure greater than the yield stress, for example, application of a pressure about 10% greater, about 20% greater, about 30% greater, about 40% greater, about 50% greater about 60% greater, about 70% greater, about 80% greater, about 90% greater, or about 100% greater than the yield stress. In some embodiments, the yield stress of the hemostatic composition is from about 1 Pa to about 200 Pa, for example, from about 1 Pa to about 100 Pa, from about 2 Pa to about 89 Pa, from about 2 Pa to about 50 Pa, from about 1 Pa to about 25 Pa, from about 1 Pa to about 10 Pa, or from about 1 Pa to about 5 Pa.\n[0255] Hemostatic compositions are useful for accelerating blood clotting (e.g., reducing blood clotting time). Prior to the application of a hemostatic composition, an active bleeding wound site may be characterized as bleeding at a rate from about 0.5 mL\/min to about 1000 mL\/min, for example, 0.5 mL\/min to 500 mL\/min, 0.5 mL\/min to 200 mL\/min, 0.5 mL\/min to 100 mL\/min, 0.5 mL\/min to 25 mL\/min, 1 mL\/min to 10 mL\/min, 1 mL\/min to 100 mL\/min, 1 mL\/min to 500 mL\/min, 10 mL\/min to 100 mL\/min, 10 mL\/min to 250 mL\/min, 10 mL\/min to 500 mL\/min, 10 mL\/min to 1000 mL\/min, 50 mL\/min to 250 mL\/min, or 50 mL\/min to 500 mL\/min.\n[0256] In neurological, ophthalmic, or spinal embodiments, where even the smallest amount of blood flow can have a negative effect on the patient, an active bleeding site may be characterized by a rate of blood flow from 0.1 mL\/min to 20 mL\/min, for example, 0.1 mL\/min to 10 mL\/min, 0.1 mL\/min to 5 mL\/min, 0.1 mL\/min to 1 mL\/min, 0.1 mL\/min to 0.5 mL\/min, 0.25 mL\/min to 20 mL\/min, 0.25 mL\/min to 10 mL\/min, 0.25 mL\/min to 5 mL\/min, 0.25 mL\/min to 1 mL\/min, or 0.25 mL\/min to 0.5 mL\/min.\n[0257] In one aspect, a medical device useful in the treatment of a wound may comprise the hemostatic compositions provided herein. Example medical devices include, but are not limited to, a sterile syringe, a sterile bandage, a sterile surgical staple, a sterile surgical suture, a sterile surgical sponge, or a sterile applicator. In another aspect, the hemostatic compositions provided herein may be administered as a coating, for example, a coating on a surface of a sterile bandage, on the surface of a sterile surgical staple, on a surface of a sterile surgical suture, on a sterile surgical sponge, or on a surface of a sterile applicator.\n[0258] In one aspect, the hemostatic compositions provided herein can be prepared by (a) combining silicate nanoparticles and water to form a first mixture and (b) adding gelatin or a derivative thereof to the first mixture to form the hemostatic composition. In some embodiments, step (b) comprises adding a gelatin derivative to the first mixture to form the hemostatic composition. In some embodiments, the gelatin derivative is methacrylated gelatin (GelMA), acrylated gelatin, or thiolated gelatin. In some embodiments, step (b) comprises adding gelatin to water to form a second mixture. In some embodiments, the gelatin is derived from a mammalian source. In some embodiments, the gelatin is type-A porcine gelatin. In some embodiments, the silicate nanoparticles are silicate nanoplatelets.\n[0259] In some embodiments, the first mixture comprises about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles, for example, about 1 percent to about 9 percent, about 1 percent about 6 percent, or about 1 percent about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the first mixture comprises about 3 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the first mixture comprises about 6 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the first mixture comprises about 9 percent by weight silicate nanoparticles.\n[0260] In some embodiments, prior to step (b), the gelatin or a derivative thereof is combined with water to form a second mixture. In some embodiments, the second mixture is prepared at a temperature from about 0\u00b0 C. to about 100\u00b0 C., for example, from about 0\u00b0 C. to about 80\u00b0 C., about 0\u00b0 C. to about 60\u00b0 C., about 0\u00b0 C. to about 40\u00b0 C., about 0\u00b0 C. to about 20\u00b0 C., about 10\u00b0 C. to about 80\u00b0 C., about 10\u00b0 C. to about 60\u00b0 C., or about 10\u00b0 C. to about 40\u00b0 C. In some embodiments, the second mixture is prepared at a temperature from about 35\u00b0 C. to about 45\u00b0 C.\n[0261] In some embodiments, the second mixture comprises about 10 percent to about 50 percent by weight gelatin or a derivative thereof, for example, about 10 percent to about 40 percent, about 10 percent to about 30 percent, or about 10 percent to about 20 percent. In some embodiments, the second mixture comprises about 15 percent to about 20 percent by weight gelatin or a derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the second mixture comprises about 18 percent by weight gelatin or a derivative thereof.\n[0262] In some embodiments, step (b) is performed at a temperature from about 0\u00b0 C. to about 100\u00b0 C., for example from about 0\u00b0 C. to about 80\u00b0 C., about 0\u00b0 C. to about 60\u00b0 C., about 0\u00b0 C. to about 40\u00b0 C., about 0\u00b0 C. to about 20\u00b0 C., about 10\u00b0 C. to about 80\u00b0 C., about 10\u00b0 C. to about 60\u00b0 C., or about 10\u00b0 C. to about 40\u00b0 C. In some embodiment, step (b) is performed at a temperature of about room temperature.\n[0263] When employed as pharmaceuticals, the compositions provided herein can be administered in the form of pharmaceutical compositions. These compositions can be prepared in a manner well known in the pharmaceutical art, and can be administered by a variety of routes, depending upon whether local or systemic treatment is desired and upon the area to be treated.\n[0264] Administration may be topical (including transdermal, epidermal, ophthalmic and to mucous membranes including intranasal, vaginal and rectal delivery), or parenteral. Parenteral administration includes intravenous, intraarterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal intramuscular, injection, or infusion; or intracranial, (e.g., intrathecal or intraventricular administration). Parenteral administration can be in the form of a single bolus dose, or may be, for example, by a continuous perfusion pump. Pharmaceutical compositions and formulations for topical administration may include transdermal patches, ointments, lotions, creams, gels, drops, suppositories, sprays, liquids, and powders. Conventional pharmaceutical carriers, aqueous, powder or oily bases, thickeners and the like may also be used in the compositions provided. In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions provided herein are injectable. In some embodiments, the hemostatic compositions provided herein are topical.\n[0265] In preparing the hemostatic compositions, the composition can be mixed with an excipient, diluted by an excipient or enclosed within such a carrier in the form of, for example, a bandage, a sponge, a syringe, or other container. When the excipient serves as a diluent, it can be a solid, semi-solid, or liquid material, which acts as a vehicle, carrier or medium for the composition. Some examples of suitable excipients include cellulose, water, buffered water, saline, and syrup.\n[0266] The amount of the composition administered to a patient will vary depending upon the composition being administered, the purpose of the administration, the state of the patient, the manner of administration, and the like. In therapeutic applications, compositions can be administered to a patient to cure or at least partially arrest the symptoms and its complications. Effective doses will depend on the wound being treated as well as by the judgment of the attending clinician depending upon factors such as the severity of the wound, the age, weight and general condition of the patient, and the like.\n[0267] The compositions provided herein can be effective over a wide dosage range and is generally administered in a therapeutically effective amount. It will be understood, however, that the amount of the composition actually administered will usually be determined by a physician, according to the relevant circumstances, including the condition to be treated, the chosen route of administration, the actual composition administered, the age, weight, and response of the individual patient, the severity of the patient's symptoms, and the like. An effective amount of a hemostatic composition may control bleeding, for example, to a rate of less than 0.03 mL\/min, in a period of from about 10 seconds to about 20 minutes. In some embodiments, bleeding stops immediately, or in less than about 5 minutes, for example, from about 10 seconds to about 5 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 4 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 3 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 2 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 1 minute, about 10 seconds to about 45 seconds, or about 10 seconds to 30 seconds.\n[0268] This disclosure also provides methods of treating a wound in a patient in need thereof. The method includes applying a hemostatic composition disclosed herein to the wound. In some embodiments, the wound comprises a wound of the skin on the patient. In some embodiments, the wound comprises a wound of an organ in the patient. In some embodiments, the wound comprises a wound of a blood vessel in the patient. In some embodiments, the wound of a blood vessel comprises a wound of an artery in the patient. In some embodiments, the wound of a blood vessel comprises a wound of a vein in the patient.\n[0269] Application of the hemostatic composition typically includes contacting the hemostatic composition with the wound or bleeding site surface. The hemostatic composition is maintained in contact with the wound or bleeding site for a period of time sufficient to control the bleeding (e.g., to clot the blood, reduce the blood clotting time, or stop the bleeding). The application may include the use of pressure (e.g., by using an elastic bandage to maintain contact with the bleeding site). Alternatively, an internal wound may be packed with a hemostatic composition until hemostasis is achieved.\n[0270] In some embodiments, a hemostatic composition is delivered to the wound site. For example, a catheter or needle may be used to deliver a hemostatic composition to an intravascular puncture site or to a biopsy site. In some embodiments, the catheter or the needle may be optionally coated with a hemostatic composition. In some embodiments, the composition is administered by injection or topical administration. In some embodiments, the composition is administered by injection. In some embodiments, the composition is administered locally to the wound. In some embodiments, prior to administration, the composition is preloaded into a sterile syringe, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile bandage, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical staple, preloaded onto a surface of a sterile surgical suture, or preloaded onto a sterile surgical sponge. In some embodiments, the composition is preloaded into a sterile syringe.\n[0271] When used for treating a wound, a hemostatic composition provided herein can control bleeding, for example, to a rate of less than 0.03 mL\/min, in a period of from about 10 seconds to about 20 minutes. In some embodiments, bleeding stops immediately, or in less than about 5 minutes, for example, from about 10 seconds to about 5 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 4 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 3 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 2 minutes, about 10 seconds to about 1 minute, about 10 seconds to about 45 seconds, or about 10 seconds to 30 seconds. In some embodiments, treating a wound comprises reducing the blood clotting time compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound. In some embodiments, the blood clotting time is reduced by about 25% to about 85% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound, for example, from about 25% to about 75%, about 25% to about 50%, about 25% to about 40%, or about 25% to about 30%. In some embodiments, the blood clotting time is reduced by about 32% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound. In some embodiments, the blood clotting time is reduced by about 54% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound. In some embodiments, the blood clotting time is reduced by about 77% compared to the blood clotting time of an untreated wound.\n[0272] In some embodiments, the compositions provided herein can be used to inhibit or completely stop bleeding at the surface of the skin or of a parenchymal organ, such as the liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas, or lungs; or to control bleeding during surgery (e.g., abdominal, vascular, gynecological, dental, tissue transplantation surgery, amputation, etc.).\n[0273] This disclosure also provides kits comprising a hemostatic composition as provided herein. The kit is useful, for example, in the treatment of a wound. Such kits can further include, if desired, one or more conventional pharmaceutical kit components, such as, for example, containers with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, additional containers, etc., as will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Instructions, either as inserts or as labels, indicating quantities of the components to be administered, guidelines for administration, and\/or guidelines for mixing the components, can also be included in the kit.\n[0274] In some embodiments, the kit comprises one or more sterile syringes. In some embodiments, the kit comprises the composition preloaded into one or more sterile syringes.\n[0275] In some embodiments, the kit comprises one or more sterile bandages. In some embodiments, the kit comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition preloaded onto a surface of the one or more sterile bandages.\n[0276] In some embodiments, the kit comprises one or more sterile surgical staples or one or more sterile surgical sutures. In some embodiments, the kit comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition preloaded onto a surface of the one or more sterile surgical staples.\n[0277] In some embodiments, the kit comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition preloaded onto a surface of the one or more sterile surgical sutures. In some embodiments, the kit comprises one or more sterile surgical sponges. In some embodiments, the kit comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the composition preloaded onto the one or more sterile surgical sponges.\n[0278] As used herein, the term \"hemostatic agent\", alone or in combination with other terms, refers to a composition useful for accelerating the rate of blood clotting (i.e., reducing the blood clotting time) as compared to the average rate of biological blood coagulation in the absence of a hemostatic agent. For example, under typical conditions, human blood coagulates in about 5 to about 6 minutes.\n[0279] As used herein, the term \"gel\", alone or in combination with other terms, is known in the art, and refers to a colloidal network or polymer network that is expanded throughout the whole volume by a fluid.\n[0280] As used herein, the term \"hydrogel\", used alone or in combination with other terms, is known in the art, and refers to a colloidal network or polymer network that is expanded throughout the whole volume by water.\n[0281] As used here, the expression \"pharmaceutically acceptable\" refers to compounds, materials, compositions, and\/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit\/risk ratio.\n[0282] As used herein, the expressions \"room temperature\" or \"rt\", are understood in the art, and refer generally to a temperature (e.g. a reaction temperature) that is about the temperature of the room in which the reaction is carried out, for example, a temperature from about 20\u00b0 C. to about 30\u00b0 C.\n[0283] As used herein, the term \"wound\", alone or in combination with other terms, refers to a tear, cut, or puncture of a localized area (e.g., skin, an organ, a blood vessel, and the like). The term \"wound\" may refer to an \"open wound\" or a \"closed wound\" (i.e., a contusion). Example \"open wounds\" include, but are not limited to, abrasions, amputations, avulsions, incisions, lacerations, punctures, penetrations, and the like. Example \"closed wounds\" include, but are not limited to, hematomas, crush injuries, intracavity wounds, internal wounds resulting from blunt trauma, incompressible bleeding, and the like.\n[0284] As used herein, the term \"active bleeding wound site\", means, at a minimum, that unclotted blood is present in the wound (e.g., extravascular blood, particularly where the surface of a tissue has been broken, or an artery, vein, or capillary system has been compromised). The rate of blood flow from an active bleeding wound site can vary depending on the nature of the wound, for example, from about 0.5 mL\/min to about 1000 mL\/min Some active bleeding wound sites may exhibit higher rates of blood flow (e.g., punctures of major arteries such as the aorta).\n[0285] As used herein, the term \"yield stress\", used alone or in combination with other terms, refers to a magnitude of stress under which an elastic composition flows. In some aspects, yield stress may be characterized by about a 5% departure of the stress from the initial linearity on a stress-strain plot.\n[0286] The invention will be described in greater detail by way of specific examples. The following examples are offered for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to limit the invention in any manner. Those of skill in the art will readily recognize a variety of non-critical parameters which can be changed or modified to yield essentially the same results. Compositions of the Examples have been found to be shear thinning hemostatic compositions (i.e., compositions that promote hemostasis and exhibit shear thinning behavior), according to at least one assay described herein.\nGeneral Methods.\n[0287] Physical mixtures of gelatin and silicate nanoplatelets were used to formulate the compositions disclosed herein. Synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (Laponite XLG) were purchased from Southern Clay Products, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.). Type-A porcine skin gelatin was obtained from Sigma Aldrich (Milwaukee, Wis.).\n[0288] As a general procedure, silicate nanoplatelets were exfoliated in ultrapure (Milli-Q) water using a vortexer to enhance the surface area available for interaction with gelatin. Next, a gelatin stock, heated to liquefy the solution, was vigorously mixed with the exfoliated silicate at room temperature. Vigorous agitation was necessary to prevent clumping of the nanoplatelets during gelation; however, the nanoplatelets were stably dispersed after the gel had set.\n[0289] The compositions of the examples were prepared with total solid concentrations (i.e., gelatin+silicate nanoplatelets) of 3, 6, and 9 weight percent and a gelatin:nanoplatelet ratio of from about 0:1 to about 1:0. Compositions of the examples are labeled as \"xNCy\", where \"x\" represents the total solid weight percent and \"y\" is percent of the total solid weight percent that is nanoplatelet. In the absence of silicate nanoplatelets, the gelatin solution was a viscous liquid at 37\u00b0 C. Upon mixing silicate nanoplatelets with gelatin, the composition gelled in about 1 minute.\n[0290] Oscillatory shear rheology was performed over a temperature range from 15\u00b0 C. to 45\u00b0 C., mimicking common environmental and physiological temperatures that the compositions may be exposed during sample preparation and in vivo applications.\n[0291] Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) was performed at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory at beamline X27C. Samples were placed in a 1 mm thick washer and sealed between Kapton tape. Samples were equilibrated at 37\u00b0 C. and 20\u00b0 C. for 20 minutes prior to data collection. Scattering patterns were collected for 30 seconds per sample. Radial integration of the two dimensional scattering pattern was performed to yield a one dimensional scattering curve, which was corrected for empty cell and dark field scattering. Thin disk form factor model fitting was performed in MatLab using a nonlinear fit algorithm to fit the radius and a Gaussian distribution for polydispersity of the composition.\n[0292] An Anton Paar MCR 301 rheometer was used for mechanical testing. A 25 mm diameter parallel plate geometry with a gap height of 500 \u03bcm was used for temperature sweeps and mineral oil was placed around the circumference of the plate to prevent evaporation of water from the composition for all tests. Compositions were equilibrated for 10 minutes prior to testing, followed by a 2 minute steady shear at 10 s-1. 10 s of equilibrium time was sufficient for the viscosity to return to a higher plateau value, after which point testing was initiated. Frequency and shear rate sweeps were performed at 20 and 37\u00b0 C., with frequencies from 0.001-100 Hz at 1% strain and shear rates from 0.001 to 100 s-1 with 10 points\/decade. Frequency sweeps were performed with a cone geometry (25 mm diameter, 1\u00b0 angle, 50 \u03bcm truncation gap). Stress-controlled temperature sweeps were performed from 15-45\u00b0 C. at 10 Pa stress and 1 Hz. All other tests were performed at 37\u00b0 C. Oscillatory stress sweeps were performed from 0.01-100 Pa at 1 Hz. Strain Sweeps were performed from 0.01-1000% at 1 Hz. Recovery testing was conducted at 1 Hz by applying 100% strain, a value outside of the linear viscoelastic range, followed by 1% strain for 5 minutes to monitor gel recovery. Interfacial strength was also measured by applying a linearly increasing strain to a system of a composition and coagulated blood. Shear stress was measured until 1,800% strain. The maximum stress attained was used as a measure of the strength of the clot system.\n[0293] Zeta potentials of gelatin and silicate nanoplatelets were determined in ultrapure water (Milli-Q) and phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4 (Invitrogen) using a 633 nm laser in a Malvern ZEN3600 (Malvern Instruments, UK). Silicate nanoplatelets were dissolved with vigorous agitation (vortexing) while gelatin was dissolved with stirring at 40\u00b0 C.\nGelatin-Silicate Nanoparticle Composition Formulation\n[0294] Stock solutions of 18% (w\/w) gelatin and 9, 6, or 3% (w\/w) silicate nanoplatelets were prepared in water. Milli-Q water was heated to 40\u00b0 C. to dissolve gelatin and 4\u00b0 C. water was used for nanoplatelet stock solutions to slow gelation and allow for full dissolution of nanoplatelet particles prior to gelling. The nanoplatelet gels were kept at room temperature to fully hydrate until a clear gel formed. The compositions were again heated and vortexed at 3000 rpm for 5 minutes to achieve the appropriate solid concentration and nanoplatelet loading. Once formed, the compositions were stored at 4\u00b0 C.\n[0295] Composition 9NC0 had a gel-sol transition temperature of 32\u00b0 C., too low for application as a hemostat. However, the addition of silicate nanoplatelets to gelatin improved the thermal stability, increasing the sol-gel transition to above 45\u00b0 C. for compositions having total solids concentrations of 6 weight percent or greater. In contrast, composition having a total solid concentration of 3 weight percent were not solid within the experimentally observed temperature range. Physiological stability was observed for all compositions having a total solids concentration of 9 weight percent. Physiological stability was also observed for compositions 6NC50, 6NC75, and 6NC100. Weight percentages of example compositions is shown below in Table 1.\nTABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Gelatin Nanoplatelets Water Composition (wt %) (wt %) (wt %) 9NC0 9 0 91 9NC25 6.75 2.25 91 9NC50 4.5 4.5 91 9NC75 2.25 6.75 91 9NC100 0 9 91 6NC0 6 0 94 6NC25 4.5 1.5 94 6NC50 3 3 94 6NC75 1.5 4.5 94 6NC100 0 6 94 3NC0 3 0 97 3NC25 2.25 0.75 97 3NC50 1.5 1.5 97 3NC75 0.75 2.25 97 3NC100 0 3 97\nComposition Degradation\n[0296] Composition samples were placed in 2.0 mL Eppendorf tubes and weighed. Each sample was centrifuged in a swinging bucket rotor centrifuge to obtain a flat interface. Each sample was then soaked in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4; Invitrogen), stored at 37\u00b0 C. At set times, the PBS was removed, and the composition was reweighed. The change in weight was recorded up to 24 hours after initial soaking. PBS was replaced after each weighing.\nSmall Angle X-Ray Scattering\n[0297] Scattering measurements of gelatin-silicate nanoparticle compositions suggested the presence of disk shaped particles, indicating that clay particles remain exfoliated in the composition. Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) intensity curves of the compositions exhibited a power law decay with an exponent of -2 at high q, the scattering vector, characteristic of disk-shaped scatterers. The scattering intensity from 9NC75 can be fit with a thin disk model with a radius of 9.5\u00b12.7 nm, in agreement with the reported size of the silicate nanoplatelets, as shown in FIG. 1. The SAXS intensity curves suggest that scattering was produced from individual nanoplatelets dispersed within the gelatin and not aggregates of nanoplatelets. The SAXS intensity curves for compositions 9NC100, 9NC75, 9NC50, and 9NC25 are shown in FIG. 2.\nEffect of Silicate Nanoplatelets on Physiological Stability of Compositions\n[0298] Storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G'') of gelatin and gelatin-silicate compositions with total solid concentrations of 9, 6, and 3 weight percent were monitored from 15\u00b0 C. to 45\u00b0 C. Gelatin (NC0) was observed to flow at all solid concentrations above 32\u00b0 C. The addition of silicates improved the thermal stability of the composition network. All temperature sweeps were performed at 10 Pa stress and 1 Hz and are shown in FIG. 3.\nEffect of Silicate Nanoplatelets on the Stability of Hydrogel Compositions in Physiological Solution\n[0299] Physiological stability was determined by measuring the weight of compositions with total solid concentration of 9, 6, and 3 weight percent stored in phosphate buffered solution (PBS) at 37\u00b0 C. Gelatin (NC0) immediately dissolved in PBS, while compositions having a total solid concentration of 6 and 9 weight percent maintained their structural integrity throughout a 24 hour test, as shown in FIG. 4.\nLinear Viscoelastic Range of Hydrogel Compositions\n[0300] Silicate addition to gelatin modulated the rheological response of the compositions, resulting in a shear thinning behavior observed at 37\u00b0 C. Preliminary investigations using a 22-gauge needle indicated that all silicate-containing compositions could be injected and form self-supporting structures, suggesting the presence of a yield stress and recovery potential. Linear oscillatory shear rheology showed that the crossover frequency was below 0.001 Hz for 9NC75 and 9NC100, maintaining solid-like (G'>G'') properties over the tested frequency range. Strain sweeps were performed at 1 Hz and indicated a crossover point when tan(\u03b4)=1 that decreased with increasing silicate loading, as shown in FIG. 5. Frequency sweeps were performed at 37\u00b0 C. Compositions 9NC25, 9NC50, 9NC75, and 9NC100 exhibited increased moduli for compositions with higher nanoplatelet loading, as shown in FIG. 7. Oscillatory strain into the non-linear regime illustrated yielding behavior, an important parameter for designing hydrogels for minimally invasive therapies. Yield stress of gels as a function of nanoplatelet loading and total solid weight percent (3%, 6% and 9% solid) is shown in FIG. 8. In oscillatory shear rate sweeps, the yield stress was defined as a 5% departure of the stress from the initial linearity on a stress-strain plot. Tests were performed at 37\u00b0 C., where gelatin readily flows and lacks a yield stress. An increase in the silicate concentrations from 0% (9NC0) to 100% (9NC100) increased the yield stress from 2 Pa to 89 Pa, as shown in FIG. 9. A yield stress was observed in 9NC100 but not in 9NC0, suggesting that the yield stress behavior was derived from the presence of the dispersed nanoplatelets in the hydrogel composition, consistent with the known shear thinning capability of nanoplatelets. Because increasing the concentration of gelatin reduces the yield stress, the presence of higher concentrations of gelatin eased delivery of the composition by injection.\nGel Recovery and Aging\n[0301] Recovery of the elastic gel strength in less than 10 seconds was observed in compositions for nanoplatelet loadings greater than 50% (9NC50, 9NC75, and 9NC100). Recovery was tested by straining above the crossover point, observed from strain sweeps, to break the network, resulting in G''>G', followed by removal of the strain. Such rapid self-healing after the removal of stress can prevent material flow after application to a wound site. This provides a significant advantage over self-assembling peptides, which risk being washed away because they have relatively long self-healing times after the deformation of physically crosslinked networks. FIG. 10 shows four cycles of high (100%) to low (1%) oscillatory strain amplitudes and the resulting composition moduli. These results indicate rapid recovery of the storage modulus after repeated application of high oscillatory strain amplitudes, suggesting rapid recovery of the physically crosslinked networks. After four cycles of high and low oscillatory strain, the modulus observed for composition 9NC50 during large amplitude strain oscillations was 80% lower than the initial modulus. At higher silicate loading (9NC75 and 9NC100), the moduli were 33% and 29% lower compared to the initial values. Extended monitoring indicated that after 30 seconds the moduli reached asymptotic values, indicating completion of the healing process, as shown in FIG. 11. Aging of composition 9NC100 was observed when samples were monitored over a period of hours at 1% strain, 1 Hz, and is shown in FIG. 11c. The effects of aging were able to be countered by application of high shear rates (10 s-1) prior to testing, which returned moduli to their initial, non-aged values.\nZeta Potential Measurements\n[0302] Solutions of silicate nanoplatelets possessed a zeta potential of -39 mV, whereas gelatin solutions had a zeta potential of 10 mV and are shown in FIG. 12. Because the two components had opposite charges, electrostatic interactions between silicate and gelatin were expected. This was also supported by earlier findings which showed that strong interactions between montmorillonite (another type of silicate clay) and gelatin can function to increase the sol-gel transition temperature of the composite. Zeta potential measurements suggest that electrostatic interactions between nanoplatelets and gelatin contributed to the observed increase in the thermal stability.\nIn Vitro Blood Clotting Studies\n[0303] Mouse monocyte\/macrophage RAW 264.7 cells were procured from the ATCC. RAW 264.7 cells were grown in DMEM medium supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% penicillin\/streptomycin at 37\u00b0 C. in 5% CO2. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was obtained from InvivoGen. RAW 264.7 macrophages were suspended in different composition of gelatin and silicate at a concentration of 3\u00d7106 cells\/mL and plated at a density of 2,000 cells\/well and grown for 24 h. As controls, RAW cells were untreated or treated with 100 ng\/mL of LPS. An ELISA assay (SA Biosciences) was performed according to the manufacturer's protocol on the supernatants of different groups to quantify the secreted cytokines IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1 by the RAW cells.\n[0304] The cell viability of RAW cells in the presence of gelatin and silicate for 24 h was measured with Cell Titer 96 Aqueous Non-Radioactive Cell Proliferation MTS Assay (Promega) according to manufacturer's protocol using plate reader at 490 nm absorbance. In order to eliminate possible absorbance from silicate or gelatin components, the absorbance values with gelatin, silicate, and hydrogel compositions, without cells, was measured. These absorbance values were subtracted from the corresponding absorbance values for gelatin, silicate, and hydrogel compositions, with cells. This resulted in reading the absorbance values of only viable cells. Each tested hydrogel was measured in three separate wells.\n[0305] A clotting time assay was performed using the following general procedure: A solution of citrated blood was prepared and 10% (v\/v) 0.1 M calcium chloride (CaCl2) was then added, followed by vortexing for 10 seconds. 50 \u03bcL of the blood\/CaCl2 mixture was then deposited into sequential wells on a 96 well plate. At selected time points, each well was washed with 9 g\/L saline solution to halt clotting. The liquid was immediately aspirated and washes repeated until the solution was clear, indicating removal of all soluble blood components. Compositions were injected via syringe into the base of the well plates prior to adding blood. Final clotting time was marked in the well that formed a uniform clot, with no change in clot size in subsequent wells.\n[0306] For quantification and imaging of interfacial interactions, anticoagulated whole blood was centrifuged for 2 minutes to separate red blood cell-rich (RBC-rich) and RBC-poor phases at 6,000 rpm. A liquid solution of fluorescently labeled nanoplatelet was mixed with the RBC-rich and poor blood phases. Dilute solutions of RBC-rich\/nanoplatelet and RBC-poor\/nanoplatelet were mixed and deposited onto glass slides for fluorescent imaging.\ni. Toxicity and Cell Viability\n[0307] Preliminary in vitro studies indicate that the compositions induced minimal cytotoxic effect or inflammatory response with gelatin-silicate nanoplatelet compositions having higher cell viability and lower inflammatory response than NC100 gels. Toxicity profiles of compositions 9NC0, 9NC100, and 9NC75 with RAW macrophages as determined by a) MTS assay and b) secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, from RAW 264.7 macrophages after 24 h of exposure are shown in FIG. 13.\nii. In Vitro Hemostatic Evaluation\n[0308] The incorporation of silicate nanoplatelets into gelatin led to a decrease in the observed clotting time in vitro. The hemostatic ability of the compositions was evaluated by monitoring the clotting time of whole blood in contact with the composition surfaces in 96-well plates. Under normal conditions, human blood coagulates in about 5 to about 6 minutes. Similar clotting times (5.2\u00b10.5 minutes) for whole blood were observed in control wells containing neither gelatin nor a composition. A slight color change was observed for wells in contact with gelatin after about 5 minutes. This color change was attributed to the tamponade ability of gelatin (i.e., absorption of blood by gelatin). Gelatin is hygroscopic and could absorb the fluid components of whole blood but did not stimulate clot formation within 5 minutes. The addition of nanoplatelets to gelatin reduced blood clotting time in a dose-dependent manner. As demonstrated in FIG. 14 the clotting time was decreased for higher nanoplatelet concentrations. Compositions 9NC25, 9NC50, and 9NC75 reduced the clotting time by 32%, 54%, and 77%, respectively when compared to the control (blood in uncoated wells). The representative images of wells at select time points, shown in FIG. 14, clearly highlight the earlier formation of a clot in compositions with higher nanoplatelet loadings. This was attributed to the strong negative charge of the synthetic silicate nanoplatelets that can facilitate concentration of clotting factors near the composition surface.\niii. Rheological Measurements\n[0309] Decreased clotting times of blood in contact with the compositions were also observed through rheological measurements. Small amplitude oscillatory time sweeps of blood in contact with gelatin or gelatin-silicate compositions were performed to evaluate clotting kinetics and are shown FIG. 15. Clotting induced an increase in the elastic modulus of the gelatin-clot system from 10-1 to 104 Pa. Whole blood in contact with gelatin clotted in 5-7 minutes, which corresponds to previously reported data. When gelatin was replaced with a silicate-gelatin composition, the clotting transition occurred prior to the initiation of measurements, reflecting a large reduction in the clotting time. Comparing the decrease in clotting time observed with compositions to other reported hemostatic products, the improvement exceeds many solid hemostats and was similar to recorded values for thrombin-based hemostats, as shown in FIG. 16.\niv. Thrombus Weight\n[0310] Gelatin-silicate compositions and powdered QuikClot\u00ae samples were weighed into 2 mL Eppendorf tubes. Compositions were centrifuged to standardize the surface area exposed. Citrated blood was reactivated by 10% (v\/v) 0.1 m CaCl2. 100 \u03bcL of solution (10 \u03bcL CaCl2 and 90 \u03bcL whole blood) was added to each Eppendorf tube. At each measured time point, clotting was stopped by addition of 200 \u03bcL sodium citrate solution (0.109 m). Any liquid was removed from the Eppendorf, leaving only clotted blood. The Eppendorf tubes were reweighed to determine the mass of clot produced in the tube. Clot mass was normalized to the area exposed to the composition. The same area was used for the commercial hemostat sample. Time series of thrombus weight per area for composition 9NC75 and hydrated QuikClot\u00ae powder are shown in FIG. 17, and reflect similar trends in the formation of a clot. The composition, an injectable system, begins to form a measureable clot at 2 minutes while QuikClot\u00ae, a solid hemostat, begins clotting after 4 minutes. Subsequent time points are not statistically different from one another, indicating that the ability of 9NC75 to form a clot is comparable to that of the commercial QuikClot\u00ae powder. The background mass per area of 15 mg\/cm2 corresponds to residual liquid remaining after the washing step is performed to halt clotting.\nv. Blood Clot Strength\n[0311] Blood clot strength was preserved in gelatin-silicate composition-blood systems. Clot strength, characterized by the peak shear stress attained in a linearly increasing strain experiment, is a parameter important for establishing hemostasis. More rigid clots are more likely to embolize while more pliable clots are ineffective. Rotational strain sweep of clot and clot-composition systems show a decreased peak stress for clots in contact with gelatin compared to the peak stress of a clot alone. However, the peak stress for a 9NC75-clot system has a comparable peak stress to that of the clot alone. The results indicate that the clot could sustain a peak shear stress of 2.4\u00b10.3 kPa, while the gelatin-clot system had a peak shear stress of 0.5 kPa. The liquid-like properties of gelatin (G''>G') at 37\u00b0 C. compromise the mechanical stability of the system. Compositions tested under the same conditions reached a maximum shear stress of 1.0\u00b10.09 kPa. In the presence of gelatin-silicate composition, the shear stress of a composition-clot was 1.9\u00b10.6 kPa, which is comparable to the peak stress borne by the clot, as shown in FIG. 6.\nvi. Platelet Aggregation\n[0312] It was hypothesized that the surface charge of the compositions facilitated platelet aggregation or activation of clotting factors that ultimately enhanced the hemostatic activity. To confirm this, a channel was generated within a gelatin-silicate composition and subsequently filled with blood. It was observed that platelets aggregated near the composition surface, which was not observed in control experiments on gelatin or plastic surfaces. This indicates that composition surfaces might be effective in attracting blood components.\n[0313] Observations in the presence of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and platelet poor plasma (PPP) indicated that components in both plasma types were co-localized with silicates, forming aggregates around the silicates. This co-localization and protein adsorption to the composition surfaces could be driven by electrostatic or hydrophobic interactions, which have been shown to determine protein adsorption to biomaterial surfaces. As shown in FIG. 18B, the top row of images shows a uniform fluorescence from a silicate nanoplatelet solution. The second row (whole blood) shows blood cells with a minimal fluorescent signature. The mixture of labelled 9NC100 and PPP showed co-localization of the plasma components with the silicate nanoplatelets (third row). The same was observed for the nanoplatelets and PRP (fourth row). The uniform fluorescence of the nanoplatelets is disrupted by the presence of blood components, suggesting a change in the interactions between nanoplatelets. The co-localization of silicates and blood components is thought to originate from plasma proteins and blood cells interacting with the charged surfaces of silicate nanoplatelets, increasing blood component concentrations surrounding the composition. Previous studies have shown that charge interactions can initiate the coagulation cascade, such as the interactions of GPIb-V receptors (negative) with platelets and von Willebrand factor (positive) with collagen.\nIn vivo Biocompatibility of Gelatin-Silicate Compositions\n[0314] Male Wistar rats (n=20; 200-250 g) were obtained from Charles River (Wilmington, Mass., USA), housed in the local animal care facility (PRB, Cambridge, Mass., USA). Anesthesia and analgesia were achieved by isoflurane inhalation (2.0-2.5%) and subcutaneous carprofen administration (5 mg\/kg\/d). All experiments were conducted according to the NIH \"Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals\", and approved by the local animal care committee (HMA Standing Committee on Animals; protocol number 05055).\n[0315] Dorsal skin incisions (1 cm in length) were conducted and a small subcutaneous pocket was generated by blunt preparation. Gelatin-silicate compositions (n=8; 200 \u03bcl) were injected or QuikClot\u00ae samples (n=8; 200 \u03bcl) were implanted, respectively. The wounds were anatomically closed. After 3 and 28 days, the animals were euthanized by CO2 inhalation, and the implants as well as adjacent tissue were explanted and further processed for histological analyses.\n[0316] Median laparotomies were performed and the central liver lobe was exposed (n=12 rats). After draping the surrounding situs with filter paper for blood collection, a standardized circular liver laceration was created by gluing a plastic disc (d=10 mm) to the surface and superficially excising this area with a blade Immediately after injury, a gelatin-silicate composition (n=5; 200 \u03bcl) or QuikClot\u00ae (n=2; 200 \u03bcl) was applied on the site of lesion. Five minutes after the bleeding had been stopped, the abdomen was anatomically closed, and the animals were allowed to recover from anesthesia. After 28 days, the animals were euthanized by CO2 inhalation, and the site of injury was inspected. In order to examine the principal lethality of the liver bleeding model, control rats (n=5) underwent liver injury without subsequent application of a hemostat. In all liver bleeding experiments, the amount of bleeding was determined by weighing filter papers used to collect lost blood after removal.\n[0317] Histological analyses were conducted as previously published (see Assmann, et al., Biomaterials, 2013, 34(25):6015-6026). In brief, paraformaldehyde-fixed cryo-sections (6 \u03bcm) of all explants were stained with hematoxylin\/eosin and microscopically analyzed.\ni. Dorsal Subcutaneous Injection\n[0318] All animals survived the follow-up period of 28 days without any signs of physical impairment or systemic inflammation, and exhibited regular somatic growth. After 3 days, the implanted hemostats (9NC75 and QuikClot\u00ae) could be easily detected in the subcutaneous pockets. At day 28, the QuikClot\u00ae particles appeared macroscopically unchanged and 9NC75 was integrated in the surrounding tissue. Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining confirmed these observations indicating that 9NC75 was predominantly degraded within 28 days after injection, while QuikClot\u00ae did not undergo degradation. Both compositions induced an acute, locally restricted inflammatory reaction in the host, including cellular infiltration, which progressed into chronic inflammation of the surrounding tissue. The inflammatory response against QuikClot\u00ae was substantially stronger compared to composition 9NC75, resulting in a higher density and larger area of predominantly mononuclear cellular infiltrates. Moreover, in the QuikClot\u00ae group, dense fibrous tissue formation was detected around the implants at day 28, indicating fibrous capsule formation. Results of the dorsal subcutaneous injection studies are shown in FIG. 19.\nii. Lethal Living Bleeding\n[0319] The principal lethality of this bleeding model was assessed in control animals (n=5) without application of a hemostat. Composition 9NC75 (n=5) and QuikClot\u00ae (n=2) were effective in stopping relevant hemorrhage within seconds and prevented hypovolemic conditions. A log rank analysis of the early post-interventional survival data revealed significant improvement by the composition (logrank (Mantel-Cox) test: p=0.007 versus control; hazard ratio 11.5 with 95% CI 1.93-68.9). The total blood loss after 5 and 10 minutes was significantly decreased by the application of composition 9NC75 (p<0.001 versus control). The small amount of applied composition (200 \u03bcl) was more than sufficient, since the superficial parts of the composition were not soaked with blood, and thorough removal of this excess material did not cause re-bleeding. All hemostat-treated liver bleeding animals survived the complete follow-up period of 28 days without secondary hemorrhage. At explantation, no remnants of composition 9NC75 were observed and the liver presented an intact surface, whereas QuikClot\u00ae was still present, accompanied by soft tissue adhesion to the site of lesion. These results show that the gelatin-silicate compositions offer a strong hemostatic potential for in vivo applications and is suitable to stop lethal bleeding. Representative images of the living bleeding study are shown in FIG. 20.\nOther Embodiments\n[0320] It is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with the detailed description thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within the scope of the following claims.\n2010-09-16 Composite hydrogel\n2016-03-31 Protein-graphene nanocomposite drug carrier\n2016-04-28 Targets and compositions for use in decontamination, immunoprophylaxis, and post-exposure therapy against anthrax\n2016-02-11 Biocompatible in situ hydrogel\n2016-04-28 Treatment of social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and panic disorder using botulinum toxin\n2016-05-26 Methods of generating cells with multilineage potential\n2016-05-26 Bone matrix compositions and methods\n2016-05-26 Biological constructs for treating damaged organs and tissue\n2016-05-19 Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device\n2014-11-13 Anti-fingerprint photocatalytic nanostructure for transparent surfaces\n2014-07-10 Liquid collecting permeable structures\n2013-07-11 Liquid repellent surfaces\n2013-01-31 Process for making nanocone structures and using the structures to manufacture nanostructured glass\n1 David M. 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{"text":"17-year-old Naveena's dreams cut short brutally after stalker kills her\n'She was a talkative girl who wanted to become a nurse and help people.'\nPheba Mathew\n17-year-old Naveena was a bright teenager with dreams of becoming a nurse so that she could help people. But all of her dreams were tragically cut short on Sunday, when she was burnt alive at her Villupuram house by a man who had stalked her and was angry over his advances being rejected.\nThe accused, Senthil Kumar (32), had waited for Naveena's parents to leave the house. Soon after, he entered the house and first tried to set Naveena on fire. When he was unable to do that, he set himself on fire and grabbed hold of her, setting her alight too. Senthil died on the spot, while Naveena was immediately taken to the government hospital.\nHowever, on Wednesday, Naveena, who had been shifted to JIPMER hospital in Puducherry, passed away.\n\"Naveena died at 2am on Wednesday morning,\" her uncle Rajasekar told The News Minute.\nHe added that Senthil had come to Naveena's house with a plan to kill her. \"He had come with an intent to kill her that day. It was not at all her fault. Naveena's sister, Nandhini, and brother, Lokesh, also suffered minor burn injuries,\" he said.\nNaveena, he said, was a talkative girl who's ambition in life was to become a nurse. \"She used to study well. When I spoke to her last, six months ago, she had told me her desire to become a nurse and help people. I had promised her that I will help her get admission after her results come,\" he said.\nOne-and-a-half years ago, Senthil, who hails from Indra Nagar in Villupuram, was working as a driver at a private company. He used to repeatedly follow Naveena when she was returning home from school and also went to her house and created a ruckus more than once. Tired of Senthil's behaviour, Naveena's father filed an FIR against him at a Villupuram station, after which the police warned him not to stalk the girl or go near her house.\nAfter this, Senthil disappeared for six months. When he returned, he had lost his right leg and right hand. \"Senthil filed a petition to the Collector last year stating that Naveena's father had cut his hand and a leg. Police investigated the case and came to the conclusion that he had lost his hand and a leg in a train accident. Senthil was arrested by the police and sent to Cuddalore prison,\" said Rajasekar. He was released on bail in October.\nNaveena's father, Angappan works as a daily wage labourer, while her mother, Nagammal is a housewife. Both are still struggling to deal with what happened to their daughter. \"They are very depressed and did not expect this. They were asking me, 'Is it wrong to send their daughter to school?' They do not want this happen to any other girl,\" said Rajasekar.\nNaveena's body has been sent for the post-mortem, and the Villupuram police are in the process of investigating the case further. Naveena's parents suspect that someone else may also be involved in the murder as they do not feel that Senthil could not have planned and carried it out by himself.\nSugandi, General Secretary of AIDWA (All India Democratic Women's Association) said that people should have intervened earlier in the case. \"The family told us that Senthil used to repeatedly come to their house and create ruckus. How could the people living around their house allow such things?\"\nShe added that, violence against young women was only increasing with time. \"Today's youth are crossing their limits in love \u2013 take the case of Swathi or Vinodhini on whom acid was thrown and now this, this is one step ahead. These crimes are only increasing,\" said Sugandi.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jordan Travel Guide Jordan Trips A Guide To Petra- The Lost City\nA Guide To Petra- The Lost City\nTripotohttps:\/\/www.tripoto.com\/\nBy Khyati Maloo\nPetra, one of the major attractions in Jordan. It would be safe to say that all the travelers who visit Jordan have Petra on their list. And I was no different. To be honest, when I thought of going to Jordan I knew of only 2 places of interest - Petra and The Dead Sea.\nPetra is more than two thousand years old, crowned as UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the new 7 wonders of the world. Archeologists haven't been able to track down when it was built, but, it is known that Petra began to prosper from 1st century BC. The earthquake of 363 AD destroyed most of the city, further changes in the trade route led to a downfall of Petra. What was once a bustling city ruled by the Nabateans was soon abandoned around the 7th century. Later on, local Bedouins found solace in the lost city of Petra. Only in 1812, Johannes Burkhardt, a Swiss explorer rediscovered this ancient city in a rather interesting way. He dressed as an Arab and convinced a Bedouin to take him there, soon enough The Lost City was a rage among the western world. Tourists flocked in from all corners of the world to witness this marvelous ancient city and they continue to do so.\nAs most of us know the entire city was carved out of the mountains. The inhabitants had carved out Temples, a Theatre, Tombs, Churches and a Treasury. A number of these structures are well preserved till date, Petra puts forward amalgamation of great culture, geographical, archaeological and natural features. The ancient city has a lot to offer and is best done in 3 days while many do it in 2 days.\nIf you wish to go off the main trail, which you must, you will can visit two of those - The High Place of Sacrifice and The Monastery.\nGetting here and cost of stay:\nPetra can be reached on road by -Car or Bus. There are plenty of buses running from Amman. Organised busses by JETT runs every morning at 6:00 AM (10JD), while the not so organised counterpart is public minibus that runs as and when they fill up (5JD). The taxi from downtown to bus station would cost you nothing more than 3JD. The bus drops you at the city centre bus station, but if you wish, you can get down anywhere on the way.\nI stayed at The Musa Spring hotel. It was fairly priced, clean and the staff was extremely helpful (9 JD for two nights). The hotel, however, was a tad bit far from the visitor center and the hub. But, transport was readily available at a fair price (2JD one way) it is always a good idea to share the service with other travelers and so I did. I would recommend the stay perhaps cos stay closer to the visitor center are far more expensive, but again you would not have to pay the price for the cab.\nPetra is dotted with restaurants and cafes all around, all of them looked oddly deserted due to the drop in tourists coming to Jordan. \"80 % of tourists have dropped down, earlier it was difficult to accommodate them and now there is barely any\" Abdullah one of the restaurant owners said. \"If the situation continues soon I will not be able to afford the rent of this place, will close it down\" he exclaimed. Another shop keeper said \"Tourists are a few and then those who come haggle for prices. Even if it is a fair price they wish to bargain. It is becoming difficult here\".\nFood prices are on the higher side as compared to the rest of the country. A sandwich (near the visitor centre) would cost you between 3 JD to 5 JD, a burger would cost you about 6 JD or more and a meal like Mansaf, Fatteh or the like would cost you about a good 13 JD. I came across a hotel about 2 km downhill from where I stayed, they had a beautiful buffet laid out. The buffet was a medley of western and local dishes, he let me eat there for just 7 JD.\nExploring the ancient city of Petra\nA lot of people make the mistake of exploring the city which contains 10,000 of years of history in one single day. It is highly impossible! While 3 days is a good time, you can see most of it in 2 days. There are people who spend weeks too. I stayed there for 2 nights the idea was to visit Petra by night on the first day and visit Petra by day on the second.\nPetra by night\nPetra by night is a fairly new initiative, it is this MUST-DO experience for everyone visiting Jordan. I will tell you why. Imagine - clear star-lit sky, thousands of candles on the pathway guiding you towards Petra's most magnificent facade to be greeted by more candles spread around the Treasury and a clear night sky, some Bedouin music and top it all up herbal tea and silence all around. A picture hard to resist, isn't it?\nThis event can be witnessed only on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday every week. Entry fee is 17 JD and there is no upper limit to the number of tickets sold. The trail starts at 8:30 PM, is easy approximately 2 Km one way.\nPetra by day\nThe main trail is easy and stretches over 4.3 KM one way, entry fee:\nIt is best to buy Jordan pass, the exorbitant fee is covered in it at a much affordable price.\nThe major attractions on the main trail are:\nBab Al Siq: This is the gateway towards the narrow gorge, while going through this you will come across Djinn Rocks, Obelisk Tomb and The Dam. Nabateans were masters when it comes to Hydrological Engineering.\nThe Siq: This spectacular gorge resulted from the natural splitting of the mountain. It leads one into Petra. This dramatic path is about 1 km in length, vivid colors of the geology are sure to leave you spellbound.\nThe Treasury: The Siq opens up to the most gorgeous facade, the Treasury or AlKhazna. It is 40 meters in height, intricately decorated with decorative bands, figures, corinthian capital and more. It is said to be the mausoleum of the Nabataean King Aretas IV.\nThe Royal Tombs: A few hundred meters after the treasury, you will see a number royal tombs lined up. The Urn Tomb, The Silk Tomb, The Corinthian Tomb and The Palace Monument are the major facades\nThe Theatre: Carved into the side of a mountain, the theater could house 4000 spectators at a point in time.\nGreat Temple: The main archeological complex in the central Petra. A monumental entryway leads you to the temple. The archeologists suggest that the temple was built in the 1st century BC. by the Nabateans.\nQasr AL-Bint: The main temple of Petra, fairly protected stands tall at 23 meters. 26 marble steps take you to the temple of Al-Uzza\/Aphrodite and Baal Shaman.\nOther monuments of interest on the main trail are The street facades, The Nymphaeum, The Church, The colonnaded street.\nThe High Place of Sacrifice: This cult complex is a difficult hike about 170 meters high and can take about an hour to climb. You can choose to go on a donkey or better yet by yourself, by my experience the latter is recommended. Though it has had its gory past, the high place offers an exquisite panorama of the Arab Valley.\nThe Monastery: The largest monument, 47m wide and 51 m high. The monastery dates back in the early second century AD. After the treasury, this is the least damaged facades in Petra. The hike is a hard one, about 220 meters high and it can take you about 2 hours on feet and a little less on a donkey.\nKid: Hey, ma'am you dropped something Me: *Looking around worried*Kid: Your smile! Don't worry be happy Me: *Has a big smile plastered on my face for the rest of the hike*\nThis Guide to Petra was originally published on Of Miles And Musings.\nWant to book a similar trip?\nPreferred Hotel Category2 star3 star4 star5 starDon't need a hotel\nFlights Booked?\nI accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of Tripoto.\nPlaces to Visit in Jordan,Places to Stay in Jordan,Things to Do in Jordan,Jordan Travel Guide,\n#historical#monastery#historical#pilgrimage#Jordan#Petra District#Ma'an Governorate","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Aris gives voice to Russia\nContrary to popular belief in the West, when Russian officialdom decides something needs to be done it can and will pull it off with alacrity and precision. \"The important factor is to analyse exactly what is required, identify the correct tools to achieve this then implement it.\" Alexander Fetisov talking about a complete refit of RIA Novosty, Russia's largest and most significant news agency. A comparison to the BBC World Service might give a fair insight, RIA Novosty broadcasts in Russian and five European languages, producing programmes focussed upon political, social, economic, scientific and financial information. As was said, a significant presence in communications media. The fact that the first enquiry came across Fetisov's desk in July 2010 and handover to the Government Committee responsible followed in June 2011, just eleven months later, indicates the speed with which this project was assessed, contracts awarded, and then completed.\n\"The tasks of the agency also include distribution of official messages of the Russian government, ministries, agencies and social organisations,\" continued Fetisov. \"The offices of RIA Novosty are a complex of multistoried buildings including a large multipurpose hall, the Big Universal (BUH), several conference halls, apparatus rooms, operational halls, all located in the centre of Moscow.\" Fetisov, an electroacoustic expert, was engaged to produce a sound reinforcement solution for the BUH. \"As is the nature of these large Government projects, the layers of administration were deep; the system integrator was Atlantis Communications; AVI Lab held the subcontract for sound, video and conference equipment, handing the 'sound' brief to audio specialists Aris.\"\nFetisov is head of Aris's installation department, \"The BUH seats four hundred people and had always been used for live presentations, mainly discussion, meetings and conferencing, with the occasional concert. At Government level the brief was to provide 'nothing but the best'; I selected d&b audiotechnik equipment because their loudspeaker systems adhere precisely to what the technical specifications outline; the accuracy of the propagation patterns never ceases to amaze me, and of course they sound fantastic. The crucial factor for me was their ability to produce two things equally well; truly concert specification musical reproduction and superb speech intelligibility. The BUH isn't a difficult room acoustically; as such the d&b T-Series solution we have implemented really shines.\"\nFetisov is rightfully proud of his work at RIA Novosty, since June the plaudits from presenters, users and the occasional musical performer, have been steady and all in the positive. \"In many ways RIA Novosty is the voice of Russia so I am extremely pleased with the result.\"\nARIS recently received the Prointegration Award for the RIA Novosty project at the Integrated Systems Russia Exhibition.\nProducts employed\nT10 loudspeaker\nLine array \/ Point sources\nT subwoofer\nMAX stage monitor\nHeritage product\nD6 amplifier\nD12 amplifier\nSimilar applications\nd&b sparkles at Russian restaurant.\nThe Toy in Moscow is a restaurant with party flavor, delivering interactive dining spectacles five days a week. A compact yet powerful Y-Series system creates crystal clear audio without impacting visually, enabling the venue's dual personality...\nExploring the connection between the body and low frequency sound.\nSound as Art. Vietnamese artist Ph\u1ea1m Minh Hi\u1ebfu pushes the boundaries of d&b Soundscape in new Exhibition.\nFaith Broadcasting Network continues their journey with the d&b A-Series.\nSoundscape takes creativity above and Beyond.\nThe flexibility and power of Soundscape enabled maximum time for creativity for the artistic team behind Beyond The Road at the Saatchi Gallery.\nd&b applications\nMobile application or fixed installation? Indoors or outdoors? Large or small? d&b provides tailored-made solutions for each and every requirement. What is more, the dedicated simulation software optimizes the planning of the system installation.\nFollow d&b\nd&b Newsletter registration\nSign up for the d&b newsletter and receive information about products, recent applications and future audio trends.\nDownload ArrayCalc Viewer\nd&b Partner Portal\n\u00a9 2023 d&b audiotechnik GmbH & Co. KG. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Russia and The Writer\nPhilosophical Gas [No:27 Mar 1974]\n(Cover Michael Leunig)\nPhilosophical Gas No: 27 - Mar 1974\nAs I write this. Alexander Solzhenitsyn is very much in the news. Like most people I was greatly relieved to learn that the penalty for his 'crimes' was merely exile and not a return to the forced-labour camps or a sojourn in a psychiatric hospital. I am sure that all of us hope that his many true Mends in the Soviet Union are not made to suffer for their loyalty; a rather hopeless sort of hope. I admit, although some of them, Dr Sakharov especially, seem to be of such standing that even the KGB handles them with kid gloves.\nMay it stay that way.\nNot so long ago my wife and I were discussing Russia. It was shortly after one of our masters, whose ship had been loading grain in a South Australian port, had told me about a cocktail party thrown in that port by the master of a Russian vessel, the guests being the local business community and the captains of the other grain ships.\nMy friend had managed to get his host by himself in a corner, and over several glasses of vodka, had compared notes. He discovered that in Russian vessels the sacred margins are maintained. In pay and in conditions there is a great gulf between the master and his officers. Also the master's powers have not been steadily eroded over the years by industrial courts and the like, as they have been in this country and in other capitalist countries.\nI said 'As a shipmaster I'd be far better off in Russia - and as a writer I'd probably finish up in the salt mines!'\nMind you, politics can work against one in the Western World as well as on the other side of the Iron Curtain, although the worst that can happen to you is not selling. I am still amused by what happened to a story I wrote many years ago, called 'Artifact', It was about the first American Mars landing - all very much according to von Braun - and the discovery by the astronauts of what they at first think is a fair-dinkum Martian. The Martian turns out to be the offspring of two Russian cosmonauts. survivors (briefly) of an unpublicized Russian expedition to the Red Planet. The present regime in Russia has crumbled shortly after this expedition failed to return, and the new rulers have more important matters on their plate than astronautics.\nWell, the story sold at once on the British market. It was a long time selling in the USA. According to my agent, the American editors just refused to entertain the idea that the wicked Russians could possibly be first on Mars. Then the first Sputnik was launched, with the consequent shakeup of American thinking. 'Artifact' was promptly purchased by Amazing (who, for some obscure reason, retitled it 'The Last Citizen').\nI don't know whether or not this story has ever been published In the USSR, but I have been surprised to learn how much of my work has been printed in that country - all of it, unluckily, before the recognition by Russia of the Bonn Convention. Before this recognition Western authors were paid for their work, of course, but the moneys earned had to be spent in the Soviet Union. There were, as a matter of fact, loopholes - as there are in all laws. One prominent British writer, whose works sold very well in Russia, discovered that, legally speaking. Indonesia was somehow part of the Russian currency empire. (It was in the days when Russia was playing Big Brother to our northern neighbours.) Once a year he and his wife would blow the accumulated royalties on a holiday in Bali.\nIt was fairly recently, however, when I learnt personally of the fear that is always at the back of the minds of everbody in Russia engaged in literary enterprises, no matter how minor. It was when my Russian Faithful Reader (I may have more than one, but he's the only one who writes to me) asked me if I would give him permission to translate one of the stories in THE HARD WAY UP for his university magazine. He also asked which one I would recommend.\nMy choice was 'The Tin Messiah' (also published in Galaxy as 'The Soul Machine'). You may recall the thing. In it the young Grimes, captain of the Survey Service's courier 'Adder', has as a passenger a humanoid robot, a Mr Adam, who (or which) has been manufactured by the Federation for the sole purpose of stirring up revolt among the robots on a planet that happens to be in the Federation's bad books. At one stage of the story Grimes wonders if the driver of the train which brought Lenin, in the famous sealed carriage, to the Finland station ever foresaw the consequences of merely taking a passenger from point A to point B. The question was raised very briefly, in just one short paragraph.\nAnd it scared my penfriend. He said, frankly, that he didn't like to think of the consequences to him if he used that story, even though in it I had said nothing at all unkind about the Little Red Father. He translated instead 'With Good Intentions', the first story in the collection.\nFunnily enough I had that same story, 'The Tin Messiah', knocked back in this country. It was when Angus & Robertson were collecting the material for their third anthology of Australian science fiction. They turned down 'The Tin Messiah' and took instead 'The Mountain Movers'.\nMention Lenin and you don't sell in Russia. Mention Ayers Rock, and you sell in Australia. I think I prefer our way of doing things.\n\u00a9 Used with kind permission of the estate of A Bertram Chandler and its agents, JABberwocky Literary Agency, PO Box 4558, Sunnyside, NY 11104-0558 USA. The \"John Grimes\" novels of A. Bertram Chandler are available in electronic form from BAEN Books and eReader.com. They are also available through the Science Fiction Book Club to readers in the US and Canada. There have also been recent publications from Wales Publishers in the Czech Republic and les moutons \u00e9lectriques in France.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"When it comes to gossip and stories, the entertainment industry never fails to surprise its die-hard fans. From house hopping to new contracts, latest gadgets to stylish outfits, something is always ready to capture the world's imagination. And to ensure you stay updated with every spicy bit, here we are to dish out your daily dose of celeb news.\nToday on the radar, we have the hunk who ruled every young heart with Jack's utterly realistic portrayal in the classic movie Titanic. Yep, we're talking about Leonardo Di Caprio, who is currently all over the news, that too, yet again for Titanic. Now, if you're thinking about a surprise sequel to the movie, sorry to disappoint you, but that's not why he's making headlines. This time he's in the spotlight for his Malibu Cottage!\nLEWIGS | Leonardo DiCaprio's Malibu beach house has gained attention ever since reports of it being decorated with Titanic-themed stuff surfaced\nRead \u2013 This is where Leo goes to have some fun\nA sneak peek into Leo's house\nYou might've heard of teenagers adorning their bedrooms with huge posters of Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack, especially during the '90s. But what if we told you that Leo himself loves his character from the movie so much that he has a life-size poster of himself in a still from the movie hanging in his Malibu beach house!\nThere's actually a lot more worth checking out in the property. Spread over 1,765 square feet, Leonardo bought it in 1998 for $1.6 million soon after the release of Titanic. The entire expanse includes a four-bedroom main house, a two-bedroom guesthouse, and a third building dedicated to entertainment.\nThe third building holds a gym, an extra bedroom, and a home office. The outdoor area consists of a covered patio including a sun deck, a hot tub, and an easy access to Carbon Beach.\nBauer Griffin \u2013 Zimbio | Spread over 1,765 square feet, Leonardo bought it in 1998 for $1.6 million, soon after the release of Titanic\nIn 2016, the property was listed for $10.95 million, but later, Leo decided to convert it into a rental property, which currently fetches him a $25,000 monthly rent!\nWhat's with Leonardo's Beach House?\nOn February 2, 2021, Megan Weaver appeared on the \"Behind the Velvet Rope\" podcast, where she described her experience of staying at Leonardo DiCaprio's Malibu house. While talking to the host, David Yontef, she said that the waterfront home was earlier jam-packed with Titanic collectibles. So much so that when DiCaprio's mother, Irmelin, allowed Megan to stay at the house for a weekend, all that she saw was Titanic towels and posters.\nRead \u2013 Which movie among Inception & Shutter Island is better to watch?\nRadio | According to Megan Weaver, during the 90s, Leonardo DiCaprio's house was filled with Titanic-themed things\nShe further joked that the only thing that the house lacked was Titanic-themed furniture! She revealed that the place where she stayed wasn't the main house and that Leo rarely visited that area. Further, during the podcast, Megan shared that she used to think Leo's mom gathered the collectibles because maybe she wanted to make him feel at home.\nWell, whatever be the reason, the place was a delight to see for Megan. After all, who wouldn't want to experience living inside a luxury cruise ship!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Switch blog Deloitte UK blogs Assurance Brexit Corporate Regulation Crisis and Resilience Cyber Risk Deloitte Careers Deloitte in Scotland Deloitte in Wales Deloitte North West Deloitte Private Financial Services UK Global Export Controls & Sanctions Global Workforce Health Solutions Innovation Midlands perspective Real Estate Responsible Business South West Matters The Monday Briefing\nDeloitte in Scotland\nWhy staying with the same company isn't a career dead end...\nPosted on 1\/07\/2019 | 0 Comments\nTotting up almost 27 years across 12 different roles in the same company, operations director Claire Wood has built her career at Deloitte. She shares her advice for those wanting to buck the job-hopping trend.\nHow did you start your career at Deloitte?\nI started out at Deloitte as an executive assistant in our Financial Advisory business working in the Glasgow office with a partner who specialised in mergers and acquisitions \u2013 I loved it! When our new marketing manager arrived, we quickly built a relationship and I volunteered to help her with the events and campaigns she was running which ignited my interest in marketing. She and I still keep in touch today.\nHow have you kept your career fresh staying in the same place?\nDeloitte is a very dynamic organisation that changes on an almost daily basis. It is more than five times the size now than it was when I first started. With such change comes opportunity and the key to my satisfaction has been making the most of new projects as they appear. This is also advice that I give to my own team: it's important to keep an eye out for opportunities that interest you and volunteer to get involved, rather than waiting to be asked.\nI've had approximately 12 roles (currently operations director, Clients & Industries) in the time I have been at Deloitte. I like to set myself a challenge every year to learn something new or do something different.\nWhat has been the main driver for keeping you at Deloitte?\nIt is important for me that Deloitte is making an impact that matters for our clients, their businesses, but most importantly society as a whole. For instance, we recently developed a 3D-printed hand for a colleague's six-year-old niece who was born without her left hand. We're now working on taking this further, and developing the technology on a wider scale. With projects that make a difference like that, why on earth would I go anywhere else?\nHow has the company changed over the years?\nDeloitte is a very different place to 25 years ago and that is a good thing. We have evolved in scale, complexity and in diversity. As a female leader, it is great to see Deloitte's pledge to have 25% of our leadership made up of women by 2020. I strongly believe a diverse leadership in every sense makes for a much more successful organisation. I'm very proud too of our agile working policy, our newly updated Return to Work programme, initiatives such as Time Out (where colleagues can take four weeks unpaid annual leave) and shared parental leave, to name but a few.\nMany marketers move jobs every few years \u2013 what advice do you have for them?\nYou don't always need to 'jump ship' to learn new things, or further your career. Most organisations now recognise how difficult it is to retain talent, especially millennials, and are making changes to address that. It is about ensuring people feel supported as they develop, which is why we have such a flexible approach to working patterns and career ambitions.\nWhat's your top tip for marketing leaders looking to retain their talent?\nFigure out what is important to your people, and make that a core part of your strategy. An organisation is only as good as those who work in it, so retaining talent, as well as creating a modern, flexible working environment, can win the race to get the best people through the door. Great talent really is what makes a team, delivers a successful project and ultimately builds a business.\nThis interview first appeared on B2B Marketing on June 26 2019.\nClaire Wood - Operations Director\nHaving spent 27 years at Deloitte, Claire is now Operations Director, and also interim leader for the Clients & Industries function in the UK. Claire has held a variety of roles across the business including within the service lines, regionally and project based work. 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{"text":"Toronto 2013: Paul Haggis on Being Miserable, Producing 'Third Person'\n9:49 AM PDT 7\/26\/2013 by Etan Vlessing\n\"I just wanted to restore the challenge to me, because if I don't have a really good sense that I can fail and humiliate myself, then I'm not happy,\" says the Oscar-winning writer-director.\nTORONTO -- Paul Haggis' latest movie, Third Person, rates pretty high on his misery index.\nAnd that thrills the Hollywood writer-director, who apparently thrives when a pall of creative gloom really sets in.\n\"I found I was miserable enough that I was happy, and so I made the movie,\" Haggis tells The Hollywood Reporter about the creative process behind Third Person, which stars Mila Kunis and James Franco and will have its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival in September.\nMisery for Haggis after winning successive Oscars for writing Million Dollar Baby and then Crash?\nApparently so, as he opts out of soul-trading with the traditional Hollywood studio system to bring a Belgian-financed ensemble film to Toronto about three interlocking love stories in three cities: Rome, Paris and New York.\nAnd, as with Crash, the stories touch on sexuality, loss and desperation.\nPHOTOS: Toronto 2013: The Films\nHaggis said he worked for two and a half years on the script for Third Person and then took another year to produce the picture, which also stars Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Adrien Brody and Moran Atias.\nIn effect, Third Person marks a return from the wilderness for Haggis since his last movie, 2010's The Next Three Days.\n\"I just wanted to restore the challenge to [myself], because if I don't have a really good sense that I can fail and humiliate myself, then I'm not happy,\" he says of his sweat-equals-satisfaction approach to filmmaking.\nThe genesis of Third Person started immediately after he finished shooting The Next Three Days.\n\"As with Crash and In the Valley of Elah, there were questions in my head I couldn't answer myself, about the nature of love. It got in my head and I wouldn't let it go,\" Haggis explains.\nThen the characters started emerging from the computer screen to talk back to Haggis as the screenplay evolved.\nIn Paris, a writer who recently left his wife has a visit from his lover, with whom he shares an on-off relationship owing to her inability to commit because of a dark secret.\nThen in New York, a mother recently charged with attempting to kill her son loses custody to the father, prompting a tug-of-war over the child.\nAnd in Rome, an American business man on a trip to Italy falls in love with an Italian woman and is drawn into a plot to try and free a daughter who has been kidnapped by an Italian gangster.\n\"I think I wrote something like 50 drafts and got it wrong 49 times,\" Haggis recalls.\nThe drama, from Corsan\/Film Finance XII and Haggis' HWY61 Films, heads to Toronto without U.S. distribution.\nParadigm and CAA will shop the U.S. rights at TIFF, while Corsan World Sales is the international sales agent.\nAs for the upcoming world premiere itself, Haggis expects to be suitably verklempt in Toronto.\n\"I'll be paralyzed with fear -- which will make me very, very happy,\" he says with laughter.\nThat said, he's confident the Toronto audience will be moved and challenged by Third Person.\n\"At the end of the day, I'm pleased with my work. I think it's my best film,\" Haggis says.\nEtan Vlessing\nTHRnews@thr.com etanvlessing","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Union Avenue Opera's \"The Mikado\" is a sparkling gem in an odd setting\nUnion Avenue Opera is kicking off its season with a sparkling production of Gilbert and Sullivan's venerable comic operetta The Mikado featuring superb singing, solid comic acting, and eye-pleasing sets and costumes. As a bit of a G&S purist I have a few issues with Eric Gibson's direction, but they pale in comparison to the sheer entertainment value of the show as a whole.\nThe cast, to begin with, is consistently strong, all the way down to the smallest roles. As Nanki-Poo, the royal heir disguised as a Second Trombone, tenor Drake Dantzler could hardly be better, with a light, fluid voice that allows him to tune his supple song to perfection. His beloved Yum-Yum is soprano Karina Brazas, also gifted with a wonderfully flexible voice and a fine comic sense.\nBaritone Andy Papas is a frenetically comic Ko-Ko, the \"cheap tailor\" raised to the exulted post of Lord High Executioner despite the fact that he literally wouldn't hurt a fly. He, too, has a rich, powerful voice\u2014something you don't often hear in the \"principal actor\" roles in Gilbert and Sullivan. When he joins with Mr. Dantzler and Ms. Brazas in trios like \"Here's a how-de-do\" and \"The flowers that bloom in the spring,\" the vocal blend is lovely.\nResplendent in a flowing red-and-black gown, mezzo Melissa Parks cuts a commanding figure as Katisha, the \"most unattractive old thing \/ with a caricature of a face\" whose unwelcome attentions drove Nanki-Poo to flee the Mikado's court. She makes the character's frankly unnecessary Act II aria \"Alone, and yet alive\" more interesting than it sometimes is and she's appropriately formidable in \"There is beauty in the bellow of the blast,\" her duet with the hapless Ko-Ko, who has to woo her in order to save himself from a lingering death involving boiling oil. Or is it melted lead?\nThe title role of the Mikado isn't large. He has only two songs and the second one (\"See how the fates\") is often cut, as it is in this production. But bass Zachary James, who created the role of Lurch in The Addams Family on Broadway, turns his one number, \"A more human Mikado,\" into a real show stopper, complete with minimal but effective choreography. And that's despite being hampered with a hat that partially obscured his face.\nBass-baritone E. Scott Levin gets what is, for my money, the plum role of the snobbish Poo-Bah, the Lord High Everything Else whose family pride is \"something inconceivable.\" In his capable hands the character is hilariously stuffy and his solid voice handles the florid \"long life to you\" toast at the end of Act I with ease. Baritone Nicholas Ward, meanwhile, makes an impressive UAOT debut as Pish-Tush, providing a solid vocal anchor in \"Brightly dawns the wedding day.\"\nSopranos Gina Malone and Elise LaBarge are Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing, Yum-Yum's school chums. They're both appropriately winning and Ms. LaBarge does a particularly nice job with her part of \"The criminal cried,\" the trio in which she, Pooh-Bah, and Ko-Ko each provide self-congratulatory and wholly fictional accounts of the execution of Nanki-Poo.\nThe chorus is small but sings with great clarity. I don't see a chorus master credited, so I have to assume conductor Scott Schoonover gets credit for that.\nStage Director Eric Gibson is, for my taste, a bit too fond of noisy slapstick that sometimes overwhelms Gilbert's verbal humor. And while it's customary to replace the more dated jokes in the \"list\" songs of Ko-Ko and the Mikado, I think replacing nearly every word is a bit hubristic.\nThat said, he gets the important stuff right. He moves the show along at a good clip and his blocking is clear, focused, and character-driven. That's not always the case on the operatic stage, so it deserves praise.\nI'm less persuaded by his visual design choices. Inspired by Jonathan Miller's somewhat controversial 1986 production for the English National Opera, which moved the action from Gilbert's colorful cartoon Japan to an English seaside resort in the 1920s, he and his designers have placed this Mikado in a \"1920s cocktail hour at an English gentleman's club.\"\nThat allows Jeff Behm to create a two-level set that's visually striking, with realistic wood paneling, warm sconce lights, and even a chandelier, and Teresa Doggett's period costumes are ideally suited to their characters. It even allowed Mr. Gibson to create a nice little moment by turning that disposable second act aria of Katisha's into a torch song delivered to a handsome young bartender, who hands her a sympathetic martini at the end.\nNone of this, however, has anything much to do with the music or text, so it ultimately amounts to an attractive distraction. For what it's worth, I don't think it worked all that well when Miller did it, either.\nOn the purely musical side, Mr. Schoonover conducts his 19-piece orchestra in an expertly played and well thought out account of Sullivan's irresistible score. He took a number of optional cuts, which is fine, but I do wish he had left the charming overture intact. He deleted the entire middle section of it, as he did with last November's Yeoman of the Guard at Winter Opera. In neither case could it be considered an improvement.\nBut these are ultimately minor complaints of the sort which, frankly, matter mostly to G&S devotees. They certainly aren't important enough to spoil this very polished and tremendously entertaining take on one of the classics of comic operetta. Union Avenue Opera's production of The Mikado continues through July 16 at the Union Avenue Christian Church at Union and Enright in the Central West End.\nChuck Lavazzi\nopera review\nUnion Avenue Opera","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"Midnight Cowboy\" Featured By Directors Guild of America Theatre in New York City\nI got an email from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that they are going to screen the classic \"Midnight Cowboy\" in New York City, March 16th. You can gain a \"taste\" for the film from this fan-made trailer:\nThe Academy reports: \"The 1969 Best Picture winner \"Midnight Cowboy\" will screen for New York audience as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' \"Monday Nights with Oscar\u00ae\" series on Monday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America Theatre in New York City.\n\"Academy Award\u00ae-winning producer Jerome Hellman will join Academy Award-nominated actress Sylvia Miles in a post-screening discussion. David V. Picker, the executive-in-charge at United Artist during the film's development, will moderate the onstage conversation, which also will include actor Bob Balaban, cinematographer Adam Holender, composer John Barry and costumer designer Ann Roth.\n\"Midnight Cowboy\" stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight as two mainstream society outcasts who forge an unlikely friendship on the lonely and unforgiving streets of New York City. The film endures as a powerful story of friendship, compassion and redemption.\nThe tickets are cheap: $5 and the DGA Theatre is located at 110 West 57th Street in New York City. The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All seating is unreserved, which means get their early. For more information, call (212) 821-9251\nLabels: academy, midnight cowboys, movies, new york, nyc, zennie abraham\nTerrell Owens Released (Cut) By The Dallas Cowboys Today\nAfter three years, 3857 yards and 38 touchdowns, the Dallas Cowboys released wide receiver Terrell Owens. Rhis was a mistake as Owens is an exceptionally talented athlete who has no off-field problems and years left in him.\nPosted by Zennie at 12:42 PM 0 comments\n\"Midnight Cowboy\" Featured By Directors Guild of A...\nTerrell Owens Released (Cut) By The Dallas Cowboys...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AWI names Saunders CEO, will sell White Rose\nJon Springer | Jun 13, 2014\nAssociated Wholesalers Inc. on Friday said that its CEO, J. Christopher Michael, is retiring after 41 years of service to AWI and would be succeeded by Matthew Saunders, effective immediately.\nThe company also said its board of directors has decided to pursue a sale of its White Rose subsidiary in a move that would return the Robsonia, Pa.-based distributor to its roots as a cooperative.\nCarteret, N.J.-based White Rose is the largest independent food distributor in the New York metropolitan area, serving independents and small chains between lower New England and northern Virginia including Met Food and Pioneer. AWI acquired the voluntary wholesaler in 2006 and operated it as a separate division. At the time of its sale to AWI, White Rose was doing approximately $1.25 billion in sales. However, customers including Foodtown and Gristedes have since left for other suppliers.\nMatthew Saunders\nThe AWI board has formed a special committee to pursue a sale of the White Rose business and has retained Lazard Middle Market as its investment banker to assist in this process.\n\"After extensive analysis, our board has determined that this is the right time to identify a suitable buyer for White Rose. Through this sale process, we intend to position White Rose for a fresh beginning under a new owner,\" AWI said in a statement attributed to board chair Joyce Fasula and vice chairman Mike Rothwell. \"A sale of White Rose will give AWI the opportunity to get back to our co-op roots, with a sharp focus on growing the core business.\"\nMichael has served as AWI's CEO for 35 years. \"On behalf of the entire AWI board, we want to thank Chris for his extraordinary contributions to AWI and wish him well on his retirement. In his 34 years as CEO, Chris has played an important role in building AWI into one of the nation's leading wholesale cooperatives,\" Fasula and Rothwell said. \"We are also pleased to have an executive as talented as Matt ready to assume the CEO role. Matt is a proven leader with extensive experience in our industry, and we are confident that he is the right person to steer AWI into its next phase of growth and development.\"\nSaunders joined AWI in 2012 as its chief operating officer. He is a former president of Merchants Distributors Inc., Hickory, N.C. and before that held several roles with Supervalu including VP of merchandising, VP of sales and marketing, and VP of category management.\nTAGS: News Retail & Financial\nAWI Names Two New Division Presidents\nFriedman's Switching Wholesalers to AWI\nTime Switch Smooth Sailing at AWI\nAWI Promotes Ellis, Fantozzi","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ADI Scheme\nDriving Instructors and Coronavirus Impact\nApproximately less than a minute reading time.\nDriving instructors all around the country have been eagerly waiting for the Government to make an announcement with what the driving test suspension and lockdown means for them as self-employed workers. The Government has made the announcement today (26th March) that self-employed workers will receive 80% of pay based on their average income over the past 3 years, in form of a grant (\u00a32,500 per month), that would be paid in a single lump sum, which could take up until June to arrive.\nThere's no doubt that the pandemic (COVID-19) has affected all of us in some way. The DVSA announced on Wednesday 18th, that driving tests on the 19th and 20th of March were cancelled. This meant that a lot of learners and their driving instructors were left in the dark in regards to any future test cancellations, as a decision for theory tests was made (cancelled for a month). On the evening of March 20th, the DVSA made a decision and announced that they will be suspending all driving tests (including ADI standards checks) for up to 3 months and rescheduling those who had their test cancelled, which now means a lot of tests are going to be taken in the summer if the rescheduled dates go ahead and are not further postponed.\nMost driving instructors are self-employed and rely solely on driving lessons and tests to make a living. As the UK has entered lockdown from Monday 23rd March, all non-essential work has had to stop. NASP (National Associations Strategic Partnership) has requested all driving instructors to stop delivering driving lessons until the end of April, with exceptions of teaching key workers who meet the criteria to be able to take their driving test during the suspension.\nTo book an emergency test if you are a critical worker, you need to email the DVSA with your request.\nEmail for theory tests: [email protected]\nEmail for driving tests: [email protected]\nWith the Government constantly reviewing policies and making changes, this may not be all for the self-employed. We will keep updating our blog to give you the latest information on the topic.\nThe SpeedyTests team.\nWant to get an earlier driving test?\nFind Test Cancellations\nWhen can I book my driving test? (Covid-19)\nPractical driving tests and lessons have resumed, but when can you book your test if it wasn't cancelled due to the pandemic?\nSpeedyTests\nTheory Test Changes (Covid-19)\nTheory tests in England are restarting today (4th of July), 3 months after they were suspended in March due to coronavirus.\nDriving Test Changes (Covid-19)\nThe DVSA has released information on how driving tests will be conducted to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Starting from 22nd of July.\n7-month extension for expiring driving licences\nThe DVLA has extended the expiry dates on driving licences by 7 months.\nCopyright \u00a92016-2021 SpeedyTests. All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Picking Porto\nCity Guides - Go\nWith Portugal on everyone's radar as an affordable and enjoyable European country, Lisbon is getting most of the attention. You should be looking further north, though\u2026\nThe Portuguese do love building a city on a hill. The nation's capital is famous for its cobbled inclines, and Porto, the smaller counterpart to the north, offers its visitors an equally aerobic experience. Like its capital cousin (and as its name would suggest), Porto is also a coastal city \u2013 and, like Lisbon, it's a relatively cheap vacation by European standards. There are, however, a few differences.\nThe City of Stone\nFor one thing, Porto is even cheaper, certainly prettier and, as the concierge at Le Monumental Palace \u2013 the beautiful Art Deco hotel that is my lodging \u2013 points out, its inhabitants are a lot friendlier.\nBut apparently that was not always the case. Porto was once known among the Portuguese as \"the city of stone\", both because of the large carved blocks of rock that make up many of its buildings and as a sideways-smile-dig at the demeanour of its inhabitants.\n\"That's not true any more, though,\" says concierge Sofia. \"Before we became part of the European Union in the mid-1980s, Portugal (especially Porto) was very poor. Our people were not so much unfriendly, as resolute. That's all changed now. Tourism is our big industry, and Porto is very welcoming.\"\nTrue enough, the people of Porto are an engaging lot. From those manning the caf\u00e9s and restaurants to the folk on the street, its inhabitants confirmed this friendly city's growing reputation as one of Europe's hidden cosmopolitan gems. Nourished by the Douro River that empties into the Atlantic, Porto's old city rises up from the quayside to the downtown Baixa area.\nMusic band playing live on Rua das Flores street. (Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola\/LightRocket via Getty Images)\nSpanning it and the Vila Nova de Gaia district on the opposite bank is the mighty Dom Lu\u00eds I Bridge \u2013 a masterpiece of Victorian engineering that serves as a motor vehicle, tram and pedestrian link.\nFor an early-morning view of this beautiful city, this bridge should be the first stop on your itinerary. Grab a cup of coffee from one of the many small caf\u00e9s on route \u2013 and of course a past\u00e9is de nata. You may have sampled one of these famous custard tarts back home, but trust me: you've not tasted one until you've tried a freshly baked, warm past\u00e9is in Porto or Lisbon.\nAt about 90m high, the bridge's top deck is going to leave the acrophobic a little dizzy, but the reward for a slightly sweaty-palmed amble across its 170m span is worth it. The bridge will take you across to Jardim do Morro park; from there you'll have the perfect high vantage point back across the Douro to the old city \u2013 and an idea of exactly where the next stop on your tour should be.\nMake your way down the hill back to the base of the bridge and take the lower deck back across to the old city. From there you can either walk up the steep slope or take the little Funicular dos Guindais that, for \u20ac5, will take you up to the old city's plateau. Once there \u2013 and depending on the time of day \u2013 have more coffee or a glass of wine at the delightful Cal caf\u00e9 before a walk up to the Torre dos Cl\u00e9rigos. It's Portugal's highest campanile (free-standing bell tower) and the city's landmark. Between 9am and 7pm, you can climb its 200 steps \u2013 but be prepared to queue. (There was a 45-minute wait on the Saturday I was there.)\nThe Harry Potter Connection\nIt is close to Cl\u00e9rigos that you'll also discover the little-known connection this city has to the <Harry Potter> series. Turns out, JK Rowling wrote much of the first book here while teaching English.\nNot only are the Centro Hist\u00f3rico's narrow alleyways very Diagon Alley-esque, but the Livraria Lello \u2013 a neo-gothic bookshop built in 1906, with beautiful stairs and walkaways \u2013 inspired her descriptions of Hogwarts. It's still very much a functioning bookshop but its literary fame connection now means you have to pay a \u20ac5 entry fee \u2026 and still queue to get in.\nThe bookshop is also right next to the Universidade do Porto, where first-year students walk around in black jackets, pants, skirts and, most noticeably, a black cape or <capa e batina> (literally, a bat cape). It's part of <praxe> \u2013 an initiation rite \u2013 and was another Portuense institution the clever Ms Rowling incorporated into her book as the aspirant wizards' school uniform.\nLunch with Francesinha\nBy now, with all that walking and Pottering about\u2013 and especially if you ascended the Cl\u00e9rigos tower \u2013 you're probably ready for lunch. Well, you'd better be hungry because Porto has something special in store: the Francesinha, a dish with a personality so strong it'll probably shake your hand.\nOne could describe it as a baked meat sandwich, but that would be selling this epic meal spectacularly short. It does involve two slices of thick bread, but that's where the sarmie reference ends.\nBetween them are layers of steak, Iberian ham and cheese; the whole thing is covered in more cheese and baked \u2026 and topped with hearty, spicy tomato-based sauce. The place to try this \u2013 and I hesitate to use the phrase \"local delicacy\" \u2013 is Bras\u00e3o Aliados. You will need to book though: this dark-timbered establishment is very popular with both local and visiting culinary bravehearts.\nAs much as you may now want to fall into a deep, contented sleep, exercise is the better option. A zigzag down the hill will take you along the Rua da Galeria de Paris, home to some great little shops, then past the legendary and aptly named Caf\u00e9 Majestic. Going since 1921, this Art Nouveau gem is a great place to stop for some invigorating post-Francesinha caffeine.\nTourists at restaurants in the Ribeira riverside district of Porto with the old traditional bridge, the Dom Luis I bridge and a old buildings background, also queing up for traditional boat rides along the riverbanks. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.\nStrolling Towards Dinner\nBack down at the Douro, stroll along the historic and characterful riverside through Ribeira, one of Porto's oldest neighbourhoods and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are stalls selling knick-knacks \u2013 linen tea towels or tablecloths are really cheap and make great gifts \u2013 as well as a number of caf\u00e9s and wine bars.\nIt's the perfect place to sample the region's famous wine. Enjoying a glass of chilled white port, local olives (and the weird big white beans my bowl of olives came with), watch the setting sun backlight the old Rabelo sailboats that used to transport big casks of port.\nYou'll find a number of traditional restaurants along the river too, if you're in the mood for a fishy super \u2013 try either petiscos (basically fish tapas) or bacalhau (dried and salted cod). Otherwise, walk back up the hill and pick a table at one of the eateries scattered throughout the old city.\nI ended up at Impar Flores on Rua das Flores that served a rather delicious steak and a bottle of Casa Ferreirinha Papa Figos Douro red wine. That and Esteva Douro \u2013 also by the Casa Ferreirinha winery \u2013 were my go-tos in Portugal. I wouldn't describe them as complex but they were imminently quaffable.\nOporto, Portugal\nPost-Dinner Nightlight\nIf you're looking for post-dinner nightlife, head back across to Rua da Galeria de Paris and Rua de C\u00e2ndido dos Reis to one of the many small bars and clubs. The area feels deserted until 9pm, then it suddenly fills with patrons strolling in from all corners. On Saturday mornings, Rua de C\u00e2ndido dos Reis also hosts a lovely antiques and crafts market.\nThis meander along the Douro's steeply rising banks is a visual feast, with architecture that sees narrow streets and alleyways separate imposing classical stone giants from delicate Art Deco and Art Nouveau slices, and, of course the traditional blue-tiled churches. Porto is a lovely, welcoming city \u2013 and it will completely charm you.\nWords by Steve Smith\nCal caf\u00e9 Dom Lu\u00eds I Bridge Funicular dos Guindais Jardim do Morro park Lisbon Porto Portugal the city of stone Torre dos Cl\u00e9rigos Universidade do Porto","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kay David\nBorn and reared in Texas, Kay David has lived all over the world from the\nBorn and reared in Texas, Kay David has lived all over the world from the Middle East to South America. Drawing frequently on these exotic locations for her books, Kay sees the setting of a story as another \"character\" in the complex romances she writes for Harlequin Superromance\u00ae. \"I like my readers to feel as if they've visited a place they've never been after they read one of my Supers,\" she says. \"The characters and their love story should be\nJan Freed\nJean Brashear knows a lot about taking crazy chances. A lifelong avid reader, at the age of forty-five with no experience and no training, she decided to see if she could write a book. It was a wild leap that turned her whole life upside down, but she would tell you that though she's never been more terrified, she's never felt more exhilarated or more alive. She's an ardent proponent of not putting off your\nThe Significance of Search Engine Optimisation for your Playable Ads Html5 business\nMany businesses find that selling themselves online is a challenging task. For those small businesses selling their products and services through the internet,\nSince her first romance novel's publication in 1983, Judith Arnold has sold more than sixty-five\npowertwitter\tDecember 7, 2021\nJean Brashear knows a lot about taking crazy chances. A lifelong avid reader, at the age of forty-five with no experience and no training, she decided to see if she could write a book. It was a wild leap that turned her whole life upside down, but she would tell you that though she's never been more terrified, she's never felt more exhilarated or more alive. She's an ardent proponent of not putting off your dreams until that elusive 'someday'\u2014take\nDarlene Graham\nDarlene Graham says that having witnessed birth, death and \"everything in between\" helps her put a lot of emotion into her novels. Darlene practiced as a registered nurse in Labor and Delivery and then in Oncology for twenty years before she decided to translate all that real-life drama into romantic fiction. \"Even though I write uplifting, humorous romance,\" the mother of three says, \"I'm not afraid to deal with real issues, with real pain. I've been known to sit at\nSusan Gable was born with a book in her hand. Okay, maybe not quite, luckily for her mom. But she grabbed one soon afterwards, and hasn't been able to put them down ever since. Her high school classmates even voted her Class Bookworm. With a love of reading and school, it seemed only natural that she became either a teacher or a writer\u2014and now she's been both. In New Jersey, Susan taught elementary school for nine years before relocating to\nAnna Adams\nAnna Adams grew up battling for place with four brothers and five male cousins. Her grandma, concerned when Anna built a treehouse that resembled a condo for a family of four, gave her the gift of Harlequin romance and told her young women (Anna was twelve and\u2014please\u2014no longer a \"girl\") could combine other, even more exciting adventures with her architectural accomplishments. With wholehearted joy, Anna plunged into a world of strong women and loving men who knit their lives together\nDarlene Graham says that having witnessed birth, death and \"everything in between\" helps her put\nJean Brashear knows a lot about taking crazy chances. A lifelong avid reader, at the\nMany businesses find that selling themselves online is a challenging task. For those\nRogenna Brewer\nWhen an aptitude test labeled her suited for librarian or clergy, Rogenna joined the Navy.\nAnn Evans\nRoz Denny Fox\nCopyright 2021, Power Twitter. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"hello@themakersstories.com\nMaking Cocktails With Ingredients From The Irish Landscape\nIrish Only\n'Dublin and Ireland is amazing. I've lived in a few other countries and they fucking love us there! Then when you come back to Ireland and try to do what they do in other countries, like try new ideas\u2026 well sometimes I see people do the eye roll when I start talking about different ways of thinking and then they say oh here he goes again! But fuck it, we are here and doing it like Factory Records did,' says Mick Reddy.\n'New Order was one of the biggest selling bands for them,' adds Pieter Reid as he leans in to listen more to what Reddy has to say.\n'Yeah! They said fuck London, we're going to do it here in Manchester,' says Reddy as he smacks the couch with his open palm and lets out a thunderous laugh. Reid smiles and adds, 'but at the same time we found that there is a stranglehold on people trying to do innovative things here.' But more about that later.\nNative Blenders is the name of the business that twenty-seven year old Reid and thirty-three year old Reddy are behind. They met five years ago whilst working in the same bar, 'we were always bouncing ideas of each other. We always had great ideas but the wrong people were at the table to bring them to life. Now it's our time to do it,' says Reddy. They have a dynamic chemistry, even during the interview they were riffing ideas off each other between contiguous laughter. What's clear to see is they both have the utmost respect for each other and the talents that they are bringing to Native Blenders.\nThe concept behind Native Blenders is very simple. Provide batch made cocktails so that there is a consistent taste. 'In any big commercial kitchen, food is prepared in batches so why can't cocktails be like that? That's were the logic for this idea came from,' says Reid. Their many years working in the bar and food trade has taught them that when bartenders are under pressure they can mis-pour meaning that the drink the customer gets can vary from drink one to drink two. Recently they helped run the bars at Body & Soul's event in the Irish Museum of Modern Art, 'we sold 1000 cocktails using the shrub. (Shrub is two different but related slightly acidic drinks. You can read more about shurb here). This was the precursor to bottle them. We just had four people working the bar but the wait time was reduced and the drinks were consistent.'\nThey see Native Blenders as a perfect solution for restaurants and bars that would not have a resident mixologist. As Reid explains, 'when you go to a pub or craft bar, to be fair, they have no interest in making you a cocktail. They don't have the time and if they make you one it's usually woeful. I'd like to be able to get a pint of Guinness and an Old Fashioned in one sitting!'\nWhen asked if there is any meaning behind the name Reddy says, 'Pieter's Mum is Dutch and his grandparents moved to Ireland a long time ago from the Netherlands. They blended in to become Irish. Then she was officially native when Pieter's Dad married her!' He thinks the name reflects the many people from all over the world that now call Ireland home. 'Now imagine our cocktails perform the same role. International spirits moving around the globe using local ingredients, we blend them up and serve.' The depth and meaning of it's name makes WPP, the multinational advertising and PR company look shallow. WPP means wire and plastic products by the way.\nBottled Cocktails\nNow for a little background on this idea. Bottled cocktails is not a new concept, it's already happened in New York and London. The White Lyan in Hoxton London being the most famous. From morning till opening time the bar is essentially a factory. The staff prepare and make the cocktails all day and then bottle them for the evening trade. It's also one of the most environmentally friendly bars due to it's low waste.\nHaving batch made cocktails allows Reid to take time to experiment with different flavours and recipes. He grows animated when he talks about acids, 'citric acid by itself is amazing, it tastes like sherbet!' He is a magician when it comes to cocktails but he would become embarrassed if you said that, as he's modest and softly spoken. Interestingly he says that, 'Manhattans, Martinis etc only get better the longer they are left to sit. They actually mature and soften. It's like eating a stew the next day, it tastes better because the flavours bind together.'\nReid collects rare historical cocktail recipe books so it seems fitting that the bottles that the cocktails come in are like old Victorian medicine bottles, an ode to his appreciation for what has come before. His degree in Fine Art & Design from NCAD has given him a patience that only an artist can have, something that is needed with the constant testing and refining of recipes. Session cocktails as in cocktails made of lower alcohol strength is one of the ideas that they are working on.\nLocal Driven\nThe real story behind this business is their philosophy. 'Originally we had spoken about exporting the product but on reflection we'd like to focus on deglobalization and just export the concept,' says Reddy, 'this is the start of a very big movement. The cocktails are the conversation point, as in getting people talking about the ingredient sources once they taste it. Those conversations will lead to influences and mindset changes. The fact that big companies are trying to repackage themselves as artisan gives us more confidence that we we don't have to sell anything, we just have to continue as we are!' Reddy studied Urban Planning but ditched the idea of a career in it as he found it too corrupt. He's a man of strong opinions and ideas, someone that values honesty highly.\n'We want to focus on Irish craft distilleries like the fantastic Shortcross Gin. It's really integral to us that we are showcasing Irish craft distilleries,' adds Reid. Such as pairing raspberries from Wicklow with gin from Kerry and citing them on the bottle's label, or as Reddy sees it, 'creating a shared community.'\nLack Of Government Support\nWhich leads us back to the opening of this article, you get a real sense from Reddy and Reid that they are echoing the frustrations of many hospitality startups. 'We showed the Enterprise Board our proposal and they said that's really good, good luck with that\u2026 and that was it,' laughs Reid, 'so when I pressed them for advice they suggested micro-finance, which is basically a loan! If you don't have a connection in there or if you're not hi-tech, IT or pharma they don't want to know even though we are making something that is completely local. They don't seem to want to back new approaches.'\n'It's a great little country to do business in if you're Google but with regards to contributing tax they are not as strong as this can be. Bord Bia and other state bodies are not actually doing anything they are just directing you to micro finance Ireland. There's a lot of lip service, there always was,' says Reddy with regards to indigenous food and drink businesses.\nTheir experience with Bord Bia has proved frustrating, 'in my opinion they aren't really representing whats really happening in Ireland and Dublin today. I've been to some of the conferences and its old Ireland that they talk about, it doesn't exist anymore. Now they are trying to jump on the movement towards craft.'\nMaking A Decent Living\nMoney is something that does not drive this pair, as in they just want to make enough to make a modest living, 'we did our business plan the other day and we thought it was amazing but other businesses would of laughed at it because we just want to make a decent living, that's all.'\nYou can't help but admire them for staying positive and steadfast to their beliefs even if they are at odds with the established way of doing things. Their business ties in a whole community of producers and gives them a very clever platform to reach new customers. Integrity and honesty are two words that they pepper the interview with and Native Blenders is just that. They are a very likeable duo that have a growing band of supporters. In a lot of ways it's like they are the focal point for many people to intersect and share ideas. It's a function that they are delighted to facilitate.\nIf you would like to sample Native Blenders, they have a popup every Saturday in The Headline Bar on 57 Clanbrassil Street Lower, Dublin 8. But be quick, it finishes October 24th.\nYou can get in touch with them @Native_Blenders\nSee Native Blenders' Gallery\nAnnie L.\nOctober 2015 in Crafts, Food & Drink\n|bord bia|business|cocktails|drink|dublin|food|government|innovation|london|nyc\nA midwife and illustrator that used her art to get through postnatal depression\nA Caribbean Kitchen in Dublin Inspired by His Nan's Cooking\nFlip it Sloe\nAll Rights Reserved. 2018 \u00a9 Copyrights The Makers Stories.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Video IndyCar IMSA schedule MotoGP Supercross Newsletters PointsBet Peacock\nMOTOR SPORTS TALK | NBC SPORTSMST Subscribe:\nPro Mazda 2016 season preview\nBy DizbizroundupMar 8, 2016, 2:00 PM EST\nNico Jamin steps up. Photo: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC Photography\nThe upshot of the increased Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires field is that the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires field loses a number of drivers this year. With fewer teams in the championship, there's no way to sugarcoat it: it's a sparse field.\nAlthough there's just eight full-season primary class cars confirmed \u2013 albeit with more possible \u2013 there's still enough talent sprinkled in to where it doesn't figure to be a runaway by any one driver. The three confirmed series veterans \u2013 Garett Grist, Weiron Tan and Will Owen \u2013 do figure to have an early edge over the five rookies in the three teams.\nFor purposes of this preview, we'll be looking at the primary class entries. Jay Horak and Bobby Eberle also run in the National Class.\nTeam Pelfrey\nTeam Pelfrey has upgraded its presence in Pro Mazda, and has two confirmed new drivers for the year. Santiago Urrutia steps up to Indy Lights after winning last year's title; and Pato O'Ward also tested at Barber.\n81-Weiron Tan: The Malaysian returns for his second season after winning four regular season races and two Winterfest rounds a year ago with Andretti Autosport. With greater consistency, should challenge for the title.\n82-Aaron Telitz: Don't let Telitz's humor and easygoing personality fool you; he's intensely serious behind the wheel. Will be keen to emerge at the head of the \"Nico-Aaron-Jake\" logjam that dominated USF2000 last year.\n80-Pato O'Ward: The young Mexican has tested both in Pro Mazda and IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites this winter. If he returns for a full season, he'll give Pelfrey another set of data and a bit of continuity.\nJuncos Racing\nThe four-car Juncos effort features two returnees and two newcomers. Purely on strength of numbers, Juncos has the best shot to win the title.\n5-Garett Grist: The 20-year-old Canadian is one of the preseason title favorites as he returns for his third year in Pro Mazda, with the sole purpose of securing the title. Came on strongly in second half last year and should be even better this season.\n23-Will Owen: Also 20, the series sophomore should win his first race and potentially vie for the title. Juggles his studies at TCU with racing; also raced down under in New Zealand in the Toyota Racing Series this winter.\n31-Nicolas Dapero: Argentine 17-year-old rookie graduates from F3 and karting into Pro Mazda. Should develop nicely as the year goes on.\n00-Jake Parsons: No word yet if he'll garner the \"Double 0\" nickname to match his car number, but the 21-year-old Australian is an intriguing prospect, having raced primarily in Asia in Formula Masters and Formula BMW.\nCape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing\nCape's been regarded as the team to beat in USF2000 but has come up short of Pro Mazda titles with Scott Hargrove and Neil Alberico the last two years. They'll have two USF2000 graduates look to break the drought this year.\n2-Nico Jamin: Jamin, 20, dominated the USF2000 season and will win races in Pro Mazda. The question is how many and if he can get on enough of a roll to upend the few returning drivers in the series.\n3-Jake Eidson: Another 20-year-old, the young American fought valiantly against the Cape juggernaut in USF2000 last year and now rejoins the team as he steps into Pro Mazda this year. Wins are likely, but he needs to find that next-level killer instinct if he wants to contend for a title.\nJDC Motorsports\nJohn Church's team continues with at least one full-season entrant and perhaps a National class car for Kevin Davis at selected rounds.\n19-Jorge Cevallos: The 21-year-old Mexican was a late add to the Barber test, and has raced formula cars primarily in his home country.\nFollow @TonyDiZinno\nCadillac, Acura battle for top speed as cars back on track for Rolex 24 at Daytona practice\nDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 The new hybrid prototypes of Cadillac and Acura battled atop the speed chart as practice resumed Thursday for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.\nChip Ganassi Racing driver Richard Westbrook was fastest Thursday afternoon in the No. 02 Cadillac V-LMDh with a 1-minute, 35.185-second lap around the 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway.\nThat pace topped Ricky Taylor's 1:35.366 lap that topped the Thursday morning session that marked the first time the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was back on track since qualifying Sunday afternoon that concluded the four-day Roar Before The Rolex 24 test.\nIn a final session Thursday night, Matt Campbell was fastest (1:35.802) in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports Porsche 963 but still was off the times set by Westbrook and Taylor.\nPunctuated by Tom Blomqvist's pole position for defending race winner Meyer Shank Racing, the Acura ARX-06s had been fastest for much of the Roar and led four consecutive practice sessions.\nFIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN GTP: Rolex 24 at Daytona kicks off new golden era for sports cars\nBut the times have been extremely tight in the new Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) category that has brought hybrid engines to IMSA's premier class. Only 0.9 seconds separated the nine LMDh cars in GTP in qualifying, and though the spread slightly widened to 1.378 seconds in Thursday's practices with teams on varying strategies and preparation, Westbrook still pooh-poohed the importance of speeds.\n\"It's always nice to be at the top, but I don't think it means too much or read too much into it\" Westbrook said. \"Big fuel tanks in the GTP class this year, so you have no idea what fuel levels people are running. We had a good run, and the car is really enjoyable to drive now. I definitely wasn't saying that a month ago.\n\"It really does feel good now. We are working on performance and definitely unlocking some potential, and it just gives us more confidence going into the race. It's going to be super tight. Everyone's got the same power, everyone has the same downforce, everyone has the same drag levels and let's just go race.\"\nPractice Session 2.#IMSA | @DAYTONA | @Rolex24Hours | @MeyerShankRac pic.twitter.com\/o1NtxTeYxx\n\u2014 #IMSA (@IMSA) January 26, 2023\nBecause teams have put such a premium on reliability, handling mostly has suffered in the GTPs, but Westbrook said the tide had turned Thursday.\n\"These cars are so competitive, and you were just running it for the sake of running it in the beginning, and there's so much going on, you don't really have time to work on performance,\" he said. \"A lot of emphasis was on durability in the beginning, and rightly so, but now finally we can work on performance, and that's the same for other manufacturers as well. But we're worrying about ourselves and improving every run, and I think everybody's pretty happy with their Cadillac right now.\"\nMike Shank, co-owner of Blomqvist's No. 60 on the pole, said his team still was facing reliability problems despite its speed.\n\"We address them literally every hour,\" Shank said. \"We're addressing some little thing we're doing better to try to make it last. And also we're talking about how we race the race, which will be different from years past.\n\"Just think about every system in the car, I'm not going to say which ones we're working on, but there are systems in the car that ORECA and HPD are continually trying to improve. By the way, sometimes we put them on the car and take them off before it even goes out on the track because something didn't work with electronics. There's so much programming. So many departments have to talk to each other. That bridge gets broken from a code not being totally correct, and the car won't run. Or the power steering turns off.\"\nFormer Rolex 24 winner Renger van der Zande of Ganassi said it still is a waiting game until the 24-hour race begins Saturday shortly after 1:30 p.m.\n\"I think the performance of the car is good,\" van der Zande said. \"No drama. We're chipping away on setup step by step and the team is in control. It's crazy out there what people do on the track at the moment. It's about staying cool and peak at the right moment, and it's not the right moment yet for that. We'll keep digging.\"\nPRACTICE RESULTS:\nClick here for Session I (by class)\nClick here for Session II (by class)\nClick here for Session III (by class)\nCombined speeds","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Salacious sexual harassment lawsuit against\u2026\nSalacious sexual harassment lawsuit against Warriors, Ellis settles\nMilwaukee Bucks' Monta Ellis (Ray Chavez\/Staff File)\nErika Smith is the plaintiff in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed and announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 against the Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Joe Lacob, Peter Gruber, and Larry Riley at the law offices of Burton F. Boltuch in Oakland, Calif. Smith is claiming sexual harassment Monta Ellis and related causes of action by the Warriors franchise. (Laura A. Oda\/Staff File)\nBy Paul T. Rosynskystaff Writers |\nPUBLISHED: June 7, 2012 at 4:33 pm | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 1:12 pm\nOAKLAND \u2014 A salacious sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the Golden State Warriors and the team's former star player was settled out of court last month.\nErika Smith, a former community relations director for the team, agreed to a deal that ended litigation of a case in which she claimed, among other things, that Monta Ellis sent her a picture of his penis in a text message.\nSmith was seeking monetary damages in the lawsuit in which she also claimed that team owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber fostered an improper sexual atmosphere within the organization and attempted to cover up Ellis' actions.\nDetails of the settlement agreement were not revealed Thursday as Smith's attorney said he was not allowed to discuss details. Neither team representatives nor Ellis' agent could be reached for comment.\n\"All I am allowed to say is the case is dismissed; you have to read into that what you want,\" said Burton Boltuch, Smith's attorney. \"When you settle a case, you always dismiss it.\"\nBoltuch said discussions with team attorneys about the lawsuit began soon after Ellis was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in March.\n\"He got traded, and discussions ensued,\" the attorney said.\nIn her lawsuit filed last December, Smith said she was fired from the team after she refused a financial settlement that was offered to her after it was revealed to team owners and executives that she had an ongoing relationship with Ellis. She has denied having a personal relationship with Ellis.\nAt the time, Boltuch accused the organization of attempting to cover up the incident and chastised team owner Lacob for creating an atmosphere within the organization that was offensive to women.\nThe team responded in December saying that the lawsuit was baseless and accused Smith of simply trying to win money from the team with false accusations.\n\"The Warriors have never taken any action against the plaintiff for any inappropriate reason, and we deny the allegations she is making,\" team president Rick Welts said at the time. \"We live in a litigious society in which lawsuits too frequently are driven by money and not the pursuit of justice.\"\nSmith was hired by the Warriors in 2007 after working for about a decade for two other NBA franchises, the Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns. As part of her duties, Smith worked closely with players, organizing their contacts with the community.\nSmith claimed in her lawsuit that the Ellis harassment began in November 2010 when she began receiving sexually suggestive text messages from Ellis on her Warriors-issued cellphone. The messages were sent from a \"secret cellphone\" with a 601 area code that was kept by the team's equipment manager and registered to Ellis' grandmother, the lawsuit claimed.\nAccording to the suit, the messages, about 61 spanning several months, where sent at odd hours and included Ellis, who is married, telling Smith, \"i want to be with you\" and several that began with \"Hey Sexy.\" They also included questions asking Smith what she was wearing and what she was doing.\nSmith, who is in her 30s and single, said that she always responded by texting, \"what do you want\" or \"I am sleeping,\" her attorney said at the time the lawsuit was filed. Smith also told Ellis that she was not interested in having a relationship with him.\nThe text messages were finally discovered by team management in January after Ellis' wife, Juanika, saw them and accused Smith of stalking her husband and initiating the texts, Smith claimed in her lawsuit.\nJuanika Ellis first called Smith and accused her of having an affair with her husband, the lawsuit states. A week later, Smith claimed, she was called into a meeting with the team's human resources director who accused her of texting Monta Ellis during off work hours.\nThe team ownership blamed Smith for initiating the texts and offered her a cash payment to resign, she claimed. Smith said in the lawsuit that she refused and was fired several months later after she notified team management that a reporter had called her asking questions about the text messages.\nBoltuch said that Smith is not returning to the team.\nPaul T. 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